The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
The Trend Of Things

workingmen do with their spare time.
bureau, OF which Rev. Charles Stelsl'
10 the active promoter. known to b,
identified with all of the home board
Of the Protestant churches, has Just sen
/ out to labor unions. to labor leaders. ant
| to many thousands OF individuals In
quiries In great detail. The inquiries un
dertake to find out the average working
mans disposition of his time when on
duty, and particularly along educauona
and recreation lines
The inquiries go into each day Of the
week. including Saturday half-hoiiday
and Sunday. They try to ascertain these
points: Whether American. native, OF
naturalized; age. whether Protestant
Catholic. or Jew; trade. rate OF pay,
whether member Of a labor union. how
many hours of duty. whether married.
and. II so. how many children, IL any;
whether any children work, whether wife
works. and the wages of all. Then are
asked how long time is given for lunch.
con, how many times he goes to thea
ters weekly. what price seat he buys
What are his cigar and drink bills. II he
takes beer or whisky, whether he chews
or smokes tobacco, how much he spends
month on tobacco. whether he carries
life insurance, how much his summer
outing costs. IL he goes to night school.
what newspaper he reads, il he belongs
to any clubs, what are the dHes-in short.
almost every possible thing a man may
do or be.
DR.. John P. Jones. of the Madura Mis-
sion. writes to the September Missionary
Herald of the centennial to be celebrated
next year OF organized missionary ac-
tivity in India He mentions l36 mission
airy societies at work in that great en-
pire. Of which Il are American and Il
British. Protestant missionaries aggre-
gate $780, OF whom 1857 are American
and e,47o British. The total Protestant
Indian community amounts to 1.sl7.sl7.
OF which American missions have ST.. .15o.
or more than half: while Great Britain
has 5ss,sss The total church membership
OF the Protestant Indian Church is 5Ss.-
l42. of which America claims 3s4. .962 and
Great Britain 154, So. Gifts OF the Indian
Church last year were S57S,ll0 Christians
OF the American missions contributed
sz75,l4s. and of British missions $154. 4ss.
In educational and hospital work Great
Britain Is in advance of America. There
are Is British colleges, with 4.12s stu
dents, and T.06i other schools with 333. $50
pupils, while American colleges number
lS. college students l.420 other schools
6.llo. and pupils I72554. DR.. Jones takes
pride in the fact that more than so, 900
OF India's youth under Christian Prot
estant missions claim a large part in the
growing culture of this land. when the
sad fact appears that 95 per cent of the
whole population are unalphabetic. More
than 100000 patients have had healing
under these auspices from nearly 90
hospitals and 80 dispensaries.
Rev C. Campbell Morgan and Rev. J.
Stuart Holden. of London. and the Brit
ish and Foreign Bible Society in the
name OF the Evangelical Union of South
America, repeat and renew their appeal
to Americans 10 cooperate with them in
extending a Protestant mission in the
Peruvian rubber district. where scandal
Gus atrocities upon Indians are said TO
have been committed by the rubber con-
Hensley Henson. of Westminster. just
arrived in America. favors the turning
over OF contributions from Protestants to
the Catholics OF England. who propose a
mission to these Indians. and who have
said the Peruvian constitution forbids
religious work by Protestants. Messrs.
Morgan. Holden. and others of the union
have just issued a statement TO Chris
tians OF Great Britain and the United
States to the effect that a Protestant
society has been at work for
eighteen years among the Indians OF
Peru. and that while conflicts with the
Roman Catholics have come up. the Pc
ruvian government has invariably de-
clared that the Protestants are to be al
lowed to work in their way> The sum
OF $1,000 will be required. Il Is stated.
for the proper equipment of the proposed
mission. To deny II and to refuse to go
to the aid OF the Indians in their need.
so Messrs. Morgan. Holden. and others
declare. is to stand aside when the in
stincts Of Peru toward religious liberty
are showing favorably. About half the
needed $4,000 has already been subscribed.
The Protestant society already at work
in Peru offers trained workers. including
physicians who know the country. the
people. and the language. Catholics are
with their mission plans. and
the Putumayo atrocities are in a way OF
being stopped. At an opportune time
Pope Plus Y has issued from Rome an
encyclical urging greater efforts for the
good OF Indians Of all South America.
Rev Herbert Hensley Henson. the
English clergyman. who is to spend the
next three months in this country. is
canon of Westminster Abbey and rector
Of St. Margaret's, London. and is well
known as a writer. preacher. and leader
ir the more liberal side OF the Church
Of England. Canon Henson is about
fifty years old. was educated at Oxford. |
and was at one time head OF Oxford
familiarity with England's social prob |
lem and the attempt to solve it which |
mas Influenced all his work and preach !
ng. st. Margaret's adtoins Westmin- |
ster Abbey and is sometimes called the |
Parliament Church. because on specific |
occasions the members of Parliament |
attend service there IN a body. While |
n the United States Canon Henson will 1
De heard at various colleges and uni
at Union and the general theo-
ogical seminaries. and some OF the city /
EpiscopaI churches. including WASH
ngton. His visit Is not In the interest /
/ personal one.
American Jews are forming an inter-
rational board to regulate and II pos
tble to improve the class of Jewish i'm
Migrants to the United States. A study |
VI city conditions in Europe. from
rhich Jews may embark. has just been
made under American direction Ma
hinery has been set up that will. It is
laimed, prevent the most undesirable
'arties from sailing. and will teach
hose who are permitted TO sail some
hings about America that may prevent
heir becoming. soon after arrival.
harges upon Jewish charity. The board
rows out of a desire on the part Of
Wealthy Jews here both to benefit poor
ews and to relieve Jewish benevolence.
which has long been overburdened by
alls.
a part Of the new boards work. to be
arried on in Europe. Is to teach Jews
for America that in the
outh and West are opportunities with
ut drawbacks from competition. About
wenty benevolent organizations in