Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-25


raised among Episcopalians of the Dis
| trict of Columbia for rebuilding the
| mission schools, churches and hos
pital of the church, destroyed in the
japanese earthquake on September I,
| 1928, was launched last night at a
| meeting of teams which will solicit
funds, at the Church of the Ascension
| Twelfth street and Massachusetts ave
| nue..
/ TSuneo Matsudaira, Japanese AM
bassador, was the principal speaker at
the meeting, which was attended by
more than 400 persons representing
| every Episcopal parish in the District.
| Unable to attend the dinner which
! preceded the meeting, the japanese
| Ambassador was given an ovation as
| he entered the hall of the church,
where the meeting was held. The
meeting room was decorated with cut
roses. snowballs and other flowers
which Rev. Robert Johnston. rector
of ST. Johns Church, the presiding
officer, announced were the gift of
Mrs. Coolidge.
Right Rev. James Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, was unable to attend
the meeting.
Instructions were given the mem
bers of the 40 teams for the drive.
Lists of the commandments of every
parish in the city will be distributed
among the teams, and an effort will
be made to see every Episcopalian
listed. The teams have seven men,
bers, each under a captain. The cam
paign is being conducted under the
direction of Bishop Freeman, with DIR.
Johnston as his principal assistant.
The japanese Ambassador was the
first speaker. He said:
Work Is Appreciated.
For number of years 1 have had
occasion to watch the work of the
missions in Japan. The efforts of mis-
s1onaries among our people in Japan
are highly appreciated. I know per-
sonally of the work of st. Lukes Hos
pital in Toxic. 1t is a fine institution.
The work is highly worthy, and l eX-
press the ardent hope that the effort
to restore the hospital and other mis-
sion work is successful
In announcing the purpose of the
meeting and of the campaign. DIR.
Thompson said: ut was through no
fault of ours, it was in the providence
of God, that the work that it had taken
US so years to build up in Toxic has
been destroyed. 1t has been the de-
cision of the bishops of the church
that we rebuild it all and go on with
what we were doing in Japan. That
DR.. Thompson introduced DIR. r. B.
Teusler, superintendent of St. Luke s
International Hospital, Toxic. DIR.
Teusler has been in Toxic at the head
of the hospital for number of years.
The hospital was completely destroyed
in the earthquake and the fire which
swept Toxic after the disaster. He
said:
Japan Fertile Field
II don't think it is a question of just
100000 to be raised. The question is
whether it is worth while. Since the
war the people in the United States
have grown into two groups or camps,
those who believe the United States
should stay entirely out of foreign af-
fairs and those who believe that this
country should take an active part in
international affairs. They are the
isolationists and the co-operationists.
For my part, there is no doubt to what
camp belong. My work as mission
airy alone would stamp me for all time
as a co-operationist, and it is in favor
of the co-operationist cause that I am
speaking tonight. The United States
must cooperate.
christianity is aided-graciously
received in Japan. The United States
is the outstanding nation represent
u. II.
in the pacific, is not a far-off place of
which we know or care little. 1t is
the frontier of our contact with the
hordeS of people of Asia and we can
not afford to allow those outposts of
ours there to disappear. st. Luke's
Hospital is demonstration of Chris
tianity and an exponent of Christ's
life there in Toxic, and it must con-
tinue as such, or we must take our
church entirely out of Japan. II is
useless to sing and pray. Sunday
morning after Sunday morning and
not do anything. We are either sin
cere in our work there or we are nor.
and the Japanese, a great and in
telligent people, will be the first to
find out about it if we are not sin
cere.
Bulwark Against War.
There is a lot of talk about posi-
bility of war with Japan. There are
those who advocate preparedness for
such. So do I. But we have got to
make them understand that we are
friendly and make them feel that at
the bottom of our hearts we want to
be a friend to Japan. We do, I know
Japan is the only power in the
world today willing to accept Chris
tianity. provided it is proven worthy
of their acceptance. We have several
hundred thousand Christians in that
country and what will they think If
we don't rebuild our schools and
churches and go on with the work ?
| They cannot do it themselves. Their
very roofs have been torn from their
heads. They haven't recovered. But
at that they have given, through their
government, all they can afford to