Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-07

ton in camp. Contestants will appear in
heavy marching order.
Event No 10 Is open to one team from any
staff, battalion or separate organization in
camp.
The course for event No. II will be around
the entire drill field. outside of guidons.
will exceed three feet six inches. The
course will not exceed one and one-half
miles. Horse equipment optional
Event No. l3 Is open to all mounted en-
listed men in camp. Saddle equipment must
be complete as for field service. The ad-
justment of saddle and equipment will be
almost as important an element as time
Event No II Is open to three teams from
any troop or battery in camp.
Event No. 10 is open to all mounted Of
ficers or enlisted men in camp. Perform
ance only TO count Horse equipment op-
tional.
Church In the Open.
When officers, privates and visitors from
all portions of the camp, in response TO
church CALI yesterday morning, assem-
bled on the brow of the hill in front OF
headquarters overlooking the country for
miles around the scene was beautiful and
inspiring one. Chaplain Dudley occupied
the pulpit, improvised from ammunition
boxes and draped with the stars and
stripes. Through gap could be seen the
picturesque Potomac river. moving be
tween rocky banks. at the point where it
receives the muddy waters of the Shenan-
doah. over all shone the August sun, its
rays tempered by a light mist and gem
tie breeze
Tlk congregation stood throughout the
service General Harries and the officers
of his staff occupied position In the CEN
ter of the group.
Matthew, ix2: And Jesus said to the
sick of the palsy, son, be OF good cheer,
thy sins are forgiven.
The chaplain said, in part: Even a SUI
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ence of law and order. Everywhere there
Is harmony Every need finds its adequate
supply is changed to meet the conal-
lions. In the natural world the law Is IN
altera BILE that disobedience brings punish
ment THE soul that snneth it snai! Ole
Is true of our physical natures. Health Is
the state of loyalty and obedience to ma
lures law. Sickness is rebellion ana mu-
tiny and death is the ultimate OF anarchy.
The story of the sick man let down through
the roof brings to us an Illustration of TWO
great principles of life-O The co-r'1 ton
of things physical and merr. .,o,ah, 'ish'
perspective of precedence In thought
Man is at once the mach.ile ~Hu the
me- chinest The real self uses the physical
nature as the artisan his tools. He cannon
work without them, and to 90 Sood WORK
they must be (a) the right klho' tp) III So'o
oiGe-.
But equally true is 1t that the Tools
however good, will not do the work WITH
ous the workman, and here again he must
nCsscss tie same two talents-kaowledge
and power.
The sick man desired to be cured. but
VIXEN he came into the presence or Christ
there was something else lie desired more
IL. forgot that he had traa~gresSed pHra 81 !
law and was suffering from the result OF
such disobedience. He remembered only
that he was sinner; that he had oisobeyed
the will OF Cod. and he sought only for for
eiveness. 1t is an illustration of the old
principle that man works best with a
clean conscience The true precedence is
seek We first the kingdom of God. Realize
the presence of immortal things in the
midst of mortal. moral and spiritual with
and higher than the physical. This is the
true perspective of life, If we could only see
IT,
I'VE have cor1e here to learn every part
of the soldiers life To make ourselves