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

siding officer, opened the morning ses-
sion with general survey OF the work.
and the addresses and informal talks
that followed Were by experts on the
subject of Mohammedanism. DIR. Talcott
Williams, the son of a missionary, and
head of the School for Journalism at
Columbia University, gave a notable ad
dress on the problem OF dealing with
the Moslem advance, especially in Africa.
Dr. George +. Herrick, whose book,
The Christian and Mohammedan," has
recently been published, brought wealth
OF information from his fifty years i'll
turkish missions. The increasing acces-
slbility of the Moslem nations was
strongly emphasized, and the existence
of Pan-lslamic movement was emphat-
ically denied. The fact that such hymns
as Onward. Christian Soldiers" and 9TH
ers of militant character, must not be
used among these peoples, because they
lead to Observation-Disclosures, was brought
out by one speaker.
The chief of police in Omaha has or
dered "a cessation of hostilities'' among
pugillstG His only published reason for
this step seems to be that several min
isters had made complaint
Fred b. Smith and Raymond Robina
with the international Quartet, started
on their trip which is to take the con-
structivc message of the Men and Re-
liSion Movement round the world, sail
ing from San Francisco January IL They
Will make their first stop at Honolulu,
there to bring TO the churches their So
cial-gospel message-the churches re-
spOnsibility and opportunity to reach
the men and boys OF the entire city
The party will next visit the five lead
irg cities of japan, then Shanghai and
HOngkong. They will then touch Aus
tralia and South Africa, where Dr.
David Russell. team leader of last year,
opens the way. From South Africa they
go to England.
A religious exhibition at the Panama
Exposition. San Francisco, in 1915, is the
latest project. The people on the Coast
have already made a beginning. At a
representative gathering, composed
largely OF home and foreign mission Of
fCials of many denominations a COM
mittee on ways and means has been ap-
pointed to go ahead with first sugges-
tions Bishop Bell, of the United
Brethren, is chairman and Secretary A
W. Rider. the representative on the
Coast of Baptist missionary interests, is
secretary. AS usual, the women have
been on the alert and stolen another
march on the men, to the extent at
least, of planning some large con-
crosses OF their missionary societies. The
proposition, also discussed, of bringing
one of the big missionary expositions to
the great occasion is a happy one. If
made still more elaborate and inclusive
OF social service. parish, and other home
products. this would prove a telling
move by the religious interests. Mean
while, with ground broken for the ma
chinery building. the first and largest to
he erected, the Panama-Paciic Interna-
tional Exposition is on the way.
Reports in hand from St. Louis. Chi
caGo, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Pittsburg.
Philadelphia, Boston, and New York in
dictate that church attendance, evenings
as we'll as morning, Sundays and at noon
week days, where services are held at
that hour, are 10 TO e5 per cent larger
than in former years. The reports cover
small as we'll as big churches having
well-known preachers. In general the
reports are made by men not connected
in official way with the churches. These
reports were confirmed also by some of
the secretariSs who attended the Foreign
Missions Conference OF the United States
and Canada and the Home Missions
Council of AmeCica.
The general estimate is of an increase
in proportion OF Tpen from 3 10 10 per
cent. Some churches that ten years
ago did not dream Of Sunday morning
not two-thirds women, now
have, perhaps not regularly. but some
Sundays, more men than women in the
pews by actual count.
Rev. DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman and his
of assistants. who are conduct
ing evangclistic meetings in Australia,
have been invited to direct campaign
in Scotland next winter. DIR. Chapman
expects to return to this country In
July. in order to take part in summer
leaving for Scotland in Sep
tember. The campaign there will be
concentrated in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
October. November, and December being
given to the former city, and equal time
to the latter city. The committee in
charge of this campaign will inaugurate
the movement in advance of the coming
of the eyanSelists.
The Bishop of Richmond celebrated
mass on last Thursday morning al 10
ingill. near Haymarket. Va, the country
residence of Mrs NJ. ]. McGnl and family.
formerly of this city. The ceremony
made historical event in Catholic an
mails of that locality. being the first mass
said by bishop in n private residence In
Virginia.
Father William II. hetcham, director OF
the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions.
assisted the prelate. Several Catholics
and non-Catholics from various sections
of Prince William County attended the
many Of the latter calling in
the afternoon to greet Bishop O'Connell.
J. Nota McGill and family and the
Misses Aylmer were among the Washing
tonians present at the ceremony.
KANSAS CATHOLICS