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June 2, 1909.
eight millions, Presbyterianii
which is a little under two p
lation. Along with this gro
rapid growth of other I'rot
while Romanism is losing,
gaining in numbers.
In the territory which no
Texas, we had in 1820 not
1840, in that territory, which
of Mexico, we had one "fore
the town of Houston. Tod;
between nine hundred and
churches and about fifty th
municants.
Does any one fear that im
advance? The fact is that
people of foreign birth tha
1890 they were nearly fifteen
now they are less than four
The Growth in
In 1820. the 72.000 Presb;
nevolent causes $12,673; a
member. In those days the
religious papers in the wholi
the needs of missions; and
year the 1,600,000 Presbyteri
a-~~ ^
iviu v.au3C9 ?p^^,(AAJ,OUO, ail
per member.
This is encouraging. Of
that wealth is increasing.,
people of this country is no
In 1850 it was only $308 p
probably only about $100 pc
lars per member is a hund
seventeen cents per member,
whose property 6n an averaj
A man in comfortable circ
and ouglit to give the more.
This land is becoming a
of the world ; let us strive t
DR. JOHN WIT]
A bronze statue of Dr. Jq
of Princeton College, and S
Tn,lo 1
.i..wvjjciiucm;e, was unveiiec
Thursday, May 20, with imp
at the junction of three aven
of the Covenant, in which
The Rev. Dr. Jere Withers
prayer. The Hon. James B
dor, spoke on "The Contrib
erica," and President Woo<
University, spoke on "The
Service of Witherspoon."
spoke briefly.
The statue presents a tall i
ing face, wearing the garb c
hit ion a ry period, and holdir
was designed by Mr. Willi.
New York, and is presented
ciation, of which John W,
Among the contributors wer
THE PRESBYTERIA
sm enrolls about 1,600,000,
er cent of the whole popuvvth,
there is the yet more
estant churches. So that,
Protestantism is decidedly
vv constitutes the State of
one enrolled member. In
was a part of the country
ign missionary" located at
ay, in that State there are
a thousand Presbyterian
ousand Presbyterian commigration
mav swairm thic
o V " 1"
there are now here fewer
n in some past years. In
per cent of the population;
teen per cent.
Benevolence.
yterians contributed to bebout
seventeen cents per
re were only three or four
e land to tell the people of
money was scarce. This
ians contributed to bcnevoaverage
of sixteen dollars
course we must remember
The average wealth of the
w about $1,500 per capita.
cr capita. In 1820 it was
;r capita. The sixteen dolred
times as much as the
but it comes from a people
?e is fifteen times as great,
umstances can give more
leader in the evangelizing
0 make it the leader.
HERSPOON.
hn Witherspoon, President
igner of the Declaration of
1 in Washington City on
ressive exercises. It stands
mes, in front of the Church
r>i a r\o.
poon of Richmond offered
ryce, the British Ambassawtions
of Scotland to AmIrow
Wilson, of Princeton
Review ot the Life and
Vice-President Sherman
man of erect pose and strik>f
a clergyman of the revoig
a book in his hand. It
im Couper of Norfolk and
by the Witherspoon Asso,
.Forbes is the president,
e Mrs. John Hays, Stephen
N OF THE SOUTH.
D. Eikins, John H. Converse,
Wannamaker and Morris K. Je:
A REBUKE TO TH
Dr. Fullerton, retiring mod
Assembly, in his opening serm<
tribute to the good men and \v<
ing to wait upon the Church i
to do the work to* which it w
10 xne poor anci sick wiin nos
to bodies like the Young- Men
Christian Associations, the Sab
organizations. But the cxistt
clares to be, in his judgment,
organized Church of Jesus Ch
or other bodies like them ar
regular work of the Church, h<
has neglected her duty it is i
that work. In many cases th<
and in all such cases the exisi
organizations is indeed a rebu
zation which is invested witl
promise.
The assertion, however, is a
qualification. Much depends i
takes of the mission and func
her primary end is the social
ministration to the wants of t
mcnt of the mind, the pleasu
men, the development of the b
young men and young worn
much, and these organizatior
But her end is not one of tl
emerges as an incident to her
to a purely spiritual work, t
every creature and to teach m
Lord has commanded. Eva!
and teaching are her functior
primarily to be a benevolent
of culture or of social pleasui
not to be rebuked for the nej
deserves rebuke for the negle
through that neglect brings a
the failure of these secondary
It is common enough for th
and depreciated by those out
detractors to arise from with
ing of the Church's mission in
atmosphere of much of the foj
velop her, but which is more i
nents than in the actual condii
Your pastor's salary is not a
his due. It is compensation
service may not be measure I
material results, but it is a s<
nrpna ration rlpvntinn anrl tin
unlike most service, calls for
the will and the work of the m
erly. It is the largest work
known among men. # The mo
that is given for it he not lool
5
Andrew Carnegie, John
ssup.
E CHURCH.
lera^or of the Northern
an at Denver, paid a fine
Dtnen who were not will
in its organized capacity
as called, but who went
pitals and asylums; and
l's and Young Women's
cation Army, and similar
Mice of all these he dean
awful rebuke to the
irist. In so far as these
e attempting to do the
; is right. If the Giurch
veil that some other do
i Church has thus failed
tence of those voluntary
ke to that divine organili
God's own power and
little too broad. It needs
upon the views that one
tions of the Church. If
I uplift of mankind, the
he needy, the enlightenre
and entertainment of
ody, or the protection of.
en, then she has failed
is are a rebuke to her.
tese, except so far as it
great work. Her call is
o preach the Gospel to
len to do that which the
lgelism, witness-bearing
is. She is not intended
association or a society
e and elevation. She is
jlect of these unless she
ct of her first duty and
bout; as an after result,
results.
ie Church to be belittled
side. It is not well for
in. A clear understandthe
world will clear the
r that is supposed to enin
the mind of her oppotion
of herself.
gift or a donation. It is
for actual service. The
^A 1
jy itie uMidi icbio ur uy
ervice which takes time,
nesty. It is one which,
the affections as well as
an who performs it prop,
with the smallest pay,
re reason why the little
<ed upon as a charity I