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she became professor of esthetics Later
on account of the policy of the institu-
ton, she resigned her position About
that time her father died. and her mother
went west to visit Oliver who was mar
ried. Then Frances realized the dream of
! her life in delightful and extended trip
abroad. During her stay abroad she
wrote twenty books of notes on her
travels.
During her years of teaching Miss Will
lard had been greatly interested in the
work of the temperance crusade She
made a visit to New York where she met
Neal Dow and Mrs. l.. Nj. n Stevens.
Bishop Simpson suggested to her the idea
OF becoming philanthropist Shortly
after she received an invitation to be-
come lady principal of a fashionable
school for young women near Central
Park, in New York, at salary O. s. 400.
and as few classes as she chose to take
At the same time an invitation for her
to become leader in temperance reform
She decided to accept this latter opening
and soon became president of the oreani-
cation known as the "Woman's Christian
temperance Union. I'VE have no money" :"
said they, but we will try to get some
If you will tell us how much you want" :"
And this was the beginning of her mighty
work for temperance reform. which OPEN
ed by her only experience in crusade
work when she knelt in the sawdust OF a
Pittsburg saloon and prayed as she had
never prayed save at her sisters dying
bedside.
oliver Willard died, but the Saint
Courageous as her mother came to be
called, declared the great work needed
her daughter more than she did. and SO.
separated much, they yet worked hand
in hand through the years. until the
mother was called home. and then the
heroine Of the temperance cause. the
"uncrowned queen." lay down to die and
whispered: I've crept in with mother"
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It is reported that Prof. r. ID. Burton
and Prof. Chamberlain of the University
of Chicago are now, or lately have been,
in China making investigation on behalf
Of Mr.. Rockefeller with this purpose in
view The scheme is staggering in its
vastness. and entirely without parallel.
For one man to provide for the advanced
education Of the youth of another nation.
and that an antfpodal nation. is almost
the height of the extraordinary achieve
ments of huge American fortunes.
1t is not unlikely that the Rockefeller
donation. if made as expected. will be
co-ordinated with the efforts of this
Anglo-American committee. The interest
of Mr.. Rockefeller in missions is well
known, as witness the gift which stirred
years ago. Since this enterprise is pri-
marily educational and outside the au-
thority of any church. the same issue
would scarcely be raised again.
Mission Groceries and Dry Goods.
In connection with this big and modern
project it has come to light that there
afoot with respect to China and the mis-
sion field generally. This may develop
into vast proportions. 1t is the applica-
ton of the trust principle to the business
Of meeting the material needs of the
army of American and British mission
aries in foreign lands With headquar-
ters in New York city, there has been
formed the Missionary Service Associa-
ton, which has opened its first depot in
Shanghai for the purpose of supplying
missionaries with the necessaries of life
at wholesale cost price. The scheme is
financed by some friends of missions, and
many interested wholesale dealers are
cooperating. The aim is to relieve all
the boards of the expense of maintaining
business agents abroad.
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
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Canadian Methodist: Rev. DR.. Henry X.
Carroll, ex-secretary Of the northern
Methodist board. and Henry w. Grant.
secretary Of the council Of mission boards.
Sir Robert Hart at the Head.
This American committee has been
formed at the invitation of the British
China emergency appeal fund commit
tee." of which Sir Robert Hart is chair
man. The vice presidents include the
Archbishop of Canterbury. the Bishop
of London. the Lord Mayor of London
and a number of peers. The son Of
William Cecil, who recently made
tour Of the orient Investigating mis-
sions, has been sent out to China by
committee of Oxford and Cambridge
graduates to advise upon the expend,- :
ture Of the half-million dollars which
the British committee is raising. The
American committee has been asked
to secure a like amount.
The special needs Of China for which
this million dollar fund will be used
are are medical colleges. normal and di-
vinity colleges and literature. The dis
tribution indicated by the British COM
mittee is 100000 for union medical
training colleges in connection with
non Christian: 100000 for union nor
NAL colleges for the training of Chi
nese teachers. and for union divinity
colleges for the training of Chinese
pastors and evangelists, and for hostels
in connection with the same: S2OO.OOo
for the translation and distribution OF
the best western literature among the
educated classes. The administration
of the fund is to be intrusted to the va
rious missionary societies already at
, work in China. 1t is recognized that
the missionaries are practically the
only white men in China who under
stand the Chinese language. and VINO
are at the same time specialists on the
subject Of education. The American
committee has stipulated that the con-
troll of the funds shall not pass into
Chinese hands. Thus, in a broad sense,
this movement is allied to the mis-
sionary enterprise, although not in any
narrow or sectarian sense.
Underwriting Japan.
When. three years ago. the craze for
western learning seized China there was
an Immediate turning to Japan for help:
japan had within half century enected
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Methodist University at Shanghai and
the Union Presbyterian and Congrega-
tional College at Tung Chow. and the
Northern Methodist College at Peking
and the Union College at Marking. are
admittedly those maintained by the
missions OF these there are thirteen
colleges. thirty-two medical schools and
sixty eight divinity schools.
The policy of the joint British and
American committee is to strengthen
these schools and to unite them so far as
possible. Later new institutions will be
established, in order to cover all parts OF
the empire and to meet the demand for
native educational leaders. 1t is recog-
nized that China's future must be directed
by the Chinese and not by foreigners, and
that these men who are to shape the deS-
tiny of the worlds largest empire must
be trained in their own land BY giving
to this most important class an educatlon,
by Chinese-speaking teachers. that is fun
damentally Christian, a far-reaching serv-
ice iur the extension of the fundamental
ideals of the west will have been rendered.
In order that only first-clasS institutions
may be assisted a careful and expert eX-
animation of the standing of each VIII De
made, as Is the custom of the Carnegie
and Rockefeller educational foundations
in this country. Where any denomination
refuses to unite with other bodies in its
educational work it will find itself shut
off from the funds of this emergency
committee.
The committee takes strongly the posi-
tion that ''the colleges that will be most
influential should give thorough instruc-
ton in the Chinese language, with courses
in modern languages. particularly Eng
lish: that the foreign professors should
represent the highest type of western
ability. culture and Christian character;
that as a rule they should learn the Chi
nese language and that they should tact
fully adapt themselves to the Chinese
mind and character While the commit
tee confines its efforts to the educational
institutions of the established missionary
societies. it includes among these the var
ious university missions now at work IN
China-Yale at Chan-sha, Princeton at
Peking and University of Pennsylvania
at Canton.
Will Rockefeller Startle China.
In this connection word has come to
America from China which seems to con-
firm the rumor that was rife a couple
of years ago to the effect that Mr.. Rock
efeller contemplates giving fifty million
dollars for educational work in China.
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The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
marriage of Rev. /. o. Baker. pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Atonement, and Mrs. Baker. was cele-
brated Wednesday at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Blau, Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
Elaborate arrangements had been made
and were executed with special taste.
The affair was under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society of the church.
Having learned from Lutheran clergy
mana classmate of Rev. Mr.. Baker
recently that the pastor and his wife
were married In June, 1884. the society
mentioned took up the matter and quiet
ly arranged the celebration.
When Rev. Baker. Mrs. Baker and
their daughters. in response to an In
vitation to spend the evening with n
few friends at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blau, arrived, they found the large
rooms crowded with the members of the
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the same sort of change Of base that
China contempates. She possessed all
the para phernalia of the new education,
and in the Chinese written character
Moreover, Japan was an ASlauc nation.
presumably best fitted TO sympath'ze
with China aspirations. She also enjoyed
the advantage of being near at hand. so
there began the famous exodus or Chi-
nese students to Toxic In search OF the
west Two years ago there were at one
time $4,000 Chinese students in Toxic, en-
thusiaStic over the prospect of learning
all the wisdom of the west i'll year or
two, and expectant of returning to govern
China. But for various reasons the Jap
anese education did not satisfy. and now
there are only about 5000 students from
China in that country. These nave peeh
attracted by the chearness of the course
in Tokio-about $l5 month-but they DO
not seem to learn friendship TOR thelf
teachers 1t is asserted that Japan, whose
teaching would have been non-Christian,
If not anti-Chrstian, has failed to es-
tablish herself in the place OF tutor 10
China.
This was Americas chance. The remis-
sion of $11 O9O, COO of the Boxer indemnity
by the government was but one incident
in a. series of careful efforts to win
Chinas friendship. Whoever teaches
China today will do the bulk of the busi-
ness with China tomorrow. That is the
broad political aspect of the case. But
cerely and disinterestedly concerned about
Chinas future, for China's sake. They
want to meet the present crisis-for SO
they regard it-in the same aitrulstlc
spirit that they have displayed by CEN
tury Of expensive mission work.
Standardizing China's Schools.
The completeness Of China's right
about-face with respect to education
can never be understood by westerner.
The .Confucian system of classical edu-
cation which has been the basis Of all
Chinese life for more than 1000 yea;s,
has been utterly abandoned. The an
cient examination halls are now in ruin.
Those that are not tumbling and moss
grown have been replaced by modern
normal schools. The youth of the en-
pire are simply carried away with zeal
for the foreign style Of education The
government is sending hundreds to
America and England to be trained.
Every one of the mission schools is full
to overf1owing, and the best schools In
the empire like the American Episcopal
University In Shanghai, the Southern
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meet, may willis follows up that

guests. The rest of the evening was
spent in partallin, of refreshments anl
in enjoying a musical program.
The Church OF the Atonement, of
which Rev. Baker Is pastor. was or
ganiZed about three years ago. The
chapel in which the congregation Wor-
ships was dedicated December ;. 1905.
1t is located in one Of the most desir-
able and rapidly growing parts of Wash
ington and has valuable corner lot IN
which, in the near future. will he erected
a commodious church editice. The growth
of the congregation in numbers as Wen
as in activity and energy since It's or
ganiZation is most DraiseWorthy. ne
number of communicates Is now near
the two-hundred mark. while the Sunday
school has about one hundred and fifty
on the rolls. This is but the second
congregation that Rev. Baker has served,
the first being Luther Memorial, Eric.
pa. in which he labored with SPECIAL
success for twenty-five years, develop
ing it from weak. struggling body 10
one of the most influential churches III
that city.
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this church in all the years, and who
in the ecstasy of heavenly joy still fond
/ ~ remember the church of their regen-
Grafton and sanctification, encircle us as
| a cloud of sympathetic witnesses, and
with matchless eloquence of appeal call
upon us to make this church more con-
spicuouS than ever before in its COM
passionate redeeming Christian ministry.
The great army of pilgrims passing to-
day, and who Will continue their journey
in increasing numbers with the passing
of the years, along this great central
highway of the capital of the worlds
greatest nation, where God has placed
church as a city of refuge. adds its
appeal to make our lights burn brighter,
to open our doors wider and make our
hospitality larger with each passing year.
What shall be our response to these elo-
quent appeals? There is no church in
America to which God locks with greater
yearning and expectation than ours.
There is church that has opening be-
fore ii a wider door of opportunity for
Christian ministry. Shall we step up to
the exalted plane of our opportunity? To
this end several things are crying for
Immediate action Every member of the
church by absolute surrender to God and
through conservation to Gods service
should Immediately step UP to fis place,
and thus should the church move out
into this community and city as gra-
cious mighty, conquering, spiritual
agency for the uplift of humanity through
tIou III oTueT 10 insure the largest USE
fiiness for our church now and in the
future it is urgent that our present in
debtedness shall be removed in order
that the way may be made clear to begin
plan of endowment. thus securing the
ministry of the church in this community
for all time. An endowment fund could
be started Immediately were the debt re-
moved Your pastor Is anxious that the
way shall be cleared for an endowment
al the earliest moment-a little sacrifice
f1tn oy-t md his
nation will be realized. Your pastor
hopes that every one reading this mes
sage, whether young or old. rich or poor.
will begin at once u life of selfdenial
that shall rebound to the glory of God
by helping to secure the ministry of this
historic church. for ali the future. Thus
will you be laying up treasures where
neither moth nor rust corrupt. and where
thieves do not break through and steal.
May our ministry together as pastor and
people be such as we shall look down
upon from heaven with Joy and satisfac-
ton. The Lord bless and keep you all.
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this occasion with slight token Of their
love and esteem. together with their sin
cere wish that the future holds for you
and your family many more years OF
happiness"
Though taken by surprise. Rev. Baker
replied in few well chosen words. thank
ing those in attendance for their kind
ness and many evidences of appreciation
since in their midst and congratulatinS
them on the progress of the work. He
assured them that he always stood ready
to serve them to the best of his ability.
The large and handsome wedding cake
was another feature of the evenings pro-
gram. II was cut by the bride of twenty
five wears ago and distributed among the
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congregation. To their surprise it was
then announced by Mr.. Blau that they
We're the guests of honor. They stood
in the elaborately decorated parlor and
were warmly congratulated by the long
line of well wisherS.
At the conclusion of the congratula-
tions three little girls, one, Margaret
Hane, bearing large bridal bouquet.
followed by the two others, Kathryn
Beck and Anita Gersdorff, carrying sill
yer trays on which lay one hundred new
silver dollars, marched into the room to
the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march played by Mrs Henri Wagne-.
They came down the peocled aisle and
stood before the bride and groom of
twenty-five years. At this point Mr..
Bau stepped forward. and in a pleas
ant and happy manner said: "Appre-
cating as we do the close relationship
which has existed between our pastor and
his congregation during the past three
years. we ask the privilege of sharing
the pleasure of this celebration with you.
1t Is appropriate therefore that the MEM
berS of your congregation present YOU on
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Endowment Fund Asked.

The directory of the First Presbyterian
Church members, which has just been is
sued. contains u pastoral greeting from
Rev. DR. Dona,d c. Macleod. in which
he tells of the work being accomplished
and asks that an endowment fund be
started.
..DearIy beloved in the Lord: Grace to
Won and peace from God Our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ, !" says Dr. Mac
I.eod in opening
Your pastor takes advantage of the
medium of the Annual Church Directory
for "A pastoral greeting and exhortation.
Looking back upon Il joyous and fruitful
ministry of ten years among You, / am
rpto!cei BY the memory of your unfailing
paticnce. love and hearty cooperation in
every form of Christian service.
This recollection OF the heartiness and
;raCtous1ess of your response TO my cal 5
in the name of the Lord for self-denial
and service in the past encourages me to
appeal TO you TO continue your sympathy
and responsiveness to the heroic call OF
tie present and future. While the Lord
has blessed our efforts TO the accom-
pIishment of splendid results, far greater
THINGS vet remain 10 be done. The his
tory and tradition of more than one hun
tred years in which our church has been
intimately associated with all that has
been best In the life OF our city make
pathetic appeal to us for the sacred pres
eryation of this inestimable treasury of
holy memories. The great company who
have entered into the circle of the heaN-
eny redeemed through the ministry OF
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Complimentary Dinner.

Herbert l.. Halter. chorster of the
Anacostia Baptist Church was given a
complimentary dinner by the members of
the official board of the church and
their wives recently. The affair was held
I'm the lecture room of the edice. Rev.
Frank Bardens, the pastor, and 9TH
erS made addresses.
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Eulorv of DR.. Hale.

Former Senator William +. Chandler
will deliver a eulosy of Rev Edward
Everett Hale at the children day eN-
ercises. to be held in All Souls Uni
tartan Church this morning at IL ociock.
Certificates of promotion from the va
rious departments of the school will be
awarded.
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Raccalaureate Sermon.

Rev I. o. Baker, pastor of the Evangel-
zeal Lutheran Church of the Atonement,
will preach the baccalaureate sermon TO
the graduating class OF Roanoke toiese
at Salem, Va, this evening.
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Missionary Societies Meet.
Pastors Second Anniversary.

Rev. J. Milton Waldron has been pastor
of Shiloh Baptist Church for two years.
and the services today will be in honor
Of his second anniversary at the church.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Shiloh is doing excellent work under the
direction of Pastor Waldron for the up
lift of the alley population of Washing
ton. 1t is already conducting eight Sun
day schools in many alleys, and is
preparing to open other schools within
the next week or two.
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PASTOR OF Westminster Presbyterian
Church, who was chosen stated clerk of
the Presbyte of Washington last week,
served for years permanent clerk of
the presbytery, and in October will sue
ceed Rev. DIR. +. +. Bittinger, who has
been stated clerk of the presbytery for
over thrty-.ive years.
Dr. Thirkield to Address Conference.
President W. p. Thrkield of Howard
University will be one of the principal
speakers al the Swar;hmore School for
Religious and Social Study at Swarth-
more. Pa. This conference. under the d.
rectiCn Of the Society OF Friends. will last
for two weeks. beginning tomorrow. Pres
ident Thirkicld will discuss some of the
religious. social and economic problems
connected with the negro in the United
States Among the distinguished scholars
and divines ON Thy program are Prof
William w. Fem of the Harvard Divinity
School. Is Rufus NJ. Jones of Haver-
ford College, DR.. George \. Barton of
Bryn. Mawr College, DIR. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones Of Chicago. DR.. \. c. McGifert of
Union Theological School and Louise S.
lIoughtun. an authority on Sunday school
work.
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Luther Memorial Society.

The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Luther Place Memorial Church held
its annual election recently. The fol-
lowing were chosen to serve for the
ensuing year. President. Miss Agnes
Sauter; first vice president. John Flick
niger; second vice president. Miss Jessie
Shepard: secretary, James G. Graham:
treasurer, Charles Bright; assistant
treasurer. Rosa Bright.
Some of the members Of the society
recently paid a visit to the Lutheran
Home for the Aged. at Winthrop Heights.
and provided a program of songs. piano
selections and dialogue. The evening
proved highly enjoyable. both to visit
tors and the members of the home fam
lily. Before leaving the Christian En-
deavorers gave box of candy to each
person at the home. Those who contrib
uted to the evenings enjoyment were
Misses Ruth Ramey. Mabel Buckwalter.
Rosa Bright. Bessie Bright, Edna Sci
denspinner, Helen Hiltabidle and Messrs.
James G. Graham. John F.ickinger and
Orme Hiltabidle.
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At Gorsuch M. e. Church.

Rev. w. l.. Lynn. pastor Of Gorsuch
M. +. Church. has sent letter to each
member of that congregation urging them
to attend the services regularly during
the summer season.
IF our church is to maintain the posi-
ton 1t has won as a result of Your 10y
atty he says. lit will be necessary that
each one work faithfully during these
warm days.
AT the recent meeting of the official
board Ernest III. Pullman was elected
choir director of the church and the fol-
lowing committee appointed to represent
the board at the coming celebration i'm
honor OF w. r. Hunts connection with
FIFTEEN. sr.. John r. Akers. r. c. Moricle.
J. II. Goodrich and Mrs. G.. Il. Collision.
The Ladies' Society Of the church has
appointed the following: Mrs. Carrie
Elf, Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Frank Taylor,
Mrs. J. Fl. Lipphard and Mrs. Goodrich.
Wednesday evening the annual straw
berry festival of the Gorsuch Sunday
School was held. The following program
was rendered: Piano solos. Miss Ida Cox.
Miss Lorraine Sauer, Miss Janette Kolbe
and Miss Townsend: vocal solos. Miss
Mabel and Miss Pearl Grigsby and Mr.
Beck trio, Miss Walker and Master lie
Roy and Ellsworth Franks; recitation.
Melville Leonard: violin selection, Hell
stand Kolbe; mandolin selections. Miss
Nugent
Missionary Societies Meet.
At the joint meeting Of the Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary societies
of the Presbytery of Washington in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church Friday Mrs
r. S. Welman of Angola. West Africa.
delivered an address Rev. J. NJ. Henry
was introduced TO the members of the So
cieties He will soon depart for China
where he has been commissioned as a
missionary. He goes under charge Of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Church
of the Covenant. There were a number
of other addresses.