Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-12

the Congregationalists. Methodists.
Presbyterians, Baptists and Disciples,
have united In the production of a uni
form hymn book.
The famous Haskell lectures, which
DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall delivered in
India last winter, have been re-deliv-
cred by him at the University of Chi
cago.
There has been organized in Salt
Lake City Il GENTLE" bureau of infor-
nation. Its purpose is to furnish liter
allure To visitors revealing what it con-
siders the true aspect of Mormcnism,
and also to circulate documents
throughout the United States bearing
on Mormon;sm.
The Ministering Children's league is
a British organization in he Anglican
church for training people in practical
charitable work. Leagues have been
formed throughout the British empire
and through their agency seventeen in
stitutions are supported. Among them
are a oonvalcscent home in West Aus
tralia and an Industrial school for the
blind in Egypt.
A notable instance of UNCONVENTIONAL
comfy is reported from Japan In CON
nection with the work among the
Anus, n of the aic~isinal. tribe of
that country. Mission;..y work for this
people was first organized by the
Church of England. but recently the
Presbyterian board has sent it's repre-
sentatives TO hat field. To prevent
confusing the minds of these simple
people with UNCONVENTIONAL differences
all Presbyterian y are sent to
unite with the Episcopal church.
AT the recent -encampment of the Ma
tional Guard of Ohio the state COM
mittee of the Y. NJ. c.. A. took charge
of the suffers stores. AS n result of
their work only fifty cases of sickness
I Onaylrro1 opnor = nn0 v,oxn T1n4 1N,,
est possible prices We're charged, so
briefly was promoted, discipline insured
n many temptations of ordinary
camp life removed.
Bishop Phe!an of Philadelphia owns
Il set of beautiful church vestments
which We're brought into this country
from the Philippines at the time of the
return of the Tenth Pennsylvania regi-
ment. They were saved from the
wreckage of one of the old churches in
Manila n are believed to have been
in use nearly 100 years. A peculiar
feature OF the vestments is that they
can be rolled into a ball, turned and
twisted. and when released will re-
sumo their original form without a
crease.
The Salvation army has established
colonies to help the deserving poor by
Offering them opportunity for s%elf-sup-
port. at Fort Amity, CofO., Fort faTrie,
S0I., vi CT COIt I1SIIIck, ~. &IIlGEilS
of Cleveland have contributed $40. 600
toward this last named colony, as We'll
as a deed of land for 2SS acres of Il l..
The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will meet in
Los Angeles next May. A movement
is on foot to secure the election of
bishops for an eight-year term of Office
instead of for life. A proposition will
also be made to abolish the probation
airy period for applicants for church
membership owing to recent revelations
as to the loss of probationers which the
church suffers every year.
A new Y. NJ. c. A. building at Buffalo
has just been erected inc equipped at
a cost of SAFE. COO. 1t is ten stories high
with dormitories for n hundred young
men. 1t contains all the features of a
modern club. with the exception of
gambling and drinking.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
We must answer for our actions;
God will answer for u powers
Dh{1l3,1C Drorl,u