Missions and education in Ceylon by Wesleyans and Baptists
The piece surveys religious work in Ceylon with Wesleyan and Baptist missions among Sinhalese and Tamils, noting lay cooperation, strong Colombo presence, and ongoing Tamil outreach in Jaffna by American Congregationalists and Wesleyans. It also mentions Roman Catholics, pension contrasts, and a contrast with colonial politics in other sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Kandy
Galle
England
Jaffna
Spaulding
Roman Catholica
Ceylon
Foreign Miscellany Highlights and Global Updates
Garibaldi arrives safely at Caprera and the Brazilian emperor reaches Montreal. Madame George Sand's condition is critical while Casimir Périer shows recovery potential. Two Paris elections favor a Moderate Republican and a Radical. Gambetta attends a ministerial dinner. Simla telegram notes Grosvenor may report from Rangoon. Channel Tunnel works advance near Calais. Funeral floral costs rise sharply in the United States. Spanish Senate discusses suppressing the Fieros, affecting Basque provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garibaldi
Caprera
Brazil
Montreal
Casimir Périer
George Sand
Paris
M. Gambetta
Commerce
H. (. Bowen
New York Independent
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Simla
Grosvenor
Rangoon
Channel Tunnel
Sanyatte
Calais
United States
A.I. Stewart
Meeting backs animal protection bill amid parliamentary delay
A So ciety for the Protection of Animals meeting at Westminster Palace Hotel chaired by Lord Shaftesbury backed a bill to bar cruel animal experiments. Cardinal Manning and MPs Mundella Cowper Temple Evelyn Ashley spoke as the Lords bill’s committee entry was postponed until after Whitsuntide due to Medical Council remonstrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Protection of
Westminster Palace
Lord Shaftesbury
Cardinal Manning
Cowper Temple
M.P
Mundella
Gloucester
Bristol
Evelyn Ashley
House of Lords
Representative Medical Council
London
Royal visits and society notes from Crathie and London
The Queen and Princess Beatrice attended church at Crathie on Sunday with Principal Tulloch preaching. The royal party dined with the Queen, who plans to return to Windsor around the 17th. The Prince of Wales’s leg swelling improves allowing a Sunday drive. the couple then go to Sandringham, likely returning by the 26th for Ascot week. A state ball at Buckingham Palace featured many dignitaries. The Comte de Chambord and other royals are noted, with various travels and public events across Britain and Europe mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Crathie Church
Tulloch
Lord John Manners
Scotland
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Sandringham
Ascot
Norfolk
Duke of Edinburgh
Gibraltar
Levant
Buckingham Palace
Louise
Marquis of Lorne
Duke of Connaught
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Hanover
Frederica of Hanover
Mary of Hanover
Duke of Cambridge
Teck
Comte de Paris
Count Beust
Bartle
Frere
Fowell Buxton
Comte
Belmont
Sir Salar Jung
Nizam
London
James Paget
Corporation of Folkestone
India
Pére Hyacinthe
Mdme
Loyson
Lincoln
Riseholme
Llewelyn Thomas
Royal Academy of Music
Hanover Square
Hyde Park
Bath
Aarge
St. George’s Hospital
Central Criminal Court
Richard Banner Oakley
Bolton
Joseph Whitworth
D.C.L
Worshipful Company of Turners
Pandora
Plymouth Sound
J. H. Scourfield
John
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
Westminster
Radcliffe
Orton
Tha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senate
House
Coop Tremplars
Malins
Louisville
Kentucky
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Representatives of Equality
Betatan Pourries
House of Representatives
Antwerp
Nivelles
Brabant
Virton
Luxemburg
M. Frére-Orban
Liberal
Western Morning News
Perth
Western Australia
Fremantle
Whittier
Uawer
Cou DE Sarc
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