Evening star., 1905-11-10
ASSOCIATION OF CLERGY
EPISCOPAL MINISTERS FORM So
cIETY FOR MISSIONARY WORK.

The Washington Junior Clergy Missionary
Associat ton was successfully inaugurated
last night when the first public mass meet
ing of the new order was held in Trinity
Parish Hall. The meeting was largely at
tended both by clergy and laity A notice.
able portion of the congregation was sew
eral Chinese. attracted higher by the ma
tive Chinese missionary. the Rev. Mr. Kong.
The Rev. r. P. williams. archdeacon of
Washington. read missionary collects and
shortened evening prayer. After singing
the stirring missionary hymn. Filing Out
the Banner" DR.. Williams welcomed The
congregation and presented the Rt. Rev.
Henry Yates Satterlee. bishop Of Washing
ton. The bishop expressed his delight in
the fact that the first public meeting he
should attend on his return was a mission
ary one
the interest taken by this diocese In the
subject of MISSIONS" Bishop Satterlee said,
and particularly thankful for this Junior
the Rev. Mr.. Stetson and others. The
great missionary prayer Is that the Lord
Jesus put in our mouths, Thy kingdom
come Prayer is no easy task Prayer is.
the hardest work God has given lis to do.
and the prayer for missions is the hardest
prayer to pray. because 1t is an unselfish
prayer"
Aims Of the Association.
Bishop Satterlee was followed by the
Rev. c. r. Stetson the local president of
the association Mr.. Stetson described the
motives and aims OF the association and
gave a brief resume of its history in this
country. 1t was brought here by the Rev.
Mr.. Holden, chaplain to the archbishop OF
Canterbury. and already branches in Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington have been formed, Washington be-
ing the second branch. In England the
association numbers about five thousand.
Education in mission work is the chief mo-
tive. AS the minister Is the source of In
formation on missionary matters. he should
have a thorough knowledge of missions.
To further this end monthly meetings will
be held for the purpose OF mission study;
public mass meetings. to which the laity
are invited, will occur from time to time,
and pamphlets issued on general mission
airy subjects. Already fifteen clergy belong
to the association in Washington, and its
officers include: President, Rev. C. R. Stet-
son: vice president. Rev. Mr. La Motto, and
secretary. Rev. Enoch N. Thompson. The
officers are all men not over fifteen years
In holy orders, whence the name OF the
| association.
The Rev. Mr. Kong Of the Chinese st.
Peters Church, Honolulu, was the mission
ary speaker Of the evening. In his broken
English he plead for the work among the
Chinese. both In his own field and China It
self striking statement was made by
him of the possibility of the empress dow
a8er becoming CnrlStlan through ner
study OF New Testament presented to
her by several hundred Chinese Christian
women. In the event Of the dowager be-
coming a Christian a great change would
occur In China. Mr.. Kong said Christianity
was the only religion that could civilize
China: that China Is ready to receive Chris
tianity. Pathetlcally he told of the letters
he Is receiving from the little girls and
boys of his mission, asking him whether
he has raised the money for the necessary
enlargement Of the church building, and If
he Is coming home soon.
The mass meeting closed with interces-
sorry prayer for missions. led by the bishop,
after whose benedichon the congregation
departed.