The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-15
IN THE REALM. or RELIGION

Two highly interesting collections o.
pictures have recently been given to the
American University at Washington. Mr.
and Mrs. John c. Let's have purchased
the Camp Gallery of National Portraits
and presented il to the university. This
remarkable gathering of steel engravinSs
etchings and crayons of eminent Ameri-
cans now fittinsly adorns the Assembly
Hall
William S. Corby, a trustee of the uni
versity. an intelligent collector. had gath
cred twenty-one choice examples of the
work of Lucian Powell in water color and
oil, showing classic and sacred scenes.
These now decorate the library and trus-
tees room in the College of History.
A unique accompaniment is the gift by
Bishop and Mrs. Cranston of a Chinese
mother-of-pearl inlaid picture of the
board of bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, at the time of Bishop Gran
stons election. This curious work of art
accompanied a donation of a goodly por-
ton of the bishops library with addi-
tional interesting souvenirs. Not the least
of these is ancient lamp eXcavated by
Bishop Hurst with his own hands at the
site of the city of Sidon. and given by
him to Mrs. Cranston.
" nat PROMISES 10 De Tile greatest COH-
vention ever held of the American FEEDER
alton Of Catholic Societies, the largest
Catholic organization in the United
, States. will meet in Toledo Ohio. August
Il to Is. The Papal Delegate, Most Rev.
John Bonzano. will open the convention
with The Pontifical mass. Among the prel-
ates who have already promised to be in
attendance are Archbishop Messmer. of
Milwaukee, Most Rev. Joseph Weber,
- d
of Cincinnati: Bishop McFall, of Tren-
ron. y j: Bishop Muldoon. of Rockford
Ill; Bishop Aerdins. of Fort Wayne.
Ind; Bishop Hartley, of Columbus, Ohio.
and Bishop Richter. of Grand Rapids.
Mich.
The business sessions of the conven-
tion will begin August 10 and will be
presided over by John Whalen. of New
York. Immediately after the Federation
convention there will be meeting of the
Catholic Press Associa ton of the United
states. presided over ny John Paul Chew,
of st. Louis.
The query that went the rounds a
few years ago: Shall we shoot old
ministers? is agitating the Northern
Methodists in new form just now. The
problem is to know what to do with
old bishops. The law recently enacted
IellItu al lnc HI 81 ScH-
eraI conference theld every four
years). after the bishop reached the
&c of IS. At the coming general con-
ference Bishop Cranston. aged "a. and
Bishop Hamilton. aged 20. are slated
for retirement. Bishop Cranston has
been specially active and his case is
regarded a. being specially unfortu
nate under the new law. Bishop
Warren was well into his SEND year
hen he i've he raIo
tionship.
The Presbyterian Church in the
United States increased by 54,961
members in the last year. and now
has 1.513.o46 communicates. according
to an official report just made public.
The gifts raised in the year totaled
s27.7s4.000, of which 100000 were
for home missions and s1.S10,000 for
foreign missions. The largest growth |
in membership is in Southern Cali !
fornia. and in Chicago. St. Louis, St /!
Paul, Minneapolis, indianapolis and |
Pittsburgh. In New York city. in the |
last year, the increase was greater |
than ever before. and included the alb
sorption of two large Reformed |
churches. The gifts to missions. etc,
shows the largest Presbyterian |
Church in the world to be the Fifth !
Avenue Church. New York City. Its !
charities for the year
amounted to s403.5o0. and the cost of
ma intenance was almost 100000. 1t
gave to foreign missions $4,000 and
to home missions $4,000.
The Presbyterians are still divided
North and South. but the line of divi-
sion is less significant than formerly.
DR.. Robert keer, of Baltimore, was q
Southern man in a Northern pulpit. He
has accepted a call to become coeditor
Of The Presbyterian of the South.
published at Richmond. On account of
his experience in the two communions.
it is to be expected that he will pow
erfully influence the journalism of
the Southern branch of the communion
IN favor of corporate reunion.
The missionary and benevolent budget
IF the Disciples of Christ for next year
as adopted by the general conference at
Los Angeles calls for total fund of
ss3o 60 to be raised by the churches and
he divided as follows: National Benevo-
lent Association. $500; Christian Wom-
ms Board of Missions, $4,000: Amer
can Christian Missionary Society. Sl2o,-
10: church extension. $4,000: Foreign
Thristian Mission Society. Sl65. 900; Chris
ian Union Commission. $1,000: board of ;
.ducation. $1,000 and American Tenn
Derance Board, $1,000.
Representatives of thirteen denomina-
ions in the United States to the num- t
reE of almost 800 attended this years j
mission conference at Silver Bay, on
AXE George, y. Y. In numbers. the
,;piscopals led. followed by the Meth
'dists.
A summer school Of the women's for I
7ign mission societies of the United {
;tates will be held at Chautauaua, n. i
l.. August q to e. II
A Young Mems Christian Association
as been organized among the Crow In r
ians. The place of meeting was a tent :
itched within sight OF the scene of the >
ulster massacre. The Indians attended n
= the manner Of their old-time tribal r.
Meetings. bringing their tepees with G
hem. /
The 4.onc japanese members of Chris
an churches in America will present :
he Emperor of Japan. upon his corona .
on day. November 10. with a Bible !,
tinted in English and bound in white >
,ather 1t will be suitably inscribed r
18th sentiments of high esteem and af- :,
ection. The committee have been noti-
ed of the Emperor's approval of the
IAN. II is said that this will be the first e
.nglish Bible to have been received in I,
nc imperial palace. The Japanese AM s,
assador has instructed Consul General r,
umano at San Francisco. to take Q
fhcial notice of the ceremonies in con- ii
ection with the gift which will take s.