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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
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Orient Commandery, No. s, Knights Tenn
plar, will hold its conciaves regularly
through August, Notwithstanding the heat.
Drills are in order and Orient expects to
again capture the prize. Commander VII
liam Mehn has made an efficient executive
officer and will have good report to mako
at the end of his term
The last circular of Orient Comma ndery,
No. 5, X. T., contains memorial cards for
Edgar ]. Perry, knighted March Is. 1902;
died July "a, 1905, and Phineas w. Smith.
knighted March %, 1902; died July Is. 1906.
The ladies of Mount Vernon Hive. No. 2;
Columbia Hive. No. 3: District Hive. No.
s; Independence Hive of the District of Co
lumbia and brentwood Hive, Maryland viii
hold their annual outing Tuesday, the 9TH.
at Luna Park, at which time the greatest
Maccabee event of the season will take
place. Mrs. Cosgrove of Columbia Hive.
No. 3, is chairman of the committee on
entertainment.
Miss Edith Van Ness, the record keeper
>ef Mount Vernon Hive, No. 2, left on FRI
day for an extended trip to the north, dur
ing which she will visit Niagara Falls,
Buffalo, the Thousand Islands and other
places of interest in Canada. She will be
accompanied by several friends.
State Commander Gall will visit Alexan-
dria Tent, No, 2. Monday night and will
be accompanied by Sir knight w. n. New
bold of Golden Rule Tent, No. 3, and
others.
The state commander is in receipt of a
letter from d. p. Markey, supreme COM
mander, agreeing TO pay a visit to this
city and parts of Virginia on the condition
that class limitations shall be arranged for,
and the members of the order In this city
are getting on their working clothes" TO
show how much better class they can get
up than their sister city on the either side
OF the Potomac, and how well they can
show appreciation of the visit from the
head of the order. Several tents have al
ready pledged a goodly number OF candi-
dates for the class work, which are exc
pected to be conducted along different lines
to anything of the kind heretofore. This
will be in charge of committee from the
different tents.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The regular monthly meeting of the Dis
trict c. E. Union will be held in New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church Monday even
ing, August 6, at o'clock. Mr.. H. c. Met
calf will conduct the song service and Mrs.
George Jacobs and Miss Henrietta Jacobs
will furnish special music. Mr. Z. c. Beck
EFT, physical director of the Young Mems
Christian Association, will conduct the de-
votional exercises and officers and superin-
tendents of departments will make reports
The address of the evening will be by Rev.
o. F. Gardner, acting pastor of the Cove
nant Presbyterian Church, on the subject
"Our Foundation"
Preparations are already being made for
a good representation of the District En-
deavorers at the biennial convention which
is to be held at Seattle, Wash, next July.
At meeting of the board of officers g COM
mittee, consisting of Mr. Edward Tarring,
president of the union, and Mr.. A w. Star
raft vice president was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements for the District
delegation to the convention. This subject
will be presented at the union meeting next
Monday evening.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church building, being of considerable his
torical interest and having been regularly
attended by Abraham Lincoln and other
public men, members of the Endeavor So
oiety, have prepared souvenir postal card
showing picture of the building. The prof
ats from the sale OF the cards are TO be add
ed to the missionary fund.
Mr. J. NJ Pickens OF Vermont Avenue
Christian Endeavor Society is now at Camp
Roosevelt, Mt. Gretna, Pa
The Lincoln Temple, C. E. Society. coll
ored will hold a fellowship meeting tomor-
row at $50 pm, to which all visiting En-
deavorers are cordially invited. All Congre-
sational Endeavorers are especially invited
but other visiting Endeavorers will receive
as cordial a reception.
The Endeavorers of Mt. Pleasant Congre-
gatlonal Society gave lawn fete last Mon
day evening.
About twenty-five members of the En-
deavor Society of the First Congregational
Church arranged to spend this afternoon on
picnic in Cleveland Park.
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Pogron.
rrom the Lendon chronicle.

From the London Snrohlcle-
There is nothing inherently absurd IN the
word pogrom. of which we are hearing
good deal just now; certainly there is moth
Ing in the thing, itself which lends itself 70
laughter / was wondering writes cor
respoadent) why pogrom had ludicreus as
sociations in my mind when / suddenly re-
membered the Honorable Elijah Pogram OF
Martin Chuzzlewit," in whose person
Dickens drew q ferocious caricature or a
member of the United States Congress fifty
years ago His complexion, naturally
muddy, was rendered muddier by too strict
an economy of soap and water; and the
same observation will apply TO the wash
able part of his attire. which he might have
changed with comfort 10 himself and grati-
fication TO his friends He was about Ave
and-thirty; was crushed and jammed up IN
a heap under the shade OF large green
cotton umbrella, and rumfnated over his
tobacco plug Ike cow Nobody ANYTHING
like the Honorable Elijah ever could have
existed, but such is the power wielied by
q great writer that word which suggests
his surname must always be linked with
absurdity.
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- I. -
ine. and carefully she pinned the old straw
hat above IT Then, while the Md was busy
feeding. she withdrew into the house.
From distance we watched the goat.
there apparently was the lady leaning
over the piazza railing. and he dropped HIS
head again, perfectly satisfied. Again and
again. Tithin the next half hour. he looked
grazing, he walked up and stood on his
hind legs and shifted at the weli-knuwn
garment. and then lay down quietly be-
meath II. closed his eyes and chewed his
Propensity for Butting.
Lately he has developed propensity for
butting, and he goes IN for this sport with
his characteristics energy. II any one takes
the liberty OF pushing him away when, as
Is often the case he comes nibhing at
skirt or trousers. he instantly takes the act
to imply challenge. which he promptly
accepts. Retiring to distance of about
fifteen feet he turns and comes back at his
supposed opponent like white cannon
ball. with lowered head and well-arched
back; II the opponent decides to dodge
the issue. well and good; otherwise. the
possibilities are observation-disclosures
to the goat and the spectators.
He is also sometimes quick to resent the
insult implied by going off for walk with
out him. He 10 more than likely TO dis
cover your departure, and II he does. he
viii be on your trail In no time. Away he
leaps through the long grass. and then.
like as not. he will so at full speed along
the top of some old stone wall, jumping
with sure foot and nice precision from one
tottering stone to another until he
reaches you. Then look out for he is
about as angry as he ever gets and when
he has finished with you. you will feel in
clined to name him Nearly" after the
goat In the story, which was so named, you
VIII remember, because he was .'all butt"
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
COMMERCIAL MOTOR WAGONS.
Their Growing Use for Agricultural
and Other Purposes in England.

From Casters Magazine.
In many rural districts the agricultural
communities are looking to the motor wa
gon as a panacea for their troubles, and
there is no doubt, where railway facilities
are few or rates high. that the motor wagon
will enable them to get their produce to
market with the least delay and at low
cost.
One of many such projects under consid-
Grafton is that in Essex. In this case ar
engagements are being made to supply Lon-
don with agricultural produce by means or
an organization which is to collect the va
rious goods at centers situated in Cheirns-
ford. Braintree, Dunmow, Epping, ongar.
Whitman and many other towns. These col
lecting centers are to be furnished with
slaughter houses. chilling rooms. ereamer-
les and grading and selecting departments
to deal with the produce brought to them
from the surrounding country by motor or
otherwise, and thence IL Will be forwarded
to London by motor wagon. A somewhat
similar system of collection is meeting with
success In Berkshire.
Another promising outlook for the indus
try is the rumor that the colliery owners
are contemplating system of direct deliv-
cries of coal from pit mouth TO consumer by
steam lorry 1t is remarkable that such q
system has not been more In vogue where
coal fields are within easy reach of Indus
shire The mode of procedure at present Is
for the colliery owners to load trucks on
the railway, have them hauled from twenty
to twenty-five miles by rail, unloaded to
carts and eventually delivered to the con-
sumner sometimes three or four days being
occupied in this manner, when by employ
ing steam wagons as many hours would
probably be occupied and the cost reduced
to minimum.
The present solution of the traffic problem
In London and provincial towns no doupt
Hes greatly in the employment OF motor
goods vehicles in conjunction with motor
omnibuses, and ii has been predicted that
in London in ten years time not horse
will be employed for traction work.
Whether this is too sanguine view or not
cannot be determined. but that the fact
that the supply of horses VIII soon cease
to be available owing to the Increase or
self-propelIed vehicles has occurred TO the
war office authorities is evident by their let
ter recently addressed to the Motor Van
and Wagon Users Association desiring 10
know whether they would support scheme
for registering heavy motor cars for the
service of the country in time of war in
the same manner in which horses have
hitherto been subsidized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
MISSION WORK IN HAWAII.
Educational System One of Results Of
Labor of Missionaries.

From the Honolulu Advertiser.
Most Americans will admit that 1t was
fortunate for the predominance of Ameri-
can civilization In Hawaii that the Ameri-
can missionaries, were the first on the
ground and were thoroughly established
here In advance OF any competing religion.
They brought the rugged old tenets of their
Puritan ancestors. They taught them with
intense conviction and flaming ZEAL They
soon established complete aseendancy over
the minds of chiefs and people. In twenty
five years their labors had converted the
social system of Hawaii from barbarism to
civilization; its political, from sdespotism
TO constitutional liberty.
Hawaii thus became welcoming home
for civilized enterprise and free American
activity in time for the new California era
in the Pacific. The numerous mission fami-
lies with their churches and schools formed
a favoring nucleus for the establishment
of growing white community of a high
social status now found on ali the islands.
Conspicuous among the leading fruits of
missionary laber is our splendid system of
education which reaches every child OF
whatever race, guiding him into familiarity
with English. and upward toward free edu-
cation in the high school And here 1t is
simply due to recognize the efficient CO.
operation of the Roman Catholic mission.
Although OF French race, those good men
and women have applied themselves with
zeal and ability to the promotion of En-
glish education. To attest this is the great
ST. Louis College, In which q corps OF
highly trained American brothers for many
years have educated many hundreds of
successful pupils. Also the Convent OF the
Sacred Heart, where the sisters have gwen
pure and graceful culture to many hum
dreds of Hawaiian girls,
That mission also supplies most whole
some supervising and parental influence to
our large Portuguese community. whose or
Derby and Industrious character indispen-
sably needs such supervision and nurture.
In this and other ways the strong police
power OF the Catholic pastors becomes of
high public value
The Protestant churches make the claim
of unfolding higher standard of domestic
and social life. after the New England
rather than the French. patterns. Az an
example 1t was claimed during the epidemic
of cholera ten years ago in Honolulu that
owing to their superior Intelligence and
more sanitary home life no case OF cholera
appeared in any household of the Protestant
church members. But we believe that
every Protestant worker would readily adj
NIT that the competition of the Catholic.
religion has been to them wholesome
stimulus to pastoral activity and antidote
to sluggish proclivities. The two types of
the Christian religion are evidently destined
to . long continuance in Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
Questions Answered.

Any person may send any Biblical ques-
ton to Dr. Gilbert. 1903 r street,
this city, and receive answer in The Star
49, If righteous souls go to heaven at
DEATH what is the meaning Of Luke xiv.
a. Matt xvi, q, and Psalm CIV. II?
Answer There Is great diversity of opin-
ion on the subject of eschatology, requiring
various explanations OF the passage men
at death the righteous enter heaven i'm
mediately Phil. I. 23), but that at some
unknown future all who have died. both
good and bad, will appear in Judgment
Rev. Xxx, 12) for final adjudication. That
Judgment will be necessary, not to decide
the destiny of individual souls, but to close
up the present order of things and publish
and explain to all intelligences the princi-
pies Of administration of the divine
government That Judgment will, how
ever, make more apparent the just re-
Psalms refers to the fact that dead men
are in silence unable to praise God with
the lips as living men do and should. This
does not mean that the spirits Of men after
death offer to- praise (Rev. xiv. -, but
that they are incapable of exercises such
as are common during the earthly life.
143. What is the meaning of the express
sion breaking bread!
Answer In the east bread Is never cut
with a knife, but always broken with the
hand. To break bread means. therefore, to
eat In New Testament usage 1t generally
indicates an observance of the Lords sup
per usually in connection with the love
feasts. which were prominent feature in
the social services of the apostolic churches
(Acts KID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

At the last regular meeting of the Wash
ington Junior Assembly of Brotherhood
chapters a committee was appointed Tor
the purpose of urging the junior chapters
OF Washington TO send a joint represtative
TO the national brotherhood convention,
which meets at Memphis, Tenn, October is
10 q, inclusive.
During the summer months parochial
activities are necessarily diminished, and
quite number of the brotherhood chapters
have discontinued their regular meetings
for the months of July and August. The
active work of the several organizations
however which is usually planned for these
months during the winter, is taken care or
by the members of the various chapters
The organization OF junior, chapter Is
being contemplated at the Church of the
Good Shepherd, 9Th and streets north
east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Anne Arundel County Organization
Meets This Week.

The Anne Arundel county Sunday school
convention was held at Jackson Grove,
Md, August /. While the representation
was small it was one of the most enthu-
siastic conventions ever held in the county.
Large numbers of persons who had PLAN
ned to be present We're prevented by the
threatening weather. General Secretary
George H. Mock presided over the sessions.
Interesting features of the convention were
the symposium on the teacher, the confer
ence on Sunday school problems and the
conference on local needs. A number of
county workers took part in the latter con-
ference.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mr.. Albert
Hamlen; secretary and treasurer, William
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
United Presbyterian Body in Session
at Dayton, Ohio.

DAYTON, Ohio. August 4.-The national
convention OF the Young Peoples Christian
Union of the United Presbyterian Church
began its sixteenth annual gathering at the
Victoria Theatei IN this city this week
New officers were announced as follows:
President, James Harder Grier of Allie
gheny, Pa: general secretary, Miss Joanna
Kelso of Xenia. Ohio; treasurer, J. Winfield
Hanna of Tarkio, Mo.
Gen. o. O. Howard addressed the conven-
ton Thursday. The session will continue
until tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04

Appz0V0o@
From the Central Christisn Advocate. July -
Tuesday Of last week the board Of man
ayers accepted the resignation Of Rev. VIII
bur r. Thirkfeid as corresponding secretary
of the Ereedmenss Aid and southern Eau-
cation Society. The resignation. handed to
the executive committee May II, goes In
effect September 1.
Anticipating this, we have already COM
mented on DR.. Thirhielfs great services to
the negro race and to the church. He be-
gan his work In the south at twenty-seven.
when. with Mary Haven. daughter OF
Bishop Gilbert Haven. by his side, he went
to Cannon to found It and later for seven
teen years to be its president. He began
with two students and occupied not one
chair. but the whole sofa of the institution.
He has seen 1t grow to a property of $780,
coo and a fame worldwide. For two years
from 1893 he was general secretary of the
Epworth League, when the general con-
ference of 1900 combined the office with the
editorship of the Epworth Herald, and Dr..
Thirkield was returned to his Network as q
leader and friend OF the negro race. he
Freedmen's Aid Society. That position he
lays down to become president of Howard
University at Washington. D. G.
DR.. Thirkield leaves the society at its
nlBn tfue. LIE conference colltctioHS Wci0
never SO large as this past year. The in
come never so large and the prospects never
more favorable.
He has accepted the presidency of How
ard University the leading institution in
equipment. scope of curriculum and In en-
dowment for the negro race. 1t occupies
an elevated and beautiful site on the north
ern edge of the city of Washington, the
campus comprising twenty acres, and is
adjoining the reservoir lake. Its buildings
and equipment are valued at 81 100000 1t
has regular faculty of ninety professors
and instructors and regular established
schools in theology, law, medicine. liberal
arts, a teachers college and a commercial
department.
Dr. Thirkield's election is hailed with sat
isfaction by the negro press, and rightly;
he is sound to the core, a speaker of COM
polling eloquence, an authority in his field,
and a Christian whose white plume is far
above suspicion. He has shown his courage
in the south. and there he has made his
strong friends. He still pursues the path
providentially indicated in his early man
hood. In that place of commanding power.
a race and church will wish him pros
perity and length Ct days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
Our Christian Population.

The population of the United States is es-
timated to be eighty-five millions. and only
twenty-nine millions are connected with any
church-Catholic or Protestant. 1t would
take. over five thousand more home mis-
sionaries. each with a parish of ten thou
sand souls. to evangelize the fifty-six mil
lions of Americans who are not in the
church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
New Turkish Mission.

In the European Turkny mission of the
American board new church has been
dedicated In Ahmatoro. fifteen miles from
Philopolis. In this village less than ten
years ago the missionary was in danger of
being torn In pieces by mob gathered TO
resist the gospel. Many OF the young men
OF the Village have become most exemplary.
earnest Christians. and the condition of
things Illustrates the transforming power
Of the gospel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04

F. Alderman; executive committee, George
W. Jones, j. W. Heman and c. Ashby Du-
Wall.
There will be department superintendent
appointed by the president as follows:
Teacher training, temperance work, home
department work, elementary work and
adult Bible class work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
Railroad Bible.

A station agent sent to Bible Society
worker very recently the back OF wornout
Bible. which had been placed In the railroad
depot by the local union in the year 1892.
1t had been worn out by constant handling
by waiting passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
Chinese Christian College.

The trustees Of the Canton Christian Col
lege are planning for a great university,
covering sixty acres of land. on the banks
of the Pearl river. The college will ac-
coinmodate 2.00O pupils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-22
JAWS AS WEAPONS.
Chief Means of Defense Among All
Old World Apes.

Chief Means of Defense Among All
Old World Apes.
Among all old world apes the teeth
are the chief weapons for defense
against natural foes and for cOmbats
for mates or tribal supremacy. The
CANNES are i'll most cases enormously
developed, insomuch that i'll informed
naturalists have suggested that a near
relationship must exist between the
primates and the carnivora. AS a mat
ter Of fact, these formidable teeth have
nothing to do with alimentation, but
are as purely weapons of war as are
the bayonet and the Maxim gun. In
practically every emergency demand
ing unusual energy, obstinacy and
courage they come into play.
In every conflict with the world, the
flesh and the devil-as such things are
understood in pithecoid society-the
temporal and masseter muscles are the
chief arbiters of war. To become a
great and powerful anthrOpoid it is alb
solutely and brutally necessary to have
a large and strong jaw, to give them at
tacnnenL TO the IeeIn anu SOou lever"
age to the muscles. That for an Inn
mense epoch our prehuman ancestors
achieved success in life in like man
ner is as clear as the print of "AIaga"
to those who have learned to read ma
lures handwriting.
Since those days of true Arcadian
simplicity our life has become Devil
deringly complex and our methods for
settling social difficulties have changed
generally for the better. But here, as
in so many other Instances, the habits
of a past age have left an indelible i'm
press on the nervous system.-Black-
woods Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-22
Her NameSake.

When Mrs. Lombard heard that the
baby of her former cook had been
named for her she bought a suitable
rattle with many jingling bells and
went to see her namesake.
"Why, Bridget" she said to the late
Miss Leahy, now Mrs. O'Sullivan, Il
thought you said the baby was named
for me. My name is Hannah, and you
are calling the baby Celestine."
"Celestine L., ma'am," said Mrs.
O'Sullivan hastily. The L is for
Lombard, and Celestine is just a koind
of a name to describe you, ma'am.
There amt amy Hannah to your looks,
Mrs. Lombard; amy wan would tell
you that. Youths Companion.