Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
MISSIONARY LOAN EXHIBIT
LARGE ATTENDANCE TODAY AT
TRINITY PARISH HALL.
The Program Includes Addresses by
Prominent Divines-PurpOse
to BE Subserved.

There was an exceptionally large attend
| ance this morning in Trinity Parish Hall. sd
street and Indiana avenue, where the mis-
sionary loan exhibition, under the auspices
OF the ladies Of the Episcopal Church in
this diocese, is being conducted. The ex-
hibition opened yesterday morning and will
continue throughout tomorrow. with ad-
dresses at IL am. pm. and pm. AS
| the purpose Of the exhibit is to create in
terest in the church's mission and give in
formation about fields where missionaries
are at work no admission fee is being
| charged.
The program this morning, beginning at
| IL o'clock. included addresses by Rev. w.
| Dudley Powers, DID,, Of Cuba. and Miss
Irene Mann of Japan. DR.. Powers spoke
Of the conditions prevailing in Cuba now
and something Of the terrors of the recon-
centrado period. He declared that the
| Spanish war left 100000 orphans in the
island.
Now, he declared, there is no want phys
| ically there, but terrific want of Christ 8
truth He said that conditions and acts
that would shock the lowest order OF Amer
lean society would pass unnoticed in Cuba
Miss Mann spoke most Interestingly OF the
mission work in Japan and gave some de-
tails of the life of the people in the fiowery
kingdom
AT o'clock this afternoon Rev Robert
K. Massie Of China spoke. At o'clock
Mrs. II. c. Bolton OF the Girls Friendly So
ciety will be heard, and this evening at 8
clock short addresses will be delivered by
Rev. Jules l.. Provost Of Alaska and Rev.
A. d. Gring of Japan.
The Addresses Yesterday.
Bishop Satterlee opened the exercises yes
terday, speaking of his appreciation Of the
work. He felt, he said, that the exhibition
would be a great factor in awakening the
people of the church in Washington to the
realization of their duty in carrying out the
churchs mission. Bishop Leonard of Salt
Lake City also spoke yesterday. In the
afternoon there were addresses by Rev. ].
Fl. Cornell of Japan, Rev. ]. L. Rees of
China and Rev. w. c. Brown. D. D., of
were made by DR.. Mary Gates of China,
who has long been associated with the hos
pital work in that country, and Rev. Scott
Wood Of Virginia.
The loan exhibits from the various co,,n
tries where missionary work is going on
under the Episcopal Church are arranged in
attracuVefy decorated booths. The hall Is
draped with international flags The coun-
t p represented by exhibits are Alaska,
Brazil, China. Cuba, Porto Rico, Mexico
the Philippines, Japan, Hawaii, India. Afri
ca. and the Indians of the United States.
Inc loans consist of costumes, ornaments
and other articles illustrating the daily life
industries arts and religions Of the people
IN the respective countries. The exhibit
from Hawaii is largely made I'D of a loan
from Mrs Wilcox, wife of the congress
slonal delegate from those islands The
African booth is also particularly interest
ing, having been gathered by the ladies of
st. Luke's Church. The other exhibits are
by people who have Travelled widely among
the different nations represented The
names of those in charge of the loan exhi-
bition have been printed in The Star