Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
THE CHURCH ABROAD.

Princess Louise laid the corner stone OF
new east wing for the headquarters of
the Church Army in London
A stone tablet has been placed in Mcr-
row Church, Surrey, England, giving tho
names OF the rectors of the parish since
1886
Revised figures regarding the Sunday
school movement In Sweden show over
5000 schools, with 10000 teachers and over
100000 members.
The Wesleyan Methodist WORKOUT min
isters' fund in England has total income
now Of about $3.50, 900 and expends within
about $4,000 of that amount.
AS result of missionary work in China
the women are forming clubs for the bet
ter care OF their daughters and even uni
versity extension lectures are being
planned.
Summer schools. patterned after those so
familiar in the United States, have been
made permanent feature of the Church
Missionary Society work OF England, two
having been held during June.
The Anglican and Foreign Church So
ciety Of England finds little In the present
state Of Russian affairs to give hope to
the missionaries but the work which has
been done is declared most satisfactory.
There are now 8O1 licensed lay readers
In the London Episcopal diocese, and while
there Is some opposition to their preaching
in consecrated buildings, over 1000 SER
mons were delivered by them in the year
past.
Judged by the ordinations Of the year.
the most unpopular dioceses Of the Epis-
copal Church in England are Oxford,
Gloucester and Canterbury. the most popu-
lar outside of London being st. Adams,
Manchester and Winchester.
South London, with a population closely
approaching 100000 and filled with the
most abject poverty, is calling for $4,000
annually for the work of the Episcopal
Church. the cathedral being insolvent as
we'll as the diocese itself.
1.-THE marvel to me Is that working peo-
pie come to church at ALL as we are al
ways after them for money" said Rev. E
NJ. Durbin to the Baptist Association at
Erdington. England. when giving some
reasons for non-attendance at church.
AS an example to other lads Of the parish
a brass tablet has been placed in the
church at Wickham Market. Suffolk. Eng
land, In memory Of Lieut. Col. John Will
liam Garnham, who raised himself from
village lad to high army rank.
The general assembly Of the Calvinistic
Methodsts Of Wales is composed of 2568
chapels. preaching stations and buildings
for Sunday school purposes, these having
1S776S adult communicates and 81 45S
Junior members, with 22l. 1874 in the Sum
day schools.
It is predicted that within a few years
the number Of Chinese missionaries to the
Chinese will outnumber those coming from
abroad, but the recent conference at
Shanghai declared that in addition to the
1856 workers now in the field. $500 more
foreign missionaries were urgently needed
The City Mission in Paris has in year
distributed nearly 10000 portions of the
four gospels and made 4,779 visits for
eyangelization, and LIPS to tine sick, but
despite the work entailed the missionaries
and officials have asked to have their
salaries reduced to lessen the demands
upon the missions income.
For the great welcome which was ex-
tended Gen. Booth in Royal Albert Hall.
London. on his return from Japan, the
place was transformed into a japanese
wonderland, the arena being a typical
Japanese street, while an orchestra was
stationed among a background of temples,
pagodas and other eastern structures.