The Washington herald., 1913-08-03


A. Hull Of Rrookiyn. long chairman ol
one Of its main committees: DR.. Lleyellyn
Pratt. OF its executive committee, and
three Of its under officers, Rev. DR..
Charles J. Ryder. its senior secretary has
been made treasurer for the present,
pending the selection Of some layman.
More hopeful phases OF the associa-
tiou's work include the completion OF
the $4,000 endowment fund Of Fisk
University and the new work of Profess
sor Haynes. OF Fisk and Columbia Uni-
versities. who has scored . success with
his plans to create an industrial de-
psrtment at the Nashville institution.
The move is to make the negro an In
tegrai part Of the body polite, and not
a man to be provided for by special
legislation for unusual Industrial ar
rangementa
II ia said to be the purpose Of Con-
gregational leaders to offer at the open
ing Of the national council OF that body
at Kansas City. October q. a resolution
setting forth that nothing to be recon-
mended by tho council is to be to the
prejudice OF the autonomy OF the local
church. The leaders are said to believe
that II such resolution be adopted
smooth sailing win be the fate Of other
modified report Of the committee of
nineteen, relating to Congregational
policy, stands a good chance Of adop-
ton.
A question of moment Is, that Of theo-
logical seminariea Congregationalists
haye at present but three seminaries for
the training OF their ministers in ira
ditional ways at Atlanta. Bangor, and
Chicago. There Is opposition to Carnegie
Foundation pension money for professors
at some other seminaries.
The sessions of the seventeenth series
Of Unitarian summer meetings at the
Isles Of Shoals. OF Portsmouth, N. H.,
the past two weeks have had the largest
attendance for years, in spite of the
fact that a large number OF regular at
tendants have this season gone to the
World Congress of Religious Liberals at
Paris. This indicates that q largo body
OF new enthusiasts has been created
The spirit Of fellowship IL reported as
running high and the addresses are Of
such character as to have merited the
term ''inspirational' almost without ex-
ception.
Unitarians are celebrating this year
their centennial in Indiana. One hum
dred years ago William Roberts founded
the denominational work. gained con-
verts and erected a chapel In the region
OF Madras. The Rev. William Roberts. his
son. took up the work at his death. and
was ordained to the ministry. The next
generation was represented. in the same
mission by Mr.. 8. 7. Roberts, and now
the fourth member of the family, Mr.
ID. H. Roberts. at PufsewaIkum Madras,
appeals to the friends OF the work for
assistance in recovering the parsonage,
which was lost by some mischance in
the former administration. and intends
evidently to utilize this centennial year
In making positive advances in the work.
1t Is interesting to notice the fact of
four generations Of, the Roberts family
devoted to the identical work established
hundred years ago by the great-grand-
father Of the present missionary.
The missionaries, Of the American
Board of Missions In Japan have sent
a memorial from the Japanese field to
the Federal Council OF the Churches OF
Christ in America, in the interest Of
friendly relations between the peoples OF
Japan and OF the United States. The
missionaries deplore unfriendiy race leg
islation and ask the Federal Council.
representing the Protestant churches, TO
appoint commission to study the whole
question for the purpose of rallyine
American Christian forces for the pro-
motion of such measures as are in ac-
cord with the highest standards Of Chris
tian statesmanship.
Reoiutions passed by the japanese Mis-
sion deplore discriminating race leg
islation tending to disturb the historical
friendship of these two countries" They
declare that the thorough going solu-
ton of the difficulty is the considera-
ton Of the question in its relation to
the teaching Of Christ and on a basis
of Justice and equality"