Evening star., 1899-03-25
! N + HE CHURCH. S

Bishop Hurst, so 1t Is reported here from
Ohio. has sent a. letter to the NJ. E. Preach
ers Club of Columbus. in reply to crit
tc1sms made on a speech he recently deliv-
cred IN that city relative to the building of
the American University at WASHINGTON
The letter states that Bishop Hurst in his
remarks before the preachers meeting in
Columbus, said nothing against the good
purpose and intention of George Washing
ton. but he criticised the misleading use
which has been so generally made of the
alleged $4,000 which was left by his will
Tor national university, and which later
proved TO be worthless and without any
| financial value. Much has been said by the
advocates Of the national university scheme
to make people think that this much money
mas mas been in the treasury of the United
States for a century. and that the govern
ment ought to make good not only that
principal, but the acumculated compound
interest up to date amounting to Sc, 900 600
Bishop Hurst criticised the statement
that Washington had given land In Wash
ington for site on which the proposed
memorial building should be erected The
TACT Is, Washington never owned any of
site Of university. 1t is a malarious re-
gion, on the very banks of the Potomac
and place which no member of Congress
uonal university.
Among the names of persons mentioned
by ex-Gov Hoyt formerly Of Wyoming
territory, not of Wisconsin, as the COM
mittee of one hundred are several who are
deceased several out of the country and
several more entirely out Of official relation
and activity.
The charge against the American Uni
verstty substantially is that it is CHRISTIAN
or, if you please, Protestant The endeayor
to make 1t appear sectarian by the man
agement of the Washington Memorial As
soclation Is very unjust Sixty-tive per
cent of the funds already contributed for
the site and buildings has come from de-
nominations other than Methodist. OF the
board of trustees, tWo-thirds are members
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church and
one-third Of other denominations Six de-
nominations are represented in its mem
bership."
Bishop Hurst is said to believe that 4
ought to be known throughout the country
that the advocates of the National Uni
VerSity propose that in. their institution
persons of all faiths, or of no faiths. NAV
become members Of its faculty and lectur-
ers on its platform.
The important information has been re-
ceived in Washington, through a letter
from a high authority in Rome. with ref
erence to the reports which have appeared
in many American newspapers that Arch
bishop Martinelli is to be raised to the
| rank of nunco to America, and that Arch
bishop Ireland is to be created cardinal
and papal nuncio to France are incorrect
Nuncios are, 1t is stated. only appointed
to countries where Catholicism is the
state religion, and where the relations
| between the governments and the Vat
lean are based upon a special treaty
or concordat. England, as well as the
United States, is therefore incapable
OF having papad nuncios accredited
| to them. although Prussia maintains
diplomatic mission specially accredited
| to the Vatican. The countries where papal
nuncios are stationed carry on their rela-
| tions through the papal secretary of state
whereas the United States, as well as Eng
| land and other non-Cathohc countries
| carry on their intercourse with the papacy
direct, 1t is further stated that there is
| no probability that Archbishop Ireland will
| be promoted to position among the high
est officials OF the Catholic Church The
Roman Curia, 1t is asserted, has always in
sisted on monopolizing the diplomatic SER
vice OF the papacy, and none but Italians
| OF noble birth is ever appointed as nuncio
| or as secretaries thereto.
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts has started a
movement to prevent the elimination Of
the annual temperance lesson In Sunday
| Schools from the list arranged by the in
ternatfonal committee on Sunday school
| lessons, which, as heretofore stated in The
Star, will meet in Atlanta next month
An evangelical minister who recently re-
| turned from visit to Cuba and Porto
Rico, where he went to establish a religious
mission. said to Star reporter: 'In Cuba
| the great majority of the people are in
ignorance, poverty. immortality and ire
hgion. Centuries Of oppression, including
slavery, which was only finally abolished
| as late as 1888. ending in desperate strug-
] Gle for freedom, has degraded and per-