The Washington herald., 1912-10-12
The Trend 81 Thinss


BY the win Of Hlrs Mary Baker Eddy.
founder OF the Christian science church.
for the bensdt Of the. denomination. was
declared void BY ths llassachusetas eu-
rene Court Thoroday.F
The court hslds. however. that . clfan-
table trust haS been created and that
new trustees may BE- sppointed to a.
minister II The trust was TO have ben
administered by the dirsotegs Of tne
mother church In Boston. but the court
decided that the trust provisions were
nullined under the statute limiting the
amount Of the tcozne FROM 6eQussts %
religious organisations to $1.ooo annually.
The court diemissed the bill brought by
the contestants OF the win. who alleged
that the teachings Of Christian 9cieoce
were asainst public policy. The CONTEST
ants, however. are tfven thirty days m
which to bring In additional sytdenoe
to support their chain.
The WORLDS Evanssiicsl Alliance has
issued q call 10 the Christian World TO
observe October Il a = day Of prayer
IN memory Of the famous miagionary.
Henry Martyr. who died October II
1872 The following TOPICS are suggest-
ed: For Mcslem governments and Tor
Christian rulers In Modem lands: for
the larger circulation of the Bible and
Christian literature among Aoslems; for
those engaged in hospitals and dispen-
sariss: for all preacher: and evsn.slists
among Nosiems: for the converts In
these lands; for the arrest of Moham-
medan progress In Africa
The Tooth anniversay Of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, founded In 1872 will
be celebrated In Richmond tomorrow.
and prominent. educators and divines
from several Southern States will par
ticipate In the exercises. The centen-
niai fund Of 500. 900. the raising Of which
was set on foot by the synods Of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina in 1907. has
been raised.
The Federal Council of the Churches
Of Christ in America reports ths. to the
present time organisation has been ef-
fected in twenty-one States. in ninety
seven cities and towns and county and
district federations to the number Of
thirty-five. Besides. partial organixa-
ton has been effected in seventy-six
towns. Massachusetts leads in the num-
Der of cities organized and New Jersey
In the number Of county organizations.
A directory Of State. county and city
will be issued about Janu-
ary /, 1913.
Out in Indiana they're celebrating
Riley week" The celebration closes to-
day. Here's bit that Jsmes whitcomb
Riley wrote long ago that fits the day
and the week:
oh. hssrt q mine, ~e shouldn't
What we've missed Of calm we couldn't
Have you know!
What we've met of stormy pain
And Of sorrows driving rain.
We can better meet again
Il blow.
For we know not every moru~
Can be sad:
So. forsetting an the sonov-
We have had.
Let US fold away fearA
And put by our foolish tears.
And through all the coming yean
Just be dad.
The American board closed its one hun
ired and third annual meeting at Port
and. Me, yesterday. Twenty mission
lries from China, Japan, India, Turkey.
Ind Spain gave glowing reports Of the
Gospels spread. and q whole session was
devoted to the continent Of Africa, with
Is mighty struggle between Christianity
md paganism. A laboratory of mission
ary plans and methods for use in home
was a feature. The officers re-
ported the year closed without debt.
To succeed the late DR.. Amory H.
Bradford in the important Congrega-
tional pulpit at Montclair. N. J., Rev.
S. Nils, d. D.. Of St Louis, has
ceen chosen At . meeting OF the church
last week the committee appointed in
March. 1911. made its report, and unani-
nously recommended that q call be ex-
tended TO DR.. Mills. The call was made
unanimous. Prof. Hugh Black. D. D., Of
Union Seminary, who has been the act
ng pastor since DR.. Bradford's death,
heartily congratulated the church on its
choice.