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Olio _ of_ the signs of tho advance of ' Christianity in India was tho recent conference at Calcutta of delegates from all tho Anglican dioceses of India and Ceylon, brought together, to consider tho establishment of proper provincial orgariisa- \ Hon. Tho conference determined in fu- '' vour of u constitution for tho Church in : -India. In connection with this, the following extract from an address by tho Into Bishop of Calcutta is • significant:— ! "Lcti us not divide tho offico of a' b'ishop in India by any racial distinction. 'Iho timo will come, even though it may not 1)6 in the immodinto future, when tho . distinction between race and race, which has been so strongly .marked; will bo very ' much less perceptiblo than at present. I daresay tho time may come when-over •. n diocese wliero Englishmen preponderate an Indian bishop will preside, whilst over a dioceso where Indians preponderate ail . .Englishman will preside, and thus they: ' will enjoy equal rights and opportune , ties." ... When tho Bishop of St. David's was making his attack on .the-Welsh Bill in tho House of Lords, a-very old lady • • was sitting in the gallery, listening-with . admiration, though, perhaps, not ,with 1 Complete approval. This, .was the Bishop's mother, still, as always,:a sturdy"Nonconformist. ' At St. David's tho, Bishop fs. accustomed to talco her to"tlie 'chapel door before entering his own cathedral. Tho Welsh Radical members who hoard, tho Bishop's spcech Were greatly. inter-' ested by his frank declaration, "I liavo * the honour to bo the of a Welsh working man." , At a dinner! given to Professor Francis G. Peabody, U. 1)., of Harvard, on retiring from.lho Hummer Professorship of Christian 'Morals after thirty years of service, a .distinguished company, including Bishop Boyd-Carpenber, .were present. In- his response Dr. Peabody made a notable. utterance: *'The' I hoart of the time is thirsty for tho living God." Dr. Peabody leaves soon to deliver a. series of lectures ■ at several universities in Japan. Tho Rev. William I/eightbn Grane, M.A., Prebendary of Chichester, and vicar ; • of Cobliam, Srtrrey, has been appointed, ; Hulseah lecturer at Cambridge for 1913- c 14. Prebendary Crane's.recent book, "The • Passing of War" has attracted - a good deal of attention among peace advocates. The Rev. William Taylor, of Polmadis United Free Church:, Glasgow, has accepted a. call to follow iho Rev. John: , M'Neill as minister of St. George's, Presbyterian Church, Liverpool. Mr. Taylor, who has a great reputation in. Scotland as an cVangel.ist, was born not far from Houston, Renfrewshire, John M'Neill's native village,' and, also like Mr. M'Neill, began life in tho servico of a railway company.- As first minister of Polmadio Chui'ch, lie has brought ogether a congregation with over 000 attached members, and oiganised a thoroughly strong and active church.' As successor to the lale Cardinal C'apecelatro, Archbishop of Capua, tl.o Holy Father'has chosen a,prelate who has had a remarkably successful record, Mgr. Coscnza. Bislniii of Cnserta, scion of a distinguished' Nranolifcm family, when only seventeen years of ase, had completed the whole! course of moral and dogmatic and while still an ■ acolyte, 'the brilliant slrinlimr oceiuvcd the position of head of the Thcnleg.'Val Society ill ilio Arclueniscopal I.ycpui". V' the .age of tw>'iit.v-lwo ywirs mvl two mrtiiihs tho future Arehbishmi of Cepiia was ordained priest, after which lie vnv called to ncm>y "n chair "f Naples. While slill in the early IliHies Dr. Cosei'in--- 1 - 1 'in. I>v 111" wiv. is a iicnhew of Cardinal (Wnxfl anil CnmNnnl Apnzw "f Cfltma, vk pvivi;oi"d io the epi.-copal ili;:»il,v.--"(.'a\liulic Times." , ■