The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-01-14

lp.tsdCu OnuTCH OF fuSlduu' mas JuS'
lied.
On July II Lord Salisbury resigned the
Premiership of Great Britain and was
succeeded the following day by his
lephew, Arthur James Balfour Two
lays later Sir Michael Hicks-Beach re-
signed as Chancellor Of the ENchCquer.
but since that there has been no change
# Importance in the new Premier's cab
met.
Religious Movements in 1922.
There has been perhaps nothing more
striking in the religious history OF the
year just closed than the disposition Of
religious bodies of different names to
get together" In the practical prpsecu-
tion of their work. Nothing decisive has
vet come Of tn" movement for union
II the Methodist churches Sorth and
south nor Of the Northern and Southern
PresbytcrIans. but progress has lecn
made The project for bringing together
the CongrogItioua.ists the Methodist
urotestauts ard the United Breth.c" has
made hopeful advance
Besides these schemes for organic
tnlgn, wh..a In the nature Of the Gaze
move slowly there have been important
gains In cb.orciatign and federation In
church work Different denominations
have found 1t Ir. .'icAb.e to divide th2i:
fields, and to work "ith5St taste or
overlapping in the cities. among the scat
1 te:el ppp&.-I'gl Of ru.aI districts. ana
, IN mission Ge,ds there has been less
duplication Of work and closer APP
prOach to Gently In all inter-chuTch r.
'ltiDns than ever before.
The missionary activities Of the
churches have been grcltly stimulated.
Most of the foreign mission boards are
out OF debt. New openings In China, in
the Philippines ana elsewhere are eager
iy utilized. The convention OF Student
-. L., f,sYN ~
showed hundreds Of Coicso-6red young
men and women in readiness to enter
ne mission field as soon as the oppor.
unity offered
Er ally the yclr has boon one of gen.
~ IS giving The most remarkable single
Instance Is found in the Methodist
church Three years ago. on watch
night there went ont from SPRING
field church call for q tNGnty-will!1n-
dollar fund for tie development Of Meth.
/. odist religions and Irrational work.
Dec. 81, in the same church To the peo'
pie assembled to watch out thc O!d Year,
vas made the otiinIa. announcement OF
the completion of this rcl,r fund IL IS
great achievement, which httingy
crowns the closing year.
/ The Biddie .Lotfle Affair.
Undoubtedly he most sensational event
. OF January was thp attempted escape and
g the death ~: JJhu AID Edward Biddle AT
Pittsburs These two drspera'u'' haC
been clearly convicted of iaG:d'rinG
grocer whose establishment thlt Hai tricC
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The genera, elections ". Nov mber r.
r. suited IN the election Of ~ "'llS-e'sh'
% Congress as follows: Republicans ~
90 Democrats Us
November i-Of the stats IN WI.
United States Senators are 10 De c"p''
he the following elected Republican !e-lt.,
o. lures; California, Conn lieut. y .h"al
IN Idaho. Illinois, Indiana Kansas, Mich
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