The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

| The oldest Baptist newspaper in
America is the Waterman. of Boston.
established in 1919. The Examiner.
I OF New York. another of the leading
! Baptist papers, has been consolidated
with the Waterman. The new paper
will be called the Waterman Exami-
ner. and DIR. Curtis Lee Laws will be
editor~in chief.
Three tracts relating to the public
schools OF the country III connection
with the use of the Bible have re.
Gently been issued by the National
Reform association. They are offered
/ to all pastors who will discuss in their
pulpits on the second Sunday in Sep
tember the subject of Christian mo-
rality. The association Offices are IN
Plttsburg, Pa.
The Church Of England congress Of
this year will meet at Southampton.
/ England. September S0th. The pro-
gram of the congress shows that It
will deal largely with social problems
The three main divisions of the pro-
gram will be THE kingdom of God
and the Social Order" The Kingdom
of God and the Races and THE King
dom Of God and the Sexes"
DIR. Richard MeIiwaine one of the
best known ministers of he Southern
Presbyterian Church died at h!r home
in Richmond, Va, recently at the age
Of seventy nine. He was a native Of
Virginia, and was ordained a minister
in the Presbyterian Church In 1851
With the exception of two years as
chaplain In the Confederate army, he
Z q
when he was elected secretary of the
board Of home missions. In 1889 he
was elected president of Hampden-
Sidney college.
The contributions Of the Roman
Catholics Of the world for foreign mis-
/ sionary work during the past year
amount to $1.61o,315. OF this sum,
! the fifteen million Catholics of the
/ United States gave 1855, 46o. It is
worthy of note that about two-fifths
/ of the whole amount came from
France, se213ss. The contributions
/ OF other lands were as follows Ger
many, $196,01s.53; Belgium, s71,246,-
23 Argentine, s61, 1sSS1. Italy, s54,-
476.91: Ireland s52,736a6; Spain,
$40.S55.0s; Mexico, $24,330S6; Swift
erland. $2o.4t477; England, s2o,127.-
16, Chile. s19,t29.77.
At the Worlds Sunday School con-
vention 1t was reported that the Brit
ish section had raised seS,o00 for the
work OF the convention during the
past three years. and that the Ameri-
can section had raised $4,000.
The nineteen daily vacation Bible
schools conducted by the Presbyterian
~ t~efr ri iv7 Nn,1 vi,
city enrolled four thousand pupils this
summer. Thirty-six nationalities were
represented by these pupils.
Rev. 8. b. Raw, who during the
past forty years has been one of the
Protestant leaders in Italy. died If
| Newton. Mass, July 23d. He was
| born In Sicily In 1888, educated IL
| Bologna, and entered the priesthood
| Of the Roman Catholic Church. Whilr
yet a young man he was converted
( to the Protestant faith and was ont
Of the leaders in the establishment o
the Protestant church in Rome.
The Presbyterian churches In thu
| city of Philadelphia gave during TIT
: past year sS7,7o0 for home mission
!, and $4,000 for foreign missions
These figures represent an increas
over the past year or $b,uUD Tor nom
missions and s26.s00 for foreign mis-
, sions.
The attention of pastors Is calle'
to the fact that Labor Sunday thi
year is August 31st. though. II pre-
ferred, Sunday, September 18th. ma
, be used for special services. The sub
feet suggested for this year is Pres
: emit Day Tendencies in the Labo
= Movement"
: Bethany Presbyterian church. Sal
. Francisco, has combined the Sunda
, school and Sunday morning preaching
service, and finds that the new schem
holds the young people for tn
preaching service.
Rev. Elmer r. Count. superinten
dent of Methodist missions In Bulga
| ria, sent a Cahlegram from that coun
try asking for help for the SUFFERING
refugees in Bulgaria. He says
There is great and appalling nee
= among thousands of refugees VIII
D have ed to Bulgaria. Scores of village
= and hundreds of homes have been de
. stroyed, and misery, want. and dir
distress are to be found on all sides
Bulgaria appeals to benevolent Amer
leans for sympathy and material aid