New-York tribune., 1904-08-13


Congregational denomination in this country. there
is none whose benehcent work is more productive
OF good and tangible results than that Of the Con-
gregatonal Church Building Society, with head
quarters IN this city, whose secretary, the Rev Dr.
Charles H Richards. called here from the
pastorate Of the Central Congregational Church
Philadelphia, to succeed the Rev. DR.. L. H. Cobb.
who retired from the Office year and half ago
after continuous and successful service covering
period Of twenty-one years. In speaking OF the
operations Of the society, the Rev. DR.. Richards
said yesterday:
In fifty years Of work the agent Of the Congrs
g4Ioaal churches for the assistance Of any church
Wln the denomination IN need OF help IN erecting
house OF worship parsonage this society has
sonages II now disburses an annual income Of
from 225000 S25000O. and is assisting build
Alaska has bejned n 3he bIdfng IN ef 17S IITbs ~
~ n ttp ~ -. M III @ a &c
Der on the Atlantic Coast and III the Southern
States but the greater part Of It's work has been
done in the interior and the West Its resources
n three funds-the Church Loan Fund the Grant
Z ulo aId the parsonage Loan tunQ Approprla-
tons from these funds are made for a term Of
Fund and those from the Church Loan Fund not
priations are protected by mortgage. that, in case
tne ot ee eIFe oI Inc eaQrc4 or cHange 4 20 some
it was given - TRree milton sVe hT2dred thou
sand dollars OF grants and loans in churches aided
is thus projected BY the society a. the present
time The finances Of the society are managed by
20@Ed 1 OF hee9 m prominent business & men ba IN Se G
Chicago and San Francisco.
The evaagcIistc services at Puritan chapel, Nos.
9 and . East One-hundred-and-thirty-f in
stituted by the Church of the Puritans, have con-
tinued 70 meet with public favor. At O'Clock 70
morrow evening the Rev. Ralph H. Ferris, OF Union
Theological Seminary. will preach and the mem
bers OF the chapel choir. in SUPPLIES, will furnish
the music.
Early in October the American Bible Society an
nounces. IL viii issue copies OF the Scriptures in
the text Of the Revised Version. This departure
from the tine honored custom Of publishing and
circulating only copies Of the King James Version
is made possible by a recent amendment TO the
constitution Of the society, TO meet demand from
a. SloeS Iot liie more llOosIlI version OL tto
favorable arrangements with Thomas. Nelson <
Revised Version and that concern Will do the So
ciety's printing OF its Bibles and Testarents. The
dEst Instalrnent OF the new work will oe Il mex
penstve bindings.
The missionaries Of the American Board Of Com
nissioners for Foreign Missions labortng in
Japan are sending accounts Of busy employment
II Christian work in that land. This work. -hey
say IS going on most successfully. Much OF IL
has to do with minlstering the soldiers in tran
sit or 10 the households Of the soldiers who at
| the front. The missionary women are devotIns
! much OF their time. directly and indirectly, 70
work for the soldiers, thus coming into friendly
/ and intimate contact with the ieaalnS women
/ among the Japanese the wives OF ofnclalS and OF
/ prominent civilians
| The classes at Yals College and the Sheffield
! Scientific School 20 which the late Rev. Horace
/ Tracy Pitkn belonged. have united in placing IN
YaIss new Memorial Hall bronze medallion set
in marble In memory OF their classn1ate, who vas
/ ;Ued ~ ais post while a missionary IN CHlla ~
he Boxers in 1890. The tablet bears an eppFoP''-
! ate inscription.
| A, the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Flith-
ave and Fifty-afth-st Bishop Samuel Fa4io"s' OF
! The Reformed Episcopal Church. OF CHICAGO VI"
preach tomorrow morning ar II o CLOCK ana III r
- a. o,oI,-k The Rev. Or. G. Campbell
! ar,-ra7 will preach at this church cn August q
/ and Segtenber l. Dr. Morgan Will san toT , E5lS-
land on September 10 and on Gr1yng ~ -srsrs 5I.
--tu ess,,r1s charge OF the Westminster 0olsresa-
rfIrsI CHURCH. that city, 70 the pastoTa'e OF "'s"
/ he has called.
g-aa. religious work IS being accompAshed III
the gospel tent Evange. at Broadway ana '"'S-