Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
Little Frances Marie KmoWlton
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he asked. Yes, there is such thing as
national characteristic moral fioer of the
| republic gives it character"
| The speaker pointed out the dangers
which beset the nations of olden times
when at the height of their glory they
| crumbled to ruin and degradation. he
| pointed out that Rome and Greece, the lead
ers of the world in literature, art and SCI
ence, had sunk into national degeneracy
and conflict all because they forgot their
responsibility to God and failed to see the
light with which God had blessed them
Those notions were faithless to a sacred
trust. They seemed to feel no RESPONSE
bility.
1.-The prosperity of this great nation, from
the ice foes of Alaska to the orange
groves of sunny Florida, demonstrates our
glory he declared. Shall We use this
glory in blind luxury and run into state
of national degeneracy, or shall We use II
| for the betterment of mankind? We are
| the recipients of wonderful power. the
power of wealth. A nation was never ru-
| ined by poverty. The great question with
lis is how we shall solve the question OF
wealth. not of poverty. We have already
| learned how to abuse our wealth-shall we
| learn how to use it? The all-absorbinS
question nowadays seems to be how much
| good can get out of the use OF wealth..
| The morally inclined individual asks now
| much happiness he can get out of life
without the use of money.
Laboring Glasses.
DR.. Bristol paid a beautiful tribute to the
| industry and character of the laborinS
classes. THE happiest people in the world
| ne declared "are the wage-earning people,
| the family-supporting people. They have
| more genuine happiness than Is to be found
| in the sordid hearts of the multi-million-
arch"
Dr. Bristol attacked the who are
responsible for the scandals in high hnance
| and classed them as being worse in prin-
| ciple and conduct than are the ragged
| criminals, who perhaps are forced to des-
| peraton and violate the law.
where is the integrity of our fathers,
| he inquired, that men in high finance and
| trade are permitted today to carry on their
| thievery and treachery, and then Walk
about by the side of the prize tighter TO
avoid service? While money is centralized
| in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS men, who
make 1t their business TO eyade the law, we
are sadly in danger. The common old-fash-
! toned revolutionary business honesty is bet
| ter than modern busines genius and modern
| methods in finance.
The speaker went on TO show with the
aid of statistics how crime had increased
| from year to year along with our rise IN
| education and enlightenment. He quoted
eminent philosophers who have agreed that
| education among the masses is being used
! as a weapon for crime. The cause of sui
eide murder and crime, he said, Is lack
! of will power, resulting from the improper
use of education
| blessings are at hand. Shall that liberty,
| he inquired ''be means to crime, a menace
| to the republic and road to sensuality?"
Church of the Reformation.
Special Thanksgiving services were held
| this morning at II o'clock at the Church
| of the Reformation, b street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue southeast. In the absence of
the pastor. Rev. w. E. Parson,'D D., who
is recuperating from severe illness in
Maine, the Rev. DIR. Warning occupied the
pulpit
the bounty of God, which, he said, is not
! to be expressed. We should feel with the
psalmist the magnitude of the constant and
abundant blessings which come TO US and
| cry with David Bless the Lord, o my soul,
and forget not all His benefits 1t is i'm
portant that we should invite Him, who
| has crowned us with loving kindness, 10
| our own houses and show Him thanks for
| his blessings day by day. This land of our
| birth, which for all true Americans is the
| land of our choice. is country OF meal
culable possibilities. The social, educa-
| tional, industrial slave here has chance
| for emancipation and progress.
.In other countries civilization is divided
| into horizontal strata; here we have Verti-
| cal lines only, in which faithful, capable,
| industrious laborers may grow to any
| height. We must not merely think thanks
| or say thanks, but live thankfully, that by
| the sacrifice of thanksgiving we attain the
| peace of God which is a retained harvest
| full of the fruits of the Spirit
special musical service was given by
| a choir gathered for the occasion. After
i the usual morning responses of the Gloria
| Patri, Kyrie and Gloria in Excelsis the
| opening anthems were sung, Let the Peo-
| pIe Praise Thee, o God" by Carter, and
| ..Jubilate Deo," by r. Ney.n The Offer
| tory was Kiplings "RecessionaP' as set to
| music by De Koven. The American hymn.
| MY Country, IT'S of Thee" and God
| Bless Our Native Land were the hymns.
The entire service was given with the pre-
cision and finish which has made the mu-
sic of the Reformation under the direction
of Mrs. H. Bayley famous.
Awaken to Righteousness
Joy Over Recovered Righteousness" was.
the theme of hopeful sermon which was
delivered this morning at the Church of
the Covenant by the pastor, the Rev. DIR.
Hamlin The occasion was the usual Thanks
! giving day services, and the decorations of
the pulpit were appropriate to the day, as
grouped on the platform were the fruits of
the earth, These latter, having served their
purpose, were distributed among the various
hospitals of the city.
In the discussion of his theme, DR.. Hamin
| spoke of the awakening of the people of
| this couptrysSby the incredible corruption
| that has been uncovered in the city gov
ernments. Mixed with this revolt against
political corruption is the distrust occa-
1 stoned by the revelations concerning the
dishonest use OF trust funds.
While few men are held Responsible for
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