New-York tribune., 1908-01-11
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

Episcopal doceses in this country are appointing
secretaries to give information to Epscopal cers!
| and laity intending to so abroad TINS year ABOUT
! the Pan-AngIican Congress which is to meet IN
| 7 rordon limo II to a The opening service is to
/ be held in Westminster Abbey, night meetings IN
Royal Albert Hall and the final service, when the
offering be presented. in St Pauls Cathedral'
| 7-Ia sessions proper will be held in the Church
House Westminster. The main topics to be pre-
| sented each with several divisions, are the
| relation of the Anglican Church 10 human soci-
ETY. and missions. the sacred ministry the pres
I ent spiritual and the Anglican communion
itself the last named involving the relation to other
religious bodies, including Rome on one side ana
Professionalism the other.
# is alleged that the legal contest between the
| minority of the old Cumberland Presbyterian
, Church. which would not accept union with the
Northern Presbyterian Church. and the reunited
church is to have its elimination in contest for
the possession of the old Cumberland Presbyterian
! Publishing House at Nashville This is purely de-
nomnational property and it is believed that the
decision Of the courts as to whether belongs to
the Presbyterian Church 70 the small body
which calls itself the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church viii be considered decisive.
To remedy. if possible. the desperate situation
among Episcopaiians the supply of clergy
a campaign is TO be entered upon that will
make the present clergy in some measure respon-
sible for inducing proportion of the young
men IN their congregations to enter the ministry.
An initial step in the scheme is to St.
Stephens College from rural site the shore
OF the Hudson River, above Poughkeepsie to New
York City, place it a site by the side of the new
Cathedral of ST. John the Divine and affiliate Il
with Columbia University. The plan is, however,
much larger than small college venture. It con-
templates action by diocesan conventions and by
the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
and with St Stephens the centre il is planned
10 make systematic and permanent campaign to
ca he of men tho
exists in the ranks of the Episcopal ministry
There are vastly more churches than minister's
and large numbers OF places are vacant because
men cannot be found to fill them.
A new summer conference headquarters is to be
established this year at Montrose Penn in Sus-
quehanna county. in the northeastern part of the
state. The superintendent of the new conference
is to be the Rev. r. a. Torrey and il is tn no con
Quoted along the lines established by Mr. Moody
at Mortified and later by DR.. Chapman at WI
nona Ind DR.. Torrey and DR.. Chapman were
both associated with d. l. Moody in his evange-
Istic work, and in recent years both have headed
evangelsuc movements. DR.. Chapman as leader of
the Presbyterian forces and DR. Torrev Ia,dip. a.,
undenominauOnal. independent movement Al
hontrose, which has high ground and attractive
surroundings, DR. Torrey is 10 have the assistance
OF DT. James NJ. Gray, of the Moody Bible Insti |
tute, Chicago. and DR. A c. Dixon of the Mood,
Church, in the same city.
Hampton's Work for Negroes and Indians" Will /
be the theme Of the afternoon service to-morrov /
al $40 in the Madison Avenue Presbvteria,
Church Or. Henry Sloane Coffin. the pastor win |
preside. and an address viii be made by DIR II n !
Frissell principal. representative negro graduate
Til also speak, and the Hampton Quartet VIII ain,
plantation melodies.
Al calvary Baptist Church to-morrou
evening a great military service VIII ne held nm
Ger the auspices Of the Army Branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association. at which Cen
eral Frederick d. Grant and other nro,nipon,
speakers viii take part
". K. Hedden will conduct tomorrow an eab-