The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14

| tower which is to be built as me-
| mortal to the first settlers of bingham.
! Mass. Mr.. Cornish founded the
movement and raised SEA 900 for the
S,urpose. The cornerstone will be
laid October 90
Or. Francis r. Clark. president of
the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union,
sailed from New York Tuesday morn
, ing on the steamer Pottsdam. for
Rotterdam, on prolonged journey
10 Europe and nearer Asia After at
tending the German National Con-
Ventlon, in Cassel, he will attend sew
eral Christian Endeavor conventions
in Russia, Hungary, Crotia and
Macedonia. and others later in
Greece and Turkey In all these coun-
tries the Christian Endeavor move
ment has obtained a foot hold ard
presents an opportunity for greatly
enlarged usefulness. DIR. Clark Will
be able to visit most Of the cities
connected with the missionary jour
news OF St Paul. in Europe and Asia
Minor. and Will contribute an account
Of their appearance in these days
TO various magazines.
The fourteen synods of t/s South
ern Presbyterian church will hold
their annual meetings during Octo-
Der and November.
The number OF Christians in the
Ranchi districts. India. increased from
SO. 900 in 1871 to 1875. oo0 In 1901 and
to l71.0o0 in 1911.
Rev. David Pratt. the oldest clergy
Rev. David Pratt, the oldest clergy
man in the Maine Methodist Confer
ItBd at hia Hnr1a IN West Fall
mouth. Friday, aged "a years. His
ministry was almost entirely In Maine
where he served mum Der of churches
very efficiently.
The Presbyterian church of Canada
has "A board of social service and
evangelism which has prom ulgated the
following set Of principles summarize
ing the duty Of citizens with refer
ence 10 their political actions:
Il. 1t is the duty of every citizen
thoughtfuly and seriously TO DIS
charge the full responsibility of citi-
zenship. 2. The law of righteousness
which Is recognized as imperative In
the business and social world rules
also in the sphere OF politics. the
assumption OF double standard must
he repudiated. 3. The interest Of the
nation Is supreme. 1t should not be
subordinated to party, sectional. or
selfish considerations. 4. The nallot
is sacred. The franchise is solemn
trust not to be bought and sold. but
to be exercised as a civic RESPONSE
bilit> and as In Gods sight.
At the session of the Michigan Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church resolution was passed ex-
GnpyiCtinn that anE the
sis teaching the exact method and
precise time of infant regeneration
should be held purely tentative
solution Of confessedly dlfncult
problem. and memorializing the Cen
eral Conference OF 1912 to take such
steps and adopt such measures as Will
prevent the Church from being com
mitted to any propaganda other than
that taught in the Scriptures and in
accord with the accepted theological
standards of Methodism.
The annual parade and mass meet
ing of the mems classes of Greater
Boston will be held on Sunday after
noon. October Is. The parade will
start from Boston Common at r. NJ,
to be followed by a mass meeting at
the American League baseball grounds
on Huntington avenue. The line OF
THafth VIII ne III w tHtS NtNts
headed by the mems classes of NAL
den. Several bands will be in line.
and IL is expected that the number
in he parade viii exceed that of last
year, " which reached a little more than
five thousand. ON arriving at the
grounds the men viii be reviewed by
Governor Foss. w \. Hartshorn,
president OF the international Sun
day School Association, Fred. A.
Welles, of Chicago, chairman of the
international Sunday School Execu-
tive Committee; the president of the
Massa chusetts Sunday School Asso-
citation and other leaders of Greater
Boston.
The Baptist church OF Gardner
Mass, receives $4,000 by the will of
Caroline S. Marble. late of that town
which was filed for probate last week
Dr. James Curtis Hepburn. the pio-
neer medical missionary in Japan and
for many years the only living for
eigner enjoying the distinction of re-
ceiving the third class OF the impe-
rial order Of the Rising Sun. died re-
Gently at his home. East Orange. ~
j. at the age of ninety seven. For
! THINGS YOU OF