Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-28
NEWS OF TIE
Ohio; ard Bishop Mills, OF Annville.
More Students Wanted.

Pa.
More Students Wanted.
Leaders in several religious bodies
are starting an active campaign for an
increase of students in theological
s%eminaries. 1t is found that not enough
are graduating to fill vacancies, not to
mention any available men for growth.
There are always more churches than
ministers in all religious bodies, ave
Methodist and Roman Catholic. where
supply and demand are rigidly con
trolled, but the discrepancy is larger to-
dag than ever before in the history of
Christian effort in America. Almost
the same condition obtains in Protest
an England. In the Reformed church
for illustration, the total number to
graduate from both semlnaries was
sixteen, and these were needed to fill
vacancies in appointments by the two
missionary societies. Churches every
where are calling upon seminaries for
men, nut in vain. Leaders who want
TO improve matters are pointing out
that never before were salaries higher,
larger. or opportunities greater. The
number to go into the seminaries this
fal, is exceedingly small, and in the
colleges, who have announced their in
tention, is even smaller, showing that
the dearth of ministers has not yet
reached its lowest point. The condi-
ton is unprecedented. and unex-
planned.
Tent Work in Summer.
Tent work is going to be active this
summer. AS usual, Philadelphia leads
in number of tents and in system in
holding these services. There the work
is for the most part Presbyterian, and
supported by John II. Con@erse, of the
Baldwin Locomotive works. and head
of the evangelistic committee Of the
Presbyterian general assembly. a
paid secretary is at the head of the
work. and he continues in service the
year round. In Brooklyn. Chicago and
several smaller cities system is being
put into the effort. as has long been
done in Philadelphia, Presbyterians
taking the lead. This system consists,
in one important point, of following up
persons who show interest. and in
placing them in touch with pastors of
churches fer which they express a
preference. Heretofore there mas been
considerable friction between tent
workers and pastors, the former claim
ing 20 get many persons interested,
and the latter %discounting their work,
and saying they interfered with the
work of the churches. Under the
united work of the Presbyterian com
mittee mentioned much of this friction
has disappeared. Hence the new out
look for the tent workers this season.
CoIored Young Men.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is developing work for colored
young men. Like churches it finds
that the color element obtains even in
the north, and as much on the part of
the blacks as upon that of whites. In
%dianapolis mas $4,000 negr young
men, New York and Charleston 30, 900
each, Atlanta and Philadelphia 10000
each, Washington and Baltimore So
600 each, and New Orleans * 5000.
Smaller cities have numbers in pro-
portion. The international committee
has two field secretaries for this spe-
cial development, and there are now
t~wenty-eight associations in cities and
siXty-three IN colleges, with a total of
5000 members. Employed secretaries
are necessary for the success of these
associations. Five such were added
last year, and three more are now in
training schools. The association
management finds it quite as needful
to provide organizations for colored
people az for railroad men, soldiers
and students. 1t is declared to he n
Of the associations purposes further
and stronger to develop this colored
work.