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June 30, 1909. THE CELEBRATI The celebration of th of the birth of the grej gins at Geneva on Fric ture to the assembled and Reformed Churche Professor Doumergue, toral Work of Calvin.' delegates assemble for and on Saturday evenii will be given. On Sun of the historian Ranke' the virtual founder of on the fourth of July, I great Children's Celebr day the distribution ol which owes its existen On Tuesday in connec first stone of the greal Weiss. Secretarv of tl French Protestantism, Reformation and Mode: the delegates will be ? Thursday, Friday and J ercises will close with ; tion of the 350th anniv< Academy of Calvin. On account of circu control, Dr. Moore, of appointed by the Gene church in this celebrati exercises in person, but in charge the hearty sj of our ministers and p paying these merited 1 great Reformer. Recently General Wil of the Salvation Army, day. His army, and ma admirers have held dem sages of congratulation world. He is a remarkal [ work for his fellowman rested. He was a prea the branches of Wesleya in i860 he retired from independent evangelist! I* degraded of the slums | London Mission in 186 I Mission, having the we I controlling power was Booth, who became G< : Opposed, ridiculed, dene some unworthy features ! and good at heart. It I compassion and love for I arOlind world uiV churches, and preache Gospel to the salvation to the venerable leader Army of Salvation. THE PRESBYTERIA ON AT GENEVA THIS WEEK. e four hundredth anniversary it Reformer, John Calvin, belay night, July 2, with a lecdelegates of the Presbyterian ;s throughout the world by of Montauban, on "The Pas' On Saturday morning the the presentation of greetings, ig the Cantata of the Jubilee day afternoon which, in view s statement that "Calvin was America," significantly falls the natal day of our nation, a ation will be held. On Monf honors in the University ce to Calvin, will take place. :tion with the placing of the t monument to Calvin, M. le Society of the History of will give an address on "The rn Thought." On Wednesday jiven a trip on the lake. On Saturday of next week, the ex an elaborate academic celebra;rsary of the foundation of the instances which he could not Union Seminary, the delegate ral Assembly to represent our on, was not able to attend the : expressed in a letter to those empathy and profound interest eople in the arrangements for honors to the memory of the liam Booth, the veteran leader celebrated his eightieth birthny other Christian friends, and onstration in his honor. Mescame from all parts of the >le man and has done a peculiar on which a great blessing has cher and evangelist of one of ~ i\f r? i i .11 iVlClUUUidlll 111 i^U^ldlKl. Dili the conference and began an c work, among the poor and of East London. The East 9 expanded into the Christian >rld as its field. In 1878, the placed in the hands of Mr. meral of the Salvation Army, uinced, with some excesses and . the Salvation Armv was ripdit accomplished a good work of many in England, America and 10 were not reached by the d the essential truths of the and uplift of many. All honor of this unique division of the N OF THE SOUTH. Contribi TWENTY-O Mary Louise G; Ah, what shall we wish for 01 They have reached the ere And, gazing afar o'er an unti They fare them forth with Shall I wish for gold and a c For no thorns, nor a tearn Nay, the jewels of life are tfc And to dare with a purpoi The heart is enriched with tl Grows strong in a noble s And the scars we bear thro* Are the honors of closing 1 Then strain the cordage, unfv Cut swift thro* the billowj The Master sits fast in the r He chooseth thy pathway "THE DISCIPLES CALL FIRST IN ANT By Rev, E. C. Mui The history of names is instructive?their origin. chan? ing and various applications, interesting history embodied those who had been taught supremacy of the papa or pope who protested against the co pope; Presbyterians are thos church on the basis of the a presbyters. Many names now ally applied as terms of oppro jurists of a corrupt age were, tans by the loose-livers; thos prevalent mode of baptism ai verts over again were nic afterwards Baptists; the Wesl ions in the revival movem laughed at as Methodists, i fellows; and the Quakers wei their emotional manifestations "The disciples were ealle Antioch." This note on the o family name is not only inte were noted for the derisive at and instructive. They "were others, probably in derision, disciples, believers, brethren Christian is elsewhere used i only as applied contemptuoi Agrippa perhaps sneeringly you will soon persuade me t Christian fellows." And P reproached for the name of C anv man suffer as a Christian. 1< J ? , By whom, then, were they s Jews; they would never ha\ name of the Messiah by appl of a false Christ. Their e> 7 lted NE. aines. lr youth so sweet? st of the hill led sea, a will. are-free life, dimmed eye? le victories won, se high. tie mist of tears, trife, the years of care ife. irl the white sails, r foam; irow of the ship, home. ED CHRISTIANS IOCH." :ray, D. D. verv interestinf and fes in form and meanThere is also much in names: Papists are to acknowledge the ; Protestants are those rrupt dominion of the e who organized the ncient government by honorable were origin brium or derision; the mockingly called Puriie who repudiated the nd baptized their con:k-named Anabaptists, ieys and their companient at Oxford were excessively methodical e so called because of i of contrition, d Christians first in rigin of our old church resting, but significant id opprobrious epithets called Christians" by They called themselves and saints. I he term n the New Testament tsly by aliens. King exclaims, "Why, Paul, o become one of your eter says, "If ye be hrist, happy are ye. If it him not be ashamed." o called? Not by the e profaned the sacred ying it to the followers :pression was "sect of