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The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
KING ON THE THRONE
AN AMERICANS IMPRESSION OF THE
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

gem. The splendor of their msjesties'
attire. the somber dignity of the scarlet
robed lords and the peers spiritual; the
gorgeousness, If not bizarre aspect, Of
the uniforms of the ambassadors of the
powers; the sparkling glitter of the count
less gems of beautifully gowned peeresses
who thronged the galleries as well as the
floor Of the house all contributed 10 a
picture which no artist. however great
can ever hope to adequately portray.
Upon an American viewing such a scene,
whatever his views of the cost and use
lessness Of such display and pomp. must
be borne an impression of the vastness.
the might, the wealth, and the glory Of
the worlds greatest empire. of which
yesterdays ceremony was but the out
ward symbol One other reflection OF
which the ceremony was productive in
the writer's mind. judged from the gen
uine enthusiasm of the masses above al
luded TO, was that If such spontaneous
acclaim as he witnessed yesterday was at
ali truly indicative, England's masses are
far from ready yet to dispense with their
sovereign. Especially convincing was
this enthusiasm out of doors. where were
gathered the poor and the low. loyalty
being expected among those within the
house, who in themselves formed a part
Of the power they reverenced.
PAUL c. CHAABERLAIN.
10, ToTrlngton SquaTs, london, W. C.,
january 80. 1906.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
UNITY CLUB ENTERTAINS.
Excellent Programme Given at the
Meeting In sixth street.

The Unity Club met at 52e sixth street
northwest Wednesday evening last. with
President L. IT, Patterson in the chair
\ piano solo was rendered with fine ef-
feet by Miss Miriam Selah. followed nv
a vocal duet. "A Light Castanetu by
Mrs Nellie p. Kelser and Miss Blanche
Young, accompanied by Miss Meta Albert
Ihe paper of the evening was on Flor
enee, given by Mrs. w J. Bowman. She
described the city on the Arno. with its
architectural glories and multitude Of art
treasures, illustrating the same by pass
Ing around a number Of fine pictures. AT
the close a vote Of thanks was extended
to Mrs. Bowman for her interesting and
artistic paper.
Piano solos were rendered by Miss Meta
Albert and Miss Miriam Selah; vocal
solos. My Desire" and I'm Wearin'
Ava to the Land O the Leal." by Miss
Blanche Young, and Fleeing Day"
sFiritedly rendered by Mrs. Nellie b.
Kelser.
Mrs. Lewis F. Holden gave several ar
tistic recitations. Miss Corinne Hay won
applause through her dramatic recital Of
a Few Bars in the Key Of g." a con-
densation Of her prize story.
The president announced a benefit
euChre 10 be given In Schmidt-s Hall. 5l6
Ninth street. on February - 4 vote of
thanks was given Mrs. c. S. Snow for
her efficient programme, and TO those
who 50 delightfully."- contributed 10 the
occasion.
Announcement was made of the death
Of Mrs. NJ NJ Thomas, ones of the older
members of the club and the secretary
was directed to write letter of con-
dOlence to the bereaved family.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

The booklet entitled Revelations TO
Inventors. " by William y. Stevens. an ex-
pert on patents, gives in brief information
in regard to patents which might easily
have been spread into volume ten times
as cumbersome 1t contains short his-
tory Of letters patent from the time when
they were a sort of monopoly granted By
the King Of England to his courtiers and
favorites through all the later acts and
processes leading up to the present equi-
table American patent system, and tells
Of the manner in which a patent may be
obtained and the laws of reversion of a
patentees rights in case Of his death
The irritating abuses practiced by sharp
ers in the domain Of patents. the validity
and scope of patent and the ground for
rejection Of the same are entered into and
illuminated IN concise form. The booklet
also contains hints ~ inventors and a
condensation of the rules Of the Patent
Office The work is well worth the peru
sal Of any one of an inventive turn OF
mind who wishes 10 81; al the basic prjn-
ciples of the subject without loss Of time
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY

The contents OF the Library Of Congress
for 1907 classes it as the third largest IL
brary in the world. It contains 1,433,S ,SiS
books. pamphlets, and some 5000 other
articles. It's net gain in miscellaneous
books and pamphlets during the year was
a,G0 Among the recent important
collections are written in the japanese
language,
The most notable single acquisition is
the celebrated Yudln library Of works
on Russia and Siberia. This collection.
though nominaIly a purchase, is practi-
cally "a gift, since the owner parted with
it for little more than one-third the sum
expended in gathering it, The purchase
is noteworthy as an indication Of the
broadening scope Of the library and its
Increasing value 20 scholars.
The Yudiu libTe y consists OF over S0,oo0
volumes. and there is probably no other
collection Of books on Russia and Siberia
OF such size in The world. These books
are rich in local history. ethnology, and
industrial history. The material includes
certain manuscript records Of the early
Russian settlements in Alaska, which
are most interesting. The portrait Of Mr.
Yudin, and the photograph OF the log
house he had built for the collection at
Krasnoiarsk, Siberia. are exhibited by the
library. says Harper's Weekly.
Another important feature is a collect
ton Of some thousand OF works on Japan
mainly tn the japanese language. The
books and manuscripts were selected in
Japan by Prof Asakawa. of Yale, whose
purpose was to secure a good working
collection for the student of Japanese
literature. history, and institutions. The
library is also rich in Chinese works.
Among the most notable additions in
the year are the Shoemaker and the
Kaufman collections, and valuable
manuscripts and papers Of the period Of
Washington, Jefferson. Madison, and
Monroe
Among the most notable additions IN
the manuscript division by gift are tie
letters OF Justice John Mclean. Of the
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

supreme court, the papers of Chaplain
Joseph c. Thomas, Of the Christian COM
mission in the civil war. two revolutionary
orderly books. a series of twenty-five pa
pers relating to the trial of Col Thomas
Butler, and thirty letters addressed to
Cyrus ". Field. The purchases include
the letters Of Judge Joseph Holt, of
Washington, ard of Gov William PIumer,
Of New Hampshire: the papers Of Edward
Mcpherson, 800 letters OF Thaddeus Ste
vens, and many other items of interest.
Under the law of 1903 the Pickett papers
diplomatic records Of the Confederate
States have been transferred 10 the IL
brary from the Treasury Department, and
interesting Confederate and other records
from the Post-office Department
The division Of documents of the IL
hrary shows an increase Of 80 per cent
in the number Of volumes and pamphlets
handled. the total being 33. a26. Special
attention has been given during the past
year 20 developing the collection Of for
elgn documents by obtaining the volumes
necessary to complete sets in the library.
and 10 this end q list is kept showing
the countries with which international
exchange relations have been established
large additions We're made during the
year is the map division. which now has
"a total Of over 10000 pieces, the music
division. which possesses $4,000 pieces
and the prints division, which has a total
of ZZ5.000 prints.
Marked progress has been made in cata-
ioguing and classifying the documents
and pamphlets, and an Increase Of over
"A per cent in the distribution of printed
cards 70 subscribing Libraries, Of which
there are now Leo benefting by this
service, which is unique as well as ma
tionai
The total expenditures for the mainte-
nance Of the library for tlle year amount
ed to S5l6,0oo Eighty-ffve thousand dol
lars OF this amount was offset bv reccipts
Tor copyrights, fees. &c IN addition tc
the above expenditure S905.0d0 was ex-
pended for printing and binding.
II the Library of Congress continues tc
grow at this rate Within a few years il
VIII not only be designated the most
beautiful in the world, but the most COM
plete with the largest collection of books
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
d. a. r.. Chnnter Meets.

The Sara Franklin Chapter. D. \. R,
Mrs. c. d. Merwin, regent, met at the
residence Of Mrs. Johnston Thursday last
and completed plans for their euchre and
musicale to be held tomorrow night at s
O'Clock. The following artists have do
mated their services: Miss Mabef c. Lati-
mer, soprano sOloist of the Sacred Heart
Church: Mrs, Walter Wilmar, soprano
solo; Mr.. Wilmarth, orchestra; Mr.. Wal
ter Wiimarth, viOlinist; Mr. Louis Brad
ford, cello; Mrs. Louis Bradford and
Mr.. Joseph T. Mcguire pianists. Guests
Of the chapter We're Mrs. Mary s. Lock
wood. Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Croissant Mrs
McBlair. and Mrs Alexander.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
The FINE ART OF LIVING
Subject of Address Made by Henry
c. King.
Too Critical seIf-examinattOn
Mistake, lie DeclareF-Seif-depre-
citation n Students Fnult.

President Henry Churchill King, of
oberlin College. and president Of the Re
ligious Education Association meeting
held here the past week, spoke on We'd
nesdav before the College Woman's S
Club at the Friends School on THE fine
art of living
President King has recently published
a book called Rational Living, which
formed the basis of his address.
Faith, he said, in ones self is neces-
sary 10 accomplish results. Self-depTe-
citation is one OF the faults of college
students to-day. Too critical self-exami-
nation is a mistake
\ tract containing sixty-dve questions
for the student to ask himself each night
Dr. King thought had done harm, rather
than good.
Man must find his highest pleasure in
some useful work. Every faculty and
every organ should perform its function.
A child, too. should have an opportunity
for the development of his talents.
There is a great benefit in chores, p"
he said. Tt is well in some instances to
dismiss a servant or two in order that
a child may learn some household du-
ties. The benefit lies not only in doing
something. but in doing it for the good
Of the household.
What is it in sport that gives the
child pleasure? Setting up some obstacle
that one welcomes meeting. The greater
the resistance met the greater the pleas
ure In overcoming ii.
IF man has high ideals and strong
purposes. he viii grow up to them. His
convictions must be wrought out in ac-
ton. But one must always have re-
serve strength. For leadership that man
is chosen who does not waste his energy
and who always has some TO fall back
upOn IN need"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
SPEND E SOCIAL EVENING.
worIey Class Club Meets in New
Baptist Church.

WOFAey tiHsA NluD Meets Ia Now
Baptist Church.
a social evening and debate. held by the
Worley Glass Club on Tuesday evening
last, in the new church building Of
Bethany Baptist Church, was interesting
to the large number present. There were
also a number OF invited guests present,
with a generous sprinkling of young
ladies, all friends of the club. which added
much to the spirit and sociability Of the
occasion.
The debate was on subject Of lively
human interest" and was participated in
by three members for the affirmative and
three for the negative. Fifteen minutes
We're allowed each speaker, and five
minutes to each side for rebuttal. Good
logical arguments developed with a
sprinkling OF enough good humor and
wit to keep the audience in a cheerful
mood
The decision was awarded to the af-
hrmative by the judges, and the honors
went. respectively, 70 Mr.. Millot, Mr..
Kiefer and Mr. Sh!nnick The fact that
the judges had to take q number of votes
before determining the order in which the
honors should be distributed and the fact
that they had TO come back to Mr.. Wor-
ley, who presided, for further instructions
on which to base a decision, showed how
evenly matched We're the opposing sides
and several contestants
The regular monthly meeting Of the
club, which falls on Tuesday evening, viii
be held at the home Of Mr.. Worley, II U
street northwest. as the new building Will
be used for religious services that even
ing. The church building proper viii
shortly be erected. as the church and
allied bodies are growing RAPIDLY, when a
conflict of dates will not occur.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
INTEREST RUNS HIGH.
I. W. c. a. Membership Contest
started Ten Days Ago. Is Lively.

I. W. c. a. Membership Contest,
Started Ten Days Ago, Is Lively.
Interest runs high in the Y W. c. A.
membership contest that started ten days
ago. Both army and navy sides
have been in the lead in turn, and the
first week ended with both sides even.
Miss Elizabeth Beall is captain Of the
navy side. with Misses Bartholow. John
son. Krause. HawIIen. and Nevins as
lieutenants, Miss Lille V. Keathley is
captainNf the army side, and Mrs. Wood
bury Puisifer. and Misses Marguerite
Morse, Hall, Koepper, Townsend, Bj.at-
ing, Larkin, Emmons, and Schafer are
her lieutenants.
The general secretary. Miss Florence
NJ. Brown, and Miss Mabel Thurston, are
attending the first conference Of the Y
W c. AS, Of Pennsylvania. Delaware
and Maryland, which is -in session at
Philadelphia. Yesterday afternoon Miss
Brown conducted the session on religious
work. At the vesper service tomorrow
Rev. NJ. r. Fishbur. OF Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church. VIII speak
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
The Retort Direct

FTum sphere.
One morning after Thompson's wife had
called him good-for-nothing loafer, and
snatched his breakfast away, he started
off hungry and sore, for work.
4 sour-lO0king woman entered the bus
he was on, and got into violent dispute
with the conductor over her change
Finally. red with rage, she looked about
her and exclaimed;
is there a gentleman in this bus who
will stand by and see a lady insulted2"
The hungry man, Whoses nature had
been spoiled. rose eagerly. Yes. madam, -
he said: II will.'
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Her Excuse.

Flum Pick-Nc-Up
Il was a little surprised observed :he
new minister. ito see your husband get
MP and walk out Of church during my
sermon.
ITS just as we'll you mentioned t. ."
replied the lady. Il ought 20 tell you
that my husband often walks in his
slasp."
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Mothers Congress Preparations.

Mrs Arthur Birney. president OF the
local branch. Will preside at meeting of
the Mothers Congress of the District
Monday afternoon at ? o'clock in the
ShorehaHL Hotel, when arrangements for
the international congress TO be Leid here
March 1917 will be completed. 1'he sue
cess of the international congress depends
upon the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
ReadInes for the Riind.

The following is the programme for vol
unteer readings and music in the reading
room for the blind at the Library Of Con-
gress-2:So to $50 p. m; Tuesday, Fcbru-
airy Is. Mrs. George W. Bowerman re-
view of recent literature. Thursday, song
reci;a al. by Miss Gertrude Reuter- assisted
by sir. sydney Lloyd Wrightson: Satur-
day, national holiday. room closed.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
HISTORY CLUBS SESSION.
Members Entertained at the Home
of Mrs. o, II, Briggs,

The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday atsthe home of Mrs. Q. H.
Briggs. with seventeen members present
"PhiIae. the pearl of the Nile" was the
subject of "A paper read by Mrs a. NJ
Condra The responses to roll call
brought out many interesting facts re-
garding Thebes-
The next meeting Of the club will be
with Mrs. Charles Fisher.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Past Chancellor monored.

Past Chancellor Thomas J. Hartford. CT
Hermione Lodge, No. y. *. Of p. was on
Wednesday evening. February Z. pre-
sented with past chancellor's Jewel by
the members OF his lodge SIR l. z VIII
ianis. of Illinois. made feleit9us pres
entation speech Hermione Lodge had a
most prosperous year In U97. making A
gain in membership u nl0Te than " per
cent.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
IN JOINT OBSERVANCE.
CoIoPed People of Alexandria Honor
Lincoln and Douglass.

Lincoln and Douglass.
The cOlored people of Alexandria and
vicinity. under the auspices Of the Lincoln
Association, VIII observe the birthday
anniversaries Of Abraham Lincoln and
Frederick Douglass. jointly. in Roberts
Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Alex
andria, this afternoon at O'Clock.
Among the speakers invited and who
have accepted viii be Civil Justice Robert
II. Terrell and Richard r. Horner. OF the
Washington board of education. Special
music will be rendered. Rev. John W.
Colbert, with other ministers, is on the
programme
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
The Easy Mark.

Frnm Pun.
She (setting the trapl-I heard yester-
day that you were 20 be married in the
spring
lie (walking into it}-HelD me to make
Ihs report true, won't you, dsaT7
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Euchre "a pythian TempIe.

Mount Vernon Hive. /. o. T. 81. will
give a euehre az Pythian Temple Friday.
February e. A masquerade dance and a
musical tea are among other entertain
ments planned for the near future
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-06
EARLY BRITISH CHURCH.

Salt Lake City, Utah. May 30 1905.
To the Editor of the Intermountain Catholic Salt
Lake City, Utah:
Dear Slr-With the hope that some ADLER pen
than mine would call attention to the false nosi
ton you have taken in your editorial few weeks
ago on Henry VIII and the Reformation.n 7 have
postponed until now calling your attention TO q
few errors of history you fell into in that article
cannot allow to go unchallenged your assumption
that, until the time of Henry VIII. the AncloCatb-
Ollie Church was always in union with the Roman
Chair.
If we turn to history we will find that the
Church of England was established in Britain NOT
later than the close of the Second century,. tbo+
she was independent of Rome. and that che hoe
had an unbroken continuance from then until now
Iertullan, writing in A. D. 1877. saws that dis
trlcts OF Britain inaccessible to Rome had been
subdued to Christ. In the year A. D. 314 the church
sent delegates Bishops and priests to the Coun-
Gil OF Aries, and to that of Sardica. A. D 341
Orlgen A d. 239, tells us that Britain had but one
religion IN his day-the religion of Christ Cbrvs-
ostom. writing A. D. 367. speaks of the british
Isles as possessing churches and affairs When Au-
gustlne' A. d. 593 came to England as head of the
Roman Mission he found Bishop Luidbart. and
MS attendant priests at the court of the vet heath
en- kthelbert And, again he met seven British
bishops at Bangor. From Bede we learn that when
the oa@ons landed in England they slew Bishops
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-06

and priests in heaps, thus proving that long be-
fore Augustine (of Romeo set foot in England there
hundreds of Bishops and priests Augustine,
that he might establish uniformity of customs and
practices between the British Church and that of
but they literally refused to acknowledge Angus
tines jurisdiction. This British Church. which was
instrumental in the conversion of the greater part
of the British Isles merged under Archbishop
Theodore of the Italian mission into the Church
of England. The church thus united has ever since
been spoken of as the Church of England. 1t was
the selfsame Church of England which, in A. d
100, rejected the veneration and service of images
though commanded by the Pope. 1t that self
same English Church which the Pope, A. D. 1114.
complained of treating the Pope with scant rev.
erence. The great Magma Charta, the charter of
English liberties, signed by King John, June 10
1915, declares that the Church of England shall ba
free and untrammeled by any power. What fur
Their proof is necessary to convince you that the
Church of England of today is the same as the
Magma Charta decreed shall be free!
You persist in calling our church Protestant.
Will you kindly point out for me where in our
Book of Common Prayer" which is for US what
the Missal and Ritual are for you may this word
Protestant be found? We belong, IKE you, to what
Origen called the Church of Christ our church is
Ango-Saxon and those who call us Protestant
mark their epithet with note of discourtesy.
Now, sir, in the interest of truth. may | request
you to publish these facts of history that your
subscribers may read something on our side of the
subject? Very respectfully yours,
ANGLICANUS
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-06

If our correspondent will consult Protestant MS
tories. such as "Cobbetts History of the Retorma-
ton" Macaulay's essay on "Rankes History OF the
Popes," or "Halam's Constitutional History" ne
will find much that may enlighten him on the be-
ginning of his church.
In his History of England (vol. Ill, p. I'd the
Protestant historian James Anthony Froude writes :
"And now the once open hand was closed the once
open heart was hardened and the creed of a thou
sand wears was made crime by doctrine of yes
terday" This he wrote of the state of affairs IN
his own country twenty years after Rome was
driven out.
In conclusion. may we ask AngHcanus why,
when during the last two years the French Cath
olic Church was prosecuted by infidel govern
ment-when the crucifixes and pictures of Christ
were removed from law courts. school rooms, hos
pitfalls and public buildings, and the Minister Of
Worship in France stated that he chad driven
Jesus Christ from the schools and would drive Him
into the Mediterranean" friendly voice was
raised by the Anglican Church-n succession to the
early British Church-to protest against the desc
Grafton of Gods temples in France and the bias
phemies uttered against the sacred name of Jesus!
If, as Anglicans claim, their church is one of the
triple branches of the Christian Church of which
Christ is the trunk why was there no voice raised
to cry out against the humiliations and sufferngs
inflicted on her sister in France by atheists, dests
and other enemies of Christianity! On which side
were and the sympathies of the English branch
of the Catholic Church then and now
Let us add that when Angcanus furnishes Us
chapter and page for his quotations, will cheer
fully consider his contention that the early British
Church was not in affiliation with the Chair of
Peter-with Rome.