The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
Religion and Social SerWce
Plans and Developments
In the Realm OF the Church

Rantzed. with Daniel Baker. chairman.
and John T. Stone. vice chairman.
Finances Of the rnission and other so-
cieties reporting at Atlanta TO the con-
vention Of Disciples o1 Christ now In
session are said 10 be in excellent shape.
the war excitement considered. The for
eIgn work Is $4,000 ahead Of she previous
year in receipts. and the women and
the home work are even with the preyi-
Gus year or q little more. Disciples
leaders are calling loudly for big plans
to be adopted at Atlanta
The Episcopal missionary treasury
closed on August 81 with an indicated de-
acit for the year amounting 10 5000.
In this connection lt should be remem-
bered that the appropriations for the
year were $4,000 greater than those Of
the year preceding, and that legacies
available toward paying appropriations
fell on In amount about S1o.ooo As q
matter Of fact the gifts OF the living in
the church were $4,000. IN excess OF last
year. This IN q year Of financial de-
preston, which closed with month OF
European war, shows that the church
has not given way to encouragement nor
panic.
The children's Lantern Offering for this
year amounts to s1s1. .1sa6I an increase OF
s, tsss over the Offering OF last year.
The American Board Of commiSponers
for Foreign Missions announces It's 1o6th
annual meeting ct Detroit October Is TO
ls. It viii be remembered that President
SAMUEL B. Capen died In China the last
year. Rev. Edward A. Eaton. president
Of Beloit College, vice president OF the
board, win therefore preside. and Rev
Nehemiah Boynton and DR.. Robert z.
speA viii make memorial addresses In
honor Of DR.. Capen- DR.. Boynton was q
pastor in Detroit previous to his going
TO Brooklyn, and Dr.. Spear is secretary
Of the Presbyterian organization CORE
spending TO the American board. The
order Of the convention will bring mis-
sionarfes to the front. The contingent
from India viii be prominent unless war
conditions should necessitate revision
Of that part of the program. Rev. Rock
well H. Potter. Of Hartford, will speak
on "A Century Of Missions and q Better
World" Rev. Dan F. Bradley, Of cleve-
land, will preach the annual sermon; Rev
A. ]. Lyman, of Brooklyn. will admin
lister the Lords Supper. and Professor
Edward I. Bosworth, of Oberlin, viii con-
duct the daily devotional exercises.
New Zealand win have soon referen'
dunn vote on the question Of Bible-read'
ing and religious instruction In the pub
lie schools. The bill to be voted on pro
vides for the reading In public schools
OF selected Bible lessons from q reading
book to be provided by the department
Of education. no sectarion teaching to b
allowed. Provision is made also toI
religious instruction within school hours
to children by a minister Of their owr
denomination. Any parent win have the
right, II he chooses to do 30. to withdraw
his children from the Bible reading oi
religious Instruction.
Plans for the new 100000 building oi
Brooklyn's central branch Of the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association have beer
completed. The building will be thirteer
stories high with living Accommodation
for coo. The auditorium VIII seat NOR
than 20 persons. The plans also call fol
| three large gymnAsiums, which VIII b
larger than any in the city. The site
on Hanson place. directly opposite tn
Long Island Railway station, was bough
] last year for Sz5o,ooo.