Evening star., 1898-12-24
they will be able to lead the church to per-

Such a church will be a living example
and living power, seen and read OF all
its rich and multiplied possibilities. 1t will
eventually push to the wall every church
that fails to rise to the requirements of the
age"
that Congregational missionaries stationed
in Utah have approached the Presbyterian
missionaries there, the most numerous OF
Gentle workers, and together an agree
against Mormons. Some Of the former have
recently been in Chicago. Boston and New
York trying to induce all missionary boards
to unite in Utah work IN one grand cam
paign. The tale which these missionaries
tell is a most doleful one. They charge the
Mormons with the most nefarious designs,
and say many new schemes have been
added since the death of ths late president
and the election Of the new officiai head of
the Mormon Church The charge is made.
with proof that polygamy is more common
than ever.
Some ministers In the east are much exer-
cised over the matter. and presbyteries and
other church bodies are taking action. The
mission boards, after a Joint meeting that
was fairly we'll attended. declined to take
action, not because they were unsympa-
thetic, but because they failed to see their
authority in the premises, and were skep-
teal Of the efficiency Of any means at their
command to exterminate the evil
Baptist, Congregational and Lutheran
publications are crying out against the
Mormon evil 1t is charged that no fewer
than 1000 Mormon missionaries are now at
work in this country and in Europe prose-
lyting for their doctrine, and all of them
serving without financial remuneration.
Further particulars Of the proposed ecu
iaestic-h conference in New York. to which
reference has been made in The Star, have
been received, and, in part, are:
"AH societies doing mission work in for
eign lands have been invited to take part,
and almost all have responded favorably.
A h a nj of
tians whose headquarters are in Cincinnati,
United Brethren at Dayton, the Indiana
Yearly Meeting of Orthodox Friends, the
Methodists and Presbyterans South, be-
sides the larger American boards, with
headquarters in Boston New York, PhiIa-
delphia and Chicago, will take part. Fa-
vorable responses have also come to hand
from Protestant societies in northern Eu-
rope and in Australia. Indeed, 1t is now
certain that all the mission world will be
present
THE official head of the conference, upon
whom much of the burden of making ad-
vance arrangements falls, is the Rev. DR..
Judson Smith, the senior secretary of the
American board, oldest of American mis-
of the greatest of mission board secretaries
In the world today. The general secretary
is the Rev. DR.. S. l.. Baldwin, recording
secretary Of the Missionary Society of the
perhaps better informed on the working de-
tails of foreign missionary effort than any
other in America prominent member of
the executive committee is the Rev. DIR. F.
F. EllinwOod the senior secretary of the
Presbyterian board OF foreign missions; an
other is the Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard, senior
secretary of the Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church. and third is the Rev.
DR.. Henry N. Cobb of the Reformed for
eign board-three of the great leaders of to-
day in a foreign mission effort that is
maintained by the self-denial of the Amer
lean church members. Prominent laymen
ppotf
The troubles Of Crisp Memorial Church.
near baltimore. are likely to command the
attention Of the Presbyterian ministers of
this city al the next meeting of the synod
OF Baltimore. of which the churches of that
denomination in the District form part.
A commission appointed at a recent meet
Ing of the presbytary to consider the matter
submitted a report which was adopted to
special meeting Of the body, but the
friends of the pastor are not, 1t is said sat
isfied with the verdict and will appeal to
the higher church power.
1t is alleged that the money with which
Crisp Memorial Church was built was left
to the trustees of Central Church, Balti-
more, In trust. and that under the terms of
financial matters of the church. Some time
ago a dissensiOn arose in Crisp Church
which grew in intensity until the trustees
took hand and asked the appointment of
a special commission. The commission yis-
tied the church and examined both parties
to the disputaticn, and afterward held a
number of meetings in hope of bringing
about an amicable settlement, but did not
succeed.
The evangelical alliance has just issued
the suggested topics for the week of prayer.
beginning January 1. and lasting until jan
uary g. The suggested sermon text for the
opening Sunday is from ST John, 1928, on
the topics of christian Unity II in them
and thou In me, that they may be made
perfect IN one, and for the second Sunday.
Effort and five of you shall chase an
hundred, and an hundred shall put ten
eneninn thousand to flight The topic for Monday
Tuesday, The Church UNIVERSAL" for
Wednesday, Nations and Their Rulers;'
THURSDAY; "Foreign Missions Friday,
and Schools" Evangelical alliances of all
the world make an appeal which is attached
to that sent out by the alliance for the
United States, in which they urge churches
and Christians in this country to observe
the week. The remark is made that while
each nation has its peculiar needs, yet all
Christians have their common needs, and it
Is on these common needs that union is de-
sired. The general invitation is signed by
representatives in Turkey, Hungary, Spain,
Belgium and India, as well as all of the
more prominent countries.
The work of compiling a new hymn book
for the use Of the members of the South
ern Presbyterian Church has been begun.
The committee Is composed of Rev. DIR. j.
w. Waldon, Athens, Ga; Dr. r. c. Reed,
nary, Columbia, S. c.; DR.. A. W. Mister
Missouri; Rev. w. S. Lawrence. Texas;
Major John c. Whitner, Atlanta; DR.. W. S.
Lacey, Virginia.
The arrangement Is that each member
will send from his home selections and
these selections will amount to nominations
or votes for hymns. To determine the ag-
gregate of these votes and attend to other
matters there Is executive committee,
consisting of DR.. J. w. Waldon Dr. S. L.
Morris and Major John c. Whitner.
The committee has, it is stated, agreed
unanimously on 175 hymns as Indispensable
to the collection 1t was originally pro-
posed to put 500 hymns in the book, but it
was found that this limit would not include
the old favorites and the best contributors
of the last twenty-five years. Accordingly,
it was decided to select TOO to 800 hymns.
OF this number about 200 will be put in a
smaller book of prayer meeting and Sum
day school work. Some of the best new
pieces of the gospel hymns type will be
taken, but the committee thinks that much
of that kind Of music is below the stand
ard which should be adopted.
The last hymn book revision was made in
1886. The committee for this work has five
years to complete the new hymn book and
put 1t In the market, but 1t will probably
get through before the expiration of that
time. 1t is said that only one member of
the committee favors the dropping of the
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