The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

ton that no retrenchrent Be made a,
any point IN the mission field" The offer
was accepted
The Welsh Ccngregations forward
movement has decided 10 raise a fund OF
fao,oeo In Eve years toward establishing
new causes IN populous districts and as
sisting weak churches in Wales.
II is reported that loo Catholic women In
Chicopee. Mass. have subscribed 81 each
Washington. and have pledged the same
amount annually for nine years.
II Is stated that In the Church OF Eng
land last year there were IS fewer orii-
the meantime there has been an increase of
more than 2.ooe. 90 In the population
Gently been erected In the parish church
of Forgney, County Meath, the birthplace
OF the poet. The memorial Is stained
glass window. and represents the scene
from Goldsmith's Deserted Village:
HE tried each art. reproved each dun de-
Law
Allursd tss brighter world. and led the
Saratoga Senator Hoar made the state
ment that the sixteen Congregational
churches of Worcester. Mass. gave annu-
ally for religious work of their denomna-
ton more than the whole 800 churches Of
the Unitarian body.
The Tooth annual meeting Of the corpor-
alton for the relief OF widows and children
OF clergynlen OF the church (EpiscopaD in
the state of New York was held recently
in the Church Missions house The fund
dates from 1859, when a charter was grant
ed by King George III. The corporation
includes the states Of New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania.
1t Is stated that the proprietors OF silk
factory In Yokohama. Japan. employing
over 100 girls desired a Bible woman TO
come to their factory to hold religious ser
vices, saying they would gladly give one
hour morning and evening for daily prayer
and Bible reading with the girls.
A California exchange remarks: I'm
Toronto. Canada, there are los churches
and only I42 saloons. No saloonkeeper can
hold office in the city. In San Francisco
saloons. 1t Is difficult for anyone but a
saloonkeeper or saloon sympathizer to
be elected to Office"
Bishop McCabe, of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. before leaving Portland.
Or, recently bought a large tent 10 be
used for public religious service in Alaska
He has created the first presiding elders
district in that country, making it part
of the Norwegian Danish conference.
The Haskell leetureship has been offered
to DR.. Fairbairn, of Mansfield College.
oxford. This lectureship was founded
with the view OF securing a succession OF
eminent Christian scholars to argue the
reasonableness of Christianity before ed
ucated Hindus in the principal cities Of
India The first holder of this lectureship
was DR.. Barrows. Of Chicago.
:. -
Last spring Emperor William, of Ger
many. issued decree requiring all
churches under his sway to celebrate with
special Thanksgiving and sermons the
memory of his grandfather. William the
Great 1t was this monarch who deprived
the province OF Hanover OF Its indepand-
ence. Most of the eIergymen OF Hanover
grumbled and submitted, but three re-
fused. These three have been tried be-
fore the royal consistory and sentenced
to be deprived of their livings. Their case
Is exciting much sympathy and indigna-
ton in Germany, but there Is no hope of
redress.-Chicago Times-Herald.