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The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
OLYMPIC GAMES OPENED
WITH RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES

A striking precedent was set by the
opening ceremonies OF the Olympic
games at Stockholm. and one which wiz
commend itself to every one who wishes
to see sport" raised to a rightfuliy
higher plane. Following the entrance Of
the royal procession and before the
events began the court pastor delivered
a short sermon and prayer was offered
by an English clergyman Then. while
everybody stood uncovered. there was
singing in chorus of Luther's hymn.
"a Mighty Fortress Is Our God" The
address of the Swedish crown prince
added a further touch Of seriousness
and dignity, and yet the entire pro-
ceedings are reported to have been bril-
liant and festive to an unusual degree.
Over 1900 athletes and 25.0oo visitors
were welcomed by the. people Of Swed-
ems capital. and the series Of games
now completed undoubtedly surpassed
the four previously. held. Several hum
dred Scandinavian women gymnasts
were an interesting feature The Ameri-
can contestants have meet with ex-
cellent success In winning the honors
of this great quadrennial athletic meet.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Faults of Church Music.

IN the Albany church Recoru Tor JUNO,
Bishop Doane, under the head of Cor
rigends," gives a quite long list Of what
seems to him serious faults and mistakes
in the rendering of the church service.
The greater part deal with matters OF
emphasis in saying the prayers and OF
usage In public worship. At the close
the bishop speaks. evidently from a full
heart. of organs and organists. Their
tyranny" says the bishop. is really be-
coming insufferable. In the first place.
many OF the set pieces. so-called. are COM
posed as though not the music was set to
the words. but the words are set TO suit
the music: so. IL man has a musical
notion In his head. and can't Mt II into
the words as they are. he will go on re-
peating them over and over again, some-
times with an intelligent completeness.
and sometimes very incompletely. ! think.
too. that the singing Of the church Is sac
rificed by the too loud playing Of the or
gan so you can't hear the voices of the
people at ALL and they feel hardly at lib
erty to use their own And then the inter-
polation OF little private voluntaries, any
where at all. to a most ludicrous effect. as
in the Sanctus, where We say. with an
gels and archangeis saying We don't say
anything except 'tra-la-ls -la-la-la.' played
on the organ. / do hope that some atten-
ton may be paid to these things. and that
some relief may be had. to the greater
dignity of divine service and to the larger
edification of the people"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
UP PROGRAMME
FOR HOME MISSION WEEK

A definite programme for ''Home Mis-
sion Week is now announced. The
week" is that of November II to "a. and
the plan of the Home Mission Council
and the Council of Women for Home
Missions. acting through their joint CEN
trail committee, is to make that week the
elimination of three months campaign
in the interest of home missions among
the Protestant churches of this country.
The Home Missions Council represents
twenty-seven general boards. our own
among them, engaged in home mission
work. The Council of Women has nine
constituent boards, national in their
scope. The aim of the central committee
is. through local committees in the
towns and cities. by means Of newspaper
articles. meetings and charts, diagrams
and posters. furnished by the missionary
societies. to conduct an effective cam
paign of education as to the work done
by the churches for the social and moral
betterment of the country, especially
among depressed. backward, and suffer-
ing people, eliminating in a group of
meetings and services in Home Mission
Week. which will present the claims OF
this work for the support of all Chris
tian people. 'Our Country-Gods Coun-
try" Is the motto of the campaign.
which considers these perplexing prob
lens from a national standpoint. On
Sunday, November II, the subjects as
signed for morning and evening are
''Our Country's Debt to Christ and
Units in Making Our Country Gods
Country" On succeeding days work
among the various races, Indians, Afri-
cans, and Asiatics; the problems Of the
island possessions and the frontier; the
immigrant, and rural and urban work
are successfully discussed. On Friday.
November .. american Social Prob
lems'' are to be studied. while Saturday
Is to be given to prayer and fellowship.
and the following Sunday to mass meet
ings and rallies, of which Our Coun-
try's Opportunity for Christ and Unity
in Making Our Country Gods Country"
will be the theme The central COM
mittee. of which Rev. Charles Stelzle IL
executive secretary. will gladly furnish
Information. suggestions and material
for the preliminary campaign. as well
as for the observance of Home Mission
Week. He may be addressed at 156 Fifth
Avenue, New York City.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
LITERARY NOTES.

William R. Castle, jr., author Of THE
Green Vase" comes of old New England
stock. although he was born in Honolulu.
His grandfather was sent out by the
American Board of Missions in 1886 as
their financial agent. and having settled
IN Hawaii, his childden grew up there.
The Castles are now one of the prominent
families Of the islands
Mr.. Castle made a few trips to Cali
fornia. but never came East until 1886,
when he entered Harvard. Shortly after
graduation with the class of 1900. he ac-
cepted a position as instructor In Eng
lish. In 1907 he was made assistant dean
pendent office. which has the duty OF
classes of freshmen.
Harper & Brothers have just received
another large order for Conant's The
Principles of Banking from the Maru-
zen-KaLushiki- Kaisha. large importing
corporation in Tokyo. Japan. The steady
increase IN the number of English books
that the Harpers are constantly export
ing to Japan Is a pretty accurate indica-
ton Of the rapidity with which the Eng
lish language is being acquired in that
country.
The necessity for still another edition
of "Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor At
kinson. brings forth the statement
from a member of the firm OF Harper &
Brothers that during Its entire century
Of publishing 1t has never put out a
more popular animal story than Grey
xriars Bobby" The story 10 founded on
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
French Religious Life.

In France. 1t is said. changes may be
noted very similar to those which can
be seen in American Intellectual and aca-
demic life. u was but a few years ago
that Brunetiere, the brilliant critic and
editor Of the Revue des deux Mondes
seemed to stand as an almost solitary pal
lsdin of lost cause in his defense Of the
historic French spiritual tradition against
the rising tide of a contemptuous agnos-
ticism. Now, though he has indeed no
equal successor. the current has SO far
turned, that, as is said by a writer In
rOpinion, who uses the pseudonym
Agathon, the intellectual youth are turn
ing very generally from ahticlerical pref
udice and coming into closer sympathy
with ''the deepest source of all activity.
the moral and relious life" As a con-
crete instance Of this fact. the importance
of which he thinks 1t hard to exaggerate.
he states that in one of the niger normal
schools, which he does not name, where
but a few years ago only a scattered
two or three could be found to declare
their religious conviction. a full third
are now communicating Roman Catholics
and. what is perhaps still more significant.
a majority Of these are science pupils. At
the Paris Lycees Of the highest grade.
this same writer declares. the professors
of philosophy find that majority OF their
pupils are communicates. while among
those who are not there is none of the
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
SPIRITUAL DIAGNOSIS
IMPORTANT IN SUCCESS
OF SOCIAL WORKERS

1t is becoming more and more recog-
nized all over the world, says the Church
man. that our social problems. besides
being questions of morals. are largely
intellectual as well. and tnat rney are as
complicated as is our whole social fab
ric. 1t is, therefore. sign Of the times
that the School Of Philanthropy. founded
by the late Mr.. Kennedy. Is providing a
special course Of instruction for parish
workers. In cooperation with profess
sors In the Union Theological Seminary
and other experts, the School of Phil
anthropy. as has been recently announc-
ed. proposes to afford both men and
women regular lessons in religious and
social subjects. among the latter being
Child Welfare" Family Rehabilita-
tion," "Neighborhood Activities and
the like. The plan resembles that al
ready. in operation in the New York
Training School for Deaconesses. but ap-
pears to embrace other people with whom
such work is an avocation rather than
q vocation. The plan recognizes that ig-
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
SOCIAL REFORMS OUTLINED
IN TWO POLITICAL PLATFORMS

Social reforms, the need of which has
been widely felt and strongly voiced at
social conferences, observes the Church
man, hold a leading place III the plat
form of the Republicans and of the
Democrats. Whatever be the outcome of
the election there is promise Of remedial
legislation which should prove of far
reaching beneficence. The Republican
party declares itself prepared to go for
ward with the solution of those new ques-
tions which social, economic, and politi-
cal development have brought into the
forefront of the nations interest TT
will strive" continues the platform, mot
only in the nation but in the several
States to enact the necessary legislation
to safeguard the public health, to limit
effectively the labor of women and chill
dren. and to protect the wage-earners
engaged in dangerous occupations. to en-
act comprehensive and generous work.
mems compensation laws, in place Of the
present wasteful and unjust system Of
employers liability. and In all possible
ways to satisfy the just demands OF the
people for the study and solution of the
complex and constantly-changing prob
lens of social welfare" Here is, at least.
explicit recognition of many needs and
promises that will not be forgotten. The
Republican platform also urges that the
rights of the Individual to the freest pos
sible development of his own powers and
resources and to the control of his own
justly-acquired property, SO far as these
are compatible with the rights Of others,
shall not be interfered with or destroy
ed" For the reform of the courts, both
Federal and State, it favors legislation
ITO prevent long delays and the tedious
and costly appeals which have SO often
amounted to a denial of Justice in civil
cases and to a failure to protect the pub
lie at large in criminal cases." For dis
putes among nations II favors reference
Of all justiciable differences to an inter-
national court
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
OF Presidential Nominees.

Nolan Rice Best. editor OF the Con.
finent. had this to say on two Presi-
DENTAL nominees Ia q recent issue, Of his
periodical. which is said to be the moei
representative journal of the Presby-
terians in the United States:,
TT is not at all in the temper Of Pres
byterianiem to indorse or support any
man for public ONCE because he IL q
Presbyterian. yet Presbyterianism. like
any other fellowship Of men. has its
internal bond of. intimate frsternity-its
family sense which makes the joy and
honor OF one member the cheer of all the
rest. So In fraternal spirit transcend
ing the variance of political theory and
party preferences all Presbyterians Ger
tainly are pleased with the extraordinary
honor which has come this past week TO
distinguished Presbyterian elder-the
nomination Of Gov. Woodrow Wilson for
the Presidency OF the United States HIS
Presbyterianism Is of itself no claim tc
the franchises of his fellow-citizens. but
II is an agreeable faith to entertain that
his Presbyterianism stands for qualities
certain to fortify and solidify the poiltt
cal abilities which have won for him this
preferment. II he Is chosen for the high
ONCE to which his party commends him
he Will undoubtedly prove what has been
proved in the White House before-that
Presbyterian President is mighty
wholesome sort for the nation 10 have.
'All Of which being written about the
Democratic nominee for President be.
comes due for repetition as the same
party makes its choice of a candidate for
Vice President-Gov. Thomas r. Marshall
of Indiara. Gov. Marshall is the mai
who. when he sat for a photograph for
campaign posters in the outset OF his
first Gubernatorial canvass. insisted on
wearing Presbyterian brotherhood but
ton where 1t would show big on his coat
lapel. The Democrats we're probably ig-
norant that they were nominating an
exclusively Presbyterian ticket. but Pres-
byterians may make use Of their double
chances of fraternal coDgratulation with
out fear of disgusting politicians with
the double team of Governors from one
church affiliation."
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

norant and haphazard blundering II ~
hurtful in labor for the good OF society
and the church as in mercantile pursuits-
This school viii not only be useful 10
sitting the trained workers and raising
their standards. but also In assisting
those who support them to distinguish
between competent and incompetent
workers. The day Is as truly past for
people to contribute blindly. as It 10 for
welfare-workers to work blindly. Ef-
ficiency Is recognized as Indispensable
everywhere: and the present facilities
Of information make II more difdcult for
ineficiency to go unnoticed.
So far so good. continued the Church
man: but we hope that this and every
other such school will not fail to empha-
size another side Of the social workers
task. which goes along with all the 9TH
ers and is even more dinicult and DELI
cate: the moral and spiritual touch: the
ability to appreciate and develop human
character. and to discriminate between
one soul and another. Some physicions
lack the gift of physical diagnosis. How
many OF our welfare-workers are alive
to their lack OF spiritual diagnosis?
That, too, is q heaven-sent gift. and
whenever 1t is found 1t should be made
the most of; for human happiness is ul-
timately a state Of mind. knowledge OF
human nature. and not least of ones self.
enters into this gift Of spiritual diagnosis.
and so do tact and sympathy-all spring
ing from the personal experience which
has no counterfeit According to st.
Paul, the discerning of spirits was spe-
cial gift of the Holy Ghost. vouchsafed
not to all Christians. but to some. When
the School of Philanthropy graduates Its
pupils we hope IT will have inspired them
to covet this gift, and on bended knee
to ask OF Him who knew what is In
man." In Florence Nightingale. to all
her other talents this was superadded;
yet to-day in many a philanthropic insti-
tute there are men and women who are
careful and troubled about many
things" but who have not come to see
hat this ara thing fheu lack
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
SUMMER CONVENTIONS
TESTING RESULTS OF
MEN AND RELIGION WORK

Summer schools East and West issued
invitations to laymen aroused by the
Men and Religion Movement to attend
them. and prepare for larger all-around
service. Key men in the seventy cities
where conventions have been held were
sought out and circulars Of all sorts sent
to them Concerning new interest on the
part of laymen. a test made during the
late Conservation Congress- Is in point.
On one day a show OF hands was made.
whether delegates were ministers or lay
men. and it was found that two-thirds Of
all present were ministers. Asked fur
ther about their status. II was found that
not all of the congress delegates We're In
the active pastorate of churches. Many
were educators, Y NJ. c. A. secretaries.
salaried Sunday school workers, mission
airy secretaries, and others whose profess
sion is religious work. Indeed. the show
ing Of volunteer laymen, from the bust
ness ranks or the learned professions.
was smaller by far than had been ex-
pected.
Andrew Carnegie departed from his
rule against contributions TO such causes,
and gave $500 to the expenses of the
recent Men and Religion Congress,
These expenses were handled in the same
budget with the New York local cam
paign. II was the size of this budget.
change of the congress from Washington
to New York. The budget In question
was $4,000. but so liberal was New York
that IT subscribed. including the under
writing guarantees, So, 600 The New
York campaign cost s11.0oo, the congress
$4,000, and there was spent in newspa-
per advertising and illuminated signs on
the top of tall buildings a little more
than $1,000.
John d. Rockefeller. jr., not only gave
literally of this expenditure himself, but
he entered upon the active work OF the
finance committee and induced others to
contribute. The outcome was that the
congress came through with all bills paid.
The Committee of Ninety-seven, the ma
tional organization, disbanded under the
same favorable conditions. and the New
York committee, shouldering what look
ed like a big and bold budget, came
through to the end, its members person.
ally very well satisfied. both with their
work and with what they regard as the
local and national results from It.
During the campaign that began last
October at Minneapolis and ended in the
spring in New York. 7.0S2 meetings were
held. There were S.3s2 addresses given.
Upon all meetings there attended 1.is2.-
600 persons The institutes were regarded
as the prime service in all city cam
paigns, and yet in most of them the num-
ber of men attending was smaller than
had been expected. The average was
hardly more than forty The number of
persons formally committed to personal
service along one or more of the six lines
or themes. was 26,2s0. Efforts are now
to be made to make some of. the lines
permanent by securing endowments to
maintain them
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

be worse than the despotism We have
don DR.. Sun Vat Sen u ded'cating him
self with the same pure patriotism, un-
wearied zeal. and faith in the power Of
the ideal that have won for him . SUI
preme place In the hearts OF biz country
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

old anti.clericai rancor. The same revival
10 showing itself all through literature,
and especially among the lyric poets who
exercise great influence upon the scholas-
tic youth Of France. Many Of these
writer's. says Agathon. are men who be-
gan their career as agnostics. but the ex-
perience Of life has brought them to an
other mind with the changed spirit Of the
times
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21


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The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

George Middleton, the dramatist, and
author of plays produced by Julia Mar
lowe. Margaret Anglin, and others, is
spending the summer at Senator La
Follette's farm In Madison. Wis. putting
the finishing touches on a new volume
OF plays which will deal mainly with
phases of the social and economic prob
lens of the day.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Among the letters Of George Mereditn
in the fiction number of Scribner's Masa-
zine (Auguso are several 10 Janet ROSS
who was, in so far as Meredith ever drew
his Characters direct from life, his MODEL
for Rose Jocelyn In Evan Harrington
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Few people know that the fale Ar'
School contains a remarkable COLLECTION
of Italian pictures 1t will he described
in the August Scribner. II Is knows a
the Jaryes collection.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

DIR. Frederic Tabor Cooper is the au-
thor of both Some American Story
Tellers'' and Some English Story Tell
ers." a book of the younger novelists-
which Messrs. Henry Holt q Co. an
nounce for fall publication.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

leading figures of the time.
Although THE Wind Before the Dawn"
is the first book of Del H. Munger. those
critics who have been able TO see parts Of
it in advance declare that In bringing 1t
out this August, Doubleday. Page & Co..
are launching an author who will go far
in the solution of some of the most vexed
and vexing problems Of the day. Though
her book is laid In Kansas, and Is de-
clared by its publishers to be the epic
Of the plains. it deals with the universal
question of the economic relation be-
tween husband and wife.
Mrs. Munger has lived most of her life
on the outskirts of civilization and knows
the life of the plains in its most intimate
details. For the last few years she has
lived with her family at Palo Alto, Cal.
where she has a delightful bungalow. The
book was. begun before she moved to
California, but she completed 1t there.
The August Strand is filed with excel
lent summer reading. The fiction in
cludes contributions from such we'll
known writer's as Richard Marsh. r. NJ.
Jameson, Pleydell North, c. II. Bovill.
Herman Schefauer. Post Wheeler. r. T.
vernede. Morice Gerard, and A. Ander-
son. The articles are numerous and var
led. Neck Joya writes very charmipgly
about THE Lore and Legend Of Japan
ese Fire-hies," the article being beauti-
fully Illustrated by the famous Japanese
artist, Yoshioo Markino. William s.
Walsh writes amusingly regarding The
Letter H." and tells many a good story
of the difficulty which certain English
men experience In using this important
letter. Mrs. Herbert Vivian describes
THE Most Wonderful Castle in Europe
and Prof. Ward contributes Q paper on
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Mrs. Andrews. who recently took a sun
day magazine prize for her story Inc
Counsel Assigned" sailed for Europe on
June %, but left for the Scrioner august
nnubar a fishing story with a setting In
the Triton Club, Of Canada, and in New
York.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Mrs Murphy. washlady. Is an out-and-
out capitalist says Robert Sloss, writing
in the issue of Harper's Weekly for July
6. The 10 cents which she contributes
weekly for life insurance gets busy
along with 100000 othet dimes in the
erection of "skyscrapers," hotels, and
factories. Thus Mrs. Murphy's 1o-cent
pieces not only help her brother and her
son to get a job, but they may buy a
few Of the very bricks with which
more sanitary and comfortable place IL
built for her to live in"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

John Galsworthy, during his recent
visit to this country to produce The
Pigeon" at the Little Theater. made an
extended tour. part of 1t in the South
In the August number Of Scribner's
Magazine he gives an impression OF the
old South in short sketch entitled
That Old-Time Place"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-21

Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. are just
having to print a third edition of Miss
Alice Calhoun Haines' "Cock-a-Doodle
HILL Her Luck of the Dudley Gra-
h1ms" is already in its fifth edition. and
the same publishers will issue her Part
ners for Fair this fall Though the
name, Alice Calhoun Haines. still appears
upon her books, she recently became
Mrs. James Noble Baskin, and is now
living In San Antonio. Tex