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Maroin9 ApprovM.

1t is regarded as probable among local
Episcopalians that the conservation OF
Rev DR.. Alfred Harding as second Bishop
of Washington will take place ST. Paul $
day. January 25. The exact date will
probably not be fixed for a couple OF
weeks.
The choice Of DR.. Harding by the local
diocesan convention has been approved
by the required majority of the standing
committees of all the dioceses IN the
church in this country. and Immediately
letters will be sent out by Archdeacon
Richard p. Williams. secretary OF the
local standing committee, asking the
bishops OF the church to approve the
selection About a month was required
to secure the approval OF the standing
committees. Less than half that time is
regarded as necessary for the acton OF
the bishops, as they act individually.
About the first of the year. it IS expected,
the requisite approval of a majority Oh
the standing committees and bishops Will
have been announced. Then the presld-
ing bishop. Rt. Rev. Daniel sylvester
futile, will take orders for the con-
secration of DR.. Harding. While Bishop
futile has the direction of the matter.
the wishes Of DR.. Harding are expected
to be carried out to a large degree.
1t is regarded as very appropriate that
the conservation of DR.. Harding should
take place st. Paul's day because OF his
connection with parishes of st. Paul. both
in Baltimore and Washington for many
years.
The bishop-elect paid his first visit to
southern Maryland since his election as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
NEW PARISH HALL IS
NEARING COMPLETION

Rapid progress has been made in the
construction OF the new parish school and
hall adjoining the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, Sth and N streets north
west. james NJ. Dunn. the contractor
for the building. has announced that the
building will be sufficiently completed at
the close of the Christmas holidays to
permit the Brothers Of Mary. who con-
duct the school, and their scholars to
move in. The entire building, including
the gymnasium and parish auditorium.
will be entirely completed in February,
when the dedication will take place
Rev. J. d. MARI, the pastor Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
has. since assuming that office, inaugu-
rated many notable improvements. one
of the most important being the erection
OF the new parish school. A modern
steam-heating plant has recently been in
stalled in the church and school. New
electric light equipment In the church was
useG Tuesday evening, the feast Of the
annunciation-
\ dramatic organization OF the parish
has a production In rehearsal which 1t
will produce histrionic baptism Of
the new auditorium.
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I'm local Churches

The Brotherhood of Calvary Baptist
congregation held a meeting at the church
Thursday evening, at which plans for the
coming months were outlined. The name
Of this auxiliary of Calvary was changed
at this meeting from Mems League to
Brotherhood. which, it is stated. more
nearly describes the organization.
New officers have just been installed, as
follows: President. Fred f. Wright; first
vice president, c. D. Parker: second vice
president, f. g. Mason: third vice presi-
dent, j. B. kinnear; trea surer, Robert l..
COrby: secretary, NJ Barlow Mercer:
assistant secretary. Stephen X. Booth.
Committees on religious work, refresh
ments. social affairs. program and MEM
bership have been appointed. Three COM
mittees, to work under the religious com
nittee, have also been appointed for
work in connection with the Thursday
evening prayer meeting. the Sunday morn
ing service and the Sunday evening serv-
hood will be held the third Mondays in
January, March and May. when routine
business will be transacted and a special
entertainment will be given.
At the Church of the Covenant, Con-
necticnt avenue and N street. this after
noon from $3.50 to o'clock the church
quartet-Mrs Walter A. GaWler, Miss +.
Bernheimer, Harry Stevens and j. Wal
ter Humphrey-wil give a musical serv-
ice to be followed by the regular vesper
service. at which DIR. Charles Wood.
the pastor. will preach on The Pathos
of Apparent Failure"
There will also be a musical service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
ITO REPORT ON AFRICAN
COLONIZATION IS READY

NEW YORK December 19.-Israel
Zangwin has. president OF the Jewish
Territorial Organization or Ito. inform
ed the London correspondent of the Daily
Jewish News of this city that the re-
DOR; which was recently published con-
corning the unfitness for Jewish settle
ment of the territory in North Africa,
which has been investigated by his So
ciety is erroneous. Mr.. Zangwill de-
clared that the report was not unfavor-
able.
The report stating that the geographical
commission of the Jewish Territorial Or
ganization had found the North African
territory unfavorable had its origin in a
statement made by NJ. n. Spielman, a
member of the organization, at a mass
meeting in London. Mr.. Zangwill says
that Mr.. Spielman's remarks had been
misconstrued by persons who are opposed
to the Ito.
The report OF the geographical COM
mission has already been presented be-
fore the Ito council and. ii is announced,
viii shortly be made public.
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GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.

Twenty years ago the London Mission
airy Society had o94 stations. ten years
ago 496 and now 554 the increase in
communicates being from 47,531 two dec
AIDES ago to 07.ie9 at the present time.
The parish church OF Morrow in Sur
rcy. England. has pews that are uniform
in shape, but each is upholstered in Il
different color or shade. which gives the
interior a very peculiar appearance.
Archbishop Eznic Abbouni. the new
head Of the Armenian Apostolic Church
in this country, celebrated his first mass
in the United States at Worcester. Mass =,
recently, his denomination being quite
strong there.
The British Friends of Armenia So
ciety has just sent a new party OF mis-
sionaries to Armenia. and travelling with
them are Mr.. and Mrs. Stapleton. the
American board representatives who are
returned to Erzeroum for ten years
more.
Bishop Girouard, who has been forty
six years in Alberta, and Father le
trieste, for twenty-five years in the north
country missions without having come
out in that time, are now on their way
to Paris for the conference OF the
churches OF remote lands.
a free Bible university for all tongues
is being planned by j. Wyeth Coolidge
of Boston the hope being to secure an
endowment of at least SEQ 600 for found
Ing an institution where students of every
class may get instruction at a durely
nominal cost
One OF the features OF religious life at
Oxford. England. is the annual mission
AIRY breakfast given by Canon Christopher
who has just attained his eighty eig nth
year and has been ordained for nearly
sixty years.
The 1865 Methodist Sunday schools in
Canada now have 346,663 teachers, off,
GERS and scholars, an increase of 1854
over last year and the largest growth the
church has ever known in the Dominion
of Canada.
Ministers OF the Lutheran church who
were aided from the church funds I'm
securing their training, are not TO be
forced 10 repay after they have served the
denomination for at least seven consecu-
tive years.
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LOCAL ENDEAVORERS AID
GYPSY MISSIONARIES

During Gypsy Smiths mission in Wash
ington the evangelist said that there are
approximately four million OF his people
In the world. that they are in the deepest
heather darkness. that there are only
four missionaries among them. and that
not more than one in a hundred can read
or write. Several Endeavcrers became
interested in this matter. of missions
among the gipsies. and In order TO assist
in sending them missionaries they have
been promoting the raising of funds by
the method of two cents a week con-
tributions. Miss Irene +. Shirley re-
ceived a letter from Gypsy Smith In rela-
ton to this work, In which he says, In
part:
Many thanks for the dollar and nifty
cents toward the work among my
people. The work Is very needy indeed.
have had two missionaries among
them for fourteen years and four for
about six years. The last two are gypsy
converts and do coed work. This work
is OF course slow. because the missionaries
don't know where they may find the
camping grounds. But it is worthy do
ing and must be done. The work grew
cut of my missions. and Is therefore my
child. and is very dear To my heart.
and / thank you for anything you may
90. The Lord will bless and reward
YOU
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PAULISTS TO CONDUCT
CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Priests of the Apostolic Mission House
have been assigned to conduct Christmas
services as follows: Rev. Walter Elliott,
St. Paul's Church. New York; Rev. A. +.
Doyle. st. Roses Industrial School, this
city; Rev. d. J. Mountain. Buffalo; Rev.
Charles O'Brien. Corpus Christi Church,
Baltimore; Rev j. ]. Ryan. Baltimore;
Rev. DR.. Vaughan. st. Louis. Mo; Rev.
A. e. Zimmerman, Dodon, Md: Rev. W.
Colbert, Frederick. Md; Rev NJ. F. Cor
rigan. Hyattsville. Md; Rev. John Dough-
erty. Wilmington. Del; Rev. A. w. Do
ran. St. Johns, Philadelphia. Pa; Rev
j. Gallagher. Emmittsburg, Md: Rev. j.
Glenn, st. Barnabas'. Baltimore; Rev. NJ.
s. Gumbleton, Norfolk, Va; Rev. w. j.
Gibson. Scranton, Pa; Rev. f. Hayden
Forest Glen, Md: Rev. f. Husser, Gov
anstown, Md Rev. F. McAviIul, Cations
willie. Md: Rev. G. Morrissey, st. Greg
ory's, Baltimore.
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Jews Celebrating feast.
Local Hebrew Congregations Plan Chanukah for
Entertainments for Children Washington to
Be Represented at Big Convention in Phila-
de1phia January 18---Other Activities

of lighting the others 1t is called thv
Shammes or the sexton.
X
The FIVE delegates who are to represent
the Washington Hebrew Congregation ae
the convention OF the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, to be held Jan.
uary - In Philadelphia. are Messrs. I. L.
Bout. Simon Wolf Jacob Eiseman ana
Rabbis Simon and Stern.
X 4
The Bible class conducted by RABBIT
Abram Simon every other Wednesday
afternoon is growing in interest ana in
attendance. il IS announced The class ID
studying the book OF Job.
The coming of Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch
of Chicago to lecture in the Eighth Street
Temple January is on The Jew and tho
American is awaited with great inter.
est by the local Jewish societies.
The newly organized Yourg Peoples
Literary Club, in connection with tho
Adath Israel Congregation on 9Th street.
was inaugurated auspic.ously by an adj
dress by Mr.. Simon Wolf.
A movement is well under way for con-
solidating into one firm organization at
least four Of the social societies of the
Jewish young men.
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Unique plan Aoopt@.
Father Russell of St. Patrick's Church Has Project
for Keeping Up Religious Enthusiasm OF
Men Reached by Mission Inlay
Be Adopted Elsewhere.

worth the talents of the best Of them. II
reaches. of course beyond that period.
still there is lacking. in my estima-
ton. an auxiliary aid to the missionaries.
to continue the missionary spirit. 1t is not
necessary to have MISSIONS or revivals in
continuity. But the great fervor which
missions arouse should not be allowed to
wane entirely.
IL have observed with the liveliest sat
isfaction the method pursued in this re-
gard at st. Patrick's Catholic Church.
Rev. DR.. William r. Russell. who sue
ceeded the late DIR. Stafford as pastor of
that church. last November opened a mis-
sion. conducted by himself and the as
sistant clergy OF the church.
DIR. Russell WIS ed to make this prec-
edent through the fact that he was new
to his congregation. comparatively speak
ing and. further that he desired to con-
tinue the influence of the mission In his
parish. The mission was distinct sue
cess. The first week was exclusively for
women the second for men. The strong
est appeal was directed to the men.
I'm the closing hours of the mems mis-
sion DR. Russell extended an invitation to
his male hearers to join an organization
designed to perpetuate the work of the
mission--the League Of the Good Shop
herd. The request met with the liveliest
response. At the end of a week three
hundred men had been enrolled. Now
there are five hundred members. Many
of those enrolled in the organization had
been away from the church for years be
fore the mission opened. DIR. Russell is
enthusiastic over the prospect of holding
them. The league meets every Sunday
evening at o'clock in st. Patrick's to
take part In special devotons. The first
Sunday in every month the members of
the league approach the communion rail
in a body, when the resolutions made at
the mission are silently though none the
less impressively renewed. Thus is 10
cal pastor preserving the fruits of sue
cessful mission.
$50 much interest attaches to the or
ganization formed as result of the mission
he'd at ST. Patrck's Church that it is
generally understood the plan will be in
augurated in other churches Of that de-
nomination during the coming year. In
deed it could we'll be universal among all
denominations.
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En- 1nlpropeo
Christmas

Beautiful indeed in many
of its aspects is our modern
Christmas. On the whole,
humanity appears at its best
as the blessed season comes
and goes. In thousands of
homes during the next few
DAYS parents and children
will be knitted more closely
together because of the
tokens of love given and re-
ceived. The community at
large feels the influence Of
the gracious and bountiful
Christ Child. Human life is
vastly richer and sweeter be-
cause of the Festival of the
Nativity. And yet he ought
not to be called a cynic who
calls attention to certain
things that initiate against
the best uses and the deep
err values of Christmas. In
the first place there is often
cf tho mar, o,,d
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Methodist Congress Planned.

Arrangements are being made for. a
Methodist Christian congress, under the
auspices of the Washington Zion Metho-
dist Preachers Association. to be held at
Galbraith A. NJ. T. Zion Church. on 9Th
street northwest, February IL, IA and 10.
Ministerial and lay delegates representing
the churches and missions and their aux
iliaries in Pennsylvania. Delaware. Mary
land, Virginia and the District Of Column
bia, included in the Phiade ,hia and Bal
timore annual conference territory, and
fraternal delegates from other confer
ences and denominations will be in at
tendance.
The local association agreed that the
program shall include two sessions each
day, and that on the second day there
shall be one fraternal session. Questions
of vital Importance in the work OF the
church in this field looking to needed re-
forms and a greater unity in carrying on
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tnCln dill lilSdlldDtC dPPSIieN'
There are grown-up people,
too, who receive more than IS
good for them and more than
they can really enjoy Or use.
Here, then. is the field for
Christmas Reform No. 2. No.
3 will aim to do away with
the element of compulsion in
Christmas giving. Oh, how
many gifts will be made be-
tween now and next Fri
day simply because the
givers feel that they must! It
will never do to forget Aunt
Jane or Neighbor Brown
or the barber or the post
man or the waiter or
Cousin John or the people
we met last summer or
the friend to whom we
have always given. Well,
I'm not saying that you must
forget any Or all, but that if
YOU give to any of them sim
ply because he or she gives
to you, or because you feel
you must. YOU are doing VIC
lencc to the spirit OF Christ
mas and reducing giving and
receiving to a purely COM
mercial transaction. Let me
tell the story of woman
who this year has chosen a
more excellent way. Hither-
to on her Christmas list has
appeared the names of from
40 to Is people. She is far
from wealthy, but she has
managed to send each a little
token. But this year that
list is nonresident. Instead
she will send notes to her
friends saying in gracious
fashion that she has been
moved to give SIS to help
furnish a room for a poor
student in a southern institu-
ton and SIS more to help
educate a young Armenian
in Turkey struggling, as are
thousands of his race today,
for an education to fit them
for the new regime of liberty
and equality, This woman is
having the happiest Christ
mas season Of her life. | do
not say that she is to be lit
orally initiated. But if those
people who are puzzling
their brains over what to
give to other people that al
ready have a superiority of
things would think of the
Inultitudes whose needs are
in plain sight if we will only
look where they are, what a
glorious reform would begin.
For the real test of our
Christmas observance is it's
likeness or unlikeness to the
spirit and practice of Him
without whom there would
never have been any Christ
mas. THE PARSON.
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BY the adoption OF a unique plan Key
Dr. William T. Russell. pastor Of St
Patrick's Church, has found way or
prolonging the arousing effects of a re-
vival or mission and making the results
permanent.
After a recent mission in his church
Father Russell organized a league of the
men who had been impressed by the serv-
ices and felt a desire to lead q Christian
life. As this league holds regular meet
ings OF a religious character the interest
of those reached by the mission is main
tanned.
"It has been claimed by some church
men rhat missions and REVEALS, which are
of spasmodic occurrence in the churches
of all denominations, are not of lasting
good: that the good they do rarely ex-
tends beyond a limited period after their
Close said a prominent layman to a
Star reporter yesterday.
Scarcely a month ago Gypsy Smith, the
famous English evangelist. visited Wash
inxton, and thoroughly aroused the pub
lie conscience. 1t was universally con-
coded that greater crowds never ATTENDED
religious services in Washington than
focked to Convention Hall on successive
evenings to hear Gypsy Smith. Every
evening while the revival at Convention
Hall was in progress there were public
Acknowledgements of conversions and of
a desire to lead better life. Great good
was accomplished. Then Gispsy Smith
left the city for other parts.
).
$50 ii is with all revivals. Missionaries
are by sheer force of circumstances row.
ers. Gifted men in the church. as In
other arocations, are rare-they must go
from place to place in the exercise of
their ministry. And frequently it happens
that short time after their departure
their work and its results are but men,
Dry The convert misses the influence of
the missioner's magnetism, and inertia
enSueS.
IL do not mean 10 disparage the work
of the missionary or revivalst. If the in
huence of their work did not extend be-
yond the period of their stays 1t would be
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slower the matter
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The Pope's Christmas.
From the New Century.

rom tne New century
Did you ever step TO think of how the
holy father observes Christmas, Or how
Rome, Of all places In the world impor-
tant on this day, conceives it? In Rome
it is quiet and solemn affair. with re-
lision featured in its observance. The
observance begins the day of Christmas
when the image of the Christ child is
brought out. till January q. when it is
again put in pace. st. Peters is bril-
liantly Illuminated. with myriads Of can
die lights pickering their significant trib-
ute to the cents al fact of the church's
life. What appeals to Italian art lovers
is the gift. which is as usual as the f asst
Every child is presented with a plaster
cast Of the nativity, and even in the phase
of the holiday which is joyful and essen
TALLY merry the underlying sentiment Is
always conception Of the manger and the
birth. There are family reunions and So
cial festivities, but always it Is the re-
lisious feature which is most significant.
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Rev. DR.. Winbigler announces that he
Will preach sermon this evening at the
First Baptist Church. OF which he is
pastor at 18th and o streets on the query:
What Laws did Jesus Use in Healing the
Soul and Body?''
Evidence is continually being brought
forward 10 show the power Of the medi-
cal mission among the heather, there be-
ing something tangible about the work
that impresses the people and eventually
brings them into the church
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the work. will be considered. Addresses
will be made by Bishop J. w. Smith of
the sixth Episcopal y. NJ. e. Zion district
and Presiding Elder Rev. NJ. L. Blalock
of Harrisburg Pa The local committee
of arrangements is composed of Revs. S.
l.. Corrothers. Fl. w. Smith, c.. c. AL
leyne. w. III. Ferguson, w. A. Ray James
w. Poe. j. w. Martin. Daniel Landin. w.
H. Crunp. w. w. Barton. William John
son. Arminta Dodge, John H. Saunders
and j. A. Robbins. Other committees are
to be announced later.
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head of the diocese Thursday. The South
ern Maryland Glorious, the members of
which are the clergymen of the Episcopal
churches In that section. held meet
ing that day and the bishop-elect was
the guest Of honor. He made a short
address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20

from 30 to s pm. led by Anton Kaspar.
violinist He will play the following Sc
lections: "Reverie'' tVieuxtemps). "Ro-
MANGA" (Svendsen), 'Abendlied" Dessau,
"Andante Relisioso' Crhome). At o'clock
DR.. Wood will speak on the Moral Stress
of City Life"
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w. c. T. U. Branches Hold Meetings

Inc FRANCES Wizard Union, w. L. Il.
L.. met at the home of Mrs. 4. Gibson
recently. Much of interest relating to
temperance work was discussed. The
members showed enthusiasm In the mat
ter of paying off the balance due on the
building OF the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union at 80 9th street After
the business was transacted there was a
reading by Mrs. Helen Grove
Chaplin Union. W. c. r. L., met re-
Gently at o22 9th street, Mrs Williams
the president. presiding. The devotion
al service OF song and scripture read
ing was conducted by Mrs Williams
Mrs. Van Emmons read the minutes OF
the previous meeting and a pa.d-up MEM
bership of ninetythree persons was re-
ported.
Mrs. Woolcot read an article from the
Union Signal, written by Mrs. Holman
state president of Tennessee. on the deaf n
nf ex-senator Carmack and its far-reach-
ing effect on the causes Of prohibition
Mrs. Don =. Blaine, Mrs. Emma S. Shell
don and Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis added
words oc praise for Mr.. Carmack and of
deep regret that the cause has lost such d
good friend.
Mrs. Ellis explained a map of the United
States, which is a reproduction of q large
show how rapidly ''the map is growing
white" as they said at the convention.
NCs. Ellis also touched on the suffra &c
question as a means Of making citizens
Of women as well as men. as demonstrate
ed I'm Colorado.
Mrs. Moore of North Capitol Union out
lined the plans for new membership
contest. which is being inaugurated and
for which the captains for Chaplin Union
will be Mrs Laura F. Olney and Mrs.
Emma Ellis They will divide the mem
bers, and it is hoped by February l that
the union will be at least double its men,
bership.
Mrs. La Fetra announced the mass
meeting to be held this afternoon at the
First Congregational Church under the
auspices Of the w. G.. 7. L. and the Good
Templars. at which John G. Woolley will
give an address.
Mrs u. p. Blaine told how much the
new banner presented by Mrs Williams
was appreciated by the Loyal Temperance
Legion workers.