The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09

leans, La.
The duke of Marlborough is becom-
ing very popular as a presiding officer
over public meetings and has acted in
that capacity on no less than ten occa-
sions during the past fortnight. The
duchess rarely accompanies her hus-
band on these occasions. In fact she
is not going out very much just now.
The duke made rather q new departure
this week in presiding over a meet
ing of the Society for Promoting Chris
tian knowledge, when the work Of the
emigration branch of the society was
under consideration. Among those
present were Lord Aberdeen, Lord
Bnassey, the bishop of Nashnoland,
Sir T. Fowell Burton, the bishop of
Bangor, Mr.. David Howard, the Rev.
j. Bridger, and Sir B. Noel Walker.
The methods of the society in their
work of spiritual ministration to emf
grants are three. Ocean liners are Wis
tied at the ports of departure; chap
lains are provided during the voyage,
and the society has chaplains at the
ports of arrival and at the leading
towns in the colonies and elsewhere.
The society also has a ladies' emigra-
tion committee, which specially con-
Germs itself with providing matrons for
and otherwise endeavoring to further
the society and comfort of women and
girls. During the year 1904 at Liver
pool and Southampton alone over 600
liners were visited before sailing and
similar work was done at Londonderry,
Glasgow, Greenock, Plymouth and
other ports. In the same year 119. lin
ers took S. p. c. K chaplains for the
whole voyage, and the society had 200
honorary chaplains at the principal
ports and towns abroad willing to re-
ceive the welcome emigrants.
the proceedings said that in 1902 and
1903 $4,000 individuals left Great Brit
ain for South Africa, and the numbers
that emigrated to Canada were $4,000
in 1902, $4,000 in 1903 and over $4,000
in 1904. On behalf of the colonial Of
flee, he said they recognized the good
work that this society had done in the
past, and as far as it lay in their
power they were anxious TO give 1t
every aid and support. After Lord
Aberdeen had addressed the meeting
the bishop of Mashonaland said he
would not only like to see a confer
ence on the special care of emigrants,
but a conference on the education of
intending emigrants. Lord Brassey
and Sir T. Fowell Buxton also spoke in
support of the movement The bishop
of Stepney said that if it were worth
while to send out emigrants 1t was
y
| much equipment of moral force as they
could command.
The TweeddaIe Function
There was beautiful music at the
| concert given this week by Julia
home on the Chelsea embankment
| Maj. Evans Gordon and Lady
| Tweeddale entertained the lord chan
| cellor and Lady Halsbury to dinner
I when the party present to meet them
| were Hon. Edward and Lady Elizabeth
Dawson, Hon. Evelyn and Lady Alice
| Ashley, Sir Francis and Lady Ger
trude Astley-Corbett. Lady Newton
Mrs. Walrond. Capt. Hon. A. and Mrs
| Somerset and Col. and Mrs. Stewart
Mckenzie, Hon. Philip Stanhope and
Countess Tolstoy, Sir Edward Ward
| the countess of Cromartie and the mar
| quis and marchioness of Ailsa were
! among those who attended the concert
Entertainer Is Converted
| strange incident occurred at the
| St George hall ballad concert Wednes-
day evening. According to the pro-
| gramme, an entertainer named Quentin
| Ashlyn was prevented from performing
owing TO "indisposition." Mr.. Ashlyn
| however, stood up, and explained hi:
'indisposition." Facing his audience
Mr.. Ashlyn said: Ladies and gen
| tlemen, / am unable to give nv usua
entertainment; the fact is have re-
Gently been converted to God at the Al.
bert hall mission, and 1 feel that my
life must be spent not in amusing peo.
! pie who are, many of them, on the
road to hell, but in the service of the
Savior who died for me-" The pro.
prietors of st. George hall have invited
Mr.. Ashlyn to conduct a gospel servie,
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| consented to do so.
Please Omit Flowers
DR.. Diggle, the new bishop of Car.
Isle, speaking at INVERSION this weel
criticised the elaborate floral tribute,
which were paid to the dead in Eng.
| land. He had seen wreaths, he said
which cost hundreds OF pounds, sen
by people who were not near relatives
! This the bishop considered unneces
sary, and simply a passion for Gus
TOM" With regard to funeral expense,
the bishop said that some poor peopl,
were so determined TO show their de
votion to the dead that they spent thei
| last penny on funeral expenses. Their,
was no need Of leader shells or mas
siVe collins because God purposed tha
the body should return to the earth
He asked those assembled to try I,
take a Christian view of life and no
to think Of the dead. but of the eterna
life beyond.
Make Scholars Two Handed
In the opinion Of Sir William Rich
mond, who addressed a meeting at tn
Royal Statistical society this week OF
"AmbideXterity in Art" the use of bot
hands should be taught in the schools
! Sir Edward Landseer, said Sir VII
liam had been known TO draw stimuli
taneously the profile Of stag with on
hand and the profile of horse with tn
other. His was a case of abnorma
| talent, but the art could be acquired
The Spartan soldiers were taught t
WELD the sword with both hands, an,
he had seen many Japanese who coul
draw with equal facility with eithe
hand. He had great hopes that tn
time was near when ambidexterit
would be seriously cultivated
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