Evening star., 1899-03-25

verted the people. All they have learned
of government is despotism, to be resisted
In every conceivable way; Of law, an un-
just bondage. to be resented and broken;
of religion, ecclesiastical extortion: of in
| dustry, only sufficient work TO provide a
mere existence.
I'm their conflict with Spain, their
thought has gone but little beyond mere
deliverance from the cruelty of oppression.
To establish a nation devoted to high
ideals has been beyond their conception.
Two Impressions are deepened as every
additional fact is brought before the mind
First, that the people if left to themselves
can not accomplish their own redemption
their condition would be but little better
than when the Spaniards ruled; and, Sec
ond, that it will require years of training
to prepare them for full citizenship in the
United States.
THE farcical proceedings of the Cuban
assembly are good manifestation of their
ideas of government. If the United States
Is to accomplish the work which it has
set out to do, and for which 1t has already
made such great sacrifice to give the peo-
pie a. stable government of their own, it
must hold them with a firm but kind hand
for many years. 1t must provide public
schools, with compulsory education; it
must teach the people the English lam
guage as religion, according to Rev. Father
Sherman, is dead in the island Christian
ity, and that of the evangelical type, must
be fostered as the basis for individual con-
science. Upon this love for law must
be built, and lessons in modern republican
government beginning with the very rudi-
ments, must be taught for years"
One of the District officials who recently
visited New York, told a Star reporter of
unique church enterprise which is about
estant Episcopal Church will shortly es-
tabish a store for the sale Of dry goods in
common use The purpose of the proposed
parish store is to have on hand and sell
such goods as are in constant demand at
reasonable rates.
1t has been the custom of Calvary parish,
IN Its work among the poor under its care,
to permit it's parishoners to purchase. at
cost price, certain articles from it's stock,
provided for the regular work of the vari-
Gus organizations. The demand for these
articles increased to such an extent that
the idea of keeping larger supply on
the scheme of establishing a permanent
store. Sales will be made the INSTALL
ment plan, and no worthy person will be
refused credit. A reasonable price will be
charged, in order that the work may be
self-supporting, but such prices will be
far below those asked in ordinary stores
which do business on the installment plan.
In the opinion of Rev. DR.. ]. l.. Parks,
the rector of the parish. the new store will
be a successful experiment. Such an estab-
llshment was opened in his former parish,
St Peters. Philadelphia, several years ago,
and it transacts an annual average business
of $4,000 DR.. Parks said the original
capital which was furnished from the rec
tors funds was returned, and that the store
yielded every year small interest on the
investment.
1t is proposed, If the occasion shall war
rant, to enlarge the scope of the store so as
to do shopping for its customers. In this
way goods not kept in stock in the parish
store will be purchased for those who de-
sire it and sold on the installment plan.
Little doubt is expressed that the expert
ment Will prove success.
Mr.. John Howe Peyton, who was recently
hOnorably discharged from the Engineer
Corps, by order of President Mckinley, has
been selected by Bishops Potter and Doane
of New York to make a trip to the Philip
pine Islands as representative of the
Brotherhood of St Andrew. Mr.. Peyton
will leave shortly for the Philippines, ac-
cOmpanied by a Boston and Philadelphia
minister, who have been selected to go
with him. He will make an inspection of
the religious condition of the people there.
will visit Porto Rico on a similar mission.
Rev. DR.. E. E. HOss, editor of the Nash
Vile Christian Advocate, who is expected
to attend the coming meeting of the Bal
timore annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, in this city, has,
it is stated been informed that 1t Is the in
tenton of the trustees of the Georgia State
University to offer him the chancellorship
Of that Institution, m the event that he
will accept, and 1t is understood he has
already been written to on the subject. If
his answer is in the affirmative his election
the proper time.