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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