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fin Local Churches.

vary Church were given by their respective
presdents-Miss Monette Hallam for the
Young Peoples Society, Leonard Ruon for
the intermediate and Robert Gotta Tor the
junior. Good progress during the past year
shown by each of these reports. Ad-
dresses were delivered by President Charles
w. Needham of George Washington Univer-
sity and DIR. Samuel H. Greene, pastor OF
Calvary Church. The church quartet choir
sang several anthems.
Several hundred singers came out We'd
nesday night for the first rehearsal OF the
international Festival of Praise which Is
to be given at Convention Hall early In Feb
ruary, under the direction of Percy 5. Fos-
ter. In connection with the local Christian
Endeavor convention. The chorus includes
in its membership many persons who were
in the inaugural chorus. The supply OF
pamphlets containing the music did not ar
rive in time for the rehearsal, but they nave
since been received, and members OF the
chorus who wish to look over the music pc
fore the next rehearsal are able to get
copies at the office of Edward Tarring, 1913
f street
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Cremation in GERMANY.

consul Britain of Kiel reports that DUR
ing the months of July, August and Sep.
TENDER there Were 420 cremations In the
ten crematories of Germany, an Increase of
100 over the corresponding months of last
Year OF the 4S0 persons cremated the past
quarter, 265 were males and 1a5 females.
During the period from January / to Sep
TENDER 30 there were 1 ,932 erematlons and
In the corresponding period last year, Lola.
The years 1900 and 1901 show 633 and 500.
respectively, which number for the two
years does not approach the number for the
three quarters of this year. The indca-
lions are that the number of crematfons
In Germany will increase more rapidly In
the future than in the past Cremation
societies have been formed in various cities.
and these frequently hold public meetings,
and thus a continual increase of MEMBER
ship is assured.
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s. C. EdsaH assisted at the regular morn
ing service at Christ Church last Sunday,
and. following the order OF morning prayer,
preached sermon in memory of Rev.
Charles d. Andrews, for so many years the
rector of the parish.
4 A wreath OF white flowers hung at the
prayer desk. The favorite hymns of the
deceased rector were sung. The congrega-
ton was larger than usual
DR.. Andrews was rector of but two
parishes during his life. Christ Church.
Washington. d. c., from 1878 to 1887, when
he was called to Christ Church, st. Paul.
In the course of his sermon the bishop
said:
"Of all DR.. Andrews lovable character
istics. three traits were especially marked
faith hope and love. 1t was easy for him
to have faith in the goodness of God, be-
cause he had SO much faith nthe good
ness of his fellow men. He did not at once
look for the bad side of man upon meet
Ing him, and try to single out his weaker
characteristics. Neither did he look with
suspicion upon his new acquaintances. In
variably, upon first meeting a person, he
would accept him as a man and look for
the best in him. He was optimist, and
always looked upon the bright side of nfe
I'm spite of all weaknesses of the body
and other discouragements of all sorts, he
had boundless hope in the future, and never
seemed discouraged. He was always salts
fed to do his best and leave the rest to
God. confident that all things would work
out for the best, and that with him all
would be we'll"
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NOTES.

Christian Endeavor mass meeting Will
be held next Friday evening at the Mary
land Avenue Baptist Church, Maryland ave-
nue. and l4th street northeast This meet
ing is arranged especially for the conven-
fence of the Endeavorers on Capitol Hill, In
pursuance of the policy of the union officers
to have some of the meetings of the year
held In different parts of the city; but 1t Is
expected that Endeavorers In general will
attend
The program includes greetings from the
pastor of Maryland Avenue Church, Rev.
r. r. Riedel; devotional exercises by Rev.
D. W. Montgomery of the Fifth Congrega-
tional Church. and an address by Rev. Dr.
John Lee Allison of Gunton Temple Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church on THE Power
and Influence of Individuality" Special
music is being provided, to include the
union hymn for the year, 20 Jesus, Have
Promised"
The Endeayorers OF Concordia Lutheran
Church gave successful supper at the
church Thursday evening. An excellent
meal was served, the menu including some
characteristic German dishes. There was a
large patronage. which enabled the society
to realize a good sum.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeayor of Calvary Baptist Church cele-
brated the sixteenth anniversary OF its or
ganization with appropriate services last
Sunday evening. The exercises took the
place OF the regular Sunday evening church
service. and were wen attended. Reports
from the three Endeayor societies of Cali
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ecribed in the language OF the Bible nom
memory IL you can bring II about. For IN
stance, ask about Its location and let two
or three describe IN different verses: let
some one reply by reciting the verse about
the river, while another might further take
1t up and speak of the sea OF glass mingled
with fire, speaking jujst a word about Phil
ips Brooks sermon on that text, Wherein he
lfkens the fire IN the sea of glass TO the
trials through which the saints have passed
Ask about the provision Of the city fOr the
comfort OF its Inhabitants, and let some one
else reply about the twelve manner OF fruit,
and the leaves OF the trees for medicine,
adding, II they choose, some word OF their
own. or q brief quotation from some good
exposition on the verse they have recited
out OF the city, Its means of light It's free
dom from troubles and any curse of sin.
Then ask about the inhabitants. Do not
forget to ask for verses showing how to
get there. Sing or have a quartet sing
jerusalem, the Golden
Happy harbor of Gods saints!
sweet and pleasant soil
In thee no sorrow can be found,
Nc grief. nor cares toll.
Thy gardens and thy gallant walks
Continually are green.
There grow such sweet and pleasant flowers
As nowhere else are seem
Quite through the streets with silver sound,
The food of life doth flow;
Upon whose banks every side
The wood of life doth grow
Jerusalem, my happy home.
Would God were in thee.
Would God my woes were at an end,
Thy joys that l might see
F. p b., in Ms. Of 18th or 18th Century.
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ENTERS CONVENT.
Miss Teresa Hill of Washington Takes
Veil

Miss Teresa Hill of this city, daughter of
Mrs. Nora Hill of the Portner apartments,
was the central figure in an impressive
ceremony yesterday at the Sacred Heart
Convent at Albany, n. Y, when she took
the veil and renowned the world forever.
Miss Hill will henceforth be known as a
sister of the ladies of the Sacred Heart,
one of the youngest but most cultured and
influential of Catholic religious bodies in
the United States Rev. DIR. d. ]. Stafford,
pastor of st. Patricks Church, exercised
the solemn office OF saying the mass and
conducting the initiatory exercises. He
also preached the sermon.
Miss Hill is the daughter of the late
Peter H Hill, who was prominently identl-
fled with the business interests of Wash
iEgton, and Mrs. Nora Hin and grand
daughter of 1. Fenwick Young of this city.
She resided with her mother and sisters at
the Portner apartments. She is a young
woman of prepossessing manner and charm
and has 'endeared herself to wide circle
of friends. Mrs. Hill and several of
her daughters were in Albany TO witness
the event.
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Up-to-Date Church Election.
From the Church Economist.

From the Church Economist.
The Congregational Church at Winnetka
H., adopts up-to-date methods in voting for
It's officers. A circular IS sent to all its
members giving the report Of the nominat-
ing committee who select list of officers
which includes trustees, deacons, deacon
esses, a music committee, principal of the
Bible school and two assistants, a recorder
a treasurer, clerk, auditors and board of
ushers. In most cases the committee sub
mits a duplicate name, so that each men,
Der votes for only one of two names Each
member votes by making a cross In the
square opposite the name. These ballots
are then sent to the clerk or brought to the
annual meeting, which was held November
s We have not heard from the returns, but
can assume that there was no ballot box
stuffing and no cry of fraud.
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Automobiles in Bible.

If any pastor finds his people drawn
from the church by their interest in auto
mobile riding and wishes a suitable text
for sermon, he will hardly find better
one than that emphasized in this regard
by Rev c. L. Merrill of st. Paul. Mimi
In the prophecy of Nahum, the second
chapter and fourth verse. we read: The
charIots shall rage in the streets, they
shall iostle one against another in the
broad ways: they shall seem like torches,
they shall run like the lightnlngs" Mr..
Merrill things that had Nahum watched the
reckless chauffeurs In some of our great
cities speeding through the streets he could
hardly have described it better.
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Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by Grace Livingston HilI-Lutz.
For Sunday, December 10. 1900.
..1l,a Ctr AZ Cod Reyelafi0n xii ::

For Sunday, December 10. 1905.
Topic: THE City of God Revelation xii :1-s.
l. And He showed me pure river OF
water of life clear as crystal, proceeding
out of the throne of God and or the Lamp.
. In the midst of the street OF 1t, ana on
the other side of the river, was there the
tree of life which bare twelve manner OF
fruits and yielded her fruit every month
and the leaves of the tree were for the neal
ing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse; but
the throne of God and of the Lamb shall
be in it. and His servants shall serve Him.
A. And they shall see His face and His
name shall be in their foreheads.
D. And there shall be no night there, and
they need no candle neither light of the
sun, for the Lord God giveth them light;
and they shall reign for ever and ever
6. And he said unto me, "These sayings are
faithful and true: And the Lord God OF the
holy prophets sent His angel to shew unto
His servants the things which must shortly
be done.
T. Behold. come quickly: blessed Is he
that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy
OF this book"
s. And /, John. saw these things and
heard them. And. when l had heard and
SEEM l fell down to worship before the
feet of the angel which Showed me these
things.
The Lesson.
How often do we pray using the phrase,
'Thy will be done earth as it is in
Heaven" and yet how much do we think
about what that means, and how much do
we really try to make this earth like
heaven?
1t seems as if God must have thought of
the pollution of the waters that would come
for the jewellers in most modern cities when
He had this picture of heaven painted Tor
US. How many cities today are struggling
with the water problem, trying to eliminate
the filth trying to keep the water pure Tor
drinking and clear to look upon Its beauty!
The city of God is built upon a river, crys-
tai clear in its purity, and how could 1t
otherwise be than pure, proceeding from
such suorce, the spring of springs, the
throne of the Dayspring from on high
Great refreshment, life-giving and healing,
is to be had in the city of God.
THE man who in his mind and thought
never travelled to heaven is no artist. When
the sun rises, l see not round disc or hre,
but an innumerable company of the heav-
emily host, crying Holy, holy, holy Is the
Lord God Almighty William Blake.
good man has said: In some age or
other l shall say of some heavenly marvel,
perhaps, 1t is wonderful! wonderful And
yet in the earth 1t was limited to me by
the tones of the wind and the way the
clouds went over my head. l think perhaps
every sight in the world that now is may
avail US in the world to come. If knew
all that is to be learned from daisy even,
1 should be less a stranger to God than
am. But I shall know 1t some time. All
about me tree unto tree is uttering speech
and flower unto flower Is showing knowl-
edge. 1t is in a language that do not well
understand, but which l shall remember,
and shall learn the whole meaning Of
hereafter
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

The brotherhood Chapter of St Agnes
Chapel has elected the following officers for
the fiscal year ending November 30, 1906:
Director DIR. Arthur c. Merriam; vice d.
rector William P. Foley; secretary and
treasurer. Kurtz Brown.
Rev. DR.. Charles c. Pierce, chaplain of
the United States army delivered the ad-
dress last Sunday evening at st. Paul
Church the service being held under the
auspices of the Brotherhood Chapter of St
Pauls parish.
The annual service of the Washington
Local Assembly of Brotherhood Chapters,
held Friday evening, December /, at 81
Andrews Church, was largely attended
Bishop Henry Y Satteriee delivered the an
niversary sermon. He dwelt upon the moral
and religious condition of the present age
and of the young man $ opportunity toward
lifting the standard of this condition to a
higher plane. At the close of the service
William B. Dent the president of the as
sembly, presented his annual address, snow
ing an encouraging years work and a hope
full outlook for the coming year. This was
followed by the annual report or Bert /.
Amos, the corresponding secretary ana
treasurer, which gave evidence OF hedlthy
increase in both numbers of chapters ana
membership during the past year. The fol-
lowing constitute the executive committee
for the ensuing year; Col Cecil Clay ana
Bert T. Amos, National Council members
and Charles 7. Warner of Christ Church,
Rockville: William Il. Everett, jr., Grace
Church southwest; William A. Storm and
John Lane Johns of Christ Church Brother
hood of st. Andrew tsoutheasD; DR.. f. J.
woodman of st. Marks Church, Harry S.
Childs of St Johns Church (GeorgetownD,
J. Hoidsworth Gordon OF Christ Church
(Georgetownl. William B. Dent of st. Paul S
Church, j. Lewis Gibbs of st. Andrew 5
Church, DR.. NJ. E. Miller of Epiphany
Church. Augustus p. Crenshaw of st.
Thomas Church. Charles H. Holmead OF
St Agnes Chapel, Joseph B. Ireland of
Epiphany Chapel, Hamilton S. Neal of st.
Michael and All Angels Church and NJ. h.
h Oxley of Ascension Chapel.
Rev ]. A. Aspinwall of st. Thomas
Church was unanimously reelected chap
lain.
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Eternal Life Insurance.

ELDORA, Iowa, December 2.-Rev. T. ].
OConnor, pastor of the First Christian
Church here, believes in modern methods
Of advertising, and in an endeavor to in
crease the size Of his congregation inserts
the following In the local papers for which
he insists upon paying the regular space
rates:
Eternal Life Insurance Co.
Home Of1ce-Heaveny City-New Jeru-
salem.
"President-The Lord Jesus
"Capital-God's everlasting love-
II am one Of the many representatives
of this great company In this community
and will be glad to have you call on me
at the Church of Christ on the Lords day
at II am. and 30 PM, or at my home
any time through the week.
1.-THE firm assures you peace and joy
here and in the next world"
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The Ladies' Aid Society was sponsor TOT
q unique entertainment given at the EaSe
ern Presbyterian Church last wednesday,
evening. large audience greeted the mrs
appearance in Washington of the hihoei
Symphony Orchestra. The orchestral nnu-
SIC was under the direct leadership of Mrs.
Lucille Belts, ably assisted by MISS HUI
dur Bostrom at the piano. The toy mu-
sicai instruments. usually so annoying
about holiday season, were made TO hdr-
mcnize in the rendition of sweet music
thing heretofore unheard of In musicai
washington and seldom dreamed OF by Iie
noisy urchin. Professor Oates ana MS ol
cbestra Mr.. Irving and Dr. Hasseloach
and others assisted in the specialties.
sr,, n,ambers of the Washington Congre-
rational club will celebrate Forefathers
dav at banquet in the Mount Pleasant
Corgregat onal Church Monday evening
December Is. -,
The principal address VII be nude by
Rev Henry p Dewey, pastor OF the Churcn
Of the Pilgrims Brooklyn, whose subject
will be 'The Puritan Preacher ana Ills
Message Tor Our Day" Prof Wllnam X.
Vance dean of the law school OF George
Washington University, and several others
whose names have not yet been announced
will also speak. The social session VIII De
@ o'clock and the dinner at $50 O'CLOCK.
The committee IN charge OF arrangements
consists of Afford Wood, chairman; Mrs
wood. Mr.. and Mrs G. A. l.. Merriiield
Mr. and Mrs j. II. Jennings, Mr.. and mrs
DR. Price c. Clafiin Mr.. and Mrs. y. H.
OlGroyd and Mr.. and Mrs. n. T. Young.
DIR. Mary Baer of the General Synod
lutheran Mission at Guntur, India. Is
home on a furlough. While in tbs country
Baltimore is her headquarters, where she
is taking additional courses in medicine AZ
the Johns Hopkins University. MISS Baer
Is pleasing speaker and has delivered au-
dresses al many missionary conventions
while in America She will speak tomor,
row evening at the Luther Place Memorial
Church.
Announcement has been made that the
altar boys of the Church of the lmmacu-
late Concept on. Sth and streets north
west have arranged for solemn mass
mex. Monday morning at $40 CLOCK Tor
the reDose of the soul of Charles }. Dunn
son of James NJ. Dunn of this city, who
died last Monday. The young man, VINO
was in his twenty-first year, was an active
and popular member of the corps of altar
bows at that church and of the boys cholr
as well, and comes as personal tribute
from, his fellow-workers about the church
The music for the mass viii be sung by the
boys' choir. VITO have a new Gregorian
mass in rehearsal for the occasion.
Yesterday was observed in the Catholic
churches as the feast of the Immaculate
Ccrception and on that account there were
mere than the usual number of morning
services throughout the city Confessions
were heard at convenient hours Thursday
in preparation for a reception of the sac
rament on the feast day.
Bishop Thomas F. Lilis of Leavenworth,
Kan. is visitor in this city and a guest
. al St. Patricks rectory.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may mall to DR. Gilbert, 1903
r street, this city, any question suggested
by the lessons and secure an answer
through The Star.
%. What evidence is there that the book
publicly read by Ezra was of Mosaic origin
and not the product of some later writer.
a redactor some think?
Answer. When. Nehemiah prayed for
permission to go to Jerusalem CNeh /, %
he referred to the statutes of Moses, as
we'll known, and in our lesson there is sim
liar allusion. (Neh. viii, 40
"a. Why had the feast of tabernacies been
so long neglected
Answer. Because idolatrous kings led the
people astray and forgot the festivals of
religion that promoted loyalty to God.
%. Was the work of Ezra in teaching tho
people out of the Scriptures the beginning
of such public ministry?
Answer. Yes, in that particular form, all
though Samuel as judge had gone through
the land to instruct. q Sam vii, 49,
however, he treated chiefly of grievances
and misdemeanors among the people.
26. What is the meaning of Tirshatha in
Neb. viii, 8? go
Answer. Governor
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St. Clement,

From the London Chronicle.
st. Clements day, comnnemorated on No
vember %, was included in proclamation
of 1910 which ordered neither that chill
dren should be decked, nor go about upon
st. Nicholas. st. Katherine, st. Clement,
the Holy Innocents, and such like dayes"
But 1t does not seem to have had much eff
feet; for we find, much later than 1870 that
1t was the custom In Worcestershire for the
village boys to so from house to house on
st. Clements day, singing
Catherine and Clement be here, be here
Some OF your apples and some of your beer;
Some for Peter and some for Paul,
And some for Him that made us all.
Clement was good old man;
For his sake give some;
Not of the worst. but some of the best,
And God win send your soul to rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

Rev. DR.. Woodruff, pastor of the Ply
mouth (CongregationaD Church, Fargo. N.
D., has distributed among his people a
very helpful folder. In addition to an Or
der of service, there Is a page of sugges-
tons, followed by such pertinent questions
as. Are you working in the Sunday
school? Are you frequenter of the mid
week meeting?" etc, etc, and concluding
with the query, IF not, why not?' The
typographical work Is excellent.
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Attractive Invitation.

From the Church Economist.
A very attractive invitation to the labor
ing man was Issued by the Tompkins Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church of Brook
iyn. The pastor. Rev. William ]. White,
advertised a course OF six Sunday Evening
Sermons on Serious and Suggestive Sub
jects'' during the rionths of October and
November. The announcement Is printed In
black and red on the large mailing card
now permitted by the postal authorities for
business circulars. 1t Is illustrated with two
cuts, one of the church and another repre-
sentative of the fraternal greeting between
clergy and craft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

The attention of ministers superintend-
ents of Bible schools and other Christian
workers Is called to the third Sabbath in
December, which has by agreement Of
peace organizations been set apart as a day
when the thoughts of all may properly be
turned to the subject of peace.
Programs for public meeting, data for
sermon preparation and samples of litera-
ture for distribution can be obtained at
the office of any of the peace societies or
from Mrs. H. ]. Bailey, the superintendent
Of the peace department of the National
w. c. T. U. at Winthrop Center, Me-, or
from Alice May Douglas, Bath, Me.
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BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Next One to Be Held in Chattanooga,
Tenn.

NORFOLK, Va, December Sine eK-
ecrtive committee Of the Southern Baptls'
convention has fixed on Chattanooga Tenn,
as the place and May as the time Tor the
next meeting of that convention. for anu
given by Baptists of Virginia IN securing
tho 1906 convention for Chattanooga 1t Is
beIieved that the 1907 convention viii be
held in Norfolk or Richmond during the
Jamestown exposition. Asheville, N: C.,
and Jacksonville, Fla, were working nara
for the 1906 convention.
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Church Advertising.
FROM the Church Economist.

From the Church ECONOMIST.
Rev. Alfred II. Barr of the Jefferson Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, Detroit, is always
giving his people something new and pleas
ing in the way of church advertising. The
latest prospectus of the Peoples Institute,
connected with the church. bears upon the
cover the simple statement I'VE help you
to help yourself" Even a cursory glance
at the pages which follow show how 1t is
done, through courses in drawing, penman-
ship, millinery, dressmaking, educational
lectures and the gymnasium. If any one
wants simple, up-to-date printing as
guide we would advise sending for copy.
Utilizing the Victoria Falls.
From the London Times
The African Concessions Syndicate has
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REV. G. D, ANDREWS.

Memorial Sermon Preacher in st. Paul.
Mimi,
ST. PAUL, MINI, December a-Rt. Rev.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

Bishop Thomas F. Lillis of Leavenworth,
Kan. is a visitor in this city and guest
al St. Patrick's rectory.