The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-12

eeived with much interest Miss Nay
Ihomas sang VIII There Be Any Stars
In My Crown - This chapter has lost
a faithful and energetic worker IN the
| death Of Miss Efie 5. Perry.
Wilson memorial service was conduct
ed by Mrs I. c. Saallwood last sunday
evening 4 large number gave their tes-
t1moEies. The choir recently organized
is of great benefit to the meetings. The
average attendance for the past two
months has been SIS out OF a membership
- -. Mrs Z. NJ. Wharton. chairman Of
the District missionary committee. met
with the cabinet Monday evening and
gave talk on the work which was an in
spiraton and help The sum of S7-50 was
pledged to help support native preach
er-teacher.
The following extract Is from a paper
read by ". Alfred FaIconor, OF. How
can the literary and social departments
help the spiritual work." read at the ~e-
cent board of control meeting:
progression is the order Of the age.
Never in the history Of the world have
the achievements Of men assumed such
gigantic proportions With the davnine
OF this the twentieth century We nave
witnessed the naturalization OF more CO.
lossat enterprises than We have ever vet
s. ~ D. fae this has been termed 4
monetry age; be that as it NAV. II IL
more tnan that; 1t is an intellectual ags-
true, time was perhaps when schoIarg
were more learned, students more dill
gent, warriors more brave, statesmen
mere IoyaIj but never since the beginning
OF creation has humanity at large had the
opportunity for culture that is AFFORDED
ii today
colleges, universities, museums Of art
and science, Conservatives of rn,,sic ana
klndFed institutions on every hand stand
Win open portals. giving daily stimulus
10 teeming millions But from this So.
eiety upon whom these blessings of hu-
manly nave been bestowed IS demanded
Just recOmpense; that It make good use
OF It's opportunities The young man Of
commonplace mediocre ability In the bisI-
ness world today Is a nonentity So the
league, to be up to date and successful
must be cultured intelligent and social
furthermore, the spiritual the intellectual
and the social phases Of the league must
De IndIssolubly associated The forming
OF literary societies has a tendency to
produce intelligent Christians Il eIe-
Yates the standard of our literature. II
refiHes our taste, 1t bToadens our minds.
Bible reading circles help US to gain
more comprehensive understanding OF the
Scriptures. Social occasions present rara
opportunities for the creating of good
fellowship Give q man good Christian
handshake and you viii come pretty near
winning place in his heart: not the per-
functory kid glove salutation nor the
handshake that says by the poise Of the
arm and the iistlGss grasp OF the hand
/ am better than you II heaven, the
land to which we are all journeyfng.
there will be no cliques. no lotteries, heav-
en- has no aristocracy Humility viii be
the password by which We shall gain en-
trance, Except We be converted and be-
come as little children, ye shall not en-
ter the kingdom OF heaven II we will
but interest ourselves In the welfare Of
others We will forget self and carry with
US an air Of Christian soeiability that We
cannot obtain il any other way"