The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-14
ONLY BRIEF MENTION.
News of General Interest Among the
Churches.

Churches.
The annual convention OF the Brother
hood of St Andrew In the United states
will be held in Detroit, Mich, September
A-17. 1893.
There are 14s denominations and about
$50 congregations in the United States
which are independent or not associated
with any church. IL these unimportant
bodies could be merged in the larger
bodies, a long step would be taken towards
church unity.
Three important conferences will be held
at Mortified this year. The Young
Women's Conference will be held first In
the order Of time. June 20-2S: the World s
Student Conference next. July 10; and
that of the Christian Workers last, Au-
gust lib. Mr. Moody will preside on each
occasion.
Bishop Potter IN his letter TO the New
York clergy instructing them 10 use the
revised order OF prayer. says: 1.-THE day
for individualisms in the public wor-
ship of the Church is past. But / may not
omit 10 remind you that departures from
the Order OF the Church, especially in her
sacramento offices. whether by addition
or omission TO whatever extent, is neither
lawful nor honorable"
The Rev Drs David RI. Greer and Will
liam X. Huntington. a subcommittee APP
pointed by the Church University Board
OF Regents of the last General Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, have
Just offered three postgraduate seminary
scholarships, OF the value of $3.50 each,
10 extend for three years, for students
OF theological schools OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church throughout the United
States.
The following figures show the increase
Of the Indian religions in the last decade.
The first figures after each item are for
1881, the second for 1891: Hindus. 1877. $751;,
43S-2Oi731, "a; Mohammedans. 50,I2l .595-
57,S2li64 Aboriginsls, 6.426511-9,2sO 467 /;
Buddhists. 3.lS, S95-713 .S6l: Christians.
1852 626-22S4.3s0; Sikhs, 1853 426-1, 907. 1893;
jams, 1,221, ss5-l. 4l6. 1853: Parsees, So. SJ7-
S5.904; Jews. 12.Oc9-i7l94; others. 952, 0S9-
42.763 Total. 253. S91, S2l-2S7, 223. Alb.
Three students In the graduating class
at Andocer are about 10 enter the Unita-
riau ministry. This is a degree of 'lib-
erty' not contemplated by the liberty
loving faculty Of Andover. Certainly II
could not have been anticipated by the
fol rders Of the seminary's endowment
fund. who gave their m )ney TO check
the Unitarian influence IN New England.
IL VIII be interesting 10 see how the trus-
tees enter these three students in bal
ancing the annual account Of their trust.
Bishop-Elect Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts, in memorial sermon on Phillips
Brooks. said: For over twenty years
he has been my master, second only to one
master Jesus Christ. Through the doubts
and experience of college life. and through
the difficulties Of theological study. he
was my constant adviser and friend. No
problem Of parish work or of pastoral
came in all these years that have not
talked over with him. His hopeful words
brought me TO the happy privileges of
responsibility 10 this school at Cambridge,
and / have never written a sermon or a
lecture. or done any executive work. with
out thinking how he would have done it,"
The fourth International Convention of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton opened at Toledo. o.. April 9th.
Some 400 delegates were present from all
parts OF the United States and Canada.
The following prominent men were pres
ent and addressed the conventions DR..
Thomas G. Hall, Professor Graham Tay-
Tor. Chicago Theological Seminary; DIR.
James ". Brooks. ST. Louis: Mr.. l.. ID.
Wishardt, secretary international com
mttee. OF Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations, New York; also many leading
Association workers among whom are
Miss r. F. Morse. New York; Mr.. c. M.
Adams, Madison, Wis; Miss Nettie
Dunn, Hillsdale. Mich: Mrs. William
Boyd. Kansas City and DR.. Ida C.
Barnes. Topeka. Kan.
The coming International Convention OF
Christian Endeavor at Montreal opens
Wednesday night, July 5th. and closes
Sunday night, July 9th. The meetit gs are
to be held in two audtoriums, each seat
ing between 5000 and 5000. Simultaneous
programmes have been arranged for the
meetings, hence the unusual number Of
people having an active part on the pro-
gramme A few OF those who have
promised to take part are; Rev. Theodore
L. Cuyler. ID. D., Brooklyn. N. Y; the
evangelists. Rev. B. Fay Mills and Rev.
J. Wilbur Chapman, ID. D.; Rev. Charles
Perry Mills. Newburyport. Mass, the
pastor of the second society. and a pas
tor who has the distinction OF being
longest pastor of any one society OF
Christian Endeavor in the world; Hon.
w. c. T. Breckenridge. Louisville. KY:
Rev. David j. Burrell. d. D.. New York
city. N. Y; Rev. Gilbert Reid. China;
Rev. Kerr r. Upper, d. D., Denver,
Col: Mr.. Thomas Il. Murphy. the tenn
perance evangelist; Mr.. Anthony Com
stock New York city. n. Y