The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
Onward March OF the
Protestant Churches

That the Chinese are actively sup
porting the work of the Y. w. c. A.
in China is made apparent in the
report of the last campaign of the
Tientsin organization, where of the
9O2 subscribers, 726 were Chinese
men and women. Already five of the
eight members of the Y. w. c. A.
staff in Tientsin are Chinese.
The Labor government in Great
Britain has made a number of inter
esing ecclesiastical appointments.
The first was the Deanery of Canter-
bury. Dean Bell, appointed by Ram
say Macdonald, is distinguished for
his sympathy with social reform. Even
more noteworthy is the appointment
of Mr.. Mol to the Deanery of Car
Isle. Mr.. Moll, like the Bishop OF
Manchester, is a member of the La
Dor party, and he has for years been
one of the most active and fervent
leaders of the Christian Socialist in
London.
Since Easter caroling was initiated
in this country the custom has spread
rapidly until it is altogether likely
that, within a few years, it will be
as widespread as Christmas caroling
Up to 1923, SO large communities had
adopted Easter caroling, many OF
these being situated on the Pacific
coast. Most famous of these sunrise
Easter services is that in the Holly
wood Bowl, and on Mt RubidOux, near
Riverside, Calf. where $4,000 per
sons gathered for the singing in last
years observance.
Church leaders in Columbus, y.
through the City Church council
have taken steps to prevent churcf
| overlapping. 1t has been agreed that
plans for the construction of new
churches will be limited to localitie:
where there is strong nelghbor
hood demand for new churches. Ne"
building projects are to be passed up
on by the church council.
The one hundred and twentieth an
niversary of the founding of the Brit
ish and Foreign Bible society was re
Gently celebrated in London. The
Lord Mayor (Sir Louis Newton) wa
present and in the course of his ad
dress declared that, in the last l.
months, the society distributed 5000,
600 Bibles or portions" in foreigl
lands, part from the big issue
within the British Empire. Two hun
dred years ago, he pointed out, tn
Bible was translated into few Ian
guages. Today it is printed and rea'
in 565 Languages, including 364 in TIT
British Empire alone.
Methodist preachers of Philadel
phia have urged that rigid censor
ship of radio programs be enforced
1t was suggested that one way to on
set what was termed the "trifiin
jazz" programs would be to have
half-hour religious program mao
compulsory at some time during eacI
day.
1t is purpose of the America
Bible society, through it's agency I
China, to make the Bible accessible
to every Chinese. Last year thre
Bible societies with combined fund
and effort circulated over 10000
copies of scripture.
The success of the Panama confer
ence on missionary work in Lati
America which met in 1913 has lie
to a call for another conference to b
held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in Apr
which many denominations will pal
ticipate, will confine its attention t
mission work in South America.
Col. William Cooper Proctor, g
Cincinnati has been appointed chail
man Of the executive committee !
charge Of the campaign to rails
$3,000,000 to restore the property q
the Episcopal church destroyed b
the earthquake in Japan,
The Korean church, not TO be ou'
done in missionary enterprise b
Christians Of the West, has sent fou
Korean missionaries To work anon
the Chinese OF Shantung Province.
A national. Protestant. nonsect al
ian broadcasting station, proyidin