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than those who go for the love of God
10 render service to their fellow-men.
These people you are sending into the
missionary field represent America, the
standards and character of our people.
1t is from the people We send abroad
that foreign nations draw their conclu-
sfons as to our national character. We
cannot afford to have America and
Americans known and judged by the God
less lives and standards OF those who
go for money alone. II our diplomacy
looks only to the requirement of the
money and riches of other lands and has
no thought for the establishment of high
ideals OF character of this nation and TO
the setting Of a good example OF higher
Will not hold the opinion Of US they ought
to have"
Makes Deeper Impression.
Speaking of the work already accom-
plished for foreign missionary work. Col
Bryan said:
christianity has made a deeper i'm
preston on all the nations of the Old
World than the small church membership
would indicate. and the Young Mems
Christian Association has been the most
effective instrument in the introduction
of this doctrine into these nations"
The Twenty-four- Hour-A-Day Club is
composed OF local civic leaders, and the
more advanced thinkers of the Young
Mems Christian Association. Its avowed
object from which II draws its name, is
doubling the days work for the Wash
ington association by its investment in
three representatives or travelling secre-
taries, who are directing the organization
and development of Young Mems Chris
tian Associations of the American type
in China. Korea, Japan and South
America"
The annual dinners OF the club always
draw out a notable array of speakers
Last year the guest table seated, among
others, President Taft. Ambassador Bryce,
of Great Britain. and Minister Lager
crantz, of Sweden. This year the roster
numbered. besides Col. Bryan. Charles
ID. Hurley. general secretary for South
America; Tong Kaison, of China, Yale
81. who will represent the Chinese gov
eminent at The Hague Opium Confer
ence, in July, and who is one of the
three commissioners directing the ex-
penditure in China OF the $11.OO0 900 Boxer
indemnity money; William r. Cochran.
Of Baltimore, and Y. Minakuchi. of
Japan, now student of Yale. whose
praise from Col Bryan. who followed
him in the speaking
In spreading Christianity and instilI-
ing II into the minds of the rising gen.
Grafton of South America the material
istic tendency OF the I.atin-American is
the hardest barrier to overcome, ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Hurley. In the first
place, he said. the students. as well as
the teachers. in the institutions of learn
inr in
If they are not actively en-
gagged in opposing the Christian propa-
ganda are atheists In tendency. 4 still
larger proportion of the people, he said,
an agnostic Indifference. This
latter class in particular are unap-
proachable from the side of the purely
spiritual in religion. The material side
Of public worship plays a large part in
their consideration, and the more mag
rificent the edifice in which they wor-
ship, the greater the chance of obtaining
their attention and an open mind.
A Popular Religion.
IF the progress in South America has
been slow in comparison to the CONNER
,ial advance, it has, at least, been con-
slant" he said But what our con-
in this country must be con-
Tinced of is the fact that the Latin
Americans will not worship in simple
nuts or chapels, nor will they find Chris |
lanity a popular religion if it is not
Well housed"
Y Minakuchi was down on the pro-
,ramme to speak on missionary work |
In Japan" but the japanese early
aunched into a defense of the missionary
work in Asia and vitriolic attack on |
naval officers. writers. and travellers, |
Who. he said, had sent back word to |
his country that they had been able |
o find little to praise and much to blame |
n the missionary work in foreign fields. |
Guests at the Dinner.
The guests included:
DR.. William S Washburn, r. S. Miller, Charles |
D. Hurry s. W. Woodward William Jennings |
Ryan. John T. Sleznan, Tong Kaisou Rev. J. 81 |
u. Gray. Y. Minakuchi, william T. Cochran, G. |
v. +. SRarr1al. Bishop William +. Anderson G. |
AsPtnran: c. J: Bell. Mrs Hamilton Bayly. |
Hiss Brush. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude n Bennett NJ |
Y. Baldwin. DR.. Charles L. Bliss, Cotter C. Bride |
ohn W. Boehne. Frank NJ. Burst. G. L Beckett
6staE A Ban J. 1. Bar. Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Blake. Miss Florence II. Brown, DR.. Charles Z. |
Barker. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis d. Bliss Mr. and
drS A. L. Baldwin. r. II. BENJAMIN. G. C. Bow
nan, Mrs. NJ isabella Banks. William E Chiffon.
irA +. Kinssbury Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Z Z. |
cement, Henan w. Chaplin, c. n. Chase Hor.
ode l. Crawford. Hon. James NJ. Coz. William ID.
cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Chesley Charles
:. Crane, Bruce Cleveland, l. NJ. Cleveland, Mr..
nd Mrs. william Knowles Cooper Rev and MnS
ed H. Copp Mis- Isabella NJ Caldwell. Hon. and
drs. W. 4. Cullop. Robert /. Cnrby Karl Corby,
J. DEyer, Miss de lesi Mr.. and Mrs. A II.
iadmun, John Doerr. OrTiIe B. Drown, Miss
lorrns DALEY. ]. NJ. Dryrdale. W. L DobIe, Z
= Duushtou, Clarence Z. Deyo. John Joy Edison.
!. c. Elliott, James L. Fort, Miss Alice NJ Fuller
Ar. and Mrs. Harans Al Fulton c. L. Fuller
!. II. GrusVenor. Edwin p. Grurelp Mr. and
frs. ]. ]. Gilbert. L. b. Grapdin. Miss Grandin.
Hiss Jennie Graves Miss Abbe Graves WaItar
lillian. Miss Annie Gny. Representative and Ms.
richmond z. Hobson. Mr.. and Ma C. l. Hard
ns, James n Hoge, Mrs William h Humphrey.
inn Dudley n. Hughes. T. r Hanna. Miss Mar
iurey W. B. ireland. Wiley o. Ison, Mr. and
fra Myron J. Jones, Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Rex
ohnsou. Benjamin r johnson, Mr.. and MrS
iolcnnbe G. johnson. Clifford /. johnson. James
Jones' William Kerr, Rev. Joseph T. Kelly d.
J.; A. B. Kelly. II. A. Keller Franklin K Lane,
r and Mrs William Law Mis- Law. Mr.. and
fra. Lawrence R Lee, Miss l. May LArkin Mr.
nd Mrs B. +. Iarrick. Mr.. and Mrs Z S. La
fcIanahan- DR.. Maurice T. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs..
[. b. r. Mcfarland, Martin A. Morrison, Mr.. and
fH Charles Mcclure, c. A. Muddiman, A. G. |
[iIler. Thomas Moody. Rev. and Mrs d. c.
|. B. Nsnarat, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Nesbit, J. p !
angle, A. ]. Osgood. 7. r Owen RAYMOND W. |
ullrlan. E. Southland Parker. J. Sprigy Poole.
lis Jessie Potwin: Hon Carroll S Page, Mr.
. Quezon Miss n. l. p. Russell, W. B. Robin
n DR.. A. NJ Ray. DIR. Jesse z Ramsburxh,
~. and Mrs. George A. Robinson. II. A. Scorin,
amuel Stephenson. Georye Otis Smith. Quincy
trons. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Sutherland, James
harp, Mr. and MIS- Eugene L Stevens Hon
homas J. Scully. Miles NJ Shand- W. s. Stallings,
r. and Mrs. R. T. Sergeant. r. F. Simons Will
hir,ieid, Miss Cora l. latham. Mr.. and Mrs
ugh A Thrift Mr.. and MS Edward Taring