Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
NOTES OF CHURCH PROGRESS
IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD

20 the missionary thank offering, that
amount having been pledged so far, being
larger than that for any other congrega-
ton in the country.
Dr. Campbell Morgan, who has just
reached this country for visit, has left
Rev. Frank Wayland Pattison. the son OF
a professor at the theological seminary
at Rochester, N. Y.
The foreign mission board of the Re
formed Dutch Church is planning extern
sive work in it's particular f1elds-Arcot in
India, Amov in China and districts OF
north and south Japan-a territory con-
tanning more than 10. SOC, 600 persons.
The Russian authorities have no juris-
diction over the English Church in st. Pc
tersburg, and for many years IT had the
right TO impose tax on all British ship
ping coming into the port, the revenue to
be applied to the upkeep of the church.
Most of the parishes in Wales date back
at least to the restoration, and two have
charters dated 1890.
The hamlet of Swindale, in Westmore-
land, England, consists of only three
houses but it has church.
The Salvation Army in the entire field
Of its operation hoped this year to raise at
least 1915, 900 during the elf-denial week.
The London Wesleyan Mission now has
over IL, 900 members. making it as large
as some OF the largest districts in Metho-
dism.
There has been secular education In
Queensland for thirtyfour years, but the
educational problem is no less acute there
than in England
The Bishop of London's evangeiistic
council has extended its work into the
parks to counteract teachings dissemin-
ated by socialists and other radicals
- ot,i ri ac
in Greater London who are reached at
least once each year by the Ragged School
Union. church charitable organization
The holy we'll Of st. Anne, at Caver-
sham, England. has been dedicated in
perpetuity to the public use, its waters
in the middle ages being renowned for
their healing qualities.
Canon Gadene. now the cure Of reaches
in Nord and 1O2 years of age, has lived
Plus VIII. Gregory XVI. Plus TX, Leo
XIII and Plus x.
Ten years ago Canon Allen Edwards in
South London started at All Saints $50
am service for workingmen, 1t lasting
but twenty minutes, and the church is
filled almost every morning.
DR.. Westwater. famous Presbyterian
missionary, has returned to England from
Manchuria. where he has spent twenty
prejudice against western civilization.
The foundation of a new Episcopal ca
thedral has been laid at Pretoria.
The Army Scripture Readers Associa-
ton has sixty-two readers working in the
British army.
new Bible has appeared in England
in which the chapters of the various
books are done away with, though the
verses are still numbered, present-day
grammatical forms are substituted for
those now out Of use and obsolete words
give place to more modern forms.
There has been an apparent decrease
of about II 600 i'm the membership of the
Presbyterian Church i'm this country. but
falling off being due wholly to read
justment of statistics after the consolida-
ton of the Presbyterian and Cumberland
Presbyterian Churches.
In view of the large number Of foreign
ers visiting in London. the vicar OF All
Hollows arranged to have services for
two Sundays in which the lesson should
be read in French. the benedction pro-
nounced in Greek and the sermon deliy-
cred in English.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church.
with it's rs congregations, faces a pecu-
liar situation in that ii cannot decide
whether it's members should be allowed to
vote dt local OptlOn eIcCtlOHS, though tTe
church itself Is vitality interested in the
matter of temperance.
The deceased wife's sister act. which
the Church of England fought to the end
has already produced just what was ex-
pected, and the courts have held that no
minister has the right to refuse COM
munion to any person who has taken adj
vantage of the privileges of the act even
though it may be against church law.
Since the unification of the Wesley
Brotherhood and the Brotherhood of St
Paul in the Methodist Church. which
brought 800 societies together. the men,
bership. which was 10000 at the time Of
union, has taken a rapid stride forward.
The Georgia Brotherhood of ST. Andrew
decided not to divide its forces within
the state even though there are two
dioceses now. the fourteen chapters not
feeling that they are strong enough nu-
merically to do without the aid OF all the
members.
The four dioceses of the Anglican
Church in Wales have reported to the
royal commission now considering the
conditions in that country that there are
1857 churches. with 1.543 clergy and 1885,
$40 communicates though the churches
have accommodation for 400 674 worship
erS.
The skulls of the two missionaries, Rev.
DR.. Chalmers and Rev. D. r. Tomkns.
of the London Missionary Society, who
were killed by cannibals at Goarabari.
New Guinea seven years ago, have been
recovered by Judge Murray. who took his
life in his hands to secure them.
The relation of the white and native
church members in South Africa is even
a greater problem than it is in India, the
colonials having determined that, while
they will do all they can to further church
effort they do not want the natives wor-
Shipping in the same buildings with them.
The approximation fund of the Metho-
dist Church of the conference of Hamil-
ton Ont, shows prosperity where some
others do not. the receipts for the year
having been $152. 1871 and the expenditures
$132 O91. indicating that the retired min