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LONDON HELL FIRE" CLUBS.
Many Weird Stories Concerning These
Old-Timc Societies

On April 3, 1921. an order In council
appeared denouncing certain scaadaIous
societies which were believed to hold
meetings for the purpose Of ridiel1linE
religion. Soon after a bill was intro
duccd IN the House Of Lords for The
purpose OF suPpressIHg them. but IL was
rejected on the ground that i. might
lead to persecution
There had been a great deal Of money
made just then On the stock exchange,
ara these clubs were one OF the means
whereby certain wicked and Hceutious
-.~n got rid OF their gains. They we're
properly called "HcIl-fre Clubs" Their
members were known by pseudouyms
such as Pluto, the Old Dragon the King
Of Tartarus. Lady Envy, and Lady Co
uncrraa They showed their contempt
fer everything sacred OF awful by such
devices as that Ct burning sulphur az
their meeting. So much discomfort VIII
men incur Tor the sake or doing scme-
thing outrageous.
Many were the stories that went about
concerning these II. F." clubs II was
frequently related that after drinking
q more than ordinarily horrible toast
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The Great CONTROVERSY

The preaching OF their doctrines pro-
duced alarm, surprise. and, we may say,
despair. among the Gentle Christians
there. These doctrines were more than
the Gentle Christians had expected
when they had accepted the faith of
Christ Yet the doctrines seemed TO be
important because these new teachers
claimed to represent the views Of the
apostles and the Mother Christian
Church at Jerusalem. Paul and Barna-
bas denied that the position taken by
these Judaisers was genuine Christian
ity and so hot controversy sprung up
in the church al Antioch. There were
some sharp discussions and lively times
there It seemed for a while that there
would be a great split in the ranks Of
the Christian body in Jhe world at
that time-Jerusalem representing enc
wing and Antioch the other.
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(Continued From Fourth P=ge.)

preaching by the pastor at S p m On
sunday. June Is, at 4 p m, the corner
stone OF the new church will be laid
EVERYBODY is most cordially invited to
these services.
Dumbarton Avenue Church. between
Thirty first and Thirty-secOnd Streets
oTthwest-Children day-9:30 a m,
Sunday school: II a. N, baptism OF chill
dTen and preaching by Rev H. r. Nay
lor- D. d; P m, special services by
the school Prayer meeting Thursday at
s p. N.
North Carolina Avenue Church Eighth
and b Streets southeast. Rev. A. Nor
man Ward. pastor-Preaching. il a. m.
and p. m Sunday school, 9:45 g. m;
Christian EndeavoT, 6:45 p. m; prayer
meeting Thursday.
Brookland Church. Rev. J. H Hyatt,
pastOT-1 a. n. chiIdren's choir Will
sing; pastors theme, Christian Educa-
ton T:30 p n, children's day exer-
cises by the Sunday school: an address
viii be delivered by DR.. T. Y Hull
Grace Church. Ninth and S Streets
norJ=est, Rev. Joseph Edmund Smith,
LII D. pastoT-11 a. N, children's day,
services with admission of members and
baptism of children: S p. m, sermon,
THE Young Man for the Twentieth Cen
tuTy-His Place and Work" $50 q. m.
Sunday school; p. m, Epworth League.
Mount Vernon Place Church South.
corner K and Ninth Streets, Rev. Forrest
j. PTettyman. pastor-11 a m. chill
dren's day services; 8 p. m, sermon by
the pastor; Sunday-school at 9:5G a. m ::
Christian EndeavoT service at 2. n.
prayer meeting, Thursday. s p. m.
Waugh Church. Third and a Streets
northeast, Rev. G. E MaydweH, pastor
-Children's day exercises. II a. N.
Epworth League, Z p. m; preaching. s
p m, subject, Troops of Children: -
singing by Mrs. Hattie Meads-S
First Protestant Church. Fourth
Street, between E and G Streets south
east, Rev. A s. Beanie pastor-Ser-
vices II q. N. ChildTen's day service
by the Sunday 7:15 p. m.
Christian Endeayor service; s D. m,
sermon BY the pastor; subject, Mis-
sions- Church appropriately decorated
with flags, flowers, etc. Public invited
Wesley Chapel, corner Fifth and F
Streets northwest; " NJ Ferguson. D..
D., Dastor-Sunday school $50 a. IN.
preaching By the pastor at II a m
subject: The Christian Life an Extra
ordinary Life; services at the jail at
3 p. NJ, led by Rev. ". F. Lynn: Ed
worth League. { .. m; preaching by the
pastor S D N, subject: The Ministry
Of Christ"
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First Christian Council

Some wise soul, probably Paul, thought
Of a way out Of the ENHANCEMENT
which was getting moro entangIed every
day. The solution was this: To appeal
10 the church at Jerusalem. 10 which
the apostles belonged, for a decision in
the matter We may say. then. that
the first Christian council was born out
Of necessity CT that necessity invented
church councils. A church cuunciI is
a gathering Of representatives OF
churches to consider and decide on mat
tiers OF Importance common 10 all -"
Such meetings are differently organized
and are called by various names in diff
feTent religious observation-disclosures
ences, assemblies. associations, con
Fentions, cCnvocatiens, synods
The decisions aad delivcrances OF
these bodies are for the time being the
creed of their adhereats. Hence church
cTeeds are valuable as working plat
forms for those who believe alike. and
as rejecting their opinions. They are
attempts at union and cooperation
The decision Of the council al Jeru-
salem was the first Christian document
ever sent out 10 the world. and It rep
Tesents the creed Of the church at that
time on a very important subject. and
as basis Of union it prevented schIsm
We have two accounts Of the history
OF this cCUncil-one in the iftieth chap
ter OF the Acts and the other IN the
second chapter OF PauI's EpistIe TO the
Galatians
The first gives Us the external or pub
lie history Of the council and the other
gives Us the private OF interior history
There was some caucusing done by the
various leaders OF the day before a
public discussion was held in the pres
ence Of the whole Church and a unani-
nous conclusion reached Everybody
who wished was allowed 10 have his say
The final deliverance Of the convention
was compromise between the Phari-
saical party and the uncfTcumcised
Christian Gentiies. It allowed the Chris
tan Jews TO remain true Jews in cere-
mony and practice If they so wished
and absolved the Gentle Christians
from the necessity of Jewish ceremonial
ism, but enjoined upon them abstensfon
from certain other things that would
either be sacFilcgious OF offensive social
" to their Jewish brethren fsuch as eat
ing blood, or morally wrong
So three great principles were estab-
Itshed-
/ That salvation through Jesus Christ
IS dependent upon nothing but living
faith.
2 That Christians should be willing to
surrender al! non-essentiaIs for the sake
Of unity and good feeling.
3. That the moral law is always bind
Ing.
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Baptist.

| Maryland Avenue Church. Fourteenth
Street and Maryland Avenue northeast
ChilGren's day exercises. 10 a. NJ.
preaching at S D. n. by Mr.. Frank S
Squyer; Junior Endeavor, 7:45 D. m,
prayer meeting Thursday. p. n All
are cordially invited Seats free.
E Street Church, meeting temporarily
IL Memorial Chapel, Fifth and p Streets
northwest, Rev. J. J. Muir, pastor
Preaching services. II a. N. and 5 y. m.
Sunday school. $50 a m: Christian En-
deavor meeting, I p. m; prayer meeting.
Thursday, s D N Strangers welcomed.
Metropolitan Church. Sixth and A
Streets northeast. Dr. Granville 5. Will
ianIs. pastOr-Bible school. $50 a. n,
children's day exercises in the church at
1890 a. n; interesting programme:
preaching at s .. m by the pastor: Ju-
NOR Union at 3 u. IL; Seniors att p. n.
Strangers welcome.
First Church, corner Sixteenth and O
Streets northwest. Rev F. 3. Thames. Of
Danville. We. win preach at II a. m
and 8 p m; Bible school at $50 a. m.
Seats free. Strangers are welcome
Young peoples meeting Tuesday even
ing; regular PRAYER meeting Thursday
evening at o'clock.
calvary Church. Eighth and H Streets
northwest, Rev. 6. H. Greene, D. D.. pas
TOT: Rev \ F. Anderson. pastors as
sistant-Sunday school, $50 a. m. Miles
N. Shand, superintendent; preaching. Il
a. m and p. m: prayer meeting Thurs
day D m. Endeavor meetings: Sunday.
Junior, 2.3G p. N: Intermediate. D m
Tuesday, J. P S. c. E, s p. n. Welcome.
BrookIand Church. Rev. H. NJ Geren.
DastOr-Suuday school, go a m. c. C.
Lynch. superintendent; preaching ct II
a. NJ. by the pastor; chiIdrcn's day ex-
eTcises Mt : p. m: prayer services, 5 D.
N. THURSDAY
Tenth Street Baptist Church. corner
Tenth and r Streets northwest. Rev :.
Geriah Lamkins. 3. D.. pastor-Sunday
school. $50 a. N; preaching, II a m.
and p. m. by the pastor.
Second Church. Fourth Street and Vfr-
ginia avenue southeast. E Hez SVEN.
pastor-5;30 a. m. Sunday school II a.
m, children's day exercises, p. M.
3. Y = L. meeting; 8 D. m, preaching
By Rev J. Benjamin Clayton
Centennial Church. rs f Street north
esst-Children's day services. com
mencing at 1g o'clock; in the evening AT
o'clock Mr.. William L. Speiden will
give his second talk on the Temple of
the Jews" as II was in the time Of
Christ. using a model Of the temple its
furnishings. ETC. to illustrate: song
service at 1880; prayer meeting Thurs
day at p. m, preceded by song service
at 80 p. n. All cordially invited.
Seats free
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SUNDAY SERVICES IN
THE CITY CHURCHES

school $50 a m: offerings for Orphans
Home Seats free at all services.
Grace Church. Thirteenth and Cor
coran Streets northwest. Rev. ]. A.
Doermann. pastor-L4vine service at II
q II. and : p. n; Sunday school. 9: 90
a n. Seats free.
Luther Place Memorial Church. Thorn
as Circle. Rev. J G. Butler, pastor-ser-
vices. with sermons by pastor. at II a.
m and p m; Sunday school $50 q.
m; Y ?. s c E, p. m; Junior En-
deavor Society, $3.50 p m; prayer meet
ing THURSDAY
Keller Memorial Church. Maryland
Avenue and Ninth Street northeast. Rev.
c. H Butler. pastoT-Children's day ex-
ercises at Il o'clock; evening service. s
o'clock; Sunday school. $50 a. m.
Christian En- 1eavor meeting. p. NJ;
Junior Endeavt1T Society. 3 p. m: PRAYER
meeting Thursday
Swedish services. conducted by Rev. o.
N. Anderson. Ct Baltimore, every Sunday
evening at 500 O'Clock. in the parlor of
the Luther Place Memorial Church, Yer
mont Avenue and y Street. Al! Scan
dinavians i1vft IL
Lutheran Church, Thirty and O
Streets northwe ST, Georgetown, s. Bill
heimer. pastor--service. II a m: Chill
dren's day service. 100 p. Il. Sunday
school, $50 a m; midweek service,
Wednesday. s p. N.
ST PauI's English Church, corner
Eleventh and H Streets northwest, Rev
r u. Moot, pastor-Sermon by pastor at
II q n. and s D. n; music, chorus choir
" J. Palmer director; Sunda=-schoo
at $3.50 a. m; Christian Endeavor Society
at J. n; prayer meeting Thursday at S
p m Seats free Strangers welcome.
Grace Church. Ninth Street and Penn
sylvanfa Avenue southeast, Rev. W NJ.
Nevins, pastor-ChjIdren' day services
in the morning; in The evening the pas
tor viii deliver the first of a series OF
sermons on the PlOdigaI Son: subject,
The Far Country" baptismal service in
evening. Sunday-sch COL at $3.50 a m;
young peoples meeting az p. N
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LIGHTER THAN CORK.
Wonderful Tree That Grows in South
eastern Missouri.

Deep in the boys and swamps of south
eastern Missouri, in DunkIin and Butler
counties, where the land is never drv
and water from one to six feet deep
stands perpetuaIly in the forests, there
grows rare and curious tree. The
natives know it as the lockwood. or
corktree- Science has given it : longer
name, the Leitneria Floridana, FIori-
dana because il was first discovered in
Florida along the coast, from which il
has long since been washed away. Some
meager specimens of it, two to six feet
high. are still found In the swami near
ApPalachicola, Fla. and few near Var
ner. Ark. but in both these places it
is exceedingly limited in numbe-s, an
occasional specimen being found. and
hardly rises 10 he dignity Of a tree.
Only in southeast Missouri, where it
reaches a height of fifteen to twenty feet
and a diameter Of two to FIVE inches. is
it really a tree.
What makes the corkwOod so remark
able is It's exceeding lightness Beyond
a doubt 1t is, as Mr.. William TreIease,
of the Missouri Botanical Garden. has
shown. the lightest tree in weight that
grows. It's wood weighs less than cork.
It is so light that the natives use it
TO make floats for their fishing nets. And
yet its wood, though so spongy that
one may easily sink cne's finger nail In
it. is far tougher than cork. The specific
gravity OF corkwood. as learned from
careful tests made by Prof. Nipher in
st. Louis. is .207. The roots are even
lighter than the stem; a test showed
them TO have the astonishingly low spe-
CifiC gravity Of Isl A further idea
of the iightness OF the corkwood may be
gained by comparison with other
woods. The great majority Of woods
range between 400 and SEQ, Cork itself
is .246. The tree that approaches closest
to the cOrkwood in lightness is the
golden fig tree, which grows in the
swamps around Tampa Bay and along
the Indian River, Florida. Its specific
gravity, according to Sargent. is -261G.
In comparison with the lockwood, which
is the lightest wood with It's specific
gravity of POI, may be placed the heavi-
est wood known, the black iron wood OF
Florida, whose specific gravity is known
TO be 1-302.-kansas City Star
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Facts Of he Iessnn-

Central theme: How a great contro-
versy was settled.
While Paul and Bariabas were still at
AztIoch tafser they had returned from
their first missionary tour certain per
sons came from Judea, who began teach
ing the brethren that unless they were
circumcised, in accordance with the Gus
tom enioined by Moses. they could NOT
be saved. a serious dispute and discus
sion arose between Paul and Barnabas
and these men. and the brethren ap-
pointed that Paul and Barnabas and
others Of their number Titus was one)
should ego up &c Jerusalem TO consult
the apostles and elders about this CUES
tloa- On their arrival al Jeru-
salem they were welcomed by the church
there, as well as by the apostles and
elaers. and the apostles and
ei9efS We're gathered together TO con
slider the question Then il
seemed good 10 the apostles and the
elders with the whole church. 10 choose
men out o. their company and send them
70 Antioch with Paul and Barnabas
i62se who were chosen were Judas
tcalled Barsaoas) and Silas, who we're
Ieadinz men among the brethren They
we're bearers OF the following letter.
he apostles and the elders. brethren
unto the brethren who are OF the Gen
tiles II Antioch ana Syria and CiIieia
greeting EorasmuCh as we have heard
mat certain who went out from US have
troubled you by their statements. unset
ting your souls, TO whom we gave no
commitment, # seemed good unto MS
having come 10 one accord 10 choose
out men and send them unto Won aim
our beloved BaTnabas and Paui-nen
that have hazarded their lives for the
nsIne OF our Lord Jesus Christ.
we have sent therefore Judas aad 81
las. Nl5 themselves also shall tell Won
the same things by word Of mouth. For
Il seemed good TO the holy spirit. and
20 Us, TO lay upon you no greater burden
liian tnese necessary things thar 70
ABSTAIN from things sacrificed 10 idols
ana from blood, and from things stran-
gIed. ard from fornication. from which
II ye keep yourselves. IT shall be well
With you Fare We we'll" So the bear
eFs OF this letter, when they were dis
missed came down to Antioch. and bav-
ing "a heTed the multitude together
they delivered the epIstle. the reading
Of which gave great satisfaction bv f1s
encouraging contents. judas and SfIas
as they were themselves prophets FIR
Their encouraged. the 5reahren by many
words and strengthened their faith. ann
after they had zoent some time there
they were dismissed IN peace from the
brethren unto those Who had sent them
s5rth
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some young man would fall down dead
Once It was said that circle drank
boiling scaitheen IA mixture OF butter
and whisky, before a roaring fire. so
that the marrow melting in their
wicked bones. they fell down dead uD9n
the floor" At their wakes there was
an unaccountable smell Of birthstone. so
that the very horses refused TO dra y
their hcarses. For when these clubs
had had their day in London. the idea
migrated to Dublin. where it was taken
up with establishment Many other
stories concerning them are told in Ire
land even 70 this day, snd especially Of
the large black cat that presided At the
board ard was always helped i-st.-Lon-
den News
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Lutheran.

St Marks Church, c Street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets south
west. Rev. John c. Bowers, pastor
Preaching at Il a. m. and p. m; sun
day school, $50 a m; Luther League.
Wednesday evenings, S O'Clock. Al. well
come.
Church Of the Reformation. PennsyI-
yania Avenue and Second Street south
east, Rev. W. E. Parson. D. D.. pastor
Services: Il a. m. with sermon by Rev.
L. 81. Kuhns. D. d, and p. m. with
sermon by Rev. John Chester. D. D.;
children's day exercises in the Sunday
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Pharisaical Christians

There are PharisaicaI Christians as
veil rs there were OF old. PharisaicaI
Jews 4 Pharisee IS a person who be
ticyes as much in the form or the
ritualism Of religion as he does IN the
spirit Of religion. DE believes that the
method OF being religious is Just as cs-
scntial 70 salvation as faith. He Is SO
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Bound to Match.

Madame" said tne maid, the DYER
has brought your silk dress back. and
says it is impossible TO dye il to match
your hair. as you requested"
Well said bhe lady. ask him what
h would charge to dye my hair to
match the silk The colors clash as
they nov arc. Detroit Free Press.
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New Church.

New Church. Sixteenth and Corcoran
Streets northwest; Rev Frank Sewall,
pastor-Preaching at II a. m, subject:
Song OF Mercy and Judgment clos
ing exercises Of Sund AZ school,, 12715
.. m
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UuiYeE alist.

Church of Our Father, Thirteenth and
L Streets northwest Rev. John Van
Setback. jr., pasJoT-RegulaT chfldren's
day service of the Sanday-school at IL
a m; Young People Christian Union,
= p. n
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Discussion may prevent conclusion
Rites do not make Righteousness
No man is free until he wishes all men TO
be free.
Il thought Of other lands whose storms
Are summer flaws 10 mine AID Just
lave wished me there; Thought that mine was
free
Has checked that wish; and I have raised my
head
And cried in thraldom 10 that furious wind,
BLOW on This = the land OF Iberry.'
Tho law Of zelf-5cu5al must govern opinions
as Wei as actions
while imid sailors reef and ;ack,
And hog the shclteTiaz Zee.
~ lille timid sailors reef and tack,
Put br.valr cut 90 sea-
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Inauguration Of Atlantic City Special

Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Beginning June
y, leave Washington, week days, 20 p m;
arrive Atlantic City $40 p H. Leave Atlantic
City. 2:25 p. m; arrive Washington 20 p. ia.
through yestibuled train Of buffet parlor cars
and day coaches
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dolden Text-"Stand fast in the lib
eTty wherewith Christ hath made US
free, Gal. vi.
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Discussion may prevent coneussion,''
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Rites do not make Righteousness"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-05
Knows Nothing OF 1t.
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 4.-Adju-
tant-General Corbin was questioned TO-
day in regard to Major Lees statement
in Parliament of having been offered the
services of the chief horse expert of the
United States army in securing horses
for South Africa, and said that 1t was
the first that he (Corbin) had hearu oL
it. What he did know as a fact was tiia1
there had been no correspondence on the
part of the Adjutant- Generals office with
Colonel Lee. or any one else, to warrant
the statement that the United States
had assisted the British operations IN
South Africa by the shipment of horses
or any other way A.,
Moreover, General Corbin said he did
not know what was meant by the eX-
PRECISION. 'Chief horse expert, there
being no such office in the United States
military service.
1t is suggested that Colonel Lee re-
ferred to one of the large army contrac-
tors who supply the United States cav
airy with mounts.
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ENGLAND FACES CHARGES.
Major Lee Exposes scalda: IN R=mouus pur-
chases, Ginning a Display OF fayo',:is N.
(By Associated Prcss.)

(By Associated Prcss.1
LONDON, Feb: tin the House OIL
Commons last evening Major Arthur Leo
: conservative; formerly British attacha
with the United States mysdurlns the
SpanishAmerican war and later Britlsn
military attache at WaShtnstoil-ss'ph
Great Britain. had been offered tho SER
vices of the chief horse expert OF the
United States army and adviser of the
purchase of American lorsese for the
British army.
The revelation was made during q
heated debate on the rs-mount question.
when Major Lee said, The accredited
representative OF the War Office, Colonel
Wardop. the attache at Vienna, was
given no opportunity of showing what
knowledge he possessed Of the resources
of the country. In the same was, l. be-
Ing military attache at Washington
was not Informed that there was any
intention of buying horses in the United
States I learned from the American
newspapers that British officers had been
sent to buy horses but Twas not Informed
who they were. nor was asked TO give
them assistance as my position implied
I was competent to give. At the tlme
had The opportunity, through the good
will of a high official, Of getting the
services OF the chief horse expert OF tho
United States army as adviser l caolett
the suggestion to tho War office, but l
received no reply"
The whole debate on this question III
the House of Commons. caused wide
spread Indignation. which is as evident
among the .trongest supporters OF ths
government as among the members OIL
The oppoition. The Ministerial press
vigorously charges the war office lncofu-
petence, if nothing worse, and DEMANDS
a searching inquiry, limiting at-the POSI-
bility that the more important depart
rnents. of the War O:fice make no more
cred;tabIe showing tta re-mount depart