The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-26
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

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| torate at Christ church. London, on
April 14th. He expects to make Christ
| church, like the Tabernacle in Atlanta
which he has Just left, a great CEN
ter Of institutional work His plans
cover the whole field OF what he con-
ceives to be the ministry of the
church---preaching, teaching and
| healing. DIR. Broughton made 1t a
| condition of his acceptance of the
passionate that the liturgical service,
which has been in use Of Christ
church since 1t was built by Newman
Hall, should be discontinued.
| The historic First Congregational
| church, OF Chicago, will be occupied
ON May 9Th by the Volunteers OF
America as a general headquarters
and social center for that organiza-
| ton.
The Southern Presbyterian Church
has sixty lone retired ministers. who
are beneficiaries of its ministerial re-
lief fund. and the average amount
paid to each is 3225.7s. There are
$50 widows OF ministers who receive
an average OF $135.75 each.
DR.. A, c.. Dixon, pastor Of the Met
ropoIitan tabernacle. London. went
through South Wales on a preaching
! tour among the miners, during the
great coal strike of last month. AT
the lotteries one-third of the popuia-
| ton were dependent on charity. The
churches furnished aid so freely as
to convince the sufferers that they
were their best friends.
A wealthy Jew. OF the Middle West,
has given $4,000 to the Washing
ton Catholic university to found a
iectureship in opposition to Socialist
theories.
Or. Charles Ii. Parkhurst- who re-
Gently celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
day, has been pastor of the Madison
Square Presbyterian church, New
York city, thirty-rwo years.
Under the leadership OF Rev Rob-
ert whitaker. of Los Gatos. Cal. ana
the Progressive Christian league,
there were held recently in Los Gatns
a unique religious gathering under
the title Of the Spiritual Springtin1e
Conference" The sessions of the cor
ference were held both afternoon ana
about a score OF s~eskers represent
ing practically all denominations. All
the addresses made emphatic the
spiritual note, and the exaltation "
Christ by the speakers from first To
lasr was remarkable. Christian uni
ty was much emphasized. 1t Is un-
derstood that the conference will be-
come an annual event.
Gipsy Smith, the evangelist, say
that in a little over Ave months he
has preached 400 times, has spoken
TO 100000 persons, and has seen
from 10000 TO 10000 conversions
The residuary clause OF the will Of
Mrs. Mary @. Eddy. founder OF the
Christian Science Church. bequearr-
Ing the residue OF her estate. valued
at about 100000 to the Fret
Church of Christ Scientist, of Boston.
creates valid trust in the opinion
OF the Supreme court, OF New Hamp-
shire, announced Tuesday. The
court holds thar the ''residuary clause
is not a gift to a church. but gift
for religious purposes sustainabls as
Il charitable trust"
Presbyteries OF the Southern Pres
byterian Church. report total Of
All candidates for the ministry I'M
der the care.
The eighteen annual Lake Mohonk
Conference on International Arbitra-
ton is being held this week May
I5th-l7th, at Mohonk Lake. New
York.
4. lire of unknown origin broke 'ut
| in the vestry OF the IniTerSal.st
| church, II Gardiner. TUESDAY :ief I.
| doing damage Of the amount OF about
! -s:.50G, partially. covered hY ,irsuf-.
| ance.
| Rev DR.. Cieland r. McAfee has re-
signed the pasrorate OF the Lafayette
| Avenue Presbyterian church. BLOCK
| Hn, Y. r, to accept the chair or sys-
, tematic theology in Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary. Chicago. TO wh!el,
| he has lust been elected. Lafayette
| Avenue is the church OF which Or.
r L. Cuyler was pastor for thirty
! Years. I, has membership % more
than 1000, and an income OF from
| $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Rev Roy B. Guild. who mas been
the thecutfve secretary OF thr Men
! SfaSfSAfsF.S > H&SSGsrSSs R"s-St'h@ahf
and Re4igion Forward Ms,H n,
! succeeds Rev Charles NJ Shelton IS
pastor of the Central Congregational
church. Topeka, Kan.
Rev. Roy B. Guild. who has been
the Fourth Presbyterian church. on
South Boston. has been invited by the
directors of the Sabbath Protective
league to become the organization
field secretary. He has not decided
whether to accept. He has been In
his present pastorate for eight years
There are 10000 Sunday schools
and $4,000 saloons in the United
States 1t is said that in twenty
states the Sundays schools outnuni-
her the saloons and in thirty states
the saloons outnumber the sunday
schools. The saloons are open for
business nearly 100 hours a week
while the Sunday school is open for
business only about one hour week.
How much we ought to put IN thar
one hour.
With Hartford Theological seminary
as a nucleus there is to be established
In that eitv ono Of the country "eeat'
est institutions for religious teaching.
Provisions will be made not only Tor
the seminary but for the school OF
Religious Pedagogy and for the school
OF Missions. The work os eAcn OF