Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
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SlcRatlOndl reunion TUESDAY evenings IL
chapel service on Thursday and an organ
recital last evening by Prof. Erick F. Rath
and Paul Fishbaugh, will come to a close
tomorrow. when the pastor. will preach ana
there will be the administration of the
Lords supper at both morning and evening
services.
President Roosevelt rendered the opening
service OF the eight days a memorable one
hv his presence and address to the members
of the congregation. The afternoon service
of the same day. at which clergymen of
other denominations were present and de-
livered brief addresses, was also note
worthy. The platform meeting, with ad-
dresses by representative public men, was
the feature of the evening.
The congregati onal reunion Tuesday even
ing was held under the auspices or Ihe
Young Peoples Society of Christian fu-
deavor, and proved to be very enjoy dpie
event. The programs of the other evenings
were fitting to the occasion. ~
Rev DR.. j. c. Butler, the pastor, VIII
preach sermons appropriate 10 the closing
day of the celebration tomorrow morning
and evening.
The usual midwinter social of the FIRST
Congrega tionaI Church was held Wednes-
day evening of this week. 1t was mace tne
occasion of greeting to Mr.. and Mrs. Danlel
Frazier on their return from an EXTENDED
Rev DR.. Newman, the pastor OF the churcu'
said a few words of welcome, and Mr.. Fra
zier replied in a happy vein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier have been members
of the First Congregational Church for
more than thirty years. and throughout
that time have been actively engaged in
fuIthering the interests of the church.
The Society Of the Covenant. the only
missionary organization of the Church of
the Covenant. Presbyterian, has arranged
to hold it's regular monthly meeting in the
chapel Wednesday next at 10 o'clock Am.
Besides the election of officers for the en-
suing year there will be address by
Rev. NJ. H. Morrison on the Congo Free
State and the conditions there. DR.. Morri-
son has q very sad but interesting story, it
is said. of The oppression of the inhab
itants to tell. The society has extended an
invitation to all ladies interested to be
present.
Rev. DIR. George Bailey, president of
Westminster College, Salt Lake city, Titan,
who has received call to the pastorate
Of the Western Presbyterian Church, which
has been vacant since the resignation OF
Rev. Gerhardt Wilson several months ago.
has in the past year made himself very
popular as preacher and pastor in
number of the Presbyterian churches of
this city in which he has preached and
lectured. He came here for the purpose of
settling certain business matters in connec-
ton with his college and arousing interest
among eastern people in its work. Incl
i.ntaIly he has devoted much Of his time
TO filling vacant Presbyterian pulpits. 1t is
said that he could have received other calls
from local congregations before this time
If he had desired to consider them.
- DR.. Bailey is now residing at Herndon
Va. but spends a great deal of his time
in this city.
one subject with which >he is very well
acquainted Is MormOnism. He has taken
occasion IA number of times to speak on
the customs and character of the people
of Ubn this faith and has
done much not only in this city, but in
other places Of the east, to picture to the
people the true state of affairs in his home
state. He is regarded as an unusually elo-
quent preacher and good pastor
The increase of the foreign trade Of China
has been marked in recent years, and in the
opinion of the Rev. Dr. Arthur j. Brown
of the Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions, is likely to play important part
i'll changing the attitude of the Chinese
toward the western peoples Dr. Brown
made q careful study of the subject during
his recent trip around the world, and talks
interestingly of the Chinese foreign trade
and of the part enjoyed in 1t by the Emitted
States Year by year, he says this foreign
trade has increased. with the exception of
the time of the Boxer outbreak In 1899 the
total foreign trade had reached 460, 100000
taels "a Haik-wan tael equals G3 cents in
American currency. In 1900, Boxer year.
it dropped to 100000 taels. but the fol-
lowing year it sprang to 43S,000,00 taels.
and in the two following years it advanced
lo 100000 taels-
DR. Brown said recently in New York:
The share of the United States in this
business is larger than at first appears, be
cause no incOnsiderable part of our trade
goes to China by way of England and Hong
Kong, and is credited to British totals. But
American trade with China has vastly in
creased since 1900. We now sell the Chi
nese more cotton goods than all other
countries combined and our sales of kero-
Sen nil and tf1r~ h.ly-a oil ipCr cad.
~ in the past few years. There is cor
responding increase along other lines also.
The utility of the American locomotive has
led TO large sales in China, and from the
enormous forests bordering the Pacific
ocean in the states Of Oregon and Wash
ingtoD great quantities of lumber are an
nually exported to eastern Asia, which is
too densely peopled to have large forests
Imports to the United States from China
are somewhat larger than exports. Silk and
tea are principal items in this trade al
though goat skins wool and mating also
amount to large sums annually. The United
States is now the third nation in trade re-
lations with China. This is the more re-
markable when we consider the statement
of the late Mr. Everett Frazer of the
American Asiatic Association that in Janu-
airy. 1901, there were only four American
business firms in all China
Dr. Brown deduces from his study of
Chinese conditions that when American
business men establish their own houses in
China, Instead of dealing. as now. through
European and Chinese firms, it is not un-
reasonable to expect that the United States
Will outstrip its larger rivals. Great Britain
and France; though il is one thing 10 ship
foreign goods to China and quite another
thing to control them after their arrival
for the Chinese are disposed to manage
that trade themselves, and they know how
10 do It.
recent dispatch from Rome says:
The pope. acknowledging the growing i'm
portance of the archdiocese of Montreal
has granted the request of Archbishop
Bruchesi TO have an auxiliary bishop. and
las nominated Monsignor Zotique Racicot
now vicar general of Montreal, to the Office
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NOTES.
Tomorrow is Christian Endeavor day"
The first society of Christian Endeavorers
was organized on the first Sunday in Feb
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