The Washington herald., 1915-03-28

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course caused serious Inconvenience.
especially to people living at dis
tance from the railroad. The people
! of Inhambane have had difficulty IN Sc
curing food and other necessities.
| After holding conference at 1nham-
bane. 1 shall take steamer from Lo-
renco Marquee and journey round 10
Loanda on the African west coast.
I Since landing at Capetown. Decem-
Der 90. l have Travelled by rail over
$500 miles, through war territory and
often in the midst of heavy rains. 1
have been able to do all my work with
but few Inconvenience.
! TT is the rainy season in South Az
RIGA Between fifteen and thirty inches
have fallen over an area or about
! 2. 900 square miles. resulting in nu-
.nerous washouts. It is quite warm in
the daytime. but the nights are cool
Nearly all the cornfields are in good
! condition. Vegetables and fruits arc
quite plentiful. The foliage Is remark
ably fine"
The Spirit of Missions relates the
following as sample OF the changed
relations between men which have
been brought about by the war:
! Nor are signs lacking that the spir-
It of Christ is deeply touching the
hearts of men in the hour of stress and
/ trial The very cxigcncies of tho occa-
! sion arc bringing about cooperation
and mutual respect heretofore I'M
known. Among tho prisoners in Ger
many, near Madgeburg. is an Anglican
priest. Rev. Il. ORourkc. This group
Of prisoners is very mixed company.
made up of soldiers from all parts OF
the allied armies. but they seem very
friendly together and are taking the
opportunity of learning one another's
language. A large dormitory has
been made into a chapel. where they
have no less than three altars-one
| for the Russians. one for thu Roman
Catholics. and one for the Anglicans.
The English choir is quite good. the
choirmaster being an officer in the ar
,illery. Mr.. O'Rourke and the Roman
! Catholic priest are studying theology
| together and they use each others
robes and vcstments. correspondent
also tells us that the Roman Catholics
in Rouen are giving the use of two
of their churches for Anglican serv-
ices This is an action quite unprece-
denied"
The Catholic Actors Guild. formed
| tentatively q year ago. has now been
officially recognized by Cardinal Farley
of New York and becomes n part of
the work of the Catholic Church. Care
was taken by the authorities to state
that recognition OF the guild does not
mean that the Catholic Church APP
proves all that IS done upon the stage.
The church deals with actors as indi-
viduals only. The guild now has $50
members. women and men. and efforts
arc making to enroll the full compile
| rnent of American actors who are COM
rnunicants of the Catholic Church.
! A chaplain OF the guild. Rev. ]. +.
| Delany, of st. Malachy's Church. New
York. has Just been appointed by Car
dinal Farley. Application was made
/ for a midnight mass. and II is pending.
while an effort is being made to find
out II IL be really needed. and II il is
worth while applying to Rome for per
mission for il. The plan is to desig
nate churches in all principal cities.
TO provide chaplains "a far as the need
exists. and to have on Sunday morn
inEs midnight masses. 1t is also pro-
posed to have annual requiem masses
| for dead actors Cities in which plans
! of the guild are advanced. and
are to be afforded. include Boston.
Baltimore. Chicago. St Louis. and
! New Orleans
On Sunday. May .. a retreat for the
guild will begin ut Malachy's Church.
New York. II will be an event of sig
nificanco. as no such retreat ever has
I been held. St. Malachy's has been des-
irnated by Cardinal Farley as the
actors church.
! A number of prominent CongreCa-
tionalIsts will cross the continent this
summer on a special train en- route to
the exposition at San Francisco. Tho
special train will be conducted under
! the auspices of the Congregational
! ist." one OF the church's leading jour
mails. DIR. BridSman. the editor, Will
accompany the train and arrange its
itinerary. The people on the train will
stop at Congregational college centers
I for addresses. and will also speak in
a number of large cities IN Concrega-
tional churches. Thus the tedium Of
a long trip will he broken up and the
time will he utilized for useful ends.
II is planned to spend q month from
| tho time of leaving Boston until the
return. Twice before in its history.
the "ConSreEationalis," has arranged
such a tour. In 1895. under the lead
crship of DR.. Cunning. thirty persons
went TO the Holy Land. and in 1896
fifty visited the historical cities of the
Pilgrim fathers in England and Hol-
land.
| ne men customary hONemeh
is planning a series of meetings to
eliminate in a convention which will
he held In Washington. 4 hundred
| American cities will b" visited by
three or more teams OF strong mis-
sionary spcakers next winter The
campaign Will begin October 20. one
team starting in Buffalo. another In
Drs Moines. and a third will come into
action the middle of November for
service in New York and vicinity.
Home missions will have equal repre-
Esentation on these programs this year.
In the typical program proposed for
each of these city conventions the
opening addresses will be on "Amert-
ca and Christian leadership" and THE
Present World Situation and Its APP
peal to Men" The second day of the
gathering will be devoted to Mission
airy Progress OF Recent Years" as q
general theme. which will cover an in
lteresting discussion on the topic. Us
the Church on a War FootinG?" The
morning OF tho third day will be de-
voted to considering The Adequacy
of the Gospel to Meet Modern Social
Conditions" and the afternoon to THE
Best Methods of Missionary Education
and Finance" The final address on
the closing evening will be Jesus
Christ the Source OF Power" The ma
tioaal convention. which is to come as
n climas to oil these endeavors. is to