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CHESTNUT HILL AND n NJ
HIGHLAND PARK.

5 Mrs. Mortimer Mcclure, X Of e Louisa
county, is the guest Of her son, Mr.. Ne
,Clure, of First Avenue.
Miss Mamie Hollnday,i Of Rapidah. Va,
is visiting Miss Resale shafer of Third
.Aevnue.
Miss Ethel Lewis, OF Baltimore, IS the
guest of Miss Julia Horne, OF Fourth
Avenue. 81
The roll of honor, for Highland Park
Public School, ending for the week Fri
day January ais as follows: n
g5Intermediatef A,-Bertie Radcliffe, Nlaude
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Medical Views of Faith Eealing.
From the London Globe


1.-THE Practitioner" for June contains some
interesting observations on faith healing.
After all, 1t says, though SO many faith
healers are imposters-conscious or half
conscious or wholly self-deluded-the thing
itself contains an element of truth to which
the medical profession, perhaps too obsti-
nately, closes its eyes. The mechanism of
faith healing Is the same wherever it works
whether at Epidaurus or at the famous
shrines Of India or Mecca or Lourdes or st.
Winifrede's Well-and whether it is exer-
cised by medicine men. marabouts, canon
lied saints or Christian Scientists. For the
working Of what great surgeon has called
the miracle of cure by faith, proper Sc
lection of cases Is an essential condition.
Even Mrs. Eddy does not profess to mend
broken bones; in fact. she is shreWd enough
to make no claim of healing power over dis
eases or injuries that lie within the domain
Of surgery. 1t is in the almost undiscovered
country of pathology. where lie the dark
places Of nerve disease-as to which the
Ignorance of science Is but thinly disguised
by such names as hysteria and neurasthenia
that faith healing finds its field Of opera
ton.
Doubtless, imposture may be a large ele-
nent in faith healing but 1t is unquestiona-
BILE that in the cure of certain kinds of dis
ease, 1t represents the working of real
force of which little is at present known.
Sir Benjamin Brodie wrought many. mirac-
ulous'' cures in patients who had been bed
ridden for years from supposed paralysis OF
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the limbs by simply bidding them get up
and walk. Charcot states that he often sent
patients to Lourdes whom he had not him
self been able to inspire with the requisite
amount of faith. Hypnotic suggestion. SO
far as it has any effect in curing disease, is
a form of faith healing. In all varieties of
the process the patient, in the words Of
Macbeth's physician, ministers to himself;
it Is his faith that makes him whole. The
shrine or the amulet, the priest or the doc
tor is but the instrument that sets in mo-
ton a force which quckens into new life
the nerve that has ceased to convey the be-
hests Of the will. Exactly the same mech
anism is seen at work in cases of like char
acter under the operation of fear or strong
excitement of any kind. There is story in
Herodotus Of a kings who had been
dumb since birth. and who found his voice
when he saw his father about to be slain.
Abernethy says: You may see a person
with govt who is almost unable to move
with pain, but produce a shock on his nerv
Gus system by telling him that the house is
on fire. and he will scamper about like
lamplighter." And John Hunter states that
"even tumors have yielded to the stroke of
a dead mans hand" In this way the I'M
speakable medicines of the middle ages may
often have done good.
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TOO MANY SMALL CHURCHES.
A Result of Setting Aside Denomina-
tional Differences.
From the Utica Press.

From the Utica Press.
A question discussed before and suggest
ed again by something which E. P. Powell
said in his talk to the Farmers CluD lhe
other day, refers to the church problem In
country places and small villages There
can be no escaping the proposition that
church Of some sort is a good thing for
every community. Even those who. are not
professors of religion concede the advan-
tages of righteousness. and sinners admit
the Importance and the practical value of
Christianity 1t follows then that a church
Is or ought to be a helpful center of elevat-
ing and ennobling influence in every COM
mupity and such is the case where church
uuarrels do not exist or where both the
spirituality and the attendance are at low
ebb The trouble with Protestant churches
in villages is that they scatter instead or
center their fire. How many villages every
reader can think of where there are Two or
three churches leading a precarious hand-
to-mouth existence. with scarcely money
enough to pay even a poor preacher Inc
cause of religion and true Christianity Is
not promoted to the best advantage by this
system.
There is wisdom in the remark of him
who said that it matters less which one
you belong TO than that you belong 10 SONS
church and believe in it and live up 10 It's
principles. Broadminded Presbyterlans,
Baptists. Methodists and others agree that
the representatives of others as We. as
their own denomination will find an abiding
place in heaven. That is abe goal reached
by the several denominatonal avenues. Al
lowing that in cities big enough to nave u
score or more of churches the Genomlna-
tional feature is well enough. even that pos
sibly some good may come from the al,
yalry IL cannot be proven that IN Small
villages two or three weak little churches
are better or can do more good than one
strong one. - .,,
There is not only strength, but enthUsl-
asm and activity in numbers. Ii these Ut
tie churches would set aside their denom-
national differences and all JOIN IN one
seeking only TO praise the Lord and TO teacn
the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood
of man. how much better 1t would De ana
how much more substantial would be the
results One church with 200 members In
n village can do more good than hve with
fifty members each. Broad-minded relg-
ions liberality is tending in this direction.
AS Mr.. Powell put IT: 1--WE cannot any lon
ger stand up under the burden of dozen
sects with a dozen spires and dozen sal
aries. We can afford one great common
intellectual and moral center for each town.
and such a church we can't afford to get
along without"
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CHRISTIAN DISCIPLES
MISSIONARY CONVENTION TO
MEET AT VIENNA, VA.

The annual missionary convention OF
the churches Of the Disciples of Christ in
Maryland, the District of Columbia and
Delaware, which is attended by more
than a hundred delegates from the
churches in that territory, will meet Oc-
tober 1 to 4, inclusive. at the Antioch
Church, near Vienna, Va, which is as
ISOLATED with these churches. being not
more than twenty miles from Washing
ton. An interesting program has been
arranged and an Interesting session Is
anticipated.
Rev. Peter Anslie Of Baltimore, the
president Of the society; Rev. w. 8. Hoye
of Beaver Creek. Md. the secretary; Rev.
B. A. Abbott Of Baltimore, DR.. F. D.
Power Of this city, Rev. w. ]. Wright.
formerly Of this city, now corresponding
secretary of the American Christian Mis-
sionary Society, and Rev. S. T. Willis Of
New York are among those expected to
have a part in the program.
Tuesday October 2. will be preachers
day, when the ministers will discuss
ways and means for their work The
Christian Womans Board Of Missions
will hold session Wednesday afternoon,
and the Christian Endeavor societies
Thursday evening, closing the conven-
ton.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

The Washington Junior Assembly OF
brotherhood chapters met last Monday
evening in ST. Johns parish hall, and plans
were discussed for sending representa-
tive to the Memphis convention. 1t was de-
cided to arrange for a special meeting OF
the assembly next Monday evening in ST
Andrews parish hail. corner 14th and Cor
coran streets northwest, when 1t Is eX-
pected that a delegate to the convention
will be chosen.
1t is reported that definite arrangements
have been made for consolidating the dele
cations from Philadelphia and Washington
to the convention in Tennessee, october 10
81 1t is proposed that the party leave
Washington the evening of October To- VIA
the Southern Railway, and 1t Is said that
on the return trip the delegation viii make
stops at Chattanooga and Asheville, at
tending in the latter city missionary con-
ference which is to be held during the
week of October %.
Services which have been held for the
mast several years under the auspices of the
Washington Brotherhood chapters at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club, will be
resumed during the month of October.
Henry c. Amos OF the brotherhood
chapter of Trinity parish. had charge of
the service at the Home for lncurables last
Sunday evening, and also on the Sunday
previous at St. Adams Chapel, TenleytoWn.
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believe when their faithful teacher was
gone from them.
How to Helm the Leader.

How to Help the Leader.
From the daily papers give some infor-
nation concerning the imperial edict just
issued to prohibit the use Of opium IN
China Tell how the Chinese have decided
that merely for physical reasons they
must have a day Of rest. Sabbath.
Parallel passages-Isaiah lx:2-3; Psalms
lxxii: Sill: ii Corinthians vi:4-5; Isaiah Kill:
81; Zechariah TX 49, Isaiah xliii:5-7; Psalms
cxxi:4: Isiah xl:4-5; Acts xxvi:16-1S.
Hints to the leader-The endeavor hymn
nal-16S. ~ 1872, 231. 23s
There is a charming life Of James Gill
mour among the Mongolians, by his friend
Lovett, published by Revell which VIII
thrill you with his enthusiasm. 1t will help
much in your preparation. You should, OF
course. have a map Of China. and appoint
several members to give a few facts con-
corning work in different parts of China,
particularly pointing out the part where
Gilmour lived and worked. and the seat
OF the Tientsin massacre. It Is said that
America on a visit, was deeply impressed
with the little difference he saw between
the style Of living of many professed
Christians and the men OF the world. say
ing: When the disciples in my country
come out from the world they come clear
out" Speak Of this and the difference be-
tween Gilmour and many other Christians.
He writes in his diary at one time as a
sort of self rebuke: II let at least three
men and six women pass me from a
them of Jesus" Show through this that
we all might be missionaries If we would
be as much in earnest as was this man.
Do not forget prayer~for China.
q Servant of God we'll done;
The battle fought, the victory won,
A'@' NY 'As JAMES ! rs MONTGOMERY.
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spirit of grandfather, and on their reappear-
ance are welcomed back with joyful shouts
and prolonged festivities. The hymn of
welcome begins, What thanks do we owe
thee? And art thou returned at last? All,
thou hast happily recovered" Savage Aus
tralian tribes similarly dance to the PIE
ladies' and the calendar of many primitive
people is regulated by their rising and
setting. November is known as the Pleiad
month, because during November the
particular night when this occurred it is
said that no petition was presented in vain
to the ancient kings of Persia So wide
spread has been the influence Of this little
group.
There are but six stars of the cluster
usually visible to the naked eye. but in
there are many others Fig. shows these
the six stars connected by lines being the
naked-eye stars forming the well-known
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NOTES.

Tho October meeting of the District
Union Will be held next Monday evening
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. at o'clock. There will be the
usual song service, and the devotional ex-
ercises will be conducted by Rev. w. P.
Thrkield, d. D.. president Of Howard Uni
versity. The roll call of the societies,
which has been discontinued for some
months will be resumed and It is hoped
that there will be a good attendance. After
the reading of reports Of officers and super
.ntendeuts of departments there will be a
musical program and social time. the
music committee serving refreshments.
The board of officers of the District
Union held q meeting last evening to con-
slider plans for the winters work. 1t has
been arranged TO have regular Office hours
at union headquarters. These will be from
4:4J To $50 o'clock Tuesdays and Thurs
days and $50 TO Saturdays.
For the convenience of the societies the
District Union is planning to have on hand
a stock of supplies from the United So
ciety.
The committee appointed by the board of
officers of the District Union to arrange
plans for attending the convention at Sc
attle Wash. next July is receiving itinera-
RES from several railroads, and a number
of persons have given in their names as
from this city. A meeting of those who
are thinking Of taking the trip will be held
In the near future.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church installed
new officers Friday evening. This society
has arranged TO hold a service tomorrow
evening in memory of one OF its late men,
bers Mr.. Howard Cleveland, who died
June -.
feature OF the meeting Of the Christian
Endeavor Society CT Ninth Street Christian
Churcn tomorrow vii! be the installation of
new officers.
James L. Ewin OF the Anti-Saloon League
spoke at the meeting of The New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian c. L. Society last Sunday
evening and Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson
Will speak tomorrow evening. 'rhe society
last week gave a social In the form of n
Limerick party" under the. direction or
Miss Nellie Theakcr.
A number OF the coloced c. T. societies
will unite in service at the Plymouth Con-
srega tional Church tomorrow evening.
A number OF Christian Endeavor societies
were represented at the meeting of the
Presbyteria! Missionary Union last Mon
day evening.
Services are still being held at the Chris
tian Endeavor Chapel, Sic L street south
cast, Tuesday eyeningsot each week, and
will continue FOR some time. As they
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The Cow and the Summer Girl.
From Puck.

From Puck.
The COW charged upon the saunterins
summer girl, all in the usual way. and was
no; a little discoucerted when the creature
stood her ground.
.Why don't you take to your heels?" de-
man5ed the cow, impatently. and added,
with q palpable sheer: Because they are
French heels, perhaps"
NO ma am" replied the summer girl
with considerable asperity. ITS simply
because my parasol is no redder than you
are. My advice to you is to cast the beam
out of your own eye before you so gun
ming after the mote in your neighbours
eye"
Now, by this the cow was so crushed
and Inundated that she forthwith retired
to dairy. confessing herself unequal to
the duties of farm where they took mis-
celiaHeops boarGera.
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Y. M. G. A. RESOURCES
UNIQUE REPORT FROM HEAD
QUARTERS OF ASSOCIATION.


According to a statement Just issued from
~. genora1 beadouarters of the Young
Nv c,-.-., .a.,at,o 49, .o,,roas
Men 8 Chr1stlan Association .he souioeS
from which the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION secured in the past year over $780,
on 900 for the conduct of its work erect
$500 ...,,.,.o 49,. ooo,,n,,;,,, Nv, soId.
Ing ne" puliuihss anu oooupSAs 'e" s'
and the personal. influential backing which
has made this possible were unique. The
governor general Of Manchurfa has pledged
s,oo ,ou.rd making nermanent the associa
$ooo ~" ~. -. 49, ,m.a..
ton army WORK IN at lease Two ihpo eahl
Manchurian cities. Sir Andrew Fraser,
governor of Bengal, virtual ruler Of over
Or 600 900 oo, &C. +bo .otiv. ,ras,dan+ of
oo'ou'o" pe0p' - nv -
the Calcutta association.
Yuan Shih Kai, viceroy of Chih-li, rivaled
onlv nv Viceroy Tuan Fang in the distinc-
IT., f bo,na +ho -,os+ ,-ograssiva .nd in
en,tia, Chfnasa statasman &c penerous
.Id on,+nt ffand nf The Tian+sin associa
az. atu $780, parhf hos reiaasad ono of
40 .b1ast ard most useful missionaries Of
tbe NJ bodist E,nisconaI Church for snecfal
eLe Me'lot u.s. ssoo,.3inr ronWaroent amone
80 Sh;nasa s+mdsnts In Ianan Ehara
10 ,ae ae ~ oons.itutionai nartv nov in
49,. IN +ba ,owar house of "a rliament ia
nresidant of the Tokvo association
Ss IT, -, tIiv I'll K"rea noberan
,nd oaiciai donated land valued at 81 400
.. nnrt np Tho SaouI hui,dine sita Edwin
W Mprgsn formerIv American minister 70
~ 49, go 80, ,,,nistar 70 Cuha contr;hute5
20 Ioo t Nv ~ sita for tho SeouI h,,iidine
'N e.; pohart H h. diractor seneraI nf The
&C.,. ;nar;a1 nrstnms +be most eynari
ennnd foraien statesman in the far east
eiioeo e. non $500 taa chaneb.; h,,ldins
s a'e 49, Doraa en.arnnnnt u,ith he
~. ano N1a 1n To ~ rasiSant e,ar
apptosat ,' VI Ha ,inistor 1I NV. ond M
e[al, letisins Seior go S1o G zoo -
Mesata, iilianciai So ga sa ths h,,iJS,s,
~ 800 1atn e. on0 &c on annual s,Ihscrin,
sue ste anu la.er so,"oo aa on IT, iu.erip
lioh III opei at.hs .Npes 49,, s 'oa. 10
department % d snt I no ,,aot So
secreiaIy VI INC .oi ~ s
l WIN us Sodns nsitions
ior iilSii - ~, " 80 a,,h,; 80 ,sx,oo
fresloeht Dia1 y. tle iepuonS " ie Git
voluhtaIny ,ii ~ ~ 80 e'iT Iastdant ~
Assoctdtioi' VIZ az t 49, ~ .e,.as;a a
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ol tne % HS,l,aSt,n ga 49,, Vs.
eliors VI ~ ~ in a,au ~ 1890
nave qa; asn.otiaa on;.ai % rha Est
nuns l III III. ~ pr,,idad ~. h,,ildtna
I.Ia , 80 III ras;Japoo for tba acsociat;nn
anu sec.e.aidai ,ran,. $500 LII ,ne 1917
among z uiie COMPANY e-'p'o' ." a. '"'i'"-
p1i: tiiuiar ~ Tho C,h,roh ~, Ero,,,a
bish4p uiset u Gu, oeaoit ~ tlaa
Is plesiuei ~. W. ". te,entiI i Sarn raoon.
s suGn ~as foyors from tho Rorean sovsrns
llilpoi 'a'Ae i"'0'' A-''' Wv e"'-
Thc eo,srnnoent of Renpa1 has voted seno
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Autumn Chapeaux.

neat and pretty toque specially suitable
for wearing with furs by and by is a
rather long and jaunty-looking torpedo
shape, the crown being of white cloth and
the brim Of soft beaver-brown plumage
literally speckled with white; a couple Of
curved wings to match were arranged at
the side with an effect that was chic in
the extreme. It is here worthy of mention
that coquetry would seem to be the key
note of early autumn modes and in neat
little pork-pie toque of tartan straw two
tartan quilts arranged at a most imperti-
nent angle constitute the only trimming
Of this delightful chapeau.
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dipper-shaped group. To the eye Atlas and
and Plefone appear as one, while Celaneo
and Asterope are not usually visible. Near
the center is the beautiful Alcyone long
famous because of an unfounded specula-
ton that it is the central sun about which
all of the stars Of our universe revolve.
Near Alcyone is little triangle of stars.
the whole forming a pretty group in a
small telescope.
Surrounded by Nebulous Clouds.
But the most remarkable fact about this
cluster was revealed by photography. 1t
was discovered in 1854 that Maia was sur
rounded by a nebulous cloud, while later
and more perfect photographs showed that
this was also true Of nearly all of the
stars of the group. Not only this but little
streamers Of family shining nebulous mat
ter have been discovered bridging the in
conceivably great distances from star to
star, and even extending almost TO the dis
tant star at A. Fig. ], Of the neighboring
constellation Perseus. The positions or
several of these streamers are roughly
shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Fig.
is from a photograph showing the nebu-
lous envelope of the brighter stars.
It must be remembered that these stars
are suns separated by distances incon-
ceivably great. What is the nature or the
family shining clouds so enormously large
that our earth and sun and whole solar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29
HEAVENS IN OCTOBER
Suggestions for Amateur OBJ
servers of the Sky.
THE PLEIADES REAPPEAR
Little Stars Noted in History and
Poetry of All Ages.
CALLED THE GREAT SPIRIT
The Harvest and Hunters Moon
Beautiful Alcyone Now Visible
Uranus and Saturn.

Written for The Star by Prof. Eric Doolittle.
The beautiful October sky marks a
transition period from the faint and deli
cate consultations Of summer to the bril-
Aant groups Of winter. The very long
faint constellation OF the virgin and the
Watersnake have already disappeared, to-
gether with the Balances, the Serpent, and
the bright and striking Scorpion, the one
brilliant summer constellation which for
many months has been go conspicuous in
the south. The Archer, the Serpent Holder
and the beautiful Northern Crown are sink
ing in the west. forsaking the evening sky
until another summer comes.
Reappearance Of the Pleiades.
But turning to the northeast we see the
exquisitey beautiful little group Of the
Pleiades, which, closely followed by the
Hyades and the brilliant star Aldebaran,
has already entered the evening sky. And
these groups, so beautiful in themselves,
are forerunners of the long train Of winter
stars which will gradually creep up higher
and higher until they span the whole heav-
ems from the east to the west.
1t is not surprising that the little stars
which make UP the Pleiades have been
noted in the history and poetry Of all ages,
nor that the influence aScribed to them has
always been good. To the nations along
the Paraguay river they are the great
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Anniversary of Old Church.

Ketoctin Baptist Church, one of the old
est churches in northern Virginia, will to-
morrow celebrate the 15Oth anniversary of
its foundation. Ketoctin Church was es-
tablished by members of the Baptist de-
nomination who emigrated from Mary
land and settled in Loudoun county, Va,
in 1856. They built their house of worship
in the woods near what is now PURCELL
vile.
Rev. F. H. James Of Round Hill, LOU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29

Any person may SEND any biblical QueS-
ton to DIR. Gilbert, 1903 R street, this city,
and receive answers through The Star.
100. If, according to popular belief, the
righteous go to heaven at DEATH why was
after his death had not assembled into the
heavens?
Answer. That the righteous at death en-
ter into conscious and blessed relations
with Jesus is evident from Scripture
(Phil, 1923; Acts. vii:59) But that state
intermediate, it Is not the final abiding
place which Jesus is preparing John xiv:
-, into which His people will be received
after the general judgment. Matt. XIV: "a }
David had not entered into his eternal re-
ward, but Peter used that fact in his speech
to support one phrase of his doctrine Why
he used this fact will appear to those who
study the context.
1O1. What Is meant by being baptized for
the dead?
Answer. There have been many interpre-
tations. Inc following is ours. AT the time
Paul wrote Il Cor. XIV: POI, in defense of
the resurrection baptism and martyrdom
were closely related. To be baptized was
to confess Christ and that exposed one to
a violent death. This was generally under
stood. Men bravely accepted baptism
knowing the peril. The expression, there
fore, became common, to be baptized for
death, that is in full view of death. The
apostle uses this evidence of a belief
in the resurrection. No one would welcome
death in that way unless he expected to
live after death. 1t would be utter folly
to be baptized and thereby suffer martry-
supported by the verses following, why
stand we in jeopardy every hour?" Why
as Christians do we accept a life full of
peril, If there Is no future life?
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I'm Local Churches

progress the attendance increases. These
meetings are in the nature of song serv-
ices with devotional exercises. Last Tues
day evening Mr.. C. X. Davies. chorister or
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society, with MISS
Padgett as organist conducted the singing,
and Mr.. Robert B. Handy led the devotion
al exercises, taking for his text "A Strong
WILL" reading the twenty-ffth chapter OF
Proverbs