The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

OF these Is guesswork. New York City's
tax ofacials put It at $50. 1000 and exempt
It because. upon very close scrutiny. it is
used for religious purposes as defined by
New York laws. Valuations for purposes
OF taxation in New York are not under
the mark at least Including 100000 bor-
rowed last year. the parishs income, apart
from the S9s,o90 given by worshipers in
its pews, was an even 100000 OF this
sum $4,000 went into the buildings for
which 1t was secured. Here Is what was
done with the other 100000, or most OF
it: Schools, not taking the place OF public
schools, but institutional and all for popr
children, So, 500; cemeteries and gifts to
help other churches outside of the parish,
$6S. 600; salaries of twenty-nlne clergy on
the regular stan and a small army OF tenn
porary clergy lay assistants, and trim
ed women, chiefly for work among the
sick poor. S11l.0 music. In whicn Trinity
sets standard for all America. So, 800;
maintenances OF churches and chapels,
sections, heat, light, insurance, &C., S115,-
900; expenses connected with the income
properties, s5o7, 1000; interest, $5S,00O, and so
on. Attendance at Lenten noon day Sarv-
ices in Trinity Church Is 5000 persons
each year, and 10000 enter churches and
chapels rest and pray, when no services
of any kind are in progress. To the
SOS, $50 which Trinity's worshipers gave,
Trinity itself added $1,000 for educational
work and ss5.OOo for gifts to missions
outside Of the parish, and the list of
Bible schools, free hospital beds, night
schools, colleges, and other upiIft agen-
cies to which money went during the year
is so long in the report as. to be waa-i-
some to any not particularly interested.
By-product of an English Dean.
The Dean OF Worcester. England. COM
ing to America TO foster peace through
common efforts OF ministers of England,
Germany. and America, unwittingiy STIR
red up a hurricane in Holland, an CO.
clesiastical tempest In a theological tea
pot, during the recent arbitration con-
ference at Lake Mohonk It happened
that the conference dates covered As
cension Day, the anniversary Of the for
tieth day after Christs resurrection,
when He assembled, and the dean pro-
posed celebration Of the Lords Supper
The owner OF Lake Mohonk conferences
is a Quaker, with his own ideas about
strong drink, autos, and some other
things. The dean was provided with his
own silver communion service. small, but
large enough, but not a drop Of ferment-
ed wine could be found on the place.
The Quaker host had seen TO that I'm
fermented grape Juice would not do, and
the Lords Supper was not celebrated
or received. Baptists are saying pri-
vately that there Is no authority for
insisting upon fermented wine. Episco-
palians declare there is, and Quakers ask
what need for either, since they abolished
the physical or material part OF the sup
per 200 years ogo and have prospered. II
must be added that the owner of Lake
Mohonk did not bar fermented wine in
order that the Lords Supper might not
be celebrated, but on temperance grounds.
Two Summer Schools for Ministers.
At Albany and Auburn Episcopal and
Presbyterian ministers, respectively, have
opportunity TO study at summer schools
new problems connected with their work.
The Albany school was started three or
four years ago, but the Auburn, held In
the theological school there, is new this
year, the dates being July fo-22 The
main theme this year is the rural church,
and instruction on its conduct and use
fuIness will be given, in part, by the
country church bureau of the Presby-
terrain Board of Home Missions. Presi- |
dent Stewart, of the seminary and Rev |
w. r. Wilson, of the board. will be
among the lecturers. Cornell University |
will also furnish one of the lecturers. |
Special attention Will be given to social |
service. and also to the public work. out
side of its own membership, that the |
country church can perform, and ought |
to perform. for the community. At the |
Albany school prominence will also be