The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16

! board, which is conducted by men. GER
tain financial tasks. and they not only
completed all OF them and raised more
money than they promised TO do, but
they kept up their own receipts
amounting to about 100000 year.
Church Gifts Show Decrease.
The Presbyterian foreign board
states. through It's treasurer. that ITS
only gains TO be certified 70 lenger in
terest by laymen amount to $4,000
hut It has not had time since ending
! its year TO ascertain whether the in
crease y due TO gifts from laymen OF
not The amount credited 10 individ-
uals, possibly women. year before last
was S22S.000. and the amount last year
S21l.OOO. Prcsby terrain churches as
such fen on last year In their gifts
$4,000. Secretaries and treasurer say
they are unable 10 trace larger gifts.
The PresbS terrain board of home mis-
sions has broken all records in receipts.
It's Income last year was 81, 500. 900, and
II has Increased It's budget for next
year by 100000. Its increase is not. IL
rays, from churches or from laymen
hut chiefly from legacles These amount
To 100000, an Unprecedented amount
Women also increased their gifts, while
maintaining their own receipts. bS
about $4,000. The legacies go into
permanent funds, To be used when nee
essary 10 keep the board out OF debt, |
TO be afterwards replaced
The Northern Baptist convention. |
meeting next month, will make mucn |
OF foreign mission work Ii will also |
report great progress i'm construction
Of education and other buildings for
negro work. Rev. J.. Il. Hicks of the
baptist college at RangOon Burma; !
Rev. A. +. GroesbeclS OF the Baptist
China work and Rev. ID. James III.
FRANKLIN. foreign secretary elect, will
speak for the foreign Baptist work.
Indian School Teacher Gart.
Professionals and Catholics lire up on
the question OF garb or habit worn by
teachers in I1thollc Indian schools thut
are supported wholly or in part by the
government. In the hearing last
|
ierior Fisher the greatest official forces
On the two SIDES were represented.
The Home Missions council, the Fed
'ral council, the Indian Rights associa-
ion and others stand for millions of
Erotestants, not in sentiment merely,
lut in organized agencies that were ,
'reated expressly to speak for them. |
IN the Catholic side We're Cardinal ,
iib0ons and the whole power of the
;atholc hierarchy i'm America 4
1t is the general belief or the Protes
ant side that politics play not small I
,art in the whole affair.
The bureau Of Catholic Indian mis-
ions mas charge OF about thirty !
chools i'm the Roclry Mountain district. }
len and women belonging TO orders I
nd societies teach in them. The gov l
rnment supports them wholly or in
art. Teachers wear habits Catholics
SIX that they be allow ed to do So Pro O
estants say the garb, seen with the G
ye. is more potent in it's influence
han argument OF instruction through G
he eye Of the child. Protestants also 4
ay teachers came into government )
mploy without taking civil service ex- q
which is against the law v
nd the Catholics deny it. "
Catholic Growth Last Year. n
Advance figures OF Catholic popula- p
on within the United States, not in O
uding island possessions show 15,- u
5000, n gain of 2A per cent over the
revious year. Catholic immigration e(
.st year amounted 10 considerable u
art of the 996,S0C increase shown. The W
pvornment deducts 10 per cent from 81
atholic figures for very Young chill al
rem. The directory does not, the fig Io
res given covering all. te
There was a gain last year of 4n7
the number of priests. almost wholly tl
the list Of the secular clergy. OF tn
lch clergy there are 1906. while u
Early 5000 belong To various orders ~
here was a gain last year of 47S u
iurches, and Catholic churches to the VI
Imber of G.1l2 have schools attached I'd
ttending them are $4,000 pupils