The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-01
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
THE TREND OF THINGS.

driven out. four years ago. has doubled
its school attendance and its church at
tendance, and halved its crime record.
He. adds: "A great wave Of spirituality
has swept over the State"
Billy Sundays meetings in East Liver
pool, Ohio, have resulted in 5000 CONVEX
sions which amounts to almost one In
three OF the whole population OF the
town. The "free-will Offering given the
evangelist for his six weeks work there
amounted to $1,000.
Thanks to the interchangeable industry
and heroic faith OF President Race. the
valorous support of chattanooga's citi-
zens, the large generosity OF a few dom
orL and the combined liberality Of many
modest but earnest givers. the offer OF
the General Education Board has been
CO pped, and Chattanooga University has
10000 added to its endowment.
Discussing the fact that the Methodist
Church is gaining membership no faster
than the country at large gains popula-
tion-which is. in point OF fact. about all
that any Protestant church is doing
Bishop Berry has given voice to this
stirring epigram: The Methodist Epls-
copal Church cannot be an army of occu-
patton. She must be an army of con-
quest or she must disintegrate."
A group Of Baptist Iaymen, who are
said to be well provided with the need
full cash for making a strong publishing
proposition, have purchased the Exam
liner. an old-time Baptist weekly in New
York City, now in its ninetieth volume.
The choice for editor is DIR. Curtis Lee
Laws. q vigorous pastor from Brooklyn
ana formerly Of Baltimore, to whom his
friends look for~stirring and aggressive
work.
The Catholic Herald of India IL author
ity for the statement that the new Pre-
mier OF the Chinese Republic, Lee Tseng
Tsian, Is a Catholic and a stanch friend
Of thu Catholic Church in her missionary
work among the natives. He began his
"f1lcial career at the Chinese Legation in
Russia and was appointed special envoy
20 the Dutch Court in 1906. He owes his
conversion to his wife, who is a native
OF Belgium.
DR.. E. C. Ray. former secretary OF
publication OF a biography of John Ban
croft Devins, late editor of the New
York Observer. 1t was under DR.. Rays
ministry in Hope Chapel. in New York
City. that DIR. Devins as a lad was re-
received into the church on confession
OF faith, and very largely by virtue OF
DIR. Rays encouragement he was nerved
for the splendid fight against accumu-
lated obstacles which brought him finally
to the distinction and influence he en-
joyed as editor Of a famous religious
weekly.
DR.. William Waugh Smith, chancellor
OF the Randolph-Macon system Of col
leges, president of Randolph-Ma
woman's College, of Lynchburg. and
founder of the Woman's College and
Randolph Macon academies at Bedford
City, Va. and Front Royal, Va. died at
Lynchburg. Va, yesterday, after a I'm
gering illness. DR.. Smith, who was a
prominent figure in the Southern Educa-
tional Conference, was a warm personal
friend o. President-elect Wilson. He was
born In warrenton. Va. March Il, 1si5,
and served four years in the Confederate
army, having been twice wounded
In point Of years the Oldest minister
in the Maryland Annual Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church and one
of the best known clergymen OF the de-
nomination in Baltimore, Rev. Robert S.
Rcwe who was superannuated in 1906,
died at his home. 1870 North Washington
Street, Baltimore. Thursday. He served
as pastor of South Baltimore Church and
the old Lexington Street Church. In addi-
ton to Washington Street and Ollnutt
Churches. He was also for short time
pastor OF a Washington church, during
which time he assisted in the building
CT the North Carolina Avenue NJ. P.
Church. Dr. Rowe suffered a stroke OF
paralysis last week, and was unconscious
until the time of his death He is sur
vived by his VIE Mrs. Lavinia G. Rowe,
who celebrated her seventy-fifth birth
day Wednesday; one daughter, Mrs. E.
II. Shelley, of Brooklyn, n. Y. and one
son, George G. Rowe, Of this city. both
Of whom were at his bedside at the time
u his death.
For immemorial years in Methodist
Episcopal conferences It has been the
custom for the presiding bishop to an
nounce his appointments OF preachers to
charges in the very last moments Of the
conference session. The bishop kept his
list sacredly dark until the tense mo-
ment when he read II from the pulpit,
and usually he raced for the railroad
station the minute the reading was fin
ished. The theory OF the case was that
everybody would be dissatisfied with the
bfshnp's assignments-both the preachers
ana the churches-and IL was supposed to
be more than mortal flesh could endure
for the bishop to stay in town and suf-
fer siege by the directors. But Bishop
G. W. Smith this year has risen up to
daft, the old custom. He has been read
Inc his appointments three days before
tho CONFERENCE ends. And he finds him
sa,r able to stay on until the last Of the
session without being torn asunder.
There are complaints, but 1t doesn't hurt
a little bit for the bishop to hear the
same and speak kindly to those who
offer them. Everybody feels better for
talking out his objections. even II the
bishop comedies no change. And some
times the Episcopal overseer really finds
ont that he has made a mistaken which
case there is ample time for him to ar
rsnse a rectifying shift. All In all, the
new nlan works so well that its adoption
by ali the bishops is predicted.
The larger branch of ouakers. the Or
tbodox one, at their five years meeting
lust held at Indianapolis, took radical
stems toward a unified Quakerism. After
four wears Of agitation and disturbance
over new declaration OF faith they
went back. to essentials, or what they
regard as such. and the meeting seems
to have satisfied all elements. For some
fine appearances have indicated a color
less Christianity among Friends. The
five years meeting is declared to have