The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

rumor is being accepted as correct m many quarters. He represents the evan gelcal wing in his church, but the can didacy k considerably more personal than partisan.
 The office always held by a clergyman although the Episcopal house of deputies contains laymen, is regarded as the most influential in the church, and was Tor years held by the late Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity church. New York. Now his successor the Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, just elected a deputy, Is put forward by his friends as a candidate. There has been heard some objections that it might appear that Trinity church had permanent claim upon the position, but two presidents having intervened, viz; the late Rev. pr. John s. Lindsay of Bos- ton and the present president the Rev pr. McI<im of Washington, the objection Is held not worth while.
 Religious Liberty for Peru
 American and English Protestant lead CTS are behind a deputation of evange- lists that Just sailed from London for the Putumayo rubber district of Peru. The final send off, religious service, was held in St. Paups church, Portman Square London, where an address was given by the Rev J. Stuart Holden, well known in this country. The deputation consisted of Dr. Elliott T. Glenny, medical expert, who had twelve years experience ill South America, and Fred erick G. Glass, an Anglican layman of twenty years service in Brazil 1t is expected that two more men will go near the end of this month. The fund, partly raised in the United states, amounts to S20,o00
 Immediately reports of atrocities and cruelties in the upper Amazon rubber districts reached the American and Eng fish public steps were taken to send missionaries there. At first 1t was stated that only Catholic church workers would be allowed. but this the Peruvian gov ernment promptly denied, and itself an- nounced it's intention to investigate the alleged cruelties and if possible to end them. It has since been learned, what was at first feared, that the atrocities, chiefly upon Indians, are by no means confined to the Uutumayo river region The new work is built upon the Evan geical Union of South America, whose men have had long experience there Apart from relief for rubber gatheiers, the Protestant leaders announce their purpose to raise up, if possible an Evan gelcal church of Peru. The Rev. Dr. John Henry Jowett of New York, is among the American supporters of the enterprise.
 National Bible University
 Under the laws of the state of New York the word college may not be used in the name of an educational institution unless and until there are free endoW- ment funds to the amount of $lOO,U0. There has been for 10 years Bible Teach CTS Training school in New York. with students from S8 states and nearly 20 for eign countries. It has now received from Mrs. John S. Kennedy, whose husband at his recent death gave so many millions to Presbyterian missions, S100000, to be the beginning of an establishment fund that in time is expected to reach $1,000000. The money having been secured, the college grade is to be passed over, and the name university to be assumed
 This university grows out of the mod ern tendency and willingness of laymen to work in and for the church, and the rec ognition of the fact that there was never an age where there was less excuse for untrained workers in the church than this one. The new university differs from some others in the emphasis it lays upon Bible instruction as the basis for all other training. Other instruction will include the training of missionaries for service in both home and foreign fields, Y. M c. A. and Y. W. C. A. secretaries and there is to be added a theological department, in great part for the training of evange- ists and street and park preachers in summer The leader in the enterprise is the Rev. Dr. Wibert w. White, who is a brother of the better known J. Campbell White of the Laymen's Missionary Move- ment
 Eight hundred men of the United States navy, who went to San Domingo by the Prairie" are accompanied by w. w. Elder, a Young Mans Christian association worker long stationed at the naval association branch at Brook INrn Tba 1aI