The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-22
CONDEMNED NEWS.
In the Religious World ut Large.

The British and Foreign Bible society
has been in the habit OF celebrating
it's anniversaries by the gathering or
children in the banaueting hall Of the
Guildhan one part of the exercises has
been the preparation Of a cake weighing
as many pounds as the society was years
old. which is cut on the anniversary Day
and distributed among the guests a
few weeks since the ninetieth anniversary
was celebrated, and a little girl, the
great-grand-daught OF the Rev. Ihon1s
Scott. the commentator made the hrst
cut into the society's ninety-pound pirul-
day cake
The Living Church says new indlca-
ton Of the religious reaction now going on
In France is afforded by the recent frank
declaration OF the government OF a poilcy
of religious liberation. For many years
the French republican government mas
appeared to be bent upon cxterminating
every vestige of the Christian religion
I'm favor of a regime Ct riaterialistic
aynosticism Catholic instructors, az
least these known 10 belong 10 religious
order. were, as far as possible eXclud'd
from all schools supported by the state.
and instances were repeatedly A's'u
where teachers IRE forbidden 10 assume
oven the existence OF God. Sisters or
charity were excluded not so long ago
from the public hospitals, and the pa
| tients were thus placed outside the CON
selling influences OF religion. But now
, the French radicals. II is said, show
| signs Of having discovered that the de-
| nunciation of all religions Is not an eNi-
| dence of true democracy.
| Bethany Sundays / DOL, in Philadelphia,
| of which MFR. John Wanamaker Is super
| intendent. has a membership OF more
| than 5000. and Mr. Wanamahers class
| numbers over l,ao.
| The Methodist minister's meeting AT
| Chicago. has, it Is stated, passed resolu-
| tons Of appeal TO the pope, asking nm 10
| use his influence 10 establish IN the
| south American States the same degree
| of religious freedom that prevails IN
| the United States. The appeal is made
in view of the prosecutions 10 "hich
| Protestant missionaries have been SUD
iected In Peru, Ecuador, BOLIVIA ana
| elsewhere.
Tho American Bible Society, during It's
| last wear. ending March 3lst reports az
| total issues from the Bible mousse. De
| sides those issued In foreign hnds' I'Vfo'-
o9o ,oIumos Appropriations were made
~ ,ba coming wear TO it's agencies in
| Nyaxico Central America, Venezuela, Bra
1u Ia Plata. Korea, China, ana the
/ Iavant to the Bible Society OF FRANCE.
/ ana 10 the Waldensian committee q
CHARACTERIZATION.
some years ago the proprietor OF
| aaiiv naper in Milan, Italy, conceived
,ho ,deo that an illustrated Bible. issued
,n narts. might meet with some demand
amang the Italian people. He took me
text authorized by the Roman Cathohc
church. secured the cuts from the Illus
| trated Bible, published by CasseH q o.
and published a magnificent COTTON lh'
demand astonished even him, OVOVO copies
having already been sold. lhey ar
found not only among the wealthy ah'
educated but I'm the smaller villages
and although the text Is not the mos
satisfactory. the fact that II mas peei
so generally received by the people, can
not but result in great benehs I" r"Sp'
work IL IS said that he is planning 10
a new and improved edition.
nosthumous work by the late VI
, ponan has appeared I'm England, attract
, ,rc considerable attention. 1t contain
, ubat is probably the French shepuc
. lost word concerning Jesus Christ
, | whom he here says: "One furdamenta
thesis to which | cling more firmly ina
eyer is. that not only did Jesus eNis
but that he was great and beauiliul,
/, ! thousand-fold more real than insipi
earthly greatness, than insipid earthi
bsautv. but his charm was known reaiI
. | 20 hut a dozen persons. These, fo"e''
had that love for him thai II Decan
I, contagious, and imposed itself upon u
world. We believe. then, tnat theie
historical, reality in the Gospels. IN.
reality is the foundation OF Christianity