Christian herald and signs of our times . that$700 was needed for the purpose. The publisher of thisjournal offered to contribute $200 of the sum, if the readersof The Christian Herald would contribute the has now been done and Dr. Paxson has been notifiedthat The Christian Herald Missionary may now beplaced in the field. Mr. Charles Cook, the modern John Howard, has beenholding special services in the prisons of Denmark, Sweden,and Finland, with evident tokens of blessing. He has senton Testaments to the Siberian prisoners; and is now inRussia, and expects to journey through Pola
Christian herald and signs of our times . that$700 was needed for the purpose. The publisher of thisjournal offered to contribute $200 of the sum, if the readersof The Christian Herald would contribute the has now been done and Dr. Paxson has been notifiedthat The Christian Herald Missionary may now beplaced in the field. Mr. Charles Cook, the modern John Howard, has beenholding special services in the prisons of Denmark, Sweden,and Finland, with evident tokens of blessing. He has senton Testaments to the Siberian prisoners; and is now inRussia, and expects to journey through Poland. Everyfacility has been afforded him by the authorities. All workis stopped in the prisons while he is there, and services areheld in the prison chapels. The King of Sweden gavespecial directions to the directors to help him, and meetingswere held in the Queens Home for Discharged one service at Abo, in Finland he addressed 300 menwho are under life sentences. June 3, 1891. THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. 345. CURRENT EVENTS. fcasalai HebrewExodtu Edison9! Latest Electrieal Won-der—Death of Congressman Soak- Floridas LongSenatorial Fight Ended The War in Chill General,Foreign and Dotneetic Notes, RANCE has taken a frightful revenge forthe murder of two ex-plorers by the nativesof Grand Bassain, a set-tlement in UpperGuinea, on the AfricanGold Coast. An ex-pedition was sent tothe interior and foughta battle, killing 800 na-tives and laying waste and subduing the sur-rounding country. The explorers — and Vaturet—were assassinated on theUpper Lahn River, where they were making re-searches for the development of trade. Theyare said to have adopted a mistaken policy indealing with the natives, who were unused tomeeting white men. Instead of being kind andpersuasive, the explorers menaced the Bassa-mese, who thereupon shot them down. Memorial Day was Observed Throughout thecountry on the 30th ulto., by veteran and otherorganizations,
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