The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04


church " Seattle. Wash. wheru hc
Succeeds the late Il. J.. Whitman. =
H. Or, Jones was elected president
Of the american baptist Foreign afss
sion society at It's anniy ersary "a, Lee
Moiues
The Russian Baptist union reports
1898 baptisfns wi;hlr a year among
she Russian speaking population ot
The empire In Hungary during the
past year more than 4 Gee have been
added To Baptist churches on comics
sion Of faith. Twelve new churches
snd 3Oo preaching stations have been
esta blished The church a Bekessa la,
organized three years ago has 2E0
members, and that at Hsmrorod, less
than Il year old. with Ice members.
is conducting services ut twenty OUT
stations In Roumania one evange-
i list baptized ESQ converts last August.
and during his whole sainistry has
baptized 5000.
Or. Thomas Hume prominent
educator and Baptist preacher. died
NJ Chapel I4iiI n g. on July 15th.
a. the age Of seventy six years.
nr Ezra Squt@r Triple. since 1895
s8fN1&SNtff OK BfHt.AAfbt lUFREGkN III
Drew Theological seminary. has been
elected president Il that institution.
4 succeeding In Henry a. Hutiz re
Signed
The Cincinnati Presbytcry OF the
Presbyterian Church reports I2.425
members. While during the past
twelve months there were .336 add
tions SO the churches the net gain
IN memhership was only eighty-one.
Rev, v. Fet'er. Of 50. Petersburg,
IN Response to many appeals, went
10 Riga same teee months ago to CON
duct "A series If cyangelistic services.
The provincial government gave him
permission To preach the gospel free
~. The largest halls in the city were
hired nd crowds ilceked to hear him
The continued hirlnRo theater,
y however, proved too tx psnsive, and
fnr some weeks the services had 10
he held la ii smaller hall holding only
I 900. and quite inadequate t. accom-
evident that a Temporary mission
would uQ1 suffice aud MIR. Fetier and
hSs friends have acquired II iisused
military hureh. seating 400. of The
Russian Orthodox faith, for 1880 IF
the balance ia Hyc Years nv haYe-
yearly jnstaImeuts Some t1oa have
4 already been promised Permission
has been grantet for IN. 4s- ~ ths
newly-acqulred building
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'sters and teachers chosen by the
pa'Fl'S we are on the right track
~ thF iIheS "t JuAtlee and falr piay
ahe thls protect VIII be maintained
anita aAd Louisville 'ead the cit
les % tht south IN the number of
n'st'''efs 81 '"e southern Presbyte-
J. churches and $3.50 members: Louis
VILE has fourteen churches ami 4.5lG
= man A---i-- Avt7-t7ttfrr rtty has as many
4 ~ fpur thousand members III ten
cities Of the South this Ch.ren has
24.075 members. or nearly twelve per
Y cent ~ the total Nom fisr4niu.
There are BOW f.i74 oreaHi2eQ bod
l"s "i ~" !. VI 9. A with "A total
mem lisrsiliG - sl'a-4 - NoTtf
america. according 70 the wear book
gust Isl There has been r gain 81
zT.59o members IN the past vear
The value 81 the new buildings nnen.
90 IL Approximately $500. GOO MAX
Ing "a total value ~ about So. Oeo
ooe Further funds are now on hand
aud h8ii4lugs whlcb are 70 cast So
ciatsaf expe.fa,.a .3o 900 nnn fast
year IN ;he candtct ~ The work
Labor Sunday comes this vear an
the first day II September II Ia sag
gested ta pastors that Ia. .tasLtng
a pfepa ratt6n fof that dar especial at
tenfion he given u thr question Of
l,algn being conducted f1, S.naay
rest Tar the !aboring man
----- \ rf17TTE III an eNCH4T4Ey am ma
server" says OF Wha; has s4otg come
4 II DE known a. tRuss.lliSrfi" thar
Z q. 80, hi