El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01

previous year.
BenevOIenees Break Record
EenevOlence TO war sufferers IN
Europe, to Christian associations, 10
hospitals and Salvation Army, broke
all records. The Belgium, SERBIAN anu
other funds, running into large sums,
must be mentioned in a record OF re-
ligiOus gifts for the year, since % per
cent at least OF all such RELIEF FUNDS
are given by people who also Support
churches and syngogues- Inese sup
pOrters number 100000 out OF
total Of 100, 900. 900. but they give 50
Of every 81 to charities THIS IS true
of causes, such as earthquakes ana
war starvation. which have ABOUT thelh
no religious bearing
Episcopalians last year passed be
yond the $4,000, 600 mark in total Sirts
10 their own work Presoytefiahs anu
Methodfsts broke all previous gifts, the
first named by 100000 Jewish re-
lief to Poland. to Palestine. ran into
the millions. with a new giving cam
paign started by them at the very emo
Of the year. Catholics projected ana
carried well forward before the year
ended a 100000 campaign to build
national headquarters hall IN New
York Many other Orsanlzdtlohs. SUI
Dorted in largest measure by renglouS
DeopIe started campaigns that proved
successful IN all cases. and that netted
millions The first half OF the year
1915 the worst the last hal1 OF the
same year proved the best that re-
ligion in America has yet known
ZiOnists Do Great Work.
The. Jews Of America found, during
1915. that the problem OF the Jews
Of the world a problem that is almost
as old as the race. is upon their
. shoulders. Realizing it. young Jews
J gathered under the Zionist banner. re-
/ suIting in a growth Of that movement
/ in 1915 Of not less than $685. Thou
sands of large hearted men and women.
not waiting for the relief agencies
l have systematically sent money TO par
ticular families in Hungary Bohemia
and the Balkans Some Jews, having
3 no remnants OF families there. have
/ helped families there who are relatives
! OF their friends here Such Jewish
! cooperation has never been known be-
/ fore
1 Agitation about q Jewish congress.
| and some friction near the end Of the
] year, resulted at last in a decision TO
/ hold such congress as soon as the
] European war terminates, possibly be-
/ fore. in which Jews Of all ways OF
/ thinking are to have part American
/ Jews are to lead the Jews OF the world
/ in an effort, when Europe comes to be
remapped. to give Jews place in the
I sible TO settle forever the great prob
] lens Of the Jews Of all the world
Year In Catholic Affairs
| The remarkable feature OF 1915 IN
/ affairs OF the Roman Catholic church.
! in its larger affairs as a church. is
the new and strong relations OF the
| Vatican with some nations wherein
| these relations have not heretofore ex-
: listed England is notable example
This better situation is due in no small
| way, so IL is held. to the tact and
! breadth of the new pope. whom the
/ year 1915 showed the world TO be one
| OF the greatest statesmen TO occupy
the chair Of St Peter in recent times
| Never was the Church Of Rome more
! Influential in world affairs, and this
in such way as to entail smaller meas
% III er- 81 9TH
! than since the Reformation at least
Six new cardinals were named during
the year. but the end OF 1915 finds the
Sacred College depleted in numbers.
and weakened by age and infirmity OF
not few OF its members. Another con-
sistory and the election OF more cardi-
nails will come early in 1915
Peace With All But Two.
I Peace reigns, and has reigned
throughout 1915. in all OF the large re-
| ligiOus bodies in America save only
two In that respect the year was diff
ferent from some others Disciples
dists. Lutherans. the Reformed
Churches. all these are not only on
good terms with each other and with
! themselves. but the year now closed
saw such constructive work in most OF
! them as they have rarely been able to
Z Go in the past The two exceptions
/ are the Presbyterian and the Episcopal
In one the row came with the year, and
went out with il. and in the other the
trouble started near the end Of the
year.
Presbyterians differ about the New
! York Presbytery, and the admission by
il OF graduates of Union Theological
seminary whom some think do not
show orthodoxy in their ministerial ex-
/ aminations. A determined element.
| headed by Rev Dr. Mark A Matthews
Of Seattle and backed by some promi-
! nent laymen. declare they viii fight
= TO a finish The contention IS said TO
= be sure to come into the general as
sembly OF next May.
Hymns OF Hate Written.
Episcopal trouble. a legacy OF 1915
! to 1916. is over the question whether
the church will or will not send dele
gates 10 a Panama congress to be held
, in February next. to consider religious
condition and prospects in Latin Amer
] I lea The church's missionary society
} 1 has elected delegates A big part Of
the Episcopal church declare the So
ciety did wrong, and a smaller con-
= tingent viii prevent the delegates II
, | it can There have been hymns OF hate
t written. and some are being sung.
= An Improved QuIniEe. Does not Cause
Nervousness nor Ringing In Head
: | The happy combination OF laxatives in
. LAXATIVE BROMO QUJNINE makes
] the Quinine in this form have a far
= better effect than the ordinary Quinine.
{ and il can be taken by anyone without
: affecting the head Remember to call