Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-21
GIVEN AT Y. NJ. c. A. ROOMS
Addresses by Prominent Ministers
and Others.
GUEST OF HONOR RESPONDS
Pays Tribute to Organization in
Japan, of Which He Is Gen.
eral Secretary.


the Young Mems Christian Association
ISOLATION building last evening to Seijiro
Niwa. senior national secretary of the
| Young Mems Christian Association OF
Japan. Fifty members of the club sat
| at the tables with Mr.. Niwa John B.
eleman. jr.. president Of the organizat 'on.
was POSTMASTER. Short talks were made
by DR.. w. p. Thirkield, president of
Howard University: Rev. DR.. Samuel H.
Greene. DR.. George Otis Smith, director of
the United States geological survey, and
Mr.. r. H. Trueman. former teacher OF
English in Japanese colleges. Commits
sioner H. r. F. Macfarland next intro
duced Mr.. Niwa.
Mr.. Mcfarland referred to the ex-
tenSive educational and rel gious work
which MIR. Niwa has done in Japanese
colleges and Christian associations, and
to the close friendship between the Jap
anese and American associations. Moth
ing can do more to bring the United
said the Commissioner, land to continue
that peculiarly happy fellowship between
the best elements of the two nations than
just such work as Mr.. Niwa is doing.
When the time of stress comes. when
politicians or newspapers. for their own
Interior purposes, undertake to make
trouble between these two great nations
one Of the steadying forces will be such
friendships as We have with the Japanese
associations, and such relations as the
Christian men OF the United States have
with the Christian men Of Japan
There will never be war between the
United States and Japan as long as there
Is peace between all that is best in the
United States and all that is best in
Japan.
Response by Mr.. Niwa.
In responding. Mr.. Niwa expressed
his appreciation of the cordial recep-
ton he had received in Washington and
in other cities where he had visited
the Young Mems Christian Associations.
The ties of Christian fellowship and
brotherhood. he said. would be more
effective than any other agency in pre-
serving peace between Japan and. the
United States.
With such strong ties binding us so
closely. said Mr.. Niwa, the friendship
between the two countries will be ever
lasting. So long as the best Ameri-
cans and the best Japanese continue in
true Christian friendship there will be
no trouble. no war
All Japanese We're grateful, the
speaker said. for the work the repre-
sentattves of the American Young
Mems Christian Associations had done
land empire. They were looked upon
as typical Americans. and much re-
spected and loved by the young men Of
Japan
THE Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton In Japan has tremendous opportu-
nifty for usefulness continued Mr..
Niwa. 1T is very hard for the Japa-
nese to understand why there should
be SO many different denomina tons
among the Christian churches. and the
association is doing mighty work in
showing the people how the various de-
nominations are working along differ
ent lines toward one goal. 1t is be-
cause of this variety of denominations
that there Is much confusion just now
In the minds of the japanese, especial
ly students. in regard to Christianity
and the association is doing much TO
unravel the tangles.'
Leaves City Tomorrow.
Mr.. Niwa will leave Washington to-
visiting the associations in several large
cities. and returning to Japan by way
of Vancouver.
The following members of the club
were present at the dinner: Commissioner
ningham. Miles NJ. shand. r: c. Clahin
NJ. J: Jones. B. H. Warner. W. Fl. Kerr
T. W. DufIin. c. n. Chase W J. Jessop,
w. X. Cooper. John B. sleman. jr.
Victor Eberly. NJ. W. Baldwin. W. c.
Curtis. e. A. Muddiman, George Otis
II. c. Bickel. W. j. Bowman, Rev. S.
Fl. Woodrow. J. NJ. Pickens, B. r. John
son. C. a. Eanbrey, DR.. ". P Thirkield
j. NJ. Drysdale. F. NJ Burst, DIR. NJ. F.
Miller. Jarrett Huddleston. DR.. c. l..
Bliss and Joseph Morris.