Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-07
RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Events that Are Transpiring in 1t.

1t is estimated that the CatnOllc
temperance societies of the United
States have more than 100000 men,
berS.
Th Union Signal says: Almost as
much was spent for ostrich plumes in
the United States last year as for for
eign MISSIONS
The Baptist Young Peoples union
of America, at its third national meet
ing at indianapolis, reported $4,000
members.
The Netherlands Missionary society
was the first Protestant missionary
society formed on the continent under
an impulse from England.
1t is proposed to hold a worlds con-
ference in London, Eng, ip connection
with the fiftieth anniversary of the
organization Of the Young Mems
Christian Associa tioE.
On Sunday, October Il, the silver
jubilee Of Cardinal Gibbons will take
place. Most of the dignitarieS Of the
church in the United States are eX-
pected to take part in the celebration.
Professor Kruger says that Casper
WittenS was the first Protestant mis-
sionary ordained as such. He was or
dained at Amsterdam for the Dutch
East Indies December 20, 1910.
1t IL said that DR.. c. A. Briggs refused
to allow a fund of $4,000 to be raised
for him, as some Of his admirers pro
posed to do. He says he has suffered
no loss in his late trial except that of
time.
At it's recent meeting the Irish Presby-
terrain general assembly adopted reso-
lutiOnS of protest against home rule,
including one of direct cenSure Of Mr.
Gladstone by a vote of 3G4 to II.
The North Carolina Presbyterian says
that the rulers of the southern church
forbid that man once acquitted may
be tried again for the same general Of
Tense; thus the church abides by the
civil law
The diocese of Norwich, England,
Sheepshanks has been made it's Bishop.
Many centuries have gone by since the
diocese of Norwich was discontinued.
The donations to the American board
in June were S1O,S9255 less than last
year and the legacies SIS, 1896 less.
The total loss for the ten months is
79,1OOO3 This means extensive
crippling of missionary enterprises in
many points.
! The emperor of the Chinese empire
has issued proclamation ordering the
enumera ton of the Christian churches
of the empire. This act has caused
the missionaries i'll China some uneaSi-
ness, as they are at a loss to under
stand its meaning.
A new farmhouse and dOrmitOry to
cost about $1,000 will be erected for
the use of the Farm School at Ashe
vile, n. c., recently established by
the Presbyterian home missions board,
for the education of mountain boys.
The farm has about 400 acres and is
near the Presbyterian school st Ashe-
vile.
t A debt Of $4,000 has been cleared by
the Belmont Presbyterian church,
Glasgow, by the issue of debenture
bonds, each of EOS face value. Interest
on these is to be first charge on the
funds of the church. The debentures
have all been taken up by members Of
the congregation and will be redeemed
from the surplus funds.
, Recently about twenty Indians, led
by a converted Portuguese, visited a
missionary in Georgetown, Demerara,
for the purpose of being baptized.
They travelled over LOCO miles, and
were seven weeks in making the jour
ney. They begged earnestly for a mis-
sionary to come to them, promising
a congregation Of 1000 persons every
Sunday.
l. The Presbyterian church has a very
important mission in Bangkok, Siam.
There are two stations in Bangkok with
property valued at about $4,000.
There are twenty missionaries in the
city connected with the board, twelve
of whom are women, and three more
are just leaving this country. The
first mission in Bangkok was establish
ed in 1910.
The young people at Mortified seem
to be Influenced more by Rev. Robert
Speer. than by any one else except Mr..
Moody. Mr.. Speer is the young secre-
tary of the board Of foreign missions
of the Presbyterian church. His adj
dress at the last general assembly was
regarded as the most inspiring and
perhaps the most effective delivered.
Seven ministers, imbued with desire
to see Christianity preyade the social
and commercial life of men more com
pleteiy, met in Grinnell, Iowa, last
year. This year eighteen met there
for week in June. 1.-Two things
characterized the retreat-on the one
hand, a noble discomfort with the pres
ent individualistic conceptions of
Christianity and the separation of the
practical and religious life; on the
ship of Christ and the meaning of His
redemption"
An international congress of Unfair
, ians will be held at Chicago September
1913. The subject for the first day
, will be the Unitarian Movement, and
will be described by Rev. Theodore c.
Williams and Rev. NJ S. G. Wright OF
New York; Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord
of Providence, r. L; Rev. F. G. Pea
(. body of Cambridge, Mass, and Horatic
, Stebbins, D. D., of San Francisco, Cal
o. DR.. McGlynn, in recent address
; stated that he had reason to believe
that there was no opposition in Rome