The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

Episcopal Home for Children should con.
stitute an irresistible appeal:
I'VE have now forty-nine children to
care Tor, and others are waiting to be
received Touching appeals come daily
and 1t Is painful to refuse them, for In
most instances they are very worthy and
needy cases.
'The recent gift of $4,000 is for new
buildings and cannot be touched for cur
rent expenses. The home IL obliged to
depend In large measure upon voluntary
contributions for its support. So far as
we can see, this must continue to be the
case
There is no worthier charity in WASH
ington." A
Advance Of Presbyterians south.
During the ten years Of this new CEN
tury Southern Presbyterians have gained
A75 per cent In membership and "a per
cent in contributions to missions in their
own field. So marked has been the growth
Of churches in Oklahoma. Texas. Flor
ida, and Arkansas that a halt has had
to be called on evangelistic effort until
churches already established can be
equipped. Consolidation Of colored and
evangelistic work has been effected with
in the year. and there are to be turned
over to Southern Presbyterians half q
dozen or more Reformed churches es-
tablished some years ago IN Oklahoma.
Northern Presbyterians expect to Sc
cure allegiance Of a few Of these Re-
formed churches. The latter. deciding to
retire. brought about some rivalry among
Presbyterians for the succession that
would control. The lineup and decision
will occur next month. The Southern
e1.~vxA
died last year $221, 900. q considerably
larger sum than on any previous year.
There are pouring into the Industrial
parts Of the South, notably Tennessee
Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. one to
two million foreigners annually, and to
them Presbyterians are playing as much
heed as their resources permit. Cuban
congregations are coming into existence
in Florida, and New Orleans has French.
Syrian, Chinese. Hungarian. and Italian
schools and congregations. A college
founded in Durant, Okla, is followed
by offers Of land and money to estab-
lish schools at Oklahoma City for boys
and in Texas for Mexicans who come
over the border seeking Industrial train
ing.
When the Methodists Of the world meet
IN lOrOhtO next 1all-SO0 representatives
from North America and Japan and 200
from Europe. Australia, South Africa.
and the mission fields Of Asia-a perma-
nent organization of world Methodists
will be formed. competent to speak and
act for Methodists on great questions
like world peace. world missions, and
Christian unity. The present ecumeni-
cal conference meets but once In ten
years and Is In charge Of committees
formed for conference purposes only,
Extension Of a Christian brotherhood Of
Methodists will be approved. and II Sir
Robert w. Perks. Of London, one of the
European members. has his way q far
larger use OF laymen as regular preach
ers In place Of salaried ministers will be
recommended to Methodists of all coun-
tries. In England 5000 Methodist lay
men preach each week to settled con-
gregations, serving wholly without sala-
ries. Methodists In the United States
favor extension Of the plan here. II is
said, both for wider preaching Of the
Gospel at less cost and because the plan
extends the personal acquaintance and
influence Of Christian laymen, resulting
in their election to political Office and
other posts Of public trust. Laymen's
associations Of annual conferences are
considering this layman plan with a
view Of recommending 1t to the next
general conference. meeting In Mime
apolis in May, 1912.