The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-24

! mer secretary OF tho Board of For
eign Missions and editor OF The
Christian Intelligencer.
one hundred clergymen IN Chica-
go have started a movement. further
cd by the Chicago Christian EndeaVor
Union. to relieve mail clerks and car
riers of Sunday work.
| When l saw him / fell at his feet
as one dead" Rev. /; II. was the text
! from which Rev. Andrew Mowatt was
| about to preach a sermon on "a Wis.,
| ion OF Christ" at the Erskine Pres
byterian church in Montreal, Sunday
when he was fatally stricken with
heart failure Dr. Mowatt was ~
| years old.
| The Methodists of Chicago are en-
| tering upon a few weeks of a private
| evangelism. Not an extra meeting
is arranged for till Easter, when they
| Will hold meeGngs to gather up the
results of the campaign. TIL then
their leaders are urging them to go
as individuals TO those who are not
Christians and make their personal
| appeal for decision. They are ask
ed to speak with their families, their
| friends. their business associates and
1 anu AI go ii utti6lnn on
them.
The Board OF Foreign Missions of
the Presbyterian church recommends
to the churches the observance OF
the first Sunday In March as day Of
prayer for Africa. This special re-
quest Is made in view OF the evangel-
istic spirit SO largely pervading the
| mission. the large number of cate
chumens, and the imperative need of
reinforcements for the work already
undertaken. and the encouraging signs
OF a still greater increase in the near
future.
The leader among the Korean stu
dents in Toxic. Mr.. Kim. was for
He had been deprived Of his office
and was sent to prison by the old re-
gime because he showed progressive
ideas With fifteen others, he spent
many months In prison, and while
there he became disciple OF Christ.
| through reading a copy of the New
Testament given him by a missionary.
| BY his life and his testimony he so
| Influenced his fifteen fellow-prisoners
that all OF them became Christians
| In the Jail or subsequently. One of
|
States, three hold high positions In
| Korea.
The Rev. DIR. Amory II. Bradford,
| pastor emeritus Of the First Congre-
| gational church of Montclair, n, j.,
| and one OF the most widely known
Congregational ministers in the coun-
| try. dropped dead Saturday night
while out walking He was 65 years
old.
Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions have been established at thirty
seven different army and navy points,
with sixty-five men giving their fun
time. in charge OF such activities,
while a Y. M. c.. A secretary now ac-
companies the various fleets on their
long cruises, and in time of war the
Y NJ c. A. tent is a godsend and
about the only bright spot in the army
camp.
Recently one hundred Baptist busi-
ness men OF Chicago. with their pas
tors, met for luncheon in the Hotel
Stratford to discuss the advisability of
attempting to raise a church extern
sion fund of $4,000. Four men
pledged $4,000. Other pledges of
1900, $3.50 and less were made. so
that, in fifteen minutes. the sum of
$1s,42b was pledged.
There are $4,000 Indians in South
Dakota, and one-balf of these are
members OF the Episcopal church and
one in every six communicate.
20 palm tree. wave your fans" said
Maude
"And keen the weather cool.
Umbrella trees, please make q shade
Along my way to school"
YOUTHS Companion.