The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-06

| Tho Mcthodi Episcopal church
has in this country thirty-six Italian
preachers. 1,2l2 probationary men,
/ bers and 1856 full members.
The twenty-two schools for no.
| groes supported by the Methodist
Episcopal Church have 453 teach
! ers. $50 students and property and
] endowments amounting to-$ $751;
! 9IS.b7-
| In the elementary schools OF the
Roman Catholic church In this coun.
I try about 1.250.0o0 children are en-.
rolled.
The Board of Home Missions OF
| tho Methodist Episcopal Church APP
propriated s2t,25o to their work in
Oklahoma the coming year.
During tho meeting conducted by DIR.
j. Wilbur Chapman and Mr.. Charles
! NJ. Alexander in Belfast, ireland, al
most one hundred young men and
F, boys acknowledged their willingness
! to answer Gods call to the ministry,
| and one hundred and fourteen youne
women volunteered for mission work.
The China Inland Mission reports
| 2.s37 baptisms during tho year, this
number being about two hundred
| higher than the average for tho past
| ten years. OF the 2,03S native work.
ers Of the missions. 7oz are self-sup-
porting or supported by Chinese
| Christians.
The Northern Presbyterian Board of
Home Missions for Freedmen maintain
one hundred and twenty six schools
| for negroes in the South with 1855
pupils enrolled. The contributions OF
the church to It's work for negroes the
past year reached total OF $2l4,-
377e4.
Mrs. Eupheine Chiniauy. widow of
the late Father ChiniQuy SO we'll known
as a convert from Catholicism and
whose work as q gospel preacher was
so eminently successful. died Novena-
Der 2, in Worcester, Mass, at the age
OF seventy seven years.
In sixteen cities in which men and
religion campaigns have been held tho
average number Of men who took
the full week Instructions and ex-
pressed their intention to do personal
work was six hundred.
The Presbyterfes Of the Presbyterian
Church (North), do not appear to
favor the proposed change from an
nual to biennial sessions OF their Cen
eral Assembly. The latest returns
show thirty three Affirmative and
eighty six negative votes.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has 1882 men enrolled In
Bible study classes, while in the col
young men are in voluntary Bible
classes
The thirty secona annual report Of
en- England md.'e. show r'a that 1855 children
were cared for the past year. and II
received contributions to the amount
OF $l7s,74s.
There was a gain OF I31 ministerial
members in the Methodist Episcopal
church this year.
In the list OF prominent men given
In Who's Who" one in every twelve
IL the son of a minister.
Two conferences representative of
! the theological schools Of the United
States east cf the Rocky Mountains
were held the latter part Of Novem-
| Der, one at New Haven. Conn. and
| the other at Oberlin. Q. Twenty
| eight seminaries OF thirteen denomi-
nations were represented at New
! Haven. and twenty-six Of seventeen
| denominations at Oberlin. Some Of
| the conclusions reached az q result
| OF the discussions at these confer
ences were: That theological institu-
! tons ought to give an equivalent Of
missionary training equal to a chair
| OF missions: that they should provide
| in the curricula training for epe-
/ cialixed types Of ministerial servi
such as religious education directors.
city, hove and foreign missionaries,
social service directors. etc.
The Evangelistic meetings in Bel
| fast. Ireland, conducted by Messrs.
Chapman and Alexander were very
successful. According to authentic
reports the churches have been
auickened. the ministers strengthen
ed. the power OF the gospel vindicat-
| ed. scores OF homes revolutionixed.
and God has been glorified through
It all. A large number professed con-
version: ninety young men expressed
deNsre to become ministers or mis-
sionaries. and one hundred and forty
! four young women volunteered for
/ four young women volunteered 70.
mission work at home or abroad.
| Hon. John Wanamaker. who for
ffty-three years has been superlnten-
dent Of the Sunday-school OF Bethany
| Presbyterian church. Philadelphia.
has received the decoration OF of
| ficer of the Legion OF Honor" from
! the French government. The honor
Is bestowed In recognition OF his SER
vices In relieving distress among the
poor of Paris after the recent floods.
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The Home Missions Council. in
| which are represented all principal
Protestant home mission societies. has
retained former Commissioner II. b.
r. Mcfarland. Of Washington, to rep
resent It in United States Indian az
t fairs. Among Indians Presbyterians
are spending 100000 4 year: Con-
! xragat1onaI!sts,- 49, 900 Episeo-
paliags. $4,000: Bapttsts. $4,000;
I Reformed church. ~. 600. ana Others
In proportion. These sums are going
from general missionary appropriA-
tiens The manner OF it, expendi-
tura u chiefly through schools, many
Of them Industrial. Episcopaiiana