The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-15
ENGLAND LOST TWO
NOTABLY GOOD MEN
Lady Somerset on Macdon-
aid and Bernardo.
W. I. STEAD FIGURE OF DAY
Presence in Russia Creates Wide In
sterest-France Studies Mother
hood With Exposition.

iO>DON. oct Ito all who loved
the man who pre-emInently stood in
these modern days as the apostle of
love. the news of George Macdonald
recent death must have come with a
&, real sigh of relief.
ror years the great intellect which
has been the inspiration of so many had
. been clouded. and the winged spirit held
prisoner in the body was not allowed to
take It's light. But now he has gone
who more than any other told stories
which were sermons in the highest.
truest sense.
Some years ago George Macdonald
sat by the Mediterranean sea and told
weli-known man that the publishers
objected to his preaching so much; but
he said: IF were to lose all my public.
1 must continue to give the message
that is given to me for the world"
Heart Wide as Sea.
The words OF a well-known writer
spoken Of st. Vincent de Paul can we'll
apply to George Macdonald: He was
man of open arms and with heart as
wide as the sea-
OF Dr. Bernardo. who passed away
the same week, 1 cannot write today, as
/ hope next week to send a full account
of my knowledge of him, which has
spread over many years. but can sa,
without hesitation that he is the great
est philanthropist or our generation.
These two have gone, and their work
on this side is ended
Stead Creates Interest.
There is a man whose name must al
inf
outstanding figure. and full of vivid
interest at this moment
Mr.. Stead comes of the class in Eng
land who less than any other excites
romantic interest. but who are, never
theless, the strength Of our nation, the
middle class Nonconformist.
Early in life he drifted into journal
ism, but his genius was destined to
take him far. and he became the best
known journalist in the country In
1880 he came TO London as assistant 20
John Morley on the Pail Mall Maya
zine, and when the editor entered par
lament in 1883 he succeeded to hts inn
portant post.
Secret of His Power.
1 have often asDed myself wherein
lay the extraordinary power of this
man, and the ~!%ia personality which
he possesses. and 1 believe 1 am right
in saying that its strength is to be
found In his mistaken belief that the
cause he supports and the point of view
he takes is the right one. If he thinks
he can do right, Mr.. Stead will go
straight to the point. He revels IN
opposition; he delights in persecution.
He has always had for Russia ro-
mantle devotion. and to him discretion
is an unknown quality. He never goes
to his point by tortuous roads; he takes
the shortest cut. and he VIII use all
legitimate means 70 gain his end. ut
ter,y regardless as to whether he is in
juring himself or the interests which
he represents.
Today. the fact that he is in Russia,
countenanced by the Car. a friend OF
Tolstoy. and an English Non-conform-
fist, bus permitted by the head of the
Orthodox Church to carry on a propa-
ganda for Russian freedom of speech
is one of the most astounding that car
be given TO the English public, but air
must wish him well and admire his
courage and his indomitable zeal
Studying Motherhood.
Napoleon said that the grea. need of
France was mothers. We are beginning
~ s~SA'@t ettt ~ eN'A u ssA'e hPhOi.Si Az
new way ana the problems of baby
hood and the intricacies of motherhood
are appreciated as never before.
The great congress which recently as
sembled at the Liege university is the
herald OF better Gays, and there is
something singularly interesting in the
fact of the different people who were
gathered there TO study the question
from different points OF view. Priests
in their long black robes. nuns in their
white headgear, schoolmistresses severe
and simple, young women in their smart
Paris clothes. all come filed with ear