Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22

printed in the Indian tongue. and re-
peated, each one in turn, the Lords
Prayer and the Creed. In establishment
And they said the men from the mission
at Salchaket hunt up through that
country, and when they come they al
| ways teach these more isolated people
whatever they know. This is the most
encouraging thing that has come to me
| IN long time"
| Bishop Brent of the Protestant Epis-
ccopal Church. just returned from the
| far east, says:
| China today presents such an OPP
| portunity as / suppose the world has
| never seen before in a country that is
not Christian. We were thrilled a few
years years ago as we heard reports from
emma after the republic was estab-
| ished. But let me tell you that the
| opportunities in China for Christianity
| today are tenfold more than they were
SIX years ago. The opportunity is in
Again let me beg Of you in the name
| OF Christ and in the name Of the
| orient as whole not to close the door
OF tarn opp 90 .s but to think in the
dollars and cents afterward."
- ~ u ~
Dr. Robert S. King. a Presbyterian
| missionary lately arrived in Africa
sends back this interesting note:
me churches out here are not the
elaborate structures that you are ac-
customed to. but are matched sheds
with split logs for seats. Sometimes
they use small sticks about the size
VI your forearm and seem to sit quite
conn bly, on them. The attention
given the speaker is far better than
that usually given a man at home'
u " n n
Howard A. Banks will conduct the
morning service at the Sixth Presby-
.erian Church and speak on Christ
the 1ncarnate Yes"
AT the Church Of the Nativity, 14th
ana ana streets southeast. Rev. Enoch M
thompson has arranged the special
summer schedule of services, as fol-
lows, for each Sunday: Half-past 7
am holy communion; 1890 am, morn
ing service and sermon; pm, even
The Sunday schools are closed in Au-
gust only. "
;,. me members Of the woman's Aux
ll, IN sd the Parish Aid. the Girls Friend
and the Mems Assoc alton constitute
IL, several committees which have
IN charge arrangements for a lawn
ie'e 10 be given next week.
ci MSS Miidred Pidgeon and Miss Julia
tlapp will lead the Young People,s
meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening at GAS
CLOCK. The meeting will be held in
.;d me united conventions of the Ma
tlonal Young Peoples Christian Union
SS."enty-eighth year, and the General
Sunday School Convention Ifonrth
year, of the Universalist Church Of the
Cnlted states were held at New Haven,
conn, beginning July s. The morning
and afternoon sessions of the two or
carnations were held alternately in
the Church of the Messiah, of which
rev. Theodore A. Fischer is the pastor
The evening mass meetings were held
in the beautiful and spacious Mishkan
israel Temple, the use of which had
been granted for these occasions The
attendance was large and much en-
thusiasm was manifested.
Marked progress, it is declared has
been made during the past year on the
part of both organizations in their re-
spective lines of work
AT the joint mass meeting held on
the opening date. which afforded op-
portunity for the usual addresses of
welcome and responses thereto, an ad-
dress by Rev. Dr. John Van Setback,
jr., of this city on the topic of Break
ing the Barriers of Hate" was heard.
The delegates to the conventions
from Washington were DR.. and Mrs
Van Schaick, Miss Mary Warren, Miss
Georgella Forbes and Mr.. Charles S.
Davis. Miss Warren was elected to
mem bership on the official board of the
Young Peoples Christian Union and
Mr.. Davis served as chairman of the
committee on recommendations and
resolutions Of the Sunday school con-
vention.
lions closed with the mass meeting on
Sunday evening, July 9. The three fol-
lowing days were, however, devoted to
events for the promotion of acquaint-
-
outings, which were greatly enjoyed.
DIR. George E. Huntley of Canton, "
Y. was elected president of the Cen
eral Sunday School Convention and Rev.
Frank Lincoln Masseck of Arlington,
Mass. was elected secretary. The
Young Peoples Christian Union elected
Rev. George A. Gay of Little Falls, N.
Y. as president and Carl F. Elsner as
secretary.
The conventions in 1917 will be held
at Chattanooga, Tenn. At that time
there will be dedicated the new church
which is being erected In that city as
memorial Of the late Rev. c. H.
Shinn.
Chattanooga has been mission field
of the Young Peoples Christian Union,
and the completion of this church is
cause of great rejoicing on the part of
the union members. The church in that
city is under the pastorate of Rev. l..
r. Robinson. who was in attendance
at the conventions. and with Mrs. Rob-
inson spent several days in Washing
ton on his honeward journey.
NJ y y ~
The service at Dumbarton Avenue NJ.
E. Church for the coming few weeks
will he adapted to the hot season. The
pastor, DIR. Martin, will preach very
short sermons.
The choir will render special music
and there will be fans and ice water.
The Sunday night service will be held
in the cool lecture room Of the church.
d y a. 4
Dr. G. c. Mclean, pastor Of Douglas
Memorial NJ E. Church. will deliver the
address at the Y. NJ c. A. open-air serv-
ice in Lincoln Park tomorrow after
noon.
William Knowles Cooper, general
secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A., who was
scheduled to speak. is unable to return
from Black Mountain. N. c., because of
the foods in that district
TWO AvIATORS "VACCINATED."
Which Means They Have Had In
evitable Mishap and Live.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 17.-Sergts. NJ and
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