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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
COMMITTEE 5eletten.
Presbyterians Plan to Raise $3.50, 900
to Pay Debt of Mission Boards.

The committee charged with the big task
of getting together S45O.oOo to pull the
Presbyterian boards of home and foreign
missions out of debt has just been named
and has just held its initial meeting.
1t consists of the new general assembly
moderator, Rev DR.. Maitland Alexander
Of Pittsburgh, the last moderator, the Rev.
DR.. John Timothy Stone of Chicago; Rev.
Dr. Andrew V. " Raymond of Buffalo,
Rev. DIR. Samuel J. Nichols Of st. Louis
and Rev. DR.. John Henry Jowett of New
York for the ministers, and Messrs. ]. IL.
Severance, Cleveland: Alfred f. Marling,
New York, and George w. Perkins. the
progressive leader. for the laymen.
In common with many others Presby-
terrain boards fell heavily into debt this
spring. The foreign board fell behind in
the unprecedented sum OF S292,0Oo and
the home board S13s.0OO.
Explanations for the slump have been
many and various. Now united efforts
are to be started to secure S4oU.UOO with
out interfering with regular gifts 1t is
stated that considerable sums have come
deficits, and it is predicted that by the
end OF this year at the very latest the
near half million dollars will be in hand.
The additional sum asked for is to wipe
out some debts of smaller boards.
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Gnootueo Bubntist 5alonasterp @sen for
Christian 5rbool.

Rev. Edward II. Smith OF Inshok. Fu-
ken province. China, sends a real piece
of news to friends in this city.
lie says:
Through the district we are beng uFS-
ed to take over the direction OF the pub
lie schools that they know they can not
run This is today presenting one OF
our most pressing and attractive oppor-
tunties.
"Already. one village has given me the
deeds of its local endowed Buddhist mon
astery, and the proceeds are to be used
prepetually for the support of u Chris
tan school The school is already or
ganiZed and tlourishing.
our monastery will be one Of our
problems for it is likely to be the fore
runner of many other similar projects.
The government is helpless in the face
OF its educational problems. and as was
reported of the Shans rnissonariers, so
here they are seeking our aid in super
vising their schools.
I'VE are desperately working out plans
for educational committees of the local
communities, with the preachers as pres
idents and principals Of the school4
IT am also insisting that the schools
must be held in our chapels, where they
can be properly supervised and be sub
ject to our course Of study and examina-
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pleated cockades-
These pleated taffeta bows, made OF
ribbon or pussy willow silk. are Noted
on many of the tailored hats Tor fal
travelling wear
As the pleated bows and cockadcs are
very easy to fashion. the woman who
trims her own hats may rejoice. She may
have the sinartest sort of fall millinery II
her fingers can cover small shapes and
make pleated bows for the trimming.
stovepipe hat covered with cocoauut brown
taffeta has a fan made OF Ave tiers OF
taffeta pleating high at the front. the mar
| row pleatings forming fan very small Mt
the base and widening toward the top. A
sailor shape covered with black taffeta
shows two Mercury wings made Of pleated
ribbon standing out at each side OF the
crown.
| A hat just sent over for a September
trousseau is to be commended for it's
practical character. The tricorne shape.
with big tam crown Of shirred black
| velvet, Is supplied with two ribbon cockades,
either of which. snap-buttoned against the
velvet crown at one side. gives most
| interesting color note One OF the cocAadee
is of colonial blue and tan grosgrain rib
bons pleated and overlapping In layers A
notched out fob end OF tan ribbon falls
from the center OF the cockade. which. when
in place. curves over the upturned velvet
brm and back on the crown. The sec
ond cockade Is OF scarlet and white Gros
| grain ribbon made in the same way.
Though ribbons are much to the fore In
fall millinery, many handsome feather
trimmed styles are to be seen. though Il
is probable that feathered hats will be
worn with handsome afternoon costumes
and smartly ribbon-garnished hats with
tailored suits and trotter frocks The
| simple hat with a handsome and well tied
ribbon bow or pleated ornament 10 smarter
now than the simple hat trimmed with
an inexpensive feather fancy" When
feathers are used at all they are dis
tinguished ones-braided ostrich forms Of
coque ornaments and the various feather
devices which replace the coveted but now
forbidden aigrettes and paradise. All the
costly hats in Paris now are trimmed with
bird of paradise. but such hats may not
come to Amerca-the customs officers are
very strickland Paris mililners are trim
ming special hats for American customers.
Initiating as nearly AS possible the
feathered French models. So beautiful.
however. are most Of these limitations.
made with hackle coque and ostrich. that
the wearers need have no regrets what
ever.
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While the action taken at the special
general conference of the Methodist Prot
estant Church at Columbus. Ohio, toward
union with the United Brethren has ere
ated opposition in the Maryland Confer
ence which includes the churches OF
Washington, it is said that it will not
result in the calling of an extra session.
No official consideration OF the matter
by the Maryland Conference can take
place until the next regular meeting in
April, 1915.
The actual movement for the union OF
the two sects was begun about two years
ago, although negotiations for tri-
church union of the Methodist Protestants,
the United Brethren and the Congresa-
tionalists was commenced more than a
decade ago.
At the Baltimore General Conference
of 1917 the following resolution, onered
by Rev. DR.. i. I. Tagg, was unanimously
adopted: I'VE believe that union OF
the Methodist Protestant Church and the
United Brethren in Christ IS noth pr'lc-
tical and desirable, and we tnereIore
authorize our commission on cnurch un.oi
TO enter into negotiations with the coth,
mission of the Church OF tho unlteo
I,rethrou in Christ just as soon as tha'
commission is fully authorized 10 eh'ei
anon such negotiations.
similar action was taken by tne
limited Brethren and the result OF lit
na.nti.tions was the drafting OF q
basis of union" 1t was Tor the con
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rh. $50 Protestant ministers VINO
meet in a church peace conference Al!
Constance. Switzerland, August = htts OF
them prominent American leaders, WIZ
consider practically it's leading TOPIC
il is given out, THE Roman Cathoic
church and the Peace Movement 'he
nurposc being not to criticise It, but 10
ascertain if possible. workable meth-
DDS by which cooperation between
protestants and Roman Catholics may
be utilized.
n is understood that the Catholic
neace conference, sitting in Belgium at
The same time, will talk over the PROT
as..nt relation to the movement.
other questions will be proposed
congress Of the churches OF Great
Rritain. Canada and the United states
IN celebrate 100 years of peace; edu-
cation in theological schools. looking
to the making of ministers Of the fu-
ture moro inclined toward peace sen
timents; war and peace budgets. the
German and British councils aimed at
bringing about better political feeling
between their nations: and whether
as an outgrowth of the Constance con-
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Pennsylvania has been tentatively
chosen by the commission on evangelism
of the Federal Council of the Churches OF
Christ in America as the scene of Its first
statewide eyangelistic campaign.
Planned for next year. the campaign Of
this commission, backed by thirty de-
nominations and having at its command
eyangelists of national reputation. is an
ticipated with enthusiasm by the clergy
of the city and state.
Though detailed arrangements for the
campaign will not be made Until the
next meeting of the commission at Rich
mond. Va. December IL. it IS announced
that the territory selected will be care
fully organized before the actual opening
of the campaign The work will be con-
fined to natural geographical division
and managed by a local federated COM
mttee in conjunction with a layman's
association
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Dr. G. f.. Burft FLAP
3eek Bisbopric

When the Episcopal diocese Of New
Jersey meets carly in October to elect n
bishop to succeed the late Rt. Rev John
Scarborough there is a strong probable
ity that one of tho leading candidates
will be the Rt Rev. Charles S. Burch,
suffragan bishop of the Episcopal diocese
OF New York.
The prelate who received the second
highest vote at the spring election to
Bishop Charles ii. Brent of Philadelphia.
who subsequently declined. was Bishop
Sheldon NJ. Griswold of Salina, Kan
Bishop Burch, who is tifty.nine years
old. will start for Europe this week. He
will return early in September. He was
consecrated in Grace Church. In New
York. three and one-half years ago. and
It is thought that II will be only a 0hatter
of time when he will have diocese Of
his own. As suffragan he will not sue
coed Bishop Greer Of New York unless by
election.
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Main 5ubjeft Cbosen for
Cburcb peate Gonferenre
Gathering at Constance, Switzerland August TO eon
.:,1ar ssrbe Roman Catholic Church and the Peace
Movement

ference world congress Of churches
shall be called within the next year
or two.
While the Constance meeting will be
informal. and will be held In a hotel
parlor. it is expected that one tangible
outcome will be IA systematic inter
change of preachers during the next
five years. sending American pulpiteers
to England and Scotland, and bringing
English preachers here.
AS far and as fast as language con-
ditions admit. interchanges on the con-
tinent are proposed, and some Of both
are to be sent to the far. east, If pres
ent Carnegie Union plans go through.
Most emphasis is to be put upon edu-
cation in the United States, Great Brit
lain, Germany, France and Japan as
nations that. committed to peace, will
compel other nations to the same COM
mitment.
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memorial Gift to missions

Recently Mrs. J. S. Carroll of Troy
Ala gave S3O,noO for the equipment of
the Baptist publishing house at Rio,
Brazil Before that she had made a large
gift to the Southern Baptist Seminary.
and now she gives 5000 to the Howard.
to be applied TO the endowment fund.
The interest from the fund will go to five
annual scholarships.
Mrs. Carroll reserved the right 10 turn
the fund into another channel than that
Of scholarships should she at any time
decide to add to it and establish per
manent memorial at Howard for her late
husband who WIS 4 banker at Troy.
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ranged almost to cover the crown. the
wired loops and ends standing out at
the sides. The bow measures twenty
five inches from tip to tip and is made
of MORE ribbon nine inches wide.
Another fetching taffeta hat has the
stovepipe crown, so fashionable now.
and tiny brim standing out at right
angles from the crown. The high
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Churches Will Be Organized.

In order that the results of the CAM
paign may not be lost. the cooperating
churches will be organized for the enlist
ment of personal workers to keep in
touch with converts in every city. town
and hamlet III which meetings are held
This field work. however. is only one
phase of the program which the commits
sion has formulated for itself after more
than a years study of the conditions
surrounding the evangelism in this coun-
try.
1t also aims at:
4 special commission on evangelism in
every denomination.
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ample. 1t is not unmanly or in the least
improper for those who have doubts to
20 to those who believe and frankly say:
We cannot believe unless you give US
satisfactory evidence Of the. truth Of your
doctrines.
But there are 50 many who allow their
hastily conceived prejudices to sway them
against considering evidence by which
their opinions might be changed. And
though the evidence is SO great that they
can find no answer. they remain in the
number Of those convinced against their
will are of the same opinion still"
II was not so with Thomas.
. A few days after he had so strongly as
serted his disbelief in the convictions Of
his associates. we find him meeting with
them, showing his willingness to be con-
WINGED. If sufficient proof should he pro-
duced
Though very positive in his doubts. his
pnind was open to receive. any true-exi.
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ness. Tucked into the knot of the big
bow, just in the middle of the crown
top, is pink rose which mods over
the front of the crown.
For young girl is a tricorne shaped
hat, the brim of soft French felt and
the crown Of pussy willow taffeta. laid
in pleats across the top. from side to
side, and the pleats are allowed to
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Up Darnep s.. 9rmit1.

"But Thomas, of the twelve, called Didymus, not
with them when Jesus The other disciples therefore said
unto him. We have the Lord But he said unto he tx
ceppt shall His hands the print OF the nails and put
finger into the print nails and thrust my hand into His
side will believe And after eight days again His disciples
were within Thomas with them. Then Jesus the
doors and stood the midst and said Peace be
unto YOU Then said He Thomas Reach hther thy finger
and behold hands, and reach hither thy hand and thrust
into my side and be not faithess, but believing And
Thomas answered and said My Lord and my God.John,
2o:24-20
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now by those who love to be in the
very van of the mode. Smart velvet
hats in new fall shapes have already
made their appearance at Newport and
Bar Harbor. where they are worn with
summer dresses Of sheer material
matched by white buttoned boots and
white parasols.
A charming taffeta hat is of marine
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blue pussy willow taffeta, with trim
ming bow of marine blue MORE ribbon.
The hat is scarcely more than skull
cap with an inch high brim standing
up around the dege. 1t is perched on
one side. while at the left the waves of
the hair are fully revealed. On this
tiny taffeta hat is balanced the enor-
nous ribbon bow, which is softly ar
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The Moslems are making vigorous eff
forts to win Africa. In Cairo. Egypt, is
{; Moslem student body numbering 10000,
hundreds Of whom become missionaries.
& Il * i
According to the Missionary Review Of
the World. missionary work has added
another method to it's means of support
Missionary trees are being established
whose profit goes entirely to missions
Three instances are given: A RoXborough
farmer has IL golden pippn apple tree
which helps to support the Chinese mis-
sions. Florida woman has an orange
tree WI ich helps to uplift the cannibals of
New Guinea. A California nut former
devotes Il walnut tree TO the spread OF
Christianity in Zanzibar.
!: :;
Nineteen college men have been Presi-
dents of the United States, and sixteen
OF the nineteen have been trained i'll
Christian colleges
According to some figures by DR.. J. H.
Weber. of Memphis, Tenn, given in an
article recently appearing in the New
York Christian Advocate, the Southern
Methodist Church has gained in the last
uuadrennium 16s. 400 members. and @l'.5S9
Sunday school scholars: il has advanced
to the sum of SDO7.Il4 for ministerial sup
port and S21O.19 for missions and church
.eNteHsloil, mas gained iot iouses ~ "
ship, and has an increase OF SD. lI3,Iol In
the value of parsonages and houses OF
worship.
:: = i u
Recently there was held within the chief
university of Japan. the Toxic Imperial
University mass meeting of its CHRIS
tian teachers and students. including some
recent graduates. They decided to ptsli
aggressive Christian Mork among its -,ni
students. There are now il this nn'-
versity sixteen Christian professors ana
over 800 Christian students.
x X X
The most recent figures show that while
three years ago Russian Baptists num-
bered only 37127, they have reached an
aggregate of 6O,295 That is, in the Bap-
tist register of the world Russia now
stands fourth-the United States being
first. Great Britain second and Canada
third.
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hats are almost invariably of velvet.
For very early fall wear, during the
long stretch of warm weather which
always comes during the Indian sum-
mer. the taffeta hat is commended and
some Of the new models are very allur-
ing. and appeal more to the average
woman than the heavier velvet hat.
though the latter is being worn even
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stovepipe crown is banded with folds
of navy blue taffeta ribbon, and on
top is perched a high bow. made Of
wide navy blue ribbon. some of the
loops being drawn softly at the sides
so they show the small circumference
of the hat itself and the height Of the
crown, and the mammoth bow gives
the model quite an air of impressive
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If we add together the number of
Scriptures issued last year by the British
Esa goc sSe Of an hs the ams4
can Bible Society, we find that these
three organizations sent out into the
world during 1913 over 100000 copies
of the ScriptureSi
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dence of the truth concerning the ques-
ton involved.
How promptly and lovingly God meets
the honest and sincere inquirer for the
truth,
To all such the Master says: Reach
hither thy finger and behold my hands;
and reach hither thy hand and thrust il
into my side, and be not fathless, but
believing
To the honest inauiring sskeptc Of
every age God reveals Himself He shows
to the spiritual understanding the prints
and marks of His redeemng work, as
indubitable proofs Of His claims for rec
IGNITION as the supreme religious guide
of men. 1t is just as possible for men
today. as 1t was for Thomas. to see the
proofs of the gospel doctrines.
1t is now and always, as 1t was then,
that those who go to the church, to those
who believe. open-minded to know the
truth. the proofs will be revealed. God
shows Himself to all desiring to see
Him, and they may discern Him as clear
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BLACK velvet turbans promise to vie
with the tall-crowned stovepipe mod
early fall. The velvet turbans are
most graceful affairs, as is evidenced
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For a Ball of Cord.

A LITTLE brass holder for a ball OF
"A cord has on one side a small pair of
scissors securely fastened. This would
be a great convenience on the desk or on
the kitchen shelf
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pertly balanced on the head is the hat
The fashionably dressed woman VIII
affect with her autumn tailleur.
The smallness of the new shapes.
however, is in the brm only. crowns
are large-or appear to be large-in
comparison with the tiny brlm Whlch
often lust forms a rim around the eose
nj the hat. And the plain, unbrokeh
crown is completely out OF fasnlon. All
the new hats of authoritative design
have crowns laid in pleats, shlrreo IN
gathers or draped in some artful man
ner or other so that one side OF the
hat is taller than the other. me day
Of the blocked felt hat has passed-1or
the woman who dresses modishly'
Undoubtedly the millinery depart
ments will have blocked felt hats by
the dozen for popular selling, but they
will not be the hats selected by ex-
elusive folks. and though many of the
French models include fine, soft felt
In their makeup. the felt is invariably
combined with velvet or silk in some
sort Of draped effect OF course. these
draped hats are all built over frames,
usually of buckram wired into shape,
and in the last year or two the business
Of making and selling hat frames has
become an important feature of every
retail millinery department.
One Paris milliner. this season. sent
over a score of new buckram shapes
as patterns for an American house.
Each shape was fetchingly trimmed
with flowers or feathers made of erin
oline deftly punched into flower forms
or shipped out to initiate plumes. All
the American milliner had to do was
to cover the shape with velvet or silk
and trim 1t as indicated by the Grim
oline pattern.
Nine-tenths of the new fall hats are
covered with velvet. which promises to
be enormously fashionable as mil
linery fabric covering.
Many hats covered with velvet are
flower trimmed or have smart bows Of
pleated ribbon. The feather-trimmed
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ton. We call them cooperating schools.
but in reality VIC insist we must have
full authority over teachers. pupils ana
curriculum"
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putably chic 1t comes from an au-
thoritative milliner, and is fashioned
of white feathers in a post impress
sionist effect The talleur of putty
colored worsted material has also a
post impresionist collar, made of fig
ured pussy willow silk.
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]
trast with the usual attitude assumed by unbliev
ers. His skepticism was not positive, but negative
in its nature He did not make any positive
denial OF the fact announced.
He asserted no antagonlsm by claiming the
thing stated was impossible He raised no ques-
ton as to the veracity OF his brother disciples
who had declared that they had seen the risen
Lord. All he said was: Il will not believe I'M
less | have more proof
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How fortunate would be all uneicvcs took such
attitude toward the gospel of and doctrines
of deciding without investigation that the claims OF the gospel
impossible and absurd.
The skcpcism OF Thomas frank and intellectual but
arbitrary and He told those who stated him
the he could believe
furnished with clear and positive evidence OF truth but he
did seek avoid the opportunity Of discovering the evidence
it should
All that asked skepcs that they follow
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tremely fashionable just at the mo-
ment. Across the conical brim is laid
long praised ostrich feather In
feather accomplishing perfect bal
ance between small crown and widely
f1aring brim.
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by this turban, which settles closely
over the hair. with just slight tip
toward one side. Against the high
brim is posed very striking ornament
of jet and green sequins, which gives
character to the whole hat.