The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02

lnES Will De nelu III tHt dAtciioo 80
and in the evening at 80. the moderator
DIAN William Allen Wilbur, presiding.
At IN. afternoon session papers vii
h. presented by Rev. John z. Briggs. oil
fifth Baptist Church, whose subject VIII
he "Denominational Activity" and oS
Rev. B. D. Cav, pastor OF the Mes'
Washington Church, on THE Church IN
tho Community Discussions OF Or.
Briggs paper will be led by Rev w. W.
NcMaster. of First Baptist Church ana
Rev. II. T. Cousins. Of Anacostia Church'
The new assistant pastor OF calvary
church, Rev A. T. Anderson, and the
pastor OF the Hyattsville Church. Rev.
II. A. Cockebrand. will discuss the pa
PER given by DIR. CAV.
THE Young Man and the Church ana
THE Young Woman and the Churcn'
Will be the subjects Of the addresses al
the evening meetinS-the speakers being
DR.. Charles W. Needham. former presi'
dent OF George Washington University.
and Mrs. ]. L. Arnold, president Tor 1914
Of the Young Peoples Society OF Chris.
tion Endeavor OF Calvary bapt's'
Church.
ri, music at the evening services Will
he in charge Of George A. Judd, as pre-
rentor. The ladies of Petworth Church
will serve supper for those who attend
the two meetings.
The Foreign Mission Society OF Bap-
fists North, whose report was delayed
hevond others, ended its fiscal year IN
better shape than had been reared a.
one time. The same was true OF both
hmm. and foreign societies Of Northern
Ea mist women. The deficit Of the first
named amounted at closing to sS3ooc,
while the women found themselves be-
hind $1,000 - committee has been
named with T. ". Aver. the Phiiadelphia
advertising man. at the head. to secure
the $4,000 at once, and enable al So
cieties home, foreign and women. 10 so
10 Los Angeles on May 1e, where the
Northern Baptist Convention meets, free
OF all debts BaptistS Of the North paid
OF during the year an Indebtedness OF
S"766o0. incurred during the past six
wears. besides the excellent showing Just
set forth. Baptists of the South made
n correspondingly favorable showing Tor
The year.
What TO do with the child in the long
summer vacation is a problem OF many
households One solution is the Vacation
R!blc School movement. The program OF
The movement Is: To promote the social
welfare of children irrespective OF race
or creed by giving them competent lead
n-s and teachers, suitable and HAPPY oc-
equations, systematic oversight IN games
good songs, and, above all, to combine
with this program training and pracucal
Bible teaching, the supreme need OF
childhood. To promote the community
Use of the church buildings in cities and
rural districts for child welfare based on
broad, nonsectarian lines. especially
where public schools are closed IN sum-
In~r. To employ i'll this field alert col
lcCe men and women inspired by the
shirt OF social service and fitted TO be
Hcient leaders of children in worship,
work and play The daily vacation Bible
schools enrolled G..535 children in 1914, as
compared with 5,CS3 in 1907.
A bill is pending in the legislature of
ohio which would make compulsory the
reading OF the Bible in every public
school each DAY without comment other
-han grammatical. historical OF geo
graphical explanation. 4 written re-
t.Icst from a Parent might procure the
light of a pupil TO absent himself during
such reading. The hill also provides for
som. courses OF study in the Bible and
for a system OF credits for such study.
Tho book committee OF the Methodist
church. lust meeting, in Los Angeles,
heard from the Methodist Book Concern,
the great publishing house OF Metho-
dists. that the fiscal year just ended has
been sufficiently prosperous TO make pos
sibie the granting OF $4,000 to support
aged ministers ont OF the profits. These
Profits were made from sales OF books
and not from publication of the Chris
iian Advocates" The concerns report
contains a table OF losses. showing vary
ing sums on all of the famous "Advo-
Gates save two. The report indicates
occadence of Methodist journalism, that
las been going on for some years.
The concern headquarters are In New
y ork and Cincinnati the western agency
',eing the larger, with branches in Bos-
on, Chicago. Philadelphia. kansas City,
Pittsburgh and some other centers. Since
S.S sales have exceeded Slp.O 900 and
now approach 100000 a year. The
profits have always gone to WORKOUT
preachers. The dividend to them this
YEAR is the same as last year, and Is the
largest in the history of the concern.
Methodists have a movement in hand
70 secure 100000 for these WORKOUT
rrea cheers, the same 10 supplement sums
earned by book sales, and frunds raised |
bv district conferences. A convention In |
the interests of these retired ministers
Is now In session in Chicago. Methodist
ministers themselves are giving the funds |
for the expenses of the $40 co., coo cam |
raisn and its conventions.
The report is made that the Presby-
terrain Foreign Board recently invested
800 in advertising in religious weeklies
and cleared thereby 5000. The Congre-
nationalist says, The moral Is obvious"
During the next three years the Sec
-ct2-y Of the Navy will appoint twenty
light or thirty new chaplains In the
'nited States navy. Congress has pro-
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