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T 0 w ERS TO RIS E
IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. PAUL'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH PLANNED.

Efforts are being made by the congre-
CATION at ST. PauTs Catholic Church. cor
ner of 18th and V streets northwest. to
erect two towering spires on the front of
the church edifice and thus complete the
building. The cost of the work planned
will be about 1000. and. it is announced.
about $1,000 of that amount is already
in sight. Rev. ]. f. Mackin. pastor of
the church, is leading The moveme1...
The present edifice in which the con-
gregation of st. Pauls Worsllips was
completed in 1894. with the exception of
the two towers. The bases for them
were built to act as the walls for the
church. but the construction went no
higher. Since that time there have been
visions of the completed towers. but I'M
til recently they never seemed to be more
thar visions.
The spires will rise to height Of about
100 feet. making them among the highest
in the city. They will be constructed of
marble similar to that used in the church.
and the architecture will be oGthic. 1t is
planned to start the work soon and finish
1t during the summer.
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Yes l said, it is He said. Has He
sent 1t to uso' l said. He has. just as
much as He has to me- Are you going
to tell the Indians that?' l said. I am
He said. Good. very good. '''
At the end of five years some Of the
Indians had become Christians and he
had taught the people many things. but
the horrible customs of the heather were
all about them. and 1t was very hard for
any of them to live the new life. So Mr.
Duncan made up his mind to take the
Christians and found a new colony. Those
who wished to join had to sign fifteen
rules: To give up their Indian deviltry: to
cease calling in the medicine man when
sick: to stop gambling; to stop giving
away their property for display: to stop
painting their faces: to stop indulging In
intoxicating drinks: TO rest on the Sab
bath; to attend religious instruction; TO
be Clearly: to send their children 10
school: to he Industrious: to be peace
full: to be liberal and honest In trade: to
build neat houses: to pay the village tax.
They set out in six canoes. holding forty
persons, and went TO the island of Met
iakahtla. soon 300 Indians, includ-
ing two . powerful chiefs. asked to join
them. until the Christian city num-
bered about $40 They built church,
laid out their city with fair streets. had a
cooperative store and salmon can
nery and a sawmill run by water power,
although one Indian. unbelieving. had de-
clared that when he beheld wood sawed
nv water he would be ready to die. In
1857 New Metlakahtla was formed over
the boundary line in Alaska and Mr..
Duncan's Christian Indians are now
United States citizens. 1t Is now beau
tiful city, with handsome houses. side
walks. many industrial plants. well be-
hayed and we'll dressed citizens. the best
brass band in Alaska. and the largest
church in Alaska. finished In the natural
woods richly carved. a beautiful u.i church
anywhere says writer, but wonder
full in Alaska
In 1867 Alaska came into possession OF
the United States, and in 1877 Sheldon
Jackson went there The old war hat
was then in the possession or kahtllan
the third the present Sitka chief. The
soldiers had been Withdrawn. SO hahtlian
organized a party to massacre the Amer
lean traders left behind. but word reach
ed Victoria in time and BRUSH gun
boat was sent for protection. kahtlian.
however. was noted for his opposition 70
American control and the Christian reli-
gion He had always been heathen ana
cruel. and he would not yield TO the
power of the Holy Spirit. BY and by the
natives began to turn to Christ. ana I'M
der pressure Kahtlian allowed them TO
hold PRAYER meetings In his house. but
after the meetings were over he would
go through his devotions to try and drive
out the influence he feared the meetine
had left How strangely like some Saite
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Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
A Local Pastor Elected to High Office.
Reception to Honor Bishop Bristol

will be participated in by ministers and
dcacans OF several other Baptist churches
in the District. Rev. DR.. Waldron will
preach MS anniversary sermon tomorrow
evening. and Monday night a platform
meeting, Will be held. with a collation. at
its close Revs. Walter II. Brooks. F. j.
Grimkr. l.. B. Moore and a number of
other pastors will participate. Tuesday
night Will he known as '1aymens night.
It which time brief addresses will be de-
livered ny Or. George W. Cabaniss. Or.
j II Montgomery. Messrs. James A.
II. Henderson. Arthur E. Brown and P.
L. Morris and Mesdames Mary c. Des-
mond. Mary Payne Jackson. Mamie A.
Jackson, R"becca Payne, Alice Carroll
and others. Wednesday night the Peo-
pics Eiblc school will hold its closing
render special selections. and Miss Anna
VI. Mason will rea4 an original poem.
Naomi Rev DR.. J. CT. Butler has been
invited to deliver the annual address.
Shiloh Church. it is reported has pros
p-r"d durias the pastorate of Rev DR..
- aldron. S.ishtytwo members have been
added t. the roll, over S12SD has been
raised by all departments and the mem
hSrs!lip of The Sunday school has been
doubled. TIE following departments have
been added TO the church: The Peoples
Bihte school. home department of the
Sunday school. Home Bible school. six
alley mission Sunday schools. a temper
ancr society. Junior Christian Endeavor
Society Young Mems Baraca Bible class
and several other organizations. The
church. it is stated. has adopted the cal
onlar system If raising funds for current
expenses Introduced the individual COM
munion service repaired and decorated
It's church building at an expense of 300
ana paid off back debts amounting to
&l6J@
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Christian Endeavor Hour
For Sunday. May 81. 1908.
Topic: Home Missions: Alaska for Christ
Isaiah. X II 80.


Tonic: Home Missions: Alaska for Christ"
Isaiah. X llo22.
Nearly two hundred years ago Russia
had begun to occupy Alaska through its
fur trade But they cnslaved the natives,
il is claimed by many, and oppressed
them so bitterly that the people were fill
cd with rage and revenge toward their op-
nressors \ native chief, the first Kaht-
liam. made him war bonnet of red cedar
beautifully carved. 1t weighed ten or fif-
teen pounds and was in the form of the
emblem II the clan..a ravens head, with
the beak extended and open to hold a
strip of red blanket that signitied the
lie blood of the enemy.
The natives were finally victorious and
succeeded in winning back their old land,
but their stores were destroyed and they
were In danger of starving. Moreover
they held in their hearts bitter revenge
toward foreigners. They started out over
the mountains to search for food. and
the women We're gwen charge over the
war bonnet. They must carry it and
their children. If one had To be sacri-
feed. it must be the child. not tine hat
In 1857. William Duncan. a young man
with bright business prospects. read Of
the need of a missionary among the bar
haric tribes near Fort Simpson, among
whom the Hudson bay fur traders were
located. and was finally stirred to give up
every business prospect and so to teach
them Of Christ. After six months
Journey. he settled down to study the lam
p,ape and he could see from the galleries
Of the fort the actions of the Indians too
terrible to tell. Yet he remained among
them After he had been there a time
the Indians became very curious to know
whv he was there. and a rumor spread
among them that he had brought them a
message from God. Then one day an In
dian came to find out whether this was
true. He first asked What do you mean
nv 1852" Mr.. Duncan says: Il had
to tell them that 1853 represented the
number of years we had had the Gospel
of God in the world. He said. Why didn't
YOU tell us of this before? Why were not
orr forefathers told this?' l looked upon
this as a poser. He said to me, Have
Won got the word of God?' That in the
English language would be the same as
saving. Have you got a letter from
God?' said. Yes, l have Gods letter.
He said, want to see it..
II then got my Bible. Remember this
was my first Introduction. l wanted them
to understand that 1 had not brought a
message from the white man in England
or anywhere else. but a message from
the King of kings. the God of heaven.
They wanted to see that. the man came
into the house and l showed him the
Bible He put his finger very cautiously
upon 1t and said, Is that the word?'
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

y large number of the members of the
Washington brotherhood chapters as
sisted in the ushering at the Foundation
builders service held on the cathedral
grounds last Thursday afternoon. during
which ground was broken for the Bethle
hem Chapel of the Nativity. to he erected
in memory of the late Bishop Satterlee
The Rev. Lionel A. Wye. assistant rec
.or Of Trinity Church. has been elected
chaplain of the junior local assembly of
brotherhood chapters to succeed the Rev.
Jesse Il. Bicknell who recently moved to
Atlanta. Ga.
In addition 20 the two definite lines I'M
der which the brotherhood was organ
lied for active work-that of prayer and
scrvicr-the hotel work has become quite
A feature with chapters OF the organiza-
tior, particularly in the larger cepters.
in what are known as downtown par
ishes'' Many novel features have been
adopted by brotherhood chapters toward
inducing the travelling public to attend
church services. A plan which has met
with greater success is to address a per-
sonal invitation to all those who regis
tered Saturday asking each TO attend
services the following day and assuring
him of a favorable seat and hearty well
come if he presents the invitation to one
Of the ushers upon entering the church.
The Washington senior and Junior
brotherhood chapters were largely rep
resented AZ the sessions Of the tri-dioce-
san brotherhood convention held in Bal
timore last week. 1t is stated that the
convention, IN point of speakers and ad-
dresses. was one of the best ever held.
The attendance from the three dioceses of
MARYLAND, Washington and Easton was
large
Preparations are under way for services
TO be held in Union Chapel. at Colonial
al, .~J, - 49,
in several years past. by the members
of the Washington brotherhood chapters.
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sions as chairman OF one of its COM
mittees.
Among the speakers at the public meet
ings held in connection with the national
meeting were John II. Converse Of
Philadelphia. John B. Lennon. treasurer
of the American Federation of Labor;
Charles Stelzle. head of the church de-
partment of labor: Cows. Folk of Mis-
souri, and Hoch of Kansas. t. 7. Crltten-
den, mayor of Kansas City; Revs. J.
Wilbur Chapman and Ira Landrith.
Rev. Baxter P. Fullerton. who was
elected moderator of the general assem-
bly,. is the first minister Of the Cumber-
land branch of the denomination united in
1905 to hold this high place. He has been
minister twenty-nine years. He was
graduated from Dewey College. Spring
field, Mo-, in 1870 and from the Cumper-
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Rev. DR.. Samuel II. Greene, pastor OF
The Calvary Baptist Church here. has
been elected vice president of the north
.rn Baptist convention. the national or
ganization of the denomination in this
country. The election took place at The
annual meeting held in Oklahoma City
during the past week. Plans for making
the northern Baptist convention n per
manent body were made at the meeting
held in this city last year, and at that
time Charles E. Hughes. Governor CT
New York state. was elected prcSd mt
and DR.. Harry Pratt Judson. president ~
.he University of Chicago, vice president
At the sessions this year lhr. Iutis"n
was elected president and DIR. Greene VEG
president. This is regarded as one u IN
highest honors within the gift Of the de
nomination with which he is Identified,
and his election has met with approyal
among local clergy and iatI1cn. Or.
Greene was elected a deloeata from the
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EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The meetings of the Anacostia Epworth
League have been we'll attended this
month it is reported. The election of Of
.icers for the ensuing year which took
place recently, resulted as follows: Presi-
dent Mr.. Charles +. Linger: first vice
president Mi. John Fort; second vice
president Miss Flora Jeffres: third vice
president Mrs. Minnie Arnold: fourth vice
Pre- S4dtut Mrs. Beulah Fort: secretary.
Miss lola Gator: treasurer. Mr.. Elijah
i<HsoI!a. Tomorrow's meeting will close
tn devotional! services of the chapter for
thc summer: the fall meetings will begin
the iast Sunday evening in September.
Next Wednesday evening. June 3. the
board Of control of the District League
Will meet al Wesley Chapel at o'clock.
i is expected that this will be one of the
most important meetings held in recent
months and large number of chapter
o:fgers are expected to be present The
amusement question will be discussed and
plans for furtherance of the Epworth
League Church at Nigan. P. l., outlined
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At the one hundred and twentieth gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
Church which has been in session at
Kansas City, Mo-, for the past week. the
presbytery of Washington city was
officially by two minis
tiers and two laymeu These dele
gates are Rev. DR.. R. A. Dawson. pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church at Falls
Church. Va: Rev. George Cummings of
the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Anacostia; Mr.. E. V. Crittenden
of Takoma Park and Mr.. NJ T. Hyer Of
zoos Maryland avenue northeast. Rev.
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. and
conspicuous figure in many former gem
eral assemblies, also attended the SEES
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= @NEWs oFLooAI CHURCHES AND sUNDAYsCH00Isg Cd
FOUR DELEGATES FROM LOCAL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES ARE AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK

land Presbyterian Theological Seminary
at Lebanon Tenn. in 1879. After Srdou-
alton he a once took charge OF mission
work in Kansas City. From i he devel-
oped the First Cumberland church or
Kansas City His second charge was IN
St. Louis. where he succeeded Dr. ". II.
Black as pastor Of the Lucas Avenue
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. lie re
manned there fifteen years
When the Cumberland church was
united with the other big branch in 1910
DIR. Fullerton was elected western serre-
tary of the board of home missions, resi-
dent in ST Louis
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe OF this city pre-
santed tho ranort on .Christian Work
Among Soldiers and Saamen' the second
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES.

At the next meeting of the Christian
EGdcavor Union. to be held in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. 18th
and New York avenue. next Monday even
ing. will occur the election of officers for
tl.- new year. At this time the report of
reports of the various departments
for the month will be presented
The annual reports will not be read until
the meeting III July.
The President visited the lexington
Pre- shytcrian Christian Endeavor Society
las Sunday evening and extended to them
the greetings of the Union.
Under the auspices of the Christian En-
deavo- Society Of the Church of the Cove
nant garden party will be held at the
residence Of Mrs. John w. Foster 1923
18th street. Friday evening. June 5. for
tue benefit of the Southeast Boys Club
and the Fendall Cadets of the Peck Me-
mortal Chapel.
The services in the chapel of the Cen
trail Union Mission Tuesday evening. MAY
~ y"rc conducted under the auspices OF
the 'nTisti ian Endeavor Society of the
Gurlcy Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The meeting was conducted by Mr.. Sgd
nor Ftlconer ir and many others of the
scc.ets were present and took part in the
services.
The Young Peoples Mission Study
Class OF the Church of the Covenant has
jus completed a course of study on China
E&cit meeting has been conducted in some
original way. taking the form of debate
az impt rspnations. The last meeting of
the summer was held last Monday even
ing III the home of Miss Isabella Camp
bell, In" class leader. After the study
WAS over. Chinese delicacies were served
tho menu including tea. almond cakes
pool. and sand cakes, lichee nuts. pre-
Served kunkwnps, watermelon seeds. pre-
served ginger. peanuts and Sesanun
cardv Miss Campbell was chosen leader
for the next year. The class was organ
iZc1 about three years ago with her as
leader and now has about twenty-five
members enrolled, besides several visit
ing members.
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National B. Y. p. U. Convention.

1t i expected a good sized delegation
viii go from Washington to the annual
convention of the National Baptist Young
Peoples Union 10 be held at Cleveland.
July II l. Reuben A. Bogley, jr., secre-
tary Of the District B. Y. P. L, has been
appointed transportation leader for the
trip TO the convention, and he has sent
out a preliminary announcement regard
ing the arrangements.
Local members of the B. 7. p. L. will
go on a special train with other members
of TIE organization from the east. The
train will leave this city at am. Tues
DAY July Z over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. and the route will be over the
Reading and Lehigh Valley railroads to
Buffalo and Niagara Falls. thence by
steamer up Lake Erie to Cleveland, which
will be reached on the morning OF
July ..
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day. He pleaded for better chaplains.
Young ministers who might give their
lives to the men Of the army and navy
He said THE Master gave much to those
who went down to the sea- We owe more
to them than we give. He especially
commended the work OF the Mariners
Bethel in Philadelphia and said: Il be-
lieve in the Church of Christ as an agency
for blessing men. / believe in the Presby.
terrain Church as an agency in helping
the seaman"
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people who go to church in our own part
of the country and then. fill their time
with frivolities TO drive out serious
thoughts.
the mission meetings himself. and finally
asked for admission TO the church. one
day he came with the old war bonnet 10
the office of the superintendent or the
training school at Sitka and told us story
to the missionaries. Then with tears N
his eyes he held ii out, saying: Now.
take, my brothers; I have tried To be
Christian and keep these Things, but
cannot Go II. could sell this tor Sl5".
but l don't want the money. Take II.
destroy il, nut it in the museum. anything
you like. AS l give you this hat, give
up my past life. my old superstItions ana
my sinsfi all my envy. STRIFE. nance
witchcraft and all selfishness. ana take
the American flag for my emblem and
the Lora Jesus Christ as my guide ana
Savior"
Now the hat is in the Sheldon Jackson
Museum at Sitka where tourists may eco
Kahtlian. when he tells Of Jesus love.
SAYS: When we were heather and had
slaves they went willingly To he slam
when chief died; so Jesus. He did not
say anything when they nailed Him ID
the cross want to be like Jesus be
willing to bear my cross and not say
word
In 1901. Kahtlian had terrible tempta-
ton. The great native feast was II ne
held in Sitka. The governor. the mission
aries and Kahtlian tried TO get the ma
tives TO give il up. but ii was of no use
Kahtlian appealed to the governor TO for
bid it. but as there was no law about it
he could not do So This feast is called
potlach Invitations are sent out many
weeks before. and representatives Of dit
ferent tribes come and stay several weeks
and feast and dance and drink. until tho
whole village is demoraizad and debased.
For six long weeks the 500 guests from
neighboring villages made the nights hide
Gus with their orgies and kahtlian. in the
strength of the Lord. spent his time act
ing as policeman and preventing many
murders and terrible scenes.
Parallel Passagas.-Mat.hew. xiii:313o:
Isaiah, lxiv:1: Psalms. cx:i: Isaiah. liz;
Isaiah xlv:a2: Isaiah, lx:1s; jeremiah,
XXI :33; Hebrews. viti:u.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor
Hymnal. 145. 166, 16s. 1S7. 2l3.
Have a map of Alaska and brief de-
scription of the country. mentioning the
mission stations. Then give the
remainder of the time TO the wonderful
stories Of the work there.
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city. and receive answer in The Star.
373 Is there any scriptural authority
for the Christian church?
Answer Jesus said that he would build
His church. implying that it would be in
process Of construction after his depart
IRE Matt. xvi:lS. At that time he gave
to the apostles the right 10 make laws
(verse 19) and did not prescribe any par
ticu!ar form of government Sunse-
1uentiy it is said that the Lord added
to the church tActs. ii:4O. This appears
to be sufficient authority.
374. Is it possible to conjecture why
further revelations of the divinity ana
Of the truth to the disciples were reserved
to be made by the Holy Spirit and not by
Christ?
Answer Conjecture on this point Is easy
and innocent but perhaps unproi1tap!e.
One point appears to be safe. The visible
presence of Jesus was not faNprabie 10
sniritual disclosures While the disciples
saw him they were more or less domihat
ed by his bodily expressions. incapable OF
those higher conceptions that We're after
ward obtained.
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For the remainder of the year unusual
efforts are to be made in New York city
to reach the 2,afn.Ooo persons there who
are entirely outside the churches, theater
services with brilliant speakers being one
method taken to attract them.
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dral at Strasburg are sinking somewhat.
causing a crack in one of the .60-foot pill
lars supporting the tower.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical ques-
ton to Dr. Gilbert. 1863 r street. this
city. and receive answer in The Star.
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The President visited the Eckingt on
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
las Sunday evening and extended to them
the greetings of the Union.
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Bishop-e elect Frank NJ. Bristol of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is SEIZED
uled to preach the baccalaureate sermon
at the First NJ. e Church at Annapolis
Sunday June IA. before the graduating
class of ST. Johns College.
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Advices received here by his friends
state that Rev. John Compton Ball. pas
tor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Is improving in health AT n sanitariurn N
Clifton Springs. n y. He was recently
granted six months leave of absence in
which to recuperate-