The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-27
SOME BRIEF NOTES
Regarding News In tho Religious World
ut Large.

Regarding News In tho Religious World
ut Large.
The Board Of Managers Of the Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Society, OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. have APP
propriated for the fiscal year. beginning
on September 1st next: for domestic mis-
sions, including missions to the Indians
and colored people, S270,79S; FOR foreign
missions sl97,5l4, making a total OF $685.
800 The gross receipts at the disposal
OF the Board from September ]. 1893. to
May 1st. have been from contributions.
s2ss, s27. an increase over the contribu-
tons for the same period last year Of
s2S,520. But Of this increase $4,000 was
from a single gift. The legacies received
since September LIST have aggregated
s57,0iS. With regard to the French ag-
gressions I'm Liberia It was stated that
the United States Government felt that
nothing could be done for the relief OF the
Liberians, for the reason that Liberia
ratified the treaty made with France at
the instigation OF Baron de Stein. 81
though the State Department had re-
peatedly advised the Liberian Senate
against such ratification.
Professor Harnack, In the Outlook, thus
defines evangelical religion: 'O That re-
Hgion is a matter Of the heart and life;
co that the Christian faith is wrought
within us by God himself. and consists
in chiid,ike confidence in Him; t3) that
Il Is confidence because Of Christ and In
Christ, and hence 1t Is also discipleshp
OF Jesus and "a that it establishes a
direct free relationship between God and
each individual SOUL which endures stead
tasty even unto eternity.
The American Sunday School Union
has received for its missionary work
during the past year sl20,lSS, as against
s1O9, 2Ss for the previous year. II has en-
poyed 1873 men, organized LIS new Sun
day schools with 6S.Z3 teachers and
scholars, reorganized 429 schools and aid
ed 5000.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Melbourne has been compelled to re-
lInquish its tenancy Of the fine pile Of
buildings erected for its special work in
Bourke street east. during 1s9t, owing
to its inability to meet the interest due
on the mortgage on the premises.
Inter-commpnion between Greek Catho-
lies and German "Old Catholics" is like
1y TO be the outcome OF the special com
mission Of bishops and theo!ogians recent
ly In session II st. Petersburg. Accord
ing TO the Guardian. London, the idea
of absolute union absorption is not CON
templated, but the commission is pre-
pared to report 10 the Holy Synod In
favor OF inter-communon The Guardian
remarks Such settlement, II arrived
at, will reflect the greatest credit on the
great national Russian Orthodox church.
and will be an historical step toward the
reunion of Christendom which all
churches. both in the West and East.
ought not only to desire but to labor for"
II is just twenty-one years since the
edicts against Christianity were removed
from the pubic places and, though not
officially revoked, they have now ceased
to be regarded as the law Of the land,
writes the Japan correspondent Of the
Intelligencer. He also reports that ac-
cording to recent statistics there are now
in Japan 643 Christian missionaries: 81
churches tof which rs are self-supporting),
and 37.4O church members. OF whom
1896 were added during the last year.
There are also 1888 pupils In Christian
schools, and 1900 Sunday school scholars.
There are 2s6 native ministers. 3G theo-
logical students, and 6e5s unordained
preachers and helpers. The sum contri-
buted by the native Japanese Christians
Is given as g. 100 yen, or $4,000.
The Catholic Review, New York, says
II the State may not make use OF the
services OF the entity known as n re
ligious corporation. lest there should be
union Of church and State, IT should
not employ individual religious persons.
for the same reason. Mr.. Grover Cleve-
land is a Presbyterian and Is engaged as
Chief Executive OF the Nation at q
salary of $1,000. If. instead OF being one
person, he were a community Of three,
or thirty or three hundred, he could not
be hired 10 manage a reformatory or con-
duct an asylum. lest the National League
for the Protection Of American Institu-
tons should veto his usefulness to the
country by means OF a protest against
sectarian appropriations Why should
the religious individual be an acceptable
agent Of the. State. and the religious COM
munity be condemned?