The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-24

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was an eGInffresation Infnrsan TO hear him. and /,
Al one meeting ! overheard q soran -,
nrna,i,a ~ sa''ot which is significant The
preecner had denounced the s'new ,bn
oloey without mercy. As tba rnn'e ane
tion was filing out one eantlcp.a,I ~ esa :
'naTkea I,s5 to the lady who was with him:
Wish every Presbyterian In Nan,
YORK could have heard that" ~ ANe"
gentleman ahead OF him ,,r,,.d
'"SEx "Yes brntber %l5h the are remark; mark
.,,,' '"ei. an" every Baptist. too -
Soldiers and Sailors Attend Services
great is Christian work amons ihe ouo,' no"
ana navy OF the United States I.n5er ,sny
branch bra O"Tugb 90 tho %i the army and navy
Rare aScn ,bns on 'ne fnr y hes M A. IN 1911 there
alone 500 religious meetings win ~ ,
@ e@eS men In attendance There have benn
Sos sessions OF the Gb'o classes. with
zz,oos men as members Tn In JuI" !
lhsre were enrolled in the enlisted mem
hipIc ana prayer league 36I4 men There
ere what are called church parties. Men
inps 'nS sI together on Sunday even
lrlss ana near well-known preachers
mere nave been thus far this wear 1Ss
such parties. with l693 mon COMPOSING
The total attendance FOR rerpious raa,
mss and classes in the army this wear
Is oe.os@- or these 53l men professed a
Ioeterin,nation TO lead the Christian li1a
and S|o joined the enlisted mems nh
stlnence league, 1t ia often found dir
rcult TO get men into actual church
hempership, for they are shifted from
i,s, Usn pos| 10 anosher. their terms OF en-
tslment expire, and there arc the usual
| removals found everywhere in civil life
| IN we ln,ted states navy thus far this
year the attendance upon religious scrv-
been % 4a3 There have been Ii, los at
the Bible classes. 93Os in the church
parties and 1929 have professed convcr-
sion. The same difficulty or greater is
IL n
ior sailor 10 enter Into fun church
meiimnership' saiinIs hi The total attendance OF
sa.lorS. an meetings. this Year Is ~
s2s. In the Bible and prayer league the
enrolment for the year exceeds 1000 so
that the league has now. in both army
ad% ana nav, membership OF nearly 10
the card of the abstinence league
The attendance at the educational
classes has been $4,000 There are sixty
SIX circulating libraries. and the num-
has been 1873 600 No fewer than six
teen branches arc taught in the educa-
uIonai classes, Such Is part OF the
record OF an American army and Amer
lean navy, made UP OF young American
born men of the middle west who can
oeat the world at sunnery and at sew
Christian duty just about as we'll as do
men in the other lines of active service
perhaps Bit better than some.
Bishop for the Indians.
special meeting OF the house Of
Eplscopal bishops is called for New York
Sctooer q IS among among other things TO create,
Episcopal jurisdiction for Indians I'M |
mediate opposition TO the plan arises !
from the high church folk. Were ii
successful II might mean separate iur- |
lsdiction for negroes. and all This. say |
the high church party. Is uncatholic IN |
Its tradition.
The suggested plan is to eject bishop |
for work among Indians. giving him lib |
erty to go into whatever diocese he finds !
Indians DWELLING sort OF jurisdiction |
there is in the Episcopal church al pres
emit no ADEQUATE law 10 allow such. and |
that last wear, in an attempt TO pass one.
the convention showed its disincllnation
TO do so, while preventing the question |
from coming TO vote.
TIE case arises through The departure
bishop Of South Dakota. where are most
of the Indians belonging TO the Episcopal
CHURCH; CHI a a,,. to be eoadiutor TO the n, Reyy
and resident in st Louis. South Dakota
is missionary district. and the house OF !
bishops must elect Bishon Johnson s sue
church has called tho special session.
II is said that the separate jurisdiction
plan emanates from him and from Bishop |
Johnson.
To Appoint Ten Bishops:
The call proposes, also the, creation OF
canal zone, but adding to II possibly |
some small part of Colombia in South |
America. and some, work in Central
land. but desired now, ii IS said, 10 he
turned over by that church TO the Epis
copal church in this country. Il The
chosen for it. and he Will be resident
on the istlamus.
The special session will elect a new
bishop for Japan district. whose bishop
resigned and accepted election as bishop
OF Kansas City and for A new district
In China, for which President Pott of 81.
declined. If all these plans are put into
effect no fewer than ten bishops VIII be
the record for the Episcopal church this
fall Two OF these are for Philadelphia.
very soon 10 he consecrated one for
western Massachusetts and one for Ar
kansas, whose conservation is already
set and special convention is called
in October 10 elect n new bishop 10 he
an assistant, known as q suffraean. for
the diocese OF Chicago, The special ses-
sion Of the house OF bishops mentions
represent extension and growth That
is. they are new positions and VIII be
new
More than 1000. 600 pages of literature
will pc issued this wear from the Meth II
odst mission presses in Rhodcsia and |
East Africa.
Methodists of the World to Meet.
Methodists OF the world meet In confer
ence in Toronto October 10 II next,
with elected delegates repre- semling Eng,
America, and visitors numbering thou 4
sands. The programme. just completed.
Is based on the theory that Methodisnl
must serve mankind In far larger meas
ure than II has done, and the discussions
are intended 10 see by what means 1t
can do so. Sir Robert Nv, ", Perks Perks 9 fore
ident Haigh, of the English Wesleyan
conference; Rev. Dr. ". II. Pitchelt Of
Australia. and Right Hon. walter Run
Gilman OF the English cabinet arc among
the speakers from foreign Methodism,
The great emphasis Of nearly. ten days
will be laid on Methodism's tasks for the
future In aid nj missions,