Evening star., 1901-03-02

ism in fact, IL not In form, is expected soon
to prevail. Itinerancy is one Of the inde-
structible fundamentals Of Methodism &C.
cording to the discipline. and no general
conference has ever touched It. But an un-
limited pastoral term deals itfnerancy
death blow where the strong churches are
concerned, and thus congregationalfsm is at
hand, despite the discipline
Conference, as above stated, will assem-
bic at Hagerstown this year, the selection
of that town having been made for the
tween the local conference and the central
Pennsylvania conference. There is dIf
ference in dates, and unless other arrange
ments can be effected the reunion will not
be reached. The date for the Pennsylvania
conference is March 13, and that of Balti-
more March 27. An effort is being made to
begin both April 8.
According to the last census the regular
Northern Baptist Church has during the
last ten years advanced from 800. .45O mem
90 9efs ,.u 10 @ s.a,el1 3 members. gain OF nearly
~ per cent. This was about the ratio OF
growth In the southern Baptist commun-
Ion, which had 1,2S0 066 members in 1880
ana 4l3 In 1900. an advance in round
numbers OF 100000. The Colored Baptist
church went up from ,34S 9S9 to 1,S64, 800
The congregational churches are credited
IN the twelfth census with 629,S74 members
as against 512, I'll in $780, and the Disciples
of Christ figure in the table with 1,149 9S2
as compared with 81 ,O17 in 1890. The Ger
man Baptists show an increase Of approx
IHdtSly per cent, ana the EDtSCOpallanS
added about $4,000 to their rolls. claim
Ing ZIG, ,431 members now, against $50 054 in
1890. The progress of the Evangelical
bodies. which include the Evangelical AS
Church, was less rapid, their percentage Of
increase being only about II per cent: but
the Lutherans apparently made much head
way. the synodical conference exhibiting
an advance from 357 153 in 1890 to 581 ,O29
in 1900. Northern Methodism displayed less
vigor. in point of numerical additions. than
the African churches, or even the Methodist
Protestants, but still the gain was between
20 and 25 per cent, while the southern
Church IS recorded as going UP from 1.2O9.-
976 to 1,457, 1854.
Notwithstanding the frequent complaints
about lack of spiritual enthusiasm in the
Presbyterian Church. the northern branch
is credited with 973 433 members in 1900, as
against 1924 in 1890; the United Presby-
terians with 115.901. as against 4,402. and
the Southern Church with 225. $50. compared
with 179921 ten years ago. The Dutch
Reformed Church gained IA. .O4 and the Ger
man Reformed congrega tons had total
204O1s in 1890. A combined strength OF
47O4S4 is credited to the two branches OF
the United Brethren Church. as compared
with 225, ,2s1 in 1890. The Unitarians raised
their strength. from 67,749 to 71,O00, while
the Universalists went backward.
The most powerful and influential single
division Is, of course, the Catholic Church,
which Is put down in the table for 6,242, ,267
of about 33 per cent while the proportion
for all the denominations and sects may
be reckoned at nearly, If not quite. 20 per
cent
A meeting intended a welcome to Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. Cozens, the former the new
commander Of the Atlantic Coast division
of the Salvation Army, will he held this
evening at the Salvation Army barracks,
Pennsylvania avenue between 9th and 10th
streets northwest. Lieut.. Col. Cozens is an
officer of long experience and enjoys high
reputation as an orator. His last station
was Boston, but for the future his head
quarters will be in Philadelphia Mr.. Coz
ems. will hold two public meetings at the
same place tomorrow, one In the morning at
1045 and the second in the afternoon at 3
o clock. At all of the meetings music will
be a special feature
Rev J. II. Barrows, president Of Oberlin
College, will preach in the Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel tomorrow at 3 o'clock
pm. DR.. Barrows presided at the worlds
congress of religions In Chicago.
Rev George Edward Reed, LID, presi-
dent of Dickinson College, Carlisle. Pa. will
preach at Wesley Chapel. 9Th and F streets
northwest, tomorrow morning. Arrange
ments have been made for platform meet
ing in the evening. with addresses by DR..
Reed and Representative Faris of Indiana.
AS the meeting will be aheld on the eve of
the Inauguration the general topic will be
national in it's character. Good music will
be rendered by the choir.
At the evening service of the Mt. Pleasant
CONGREGATIONAL Church tomorrow evening
the pastor Rev. NJ Ross Flshburn will
begin a course Of sermons which will cover
the months Of March and April. The Men s
Club of the church has special charge OF
the series Of services which. it Is expected,
will be of special value to the people
The topics of the nine sermons of the
course are as follows: March 3, The Dawn
ing of the Golden Age" March 10. THE
Witch of En-dor:" March II, What Is
Your Name:" March "a, "a Man Who Did
Not Care and a Man Who Cared Too Late"
March 81, male and Female Created He
Them" April Z, Easter Evening With Our
Sunday School," April a. Spell Luck with
a P-Pluck:" April 21. God be Thanked for
Books" April %. "As 1t Is In Heaven"
The services will begin at o'clock each
day