Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
| N THE CHU r CHE S

The Christian women of Washington
have been asked to join in a movement
which has for its object the founding of
orphanages in Cuba. a copy of an appeal
made by the originator of the movement,
Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson, has been re-
ceived. part of which is as follows:
During the last year and a half the
hearts of all Christian people have been
stirred with deep sympathy for the famine
orphans of India. Humanity was touched
! by physical need, and many gave simply to
relieve the dire suffering from starvation
Christianity was further touched by this
wonderful opportunity TO give a Christian
education to a large number of children.
who by and by are to be the influential
men and women of India. Now, equally as
important an opportunity confrents US at
our own doors.
Read the following quotation from the
report of General Green concerning Cuba ::
The most important questions affecting the
future OF Cuba are the care and education
of the great number of orphans whose par
ehts persisted in the RECOMMENDATION. The
estimates of mortality during the three
years since Weyler'S proclamation was is
sued vary from 100000 to 900 900 persons
or from 80 to AZ per cent of the population
of the island. The number of orphans can
not De even approximately estimated but
mere must be great many thousands of
! them They are found in every town and
village. in semi-starving condition and
hVlnS on a precarious charity. If they are
not cared for they are liable TO grow up as
FaSaDondS and prostitutes
Any religious denomination that couId
go to this island and found an orphanage
would have it filled with children who
could be educated and christianized in n
manner never before known in that beauti
full island. There should be an orphanapa
IN Havana itself to meet the needs of the
city. and then another in the western mart
of Pinar del Rio. where the climate is d.,
ana saiubrious all seasons of the year-the
hills rising to an altitude of 1000 fest
fever is unknown"
Rev: Dr. +. NJ. Bristol pastor of Metro
poh,an M: +. church in this city, has been
appointed: member of the national adj
Hlsory council of the Brotherhood of ST
raul. Associated with DIR. Bristol are some
OF the most noted leaders of the denomina-
country, Including, among others, Rev.
DIS W. p. Odell of New York, E. S. Ninde.
Detroit; G. w. Cue, Portland, Ore: ". s
Matthew San Francisco; Louis Albert
j. e. c. Sawyer, Syracuse, N Y, and many
others All the convention of the brother
hood held recently in Syracuse there were
present 123 delegates, most of whom We're
| laymen.
The English Lutheran synod of Missouri
and other states. with which the churches
OF the denomination in the District of Co
| iumbia are connected, will be held in De-
| troit, Mich, commencing Wednesday next
! and continuing for one week. The meet
! lEgs of the synod are held every two years.
the last having been held in Baltimore in
| 1897. "a
| Rev. F. Huerle of Corner Stone Va, is
moderator. Among the more important mat
! tiers 10 be discussed will be the future re-
| lations of this synod with the like organ
! izatiop of German Lutherans. The En-
gIish synod was organized at the Suggestion,
OF the churches which wished to preserve