The Washington herald., 1911-01-14
WITH THE METHODISTS.

On Monday evening next Bishop Will
lam F. Anderson. of Chattanooga, Tenn.
presiding bishop this year Of the Balti-
more Conference, is to pay an official visit
to Washington. There is to be a private
dinner in honor Of the bishop. to which
the clergy Of the city are invited The
dinner will be given in the McKendree
Church. ID the evening Bishop Ander-
son will lecture at the Hamline Church
for the benefit of the church extension
work Of Methodism in Washington.
On Wednesday evening. the 18th, at
the old Masonic Temple building, the
twenty-first anniversary Of the Methodist
Home for the Aged will be celebrated
with a. banquet. 1t is hoped that Bishop
Anderson may attend. The home closed
its year with all bills paid and has a
property valued at $65,000 at Sixth and M
! streets. Fifty people are being cared for
IN the home at present Mrs. ID. B.
ernors and is Just completing her nine
teenth year in that position.
Evangelistic services have been pro-
crossing satisfactorily in the churches of
the District This week at Lincoln Ave-
nue. Rev. G. Ellis Williams. pastor, and
at Douglas Memorial, Rev. W. w. Barnes.
pastor. there win be special evangelistic
meetings. United revival services are to
open January q.
Many Washington Methodists have
noted with satisfaction that Bishop Bris-
tol long foremost as Washington pastor
of the church which President Grant at
tended, has just sailed for South America
after securing from American Methodists
$50, 200 with which to complete. or nearly
complete Methodist church in Monte
video that has long stood unfinished for
lack Of money. Methodists have just
opened a new building for their woman's
college at Rosario, Argentina city OF
11O,000. the only school there in which
Christian instruction prevails. 1t was
founded thirty-five years ago and has
educated thousands Of Argentine women.
The bishop will inspect and assist Meth
odist missions In the Canal Zone on his
way south. and will hold Methodist con-
ferences in Peru and Bolivia. The Monte
founded as a memorial for the famous
Chaplain McCabe.
Executive and programme committees.
meeting during the holidays just ended.
have concluded arrangements for the
gathering Of Methodists Of the world at
Toronto next October. This viii be the
fourth time Methodists of the whole
number. numbering six to seven millions
in actual communicant members, have
come together. The aim is not legisla-
tive, Of course, but to discuss common
pr oblems and to gain denominational ac-
quaintance and enthusiasm. About 500
delegates will be in attendance, and a
great many Methodists from the United
States will attend as individuals. South
Africa, Australia, England, and nearly
all Of the continent of Europe, besides
the mission fields, will send delegates.
Some Of the previous conferences have
given place on their programmes to dis
cussion Of Methodist tenets and to Meth
odist history. A few have had reports
of Methodist achievement. The Toronto
conference this year will cut out all OF
these It will devote itself, IL the pro-
gramme committees plans be approved
By the English representatives. wholly to
live problems that confront Methodism IN
common with all other religious bodies.
The programme will deal with dificul-
ties OF the mission fields, with social
service, with the labor problems, and
with public morals in America and in
the world, especially morals 0btaining in
business and political life. The number
OF ofhcial members of the conference will
be 3oo Colored Methodism is included.
On Sunday evening, Rev. DR.. John Reid
Shannon, of Metropolitan Methodist Epis-
copal Church. will begin a series OF ser
mons upon Spiritual lessons from our
travels amid Biblical, Christian. and his
torical scenes in Rome. Greece, and
Egypt" With his congregation he will
visit. in Rome. the Catacombs, the Coli
scum. St Peters, the Vatican. the Nam