Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
NOTES OF CHURCH PROGRESS
IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD

The Bishop Of London admits that he
prepares his sermons while shaving.
With the exception Of the City Temple,
the NonconfOrmists have but one church
in London.
Poverty in Cape Colony keeps many men
from entering church work where It Is
greatly needed.
The seventeen Methodist churches OF
Toledo are to form a social service branch
for the aid of unfortunates.
President Anderson Of the Methods,
University at Soochow, China. is in this
country to raise $4,000 for the institution
Among the acting church wardens OF the
Anglican Church in England are the Wis.
countess Exmouth and the Marchioness
of Exeter.
After an existence of eighty-two years
the Christian Reformed Church of Ram
say. N. j.. has gone over to the Presby-
terrain denomination.
The parent of at least four other
churches. the Congregational Chugch al
South Hadley, Mass, is observing its
10th anniversary.
The Congregational Methodist Publish
ing House is to erect 1000 plant of its
own at Atlanta. the enterprise being only
about year old.
A $4,000 mortgage placed during the
great panic of 1898 has just been burned
by the Lewis Avenue Congregational
Church of Brooklyn.
Members of the mems clubs in the De-
troit churches have formed a large COM
mittee to watch the saloons to see that
they observe the law.
The Alabama Baptists are trying to
bring their Sunday school membership I'D
to 100000 in celebration Of the centennial
Of the church in that state.
The Presbyterian synod Of Toronto and
Kingston in the past year made 576
awards for memorizing Scripture. a larger
number than In any previous year.
An innovation at Rochester. n. Y. this
summer will be open-air meetings of the
st. Andrews Episcopal Church, with the
rector and the choir in their usual vest
ments.
The first religious body to be refused
permission to meet at Blackpool. Eng
land. is the Latter Day Saints. and 1t has
been warned not to hold gatherings on
the beach.
general closing of the Sunday schools
OF the Congregational Church in Nassa-
cnusetts for the summer months Is under
consideration. there being a rather gen.
eral disposition to try It,
Emmanuel Church. at Bellows Falls. VT,
Is believed to have the oldest ladies' So
ciety Of the Episcopal Church in this
country, 1t having recently celebrated its
seventy-fifth anniversary.
st. John Runtz. a church warden OF the
parish church at Stoke Newington. Eng
land. mas served for a quarter century
the Organist for a longer period and the
choirmaster for forty years.
A great turreted mansion decorat ted with
almost incredible luxury at a place called
Mintaro. about thirty miles north of Mel
bourne. Australia. has been turned into a
Methodist reformatory for girls
The archdeacon of Birmingham had the
Ea ster twice. having been at his own
church for the English festival and then
gone to Russia on his regular tour of the
Anglican diocese.
Having almost entirely lost its once
aristocratic congregation, the New Syna-
gogue, which stands near the Inflated
Crosby Hall, In London. will be sold, and
the proceeds used toward East End Jew
ish community work.
The general collections Of the Baltimore
prcsbytery fell off over $4,000 this past
wear. the home mission and sustenation
fund being cut over so per cent, while the
offerings for foreign missions showed
slight increase.
Members OF the Foss Street Methodist
Church. In Biddeford. Me, have threat
ened to close the parsonage. withdraw
their support from the church and. as
they cannot shut up the church. discharge
the ianitor unless Bishop Hamilton re-