Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-11


for the first time to speakers of the
brotherhood movement.
In England. he predicted, every
town, village and hamlet will before
long possess it's brotherhood organ
| ization. TheT same wave is sweeping
the success Of the movement is eX
emplified in the fact that more than
fifty brotherhood organizations have
already been established in the prov
ince of Ontario. He predicted great
things of the movement in the United
States, too, and he laid before the
congress pleas which have come from
Denmark, Germany and other ma
tons. including Finland, China,
Lithuania, Sweden, Australia and ia
pan. for the establishment of BROTH
erhood organizations within their
boundaries.
Organizations Dispersed by War.
When the war broke out in 1914"
he said. there were more than thirty
brotherhood organizations in. the
north of France, with the principal
organization in Lille" During the
war, he said, all these organizations
were wiped out by the Germans, and
only that in Lille. with seven mem
.bers. survived. Practically, he said,
the brotherhood movement had been
wiped out in France when peace
came.
Today. he continued, over 100
brotherhood societies have been
brought into being in France, and
requests have come from 200 towns
and cities there for further organi-
cation. The actual French brother
hoods, he said, can be classified into
;eight distinct groups. That in the
north of France he regarded the most
interesting for brotherhood work be-
cause of it's vast devastated areas. it's
numerous cities lying in ruins, and
its large population of workmen and
miners who have suffered from Ger
man occupation. The Paris district,
he said, presents difficulties for or
ganizing hrotherhoods because. of the
lack of available buildings. and be-
cause every man capable and willing
to organize the movement is terribly
ioverworked by numerous religious
and social occupations. However, the
social settlements of the most i'm
portant French Protestant churches
have all regular brotherhood meet
ings as part of their social activities.
| In Brussels a headquarters has been
established and another in Ypres.
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. The brotherhoods, he said,
have cared for many Serbian orphans.
More than hundred were placed in
an orphan asylum established. by the
brotherhood in Faversham, England.
In Poland, Mr.. Ward said, relief
work is going on a colossal scale, and
such work Is all that can be attempted
when the stomachs of the people are
still empty. But in Checho-SloVakia
the need of relief work is not great.
and the new republic presents Won
derf1eld for evangelical work and for
the brotherhoods. The people there
have obtained their liberty after 500
years of oppression
The political situation is good The
Bohemian Brethren Church. the Mora
Wan Church and the Unity Brethren
Church have grown by leaps and
bounds since the new era of freedom
set in He said he had visited cities
in Czechoslavakia, where it had not
been permitted for 500 years to hold
open-alr services.
Finds Brilliant Education.
! The branch of the Slav race in
Czechoslovakia. Mr.. Ward declared. is
the most intellectual and best edu-
Gated group of people he has ever en-
countered. not barring Great Britain
and the United States. One half of
the peoples of Europe. he said. are
Slays These people. he predicted.
would he dominated by the Slavs in
the new republic. Win them. he said.
and you have the most dominant fac
!. tor among the Slavs. 1t is the key
nation to the whole Slav race.
Keep your eye on the Mohamme-
dan races, too said Mr.. Ward in
conclusion. He said that the way is
being opened up for much valuable
work among them.
The program for this afternoons
session of the congress included adj
dresses by Conon L. Skey of Toronto,
Canada; w. T. Toynbee of London.
England, and Rev. Worth NJ. Tippey
of New York. At tonights session.
which opens at 8 o'clock. addresses
will be delivered by Rev. DIR. w. b.
Beachamp, D. D.. Nashville. Tenn;
Rev. Tom sykes of London. and Rev.
RsMoffat Guatrey of London.
fomorrow's sessions open at $3.50
O'Clock with devotional services. To-
day the devotional service was con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Jason Noble
Pierce. pastor of the convention
church.
Committees on business. findings.
finance and nominations were elected
by the congress on recommendation
of the executive committee.