Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21

boards been Tree from debt. Ii is early
TO look for effects from improved times
but large receipts and enlarged worl
are reported from practically every re
llgious body in America, both for en-
terprlses at home and abroad. The Con
gregational Home Missionary society
mas Just wiped out q debt of S134,0 900
Baptists, north and south. closed theil
years without debts and those south
nave voted to increase their expendi
lures this next year by 25 per cent. The
Disciples report uniform receipts, and
the Metbodists, north, in their efforts
TO keep up the income of the mission.
airy society against the competition of
the Twentieth century fund. are sue.
ceeding beyond expectations. Episco.
palians are trying the a"pportionment
plan for the first time, and find it to
nave increased the number of contri.
buting parishes by 500. to have raised
receipts S1OO,O 900 to date. and friends
are quietly making good the depleted
reserve fund as reported last fall. The
Reformed church boards are both free
from debt, and Presbyterian boards
had larger incomes last year than ever
before. Roman Catholics are breaking
the American record for contributions
TO Peters pence. and this year will
. send a considerable sun to the Society
of the Propaganda. The latter amount
will be small, for this is. in the Roman
Catholic church, a missionary country.
Protestant mission boards of all Amer
lea raise, annually. for work at home
and abroad. and exclusive of local eff
fort, S19,5 500 600. and are doing so with
out falling into debts as they used
TO DO.
Congregational Reforms.
Congregationalists have Just follow
ed their Presbyterian brethren in an
adjustment of differences and the sing
ing OF the Doxology over what many
had feared might he a contest of
strength. Complaint has been loud for
years that the Congregational Home
Missionary society did not, in its work.
represent n churches. a plan was
suggested a year ago that provided for
a constituent control of about So mem
bers and that, as some thought, would
bring about the desired control. Others
thought otherwise, and at Syracuse the
other day, at the annual meeting. a
quite e plan was brought in and
adopted. 1t provides for q constituency
of three members from each state or.
ganiZation, and also one member for
each 5000 COMMUNICATE membership.
There is also provision for life mem
bers under their former rights. The
result will, it is said, make a voting
body Of about $50, so chosen as to re-
suit in actual attendance upon the an
nual meeting and the consequent in
terest in the society's welfare on the
part of the churches. The harmonious
outcome, and the good feeling result
to- f,z-, "a ,-.1I Z. T.. .. -.lA
make possible further reforms in the
administration of Congregational be-
nevolence, which have been sought in
some of the other five societies.
Missionaries for Islands.
Washington has beer selected as the
logical location of the new seminary to
De founded for the education of Roman
Catholic missionaries to Porto Rico
and the Philippines. Enough funds
have now been secured to make an
nouncement of the location possible,
and to warrant the purchase of site
and the drawing of building plans. The
new movement, while not under their
control, is closely allied with the work
of the Paulists, and the institution
makes the seventh separate one to he
located at Washington, all but one,
Trinity college. for women, affiliated
win the Caholic university. The loca-
ton of these, and some more to FOLLOW,
is in line with the policy to make
Washington the Roman Catholic edu-
cational center of America. Already
there are a score of young men ready
to enter the new training school, which
VIII especially aim to prepare young
clerics for work in the Philippines,
partly in place of the friars and partly
to help carry out a policy to introduce
American methods into the conduct of
the Catholic church there. II is stated
that Filipino priests will not he dis
eliminated against, but it is argued
that American priests will be required
to direct them. The new school aims
at plant and endowment worth $780,
900.
Vacancies in Association.
One of the greatest problems which
has to he met by the Young Mems
Christian association of the country is
the securing of competent men TO fill
secretaryships and other executive po-
sitions. Two hundred vacancies occur
yearly among the 1900 or more en-
ployed officers in the North American
associations. These vacancies are
caused by men ~resigning or being pro-
NOTED to better positions, for the sec
retaryship is m profession hat has
never been oYercrowded. Important /
fields are today waiting for suitable
TO supervise them. In the effort
meet this need training schools are
maintained at Springfield, Mass, and
at Chicago, Ill. The former school
was established in 1855 and the latter
in 1890. These two schools together
about one-tenth the number of
men needed in the work, and from
twenty-four will be available this
year. The courses of study cover from
me to three years and thoroughly pre-
pare men for the general secretary
ship, the physical, educational or boys
work directorships as well as other de-
)artments Of the general work. In adj
iitIon to the American students. there
ere in each OF the institutions a mum
Der of men from foreign countries who
are preparing for Y. NJ. c. A. work in
Europe, South America and in Asia.
The salaries of competent secretaries