Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
Twentieth Century Movement

Presbyterian church throughout the world.
Princeton church, Philadelphia, Pa, has
given $4,000 to begin the endowment of the
William Henry Groyu chair in Princeton
Theological seminary. Washington college.
rCuusy ylyauta, Albany college, oregon. and
bellevue college, Nebraska, have received
considerable sums. The IrCsbN tCriaus ot
st. Louis have under consideration the Cs-
tablishmcut Of a Presbyterian hospital
Many of the prcshy ytcrtcs have instituted
special movements Tor the benefit uf their
own congregations. For instance, the pres
bytcry of Philadelphia, North, resolved To-
cndcavor to secure the removal of the debt
Of every one of It's congregations. ,nc
stronger churches aiding the weaker. aud
all uniting in this most laudablc movement
other prcsbytcrics are contemplating n sim.
liar undertaking.
what NcbrnsHn - Doing.
The Westminster Presbyterian church.
omaha, has decided to pay oil its entire
remaining indebtedness ut $G.,uu 10y October
/. Lowe Avenue church, omaha, is to pay
oil its debt OF 5000. the rrcsby terrain
church at Tckamah, Ncb., ~ to build
mansc, generous gf,s of money ANA prop.
crty HGgrcgHtnE during the last year some
10000 has been given To the Omaha Thcu-
Omaha and elsewhere. besides smaller con
tributions reported to the writer from time
to time by churches throughout the state to
the general work oG the boards, such as the
church at Wood River, Sl3o, at Bancroft.
Emerson. etc.
Under the stimulus of this movement the
SlOUO,OOO mortgage remaining ON the splcn.
did Presbyterian building at lJ6 Filth ave-
nue.. New York City, Is being rapidly
wiped out. Already as much as S3JO.0OO Is
promised aud the balance IL sure to come.
When this Is accomplished the Presbyterian
church in the United States viii have one
of the finest pieces of business property
In the city of New York. with "a new office
building ON 1t AS "a permanent endowment,
yielding II steady income for the missionary
work and anording central Offices tor It's
great boards free of the expense of rentals.
The synod of Nebraska has appointed "A
special committee ON this fund To interest
the PrcsbytcrIans of this state IN the move
mont. The special object which Is proposed
to Nebraska Presbyterian churches is the
raising of endowment for the Theological
seminary In Omaha and for the two young
but vigorous and important Presbyterian
colleges at Bellevue and at Hastings, Nob.
The Omaha Theological seminary was
recommended by the assembly of 1900 to
the church at large for an endowment of
100000 and II strong committee of eastern
men Is now at work cndcayorng to raise
this sum as part of the twentieth century
fund
The general assomblys committee on the
twentieth century fund will probably not
present its final report until May. 1902, as
the entire year 1901 Is to be devoted to
tho prosecution of this work hut the
committee Is expected to report progress
at the coming meeting of the general as
sombly In Philadelphia IN May, 1901. Mean
while the Indications are that the entire
church from the Atlantic to the Pacific Is
awaking and addressing itself with fresh
vigor to the advancement of Christ's King
dom in the world and that no part will re
main unmOyed and therefore unbcncntcd.
Omaha, Neh. 4. V. MOORE