The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-15

lively. and among Americans, S24
missionaries. The society aids in tho
maintenance of thirty schols. estab-
iished for the negroes, the Indians, the
Mexicans, the Cuhans and the Porto
Ricans. The total membership of the
mission churches is SO. p9I. and the
year has brought to them 10. 246 bap-
tisms and s,125 received by letter and
experience The society reports that
from the beginning of it's history 1t
has given as,77S commissions TO mis-
sionaries and teachers. who have re-
ported 244, 405 haptisms and 6,4sf
churches gauized.-~NashYille Chris
tian Advocate.
There arc 2S7Sz more memlErs OF
the Wesleyan Methodist Church in
England and Wales in 1911 than In
1901. an increase of 60 per ,~nt the
population increase for this period Is
1921 per cent The best showing for
The church is in the London District,
where there has been RI .--Ynpership
increase of 10 per cent. as compared
with a population increase OF IL per
cent.
The Canadian Presbyterian Cen
lcral Assembly decided 10 send the
matter of union with the Methodist
the sessions and congregations in the
form OF three questions II Are YOU
in favor of organic union2 CD DO
you approve the basis of union? t3)
Have you any suggestions or alterna-
tives TO offer? All members in fun
communion are requested to vote.
/ The membership of the various
/ Protestant churches in foreign mis-
Il =
/ in 1900 to 2,222,s s2 in 1910, a gain
/ of nearly 70 per cent.
! Rev Frank j. Newton, Nj D.. a
Presbyterian missionary. who died
recently at Jullunder City. India. had
completed, at the time of his death
more than forty years of missionary
service. He was the son of Rev. John
/ Newton. who for fiftysix years was a
missionary in India
! The Commission on Social Service
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
has adopted plans to raise 5000 a
year for the next three years and to
employ an executive secretary TO car
ry on its work The commission de-
clares for policy of cooperation
with the social service committees of
other religious bodies and with the
COMMITTEES on Social Service Of the
4,eseFai Council Of the Churches of
Christ.
/ The report of the Board OF For
eign Missions of the Northern Bap-
! It's, Convention. ut the recent mret.r-
Ing in Philadelphia, showed that dur
ing the past year accessions in the
various foreign mission fields We're as
follows, Burma. 3S93. Assam, LOTT;
South india. .625 China 449: ia
naH. AIS: Philippine Islands 336 4.
Congo. 763-a total for Asia and Al
riea OF $3.50, In, Europe there were
1907 members received, making a
grand total of i6,ll4.
While during the past ten years
the population OF ireland has de-
creased IT. per cent. the Roman
Catholic mem bersllip in that country
shows a decrease OF 81 per cent, the
Episcopalians decrease of l. per
cent, the rresbyterians a decrease
Of 8 OF per cent. and the Meth
"dists IA decrease of 3 of per cent.
The Sunday School and Bible IN.
stitute. Monteagie. Ten, will be held
ers are Bishop t.. r.. Hoss Or. Byron
H. DeMent, pr. Herbert l.. Willett.
Mr.. w. G. Pearce. Rev Herbert Mo-
ninger. Or. Charles r. Hemphill. Pro-
fessor w. r. Webb, Rev. r. p. Neb-
lett and Miss Sudie NJ. Juden.
Mr.. Theophlus Anthony Bromver.
president of the American Bible So
ciety, died AT his home In New York
city on June Is. in his eighty-fith
year For more than a generation
ne had been connected with the Amer
lean Bible Society. first az manager.
then as viee-president, and more re-
Gently as president He was useful
IAN member of the Reformed Church
of America