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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
Y. M. C. A. COLLEGE CONTROVERSY.
Personal Theological Test for Faculty
and Graduate*—Spirited Oratory at
the Cincinnati Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Republican.
Cincinnati. 0.. Saturday, May 17.
To-day was “Springfield day’’ at the
convention of the Young Men's Christian
association in session at the music hall.
A fervent attack by Selden P. Spencer
of St Louis, Mo., chairman of the commit
tee of fire considering the question of
training agencies, upon the methods of
teaching at the Young Men's Christian
association college of Springfield, gave
rise to the liveliest session held so far
during the big meeting. It resulted m
the adoption by the convention of a rec
ommendation. part of which was vig
ouslv opposed by the “liberal forces
of the convention, among whom tne
Springfield delegates, led by Dr L- ,“
Doggett, president of the Young M e °
Christian association college, were tore
mos; This recommendation provides tor
a personal theological test for the me “;
hers of the faculty and the graduates or
tiaining schools and is contained in t
report of the committee of the five ap
pointed at the last convention.
The clause objected to by the liberal ele
ment insists that theniembers of the faculty
and the graduates of training schools "be in
gcod standing” in an evangelical church,
according to the standards of that church,
and lie in sincere accord with the evangel
ical standards of the associations, as ex
pressed and interpreted by them in their
international conventions. This part of
the recommendation was opposed by
speeches by William Knowles Cooper, for
merly general secretary of the Springfield
Young Men's Christian association, now
of Washington: Ralph S. Goodman, secre
tory of the “Y" branch of San Francisco;
B B. Farnsworth, secretary of the Twen
tv Third branch of New York, and It al
ter S. Wood, secretary of Philadelphia.
The adoption of the recommendation
was preceded by much spirited oratory.
While they were finally defeated, the
liberal leaders when seen after the meet
ing were not discouraged, but stated that
the largest liberal vote ever cast in any
convention was recorded. They express
much optimism as to the future of their
cause, saying that “in the end we will
yet win."
In their speeches against the theologi
cal test for faculty members and gradu
ates. the liberal leaders maintained that
if in addition to church membership a
personal test was to be required such
test should not be confined to faculty and
graduates, but should be extended also
to the secretaries, other officers and mem
bers. “There is no reason Why the pro
fessors should be singled out for this
test," declared Dr Doggett. “You can
not possibly control a school by prescrib
ing tests for its faculty. The statesman
like way to control the regiment of in
stitutions is to send out a kind of gradu
ates whose character and efficiency are
‘bevond question and to leave it to the
board of trustees to determine as to how
the school should be run.”
A sharp tilt between Delegate Spencer
and Dr Doggett caused some excitement
during the morning session. In the course
of his address in which he attacked the
management and methods of teaching at
the Springfield college, Mr Spencer stated
that that institution was organized in
1885 and added, sarcastically, “Am I
right, doctor?” "Yes, you’re right for
once,” came the hot reply from the Spring
field man, whereupon Spencer commented,
emilinglv. “Well, before I get through
vou will find that I am right in a few
more things.” This statement, as well as
his criticisms of the Springfield college,
were greeted bv hisses coming from all
parts of the hall. It was evident that
the liberal element, and the friends of
the Springfield college were well repre
sented.
Mr Spencer in his speech declared that
the faculty of the Springfield institution
were “too loose" in their methods of
religious teachings. He charged that many
graduates had complained that “their
religious belief underwent a great change
while attending the Springfield college."
"The teachers of that institution seem to
glory in the fact that they can change
the men's belief." added the speaker,
amid hisses, "and such attitude on the
part of our educators is certainly not in
the spirit of the great principles of our
institution. They are in direct contrast |
with the spirit of the Young Men's Chris- |
tian association and radical methods
should be used to check a movement in
this direction, lest we drift off the path
on which we have made ours the great
est religious and educating agency in the
world.”
"The victory that the 'conservative' ele
ment claims to have achieved to-day,
adopting the recommendation of the com
mittee of five, is really not a victory, but
indirectly ours,” said Dr L. L. Doggett
to-night, just before leaving Cincinnati
for his home city. "Never before in the
history of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation has the element for a more lib
eral basis of religious education been rep
resented more strongly that at this con
vention. Never before have the prospects
for our cause been brighter than at this
lime. It is true the majority of dele
gates has opposed our suggestion of strik
ing out the part of the recommendation
which we found objectionable. However,
if the votes had been counted, it would
have been dearly shown that the op
jionents of the personal theological test of
faculty members and graduates was by
far stronger than the 'conservatives' think
it is.
"As far as the management of the
Springfield college and the methods of
teaching at that institution are concerned,
1 have no defense to offer, for the simple
reason that the attacks of Mr Spencer are
entirely unjustified. The Springfield col
lege is generally conceded as ranking
among the fairest and most efficient insti
tutions in the country. It is the result*
that count, not vague insinuation. There
is no doubt in my mind that sooner or
later our contention will win. that it' you
want to make a personal theological test
at all, you will hnve to extend it to all
the officers and members of the associa
tion. and cannot justly confine it to the
faculty and graduates."
The Report of the Commission of Five
The report of the commission of five,
referred to in the above dispatch, was
made by Selden P. Spencer of St Louis,
Mo., chairman, John Penman of Paris,
Ont.. James G. Canaan of New York, L.
Wilbur Messer of Chicago and John W.
Cook of Brooklyn, appointed at the inter
national convention at Toronto. A section
entitled "The training agencies and evan
gelical standards.” containing the recom
mendation in controversy at Cincinnati, is
ns follows:—
In ordertbat our training agencies may per
form their greatest service, every part of
their curricula should be formed and car
lied out with the purpose of cultivating and
stimulating a religious passion and fervor
among their students and graduates for the
bringing of Ulen to a fiersonal acceptance
of .lesus Christ and to consecrated activity
in his service.
Recommendation fl- That the training
agencies and the brotherhood may lie kept
in that close relationship of mutual coufl
deuce and support which is necessary to
I with alike, any school or training agency
undertaking the preparation of men for the
association vocation that uses the name of
the Young Men's Chrlstbiu association, or
seeks Its endorsement and support, should
make sure that the members of Its faculty
and Its graduates are members In good stand
ing of mi evangelical church according to the
standards of that church, and are in sincere
Accord with the evangelical standards of the
associations as expressed and interpreted by
them in their international conventions.
The evangelical test now governing the
Young Men's Christian association, unless
modified at the Cincinnati convention, is
found in the so-called Portland resolutions,
which are as follows:—
And we hold those churches to be evan
gelical which, maintaining the holy scrip
ture to be the only infallible rule of faith
and practice, do believe In the Lord Jesus
Christ ithe only begotten Son of the Father.
King of Kings and Lord of I.ords, in whom
dwelleth the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
and who was made sin for us. though know
ing no sin. bearing our own sins in his body,
on the tree), as the only name under heaven,
given among men. whereby we must be saved
from everlasting punishment.
It is worth noting that this same com
mission in the same report found this to
say about the Young Men's Christian as
sociation schools:—
The results of the study of the two training
schools show that their standards compare
favorably with other professional and voca
tional schools. In admitting students, empha
sis has been placed upon character, religious
leadership and physical ability. These are ex
acting conditions of admission and have cre
ated a high-grade student body.
Emphasis has been placed upon the capacity
to receive instruction rather than upon the
quantity of time spent in preparing. The
training schools should continue the process
so well under way of advancing the standard
of admission and of graduation, and of laying
emphasis upon spiritual leadership and ex
ecutive capacity.
It is gratifying to observe that the schools
are giving instruction in those subjects that
qualify men for religious and community
leadership and that give them a broad con
ception of religious education. With this
there is a well-balanced cultural element that
is of much importance. The schools, however,
cannot be expected to turn out fully equipped
employed officers, any more than trade schools
can be expected to turn out fully equipped
mechanics, or law schools fully equipped
lawyers.
Officers Fleeted.
The 2000 or more delegates to the 38th
annual convention of the Young Men’s
Christian association at Cincinnati were
disappointed Thursday when a telegram
was read from Secretary of State Will
iam J. Bryan regretting that he could not
be present as he had hoped to be. Nev
ertheless Mr Bryan was given a hearty
cheer.
The election of officers Thursday result
ed as follows: President, Dr Ira Landrith
of Tennessee; vice-presidents, D. B.
Meacham of Cincinnati, Gerald Burke of
Canada. S. W. Ayer of New Jersey, Burke
Baker of Texas, James E. Brown of Ala
bama, A. Driscoll of Minnesota. P. D.
Mosier of lowa, Fred Fuller of Rhode
Island, E. M. Haas of Indiana. William
E. Sweet of Colorado and W. Woods
White of Georgia. J. W. Parker of Illi
nois was selected secretary and the three
assistants elected were C. K. Brown of
Ohio. R. E. Squiers of Missouri, and H.
L. Haddock of Canada.
A report to the convention showed that
the association has largely increased in
the last 10 years. The value of its prop
erty has grown from $28,500,000 to $Bl,-
600,000. The membership has increased
from 323.224 to 600.000. the number of
employed officers 1714 to 3900, while the
tuition receipts rose from $60,000 to $628,-
000.
LOCAL PETITION IS TABLED
But the Springfield Men Expected
Nothing Elae—No Change at the
Springfield College.
The Springfield delegates to the Young
Men’s Christian association convention
held in Cincinnati, 0., last week returned to
this city yesterday with the news that
liberalism in the Young Men’s Christian
association work is on the increase. In
spite of the fact that the petition for
freedom by the local association was
tabled by a strong conservative vote, the
delegates feel that in three years, when
the next convention is held at Los An
geles, Cal., the so-called “hide-bound” pol
icy of the international association will be
changed. Kenneth Robbie, secretary of
the local association, said last night that
he was not disappointed when the conven
tion refused to give Springfield freedom
from the “evangelical test” for member
ship, because there was small hope of
any such liberal policy on the part of the
international body. He said that he doubt
ed if the local association would disregard
the rules of the association in its effort
to gain more freedom, even though that
defiant method is pursued by other New
England associations. The next meeting
of the board of directors will be on the
first Monday in June, and if Springfield
association men decide to act contrary
to the edict of the international body it
will be done then.
Dr L. L. Doggett, president of the Young
Men’s Christian association college, which
also appealed in vain to the convention
for more latitude, said last evening that
the college would not change its present
methods. He said that the trustees of the
college a year ago voted to give the faculty
the same liberty of expressing their
religious opinions in the classroom that
teachers in other denominational colleges
have and there will be no deviation from
that policy. The plea which the college
delegates made to the convention was not
for acceptance of liberal views by con
servatives, but rather a protest against
the conservatives forcing their views upon
everybody. In that respect the college was
not a loser at the convention. The inter
national committee on vocational training
appointed last week at Cincinnati includes
William Orr. deputy state commissioner
of education, and Dr Doggett expects the
interests of the local college to be fully
protected by Mr Orr, who is a liberal in
belief.
All of the New England delegates re
turned to their homes feeling that it now
behooves them to form a strong organiza
tion at once which will be in good work
ing order when the 1916 convention con
venes at Los Angeles. The Pacific coast
is liberal in its views and it is hoped that
in that favorable atmosphere the old-time
conservatism will be downed. New England
will be the leader in the movement which
now shows promise of sweeping the na
tion.
TROUBLES OF HARTFORD T. M. C. A.
Campaign for Fund* in That City
Strike* a Snag Becanae of Restrict
ing Rnle.
Hartford also is having its troubles with
the “evangelical” test of the Young
Men's Christian association in that city.
In view of the action of the Springfield
association in bringing before the Cincin
nati (O.) conference the petition to allow
it what will amount practically to the
right to ignore this test, the Springfield
body has taken a step which is apt to
be followed by the Hartford representa
tives. and it is not unlikely that the move
may become a general one for New En
gland. where the "unevangelieal” faiths
are strongest. The campaign for a build
ing fund in Hartford has encountered the
same snag as was met with here when Rev
A. P. Reccord of the church of the Unity
came out against having Unitarians and
others who are disbarred from active
membership contribute to the fund, but the
opposition in that city has gone further
than it did here.
It has been brought out that Mr Moody,
who was largely instrumental in founding
the branch there, was led to add his sup
port because he considered the Apostles’
creed the basis for membership, and that
other influential men without whose sup
port the plan could not have materialized
were brought into the movement because
of the broadness of the rules of member
ship. But when the association had got
under way another and a less liberal
group of men slowly worked their way
into its management and succeeded in put
ting the association on its present basis.
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913.
which is branded in a letter to the Hart
ford Courant as "narrow, indefensible
and offensive,”
The appeal is being made in that city
to have the Young Men's Christian asso
. eiation put itself on the same broad Chris
' tian foundation that most of the churches
i have adopted, in order that it might offer
I a shining example to other communities
I and appeal directly to the entire Christian
I sympathy and support of the city. U hat
i will be the outcome in Hartford is prob
i lematieal. but evidently the opposition
> there is stronger than it proved here,
I not only because of the narrowness of the
| membership rules but also because of what
: is claimed to be a perversion of the pur
; poses of those men without whose snp
i port it could never have been instituted,
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REPORTS ON McALL MISSIONS.
.' Blk Meeting at Pittsfield —The Annual
Report*.
The American McAll association opened
i its 30th annual meeting at the First church
' at Pittsfield last week Wednesday morn
! ing. This association for 30 years has
I been working hard and successfully in help
■ ing in the work of the evangelization of
France, and was started by Rev and Mrs
Robert W. McAll of England in Paris the
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REV ROBERT W. McALL.
[Founder of the McAll misson.]
year after the* Franco-Prussian war.
Mrs A. R. Perkins, treasurer, of Phila
delphia, submitted her report from
April 6. 1912. until April 6, 1913. It
showed that the total receipts were $72,-
985.33. and the total expenditures the
same amount. There is a cash balance on
hand of $4293.28, but the Record litera
ture account is overdrawn $1245.89. leav
ing a balance of $3047.39 in the Girard
trust company’s bank. The auditor's re
port also shows balances of $18,589.16
in the Germantown savings fund and
$4,457.06 in the Norwich savings fund. J.
11. Jefferis is the auditor. Receipts from
auxiliaries in this section were as follows:
Amherst. $5: Andover. $156: Chester and
vicinity, $235: Easthampton. S6O: North
ampton. $80: Orange. $1392.75: Pitts
field $117.50: Springfi-Id. $100; Windsor
Locks. Ct. $158: Worcester, $12.30, with
an expansion of $238.52.
Following this report. Rev George T.
Berry of Englewood, the field secretary,
gave a short address telling of the work
of the past year and of the work to be
attempted in the coming one. A fund of
$75,000 is needed, he said, and of this
amount $73,000 has been pledged, tine
of the objects of the American association
this year will be to raise money for an
other chapel-boat for the rivers and canals
in the north of France. There , already
are two such boats. The cost of the boat
will be SIO,OOO and $40,000 is needed to
endow it.
Nearly SI3OO Raised in Six Minutes.
Rev George T. Berry, field secretary of
the American McAll association, raised
$1484.40 Thursday morning. The remain
der of the SISOO that lie set out to obtain
at Pittsfield was Secured in the offering at
the meeting Wednesday evening.
The old board was re-elected Thurs
day. with the exception of the substitu
tion of Mrs G. IV. Fisher of Mary
land for Mrs: John S. Newberry of
Michigan as one of (he vice-presi
dents. The officers for the year as
elected are: President. Mrs Charles IL
Parkhurst of New York city; first vice
president. Mrs Frederick G. Mead of
Plainfield. N. .1.; vice-presidents, Mrs
James A. Garfield, northern Ohio: Mrs
T. B. Blackstone, Illinois; Mrs Henry A.
Laughlin, western Pennsylvania: .Mrs
Francis Wayland, Connecticut: Mrs A.
F. Beard, eastern New Y< rk: Mrs W. H.
Fenn. Maine: Mrs John Hay. District of
Columbia: Mrs Randolph 11. McKim. Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs David R. Craig,
eastern Massachusetts: Mrs A. L. Crock
er and Mrs C. A. Severance, Ilinnesota;
Mrs Benjamin Harrison, Indiana: Mrs
F. B. Dwight. New Jersey; Mrs Pres
ton of New Jersey, formtrli Mrs Grover
Cleveland: Mrs Edward H. Semple. Mis
souri; Miss Anna L. Dawes. Pittsfield;
Mrs Samuel M. Vail, northern New-
York; Mrs H. N. Paul, eastern Pennsyl
vania; Mrs IV. w. Seely, southern Ohio;
Miss McVickar, Rhode Island: Mrs J.
Warren Goddard, New York city; Mrs
G. W. Fisher. Maryland: treasurer, Mrs
Abraham R. Perkins of Germantown,
Pa.: corresponding secretary, Mrs H 1,.
Wayland of Philadelphia: secretary of
litearture. Mrs Adam H. Fetterolf of
Philadelphia: secretary of Sunday-school
work, Mrs Frank B. Kelley of Elizabeth,
N. J.: hoard of directors, Mrs Charles H.
Parkhurst of New York. Mrs Frederick
G. Mead and Mrs John Gray Foster of
Plainfield. N. J.. Mrs Abraham R. Perkins,
Mrs H L. Wayland. Mrs John H Scrib
ner, Mrs Adam H. Fetterolf, Mrs’lV. R.
Nicholson, Mrs John F. Kentor. Mrs
Edward Yates Hill. Miss Isabel W Sem
ple and Miss Georgia B. Mcllbenny of
Philadelphia. Mrs Frank B. Kelley ’and
Mrs George E. Dimock of Elizabeth. N.
J., Mrs Roberts Ise Boutillier of Wayne
Pa„ Miss Alletta Ix-nt and Mrs Louise
Seymour of New York. Mrs J. Lewis
Crozer of Chester. Pa.
CHURCHES TO CO-OPERATE.
Officials of Hampden Connty Improve
ment Leagne to Speak From Pulpit*.
The active co-operation of the churches
of the county with the Hampden county
improvement league in its efforts to im
prove moral, economic and civic conditions
ill the community is already foreshadowed
definitely by the invitations which have
been made to Secretary J. A. Scheuerle of
the league to present the plans of the or
ganization in tbe Trinity Methodist church
next Sunday morning, nnd before the
brotherhood of the First Congregational
church of West Springfield <m June S. Mr
Scheuerle has accepted both invitations,
and is also considering an offer to speak
in a church in Agawam daily in June.
The league officials express themselves as
highly pleased with the encouragement af
forded them by the churches in their cam
paign. The league is pleased to make all
possible use of the pulpit for training pub
licity. and the church organizations for
working out many of its definite plan*.
The program of county improvement has
already been worked <nit with siiceess in
seven counties of Vermont, and the
churches have played an important part
in its development there. As an indication
of this fact, the Vermont . Congr^atlonal
conference, which will meet in St Johns
bnry on Tuesday, has organized a special
department for the consideration, of agri
cultural and rural questions. Mr Scheuerle
has been asked to direct this department,
and will be absent from the city during
the conference. lie hopes Io bring back a
number of new ideas aliout directing bis
work from the discussions at the meeting.,
PRESBYTERIANS IN UNION.
Joint Session nt Atlanta, Ga.—Uniform
Marriage nnd Divorce Laws.
For the first time in the history of Pres
byterianism the four grand divisions of
the church, the Northern, the Southern,
the United and the Associate Reformed,
joined late Friday afternoon in a union
communion service at Atlanta, Ga. Par
ticipating were more than 3000 communi
cants. including delegates and commission
ers to the pan-Presbyterian pentecost and
laymen from every section of the I nited
States. Presiding over the communion
service, which was impressive in its sim
plicity. were Dr J. S. Lyons, Dr R. M-
Russell and Dr J. T. Stone, respectively,
moderators of the Southern, United and
Northern assemblies. In an address Dr
Russell laid especial emphasis upon the
significance attached to the union com
munion service as the forerunner of ulti
mate union of the whole church.
An interesting feature of the day was
the adoption by the northern assembly of
a resolution presented by the commit
tee on Christian life and work bearing di
rectly upon the “divorce evil” and mak
ing recommendations for enactment of uni
form legislation on marriage and divorce.
This resolution recommends that the min
isters and church courts of the Northern
assembly institute a campaign of educa
tion with the object of impressing upon
the people the sacredness of marriage
and the evils of divorce and to arouse
in the public mind a realization of the
need of reform. Recommendations of the
committee on .Christian life and work to
the effect that the diaconate be made a
conspicuous agency of the church and
that the assembly indorse interchurch fed
erations also were adopted. The rest or
the report of the committee was deferred
until Monday, as was the report on church
co-operation and union.
A spirited discussion was precipitated in
the Southern assembly session Friday,
when the report of a special committee
containing a "brief, popular statement
of the belief of the Presbyterian church in
the United States,” and containing an im
portaut reference to the "elect infant
clause” was submitted. Action upon the
report was deferred until Tuesday. Two
members of the committee submitted, a
minority report directly at variance with
that of the majority. One says that AH
who die in infancy and all others who
are incapable of exercising choice, are re
generated and saved by Christ through the
spirit, who works when and where nnd
how he nleases.” Overtures favoring or
ganic union were read and referred to a
special committee, to consist of one mem
ber from each synod.
At the morning session of the United
assembly a lively scene followed the pro
posal to include in a telegram to Presi
dent Wilson commending him for his stand
on moral questions, the name of Secretary
of State Bryan. The motion provided that
the telegram was to be signed by the mod
erators of the three assemblies. Vigorous
opposition was voiced by many commis
sioners to the Bryan suggestion, and it
was decided to send the message to the
president only,
UNION SEMINARY CONTROVERSY.
Presbyterians A nice Opposition to Set
tlement of Question and Insist on
Deity of Christ.
Possibility of an organic union of all
brandies of the Presbyterian church in
America was voiced at Atlanta, Ga.. Thurs
day by Ihe retiring-moderator. Dr Mark
A. Matthews, at the opening session of
the 125th Presbyterian general assem
bly. This declaration was greeted with
cheers by more than 800 commissioners.
Indieatious of a probable threshing out
of the differences between the Union theo
logical seminary in New York and the
northern Presbyterian church were noted
yesterday in the presence of President
Brown of Union seminary and members
of the board of directors.
The controversy dates back to 1892,
when Charles A. Briggs, a professor in
the seminary, was suspended from his
ministerial functions in the assembly.
Probable opposition to an amicable set
tlement of this eontrovessy was evidenced
bv the applause which greeted Dr Mat
thews's declaration that candidates for
the ministry should be rejected not only
because they doubt the deity of Christ,
but because their denial is prima facie
evidence that they never have been regen
erated. _________
SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Members of Worcester Franklin Dis
trict Hold All-Day Meeting.
The annual convention of the Worcester-
Franklin interdenominational Sunday-school
association was held in the Methodist
church last week. There was a large attend
ance of delegates from Athol, Orange,
Petersham, Gardner, Winchendon, Bald
winville and Templeton, New Salem, Phil
lipston and Petersham, Erving. Wendell
and Greenfield.
These new officers were elected: Presi
dent, J. A. Witty of Orange; vice-presi
dent, W. L. Teele of New Salem; second
vice-president, F. H. Brock of Athol; sec
retary, Elizabeth B. Dawes of Petersham;
treasurer. Winfield 11. Brock of Athol;
adult department secretary, W. C. Tandy
of Athol; advanced grade secretary, Mrs
Carrie Voelker of Orange; elementary
grade secretary. Mrs Jennie C. Richards
of Erving: home department secretary,
Mrs John W. Clark of Athol: executive
committee. Rev D. W. Lovett of Orange,
Dr F. E. Johnson of Erving. Mrs Abbie
Thompson of North Dana. Mrs Mary
Chaffin of Phillipston. Mrs C. A. Stearues
: of Wendell. Oscar T. Brooks of .-Athol,
; John W. Stockwell of South Royalston.
Mrs Edwin F. Stowell of New Salem, W.
A. Frye of Royalston. Fred Delvey of
Warwick.
OLIVET CHURCH DEDICATED.
Fine Sew Edifice on Oak Street For
mally Opened With Impressive
Service.
The new Olivet Congregational church
on Oak street, was dedicated Sunday
afternoon at 3.30 o'clock with a simple
and impressive service attended by near
ly <>oo people. The chief speaker of
the afternoon was Rev Dr Charles S.
Mills of Montclair, N. J.. who empha
sized in an eloquent address the leader
ship which the Congregational church,
on account of the breadth of its doc
trines. was fitted to play in the program
for the closer unity of the Protestant
churches. Other ministers who took part
in the services were Rev Louis F. Giroux,
dean of the International college, Rev
Charles N. Lovell, pastor Of Olivet
church from October, IMI. to June, 1012,
Rev Dr Frank W. Merrick, pastor of
Faith Congregational church; Rev Dr
George S. Hollins, pastor of Hone Con
gregational church; Rev Martin Sj How
ard. pastor emeritus of the Wilbraham
Congregational church, and Rev Claude
A Butterfield, present pastor of the Oli
vet church, who condneted the respon
sive readings for the act of dedication.
The vested choir, under the direction
of Miss Meta Maliary and Miss Helen
M. Butler, organist, gave an impressive
pogrom of anthems, and a tenor solo
by C. L. Hoyt was one of the main fea
tures of the musical program. A. Eu
gene Bates, chairman of the building
committee, gave a brief outline of the
work of building the church in his de
livery of the keys to Edward C. Hazen
of the prudential eonnnittee. The usual
morning service, which was hold in the
'new church at 10.30 o'clock, contained
nothing of a dedicatory nature, but the
handsome new Sunday-school rooms in
the rear of the church auditorium were
dedicated at the Sunday-school session
nt noon, when Rev Mr Butterfield and
Deacon Reuben Roberts were the chief
spoil kers.
CONFERENCE AT WESTHAMPTON.
Hampshire Consreaatlonal Churches
Hold Spring Meeting—County Mis
sionary Favored.
The spring meeting of the Hampshire
conference of Congregational churches was
held last week in the Westhampton Con
gregational church. The first business
was the election of officers, which result
ed as follows: Moderator, Rev R. H. Life;
scribe and treasurer. Rev G. H. Burrill;
committee on religious education,' Rev
John Pierpont of Williamsburg: commit
tee on summer tent work. Rev S. E. Mae-
Geehon of Southampton, Rev D. L. Kebbe
of Cummington; delegates to the national
convention at Kansas City, Mo.. Rev
George I’ - . Prentiss of Florence, L. M.
Preston of Easthampton; alternate. Rev
Dr L. Clark Seelye; delegate to state con
ference, George C. Kellogg of Florence;
member of the advisory council, Rev
George F. Prentiss. It was voted to
change the name of the conference to
Hampshire association of Congregational
churches, it being thought desirable to re
serve the term of conference for the state
meeting. The statistical review of the
year by Rev G. H. Burrill of Easthamp
ton showed that SBB3B had been contribut
ed by the churches to the various objects
of denominational work conducted by the
general organizations, and that this amount
exceeded the apportionment by S3BO. A
slight falling off in Sunday-school attend
ance was shown. Rev Irving A. Flint
of Hatfield and Rev R. H. Life of Hay
denville reviewed the year among the
churches. The conference sermon was
preached in the morning by Rev George
F. Prentiss, who spoke on “Fidelity to
stewardship.” Dinner was served by the
women of the church.
The afternoon session took up discus
sion of the matter of employing a Hamp
shire county missionary, and the advisory
council was authorized to confer on this
question with the advisory council of the
Hampshire east conference. The confer
ence voted in favor of the plan. Ad
dresses under the general theme, “The
Christian way.” were given ns follows:
“The personal decision,” Rev W. P.
Keeler of Northampton; “Uniting with
the church,” Rev S. E. MacGeehon of
Southampton; "Sharing the work of the
church." Rev D. L. Kebbe of Cumming
ton. Rev S. P. Cook. Berkshire county
missionary, gave an address on his work.
The conference closed with the observ
ance of communion, conducted by Rev C.
H. Hamlin of Easthampton and Rev John
Pierpont of Williamsburg.
UNITARIANS IN SESSION.
Rev Edward Cummings Urges Care of
the Weak—Former President Tnft
Will Speak To-morrow nnd Thura
day.
Anniversary week that has taken 1000
delegates of the American Unitarian as
sociation to Boston broke its tradition
Monday by opening with fair weather.
The annual meeting of the ministerial
union was held in Channing hall with Rev
Edward Cummings of the South Congre
gational church as speaker. The national
woman's alliance was in session most of
the afternoon. Former President Taft
will participate in the exercises to-mor
row anil Thursday.
Rev Mr Cummings's thesis was that the
salvation of the world depends upon the
development of industrial economies along
such lines as shall secure tne protection of
the weak by the strong. “Our civilization
is-threatened with the same kind of mor
tal' ills which killed other civilizations,”
he said. “They died because they did not
have anybody to show them that the law
of life is the protection of tbe weak by the
strong."
Miss Emma C Low of Brooklyn, retir
ing president of the national alliance of
Unitarian and other liberal Christian wom
en. was rendered a reception at which
members f tie national board with whom
she has been associated gave her an
amethyst nrooih surrounded by pearls. Al
liance branches in greater Boston seat as
their gift a silver vase filled with roses.
Last night in the Arlington-street church
Rev George A. Gordon of Boston. Rei-
Lee S. McColicster of Tufts college and
Rev Samuel A Eliot spoke on “The call
of the hour to Protestant Christianity.”
COUNTY MISSION MEETING.
Woman’* Board Hold* SeMioni at
Second Congregational Church.
The Franklin county branch of the
woman’s board of missions held its annual
meeting last week at the parish house of
the Second Congregational chureh in
Greenfield. Delegates were present from
all over the county. At the morn
ing session reports were lead from
the branch and auxiliaries, followed
by an address by Miss Alice M.
Kyle. Miss Alice S. Browne of the China
mission gave an interesting address in the
afternoon. The following officers were
elected: President. Mrs L. R. Smith of
Northfield; vice-presidents for two years,
Mrs J. A. Hawley as Shelburne Falls,
Mrs J. P. Manwell of IVhately, and Mrs
H. F. Cutler of Mount Hermon; for one
year, Mrs C. M. Tomblen of Montague,
Mrs W. 11. Richards of Erving and Miss
Abbie T. Montague of Sunderland; treas
urer, Miss J. Kate Oakman of Green
field; recording secretary. Mrs Walter N.
Snow of Greenfield; <-ijircsponding secre
tary. Miss Corn L. Smith of Shelburne
Falls; secretary of junior work. Mrs Am
bert G. Moody of Northfield: secretory of
literature, Mrs George Nims of Green
field: auditor, G. Harry Kaulback of
Greenfield.
The election of an assistant secretary
of junior work was recommended by the
nominating committee, and the new office
was created by the election of Miss Loiiise
Leavis of Northfield. The treasurer's re
port showed a total of $1137.09, contribu
tions received from various places, in
cluding Ashfield. Bernardston, Buckland.
Cliarlemont. Colrain. Conway, Deerfield,
Erving. Greenfield. Leverett. Montague,
New Salem. Northfield. Orange. Shel
burne, Sunderland and Whntely.
BAPTISTS RAISE MISSION MONEY.
Women Subscribe $34,877 nt Meeting
in St Loni*.
The raising- of $34,877 for the Judson
mission offering was the Umax of Sundry's
proceedings of th< Southern Baptist con
vention at St Louis, Mo. The money was
raised by the woman's missionary union
at a mass-meeting at which only women
were present. Alabama led all the states
with « contribution of $8225.
During the services a large number of
young women, dressed in the costumes of
all. the. foreign Countries in which the,
southern Baptists liAve missionaries,
marched into the auditorium singing goqiel
songs and bearing the flags of the na
tions represented. More than 400 sermons
were prea<hed by visiting Baptists in the
various churches at St Louis during the I
day. some of the visiting preachers speak- I
ing three times.
Speaking before the womans missionary ;
union at the night meeting, Mrs Julian P.
Thomas of Richmond. Va., said, concern
ing the missionary funds raised, that the
union soon would be able to raise $1,000,-
000 a year for missions. The union dur
ing the last year raised one-third of the
total amount of money for missionary pur
poses reported to the convention from all .
sources.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.
Finns of Methodlnt Kplscopnl Kdncn
tor« Are About Connuuimnied.
The American university, planned years
ago by Methodist Episcopal educators and
provided with beautiful buildings and
grounds in the outskirts of M ashington, ;
will be opened formally with a college for I
graduate study June 4 next. This was
decided noon at a meeting of the trustees
held at Washington Wednesday. I- orty
members of the beard, representing nearly I
every section of the country, were present, j
Large sums of money were spent in con- ■
structing the university buildings and
equipping them, but the. opening has been
delayed from time to time because until
recently the trustees were without a suf
ficient income to warrant them in under
taking to operate the institution. A con
siderable bequest by the late president of
the board, Dr David H. Carroll of Balti
more. made the college for graduate study
possible.
The college for the present, the trustees
announced, will undertake work in three
fields. It will maintain an institute for
rerearch, to be operated in connection
with the various federal departments and
institutions at Washington; will carry on
a series of lectures, and will support a
comprehensive system of fellowships in
connection with leading educational in
stitutions of this country and * Europe.
Several fellowships for foreign study and
travel already have been arranged for.
Reports to the trustees showed that the
financial resources of the university have
beeu steadily advancing.
A New College for Turkey.
A new American college has just been
established by the American board of com
missioners for foreign missions with head
quarters in Boston, in the extreme eastern
part of the Turkish empire in the old city
of Van. Educational work was begun
there by the American board through its
missionaries, over 40 years ago, and this
work has grown into great importance.
The situation in that part of Turkey was
carefully surveyed by the American board,
and it was found that there is no existing
institution of higher education within 10 .
day's journey in any direction. It is
only a few days' journey Ast from
Van to the borders of Persia, and
about the same distance north to
the borders of Russia. Students are
in attendance upon the school at the pres
ent time from both Persia and Russia,
although the great majority of them come
from that part of Turkey. A commodious
site has been secured already for the col
lege, which will be ample undqr ordinary
growth for 20 years, and a new building
is just now being completed which will
constitute the central administration build
ing. This will constitute the youngest of
tli" American board colleges in Turkey
and has before it every prospect of rapid
development, in view of its location, one
of the most ancient cities of Turkey. The
American collegiate institutions in Turkey
have been brought prominently to the
front in the last few days because of the
fundamental constitutional changes that
have taken place in the Turkish empire
in that period. The rapid rise of Bul
garia and the readiness of Turkey for
constitutional goverunient have turned the
attention of the west to the large num
ber of colleges and preparatory schools,
and. in fact, to the widespread education
al system established in Turkey during the
last 50 years by American missionaries.
The American board of commissioners for
foreign missions, that began work in
Turkey in 1820, has been the organization
through which all of these institutions
were established. Robert college in Con
stantinople was never eontroled by the
American board, but a missionary of the
board has always been the president of
the college. Some other institutions have
become independent, with the approval
mid consent of the board. Others are
still under its management and control.
These institutions arc scattered over
Syria, across Armenia and Asia Minor,
and into European Turkey, and are wield
ing a powerful influence in the way of
education, and social and intellectual up
lift. and in maintaining good order. In
authorizing the erection of this high school
at Van into a college, the committee calls
for only $25,000 to meet immediate needs
for development during the next live years.
Vacation School for Bible Study.
The 11th English vacation term for bib
lical study will be held this year at Cam
bridge from July 26 to August 16. The
object of the term is to give to students of
the Bible who feci the need of more sci
entific mid intelligent study a special op
portunity of becoming acquainted with
the results of modern biblical scholarship
and of receiving systematic instruction on
academic lines. The scheme is on a
Christian basis, and lecturers are invited
without respect to their denomination. The
idea which has beeti chosen this year for
illustration bv the entire series of lectures
is that of "The mission of the church to
the world." The inaugural lecture will be
given by Dr Murray, the master of Selwyn
college. The following courses of four
lectures have ben promised: First week.
“The political history of the kingdom of
Judah from Hezekian to the beginning of
the exile.” bv L. IV. King of King's col
lege. Cambridge, and the British museum,
and “The religions of the Roman empire
in the first century,” by Rev 11. F. Stew
art, St John’s college, Cambridge; second
week. "The book of Jeremiah.” by Dr
Kennett, regius profesor of Hebrew at
Cambridge, and "St Paul’s conception of
a universal church," by Rev A. E. L.
Rawlinson of Keble college, Oxford: third
week ‘The Deiiteronomic movement,” by
Rev D C Simpson. St Edmund’s hall. Ox
ford and “Acts 13-28.” by H. St J. Thack
eray. King's college, Cambridge. Single
lectures have been promised by the bishop
of Ely. Prof Swete. Dr Anderson Scott,
Dr Murrav, Miss E. E. Constance Jones
nnd IV. M. Calder. Hebrew and Greek
Testament, readings will be held through
out the three- weeks. The total cost to
students, including lecture tickets, will
not exceed $lO a week.
G’rlnity College to Honor Rev C. E.
Woodman.
Indian Orchard people, especially the
older residents, will lie pleased to learn
that Rev Clarence E. Woodman of Berke
ley, Cal., is to receive the degree of doc
tor of letters from Trinity college of
Hartford, Ct. Rev Mr Woodman, who is
now a lecturing professor at Newman hall.
Berkeley, Cal., which position be has held
for the past two years, was a resident of
Indian Orchard for a period of about 20
years and has a great many acquaint
ances and friends there. He was born
I in Saco, Me., in 1852, but during his boy-
I hood his family went to Indian Orchard
[ to live, his father being connected with
the Orchard mills company. He graduated
from Trinity college in Hartford in 1873
and then studied at Amherst, where he
received the degree of master of arts.
Later he received the degree of doctor of
philosophy at Manhattan. He studied at
the general theological seminary in New
York in preparation for the Episcopal
ministry, hut while there became convert
ed to the Catholic religion and entered the
congregation of St Paul the Apostle. He
is a preacher .and lecturer of note and is
nlso a well-known astronomer, haring
served on the Smithsonian eclipse expe
. dition. He is also well known as an au
thor, his principal works being “Bridal
Wreath." “Poets nnd Poetry of Ireland”
and “Manual of Prayers." Rev Mr Wood
man has been serving the past year as
assistant chaplain of the California state
Legislature. Indian Orchard people have
followed Rev Mr Woodman's career very
closely, and are interested in everything
that he does. He was in Indian Orchard
about two years ago and spoke at St
Matthew’s church.
Lutherans Turn Women Down.
A fight for woman's rights was lost at
the session in Atchison. Kan., Friday
of the biennial convention of the general
synod of the Lutheran church, when the
woman's foreign missionary society, hith
erto only an auxiliary organization of
the synod, made application for adminis
trative powers commensurate with those of
other church boards. In the discussion
that followed, leaders quoted from the
New Testament to prove that men “are the
divinely-appointed leaders of the church."
The question was submitred to a vote and
the missionary society's petition lost. The
society's members announced that they
would keep up the tight.
Pastor for Chicopee Church.
It became known Sunday that Rev
Mr Akerman has been appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Rev Dr E. R. Thorndike last month as
pastor of the Chicopee Central Methodist
church. The new pastor will take active
charge of the church affairs the first Sunday
in June, and as yet hut few details are
known of him. His Jast pastorate was in
the middle West, and he had recently been
transferred to Belchertown when the
local parish asked that he be sent to them.
This was taken up with the bishop and
approved, so that the vacancy will be
filled soon.
Rev J. P. Harvey Resigns.
Rev Jasper P. Harvey, who has been pas
tor in the Second Congregational church at
Chester for Ihe past, seven years, has re
signed. sending in his letter of resigna
tion to the prudential committee of the
church, stating that on account of con
tinued ill-health he could not see his way
clear to continue us their pastor. It is a
matter of general regret that Mr Harvey’s
health has become so impaired that he
feels unable to perform the duties of
pastor. The committee accepted his resig
nation last evening, and at Mr Harvey’s
request will attend to furnishing a supply
until a regular pastor is selected. Rev
Francis Fate of Middlefield will occupy _
the pulpit to-morrow.
Rev C. H. Watson Accepts Call.
Rev Carey IL Watson, for 22 years the
pastor of the First Congregational church
at Nash's Mills, has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Congregational church at
Phillipston, and is moving his family to
that place. Mr Watson’s long pastorate
in Greenfield was an extremely useful one,
and his departure is regretted by a large
circle of friends. Rev Arthur Rudman,
who is succeeding Mr Watson at the First
Congregational church, has been in charge
since early in the year when Mr Watson's
resignation was accepted.
An interesting transfer of property oc
curred on April 1, closing the history of
a remarkable Shaker settlement at Union
Village, O. On that date the United
Brethren church, for a consideration of
$350,000, came into entire control of over
4000 acres of fertile land and will utilize
it as a home for superannuated ministers
and retired missionaries. Ann Lee. an
English woman, who died 128 years ago,
was thrown into jail in London in 1768,
charged with being crazy. She came to
America in 1770 and founded the Shaker
sect on this continent. It was in 1805 on
the first day of January that three Shaker
missionaries who had been appointed by
the parent society in New York arrived
in the Il est, walking all the way, says the
Northwestern Christian Advocate. They
came to Ohio in consequence of the great
revival of religion which opened in Logan
county. Kentucky, in 1799. This was the
forerunner of the most wonderful upheav
al ever experienced in Christian work in
Auieri'-a. From Kentucky the influence
spread into Ohio and Tennessee and be
came a veritable contagion. The Presby
terian church, located where Union Vil
lage now is. formerly called the Turtle
Creek Presbyterian church, went over
to the new religionists. It was to this
local organization that the first, three
Shaker missionaries came. In course of
time the Turtle Creek church went over
to the Shaker faith, and the Shakers have
had possession ever since.
An interesting program of retreats has
been prepared for the coming summer at
the Cenacle convent in Newport, R. I. Of
tbe nine retreats on the list, it will be
observed that one has been arranged espe
cially for teachers and one for nurses.
Women of those professions who find oth
er dates more convenient may feel quite
free to attend any of these retreats,—and
will find the general retreats no less help
ful or less adapted to their needs. The
complete list is as follows:—
First general, from Wednesday evening,
July 2. to Sunday morning. July S, by a
Jesuit father: second, for girls and young
women, from Tuesday evening. July 8. to
Saturday morning. July 12. by Rev Cornelius
Holland’: third, especially for teachers, from
Mondriv evening. July 14. to Friday morning,
July IS. bv a Jesuit father: fourth, for chll
drou under 14. from Wednesday morning.
July 23 to Saturday morning, July 26. by
Rev John F. McLaughlin: fifth, especially for
nurses, from Friday evening. August 1. to
Tuesday morning. August 5. by a Reuemp
tlonist father: sixth, general, from Monday
evening. August 11. to Friday morning, Au
gust 15. by a I’nullst father; seventh, gen
eral from Monday evening. August IS, to
Friday morning. August 22. by Rev Charles
O Bosenteel; eighth, general, from Tuesday
evening. August 26. to Saturday morning.
August 30. by a Jesuit father; ninth, general,
from Tuesday evening. September 16. to Sat
urday morning, September 20, by Rev C.
Rooney.
The religious census of Canada has just
been announced by the government, and
shows that out of a total population of
7,206,643 inhabitants, 2,833,000 are Ro
man Catholics, 1.115.000 are Presbyteri
ans. 1.079,000 are Methodists, and mem
bers of our church number 1,043,000. If
we compute the total number of Catholics
iof Roman. Anglican and Greek obedience)
in the Dominion, the numbers come to
3.964.000, or somewhat more than half
the total population. Sime the last cen
sus the greatest increase is shown by the
Roman Catholics. Next in order come
members of our church (due, no doubt,
largely to the great immigration from En
gland’ to Cami la), next come the Presby
terians (largely due, no doubt, to Scottish
immigration I. next conic the Methodists.
In the province of Qnebe-, out of a total
population of about 2.909.01 K), 1,724,000
are Roman Catholics.—Church Times.
THE FISHING POLE IS NODDIN’.
[Frank L. Stanton In the Atlanta Constitu
tion.]
Through the scented woodlands, far away
from town,
Rest in the world, and you will win it!
The cork's a-goin’ down, boys, the cork’s
a-goin’ down,
For the fishin' pole's a-noddin' every
minute!
Wish time
And fish time:
Don’t call me back to town!
Fishin’ -Mile's u-noddiu'.
An' the cork's a-goin' down!
I hear the far-off tinkle of drowsy cattle
hells,
The river keeps the oak's cool shadow
in it:
The trouble of the city I am waftin' my
farewells.
For the fishin’ pole's a-noddin’ ever,
minute!
Beams here,
And dreams here--
Don't call me hack to town!
Fishin’ pole's a-noddin’.
An’ the cork's a-goin" down!
PROBABLY A POST-IMPRESSIONIST.
[From the Fliegende Blaetter.l
“Good gracious! What makes you look
like that? Has anything happened?”
"Well, I had my portrait, painted re
cently by an impressionist, and I'm trying
to look like It-”