The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-06
RELIGIOUS Notes.

Mr.. Moody's Bible Institute in Chicago
is rapidly developing and proving its great
value. Among the unique and effective
departments are the Students Aid So
ciety OF the womans department. and
new colportage association. The former
is designed to assist those young women
who desire TO devote their lives to Chris
tian work. but have not the means to pay
for training. Mr. Moody seeks 10 inter-
est all who desire to help in such work
by the giving OF donations or member
ship fees. Or. j. Wilbur Chapman, the
Well-known evangelist, has been elected
Vice-preSident of the Institute. ana wili
give special attention to this department
and plans TO form auxiliary leagues in dit
ferent towns over the country. Inc COL
portage Association is a new branch, a
separate organization. although bearing
the name of the institute. us OBJECT Is
to supply good literature at low price
10 compete with the ordinary cheap llt
cratufe and it is expected that they VIII
be able to furnish standard books az one
half or two-thirds the ordinary fetaI
price. one immediate occasion Tor the
starting OF this work was the experience
OF O. gentleman in a town OF l5.0B ihhdbi-
ants, who could not purchase single re-
ligious book in the town. 1T IS the DeNcI
of Mr.. Moody and those working WIN
him that a taste for dime novels ana
fiction in general can best be ccunteractcd
bv suDplving better reading. In connection
with this there comes the annual state
nent of the location of former students OF
the Institute The list gives an idea OF
the wide extent OF the influence That mas
gone out from this institute. There are
81 pastors of Congregational chuFches'
= of Presbyterian churches; . of Baptist
churches: q of Methodist Episcopal
s,p IL iona
home missionaries. II are Young Mems
Christian Association secretaries; ii are
missionaries under the American sunday
School Union 10 are Sunday school mis-
sionaries under other boards II are pas
tors assistants; - are cVanBelists' III are
assisting their husbands in pastoral or
evangelistic work; there are q foreign
missionaries-i5 in India, 10 in CHINA
i'm Africa. 3 in Turkey. in Japan, and 50
on; also 12 under appointment for the ior-
cign field. Among other prominent po-
sitions held by these graduates, is the SUI
perintendence Of Madison Square Church
House. in Chicago. Sailors Institute
Montreal: The Boys Institute of Industry,
Boston: Burnham Industrial Home. etc.
AT present there are nearly 300 young men
and women in connection with the fnsti-
tute. actively engaged in work in the DIFF
ferent missions, and in house-to-house VS.
itation throughout the city.
II is reported that the Pope has finished
the cncyclical intended for this country
and that it will be published at the end
of the year. The most important ques-
tons referred to in it are said to be the
Catholic University, at Washington, ana
the Apostolic Delegation. The former Is
heartily encouraged, and the clergy ana
Catholics of the country are urged TO give
il warm support With regard TO the
latter 1t is reported that ii is the inten-
ton to extend its power, raising II to
sort Of ecclesiastical supreme tribunal,
having jurisdiction OF all religious ques-
tions now referred to the Propaganda.
The Pope intends also TO address an apos-
tolic letter TO the bishops of the different
South American republics TO the view OF
the calling of a grand national council OF
the Spanish-Amcrican bishops. 1t IS also
said that diplomatic relations viii proba-
bly, be resumed soon between the Vatican,
Nicaragua, Chile and the Argentine Re
public.
Those who are informed fear that the
Waldensian colony in North Carolina will
suffer much during the coming winter
Settlement in a new country is always "A
matter OF difficulty. and il is said that
this is increased i'm this instance by the
refusal of the colonsts to adopt new
methods of agricultural labor, and by
their resolve TO continue farming as they
used to in their old mountain homes.
The brotherhood Of Andrew and Philip
now more than six years old. numbers ~
chapters, and has a membership OF over
3 600. representing twelve denominations
The New York local union has grown
from three chapters in 1891 to thirty the
present year.-Independent.