Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-29
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Mrs. Maggie Van Colt is conducting a re-
vival on the West Side, Chicago.
The statement that the gospel is preached
in thirty different languages in the United
States shows what a polyglot people we are. 3
BY a vote of 1T to SO the Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal conference has decided
in favor Of admitting women as lay dele
gates to the general conference.
general Booths tour of northern India is
said to have been one of his greatest sue
ceases. At Gujarat he addressed the largest
meeting of Salvationists ever held in India.
Prosecuted Armenia has the honor of being
the first country in the world to accept
Christianity. Their king Dertad) was bap-
tized A.. D., 276. The first missionaries were
Armenians.
A missionary to China declares that the
Christian Endeavor society Is doing wonders
toward converting the women Of the en-
pire to the Christian religion and activity
in its service.
Seventeen years ago Rev. Rhys r. Lloyd
was working with a pick and shovel in a
Pennsylvania coal mine. T-day he is pro-
fessor of Greek in the Pacific Theological
seminary at Oakland, Cal.
Sam Jones, the widely known evangelist,
has recently completed a new residence at
Cartersville, Ga, which contains twenty-one
rooms and which, in its exterior, Is said to
embrace an ecclesiastical effect"
A Tacoma, Wash, man opens his oatmeal
mill every morning with prayer. All Of his
employees are church members, and none Of
them is excused during the few minutes OF
prayer before the work Of the day begins.
Five young women converts were baptized
In a creek at Richmond, KY, the other day,
with four inches of snow on the ground,
several inches Of ice on the shola waters
Of the creek, and the temperature consider
ably below freezing.
For every two Christians in Japan there
n-z aun naIlItsN tnx.-lA- - all -
ton Of the Shinto temples. Altogether in
the empire there are 1868 207 houses for idola-
trous worship. Many OF these temples seat as
many as 5000 persons.
A new movement in Milwaukee, Wis. is
called the Christian Labor union. Its object
Is to bring into a social ~relatiCr with the
church and with each other the great mass
Of working people who cannot afford to es-
tablish and support a church OF their own.
Somewhat erroneous reports have been
spread to the effect that M. Loyson, formerly
known as Pere Hyacinthe. had become a
Coptic Christian in Cairo. The ~ex-triar,
however, retains his membership of what he
calls the Gallican church, but has Joined in
the services Of the followers of Eutyches. or
the Copts. as they are better known.
The First Presbyterian church Is about to
erect what will be one Of the finest Sunday
school buildings In Philadelphia, as a
memorial to Rev. Albert Barnes. who was
pastor of the church from 1880 till 1870.
The ALDER Barnes Memorial" is intended
to combine the purposes OF a Sunday school
building and headquarters for parish work.
The estimated cost of the work is about
$50, 900.
Rev. DIR. William s.. Rainsford of st.
Georges church. New York. 10 quite the
pastor OF his people, and as his labors are
confined to the poorer regions he is In COM
plete touch with the laboring world. His
latest idea Is that the church should stand
by organized labor and recognize that a
thorough and comprehensive organization
among all branches Of wage earners is
needed.
There are over 1000 Christian Endeavor
societies In the Presbyterian church, and
over 1885, 600 was given to the home and for
eign boards by them during the last year.
One hundred and fourteen presbyteries re-
port LOG 900 members. with 1000 members
In the junior societies, and contributions OF
$50. 900 TO home and foreign boards. The So
ciety outnumbers all others in the Presby-
terian church thrity-three 10 one.
A correspondent writes to say that the New
York Tribune fell into an error In stating
that the late Archbishop Kenrick was che OF
two p~relates who voted against the decree
OF papal infallibllity in the vatican council
1T is true" he says, that the archbishop
was opposed to the decree. but when a vote
was taken on II he retired with lis other
bishops. There were only two bishops who
remained TO vote non placet,' Bishop Riccio
Of Sicily and Bishop Fitzgerald OF Little
whom finally accepted the Decree"