The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-07

nouerh tonRlhS mouse IN chicago, the
building to cost over 100000.
The city OF Toronto. Canada, has
increased Its police force so that a
number of the men may have Sunday
as day Of rest.
The Rev, Y. r. Kong. a Chinese
presbyter. who has been twenty years
in tie Hawaiian Islands emphasizes
the great influence which the Chinese
there are exerting upon the Orient.
Foreign born Chinese are. he says,
affecting all China in education, com
merce and religion" He told of the
generosity of the poor folk in his mis-
sion, and of the large sacrifices they
make In thankfulness for their Chris
tian faitn. His 150 communicates
give more in proportion TO their
means than any congregation in
America. A woman who earns 80 a
week pledged $50 for the church.
man who sells peanuts on the corner
gave $50; with an average income of
$ a day many are giving from 500
to S15Q.
Making Ia the largest Presbyterian
church in New York and the fourth
largest in the country, the Rev. John
+. Carson, u. d, pastor of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church on Sunday
received forty eight bars, raising
the total mem bership. to 1880. This
Is anticipating the still richer in
altering which must surely follow
upon the Chapman Aiexander revival.
A New York Episcopal church
which has taken a poll of it's congre-
cation In an effort to determine the
tan best hymns announces that the
following received the requisite num-
Der OF ballots; Nearer. My God to
Thee" Abide With Ma" Jesus.
Lover Of My Soul. Il Love to Tell the
story" Lead kindly Light" RESCUE
the Pertshing, Rock of Ages. On
ward Christian Soldiers" What Il
Friend We Have in jesus -Four
Love Divine. All Love Excelling,"
Just AS l Am. y, faith of Our
Fathers, Living sftn." and In the
Cross of Christ ! Glory"
After six years in esangeiistte work,
occurring and authorship, Or. william
j. DaW son VIII soon take up the duties
OF the pastorate, having accepted the
call To the Old First Preshyte rial
church. Newark. n. J. This church
has an income fY3m property OF $780,
600 annually. and supports three mis-
sions.
l5r, W@lliar n. Hall, professor OF
Didactic Theology Ia Columbia { s. &.
Theological Seminary, died March :
ia Philadelphia. where he had gone
Ter Special treatment. He had been
q minister in the Presbyterian church
for hcty~tHo years, and for the last
fifteen years a professor in ColQm-
hia Seminary.
IN Indiana, a United States court
has decided that the union Of the
Cum berland Presbyterian and Presby-
teriat II. S. A., churches In valid
and that property originally held by
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
IL now the property of the presby
tcri~ns The decision IL the result
Ct suit brought by anti-uninnists TO
restrain an Insurance company from
paying insurance on certain proparty
T. The unjonists.
Che New England peaconess Asso-
cation OF the Methodist Episcopal
church has received one hundred
ncres Of land near Concord. Mass, and
$50 600 for q deaconess hospital
The Hawaii Mission of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church reports the fol-
lowing statistics Mum ber Of baptisms
for the year. 2S4. members. 1.7S2;
value Of al church property, $1,000:
Sunday schools "A; scholars, 1.6I7.
raised for all purposes. se.s6f.
Bethany Presbyterian Sunday
school, Philadelphia, celebrated this
month IT. tftyst"und anniversary
fion. John Wanamaker organized this
school and has been its superinten-
dent through It's entire history 1t
has been fer some years one Of the
largest Sunday schools in the world
Hilton Methodist church, Newark.
y: J.. celebrated recently its sevcniy-.
fifth anniy ersary- During that period
me church has had sixty-three pas
tors.
a mass meeting Of mems Bible
classes Of indianapolis was held re-
Gently with 1900 men present. They
represented seventy-three schools and
one hundred classes.
The board OF Foreign Missions Of
the Presbyterian Church (NorthA re-
ceiEed some two weeks ago cash and
securities amounting TO 80 500 900 from
The estate OF Mr.. John &. Kennedy
The board expects TO spend Immediate
Is about third of this sum on equip
ment OF existing institutions In Africa
India, Siam. Persia, and China. The
remainder is to ne divided into seven
parts of about y200 o00 each. three of
these parts TO be used Tor the advance
ment OF educational work, three evan
eslistio work, and one for reserve
fund
The Advance says; THE Churches Of
Ringhamton, N ", have just made an
unusual demonstration Of the value OF
newspaper edvertisipg AS the result
Of an advertising campaign of Just one
day. the average Increase in tho at
tendance in the churches of about rs
per cent. was brought about The
scheme was participated in by all tho
Protestant Churches. The elergymen
are conducting special movement to
m crease attendance at the services and
MI empty pews. on a Saturday near
~ all the merchants. by agreement
gave up their regular advertising space
IN the newspapers to the City Minister
ial Association, which filed the papers
with display advertising urging tire
public to attend church. AS a result
every church was filled TO overflow
ing the next day
Twelve years ago. Rev Len g. |
Hroughton began his work at the Bap-
fist Tabernacle Atlanta, with 800
members. During that tweive-year
period $500 members have been receiy-
Ell. and the Sunday school has now
a membership of 1900. This congre-
gat1or owns hospital property vaIued"t
at sla9,ooa and one of the, best church.
buildings for Institutional purposes in
ne country iS nearing Cdfurfhtiop