The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

Rev. John Henry Jowett, d. D., of
Cars Lane Congregational church at
Birmingham Eng, who has accepted
call to the passionate of the Fifth
avenue Presby church In New
York, was specially summoned 10
Bucbing ham Palace Tor Il farewell din
ner with King George and Queen Mary.
FRIDAY evening. The dinner was given
by has majesty to the leading members
~ the opposition party in Parliament.
he king had an intimate conversation
with the b'rininEha}n preacher, DIR.
Jswett. before diner.
Evangelsgts ]. Wilbur Chapman and
Charles M. Alexander called this week
on he Lusitania for Wales, where they
viii conduct IL Six weeks series OF meet
sMEs In swaBsea. With them were
Mrs.. Chapman, Mrs Alexander, Ralph
& Norton, koSert Hardness. the Aus
fTalian pianist Ernest ". Naftzger, So
lolst, Eev. william Asher and Mrs
Asher, the noted rescue workers, and
George r. II. Davis. promoter OF the
1'ocket Testament League, DR.. Chap
ing OF tho ~eshyterian General Assem-
MAY.
Avdance sheets Of the Official Catho-
lie Directory. published ana copyright.
ed by tine 81 ii. Wlltzius CO., Mliw au-
Ace. Wis. give the following STATISTICS
Regarding The Portland diocese; Popu
anon fCatholiol. about l2a.o47, bishop
i ~ CLERGY -1-sas churches ~; missions
with churches, 10. tolal churches. l22,
colleges for boys. academies for girls
y. parishes with schools. 81, children
amending, il.6oo; orphan asyIums. 5. or
pilaps, sSs home tor aged. i. total
cs.ilaren in Catholic Institutions. l2.4S3.
The mems parade at the Information
Al sunday-schooi Convention in san
Francisco WILL take place Friday, June
rs. ". (. Pearce. International de-
partmsnt superintendent Is authority
Tar the statement that there Will be
19,ec9 men in line. This 10 the thir-
teenth ttlennial convention 1t WIFI be
the &rSt tlme the convent Oh has been
held weSi OF The Rocky Mountains.
Delegates representing Armenian
churches in ali parts OF the United
States met in Worcester Sunday and
Nominated the Right Rev. Monsiguor
sero5lan, eAiied from Adam. Turkey. to
e@ bishop Of America.
The year 1915 is the first centenary
OF the marty rdon OF IoaR Huss. In
honor OF tatS great forsrunEer OF Prot
eslantlsEn, n monument, IN toe shape OF
a protestant House is TO he erected
in Prague. This is to be the center
sor Bohemian Protestant interests, and
iS TO have q library, Ii Protestant mu-
scum, and accommodation for Profess
tant workers visiting the city. The
treasurer of the fund for its erection
Is Professor BoEet- MauFy, Rue de Bae
~. Paris.
One hundred thousand Bibles have
b en- ordered for general distribution
BY the Gidsons, as the members OF the
Christian travellers association of
America style themselves, The order
is said TO be the largest ever placed,
and IL forms part OF a national plan TO
y place Il Bible In every hotel bedroom
sn the country. II is planned that
zS,G1o OF the Bibles shall reach San
n Francisco In tlSne fer The triennial con-
vacation Of the International Sunday
HcADci Association late in June. For
every Fiaie there VIII be a member OF
the adult class. 10 march through the
streets, In parade, Gideon Bible In
& rs hand. and at the end of the parade
sAeh mareher VIII build into a gigantic
pyramid 10 be erected on the platform
III the Convention auditorium. there to
stand as an object lesson while the
Convention Is ia session.
when the Chapman Alexander evan
EaisTts were la Bangor and vicinity
4 last year the soioist assigned to the
4 EreWer district was Rev. Clifton Pow
Al 49, now assistant pastor 10 DIR. Johns
A ton Myers. Of the Emmanuel BAPTIST
N church, Chicago. Miss Elizabeth Cur
u <tHr. AZ Brewer WAS the pianist and ac-
u NeEppaaiSt Mt thu meetings. The ac-
Z. ~44sntAnee thus begun rfpened into
4 es1x fssiizgA and Mr.. POWERS ana