Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-13
IN THE CHI u r CHI IS


| 10th and G streets northwest. is a member
of the American board. a great Congrega-
| tional missionary body. now in session at
st. Louis. 1t Is also the oldest organiZa-
| ton of the kind in the United States. hav
ing been organized at q meeting held be-
side a haystack in Massachusetts in 1910
by Samuel J. Mills Gordon Hall and Jas.
Richards, chums at Williams College. Ac-
cording to the latest reports. missionaries
and assistant missionaries to the number
of 2,2S4 have been commissioned by the
board during the past ninety years. OF
this number 906 were men, Cos being or
dained. Thirty seven Of these were also
physicians. The board has also sent out
fifty eight physicians who were not or
dained, in addition to 1913 laymen who went
as teachers, preachers or business men.
or the 1878 women sent out 434 were I'M
married and SS4 were the wives Of mis-
sionarfes.
At present there are so missionaries on
the boards list. This is fifteen more than
there were ten years ago. Twenty mis-
s:ons in all are now controlled by the
board, as follows: Africa, three; India and
Ceylon, three; China, four; Turkey and
Mexico, Spain and Austria, one each. In
these twenty missions there are 100 stations
III which missionaries reside and 1926 out
stations where work Is carried on. With
these missionaries there are laboring 1855
native assistants, pastors, preachers teach
ers, Bible women, &c. The 492 organized
churches under control of the board have
membership Of 40, 1S2.
There is also under the control of the
board sixteen theological seminaries, hav-
Ing. 2S4 students, which are for the prepara-
ton Of native ministers; colleges. high
schools boarding schools, &c, under the
auspices of the board. number H. with
an enrolment Of s,SO4 pupils. From the
beginning there have been received into the
| churches connected with the board on
confession of their faith almost 10000
members Last year the treasury receipts
aggregated $644,20O, making total of
81. 0J0,244 received since the organization
OF the board.
Asked for his opinion Of the call issued by
Bishops Thoburn and Joyce and DR.. Bash
ford for 100000 volunteers who will con-
secrate themselves to aid in the work of
promoting a general revival movement
throughout the Methodist Episcopal Church
during the closing months of this year and
the first six months of next year, Bishop
Hurst replied:
THE Christless men and women of today
need the touch and pressure Of the hand
moved by Christian motives. They need
the strong, brave words of the men and
women of faith and the contact of restful
and buoyant spirits who find the rest of
Christ. Never were there more open doors
for the individual message Of Christian love
to enter nor more wiStful hearts longing for
true sympathy-a sympathy human in its
approach and channels but divine in its
source and nature. No day in all the past
has called for more swift and untiring wit
nesses both by word and deed, to the power
and beauty of a personal life consecrated to
Christ than today. The organization and
massing of earnest believers in compact
bodies for personal service ought to in
tensify and render more efficient the in
dividual efforts Of every member. But the
union Of our millions in church fellowship
ought never to weaken the impulses or In
Prr fba tim,
labor Of each one who counts unit in the
great army.
christianity must in the future, as in
the past. find it's line Of greatest growth in
the leavening process of spiritual impact
through the lives and labors of those who
make up the rank and file of its hosts. and
whose personal influence through the whole
week rings out an emphatic amen to the
gospel truth proclaimed on every Sunday
from thousands Of pulpts.
1t is stated that while the appeal for
100, 900 volunteers has been out but short
time the response has been so prompt that
already more than 10000 names are enroll
ed in the office of the secretary Of the COM
mittee with hundreds of new names re-
ceived daily.
Before Bishop D. H Moore, who was
elected at the last general conference In
Chicago in May last bishop for China,
left for that empire a little while ago.
President Mckinley gave him an autograph
letter, directed ITO the Naval and Mill
tary Commanders of the United States In
China or on the Asiatic Station" in which
he stated that: This will present the Right
Rev David HI. Moore, bishop Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church for eastern Asia.
He is one of the most distinguished dtvines
in the Methodist Episcopal Church and
worthy of highest confidence. 1 bespeak
for Bishop Moore any courtesy which can
consistently be shown him."
The effort which is now being made by
Qtoh Soft ri fn
OF what shall be for all time the National
Cathedral of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in America meets with the warm
approval Of Rev. w. NJ. Morgan-Jones,
NJ A., of Cambridge. England, late senior
minor canon Of Bangor Cathedral. who
is now visiting this country. 1T Is great
opportunity" said Mr.: Jones. land the
diocese of Washington is fortunate in hav-
ing for it's first bishop a chief pastor who
has risen to the height Of that opportunity
and has recognized from the very outset
how absolutely important 1t Is, not only
for the successful organization of the work
of the church in the diocese, but also for
its reaching resultant influence upon the
church at large, throughout the length and
breadth Of this great land to have visi-
BILE center Of unity and OF cooperative
action such a cathedral church would
be. Not only for the sake Of the church
itself Is a cathedral needed-to be the CEN
ter of and to be an inspiration for all do
cesar movements likewise for the sake
of the nation itself"
The Washington preachers meeting Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church has adopt
ed resolutions of sympathy and coincidence
with Rev. DR.. L. T. Waterman because of
the recent death of his wife and with Rev.
James p. Wilson on account of the death
of his son, Prof. Olin A. Wilson. who was
drowned in Chester river. Md. about
month ago.
Those who attended the recent Christian
convention near Woodstock, Va. from this
city and vicinity were much gratif1ed at
the reports presented and the program.
The determination was reached to establish
mission points at Harrisonburg. Staunton
and several other places, and 1t was de-
eided to locate a minister at Winchester.
The report Of the obituary committee show
ed the number Of deaths during the year to
have been twenty-three. which was larger
than ever before.
Strasburg was selected as the place for
the next annual meeting. The evangelical
ton board for the ensuing year is COM
posed of J. G. Sager, M. NJ. Orndorf. B. f.
Maphis. A. c.. Sticky and Herbert F.
Miley. The latter will be chairman OF the
board.
A new feature has been introduced into
st. Augustine's Church at the vesper serv-
ice. 1t Is known as the question box" A