Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
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villas rented at about $3.50 year. with
| the usual painted ratings and tiled path.
| The temple Ia In the front bedroom. and
Its windows are screened from the street
and the light of day by green chntz.
| There for the next six months will dwell
Bikkhu Amanda Metteyya. and thither will
go the 100 Buddhists in England. with
many sympathizers. for meditation, in
struction and guidance. 1t Is all very
| simple. but when complete with draperies
! in the seven colors OF the spectrum and
| flowers and statues 1t should be Pleasing
to the eye.
THE Bishop Of Wall street" will be in
, the party of Episcopal clergy that soon
will sail for London to participate in the
great Pan-Anglican congress. His title
Is one that he gained in unique man.
liam Wilkinson. though he is one of the
bes: known Of the missionary workers of
his church He Is product OF the west.
though he was born in the east. 1t was
in 1882 that he went to Minnesota, there
to be associated with Bishop Whipple and
to serve also as chaplain OF the Mime
sofa legislature in 1891. Three years later
he was sent by the legislature to bury
the AS victims of the forest fire at Hinck-
| ley. In 1901 he was sent from his state
to do work for the Episcopal Church In
New York as part of a great missionary
work undertaken by eight denominations
Mr. Wilkinson attracted attention TO
himself three years ago when he went
on Wall street and conducted services
five days In a week for three months.
SO successful and popular were these
| meetings, held at noon In this unique
auditorium that he was invited back the
next year. At the close of the services
in 1906 the members of The Wall street
congregation presented him with watch
with suitable inscription on the inner
| case. At no service did he preach ne
fore congregation Of less than 1000
members. Without any music he also
conducted services each day before the
United States custom house. He was APP
pointed three years ago to preach open
air meetings at 146th street. New York.
He has had an unusual life, taking part
/ In many trying affairs, and was friend
and stump speaker in Ohio. Illinois and
Indiana for President William Mckinley.
One of the most interesting speakers at
the MAY meetings in London will be Rev.
f. J. Peck. missionary OF the Church
Missionary Society; whose sphere of labor
Is among the Eskimo In Baff1ns land.
He is practically cut off from civilization
as the ship with stores. papers and letters
| only visits the station once in twelve
months.
Frequently there Is a breakdown in the
means OF communication. the ship being
either locked in the Ice or prevented from
approaching the station on account of
snow or billiards. 1t was seven months
after the event before Mr.. Peck heard Of
the death of Queen Victoria. 1t was
| eleven months before he had the news
conveyed to him OF the death of his
daughter whom he had left behind in
England.
On account of the difficulty in keeping
up the communication the Church .uls-
sionary Society decided to abandon Black
head Island as a station. and the Bishop
| of Mocsonee has determined to establish
q new base on an island called Ashe In
let. on the northern shore of Hudson
strait This will be reached from ST
Johns. New soundland. and Will shorten
the journey by quite 800 miles.
| Mr.. Peck's work Is confined to the
| Eskimo in the arctic regions OF Canada
| and he has just completed his thirty
sixth year of service. The severity Of
the climate may be indicated by the fact
that the average temperature is % de-
| grees below zero. and 1t Is not uncom-
| mon for II to fan as low as 80 degrees.
Pastorates at the First Universalist
| Church of Lynn. Mass, have been so long
| that when &c,