New-York tribune., 1905-01-28
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

The American Bible Society of New-York, has
begun printing the American Revised Version of
the Bible. and hopes TO issue cheap edition
about the middle of March. These editions will be
printed in minion type, and bound in cloth. and
will correspond as nearly possible in style and
binding with the sOcety's 20-cent Bible and five
! cent Testament in the King James Version. The
price however. will be somewhat higher. The
which. under agreement. 1T cannot sell to the trade
but can supply 70 churches at cost. The society
Porto Rico and the general advance in civilization
and initeracy of the people greatly retard circua
ton of the Bible. Work is making good progress
in other Southern countries. An edition of the
Corean New Testament has been completed the
than fifty thousand copies of Japanese Gospels and
New Testaments have been given out to the
pitals in Japan
In the annual catalogue of Princeton Seminary.
just issued is brief history of the institution from
It's opening, in 1872. In the ninetythree years OF
existence 5,S32 students have been matriculated.
some foreign countries OF these. S5S have entered
foreign missionary work
There VIII be a meeting of B'nai Birth at Tenn
pie Israel on February 13 TO consider the Jewish
religious and commercial problems of upper Man
haitian
The fourth special service the topic The Ap-
plicaton of Christian Principles to the Practical
Problems of Great Cities will he held ut D. m.
on The Russian Jews and Eliot Norton. on The
Italian"
Special musical services noted for week are:
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. tomorrow
morning and evening: All Souls Protestant Episco-
pal Church 1870 p m. tomorrow: St Thomas $
waiter hIteP' G. Gale. H5. 0''''''' '''''' 90
A special musical service. with soloists, aug
mened choir violin vioioncelIo and organ. will be
held at p. m. tomorrow in the Episcopal Church
nj the Incarnation. under direction OF Warren r.
Hedden .organst and choirmaster OF the PARISH
The services in the Church of the Intercession
at II a m to-morro~ viii be in memory of the
pev Dr + winchester Donald. formerly rector
death rector of Trinity Church B3ston. where
he succeeded Bishop Phillips Brooks IN lSsz
Al the West End Presbyterian Church the people
are awaiting with unusual expectancy the coming
of the pastor-elect A Edwin Keigwin. who begins
his pastorate on February L. The farewell OF DR..
Stebhins TO the people who have come 10 love him
most heartily in these few months. VIII be on
February S. and the arrival Of Mr.. Kegwtn
the people will give reception Ihere Will oe
series of StereOpticon sermons bS tue iNeN'
Bisnop Gates
on Christian Endeavor Day. Thursday. February
. the Fifth District Union Of Christian EndeavOr
win hold great rally at the Lenox Avenue Col
legiate Reformed Church. at o'clock sharp
Motto: Larger and Better" There viii be sing
ing led hv George Fisher. Of the Bible Teachers
Training school. The Rev. Cleland B. McAfee. of
RrookIvn trustee of the United Society and d
speaker Of national reputation VIII deliver an
address
The topics and services announced for tomorrow
are: All Souls Unitarian church Or. Slicer. The
old outlook and the New view: Old FIRST Pres
byterian Or. DufIeid. morning The Investment