The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-23
Fresh News Gathered Among All the
Denominations.
WORK IN The PHILIPPINES
The Big Presbyterian Council saliva
ton Army Goes To Manila -- Rev
Nr. Moody's Views Changing
Large Gatherings Nan'n%'

was sent t. Mania o5 t' Tx -
Albany 20 Investigate religious 49,,
IN the Philippines and return ana 80 80
80 ,he Missionary Council IN 81 LOUIS
~ ,roere.fs FOR aggressive missionary
uvort under Protestant Episcopal CAuio"
susnices there. that o building has been
opened across the street rom lhe pl'"
cioal barracks en- Naiate. and christeheu
,nc churcn House. ON the evening OK
Decoraflon Day q formal meeting was
held md Protestant Episcopal eHoil ,"
the PHILIPPINES formally organized. lhe
Church House Is two stories, the upper
one contalning I've rooms ,o be useo as
Offices and parish house. and The lower
an a. ono room. has been fitted mp as q
church. At Tire organization ~ the Work
there were pres no cnanl1in1 az ,Nt
United states Army, the Kew ~
Charles T.. Pierce and the Rev paVio H.,
Fleming. the Rev Hugh Nctnei,'' ana
the Rev. James J.. SMILEY Commissioner
Pcvfon and two lay workers
Mr. pevton reports that the name Sc
lected for This the FIRST Episcopal work
there Is the Mission OF the Holy Trinity
and hours f0r services have been fNft
Tor sundays Holy Communion 20 T.
mogninc rra er' and sermon at cen. and
evening at G.sl. At the early celebration
the service 81 said in both Spanish ana
English go ten the services are n
English and me evening service is eX-
pressy f1r soldiers Alr. Peri0n reports
that common lumber there is 500 q thous-
and. and so tho altar was made from
dfF foooN n'N. iH' ''''' ""-''
s'veniN-iN. ~ ..,o~.
'nus laI aH nav 1900. a.,
Manila apart from Tniacopa among
soldiers OF The Inter there have been
iound ''n'tH m
the broihernool OF ~. Anoi'M, ',lo ~
the Fonr'h Oh. '." othei in the fH'"
United state. NflNI'f}
IN hlr 'h 81,
theIe aye lli,l ,,-.. d. o,l,,
W N''''' "''' -..,t,
tnftr "'i' '' -i.ls
hplsoonii s''
since Mafth hN ''fhItih fI't' H 'i'
pariors Of an lrr 1 resident VINO Us
member Of The church oi Enfland. a
tent which Tho brotherhood ot 81 An
drew presented % Chaplin Fleming IN
San Francisco. has been turned over 10
one 81 the CLERGY of The Manila Church
House who Will 70 % tho front with H.
An adjunct az the Church House IS
medical disnensarv no which many moor
Fripinos have already applied for relief.
Two men arc af work in the hospitals
and one N them conducts 4 class ~
young Filipino men who are Studying
English.
Negotiations are I'm progress for the
purchase % site for "a church. and on
suneal &c about 20 DO wade 20 Tnisco-
palians IN the United States TO pay for
~ and 20 erect a building thereon 4
missionary committee has been organ
ized charged with the duty of church
extension I'm the PHILIPPINES Under
new arrangement chaplains Of the
United states who are Episcopaiians are
placed canonically under che Bishon or
Washington. The work I'm Manila having
been started by q chaplain am Of the
clergy now there have been placed with
him under Rishop S,fterlee Mr. Pew.
ton reports Widespread interest I'm every.
thing American. and regrets the present
clergy and lay force there o. % small as
compared with the great opportunities
He will return IN time To- make his Off
cial report 20 the Episcopal House OF
Bishops at their meeting at ST. Louis I'm
October.
PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL
A great deal OF social interest attaches
20 the visit Of the eminent men. with
their wives. who are coming soon 20 at
tend the Council Of Churches holding the
Presbyterian system OF government IN no
held IN Washington al the end ~ se,-
TENDER. Tho PRINCIPAL social event is a.
be a reception rendered bv +be proei,.
terians Of PHILADELPHIA bur the presb,.
terian Union Of New York will entertain
the delegates and President Mckinley
will receive them. Secretary Wilson. OF
the Cabinet, IS "a Presbyterian elder and
he viii give a dinner. A very large dele
cation is expected from the Established
Of D..
Is said there Will take place not "a Iittle
figuring IN connection with several fam
Gus Presbyterian pulpits in Chicago and
New York. quite desirable and now
vacant. Delegates will he present from
Hungary. Holland. ireland ana Aus
tralia-
UNITARIANS TO MEET.
The programme OF the eighteenth bi.
ennial meeting OF tho National Confer
ence OF Unitarian and other Christian
ehurohes al Washington az the middle
OF October is almost completed and IS
or promisng interest Apart from mat
tiers OF routine. tho chief points OF the
conference are The ministry Of The Uni
tartan church 70 other churches, 70 the
NE oi man ana tue mess se ~ tho Uni
tarlan chnrch ootner churches 70 the
uhchurchea' ana 70 Ns own people
Among the speakers announced are the
rev Ut. Fo"ald hNetel haie. tne Rev
Dr. Nunot j. Sayasem. the Rev Dr..
joseph MAY nne rev inonas .. sheer,
tID NV. :" ~ Nai'uL"p '"e rev. IS. ray
Milis, me keN q. .. pole lion carroll
ID. wright lion. george b. Adams, and
Prof. G. VI. Tyler. The evening sessions
Of the conference VIII oe ne!d in the
FIRST tonBIesa uonal Church, the other
sessions IN tho Unitarian church. This
conference IS lhe nllsslohafN ana church
extension nouf on C.ll'ni lHi..siil.
sALNA ion ARMY IN MANILA.
The salvation Army has sent to N4nila