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FOLLOWERS OF NEW CULT
REJOICE AT LEADERS DEATH

A dispatch from Sioux City. Iowa, says
Refusing to eat or take medicine for two
weeks, waving physicians aside when they
called. so that he might reach HEAVIER
quicker. Harry Booker. founder and lead
err of the Gift of Tongue, religious cult
and one of the most conspicuous religious
leaders in the state. is dead at the Chi
cago House. He literally starved himself
to death.
Mrs Booker. his wife. who has been in
charge of the mission since her husband
illness. expresses no sorrow at his de-
parture. giving out the following state
ments:
His death was for the good of the
cause and l am only waiting for the time
to come to join him. His end was sc
sweet and peaceful that l was overcome
with joy at his call to the world above.
While his band of religious followers fee
the loss of their leader. they believe thai
his departure is but another manifesto.
ton of the power" and for the good
of the divine cause. No crepe Is on the
door and no mourners sit around ano
weep: instead, they seem to think thai
God has chosen him for His own, thus
signifying His love for them.
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Seventh Day Adventists.

The Advent Review and Sabbath Her.
aid. the local paper of the Seventh Day
Adventists. says
This week Elder G. B. Thompson left
Washington for the west He will abor
for a time in Colorado. and attend the
central and southwestern union confer
ence sessions. On the trip westward he
plans to attend a general meeting for
southeastern Kansas. at Uswego.
Elder \. q. Daniels left Washington this
week for Mexico. where he will attend
the annual meetings of the Mexico Mis-
sion. to be held in Guadalaj lara. San Luis
Potos, and Mexico City. Before return
ing to the general conference office he
plans to attend the conference of the
southern union, also the Pacific and
north Pacific union conferences.
In the last issue OF the Welcome Wis.,
itor Elder II. II. Burkholder gives an in
teresting report of the visit at Takoma
Park of the Ohio delegates to the Atlan..c
union conference. After speaking at some
length of their visit to each of the insti
buttons aAd their favorable impressions
concerning them, Brother Burkhoidar
says in closing: "The stupendous task Of
changing our denomina tional headquar-
ters is now a finished fact. And from
what we have seen and felt during this
visit. have every reason to believe
that this move will prove a great blessing
to the cause of God, and will hasten the
day of final rewards.
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At Colored Y. M. G. A.

At the New Year reception by the
colored mems branch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
at its headquarters, 1904 L street, many
visitors were entertained by the commit
tee of management. which consisted of
Messrs. E. ]. Morton. chairman of the
branch; Edward Rouser. w. II. Davis.
w. l.. Pollard. G. r. Beason. c. F. NJ.
Browne. w. II. Conner, J. A. Bostic. w.
r. Griffin. L. w. Hall. w. w. Johnson.
Jas. Langhorne. J. A. Landlord, F. D.
Lee. S. W. Middleton, G. A. Robinson.
o. T. Taylor. Benjamin Washington and
c. A. Williams.
Among the xhibits displayed were two
oil paintings by s. o. Collins. a negro
artist of New York. which represented
two landscape scenes near Rock creek.
These paintings were presented to the
branch by Mr.. Collins. through Daniel
Freeman. \ water color painting of the
from. and side elevations of the new
building for colored men also attracted
attention. Other exhibits were a wall
exercise machine, presented by l.. c.
Moore. and piano. given by Percy
Foster.
1t is announced that Rev. w. H.
Moses of Staunton. Va. will address the
mems meeting at True Reformers' Hall,
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
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our Lord were sent two by two. In this
city of strangers, our own people becom-
ing more and more suburban; with so
many unchurched. our assistant pastor
will greatly add to the usefulness of our
church. upon which God has set His seal.
The field is white to the harvest. We
gladly announce the continued service of
Rev. Charles H. Butler as your pastor S
assistant and cordially commend him to
our Memorial people.
The assistant pastor is a native of this
city. He attended the public schools here
and graduated later from the George
Washington University and Amherst
College. His theological training was pri-
vate, supplemented by study in Howard
University under President Patton and
DR.. Craigheau; i'm the Lutheran Theolog-
ical Seminary at Gettysburg and in the
Union Seminary in New York city. He
did mission work while student in New
York. In 1858 he spent a year in study and
travel IN Europe, chiefly in Berlin Vienna
and London. In 1894 he made a visit to the
oriental countries in the vicinity of the
Holy Land. in connection with his attend
ance at the worlds Sunday school con-
vention in Jerusalem.
He was pastor of the Keller Memorial
Church for several years. and has been a
Howard University for about fourteen
years. He is interested in the local re-
l!gious reform movements.
Rev. j. G. Butler it is said has been in
continuous service in this city longer than
any other local pastor For about twenty
years he was pastor of 81. PauIs Luther
an Church. and for the past tllirty-five
years he has been the head of the Luther
Place Memorial Church congregation
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PASTOR
REV. c. n. BUTLER TO SERVE
LUTHER PLACE CHURCH.

Rev. c. H. Butler. former pastor of the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. has
been appointed assistant pastor of the
Luther Place Memorial Church. of which
hts father, Rev. ]. G. Butler, is the pastor
Mr.. Butler. jr., has been performing the
duties of his new position in an unofficial
way, but the formal announcement was
made in the pastors greeting New Year
day. In the course of his address or. j.
G. Butler said: with health somewhat
impaired. We are admonished by our good
physicians and by many friends to seek
some relief chiefly from pastoral care
With reasonable relief we cherish the rea
sonable hope Of restored vigor with added
years of service. After ministry of more
than fifty-eight years in this city our al
ways loyal. loving and reasonable constt-
uency will bid us God speed in this adj
vance step. The first preachers sent out by
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Pulpit Exchange.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Whether or not Christian unity will be
tremendously advanced by the action
taken at the recent Episcopal general
convention at Richmond. permitting a
rector. with the consent of his bishop,
to invite the minister of another denom-
ination into his pulpit. it is at least a
suitable and pleasant relaxation of &c
clesiastical canons. and number of men
are planning to take advantage Of the
opportunity afforded them as soon as the
action goes into effect, a few wee ks
hence.
The Richmond action. it should be I'M
dArstood. not only allows the coming in
of ministers of other denominations. but
gives the rector also, chance to invite
any layman he chooses to speak on any
subject, whatever be his own ecclesiasti-
cal connection. A rector. for example,
may want to have his people hear dis
tinguished physician speak on some qles-
tiol affecting the public health: or to
have them listen to some eminent, law
yer on questions of corporate morality
and the way is clear for him to in
vite him to his own side in the chapcel
and the pulpit, the bishop, of course,
conse nting
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IS HERE FROM CHINA
FLETCHER S. BRoCKMAN WILL
BE GUEST OF Y. M. c. A.

Fletcher s. Brockman.. national secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in China, will be the guest of the
local association today tomorrow and
Monday. and in connection with his visit
several events have been planned to be
held at it's building at 1876 G street north
west.
Mr.. Brockman will be the guest Satur-
day evening of the Neutrality-suspicious.
Day Club. in which is centered the for
eign mission work of the local association
and which supports Mr.. Brockman in his
work in the celestial empire. The men,
bers of the club will gather for supper at
6 o'clock. and at the conclusion of the re-
past Mr.. Brockman will speak on AS
ISOLATION Progress in China and Korea -
AS this is his first visit to this country In
several years, Mr.. sBrockman is expected
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327. In last Saturdays Star you para
phrase Lead us not into temptation with
Lead us that we enter not into tempta-
ton A little papaphras:ng like this for
other passages would make the Bible all
sensible. Would it not have been better il
the Book had been written right in the
first place?
Answer. The Bible as a whole Is the
p!ainest book in existence. loved on that
account in all ages by the common people.
However, it deals with the most profound
subjects. which cannot be fully mastered
by the best minds Besides. 1t was written
in Hebrew and Greek many centuries aga.
and was translated into English in the
seventeenth century. For these reasons
there are a few passages that need eX-
PLANTATION. and the best scholarship is en-
ployed in showing the sense. This is the
glory of the Book not its defect. We
should doubt it's divine origin if there
We're not in it heights and depths and
even Ito some minds )obscurities. No man
can be more profitably employed than in
searching out the true meaning of this
match!ess Book 1t may be that some
parts, like some phenomena in Nnature.
were designed to provoke and reward
study.
IDS. Is it not almost blasphemy to say
that God made His revelations only to an
ancient small and wicked people?
Answer. God did not reveal Himself TO
wicked people. but to holy men Of God.
who spoke as they were moved by the
Holy Ghost III Peter. i:2D. These were
the most rema rllab men in all history,
who enjoyed the distinction of writing
with special reference to Jesus as their
central theme aReV. xiX:i0). Their writ
ngS combined in one book constitute a
unique literature, testifying to Christ
John. v:39). God did not confine His rev
Citations to these men, except as to Christ.
He has spoken to universal humanity in
various ways and for various re tsons
(Romans, i:19 .n).
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somewhere for a statue of him minus his
helmet he being one of the cathedrals
greatest benefactors.
The Baptists of -outh London have been
holding a large missionary exhibition to
show the scope of their work in India,
China. the Congo and South America, the
hope being to raise considerable sum for
the extension of the medical work of the
missionary societies.
The women of the Free Churches in
England are just at present conducting a
great forward movement to secure the
up some sort of social work, the ultimate
idea being to form a women's auxiliary
in connection with the National Council
The Bowery Mission of New York has
so far this year supplied over $4,000
meals and nearly IL 900 lodgings to home
less men and boys. it's early morning
bread line being one of the most pathetic
sights in the world.
The First Bahai Assembly, religious
association. has been chartered in New
York to teach original and fundamental
Judaism. Christianity. Mohammedanism,
las promulgated through the divine
teaching of. the high revelation.
A school for the training of lay evangel-
lists is to be opened in New York early
in January. with so of the leading lay
men and pastors of nearly every denomi-
to keep it strictly undenominational.
A new institutional church is nearly
ready for use in Seattle, the congregation
of the First Presbyterian Church having
spent over $500 900 erecting building
that shall afford every facility for the
work of thoroughly up-to-date religious
organization.
1.-THE All Embracing Church is the
name of a new faith which is to be start
ed at Seattle by Rev. Walter A. CogsWell.
and which will include every creed and
color, with a Bible made up of excerpts
from all the leading philosophers and
teachers since the mind of man has been
capable of evolving ideas.
At the headquarters of the Society of
Friends in London were shown recently
some manuscripts of great historic inter-
est. among them being the Oliver Crom-
we'll proclamation of liberty TO many i'm
prisoned for conscience sake, including
John Bunyan, and the fine original manu-
script of the journal of George Fox.
The private chapel in the palace Of Chi
chester, Sussex, England, is to be beau
Wilberforce the money to be subscribed
by those who were confirmed and aided
by the bishop.
The Deptford and Greenwich Mission Of
London reaches about 5000 persons every
Sunday, making it one of the largest in
that city. despite the fact that 1t is but
four years old.
The new lay secretary of the Church
Missionary Society of England. r. Macon
ACHE who served for twenty-five years
in the Punjab and knows. missionary
work thoroughly, has undertaken the
place Without pay ~
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Born in the church where for forty
years he has been minister Canon Will
liam Hector Lyon, the blind vicar of
Sherborne, England. has resigned. s.
The Federation Council of Church of
Christ. in South Dakota. has declared in
pronounced terms against bringing to life
q sIlperabundarcy of churches where none
of the societies can gain healthy growth.
Each Episcopal communicate during the
past year gave. 5000 to mission work.
an amount larger by s. than any other re-
ligious body in this country, the Presby-
terians following with contribution of
S1J.10
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the opening of your conservation meet
ing. Ask members to respond TO the roll
call as much as possible by telling of some
of the blessings in their lives which have
made them happy beyond earthly things.
, or of times when it has been apparent 10
them that earthly things were no true
foundation of happiness.
Have plenty OF singing. but most of it
called for by members one verse of each
hymn. Close with repeating the pledge as
Il solemn conservation for the year, repeat
it with heads bowed and finish with
silent prayer before benediction.
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meeting of the board of the union
was held Friday evening. January g.
In cooperation with the various inter-
denominational missionary movements
George Washington University has an
nounced four courses in the study of
Christian missions. conducted by mem
bers of the faculty. and continuing for
eight weeks. The courses are: ALIENS or
Americans" under Prof. Day: "The Chal-
lenge of the City under Prof Keditz;
Gloria Christi; Outline Study of Missions
and Social Progress. under Miss Ellis i;
THE Uplift of China" under Prof Will
bur.
A social and watch-nght service was
held at the Ninth Street Christian Church
last Tuesday night. under the auspices of
the {. K. Society. During the social
hour an interesting program of music
and games was enjoyed.
The service began at II o clock, and was
led by Miss Virginia Raymond.
Silent prayer began at II 30. and the
service concluded by the singing of
Nearer, My God, to Thee
The union meeting. Monday, January 6,
will be a unique one.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster will give an Illus
trated musical lecture. 1t is announced
that those who come should bring En-
deavor hymnals
Dean Wilbur of George Washington
University will be present and speak of
the mission study extension courses in
that college.
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ment to engulf them. The captain was
a Christ ian and he cried out, Now is
the time to sing praise TO God" and his
voice. rose above the bowling waves:
.AIy God. l Thine!
What comfort divine.
What blessing to know
That the Savior is mine!'
Then there came a great wave and
washed him from the boat to which he
was clinging and took him straight to
his heavenly home. Then up spoke an
other young man. a Christian. too:
MATES, our shippers finishing his hymn
in heaven; let US finish it here; and he
went on
"And this shall prove
Till find 1T above
In the heaven of heavens,
In Jesus own love-.
Then another great wave swept him
too from the boat. But this is what the
real JOY of Christian can do for one
even in the face of death.
little Chinese boy, working for his
mistress, was always noticed to sing al
his work. He sang so continually that
the lady one day complained of it to her
husband. saying she must tell him to stop.
Her husband said he could soon stop that.
so he took a gold piece and dropped IL
into a sack of grain. Then he told the
boy to sift the grain and put it into the
quiet He did not sing as he went about
his work The next morning he stole
about his work with never a song on his
lips At last it began to be apparent that
something was wrong with him, for he
sung not note the whole day and his
mistress wondered greatly. At last she
told her husband. He called the boy and
asked him: "Ah Sing, what did you do
with the gold piece you found in the sack
of grain the other day." The boy looked
astonished. but took the gold piece out of
his pocket and handed it to his master.
After talking with him few minutes the
master forgave him and he went back to
his work and soon began to sing again.
The load of guilt was gone from his
heart So the soul that is forgiven and
is walking in the way of the Lord must
let his blessedness ripple out into songs
from the heart.
How to Help the I.eader.-Find hymn
that you can truly sing from the heart
and ask to have it sung as your express
sion of feeling.
Parallel Passages.-Psalms. cxix:45. A;
jeremiah xviii; Psalms. iv:I; Psalms,
lX a. >: Corinthians. WHO; Psalms, cNiX:l.
- Exodus. XVI; Psalms. ixiii:iv; Isaiah,
xii -: | Peter. is.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor
Hymnal-3O. "a, %. 20. '1oT, Ill.
Have season OF sentence prayers as
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to tell of the rapid advances made by the
association in the field of which he has
charge.
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Mr..
Brockman will address the usual Sunday
mems meeting in the gymnasium of the
association building. He will tell of some
of the opportunities for Christian mis-
sionary work in China. describing the
opening up of the country ready for this
step. In connection with the regular
quarterly meeting of the members of the
association, to be held Monday evening
a reception to Mr. Brockman will be
given.
Mr.. Brockman is one of the three ma
tional Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries supported
by the local association, and his visit
here is therefore regarded with special
significance. Besides Mr. Broclman, who
is national secretary for China. the local
members support Galen NJ. Fisher. ma
tional secretary for Japan: Charles d.
Hurley, national secretary for South
America. and a. H. Grace, secretary at
Allahabad. India.
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Instead of there being a union OF the
Anglican and Eastern Churches of Con-
stantinOple as was hoped would be the
case there has been disruption, as a
result of which Father Teknopoulos and
most of the Greek ecc' esiastcs have Sc
ceded
From 1864 10 the present day there have
been but seven Wears of Winsford. Eng
land, the incumbent, Prebendary Andar-
son. having just reached his tiftieth
year of servicc, and being still active
enough to look after all the affairs Of his
parish.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical ques-
ton to DR.. Gilbert 1903 street this city,
and receive answer in The Star
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musicians and the large congregation at
tending We're high in their praise of
karst's work Miss Mabel c. Lattimer,
soprano: Miss Emily King, contralto: Mr.
Callan. tenor, and Mr.. Bernard F. Ryan,
bass. make up the quartet. which is sup
ported by a chorus and the orchestra of
selected musicians. under the direction of
Mr.. l.. Z. Cannon.
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Clarence W. Whitmore of Trinity
Brotherhood Chapter. who is a student
at the General Theological Seminary,
New York. has been spending the holi-
days in Washington with his parents.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES

Miss Clara c. Parkinson. superintendent
of the missionary department, is gradu-
ally recovering from her recent illness.
n. F. McAlister. assistant secretary, is
out of the city for a vacation.
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A meeting of the board of the union
was held Friday evening January 3.
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At the recent annual meeting of
Trinity Chapter. Upper Marlboro, Md,
officers for the ensuing yea were chosen
as follows: William S. Hill, director;
DR.. Reverdy Sasscer, vice director: p
Ernest Smith. secretary; John H. Ira
band, treasurer. =
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"And this ! shall prove
Till / find ii above
In the heaven of heavens,
In Jesus own love-

Then another great wave swept him
too from the boat. But this is what the
real joy of a Christian can do for one
even in the face of death.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

]. Lewis Gibbs of the Brotherhood Chap
ter of st. Andrews parish has been con-
Quoting services for the past two Sun
days in one of the chapels connected with
the Episcopal Theological Seminary, near
Alexandria, Va.
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Rev. Charles c. Pierce. chaplain of the
United states Army, has been announced
as the speaker fo- the next regular meet
ing of the Washington Local Assembly
of Brotherhood Chapters, to be held the
third Monday evening of this month at
ST. Marks Church, corner Sd and A
streets southeast
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a few years ago there was a terrible
storm off the coast of Fife and Scotland.
All the boats but one had got in from
the herring fishing, and she struck on
rock just as she was entering the harbor.
There were six men on board clnging to
her keel amid the terrible roar of wind
and waves that threatened every mo.
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The Junior Brotherhood Chapter of st.
Marks Church has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Director
Herbert Babcock; secretary, Clark Fitz-
hugh; treasurer, Taylor Papson
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Plans have/slsc been made for meetings
every ,eysrfng next week in the Metro
Milan and the Western Presbyterian
On rches the pastors leading the services
'fit general topics announced for the
meanings of the weak of prayer and as
gtnAally observed throughout the coun-
uy Twill be followed in most of the
chufc hes.
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Rev. DIR. Weston Bruner pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church. has announced that
he will deliver a series of sermons Sun
day evenings i'm January on THE Ten
Commandments in Washington Life
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At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church DR.. Wallace Radcliffe has an
nounced that meetings for The week OF
prayer will be held everv afternoon next
week at 1870 O'Clock. 1t has been Gus
tomary at this church to hoiu the meet
ings in the afternoon, and government
employees. it is declared, are thus enabled
- gNgknd
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ment to engulf them. The captain was
a Christian, and he cried out. Now is
the time to sing praise TO God" and his
ynice rose above the bowling waves:
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Watchnight services were held at the
Fifth Baptist Church New Year eve. Mu-
sic furnished by the Washington Chorus
Club. under the direction of William j.
Palmer, was one of the features.
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Topic: Songs of the Heart: l. What is True
Blessedness? "a New Year Conservation
MeetingD Psalm, /; Matthew, 3-l2.