The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-06
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

, Rabbi Leon Harrison in a remark
able sermon to large congregation
at Temple Israel, st. Louis, claimed
that in Judaism can be found the bas-
is for universal faith, becasue of its
breadth. lack of dogmatic tests. doc
trrnes contrary to reason and COM
mandments unwilling to submit to the
touchstone of science and common
sense. lie stated that the Talmud
provided ii religion of infinite prac-
tied value to humanity because of
its reasonable moral ideals. and be-
cause these ideals run largely along
the lines Of social justice.
DR. O.. Campbell Morgan Of Lon
dor. who Is now in India. will come
to this country in March to take a
prominent part in the dedication of
Dr. Len Il. Broughton's new Taber-
nacle at Atlanta, Ga.
No less than so per cent of the
Korean churches are self~supporting.
! The Korean Christians contribute
100000 yearly for church purposes.
Sick persons to the number OF l50,-
eco are treated ~by. Yaedioaf missions
in Korea, One-siXth of all Korean
church members are in Bible schools
and All students are in training IN
theological seminaries The greatest
weekly prayer meeting in the world
average attendance 1,100---is that OF
PA NH 9aNyof inlnfi91--- ErAOIN
the pyeng Yang church. In sixteen
wears four churches have sWarmed off
from this parent church. and the
number OF Christians Is still so large
that men and women meet in sepa-
rate services. the building being too
n IA 10 al nj
time
Ten years ago every Baptist mis-
sionary in Shansi Province. Chime,
suffered martyrdom at Boxer hands.
B.lt-tH- ains-Messfs.- Sowerbr,- Nor
gan, Edwards and Broomhall--four
Baptist missionaries in this same
proNince--hare been decorated by the
Prince Regent with the Order of the
Star of the Double Dragon.
Rev. A. c. Dixon, n. D.. of the
Moody church. Chicago, has been in
Vited 10 supply the pulpit of the
Metropolitan Tabernacle, London
tSpurgeon's church,. during the
month Of January, and is already on
his way across the ocean.
family. Under the name. The Jacob
soh Family" IS relatives have applied
for papers of Incorporation for the
purpose of obtaining cooperation In
social family and business affairs"
The heads of the organization are MIR.
and Mrs. Abraham jacobson. who are
each II years old. The corporation
VIII hold monthly entertainments. and
may eventually undertake some bust
ness venture.
The Chinese parliament, on Deem
Der 2, passed an anti-opium bill call
ing for total prohibition of opium
next year China appeals to England
to free China from any agreement to
continue its sale. The International
Reform Bureau has begun campaign
for the expression OF public sentiment
In support Of china's efforts for Inn
mediate deliyerance from the opium
curse.
The True Light Seminary, Canton.
China. a Presbyterian mission school,
enrolled during the past session three
hundred and twelve students. This
school has sent out more than four
hundred trained workers as teachers
and Bible women since 1t was estab-
lished. In 1872.
Torty-two hundred, or more than
eighty per cent OF the students of the
University of Michigan are affiliated
with the churches. either directly or
Indirectly. Fify-eight per cent. of
the students are actual church MEM
1tsIg.