The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-25

Dean Smaller Mathews, president OF
the Federal Council OF Churches OF Christ
in America, and DR.. Sidney L. Gulick.
who recently visited Japan as represent
atiyes OF the churches OF America.
were in Washington the past week Tor
the purpose Of comforting with Secretary
of State Bryan. The message Of frater-
nal good will carried by these churchmen
TO the people OF Japan was received most
cordially and resulted in a frank inter-
change Of views on some of the ques-
tions which have arisen TO perpiex both
nations better understanding OF
japan in her relations with China should
be an outcome of their visit.
Al a reception and dinner given in New
York on Monday evening to Dean Ma
thews ad Dr. Gulick. under the auspices
of the Church Peace Union, the Japan
Society, and the Federal CourGl OF
Churches, Rev. DR.. H. r. Carroll, OF this
city, was one OF the guests.
Reports to the New Jersey conference
of Conversational churches, in session
the past week at First congregational
Church, showed an aggregate member
ship In the churches OF the conference OF
I4.5Ss an increase during the year OF 3is.
The total membership Of the six
churches of Washington Is 1892. and new
members during the year were given as
1s3, while 213 names were removed from
the rolls by reason Of death. granting or
letters, or revision Of rolls.
The Presbyterian Sunday School Super
intendents' Union held its annual meet
ing last week and heard encouraging re-
ports from officers and superintendents.
W. II. H. Smith was reelected president
of the organization.
BAPTIST pastors and churches of Wash
inEton have agreed to enter into stimuli
taneous cooperative Baptist evangelistic
campaign to be led by the Home Mis-
sion Board forces Of the Southern Con-
vention. in the fall Of this year. The idea
is TO set apart the month of October to
the work, preparing for the meetings by
holding cottage prayer meetings. taking
a census, and by cooperative effort.
Then an evangelist, sometimes assisted
by a singer, will be assigned to aid each
cooperating pastor and church. Great
city-wide campaigns have recently been
conducted in Atlanta. Richmond, Louis
vile, Baltimore, and Dallas, 4ex-. where
from J. 600 to $500 have been added to the
Baptist churches. During the past twelve
months 1900 have been added to the
churches in the South In this way.
At the First Congregational prayer
hack showed on the screen pictures OF
places in Washington associated with the
martyred Decentralization Lincoln.
DR. ]. H. Jowett, Of New York, be-
lieves that the ministers of America
are being diverted from their proper
tasks by a multitude of duties with
out significance. He says: I'm the
midst of our fussy, restless activities.
in all the multitudinous trifles which.
like a cloud of dust. threaten to
choke cur souls, the minister must
fence off his quiet and secluded hours
and suffer no interference or obtru-
sion. | am profoundly convinced that
one of the greatest per!ls which be-
set the ministry of this country IS \
restless scattering of energies over
an amazing multiplicity Of interests.
which leaves no margin Of time or
of strength for receptive and alb
sorbing communion with God. We
are tempted 10 be always on the run,
and to measure our frui.fulness by
our pace and by the ground we cover
in The course of the week"
In nine years, the theological
schools of the country have increased
in number from 15S to 179. ana the
student enrolment from 7.411 to
1896. During the same period the
medical students OF the country have
decreased in number from 24,0l2 to
$3.50. The professions growing moro
rapidly than the ministry. in tie num-
her of students. are the law and vet
Urinary practice.
DR.. John r. Mott, Sherwood EDDY,
c. D. Hurley and D. r. Porter re-
Gently assisted in holding a five
days evangelistic campaign at the
University of Michigan. The student
audiences averaged 5000 a day. Five
hundred men decided for Christ in the
meetings, and the action taken by tho
university athletes indicates how the
student body was touched. a series
of resolutions were drawn up on such
items o. student conduct as betting
at games. drunkenness among STU