The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-30
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General Religious Net0s

The dedication has just taken place of the women's pavilion and the chapel of the National Jewish Hospital for consumptiyes. at Denver, Colorado. The Isrealite says "this group of build ings constitutes the grandest monu- ment to Jewish charity in the world" At a great farewell banquet to Gov ernor Terrell, as he vacates the guber- material chair of Georgia, no wine was used at the Governor's request.
 In an address at Chattanooga. at Methodist mass-meeting, vice-president Fairbanks urged the organic union of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The original Methodism was split into these two denominations in 1S44.9
 Rev. Charles Stelzle, fraternaI dele- gate of the Presbyterian Church to the Federation of Labor, says that the church must consider socialism and trades unionism in its dealings with workingmen.
 Dowies death did not bring peace to Zion City. voliva has been dis placed as superintendent. and General Lewis installed as successor. Lewis was designated in Dowie's will.
 Rev. D. Falconio. apostolic delegate in the United States. has written to American Catholics urging an increase in their contribution to the Peters Pence collection, stating that on ac- count of the troubles in France receipts from tAat country have been largely diminished, while the expenses of ec- clesiastical administration have been increased.
 Considering the increase of suicide among the Jews, one of their papers asks, lis this due to the fact that we have lost our faith, or because we are leading too strenuous life, or because we are, partaking of the spirit of our surroundtngsr
 The Northern Presbyterian General Assembly endorsed by large majority the American Revised Version of the Bible.
 Hon. A. H, whitfield chief juctice of Mississippi, says that the preachers who do not preach Sinai as well as Calvary are doing little or no good. and that people sL lid be told of hell as well as heaven.
 Preachers are often long-lived. Rev Thomas Lord and Rev. Richard Rhy- mer. both Engiishmen, are still filling pulpits, although both are over one hundred years old. Rev. A. A. James, eighty-two, recently called to the Second Presbyterian Church, Clin- ton, s. C.. declined because his present charge protsted so strongly. The united PresbyteriaLs have suc- cessful missions in Egypt. Last year 951 were received into membership, of whom twelve were Mohammedans. Principal Henderson, responding to the comon talk that we need more practical ethics than theology. says,
 We must be more theological if we are to be more practical, with any ad- vantage to mankind"
 Dr. Wilhelm Mast, the founder of German Methodism in America. has just celebrated the centenary of his birth. At the university of Tuebingen Germany, he was elassmate to David Frederick Strauss, author of the life oi Christ he affirmed that the gospel history of Jesus Is mythical. At the late Worlds Sunday Schoo Convention, held at Rome. Italy, q brief address was made by the grand daughter of the patriot Garibaldi. The Methodist Episcopal Church. ex. elusive of schools ih foreign lands, has in America colleges and universities | 53, value of grounds and buildings.
 $16,641,34S; endowments, $l9,3S8,6 ,655, teachers, 2,419. students, 85.013. Robert H. Stockton, of St. Louis. has just given s6O.0oO to the National Benevolent Association of the Christian for the Central Christian orpanage al St. Louis.
 The Southern Methodists of Atlanta on Sunday, June 16. subscribed over | $200,000 for Wesley Memorial Church and Hospital in that city. Of khs amount Asa c. Candler gave s75,0o0 The eminent Hebrew teacher, Dr. Emil G. Hirseh, regards as alarming the general lack of reverence and re- spect for sacred things everywhere ap. parent in America He says, "The supremacy of the home as the altao of faith must be recognized. and the religious responsibility of the head oi the family must be universally under stood"
 The Weekly Press Association oi l Georgia at their meeting for 1907 went