Evening star., 1901-04-20

place free Of charge. The first car that
was built was given the name Of Evan
GEL" Other names that have been pro-
vided are Glad Tidings.. Messenger of
Peace" etc. a. frs
The mining camps of Colorado, the log
ging camps of Wisconsin, and Minnesota
and the frontier towns of nearly all the
western states have received visits from
the chapel car. These visits usually occur
before any effort has been made to organ
ize a church. The visit ! of the car fire.
quently creates as much ef a sensation as
the coming of a ciIcus. The men chosen
to do this class ofoevangelistic work are
those who have strong lungs and enough
musical talent to play the church organ on
ance with the voice. 1t is rarely hard
matter to get enough people to fill the car.
When it is found Insufficient to accommo-
date those who would like to take part in
the services the LARGEST hall in the village
is secured and the meetings are continued
there.
1t was purchased with funds furnished
entirely by women. 1t was the fifth of the
series of eight cars to be built and is beau
tifully fitted up in the interior, the organ
and pulpit being special gifts.
The origin of the chapel car movement
was with the visit of DR.. Wayland Hoyt of
New York to the mining camps of north
ern Wisconsin on a private car belonging
to his brother, Colgate Hoyt. prominent
railroad man. DR.. Hoyt noticed the alb
Sence of any form of house of worship in
these districts and suggested to the rail-
road man that it would be to the interest
of the companies to move in the direction
of equipping railroad car with the fur
niShings necessary for a chapel and hay-
ing it side-tracked in the little towns The
suggestion was adopted and a syndicate of
railroad men, including Mr.. Hoyt, E. ].
Barney and John D. Rockefeller built and
equipped the first chapel car and presented
it to the American Baptist Publication So
ciety to be used under it's direction Since
that time seven other cars have been
h,1ilt of@ I,i,,
society by one man-Preston w Smith.
According to the officers of the associa-
tion the railroad chapel has been the source
of much of the church building and extern
sion work of the Baptist Church Extension
Society.
The American Baptist Year Book for 1901
has lust been issued by the American Ran
tiSt Publication Society. The book contains
220 pages and is edited by Rev J. G. Walk
er. 1t shows there are 4,23:,, 226 Baptists in
this country, who worship in 43,959 church.
eS, under the guidance of 29S10 ministers
In the whole world there are SOP $50 Bap-
lists, 51,3 churches and 34,S69 ministers.
Pennsylvania leads in the number of new
churches that were organized in the past
year, with eleven, while New York has but
interesting statistics that the book contains
is complete roster of all the Baptist min
listers in the United States, with those who
have been ordained and those who have
died since the last issue of the book
Much to his regret, Rev. j. E A. Doer-
mann OF this city was prevented by illness
from attending the laying of the corner
stone of new Evangelical Lutheran
church in Baltimore a few days ago. 1t
was expected that the minister named
would deliver the principal address on the
occasion, but for the reason stated he could
not do so. Work on the new building has
already been begun, and it is expected to
be completed in September.
Rev. Mr.. Nourse of New Windsor, Md,
a member of the synod of Baltimore, who
is well known here, and who for some time
past has been pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Williamsport, Md, as well as
president of womans seminary at New
Windsor, will in future devote his entire
time to his pastoral datiesJ" He has already
retired from his effpcational labors. the
having passed into the hands of a minister
who also desires to eahgage in teaching