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HOW THE PRAYER
BOOKS DISAPPEARED

Special Cahlegram to The Star.
LONDON, November lit would be d fiji
cult to imagine more piquantly inadequate
situation than that which procured the at
tcntion of judge and court room at Bow
street recently, when a bold maritime adj
vcrturer was charged with stealing a box
OF prayer books on the high seas.
The defendant was Thomas Caradoc Ker-
". owner of the famous yacht Pandora
who took the kings mail to the remote ISL
ards of Tristan de Cuuha, and is said to be
the only Englishmau who ever crossed New
Guinea from sea 10 sea. His address is
given as the Royal Colonial Institute.
To the eye of romance it seemed as if a
man with such a career ever had to an
swcr TO charge of misconduct il ought
TO be piracy at the very least Instead Of
that II was charge of stealing a box of
missionary prayer books
Mr.. Kerry is a fair-nared man with a
c3reworn look At the special request of
his legal representative. Mr.. George Elliott.
he was allowed TO sit at the solicitor $
table
Mr. r. d. Muir prosecuted for the treas
ury. He told story Of extraordinary in
teyeSt and strsugeneSs. Mr.. Kerry is a
lleh man with a large bank account and
ms yacht the Pandora, cost him $4,000.
IN 1904 the colonial office gave him the
ilsht 10 take guano from the three unin-
Labited Islands of the Tristan group They
charged him S225 per year and made 1t a
condition that he should carry mails and
parces for the islanders free of charge.
The Rev. Frank Stone. chaplain of the Mis-
sions 10 Seamen, interested himself In the
matter, obtained several gifts for the ISL
anders and sent them on the Pandora. They
Included Bibles, books, cocoa, clothing
foodstuns and tools. Some of the gifts
came from the Duchess of Bedford
The goods were shipped al the West In
ala dock and the Pandora steamed down.
the Thames. Before She reached Graves
end two parcels of books designed for the
islanders were thrown overheard. Three
days from Las Palmas more gift books
were brought on deck and Mr. Kerry told
the sailors that they could select what they
wanted and throw the rest overheard. The
box containing the prayer books and other
deVouonal volumes which are the subject
OF the charge was given to a seaman The
books were cast into the deep.
Al Tristan de Cunha some gifts were sent
ashore, but nothing like the quantity which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
LOCAL CHURCH NEWS

Cardinal Gibbons attended the fair which
was held at ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church last week. The fair opened Mon
day evening last at st. Josephs parish
hall, corner of % and c streets northeast,
and interest was kept at a high tension
on account of the rivalry over several of
the contests, particularly the race between
the pastel portraits of the pastor, Father
Schmidt, and his assistant, Rev. Ignatius
Fealy.
Cardinal Gibbons was present Wednesday
evening, and congratulated the workers on
the energy displayed in behalf of the
church. The hall was crowded to suffoca-
ton, and great enthusiasm was created
when the cardinal appeared in the hall
The congregation of Second Church of
Christ Scientist, formerly worshiping in
Robnsons Hall. on 14th street has moved
to the hall of the Friends Select School
1869 l street northwest.
The pastor of Galbraith A. NJ e. Zion
Church. Rev. DIR. Sylvester l.. Corroth hers
has arranged for special services at his
church at IL am. today, when Presiding
Elder NJ. i. Blalock of Harrisburg Pa
will preach. This viii be the second quar-
terly meeting of the church The ministers
of all of the connection in the city will be
in attendance. DR.. Blalock arrived in the
city last Thursday and has been conduct
ing the quarterly conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
Mormon Colonists in Mexico.

From the Mexican HERALD.
A very large number of Mormons from
Salt Lake and other cities in Utah are ar
irving daily in the republic and forming
colonies in many of the states. The new
corners have already purchased several
thousand acres of land which will be put
under cultivation by them. 1t Is expected
that by winter several thousand members
of the sect will own homesteads in the re-
public.
very large party of influential MEM
beers of the sect is at present en- route TO
this city and will arrive during the early
part of next week. The members of this
party will travel over a portion of the re-
public for the purpose OF selecting a desir-
able Mace for the location of a colony.
and it is said will be responsible for the
emigration of many more people from their
alive state.
Already many colonies have been formed
between Monterey and Tampico and be-
tween San Luis Potosi and Tampico. and
many of the latest arrivals have settled In
that district, while others have made their
homes in the state of Chihuahua. The
country I'm which land has been purchased
is very fertile, as well as adapted TO stock
raising and many of the newcomers Will
engage in the latter business. Horses. cat
tie, sheep and goats of the finest breeds
will be imported If the present plans are
carried out.
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placed in the steeple by Messrs Thwaites
and Reed of Bowling Green lane. Clerken-
well, who have supplied the new carlton
the music produced has been of the ordi-
nary ding dong kind.
The old melody has been handed down in
two distinct forms. one of which would re-
quire only half the notes in the Bow Church
peal, while the other, which is described In
the new edition of Groves Dictionary of
Music as apparently old fas hioned and out
of date" has been objected to en- the
ground that it ends on the tenor bell, which
is reserved for prOclaiming the hour. Sir
Villiers Stanford has therefore rejected
both the tunes of tradition and has made
it his aim, seemingly by lengthening the
phrase at each succeeding quarter. on the
model of the familiar principle of which the
Cambridge or Westminster chimes furnish
the best known example to avoid suG-
gestiOn of monotony. If in the result the
distinguished composer will be found to
have provided an arrangement which be-
comes popular the famous Cam
bridge quarters which a well-knOwn mu-
siCian once condemned as "hackneyed'
achievement will deserve to be reckOned no
small one.
The chimes run practically as follows:
At the first quarter:
Turn again.
At the half hour:
Turn again. Wilmington"
At the third quarter:
Turn again, Wilmington, turn again
At the hour comes the completed form:
Turn again. Wilmington.
Thrice lord mayor of London"
St Mary-le-Bow, it may be noted, was
one of the churches destroyed in the city
by the great fire of 1856. Its rebuilding was
commenced by Christopher Wren in 1911.
but was not brought to completion for some
nine years. The cost was $1,000, the eiab
crate steeple alone involving an expenditure
OF $50 $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
Mew Male Cboirs.
Local Roman Catholic Churches Are Obeying the
Order of the Pope.

Many of the Catholic churches of this
city are carrying out the order of the pope
for the organization of male choirs and the
elimination of the lighter forms of music
The pope asked that the old and solemn
masses and chants be substituted for the
colorature singing that is so common in
many churches today. In his Motu Pro
prio he declared that relig Gus dignity and
solemnity demand the change.
At first local churches were slow I'm car
rying out the order, but, since the papal
delegate has urged the matter, many new
choirs have been organized. The services
of competent choirmasteTs for the training
of men and boys to sing the old music are
being secured, and the work is being taken
up systematically.
Christine Sewer, writing in the New Cen
fury, tells of the new local choirs as fol
lows:
AT the celebration of the golden jubilee
of the immaculate conception, observed at
the Immaculate Conception Church. the
Gregorian mass was sung entirely by boys,
unaided even by the stronger voices of men.
The spiritual timbre so much written of
and claimed for the boy voice was strik-
ingly manifested, and the simple Invocation
sung at the offertory, . Maria sine labe
concepta,' was of rare effect and beauty.
The newly organized male choir at St Ste
phen's is now singing at all the services.
operate figured music has been put aside.
and Sunday evenings the regular vespc.S
are sung in their entirety.
"A boy choir of siXty-five voices is being
trained twice a week at St. Dominics
Church by Rev. ]. II. Ford, o. p, and Will
soon be established on a permanent basis
1t will be interesting to watch the devel-
opment of this choir, as it has a larger
nucleus than any other.
AT st. Aloysius Church the Aoysus Club
has been singing the Gregorian chant at
the mems mass preparatory to the ulti-
mate introduction of the chant into all the
services.
The boy choir OF Holy Trinity Church,
organized and trained by Hrof. George
Herbert Wells, was commenced even be
fore the PRONUNCIATION of the Muto Proprio.
The success of this undertaking has been
marked and it has long been object OF
interest to visitors. who were drawn to
Ola Trinity, apart from its historic asso-
Citations, by the fact that it possessed the
| only surpiced choir in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
Studying Greek in Boston.
From the Boston Record.

Opportunity to learn modern Greek has
never been so good as at present in Boston
Fruit stands run by Greeks are in spots
more numerous than cigar stands. Their
owners are glad to give all the information
possible about their native tongue and they
subscribe TO and exhibit number of news
papers printed In Greek. To those who
have studied the Greek of Xenophon it is
not difficult TO make out what the news
papers contain. and 1t is a pleasure to find
modern instances parading in clothes of
an ancient tongue. Modern Greek seems
easy to learn. young Irishman became
employed in a Massachusetts avenue Greek
fruit store and In the course of a year
spoke the language OF his employer with
astonishing proficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

I'm T. ltI ' Ella lljNS llI.l-t I'M liza
THE TEMPLE or MY GOD, AND HE SHALL C
The law of conflict which God enacted
down in the under world for long ages and
carried up into the history of nations is no
less distinctly operative in the moral life OF
individuals Our life in Christ is a stern
battle, solemn contest. a mysterious COM
bat with real and deadly danEcrs-and the
battle is a daily and hourly thing, nor will
1T terminate till the night of the grave.
Life out of Christ as well in Him is
subject to the law Of conflict. and the ex-
perlence is familiar to us all in the Oft
quoted phrase, The struggle for ex. stence.'
1t is needful to say this emphatcally, be
cause men have got hold Of the notion that
in these days of quietude. so unlike the
days OF fiery persecution TO which the seven
churches of Asia belonged. the demand for
a life struggle has ceased, and still further
because We have fallen upon a generation
the sign of which is more and more love
OF pleasure and a ready yield ng to the lust
Of the flesh ,he lgs; of the eye and the
pride Of life.
The old doctrine Of Ep,curus is always
doctrine of the age-that enjoyment is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
THE OLD BOW BELLS
OF LONDON TOWN
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, November 11.-Londoners who
happen within sound of Bow Bells can
now hear the chimes which in the future
are to be rung in accordance with the new
setting provided by Sir Charles villiers
Stanford Few city churches have had
more interesting history than ST. Mary-Ie-
Bow, in Cheapside, and there was a time
hardly within living memory--when moth
ing was more familiar to the ears of citf-
zens than the famous ''Whittington,'
chimes, the melody of which in it's original
form was known as the city tune. 1t is not
Oil record bow long a period has elapsed
since the old chimes were last sounded at
Bow Church, but 1t is doubtful whether
anybody now living can recall them, for
since 1923, when the present clock was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

But 1t is said They are given to low
vices This is true but of very small per-
centage; do other foreigners make better
showing in this respect? Who ever saw
Chnaman drunk, begging, or one that
would not work? There is evidence that
the low opium joints are generally main
tanned and managed by white men for the
profit on the traffic and exhibition to GU
rious sightseers. If we exclude on the
ground of moral character we should
neither begin nor end with the Chinese.
- But they are pagans. Yes, but are we
afraid of being contaminated by their pa
ganism2 Are we unwilling to place our
Christianity alongside of their paganism,
and let the result take care of itself? Ought
we not rather to rejoice that our mission
airy task is made 80 much easier, by bring
ing the pagans to Us from under the OBJ
stacles of their home life, where they will
render us good service at price that will
more than save the cost of Christianizing
them? We admit pagans from Japan, from
Africa, from India and from every part of
the world; what peculiar element in the
paganism of the Chinese justifies their ex-
clusion? If we acknowledge the simple
truth we shall be compelled TO admit that
the labor organizations, controlling a vast
number of votes and shaking their fists in
the faces of our politicians. produced
panic among them, in which the only ques-
ton was who could make his ftunkyism and
obeiSance most pronounced and impressive
by repeated protestations before the al
mighty power of massed voters of natural
lied foreigners, who demanded the excu-
sion of dangerous competitors. Our sin has
been In receiving our gospel from the
clamor of the crowd, instead of from God
or from the facts in the case.
THE blood and thunder demons trations
of sailors and laborers from Australia and
from Ireland, under the leadership of Dem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

those churches which first rose Loyalty TO
the call of the supreme pontin and whose
record can show nothing but continued er-
Tort toward the true accomplishment OF the
required reform. II at the repeated
and earnest request Of Rev. ]. r MaCkn,
the rector, that the Paullsts of ST Thomas
College, at the Catholic University. consent
cd to come to this church twice every sun
day. in order to conduct for while model
liturgiCai choir. Introducing for the first
time in Washington the Roman ceremonial.
according to Martinnucci. The choir boys
are trained by Rev. William ] Finn G s.
p, in the following branches: % Voice
culture. according to English chanceI choir
methods; 90 Gregoriau chant: 80 modern
music; CD theory and sight reading. They
sing In conjunction with the Paulist scho-
lastcs at solemn mass I'll ann and at
solemn vespers Is p.m.). The strict ntur-
gtCal veSper service Is very different from
the mutilated office which is offered 20 the
people in most Catholic churches. The
proper amphons, psalms, Ncrsiculi and
hSmns, the functions of the copemen COT
whom there should be two. four or six &C
cording To the dignity OF the feasO, the du-
ties of the cantores. autiphonari. etc
these and all the other features and details
OF the office, which are unfamiliar to the
majority in this country. are brought out
with care and precision.
Is
The processio of the chOristcrs as they
come singing from the sacristy to the sane
tuaFy, Is the moment for one of the most
beautiful features Of these services. FIRST
the boy voices are heard alone. clear and
bel-lille; and they sustain the ne'oly as
they advance through the church tall sud
denly the chorus swells into greater vol
ume as the deeper voices of The students
blend with theirs. The choir IS ranged
about the organ in the chuncel and the
ehect from the entrance Of the church is
Impressive and calculated to inspire de-
yotion.
We have now given in brief a well nigh
complete summary of the efforts being
made IN Washington to obey the papal de-
cree. There are other churches I'm the CITY
equally able to manifest the same good viii
which are doing absolutely nothing TO
MAINTAIN the authority of the church in this
regard.
When throughout the city. I'm each and
every one OF our many churches the same
scenes OF song and praise are enacted as
described above. then we may feel that we
nave advanced far in the achievement of
that unity, the desire for which guided the
prio''
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a L
TuEr TEMPT OF MY COD NDHE sHAL 0
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Ube OvcrconlcrS.

Easton Presbyterian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

1--WE sin against the Chinese in denying
them tie one chance for life, liberty and
Improvement now open to them. Crowded
to suffocation, oyerlaid with incrustations
of venerable superstitions and customs that
have grown through thousands of years.
and held in the death grip of a hoary pa
ganism. there is little chance or hope for
them in their own country. If given an OPP
portunity they would slowly come to bet
ter life in a pure air and A free condition;
and they would give in return for these
benefits of moral and spiritual character
the best service at the lowest wages. we
owe them chance for life, education, true
religion and freedom, under such restrlc-
tinns as would not smother our own; pru-
dence would of course, add only fuel
enough to increase the fire, and not enough
to smother it.
But we try to justify our sin by com
placently assuming a higher grade of taste
and cleanliness, and we say, 'Ihey are
filthy creatures This accusation we might
Justly bring against some other foreigners
tolerated by u.s. who are crying out against
the admission of the Chinese. but 1t cannot
be truthfully alleged against these mild
hammered orientals. They are the cleaneSt
of all the foreigners that come to our
shores Joaquin Miller is certainly entitled
to credence on this subject, for he has en-
ployed and worked with them more than
any other public man in America, and he
says they are the cleanest workmen in Cali
fornia not excepting even the native Amer
leans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

Rev DR.. S NJ. Vernon of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. writing in the Christian
Advocate. New York, on The Sin ana
Folly of Excluding the Chinese" says:
rs it not time for the conscience and
good sense of the American people to as
sert themselves on this question? Have We
not long enough allowed demagogues to
rule us in this matter, for their own pront
and to our shame and hurt? We sin against
others and wrong ourselves, with advan-
tage to no one but to those who are shrewd
enough to take advantage of our weakness
I'VE sin against the Chinese in singing
them out among the peoples of the whole
earth as being of al others most unworthy
of place in America. We put an unjust
stigma on them: we wrong them in their
cherished desire for the respect of man
kind as an equal with all others in the
brotherhood of the race; by implication we
uniustly charge them with defects which
their honor must impel them TO resent by
force when the favorable opportunity shall
arise: and we tempt them to retaliation by
acts of violence that might conyulse the
world.
I'VE sin against ourselves by manifest in
consistency in betraying the principles OF
equality and liberty for which we have con-
tended and fought through all our history;
in allowing the demagOgue TO usurp the
place Of the statesman, and by permitting
prejudice instead of intelligent reason to
rule US. We have allowed a drinking, riot
Gus element. led on by Dennis Kearny OF
the California sand lots, TO stampede our
intelligence and sense Of justice and TO
marshal us under the flag of persecution and
prescription against the most incHenSiFe
foreigners that come to our shores. There
is no reason for our conduct: it must be
due to a wicked prejudice aroused by an in
terested class that very well knew that
these foreigners would soon prove them
selves much better. more inoffensive, sober
and less costly workmen than they.
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est. Paurs Church is to be numbered with
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-02
MATAMOROS NEWS.

Aaron August, Runge, Texas, is
among the arrivals at the Hotel
Matamoros.
Jay B. Maplethorp, Detroit,
Michigan, is registered at the hotel.
This evening a number of young
society people of Brownsville and
Matamoros will call at the Ameri-
can Consulate to pay their respects
to Miss Elizabeth Griffith Harrison,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith.
The formation of an agricultural
society by the prominent truck
growers on this side of the river is
under discussion. These progress
i've gentlemen recognize the neces-
sity of keeping abreast of improv-
ed cultural methods and other ben
efts to be derived from corpora
ton, and it is very probable that
the present agitation will be sue
ceeded by the formation of such
an organization. With such definite
and precise efficiency as can alone
be secured by organized effort,
there is no reason why the fertile
Matamoros country should not sup
ply Monterey, Torreon, and other
interior markets with all their vege-
tables.
Miss Elizabeth G.. Harrison will
be the guest of honor at a fish din
ner tomorrow at the Point, given
by Mrs. Woodhouse.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-02
The Card Club.

Decidedly one of the most de-
lightful meetings of the Ladies
High Five club was that held yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Aug.
Celaya at her elegant new home on
ST. Francis street. Besides the
usual attendance of members, there
were a number of guests whose
presence added TO the interest of
the contest. The club members par
ticipating were Mesdames Radcliffe,
Hill, Killough, Ashheim, Benz
Kowalski, Leckie and Wheeler,
Misses Beatrice Hooks, "A. Kennedy.
Gaines, and Geraldine Kelly. Mrs.
Emmette K. Goodrich, Mrs. Edwin
p. Thompson, Mrs. Dayton w.
Glenn of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss
Slevin of Houston, Miss Heard of
Refugio, Texas, and Miss Levy of
California, were the guests OF the
afternoon. The prizes were quite
handsome and the winners excited
the envy of the less fortunate ones.
Mrs. Radcliffe took the first club
prize, with twelve games to her
credit and only three lost. This
was an exquisite ornamental bust.
Miss Kelly won the second, a dam
" china cup and saucer. The first
guests prize, a handsome china
plate, was awarded to Mrs. Good
rich, and Miss Levy was consoled
for bad luck with a waste paper
basket. All except the prize win
ners cut for the consolation prize,
which was voted the cutest of all,
being a tiny porcelain bath tub
with awee baby sitting in it. Mrs.
Kowalski carried off this trophy.
Refreshments consisted of appetiz-
ing sandwiches, coffee and cake.
A vote was taken to decide
whether to continue the meetings
during Lent, being decided affirm
atively, though there will be no
meeting next week. 1t was also
decided to begin playing at $50
instead of 3 O'Clock as heretofore.
Mrs. Ashhcim will be the hostess
at the next regular meeting.
The club was invited by Mrs.
Kowalski to meet with her tomor-
row afternoon at four in compli-
ment to her guest. Mrs. Ttuwit.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-02
What a Horse Can Pull.

Accurate tests have shown that
a horse which can pull on a level
1000 pounds, can draw only 900
pounds on a rise of one foot in 100
feet, SO pounds on a rise of one
foot in so feet. $50 pounds on a
rise of one foot in a. feet; 720
pounds on a rise of one foot in 40
feet, $40 pounds on a rise of one
foot in 80 feet, $40 pounds on a
rise of one foot in Is feet, 500
pounds en- a rise of one foot in "a
feet, 400 pounds on a rise Of one
foot in 20 feet, and $50 pounds on
a rise of one foot in 10 feet.