Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12


| to the young evangelistic sermons on this
| day or the Sunday preceding. The Sunday
schools, especially the teachers, are urged
| to prepare their scholars by personal work
with them and prayer for them. They
further suggest that in the Sunday school
session that morning prayer be offered by
some one, to be followed by brief evangel-
lstlc addresses. At the close extend the IN
vitation. using acknowledgment cards, in
quiry room, rising or some other equally
effective plan.
should be gather in special class. where
the pastor can meet with them regularly
and instruct them, until they are ready to
unite with the church. The meetings of the
junior and young peoples societies the day
named should be given over entirely to
evangelistic effort, and the invitation be
given by word Of mouth card, or both,
and this effort carefully followed up after
ward.
The evangelical churches of Washington
nave been requested by the general COM
mittee of the Worlds Student Christian
Federation to observe Sunday, February 10,
as the universal day of prayer for students.
The committee which has appointed this
day includes official representatives of the
Scandinavia, Great Britain France the
Netherlands. Switzerland, the United States,
Canada, Australia, South Africa, as well as
Japan, India, Ceylon, China and other mis-
sion lands. including 400 student societies
with membership of 5000 students and
professors. During the past three years this
day has been observed in over thirty differ
ent countries by Christian students and by
people specially interested in Christian
work among students.
A prominent minister of the Protestant
Episcopal Church is authority for the state
ment that that denomination is engaged in
extensive missionary operations which
heretofore have attracted but little public
attention The head of the p. E. Church, he
went on to say, is the general convention
which meets every three years. Then
comes the board Of missions, which has
control of all the missions of the church.
Then In between them, the missions are in
charge of board Of managers consisting
of fifteen bishops, fifteen ministers and fif-
teen laymen. Some Of the most prominent
men in the country are members of this
board, and they have absolute control when
the convention Is not in session.
THE church has central mission home
in New York. he said (which is the head
quarters. 1t is under the immediate man.
agement Of a secretary, three assistant sec
retaries and a number Of other officers.
The missionary work is divided into three
parts. The first is the regular work in the
missionary districts in the diocese and other
places, where they have their own organi-
cations. However, all the money comes
from the main society in New York. Then
there are the three missionary districts in
this country. Most of them are now in the
states, but many are still in the territories.
Montana, Wyoming, a part Of Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota and others
have HSSlOldIS ulSlIlClS, anu among tDe
territories are notably Alaska and New
Mexico. Each of these districts has It's
own bishop and staff of workers. The third
division includes the work on the coast of
Africa, In China, Japan, Cuba, Haiti, Bra
iii and Mexico. All of these except Cuba
and Mexico have their own bishop, but
they are only missions, not dioceses. There
are seventeen missionary districts in the
United States and eight In foreign coun-
tries. Last years missionary contributions,
all told, were over $1,O00,O0O
1.-The best missionary work is being done
in Japan. Utah is one of the largest dis
trictS, and Is well managed by Bishop
Leonard. His charge is large as Penn
sylvania, New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland
and eastern Virginia. The greatest diff
Guilty in covering the Salt Lake district is
due to lack of means Of communication.
The future of the church depends upon its
missionary enterprise.
Catholic losses in China were very heavy
during the recent Boxer troubles, accord
ing to a letter received here from Rev. A
S. Farier. the venerable vicar apostolic of
Pekin. DR.. Farier has been in China for
forty years and is regarded as being one of
the best informed men there on Chinese af-
fairs.
In the course of his letter DR.. FarIer
says: Misery hunger sickness and bullets
more than decimated the Christian popula-
ton. The number of dead bodies in our
garden exceeds 400. All died as good Chris
tons
"Our Sisters of Charity have been adj
mirable. More tried than we We're, perhaps,
they deprived themselves of everything for
their children. Excepting one or two whose
nervous debility excused their apprehen-
sions all manifested truly manly courage
The fearful shock of the last mine was
the final blow to the venerable superioress.
Sister Jaurias. who was seventy-eight years
of age and sick. She died a happy death,
which did not take place until after the
deliverance My coadjutor was everywhere.
wa tching over everything. The director of
the seminary. with his young men, also
watched night and day on the roof of the
church, the barricades and in the
trenches. The students of the great SEM
mary, with one of our young European
dead or wounded soldiers and handled their
guns like trained men. Several were struck
by balls. but none was killed.
Il do not believe that 1 eXaggerate In
estimating the number Of victims to be
1900 dead-burned. cut to pieces, thrown
into the rivers-without making one single
idolatrous prostration that would have
saved their lives.
In the midst of these terrible events it
is a pleasure to acknowledge the respect
full attitude of the press that has not arous-
ed sectarian partisan hatred. Friends and
enemies of the faith have sought the cause
of the inSurrection, not in the preaching of
missionaries, who in the midst of people
Indifferent to all dogma announce on the
whole, u morality in no way opposed to
that Of Confucius.
the probably too hasty Introduction of
products of modern industry, changing sec
ular conditions of work; in the multiplicity
of railroads, opening up a country that
wanted to stay shut. and above all else,
In the occupation of certain parts of the
empire by European nations.
1t is the intention of the officers and
members of the Central Union Mission, as
explained by Mr.. o. B. Brown. chairman of
the board Of directors, to be more agrees
sive in the religious line during 1901 than
ever before. 1t is proposed to make the
meetings stronger in their character, and
in order to do this the beard has secured
the assistance of n number of church men,
bers who will give the greater part of their
time and attention to following up persons
who show an interest in the subject of re-
ligion and will endeavor to place them
firmly on their feet toward leading
changed life.
For the regular services there have been
secured the active cooperation of a num-
Der of the pastors, who will accompany
the workers from their respective churches
in the performance of their self-appointed
duties. Many of the churches, Mr.. Brown
stated, make the cause of. the Central
Union Mission part of their own church
work. 1t is the purpose to extend this line
of work until q great many more of the
cburcheS will recOgniZe the ODDOrtunity the