The Washington herald., 1915-07-04
What Church People
Are Saying and Doing

the university since 1891. He was ap-
pointed rector in 1909. He was con-
secrated bishop by Cardinal Gibbons
last November.
Today has been designated by the
Lutherans of the General Synod as
Pastors Fund Day" and an average
offering of one dollar from each men,
Der is being sought, for the benefit of
the endowment fund for retired min
listers.
Ministers everywhere are preaching
today sermons appropriate TO the ma
tion's birthday. OF the pressing prob
lens of the day the editor of the
Presbyterian writes:
This year we celebrate the one hun
dred and fortieth Independence Day of
this nation. We may be said to be the
youngest of the greatest among the
worlds governments. Today, modern
civilization is at a crisis. and under
a test. AS a nation. we have no crisis
peculiar to ourselves. but we are par
takers in the general testing. AS a
young nation. we have been somewhat
subject to fads and passing condi-
tons: but, To-Day, the demand and ne
cessity is for sound and sober think
ing. Such thinking will require con-
sideration of future prospects, pres
ent problems, and past history. If one
will so study the nation, we are con-
WINGED that he will not find it to be
a bundle of incidents and accidents.
and passing conditions: but he will
find that this nation is founded on
principles. these principles being OF
three kinds-creation principles. Chris
tian principles, and constitutional prin-
ciples. We appeal to the creation prin-
ciples when we declare that God Gre
ated all men free and equal We appeal
to Christian principles of brotherhood
in the first three words of the Con-
stitution, I'VE. the people," We sub
NIT to the constitutional principles
when we 'ordain and establish this
Constitution" 1t is in harmony with
pressing problems which in these days
confront this nation.
A national missionary campaign like
that inaugurated by the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement n 1879 and 1910 has
been organized for the coming fall and
next spring.
AS in the first campaign, the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, which is an in
terdenominational organization, will
work in cooperation with the home and
foreign mission agencies of the country,
holding a series of seventy-five conven-
tions in as many cities in all parts Of the
United States.
The meetings will start in October and
end in April, with a national missionary
congress at Washington April IS to 90,
1916. Forty thousand churches are to be
invited to send their able men as dele
gates to the various conventions, there
being no limit to the number from each
church. Last year the attendance ran
above 5000 delegates and the announce
ment for this year speaks of an expected
total of 10000 men.
Buffalo. N. Y, will be the place of
holding the first convention. October II
to 20, according to the preliminary pro-
gram, and in order the other cities will
hold conventions about as follows: De-
troit, Chicago, Pueblo. Pittsburgh, Den
yer, Topeka, Wichita, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Mitchell, s. OAK; Milwaukee.
Portland. Me: Boston, Cincinnati,
Wheeling. Waterbury. Conn: Manches-
ter. n. H; st. Louis Cleveland Albany,
Toledo. Rochester, N. Y; Houston, Du-
luth. New Orleans. Minneapolis. st. Paul.
Jackson. Miss; Fargo. Reading. Will
mington. Del; Billings, Birmingham, At
lanta- Butte, Newark, N. j.; Spokane.
Columbia, S. c.: Seattle, Dayton, Ia
coma, Portland, Greg; Davenport, Iowa: