El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

come together carry next month
What action viii be taken is mat
ter of conjecture, but some leaders
among their number believe a formal
statement ought TO be issued TO the
American people, setting forth causes,
and asking Christian and patriotic
charity. II is also thought likely
that a plan already in use by the Y.
". c. A. in the south will be adopted
nationally It is the naming OF com
mittees Of Cancellation. composed Of
both whites and blacks Of standing.
The preachers OF the various cities
may also be asked to do what they
can to allay the troubles.
To Soeialize Palestine.
It falls TO the task Of America 10
Such constitution has now been
framed tentatively by American Jews,
to form the basic law OF the new Re
public of judah, and associate justice
Brandeis, Of the United state su-
preme court, soon to return from Pal
estine, will 81 1t final revision and
present to a convention Of Jews to
be held in Chicago on September Il.
From advance information It is pos
sible now to state that the language
Of the new republic is TO be Hebrew,
and that the three fundamental
planks Of the constitution are land
naturalization, a cooperative COM
mOnWealth and equal rights
American Jews say in their pre-
amble that Palestine in future IS not
TO be simply another small state like
those of Europe, like those OF the
Balkans, an experiment and a danger
Gus one at that but that the Jews Of
the world have had such experiences
as fit then to make a state OF far
higher type. in which social justice
shall be realized
Greater progress has already been
la IN @ fr-ea q he
OF British rule than was made under
Turkish rule IN generations one
step forward IS the founding Of a
hospital for animas and the bring
in OF vetinary surgeons. so that cattle
Of good breeds may be raised. Lack
OF such hospitals and such surgeons
has kept Palestine poor in milk and
beef Another advance is the build
ing OF an immense sea wall at Jaffa,
with storage warehouses, so that
wholesale handing OF goods may go
on. and merchants made have facili-
ties to trade. The new wall is to
have a fountain in It commorating
British ascendency, and the end Of the
Turk
Form Home Missions.
What is declared to be the most
efficient home mission plan ever put
into effect for an entire state has
Just been worked out in Montana nine
religious bodies taking part. This
plan is Of vital interest TO millions in
other parts Of the country, who are
giving money with lavish hand to es-
IA olish churches in Montana and
other pioneer fields, and have been
doing so for years The bodies TAX
ing part IN the Montana plan are the
Baptist, Congregational. Methodists,
North and South Presbyterian. Evan
geltcal, Luthern, Episcopal and Dis
ciples OF Christ
Leaders in all Of these bodies. and
drought the state. first conferred for
four days. and then separated into
teams to visit every part OF the state
and gain first hand knowledge of
places where there were too many
church es where there were too few
and where there were special needs
and conditions Then they came to-
sether and divided Up the fields and
the needs. ASSIGNING almost one hun
1red areas and definitely placing a
-ompetant commission to perform the
work involved. Some remaining a~eas
are now being studied a second time.
owing to peculiar conditions. and soon
every foot OF the state viii be COW
cred, and that amicably and TO
agencies able to perform the work
involved.
Summing up results, those who
studied conditions say there were
fewer places where there was church
than had been expected.
and that there was far more commu-
nifty interest than had been looked
for. Industrie., education and the
foreign problems were given partic-
1lar attention It is said that other
states into which missionary money
IS being poured, are TO be similarly
handled for greater efficiency and
larger results.
Raise s113,74O.OOO.
With the final issue Of their Cen
.enary bulletin. Methodists announce
financial subscriptions amounting to
Sll5,I4O,O0O, covering a period Of five
years FOR payment. and STRENGTHENING
almost all phases Of Methodist effort
1t home and abroad. The amount
liked as the goal was $50. 600. 900. And
The larger sum p dyed is not all. for
are coming in still, and
the belief is ex .ressed BY leaders that
another 100000 will be realized this
tall, or a total of S125.OOO.O0O. In
addition, Methoddists Of the south re-
port S5AVlO,O0O, and still going
strong. The other goals. including
100000 new members. are being
pushed. There have been enrolled so
Tar $4,000 persons for Christian life
service.
The big Methodist areas are Chfea-
90 and Cincinnati, and Ohio is reck-
lned the strongest Methodist state
Jther strong areas are Omaha, Buff
-alo. washington, st. Paul Philadel-
7hia and Pittsburgh. with almost all
u the areas or districts subscribing
more than they were asked to do.
Such was the record Of New York,
where Methodism has not made out as
well in the last fifteen years as some
2ther bodies, Ganta. Helena. Detroit,
Portland, San Francisco. and Cincin-
natl It is reported that Iaymen
prominent in bodies other thin Meth
1dist are being influenced nv AIetho-
list achievement The Centenary was
N celebration Of one hundred years
0I American missionary effort at
home and throughout the 7rld-
Promise More Preachers.
Rev. DR.. Clarence A Barbour, head
II Rochester TT BIOLOGICAL seminary,
speaking for principal seminaries in
several religious bodies says the out
ook for larger numbers OF candidates
Tor the ministry this October is better
han II had been expected. More men
who putt seminarics to 90 war are
and re not being led away
~ promising busi- s opportunities, /
While considerable numbers Of dis
sharsed men report that while at the !
'front.' they determined to enter
Christian service u1on their return to I
america DR. Barbour says that not Z
8aptists alone are profiting by i'm 4
proved outlook in numbers, but that I
Re hears Princeton, Chicago, Yale and /
some Of the Disciples seminaries are (
equally favored, and that reports I
rom Methodist Centenary efforts I.
BRING that body to the front.
Speaking Of the seminaries, Rev.
Dr.. Barbour points out that with col /
eyes and the entire range OF second
ny schools they were crippled by the .
var financially. Drives for war pur- I
loses took money that might other /
wise gone for education, until the en- 4
Ire educational plant Of America is l
)adly IN need OF more financial Z