The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

spreading the gospel in the Ear East
and was the first Presbyterian mis-
sionary MS well as the first medica
missionary to go to Japan.
| The Russo German Union, one OF
the three unions Of the Baptists IN
! Russia, reportse despite the heavy
emigration OF members 10 other
places. net ineSease of 7SS. willis,
La baptisms have taken place. Loda
records a membership of 1.413; Men
dorf, 1855; Windau, 654; Lucknow
ST., and Moisejewka, s64. The
Church at Hofnungsthal, in Siberia
records 107 baptisms; Shitomir, 1O2;
Lucknow. In West Russia, 1927 Lodz
, in Poland. rs. and Neudorf, 10. Nine
new churches have been esta blished
during the year
During the eighty six years OF its
history the American Tract Society
! has issued in foreign languages A.
043,b23 volumes and SIS, 1851, 400 tracts
making total Of 62.394.9e2 foreign
publications. In England 1t has pub
lished 80. 1914 91 volumes and 3S7,-
S02,s01 tracts, making a total OF 49,
1851 English publications. The to-
tai number OF volumes issued in both
English and foreign languages Is a.
f,ZU g.,
making a total of 9e,361. 1871.
A large new sign on the Second
Avenue church in New York city
bears notices of services in seven lam
guages. Six foreign congregations
Slovak, Chinese, Magyar, Polish and
Greek attend services at this church
and each nationality has its own pas
tor. Besides these, i've services are
held for the English speaking people.
On the new sign, which is said to be
tie largest church sign in the city
the time OF each service is denoted by
a clock at the left OF the notice, while
to the right of the notice Is the flag
OF the country in whose language the
notice is printed.
The series of Mems Missionary Con-
ventions to be held in Canada during
October and November have been pro-
nounced as "incomparsby the great
est undertaking Of the united forces
of the churches in the Dominion
Eleven of these conventions are to
be held. and. in addition TO the Ca
madam sneakers. Mr.. John r. Mott
and Mr.. Robert Speer, of the United
States. and Sir Andrew Fraser, of
Scotland. will be heard
Girard College. Philadelphia was
founded with the condition that no
priest nor preacher be ever allowed
in the buildings. This condition is
conscientiously enforced. vet 1t is said
that three-fourths OF the professors
and teachers are religlously inclined
The General Council of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church in America
has decided to begin campaign to
raise during the next few years ST.
100000 as a jubilee fund in comment
Grafton of the four hundredth ami
versary Of the Reformation.
The new publication OF the South
ern Presbyterian Church. the Mission
airy Survey. will represent the work
Of the four executive committees OF
the General Assem- blr-F'oreien Mis-
cation and Relief and Publication
and Sabbath Schools
In connection with the annual meet
ing OF the National City Evangelical
ton Union Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Philad elphia. November 2
and 3, convention will be held in
the interest of city evangelization.
At the end of its first twenty-five
years the Moody Bible Institute, Chi
cago, has assets TO the value OF more
than three-quarters of a million dol
lars. The new term OF the institute
began last month with an enrolment
OF 425 students, The largest enrolment
in Its history.
Missionaries of the Northern Bap-
fist Church who have gone to the for