Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

missionary organizations in the brother
hood. The missionary offering of the
first year, under the SecretaryShip of
James Shallen. was $2,496, and in 1850
the offerings had grown to $15,S31 in
that year.
In 1875, Rev. Miller said, the For
eign Christian Missionary Society was
organized. and became great influence
in the church and in the mission field
beyond. It had but three presidents
in all its history and later became iden-
titled with the existing United Chris
tan Missionary Society.
The beginnings of the brotherhood
movement in England were described
by william Robinson, president Of Over
dale College, Birmingham, England.
THE movement has never had a large
influx of members, but recently 1t has
shown great signs OF life," he said.
Britain and Ireland, with 1886 mem
bers, and mission stations in India,
Siam and Africa" he said.
IF you are not an Angleton in Eng
land or Presbyterian in Scotland, you
are a nobody" Mr.. Robinson said in
explanation of some of the difficulties
encountered by the leaders of the move
ment. Mr.. Robinson toll dthe conven-
ton that the church in England hopes
TO attain membership of 10000 in 500
churches in the next 10 years.
The progress Of Christianity in Rus
STA was the subject of an address by
John johnson of New York City, a
native Russian, whose description of
conditions was based on a trip to that
country within the last year. The ma
jority of Christians in this country
think Christian work in Russia Is abso-
lutely impossible, johnson said. He
added that this is not true.
Prom all that I saw and heard" he
said, II came to the conclusion that the
Russian people have great thirst for
the work OF God"
Says Evil Forces at Work.
While this is true, he said, the Church
Of Christ in Russia is at stake. "The
evil forces in that country have pledged
themselves to wipe out the cause Of
Christ in that land"
Mr.. johnson explained that following
the revolution Of 1917, complete re-
ligious and anti-religious liberty was
allowed the Russian people and that,
enjoying this advantage, Christians
succeeded in increasing their member
ship from 100000 to 100000. Mr.
johnson told his audience that he took
the figures from atheist statistics of
1887, printed in a book which he
bought out of Russia. He said the
book claimed that the army of
tons in Russia now numbers $4,000,
and that the membership of the young
l, peoples Christian societies in these
churches Is 100000.
Alarmed by the rapid and enormous
growth Of Christian forces, the atheists
started an intensive war against religion
and Christianity at the beginning of
last year." he said. Thousands of
churches and places OF worship have
been closed; thousands of preachers
and missionaries imprisoned and exiled ;
the cause of Christ In Russia. directly
and indirectly, is put under great diff
Guilty: the preachers and missionaries
are deprived of citizenship rights, and,
| moreover, are deprived of the food carts,
without which bread or other provisions
cannot be obtained"
A. A. Dreamer of Auckland, New Zea-
land, discussed the beginnings of the
Christian movement in his land, which
| is the farthest southern possession of
Great Britain, with a population OF
about three times the size OF Greater
Washington.
Mr.. Dreamer, fruit merchant and a
! leading churchman in New Zealand,
said that the movement had grown in
recent years, thanks largely to the in
! teresL and cooperation extended by the
people of the United States.
Greetings from Australia. which, 200
miles away, is nearest to New Zealand
were delivered before the convention
| by william Morrow Of Adelaide, men,
| Der Of the Legislative Council in South
ern Australia, the group which CORE
spends to our Senate.