The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24
IN THE FIELD
OF RELIGION
Brilliant Programme Arranged for
the EpicOpal Congress-
CHRISTMAS DAY IN ROME
American Prclatc May BE the Next
Bishop Of Havana-Missionsih
Alaska-Ncws of h Va
rious Denominations
CHRISTMAS DAY IN ROME

O., Paul. on the tcnth Of next month"; 10
"a eolosed by an address by Bishop
white. o. Northern Indiana The ADDRESS
of welcome viii be given by the venerable
bishop OF Minnesota, and be followed al
once by a paper by Bishop Potter OF Ne"
York on the subject Does National EN-
,snaon Involve 'Imepriahsm?' The
Bishop OF New York expressed last year
some positive opinions on this subject ana
,1pectaton regarding what he wlA<say
,his ycar IS keen. a speaker on the sam"
sonic. who Is 10 follow him, is BlshoP 81
s.n.s enc OF the a0iest men ia l"e '@'
pal House OF Bishops. ana ne mas 90
pressed some opinions direclly oppoS,t~
those Of the Bishop OF New 10TH 1Ho
sundav Question" is 10 be the subeJct iOr
,be second day. with the Rev DR.. W. .
Rainsford. of 81. George s. New YORK as
che principal speaker. Others VINO take
mari are lie lev. lr. tdnpnt fait y"
omaha. the Rev. Or. B. 4. warner, OF
Nsw orleans. and the Rev. Ernest NJ.
Stres. of Chicago. The hire Gay wiz
consider "Iho bearing Ot the Nt"ap1P~'
on Intellectual and Moral LlIe. Inc
Rev. Dr. Cameron Mann OF N"
civ. and the Rev. DIT. Alexander MachaY-
NAUl.I- UA hNNAAN~ AN.H EW
and tho Rev. DR.. David II. Greer, the late
Cornelius VanderDnts rector. and Col H.
n kelley. OF Louisville. are the speakers.
one other topic Is Lessons of the Ritual
contest in the Church of England, ana
two of the speakers upon il are the Rev
Lewis Cameron, Of South Orange, and the
Rev. Louis S. Osborne, OF Newark
AMERICANS ARE HONORED.
Roman Catholic Archbishops have Jus'
I.mhEFnInn huWfNmHHH-
an Invitation to be present in Rome next
christmas day at the opening OF the Jubi-
leo Year. with which that church VIII
mark the transition from one century 30
another. According to custom obialnins
through several centuries the Pope VIII
o., 10 the main entrance 70 St Peter S
end upon knocking three times VIII be
admitted. on this formal entry the place
Of honor in the procession Is always nc
corded 10 representatives OF the country
.haf has shown the greatest progress in
cburcb development during the century
then closing. This honor vii 90 next
Christmas 10 the ArchbishOps OF Ameri-
ca. and 50 as many as possible OF them
are urged 20 be present. 10 Is sald 10 De
probable that at the forthcoming meeting
in Washington an arrangeemnt VIII zoe
made by which some VIII plan 10 so, ana
so insure suitable representation OF tne
church In America upon this centennial
occasion.
American Catholics are moving in the
matter OF a successor to the Bishop OF
Havana. who. II will be remembered, re
signed diret 20 Rome not long since, thus
ignoring Archbishop Chappelle. OF New
orleans. Three candidates have been
named in the usual way pf nominating
them 10 Rome. They are DIT. Manuel
Dobal and Or. Luis Musteliery liolan,
both Mexican priests. and Dr. Ricardo
Artega y Montej0. who Is canon OF the
Cathedral at Caracas. Venezuela. Dr.
Musteler Is a warm friend Of Count
tanulo Pecci who IS "a nelhew Of the
Pope. The argument is made that since
Cuba is 70 be in greater or less degree
an American province, and Havana Is the
principal city Of II. the bishop Of Havana
ought 10 be an American. In this con-
tention some Protestant leaders are con-
curing. and are saying that an American
g. the position will offer better o~pportuni-
ties for harmony. IL is said mat repre-
santati1ns 90 This enect are TO be made
through Archbishop Martineli 20 the
authorities NJ Rome.
CHURCHES FOR ALASKA.
Rev. Loyal l. Writ. a Christian En-
deavorer. who Is looking after COngre-
rational interests I'm Alaska. recently
raised 5000 in one week among the miners
jn 20 around ANY City with which to
erect a church. a hospital and a library
al that point. II is counted that fuzzy
three thousand miners will winter there,
and owing to the alch finds and the easy
mining II is said a great number Of visi-
tors viii be there next spring. The Rev.
Mr.. Writ went 10 Anvil city on a visit
from 81. Michael. intending TO prospect
a little and return In "a fortnight. SO far
from doing So he succeeded In raising the
money as stated. and before the fortnight
had elapsed found himself on steamer
bound FOR Seattle. there 10 order ma
t~srials. medicine. books. pews. carpets,
81 in ten days, and return by the same
steamer. the last trip north 1t viii make
before the ice Jock.
4 Quaker steamer captain who IS in
charge Of the Alaska Exploration Com
pauy's interests, rendered this COngrCga-
tionlalist much assistance and indirectly
secured for him a splendid site at Anvil
city. right In the centre Of the mining
town. and also a reserved lot ln each
block. which Is 60 De sold for the support
of ire work. The plans for church.
library and hospital have been drawn.
and materials are now on their way north.
Miners will themselves erect the build
ings. doing 50 before the very cold wealth
er sets in. C0ngregationalists are AT work
IN the territory north OF Sitka ana near
She base 81 the Alaska peninsula.
HAWAuANs TO PAY THE DEBT
Several Of the speakers az the Inter-
national Congressional Council at Boston
are 10 De heard az the annual meeting of
the American Board IN Providence. begin
rlng October ?. Concerning the rumor that
Hawaiions have sent 2 check with which
% pay the Boards debt. the secretaries
say they know nothing. Tire rumor per-
sists in going the rounds. however. and
one Of the members OF the Board SAYS
~ IS true. The debt is higher than fO-
several years. owing 10 failing of In
legacies. 30 that the Hawaiians win have
the liberal sum OF $4,000 10 pay II they
liquidate the debt as "a memorial OF re-
cent political events.
The Council at Boston. now in session.
IS expected 20 indicate some tendencies
90 work in that body. These tendencies
gre two. one Us theological There are
liberal and conservative elements I'm the
denomination. and they not in~frequently
come ito sharp competition, The other
tendency has 20 do with pollty. IN Eng.
land DR.. Joseph Parker. the nestor Of
British CoupreraNonalism. has been say
ing within the last few weeks that Con
gregauoraiism shore is organized either
roo much or too little. n that something
must Dee done Here an expression Of this
fling f. the Committee OF Fifteen. which
De- along step toward a ffeshyte-i9n
p0iity. or a, least toward central control.
Just how Tar these tendencies are sup
ported by the churches viii Il Is caicu-
lated. De shown 10 some extent by the pa
pers and discussions OF this world councii.
MANY REVEALS PLANNED.
Methodist and Baptist Monday meetings