The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

1 Gus VI years ago. IndI lS
| to see a large number of these big
churches erected is the pr revailing opinion.
At least three other large projects of the
sort are already under way. They are
| the Roman Catholic Cathedrals at st.
Louis and st, Paul, and the Episcopal
Cathedral at Mount St. Alban Washing
ton
Smaller and yet ambitious projects are
in hand in Boston, Memphis and not a
| few other cities. The argument is that
IL commerce builds sky scrapeFs, and per-
sonai comfort great hotels, religion must
/ keep up its end. Single great churches
provided, the tendency of all else to-day
| follows the other extreme, the small
church and the small congregation, a
| fact shown by the contention of the
trustees of thea Fifth Avenue Baptist
Chruch, New YORK, with their pastor. the
Rev. DR.. Chsrles F. Aked. Former Vice
President Levi P. Morton and his family
| gave 100000 toward the New York cath
edraI to be opened in April. and to date
s., 600 has been spent. "
Hebrews Would Work Sundays.
The Kehilla, which is the name of or
ganized Judaism in New York. liberal
and orthodox. at its convention just held.
urged the passage of law by the pres
ent legislature of New York, permitting
Jews to work on Sundays, provided they
observe Saturdays according to present
laws governing Sunday occupations. The
proposed law contemplates each man OBJ
serving his own Sabbath without paying
the penalty of observing some other
mans as we'll
In New York to-day rabbis are COM
PEELED to act, in all religious matters,
as individuals, and it is charged that
NfN 4lof- tn, t. falS IL,
sequence. A board of rabbis, through
which they may act together, has been
formed The same convention took steps
to induce organized Hebrews in. other
cities, federated with the hehilla. to
bring influence upon Congress to secure
the abrogation of the present treaty with
Russia, and to prevent, if possible, He
brews of America contributing to the
poor of Palestine, not that there are no
poor there, but because ii is charged
that existing collecting agencies really
land little relief in Palestine, using the
money themselves instead. Efforts are
making to createl an educational fund, a
national one. 7Ehich shall standardize
Jewish schools Acurriculurns. 1t is said
that New YOrk's example in organizing is
being copied in other cities. In Philadel-
phia on March -. a meeting for Organi-
zation is to be held.
OutgroWS Its Buildings.
With hardly an exception, original
buildings at the Catholic University,
Washington, have been outgrown. Stud
ents have come to the university direct,
and also to the colleges of the religious
communities, which now number eight
Paulists. Holy Cross Fathers. Marists.
Sulpicians FranciscanS, Dominicans,
Apostolic Mission House. and Fathers of
the Divine Woud, besides Beneditines and
the Congregation of the Precious Blood,
represented in the University School Of
Theology.
Students from these communities attend
university classes and take fair share
of the degrees. Appeal is made to meet
the need for a chapel. to be located at a
university campus center, and to seat
about seven hundred. The. chapel in
Divinity Hall, long used, has become
quite small. A new building is needed
foB chemistry. and the university looks
forward TO a postgraduate school in bio |
logy. Dormitories are in great need, as
they are at other universities, for fifty |
lay students are soon to arrive, supported |
by the knights of Columbus Foundation, |
which foundation represents 500, 600 A |
new divinity hall is imperatively needed. |
and discussion of making it or other
memorials of various Catholic |
leaders, notably of course Cardinal Glib |
bons. is going on.
Biggest Convention of All.
Christian Endeavor. with 5000 societies, |
;kips some years and then holds a con-
rention that in point of attendance over
.ops everything else. The twenty-fifth
Endeavor convention has
been fixed for Atlantic City, July 6-l2.
and at least 5000 Endeavorers will be
here. So great are the crowds expected
hat one central bureau does not engage
o handle details. Instead, State bureaus
ire formed, and entertainment and trans
,ortation are looked after piecemeal. En-
leavorers are already announcing con-
,ention "out at sea- since the sessions
ire to be held on the great pier, exclu-
lively reserved for a whole week. |
The speakers announced to date include
Judge Lindsey, of Denver; former Vice
President Fairbanks, Commander Eva
Sooth, DR.. Booker T. Washington, Mr..
William Jennings Bryan, and great
lumber of foreigners, especially from
australia New Zealand, and the farthest
orners of the earth. Missions, evangel-
SIN, temperance civics, corporation, and
he brotherhoods wil be the themes on
espective days. The Atlantic City con-
ention will be held on the thirtieth year
f the organization of the Endeayor
movement, and will celebrate the fact
hat the movement has now a member
hip of 100000 persons.
Big Moneys Raised.
The Y. M. C. A. money-raising cam
aign ats.Atlanta, which called forth the
rotest of Archbishop Ireland, Of st.
'aul, against the use there of COM
nendatory letter written by him two
ears ago is just terminating success
ully with 100000 in hand, or nearly 50.
he man behind this campaign is Ward,
-ho has broken all records. American or
therwise, at getting people to give up
lrge sums of money. Within five and a 5
alf years his showing is 81, o0G.00o The
ltlanta $4,000 for a new Y. NJ. c. A. I
uiIding follows closely s1,o25,0oO in Phil
elphia- Immediately the campaign con- I
Iudes in Atlanta, another is to open in 5
harleston, S. c.. for 100000 TO be fol-
wed by one in Reading. Pa, for 500, eco
Complaints come from quarters other
nan the Roman Catholic archbishop I
hey are from other causes-those that |
eek also to raise money Association
saders point out that getting people to
i've wakes them up, and that after one
Ig campaign in city is just the-time :
enter upon another. One set of people ]
lay have given all their spare money, s
ut there are others. Experience proves {
nat giving is contagious. Concerning /,
rehbishop Ireland's complaint, interna-
onal committee members state that the
ssociations all over the country contain
lany Roman Catholic members, in the :
abroad branch more than 50 per cent of l
he whole number.
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