The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
The Trend Of Things

AZ Indicating what Unitarian leaders
In the ministry are thinking about these
days, the programme of their biennial
institute at Gloucester. Mass. on Mop
day. September q, Is suggestive. Rev.
Merle st. c. Wright, of New York, will
make the Introductory address. Rev.
Charles z. St. John. of Philadelphia, is
to speak on ''The God Of Our Fathers"
and Prof. F. C. Doan, of Meadville. on
will be held In the casino Of Hawthorne
Inn. On Tuesday Rev. George r. Dod-
son will speak on THE Relation of Plato
to Our Age and TO the Ages" Rev. Will
lam Sullivan on The Heart of the Cath
ole Tradition" Rev. John H. Holmes on
Wendell Phillips" Rev. E. F. Hayward
on ministerial Courtesy" and Rev. r.
w. Boynton on Rudolf Eucken and
Christian Humanism." The programme
for Wednesday will include addresses by
Rev. Frederic Gill on "A Gospel Of the
Spirit" DR.. Wright on 'Renouvier: A
Neglected Factor in Nineteenth Century
Philosophy Rev. II. G. Spaulding on
'Browning's Interpretation of Life"
Rev. Arthur NJ. Knapp on THE. Other
Side Of the Missionary Problem and
Rev. George R. Dodson on "The Philos-
ophy of Bergson." Rev. Robert Collyer
on Thursday will lead the devotional
service. Rev. Charles E. Park will speak
on THE Modern Demand for Unitarian
Principles" Rev. A. NJ. Lord on THE
New Individualism." and Miss Elizabeth
Padgham on Our Unitarian Women"
In the evening Rev. William Sullivan
win talk on Constructive Mysticism In
the Catholic Church"
A London cable gives the declared pol
Icy of the new Salvation Army COM
mander. Bramweli Booth. in an inter
view covering the armys record and
present outlook. He is reported as say
ing:
1T is my great hope to make men
realize the value of citizenship and their
relation and responsibility to the commu-
nifty. getting away from the pauper
idea. The social work of the Salvation
Army is for the future its fundamental
object. The difficulty OF unemployment
both in England and America Is the most
complicated problem OF the communities.
We have strongly urged for years the
establishing OF detention colonies for va
grants. We see in them safety for So
ton for many vagrants who now ara
hopeless and whose habits menace So
ciety.
But God forbid We should propose
more prisons. The prisons also must be
dominated by the spirit of human SYM
pathy and religious influence. The in
equalities of the law are gravely to blame
for the wretched conditions in which the
submerged criminal classes are found.
How easy society finds IL to lock up
all sorts of undesirable. afflicted people,
Society has to pay. but let US make sure
the officials understand that the country
is tired OF the old costly methods. and
wants no new courses of penal medicine
to add to the universal suffering. but Is
to have an entirely new treat
ment of every needy individual according
to his requirements
Upon the invitation OF the Minister OF
Home Affairs and with the evident ap-
proval of the members of the Japanese
Cabinet. conference of representatives
OF Shinto. Buddhism. and Christianity
was recently held in Tokyo. In addition !
to Mr.. Hara, the Minister OF Home AZ |
fairs. who presided. there were present |
Mr.. Tokonami, the vice minister. the |
heads OF the various bureaus of the |
Home Department and the Ministers Of
Justice. Communications. and the Navy. |
as we'll as other prominent officials. The |
Prime Minister. who was unable TO be I
present, sent his sincere regrets. All the |
thirteen Shinto sects were represented. |
as well as twenty or more Buddhist sects |
Only one sect Of Buddhism. though one
Of the largest. the Higashi Hongwanjl. !
declined. on the ground that IL objected
10 having Christianity put upon the same
basis in the view Of the government as
Shinto and Buddhism. The seven Chris f,
tians. among whom was Rev DR.. Moto- |
ia. head master of st. Paul's College. |
the Baptists. the Congrega- |
tionalists. Episcopalians, the Greek !
the Methodists. the Presbyte- |
rian and the Reformed churches. and the |
Roman Catholics. The Minister of Home !
Affairs. in welcoming the conference, eS- I
pressed appreciation OF what had been |
done in the past by the representatives |
Of the different religions ito guide the |
minds of the people and better moral |
conditions" He hoped for a continu- |
ance OF such effort in the future, and !
had asked for the conference in order |
hat there might be better understand |
ng between the governmental and re- /
igious forces as to the end to be aimed |
at.