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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
The article urges home missions and asserts that with proper effort and sufficient money the irreligious can be reconciled to the church. It notes the Baltimore Conference faces a great urban task and calls for energized action in cities.
Devotional at 8:30 a.m. and conference at 9:00. Lay electoral conference 10:00 in the lecture room. Luncheon at Grace M E Church noon. Reception to bishop and delegates by the President at the White House at 2:30. Evangelistic service 4:00 p.m. with Rev H D Mitchell. Dinner for delegates 6:30. Song service 7:30 by Dumbarton Avenue Epworth League chorus. Anti-saloon League anniversary 7:96 p.m. with Rev J F Heisne presiding and talks by G W Young Belo tech, William H Andersen, P A Baker.
Dr Boswell urged rapid action to raise L2070,000 for home missions and church extensions during the 24th session of the Baltimore annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He argued many states lack churches and funds are needed at home, not just foreign missions. The Layman's Association elected officers and committees, and the conference debated racial bishops.
President Roosevelt endorsed a North Carolina Peace Society resolution urging adequate armament and arbitration for national security and international justice. The society, led by Hay Davis, backs naval buildup and strong defenses, while inviting a peace congress in Bax, New York. Roosevelt linked peace to armament and proposed four battleships and fortifications for Hawaii and Guantanamo.
The ceremony at the National Rifles Armory drew many relatives as graduates received diplomas. Officers included Clifton Bird Shoemaker president and Ezra Parker Wood treasurer. the executive committee encompassed Shoemaker Phinney and Wood. Degrees were conferred by Prof. G. A. Prevost with valedictory by M. Stanley Gamble and addresses by C. Bardwell Robinson.
Postmaster General Meyer ordered the discontinuation of ink made from tablets for the postal service after tests by the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Standards showed it is not suitable for permanent records. Tablets had been used under contract for months due to lower cost and easier shipment. fluid ink will be substituted and postmasters instructed to stop using tablets.
Caracas protests Secretary Root notes and Caracas replies to arbitration calls over five American claims. Venezuela accuses the United States of undermining the Monroe Doctrine, insisting measures be terminated and offering recourse to justice. The El Constitucional editorial warns against protecting adventurers and urges governments to defend citizens’ interests.
Former United Mine Workers president John Mitchell, in Washington for a Civb Federation meeting, declares anarchists insane and says labor will back the pro labor candidate in the coming national election. He notes improving conditions outside large cities, warns demonstrations affect workers, and argues oppressive measures may make militants martyrs.
Professor Bowne of Boston University criticizes modern church rigidness and urges progress through liberal interpretation of scripture. He says belief may coexist with accepting modern revelation and warns against forcing credence in outdated Biblical literalism.
Forecasters report a sharp cold snap in Washington with temperatures near freezing and winds up to 38 miles per hour from the northwest. Despite a brief thaw earlier, the area faced a frosty night and chilly day but expects a return to normal spring conditions soon. The Weather Bureau predicts mainly clear skies and normal temperatures for the rest of the month with occasional freak weather.
Dr. Charles Grannan, professor of sacred Scripture at Catholic University, presented a paper on A Strange Book of the Bible to distinguished Catholic women at the Shoreham Hotel. He argued Job shows mercy and justice of Providence are not always rewarded on earth, illustrating virtue beyond worldly gain.
Physicians long treated heart symptoms while ignoring kidneys until Fulton’s Renal Compound was introduced. The text claims kidney inflammation is curable in about 7 percent of cases, with daily kidney deaths cited at 170 previously. Local agent Henry Evans promotes a bulletin of late recoveries.
The East Washington Citizens Association met at Donnelly's Hall with Thomas W. Smith presiding. It approved a resolution favoring inland waterways and canals, referred to the executive committee for shaping for Congress. Board of Education estimates were approved and new members E. O. Whitford, J. A. Herbert, J. A. Wynhop, and Charles E. Worthington welcomed.
Albany April 2 The Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club of New York filed a certificate of incorporation to pursue arctic and antarctic exploration. The aim is to test Williams Reed’s theory that the earth is a hollow sphere with absolute certainty. Directors named are William Reed Albert Operti F M Ashley J K Erskine Jr and W S Rockey all of New York.
In Cleveland on April 2 Frederick Schroeder aged 56 placed his neck on a rail before an Erie locomotive. His head was severed and carried upright on the pilot for several blocks, witnessed by many. Schroeder recently left a sanitarium and was despondent over unemployment. HeeSyeM, a family.
Broadway Savings Bank shut today after a run by disappointed depositors. The bank owes A I Irish who filed for bankruptcy for nearly half a million dollars. Deposits total 720 000 with assets expected to pay dollar for dollar. O F Austin chief of the Bureau of Statistics will lecture tonight on Temples and Mosques before the National Sapperphic Society at National Rifles Armory.
In Baltimore Criminal Court the Lanasa case moved forward as Antonia Tanasa faces the Black Hand terrorization issue. Agent Joseph di Giorgio produced threatening letters from late 1907 warning of dire consequences unless a $10,000 payment is sent. The missives, postmarked Pittsburg, spring from a pattern of similar threats. Cross examination of Salvatore Lupo was adjourned.
New York April 2 judge Foster announced the grand jury investigating Attorney General Jackson's connection with Hamilton Bank receivership will submit its minutes to Gov Hughes and to the legislature. He said the presentment found no evil and followed grand jury custom to report matters not crimes. Evidence will be transmitted to the governor and legislatures.
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