Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 23, 1910, Page 18

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE HANGHAI 1000.—(8pecial Corre: pondence of The Bee)—1 want to tell you what the mission- aries are doing In China. Both Protcstants and Catholics are the advance guard of the mod- ern movement, the leaven which has started the great batch of Chinese dough to working. They were the first to stir up the dry bones of the celestial civiliza- tion, and they are now everywhere alding in putting the flesh and blood of our west- ern methods upon them, b, g Introduced by the Catholiow. The missionaries have been laboring here for several centuries. The Catholics were the first on the ground. They were here represented by the Nestorians as far back as the eighth century, and when Marco Polo visited Cathay he found Catholics here, Later stlll came the Jesuits, led by St. Francle Xavier, who, like Moses, died ‘when on the ecge of the promised land, and actively pushed by Matthew Ricel, who was making converts in the Yangtse valley. le than 100 years after Columbus discovered America. It was Jesuit priests who made the beautiful astronomical Instruments at Peking, and who Introduced the first ink- ling of western clvilisation centuries ago. Since then Catholics of other denomina- tions have come, and now there are here Franelscans, Augustians, Vincentians and missions of that church from Belgium, France, Spain and Germany. According to & geography of China just issued by the Jesuits, the Cathollc church now reckons its following at 1,000,000 be- llevers who have been baptized. It has forty-two_bishops, 1,700 priests and about 6,000 chapels. Of its priests 1,200 are for- elgners, AR Work of the Protestants, A\ the protestants, thelr forelgn staft now numbers about 3600, of whom less than 1,600 are men and almost 2,000 are women, Of the latter 1,000 married and 954 sing The Protestants have more than 5,000 migsion stations scattered over the empire, hnd they clalm altogether about 26,000 of a Christian community, They began their work only a little more than 100 years ago, and at first made way, but slowly. As far back as seventy years since they had only six communicants. In 1858 they had no more than 80 and in 1866 only 2,000, Ten years er thelr con- verts had Increased to 13,00, and In the next decade that number had doubled. At present there are between 2,00 and 3,000 native Protestant congregations, and their baptized Chinese number about 180,000. The missionaries claim that this incre is graufying, and say that If they advance during the next generation in the same ratio as In the past they will at the end of that time have over 25,000,000 communi- cants and a Christian community of over 100,000,000. This is one-fourth of the whole Chinese nation. - I gave these figures from misslonary authorities and those of Pro- testant Christianity. The Roman Catholics The great education movement which is now golug on In China was started by the missionaries and is largely carried on by them. Many of them are teaching in the Chinese government schools and most of the text books are of thelr composi- tlon. The first Chinese-English diction- ry was made by the first Protestant mis- sionary to China. This was the Rev Robert Morrison, who arrived here In 1807. In connection with Dr. Milne he also made the first Chinese Bible. It was Mr. Wylle of the London Mission who pre- pared the first Chinese school books in mathematics, and later text books on other subjects, Including geology, were written by Mulrhead, Edkins and Wil- liamson. The chief authorities on inter- national law and political economy now in use in the government academies and colleges were prepared by Dr. W. A. P. Martin, and geographies and other books by Dr. C. D. Tenney, the Chinese secre- tary of our legation at Peking. The printing press was brought into China by the misslonaries. Dr. S. Wells Williams used the first metallic types at Canton, and the first power press was brought to Shanghal by the Presbyterian board. Today the Presbyterian Shanghal Is perhaps the lishing house In Asl Ing fourth Bibles, books, magasines at the rate of 0,000,000 pages per annum, and s distributing them all over China. In addition there is the Misslon Press of the American Metho- dists, which I papering the country with Christlan literature of one kind and other, Both of these establishments are pub- lishing school book As to Bibles, they arc dlstributed by the American Biblo soolety, which. first came here about seventy-five years ago, It now sends out about 750,000 volumes per vear, and altogether Its clroulation has run high into the millions. 1 i ) Great Educat! 1 Work. But 1 started to speak about mission Achools. They arq to be found every- Wwhere. There are boys' schools znd girly' sohools, and kindergartens for both sexes. There are primary schools, intermediate schools and high echools, as well as col- leges of arts, medicine and theology. The Catholios have a university at Shanghal and & college and Industrial school at Secawel, flve miles from Shanghal, with fifty other schools near by, having an at- tendange altogether of 8760 pupils. They are dolng some educational work in other cities, but so far as I can learn they are far surpassed by the protestants in this branch of mission labor. According to ‘the latest figures, the Pro- testant misslonaries have over 2,000 primary schools and 389 high schools and colleges. In the primary schools 85,000 boys and more than 7,000 girls are now in attendance, and Press at largest pub- 1t is pour- tracts and B, /R v\ v DUk XM GA. Boys OF Shanglal In the higher schools there are 13,000 young men and almost 3,00 young women. These seem but small numbérs in comparigon with the 13,000,000 or 14,000,000 pupils in our public sohools, but each of these Chinese students will be a working force in the re- organization of the empire, and this will be espectally so with the women. The gov- ernment schools for girls are crying for Chinese teachers, and the missionaries tell me that it is almost Impossible for them to hold their girls until they graduate, be- cause of the salaries offered them to leave and go teaching outside. Medicnl Work, There is one phase of mission work which is approved of by both Chinese and foreigners. The Chinese welcome it and contribute largely to its support. T refer to the medical missions. They are doing an enormous amount of good. They are to be found In all the large centers, and the doctors connected with them could, if they would, leave and make fortunes by Dracticing among the wealthy Chinese. Notwithstanding this. they stay with thelr work and, on pititully low salaries, wear themaselves out, The Protestants have now in China 166 hospitals and 241 dispensaries, They are treating more than 1,000,000 out- patients each year, and this is in addition to the %,000 odd In the hospl proper. very well equipped mission station has its dispensary ‘and hospital, and the people are brought in for miles around. A great deal of work Is done by women doctors, who have been educated for the purpose in the United States. Moreover, medical wol- leges for teaching native women have lately been opened, and in time China will have its own female phyaicia ——— Young Men' hr n Association. A new influence which has recently come into Asla is our Young Men's Christian as- soclation. It is already one of the live forces of th's part of the world, and Is dolng wonders along edu- catlonal and other lnes. It has now a firm foothold In Japan, where the Tokio branch has a magnificent building with some thousand members. At Seoul & big modern structure has been put up by John Wanamaker, and the soclety is the most popular young men's club of the Korean capital, while here at S8hanghai the institution bullding has, with its lot, cost something llke $200,000, and is as fully equipped as the average Young Men's Christian assoclation of the United States, The Shanghal bullding is \ighted by elec- trioity and heated by hot water, It has large olass rooms, with American desks, ture rooms and club parlors: it has a modern gymnasium and up-to-date buth rooms. When I visited the gymnasium today T found a score of Chinese young men working away under a physical trainer, and the yellow skinned fellows were doing almost as woll as the hoys of our colleges. This Shanghal institution has a lecture hall which seats 700; It has & well patron. lzed veading room, with Chinese and for- and also a the better olgn papers and perfodicals, billlard room, which attracts class of Chinese young men. The school rooms, which, when the bullding was opened, were supposed to be large enough for the next ten years, were taxed to thelr utmost capacity before the first year was ended, and they are now occupled from morning until late at night. About 400 students are being prepared for college at & tuitlon of $12 per year, and there are also classes for Chinese college graduate: There are evening classes for bo: and men. Typewriting is taught and stenog- raphic secretaries 2 [ Shanghai Association. This Shanghal assoclation Is supported by the natives; and this i true of nearly all the Young Men's Christian associations in the empire. There 18 a large association in Peking, another in Tientsin, and others in Canton, Suchow, Hangchow, Hankow and elsewhere. There are over seventys five conneoted with the colleges and other schools of China, and branches are starting in all of the great business centers. The merchants and literati are intet- ested in the Young Men's Christian asso- clation movement. There are 5K business men and scholars of note who belong to the Shanghal Institution, and each ‘of these pays $50 a year toward its support. This gives it an income from that source alone of $25,000 por annum, and the regular tui- tion fées bring in considerable. The awak- ening of China is creating a great demand the Chinese who can speak and write English, and the boys know that they can get five times as much salary If they are so equipped. This fact is crowd ing the day schools of the association with puplls who wish to learn Engiish and the night classes are full of such men, China and mple Games. The athletic feature also forms a great drawing card. When the Young Men's Christian assoclation came to China, ten years ago, the natives had no Interest in athletics, The old Chinese scholar prided himself upon his green goggles, his long finger nails, his attenuated form and his hollow chest. With the bringing of ath- letics into thé public schools and the or- ganization of military drill everywhere, physicdl exerclse has become popular, and the sccretaries of the assoclations have now no trouble in filling their gym- naslums. They have organized field dnys at the different centers, and £000 or 10,- 000 come to such places as Tientsin to take part in the annual meets. There are 9,000 students in the modern schools of Tientsin, and the Interest in such matters there s so great that an ad- dress was recently delivered to the stu- dents on the subject, “When Will China Win the Olymplc Games?" Indeed, it is safe to say that before many years both the Chinese and the Japanese will be found in all international athletlc com- petitions, and 1t will not be surprising it an Aslatic some day wins the marathon. I find a trained physical director here in charge of the Shanghal gymnasium. He will start a national training school for physical directors, and native Chinese so trained will go out from here to hold pro- fessorships, not only in other Young Men's Christian associations, but in the mew schools and colleges, Which the governmen is everywhere starting. Uollege-Bred decretaries. “Tell mo something about the foreigners who are working here In the Young Men's Christian assocfation,” said I “We have thirty-two Americans, Cana. dian and English secretarles in China and Korea, all of whom are working under the auspies of our international committee. These men are university trained; they represent such collegos as Oxford and Cambridge in England, and Yale, Prince- ton, Cornell and McGill in America. We have also graduates of our western insti- tutiondy and several from our theological seminaries. The Tlentsin assoclation was started eight years ago byt Robert Galley, the great Princeton center rush, and he has been reinforced by Robertson, who was formerly professor of mechanical engineer- ing in Purdue, and by Cole, who was a tellow In McGlll. The secretaries are all men of high class. I am surprised at the high Chinese offic- lals who are Interested in the Young Men's Christian association movement. Yuan Shib Kal, the great general and statesman, has subscribed a great deal to the assocl- ation at Tientsin and Peking. Tong Shuo Yl has given a great deal, as has also Little Yarns About In a Hurry for the Money. S THERE a preacher on this train?* asked a large, dark- visagied man as he passed trom one sleeper to another. At last, after he had loudiy repeated his query for the fifth or sixth thine, a grave-looking gentleman fald aside & book and rose up from & seat near one end of the car. ’ 1 have the privilege of belng a minister of the gospel, sir,"" he sald. “Can I be of any service to you? Yes,' sald the large passenger. “A fellow back in the dining car has bet me 35 that it wasn't Lot's wite who got Joseph into trouble, and I thought you might have & Bible with ygu, so I could prove he wa wrong and get the money."—Philadelphia Record. \ A Dr. McCosh Story. Princeton graduates love to relate an old story about Dr. McCosh, who was pres- ident of the New Jersey college before Dr. ¥. L. Patton. Old Dr. McCosh was very abseni-minded, and In making the an- nouncement, at § o'clock chapel in the morning, bad 10 have some reminder on a memo card or he was wlmost sure to for- wet. One day the French professor asked him just 4s he was mounting the plat- form in chapel, tp announce to the funiors that thelr class Would meet at 9 that morn- ing instead of 10. The president nodded, but completely forgot about it, not finding any reminder among his written announce- ments. A long prayer always brought chapel to & close in those days, and Dr. McCosh, on this day, was almost through the prayer, when he suddenly remembered the request. Undeterred, however, he slipped Ip an additional phrase just before the “Amen"” and the chapel talthiuls were edified to hear, among other petitions, “Aud, oh, God, cause the juniors to re- member that thelr French class will be at 9 this morning instead of 0., The juniors remembered—-Newark Advertiser, i s Umcle Mose's Diverce, The tollowing story is told by Harrls Dickson ln an article in Success Magasine, entitled "“The Negro's Idea of Marriage.’ “Yas, suh," sald Uncle Mose, “dat one- med Justice o' the peace sho do know his bizness. Me an' Maria went an' ‘sulted him ‘bout & dive'ce. He says, 'Co'se 1 kin make you & divo'ce. I reckon I can't tle no knot what I cgh't untie. It'll be kinder rough, ‘but you'll git unhitched, an’ dat's what you want. 'Taln't no use givia' & lawyer §35 an' payin' a lot o' cote costs on top o' that when 1 kin ix you up wid a home-made divo'ce what'll last jes' as long." Dat ju tica o' de peace talked wo sensible dat Eive him de Job den an' dere. Bless yo' soul, it dldn't teke long. ‘Jine yo' lef hands,' he said, an' commenced to readin’, fust out o' one book, den out o' another. I couldn’t make heads or tails o' what 'twas about until he hit de same readin’ what he married us by—only he read dat part o' it backwards. ‘Now! he say, reel breef, ‘we cofes out de same gate we went in at. [ turn you louse n the big road, right where 1 found you.' He charged us §1 for mar- ryin' usian 82 for unmarryin’ us. It was more trouble to untie a knot than 'twas to tle | yerbook. In the National Monthly & story fs|told of an old printer having evolved the Idea Of getting up & prayer book in which his minister gave him every encouragement and helped him get it out. After the prayer hooks were printed the old man went to see the minister agaln, and sald to him: “Now, one more favor 1 wish to ask of you, when you are fiu- fshed with your sermeon, Sunday morning, kindly anounce to the congregation that 1 have prayer books for sale.” The winlster promised he would do this After the sermod, Sunday m@uing, the minlster forgot all about the promise he had made to the old man, to amnounce about his book, but sald to the congrega- tign: “All you ladles, who have bables to be baptzed, bring them! this afterncon for baptism.” \ The old printer, who Was hard of hear- ing, thinking that the minister was ans nouneing his prayer book, got up and said: “Yes, and all the ladies who haven't any, can get the white opes for ® cents, and black ones for 2 cent ol One Won a Hat. Witty Archbishop Glennon of St.- Louls was outwitted by another compatrior a few days ago with a joke 50 good that it cost his grace a new hat. An Irish laborer was placing wood block paving at a crossing in front of the Mercantile Trust company’'s bank, in which the archbishop keeps his account. The boss of the gang wis an Italian. The prelate, who dearly loves his Joke, bantered the son of Erin. “Well, my &ood man,” sald he, “how do you like hav- ing an Italian boss? ‘Faith, your grace’” retorted the man with the wood blocks, “an' how do you liky havin' one yourself?' No one was more delighted than the archbishop, who went in person to the nearest hat store, where he fitted the muddy Irishman with the fineat hat he had eyer worn.—San Franolsco Argonaut, b Outelansed. In a small town over in Jersey there is a clgar store, according to ex-Sheriff Chirles R. Fenton of Mount Holly, where half the male population gathers gvery evening to recount the events of the day. Some of the natives being polished ilars, miny pretty big fish' storles are told; w.so rabbit and shake stories, but whenever any gental citizsen exceeds the speed limit the rest of the crowd walk out of the store and €0 home, or in some other way that they in & doubtful mood The sheriff was familiar with this prac- tiee and consequently when he happened in the aforesatd burg the oth night and saw the clgar store crowd file out of the smoke 8hop one by one and start up the road he Was not surprised. He mertly wondered at the size of the snake or rabbit 1 see that the crowd oouldn't stand it," emarked Charley to one of those who were walking away. ““‘Who Is the offender this time “Josh Smith,” answered the native. How big was the snake that he killed? smiingly queried Charley “It wasn'c & snake,” returned the native, as he continued on his way. “He told us that his mother-in-law had given him a quart of whisky for a Christmas present. ~Philadelphia Telegraph. show are Tidal Wave B Fortune. 1t's an'ill wind that blows no good, and the hurricane which swept a tidal wave from the gult to the state of Tabasco, Mexico, brought down millions of feet of mahogany and cedar and distributed it over hundreds of miles of that country, accupted by the poor natives and by plan- tation owners who lost. their erops by the flood. The amount of timbzer is estimated at about 650,00 tops, valued at §20,000,000 and belongs to the unfortunates upon whose premises it was washed by the storm tide. This valuable timber, the aceumulation of a half a century, had fallen lnto ravines and other Inaccessable recesses from the mountain sides, where it would have cost more than its value to have recovered by machinery or the construction of rallway ‘The tida! wave, assisted by the hea valms, filled the ravines with a powerful stream, which swept the timber out Into Prominent People and Some Apocryphal Tales the open country and over miles of terri- tory, While food and clothing are being rushed to the storm sufferers, many of them are wealthy with the stook of timber which they will soon be able to dispose of at good prices. —— Tradegy of the Hunt. ‘This 18 the sad story of a tragedy down in the wild woods of Marys Landing, and tells of the pain, anguish and other heart- rending thrills that go hand-in-hand with an unquenched thirst. Racontly a handsome young Philadel- phian named Diek went to Marys Landing with a paity of friends from New Jei to hunt for deer, und during the eours. the exeiting , which wanted nothing but the deer to make It real Toddyesque, the Philadeiphian got separated from his companions. For a couy alon achi, cy of of hours he tramped around without meeting one opportunity to glory, for the only deer track he saw was that laft in the sand by the im- print of & pretiy little school teac r's shoe last denly a shot rang ou from the other side of the brush, and clasp- ing his hand to his hip, Dick reeled ward with a despalring cry. His friends rushed through the bushes. b, t Seott, Dieky,” piteously exclaimed the one who had fired the gun, as has face blanchcd. “i ‘thought you weré a deer! Have 1 hurt you? “No, man, no!" was the almost inartic- ulate reply of Dicky, whose hand still pressed his side. “But you have broken the pint bottle in' my hip pocket, and there isn't any more ‘soothing syrup within ten miles.'—Philadelphia Telegraph —r— Tropical Custom Spolled. The Spaniards damned us for one new custom in particular, when we went into business in Manila, says a writer in the Bookkeeper. We didn't take well to the slesta hour. It was no part of our business curriculum. Also it was one of the few local things that the American absolutely refused to take into consideration by dove- talling it futo his commercial institution and by-laws. Promptly at the noon hour in the early days in Philippine cities merchants scurried home behind their liver- led coachmen, while their employes ducked along out of the sun or rain to thelr board- ing places. The store or office, as the case might be, was locked up tight. It so re- mained while the Yorce dined and took its afterncon nap. About § o'clock the com- mercial world awakened again, rubbed its bloodshot eyes, rinsed its mouth of a dark summer brown tastg and grouchily returned to the tasky at the desk or behind the counter. Nowadays few stores close at noon. All are anxious for the extra pesos the Amer- ican hoped to get by keeping open doors at midday, oSl Sty Scaring Customs Officers, In view of the almost universal complaint as to the United States customs service by returning Americans, it may be well to ask Bostonians to justify thelr reputa- tion for standing for principles by imitat- ing the example of Mr. Labouchere in dealing with such annoving experiences. “Labby” was held up by the German custoins service and all hix belongings pitched out his trunk “Put those things back,” sald he to the German customs officers who had emptied his trunk “Thgt is vour affair,” they answered “I stay here until you do, he replied; “‘but give me a telegraph blank." 8 On it Mr. Labouchere wrote: “To Prince Bismaick, Berlin—Regret cannot breakfast with your highness tomorrow. Detained here Indefinitely.” Quick as a flash the German officers packed his trunk, and Labouchere *‘went his way rejolcing,” and with thought of the morrow.’ Cleveland Leader. One on l\h- Judge. A newly qualified - judge small towns of the south timore American, was trying one of hia first criminal cases. The accused was an old darky, who was charged with robbing a hencoop. He had been In court befc on a similar charge and was then ac- quitted “Well, Tom,” began you're In trouble “Yes, sah,” replied the darky, “the last time, judge, you was ma lawyer.” “Where 18 your lawyer this time the judge. “1 aiw't got swered Tom, in one of the relutes the Bal- the judge, “I again,” see asked no lawyer this time, I'm going to tell the, trut an Punishing & Thief, A physiclan who keeps a Japanese house servant was having new flooring laid in his offices. The Japanese was greatly dis- turbed by the workmen, who interfered with the smoothness of his houschold rous tne. One day he camo to his master with a look of alarm. One of the workmen had been stealing eggs from the pantry. “Bteallng eges,” said the doctor, “how's that?” “I wateh,” explained the Jap. “I see him put something in his coat that hang in the hall. I look in pocket and find egg; I look in pantry and don't find eggs. I will go take them back from his pocket.” “Ol, no,” sald the doctor. “‘That would be no better than taking them from the pantry. You must never take anything from another man's pocket.” The Jap went away with a look of disap- pointment. A few minutes later the doctor passed the hatrack in the hall where the workmen's coats were hanglug and found the Jap beating the coa's with a rug beater. “What are you dolng?”’ exclaimed the doctor as he saw the dust rising from the coats. 1 beat all the coats altke,” sald the Jap, “and the eggs they only make the bad man sorry."—New York Sun, Savi the Situation. Dr. Hilary Little Laycock of Wheeling, at the recent diocesan convention in New York, said of a certain resolution: “It was, perhaps, unintelligible, like the Wheellng man's prayer “This man, praying in meellng brother who lay very ill, cried **‘Oh, Lord, restore unto us our brother, if it doth not Interfere with thy perquisites.’ “The situation was saved by a deacon who shouted * ‘Hallelujah, means!"'—§t for a the Lord knows what he Louis Globe-Democrat Gives Wealth to Ald Girls. Almost out of the hearing of the pass- Ing throng, wearing a quiet and somber garb of severe black, a princess of the royal blood and one time Countess Au la Hethlen, maid-of-honor in waiting to the Empress Kllsabeth of Austria, but now plain Mme. Bethlen and lowly devotee at thé shrine of the temple of Bahol, 1s domiciled in Salt Lake City. Mme. Bethlen, who, In her devotion to the religion which embraces the theory of a world-wide fellowship in both brother- hood and sisterhood, clalms to have given up her title, her royal attendants, car- riages, mansion and all that enters into court lite, finds her mission in the fol- lowing of the tenets of her religion in the foundation of & school for girls In Salt Lake City, or rather a home for young women In which its Inmates wil not only be taught ‘soctal sclence and domes- tic artsa fitting them for homework, but the finer wrts: as well, such painting and languages. | In the following of her' religlon, and Her appointed mission, relates the Salt Lake Herald-Republican. Mme. Bethlen says as musie, Wu Ting-fang, the former ambassador to Washington. Chen Mun Yen is a member of the Shanghai association, and Tong Kal San, ene of the members of the oplum com- mission, belongs to the national commis- slon. Many of the leading institutions and busi- ness firms of China are subscribing to the Young Men's Christlan association. The Chinese Merchants Steamship company recently gave over $1,000 to the Shanghal assoclation, and in that company there are sixty sustaining members, each of whom are doing much in the new education of China. There are students’ associations In various shools and colleges, which have 4 membership of 80,00 They publish a paper d China's Youus Men, wiici has a circulation of about 4,000, and goes Into every province of the empire, and in addition to this there are something like 12,00 copies of other publications printed each year, Robertson of Tientsin recently brought out & cabinet containing apparatus for the per- formance of 0 different experiments in physics, and he Invited the professors and educational authorities to witness them. They were greatly interested, and as a result physics was Introduced in many of the schools. Nearly every assoclation had its stereopticon lectures, and the au- dience halls are well filled, The secretaries are ready to do all sorts of work along the lines of the new move- ment. Not long ago the educational author- itles of Tientsin wanted to introduce elec- tro-plating Into their industrial schools. They imported a costly apparatus from abroad, but could not make it work. They called upon Prof. Cole of the Young Men's Christian assoctation, whe happened te be an expert on this very line put the paratus into shape =ud has eon- ducting the classes with splendid” suocess for two years. At present here at Shanghal and Tien- tsin bureaus of advice have been estab- lished for Chinese students golng abroad. Here the young men ocan buy thelr tickets learn all about the character and standing of the great colleges of America, England and Germany and have letters of introduc- tion which will help them on thelr way. Another striking illustration of the en- terprise of these organizations was the as- sistance which the Chinese students got ‘when they went to Japan. Just after the slgning of the Portsmouth treaty between Russia and Japan the Chinese begwn to §0 to the latw» country for study. They came at the rate of about 15000 & year. They were away from home, and conse- quently easily reached by influence, good or bad,:The Young Men's Christian asso- clation of Toklo recelved them with open arms. It got quarters for them, started classes in English and had meetings at which from 1,200 to 1,500 were present at once. It exerted an enormous influence, and this 1§ even now felt in China FRANK G. CARPENTER. she belleves In & sacrificlal lfe. She has sacrificed much already, |and now gives her final effort when she has setted upon her location. Choosing Salt Lake Oity as hor home and field of labor, she has determined upon the establishment of & school of soclul sclence. Her sincerity is shown In her own gifts. True to royal tradition she has had not only the educa- tion of a princess, but that of & woman who might have to rely upon herself soma time, and is an adept in domestic work as well as In finer accomplishments. She not only stands ready to be a teacher, but in the endeavor to Inaugurate the move- ment here, is willlng to ald in the estab- lishment of the school to the extent of personal sacrifice. Mme, Bethlen still has In her possession several pleces of embroidered linens which she says are the handiwork of the Empress Elizabeth, and which wers per- sonal gifts. The to be offered by Mmie. Bethlen in her endeavor to establish the home for girls, now her ambition, and will soon be offered at auction. From the sale of these linens, beautiful in design and of even rarity In execution, ls anticl- pated by Mme. Bethlen that she will se- cure sufficlent to establish the home, Fo her own efforts she asks nor expeots noth« ing, which expresses the new religioa of which she is the devotee. Mme. Bethlen has & personalfty pecu Harly own—there s no euunterpart— and after an Interview she still leaves ona puzzled. Sincere, yet worldly wise; know= ing the rich, yet knowing the poor equally well; of refined education, yet understand= ing the illiterate, she (s almost a paradox. Her religion and her cause, t0o, however, is summed up in her own stateme “r was born of royal blood, that's what you call it, but the man born in the hovel or the hut 1s even better than I am. Why? Because he had no chance and I had every chanc “Hut why dld you give up your property and cut yourself off from your Hungarian family?" she was asked. “When we are rich we forget God and our people,” answered. “When we are in poverty we remember God and our tellow men first. 1 wished to live with the people and help them, and I could not do this unless I put myself in thelr elrcum- stances.” Bhould her stated ambition be realized & school of social sclence where girls and young women will be taught domlllwu‘ will be established In Ealt Lake, sapd the I school will also be prepared i +5'e resily for the girl of the strees, late are