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Evening star., 1927-05-21
NATIVES HANDLING
l.
MISSIONS IN CHINA
Chinese Methodists Continue
Church's Activities, Con.
vention Holds.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. May 21.-"By far
the major part of all Methodist work
in China today. educational, evangel.
istic and medical, is in the hands OF
native Methodist Christians" says a
statement made public in resolutions
adopted by the Cleveland convention
Of Methodist bishops, superintendent.
editors, pastors and laymen in Its re-
cent national conference. The state
ment is signed by Bishop F. T. Keeney.
Omaha. Nebr., and DR.. j. NJ. NJ. Gray.
pastor, Scranton, Pa, and was adopted
unanimously by the representatives of
every area, the membership of all the
areas being more than 100000.
The resolutions say. in part:
while the disturbed political con-
ditions in China make 1t necessary
for our missionaries to withdraw tenn
porarily from many of the stations in
the interior. the present situation. al
though distressing in the extreme, is
opening unexpected doors of oppor-
tunity.
Opportunity for Leadership.
"For years we have been looking
toward native leadership in the Orient,
and have been preparing our Chinese
Christians for positions OF admins
trative responsibility. The present up
heaval has thrust the opportunity and
obligation for national leadership upon
US sooner than we thought and In
manner we did not expect.
by far the major part of all OF our
work in China today, educational,
evangeiistic and medical, is in the
hands Of our native Christians. AL
though social and political conditions
make the task at this time unusually
difficult. we rejoice that the unanimous
testimony of those who are best in
formed is that the work Is going for
ward with most remarkable success.
Called Hour Of Gratitude.
"This. therefore. is not an hour to
mourn, or to withdraw either our in
tereSt in or support of the work in
China. but rather we should thank
God that the Chinese church in this
hour of crucial testing Is giving such
remarkable evidence of we'll grounded
strength, sacrif1cial devotion and
heroic courage.
"The missionary obligation should
be presented to our home churches
more frequently and should emphasize
the tragic fact that the failure of any
church or any Christian to meet the
opportunity of the hour is a failure
from the consequences of which there
can be no escape. AS an auxiliary and
reinforcement of the pulpit message,
q more constant and intelligent con-
duct of missionary education shall be
carried on in every local church, and
there shall be maintained a more di-
rect and personal connection between
the giver and specific enterprises in
the fields"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MIRACLE TO BE TOPIC.
Or. James Montgomery to Address
Bible Glass.

"a Wonderful Miracle" will be the
subject of the address Of DIR. James s.
Montgomery before the adult Bible
class of the Metropolitan M. E.
Church, John Marshall place and c
street, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The following members have been
appointed by the president of the class
to arrange the Homecoming" in Sep
tember: Mr.. Leonard. chairman: Miss
EngIe. Miss Ney, Miss Williamson,
Mrs. oscar Allen, Mrs. Demarest, Miss
Cook, Miss Stevenson, Mrs. Barnes.
Miss Tuthili, Mrs. Camalier, Mrs. Bos-
ley, DIR. Cuthbertson, Mr.. Timms, Mrs.
Hughes and Mr.. Hackney.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
COMMUNION SERVICE.
Services for Church of Ascension
Announced.

The confirmation candidates will
make their first communion at the
Church of the Ascension. Massa-
chusetts avenue and Twelfth street. at
the IL am. service tomorrow, when
the congregation will also welcome the
class confirmed by Bishop Freeman
last Sunday.
The rector, Rev. Thomas W. Cooke,
VIII preach Il special sermon TO the
class. The other services will be early
celebra ton, am: church school, 9:30
am: Chinese school. s pm: Young
Peoples Society. pm; evening SER
mon at 1870 O'Clock.
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Daughters' Visitation.

Members of the Order of the Daugh-
ters Of the King in the Episcopal
Churches in the Diocese of Washing
ton are invited to visit the Chapel of
the Nativity. at Fourteenth and A
streets southeast, next Wednesday at
pm. This will be the biennial vista.
ton of the order to Nativity Chapel.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Bowman to Address Class.

Representative Frank L. Bowman
|of West Virginia will address the Har-
|rison Bible class Of Congress Street
Methodist Protestant Church tomor-
|row in the auditorium of the church.
lie will take for his subject, The
Fundamental Principles of the Organi
zation OF Mems Bible Classes" Reu
|ben f. Leatherwood will have charge
of the lesson and give a short talk on
/ At. All men Of the community are
welcome.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Standing grimly as haven of faith
ransacked and despoiled by many a
conqueror, the Cathedral at Toledo,
Spain represents more vigorous his
tory, probably, than any other church
edifice in the world
Almost since history began there
has been a temple to one faith or an
other on it's site. AS early as the year
$50, according to an inscription still
preserved in the cloister, there was a
church dedicated to the Virgin. Later,
when tue Moors invaded Spain, it was
used by the Moors as their principal
mosque. 1t was then razed by st.
Ferdinand, who founded the present
Cathedral in 1927. Centuries were oc-
cupied In completing it. in building
subordinate structures around it and
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SERVICE TO GO ON AIR.

WRC will broadcast the morning
service tomorrow at Emory Meth.
odist Episcopal Church South,
Georgia avenue and Rittenhouse
street. at II o'clock. The minister
Rev. ID. l.. Snyder. will preach. his
subject being. "A Sermon Meditation
on the 23d Psalm"
The feature of the evening service
will be a sermonlecture on Acres
of Gold"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Brethren Church PLAY.

TO Whom the Crown" the new
missionary play which has been ar
ranged and is being directed by Mrs.
Florence Weiand Noffsinger, will be
presented at the Church of the Breth-
rem. Fourth street and North Caro-
lima avenue southeast, tomorrow at
1880 pm.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MRS. T0PHAM ELECTED
HONORARY PRESIDENT
One of Three Honored by United
Brethren Woman's Mis-
gionary Group,
Slonary UrouP
,cial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 21.--Mrs. Wash
ington Topham of Washington was
elected one of three honorary presi-
dents of the Woman's Missionary AS
sociation Of the United Brethren
Church at the jubilee convention here
this week.
The other honorary presidents
elected were: Mrs. j. H. Hutchison,
Hamburg, Pa, and Mrs. j. A. Gohn
of York, Pa.
The officers elected were: Mrs. Paul
r. KoontZ, Baltimore, president; Miss
Amy G. Clippinger, Chambersburg,
Pa, vice president: Mrs. III. c. Week
ert. Baltimore, recording secretary,
and Mrs. G. w. Strlne, Frederick, sec
retary of literature.
Rev. j. Edgar Knipp, United Breth-
rem missionary at Otsu. Japan, made
the principal address to the conven.
ton.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Will Preach on Apostle.

DR.. John E. Briggs will preach on
"The Seven Steps in the Restoration
of the Apostle Peter" tomorrow morn.
ing at Fifth Baptist Church. At night
he will preach on Gods Question TO
Moses, What Is That In Thine Hand?"
Several persons will be baptized Sun
day night.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TOPICS
Rev. B. H. Melton Announces Ser
mons for Tomorrow.

Rev. b. II. Melton will preach to-
morrow morning and evening at the
Ninth Street Christian Church, having
as his morning topic, "a Cheerful Re-
ligon," and in the evening, "Wayside
Ministries"
The ordinance of baptism will be
administered at the close of the eve
ming service and new members will be
received at both morning and evening
services,
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Rev. H. A. Kent Will Preach.

Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor OF the
First Brethren Church, Twelfth and
z streets southeast, will preach to-
morrow morning at II o'clock on The
Lamb in the Midst of the Throne.
Holy communion will be observed in
the evening at 7:45 o'clock. Sunday
school opens at $50 am.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Parent Church Topics.

At the service of the Christian Sci
ence Parent Church tomorrow, to be
held at II o'clock in the assembly
room of the Hotel La Fayette, the sub
ject of the lesson and also that of the
message from Mrs. Bill will be, THE
Sevenfold System"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
IRELAND IS SUBJECT.
Rev. J.. McCaffrey to Preach at
Hamline Church.

One of the preachers Of the Irish
conference, Rev. j. McCaffrey, will
preach at the Hamline Church tomor.
row morning. His subject will be
Religious Conditions in Ireland
North and South
Rev. Joseph r. Herson will preach
in the evening, his subject being "A
Majestic Failure" The Church school
meets at $50 am, and the Epworth
League at z pm.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

in enriching its magnificent interior.
Although sacked by the Comuneros in
1891 and by the French in 1908, 1t is
still one of the richest and most splen-
did foundations in Christendom.
This cathedral is unique in having
been the church of four different bish-
ops who were canonized-Saints Eu-
genius, Eladius, Ildefonso and Julian,
the first of whom is said to have been
a disciple of st. Paul.
The treasury, reliquaries and library,
Notwithstanding their repeated despoil-
ings. contain many priceless manu-
scripts and works of art, including a
monstrance said to have been made of
the first gold brought home by Column
bus. There are paintings by many
masters. including Goya, Ell Greco,
Titan and Rubens.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-21
DEANWOOD SERVICES.
Revs. Leon s. Wormley and L. T
Hughes to Speak.

The subject of the Rev. Leon s.
wormley, pastor of the Zion Baptist
Church, Deanwood, D. c., tomorrow
at the II o'clock service, will be DO
ing Away with Negative Emotions. :"
Rev. L. T. Hughes, the pastor OF the
Mount Jezreel Baptist Church.. will
preach at pm. The subject of the
pastor at the night service will be
|ssOvercoming. Evil With Good"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
REPORTS AWAITED
/. BYPRESBYTER|ANS
Several Washingtonians to
Attend Assembly, Start
ing Thursday.

The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
of America will meet in San Fran
cisco, Calf, next Thursday. DR.. Will
liam o. Thompson. moderator, presi-
dent emeritus of Ohio State Cniver.
sity. will preach the opening sermon.
The Presbytery of Washington City
will have many delegates and attend
ants at the assembly and the Womans
biennial meeting of the mission
boards. DIR. Thomas e. Clark and r.
Y. Crittenden of the Takoma Park
Church, DR.. and Mrs. John (. Palmer
of the Washington Heights Church.
Rev. and Mrs, j. Harvey Dunham Of
the Western Church, G. r. Smith Of
the Sherwood Church and ]. w, Town
send of the kensington Church are
on their way. and the men of the
group are the commissioners to thu
assembly from the local preSbytery.
DR.. w. +. Eagleson. who is a men,
ber of the permanent judicial commits
sion. with Mrs. Eagleson, is TO he
present. Mrs. w. l.. Darby. a pres
byterial and synodical officer. and Mrs.
William Hitz will attend the biennial
meetings. Rev. George NJ. Cummings,
permanent clerk of Washington City
Presbytery. will be visitor.
Report Of Hays.
The most interesting item TO come
before the assembly will he the report
of Chairman VIII III. Hays on the
service pension fund. lie is expected
to announce that the SIS 900 600 fund,
which the Iaymen Of the church have
made a nationwide canvass To- secure,
is completed. The finish of this cam
| paign is now being made on the Pa
| Cific Coast
| Old indebtednesscs OF the church
| for the new era movement, the inter
/ church world movement and the
| Board of National Missions will be
| reported as liquidated during the past
| year. Various anniversaries are To-
| be celebrated during the sessions. such
| as the 125th anniversary of the or
/ ganized work of Home Missions. the
seventy fifth anniversary of the Synod
Of California and the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the beginning of missionary
work in Alaska.
Question Of Divorce.
| The church awaits with concern the
| report of the special commission of
| fifteen on the purity. peace and unity
| Of the church and the special commit
tee TO visit Princeton Theological
| Seminary. Another committee on
marriage and divorce will probably
| recommend that there be a revision
| in the grounds of divorce. The Pres
| byterian Church has heretofore ap-
| proved of two grounds. adultery and
desertion. The recommendation will
probably be that but one he recog-
| nized. as approved by the New
| Testament.
The National Capital PRESBYTERIAN
| Commission will also report the prog
| ress made toward the National Pres
| byterian Church in the purchase of
/ the site and the plans for raisins
funds ard the development of plans
and specifications for the building.
| The project has been indorsed here
| tofore by General Assemblies.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Rev. T. E. Boorde to Preach.

Rev. Thomas f. Boorde will preach
at Temple Baptist Church tomorrow
morning and evening. Prayer service
will be held Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
WILL COUNT FAMILIES.
Second Baptist Church Arranges
Special Service Tomorrow.

Family night" will be observed
tomorrow at Second Baptist Church.
The first service will be held at the
East Capitol street branch. Seven
teenth and East Capitol streets, at $50
o'clock, and at s o'clock the service
will be held at the church, Fourth
street and Virginia avenue southeast.
The subject of the pastor. Rev. Ellis
e. Primm, will be, "A Woman and a
Love Story" The number of com
plete families at these services will
be counted.
The subject of the morning sermon
will be, "A Better righteousness"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
notice.!

News for the Saturday Church
Page must be received by the
Church News Editor not later
than noon on Friday.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SUFFERING is TOPIC.
Rev. I. W. Ketchum to Speak at
Peck Memorial.

Rev. Irving w. Ketchum will speak
at Peck Memorial Chapel tomorrow
night on the subject, 'Is Suffering
Ever Of Any Value?" His morning
subject viii be Overcoming Weak
ness"
Judge ]. Robert Anderson will speak
TO the Cuthbert mems class at 10
m
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will give them cruising speed Oh
% miles per hour when going
down stream and approximately
five miles per hour up stream pro-
viding Frank is willing to get be-
hind and help push.
The material which will go into
the boat will also be unusual. Burns
at first suggested that they send
to South America for genuine ma
hogany and teak but Frank OBJ
ieeted that such material was too
ordinary, being used in all phon-
ographs and radio cabinets, and
expressed desire for something
more exclusive.
The two intrepid amateur sailors
were this week hunting for a suit
able dry dock in which to build
their craft. A worthy carpenter,
mechanic, electrician, and architect
were also being sought. Work viii
begin as soon as everything can be
lined up, and the craft launched,
they think, in about three weeks.
The first upset, experts predict,
will occur in about three weeks
and five minutes.
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HYDROPLANE
TO BE BUILT
Local Talent will Soon
Launch Queer Craft in
Home Waters

The only reason this story is
not on the marine page of our is
sue this week is that such a sec
ton has not yet been established;
but with all the leading citizens,
and otherwise, of the town building
boats in which to cut UP and caper
on the Columbia during the sum-
mer season, such a section would,
no doubt, be highly appreciated by
many of our readers, if il is not
downright necessity.
Burns Brown, son of the local
telephone magnate, and Frank
Maupin, prominent young man a
bout town, both members in good
standing in the International Fra
ternal Order of Benedicts, UP to
the time of our going to press this
week were the last persons to be
smitten with a desire to build a
boat and who had, on paper, be-
gun actual construction. The boat
they plan to build will be no or
binary craft either, perish such a
thought. 1t will be hydroplane,
powered by fighting Ford Four,
which they will resurrect from the
ancient bug that for the past two
years has stood in the alley back
of the Brown residence in the Ohm
sted addition. This motor, as ev-
eryone who lives in Kennewick
knows, is nightly good one, be-
ing the identical power plant that
In days of yore propelled Gene
Spaulding thru the streets of our
city at the rate of 80 miles per
hour or less. Pioneer residents
here, doubtless, can recall without
much difficulty the feeling of re-
lief the city experienced when Gene
traded his palatial car to, Burns
for a Jews harp.
Before construction of the boat
can actually be commenced several
difficulties will have to be over
come, the greatest of which are:
what the boat shall be named, and
how long the propeller should be.
The first of these Obstacles, ma
turally, is the most difficult.
Frank refused to even consider
our most intelligent suggestion
that it be called, "The Necker."
However, the difficulty of Sc
lecting name will be solved by
taking the first two letters in the
name of the Kcnnewick Fair Queen
this year and coupling it with the
first letter in the name of each of
her attendants. (By the way Burns
and Frank haven't agreed to do
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this yet but we mean TO suggest
it the next time we see them). The
proper length of the propeller will
be solved by at first making it
quite long, and then, if the motor
finds itself unable to backfire with
such a load, it will be shortened
until such essential conduct OF a
Ford motor is permitted.
We would like you to understand
before we start our story about
this boat, that it is not to be Of
the common type of ferry. As be-
fore stated, it will be a hydro
plane, which means, in case your
dictionary isn't within reach, that
the boat will rest on the water,
but the propeller, meaning that
part of the mechanism which it is
hoped will shove it along, will be
high in the air and will not SO
much as even get damp except
when it rains or when one of the
proprietors falls overheard and
makes a splash. Burns says the
motor which is to be used, on block
tests develops seventeen and 99-l00
horse power, which, he figures,
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harvest is on. and the general ten
uency Just now is to touch lightly
on politics, it seems that > sketchv
review of the current gossip will
suffice. WI
President: Most republicans
seem to be satisfied that Mr.. Cool
idge intends to retire, which view
Is shared by Mark E. Reed Shell
ton, Coolidge state manager in "a
and they feel that it would he usa
less and imprudent to ioin anv
draft movement at this time Il
looks as if Herbert Hoover leads
In the contest for the Coolidge
sentiment in this state, altho Vice
Pres. Dawes is quite likely to grow
more and more. Mr.. Lowden has
some support in Walla Walla and
the Palouse, but he has no SUPPORT
on the west side. The best bet is
tnat Mr.. Hoover. cool and calm
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Now Tex Richard wants radio
fans to pay for listening to details
of pugilistic combats. We would
suggest, if Richard gets paid by
radio fans. that sport editors also
charge him the usual advertising
rates for any advance mention of
a fight he sponsors.
The kid who used to be very
much tickled when presented with
a wheelbarrow now demands an
automobile.
There has been no scourge of
grasshoppers thus far this sum-
mer. Perhaps Indy by his example
has made them tired and discour-
aged.
There are a few open cars still,
but they don't sell them much and
some makers only put them out as
a specially.
The only reason why some kind
of prize fight blows are fouler than
others is because the rules are out
lined that way.
Before he completes his present
tour of going to the people Charlie
Lindbergh may wish for another
bottle of water, two sandwiches
and solitude.
Col. Theo. Roosevelt out camp
ing with his children, burned his
knee with hot bacon grease and
went to the hospital. If he had
been in central Asia he would have
taken the incident as all in the
days work.
After Dempsey gets licked by
Tunney again, he'll be able to re-
tire in financial comfort unless he
marries too many actresses during
the next 40 years.
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They are becoming satisfied that
Lieut. Gov. Lon Johnson will not
run. Some want Sen. David NORTH
land. Yakima, but he is reported
to be weakening. E. L. French,
Vancouver. is still a candidate,
running as he usually runs, but
most of the anti-Hartley people
are convinced that Mr.. French is
lost hope. Some of the anti
Hartley republicans are inclined to
concede the nomination to Mr..
Hartley. without fight in the
primary, and to wait until the gem
eral election to support the dem
ocratic nominee; and many of
them would agree to that in a
minute if they were assured that
the democrats would nominate
Judge Stephen j. Chadwick, Seat
tie.
The new state board of educa-
ton. which is now under control
of Hartley, instead of being ruled
by Schools Supt. Josephine Corliss
and made no move to change the
existing order of things. This does
not mean, however, that the new
board will not function over Mrs.
Preston, the contrary being indi-
Gated by the fact that the board
adjourned to meet on November %.
Usually, the call for meetings is
left to Mrs. Preston. The fact is
there has not been time. since the
new appointments, to work out
program, but it is safe to assume
that the November meeting will
find Hartley program in action.
1t appears as if Gov. Hartley
will soon make legal challenge
of the highway committees right
to pay $4,000 year, or any salary
to secretary or technical adj
visor" Auditor Clausen and Treas.
Potts, as the majority of the COM
mittee, engaged Thomas Beeman,
Seattle, who is now acting as a
check on Engineer Samuel Humes,
who was appointed by the COVER
nor. John Fogarty, Everett, and
E. Hester Cute, Seattle, legal
councillors to the governor, are
in Olympia and apparently pre-
pairing legal attack on the posi-
tion created for Mr.. Beeman. 9th
erwise, the highway committee is
functioning and pushing road work
more rapidly than seemed possible
few months ago.
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MIL MAKING
STRONG FIGHT
political Review of Po-
litical Situation in
This State
By Richard Hamilton

state politics, after holding the
..sce month after month, are now
!" me background and current Cos
y - and speculation are largely ov-
- the republican choice for pres
;dsnt and fayorites for nomination
= the United States senate. Be-
s = the weather is warm, the
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Feast of the Passover will come from
WBAL at $50, with Rabbi Edward
L. Israel in charge and children's
choir, assisted by the quartet OF the
Har Sinai Temple. At 10 o'clock the
clever Rehmer Trio will be heard
from KDKA and at the same hour
the program of entertainment at the
annual banquet OF the Associated
Harvard Clubs will be broadcast by
VINO. Memphis.
An experiment in rebroadcasting
a broadcast program will be made
at II o'clock when WGY, Voc
and xxx endeavor TO relay to
XII a recitation of ..FIamlet's''
soliloquy by John Barrymore from
New York city to Los Angeles.
The Barrymore effort is scheduled
to be part of a program being
presented by XII and the distin-
guished actor will speak his piece
in New York city into a micro
phone connected by wire to the
broadcasting plant of WGY in
schenectady. The broadcast win
start there and the plan is for
voc to pick it up and relay it 10
xxx and for xxx to pass ii
on to XII. The announcements
neglect to state whether this re-
broadcasting will be done on the
regular waVelengths of the stations
involved or by short waves.