Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-03-23
NEWS N NOTES.

The only living uncle of the pope DIED
recently.
~lIpiscopalians are planning to ce.e-
bratc in 1901 the establishment OF HE
church In America ~ JannestovN.
Church attendance among Americans
in Manila is small during the rains'
season, AS the city has no street cars.
A "palaver house" is maintained on
Il Main highway III west Africa by one
of the Presbyterian missions. where Ma
tiVes, traders and travellers are enter
tanned, over night and brought into
1 contact with Christianity.
EIitisl: authorities are recruiting
Chinese coolies from Sllntung and
Chilli provinces. China. for work in
South Africa. in such large numbers
mat the Presbyterian missionaries CON
template sending native preachers
along with them.
n unique development of the interest
of minister. in municipal affairs was Il
two hours meeting recently held by the
preachers of Philadelphia for the ex-
press purpose of praying tor h e city''
mayor ana for its general and politi-
cal betterment.
For moral ways that are dark" the
heather chinee" is not alone pecu-
liar. Some enterprising foreigners in
SnaosinS, China, organized a bogus Y.
Nj. G.. a. and 800 mines We're secured
as members. each paying Il fee. The
'ittllt., VI tOnI So, went ltllu tllt pocket
of the promoters. one of whom has
since been arrested.
The missionary interest among young
people. Which is one of the significant
aspects of present day religious life in
this country, has created n summer
convention that for three years past
has dawn together large number OF
young church worker at silver Bay,
on Lake George. n. Y. This year the
meeting viii las for leu days. july n
80. The venerable Bishop Thoburn. OF
India. will serve as conference pas
tor"
For the first time in the history of
the Protestant churches of North Amer
lea. Il great inter-church conference, of
hclsilly representing practically ali the
denominations. OF the continent, with
an aggregate membership of nearly %
100000 will be held in New York city
November 15-20. under the direction OF
the National Federation of churches,
1t is claimed that this will be the most
Important religious gatherings ever held
III America.
The question OF the sunday opening
of the Lewis and Clark exposition has
already been settled by the directors
IN conference with representative min
listers. The exposition will be closed OF
Sundays until twelve and the Trail
as the amusement section is called, will
be closed all day. The grounds will
be open in the afternoon. but no ma
ohinery will be operated. A great in
terdenominationi1 religious service will
he held on the grounds every Sunday
afternoon and once a month an oratorit
viii he rendered.
Over a year ago Miss Helen NJ. Goult
offered Il prize of a 81 900 for the hes:
essay on the respective merits of the
Douay, or RoIna catholic version OF
the bible the recent American re.
vised version. There were two hundred
ana ,ifty-siX essays submitted by Ro.
man Catholics and Protestants. theo
logical professors. preachers. teacher.
and even farmers wives. The frs
prize VAS won by II Baptist preacher il
England. Rev. William Thomas Whit
ley. The second prize of $500. wen,
I" Il Congregational minister in Bun.
Ilnston. VI. Rev. Gerald Hamilton
Beard. While an Episcopal school teach
er OF New York city, Charles Il. Dalton
won the 5000 award. The essays will be
published.