The Washington herald., 1913-12-07

the new Congregationalism." One meet
ing has been held and another Will be
held January 3. The commission on mis-
sion meets at Buffalo December z. Those
best informed predict step will be taken
to provide for a publication society, on
lines similar TO the Methodist Book Con-
Germ. There is on foot a movement to
federate all educational work. 1t is also
reported that the present home mission
ary society will become federative body
Of Congregational State societies.
A new secretary for social service, for
merry a brotherhood agent, with the ma
tional council behind him, puts this re-
ligious body in the fore in social work
Removal OF headquarters has been made
from Chicago to Boston, and in February
or March the new council secretary, the
Rev. DR.. II. c. Herring, is TO remove
from New York to Boston. which is to
be the center for these new national
agencies.
Y. NJ. {. A. Health Crusade.
| The Y NJ. c. A. is enlarging its ma
tional service by entering on health
crusade. II Is pointed out that the loss
OF labor from preventable accidents and
needless sickness amounts to $5OOOOo.po
year Exhibits are being made In
various associations.
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struction to workmen in mills where
J losses II eyesight are likely through de-
fective handling Of machinery and chem
| icals The statement Is made by asso-
Citations that the cases Of blindness
brought about in this way run into thou
sands each year. An exhibit has been
prepared for use in associations located
In factory towns. The exhibit and the
work are intended both for operatives
Associations reDOrt
the latter to be taking hold with interest
and even with money for expenses.
Some Lessons in Public Giving.
Among the features Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
and Y W. c. \. 100000 campaign in
New York Just ended were some that
will prove instructive for other cities. a
difficulty was that of finding New York
men Of wealth. To an extent not OBJ
| tanning, il is said, in other cities. New
York men were absent-in Europe, In
South America, on the Pacific Coast.
everywhere. and within the limited fort
night il was impossible to get into
touch with many OF them. Some Jews
OF wealth gave liberal sums Few
Jews OF moderate means did so. Pre-
cisely the opposite rule obtained among
Roman Catholics. OF men and women
OF wealth among them none gave, but
Catholics of the middle financial class.
While three OF the four millions were
for buildings for women, and while four
in five Of the canvassers were women,
the largest and most numerous gifts
came from men, in the ratio OF fully
four in five. This is unusual, or at
least il is contrary to the popular no
ton Finally, 50 to s. per cent OF the
money was subscribed by people who
churches
York. These are hardly a fifth OF the
popuation. There is vast body. as in'
other cities, who do not give to the
churches or any other uplift force. They
are not Jews or Catholics, but are nomi-
nal Protestants. With five thousand
Jealous and persistent canvassers, many
Of them experienced and all Of them di-
rected, it had been expected that some
OF them would make inroads upon the
very large proportion OF the population
not supporting and not attending
churches. Such was not the case. The
list OF 1000 contributors is practically
list of that number Of church and mis-
sion supporters OF New York.
Federal Council to Cooperate.
The commission on foreign missions Of
the Federal Council of the Churches OF
Christ in America has adopted a pro-
gram to be carried out in cooperation
with the annual conference Of mission
boards and its committee OF reference
and counsel. This commission will meet
with the foreign missions boards confer
ence at Garden City, n. Y. in January.
Robert E. Speer, of Englewood' is chair
man Of the commission
PauIist Fathers to Build.
Paulist Fathers were the first Of the
religious societies to affiliate with the
Catholic University at Brookland, and
to provide a house of studies near that
institution. Too poor at first to buy
site they leased one from the university
Now they have just purchased site ad-
joining that of the university, consist
ing of twenty-four acres and paying ior
Il $40, 900. A bequest of $4,000 enabled
them to do so. They are at once to enter
upon the erection OF a new house OF
studies, much larger than the present
Apostolic Mission House. The Paulist
Fathers have enrolled about sixty
students.
The number of colleges and houses OF
studies surrounding the Catholic Oh-
versity at Brookland steadily increases
Following closely after the Paultsts were
the Franciscans and next the Sisters OF
OdIIlcs Win lAASAA
There are now Holy Cross College, part
of the great Catholic institution at Notre
Dame, Ind, the house Of studies ana
novitiats of the Marist Fathers, and the
Missionaries OF the Divine Love
Catholic Charities Conference
The third biennial meeting of the Ma
tional Conference of Catholic Charites
will he held here in the Catholic Uni
versity In September, 1914 This organi-
zation was formed at a meeting held IN
the above named institution on February
49, 1910 by a committee of twenty-six OF
the lay and clerical leaders in Cathotlc
charity work in the United States. The
first national convention was In the UNI
versity in the following September, being
attended by $50 delegates representing
twenty-four States or thirty-eight cities.
The formal report of the proceedings
makes a volume of 40 pages The sec
ond convention was held in the same
place In September, 1912. It was attended
by $50 delegates, who came from twenty
eight States or fifty-two cities
The programms are prepared under the !
direction of committees on families, on
children. on social and civic activities
and on sick and detectives. The homer
airy president Is Cardinal Gibbons and the |
president Mgr. Thomas J. Shahan, rector |
OF the Catholic University. One OF the |
six vice presidents is David +. Tiley, of |
Boston. member Of the State Board OF