Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
IN The CHI u re HE S

The annual meeting of the Baptist loung
Peoples Union of America will be held
about the middle of July at Richmond Va.
Delegates are expected from every state
and the District Of Columbia. every prov
ince IN Canada and from soma of the prov
Inces Of the republic Of Mexico. a COM
Trlittea composed Of leading citizens of
Richmond is making elaborate arrange
msnts for the gathering. The largest audi
tOrium in the city, seating 12OrO has been
engaged and many prominent speakers have
been secured. The people of Richmond, Of
every denomination and creed. have de-
Ciarsd their intention to do their best for
the comfort and pleasure of al who attend
Methclists Of this city and Baltimore are
expected 10 meg- ut Emory Grove Md,
June for tho purpose Of selecting the To-
cations they wish To occupy during the
camp meeting season from August 10 10 ~.
The general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church. now IN sesS on at Minneap olis. is
TO be asked for a decision on a matter in
which great interest," is felt in this city
among the me1IoeTs of the deuOmina ton.
which Is the privilege Of the students the
Naval Academy in Annapolis. Md, to at
tend the church Of their selection.
Al its recent session the proesbytery Of
Baltimore adopted the following: The
preEbytery Of Baltimore respectfully asks
the general assembly for a deliverance on
the withdrawal of privilege which the
cadets Of the academy have had for fifty
years Of attending the church of their
choice. The presbytery of Baltimore has
protested and sent committee to see
President Mckinley and the Secretary Of
the Navy. and no response has been made.
Parents have complained to the pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Annapolis that
the right OF making choice IS not granted,
The presbytery asks the highest court of
the church to express its mind on the SUBJ
ject''
A gentleman who is well Informed on the
subject said; For more than fifty years
the cadets of the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils, Md, have had the privilege of attend
ing the churches of their choice in the
ancient city. For the sake of discipline
they marched out in squads under an Off
Ger. About two years and half ago, how
ever. this privilege was taken from them
with the exception of those connected with
one denomination, who attend their own
services every Sunday. All the rest are
compelled to attend services in the chanel
where the ritual Is that Of church in the
forms Of which they have had no training
and TO which most of them are opposed.
Mrs. Nausa Kim Ha native of Corea
who IS attending the Lucy Webb Hayes
Bible Training School in this city, where
she is being prepared for work in her
native land. was recently admitted into full
membership at Hamline NJ. f. Church.
Rev. DR.. H. r. Naylor, pastor. Mrs. Ha
IS said to be the first Corean woman to
uAAlNt Win a. NIIlSlldH CHuTCn III the
United States
Bishop McCabe has sent out a denial of
the statement of Dr. Dav chancellor of the
Syracuse University, who declared In a
recent address that the American Univer-
sity at Washington is visionary institu-
ton of learning" The facts a. stated by
Bishop MCCabe are: The building to be
known as the Hall of History Is already
erected and paid for at a cost of S1T5,Uoo.
The land. within four miles of the Capitol
ninety-tiye aCres|s bought and paid for,
and Bishop Hurst has been offered 81 500
O'a for il. There is on hand s2uO.0Oo
cash in the endowment fund. and the trus-
tees have SJH,oHN interest in estate soon
10 he settled There are $4,000 in pledges
besides on the endowment. which. IL is
peCted ultimately to reach $5OOOOOO.'
Continuing, Bishop McCabe says: We
have SinOop pledged toward the Hall of
Administration, $4,000 pledged toward As
bury Hall and $4,000 pledged toward the
Thomas Coke College of Missions. Nothing
merely visionary in all this. We are on
solid ground and some day twenty-one
marble buildings will stand upon our mag
nifCent site. and Bishop Hurst's plan will
be carried out to the letter.
A mass meeting of Epworth League Union
Of Washington and vicinity will be held
Monday evening next at Mount Vernon
Place NJ E Church South. Invitation
having been extended to them by the Chris
tan Endeavor Society OF that church to do
So The program follows: Opening hymn,
prayer. Rev. ]. W Duffey. special music
under direction of Mr.. p. l.. Zimmerman:
address 0f welcome, Mr.. ". W. MILAN of
Mount Vernon Place. response for the Ep-
worth Leagues. Rev. F.. V. REGISTER Of
Alexandria. addresses. The Scope of the
Third Department Miss Margaret
Walsche: twentieth Century Opportunl-
ties" Rev. ". 5. Hammond Of Washing
ton, The Junior Work. Rev. J, H. Light
OF Leesburg.
Rev. Francis N. Price. who for a long
time has represented the American congre-
gatt"nal board in the Caroline Islands. was
in Washington a few days ago. and while
here spoke of religious matters there.
Among other things Mr.. Price said
The native CarulneS want TO be AIneri-
cans. The American board went to the
Carolines forty years ago and now has
churches. with schools attached to thera
on tor5y-one of the Islands. The churches
are all seIf-supportng and the school
houses were erected by natives. OF the en-
tire 23,pp population of the Carolines, %
GO are actively identified with the
churches
General George II. Harries of this city
made an address Wednesday before the
Itinerants Club at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Baltimore.