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The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
THE TREND OF THINGS.
Most Country Churche. Dead.

Not all OF the missionary secretaries
who took part in the recent Kansas 70
California survey OF home mission con.
ditions agree that the great need Of
Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast re-
gions Is for more churches A Con-
gregational secretary. the Rev. n. l.
Breed. said that 1000 towns, 800 to 1000
population eacfs are without churches
or religious Influences OF any kind. and
that the overlapping of church work Is
50 small as 10 be negligible. Now, Mr..
]. Z. McAfee. a layman who Is one OF
the secretaries Of the Presbyterian home
board, declares there are too many
churches, but admits he could find few
Of his associates on the survey trip who
would agree with him.
Il found a church In almost every
small town." he said. Sometimes there
were two or three OF them. Most Of them
were dead. think one live church is
a better proposition for any town than
two or three dead ones. The great need
is that home missionary boards get to-
gether. Now each works in its own way.
ignoring the existence OF others In each
community. The rural church depart
ment Of our board defines country
church as one that serves the community
along all lines. Manifestly there can
be but one such IN each community. Yet
I found men who insisted there shall be
three or four. so as to insure healthy
rivalry. In my philosophy there is too
much rivalry already.
There Is colossal Ignorance on the
part of the churches concerning the
home field. And this ignorance extends
TO the boards which expend home mis-
sion funds. We are planning surveys Of
fifteen States. with Arizona and Utah TO be
completed by February. The school dis
trict is TO be the unit of study. for these
districts are made up on the basis OF
family life and of children. When we
learn the actual number OF churches in
q district, the religious bodies repre-
sented, the population, the occupations
Of the people. the enrolment OF Sunday
schools, whether churches receive East
ern money. and the languages spoken,
IL other than English. we shall be IN
fairly good position TO map out work.
Mission boards are working together as
they never have done. That much is TO
be said"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
is A PUBLIC MONOPOLY
Commissioner of Navigation Points Out Weakness of
Government and Private Competition

the mind TO which the general theory OF
government ownership Is Objectionable
In the event OF war involving the United
States we should find any possible antag-
onist equipped to-day, and long before a
possible declaration, with virtually COM
within his Jurisdiction.
Panama Canal Tolls.
The report maintains that the trafho
OF the banana Canal should supply rev.
enue for It's maintenance and possibly In
time for the partial Liquidation OF the
debt incurred for construction. Toward
this revenue we must ourselves contribute
In some way. for 1t Is not feasible, even
II treaties permit. to impose the entire
burden OF paying for the canal on for.
eign nations. Commissioner Chamber
lain argues that the American contrfSu-
ton fer the maintenance Of the Panama
Canal. like American contributions for
the army and navy and every other form
Of national defense, and for every other
form Of improved waterways. in fairness
to all concerned. ought to be paid not
by a direct levy on American shipping.
but by appropriations from the Treasury
OF the United States equivalent TO a
general contribution by the whole people.
as proposed by the late Senator Frye.
Our general policy toward improved
waterways was established by the act
of lSsL which provided:
No tolls or operating charges shall be
levied upon or collected from any vessel
dredge. or other watencraft for passing
through any lock. canal. eanalizsd river,
or other work for the use and benent OF
navigation. now belonging TO the United
States or that may be hereafter acquired
or constructed"
Under this general poIicv .i,-. Jt,,v
1854. Congress has appropriated for river
and harbor improvements up TO June %.
1879. a total OF $Sz7.os5.70.s4. COMPARED
with total estimated cost % the Panama
Canal to the date OF opening OF sS7s ooo.ooo
These improvements have been made and
maintained at the expense OF the entire
people.
The report presents the latest ananoiai
statement Of the Suez Canal and dis
cusses methods Of measuring shipsf ton
mage for toll purposes. free materials for
shipbuilding. the motor boat law, an
chorage regulations, and Includes the
usual statistics OF the merchant shipping
of the United States and other countries.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Mem and Religion Plans.

Four teams are TO enter the field for
the Men and Religion Movement when
the second part OF the campaign starts
on January g. The week just ended has
been given up to conferences OF members
Of the teams themselves. when mistakes
Of the fan campaign in the West have
been gone over. and new methods evolved
from them. The four conventions to be
held Immediately are those OF Portland.
Providence. Springfield. ana Worcester,
ana these are 70 be followed on the sue
eeedlng week ny the conventions in Bos-
ton. Hartford. and Rochester. For the
Boston meeting two teams are to be
engaged.
From the conventions thus far held,
wholly in the Middle West and South
west, reports are TO the effect that Bible
classes are much Increased in number.
and attendance upon old classes has
grown. The Bible work Is thus far re-
ported to have produced most visible ef-
feet. with the social service and labor
work a good second. During January
ana February there are planned nearly
three hundred conventions In smaller
towns Of the West and Southwest. 20 be
conducted by men who attended the main
centers. one member OF the general
teams will be in charge. The reports OF
favorable impressions upon the small
towns where auxiliary conventions have
thus, far been held Indicate attendance
even larger In proportion than the main
ones.
Already plans are making for the con-
servation congress-" which Is to be held
in washington IN April. Here will be
gathered all Of the teams. and national
leaders In most religious bodies. This
congress will not be for platform ad-
dresses. but for deliberation on what to
do during the summer and next fall 20
make rsults Of the whole campaign per-
manent Out OF the congress will prob
ably grow, II is said. a considerable num-
Der Of new organizations, certainly OF
federations President Taft is expected
IN sneak
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
CATHOLIC LEADERS START
NOVEL CHAPEL ON WHEELS

ginning to nnd In the auxiliary an ave-
nue. for their interest and enthusiasm.
As wac stated at the outset. new car
dinais for America means new life, new
plans. new conduests. Material at hand
Is to be utilized as not heretofore both
TO advance the church In America and
to train that church to neip Christian
progress throughout the world. Catholic
leaders hold that as there are Improve
must be improvements In methods OF re-
ligious work.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

the eneet that their workers are safe,
although their work Is upset. Both So
cIeties learn that the Chinese have
adopted the Gregorlan calendar. and the
Bible Society. agent reports complaints
from up-to-date Chinese republicans
against the imprint on the Scripture
portions that they are issaed In the third
wear OF the reign Of the baby Nanchu
Emperor. Already they demand imprints
giving the republican year. II Is ad-
mitted that even Americans could hardly
be more enterprising.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
The Greek Theater Il Not creek.

From the San FsndzO Bulletin.
Another architectural fallacy has ex-
ploded. Prof. Charles Knapp. OF Colum-
bia University. who leetured before the
San Francisco Archaeological society on
the subject OF The Roman Theatsr,a .
summoned the temerity to declare be-
fore his audience that the Greek Theater
at Berkeley. isn't a Greek theater at
all Prof. Knapp even denied the struc-
ture the right TO claim to be Roman
He claims that the well-known scene
OF open-air Sunday concerts = sort OF
hybrid Of Greek and Roman styles or
before been erected In the history OF the
world.
The ground upon which he denies the
Berkeley structure the right to the term
Greek Is that its stage Is too deep. too
wide, and too high.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
CHRISTIAN EEDEAVoR NOTES.

The Endeavorers OF Mount Pleasant
Congregational Young Peoples Society
VIII hold their January business meet-
ing tomorrow afternoon at ( o'clock.
when plans will be laid for the future
work Of the organization. The eonsecra-
tion meeting tomorrow VIII be led By
Mr.. John Longan. and Miss EIma
Gathman viii give q soprano solo. Two
new members will be received into the
society at this meeting.
New oacers Of st. Paurs Lutheran
Young Peoples Society viii be installed
tomorrow evening at o'clock by the
pastor. Rev. J. 7. Huddle. and COM
mittee chairmen by Union President
Horace NJ. Gilman. A brief address to
the society by Representative n A. Nor
rison, of Indiana, will follow. Miss Lydia
suman viii preside and Miss Bertha
Hansen win sing.
The meeting Of Emmanuel Baptist Inter
mediate Society tomorrow viii be led by
Mr. Fred Hammer. An effort Is being
made to enlist a number Of new mem
bers IN the society during the month Of
January.
Beta Society. Of Ninth Street Christian
Church, Will install as officers on Tues
day evening at the church Mr.. J. A.
Davis, president: Mr.. James Roy. vice
president: Miss May DeLawder. record
ing secretary; BIiss Fannie Ferneyhough.
corresponding secretary. and Mr.. Charles
Dalzell. treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
American Catholics and
World Missions.

Returning 10 America, they have opened
at Hawthorne, IN the archdiocese of New
York, a seminary for the training or
American young men for work in the
foreign mission fields. That Is to be the
chief task OF the new society. Nobody
doubts there are many young American
Catholics willing to give their lives. TO
search them out, to train them in Ian
guages. to show them how TO treat ma
tive religions, to fit them IN all possible
ways for the serious work OF Christian
missions in China where there are fire.
quent outbreaks, IN the Sudan in Africa
where is to be the next great battle
of Chrlstianity-this Is the work OF the
new society and its new seminary. Catho-
lie foreign missions on the same level
as Catholic extension in America and
Catholic training for workers for America,
is the well-baJanced and far-seeIng OF
Catholic leaders.
A Catholic Woman's Auxillary-hasn't
that an up-to-date soundZ 1t is probably
the first in the Catholic Church, certain
ly the first in America. 1t is established
by the Catholic Church Extension So
ciety, and there are now so branches
in as many cities and parishes. Through
the auxiliary women work for missions,
both In supplying workers and in giving
money to support them. This auxiliary
Is especially interested in education of
children OF Catholic parentage TO pre-
vent them drifting from the faith, and 10
train them as devout workers. The task
Is not limited to girls, although the aux
iliary is limited to women. Many we'll
to-do women, many women of exceptional
vision and intelligence, are already be-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Moderui.ed.
.wiand Plain Deaier.

trom the Cleveland Plain DealeF
That story OF the building Of the
Tower OF Babel should be modernized .
But how would yoa account for the
confusion Of tongues?,
ryphy. I suppose they had the tower
pretty nearly up and then somebody
yelled Graft. and everybody accused
everybody else and the job was held
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
Memorial Artillery Chapel.

The first Memorial Artillery Chapel in
America Is TO be erected and consecrated
as part Of the centenary celebration OF
the war of 1872 The location viii be
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

lis that It applies training along new lines
TO priests who arc not members Of the
religious orders. The new lines are Pc
eulIarIy American ones. aimed to meet
American conditions. The same training
is afforded members Of the orders. but
emphasis Is placed at the mission house
at Brookland upon training OF workers
who are to so out under diocesan bishops.
Nothing to excel 1t is to be found in any
religious body. either In plan. or In per-
Torrance.
II will be remembered that IL was not
long ago that the United States was taken
out Of the Yatiean's list OF missionary
countries and the Catholic church here
placed upon the same administration
footing as the same church In the older
countries of Europe Along with this
advance has come. among other things,
q greatly widened vision OF world re-
sponsibility on the part OF the church
In this country. One Of the great mis-
siouary societies OF the world Is that Of
the Society for the Propagation of the
Faith. 1t is Of French birth. with head
quarters IN Lyons and main ofiices in
both Paris and Rome. France gives by
far the largest share OF the money which
Il raises each year.
The work Of this wonderful society is
world wide. Its gifts have strengthened
Catholic efforts in india. China, and al
most all so-called heather lands Within
the last few years the United States has
come TO the financial support Of this So
ciety. Gifts OF American Catholics are
$4,000 a year, and steadily increasing.
Without at all Affecting seriously the
American work of this society, there has
just been started here a Catholic Foreign
Mission Society. This latter is an Amer
lean enterprise. fully approved by the
Pope, but started with American push
and plans. The archbishops inaugurated
It, and the Rev. james A Walsh and
the Rev. Thomas Price, two vigorous
young American priests, one Of them
from the South, were selected to lead II.
These young enthusiasts went to Europe
and there learned all that was to'be had
from experience OF similar enterprise.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

A new seaport Is planned for Rome at
a point on the Mediterranean. twelve
miles distant. where there Is ample deep
water for a fine harbor.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

That is, while there has been the enor-
nous increase OF almost $4,000. 900 since
1900. there is withiR the last year or two
an actual decline. according TO this
authority. Hence the effort on the part
OF the laymen to compile new data
next week. may issue on It's authority.
Some exceedingly important data IL
shown by this semi-oncial report For
example:
Protestants Of Europe, America. and
all the world gave to foreign missions
in so-ealled heather lands last year SIS
2g7, ,07L Protestants OF the United States
and Canada gave 81. .oo5. or almost a
half Of the whole sum. Great Britain
gave 1854. 4.1s5, and everybody else a
little more than S3.ooo.00o Furthermore,
the missionary society having the largest
income OF all In an American one. with
headquarters in New York. stu fur
ther, Of the Eve societies in the world
having incomes exceeding 81 10000 year
each. four are American. Here are the
FIVE:
Methodist Episcopal. New York. g. .lT. ~
Church of England. London....... lyO0,bl0
Presbyterian. New York............ 1.IlS526
Baptist, Bostoa...-...--.....-...- l,loS,seo
Congressional. Boston............- 1.0a7.C .C26
Because OF larger interest BY layInen
Il has been reported tkat laymen OF
churches OF single groups OF cities last
year pledged advances greater than the
S5s1, 900 now realized. while Canada lay
men, who have had a series of conven-
tons since those I'm the United States OF
two years ago. have also reported large
advance pledges. Estimates have gone
out that the foreign gifts Of the last
year would reach 100 for North
America alone, which estimates now ap-
pear to have been at least $1.oo0ooo too
high. II IL known, however. that some
societies, nearing the ends OF their fiscal
years, fell behind their own predictions.
money not coming IN as they had hoped
Inquiry made from leaders among lay
men especially interested IN foreign mis-
sions brings the information that other
data will be compiled and issued by the
societies themselves next week.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
e year preceding that given herewith:

These figures cover every foreign so
ciety IN the United States and Canada.
II was N 1s07 that the Iaymen took fresh
hold. The actual figures Of growth before
and after they took hold are furnished
by the same authority, and are:
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

Protestant gifts IN Great Britain fell
OF last year. SO that gifts from all the
world. In the years named, to foreign
Christian missions, are. according TO this
arifhorffv.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
BroOkland . FRAMING Center.

Maxine experts in church work is COM
parable with experts In government, edu-.
cational. and commercial service The
new thing about the work Of the union
Głos polek., 1912-08-08

oto plyna chwiie, dnie tygodnie - s}ucham
duszq napieta i drzQca, slucham glosu, odruchu
echa Jakego... Mic - smiertenie cicho doko}a
AM prasa polska, ami przewodncy ludu poIskiego,
am dza1acze obozow rozmaitych, ami nawet .ludze.
urzedowo pod sztandarem skarbu narodu stoiacv -
ME zdradzlE gosu zadnego, odruchu, uderzenia SER
ca mocnego polskego Zataili bicie lego nrzvdn
Sill odruch VIOLA, mczenem twardem - ial1 zbroia
- odGzleEl sic Cd wolania tax niewygodnepo. me-
czacego, drazliwego!..: Bodaj to Slimaczv spok6i
zyc1a' cbrablanie spraw w@asnych bliskch bodai to
Ia clcha drzemka w dobrobycie spokoju - POGO,
ach POGO nam wychylac sic ma burziwe prozne wi;
chly nawalnice zyca, kt6re 20 szerokich, dalekcb
rodzlnnych polach naszych tam hulaia. A bn-
laJa tam one rosna nagle moe i potege sprzv
slegaJa sic na zagube nasza ma ostateczne zgniece
ME mas wydarcie zycia
Widzimy w ostatnich czasach groznv z,vrot
przeclwko nam nietylko Rosji, Prusach, ale W
teJ przewrotnej Austr kt6rej przez so lat wiernie
nlewolniczo sluzylSmy. Znamy ia - wszak na-
mletamy, jak dla swej panstwowej potrzeby W r.
40 umia1a skierowac hajdamackie noze W piers Pol
ski - i dis oto gaszcze, obiecuie schleb;a Ru.
slnom kosztem krzywdy naszej deptania DO praw;e
naszem. Jak dalej p6jdzieY Minister teize Austr;;
wofa, re Europa stoi wulkanie re trzeba czelzas
wypadkow wielkich... Ma Balkanach wrzv. VITO.
Głos polek., 1912-08-08
Gnebiace uczucie smut

"neblace uczucie smutku beznadzei ogarnia
mlmoWoh, gdy sic patrzy przyszIoSc ukladaiacego
sic Stosunku naszego do Ojczyzny, gdy sic patrzv'
w rosnace zoboJetniene dla spraw tam - "a
oceanem zasklepienie sic Ii tylko troskach k1o
potach blez2cego dnia. Nieobecny jest wsr6d mas
Ten poryW zyWloioWy serca sumienia kt6ry ME ro-
zumuJe: ME Way, nie watpi ME waha sic ale ca
1a Potega wolf, uczucia - speszy decyduie dale
ratuJe. Wobec welkich i rosnacych kiosk zvcia
narodu, obec zbrodni Chelmszczyzny, w obec iu-
blleuszu 5O-letnego ostatniej zbrojnei WALK ME
podlegioSc w r. 63, obec uczynionych sub6w milo
dzlezy naszeJ na nova wake O wolnoSc Oiczyznv -
podnosim koniecznoSc, obowiazek sumienia ho-
noru wychodztwa poskiego, kt6re dla lepszego w.
cla opuScllo zemie swa rodzinna - obIozyc sic DO
oattnem centoWym ma tel Macierzy, tel
chwlli krytycznej bye moze dziej6w, poSpieszyc do
braci czynem, ME sowem ulotnem - 2 czvnem o.
flary, pomocy, serca k6ryby tam na Mich spadl iak
rosa ozywcza, jak moe i potezny zasilelz duchowy
materJalny. w porywie b6lu, co wstrzqsa dis kaz-
d% dusze poska, w porywie radosci co widzi bn
dzeme sic ducha narodu, porywie odczucia grozy
sytuacJi, kt6ra lada chwa zawo}ac ma mas moze -
'wStancle, o zycie chodzi" - zawoa}am do
wychodztwa polskiego w Ameryce: "daicie centa
gowy kaidej, miesiac, dla odbudowania zma
gaJace1 sic strasznej walce Macerzy jedynei !.
Evening journal., 1912-07-06
MARSHALLTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARSHALLTON, Del. July g.
Many people of this vicinity attended
the Newark carnival on July 4.
Many farmers of this vicinity are
harvesting hay.
Miss p. Florence Little was a Will
mington visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Banning and daughter,
of the Cedars, was entertained for a
day recently at the home of her
er, Clarence Brackin.
Mrs. Emma Brackin and children,
Watson and John, called on Mrs.
James Woodward on Wednesday
H. Wallace Cook of Fairview was
entertained on Thursday by his
schoolmate, Leroy w Little.
Misses Vera and Eva Currinder
called on their aunt. at Newark. on
Thursday.
Mrs. Clarence Brackin and sons
Watson and John, were recently en-
tertained by Newark friends.
II. Wallace Cook and lie Roy w
Little went on a fishing trip on Thurs
day.
Misses Mary r., P. Florence, Anna
Belle f., and Leroy w. Little. were
entertained on Wednesday evening al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Maclary.
Evening journal., 1912-07-06
HARRINGTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
HARRINGTON, Del, July 6.-Mrs.
Hatfield and Mrs. Satterfield spent
part of the week at Hurlock Md
Mrs. Day. of Wilmington, is the guest
of Mrs. Mary Betts-Miss Mamie Hat
field is a Philadelphia visitor-The
Sunday school class Of Mr.. Troupe
spent July at Rehoboth-The La
dies Aid Society of the NJ. p Church
met at Mrs. Matte Raughley's on
dnesday-Senator and Mrs. John
Sheldrake are spending the summer
at Rehoboth-Mrs. Ed4th Ryan spent
part of the week in Philadelphia
John Brown is visiting in the West
Mrs. Simpson of Trappe, is visit
ing Miss Zenice Charles
Anderson died suddenly on Wednes-
day-Ruth Adams is the guest of
Bridgeville -friends-Frank Fleming
and Lowber Jackson are spending
some time at Rehoboth-Mrs. Hart
is visiting Lewes friends-Miss Ber-
tha Lewis was the guest of Farming
ton friends or Wednesday-Th Miss
es Culver, Of Dover are visiting NAL
lie Culver-Miss Agnes Anderson has
returned home after spending some
time in Philadelphia-M Nan Rus
sell of Pennington is the guest OF
Bessie Culver-Raymond and Paul
Fleming weer the guests of hteir aunt
Miss Sheldrake at Rehoboth July 4
Evening journal., 1912-07-06
PYRENE PUTS OUT
e ELECTRIC FIRE

A large crowd, estimated at 20O0
persons. found much interest in a
demonstration given last evening at
Eleventh and King streets, by p. A.
Iddings and Company. Of the new fire
extinguisher, Pyrene The chief pur-
pose Of the demonstration was to
show what this agency will do in
fighting an electric flame. power
full electric arc was produced, between
two sections of street railway tracks,
which were connected with the rail-
way and feed wire of the Peoples
Railway at that point, the voltage be-
ing the same as is used to operate
the cars. The application of Pyrene
had the appearance of being magical
the arc disappearing almost as soon
as it was applied, leaving only the
molten metal as evidence of the heat
1 that the arc had produced Mr.
| Iddings, who was in charge of the
test, explained that the purpose was
/ to show that the eXtinguisher viii
overcome the hottest kind of an cleo
/ trio fire and also to prove that tn,
liquid used is non-conductor o
/ electricity.
In addition to the demonstration
there was a test of the extinguishei
in fighting fires in the most infam
mable materials, including gasoline
calcium carbide, ether, excelsior
waste, cotton, &C., all of which wer'
most successful. One demonstration
was made in extinguishing a fire in
box suspended in the air A squa,
of police and stout ropes kept tn
throng back out of the fire zone.
Evening journal., 1912-07-06
REHOBOTH HAS
JOLLY FOURTH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del, July g.
Delaware's famous summer resort,
with it's Fourth of July celebration,
did itself proud, and the day will go
down in the history of this place as
one of the greatest ever experienced.
The crowd was one of the largest
ever in attendance.
The exercises consisted of a street
parade headed by the Blades Band,
members Of the /. o. r. NJ, decorated
wagons carrying children and OK
carts were in line. Business houses
we're represented by floats.
Races followed on the Ewing
course. Mr. Hudson's Judge Link
wood won the 2.25 trot; Mr. Collins
Charlie w. won the free-for-all Mr..
Elliott's Lady Barnett, the 2.35 trot
and Mr.. Crows Independence the 2.50
trot.
At baseball, Lewes defeated Days
boro, 13 to 4.