Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-02
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
Late Occurrences And Events y,
Project.

There are several endeavor societies
in Japan.
The christian endeayor society Will
print a paper in China,
Toronto win have the next intcrna-
tiongl Baptist convention.
The governor of New York has signed
a hin cxemptng the Young Mems
Christian association property from
taxation.
An address by eN-Presjdent Harrison
win be enc Of the features of the In
diana states convention OF the Epworth
league.
Thirty thousand dollars has been
raised for the Cardinal Manning mem
oral fund in London, to be used for
the homeless poor in that city.
Rev. II. 5. HigGs has been whistling
for the Island park assembly.
The Baptist union win devote much
attention TO UNCONVENTIONAL studies
this year.
DR. Maryland Hoyt advises all Bap-
list cndeavor societies to unite with
the Baptist young peoples unions.
Temperance societies are now allow
ed TO exist in Russia, but it was not I'm
til quite recently the government ceas
ed TO regard them with hostility.
The largest religious sect In This coun-
try is the Roman Catholics, with 6,24o,-
O45 members. The Adonal Shomo, with
only twenty followers. Is the smallest
During the worlds fair the Christian
.cndeavor Of Chicago wear small
American flag pinned on with a Q, %.
pin. so that visitors may know them
Mrs Steele, colored woman. has
founded an orphans home at Atlanta
GA. for colord children The home
cost $4,000 and is without debt
In Canada a law imposing heavy
fines and Imprisonment has been enac.
ted against lotteries. These laws ap
ply 10 all games Of chance except those
at church fairs.
Rev. David Spencer, u, d., Of Racine,
Wis, has undertaken to raise $4,000
for the purpose Of putting the Young
Peoples Union on solid financial
basis
Rev VI. NJ. Vancleayc, Baptist
minister Of Crawfordsvill Ind, has
been preaching for more than eighty
years During that time he has mar.
ried 200 couples
II is said that bands play dance mus
ic on Sunday in the Garden Of Geth-
semana. and that the way to the
Mount Of Olives is disfgTed by ad-
vertiSmeuts Of Dublin stout.
It is proposed to mark The spot where
the congregation Of the first church Of
Dorchester Mass colony held its first
service in June, 1890 with "a bronze
tablet, or memorial stone
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union Of Boston has peitioned that
the smoke nuisance on the street cars
Of that city be done away with. They
present a list Of 5000 names.
At the close Of the present year the
third seven years course Of Inter
national Sunday-school lessons VIII
come TO an end This movement is
one OF the most remarkable ever IN
auglIrated to pOpularize the Bible.
Rev. G. II. O. Magregor, ~. A., Of
Aberdeen, Scotland, has been invited
to succeed Rev. Dr. Kellogg as pastor
Of ST. James Presbyterian Church, Tor
onto. Mr.. Magregor has but recently
returned from a visit to Canada.
Rev. DR.. Nuttall. Bishop Of Jamaica,
and brother Of the Rev Ezra NuttaI,
q wesleyan missionary In South Africa,
has recently been elected primate OF
the West Indies, In which island ne
was A Wesleyan missionary for several
years
The London Missionary society asks
for funds to help purchase a steamer
Ia ala them In their mission work In
the south seas. The cost Of running
the steamer win be much more than
that Of their sailboat which Is too slow
hpt the directors think the steamer IS
necessary.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Crawford, OF Chica-
20. member Of the Rock river confer
encq Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. has been elected President Of
the Allegheny college. Or. Crawford
has accepted the position and viii en-
ter upon his new work at once.
Archbishop ireland Is the only one
Of the Catholic hierarchy who urged