The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-22

Birds cannot always sing
silence 90 times they ask TO nurse spent
10 see some new rr,gb- thing
Ere fresh burst OF song, fresh JOY re-
ycalins.
Flowers cannot always blow;
Some Sabbath rest they need Of silent
winter.
Era from its sheath below
shoots up ID small green blade, brown
earth 90 splinter
Tongues cannot always speak
- God. in this loud world of Noise and
savo as this onco-a-woek.
TO l,t tle sown seed grow-nct always
scatter. Spectator.
A prominent religious journal in Eng
land. the British Weekly. has been maxi
Ing an extended inquiry into church ate
tendance Boo the principal clties oil Great
Britain. with results which do not cone
nrm the prophecies OF the deCtdcnce MI
the religious world. Reports were gather
cd frCu a. large number OF points ln ENG
land. scotland. Wales. and ireland. which.
while somewhat vague. as from the nae
turc OF the subject they must Dp. SET show
pretty clearly that in England there i5
HO decided difference, in Scotland, % de-
cline. ln Wales and ireland, probable lu-
crease, hut not very great. Upon the
whole. tho church going of the present
decade seems 10 compare favorably with
that of former decades. and % keep pace
with the growing population.
Tho King Of Korea has issued an odict
bewailng the amount Of money annually
sQuaulsred upon the worship of idols.
His Majesty has already destroyed thirty
temples in and about Seoul.
The selection by Queen Victoria OF 50.
Pauls Cathedral and not Westminster
Abbey as the great central scene OF jubi-
lee accession fetcs in june next. VIII give
rise 20 such pageant as London has not
Witnessed in its old historic streets since
the days when tine Fleet flowed ly Tenn
pie bar % the Thames, and the marble
residences Of the mobiles lined the Strand.
Tuesday November 10Th. was tho anni-
vcrsary of Martin Luthcrs birthday. Ills
followers the Lutherans. have in this
country s.Ny-one synOdical ORGANIZATIONS,
extending from ocean TO ocean.
The sundist movement IS said 20 De aG-
vanclng rapidly IN Southern Russia.
lions Herald reports that Rev Hugh
| Price Hughes. OF London. strcnuousiy OPP
poses long sermons. except from men
who can make them as broad, deep, ano
high as they arc long.
with regard 10 the observance Of Sum
day last as Temperance sunday no INC
| diocese OF New York. the Christian az
/ Work has the following.
The Bishop seems 10 think mat IN TINS
great reform the law b. 90 take secohl-
/ airy place 20 the persuasion ~ inc pulpit
/ IN letter 10 the clergy design uns tne
/ day named. popularity called temperance
| Sunday. Bishop Potter says
"lt b. yearly becoming more ana more
evident that. IN our efforts 20 90 away
/ with infcmpcrlUce. persuasion Us n Wca-
/ Don of far moro yaf-o than compulsiOn.
/ The wit of man has nor scr succeeded in
/ framing the statute. either nrohibitiye or
] reellatlve Il the liquor iiainc. Wnlcn cam
I moi Ian some way. ue cNadeH. Even az
,fs hos, the effort 90 control the supply
/ has only measurably succeeded. The true
/ rhflosrDhv would seem 70 dictate begin
| riu0 af the other end ana seeking 10 de
/ r,irish the demand. Here is where the
| pulpit task comes in
Leaders OF the Mormon Church, having
attained Statehood. are making strenuous
/ efforts 20 extend their sway through COLI
! states and Territories. IL has also (as
stated In THE church az Home ana
/ Ahroad'D 200 missionaries IN This and
/ other lands. At the Woman's Synodlcal
| Society OF Home Missions meeting Ia
! Brooklyn October 2ist and ed. 10 was "ap-
! nalling 10 hear OF Aormons In every State
! but eight or ten-5OoO tn Iowa. 1900 In In
! diana. two Mormon elders IN every coun-
| IS In North Carolina. and in the heart OF
/ Brooklyn Mormon elder with twenty
! i've helpers. pushing their inslnuating
/ doctrines The question with the Wo-
| mems Beard Is: Can our force on this
aid ha diminished"