Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-15
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A programme has been issued OF q
convention of the Reformed Presby-
terrain churches throughout the world
to be held in Scotland in 1896.
1t is estimated that of the total
sum raised for the support of the Prot
estant churches of this country, over
one-third is now procured by the eff
forts or labors of W omen.
Rev. DIR. William Gregg, professor
in Knox college, Toronto, since 1879,
and well-known leader In the Pres
byterian church, has resigned his pro-
fessorship on account of old age.
The Evangelical movement in
Spain is increasing in strength. AL
ready it is said that the Reformed
Spanish church has upward of 100000
adherents, the majority belonging to
the laboring classes.
After working two years as a mis-
sionary among the Protestants of
Michigan and Ohio Rev. Walter Elliott,
of the Paulist Fathers order, New
York, thinks that the people of this.
country will ultimately be converted
to Catholicism.
-Vaszary, the primate of the Hun
garian church, is man of the most
simple tastes. When he was elected
he was poor Benedictine monk. He
drove to the primate's palace at Grau
in a public cab, carrying on his knees
a cage containing his pet canary.
Scotland still has Grand Old
Man." Rev. DIR. David Brown, princi-
pal of the Free Church college, in
A l. L.
ed in his ninety-second year to go to
Edinburg to represent his presbytery
at the forthcoming general assembly.
The Oldest cathedral in England is
probably that of Winchester. 1t is be-
Iieved that it was built in TT by the
newly-converted British King Lucas,
Oh the site of great pagan temple.
The oldest portions of the present
edifce date back to the year $50 A. d.
Rev. Leighton Williams, pastor of
Amity Baptist church, New York, and
Rev. Walter Rauschenbusch, pastor of
the Second German Baptist church,
have joined their forces for the or
ganization of deaconesses' home, the
first of its kind to be founded by the
Baptist denomination.
Rev. Herbert Armitage James has
just been appointed headmaster of
Rug by school. England, to succeed the
new bishop of Hereford. He is fifty
years old, has been engaged in educa-
tional work over twenty years, and is
a frst-rate preacher to boys, as a vol
.ume of sermons entitled "School deals
testifes.
"A stir has been caused in the high
churches of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Maryland by an order is
sued by Bishop Paret, refusing q
license to members of the Holy Cross
to exercise their ministry in that
diocese The bishop says these priests
have not the qualifications to minister
in the churches.
Mrs. Henry N. Beers has been re-
elected president of the women's board
of foreign missions of the Presby terian
church, which has just celebrated it's
silver jubilee in New York. Among
those present at this meeting were DR..
Natter and wife, who conduct hos
pital at Hei-HeD, China, where 1890
patients were treated last year.
Rev. DIR. Richard NJ. Smith, pro-
fessor of Greek, Hebrew and Sanscrit
at Randolph college, Ashland,
Va, will resign his position at that in~
stitution on account of a change in his
views of religion. 1t is difficult tic
state exactly what DIR. Smiths views
are, as he admits himself that he is in
a state of great uncertainty He is in
clinedsto doubt the inspiration of GER
tain portions of the Scriptures
-Four churches, began the history
of the Congregational association OF
Florida twelve years ago. Since then
state home missionary society has
been organized, and college and
Chautauqua assembly established
Rollins college, in Winter Park, splen-
didly equipped, is filed with happy
students. The number of churches has
increased to Sc, with A ministers, and
church property with valuation of
$50, 600. Five churches and 432 mem
bers were added in 1894.