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, changed TO East Washington M. r. Churcn
and in 1872 the present name was adopteo;
During it's existence the society mas mao
three locations. The first church edlnce
was situated at the corner Of 9th ana
streets southeast the site now occupied by
a pretty cottage. The second church nome
was at Virginia avenue and oth sTeet
southeast In 1897, during the passionate
of Rev. ]. w. Gray, the present property
was purchased from the Fourth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church Tor *l2'Uo.
The present structure was QUILT by the
NJ F. Church in 1857, and during the civil
war the edifice was used by the govern
ment as a hospital.
The North Carolina Avenue M. P. Church
was organized in 1872 by a number Oh
members who withdrew from the FIRST
Church. then known as the East Washing
ton Church.
The improvements on the edifice which
have Just been completed. were authorized
by the membership September % 1907. and
the work of raising funds for the work
and perfecting the plans was Immediately
begun.
The present pastor Of the church is the
Rev A. S. Beane, who came to TINS charge
from Redfern. Pa. where ne ha "a. psel
stationed for three years. Under MS MN
istry of a little more than a year II IS
said, the church has made STEADY anu
gratifying progress. both spiritually ana
financially Rev Mr.: b s me d mas Je.
ton a church builder" from the fact
that he built a church in Anegany county,
Md another while stationed on the Green-
wood Del, charge, ana sun aho.ne e..
at Franklin City. Pa. He has been In
the MARYLAND conference for fourteen
wears and has served four appointments
in that time.
When the congregation began worsh1plng
in its present ediffce 1t owed ABOUT $d9o,
and in six years $4,000 was paid on that
indebtedness. With the amount owing TOT
the present improvements the church now
has a debt of about $500. which 1t hopes
to liuuidate within short Tune.
Miss Jennie Smith, the noted railroad
evangelist is holding a series or reng1ous
meetings in the Central Methodist Church
at Atlantic City, N. J. All the pastors. the
choirs the Y NJ. C. A. and w. c. L. U OF
Atlantic City are uniting in these meetings..
Commander James Haslam, at the ma
tional headquarters OF the HomeWard
Bound Rescue Mission, in this city, an
nounces that the mission mas rented an au-
ditional building in Baltimore for the eX-
tension of the rescue work of the organlZa-
ton in that city. Mr.. Joseph Wilson OF
Washington has gone to the Baltimore
branch of the mission to assist In orgamz-
ing the Shelter Home for Men there.
The members of the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church are much gratihed at the
showing made last Sunday at the anniver-
sary meeting which was held to observe the
first anniversary of the dedication of the
church The report of Secretary ]. w.
Barse of the trustees board showed that
between 81 200 and 81 400 had been collected
during the year on the pledges made at the
time of the dedication of the building.
The Baptist Ministers Union held it's reg
ular meeting at Shiloh Baptist Church last
Monday morning. Rev. ]. 7. Clark pre-
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/ think he suspected me by this time; but
he made no remark. and in day or so I
was summoned to carry a note to the house
in X street.
Mrs. Jeffrey's funeral had taken place the
day before, and the house looked deserted.
But my summons speedily brought a neat
looking. but very nervous maid to the door,
whose eyes took on an unmistakahle eX-
preston OF resistance when l announced
my errand, and asked to see Mr.. Jeffrey
The expression would not have struck me
as peculiar If she had raised any objection
to the interview 1 had solicited. But she
did not Her fear and antipathy, conse-
quently. sprang from some other source
than her interest in the man most threat
her own account? Recalling what / had
ing maid of the Jeffreys who always
seemed on the point of saying something
which never really left her lips, stopped
her as she was about to slip upstairs and
quietly asked:
Are you Loretta?'
The way she turned the way she looked
at me as she gave me a short affirmative,
and then quickly proceeded on her way,
convinced me that my colleagues were right
as to her being a woman who had some
cause for dreading police interference.
instantly made up my mind that here was
a mine to be worked. and that knew Just
the demure little soul best equipped to act
the part of miner
In a moment she came back, and I had
a chance to note again her pretty but ex-
pressionless features. among which the
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to the accomplishment of his great aim he
urges her voluntary Incorporation with the
United States He proposes the establish
ment of a common. interchangeable citi-
zenship between all English-speaking colo
MES and nations by the abrogation OF all
naturalization laws of the United States
and the British empire so that the citizens
of each can at will. upon landing in the
others territory. become citizens of any OF
the countries dominated by these govern
mentS He suggests a number of details
calculated to facilitate such a relationship.
chiefly the establishment OF an international
supreme court. with full Jurisdiction to de-
termine finally all disputes which may arise
between the Anglo-Sax on peoples His work
is not merely fanciful. but is sustained by
citations of facts and the evidences OF
much practical thought. He discusses the
hollowness OF merely temporary cordially
which may be dispelled by a single unto
ward incident such the hooting OF a
flag. The business of the world is to be
done chiefly in the future by these two
great nations. and Mr.. Dos Passos holds
that 1t Is to their mutual interests to ANAL
gamate politically and socially.
EXECUTIVE REGISTER OF THE UNITED
STATES, 1ISD 1902. Compiled Ivy Robert Brent
Mosher Baltimore: The Lord Baltimore Press.
Mr.. Mosher is chief OF the bureau of ap-
pointments OF the State Department. ana
in that capacity has both seen the neces-
sity OF some such comprehensive register
as this, and has also been enabled to
gather the materials for an accurate COM
pilation. The volume includes an arrange
ment of all the Presidents and their cabi-
nets. including record of the dates or
nomination, confirmation Tor rejection), en-
trance upon duties and terminal ton of serv-
Ice or the members of the cabinets to-
gether with the constitutions! provisions
and the laws governing their appointment
qualification and tenure of office and the
hrst acts providing for the several execu-
tive departments. Also the electoral ana
popular vote at each election the terms OF
service of the Presidents, the provisions or
the Constitution and the acts of Congress
governing their election. qualification and
term OF office and the filling OF vacancies IN
the presidency and the cabinet. There are
also included the official proceedings that
We're had when the President has died II,
Office and been succeeded by the Vice
president and, an appendix, literal
copies of the Declaration of Independence.
the articles of confederation and the Con.
stitution with the arrangement of the sig
natures preserved as they appear upon the
originals in the rolls of the Department OF
State. The record of the service of heads
OF departments is published for the first
time no complete record being found even
In the departments.
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I could have shouted in my elation at the
success of this risky maneuver, but man.
aged to suppress my emotion and to stand
quite still while he took a good look at the
filings They seemed to have great and I'M
usual interest for him and it was with no
ordinary emotion that he finally asked:
What do you make out of these, and
why do you bring them here?"
My answer was written under his hand
but this. it was far from my policy to inn
part So putting on my friendliest air. /
returned. with suitable respect:
II don't know what to make of them
They look like gold: but that is for you to
decide, Do you want them. sir?'
NO" he replied. starting erect and with
drawing his hand from the blOtter. 1T 8
but trifie. not worth our attention. But
l thank you just the same for bringing it
to my notice.
And again his manner became plain dis
missal.
This time I accepted it as such without
question. Carelessly restoring the piece OF
blotting paper to the book from which
had taken 1t. made a bow and withdrew
toward the door. He seemed to be think
ing. and the deep burrows which am sure
had been lacking from his brow a week pre-
vious. became startlingly visible. Finally
he observed:
when she so unhappily took her life. 1 see
now that the change in her dates back to
her wedding day. consequently any little
popularity she may have shown at that
time Is not to be wondered at"
Certainly not" boldly ventured; "if
such peculiarities were shown after the
fright given her by the catastrophe which
took place in the library"
His eyes. which were fixed on mine fash
ed. and his hands closed convulsively
I'VE will not consider the subject" he
muttered, reseating himself in the chair
from which he had risen.
bowed again and went out. I did not
dwell on the interview in my own mind nor
did allow myself to draw any conclusions
from 1t. till had carried the blotter Into
the southwest chamber of the Moore house
and carefully compared the Impressions
made on 1t with the marks had scratched
on the surface of the mantel Shelf This I
did by laying the one over the other, after
having made holes where his finger tips
had touched the blotter.
The holes In the blotter and the marks
outlined upon the shelf coincided exactly.
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You are right; but why shouldn't it in

You are right; but why shouldn't it in
clude you?"
What do you mean. Jinny?"
why do you keep your own counsel so
long? You have ideas about this crime.
know. Why not mention them?'
JIMMY
"A word to the wise is sufficient" she
laughed and turned her pretty face toward
the coroners office. But she was a woman
and could not help CHANGING back and,
meeting my dubious look, she broke into
an arch smile and navely added this re-
mark: Loretta is a busybody ashamed of
her own curiosity. So much there can be
no harm in telling you. When ones knowl-
edge has been gained by lingering behind
doors and peeping through cracks. one is
not so ready to say what one has seen and
heard. Loretta is in that box, and being
more than a little scared of the police was
glad to let her anxiety and her fears over
How into a sympathizing Won't she
be surprised when she is called up some
fine day by the coroner, l wonder if she
will blame me for it?
"She will never think of doing So" 1
! basely assured my little friend with an
appreciative glance at her sparkling eye
and dimpled cheek.
The arch little creature started to move
of again. AS she did SO, she cried: BE
good. and don't let Durbin cut In on you;''
but stopped for the second time when half
across the street. and when. obedient to her
look, hastily rejoined her, she whispered
demurely: ''Oh. / forgot to tell you some
thing that / heard this morning and which
nobody but yourself has any right to
know. / was following your commands
and buying groceries at Simpkins', when
just as / was coming out with my arms
full heard old Mr.. Simpkns mention Mr..
Jeffrey's name, and with such interest that
l naturally wanted to hear what he had to
say. Having no real excuse for staying. 1
poked my finger into bag of sugar 1 was
carrying. till the sugar ran out and had
to wait till 1t was put up again. This did
not take long. but 1t took long enough for
me to hear the old grocer say that he knew
Mr.. jeffrey. and that that gentleman had
come into his shop only a day or two be-
fore his wifes death. to buy-candles,'
The archness with which this was said,
together with the fact itself. made me
her slave forever. AS her small figure
faded from sight down the avenue. 1 de-
cided to take her advice and follow M
whatever communication she had to make
to the coroner by a confession Of my own
suspicious and what they had led me into
II he laughed-well. could stand n. Il
was not the coroner's laugh, nor even the
majors that feared: II was Durbin's.
Go be continued Monday.l
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The Evening Star has arranged for the
publication. for the benefit of its readers, OF
notes and helps on the study Of the chris
tian Endeavor topics for each SUNDAY
This new department will appear in the
Saturday Evening Star each week, De
ginning with today. The articles VIII
be prepared by one thoroughly COM
petent to offer valuable suggestions in
the study of the lesson and for the as
sistance of the leaders of the various
Christian Endeavor meetings each Sunday
evening In addition to an exposition OF
the Scriptural references the articles Will
contain suggestions calculated to add in
terest TO the study of the topics.
The Methodist Protestants of Southeast
Washington who are affiliated with the
First Methodist Protestant Church, located
on 4th street between and G streets
southeast. are looking forward with graft
fication and pride to the services in their
church tomorrow because of the fact that
they will then worship in the main audi
torum of the edifice, and the services will
be in the nature of a rededication or the
remodeled structure.
There will be three special services helu
in the church tomorrow-mornlng, aIter
noon and evening. AT the morning ana
Baltimore will preach the sermons, and at
the afternoon service Rev. DR.. w. S. Ham
mond of Baltimore, a former pastor OF
the First Church, will preach. Speclal
music has been arranged for each service
by Choirmaster G.. F. Stanley. and the
choir will consist of twenty-five voices
assisted by orchestra. The SPECIAL
musical program for the morning serv-
ice will include an anthem VIII
Lift Up Mine Eyes" by the choir,
and a solo, open the Gates of the Tenn
ple" Knapp. by Mrs. Mary Miller Scott
At the afternoon service Mrs. Scott and
Mr. Stanley will sing a duet. Hope Be
yond" and the choir will render several
anthems Mr. Stanley will sing 'Resur-
rexit" Tosti. at the evening service, and
several anthems will be rendered by the
chorus.
For several months past workmen have
been engaged in making extensive i'm
provements in the church, and the interior
has undergone snch a transformation as
to make it one of the handsomest church
auditoriums in East Washington. The up
per room of the building has been entirely
remodeled. a new steel ceiling has been
put in place and large. beautiful memorial
windows have taken the place of the old
ones A new organ has been installed in
the choir. just back of the pulpit platform,
and entire new sets of furniture for the pull
pit and choir loft add to the attractiveness
of the furnishings. The church now pre-
sents excellent appearance, and those
who visit it tomorrow Will not recognize
the house of worship of Trinity M. +.
Church of a few years ago.
The First Methodist Protestant Church
sprang into existence at the close of 1S2S,
when a number of the members of Eben
czer Methodist Episcopal Church, now
Trinity NJ. f. Church. withdrew from the
parent society. and in January, 1879,
formally organized the First Methodist
Protestant Church of Washington City.
The new congregation first took the name
of Mount Olive. There were thirty-two
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restless eyes alone bespoke character or

restless eyes alone bespoke character or
decision.
Mr. Jeffrey is in the back room up
stairs" she announced He says for YOU
to come up"
us it the room Mrs. Jeffrey used to &C.
cupy?' l asked with open curiosity. as
passed her.
An involuntary shudder proved that she
disclaimer:
No. no! Those rooms are closed He
occupies the one Miss futile had before
she went away"
"Oh, then, Miss Tuttle is gomez"
Loretta disdained to answer. She had
already said enough to cause her TO bite
her lip as she disappeared down the base
ment stair. Decidedly the boys were right.
An uneasy feeling followed any converse
ton with this girl. Yet, while there was
slyness in her manner, there was a GER
tain franz, honesty visible in it, too which
caused me to think that if she could ever
be made to speak her evidence could be re-
lied on.
Mr. jeffrey was sitting with his back "a
the door when l entered. but turned as
spoke his name and held out his hand for
the note carried. had no expectation OF
his remembering me as one of the men who
mad stood about that night in the Moore
house, and was not disappointed To him
was merely messenger, or common po-
lfcemah; and he consequently paid me nc
attention. while l bestowed upon him the
life. TIL now had seen him only in hall
lights or under circumstances precludine
my getting very accurate idea of him as
a man and gentleman. Now he sat with
the broad daylight on his face, and I had
every opportunity for noting both his fea.
lures and expression. He was of q dfstfn.
guished type. but me cloud enshroudina
him was as heavy as any had ever seer
darkening about man Of his position and
| character. His manner, fettered though Il
| was by gloomy thoughts. was not Just the
| manner had expected to encounter
He had large. clear eye, but the vel
which hid the brightness of his regard was
misty with suspicion. not with tears He
appeared to shrink from observation and
| shifted uneasily as long as stood in from,
| or him. though he said nothing and did no,
lift his eyes from the letter he was perus.
ing TIL he heard me step back to the door
| | had purposely left open and softly close
| II. Then he glanced up, with keen, If moi
alarmed. look. which seemed an -exagger.
ated one for the occasion--that is, If he had
no secret to keep.
DO you suffer so from drafts?'' he asked
rising In way which In itself was dis.
misSal. 8
smiled an amused denial them with 4
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The chapters visited are Brightwood, Will
son Memorial fd6flas Memorial and North

CdpltOi =
District Corraspbndings Secretary E. Fl.
Pullman will conduct the devotional service
at Fietcher Chapter tomorrow evening.
Owing to the fact that children's day ex-
erc1ses were hedIat Gorsuch Church last
Sunday evening, the Epworth League serv-
ice was not held, and Mrs. c. J. Crymes,
VINO was to have led the service, will be in
charge OF the meeting tomorrow evening.
District President F. T. Israel will visit
ashton Church, Nd, tomorrow. where he
Will make an address to the Sunday school
OF that church intthe afternoon, returning
TO the city IN Intervening
Inc COMMITTEES on program for Epworth
League Day at Washington Grove on Au-
gust IA has been appointed by the district
president and consists OF Mr.. M. r. Spell
man chairman; Mr.. C. M. Forrest and Mr..
H. A: Ison. t17
Inc District League has issued num-
yer OF circulars announcing the meetings
Wnlcn are to be held under it's auspices the
coming summer The circulars have been
distributed to the various local organiza-
tions OF the league. The summer rally at
Anacostla Church will be held the latter
part OF this month. The regular monthly
meeting OF the District board of control is
announced for the 1st of July at Wesley
ShuIch, az pm. Announcement is also
mace o! the departure of the special train
on tne pennsylvania road for the interna-
tionai convention at Detroit. The only
meetlng SO far arranged for August is the
the 18th.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

CROWN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY-BABEI AND
B Hill: Two Lectures Delivered Before the
MeHDers OF the Deutsche Orient tiesellschaft
In the Presence Of the German Emperor By
Friedrich pelitzsch. Ordinary Professor OF or.
sity OF Berlin Edited with an Intrsiprtion
by C. H. ": Johns, NJ A. New York: c. r.
thron. ~
plant Smeatcn. DAVID HUME and His In
fnence on Philosophy and Theology BY James
systematic Theology. United Free Church Col
S sege, GLASGOW; New York; Charles scribners
Sons.
SAYS; Illustrative of the History of English
Prose STYLE Chosen and Arranged With His
Cody; author OF The Art OF Writing and
Speaking the English Language Chicago:
GERMAN AMBITIONS; As They Affect Britain
with additions and Notes, from the .'specta-
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* Lothrop.
Henderson: late colonel 18th Ohio Volunteer
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LOVE THRIvEs IN WAR: A Romance Of the
Frontier ia 1872 BY Mary Catherine Grow ley
author Of "A Daughter of New France" etc.
Illustrated by Clyde o. DE Land. Boston: it
tie. Brown Co.
REFORM IN THE JUNGLE; or. The History Of
Chimmie Panzee MDCIv. A Juvenile jungle
Book, Translated from the Simian by Oliver C.
McCardeli. Washington: The Neale Publishing
Company.
CIVIL WAR STORIES; Compiled From Oficial
Recorcs-rnion and Confederate. by John T.
Bell. formerly % I'd Iowa Infantry San Fran-
cisco: The Whitaker x Ray Company
STOLEN FROM DUCHY'S THRONE: Ro-
nance of Tuscany. BY Leland Doph Cox. WI
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SARAH TULDoN; A Woman who Had Her wsv.
BY Orme Agnus author Of Love I'm Cur VII
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Boston: Little, Brown d Co.
EVENINGS IN LITTLE RUSSIA By Nikolni Co
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The DOMINANT STRAIN. By Anna Chaplin Ray
author OF Teddy. Her Book" etc. Illustrated
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INDIAN SUMMER; and Other Poems. BY James
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