The Washington herald., 1915-07-18
IN THE REALM, OF RELIGION

other You hold your services the same
old way. not minding your failure to
reach and interest the people. Why not
study the psychology Of the crowd and
plan your services to make a harmonious
whole that shall make the impression
that you seek. If the ads we men pro-
duce were as disjointed as your services.
we would get fired. and that soon. True.
you ministers have 1t hard, for you must
make choir. organist and ushers work
together"
That is another good point" was my
response. What else?''
The lad" man replied: THE greatest
criticism l have to make of you preach
ers Is that you don't mean it, We have
found that the .ad' man does not succeed
until he comes to believe absolutely in
the goods that he is advertising You
men have the finest line OF goods on the
earth. You are dealing with ideals and
religion. You need never be afraid that
some one else has a better line. and you
always know that what you have will
be good for those that receive. 1t may
not be best for every man to buy what
We have to sell. You can throw yourself
into Your work with every power that
lies within you. Why don't you do it?
Why do YOU preach as IL 1t did not
amount to anything"
In honor Of the late Mrs. Ellen Wilson
wife of President Woodrow Wilson. a
band of Southern women, who knew of
her deep interest in the mountain people
of the Southern States and her untirinS
efforts to secure for them better educa-
tional and religious advantages, have I'M
dertaken to perpetuate this work which
was so close to Mrs. Wilson's heart
hrn rrh ft,n 20 ha hn
Ellen Wilson Fund for the Christian
Education of Mountain YOUTH
In accordance with President Wilson's
wish, the fund will be available for all
worthy students attending any Christian
school, without reference to denomina
ton.
A board Of representative women. char
tered for the purpose. will administer
the proceeds from the fund. and they
invite the men and women Of America
to assist in building it up. as a lasting
memorial to a beautiful life. All COM
should be addressed to The
Ellen Wilson Memorial at the headquar-
tiers of the board in Atlanta, Ga.
In All Souls Memorial Church a carv-
ed oak reliable TO match the Holy Table
has recently been placed in memory Of
Charles and H. Constantia Albert, by
their children. and also in memory OF
their cousins, Agnes and Sophie Dallas
Irwin. A carved oak credence table in
memory of William D. Baldwin, for
many years warden of the Church of the
Epiphany, is the gift of his wife.
DR.. John NJ. Little. Of the Grenfell Mis-
sion, has sent word that the steamer
Prospero. which had made three at
tempts to reach St Anthony. Northern
with provisions and mail.
arrived June "a. No mail since April !.
by dog team or any other route. had
brought them in touch with the outside
world for six months, the last trip of the
Prospero. The steamer not only took
freight and mail but landed the medical
house officers for ST. Anthony Hospital.
DR.. Charles S. Curtis, of Boston. and DR..
Louis J. Fallon, of Pennsylvania. and
three nurses. the Misses Comstock and
Huber. of Massachusetts, and Miss Pal
mer. of St. Luke's Hospital New Bed
ford. The three-masted schooner. the
George B. Cluett belonging to the Gren-
fell Mission which has left Boston. takes
supply material for which
DR.. Grenfell has been keenly waiting.
The winter food supplies are exhausted
and the doctor will soon he boarding his
the northernmost settlements.
On the change of the communion serv-
Ice from the morning TO the evening
of the church. the Waterman
Examiner lBaptisD comments:
We are glad to note the increasing
popularity Of evening communion serv-
ices. This modern innovation Is in real
ty a return to the original and primitive
- ~t~ttt
name for the communion is the Lords
Supper. and surely there is no incon-
sruity in celebrating a supper at the
evening hour. Many people are never
able to attend the celebration Of this
beautiful ordinance in the morning. and
vet the almost universal custom has been
10 confine the observance of the ordin-
ance to the morning hour. We are glad
that our churches are coming 10 the
sensible conclusion that the ordinance
should he observed at a time to suit the
of the people. Some churches
observe the supper at the morning hour
in one month and at the evening hour
in the next Other churches continue
the morning observance and have an
evening communion service once every
two months Churches should consider
Inc advisability OF at least an occasional
evening communication service"
Once more Disciples of Christ are I'M
lertaking to secure. in New York City,
,ne strong center of work and worship.
Some former movements to this end
nave stressed the building of great
plant in some prominent location. Dis
.iples throughout the Middle West have
oeen sounded on the matter of contrib
Iting money to this end. The latest eff
'ort looks rather to a man than church.
rhe one large Disciples church in New
Fork has elected Rev. Finis Idleman. Des
\Ioines. as its pastor. and Disciples of
are urging him to give up
,ne OF the large Christian pastorates of
owa and the West and go to New York. |
1t is stated that there are involved In
he present effort. besides the Des
Moines pastor. two of his classmates at
,oIleee One il Rev. Peter Ainslie. Bal |
imore: the other Rev. W. H. Shelter. |
Memphis The first named is head Of
he Disciples unity commission, and is a
'peaker at the forthcoming North Amer |
can conference on church unity. to be
,eld 'at Garden City, Long Island. next
January. The other is president " the
American Christian Missionary Society. |
These leaders argue the necessity OF
strength in Disciples counsels in New
nate to sacrifice and go there.
Disciples in New York City have four !
cen or fifteen churches. but all are
mail compared with other denomina-
ions. The most considerable Disricles
church. the Central. Is on the Upper
West Side in Manhattan. and once had
Rev. B. B. Tyler. a Disciples leader, for |
minister. Its building is we'll appointed
'ut poorly located. SO its members say.
Is present supply is Rev. ]. NJ. Philiput. |