Evening star., 1899-07-08
| N T HE CH URCHES

Miss Martha NJ. Tomkinson of Harrisburg.
Pa. has been secured by the woman's
Home Mission airy Society of the NJ E.
Church as preceptress Of its national school
Tor missionaries and deaconesses in this
CITY, Miss Tomkinson was at one time at
the head of a large school in Harrisburg
which she gave up to engage in deaconess
work. The past year has been devoted by
Eer to the study of the work in Europe At
her own expense she visited the principal
deaconess' institutions and stayed some time
in London in residence at the Midway
Training School, to obtain the very best
information possible in regard to the de-
velopment of this form of Christian service
among women.
The National Training School is rapidly
charging its facilities. Some of the most
eminent men of the church are in its fac
ulty, who give their services without pay.
The pastors of the Methodist Episcopal
churches in Washington, have been invited
TO assist in raising $2,0Oo,0O0 to aid the
board or foreign missions. 1t is stated that
the great need of the immediate future is
the money necessary to send out reinforce
ments to the workers in foreign countries
where the membership is about 2o0 600 1t
Is understood the colleges and theological
sem!narleS in the United States are Offering
sufficient number of young men and wo-
men well equipped for the work, while the
pOSSlDllllltS Oh the HGlu Tor naive preachers
and teachers are all that could be desired
The appeal of the board says in part:
1t is the judgment of this board that at
least s2,OO0000 Of the proposed SO, 1000
fund should be devoted to the founding
building and endowment of our educational
institutions and hospitals in foreign mission
fields. If we appropriate s1S,000ooO to
home purposes, certainly it is not too much
TO ask that S2oO0,000 shall be used abroad
Believing that the cause of foreign mis-
sions is dear to the hearts of our people
We appeal to all our members and friends
and to all Sunday school scholars to make
a special Offering for the support as above
1ndicsted of our educational institutions
ard hospitals in foreign lands. Individuals
Sunday Schools and congregations des-
lgn2te the schools or hospitals to which
their gifts shall be applied. or they can
contribute to a common fund. to be applied
as necessities may indicate by the board of
managers"
1t is understood that a number of the
most active Christian Endeavorers of this
city will join in a pilgrimage to Palestine
next year. Those who have the matter in
charge have issued a circular in which
they state that for a number of years they
have had under considerat ton a trip TO
Egypt and the Holy Land Plans have been
carefully made, and it is expected to spend
two Sundays in Jerusalem, one on the
shores of the lake of Galilee in camp and
one in Damascus. 1t is expected to arrange
series OF meetings which will comprise
quiet hour IL Gethsemane. a sunrise meet
ing on the shore of Galilee, praise service
on Mt. Olivet, and others of similar char
acter at other points.
The following is a copy of a petition
which is to be presented on behalf of
church people TO Congress at its next ses-
sion:
I'VE whose names are affixed hereunto
are members and friends of the societies OF
Christian Endeavor, numbering in this
country over 1900 organizati tions, with more
than 2,.StO,O0D members. 1t is the sense of
our worldwide fellowship that impels us to
this memorial. Canada, Great Britain and
Australia contain hundreds of thousands
whom We have come to honor and love
brethren Among the Hindoos and Persians,
the Chinese and Japanese, the natives OF
Africa and Madagascar and in the republics
of South America are large numbers who
are thus closely knit to US. Our comrades
In Christian Endeavor are found in France,
Italy, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Tur-
key, Greece, Norway Sweden, Holland,
Denmark Austria, Belgium. In Spain it.
SELF our foe in the recent war, Is a rapidly
increasing number of them, and Christian
Endeavorers were found in each of the op-
posing armies.
In view of these facts we wish to
express adherence of war and our
solemn conviction that it is the duty of
every civilized nation to do all in its power
toward making impossible. We wish
to record our desire for the speedy estab-
lishment of an international tribunal of
arbitration. We wish to show our interest
In the international conference to discuss
this matter proposed by the Emperor of
Russia and to urge that our country act
promptly upon the proposals of that con-
ference. And especially We desire by our
signatures to appeal for the immediate
consideration of the question of arbitration
between this nation and Great Britain that
the Anglo-Saxon race may become united
In the interests of peace and good will.
In presenting this memorial we are en-