The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION

one sphere in which there has been
no gain, but, rather. comparative loss.
is that of the supply of ministers.
The synod was painfully awake to
this most serious condition: The thrice.
told tale Of deficiency did not fall
upon unheeding ears. 1t is clear to
the church that a lack of ministers
means its dissolution. All plans for
its welfare must fail without a min
fstry adequate in numbers and char
acter. The Laymen's Missionary Move
ment has become fully aware of this
self-evident truth and has pledged its
moral and financial support to a most
thorough canvass Of the congrega-
tons for boys and men to whom shall
the ministry.
DR.. Peter Ainslie, of Baltimore. in
his opening editorial in the Christian
Union Quarterly for July. tells of two
churches. one of Disciples. the other
Congregational, in a small town in
the State of Washington. The first
had it's building and a debt, with it's
minister's salary supplemented by $500
from his home missionary board; the
second had a lot and funds sufficient
to start building. with it's minister's
salary supplemented by $500 from his
home missionary board.
The two congregations united.
The funds of the Congregationalists
were sufficient to pay on the debt on
the church Of the Disciples. Both
preachers resigned. One was called to
the ministry of the united church
without any further aid from either
home missionary board. and the other
was called to a self-supporting church
with an increased salary. DR.. Ainslie
says:
Not only can this be done in a
thousand towns in America, but it
ought to be done without delay in
order both to wipe out the wrong of
the past and to reach the unsaved of
the community. To accomplish it, sec
retarianism would get some hard
knocks, almost death blows. for any
the community. To accomplish it.
sectarianism would get some hard
vanced and that is our interest in
these days.
1.-The differences" continues DR..
Ainslie. of nine-tenths of the Pro-
testant communions are fictitious, not
being known by the members very
much beyond the ministers. 1t is
profitable to keep alive their useless
and sinful barriers?"
Galilee Mission. Philadelphia. where
George Long and many other men
work were rescued from degradation.
is developing into a little theological
seminary, according to the Public
Ledger of that city. which says that
in the last few years no less than
fifteen men of Galilee Mission have
decided to give their lives to the Cos
pei ministry. Four have been ordained,
and several others are preparing for
ordination.
Rev ]. ]. d. Halls latest recruit
for the ministry is Robert W. Lewis.
of London, a man of IS years, who
has been working in the church army.
otherwise known as the Salvation
Army of the Church of England. For
several years he has been conducting
work in the streets and parks of Lon
don and Leeds. When Mr.. Hall was in
London, two years ago, he heard Lewis
preach in Hyde Park, and as the
young man showed much more abil
ity than other street preachers the
Philadelphia clergyman introduced
himself AS a result of that meeting
Mr.. Lewis recently arrived in Amer
lea. and began his work at Galilee
Mission as one of Mr.. Halls assistants.
He intends to prepare himself for the
ministry while working at the mission.