Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-01

/ the delegates will spend next Christ
mas in Burma. In Calcutta the tour.
lists will be taken to Lall Bazaar
chapel, where Judson was immersed:
The Rev. Dr. Edward hudson, of Me-
mortal Baptist church. this city, is a
son of the famous missionary.
For the first time in the history OF
the church which grew out of the eff
forts of John Calvin and John Knox,
the three largest branches of the COM
munion will hold their general assem-
blies at the same time and in the sarle
city. The time will be the third Wee !
Of next May and the place will be IN
Atlanta, Ga. The bodies are the Pres
byterian Church, the PRESBYTERIAN
Church South and the United Presby'
terrain Church.
The days will be devoted to separate
meetings of these branches to legis-
late for each body, but every evening
there will be a joint popular meeting
in the great Baptist Tabernacle, which
seats about 5000 persons II IS ex-
pected that all this will lead ultimately
to a union of the three bodies. The
Presbyterian Church South split on
during the war. There has been talk
of woodrow Wilson and William j.
Bryan for moderator, each being a
Presbyterian elder. In response to a
letter to Governor Wilson asking him
to go to Atlanta the Rev. DR.. William
H. Roberts of Philadelphia, stated
clerk, has received the following re-
Spouse from the PRESIDENT
81 dare not predict what my liberty
viii be in May next, but you may be
sure that the Invitation conveyed by
your letter makes a strong appeal to
me. / must Postpone the considera-
non OF the Question whether I can ac-
tually accept it or not entil / know
much better than / can now know
" hat will be possible then. Sincerely
yours, W0ODROW WiLoON.
The Reformed Church will observe
the three hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the Heidelberg catechism by
conducting a simultaneous every mem
Der canvass campaign, the money to
be devoted to missions.
Episcopal General Convention.
The triennial general convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church will
be held in New York City next 0cto-
Der, on invitation from j. Pierpont
Morgan, chairman of the committee on
place meeting. 1t has not met in this
city for many years The assembling
ulace will be the new Cathedral OF ST
John the Divine. Grave problems
which will shape the destiny OF that
communion will be solved. Already
there are ten auxiliary committees at
work. The reception rooms on the
lower floor of the Manhattan Hotel
have been engaged for the month for
reunions and social gatherings every
evening.
1t will cost s56,500 to entertain the
seven hundred or more deputies, IN
Guiding the National Convention OF
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, which
will precede the general convention.
Bishop Greer is president ex-officio OF
the local committee, Robert Fulton
Cutting is chairman, August Belmont
is treasurer and Canon George F. Mel
SON is general secretary.
The Rev. DIR. Ernest NJ. Stires has
announced that the new edifice OF st.
Thomas Episcopal Church and its
wonderful new organ will be completed
in time for the general convention. 1t
is likely that the nave of the cathe-
dral viii be under way. Synod Hall,
where the house of deputies is to
meet, will be entirely finished. 1t is
likely that the bishops residence,
plans for which were flied on Decem-
ber2S, will be ready for use:
Mission Work for Negroes.
The fiftieth anniversary of the
signing of the emancipation procla-
nation by Abraham Lincoln will be
observed by the boards of missions
for work among negroes making an
additional appeal for funds with
which to do evangelistic and educa-
tional work among this race. The
Methodist Episcopal church, which
has third of million negro mem
bers, will endeaVor to enlarge its ed
ucaticnal work through the south.
The federation of American Zion
lists will hold reception and mass
meeting in Carnegie hall on February
S to welcome Nathan Sokolow 1t is
intended to make this one o; the
largest Zionist demonstrations ever
held in this city.
/ This week every priest of tie 20
man Catholic church in the world be
gan saying his office according 20
the new breviary, except where there
is granted a dispensation either local
or personal. This is one OF the many
reforms effected by Pope Plus X.
Heretofore it has taken an hour each
Gay for priest to say the divine Of
flee. Now the duty can he performed
in much less time. 49,
The changes are too numerous and
intricate for the lay mind to under
stand, but the principal difference is