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Luther League.
Church of the Atonement.

The third annual business meeting OF
the Luther League of the Church of the
Atonement was held last week in the
friends of the league were present. Mrs.
Lenora Gummel and Miss Helen Deuter-
man were admitted to membership. The
following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing year: President Wal
ter Cammerer: vice president. Miss Eliza
beth Hermann: secretary. Miss Elsie Dom
neberg: treasurer. Charles E. Freehafer;
organist, Miss Bertha Gersdorff, with
Arno Cammerer and Miss jeanette Baker
as assistants. Preliminary arrangements
were made for an outing to be held
Memorial day. A short program, consist
ing of instrumental music and readings
was carried out. Ice cream and cake
were then served.
Last Sunday evening special services
celebrating the third anniversary of the
league were held in the church. The
pastor delivered sermon appropriate to
the occasion. George Huttel. former
president of the league, delivered short
talk on the society, it's object and the
spirit In which it's members should per-
form their duties in order to make 1t a
success. Harvey Banner, president of the
Luther League Central of the District of
Columbia. also gave an interesting talk
on the object of the league. and in a very
able manner pointed out that it is an or
ganization of the church. by the church
and for the church. The secretary's re-
port was very encouraging in view Of the
fact that the growth of the league has
kept pace with that of the church. The
league was started March s. 1906. with
eighteen members. The present member
ship is sixty-five.
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Paul's First Missionary Journey in
Cvprus. Acts xiii:1-12.

INTRODUCTION must now
rob Peter to pay Paul. said one of the
church fathers as he noted the abrupt
change from the twelfth TO the thirteenth
chapter of the Acts. At this point the for
mer wholly disappears for time from
sacred history. and the latter is introduced
as the future leader. Ten years had elapsed
since the wonderful conversion near Dam
ascus tActs ix.22). but the time had been
profitably employed. The apostle had
been in training for his mission. and
events had been shaping the church and
preparing the field for him. Henceforth
Christianity will slowly pass away from
the Jewish people and their country To
make splendid victories and establish it
self among other people In lands then un-
known. This was. indeed. the Lords plan
Matt. xxi:i3). and we shall today study
the beginnings of the first movement to
that end.
places in every undertaking. Many
worthy enterprise has failed not because
of its men or time, but because of its
geography. Antioch. an important town
In Syria, the residence of the Roman gov
ernors of that province. was selected TO
be the new center of Christian activity.
Four hundred miles north of Jerusalem.
ii was wholly freed from those influences
which would make the new religion re-
formed Judaism. The church. PLANTED
about the time of Stephens martyrdom
tActs xi:19). had rapidly increased in
numbers and influence. and the disciples.
as a mark of their advanced thought,
were there first called Christians lActs
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text of Scripture written upon slip or
paper, the papers to be placed in the hands
of one of the elders. who should keep
them in his possession until the singing
of the second hymn, at which time he was
to allow the pastor to draw one from the
bundle. and the one drawn was to be the
text for the sermon 10 follow
The text selected in this manner was
Ezekiel. xxxvii:l": SO ! prophes'ed as
He commanded me. and the breath came
into them and I. ey lived and stood up
upon their feet. an exceeding great
army
Taking up the story Of the prophets
vision DR.. Spooner elaborated upon II.
drawing several lessons of great interest
and practical value.
The congregation was deeply interested
in this novel service, and at the close
the elders requested the pastor to repeat
II tomorrow night, which he promised to
do
Rabbits Birthday to Be Celebrated.
A number of prominent local Hebrews
have learned that the chief rabbi. Her
man Adler Of London. one of the greatest
scholars Of the world. will observe his
SEVENTEEN birthday the 3Oth or May. and
gatherings to celebrate this occasion will
not only be held in London. but In Jew
ish communities all over England.
committee OF men of English birth re-
siding In this country is being organized
by Prof. Joseph Mayor Asher OF the
Jewish Theological Seminary TO celebrate
the occasion in, America. On the execu-
tive committee will he Rabbis F. de Sola
Mendes H. Percra Mendes, Joseph
Mayor Asher MENDOZA de Sola of Mon
treal. Canada: DR.. Solomon Schechter.
Dr. Joseph Jacobs and Rev DR.. De Sola
Pool.
In England a special committee has
been appointed by the United Synagogue
TO organize the celebrations. one Of which
will be reception to the members of the
7 90
Gunnersburg Park. which has been of
fered for the purpose by Baron Leopold
de Rothschild. The Rothschilds have
consented to receive and entertain the
guests.
4 painted portrait of the chief rabbi
is to be placed in the committee room OF
the United Synagogue. and an illumi-
mated album. signed BY as many people
as possible. and piece OF plate of Jew
ish historical interest are to be presented
to Dr. and Mrs. Adler To carry out
these proposals a fund Is being raised
upon a popular basis. the balance OF
which is to be devoted to some communal
object.
Dr. Adler was born in the city OF Ham
over May 20. 1894, and Is the second son
of Nathan Marcus Adler. He was edu-
Gated at the University College School
and the University College, London. Be-
tween 1850 and 1862 he studied at Prague
and Leipsic. devoting especial attention
TO theology and the Talmud. In Decem-
Der. 1862. he received the degree of PhD.
at Leipstc. and the next year Chief Rabbi
Rappanort of Prague conferred upon him
the rabbinical diploma.
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tive state, before coming to this city He
is graduate Of Georgetown College,
Kentucky. and took his theological course
at the Southern Baptist Seminary at
Louisville.
During his pastorate here the present
church property has been acquired and
an additional lot purchased. on which the
church expects to erect a new building
Since his coming nearly aW members
have been received into the churchs.
In his letter of resignation he made the
following statement:
1T is a great pleasure for me to be
able to say that during my four and
half years pastorate of Centennial
Church our relations have been pleasant
and, l trust. mutually profitable. God
has abundantly blessed our efforts both
in material gain and in adding souls to
His kingdom.
Il wish to thank you for the evidences
OF confidence In me as your leader, for
your loyal support and for your untiring
devotion to the cause of the Master. But
however pleasant our past labors and
however promising the future l am per-
suaded after, careful consideration and
earnest prayer that it is best that our
relations as pastor and people should
terminate, and therefore. as much as it
grieves me. offer my resignation as
pastor of the Centennial Church. desiring
that il take effect June l.
Permit me to assure you that you will
always be counted dear to my life and
il is my earnest hope that you will soon
he able to find man for pastor who will
lead you to the accomplishment of greater
things
In addition to his pastoral duties Rev
Mr.. Wright has been active in several
other lines of work. He is District treas
urer for the Ant-Sa loon League Of
America and has done much for the cause
of temperance He is also District secre-
tary OF World Wide Baraca. a movement
among young men. He also represents
the home mission board of the Southern
Baptist convention as vice president in
District of Columbia. He win attend the
Southern Baptist convention at Louisville
in May and will preach his final sermon
here May 80.
Mass Meeting of Christian Endeavor-
The program for the Christian En-
deavor mass meeting to be held in Shiloh
Baptist Church, l. street between 18th
and 18th streets northwest. tomorrow
afternoon. under the auspices OF the
District of Columbia Christian Endeayor
Union is as follows:
Hymn No. IS, from Endeavor hymnal.
read by Rev. A. &. Garner pa stor Of
John f. Rattley. precentor; c. c. Me-
kinney. organist; hymn No l74. Il Sur
render ALL read by Rev u. t. Wise
man. pastor of Lutheran Church OF Our
Redeemer: a Word of Welcome Rev j.
Milton Waldron. pastor of Shiloh Baptist
Church. "A Message from Our Father
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program, it is said. is practically COM
pleted and the arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the visiting delegates and
alternates from the dioceses of Maryland
and Easton, which is in charge of COM
mittee of which William B. Everett. jr.,
IS the chairman. are well in hand. The
convention gives promise of being one of
the best yet held. All the services and
sessions except the II o'clock service
Sunday morning, which is to be in the
Church of the Ascension. 18th street and
Massachusetts avenue) will be held at st.
Paul's Church. 23d street northwest near
Washington circle. The local committee
on arrangements. together with the ex-
ecutive committee of the local assembly.
will hold a meeting Friday evening of
next week at 1905 G street northwest.
The Junior brotherhood Assembly held
their regular monthly meeting last Mon
day evening in the Sunday school room
of Epiphany Church, the address being
given by T. Mexican Meiere. vice presi-
dent of the Brotherhood Assembly Of the
diocese of Maryland
The Rev. Robert Talbot rector of ST.
PauTs Church. will be the special
garet's Church. Connecticut avenue and
Bancroft place. The service will be un-
der the auspices of the Brotherhood
Chapter of st. Margaret.s parish.
Officers for the ensuing year for the
Brotherhood Chapter Of Epiphany Church
have been elected as follows: Director.
Rev. G. Freeland Peter; secretary and
treasurer Charles r. Van Horn.
Members Of the Junior Brotherhood
Chapter of Trinity Church. Sd and c
streets northwest. distribute regularly
each Saturday evening invitations to the
regular Sunday services to the guests of
the hotels in the vicinity of Trinity
Church.
Arrangements have been made for COM
pleting the reviving Of the Senior Chap
ter at Grace Church. corner 9th and d
streets southwest. Charles H. Dyer has
been elected secretary of the organiza-
ton.
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Union and many of the white Endeav-
orerS.
Mr.. Shaw has been warmly welcomed
in Washington on his previous visits here.
and he will receive hearty greetings on
this occasion.
Dr. F. E. Clark founder of the society
recently said: There is no more ac-
ceptable speaker at Christian Endeavor
conventions than William Shaw He is
called for from far and wide. His genial
humor. his sound knowledge of Christian
Endeavor. his forceful expositions. his
commanding voice. his way Of stating
his views, always insure an interested
audience. He is pre-eminently a young
mans man. Virie and vigorous himself
he can appeal successfully to all that is
best in other young men,
Mr.. Shaw has grown up with the Chris
tian Ehdeavor movement and has helped
the movement to grow up. The following
year after DR.. Clark organized the first
society in Portland. Me-. in 1882 he took
the pastorate of Phillips Church in Bos-
ton and here he found William Shaw, and
in him a leader among the young men
and his chief lieutenant in the establish
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pa stor of Galbraith A. Nj. f. Zion Church:
prayer. Rev. Lewis E. Moore pastor OF
Peoples Congregational Church: selection
by quartet of Nineteenth Street Baptist
Christian Endeavor Society: why Chris
tan Endeavor Has Gone Forward" Rev.
Frederick u. Power. trustee of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor and coun-
selor of the District of Columbia Chris
tian Endeavor Union: hymn No. 17o. On
ward. Christian Soldiers" read by Rev.
w. j. Howard. pastor of Zion Baptist
Church: address. christian Endeavor AS
| See It." by William Shaw of Boston.
general secretary of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor: solo. Miss Annie
r. Payne. Shiloh Baptist Christian En-
deavor Society: benediction, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe. pastor of New Ysrk Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
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James n. Taylor. pastor o. the Central
Presbyterian Church. Mrs: John Newton
/ Culbertson president Of the Woman's In
terdenominationai Missionary Union:
Church: Mrs Lewis Mauro. Protestant
Episcopal Church: Herman {. Metcalf.
| Christian Endeavor Union and Philip
Sidersky Of the Baltimore Christian Mis-
sion.
The Christianity Of Christ.
| 4 definition of The Christianity Of
Christ. written recently by Rev. James
| r Clayton was printed and widely dis
tributed. II is as follows:
j, ITO fear nothing but self and hate
nothing but sin. to love all truth and
despise all falsehood. TO believe in good
ness and exempIify II in closet and con-
crecation. cloister and marketpace: to
hope for the triumph of righteousness
and labor according to that hope: TO
educate the mind by high thinking. disci-
plne the will by crossbearing. and culti-
vate the heart by loving fellowships; to
disparage nothing human or divine. but
| to desire and promote the happiness OF
God and man, beast ana Dlrd, each IN
proper manner and degree. TO sanctlfy
| the commonplace by lofty ideal and ex-
alted motive: to know neither caste nor
color selfshness nor spite, In the activi-
ties Of compassionate service; To defend
| the freedom Of men, the purity of women
and the welfare of children: to serve
without servility, honor without homage.
love without lust: to show hospitality
without grudging, charity without mar
| rowness. benevolence without hypocrisy;
| to be true to conscience, loyal to friends.
faithful to country and obedient to God;
this. and only this. Is the Christianity of
Christ"
Services at First Baptist Church.
| Rev. James B. Clayton. acting pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, will preach
at a number OF services In that edifice
during May on the general subject The
| Gospel of Christ His special subjects
are as follows:
May 2. Gods Theater'' and "Lifes
Gathered Fragments: May 8. Gods
Master Passion" and Loves Lingering
Look" May 16. "The Lost Chord" and
The Remolded Life May %, The
Woman Clothed with the Sum- and
Numbered with Thy Saints May 30.
''The Golden Age and THE Genius OF
Christianity" Midweek services-May g.
Christian Courage May IL. Christian
Courtesy May 20 Christian Con-
SCIENCE" May %. Christian Consola-
| ton"
Executive Board Meets.
The executive board of the Baltimore
conference. Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church Recently held meeting at Rust
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Mount Tabor M. p.

Installation services for the officers, Of
the Endeavor Society for the ensuing term
were held at Mount tabor Methodist
Protestant Church Sunday evening. The
executive committee now in charge of the
work of the society is as follows: Pres
ident, J. T.. Chamberlain: vice president,
Miss Lulu Cameron; recording secretary
and delegate to the M. P. Endeavor
Union and chairman prayer meeting
committee. Mrs. NJ. l.. Myers: press agent.
w c. Hunt chairman of lookout COM
mittee Mrs James Walden: of Sunday
school. Mrs. G. I. Bachus: of the mission
ary. Mrs. w. C.. Hunt: of the citizenship
and delegate to Anti-Saloon League. r.
r. Phelps; of the sick and calling. Miss
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Northminster Presbyterian.

The Northminster Endeavorers early IN
the wear undertook to raise a fund to pur-
chase q camera outAt for the use of DR..
Lawrence in connection with his mission
ary work at Kazvin Persia. DIR. Law
renee is supported by the Presbyterian
Young Peoples societies of Washington.
He took up missionary work only on the
death of his brother. missionary at this
station. who was killed by Mohammedans
some years ago. giving up his practice as
physician in Philadelphia for that pur-
nose. Other Presbyterian societies have
assisted the Northminster society In rails
ing funds for this gift. as follows: Eek
ington. Gnnton-Temple, West Street,
Westminster Gurley Memorial and Cove
nant. Some societies raised their con-
tribution by entertainments. others by
special collections.
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ment of the Christian Endeavor Society
in that church
The movement was small then. but by
1885 1T had grown to such an extent that
the United Society was organized and tire
next year Mr.. Shaw was elected its
treasurer
When in 1856 the Golden Rule since
become the Christian Endeavor World.
the influential organ of the Endeavor
movement throughout the world. was
purchased by the United Society it fell
to the lot of Mr.. Shaw to tackle the task
of building up the advertising department
of this journal. The ability he put into
this work is evident by the present
subscription list.
Since the United Society had no income
from the local societies. never levying a
tax or receiving a contribution of any
way to pay its expenses and carry on the
work of spreading Christian Endeavor
over the earth.
The publication department was or
ganized to this end. and Mr.. Shaw in 1885
gave up his work as advertising man
ager and set himself to build up this new
department. which from that time and for
nearly eighteen years has supplied all the
funds for the far-reaching work of Chris
tian Endeavor in the United States, and
much of the money that has been ex-
pended in foreign lands.
After nine years in the publication de-
partment he became manager of the
Christian Endeayor World. This i'm
portant position he held from 1898 tc
1905. when the establishing the quarter
century memorial and the fund connect I'd
with It claimed all his attention. From
this work he was In 1905 called to tin
position OF general secretary OF the So
ciety.
In these years he has also had much
to do with the management and care OF
the great conventions. Since the third
convention, which was held in the city
of Lowell in 1884, he has not missed q
great national gathering, q record which
is held by him alone.
Besides his endeavor connections. he is
a member Of the executive committee OF
the Religious Education Association. a
leading member Of the Sabbath Protective
League and on it's executive council
and q member of the Twentieth Century
Club, Boston's great civic club.
The theories he so ably expounds in
Endeavor meetings are not impracticable
ones, it is asserted, but ones he has him.
self tried out in the junior society in his
own church, Of which he has for years
been superintendent, and which under his
guidance has continued in a flourishins
condition.
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Covenant Presbyterian.

A recent meeting of the Church of the
Covenant Society had a considerable at
tendance of honorary members. who had
responded to the invitations extended to
them for that occasion. Commissioner
Macfarland. a ruling elder of the church,
and Mrs Macfarland, an honorary men,
Der of the society. were present. The
guests remained for the supper, which is
served each Sunday evening following
early prayer meeting
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M eared 9rtipiies Amun9 the Noun9 4eoples Sorietes

come: Frederick J. Walker, The Pres
ent and Future of Our Society; Miss
Mabel Bailey. "Our Sixteenth Birthday" !:
Rev. T. c. Clark, What Would a Church
Be Without Young People, j. Bond
Smith, THE Press: Miss Nettie A. Whit
mer. "Fads": A. w. Starratt, THE ST.
Paul Convention: N. o. Anderson, col
lege Escapades''; l.. F.. Langille. evil
liam Howard Taft and E. V. Crittenden,
'"Theodore Roosevelt"
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will preach at the Church of the Refor-
nation. The Lutheran Church at Mans
fied. of which DIR. Long is the pastor. is
one of the larpes; of that danominat lion
in the general synod of the Lutheran
Church He is regarded as one of the
brilliant Lutheran Aivines Of the country.
The pastor has been attending the cele-
bration OF the fortieth anniversary of the
Board of Home and Foreign Missions and
Church Extension of the Lutheran Cen
eral Synod During his stay in this city
he will he the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. G..
RiItler
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Christian Endeavor.
Takoma Park Presbyterian.

The annual banquet of the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Society was held re-
Gently at the church and was attended
by about fifty young people. The tables
were tastefully decoratd in Easter col
ors-yellow and white. Lisle Morrison
acted as POSTMASTER sitting at the point
of the V in which the tables were ar
ranged. Speakers and subjects were as
follows: Mrs. T.. +. Terfinger, "Wel-
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Hall. Mrs. Hepburn. wife of former Rep
resentative Hepburn, presided.
Reports of the progress of the work
were given by the conference secretary.
the district secretaries and the secre-
taries of departments. Rev. DIR. w IA.
Hayes Training School for Deaconesses.
delivered an address.
Mrs. Clara Roach. Mrs. ]. f. Gilbert
and Mrs G.. r. Linkins. all OF Wash
from the Baltimore conference to the ma
tional convention which ccnvenes at San
Francisco. Cal. in September
The hospitals under the care of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society have
been placed in charge OF committee or
which Mrs. d. B. Street is chairman.
Mrs. Street represents the hospitals at
the national convention.
Gorsuch Ladies' Aid Society.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Gorsuch NJ. L. Church was
attendance w. r. Hunt, the secretary.
reported receipts during the year amount
ing to s238. the largest in the history OF
the society. Mrs. Ellen Rowe was re-
elected president, Mrs. ]. H. Goodrich
vice president W. r. Hunt secretary and
Mrs. G. z. COLLISION treasurer.
COMMITTEES consisting of Mrs. ]. n.
Goodrich. Mrs. Ellen Rowe. Mrs. c. w.
Fitton. ST.: Mrs. j. r. Hunt. w. r.
Hunt. c. w. Fitton, sr, and j. HI. Good
rich served refreshments after a musical
and literary program. consisting OF piano
solos by Miss Beulah Winter. tenor solo
by lie Roy Franks, violin solo by Miss
Lille Winter. and addresses by Rev. W.
l. Lynn. r. Moricle. Mrs. j. Fl. Goodrich
and others. The addresses were echoes
of the recent Baltimore conference OF
the Methodist Church, which they at
tended.
Novelty in Sermonizing.
Rev. DIR. Arthur w. Spooner pastor Of
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, INDUCED
in a new departure last Sunday even
ing. when he preached sermon from a
text placed in his hands just before it was
to be delivered.
1t had been arranged that eight persons.
representing the session. the board Of
deacons and two young peoples organiza-
tions. should bring to the service each
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew.

The preparations for the Tri-diocesan
Brotherhood Convention which is to NEE,
in this city Saturday and Sunday, May
1j-16, are rapidly going forward The