The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
DELICIOUS NOTES
Regarding tho General News In the
Churchfs

There is reason TO believe that the
Bishop Rippon may be induced to visit
| America at the end Of the forthcoming
summer. contemporary remarks that
! there is no more popular prelate in Eng
land than DIR. Boyd Carpenter. whose
absence Of side" and geniality towards
all men endear him equally to laity and
ciergy. These are qualities which would
help 10 make him as universal a favorite
on the other side Of the Atlantic as he is
upon this.
Dr. ). q. Patton, the Apostle OF the
ne" hebrldes,' who is pleading for mis-
SONS peIore great audiences in Great
brltaln and Ireland, finds il necessary
10 defend his missionary brethren from
accusations made in official documents
Blue Book. published under the Sane
uon OF the Colonial Secretary contains
charges that the missionaries in the
south Sea Islands are EMPLOYED in selling
rum. beer, and firearms" DIR patton
pupiiciy denies the charges, and cbal
ienses investigation.
The Federate Council Of the Dioco.o l..
the state OF New York, has decided o.,
motion OF Bishop Potter. TO annoint a
ooniiil'tee TO consider the Redistribution
ol the territory of the State into siv Or
,ioie uioceses No new Diocese has
Deen established since 1868, while with,
.hat period the population has increased
~ sun an extent that immediate relief
- Almost necessity. Bishop Potter pro-
posed that a committee he oroo,,t.a,
consisting Of the bishops of the STATE
i've presbyters and five laymen. TO con-
siuer the eXpediency and practicahllitv
y. such redistribution of the TERRITORY
Vi the State of New York. into six mr.
"'oie bloceses as shall effectualIy nro-
nno.e me work Of the church and the
oontihued usefulness and efficiency of its
cpiscopate' This was agreed to.
me New York Evangelist gives the re-
suits OF the Rev. DR. Shaw's visits in a
district on the west side of New Yorl,
vi The 451G families visited. 2j7 were
roman Catholics, 933 Epscopalians Ge7
lresDyterians. 395 Lutherans. 292 Metho.
ulsls' az Baptists, 80 COngregatlonalists
80 Dutch Reformed. GO of mixed dement,
nations. 142 Jews. 2Ss who expressed no
preference, 1s7 from whom no informa-
e eion could be secured, one infidel, one
Christadelphian. 0'e
The New York Tribune calmly asserted
.'"t certain Unitarian minister was
vice during the War of the Rehellio,
l)r. Buckley, Of the New York Adyocata
Immediately consulted his armv-reccrds
ana produced list of about Gctv-6ve
more ministers who were similarly draft-
eu, ana ne now suggests that the unsta-
t.stlcal statistcian can have more names ,
II he wants them.
during the sessions Of the WORLDS |
armament OF Religions in Chicago lac. |
autumn IL was said that its outcome |
"'snt pe the establishment Of a nevc |
Dnurcn' the platform of which would con-
9is1 Oh TWO planks. namely "All religions
are true and 'An religions are false"
me report was regarded as a hoax ot
,ne ume' but the New York Tribune
'eafhs that there Is some truth in the re- |
20, " about three months ago. a cir
GUAR letter was issued by the Rev. DIR
II. w. Thomas. of the Peoples church |
chicago; the Rev. DR.. W. :. Grove. a |
uulNersai clergyman of Newark. n H. |
br. thhi T.. hirsch, Il prominent Jewish |
IdDol, ana the Rev. Jcnkin LLOYD Jones
"eH-hhOWn Unitarian clergyman. call
nS Tor conference to organize n Uni
iersal church. The conference was held.
ana as result of its deliberations a
loh-Chrlstian. crecdless church is to be
started In Chicago within few days
hr. Jones defines the object or the move
nent very much as follows: Let us
tep out and on to a platform upon
Vhlch neither Christianity. Buddhism.
nor agnosticsn has any
redemption. On that broad plain of hu.
nanity let us build temple Of universal |
ehsion dedicated 10 the inQuring shirt
II progress, 10 the helpful services OF
owe. Some such church as this already
Nlsts III exists all over the world where
commerce and science. letters and phi
anthropy have gone TO break down tho
onceits OF creed and the pretensions of
ects. We believe that in the so-called
beral forces of America-the Unitarian
niversalist. Reformed Jewish. Ethical
ulture, and independent movements
here is found the material for the great
rophetic free church of America. Dem
cratic, progressive. helpful; church
here heresy-hunters will be absolutely
npossible, because the spirit which |
lakes heretics viii be the central in
oraton OF its life-the spirit OF INJURY
ne spirit OF individual responsibility i'm
Iatters of thought
According 10 the official report 100
embers OF the new German par,ia.
ent are Catholics, OF whom as are men,
FRS of the Center or Catholic Party. or
e others, several are Conservatives
are Poles. l an anti-Senite. and 4
rangeiy enough. are Social Democrats
he religious preference OF the Social
efnocrats are interesting reading. Al ,
oug they have officially declared re-
sion 10 be "a purely private affair" NOT
all connected with their program. yet |
'arly every member reports himself as | /
Q adhesent Of some RELIGIOUS beiief.