The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.


Army, will be introduced to America al
Carnegie Hall on the afternoon OF NO
yernber @, when he will speak as the
head Of the organization with which ne
has been identified since his early school
.days. A year ago he succeeded his hon
'ored father as the head Of the Saliva
tion Army, which rings out the Gospei
in thirty-four different LANGUAGES In
the Salvation Army there are 1s.OOo COM
missioned officers.-55,o noncommissloheo
officers besides 1900 bandsmen and 5.OOo
eunployes- There are 5000 corps and out
posts. Eighty-two periodicals are issued
by this organization. Scores OF Industrial
homes, shelters for women, homes Tor
children, and Industrial schools are sup
ported by this aggressive body OF men
and womeR
The week beginning today has been
set apart by the Young Mems Christian
Association of the World as the week
of prayer for young men. The far-reach-
ing influence of the work OF the I. M
q A Il such that many of the Wash
ington churches will join in the o.
servation of this week.
Shall Confucianism be re-established In
its old place as the state religion OF
China. or shall all religions be given ao-
solute religious equality before the law
of the country? This Is the perplexing
question which has been raised in China
at the very inception Of Yuan Shi hais $
term as President OF the Chinese re-
public. Chen Huan-Chang, who is one
of the most learned young men in Chlna'
q doctor of philosophy of Columbia Uni
versitv- has organized a Confucian asso-
citation, which numbers among its ranks
some of the most distinguished scholars
of the republic, and has for its purpose
making Confucianism the state religion,
says lions Herald. In recent con-
versation with him, the United states
charge d'affaires, Mr.. Williams, pointed
out to him the advantages Of giving all
religions an equal footing. While II Is
not expected that Confucianism will win
finally in this attempt, the situation is
troublesome, and Is giving Christian
missionaries, according to press dis
patches, some anxiety. In his inaugural
address Yuan Shi Kai dwelt with ap-
provaI upon the friendly attitude of other
nations to the republic, and declared that
''all treaties, conventions and other en-
gagements entered into by the former
Manchu and provisional republican gov
ernments with foreign governments
would be strictly observed" "All rights,
privileges and immunities enjoyed by
foreigners in China by virtue OF inter-
national engagements, national enact
ments and established usages," were
also confirmed by his address
All Protestant mission boards in the
United States, home and foreign, plan
a united missionary campaign for next
winter, to close in March with appeals
to every member of every church to
give something to missions. The only
mission board not belonging to II. and
not Roman Catholic, Is the Protestant
Episcopal. Its president the Right Rev.
DR.. Arthur s. Lloyd, Joined the cam
paign in behalf of his board and was
himself elected chairman Of II. Some
weeks later he resigned as chairman
and announced that his board would not
unite in the campaign. Much comment
ensued, in view of the fact that the
Episcopal church Is pushing unity plans.
The campaign reorganized with the Rev.
DR.. Arthur ]. Brown. of the Presby.
terian foreign board. as chairman.
The great Mcslem feast of sacrifice,
known in Turkey and Egypt as the Bal
ram, occurs today. The feast il a part of
The rites of the pilgrimage to Mecca, al
though It Is observed also In all sec
lions OF the Mohemmedan world. both as
/ day or sacrlnce ana as great FESTIVAL.
Tradition records that Mohammed OBJ
serving the feast of the Atonement by
the Jew on the tenth day of the seventh
month. asked them why they kept the
last, and on being informed that 1t was
4 memorial of the deliverance OF Moses
and the children of Israel from the hands
,f Pharaoh, replied, I'VE have a greater
right in Moses than they" and COM
nended his followers to fast also. Later
when Mohammed broke on his friendly
relations with the Jews. Mohammedans
preserved the day. only substituting In
Is Observance the sacrifice OF animals
and feast Mohammedans generally
hold now that the feast was instituted
n COMMUNICATION Of Abrahamss willing
ness to offer up his own son as a sacri-
ice. and maintain that the son was
Ishmael and not Isaac. Apart from its
religious ceremonies Bairam is observed
Is great time Of rejoicing and holiday.
rhe continuation committee of the Luck
iow Conference OF Christian Missions to
Aohammedans suggests that the day be
made this year a special day OF prayer
,y all Christians for the brothers and
listers OF Islam. All Christian people In
heir homes and In their. churches are
irged to, remember specially In their
prayers today the missionaries who have
gone out from the church to the Mo-
and the great multftudes OF
he Mohammedan people from whom the
things Of the past have been
shaken.