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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
OPPOSITION TO THE
EDUCATIONAL ACT"

Special Cabegram to The Star
LONDON, October 14-Lloyd- George M
T., recently addressed a crowded confer
ence OF the representatives of Free Church
ana public authorities. resolution was
passed at the meeting supporting the Welsh
national policy in opposition to the educa-
non act, and pledging the meeting to or
game local committees in every center in
the district, with view OF giving every in
diVldual an opportunity of contributing his
share toward relieving nonconformist
Wales and England from the thralldom or
injustice and inequality which the education
act OF 1907 tends to magnify and per-
petuate."
Mr.. Lloyd-George said that the bishop of
st. Asaph had stated that there was not
about this education campaign in Wales at
present the same zeal and enthusiasm and
interest as was manifested in 1870 Per
haps If the bishop could see the magnificent
gathering of the day, 100 churches being
represented, while Mr.. Lloyd George was
speaking he might change his opinion. But
bishops as a general rule did not freouen,
gatherings of this character If they dfd
they might be better Weshmen and better
bishops. He was prepared to allow the
bishop to test the present movement BY
any test that he liked. The county council
elections had already offered one test, and
he hoped that the prime minister would
soon another in the form of general
election He believed that the people were
in earnest in this fight. and would win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

tects of their life are not worth while;
spending time in trying to crafty the bod
fly senses. Giving for pleasure" to use
common phrase, or bending the energies of
mind and body to secure social popularity
these things are not worth while. Expert
encc tells us that those who devote their
lives TO such ends are pursuing phantoms
and chasing butterflies, or, to use strong
scriptural words, are sowing to the flesh, of
the flesh TO reap corruption.
What seek ye? Some are making wealth
their aim. some chose knowledge, some
political other power. Is what we are
seeking worth while? The object we are
seeking may be worthy and desirable, but
the cost of success in a special direction
may be too great Loss of mental or bod
fly health is a great price to pay for GER
tain amount of financial gain-life itself
has more than once been the value paid
in the search for knowledge; and certainly
TO obtain power al the expense of honor
is not worth while. To use once more the
words of Scripture; What shall it profit
a man If ne shall gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?'
What seek We? In considering our aims
and their value. to what extent they are
worth while, it IS necessary also to KEEP
81 mind the advice which a certain father
gave to his son at the beginning Of his
business career: Remember" ne said,
my son, in all your transactions you have
Tor silent partner, Death, who must be
reckoned with and who cannot be ignored
The Scripture narrative from which the
question What Seek YEP" Is taken de-
scribes two men who had been followers
of John the Baptist, and who were seeking
what they themselves might have found
IT hard to define Possibly they were seek
ing for one thing. better social conditions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

How often we hear the question asked
regarding a certain course of action. a
suggested method or a proposed plan, is
It practical?"
We belong to an age and a nation which
pride themselves on being practical. who
glory In putting Their knowledge and the
cries into actual use Sometimes we are
criticised for being too practical and of be-
ing impatient of theories. speculations and
ideals which cannot at once be applied.
One reason of this attitude of mind is that
are to a marked degree a nation of
seekers, and because we know or think we
know exactly what we are seeking and are
confident of its supreme importance we are
often interested only in those things which
we believe will help us achieve the object
of our pursuit.
What seek ye? 1t is a practical question
for all of us-compelling US to consider,
first Is what we are seeking worth while?
and, secondly, Are we going about our
search in the right. most effective. most
practical way?
The experience of the past shows us that
many things which people make the OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
UNCLE SANS OWN CHURCH
FOR HIS OLD SOLDIERS

lain for between five and six years, and
Rev Father Southgate, who has been the
Catholic chaplain for over two years.
The chapel is situated a short distance
southeast Of the main group of buildings
1t is built of brown stone and is partly COW
cred with Ivy. The effect in the midst or
the trees by which 1t is surrounded is one
of quietness and repose. About four or five
years ago extensive improvements were
made to the building by the addition of
new chancel and .vestry room, complete In
all their appointments. The chancel is
about thirty feet deep, and over the arch
is the appropriate and suggestive text,
righteousness eXalteth a nation"
The interior of the church is beautifully
and tremendously decorated in colors.
Electricity furnishes the light and also
pumps a fine organ. 1t has been ventured
by interested ones that few chapels in the
District of Columbia surpass this in beauty
of interior. BY long custom the Roman
service is held in the morning and the
Protestant in the early evening. The music
is simple and largely congregational, as
many of the soldiers are fond of singing
While the services are held specifically for
the soldiers, visitors are always welcomed.
Mrs. NJ A. Browne presides at the organ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

OF women entering church without hats,
has received strong If indirect reproof in
the current number of the Medical Press
and Circular.
The hat, the article declares. is for the
most part grotesque. extravagant, and alb
solutely untitled for any rational defense
against the sun. 1t is often loaded with
plumage of innocent birds and. worse than
all, has been provided at the cost 7of
sweated workgirls and underpaid milliners
A thousand times better let woman come
hatiess to church than worship in a fan
tastic hat obtained under such conditions.
LET the clergy by all means extend their
sumptuary restrictions to the gross ex-
travagance of women's dress and orna-
ments, but ii would be well to hesitate be-
fore checking the first voluntary attempt
at simpler things.
''One thing Is certain, that II going to
church hatless becomes a fashion among
women, all the churches in Christendom
will be unable to stop the way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

for the Roman service. and in the evening.
at g o'clock, Mrs. Lula Davis has charge
of the music at the Episcopal devotions.
William Turner, a griZzled veteran, who
has been at the home a good many years,
Is the chapel sexton. and under his care
the editice is always in the best Of condl-
ton. Early every morning he opens the
little church that the veterans may come
for prayer and meditation, and with great
regularity each succeeding nightfall when
there is no service finds him making the
rounds of his charge, securing the windows
and doors against stress of weather and
the criminally inclined
1t was in 1870 that the chapel was origin
ally constructed, at a cost of $4,000, and
this building served its unique purpose I'M
til 1892. when $1,000 more was expended
in refurnshing and undermining.
Among the Episcopal clergymen who have
ministered there Rev. John A. Buck of
Rock Creek Church was the first chaplain,
and his successors of that denomination
have been ReYs. Ed. Mott, Williams James
Buck and ]. Allen Griffith The Roman
Catholic clergymen have been Rev. Fathers
De Wolf, Herman, Hannah. O'Bren and
Southgate, while the Lutheran clergymeu
have been Revs. VIM. Elterich and Gustav
Facius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
FLETCHER CHAPEL
TO BE ABANDONED

Fletcher Chapel. a mission branch of the
McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church, at
4th street and New York avenue north
west, is to be abandoned. The land on
which the chapel stands was given to the
Baltimore conference by John 9. Hardness
and Zephaniah Jones fifty years ago. with
the understanding that the property was TO
be used for religious purposes. clause
in the deed provides that II the property Is
nut 10 any other the title VIII revert
n The donors. This restriction has recently
been removed by the heirs, with certain
conditions
Fletcher Chapel was built in 1879 and was
remodeled some twenty-five years ago, put
its exterior finish was only slightly altered
The{efore Il stands today practically as
built nifty years ago. Originally IL was
mission branch OF the Mchendfee ChuFcI
and as such II remained until the beginning
of the civil war, when an independent con-
p.regatiun was organized.
At first the chapel was merely the home
of a Sunday school, the regular church
service being held only occasionally, but
when the Independent congregation was
organized o weekly service was established.
The little congregation, as an independent
church, was soon beset with many obstacles
and had from the start a hard uphill fight
for its existence. The community in which
ii was established was not wealthy and
the commandments could afford but little
toward Is support. In spite of this handi-
cap much good. IL is claimed, ac-
cOmplished. Although It's growth was not
great it's influence spread and was felt
throughout the entire community.
Two years ago the fight was given up
and the chapel went back to the mother
church Since then 1t has been a mission
branch of the McKendree. and although ii
II without minister. meetings and sery-
ices have been held quite regularly.
Fletcher Chapel was the birthplace of the
Anti-Saloon League and for long while
II was used as a meeting place by that
, organization. The congregation took a live
interest in the work of the league and
lent assistance whenever 1t was required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
What Prayer Does.
From the Columbus (ohio) Journal.

From the Columbus (ohio) Journal.
In a recent issue this paper quoted a medi-
cal authority on the healthful influence of
optimistic sentiments. We now give the
opinion of DR.. T. B. Hyslop of the Bethlem
Royal Hospital, London, on the influence of
prayer on the mind. He says:
las an alienist and one whose whole life
has been concerned with the sufferings Of
the mind, would state that of all hygienic
measures to counterfeit disturbed sleep, de-
pressed spirits and all the miserable seoueIs
of a distressed mind. I would undoubtedly
give the first place to the simple habit of
prayer
Here is the testimony of man who has
no religious sentiment to serve. Without
himself expressing any faith whatever, he
gives 1t as fact of his experience that
prayer Is a specific for troubled minds It
surpasses all remedies and exercises for
curing of insomnia, melancholy and disap-
pointments. There is a big thought here
something for an able preacher. wherein he
might enthrone over all psychological phe-
nomeua the sovereignty Of faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
ARE BARRED
FROM CHURCH FEDERATION

Souls Unitarian Church, speaking of the
exclusion of his church, said
we do not take exception to what has
been done, but it comes out in singular
contrast to the action of the New York
state conference on religion, which ad-
mits Jew as well as Gentle, and which is
representative of real federation"
The Rev. DR.. Minot J. Savage said yas-
terday:
Those who assert that belief in the d-
vinity of Christ is all important to saliva
ton are at least consistent in excluding us
from their work of saving mankind. They
are consistent, just as were Catholics who
burned Professionals and Protestants who
murdered Catholics in the middle ages 1t
Is, however, rather late TO be living up to
such ideas of consistency"
A Boston dispatch says: Barred, because
they are Unitarians, from attending the
coming convention of the national fedora
ton of churches, the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, John D. Long, former Secretary of
the Navy, and the Rev. Samuel A. Eliot,
president of the American Unitarian Asso-
citation, and son of the president of Har-
ward University, are not angry or grieved,
but, as DR.. Eliot expressed it, mildly
amused"
1T is a most unfortunate piece Of medieval
bigotry.% said the Rev. Samuel A Eliot to-
day. "One can hardly imagine 1t happen
ing in the twentieth century, and it almost
makes one feel as If he were living two or
three hundred years ago. John D. Long,
DR.. Hale and Sam Eliot are pronounced
an unconscionable lot of heretics, and are
not allowed to attend convention of min
listers of other denominations. 1t seems
ridiculous.
My feeling in the matter Is that I am
not sorry for any personal slight associ-
ated with the case. but because it turns to
ridicule the good of, the work which was
being planned The Unitarians will make
no protest. 1t Is not matter to be taken
to heart.
Believing that this national convention
was to be sort of enlargement of the state
declarations, to include all denominations
the Unitarians elected their delegates. 1,
Is unfortunate for the executive committee
that among the delegates chosen were for.
mer Gov. Long and the Rev Edward Ever
EFT Hale. for they are known all over the
country as the highest type of men an6
Christians. DR.. Hale is chaplain of the
United States Senate. and it seems to me
that If he is good enough for that body he
ought to be good enough to attend a con.
ference of the national federation OF
churches"
Former Secretary of the Navy John n
Long thought the report must be incorrect
NO good man. he said, would be guilt,
| nowadays of any such narrowness."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
New Army Hospital.

A board of officers to consist of Mai.
William c. Borden. surgeon; Maj. Walter
d. McCaw. surgeon. and Maj. Thomas H.
Slavens, quartermaster. has been appoint
ed to meet in This city, at the call of the
president of the board, for the purpose of
selecting location upon the site recently
purchased for the purpose on the 14th
street road and of recommending TO the
surgeon general of the army plans for the
construction of the Army General Hospital
provided for by the act OF Congress APP
proved March 3, 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

envy you your golden opportunities. which
NAV forever have passed for me. but l
will extend my own period of education
through using my eyes and ears for the
acquiring OF knowledge, through initiating
every good example set me by my neigh
Dor and through piercing to the secret
meaning of every experience of the pass
ing days. THE PARSON-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
WOMEN WEAR
HATS IN CHURCH,

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, October 14.-Rev. George Met
ford Parsons Vicar of st. Crantock, Corn
wall, who recently preached a sermon on
christian Modesty," In which he de-
nounced in scathing terms the practice
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17
TANNING BUFFALOES
ATTEMPT TO PUT CALVES UN-
DER A YOKE.
One with Halter Trots sedately,
Going from Home, But Returning
Is Not Easily Managed-Yok-
ing Two Together.

AS soon as the buffalo calves which
[ had received from Corbin park we're
reasonably tame, and showed that they
we're likely to live and thrive on COWS
milk, two strong little leather halters
were ordered and the work Of breaking
the young bulls was begun. My farmer
neighbors smiled broadly when l told
them what was going to do, and proph-
esied that there would be fun enough to
go around, long before those buffalo
calves were broke"
The first thing to be done was to
adjust the halters, with a view to halter
breaking the sturdy little beasts, Now,
buffalo calves are afraid of everything
they don't understand, 50 naturally they
are afraid of a great many things, hal
ters included, and they were not dis
posed to allow me to approach while
had one of these dangerous looking ar
ticles in my hand However, when the
animals we're hungry, and taking their
milk. they would allow one to take many
more liberties with them than they
would at other times; so, after letting
one of them taste his milk, pushed the
bottle through the nose strap of halter
and held it out to him again. He was
suspicious at first, but hunger got the
better of him and he took the nipple in
his mouth. AS he sucked away, gradu-
ally drew the bottle back through the
nose strap, and as gradually his muzzle
followed it until, at last, my editor
friend who was with me had nothing to
do but buckle the other strap about the
neck, and the deed was done. AS soon
as the calf had finished the milk, he no
ticed a strange feeling about HIS head,
and he galloped away like mad. to try
to get rid of it. But it stayed with him,
so he jumped in the air and shook his
head violently, but very soon he be-
came used to the new sensation and
went to grazing as usual The other
bull acted much in the same way, and
left the halters on them both, that they
might become thoroughly used to them.
AS the calves grew heavier every day,
it became more and more difficult to pull
them along when they braced their
hoofs in the ground l got over the diff
Guilty to a large extent by having another
man walk behind me on the road, where
upon the calf which was being led trot-
ted by my side with seldom a show of
resistance. But as soon as we turned,
he seemed to know that he was going
back to his companions, and it required
plenty Of muscle to prevent runaway.
Once, when about mile from home
with one of the calves, the halter slipped
off his nose, and he was held only by the
strap around his neck. 1t took about
second for him to find out that some
thing was wrong, and he set off down
the road, using every ounce of strength
he possessed, and believing with all his
might l was obliged to let him have
some of his own way, for l knew that
if he ceased pulling straight ahead, the
neck strap would come over his head
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17

wholesome and improving summer
SO different from the sort usually fall
ing to the lot of the poor during the
heated term in town. And she was per-
mitted to carry out her idea, the au-
thorities approaching the wisdom of Sc
curing the services of the children on
their sides. Perhaps it is not generally
known that park boards are compelled
to expend thousands yearly in repairing
the damages wrought by vandals, who
break down hedges and fences, mutt
late trees, pull flowers, destroy lawns
To win an enemy is a wise move.
And now the children about De Witt
Clinton park call it "our park" Jealous
ly guard it from harm, zealousiy labor
at the little beds apportioned out to
them.
Within an oval iron fence that marks
of the farm plot, are $50 tiny farms, all
of the same size. Not all, it Is needless
to mention, are of the same degree of
Improvement, for of course in an un-
selected community OF this size there
are slothful drones as well as busy bees;
but the average is pretty good, the re-
suit as whole quit remarkable. The
farming is of the truck-farm order, the
crops radishes, onions, carrots, beets,
corn, etc. Like the typical rustic. who
rises with the sun, many little farmer
is up at early dawn and out looking to
his crops; working away at marauding
insects, seeing whether yesterdays sun
uyfT h
promised for to-day. Nothing has ever
come into their lives of such deep inter
est; the impression made is not mel ely
for the day.
All sorts and conditions of children
engage in the work, children of self-re-
speeting working people, and a large
number that belong to the great IN
washed. Not all that wanted to have
a chance were able to get it. Early in the
summer there was a waiting list of POO
Several of the lucky ones that got in
now see for the first time the manner in
which grow the vegetables that they had
hitherto beheld only on peddlers' wae-
ons or at the corner grocery. Their
curiosity is Intense; it Is to them indeed
a miracle when seeds turn into waving
corn stalks, succuleut green onion tons
appear, and featbery green carrot tops.
1t is the intention 10 make the park
a field for nature study, the little ones
of the poor are to have granted a like
opportunity to that enjoyed by the
children Of wealth, make acquaintance
with bird and flower and plant life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17
HE LAY DOWN.

and he would be free Luckily, was
able to turn him into a farmyard, where
I twisted a rope about his neck and held
him until the halter could be read
justed
After each calf had learned to go
pretty we'll alone, we decided to take
the two together We had made q
wooden bar about two feet long, with
a metal snap at each end, and we linked
the two young animals together by
their halter rings But the moment we
attempted TO lead them they rushed
away got their feet over the wooden
bar, and tied themselves In such o. knot
that we were tired when we finally got
them apart again The bar was after
wards found TO De very useful for an-
other purpose. but we never attempted
to lead them with it again The next
time we took them out together, we
passed the halter rope of one through
the halter ring of the other, and after
they had been tangled mp a few times.
they went very well indeed, walking
and trotting along side boy side for three
miles ON The road
When they had been out together half
a dozen times we procured yoke and,
after a scrimmage lasting perhaps Is
minutes, we succeeded In yoking the two
together The halters were on their
heads, and a rope was attached to each
halter. AS soon as the yoke was fairly
adjusted, we let go their heads, and
away they went to the ends of the ropes.
One Of them turned a somesault, the
bows of the yoke broke on close-to the
beam, and the calves were apart. How
ever, We soon got another yoke, and next
time nothing happened 10 prevent the
calves from showing us exactly what they
were made OF.
ERNEST HAROLD BAxNDs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17
A CTY FARM SCHOOL
A VALUABLE ENTERPRISE IS
STARTED IN NEW YORK.
Members of Street Gangs Become
Happy Farmers--Girls and Boys
Labor in the Garden Plots
Mature Study.

We nave evidences on all sides OF an
eager return to the soil. Not alone is
It manifested in the great number OF
rich people that spend many months of
the year in great country places, but
in the very heart OF our great cities a
taste of rural life is offered for the
enjoyment and regeneration Of bred
and born cockneys.
More and more freedom is allowed in
the public parks, more and more parks
are being established, many small
GASES in the desert of crowded districts.
In Chicago they are planning a forest
reserve belt, a circling woodland that
is to be kept open to town folk that
long for a bit of camp life and print
tive freedom The design is to have
everything as free as possible to make
use of the minimum Of restriction.
In New York farm school set in
the midst of tenements this summer
is making that portion of the great
overcrowded town a delightful summer
resort to some hundreds of children.
The street gangs" that formerly made
vacation days of summer hideous now
have their energies engaged in the
farm school; both boys and girls work
at farming" and look to the care of
the recreation ground, which bears the
name of De Witt Clinton park.
When this new recreation ground was
opened some time ago, a lady, Mrs. Hen
ry Parsons, bethought her of the oppor-
tunity presented for giving the needy
children of the surrounding district a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-17
Cures SCiatica.

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