Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

Denver San Francisco Indianapolis. St.
Louis and other cities.
In ls40 the Baptist Tract Society changed
its charter and Incorporated Sunday school
work In 1871 il again changed its charter.
allowing II 20 enlarge the scope Of it's e.
fort In 1871 IL began to employ chapel
cars and to do dis1inctiveiy mission ~
work preaching baptiEing and organiziu"
churches. thus coming into direct rivalry
with the Home Mission Society. ana ap-
pealing TO the churches FOR contributions.
In lsc's IL sent DIR. Diaz 10 Mexico MS g-r-
eial missionary, against the profess Of the
Home Mission Society. which was already
carrying on an extensive missionary work
in that republic. Last November at she
Baptist congress, DIR Horr. editor OF the
Natc hman. and one of the vice presidents
or the publication society, called attention
to this overlapping and suggested an add
Justmcnt OF work to avoid friction.
To this suggestion Dr. Rowland. TIL 500
retary Of thu publication society. replied in
two communications. maintaining that lis
body was a cooperative and not q rival So
ciety: that two societies are better than
one for doing the same work: that his So
ciety Is older than the Home Mission So
ciety: had been missionary society from
thu beginning. and that probably a. could
do the home mission work fer the denonli-
nation cheaper than the Home Mission So
ciety could do ii. by reason Of profits made
in its book department. To this Secretary
Morgan replied. citing the facts abuye
given, and saying that the question at is
sue is one of denornnaiional polity. 10
whether two societies with two sets Of Crl-
Letting agents, two sets Of paid officials APP
pealing for two annual collections in Bap-
fist churches Of the country. are really bet
teS than one organization.
While conference has been asked Tor
one of the foremost Of Baptist newspapers
declares that the question has passed he
yond the control of the two societies and
can only be settled by the denomina hon in
fr,,4la hat Ii
decided the Bible controversy a: Sarat aga
in 1883 Ii should he remembered that this
controversy affects the Baptists OF the
north only.
The National Methodist Historical So
ciety, whose headquarters are in Baltimore.
and with which churches of that denomna-
ton in Washington are connected. are
about to receive a priceless relic, the last
letter written by John Wesley. This letter,
which bears date of January !. 1921, just
twcnty-nine days before Weslcy's death.
was written to DR.. Cooper. one OF the piu-
neers of Methodism In the United States.
with general admonitions and a farewell
to the Methodists Of America. for In II
Wesley says that death has shaken him by
the hand. DR. Cooper at the time the let
ter was received was engaged i'm pastoral
work in Philadelphia. His nephew. who
afterward became presiding elder in the
Philadelphia conference. came into posses
sion of the letter upon the death Of hi
uncle. and it has been carefully preserved
ever since. In part IL has appeared an
Southey's Life of Wesley. hut Il has never
appeared in print in its entirety.
The Volunteers of America. at their grand
field council just completed. decided 10
change the title of Ballington Booth from
Commander to General Booth. Mrs. Bal
lington Booth. is to share her husband
new title. the office of the husband apper-
tanning to the wife among the volunteers.
She has a good right to the title, IL is
declared. IL was announced at the council
that Mrs. Booth will enter more largely
into the labor henceforth than she has
haa HnF-
I'm the penitentiaries being now well cs-
tablished. This is deemed of great import
ance by the volunteers, il Is recognized
that the success of the Salvation Army in
this country was due In no small degree 10
Mrs. Booths charming personality.
The Uniform Of the women volunteers Is
to be changed to gray. They will wear
Russian blouseS instead OF the Norfolk
waists in winter and white waists in sum
mer. The Marie Stuart bonnet is to be
discarded for one of gray straw, with a
brim that rolls back from the face.
Provision was made for representation In
future field councils of the private soldiers.
the object of the volunteers being to have
thoroughly democratic form of govern
ment
Rev. Or. T. S. Hamlin, Prof. Percy s.
Foster and Mr.. John p. SlemaR, jr.. OF
Washington are expected to take part in
the coming annual convention Of Young
Mems Christian Associations al Cumber-
land, Md. which is to take place at that
city early next month. Members OF the as
ISOLATION in Cumberland making cN-
tenSiVe preparations for the event. Dele
gates will be present from the associations
in the District of Columbia, Maryland. Del
aware and West Virginia. number of
prominent speakers will be present ". II.
Miller. who has been secretary of the Chris
tan commission since the commencement
OF the war with Spain. will give an illus
trated address on Work in the Navy and
Army Camps" Prof. Foster will have
charge of the music during the convention.
AT the reception which was held at St.
AuguStines Church last Sunday evening
about sixty new members were received
into the League of the Sacred Heart The
following We're received as promoters:
Mrs. Rosa Colbert Miss Julia Johnson. Miss
Caroline Cross and Miss Ruth Aemnis.
Rev. Father Chester, S. j., preached a very
interesting sermon.