Christian herald (1913) (14785793353)

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Title: Christian herald
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Contributing Library: Christian Herald Association
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als other speakers come: W.0. Connor, head of the Georgia School for the Deaf; John Amos Todd, secretary of the Memphis Deaf-Mute Association, a speaker upon the program of the Southern Sociological Congress in Atlanta; and others with interesting messages that would have gone undelivered anywhere had his class not been founded. W. T. W. PROVIDING FOR THE BLIND BABIES B —As A RESULT OF the movement begun by; the International Sunshine Society, several States have now adopted legislation making provision for blind babies. New York allows $1 per day for each blind child sent to the societys care; New Jersey provides $330 ayear for similar work, and Arizona, North and South Dakota, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maryland have all made provision of the same character. Illinois and Minnesota are moving in the same philanthropic direction. The Blind Babies Home at Summit,N. J., founded by the president of the society, Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, is the pioneer institution of its kind.
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THE CHRISTIAN HERALD. September 10, 1913 Page 831 THE MOVEMENT TOWARD CHURCH UNION closer relations; but the number of separate organizations was not lessened, and there is no notable movement toward union at present. Doctrinal discussion is a considerable part of the program of Lutheran synodical sessions, and this sometimes leads to difference of opinion. It was a doctrinal discussion in the Synodical Conference some years ago that caused the Joint Synod of Ohio to leave that body. It was not able to accept the views of the doctrine of predestination which the discussion developed. 2. The Mennonites are not very numerous, but they are very much divided. There are a dozen or more branches, which have persisted for a quarter of a century or more, and seem not inclined to try to compose their differences, though these differences do not appear to be very important. Some of the bodies are in accord in nearly everything, but have not yet agreed to unite. 3. The Baptists, united in holding to th