The Washington herald., 1907-09-08

! It stood, the present cOmmodious edifice
was erected. Il has now ii membership OF
I over 6o0 Not only so, but, as the fruit
1 OF his labor, there have grown the Ninth
Street Christian Church, II Street Church,
Fifteenth Street Church. Whitney Avenue
and Thirty-fourth Street Church. beside.
/ Antioch Church. Vienna, Va In q de-
/ lghtful little volume. Thoughts Of Thirty
Years, published by the Young Peoples
/ Society Of Christian EndeavCr Of the Yer
mont Avenue Church, as a memorial OF
1 Or. Powers thirtieth anniversary, Fran
! els L. Clark, president Of the Worlds
I Christian Endeavor Union, uses in his
! PREDATORY remarks these words. which are
/ just as true to-day as they were then
! TO I'll an important pulpit in the Ma
/ tiOnal Capital for almost a whole genera
/ tion, and that generation in ssae respects
/ the most stirring and memorable IN our
national history. has been the lot Of very
I few men. To hold such a position with
/ increasing power and influence during all
/ these years, and 10 become more and
more beloved not only by his own con
! gTegatiOn, but by a constantly increasing
! multitude outside Of his own city and his
own church, gives 10 DR.. Power unique
position among the ministers Of America
Rev. Charles E. Guthrie. who comes
/ from Strawbrldge Church Baltimore as
| Or. Carl G. D0ney's successor at Hamlina
/ Methodist Episcopal Church, VIII preach
1 his initial sermon this morning. Dr.
/ Guthrie mas just returned from Euro
pean trip. The Baltimore Methodist. in
/ TegTetting the change that takes him
/ from that city. says
1 During his sixteen years OF ministerial
! service heTe-these years including pas
/ toTates at Summerfield, Columbia Avenue,
! ST. Johns independent. and StrawBridge-
/ he rendered ma agnifcent service. not only
/ to MethOdism. but also for many causes
I making for civic righteousness. From
/ pulpit and platform, by pen and influence,
/ he has made himself and his denomination
/ felt in reform movements which have
nightly helped this city and the State
/ Of Maryland. Genial. studiOus. indus
/ trious. alert, gifted with the initiative, we
/ predict for him q ministry in our neigh
/ boring city which will reflect honor upon
/ him and the denomination which he rep
/ resents-"
The international convention OF the
/ Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew. 10 meet here
September . to 2. has a programme az
ranged containing many interesting fea-
tures. 4 service not before included IN
the Brotherhood conventions IS a morning
meeting for prayer. 10 continue about
forty-fve minutes. It is 10 be held every
day excepting sunday. Very helpful have
devotional meetings Of less formal char
acter proved, which have been held at
/ former conventions, and il is believed that
these special services will give inspiration
10 the work Of each days session. The
first morning prayer meeting wiz b6
/ Thursday, September IS, and VIII be led
by Bishop Daniel sylvester Tuttle, OF St
Louis, No. his subject being THE Joy OF
Worship" Friday morning. the Right
Rev. Edgar Jacob, Bishop of St AIban's.
England, Will have charge. with THE Joy
OF Service as the topic, and THE JOY OF
Sacrifice win be the thought for Satur-
days service. with the Most Rev. Enos
Nuttal. Archbishop of the West Indies. as
leader.
Those who do not understand the ex.
act purpose Of the Brotherhood ofSSt.
Andrew will be interested to know that
It was organized for the one purpose OF
spreading Chrlst's kingdom among men.
It works under two rules: One. known as
the Rule OF Prayer-''To pray daily for
the spread Of Christ's Kingdom among
men, and that Christs blessing may be
upon the labors of the brotherhood" =" and
the other. the Rule of Service-"TO make
at least one effort each week TO bring
some man nearer Christ through His
Church"
7 fancy sanatoriums and health re-
sorts would not be nearly so over
crowded by those seeking a cure for
overtaxed brains and tired nerves. IL
more would follow the example set by
Bishop leighton Coleman. OF Della
ware, and take g yearly vacation,
spent in long walking tour. For the
past fifty years the bishop. who is one
of the most eminent divines in the
country. has found recreation and
pleasure in these jOurneyings, and,
though now in his seventy first year.
is as enthusiastic as ever over the de-
lights of pedestrianism, and attributes
his vigor and ability to do hard work
10 this healthful exercise He is now
on his annual tramp, and, as is his Gus
tom before starting. laid aside his cler-
teal dress and donRed the garb Of an
everyday citizen. He uses no disguise,
but does not tell who he is. as he thinks
by remaining unknown he gets nearer
TO the people he meets by the way, aud q
he hkes-
To find his theaters il roadside nooks
Where men are actors and suspect it not
His tour last year covered two huns
dred and ten miles, along the Susque-
hanna River, and through the Cumber-
land Valley, He walked on an average
twenty-one miles a day; his banner day
was twenty-six miles, and he said hs
was then not trying" Many and en-
tertaining are the experiences Of these
trips. Last yeag he was asked several
times week What he had TO sell. or
what industry he represented; was
taken, on a number Of occasions. for a
fortune-teller, and was offered a Job at
picking apples by a farmer. The cost
Of tour like his. the bishop saws. is
very little. At one hotel where he
stopped to spend the night he secured
supper, lodging, and breakfast for SO
cents, and at times he has been given
reduced rates because Of a belief that
he was too poor TO ride. and was com.
PEELED to walk. On occasions he has
slept In barns or wherever necessitv re
Quired. ELIZABETH FRFvSOz