Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-22
SIR ANDREW TO SPEAK HERE
FORMER GOVERNOR OF BENGAL
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
Will Tell of Religious Progress in
India at Public Meeting
Wednesday Night.

Sir Andrew Fraser, K.CS.I., late lieu-
tenant governor of Bengal. India. ar
rived in New York yesterday on the SIS.
Baltic for sojourn of three weeks in
the United States and Canada. and will
be in Washington Wednesday and
| Thursday. Sir Andrew is accompanied
by Lady Fraser. and on the occasion of
his Washington visit will be accompanied
also by Silas McBee editor of the
Churchman. who will present Sir An
drew and Lady Fraser to President
Taft. Wednesday evening in the Church
of the Covenant "A public meeting under
the auspices OF joint committee OF clergy.
laity of the churches and directors of
the Washington Young Mems Christian
Association. will be held at s o'clock.
and Sir Andrew will give an address
touching the social and religious prob
lens Of India Mr.. McBee will also
speak briefly the missionary upris
ing among laymen,of North America,
Commissioner Mcfarland will preside.
The public is invited
Sir Andrew Fraser is one Of the most
| interesting personalities in the history
of British rule in India. He has spent
thirty seven years in India representing
the imperial government. and retired
| from active service only a few weeks
ago. He has been governor of the Prov
ince Of Bengal over five years This
| province has population Of S0.0o0.000
| people. one-half Hindus and one-half
MohammedanS.
| Twice during the past year Sir Andrew s
life has BEEN attempted. The latest of
these attempts at ASA ssinaton was last
November. when Prof. Burton of the Uni
versity OF Chicago was lecturing in the
native student branch of the Young Men 8
Christian Association of Calcutta. As
president of the Calcutta Y. VI. G. A. Sir
Andrew was to preside at the lecture. AS
he entered the hall. young native revo-
lutionist leaped from a front seat. and.
| holding a revolver within two feet Of the
governor. snapped the trigger twice, but
neither cartridge exploded. r. r. Bar
Der. American secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. in Calcutta.
assassin. and was doubtless the means
Of saving Sir Andrews life. Mr.. Barber
has since been decorated with the Kaiser
i-hind medal by the government OF India
for this conspicuous service. AS soon as
order had been restored after this attempt
on his life Sir Andrew insisted upon going
forward with the meeting and presided
| throughout with his accustomed grace
and dignity.
He comes to America at the in
vitation of the laymen's missionary
movement to attend the Canadian National
Missionary Congress to be held at Toronto,
March 81 to April 4. At this congress
over 1900 men are expected from all
parts of Canada. They will meet to
discuss the question. will Canada
Evangelize Her Share of the World?' His
long experience among Mohammeda ms
and Hindus makes him one of the
most competent and reliable Of wit
nesses on the situation in India, whether
it be regarded from the social. political
industrial or religious standpoint. He
will be the guest of DR.. Seth Low in New
York and will speak in the Majestic Thea
ter there Sunday, the 2Sth.