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number some hundreds and to em- 989,224 copies. To this must be
tberissues ofo-several" smaller
trtKCb
Tfiey
societies, of private enterprise, and
have a bishop, one Mr. Rayburne.
the vast mullitude of the Revised
* The introduction of Presbyter New Testaments, if we would com
ianism into Florida is to be cele pass the work of publishing the
brated in the Autumn. West Florida Scriptares as recorded in 1881—82,
was colonized many years ago by This is simply prodigous, falling
Scotch Presbyterians whose descen not much short of six and a hall
dants retain the old psalm singing or seven million copies. But we
characteristics. It is proposed to do not get the full significance of
establish a Memorial Presbyterian this work till we follow the colpor
^College“ at LakeHfo” EiinfakT
teurs of a great society like this
into every nook and corner of the
The 76th session of the general
habitable globe—about 3000 scat-
conference of the New Jerusalem-
tered about Europe and 200 in the
Church has just been held in Lon
regions beyond. And to this still
don. The Rev. Chauncey Giles, of
-HMiet- be--added-^
of.
Philadelphia, and the Rev. Louis
many other societies; for example,
Tafel, gave accredited messages
in India the Vernacular Education
from America to the conference.
Society has 158—eighteen more
Special interest attaches to the
-than the Br*4i»b--and--fof,e+gn—DibU-
present session as this is the first
Society. And yet, again, the won
centenary of the establishment of
der grows when we find* that the
the New Jerusalem Church. One
Scriptures are published in 250
hundred years are not actually com
languages or dialects, in 345 ver-r
plete until the 5th of December
sions, more than four-fifths of which
~ next, on which day, in 1783, at five
have been prepared since the So
in the evening, five persons met at
ciety was organized in 1804. So,
the London Coffee House, Ludgate
the assertion we sometimes hear
Hill, and the outcome of this meet
that the Bible is losing its hold up-
ing was the formation of the exist
on the people is the emanation of
ing organization for the dissemina
shallow minds totally ignorant of
tion of Swedenborg’s doctrines. At
the real facts in the case.— Work
the time of Swedenborg’s death it ,
The French bombardment of
was stated there were only about
25 persons in England and the Con Tamatave, in Madagascar, has about
tinent who cordially embraced his put a stop to the mission work.
writings. The number of societies The “ French soldiers are going
connected with the New Jerusalem everywhere, burning villages.” A
Church was reported to be 63 last letter from the Anglican Bishop in
year, comprising 5,490 registered Madagascar, who states his belief
members over 20 years of age, and that it was only the representations
6,597 Sunday scholars. There were of the English missionaries to the
35 ordained ministers and 15 licen Malgassy Prime Minister that pre
tiates. Missionaries of the church vented the French Jesuits from be
ing murdered,adds: I have a strong
were successfully working in Ger conviction that the French will not
many, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, be allowed to take this country, as
and Switzerland. The centenary of I believe there is still a God of bat
the New Jerusalem Church was tles. It is a regular case of ‘The
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celebrated by a great meeting held Wolf and the Lamb.
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in the Memorial Hall.
A terrible huricane has swept
over the Samoan Islands which
The annual report of the British must have seriously affected the
and Foreign Bible Society presents, English Mission churches. All ves
in one view, the immensity of the sels in the harbor were wrecked,
and for twenty miles west of Savaii
circulation of the Scriptures going only one house remains. We hear
on in all parts of the habitable that at Apia the Catholic church
globe. This one Society has issued and school buildings were blown
during the past year, of Bibles, down, and one of the missioners
Testaments, and portions, about killed. The London Society began
mission work in Samoan in 1830
10,000 a day, a total of 2,938,000 ; and the Welseyan Society in 1835.
and from its organization, 93,053,- The population of the group is
000! Add to thiB the Hibernian about 120,000, and Savaii and
Society’s issues, 65,675 : the issues Upola are the principal islands. The
of the National Society of Scotland, London Society has upward of 30,-
000 hearers and more than 7,000 in
’ 468,775 ; and those of the Ameri its schools, the Welseyan Society
can Bible Society, 1,524,772, and has about 1,700 scholars, and to
we have a total issue for the last gether the societies have perhaps
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year, by four great societies, of 4,-1 5,500 members.
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The Southern Camp Meeting in
augurated by our venerable Bro.
Rendnck of IfowneyTJity;was very "
CONDUCTED BY PROF. J. DURHAM.
satisfactory. It closed this year
All matter intended for this department
should be .addressed to Prof. J. Durham, Col with 23 additions, fourteen by con- I
lege City, California.
fession and baptism. The great
Bro. Jno. Sanford, of Missouri, is length of our state makes it almost
expected out to the State Meeting impossible for our State Meeting to
and will in all probability preach have the representation of the bro
for some of the churches in Colusa therhood of Cal., that it ought to
have. We need to get together
Co.
often and encourage each other, to *
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T^fo^tngether and comfort one
ta Rosa, a few days ago and imme other. It is said that the Hebrew
diately entered upon his work.
soldiers after they were fully pano-
I have not seen him since he was L_plied for their wartfare, they would
a little bov at his father’s lumse in eat together and pray together be
Illinois. His father was one of the fore they went out on the field of J
able preachers whom I heard dur battle. We all.feel stronger for
ing my boyhood. And uncle Bob duty. One brother who comes
Foster as they, then, called him some distance to our State Meeting
was a master workman. 1 hope AiuLhaa¡mtmyidLxbMLdMinYiltge !
to meet W B. Foster soon
at home, said to me, he wanted to
The News tells us that Bro. get enough to fill him up till the
Meloan has had six additions at next meeting. • So these meetings
Oakland lately. The prospects for are like the relay batteries along a
the church at the Brooklyn of Cal., telegraph line they add strength to
is truly encouraging. Bro. Meloan the whole line. .So the line of.our
is the right man in the right place. life work is strengthened all along
We will hail with delight when the its way by these frequent cotnmun-
ings. Let us come up to the house
church of their own. This was the of tbe Lord- and gain strength
great desire of bur lamented Bro. against the mighty evil.
Reagan, and for years he had been
planning for the consumation of
We did not think when we
that work. May the good Lord chronicled the report that our State
give Bro. Meloan his choicest bless Evangelist, Bro. McHatton, was
ings and may the brethren be knit negojjating for property in Santa
together in love, and by every thing Rosa, that we would so soon, if ever
that supplies the body to its edifi be called upon to record the nup
cation in love.
tials between him and a Cal, Sister.
California Department.
One more addition to the church But we thought that notwithstand-
at Healdsburgthrough the labors of ind it was known that “ he was in
the hands of his friends,” yet we
Bro. Hiram Wallace.
still thought that he was like all
Our venerable Bro. Joshua the young tmmigrants who come
Lewis of Tulare county, lost his out to the golden west, that, in his
companion last Spring. She was silent musings he would sing of
a noble woman and a faithful “ The girl I left behind me.” We
Christian. Bro. Lewis is preaching acknowledge the invitation for us
at different points and reports to and ours to be at Bro. and Sister
the News several additions during T. B. Hood’s in Santa Rosa, at noon
the Summer. The brethren at on Sept. 5th, to witness the cele- ,
Kelseyville in Lake Co., are mak brating of the marraige of their.—
ing an effort to establish the cause- daughter Eva, to Robert L. McHat
at that point.
ton. One brother writes that Bro.
Me is Hoodwinked. Be that as it
Bro. Belding who is now in San may, if she has agreed to put the
Francisco, has lately been paying Hat on for life, he has likewise
a visit to the southern portion of agreed to take her Hood for the
the State. He visited Southern same length of time. But we must
Cal., State Meeting, and reports the congratulate him on his selection.
outlook for the cause as quite eri- Sister Eva is well worth his com
cjuraginjji
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ing to Cal. for, and may their lives
Two confessions at College City be btfppy and prosperous and when
on the eve of Sept, 9. one of them, its voyage is completed may they
a lady teacher, for several years in enter the portals of everlasting
the public schools of this Co.
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