El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-30

Talk Of such a plan has been had in
England, but il is said that West Viz
GINA is the first in the world TO try
IL The function Of the layman in
question Is not unlike that Of protho-
notary TO judges N the courts Of some
states.
Catholics Give Million.
Catholics of the United States last
year passed the record Of Catholics
Of all other countries IN money gifts
TO spread the Catholic church through
out the world. The sum they gave
was S1064.000, the first time America
ever passed the S1,0O0,0O0 mark IN
Catholic gifts, the nearest to this fig
uIe that Catholics of another country
ever came being 1929 900. given by
France Just before the war. The
money goes through the great Cath
ole society for the propagation Of
the faith, with headquarters at
Lyons, France Catholics Of America
only began giving through this So
ciety 4 comparatively few years ago
One Of the matters TO come before
the meeting OF Catholic archbishops
and bishops at Washington next
month will be future contributions
through this French society, and their
relation to new foreign and home so
cieties which Catholics OF the United
States will at once officially create
There viii also come up the support
OF foreign missions through the or
ders, and what Catholics here are 10
do toward the support Of missions in
colonies recently cut off from Ger
many and formerly supported by the
Catholics OF that country
Churches Bnrk League
If the United State senate has not
ratified the peace treaty by October,
when the Congregs tional national
council meets at Grand Rapids, Ii Is
known that the American board COM
-fesee rnHr n-z nv . n aa-
lately returned from the near east.
viii urge in addresses and resolutions
all Christian forces Of America
strongly TO back president wilson and
the covenant. The board has pledged
many times, in addresses and litera-
ture- that American people confirm
the high ideals Of the treaty. It has
also urged adequate mandatory con-
troll IN the near east. SO as TO make
possible further Christian work that
shall have COnstantinople as its cen
ter. and avoid the creation Of a new
Balkans and their troubles
The American board. the Oldest Of
American foreign mission societies,
had the largest income IN It's history
in the final year Of the war It is
now well up to its record, but is ask (
ing for s1Go.0 600 before September 4, .
next. when its year closes. Part of
its new work in the gear east is in
Czecho- Slovakia- where II is not send I
ing missionaries IN any numbers, but /
furnishing a few leaders in what the /
general board believes viii be great I
Protestant progress there President 4
Thomas G. Masaryk. the head Of the !
new republic. is a Protestant
Christian Endeavor, overshadOwed 4
IN publicity by many newer plans. re- /
ported at its Buffalo convention just I
held one Of its greatest years. and I
stated that is single function Of pro- I
"a .rrs.arI
has amply justified all OF its work !
and cost Its members still are found /
in every country in the world, and |
are mum bered by the millions Even I
its mem bers in Russia are reported
as holding on.
The new things Endeavor plans are
an alumni association, that has al !
ready been organized; an increase Of I
80 percent in its members, and a new
and larger campaign to provide lead 4
league Of Christian leaders, It /
announces, TO accompany league Of 4
nations. Practically the entire con- I
vention at Buffalo favored the league I
Of Mr.. Wilson on the ground, they 4
said. OF its missionary character.
Everybody expects that Rev. DR.. G /
Campbell Morgan will be one OF the I
great figures Of American churches
for the next few years. He has al /
ready arrived from London and on /
October l begins working relations 4
with the Bible teachers training I
school. New York. His connection
with the school viii not prevent him, /
however, from accepting engagements,
as special preacher at conventions, I
especially OF ministers, and as Bible I
at institutes. His coming IS Z
regarded as an event in Christian af- I
fairs.
DR.. Morgan was for years identified (
with the Mortified conferences and j
schools. He went then to London. as +
pastor Of Westminster chapel. where (
he built up a Bible work extending to /
nearly all England He resigned be- /
cause Of i'll health and was succeeded /
BY Rev DR.. John Henry Jewett- He 4
purposed to tour the world, but gave /
TN plan up. and now becomes an ]
American a second time. He is at /
present preaching in Washington, q 4
enga cement.