The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-11
IN THE FIELD
OF RELIGION
The United Brethren Open School
at Ponce, Porto Rico.
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD.
No National Observance of the "Quiet
Day. This Year - klondilSers Are
Church Goers-ReIigious Bodies
TO Visit Paris Exposition.

cost being less than IN san Juan, an'
already about forty pupils have been Sc
| cured The teachers are Mr.. and Mrs
y. II. Huffman. both American teachers
OF long experience. The United Brethfei
aro raising a Twentieth Century fuhu
| OF $4,000 for missionary and Sl70"V loi
/ educational work There Is also an e.
fort making by them 10 increase their
! regular annual contributions for mission
purposes 10 10000. They report on
couraglng progress in an Of these under
takings .-
BROTHERHOOD or ST. ANDREW.
At the forthcoming national meeting
! OF the Brotherhood Of St. Andrew az CO.
| iumbus the usual "Quiet Day viii not
be observed. the reason for the change
I being given as the late date OF the con-
| vention and the busy times, making IL
| impossible for young men to be long
absent The convention will, therefore,
I begin on Thursday instead OF Wednes-
| dav. The preacher Of the annual sermon
| this year will be the Rev. James O. =
! Huntington "a member Of one Of the few
| Protestant Episcopal orders in this coun-
| try. the Brothers Of Nazareth, a volun-
/ tarv band OF missionary priests. fatnei
Huntington g. a son of the Bishop or
Syracuse. and has been mentioned as a
possible coadiutor for the Central New
York Diocese Bishop Huntington oelhg
we'll advanced I'm years. The feature OF
the Columbus gathering Will be the cor
porate celebration Of the Holy Commu-
MON. with Bishop Vincent Of the DOC
Of Southern Ohio as celebrant Inesa
celebrations take place on a week day
morning and sometimes as many a.
three thousand young men receive The
brotherhood % ST. Andrew is the Pro-
testaut Episcopal organization CORES
bonding TO the Christian EndeaVor IN
other religious bodies but IS confined 10
men the Daughters Of the King, a sepa-
rate organization for women, having pre-
cisely the same objects.
GROWTH OF RITUALlSH
High authorities among Eplseopalia"7
look 10 see the decision of the Archbishop
NJ canterbury have considerable effect IN
This country While there IS no legal
connection between the two churches
there is a very close bond Of sympathy.
and the effect as "A moral one may De
even more swift than if 70 were legal
one. For the last five years the CROWN
of rfttalism in Episcopal churches IS de-
clared by these leaders 20 be less mar ken
than among some non-liturgical oooieS.
There is. they say. a growing tendency
fn the direction OF higher importance IN
matters Of belief. which is the real High |
church but they say ritualism Is not |
Gaining Incense b. employed IA only |
about one hundred out OF $500 places or |
Episcopal worship and so far as can be |
learned only twelve can be found where /
lights I'm procession are even occasionally
employed a good many Episcopal DISH
OBS and others have feared the agitation |
I'm England might extend here. but 80
FAR there are no indications OF II. they
saw with the decision of the English
irchblshops the danger they think, If 1t
even existed. has passed by.
RELIGION N THE KLONDIKE.
The Rev. DIR. Charles T. THOMPSON.
secretary Of the Presbyterian Home
Board. has just returned from Alaska
md the Klondike. having been there and
n the Northwest since the adjournment
IF the General Assembly az Minneapolis
D. MAY Asked about religious condl- |
ions there he said they exceeded his
expectations. and that more had been ac-
omplishod than he had supposed possi-
Ne lie found he said. the jewellers In
hese new cities quite AS ready to attend
hurch as citizens of older cities, and |
hat religious progress is quite as posi-
Ne there as al home. Ills board pro-
Oses % greatly increase its work there. |
We new missionaries accompanying him !
here on his journey North. one OF these
, "A physician. who Will assist another
MUSICIAN already there. Dispensaries
-u become a regular feature or church
fort there. and Secretary Thompson re-
orts religious conditions and oppOrtuni-
les will De. next winter, far In advance
T what they were last. Ills board being
mo of debt for the first time m many
ears. DE is planning % inaugurate work
Porto Rico Immediately. q
ELIGIOUS BODIES TO VISIT PARIS
Steamship companies are refusing 10
lote to- religious organizations 40 this 4
irly date hard and fast rates 20 Europe i
.r next spring. So great Is the pres :
ire. especially from Christian Endeav- h
ers. that already the companies are 3
'ged % come 90 am agreement and name u
e rates Even Disciples Of Christ En- g
'avorers are talking Of charterlng q !,
hole ship and beginning their conven-
ln on board Immediately they sail
,nGdence is expressed that enough Will
an 20 go from among this one religious u
dy TO warrant the chartering OF "
hole vessel. An invitation has been
tended by tho Rev. S. r. willis for the =.
rpose Of ascertaining the number who -
sire 10 go. The occasion is the Worlds
ldeavor Convention I'm London and the OF
ris Exposition.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE. b
Holy Cross College. Washington. IS just D.
mpleted and will be ready for the a.
ening of the scholastic year In Sep IL
nber. IL will not however. be formally a
Heated until October when the trus-
IS OF the Catholic University and the II
chbishops Of the Roman Catholic
urch In the United States meet Holy Il
oss College IS part OF the University
NOtre Dame. Indiana. and the new 80
ding. Corinthian I'm architecture. is ty
cted Of Indiana limestone and Vermont as
mite. IL Is recognized as one OF the do
ldsomest buildings in the capital. u
ugn not large. and its location on a IN
1fec summit Of what has locally been
led Rosemont. is ideal The college an
INTENDED Tor advanced work by grad
es or Notre Dame and for students
ning from Holy Cross congregations
over the world. The head of II fs .
y Rev. Dr. Carl Zahm, provincial of M,
congregation Of the Holy Cross who
long been known as an advocate Of "I
her scholarship in the Roman Catholic OF
'sthO0d '''''O'i0
ELIGION IN THE Philippines frc
charitable progress has been made M
ing the past six months i'm both he la
led city OF Manila and the ou.er ot,,. ~
Malate In common school education bo
the singular thing about This nro tire
- Is that 10 has been largely due 10 re-
nan Catholic priest the Rev. p Oh Oh
<innon. chaplain OF the First cali ""
ia Volunteers. AT first other duties
e sought 10 be placed upon him but
lemurred and gave his entire time 10
schools. In this work he had the Ga
We support Of the Archbishop. who
ough a Spaniard concerning whom n
)t favorable impression exists In this
airy. Is declared by Father McKin- III
20 be a progressive and liberal man. -
nn- NInkIrn..n b Inalllt nnI 80. -