The Washington herald., 1909-03-25
SIR RANDREW FRASER
In NOTABLE SPEECH
Ex-Governor of India Heard
at Church of Covenant.
oUTLINECHRISTIAN MOVEMENT
Address of Valuable Import TO the
People of WashinEfon-Given i'm
Interest of Laymen'S Missionary
Movement OF America-IntrodUce
by Commissioners MacfnrIand.

Sir Andrew Fraser, K. c. s. l., former
governor OF Bengal. india. the hotbed Of
heathenism and social ihsurrection. spoke
last night on the introduction Of Christi
anity into India. before notable gather
ing. in the Church OF the Covenant.
The talk was OF unusual import for a
number OF reasons. For thIrty-seven
years Sir Andrew served the British
crown in the land in which some OF the
bloodiest pages OF its history have been
written. The official position from which
he resigned recently placed him in virtual
control Of a people nearly as vast in
point Of numbers as that OF the United
States to-day.
The speaker was an executive, an ad-
ministrator OF tried ability. devoting his
lifelong experience 10 the furthcrance
of a Christian movement OF almost limit
less proportions And that project is the
Laymen's Missionary Movement OF
America. which was conceived in the
minds Of WashingtO tOnians.
VIII Visit the President.
II was in the interest of the Laymen' S
Missionary Movement that Sir Andrew
Fraser came 70 this country He arrived
IN Washington yesterday afternoon. He
will meet President Taft this morning.
He viii see as much as he can OF the
city in the short time he has allowed him
self and tomorrow viii leave by way
Of New York for Toronto. where on
March 81, the national conference Of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement viii go
into session. with him as one OF its most
prominent delegates
Aside from the presence Of the noted
foreigner. the gathering would have been
of unusual interest from the fact that one
Of the speakers was Silas McBee. editor
Of the Churchman. one Of the most power
ful ecclesiastical influences in the United
States. and in the werld for that mat
ter. Mr.. McBee spoke, after Sir An
drew, OF the effort Of the Protestant
churches OF the world to achieve COM
mon basis Of worship and TO eliminate the
sectarianism which is the greatest fear
of the well-wishers OF the Protestant
creed.
On the platform with Sir Andrew and
Mr.. McBee were Bishop Harding. Com
missioner Macfarland. and Rev. Charles
Wood, rector Of the Church Of the Cov-
enant- Among those gathered to hear the
speakers were many Of the most prom
inent churchmen. cleTgymen. professional
men. and officials OF the city.
Sang an oId-time Hymn.
The meeting was opened with an in
vocation by Mr.. Wood. and the singing
OF the old-time missionary hymn,
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run.
Commissioner Mscfarland then rose 70
introduce Sir Andrew Fraser.
For more than a generation" he said
Sir Andrew Fraser has represented the
best type Of British public men in the
great empire of India He has been A
living epistle OF Christ, known and read
of all men. and furnishing the best evil
dence of Christianity For much OF the
time he has ruled as lieutenant govern
or Of Bengal over a population almost as
large as that OF the United States. He
has done justly. he has loved mercy, he
has governed effectively. Bengal and
Britain alike owe him gratitude. Il is
significant that he has come across win
try seas. not for pleasure-seeking, but in
the interest of the unity OF the church.
and 10 promote its labOrs in foreign
fields. washington is proud 10 welcome
such a veteran. 10 hear his testimony to
foreign missions