The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13

il is exercising a very wide influence is
an undoubted fact The church cannot
afford to ignore it, for the young people
Of the church and Sunday school are 10
be found in large numbers within the
doors of moving picture shows. out
wardlv il is an innocent form or amuse-
ment but it is not without its dangers
A majority of the pictures are of sen
sational or highly dramatic character,
and tend to give an erroneous idea of life.
There is great possibility Of good. how
ever in the kinema, and the church
would not be doing it's duty If ii did not
try to improve the character OF the PIC
lures shown. In connection with re-
cent exhibition held under the churcn
auspices a number of conferences took
place. dealing with the various aspects OF
the kinema Some of the titles of tho
subjects were striking, as the kinema
in the Church." THE Kinema in the Sun
day School, and The kinema in Its
Religious, Moral Aspects" The main oh
iect OF the exhibition was to demonstrate
the value of the kinema as an educational
agency.
Rev. Guy c. Lamson, for the past
two wears New England secretary of the
American Baptist Publication Society,
has been appointed to the highest Of
fee in the gift of that society. He Is
TO be Bible and missionary secretary,
with Headquarters in Philadelphia.
The annual meeting OF the church
and congregation of Eastern Presby-
terrain Church was held Thursday even
ing last at which the work OF the
church for the past year was reviewed
with most encouraging results. The
debt, which remained a year ago at
s275G0, has, by the aid OF the Pres
bytery. been reduced TO less than VIZ
600. The local expenses of the churcn
have all been met Increased offerings
TO home and foreign missions. as well
as to other church boards, were re-
ported. The remainder of the debt mas
pra ctically been provided for by SUD
scriptions, which are being PAID IN
rapidly and no doubt Will be almost
IL not quite. eliminated within the mex
twelve months. There was a net gam
of ffteen in membership, although the
church was without a pastor Tor nedii!
nine months Of the year.
The report of the treasurer OF the
hoard of trustees showed expenditures
for the year, including the nelp lroiii
Presbytery, of s25,7S7.9.
Messrs. Myers Hand and g. E. Blew
were reelected elders and Mr.. S. b Eng
lish elected to fill a vacancy. Mr.. A. II.
Davis and DR.. Melville Eslin were elected
az deacons, and Messrs. e. Perry, G. II.
Campbell and c. w. Reed were reelected
to the board of trustees.
The month of March was used by the
Southern Church for a canvass OF every
member on behalf Of the benevolences OF
the church 1t is hoped that s1,50o.Ooo may
be raised this year The Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement of the Southern de-
is cooperating with the ex-
ecutive committees of the general assem-
bly, in accomplishing this task. }. L.
McCallie Is chairman of the campaign
committee. Beginning next fall he is
to be general secretary of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement.
Rev. Edgar Blake. secretary Of the
Methodist Sunday School Board. asks
Sunday schools to use Easter Sunday as
a day Of decision for Christian life and
service. He points out that Methodist
Sunday schools in New England, to the
number of $40. reported no conversions
last year, while the remaining schools,
to the number of SIC, had conversions
numbering 1888 out of total enrolment
Of Il. 900 scholars over nine years of age.
He insists that the supreme mission OF
the Sunday school is to bring its MEM |
bers into personal fellowship with Christ |
and that failure here means failure |
also that boys and girls, |
at least $1,000. in that impress |
soinable age when the great choice is
most readily made. II not won now. may