The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-12

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city.
From Everywhere.
Church people Of the United States give
$3.50, Coo, eco on each ordinary year to main
tain ana push forward religious work
alone. Toward educational objects, apart
from taxation, there is given as much
more. and toward the strictly charitable
at least $500, 900, Geo more. These figures
are based upon careful estimates. and are
under rather than over the real figures.
For the year 1863 special appeals for
funds are to be made.
Methodists OF the North are to UNDER
take to raise Sc, 100000 with which 20
strengthen existing observation-disclosures
under Methodist control and churches
burdened with debt. Disciples of Christ
are to enGow Hiram and other colleges
and raise II, Coo for missions during
next year only. Episcopalians, who have
been giving about S12. 900, 0o0 a year chiefly
for work at home, are to appeal Tor
greatly enlarged funds for foreign mis-
sions. They are endeavoring to build in
Memphis. in Cleveland, in Denver In All
bany, in Washington. in Omaha and in
Laramie catheGrals to cost q total sum
OF not less than 81, $1,000 and In New
York one to cost SO. 0G0, 600.
Lutlerans have on hand an American
Lutheran University to cost ~. soc, 600.
Young Mems Christian Associations are
sending appealing letters by The thousand
to everybody supposed to have money
and a heart to give any of it way. Pres
byterians. Baptists. Reformed, United
Brethren, Congregational and other
church mission boards are at work upon
eloquent appeals, and several of them are
discussing plans by which men and worl-
en- may go in person all over, the couil-
try, not alone to address public assem-
blageas but to personally call on charlt-
atbie persons, not trusting longer to the
printed appeal.
A conference is to be held in Washing
ton toward the end of the current month
that may have large consequences for
Baptists of the North and South. The
contention is over work in Missouri, and
the Indian and Oklahoma territories, and
IS of long standing. The white BaptistS
Of the South split off in 1916 and forfaed
the Southern Baptist Convention, q col
leetive narac for all organized effort of
Baptist churches South, the missionary
organization being made boards or de-
partments of the convention. and not in
dependent societies as is the case with
of division between them save iii the case
OF Missouri. That State was claimed by
both, and SO much friction arose that at
last its was agreed that neither should
churches there should be left to con-
tribute to either side they saw tit, ana
that afterward d division should be
made on a fixed ratio. With the settle
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North and South similar conditions arose
as in Missouri, and friction has also de-
veioped. The Washington conference is
to undertake to adjust matters. The con-
work between Baptlsss North and South
in Cuba and Porto Rico, and it may be
will issue appeals to Baptists for money
to prosecute the same.
Congregationaiists think they do not
sufficiently well control their own mis-
sionary organizations There is in pro-
cess of formation a committee that win
bring churches and mission bodies in
tionalists VIII enter upon a financial for
ward movement to mark the opening of
the new century. and to sustain their
large benevolences, which compared to
the size of the denomination, are already
the largest in the world.
The opening of Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines is to be taken advantage
of by every evangelical denomination in
the United States. and before the nres-
eHt wave of patriotism exhausts itself,
and to mark the beginning of the new cen
fury. Baptists, E-piscopalians. Presby-
terians and every other missionary dr.
ganization in the land. are to make an
peals for money. PresbyteriaEs have men
out who are personally trying to induce
churches, societies and individuals 10 be-
come responsible for salaries of mission
aries and expenses of mission stations.
AS d sort Of climax a great Eeumenical
Missionary Council is now being arranged
TO De nefd IN New YORK, at which VIII
be present delegates from missionary or
CARNATIONS the world over. The purpose
is to arouse interest in foreign missions
a grand stir-up movement to conquer the
world. Under the stimulus of the Student
Volunteer movement hundreds of bright
men and women are offering to go into
these foreign fields. There is no money
to send them. Following the Ecun1enical
Council loud calls will be made for money.
Nothing short of millions will be regarded
as sufficient.
Increased time and more prominent
are now given in State conventions
to the young peoples work, and this is
held by the Baptist Young Peoples Union
to Indicate a growth of the work ard a
stronger hold secured by it upon leaders
in the Baptist denomination. During the
last We months General Secretary Chiv-
eTs, of Chicago has addressed conven-
tons in Rhode Island Vermont. Wiseon-
sin. Nebraska. Kansas. Indiana, Michigan
and New York. and is now upon a tour
which includes Missouri and Colorado. HI
reports that the Christian culture courses
the prominent feature Of the union
more readers this<fall than ever be-
fore, and that the junior department is
growing so rapidly that special provision
for its educational work had to be made.
It has recently mad a periodical organ Of
its own, the only thing of its kline In the
world. The next national convention Of
the union is to be held in Richmond. va,
that city for 1t. Next year the Baptist
anniversaries are to be held in San Fran
cisco, and the plans have already been
arranged for the holding of a series of
meetings In the interest of the young
peoples work among Baptfsts. not onIy in
San Francisco. but also at Denver, Salt
Lake, Los Angeles. Portland, Seattle and
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