The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26


ton all the prohibitionists of our ma
ton are interested. and we are ex-
pecttng the good people OF Maine to
hold their State in line with the cause
which must ultimately triumph in our
nation, The liquor interests are
working desperately and spending free
ly their money to change conditions
under which more liquor is being
sold than under saloon rule"
Dr. Wolf Mangoles. the chief rabbi
of the Orthodox community In Bos-
ton, has accepted q call 10 the United
Hebrew Community Of New York
Rabbi Margolies vas prominent
figure tcr more than thirty years in
MS native town Of Grodno. Russia.
He has been in Boston for the past
four years and his work has attracted
the NtElficp Of the New York Com
mGhity OF Orthodox Jews.
Over two thousand delegates to the
Christian Workers Conference are
gathered at East Northheld, Mass, for
the twenty ninth annual session OF the
Oldest annual religious conference tn
America. Among them are represen-
tatiVes of nearly every denomination
and country meetings have been ar
ranged for both young and old The
conference Is held In the buildings OF
the Moody school for girls, at North
field. which has half million dollar
equipment, and TO which a fine new
s 80 600 dormitory Isl now being added
To accommodate the large crowd a
number OF tents have been erected on
the grounds and the overflow of Wis
itors is being housed In the recta
tion buildings. Two hundred young
men are camping under the pines Of
Notch Mountain, IL one OF the favor
tie hauuts Of D. L. Moody, the founder
The lay association OF the Toronto
conference. Methodist church OF Cana
ia. recommends to the churches the
following minimum salaries for pas-
tors: Practitioners, $500 a year; or
datned unmarried men. 5000; married
men on country and village circuits,
from 5000 TO 81 200 on town circuits.
from $1,000 TO $500; in city charges.
$500.
Ten thousand Bibles have recently
been placed in- the hotels Of New York
City by the New York Bible Society.
The books are Handsomely bound In
leather or cloth, with tho name of the
hotel stamped in gold on the cover.
/ over seventy hotel proprietors sent
cordial replies in response to pre-
I liminary inquiries from the secretary
| of the society Some OF the smaller
hotels have required only fifty copies,
: but generally requests have come for
hundreds. Several hotels. OF the nota-
| bly, smart class have asked for
/ three or four hundred volumes. The
/ most fashionable hotels Of the city
have gladly accepted the Bibles; one
/ hundred leather bound volumes went
to the Hotel Savoy, six hundred to
the Belmont, seven hundred TO the
Plaza and eight hundred TO the Hotel
Astor. That the Bibles really serve
Some purpose is attested by comments
in several letters to the effect that I'VE
have some of those sent us some years
ago stih left. but they are worn from
long usage"
In the recent death Of Sir Percy
Bunting, British Methodism loses one
Of its most useful laymen. He was
The grandson of Rev. Jabez Bunting
and in his loyalty and devotion te
Methodism never wayered. For Eve
years following the death of Rev
Hugh Price- HuEhas- Ae was editor OF
the Methodist Times. and since 1892
had been editor of the Contemporary
Review.
The Rev. Henry NJ. Dyckman, pas
tor OF the First Congregational church
Of Westfield, Mass. has been present
ed a Bible nearly 200 years old, BY
George Blum. a German resident OF
Thomas street. This remarkable copy
OF the Scriptures was printed ant
bound in Germany in 17l2. and ha:
been In the Blum family for genera
/ la n inches
long by inches wide, with a leather
, cover nearly one-third OF an inch II
thickness. The four corners havs
heavy. natal edges, and there arc sas
metal clasps on the sides. The type
Is large. and the book contains many
woodcut engravtngs. On the from
page is printed. In two colors, blacl
and red. the following inscription. II
German; bible by DIR. Martin Luther
with summary and notes. Made in the
year OF Christ MpCCXII."
The outdoor gospel campaign OF th'
National Bible Institute. New Yori
City, has given the gospel to so.0o'
people in services held in the park
Of that city this summer, More than
two thousand persons have eithe
sigr1iied their acceptance OF Christ o
their desire for special prayer.
According 70 statistics furnished b,
DR.. W. H. Roberts. stated clerk OF tn
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church tNorth) the membership o
Protestant and Roman Catholi'
churches IN the United States Ia divid
ed as follows; Protestant--nales. 8.
Ts4ol7: females. 1i,5<3.725. Roman
Catholic-males, 5.435.6l4: females, g..
S4s,5 SIS.
coed Pope Leo XIII. he called atten
events in his life had transpired abou
nine years apart. and added, in effect
Il presume IL Will be nine years a.
pope" The freqeutn weak spells whicl
he has suffered of late may be takel
as an indication that his words ar
about to come true. He studied min
vicar OF Tomboli. nine years arch
az priest. AT, Salxane, nina years caaal
at Treviso. nine years bishop Of Man
tua, and nine years patriarch a
Venice, and on the 9Th Of August h
or the living bishops OF the Metho
, dist Episcopal church, fye-Bishop
Hamilton, Berry. Nuelssn, Smith ant
Hughes-are sons of Methods
. preachers.
The two strong Presbyterian bodie
Of Scotland. the Established churcl
and the United Free church, ar
making progress toward union. Nego