Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

1t is the impression among many church
| leaders that street preaching is to be re-
stunned shortly on a very extended scale
| One of the most prominent preachers of
| New York, who was recently in Washing
| ton, and who is a great believer in the
practice, said:
If l had my way l would put all of the
great preachers down into the sums where
| they are needed. Any minister who is I'M
willing to preach on the streets, from a box
or barrel, or whatever he could get to
stand on, is unworthy of the profession.
believe that open-air work will be one of
the great features of the church of the
twentieth century. The reason so many
persons will not come nowadays to church
is because of prejudice. Not enough atten-
ton has been paid to them. | believe il
would mean a great blessing for all denom-
nations if open-air services were made
part of the regular church work, as they
used to be.
"One of the most unique of the street
preachers in the days when open-air serv-
ices were in vogue was Rev. John Hersey
of this city. In carly life Mr.. Hersey was
a prosperous business man here. He pur
chased on credit a cargo of tea and salt,
valued at $4,000, but a financial panic
coming on, he was compelled to make
assignment The course of his life was
changed by the blow. To mortify his pride,
and by way of PREPARATION for his previous
extravaganza and vanity, he resorted TO
plainness of dress and diet In the mean
time he became deeply religious. He wrote
a number of books and devoted the money
obtained from their sale to payment of his
debts Forty years after his failure he
sought out the last of his creditors and
made the final payment"
The Christian missionary, Rev. J. A. En-
win, who went to Porto Rico and has now
returned, thinks if the Porto Ricans are
made American citizens they must be edu-
ted irSt and tod af- Grnr ord IL.
he thinks the possibilities great, he takes
a far less hopeful view of the problem
than do others who have been there.
Rev. DR.. Bell of the United Brethren will
go to Porto Rico after visiting Cuba. Meth
odlsts north are TO spend 5000 in Porto
Rico at the outset and are to send two
workers soon capable men can be
found. The appeal for workers and money
was made at the same time. Singularly
large proportion of the funds is now at
hand, the response from Methodists being
generous and immediate, but the workers
are not yet in sight. Episcopalians also
contemplate work in Porto Rico. The Pres
byterian home board will work in neither
Cuba nor Porto Rico at present. it being
engaged just now in clearing off its debt
pending which it announces that it will
consider no new effort.
Bishop Donahue of Wheeling w Va
who is very well known here. is about to
start for Rome for the purpose Of visiting
the pope.
Archbishop Chappelle sailed Wednesday
on the government transport Berlin Tor
Porto Rico. where he will labor to reor-
ganize the affairs of the church according
to the will of the pope. He will also do all
in his power to assist the government in
the work Of advancing the interests of the
people. Later he will visit Cuba on the
same mission. He has not yet decided
whether he will go to the Philippines AS
previously stated. he has been appointed
apostolic delegate to Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines. The archbishop appeared
to be in excellent health and his friends
say he evidently has not yet given any
thought to the appointment of a coadjutor
for New Orleans. He expressed the belief |
that time will settle, entirely to our salts |
faction all the difficulties growing out of |
the changes in the government of our new |
possessions.
; Rev. DIR. B. l. Whitman, president of Co. |
lumbar University. has consented to |
preach for limited period Sundays for the |
Fifth Baptist Church. Philadelphia |
While Bishop Hartzeli was I'm Liberia a |
year ago he was requested by the govern |