News and Notes by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 17, 1888

News and Notes.

By Editor

RELIGIOUS.

—One of the oldest meeting-houses in the world is the Bangund Church in Norway, the age of which is over eight hundred years.

—The expected visit of D. L. Moody to the Pacific Coast has been postponed until next season on account of other engagements.

—The Methodists having successfully crossed the million dollar line, have now pledged $1,200,000 for mission work during the coming year.

—Within a certain area of New York City, comprising eight districts, and having a population of 360,000, there are 3,018 saloons, and but 31 Protestant churches.

—The Rev. Mr. Craven says that he knows of one Rajah who alone is printing at his own expense 200,000 Hindoo tracts, and intends to distribute them at the large fairs in North India.

—The venerable Dr. McCosh has resigned the presidency of Princeton College, and Francis L. Patton was unanimously chosen to succeed him. Dr. McCosh retains an honorary position in the school of philosophy.

—The Independent says that there are no fewer than one thousand Congregational ministers in this country among the “unemployed.” This is one-fourth of the entire ministerial force of Congregationalism in the country. And why are they unemployed? Simply because nobody has raised up churches for them to preach to. Imagine the apostles tarrying at Jerusalem until congregations paying good salaries were provided for them. They made their congregations.