The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
THE TREND OF THINGS.

Only about 1 pes cent Of the wealth Of
the country u Inverted In churches.
Eght pr cent however. Of the wealth
Of the uegroeu u % invested. accord
| inR 70 Booaksr Washington. They have
A.oce churchsss With a0eee church
| Last week furnisased . number Of no
table es,ses.s'sn. ss shss r. e. ~ sanss.s s,as;
and flftieth snniysrsary. and three mark
in~ the century point II thelr records
al periahes. Ths oldest Of tie quartet
II the Bowdeinham UniveFnaifst parish.
Its anniversary WAS hsA In conjunction
With tie centennial o60efvace OF the
Brunswick Universalist Church. The
other two century piants are the Free
Baptist Church at Narstons Corner. Au-
burn. and the First consresational
Church. South Paris
The twsnty-lrst annual meeting OF the
American jewish Historical Society win
be held in New York February II and
Il. All persons intending to present pa
pers at this meeting are requested to
send the exact titles thereof to the
corresponding secretary. Albert u
Friedenbsrg. . Park Row. New York,
not later than January 10 Papers are
not limited In treatment and SUBJECT
matter to American Jewish history. The
object Of the society includes the pro-
motion Of the study Of Jewish history
In seneraL
Before q large and enthusiastic audi
encS at Andover Seminary, last Monday
aft1noon, Rev. H. Hensley Henson.
canon and subdean Of Westminster Alb
bay, London, who IL one the eloquent
and outspoken preachers in the Anglican
church, began his course Of five lectures
ON the general subject. The Current
Problems Of Organised RelIgion." The
theme on which he spoke Monday Wis
The Problem Of Ecclesiastical Unity"
On Wednesday his topic was The Prob
lem Of Belief and on Friday. The
Problem Of Moral Discipline" Next
Monday he will lecture on The Prob |
lem Of Ecclesiastical Policies" and next
Wednesday on 'The Problem Of Econom- |
ics" The public shares with the students |
the privilege Of hearing Canon Henson. |
The most impressive recent church 1
event in London has been the dedication |
Of the magnificent Wesleyan Central
Hall. which Is to be the headquarters
Of the Wesleyan Methodist denomination |
Of Great Britain. The building 10 an
exceptionally imposing pile Of ornate |
French renaissance architecture. sur
mounted by q vast and lofty dome. The
site II directly opposite Westminster
Abbey. on the corner formerly occupied
by a variety theater and museum known
as the Aquarium. The land and the
building together cost 32.0oo.00o which
was raised as a part Of the twentieth
century fund donated by the denomina-
ton in the concluding years Of the nine
teeth century.
The building IS to house all the admin
istrative forces OF British Methodism. ex-
cept the foreign mission society (Which
has its own up-to-date building else
where in London). the chapel committee
located at Manchester and the Wesley
Guild with headquarters at Leeds. Be-
sides denomlnatIonal ohices the structure
includes q main hall seating $500, where
weekday concerts and Sabbath services
are to be held, and two smaller halls
seating 600 each. A banquet room Is a
part Of the equipment in the basement.
It is. all together. the largest and cost
the world in the name of the Methodist
In the death Of Congressman George
H. Utter. Of Rhode Island. last Sunday
N earnest and effective worker in
he cause OF clean politics was lost. Mr..
Utter was Q graduate Of Amherst COL
egt and was q devoted member Of the
Baptist Church. He was a member OF
he joint executive committee Of Massa-
.husetts and Rhode Island Y. II. C. A..
md was deeply interested In religious
work for men. He was a speaker before
he Sunday afternoon assembly OF the
Y. n: C. A. last season.
DR.. James I. Vance. speaking at the .
Jnion Seminary centennial at Richmond.
redited DR.. John Holt Rice. the founder :,
4 that school. with being the initiator :
( the movement that led to the organi- n
alton Of the Presbyterian Board Of c
Foreign Missions. The board was not /
established until six years after DR.. Rice's {
cath. but the Southern leader on his b
dictated an appeal for the Or
of such board which he S
rdered forwarded to Prof. Charles Il
lodges in Princeton. The appeal 30
moved Prof. Hodge that he took up
he matter with great diligence and agi- C
ated 1t until In 1887. DR.. Rices hope and ID
ream became . reality. IL
During the first week Of September,
to the British Congregations
Il. consisnments Of the Scriptures, g
FeighinE altogether nearly twelve tons, q
Iere sent out from the London ware. IL