El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31


little really good music is coming.
[ they say. from Chicago. St Louis.
Z Minneapolis, Boston and Philadelphia.
Z but TO their surprise, little or none
from the south. Almost everything
comes from professionals and no
where has there appeared the prodigy
coming up from unknown realms.
VIII Meet in Toxic.
The late H J. Heinz. OF Pittsburg
mittee OF the Worlds sunday School
association, the real working force Of
that body. The president OF Il IS Rt
Hon. T. p. Ferens. II P. OF London.
but the position Is an honorary one
as compared with that filled for years
by the Pittsburg manufacturer. The
new working head viii be chosen at
an early date. &c Is stated. and possi-
bly, from among the following four
men. J. ". kinnear. OF Pittsburg. A.
3. McCrliis OF Providence; 4. ".
Synnott, Of Wenonah, N. J.. and Fred
a wells, OF Chicaso. Il has now been
definitely determined 10 hold the next
worlds convention in Toxic IN the
fan Of 1920. This convention had been
several times postponed on account OF
the war.
Just now chaos reigns. II IS said.
over the matter OF Sunday school les
sons These lessons are CHOSEN BY
Sunday school leaders IN the United
States and England. and are not di-
rectly related TO the worlds assocl-
alton The American committee in
sisted upon graded lessons. and Il is
believed such lessons have come to
stay. The England committee pre-
ferred the single lesson, chiefly be-
cause OF colonial conditions As never
before the lessons are now lacking
in uniformity Sucn condition was due
IN part 70 war Now it IS expected
HaH 49, g D.
tees can get together and some meas
urs Of cooperation again he brought
IN The world convention at Toxic
does not concern itself with the les
sons, but seeks TO promote Christian
education on foreign mission fields
and the missionary spirit among chill
dren on home fields.
Baptists Get sInllon-
Baptists now in session in Denver
are reporting that the $1,000 which
they set out some time ago to secure
to the end that their benevoIence
might not fail into debt has been Sc
cured, and also has been pledged the
5000. 600 which they later sought, un-
der the name Of q Victory fund. The
sum included all OF the apportion-
nlents. The amount actually exceeds
S5.00o,0 200, and there are other funds
that II IS believed viii carry the CAM
paign over the top. Baptists OF the
states OF California. Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, New York, Ohio and Penn
sylvsnia were those who did the big
giving. New York leading and Cali
f0rnia coming next The reports at
Denver win be those OF success. and
that success largely attained through
the efforts OF iaymeu-
Among Baptists there ia taking
place such radical changes OF organi-
zation as have never taken place
among Baptists before, or perhaps
among any religious body in America
within a brief time. AT the head o.
the movement bringing IN these
changes IS DR.. Ernest d. Burton OF the
University Of Chicago. and with him
are Rev DR.. r. P. HagGard, who led
the money campaign Just mentioned.
r. W. Aver. the Philadelphia newspa-
per advertising man. and d. c. Shull,
of Des doines. The changes relate
primarily TO management Of eight
benevolent organizations, and they
extend 70 the control OF all Baptist
matters. from single congregations to
national action. The committee IA
voriuE the changes processes to be-
lieve, so &c says, that the denomina-
tion VIII accept them, and put them
into effect