Evening star., 1898-10-29

The board of bishops OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sourn has determined to
extend the bounds of the5Eehurch to the
proposed new American possessions, effect
ing such organizations in them as exist In
the states. Bishop Gambler who has been
selected to inaugurate the work, will at
7 first go to Havana, then toj Porto Rico and
to all the larger citiesoef the islands. Only
a small group of assistants will accompany
Bishop Gambler but he has arranged 10
have many pastors follow him. The work
is to be conducted upon a much more sys-
tematic plan than is usually, attempted. The
islands viii be treated as states or terrtor-
les and regular state organizations perfect
ed 1t is expected that the West Indian
churches will be represented in the next
general conference.
Rev. DIR. A. w. Pitzer, pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church, has gone to St Louis
to attend the meeting of the Pan-Presby-
terian executive committee. The committee
is composed of some of the most prominent
members of the denomination in the world,
and DR.. PitZer stands in the very front
rank. AS will be remembered, DIR. Pitzer
organized the church of which he is pas
tor number of years ago. In addition to
his ministerial work the doctor has been
active in public affairs, and his prominence
In the early history of Leavenworth Kan,
was such that the Kansas State Historical
Society has caused a life-size portrait of
him to be placed in its gallery of portraits
He filed the chair of biblical theology in
Howard University in this city from 1876 to
1890 and he has been president of the
He has been six times a commissioner to the
general assembly, and at the Atlanta as
Sembly introduced the resolution to estab-
liSh more fraternal re. .atiOnS with the North
ern Presbyterian Church. He has also rep
resented his branch Of the church in other
important bodies He is likewise the author
of many books and leading articles in re-
liS1ouS periodicals.
According to advices received here Com
mander Ballington Booth of the Volunteers
of America has perfected plans for the
founding of an organization which will 1t
is expected, have at least one branch in
Washington The movement is entirely
-sectarian in its character and has, it
is said, received pledges of support from
tiOns. Commander Booth will be president
of the federation and there will be about
fifteen vice presidents, who will be selected
from among the bishops Of the various re-
ligious denominations. Several bishops have
already given their hearty support to the
movement and have agreed to act as vice
presidents of the federation. Among these
are Bishops Vincent of the M. E. Church
North, Fitzgerald of the NJ E. Church
South Fallows of the Protestant Episcopal
Church and Gen. o. o. Howard Of the Con-
gregational Church.
Rev. DIR. S. M. Newman of the First
Congregational Church has gone to Con-
cord N. H., to attend the annual meeting
of the American Missionary Association,
work of the association is performed in the
south. follows: Chartered institutions.
6: normal and graded schools. 40; common
schools %; instructors 800; pupils / &c.
The special elementary schools under the
care of the church are chiefly in isolated
places, not cared for by the public schools
and are usually associated with the rural
churches. There have been many conver-
sions among the pupils. The statistics of
the church work in the south are: Number
of churches 2o2: ministers and mission
aries, l3S; church members, II ,GG1; schol-
ars in church and mission schools 150J9
The receipts curing the year amounted to
S32I ,4SI, and the expenditures to S271 .S37,
leaving a credit balance on the year of
$5J,65O. AT the beginning of the year there
was a debt of $54 ,o45. all of which has been
paid. The contributions from women's mis-
slonary societies during the year amounted
to S26,530.
1.-The Brotherhood of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church has been formed. The OBJ
ject is to promote religious work among
men in all Methodist Episcopal brother
hoods existing for special religious work
among and Tor men. 1t is not the intention
to interfere with any existing organization
in the church, but to helpr,all. The chief
element is individual work by men for men.
Rev. DR.. +. d. Power, pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, has re-
turned from Chattanooga, Tenn, where he
American Christian Missionary Society. the
largest organization of the Christian
Church. During the year just closed there
We're employed by the society 4o1 mission
aries; 234 churches were organized and
lo,ooo persons were brought into the church
by missionary work. The total income for
the year was s41 ,345.67, a gain of s., 4464o
port of j. Il. Tyler, superintendent of the
Christian Endeavor movement of the
church, included the following points: In
October, 1892, there We're 32l societies:
in 1913 there We're 16S5; in 1894 there were
2,446; In 1893 there We're 3,0S5; in 1896
there We're 1864: in 1897 there were 3,9S7,
and in 1898 there We're 633
1t is understood that an American saint
Will soon be added to the list of holy per-
sonages canonfZed by the Catholic Church.
5anada mas its spiritual patrons, whose
deeds nave been recognized by the sacred
congregation of rites the tribunal of
canOnlZatIon in Rome. South America is
also represented in the communion of the
dead, whose virtues are extolled that their
llght may shine before the men of succeed
ing generations. st. Rose Of Lima is the
name name OF the holy woman whose work in
South America elevated her into the assem-
blage of saints, but up to the moment when
preparations Were initiated to place the
name of Bishop Neumann of Philadelphia
on the role of canoniZed hierarchy North
America had received no official eccIesias
teal acknowledgment of the virtues that
nave distinguished its priests and laymen
AS mas been heretofore stated in The Star,
blShop Neumann was one of the most ven
Grated ecclesiastics. succeeding Dr. ken
rick on his removal to Baltimore Pro
testants and Catholics alike respected him
and his learning. When he died, on the
eve of the national struggle that plunged
the country Tor four years into strife and
mourning, ne was followed to the grave by
sCrrowing throngs
Asbury Church, 11th and streets north
west, one of the most prominent colored
churches in the city for more than half a |
century, has been newly dressed and i'm.
proved at a cost of 81 500 and will be re- |
opened tomorrow. Able ministers have been
secured, among them DR.. w. II. Brooks of |
New York Drs j. A. Johnson, Geo. w.
Lee, Walter II. Brooks, E. w. S. Peck r. |
f. Hart and Revs. NJ. w. Clair, j. F. Chest !
nut, j. A. Taylor, ]. H. Griffin and Moses |
Lake OF Washington, Revs. NJ. J. Naylor !
and N M. Carroll of Baltimore and Rev |
W. H. Gaines of Alexandra, Va. The exer- |
c1ses will commence Sunday, October 80 |
ana end November IL. The music will be |
lurnlshed by several chOirs. Or. /. l.
Thomas, the pastor of the church. will be-
gin revival services Sunday, November 13.
The Niger.
From the Gentleman's Magazine.
Park died in the belief that the Niger