The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25
DR.. GUl|ck TELLS OF
RECEPTION IN JAPAN
Addressing General Assembly He
Tells Of Magnificent Welcome
Given Representatives OF
Federal Council.
HueENor CHURCHES HARD NIT
War Conditions Have Brought such
Poverty That Large Number of
French Churches Nav he Com
pcIied to Close Their Doors.

! Newport News, Va. May ga
most interesting address was made
this morning to the Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly by Rev. DR.. Sidney L.
Quick.
Rev. DR.. Shsler Mathew. OF Chi
cago and DIR. Quick we're sent as am
ha s.,a doris 20 Japan b. the Federal
Council Of the Churches of Christ in
America, representing thirty differ
ent Christian denominations In this
country.
These gentlemen spent the month
of February, last. in Japan. DR.. Gu
lick sad that they made II clear that
government Of this counry, and that
their visit had no political signifi-
canoe whatever, that they were there
only as the representatives OF the
Churches of America.
Met Warm Reception.
He said that he was sure no for
eigners. certainly no representatives
of Christian Churches. had ever met
with such a reception in that coun-
try. in ono month they had 223 APP
pointments. including many receptions
and conferences with the highest Of
ficiais. The newspapers gave a great
deal of attention To reporting their
addresses and everything connected
wi-E their sit. Count Okuma ~
the midst II very busy perfod.
gave up six hours OF one day to give
these ambassadors one of the hand
soonest receptions they exer attended,
This high Official expressed what
seemed TO be the opinion of the lead
ing men of that country. when he
said, in regard 10 the relations be-
tween this country and Japan. Since
the Christian and responsible people
Of The United States are taking up
this matter, we may expect 1t 20
be settled Japan must apply to the
Christian people Of America that they
NAV apply Christian principles to Its
settlement"
Or Gulicl. urged the people OF this
country to inform themselves f lily
on this subject in order that they
may know the real conditions.
Hugucnot Representative Speaks.
! Rev DR.. s, /. RousseI. Of France,
addressed the assembly as the rep
! resertative of the Evangelical Reform
{ ed Church OF France, known in tho
/ former days as the Huguenct Church
i1e gave very interesting ac-
! count of the distressing conditions in
France brought about by the var
In Consequence of the interference Wit
bushes sthis church is for the first
time asking financial hel? % this
country. at time when the opportunity
for Christian work Is greater thar
at any time in the past hist Dry NJ mai
church These are among the facts
TO which he called attention
Tells of Conditions.
Tha E&YS NJ nliHai DafnrrpRA Thg,rSk
of France has heen sorelv struck b,
the present war; so that the very ex
istence OF large number of her 45'
congregations is now endangered
This economic distnrha ice ha;
been q terrible blew 20 the III aieI
National des Eglises References d.
France This Is the old Hugueno
Church of France. Since the separa
ton of Church and State in 1905
IL has been thrown entirely on its "wI
resources and has never before ap
pealed for financial assistance abroad
Not only has II supported itself entire
~, but it has provided for very sue
cesaful mission work both at hcme
in the French Colonies and else
where.
Tive prescn: time is one of erea
significance for France
.rhe Rev. Rouse, has Travelled fal
and wide, waited four continents an(
preached in the bush % South Africs
India and Ceylon as well as in many
European CAPITALS. Mr. Roussel ha,
come straight from Rheims, which CITY
was under bonn bardment during III.
three days of his visit. He prea chez
TO congregations who NJ taken refuge
in the "Cata 'ombs' AZ Rheims
There has been, in late years. fl
that country a decided tarning away
from materialism and yearning fol
something higher for something di
vine. The war has also sobere6 the
lstio MS hearts and made them rlor'
| willing TO listen to the calls OF Got
and of His Christ. Ii would be {
catastrophe If under such circum
stances, our French brethren had t,
curtail their work Any yet unles
help be forthcoming. from fifty T.
one hundred and Atty OF the sma lie
churches would have 20 be closed.
Work In Committees Hands.
SO much of the bushes sis now II
the hands of committees that the as
sembly held only short session dur
ing the afternoon. BY tomorrow 4
! Is probable that many Of these com
mittees will be ready to report ant
then the business will be rushed ir
very rapidly.