The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

fnll40olp01oS 0Jo0 Tuesday At dis
homo in Devon. . suburb. aged ~
years. Dr.. NcCook wae the author Of
scientific and religious works and
wrote many hymns.
Or. Thomas Ni6holson. who has
made Z CAREFUL Investigation Of the
matter Of ministerial supply in tho
Methodist 8plecopal church, says that
OF the men received into the ministry
Of that church. sixty-nins per cent.
LAD been to college Or 70 seminary:
and Of that number, ninety-two per
cart, had come from Methodist ooi-
leees.
Nj. Matthew II. Holder, senior
Holder 4 Stnuehton. who died re-
Gently At his homo in Bromley. Kent.
England. was tho last survivor Of the
original members Of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The Michigan Christian Advocate
during one week in October Addeo
nors than one thousand new names
TO IT. mailing list. These new sub
scriptions came ~ the result OF the
Observance Of Advocate day In the
At the ei4hty-frst Convooation Of
the University Of Chicago. which will
be held on Tueaday, December 10. the
address win be delivered By Profess
Dor lnaS0 Nftobe. In addition to being
= professor In the Imperial University.
Tokyo. Professor Nitobe 10 principal
Of the chisf govssnnnsnt college in ia
pan. end msmbsr Of the Imperial
Board OF Education. He 10 perhaps
the most amfnsnt member Of tho
CAsisttan se00nafty IN Japan He "
the author - book ia Mg1ish on the
spirit Of JAyAn. Bushida.
The F1F0t Reformed church Of
Hackensack. n. j.. has had presented
to It . tablet to comm esnora4e the
two hundrodth and twenty-fifth ami
vereary OF the founding Of the or
sAnfsaticn. The tablet contains the
names OF al the pastors who have
sofvod tbs church during it, history
just fifteen In number.
A 1rsabytefiAn church in NiIwsu-
kes has b. vote Of the membership.
adopted an income tax for the pay
meat OF the obliga&ions Of the church.
The agreement 10 that all having an
income Of ei.eoe Or leas will pay two
per cent: and thu percentage in
creAsss. according to the amount Of
income. to nvs Per cent, on 33.ooo
and abovs.
The New Jersey Baptist State Con-
ventton Ut tts recent meeting In Trne-
ton raised $4,000 to complete . char
81 fund of 100000. the interest VI
which II to be use DIOR building
churches and chapsis in the State.
The complete tahula4ion OF tho vote
In the annual conferences Of the
Aethodist church Of Canada ON the
proposed union with the Presbyterian
and Congregational churches Shown L.
SIS votes In favor OF union and 170
against IL.
For tina past ysar the Methodist
church OF Canada contributed for
foreign missions Si.S7 per member.
The Per capita contribution Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Was IS
cents, ana Of tho Methodist Episcopal
church. South. ~ cents. The British
Wesleyan Methodist church gave $3.50
per member.
The Social Service Commission Of
tho Federal Council ct the Churches
Of Christ In America has begun 4
nationwide campaign In every 0tAte,
for one day in seven for Industrial
wcrkerA The nrst effective msaaure OF
this kind to b paDed BY q otats
Legislature wAs passed It the last sss-
sion Of tho Connecticut legislature. the
bill having bsen introduced BY the
secretary Of the Federal Council Com
mission.
Rev. F. l.. Hayward. pastor Of the
Methodist church 1t 6kowhegan. has
resigned. and will at once take up his
work In Fon Du Lac, Wis.
The 0ioruale D'ItaiiA OF Rome calls
attention to the fact that a<tar the
next ccnsistory OF the Sacred College
will be composed Of 81 Italian Car
dinAls and 81 foreign CardinAlA It
points out the possibility OF the cleo
tion 81 foreign Pope.
The meeting Of the Congregational
Union Of England last month was
rendered memorable by the reappear-
ance Of Rev. r. J. Campbell. who
made an avowal OF faith which went
far to heal the breach between him
and his brethren. He said: My own
experience Of Jesus day by day rem
ders me immune to doubt his non
nl0v0TICINy. 1G8u0 NuI1@& ~ tho N81l-
trail fact OF my spiritual life- wor-
ship him: I trust my soul to him for
time and eternity"
DR.. r. q. Macarthur and DR.. Russell
II. Conwsil, Of this country, and DR.. r.
B. Meyer, Of London. will WHIT et.
Petersburg. Russia, within the next
few months with the view Of securing
the consent of the Russian government
for the Establishment OF 4 Baptist
school In that country.
The Presbyterian synod % Michigan.
BY unanimous vots. adopted reoolu-
siSus protesting a0ainA1 ia Aetaon Of
tho Unitad States government in the
Philippines in directing public school
teachers to maintain absolute etlence
ON the subject OF Protegtanttom and
In principles, even outside OF the
sfhoolhouses. 1t their own homes, and
on the Sabbath day.
4 oueen's Lew % AniwalA
"Carmen sylvia" Queen Of Rouman
n. writes: II love all animals even
sfiders; they spin 10 clewefly. and are
auch excellent mothers. Beoides. they
are musical My friend. the Swediah
composer, Hallstron. told mo that for
4 long ttms he had two spiders which
would let Themselves down from the