The herald., 1897-10-03

of workshops properly equipped. The
management, we are informed proposes
to open the doors of this institution of
practical Christianity to all ex-prison-
ers who cannot find employment, to give
them work and to provide for their
wants until they are able to secure posi-
tions. How noble, sensible and Christly
is this benign friendiiness to an outcast
class!
Here Is "a romance In real life" with
points Of interest parallel to any. in the
literature of fiction. In 1S47 Lieutenant
Maclagan Joined the Madras division of
the Indian army. He diligently applied
himself to the duties Of his profession,
studied Oriental languages, eventually
becoming interpreter for his regiment
In 1852 he resigned, retired from the. pro-
fession Of arms to study that of divinity
The present eminent Archbishop of York
and Lieutenant Maclagan are one and
the same person! But his salary now,
besides his pension, is $50, 900 year. AS
a rule our English cousins reward a
righteous and successful career very
literally.
Is there not much Of quiet humor or
honest simplicity in the following notice
lately given from an English pulpit?
1.-THE service on Sunday morning is at
1880 m. The supposition that it is
ten minutes later is a mistake Young
men are not excluded from the week.
night service. The seats in the front
portion of the church have been care
fully examined. They are quite sound
and may be trusted not to give way. II
is quite legitimate to join in the singing
The object Of the choir is to encourage,
not to discourage the congregation"
A noted archeologist, Prof. W. M.
Ramsay, D. C. L., LII. D., has been
studying Asia Minor and it's various
peoples for many years. He has recent
ly published volume embracing the re-
suit Of his investigations, under the title,
Impressions Of Turkey" In this work
he bears testimony to the value of the
work accomplished in Turkey by Amer
lean missionaries. Among other things
he says: Beginning with prejudice
against their work, was driven by force
ul ldctS anu experience 10 the OplHlOH
that the mission has been the strongest
as we'll as the most benaficent influence
in causing the movement toward civiliz-
atior which has been perceptibe in va
rying degrees among all the peoples of
Turkey, but which has been zealously
opposed and almost arrested by the
present Sultan, with the support of the
six European powers"
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Prof James Hardy Ropes of the di-
vinity school Of Harvard university has
an article in the Congregationalist err.
titled, What We May Expect from
Christian Discoveries" This was doubt
less inspired by the recent discovery of
the Sayings of Jesus" in an ancient
ruin in Upper Egypt. After speaking
of other fragments of antique literature
which have come to light in recent years,
Prof. Ropes says: "The ONE great prize
sought for and dreamed of by students
of the new testament and early church
history is the work of Papias, bishop Of
Metropolis in Phrygea in the first half Of
the SECOND century after Christ. His
interpretations Of the oracles of the Lord
must give us the key to the various knot
ty and disputed questions pertaining to
the origin of the new testament" He
thinks. however. that It is probable that