The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-27


pal Church.
Rev. George f. Holt, Of James
town, r. l.. has accepted call TO
Barre. VT. anu will enter upon his
new pastorate February /. MIR. Holt
has come into publicity lately In con-
|nection with the Richeson case. His
engagement to Miss Rose Edma nds
was announced last March simura-
neously with the announcement Of
the engagement OF Miss Violet Ed
mands to c. V. T. Richeson.
The Commission OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church on the Worto Con-
ference on faith and Order Of the
Church OF Christ has circulated near
ly 10000 copies OF the Report of
Progress In the preparations for the
conference published last August by
! its Committee on Plan and Scope.
These have gone all over the world.
Thousands Of cordial and sympathetic
replies have already been received,
showing deep and widespread in
terest In this effort to approach lne
unity OF the Christian Church.
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The Home Mission Councils Church
census OF Wyoming shows that the
! eleven Protestant denominations In
that State have 202 churches and g.
/ 1913 members. the Roman Catholics re-
! port $4,000 members. and the Nor
mons have about 10000. or the Pro-
testant denominations, the Methodists
lead with 1850 members.
! Rev. George L. Cady. Of Dorchester,
chairman of evangelism In the Mas
sachusetts Congregational Confer
ence, issues New Years appeal to
the churches, urging them to make
the most OF the Men and Religion"
year by organizing work for boys,
Bible classes brotherhoods and evan
gelisttc movements. He coiates
from the yearbook, 1s3 churches with
| 1928 resident members and 1929
! Sunday school scholars, that have
j had no additions on confession Of
| faith, and fifty-three churches with
5.S95 members and 5000 children
which had each one addition ON con-
feseion, and adds that Nothing but
lack Of zeal can account for 1856
| churches with a combined member
ship of 1921 bringing only fifty
three into the Church on confession
| there were 24,3s2 Sunday school
scholars at hand
The Southern Presbyterian Church,
with Pa missionaries in the foreign
field. reported last year 1895 addi-
tions to their churches in foreign mis-
sion stations. or this total, 1910 were
in Korea and es1 in Africa Com
munieants in foreign lands number
1850. and adherents 32.342.
Rev. William l.. Muttart. Of Ar
/ burn. has accepted the call OF the
4 West Gloucester Congregational
church. and will begin the pastorarv
January 81.
The Federal Council OF Churches
OF America, which includes some
fourteen denominations. has issued,
through the Committee on Family
Life an appeal to the churches Of
the country in behalf of the family
as national factor. In the belief
that In the home and the family is
the solution of the social problem,
the churches are asked to unite In
support OF uniform marriage law.
and oppose marriage by clergy of
/ other denominations when the de-
nominational policy of any one for
bids the service. II Is also urged
that clergy exercise great care in
marrying where the contracting per-
SONS are morally or physically UNIT
treatment OF sexual evils is urged, in
Guiding cooperation With the medicai
profession and competent associa-
tons.
Representatives OF four church
boards doing educational work among
negroes of the South-Methodist, Bap-
list. Congregational. and Protestant
Episccpal-met In New York City re-
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and. il possible. to secure basis for
corporation, TWAS agreed BY these
representatives that 1t was desirable
to raise the grade VI their Southern
schools as near an possible to the
standards Of similar schoois In the
North. and to emphasize more the In
dustrial and domestic training fea-
lures.
Mrs. schaufier. wife. Of DR.. A. F.
Schauffler, OF New York, daughter Of
the late John = Kennedy, is reported
to have recently given $4,000 for IL
brary purposes at Mt Hermon Scnoos.
Mortified, 40 a memorial Of her hus-
bands father. who was a notable mis-
sionary In Constantinople.
T. Rev y. n. Miller. %: b. wen Known
as writer Of devotional books. ha.
recently competed IOity-tOur ycakfb OF
pastoral work. ana has retired from
i active service. He has been made
pastor emeritus of st. Paul Presoy-
terrain church. Philadelphia.
Rev. DR.. r s. Macarthur. of New
York. president Of the Baptist World
Alliance. reached London, Engiand
on Friday, December zSth, on his way
i to Russia After consultation with
the British members or the Commit
tee Of the Alliance. he proceeded on
his way to 81 Peter sburg 70 taA>
part In the dedication of Mr.. Fetler's
Tabernacle. January 7th. the Russian
Christmas Day.
The Swsdish Baptist General Con-
ference OF America reports . mem
bership OF 10000. d gain Of about 81
900 tor the past year. For home and
foreign missions they contributed
I $t7.tss.s3. or $1.sS per member.
The School General Convention Of
the Laymen's missionary Movement
Of the Southern Presbyterian Church
4 viii be held at ChattAnooga, Tenn,
on February 6-S, Mr.. ChArlee r.
Rowland, Of Athens, Ca. h ehatr-
man Of the movement Of this church.
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