The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-21


relief in response to the appeals of
the Epworth Herald
The Presbyterians (North) will this
year conduct three summer schools
Tor country ministers. these schools 90
be held at Auburn Theological Semi
nary, Amherst Agricultural College
and Grove City College, Grove city,
Il.
Members of University Place Pres
by1erian church, New York city,
downtown church. are providing
against future abandonment of their
present location by raising an endow-
ment fund. The endowment at pres
ent Is stT2. SO.
Completed portions of the Episco-
pal Cathedral of st. John the Divine,
New York city. will be dedicated
above three million dollars. and the
completed structure is expected to
cost ten million dollars
At the concluding meeting OF the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies
Jubilee in New York city IL was an
bounced that 1859, $50 had been con-
trIbuted since the beginning of the
semi centennial celebrations through
out the country.
There is pressing need for further
contributions for the relief of the
famine sufferers in China Any con-
/ iributions sent to the treasurer Of our
board Of missions, Mr.. j. d, HamIt-
ton. $40 Broadway, Nashville. Tenn,
Wall he prom pity forwarded,
According to the figures of the
| Southern Methodist Handbook the
average salary OF pastors Of the
Methodist Episcopal church South
has increased Hgty-two per cent dur
ing the last ten years In 1900 the
average salary was sao4. and in 1919,
$613.
- For the church year ending March
81. the Southern Presbyterians have
surpassed any previous record in con-
LTibutions to foreign missions. The
/ total for the pas twelve months is
! $4,000. which is about S32 GOO more
than has been raised during any
I previous year.
{
has proclaimed that in Korea all re
/ ligions shall be treated equally, and
/ due protection shall be accorded to
their legitimate propagation" He has
! retained Judge Watanabe, a Chris
! tan. at the head OF the judicial de-
| partment of the Korean government
/ The Methodist Federation for Social
! Service has begun tho publication OF
/ tD.ttJ .Ft, L.
4 ners Of the Federation Informed as to
! progress OF the work in the various
/ churches and to call attention to Sig
niticant movements In the general
! flelds Rev. Harry F. Ward, of Chi
! cago is the editor.
| In the eight States of the Pacific
division-Arizona. Utah, California
| Oregon. Washington. Idaho, Montana
I and Nevada--the Baptists have six
hundred and fifty churches and 62.533
/ members. The increase in nemh her
ship for the ten years past has been
ninety-three per cent, while the popu-
iation increase has been seventy per
cent.
/ The executive committee on re-
! ligiaus work for Methodist students
at the Illinois State University. has
decided to favor plan for establish
/ ing resident college, which means
practically dormitory with hall for
! social and religious gatherings
! Courses will be offered in Bible study,
for which credit will be allowed i'll the
university.
gift OF $685. was made last
week to the New York Conference Of
! the Methodist Episcopal church by
Mr. .Iohu-. f.. As4ar w. Is of faTrlesrss'
i y This gift, whicb is conditioned
| upen the raising Of 100000 by the
/ conference. is 10 be part Of an en-
/ tiowment fund for superapHuate
preachers and widows and orphans
| of deceased preachers.
/ Old Mrs. Coffee is an enterprisifg
woman over eighty years of age, who
steps about the icy streets of Montreal
| on Broad soled shoes fitted out with
sharp nails The other day she went
/ to call upon "A friend who had moved
| into a dne new house. The proud hos
tess glad to show her old friend her
new abode, took her from room to
room, AS they entered the handsome
! drawing-room, she cautiously remark
! ed You had better let me take your
I arm. I'm afraid you will fall on this
| slippery floor" ooh, don't worEys a bout
me, my dear" she answered Il have
my creepers on" II is said that the
sons OF the household spent the even
| ing. in renoying the traces OF their ell
| derby guest