The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
IN THE FIELD
OF RELIGION
Missionary Situation IN Japan Re-
mains Very Grave.
BISHOP OF HAVANA SAILS.
Reformed Church Missionary Move
mont I'm Amcrica-Christian En-
} dcayorcrs and the London
Convention.
BISHOP OF HAVANA SAILS,

Withdraw from the ministry OF the Pres
byterian Church has failed In the under
taking Prof McGiffort viii not with
draw. The reasons he gives are con-
scientious ones. lie declares his no"
famous book has been wrongly interpre-
ted. The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, has twice condemned the book ana
only referred the matter back 70 'ne
a'rebytery In the hope that Prof.. McOli-
lert could he induced 10 withdraw ana
heresy trial averted. The coDinii''ee
mentioned will now, II Is authorliauNeiy
stated. refer the matter back ana recon-
mend it's Presbytery 10 ask the Oehetai
Assembly Tor further Instructions be-
fore beginning "A trial The fresbytefy
Is free either TO SO refer II or begin
trial at once There Is held 10 be 30
doubt that the General Assembly VIII
order the trial II the case reaches II. me
Union professor and the committee, when
presented the General Assemoys iour-
fold dOctrinai deiiverance. was able 10
agree upon but one Of them. PresDyte-
rian pastors everywhere are deploring
the now probable outcome. the liberals
because they think their church ought not
TO be so narrow and the orthodox be-
cause they fear for revival work, and
both because they dread the acrimony OF
another trial.
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE.
An American Church Bible Institute
has just been organized by Protestant
Episcopal clergy. II had its rise in the
diocese Of long Island but already has
members in 81. Louis. So. Paul. Chicago
buffalo Louisville Pittsburg and many
other cities. 1T H. made M of clergy be-
longing 10 the great middle class neither
High Church or High Critics who think
thai their Church is likely to be injured
by the admission Of such men az Prof
Briggs and who yet think that efforts so
far made TO counterfeit their influence
have been far from wise. They DIS
claim any quarrel with any party, and
declare they are not narrow IN the sense
that they fear new discoveries about the
Bible. They say. however, that there
are certain things that are settled, and
deplore that tendency of some men In
their own body 90 upset them by sensa-
Iional methods. Methods purpOsed TO be
followed by the Institute are the holding
of courses Of lectures by their own mem
bers and by rectOrs ia sympathy with
them, and they believe they say, that II
these lectures are given. perhaps during
the Advent season, for several years that
alarm will be abated on the one hand
land inidelity OF the other. Courses Of
lectures are TO be given in Cleveland, ST
Pau. Buffalo Brooklyn ana several 9th
er cities during the approaching Advent
season and others are being planned Inc
president Of the institute is the Rev
Robert Weeks.
The Mission of the Holy Trinity the
Protestant Episcopal effort in The Philip
pines. is situated at the corncr Of cafe
Real and Gale Division, within hum
dred yards of the sea. and within "a
stones throw OF the Malata Barr1 ks
The house consists of sitting room, din
ing room. three bed rooms and hau Up
stairs Below are four rooms al used
by the soldiers. one is for reading ana
writing. another for games AMI third
ana fourth for sitting rooms On sun
days the two latter are thrown into ore
Tor the services These consist II Hoy
Communion at $50 in English. Holy Com
municn and sermon in spanish az 80;
MOrnisg Prayer aud scrnlol a. 1919 a1i
Evening Prayer and sermon at :. I'm
addition services are conducted IN diffcr-
ent parts Of the city chlt'y In hospi-
tails. Three priests are lahoriag all
the time. a fourth part a. the tin' ana
vne laymsn H. employed. Mich of ihe
work consists in hospital Wis ing, le.tef
writing for the sick AMI say ing ser
vices for the dead. The sla tay services
are well attended and the rOns are flled
nightly by soldiers. In the absence Of
regular chaplains. priess sitiirnel al
the Mission have lately Uecn sowing al
Malalos Culumpit, San Fernando spa
Angeles
SITUATION AT GUAM.
A missionary just returned from Guam
says in reference 10 the 1rt that Mill
tary Governor Leary has bln.shcl from
the IAdrones several of the Jesuit friars
that Il matters little what HCihn 3D. This
direction is now taken The American
Board Is the only feiS ious BODY esi'es
the Jesuits having work ihers. ard This
authority says that Cougresstinnaiists
have twice as many members In the La
drones az have the Roman CaihOl'cs. al
though they have been there nut three
years while the Jesuits nhSc hcen there
since 1862. Congregationanets naVr three
schools In Guam. and such marked pro-
gress have some Of the pdp's mode that
no fever than seven of the graiha-es are
now IN American universities There are
two churches whose aggregate . "nher-
ship Is 200. other missions IN tho "a
drones arc prospecting. Go yeraor Leary
Is not the first TO interfere with Guam
friars. Thirty-ave years ago. when Cen
eral Draper captugod Manila for tie Bit
ish. detachment vas sent 20 ne LII
drones II found the friars in arms and
those who did not fight spent their time
teaching the natives that the Br fish were
inhdels This was me on raj lflcrt
made 10 the British soyeranent Tie
English officers tore down s.N converts.
banished score of the worst friars TO
India and despOilod 30 ne ~ TIE Church
estates. American Board missionaries
lately from there say the power az The
Jesnits is broken. whatever the American
government does.
Ira ID ga 1key has become an evangelist
and IS 10 conduct a series Of meetings So
different cities on bis own account. No
differences have arisen between Mr..
Moody and the famous singer II hap
pened last summer that Mr.. Moody was
asked with particular urgency 10 cOnduc,
a particular series q n ceilings. lie was
busy al Northheld and could not comply
with the request. Mr.. Sankey took Mr..
Noody's place IN The emergency and was
80 successful that he has now mapped
o,t a series for himself lie IL 10 spend
the next two week I'm Toronto. ana from
there he gees respectively to Rochester,
poughkeepsle and Philadelphia. Later on
ne expects 60 hold meetings In Chicago.
ST Lows. Indianapolis, Cleveland ana
Cincinnati. being already In correspond
eoce with committees In those cities.
While the meetings he conducts are evan
esllstic they differ from ordinary ones
IN being services Of song and story lie
has many new gospel hymns this year.
ard his stories are chiefly personal about