The Washington herald., 1909-04-24
NEWS AND NOTES.

So rapidly has home mission work in
the Canadian Northwest developed that
there are forty-seyen important Presby-
terian fields for which no preaching sup
ply is now available 1ghen the college
students return from mission work in the
fan the situation viii b. even worse. As
result. the Home Mission Board Is
sending its secretary to Great Britain to
secure recruits there for mission work in
Canada
During Lent a series OF four university
extension lectures were delivered In the
fashionable Back Bay district OF Bos-
ton by four prominent professors OF the
Catholic University OF America In Wash
ington. The first was a comparison OF
the modern and the scholastic psychol-
ogy, the second was on the educational
principle Of the organic activities OF the
church. the third was on the Book OF Job.
and the fourth was the relation between
Buddhism and Christianity. The lectures
were self-supporting and we'll attended.
A well-known newspaper man. Mr.. 2.
L. DUstman. for many years managing
editor OF the Toledo Blade. has become
editor Of The Issue. the Anti-SalOon
League organ OF the United States The
Anu-SalOOn League has decided TO estab-
lish a mammoth publishing house at
Westerville. Ohio. One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars viii be spent IN equip
ping this house for the publication Of
temperance literature.
April 13 was the fiftieth anniversary OF
the first sailing for India Of Bishop Tho
burn, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The event was celebrated by Allegheny
| College. the bishops alma mater.
Because he stood for a seat in the Ital-
ian Parliament and publicly criticised the
political policy Of the Vatican. Father
Ronlol0 Murri. LEADER Of the Catholic
I liberals and social democrats. was recent
ly publicly exc0mmunicated at Rome and
cast OUT Of the church as well as out Of
the priesthood
Organized Sunday school work has been
done in Chicago for fifty years, and the
| Cook County Association held a jubilee
convention for four days. beginning April
=
A significant action Of the recent inter
national opium congress in Shanghai was
I the resolution calling upon the Christian
I governments having concessions or set
Elements in the treaty ports OF China 10
/ take steps 10 close the opium dens exist
| ing In these. in order that they might rise
10 the level Of Chinese sentiment and
/ legislation At present opium and other
vices are freely INDUCED IN the foreign
settlements when prohibited on Chinese
! territory.
More than 4210 men met In Toronto for
1 the first four days in April in what is
/ called the first national gathering ever
/ held IN the world 10 discuss a nations
/ missionary responsibility. This was the
/ Canadian national laymen's missionary
/ congress The delegates came from all
parts Of the Dominion and many from
/ across the border. Sir Andrew Frazer
( lieutenant governor OF Bengal, crossed
the ocean especially 10 address this con-
ventiOn. The foremost speakers Of the
/ continent were heard during the con-
gTess. and both home and foreign mis-
sion themes were considered. A platform
was adopted engaging the Canada
churches 10 undertake an adequate share
OF the nou-Christisn world for evangel-
istic purposes.
On bis eightieth birthday Gen. Booth.
Of the Salvation Army. sent a message 10
the American people. as follows: After
spending eighty years in this world with
ialmost countless opportunities for observ-
IinE the purposes for which men generally
commonly suffer. Il seems reasonable that
I should have formed some opinion as 10
the course they ought 10 follow II they
are 10 have any real success. So on this
my eightieth birthday I tell the American
people this II they VIII seek the honor
Of God, the reign Of righteousness. the
/ welfare Of the fTiendless poor, the riches
, that endure forever. with the same self
sacrificing avidity with which they seek
the wealth and pleasures OF this world
they viii have good chance Of finding
|, that life Of satisfaction which now 50
often eludes them and OF building I'D a
pattern nation for the world to initiate
Distinguished members OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal communion viii gather In
Boston, May 11-14, for the church con-
gress. an unofficial body which meets an
nually for the discussion Of religious. so
: cial. and industrial questions Among the
noted sBeakers viii be Canon Henson, OF
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