The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-13

very name was a terror to the Chris
tan community, he went whole
hearted. saluting him as Brother
Saul His part was a lesser part,
such as fails TO the most Of us: but
he did It We'll. Thus he became
a sharer in all the trinmphs of the
kingdom that were effected through
his made-over prosecutor.
Jews and Notes.
The Catholic: Association Of the
University of Minnesota is TO have a
new two-story brick building, costing
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Two prominent Masons and anti
clericals. Leonadi Bissolatti and Pilado
MaZZa, have been elected to the mu-
nicipal council of Rome.
The Alaska-Yukon Exposition. to be
held this GUNNER at Seattle, will not
permit the sale of Liquor within two
miles of the fair grounds.
THE Congregationalist'' reports that
English passive registers are still be-
ing sent to prison for non payment
Of the education rate.
The Boston ewSpap men who
have been reporting the Chapman and
Alexander meetings in Boston, one af-
ternoon presented DR.. Chapman and
Mr.. Alexander with handsome pocket
editions of the Bible.
a conference of college men to con-
slider the claims of the Christian min
istry was held in Hartford Theological
Seminary. April "a, with distinguish
ed and churchmen among
the speakers.
Between seven and eight hundred
men. from all parts of the country
where the denomination is represent
ed, gathered recently at Harrisburg
for the first lens Missionary Con-
v%ention Of the German Reformed
Church.
Befo-e President Roosevelt left
Washington he was given a farewell
meeting by the German Reformed
Church which lie has regularly at
tended. He reminded the members
that he has not missed a single com
munion while in Washington.
h increasing interest Of foreign
statesmen in missions is shown by the
fact hat Sir AndreW Fraser, lieten-
ant governor Of Bengal, travelled all
the way from Calcutta to Toronto in
order to address the Missionary Con-
ference there.
The various Women's home mission
airy societies and boards of the de-
nominations have been united in q
new organization, to be known as
."The Council Of Women for Home
Missions" This is n more express
sion of the tendency towards interde-
nominational cooperation.
Canadian MethodistS have been con-
siderably disturbed over an address by
Rev. George Jackson, of Toronto. in
which he sets forth the view that the
opening chapters Of Genesis are
legendary and categorical. Mr.. john
son came to Canada from the British
Wesleyan Conference about three
years e.
The New York Federation of WO-
mems Clubs proposes a course OF
Bible study on the part Of its mem
bers and motlsers generally, to supple
ment the lack of religious education
in the public schools. The federation
| at a recent meeting, severely criticised
what it called the incOmpetency OF
Sunday-school teaching.
The North New Jersey Congrega-
tional Association has broken preco.
dents, says The Congregationalist,'
by admitting to It's membership, at
a largely attended meeting, the Uni
tartan Congregational Church of
Hackensack. The Unitarian church
was simply admitted to fellowship
and not voting power in the .denoTni-
nation. Naturally. this startling re-
suit was accomplished only after con-
siderable. debates the vote standing So
to IS. y
There are fifty missionaries, Of va
rious religious bodies, at work among
the incoming immigrants at Ellis
Island An interesting incident is told