The Washington herald., 1912-12-14
THET REND OF THINGS.

The student department Of the interna-
tional committee, Y. NJ. c. A, has Just
established a social service division which
Is declared by its new secretaries to be
definite enlargement of the message
and programme of the student associ-
atoms. The secretaries Of the new divi-
sions contemplate a production Of text
books for the study OF social service, and
| especially Of the questions of social JUS
| t!ce. These will be adapted to college
students. There will be an increase In
! the number of social service and social
| Justice addresses to be given in educa-
tionaI institutes by leading social work
ers and others under association direc-
ton. The plan of forming community in
stitutes on social problems viii be car
rIed out; an enlargement Of voluntary
| social service in connection with estab-
lished agencies in the colleges. The main
| idea is to bring, in an enlarged form, the
| trained collegian to work for social serv-
| ice.
The Salvation Army is planning large
modern hotel for Pittsburg, where show
er baths, swimming pool, library, board
and room will be furnished for Is cents
per day. The structure is to cost ap-
proximately 100000.
The bishops of the Methodist Church
have adopted as a required textbook in
the four years reading course to be
pursued by their candidates for the min
! istry that very practical manual OF
spirit and method. Building a Working
Church." whose author is DR. Samuel
Charles Black, pastor OF the Collingwood
! Presbyterian Church of Toledo.
Prof Harlan P Beach, of the divinity
| school of Yale University. has returned
after an eight months trip Of inspection
of mission stations in Africa. Admir-
ers of Dr. Beach, who is professor of
missions at Yale, will be happy to learn
that an unnamed friend has offered
$lGO, 600 for the endowment OF his depart
ment, on condition that $4,000 additional
be raised for the expansion OF Yale d.
vinity school This generous sum will
doubtless enable Prof. Beach to extend
his missionary researches still more
widely than he has prosecuted them
heretofore.
Canon Hensley Henson. famous preach
er OF Westminster Abbey. in London.
whose lectures at Harvard, Andover. and
at Union Seminary, New York, are at
tracing wide attention, is followed by
news that he has received a distinguish
named dean of Durham Cathedral This
appointment is a pleasure, it is said, to
the Church OF England, but since the
preferment lies not with the church it.
self, but with the present Liberal gov
eminent. in which Nonconformist In
fiuence is so powerful, it is not strange
that this friend of Noncontormity is thus
singled out for distinction.
An outcome OF the meeting of the gen.
eraI committe Of Methodist Home Mis-
sions, just held IN Newark, is the deter
mination to erect in Philadelphia a new
Methodist headquarters building. to re-
place the outgrUwn one in Arch Street
somewhat on the plans OF the English
Wesleyans. The latter have created
Wesleyan halls in many principal Eng
lish cities, which are business blocks and
Methodist headquarters, and are also
places for mass meetings and city social
centers. --ethodists have an ambition
to erect similar Wesleyan halls in Wash
irgton. Boston, Baltimore, st. Louis. and
Chicago.
From the Christian point OF view the
empire Of India is greatly favored this
autumn and winter by the presence
there Of recognized religious leaders in
other lands. Prof. Charles r. Hender-
son, OF the University OF 1NlCaSO, Sdlltu
some weeks ago to fulfil his appoint
ment as Barrows lecturer. DR.. John r.
Mott and his party of young men are
to visit the chief missionary stations,
and the other day Rev. r. +. Horton,
d. D., one Of London's ablest preachers,
started on a five months tour OF India.
He intends to travel from Travancore
in the south to the Punjab and the
northwest provinces He and DR.. Mott
are scheduled to speak together in GER
tain places and will make a special ef-
for ito reach Enslish-speaking HindOos
and Mohammedans in university cities. |
Or. Horton is especially eager to Sc
cure better understanding OF the char /
aCter of British administration in Eng
land and his desire also is to bring as
much cheer and encouragement as pos t,
sibe from the church at home to the !
missionaries on the ground and their I
converts Such men as these ought to |
forge new links between the Orient and |
the Occident.