Christian Nation Vol. 18 1893 - Rparchives.org

Jan. 25, 1893.A FAMILY PAPER.He is spoken of as a man of principle and flrm in adherenceto his convictions.duties that are not only personal, but owed to otherscitizens in tho duties of citizenship in a state or oity—The "Week.—The week reports the coldest weather experienced in assisting the helpless. Of course such a system—The Frenoh crisis is causing considerable excitementThe enemies of the Frenoh government are degrees to thirty degrees below zero is reported, and hungry politicians. The question of poverty raisesin this country for years. In many places from twenty would not work where office is sought and held bytalking ot grave events. Boulangist and Socialist ice from twenty to twenty-four inches. In the far the query, "Whatis its cause?" Years of personal visitationin the poorest tenements of large cities, reportsschemers are ready to use every effort to overturn Parliamentaryauthority. The government has begun a the Mississippi Valley. In-coming steamers are cov­of judges,prison oflS.cials,and charitable organizations,South some cold spells are reported as well as alongcampaign against newspaper correspondents for telegraphingnews of an exciting nature. Theiehas beeu —Typhus fever has developed in several new quar­great causes of poverty. As long as we license saeredwith ice and report extreme cold.point to the social evils that exist among us as thesuch a demand upon bank notes that the notes are exhausted,and all payments have to be made in gold. cases among those who sleep over night in the stations. the coffers'of hell—while we tolerate gambling dens,ters in New York City. The police are meeting with loons, where millions ot hard-earned dollars go intoIt is proposed in some circles to resuscitate the canal —The Ohinese Exclusion Bill has been declared to and hot-beds of vicious depravity, how oan we expectcompany, to reorganize ona purely commercial basis. be unconstitutional in one of the Supreme court decisionsjust d >livered. Several men were brought on Poverty is the child of drunkenness, dissipation andthat men and women will live as they ought to live.—Ths Canadian government has decided not to continuethe discriminating canal tolls against United trial who had been tried before a Commissioner. The profanity. Do Ohristians grapple with the evils asStates vessels during 1893, so that an end will be put judge dismissed the order to retura, on the ground they might? Twenty-five or thirty per eent. of ourto the dsscrimination against vessels, merchandise that trial before a single commissioner amounts to abolitionof trial by jury.of the seventy per cent, that might act in the capaci­population flndthemselves ia misery. What has becomeand citizens of the United States.—A heavy storm has been sweeping over England —Harvard aud Yale have just joined in a contest of ty of missionary, temperance worker, minister of relief,and even police officer, in guarding and watchingduring the past week. Snow and hail, with strong oratory at Boston. Representatives of the two collegeswind prevails ; as a result many accidents are reported engaged in debate. The three judges awarded the over those in poverty and disgrace ? How seldom isalong the coast. The wind aud blinding sleet experiencedin the English Channel by cross-channel steam­—Another revolution has begun in Hayti. An ex­and eateth with them."precedence to the Harvard men.the old story repeated, " This man receiveth sinnersers to France, has never been before equaUed. French pedition has been sent out to quell the uprising.* *and German news reports indicate the severest snow Great excitement prevails and there is talk of a revolutionarymovement against President Hippolyte. York city last week, of an important nature. It in­An Inter-Denominational Oongress was held in Newstorm that has visited the continent for many yeara.The President of San Domingo has disclosed a plan cluded representatives from most, if not all, the ForeignMission Boards in United States and Canada.—Russia, Denmark and France seem to draw closeto overthrow his power and has cansed the leader totogether in alliance against Germany. Chancellorbe arrested. Affairs in Corrientes, South America, are Interesting discussions took plaoe, whioh it is hopedCaprivi has just read a great speech before the commissionon the German military, said to equal Bis­in a state of anarchy. Both sides are engaging in will bear fruit in the home and foreign fleld work ofthe churches. The questioa of lay missionary operationsreceived some attention; also the relations ofmarck's efforts of 1887 and 1888. Germany fears thatthe armed forces of Europe may soon be upon her, anddifferent denominations in receiving converts fromahe is determined to arm every available soldier so aseach other; the position of schools in the missionto reinforce her military strength.scheme; and the education of foreigners for active—A reproduction in salt of the Goddess of Libertyservice. Every day's conference embodied its sentimentsin resolutions, which, it is hoped, will help on Bedlows' Island is being sculptured in England fortoexhibition at the World's Fair. It is to be 5 1-2 feethigh, on a base seven feet high, carved out of solidwhite salt, the sub base of amber colored rock salt.—Oxford University Extension during the past yearreports that flfty-fivelecturers have delivered 393