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herds. it was no small undertaking If
Divine Providence had not had a hand in
st. Il could have resulted in nothing but an
ingIorlous failure
Bu; God was back Of Moses Moses was
but the instrument through whom God
worked, the mouth-piece through whom
God spoke, and the guide by whom God
led. The three days which the Hebrews
asked OF Pharaoh that they might go into
the wilderness to worship their God. had
expired II was now Il critical time for
the great host. To go on would plainly
declare to Pharaoh chat they had made q
break for liberty. dened his authority, and
never meant to return. The three days
Journey had brought them near 70 the head
of the Red sea. There were two ways
which they might take to their destination;
One was from the north Of Egypt to the
south OF Canaan. the shortest and most
direct. 1t would have taken but few
dsys. The other way was much longer
and very indirect.
Greatly to the surprise of the people. God
directed them to take this last way, and
instead Of leading them to the isthmus Of
Suez, He conducted 20 the border of the
Red sea. Moses would have chosen the
first OF these two ways. but God declined
the common road. which everybody else
might have recommended. and chose the
most unlikely. Gods ways are not as
mans ways, We have found this so often
TO be true. Our ways are hasty. but God
Ia slow ana deliberate in His methods
With all adequate power 20 call world
into existence IN a single moment, He
ignored this power and formed this world
through long, almost incalculabIe, geologic
periods His way Is almost always the
long way Nature evidences this. God
does not call the fully developed herb and
the seed. then the tiny shoot, then the
blade, the bud. the leaf. the blossom. and
after patient waiting, the fruit. God could
call the fuly-formed man and woman into
being, as He created the first man and
woman, but we arrive at fully developed
manhood and womanhood only after years
of slow growth. He has the ultimate end
of manhood and womanhood In view. but
He takes every one Of US by the long
way Of the successive periods OF infancy
childhood. youth and then full development
Across the thresholds OF the academy. the
college, the university. we step into the
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Text. Exodus Kill Il, 1s-"ABd 1t came to pass.
when Pharaoh had let the people 90, that God led
them not through the way Of the land OF the PM
istines although that was near; but God
LED the people about through the way OF the WI
dsrness Of the Red sea-.
Il Is an old saying that often The farth-
est way round Is the nearest way home. -
The fugitive Israeltes found this TO be pre-
eminentIy true, although It did not appear
so at first when God ordered them of the
nearest route TO turn into the largest and
seemingly most difficult one From the
bondage Of Egypt, the children of Israel
were on their journey to the land Of prom
ise and freedom. Their deliverance had
been achieved after thrilling scenes and
wonderful demonstrations Of divine power.
It had been a contest between God and
defiant ruler. but God had won. The lib
Grated people had started on their way;
their destination, Canaan; God had prom
ised them that country shall be your in
heritance.' The pilgrimage was no little
undertaking It was no little emgrant
train that set out from Goshen, under the
generalship of Moses but the mightiest
exodus that the world has ever witnessed.
Some say 1t was a multitude of 100000
of souls; others have estimated that 1t ex-
ceeded 100000 OF people. With all their
goods, utensils. property and hocks and
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"I feel greatly encouraged by reason of
the generous responses by the people of
the diocese to the movement TO wipe out
all the debts of the churches of the do
cese." Bishop SatterIee of the Protestant
Episcopal Church said yesterday afternoon,
in speaking of the effort to raise s30o,Ooo
for liquidation OF church Indebtedness
Only one week remains before the coliec-
tIons are to be made; and all or me
churches which have debts have active
committees at work The reports made TO
the bishop, he says, are very gratifying.
The day of the Feast OF the Annuncta-
ton, March 25, when the collections for
the purpose stated will be taken, is his
toric one in the local diocese, for 1t riaTks
the tenth anniversary OF the creation of
the diocese and Of the conStcrat!on OF
Henry Yates Satterlee bishop. when
the manner of celebrating thi& important
event was considered it was decided to
mark it by canceling the iebts on the
various churches, amounting to more than
100000.
The churches that are engaged In the
movement and the amounts which they
hope to raise are as follows: Trinity Church.
SIC. coo, on parish hall and rectory st.
Thomas, S59, 600; ST. Andrews, s53,3o0: st.
Margaret's. s51, ,5T5; Pro-Cathedral Church
of the Ascension. $4,000; st. Marks,
s27, 600 on parish property. rcctory and par
ish hall; st. Stephens, %1t,o@; Christ
Church. Georgetown, So, 500; Church Of the
Good Shepherd, $1,000; Christ Church,
navy yard, $1,000.
The largest separate amount 10 lie raised
is that by st. Thomas Church, 1Stn street
near Dupont Circle. Rev c. Ernest Smith
hoo
members of his congregation 10 Join in the
effort; committees have been appointed and
the progress indicates that the parish is
equal to the emergency, and VIII have a
clean slate after March 25.
The committees appointed oy st. Thomas
Church are as follows:
Mems committee-Mr. S. II. Agnew. Mr.
L. s. Bacon, Mr.. A. A. Birney, Mr. z. j.
Bell, Chief Justice II. NJ Clabaugh. Mr.
A. p Crenshaw, treasurer; Mr.. Melville
Church, Mr.. J. b. Chipman, Mr.. j. c.
Davidson, Commander F. III. Eldridge, u.
s. N: Mr. Norman Gait, Mr.. II. A. Iiar-
Howard, Brig. Gen. John y. Johnston. Mr
A. Geary Johnson. Maj. l.. J. Mc,iill, Mr.
+. D. McKenney, Mr.. George +. Marye, jr,
Mr. Theodore Noyes, Maj. y. C. Phillips
Brig. Gen. f. @. Smith, u. s. A; Brig.
Gen. j. NJ. Wilson, U. S. A, and Brig. Gen.
G. A. Woodward. T. s. A.
Women's committee-Mrs. II. v. Abbott,
Mrs. w. Acker, Mrs ]. Z. Angel, secre-
tary; Mrs. II. B. Brown, Mrs j. e. Crane.
Mrs. DeValin, Mrs II. w. Fitch, Mrs r..
t. Frank, Mrs. III. w. Fuller. Mrs. j. 70.
Gadsby. Mrs. c. II. Gardner. Mrs. Z. ".
Hilliard. Mrs. NJ. Hutchinson. Mrs. ]. r..
Johnson, Mrs F. B. Moran, Miss Mccain
mon. Mrs. McIlhenney. Mrs. f. q. Mexican,
Mrs. Crosy Miller, Mrs. G. II. Poor. Mrs.
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LOST CHRISTIANS
FOUND IN JAPAN

Yesterday. which was celebrated In many
lands as St Patrlcks day. is said to be OBJ
served In Japan, by Roman Catholics, as a
special feast day. This has no connection
however with St. Patrick's feast, but Is
known as the Feast of the Finding of the
Christians. 1t is IN honor of the Japanese
Catholics who, on the reopening of the
country to missionaries We're discovered to
have kept their faith, though isolated for
centuries, when many clergy. together with
10000 native Christians. suffered martyr
dom, and the faith preached by st. Francis
Xavier was apparently stamped out.
1t is said that when st. Francis left
Japan in 1551-Japan then possessing 5OO.-
600 converts-he wrote:
$50 far as l know, the Japanese nation
is the single and only nation of them all
which seems likely to preserve mistaken
and forever the profession of Christian holl-
ness II once II embraces it.
The condition of Christians in Japan at
this time paralleed Rome under Nero and
in 1887 the Mikado Hideyoshi who other
wise was said to have been q splendid ruler,
ordered all Christians out of Japan in
twenty days. Two years later twenty Chris
tians were crucified at Nagasaki
But this only seemed to increase the ar
dor of the Christian Japanese and thous-
ands of converts were gained Under the
rule of the next emperor, Yeyasu from
1914 to 1910, even the name Christian
seemed to have been annihilated. 1t Is de-
clared that thousands We're swept into the
sea and drowned amid bedlam OF con-
fusion. Christianity and all its followers
had. 1t was thought, been wiped out with
one fell swoop.
In the eighteenth century, however,
through pressure brought to bear by the
leading Christian countries, the mission
aries were allowed 10 return to the land
and mission houses were again set up
March II. 1865. the feast of the finding Of
the Christians had it's inception, when a
motley crowd of japanese entered Maya
saki ana kneeling In front of a mission de-
clared that they too, were Christians.
1t afterward proved that these people were
descendants of band of Christian refugees
that had fed at the outbreak of the relig-
ious insurrection two hundred years before.
These refugees had migrated to a distant
and almost impenetrable mountain section,
where they colonized and practiced their
religion unmolested.
During the next year a papai brief de.
creed that the almost miraculous event of
March IL, 1865, should be celebrated as a
feast under the title The Finding OF the
Christians
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the lecture rooms and permeates the press.
the histories OF literature, the very eHcY-
clopaedla-
The fanatics bolstered up in their con-
ceit by some nincompoopS theories as to
the mysteries of race, these inquisitorial
believers in religion OF hate, have by
their uncompromfsing attitude OF scorn
and dsdain been responsible for the
fact that HeineS country has up TO now
raised no monument to his name. Seven
Greek towns dispute to this day the honor
of having been ''the birthplace or Homer;
and now some seven German ones-among
them Berlin, Dusseldorf, koln and Frank
fort the Main-are each vying for tho
honor of being known as the one that has
refused to permit a statue being erected
within her walls to the memory of Helm
rich Hene although his admirers nave
promised the ground for the same. Thus
does modern Germany Enthusiastically
parody the ways or classic Greece.
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UNITED BRETHREN. d.
Maryland and Virginia Conference
Appointments.

The following appointments of pastors
were made at the closing session of the
Maryland and Virginia conference of the
United Brethren Church (radical branchl,
in session at Rohrersvlle. Md. recently:
e Augusta circuit. L. Knapp, Long Glade;
z. w. NJ. Hartman, East Holson; j. Combs
West Holson; e. Perkins. Highland Mis-
sion; J. Cromwell. Hagerstown, circuit to be
supplied: Rohrersville circuit to be sup
piled; conference evangelist j. E. Holt.
The conference voted to retain within its
bounds all missionary money collected and
by resolution relieved Rev. r. H. Chopper.
secretary treasurer. from all blame for not
sending the money to the general treasury.
Rev. E. w. NJ. Hartman was elected
treasurer of the church extension fund.
Rev. D. L. Perry was chosen custodian OF
the preachers aid fund.
In the absence of bishop Rev. William
Funkhouser presided at the sessions of the
conference and Rev. ID. L. Perry was secre-
tary. Rev Mr.. Funkhouser was elected
presiding elder The conference VIII meet
next year at Olivet Chapel, Va.
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The Church Of the Holy Comforter, at
14th and East Capitol streets. which has
recently been completed will be dedicated
this morning with appropriate religious ex-
ercises conducted by Cardinal Gibbons.
The ceremony will take place at 1920 am,
and will consist of the blessing Of the inner
and outer walls of the edihce, the singing
OF psalms and the chanting of the htany
of the saints.
During the dedicatory ceremonies the car
dinal will be assisted by Very Rev. E. r.
Dyer D.. the president Of ST. Mary's
Seminary, Baltimore, and the Rev. w. "A.
Kelly, DID, and Rev. Paul Griffith. pastor
of st. Augustines Church, as deacons OF
honor At the conclusion OF this interesting
and significant ceremony solemn high mass
will be sung, with Rev. Valentine f.
schmitt pastor Of ST. Josephs Church. as
celebrant; Rev. Charles F. Aiken, ID,
acting as deacon, and Rev. Paul Griffith as
subdeacon Rev. George Dougherty, assist
ant treasurer of the Catholic University OF
America, will act as master of ceremonies,
assisted by Rev Charles f. Boone, assist
ant pastor of the Church of the Holy Com
forter. The sermon Will be preached by
Rev Edmond T. Shannahan, dean of the
faculty of theology at the Catholic Univer-
sity, and said to be one Of the foremost
Catholic scholars IN America.
X X
1t is expected that the music will be of
particularly interesting character. Eykens
Gregorian mass will be rendered by the
full vested choir of the Holy Cross College
students of the Catholic University, which
is under the direction of Mr.. VIM. Winberg
In view Of the more than ordinary interest
attaching TO such ceremonies 1t is expected
that large number Of clergy Will be IN
attendance
The final completion of the Church OF the
Holy Comforter is happy consummation
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opposite end inches are made In the par
tition containing the confessionals while a
central niche Is occupied by a shrine. To
the rear of this and Immediately adjoining
the sanctuary is the sacristy. Adjoining the
sacristy at the south end of the church is
the sanctuary and altar upon a raised plat
form. with steps and floor of terrazzo and
mosaics. Rough plaster of a yellowish cast
has been applied to the walls, the ceiling
and trusses being of mission oak. exposed.
The seatings and other wood trimmings
are treated likewise, and the fixtures, cleo
troiiers and altar rail in verde antique.
On the north end is the choir loft, ele-
waited above the church floor, where an or
gan In the mission style has been installed.
As has already been stated in The Star. this
instrument was donated by Thomas F.
Walsh. The pulpit, which has been erected,
was the gift of E. Francis Riggs.
The rectory adjoining the edifce, which is
practically a part of the church. is on the
south end Of the lot, the entrance being
from 14th street. 1t is three stories in
height. On the first floor is reception
room, pastors study, dining room and
kitchen. There are four gOod-sized rooms,
exclusive of q bath. on the second floor, and
on the third floor there is an assistant pas
tors suite with bath, and other rooms for
domestics An assembly room is one of
the features of the basement while heat
ing plant, laundry and coal bins have also
been set up there Both the church and
house are heated by steam heat.
Rev. Charles e. Boone is the assistant
pastor of the church He was born in Plain
field N. j., in 1875. He was a student at
St. Charles College and st. Mary's Semi
nary, and after his ordination went to the
Catholic University of America, and prose
cutting further studies. was assigned to his
present charge last September.
The untiring efforts of Father Mcguire
as pastor of the new church and his pre-
vious record Of good works have already
been given at length in these columns.
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Boston Divine Dead.

BOSTON, March 17.-Word was received
here today of the death in Atlantic City
Of Rev p. ]. DAILY, for many years pastor
of St. Francis de Sales Doman Catholic
Church, and one of the best known clergy
men of that faith in Massachusetts. Sew
eral years ago Father DAILY founded the
DAILY Industrial Home In Dorchester for
destitute children. He was about sixty
one years Of age. The cause of death was
complications following an operation for
appendicitis.
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At Galbraith Church.

The ceremonies at the golden jubilee at
GaIbraith A. NJ E. Zion Church, on 9th
street northwest, Friday evening consisted
Of singing, two addresses and general
experience meeting. In which all Joined.
gave white mans view of the coIored
race. He said the colored race has many
virtues OF which 1t may well be proud.
The pastor Of the church, Rev. Dr. S. l.
Corrothers. addressed the meeting along
the same line.
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Purity Conference.

Announcements have been Issued for the
national purity conference to convene at
Chicago, October Q. 10. II. 1905 This con-
ference will be held under the auspices Of
the National Purity Federatior7-an organ
ization having for its object the uniting Of
all forces in the United States that are
striving TO promote purity In the life of the
Individual in social relations and in fam
lily life by preventive, rescue. educational.
reformatory, law enforcement and legisla-
tive lines of work.
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With the institutional church has come in
a distinctiveIy new kind or preacher. Be
fore the days of its multifarious activities
the American university got along very
well with a scholar for president. Nova
days, If a university is to go forward from
year to year it is absolutely essential that It
have an able executive, a shrewd business
man, at its head-and lucky and exceptional
is that university whose chief business man
is also its first scholar.
So with the institutional church. W ME
1t was an oId-line church, Interested only in
the moral third of its members, then the
man for its purpit a theological orator,
an expounder Of the Bibles moral laws.
Here is St. Bartholomews, with upward or
two hundred meetings, classes, services
and so on, a week. Is II conceivable that
man trained for pulpit oratory only could
run such complicated and enormous or
ganization, keep all the various whces
turning smoothly. prod here, check there, at
the psychological moment. determine far
reaching policies, appropriate large sums Of
money be president OF this club and that
school? No; it takes man with strong
ability as organizer, executive, financieF
and diplomat to be at the head OF an insti-
tutional church.
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HIGHER CRITICISM.
Norfolk Divine Starts Something by
Sermon.

SGIIuOu.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK Va, March 1.-THE preach
ing of sermon here by Rev. Dr. w. N.
Vines of Freemason st. Baptist Church,
in which discourse DIR. Vines declared the
Bible contained mistakes and that mod
err science had reconstructed the Bible, 70
has created a great furor among the church
people, and ministers OF Virginia. and sew
erai leading clergymen here will reply TO
DR.. Vines.
Rev. DIR. Calvin S. Blackwell, Baptist.
telegra phing from Baltimore today, declares
he will hasten home TO make a vigorous
reply to Dr. Vines next Sunday. DR.. Vines
says he will reiterate his contentious ana
point for confirmation in his doctrines TO
Rev. DIR. Strong Prest of the Rochester. N.
Y. Theological Seminary: DIR. Faunce,
president of the Brown University; the late
DIR. George Dana Boardman. Rev. DIR.
Mitchell of Richmond College, and Dr.
Poteat, president of Wakeforest College in
North Carolina.
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Sabbath-Breaktng.

The voice Of the more than 400 Christian
Endeavorers of St Thomas. Ont, has been
heard against the Sabbath dissertation be-
coming too prevalent. The resolution
adopted by the last local union meeting adj
vised the appointment of good-citizenship
committee to aid the officers OF the law.
Evening star., 1906-03-18
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
Shortly after the close of the civil war q
Baptist preacher. who was then located IN
O village in the northeastern part Of Che
mung county, n. Y, found It necessary TO
drive to Horse Heads also In ChemUng
county, He took with him his elder son.
then about six years Old Having finished
the business that called him to Horse
Heads, he drove a few miles farther. to Ell
mira, principally because ne was anxious
to see the church there which had billiard
table, a bowling alley and some cooking
apparatus in It's basement These innova-
tions, widely heralded, had stirred up no
end of controversy among Iaymen and
clergymen all through that portion Of New
York.
Arrived at the church, man and boy
hitched the horse. found the church doors
locked. and had to content themselves with
an outside view of the structure and what
glimpses they could get Of its interior by
peering in the basement windows. Then
they regained their buggy. and as they
started off the father cou!ided to his son
that he had thought long over the innova-
tions, at first had been decidedly opp)s I'd to
such methods, but now was convinced that
they were conceived In wisdom.
The pastor of this then remarkable
church the Rev. Dr. Thomas X
Beecher a half-brother of Henry Ward
Beecher. 1t was he who had placed the
billiard table, the bowling alley and the
cooking apparatus in the churchs base
ment and he who, In the words of Lyman
Abbott, built up an institutional church
before the institutional church mad been
heard of, and 1t remains to this lay one OF
the best conceived, in its equipment of any
of its class
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
TO BE DEDICATED TODAY

the pastor of the church, and his congre-
cation. In addition TO its utility, the new
church commends itself TO the onlooker In
an architectural sense, being in the Span
ish mission style. and is said to have been
inspired by old mission house at San
Diego, Cal B. Stanley Simmons OF this
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city was the architect. The building has
three entrances Broad windows provide
ample light and ventilation.
A suitable room has been placed at the
north end for the meetings of the different
societies connected with the church. AT the
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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES TO
WIPE OUT ALL DEBTS

J. w Reilly. Mrs. S. Schroeder. Mrs. G.
Ernest Smith and Mrs. a. s. WorthinSton.
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offer printing carpentry, plumbing, manual
training, drawing; its schools for girls and
Young women include cooking, housekeep-
ing, millinery. sewing and kindergarten
work.
Like several other churches. st Bartholo-
news boasts its class in literature; and AT
Grace there are classes in bent iron work,
electricity chair Gaming, bookkeeping.
But you're seeking amusement, recreation
not instruction, or relief from the press of
temporary or chronic poverty? Very good.
Social teas for women at St Bartholo-
news. Gymnasium at almost any institu-
tional church. A foot BAH team at st.
Bartholomew The Mems Club at st.
Georges, where you can smoke In peace,
read your favorite paper. have game OF
cards, listen to an amusing lecture, and, II
the day is hot and you feel like 1t, enjoy
the luxury OF cooling off under a shower
bath. Not few churches have their dane
ing classes, likewise glee clubs, and like
wise again. athletic teams that engage In
cross-country running and other outdoor
sports. Wrestling? Yes, that's permissible
at st. Georges and the Peoples Palac ce,
where there is swimming tank
The sitting heat of the city Is paling
your baby's cheeks7 Seek out st. George 8;
1t maintains q roomy. airy cottage by the
sea especially for the use of tired mothers
and their little children. Then there Is the
roof garden on St. Bartholomew parish
house. You can put your child there IN the
morning when you start to work and know
that all day long It is breathing in the pure
air of the upper strata and being delightde
with sight of green things and toys we'll
nigh innumerabie.
Poor working girl, a year behind the
counter has given you listless eyes. You'd