The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-09

I condition that tho council assume the
/ Indebtedness and agree 10 continue
Christian work in the community I'M
aged SIS years. Iia was a man Of
marked abilities and Of wide interest
In all matters pertaining to the up
lift OF men and the betterment OF
society.
Rev. C. Sylvester Horne. Of London.
Is on a short VISIT to this country.
/ and is announced to preach at the
! Harvard Congregational church.
! Brooklne, next Sunday, and at the
Old South Congregational church.
Boston, September z. Mr.. Horne is
enc OF the most powerful as Well as
picturesque preachers Of English Con-
! greSationalism. he is called the
! platform orator Of %onconformity."
He is pastor OF White6eld's Taber-
nacle In Tottenham Court Road. Lon
| don, chairman Of the English Con-
gregation Union, and member Of Par
! lament for 1pswi il,
Ii Is with very sincere regret thar
we record the Sudden death OF Rev,
/ John Bancroft DeHlus, b. d. editor OF
Tire Observer. OF tH1g city, and mana
scr Of the New York Tribune Fresh
Air Fund. Or. I@tsiit was borne in
| New York on September 26, 1886, and
was graduated from the New York
University In 1852, and later from
Union Theological Seminary. In 1888
he became managing editor of The Oh
server, and In 19ua became its pro-
pTieter and chic editor He filled
.th f.sf
with marked ability. He was the au-
thor Of two books, An Observer In the
Philippines and On the Way to Hwai
Auen. "a DESCRIPTION Of the mission sta
ton In Central China. supported by
the Central Presbyterian church Of
this city, He was taken III on We'd
nesday night August %. and died
at FIVE O'Clock on Saturday morning.
br. Devins was an able writer a man
Of strong convictions, ana useful IN
many lines of Christian endeayor.--
The Examiner
The statistics of the Salvation
Army have Just been published in
England by the editor in chief or tno
army's periodical literature. The dis
tributiQn OF the members is as for
lows: Great Britain and Ireland. u.s.
600; France and Switzerland, 5000;
Germany, 5000, Holland and Belgium.
5000; Denmark, 2.50o. Sweden, TO-
coo: Italy and spain. zoo: Austria, so;
South Africa, 2.500; Australia 3d.
900; Canada. 10000: United States,
10000, India, 10000; japan, 1900;
Java, 800, Jamaica. Seath America.
and other parts. 5000: total, 254. Z3U.
The Disciples of Christ. strong IN
the Middle West. and one OF the six
or eight largest religious bndies in
America, are considering plans for
larger Christian work in New York
city. Early IN September a confer
ence on the subject is to be held, that
1 viii be attended by men who hava
studied the View York situation for
some years. cheers of Disciples mis-
sonary orGaaizations, and some Of the
: New York Christian pastors and lead
ing laymen,
The great speech of DIR. Griffith John
ON the occasion OF the celebration OF
his jubilee by the Chinese Christians
was concluded Ia the following words:
"And now l want to assume the
role Of . prophet. Another fifty years
and there Will be no idols in China.
Fifty years and there win be no Budd-
hist or Taoist priests, In fifty Tor
shall we say hundred?) years, Il do
not think there viii be any foreign
pastors In china Why? Because
the Chinese cgurch will have it's own
pastors In great numbers; China will
be all changed Ne older brethren
win nor see this sight in life, but we
! shall look down on 1t from heaven,
and the little ones here tonight Will
see Il and play their part in it,
r,ove,,e,,, 90 nm foot at Trenton.
itba ranital AT Taw Jersey. 10 take
from JUSTICES ~ the peace the right to
nerform Inc r,nrrfapa ceremony. on
tba ,rrcuu8 lhat they have often
iahnsad their nrivflape II is claimed
that thev hav1 made a sort of Ciretna
c.rea,, of tho stafa for ruoawov con
inlas from penn s,fIyania and New York.
In ma LlocIS ~ q street IN Hoboken.
1T is said alraaet every other house
besrs Avn n6"n,,ncin.r tbat n ia the
office Of fus,ice OF thf. oeacs, fol-
lowed Inv fbc unr,,s Marriages per-
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