The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
SEND MILLIONS
To THE HEATHEN
Americans Contribute S11, ,OOO,-
900 to Spread Christianity in
Foreign Lands.
SIGNIFICANCE OF BIBLE
TERMS is DISCOVERED
Students Learn That Mamma
Was Peas and Mint Sauce
Went With Lamb.
BY D. v. FRANCIS.

BY Leased Wire to Tho Tribune.
NEW YORK. July lone OF the most
gratifying signs of the times in the world
OF religion is the steady growth of in
terest in the work Of missions.
Never in its history. except perhaps at
the very beginning when Paul was at the
height of his activity has the church
shown so strong determination 10 obey
the injunction OF the Master TO go forth
and preach the gospel TO all the world,
The various mems movements is an in
dication OF this: is the tent and shop
meetings.. which cover the whole city OF
New York this summer and are spread
ing to other cities There are others.
but perhaps the most striking is con-
tanned In the reports which have been
received from fifteen of the eighteen mis-
closed their fiscal years last spring show
ing q total gain in receipts for 1901
OF s195, 900 from individuals and churches.
Somewhat more than this was received
from legacies.
Beginning about 1900. receipts OF most
Protestant societies increased rapidly,
as they had in all the years before that.
The extent OF the interest Is shown by
the fact that fully $4,000, coo persons con-
tributed. Missionary contributions for
work in America alone amount TO st0.-
900 a year. while s1l 900 900 "A year
goes 70 foreign lands. The number OF
persons engaged directly in the mission
ary propaganda in America and in non
Christian countries supported by Ameri-
can money runs into hundreds OF thou
sands.
Ravens" We're Not Birds.
1t has fallen TO English students to
Elijah in the wilderness. when he was
fleeing from the vengeance OF Jezebel.
were not birds at all but were the in,
osbo. which being translated means means
raven. The announcement was made at
a remarkable exhibition at the Natural
History museum. South Kensngton. Lon
don. Of the animals. plants and precious
stones mentioned in the Bible
A picture OF the biblical dog with a
reference 10 Proverbs xxx. revealed the
most interesting point that the species
was the African deerhound a splendid
specimen Of which made a sensation al
the principal dog shows In London two
The botanical cases are of great inter
est "Tares" stand for 'darnel." a weed
with poisonous seeds, al first indistin-
MUCH to the symbol Of the parable.
often blown by strong winds into the
Among ae tse SnS Serba IS mne is Shown
the the Paschal lamb AsEon's !.a,, blossoming
one stalk" of Pharaoh's dream is a very
fair description of the mummy wheat.
OF which, by the way. experiments are
being made in England; very charac-
The several cases llling one bay of a
great hall are guarded. as IL were, by
huge specimen Of the dugong. the seal
the mermaid. Its skin was used in roof
Ing the temple.
Morgan Makes Donation.
]: Pierpont Morgan OF New York. a
jealous Episcopalian. has contributed
money recently to the Catholic commits
sion for the revision OF the Latin vulgate-
or Catholic version of the Bible. and has
entered into that commissions plans to
photograph y, pages Of his The Golden
ume of photographs Of the collated texts.
The commission. appointed by Plus x
and now at work two years, is searching
the libraries. cathedral records. treas
uries and private collections OF all Eu-
rope for documents 10 show the basis OF
st. Jerome's translations. Oddly. the
Catholic version OF the Bible was made
has disappeared.
Universities for the Philippines.
How many know That two universities
for the Philippines are projected. both To-
Gated In Manila and both 10 serve the en-
States government behind it as represent
ed in the school system of the Philip
pines and it's president, the Rev. Or. Muir
ray Bartlett, has just been appointed The
other is being formed by Protestant mis-
sionary societies having work there,
Prcsbyterians and Methodists taking the
lead.
The Episcopal church. through its bish-
op there, the Rt. Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Brent, has rot yet decided whether il will
enter the plan or not The government
university president the Rev. DIR. Bart
lett. WAS dean OF the Episcopal cathedral
in Manila and has resigned to accept the
educational position. He is a native Of
New York. a graduate of Harvard univer-
slty, wac at one time on the staff Of
Grace church. New York, and left the
rectorship of ST. Paurs church, Rochester
TO go to Manila.
The secopd university, name lot yet
decided. is part of a general plan to es-
tablish great Christian universities in
India, China. Japan and the Philippines
to crown the educational systems planted
there by European and American InfII-