The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-12

One of the men in the church world who does things is Rev. Dr. John wes- ley Hfil, whe is known from Sprague, Wash, to Boston, and though young, has done more than many twice his age who have had more opportunities. His ancestry is Scotch. Irish. English and Welsh. The lighting blood of one is mingled with the tenacious purpose of another and the vigor of American life has imparted to his work what the blood of four peoples laid fouhda- ton for. He has just assumed charge of the Metropolitan Temple of New York. which is destined to be one of the great institutional churches of this country.
 Its doors are open all the time. On Monday night. thert is an open par1ta- ment for the discussion of public ques- tions. Tuesday evenings there are H. lustrated lectures, and on Saturday night high class concerts are furnished. The other days of the week are given over to the religious side of life. Now 1t Is planned to add dormitory for young men, q gymnasium. reading rooms and cafe.
 a love for humanity and a wonderful understanding of It's needs. Twenty two years in the ministry have led him into all phases of life. His first work was to organize a church in the State. of Washington, but the field was loo small for him. He accomplished his purpose there and then moved on.
 At Ogden. Utah, he built a $75,000 church which he left In fourishing state. Next he was at Helena, and then in Minneapolis. Boston also knew of his activities. and Illinois, Missouri. Kansas. Indiana, Minnesota and Michi- gan all heard his voice in powerful speeches in behalf of William Mckinley during the campaign of 1896, he being a warm personal friend of the Republf- can candidate.
 in Brooklyn, where he was stationed for three years previous to taking up his New York work. he received TOO members into his church, freed *t of q debt of long standing and inst4lled a S10.o00 organ. Now he Is on his way toward still higher work.
 Matching pr. Hill in activity is Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, who has just been reelected President of the Methodist womsn's NHome Missionary Society. For sixteen consecutive terms she has hiied the oflice, and 1t was her desire to round out the seventy fifth year of her life at the head of an association that now numbers s3.00o workers, of whom 24000 are young women, besides a large force of deaconasses and trained nurses.
 Mrs. Fish is the widow of the Gem eral,, who was the Prohibition candi- date for President in 1888. Since his death she has given her whole time to the betterment of social conditions. She makes regular visits to the forty mis- sions in various parts of the country. iabors almost indefatigably over her correspondence and declare she finds it her one joy in life to know that the organization of which she is the ha&d has never been doing q more splendid work than at present.
 "The work of the Home Missions helps solve the immmigration problem" she declared a few days ago. Think of the 50 ,0O0 people cared for last year at Ellis Island. There is no immigra- ton problem where there is an active home mission. Those who have beau- tifui homes should work for the better ment of the homes that cannot be beau tiful. for the education of children un- der none but the best conditions, for the industrial training of the lower classes and for the .Christianizing and uplifting of all humanity"
 From far Alaska iE coming Rt. Rev. Innocent Pustinsky. the Stshop Of the aussIan Church in that territory He has had a varied c.-eer, having been at one time a grand opera singer in St. Petersburg; but that period in his ca reer was simply a r>akeshift, as he had always determined to do more mo- ble work.
 His diocese has until within a short time been the largest of any ecclesiast of similar rank, having comprised the United States as we'll as Alaska, but another bishop to be stationed in New York will now take the States. leaving to him his eighty two congregations in. the Northwest, with their 10000 mem-