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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Methodist Union Again

ssIT>HE two great bodies of Methodists in
l. the United States, who separated in
1874 over the question of negro slavery,
are trying to get together" says an cdi-
torial in 1.-THE ST. Louis Republic" Abou.
all that separates them now, it seems. is
the same thing that first caused the split.
the negro. The Methodist Episcopal, or So
called Northern Church, has negro bishops.
while the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, has none. Continuing, the editorial.
declares:
"For many years leading men Of both
churches have labored to bring about orr
ganic union. There are no doctrinal or
other important differences, while the
geographical considerations are all in favor
Of it. Sectional bitterness has disappeared.
In many border communities, where each
denomination formerly maintained an or
ganization, practical union has already
been effected by the appointment of only
one pastor and the merging Of the two
congregations.
"The joint commission Of the two Meth
odisms, appointed for the purpose of agree
ing upon a basis of union, will hold its
fourth and last meeting in st. Louis thie
week, before making report to tks Gen.
eral Conference of the Southern Church,
which meets at Atlanta in May. 1t is 5
body Of distinguished men, including
number OF bishops, pastors of leadins
churches and prominent laymen, Of whom
former Vice-President Fairbanks Is one.
The sentiment Of the commission is said
to be decidedly in favor Of the union, and
it Is now laboring to bring abou. basis
Of agreement that will be approved by both
general conferences.
III such q basis is reached. it will un.
doubtedy meet the approval Of Methodists
everywhere and the Christian world in
general. The war has brought q demand
for united effort in religious work, just 81
it has burned away the worcestershire that
hampered progress and beclouded oee
vision in many other directions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
An Electric Shave Light

THE latest trench comfort is an cleo
trio shave light, according to 1.-THE
Electrical Experimenter," illustrated
herewith:
"The outfit consists Of a high grade
safety razor, with six crucible steel blades;
the electric light attachment that attaches
to razor handle, shopper, battery that will
supply light for one hundred shaves, high
quality aluminium trench mirror--all COM
plete in compact khaki case. The light
attachment can be used on fountain pen or
pencil for writing where light is dim or
wanting-aso for reading"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Statistics

>HERE are no official statistics of
the churches in America. be-
cause, as "The Pathfinder" saws. .sthe
government pays no attention to
religious matters" The churches have
different ways Of reckoning and keeping
their records, and the Church Council
has depended for religious statistics on
DR.. H. K. Carroll, whose figures are
widely quoted:
his report shows that the net increase
ol church membership in this country for
1917 was $4,000, which was $4,000 less
than IN 1915. The Catholic growth, accord
ing to the editor of the Catholic DIRECTORY.
was only about $4,000, or less than taif
what II was the year before The churches
that have large following among people
OF foreign extraction have suffered most
by the casualties of war
mere are 1877 church denominations
listed, and besides these there are scores
OF others which are too small to be counted
The total number of church members is
now about forty millons-40,515 900, ac-
cordlng to the 2glres The Catholics in
this report are credited with 1903 900.
The Methodsts, counting the sixteen differ
ent bodies, come next, with 7,7s2,o00 The
Baptists, with fifteen bodies, follow, with
6,542,O00. Thus, the Catholics, Methodists
and Baptists combined form about twenty
eight millions or 70 per cent Of our total
church population.
The other denominations are much
smaller The Lutherans, with eighteen
bodies, have 2,461,O0O members. The Pres
byterians, with eleven bodies, number g.
226,000. The Disciples of Christ are grow
ing rapidly, and now have 1895 COG; the
Episcopalians, 1,083,0O0; the Reformed. 514.-
600; the Eastern Orthodox, 100000; the
Latter Day Saints, (Mormons}, APO, 600; the
United Brethren, 36S, 900; the Evangelical
Association, 200, 900; the Dunkards, 1873 600:
the Friends (Quakers), 10000; tie Ad-
ventists, 10000; the Mennonites. 81 900:
the Scandinavian Evangelical, $4,000, and
SO on down.
The number Of churches is now 22s.sOo.
or an increase during the year OF "a little
over 1000. The number of ministers is
$4,000. an increase CT over 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

brekfuss lax dat? Stewed prunes! Rice
waffles! Cocoa! Soons de boss sot down
ter de table an er fotch in dem stewed
prunes he sho gwineter call me. An he
gwineter tell me ter fotch in dem aigs an
dat brekfuss strip an take dat cocoa ter de
kitchen an fotch in de coffee. Dat wot he
gwineter do, an yer knowed hit Miss
Callne"
eyes, that's about what he will do, but we
must educate him up to making his break
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Around the World and Back A6ain

paper. This war has brought out many new
Dishes"
"Wot else deys gwineter make yer eat."
For lunch you have spoon corn bread,
home-canned spinach with egg, apple sauce"
"Dat all deys gi' yer ter eat? No COL
lards, no turnip greens, no bile ham, no
roas' beef, no little pig roas', no roas
chick'n, ner hummer dat wot US has envy
day? Wy, Miss Calline, don't yer krowed
eft dat all yer gwineter sct on de table fur
de boss ter eaf dar gwineter be er rippit ?
You knowed de boss KANT stan fur no
chilluns playhouse grub lax dat"
"It does look skinny, doesn't it! But
suppose he will get used to it."
"Yassum, yer kin sit used ter most envy
thing Of yer sot ye mine ter hit, but you
knowed de boss sames me do, an eff dar is
anything he do lax in dis wul hit sump'n
ter eat. Dis kiner mess LAX stewed prunes
an Gavin chowder and spoon Gavin braid
ainter gwineter SCOT de boss, an he gwineter
kick lax err steer, kick right over de dash
bode. Better not start dat kiner foolishness
wild de boss, Miss Calline, er tell yer dat TO
yer gifts any furder. De boss is er eatin
man, he isl
"Probably when we show him how much
we can save on the grocery and meat bill
he'll make up his mind to stand for it. I've
or over $500 year"
"Yassum. Is you doin dis fur jess de
boss, er is hit fur you an me, too?"
"Of course, if we adopt this war schedule
it is for US all. We would not adopt it for
the boss by himself. You are not much Of
an eater no way, and you wouldn't mind it
l know if we could save over $500 year.
You know yourself, Henrietta, our meat and
! grocery bills are getting to be outrageous,
| so big they scare me-"
"Yassum, but yer gwineter skyeerd de
| boss err heap wuss'n US is skyeerd, yer sho
is. Sides dat, Miss Calline, err amt nevvy
| gwineter git used ter stewed prunes an de
lax er dat En- mout jess ez we'll quit catin,
| eff dat VOTER gotter eat Wen yer gwneter
shot down on sump'n ter eat lax yer saved ?"
81 don't know. I was just figuring to see
| how much we could save in a month and
then tell the boss about IT'D
bout day 70 yer start it. Den er gwineter
F, look roun fur ernuvver job er cookin. Mer
mar nevvy fotch up ter stew prunes,
much less eat 'em two times err day. One
time munt huff fur dis chile. Spec de
boss gwineter tell yer. de same thing Wen
yer tell him bout hit. Err hate ter scsso,
Miss Callne, but yer sho is fixin fur de boss
ter quit YER kase he amt no man ter stan
fur dem stewed prunes fur he brekfuss
longs yer kin git aigs an battercakes. An
dat spoon Gavin braid-oh, my, Miss CAL
| line!"
Until that morning the lady of the house
had been looking on the patriotic and eco
nomical side of the question. Henrietta had
aroused her from her dreams. She put up
the pencil, tore UP the paper, and while she
said nothing Henrietta knew there would
be no stewed prunes and spoon corn bread
in that house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
The Hardy Charcoal

T LABORATORY experiments con-
IL Quoted of late have shown that a
candle flame will become extinguished
when the oxygen content Of the atmos-
phere in which it is burning falls to
about Is per cent. Sulphur stops burn
ing when all but 1876 per cent of the
oxygen in an inclosed space, has been
exhausted. The case of charcoal, how
ever, is notable. Combustion continues
until only 9 per cent Of the oxygen re-
mains.-Pop1tLnr Mechanics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

of butter. You know butter is IS cents
pound, and we up a pound to butter our
buckwheats. This substitute for butter costs
about Is cents a pound, so you see what a
saving there is in the butter line alone"
can dis hyere Gavin chowder, wot dat :?
Hit sumpn moo ter me. Err knowed wot fish
chowder is, but er nevvy hyeerd tell er Gavin
chowder TO dis"
Couldn't tell you what corn chowder is,
Henrietta, but that's what is printed in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

fast on prunes and waffles, because they are
war food, and besides there will be big
saving in the weeks bill"
"Wot hit say US muss has fur dinner?"
Let me see. Well, what we call dinner
is just lunch, and what VIC call supper is
dinner, but it says for dinner: Corn chow
der, Graham bread and margarine, stewed
prunes with Cottage cheese balls and coffee"
"Wot margarine, Miss Calline? ?"
cit must be a stuff that takes the place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Why 1t Is That Bricks Are
Made With Straw

LIVERY ONE is familiar with the
- story of how Pharaoh commanded
his taskmakers to increase the burdens
laid on the Israelites by withholding
bricks; and doubtless many have won
dcred wherein the hardship lay, says
"The Popular Science Monthly" By
most people, probably, the view has been
held that the straw was added as a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
God and
the
DeviI
War, Wax Candies and Gospel
Missions
ERE is letter sent by E. H.
Dance to "The Nation
1ondon):

Social life in the army is made uni
versity of the whole mass of English man
hood, and discussions are now universal
which before were confined to the few who
had wide opportunities for the interchange
of ideas. Young men everywhere are cry
ing out at the failure of the churches to
supply what they want; they ask either,
to be given religion which is free from
inherent absurdities or to have none at ALL
They are thinking men, and they are con-
fronted by solid obstacles to Christian be-
lief; but they have neither the time nor
the desire to read up theology and they
look for assistance to those whom they re-
gard Gotten with too little Justification as
experts in religious theory and practice.
Everywhere they are discouraged In
the Church they find either blndfold de-
votion which declines to look at facts which
they themselves simply cannot ignore, or, at
the other end, quasi-rational exposition
OF the faith which is concerned with pre-
senting a homogeneous case for Chris
tanity rather than with tackling frankly
the root difficulties.
Until it has been decided that the Resur-
rectlon was physical and not merely spirit
ual, the Church and its religion has no
justification for their existence. Among the
Non-conformists, on the other hand, there is
LOT the most part no intellectually at all,
while the creed they offer is little more
than set of arbitrary and not necessarily
consistent beliefs
Meantime, Christian ministers haggle
about ordination the abolition of deans.
little realizing that :ne average man, who
is no theologian and no churchman unless
ne sees good reason to be one, usually has
the vaguest idea of the ecclesiastical con-
ceptlon of apostolic succession, or else dis
III
again, he knows what they are) he regards
as not worth abolishing What he is con-
cerned with is his own spiritual efficiency.
ana until that is catered for by means other
than wax candles or gospel missions he will
nave little to do with the churches"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
In the Great Workshop Of Science

the destroyer of the fact. Then, with her
observer slipping a drum of cartridges into
his machine gun, she sped on after those
objects bobbing down the tide burst of
rapid firing and the first of the DEVILS
eggs, it's buoyancy chamber punctured, sank
with a gurgle; the second gave a better
show, for it exploded grandly and harm
lessly as the bullets reached it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Medicine
and
Surgery
The Masculine Garb
An Indictment

~ dress as factor in i'll health is
made by DR.. Walter B. James
in "The Medical Record" DR.. James
rot only maintains that womans dress
is saner and more conducive to good
health than that of man, but he also
eriticises the customary army uniform
as perhaps the most unhygienic of the
many coverings with which modern man
decks himself.
Comparing the dress of man and
woman DR.. James says that there sis
little doubt, so far as health and BODY
yigor go, and leaving all other consid-
erations out of account, that the best
modern costume for men ever designed
by civilized people is the Highlander's
kilt, with its bare knees and thin trews
ut Is a familiar observation in almost
every family that most OF the colds occur
among the male members. There are few
families in which the father has not
preached into unwilling and entirely unre-
sponsive ears that women by their So
called irrational methods Of dress were
sisking their health and lives.
"Womens dress takes no note Of season.
time of the day, or climate
1.-THE question whether thin slippers or
high boots, thin stockings or openwork, a
cloth or chiffon dress, high neck with
feather boa and close fit wrists or low neck
and bare arms, fur or cloth hat or bare
headed-all of these questions are decided
solely by the occasion and never by the
season or the weather The fact is it is
familiar observation that women are su-
perior to weather, while men are its slaves
"In spite of the claimed absurdness of
women's dress, colds and catarrhs are for
the most part maladies of the other sex, and
pneumonia and bronchitis are certainly no
less common, and indeed are probably
more common, in men than in women; that
in every family it is the men and not the
women who make whatever disagreeable
throat and nose noises are heard about the
house; and that the cuspidor is masculine
and not feminine. 1t is only necessary to
note the size and character of the womans
pocket handkerchief, as compared with the
mans and the woman's scanty need of it,
except rs a trinket, as compared with her
husbands slavish dependence upon it, to
convince one that as far as the upper res
piratory tract goes the so-called irrational
dress of women has few if any apologies
to make.
ut is by TO means a nationally thought
out desire for health that determines
women's dress, but purely desire for ad-
miraticn.
at is chance, therefore, that has given to
modern women the healthiest of all cos
tunes, and It is to be hoped that apsh imi-
tation &C men will not lead the other sex
to adopt their irrational and unhygienic
mode of dress"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
OF THE army uniform DR.. James
SAYS:

SAYS:
Nowhere is the irrational in dress more
striking than in military life. In private
life, excepting for fashion and modern po-
lice requirements, every man is at liberty
70 dress he wishes. In the army his
dress is determined for him without any
choice on his part 1t might therefore be
thought that here broad view would be
taken Of the matter, and the plain teach
ings Of practical experience as we'll as the
dictates Of modern science would be given
consideration. Such, however, as far as
the civilian observer can see, has not been
the case Military tradition and a desire
to look different from other armies seem to
have been the determining factors.
"The chief points in the army uniform
that seem not to be in accord with the prin-
e;ples before demonstrated, and which pre-
vent free contact between the skin and the
air. which necessary for health, resist
snee to disease, and for efficiency, are the
close fitting woollen and often padded coat,
which must always be kept closely but
toned; the high close fitting collar; the
woollen puttces, resembling the bands IN
which the legs CT infants were swaddled in
former and more barbaric age; and the
regulation which neccssitates the constant
Wearing Of the hat or cap when out OF
doors The modern soldier is almost her.
medically sealed, from the soles OF his feet
70 his chin.
"It is 4 question whether the raggedness
and unkemptness of Washngton's heroic
little army during that melancholy winter
a. Valicy Forge was not better prepare
hon for the spring encounter with an
enemy more numerous and better equipped
han themselves than would have been
corey winter in steam heated cantonment,
ead ~ the swaddling clothes Of the modern
h3ting man.
From the point Of view of modern sci
snse, the clothing Of the navy is far more
fa.ionai than rs that of the army, at least
- lar az ths man Of the line Ia concerned.
!, would be interesting TO know whether
re health Of the former is less good than
vat o. the army. The open front blouse
ssa ire beH-bottono trousers tapping in the
Vind secure at least moderate exposure
" some part q the body
These thoughts suggest the old familiar
ssd probably apocryphal reply Of tire Ind
IN 70 the white man, that he did not catch
al facs'
Benjanin Franklin knew the value Of
seid air bath night and morning, and the
Eye OF our schools and colleges all know
.ns asiights and the health inspiration that
ssMs D, going baYeheaded and scantily
va a. IN the coidest Of winter weather.
ne Eonane put their fighting men into
+ = snort fiaje, with bare legs, and this, al
xussugn their operations we're carried on in
.pssS, Germany and britain, and during
81 synsartes when, III shown both by ptysi-
ply and geology, the climate of South
EassA EUROPE was far stoYmisr and moro
- one ti&n st present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

4 STRIKING indictment of mans
~ dress as factor in ill health is
made by DR.. Walter B. James
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New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Dance Recitals
For Children

The postponed recital by the play
dancers, Ruth Cramer and Janet Jack
son, will be given on Thursday after
noon, April a, at o'clock, when an
Easter-timc matinee will be offered at
the Princess Theatre. The programme
is especially arranged for children, and
for every one else who can find thrill
in the adventures of the Knight of the
Hobby Horse. For these Miss Cramer
and Miss Jackson will permit peep
into Dutch Interior, will pry open the
cover Of the Magic Box and take along
with them on a Fairy Sail in Fairy
Boat.
Aside from two or three numbers,
the programme will be new, and will
thus be seen for the first time in pub
lie. The composers represented are
Schumann, Dcbussy. Chaminade, Mac
Dowell, Schubert Arensky, Rebikow,
Bruneau, Kullak and Lillian jackson,
whose Shepherds Frolic from the Pas
toral Suite will be given first hear
ing. Besides the new numbers, all of
which have been arranged by Miss
Cramer and Miss Jackson themselves,
there will be entirely new settings.
costumes and properties, all made by
the two young dancers. They have
ideas on the subject, believing that in
order to give full expression to their
creative powers and bring unity and
true individuality to their little pan
tomimes and play dances they must
themselves make everything, without
depending on outside influence for any
detail.
The reputation which these two
young American girls have achieved
for wholesomeness and lack of profes-
sionalism in their little dances has
made them extremely popular in the
various training camps in and around
New York. where they have been ap-
pearing with great success. lnciden-
tally, they arc the only girls whe have
been permitted to dance before our
boys in uniform.
After the recital next Thursday Miss
Cramer and Miss Jackson will prepare
for May Day matinee on Thursday.
May 2, when another new programme
will be offered.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Calendar for the Week

nppodrome 2:30
'"n"' rahko and his orchestra;
ny 'ohh Mccormack; Hppodrome,
ana Grem Zmbaist;
cooper Onon S5 M Louise Home rand
WIZ e, io metropolitan Opera House.
oNDA-Aeolan Hail. m, Baden; Aoan
la o'lo p m recital by
rouse . p n French de Propac.c"
-Aeolan Hail. s:15 by
"ng Hail. recital by Rosa
m song recital by Yvete Gulbert; m
ud auspices
p m concert by ST. Cecilia Sociey
metropolitan Opera House. OPERA
Babec di Siviga." s f
THuRsDAYPrincess recital bv Ruth Cramcr
ana Janet jackson; City College,
community Chorus Metropolitan
- '' - ~f'
fsiDAi.-'arnegle HAIL. m. Matte
"uf New YORK University S:l5
metropolitan opera House. American
Italian Shancwls Thc Dance
SATuRDM~Aeoan Hail. SIZE p by
zky Carnegie HAIL. 1880
Hail. s;15 Cern,
auspices OF the Rand School of Social
n.y. Italian and Russian
Rucan and "Le Coo dOr opera "LAmrc d
trc Re" wv
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

throughout the season, and the usual
two weeks of preparation in advance of
the first regular concert, Conductor
Stransky devoted practically the entire
second part of December to rehearsing
the compositions which still remained
to be given. In January the works of
living German composers were barred
from presentation for the duration Of
the war
AS in former years, the Philharmonic
gave prominent place on it's pro-
grammes to American composers.
Henry Hadley's Fourth Symphony and
Edgar Stillman- -Kelley's "New England"
Symphony were given their first New
York hearing at Philharmonic concerts.
Further American novelties of the sea-
son brought forward the names of
Laucella, MacDowell, Chadwick, Chiaf
farelli, Gilbert, Whithorne and yucca.
Works Of the following foreign COM
poscrs were also performed for the
first time at Philharmonic concerts:
Bloch, Debussy, Delius, dIndy, Dubois.
Elgar, Pergolesi, Sibelius, Chopin and
Gretry.
For the coming season Gust;.v NAH
ler's Third Symphony, postponed this
year because of technical difficulties
VIII be a prominent festurc A number
OF novelties are already in preparation.
as we'll as an abundant series of rc-
vlvals. Among the soloists already en-
gagged for 191S-I9 are Jascha Heifetz.
Josef Hofmann, Louise Homer, Efrem
Zimbalist, Guiomar Novaes, Max Rosen
Yolando Nero, Raoul Vidas. Harold
Bauer, Ethel Lashanska and Mischa
Levitzki.
Inc flnal concert to be given this
season under the auspices Of the So
clety of the Friends of Music on SIM.
Day, April I, will oe devoted wholly to
music by American composers. The
most of it will be played from manu-
script. The recital will take place in
the large ballroom of the Ritz Carlton
Hotel at 3 in the afternoon, and the
flonzaley Quartet will play, assisted
by M. Georges Longy, oboist, and Mile.
Renee Longy, piapist.
The Friends of Music, in their four
years OF activity, have divided their
efforts about equally between the very
new and the very old, especially manu-