The Washington herald., 1914-05-03

OF their country. Among them are the
new premier. Count okuma, Baron shi-
busawa, Japan's great captain Of indus
try, and Baron Sakatani, the mayor Of
Tokyo.
There isn't going TO be any heresy trial
in the Church of England over Kikuyu,
but the pity Of II is that the postpone
ment which has avoided a trial and Civ
en- the superhcated sacramentarians n
chance to cool down. has also put on
indefinitely the union which the various
missions in East Africa were so anxious
about at the Kikuyu conference. Thus
the protest of the Bishop OF Zanzibar.
foolish as the overwhelming sentiment OF
Christendom has voted II, Is at least tenn
porarily effective. That unity Of action
which the missionaries on the ground
feel So Immediately important is blocked
for the present by the interference Of this
Tupathetic outsider. The Archbishop
of Canterbury will refer the question to
his consultative committee next summer,
and there is no telling how long they
will consider II. And the Church Mis-
sionary Society won't dare ratify the CO
operation plan until these superior church
authorities are heard from. Even so,
one quibbler delayeth much good
A news bureau for churches was urged
in an address TO the Clerical Brotherhood
at its weekly meeting in the Church
House The topic OF his address was
The Newspapers and Church News" BY
his plan the Episcopal Church in that city
should try the scheme to test its merits
and IL successful the other churches
would be asked to join central bureau
for the dispensing or all Church news.
He said that the plan was tried at the
l.. and that
result the reports of the business trans
acted were more accurate and complete
than at previous conventions.
The vestry Of Trinity Church. New
York, Rev William T. Manning rector.
has decided TO decline a bequest OF
Henry NJ Gescheidt leaving TO Trinity
Church about Sl5a.0oo to establish and
maintain a bread Time. believing that the
community will be more truly benefited
il the legacy revert to the Five Points
House of Industry and TO various hos
pitfalls.
Through its commission on peace and
arbitration. the Federal Council OF
Churches Of Christ in America, repre-
senting l7.OO0. 900 Protestants. strongly
disapproves OF war with Mexico in any
form. 1t declares its belief that some
newspapers that clamor for war are
mischiefmakers only. Some members
of its commission express the view
that President Wilson took a right
stand in refusing TO recognize Presi-
dent Huerta, but said that the admin
istration can go on with its high re-
solve and adjust matters without re-
sorting to war.
In the same breath the council urges
ministers OF the country. all bodies OBJ
serving Sunday, May II, as day de-
voted to peace. II points out that the
Balkan war settled nothing, and adds
that a Mexican war will amount TO
no more. II afirms its belief that the
far East and many other parts of the
world will misunderstood the Ameri-
can motive, no matter what the gov
ernment says. and that a Mexican diff
ficuIty may lead to a Japanese one.
or at least will make adjustments OF
affairs with the Far East more difhcult
Last year. so the council estimates.
1000 Protestant preachers talked
from their pulpits about world peace
on the Sunday recommended for IL.
This year the council hopes al least
rs. 900 ministers may do so. The coun-
ell offers to send suggestions about
sermon material to all ministers who
may desire il. Men who sign the
statement opposing war with Mexico
include Methodist Baptist Congrega-
tIonal. Presbyterian, Disciples, Luther
an. and Quaker bodies. most OF them
leaders.
At the request of a member of a lay
mems gospel team. OF Wichita, which
held a meeting recently at Emporia,
Kan. William Allen White, editor and
author. told the audience what the
Christian life had done for him. His act
was prompted by an appeal of his friend.
Henry ]. Allen. editor of the Wichita
Beacon. During the same meeting the
mayor Of Emporia, Edgar Fessenden.
was converted.