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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
BE SINCERE EVEN
IF AN INFiDEL

"a sincere infidel is infinitely better than
an insincere Christian" declared Capt.
Theodore Valiant in his Friday evening
lecture at the Homeward Bound Mission.
119 Pennsylvania avenue. His topic was
"Insincerity," and he handled without
cause 1T was popular or for commercial
reasons He quoted from Sam Johnson.
who said hypocrisy is the necessary bur
den of villainy; affection, part of the
chosen trappings of folly
THE one completes the villain" said
Capt. Valiant the other only finishes the
fop Contempt is the proper punishment of
affectation, and detestation the just conse-
quence of hypocrisy. When an insincere
man acts the part of piety ii is that he
may serve his selfishness in some way, or
do some evil under the concealment of his
pretended religion. Collier says that when
ever satan laughs 1t is at hypocrites. They
are the greatest dupes he has. They serve
him better than any others. but receive no
wages Sturgeon terms hypocrisy, the
painted pageantry to go to hell in
Truth must not be matter for belief
smply-a mere accepted proposition. 1t
must be conviction that cannot be
fiattery, nor to the persuasions of selfish
ligion and insincerty cannot be made to
fit together. Like oil and water, they will
not mix"
The lecture was preceded by congrega-
tional singing; prayer by Miss Katie Wells;
solos by Miss Wells and Lieut. Nellie Has
lam. Mrs. Vernon presided and testimonies
followed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

in the temple, and I never saw the high
priest. bought the document from priest
in the temple office for one and half
cents Similarly, l have a brass charm
from the imperial high priestess (whom l
did not meet, am sorry to say, guarantee
ing protection to my body from every kind
of harm, and all for the sum of eight cents.
Religion comes cheap in Japan. l saw
priests emptying the money boxes which
stand before each shrine, and later string
ing the coins together. These are all OF
copper, and of the lowest denominations,
two sen, one sen, half sen, rim and half rim.
The last two are the commoneSt, and are
worth respectively, one-twentleth and one
fortieth of an American cent. These are
now seldom used in commerce, and are call
ed temple money The sen is worth one
half cent.
The elaborate and costly Buddhist temple
and its ritual and priests was in sharp con-
trast with the impoverished simple services
which these un-uniformed missionaries had
been holding; but the latter had conf
dence and vitality which made one fore-
see the possibility of the overthrow of Bud
dhism by the plain gospel of the Nazarene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

DR.. Sheridan is constantly getting active
and thoughtful men into his congregation
He Is not content, however, with getting
men in the church, but, once he has them
in the fold, he endeavors to enlist them
in aggressive religious work. The Sunday
school, too has increased GO per cent under
his pastorate.
DR.. Sheridan was born in RosSville, Ind,
forty-two years ago. He was reared at
Greencastle, in the same state. and later
was graduated from the De Paw Univer-
sity. His father had been a minister in
the Indiana conference. and DR.. Sheridan
had the ministry mapped out for him as a
career At college he had for classmates
Albert ]. Beverage, now senator from In
diana and James Watson. who is in the
other branch of Congress. DR.. Sheridan
received his training for the ministry at
the Methodist Episcopal Theological Sem
mary at Boston. There he received the
class honors in philosophy, and has been
further honored by being invited to make
addresses before the students and the fac
ulty on important occasions.
DR.. Sheridan is frequently called upon to
deliver lectures before bodies of ministers
and to contribute articles to religious Pc
riodicals on all phases of pastoral work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02

SOIL Speed does not spell stability. Science
has long since warned us against impa-
thence. Nature has been as long in devel-
opng a seed as in forming star Moth
ing good that is to last comes overnight.
Learning is born of time and effort. Ed
ucation is not a rapid-fring gun process.
You cannot snoot ideas into an individual
Reputation differs from character in that
the former is a gourd while the latter is a
growth and maturity. Wealth easily born
is as easily borne away. Riches uncreated
by thrift and sacrifice most naturally Gre
ates its own wings. The money that is
gourd-like leads to a conviction that spec
ulation is peculation. The fast pace has to
its credit an inglorious increase of infirm-
aries and nervous wrecks. America is
garden of mushroom millionaires, and the
fool-kiler is abroad in the land.
The things of highest art and value
in the universe outside of sod greater than
the soul. Though environed by nature, the
soul comprehends it and bends it to her
Will. Mans mastery over nature has not
grown at a bound. History must be read in
terms of spirit. The ages past have been
in constant struggle for the development
of the highest soul-life. Man is what he
has overcome, and life will never cease be-
ing contest. The triumph of the soul
therein and of it's mightiest ideals is a
ceaseless struggle. The worlds revolutions
have all added to the stature of the soul,
and the atmosphere of freedom, justice and
equity is the very opportunity for its most
luscious frutage.
This age is characterized by its healthy
insistence on the emancipation of the soul.
The marvellous growth of Juvenile litera-
ture and of corrective legislation proves
that the child is reading us his declaration
of independence. The tremendous upheaval
in the labor world points to the heightened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF
BALTIMORE PASTOR

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE December Flew pas
tors engaged at a church where the work
HI . always been kept up to high mark
have made as much progress in such
short time as has Rev. Dr. Wilbur +. Sheri-
dan during the three. years that he has
been at Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church, this city.
He came as the successor of Rev. Lincoln
A. Ferris and found all the activities of
the church in good working order. Some of
the most devoted and energetic churchmen
in the city are in the congregation. DR..
Sheridan has always made it one OF the
chief aims OF his ministry to make his
male members do their utmost.
In his work among men Dr. Sheridan had
gained much distinction before coming to
Baltimore. 1t was due in large measure
10 his success in this line that he was
called. Some time before his coming he
had written book on the subject of the
Sunday evening service, emphasizing the
fact that churches of all denominations
need to make Il stronger appeal to men. A
little inquiry among those with whom DIR.
Sheridan has been working showed that
the advice which he had given in his book
had been his own guide
In his first two years of pastoral work he
had made 800 conversions. That was at
Washington, Ind. At Detroit in three years
he brought in probably more, and at Pom
tiac, Mich, he attracted GOO persons into
the church. Before coming to Baltimore he
was at Louisville. Ky. There he added $40
conversions to his record. large per-
centage in each place was men.
At Mount Vernon Place Church Dr. Sher-
idan frequently makes conversions after the
Sunday night service He is making those
services especially notable this winter by
series of sermons, in which he takes up
the many reasons men of prominence in
the affairs OF the city give for not being
n ptSy church workers
Last Sunday night his large church was
crowded to the doors, among those present
being many of the prominent men Of the
city to whom he had written letters. At
present he is also conducting series of
week-night revival services, which are
being largely attended.
By such special efforts as this and by per-
sistent work in season and out of season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Sillv Society Customs.

From Harper's Bazaar
Society usually has for its small or large
social exactions excellent reasons founded
on good taste and consideration for others.
Occasionally, however, there are exceptions
community will take up with zeal worthy
Of a better cause absurd fads Of conduct
which not only have nothing to recommend
them, but which may be positively mis-
chievous in their effects. The present fad
of dispensing almost wholly with introduce
tons is one of these. Recently 1t was car
ried to such degree in a New York home
that not one of the guests at large lunch
con was presented to the guest of honor
whom they had all been invited to meet,
though all Of them were strangers to her.
Theoretically, being friends Of her friend,
they were friends of hers. Practically, it
would have added much to her enjoyment
and to theirs, had she known which of
them was the author of the novel she has
Just read with such pleasure, or which
the bridge expert of whom she had heard
SO much in her western home.
The no-introduction fad has its critics
and it's defenders. 1t is questionable how
ever, If any sane voice will be raised in
behalf of the prevailing idiotic custom of
writing out In full on envelopes and en-
craving in full on cards and letter paper
the number Of ones residence. Thus 1S5
West I'D street, to take an address at
random, is now One hundred and eighty
five West Seventy-third street. unless those
who live there are wise enough to take
be rapidly gaining ground among a few
foolish women, and which is hurrying post
Office officials and letter carriers into the
hands of specialists on nervous diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Grandmother's View Of It.
From Harper's Bazaar.


There is a certain exquisite hattery in
our grandchildren's company. Betty loves
everything l do. 1 seem to her witty, ac-
complished and gifted. More than this, she
treats me as an equal. She is ignorant
of draughts, she is not afraid all the time
that 1 am going to tire myself out In a
word, she doesn't know that when she
comes to see me she comes into the land
Of old age She doesn't know that it's be-
cause l am old that I have all the time
there is. while her mother has to make
time for her. For all Betty does for me
l try to repay her by indulgences Of all
sorts-sometimes by forbidden indulgences.
For these 1 get mildly scolded. but keep
rifiht on. have yet to hear of boy who
grew up a bad man because of the little
indulgences his grandfather showered on
him, nor of one who grew up a dyspeptic
because of the surreptitious cookies his
grandmother gave him. / am sure 1 am
NO worse woman because my grand
mother begged me of from some we'll
merited punishments. So I spoil my grand
children as much as I can, which is as
much as ! am let.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
HOW THE COLLEGE MAN REACHES
THE EEATIEN.
normal occupations of the other townspeo
pie, including shopkeeping.

pie, including shopkeeping.
But to return to the party of missionary
visitors in the center of the village. The
simple presence of so many foreigners ap-
parently in good health, attracted attention.
When the older of the two japanese preach
ers announced holding aloft his lantern,
that the foreigners would speak and sing
that night, heads began to appear on all
sides. Then the missionaries, all of whom
speak japanese, gathered about their one
hymn book and began to sing japanese
translation of a familiar hymn. In the
meantime the native evangelist was busily
accosting individuals, inviting them to the
service and giving them tracts.
Two hymns were sung. the announce
ment was repeated, and the procession
wendell its way down near the 1eper bath,
with natives bringing up the rear. An
other halt was made and a similar pro-
cedure was adopted; and again, further
up the village third stand was made.
This was a short distance beyond where
two native story tellers were entertaining
large crowds with sng-song recitals. after
the ancient custom. The missionaries con-
sderately moved to a distance before sing
ing. lest they should disturb these audi
ences, but they nevertheless got a con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Lessons to Learn.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better
than medicine.
Learn to attend strictly to your own
business-a very important point.
Learn to tell a story. well-told story
is a welcome as a sunbeam in sick room.
Learn the art of saying kind and encour-
aging things, especially to the young.
Learn to avoid all ill-natured remarks
and everything calculated to create fric-
ton.
Learn to keep your troubles to yourself.
The world is too busy to care for your ills
and sorrows.
Learn TO stop grumbling. If you cannot
see any good in the world, keep the bad
to yourself.
Learn to hide your aches and pains under
pleasant smile No one cares whether
you have the earache, headache or rheuma-
tis,n, SAYS Woman's Life.
Learn 10 greet your friends with a SMILE
They carry too many frowns in their own
hearts to be bothered with any of yours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Jonah, iv:lo: The gourd which came

small man struggling under a great
message cuts pitiab,e picture of a
prophet. Jonah enjoying the shelter of
the gourd is no more inspiring than Jonah
asleep in the hold of the vessel. In either
case it is conscience that doth make
towards of us Probably the gourd that
grew overnight and withered in night
was meant to type the cheaply and hur-
riedly made prophet who has not grown up
TO his message.
The gourd. however, readily lends itself
to symbolic the sudden ripening of prof.
erts and prospects,. Gourd-growth is not
lasting. The seeds of rapid decay arc born
in it's heart, Nature blight most readily
what she natures with ease, rhe gourd
'oas not time t. sink it's roots and grip the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
ON THE TRAIL OF THE
AMERICAN MISSIONARY

tour of the town watching the bathers.
Whoever will may see these, for the Japan
csc know nothing of the American interpre-
ton of modesty. Then an early start was
made for Shibu more than twenty miles
distant. by way of Shirane, an active vol
to test the religion of anybody. even a mis-
sionary. for 1t is entirely over mountains,
and the road Is superlatively bad,
though the scenery is superlatively beauti-
full, rivaling Colorado's best.
Shirane is tall grey peak amidst q scene
Of desolation, caused by the eruption of
1882, which blasted the trees for miles
around, so that they stand like gray,
gaunt skeletons haunting a field of death.
The crater is most satisfactory to visit, in
that one may descend it's depths and play
with the echoes which dwell in its walls
or dig sulphur from the bottomless pit.
Since the smaller eruption of 1902 the era
ter. which is 1000 yards long. contains two
large lakes. One is of hydrochloric acid,
and when diluted and sweetened makes
lemonade. as the missionaries found. The
other lake is filled with boiling, kissing,
steaming sulphur. These young mission
aries were not content with drinking from
the lemonade lake; they even went swim
ming in it.
The faithful Japanese preacher had
omitted the climb uD Shirane and so he
reached Shibu, another village famous for
its milder baths, ahead of the main party
of sunburned and footsore missionaries,
who arrived at shutdown, to find the town
eXpectant of meeting. all the preparations
for which had been made. Several rooms
on the first floor of the native inn where
the visitors spent the night were thrown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
She Knew Washinqto n.

Old Aunt Whey Field, colored
nanny whom her daughter, Ellen
Bowers, says was 11S years old, died
Sunday at her home ZIG Virginia ave-
nue. southeast. Ellen claims that her
mother clearly remembered George
Washington, and had often told Of
events Of that period. The aged
woman was buried by the district
government.
Aunt Whey was born, her daughter
says, in 1856. She was the slave of
Henry Field, of Madison county, Va,
and remained in his household until
the time of the Mexican war when
she was sold. During the time she
lived with the family of Mr.. Field, she
saw and heard much of Gen. Wash
ington, and she often related his
deeds to her children and grand
children.
At the beginning of the civil war
she belonged to Sinclair Bouton, OF
Madison county, but when freed went
to Tennessee. Ten years later she
came to this city and lived heSf until
her death.
She is survived by her daughter,
with whom she lived, and one son,
Willis Washington Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
All Over the State.

There was light frost on the lowlands
the other night, but no great damage was
done.
Chippewa Falls was surprised the other
day by the sudden appearance ov NM
dreds Of thousands Of whip-pOor-willS.
A bolt of lightning struck George
Ladd's barn on his farm west of Cumber-
land, burning the building and feed and
hay.
ID. NJ. Maxcy Of Washburn has been
appointed receiver for the John \. Jacobs
Lumber Company pending bankruptcy
proceedings.
Mrs. Jennette Gage, & resident of RAJ
cine over fifty years and a sister Of Ste
phen Bull and Mrs. J. /. Case, died tie
other day, aged 50 years.
The creamery cold storage and Ice
cream factory of the Superior Creamery
Company in New Richmond was destroyed
BY fire. The total loss exceeds $1,000.
Michael Schmitz. who fell from the top
of a warehouse in Fond du Lac and frac-
tured his neck. is still alive and con
scious. although no hope is entertained
for his recovery. Peter Ferguson suf-
fered a dislocation Of the neck and is now
at St. Agnes hospital. lie will recover.
Fifteen minutes after being thrown into
a barbed wire fence and severely cut be-
cause Of the fright Of his horse. HaIver
Peterson, a Cato farmer. reached nome 10
find his large barn in flames, wIsn the
fire threatening the dwelling and granary
The loss is nearly $4,000 and insurance
less than $1,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
German Identification Card.

Consul J. I. Britain, of KehI, re-
ports that the German postal depart
ment has recently introduced card
of Identification for the benefit of the
travelling public which will prove Of
great utility to travellers.
Upon the card or folder is printed
it's number, the date of it's expiration
at the end Of year, the name, pro-
fession and residence of its owner,
the date of its issue, and the seal of
the postoffice issuing it. Within the
fold is pasted a small unmounted
photograph of the owner A small
cancellation stamp is pasted partly
upon the photograph and partly upon
the page Opposite is description of
the applicant, his general appearance,
color of hair and eyes. His birth
place and age are also given, and he
is required to sign the card The last
page of the little folder describes the
uses to which the card is to be put
and the means of obtaining it. The
fee is so pfennigs (12 cents). The
card is to be used in obtaining mail
where the owner is not known, and
in case he changes his appearance so
that he no longer conforms to the
description a new card must be is
sued after proper Identification of the
applicant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
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INCONSIDERATE HENS.
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Lazy men are scarce in New England,
and lazy women are scarcer; never
theless, they exist. Libby" Dutton of
Dulverton was so lazy that even in
early youth she began to put on flesh
amazingly, and, naturally, the fatter
she grew the lazier she became. At
last she ceased going to church, be-
cause she had not energy to struggle
into a sufficiently formal costume; in
deed, she was never seen in anything
less "free and easy" than a flowing
calico wrapper of the Mother Hub
bard type. Her friends demonstrated.
Its because of the buttons" eX
planned Libby, the easy tears starting
to her eyes, for she wept at trifies as
frankly as a big baby. Its all be-
cause of the buttons. They kept a.
busting and a-rOlling and me achas-
ing, till it wasn't human nature to en-
dure! The Lord didn't build me for
STOPPING and crawling; and besides, /
got tired of sewing 'em on and sewing
'em on, and them everlastingly pop
ping off again, as if they was shot out
of pea-ShOOterS, every time l stirred a
finger. And | should think folks might
make allowances for a person af
ficted with flesh as be, and not ex
pect her to be buttoned up tight and
bouncing round spry."
But the climax of Libby's laziness
was reached when a. neighbor, one fine
day in early spring, found her seated
on an overturned wheelbarrow near the
barn door, weeping large and copious
tears into a basket of fresh eggs that
she held on her knee. To an inquiry
as to what was wrong, she replied
plaintively, dabbing her eyes:
1T amt anything but the eggs. I'm
so tired of gathering 'em; and every
day there's more. Those hens, they
keep right on laying, faster and faster,
till I'm downright discouraged. Seems
as if the fool creturs didn't understand
the meaning of moderation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Wisconsin
State News
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LEOPARDs SPREAD TERROR.
Outlying Towns Aroused by Animals
HAT Escape from Circus.

Outlying Towns Aroused by Animals
HAT Escape from Circus.
Three leopards from Ringing Brothers
circus menagerie have terrorized the resi-
dents of the towns of Necedah, Arkdale,
New Lisbon, Mansion. Cranberry Center,
Babcock and surrounding country for sew
eral days. The animals escaped from
their cage as the cages were beng loaded
on trains at Necedah. Posses from all
the towns, armed with shotguns. rifles
and revolvers, have hunted the animals
for several days. Their first success came
the other night when one of the leopards
was shot in the barnyard of Peter r.
Stivers, three miles south OF Necedah, by
Henry Samson Of Arkdale. The animal
had killed one COW and was crouching for
a spring at another when discovered By
Samson. Since their escape not child
has been allowed outside the doors of the
homes and even the women are afraid to
90 out at night. Every house, barn and
shed in which the human race and the do
nestle animals are harbOred has been
dOubly locked and barricaded. Frank NJ.
Reid, town chairman of Necedah, received
word that three head of cattle had been
killed on the farm of James Williams.
north Of the village. Later reports were
received from Arkdale, New Lisbon and
Cranberry Center that the animals had
been seen prowling in the woods on the
outskirts of these places. The same night
DR.. 6. Ii. Parham, one of the Necedah
posse, sighted the leopards on Frank Hud-
sons farm and fired three shots, but miss
ed. The next morning Frank NJ. West
discovered that four of his cattle had
been killed. The last report received gave
the number of cattle killed as seventeen.