Evening star., 1921-11-05

The centennial of the Missionary
Society of the Episcopal Church will
be celebrated tomorrow in every
church of the denomination in this
country
In this city the board of religious
education has made arrangements
parade has been arranged for O'Clock
on the Ellipse. Sunday school chi.
dren will form on the north side OF
the Monument grounds and march
around the Ellipse, through Execu-
tive avenue. pass the White House
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue and from
there to the Church of the Epiphany
where Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding.
Bishop of Washington will preach at
4 o'clock.
Commander c. T. Jewell will be
marshal of the parade A committee,
of which Rev. DR.. Freeman, rector of
the Church Of the Epiphany is chair
man. will be In charge of the demon
stration and parade.
S:,7OO,OOO Spent.
When the society was organized IN
1921 there were 30,Oou people Ill
twenty-eisht dioceses in this coun-
try and expended $1,000 on MISSION
work Now there are a total or 5,ooV.-
900 associated with the organization
in eighty three dioceses. in whose
behalf last year was spent S2'Ioe.ooo
in missionary service. While a nun
dred years ago the services OF the
church were conducted in EneIsn
alone. at the celebration tomorro"
the century's achievements OF the
society will be sung and told IN a
score of tongues, including Chinese
Japanese and Esquimaux. Spanish
Hungarian, the languages or the
Sioux Indians and the patois OF the
E. nd
Aside from the gift of offering
which will be taken up in the
churches at the thanksgiving serv-
ice tomorrow. the anniversary IS
purely historical and educational. !.
Among the members of the church
happy significance in the fact that
the centennial Of their society will
be celebrated within the same week
that the conference on Limitation OF
armament will assemble here,I mas
much as one of the. principal efforts
ence has been to promote friendship
among the peoples of the world.
Japanese Are Friendly.
The Japanese ambassador here. in
a letter to Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor,
president of the Council of the Epis-
copal Church, says:
1.-THE occasion of your centennial
anniversary is fitting moment for
me to say that one of the worthiest
links that exists between Japan and
the United States is that group Of
unselfish men and women who repre-
sent the American churches in our
distant country. Whether Christians
or men of other religions. we Japa-
nese realize that the missionaries
come to us with motives of the finest
spirit. Living more Intimately among
our people than any other class of
foreign residents. they come to know
US perhaps better than others do: and
we. knowing them. are theirs
The Chinese minister, Alfred Sye.
a graduate of st. Johns University.
Shanghai, an Episcopal institution,
said:
proud of the good work it has done
in China The schools and colleges
established in my country under it's
auspices have sent out among their
graduates men and women who have
rendered and are rendering valuable
service to their country"
Charles E. Hughes. Secretary Of
State, in message to the anniversary
convention of missionary bishops of
the society. said:
We cannot overestimate their
splendid heroism. their spirit of self
sacrifice and their constant service in
the cause Of advancing civilization"
Greeted by British Societies.
The two oldest missionary societies
IN the world. the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel and the
Church Missionary Society, both Of
Great Britain, sent messages of greet
ing through Bishop George Lancaster
King. of the Church of England, sec
retary of the former. and Sir Robert
Williams. president of the latter,
which were made the occasion for an
exchange of sentiments of great sig
nif1cance at this time
The whole fabric of the worlds
peace. said Bishop King. "as it seems