The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
AMONG TIE CHURCHES.
News of What Clergy and People Are
Doing.

News Of What Clergy and People Are
Doing.
The Protestant Episcopal church or
Newport, r. l., IS TO receive church' 10
cost sl0O0 900, from Mrs. Sarah Jachson'
Of this city, in memory OF her mother' tne
late Mrs Andrew c. Zabrishe'
Mr. John Fritz, chief engineer or me
Bethlehem Iron Works, Pennsylvania,
has presented TO the Methodist church. in
|. memory Of his parents. George and hary
Fritz. of Chester county, Pennsylvania,
the finest church building in Bethlehem
standing on Packer avenue. near Lehigh
University. II has cost about $4,000
The will Of Thomas p. |. Goddard, OF
Providence. r. l., bequeG his $4,000 10 the
Butler ASYLUM for the Insane. $1,000 10
St. Johns church. 100000 TO the Rhode
Island Hospital. and 10000 for benevolent
objects to be selected by the executors.
The residue Of the property is left to re-
latiyes and friends.
The Jewish Theological Seminary Asso-
citation has received from the well-knOwn
Jewish philanthropist Mr.. Jacob II. Schiif,
of New York city. $1,000 toward the in
debtedness Of $12. 800 on the building occu-
pied by the seminary Mr.. Schiff had
hitherto given large amounts TO the same
institution.
The fourth annual convention Of the
Womsn's Missionary Association Of the
New Brunswick q. j. classes Of the Re-
formed Church was held on Wednesday,
April 18th. In the Suydam-street Reformed
church. 1t was attended by more than $50
delegates. The principal addresses were
made by Mrs Horton and Miss Bussing
Of New York: Miss Duryee. Of Newark;
Mrs Miller, a missionary from Japan;
and Miss Geer. a missionary from China.
| Mrs. William Il. Duryee, of New Bruins
wick. presided.
The <ev. Drs. David II. Greer, OF ST.
Bartholomew's and William r. Hunting
ton. of Grace church, New York a sub
committee appointed by the Church Uni
versity Board of Regents. have determined
on a plan for Offering scholarships to
divinity students. They offer three post
graduate seminary scholarships OF the
value Of $3.50 each to extend over the
space of three years. TO the students Of
the senior classes OF the theological or
divinity schools OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church I'm the United States of
| America. one of these scholarships IS 10
be in ecclesiastical history another in
philosophy. and the third in sociology.
| The conditions of appointment permit the
| scholar to study al any university or seat
| Of learning at home or abroad under the
| general supervision Of the board Of re-
/ gents 10 whom they will be required 70
make a semi-annual report I'm writing
/ with reference TO character and progress
| of study
The coming Christian Endeavor re-
union at Montreal promises to rival that
held last summer in New York The
| desire 20 see this ancient city is one Of
the attractions. A mighty invasion Of
| Canada is expected, and the inhabitants
are preparing 90 receive II with open
| arms. Hotel accommodations I'm Montreal
! is not ample. but the citizens will bv
| their hospitality. more than make up
this deficiency. over 5000 ALLEGATIONS in
| families and hotels have been secured
for the guests. The city will be portioned
into sections, each having suitable
headquarters within its limits. AS a
State excursion manager makes applica-
ton for definite number OF dodgers.
a section adequate TO his requirements
will be assigned. Thus members OF the
same party need not be separated but
| by a block or two at most. Two large
meetings places. the government drill
shed, capable of holding 10000, and a tent
OF nearly equal capacity, on opposite
! sides OF the same square, will accommo-
/ date simultaneous meetings with a pro-
gramme OF equal attractiveness In each.
A most interesting occasion was that at
the Bble-House in New York last week.
when Rev. Hiram Brigham. a missionary
Of the American Board in Micronesia.
saw the completion of tha printing Of
the entire Bible In the language Of the
! Gilbert Islanders The ceremony was i'm
| promptu, but perhaps all the more inter-
esting on that account. Mr.. Bingham, who
| has been faithfully at work for some
time, often In weakness Of health, was
| present with his wife, who has been his
tireless assistant. Officers of the Bible
Society, Home Missionary Society. the
American Board and other organizations
in the Bible-House were present. The
| work Of translation was begun in 1851
Mir. Bingham having been compelled first
To reduce the language to writing. Jus,
twenty years ago ne finished the New
Testament, and on April llth he found
himself al the end Of The Old Testament
a proof OF the last verse was presented
a iight correction made, and then Mr.
Bingham. with trembling voice. read the
verse aloud. The type was placed on
the form. and the last page of the first
Bible or the Gilbert islanders language
was completed. Or. Gilman, of the Bible
Society. spoke OF Mr.. Bingham as the
only man who has reduced a language 10
writing, completed a vocabulary. con-
structed a grammar and translated the
entire Bible from Genesis to Revelations
and then revised all the proofs Several
volumes OF the new book were bound in
the afternoon and presented as souvenirs
OF the occasion 10 those who were there.
In almost every neighborhood through
out the West there is some one or more
persons whose lives have been saved by
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. or who have been cured
OF chronic diarrhoea by II. Such persons
take especial pleasure In recommending
the remedy 10 others. The praise that
follows its Introduction and use makes
II very popular % and 30 cent bottles
for sale by Owens & Minor Drug Com
! pany. 1907 east Main street.