The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
Rei;ious Notes.

The Young car Of Russia has started
wrong. He or his advisers have issued q
circular, signed by the Ministers Of the
Interior, which gives token hat the rlsor-
Gus edicts against the Stundlsts, when
have been in force for several years, are
to be continued in fun force IN the years
TO come. The circular forbds Stund!st
prayer-meetings. ard declares this rell-
gious sect TO be most dangerous 10
church and state The Stundists are am
evangelical sect. who are In worship.
somewhat like the Methodists, and oap-
tie by immersion. They were good ci,t-
zens. and quietly engaged ms industrial
pursuits. But the Holy Synod OF the
Greek church. alarmed az their steady
Increase. resolved on their suppression.
The civil power was invoked, ana a
fierce and cruel persecution OF the Stun
dists began, which has continued unto
the present day. The suffering Of the
poor people. who have committed no
crime except the gathering together or
themselves and their children 10 pray no
God and to read the Bible. have been
most pitiable. and the circular just is-
snea shows that there is TO be no re-
lief.-EXchange.
Commander Ballineton Rooth is very
i'll in Chicago with typhoid FEVER ana
nervous prostration.
The Presbyterian. Church I'm P'nnsyl-
II numbers non nan communicates. 100
49,, So. s,boaI ..tol,r- and 10 min
-, NJ .1,,,.n.s ,,up3t.r aboat H.
,,., "a -. l,st ',..sr xloonua
,r,,o Tyn,,,,.s ,oraipn Missionary So
~, Nt..LInist Lr,is.or,I church
10y W - oo, oon ,,,g,, ~ mise
mas ',,,,,,,r. I,,rt,o tha ra.+ ,-alr
H. LaS 3 IoS org3nizatfous Win iaW
members.
,,. ,. e.r Ga. Al. All Mission for
~ - ,-.,,. VA. sSoS.u. 81 uH..l gG-
-9o nm. from Gr..t britain and yfFD
nom The I-nif.5 states. Work was 4..a
I'm t,veut,, of the urngfp3I cities of DIE
rome and ASH, They now have ALSO
mission boat Called the "Bea Messenger
~, ,....... a.. ,.,.s,, .s,gi continue to
ne hll' '7's ''' In ''.' ~ pEi.b has now
'''e' u.,r ,h.. .orssg,tion OF an reIigi-
Deeil aunt" l''0 f., nj. ~ the great DIM
Gus ,. nue. .hi.l tboy labor more the
Du Hli' 'l'' and NOV nov, report a
r,ennbsrshjn Of more than 1900 with
ninety ministers. and the bapusms last
YEAR we're more than 100. Boston
Waterman.
priast Of the Catholic church recent
Nv occupied the lecture platform of the
Union theological Seminary. In New YORK
civ for rho first time I'm it's history, hay-
in,, bean invited by the Homuetical So
-, .nr,noeed If students Of the senior
80 ~ .,..,l,a,. mo Roy Alexander
I."9T. '' r. p,,,list Fathers v1s
- boS i'' ~. D., ~. charles A.
I ,,lio. .r, .,,'rss If his address
81 Sc. Sc, NJ. ..e.rr.I "a the preseut as
,' IN. .t, l ~, briJpe-buiIding over The
- ~ raIioious ur.iudice"
Mt. ,-irc.,t i'm .nealfina recently
.,rl ,,t,,,..b ,s , social InsfItu-
- -. r.,a,,ed IN have said: "Our
'Ioi, -, 49,, ,lo,,,, o,r streets nj
ou'.9 "a tohoI1 Tho tbeaters saloons.
nI7 t ~ shorg atlaze Win light. Thev
In' ''''''y - 49, Tho DOORS Of our
"o ,,d ,bv9 Re.auss tbav are
I'"' ~ l-, nd ir.arv hooking tell
c'oSeu, to'u '., r,iyt.ke LET our
you IL - DO - 70, ,b.. zen,
rHur u'' '' ~ ,.,,.,toos rb.n our
Let lhrI' 'e ~ ..i,,,r..b.s ami
young PeoPlS T'' - It'll
not TO V'"S' p''''''
According TO latest I'luI'is I'.I. az,
in the city OF Ne" l0lh 90 'nul O''''
Of all denominations. Ih'9c oloiu
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