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Show OHUHCn WORK AND WORKERS. ThoAmerJcan Biblo society last year sent forth nearly 2,000,000 Bibles. Blnhop Warren wns surprised on hla birthday by tho congratulatory visit of GS Mothodlsl prcachera-and their wives. Tho official Presbyterian agent among tho worklngraon, Bev Chnrles Stehle, haif undertaken to patnblish in BOO cities of the country better relations between tho ministry and organized labor. Prof Benjamin Bacon, who holds the chair of Now Testament critlcUm nnd Interpretation In Ynle theological seminary, sem-inary, haB been made director of tho American school of oriental reaearch in Palestine. In ovury city nt least half the population popula-tion la mado Up of foreigners, "movers" who laibly bU more time a year la one spot, and peoplo who never go to church. That is one of ChrlBtlnnlty's city problems. Bishop Thomas B. Necly, of thoMeth- 1 odlst Episcopal church, Is planning for tho erection of a Protestant church In Panaria, Ho haB almost completed negotiation for tho purchaso of the rulna of tho church of Banto Domingo. Over two per cent, of tho membership of tho Presbyterian church in Japan has gono to war. Thla is more than twlco tho proportion of enlistments from tho goncrnl population. Slxty-ono Presbyterians are officers in tho army or navy. Tbo American Biblo Boclety has recently re-cently recelrsd a number of interesting interest-ing communications from Its agent in I JSpan.'J.loy. Mr, Loomis, who nays: "Wo novo donated moro than 32,000 Testaments aud Oospels among the 4,000 wounded Japanese soldlors." |