Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
IN THE CHUR ES

cardinal, 1t is understood. has had a talk
| with the President about the matter and is
satisfied that his wishes viii receive the at
| tention they deserve. In requesting the ap-
| pointment of Catholic chaplains in the pro-
portion to the number of Catholic volun-
| teers. the cardinal, it is claimed, did 1t not
| to get places for priests of his church, but
! to make surs that Catholic volunteers are
| provided for in the matter of religion.
The gentleman who informed The Star
reporter Of the above said,
| In view of the fact that the cardinals
| mission to the President was successful, it
| Is only fair conclusion that there has
| been no intention to discriminate against
the Catholic Church in the appointment OF
| chapIains. Protestant chaplains have thus
| Iar been appointed Simply because pretty
| nearly all or the applicants for a chap
laincy have been Prvtes ,ants, and because
tney nave mad the support or congressman.
I Inc PRESIDENT has SHOWN that mis- desire
IS not to favor any party or section or re-
Hsloas denomination IN the conduct of the
! WI. IL is lair to assume, therefore, that
| ne Will satisfy Caruluai Gibbons in the
! matter OF chaplaiiicies. There is no good
reason why he should not do SO. The
| Catholics are showing themselves TO be as
| pa trlouc as the PrUlsa tanIs in the war and
| Inc Catholc soldiers as much entitled
10 Inc consultations of their religious teach
eFS IN the camp and IN the hospitals as are
the Protestant soldiers. 1nere ought TO be
| no ground for dissatisfaction in respect to
the appointment of chaplains in the army
| ana II is pretty safe to say there will not
be any in the future"
A few days ago there was transferred to
| the archdiocese of Baltimore one of the
"eaithiest missions in the world. This is
the Bohemia Manor Mission which since
| 1tol has been i'll the possession of the Jesuit
fathers, and Father John A Daily of Della
ware City will hereafter have charge of the
inc h.
mas been contemplated and July the
jesuit fathers turned over the charge to
cardinal Gibbons. 1t includes about / 500
| acres of the best land in the lower districts
OF Cecil county, at the head of the old Bo-
hemla river where Augustus Hermann
settled when he came to this country
Ihls mission is famous in the history of
Inc country 1t was founded by Rev.
rather Thomas Mansell in the year 17U4
Inc archives of Loyola College, Baltimore
contain a history of 1t and of the reverend
fathers who have from time to time served
in the church. The school, which is said to
nave been kept at the mission, and from
winch the Georgetown College received its
Inspiration, has long since passed away,
put during Its existence many of the most
distinguished families of Maryland attend
ed. John Carroll, a member of the society,
ana afterward archbishop of Baltimore
was educated at the mission and Charles
carroll OF Carroliton is said to have at
tended the school
The church. which is still In a good state
OF preservation, erected in the wear
ltao, and the first minister was the founder.
kew. Father Thomas Manseil. Rev. Am
prose Marechal, who was afterWard the
thlrd archbishop Of Baltimore attended the
school, and Is said to have helped with the
construction of the church. In the cburc,;
Is cross constructed of wrought iron but
httle is known of its history. 1t is under
stood, however, that Father Manseu
brought 1t with him when he founded the
churca and mission. 1t stands about five
feet
Among the most of the young people in
the Baptist churches of this city Interest
at TINS time is centered in the eighth an
nual international convention of the Bap-
list Young Peoples Union, which will be
held at Buffalo, n. Y. from july Il to II
The body will probably constitute a gath
erins OF fifteen thousand people. Delegates
from nearly if not quite all the societies of
the union in the United States viii be
present.
This years convention promises to eclinse
tfat of the preceding year, which was held
at Chattanooga. The District of Columbia
and Maryland societies Will send a large
and representative delegation, and a special
train will go from Washington carrying
delegates from this vicinity
Inc ofncer5 OF the international organiZa-
ton are as follows: John H. Chapman of
Chicago, president; Dr. E. E. Ch;yers of
Chicago, secretary.
Bishop Aipheus w. Wilson of the South
ern Methodist Church, who has many
Trends in Washington, has started for an
extended trip to China, Corea and Japan
in the interest of mission work of the
church He will be absent at least nine
months, and probably a year. Mrs. Wilson
VINO has accompanied him on previous trips
TO these far-oR countries, will remain at
home.
Bishop Wilson will make the trip in ac-
cord with plan outlined at the last gen.
efi conference of the Southern Methodist
Church. which met in Baltimore recently
lie was selected nerfDrD1 no dnt1- he
cause of his knowledge of the languages
customs and beliefs of the inhabitants OF
The countries he will visit, and also for his
years of experience in foreign missionary
work. He will visit every missionary sta
ton, church and school of the Southern
Methodist Church in China Corea and
Japan, and will preach and lecture to the
natives and inspect all the various build
ings and properties of the church
The results of his travels and obserya-
uCns will be reported to the general board
or foreign missions. From Baltimore Bishop
Wilson will travel to Toronto Canada
where he will board train of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad for Vancouver Brit
ish Columbia. He will sail from Vancouver
July Ii for Yokohama, Japan. He will
spend about two months travelling among
the missions in this country. From japan
he will go to Corea, where he will continue
his work for six or eight weeks. The last
country in his itinerary will be China and
he expects to reach Shanghai about Octo-
Der l. The principal work of the church is
progressing rapidly in China, and Bishop
Wilson will remain in the country for sew
eral months.
Invitations have been received in Wash
iEgton from the Church Periodical Club of
New York, inviting cooperation in sending
reading matter, ETC., to the soldiers in the
field This club of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church is an organization formed over
ten years ago for the purpose of supplying
periodicals and books to ciergymen and
laymen who are unable to obtain good lit
erature in any other way. Recently it has
been sending parcels of reading matter to
the soldiers. well-filled barrel went the
other day to the Solace, and others have
been sent to Tampa, Chckamauga and
other camps. Unlike most of the literature
sent to soldiers, the books and magazines
furnished by the Church Periodical Club
are not distinctively religious. Good nov
els, the leading magazines and works on
topics of current interest are sent to the
club and by il distributed. Christmas and
Faster cards, prayer books, hymnais,
Bibles, carols, service leaflets, games and
school books are some of the things that
the club makes use of IN lis regular work
The names of those in need OF literature
are obtained from the different bishops
and appeals are made to those who have
the books desired to send them either
directly to the nerSOns n he he,iefi3a 5 or 70