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Bassos, Messrs. Martin, Arendes, Mrs.
Baden. and Mrs Radcliff. Dorsey, and
Downey- Organist, Miss Anna r. Kearon-
DtrSctress of choir, Miss Hattie NJ.
Richie. Under the able management Of
these two Jealous musicians the choir of
perfection
The ladies of the parish have worked
earnestly on the sanctuary decorations
with most gratifying success.
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SPIRTTUALISTIC.

The Progressive Spiritual Church
Service at , p n, Sunday. at Temple
Hall Twelfth ami II Streets northeast
Mrs E. E Compton and H A HendeT-
son, speakers. Mrs. Compton. a II.
Terry. and Mrs. Golden viii give tests.
The Educational Society OF Spiritual
ists-Seryices at p m. SIC Ninth
Street northwest. Mrs. z. E. Compton
and other mediums viii speak
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ST. ALOYSIUS'.

The impressive service OF the Three
Hours took place on Good Friday at Z
noon. Mercadante's Seven Last Words
WAS sung by the regular choir with ar
compartment by a string orchestra The
sermons were by the Rev AIoysius
Brosnan, s. J. The prayers were read by
the Rev. J J. Ham. s. j. Wednesday
The TenebTae was sung by the former
college students. Thursday night the
sermon was preached by the Rev. George
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ST. ANTHONYS.

Holy Week services were especially
impressive On Holy Thursday the Rev
Joseph Ganen, of St Peters. delivered
an impressive sermon, his subject being
The Blessed Sacrament" 1t was fol
lowed BY night prayers before the re-
pository The Passion sermon was feel
ingIy preached by the Rev Father Mark
last evening
Solemn high mass viii be sung at 1870
tomorrow, the Rev. DR.. Hyvernat Off
ciating assisted by the Rev Father
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NEW CHURCH.

The New Church Mission. educational
not sectarian, 1903 New York Avenue
northwest, second fioor-Services and
chart talk at i:30 p. m, subject, Temp
tations."
New Church. Sixteenth and Corcoran
Streets northwest. the Rev. Frank
SewaH, pasJoC-SeTvice and sermon, fol-
lowed by the holy communion, II a m F.;
closing evening service at 7:30 p. II.
with lecture.
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ST. AUGUar1NE's NEW ORGAN.

St Augustine's Catholic Church. Fiji
teenth Street, above L Street. has just
had installed new organ. which Will
be played today for the first time
The organ is three manual instru-
ment, embodying the latest ideas in or
gan construction. and is the third largest
organ in Washington 1t was built by
Adam Stein. OF Baltimore.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

First Church Of Christ. Scientist, Scot
tish Rite Hall, 1907 G Street northwest
Services: Sunday II a. 10. and p. II.
Evangelical Christian Science-At 3 p
n. in the lecture room OF the Halls Of
the Aucients on New York Avenue. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Streets northwest, Bishop Oliver c.
Sabin viii speak
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chapel last Sunday evening The meet
ing was led by F D. 3. Ingalls,, and a
large number from the society assisted
in the meeting, and in the singing
The intermediate Christian Endeayor
Society OF the Church OF the Covenant
received five new members during the
past month.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Union
IS planning for a rally of the Juniors
which is to be held in Calvary Baptist
Sunday school house on Saturday after
noon, April %, at o'clock. The com
mittee in charge Of the arrangements
consists OF Miss Edith V Bradt. chair
man; Miss Isabella Campbell. Miss Ivah
Richards. Mrs. Emily G. Dickinson, and
A. Sidney Jones
President Owen P. Rellar. of the Dis
tTict Christian Endeavor Union, attend
ed the meeting OF the Christian Endeavor
Society Of Central Presbyterian Church
last Sunday evening
The Christian Endeayur Society of Cal
vary Baptist Church held its monthly
business meeting last Tuesday night,
following the regular prayer meeting.
Reports were received from the various
committees showing he work OF the past
month. Eigh. new active members were
elected Norman E Williamson. a mem
Der Of this society has Just returned
from the Philippine Islands, where he
has been for year and a half in the
service of the Government as a bacteTi-
oiogist
The Christian Endeayor Society OF
Faith Chapel presbyterian has made 4
remarkable gain in membership since
the 1st Of January. increasing from fifty
seven members to 132 members. This
was accomplished by means Of a mem
beTshfp contest between two sides known
as the Whites and the Blues"
The Y. P. : c. E, of Gurley Memorial
Presbyterian Church, gave an April Fool
social last week. invitations being sent
out In sympathetic ink which needed
heat to make it visible. Prizes were Of
fered to those who succeeded in fooliug
the greatest number OF people. one mem
Der INDUCING ia raw cotton fudge, and
many were the April Fool pranks play
ed Refreshments were enjoyed after all
had been satisfied that there was no
April Fool about them
The Lutheran c. e Societies. under
direction Of Miss Louise Dale Leeds had
charge of the meeting al the Soldiers
Sailors, and Marines Club. 81 Street
northwest H c MeJcalf led the meet
ing using the c E. topic, and Miss
Alice Fletcher sang solo. accompanied
By Miss Leeds. a number OF the club
members were present. as well as sever
al visitors.
Next Wednesday evening the exeeu-
tive committee of C. z societies en-
gagged in the Fort Myer religious work
win give an entertainment for soldiers
al the fort Edward Tan;ug is chair
man OF the program committee, and has
arranged for Hon. W z. Andrews. Audi
tor for the Treasury Department. 10
make an address, as well as for several
musical and literary numbers
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UNITARIAN.

All Souls Church, Fourteenth Street,
corner OF L Street northwest, the Rev.
Ulysses G. B. Pierce, mtnister-10 a. II.
unity study class; ii a m. morning ser
vice, sermon by the minister; p H.
Young Peoples Religious Union.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

Fifth Church. corner Eighth and
Streets Notwithstanding worship, II
o'clock. Easter communion service;
special memorial service in Temem-
brance OF departed members at $50 ,.
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O'Brien. as deacon. and the Rev. Father
Mark. subdeacOn- The sermon of the
day will be delivered by the Rev Father
OBrien, taking for his subject Thu
Resurrection, The choir, under Prof
c, D. Burg, will render q program of fine
music. The adornments of the altar win
be palms. cut flowers, aud candles.
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EASTER SERVICES IN THE
WASHINGTON CHURCHES

and Health" aud other standard works
contrasted with the Scriptures; address
at II and 7:3G, by J. s Washburn, at
/ the Seventh Day Adventist Church. cor
ner Twelfth and NJ Streets northwest.
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ST. DOMINICS.

The Holy Name Society will in a
body approach the Holy Table Jomor-
row morning at the 100 o'clock mass.
Meeting of the society after mass.
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THE EDWOPTHI LEAGUE

Ia the fair is wsH pleased at the result
of the same. Mrs. II. A. Isou had charge
oS the arrangements.
II. Allen Ison, the fourth vice presi-
dent Of the District League. viii visit
Grace chapter Sunday evening and will
lead their meeting
J. H. Goodrich will conduct the de-
vOtionaI service at Gorsuch chapter on
Sunday evening. Miss Walther OF the
National Training School. was in charge
last Sunday. and q very successful meet
Ing was held.
The service at Langdon chapter last
Sunday Was in charge of Mrs. Waiting
ly. and the result is said to have been
profitable TO the large number in at
tendance.
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CHRISTIAN.

H Street Church. near Four-and a
Half Street southwest. the Rev. F. b.
Sapp. pastor Easter service. II a m,
with sermon by J. K p Dickson, OF
VIRGINIA
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FRIENDS.

Friends Meeting toTthodox), First and
c Streets nortneast-Meeting for Eor-
ship. II q. m.
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PEOPLES CHURCH.

The Peoples Church. 42S G Street
nCrthwest-The Rev. Alexander Kent
pastor. will speak at 1I.15.
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UNITED BRETHREN.

First Memorial Church. corner r and
North Capitol Streets, 0. ". Burtner
understanding at II a m. and I,3o
II m
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direction" with reference in John XXI:
21-27. loft
Won Ogden vogt, of Belot. Wis. has
been chosen as the general secretary of
the United Society OF Christian En-
deavor. 10 succeed John Willis Baer. Who
resigned last September to take place
on the Presbyterian mission board. Mr..
Vogt was the unanimous choice OF the
committee appointed 10 fill the vacancy.
This committee consisted Of sixteen
trustees Of the United Society, repre-
sentfng thirteen different denominations
ana all sections of the country The
Rev f d. Power. OF this city. was a
member.
Mr. Vogt is young man. not quite
twenty-five years Of age. He is a grad
uate OF Beloit College. and since his
graduation has been secretary to the
president and financial agent Of that In
stitution. He will take up his new du-
ties al the headquarters OF the United
Society of Christian Endeavor in Boston
not later than June / In religion he IS
a Presbyterian. as was his predecessor.
Besides the qualities of a fine Christian
character, Mr.. Vogt is said 10 possess
considerable ability as q public speaker
and as an executive officer. At college
ne won the senior prize for oratory. He
has been active ana prominent in the
work of the Christian Endeayor Society
and the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation
Local Christian Endeavorers have ex-
pressed much qualification that Mr
Baer's place has al last been filled by
the selection OF a young man so fun OF
promise. and al the meeting OF the Dis
trict Union Monday night the secretary
was directed 10 send the greetings OF
the union to Mr.. Yogt.
The Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Society OF the Church Of the Covenant
which was started with fifteen members
q few weeks ago has increased TO TWEEN
" and hopes 10 double he original
number by May. The society gave its
first social the night of april g. in charge
OF the social committee CT which Miss
Ruth Hood il chairman Piano solos
were given BY Miss Elsie Murray and
Miss Annie Holden and vocal solos by
Miss Mary COTven and a z. Holden. all
OF whom were vigorously encored- a pO-
tgto race. followed by other games
caused much merrimeDt after which re-
freshments were served
The Lakeland A n. {. Mission c. E.
Society Is giving an exhibition on Mon
dag night April 10.
The e Z. Society Of the First CongFe-
gaticnai Church is with the other c.
& Societies working for an increase Of
membership and has added twelve new
-gF-g =
work among the soldiers at Fort Myer
md La chanaa nf the rllaaL ing II lhn
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The theme for the devotional meeting
OF the Epworth League on Sunday even
ing. April Y. Is The Danger OF Idle
ness. References for the same viii be
found as follows: Proverbs xiv 80 81;
Romans Kill.
8lrs. Frank A. Woodward, wife of the
president of Wesley League. viii con-
duet the service there Sunday evening
next Miss Sophia Kolb was Ia charge
% The meeting lass Sabbath evening.
Which proved successful 10 the large
humber present
The fair and bazaar which was recent
II held at Northeast Temple BY Douglas
Memorial League, came 10 a close last
Saturday night Complete returns OF the
sale show that il netted the league some
thing over 500. Everyone who had part
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The prayer meeting topic for Chris
tien Endeavor societies sunday. April
u. Is "Christ's Teaching About the Res
direction" with reference in John XXI:
2l-27. loft
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sEvENTH-DAY ADVENTIST.

Divine Healing and Christian
They Related?' Science
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bV tht Rev JDHN y. II Il
This is the seed-time Of life
That i the fover-timel
May the glad dawn
OF Eastern morn
Bring holy JOY to thee
May the calm eve
OF Easter leave
A peace divine with thee
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The e. T. Society Of the First Congre-
gaticnai Church is with the other C
& Societies working for an increase Of
membership, and has added twelve new
names 10 its roll The society aids IN the
work among the soldiers at Fort Myer,
and had charge OF the meeting at the
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The Lakeland A n T. Mission C. z
Society IS giving an exhibition on Mon
dag night, April l3
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THE RESI- DIRECTION Cor. xy:20. u 80 -.
By the Rev. JOHN y. LYLE
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President Owen P. Rellar OF the Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Union, attend
ed the meeting OF the Christian EndeaYor
Society Of Central Presbyterian Church
last Sunday evening
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
ARNHEIM
BROADWAY AND 9Th ST.
FAMINE IN DES MOINEO.
Food and FueI ShOrt-RtUer NOl0
Receding.

nos ,foinos Iowa May 31.-At O'CLOCK To-
nigb+ tbe Des Mones River had declined rour
teen inches from its maximum heignt Oh t"''
four feet early this morning Not"ilh7
the steady rain that has fallen 1or thlee u"'
r. is believed danger of further rise IS past
as reports from points above Des MONIES die -
the effect that the river has been raiilnS i0i
twenty-four hours
The extent of the suffering among the several
thousand food refugees has been reduced 10
minimum by the better organization OF rehet
,,ort The few remaining Ievees will hold The
river continues to be from half a mile 70 TWO
miles wide however. effectually cutting OIL
communication between the main part OF beS
Moines and East North and South Des Moihes-
The water is filed with debris, and boating Is
perilous.
Railway traffic continues to be tied up anu
it will be several days before the railways VIII
resume schedules or the street railway can
operate.
The police report that thieves in Doats are
plundering stock of merchandise in the bust
ness district to an alarming extent, and severai
arrests have been made.
So far as known only seven authenticated ia
talities have been reported Reports of score
of more nave been reached from those sections
of the city that are cut off from communication
but cannot be verified
The water and electric light and power plants
are still running but it is only by the employ
n1ent of several hundred men 10 man pumps
and work the Ievees.
For more than two days it has ralned con-
stantly and the mercury has stood close TO the
freezing point. Scores of men. women and chill
dren have spent hours at time in soaking wet
garments sitting on the roofs of their houses
awaiting the arrival of rescuers- The last or
these was removed at 10 O'Clock. More fata1tles
will result from exposure than from drowning.
The property loss will mount up into the mill
ions.
This afternoon the relief authorities announced
that they were confronted with food and fuei
famine. Meat markets all over the city declare
they have only two three days stock on
hand. No trains are entering the city. and there
is prospect of getting shipment OF freight
into Des Moines in less than three OF four days.
Bakeries are overtaXed by reason of the demand
OF the six thousand flood refugees through the
relief association
The temperature of the last three days has
been such to cause great suffering and TO
threaten great loss of life through exposure.
Now il tranSpires that there is only q meagre
coal supply and that the light and power plant
and the waterworks have an insufficient supply.
Roads are impossible for team hauling. and no
coal can be shipped ill., At the water company's
office this afternoon il was stated that the
situation alarming. Notice was sent to
every resident in the city to draw an extra
supply of water to provide against the closing
of the plant. Owing TO the breaking of another
Ievee the commons on which sixty tents
placed for refugees, were flooded completely
submerging the tents The occupants escaped
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railways of Kansas have ever encouhteitu' >
the damage viii run up among the inlllIolas iI,ln
The Rock Island and Union Paclhc com -
have abandoned ali efforts to keep thelr u"N no
in shape. aod
For the convenience of the public ana lloou ~
sufferers the postofice remained open nearly az
day All grocery stores. meat shopS anu w
goods stores kept open also. The phySicidiis o.
a meeting this afternoon. advised the authoilu,e9 u,
to establish a camp on high ground mean L.
city for the flood sufferers
North Topeka had an epidemic OF 1lfeaHi1 :
when the town was stricken. Several cases "l
dphtheria were also well developed there Man!
of the afflicted have been rescued and great Pr
caution must be taken against the spread OF TIE
disease.
Wichita and other cities on the south whlch
can be reached Will be called upon lot pro-
visions tomorrow.
Already there is scarcity of meat ana VeSt- %
ia bles and staple groceries are getting low. Inc
Topeka and Kansas City packing houses are
under water and the local butchers have run
gardeners Of Topeka were all located in the ha"
Valley and their farms are all under water from %,
three to fifteen feet deep. This cuts OH Ih@
vegetable supply. 49,,
About a mile east of the Union PaclIlc 1o.ei
is a small strip of land above water II Is Plop P
ably one hundred feet long and ten rect "lue,
On it more than dozen horses and COWS are
located. They have been there for tWehty-loul
hours without food. -,
More attention is being paid to-day TO getting
provisions TO the people penned up in houses
than 10 getting them out.
The big Melan bridge has stood solid as danl
up to this time 1t not only serves as Drldge
but also dam. The Rock Island ana SANTA
Fe bridges will stand.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
RIVER SIX MILES WIDE At LAWRENCE

Lawrence. Kan. May 31.-The water here has
fallen a foot Half the houses of the north side
are washed away, but the people have all gone
to high ground and safe. The river is from
six to seven miles wide here Hundreds OF
homes have been carried down the river. There
are only two or three small spots on the north
side not under water. and most Of the three
thousand persons over there are homeless and
have lost all their personal property. There has
been much loss of livestock.
Harry sedswick and man named Richards
died from the excitement Of the flood after they
had been moved TO places of safety the north
side. and Union Pacific empfOye, whose name
could not be learned. and his companion, named
Mathews. We're in boat that was overturned
and 1t IS believed both lost
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
NEBRASKA STREAMS GOING DOWN.

Lincoln, Neb. May 31.-Flood waters in some
of the swollen streams began receding to-day.
but the conditions remain practically as bad as
before. Salt Creek at Lincoln. has gone down
two feet but near Waverly and Ashland it over
flowed thousands of acres Help was asked to-
day to rescue farmers imprisoned by the waters.
The Blue River has gone down two feet at
Reatrice but further up, near Crete. the rise to
day was sufficient to carry down bridges Rail
roads are tied up The Burlington is una BILE to
operate its trains over its Lincoln Kansas City
line The Missouri Pacific is not attempting TO
get trains through tonight. Great damage is
reported on all roads south of Lincoln, driz-
zling rain has fallen all day. Hundreds of
wagon bridges have been carried out by the
food in Southern Nebraska, and wagon roads
are
New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
WATERS RAPID RISE.
Thousands of Passengers Driven Out of the
Union Station.

Kansas City. Mo, May 3l.-A great body of
River at Kansas City, Kan. this morning 1t
rushed with terrific force the outlying rail-
road tracks and the crowded wholesale districts
of the west bottoms and finally into the Union
Station. At 10 o'clock a mile OF wholesale
houses elevators and freight stations en-
tirely surrounded. Easements that yesterday
were partially submerged We're soon brimful. and
water began TO reach the first floors. Within
fifteen minutes the tracks entering the western
end OF the Union Station were entirely sub
me-ged, and at II o'clock the water had risen at
such rapid rate that the thousands of delayed
passengers were making preparations to leave
the station for the high ground UP Union-ave
At 1870 p. force Of police began ordering
out of the main waiting room of the Union Sta
tion the hundreds of persons awaiting outgoing
trains. At that time the water had reached the
Limited who had been Whiting hours to move
and others other trains. were ordered out
also. Many went TO the second floor. which un-
der any condition will be safe, out the crowds
so great that IA majority OF the people
could not find room there and were forced to so
uptown BY / o'clock a half foot of water COW
cred the waiting ROOM and the ticket office, teie-
graph office. baggage and express offices We're
soon flooded
souri, Pacific, Alton Burlington and Wabash
tracks III the eastern part of the city. but
little switching can be done outside the station,
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EXTENT OF TRACT SUBMERGED.
Packing Plants and Agricultural 1mpie'
ment Houses Lose Heavily.

Kansas City, Mo. May 31--The hoooed ois-
+ric+ covers an area three miles long by four
miles wide The flood forms semicircie reaSh-
ing south end west from the Union station
which is located under the high bluffs that marx
the dividing line between Kansas CITY, MO-
proper and what is known as the west bo'
toms. The principal damage done up to last
niqht WAS at Armourdale and Argentine hah-'
in the hacking house district. on the Kansas
River at the extreme southwest border oI ti''
ser,icircIe mentioned. Early this morning the
rise in the Kansas River met the waters OF the
Missouri on the northwest. and merged hnaHy
at the highest point, at the Union Station
fer blocks west of the station the wafer
u,bicb came with mighty force, spread out in
GIL directions and 1t was not long before the en-
tire wholesale district OF Kansas City was unoer
water ranging from three feet at the station 10
fifteen feet or more at the STOCK yaru anu
hacking house district along the Kansas RlVer.
In this district are located the immense pack
ing plants of Armour. Cudahy. Fowler
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger and Swift & Co.;
the storehouses of no less than hfty DIG dgr1-
cultural implement houses including those or
the John Deere Plough Company. the Deering
Harvester Company. the Mccormick Harvester
Company and the Parlin Is Orepdorf Company
ten wholesale grocery houses the freight sta
tions of the various roads entering the city. the
Kansas City Livestock Exchange. and the STOCK
wards and buildings of numerous other big con-
Germs.
The packing houses and the stockyards' when
are In the lower district are surrounded py
water fifteen feet deep and at the Livestock
Exchange the basement, containing two doZeh
railway Offices is completely submerged, the
water reaching into the second story offices. AT
the wards Sall the pens were submerged to the
roof and the implement grocery and other
houses were flooded to the first floors
Mail station A. the biggest sub-station in the
city and two fire houses We're abandoned in the
forenoon ais was in fact the entire flooded dts
trict which now can be reached only by boats.
The water soon became too deep for the passage
of wagons and property of all kinds was left
at the mercy of the floods
The wires of these districts are down and the
ONLY means of communication IS by boats, re"
of which are to be had.
shortly after noon the Sd Regiment, Missouri
National Guard eight hundred strong. was or
dered out both precautionary measure ana
to stop iooting. The militiamen and police or
both cities are working together to protect prop
erty and citizens universally are aiding IN the
relief of sufferers.