The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-08
NEWS Y NOTES.


The Southern Presbyterian Church
for the year just ending gave Sil-.-
900 for foreign missions, an average.
OF 1913 a year per member. This
is double the amount given four years
ago. Last years gain was SSS.Ooo,
probably due to the LaSmen's Mis-
sionary Movement. A significant fact
in connection with these figures j. the
statement that the MI OF candi-
dates for the ministry has increased
from 315 to Az.
Something like 4 Coptic revival IS
reported from Egypt. The CoptS arr
the purest Egyptian stock. and they
are one OF the early Christ an
churches. although by the Western
churches their doctrine is regarded Is
seriously corrupted. Now they have
four religious and our other period
icals that are working Tor the re
form Of the church.
The Auckland. New Zealand, Angel
leans invited the representatives OF
other denominations 70 meet Win
them for prayer and study and dis
CusSion upon the subJec. OF ultimate
union of the churches. The in1ne-
diate result was that all theC Christians
in Auckland have united in q Christian
Unity SOCIETY,".
1t has been frequently charged that
Rev. T.. J.. Campbell, pastor OF City
Temple, London, whose new theol-
o"v" has created such 4 stir. Is not
St'bOItcd ~ - VI lIiSIS ms
toric church. Recently the congre-
cation was called together on q week
ni"ht, and the eight hundred mem
bers present voted unanimous coA1i-
dence in Mr.. Campbell and his views
Rev. G. +. Aked, pastor OF the Fifth
! Avenue Baptist Church OF New York,
says thai while he bel eres in i'm
mersion. he does nor think 1t is OF
Dug Importance to justify the
maintenance OF a separate denomina-
ton on that distinctive practice alone
During the past forty years the
churches OF Sweden hay" Increased
their foreign mission gifts by one
thousand per cent The 1>lng Of SWe-
den has been active in this move
ment.
The National Free Church Council
OF Great Britaip. like the American
Federation Of Churches. which met in
fused to adm CnitarjanS into Its
membership, and has put the word
"Evangelical" into its name.
Professor George Albert Coo, OF
Northwestern University. formerly
president Of the Religious Education
Association, has become Professor OF
Practical Theology at Union Theo!os-
zeal Seminary; \. =. professor oo7
The veteran BAPTIST missionary 70
him Key. Or. William Ashmore,
died recently in Toledo, Ohio. He
was half a century on the foreign
Ilt!t.
The Disciples Of Christ win hold
their centennial celebration in Pitts
btrryh next October.
Seven Sentence
The happiness OF your life depends
unon the quality OF Eour
Marcus Aurelius.
Doubt is often faith in the making.
j. Dawson.
All n JOY would win,
Must share it
HAPPINESS was horn q twin.
byron
Whether any particular day shall
bring to YOU more OF happ ness o.
SUFFERING. is largely beyond your pow
er to determines; whether eacA o"t
OF your life shall give happiness or
suffering rests with yourself.-George
l.. Merriam.
Adapt myself to the things with
which th1lot has been cast; ana ,n5
men among whom thou hast received
nv portion. love them, but do II truly
Marcus Aurel us.
My life is a brief. brief thing.
I'm here for a little space
But While I stay.
I'd like. if / may,
To brighten and better the place
-Ano
-.
There is no use in arguing with tn7
ineyitable: the only argument WITH an
east wind is to put on your DFcTcodt-
Wagner
A friend was once talking with d
crazy woman, when q stinGN man
passed by.
30 YOU see that NAM" she said,
with a cunning smile. fou could
| blou his soul through 4 hUu111lnE