Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-04
CLOSE OF TENT CAMPAIGN
End of Great Summer Evangelistio
Engagement.
ENTHUSIASM RUNS TO HIGH POINT
bishop Gore Writes an Important An
nouncement Concerning Effects
Of worlds Missionary Com
ference,
BY d. V. FRANCIS.

BY d. V. FRANCIS.
NEW YORK, Sept. ESPECIAL to The
Bee THE tent campaign in New YORK
closes this week. 1t has been the most
successful in the history OF out door sum
vner evangelical work in the history of the
CITY. The tent and out-of-door meetings
have been largely attended and enthusiasm
amounting at times almost to the revival
point has been aroused. 1t is impossible at
This time to go into figures. but when they
are published they will be interesting.
one result Of the work is likely to be
the cutting down of the number OF Protes-
tant churches, which are closed Tor the
summer II has been demonstrated that
there are plenty of summer worshippers
II the right kind of services are provided
The latest returns of American congreBa~
tionalism have just been published The
total membership is 7307lS, an increase OF
Ii ,52S. There are 696,376 Sunday school chill
dren, a gain of 3,5SS. The total contr1pu-
lions are 1910, SIG, an increase of SlS4.Sl2,
There is a decrease in members OF Young
PEOPLES societies of 1,S52 due apparently to
q decline among the Christian Endeavorers.
The three largest churches are In Brook
lvn. rompkins avenue, with membership
of 3.s75 Central. 1852; Brooklyn 2,26. Next
con,a two great churches in California, Los
Angeles 1880; First, Oakland, LIB The
Los Angeles church received the largest
addition, ZIG.
Salaries for Pastors.
There are thirty churches paying
salaries of 5000 and over. Central Brook
lyn and Broadway Tabernacle, New YORK
CITY. pay $4,000 to their minister. the
average salary of pastors of 5,2H churches
is 1898.
The Canadian Methodist church reports
a membership of $40, 09l which is net IN
crease of s. 454 At the time of the union Oh
Canadian Methodism in 1883 the total mem
bershlp was 1863, SO3. Since then the tlBures
show a steady advance and they are spe-
cially satisfactory insofar as they report
large number received on profession of faith.
The dlscouraging sign is that SO many
lapse from membership The figure appar-
emily grows, and points to an increasing In
difference. But there is no slackening in
advance and in twenty seven years the
membership has doubled.
DIR. Dargan, a well-known Bapus minis
ter of Georgia, has been preaching at the
Woolwich Tabernacle in London. DR.. OAR
gan is studying at the British museum
for a book he intends to publish on the
History of Preaching"
He was fifteen years tutor in Louisville
seminary, and has taught many OF the
ministers in the southern states.
Remarkable scenes we're witnessed at the
closing of the meeting of the Keswick con-
yention at Llandrindod Wells, Radnor-
shire, Wales, recently. Scores OF people
breaking out in prayer at the same time.
When the fervor had reached Its height
Mr. Evan Roberts, the Welsh revivalist,
who Is spending quiet holiday at LAND
Al,
wilton and made his way to the platform.
After a word or two with missionary who
was addressing the audience, he retired,
but returned again in few minutes He
was laboring under intense feeling, and the
excitement of the meeting grew so intense
that the president had great difficulty in
restoring order. Mr. Roberts has no in
tention at present of resuming his public
work.
Bishop Gore has published in the Birm-
Ingham, England, diocese the following
notes on the worlds missionary confer
ence:
THE conference itself has left a pro-
found impression of the supreme value
and Importance Of missions among the
non-Christian peoples of the world, as II
is going forward today.
mo one who examines what has act
ual.y been done in the past can doubt that
we have as good ground for expecting the
fulfillment of the divine command ito
make disciples of all the nations as
Christians could in the second century
who witnessed the spread of Christianity
in the Roman empire. No one who marks
the forces opposed to us not least the ex-
pansion of the faith OF Islam-can doubt
the extraordinary need for zeal and vigil
lance in those who are entrusted with the
Christian message Those who are not
interested in missions today are nothing
else but the stupid party.
Result of Conference.
VIII the conference lead TO any wide
and deep expansion of effort towards the
great goal OF the universal church? VIII
It multiply thousandfold the response
TO the missionary call? We can only
pray and hope not least fervently. trust
in this diocese"
1T is unfortunate that Mr.. ZanEwills
efforts to secure an outlet for Jewish
immigration on a large scale is attended
by press discussions at the time wher
announcements are altogether prema
ture,'" remarks the American Hebrew
I'VE are sure that no statements were
ever involved in the difficulties that be
set Mr. zangwill His other excursions
expectations that were aroused by toC
jealous advocates of his cause. Had
these ventures been kept sub-rosa unit
the proper time had arrived for a state
ment, the alternating hopes and disap
pointments and criticisms would have beer
avoided,
Mr.. zangwill is now in communication
with the western Australian Parlia
ment. and 1t is TO be hoped that an en-
terprise of such Importance to the Jew
ish world will be regarded with patienc,
until Mr.. zangwill is in position TO stat
it's results"
The British and Foreign Bible socet!
last year issued Bibles, New Testaments
or parts Of the Bible to the number o
6.62O,024. This is $4,000 in excess o
the output for the previous year. Por
lions of the gospels were published II
ak new languages last year. st. MATTHEW
and St. John were published I'm Namau
the speech of 10000 cannibals on IN
south coast of British New Guinea.
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