The Uniting Conference, held in Kansas City. Mo. (April 26-May 10, 1930) created The Methodist Church out of the Methodist Episcopal Church. the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church.

The first General Conference of The Methodist Church was held April 24, 1940. It was followed by six Jurisdictional Conferences.

The headquarters of the organized activities of The Methodist Church were located as follows Board of Missions and Church Extension, including

Keeney, F. T.
Leete. F. D.
Mitchell, C. B.
Miller, George A.
Moore, John M.
Nicholson, Thomas
Nuelsen, John L.
Robinson, J. W.
Welch, Herbert.

Des Moines, Iowa
Omaha, Neb.
New York City
Berlin

Hyderabad, India
Atlanta, Ga.
Boston, Mass.
Richmond. Va.
Bombay, India
Charlotte, N. C.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Lucknow, India

Oklahoma City, Okla.
Baltimore, Md.
Houston, Texas

. Cincinnati, Ohio

Elisabethville, Bel. Con
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Detroit, Mich.
Chicago, Ill.
Shanghai, China
Columbia. So. Car.

Miami, Fla. De Land, Fla. Pasadena, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Dallas, Texas Mount Vernon, Iowa New York City Lucknow, India .New York City

Foreign, Home and Women's Work, at 150 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City; Board of Temperance continues in Washington, D. C.; Board of Education, Nashville, Tenn.: Board of Pensions, 740 Rush St.. Chicago, and 506 Olive St., St. Louis; Board of Chicago and Nashville: Board of Hospitals and Lay Activities, Chicago, Ill.; Board of Publication. Homes, Columbus, Ohio; Commission on Evangelism, Nashville, Tenn.; Commission on Public Information, N. Y. City: Commission on World Peace. Chicago; Commission on Courses of Study, Nashville, Tenn.

This

The headquarters of the movement is in the World's Christian Endeavor Building, Mount Vernon and Joy Streets, Boston, Massachusetts. building was erected in 1918 by the contributions of one hundred thousand young people throughout the world.

The first society of Christian Endeavor was formed on February 2, 1881, in the Williston Congregational Church, Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E. Clark, pastor, for the purpose of training a large number of young people in the duties of church membership and the activities of the Christian life. The early societies were for young people approaching maturity, but on March 29. 1883, the first Junior Christian Endeavor society was organized, and in 1891 the first Intermediate society had its birth. Now, under graded Christian .Endeavor, there are societies adapted to all ages, beginning with Juniors and including adults and graduate members who are called Alumni.

There are about 80,000 Christian Endeavor societies, with more than 4,000,000 members. Societies are found in eighty or more religious de

Most of the societies are formed in local churches and exist as a part of the activity of the church. Some, however, exist in unusual places, as in hospitals, aboard ship, in army camps, in public institutions, in prisons, in schoolhouses, and in homes where no church building is available.

The purpose of the society is, as expressed in its constitution, "to promote an earnest Christian life among its members, to increase their mutual acquaintance, to train them for work in the church, and in every way to make them useful in the service of God and their fellow men." It is the church training the young, and its motto is "For Christ and the Church." Its cardinal principles are stated thus: (1) Open confession of Christ, (2) active service for Christ, (3) loyalty to Christ's church, (4) fellowship with Christ's people.

The International Society of Christian Endeavor is the clearing-house for all forms of Christian Endeavor activity. It publishes and circulates various literature, including the Christian Endeavor World, the official organ of the movement.

The International Society is supported by voluntary gifts, bequests and annuities from individuals and the sale of literature, badges, etc., although the latter feature is largely a service rendered to the societies and unions.

The World's Christian Endeavor Union comprises all the national unions throughout the world, the number being more than fifty.

Gustav Stearns, chaplain, with the approval of Col. Charles M. Pearsall, manager, Veterans Administration. The collection was started in 1936 and the first flag of the collection received from a foreign country was displayed in the chapel, Nov. 8, 1936.

Alabama-Charles C. J. Carpenter, Birmingham.
Alaska-Peter Trimble Rowe (miss.), Seattle,
Wash.; John Boyd Bentley, Suffragan, Nenana,
Alaska.

Arizona-Walter Mitchell (miss.), Phoenix.
Arkansas R. Bland Mitchell, Little Rock.
California-Karl M. Block, Coadjutor, San Fran-
cisco. Sacramento: A. W. Noel Porter, Sacra-
mento. Los Angeles: W. B. Stevens, Los Angeles:
Robt. B. Gooden, Suffragan, Los Angeles. San
Joaquin: Louis C. Sanford, Fresno.
Colorado-Fred Ingley, Denver.
Connecticut-Walter H. Gray, Suffragan Bishop of
Connecticut. Hartford: Frederick G. Budlong.
Hartford.

Dakota, North-D. H. Atwill (miss.), Fargo.
Dakota, South-W. B. Roberts, Sioux Falls.
Delaware A. R. McKinstry, Wilmington.
District of Columbia-James E. Freeman.
Florida-F. A. Juhan, Jacksonville.
Florida, South-John D. Wing. Orlando.
Georgia-Middleton S. Barnwell, Savannah. At-
ianta: Henry J. Mikell, Atlanta.

Idaho Frederick B. Bartlett (miss.), Boise.
Illinois-Wallace E. Conkling, Bishop of Chicago,
Chicago; E. J. Randall, Suffragan, Chicago.
Quincy: W. L. Essex, Peoria; John C. White,
Springfield.

Indiana R. A. Kirchhoffer, Indianapolis. Northern Indiana: Campbell Gray, Mishawaka. Iowa-Harry S. Longley, Davenport.

Kansas Shirley H. Nichols, Bishop of Kyoto, in charge of Salina. Salina: Goodrich R. Fenner, Topeka, Salina.

Kentucky-Charles Clingman, Louisville. Lexing-
ton: Henry P. A. Abbott, Lexington.
Louisiana-John L. Jackson, New Orleans.
Maine-Oliver L. Loring, Portland.

Maryland-Edw. T. Helfenstein, Baltimore.
ton: W. McClelland, Easton.

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Ray

Marquette: Western: L. B.

Massachusetts-Henry K. Sherrill, Boston.
mond A. Heron, Suffragan, Boston. Western:
William A. Lawrence, Springfield.
Michigan-F. W. Creighton, Detroit.
(See Northern Michigan.)
Whittmore, Grand Rapids.
Minnesota-Frank A. McElwain, Evanston, Ill.;
Stephen Edwards Keeler, Coadjutor, Minneapo-
lis, Duluth; Benjamin T. Kemmerer, St. Cloud.
Mississippi-Wm. Mercer Green, Jackson.
Missouri-William Scarlett, St. Louis. West: Robert
N. Spencer, Kansas City.

Montana-H. H. Daniels, Helena. Coadjutor, Helena.
Nebraska-Howard R. Brinker, Western; George A.
Beecher (miss.), Hastings.

Nevada-Thomas Jenkins (miss.), Reno.
New Hampshire-John Thomson Dallas, Concord.
New Jersey-Wallace J. Gardner, Trenton. Newark:
Benjamin M. Washburn. Orange: Theodore R.
Ludlow, Suffragan, Orange.
New Mexico-
New York-Wm. T. Manning, New York City:
Charles K. Gilbert, Suffragan, New York City.
Central: Edward H. Coley, Utica. Malcolm E.

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Julius W. Atwood, Washington, D. C.; Samuel G. Babcock, Marblehead, Mass.: Theodore D. Bratton, Jackson, Miss.; Chauncey B. Brewster, Hartford, Conn.; Robert E. Campbell, St. Andrews, Tenn.; George W. Davenport, Auburndale, Mass. Edward T. Demby, Cleveland, Ohio; Frank DuMoulin, Locust Valley, N. Y.; Davis L. Ferris, Rochester, N. Y.; Charles Fiske, Baltimore, Md.; Herbert H. H. Fox, Billings, Mont.; William L. Gravatt, Charleston, W. Va.; Robert L. Harris, San Diego, Calif.; Rt. Rev. Daniel T. Huntington, D.D.. Anking; Robert C. Jett, Roanoke, Va. Frederick F. Johnson, Newtown, Conn.; Irving

Peabody, Coadjutor, Utica. Western: Cameron J. Davis, Buffalo. Rochester: Bartel H. Rheinheimer, Rochester. Albany: G. A. Oldham, Albany. Long Island: Ernest M. Stires. Garden City. John I. B. Larned, Suffragan, Brooklyn. North Carolina-Edwin A Penick. Raleigh, North Carolina: T. C. Darst, Wilmington. Western North Carolina, Robert Emmet Gribbin, Asheville.

Ohio-Beverly D. Tucker, Jr., Cleveland. Southern:
H. W. Hobson, Cincinnati.
Oklahoma-Thomas Casady, Oklahoma City.
Oregon-Benjamin D. Dagwell, Portland. Eastern:
W. P. Remington (miss.), Pendleton.
Pennsylvania-Francis M. Taitt, Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh: Alexander Mann, Pittsburgh. Bethle-
hem: Frank W. Sterrett, Bethlehem. Harrisburg:
Wyatt Brown, Harrisburg. Erie: John C. Ward,
Erie.
Rhode Island-J. De W. Perry, Providence; G. G.
Bennett, Suffragan, Providence.

South Carolina-Albert S. Thomas, Charleston.
Upper South Carolina: J. J. Gravatt, Columbia.
Tennessee-J. M. Maxon, Memphis; Edmund P.
Dandridge, Coadjutor, Nashville.
Texas-Clinton S. Quin, Houston. Dallas: H. T.

Moore, Dallas. W. Texas: William T. Capers,
San Antonio. No. Tex.: E. C. Seaman (miss.).
Amarillo.

Utah-Arthur W. Moulton (miss.), Salt Lake City.
Vermont-Vedder Van Dyck, Burlington.
Virginia H. St. George Tucker, New York City.
F. D. Goodwin, Coadjutor, Richmond. Southern:
William A. Brown, Norfolk. Southwestern: H.
D. Phillips, Roanoke.

West Virginia-Robert E. L. Strider, Wheeling.
Wisconsin-Benjamin F. P. Ivins, Milwaukee.
Fond du Lac: Harwood Sturtevant, Fond du Lac.
Eau Claire: Frank E. Wilson, Eau Claire.
Washington-Olympia: S. Arthur Huston, Seattle:
Spokane: Edward M. Cross, (miss.), Spokane.
Wyoming-Winfred H. Ziegler (miss.), Laramie.
Africa-Liberia: Leopold Kroll, Monrovia,
Brazil-Southern: William M. M. Thomas (miss.),
Rio Grande do Sul.

China Shanghai: William P. Roberts (miss.),
Shanghai, Hankow: Alfred A. Gilman, Hankow.
Anking: Lloyd R. Craighill, Bishop of Anking.
Wuhu.

Haiti-H. R. Carson (miss.), Port au Prince. Spence
Burton, Suffragan, Port au Prince.
Panama Canal Zone-Harry Beal (miss.), Ancon.
Cuba-Alexander H. Blankingship, Havana.
Virgin Islands-C. B. Colmore, in charge.
Dominican Republic-H. R. Carson in charge.
Japan-North Kwanto, C. F. Reifsnider, Tokio.
Shirley N. Nichols (miss.), Kyoto, Tohoku; Nor-
man S. Binsted (miss.), Sendai.

Hawaiian Islands-Honolulu: Samuel H. Littell,
(miss.), Honolulu.
Mexico-Efrain Salinas (miss.), Mexico D. F.
Philippines Norman S. Binsted, Bishop of To-
hokus, in charge of Philippine Islands, Manila:
Robert F. Wilner (suffr.), Manila.
Puerto Rico-Chas. B. Colmore (miss.) San Juan.

BISHOPS

P. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn.; Paul Jones, Yellow Springs, Ohio; William Lawrence, Boston, Mass.; Paul Matthews, Princeton, N. J.; Robert H. Míze, Salina, Kan.; William H. Moreland, Albany, N. Y.; James Craik Morris, New Orleans, La. Herman Page, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Rt. Rev. Edward L. Parsons, D.D., California.

Logan H. Roots, New York, N. Y.; Edwin W. Saphore, Syracuse, N. Y.; Ernest V. Shayler, Los Angeles, Calif.; Wilson R. Stearly, Montclair, N. J.; Arthur C. Thomson, Portsmouth, Va.; Theodore P. Thurston, San Diego, Calif.; Frank H. Touret, Tryon, N. C.; James R. Winchester, Chicago, Ill.

The Volunteers of America is a religious and philanthropic organization administering to the many needs of the unfortunate and destitute in Headlarge urban centers of the United States. quarters address is 34 W. 28th St., New York, N. Y.

During the past year 643,226 lodgings were provided; 2,036,795 free meals were given to deserving needy persons; 10,670 were provided transportation: while upwards of three million persons came under the direct influence of the spiritual program.

The National Catholic Welfare Conference was organized in 1919 as a common agency acting under the bishops to promote the welfare of the Catholics of the United States. The Conference has for its incorporated purposes "unifying, coordinating and organizing the Catholic people of the United States in works of education, social welfare, immigrant aid and other activities." The Conference comprises the following departments and bureaus:

Executive Bureaus maintained: Information, Immigration, National Center Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Publications, Business and Auditing, and Catholic Action, monthly publication, N. C. W. C.

Youth-Facilitates exchange of information regarding the philosophy, organization, and programcontent of Catholic youth organizations; promotes the National Catholic Youth Council, the federating agency for all existing, approved Catholic youth groups; contacts and evaluates national governmental and non-governmental youth organizations and youth servicing organizations.

Education-Divisions: Statistics and Information, Teachers' Registration, Library.

Press-Serves the Catholic press in the United States and abroad with regular news, features, editorial and pictorial services.

Social Action-Covers the fields of Industrial Relations, International Affairs, Civic Education, Social Welfare, Family Life and Rural Life.

Legal Serves as a clearing house of information on Federal, State and local legislation.

Lay Organizations-Includes the National Council of Catholic Men and the National Council of Catholic Women, which maintain at N. C. W. C. headquarters permanent representations in the interests of the Catholic laity. These councils function through

some 4,700 affiliated societies national, State, diocesan, district, local and parish; also through units of the councils in many of the dioceses.

Catholic Action Study-Devoted to research and reports as to pronouncements, methods, programs and achievements in the work of Catholic Action at home and abroad.

The N. C. C. M. maintains at its national headquarters a Catholic Evidence Bureau and a Catholic Radio Bureau; and sponsors a weekly nationwide radio Catholic Hour over the network of the National Broadcasting Company.

The N. C. C. W. maintains in Washington, D. C., the National Catholic School of Social Service. N. C. W. C. Administrative Board-Most Rev.

Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, chairman of the Administrative Board and episcopal chairman of the Executive Department; Most Rev. John B. Peterson, Bishop of Manchester, vice chairman of the Administrative Board and episcopal chairman of the Department of Education; Most Rev. secretary of the Administrative Board: Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York. Francis C. Kelley, Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, treasurer of the Administrative Board and episcopal chairman of the Department of Lay Organizations; Most Rev. John Gregory Murray. Archbishop of St. Paul, episcopal chairman, Department of Catholic Action Study; Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, Bishop of Pittsburgh, episcopal chairman of the Legal Department, Most Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara, Bishop of Kansas City and episcopal chairman of the Social Action Department; Most Rev. John Mark Gannon, Bishop of Erie, episcopal chairman of the Press Department: and the Most Rev. John A. Duffy, Bishop of Buffalo, episcopal chairman of the Department of Youth; and Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O.P.. Archbishop of Cincinnati, member of the Board without portfolio.

Assistant Bishops, Administrative Board-Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston; Most Rev. Richard O. Gerow, Bishop of Natchez: Most Rev. Karl J. Alter, Bishop of Toledo; Most Rev. Thomas K. Gorman, Bishop of Reno: Most Rev. Francis P. Keough, Bishop of Providence: Most Rev. Walter A. Foery, Bishop of Syracuse Most Rev. Bartholomew J. Eustace, Bishop of Camden, and Most Rev. Charles Hubert LeBlond, Bishop of St. Joseph. The Right Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, General Secretary; Rev. Howard J. Carroll, S.T.D., Asst. Gen. Sec.

Under the N.C.W.C. Episcopal Committee on Motion Pictures (Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O.P., Archbishop of Cincinnati, chairman; Most Rev. John J. Cantwell, Archbishop of Los Angeles; Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, Bishop of Pittsburgh; Most Rev. John F. Noll, Bishop of Fort Wayne, and Most Rev. Stephen J. Donahue, Auxiliary Bishop of New York) there functions the Legion of Decency, organized for the purpose of securing for the public wholesome screen entertainment. One of the means towards the accomplishment of this end is the publishing of a weekly classification of current films. The Legion of Decency has its National Office in the Archdiocese of New York-Address: 485 Madison Ave., New York City, N. Y. The executive secretary is Rev. John J. McClafferty.

The Ten Commandments-known also as the Decalogue-according to Exodus XX:19, were proclaimed by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai and afterward inscribed on two tables of stone (Exod. XXXI:18).

In the King James version (1611) of the Bible the Ten Commandments are:

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth. the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

The Douay version of the Bible, published in 1609, and the King James version, are in substantial agreement as regards the Ten Commandments, although there is a variation in verbiage.

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