Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

262 90; in the other years since the organi-
cation OF the body the amounts contributed
from 81, 10 to $50, S3s.37.
Rev. DR.. T. S. Hamln, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. has accepted an
invitation to address a meeting at the
Central Union Mission the second Sunday
in the present month.
Letters received in Washington speak of
the satisfaction felt by the people of Ha-
vana regarding the appointment of Mon
signOr Sbaretti. long connected with the
apostolic delegation here, as bishop of Ha-
vana. The friends OF the new bishop as
sert that as an official of the propaganda
and as auditor of the apostolic delegation
in this city he has had rare opportunity
to study the questions that usually come
before bishops, especially those that re-
late to what may be called the temperate
ties of the church. This 1t is claimed, will
he a great advantage to him. as it is prob
able that many such questions will arise in
Cuba during the next few years
The new bishop is regarded not only as
a diplomat of rare skin. but is generally
recognized as a theologian and scholar
Born In Italy, and educated there, he is, it
Is said. thoroughly imbued with American
principles and Is known to be Il great adj
rnirer of American institutions.
Arrangements for the great ecumenical
council soon to meet in London which are, so
far as American Methodists are concerned
III the lldNIS OF a committee OF which
Bishop Hurst of this city is chairman, are
being rapidly pushed to completion. Be
sides Bishop Hurst, the committee COM
prises Bishop d. A. GoodseH of Chatta-
cinnati. Ohio. Rev. II. ]. Carroll, Plainfield
! \. j.; Rev. w. X. Haven New York; Rev
Dr. ID: H. Carroll. Baltimore; Rev. DIR. l..
=; Wilson. Washington; Rev. J. w. Van
Week Nlddletown, Conn; Bishop Gallo
| way, Jackson, Miss: Rev Dr. Tigert, Nash
vile, Tenn; Rev. p. II. Whlsner, Louis
vile, Ky; Rev. ]. w Lee. St. Louis; Rev
A. Carman. Toronto; Bishop A. Grant.
Philadelphia Bishop A. Walters, Jersey
City: Rev. F. T. ragg. Baltimore; Bishop
X s. Williams, Washington, and Rev. j,
Mason, New York. There have been only
two ecumenical councils held before. The
first one was in London. about twenty
years ago. and the second in this city,
about ten years since.
| The secretaries of the board of church
| extension Of the NJ. E. Church say that the
year Just closed is the most remarka bile
| IN the history of that line of church work.
II ends quadrennium of depressed finances
| and of diminished receipts with very re-
| markable year of advances on many lines
| -Four years ago the appeal was made to
| the church on behalf of the Freedman's
| Aid and missionary Societies for special
| debt collections
The board had at that time been COM
l PEELED to borrow $4,000 in order to save
| churches from the sheriffs hands In addi-
| ton the general fund had been oyerdravn
| and there was possible deficit of 500 900
| in meeting the emergencies of the work
| The year just closed has seen a very re-
| markabie advance on many lines. The col
| lections have increased somewhat over the
| year previous. Those for 1895 were the
| lowest for series of years: in 1897 there
1 was a slight improvement, in 1898 they
| were better still and in 1899 further in
| crease. The total receipts OF the general
| fund last year were more than $4,000 in
| excess of those of 1898, while the entire re-
| ceipts of the society were $4,000 In excess
| of the year before. and the loans returned
| We're 100000 larger than any in the history
| of the society"
Rev. DR.. 9. N. Newman, pastor Of ths