The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-04

eight years, or during successful serv-
ice. as In the cases OF pastors.
Against the insurgents are the con-
servativcs who say that district super
irtendents perform this supervisory
work in their districts; that the con-
stitution must be changed. and that
Il is grave undertaking; and that II
anything at all is done at Minneapolis.
IL must not be much. The insurgents
they so style Observation-Disclosures
Methodism I'm America. while number
ing 100000 all organizations. is not
growing at it ought To do. Bishops at
large are charged as one of the weak
parts of the system.
Book Concerns Merged.
The Methodist book committee, in
annual session just held, perfected the
merger OF the book concerns whose
headquarters are in Cincinnati and
New York. The members of the COM
mittee themselves became directors Of
the new legal corporation. A chapter
10 be offered at the general conference
In Minneapolis i'm May, and to go into
Methodist Book Of Discipline, was
drawn up for the governance of the
concern. its book agents and it's
branches.
The business of the Methodist book |
concerns. now one concern. began on
less than $1,000. and that borrowed |
money. out Of the profits for the last
year only the committee at it's session |
just held, set aside S250,000 10 go to |
aged ministers and their families. The
sum Is the largest ever voted yet Il |
Goes not represent all of the profits for
tie year
Men Of Many Cities Acting.
Men i'm cities in which Men and Re-
ligion Forward Movement conventions
have been held are taking definite ac-
ton. Mayor Taylor OF Little Rock has
named 6 commission To study vice con
ditions, following in this respect the
patterns of Minneapolis. Chicago and
Indianapolis, where such commissions
have been appointed.
Houston men declare that moving
picture shows are with them To stay,
ana that rightly employed they can be
made most effective educational agen-
cies. These Texas business men say
they purpose so TO employ them.
Washington has named local pub
lefty committee to bring Christian
workers and newspaper editors into
more intelligent relation
Philadelphia has named J civic
educational movement
II is one form of work of a church fed
Grafton, and $50 ministers have prom.
ised to take part in it.
Church Attendance Study.
Lincoln, Neb.. Made on Feb. last a
count OF numbers attending public re-
igious worship. Protestant and Cath /.
Ollie. The count covered the suburbs,
and population of 50,750. Out of the
total j0,750 population there We're O.
219 at public worship in the morning
md 5,51s in the evening. or nearly A. ].
300 in all. These were. in even per-
,entages, so per cent women to 40
GER cent men.
The three principal Presbyterian
in Lincoln are the First, Sec !,
md and Westminster. The first, with
,S9 members, got All to both morning
md evening services; the second, 70S
got 1913. and the last named
With 206. got III IL will be noticed /.
hat the church having the smalles.
membership got the largest proper !
ional numbers in attendance. The =
'atholic churches. four OF them, had
lttendances of 344, .2l2 and SO, and inl
hree OF them the men outnumbered
he women. In the Presbyterian II
hurches the women outnumbered the 4
nen two TO one. a
The First Plymouth and Vine Street p
churches have mem I
erships of $50, 425 and $50 respective
Y. Their total attendances all day "
we're i6l. 100. and 1874. K
The Episcopal churches in Lincoln n
ave 362 and &c communicates respect n
vely Attendances at them were las RI
nd 60, the small one coming fairly d
ear having as many people as Il el
laims members. Il
Papal Year Books New Name. II
The "Pontificial Annual" has Just IL
cen published. II contains all the p
lets concerning the Catholic Gerar- n
hia, and the report has been known b
s the Gerarchia Catholica unts thisl
ear. 1t is compiled under the direc- l.
ion Of the secretary of state and con-
aims full lists of the cardinals, the a.
rchbishops, bishops and apostolic del a.
gates in all parts of the world. II is IN
ivided into two sections. The first b,
all facts regarding the Gerar- al
hia its orders and jurisdiction. tc
The second refers To the so-called v,
papal chapel" with all its members
nd their rank. and the family of the "a
ope." with the list OF dipnitnries