Evening star., 1908-01-27
BRYAN IN LOCAL CHURCHES
DEFENSE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
ONE OF HIS SUBJECTS.
Discusses "the Signs Of the Times"
Visit to Commissioner West
in Hospital.

Eloquent defense Of foreign missions
was voiced by William jennings Bryan in
an address before the congregation OF the
First Presbyterian Church. John Mar
shall place. yesterday morning. He de-
clared that the money donated ror use
of foreign missions does not detract from.
but rather rebounds in It's reflex action
to. the benefit OF home missions. Mr..
Bryan said that his recent trip around
the world gave to him an excellent or
portunity to study the wo-k in many OF
the mission fields
II venture To say that Our foreign
missionaries are doing more to advance
the influence OF the United States abroad
than any army or navy will ever Do, the
speaker said.
Ones faith can he strengthened by the
comparison of religions. Buddhism has
made no progress in 1000 yea 6. except
where they borrow from Christisnity.
The teachings of Confucius have made
they have been influenced by the teach
ings OF Christianity. These pupils
not only accepting our teachings. but they
carry them to every other land. These
are the fruits Take the Mohammedan
religion. II has an influence. since tho
Mohammedan does the praying five times
day. while the women stay behind a
screen. Here the women do the praying.
but the men do not even get as far as
the screen. But the Mohammedan re-
ligion degrades women, and any religion
that degrades women loses the refining In
f1uence Of women and cannot live
The Scripture lesson at the service was
read by Rev. DR.. Donald Macleod. pastor
Gospel of st. Paul portion of the
Sermon on the Mount. Rev. DR.. Duncan
led in prayer.
Rev. DR.. Macleod entertained Mr..
Bryan at luncheon al the Cairo yesterday
a. ternoon. The othe- guests were Messrs.
Robert n Harper. Creed NJ. Fulton, a.
D. L. Leckie. Charles A. Douglass. N. \.
Winter. Joseph w. Cox. Clifford "a Bar-
ryman. william II. White. Alexander
MacNefll and Scott c. Bone.
At Mount Pleasant Church.
Mr.. Bryan spoke last evening in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
and the audience taxed the size OF the
large edifice and huncreds were turned
away. The Nebraskan chose his sub
ject The Signs Of the Times His ad-
dress abounded in OPTIMISM he fore
casted the glorious future of the country.
Mr.. Bryan spoke under the auspices OF
the Mems Club of the church a special
| compliment to his friend. District Conn
missioner Henry L. West. the president
OF the club.
Mr. West. unhappily. was unable to bt,
present. as he has not fully recovered
| from the operation which he recently un-
derwent at Providence Hospital The
pastor. Rev. NJ Ross Fishburn, in his in
troductory remarks. spoke of this and
paid a tribute to Mr. Vests work In con-
nection with the club. Mr.. Bryan also
referred to 1t in his opening remarks.
Commissioner Morrow occupied a seat
In Mr.. Vests pew. A musical progra m
was rendered before the address.
Visiting Providence Hospital yesterday y
afternoon Mr. Rrvan called Conn
missioner West and passed a pleasant
hour In conversation with him. II is be-
| lieved Mr.. West will be able to leave the
hospital the latter part of this week