Evening journal., 1910-05-20
CHURCH MAY
SAVE CHINA
DR.. Pett, Shanghai College
President Tells of Awak-
ing of Celestial Empire
W. N. BARNARD IS
CHURCH CLUB PRESIDENT

speakers at the forty-fifth semi-annual
dinner Of the Church Club of the Dio-
Cese of Delaware in the New Century
Club last night. Covers were laid for
seventy-four members and guests, and
the dinner was most pleasing. Bishop
T.. j. Kinsman and Governor Penne-
will were unable to be present, the
bishop being indisposed. and the gov
ernor being prevented because Of the
illness of his father.
II was DR.. Potts second appearance
before the Church Club. At the No
vember meeting of the club he pre-
sented the needs OF the Episcopal Col
lege in Shanghai and in his address last
night he told of the awakening of China
and of the great opportunity the Chris
tian Church now has Of saving the
Orientals for Christ. DIR. Pott said
the Christian faith had already claimed
two million Chinese during the past
seven years. He looked for four mil
lion Christians there seven years
hence and made the prediction that
if the Christian Church will take ad-
vantage of the opportunity for Christ
that has been opened in China as re-
suit Of Western civilization much of
AIlt tlllllt AllllANeN HdlNANAA " III 10 ~--+%~
tianized before thirty-five years.
While discussing the anti-foregn feel
ing in the kingdom, DR.. Pott said the
feeling was not engendered by activity
ON the part of Christian missionaries
hut rather because of unwarranted ag-
eression on the part Of western bust
ness interests, and the fear of foreign
exploitation of the Chinaman's own
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hardship the payment Of the Boxer
indemnity is causing the peasantry of
the nation, and was pleased that the
American government had returned
much of the indemnity collected by il.
THE doctors address was we'll re-
Ceived.
Mr.. Nelson followed DIR. Pott in A
brief address in which he outlined
some methods Of getting young people
into the church. He said at least one
church in the Pennsylvania diocese had
found athletic exercises an attraction
He also advocated choral societies
and other church organizations of
secular nature as means OF winning
the young.
DIR. Richardson's address was brief
and touched on the work Of the church
along general lines. The address like
the preceding ones was well received
Previous to the dinner the club elected
William n. Barnard president. Mr.
Bannard succeeds L.aussat r. Rogers
whose term expired yesterday Mr.
Rogers introduced Mr.. Barnard at the
dinner and the new president acted as
toastmaster. He was most cordially
received. and thanked the club for th'
honor which he said, had come to hin
unexpectedly.
other officers elected by the club are
Richard Reese. vice-president, an6
George A. Elliott, secretary and treas
urer. An executive and a member
ship committee win be named by Mr.
Bannard later. To the former com
mittee was left the selection of fou
delegates to represent the club at th
eighteenth National Conference o
Church Clubs to b held at Portland
Maine. on. June Z and 8. The Port
land Church Club is particularly anx
ious that the Delaware Club be repre-
scented by its fun quota Of delegates
The Delaware Church Club is the thirl
oldest church club in the country.
Tbe evening closed with the singing O
the doxology. Benediction was pronounce
by the Rev Z. NJ I1rkus.
Durinr the evening, under the leadershi
Of It. Leslie Carpenter. the company san
America" my Old Kentucky Home,
and ..Auld Lang syne." The Rev. AlbeI
T.. CLAY was accompanist on the piano.
The Dinner Guests.
Members OF the club and their guest
who enjoyed tho dinner were;
Tho Revs +. l. Hawks Pott, Frederic
M. Kirkus. Albert e. Clay, George c. Hal
Hubert w. Wells, Charles W. Clash. Joh
Rigg.
william n. Barnard Hon. Edward {
bradford. william D. Barnard. Jr., Ere,
erick Bringhurst, J. Walker Burns H y
Berg, Daniel NJ Bates. J. B. Broad,
Marshall Barton.
Edward T. Candy. Richard II. Catlil
John Craig. William Cloud. c, Henr
clash. f. Lindsey Curtis. Frederick Y
Curtis. Alfred A. Curtis. Hon. Charles
Curtis, Henry c. Collision. Jr., Charles
Clash. T. Leslie Carpenter.
Frank l.. DeArmond. willard Ellis D'
bell. Arthur c. Davies. Ellwood A Davi
DIR. J. A. Ellegood, Alfred S. Elliot
George A. Elliott
e. Wang Grano, A. V. leslie Georg
Hon. I. c. Grubb.
Edgar L. Haynes. Dr. Harrison '
Howell, George r Hoffecker, William
Inn, Wardlaw NJ Hammond. Thomas '
hammond, Hon. Daniel o. Hastings.
J. G. Justus, C. S. Jackson, of Portlan
oregon.
Frank D. Iacley, John r. Lambson.
George w. NIoreton, Franklin ]. Mu
phey. David 7. Marvel. Josiah Marv'
Edward r. Mack. Thomas c. Mum. A
fred B. Moore.
Alonzo Newlin, William d. Nelson.
James B. Owens
J. Bail Pierce. o. c. Purdy.
Richard Reese. Laussat r. Rogers. Jol
II. Rice, George L. Richardson.
Elwood Souder.
Frank p. Turner, William II. Thomso
Hon. Victor b. Woolley G. Wesley W.
din, George A Wolf. Josiah o. wolcott
Quarterly Conference Appointments
The Rev. r. /. Hoffecker. Meth
dist district superintendent, will co