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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
RALLY OF Y BRANCHES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW AT
CALVARY CHURCH.

The branch of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union announces an at
tractive program for the annual rally to
be held at Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house tomorrow at 3 pm.
Rev. Dr. Weston Bruner will assist IN
the opening exercises. and brief addresses
will be made by P. II. Bristow. superln-
tendent of Calvary Sunday school; by
Mrs Clinton Smith, president OF the LIS
trict w. c. T. T.. who has just returned
from her trip to the national W. {. L. U.
and Y conventions at Denver. Col; by L.
P. He;ston prominent in Epworth League
circles and an honorary member of the
Y, and by Mrs. Don P. Blaine. who has
for five years served as president of the
District Y, federation of ten auxiliary
unions.
Two-minute talks on THE Year Just
Passed will be given by presidents, as
follows: Anna Gordon, Mrs. A. Z. Giles,
M. B. Plat, Miss Mabel Thompson; East
ern, Miss Mabel Ramsey: LIE Droit. Miss
Mabel Estelle Callahan; Central. Mrs.
Clayton E. Emig; Georgetown. Miss Irene
Umberger: Francis Smith, Mrs. Robert c.
Jenkins; Hopeful. Mrs. Annie E. Grigsby;
Amethyst, Miss Cora Newman; Mount
Pleasant, Miss Hilda North.
Each delegation will in turn rise and
sentative outlines in a one-minute speech
the plan of work for the year to come.
Misses Elizabeth Rungee, Victoria Noel,
Virginia Raymond, Eta Jackson. Sadie
Mccain, Florence Frisby. Nettie Walton.
Emma Strobel. Lille E. Hercus and
Edith Larrimore will speak for the re-
spective unions.
Joseph Conner will sing a baritone SOLO,
and temperance song will be given by
Miss Stella Raymond Miss Florence l..
Jett Mr. Ralph Cady and Mr.. William
Gilmore Gait w. Bowen will serve as
chorister and Louis A. Potter as the ac-
companist. The ushers will De Albert
Ivan Prose. Harold Kluge, '. Ills w.
Blaine, Charles Wade. Frank A. Frost.
Robert G.. Jenkins Ernest E. Stevens and
c. Chandler Pidgeon, all honorary men,
berS.
Mrs Charles P. Grandfeld. treasurer of
the District w. c. T. u, will announce
the result of the contest for branch
prize banner, and Miss Umberger will
make the presentation address to the
union making the largest per cent gain
in paid-up membership.
1t Is stated that the active and hon
orary membership of the Y is now the
largest ever attained in the District Of
Columbia. and splendid temperance. work
has been done by the young people during
the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

ample. Lord Selburn. the crown repre-
sentative in South Africa. he said. asked
him if he thought the government of the
United States was lasting. After assur-
ing the South African governor Of his
confidence in the United States govern
ment. he asked his questoner why he
had suspicious to the contrary.
Il learn that your people are debat-
ing whether they shall re-elect Gov.
Hughes replied Lord Selburn. according
to Mr. Smith. why. that question would
not be debated for a minute here in
South Africa. Then 1 hear that judges
in the United States can be bought
L assured him that I thought he was
mistaken" stated Mr.. Smith last night
And 1 have sent him some marked
copies of some newspapers of the last
few days. showing that Gov. Hughes was
reelected the chief executive of the En-
pire state, and that a judge In New York
city has just sentenced a multi-million-
aire to the penitentiary for fifteen
years..
In speaking of his enthusiasm for
greater Christian service. Mr. Smith told
of some of the results of the missionary
work in South Africa. He cited. as a
concrete example, a man Of the black
tribes, Rev. w. b. Rubsanna, who fifteen
years ago was wearing red blanket and
running wild through the country. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
LUTHER LEAGUE NOTES.

The District League has arranged to
hold a public meeting next Tuesday even
ing in Zion Lutheran Church, 9Th and P
streets, in commemoration Of the 423th
anniversary of the birthday Of Martin
Luther. Rev. DR.. w. II. Dunbar of Bal
timore. formerly president of the Mary
land synod and we'll known to many
Washingtonians, will make the principal
address. An appropriate musical pro-
gram will also be rendered in connection
with the services.
Mr. Charles Freehafer of the Luther
League of the Church of the Atonement
has been appointed chairman of the press
committee Of the District League
The Luther League of the Church of
the Atonement purchased an upright pi-
ano. which was installed last week and
used for the first time last Sunday in
connection with the Reformation day
services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

for series of meetings. They may be
parlor meetings or church meetings. or
call then entertainments If you like.
Just set those jealous young people to
work, only turn their zeal into missionary
lines and see what they will do. Do you
imagine that they will find missions any
less interesting than Shakespeare II they
try it under the same circumstances with
over the life of John G. Patton for facts.
give them the story of Carey and Brain
erd and Livingstone and Fanny wizard
of Alaska. Give each one country to
study. Have a series OF debates Let
them decide the question of what country
most needs the gospel and let each rep
resentative plead his own cause.
Say as DR.. Guthrie once said: Weak
in yourselves. but strong in God. go forth
on this god like enterprise; the motto on
your banner, the prayer of your heart
this wish of Brainerd, o, that / were .
flaming fire in the service of my God.
Applied Truth.
III. NJ Wharton tells that when he was
attending Roanoke College during the war
the people of the town one day looked up
the street and saw the Yankees coming.
Many of them started for the woods, he
with the rest and when nearly across the
field he heard the bullets whizzing not
far from him. Looking back he saw a
man riding straight for him on horse
back and shooting as he rode: He says:
Il did some Of the finest running for q
minute or two from there to the fence
that had ever been done in that country.
1 just rolled over the fence-didn't stop
to climb or jump it-and then dropped
into a ditch and lay as fiat on the bot
tom as a lizard on log. Presently
heard him say, Come out of there, SIR
l looked up, and he had great big army
leveled at me. Yes. SIR
said, I am coming-don't shoot and out
came and went on with him. That's
work. The man was after me
and he got me. Why can we not do that
in Christian work?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

field workers of the International Sunday
School Association, will be one of the
prominent attendants at the gathering.
The association includes all the white
Protestant Sunday schools in the District,
and it is expected that practically all Of
them will be largely represented at the
several sessions.
The officers who have general charge of
the arrangements for the convention are:
President, w. w. MILAN: first vice presi-
dent, H. B. F. Macfarland; second vice
president. P. H. Bristow; secretary, H. L.
Buell.: treasurer, J. H. Lichliter; field
worker. B. D. Stallings. Executive
committee: The officers and L. D.
Bowman, Rev. c. H. Butler. F. c. Crox-
ton. John E. Dawson. J. H. Dove, Percy
s. Foster. E. A. Gongwer. ]. H. Hammer,
Karl Holer. Rev. w. J. Houck. Richard
F. Jones. A. E. l.. Leckie. j. A. MacEl-
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PROGRESS IN SOUTH AFRICA
FRED B. SMITH TELLS OF TRIP
TO DARK CONTINENT.
Outstanding Men Are Christians.
Seven Modern Y. M. C. A. Build
ings There.

South Africa its material and political
development, its attitude and that of it's
public men toward Christianity and the
wonders worked by the Christian mis-
sionaries in the dark continent. were out
lined in an address in new Masonic Tenn
pie hall last evening by Fred B. Smith.
one of the Y NJ. G. A. International sec
retaries. A. NJ. Lothrop. president of the
Fred B. Smith Club of the local Y. NJ.
c. A, which supports Mr.. Smith in his
work. presided and presented the
speaker.
Full of renewed patriotism for the
United States and Refrigerated for
Christian service in this country. Mr..
Smith said, he has returned from his
six months tour of South Africa. Re
garding his feeling of patriotism. Mr..
Smith illustrated with a concrete ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

and commended by the various lay or
CARNATIONS of the Protestant churches
for next Wednesday evening is to inaugu-
rate plans for q united effort among the
laymens organizations in Washington.
The regular monthly services. conducted
under the auspices of the brotherhood
chapter of ST. Paurs parish, were re-
stunned last Sunday evening for the win
ter the sermon being given by the Rev.
W. H. Troop, assistant rector of St.
Johns Church, Georgetown.
Mr. Hubert Carleton of Boston. general
secretary of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. spent Friday of last week in WASH
ington. During his short stay in the city
he held conference with the directors of
the Junior brotherhood chapters In the In
terest of developing that branch of the
organization in this city.
Rev. ]. A. ASpinwall formerly chaplain
of the Washington assembly of brother
hood chapters. who has been spending the
past year in the south of France, has re-
turned to the city.
Mr.. J. Lewis Gibbs. who is in charge of
the services conducted under the auspices
of brotherhood chapters of Washington
at st Barnabas' Chapel. Langdon, has
returned to the city from vacation Of
several weeks and conducted the services
in the chapel last Sunday. The services
are now held Sunday mornings at II
o'clock instead of in the afternoon, as
formerly.
Rev ]. ]. d. Hall of Philadelphia. it is
announced, will deliver the principal adj
dress at the annual service of the Wash
ington brotherhood chapters. which is to
be held Monday evening. November 80 in
the Church of the Ascension, corner 10Th
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. George r. Robinson of ST. Louis,
who represents the diocese of Missouri in
the national council of the brotherhood
of St. Andrew, spent several days of the
present week in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
EpWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The devotional services at North Capitol
Chapter last Sunday evening were we'll at
tended, the Reds making another
slight gain over the Whites in the rib
bon contest.
The Halloween social October 30, which
was arranged by Mr.. Solomon. fourth vice
president, and several of the young lady
members proved a decided success. There
were about seventy members and friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

Invitations have been issued by the
local assembly of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew to a large number of the local
pastors. asking them to appoint lay
representative from each congregation to
attend a conference to be held in Trinity
Parish Hall, corner Sd street and Indiana
avenue. next Wednesday evening, for the
purpose Of formulating plans for the
week of prayer" to be held beginning
Sunday, November 20 The plan. it is
said, is being most favorably received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical
question to Dr. Gilbert 1903 r street.
this city. and receive answer in The
Star.
400. Which is the best commentary
of the Bible?
Answer There are different kinds Of
commentaries, designed to serve vari-
Gus purposes-critical, expository, de-
votional, spiritual, practical, hOmilet-
ical. The question cannot be answered
properly until it is known what Is
wanted of a commentary, or which OF
the above kinds is desired. Again an
other element would enter into the de-
cision. To what school of thought does
one incline-Calvinistic Armen. an, LII
theran, Catholic, Liberal. 1t is inter-
esting to note that men who have
commented on the 'Scriptu es have as
rule been governed by their theological
system. which they have endeavored to
expound and defend. This was natu-
raj and proper The lay reader should
therefore determine in advance which
view is desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

The total mission fund of the Episcopal
Church in this country for the past year
was $4,000 larger than in the previous
years, amounting in all to $9S5.O00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

Rev. ]. A. Aspinwall. formerly chaplain
of the Washington assembly of brother
hood chapters, who has been spending the
past year in the south of France, has re-
turned to the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

Union Baptist evangelistic services are
being conducted every afternoon except
SATURDAY. and Sunday in the Calvary Bap-
fist Church. 9Th and II streets. the first
being held last Thursday. Rev. DR.. c. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07

At a social yesterday afternoon the
Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the
Mount Pleasant Congrega. ional Church
met for the first time this fall. New Off
GERS were installed as follows: Kenneth
Collins. president: Louise Ste!nberg, vice
president; Blanford Jennings. secretary,
and Doris Little, treasurer. Mrs. Charles
G. Morgan is the new superintendent,
with Mrs. Harry Barton as assistant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
JAPAN IS BUSY
So That a War With This Country al the Present Time is Out
 0l tbe Question
LAPS LOOKING EAST

Paris, Jan S.-The Echo de Paris to- day prints an interview emanating it says from an "authOrized Japanese source" with the object of showing that Japan is so absorbed with the mainland of Asia that war with Am erica is impossible.
 ''1he entire attention of Japan," says the interview, lis occupied with China and Korea, where developments are occurring which are giving TOkio the greatest concern. China has just dismissed a number of Japanese in- structors who have been replaced with Germans. The Manchurian situation is full of complications. China demands the immediate integral application of the treaty of Portsmouth, which would deprive Japan of the possibility of eX- ercising and etficacious influence in Manchuria.
 ''The Japanese occupation of Korea IS meeting with much opposition. and for this and other reasons Japan is ac- lively pushing the work of ircreas- ing her armaments. The message of the emperor of Japan clearly inul- cates that he country is looking to the far east and not in the direction of America"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
New Race Track Bills.

Albany, \. r.. Jan. S-Unconditional Imprisonment for not less than six months is the minimum penalty pro- vided in a drastic series of three anti, racetrack gambling bills which will be introduced in the assembly tomorrow by Mir. Hart of Oneida county. One bill amends the Percy.Gray law by providing that any person who places n bet on horse on racecourse shall be guilt of misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by i'm prisonment in the county jail or peni- tentiary for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year" The present law provides that any per son who places bet shall forfeit the value of any money or property so wsgered. to be recovered in a civil &C., tioD."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
REBUKES ROOSEVELT.
President Lacks Sense, Congress.
 man WiIIett Declares.
TURNED ON GAS AND NOT LIGHT
Texas Orator In House Attacks tho Order Taking "In God We Trust' Of Money-BouteII of Illinois De- fends Chief Magistrate.

Washington, Jan. S.-.'The trouble with President Roosevelt is not that he has turned on the light, but that he has turned Cn the gas. It has been said that our president is sincere. He may be, but we want him to be sen sible president along with his sheer ity. When a cook comes to me with a recommendation that she is sincere, I want to know also that she knows how to cook. She may be sincere, but in- competent"
 Representative William Willett. Jr., of Queens county, N Y., thus estab- lished himself as wit of the house in his maiden speech. He aroused both hilarity and applause. His speech was as full of vigor as of humor. He &C., cused the president of being responsi- ble for the recent financial disturbance and declared that he lacked sense.
 We want cheer" he said. We do not want our chief executive going up and down this country condemning and striking with the big stick everything that sticks its head up. What was wanted was a man to perform his du. ties with dignity and with power and with the influence of all sane men be. hind him.
 Tt has been said our president is sin. cere," he went on. He may be so, but we want good sense in the presi. dent along with his sincerity" He de- clared that President Roosevelt was not a sensible man and concluded, Tt is because of what I charge with all the powers of my mind and body as my profound conviction and because of his lack of sense and lack of due ap. preciatiOn of the true condition of our nation that we have this panic today
 Morris Sheppard, the boy orator. Of Texas. gave the house some sure enough thrills on the subject of re- storing the motto In God We Trust to the gold coins. He preached ser mon, in fact, and the house listened to him with eagerness and applauded him with enthusiasm during half hours discourse while he traced" as he said, the finger of God in every crisis In American history"
 Though he aimed no personal or par. tisan thrusts at the president, such an impression did his eloquence make that a champion on the Republican side had to be chosen to defend the president and the late Augustus St, Gaudens. The scholarly Boutell of Illinois. being called into service, arose and began:
 'I read from the twenty-second chap ter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, be- ginning with the fifteenth verse
 According to St. Matthew. in the opinion of this exhorter from Illinois. the coins in the time of Christ had the image and superscription of Cae' sar on them. and he told those who brought one to him to render unto Caesar the things that were Caesars and unto God the things which were Gods" That being the case, Mir. Bou- tell argued. there. is no good reason for putting In God We Trust on the coins.
 But Mir. Sheppard seemed to get most of the applause from both sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
TOOK MAYORS COAT.
Commissioner Hurrving Home When
 He Discovered Mistake.

For a short time yesterday after noon Mayor Thoms was not sure whether he had not fallen among thieves and lost his new overcoat. He attended the meeting of the board of public works and left the garment in the clothes closet with those belong ing to the clerk and commissioners. After the meeting was over and the commissioners had all disappeared the mayor found that his coat was gone too. There was one there, but it didn't belong to him. About the same time one of the commissioners, while scurrying towards his home in the north end put his hands into the pockets of his coat and found some things in them which he knew he didn't come by honestly. This prompted him to investigate further and then he discovered other things which prompted him to conclude that he had walked away with the may ors coat. He hastened back and found the mayor wondering if the coat matter was a mistake or the re- suit of a scheme to leave him to the mercy of the elements on one of the widest nights of the present winter. It was simply mistake.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
HOSPITAL IS SUED.
This Hartford Man Wants Damages - Oe S5.O00.

Hartford, Jan S.-James Waters, who lives ill this city, has brought suit against the Hartford hospital to recover damages of $5,OO0. Waters says that on December 24. 1906, at the request of the authorities of the city of Hartford, he was admitted to the Hartford hospital to be treated for fracture of his left leg, the frac- ture being received by him on that day, he says, by q fall on the side walk on Park street. He says that he was received in the hospital about : o'clock in the evening. He at- leges that he hospital and its officers negligently permitted him to remain in the hospital from the time he was admitted until between II and F o'clock in the morning of the next day ''and totally omitted during said time to give the plaintiff any medical or surgical treatment and thereafter the plaintiff was removed by the city au- thorities of said city of Hartford to the City hospital in said Hartford |" Waters further ayers that by reason of the alleged negligence his left leg below the knee had to be amputated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
HARD ON VESSELS
Barge Went 10 Pieces in YeSter- days Storm Near New Lon.
 d0n-Sch0Oner Lost.

New London, Jan S.-Barges Jane and Nellie, of the Scully line, went aground on the south side of Fishers island during the gale of Tuesday af- ternOon. After q vain attempt to reach the barges in their life boat, the Fishers island life saving crew got lines out to both barges and took a man and woman from one, and man from the other. The rescued persons are being cared for the life saving station. One of the barges lies on a sandy beach and it is thought is un- injured
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
REILEY-MULVILLE.
Married at Immaculate Conception
 Church This Morning.

Attorney Edward B. Kelley, son of Mir and Mrs Edward B. Kelley, fl Fuller street, and Miss Bessie Ade- laide Mulville, daughter of MT ard Mrs John M. Mulville, 43 East Clay street, were married this morning at the Immaculate Conception church at : o'clock, in presence or a large number of relatives and friends. Rev James E. O'Brien per formed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial high mass. John |. Kelley brother of the groom, was best man, and Miss Josephine Mur- phy of Naugatuck, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. Mrs William Bergen sang an Ave Maria was attired in dress of light blue chiffon broadcloth, with hat of same color, trimmed with white uncurled ostrich plumes. The bridesmaid wore hat of the same shade, trim med with plumes. Mir and Mrs Kelley left for wedding tour to bu spent in New York, Atlantic City, and Boston. On their return they will reside at 133 Central avenue. The groom is member of the de- rartment of education and the bride has been for some time clerk in the office of Superintendent Kennedy of the department of public works Both belong to prominent families and start of in the married state with the best wishes of a host of friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
FUNDS ARE GONE
Sub Director and Ex'Cashier Arrested For Disappear
 suce of $740,0OO.

Mexico City, Jan. S.-$74O,OOO IS missing from the bank of Yucatan according to reports received here from Merida. Following the disap- pearance of this enormous amount, Fernando U. Rodriguez, sub-director and Mateo Ponce, ex-cashier Of the bank with ten other persons have been arrested.
 All of the money missing is said 10 have been new bank notes and were taken from a strong safe to which there were two keys one in the possession of the sub-director and the other in the possession Of the cashier. Later reports from Merida state that lawyer, P. G. Ponce and Eduardo Ponce, son-in-law and son, respectively of the, cashier, have also been placed under arrest. In all there have been twelve prominent persons connected with the bank who have been placed under arrest all of whom are among the most prominent people of Merida.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-08
Schooner Lost.

Norfolk, Va, Jan S.-A broken message received here over the United States seacoast telegraph wires to-day from Cape Hatteras on the North Carolina coast, reports the stranding and loss on the Diamond shoals yesterday of an unknown schooner, out of whose crew of seven men five perished and two were saved. The message reports the lost vessel to have been a schoo- ner bound from Long Point, Me, to Charleston, s. C., laden with fish scrap. The captain of the vessel was among those who were lost.