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CHURCHES GIVE $16253OO MORE TO
FOREIGN MISSIONS IN 1915 THAN IN 1914
The Total Gifts for Last Year Amounted to S18 1885,
0OO and Is Largest in History of American
Giving Along This Line

The American people, through theiI
churches and their foreign missionary
| societies, gave last year. a war year
| s1,625. 800 more than during 1914. Their
| total gifts last year reached ST. 500
| or. including Canada, SIS, $4,000. These
sums are the largest by far in the his
tory of American foreign mission Civ
ing, and they are larger than are given
| by all of the rest of the world to-
gether. Because of the war foreign
mission figures for Europe for the
years 1914 and 1918 are lacking. The
total for all the world is now. how
ever. much above $30,o00,000, showing
that the United States and Canada give
considerably more than half of the en-
tire sum.
No foreign society in Canada has an
income of 100000. and the great for
eign societies Of the United States. as
shown by figures for last year. and
just now made public. are:
Presbyterian, North, So. 262 900; Meth
odist. North. $1,oss,7 100; Baptist. North.
81 1854. 200: Episcopal $l.152.200; Con-
gregational $1,1O1.5O0.
Christians in the foreign fields of
these societies also give large sums
toward their own support These
Christians now number 2,644.000. hav-
ing doubled in numbers in the past ten
years. When their gifts are added the
big American societies show figures as
follows: Presbyterian. s2.97s.500; Bap-
list. S2.491 800; Methodist. s2.438. 700:
Episcopal. $1,e72,2oo Congregational.
81. 46s. 500.
Besides these record breaking fig
ures, some home mission societies sent
$594,200 to foreign fields in Mexico,
Central America and Cuba. The Amer
lean board Congregational and the
Presbyterian North sent more than
81, 100000 to Syrian and Armenian suf-
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ferers because of the war. Two socie.
ties. the Baptist and the Episcopal,
paid off big debts, the last named re-
curing the raising OF 100000 in addi-
ton to the sums reported in the reg
ular way. Women's boards had also
their greatest year in 1915, spending
under their own administration or
turning over to the official boards
larger sums than in any previous year.
Because of the war the Standard Oil
Company has figured in foreign mis-.
sion affairs. When it was impossible
to transmit money to the nearby Acids
in Turkey and in Egypt. owing to war
conditions. il was found impossible
also by the oil company to transmit
money from these countries to Amer
lea. So the foreign missionary socie-
ties paid their money into the Stand
ards treasury in New York. The oil
company cabled to Constantinople to
agents there to pay to missionary and
Bible society treasurers there. And
both missions and oil prospered in
spite of war. Most of the relief funds
contributed by Americans to Arme-
mans and Syrians, and not a little
sent by Bohemians and Galicians here
to their friends in southern Europe,
were transmitted in the same fashion.
An unusual feature of foreign mis-.
sions in 1915. as in 1914, was the large
number of missionaries. usually sup
ported by countries in Europe now at
war, who were helped by missionary
funds from the United States Some OF
these were Roman Catholic. and some
Protestants. All were assisted in SO
far as possible, at least to the extent
of food and clothing. In some cases
work has been maintained. Most Of
the continental European societies,
notably German and Austrian. have
been powerless to support their work.
ers In China and Japan, and they have
been freely helped with American
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Rev Henry E. Brundage. pastor OF
the lexington Presbyterian Church
commenced series of special Sunday
evening sermons there last Sunday under
the general topic, Journeys With the
Master
His special topics for the next two dates
are as follows:
Tomorrow evening Scripture lesson.
Marriage at Characterization Expert
ences. Topic. "Life's Greatest Problem -
February 6~Scripture lesson. Sychar
Woman at the Well. Topic. Things
That Satisfy"
The series will be continued through
to the last Sunday in June.
New members joining lexington
Church recently have numbered twenty
four.
X \
The board Of religious education Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Washing
ton has announced a course in teacher
training to be held in Epiphany Parish
Hall by Rev. Stewart U. Mitman, field
secretary of the provincial board Of re-
ligious education. The course will be
from February ii to %, inclusive.
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body quite knows now Just what the
cost Of the building is to be.
The edifice Is the outcome of a spirit
determined to build a handsome struc-
ture for public worship. to see to it
that it is of the best architecture. and
that it fittingly represents New York's
Christian spirit and progress. That
achieved. the congregation is ready to
pay the cost. This parish is classed
as broad in Episcopal churchmanship.
progressive and liberal, but soundly
orthodox in its teachings. A former
rector was the present Bishop of New
York, Ri. Rev. DIR. David H. Greer.
and the present rector is Rev. DR..
Leighton Parks.
The architecture of the new structure
is to be Romanesque, with much infiu
ence on the part of famous churches OF
northern Italy. The great portals from
the avenue are surmounted by a porch,
and the portals themselves are has re-
liefs that are held to compare with the
great bronze doors of the national
Capitol, and of Trinity Church, New
York. While smaller. they are equal
in merit and cost. They are memorials
to the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, erect
ed by the Vanderbilt family. The church
will seat 300 ordinarily. and there are
galleries that will afford seats. If used.
for 500 more. The material of the eX-
terror will be Indiana limestone, with
body walls filled in with brick. These
brick do not divide the stories. as is
often the case in loft buildings, but are
in the walls of every part of the edi-
flee.
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$50 o'clock. The requirements for OBJ.
tanning an international certificate Will
be twenty-five periods of work OF the
forty offered. Some of the forty-minute
lectures will cover the following sub
jects: THE Church and Religious
Education "a Trained leadership.
Instinct. Habit and WILL" Morality
and Religion "Unifying the Work OF
Our Young People, The Sunday Pro
gram" worship and Fellowship or
ganization and It's Purpose" Bible
Study" Religious Training Chris
tian Service" etc. The lectures will be
Institutional rather than inspirational,
and all students will be required to
take notes. Each lecture will be COM
plete. and those who. cannot attend
the whole course will obtain much val
liable and practical information by at
tending any lectures which may be
available to them.
1t is expected that Mr. Clarke and
Miss Lewis of the faculty will speak at
two of the Christian churches tomor-
row morning. 1t is realized that here
tofore the leaders in the Sunday schools
have not led, but have attempted to do
all the work. and that the burden has
therefore fallen upon a few, while the
balance of the membership has been
unframed and inactive. 1t Is the ann
of the Bible school department OF the
American Christian Missionary society
to make available FOR all Sunday schooi
workers as thorough training Ior
their work as is now accessible to the
teachers of the regular day schools.
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A school of methods will be held at
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
January 81 to February 4. inclusive. con-
Quoted by the department of Bible schools
of the American Christian Missionary So
ciety, under the auspices of the Christian
churches of the District of Columbia and
vicinity. The faculty will be composed of
W. j. Clarke. adult superintendent Bible
school department American Christian
Missionary Society: Miss Cynthia Pearl
Maus. secondary superintendent: Miss
Hazel A. Lewis. elementary superintend-
ent, and Rev. H. F. Lutz. pastor OF the
Il Street Christian Church of this city.
special instructor in Bible study.
During the past year thirty-hve schoois
of methods have been held among the
Disciples of Christ in the United states,
enrolling 3,2lS students. Out of TINS en-
rollment 1000 have completed the work
and received the International School OF
Methods certificate. A similar school was
conducted at the Ninth Street Christian
Church of this city last winter. The
courses offered at the Vermont Avenue
school will. however, be different from
those of last year. They will be compre-
hensive embracing all phases of church
and Sunday school work. and should be
of interest and value to all religious work.
ers The sessions will begin each day at
3:45 pm. and continue until 9 10 O'Clock.
with lunch hour between and o'clock
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO
HAVE A PREACHING MISSION IN MARCH

and ST. Marys counties. and the rectors
of the country parishes will attend the
services here.
The national committee which is in
charge of the nationwide movement
in the Episcopal dioceses is headed by
the Ri Rev Charles H. Brent, Bishop
of the Philippines. and comprises the
Ri. Rev. Francis X. Brooke, Bishop OF
Oklahoma; the Rt. Rev Lewis w. Bur-
ton, Bishop of Lexington. KY: the Ri.
Rev. Charles T. Olmstead, Bishop of Cen
trail New York: Rev DR.. James p. Free
man of Minneapolis, secretary; Rev DR..
F. w Tompkins of Philadelphia. Rev.
DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires of New York. Rev.
Dr. E. deS. Mel and the following lay
men: G. F. Henry. Rathbone Gardiner,
Roswell Page and c. A. Rowe.
which the mission services will be held
with the names of the visiting mis-
sioners and the dates:
Epiphany. Rev. DR.. Randolph H. Nc
Kim. rector; missioner. Rev. DR.. Robert
Johnston. rector of the Church Of the
Savior Philadelphia: March IL to Is:
ST. Thomas. Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith,
rector; missioner. Rt. Rev: John A.
Richardson. Bishop of Fredericton,
st. Stephens. Rev George F. Dudley,
rector: missioner. Rev. Harvey officer.
order of the Holy Cross. West Park,
N. Y. March II to rs.
st. Margaret's. Rev DR.. Herbert S
R. Taylor, rector of st. Johns Church
York. Pa: March IL to 26.
ST. Marks. Rev. c. R. Stetson. rector
missioner. Very Rev. Frank L. Vernon
dean of the Cathedral, Portland, Me.
March IL to &c.
st. Johns. Lafayette Square. Rev. DR.
Roland Cotton Smith, rector; mission
ers, Rev. DR.. Leighton Parks. New
York, March ~ to II, and Rev Dr.
Samuel McComb of the Cathedral, Bal
timore: March 10 to 26.
st. Johns. Georgetown. Rev. c. P
Sparkling, rector; missioner. Rev. Her
bert Parrish of Baltimore; March Il
to 26.
ST. Alban's. Rev. Charles T. Warner
rector; missioners. Rev. John r. Mat
thews of Greenville, N c.. and Rev
Giles B. Palmer of Woodstock, Va.
March IL to &c.
Emmanuel, Anacostia. Rev. William
o. Roome. jr.. rector; missioner. Canon
John w. Austin: March II to 10.
st. Mary's tcolored), Rev. Oscar L.
Mitchell, rector: missioner, Rev. DR.
Hutchins c. Bishop, New York; March
26 to April ..
Christ Church, Georgetown. Rev
James H W. Blake, rector; missioner
Rev Nelson P. Dame. general mission
err of the diocese of Virginia; March Il
to Is.
st. Paul's Church, Rev. Robert Talbot
rector: missioner not decided upon
St James Church, Rev. Robert Talbot,
rector: missioner, Rev. McV. Harrison
Order of the Holy Cross; March IL to
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will be for the men. will be ceis-
brated at $50 and o'clock. with an
instruction at each. Services each even
ing a 1870 o'clock.
In St. Dominic's Church the Holy
Name Society is rehearsing for min
strel show. to be given early in Feb.
ruary. in ST. Dominic's Hall.
The holy hour will be observed
Thursday. from 7:so to $50 pm. when
Very Rev George l. Conlon. o. P, will
off1ciate. The exercises will consist
of the recitation of the prayers, singing
of the HYMNS, and benediction OF the
blessed sacrament.
On Monday evening the knights Of et.
Augustine of st. Ausustines Church wiil
have a smoker at the Catholic Beneficial
Hall. on 18th street.
Private Novenas to Our Lady Of yourdes
will be made BY members OF the pa
rishioners. commencing February and
closing February H.
In St Paurs Church solemn high
mass will be celebrated tomorrow at
IL o'clock. in commemoration OF tho
conversion Of St Paul. the patronal
feast of the church, when the apostolic
delegate. Most Rev. John Bonzano. will
be present and assist at mass In cappe
magma. The celebrant OF the mass will
be Rev. James Krug. with Rev. Hugh
Curley deacon and one of the IA
Ollie University, as subdeacon.
Rev. Peter c. O'Callaghan. &. S. P.
rector of the Apostolic Mission House.
will deliver the panegyric of the saint.
A special musical program under the
direction Of Mr.. Harry Hall will he
given.
Special harmonized vespers will be
chanted at 1880 pm, and the exer-
cises will close with solemn benedic-
ton of the blessed sacrament
=
His eminence Cardinal Gibbons will
administer the sacrament of confirma
ton tomorrow following the solemn
high mass at IL o'clock at Holy Trim
brant of the IL o'clock mass will be
Rev. A. J. Donlon, president Of George
town University, assisted by Rev. John
Gasson. S. j.. as deacon. and Rev. Ed
ward Corbett as subdeacon. Vesper
services will be at 1880 and following
them there will be reception OF the
members of the Holy Name Society
who made the recent mission. The ex-
ercises will close with the solemn benz
ediction of the blessed sacrament.
The cardinal will deliver the address
to the confirmation class. which num-
bers 21O, forty of whom are converts
to the Catholic faith. A number Of the
Jesuit fathers from Georgetown University
will be in the sanctuary. The choir
will furnish a special and elaborate
musical program during the mass.
Following the services Father Cor
bett will entertain number OF guests
at dinner In honor of the cardinal.
On the evenings of Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday a retreat will be con-
Quoted for the members of the sodality
of the blessed virgin. On the last
evening there will be a reception of
new members. Rev. Ignatius Smith,
Q. P, of the Dominican House OF Stud
les at the Catholic University. will
conduct the retreat.
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Thirteen Episcopal churches of the
District are to unite in making a siren
uous effort to arouse the Episcopalians
of the National Capital. with a view to
bringing into the fold careless and I'M
churched people of all classes. The
campaign will take the form of g
preaching mission. to begin March IL
the first Sunday of Lent, and continue
until Sunday, March 26. with preachers
from many parts of the country In
charge of the services in the respective
churches.
Popular features are being arranged
by the commission of Washington
clergymen in charge of the mission
ward proselytizing members of Other
denominations.
Throw Out the Life Line" "Shal
We Gather at the River" and other ole
hymns of the Moody and Sankey type
seldom if ever heard in Episcopal
churches. are included In special mis-.
sion hymn book which the committee
is having printed. In fact, every pop
ular feature possible. short of the
"sawdust trail" and other out-and -out
revivalist devices, will be employed.
The forthcoming mission is part OF
by the last general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of New
York, when it was decided that the
church needed a waking up Missions
already have been held in Philadelphia
and several other cities. In New York
last month the campaign was charac-
terized by tent meetings, with saw.
dust trail and other typical Sunday
features. 1t was first intended to hole
the missions simultaneously in al
hn III
winter, but the time has since been ex.
tended to Easter.
The commission in charge of the mis-
sion here was appointed last May al
the Episcopal convention in ST Adams
is composed of the following: Rev. c
Bell, treasurer: Rev. Randolph H. Nc
Kim, Rev. c. p. Sparkling, Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith, Rev. c. 2. Smith. Rev
George Fiske Dudley and Rev. Herbert
S. Smith, and the following laymen
Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton
William levin, Byron S. Adams. G. B
Keferstein. DIR. William c. Rives
Richard B. Watrous and William
Waller. This committee has been a,
work since last May, securing preach
ers for the mission. The commission
will. hold meeting in a few days to
arrange the final details
The mission will be extended into the
rural districts of the Washington
diocese, at the close of the meetings
in the city The diocese comprises
Montgomery, Prince Georges, Charles
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Addresses by Rev. DR.. W. r. wedder-
spoon, pastor of the Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. and Rev. s.
Townsend Weaver were the features
of a business and social meeting
of the Adult Bible Study Glass of that
church held recently DR.. Wedder-
spoon spoke on the future of the class
and what it hopes to accomplish. while
DR.. Weaver told about the forward
movement and urged the class to keep
up it's present work. Mr.. Mattern, su-
pSrintendent of the Sunday school. con-
calculated the class on its motto
Service" o. II. Hillman. president of
the class. presided.
Reports were submitted by the reli-
gious. social, membership and visiting
committees, showing that the class is
steadily growing and in a fourishing
condition. Ten dollars was appropri-
ated for the Methodist Children's Home
A musical program was given and a
buffet lunch was served.
Officers of the class are o. H. Hillman
president; L. w. Irwin. treasurer, and
Frank B. Gilmore. secretary. The chair
men of the committees are: Social, A
d. Morehouse: religious. Capt. j. w. An
drews; visiting. Mrs. Augusta Smith,
and membership, Frank Smith.
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"CANDkEMAS DAY"-FEAST OF THE
PURIFICATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
A Number of Coming Feasts of Importance and
Activities Among the Roman Catholic
Churches of the District

In Roman Catholic churches through
marks the feast OF the publication OF
the blessed Virgin and is known as
"Candlemas day" because all candles
used for divine service throughout the
year are blessed on that day.
According to the teachings of the
Roman Catholic Church. forty days
after the birth of Christ Mary brought
the child Jesus to the temple. thus
marking the first solemn introduction
was in the earliest times celebrated in
the Church of Jerusalem
In the east 1t was celebrated as a
feast of the Lord, in the west as a
feast of Mary. The blessings of the
candles did not enter into common use
before the eleventh century.
According to the Roman missal the
celebrant of the mass. in stole and
cope of purple color, standing at the
epistle side of the altar. blesses the
candles (Which must be of beeswax)
Having sung or recited the five ora
tions prescribed. he sprinkles and in
censes the candles. Then he dstrib-
utes them to the clergy and laity, while
the choir sings 'Nunc dimittis." In
ancient times a procession followed al
candles in their hands, representing the
entry of Christ, the Light of the
World" into the temple of Jerusalem.
In all the churches throughout this
city candles will be blessed at all the
ma sses and distributed after the serv-
ice.
In st. Anthony's Church. Brookland
solemn vesper service. under the
auspices of the ST. Vincent de Pau
wi To y,1o cda
evening at 1880 o'clock. The celebrant
will be Rev. Thomas D. Williams, as.
sisted by two priests from the Catho-
lie University as deacon and subdeacon
Rev. F. Griffin of the Apostolic Mission
House will deliver the sermon, his
subject being Charity"
A very elaborate musical program
will be rendered by both choirs.
At the meeting of the Holy Name So
ciety of the Immaculate Conception
Church. held recently, the following
named officers were elected for 1916
viz:
President. Frank ]. Bresnahan; vice
Edwin T. Goodwin; spiritual director
and treasurer, Rev. NJ. J. Riordan, and
delegates to the Archdiocesan Union
John Shughrue, j. E. Cannon and
James J. Burke.
Sunday. February s, mission of two
weeks duration will open in the I'm
maculate Conception Church, conduct
ed by Rev. Joseph p. Turner and Rev
Joseph c. krickser of the Redemption
list Order
The first week viii be for the women,
when masses each morning will be
celebrated at $50 and o'clock, with a
short instruction at, each. Services in
the evening at 1880 o'clock. consisting
Of instruction. rosary, mission sermon
and benediction.
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GOD OUR GOD.
Arthur ". SpauIding in Review and Herald

rthur ". Spaulding in Review and Herald.
They say. who guard the gates Of hell,
aha. the snares set,
The cords await to bind him we'll,
The victim, in our net.
Upon his way he stumbleth.
He is devoted unto DEATH
But who is God save our God,
And who is hope but He,
Who looseth bands. deStroyeth snares,
And them who re taken unawares
Setteth at liberty?
O naughty peoples that contemn
The strckens mortal cry.
Not yours the succor given them
Ye have forcdoomed TO die.
Loud shall your startled anguish ring
When death shall claim to be your king
For who is God save our God.
And who is life but He.
Who fcedeth not the pride of men,
But giveth to the poor again
Life In inf1nty?
Our God. He liveth. and the life
In hope and love outrolls
To them whose souls are prize Of strife,
And them who rescue souls.
He standeth on the road Of death,
And them that will he rescueth.
For who is God save our God,
And who is love but He?
And them alone His hand shall bless
Whose greatness Is their gentleness,
Whose power their charity.
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of character by the maintenance Of that
personal relationship which is only pos
sible by application of the principle of
self abnegation to every phase of life.
and finally service. to man and to God.
rewarded by the joy of His presence
and the Fathers honor.
Thou shalt tell me in the glory
All that Thou hast done
Setting forth alone: returning
Not alone.
Thou shalt bring the ransomed with Thee
They with songs shall come:
As the golden sheaves Of harvest
Gathered home
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TOPIC:
GREAT FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.
II Cor, S.16-23.
By Harvey S. Irwin.

The men and women who have gone
forth as missionaries to foreign lands
have a rightful place of honor in the
noble army of martyrs to the faith.
They may not have been burned at the
stake or bowed their necks beneath
the murderous sword, yet their hearts
offering on Gods altar Is no less a
martyrdom in His eyes.
In their midst saw
Bone who appeared radiant than the rest.
In glory. Oriei answered. These are they
OF whom the church earth 30 often sings;
some Of the martyrs noble . army; IN tne Sn-,d
Or bowed their necks beneath the murderous
sword: ,
OF martyrologist~ laid down their life.
No less martyrdom in Jesus eyes,
For His dear brethren's sake-watchinz the couch
Of loathsonie sickness OF slow decay;
O. binding Up the rs'as rs, Which VII ,s,a nsn;
Or visiting the captive in his CELL
Or struggling viii burden not their own
These two are martyrs, brother.
There can be no doubt that God COM
mands US 10 go into all the world and
preach the gospel to ever creature.
When we devoutly offer up our prayers
for all men we are obeyfng In spirit
and when we send our money to the
ends of the earth for the spread of the
gospel we are in a sense going our
selves. Some preach the gospel in their
native land; some preach II in foreign
lands. 1t is not that every one must
preach IL everywhere: but that some
one must preach il to every creature.
and every Christian must either be that
one or in some way contribute to send
or support those who preach the ever
lasting gospel OF Gods love The Chris
tian may not escape from preaching
the gospel by speech, by gift or by
prayer, until all men have heard il:
but how great the pre-eminence of
those who have inscribed their names
on the roll of the great foreign mis-
0ionaries.
Among the multitude who have
achieved immortal distinction only a
Jew can have mention.