Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-21
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

I AS~S -fiSoV "sS
( Romanists.
The Christian Church has one
preacher in the foreign field for each
400 at home.
4 Eisleben, Lulher's native town, is
TO have grand monument Of The Re-
+ former
The number OF studeats in the Uni
versity of Upsala is I446, of whom ass
are studying theology,
/ The Norwegian Mission in NADIA
gascar has fifty six ordained native
pastors and 1000 teachers and cate
chists in schools and institutions.
The kingdom OF Saxony numbers
$500, 900 Evangelical Lutheran in
habitants, 10000 Catholics, IL, 600
Reformed, 600 Greek Catholics, $500
Jews.
The Lutheran Church in Sweden,
has one archbishop and eleven bishops
Norway has six bishops; Denmark
eight, and Finland one archbishop
and two bishops
The American Bible Society during
its last year, ending March 3rreports
as total issues from the Bible House.
besides those issued in foreign lands
1. olo, o2o Volumes.
1t is stated that s per cent of the
worlds population are Protestant
! Christian; 20 per cent are Protest
ant Christian, u per cent are Mo-
hamedians and Pagans.
In Nuremberg, an old stronghold of
I.utheranism, the Catholics have re.
ceived permission from the Protestant
magistrate to hold procession on
Corpus Christi day. This has not &C.
CURED since Is2a.
The London Missionary Society
reaches its centenary in 1895. The
year 1894 is to be used as year of
preparation, special efforts being
make to bring the great missionary
theme before all the ehurchs.
The Emperor William Memorial
Church in Berlin will be cousecrated
on September 1, 1895. OF the two
and half TO three million marks
which the church is TO cost two mil
lions have already been secured
An edition of 80 900 copies Of the
Malaysia New Testament in n con-
venieut form for the pocket, is now
being printed by the American Bible
Society. The New Testament in this
form has large circulation in MAZDA.
gascar
The Rev. Il. NJ. I'airchild, who has
been called to the pastofate OF the
First Unitarian Society,i in Troy.N.Y.
graduated from Andover Seminary
two years ago, and is one Of two or
three men who were al that time re-
ported as inclined to the Unitarian
faith.
The Methodists and Bap.ists in
Sweden, who in former years received
considerable sums from the United
States, to carry on their missionary
work have feltthe stress of hard times.
Especially is this the case among
the Baptists. American contributions
having dropped from si4i $50 to s6z,-
I7s.
A considerable section Of the young
er clergy of the Russian Orthodox
Church are in favor Of a forward mis-
sionary movement among the
heather outside their own empire.
The only mission outside Russia con-
Quoted by the Orthodox Church is in
Japan, where Russian missionaries
boast Of large and increasing follow
ing.
II is reported that Protestant chap.
els have been closed at the instigation
Of the Catholic clergy Of Spain
throughout the provinces Of Galicia
and Toledo, and in the Balearic Isles.
In Madrid pressure has been brought
to bear upon the Governor to orfer
the congregation OF the Protestant
church to enter their place Of worship
by a small side door The main en-.
trance facing on the street is kept
strictly barred.
A very interesting experiment IS
being tried by minister in London
the establishment Of a church for
children. 1t is unique effort to meet
the leakage" between the Sunday
school and the church. 1.-THE age Of
admission is between S and "a, and
those who give evidence Of stability
and religious conviction will be trans
ferred at the latter age in the main
church. The only conditions OF adj
mission are belief in God. Of love 70
Christ, and the acceptance Of the BIZ
bic as the guide Of life. Tile weekly
service is held on Saturday. and the
communion is administered month
Ily"
China proper is divided into nine
teen provinces. Most Chinese are
Buddhists and coufucianists at the
same time; many Of them alsoTaoists.
The Mohammedans in China number
about 10000. coo, and are found chief
" in the northeast and southwest.
There are about 900. 600 Roman
Catholics. Protestants number Co.
600. Many Of the natives are still
nature worshippers. There are at
work in the Fiowery Kingdom about
sixty-six societies, eighteen Of which
are British, thirteen Continental and
seventeen American, and they sup
port about 1900 missionaries. Native
helpers number over 10000 aud ma
tive churches 525. Last year over
500, 900 copies Of the Bible were dis
tributed.
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