The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Miss Currier were married last week
in tile Congre gationAI church OF Brew
er.
Tewksbury tMhss,) Congregational
church, one hundred and seventy I'VE
years old. has "a woman pastor, Rev
sarah A. Dixon, PHI. p. Since the be-
T, ginning OF her pastorata the Sunday
school and morning service have near
ly doubled In attendance. and the even
ing congregation shows even a larger
| increase.
a conference of the unity commission
! or the four Protestant denominations
was held IN New York city early in this
month, the churches represented be-
| ing Protestant Episcopal, Disciples Of
CHRIST, PresDyterian, and Congrega-
| t1onaL There was organized a prelim~
! mary committee Tor calling a Word u
/ Conference 40 consider Church unity.
The Baptists of England and Amer
lea are raising funds TO establish at
some point In Central Europe a theo-
/ logical seminary. Their work las
| pros pered in Russia, Hungary, and Ger
many, and thesr force of trained lead
1 ers is not equal TO the demands coming
| from various sections for pastors and
| missionaries English BaptIsts are TO
/ provide u site for the seminary, South
@rn Raptlsts tho buildings. and North
| ern Bsptists the endowment
H. u, "A.
| dve young -eoIlega graduates at work
| among the Foreigners In the mining
regions and steel manufacturing dis
| trlcts OF the state. These young men
were sent abroad, and for a year lived
| in the peasant distrists OF Hungary
| Poland. anu Italy. aequainting them
selves with the people. their ways and
Ideas. AS "a result. they have better
understanding of The people among
whom they labor in America ana are
able to do far better " ork than would
have been possible without thia expe-
rtence
Principal L.. w. Abercrombie. LII D.,
OF " orcester Academy Worcester
Mass. begins the thirtieth year OF his
administration March IL. When he
educational. In 1899 1t ceased to re-
ceive girls as students, and to-day 1t
stands with three or four others In the
first rank of Boys Secondary Schools
IN America, equaling the celebrated
Eton ard Harrow Schools OF England
and the foremost gymnasia of Ger
many.
The Negro Baptists of jamaica raised
last year $1,000 for missions. and hope
10 contribute $4,000 this year. They
help in the support of CalAbar College,
tJamaica), and carry on foreign work
In Hsiti Costa Rica and Bocas del To-
TO.
There are IN Porto Rico thirty-eight
Baptist churches with a membership
OF two thousand and church property
valued at 100000.
Texas Baptists are making a great
effort to raise $500, 600 for -Ba ylor Unit
Versity, thus securing the conditional
gift of 100000 made by the General
Educational Board.
On recent Sunday the splendid new
building of North Woodward Avenue
Congregational Church, Detroit, was
dedicartd. AT this dedication service
sixty eight members were received,
ana instead of co!isction for the
building fund there was an Offering
for missions An auspictous beginning
In the new church home
The Methodist Sunday school at Bra
zii, Ind, town OF less than 5000 in
habitants, has passed the three-thoua-
and mark In membership.
OF the million dollars extra to be
raised by the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies as semicentenniaI
thank offering, about 100000 has been
pledged 20 date.
+ OF the $4,000, 0ee endowment fund to
be raised fer the American Red Cross,
more than 100000 has been secured
to date.
Out Of the $4,000 children from stx