The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
There was some earnest pleading Tor
work among thenegroes at the SOUTH
| in the recent missionary Council OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church al Hartford.
| Among the speakers was Bishop Nelson.
| OF Georgia. After showing The folly. OF
| any attempt at general ColOnzationI
| whether In Africa or other sections or
! this country, he maintained that they
| are citizen, though citizens who nave
| not as yet fully recognized what the term
| means. This they must be taught. he
| then spoke OF the progress they nave
made during the last thirty years ana
| said that there are among them to-udy
| 1000 cOllegc-bred preachers, ana sttat
many more who are not college bred, l0J
| journals Of more or less respectaniHJys
| 30 lawyers and 10 physicians, WINE So
| negroes are attendant az the UnNetsiueS
Of Europe Ire coored department. ne
said is really one department OF lne
Cburch's missionary work, ana the
Church Is giving three-quarters OF cent
apiece per aunum for the educdtom %
these rCople Bishop Nelson NSs lo'los
"a by Bishop Jackson. Of Alabama "ho
told of a missionary who went INTO
settlement eighteen months dbV, IN
found ~ communicates, but mas my 80
has rebuilt four churcnes, mas pH"V ~ "a
has never asked any one OUTSIDE Lot 80
dollar and besides, has declared MS WIZ
independent Of the B9ard Oh
France has been trying the expeir perm eIt
Of banishing religious moral teaf hthS 80, 80
of her schools and substituting IN us pc,
general moral instruction fIoln i,,,,I
FrenChmen have repeatcnty IL, or
against the dire results or inns po"U ,,y,rn,
the youth Of the land, ana the VA ~,
words OF Jules simon were feptp"HTTSSa
i'm these columns some months 40. ~
latest expression is that OF the supp ei'0
Judge Guiifot who recently salu', - -.
.IIby do 60 many well-meant plans TOT
the elevation of the youth tallf btV"r.'
the children are robbed OF the onIS i,,',I
er which can raise them nancy n.y. -
and religious training. We can tnlih %
religion what We want II ceItain5S -
for the moral education or the 'hIlu {Hc
chief and best means. Inc Ghuu - AZ
Heyes &c is seen and watched ny NoI ulis
fers from the child that considers Hstlt
observed only by human eyes IN Ieyrn'
years religion has in France beeu Ddt,ls.-
cd from public life and from many PI iNalc
circles From this has come-and pas
nv onfnIon on an experience OF many
vcars-a wonderful rctrogresslon. WIN
the religious ideals there disappear, also'
other ideals. Fatherland, family, duty,
are then words as meaningless as the
word religion. Nothing remains then eN-
cept the struggle Tor material existence
tor immediate needs ana cruIe INSTINCTS
The American Baptist Home Missionary
Society reports that the receipts from me
churches have fallen OFF aud that out
for legacies the society would be very Sc
riousy hamperCd, az II Is the DEBT mas
Increased to the sum OF Fi-''ooo'
The next National Council OF the Con
gregatiOnal Churches VIII be held az Syr-
acuse, n. y, October 9Th 70 lith lN'2
II had been expected that san Francisco
would be selected. but arrangements Tor
railway fares were not satisfactory, and,
as Syracuse renewed her invitation, IL
was accepted.
The general Committee Of the Method
ist Church Extension Society held us an
uual session in Philadelphia during the
week ending November 81. The receipts
for the year were reported az Sltli.hi2
for the general fund and SlW G3 FOR the
loan fund. Tho latter consisted NJ gifts
etc. 10 be added 70 the capital and ~
S2ti. i:b. This Indicates decrease OF
S6l,ii2 from last year During the year
36I churches were AIDED.
Canon Knox Little gives. in the Chris
tan Commonwealth, very interesting
survey of the recent Church Congress OF
the Church Of England held at Exeter.
He contrasts very wildly the Widespread
interests ia the meeuHgs. not only On the
part Of the clergy, Of whom about 100
were present. but also ON the part Of the
people of the city aud surrounding couu-
try. with the comparatively uuuoticcd
meetings not many years ago. The sub
lcCtS OF discussion We're treated I'm a 500
Der, thoughtful, and especially religious
tone. Education. shall u Dee Codes; held
a prominent place. as did "a $50 the sphere
Of WOman's work. The differences, he
thought. however Of even more interest
than the facts. These were: J. The
Church os England h. well in touch with
the times, liVng torce. a genuine Church
deeper sense of the supernatural side OF
the work Of the Church g. there IL a
greater dcfiniteuess. clearucss and out
sDokenness in statements relative 10 tho
Church's claims and doctrines; I. there -
evidenced a growing desire among men
to understand one another. true not mere
~ In regard TO Churchmen but In regard
10 DisscnteTs Roman Catholics and Az
nOstics Reunion IS more than ever in
the minds Of men"