The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02

The Philadelphia Presbytery has
decided that any Presbyterian church
IN that city deserving the downtowh
district and selling its property must
pay fifteen per cent. of the proceeds
OF the sale to the endowment fund
for missionary work In the bounds
of the presbytery.
Or. Len G. Broughton. pastor of the
Atlsnta Baptist Tabernacle. has ten
dered his resignation to accept can
10 Christ church. London. This Is
the second call extended 10 him by
the London church, the first being
declined at the urgent request OF his
Atlanta congregation.
As the result of the adoption OF the
every-member canvass and the duplex
envelope system, the Fifth Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church. Oakland.
Cal, reports results as follows: In
crease OF seventy per cent. in num-
Der of contributions, thirty-tiye per
cent. increase in the amount paid for
current expenses. and one hundred
per cent. in the amount for all benev-
olences.
The Baptist Church loses one OF its
death of DR. William Newton Clarke,
for more than twenty years professor
OF theology at Colgate University. u.
Clarke was born in Cazenovia. y. y.
December . 1S41. ordained to tho
Baptist ministry in 1863. served sew
eral pastorates In New England and
New York. and was elected professor
in Colgate University in 1890.
Rev, Thomas Sturgeon has so inn
proved in health as to be able To UNI
de-take, at the earnest request OF the
trustees OF the Pastors College and
+ the ssoekweit orphanage, 70 repre-
sent these institutions throughout
England, and to urge their claims
upon the Christian public.
About 1000 graduates Of Brown
University are now living. Among
. them are twenty governors OF States,
three secretaries OF State OF the Unit
ed States. seventy Judges of the high
er national and State courts, fifteen
ambassadors and ministers, seventy
members Of Congress. and hundreds
of clergyymen, lawyers. physicians
teachers and leaders of industry and
commerce.
HS WAX OK the idlG NlIilA11 III.
DEXTER of.~Nepesster, Mass. contains
punlic beauesssr 10 ggrcgating -sVbost
$4,000. Every Baptist church In
Worcester receives a beauest. ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000. while the First
church, Of which he was u member.
receives $4,000. Worcester Academy
receives $4,000, to complete gift OF
100000. of which $4,000 had al
ready been advanced. Colby College
was given $4,000 and tho proceeds
OF two insurance policies; and In adj
dition there becomes available leg
,acy OF $4,000 left the college by Mrs.
Dexter. who died some years ago.
Other gifts are $4,000 each to the
Baptist Home and Foreign Mission
Societies. and $4,000 to the Newton
Theological Institution.
The Presbyterian Church In Canada
reports membership OF 2s7,944. a
gain of 1883 the past year..
The First Baptist church. of Roch-
ester. n. a., has mems Bible class
with a membership of 1880.
DR.. and Mrs. John CLIFFORD. London.
celebrated the tiftieth anniversary Of
their marriage on January l4th. They
received many congratulations. They
are both in excellent health, and DIR.
Clifford breaches with undiminished
clearncss and yigor
The fund Of $250,000 for aged and
disa BLEED Baptit ministers. raised dur
Ing the last six months OF 1911. will
be increased to at least 100000, ac-
cording to plans announced by the
executive secretary of the board In