Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-11-08

| On1er, Ind, were agreeably SurpriS-
ed when the Protestant churches
and the Jewish synagogue of the
town, in addition to the mayor,
chamber of commerce and the Lig-
| onier club, turned welcome plan
ned by them for their first resident
pastor, into real civic reception
A statue of Christ the King, the
largest in Europe, was recently un-
yelled and dedicated in the noun
tain hamlet of Coppeaux, facing
Mont Blanc. The statue, represent
ing Christ with his hand raised in
blessing and clasping a scepter,
stands sc feet high. 1t was con-
ceived by the local priest and
achieved by public subscription with
the encouragement of Pope Plus,
who in his Alpine climbing days
used to frequent the spot where it
stands.
An organ, choir stall and pulpit
were recently dedicated in a little
country church overlooking the
ocean at Hubbard's Cove, N. s., as
memorial to the late poet and
preacher Robert Norwood.
The British and Foreign Bible
society issued 10,935,203 Bibles
during the year 1888 and translated
the Bible into IL additional lam
guages.
Only 20 copies OF the first edition
of the Luther translation of the
Bible are known to be in existence
All but four of these are in German
libraries.
Representatives of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, and Meth
odist Episcopal church and the
| Methodist Protestant church met
together recently to consider Meth
odist union. 1t was decided to call
a joint meeting Of the several Meth
odist commissions on church union
immigrants from Silesia and Sax
ony, who came to America to escape
from religious persecution between
the years 1871 and 1877, recently
held bi-centennial celebration in
the Towamencin Schwenkfelder
church. near Lansdale. Pa. For 200
years there has been a celebration
Sept. "a of the original service of
thanksgiving for deliverance, held
by the immigrants following their
arrival in Philadelphia.
OF Beirut, Syria, congregation OF
600 recently received Communion
at a service conducted in five Ian
guages. Ministers of Armenian
English. French, German and Turk
ish churches officiated, each in his
own tongue. The congi egational
singing and responses were in uni
son. but each worshiper used his
own native tongue or dialect. The
American church leaders have since
learned that a similar service was
held in Syria more than century
ago.
The Christian Endeavor World
for so years the official organ of the
Christian Endeavor society, has
been consolidated with the Chris
tian Herald of New York.
An attempt is being made to
form an interdenomination coun-
Gil of Negro churches in America.
A temporary committee has been
appointed to plan for the organiza
ton.
John Wesleys house in north
London was re-opened to the public
recently. 1t has been restored as
nearly as possible to the condition
in which the founder of Methodism
knew it $50 years ago. A new por-
trait of Wesley was unveiled by DR..
S. Parkes Cadman.
Bishop Graham-Brown in Jeru-
salem recently ordained two men to
the diacOnate of the Episcopal
church there, one of whom is a
Palestine Arab, and the other a Jew
born in Baghdad The first man
will work in Galilee, the second
WE WANT TO SELECT