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clean, but I am amazed at their continuing to submit to their splashy latrines. Surely, the inventive genius of the people could have found some way of avoiding filth on their person and clothes from the splashing pans. The French have placed the bedet in almost all rooms, which is fairly clean is running water is used. The continental latrine, too, is generally "non-splash' in construction. The English also ought to follow the continental nations in this regard, and do away with the splashy latrines. They will, I am sure, also lose nothing by adopting the bedet.
The religious conference at Chicago does not appear to me to have been a national affair of the American people. The Christian element (at least a section of it) openly revolted at the idea of inviting 'pagan' nations to preach heathenism to their countrymen. Some churchmen even resigned from the committee of membership of the Fellowship’ The matter was mentioned in the press one day, I suppose when it could not be concealed any longer. The management was also in hands which do not appear to have had much experience of such gatherings and who could not keep themselves from betraying their leanings and likes and dislikes. In my opinion it is a great mistake in such gatherings to applaud anyone in a special manner, as it cannot fail to be construed in a wrong way by the generality of the people. I particularly disliked the use of such expressions as 'from my head and heart I salute thee. I do not think any president has a right to invite all present to stand up and to say
