Show DILIOION AND ncI ° onhl Tbe Thumb Illble published In Aberdeen Aber-deen In 1070 measures one Inch square and nearly half an Inch thick Tin Christian Workers Training In slltute has been organltod by members of Ihs churches of Ilngllih Ind Tho New York limes calculates that New Yorkers expend annually about 9S500000 on ohurJics while theater absorb about 0500000 The Methodist Episcopal church requires re-quires all Ui candidates for tho ministry minis-try to study Professor Uly s Social Aspects of Christianity The Chlnsie Christians In Canton Lave Joined a booklending association and tend out a sun of book lenders to rather and distribute goad literature Mr W T Stead Is I making Iso bold lenturo of publishing ptnny editions of tho poets Ills theory Is that tbo mtHKS will reid tho beat literature If brought within tbo reach of their moans At Columbus 0 the Junlcr Chris tlan Undoitor Union boo undertaken the support of a room In the Children hospital Ono hundred and seventy hOrs dollars has already ben contributed contrib-uted for Iho work Scotland now has ICO Christian Cn de tor Societies This la Just the number num-ber enrolled In the Unltid States dur Inc the first three ysrs of the society existence and Christian Endeavor wan almost unknown In Scotland three years ogo Tie Usyt Brigade which began In Glasgow twelve year ego now nun bera 713 cnmpiules with over 2610 officers and OJHOO boOs < n tae inlted Kingdom Lord AbirUcm has accepted accept-ed the presidency of the Canadian i broach whIch now numbers 4000 maw Ibers |