The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

Petersburg can be assisted by Amert-
can Baptists, Russian Baptfsts there
can, in turn, help to build BAPTIST
prayer house in Moscow. for Pastor
Fetler purposes, whether convicted
and perhaps banished to Siberia OF
not, to press the plan of Baptist work
in the historic capital Of the Cars
empire.
I Toward the Baptist college in st
Petersburg, which President Mac
Arthur hopes the CZar may favor
American Baptists have contributed
$4,000. The purpose Is to found a
| college for the training Of Baptist
ministers to serve not only in Russia,
but also in the Balkans. where Bap-
| tist progress has Of late been con-
siderable. British Baptists are assist
ing.
Calvary Baptist Young Peoples Society
were hosts last Tuesday evening at a re-
ception given in honor Of Rev. A. F. An
derson, who has been Calvary's acting
pastor during the past ten weeks.
At the next meeting Of the District
Union important features of the twenty
fifth international Christian Endeavor
convention, held in July at Atlantic City,
will be reproduced. The Washington
chorus, under the direction OF Mr.. Percy
s. Foster, will sing. This meeting Is to
be held at First Congregational Church
on the evening of Monday, october 2.
DR.. H. P. Welsh, adviser OF Riverdale
Presbyterian Intermediate Society, was a
visitor last Sunday evening at the meet
ing of the Emmanuel Baptist intermediate
Society.
Methodists of the world meet in con-
ference in Toronto, october to II
next, with elected delegates represent
ing England, Ireland, Australia, Ca
NADIA, and America, and visitors num-
bering thousands. The programme.
just completed, is based on the theory
that Methodism must serve mankind
in far larger measure than 1t has done,
and the discussions are intended to
see by what means 1t can do so. Sir
Robert w. Perks. the foremost layman
in English Methodism; President
Haigh, of the English Wesleyan con-
ference; Rev. DR.. w. H. Fitchett, of
Australia, and Right Hon. Walter
RuncIman, of the English cabinet, are
among the speakers from foreign
Methodism.
At the very first sessions in Metro
polItan Church, where the. conference
sits, Methodist achievements will be
summed up. but these are to be limited
in time. The great emphasis of nearly
ten days will be laid on Methodism's 8
tasks for the Immediate future in aid
of missions, social service, the settle
ment of theological disputes. church
unity, Bible study, world peace and
perance, literature and education, and
methods by which lay men and women
may help all of these causes in the
largest ways, and the number OF min
listers be increased
Foremost Methodists of Canada and
America are TO represent this, the
Western section, with Mr.. Justice Nc
Laren, of the Kings Court OF the
Dominion. at the head of the Canadian
MethodistS and DR.. Henry K. Carroll,
OF New York, as leader among Ameri
can Methodists. One of the Toronto
papers will issue a special daily, and
city and dominion are making great
preparations. In Canada, church union
has made much progress, and fraternal
delegates will speak to the conference
representing Baptists, Congregational
lists, and Presbyterians.
Not in adherents merely. but in ac-
tual members. Methodists Of the world,
represented in this Toronto conference,
number 100000 to 100000 per-
sons, and they contribute in the name
of Methodism upward of $4,000 900
a year. The cradle Of this vast move
ment is City Road Chapel. London.
where Rev. John Wesley, once an
Episcopal rector in Savannah, Ca,
preached. but there is nearing COM
pletion in London another headquar-
ters that will rival the worlds greatest
religious structures. 1t is on the site
OF the old Royal Aquarium, and in the