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Colored Mission in Need.

The Coiorcd City Mission asks gcner-
Gus public 10 nssia, them in relieving
their needy poor ~ contributions Of food.
viii be Thankfully received and acknowl.
edged at their room. No. 20 East Leigh
street.
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ANNUAL MEETING SOUTHERN EDU-
cATlONAL ASSOCIATION. NASH
VILE, TENN, NOVEMBER
22D 10 q !

SPECIAL RATES, VIA C. e. o. RY.
For the above &C ash the Chesnpcakn
and Ohio VIII sci! Tickets from al stations
to Nashville and retilisl at rate OF ono
fare for tho round trip plus 25 cents. on
November els, and I'D, with final limit
Of November 3pth.
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Small Afternoon Blaze.

A small IRE occurred yesterday alter
noon at O'clock, when gas stove eS
p'odcl IN the confectionery store or h,r.
N. Winston, 5S7 Brook Avenue The
eyoloeirn nrca,red on hN Secohi f'fnd
~ Tho building. Tho blaze was extin-
euished before the hre department turn
ed out, and the damages were only rcrf
slight
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year or two. Indicat tons Immediately
before the Conference pointed 70 several
irnortant changes, and the failure OF
any of them TO come TO PASS has E'oused
come speculation over possible later de-
yelopments. There was a good deal or
the usual after Conference talk Fester-.
day but as general thing It was less
~ the Kicking s9rt than has been the
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a. Neshitt, %, honorable secretary for all
the bodies.
The Richmond lodges Of the Scottish
Rite ure Libcrtas Lodge Of Perfection, No.
5; Poican Chapter, knights of Roso
Croix, No. 2: ST. omar Council. No ], and
Dclcho Ccnsistory. No. i.
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he attributed this wonderful popularity.

he attributed this wonderful popularity.
Mr. Daily said: III,
1.-The Captain Is plain, every day
good stock Virglnian without the slight
est veneer, above all things slncere' Will Will
genuine pleasure from the prosperity OF
others. His heart is as big as he. re
strengthens his men by reposng conf
dcncc in them and they in turn are con-
tdcnt that, If faithful, the Captain VIII
see to ii that they get their just reward
and recognition, and the boys all pull To-
gcthcr staunch and steady.
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Popular Mr.. Landstreet,

"robacco," a trade Journal of New York,
IL. n recent issue. has the foliGwlng pleas.
HCaptujn John IIandstreet, vice presl-
dent and general manager Of the II. a..
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New Church Officers.

The stewards of West End Methods.
Church have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year. Chairman, w. b.
Taylor. assistant chairman, Fl. II.
Thomas; secretary treasurer c. \
Ralnes treasurer of incidentals, J. a
Clarke: announcer of notices, 7. p
PettiErew: assistant announcer G. D.
Cole.
Th. Sunday school officers elected for
tho ensuing year were: superintendent
T. ]. Cheuault. first assistant c. a.
Raires. second assistant 7. P. Petit.
crew. secretary. Titus Loser; assistant,
r. i. Talaott. treasurer. w B. Taylor;
librarian. Ernest Clark; assistant. Frank
Noel: secretary to librarian. EUGENE
Patra-n: orEar:st. Miss Burmah RedtGra'
assistant. Miss Eva Belcher: chorister j
u Smith. assistant. Miss Ida Butler
The new school rooms in the Leader
building we're opened yesterday morning
ana ne tNo classes marched in body
frsr the school on Fourteenth and Bain-
bridge Streets About eighty scho ars
vii, % ,auga; IN the rooms, which were
ii .rishe5 by Tie City Council. This re-
l:sytss the congestion III the public school
ana q, the same slime allows the scholars
H. attend scnool all day. whereas before
sre smaller pupils only studied for a
half day.
Pesonals and Briefs.
ziEss Eva FuQua. OF Drewry's Bluff, is
,:se guest II her sister, Miss Pearl Tuaua
81 l8z11 HUI street.
Mr.. 4 I. AGan=on has sold the three
51lldlzcs pa the site TO be occunied ~
sa4s 1sE s,eel manufacturing Industry
Sergeant a s wright purchased TWO o.
4z4s Buildings. ARD M II L. William:
5.r-Iz,J7- F7ss Ip-tl+rs one
4 rss4tGog q The Benevolent Society OF
S7ya-s;s7Te. vii be held to-n.gh, at the
! fPa bs Mrs Samuel Be!cher.
Eev Frank 2 NcSpErrun. who has
7=,.a sp7g51tci bys conference 10 tbs pas
5p-at4 % Fifth Street Methodist Church
l.lg ar-7vetf II ehs rt1y ard will preach
AZ arrt sermon sun5ay
me -arg friends q Rev. z. "
;;:Ls 1seen pastor of Central Methods,
t't,an5lsr who for The past four years
E--tlszrtf, arr rejoicing 10 know that he has
t.s,su :s1ass siasidiz2- elder Of the Forts.
mouth District.
NJ, Benjamin Ctaildress OF PoHhatan
aesaty. tg visiting friends IN the city.
Mrs. Faison Dead.
Mrs. I.saer 4 E7a3so-i died al her resi-
,a-F-H-. las: night al e o'clock
9a-s Watson E.as sfEtT-f0ur years OF
- SCR sAa yeayes -iiree s1ns ard two
aals;ige-E. J. 2, 4. X. and n. l.. Faison.
- Eeaf1ar'sr. and Mrs r. E. Guild.
- Fs'sts5e T-farl. and Mrs ". a., Lodge.
u pt5f4Eeloi4sa
Tsse fer~val will take place from the
s-s1ors- sizaFi tlsn internsn; will be at Ell
z-Ec3tE
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Of the very highest integrity, have given
sums OF money to help meet the expenses
OF reiurp.shinr 4 home.
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Rev. James K. Iolliff.

The Rev, j. x. JoliT. who comes 10 Gem
trail Church of Manchester, IL exceedingly
we'll known In The conference. lie is u
graduate Of Randolph Macon co!lese.
Of English and Biblical literature,
MI Joliff was born Dnccmhcr ] !. lSes, IN
Norfolk county, Va. Ills parents wers
Josiah and sarah a, join. Mr.. join
summer Of 1892 found hm ~ South Boston
az assistant, aud IN November OF that
year, ~ he meeting Of the conference ~
Noffo!k, he entered the itinsrancy lhb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13
SHOULD CLERGYMEN
CRITICISE THE BIBLE7

Sir Oliver Lodge in London Mall
The word criticism may have TWO al
tentative signflcations. 1t may mean 10
find fault with or point out errors In: IL
may mean simply ito explain or to "ex-
not nd the historical circumstances concern
ing" and in the case of the Bible 1t Is ire
ouentIy used in the latter sense, FOR II is
o1,ly occasionally a necessary but migrate
full task to point out errors In historical
otuments. They must be used for their
proper purpose and not employed as tails
man or as a means of dispensing with the
Investigation OF nature or with the rccep
ton of rresent-day information and reve-
lation.
Those who object to biblical criticism IN
e, cry sense can have no adequate ,oncep-
like and of the amount of expert scholar
ship needed for their calculation and COM
prehensiOn.
To suppose that our present translation Is
infaIiible and free from criticism. IN the
light of growing Knowledge is only possible
20 a person of considers bic ignorance. In
Gee d, the whole notion of fineallibil ty is
essf italy superstitina, wherever 1t is to
be- found; SO that emendation and criticism,
from the point of v-ew of historical anu
Ii; guistic research ought to be welcome;
nor should any enc be surprised If some
err: ors of fact. as well as a gradual expand
ing of spiritual perception. found in
that magnificent and venerable, but heter-
oge neous, collection of poetical and other
Inspired writings which form the series Of
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books. accepted as canonical by scholars
OF the past and ordered to be bound too
gether under one comprehensive name.
Nevertheless, there is sense in which.
for practical purposes. humanity fixed and
authorized scheme system or creed has
to be Professionally accepted and acted
upon. whether In every respect approved or
not. and this is what those persons have in
u confused fashion at the back of their
on the part of the clergy, considered as OF.
fcials of a state church.
Thus 1t might similarly be asked. ought
lawyers to criticise the law? A judges
business, II might be said is to administer
the law, not to criticise it, The answer II
that 1t Is his business to eXpound IL, to study
1t, and in a sense, to make" IT: though
always on the basis of the acts or rules
which he administers, interpreting them
to the best of his ability and In more in.
structed way than Is possible to layman.
This IN his judicial capacity. But it IL
clearly open to him, also, a learned
lawyer. to criticise its formulate and to find
fault with it's codification; not denying the
eternal principles of justice on which 1t is
founded, but objecting to some details OF
their attempted application and saying that
in some respects they had become anti
quated or were otherwise defective. He
need not resign his judgeship because of
that opinion unless 1t becomes very funda.
mental and revolutionary.
IL every professional expositor or admin,
lstrator were to resign his post because he
finds things that could be amended, the
result would be absurd; and If biblical ex-
position and criticism and study are for.
hidden to those who are, or should be- its
most competent and earnest students the
results would likewise be painfully incon-
Gruous.
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ABOUT THE GREAT
BAPTIST WORLDS CONGRESS

The following excerpts from the views of
an English delegate and an American ed
itor, expressed in the July Congregational
proceedings of the Baptist worlds con-
gress, recently held in London England.
OF this the first international assembly of
Baptist churches ever held, the English
delegate says:
The meeting represented G,000,G00 COM
municants and, with children from the
schools and Baptists of the Dispersion. 90
oooOoo souls. Meeting in the great Exeter
Hall in London, with the heat at 81 degrees
in the shade, some $500 delegates day after
to the discussion of some of the great prob
lens facing the Baptist Church. Few
things impressed American visitors more
than the welcome given to the congress by
deputation of the national free church
council. Many of the names of the gentle
men composing the deputation were quite
familiar friends and received hearty ova-
tions-Dr. Horton, Mr.. Sylvester Horne Mr.
F. b. Meyer and DR.. Greenhough especially
Only one preaching service was arranged
and the honor of delivering the congress
sermon was given to DR.. Strong of Roches-
ter N. Y. whole session de-
VOteu 10 a discussion or higher criticism
DIR. Milton Evans of Pennsylvania Pres
ident Mullins of Kentucky, Prof. Robertson
of Louisville. DR.. Strong of Rochester, all
took part. 1t was somewhat of a surp rise,
and perhaps a disappo ntment, that the
discussion was all on one side and that the
Americans took their position beside the
holders of the most conservative views as
given by Rev. John Thomas Nj. A., of Liv-
erpool and Principal Marshall of Manches-
ter. . In this congress the Baptists
discovered themselves. They were no va
cationists out for a holiday; thousands at
tended every meeting. and the result is
bound to be far-reaching. A new era is
marked In Baptist movements new con-
facts, new comparison of views and pol
cies and better understandings are bound
to result
An American editor says, in part: THE
assembling In London of delegates from
Baptist churches all over the world Is an
event in church history of interest to all
Christians. Baptists have been slow to at
tempt TO express their unisn by such a
gathering, and the proposal to do 1t would
probably have met with emphatic OPPOSE
ton dozen years ago 1t is rather remark
able that the 'putative father of the con-
gress, as its president, DIR. Alexander Mac
Laren, called him, is a southerner of the
United States. DR.. Prestridge, editor of the
Baptist Argus of Louisville. Ky. London,
of course, was the most appropriate place
for the assembly, and as accommodating
ministers on vacation, July is the chosen
season. 1t was hot enough to give the met
ropoitan city honey atmosphere for
Americans. The attempt at decoration of
Exeter Hail. where the meetings were held.
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this had been paid for. build the other part.
With this idea In view plans were Sc
lected that would permit of this method
OF construction and the present building
erected. The larger structure, which, ac-
cording to the plans selected. will cost In
the neighborhood of $35sOO0, can be Joined
to the section now standing with but little
alteration, it being necessary to remove
only part Of a brick wall. When this is done
the present auditorium will be used as the
Sunday school room. The congregation,
however. will not build the church proper
until every penny of the debt now stand
Ing has been paid, having adopted a rigid
no-debt policy.
Another reason for building the church
house first was that at the time of building
the congregation was not settled, and what
then appeared to be ideal site might, at
a later date, prove inconvenient. In such
an event the property. with slight altera-
ton. could be disposed Of a dwelling, at
figure somewhat in excess of its cost. The
church has been self-supporting from the
beginning, and. while the congregation is
still comparatively small, 1t has paid for
the property with the exception OF a few
hundred dollars, the money having been
raised entirely by voluntary contributions
of the members.
DR.. Morhart has had many calls since he
accepted that of Christ Church, some OF
them from the largest churches in the Mis-
souri, synod, but he likes English work,
and believes he can do the most good for
the church at large by working for its fu-
ture development as an English church.
Recently DR.. Morhart received a call as
professor at one of the Lutheran colleges,
but he declined in order to remain in min
isterial work
The pastor conducts services every Sun
day morning and night at Christ Church,
and every Sunday afternoon he conducts
service at Brookland, in the chapel on
Bunker Hill road and thus is called upon
to preach three sermons every Sunday. He
also has charge of the congregation at
Charlottesville. Va, where he breaches one
Sunday in each month. Occasionally dur
ing the week he journeys to Buck Valley,
Pa, where the people are unable to secure
a pastor, and conducts services for them.
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This strikes one at first as most unwIse
Injunction 1t appears neither practicable
nor wholesome. For forethought is every
whore regarded as a virtue, and people
who think only of today and it's wants are
looked upon invariably as improvident and
foolish.
That Jesus Himself shared In this feeling
is clear from the general tenor of His
teaching. The parallels of the householder,
the talents and the rich man and Larazus,
the story of the man who began to build
and was unable to finish the story of the
man who built upon the sand, thoughtIess
of the rains that were sure 10 come, and
that of the foolish virgins who neglected to
fill their lamps; these. and many other ut
terances of Jesus abundantly testify that
He attached great Importance to though hit
for the morrow"
How then can we reconcile with this fact
the language of our text which distinctly
commands us to take no thought for the
morrow. and declares that the morrow will
take thought for the things of Itself? The
common Interpretation adopted in the re-
vised version makes the text prohibit anx-
ious, wearing thought. We may take
thought for the morrow but not anxious
thought. This makes the passage merriy a
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brought the gloom of its barn-Iike interior
INTO unreheved distinctness Two rones
were stretched across the audience room
MIDWAY TO the ceiling, parallel to the pews
s 'tI ~ one another, and on these were
strung the flags of many nations looking
Tor all the world like the weeks wash
Stretching from the upper windows of two
houses across an alley. Another rather
startllng feature was two maps hung over
me platform. intended by variegated colors
to show the relations of Baptists to the
rest of the world. For this purpose Ran
tlsts appeared white. Christians red. Mo-
na,hmedans black and heather green The
toti can at the opening session, July H.
Drought responses from all parts of the
world All who spoke used the English
language, though not few showed that
they were unaccustomed to 1t in public
speech.
D. The first paper was on The Place of
Paptists IN the Christian Church. by Rev
j. ~ Freeman OF Toronto Somewhat
aWed by the greatness of the occasion. he
began by appealing to the audience for
their sympathy and prayers. Prompt re-
Spohses exhorting him to speak up' set
him off at a good pace, which he kent nm
interrupted only by frequent applause till
lie mad used up all the time allotted to him
ana also that assigned to his successor.
ne gave baptlsts place large enough and
hople enough for Christians of any name
TO occupy. He said that their faith is CEN
tered In the realm of the doctrine of the
sovereignty of Christ that they created
soui noerty, lnaugurated civil freedom and
apollshed slavery and did other great sery-
Ices for the whole world. When he said
these things we gladly assented When he
and others affirmed that Baptists aIons
achieved many of the things which Chris
IAN ciViIi1aton re1olces In we remembered
mat this was worlds congress of Ban
tists and the first they have ever held It
taxes such convention some time to find
and locate itself"
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Rutneo 81. Ubonlas' Church
HAVOC WROUGHT BY FIRE IN NEW YORK;
THIS WEEK
THIS WEEK.

Nothing but probably useless shell re-
mains of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Of st. Thomas, New York city, The fire
which visited the handsome edifce Tuesday
morning last made It's havoc complete and
transformed one Of the richest and most
ornate church buildings in the country into
q pile of crumbling worthless ruins, II
was the church in which Consuelo Wander
bilt married the Duke of Marlborough, in
which the late Roswell P. Flower used to
pass the collection plate and in which wor-
SHIPPED some of the richest and most fash
ionable of the Episcopal flock. Save for
the walls and the sturdy belfry, which may
have to be RACED. nothing is left of the
Gothic pile OF brownstone built by Richard
Upiohn.
Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ Stires rector of the
parish. was summoned to town from Lake
George where he was spending the sum-
mer. He was accompanied by his Wife and
with J. c. Fargo and J. l. Atterbury of the
vestry they went first to the church and
then talked things over at the Hotel Man
haitian The use of the new Broadway
Tabernacle Of st. Bartholomew and of the
Church of the Incarnation had been offered
to the congregation of St. Thomas.
"Of course. our church will be rebuilt and
undoubtedly on the old site" DR.. Stires
said to a newspaper man. whether or not
any Of the structure still standing will be
used we cannot yet tell. First we must
consult with architects and builders. But
we will not be hampered for money, for
already 1 have received more than half a
dozen offers, mostly by telegraph, from
members of the congregati ton who are out OF
town. AS to the offers of places of wor-
ship to meet our immediate needs, I feel
compelled to say that a congregat ton
such as st. Thomas would hardly like to be
restricted in its of place of worship
to unusual hours by sharing the day with
another congregation. 1 have no doubt that
excepting for few Sundays we shall have
q place to gather In; certainly by the first
Sunday In October. I am grateful to those
who have extended their aid and sym
pathy."
DIR. Stires said that the church originally
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Telephone in Vatican.

Pope Plus is said to be a great telephone
user The Vatican is now as elaborately
wired as any great financial institution or
hotel In the United States-house. local and
long distance telephone in every room.
The long distance telephone most often
used by the pope is the wire connection
with Venice, his old place of residence and
useful activity. From Venice comes stories
or all sorts of persons who are occasionally
called up by Plus for a moments chat or
some personal instruction. The pope HIM
self selected the telephone apparatus used
In the Vatican. adopting the most durable
and efhclent and elegant device at the
same time.
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CHURCH THAT WAS BUILT
ON A UNIQUE PLAN

How Christ Evangelical

OF the many interesting churches in the
more unique features than Christ Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church, located on New Jer-
sey avenue between NJ and n streets north
west. Chief among its novelties is it's pecu-
liar and unusual construction. Some few
local churches have been built little at a
time, and more than one has stood steeple
less for years. Indeed, where, for economic
aesthetic reasons, the church has been
built piecemeal, the usual method has been
to erect 1t a story at a time; but in planning
and building Christ Church, or more cor
rectly what will one day be Christ Church,
the conventional method was discarded in
favor of one thought to be more practicable,
and the rear portion of the church was con-
structed first.
The part of the church that has been built
and now awaits the addition of the larger
structure, consists of q three-story house
with a slight extension of the first floor.
This floor is arranged to form a hall, which
has seating capacity of more than 200.
The two upper floors are used as the pas
tors residence and for meetings of the vari-
Gus societies of the church.
The founding of Christ Church was the
result of the increasing demand for the
English service in the Lutheran Church,
and came only after long struggle by the
advocates of that service. In this connec-
ton a few facts, not generally known, may
prove interesting:
There are in the United States about
sixty Lutheran synods. most of which are
united in four larger syrods These four
synOds. in order of heir size. are: the
Synodical Conference. the Conceal Council.
the General synod Norm ana the General
Synod SOuth. ! nc Gtf er SyncGs are more or
less independent.
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