The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-07-04
THE CHURCH AT LARGE.

parish in Baltimore, and one of the oldest and
most celebrated in that denomination, has sent
call to Rev. DR.. Arthur b. Kingsolving, rector of
Christ Church, Brooklyn. His prevent parish is
of the largest in Brooklyn.
A Business Mems Conference of the United
Presbyterian Church met in Pittsburg recently
and discussed for three days the ways in which
successful business methods might be applied to
the work of the church. They provided for per
manent mems organization to be known as the
United Presbyterian Mems Movement. More than
seven hundred men from various sections of the
country joined in this conference
Rev. K. Y. Umberger, young minister of
Wythe county, Va, has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer,
of Bristol, Tenn. He will enter upon the work on
July Ist The Lutheran Church has handsome
edifce of modern design. The church has
been without pastor ever since the resignation of
Rev. Paul Seg, more than year ago.
The national Baptist Convention the largest
body of colored Baptsts in the world has decided
to establish theological seminary of its 1t
already large and prosperous publishing
establishment
In a New York church it is said that the minis
ter to attract attention. has inaugurated a start
ling innovation. During his sermon, at the most
appropriate moments, the choir breaks in. L MS,
possibly has the effect that Glow music" has at
the theatre but it strangely out of place in
a church. However it is of the many bids
for church attendance which to-day seems neces-
sary if full pews is the object
an increase last year of 1000 members in England,
and $4,000 in Wales-very much of the latter being
fruits of the great revival in the Principally. In
the Baptist churches the increase in membership
is pronounced the largest in ten years, being 81,
752, of which more than $4,000 added in
Wales The Congregational Sunday-schoos gain
1860 pupils, and the Baptist II,7I2
The annual reports of the United Free Church
of Scotland show increase of 1900 members,
making the whole number 5o48oI. The mem
ber Of he HiUh yhere he
'Wee Frees" in their greatest strength, has
fallen off 2I6. The total income of the various
funds has diminished to $4Soo,735 against $500
625 previously reported. The Emergency Fund,
having received contributions of $2I852o, is
$74o,275. The Committee of the Sustentation Fund
have been able to pay the full usual dividend to
ministers.
At the various national societies of the North
ern Baptists, convened in annual session at Day
ton, Ohio, the reports showed that the Home Mis-
sion Society had larger receipts in the past year
than ever before-$I2I 900 above the year previous
amounting to total of $8o5ooo. Reports from
California indicated that $I75ooo is needed for the
restoration of Baptist churches harmed by fire and
earthquake. Much was made of the work of the
chapel the railroads of the Northwest; it
is estimated that 1900 persons have been con
verified on such cars since this means of evangelical
ton was inaugurated. Nearly $50 pastors are
settled over churches where the first Baptist
work done preaching in a chapel car
At the General Conference of the Southern
Methodist Church held at Birmingham, Ala, a
new creed for the statement of beliefs common to
all Methodist bodies was proposed. The PROPOSE
ton was approved to invite all Methodists
throughout the world to join in a statement of the
ecumenical faith of Methodsm The argument for
restatement was that the twenty-five articles of
religion" and John Wesley's "oNtes on the New
Testament and "Fifty-two Sermons" which con-
stitute the present doctrina1 standards of the
American churches, are Unbalanced because they
were written largely as DOlernics AGAINST he Ro-
man Church, and are too complicated and diffuse
Tor the understanding Of lavmen 1lnedncated In