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the practice of magic. But at last we have
come to be scientific and accurate in our
medical diagnosis and treatment This new
thought has invaded and changed our archi-
lecture, our poetry, our painting. our music,
our industrial life. And last, but not least
1t has entered and changed the realm of re-
ligion and given a larger meaning to our
theological thinking.
The church as a whole has not yet es-
poused the new point of view. But indf-
yiduals in the church have. Lyman Abb
bolt. Phillips Brooks, r. Heber Newton,
Washington GLADDEN. and many other we'll
known men in orthodox denominations in
this country have espoused the new point
of view.
The particular phase OF the New Thought
movement that the alliance which meets
in Washington today stands for. is the re-
lation of thought to health. The idea Is, IN
word that the universe is a universe or
mind. The whole atmosphere is charged
with thought Sin and disease are the faii-
ure of man to harmonic with this uni
versal thought. Once our individual llVeS
come into vital relationship with the uni
versaI life then we begin to be our true
selves and to rise with healing in our wings
And this new thought movement, Il is
said, is by no means heretical If it is under
stood. For surprisingly large part OF the
gospel Is devoted to the healing of disease.
Above all, the 1he:ents of the New Thought
declare that there is no need that any or
thodox Christian should leave his denomi-
nation in order to believe and put in prac-
tice the teaching Of the New Thought move
ment. There is room for all such belief
and practice within the walls of orthodox
Christendom. And it is believed that when
those who dwell there, espouse the new
way of regarding lie new power Will be
developed in the church.
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dollars short of the $4,000. and that the
balance would be raised within reason
able time
He was particularly enthusiastic in the
Idea for the new church. Such a church Is
needed by the Southern Methodists. he
held. SO that 1t may stand among the other
churches OF the city as a fitting repre-
sentative OF the denomination. The min
lister was also OF the opinion that the OPP
portunity for the greater church was great
and that the sooner II is procured the
sooner Southern Methodistism will come
forward. He was of the opinion that the
new church would go long ways toward
attracting many young men Within It's
walls. whereas today the Mount Vernon
Place Church is rather crowded and the
room for work IL small.
In arguing for the founding of the great
church in this city Mr.. Locke and those
with him in the movement urged upon the
members of the conference that with the
increasing progress and development of the
United States In matters of civil and po-
litical interest the city of Washington as
the seat of the national government has
come to be a center Of commanding and
strategic Importance for the declaration
and justification of the doctrines and mis-
sion of the church. The promoters believe
II to be the high privilege and duty Of
the Methodist Church South 10 sei2e the
opportunity now afforded to command the
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Can Human Race Avert Extinction

FROM harper Magazine.
The only conceivable way In which the
human intelligence can ever succeed in
ayerting the procession of the great year.
is not by postponing the ISSUE but by re-
versing the process. The question is this:
While energy is being dissipated In ac-
cordance with the natural law. can we so
manipulate things as to accumulate energy,
mt king the unavailable availabls-notwitf-
standing the fact that cosmic processes
seem to be essentially irreversible? Now
there Is assuredly no inherent reason why
we should not accomplish this. II Is true
that hitherto all the atomic evolution that
has been observed Is atomic disintegration.
We may speak now, indeed, OF the analysis
of the elements. But so II was. we may re-
member. that the older chemistry began.
and yet analytic chemistry was the pre-
cursor of synthetic chemistry. We began
by breaking up compounds, but now we
can make them-can, indeed, make COM
larry. Ii is more than probable that we
shall ere long learn to achieve the synthess
of the elements MS well as their analysis.
No energy is ever lost. Even when the
radium atom itself the child of the uranium
atom, breaks down and dissipates its en-
ergy, ending, 1t is supposed. as the dull
atom of lead. the original energies are not
destroyed. Why should they not be gath
cred up again and thus again become avail
their way, ultimately destroying the human
race? For myself, incline to- the view
that victory will rest at last WITH mans
unconquereble mind
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Cbe faith Chat. Saves.
A D.
Christie Church.
TEXT-HEBREWS xi:e.

The gospel consists of facts. command
ments and promises: facts that are to be
believed, commandments that are to be
obeyed, promises that are to be enjoyed.
Hearing is a great thing, a high privilege.
solemn obligation, bu. hearing is not
enough We must believe the things heard
The noblest thing, the most powerful
thing. the most natural and universal thing
the most necessary, far-reaching and all
conauering thing is faith. Man has the fac
ulty of believing testimony just as he pos
.sesses that of speaking. hearing, tasting or
feeling All other faculties are useless en-
dowments indeed without this, for of what
value is speaking If we have not the faculty
OF believing what is said; or hearing, if we
have not the faculty of ascertaining the
truth Of what Is heard; or reasoning. if we
have not the faculty of determining the cor
ractness or faisity of that which is thought
out? AS light exists for the eyes and music
for the ear so speech for hearing and hear
ing for faith. God would not have spoken
If man could not hear. and man would not
have heard If he could not believe.
Faith is the conviction of the truth of
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| Churchmen all over the city are talking
| OF the announcement made Friday that
| arrangements are-to be made for the
| raising of the necessary funds for rep
resentative church to be built by south
| ern Methodists in this city. The amount
| to be raised is $275.000, and of this the
| Mount Vernon Place Church of this city,
| which will be merged into the new
church, will raise $4,000. AS the ideas
| for representative churches of both the
| Episcopal and Presbyterian faiths were
each day taking on more strength the
| idea was also conceived by the members
of the NJ. E. Church South.
/ Rev. William +. Locke, the pastor of
| Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, this city, deserves the
credit for the effort that the Southern
Methodist Church is to make to build the
| great church, which now only awaits che
| raising of funds. 1t has long been his
| thought that the Mount Vernon Place
| Church, the mother church of all the
| other Southern Methodist churches in
| this city, should have a finer edifice, and
after much labor and effort in this direc-
ton Rev. Mr.. Locke has at last been re-
warded by at least a partial real Zatlon
of his plans The campaign has been no
easy one, and the pastor has worked long
and earnestly in the movement.
Before the general conference just end
ed at Birming ham, Ala. had been started
Mr. Locke had in the hands of each of
the delegates a neat booklet illustrating
| the large churches of Washington and
! showing clearly to the minds of the dele
| gates that If Southern Methodists were
| to have a church that would be a monu-
ment to the whole denomination in the
| capital city they must be moving. The
| booklet, together with the untiring eff
| forts of Mr.. Locke, started the ball to
rolling, and the result was the Washing
| ton pastor got his great church behind
| him in the movement.
One thing that was particularly pleas
| ing to Mr.. Locke during the conference
was the fact that Rev. DIR. w. F. McMur-
| ray was elected to the position of secre-
| tary of the board of church extension.
| Under his supervision will come the rails
| ing the S2000O and 1t is a matter of
satisfaction to Mr.. Locke that the new
secretary is one of the most earnest in
the movement for the new church. In
the work of securing the help of the con-
ference must be mentioned Rev John s.
Hutchinson, the presiding elder of this
district
Mr. Locke left the conference Tuesday,
but only after he had been assured that
the movement would be Endorsed by the
conference and the matter of arranging
to raise the money started. Last evening
in speaking of the movement for the
greater church Mr.. Locke said he had
Just received several kilograms from
Birmingham and the work would begin
at once He stated as far as the Mount
Vernon Place Church was concerned that
the present building at the corner OF 9th
and X streets would bring sum that
would not fall very many thousands of
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 19.-Several
hundred young men attended the opening
session of the sixth tri-diocesan conven-
ton of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew,
held in ST. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church, Druid Hill avenue and Lanvale
street this morning, and tonight fully one
thousand delegates were present at the
meetings of the junior and senior branches
of the convention.
The address of welcome was delivered by
Rev. Charles H. Gross, assistant minister
of the Memorial Protestant Episcopal
Church of this city, and the Right Rev.
William Paret, bishop of Maryland, deliv-
cred the charge to the brotherhood.
The first business session of the con-
vention was held this afternoon, when the
following officers for the present meeting
were selected:
President, Mr.. Bert T. Amos, Washing
ton; vice president, DR.. Hughlett Castle of
Easton Nd; secretaries, Messrs. H. r.
Turnbull and Walter B. Vessels, both Of
this city.
Mr.. P. w. Cobb of Baltimore, DR.. Gabriel
Johnston of Washington and Mr.. Edwin HI.
Brown of CentervilIe, Md, was selected to
recommend a. list of names for new
executive committee.
At this session article 5 of the constitu-
ton was amended SO that 1t places the
annual holding of the convention in the dis
erection of the executive committee and
not obligatory and under the old rule A
resolution was passed by the convention
recommending that the various chapters in
the dioceses of Maryland, Easton and
Washington take particular notice of
Bishop Paret's charge, referring to per-
sonal work of the chapters.
A resolution of regret and respect will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Girls Joining the Church.
rom Mothers Magazine.


Many mothers have some hesitation about
permitting their girls to join the church
while they are still very young. They rea-
son that they may not know just what they
are doing; that they do not understand the
doctrines, and that, later, they may regret
the step. So, in some cases, the wish of
the girl is put to one side and the child is
prevented from doing what her impulses
may dictate. This, we think. is in no case
wise.
AS women are generally credited with be-
ing instinctvely religious, SO are children.
1t may BE- that girls are more so than
boys. Their religion is necessarily, and not
discreditably, more of the heart than of
the head. Yet they may have very beauti-
full ideas of God and Christ and the Bible
and heaven and right conduct. Their hearts
are touched. and they feel very real and
strong desire to become part of the visible
church, be In the flock, identify themselves
with what Is good and what attracts them.
1t is perilous matter to interfere with
this impulse or to divert 1t. The girl who
has this impulse checked may so turn her
thoughts In other directions that she will
never change again. 1t can do no harm
for her to DIN the church. 1t presumably
will be of great benefit to do SO. It may
give direction to her whole life. 1t is
safest in matter of this kind, to let the
girl follow her best impulses.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
CONVENTION IN BAL TIMORE

be passed in honor of the late Judge C.
Harry Davis of Philadelphia, who up until
the time of his death a few months ago
was vice president of the brotherhood in
the United States.
At the close of the business session the
junior and senior conference held separate
meetings in the parish house in the rear of
the church.
Mr.. ]. Lewis Gibbs. president of the
Washington Junior Assembly, acted as
chairman of the junior conference, at
which addresses were delivered by men
prominent in the order. The list of speak
ers and their subjects included, Have Ath-
letics Any Rightful Place in the Junior AS
sembly?" Mr. w. Randolph Yeakel. secre-
tary ofthe Philadelphia local assembly; "A
Boys Opportunity in Church Work. Mr..
Everett Waters of Memorial Junior Chap
ter of Baltimore: THE Brotherhood Boy in
His School Life from a juniors point or
view. by Mr.. Ogle r. Singleton of st.
Michael and All Angels Junior Chapter;
'"rhe Brotherhood Boy in His School Life"
Mr.. Adrian H. Onderdonk. head master or
st. James School, Washington county. Nd
After the addresses a sectional conference
on Junior Cha 9ter work was held.
Col. Cecil Clay, member of the National
Council for the diocese of Washington,
acted as chairman of the senior conference
the program of which included two ad-
dresses and number of sectional confer
ences Rev. William L. Deyries. rector OF
St. Marks Church of Washington, spoke
on ''The brotherhood Man and His Bible,
and Mr.. Warren Randolph Yeakel on fne
Forward Movement"
The Joint session this evening was pre-
sided over by Mr.. H. c. Turnbull. Jr,
member of the National Council for the do
cese of Maryland and Easton. Two adj
dresses were delivered, the one by Mr..
Richard C. Norris of Grace Church Chap
ter of Elkridge on THE Unconscious 1nfiu-
ence of the Brotherhood Man., and one by
Rev. Charles Fiske. rector of st. Johns
Church, SomervilIe, N J., on 1.-THE Brother
hood Man and His Communions."
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Criminal Law Reform.

From the Atlantic.
Social wrongs are corrected not by ex-
posing their results. but by searching for
and removing their causes. We have
preached against lynch law for decade,
but II increases. The wisest of American
statesmen and public men are today recog-
nizing the fact that this preaching law
and order viii not make 1t, that there is
no stopping this fever in our blood until
respect and love for law has taken the
place of apathy. Law TO be respected,
must be made respectable. To get for II
the active support of moral men and women,
10 make them willing to fight to protect
its dignity from outrage. 1t must have vi
tality--must as the old. deputy marshal
said, have blood and bones
II is because the Importance OF yitalizing
our criminal law is being recognized as
one of the pressing reforms which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
The Church Parades of Mexico.
From Harper's Magazine.


Seriously disconcerting was my discovery,
on my first Sunday. that the church parade
on San Franciscan ancient institution Of
the capital-had lost its most enhancing
distinction from church parades elsewhere.
In the days that are dear to my memory
the ornate youth of the city lined up against
the house fronts-with the look of un-
capped caryatides-and along the narrow
pavement in front of them the ladies of
the city streamed homeward from the
churches clad in seemly black Of a richness
and wearing on their heads black lace man
tillas, a garb in which the pIainest OF
women becomes bewitchment and that
SO ravishingiy enhances the beauty of a
beautiful woman as to make her seem q
landfall In the latitude of dreamsi The
parade still goes on. The young men still
stand in their caryatid row. and still very
handsomely think, under the existing
conditions) look. and even speak, their adj
niration as the ladies still stream past
them-but the ladies no longer wear black.
and their grace-gfving mantillas are gone.
To their undoing. they are clad In silks OF
dynamic colorings, not always harmonized,
and upon their unhappy heads are the hid
eously huge hats of the period-and the re-
suit OF casting aside q beautiful racial
dress for an ugly passing fashion Is SO dis
astrous that to comment upon It would be
not less ungailant than unkind. TO find
the women OF Mexico thus helping in the
hapIess work of uprooting ancient customs
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Bird Sanctuary in Germany.

From the Pail Mall Magazine.
4 bird sanctuary has been formed by
Baron Won Berlepsch on the greater part
of his estate, schlossgut Seebach, in the
northern part of Thuringia.
He has planted his domain with such
trees and bushes as are favorable for tue
nesting habits OF the birds, then supplied
boxes in which the birds can safely nest
and bring up their young and finally. ne
provides the birds with the winter prov
snder necessary in a cold and exposed
region where they. must otherwise perish
by thousands from hunger during the Sc
we're season.
Baron Won Berlepscb preserves the birds
as necessary TO agriculture as well us OF;
of love of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Defects of the Criminal Law.


There are two reasons why criminal law
reform is a pressing problem today. One
is the repression by that reform Of lynch
law. The other is not less important. We
need that reform because the social condi-
ton of our day imperativeiy demands sub
stantial increase in the scope and power OF
criminal law, system strong enough to-
meet the new and increasing requirements
of our civilization for corrective and re-
pressive criminal law. A system too COM
plicated to deal out certain justice to COM
mon offenders. ignorant and brutal, poor In
purse and influence, can never adequately
deal with our new class of big business
criminals. with the men who get rich by.
fraud. the corporation infiaters and wreck
ers, the faithless trustees and grating d.
rectors. the exploiters of municipalities. the
magnates who give bribes and the bosses
who take them, the trust operators who sin
against honesty in business. who break the
law against monopolies. who give and take
forbidden rebates. How can predatory
wealth, powerful, influential, often In
trenched In office. be punished by a system
which creaks. groans and often breaks
down. in bringing border ruff1an to JUS
tico?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Manufactures of Illinois.

A preliminary summary of the statistics of
manufactures for the state of Illinois. just
issued by the census bureau for the calen-
dar year 1904. as compared with $780, the
year of taking the twelfth census, shows
the number of establishments to be A.
921, an increase of 4 per cent over 1900.
Other figures are given as follows: Capital
invested, 1915. S44, 100, increase of SO per
cent; value of products. N,4I4s $50. 228 In
crease 226 per cent. The nine principal in
dustries are stated to be as follows: Cars
(steam railroad not Including operations of
railroad companies}. -four and grist mill pro-
ducts: foundry and machine shop products.
iron and steel distilled liquors. malt liquors,
lumber. printing and publishing, wholesale
Strengthening and meat packing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Y. W. c. A. WORLDS CONFERENCE
Session of Third Meeting Opened in
Paris Yesterday.

PARIS, May 19.-The sessions of the third
worlds conference of the Young Women
Christian Association, which opened here
May 16. have included so far the reading OF
a paper by Mrs. Messer of Chicago, vice
president of the American national commit
tee, on the responsibility of the association
in regard to the development of young
women; paper by Elizabeth Wilson OF
Chicago on student associations, and a pa
per by A nnie Reynolds the former secre-
tary of the Ohio Young Women's Christian
Association, and now the world secretary,
on the progress of the work in foreign
countries
The report on the future policy of the or
ganization was adopted. 1t provides for
the annual budget for the enlargement of
the official periodical and for the extension
of mission work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
Baptist Missions.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. May 19.-Fifty OF
the 26O home mission stations of the United
Presbyterian Church were considered and
appropriations fixed for them at the meet
Ing of the committee of missions during the
past week. An aggregate reduction of
81 225 over the appropriation for last year
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

Henry A. Laughlin western Pennsylvania
Mrs. II. n. Paul eastern Pennsylvania;
Mrs. A F. Beard, eastern New York: Mrs.
]. Warner Goddard, New York city; Mrs.
S. NJ. Vail, northern New York Mrs. c. V.
R. Berry, Washington D. c.. Mrs. Lau-
renee Myers, central New Jersey; Mrs. r.
B. Dwight, New Jersey; Mrs. ]. G.. Fose,
Rhode Island; Mrs. Francis Wayland, Con-
necticut: Miss Anna l.. Davis, western
Massa chusetts; Mrs. W. H. Fem, Maine.
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REV. w. LOCKE ON PLANS
OF SOUTHERN METHODISTS

position to which by right she is entitled,
and thus strengthen her power and influ-
ence at the national capital.
To accomplish this end 1t is believed to
be essential that there be erected in the
capital city of the country as soon as pos
sible a commodious and well-appointed
church building of imposing architectural
design, such as will appropriately repre-
sent the great Methodist Episcopal Church
South
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McAll Association.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, May 19.-Mrs. C..
II. Parkhurst of New York has been elected
president of the American McAil Associa-
ton. Among the vice presidents chosen
were: Mrs. James A. Carried. northern
Mrs. william Bucknall. Philadelphia: Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

country needs. that men like Secretary
Taft and President Roosevelt are preach
Ing 1t and urging 1t on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20

and In manner conspicuously to their
own OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES my most painful
blow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-15

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