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that missionaries are impeccable and to
answer careful. definite criticisms. some
which have appeared In this correspond
ence have been answered by the sweeping
statement that 1t Is morally impossible
for a missionary to DO wrong. Is simply to
put missionary defense beyond the pale OF
particular instance where my criticism had
been definitely disputed I had said that
certain northern Methodist missionary had
left his ability and influence to corpora
ton seeking concessions from the Chinese
government. The board secretary and GER
tain UNCONVENTIONAL papers attacked me
virulently for this. declaring that I did not
know what I was talking about. Then, to
their utter confusion, along came the pre-
siding Methodist Episcopal bishop OF
China fully substantiating the charge but
generating the missionary from wrong in
tention and assuming responsibility him
SELF
Similarly. more effective administration
Of the missionary propaganda viii furnish
the travelling public with the easily ascer-
tained facts of the mission Ieds. and will
put forth effort to introduce them to mis-
siors in actual operation. 1t will also Crap
pie with the problem of the moral and spir-
itual condition of the port cities; for so long
as the European portion of these ports re-
mains as it is the work of missions is
bound to be seriously hampered.
y
Before leaving this subject I must make a
rather sweeping criticism which the board
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DISCOVERY OF MANY NEW SAYINGS
OF CHRIST JUST MADE IN EGYPT

the site of an old Coptic monastery. A ma
tive clearing his ground of stones acciden-
tally laid bare a small tomb-like receptacle.
In this he found a number of parchment
manuscripts, bound in thick papyrus covers.
He sold them to an Arab dealer for few
pounds, and the Arab In turn resold them
to Copt for So. 500. The news had by this
time gone abroad, and. representatives of
the foreign museums made energetic eff
forts to acquire the treasure. The good for
tune OF securing them fell to Mr.. de Rustaf-
jael, F R G s, the well-known traveller and
explorer and he sent them to England.
since when great foreign university has
tried to obtain them.
The manuscripts are of most interest
from "a pathological point of view, being
splendid collateral evidence in support of
what has already been brought to light
In Egypt there is a Discrimination to at
tach too much Importance to the dis
covery but Prof. Sayce, who has written
much digging to confirm the Bible, be-
iieves that these records may prove more
valuable than is now suspected. Referring
to previous discovery of the same sort, he
says:
Among the fragments discovered on the
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dents concerning the conduct Of mission
aries on shipboard. whereby they have
earned the disfavor of officers and fellow
passengers. Summed up. though, they
amount to this: Some missionaries seem in
clined to flaunt their moral and spiritual
superiority in the face of others; they insist
on having an identity as missionaries, rath-
than quiet. modest. wellbred ladies
and gentlemen they protest. often in I'M
seemly fashion. against the Indulgence in
tobacco or liquor cards on the part OF
other passengers. All this may be COM
pretended in the word "provlncialism."
They forget that, as Kipling says.
There's world outside the one you know"
and that the people Of this world have all
the personal rights and liberties which are
to be accorded to the members OF the mis-
sionary circle. Sometimes the provincial
ism goes to the length Of stupidity, as when
a Pacific liner crossed the meridian Sun
day. and SO dropped that day from the cal
endar. whereupon the missionaries APP
pealed in a body to the captain to drop
some other day and save Sunday, as If the
matter were optional with him!
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THF FOREIGN MISSIONARY TIERS

spirit Of exaltation created by their fare
we'll meetings, by the glorincation of their
friends and by the role Of saint. hero ana
martyr with which they have been IN
vested. For the time they are In cru
sader mood, and they have not yet learned
to view all things In proportion Their feet
have not yet found the hard ground OF ac-
tuality One of these unwise missionaries
can do more harm than a hundred sensi-
BILE ones can undo.
I must confess, moreover, that l DO
not see why Pacific mail captain should
forbid missionaries to sing hymns at the
piano on the boat deck. except Sunday.
and yet allow other passengers to make the
night vocal on the same spot with the
latest popular songs. or why the mis-
sionaries should not be permitted to hoio
a prayer meeting in the saloon. whie
noisy. drinking cotere is uproariousiy
gambling in the smoking room. 1reeiy
criticise much in the conduct of many mis-
sionaries aboard ship. but l believe In a
square deal" The man who drinks WHISKY
on shipboard should be given no advantage
over the man who drinks water, otner
things being equal. nor the man VINO gam
bles over the man who prays. nor the
woman who sings "risque'' songs over the
one who prefers old Hundred. Pam
words need to be spoken to the mission
aries, and other plain words to the officers
of the steamship companies especially the
trans-Pacific lines.
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W omen as Police.


From the Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Julia Goldzier OF Bayonne. n. J..
is making strenuous efforts to establish the
policewoman permanent American in
stitution.p She believes that women on the
police forces of cities will be a good thing.
that they can take care OF children much
better than men; that they can prevent
boys smoking and keep women from en-
tering saloons. She has very poor opin-
ion of man as a general adjunct Of cre-
alton. and in a pamphlet she has written
and circulated she calls him tyrant and
other things equally complimentary. She
has designed uniform for her police
women and appeals to all municipalities
TO at least make the experiment of appoint
ing women to the force.
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The Handy College Girl.

From the Duluth Herald.
Miss GurId Laate. Norwegian girl
who IS working her way through the
University of Minnesota, Is probably the
only college girl in the country WHO can
make her own clothes from the spinning
OF the thread and weaving OF the cloth
to the forming Of the fabric into fashions
able design. Spinning and weaving she
learned in her native country; the art OF
the modiste was acquired since her ar
rival in the United States
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The Vanishing Milkmafd.
From Home Chat.

Sleaford May fair, one of the largest hir-
ing fairs in the country, WAS held this year
as usual Thousands of servants of both
sexes attended and the streets were crowd
ed from morning till night That the milk
maid IS almost extinct was shown by the
fact that scarcely one girl in fifty of those
accepting farmhouse situations would
undertake the duty of milking.
For this kind of work men must now
be engaged. The wages of domestic sery-
ants showed a general upward tendency
while those going into the towns COM
manded from three to four pounds per
year more than was offered to those re-
naming In the country.
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IL a person has maintained a reasonable
familiarity with missionary reports he goes
to the foreign mission field expecting to see
evidences Of tremendous successes. Has he
not been told that Japan. China, India are
IN the verge OF admittance into the Chris
tan Church? There is sudden Jolt to this
expectancy when he finds the blank wall
of heathendom rising up before the mis-
slonaries as cold. as strong and. at nrst
sight, as scathless as ever. He learns later
Of the successes In the line Of mining and
sapping this wall, which up to date have
been the principal missionary methoos; put
his general impression Is one Of disappoint-
ment He cannot but feel that the tri-
umphs Of missions have been overstated.
At this point enters the need for better
supervision. as have already intimated
For example, the observer recalls the
statement printed times without number In
American publications. that China has made
Sunday a legal holiday. This he finds TO be
utterly untrue. Where China touches the
west the first day Of the week has gradually
become. in some measure. a holiday. But IL
ia nowhere a Sabbath, except among the
few Christians At another time IT was
widely reported that certain city mad
thrown away It's idols. but investigation
sbous the city as anti-Christian as ever.
.,a tho onIv basis for the tale Is the fact
+bat ono temple discarded it's old idols for
rev Here a great revival Is reported to
have swent over the community; the west
arnar naturally thinks of this In terms OF
Moody and Sankey campaign. Supernciaiis'
however, there are no signs or the revival.
although closer search reveals an unusual
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The Yachtsmen's Friend.
From the Yachting Weekly.

From the Yachting Weekly.
The threatened abolition Of the coast
guard is a serious matter for all who go
down to the sea in ships. but for none more
so than the small yacht owner. who does
most of his cruising within the three
mile limit" By such yachtsmen the
''handyman" ashore is regarded somewhat
in the light of a friend who Is ever ready
to lend assistance in the hour of need,
and few men who sail the broad waters
on pleasure bent have not at some time
or other had recourse to his services
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Pending the time of actual union every
possible form of cooperation should be
adopted. The commercial sagacity of the
method which keeps half a dozen expen-
sive theologicaffy trained business agents.
IN the same port city to do the purely secu-
lar work for separate boards which could
all De done by one unordained business man
does not appeal to the wayfarer. Neither
does the zeal for planting new wok in these
outposts toften in competition with native
churchesb. where expenses are highest Diff
hcu!ties greatest and results fewest, when
there are unlimited favorable openings in
the untouched interior. Most port cities,
be II remarked, need a subtraction rather
than an addition of missionaries.
closer and more vigorous supervision
OF missions on the part of sensible. cour-
ageous men of authority, will result in the
wedding out of the occasional unfit mis-
sionary and in remedying tactical plumbers
IN the location of the stations and in the
character of the work. Such supervision
might stimulate the infrequent missionary
who Is ineffective, and it would far oftener
lay restraining hand upon those who are
overzealous and thus putting out Of service
expensive workers. Too many<valuable mis-
sionar!es permitted to wear themselves
out prcmaturey.
Such strong supervision. by fully and
fearlessly reporting the facts to the Chris
tan public. would put an end to the not
uncommon practice INDUCED in by some in
dependent missions. and by certain of the
sects holding peculiar" tenets of planting
their stations under the shadow of estab-
lished work. PROSECUTING the converts of the
latter and buying up their native helpers.
The distant people who provide the funds.
without being able to watch the use of
them. would be grateful for such an
agency.
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Two other important services this bust
nesSlike supervision would accomplish: It
would insure the sending of sane. wel!-bal-
anced and accurate reports to the home
land. and 1t would deal vigorously with
the criticisms which so common on the
other side of the globe that they consti-
tute serious barrier to missionary sue
cess. Criticisms (which are even partly true
should be frankly admitted, and the evils
remedied: those which are not true should
be boldly challenged and silenced
The position can never be maintained
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Their Work ON the Whole Is Useful, But, Oh, How
Stupid Many Of Them Are! Bad Manners
and Provincialism Shipboard.

mission field. The present arrangement Is
expensive. divsive and hindrance to the
end sought. What sense or reason Is there.
for instance, In establishing northern and
southern Presby terrain churches in China,
whore the very existence of America Is
nebGlous matter TO most of the people and
the fact of the civil war Is unknown to 900
persons out of every thousand? Left to
themselves the native Christians in the
field / have visited would not be long In
forming one Christian church. 1t Is not
pretty spectacle that the matured religion
of Chr!stendom should stand in the way Of
a union for which the founder Of Chris
tianity prayed.
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Illiterate French Soldiers.

From lie Petit Parisien.
1t Is difficult to imagine in these days a
single man not knowing how to read, yet
out of 800 600 soldiers IN the army 1900 of
them can neither read nor write. Educa-
ton In France is obligatory In theory, but
not In practice.
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Ply WILLIAM T. ELLIS
copyright, 1907, by Joseph b. B"wies'
PONF italy


ROME. Italy.
Here In the center of the worlds religious
intar,s, homeward bound. l look back over
nearly A years investigation of Christian
missions in the orient for final review and
srmmary What Is the conclusion of the
whole matter? Are foreign missions worth
while?
The answer must be In the affirmative,
Considered only from the standpoint OF hu-
4nanitarian and philanthroplc service. the
entire missionary enterprise justifies its ex-
.steHre Add to these great works OF neal
ing education and care for the orphaned
and the needy the beneficial influence
(which has been exerted upon the charac-
ters of thousands OF native converts as
vel! as the more general though none the
less unmistakable influence welded IN De-
half OF civilization, and It Will he seen mat
the missionary agencies which the churcheS
Of Chr,stendom maintain at an annual ex-
psnditure OF many millions OF d'''ars Is
one Of the tremendous twentieth century
forces making for the worlds progress.
without simplifying this point. which mas
surely been made plain IN the preceding
articles let me suggest some general con-
sIderatiors and criticisms which appear u
he important enough to deserve the a'teH
Finn Of the general public. as well as OF
.,o, largo constituency especially interested
IN missions.
know o. no other undertaking anywhere
a, al approaching this. one IN MAGNITUDE
b,lb - managed in such helter-skelter'
disorganized fashion on such an unbusi-
nessltke basis do not here aliude TO the
administration of the individual boards. but
70 the opaganda as whole. sentiment
,,ood and emotion. rather than tested prin-
,,,,a and careful Judgment. seem to be the
foundation of most missionary activity; II a
man or a body can display especial effi-
clancy In stirring the feelings OF the nome
constituency he or 1t can be sure of plenty
~ funds and a free field to go where 1t Will
and 40 what it pleases In the mission world
There Is at present no sufficient method Oh
checking up the work of foreign missions.
r. sort Of thing and worst mistakes
are i'm good part due to the heip-yoursell
fashion IN which the denominations work.
Only in the more recent fields has there
been an appOrtionment of territory among
The churches. although everywhere the neeo
for this is SO urgent that the denominations
ere now recognizing and yielding TO IT,
Plainly. there is no sufficient reason why
the mission work of the Protestant churches
In heather lands should not be done as one
closely cooperating body. The avo"ed aim
Is the conversion of the people. and not the
perpetuation and extension OF denomiha-
,ionaI names, creeds and authority upon the
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Not all missionaries are guilty Of these
things; far from it. The ablest mission
aries deprecate them seriously. for they
realize their far-reaching effects upon the
cause they represent. In explanation, if not
in extenuation. they point out that mission
aries leaving the homeland are still in the
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feey wide and nearly fourteen feet In length
* one includes the stone steps by Whch
the speaker Will ascend from the floor into
the pulpit The pulpit stands on stone pill
lars and Is cmbelished with three bas-re-
Ncfs al the angles OF which are four stat
uettes. and over tho bas-re!iefs and statu-
cites Is sculPtured a frieZe, which contains
the names and dates Of the principal trans
lations and editions in the evolution OF the
Bible as translated from the original He
brew and Greek. Tie TRANSACTIONS recorded
on the frieze begin with the record of the
C!!fre Bible. \. d, 1888; William Tyndales,
IN A. D 1873; Bishop ClOverGale's Bible
y. u 1895: Archbishop Cranuer's Bible
y u. 1888: the Geneva Bible, a. u. 1850. the
Bishops Bible, A. II. 1858; the Authorized
Version (<ing James Bible, A, ID. 1911,
and the Revised Version A d. lSS0.
Underneath the frieze the central has
relief represents Archbishop Stephen Lang
ton leading the barons and under the oaks
of Runnymede, handing the Magma Charta
group Is a scroll containing the first words
OF the charter and which bear such elo-
Quent witness TO the principles of civil and
religious liberty.
The left hand bas-relief represents the
venerable Bede on hts deathbed. dictating
10 one OF his pupils the last chapter of
his AngIo-SaXon translation OF the Gospel
OF 81. John. Bede Hes buried In Durham
Cathedral. England, and while he Is known
chiefly for his celebrated Church History,
one OF the earliest authentic English his
tories in existence. his memory Is no less
cherished for his great work in translating
the Scriptures into his mother tongue.
The right-hand bas-relief represents tbs
martyrdom OF William Tyrdale. who made
and printed the first printed English trans
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These manuscripts were found some
months ago at Edfu, in upper Egypt. near
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Before leaving this subject I must make a
rather sweeping criticism which the board
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
Aunt Hannah's Quilting Party"

The Women's Relief Corps will
present AUNT Hannah's Quilting
Party" at the Grand opera house
Thursday evening, May 18TH
This is, perhaps, the closing event
of the theatrical season, and we trust
one of the most pleasing events.
The third act of the play is so ar
ranged that each member of the COM
pany has an opportunity to display his
or her talent TO the best advantage
The following stars have each con-
sented to do a stunt
Jonah Greenleaf Mr. A. N. Vance
A Fish Story
Josiah Livewell. Fred Ambli
Philander Hopper Bert Morss
va, Fife and Drum Artists.
Becky Todd Mrs, Frank Headington
0.A RI" A Recitation.
Todd ..,-a. -, Mr.. Ed Riley
shut up, and eat your vittles" il
Z = Riley
Jennie Lind .... Josephine Bear
Solo, Annie Laurie. -
Mirandy Jane Mrs. Geo Draper
A Recitation.
Uncle Isaac 49,. Mr.. l.. l.. Caldwell
Song. Down in Dixie -
Desire MOretown Mrs G. Trzcinski
A Recitation.
Augustus Tyler Z. Mr.. l.. #. Button
Song ''Cousin Jedediah.''
Matilda Crabtree Mrs. f. H. Baker
a Recitation.
Henry Doolittln Mr.. Roy Coffeen
Aunt Hannall's Quilting Party"
David Todd ..... John Slack
Danial Todd Ernest Wepler
Duet Nellie Gray"
One of the special features of the eve-
ming is the Virginia Reel, in which all
the cast join. Mr.. Sile" Irving has
kindly consented to fiddle and call for
this. Seats on sale at Brunt q Par
mans. Prices 80 and So cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
TEN CENT THEATRE.
Will Open in the Old PostOiiice Building on
Winncbaso Street on Friday :
Evening. i

DEBORAH is certainly an up-to- date
town. 1t has almost everything you
can find, and now an electric theatre
is to be opened here. On next Friday
evening Messrs. q. A. Sayles and II ;,
B.. Montgomery will open a cent
theatre in the old postofiice building
on Winnebago street. The theatre
will continue indefinitely, giving a
program each evening of the week.
with Saturday. matinee. There will
be complete change of program
every Monday and Thursday evenings.
The show will open at 80 each eve
ming, and probably two programs
will be given. The moving pictures
that will be presented promise to be the
very latest and best, and the man
ayers of the show guarantee clean
entertainment that cannot fail to
please old and Young alike.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
Grand Opera House Declares Dividend

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Grand opera house
company was held at the opera house
on Friday evening. There was good
attendance, and they were very
much pleased with the report of the
directors, which showed that the year
had been very successful one in
every way. The quality of the per-
formances given was of the very best.
and the house realized a good income
from most of them. A dividend of
five per cent was declared on the
stock, and the retiring directors. DR..
G. l.. Topliff, j. j. Marsh, and K.
|. Haugen were reelected. A vote of
thanks was extended the managers
for their efficient and painstaking
service on behalf of the theatre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
18th OF MAY CELEBRATION.
Norwegian independence Day Will be
Celebrated at Luther College on Sal.
urdsy Of This Week. Parade.
e'f''-.. Speeches. Two .BallNGames
and Band Concert.

On account of the big l7tnof May
celebration at Mortified, Mimi, on
Friday and the absence of the Luther
College base ball team at that place,
the occasion will be celebrated in De-
corah on Saturday the 18th, at Luther
College Preparations are being made
for big time, and it is expected that
there will be large crowd in atten-
dance to participate in the festivities.
The days program will open at
10 80 a ~. with grand street parade
of four base ball teams, etc. led by
the Luther College Concert Band.
The procession will form on the cor
ner of Broadway and Grove streets,
marching east on Broadway to John
street, north Oh John street to Main,
east on Main to the state road, north
to Water street, and west on Water
street to Grove street
The program says that "in snow or
rain it is all the same, for if you
tDt tdIdDitS We VIII
the coffee, and then we will all dine
on the college campus, where there
is plenty Of shelter aud shade for all.
The afternoon program is as follows
90 p. III. Program in college park.
Musjc-Luther College Concert
Band.
Address Rev. B. Z. Bergeson of
Chicago.
Music--Luther College Chorus.
2:30 p. m. Harmony VS.. Luther Col
lege, I'd team.
400 p. m. Carleton College VS..
Luther College.
General admission, 80 cents for both
games, children 20 cents.
s: 80 p. m. Open air concert, Lu-
ther College Concert Band and
Chorus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
A Pleasant Evening.

On last Wednesday evening Miss
Idella and Clarence Haugen enter
tanned the young people of the Synod
Lutheran church at their home in
West DEBORAH. About seventy five
were present and after the serving of
a delicate repast. the guests were
delightfully."- entertained with musical
numbers by Misses Rosetta Olson,
Anna Hustvedt, Marie Rogue. and
Carl Jensen Miss Olga Moe gave
two recitations and Mr.. Carl Hanson
told several funny stories. The eve-
ming was most delightful one for
all who participated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-15
Norwegian Cemetery Improvement.

The Norwegian cemetery has
recently been enlarged by the pur-
chase of AZ acre tract adjoining it
from John Nelson, consideration
$50, which has been plated into 300
lots for cemetery uses. An iron hitch
ing railing will also be constructed
at the cemetery, for hitching teams at
funerals. Committees have been ap.
pointed from the two Norwegian
churches to devise means of raising
money to defray these expenses.