The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20

The appeal is made to Christians the
world over for spo cial prayer for
China. Changes are impending that
involve radical readjustmept of po
lltical, social and religious conditions.
IT is a momentous hour for China
and for the Church of Christ in every
land.
The trustees of the Moody Bible
Institute have decided to crystalline
the extension work OF the institute
into n department, and Rev. Farley
f.. hartman. ID. D.. has been placed
in charge as its secretary One or
the features OF the extension work
will be the matter Of providing evan
eelists, Bible teachers. missionary
speakers and gospel singers for
churches desiring the service of such
workers Among the other workers
Ia the well known evangelist. Miss
Elinor Stafford Millar. of Australia,
who has been associated with both
Dr. Chapman and DR.. Torrey in evan
gelistic work. Correspondence with
reference 10 her and other workers
may be sent to the secretary Of the
department ~at 153-1sc Institute
Place, Chicago. III.
tlclo Provinces of Canada shows that
at the close of the church year of
1911 there were in Nova Scotia 49,,
SO members: in New Brunwick, IS,
262 members; in Prince Edward
Island, 2,053 members. The total.
G4,134 mefnbers, shows a net loss of
24S for the year,
One OF the results OF the REVEALS
which took place In the Boer prison
camps during the South African War
VAS The foundation OF the Boer Mis-
slonarX Institute at Worcester, South
Africa, from which I55 young people
nave ALREADY passed rHr0Hgh III.
: cnurse.-sixty- Of them being on the
field. while the rest are engaged in
further study in the Wellington Sem
mary and elsewhere. The institute
purposes also to provide school teach
ers for The other people. The Boer
Caiylnist churches have now mis-
sions I'm Rnodesia, British Bechuana
land and Ny asaiand.-Mlssionary Re-
view.
Rev. i. Fl. Law, Il. T., editor Of
The Presbyterian Standard. Charlotte.
\. C.. died suddenly on December eS
al Mccall. s. G. Dr. Law was "a
native Of Virginia, born in December,
1s4s. ard was ordained minister
In the Presbyterian church Ia 1871.
After serving thirty years AS pastor
OF various churches in North Caro-
Ina. he hecame editor of the Pres
byt.rian Standard in 1907.
One important work of the Federal
Council Of the Churches of Christ In
q s, In xrySff IN
nation wide campaign for the cessa-
ton Of seven-day labor. The COM
nittee which will have in charge this
special work Is composed OF Or. Mac
fariand secretary OF the Commission
on Social Service Of the Federal
Council; John A. Fitch. of the Sur
vey, and John B. Andrews, secretary
Of the American Association for La
Dor Legislation.
The Board OF Missions OF the
Methodist Episcopal church has au-
thorized the beginning OF missionary
work in Jerusalem. The gift Of the
late Bishop Newman and Mrs. New
man. a building valued at $4,000,
with an endowment of $4,000, will
be used In the esta hl!shment Of 3
training school for preachers and
evangeiists to the Mohammedan ma
tions.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
has in the United States one hun
ired and twenty colleges. seminaries
and secondary schools, with grounds
and buildings valued at s26. .o3e
equipment. s4.l3s.sa3; endowment
ss2sa7,2a2. The total number of
students enrolled last year was A.
os&.
General Baden Powell, the famous
English leader. Is coming To this
country in February to make a tour
Ct the United States. lasting six
weeks. He will deliver lectures on
the Scout Movement and talk To the
boys In the leading cities from Bos-
Ton TO San Francisco. He will be
accompanied by James E. West. exec
utive secretary OF the Boy Scouts of
America In the twenty or thirty big
cities and in many small towns where
he will 50 there will he exhibits by
the Boy Scouts.
The Board of Domestic Missions
Of the Reformed Church in America
employed during last year two hun
dred and fourteen home missionaries
These missionaries preached the gos-
ped In the English, Dutch. German.
Hungarian and Italian languages.
IL now appears PROBABLE that linz ftI-
come OF the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society OF the Methodist E~tsco-
pal Church will In the near. future
exceed that of the Board OF Foreign
Missions.
Rev. T. j. Kuending. d. D.. recent
~ completed the Atty second year OF
his pastorate of st. Johns Lutheran
church, Reading. Pa. This Is the only
pastorate he has held since he entered
the ministry.
In Michigan the Methodist Episcopal
Church has lfS.T0e members, an in
crease OF l,434 for the past year. OF
the total increase. the Detroit District
reports l,22o.
h, receipts az the -Children's Day
Fund ~af--~tha Methodist Episcopal
Church duripr the last four wears We're
ss3u.u6gTg iii increase over Tie pre-
vious quadrennium of $26.324,s3.
The board 6f missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church has authorized
the BEGINNING of missionary work In
Jerusalem a'fe gift of the late Bishop
Newman nnd Mrs Newman, u buitd-
ing ratue1i ut s2e,88e, with an endow-
nent of S63, 900. Will be used In the
establishment OF n training school for
,..n.cbers and avaDpslfxtS 10 tho Mo-