The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
\ CLEVER SCHEME.

ment.
4 CLEVER SCHEME.
The Rev. DIR. J. II. Buckley, chairman OF
the Committee on Episcopacy in the late
Methodist General Conference, lets out the
secret of the prompt admission OF the pro-
visional delegates to that body THESE
delegates were those sent up by the an
nuaI conferences TO make equal lay rep
resentation but nobody expected q vote
seating them would be taken until at least
three days, perhaps four, had Deeu spent
in discussion, possibly in wrangiinG. into
this contingency the Rev. DR.. Buckley and
half a dozen others collected about thirty
men who had been delegates 10 previous
conferences and could be depended on, and
held a meeting lasting four hours. A reso-
luton was drawn UP and each OF the thlr-
ty provided with q copy Immediately me
time arrived all thirty were on their feet,
ready TO offer the same resolution, no mat
ter whom the presiding Bishop should
recognize The outcome was easy to ante
ipate One of the thirty was recognized.
the resolution got in. and the previous
question did the rest. The stroke vas
worthy the cleverest o. POLITICIANS
Mettod.sts count that they nave in sight
at this time about one-third Of the 49,
0GO,0Ng they set out TO raise as new cen
tury thank-offering to be made towards
strengthening all forms of American Meth
odisrn-payng church debts, endowing ed
ucational institutions, better supporting
ported by presidents of Summaries and col
legas, 80, 50O, 600 have been paid on church
debts, and 600 have been subscribed
On pnilanthropies and charities One
Methodist University has had gift, with
in the last week, of 900 and there are
good many pledges not yet reported.
Methodist churches in twenty-siN cities
have united to raise funds TO free all from
debt. In two cities this has been accom-
pIished. Exactly one year and half re-
mains in which to complete the task, and
about one year has been consumed IN
reaching the present stage of progress.
during which all preliminary organization
has been done.
ANXIOUS FOR HIS SAFETY.
Robert Galley, the old football player
of Princeton, Is secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian ASsocia ton at TEN TSin,
and natural anxiety is felt concerning him.
The work there is the same as here, the
membership being made up OF fairly we'll
TODD young natives. There is building
which cost $4,000. The National Assoc1a-
ton Secretary IS located at Picking, but
it happens that he was in the kultng
mountains at the beginning Of the present
trouble. He is Mr.. D. W. Lyon, the son or
the famous missionary OF the same name
Christian Associations have fine buildings
in many eastern cities, notably IN Madras,
costing $50, coo; in Tokyo, $4,000; in Cal
cutta $4,000, and in Hong Kong, SJ0Gtn-
+. S. Brockman a well-known Association
worker, and formerly of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, is in Marking, and Robert Lewis
is at Shanghai. There are five fine asso-
cia,tion centres in China, three in japan.
eight in India, and one in Ceylon 30
far no word has been heard OF injury 10
workers or property, but from some OF the
| China stations no word at ali is mad.
Thirty new missionaries whom the Pres
byterian Board Of Foreign Missions VIII
send out include about d dozen who are
to go to China, some of them INTO the
disturbed region. If they cannot no"
reach Picking and North China they are
to go to Chinese cities that are protected
and begin the study OF the language Fol
lowing a plan adopted three years ago. the
Presbyterian Board calls together rom
all parts of the country the new MISSION
aries to be sent out for the year ana m
struct them. The plan has proven so ben
I efcial that some other boards are adopting
it.
Criticism emanasing from his own relig-
ious body has been visited upon Chaplain
izC. C. Pierce, because he left his Govern
nent chaplain duty to canvass Tor SUP
scrtpiions toward the erection OF new
church and school in Manila. The eriti-
| casm came chiefly from the Brotherhood o.
ST. Andrew men, who have work IN Mania
aud wanted Chaplain Pierce's help IN
! caring spiritually for the vast number OF
men there. On the other hand, the chap-
IaIn's friends have replied that the time
ssnsnt in canyassing for funds was his own,
since he was on vacation, an absence rem
dered necessary by his accompanying
I General I4awton's body home The enap-
lain seems however, to have the better
8of the argument, for it is said that ne Sc
cured in money and pledges atout Sto.oo,
t q sum sufficient ia that country TO make
| q. promising beginning. Gossip says That
r. (. 1ay,fs nh