The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
WHAT CHURCH PEOPLE
- - ARE SAYING. AND DOING

resc-rch. He had contemplated and had
discussed with Chancellor Hamilton the
practicability Of further endowing in the
university a lectureship whereby might
be rerpetuated the Investigations to which
he had devoted go much labor and love.
Rev. A C Garner, pastor Of Plymouth
Congregational Church at Seventeenth
and P. streets northwest, and assistant
moderator of the National Council Of
Congregational Churches of the United
States. has returned from a trip through
ten Southern States in the interest of his
denomination. Rev. Mr.: Garner will speak
at both services Of his church today.
Twenty-Five thousand Catholic men of
Brooklyn, n. Y. and outlying districts
marched to rally churches on one day
last week as members of the Holy Name
society, in protest against profanity
: How President Wilson went down on
MS knees and led his Cabinet in pray
er at recent meeting. was told by
Bishop William F. Anderson, of Gin
cinnat, at a recent session Of the
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence. A United States Senator told
the Bishop of the incident. The Sem
ator had heard it from one of the
Cabinet members who had prayed with
the President
When the President arrived at the
cabinet meeting" said Bishop Andef-
son, his face wore a solemn look, 1t
was evident that serious affairs of the
nation were on his mind He said to
the Cabinet members: I don't know
whether you men believe in prayer or
not do. Let us pray and ask the
help of Cod
And ri0bt fhar> th> Dr>s;a..x -
the United States fell upon his knees.
and the members of the Cabinet did
the same. and the President offered .
prayer to God. While the war RACES in
Europe We in this country should
thank God that in this crisis of the
world we have a Chief Executive who
is servant of God who stands with
his hand in the hand Of God. Every
minister in the land should every time
he offers a prayer take Woodrow Will
son by the hand and lead him into
the presence OF God. and ask that he
be given strength to continue to be
the great. apostle. Of peace among
men," -:
There was a chorus Of "Amens"
from the ministers. Later a telegram
expressing the confidence Of the dele
gates in him was sent to the President.
The Board of Foreign Missions. of
the Methodist Episcopal Church re-
ceived on Wednesday cable from
DR.. H. H.. Lowr,,: president of the
Peking University. to the effect that
Yuan Shih' Ksi, President Of the Chi
nese Republic. has just made a gift
of $4,000 to Peking University, and
has pledged himself to contribute this
amount annually to the institution.
This is interpreted as an indication Of
his appreciation of the university's
successful work.
Peking University was started as q
Methodist Episcopal School. and has
been under the direction Of that de-
nomination up to the present time.
Plans are nearly consummated. how
ever. for a union university, which
is to be jointly controlled by the
Board of Foreign Missions OF the
Methodist Church. The Board of For
eign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church, the American Board Of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions, and
the London Missionery Society.
DR.. George N. Fowles. treasurer Of
the Board Of Foreign Missions Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. reports
to October for the Methodist War Re-
lief Fund is $l06,
Pan-Islamism Is dead and the Mohan-
medans themselves realize that this is
so. declared Rev. DR.. Samuel Zwemer.
of Cairo and Arabia, in a recent address
In this country.
The horizon of the world of Islam. DR..
Zwemer described as one red with the
blood of martyrdom, persecution. murder
and massacre, and yet, he added. there
was reason to believe that it was the
red of a coming and happier dawn.
When the great war now raging ended.
DR. Zwener said, another great war one
of righteousness. peace and love would
be waged in the Orient. No people in
the world were more anxiously or more
intently watching the trend Of present.
of all parts Of the world, who, DR..
Zwemer said. were today bound together
in "a unity Of despair"
The problem Of Mohammedanism DR..
Zwemer described as one of the greatest
ef all: world problems. affecting every
civilized nation. Under the Union Jack.
he said, there were today 5000 900 more
Mohammedans than Christians, while
under French and Italian and Russian
rule were millions of. others, and in the
Philippines several hundred thousand
unQeT StdTS anu SJIIptS-
THE present war" he said. >"proyes
that pan-Islamism is dead. Never again
will statesman or demagogues be able
to frighten the world with the cry Of
pan-IslamisIp. The. wonderful loyalty
of the Mohammedans. of India, of Mo-
rocco. and even Of Tripoli, to the flags
Of England. France and Italy shows
that this is true"
The one solution Of the Mohammedan
problem, in the opinion Of Dr.. Zwemer.
is q clean. healthy Christian literature
for the people Of Islam. FL. >.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, pastor Of the
famous Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. N.
Y, in his recent confession to his con.
gregation concerning his finances. spoke
as follows with reference to the influence
Of his conduct upon young men. DR..
Hills, it is announced. will lecture in
Washington at the American University
on October 25 to D.:
For several years / have been increas-
insly disturbed lest the little influence I
may have had upon some students and
young ministers was far from my ideal
I. have feared lest I was biasinE these
young men toward the lecture platform,
public life and prosperity. instead Of to-
ward obscure. gentle, tender, Christlike
service.
To these young men I owe this state
ment-thst often have loved my books
more than the poor: have loved posi-
tion and once and honor. and sometimes
I. have thought Of my own interests
when every. drop Of my blood and
every ounce Of my strength and every