The Washington herald., 1913-02-16
NEWS AND COMMENT.


est of the coming convention Of the
Worlds Association to be held in Zu-
rich, Switzerland, July Sis. Mr.. Law
renee is now in London and will con-
fer with the British section of the
worlds committee in London, and with
representatives of that committee will
proceed TO Zurich, where he will be
Joined by Herr ]. G. Lehman, of Cas-
sci, Germany, one of the worlds execu-
tive committee, and other leaders. In
Zurich several sessions will be held with
the local committee. of which Pfarer
Ruegg of the university is chairman,
and the details of the convention will be
planned.
A company of twenty-five business
men and Sunday school specialists will
leave San Francisco for Zurich, via the
Orient, in March. and en- route will hold
conventions and conferences in the
Philippines, in Japan, China and Koera
and on the return will make the trip
over the Trans-Siberian Railway, reach
ing Zurich in time to make a report Of
their tour. The party will be under the
direction of II. J. Heinz, the Pittsburg
manufacturer. and Mr.. Frank L. Brown,
New York banker. They will bear let
ters of introduction and commentators
from President Taft. President-elect Will
son. and others and their tour will, 1t
is said, mark the dawning of a new era
in Sunday school endearor and service.
The Unipersalist Leader, commenting
upon using the church seasons, such as
Lent. for furthering the religious success
of churches. says:
ut is noticeable how the enterprising
merchants Of the day have taken account
Of religious seasons and religious senti-
ment, if not always of religious practice,
They know enough to know that when the
current of human thought is setting in a
certain direction, they must take advan-
taGe of it and make the most of it. And
they do. 1t is pitiful, at times disgust
ing. 10 see the conformity which has no
other reason than what there is in it. and
Vet why not learn the lesson of good
sense? These clever merchants do not
stop to talk of theology. to question the
nationality of the times and seasons: they
see their chance and make use of II.
There is the lenten season. which is a
time when the thought turns instinc-
lively and by association TO things re-
licious; the mind becomes willing where
before il was antagonistic. This is
condition. and foolish are those who do
not take account of it. If the season is
worth something to the department
store. the market, and even the whisky
shop, why should il not be worth more
to the business of religion? Here is
current of life that is setting in our di-
N.
one hundred and fifty guests sat at the
banquet tables at the first annual BAN
uuet of the Pinkham Bible Glass. OF the
Emmanuel Baptist Church on Wednesday
night. The Pinkham Glass. which num-
hers some 80 members had as its hon
cred guest the Rev. DR.. W. W. Bustard,
pastor of the Baptist Church in Cleve-
land, of which Mr.. John d. Rockefeller
is member Mr.. Percy s. Foster pre-
SIDED as POSTMASTER. and. in introducing
the principal speaker of the evening,
Rev. II. s Pinkham. pastor of 1mmanuel
church. who was classmate of DIR. Bus
tard at college. alluded to many amusing
incidents of their college days. DR.. Bus
iard spoke on the subject of the "Charac-
teristics of True Greatness and Incl
Cpntally told several anecdotes of the
private life of Mr.. Rockefeller. He said
The disadvantage of having so prominent
= man as Mr.. Rockefeller in his conGre-
cation was that people always referred
10 his church as John DIS church." and
that the pas has to work hard to keep
himself in the public eye.
An informal reception was given to Dr.
Bustard. and during the evening musical
selections were rendered by the orchestra
and the Emmanuel Baptist quartet.
The Ecclesiastical State of the Bal
hy Rev. DIR. Sigourney Fay, in Mcmahon
Hall. at Catholic University, Thursday
nfternun. DR. Fay has made a special
study of the religion of Russia. Turkey,
and the Orient and described par
ticularly the rise and progress Of Chris
tianity. In conclusion DR.. Fay said the
present state of things couud not go
on for any great length of time. and ex-
pressed the belief that the people would
ultimately turn to the Roman Church.
Catholic women Of the United States,
loaded by Countess Annie Leary, are en-
r"rinc upon the project of securing S20,-
80 with which to erect at Brookiand a
church for the Catholic University. Since
its opening in 1859. McMahcn Hall has
afforded chapel accommodations. bur
these have been outgrown. There has
heen a steady growth of undergraduate
students until they now number $50. For
them daily services are demanded in
way not now possible in the chapel
There have been located at Brookland
seven religious orders, and while these
have chapels of their own for daily use
there is constant need, at stated times,
for larger functions The university itself
also has similar need.
There are now forming in principal
cities societies of Catholic women espe-
tally interested in this project. These
women will collect money. and when
they have completed their task will be-
come general university auxiliary
identified with education of all grades
The collection books. soon to be sent out
bearing the stamp of the rector OF the
university, Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan. will
have spaces for contributions from 10
cents up TO $40. and from 81 up to s10O
These small divisions are made to enable
lis many as possible, not exclusively the
wealthy classes, to have part in the
lroject. No date is set for the compile
tiun of the task.
There are three special courses of SER
mons being delivered in st. Patrick
Church during the I.enten season-at the
Il o'clock mass on Sunday. at the serv-
ices Sunday evenings at 80 o'clock, and
n; the Lenten devotions every Wednes-
day evening a; 7:50 o'clock
Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara will preach
the second of the high mass series on
Sunday at II o'clock, taking for his SUBJ
iect The Atoneme1t" The mass Will
he celebrated by Rev. William J. Car
roll. assisted by two fathers from Holy
Cross College, Brookland, d. c. After
the mass the congregation will sing the
hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name. ."
Mgr w. 7. Russell conducts the Len
zen devotions for the League of the
Good Shepherd every Sunday evening. On
Sunday. February l6. he will continue
MS discourse on The Great Sinners,
Their Fall, and the Outcome" Benedic-
ton of the blessed Sacrament will fol-