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faith, was entirely unfair. and, wstnotIs
intending it. he u,isreprescnted the tenets
of the Presbyterian Church. The Con-
fessfon of faith does indeed teach the ao-
solute. and oraripresent supremacy OF
God but 1t also teaches THAT man Is
free agent responsible TO God for his con-
duct and that whosoever will. may be-
saved.
The Northern and Southern Fresbyte-
rian Churches have the same doctr1nal
standard, the confession OF faith. framed
by the Westminster General Assembly, IN
London. which was engaged in preparing
it from 1913 to 1913 This confession OF
faith is the doctrinal basis of all Eng
disappearing Presbyterian Churches. A
considerable number of ministers. who
believe all OF the confession OF faish would
like to see some passages therein modlned
without changing the doctrines taught.
OF course there are some in the North.
who wish the doctrines themselves
changed, but they are IN the minority
THE SOUTHERN CHURCH.
The Southern Church IS a unit in
holding to the doetr!nal system OF ths
confession of faith do not crow a
minister OF that Church who wishes the
doctrines changed. though there are some
who would like sone sentences and para
graphs rewritten in Il way to prevent
their being misunderstood
."The Northern and Southern Churches
are on terms of most cordial fellowship
sand minister's and members pass freely
from one to- the osher. The Southern
Church has great sympathy for the
Northern Church in its present troubles
ard confidently expects rhlt it will go on
its way doing grand work for God and
man"
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ION Gin )! \ !. l:
CARD PLAY ING.
Methodist Church Rule Against These
viii Be Repealed.
!. SPLIT ALM0s ST sU Re 10 COME.
Such is Said to Be the Condition OF
Affairs in the Presbyterian,
Chureh-O Other News in
Religious. Circles.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Special.-That
public which is best informed about re-
lligtous matters would not be surprised t.
see the presbyterian church in the Uni-
ted States of sAmerica-thes exact title OF
the Presbyterian church North-split In
to two denomina ions, and organize two
general assemblies. The separation may
not come at the approaching general as
sembly. The last split of the same body
required three or four years to effect
Whether sepa "a ton comes at this time or
not depends upon the strength OF the.
great middle element in the denomination.
Radicals on both sides are talking Of
it almost as If it were already here some
of the commissioners to the St.=LouS
meeting next month have been electea
during the last ten days on this very is
sue, and in scores of the other presbyte-
RES undercurrents Of discussion OF pcssi-.
BILE separation have been heard.
OF course the cause is doctrlnal. The
McGiffert case is merely an incident. 1t
is settled by. the withdrawal from the de-
nomination of the Union professor, but
1T continues as a case just as the Br1Sgs
Incident did and still does. The Hills
affair, by which certain members Of chi
Plymouth church. Brooklyn. to resign
from that body. produced tremendous
effect throughout the denomination. The
Rev Or. Hills went to the root of the
matter when he attacked the Westmin-
ster Confession. Revision Of that docu-
ment is being clamored for by both par
ties: by the conservatives in order to
drive the liberals out of the denomination
or into acceptance of the Confession. and
by the liberals in order to bring Presby-
terianism into what they call agreement
with modern research and scholarship.
REVISION MUST COME.
Everybody says revision of the Confess
sion must come. All agree that changes
are desirable And if revision does come
practically all of the advanced men on
both sides say it will split the denomina-
ton There is large middie-gTade mem
bership, neither liberal nor conservative
and found in the smaller presbyteries.
This membership may save disaster. And
vet it may not be strong enough to do it..
An unfortunate feature of the present sit
uation is the personal bitterness OF the
contestants. Perhaps it ought not TO be
said aloud. but the fact is that these Pres
byterian leaders, liberal and conserva-
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without debt Some other boards whose lcsS
wears are not ending are S9,olo TO Sz''oO
ahead, but all of them say that farmers
and others have thus far been ilquloatliis
old debts out of their increased receipts
and that the churches nave not Set A6Al
the advantage Of better times.
MANY WANT SEATS.
Thousands of people, west and east, are
writing to the Ecumenical Conference
of Foreign Missions, to be held IN Ne"
York April q to May l, asking about
tickets of admission and expressing iear
that they may go to the conference oliis
to find themselves unable to- secure seats.
in response to those INQUIRIES the ~
utiye Committee of the Conference makes
n,,hlc a statement to the effect that tick
cts of admission can assuredly be had
by all who desire them.
No missionary meeting lbs ever been
held in this country at any rate which mas
attracted such widespread Interest. 10
meet the demand for admission arrange
ments have been made for additional meet
insS outside of the main ones IN Carne-
Gle HALL These meetings are to be held
: in the large churches near by, OF winch
Z are Calvary Baptist, Central Presby terrain,
the Church of the Strangers, Zion and ST.
Timothy Episcopal, and others
For these additional meetings the same
speakers are provided AS the number OF
large CQuECueSE Is
be no hesitancy on tina part Of any about
attending the conference. Tickets viii,
however, be required absolutely up to the
hours of opening the services, viz: 10 a.
NJ. and $50 and s p. NJ Immediately
these hours arrive, the doors will be open
to all.
People wishing to attend any of the
meetings are asked by the Executive Com
mittee to address Ticket Committee.
Room 1G11. 156 Fifth Avenue, asking for
a completed schedule of all meetings This
schedule they will receive promptly by re-
turn mall. Receiving the list. they are
asked to select such as they will certainly
be able to attend. Writing then to the
same committee at the same address, they.
are promised, without conditions. tickets
to the services they mention as long as
any ticket remained uncalled for.
The tickets are to be had by all who
ask for and will use them. There oughtsto
he no delay in applying. for the demand Is
already great
.szs5s WOULD BE 1NDELIcATE.
ST Christian brothers. schools will be BAR
red from the conference Of Catholic col-
ieges which is to meet In St James
Church and School Hall, Chicago. next
wednesday, and Thursday. IT is held 70
be indelicate for them to take part in
such d conference at a time when their
Headers are abroad II an ciSleayor TO
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tiyes alike. are sayins, some Of the hard
est lcind Of things about each other This
feature does not obtain alone in one city,
or in one part of the country. 1t is gen
eral wherever the denomination has mem
bership It has existed for some years,
and has been aggravated by Hills and
other incidents. 1t is worse to-day than
ever before Coupled with the traditional
Scotch positiveness, it is the most alarm
ing thing in sight. And it us generally ad-
mitted that the outlook is alarming.
The withdrawal of Professor, Arthur e..
ATcGiffert is held merely to clear the at
mosphere, SO far as he is concerned. The
vote of his Presbytery, ordering his name
erased from its rolls: is declared to. show
no more than that his Presbytery does not
want a heresy trial, and that was known
already. at the General Assembly a jul
dicial committee will declare the case in
proper form. but recommend that 1t be
dropped That will close the incident, but
leave the issue which gave rise to it
Just as wide open as ever Inc st; LOUIS
meeting will be conservative. That Is
shown by the elections of the last ten.
days, and its new moderator, possibly the
Rev. DR.. w. L. N1cEwan, of PittsburS,
will be conservative
MUCH UNREi
Al great deal Of unrest obtains among
Congregationalists. It is occasioned by
the conditions OF lnelIa UeHeSoleAS &SOSiel1s
I ties Criticism is heard, especially among
Congregationalists of 4 Chicago, Detroit.
st. Paul and throughout the west, that
there are too many societies, too many
officials and too little work A trouble
with the charge. so the congregational
leaders in the east zsay,5is that it Is true
There is no want OF confidence and very
little ners:,na, bitterness obtains in the de-
nomination. Conditions of to-day We're
brought about in part by condi-.
lions OF the past, and the demand OF Con-
gregationa1 leaders is that modern condi775
tons be met with modern methods. For
example there are two societies doing
home mission work There are two instead
one because of questions of slavery
5Rutgthe Civil War is over and slavery is
dead. 81. ct the past be past, argue west
sern Congrega tional ists.s
since reform must come sloWly.Sa step:
award 1T is to be, possible, the hold
/ sy,r.5-s of the annual meetings of all six.
S1,onrrera tional 4beneyolen ces at the sans
lime AID place. RIO the outsider this does MT
s.sann q 8 he radical reform. but to bring
~ : hnnt in 1901 active work is now under:
q Nav. and dtsts conceded that ST SO much be
saccomplis1ed in so short. time. wonders
{ Oil moi wholly have ceased. The saving
IN money VIII run into the Is thousands
slime saw! as much as $50 00o.s and argue
that this sum aysweA be- saved tosthei
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The Baptists succeeded in purchasing a
lot at Church and Rowe Streets, and began
work on the building at once In the early
part of June, 1919, the chapel was finished
and divine worship was held in the Duild-.
ing Immediately. The Baptists, it is seen,
took the first step, but the Methodists
were not long in following their lead. In
October, about four months later, they
mad completed their building and had
launched into church organization. Ihe
latter building was situated half square
from the Baptist Church and on the same
side of the street-betWeen Maiden Lane
and Rowe Streets. Thus the old friends
could see each other when they went to
church, and still looked on each other
as belonging 10 the same family.
REV. J. l.. CLARKE FIRST PASTOR.
It took much longer to build the Metho-
dist Church than the Baptist. It was
built of brick and had a basement and
main audience room. 1t WIS named the
Oregon Hill NJ. E. Church, South Rev.
John L. Clarke, OF Charlottesville, was
the first pastor.
The Baptist Church was q mission of
the Third Baptist Church, now Grace
Street, and reInaine2 as such for six
years Many Sunday-sc!lool workers from
the Third Church went over TO assist at
the mission. but this was only for short
time Mr.. john NJ. Butler was the first
superintendent of the Sunday-school. The
church was called the "Beividere Baptist
Church.
The Methodist Church was the daughter
OF Centenary Methodist Church, and was
dedicated by Rev II. b Cowles. then pas
tor of Centenary. Mr.. Watkins Iayior
was the first superintendent of the school.
After worsldpping in Belvidere Church
for twenty years the Baptists purchased
a lot at Pine and Spring Streets, where
they built a frame structure Rev Dr
A. E Dickinson served here as pastor for
some time
Twenty years ago. while still at Plne
and Spring Streets, call was extended
to Rev. DIR. J. B. Hutson, Which he &C
cepted. He has served them satisfac-
to,ily since that time and still continues
to do So
The congregation IN 1852 purchased a
lot at Pine and AlbeTnarle Streets, where
they built a large brick editice. But in
the meantime in 1878, TO be more exact.
the Nethodists had purchased a lot at
Laurel and -Albenarle Streets. and had
also constructed a handsome brick build
ing. And thus again were they brought
in contact, and here have they settled
down. apparently to permanent work and
situation. Pine-Strect keeps an eye on
the Laurel side, and vice versa, ana IT is
safe to say that when one is noted MAX
ing an Improvement that may be deemed
commenaable by the other, the latter
forthwith makes preparation to follow the
precedent established. One follows III the
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LAuREL-sTu,EET AZ. E. CHURCH.

That two churches, though of different
denominations. should see dn each other
habits worthy OF imitation is no more
an incongrui1y than the setting up by
one individual OF another as a model. In
fact 1t is the same thing, for the Church
itself, of course. has nothing to do with
st, and the tenor Of the congregation Is
what carries weight. Laurel-Street
Methodist Church and Pine-Street Bap-
fist Church have been, since their incor-
porauon, sworn allies. Born together,
they continued through life with the
most cordial relations, and now in their
old age are still friend's-joyous at each
others prosperity.
Their very situation makes courtesy
necessary, and compels one church TO
note the actions of the other, and there
by profit by its experience. And. needless
10 say, the latter is the usual course
But a narrow alley separates the two
buildings, which front as their names
signify-one on Pine and the other on
Laurel Street Both are imposing
structures, with large and generous con-
Eregatdons, and both have done, ana are
doing, good work.
But the history OF these congregations
md their connection date back before
the erection of the present houses OF
worship. But few of the old members
live now to tell the tale and the occur
re,,ces win be recalled with interest
In 1s4S Mr.. David Turner. Presby-
ter.;ar. went over to Oregon Hill, and, in
the house of Mr.. William G. cdaTtin,
fyhurc, and Maiden Lane Streets, organ
szed an evening Sunday-School, the seat
of action being about three weeks later
removed to the residence Of Mr. Thomas
T. Bethel, a conscientious Baptist an that
neiGhborhood.
ALI, MINED UP.
Two no PantfcfC ana
Metllodists Of the Southside were all mixed
ND and attended Sunday School tosetheI.
However amicable the parties this state
of affairs could not continue long, ana the
need Of churches one for each dehomlna-
zion, began already to make Itself 1e!t.
a sort of compromise doctrine had 10 De
instituted. and such was not to the taste
of the parishioners
The schools finally developed into pray
F er-meet!ngs. and ere long n revival was
commenced at the home OF one OF the
commandments. This meeting lasted about
+,,rce weeks and resulted in the conversion
IF many souls. Thus was the attendance
Increased, and the need OF church pre-
eantod itself more urgently than ever.
last. In the winter of 1883. decided
.ction was taken. and the Methodists and
Rapttsts separated, each in an effort 10
build for itself a house of worship. ana
now begins the history of their working
together though apart, their 1oloWlnS
each other through successive prosperous
enterprises, though essentially tndepen-
dent.
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FREDERICKSBURG COLLEGE
There will Be hanv Chanses-Dr.
Isosebro President.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, April IL
Snac,a, There will be many changes IN
the management of FREDERICKSBURG Col
,ere after the present session 1t viii Dc
,,nder the guidance of board OF rus
tees and will be Presbyterian instllu-
tjon. hut will not be conducteo on Ha!-
row sectarian lines The sreatest care IS
being exercised in selecting teacNtIS 1pr
oestc session. DR.. j. N Barney and l,ro-
fessor s. w. SomcrviEe. both of this city,
.,,d professor B.. S. Rosebro, principal
or tire westminster School in Richmond.
have already been engaged. me coi.ess
5s fortunate in securing them ihes are
ali talented experienced teachers. The
fac,,lty will be completed in a te""eehs.
Eey. DIR. j. ". Rosebro will be president
of the college under Its new management.
The children Of the Genera 1Asse.ns,is ,
1Io,ne will be educated at this ansttuuon.
S-rhe remains of Mrs. Maria Tayloe Con-
way. rel;ct Of the late Judge Eustace
conway. were buried in the City Gene
terry here Thursday.
Rcy. IL II. Zones preached his twenty
fourth anniversary sermon as pastor OF
Round Fill Baptist Church. IN King
George county. last sunday TO large
audience. Appropriate addressss we're
wa IA 'l,y 4. a. Pullen, William Mcdaniel.
II. Redman and J. w. DIshman. An
Interesting history Of the church was
read, Only eleven lof those who We're
members Of the church at the beginning
OF Mr.. Fone's pastorate now remain. Al
ts,e conclusion OF the services the entire
congregation went forward TO greet and
congratulate the pastor /,
u. p. stearns has been awarded the
contract FOR erecting the s. S. Bradford
bank anc Office building In this city. It
Will cost about so 600.
Tho ladies Of the Methodist Church at
Bowling Green are raising fund TO
build parsonage. 5
The people OF this community generally
3 are rrat,fied at the. return by the Methos
dist coafsrenos Of aeY. J. r Stump to
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!" NO Split SAYS DR.. KERR.
He Does Not Think That Discord Win
Cause u Division.

Or. Kerr, pastor of the First Pressby-
terrain Church. being asked for an inter
view on the question OF probable sOltt
in the Northern PRESBYTERIAN s. C y
ssai1.#.T do not believe there will Ee any
split in the Northern Church. There is
liberal element IN that body and there
has been a good deal OF friction in GER
tain quarters, but there is, IN my oo 2di,
ion. not enough discord to lead to a di-
vision, especially as Drs. Briggs, McGif-
fert and Hills. the leaders of the adj
yanced element, have left the. Church.
s It would be calamity for the Northern
Assembly to divide. It Is noble body,
ard enormously rich and influential The
great raa tority Of the ministers and peo-
pie there are evangelical, and stand by
the faith OF the fathers.
The calvinistic doctrines Of the
Church. north and south. have been carr,
#catured nv those who do not understand
them. Dr.. HdlIis' recent statement as
to the teachings Of the confession Of
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walked a man who slept in an adjoining
room, and when he gave the alarm they
fled without having secured any booty.
They had taken the Drecaution to cut
the bell wires and to stretch wire
across the street
They made their escape, and no trace
OF them has yet been discovered.
+ Six well-dressed tramps spent Sunday
night at the almshouse. and they are
strongly suspected of being the guilty
party, as nothing has been seen or heard
of them since Monday.
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Duse moducedzD. Annunzio's Lac
Ecanda',. In Vienna last week.. 81
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A concert took place lately ut Poynbeo
Hall, London the programme being en-
tirely from the works OF PARCEL II in-
Guided a selection from dido and
Aeneas.' the ode, Raise. raise the
voice." recently published by the PURCELL
Society, and the Incidental music OF Cen
greve's "Old Bachelor" There was a
chorus Of thirteen voices and an orchestra
OF seven strings.
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the charge here Tor another year. He is
very popular with all denominations here:
A. S. Leitch. of Stafford county, died
Thursday; aged eighty years. lie was d
pensioner of the Mexican war.
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1.-The spring comes slowly up this way
-ColebTidge. s.
z'1is the nobn Of the sprins-tine. yet
never a bird
In the wind shaken elm or the maple is
heard:
For green meadow grasses, wide levels
of snow,
And blowing of drifts where the orocus
should blow
Where windnower and violet. amber and
white,
on sourh-slorang sbrooksides should smile
in the light,
Der the cold winter beds of their late
waking roots,
The frosty fake eddies, the ice crystal
And longing. for light. under wlnd-driyen
round the boles sSof the pine wood the
ground laurel creeps,
EIjnl1issed Of the sunshine, unbaphzed of
rs the showers.
With buds. scarcely swelled. which should
burst into flowers; sa
we wal for THY coming. sweet wind of
the south. vi
For the touch OF thy Il ght wings, the
kiss of thy mouth 81
Tor TIL yearly evangel thou dearest from
God. sss
5Resurrecelon and life to the graves Of
John Greenlea whittier,
Dnse produced ID. .-Annunzto' Ia Clio.
1 4.
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wake OF the Ottlef Without itIloliT 'aiAo
without rule as to which Shall lead.
The rine-Street Baptist has had three
houses of worship all for herself ard one
daughter. Randolph-Street Baptist Church.
The work of Pine-Street has been very
prosperous during all these years, until
now it has the largest membership Of any
white church in the city, if not in the
South. Its congrega ton reaches the 1,4G0
mark
ALL OF THEM PROSPEROUS.
The Methodists at Laurel4Street have
built only two churches for themselves,
but have founded two-Asbury and Ep-
worth Methodist Churches. All of these
churches, of both denominations, are in
close relationship. and are very pros
porous. They all feel the influence of
their founders and endeavor to uphold
the reputation of the latter.
e Rev. II. Finley Gayle is pastor of Lau-
rel-Street Church, and has done much
good for his people. lie is greatly be-
loved at his post and has by his excel
lent work won the respect and admira-
ton of the entire community.
There are yet a few members of these
two churches who remember even to the
time of the institution of the first mixed
up Sunday school. Mr.. John r. Bethel,
of Pine-Street, can string out anecdotes
relating to the two congregations by the
bllShei He tells of the first Sunday
school picnics given the scholars, and con-
trasts them with the present-day occur
renceS. The first was given at Oak Grove,
and the children arose at o'clock in the
morning and marched through the streets
to the picnic grounds. Six girls in front,
blowing flies and beating drums, formed
the advance guard of the army of enter
prising youngsters that marched behind,
Tnarsha1led here and there by sober
sided, specialized teacher.
AT watermelon feast given short
while after the participants were allowed
to engage in the useful art Of throwing
the rinds at each other. Several eyes
We're closed and mouths opened.
At one time man put in his appear
ance at the church and said he was
converted sinner. After conducting SER
vices there for a week, he borrowed sew
eral IS bills, went down town and got
lost. And he never came back. This
latter is mentioned merely to show an
instance after which Laurel-Street did
not cal or deem it wise to pattern.
But the latter mentioned church got an
organ and erlterprising members of Pine
Street thought they, too. should have one,
and presented the matter to the congre-
CATION. But now remarkable objection
arose. The people called it the devil (D
and declared the church would not pro-
gress under its satanic influence. When
protracted services were held the organ
was put aside.
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3. The self-educated woman.
4. The woman who belongs TO other
clubs.
). The nou-club woman.
6. The woman who does not believe
in clubs.
Z. The woman who does not wish to
JOIN a department.
8. The woman who wants to attend
the club meetings but twice
year.
Q. The woman who wants to be a
member for the Name OF it.
10. The tired woman, full OF domestic
RESPONSE bilities, who wants to be
a spor ge, fold her hands. take in
what the bright, free woman who
ne DIS an audience, has learned.
and then go home refreshed to
her treadmill.
IL, The woman without companion
ship.
u. The young woman and the young
Did woman.
The officers constitute the board OF
directors, and are as follows:
President-Mrs. A W. Field.
First Vice Presiosnt- "a. M.
Bushnell.
Second vice-presiient-Mrs. Henry
Gund.
Recording secretary 7. J.
O'Connell.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. l. n.
Baker.
Treasurer Lee Arnett.
Auditor w. Nj. Morning.
There are ten departments under the
leadership of the following ladies:
Child study-Mrs. Catherine Abel.
Art-Mrs. F. NJ. Hall.
Parliamentary practice-Nellie Rich
ardsop, IL. B.
History-Mrs f. A. Bracket.
Literature Mrs. Harriet Towne.
Current evenis-Mrs. Eli Piummer.
Domestic economy Mrs. John II.
Ames.
Physical culture-Miss Anna Barr.
Music Mrs. Henry p. E.mes.
French-Mrs. S. II. Atwood.
Beginning October 9th, this will meet
alternate Mondays until the last OF
April. Its motto is: The truth shall
make you Free