The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

ment of the Anglican t'hWfFH ~
Wales. We confidently LOOK &" all
progressive representatives. In r@riiA-
ment Ia stand Loyalty by the go"crn-
men; in securing tht passage OF tn
bill nov introduced. Ne also appeal
Ia nu friends Of religious equality
Ia stand w tho iuss demands uf III"
Welsh nation and HELM til" wider
movement for iberatinc The church
! from STATE control.
During thc quddrenniunn Just closed
1ho met gain in memhegehir fer the
Methodist Episcopal Church was
aI6976.
The total re, eipts of the American
bible society for the past fiscal year
uera sss1.8sTas, and the total eH-
psnaiturcs. s7ss294.5o
1hr.e hundred aud u,n-,y~four
Methodist Congregations in fanas.a
report 66,i57 votes u favor ~ union
with Prebyteriana and C3nRrcgatlon-
alists. aad &.s2o against union.
The Minnes sofa conference ri the
/ Evanaallcsl association. with 1.44I
church members. reports $S,sia,67 for
missions. or 40 per member fer the
year tust- c.naea- Ftr~-t44I ri, t.aa.Aa-
$50. at3.so, VT -tzt- ~ PR u,em7sr, WA
paid
Rev Willis J. Baecher. a retired
member OF AnbaFn IN " Theolosi-
! cal seminary, died on May toth aged
ssventy-four years. He ~as best
known ar Il ar.ter, some NJ hts books
/ being The Prophets and the Prom
/ ls.' he Teaching Of .feaus concern
| ing the Future Life. and n a%tnahIe
! fsttlieal Criticism
/ The close Of The Men aud Religion
: cTr-rTTTTtgT7 H-aT marked ny II CUngHFva
! ton congress, April ia-24 hcid in
Ne~ York cir, Tho tragic disaster If
] the Titanic. which had thrown y pail
! over New Work. SO nIlod the newspa-
/ per Columns that comparatively Hftle=
space vac given to the proceedings
Of the conference. which otherwise
/ would have had greater prominence
/ In the daily press and more wide
i spread reports, The principal aesslons
! held In Carnegie hail. under the cir
cunstance<. were we'll attended. bring
/ Ing together Il number OF representa-
! tive dele gates from all parts Of ths
couutrT
The Southern Presbytcr,an as
( FN'f''ftSs III HfTSfbF ~ ttT4SfCl. rem,
/ last week, adopted resolution pro
vsding FOR the appointment Of an ad
interim committee. 10 prepare n brief
settlement Of the doctrines Of the
Church The resolution was adopted
/ by vote of nlnety-sjx to eighty
three.
The Christian population in India
numbered 3s7s,2o3. according to the
= g "a re
being 90 per cent
The general assemblies Of the
Northern and Southern PRESBYTERIAN
! churches both decided in favor of
Auanta, Ga. as their place Of meeting
i'll 1914
IN A. r. Leonard. who +etired voTun-
tarily from the office " secretary Of
the BOARD of Foreign Missions Of thu
Methodist Episcopal Chnrch had hell
that position tweniy-fotr years He
/ was born III Ohio In 1897 and entered
the ministry In 1850. AZ seventy-five
years Of age he felt that he shonId
retire from active service.
Rev. J. l. Blackburn. u. D.. has re-
signed the pastCrate Of the First Pres
! hyterian church of Covington. Ky.
after u service If twenty-five years
/ During these twenty-two years l0sa
! II erabers have beeh received into tho
/ church, The congregation has paid
| for all purposes $2Tl SIS, ana IT this
amo&,t fl6l,94a has been for benev-
| olences
In the Central Chira settles che,o
outline life Of sun Vat Sen Is having
"a ran I,s4s l.. q.