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OBJECT TO SALOON
REMOVAL OF ONE OPPOSITE
SCHOOL DESIRED.

Backed by the Association of Methodist
Ministers of the District. a movement has
been started for the removal of saloon
located across the street from the 9th
street entrance of the Business High
School. Persons who are interested have
petitioned the excise board for a hearing
in the matter. and It is expected that an
early date will be fixed.
The trustees of the Hamline M. E.
Church. which is located near the Business
High School, first took up the matter at
the instigatiOn of Rev. Charles Z. Guth-
rie. its pastor Also through DR.. Guthrie
the question was brought to the attention
of the other Methodist ministers of he
city, and they voted Immediately to take
composed of Rev. Charles E. Guthrie,
Rev. c. Herbert Richardson, Rev. s..
Reese Murray, Rev. George c. Bacon and
Rev. j. E. Amos was appointed to petition
the excise board for a hearing and to
take up the matters with others who are
interested, together with the parents of
the pupils of the high school and temper
| ance organizations.
A picture of lines of pupils of the high
school being broken by persons who are
rushing the growler' is drawn by those
back of the movement to show the condt-
tons which they hope to change. 1t Is
pointed out that 62o boys and girls go to
the Business High School every school
day during the year. AS the saloon in
question Is opposite the 9th street en-
trance, it is declared that most of these
pupils must pass its door several times
a day. More than that. it is stated. the
saloon is opposite the playground of the
high school. where the boys gather nearly
every day and stay for several hours in
full view of the liquor store and it's trans
actions. 1t Is also claimed by those who
are pushing the matter that the attitude
of the authorities of the Business High
School was clearly shown a few, nights
ago, when. at the annual banquet of the
alumni Of the school, the serving of liquor
was prohibited.
1t is understood the Anti-Saloon League
has taken an interest in the fight and
will confer with the excise board in re-
gard to hearing.
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I'm Local Churches.
Sunday Schools Have Given Elaborate Christmas
Festivals During the Past Week.

enbos is well-known physician of this
country and is the author of number
| of books. He has lectured for a num-
Der of years in this country on scientific
and literary subjects.
The new Catholic chapel at Seat Pleas
ant Heights. near Chesapeake Junction
which has been under construction fo1
several weeks. is nearing completion
The unfaVerable weather of the past sew.
eral weeks has delayed the construction
and the hope that the congregation could
worship in the new chapel by the begin
ming OF the new year will not be realized
1t is believed. however. the first mass car
| be sung about the third Sunday in Janu.
airy.
The new chapel will he under the gen
eral charge of Father c. M. Bart of St
Teresa's Catholic Church. Anacostia He
| states that no choice has yet been made
or priest to take immediate charge OF
| the chapel at Chesapeake Junction
This will be the third church under
rather Barts direction, those at Ana
costa and at Oxen Hill. Md. having beer
supervised by him for some time.
DR.. Koenig, teacher. and the members
of the Bible class of ST. Pauls Episcopal
Church were entertained last week by
Mr.. Ross Hunter at his home on II street
After business session the gathering be-
came social and refreshments were served
Revival services to be conducted by Rev
Thomas Harrison, it is announced, will
be held in the Hamline NJ. E. Church. 9th
and streets, in January. The first meet
ing is scheduled for January 9, and every
night after that for "a month will be
utilized.
The Bible class of the Gorsuch NJ E.
Church gave an oyster supper for the
benefit of missions in the church parlors
yesterday afternoon and evening.
A sunrise prayer meeting was held at
Gorsuch NJ. z. Church Christmas morn
mug at $50 o clock, at which addresses
were made by the pastor, Rev w. l..
Lynn, and Rev. Allan F. Poore pastor of
Gaithersburg NJ. f. Church, a former
member of the church.
AS it's Christmas celebration Waugh
brotherhood the mems club of Waugh
M. f. Church, Sd and A streets north
east, Christmas morning distributed to
deserving needy families near the church
fifty baskets well filled with substantial
provisions. The larger part of the con-
tributiOn for this charity came from the
members of the club, the remainder from
generous members of the Sunday school
and church. Each basket contained gen
erous supplies of meats, veget tables, apples
and groceries.
In addition. several tons of COAL in
quarter-ton lots, were sent to families
known to be needy and certain to be
grateful. In all, the club succeeded in re-
lieving the necessities and adding a little
Christmas cheer to nearly three hundred
persons. and the members are elated with
the success of their initial effort along
this line.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The next regular meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church Monday even
ing, January 6. and it promises to be one
OF unusual interest
The annual Christmas sunrise prayer
meeting was observed Christmas morning
at Calvary Baptist Church. under the aus
pices of the Christian Endeavor societies
of that church.
The Prohibition Crusaders League,
which is formed to aid in the cause of
temperance. will meet Monday evening,
January 6, at the First Congregational
Church. A delegation from the District
of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union,
which is affiliated with it. is expected to
be present.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
took up a missionary topic last Sunday
and the leader was Miss Julia Stickney,
who has just recently returned from the
mission fields of Burma and India The
meeting was in. eresting and instructive.
The union is pleased to learn that
ground mas Deeil broken lot the new tul-
flee for the Emmanuel Baptist Church at
18th street and Columbia road. This
church has a Junior society of Christian
Endeavor. which IS member of the
junior union.
The annual vigil service held the night
of December 81 will be observed at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
and will be conducted by Rev. DR.. Wal
| lace Radcliffe. AS in previous years,
] Christian Endeavorers. of churches which
do not hold such service will meet there
and watch the old year out and ring in
! the new.
! The Pennsylvania State Christian En-
deavor Union is planning for large state
conve ntion at Reading, Pa, July Z, and
| 8 next.
The union begs to call attention to the
| fact that new topics and tools for the
work in the society can be obtained from
| the United Society of Christian EndeGN or
| at Boston. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

you good only you want to kill US. But
our God is here 20 protect us and to pun
ish you They yelled in rage and urged
each other to strike the first blow, but the
Invisible One restrained them. I stood
invulnerable beneath His invisible shield
and succeeded in rolling back the tide of
flame from our dwelling house. At this
dread moment occurred an incident which
my restlers may explain as they like. but
which / trace directly to the interposition
of my God. \ rushing and roaring sound
came from the south like the noise of
mighty engine or of muttering thunder.
Every head was nstinctively turned in
that direction. and they knew from pre-
vious hard experience that it was one OF
their awful tornadoes of wind and rain.
Now. mark. the wind bore the flames
away from our dwelling house. Some be-
gan to withdraw from the scene, all low
cred their weapons of war and several
terror-struck exclaimed: That Is ,Teho-
vah's rain, Truly their Jehovah God is
fighting for them and helping them. Let
us away \ panic seized upon them:
they threw away their torches; in n few
moments they had all disappeared in the
bush and | was left alone praising God
for His marvellous works
That was what DR.. Patton had to meet,
and vet he said: In the darkest moment
/ never doubted that ultimately the VIC
tory there. as elsewhere, would DO on the
side of Jesus, believeing the whole earth
would yet be filed with the glory Of the
| might never live to see or hear of that
happy day! BY the goodness Of the Ever
merciful one have lived to see and hear
Of Il gospel church on Tanna and to read
about my dean lowmissonaries. Mr..
and Mrs. Misunderstanding the holy sup
per to a native congregation of Tannese,
amid the very scenes and people where
the seeds of faith and hope were planted
not only in tears. but tears of blood-'in
deaths Oft
When we look back to those days OF
missionary work can we doubt that
Chrst's kingdom is not far away?
Can we doubt that the triumphs of the
cross are growing greater when we read
of India and Japan sending missionaries
to other lands aud of formsr savages
taking up collections to send the gospel
elsewhere? If but the Christians at home
would forget the world more and put the
same earnestness into mission work that
the heather converts do We might soon
see the whole earth bowling before our
Lord.
Parallel passages - Psalms, XXii:2I;
Psalms, ixXxvil:9; Isaiah, ii:2,20: Isaiah,
xlv:22; Isaiah, lix:l9; Daniel, vii:21; Mi
cab, iv:1,2: Habakkug, ii:1i; Ezekiel, H:l7:
2 Corinthians, we.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
Entertainment Given at Protestant
Orphan Asylum.

The Washington City Protestant Or
phan Asylum held its Christmas festival
the evening of the holiday in the me-
mortal hall of the asylum, corner of 18th
and S streets northwest 1t was at
tended by large number of friends of
the institution, the official board and
about two hundred of the boys and girls
in the orphanage.
The services began at 1.30 o'clock. The
children marched in at that hour to the
professional. 20, Come All Ye Faithful
and took their seats close to the big
Christmas tree which was handsomely
decorated and laden with gifts. The
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

The PRESIDENT of the Washington local
assembly of the Brotherhood of St An
drew has announced the appointment of
the following standing committees for the
fiscal year ending November 80. 1908:
Special services, F. G. Munson, Thomas
c. Hendricks and Dudley S. Bright; Junior
work, William B. Everett. jr, James P
Garner and Charles j. Hedrck: press.
Bert I. Amos. William P. Foley and Will
liam S. Hill; hotel work, Thomas =. Hen
bricks. William r. Bedell and DIR. Adel-
new chapters, Capt. Z. A. Krideler, Ed
ward l.. Brown and c. l.. MERCER; Assem-
bly, meetings, William B. Dent, Bert T.
Amos and Edward l.. Brown; colored
chapters, P. n. Bailey; noon day lenter.
services, Bert T. Amos William B. Ever
EFT, jr., and DIR. Gabriel f. Johnston; lay
readers, Dr. Gabriel F. Johnston
The Brotherhood Chapter of Emmanuel
Church, Anacostia, has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: n.
r. Harnish, director; Franklin S. Gicker
secretary; Edward F. Wood, treasurer.
1t has been decided to hold the next
regular meeting of the Washington local
assembly of Brotherhood chapters at St
Marks Church. corner Sd and A streets
southeast. Monday evening. January %.
Officers have been elected for the ensu-
ing year for the Junior Brotherhood
chapter of st. Paurs Church as follows:
Director, Rev. Charles H. Holmead: vice
director and treasurer William B. Cash:
secretary, John Guy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
Mems Meeting at Belasco Theater.

Under the auspices of the Y. NJ. C. A.
a mass meeting for men will be held in
the Belasco Thcater tomorrow at 800
o'clock, and Charles Stelze will speak on
'Labor's Champion" Mr.. Stelze is con-
nected with the Presbyterian board of
home missions, having special charge OF
the department of church and labor, and
has attracted much attention a lee
turer on labor problems. The associa-
ton orchestra will render music and the
Lyric male quartet of Baltimore will
sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
CONVENTION PLANS OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION OUTLINED

Plans for the fifth general conven-
ton of the Religious Education As
ISOLATION. which is to be held in
Washington February lib, are fast as
summing definite shape and the prospects
are. it is declared, that the convention
will bring here many of the leading edu-
Gators in the country. A list of notable
speakers has also been announced from
the headquarters of the association in
| Chicago.
In the general announcement regarding
the gathering a partial list of speakers
is given as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
United States; Mr.. Elmer K. Brown,
United States commissioner of education;
Mr.. Henry B. F.Macfarland. Commission
err of the District of Columbia; Rev.
Washington T GLADDEN., D. D.. Columbus,
Ohio; Clarence F. Birdseye, counsellor
at law, author of individual Training
In Our Colleges" New York; Clyde w.
George Hodges dean Episcopal Divinity
School. Cambridge, Mass; Henry
Churchill King, D. D.. president Oberln
Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evans
ton, ILL.,; Frank Knight Sanders, ID. D.,
Boston: William Knowles Cooper, Inter-
national Y NJ. c. A. Training School,
Springfield, Mass; George ]. Fischer,
NJ. D.. international committee Y. M. C..
A; Lawrence l.. Doggett. Phi. D., re-
cording secretary of the council of re-
ligious education;. Walter NJ. Wood, Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A, Chicago; Rev. Erastus
Blakeslee. ID. D., Boston, Mass; George
E. MacLean. Ii. D.. president University
of Iowa; Norman Hapgood. editor Col
lier's; Ri Rev. Charles b. Galloway,
d. D.. Ii. D.. Jackson, Miss; John T..
Mcfarland, D. D.. New York city; Miss
Jane Adams. Hull House, Chicago;
Charles w. Williams, Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio; Milton E. Fairchild, Pm.
D., New York city; Francis w. Kelsey,
Phi. D.. University of Michigan; Rev.
Thomas C. Hall. New York city; Jesse
Swarthmore. Pa; William H. P. Faunce,
D. D.. LII. D., president Brown Uni
versity, Providence; George Whitfield
Mead, Phi. D., Pittsburg; Amos w. Pat
ten, Phi. D.. Northwestern University
Evanston, ILL.,. Floyd Tomkins, ID. D.,
Philadelphia; Van Ogden Vogt, New York
city; Charles F. Shaw, D. D., Railway
n. j.
Local Arrangement Committee.
The preliminary announcement for the
convention says: The next general con-
vention of the Religious Education As
ISOLATION will be held in the National cap
ital The preparations for this conven-
ton are already well advanced and give
every promise of it's being by far the most
important gathering which this associa-
ton has held. The Importance of the
general theme. the fact that the meeting
will be held in Washington at the time
that Congress is in session and that so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

Speaking of the poverty in which many
of the clergy find themselves involved.
Rev. R. E. II. Kingston. a London pas
tor. declares that IN ten years sxty-one
of his Episcopal associates have been
forced to take refuge in warehouses. while
forty-two others passed into pauper lu-
matte asylums.
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his death. There is no difference between
him and the book A Brahman once said
to missionary You Christians are not
as good as your book. If you were as
good as your book, you would convert
India to Christ in five years What the
world needs is living epistles, and epistles
that are written as in the Holy Scrip
lures, by the spirit of the living God
When the men are as good as the book,
Of God
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

Four Mormon missionaries have just
been banished from Leipzig as trouble
some persons, and, therefore, undesira-
ble."
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DR.. Torrey has issued a call to prayer
for a great spiritual revival. He says:
Pray that Chicago may be shaken as
never before in it's history. Pray that
on all classes. Pray that thousands may
be truly converted. Pray that many of
the abandoned men and women in the
city may be saved to holy, noble lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

From San Salvador comes the news of
revival at Sonsonate. with a number of
conversions.
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There are some signs that China is be-
coming more friendly toward foreigners,
and this is due in large degree no doubt.
to the fact that SO many contributions
came from Christians during the late
famine.
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The Home Herald.

1t is stated that three Chinese girls
wards of the emperor, two of them of
royal blood and the first Chinese women
sent by the government of that country
to America to be educated, have arrived
at Wellesley College. They are Miss
Faung YUM Tsao, a woman of thirty, who
speaks English fiuently; Miss Chiche
Wang. who is twenty-six, and Miss Ming
H-Sai Hu who is sixteen
Less than seventy years ago the Fijians
were the most degraded. savage, supersti-
tious of cannibals. Today they are NOM
inally all Christians and civilized and
carrying the gospel to others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

At the Hamline NJ z. Church the Sun
day school entertainment was given last
night. The program contained many
recitations and songs by the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

The Sunday school festival of the
Church of the New Jerusalem was held
Tuesday, Christmas eve, at O'CLOCK
1t included a procession, tree, recta-
tons and carols.
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meeting was observed Christmas morning
at Calvary Baptist Church. under the aus
pices of the Christian Endeavor societies
of that church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

At the celebration by the pupils of the
Sunday school Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, held Christmas
evening, cantata called The Real San
ia Claus was given. in which thirty
of the children took part. 1t will be re-
peated tonight at the Presbyterian Home
for the Aged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

ARRANGEMENTS have been made for a
free lecture to be given by DR.. John Dun
can Quackenbos of New York Monday
evening next, at O'Clock. at the First
Baptist Church. His subject will be
Healing and Christianity. Or. Quack-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09

WIDOW OF STATESMAN
SECRETARY TAFT, HEARING OF
HER ILLNESS FASTENED TO-
WARD HOME FROM RUSSIA
WILL ARRIVE DEC. 18TH.

Milbury, Mass, Dec. o.-Death, which
has been expected almost hourly for a
week past. was announced Sunday
morning at 1920 o'clock from the bed
side of Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft, moth
er of William n. Taft. secretary of
war. Mrs. Taft was the widow of AL
phonso Taft, secretary of war and at
torney general of the United States
under Grant, and later minister to Aus
tria and Russia.
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute indigestion and a gradual
breakdown of her vigorous constitu-
ton soon followed. Secretary Taft,
her son, had visited her on Independ-
ence day and left her apparently in
normal health to go to his summer
home in Canada, from which place he
was summoned on August u, because
Of alarm at his mothers condition. He
spent day at her bedside and found
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09

her in less dangerous condition than
he had supposed The imperative du-
ties of his office called him to Wash
ingtOn, where plans for a tour of the
world had been SO definitely arranged
that they could not be changed. and
as his mother was reported as rallying
her strength, he proceeded to carry out
his program.
Secretary Taft sailed from CuXhaven
today on board the steamer President
Grant for New York. His wife will
join him at Boulogne. The steamer is
due to arrive in New York on Decem-
Der IS
Mrs Taft is survived by four chill
dren, of whom Secretary Taft is the
eldest. The two other sons are Henry
w Taft, of the New York law firm Of
Strong 4 Cadwallader, and Horace ID.
Taft, founder and head of the Taft
School for boys at Watertown, Conn
The daughter, Fanny L., is the wife of
DR.. William A. Edwards, of Los An
geles. Besides Miss Torrey. the only
near relative is her step-son, former
Congressman Charles p. Taft, editor
of the Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09

Have you touble of any kiad arising from
. disordered stomach Go to your druggist
and get SOC or 81 bottle of DR.. Caldweli's
Syrup Pepsin. which Is positively RuR-o-tsed to
cure You and keep you wei
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09
NEW YORK D|SL|KES
THE SUNDAY LID
Police Prove Law Obnoxious
To Residents.
1T WAS THEN MODIFIED.

New York, Dec. 9-Father Knick-
erbocker doesn't like the Sunday
lid He said SO yesterday, when,
for the first time in the history of the
metropolis, the police department
hearkening to the clamOr of the re
formers. reached away back in the
darkest recess of a musty old shelf and
raked forth the ancient and decreplt
blue laws passed when the old man
was in his toddling clothes.
1t was a novelty that Father knick'
erbocker and his millions of children
and the tens of thousands OF visitors
failed to appreciate. In tue memory
of the oldest inhabitant it was the first
blue" Sunday, and probably the last
There have been occasional dry" Sun
days, and Sundays without baseball
but never before was there Sabbath
when Father KnickerbOcker had tC
choose between Sunday school picnic
or a two hour sermon and the parks tC
see something or hear something to en-
terrain him.
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shoulders as much as to say. We will
stand for ii if we have to, but We
don't like it in the least"
The lowest temperature of the week
was on Thursday, when the mercury
made "A slide for life and was brought
to halt at eight degrees above. which
is considered very cold weather for
this season of the year. At no time
during the week did the thermometer
register more than II degrees. The
high minimum temperature was - de-
grees. The low maximum was Mon
day and Tuesday at % degrees.
Thursday and Friday were the only
clear days of the week. There was
no rainfall The record kept by Wal
ter Vossler at the pumping station, fol-
lows.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09

ask the question whether it is or is
not quite as much within the province
of religion to concern ourselves about
the cause and spread of tuberculosis
and other like questions, as it is TO
discover the derivation of Biblical
names or determine the exact con
struction of an intricate passage from
an ancient prophet Should we not
take care while studying the lives OF
PARKWAY heroes that we do not pass
the one who has fallen by the way
side? Let us not fOrsake anything
that is good but, above all, let us
minister to our age in the name OF
Him who came to minister and not
to be ministered unto"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09
The Sunrise or Life.

Infants and children arc constantly needing q
laxative. 1t Is important to know what to give
them. Their stomach apd bowels are not strong
enough for salts purgative waters cathartic
pills. powders or tablets. Give them mild
pleasant. gentle. laxative tonic like DR.. Cald
sum of SO cents or 81 at drug stores It is the
one great remedy for you to have in the house &c
give children when they need it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-09
CARD OF THANKS,

We desire to express our thanks to
the friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted in sickness and death
of the husband and father, J. M. Rife;
also for the many floral offerings.
MARY z. RIFE AND CHILDREN.