The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION

RELIGlON
leaders will attend sectional conference
in South America, the West Indies, Cen!
traI America and Mexico. Among thoss
who will participate are Secretary W.
F. Oldham, Miss Carrie >CarnAhan, DR..
! Arthur ]. Brown. Miss Belle Bennett and
others.
The Church Periodical Club Is society
in the Protestant Episcopal church. orr
sanized for the purpose Of providins res
| ligious literature to those not able to
secure it. There are locals In the differ.
ent parishes and these cooperate 10 fur.
, nish papers. magazines and books to tha
poor. to missionaries. and ciergymen In
small parishes. They also send htefa.
ture for missionary distribution. The So
ciety states Books do really ciothe thd.
naked and feed the hungry as no othes
food and clothing can do"
The rapid growth within the past
, months of the Go-to-Church Band st7
at Central Church, Worcester, Ma
and the successful records made py
members in church attendance to
of gathering the younger members OF
parish into the morning service sh
January the movement has increased
per cent; it has spread to 23s churches ID
thirty-three states and seven denomina.{
tions. with over 5000 members. There'
were over 1900 young people and chiidren
who did not fail at churchgoing Tor tha
four months ended with May. In one
church there were 100 who made q per-
at church aftand2nce for
these four months. Interest in the band
in this church. at least, seems to wax
rather than to wane, for there were
twenty new record winners last term.
The band has changed the church from
being a nearly chiidless meeting house
to one in which "a per cent of the audi
ence Is composed of children. The lead
ers say, moreover, that the strength Of
the movement lies in its self-educatins1
habit-forming character; because after
boy or girl has won three records. and
has been for twelve months without mis-
sing Sunday, such a one Is pretty apt
to persist and will not allow a simple
obstacle to prevent attendance at serv.
ice and the winning of a new record.
The American Bible Society Is closing
the ninety-ninth year of its operation. It
have number of plans for the enlarge
ment of its work in the near future.
Among these is the establishment of
Bible station at Panama. Bibles have
long been distributed at Suez and the
same work will be duplicated at thef
western canal The society will also par
ticipate in the Latin-American confer.
ence to be held at Panama with a view
of planning Bible distribution In tho
southern continent.
A careful investigation conducted by Q
committee specially appointed to look
into the matter Of Unitarian minister
salaries reported the following in regard
to 200 congregations from which figures
had been obtainable OF these congrega.
tions nine pay their pastors 5000 and
over per year; six pay 1000 to 5000; SIX.
$500 to $1,000; sixteen. 5000 to $3.50:
eight $500 to 5000: thirty-seven, $2,0o
to s., 500; forty-six, $3.50 60 5000; forty.
nine, $1,000 to 5000: twenty-three. less
than 800. These figures include house
rent at an average of $4o0 per year.
Christian Endeavorers. gathered atr
Sycamore, Mass. for an early autumn
institute, signified their Joy in DR.. F. z.
Clerks recovery from his severe sicks
ness by assembling in front of his house
and pouring forth their gratitude in song.
DR.. Clark was allowed to go downstairs
last week for the first time. Many mes.
sages from friends the world over have
cheered him greatly during these Ions
twelve weeks of his illness.
The latest arrival from the Congress<}
tional missionary force in Turkey II Rev.
Ernest c. Partridge. of Sivas. in Western
Turkey. who with his wife snd Ave chill.
dren reached this country last week.
coming via Constantinople. They were
a oh 1 vryr1angkx
and work at Sivas has been 80 interrupts,
ed by the deportations of Armenians that
Mr. Partridge felt that it was an oppor>
tune time for him to be absent from hiA
field He brings confirTna ton of the sad
stories with regard to the desperate
plight of the Armenians throughout thu
country. While in this country Mr.. Part.l
ridge will have share in the nations
wide campaign of the laymen's missions,
ary movement. 1t is cheering to know
that the American board in this crisis Of
its work in the East has just received,
from the Rockefeller Foundation the sum
of $4,000 for relief work in Turkey.
DR.. Campbell Morgan spent his vaca}
ton this summer in visiting the trenches
in Europe. He is being sent by the Y.
NJ c. A. in England to give spiritual,
comfort to the soldiers. His great pop,
ularity in England will make him a wel-
come visitor among the millions Of en-.
listed men.
After a visit to the camps Of the Brit<
ish soldiers at Hayre, Canon Scott-Hols.
land said: They never tire of hymns.
Never were such hymn-singers known.
No sing-song that does not culminate in
hymns You ought to hear the shout Of
their jolly voices. They all have their
favorites. And. though We do a good
deal in the line of Throw Out the Lifes.
line or AT the Roll Call I'll Be There.s
or Hold the Fort still far the most pops,
ular are the best. Put II to the vote,
and the strength of the shout will be for
Holy, Holy, Holy or Abide with Me-.
or Jesus. Lover of My SOUL. and very/
often for Lead. Kindly Light TheS
sing and sing, and IL you give them
bit Of religion they have their grip OF
It at once"