The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-13
PLANNING FOR
CHURCH SUPPORT
Millions Toward the Home Mission
Work.
DOES RICH M O D L { AD?
Question Anon. Episcopalians as to
Which City Shows the Largest
Proro"tionate Menu
bcrSlip.
DOES RICHM 0ND LEAD?
1uriLten For The Times.l

NT,W Ntlsh, JAN i---tiNt4ictVI'o 1870
ties in this country that have been enSas-
cd in fostering new churches in western
States and Territories are seriously tils-
cussing their future. Arabic LANDS III
ali parts OF the West and on the Iaciac
cast are pretty well taken up. There
are weak churches in all directions OF
course but the economic point IS mace
whether they will not remain locally WEEK
as, long as they rely upon help from the
denomination at large. 1t is found that
strong churches develop only after re
lance upon themselves In this new CEN
rurv wear PresbyterianS will spend ABOUT
81 O0GO; Baptists, 100000: EpiscopoilihS'
$1,000; Aethodists, $5O0.G3o; ConSresii-
tionalists in their two societies, S99.V9"'
and other bodies q total Of $4oo,WV III what
is called a home mission work Here Is
near 100000 a year given by oo Gnu. e'its -
to help new ones within the limits OF
the United States Will the new CEN
fury see the end OF this business. ana
how curly? What will the societies do M
stead? What will be done with iesacleS
Secretaries and members OF all church
boards and societies are giving this CUES
ton serious consideration
Under Baptist auspices, there IS 10 pe
held ut Will:amsport. Penn, early next
month a new century conference ME
he'd in an inland city. 1t is really d nd
1ioual meeting, and there are to be dls-
cussed at it topics bearing upon the lu-
ture of home mission effort III America
not alone OF Baptists, but OF ali reiistous
bodies. The relation of Baptist soc'e-
ties to the churches is to be conSluefe"'
and one evening is to be given 20 q ms
sionary mass-meetinS, at Wnlcn the
sneaker will be the Rev. DR.. Fl. T. Maple'
Of Boston, who has been seriously III TOT
ONE time, but is now partly recovered
fa IS the senior secretary OF the Anlerl-
can Baptist Missionary Union. baptlsl
nuh,ication, Baptist educational and sllnl-
lar interests are to be reprasehteu. III
connection with the meeting ihere 10 -
h. given a symposium OF the views VI
Congreeational, Presbyterian and Metho-
dis+ home mission society secretaries.
,rron the future of church planting ana
fostering in the new parts OF the tnlted
States.
~atarv OF the Presbyterian Home Board,
has lust returned from a tour OF MISSION
INSPECTION IN Porto it!co- he fepoi'S
marked eacerness on the part OF the peo-
pie, chiefly the lower classes 20 49,
prostes.tant work established. he thlIlhs
he prejudice against Americans VIII soon
naSs away. On the first Sunday III \ eo-
mary will be dedicated a new PreSoS-
rarian church in San Juan, the hrSt 70 DC
ir+ IN the island since American occu-
nation. In order to get hold OIL Souii5
1aonle. Presbyterians ore forming "heA-
ever possible, classes IN t-hgilSh, este
rial1v for young men, who are ANXIOUS
without exception to acquire tnSish-
prashrterian work is maintained at san
man Ponce. Manuguez and Asuadl&;A,
.r-l,ara has lust sailed DR.. Grace W. ~
l.ins who will be the first medical ms
siorarv on the island, and the First ffes-
hy,ferian church Of Scranton, fenl'-' -
sending Mason j. jarvis. along Win INC
American Bible Society, TO be a lay heAp-
- :. no Rev. Dr.. Greene, the general
missionary. He was born III 'iie " so
ndfas The Rev DR.. Thompson quotes
Governor Alien as saying that preliminary
;,orjr;es are making by representatives.
of American capital in great hu'tipei -,
|, and he believes the next five years VII
sae a wonderful development OF inc a.
| most unbounded natural tsS T>n-s
| CHRISTIAN COMRADES.
C,,,,.;-+ia, Comrades is the name decided
mon for the proposed new organization
or,one, former officers of the SalSattoii
arny So many officers have lett Tue
Arr,y that III I1ur<Da and America tHe.9
,ra these organizations, all cIdli'lilS ~
maintain the primitive Army Ilettlous,
| which, 1t is claimed have been loss $50
| OF in the latterdaE charitaoie anu eo'or
nizinp epdeavors Newspaper organs Ok
,,r-a nrir,;tive Salvationists have sprung
INFO existence in Switzerland. France ana
| England. and enc is talked CT III Ne"
york. The aim is TO put men ana women
| having zeal for the conversion OF SOULS
| into touch with churches, Christlah
! F,ndeayor or ether societies, who may
| wish helpers for longer or shorter period.s.
| ,n,onr the movers IN this NV movement
| are many men and women who helped 10
| make the early history OF the Salvation
Army They are declared to BE- not
| persons with grievances. but those VINO
| feel conscienttously that they can no
| longer work with the old organization
| They include ex-Major Mrs. Rennolds.
! who commenced Salvation-Arrny work In
| Ireland; ex-Colonel Lampard; ex-Major
! Lumsden, formerly in charge OF the
| finance department OF the international
} headquarters in London; ex-AIajor Ernest
! Fry, Tom Payne. and ex-Major T. G.
Marshall. The address OF the last named!
| is No. SO Lake Street. Jersey City. and
| he is said to desire to hear from former
Army officers. OF whom there are IN
| this country about 1000.
RICHMOND LEADS.
EpiscoralianS ara much interested 10