The Washington times., 1913-04-20
HELP FOR CHILDREN |
/ OF MOUNTAINS URGED
Washington Pastors Advocats
Proposed Education Of
Ignorant Thousands.

In answer to appeals sent to nearly
every Washington minister by the
Southern Industrial Educational Asso-
tion, Washington churchgoers today are
being urged to assist in every way the
work Of the association In educating the
mountain children of the South. The
subject Conservation Of Children" was
discussed by a number Of Washington
pastors this morning and viii be taken
Up by others tonight.
In the appeal sent out to the ministers
II was shown that thousands of chill
dren in the mountain districts Of the
South are growing Up In ignorance and
neglect and will continue to do 30 un-
less the more fortunate people Of the
thickly populated districts come to their
aid. The Southern Industrial Educa-
tional Association has taken this matter
In charge and will call on the whole
East to help educate these neglected
children.
Already the sympathy and help Of va
rious organizations and individuals has
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton have placed hundreds Of children
In schools, and almost every school and
every church In washington - respons-
ible for at least one scholarship In some
school where . mountain child is re-
Noble Work Undertaksa-
The Southern Industrial Educational
Association was founded eight years
aso by Mrs. Martha Gielow, and has
done q wonderful work for the uplift Of
the Southern mountain people. Its Of
fcers and members have been unceasing
in their efforts to enlist the aid Of more
fortunate persons in the hght against
the ignorance Of the mountaine0. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson has accepted the hon
orary presidency for the coming year.
Chief Justice Shepherd. Of the Court Of
Appeals, II president, and Thomas Nell
son Page chairman Of the publicity
committee.
The third Of . series Of religious
theater meetings. under the auspices OF
District Of Columbia. win be helc this
afternoon In the Columbia Theater:
William Jennings Bryan. Secretary OF
State, win deliver the second Of g series
Of religious addresses. His subject this
afternoon viii be Faith"
Exclusively for Men,
The meeting. which will begin at $50
O'Clock. viii be exclusively for msn.
Last Sunday women were allowed In
the first balcony at the song and story
service, but, with Secretary Bryan
speaking. IL was decided that, a. the
meetings were primarily for men and
az people were turned away from the
door each time the Secretary spoke. II
would be unfair to give the whole bal
cony to womel.
The Hebrew festival Of the Passover
began today, to last for q week. II
will be observed in every orthodox
home during that time and in every
Hebrew synagogue in the country to-
dHy and next Sunday. SpecfaA services
WSll ALSO be held In the Eighth street
Temple on Tuesday and next SUNDAY
evening. On Friday evenins the TEN
Passover Cantata. followed by Hal
evy's In Distress I Called Upon the
Lord"
Marks Flight Of Israal.
Pesach, or the feast Of the Passover,
has been observed for $500 years IL
marks the Night Of the children at Is
rsel from Egypt. The keynote OF the
festival 10 freedom. and today It fs
especially marked because of its sig
nif,cance to the Hebrews Of Roumania
and Russia. During the feast the He
brews eat no leavened bread. but In
its place eat saltless crackers called
matzah.
Charles F. Nesbit will deliver an a6s
dress this afternoon before the Wash.
ington Secular League on Heresy IN
Theology and History" A general dis.
cussion of the subject by members OF
the league will follow the address.
Madame Mountford Of Jerusalem wfH
deliver an illustrated lecture on the
Life of Jacob" in the First Presbyterian
Church tonight. Madame Mountford
has lived nearly all her life IN the HOY
the lives of the patriarchs of rehgton.
"Washington's Greatest Sin" VIII oe
the subject of the sermon IN tne Sen
tennial Baptist Church tonight at
q o'clock, by the Rev. e. He1 Swem
Evangelist G. B. Raymond viii SPEAK
before the Washington Temple Consre-
cation this afternoon at 8 o'clock IN
New Masonic Temple. The subject, OF