The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Yearbook for 1911 shows that
during the past year there was a gain
of 39.446 members. bringing the total
up to b36.037. OF the half million
members and more. 1901 are rail-
road men. $3.50 college men, and
S1,751 members OF AIS associations
are engaged in industrial occupations.
The army and navy. the country. the
cotton mill, the lumber and the min
ing. and the colored men are well
represented. There are now 3, 361 sec
retaries and directors employed, a
gain of 424,
The one hundredth session OF
Princeton Theological Seminary will
begin on September 81. The seminary
was established by an act OF the Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
students were enrolled in August.
1872.
Rev. John Calvin Barr, u. D.. who
died on September at his home in
Charleston. W. Va, was one of the
best-known Presbyterian ministers Of
the country. He was ordained in 1858
and since 1863 had been pastor and
pastor emeritus of the First Presby-
terrain church OF Charleston, w. Va.
The new Greek constitution pro-
hibits the circulation of the Scrip
lures in any other than the ancient
Greek form. without the permission
OF the Patriarchate of the Greek
church at Constantinople, and the
Holy Synod at Athens And II looks
as If that permission would be a long
time in coming
The statement which has been 60
ing the rounds of the papers to the
effect that the First Presbyterian
church in Seattle Wash, with its
1916 members, has the largest en-
rollment of any church in the coun
try, seems TO be erroneous. 1t is as
serted that the honor belongs to St.
Georges Episcopal church, New York.
Rev. Hugh Blrkhead. rector, which
claims 5.e29 members
The American Baptist Foreign Mis-
slonary Society reports 16.114 mem
bers received In the foreign field dur
ing the past year. There are 6T3
missionaries working under the direc-
ton of the society.
The Young Peoples Alliance OF the
Evangelical Association has accord
Ing to the report submitted at its re-
cent quadrennial convention. 42.694
members, and their contributions for
the past quadrennium reached to-
tai Of $4,000.
Memorials to Augustus Topiady who
wrote Rock OF Ages, are to be
erected in the Devonshire parishes of
Hartford .e r, t.,t,
he was Vicar from 1866 to 1853
The committee appointed to select
the next place Of meeting of the In
ternational Sunday School Convention
announce that this convention will
be held in Zurich. Switzerland, in
1919.
Bishop Moore. OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. in an article in
lions Herald, advocates the cleo
ton by the general conference OF
his church of a colored bishop. equal
to the other bishops in standing. hut
to be assigned only to the presidency
of colored conferences
The Baptlsts of the United States
propose to build at Plymouth, Mass,
National Pilgrim Mem oriai church
as a fitting expression of sense OF
their obligation denomination
10 the Pilgrim Fathers and of their
recognition or principles for which
the Pilgrims stood
The Baptist brotherhood viii re-
ioice in the fact that Prof +. B.
Pollard, OF Grocer Theological Sem
mary. was recently elected mem
Der of the lesson committee of the
International Sunday School assocl-
alton. This gives our Baptist de-
nomination of America three OF our
strongest and best men as represea-
tatives on the committee The other
two are DIR. Ira NJ. Price. of Chica-
go, and DR. John K, Sampey, of
/ Louisville. Ky. .
/ The Boston University School of
| Theology methodist EpiscopaD was
/ the first in America and probably III
/ the world to make course of in
| struction in missions. portion of
/ the work required of every student.
! this requirement dating from 1857.
/ One hundred and eleven students
/ have gone to the foreign field.
/ Because of the prevalence Of pei
/ agra In Atlanta and other cities and
| towns of Georgia and adjoining
/ States, Rev. DIR, Len G. Broughton
t has opened in connection with his
/ new institutional church pellagra
hospital, the first institution in he
world given over entirely to pellagra
sufferers.
The spring conferences OF the Meta
! odist Episcopal Church report the fol-
/ lowing statistics for the past confer
| ence year: Increase in membership,
t 20,976; increase in number of sunday
schools 1862: in Sunday school enroll
| mant 2,sio.
The second missionary exposition to
/ be held in this country win be held
! at Providence r. l., from September
| 81 to October Z. The exposition will
i be on the plan of the World in Bos-
ton" and will be under the direc-
! ton OF the Missionary Education.
! Movement,
Reports for the fiscal year of the
University of Chicago. extending from
July /, 1910, to July /, 1911, shows
| that 6,466 students registered in that
time, a gain OF 459 over the CORE
spending period In 1909-1910, when
6,O07 attended the university. With
the eightieth convocation on Septem-
Der l. the work OF the university
closed for one month, to be resumed
at the opening of the autumn quarter
on October 2. President Harry Pratt
Judson will return from Europe at
that time. During his absence Pro