Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
HOLDS AUTUMN MEETING
DINNER TO MEMBERS OF WASHING
TON CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Justice Brewer Chosen President by
Presiding officer and Others.

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inc .+ tho Eirs+ Conereg.tion.I Church
1otb and G. streets northwest Rev. DR.
s NJ Newman pastor. Dinner was
served The meeting was held in the Sun
day school room. on the second floor,
which had been speciallv prepared for the
occasion
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lHs OF the ciuo was helo' "heh MI H. D.
Brewer, associate justice OF the supreme
Court of the United States, who has been
acting president of the organization for
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the presidency Receiving uiifihiiiious
vote.
Judge Brewer presided during the en-
tire evening. and at the close of the ban
Duet made some remarks on the topic OF
the evening. China and Its Relation to
Missionary Work and Other Nations" In
Judge Brewers opinion the leaders of the
recent Boxer troubles in the Chinese en-
pire ought to be punished He believed,
he said. that If the uprising was not I'M
der the hand of the throne directly, 1t was
connived at there, and the Chinese au-
thoritics. beyond peradventure, knew of
the movement and approved 1t. While he
thought there should be certain and sum
mary punishment of the rulers. We should.
he said, remember in our dealings with
China that the people are entitled to rea-
soi'aple treatment
Duty of Nations.
Rev. Claude B. Severance of Baltimore,
who, as heretofore stated in The Star has
just resigned the passionate Of the Second
Congregational Church of that city to en-
gage in work among the japanese in New
York city, made short address, in which
he to,d ot bis exnerianca az a missionary
during q residence of five wears in Japan.
The policv of the United States in
China ;, he said has been so Wise that
nations should 5'a show the chinese Mainly
tba+ l,rd erahhins &c not their business
The Christian nations are now on trial
in China. and the future of that country
denend l.' mon yl, the snirit Of the Vest
Tbern arc rnil1ions IN Cbina who will he
thonpbt beiieve in Christ hecanse Of the
events of the mast YEAR
Remarks along the same line were made
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