The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-19
T. Conducted
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and trife more per member, which
Is the highest average save one, Epis-
eopalians averaging almost exactly
$50 per member. This Presbyterian
showing of gifts for last year Is So
100000 in excess OF the previous year,
and 1910 was the largest total UP to
that date. OF the nearly s2600Q, 900
given by Presbyterians last year to
all causes, 5000. 600 went To missions.
( In even figures S4,O00,00e Went to mis-
sions under the regular boards. and
s2,0o0,00o TO other missionary work,
! such as colleges. the Negroes. Amer-
can Bible Society and temperance. o
I foreign missions alone was given 81,
/ 500 600. The cost to maintain all
! Presbyterian churches in continental
/ United States last year was $4,000
! 900. or $l,50o,010 more than on any
preceding year.
{ Candidates for the ministry, who
| have been scarce and are still small
! er in numbers than needs of the
church require. SHOW slight iIn-
provement. There are now 1905 as
I gainst 934 nye years age, and 1lb2
! last year. There was however TO
I increase in the number actually Ii
/ censed as ministers last year. and
there was little Increase in the num-
! Der OF men ordained. The mum Der
- C
the highest number ever reached
Boston Transcript.
The Congregational Yearbook for
1911, just issued. shows that in SOL
/ Congregational churches in the United
States there are 155, 563 m mbers
These figures represent a gain the past
Year of forty-two churches and ASA
members.
Rev. William "A. Gregg. who died
at his home in BishopviIle. s. G., on
July IL. WIS pastor OF the Bishopvilla
Presbyterian church from 1857 to
1906. when he became pastor emeritus
During a ministry OF fifty years he
was pastor and pastor emeritus OF one
church forty-four years.
The Bible Study Furnishing Com :
pany. publishers Of the Biakeslee sun
day School Lessons. announces the
transfer OF its entire interests 10 the
Scrlbner & Co, publishing firm in
New York. Rev. Mr.. Blakeslee. the
founder Of the company, more than
twenty years ago saw the weakness
from an educational point Of View Of
Sunday school lessons In general,
ana entered upon 4 propaganda for
betterment For twenty years he
DDS and systematic plans. enlisting
many progressive leaders Of thoug hi
in the campaign, He died two years
ago, Rut not toe soon to see mis- cher
ished ideals largely adopted in schools
OF the higher grades. Sunday school
experts are almost a INIT to- day. in
developing those principles for which
Mr., Blakeslee really gaze up his life
The passing over Of It's commercial
izf4 A -
firms in New York is minor CON
lstderation. The achievements Of the
Bible study Company for religious ed =
ucatten are OF inestimabIe value.
The estimate oc the church popu-
lation OF Baltimore. Ma. Is Protest
ants, 275.o0o; Roman Catholics. $780,
o0o, Jewish, 5000. unchurched S.
4s5. or tho Protestant population.
SI4 per cent. Is Methodist; Protest
ant Episcopal, II ner cent. I>uth-
eran. 16.s per cent; Baptist, f07 per
cent Presbyterian. 81 per cent.
others, IA per cent.
The vote on union with the Presbv-
terrain ard Congregational churches
IN tie Newfoundland Conference 81
the Methodist Church of Canada was
forty for union and twenfv-one against
tAAAbEi' AAkAS ~ Hlit tL kIiE FfiiaBiST con
ferences Of Canadian Methodism. and
the vote against union was proper
tlonately larger than in the other cen
/, ferences
Mr.. Hugh c Weir. we'll known for
\ his work in The literary. magazine and
newspape world. has accepted the
position OF publicity secretary or the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
L. sx{
nishing information concerning the
progress % the work to all who de-
sra II. His address will he 124 East
Twenty eighth street. New York. the
headquarters OF the Men and Relg-
ion Forward Movement.
According to Or. Lansing Burrows
there are IN Texas 2ss17s white Bap.
lists, and during last year 2S.l65 mem
hers were baptized. Not Including
Texas members In the bounds of tn.
New Mexico conference. our churct
has in that State 2T7.e00 members
y stsia the nss increase IN meffrtyeqsatE
last year was more than seventeen
thousand. White Baptists and Meth
odlsts IN Texas, including the seyera
branches of each church number
more than six hundred thousand.
The proposed union between this
Northern Presbyteriaus church ant
the German Reformed church VIII MOI
, he consnmmated In the near future
While the Reformed church people
: appear 10 favor union, they propose
TO make haste SLOWLY. II is their plar
. to have the classes consider the mat
ter during the next three years ant
report 10 the synod in 1914. Shoull
the classes and synod act favora bA
!, upon It, IL will again be referred Il
/ the classes for final action and the re-
suit declared at the meeting Of thu
synod in 1917.
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