The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
THE TINES: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER


man and as a scholar, and to say that the
Episcopal church has need OF more such
men. In the open letter Of the Rev. DR..
Clendenin to Bishop Potter there are said
10 be hedging paragraphs, written with
the knowledge that such letter had -e1
previously written and might be produced.
These statements are. among others that
the rector Of St. Peters had not. until just
before writing his Bishop. read tho Union
professors last book He had new ight,
a day or two Old only The explanation -
that pressure was brought 10 bear upon
the Rev. DR.. ClendeniD by high churcn
leaders TO make him write the famous
protest. The Diocesan convention meets
on September 9th.
Methodist leaders declare that the vindi-
cation OF the Rev. Dr. Edwin +. ScheI,
general secretary Of the EpHorth League.
by members OF his own conference, IS sooi
enough vindicatiOn 10 last until his present
term expires. but no longer. The action
OF the conference to which he belongs does
not they say change anything. Ihere
was no Intention to prosecute the secre-
tary nor even to ask him 20 resign. al
though some prominent Methodists are
wondering how he can stay after what has
come out. They say he has simply shown
himself not 10 be the man for such
place and that at the proper time imme.
diately after the meeting Of the General
Conference in Chicago next May, when
the new Board OF Control has lis meeting,
a new general secretary VIII be chosen.
OLD MAGAZINES WANTED.
The International Young Mems Christian
Association Committee IS In pressing need
OF whole but old dated magazines and IL
Illustrated story papers to send to the
soldiers I'm the Philippines. The committee
say the people az home have no idea how
eagerly everything OF this character IS
laid hold Of and read there, especially by
those men who have not friends at nome
to keep them provided The COMMITTEES
has had IN the Philippines from the lime
the first transports arrived there Two
men. Frank A. Jackson and Charles A.
Glunz. These men took tents TO the Held
during the fighting last spring and have
them pitched IN Manila now during inc
rainy season. Tho period OF activity COIL
ing on again. they have opened q work
I'm permanent quarters az San Fernando,
the largest town outside Manila held Dy
American troops More tents and more
workers are 10 be sent to the Philippines
10y the committee to accompany the new
regiments going there and reading matter
OF all sorts is wanted 20 send also. \
very large number Of new periodicals,
direct from the publication offices, have
been afforded and are already on the way
There IS a misconCeDuon in this coun-
try concerning religious conditions III
Samoa and their bearing upon political
conditions there The Protestant hodies
having missionaries there are he Metho-
dist. the Congregati1nalist and the Church
of England. The Rev John Marriott.
H.rs n q ma
DUPLICATES TO missionary societies here a
report which he lately sent TO the Church
Missionary Society in London, in which
he says that religious matters have mad
no part I'm fomentng recent troubles
there. There are he states 5000 Proles-
tants and 5000 Roman Catholics. Mataaia
is a Catholic and Malietoa q Protestant
Yet there are Protestant CHIEFS In Ma
taafa's army He says the trouble is inter
tribal. Churches are well attended and
native pastors are demanded. Missionaries
have played no part In the difficulties.
MAY APPEAL To ROME
Christian Brothers are entertaining me
thought Of appealing TO Rome in the mat
ter Of the recent order prohibiting the
teaching of Latin and other classics in
their schools. These Brothers form a
Roman Catholic order Of laymen, who IN
most countries maintain secondary
schools In this country they have many
schools but in all OF them the classics are
taught. and IN some college COURSES are
given and degrees conferred. The facts
already published widely TO the effect that
a new General of the society ordered them
10 cease teaching higher studies and make
their curricula I'm this country conform
TO that in others. resulted upon being
known I'm the heads OF the most important
schools in America being ordered abroad
and their influence broken. Now the
General has sent word that he will con-
slider an appeal some time I'm November.
and perhaps render a decision in Deem
her. Delay al this time OF year is work
ing injury 20 the Brothers schools. and
nOvemcnt Is now on foot 10 start through
the regular channels a formal protest and
appeal 10 the Pope.
The new Marist College az Br0oSland,
three miles out Of Washington IS 10 be
located Just north Of the Catholic Uniyer-
sity. 10 Is 10 be Of red brick with white
sand stone trimmings There VIII be three
stories and about one hundred rooms. The
frontage Is 10 feet and wings on each
side will be 10 feet in depth The arched
entrance IS artistic but unpreteau )1s.
The frontage Of the wings terminates 81
the top OF the building in high gables,
while "a similar ornamcntaton ad0rns The
roof directly over the main entrance. This
latter gable will be surmOunted by q LCl-
low arch OF white sand stone, I'm wills VIII
be placed a statue OF The Virgin Nary
The Marist Fathers or order or 81.
Mary. have been located in BrookEnd f9r
Brooks mansion Additions have been
made TO this building from time % time.
but il has been found to be- insufficient
for tho demands Of me college, Inc KEY.
Father DescreuX. the superior, has with
him tWeutv-eevcn students. The new
Marist College foundations for which are
now laying. viii be completed next sum
mcr and 0rcned wear hence
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ORDER
The Afarist Order is among the recent
congregations Of the Roman catholic
Church having been organized in 1873
in France the mother country of most
Of the orders of the Church of Rome. The
fathers have not been long in America.
and most Of their students speak the
French language There are three other
COLLEGES I'm the United States-in Maine.
Utah and Louisiana The new college az
BrOOkland viii independent or the other
institutions. and the course o. study VIII
be exclusively for theological students OF
the Marist order.
The new commissariat OF the Holy
Land located on the wooden Noun. ST.
Sepulchre. half a mile east oI lne uniyer-
sitv and bv far the most prelenAous
of the subordinate foundations surround
ing the university. will Doe dedicated next
sunday. Cardinal Gibbons viii bless the
observation-disclosures of the shrines of the Holy
sepulchre. the Holy Nativity Calvary
and the Grottos of bethlehem I.iss
shrines are provided here DO order thal
the RELIGIOUS who cannot journey 20 it"
HOLY Land may here see and veneratc the
counternarts or the most t.mous alta.
~ the Christian Church The college Is
intended for the training 81 American
D. d
csns and serve at the shrinos and IN the
traan scionls IN the HOLY Lanl- Er-lr.