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The Washington times., 1905-01-15
EXPLAINED.

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deIphia Press
The Washington times., 1905-01-15
WHEN HELLO BELL
RINGS MOST OF TEN
Busy Hours Are Between 9
and IL O'clock A. III.
FEW CALLS FROM 3 TO "A. M.
East Office Shows Some Night Ser
vice-'Phone Idle at Meal
Hours.

Interesting facts are shown by the
count of the number of telephone calls
sent in from the various portions of the
city at the different hours of the day.
given in statistics complied by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
On the dag of the test 77,195 calls
were handled II was found that at all
stations the highest number was cared
for between and II o'clock in the
morning. Most stations showed a mark
ed decrease at noon. The fewest calls
were in the early hours of the morning,
varying with the hour OF retiring and
rising in the various parts of the city.
In the downtown district. served by
the main Office, the lowest number was
recorded between and o'clock in the
morning. III the north district between
the same hours; on the east exchange
between and O'Clock in the morning;
and in the west exchange between and
A in the morning.
Little Business at Night.
At the main office there was q sharp
break in the number of calls received
after O'Clock in the evening The
greatest increase was noted as begin
ring at O'Clock In the morning Bust
ness after O'Clock in the evening how
eyer. was small.
At the north exchange which serves
the territory in the fashionable residence
section of the city. the sharpest break
was at O'Clock in the evening. and the
rise Is not marked until o'clock in the
morning
The decrease at noon was but a small
one. but between the hours of / and 6
in the morning the telephone business
seemed to Indicate that that portion
OF the city was pretty wei asleep.
They Stay Up Here.
The east Office. for its size Slows the
largest night service. Although ii
Der of calls IN the daytime as tie north
and west stations. lis night business
: was comparatively heavy. the decrease
after 10 o'clock being slow. and not
reaching the minimum Of the other Of
fees
The west Office had little night bust
ness, though there WAS an increase be-
tween l and o'clock. while the hours
Immediately before and after showed
decreases. The decrease at noon was
smali. and the hour for retiring seemed
TO come before O'Clock
The following are the figures for tn,
main. north. east. and west offices
giving the number of calls handled dur
ing the various hours OF the day ant
night, ard also a summary of all call.
g changes:
The Washington times., 1905-01-15

Total number Of calls handled. =. II, 1875
In Takoma station not a single call
was recorded between midnight and 5
O'Clock in the morning, and between 8
o'clock In the evening and midnight
only twenty-three were sent in. This
would indicate that between 8 O'Clock in
the evening and o'clock in the morn
ing there Is but little life awake in that
enterprisfng suburb. and the sleep dis
turbing telephone bell cannot be classed
among its attractions
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could be secured with reasonable amount
Of effort. Every newspaper ts aware, how
ever, that collecting the clean news OF the
churches Is somewhat more dimcult than
would do well to make greater use Of news
paper willingness. The collection OF church
news and supplying 1t to the newspapers
may make an irksome task for someDody,
but 1t would be worth the labor to the
church as a whole"
In answer to Just this demand of the Ga
zette there has grown up In the larger cit
les a profession Of sermon reporting, which
Is Interestingly treated In the Homiieuc
Review. Sermon reporting Is an art with
in. an art. Something more than steno-
graphic ability is needed. A sermon re-
porter has to know the Bible from Gene
sis to Revelation. To avoid controversial
points he has to be familiar with every
brand of theology Newspaper editors Will
not publish Presbyterian sermons. however
good, but they will publish good sermons
by Presbyterians. This editorial require
ment is matter of self-defense in a city
where there are perhaps churches OF
dozen different denominations. The edito-
rial rough-and-ready motto Is All the dog
ma that's fit to print and in the majority
of cases the printable amount OF dogma Is a
negligible quantity.
Reporters are invariably welcomed 10
American churches. for American preacn-
ers seem fully alive to the value of the ad-
vertisement obtainable through newspaper
notices Some preachers even maintain
their own press agents. in order to secure
the utmost publicity for the occasionally
brilliant and it may be eccentric statements
which they deliver. In English churches
the reporter is only admitted on suffer-
desks are available for reporters. They are,
in any case, treated with the utmost cour-
tesy by the ushers and provided with seats
Immediately below the pulpit
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body from Its smallest to its largest mem

body from Its smallest to its largest mem
Der.
The warning whistles were given, and
after all freight and trunks had been slowed
aboard, promptly at o'clock the gang
planlss were drawn In. the lines cast OF
and with one prolonged blast from the
deep bass whistle the boat dropped away
from the wharf and started on her jour-
ney down the river loaded with the precious
freight OF sons and grandsons of the rep
resentative families Of the eastern section
OF the city. Farewe1ls were waved from
and to the boat. Wireless telegraphy was
not necessary to keep in touch with them
as they made their way down the Potomac.
3 In years gone by the responsibility and
management OF the camp has been shared
by Rev. DR.. Devries. Of st. Marks.
and Mr.. Blair, but. owing to the
absence Of the rector in Europe. this year
Mr.. Blair assumes the entire responsibility
of the largest party that has ever gone out
-Forty-eight members, excluding Mr.. Blair
and DR.. Fisher of the George Washington
University Hospital staff, left on the 4th.
and this number will be augmented from
time to time as others are able to get away
from their duties in the city.
The camp will be kept up for MONTH
and all reports from the campers are of
splendid time.
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as our badges were seen we were escorted
to car waiting on the track close to tho
pier, which had been provided for us while
the entire train outside was packed to It's
fullest capacity.
I'VE remained at Asbury Park bathing
and resting until pm. July Fourth The
crowds were so great that not sufficien.
cars could be obtained for the accommoda-
ton of the throngs going and coming so
we quietly crowded on as well as we could,
but at the first station the train was
slapped and sidetracked to take on a spe-
cial car, into which we were Immediately
ushered.
When we reached Baltimore the only
break i'm our program thus far occurred a
sion on Madison avenue. when must have
been taken by some boarding house keeper
on speculation, IL was found TO be
unfurnished. The proprietor proposed TO
put in cots and accommodations for the
entire party at once. This kindness de-
clined for the party. Then the ladies of The
First English Lutheran Church outdid all
the others In kindness. selecting the choic-
est rooms and locations for the party
which could be found. and the young peo-
pie declared they had the best OF every
thing, not only en- route. but In Baltimore
besides
As one of the Filipinos reached the hotel
In New York city he said to Mr.. Van Meter:
Il had expected to see beautiful country,
but never had dreamed of such land as
this. had expected to see great cities, but
I never supposed such city as New York
to be possibility" The young people It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
Crawling EnoeavorUs.

About as jolly a party Of young people
as one would wish to see visited this city
last week having made their way by easy
stages from Chicago, by way of Buffalo,
Albany, New York, Asbury Park. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, all the time combin-
ing pleasure with what they considered
their duty as Christian Endeavorers. In
charge of the summer travelling evangel-
lists" as they have been called by their
friends was Mr. H. II. Van Meter super
intendent of evangelistic work of the Chi
cago Christian Endeavor Union. In every
city they visited they either held evan
gelistic meetings on their own responsible
ity or Joined with the local Christian En-
deavorers in the work.
Thirty young people make up the little
army. They wore their Christian Endeav-
or badges. and everywhere took pains to
proclaim their identity and purposes. This
summer touring idea of Mr.. Van Meter is
not a new one this year. but he has d.
rected similar parties in the past This
year, however, was the first in which
Washington figured prominently in the
itinerary. The end Of the journey out
was reached at the national capital on this
occasion, and here the party was dissolved
The members left Chicago Thursday
June 70, at IL am. in a special reclining
chair car furnished by the Wabash rail-
road free of charge. running as far as the
Hudson river. This enabled the young peo-
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courage in Poverty.

A child's paper in England some time
since carried on a discussion in its columns
on the subject of courage and its highest
manifestations. Some of the readers be-
lieved that the locomotive engineer who
rushed aloTig In storm and murky dark
ness over bridges and culverts with never
q tremor was a hardy specimen of rugged
man; others thought the trained nurse and
the modern physician who braved daily the
deadly perils of pestilence were morally
and physically courageous; still others
awarded the palm to the soldiers In the
field who, like the Japanese for instance,
hurled themselves avidly upon breastwork
and bayonet to certain death for their
country: and the sailors who face the awful
tempests the policemen who guard us from
evildoers. the fremen who rescue people
from living deaths. and many other strong
men and women who are doing difficult and
dangerous work. came in for merited
praise
poor curate who worked in the slums
OF London said that he had seen in the
course of his work many specimens OF ply
sicaL mental and moral courage which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

were of the highest-poor men with fami-
lies living In the direst need who preserved
their character. honor. cheerfulness, cour-
age. Some of these men were OF high In
teligence. deeply sensible Of their terrible
plight. and perfectly well aware of the i'm
minent peril in which their families existed,
which Is the one thing which fills the world
with the most grisly fear, and yet they
bore their burdens manfuly and were not
Jordan, president of the Leland Stanford
University. said the other day that happy
was the youth who was Graded In poverty,
he was not to be taken literatly. He meant
that the lessons of courage. self-denial and
srugality which may be learned In poverty
are valuable and that, as poverty Is q
powerful spur to ambition. those who are
fortunate enough to surmount the handicap
emerge with rugged character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
PUBLICITY AND RELIGION.
Experiment of Churches in Employ
ment of Press Agents.
From Public Opinion.

From Public Opinion.
Some time ago one of the large churches
of Cleveland appointed a press agent, Sc
lecting a trained newspaper man for the
post, and it is claimed that as a result of
his efforts to bring the church to public at
tention the attendance has considerably In
creased. According to the Elmira Gazette,
1.-The East Genesee Street Presbyterian
Church of Buffalo has taken up the idea.
II has assigned to an energetic young man
the special duty of supplying to the news
papers all information relating to the
church that may be deemed OF public In
terest The experience of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Elmira may be
cited as proof of the merit of the idea. The
Gazette recalls the time when 1t was about
difficult to extract news from the man
ayers of this association from the pris-
oners in the county jail ordered to silence
by their lawyers. That was years ago.
More progressive secretaries came along.
AS one result reporters We're welcomed and
news pertaining to the organization and it's
work cheerfully supplied. 1t may or may
not be the effect, but the fact Is that the
association has hundreds OF members
where once Ii had tens and Scores
The churches. complains the Gazette arc
storehouses of news which ite"would be
glad to publish to material advantage II 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
Our Qnan8wereo prayers.

Written for The Star by Rev. Edward B. Bagb
Text: James iva. I'VE ask and receive
not, because ye ask amiss
There is much of what is called prayer
There is within us an instructive recognl-
ton of One higher than ourselves to whom
we are accountable and with whom We are
capable of fellowship When dangers
threaten we appeal to this One for protec-
ton: in sorrow we seek His comfort: in
need we ask HIS help.
While it is true there are a multitude of
petitions addressed to the throne of grace.
It is also true that many OF these do not
seem to be answered. The threatening
cloud breaks the heavy blow falls; we ask
and do not receive: we seek and find not;
we knock until our hands are bruised and
bleeding and the door is not opened. Then
our hearts are filed with doubts and ques-
tionings, and we find ourselves asking with
Job, What is the Almighty that we should
serve Him? And what profit should we
have. If we pray unto Him.
1t will be sad day in our spiritual ex-
perence when we conclude there is no
profit in prayer and cease to bring our
wants to the Giver of all good.
May it not be that the fault lies not in
the efficacy of prayer nor In the willing
ness of God to answer. but rather in our
selves? The fact that our prayers have
not been answered may he due to mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
LIFE IN UT0PI A
HOW A WOMAN SPENDS HER TIME
IN IDEAL LAND.

H. G. Wells, in the London Mail.
friend of mine, just back from Utopia
has given me a description of the sort or
homes working men inhabit there. In quite
q number of ways Utopia departs from the
ideals of Garden City.
He tells me that housing is a business for
private enterprise subject to the benevolent
control of the universal landowner, the
state; private companies build on lease for
definite terms of years and compete for
and organize clubs of residents. Isolated
single houses for poor people, he tells me,
scarcely exist at all; the common form OF
residence is in a club building or college,
and the rent paid covers not only the pri-
waite apartments of the tenant, but the club
subscription. The residential club Is con-
trolled by committee representing the oc-
cupiers and the owners in variable proper
lions.
Like Oxford.
NV friend describes these colleges as pre-
senting a great variety of architectural
form Some reminded him of Oxford col
leges The one he examined more particu-
larIy and described to me, was Of the COM
monest shape, In the form of large quad
rangle, containing a fnely-kept grass plot
and with paved covered passage about It,
At the center was sundial and four little
beds OF flowers. The quadrangle was much
longer from east to west than from north
to SOUTH the north and south side were
residences. and the east and west club
buildings He did not measure the greater
length of the quadrangle, but he thinks IT
was nearly thousand feet: there were
about fifty little green doors on the north
side of 1t, ne thinks. and the same on the
south. The club buildings to the east got
the sunrise; they were for the children
chiefly, and they looked upon fine sandy
playground, and beyond 1t leveled field
for games. There was sort Of creche for
infants and a. kindergarten, big play
rofrn for uIier chIldreTl and in adffiffnu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

conception upon our part concerning the
nature OF prayer, Ne conditions of accept
able prayer or the results of prayer.
Many have a mistaken notion as to what
prayer lie. They regard prayer as synony
nous with petition. They look upon 1T
n charm possessing magical influence to
keep off evil, open sesame" to
unlock the doors TO favors and fortune.
When the charm does not work and the
fortune does not come they conclude there
is no virtue in prayer.
When l wish to clear W some mystery
In the realm of grace l view II IN the light
of the fliai relation. The intercourse be-
tween mother and child is not chiefly pc
tltion. Il want a piece of bread" Olive
me a penny" Buy me some candy" are
requests frequently heard In the home, and
frequently. too. denied. The relation be-
tween mother and child is something more
than this. Where is mother" is he ard
many times day. AS long as the child
has consciousness of the mothers presence
there is peace. When the mother is out
OF sight of the childs eyes and beyond the
sound of it's voice there is distress. When
the child comes Tor the goodnight kiss, Il
love you, mother VIXEN he has done
wrong, Il am sorry; I will try not TO do so
again. and for a favor, Il thank you"
So prayer is not teasing Gcd into granting
something which may or may not be hest
for US, but prayer is the souls peace in the
consciousness Of God presence 1t is
alteration and confession and thanksgiving
as well oetition.
One night when my children had retired
and / was sitting in the adjoining room
there came cry of distress from the bed
room: Mamma, mamma. where are your
''Oh, are you there, papa? 1t is all right,
then" and turned over and went to sleep.
Shall have less faith than my child?
SO when fears and troubles come. 1 say:
Art Thou there. my father?" The an
swer quickly comes: Il am. my child"
know. then, it is all right l can rest in
His love and protection.
This view of prayer makes possible obe-
dience to the command. Pray always. pray
without ceasing." We can not always be
upon our knees reciting petitions but we
can live in the atmosphere OF the Divine
presence The soul may be like the needle
OF the compass DETECTED by some disturb
ing cause for a time, but directly the cause
Is removed returns true to It's pole.
We make the mistake of thinking that
God has promised to answer prayer un-
condidonaliy.
II this were true 1t would mean that God
would abdicate the throne and in His stead
every weak and foolish and whimsical hui
man will would be governing the affairs of
the universe.
one of the conditions of answered prayer
is that It must be offered ''in the name of
Jesus" Whatsoever promises Jesus, I'VE
shall ask in my name. that will do" I'm
His name is not a magical formula recited
at the close of prayer making certain the
fulfillment of the petition II 1 collect
money in the name of the government
1t is not for my own pocket. I'm His name
is to identify yourself with Him, TO make
His interests your interest. to pledge your
self to carry forward the work dear to His
heart.
ASK what you will and / will give 1t to
you." says the Emperor of Japan to Field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
INVITATION RECEIVED.
This City Asks for Next Y. P. G. q.
Convention.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, July ia recon-
mendation today that a national field secre-
tary be appointed by the executive board of
the Young Peoples Christian Union, was
also an amendment defining the use to
which the two distinctive funds of the soci-
ety-the missionary and the administra tive
can be put. and making 1t impossible to
use one for the purposes of the other.
1t was announced that financially the con-
vention so far has been remarkably sue
cessful.
Invitations for the next convention have
been received from Washington, d. c., and
Detroit Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
Church Founder Dead.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 15.-John F. Lip
hard, who founded the so-called Soulist
Church of the World, died today of typhoid
fever at his residence here. He was fifty
three years old, and was born in Washing
ton D, c. He was known as Prof. Alamo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
Hes Not in It.

From the Detroit Free Press.
II notice you never speak of your wife
as your better half"
II couldn't, and be accurate; she's the
whole thing around our housol''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

The man who at this moment doomed
above all others to the many anxious pa
rents was Mr.. H. p. Blair, who is in charge
of the party. Instant and cheerful obedi-
ence was the result, not of a command, but
OF suggestion from him, and however
anxious the parent may have been up to-
that time he was treasured at such an ex-
hibition Of discipline permeating the entire
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-09
Tn. Voice of the Worth.

b"N NvsNN VI AnN asvEsns You have buiided your ships in the sun
 lands
 And launched them with song and wine ; They arc boweied with your stanchest en-
 zines
 And masted with bravest pine. You have met In your closest councils. With your plans and your prayers to
 God For a fortunate wind to wait you Where never foot has trod And now you follow the pole star To the seat of the old Morse kings. Past the death white halls of valhalia. Where tho Norn to the tempest sings Follow the steady needle
 That clsaves to ite steady star To the utternosr realms of odin And the wariike thunderer. Thor Far through the fey silence. Where the glaciers teeth hang white And even tho sun god. Baldrr. Looks down in vague alright. You fufter Ike startled specters With a prayer on your lips for the goal To stand for one thrilling moment Al the awful. naneless pole. But. lc. in that hour shan greet you, Al the end of your pe~flous path. A rncckery far more bitter Than the s,irs Of the frost kings wrath. For this Is the need yeu shall gather h the lands TO man has trod- The finger that heckoned rou onward Shall nft and point so God, Charles Hamilton xusxrove In New
 York Times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-09
One on Chief Justice Fuller,

Chief Justice Fuller of the United States supreme court while driving re- gently from his country home to Wash ington found that the tire of one of the wheels of his buggy was loose and about to come off. says the New York Press. He worried along till he came to little stream. where he stopped his horse to wet the wheel. Driving into the stream and out again. he saw that only part of the wheel was wet. so he drove in again and out again and repeated this seesawing backward and forward till negro came along an1 told him to stop minute while the wheel was in the water. The negro then took hold of the spokes. turned the wheel around and soon had it wet all over.
 The chief justice looked on fin aston ishment and Said:
 Well. I never thought of that"
 Huh" replied the darky, some men just really has more sense than oth- CTS anyhow"