The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

| spend his time out in the State raising
money instead Of being on the ground to
I do the work.
| Christian comfy is a reality in the uni
versities. At Wisconsin the workers
have formed an association, the Roman
| Catholic pastor cooperating with the
others. One point of interest to the or
binary pastor is the unanimity with
which all agreed that the work of para
mount Importance Is the pastoral. The
! man who becomes a college pastor with
the thought that he can accomplish the
desired end by preaching will soon dis
! cover his mistake: Some of the subjects
| discussed were: What Kind of Training
Should Theological Seminaries Offer
Prospective University Pastors?" The
\ Practical Methods of Presenting the
| Christian CallinRs to Our Gifted Stu
dents:'' Possibilities of Affiliated Theo-
| logical Schools" THE Relation of Home
Mission Boards to Religious Work in
State Universities Curriculum Bible
Courses" cooperative Evangelistic
Meetings" The next meeting will be
| held in Bloomington, Ind.
Since Evangelist Henry F. Lutz has
taken charge of the II Street Christian
Church 1t has put on new life In all
departments Plans have been perfected
for a new building. additional ground
secured, new bylaws made. new mem
bers received and old ones reclaimed,
and at the annual meeting the following
| officers were elected: President, H. F.
L.utz: vice president. W. G. Avery; clerk.
E. M. Pierce: financial secretary. Mrs
Suther; treasurer. S. A. Sunny: elders.
| F. NJ Pierce and w. w. Rice; deacons
c. c. Balderson, c. Stout, Paul Speak
liaVf
Kendrick. ]. r. Payne, and V. r. Soper.
! The pastor will continue his popular free
chart and chalk talks on Character
! Study each Friday night at the church
during March. At the morning service
| he will speak on THE Greatest Busi-
ness ON Earth and in the evening his
| subject will he Lessons Suggested by
the Mexican Turmoil"
The first details of the programme for
| the tenth general council of the Pan
mer are made public in summary form.
The council is to be in session in the
Highland city of Aberdeen. Scotland,
| from Tuesday, June Il, to Friday. June
%, inclusive. The opening sermon is To
be preached in St. Machar's Cathedral
of Old Aberdeen by the famous prtn-
cipal of the citys university, Dr. George
Adams Smith Immediately following
the sermon the president OF the council.
DR.. David J. Burrell. Of New York, will
deliver the presidential address. On
the DAYS following the regular forenoon
and afternoon sessions of the council
Will he held in the large hall of the
Young .1en's Christian Association. I'm
Union Street. At these sessions the COM
mittee reports OF the council will be
heard and discussed and technical sub
iects Of theology and ecclesiastical or
ganization will have confederation.
The evening meetings-for which the
programmes are not yet complete-will
deal with more popular themes. The
evening of the opening day. however.
will be devoted to the reception ten
dered to the delegates by the lord pre-
vost. the magistrates and the town coun-
cilors of the city. The American denomi-
nations belonging TO the alliance all ap-
pointed their delegates last year How
large a proportion of the appointees will
be able to attend IS not vet certain. The
American secretary of the alliance, DR..
". II. Roberts. of Philadelphia. has the
direction of arrangements for the Ameri-
can representation.
John Fritz. of Bethlehem. Pa. whose
bequest Of s21 COO 70 the American Uni
versity was exclusively reported In last
Saturdays Herald. was one OF the last
of the small group Of men who intro
duced the Bessemer steel process into the
United States. thus making possible the
enormous development of the American
steel industry. He was in the ninety
first year OF his age. Mr.. Fritz was a
native OF Chester County, PENNSYLVANIA.
farmers boy. who learned the rudi-
ments OF metallurgy in a blacksmith
shop. He was honored by leading en-
gineering and technical societies and in
1884 was awarded the Bessemer gold
medal of the British Iron and Steel In
stitute. The beautiful Fritz Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church and par
sonage at South Bethlehem. costing
500. CO., was erected by him to the men,
ory of his parents, George and Mary
Fritz.
A fitting memorial for the late Dr. Sea-
man A. Knapp. the founder of farm
demonstration work in the South. has
been agreed upon. according to the Nash
vile Christian Advocate. 1t is to be
country life school. in connection with
Peabody College. Nashville. The general
education board OF New York will give
sc5o. coo toward its establishment and the
Knapp Memorial Committee has under
taken to raise s15o.o0o THE purpose OF
the school is to serve all the interests
of the rural South--not only to show
the farmers how their lands can be made
more productive. but to work out for
them some practical rural credit systems.
to teach improved methods or road
building. cooperative methods for i'm
proved sanitation. and better health con-
ditions and plans for a better country
school system" H
Private benefactions for theological
schools amounted to 81, $50 600 during the
past year.
ANCESTRY OF WILSON'S