Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1904 — Religious News and Notes [ARTICLE]

Religious News and Notes

Tlie first manual training school for Siiflra children, the lowest caste in India, is to be established at Benares. The Moody Colportnge library contains 4,075,J)!18 volumes, 1,42b,234 of which are copies of Mr. Moody's own works. Tlie Rev. Arthur E. Maun, of Buffalo, N. Y., lias started for Shanghai, China, to lie a teacher ill St. John’s College. Botli tlie Queen of Holland and the Queen's mother have coutrileited to tlie funds of tlie Salvation army iu the Netherlands. The Rev. Dr. Henry H. Jessup ol Beirut, Syria, for forty-eight years a missionary in that laud, has returned to New York. ' Dryxf. E. Clark, the Christian Endeavor leader, was given a reception in Boston prior to his starting for a tour around tlie world. The Rev. Joseph Mangiu of Lowell. Mass., lias just celebrated his half century us a priest of the local provincial of tlie Oldate order. Miss Amin Barbour lias offered a site to the Paterson (N. J.i Young Women’s Christian Association upon which to erect their proposed building. St.. Joseph's. Cluireli. a $50.1)00 editico presented to the Italian colony of New Rochelle, N. Y„ by Adrian Iselin, lias been consecrated by Archbishop Farley. W. M. Porter, n young minister of tlie indiana Methodist Church, lias disappeared from Indianapolis, and it is reported Unit lie litis enlisted in the navy. Bishop Gore of Worcester, Mass., says lie sees no serious Christian argument against cremation, and from a sanitary point of view it has enormous advantages. Tlie railroad department of tlie Young Men's Christian Association has issued a pamphlet, “Progre**.'' telling of iti growth. Tlie railroad branch had 43,Dot) members in 1301. and has uow 02,848.