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
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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
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