Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
Religion and Education in
Turkey, China and Belgium

At the afternoon overflow meeting in
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South
yesterday afternoon accounts of religious
and educational work in Turkey. China
and Belgium were given by delegates from
those countries to the Sunday school con-
vention. The attendance at the meeting
| was small compared with that at the
morning meeting. due to the heavy down.
pour of rain that came about the hour
| for the meeting to OPEN
Judge Leet presided over the meeting.
which was opened with the singing OF
This Is My Story and other hymns and
devotional exercises.
| Rev. DR.. McNaughton, who for twenty
| two years has been missionary in Tur-
key with headquarters at Smyrna, told
of the work being done by the churches
| in that country along the lines of educa-
| ton. He gave an account Of scenes IN
Constantinople that followed the grant
| ing of a constitutional government by
| the sultan, and Of the restrictions put
| upon the missionaries as we'll as the
people The speaker stated that there
were now 1856 Christian schools and col
| leges in the Ottoman empire, with 25OOO
pupils, and he made an appeal for the
establishment of more schools and for
more missionary workers In the field.
Growth of Professionalism.
Prof. Beiler Of France. who represents
| the SUNDAY StilOOlS VI IdHtC, Dcl6iuii
Switzerland and the French Canadians
at the convention. was next introduced
He gave an account of the growth of
Professionalism in Catholic Belgium, told
how earnest the miners were in their
religious work.
Rev. Dr. Natter, who came from the
Chinese mission field as delegate to the
convention, was the last speaker. He gave
a glowing account OF the mission work In
China and spoke in the highest terms of
the Chinese character. He stated that
the young men educated in the Christian
schools were now taking an important
part in the affairs Of the empire and
their services were in demand. The edu-
cation of the women was referred to and
Dr. Natter stated that ten years ago
there was not a school for women in
China Today they are scattered all
over the country and the status Of the
women had greatly improved
Decree Against Opium.
He spoke of the recent decree that will
stop the production Of opium as the
work of the missionaries and of the great
benefits that would come from the stop
page of the use of the drug. DR.. Natter
closed his address with an appeal to the
people of the country to take larger in
terest in the Chinese missionary work
and to the young men and women to give
their lives to the missionary held.
William c. Reich, seven years of age,
of Chicago. ILL.,, now attending the con-
vention in this city, Is the record boy
of the convention. He has attended Sun
day school ever since he was two weeks
old not having missed a Sunday. He has
attended International conventions at
Toronto, Canada, and Louisville, KY, has
attended every county convention since
he was able to talk and has also attended
four state conventions.
Convention Notes.
One of the leaders in young peoples
work in the Sunday school convention n
Rev Efraim Rang. who is an intimate
friend of DR.. Francis e. Clark, president
of the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union.
Mr.. Rang is visiting this country officially
in the interests of the Scandinavia
churches and will recommend to the young
people in these churches that they ar
f1liate with their Christian Endeavor
friends in other churches.
DR.. George w. Bailey, chairman of the
executive committee of the Worlds sun
day School Association, urges every Chris
tan Endeavorer to take advantage of this
opportunity to attend one Of the equip
ment or conservation services to be held
tomorrow at o'clock in eleven Churches.
The leaders have been chosen with great
est care and most of them are coming to
Washington for the express purpose OF
conducting the meetings.