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CAPT. VALIANT ON
A LIVE TOPIC

Capt. Theodore Valiant, evangelist Of
the HomeNard Bound Mission. Pennsyl-
Vania avenue between 1st and I'd streets
corporations and President Roosevelt in
his lecture Friday night last. IL part, lie
said:
Il address this lecture to our men of
wealth. but more especially to those mil
who are seeking foOlishIy TO Buy
front seats in heaven by erecting plies
of masonry on this poor, pitful earth.
AS an humble man of God, poor in this
world S goods, bat rich in human ex-
perience ! exEort the wealthy men OF this
nation TO pause IN their careers of getting
richer and richer in gold, ana c0ntenl-
plate our dear Father above and His in
vinctble, Yet exactly just and righteous
avs.
in this age of frenzied finance and get
riCu-qulCk schemes the aVaricious man OF
The hour gives but little heed TO God and
His divine dictates. He is money mad
and seeks but the ethereal pleasures o.
the day rather than the peace and happi-
ness OF The eternity of time to come He
span is this earthly life, with its ills and
its uncertainties.
our President of the United States IS
filed with the glory of God. He despises
successful dishonesty; lac dispises
CElcan2ry and triCkery, aud God is with
him i'll mis- efforts. Theodore Roosevelt
with God on mis- side, is world ma iority
morally ANA physically. May the good
Lord steel his brain. his nerves and his
mind 70 continue the noble work h, has
begun.
president Roosevelt is building an
American monument. and il is Of flesh and
blood and Will last through all the ages -
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BISHOPS PALACES
SAID TO BE A DRAG

N'F0'lot wi ttstfJl-tIeAct ne star.
LONDON, October 1s, 1907.
daring an6 wholesale sacrifice by the
episcopacy toward a humber and sim
pier life Is proposition which Is lust
now agicating the heads OF the Church
of England The matter is a serious one
for the men concerned ana the advocates
of new order of things are OF sucn
standing that their sincerity cannot be
questioned. The inadequacy OF clerical
incomes IS coming TO be more pronounced
every year, with the result that unless
bishop has An income independent Of the
church he is no longer in a position to
maintain lis home as he should do.
At present an income Of $4,000 year
must be assured before a new see can be
erected. This IS Supposed to be for the
support of the bishop. but there are few
who live within that amount. Their ar
few OF them, however. who have not
spoken In favor of reducing the normal
income to $500 year house and all in
they are turning.
The Bishop Of Norwich advocates sell
ing the bishops palaces and the pUr-
chase of modest residences that can h"
N0pt up deceniiy for a small amount. H
declares that When he took possession Of
1Ge palace at Norwich he was forced To
expend s15coo and that it could not be
run for less than S12,3no a year. His in
come for the past year was about sci
800 and his expenses So 900 abov that
sum He declares he would ne willing TO
have his stipend reduced ST $40 i year If
ne could have q less preteatious house.
Il was rot so very long ago tina the
Bishop Of London said that he could
hardly keep up the palacr OF Fulaam
even on his income % So >,oo) a year
Three years ago he published balance
sheet thar showed aim actuelly 10 be
poorer fOr being & bishop. Besides the
episcopal residence at FulNaQ! h" ha=
q large house in 81 James Square 20
maintain. whereas, according to his own
sta erneEts, a small fiat with a cottage
in the country would have met al his
requirements
Most OF these residences We're built cen
turtles ago oUr % state fu~ds. \ few
were the result of private ben factions
With very few exceptions they ar out
Of al proportion to tn demands of thu
present day. The Archbish-p o: York.
With an income OF $4,000 year, has d
great medieval mansion standing in i'm
manse grounds. The Bishop of Win
chester whose income IS $1,000 has I
castle at Farnha.n which II seemz lIk "
maintained on tn present salary. The
Bishop Of Peterborough has a palace that
costs him at least $4,000 g year, but he
mas a private income from mixing
sources OF about 500 coo b ing one of
the fortunate members OF the episcopacy
The Bishop Of Worcester also has a
private income. besides which n rece'v g
s2l 900 from the see The pres NJ Bishop
of Exeter has not complained g his
sci 600 income, but Bishop Temple when
he left for London declared he was
poorer than when he came into the
diocese
The friends OF the establishment doubt
the wisdom of any chang, especially any
reduction Of thu incomes for they argue
that If the church thus voluntarily re
duces itself 10 the social level OF the sects
that il Is combating it will strengthen
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the church where he later played proml-
ueut part in civil liberty. In this chuFcl
was preached for many years the annual
election sermon before the governor and
legislature of the STATE. and It IS suci
memories and such historic walls tlat
Edwin Calvin, a noble character guards
Gay and night
with the coming once more into pronli-
hence Of the Old South there passes an
otaer church property, the old Berkeley
Temple. which was owned by the Con-
gregatiOna! Church Union IN II nave
spoken many distinguished clergy men
and scores Of important meetings having
to do with the religious welfare not alone
of Boston. but Of tie whole country
have ben held there. Now It has gone
10 :he control of Peter c. Rose. who will
turn it into a mercantile structure as
soon possible.
Still a third building of historic re-
ligiOus fame has come to the fore re-
Gently, this being the little Revere Street
Church. a most unpretentlous structure
which came into the hands OF colored
congregation 103 years ago through the
libaraiity of q member OF the Bromfleld
Street Methodist Church. who saw that
some place was needed by the scores OF
col0ret7 men and women who were then
appearing N New England During the
civil war it became an important station
of the underground railway the refu-
gees being sent there 10 be cared for un-
Ill they could be spirited farther away
Ii has been claimed and not disputed
that the deed Of gift stated that the
church should rot be sold 50 long as there
remained fifteen members of the conSre-
CATION. Seven years ago efforts were
made TO secure the property. 1t was rep
resented 70 the trustees of the Bromfle.d
Street Church, in which rested the title
Of the Revere Street Church, that the
congrag CATION of the latter was actually
below the stipulated number. 1t was not
proven then but lately il seems 10 have
been shown that the time had come for
the parent congregation to assume control
once more. and. the trustees eli assent
ing, the building was sold to Israel Lee
vine.
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TWO NEW ZIONIST
SOCIETIES ARE FORMED

Special Dis9at.a 20 The Star.
NEW YORK. October 26-Of Zionist
societies which have recently been organ
lied in this country the TWO most inter
est!ng organizations are thosa which have
just applied for affil.ation with the FEEDER
alton Of American Zionis;s. One Of these
has been organized by the students Of the
National Farm School at Doylestown.
Pa, and the other is composed OF wish
youths who are attending the Wood oina
Agricultural School at Woodbine y. ].
The first o. these is called the National
Farm School Zionist Society and the 9TH
er IS the Woodbine Zionist Society. The
members OF these two societies, all en-
thus:astIc young men, intensely interest
ed in Jewish affairs are Zlonists In the
strongest sense of the word and mum
Der Of them intend. after graduating from
the above schools. % go 70 Palestine and
cast their lot with the pioneer workers
in the colonies Each one of these socie-
ties has 2 good membership and has Deer
well organized 1t IS not an accident
that both societies were formed at the
same time, for the Young men OF Wood
bine had communicated with their friends
at DOy.esro"-E and the students Of each
1f tie tT5n farm schools %C-Operate3 with
each other n the organization OF tIe Two
Sn-'r.tcS- EoCEri d OK LIZ S[L,-S-.sS o.
these schools have written t. the Secre-
taTy os the federation telling f taeir aims
and plans n regard 10 going 20 Palestine
EJtl # -1e new societies intend holding
meetings with literary and educational
exercises along jewish national lines and
-ury lrupJS= 90 ala In NE prOpE gduoa Of
ZioH.su by distributing Zionist lterat re
TIE Woodo.n= Zionist Society Is plan
NIX - .J.d q large mass meeting and
celebration the romiug Caa-Ehan. 4
prominent sneaker from New York NIL
h- invited f9r the occasion The Ztonis-
STUDENTS at tna Woodblne schoo, intend
t. ar OF "a regular propaganda tur Ill"
Cause =. the cJwl. o. Wcudb-ue, and e.
f.r-s MI l- mad 10 interest 40 many IS
possible % tie y".Us people II III" com
1glt}. junior zionist society already
,trsrs IN Woolo.n- and an efor- Wi
shortly be .naGe 10 iGcre ase thu activities
ar -Ae you-g prop.e VIC make up this So
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the country. He suggested that they be
met by some one with a cordial Christian
word of welcome. H thought /" SafNa-
ton Army or The Methodist Church or
the American Unitarian Association
could be trusted to do the work and,
laboring one ard all together. they could
.urn the new arrival toward the Old
South Meeting House until such time as
the Immigrant spirit caused the new
conner 10 move to other fe 2ds.
Ind I propose that somebody ~ some
bodies who can speak IN al. languages Of
the dav Of Pentecns, sHaN invite all those
new American citizens to meet in the
old house here" re said. \ commission
of Boston's citizens Las the matter in
hand now working "ut the details.
Rev. Or. George A. Gordon, the verer-
able pastor Of the Old South Society.
views the new movement with great in
terest. Often he has regretted that the
famous church had been closed 20 re-
l!gous uses. hut he had been busy with
the new church located in the fashion
able Back Fay district. A notable thing
about this new church is its leaning tow
e., which iTcliGes at an angle of nine de
crees and Is shown 20 all visitors. But
Ii does not COMPARE in interest with the
Old meeting house. whose history is told
briefly on the tablet fastened to the front
On it can be read this inscription:
ION the ground where The Old South
Meeting House stands the old cedar
meeting house was built, and has been
the scene Of the greatest crises and guard
ed by the most famous men in our his
tory. Here was the garden original y
planted by John Winthrop, the first Gov
ernor OF Massa chusetts and here the
man died on March 26, 1f49. On this site
We born Increase Mather to whom New
England and Harvard College owe much
Here was built in 1863 the famous house
OF worship. the Third or Old South
Church. which withdrew from the FIRST
Church TO provide a more liberal entrance
into the church and consequently a wider
civil franchise"
On THIS site too, was born enja,nn
Franklin, whose bust is placed opposite
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Pope Di9likcs imprisonment
Chains of Ecclesiastical Precedent Hang Heavy on
Present Head Of Roman Church-He Is
Extremely Restless and May
Institute New Things.

cierS Of talent. For nor only has the pope
troubles Of religious nature, but he has
in addition financial worries. He is at
present Investigating tie whole revenues
Of the Vatican. especially the Peters
pence fund, the chief source OF income of
he holy See.
These labors will be followed by a de
cree Or by q noru pr7prto, which may
cause some surprise. Up to the present the
budget of thu Vatican. both income and
expenditure has been secret one. not
only from the world al large. but even
from the cardinals and bishops. The pope
alone knows the full MEASURE of the mys-
.erous material instrument Of his sptr-
ituaI power. breaking with the traditions
of centuries. Plus x desires 70 print and
publish the budget of tha church. Ee
wants TO throw light on the mysterious
strong box Of the Vatican, which some de-
clare is nearly empty, and which others
insist contains untold millions His hoIi-
ness hopes thus 20 revive the Tagging ar
o'' u d N-'pi4FS ipT the refers pence
fund. The other revenues Of the Vatican
CONSIST of the sale of titles and Gecora-
tons, chancellerie fees, tndulgences. papaI
briefs. taxes and lamentations. This
latter brings in barely three million lire of
the twenty millions which the Vatican
needs TO meet its annual expenditure The
Peters pence fund must therefore bring
n seventeen million lire a year
It is deemed probable that the pope may
have his own way about the budget and
publish 1t to the world. The effect Of such
a policy cannot be definitely foretold but
II is sure to be epochal.
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Special Cat'egTsra to The star.
PARIS. October ga correspondent at
Rome, having weu-lnf5rrled sources of in
formation. says that affairs are not gong
on vel al tina Vatican. The pope feels his
position - Isolation and imprisonment
more and more every day and IS more and
more gr!evsd a. What re considers the
:. sto-tanes Of -" church lie IS throw
.rE himself more and more iu-o taa hands
% tire reactionary party ard drifting fur
tl1er and further away from the few more
I.oeral-uinded and tactf1l members IF The
sacred college who alone could do some
ting = save the situation
All the cardinals have left Rome for the
calm Of the mountains Of the heating giving
virtues OF watering places. TIE pope alone
IS prisoner = his palace. Each farewell
visit of the cardinals adds % his bitter
ness or spirit TIE daily promenade under
the dark expresses and raou-nfal-,ooking
palm trees Of the Vatican gardens under
The sulry sky Of t..a torrid autumn. ap-
pears to him more melancholy than usua.
when unacco-apaa by the usual court
Of cardinals and pre,ates. To the last car
d!nal who Went 20 take leave Of him Plus
remarked, with wan smile, 50 you
are going, too, emineuce, ana are leaving
here alone under the weight Of all his
cares YOUR poor prisoner OF a pope,
This ISOLATION % the pop4 allows prel-
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Baltimore Cathedral, Too.

BALTIMORE. October 2S.-4 ans have
bee. laid for the erection Of Protestant
Ep.scopa! cathedral in this city. An
uouncemeut 10 this effect was made by
Bishop William Parer Of the diocese of
Maryland.
There IS uncertainty as TO the details.
hut the cathedral Itaelf IS q certainty. "
said the bishop. OF that you can be ab-
so.uteiy assured. 1t will probably take
from 100 to 20 years TO build our cathe-
drai and those of Is who start the move
ment VII not live TO see is compilation.
but We can go down 10 our graves with
the assurance that This great center Of the
lie OF the diocese OF Maryland will be
reared
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The Drug Evil.
From the Southern Farm Magazine.

i1iI tIlr tT'-tlit4 II FNtfn NGoaElnf.
The blind tigers" to which the physi-
clan refers are by no means an impossible
result of prohibition. but there are even
greater evils than such evasivns Of the
law There are greater evils than the use
OF intoxicating beverages and one Of
them is the use Of drugs disguised under
various names Thousands of persons
have got into the habit o. rasortirc to
such drugs " thout real knowing the
terrible menace contained IN them They
may be he'd among The cooling drinks
handed over the counter Of a sod, foua-
tin or he desire fpr them NAV hsva ,cr r,
created originally III taking them accord
ing to d physicians prescription How
ever the hab may he formed. il Is one
really much more dal@terious in is ct
fects and one harder to combat tkan tn,
WHISKY habit which is bad enough. Pro
nlb!tlon !eg!siatlon, to b perfectly eff
iectlve, should be supplemented NV inp:s
alton reducing opportunities for evasion
or the law to min mum and also nre
venting an enlarg ID use o. paralvzir,
drugs as substitutes FOR whisky
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Musical Service This Evening

The New York Avenue Church will begin
this evening its monthly musical interpre-
tations Of oratorios ard other sacred
music The last Sunday evening in each
month will be given to such services to
be continued during the winter. They
will he given by the choir of he church.
consisting Of Mrs. ". n. Slir-Cltf, So
rrauO: Miss Pauline " hitaker, conlralto,
Mr. A. J Hudson. bass, and Mrs. / &
M.lls. tenor under the leadership Of Mr..
]. Porter Lawrence, organist and pre-
centor. with special help at times as may
be desired.
For the opening service the choir viii
give Characteristic numbers from Haydn's
popular oratoriO Of lee Creation so
mllcu admired because OF its striking de-
sc-iptIve music. Among the numbers VII
ba tie organ number of Chaos, a New
Created World" with Eer6ure Clad
and Polling In Foamng Rillows," and
the hymns viii be sing 20 arrangements
from son.e works Of haydn.
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JEWISH NATIONALITY
rs RECOGNIZED


Special Correspondence Of The Star
CZERNOWITZ, October IS. 1907
In the catalogue Of the Czernow.tz Uni
versity Cor 1907-0S there appears note
TO the effect that Jewish students would he
excluded from a certain course Of lectures
to be delivered during the winter depu-
tat.on OF Jewish nationaIists. represe ntiH e
the Emunoh. Hebronia and Zephirah socie-
ties, went 10 the rector of the university,
Prof. Enrich, and demanded an explana-
ton. The rector declared that the letter
was published through an oversight on
the part of the university board. and that
the government had nothing 10 do with
i. DR.. Enrich assured the deput a ion
that the Jewish students viii he permitted
to attend the course OF lectures in quas-
tion, and that he would recommend in his
report to tre senate the recognition of the
Jewish nationality at The universi ties. The
Czernowitz University has upward OF
three hundred Jewish students.
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BY Bal more Pastors.

The PowerfGlness Of PRAYER" Is the
subject 10 Dc discussed by several sneak
ers from Baltimore a the Second Ha2-
list Church. Attn street and Virginia ave
nue., this week.
The program is as follows: Monday
night. October IS Curtis Lee Laws, pastor
First Baptist Church; Tuesday night. Oc-
-ober -. George D. Adams pastor B-ant-
" Baptist Church Wednesday ntsht Oc
tober 80, Thomas II. Spra que. pastor Full
ION Avenue Baptist Church: THURSDAY
night. October 81 John Roach Straton.
pastor Seventh Baptist Church; Fridsy
night. Novern Der !. {. c. Cox, pastor
Hampton Baptist Church.
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HOMECOMING Week.

Home Coming Week " i he cclebrat-
ID by FNland NJ. E. Church, 10th and =
streets southwest, beginning today The
pastor of the church is Rev DR. c. Her
bert Richa -dson. The committee in
charge of the celebration consists OF W.
NJ. Leonard, Harry Cooling, James S.
Goldsmith.
"Melaodisnl and the Kingdom of God"
will he the theme of the services, the first
Of which Will be the Sunday school SEES
sion AZ $50 Il m. today
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In the Metropolitan NJ T. Church, cor
ner Of John Marshal! place and { streets
northwest, a memorial tablet has just
been erected IN memory of Andrew B
Duvall, a member Of the church. whose
death occurred little more than TWO years
ago. 1t is built onto the south wal! OF
the east main aisle of the church audi
forum room, and consists of a block OF
pure white marble, about 2i2 feet by j
fset, and cut out thereon and standing
n relief Is graceful scroll bearing the
insCriptinN.
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Cane Jefferson Davis Carried.

1altAdIlUIIa tUr. IuCIHnhPOIIS News.
George Smith. Livermore, Ky, visiting
William Maxwell, near this city. carries
hickory cane that waa cut from ire.
II Westmoreland county. Va, near the
home of George Washington and Ju,y
!. 1913. was presented to jefferson
Davis by number of admirers Mr.
smith vas a personal friend o. Jefferson
Davis, and Davl: gave the cane to him
II bears the following Inscription: TO
Jefferson Davis. patriot. statesman and
conqueror Of his country, !uy 4, 1853"
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BOSTON. October 2S.-Altve with more
historic memories than any other churc
structure in this country. bat tucked
away IN the midst OF the busiest section
Of the city al MIX ard Washington
streets, is the Old South Meeting House,
which promises row to come out OF the
lethargic sleep into which It was forced
tEirty-tive years ago. In three and a half
decades thousands have visited i. but
none come to pray. The record does not
show how many have come to pay 1t
reverence. tie great passing throng haV-
Irg shown a tangible interest only IN the
relics which fill Its museum and which
serve to attract the casual visitor to the
city.
There are almost countless patriotic
and historic meetings on the roll OF the
thirtyEVe years since the congregation
which had used it for 50 LONG left TIE
quaint structure to take up a residence in
a modern building located in a more
cessible quarter. It was only recently
that a Sunday service could be held un-
der the restrictions by which the Old
South Meeting House Association became
the guardian of the building. Despite
the temptations of a fms church. there
were many who left the historic church
with a qualm. The only way in which
they felt they could force themselves TO
remain away from il was t sSipG att
that for tAirtv-five years ere sho Id
be no religious meetings held within its
walls The pact was kept. No one dared
try to break ii.
Now the time limit has expired. Rev.
DR.. z. f. Hale took advantage of the
occasion to open the doors once more to
an advanced and liberal gathering, ar
undenominational outpouring OF thos,
who wished some place in which to hear
the gospel without being tied to creed.
The house was filed Bishop Mallalieu
Of the Methodist Church and Prof. Moore
Of the Harvard Theological School took
prominent part in the meeting. This was
the leaven that has been working since
with greater ami greater power until
now il seems to be assured that regular
Sunday gatherings will be resumed. That
is DR.. Hales hope and his idea is meet
ing favor with hundreds. rh, intention
IS TO have il IS meeting place for the
strangers within the gates Of Boston II
expressing lis wish for a new work DR.
Hale called attention 10 TIE constant
stream Of new arrivals on the shores Of
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STORY OF SEVEN LEAN
YEARS VERIFIED

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BERLIN. October 10 1897.
DR. Brugsch, q celebrated Egyptologist,
has confirmed the biblical narrative which
describes the seven lean years in Egypt.
He has deciphered an inscription which
dates ] 100 years before the Christian era.
Students of the bih.ical chronology say
Joseph and the Pharaoh of his time lived
precisely at that period The inscription
which DR.. Brugsch has interpreted re-
cords that the River Nile did not overflow
its banks during seven years. that cOnse-
Quently there was no grain and Egypt
suffered immensely from famine.
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A Woman Lighthouse Keeper.
From Woman.

-M"st people are unaware that there is q
woman IN "1arge OF the Leosowe light
mouse. which stands on the Cheshire sid
Of the entrance TO the Marsey--a most I'M
fort&nt lighthouse. commanding as it does
the entrance 10 the port of LIVERPOOL Mrs
Williams, who is the lighthouse keeper, is
assisted in her duties by her daughter.
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he demand for establishment The
bishops palaces arr looked upon as a
sort OF standing evidence of the historical
connection between church ana STATE
ard many believe there is NJ 10 ical
reason then left why the Cathedrals
should not also be sold for building sites
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musical and literary social was given
under the auspices of the Ladies Ala
Society OF the Northminster PRESBYTERIAN
Church Friday evening last, at which
silver offering was received for the bene-
nj Of the Presbyterian Home OF the
Aged