Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1891, Page 12

12 OUT-DOOR RELIGION The Central Union Mission, Its Growth and Good Work. ACTIVE CHRISTIAN WORKERS. ‘The Seventh Anniversary of the Mission to Be Celebrated Tomorrow Night at Foundry Church—How the Organization Was Started and How It Has Extended—The Branches. “ CHURCH AT WORK” DESCRIBES briefly what the Central Union Mission i, What work it does and how it does it can- not beso briefly stated. Tomorrow evening the mission will celebrate its seventh anniver- sary bya great public meeting at Foundry Charch. At that time reports will be presented and in the precise columns of statistics will be given the results of the work carried on during the year. That is to say .the statistics will show exsetly how many meetings have been held, how many tracts have been distributed. &c. They will present an array of interesting infor- mation, but there is a great deal in that work which is not enumerated. There is the un- selfish sacrifice of those who give so freely of their time to this work. re is the record of souls saved and the experiences which cluster | about a life devoted in part to doing good. The | unwritten history of the work of the mission during the past year is given in part by the testimonies of those whose lives have been changed under the direction of the new influ- ences and in part by the happiness of those who have been active im the work. is one fact that is significant and that is the mission bas become a power in this city. Not only do the church people know about it, but the thousands of others, men and woien, who never go to church. It is the kind of people that platform talkers and sometimes preachers mean when they speak of the problem of how to reach the masses. The charchless people know all about the Union Mission. They know about the gospel wagon. They have heard avout the meetings aud they attend them. AN ENERGETIC ORGANIZATION. The Union Mission is pretty well known here. It aims to make itself known by doing something rather than by mere noise. Itisa big organization with lots of go about it. Its work may be summarized as follows: It has headquarters on the south sade of Pennsyl- ia avenue between ‘th and 10th streets, eight branches in different parts of the cit Gospel wagon, a cheap lodging house work, a station house, hospital and house to house Visitation division, a tract-distributing agency, an evangelistic baud for work in churches—ali ‘these constitute parts of the expanded work of the missi jon, Hardly any line of re ligious work is unrepresented. It is conceded” by those who are familiar With religious work in different cities that no other city in this country has an equally well organized and successful mission enterprise. Its methods are being adopted in other cities and many people have come here to study the ‘vhis mission in order to pattern after A MISSION TABERNACLE. The inadequacy of the hall on the avenue to| accommodate the congregations of the mission ‘has led to a movement to erect a mission taber- nacle on the avenue. A building committee, composed of prominent business men, has been organized and about $12,000 have been pledged. ‘The building to be erected will not be costly. Room and not elegance is what is sought. The lease on the present ball expires next January. ALL DENOMINATIONS INTERESTED. As is well known the Ceutral Union Mission is undenominational, or rather interdenomina- tional. Itis the work of all the churches of ‘the city, of all denominations that will unite in ive Christian effort to reach the non- ebureb-going classes. The mission work is supported and the services conducted by mem- bers of the Presbyterian, Protestant E Methodist Episcopal, South, Methodist Pro: Congregational and Lutheran churches. ‘The fact that out of « population seven years ago of over 200,000 less than half rarcly if sti Christian, Baptist, Capt. Hitchcock has been a member of the bourd and its chairman from the organization of the work. He is a Methodist and connected x with Waugh M. E. Church on Capitol Hill, where he sustains offi- cial relations. He iv a native of St. Lawrence county, N.Y. He served with distinction in the Union army, enlisting as a private ‘and being mustered out of the service as a captain. He has been connected with the Treasury De- partment for “some years. previous to which he occupied a respon- sible position at the ~ House of Representa- tives. been a member of the board for six years past, succeeding Mr. L. A. Douglass, who resigned because of removal from the city. He has | been secretary of the board for three years. | He isa member of the Calvary Baptist Church, he is an elder jand by h he has been honored with re- ponsible positions. serv- CAPT. UITCHCOCE. Mr. Swartwout h ing on two or more oc- the Baptist ¢ | the Uni is from r in the Union now se rniment ina A. L. SWARTWOUT. He is a member of the jail ittee of the Y. M.C. A. and an earnest, persistent, aggressive Christian worker. ‘THE TREASURER. Mr. Robbins was a member of the original | board of directors and has continuously held the office of treasurer. He is an elder in the New York Avenue Pres- byterian Church and has occupied a prom- iment position ia the city mission work con- ducted by his church for many years. He was largely instrumental in building up Gurley Mission, now an inde- pendent church, and “has been. superinten- \ dent of Faith Chapel, established by his church. Mr. Robbins is a native of Maine, served his country dur- ing the war and now holds the position of in the sixth auditor's office. 1. A. ROBBINS. | chief of a divisi | He is an energetic Christian worker. | Mr. Wheeler has been # member of the board since the organization of the mixsion and served as secretary during its first four years | when it was in its for- mative period and the | board was feeling its way into the confidence of the churches and at | the same time planning | fora future of useful | ness in the community. Mr. Wheeler was a mem- ber of the committee appointed before the or- ganization of the mis- sion to report a method of city evangelistic work \toreach the neglected classes and with Maj.® Hilton and Mr. Nelson, |formerly of Calvary ©. W. WHEELER. | Baptist Church, the other members of the | committee, reported in favor of establishing a | permanent mission on Pennsylvania avenue. Fie hias been chairman of the standing commit: tee of the Y. M. C. A. on jail work for several ears past, is a member of Foundry M. E. Church and hails from Morristown, N. J. too, is in the employ of Uncle Sam. Mr. Tyler was elected on the board the second year of the mission, and has continued to give faithful service as a member ever since. He is a native of Connecticut and holds an honorable discharge for service in the Union army. He has a responsible position in the Treasury De- partment. Mr. Tyler is a trusted and esteemed member of the First Congregational Chureh, and his heart and head are earnestly euliste: in the work. Mr. Brown, also a member of the Assembly's Presbytertan Church, was elected on the board | tree years ago, previous to which he was entered the doors of a church led some o7 earnest workers of the Y. M. C. A., the and kindred organizations to & mission work and o _— to the bor and friend- year. largely indebted to Rev. Maj. Geo i ‘evangelistic work on the Pacific const. The management of the affairs of the mission wes im charge of a board of directors Soncloting, at iret of ave members and later | ork of | work that the ten. regular mn a place that ge A. Hilton for tion of this work. Mr. Douglass died and Maj. Hilton is engaged in airman of the advisory board of the mission. He has in other years been a director of the ¥. M.C. A. and chairman of the ious work committee of that organization He holdsa prominent place in the councils of his church and has for many years been identified with the aggressive Christian work. He came from Iowa, served in the Union army and is a chief Of division in the War Department. Mr. Bailey came into the work of the mission At ts inception, Leing elected on the board, aa — THE EVENING STAR: has been chairman of the work Sy ee Mr. Severance came on the board three years ago, whon the expending work of the mission demanded additional oe tocarry iton. From an early day in the history of the mission Mr. Severance has been closely identi- fied with it and naturally was chosen to share the responsibilities of board when their numbers were increased. He isa member of the First Con; ‘tiom) Church. He is a vet eran of the late war and » government em- ploye. THE GOSPEL WAGON SIXaER. G. W. Havel, “the gospel wagon singer,” 0s he is known, has been a member of the board for three years past, but had made himself in- dispensable to the work two specially adapted to the mismon and ho has used them freely in this service. Mr. Havell is & native of London, but came to this country while a lad, growing up in Minois. ’ Some years be was ordained a fethodist minister and was sent to ride a cir- cuit in the wilds of Ten- His circuit the gospel wagon brings bim in contact in a sin- gle day with from 3,000 to 4,000 persons. He isa member of the Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church and an at- tache of the Interior Department. Mr. Paxson was elected on the board of di- rectors one year ago, but has been identified with the gospel wagon work from its inception as its regular “cornetiwt” Mr Paxson is in- valuable in many lines of the work. He 18 a Vir- inian by birth and @ trusted member of the jetropolitan Baptist Church. THE GOSPEL WAGON is considered by the directors of the mission one of the most potent factors in its growth and successful work. It had its origin in the fact that experience showed the noed of it. The original idea was not to wait for peo- ple to come to the meetings, but to go out and get them. In going on the streets to preach it was at once seen that a wagon fora pulpit would be a help. An ex- press wagon was hired and the experiment at ‘once proved a success. ‘This led to the build- ing of what is believed to be the frst gospel wagon ever built as a chapel on wheels. Other cities have, as stated, taken up the idea and there are now a number of gospel wagons in different places. Most of the citizens of Wash- ington have seen the great crowd which gathers ‘on Market Space at6 o'clock Sunday evenings to attend the gospel wagon services. ‘The crowd is always large, always respectful and at- tentive. The services are simple, the songs inspiring and the preaching practical. During the past summer much of the time six services a week have been held in different parts of the city. @. W. HAVEL, IX THE MAIN HALE. As has beon stated, the mission has, in addi- tion to the main hall on the south side of Ponn- sylvania avenue between 9th and 10th streets, eight branch halls, where services aro regularly held. At the main hall the meetings are held in a large room on the second floor. It has a seating capacity of about 500 and is totally inadequate to the needs. Many stay away #0 as to leave room for others, while hundreds frequently seek to enter and are turned awa} THE BRANCHES. It was no part of the original plan to estab- lish branches, but such branches grew naturally out of the successful work of the mission and became a necessity. Every branch has bis- tory peculiar to iteelf. PROVIDENCE HALL The second summer's work of the mission resulted in the conversion of about seventy- five people in South Washington and it was deemed necesanry to provide a place for these people to ineet in order to keep them under religious influences. Mesers. Charch & Stephenson offered the mission the use of the second story of their office and they offered also to furnish fuel. The little loft was at once christened “Providence Hall.” Many very interesting services were held there. GOSPEL HALL, WATER xD 121TH srnEeTs. ‘The conversion of an engineer and his family living in South Washington proved a blessing tothem and to many others. This engineer was moved to make amends for his past life. First he had a meeting in his house Then he rented an old sail loft. Then a tent was pro- Sided. For winter purposes the tent was boarded up, a rough floor laid and a stove put in. It wasa very barn-like structure, but the oyster men from the wharves found it none too good for them and many of them heard here for the first time religious services. This structure remained until the railroad company needed the land on which it was erected and since then the branch has rented various small rooms in the vicinity and has continued to be a place of successful work. BETHESDA DAS was started by the beneficence of Mra. Alexan- der M. Bruen, who for three years has furnished all the money to fay hall rent and other ex- | 7° penses. It is one of the two branches which suffered bitter opposition from its surround- inge until it was found that those who had ea- tablished it were not to be frightened awa: For nearly a year it was haunted by a company of young men, who endeavored to break it up. They carried ir opposition to the extent of open assaults upon workers. But. this opposi- tion was finally conquered, and it is now one of the quietestand most successful of the branches. ~~ WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY: © large congregation would rise up simulte- neously, by preconcerted arrangement, and march out of the hall, leaving the leader—the umpire the boys called him—to talk to empty benches. A year ago the branch moved toa more favorable quarter, and ander the ae te ae ene it has THE SOUTHEAST BRANCH CORNER 9TH AND K, enjoys the patronage of the District govern- ment to the extent of occupying free of rent a District building—the old engine house, corner of 9th and K streets southeast. It is in a sec- tion of the city where a large population of working people live and it is exerting # great influence on the neighborhood. ‘RESCUE BRANCH {s one of the newest, having been in existence less than a year. It ison 7th street southwest between F and G streets. A convert of the mission started it and is now its superintendent. THE OFORGETOWN PRANCH, 91ST ST., SOUTH OFM, started in a cottage mecting held in the house of a blind man. hen the Church of the Covenant gave it quarters in its Sunday school mission hall near the fountain. It is now ina rented hall on Sist near High strect. HOWARD BRANCH, located at the corner of 1ith and Q streets, in the neighborhood so long known as “Hell's Bottom,” is a work among the colored people. It was organized in response to the call of a colored convert of the Jail work, now dead, who came to the board and asked that he be author- ized to carry on religious work in the name of the mission, This branch was organized, named after Gen. Howard and has been doing more or leas work ever since. In the summer time out- door meetings are held in thickly populated alleys and courts, and the work has been satis- factory from the start. OLD NORTHEAST BRANCH. It speaks much for the wisdom and good management of the board of directors that so many branches have sprung up, but have with- out exception been perfectly loyal to the con- tral management. No branch has ever shown any signs of discontent or proposed to either maintam an independent existence or to put itself under other supervision. The whole mi sion work of the city is under one central mai agement, and is held together not by constitu- tional bonds, but by @ voluntary union for a common purpose. ‘AND-A-HALF STREET BRANCH, BET. N AND 0. he work in South Washington expanded and included \so many sections that it was found necessary to have branches in different places. In connection with the gospel wagon Meetings at M and 43¢ streets northwest many cotiage, meotings, were carried on by & “gospel band” organized for the purpose. “As many as half a dozen homes became places for gospel services, and often when crowds could not get inside the leader would stand in the door nnd conduct meeting half inside and half outside. ‘The result of the religious awakening in this part of the city was thit many churches interested themselves in start- | h ing miesion Sunday schools, and quite a num- ber of incipient mission churches are now in fall fon, while the mission continues its evangelistic work, partly in a chapel rented for the purpose, partly on the street and partly in cottages. SOME RESULTS. ~ Daring the past seven years 9,283 religious EN ee OBER 24, SOCIETY'S NOVELTIES. boon doing | New Things That May Be Popular rk, ie aan, the This Season. A Rebellion Against Afternoon Teas—The Germaa to Hold Its Own—The Dinner Dance and the Way It is Managed—Fall Pleasares in the Country. 'VERYBODY TAKES AN INTEREST IN “the season.” Men of family have daugh- ters or sons to whom it means a great deal. ‘Their own pleasurys may not vary year in and Year out, or may not be different in summer from what they are in winter. They may be “set in their ways,” and may lead such quiet lives that “pleasures” do not seem to be a part of their existence, but, as a matter of fact, it may bes great pleasure to them to lead this quiet life. People who don't “go out” find pleasufre in staying at home, and are not more unselfish than their gay neighbors, to whom the world of gayety and money making is a ne- cessity. All this ism mere prelude to the few facts about the coming season which the writer for Taz Stam has gathered in several conver- sations with those gay butterflies of fashion who congregate so conspicuously in Washing- ton. “What's now?” was asked of one of these butterflies. This butterfly is not a bad observer, and he answered the question as though he knew what he was talking about and had thought about the subject somewhat. “Why,” said hi there is nothing absolutely new. ‘he changes in entertaining in society are never very sudden. You can trace them to an origin geterally, but you can't say abso- lutely that any fashion in parties is new.” “Well, then, what will be the distinctive feat- ure of the coming season?” “Well, [should say dinners,” was the repl: There'seems to be no doubt a’ out the co rectness of this response. Dinner parties have been becoming more and more popular in Washington of late years, but they promise to be the chief form of entertaining this coming winter. Ofcourse, for older people they have a ways beon the favorite means of bringing frien and congenial people together, but the young people's dinners are comparatively a receut growth. ‘They have come to sta years, ut it is a question whether young girls do not generally prefer some livelier torm of amuse- Tent, A dlnner perty involve iting still for along time and talking to or listening to one man for a long time, and may not be as much sport as a dancing party. THE PROGRESSIVE DINNER. There is, however, one way of obviating these difiiculties that has been suggested sev- eral times aud put in practice once or twice. It is nothing more nor less than the progressive dinner party. This invention is not a bad one. Anybody who has played the game of pro- gressive euchre will understand what it im- plies. It is managed simply in this wise: Miss Smith is taken in to dinner by Mr. Jones. They converse upon theaabject of the Jast party they went to while the oysters aud soup are being disposed of, but not after that, for just before the fish is about to appear the hostess gives the signal, when Miss Smith and Mr. Jones both get up, as do all the rest of the company, and they move around and find their dinner cards | all changed about. ‘Then Mr. Jones finds him- self seated next to Miss Thompson and Mi Smith discovers that she has lr. Black for a artner.” While the fish and an entree are eing discussed Mr. Black talks about the “next party they are going to, and then again thero is achange and everybody gets another neighbor until the roast appears, and so the game goes ou till the dinner 1s over. ‘This is pleasant and gives the guests a chance to see each other, wulle it also taxes their con- Versational versatility, for in the course of a long dinner party a girl may find herself called upon to be sympathetic about race horses Europe, politics and political economy, and man may be obliged to listen to prattle about engagements, say a word or two in defense of Rudyard Kipling, show a knowledge of riding habits and listen to a rhapsody on Robert Browning. It may be objected that the tre- juent change of places causes confusion, but there is no reason why this should not be so systematized as to besimple and easy. THE DINNER DANCE. But until the progressive dinner party be- comes thoroughly established there is the din- ner dance, which is becoming an established society amusement, and which promises to be a frequent form of entertainment in Washington | this coming winter. It is a singular thing and deserves a few words of explanation. In the first place it must be borne in mind that a din- ner andadance and a dinner dance are two totally different things. In the former the host and hostess merely give a dinner party d after it is over other invited guests come in and there isa dancing party. Butin the din- uer dance several people by prearrangement dinner parties and the guests of all din- ers afterward meet at some One house, where they have a dance. ‘There are no other guests than the ones who have been to these several dinners. All this is | pleasant enough, subject to but one reasonabie objection—i. e., that a person who has dined off of eight courses and five different kinds of Wine is not always disposed afterward to go skipping about a ball. room in a lively waltz or & quickste> polka. Still it is charming to sit at diuuer and know that simultaneously three or four other dinners are being given and that you will meet all the guests after ward. THE AFTERNOON TEAS. A question which is agitating society at pres- ent is the probable fate of the afternoon tea. “Teas, teas, beautiful teas, man’s but a fool that goes to teas,” sang the young fellow who is fond of gracing the drawing rooms of Washing- ton with his presence whenever the act is likely to lead to his own amusement. He has Biven up going to afternoon teas, as, indeed, most men who are not very newto society hi done. In many cities the tea never wi ny- thing but a feminine affair, but in Washington the men used to go. But they have struck, so k, to speak, and there is a general rebellion against this simplest form of entertainment. It is true that many women like them—es- pecially do they like to give them, as they do hot cost much and are an easy way of paying social debta, ‘They are pleasant to go to, too, if they are not elaborate and formal, but the’ rebellion is agaiust teas as entertainments in the proper seuse of the word—as payments for social ad- i ‘here is a probability that the afternoon tea will not besuch a notable feature in the entertaining of the coming winter ag it has Leen for the past five yeara. THE GEIMAN. On thé other band, while the dinner and the dinner dance will flourish more thau ever, the german will hold its ow: and so will the danc- ing party. Perhaps one reason why the dinner party bas become so universal is due to the sel- fishnesa of men. There is nothing in the world more colossal thon this trait of the male race. Aman will sit still at a dancing party when he knows there ure a dozen girls who want to dance and who haven't apartuer. He wili go toagerman and “stag it"—that ia, not havea partner—when he knows there are a score of young girls who are sitting miserably at home ‘who would have given anything to have bad a partner and have been able to’ go, He will permit a sweet, pleasant woman to or- nament the wall when he really wishes to talk to her, because he is afraid if he goes up to her he wiil not be abie to get og: Spas her when that one he chooses. - Now, reason, why the dinner party is popular. It ap- to the selfisiness ‘of the men. they like to eat and drink. They ean be de- pended upon to accept an invitation to dinner and to come at a specified hour, whereas they may accept an invitation to a dancing and not come atall, or, ut in Dearance an hour of two'after te ladies hes services have been held by the mission, which | “4n°iné Pe 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. of the house party, and there fow things than & house y ot songeatl eee & good of one another, pe that may endure drives, the walks and . long conversations are, fora different thing and that while he likes the former be woul find the latter unbearable. Ifhe is so fortu- nate as to have an occupation—for the most miserable men alive are those who are men of leisure—he soon gets back inte the traces and Jogs along the old road in tolerable content. ee SHOE TALK FROM AN EXPERT. Facts About the Biggest Single Industry in the United States. GPectar EXAMINER HYER OF THE Patent office has just returned from a tour of inspection through the great boot and shoe factories of Lyna and Haverhull, in Massachu- setts, which may be said to turn out footgear for pretty nearly theentire people of the United States. He was much impressed with the gi- gantic scale on which the manufacture is car- ried on at these establishmouts, some of which have each acapacity of from 8,000 to 10,000 Pairsaday. A large percentage of the goods thus produced are sold to retailers at from 83 cents to $1.50 @ pair, although the “stock” used costs from 80 cente to $1.10. Inasmuch as the labor averages 13 cents on each pair, there is necessarily an actual loss on the eheap- est grades, which are merely intended to serve as“leaders.” It isan interesting fact that 60 Per cent of all the shoes and boots worn in this country are retailed for less than $2 pair. Machinery,” said Mr. Hyer yesterday to a Srar reporter, “has nowhere been put to more effective use for the saving of labor than in the manufacture of shoes it is a wonderful thing to wee a pair of boots turned out within a few minutes from the raw material, finished and all ready to wear. At the time of the centen- nial exposition in Philadelphia there was a com trivance exhibited waich was called by its in- ventor the ‘iron shoemaker.’ It made shoes and turned them out complete, but they were clumsy affairs and the process was & slow one. It bas been found best to employ for the pur- pose a number of different machines, which together perform the operations necessary. “With the aid of one ingenious device one | man can sew together soles and uppers for 450 pairsa day. On what is known as the ‘stand- ard nailer’ a single operator can nail 300 pairs, the machine making its own nai® by wire, pointing them, driving them and at the same time automatically regulating the length of each nail to the thickness of the sole. With loose nails or pegs one person can do 600 pairs @ day, though the toes and heels must be made additionally sccure afterward. One pegging machine will peg two pairs of women’s shoes per minute, cutting its own pegs from strips of white birch at the same time. A thousand cords of wood are cut into shoe pegs every year in the United States. The wooden peg Was invented in 1813 by a Massachusetts man named Joseph Walker. The Yankees have always been years ahead of Europeans in the art of making shoes, although the French excel to this day in the finest work for women’s footwear. All inachines for sewing shoes are of American invention. The last census showed that the manufacture of boots and shoes was the greatest single industry in America, em- ploying the largest amount of capital and the greatest number of individuals, The em- ployes of the trade are about equally divided as to sex. Men do the heavier part of the work, while women sew uppers, bind and fasten on the buttons. Each New England factory— most of them are owned by Boston men: its specialty. One makes ladies’ shoe sively, another slippers, another men’s boots, another children’s footgear, and so on “The oldest form of shoe was the simple sandal, which was nothing but a sole. Egyp- tian priests wore sandals of palm leaves and papyrus, while those of the common people were made of leather. The shoes of Roman udded with nails. Heliogabaius hoes covered with white linen and ornamented his with precious stones. Sandals were worn by both sexes among the Romans in the house, as we wear slippers. At one time the parliament of Great Britain regu- lated by law not only the quality of the jeather, but the number of stitches to be taken in every shoe. Yop boots were introduced in the six- teenth century. In China the cobbler goes from house to house and announces his coming with a rattle. In all history, as shown in pic- tures and bas reliefs, the shoemaker seems to have assumed the same attitude as now in do- ing his work. It is a very unhealthy one, and few of the craft live to old age. A hollow at the baso of the breastbone is often produced by the continual pressure of the last.” Seieuone Reve Written for The Evening Star. The Two Angels—Faith and Science. An angel from the gate of heaven flew Ages ago; And lighting by the cradle of the race, He watched, with pity in his radiant face, ‘The scene below. Then as the nations grew and wandered forth ‘Through all the earth, He followed close with swift unwearied fight And loving care, through the primeval night, As at thelr birt. ‘None saw the form, nor met the pitying look Upou them bent; But in the depth of every human breast, Each felt the presence of the heavenly guest, ‘The biessing lent. ‘Men called it faith in the great Father's care For man, His chila— ‘The trust of childhood in its heiplessness, Of nations groping in the wilderness, At first 80 wild. "Twas the dear angel Faith who that day came From heaven's dome, ‘Totend us mortals on life's weary way, ‘More gently than the nurse some child astray From the dear home. Ages rolled by—another angel flew From the same gate— Swift in the hearts of men the thought awoke Of knowledge vast, as if the morning broke From darkness late. ‘Through all the heavens above and earth beneath The echoes stirrea— Voices that called to man to seek and 6nd Traces of law and universal mind, Before unheard. ‘Men spoke of science, or the golden reign Of law—to lead From darkness into light and truth sublime, ‘Where, through the cycles of the ancient time, Nature seemed dead. °Twas the twin spirit of the angel Faith ‘That came at frst, ‘Who now, when all was ripe in heaven's plan, Came swift through me and space to enlighten For truth athirst. ‘Men saw the shadow of their wings above, And were afraid! Sure—Faith and Science meet today in wrath, What the Denominations are Doing to Evan- Belize the United States. THE WORK IN BRIEF OF THE VARIOUS RELIG- 1OUS DENOMINATIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF RELIGION — INTERESTING AXD INSTAUCTIVE Facts AND FiouRES. hese FOLLOWING COMPILED FROM tements reupecting their work by those in chargoof the home misaion intereate of tne reat religions bodies shows the efforts being made by , for the seaplane tat tant a Ss results attained in the past year: The Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States is re- sponsible in the home field for the salaries of the bishops and stipends of the missionaries in fourteen missionary jurisdictions, vis: Mon- tana, Nevada and Utah, New Mexico and Ari- zona, northern Carolina, northern Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, western Texas, Washington territory, Wyoming and Idaho, | Arkansas and Indian territory, Alaska and the Platte. Besides these jurisdictions, which are exclusively missionary, the board has given assistance to thirty-two dioceses, as follows: Als bama, Arkansas, California,east Carolina, Easton, Florida, Fond da Lac, Gvorgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (for the colored work only), Milwaukee, Minne- sota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (for support of emsigraat chaplaincy), North Carolina, Ohio (stipend of general missionary to the deaf mutes), Quincy, South Carolina, Springfield, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (stipend of missionary te deaf mutes and of chaplain to Indians at Hampton Insti- tute and for colored work), western Michigan and West Virginia, The work among tho colored people in the south shows remarkable activity and progress. At 132 stations, enjoying the ministry of 62 white and 4+ colored clergy, there are 6,191 communicants and 4,260 Sunday school pupils. The sum contributed by the colored people during the past year was $14,369.27. The children of the church at Lent and other times now contribute more to the treasury of the tary ago. Their offerings were nearly $60,000. The expenditures of the bogrd for domestic work in the last official year amounted to over dioceses for diocesan missions and the large sum raised by the women's auxiliary, carries the total of the offerings of the Prostestant Epis- copal church for mission work in the United States during the last fiscal year beyond three- quarters of a million dollar, The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church expended in 18% on its mis- sions in the United States $477,492.90. T) propriations for 1891 amount to 459,64 the disbursements will be about $450,000. About one-third of the amount is expended among the foreign-speaking peoples aud one- eighth among the freedmen of south. Specitically stated the appropristions. a Among forcign-speaking peoples, $147, American Indians, $11,206; colored work in ti south, $54,995; ‘white work in the south, $59,659; work ‘in New England, $4,364; work in northern New York, $1,190; work in western States and territories, #150,4: The society employs in all 3,500 missionaries, besides 1,500 teachers and assistant mission: aries. The appropriations for 1891 for missions among the foreign-speaking peoples were divided as follows: Welsh, $2,088; Seandina 5, 7, The Women’s Home Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal church bas been in exist- jence ten years. It has seventy-three confer- | ence organizations, which include 2,000 auxil- iaries and 55,000 members, Its officers are Mrs. John Davi | ACR. Clark, treasurer, in Cincinnati. Mra. Dei | prgsides over. tho execu laware, Ohio. The olticers serve gratui- tously. The society supports on the frontiers of the south and west sixty missionaries and in organized city work seventy-five. It has eleven model homes or industrial training sebools in the south. fifteen missions among the Mormons in Utah, six among Indians, five among Spanish Mexicans, seven deacon: ess homes in as many cities, and sustains the Lucy Webb Hayes Bible College and ‘raining | School in Washington, D. C.; Glenn Home in Cincinnati, besides, in various cities, kinder artens, homes fer parish missionaries, night schools, reading rooms for young women, and immigrant missions in New York, Boston’ and Philadelphia. L. Williams, who board, lives in ccip ts since orgunization, £750,000. ‘Local expended by the 'Methouist Episcopal chureh ia foreign mission work in 1891, @603,- 613.16. The American Home Mission Society (Con- gregational) is organized “to assist congrega- tions that are unable to support the Gospel ministry and to send the Gospel and the means of Christian education to the destitute within the United States.” During its sixty-five years of existence 5,621 churches have been organ- ized in connection with the labors of its mis sionaries and 2,663 are now self- ting. It has collected and disbursed in cash $13,994,024, and in clothing, books and suppliss over $1,797,498; a total of $15,146,342. The new members ‘received into the churebes fostered by the society were 338,281. The number of Dismonaries now in the service of the society is 1,912, and the congregations and stations su] 8,270. The receipts of the society for cates aback renter goceen f — ‘2 The American Baptist Home Micon Society ‘was organized in lt its ol t is “to pro- mage the spreading of the Gospel in North America.” ‘Tis pational in its work and in its constituency. Last year its appointees labored in forty-nine states and territories, also in three of the Canadian provinces and in six states of the Mexican republic. The number of mis- sionaries last year was 948, distributed thus: Among Americans, chicily’ west, 443: among forei, ulation, 209; amor jored people, Indians und Mexicans, 256 workers ad dress thirveen nationalities or peoples—Ameri- cans, Germans, French, Swedes, Danes, Nor- wegians, Bobemians, Poles, Finns, negroes, Ini Chinese and’ Mexicans. What is usually done in other denominations | by three different societies is done by this | society with one set of oficers. It has three | de iments of work: Missionary, church | jaca In the fifty-nine years of its history the so- ciety has issued 14,834 commissions; its mis H board than did the whole church half a cen- | $250,000, which, with £340,000 expended by the | ©) among their number. ministry to te and failen wine for them te Fespect and gratitude of all classes ae The Evangelical Lutueras church nambers ta the United States 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 of bap- tized mombere and 1,250,000 communicants, Owing to the fect that the general bodies and the varions independent synods of the Luthersa o no way to secure absolutely aces Last year the general council emp! missionaries, serving 969 cor thirty-four states; the general TER nod, I 01 ale sions, employing 114 missionaries. the United Norwegian church, 182 missions and thi Missionaries, and the German lowa «yned, twenty-one missionaries, serving eighty-tee Jecongregations Much work was done by the *ynodical conference among the freedmen im south and among the Jews and Indiawe The organizations named and various minor ones expended curing the year €29,054.98, The Univermalist general convention is « Corporation representing the Universaliet ehurch in the United States and elsewhere It has funds amounting to more than $200,000, the income of which ss used for the aid of theologs. aid and aap- port of missio: mented by con tributions trom the ame pury Besides the work of the general convention Unt the state convent versalists in the | missionary bods service within ¢! the convention: the last fiscal ye me BHS.000, ay included. The number of familtes in or parishes was $1,363. Tepcesenting the eral states, are with funds and ganwed The American Unitarsin convention way that in no period of tis ther church bas | it been so zealous and active or had #0 may demands made upon it from without. Ther add that there isa very large number of pow ple in the Unitea States whom they better then others can reach, and that without \nterfe Ti with the work of other denominations. Withen ‘the last ten or fifteen years the circulation of their tracts has increased at least twents-ford and is steadily growing. Since 1886 the num- ber of their societies has increases 30 per ceit All over the country they have cails for the formation of new churches, and are contidest | that the number of their churches will increase quite as rapidly in the next tive years asin the last five. ‘hey are much encouraged by the unanimity, geal and Lope of usefulness that characterized the session of their national com- ference recently beid at Saratoga, N. . The American Bible ‘Society, which bas issued in the seventy-five years of its history 64.233, 718 copies of the Beripiures, sent out from the Bible house, New York, for home distribution during the year 973,541 Libies and Testaments. * The Reformed church in America reports re- markable progress. A year ago 2,006 families end 3,544 communicants comprised ther went- ern mission churches. Now their churches Tepresent 3,063 famulies and 4.249 communt- |cants. The Surmday schools of those churches have 5,571 pupils, as agaist 4,808 a year age. | The board of domestic iniesions mids %7 mission- | @ry pastors and supplies, eaciusive of students, Ministers to 137 churches. Their work i largely among Hollanders in the west. The | sum collected from all sources for missions during the last fiscal year was §¢ which the woman's ex tee, "at suailiary of the board, contributed p12,11 1.8, in addition to quantities of clothing and books, the value of wilich is not included in the Sscal report. Se ‘They Stuck the Old Man Well, From the Sait Lake Heraid. Col. Hart, manager of the Cornucopia mine of Neihart, told an interesting litte story the other evening. Here it is: “One of the principal owners of the Mollie Gibson mine at Aspen, Col, bad a daughter who was married a few years ago. Shortly after her return from her wedding trip she | went to her father and told him she wanted a house. Yhe old gentleman, after a few mo- meuts’ dehberation, said: ‘My gurl, 10 tell you what I'll do; 1 will ‘give you oue day's work of any two men in the mine you may select.” “The bride thought this was ratber a slim ab | lowance from one who could well alford to be generous and she was not # disappointment which she felt. The young lady was very popular with the miners and whea they heard of the proposition which their chiet \had made to bis daughter they held a meet | ing and selected the best two workmen from ‘These presented themselves before the y and, after a vast amount of preliminary ing and scraping, the spokesman addressed ber | a8 follows: “Say, Miss, if you will only choom | us two tellers you'll never be sorry for it. We M git an everlastin’ rustic on us, and we will stick the old man like— tor you.’ You can just bet | Your sweet life we wall.” “she selected these two men, and on the ap: | pointed day they did “git an everlastin’ rustie on | them,’ and they succeeded in sticking the old | man to the full extent of their promise. One | to the value of §31,000 was taken out by those two miners in one day, and one of the very | fiuest mansions in Aspen was the result of their | toll and the selection made by the young ———_+e- —____ Adieu, the Nose Ring. From the London Daily News If we may trust a native paper at Bombay, the Hindoo nose ring is doomed. A meeting of members of the Cutchee Veesa Oswal caste had been held at Mandvie Bunder, when it was re solved that hereafter their women should weer ‘a flower in the nose instead of the customary nose ring. It was stated that the woaring of | nose rings had jed to “much unfavorable com | ment,” and it was farther resolved that if any | woman were in future to wear # nose ring sbe would be liable to a fine of Ks. 10-4 aunas in ade | dition to the forfeiture of the ornaments a—eeeinihipemeeeeean ‘The Biue Stone in Vogue From a Paris Letver. ‘The turquoise is still enjoying ite revival, and the fact that the Princess of Wales wore ture quoise earrings on the occasion of her garde party'at Mariborongh House last season wild by no means diminish the prosperity of the pretty blue stone. It used to be considered very bad form to wear colored jewelry or eveu before dinner time, but everything is ing gradually altered now and the old cane ons ere passing into oblivion. Fifteen years ago it would bave been considered excesmvely v i sivnaries have reported over 10,000 years’ serv- ice; 4,226 churches have been organized, 117, 163’ persons baptized, and an immense number of children have been gathered into Sabbath schools. About 1,200 church edifices have been built by ite assistance. ‘Whe year's pts for all purposes were £405, 153.40. society sims maxt your (ite sixticth) to employ 1,000 missionaries, erect edifices and to raise $500,000. In addition to the work done by the t society, the Woman's Home ‘® training school for in Chicago and has raised during the year # sum amounting to about $95,000. il i auE i F H 4! 5 i i i to weara string of pearls round the on a winter afternoon in visiting Gress. 19 ap] to be considered correct now, pUrisie in millinery matters will never be to adopt these new modes. — oe f t li i