The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-29

IS, 900 in all the world,
The magnificent Protestant Episco-
pal Cathedral of St. John the Divine, In
New York city. Is now assured OF IN
annual income Of s6s.eeo after the
crossing and the choir are opened:
Bishop Grar has received pledges or
s27. 900 for Eve years In addition to the
endowment income Two memorial
chapels-one to Bishop Potter ana the
other to DIR. w. r. Huntington, OF
Grace church-are to be built. Inc
great choir arch IL almost completed
Some years ago q steamer in a. terri
BILE gale was trying to make the harpor
at Cleveland. Ohio. There were TWO
lights at the entrance OF the harbor-
coast, the other the lower light on
bar at the other side of the entrance
The pilot was watching anxtously to
catch glimpse of the friendly lights
and presently caught sight of the up
per one. But that alone was not SUI
ficfent he must ses the other. But Tor
some reason II was not lighted on
time. The ship staggered on as best
while the hearts OF ali ON board were
heavy with anxiety. II she missed the
entrance, there was little hope OF es-
Gaping the rocks. Suddenly the lower
the ship had missed the entrance. and
in the attempt to tack about 1t went
down with ali ON board Ii may be
that you have only lower light TO
it's light shines out clear and bright.
so that no one may suffer shipwreek
from your negieet-Exchange.
the World Missionary Conferences.
show that 3ss organizations were
maintaining missionaries In the field.
and that 4so other societies were CO.
The total sum collected by these So
cieties In that year was $2<.67S,6se.
OF these societies, ninety-six of the
main and l0S of the secondary organ
United States and reported total in
come OF s9,oI4.376. There were 1880
missionaries. including physicians and
lay missionaries. 5.e4b ordained ma
workers. The total number OF comm :
nicants was 1896. of whom I27.s75
were added In that year. The total
number of baptized Christians was 81
tive Christian adherents, Including
baptized and unbaptized. OF all ages.
was 5.2al-SII- The native -eoHtFtbu-
lions were s2.s5o.S51.
Church growth in the United States
has been greater than the increase In
the population between the years 1890
and 1906, according to the special CEN
HuS FcpBEt pI the CELSIUS pO1leA LOT
1906 now In press. In the principal
cities OF the country the growth In
number of religious organisations and
communicates was greater in the years
mentioned than was the increase in
population. Out of every one thousand
people In the 100 principal cities OF the
country Chose which had a population
of more than 25.o00) there were 4ss
church members while for the area
outside these cities there were asa, and
for the entire country there were 39i.
AS compared with 1899. the report
shows a gain Of ninety communicate
in each one thousand OF population for
the principal cities.-Exchange.
We venture the assertion that the
recent Iynching in Ohio of that anti
saloon detective should and will arouse
the whole nation. lynching In IT,
self Is a horrible occurrence but when
a man Is lynched. not because he killed
Il saloon keeper In seeming self-de-
Tense, but because he happened to be
In the employment of the Anti Saloon
League, is enough to arouse the indis
nation of the whole land. There is
comfort in the thought that et1ts crime
viii expose more clearly the despsra-
tion and wickedness OF those who are
lighting the movement for law and
morals