New-York tribune., 1905-02-25
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

The annual session Of the book committee of the
Methodist Episcopal Book Concern was recently
held at its publishing house. No 80 F1fthave this
city This committee IS composed Of ministers and
laymen. representing all sections Of the country.
elected by the General Conference to supervise all
the publishing interests OF the Church. The com
mlttees report shows that the publishing interests
under the able management of the agents, this last
year has been one Of solid prosperity. AS result
Of the year the volume Of business done by the
New-York house and its repositories amounts to
1894 652; the Of business done by the West
house, including the associated repositories,
was S1,222 s96. On this excellent showing the
Inittee declared a dividend to the superannuate
fund Of $4,000, which exceeds all recent dividends
They also restored the salaries Of the publishing
1era NC ya5I1c+io,
eral Conference officers fixed as follows:
odst Revew 'The Christian Advocate G and Sun
DAY school pubicauins, each 5000 other editors
western Christian Advocate - The Western Chris
TtrA tan AaT9sate The Christian ApoIogst The
and tHaus und Herd $500: secretary of Epworth
and The Pacific Christian Advocate" 5000 THE
i f t,ft % s5 M ana assistant
concludes its report by saying that the coming
year opens with bright prospects"
The Rev. DR.. John Robertson of Glasgow. who
has been conducting the services and preaching at
the meetings at the Fulton Street MONDAY Mis-
sion for the last three weeks closed his work there
on Friday. The meetings have been the most sue
cessfu in point of attendance. that have been held
Boston one Of the Northheld evangeIIsts will cor
duct the meetings and preach. beginning on next
Tuesday.
The Church Students Missionary Association Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church will conduct a
special service at St. James Church ust-st and
Bishop Nelson, Of Albany, and J. II. Deis.
At the West End Presbyterian Church on Tues-
day next the three boards Of the church will give
. dinner 10 Mr.. Kegwin for the purpose not only
OF hdnoring him, but talking over plans for the
future. The new pastor is full of Immediately
practicable new plans for making still wider he
ton is TO be on March s. and DR.. Carson of Brook
lyn' IS 10 preach the sermon
A lecture VIII be given before the Society for
Ethical Culture at Carnegie Hall tomorrow AZ
II a. n. The speaker win be Mrs Caroline Bartlett
crane, OF Michigan. Her subject Will be The
Eifs hlShsF Education Of Girls as Preparation for
In Calvary Baptist Church. the Rev. Dr. r 8
Macarthur, in the evening. Will discuss .aTbe
church and the Revival Outlook" and Will nama
several things which, in his Judgment are en-
19llsLsing IN the religious thought Of the world
have spiritual things bnen @ 'de m dor generation
ar Are To i9-d4y Christian Science and Kindred ouIts
OF great spiritual truth. ~ u'iiii'Ahee
The Broadway Tabernacle will hold fts irs. Co.
Gay service IN its new edifiee. Broadway ana 6stb
str tomorrow morning At Il o'clock There v,t1I b.
q baptlsmAI service. and also the ordination or
Andrew w Edson deacon. The sermon ~ -.
pastor. the Rev. DT. Charles T. Jeffarsor In -
SrpIg(pI9ale y the occasion. and VIII be foIIowsS
dedicated on Sunday, March G. ..I'o the Woretd oe
Sjs v,cTlt as "a, sunday r. Knapp viii begin
on the following Sunday the church pin s'io94 a9
e"i'o 4he cause OF Patriotism: March IL