The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
NEWS AND COMMENT.

NEWS AND COMMENT.
The Philadelphia Young woman''
Christian Association starts Monday or
a campaign to raise $750o0 for buildings
and equipment to enlarge the work OF the
central and the various smaller branches
in the City Of Brotherly Love.
Leaders Of the foreign and home mis-
sionary boards met recently in New Yorl
with reference to uniting in a. nation
wide campaign beginning in the fall OF
this year and continuing into the spring
of 1914. For several week negotiations
had been carried on between commit
tee of the Foreign Mission Boards Con-
ference, representing forty-fve organiza-
lions, and the Home Missions Council
representing the home interests The
overtures of the foreign boards met with
a hearty response, the only difficulty be-
ing the fact that the home societies
had planned for a great campaign OF
education this coming fall and cuknin-
ating in a home missionary week, a
movement similar to that which mel
such a favorable response last year.
When the two committees came together
the sentiment was so unanimous and
enthusiastic for a united campaign. pro-
jected on far-reaching lines, that the
place as natural and desirable feature
of the larger enterprise.
This campaign is to be clearly diff
ferentiated from all others which nave
been held, in that IL means the consoli-
dalton of the home and foreign agencies
OF all the denominations for a definite
objective: namely, the holding throughout
the country in the month of March,
1914, of an every member canvass for
missions. The educational aspects OF the
campaign, which will be made prominent
through the issuing of special literature
and the field campaign, involving the
holding of great conventions in all sec
tions of the country, will be related d.
rectly to the financial objective.
The fourth American Peace Congress
will be held in ST. Louis, Mo, May ] TO
to 8. 1t is expected that the 400 churches
of St Louis will cooperate with the
congress in every possible way. On
May the pulpits Of the churches VIII
be occupied by delegates to the con-
gress DR.. William j. Williamson, pas
tor of the Third Baptist Church, is
chairman OF the committee on the CO.
operating religious institutions. Andrew
Carnegie will deliver an address at the
congress President Woodrow Wilson
has accepted the honorary presidency of
H. Taft and United States Senator Eli
hu Root are the honorary vice presidents
Of the congress, while the active presi-
dent is Representative Richard Bar
tholdt of st. Louis, an international
figure in the peace movement Inc
active vice presidents are William Jen-
nings Bryan, Secretary of State; Theo-
dore F. Burton, United States Senator
from Ohio; Andrew Carnegie, who gave
81, 900 900 to establish an endowment fund
for international peace; Champ Clark,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.;
John w. Griggs, former United States
ATTORNEY General. and Oscar Straus, for
merlv United States Ambassador TO
Turkey.
The conference on Christian work IN
Latin America held in the Presbyterian
Building. New York, brought together
recently a representative company OF
officers and members of the various mis-
sion boards, besides several MISSIONARIES
from Latin-American fields.
In summarizing its conclusions the
conference urged the mission boards OF
the United States to undertake as
speedily as possible more vigorous work
for the moral and spiritual development
OF Latn-American peoples. 1t ADVISED
continued emphasis upon positive preach-
ing the training of native helpers, more
adequate work among women, larger
distribution of the Scriptures in the
vernacular, the provision of more ana
better translated Christian literature,
and the establishment OF a carefully
planned system of Christian schools
Consideration was asked for plan to
found a lectureship similar to the Caro-
line Haskell Lectureship for India,
through which the religious convictions
that lie at the foundations OF our ma
tional life might be made known and
INTERPRETED to the universities and edu-
Gated people of Latin America. The
largest practicable measure of co-opera-
ton among different communions in their
Latin-American work was advocated and
a committee was appointed to suggest
definite plans for united work.
The Christian Unity Foundation is an
incorporated body, founded in 1910 by
twenty-four men of the Episcopal
Church to endeavor to promote the
union of Christendom, by means of re-
search and conferences. Its work is
entirely unofficial and distinct from that
of the Commission on Faith and Order,
appointed by the last general conVen-
ton, although its work is in entire har-
mony with that of the commission, and
as DR. Manning has himself aptly said,
most valuable auxiliary to their work.
The foundation has held several con-
ferences with different religious bodies.
At conferences with the Presbyterians
and Congregationalists, the resolutions
passed in Australia in 1906 and 1907, by
representatives of the Church of Eng
land in Australia and the Presbyterians.
as a basis for corporate reunion, were
taken up seriatim, and passed with some
amendments.
On March % and Is a conference was
held with the members of the Disciples
of Christ, and members of the Founda-
ton, at the Foundation Offices, 143 East
Thirty-seventh street, New York.
The Deciples of Christ. who have been
in existence about a hundred years, now
number 1,142,359 communicates, with
S741 ministers and 300 church buildings.
They appear to be the fastest growing
body of Christians in the United States.
The Disciples of Christ present were:
The Rev. DR.. Peter Ainslie, of Balti-
more: the Rev. F. w. Burnham, of
Springfield. ILL.,; the Rev. Finis Idleman,
of Des Moines, Iowa: the Rev. DR.. James
NJ. Philputt, OF New York; the Rev.
Edward B. Bagby, the Rev. Henry c.
Armstrong, the Rev. Francis II. Scott,
and Mr.. William p. Lipscomb, all of
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Sara Walrath Lyons will deliver
lecture under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Union on Tuesday
April 15 at S p. m. in the old Masonic
Hall on the subject, 1.-THE Child as a
National Asset" This lecture will be