The Washington herald., 1915-01-31

thousands of millions of wealth. The
! Toronto Globe says the sword now
unsheathed should never be sheathed
again-it should be broken" War
never had fewer real friends and was
never held at a lower estimate. Every
one of the nations involved in it seeks
to excuse itself and lay the blame on
others.
"One hundred years of peace was
many times threatened. Time and
! again our international relations were
strained and passions kindled; but ma
tional restraint and diplomatic pa
thence and friendliness and also doubt
less lack of preparation averted con-
fict. AS a result the bonds of peace
were never so strong between Eng
land and the United States as today.
May we not. to adapt the words Of
great church leader, have a league
of peace, offensive and defensive. with
every nation of eaCth?'
Practically all church bodies in
America are pledged to join in the
cclebration-Protest Catholic, Jew
and Mormon having all received the
plan with> favor. 1t is estimated that
not fewer than $4,000 churches will
give special observance to the day.
The Christian Endeavor Union has
for the observance of Christian En-
deavor week, February to "a. Each
day of the week is to have its spe-
ciaI significance. Sunday, February 4,
is Christian Endeavor Day, the thirty
fourth anniversary OF the start of the
movement; this is to be the day Of
ingathering, when new members are
brought into the societies. Tuesday,
February s, will be observed as local
hot he Of-
ficers of the Union are making plans
which have not yet been announced.
The Womans Missionary Society of
the Washington conference, NJ. z.
Church, South, reports through Mrs
Wilmer p. Johnson. treasurer, total
receipts for the last quarter of 1914
of $3.50, an increase of nearly 40
per cent over the corresponding quar-
ter of the previous wear. Not only is
the Offering unusually large but in
creased interest is shown in mission
study classes and other activities of
the organization.
W H. Schnureman, of Colorado. a
home mission worker of the Presby
terian board, while in the East on
a visit, is to spend the week March l
to in Washington, and will give a
series of lectures, especially to young
people. During three nights of the
week meetings will be held to hear
Mr. Schnureman in First, lexington
and Takoma Park Presbyterian
churches. 4. f. Mechum, vice presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor Union,
and a representative of the young peo-
pies work of the Presbyterian
churches. is also arranging for other
meetings.
The Macleod class of the Sunday
school of First Presbyterian Church
will celebrate its ninth anniversary
with a banquet at the church next
Wednesday evening.
The Every Member Canvass" has
recently been made for the first time
in St Johns Lutheran parish. and
Pastor Leddin reports very gratifying
results. Twenty-four men signed
agreement cards. showing their will
ingness to form a Bible class in the
Sunday school and quite a few ex-
pressed a desire to join the home de-
partment OF the Sunday school.
The Y. NJ c. A. is undertaking to
make its work effective with 10000
school boys throughout the country
problem classes. This is but one of
the interesting ways in which this or
ganization shows 1t is young enough
to continue adjusting itself to its en-
vironment. There have been sixty
three new buildings built the past
year costing $4,000 and there has
been a gain in membership of $1,000
members. More than 1000 members of
the association have become church
members during the year. There is
definite effort to relate association
and many of the secretaries are teach
ing Sunday school classes.
John r Mott, associate secretary of
the International Y. NJ. c. A. commit
tee, laid the cornerstone of the new
Y. NJ. c. A. College in Chicago, and
delivered a strong address. He said:
NO organization has in such a short
time added to it such vast interests
in property and money as has the
Young Mems Christian Association and
1 make bold to say that there is no
organization in which men and women
of wealth believe more earnestly than
in this organization. Our material
equipment is the visible thing about
us and we ourselves are apt to forget
the fact that the crowning glory of
the Young Mems Christian Association
was it's spiritual conception. Here lies
our danger, and we must have leader
ship to tide us over, and it is in these
leaders, in these schools of prophets,
and we hope, of apostles, that We have
n right to look to increasingly for
the men that will save this organiza-
ton from these dangers"
The question of the effect of the
war upon the religious life of the
world has brought forth various ideas
from religious leaders. In some cases
they believed the reaction will be
totally bad. In other cases, it is
thought that the greater seriousness
of the present time with its challenge
to deeper thinking. will bring religion
to the fore. A letter from DR.. Stalker,
of Aberdeen, quoted in the Congre-
gationalist, says: There is a strong
religious element in the patriotism
and enthusiasm with which the young
are enlistlng, and the movement is
being led by those who have been the
leaders in the young peoples work in
our congregations. Even our students
of divinity are on the tiptoe of ex-
Citement. There is a widespread spirit
of prayer; multitudes Of meetings for
prayer are being commenced; and
many ministers are speaking of re-
vived interest in their congregations"
A letter TO DIR. W. H. Roberts, of Phil
adelphia, from Prof. August Lange. of
the University of Halle, says: THE
churches are full and overfiowing as
they have NOT been for decades Pa