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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Of NORTH
HAS GREAT MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
Regains ALI It Lost Following the Cumberland Merger
Negro Methodists May Separate From Northern
Church-Reigious Progress in Philippines Is
Satisfactory Catholic Lay Retreat
Success.

the government permitting it, although
the old dances are beginning to give
place to literary societies. The inde-
pendent Filipino Catholic church.
founded by Aglipay, seems to have
reached its high water mark and does
not grow. American bishops have
been placed over Roman Catholic do
: ceses, and French and Belgian friars
have come in, until it is the belief of
this Bible society representative that
the Catholic church, the regular one OF
300 years service in the Philippines,
was never stronger there than today,
and that there never were so many
friars and nuns as now.
Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal
and other churches have the Luzon
and northern field well covered, and
are now looking into southern Islands.
Baptists are in the south, but all of
Samar, Masbate, Palawan, most of
Mindanao, and several small but I'M
portant islands are as yet untouched.
Immediately following American occu-
patton large numbers of Filipinos
f1ocked into the Protestant churches.
Not by any means have all of these
been held there. They have gone into
infidelity, agnosticism and other isms
and ologies. Yet on the whole, thinks
Mr.. Mclaughlin, the evangelical work
has been encouraging and has accom-
plished much.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
WILL NEGRO METHODISTS
WITHDRAW FROM CHURCH BODY.

There has Just been held a confer
ence of recognized leaders among ne
gro Methodists. and from it comes the
report, credited very generally, that
negroes now belonging to the Meth
odist church, the large northern body.
will withdraw and form a new negro
Methodist organization of national
scope and aim. Bishop Scott, of Mon
ravia, who represents negro Metho-
dists in Africa, is known to have at
tended this conference, but states that
the time has not yet come to make
plans public.
Methodist leaders, white, admit that
negro Methodists within their body
contemplate such action, and say that
such course might not prove wholly
unwise. They say, frankly, that were
the negro to withdraw, and do so vol
unfairly, the greater union would fol-
low of the Methodists South with the
North, and so there would result a
Methodist church of national size, hav-
ing a membership of 4,500 o00 For
wears it has been acknowledged that
white Methodist unity In America Is
impossible so long as the northern body
contains 100000 negro members.
Apart from the comparatively small
number of negroes in regular
Methodist church membership there
are three large Methodist bodies of ne
groes, the Zion, with s545,000 mem
bers, the African with $4,000, and the
colored, with 235. 1000. Negroes now in
the regular Methodist body will not
they say, unite with any OF these
three, but form a body of their own.
Some efforts are making, however, to
bring about a union with the Zion
body.
White Methodists maintain for their
800. 600 negro members twenty-three
schools of high grade, at a cost Of
$3.50, 900 a year. Besides there are
eight Methodist colleges, for negroes.
1t is declared that not all Of
this missionary work will be cut off
if division comes. but that white Meth
odists north will continue to help ne
gro Methodists as they are helping
others.
Final action cannot be taken until
May, 1912, when the Methodist general
conference meets in Minneapolis. Ad-
vance steps to such action can be TAX
en- at once, and indications are that
such will be taken. Race prejudice
does not, however, so much obtain as
do the convictions on the part of ne
groes that body can work In
their own way as they cannot now,
and on the part of white Methodists
that the larger Methodist union will
then be possible. Indeed so far as
can be judged, both sides seem graft
fled that negroes themselves are likely
to act
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
Dr.Parkhurst On 1 Il. s a., r '. q. r.,

on coal barge, where he passed three
months, paying for his passage by
washing clothes.
Worked His Way Around the World
TO Reach New York.
Understanding that New York was
the place where his purpose could best
be accomplished, he transferred him
self from the coal barge to a Pacific
liner and stopped off at San Francisco.
There he went aboard a tramp steam
er. supposing il would put In at New
York, instead, 1t carried him around
the world by the way OF the Sandwich
Islands. India. the Mediterranean and
back to Panama.
With just money enough in his pock-
ct to pay his fare to Colon, he got
an opportunity there to work hi. pas
sage to New York, where he arrived
with II cents in his pocket Five cents
er went for a nights lodging.
After a variety of discouraging ex-
periences he finally got a job on
Thirty second street at IS week.
which, in few months. was raised 70
81. He attended evening school and,
at the close of the term. received the
first prize.
The attention Of the trustees of the
school was thus drawn to him and
their interest excited in his behalf.
With the $50 which he had in the
meantime succeeded in getting togeth-
err he secured admission to a school
OF established character, where he was
able, by outside work, to maintain
himself till, after another series OF Diff
ficult experiences he entered a medi-
cal school in a neighboring city and
gradually worked his way up from
student to laboratory assistant. and Is
now well on the way to the accom-
plishment Of his long cherished purpose
of receiving a doctors diploma and re-
turning to his native island for the
practice OF his profession.
What the future of such a man will
be, if his life is spared, there Is no
difficulty in forecasting.
Such a story is its own argument.
and makes its own appeal to any young
man who has any purpose IN living
and grit enough to go about accom-
plishing his purpose
A Man Can Win If He VIII Use the
Best That's I'm Him.
It justifies the claim made in our
previous article that however strait
make something of himself If he will
use the best that is in him and avail
himself Of whatever opportunities Of
fer themselves to him.
Friends eventually came to the as
sistance of the man of our story, and
1t will always be so when one has
shown himself thoroughly worthy of
assistance; but, however ready such
friends may be to set up ladder fer
US to climb up on. 1T will always be
ourselves that will have to do the
climbing.
G.. H. Parkhurst.
Cartwright. 1911 National News As
ISOLATION.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

The large Presbyterian body, that Of
the North, has just issued Its report
for last year. In membership K has
regained all it lost following the Cum
berland Presbyterian merger, and a.
600 members besides. In 1907. when
the Cumberland people came In. there
was a jump in the membership fig
ures Of 1873, 600, followed the next year
by setback of 1900. Some Cu1nber-
lands, notably in Tennessee. refused
to stay united.
Now the membership has reached l.
354, 453, or much higher than ever be-
fore The net gain last year was TO-
500. The whole number of churches
is 10,o51, the highest number ever
reached. The Sunday school enrolment
is now 1,2o5,130. In proportion TO
membership of the church this is the
highest obtaining in any OF the large
religious bodies. A few small bodies
have as many children in their Sum
day schools as members in their
churches, but the larger bodies have
often hardly more than half so many
The proportion of PresbyterianS Is L.
205, 130 to 1854. 453.
Contributions of Presbyterians last
year amounted to SIS, 900. or next
to Methodists, tht largest Of any re-
ligious body in America This Is sig
and a trifle more per member. which is
the highest average save one, Ep1sco-
palians, averaging almost exactly Sz0
per member. This Presbyterian show
ing of gifts for last year is 100000
in excess of the previous year, and
1910 was the largest total up to that
date OF the nearly s26,000,0O0 given
by Presbyterians last year TO all
causes. $780, 600 went to missions In
even figures s4,e00.000 went TO mis-
sions under the regular boards. and
S2O0000 to other missionary work,
such as colleges, the negroes, Amerl-
can Bible society and temperance TO
foreign missions alone was given So
soc. 000 The cost to maintain all Pres
byterian churches in continental United
States last year was s1S.000,000 or ST.
500, 600 more than in any preceding
year.
Candidates for the ministry, who
have been scarce, and are still smaller
in numbers than needs Of the church
require, show g. slight Improvement
There are now 1905 as against 934 five
years ago, and 1852 last year. There
was, however, no increase in the num-
Der actually licensed as ministers last
year, and there was little increase In
the number OF men ordained. The num-
Der Of Presbyterian ministers is now
9,12S, the highest number ever
reached.
Two men in actual leadership among
the Presbyterians, one minister the
other layman, are the Rev. DR.. W. H
Roberts. of Philadelphia, and the Hon.
John w Foster of Washington. The
former is stated clerk. Moderators
come and go. but the stated clerk holds
on, as he has done for many years,
great power in Presbyterianism, and
also great power in many other re-
Hgious and educational lines. Mr.. Fos-
ter. once secretary of state and mem
Der of The Hague and a dozen other
peace tribunals of world scope. is a
type of the layman who now, as not
heretofore, take personal interest in
church work, especially in Sunday
school and missions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
AMERICAN CATHOLIC LAY
RETREATS A SUCCESS

Upon approval of Archbishop Farley
of New York, Catholic laymen have
just issued a statement concerning re-
treats for laymen, their origin and
value. The statement is based on the
new venture OF Catholic laymen of
New York in providing a place for re-
treats throughout the year. and social
studies for the training of instructors,
and the statements aim is to ercour-
age the founding of similar retreats
for laymen of other parts of the Unit
ed States.
Catholic laymen of Belgium have
the honor, it seems, of inaugurating
the movement on a sound basis. Of
Jesuit Fathers cooperating there as
here. At Liege has just been cele-
brated the tenth anniversary OF the
founding of the Retreat House of
Notre Dame, but before that Belgium
had no fewer than five such houses.
These were Fayt. founded in 1891
Client, in 1894; Arlon, 1896; and Lierre,
1899
The single one at Liege has been
attended by no fewer than 10000 lay
men, and throughout Belgium there
there are now 1000 laymen held in
200 leagues OF perseverance. The aim
of these retreats is the deepening OF
the spiritual life. Two years ago
such house was founded in England,
called lakewood Hall and located at
Romiley. Amrican Catholic laymer
inaugurated the movement in New
York. and now appeal to Catholic lay
men of other cities to establish these
houses of retreat. Jesuit priests are
ready, they say, to cooperate in the
conduct of the retreats, houses being
provided.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

Deming. n. NJ. Aug. John Humid.
living two and half miles southeast
of Dening. has finished his third cut
ting of alfalfa on about 80 acres. The
crop has all been sold and the money
deposited in the bank, all buyers doing
their own delivering Mr. Hund's price
was s14 per ton on the field with every
ton sold and many purchasers turned
away The three cuttings have aver
aged a ton and a half to the acre, and
there will be two more outings this
season Mr.. Humid has also about 40
acres planted to beans which are do
ing well
The Little Vineyards company has q
new well, just brought in on city prop
erty. All bitches had been made pre-
viously and 96 acres into crops, mostly
beans. receiving the benefit OF the
summer rains, so that when the well
was brought in everything was In read
mess as clockwork No accurate meas
urement was put on the flow, but II Is
estimated at 1000 to 1900 gallons per
minute. power being supplied by a 80
horsepower electric motor.
T S. Bowen and J. /. Bowen. OF
Jacksonville, Fla, are IN the city for
two weeks with a view 10 business
openings for parties back est and also
TO develop a large tract OF land
John Neville. for the past Is years
conducting a business in Old Mexico
until the recent disturbances there.
left here Saturday to bring his wife
and family to make their future home
here.
G. T. Coleman. of Hallettsvi11e. Tex.
is the third brother Of that name to
arrive in Deming in the past month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
IN WASHINGTON CITY

The American university, which is a
Methodist project. located at the ma
tional capital and intended for adj
vanced education and research, has
just come into possession of property
worth $4,000 at least. Recently the
trustees authorized a campaign to
raise s1,50e.00 When 100000 Of
this is secured the institution is to be
opened to students.
The late Bishop Hurst Of the Metho-
dist church was the father Of this
university plan, and the Methodist
church formally approved it in 1892.
Exceedingly valuable property. well
situated, has been got together.
There have been, however. many criti-
cisms both that such institution is not
needed, and that If 1t were Methodists
cannot provide it. 1t has even been said
that Methodist bishops ought to do the
work for which the church chose
them, not to engage in visionary edu-
cational schemes.
In 1908 DR.. Franklin Hamilton be-
came chancellor, and under him some
advance has been made. Criticisms
have well nigh ceased, and the pro-
ject Of the s1,50O.000 new fund has
been entered upon. The Washington
university is the only educational in
stitution for which the general con-
ference specifically appeals to Metho-
dists for financial help.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
Married Life the Second Year
That Man
By Mabel Herbert Urner R Tssss ~ n. z7s'a

john" Mr.. Stevens called out to the
driver. You'd better slow up along
here. anyway"
Helen was sitting far back, her face
shaded by her veil. Why had Warren
spoken to her like that before these
people? It seemed so needless to hu-
initiate her in this way! And now he
was making It worse by maintaining
towards her a persistent silence.
There's a pretty good roadhouse
around this turn" announced Mr.. Stew
ems. They've got some darby singers
there that aren't half bad. What do
you say to stopping. john" calling
out to the driver, turn up at that
sign ,therew
Rt the RoadhOuse.
It was a typical country roadhouse,
catering to the automobile trade. A
colored youth strummed piano, an
other banjo, and third pranced up
and down singing MY Honey Girl"
They all ordered some light, cooling
drinks, and Warren and Mr.. Stevens lit
cigars AT any other time Helen would
have enjoyed 1t. But now she was most
unhappy II Warren would only say
something TO her. anything to put her
at ease and make things right But
while he was laughing and talking
with the Stevenses he ignored her en-
tirely.
The negro stopped singing now, but
Mrs. Stevens was still humming on the
air@tapping time on the table.
"Oh, Will, go over and ask them to
sing My Lady Sue.
AS Mr.. Stevens rose to comply, Helen
pleadingly slipped her hand into War
ren's which was holding his napkin on
his knee.
Whats the matter?' CURLY. DO
you want this napkin? Dropped yours?
She flushed holly. Oh, how cruel he
could bel But Mrs. Stevens was watch
ing her. so she stopped over as though
to pick up her napkin
"YesEbut never mind have it
now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
SUITS ARE FILED
IN DISTRICT COURTS

J. NJ Freeman has entered a suit in
the Forty-first district court. praying
for an injunction against James Nc
Kinney to prevent the latter selling
land claimed by the plaintiff.
The Government Hill company filed
suit In the Forty-first district court
on Saturday against the following, to
foreclose on land contracted to be
bought by the defendants: John and
Ethel Harrison, r. H. Vaughan, A L..
Sears, Adelfo Chavez, Sarah Smith,
Rosa Ordinas. Manuel Ruiz, M. J. Fee
gan. ct al. F. w. Anderson and w.
H. Rourke.
Antonio Florez. who is charged with
burglary, was given a hearing in JUS
tice of the peace H. F. Stacy's court
on Saturday He was bound over to
the grand jury in the sum of $500.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
When Her Back Aches
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away


Ambition Slipping Away.
FL Paso women know how the aches
and pains that come when the kidneys
fail make life q burden. Backahcs,
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and Bright's disease. Deans Kidney
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Mrs. s. L. Nichols, 1870 Texas st., FL
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also distressed By headaches. Learning
of Doan's Kidney Pills. decfded 10 try
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States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
Ell PASO SOLDIERS
Go TO AUSTIN CAMP

Taps by the company trumpeter of
company K, Texas National Guard, were
blown Saturday night, as the new Ell
Paso militia company left for Austin,
for the annual encampment of the ma
tional guard. The local company oc-
cupied a tourist car attached to the
Sunset limited and Will go to Taylor,
Texas, where they will detrain and
take part in maneuver with the state
guard Capt. W. T. Downing was in
command Of the company
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
q a n FOR SUMNER
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summer persons annoyed with pipes bois
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Acne letter Salt Rheum kindred skin disease All skin
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the sensitive flesh which lies just beneath the outer skim
This acd inflammation and discharge which breaks
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and for this purpose nothing equals 1t removes particle
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
RUSSIAN BAPTIST HERO
DOES GOOD WORK IN CAPITAL

Pastor Fetler of the First Russian
Baptist church of st. Petersburg. who
was also the founder of 1t, makes a
heroic appeal to Baptists of America
He came here to attend the recent
Baptist alliance in Philadelphia, put
ting up $4,000 in money that he would
return to Russia by October next to
stand trial for having started in Mos
COW, a Baptist church and winning to
1T some Russian orthodox church men,
bers-
Before quitting ST. Petersburg last
March he bought site and he and his
Russian Baptists, numerous but poor,
began the construction in st. Peters
burg OF Baptist church to seat q
900. The structure is partly built and
funds are exhausted. Pastor Fetler
looks with dismay, not upon any trial
at Moscow, but at returning to his
st. Petersburg congregation without
money to complete his big church.
Hence his heroic appeal
Over 1000 belong to the st. Peters
burg church, and there are six sub
sidiary halls in various parts Of the
city, all, crowded. A preachers train
ing class has forty members who go
out as lay evangelists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
MCLAUGHLIN TELLS OF
CONDITION OF FILIPINOs

Civic, social and religious conditions
in the Philippines are dealt with by
Rev. j. L. Mclaughlin, field agent Of
the American Bible society at Manila,
in his report just to hand. In the
civic situa ton Filipinos are pushing, he
SAYS. the Filipino independence idea,
but Mr.. Mclaughlin believes this not
so much anti-United States as pro-
Filipino. He thinks the latter not
wholly ungrateful for all that has been
done for them.
In SOCIAL affairs the cockpit still rules
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

MEDICINES for
hereditary debfl-
Hy or week.-mrs.
OF men. women
an d childrsn
chronic Bloes
Poison. EruptionS
all Skin DiseaseE
rheumatism, ca
tarrh. Heart Dis
ease. Lung Trou-
bic. Liver Com.
plant and Con-
stipation.
Femals Internal
trouble. inf1ama-
ton or acute
pains INSTANT
LIZ CURED. o.
Bell Phons ss1A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
SENTENCE SERMONS IN
PULPITS OF Ell PASO

of
s. Knox, at church
must rest-Rev A Evansa ParkMe
ones Durkee the First
Presby rian
barrier n
the Trinity Method
st church
Jesus of preached
a divine Ray church
and
had In
in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

o. J. Binford. secretary OK the
Southwestern Portland Cement COM
pany. has returned from a combined
business and pleasure trip to the east
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
ALFALFA CROPS At
DEM|NG EXCELLENT
One Man Cuts Third Crop
and Expects Two
+ More.

The Herald's agent In Dem
ing Is G. c. Rogers, room l,
Deckert building. telephone z15-
The Herald will De delivered
to all parts OF the city same
night of publication at so cents
per month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07
DAILY RECORD.
Deeds Filed.

Montana street, between Merchant
and Thurlow avenues. Cotton addition:
H T. and ]. C. Ponsford to F. c. Alley.
east half OF lot eight and all OF lot
nine. block %; consideration, $4,000
Canuti1lo, Texas, Canuti1lo Townsite
and Land company to Humboldt Ca
sad, three II acre tracts and one IL
acre tract, in subdivision 8, fronting
on Santa Fe railroad right OF way;
consideration. s4,645-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

Licensed to Wed.
Lewis Leyoa and Anna NJ Mendoza
Sam Gold and Paul Vossock-
Michael Lang1ois and Opal Bethel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07


g am the May.- Gibbs NJ church
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

The vital question c.
after Knox Presbyterian chu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

The two barriers in the way to soul winning ar
ciety-Rev John b. Andrews, of SLOAN Springs, Ar
ist church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

Only ones religious life grips the affection
ones b. Durkee general secretary OF the
Presbyterian church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

life expressible upon WI
must rest-Rev at Methodist chur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-07

highest proof of his divinity the fact
the the message
no proof of Bapti