El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-06

EndeavOr and the brotherhood OF ST
Andrew, but referes to such meetings
as make history because possessing
legislative power. Apart from me
four there are, of course, the usual
anniversaries of the Baptists, the Dis
cipIes of Christ, the Reformed churches,
both Dutch and German branches, and
several branches Of the Lutherans-
Marked interest attaches to the
meetings of Presbyterian assemblies IN
May. The reason is that both northern
and southern assemblies meet in At
lanta at the same time. The arrange
ment was carefully worked out, AMI
plans are now making for assemblies
that may prove historic The assem-
bIies, which are annual, do not unite
in their sessions, at least not in their
business ones, and progress toWaEu
unity has not yet been made sufficient
to warrant, at this time, prediction oI
anything more than fellowship and IN
some instances introductions. Unity
will come up, Of course, and be hard
est pressed by the northern body At
Ianta is ready, it announces, to enter
tain both in the same terms, both most
hospitable and comfortable.
COngregationalists have before them,
for discussion at their national council
a triennial body and meeting IN Ran
sas City next October, some OF the
most vital questions they have ever
taken up since Plymouth rock received
its title to fame Early plans viii De
made of course, for celebration OF
the date 1920, but what renders the
Kansas city council Of Importance to
CongregatiOnaliStS is the proposition
to remake in many respects their sys-
tenn of UNCONVENTIONAL control There
will report an important committee,
named at Boston in 1910, on the read
justment of relations of the benevolent
societies, and the selection of certain
officials, aiming in a way toward far
greater Capitalization than formerly
The, committee has already made some
of its recommendations public, perhaps
all of them, and Ongregationalists
have been debating them for months.
Some say the new schemes are dead,
others are Just as sure they are much
alive. The Kansas Cry council will be,
it is said, one Of the most historic ever
held.
For the first time in many years the
Episcopal general convention, also a
triennial body, will meet in New York
city, and will use so much of the new
cathedral of St John the divine as IS
completed. New York will have J.
Pierpont Morgan to help it entertain,
and it and Mr.. Morgan are planning So
cial events ahead of any general con-
YentiOn in the past. new hall. cost
ing $500, 600, is building to accommO-
date the conventions sessions No leg
isIatiOn of marked public interest IS
now suggested There will attend the
convention, however, fully $4,000 Tlsi-
tors. The convention will remain IN
session for nearly a month.
Finally there is to be held in Zurich,
Switzerland, a world Sunday school
convention, to be attended by delegates
from this country to the number of
1000, it rs said. Previous conventions
have been held in Jerusalem, and one
of the most successful of all was held
in Rome, Italy. In Stockholm, Sweden,
in April, will occur a session of the
Baptist World Alliance. but it will be
limited to the European Baptists-
While the meetings to be held in 1913
are important, there is rather fewer
of them than on some years.