Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-23
SILVER JUBILEE YEAR
To be Celebrated by the Chris
tan Church.

Rev. Mr.. ayan will be the New Pas
tor of the Morgantown Charge and
will tome april LIST.
One of the rapidly growing religious
bodies OF the country is the Christian
Church, sometimes known as the Dis
eiples of Christ. They number LIS
900 in this country, and made gain
last year Of more than forty thousand
in their membership.
This church is doing very extern
sive work ia foreign lands as we'll as
in our own country. The Foreign So
ciety of the Christian Church has
planted successful missions In Japan,
China, India, Turkey, Africa, Den
mark, Sweden, Norway and Cuba.
Their missionaries will also soon sail
for the Hawaiian Islands and the
Philippine Islands. They now have
229 missionaries in different foreign
lands. This foreign work is only
twenty-fonr years old. The Society
was organized IN 1875. This is the
Silver Jubilee Year. The Foreign
Society is asking all the congregations
Of this religious body for a Silver Ju-
bilee Offering the first Sunday In
March. II is expecting, aud no doubt
will receive, 5000, 600 this year. Last
year its receipts amounted to $751;
600, The Christian Church of this
locality will doubtless do its full duty
in raising the 5000, 600.
Captain Williams, OF Iowa, Chap
lam of the Fifty-sixth Regiment of
the United States Army, at Manila,
Philippine Islands has returned to
this country enthusiastic over the
missionary prospects of that distant
land. He has been appointed a mis-
sionarY to Manila, and in company
with other missionaries will sail soon.
One gentleman of the Christian
Church proposes TO give S., 900 for
this special purpose and has already
given SIS, 600 to plant mission in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Speaking of the Christian Church
and this part OF It's work reminds us
of the National Convention held in
Cincinnati last October. The attend
ance was something phenomenal.
There were fully $4,000 present, the
greatest attendance of any religious
body in the history of our country.
1t opened the eyes of the smoky old
town OF Cincinnati and made her re-
aize that there was something going
on in the world besides the beer ques-
tion.
1T will be a matter of interest to
Morgantown and friends throughout
the country TO learn that the Chris
tian church on spruce street of this
place has employed w. ID. Ryan OF
Lennox, Iowa as their minister.
Mr.. Ryan was graduated in Drake
University, DesMoines, Iowa two years
ago an institution that is acknowledge
ed as one Of the best in the West.
For two or three years before his grad
uation and eyer since that time he has
devoted himself to the work of the
ministry. Mr.. Ryan and his wife will
move among us and begin their work
in Morgantown April 1st next. The
little church is to be congratulated on
securing the services of man as able
as Mr. Ryan. Heis young energetic
man OF society and culture who will
be power for good both in and out
Of the pulpit. The opportunity to
pursue higher education in West Vir-
ginia University which could he offer
ed by the Christian Church here, be-
cause of the fact that it is, fortunate
ly located ia University town in
fiuenced Mr.. Ryan and his wife to de-
eide to come to Morgantown in prefer
ence TO accepting other calls for
larger salary. The church will be
wholly indebted to one of its liberal
sisters and the American Christian
Missionary Society Of Cincinnati, Ohio
for the services OF their new minister
who support him.
This congregation was organized two
years ago this coming twelfth OF July
with twelve members. 1t now has
forty-two members and dozen other
members are known in this commun-
ity who will put in their membership
as soon as there is a good shepherd to
gather them back into the folds--a
gain already made without a pastor in
less than two years OF two hundred
duu lily pSIC6ubs IL uOW Twins
handsome property centrally located
on one OF the most popular residence
streets in the city, valued at more
than $4,000. The modern arrange
ment of the house with its good fur
nishings make it comfortable place
in which TO worship. So much Of the
sum total of the cost OF the property
has been paid by this congregation
with the aid of the good people OF this
town and their brethren and sisters OF
other congregations far and near that
the remaining Indebtedness is hand
led by the congregation itself without
embarrassment The attendance at
its Sunday morning service is good;
Prof. d. w. Ohern has temporarily
filled the pulpit very acceptably to the
congregation. The Sunday school is
much interested in the study Of the
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