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4 tor at the moment and that on April 8
an assistant minister preached at both
services. First Congregational, Detroit.
LOS. sol, 240. First Congregational. Hart
| ford, 906, LIS, 3s9. These two well show
New England in and out of New Eng
land. Grace. Chicago, LOS. s23. 277. Holy
Trinity. Philadelphia, the Rev. DR.. Floyd
W. Tomkins, 1900, 2,7O0 LOO. a remark
able showing for Rittenhouse Square
section of city. st. Johns. Detroit,
1,62o. LIN, 3S2.
Big Retirement Programmes.
The American Bible Society reports
that in almost every State, even in al
most every principal city. are earnest
men and women who exhaust their small
financial resources buying Bibles to give
to the poor. whom they often teach to
read 1t. Not always businesslike by SELL
ing instead OF giving the copies. these de-
voted people often go without necessities
of life in order that they may buy BIZ
bles. OF late, since the publication of
Bibles for the blind in the new and more
readily handled point system, these re-
ligious philanthropists go even further
in draining their purses, since the Bibles
for the blind cost more than do others.
Searching out these givers, showing them
distribution, and on occasion furnishing
the Bibles for distribution is novel
phase of the need and the work of the
famous society.
On April last, the exact centennial
anniversary of the death OF Robert
Raikcs, the founder of Sunday schools,
there was unveiled a tablet to his men,
DRY. 1t is In church in Gloucester, Eng
land, in which city he was born, where
he worked, and where he died. Raikes
was local editor, owning and publish
ing the Gloucester Journal, which is still
issued. He began by trying to help pris-
oners in the common jail, whom he found
unfed and half naked. Next he gathered
children from the streets. So great was
the success Of his Bible instruction plan
that letters reached him from every part
OF England. Even his Queen sought out
and personally complimented him. He
lived to see his movement success. The |
inscription on the Gloucester tablet just |
erected is from Job, xxix:11-13. the pa |
thetic passage from the answer or the |
patriarch to Bildad.
The International Sunday School Asso-
citation. with headquarters in Chicago,
has prepared a service for use of schools
on the Sunday covered by the San Fran
cisco convention. Outlines are given for
the prayers to be offered. and there are
readings explanatory Of the
vast Sunday school work of the world.
One Of the answers to be given by chill |
dren is to the effect that in 100 years.
since Sunday schools came into existence.
more has been accomplished for the re-
ligious teaching and training of children
and youth than mad been accomplished in
Ill previous centuries. There are now,
the service says 2S6,000 schools in the
world, with nearly 80. 900 members. OF |
States and Canada, with more than 49,
)0o, 900 members.
United Brethren have started a novel
plan of travelling Institutes Beginning
n Illinois at the opening of the current
month. three instructors are travelling
eastward at the rate Of two towns a
week. teaching classes gathered in ad-
rance of their coming The instructors
Ire the Rev. E. g. Petry. an expert in /
Sunday school work: Prof. NJ. A. Hon
aine, whose speciality Is Christian En-
leavor and young peoples work, and Mr.. Il
W. L. Bunger secretary Of the brother n
iood.- an organization of mature men,
While institutes are held In the same
owns at the same time. classes are sepa-
ate. The old way Of official meetings
vas OScfCfOWucQ anu ufiSdtlSIdCtOry. Inc
lew way holds classes when official meet
ngs are not on. About forty-five insti-
utes are planned.
DIR. Wilfred T. Grenfell. the Labrador
Missionary. seeks to erect at st. Johns,
newfoundland. the greatest fishing port In
he New World. a mission-house that !
hall be at once headquarters and hotel I
or some portion Of the $1,000 fishermen
rho visit st. Johns each year. The cost |
I'LL be 100000. The population Of New
oundland and Labrador he places at !
900, and states that 100000 OF these
ersons are engaged In some form Of the ]
shing industry. Fishermen and traders
( the two COAST have pledged $4,000.
)r. Grenfeli rays that while everybody 8
oes TO sea, very few can SWIM The I
Tater Is too cold ever TO go into II to !
earn to SWIM The proposed house viii J
ave pool. the water warmed. and give J
1struction In swimming as means Of
aving life.
The Church of ENGLAND Yearbook. ,