Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-25
TOPICS FOR A DAY OF REST.

T.. b. Wooster OF Tabor. Ia. vice-presi-
dent Of the Hepsibah Faith Missionary
association with headquarters at Tabor.
has returned from the orient, where he
went last July with seven missionaries to
look over the field and assign them their
stations. He stopped in Omaha Saturday.
One OF the missionaries was stationed in
Japan. three in central China and three in
India. Mr.. Wooster had left central China
before the massacre of missionaries. but
he was in Shanghai after the FIRST riots
occurred there. The river was fun Of the
gunboats Of the nations ready to protect
the property Of their respective govern
ments Everywhere he went in China Mr.
Wooster found an snti-American sentiment
growing out Of the boycott agitation. origin
ated as he believes by Chinese merchants
In the Bombay presidency OF India Mr.
Wooster found failure OF crops, affecting
! 100000 people The harvest comes in
March, but this year there will be no
harvest, and conditions next fall cannot be
otherwise than appalling.
Concerning conditions in the famine dis
| trict Of Japan. Mr.. Wooster offered the
following extract from letter in the japan
/ Mail OF February Y:
The houses OF this district are poor
structures OF waffle and mud. but no doubt
|
/ some OF the houses we visited the mud had
| fallen of the walls, leaving them open to
| was hardly any bedding. clothing or mats,
| and no food; the old women and children
! looked thin and weak and could hardly
| speak without crying, yet none of them
| begged for help. The men, apparently in
despair, have all left the place as we saw
three huddled over their fires too iii 10
move. The only food visible in the village
| manned being
empty The whole village appeared to US
to be in the last stage OF restitution and
| received no assistance. II not soon forth
| coming the greater part OF these people
| must inevitably perish from starvation
and cold, frewood being almost scarce
| as food. II this is the state of affairs I'm
the center OF a rich rice producing, dis
showed up in the hills? II will undoubt-
eddy be many months before there is any
in from outside and in the meantime what
| are these starving people TO do?
The ship which brought Mr.. Wooster
from Japan 20 the United States returned
with cargo OF food, the gift of the people
of Seattle and neighboring towns.
The Feast OF the Annunciation OF the
Blessed Virgin occurs this year tomorrow.
This festival, which commentaries the
visit OF the Archangel Gabriel to the Jew
ish maiden, Mary, and his announcement
TO her that she was to become the mother
Of the Son OF God, will be celebrated at St
| Philomena's cathedral with hitting solem-
nifty At 1890 a solemn high mass will be
sung by Father Kearns, who will be as
sisted by Rt. Rev. Monsignor Colaneri, v.
g. deacon. and by Father Aherne as
subdeacon. Father Stenson will act as
master of ceremonies. The sermon will be
delivered by Father Aherne. The choir Of
lied by Rev L. M. Gleason of st. Patrick's
and which was heard with such success in
its initial performance on the occasion Of
the Feast OF st. Patrick, will render the
same music at this celebration in the ca
thedral under the leadership of it's organ
izer. The music of the mass TO be sung
on this occasion is the composition of Don
Lorenzo Perosi, the noted director OF the
Sistine choir in Rome. Father Gleason, it
will be remembered made his theological
studies in Rome, and during his four years
stay in the Eternal City was a member of
that choir. There is a special reason for
this celebration at St. Philomena's on next
Sunday, as it will commemorate the thirty
eighth anniversary of the dedication of the
venerable cathedral, which notable event
in the history of catholicity in Nebraska
occurred in the month Of March, 1865
Program of the Church Music club at the
Auditorium Monday night:
Land Sighting (chorus) .Greis
Church Music Club.
Adagio Pathetique (violin) ....,.....,. GODDARD
Mr.. Robert Cuscaden.
The Maiden Of the Fleur de Lys (choTus)
Church Music Club
Ave Maria (soprano and violin) ...., Gounod
Mrs. Ben Stanley and Mr.. Cuscaden.
''' Church Music Club. 49,
Second Hungarian Dance CvioliRl. Brahms
Mr.. Cuscaden,
Sextet from Lucia. .Donnezett
Church Music Club.
Ben Stanley, conductors, Mrs. Allen, 40
companist-
The Christian Endeavor society Is rails
ing a quarter century memorial fund, both
as q memorial 20 its founder, DR.. Francis
y. Clark, and also in commemoration Of
the twenty-fifth anniversary OF its founder
The sum OF 100000 is to be raised. par
to erect a headquarters building in Boston
| or washington and the remainder TO en-
dow the work.
When active steps were taken last fal
for the raising OF this fund the Omahi
4 Christian Endeavor union appointed Cor
l ton Roth and Ernest Adams as q can
: wasting committee for this district. Th'
solicitation was taken up vigorously an(
was enthusiastically responded 20 by thu
A Endeavorers of Omaha, South Omaha
Florence and Dundee. over 800 having con
: tributed up to the present time. The goa
set is 500, there being approximately 80
Endeavorers ia the Omaha district
The city union Oflcers and the commit
tee are gratined over the result. The fol
! lowing letter received from William Shaw
!, treasurer. who has the raising OF thi
!. fund personally in hand, acknowledges re
ceipt OF the frat remittance:
Mr.. Gorton Roth, Chairman Canvassinl
: Committee, Omaha-My Dear Mr.. Roth
| Your favor of March with draft for $1316
TO the quarter century memorial fund q
hand. It Is a great pleasure to SIT in sucl
draughts, and assure that instead OF de
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