The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
NVritten for TIE Tin1es.)

written Tor TIE IlEles.l
NEW YORK, September 10,
Ihe Car OF Russia mas not.neo ti'e
International Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, through Prince Hikoff. the
Imperial Russian Minister of Ways OF
communication, that he will send TWO
commissioners to attend the approaching
TENTH annual Conference OF Railroad As
soc;ations, to be held in Philadelphia Tor
four Gays beginning on October 11th Inc
names OF the Cars representatives are
NJ. Re!tlinger, who is assistant manager
OF the Railway Pension Committee OF the
Russian government railways, and NJ
ShiclovsGi, assistant to the chief engl-
neer CT the Noscow-Kursh and the Min
.li-Sovsocoi Esilways and chairman OF
the Mutual Hen Society of the employees
OF the same Ines. The Emperor OF Rus
eia takes personal interest in the COM
ing of these gertlemen and himself en-
tiers into the details of some proposed
Association work To be undertaken along
the line OF the Siberian Railway and
throu2 hout the FnlDire
Las; year Mr.. Clarence J. Hicks. one Of
the SIX secretaries of the international
Cnm-nittee's Railroad Department. visited
Russia al the inr-it3tion OF the Emperor
and of FTirce Fifl-of. and was shown
every attention He went we'll over Eu-
ronean Russia. and made .. report upon
the condition Of relief work among the
employees Of Russian railways together
Nth recommendations how the same
nHght be improved by the adoDtion OF
some American IDEAS. which went direct
" to the Gar. who took personal action
upon the same. Among the recommends
tiocs was orc that rnaresentatives b.
sent to this Phfadelphia rneetine. row
about to be he'd. II wse find by See
retary- Hicks that tho Russian ro--nr72-
ment does much fo~ IFS rai'Tav er7n,oyes.
Bunk houses hosnitaIs. physicians and
an elaborate oo~eton ry=tnno gre ar1c--
the benefits. which altogether are so de-
sfrah'e that nobody eyer leaves th3 SCR
vice If he can h97n it. or unless ne has
a, most unusual offer outside
TO LEARN OUR IDEAS.
Tho r0oo1rmcrMa'tion cf Secretary Hicks
contained. among other things. q sugres-
ton that the men be themselves oer7'it-
90! to c,-oparata in some or all unfit
mans and presumably it is TO learn how
American railway employes successfully
cooperate with reilwav conna7ies that
these Russian visitors como at this time
Prince Hikoff has visited the United
States and been banuueted nv railroad
men here The two men whom he is
now sending are to be accorded man..
privileges. ard after TIE convention ad-
iourns arc to be taken to several railway
centres. that they may examine person
ally the details of railway Association
work in America. With them viii be- l.
IS evrected. Herr Paul Claserapp. who
s attached to the German Embassy at
Washington and who has been asked by
his government to study the methods of
Associat ton work in his country. He has
been invited to the Philadelphia meeting
and to join the Russians in the tour of
inspection.
pPESTDENT STEVENS TO SPEAK
Forty-fve American Associa tions own
and occupy buildings. having a. total val
ne of $5G0,000 and twenty-three hssocia-
tons occupy buildings set aside by rail-
road corporatiors having a value Of
$4,000. Under construction there are
seven buildings. costing $1,000. Money
to put up these buildings has been OBJ
tai-ed from railway employees and their
friends, but corporations have in great
many cases made grants of funds. Off
Gals of most American lines are now en-
couragine the onenins of Associations
along entire systems. and railroad corpo-
ratcns are contributing less than
$4,000 a year toward the support OF the
work involved. The balance is made up
from contributions from private sources
and from dues. membership in one Asso-
citation generally admitting to privileges
IN others. President Cassatt. of the Penn
syivania: ice-President Voorhees, of
the Reading: President Baldwin. of the
Long Island, and President Stevens. Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio. are to be
among the speakers at Philadelphia.
CHURCH PROPERTY IN GALVESTON.
The church property in Galveston
amounted to $4,000 in value, by Tar
the larger part of which was owned by
the Roman Catholics. The next most
prominent religious body is the Bap-
lists. and the third the Episcopalians.
The telegram reports that not one church
is left intact, and through the various
religious bodies word has gone out for
denominational help. The largest Catho-
lie congregation was that of the Sacred
Heart, to which was attached ST. Mary's
University, all in charge of the Jesuits.
The next most important was the
Cathedral, In whose schools the Sisters
| of St Dominic, from the beautiful con-
vent said to have been destroyed, have
| long been the teachers. ST. Joseph's was
| the German Catholic church. and there
| was ST. Patricks in suburb, and the
| Holy Rosary for colored people.
| Besides the Sacred Heart convent, said
to have been wholly destroyed, there
was a st. Angela's convent, st. JOS
| eph's Academy, and ST. Mary's 1ntirmary
| Sisters of Charity, who have asylums at
| Houston and Temple as wei as at Cal
! weston.
OF Protestant work there were six
| Baptist churches, two of them colored,
| and one of the six with a very handsome
| editice. The largest Episcopal church
vas Trinity, with above five hundred
| communicates. The Methodists north
| as well as south, and the Presbyterian
| north and south, had churches in the city.
| DISCIPLES OF Christ had also three
| churches, two OF them, however, quite
! modest ones
LARGE DONATIONS.
| Galveston has long been famous among
| Southern cities for the nunber OF IT'S
religious and ph!anthropic institutions.
and the amount annually expended upon
| their maintenance. apart from benevolent
| contributions, reached about Sl.o00o
| year, an unusually large amount IN pro-
! portion to its population
There are two branches OF the Re-5
| formed Church, one the Reformed
! Church in America, the other the Re-
! formed Church in the United states.
! The Dutch brar Oh now almost un1Ver-
| sally speaks English, but. the German
branch. calling itself the Reformed Church
| in the United States, cfngs to Its mother
tongue.