The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-03
entertained
five BISHOPS
Interesting Talk on Japan by
Bishop Of Toxic.
CHuRCHMEN'S CLUB AT EL0lSE.
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deacon Of Western Texas a Speaker.
Bishop McvlckM on Divorce
CHuRCHMEN'S CLUB At ELOISE.

had as It's guests no less than Ave bishops
OF the Episcopal church, as well as an
archdeacon from the diocese OF western
Texas. and the post prandial exercises
were notable in many ways.
The chief address OF the evening was on
Japan by the missionary bishop OF Toxic,
who gave much new light on the progress
OF the Christian religion with the Jap
snese.
1t was clock when the members sat
down TO tho excellent dinner served by
Caterer Lyman In his best style, and as
the courses were served. the orchestra in
| the balcony rendered pleasing program.
/ Al the head table. in addition to the
! president were Won. Archdeacon Garden
OF southwestern Texas: Rev. Enery II.
| Porter. ID. D., of Newport; Rt. Rev.
/ Charles &. Grafton. d. D.. bishop OF Fond
/ du Lac; Rt Rev. William Crane Gray.
ID. D.. missionary bishop OF southern Flor
| ida; Rt. Rev. John McKim. ID. D.. bishop
/ OF Toxic: Rt Rev. w. ~. McVickar. ID.
d., bishop OF Rhode Island: Rev. George
| Nice. Ffske, 8. T. D.. OF st. stephens;
Rev. Frederick j. Bassett d. d.. OF
Church OF the Saviour. and Professor VIII
fred II. Munro of Brown university.
There were a number of ladies In the
! balcony when the dinner was over. The
president. Joshua Post Reynolds, In
bright speech, introduced as the chief
speaker of the evening, the bishop OF
Toxic. who was to speak on Japan.
Rt Rev. John McKim. ID. D., bishop
OF Toxic, In speaking OF Japan, spoke of
the difficult relations between Japan and
| America. referring 10 the former as haN-
ing friendship thrust upon It. IT IL
mistake to think that Japan has but late
" emerged from barbsrism. When Com
mander Perry opened the ports he found
the old mobiles had been disgusted for
long time under the rule of the usurping
Shotgun.
There all men are equal under the law.
What nations has she oppressed: what
treaties has she broken. For the last few
years nations have been watching the
progress OF Japan with the utmost APP
prevail.
SIMPLY HAD TO FIGHT.
shortly before / left japan the prime
minister sent me a letter asking Tor ht-
,le OF what he called my valuable time
He said during a 4o-minute interview that
he saw with sorrow that few American
napers made much of the so-called yell
low merrill That the Japanese had fight
ing outfit and wanted to show IL. lie
said. We may be yellow but We are as
God made us Our hearts are white as
~
existence for this war was forced on
us T"
''This is true the japanese have real
lied that this war was inevitable during
the past ten years and believe that II
they had started In two years sooner they
would have been better on
He related an incident OF seeing party
! Of 20 or 30 Japanese military cadets dis
guised as Koreans attending Chinese
agricultural schools taking trips to Port
Arthur, and other fortified places. inns
was last year and after time the young
( men told me that they had been sent into
China for three years I'm which they mao
, visited a great many fortified places.
.I think that the eyes of Japan are
more firmly fixed on the heights OF Man
, churia than upon the heights or Heaven
at this time. The people are hrmiy con-
, vinced that their cause Is n righteous one
and II they thought that the nation to
! which we belonged did not think so they
. would have nothing TO do with our rells'
ion.
'.'There are several hundred foreign wal
correspondents in Japan and at the front
who do not speak the Japanese language
When request was, made Tor lnterpre'
. ters the official In charge applied 10 tht
Y NJ. C. A. for men whom they could
trust. They recalled that during the wal
with China the correspondents had made
their Interpreters Intoxicated and learned
, many military secrets.
ut IL great step to have them lear
/ upon our Christian young men In thai
manner.
CHRISTIAN CHAPLAINs
you may not realize II that there are
six or seven Christian chaplains with tht
Japanese army. some OF whom are IRON
our native church and others are EURO
peans.
."rhe Japanese are opposed TO foreigr
rule being an independent nation and We
foreign bishops are only allowed 10 sea
: ourselves in the conventions temporaril!
, as they have an independent church will
its own bylaws. In time we hope to hav'
a Tompiete native episcopacy
: sThere were no saloons In japan before
: Commodore Perry arrived, now they arr
found abundantly In all the ports particu
! larly In the open ports
The sneaker referred to the attitude O.
Japanese mobiles toward the Christian re
lislon and said that nothing but the re
: llgion of Christ could uphold the western
cIyilization In the face OF the growing de
generacy amongst the young people
THE FLORIDA MISSION.
Rt Rev William Crane Gray. ID. ID.
hishop of southern Florida. told some
!, thing of his diocese where he was sen
U es n missionary bishop to help Ne bishop
who had i'm his endeavors to getNover th'
territory, been away from home al bu
. ! three weeks of the year.
1T is n true missionary field with rec
4 mon. black men. white men and brown
= men scattered all over the whole country
: "T have travelled all over that section
Wild and inaccessible though II is,
/, large part Of the time In mule teams
sometimes over blind trails. known onll
. 10 the red men,
: lie related an incident OF n first meet
, ing with a band OF Indians on the edg
) OF the Everglades. just after an otte
: hunt. and OF the way he gave the messas
Of Christ 90 the wild men. There 4
! everywhere good" feeling toward tn
, christian religion. Several times
entered the field as the pioneer nniniste
' Of any denomination.