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The Washington times., 1903-05-09
ST. PATRICK'S.

The Rev. Dr. Stafford will preach at
the II O'Clock mass tomorrow. There
will be low masses in this church at Z
9, and 10 o'clock. Sunday school after
the O'Clock mass. Baptisms at $50
and vespers at 7:30 in the evening. May
deVotions every evening Saturdays OK
cepted) at o'clock.
Next Thursday. the second Thursday
OF the month, the solemn devotions
OF the Perpetual Alteration win be held
Mass at Z O'Clock in the morning, OK
position of the blessed sacrament all
day, and sermon by the Rev. DR.. Stat
: ford at 4:30 in the afternoon. The SCI
vices VIII close with solemn benediction
OF the blessed sacrament
The children OF the parish will make
their first holy communion on Sunday
May "a. at the I O'Clock mass, and at
4 O'Clock the same afternoon the May
procession will take place. The senior
pupils of st. Vincent's Academy will
spend the day in the country on a class
picnic on Monday
The junior choir of St. Patrick s
Church successfully produced the opera
Patience at the Columbia Theater
yesterday afternoon. The quarterly
meeting of ST. Vincent de Paul's con
ference was held in the rectory on
tyednesday evening.
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SHRINE OF THE SACRED HEART

The Rev Father Carroll, of the Marist
College at the Catholic University, Will
celebrate high mass tomorrow. and the
sermonsermon will be preached by the
Rev. Father MCGEE.
The annual May procession will take
place the last Sunday or the month.
largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the members of this parish
was held on Wednesday evening to make
arrangements for the Lawn Fete TO be
given during the week beginning June
is George w. Barry was elected chair
man of the general committee. William
l. Drury. secretary, and George J. May.
treasurer. Admission TO the grounds
will be by complimentary tickets. The
attractions will consist of fancy booth,
supper table, Ice cream. and CONNECTION
cry table, lemonade and flower booth,
paddle stand. dancing. marionettes,
punch and judy show, and numerous
other amGsements.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
FOR MAY 10.

tatives of the two great sects, the
Pharisees and the Sadducees, who diff
fered on this subject. The result was
that for the third time Paul had to be
rescued from his opponents by the Ro-
man guard to save his life. Let US
score a good mark for the faithful Ro-
man captain and the fairness of Ro-
man law.
Christ's Presence and Promise.
The night following was one of the
darkest moments in the great apostle s
life. His enemies seemed bent on his
destruction. They seemed also to have
him in their tolls. The question in his
mind must have been, How is this all
TO end?" Everything seemed against
him. At this bewildering crisis the
master who always watches over his
own appeared to Paul and encouraged
him and Endorsed his testimony in Jeru-
salem and told him that he must bear
witness for him in Rome also. So now
also the inner vision and the voice of
Christ comes to his faithful servants N
the darkest hours OF their earthly expe-
rience. We can be assured that God
has a plan in all that happens. 1t ID
every mans privilege and duty to trust
God and not to be dismayed in the midst
Of hard providences. Christ gives his
followers grace to help in every time of
trouble and persecution Christ pre-
pares his servants for extraordinary or
deals that may be invisibly approaching
them. There is such a thing as living
grace and dying grace.
The Diabolical Conspiracy.
Paul had need of the cheer, and the
promise OF his Lord at this time for the
morrow would reveal to him the subtle
Vaccinations of his enemies to shed his
blood
When public sentiment is thoroughly
aroused in some evil cause, and some
times in a good cause, but at the same
time finds itself helpless by fair means
10 bring about its purposes, volunteers,
men OF the baser sort, generally appear,
ready and anxious to carry out by foul
means what cannot be secured by fair
methods. Those in authority often con-
nive at or shut their eyes TO the ex-
istence OF the plans of such men, and
are therefore particeps criminis, by pos
sessing a guilty knowledge of what is
projected. and by not taking steps TO
prevent it.
Such a Psychological development
occurred at this time in Jerusalem
against Paul. Forty men banded to-
gether and took a solemn oath that they
would neither eat nor drink until they
had slain him. They plotted to ask the
Sanhedrim to request from the Roman
captain another examination in the
council chamber of the prisoner. prom
Using to kill him as he was being taken
hither. The Jewish authorities agreed
to this Everything seemed to be set
tied. The plot was we'll laid and well
designed. Its wickedness is startling
TO contemplate. 1t is astounding to
realize to what depths of sin those that
have the form of religion but not the
power thereof may descend. This is a
phase OF human nature that II is we'll
FOR all classes OF men to guard them
selves against Such a spiritual phe-
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products
of the Worlds Commerce.
Knowledge of What Is Rest More Inn
portant Than Wealth With
out 1t.

1t must be apparent to every one that
qualities of the highest order are neces-
sary to enable the best of the products of
modern commerce TO attain permanently
to universal acceptance. However loudly
heraided, they may not hope for worldwide
prominence unless they meet with the
general approval, not OF individuals only,
but of the many who have the happy
faculty Of selecting, enjoying and learn
ing the real worth of the choicest prod
ucts. Their commentator, consequently
becomes important to others, since TO
meet the requirements of the well in
formed of all countries the method of
manufacture must be of the most per-
feet order and the combination the most
excellent OF its kind The above Is true
not of food products only but is espe-
ciaIly applicable to medicinal agents and
after nearly a quarter of a century of
growth and general use the excellent
remedy. Syrup OF Figs, is everywhere
accepted, throughout the world, as the
best Of family laxatives. It's quality is
due not only to the excellence OF the
combination of the laxative and carmin-
alive principles of plants known to act
most benefcially on the system and pre-
scented in the form of a pleasant and re-
freshins liquid, but also TO the method
OF manufacture of the California Fig
Syrup Co.. which ensures that uniformi-
ty and purity essential IN d remedy in
tended for family use. Ask any physi-
clan who is well informed and he will
answer at once that 1t is an excellent
laxative. If at ali eminent IN his pro-
fession and has made a special study of
laxatives and their effects upon the sys-
tenn he will tell you that 1t is the best
of family laXatives, because it is SIM
pie and wholesome and cleanses and
sweetens the system effectually, when
a laxative IS needed, without any IN
pleasant after-effccts. Every well-in-
formed druggist of reputable standing
knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel
lent laxative and is glad to sell 1t. at
the regular price of fifty cents per bot
tie. because 1t gives general satisfac-
ton, but one should remember that IN
order to get the beneficial effects of
Syrup of Figs it IS necessary to buy the
genuine, which is sold in original pack
ages only; the name of the remedy
Syrup OF Figs ard also the full name Of
the Corapany-California Fig Syrup Co.
printed the front OF every package.
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

The second concert of the Immaculate
Conception branch of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society on Wednesday evening.
proved a great success. An audience
that filled every part of the hall en-
joyed the excellent program, which was
in charge of Miss Mullaly. The members
of the Georgetown Orchestra, under the
direction of Josef Kaspar. rendered sew
eral delightful numbers Mrs. Anne
Grant Fugitt. Miss Tassin, John A Fin
negan, Daniel Millrick and William
Morsell were all obliged to respond 10
encores. The senior class of the IN
maculate Conception Academy panto-
mined AT the Golden Gates of the
Visions by the poet priest, the Rev.
Father Ryan. The accompanies were
Misses Mullaly and Noyes
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ST STEPHENS.

The Rev. Father Smyth will sing high
mass on Sunday next. and the Rev.
Father O'Connell will preach. The choir
will sing Silas' Mass in c.
The children will go TO communion to-
morrow at the O'Clock mass.
A retreat for the sodality and Holy
Name Society will begin on May 13 and
will be given by the Rev. Father Sulli-
van. c. s. p, one OF the most able
preachers of the Paulists. All are in
vited and 1t Is hoped the congregation
generally will take advantage of this
opportunity and make the retreat with
the two great parochial societies under
whose auspices IL will be conducted.
Glasses for first communion are neld
on Wednesdays at 4 O'Clock p. m, and
Saturdays at a. m.
The Rev. DR.. Dyer was visitor last
Sunday and said the children's mass.
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ST. IOSEPH'S.

The feast OF the Patronage of st. Jc-
seph. the patronal festival of st. Jo-
sei.h's Church and parish, was beauti-
fully and imoressively celebrated on last
Sunday. The Rev. Father Schmitt, the
venerable pastor. was the celebraut OF
the solemn high mass. The Rev Father
ellis, of the Paulist House of Studies,
delivered an eloquent panegyric OF st.
Joseph the foster father of the Saviour
The affairs We're tastefully and artls-
tically adorned for the celebration Of
the patronal feast by ladies' of the
sanctuaTv: Misses Mamie Marsrum
Kate Herman. Janette Hughes, Lizzie
Johnson, and Kate Downs.
May devotions take place during the
week after o'clock mass, and Tuesday
and Friday evenings at 7:30 o'clock; on
Sundays at the 4 o'clock vesper service.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

Epworth Church, corner Seventh and
Streets northeast; the Rev. d. l..
Blakemore, pastor-Sunday school, $50
a. m: preaching. II a. n, by the pas
tor; Epworth League, p. M. led by
Willie Deck; preaching, p. m, by tie
pastor; prayer meeting, Thursday even
ing, o'clock.
Wilson Memorial Church; Eleventh
Street, between G and l Streets south
east: the Rev. Arthur H. Thompson.
pastor-11 a. M. How May Methodism
Meet Her Expanding Needs" p M,
What Think Ye of Christ? Or How May
the Soul Know That Christ is Divine"
Gorsuch Church, corner Four and-a-
half Streets southwest, the Rev Harold
NJ. Rider, pastor-Preaching by the pas
tor at II a. m. subject: forgiveness; ="
8 p. M. subject, Borrowing Trouble. :"
Junior League, p. n. Epworth League.
p. NJ. leader. Mrs H. NJ. Rider.
Thursday, 7:30 p M, prayer meeting.
Hamline Church, corner Ninth and P
Streets -northwest-i1 a. IN. and p. m,
preaching by the pastor, DR.. Lucien
Clark; morning subject, "A Wonderful
Book" evening. Mobiles OF Teka:"
Sunday school at $50.
Mount Vernon Place Church South.
corner Ninth aud K Streets northwest.
the Rev Forrest J. Prettyman, pastor
Preahcing at II a. m. and p NJ by the
pastor
Douglas Memorial Church; the Rev G.
c. Bacon. D. D., pastor-Preaching by
the pastor. II a. M, and p. m.
Waugh Church; Third and A Streets
northeast; the Rev. G. E Maydwell.
pastor-11 a. m. "A Great Privilege; "
1880 p. IN. Cohdetinins Self
North Capitol Church, corner North
Capitol and X Streets northeast: the
Rev G. Edwin Amos, misunderstanding
at II a. NJ, and s D. m. by the pastor.
Foundry Church, Fifteenth and r
Streets Notwithstanding Isaac w.
Joyce will preach at IL a. M; sermon
by the pastor, the Rev. Robert NJ.
Moore, at p. m.
Trinity Church. corner C and Fifth
Streets southeast, the Rev ]. c. Mich
olson, D. D.. misunderstanding at II d.
m. and p. N. by DR.. H. K. Carroll, OF
New York.
Asbury Church, Eleventh and K
Streets northwest. the Rev. NJ. W. Clair,
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ST. MATTHEW'S.

The Rev. Father Sterling will sing
high mas tomorrow and the sermon will
be delivered by the Rev. Father Buckley.
May devotions are held every day at
7:50 p. M, except Fridays. when they
follow the Sodality services at 4:30 in
the afternoon.
Quite large classes are being prepared
for first holy communion. The Rev.
Father Sterling instTucts the girls, and
the Rev. Father Buckley the boys Sat
crday morning at 10 o'clock
The Rev. Father Buckley will celebrate
mass, give a short sermon, and superin-
tend Sunday school at o'clock next
Sunday in the old ST. Matthew's Church
The Washington times., 1903-05-09

Since the time of our last lesson the
Apostle Paul has made two speeches.
The first was from the steps of the gar
rfson house of the Roman guard at
Jerusalem, in the presence of the rag
ing populace from whose murderous
clutch the soldiers had just rescued
him. The theme of this speech was:
Il am now and always have been a
true Jew" Paul looked upon Chris
tianity as the flower and fuI1llment of
Judaism. He gave his listening audi
ence a condensed history of his life be-
fore and after his conversion to Christ
He told of the first rejection of his tes-
Jimony for Christ by his Jewish breth-
rem and of how then the Master had or
dered him to go with the message OF the
Gospel far hence unto the Gentiles. The
latter declaration was like a bombshell
thrown into the crowd. and vociferous
uproar began against the speaker The
! Jews were jealous of anyone putting
the Gentiles on a religious equality with
themselves The Jewish nation was
dying of narrowness of spirit and IN
belief in Gods new revelations. as many
a church has died since.
Paul's title to Roman citizenship
again saves him from the torture of
scourging at the hands of the Roman
captain, who thereby proposed to com
pei him to confess his supposed guilt
On the morrow the SanhedTim is called.
Before this authoritative and august
body the apostle began another speech.
His theme this time was: II have lived
a conscientious man all my life" This
claim was too much for the high priest
TO stand, so he ordered some one stand
ing near by the speaker to smite him
on the mouth This insult caused the
highstrung Paul to denounce the high
priest as a 'whited wall" But ne
quickly apologized for this burst OF in
dignation when reminded of the scrip
tural statement that one should no.
speak evil OF the ruler OF his people.
Paul did not recant the truth Of his
charge but -said he was sorry that
he had spoken disrespeetfully of the
high priest Paul had the soul of gen.
tleman in him. Christ showed more
self-controI than did Paul under mis-
treatment. As the examination went on
Paul rallied half of the Sanhedrim 10
his defense by asserting that he was
q Pharisee and that he believed as they
did about the doctrine of the resurrec-
ton, and for this hope he was that mo-
ment on trial. A contest was immedi-
ately precipitated between the represen
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
ST DOMINfC'S.

The members OF the Holy Name Sc
ciety will. in a body. receive holy com
munion tomorrow at the 7:30 o'clock
mass. Meeting OF the society after
mass.
The members of the choir>were enter
tanned at supper by the Very Rev. Prior
last Wednesday evening. Those who
are fond OF good music should come and
hear the choir. for Il is said by tk7se
who know that IT is one of the best, II
not the best. IN the city.
Tomorrow meeting OF the Third Or
der of ST. Dominic at 4 p. m. and the
Altar Society at $50 p. m.
A lawn party for the benefit Of the
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S.

The first communion class of this
spring approached the Holy Table on
last Sunday morning at the O'Clock
mass celebrated by the Rev. George \
Dougherty.
The SodaHty received holy commune
on the same day at the same hour. ana
in the evening. at the vesper service
there was a formal reception of forty
new members. the Rev. Father Grifi h
officiating The Rev. Father Mccarthy.
S. J., OF st. Aloysius' Church. preached
an appropriate sermon on the Blessed
Virgin Mary. The large attendance was
edifying, and very gratifying to the
reverend clergy.
Thursday night the Sodality will meet
as usual a. g o'clock.
May GeVotions take place every night
at o'clock. except Saturday.
the children are preparing a MAY fes-
ttvaI Cor the last Sunday of the month.
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ST. PETERS.

High mass will be celebrated tomor-
row by the Rev. Father OBrien. The
Rev. Father Dawling will preach the SER
mon.
The Holy Name Society will approach
holy communion in a body Sunday next.
at o'clock mass, and hold a general
meeting in the afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
May devotions are held on Sunday at
the vesper service at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon and every day during the
week except Saturday, at 1870 in the
evening.
The forty hours devotion was held in
the chapel at Providence Hospital, from
last Sunday morning until Tuesday, the
Rev Father Bowling oficiates at the
hospital this month. The new wing of the
building is now occupied by patients.
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NEW CHURCH.

New Church. Sixteenth and Corcoran
Streets northwest-The Rev. Frank
Sewall. pastor, will preach at II a. M.
The Church's Prayer" Two or Three
Gathered in the Lords Name" Yes
pers. with brief address, Scenes in the
Dawn Of Christianity: The Sorcerers,"
al 3 D. N.
The New Church Mission educational,
not sectarian), 1903 New York Avenue
northwest, second fioor-Service at 1880
D. m, subject, 1.-THE Good Wheat" A
free circulating library of Swedenborg's
works and other books on the New
Truth. Open during the hour of service.
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nomenon often repeats itself But it is
not consistent with Christian principles
good purpose never justiies foul
methods.
The Plot Checked.
1t is easy for the wicked to plan evil
against the righteous, but it is not so
ea>5 for them to carry their plans
through. God, as the ruler Of the world.
must be reckoned with. God is
the great factor in history. Man
proposes but God disposes. God had
a plan also as regards Paul which
was in conflict with the conspirators,
plan. 1t vas not in his plan that
Paul should die at this time. Gods plans
never fail a mans life is immortal till
his work is done. The wicked plotted
against the just. The Lord will laugh at
him." says the Psalmist, God has two
instruments ready, together with the
cooperation OF Paul himself, with which
TO defeat the designs of the wicked con-
spirators and to rescue his chosen SER
want and to further his own plan
of having him testify for the gospel
of Christ at Rome, the great
capital city of the world. One was the
Roman captain. who acted simply under
a sense of official duty. The other was
2auls own nephew. who was at the time
a young student at Jerusalem, or resi-
dent there with his mother, who was
Paul's sister. The young man may or
may not have been a Christian. At any
rate he had some of the bravery and
talent of his uncle. He got a knowledge
of the plot to Stay his distinguished
relative and privately informed him of
1t. Paul, in turn, had him conducted
to the Roman captain who received him
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what he had said to him. and quickly
acting upon the information, prepared
to send his prisoner the following night
under an adequate guard to Caesarea,
the resident of the Roman pro-consular.
Felix, who had the power to dispose of
the prisoners case in a judicial way
Thus the plot not only failed, but fur
thered Gods gracious plans for the good
of the world.
Reflections.
/. lettering Judaism had decided that
one supposedly inimical to 1t must die,
by fair means or fouI-"Forty sworn.
SNUG, pious thugs, joined with seventy
other sanctimonious villains What q
descent when the orthodoxy Of the age
adopts the assassin's methods
2. Pauls brave testimony was not dis
owned of his Lord. Christ stands by his
champions both as TO comforting them
and as to protecting them il protection
is best for his great kingdom. Some
times the servant can do more Tor
Christs cause by dying than by living.
8. God makes even the wickedness and
folly Of his enemies to gIorify his great
purposes.
4. God uses the little things of the
world to confound the mighty-an OBJ
scure Roman captain or a weak and in
significant boy. Little levers lift large
loads.
5. God can use natural means or mi
raculous ones his wonders to perform"
6. The great point of the lesson is:
Dare 10 do the right and trust God for
the results.
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ST. TERESA'S.

The Rev. Father Mcmillan will sing
high mass and preach next Sunday ct
o'clock in this church. The Rev. Father
Bart will officiate tomorrow at st. Igna-
thus Church, Oxen Hill. The Rev j. T.
Whelan. of st. Mary's Star of the Sea
Church, Baltimore. viii preach the ser
mon for the Holy Name Society tomor-
ROW evening, at Vespers.
Sunday next will be the regular com
munion day for the Holy Name Society.
May deyotions are held on Sunday,
Wednesday, and Friday evenings.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09

The eleventh convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the Methodist
Protestant Church Is@now in session in
this city. The Rev John F. Cowan.
D. D.. one of the associate editors Of the
Christian Endeavor World" whose ar.
ticles on the Sunday school lessons are
so fine. is one of the many orld-famed
Endeavorers here for the convention.
which is meeting at the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church,
Eighth and 3 Streets southeast.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
ST. PAUL'S.

The retreat which has been given dur
ing the week by the Rev. Father Par
dow. S. J., at the Perpetual Alteration
Chapel. has been largely and devoutly
attended
A Novena of Tuesdays in honor of ST.
Anthony of Padua, is being made in the
church preparatory TO the feast of the
saint June Is.
Holy Name Society and also the chill
dren of the parish will receive holy
communion at the o'clock mass to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09

The Metropolitan Church Junior Chris
tian Endeayor Society gave delightful
entertainment recently in the lecture
room of the church. which was beauti-
fully decorated with wild flowers and
May baskets. The first part of the en-
tertainment consisted of series of tab
leeux, recitations, and musical dia-
logue. followed by the GROWING Of the
May queen A large audience was pres
ent. and the entertainment was a sue
cess in every way.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
LUTHERAN.

st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Four-and- a half Street south
west, between C and D. the Rev. George
Brodthage. pastor-German service, II
a. M, vocal solo by Miss Lenchen
Ebinger, of New York; anthem by the
choir led by Prof. Raphael Rooster;
English service. .. m
Grace Church, Thirteenth and Corcoran
Streets northwest. the Rev. ]. e. A.
Doerman, pastor-Divine service with
sermon by the pastor at IL a. N. and 6
D. N.
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UNIvERSALIST.

Church of Cur Father, Thirteenth and
L Streets northwest, the Rev. John Van
Schaick, jr., pastor-Tne Rev. Anthony
Bilkovsky, OF Baltimore. Will preach at
IL a. n. and 7:30 p. m: morning topic,
"a Message From the Orient" evening.
Can Rich Man Enter the Kingdom
of God"
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ST. ALOYSIUS.

The sermon at the high mass Sunday
will be preached by the Rev. Francis T.
Mccarthy. S. J. The sermon at vespers
by the Rev. j. ]. Fleming, s. J.
The Mystic Mfdgets" will be present
ed by the children OF the parish on
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday. May IS, 10. 20. and q.
The Senior Debating Society is now
preparing for the public debate which
will be held the latter part of this
month.
The Right Rev. DR.. Higgins. Bishop
The Washington times., 1903-05-09

House of the Good Shepherd will be
given on Thursday, May q. at 1917
Street the Misses Riggs having kindly
loaned their garden for the purpose.
Refreshments will be served from
p m. Tickets will be % cents.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

H Street Church. II near Four and a
half Streets southwest; F. B. Sapp. pas
tor-Preaching with communion at II a.
m. subject. THE Indwelling Presence"
evening theme, "A Passion for Souls"
The Washington times., 1903-05-09

Ph. D.. pastor-11 a. m. and p. M.
preaching; good music.
Mount Pleasant Church. Park Street,
the Rev. Joseph Dawson. Pm. D., pas
tor-Preaching at II a. m. on "Barna-
bus, the Son OF Encouragement" and at
S p. m. on The Queen Of Sheba.''
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FRIENDS.

Friends Meeting ORTHODOXY, first and
Streets northeast-Bible school 9:45
a. m, meeting for worship II a. m. and
THURSDAY 7:30 p. m. Foreign Missionary
Society Tuesday afternoon.