The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
Religious Notes.

The main church OF the great monas-
terry OF San Francisco. I'm Mexico, Whlch
since 1863 had been in Protestant hauus'
is To be restored TO Catholic worship.
The foreclosure of a mortgage which
could not be paid off brought into the
hands OF a wealthy catholic gentleman
the building In which services were at
tended Tor three centuries by spanish
viceroys and in which the first tie
Deum' OF Mexican independence was c-l-
ebrated.
4 cable dispatch from Marking, China,
dated August 1t announced the drath
from fever of Rev. john alley. formerly
Of the Central China mission OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church but latterly under
appointment 20 the West emma MISSION
lie was waiting at Marking Tor tne river
10 subside sufficiently 10 allow the SAFE
ascent Of boats to Chung-klns. Mt " al
lev was native OF England. AMI was
received into the Central China mission
i'm 1856 His wife survives him.
The Roman Catholics i'm ENGLAND are 10
have a cathedral at Westmins tgr. ar
dinaI Vaughn has arranged with an ar
chitect for the design, which y IS sail
is TO be- not Gothic but Roman.
Under the Influence of the American
missionaries the Roman catholics in
pekin have issued an elegant edition ot
the Four Gospels In Wcnli, the book
language OF China, and have added TO
The TRUSTEE of the General Assembly
Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church holds. as
funds invested and yielding interest
the sum Of Nl6.l3i'@. Rrhe largest or
these funds is that which is heli for the
Presbyterian Board ut Relief. Witch
amounts to Gi,@DJJ.-Presbyterian Oh
seryer.
The only copy cxtant NJ the act Of Par
lament of 1919. during CrOmWclls reign,
Incorporating and Charterins tho Society
for lnstituting the Propagation OF the
Gospel among the Indians of New Eng
land is i'm the possession Of the Prcsby-
q
hfbition in New York. None OF the per-
sons named in the act are known In hiss
tory, but the society did much good work
In New England. not only among the
Indians. but also among She whites H.
is reported % have been the first mis-
sionary society % send agents 70 Ameli-
ca.
About once in three months. We read.
in papers that ought 10 be better in
formed, that Luther rejected the Eplstle
Of James. Tho charge has been refut"d.
the matter explained once and again. bur
all 10 no purpcse. Luther once sad that
beside cthCr books ot the New Testament
81. JANIS Epistle did not seem $50 strong
on the doctrine ct iustucttiou hv fauth.
Is the Old story OF the three black crows
Luther said the Epistle Of James VAS
straWish Fin recht strohrrn Ep'siic
gegcn sie'O, and the next writer says:
Luther calls the Episte 81 James an
tpisue Of straw" The next man says.
as the New York Evangelist. lie re-
u
Iart OF the sacred canon. Lutheran
World.
James Strong. l.. l.. d., S r. d., one OF
the ATTEST Hebrew and Riblle Al students
In the country. died at Round Lake. y. l.,
On August Z, At the age of seyenty-two.
Or. Strong was a member Of the Anglo
American Commission TO revise the Eng
lsh version Of the Bible i'm 1851. and had
recently completed Biblical concordance
which Is believed to be the most cNhaus-
tive ever attempted. ana which engaged
him for thirty-siX years. He published
also Harmony ana Exposition Of the
Gospels" and a similar work I'm Greek.
"A Hebrew and a Greek grammar and
was joint editor with Or. McClintock
OF the massive Encyclopaedia OF Biblical,
Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature"
He had travelled extensively In Bible
lands. and had been Chairman OF the
Archaeological Council OF tire oriental
Society.
The late John Crerar. OF Chicago. left
slOo.v0 for religious and charitable or
CARNATIONS. as follows. Second Preshy-
terrain Church. sl0s.7o; Second Presby-
terrain Mission Schools. tloS7a0: Abraham
Lincoln Monument Fund SlOS 10 Presby-
terrain League ot Chicago. 5000: Young
Mems Christian Association. 5000; Old
Peoples Home, $1,000; Chicago Nursery
and Half-Orphan Asylum. $1,000 Illinois
Training-School FOR Nurses, 5000: chic
ago Relief and Aid Society. 5000: Amer
lean Sunday School Union. 5000; Chic
ago Orphan Asylum, 5000. Chicago
Home for the Friendless. 5000: Chicago
Manufacturing school. 5000: Chicago
Bible Society. 5000, Scotch PRESBYTERIAN
Church OF New York. So 900: Presbyter-
Hospital. so.Oo1 ~. Lukes Hospital.
S25. Goa: Chicago Historical Society, sA.pb;
81. Andrews Society OF New York state.
$1,000. THE residue Of the estate IS heid
in trust by the executors 10 be expended
in erecting "A building for the Crerar
Public Library.