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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1883)
All religious instruction or even allusion to religion in the schools of France is so strictly forbidden by the new laws on the subject that the name of the Deity is care fully expunged from the new text books, dred affections. For treatise giving successful self-treatment address W orld ’ s D ispensary M edical A ssocia tion , Buffalo, N. Y. Current Religious News In a town in Upper Egypt, fail ing to secure one of their own peo ple to expound the Scriptures, the Copts engaged the services of a young man recently licensed by the Mission Presbytery. So great was the interest in his first sermon that he was'"compelled to give 44 three times’ Women disguised them selves as men in order to get into the t street to hear the preach i ng. 'Revision“ seems to Ue the oixl6Y“df the day. It has been generally be lieved that the Quakers have no creed, but they have a book ef- “ Doctrine, Practice and Discipline,” while the authoritative documents of the society till several volumes. It has been found impossible for the Miss A. M. Fields, a missionary society to resist the habits and ten-. stationed at Swaton, China, who dencies of the times. They still has just returned to this country on keep up their “ public testimonies,” a visit, has during the past four ordering plainness of speech, beha years, in addition to her missionary vior and apparel, forbidding the labors, prepared a dictionary of the pursuits of music, dancing, theatri Swatow dialect. It is a book of cal entertainments, and vain sports, some GOO pages, the first of the kind against the hurtful tendency of reading plays, romances, novels, and ever published. other pernicious books, but these The Methodist Episcopal Church, testimonies show only now the wide South, has sent four missionaries to difference which has come to exist China, two to Mexico, and two to between doctrine and practice. In Brazil; and the Woman’s Board has the last twenty years there have sent fonr ladies—twelve in one year been three revisions. At the last yearly meeting a committee was ap shows ah advancement. pointed to modernize the Book of Of the baptism of Ahmed Tewfik 1 Discipline. This committee will re Effenui, the Church Missionary In port at the yearly meeting soon to telligencer remarks; “ This baptism be held, and if the revision is adopt is a great event. No convert of ed the Quakers may look forward to equal eminance has, it is believed, a new career unhampered by many ever been won from Mohamrtiedan- ■ of the absured restrictions which ism. He was in the v’ery front rank now hold back from progress and of the Turkish hierarchy in learning | success. and reputation.” The prayers of Mr. Spurgeon’s Pastor’s College in Christians are asked that he may, j like the Apostle Baul, “ increase the the twenty-seven years of its life more, in strength,” and prove a has educated 650 men, of whom 44 chosen vessel to bear tbe name of have died. At present 486 are regu Christ, by voice and pen, to the ■ larly engaged in Christian w’ork as pastors, missionaries and evangelists. followers 'of the false prophet. 'The census of missions to be taken next year will, it is estimated, show an increase of 200,000 native Chris tians in India, Ceylon, and Burmah, for the last ten years—500,000 in all. What does the doubter in the suc- cessof Christian missionssay to that? building in Stockbridge Mass, her native to^vn. There are in Washington six equestrian statues, erected._in order of time as follows : Jackson, Wash ington, Scott, McPherson, Nathaniel Green, and George H. Thomas. The Army of the Cumberland is raising money for another—, this seventh one to be a colossal bronze statue of General Garfield. - The Presbyterian Church of Al buquerque,New Mex i co,has recei ved from thfl ladies of the Second Pres- byterian Church of Troy, a bell weighing 700 pounds, from the Clinton H. Meneely foundry. The bföTnrrrg Journal says; " A large number of citizens remarked that * Ladies, if you would be forever re they had never heard a more pleas deemed from tbe physical disabilities ing church-going bell in their lives.” that, iu thousands of cases, depress the spirits and absolutely fetter all the ener gies of womanhood, you have only to The Jubilee Fund of the Congre- get Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable gationalists of Great Britain has Compound. mounted up to the noble sum of §1,400,000’ Of this large ingather ing of contributions they propose to spend at least §160,000 in the purchase of sites for future churches in the ever-extending city of London The sad consequences of defection in principle is corruption in practice. Valnable and Convenient. B rown ’ s B ronchial T roches are widely known as an admirable remedy for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs and other troubles of tbe Throat and Lungs. They con The spirit of the Lord’s prayer is tain no hurtful ingredients, but may at all times be used with safety. Sold beautiful. It breathes— only in boxes. Price 25 oents. A filial spirit—“ Father.” A catholic spirit—“ Our Father.” A reverential spirit—“ Hallowed be thy name.” A missionary spirit—" Thy king dom come.” An obedient spirit—" Thy will be done.” A dependent spirit—" Give us this day our daily bread.” A penitent spirit—“ Forgive our trespasses.” A forgiving spirit—“ As we for give them that trespass against us.” A watchful spirit—" Lead us not into terntation, but deliver us from evil.” A believing and adoring spirit— “ For thine is the glory forever, Amen.”—Az. A<lrice To .Mothers. M m W inslow ’ s H oothino H vrfp should al- w«Th be »««I when children are culling teeto. It relieves the little sufferer at once: it pro- unT ,n*tnr*l> quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes •e ' bright as a button. ’ It is very pleasant to taste. It soothea tbe child, softens the gums, allays pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diarrh<ea, whether arising from teething or oth;rcauses. Twenty-fiveoto.»bottle. 13-204/ e* s- Those engaged as missionaries are in various paits of Africa, China, Japan, India, Brazil, Hayti, Italy and Spain, and the pastors are set tled over churches in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Cade Col ony, St. Helena, Canada, Nova Sco- Tts-n. -: ■ 1 11 1 H «frwfoa Tne expenses of the institution for the scholastic year which closed last monch, were over §35,000, of which §10,000 were received from the weekly offering of the Taber nacle, about §20,000 from donations, erste» erro « represented to select some one dr more of their number as a solicitor for their organization. . On motion, Sister J. Barker, J. C. Johnson and D. M. Doty were ap pointed a committee on programme !—-jl^^oufeg^next meeting in Albany during the month of January, 18847 On motion, the business meeting adjourned. The protracted effort immediately followed, and still continues, much interest being manifested in the —far-—---------- — R. F. A shby . > r** -