The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-25
RELIC IOUS NOTES.
Respecting The General News in the
Churches.

The venerable Bishop Williams, Of
Connecticut, is TO have a suitable me-
mortal 10 his longevity ana Usefulness
1t Will take the form of a new library
in connection with Berkeley Divinity
School, i'm which he has a warm interest
The sum Of $4,000 viii be raised for the
erection and maintenance Of the library,
in which will be stored the 5000 volumes
belonging to the school.
1t IS not yet ST. Joan of Arc. but it may
soon be- She has not been beatiied, but
il has been decided by the Congregation
of Rites to present her name TO a com
mission for decision Us TO whether she
shah be. Inasmuch, however as his is
seldom done until it is practically de-
cided TO carry the project through, il is
not improbable but that the beatifcation
viii take place ir due time.
The Free Church Of Scotland has
erected hospital w the Sea of Galilee
for the use Of its mission at Liberals.
The hospital is now complete. and is
commodious and handsome. 1T is not
n large hospital. having room only for
tbirty-siX patients. The mission work Is
vigorously prosecuted, being greatly
assisted by the medical treatment offered
freely in the hospital to needy classes
and also outside its enclosure.
1t is announced that n Russian prince.
who came TO this country as rspresen
tativo OF the Imperial Geographical So
ciety Of 81. Petersburg, has joined the
salvation Army. With the approval OF
The leaders OF the Army, he proposes TO
maize the attempt TO establish branch III
Russia TO relieve the cXiles along the route
going to Siberia. He has sailed for Eu-
rope to secure the Cars permission.
Among the English pilgrims TO Jerusa-
lem. who have already started on their
Journey are the Bishop OF Worcester, who
VIII preach in Jcra alem: ArcndeacOn
Farrar. who viii lecture in Rome. ard
Professor Mahaffv Who Will lecture in
Athens. They will first visit Milan, Rome.
and Naples. and then sail FOR Greece ard
Palestine aboard the steam yacht Sun
n.ya. which was recently chartered from
Barren Eothscli Id.
According TO the Toronto Guardian
Professionalism in Germany shows steady
increase. Notwithstanding the numbers IN
which members OF the Reformed church
emgrate TO the AntipUdes aud 10 Ameri-
ca. In 1863, there were 2i.2sl 900 Pro
testants IN the Empire. and l4564.0o0
ROman Catholics. In 1891. when the last
census was taken. there we're Sl.026.S $40
Proiestants. and l767l ,92l Roman Catho-
lies. In Alsace-L,Iraine, tho Protestants
are increasing in number. while the Ro-
nan Catholics are decreasing
The new caendar for 1894. of the Eng
fish Wesleyan Methodisis. states that in
Great Britain, associated with the IVES
leyan MethOdism are POI ministers.
and oO6i members, Including those
on trial; IN Ireland. POS ministers. and
%, 72S members. Associated with foreign
missions are 362 ministers and Ass
members: and ia connection with French,
South African, West Indian. and Austria
lasian conferences. 947 ministers. and
3OOe members-a total Of 1886 ministers,
and 7262S3 members.
TIE sudden great accession which the
Old Catholics under Archbishop Nillatte.
gained IN receiving Kolasinski, and his
immense church OF Poles In Detroit. Mich.
has all been lost again, for Father Kcla-
sinski has signed the conditions imposed
by the Bishop, and has gone into a
retreat for penance. The church had
been closed. but vas reopened last Sun
dav When Kolasinski made public ac-
Acknowledgement OF error and yielded sub
mission 10 the Bishop