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Januarv 22, IH1M ]
Holiness. Increased from 6,500 to 12,- n
260. e
From these figures appears that
the thirteen Southern States have in- 1
creased their consumption of religious
literature very much faster than the ,,
population has Increased, and owing to a
the larger circulation per publication It jj
is quite evident that the literature Is p
of better type than It was 15 years ago. ?
The Methodist Church Is the largest ^
church In the consumption of religious ,
literature, the Baptist second, the Pres- j
byterinn third, Disciples fourth. r
The above comparisons ellwate all s
publications having a circulation less n
than 1,000 copies. Also all publications * j
on which the circulation is not stated in ^
the American (Newspaper Directory. t
There are quite a large number of re- r
ligious publications which make no re- fi
ports to any directory, and on which
directory publishers find it practically r
impossible to get information. r
It is likely that in the thirteen South- r
em States the quantity of circulation of ^
religious literature considerably ex- c
ceeds 2,500.000 circulation. This is approximately
one-fourth of all the liter
ature published in the South. ^
From the above facts it is quite evi- fl
dent that the thirteen Southern States g
at least are growing more religious in- p
stead of less so, and are consuming a ,
constantly increasing quanttty of re- r
ligious literature. Indeed the clrcula- r
tion of religious literature Is growing r
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nore rapidly tban the circulation of
ecular literature.
rO ALL OUR BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
Much must be done before the protosed
World Conference on the Faith
nd Order of the Church of Christ can
ie called. The mere details of the premrations
are numerous and compllcatd.
The names and addresses of the
iroper officers of those Communions
hroughout the world which confess our
^ord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour
nuat he obtained, and Invitations lsued
to them. These Invitations cannot
lways be accepted promptly, for meetngs
of official bodies may not be held
or two or three years. What shall be
he basis of representation? Where
hall the Conference meet and how long
should It remain In session? In what
vay and how far shall the course of Its
trocedure be outlined beforehand? lit
nav well be years before these and
lumerous similar prooiems, wnicn win
,e disclosed as the preparations go on,
an be fully solved.
But the first question is whether we
Christians really desire reunion. Have
ve that deep and definite faith in the
>ne Lord which must fill us with the delre
to reunite in his one Body? What
ire faith and membership in Christ? Is
he relation of the Christian to Christ
nerely Individual or does it constitute
nemlbership in a body? Is that body
nerely a human organization, self-orginating,
or is it the living, continuous
*ody of the one Lord? Do we know
,-hether or not the brethren, from whom
re have separated for centuries, possess
ny of the precious things of which we
re stewards or which, perhaps, we do
lot ourselves possess? Can we learn
nythlng from each other? What is the
"hurch? Has It any authority and If
o, whit? What is the basis of Its
lalms? What is Its mission? Is there
ny sufficient reason for the continued
eparate existence of the communions
o which we severally belong?
The Committee appointed bv the Protstant
Episcopal Commission to conIder
the plan and scope of the World
onierence Deueves umi, ueiore ine
inference can actually be called, there
nust be created a more general and
ntense desire for reunion, a warm atnorpbere
of Christian love and humjltv,
and some wider and clearer comprehension
of such questions as the
hove which must he faced and considered
when the conference meets. The
^ommlttee, therefore, urges that Chrisdan
people should assemble together
Informally In frequent meetings, first,
tor united prayer that the way to reunion
may he made plain and that we
may have grace to follow It: second,
that coming to know and appreciate
?ach other better, we may learn of those
precious things which we have hitherto
kept from each other, and thus may
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deepen and widen the desire for a reunion
which shall convince the world
that God lias sent his Son. Such local
and informal conferences will help to
prepare the way for larger conferences,
which will gradually lead up to the
world meeting, at which it is hoped that
we shall see that there is no sufficient
reason for much, at least, of our present
separation.
In aid of such conferences, the Secretary
will send, on request, to those
who so desire, the names and addroses
of all persons who, within such area
as may be specified in the request, have
shown sufficient Interest in the matter
to ask to he entered on our permanent
mailing list. That will serve two purposes:
It w 11 enable those who wish to
do so to get into touch with some persons
near them who are interested, and
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u win uuuuiiv'DO supgcai uuiti a wnu
would be glad to be entered on the
mailing list, If they knew of the movement
The only names so entered are those
of persons who write to the Secretary
and request It, and we hope to receive
many more requests.
The Committee recommends: 1. That
such conferences should at first be very
small and Informal. If the smallest
number of persons fairly representative
of a community can first be brought
together to discuss the problem thoroughly,
there will be a better prospect
of real progress. 2. That the devotional
side should be emphasized
throughout. The desire for reunion
must be grounded In and fed above all
K u onmmnn nrn vam O I baU/iI.
u,t v viii mull |?i a? wi , n, x nav, an ouicv/i"
lng topics for dlscuss'on. careful search
be made to find those which are really
fundamental, but which the divisions
of the past centuries have obscured.
As the meaning of these questions is
grasped more fully, It may come to be
seen that the divisions growing out
of them need not have occurred. Divisive
and disputed topics should he carefully
avoided until, bv repented meetings,
the members of the conference
have reached a large measure of unity.
A Bihlloeraphv will soon be printed
and mailed to all who are on our mailing
list, wh'ch may help to suggest
books for Instructive reading, though it
must be confessed with sorrow that,
at. present, too many of the books which
nttempt to deal with Christian reunion
are disfigured hv nartlsanshlp and lack
or thorough knowledge. Let us prny
that our hearts may be so filled with
the love of Christ, and our eyes so
ononed by the Holy Spirit, that we mav
all be made one in Him, who llveth
and rel?nieth. Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
For the Committee on Plan and
Scope, your brethren In Chrost,
William T. Mannlna, Chairman,
ItnhArt T4 O f> rdlnor Quorolsp*
*ITHAT IS A LADY!"
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A minister asked three young ladies,
ages seventeen, fifteen, and fifteen, respectively,
to write, without conferring
with each other their own definition of
"a lady." The following is what they
wrote:
First?"A lady does what she thinks
ir. right under all circumstances. She
Is gentle, kind to everybody, and is far
from being boisterous."
Second?"A lady is a woman that
docs and says the right thing at the
right time."
Third and youngest?"I think that a
lady should be genuine and unaffected
Iiinuer ?'i c?rvuui?uuive?. a laay nnouia
always be courteous and respectful
Gentleness and amiability become a
lady. A genuine lady Is quiet and nol
loud and boisterous, but thinks of otbei
people's taste and feelings. A lads
should always keep her body clean ant1
pure because It Is God's holy temple. Tt
sum It all up, If one Is a good Christian
one is bound to be a lady, because
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if one is a good Christian, they must
have all the virtues that go to make up
a lady. The best example 1 know of is
my mother."
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
Tlie last Issue of the Union Semlnnrj
.Magazine is devoted entirely to the Centennial
Celebration of Union Theological
Seminary. It contains all the
addiosses delivered on that memorable
occasiou, the letters of congratulations
received, the greetings from sister Seminaries,
in full, together with a very
brief sketch of the celebration, at is a
muoi vaiunuie uiiu luiei usuug recora.
Bejrond the Stars is a small volume
of poems iu attractive binding suitable
lor a gift and for stimulating elevated
thought and devotion in quiet hours.
The author, Mr. James E. Hilkey, Is
endowed with the poetic instinct, which
combined with an evangelical spirit and
a reverent grasp of great truths, qualifies
him for the choice poetic creations
foiiuu in these pages The publisher is
The Graham Press, Boston. Price,
* 1.00.
The Double Doctrine of the Church
of ltonie is the title of a small volume
published by The Revelle Company,
Chicago and New York. The .Author,
Baroness von Ledtwltz, was reared in
the Romish Church and in her preface
cays: ",\ly intimate connection with the
Catholic clergy, hut especially with the
hierarchy, both in America and Europe,
has brought mo into near touch with,
not only the secret and inner workings
of the Roman Church, but also with the
doctrines by which it is governed. By
a caretul study of Romanism the author
discovered beyond all question that
a constitutional principle of Romanism
is the divorce of acceptted ecelec'asticism
from pure morals. Ecclesiastlcism
is law while morals aie only han!t: they
are not necessarily related according to
the decrees of the "Holy Roman Catholic
Church." The book is an eyeopener.
A GOOD BREAKFAST
some rersons Never Know What it
31 cans.
A good breakfast, a good appetite and
good U gestion mean everything to the
man, woman or child who has anything
to do, and wants to get a good start
toward doing it.
A Mo. man tells of his wife's "good
breakfast" and also supper, made out
of Grape-Nuts and cream. He says:
"i should like to tell you how much
good Grape-Nuts have done for ray wtfe.
After being in poor health for the last
IS years, during part of the time scarcely
anything would stay on her stomach
long enough to nourish her, Anally at
the suggestion of a friend she tried
Grape-Nuts.
"Now, after about four weeks on this
delicious and nutritious food, she has
picked up most wonderfully and seems
i as well as anyone can be.
"Every morning she makes a good
breakfast on Grape-Xuts eaten Just as
It comes from the package with cream
or milk added; and then again the sasse
1 ut supper and the change in her Is
wonderlul.
t "We can't spenk too highly of Grapek
Nuts as a food after our remarkable experience."
Name given by Postum Co.,
Pattle Creek, Mich.?Read the little
' book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs.
I "There's a Reason."
} Ever rend the above lettert A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of hnman
> Interest.