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SUNDAY IS 9n Tbis Country
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1t was after the Boxer revolution in
1901 that DR.. Hayes, q veteran Presby-
terrain missionary in high favor with the
local gentry, was called upon by Yuan
Shi kai, the president of the Chinese re-
public TO establish the first provincial
university on modern lines in the prov
ince OF Shantung of which Yuan Shi
kai was then governor.
In accepting the position DR.. Hayes
stipulated that there should be absolute
liberty of religious belief; that students
should not be required 10 worship the
Confucan tablet: and that the irst day
of the week should be a day or rest 10
all this Yuan Shi kai agreed. ano an
imperial edict establishing Sunday Tor !
day OF rest for students in all govern
ment schools was promulgated
The consequences OF this edict were
far-reaching II insured that Christians
could. without violating their consciences'
teach ana study n government nstta-
tons while prestige was given 10 TIE
Christian Sabbath.
After Yuan Sai kai was transferred
from Shantung 10 De governor o. la-i'
province. succeeding II Hung Cnang tHs
reactiorary Confucians tried TO nave
rest DAY practice abolished, put Ut
HAYES stood fast, insisting on the sane
tity of the edict with the result lhal
today nobody IN emma would thlhh oi
giving up the nfsi cay OF the Meen q ~
what il means 10 students. For more
than a decade Df. Hayes has been
close friend Of Yuan SIN hai. and his
counselor upon matters Of foreign rela-
tfons and religious observances.
He has been III this country on luz
Tough. and along with Rev. Frank "
Bible OF this city, has been III cnai e
of the China emergency campaign tie
will return 10 the Union TheoloS "a
College at Using ChoW-fu, ShantunS
Both DR. and Mrs. HAYES are natives O.
Mercer county. Pa. DR.. HAYES mads
several addresses in Swarthmofe during
the past week
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MOEG the great men of Presbyteri-
vi anism who assembled at Atlanta the
~ moderator, by virtue of his exalted
position, stood forth prominently. Hand
some, well groomed, a manly man in
speech and action the Rev. DR. John
Timothy Stone of Chicago, it is pointed
out, endeared himself to all A man of
prayer. he kept the spiritual note to the
fore in the proceedings. which was emf
nently wise for the preservation of peace
in that momentous 125th general assem-
bly,. He interrupted the foreign missions
report to offer a prayer for China; he
prefaced the acrimonious debate upon
Union Seminary with petitions for di-
vine guidance.
Next year the general assembly Will
meet in DR.. Stones church in Chicago
the Fourth Presbyterian--which is COM
pleting fve-hundred- fhousand-dollar
building. This praying pastor has had
marvelously successful ministry. He
is popular among men and his cOngresa-
ton includes more mllionaires than any
other in the great metropolis of the mid
die west. Moreover. he puts his million
aire parishioners to work. Each Mon
day he takes luncheon with score of
his prominent laymen. and across the
dinner table maps out an aggressive
plan of spiritual work for the week. And
the man who falls down on his assign
ment be he millionaire or bank clerk
must give a satisfactory explanation on
the following Monday
DR.. Stone was called to Chicago from
the Brown Memorial PRESBYTERIAN
Church. in Baltimore, where he was be-
loved by his people. He was successful
i'm Baltimore and had no desire To leave
that field. With great difficulty the Chi
cago session persuaded him to visit them
for conference. Finally he consented
g.. ,fr,e, t1,ar,, hot h, ha
in chicago at a certain hour of a certain
afternoon. but would have to take the
return train to Baltimore one hour later
The session of the Fourth Church as
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Importance Of the city Of Joinville-an
Importance which the FarQuhar syndicate,
which now employs Kermit Roosevelt.
was quick to realize
DR.. Muller has been the great patron
OF agriculture In Brazil. Due to his efforts
the department OF agriculture was Gre
ated. In his official capacity az minister
OF industry, communications and public
works he initiated or brought to compile
ton many reforms and institutions for
the encouragement OF agriculture. He
promoted rural fairs and agricultural ex-
positions in Brazil He created organiza-
flows for the study Of sugar production,
coffee growing and the cultivation of
other Brazilian products, which have
been of great value in building up the
nations agriculture. He founded agri-
cultural cooperative societies in many
parts of Brazil
In 1905 he created by decree the drought
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first Hospital plannen for
Albanians bp Cburfbmen
G onqreqationalists leabing @obement to
@btain 6unos for 2proposeo 9nstitu.
tinn.

and that with the passing Of Islam rule
Christian forces will make themselves
felt Russian and papal authorities
have just conferred in Rome. over
formal dinner. and discussed this ques-
ton of the future OF the Balkan peo-
pies, and the relations of Greek and
Roman Catholics.
Along with the appeal for "A hospital
is that for funds with which Ia lay
small foundation for great common
school system in the new nation 10
be. Although Of the Aryan and nor
the Turkish race. the Albanians ar"
ignorant beyond others Of the Balkan
peoples. Their language is not closely
related to any other of eastern Europe
but is tongue of its own. This facf
has separated Albanians from others,
and is one potent reason for setting
them up in new nation. Fierce on
position TO Protestant work. II is said.
has passed with the passing of Turkish
political rule, and American Christians
are now asked to help Albania TO he
come intelligently Christian. Above
all. are they asked to help repair the
physical damages to people engaged
ia he war
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country. DR.. Muller induced Prof. I. c.
White. an eminent scientist. to come from
the United States and make an exhaust
I've study Of the coal deposits OF Brasil.
Prof. White remained in the tropics
| nearly two years and completed the first
! comprehensive survey Of Bra5ilian coal
| lands ever made.
DR.. Muller also issued the trade mark
lation celebrated not only in South
| America, but throughout the foreign
| trade of the world. He initiated an en-
| lightened policy toward immigration. with
the result that during his four years of
service as minister OF public works the
/, increased. He created the general in
spectorate of railways and public works.
a bureau which has no counterpart In
this country.
Perhaps his chief industrial achieve
ment has been to initiate or bring to
completion the modern harbor improve
| ments and port works al Para Recife.
Bahia, Victoria. Rio de Janeiro. Massi-
amba and Rio Grande do Sui He caused
to be made the survey of the rivers OF
the upper Amazon valley to develop the
most wonderful natural system of inland
waterways within any nation on earth.
But it Is IN connection with the work
Of identifying Rio de Janeiro that Amer
leans and other foreigners who have Wis
tied Brazil know Dr. Muller best. This
was probably the most ambitious "city
beautiful project ever carried to sue
cessful completion by any municipality
Money was spent with what would seem
reckless lavishness. yet SO prudent was
the dictatorship of the great work that
the improvements cost far less than pub
lie works ordinarily do. Rio de Janeuro.
like Washington. D. C.. is directly under
the control of the Brazilian government,
so that 1t was government money and
not city funds which went mot the i'm
provements.
No city in the world has such wonder
full natural scenic advantages as has
Rio de .Ianeiro 1t is, situated on a
wonderful land-locked bay which. by
the early explorers, was thought to be
the mouth of great river and was
named by them "the River of January"
The bay is studded with hump-backen
islands. some of them rearing sheer prec-
ipices hundreds of feet above the water.
The mountains at Rio de Janeiro come
out abruptly almost to the edge of the
bay Most of the city is built around
the bases of these heights. the buildings
and streets trucking through the low
passes and the city spreading out again
when the lower lap of the land broad
ems.
The attitudes OF the vicinity are ire
mendous One of the suburbs of Rio de
Janeiro is mile in air Ingenious rail
roads of cables and cogs carry passen-
gers up the slopes The chief promon-
tory. practically within the city limits. is
SO high that the view of its crest is fire.
quently obscured by clouds. And from
this height, to which all visitors are
taken. there is an enhancing view Of the
city and the opalescent bay.
Twenty or even fifteen years ago the
city had taken little or no advantage OF
its location The streets We're narrow,
with rough pavements and open, noisome
sewers The water front was a mosquito
breeding swamp. AS the city is almost
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- EV DR. JAMES S. STONE. rector
* OF st. James Protestant Episcopal
~ Church. Chicago. in his efforts to
cope with the many social problems con-
fronting the churches of the Windy city,
decided upon most radical and unique
campaign against the public dance hall.
After a careful study OF the local con-
ditions, with the view of employing the
eleyating influences OF the church in con-
nection with popular amusement, DR..
Stone decided to open the parish house
for dancing and serve hot suppers sun
day evenings.
This radical innovation aroused consld-
cradle criticism, as might be expected, es-
pectally as ST. James is the oldest and
most aristocratic congregation in Chicago.
The rash experiment, as the new program
was termed by many, has proved great
success and abundantly accomplished for
the young men and women of the com
munity the beneficial returns intended by
DR.. Stone Incidentally it wrung words
of commentator from the lips of those
who most vigorously denounced the
clergyman unconventional procedure.
Rev DR.. Stone was for many years
rector of Grace Church. Philadelphia.
While IN PHlldQelphid III. sotoHe !" a. 'i'iN1
in high esteem by his fellow clergymen
and beloved by his Pensioners. or De
termined forceful and. original DISPOSE
ton. he is the type of man regarded as
capable of inaugurating new idea IN
the face of contrary precedent ana carry
ing to well earned victory.
The great work which the Chicaso
church has undertaken is not merely
a passing fad but is a sincere effort on
the part of Christian people to counterac'
the Influence of the public dance hall, the
bar and the street, and reduce the toll OF
Young men and women who annuaiis
TAU prey to their allurements-
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the weakness OF the church. in places
where the church is weak, is due to the
fact that the Christians of that particular
community are men and women of little
faitho
Rev DR.. B. W. HAYWOOD is TO preach
in Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church
this evening. A special musical program
will be rendered by the choir directed by
Mr.. Joseph F. Whttemore.
:.
Mr. John S. Kennedy was a Scotch lad
who early in life began giving one tenth
of his income to the Lord work He
came to this country and prospered
There is something remarkable about a
Scotchman; If he once begins to prosper
he never stops. He has that habit of
thrift, so remarkably for its absence
among Americans. which enables him to
put away dollar upon dollar until he is
ranked among wealthy men.
Kennedy continued giving one tenth of
his income to the Lord while prospecting,
and finally the time arrived when his
wealth was so great that he found it al
most impossible to place one-tenth of il in
church and benevolent work. This was
after Kennedy became associated with
that genius of railroading, James j. Hi.
in the Great Northern enterprise Soon
John S. kennedy's wealth was estimated
at siXty-siX million dollars. He used to
say that the Lord gave him this fortune.
from the start and had given back one
tenth regularly.
When Mr.. Kennedy and his wife cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding they did not fill the house with
company and have noisy affair Instead
they sat down to a little dinner where not
even third party was present to inter
fere with their memories. But Kennedy
felt that ii was incumbent upon him to
spend little money on somebody to cele-
brate his anniversary. 50 he wrote out a
check for one million dollars for one or
the worthy hospitals in New York.
Following his death. two years ago.
the world was astounded by Mr.. Ken
nedy's requests to the agencies of the
Presbyterian Church. He gave approXf-
mately $1O.000.00o TO the Presbyterian
boards and benevolences. Which was a
handsome contribution from the little
Scotch boy who began with nothing Did
he succeed because he gave one-tenth of
his income to the Lord
A special quartet consisting Of Miss
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~ NJ &. 4 meetings this summer are
N7 of two kinds.
- One kind has its sessions at SILL
Yer Bay on Lake George in August. and
is for the training of association workers
in many lines. as industrial. army and
navy, railroad and physical.
The other kind is the student, and
these meetings are held at many CEN
tiers.
All will have the advantages this wear
of Mr.. John r. Motifs leadership. He Is
just back from world tour, and OF the
visits of leaders from many countries Of
Europe.
The World Student Christian Fedora
ton is to meet in its tenth conference Al
Lake Mohonk June 2. Delegates VIII be
present from forty countries. After ad-
journment many OF these delegates will
attend summer conferences in this coun-
try. both TO speak and to study Ameri-
can methods.
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Baptists Return.

Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. pastor Of
Bethany Baptist Church. and other
delegates to the northern Baptist con-
vention just closed at Detroit. Mich.
returned to Washington yesterday.
They report that the convention WAS
the greatest gathering of it's kind
ever held by the northern Baptists.
.632 delegates being in attendance.
Rev. DIR. j. j. Muir pastor OF Temple
Baptist Church. was elected a member
of the publication board OF the con
vention, while Rev. Hermon Spencer
Pinkham. pastor OF Emmanuel Baptist
Church: Mr.. Charles !. Corby of Cal
vary Baptist Church and Mr.. John T..
Dawson of Bethany Baptist Church
were chosen members of the general
Of the home missionary.
publication and foreign missionary So
cieties.
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ailaan Miller soprano: Mrs. arthur
p;arca coptralto: Mr.. James h. Young,
tanar and Mr.. Edwin Callow. basso. VIII
stnp at the Gunton-Temple Menoria'
presbyterian Church at me resulal
morning service today KEY; VI. IT,
JobrSon of New York will preach. Inc
avaning services have been discontinued
until the first sunday in October me
CHRISTIAN Endeaeor Society VIII, however
continue TO hold its Usual sunday even
ing meetings from to 8 clock IN tns
ni,anal The church prayer meeting held
,rh,rs5ar night in the chapel and the
sunday school sessions will continue
throughout the summer
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prevention service of Brazil an institu-
tion which partakes of some of the func-
tions of our reclamation service. but
which also studies and develops the So
called dry farming This is one of the
most valuable activities of the Brazilian
government, largely due to the splendid
work of DR.. Vernon Tiller Cooke. for
merly of the United States Department
of Agriculture. DR. Cooke was brought
to Brazil by Senior Muller. The efficien-
cy of the present weather forecast serv-
ice of Brazil Is largely due to DR.. Muller
who created more than half the present
number of meteorological stations in
Brazil.
In industry, however, he has been just
as active. Realizing the necessity of sur
veys to reveal the resources of his vast
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under the equator the death rate, under
such conditions was high

under the equator the death rate, under
such conditions, was high
decade or ago Brazil, under the
leadership OF such statesmen as DR. Null
Ter. President Rodrgues Alves Marshal
Floriano Peixoto and Baron do Rio Bran
realized her tremendous resources and
knew that capital and immigration could
make her one of the great nations of the
world. The problem of the times was
how to attract the attention of the world
to Brazil. 1t was an advertising propo-
siton. and the shreWd BraZilians finally
decided that the best advertisement the
republic had was its capital and metropo-
lis. With that motive. therefore, the
work of improving Rio de Janeiro began.
Eventually tine improvements cost $780,
OOO0OO The city now gives an imposing
impression of wealth and prosperity. 1t
has a growing millionaire colony and is
gradually coming into his own a mecca
for tourists.
1t is impossible here to go into de-
scription of all that has been done In
Rio de .Janeiro The port improvements for
the benefit of navigation in themselves
form a wonderful chapter Of Brazilian
many miles long, which formerly was a
fever swamp. has become one of the most
MAGNIFICENT boulevards on earth, pro-
tected from the bay by sea wall. 1t Is
a winding double drive of macadam. sep
arated by lawns and groves of royal
palms, while there are walks Tor penes-
trians along the waters edge On this
splendid speedway there are few traf-
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great city who are making their homes
among strangers.
The Stickney Club meets every Thurs
day evening. Lit is composed entirely of
young women. who have supper at 6:15.
price IL cents followed by gymnasium
class al : o'clock in the evening.
The Dramatic Club has won success
upon the character of its productions and
the ability of its members through its
productions given in the parish house.
The usual price for admission is 30 cents.
The Women's City club is d delibera
tive body and considers questions OF vital
importance to church. home and city.
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men, OF which DR.. Muller 70 conspf2u-
Gus example. to take the place Of those
whose ambitions usually resorted to
arms.
The southern continent is late to de-
velop along Industrial lines. but. having
the example of the United States to in
spire them. the Latin republics are swift
ly moving UP to the van Of world prog
ress. The most splendid dreams OF de-
velopment being realized over OBJ
staces of nature that have no counter
part elsewhere in the world. Projects
whose very daring and ingenuity would
be staggering to the American captain
OF industry are being carried to compile
ton with the firm purpose of masters of
destiny.
Closely identified with this amazing
progress is Senior Iauro Muller. In
large part they have been his dreams
which Brazil is now realizing. Although
ne is a young man. now forty nine years
Old for two decades he has been a proml
nent figure in Brazil much of this time
in command of the governments opera
tons. In his public life his interests and
activities have been so diversified that
the only American TO whom he can be
compared is Theodore Roosevelt. An in
complete list of his achievements shows
the versatility of this remarkable visitor
to this country:
He it was who conceived the idea of
the famous Madeira Mamore railroad and
initiated the work which has just been
brought to completion. This has been
called the most difficult piece of railroad
building in the world, and a man less in
domitable than DIR Muller would have
declared IL impossible. The railroad. in
the heart OF the great Amazon Jungle.
connects navigation on the Madeira river
with that of the Mamore river. carving
the freight around 2a miles of unnavl-
gable rapids and cataracts.
Thus connected. there is now a great
rail and water artery of trade opened be
tween Para. at the mouth of the Amazon,
and the frontier of Bolivia on the oppo-
site side of the continent. In order to
clear right of way, workmen had to
hew their way through aD miles of mat
ted wilderness with a soil so fertile that
the jungleS burst out again almost as
soon as the axmen and Observation-Disclosures
had passed Moreover, the region was
highly fatal to the workers, so danger
Gus in fact that for many years work on
the road was abandoned, being resumed
on the initiative of DR. Muller, after
medical science had discovered the proph-
ylaxis for the tropical fevers.
Another great project of railroad con-
struction which had its inception in the
brain of Senior Muller was the Jonville
Iguassu railroad now in process of con-
struction. When this road is completed
it will connect the Atlantic coast of Bra
iii with Paraguay, and is destined TO be
one Of the most important railways in
South America DR. Muller also foresaw
and called attention to the commercial
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stranger hears no title and is only a plain
citizen OF n republic. from the standpoint
OF the State Department in Washington
his visit to our shores Is the most notaoie
since that OF Prince Henry OF Prussia !;
and from the standpoint of American for
eign trade Il is one of the most important
official visits this country has ever re
cetved
Senior I.auro Severiano Muller IS al
most unknown in North America. IN
South America he is one OF the best
known of men. lie is the second citizen
OF Brazil. lie is that country's prime
minister. holding the portfolio OF minister
of foreign affairs. On his visit here he
represents the person of his beloved po-
ntical leader. Hermes da Fonseca Presi-
dent OF Brazil. Onicially he IS returning
the official visit of Secretary OF State
Elihu Root IN 1907
Because of the official character OF DR..
Muller's visit he will be treated with
great courtesy by this government. Upon
his arrival In New York he will be met
by the military and naval aids assigned
10 him 10y the State Department. These
uniformed officers Will travel with him
wherever he goes. Early in his visit he
will come to Washington to pay his re-
spec;s TO the President and the Secretary
of State 10 whom he bears personal mes
sages from President da Fonseca.
Wherever he goes he will be officially
received and rendered the hospitality OF
the American cities. Incidentally. he VIII
in person select the site for the Brazlllan
building at the Panama exposition IN san
Francisco Thus his travels in this coun-
try will take him entirely across the con-
tinent.
In each city. II is safe TO predict, al
least one newspaper reporter VIII ask
him the stock question: What DO YOU
think of our city" But the reporter who
asks this merely perfunctory question
will do well To listen keeuly for the an
Swcr. and the public will do we'll to read
is reply. for Dr.. Muller. among his as
tonishinglv wide activities. is pre-emi-
nently city builder To him are largely
due the improvements of Rio de Janeiro,
the most beautiful city of the western
hemisphere, and a city whose civic &C
tiyities shame the best city beautiful
efforts of the most progressive of Ameri-
can municipalities.
SENIOR Muller Is typical of the new
generation of virile vigorous men who
are bringing the Latin American CONT
nent forward at such rapid pace. AS
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- NEW nation and new royal fam
II lily and king Albania emery
~ ing from the Balkan war al
ready appeals to Christian people OF
America to help build hospital. the
first in that country. The appeal
comes through Congregational sources
whose American board is the pioneer
Protestant body there. Protestants are
weak i'm numbers in Albania, where OF
the 100000 population. Mohamme-
dams are 65 per cent and the balance
about equally divided between Greek
orthodox and Roman Catholic com
munIons The Protestant forces are
hardly yet large enough to ngure IN
nercentages. but the hospital needs are
sufficiently great to do so in view OF
the war losses.
Alhanians were once Christians, ana
there are those among them now. IL IS
said who declare that Acknowledgment
vas forced upon them by the turks
They saw it is not natural TO them