The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14
Religious Notes.

received The firman from Constantinople
| sanctioning the erection OF the proposed
college.
The CONGREGATIONAL Home Missionary
Society reports receipts for hve months
Of $l75 400, an advance or nearly SV,Wc
on the receipts for the corresponding
period of last year.
The Swedish Parliament has shown It's
interest in religious influences Tor S,o we1
dish sailors by an Appropriation OF iu'V"o
crowns for church work among those
who are gathered in foreign harbors.
The fifteenth annual report OF the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society or
the Methodist Protestant Church is hish-
Nv creditabIe TO that society. The treas
Iirer's report shows an income OF SSeZS'D
and disbursements S54S.B.
The Methodist Annual Conference IN
Germany has been fixing. the salaries Vi
all preachers within maximum and mimi
mum figures. The largest sum gwen 10
any preacher is 500 and the lowest VIZ
There are gradations according as tue
preacher is married, unmarried, or has
Children. In Berlin the Conference owns
property worth 0OJo marks, large an
vance on the original cost. me churcneii
are rapidly approaching set,suppot', a'u
as soon a. that Is reached the Stale WI
grant corporate rights enabling them 70
bury the dead without consent from he
Slate church. The Methodist deaconesSes
are taking quite pT0m.nehe I p9S'' tbe
cholera ragged in Hamburg they plaCeu
themselves at the disposal OF the city au-
thorities, and In return for theit dtNV-
tion received fine home ana hospltaI III
the suburbs of the city. They are doihS
a similar work to that OF the sisters vi
Charity, but are held IN sun nlsher
TEEN both in private ana III PupttS' 81, .ba
The ninth annual Convention OF 'ue
brotherhood of st. Andrew was heh ~
Washington. ID. G., october Iltn 20 Ittm,
The preceding day, October lV'h, Wa, VA
observed as a quiet Day preparatory
-, ha TopVppfipn nFOppr ana WAS ulutI
the charge OF Bishop a. {. "A. nan o,
Vermont The opening service ana
charge TO the Brotherhood was by
Bishop Paret, OF Maryland. Among the
subjects for papers and iscussion were
Prayer and Service" The Brotherhood
Boys" "What do the Clergy Expect
and the brotherhood" How far should
the Church Concern herself win the
Temporal Welfare OF the People w ny
We Have Bishops use the Prayer BOOK
dresses by Bishops Potter, SessHms,
Dudley, and Paret, w. &. Surgis, Of New
Haven. Geo. Zabrislie, Of New YORK.
an The e Established Church OF Scot
land has introduced competitive
sxamlnatIons pt for theological fGara E Was
d 6Gss0FS he9 for et the professoTshIp q
Systematic Theology In the University OF
Aberdeen. Eight candidates appeared
but the prize was awarded to me n rev.
w hNNNiH,'iit "
son, 1t is said gained during ms UNI
versity STUDIES. more than NVn ln scuot-
arships and bursaries,' and wh le In mine the
Travelling Scholarship or about $i@,
The following. from one OF our Engush
exchanges, will give an idea OF "hat , me
Church Army an organization In the
Church OF England, is doing I'm the same
line as the Salvation Army:
Last Sunday the Rev. W. Carllle, or
the Church Army. with Captain Ioker
at-Haiis corps commences aggressive
eyangelistic work Ia Pettlcoat Lane,
Whitechape where It Is stated re ey me
mostly men, spend n couple Of hours on
Sunday morning buying and selling
almost every description OF afucle. 10
position, with the consent of the police,
at half-past In the morning. ON arrlV-
ing i'm the lane the FIRST sounds that
greeted the workers, who come with
the hearty sanction Of the vicar of the
parish, were: Now for the winner! We
never fail; we always win every race.
Only threepence! All the winners or ms
week. These words were spoken by some
pushing young fellows trying TO sell theF
gambling cards. Opposite was ilne-
looking fellow trying TO sell some patent
clothes Of all sorts on n truck: all around
a teeming mass of Christian and Jewish
heathpnism. In the midst OF all. Babel
and Nineveh combined, after a little
prayer and n few words from Mr.. Car
lle Captain Loker spoke. receiving
marked attention. for nearly half an
hour. during which various helpers gave
away tracts and back numbers Of the
Church Army Gazette. bearing their Wit
ness for Christ from the pictures Upon
them. PRAYER Is earnestly asked that
this NAV he tho beginning or great
work In this Sabbath-breakisg human
swarm"
The success Of Young Mems Christian
Associations. Christian Fndeayor and ED
worth League Societies Woman's Boards
Clubs, etc. have stimulated some VINO
are especially Interested IN the working
men OF the country. To plan for disfinc-
tive work among them. They recognize
the fact that there are thousands az
earnest men. who might bring ont Of their
varied experiences fresh and helpful
thoughts into our religious meetings. and
do a positive. aggressive and priceless
work among their fellows: that. IN fact,
the problem OF reaching and heluing the
masses to-day cannot be solved. human
" ~Deaking. without their hearty end
continuous cooperation. II II therefore
proposed 10 call this large body in the
churches into a definite organized line
OF work, for the maintenance and spread
OF the kingdom OF Christ. After care
full study OF the field and the agencies
now at work an organization has been