The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
IN THE FIELD
OF RELIGION
A Number of New Teachers Sail for
San Juan and 0tuado.
EyANGELlSTS MAKE APPEAL,
Moro Missionaries Needed for Foreign
Work-Scnor Jose X. Pcna Tells
His EXPERIENCES III Cuba
During the War.
EYANGELlSTS MAKE APPEAL,

The Evangelical Alliance. from ita
headquarters I'm London, has just issued
az appeal 10 Christians of an nations,
but especially mentioning churches Of
America. asking prayer for the Beers.
The Alliance recommends private and
united early morning prayers on each
Sunday until further notice. and public
prayer and cxhortauon on the first sun
day OF next month. The topics suggested
are. That an events now transpiring IN
South Africa may be 0verruled for the
Divine Glory. that Gods people may be
drawn into closer fellowship; that the
war may soon end: and that God will
hasten - coming of His kingdom. The
TWO members of the Alliance Council
signing thc appeal are A. w Webb
peuloe. the famous Prbendary. and T.
B Meyer. of Christ church, Westminster
Bridge Road.
The Alliance week Of Prayer schedule
fnr next January follows the old lines.
The dates are January to IA. and that
which is given special prominence is the
Personality Of Jesus Christ Recommen-
dltious for sermons on The opening sun
day are upon the Body Of Christ ana
upon the closing Sunday the members
of Christ The introduction 10 the notice,
sicnci as usual by members OF the ALI
anre resident in all the world and writ
ten in almost an languages, is wholly
devoted t0 the Christ. The topics are:
Monday Confession and Thanksgiving;
Tuesday. Tho Church Universal; Wednes-
day. Nations ana Their Rulers Thursday
Families and Schools: Friday Foreign Mis-
sious. and Saturday. Home Missions.
CASE OF DIR. SCHELL
Feeling among Mcthodists is very
strong over the case of the Rev. DR..
Schcl. the present General Secretary Of
the Epw0rth League. The meeting Of
tho Board OF Control of that organiza-
ton. 20 Doc held at Cincinnati November
o. f. an emergency and is only legal be-
cause precauNOn was taken at lndianapo-
IFS last summer 90 simply adjourn pend
il.. the call ol the President, not TO add
1Ouru sine die The emergency has been
brought on because Nethodists do not
consider the action of the board suiii-
cieuuy positive and drastic. Bishop
Niule does not. I'm his call. intimate to
Other members of the board the nature
of The business 10 come mp but it is
known that the members expect some
thing definite 90 be done in the Scneil
case. Heretofore So is thought that H.
would be permitted 20 complete his term.
Present indications are that ne may not
Doe.
General Secretary ScheH draws his
salary as editor of league publications,
not as am officer of the Board of con-
troll. What he does 20 earn this salary
is well known. but the distinction just
mentioned is made in order 10 comply
with q technicalty I'm Methodist resula-
u0ns I'M knowledge of this technicality
Dr scheIl accepted pay for editing a song
book used largely by leagues and by
1itthodists. the pay coming from the
publisher N said book. Furthermore he
entered into contract for doing other
things along the same line. When the
board learned OF the circumstances fits
members disapurovcd. Dr. ScneN made
a fun breast of the matter az the India
napons u.neting last summer. The board
carefully RETAINED from expressing am
opinion from the moral act. because the
annual conference ana not the board is
the proper body 70 pass upon that phase.
afcthodisfs are not little stirred up.
HERE no RAISE FUNDS.
The Rev. Albert Beyschieg has arrived
I'm this country on an errand having to
DO with the new Protestant Memorial
church now about completed at Spires.
Germany. His object is. incidentally. to
raise funds. but he has come for the
additional purpose Of extending to
American ministers Of various religious
bodies Invitations 10 attend the dedica-
ton Of this memorial next summer. A
large number have already promised to
attend. and the dedication IS 10 be made
much Of Descriptions of the beautiful
structure have been widely published in
this country.
Next Wednesday there sails for Porto
Rico FIVE additional teachers for the new
schools at San Juan and Utuado which
the American Missionary Association is
establishing. a superintendent and two
teachers have already sailed and have
reached their destination. They went
ahead 90 put school buildings and teach
crs' quarters I'm order. When they had
been there two weeks they reported
eleven thousand applications for entrance
20 these two schools. the combined ac-
comm0dations of which are under four
hundred Names of the new teachers
are Jennie A. Blowers. Westfeld. y. y:
Mary J.. Daniels. New Haven. Conn;
Catherine NJ. Rowley Oberlin. Ohio;
1ulia ID. Ferris Saginaw, Michigan, and
isabel French. New York city All passed
exception examinations. and yet are will
ing 10 20. practically as missionary
educators on quite small salaries. They
take with them 500 worth OF common
school text books and about $1,000 I'm school
furniture. They represent advance work