The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24
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100000 Presbyterians,

100000 Presbyterians.
The Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America has $780,
COD COMMITMENTS, according to figures
of Rev. DR.. William H. Roberts of
Philadelphia, stated clerk Of the gen.
eral assembly. During the year there
was Il net increase in membership of
4G,769. Presbyterian Sunday schools
have an enrolment Of 1,412,3S7. More
than $1,000 new members were added
to the schools during the year.
The total contributions of 1858 Pres
byterian churches for the year AMOUNT
cd to sos, 100 = Contributions for
the previous year were 1927. 7S5. O36.
More thar s2o,oo0,oOO was given for
congregational expenses. The offer
n g for home missions passed the So
OD.OU mark. Gifts for foreign mis-
sions dropped from 81, S12,661 in 1915
to 81, 1873, 125 in 1916. Contributions for
the board of ministerial relief and sus-
tentation increased from 4 ,OO2 TO
$311 ,443.
Fewer members We're added to the
Presbyterian churches by examination
''AN last Year lldll Ill luG
year preceding. There were 1O4. 2
added by examination as compared
with 11G.OG4 in 1915. The number Of
those added by certificate declined
from G3,:E2 to 60, 1s9. In nseouen
the net increase in membership was
nearly. 5000 less than the previous
year.
According to Or. Roberts figures.
there are 9.739 ministers in the Presby-
terrain church. and during the year
there We're 1865 candidates for the
ministry. In the preceding year 1883
candidates We're reported. There are
43.O39 elders. and 1890 deacons. One
hundred and twenty-one new churches
We're organized.
Boys Whistle In This Church.
Boys are attending services at the
Bergen Point Methodist Episcopal
church. Avenue c and Sixth street.
Rayonne, y. j., in large numbers every
Sunday because the Rev. John NJ.
Nerstees. the pastor. permits them to
whistle hymns. while old folk and
Just girls" sing.
Pastor Nersteeg noticed the Bows
fidgeting in the pews and decided that
something had to be lone to make the
services more attractive for them. He
remembered that he liked to whistle in
the good old days. So he announced
that boys could whistle instead of sing
during service, and since then his con-
Gregations have been we'll sprinkled
with youngsters. EvHl. the small girls
attend in increased numbers. and some
Of them whistle behind their hymn
books.
mo. / haven't heard any criticism Of
boys whistling in church," Pastor Yer
steeg said recently. II don't see VIII
any grownups should object
Restricts Visits to India.
Persons who are not British subjects
and who desire to go to India to UNI
dertake missionary or educational
work must in the future obtain per-
mission from the Indian authorities,
according to AZ official notification.
TO avoid misunderstanding the au-
thorities explain that the new range
ments are not intended to discourage
the important and self sacrificing work
done in India by many American and
other neutral missions. but as a safe
guard against missionaries in active
sympathy With foes Of the empire OF
lacking in good Will toward the govern.
ment Of India.
Church Bell 142 Years Old.
The bell of st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal church at York, Pa, present.
ed to the congregation by Queen Caro-
line of England in 1774, is attracting
a great deal OF attention. On account
of renovations which are being made
to the church the bell has been re-
moved to a shelter In front of the pdt-
fee.
Hundreds of persons view the bell
daily. Its history is second only to
that of he Liberty bell. 1t rang out
the news of the Declaration of indie
p%cndence. 1t also called members of
the Continental congress to It's sessions
In the old %statehouse in York's Cen
ter square.
The bell has been cracked three
times. The last break occurred while
the bell was being tolled for President
McKinley's funeral.
Origin of the Grocer.
The modern grocery store is very
we'll known. The origin Of its name Is
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