Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES
AND COMMENT

A special dispatch to The Star from Beth
any Beach. Del, today, says:
The assembly program Of the Disciples OF
Churist at the auditorium here begins to-
morrow. Rev. T. E. Cramblet. president Of
Bethany College. w. Va. is the first
preacher. He will be followed by J. N.
Johnston Of Coshocton. Ohio. Mrs. Prin-
cess Long of Paris. KY, will give con-
cert July n. Rev. F. D. Power Of the Ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church will preach
July 80, and lecture August g. The pro-
gram runs to August IL, when w. H. Ora
ham. member Of Congress, will lecture
Mgr. O'Connell rector of the Catholic
University, will spend the summer In
Alaska for the benefit OF his health. He
Will be In company with friends who are
the guests on the journey of James ]. Hill,
the railroad magnate. DR.. Charles p Gran
nan, the vice rector. is in charge during
Mgr O'Connells absence
Cardinal RicheImy, archbishop OF Turin.
has accepted the presidency OF an interna-
tional committee which is being formed in
Italy for the commemoration Of the fourth
centennial Of the death of Christopher CO.
lumbus. on May 20. 1906, by the erection
OF monument in the Vatican to the great
discoverer OF America. At the same time
steps are being taken tc recall to life the
movement for his canonization.
1t may not be generally known that at
the Vatican council thirty-six years ago
large number Of the archbishops and
bishops present signed a petition urging
rope Pius TX to admit the Inauguration Of
the necessary steps to this end In the Con-
gregation Of Rites. And even after. the
council preiates in different parts Of the
world made individual appeals to the holy
BEE ABOUT the matter.-The New Century
rev A. J. Fisher was recently assigned
by the Presbyterian board of foreign mis-.
sio,is 10 a new station In China Shek Lung.
ana a new house was built for the mission
airy, MS Wife and their small child Mr.
rlsher has just written friends in New
YORK of the house warming" or. as fine
Shlhese call 1t, zap foh'' CENTRE fire.. when
the baby was the principal attraction for
the natives. none of whom wouId Iaaye
without sight of him
without house warming" writes Mr.
flsher the possession of a house is hardly
complete, according to Chinese ideas Three
hundred invitations were issued ana a
guard was Placed at the gate with instruc-
lions to admit no one without a ticket In
s spite OF the guard about six hundred got in
The whole house was open TO them excent
one room, but so large is the Chinese hmm
OF curiosity that 1t was only by main force
that the one room was kept closed A diff
CUT problem was the treating of six hun
dred people to tea and cakes. MANY were
unbidden guests, but to sort them out was
impossible It was known that those who
were unbidden, would, still unbid-
den take all they could get to
ing the people out as soon as thew had
received their portion of good things. This
worked well. although some tried to force
their way back for a second helping. The
baby was in his element Nrr Fisher CON
tines we think he Is quite missionary
Tor ne brings people to us, and. we feel
closer to u.s. The baby Is never happier
than when he has crowd of Chinese ad-
mirers around. These will stand rapt,
gazing at him for long time
To have to refuse the unconditional gift
OF building and property estimated to be
worth $4,000 (Mexican) because of p be,ie,
that trouble might be caused among some
OF the people was the unpleasant experi-
ence Of the Rev. A. R. Kepler. mission
airy under the Presbyterian foreign board
at Soochow, China. The building was an
old temple and was offered to the mission
aries by the trustees In order that day
school might be opened there. All the
plans were made for the transfer The
mission was to have entire charge of the
estate, which has an income of about $500
year, and the children of the vicinity
were to have free tuition, those from other
districts paying small fees. The people
VINO own the temple offered it without So
licitation. because they wanted the prop
erty used for the education Of their chill
dren; and 1t was offered to the mission
aries because 1t was believed that all the
income would be used for the purpose,
none finding its way to private pockets
Opposition came from the official and the
gentry Of the district in which the temple
is. They have no control over It and could
not prevent its transfer, but they wanted
scented to Mr. Kepler that riot and disturb
ance on small scale might result II the
missionaries took the property; as people
OF neighboring villages would seriously oh
ject to the. change. To avoid any POSSIBLE
ity of trouble the plans for school were
abandoned. Mr. Kepler reports 10 the
offices of the board at New York that no
end, Of law suits and prosecutions might
to keep on the safe side.
A dispatch from Hartford, Conn, last
night says: Consideration of business mat
ters occupied the delegates to the Young
Peoples Christian Union convention this
forenoon, committee reports receiving the
larger. share Of attention. This afternoon
was set apart especially for the junior I'M
ion. Miss Elizabeth w Bacon of Chicago
presided at this session
Among recommendations made in the sec
retary's report was that greater attention
be paid to field work by concentration of the
various missionary enterprises into one de-
partment under a salaried secretary and
the appointment OF national secretary
who shall devote exclusive attention to bust
ness interests of the union Reports on
missionary work have been made by J. C.
Bond of Atlanta. Ga; Rev Alfalfa L. F.
Irwin of Little Rock, Ark, and Rev Henry
B. Taylor of st. Paul. message of SYM
pathy was sent by the convention to Treas
urer G. F. Sears OF Chicago, who Is i'll, and
number of recommendations by the exec
utlve board came up for consideration.
The following story of John D! Rookie
Teller comes from Cleveland, Ohio:
John d. Rockefeller has rescued Harry
Evans, twelve years old, from beer gar
den and will educate him and support his
widowed mother. The lad had been sing
ing In a garden to get money to support
himself and his mother He has a fine
voice and attracted much attention.
Young Evans received an invitation to
sing recently before the Sunday school of
the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church. of
which Mr.. Rockefeller is superintendent.
Responding to the invitation, Harry
mounted the platform and sang an old
hymn. 1t may have been favorite hymn
of Mr.. Rockefeller At any rate he bowed
his head while the boy was singing:
What friend we have in Jesus
All sins and griefs to bear
What privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer.
The yojoa hald the childrap rnal1.