The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16

0ctober Tn Chicago, under the direction of the Iaymen's Evangelistic Council an interdenomtuationat organization
 Canon Henson. of England. whose re- cent visit to the United States and Can ada created widespread interest was to have bean tried upon Ids return home by the Bishop of Birmingham be- cause he had preached in . non-coA- forrnist building without the consent of tho vicar of the local Established Church. The issue raised was . deli- cate ono and now the Bishop of Bir- mingham has decided not to prosecute the case.
 There Is now on foot in Korea . movement to put one of the four gos- pels, together with several related Christian tractss all in the native tongue, into every home in Korea---a comprehensive form of missionary work such as has never before been under taken for an entire nation.
 The national campaign of the Lay- mems Missionary Movement. which was to have opened in November in Wash ington, with President Taft as the first speaker, will, according to the revised schedule, begin October 16-19, at Buff falo. The washington. meeting will. however, be held as planned and Pres ident Taft will speak. About seventy five meetings are on the Itinerary for
 
 a national congress in Chicago. in May.
 Delegates from all the American Christian denominations will be heard at the great centennial celebration ofI the Disciples Churches, at Pittsburgs. October HIS. This will probably be one of the largest religious gatherings in the history of the continent.
 A sidelight upon the rapidly increas- ing interest in the social aspects of' Christianity is shown by the announce- ment that the conservative Presbyte- rian denomination will hold Q soeiolog- teal conference In New York city. De- cember 1-3. under the direction of it's Department of Church and Labor. It Is hoped that the outcome will be a byterian churches that may be imme- diateiy put Into operation.
 The strange religious revival which is breaking out, in vartcs.5 parts of China has recently appess ed in the Methodist mission at Hinghua. China, under the leadership Of native pas- tor. Rev. Mir. Ma. The services have been practically continuous. and tho entire community has been affected. many persons in their contritiun nave ing confessed to grievous sins. Stocks Of opium have been consigned to the fire, and stolen articles restored, and one merchant gave up his business. says The Interior. because he thought 1t impossible to carry 1t on without under-valuation of his goods.
 The Presbyterian Brotherhood lost it's general secretary by the sudden death in September of Mfr. Henry Rose year. formerly State Secretary Of the Y. Ms c. A. for Kentucky.
 The rapid growth Of the spirit of aeif-government and independence among the Japanese Christians. which has caused anxiety to all the Protest ant mission bodies. has now reached the Russo-Greek church of Japan. Rev. pr. James Pettee says. in The Congre- gationaliet, that 'ieven the prestige and powerful personality of Pere Nicholai. its venerable and well loved bishop. may not suffice to prevent the disrup- ton of his church." Bishop Nicolai Is probably the foremost figure in the missionary body in Japan.