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GRACELIVINGSTON
HILL LUTZ

or the self-forgetfulness Of the theater, or
the bauble of crown Of honor from
the tickle world, but whatever it is that
to each soul represents the allurement of
this world as over against the other
world. that is our Vanity Fair. An emf
nent man once said II prefer a part in
the honors of Paris to part in the hap
piness of Paradise" And it is a sad
fact that a great many who start out to
seek the Celestial City often become so
engrossed with the things of this world
as to almost forget that there Is a Ce-
lestial City.
When Mithridates was overcome in bat
tie by Lucullus and sought safety in
to be scattered in the way. and his pur-
suers. stopping to pick up the treasure,
allowed Mithridates to escape.
A Christian woman whose window over
looked a mountain in the distance, with
fine tree directly in front Of the window
and in range of the mountain. had this
beautiful and helpful conceit about them.
1.-THE tree" said she. from being so near
appears to be larger than the mountain,
though the mountain is really much
my mind. represents the objects of time,
while the mountain represents the objects
Of eternity. Looking at time near at
hand it appears much greater than eter-
mountain Of eternity to which I shall one
day come Is infinitely greater
A Christian cannot afford to forget the
Celestial city for one instant. 1t is not
safe to tarry moment in Vanity Fair.
1t is said that the bird of paradise with
its abundance of beautiful plumage cam
not fly with the wind. as the current ruff
les the abundant plumage and impedes its
flight. aFi finally. stops 1t. 1t must al
ways fly against the wind. which will keep
it's feathers in place. So it is with the
Christian. He must not attempt to go
with the current of a sinful world, for
it will surely hinder his progress. and
very likely end 1t altogether.
'The sons Of the church and the sons Of the
world walked closely. hand and heart.
And only the Master who knoweth all could tell
the two apart.
The angel drew to the mercy seat and
whispered in signs her name
And the saints their anthems of rapture hushed
and covered their heads with shame.
And voice came down through the hush Of
heaven. from Him who sat the throne,
L know thy works and how thou hast said, 81
am rich'' and hast not known
That thou vast naked, and poor, and blind AMI
wretched before my face,
Therefore from my presence cast thee out and
blot thy name from its place."
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pleasure: and, behold, this also is van
ity"-Solomon.

pleasure: and, behold, this also is van
ity."-Solomon.
There is a story of lady who was once
told that the world and all its glory was
but vanity. to which she replied gayly:
True, have heard that Solomon said so:
but he tried it before he said it, and so
will l."
Wilberforce once stood on a balcony of
villa on Richmond Hill and looked at
the beautiful landscape before him, rich
pastures. dotted with cattle, clumps of
trees and village spires. and winding
placidly through all the river Thames in
Its calm beauty. 1t filled him with thank
full, peaceful thoughts. But the owner Of
tn. villa, duke notorious even in that
profigate age, stood beside him and cried
out: 20 that river! There 1t runs, on and
on. and I so weary Of it,
DR.. Cox, in telling this story, adds And
there you have the very mood of this
prologue (Ecclesiastes); the mood for
which the fair. smiling heavens and the
gracious. bountiful earth carry no bene-
diction OF peace. because they are re-
Elected from heart all tossed into cross
ing and impure waves"
There is a deep unrest In the world. a
craving for something, reaching out for
satisfaction. and almost every one feels
1t In his time, and seeks to satisfy the
longing. one with wisdom, another with
wine, another with mirth, another with
gain, and SO on through the long list Of
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May Until that time Father Gallagher
had been pastor of ST. Mary's Church in
Hartford county, Md. Previous to his
taking up the work in Hartford county
he spent two years at the Apostolic Mis-
sion House in Brookland. where he pur-
sued the usual course of studies and at
the same time attended lectures on the
ology and philosophy at the Catholic
University
His work as chaplain to the District
Institutions consists of mass and sermon
the first Sunday of each month at the
workhouse, each second Sunday at the
reform school. every third Sunday at the
Jail and every fourth Sunday at the aims
house at Blue Plains Some Of the men,
bers of the special works conference Of
the st. Vincent de Paul Society, to-
gether with a number of ladies from
this city, form choir which sings at
the services at the Jail and workhouse.
A Sunday school for the Catholic chill
dren In the Industrial Home School is
conducted every Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock under Father Gallagher's super
vision by volunteer workers. In the
morning students from the Holy Cross
College at Brookland teach special classes
at the reform school. On week days
Father Gallagher frequently visits the in
situations under his supervision and gives
instruction, advice and encouragement to
those who request 1t.
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seek to supply their needs. But the story
given us by Luke and by Paul himself OF
the affection of new converts for Paul IL
Illustrates this truth. We have seen that
Paul was driven from city to city, but
in every case there were these who min
istered to his wants, who conforted him
with their sympathy and who accom-
panied him until he was beyond the dan
ger line. They treasured his counsels;
they revered his memory; they enshrined
him In their hearts. Could any scene be
moro pathetic than his farewell to the
elders of Ephesus at Miletus7 We can
almost see the tears and hear the sobs
as they bade him goodbye. And thus was
it ever. and thus will 1t ever be. 1t is
the ''lOve OF God shed abroad in our
hearts," This Is "the tie that binds our
hearts in Christian love. The Fellowship
of kindred minds Is like to that above
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Paul's Heroism.

The hero is not the man who, uncon-
scious OF danger, rushes into the battle,
but he Is the man who, fully compre-
hending the peril, goes forward diligently,
persistently to victory or death. Moral
heroism is confessedly the sublimest her
oism possible to man. And of all moral
heroes Paul. the apostle. stands pre-emi-
nent. To know that bonds and imprison-
ments await him everywhere; to climb
to that height in which he "glories in
tribulatfon'' not merely to defy them.
but to count It his highest joy that he
can suffer in this cause. This Is a degree
of heroism that may we'll amaze US. How
sublime his approach to Jerusalem
Warned at Tire and at Cesarea of the
dangers that awaited him, besought not
to go up to Jerusalem. he utters these
memorable words: What mean We to
weep and break my heart? For j am
ready not to be bound only. but also to
ode at Jerusalem for the sake of the Lord
Jesus" To such height as this does
lift us.
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Secretary Of the American Society OF Religi'

mony with the Divine plan. God in
tends that the church shall be mission
airy In its thought and purpose. 1t
meaps too. that in the prosecution OF
Its plans the church shall have the as
sistance and the direction of God. Paul
and Barnatas had returned from their
nrst missionary journey. They had
preached the gospel in Perga. and An
tiocn IN Pisidia, and Iconium. and Lystra.
and Derbe And the church was thrilled
with the story of their triumphs But.
In the church, there is no such thing
as resting upon ones laurels While
anything remains to be done Gods peo-
PIE must SO on Paul grew restless. The
the work. The feeble churches that had
been planted by him in Asia Minor were
needing his care and counsel Gods
beginning. He leads His children step
by step. There is light enough for to-
day, but tomorrow Is obscured by i'm
penetrable clouds. Paul was thinking of
the churches already planted. God was
leading him into untrodden paths. TAX
ing Silas as compa MON. he passed
through his native Cilicia and visited the
cities of Derbe. Lystra. 1conium and An
tioch. At Lystra he was joined by Tim
othy. From Phnygia he passed into Gal
alta. 1t was here, as Neander thinks.
that he had the remarkable vision. ac-
companied by the ''thorn in the flesh"
to which he refers in II Cor. 12:1-10.
Left to himself. Paul would have gone
into Proconsular Asia, "but the spirit
suffered him not" How the prohibition
was exerted we do not know. God has
thousand ways of announcing His pur-
pose. One thing Is clear, Paul knew that
1t was not the purpose of God. Again
Paul blundered. He essayed to go north
ward into Bithynia. but once more an
invisible hand closed the door When God
calls a man to preach He prepares the
tn ho0F the Paul and
his companions were led through Mysia to
Troas. Here he was Joined by Luke.
And here he received the summons
through a vision to Macedonia. Crossing
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Then l saw in my dream
that when they got out of

that when they got out of
the wilderness they presently
saw a town before them, and
the name of that town is
Vanity; and at the town
there is a fair kept, called
Vanity Fair. The
Prince of Princes Himself,
when here, went through
this town to His own coun-
try and that upon a fair-day,
too; yea, and. as | think, it
was Beelzebub, the chief lord
of this fair, that invited Him
to buy of his vanities; yea,
would have made Him lord
of the fair would He but
have done him reverence as
He went through the town;
yea, because He was such a
person of honor Beelzebub
had him from street to
street, and showed Him all
the kingdoms of the world in
a little time, that he might,
if possible, allure that Blessed
One to cheaper and buy
some of his vanities; but He
had no mind to the mer-
chandise, and therefore left
the town without laying out
so much as one farthing upon
these vanities. '-Bunyan.
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REVIEW. Acts. 10: 1921 II.
The Second and Third Missionary
journeys.

Tne second and Third missionary
Journeys.
1HE study of beginnings is al
ways interesting. The greater
and more majestic the stream
at its food, the more anxious
we are to stand beside the
tiny spring which Is its source. What
years of persistent toll were spent in the
search for the fountains of the Nile. How
the story of the dawn Of his
tory: the rise and progress of nations.
and the founding Of cities. And so. the
beginning of Christianity will always be
OF thrilling interest to the Christian.
During the past quarter. we have been
studying the beginning of missions. How
tiny. how insignificant. seemed the stream
at its source. A few Jews. despised by
their own people, started out from Anti
och on the greatest mission Of time; the
conversion of the world. Nearly nine
teen centuries have passed away. The
world is not converted. But Christianity
has become q world religion. The stream
is a mighty flood. The missionary spirit
has permeated the church. 1t is domi-
mating 1t. More and more it Is becoming
a passion. How absorbingly interesting
must be the study Of the rise of this
overlooking Nile We have been Follow
ing Paul and his companions on their
second and third missionary Journeys in
Europe and Asia. Our work today Is a
rapid survey of those Journeys. AS
when a traveller who has long been In the
plain, visiting villages and towns ana
cities, climbs to the summit OF the noun
tain and looks down on the panorama
spread out before him.
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Hidden Beauty.

IT'S only a piece Of marble,
Awkward and rough and tall,
All covered with dust. and unnoticed,
1t seems Of no use at ALL.
Some tired, way-worn traveller
May rest In it's kindly shade,
And at it's base. on the green sward,
May his weary head be laid.
It's passed by the high and noble,
By the rich, the poor, the lone.
To them q blot on the landscape
Is that block Of ugly stone.
One day far-famed sculptor
By chance passed by that way:
He pauses, examining closely
That giant so dusty and gray.
He sees not the grimy surface,
He sees not unyielding rock:
Nay, he sees a beautiful image
In its rough exterior locked.
To his workshop he has 1t taken.
Where the hammer and chisel he pliea
Till a white-robed. winged angel
Stands before admiring eyes.
So many Of US, like that marble,
Seem worthless and in the way;
But there is a wise. true Sculptor
Who can chisel the worthless away;
The blows may fall fast and heavy.
But the quicker the work will be dona.
And then God will see perfected
The image Of His dear Son.
-Hettie L. Olsen. in Review and Herall
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Athletic Meet.

The athletic meet to be given under
the auspices of the young mems class
of the First Presbyterian Church next
Saturday at the park 18th and H streets
northeast, promises to be a great suc-
cess. No such thing has ever been at
tempted on the same scale by Sunday
school class in Washington.
For the past several days entries to
the various events have been coming in
rapidly, and over 80 young men Will
compete in the competition for the beau
tiful loving cup offered by The Evening
Star. The cup will be presented TO the
Sunday school whose athletes make the
highest number of points in the meet.
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the worlds allurements. Goethe makes
Faust, after trying in vain to solve LIES
problems by study and research. plunge
deep in pleasure" that he may thus still
the burning of passionate DESIRE"
He built his soul a lordiy pleasure house,
Wherein at for aye to dwell;
He said Oh soul, make merry and ca rouse,
Dear aoul. for all Is well!' "
This is the song of the rich fool who is
whirling away his life in the gayety OF
Vanity Fair.
Solomon when he was given choice
of a great gift, chose wisdom, and God
was pleased that he had chosen so we'll.
and as a sign gave him riches and honor.
and much else beside. Yet Solomon
might have chosen better even than wis
dom, as he proved later in his life, when,
after having great wisdom. he was led
astray, and all his wisdom could not keep
him from trying life of mirth and en-
joyment, from giving himself over to wine
in order to satisfy his weary soul. If he
had turned to God for that satisfaction
and peace he would not have written this
plant.
Pere Lacordaire says: Weak and little
minds find here below a nourishment
which suffices for their intellect and sat
isles their love. They do not discover
the emptiness Of visible things because
they are incapable of sounding them to
the bottom. But soul which God has
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Visits Of District Officers.

District President Morris will conduct
yhe league service at Wilson Memorial
tomorrow evening. and at Congress
Heights the following Sunday. Mr.. Nor
ris visited Wesley Chapter last Sunday
evening and North Capitol in the morn
ing. First Vice President John f Fort
conducted the service at the Alexandria
chapter last Sunday night. These visits
of the District officers to the local chap
tiers are in line with the policy Of the
new cabinet to keep in close touch with
the work in each church.
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ers In Cremona. This preparation. ap-
piled to violin. enriches its tone IN
remarkable degree and gives to 1t the
qualities for which the old Italian Vio-
Iins were so famous Mr.. Lent has been
experimenting with 1t for several weeks.
and recently played before some OF the
musical critics of Washington and Balti-
more. They were all very enthusiastic
in their approval.
At the preaching service which follows
Rev. Tyler bennett. the director. will
speak to the boys and girls, and later
will preach q short sermon.
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New lie CemenCS C1r1St1an hearts.
Wherever the gospel was preached men
became brothers. A new tie Of fellowship
was formed-one that binds mems hearts
that adopts them into one family. that
breathes into them the same spirit and
that stamps them with the same Divine
image For the first time in the worlds
history men felt they were their brothers
keepers. They were members of one body.
II one member suffered, all the members
suffered with it. Were the disciples in
Jerusalem in need? Then the Christians
in Corinth. in Berea and Thessalonica and
Philippi would lay aside week by week OF
their earnings for the relief Of their needy
brethren. They thus proclaimed to the
world the truth SO long denied, that We
be brethren" And that truth, as Chris
tianity advances. is becoming more and
more power. It is making wrong and
oppression more hateful. 1t Is emphastz-
ing the fact that the rank Is but the
guinea'S stamp, and q mans man for
a. that Here is the rise of that stream
Of sympathy which today is spreading to
all lands and is including all men. To-
day no corner of the land can suffer
from earthquake or famine or pestilence
but that the people Of all nations rise
and. with open-handed generosity, they
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Open-Air Meetings.

Three open-air meetings will be held to-
morrow afternoon under the auspices of
the Y. NJ CA. Rev. DR.. S. H. Woodrow
will speak in Franklin Park on The Boy
Who Was Not Prodigal." Rev. Paul r.
Hickok. pastor of Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church, will deliver an address in
Lincoln Park. Rev. ]. E. Stuart, pastor
OF the Fifteenth Street Christian Church.
will preach at the Rosedale playground,
at 18th and Gales streets northeast. The
latter meeting will be held at O'Clock
and the two others at o'clock.
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Royal Navy Chaplain to Speak.

Among the prominent clergymen to
speak on the occasion of the twenty
fourth national convention. which is to
meet in Providence, October 1917. win
be the Rev. Paul B. Bull Of England. Dr..
Bull is noted throughout England as an
exceptional worker among men and
boys. He served as chaplain to the
British forces during the Boer war, and
has been for the past two years intrust-
ed by the lords of admiralty with the
moral instruction of the men and boys
In the royal navy, and as these number
about 100000 souls. it is a work which
claims much OF his time and effort.
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Church Anniversary.

The second anniversary of Calvary NJ.
F. Church South will be held at 3lst and
@ streets tomorrow. Services will also
be held each evening next week and the
following Sunday. Bishop Wilson will
preach tomorrow morning, and Rev. DR..
arettyman presiding elder Of the Wash
ington district of Southern Methodist
churches, in the evening.
Rev Dr. Knott of Covington. Va, will
occupy the pulpit during the week. and
Rev. j H. Dulaney Of Baltimore will be
the preacher the following Sunday.
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New Central Union Mission Body.

The Mems Band of the Central Union
Mission was organized last Sunday in
the board room of the mission by the
converts and workers of the organization
and adopted the twelfth chapter of Ro-
mans as the constitution. There was q
large number present and the election OF
officers was carried over until tomorrow
at ? o'clock. The object OF this organi-
cation Of Christian men is to strengthen
the work Of the mission, and as the
cooler weather approaches they agree
to faithfully attend the meetings of the
week and lend their aid to all those that
have not accepted the Lord to step over
the line. All who have not as yet re-
ceived special invitations are cordially re-
Quested to be at the meeting tomorrow,
for 1t Is the object to have all converts
and Christian workers of the different
churches and societies that assist in the
mission meetings join In the meeting.
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Work at Grace Methodist Church.

The work at Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church, 9th and S streets northwest, Is
progressing under the direction OF the
new pastor. Rev. Frank NJ. Thompson.
The Sunday school is growing and much
new life has been infused into the work.
The various societies Of the church nave
also increased their efforts In their sew
eral branches of endeavor.
Rev Mr.. Thompson will preach tomor-
of wisdom" In the evening Rev. DR..
John w. r. Sumwalt. district superin-
tendent of the Washington Methodist
churches. will speak on "A Shepherds
Soliloquy."
Judge William H. De Lacy Of the Juve-
nile Court will be the speaker at the rally
day services to be held the morning OF
Sunday, September %.
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EPWOR1H LEAGuERS TO RALLY
AVENUE M. E.
CHURCH WORKERS ACTIVE.
Will Gather Tomorrow Evening to
Surpass Previous Records-Dr.
Noble Of Baltimore to Speak.

~ EV. EUGENE A. NOBLE. presi.
dent Of the Woman's College OF
" Baltimore. will be the principal
L - speaker at the fall rally OF the
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. T.
Church Epworth League Chapter tomor-
row evening at 7:30 O'Clock. Arrange
ments have been made to accommodate a
large attendance. In 1907 there were $50
persons in attendance at the meeting, and
last year the number reached 5l1. This
year it is planned to have a still larger
attendance The first 800 persons to ar
rive will be presented with an appropriate
souvenir.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
West Street Presbyterian Church will at
tend the meeting.
Rev. G. l.. Pate. pastor of the Dunbar
ton Avenue Church. and Rev. J. T. Mar
shall of the West Street Presbyterian
Church are also on the program for short
addresses. The music of the occasion VIII
be furnished by the choir of Dumbarton
Avenue Church.
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Convention Closes.

The convention OF the Christian Ms
sionary Church Society Of Maryland. Del
aware and the District of Columbia at
Beaver Creek adjourned yesterday to
meet September 3, 1910, at Jerusalem
Church. Hartford county. Nd, after elect
ing the following officers:
President Rev. George A. Miller OF
WASHINGTON. D. c.; vice presidents. Rev.
George B. Townsend OF Hagerstown and
Rev. B. A. Abbott of Baltimore: secre-
tary, Andrew Wilson Of Washington;
treasurer, j. Irwin Bitner Of Hagerstown:
correspond ding secretary, Rev. ]. E. Stu
art Of Washington.
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First Baptist.

After two months vacation. the First
Baptist Society held it's first meeting Sum
day evening. September 8. The president,
William A. Dayton, jr.. led. Special music
was furnished by the Christian Endeavor
choir, Miss Virginia Raymond chairman
District union music committee and two
violin!sts. Miss Madge McMilla and Claude
Babcock. One new member was re-
ceived into active membership. Better
work and more enthusiasm Is the aim for
the coming season. Besides President
Dayton. the following officers have been
elected: l. j. Roberts. recording secretary;
Miss Alice Yeatman. corresponding secre-
tary, and Miss Bessie Glass, treasurer.
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Chapters to Be Visited.

The officers Of the Washington local
assembly are arranging for an actiY>
visitation OF all the chapters in tnvr
diocese during the next three weeks. It Z.
planned that every chapter shall be visit
ed by one to three members of the broth
erhood in an effort TO work up among
the members Of the several chapters q
more general participation In the week
Of prayer. the latter part of November
and in the general work of the brother
hood throughout the diocese.
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Methodist Preachers Meeting.

The Methodist Episcopal preachers
meeting of the Washington district will
hold its first fall session at Falls Church.
Va. Monday. The session will be held In
the Methodist Church. The ladies of the
congregation will serve luncheon. The
wives of the ministers are cordially in
vited to attend.