The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-29
THE SALVATION ARMY WILL TRY
To PERFECT MILLS HOTEL IDEA
General Booth-Tucker Thinks Success IS Assured
Presbyterians and the Porto Ricans-Ihe
Celebrations for Opening the
New Century,.

General Convention Committee is develop
ing and it is predicted that they viii
not be adopted save after u bitter fight,
if at all. The High Church party has all
along been pushing the matter, but one
by one Broad and Low Church bishoIs
and leaders nave been won over, until the
committee has been able to formulate
views. The canons are three in number.
the first two being rather more stringent
than former ones, and the last one, not
.recise!y in the form the High Church
folk want it. tends to outlaw those who
offend in matters of divorce. The Broad
Church people are now asserting them
selves. No organized opposition has 5Sen
got together, but correspondence IS gong
on to see if such can be effected. Tie
c:lim is made that remarriags Of the in
nocent party ought TO be permitted and
that to deny it w.u-dri from the EDisco-.
pal communion good many people whom
it can Ill afford to lose. Opinion now is
that the new scanons will be adopted, but
the opposition is doing its best TO assert
itself.
Methodist missionary effort abroad IS
to be more e-in-CathoEc countries
wh.cli' acts for Methedlsts,-i NE55rth- has
lust held its annual meeting, and has
apportsoned a larger-9ss,1 ors missions
than ever before in its history. There has
been in Italy during the last ten years
very bitter opposition to Methodlsts,
coming from Pope and Cardinals. and
this opposition has gone out from Rome
into the Philippines and Cuba: and IN the
hitter has been specially directed against
MettioG:sts. In an effort to meet tEiS
opposition The Missionary Society has le-
inforced its work wherever it has cone
into contact with the Roman Catholic
church. 1t is the natural outcome of It.-
..ious opposition. Even work :.n NINA,
with all its late trials, did not receive in
the annual meeting so hearty interest us
did that in countries where the contest
mas waged. 1; can be said of both sides.
Methodist and Roman alike, that they
have waged war in digTaitied terns-Wlth
a smile and good grammar, so 10 skeak.
but il has been war just the sans, and
while the Pope appeals to his Cardinal
Vicar to be more dilgent in good works.
the American A1ethodists pile on the
funds
From leaders In all religious bodies come
reports of extraordinary interest felt in
foreign missions, One general secretary,
speaking IN Illinois, Missouri. Iowa and
Nebraska before the late general cleo
ton, declares he regularly attracted larger
audiences to hear about work in India,
Japan and Cuna than did the political
Michigan. Wisconsin, and Minnesota. ana
also in Texas, an extraordinary interest
in China, while a third, who has been
in Ohio and Pennsylvania during the last
fortnight. speaking in the interests Of
new churches in Havana and Manila. re-
ports collections quite beyond his ex-
pectations. All of these religious leaders
regard the phenomenon Us quite unlike:
anything they ever knew before.
Bishop A1cFau. the aggressive Roman
Catholic Bishop of Trenton. insists that;
he and those, associated with him. who,
are sselling d federation of Catholic lay.
organizations, ought to be believed when:
they affirm that they are without poll
teal aims. There is to be a meeting of
Catholic clergy and laity in New York on
Thankssiving-Day for the purpose of.
finding out what preliminary steps can
be taken. Bishop NicFaul, Of Trenton,
Bishop NIessmer. OF Green Bay, and one
or two other preiates have set forth
thar views in advance about the precise
character that this federation ought to,
take on Al Of whom agree that as many
as possible of the lay organizations ought
to be induced TO get together in a COM
mon senate or; other body representa-
tive of all of them, prepared to act :for
the promotion of Catholic interests. and
the defending of them rs WELL. along
religious, social and civic lines. In the
religious classification is placed Catholic