The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

L, the Church out of Fashion.
From Leslie's Magazine has been
sent Il QUESTIONABLE to Senators and
Representatives asking their opinion
as TO whether the church has become
out of fashion, to which Senators are
reported to have replied mo" to the
number of rs. while IL have indi-
Gated that the church is not keeping
pace with the times. Quotations have
been published from some of them,
such as Senator Clapp of Minnesota.
saying: The real broad spirit of
Christianity was never so strong as
today" Fletcher of Florida: 'The
newer and better churches are being
built all the while" and Jones OF
Washington: Il believe the automo-
bile has had something to do with
decreasing attendance. 1t is pretty
hard TO get away from the lure OF
the country with an auto in the
garage" Members of the House to
the number of 129 reply in the same
strain. - of whom express the opin-
ion that the church is not keeping
pace with the times and that the re-
Igious education in the Sunday school
lacks efficiency. Speaker Clark is re-
ported TO have said: Without re-
ligion the world would be bedlam IN
a twelvemOnth.
NISSAN Interest in Land Question.
Christian missionaries in Japan. includ-
ing those of England, have joined IN a
cable to missionary societies IN tne
United States urging Christian people
here to use influence in the California
land ownership enactments. The mis-
sionaries say il is imperative that Just
sentiment he created and maintained.
The Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown. OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Foreign Board, and repre-
senting the reference commission OF the
Foreign Missions Conference of the
United States and Canada. has Just issued
statement to the effect that the large
financial and spiritual investment OF the
churches of America in Japan. and also
in China and Korea, demand that 1air
policy obtain at home in political affairs.
The LOYALTY of the Japanese govern
rnent in CARRYING out its agI cement OF
1907 REGARDING the restriction Of Japanese
emigration TO the United stntes Is an m
dication, think these missionary inter-
esrs that Japan seeks TO act in good
faith. APprec:a don nt tf:e 1ifncuitieS e
California IS expressed, bit 50 Is ths
stand nj President Wilson indcr2ed. Dr.
Brown points ci:t, in Dehali OF an uiis-
sion.1y endeavors. that tine United states
is locked upon by the people Of the far
East IS Christian country, and what
ever Is daEa here ina; seems 10 them
unfair viii react upcE Christian interests
there, rot IN japan alone. but III China
ard all of ss;a. The long cable from
Jaran, signed in behalf of ali mission
aries. indicates :he Cccp ard critical IN
tcreSt
Observation Of Bishop of Mexico.
The Eishcp of Fiexico, Right Rev.
Henry Z. AVIS, OF the Protestant hplSco-
PAL Church. reports ~ the Churchman ms
irr,uressions Of the situst ton in his parish.
TIE conservative element. whose business
interests are suffering. ''are heartily tired
Of the nations se.f-dest-uotive strife, and
are in a highly receptive mood for any
Change that Will give promise OF the re-
turn Of peace and prosperity" ne says.
II Is his opinion that new Mexico Is
slowly and painfully rising out OF the
nio.'' anS never again viii Mexico be
politically. socially. or industrialiy what
it has heen."
While there IS some conviction that
"the iron hand of a stern despotism is,
for the present at least, the only means
of repairing the broken strength Of the
netion." the people, having enjoyed the
privilege OF the ballot, will not go back
TO ''the old house or bondage"
ReyiyinS the Kensit Movement.
There is some indication that the "Ken-
sit Movement" as il is known in Eng
land, may be started here Officially, the
title OF this movement is The Protestant
Truth Society,"" founded by John ksnsit,
who used methods much like those of the
English suffragists. Since the death Of
John Kensit the work has been carried
on by his son ana others. John Kensit
entered churches during services and
raised a disturbance if he did not approve
the service. After arrest and liberation,
he disturbed more services, and kept this
missionary work going.
Besides breaking up meetings. this pecu-
liar movement uses evangelistic follow-up
methods, by which speakers follow from
town 70 town, a night behind the propc-
gandists Of some opposite religious school,
controvert their arguments and get whole
towns In turmoil. But indications