The Washington herald., 1913-05-11

Deen formed by group OF CathohS roy
men to arouse Opposition to custom
that i'm some States has become almost
habit-using Catholic societies for poit-
ical profit" The promoters Of the new
bureau pledge themselves to oppose TOT
the head Of any Catholic society any
man or woman who Is now holding or
aims to hold q political position. Tney
expect to awaken the antagonism OF Dotn
priests and laymen by their radical
departure" and do not therefore seek
clerical approval Gin the usual manner
of such bodies" II they have the grit
to stick by their programme against all
antagonism 1t will be an excellent aid to
mutual confidence among Americans OF
diverse faiths.
Rabbi Schulman. Of New York, pro-
poses a commission representing all re-
ligious bodies and uplift agencies to con-
slider and agree on the right kind Of
Sunday observance legislation for the
big metropolis Though Jew. believing
in Saturday as the Sabbath. he says
that Sunday ia the only possible legal
rest day and believes that in that charac-
ter it ought to be strictly protected by
statute. The idea of a commission on
the subject is an excellent one and should
be put into effect not only in New York.
but In the rest of Americas greater
cities.
Some events of large interest to church
people of the nation are scheduled for
the coming month. Here are some of
them:
PRESBYTERIAN General Assemblies. May
15-2s
Southern Baptist Convention. st. Louis,
Nav 1l-1Q
Northern Baptist Convention, Detroit.
May 21-27.
International Young Mems Christian
Association Convention. Cincinnati, May
15-1s
Worlds Sunday School Convention.
Zurich. Switzerland. July s-15
Christian Endeavor Convention, Los
Angeles Calf. July s-H.
Baptist Young Peoples Union Conven-
ton. Brooklyn, New York. July 1913.
According to report OF the Methodist
Book Concern both graded and ungraded
Sunday School lesson series have grown
steadily in favor as shown by their
sales All books and other literature
have had an increased sale over last
year dividend. the same as last year,
$50 0o0 was declared. Last years dfvi-
dend was the greatest ever declared up
to that time But this is not private
property IT. is distributed throughout
the conference to be paid to worn out
ministers.
However. in regard to the Christian
Advocates" a uniform series Of which
are maintained in a dozen or so cities.
the report is not encouraging. These
religious weeklies have lost in gross
reckoning about s4o.5 500. The greatest loss
has been made by Advocates publish
ed in the West while those of the East
have held their own.
Investigation in the flood districts of
the West shows that damage to churches
is much less than at first estimated. The
United Brethren. a denomination of 800
900 members having headquarters in Day
ton. Ohio. find that their building sur
fered little. although ii stood In the
midst of flood and fire for days The
greatest loss was to the stock and ma
chinerv Of their publication house. esti-
mated at $4,000 An effort to have the
headquarters removed from Dayton to
some city likely to be visited by foods
has failed.
Financial relief for the publication loss
is made in many small loans for one or
two years without interest. United
Brethren expect to close their missionary
accounts without loss, despite the dis
aster.
While the union Of Christian denomi-
nations as organizations is being de-
bated. a practical union in mission ser
vice in America is being worked out.
A central body of missionary interests
has been formed. Bishop Lloyd. of the
Episcopal Home Society, has been made
chairman of this body. Rev. DR.. Her
ring Of the Congregational Home So
ciety. is vice chairman. and S. Earl
TAYLOR of the Methodist Foreign Society.
as head of the working committee. The
Laymen's Missionary Movement is to
have charge OF conferences in all princi-
pal cities. according to the plan.
Literature and exhibits. pageants and
lectures are to be looked after by the
Missionary Education Movement. Both
home and foreign work is to be includ-
ed in this united effort at church eX
tension.
conference of the Council of Women
for Home Missions. representing nine con-
sttuent boards and societies. of which
Mrs. George w. Coleman. Of Boston, Is
president. will he held at Chautauqua, \.
Y August 40. Every afternoon mis-
sionary rallies will be held with mis-
sionaries from various fields present as
also be conducted method hours in the
UNCONVENTIONAL buildings.
The home mission textbook for the year
Is THE New America" by Mary Clark
Barnes and Rev Or. Lemuel Hall Barnes
Mrs D r. Wells. of Chicago. is again
this year to be the lecturer. The junior
textbook is Comrades from Other
Lands" by Mrs. Lila Allen Dimock.
The State School Board of Richmond
Va. has passed a resolution directing the
Bible to be read in public schools. The
position was taken that the children in
the schools are at the most impression
able age for receiving and retaining good
and evil. and that the truths contained
I'm the Bible are supreme in value in
creating and maintaining good moral
attn -phere. 1t was, consequently. de-
sided that the principals and teachers
be requested to open the daily sessions
Of the public schools of the city OF
Richmond with the reading of selections
from the Old and New Testaments.
News. from far-afeld churchmen,
brings reports that Methodists Presby-
terians, and Disciples of Christ have
Joined In an area covering a hundred
millions Of people in China for the train
ing of a native ministry. The head
quarters of the movement is at Marking
and 1t is expected that within the next
ten years four hundred Chinese preach
ers will be equipped to carry the gospel
message to their own people Each CO.
operating denomination may teach its
distinctive tenets to its own students,
but the faith confessions of the different
sects are to be sufficiently broadened
and the essentials so narrowed that there
will be no clashing The Methodist mis-
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