Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-08
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
Rev. Ira Landrith: u. d.. has resigned
the secretaryship of the Religious Edu-
cation association. ~
Tho archbishop of Canterbury Will
shortly publish the m and speech
es he delivered in America under h
title Of THE Christian Opportunity"
The American Bible league. which
aims to offset higher criticism holds
its second convention in Boston, De-
cember 6-S.
a student worker will be placed in
each of the sixty-seven counties of
Pennsylvania next summer by the
State Sunday School association.
New York's new subway is said to be
proving a BOON to the downtown
churches. sine. 1t enables persons living
at Il distances to attend them con-
veniently.
The Associate reformed synod Of the
South has broken off the negotiations
FOR union with the United Preshvterians.
owing. apparently, to a lingering feel
ing OH the old slavery dispute.
The author of h famous children's
Sweet Story of DID," Mrs. Jemima
Luke, is living in England, more h
90 years old. She is championing the
cause of the Passive Resisters."
A ann meeting held by Christian
Indians liz reported from Colony. Okla:
N Indians erected their tepees around
he central meeting tent and three SER
vices were held daily. A number of
Indians started on the Jesus road" as
they call conversion.
The largest territory In the world
over which the gospel Is not preached
is the Souda1. which has a population
of more than $50, 600. 900 and IL equal
in extent to al, of Europe. except Rus
STA. OF the twenty Christian mission-
aries laboring in this region only six
are British. Now the United Soudan
mission. representing all free churches.
has been formed in England, and four
young men have recently been sent out
as missionaries.
A unique series of cvangelistic meet
ings was recently held in historic
Plymouth church. Brooklyn, Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills. the pastor. who
is the successor to Lyman Abbott and
Henry Ward Beecher. led the service.
He also edited the sermons. preached
by Rev. j. w. Dawson OF London. and
wrote Il daily article OH the work. for
one of the Brooklyn newspapers. DR..
Hills has relinquished man lecture
engagements in order to conduct re-
vival services. The advent of liberal
~theologians into the ranks of evangel-
ism is creating wide comment.
When the Uganda cathedral was con-
secrated a few months ago. on the
shores of Lake Nyanza, Africa, and
among people who massacred early mis-
sionaries. Il congregation of $500 ma
tives was present. There was II deficit
remaining In h construction fund and
1t was met by gifts of cowrie shells.
bullOcks. ows goats. fowls and eggs.
The situation III Uganda is thus sum-
married. by one writer: "A few years
ago human sacrifices We're being Of
fered where churches 70 stand. tribal
wars for no object but women and
slaves We're OF frequent occurrence
where now they are unknown. slavery
was universal where now it does not
exist. polygamy has been abolished
among tens of thousands of people, the
language of the people n been re-
duced to writing ~ Il nation taught
to read. There are about 100000 Chris
tians In Uganda. Not n cent of for
eign money has been spent to build any
of their places of worship. school build
ings. or to support native pastors or
!, teachers"
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
The thing in the world 1 am most
, afraid of il fear.-Montaigne.
IT'S only when they spring to heaven tina,
> angels
e Reveal themselves to you: they sit al
t Beside you and lie down at night by YOU
i Who care not for their presence, muse Of
sleep,
And all at once they leave you and 20,
know them.
The Independent.
z To the young. Christ brings the Cos
y pei Of inspirations; to the old, the Cos
. pei OF consolatiOn.-James Stalker.
I Religion should make us happy, bu,
7 only as 1t makes Us hOly.-T. Calvin
McClelland.
: No mud a soil us but the mud ",
o throw.-Lowel!.
I do not ask for any crown
But that which all may win:
8 Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within, -Alcott.
9 II there be any grief in heaven, sur
e 1t will be for this. that we have don,
y no more for God on earth.-John Ma
o ' son.