The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

OF the fellowship OF young disciples. In
the line of good citizenship all members
who have n vote and can vote are urged
to go to the primaries OF the party 10
which they belong and so far as possible
secure the nomination OF only honest,
clean men. 1t is also urged that every
one who can vote should vote; that
special meetings he held FOR the consid-
GRAFTON OF the claims of good citizenship,
sometimes devoting regular meetings to
this purpose. In case OF special exigency
II should be possible for different socie-
ties and members belonging 10 different
parties to unite to secure the election
of good men. With regard to the enlarge
ment I'm systematic and prOportionate
giving the Rev A. a. Fultons plan OF
two cents week is urged strongly, with
the expressed hope that 1t will develop
into a two dollars-a-week plan. Looking
forward 10 the time when the present
members of the Endeavor Societies shall
be earning their own income. a calcula-
ton is made that probably one-1fth OF
the 100000 Endeavorers have a regular
income OF not less than $500 a year. Al
lowing. however, only 300,0 600 earning that
sum- one tenth would be $4,000 900. three
times as much as the missionary sOcie-
ties received last year. The enlargement
OF Endeavor fellowship Is pressed most
earnestly. but as there are few places
where there are all the societies that
can DE advantageously formed, the offer
Of banners and diplomas is made 70
give an additional stimulus that may
be ADMIRABLE
The Christian Observer has been instI-
tuting a comparison OF the different
branches OF the Presbyterian church
North, South. and Canadian-with regard
to The number Of theological students in
the serinaries connected with them In
the North there we're last year 9i7 stu
dents with 243 graduates; in the South
100 students with 50 graduates; in canada
235 students with 70 graduates. Calcu-
latiIg the membership OF the Northern
church as $4,000: the Southern as 1SS 900,
and the Canadian 10000, It shows that in
The North there IS one student for ever
J26 Of the membership; in Canada, one
in every 7C6. and in the South one In
every l75. The graduates number one for
every 300 Of the membership I'm the North
and I'm Canada. and i'm the South one i'm
every $3.50. Looking into the invest
ments a the North each student has
the advantage OF 50 26S. I'm Canada, A.6S7.
and at the South A.2l2 The Observer
makes these statements a basis Of an
earnest appeal for Christian liberality and
greater interest III the line OF tneOloklcdl
education claiming that upon It depends
very largely the power and success Of
the church.
The secession movement in the Free
Church in Scotland does not go on alto
gether smoothly. Not long since the rep
resentative of one Of the presbyteries
undertook TO serve a vacancy edict in
connection with church whose minister
and several members had joined the Sc
cession party. on reaching the church
this representative was met by a body
of seceders who stopped his way and con-
tinued shouting I'm order TO drown his
voice and prevent him from reading the
edict. He then appealed 20 the county
authorities for protection for himself and
others in carrying out the orders Of the
Presbytery
II is announced that the Midway Mis-
sion TO the Jews is about 10 receive some
S25 900 from a bequest, and that the sum
will be expended i'm distributing New
Testaments and Christian literature 70
Jews all the world over