Christian herald and signs of our times . rs one night included four Italians, three Irishmen,one Frenchman and one German, beside Americans. is assisting this week in the missions in New York. A proposal is made to have an exhibit at the approach-ing Worlds Fair in Chicago, of methods of evangelistic,philanthropic and reformatory work. It is proposed todo this by means of charts, photographs, etc. It is sug-gested that a large building should be erected for the pur-pose, which should also contain a room suitable for greatreligious conventions, which might be made very profita-ble at
Christian herald and signs of our times . rs one night included four Italians, three Irishmen,one Frenchman and one German, beside Americans. is assisting this week in the missions in New York. A proposal is made to have an exhibit at the approach-ing Worlds Fair in Chicago, of methods of evangelistic,philanthropic and reformatory work. It is proposed todo this by means of charts, photographs, etc. It is sug-gested that a large building should be erected for the pur-pose, which should also contain a room suitable for greatreligious conventions, which might be made very profita-ble at a time when there will be a large influx of visitorsfrom foreign lands. A meeting to consider this proposalwill be held to-morrow, June 25, at three oclock in theManagers room of the Bible House. The call for it issigned by Dr. Josiah Strong, General Secretary of theEvangelical Alliance in the United States, and other eminentmen representing the various religious societies. June 24, 1891. THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. 393. CURRENT^ EVENTS. A Bwlai itiiiirnaii Horror la Haytli President Insane ? Canadas »iv Iremier America and 111«? Russian He-brews—An Indian lrinee and an Anthoress \\ < il ABrave Female Explorer Genera] Notes. RAILROAD Horror, In- 1 volving the death ofnearly two hundred per-sons, is reported fromBasel, Switzerland. Aheavily loaded excursiontrain on the Moenchen-stein Railroad, fellthrough a bridge, andplunged into the riverbelow. Two engines andthe first car were completely submerged andall the passengers in the car perished, togetherwith the engineers and trainmen. The excur-sionists, who, only a few hours before, hadbeen in the full enjoyment of a musical fete,were mixed up in inextricable confusionamong the debris in the stream, while twomore cars filled with passengers hung suspend-ed from the broken bridge, threatening everymoment to share the same fate. The passen-gers in these escaped with difficulty. Six bodieswere recovered from
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