Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
Celebration Last Night by
Congregational Club.
PRAISE OF THE FORBEARS
Addresses and Music Follow the
New England Dinner.
ATTITUDE OF THE JAPANESE
Rev. DR.. Creegan Says Empire Has
High Regard for United States
Government.

| High Regard for United States
Government.
Two hundred and eighty-seven years ago
the Pilgrim fathers landed upon Plymouth
rock in the bleak and cold region Of the
New England coast. Last night the an
niversary was celebrated by the members
of the Washington Congregational Club
at dinner given in the Sunday school
room of the First Congregational Church,
10th and G. streets northwest. Many OF
the members were accompanied by their
wives, and when the guests gathered
about the festal board at o'clock more
than one hundred were in attendance.
There were two guests of honor, Rev.
DR.. c. C. Creegan of New York, repre-
senting the American board of foreign
missions of the Congregational Church,
and Rev. DR.. c. L. Kloss, pastor of the
| Central Congregational Church of Phila-
delphia. The guests of honor were seated
at the table with Rev. DR.. Franklin Noble
of Falls Church. Va, president of the
club, behind which was draped an i'm
mense American flag. Seated at the table
besides those mentioned were Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Samuel H. Woodrow. Rev. NJ.
!
c. Drsko and Mrs. Drisko of Herndon.
Va; Mrs Henry s. McKeag of New York,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Clark.
Col. E. S. Fowler. recently appointed
collector of the port OF New York, and
Mrs. Fowler, were also in attendance Mrs.
Fowler was formerly Miss Tweedaler
sister of Col. John Tweedale of this city
! The dinner was served the guests by
committee of ladies of the church. of
which Mrs. A. B. Chalfeld is the chair
| man.
| After prayer 10y Rev. DIR. Woodrow,
| New England dinner. with roast turkey
| and cranberry sauce and all the neces-
saries for such menu. was served by the
! young ladies of the church garbed in
| Puritan dress and appearing as modern
| Priscllas.
After-Dinner Exercises.
| At the close of the dinner. Mrs. B. H.
Smart sang 1.-The Pilgrim Fathers" by
Broun. She was accompanied on the
piano by DIR. ]. W. Bischoff. THE Day
We Celebrate" was the subject discussed
in the opening address by Rev. DR.. Noble
He recalled the landing of the Pilgrims. so
many years ago. and said In this day we
| are just beginning to realize their great
| influence in the future life of the people OF
this nation.
Not one of them looked back and not
one of them went back" declared DR..
Noble To-day we know the meaning of
the expression True hearts are brave
the memory of deeds done which they
have left as a heritage is too large for
any section to claim" he stated in con-
clusion.
Rev. DR.. Creegan of New York was
then introduced and spoke on THE
Awakening in the Far East, or Observa-
tons in the Orient" At the opening OF his
address he said he had just returned from
a tour around the world In the interest OF
missions and lately has spent much time
in Japan, the Philippines. China and other
parts of the far east. He was especially
nese and declared that though the church
society statistics say there are 100000
Christians in the japanese empire, II Is
stated there are at least one million
searching for knowledge of the life of
Jesus Christ in the hope of embracing the
Christian faith at the first opportune mo-
ment.
! In a conversation which he recently
held with leading Japanese educator
Dr. Creegan said the man of the
orient repeated to him: "Since Commo-
dore Perry came here we have been your
| friends. We do not intend that the people
of one city of your great country shall by
one affront cause us to forget our friend
ship for you. In our charitable moments
we forget the efforts of many of the peo-
pie of San Francisco and think only of
the insults of the hoodlums. We hope our
friendly relations will continue forever"
Not Inclined to War.
Japan does not mean to go to war"
continued DR.. Creegan. Her poverty
alone will compel her to stand back" he
said. land today the soldiers of the en-
pire are returning to the fields even as
those of our civil war took UP again the
art of husbandry after the final surren-
der"
DIR. Creegan then declared his belief that
,S~,,sr 81, ttSa 10 he for ovxl
Stripes and the flag of Great Britain will
take the world for God. "Our work Is in
China, Japan. Korea and the lands which
face the Pacific. The Pacific is to have
the attention of the people of the civilized
| world"
The sailing of the Atlantic fleet to the
Pacific, according to DR.. Creegan. was a
great step toward the bringing Of the peo-
pies of the far Pacific isles into the Chris
tan faith.
I'VE should have three big fleets" he
declared, "in order to hold our place
among the nations Of the world upon the
seas God grant" he said, that when
power for good" He also expressed
the hope that the major portion of the
fleet will always be kept in Pacific waters.
In conclusion DR.. Creegan said he was
| charmed by the scenery OF Japan and the
in visiting school, the children bowed
low. after rising, as he came into their
rooms. and arose and bowed again as he
left. We can learn much in the line OF
courtesy from the japanese. They have
proved that they are indeed a nation OF
empire builders.
Democracy and the Preacher.
Mrs Smart sang the "Slave Song" by
Del Reigo. after which DR.. Noble intro
duced Rev. DR.. Kloss. who spoke upon
Democracy and the Preacher
In this day, he said, the realm OF the
minister seems to be growing smaller and
| smaller. He took exceptions to the pres
ent curriculums in use In many Of the
theological seminaries. and commented
particularly upon what he termed the
alarming decrease In the number Of young
men entering the ministry.
The congregational hymn, The Fore
! fathers was sung by the assemblage at
| the close. Rev. Mr.. Drisko OF Herndon
| pronounced the benedction.
Guests Present.
Covers were laid for the following:
Pay nr FvapkliD Nohlo % E,y.