The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

/ the original estimate when the will
was probsted. The Boards of For
/ egn Missions. Home Missions and
+ Church Erection receive s2,s2o.00o
f each. or total NJ $s,7s0,ooo. The
+ College Board Will receive $sT5,000,
the Church Extension Committee OF
I New York 100000. and the Pres
| hyterian Hospital. New York, ST.
! 100000.
| In the Hall of Consistories at the
! Vatican on November II the rati-
/ flea ton OF the Popes nomination Of
nineteen new members of the sacred
college was carried out. The strik-
ing feature of the consistory, which
was attended only by the Pope and
/ the cardinals resident In Rome, as
well as the visiting cardinals was
! the elevation of three American pre-
! lates. Monsignor Farley. Archbishop
| Of New York: Monsignor O'ConneI
! Archbishop OF Boston, and Monsig
1 nor Falconio, the apostolic delesa
| at Washington. who now retires from
| that Office.
During the ten years from 1901 to
! 1911 the memb ership of the Methodist
! churches In Toronto, Canada, increased
| from 14,153 TO 22S7s a gain of sixty
! two per cent The Methodist popu-
| lation OF the city is estimated at So
/ 600 out OF g. total population OF 376,240.
{ Christ Mission, New York City. aim
I ing to care for and help Roman Cath
: Ollie priests leaving their Church and
desiring TO enter the ministry OF Pro-
testant bodies. has elected Rev. Man.
uel Fernando, of Porto Rico. to sue
coed tho late Rev. James a. O'Con-
her as superintendent.
j The Board of Foreign Missions of
; tho Methodist Episcopal Church sp-
+ proprfates to the foreign work the
! coming year s5s1,24s. distributed
! among the nelds as follows Eastern
/ Asia, s26o.734: Southern Asia, s232.-
! ssh. Europe, s164,T44; South Amer
lea, sa7,ssk: Mexico. s5s.s12; Africa.
/ si5,s51
Australian Methodism reports 49,
502 communicating In total popula-
ton Of $500. coo.
The Synod OF Pennsylvania. Pres
byterian. L. s. A, contributed for
home missions this year $780,, 352.63.
The mem hership of the Methodist
Episcopal church on the foreign feld.
3aT.7-5. Is nearly one-tenth Of the
! total membership, assess
There are to-day proportionateiy
] more Protestant Bohemians in Texas
than in any other state Of this coun-
! try or In the homeland.
Judge Owens. of Chicago. has
formed a jury Of ministers Of several
! denominations to hear cases of per-
sons whose sanity is questioned.
One Of the largest negro Baptist
churches in the country is Olivet
+ church. in Chicago. with q member
i snip o. more than three thousand
Mr.. md Mrs. John I1in Eakin. Of
I Nashville Tenn, have given prop
erty worth ever 100000 to the Nash
vile Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
An anonymous donor contributes
s1e.es6 TO the fund for the erection
of new building for Reid Chris
tian College. a Methodist institution
IL lucknow, India.
The College Presidents Association
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
VIII mold It's next meeting at Allie
nheny College, Meadvilie, Pa, Jan
uary end ?. 1912.
The two women's missionary so
uiettes OF the Methodist Episcopal
church raised this year I.75o 900,
and for the coming year expect to
carry the total TO 100000,
The Baptists have in Illinois twen-
ty~two German-speaking churches
with membership Of 2,9sa.
and thirty-three Swedish speaking
churches with membership OF 1855.
The American Seamen's Friend So
Getty employs four missionaries to
look after the sailors ashore in New
York. At their mission building there
were the past year 32S.644 visits from
sailors,
On November q Rev. Andrew Wat
son, u. j., completed fifty years OF
active service as 81 missionary of the
United Presbyterian Church IN Egypt,
DR. Watson was Moderator OF the
General Assembly of his church in
1890
During the meeting conducted by
"Gypsy' Smith in Seattle. Wash, more
than four thousand of the unconverted
expressed their purpose to lead the
Christian life. and general revival Of
religious interest Is felt throughout
the city.
During the ten years DIR. $. Parkes
Cadman has been pastor of the Cen
trail ConGre gational Church Brooklyn,
n. Y, two thousand members have
been received and contributions for all
purposes have been over one million
dollars.
The million dollar increase OF the
investment fund for superannuate
preachers Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has been reached. and the mill
lion dollar annual revenue for distri
button has gone beyond eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
The committee on family NE Of
the Federal Council held a meeting
IN the Church Missions House. New
York. during tEt sitting there os the
Episcopal ilouse OF Bishops Bishop
Doane. Of Albany, presided. and
Presbyterian. Reformed. Baptist and
Congregational members attended.
The work that since 1905 has boen
carried on the Inter-Church Con-
ference on Marriage and Divorce.
Bishop Doane. chairman, has now
been transferred tn the Federal
Council. and the bishop of Albany
becomes chairman of the councils
!