The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-23

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more skepucal each year. The represen-
tatve convention Will doubtless cor
+inuo but the recognition is general that
the mass convention has had JUS H"|'
MR. MOODYs VIEWS
7, &c said on good authority that the
ideas OF Dwight J.. Moody have under
zone a chr0re in the mn'ter of biz evan
golfgtic meetings For the last three OF
-FOUR wears ministers in large numbers
and those known 20 DE sincere frionot,
have advised him that results following
his great meetings havg been small lh-
deed sometimes no resglls mt al 20 lar
ae additions 10 churches are concerned
Mr. Moody has been known 90 make e.-
forts 10 prevent his audiences from be-
INC made MP OF church people, Dul
without avail The argument obtains, or
course that his adores are read 'n
the newspapers hy thousands Nho 90 not
attend his meetings. and result. DO cole
rcspoudeuce, but g. is am open secret tllit
there has been general recognition %. ine
foct that results were by no means come
mensuratc with efforts of time arc
money. Whether Mr.. Moody is him ef
convinced of this or not 1T romans true
that for almost the first time he is tak-
ing 10 pulpit work this summer ln' ls
giving more and more Of hia time 90 the
eunuiviue Of uuluifs of regular churches
with ministers whom Doe knows to Doe
able and orthodox. AS pulpit "bioh-
or" without the brokerage fees, of
course no agency in America can COM
pare with Mr. Moody in volume of af-
nual business. He does the work. from
love OF it and to help the cause of Christ.
ana SIS this season devotng more effort
I'm connection with regularly constituted
churches than ever before. To that nN-
tent Dis views and plans have undergone
change.
EPWoRTH LEAGUE WORKERS.
There are now about one hundred
student missionary camp1isners from
the colleges and universities Of the
Methodist church who have volunteered
10 give not less than one month Of thcF
tir0. this summer. without comp.n,t-
tion 10 work among Epwor'h Leagues
Of the Methodist church. Many of these
students arc volunteers for the lofrl-n
6cld. some ~ fhom going out inns l.lI'
few are undergraduates. lhef ""'-
cling expenses are met by small asses
mcnts upon leacros visited, ara thcy m
travelling I'm almost every part or inc
ia
Missouri River A new feature or tnls
wears work Is the ORGANIZATION OF as
triot missionary committees i'm the dis
trlcts of the Epworth Leagues. these
committees to serve as the 'lump OF
loovenn that Will work the projectors
hone throughout the entire district and
stir up missionary enthusiasm in those
chanters which campaigncrs are not able
TO reach I'm person.
ECUNiENICAL CONFERENCE.
The plans for the Ecumenical Con-
ference on Foreign Missions. to be held
I'm New York next April. are reported by
the Rev. DIR Judson Smith. who has re-
Gently returned from ENGLAND in us inc
tercst to bo well advanced 9od 20 'n-
dictate a most successful gathering. The
c0-operatiOn of the missionary societies
Of Great Britain has been secured. So
has that OF am OF the societies ON the
continent. and g. is now known that
every Protestant organization I'm the
world will De represented. a special
committee reurceeufinR the different
Furopean societies has been named TO
work I'm connection with tho American
committee i'm securing the best men 20
take part I'm the conference. tt is prac-
ticallv certain that the Rev. james Stew
art. Of South Africa viii be present and
70 as probable that lord Ovc~foun and
Lord Aberdeen viii attend. There VIII
be strong DELEGATIONS from German,
Dutch. scandinavian and French socie-
ties among them Prof Warneck OF
Halle. and the Rev. Francois Coillard,
the we'll known pioneer Of French mis-
slons I'm South Africa New York ape
pealod for assistance 10 other American
cities in providing a guarantee fund Of
S35 nm 10 provide for expenses Of the con-
ference To was soon told that other
cities. did they have the honor of the
conferences would be able % provide the
necessary expenses With this New York
took the hint and SIS coming forward
with the needed guarantee.
A BIG JUBILEE.
Disciples of Christ are looking for an
attendance OF at least 10000 at their
Jubilee I'm Cincinnati The Jubilee IN
question celebrates their first half cen-
fury Of growth and usefulness. The
particular event Of the anniversary is
Increased mission funds and so great is
the interest that weekly bulletins are
nubushed OF the growth OF these funds
The Foreign Board hopes 90 Doc able TO
raise by the end Of September $4,000.
while the Christian Missionary Society.
the home organization and the older a..
the two great boards of the church. viii
refoiCe exceedingly II able TO- announce
100000 Disciples are making 30 the juhi-
, Ice year. and if is 10 eliminate 40 the
anniversaries of AN of the societies al
Cincinnati I'm October.
NEW MEN At WORK.
The Protestant Episcopal church has
afee1 larger number of new men to Sos
aui-conafc during fNa last few months
than during any similar period I'm its
history. This has been due in part %
tho mapping out o. new iufieaIcf'1g7.
and 90 the selection of coadiutors I'm
several old dioceses. Among the latter
arc some very strong men. younger IN
wears than 1t has been customary here
toforc 10 select and ipcniinr sone of
the most active workers ln the church.
THO number Of new bishops dudng The
wear now reaches nine. and one or two
more may De chosen. The largest num-
ber on. any previous year was seven, in
fSQ8 That wear. like this. WIS very OK
contiongl the number usually running
three 10 hve. There is likely 90 be
chosen ~ no distant day coadtntors Tor
the dioceses of Chicago. Central New
York and perhaps New York and there
may be new one for West Virginia.
There has been talk Of dividing West
virginia into TWO dioceses, but IL IS
claimed that the topography Of the
state. and It's lines OF transportation are
such that IL can better support two