The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04

The great need of temperance reform.
in all South American republics is re-
ported by DR.. Crosser. of Chicago. who
has recently made a tour through that
country. He states that in Rothscnildz
great mine in Chilli there are prohab i.
not dozen total abstainers among the
1900 employees.
The Peoples Palace for Workingr1en
which the Salvation Army is erecting in
Boston is approaching completion This
combined club and hotel for working
men includes the best features OF the
Workingmen's Temple in London and
the Mills hotel in New York. It is built
in the armory style, in keeping with the
military idea of the army. The hotel
proper mum bers 2S7 single rooms 10 bs
used as dormitOries.
DR.. GrenfeIs story Of his work among
the fisherfolk on the coast of Labrador
led several physicians Of high repule and
professional standing to join him last
summer In volunteer service. This year
among a party of excursionists wlio
have recently sailed for Labrador thers
goes an expert teacher of handicraft
whose purpose is to spend her vaca-
ton during the coming summer in form
ing classes among the women. teaching
them various forms of useful hand-
work.
Methodism in the land Of Wesley Is
inaugurating forward movement. 1t
is specifically an endeavor to reach the
muit1tudes of the unchurched IL tn.
great cities A work which began at
Manchester about 20 years ago has. I'M
der this new impulse, grown into the
great Manchester Mission in whose vari-
Gus organizations, it is estimated. 5000
people hear the gospel every sunday
under Methodist auspices.
At the meeting of the general as
sembly of the United Free Church of
Scotland in Edinburgh, recently, It was
had delayed the final decision as to the
distribution of the funds and proper
ties Of the uniting churches. Many
people among the Wee Frees have ex-
should refuse to receive back from the
courts the property which they con-
slider should never have been taken
from them. DR.. Hutton, who is the
newly elected moderator Of this assem-
bly,. is expected to visit America this
summer.
At the twelfth conference on inter
national arbitration recently held at
Lake Mohonk, DR. Trueblood, secre-
tary Of the American Peace society, re-
ported that China and Persia have
during the year ratified the treaty for
obligatory arbitration, and appointed
representatives in the Hague court.
me total nuHTlDeF OF IFedIleS now sign
ed is forty-four, an increase of four
teen during the year. Two of these,
between Denmark and the Neither
lands and Denmark and italy, are
without limitations They refer all
controversies for all time to the Hague
court.
The work for the child widows of
India which was begun by Pundita
Ramabai seventeen years ago, has now
grown from the original home into a
populous village where 1900 child
widows are sheltered and trained. No
effort is made to gain proselytes from
Hinduism to Christianity, some of the
teachers even still adhering to their
Hindu faith Rama bal is acknowledged
to be the most learned woman of her
race as the title Pundita Signifies
title which she alone of all women of
India bears "A statesmanIike servant
of God" and lone of the great person
ages of her generation is the charac-
terization which DR.. Charles Cuthbert
Hall gives to her personality.