Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1925, Page 47

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NTY OF CHURCHES ACENDA GVEN OUT Basis of Discussions for One World Religious Body Drawn Up. {8, October 1.—The s of discussions upon hurch unity Id conference ugust, - e yesterduy ing of the 48th convention of reh to assemble in New Wer T ects are listed for discus | conference it Lausunne, Switzer subjects were usreed conference in Stockholm in August. A problem led as vital is that of the creed this subject the azenda says « view to greater unity, it is essential that the now separated parts of the church should unite in an ex declaration of their fundamental proposed worlc meet ated churches need ement with regard positfon which the reunited should take up me incient statements of the s faith, the creeds commonly I the Nicene and ghe Apostle’s The now sep > 1o an a wing should be the posi the reunited church ene and Apostle’s creeds professes its belief in the truths i in these creeds leaves the times and manners the use of these creeds to the n of the local churches.” " genda also defines the mean- £ of church unity as contemplated the continuation committee, ap- ited by the Geneva preliminary nference of Christian unity which in 19 enda for the 1927 conference The unity of a body, as §t. Paul s, imiplies the diversity, not the rmity, of its parts, and therefore s church, which is his body, 1 never impose uniformity upon but should guard their di- Within its unity.” Divisi The unity of the church,” says the agenda, “finds a natural expres- sion in local unity of administration and orzanization, whereas . its divi sions are most apparent where thes in local rivalries. In.this. re- spect the utmost endeavor should be nsed to restore in the church in our ¢ the conditions of the davs of the apostles, when the only churches were local parts of the one church, and it was obvious to all men that 1 place there was only one its parts, versity n in Rivalries. ‘As the church carries the saving truths of the Gospel to all the lands in ail times, and thus deserves more and more its ancient ~appelation, Catholic, It has the more need to provide for the diversity of its parts, remaining all the while true to the eternal Gospel which it has received Trom Jesus Christ through his apostles.” A list of churches which during the past 10 years have made financial contributions to the work ineludes: The Church of England, the Church of nada, the Christian Church England Church South 3piscopal Church, the Church of China, the of lIreland, the Church of in Indla, the Angelteamr in Argentina_and -Eastern Amerfea, the Church of Aus- the South Australlan Baptist Union, the thern Baptist conven- tlon, the Seventh-day Baptist gen- eral conference, the Baptist Union of Britain_and Ireland, the Con- Union of South Africa, h of Greece, the Church of Armenian Patriarchate Weslevan Methodist erence of England, Scotland and byterfan Church in es, the Old Catholic ‘ope, the Reform a, the Welsh Cal- Church, the Presbyterian purch of New Zealand and the South United Church. tralia, OR Fashion's “leading ladies.” A unique gold- stiched creation in tan calf, patent lcather and v pin seal or tan $10 igoat’ the | re- | concerning | toward | |He and Friends Have Made Land Like Part of England. 'Came There in Youth and Others Followed His Example. | Special Dispateh to The Star, SHERIDAN, Wyo.,, October 1.— ore than 40 years ago, a Younger son | of & titled British family sought ad venture in the new world, as others of Ihis kind had done before him. He {trumped the wilds of British Columbia, | acroxs the Yellowstone and through Montuna, down Into the he=art of tne | Big Uorn country, a's frontier here other | his lot with & few ies. Thelr's was the task of neer, the land to be cleared. s harnessed and re- lations begun-with the Cheyennes and | the Crows. It was a Job for giant but it is almost done now. The ra | road s there” and towns e risen to care for the yield of the ranches and farms that now reap a rich har- vest from the toil‘of those early vears. “So there's not much reason f | my leaving now. I've tramped every { foot ‘of those hills. They belong to me. My friends are here and here I'll | make ‘my home The speaker w he cast an old man. He is »p-shouldered now, but his eyes are untroubled and clear. And as he swept hix arm toward the Blg Horn peaks which rose a few miles to the west, the eyes held a glint of th. New Karl of Portsmouth. "The night before a telegram, carriéd 16 miles from the nearest station, had told the old man he is now the eighth Earl of Portsmouth, that he is 4he master of Hurstbourns, Hampshire, England, and various other landed estates. He is the ninety-ninth rank ing peer under the Prince of Walex and he has but to Indicate his desire to be sworn ax the forty-third Earl in the House of Lords. The day before, { he was known as Oliver lenry Wal- tlop, Big Horn rancher and Wyoming | pioneer. Even the tourist who stays months in northern Wyoming rarely sees a ranch like that owned by Wallop and the little knglish colony near Sheri dan. Broad flelds up to the very foot of the Big Horns. The houses are old English manors; Wallop's was built place of them all first slope from the principal range of the Big Hornw, surrounded by lawns that would do credit to an En- glish estate. Flowers grow In pro. | fusion and vines reach up over the | long porch. Viscount Lymington 1s now in Hampshire. He served in the British army during the World War and was gassed. He later marrled Miss Mary Post, a_daughter of ‘W. Kensington Post of Long Island. According to the terms of the various wills which affect the fortunes of the descendants of erty than his father. lar conception of either a Wyoming rancher or a member of the House of Lords. Proud of Title “Dean.” earldom s not assumed, He has his measure of pride, but it does not rest on his famity. He will tell"you one of Ity American titles tn which he reposes an almost fhordinate importance. ““They call me the ‘dean.’ " he say almost too apologetically for an e but with u smile that fairly reeks with pride. “It’s because I was the first of the bunch to come over here. William and Malcolm and the rest followed me here. I was the one who showed the way. Why, there wasn't any one in this country when I came. I've watched it ali grow up.” The,0ld man is 50 kindly he has be- come the favorite of the whole region. Though the English colony rather to itself and seldom touches the {life ‘in Sheridan and surrounding | towns, the old earl knows hundreds of | cattlemen and mountain men intimate- IN rich bronze kid or black _ satin, - with- dainty beaded buckle and copper pat- $12 50 . ent collar 3 GLO\’F_‘TITTING Opera Pumps, in two tones of tan kidskin, tan calf and suede, or patent’ §12,50 with black suede, with his own hands and is the show | It stands on the | | the friends who have jointed him in |- Portsmouth, he comes into more prop- | The new British peer is not the popu- Tis attitude toward Britain and his | keeps | THE EVENING RANCHER, WHO BECOMES EARL, PIONEER IN BIG HORN COUNTRY OLIVER ly. His ranch fs a retreat for pio neers less fortunate, who always re. ceive the same kind of welcome. The kindness of the old man is pro- verblal. On hearing of Wallop's new title, United States Senator John B. Kendrick, a lifelong friend, sald: “What does he need of a title? e has more friends than any man I know. He is the only man of my ac quaintance of whom I have never heard a mean word spoken.” The place is a study in contrasts. The lawns end abruptly and give away to fields of grain. The flelds of n stretch to the very rocks of the Horns, which rise to thousands of feet .and seemingly cast almost a shadow on the ranch at any moment in the day. Little Goose (‘reek flows down its canyon only a short distance away. Chose Site of Home. The earl chose the site of his home 20 years ago. e came to Wyoming on a trip of adventure in 1883. Only one settler alive today was living then in the mountains. The young Eng lishman marked out a ranch on Otter Creek, near the later settlement of Big Horn, and started to raise horses I1e prospered and made several trips to the West cosst with herds he bred. But much of his time was spent in merely trampping the Big Horns on hunting trips. At the mouth of Little Goose Can- That quick--and your brass, silver,gold and nickel shine like new, with a lasting “ luster. Buyacan today at your grocer,hardware, druggst or Auto shop. | erleffe, the baronet's sons. STAR, WASHING'TON, yon, 16 miles southwest of Sherldan, he found the ideal site for the home he had visioned. And there he built a cabin, which was later replaced by | the manor that stands today. In England, Wallop had known.the family of Sir Robert Monchriege, baronet, of Moncrieffe, Perthshire; Scotland. He wrote of his new cou try to Willlam and Malcolm Mon-, They de a. Both |17 | n a cided to join Wallop in Amer found ranch sites at the foot of the Big Horns. Others followed. Only | recentiy William Moncrieffe sold his ranch to an American, Bradford Prin ton, today one of the wealthiest men in Wyoming, but the rest form a vir-|s tual little .colony in the heart of the West. Tea Daily Habit. In their homes tea is served every evening, and even the visiting cow puncher has.learned to take & cup. There is a polo field on every ranch, and nelghbors from surrounding ranches are In the habit of driving | miles to watch the weekly games | Wallop took an active interest In the life around him. As the towns of | Big Horn and Sheridan sprang up he became a leading figure in the coun tr ie. In 190% he was sent to the Legislature, where ‘he served two terms. To this day he is chairman of the horse committee for the Sheri dan County Fair. He has eve come u member of Lodge 5 H O. H In 1897 Wallop took a trip to_the |1 Middle West. There he met Miss |} Marguerite Walker, daughter of the 2 i + & H ¢ H Moorehead Walkers, formerly of Frankfort, Ky., and n r xons were born—Ger who became Viscount same.moment his father succeeded the earldom, and Oliver H., jr.. who 18 now entering his second year at Yale. A few nd Wallop families wery closer together when criefle married a sister lop. Still later Goelet ¢ i ymington th | | | i | ) It years later the Monerieffe |¥ brought still |} Mon and one armchair; chairs have genuine leather. rl-‘our-pi.n Bedroom Suite—A chifforette, % vanity and dresser. be seen to be appreciated. Entire four pieces...,.... enameblined ¥ ter in the same family, moved to joln the group. on another. bids fair Englishman than his father. filed American cftizen as early as 1885 and |people to use more F Entire ten pieces .... D. orker who had married 2 third sis- THURSDAY, Their ranches border one Son Served in War. As matters stand, one of the sgons to b me far more of an Wallop his intentions of hecoming an n 1904 was naturali: will ever glye up his cit n interviewer here. He In an effort to induce Australian com Pouser Durability-Finish: - e - 1929 16th St. N.W. Two reoms, kitchen, bath and porch-—first floor. Rent, $60° - Two rooms, kitchen and bath—second floor. $67.50 C. W. Simpson Co. 734 15th St. N.W. Franklin 5700 Ten-plece Dining Room Suite, consisting “of 66-inch buffet, large latest style corner-cut table, china closet, server, five side $185 . slip seats covered in very neat design, bow-end bed, This value must $135 THREE BIG VALUES Electric Floor Lamps, with shirred silk OCTOBER enship, he told | rench_products, | 1, 1925. ONE-WEEK SALE Of Ferns and Palms Cash & A week of SPECIAL PRICES on handsome Palms and Boston Ferns, just when thoughts of house plants are uppermost in your mind. Palms Ferns $1.89 Each 98C Each Both together for $2.75 Special Tomorrow and Saturday: Dahlias, 75¢ Doz. Choice Colorful Carry Flower Stores Funeral Flowers Delivered Free—Nominal Charge on Other Orders 807 14th st. Phone Frank. 5442 2467 18th st. 1209 Wis. ave. Phone Col. 9997 Phone West 1702 804 17th st. 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Made expressly. for the Nachman Furniture Co. Can be had in white or gray enamel $39 00 . A Well-constructed Library Table—Size of top, 18x60 inches. A high-grade mahog- any finish, cro stretcher brace to insure $11.75A atrength. ..o eivve or solid oak..........

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