Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, February 23.-Cniversalist lead
ers in this city are discussing plans for
the better financing of that denomination.
to replace the system of voluntary offerings
now in use. Under the present system the
general convention of tine denomination
asks the churches for definite sums for
the support of the convention and for the
Japanese mission maintained by the de-
nomination. Last year, 1t is said. less
than one-half of the total number of
parishes responded to the request. Some
of them gave more than was asked. but
the majority less, so that at the end of
the fiscal year the trustees of the general
convention were $4626 deeper In debt than
they had been year previous. Now lead
ers among the Unversalists are urging that
UNCONVENTIONAL funds be raised, not by beg
ging, but by taxing, either on a member
ship basis or by a percentage on pastors
salaries. If a plan of assessment We're
adopted, some of the leaders say, an in
come of about $4,000 a year would be
assured, apart from interest on invested
funds. The whole matter will be dis
cussed and probably acted upon, It is said
at the next biennial convention Of the de-
nomination
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, February 23.-The Interna-
tional Sunday School Association has just
been incorporated by special act of Con-
gress, and the movement which began in
this city thirty-five years ago, when in
ternational Sunday school lessons were
first planned, has been for the first time
put upon a permanent legal basis Ac-
cordng to its charter, the association may
hold property up to $1,OOO,OOO, and one Of
of a combination office and HEADQUARTERS
building that shall be the permanent home
of the organization. The building scheme
was launched at the last international con-
vention, held in Toronto, by Mr.. w. n.
HartShorn of Boston. chairman of the as
time there was talk of Boston and New
York possible headquarters. Sunday
school leaders now generally approve the
choice of Chicago, not only because the
movement had it's beginning here, but be-
cause it is central in the Sunday school
work, easily reached by workers from all
parts of the country.
International Sunday school leaders are
now giving much attention to the fifth
worlds Sunday school convention to be
held in Rome, Italy, May 20 to %. Nearly
1000 American Sunday school workers are
to cross the ocean for the event-a far
larger number than was anticipated. Two
special steamers have been chartered, one
to sail from Boston, the other from New
York Besides the American workers there
will attend the convention large numbers
from Great Britain and the continent and
some 25,000,OO0 scholars will be represented
in the gathering. DR.. George w. Bailey of
Philadelphia, who was for many years
treasurer of the interna tional convention,
is in immediate charge of arrangements for
the worlds gathering in Rome.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February DISAPPOINTMENT
has just been made here of a standing
committee which was authorized by rec
cent conference of foreign mission boards
and societies held in Philadelphia. The
committee is to represent the foreign mis-
sion organizations of all Protestant bodies
in all matters in which they have a COM
mon interest, and its appointment is held
by leaders to be one of the most significant
events in the history of American missions.
The officials of practically all Protestant
missionary organizations have come to-
gether annually for more than a decade
to discuss the problems of their work and
jointly to decide upon administrative ques-
tons, but there has never before been
permanent body to which could be referred
matters arising in the intervals between
the annual conferences.
For two years the establishment of this
permanent body has been under consldera-
ton, and at the recent conference in Phi.a-
delphia a special committee made a report
so strongly favoring the plan that authori-
zation of the committee at once followed
Its members have just been named. The
Rev. DIR. Arthur j. Brown of the Presby
terrain board of foreign missions is the
chairman. The other members are: The
Rev. DIR. Arthur s. Lloyd of the Protestant
Episcopal board of missions; DR.. II. *.