The Washington herald., 1915-08-22
WHAT CHURCH PEOPLE
ARE SAYING AND DOING

Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, of the South
ern Methodist Fellowship, has made a
notable statement about the reunion OF
American Methodism. He says: This
result is very much nearer realizatio
man II ever har been. The General Con-
terence of our church a. Oklahoma City
TWO years ago unanimously approved the
measure. The Methodist Protestant
church is on record in its favor. The
Methodist Episcopal Church at it's Cen
eral Conference next year will act on the
matter. If it fails, the blame will rest on
4 the Northern church. There is no differ
ence in faith between the three Meth
odist churches The church was bises ted
by mutual agreement in 1874 through
disagreement on slavery. The Methodist
Protestant Church was organized by Sc
ceders who object to the lack OF lay rep
resentat ton in the General Conference
Since that time both the Northern and
southern churches have enacted this re-
form, and the Methodist Protestants feel
that there remains no barrier between
the churches" Bishop Mouzon, then on
his way TO Brazil. spent several days in
Washington in May. and upon his return
Will be attached to the Baltimore con-
ference, in which Washington is in
cluded
Rev. Charles Stelzle. long the head of
the LABOR Temple in New York. has been
LOT several years an arbitrator between
the New York newspa pers and their
union labor. Though Steizle came up
from the ranks OF LABOR. he has not
shown preference for either side. and it
chances that most OF his decisions have
gone to the papers instead of to the men
A recent trouble in the Office of the New
York American was decided in favor of
the union.
J. B. Duke has made gift of SIS. 200
to North Carolina Methodism and pledges
this arrount annually for indefinite
period. OF this amount $1,000 is to be
used in church extension work, $1,000 for
domestic missions. and $4,000 Cor super
ANIMATED preachers.
New buildings have recently been
opened by the Young Mems Christian
Association at the following places. cost
ing the amounts subjoined: Gainesville.
Pa. Sla5.O1o: Laurel. Miss. 100000. Roa
noke. Va, $20O.Fo
Central Presbyterian Church. Whining
ton, Del, opens rest room twice week
on market days. especially intended for
farmers and truck raisers- Women of the
church act as attendants.
The city council of Petersburg. Va. has
decided to give the Salvation Army corps
The field secretary reports: Almost
every city in Virginia where we have
corps now subsidies our work"
The use Of tents for summer services
In large cities is becoming increasingly
popular. New York has made summer
work famous IN the past years. but never
in the thirty-six years of the work has
the attendance been as good as it is this
summer at the Union Tent Evangel
Philadelphia is following up the Billy
Sunday meetings with the best ever
summer tent campaign. The Presbyte-
rians have been aggressive in the move
ment. holding services in half dozen
congested districts. and having audiences
in their tent of from 5oo to 500 every even
ing. The Baptists. too. are holding
meetings in three different places. They
report that a large part of the attend
ance is from the -Churchgoins popu-
Iation. The unconventionality of the
whole thing attracts, and men go in their
SHIRT sleeves and collarless.
The Preshyterians have made good
progress among the Italians. On re-
cent Sunday one of their Italian minis
tcrs addressed en- of his fellow-country-
men. holding the meeting in a vacant
lot Three Italian churches have been
organized as the result of the open-air
and tent work. The tent work and other
work in parks. Fairgrounds and similar
Places is carried on out in West Phila-
dephia. and the suburbs. Squads of
Billy SUNDAYS converts are volunteering
for the work. Automobiles are enlisted
to carry the speakers. Well-ec.uipped
,hoirs and good orChestras have been
trained. Altogether this summer evan
ceIistic work is one Of the wonders of the
hot term when so many uptown churches
are closed for vacations.
To the churches adart themselves to /
tho summer asks the editor of the Con-
crcgationalsf and continues:
This question forces itself upon us with
increasing persistence from year to year
as the pressure Of interests competing
with the old-tir1e observance OF the
Lords Day and the Chnrchgoing habit
becomes more intense The ehh tide in
the life Of the churches reaches its low !
est mark in August and while we have
M railing accusation to bring. and while |
We recognize the rightful requirements
Of the vacation season. we fear that the |
tendency throughout this country is to- |
ward greater sluggishness This impress !
son is confirmed by reports Of the uneX |
ampled ina ctivitv of the churches in |
Great Britain this summer. There the |
war may constitute a sufficient excuse.
nut it certainly does not ralliate any I'M
due relaxation OF zeal here in America
Speaking broadly the churches have
much to learn concerning their use OF
the Christian opportunities of the sum-
ner. Even where the major portion of
the congregation is away for weeks. it
is not right to overlook duties and oppor-
tunities that may still exist
Among the English preachers who have
recently been to the firing line in Bel
GUM on errands of Christian sympathy
are Or. G. Campbell Morgan and Rev.
r. J. Campbell. They have visited the
men in the trenches and taken helpful
Fart in the services conducted by the Y.
VI. c A. That organization. by the way.
seems to have found itself during this
war. The way in which 1t is following
UP and serving the need of the English
and Scotch soldiers is being warmly
praised. Possibly what the Y. NJ. q. A.
>did for our soldiers at the time of the
Spanish War may have suggested meth
DDS to our brethren across the Atlantic.
Mr.. Campbell. on his return to England.
spoke with appreciation of the amount
OF real Christianity he found among the
English soldiers on duty in France
Something of the nature OF the Anti
Saloon League has been formed by the
Institution of a Temperance Council of
the Christian Churches of England and
Wales. The Archbishop of Canterbury.
Gen. Booth. of the Salvation Army:
Cardinal Bourne and Principal Selbie
are its board of presidents. and a Wes-