Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-28

eral synod, meeting last month, took
initial steps, and it was reported that
a wealthy Presbyterian layman is
holding on his own financial account
an admirable site for the proposed
church. The occasion is the expected
influx of students from America and
Australia, also from South Africa, he
cause of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
requests. The Dutch Reformed church
in Cape Colony, the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State is Presbyterian.
and from here will come. under the
Rhodes incentive. a great number Of
students. Westminster college, plant
ed at oxford largely through the en-
ergy of Ian McLaren, is not self sup
porting. The argument is that unless
Presbyterian young men. coming to
Oxford, he provided a place of worship
they will be lost, probably into the es.
Establishment.
Church Lands in Philippines.
II is not true that the papal deputa-
tion or commission. appointed to meet
Governor Taft and if possible adjust
the land question in the Philippines,
designedly has upon it the candidates
for the papal succession, in order that
the matter does not come into the text
c~onclave. The question and the com.
mission are not of sufficient import
ance in the eyes of the Roman Cath
Ollie church, and the most promising OF
papal candidates are not on the COM
mission Cardinal hampolla, as sec
rotary of state, is out Of the running,
and Cardinal Nannutelli is too adj
vanced in years. His younger brother.
Vincenzo, also in Sacred college, is a
more likely candidate than he. Car
dinal Sarto, patriarch of enice, is
said to be specially favored by Leo
Kill, and he is not on the commission.
Cardinal Gotti stands some chance,
but the fact that he is prominent in an
order will be against him. Then there
is Cardinal Svampa. archbishop of Bo-
logna, thought by many the most like
ly successor. He is not on the com
mission. 1t is not a political commits
sion-and Pope Leo is still halo, ac-
cording to all accounts.
Hicksite Quakers.
Swarthmore college, the presidency
of which Prof. Joseph Swain, of In
diana university. has just accepted, is
the institution of Hicksite Quakers, as
Haverford college is that of the Or
thodox Quakers. Swarthmore had, in
President McGill, an executive of force
and long standing, but since his re-
tirement changes and some dissatis-
faction have been frequent. President
Swain first made a condition that
$500. 900 be added to the endowment,
but modified it to $500 900, and COM
plying Herewith $4,000 has been
raised during the last few weeks. The
institution is located just out of Phila-
dplnhfo in n cnCfinO nc hnnItifnl &c
any America or England can offer.
President Swain has been nine years
at the head of the Indiana institution,
is president of the Indiana State
Teachers association. and of the
Higher Educational society OF the Ma
tional Teachers association. For a
small college, Swarthmore now ranks
financially among the very strongest.
Episcopal Bishops in Mexico.
Private advices from lay Episcopal
ians in the City of Mexico show pro-
found dissatisfaction there over the
prospective conservation OF three bish-
ops FOR what is TO become an auton-
omous Episcopal church of that coun-
try. Such advices declare that not so
many as one bishop is needed, not to
mention three. Rev. Mr.. Forester is
described an excellent and Cstimable
gentleman, hut too old in years, and
100 narrow in views to get on with
American and English residents. with
out whom there is little indeed of the
Mexican Episcopal church. 1t is de-
clared by laymen in Mexico that the
two bishops elect, aside from Mr.. For
ester, are quite unknown. The Epis-
copal church in the United States has
long neen urged TO co~nsecrate bishop
or bishops for Mexico, and SO start it
upon the road to autonomy, and finally
yielded last April. electing three, who
nov await approval of standing COM
mIttees and conservation.
Quadrenniai Conference.
There has thus far been but one
serious response to the Methodist book
committee 10 the latter's bid for invita-
tons to the next quadgennial general
conference, to meet in the spring of
1904. This response comes from Phil
adelphia, and seems to be in earnest.
Rev. DR.. Russell IL. Conwell, although
a Baptist, rendered to the Philadelphia
committee the use Of Grace Baptist
church and Temple college hall, as
large and available auditoriums, but
the tender was refused. The academy
does not compare fayorably with the
Auditorium, Chicago, in which the on
ference met in 1900. Philadelphia is
the logical meeting place next time,
and seems almost certain TO be chosen.
Apart from the celebration of the com-
pietion of the $4,000, 900 fund, and the
election of about two new bishops, the
conference will have before it no great
questions.
United Brethren Affairs.
United Brethren have made temper
airy provision for increased help in
their board Of bishops. Recently Bish-
op Holt died, leaving the church with
hut three surviving bishops. These
three took a vote of the delegates 10
the last general conference, it being
agreed hat the choice should serve
until the next meeting OF conference.
This choice proved Rev. DR.. George
Matthews. and he takes the central
district. composed Of Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Mis-
souri, and parts of Kansas and Ne
braSkl. The Brethren have six mis-