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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 220, 20 July 1909, Page 7

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The mission thermometer was rising, 1 m the Anglican. Church, said the Archbishop of York, at the 208 th anniversary meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, held m the Albert Hall recently. But it should rise higher. He himself had been making a tour of the splendid old churches m his own province, and he could not help thinking that they needed something to vitalise their view of life, a sight of the problems of Peking or the prairies of Canada. The Rev. Dr W. Adamson, Glasgow, has been elected the new chairman of the Congregational Union of Scotland, m euccessfon to the Rev. Alfred Gardner, Dundee. Dt Adamson, who was born m New . GaJloway m 1830, was ordined at Perth m 1857, and from 1868 to 1896 was pastor of the Buccleuch Evangelical Union Church m Edinburgh. On resigning his charge m the capital he had the largest membership of any local church m that denomination. Dt Adamson was induced some months later to accept the pastorate of the Carver Memorial Church at Win-der-mere, and there he remained till, he completed his jubilee. Since retiring two years ago he has resided for the most. part m Glasgow. His writings have been varied, and for the past half century he has been a strong advocate of temperance reform. The Bible Society held its annual meeting m the Queen's Hall m May. The Marquis of Northampton presided. A summary of the annual Teport was presented by Rev. J. H. Ritson. During the year versions m six fresh languages had been added, two belonging to Asia, two to Africa, and two to Oceania. The number of complete Bibles still stood at 105, but the New Testament had been completed m three additional versions, making m all 102. There were 211 other languages m which only some part of the Testament had been translated, making m all 418 different languages, m which the Bible Society has promoted the translation of some part of the Scriptures. The year's issues amounted to 5,934,711, a quarter of a million moTe than last year. The total receipts amounted to £238,040, the expenditure to £237,041, leaving a balance of £999. A conspicuous feature of the annual Synod of the Liverpool and North Wales District (United Methodist) was the presence of the local clergy at the Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall recently at a reception given to the delegates by the Mayor and Mayoress. His Worship congratulated them on their recently consummated union, and said he would not object to see the Wesleyans follow m the same direction. The Venerable Archdeacon vCampbell said he shared m the congratulations to those who had come there, and thought their all meeting together that evening was m the true spirit of Christian brotherhood. He admired the Methodists fox two things — the iise they made of the laity m the ministry of the churches, and the generosity of their merabere m the support of the churches. He exceedingly glad to have the honor of entertaining *siuch a distinguished guest as Dr Townsend. Others "of the local clergy and prominent jCh.urc'b. people/ in town ] were tnrdwing opeii 'their names to the members of the Synod.