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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

Thanksgiving Messages
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erraS. One summer evening we sat upon
! the f1ume looking over the landscape. My
, friend was a distinguished man of great
| ability. In the distance the sun was set
| ting, rejecting its light on the dome OF
| the capitol of the state. at Sacramento.
! twenty miles Off He turned to me and
| said suddenly: L would like to be you
| for one reason. that you are thirty years
i younger than ] am, and they are going
| to be thirty of the greatest years the
. world has ever seem He Is dead now.
but his words were prophetic. He and
used to talk about how we could send
power down into the mines. An engine
would fill the mine with smoke and
gases. and yet we must have power to
run the drills, etc. using compressed air
How easy today, just to drop Wire
down and send the power of electricity.
At that time there was but single rail-
road running across the continent, which
took single sleeping car each day. Look
at the difference now, with six great
trunk lines sending out more than a
dozen trains and more than hundred
sleeping cars each day..
An effective answer was given to one
of the grumblers who felt that he had
nothing to be thankful for by a pastor
in Germany, one of whose parishioners,
having been ill for some time. thought
that God was dealing very harshly with
him. After listening for some time to
his lamentations. krummacher cut him
short. II will pray for YOU" he said.
Dear Heavenly Father, thou knowest
how many poor sufferers are lying upon
miserable beds of straw rags, and
have no one to care for them or furnish
them medicine to mitigate their suffer-
ings. which in many instances are OF
the most distressing kind. while I lie
on good comfortable bed. am care
fully attended by my own kin and treat
ed by a skiIlful physician. nor do [ suffer
any notable pain. Thou hast had pa
thence with me, a murmuring Jonah. till
now Hold on Hold on" cried the
murmurer. excitedly: Il promise you.
dear pastor, never to murmur or COM
plain again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

An Everyday Hero


ed few years When she died. no nus
bard in his heart ever sorroWed more, out
to those about him he was the same
strong, serene man, as when, WIN eN-
/ ceptional thoughtfulness and knlghtly De
votion, he was mnistering to her IN her
invalidSm.
After her death there was little change
in the ordering of his hospitable nome.
Friends came and went as before. Inc
only difference seemed to be a still great
/ er emphasis on the mnistratlon TO the
homeless and unattached, and as the
wears have gone by there has hardiy been
week when I'm addition to klndreo mere
was not some guest to whom the freedom
of such a home was rare and priceless
treasure.
The other day, this home. around which
gathered SO many sacred associations
went I'D In smoke and fame in twin
king of an eye, the inmates barely es-
Gaming with their lives. But even while
the fire roared and devoured, the owner
OF this beautiful place was calm and
thoughtful for others, not only for his
guests. but for his horses and his stock.
Neither then nor on subsequent days did
any murmur complaining escape his
lips His single comment when SYM
patty poured in upon him from every side
was II can't be grateful enough that we
escaped with our lives and that none of
us was injured.
This man comes and goes In the world,
quietly hiding his sorrows. bravely pro-
ceeding. after every stroke or dlsclpnne,
to reconstruct his affairs with the thought
Of serving others always in view. The
children call him the ''two-seated man
because he always drives to the station IN
q two-seated carriage in order to pick up
any wayfarer who may need lift. This
is just side light on his brave and low
ing spirit
He is a Christian and a churchman. but
his Christianity and his churchmanshlp
are not a substitute for but an incentive
to pure, sunny, serene and loving me
day in and day out. ! have told his story
lust to show that in every business ana
social circle true heroes can be found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
HELPING to Make Americans.

Since their return, few days ago. four
of the FIVE travellers have been placed in
PENNSYLVANIA associations where they will
be exclusively among the foreigners. In
the endeavor to help assimilate them to
American citizenship One will be in
Scranton. one in the Connellsville-Cnion-
town coke fields. one as state worker in
the anthracite fields and one in 4 manu-
featuring community. The state commit
tee has issued a special edition of its
paper, Pennsylvania Association News. to
exploit this formal beginning of the new
work.
The less expensive way would naturally
be to employ English-speaking foreigners
to work among their fellow-countrymen
but the belief of DR.. Steiner and other
students of the subject both Protestant
and Roman Catholic. is that there must
be American leadership for any compre-
hensive plan of Americanizing and assim-
Hating the alien population through the
churches. The rapid rise and spread OF
this immigration work. as the leading
feature of home missions, coincident
with the stress that is just now being laid
upon foreign missions, is of interest to
every one who tries to read the deeper
meaning of the trend of the times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
In Immigrant Land.

Even few words of Polish. Slovack
Ruthenian. Hungarian or Italian are an
"open sesame" for the Christian worker
to the man with a pick. and when TO
these is added personal association with
his homeland he is ready. indeed. TO make
friends. These were but incidental ad-
vantages OF their trip to the students.
They first travelled in Hungary, and then
German Poland, where they lodged and
took regular classroom work in a German
missionary training school. Then they
went to Warsaw for a brief time, and to
Italy for the final months of their in
vestigations. Here they pursued a course
Of studies in the Methodist School.
OF interesting experiences the student
secretary socologists had no end. In
Hungary they were taken for spies. and
again across the Russian border they be-
came acquainted with what Cossack rule
means to the pea SAINT. They were feted In
Warsaw and written up at length in the
newspapers. At various points educators
and public men displayed deep interest in
their mission, but the rank and file OF the
people could not understand why men
should go to such great pains and expense
merely in order to learn -ow to be helpful
to their men folks who had gone to Amer
lea.
The emigration regulations and practices
of the European nations were studied at
first hand, government officials affording
every facility, especially at the points of
emkarkation. In their reports the young
men made much of the difference i'll bear
ing and appearance and character of the
persons they met who had been in Amer
ica In all lands they were warmly greet
ed by those who had learned English in
this country.
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which Pennsylvania derives most of her
immigrants. The design was for a sort
of travelling seminary TO be launched
under DR.. Steiners personal guidance
While studying the customs. and some
thing OF the language. and economic and
social conditions of the foreigners home
life. the young men would likewise un-
dergo special training in the best meth
DDS of religious work among them
The party. as 1t was finally constituted.
consisted of Student Secretary Boiner
OF the Pennsylvania state committee, J.
P. Dague. Washington and Jefferson
College graduate. who was in his third
year at Grocer Theological Seminary: v.
G. Hart of the V. NJ. G. A. Training
School. c. r. Beachly of Iowa College and
Fl. A. McConnaughey OF Oberlin College.
The last three had just graduated from
college when they set out on their unique
expedition, under Prof. Steiner's tutelage
After seeing them well started on the
other side, Prof. Steiner returned to his
classroom duties.
The trip was not so much of a lark as
1t might appear The young men travelled
frugally. In the ways that would bring
them into closest contact with the peo-
pie from whose ranks the immigrants
come. This meant fourth class In trains.
and often the same class in food. But, az
the stories the returned students tell in
dictate, they were brought close to tho
families OF the immigrants everywhere.
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their places in the affairs of the world
and to assume the larger responsibilities
which their opportunities and educational
requirements have placed upon them.
Thus it is that many leave the class every
year. while others come to take their
places.
Young men are coming to the National
Capital in increasing numbers as the
years go by. The time they spend here
is usually brief, and is during the period
of life when they need the social and
religious influences of the Sunday school
and the church. This class aims to reach
as many of them as possible and to fur
nish them a church home while in the
city. Many are induced to join, and en-
deavcr to help socially, morally and spir-
itually Along these lines the class is
doing good work.
Proba bly, more than $50 young men
have gone out from this class during its
rather brief history to meet and grapple
with the problems Of life. Among them
have been business men. lawyers. physi-
cians dentists, civil engineers and men,
bers of other professions. 1t is impos-
sible to give exact figures because of the
loss of some of the class records contain
ing the names of many former members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

The Life of a Hero


turbed by the fact that he was msjudged:
be remembered that Christ himself had
been mtsjudged and misunderstood lie
understood that criticism must be expect
ed by those who would do Christ's work.
Calmly and without boasting Paul re-
cited the wonderful catalogue of the
things he had endured for Christ:
I'm labors more abundantly, in prisons
more abundantly; in stripes above meas
ure in deaths oft. OF the Jews five times
received forty stripes saved one. Thrice
was | beaten with rods, once was I
stoned. thrice | suffered shpwreck
in journeying often, in perilS of rivers.
in perilS OF robbers, in perils from my
countrymen. in perils from the Gentiles. In
perils in the city, in perils in the wilder
ness, in perilS in the sea, in periiS among
false brethren: in labor and travail. i'll
watchngs often. in hunger and thirst, IN
HASTINGS often, in cold and nakedness.'
What wonder that Paul. wearied by the
accusations of his critics. said: Prom
henceforth let no man trouble me. for ]
bear branded in my body the marks or
the Lord Jesus He had suffered many
things in following Christ and doing His
work: he had earned the right to be let
alone in his work
How could Paul bear all these things?
They were enough to break down dozen
strong men. Probably he sometimes felt
that he could not bear the burden any
longer. but always there came to him
the assurance of Christ. MY grace IS
suf1icient for thee" Then he could bear
anything: yet not he. but Christ. who
lived in him Thus his glory was not In
his own strength. but in his weakness.
which made place in his life Tor the
strength of Christ.
Until men and women learn how 70
gain strength in their weakness as Paui
did their lives will be unsatisfying. their
DAYS will be full OF complaint: their bur
dens. which seemed like mountains before
learning to trust Christ, will be borne as
easily as if they We're feathers.
Millionaires of Hope.
This was learned years ago by an Eng
lishman. who was told by his physician
he could never see again. For a time the
news weighed heavily upon him. After
ward he said: Il remained silent for
moment, thinking seriously. and then.
summoning up all the grit I possessed, I
said: If God wills it, He knows best.
What must be will be. And I added.
putting my hand UP to a tear that trickled
down my face. God helping me. this is
the last tear [ shall ever shed for my
blindness 1t was. He secured the de-
grees of doctor of philosophy and master
of arts. He was fellow of the Royal
Geological Society and the Chemical So
ciety. He made many valuable scfentinc
discoveries and inventions. saved mn
lionaire's life and received the largest zee
ever awarded any doctor-$2oo,om .
God does not promise to make us all
dollar millionaries IL we look to Rum foT
strength i'm our weakness. but He does
nronnise To make us millionaires OF faith
and hope. Paul was. We can be, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
A New Religious Vacation.

| Foremost among the men who have be-
come authorities upon immigration, es-
| pecially in its religious aspects, Is Prof.
e. A. Steiner Of Iowa College. Himself an
| immigrant, he has for nearly two decades
made special study OF the movements
of the people of other nationalities toward
| America. Fourteen of his summers have
been devoted to European tours, made
largely Oh foot throughout the districts
whence the majority Of immigrants come
| Usually he travelled both ways in the
steerage, Identifying himself with the life
| of the strangers. Sometimes he has De-
come one of a group of immigrants to
the extent OF accompanying them from
their home village to the point of en-
barkation, then crossing the ocean as one
Of them. going with them to their Amer
| lean destination. and working for weeks
alongside of them in mill or mine. DR..
Steiner is easily 1.-THE most popular lee
turer and author upon immigration living
today.
When the Pennsylvania State Y. NJ. c.
found itself confronted with the huge
problem of the alien workmen, ever loom
| ing larger and more ominous, it enlisted
| DR. Steiner's aid, and in its behalf he
made a special study of the anthracite
regions during the summer or 1901 Since
he sneaks many of the tongues Of south
ern Europe, he was able to get to the
heart of conditions. The upshot was the
conclusion that Pennsylvania must have,
I'm connection with the Young Mems
Christian Associations of the state,
corps of trained specialists in this depart
ment, men able to speak colloquially In
the various Slavic tongues, and familiar
with the conditions from which the inlmi-
grant comes as we'll with those at
present environing him. Practically all
the denominations are looking for men
of these qualifications, to engage in their
recently enlarged foreign work. The i'm
migrant has forced into existence new
religious vocation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

~Y title might lead the reader to
IL think that | was about to ex-
patiate concerning some of the
Il many deeds of heroism OF
which. we read almost daily,
as when a policeman is shot by some
drunken man, whom he has undertaken
to arrest for wife-beating. a fireman,
at the cost of a bad bruise, rescues q
child from a burning building. Common
enough are these instances, and for those
who figure in them 1 cherish the greatest
admiral ion. Such men increase our con-
fidence in humanity. and make us aware
how faithful are the vast majority of
our public servants, who have to do a
good deal of rough and disagreeable work
in order to preserve public order and save
property from destruction.
Blu. this particular hero does not hap
pen to belong to the ranks of public serv-
ants or wage-earnerS. He seems to have
all the money he needs and he is man
of culture and of high social standing. He
is merchant and has carried on for many
years a business that reaches out to for
eign lands and involves a multitude of
transactions. some of them of trying
and complicated order of character. he
is one of the men whose honorable con-
duct of their business shines out IN re-
freshing contrast to the ''robber barons'
and skinfiints to be found not only in
the circles of high finance, but in many
a country grocery and small urban or
rural store today.
But it is not of this side of his life
that I should speak, but of the impress
Sions his character makes upon me day
10y day. He had had, to my knowledge.
two great tests. not to speak of others
of which | have never learned. One
came when his wife died, the idol of
his heart to prolong whose days he built
home in an especially healthful location,
hut whose passing could only be delay
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and their triumphs. Paurs life abounds
in much that is stimulating and sug-
gestive. His remarkable steadfastness
in the face of the sufferings he was
called upon to endure can be accounted
for only on the ground that he was
soundly converted. His one aim was to
know and to do the will of the Master.
He could exclaim: Il take pleasure in
weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in
prosecutions, in distresses. for Christ s
sake"
Gen. S. c. Armstrong is right in say
ing: "A work that requires no sacri-
fees does not count for much in fulfilling
Gods plan. But what is commonly CALI
ed sacrifice is really the best natural
use of ones self and ones resources
the best investment of ones time,
strength and means. He who makes no
such sacrifices is most to be pitied: he is
a heather. because he knows nothing of
God"
Perhaps more than any other man,
Paul made the most practical use of his
life and resources. All that he had was
devoted to the one object of serving
Christ.
We. too, can live no less heroically
There are daily opportunities of improv-
ing self and of devoting ourselves to
helping others. The kindly deed here, the
encouraging word there, will bear fruit
for eternity. The bit of self-denial, the
self-restraint, the desire to be of serv-
ice, all have their uplifting influences.
Noble deeds are the outcome of noble
thoughts, and noble thoughts come only
to those who are not self-centered.
Paul was man of action. 1t was be-
cause he did things as well as dream
about them that his name has become
the synonym of all that stands for de-
voted living.
Some one has said: Il read these lines
over two or three times every day:
No moment passed between his thought and
action.
No morrow died between his dream and deed
Within his soul there fatal faction
That could betray him in his hour of need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

Comment on today's uniform topic Of the
Christian Endeavor Societies Baptist l ..
Peoples Union Epworth League etc. he
Blessing Of Thankful Heart -Neh-. SSH
- OMETIMES men complain that
there is no real reason for ma
tional thanksgiving. See how the
country is going to the dogs"
they say, pointing to the revela-
tons of dishonesty in high places There
were no such hlots on our records when
the country was young
Warren Van Norden Of New York city
recently gave an effective answer to such
croakers when he said: las we go on
wear by year reading in the newspa pers
of the dreadful things that are occur
ring: wicked rich men, wicked politicians
and wicked men of all kinds, we are apt
to feel that we have fallen on very evil
times But are we any worse than our
fathers were? John Adams, in 1II6, was
Secretary of War. He wrote a letter
which is still in existence and told of
the terrible corruption that prevailed in
the country; he told how everyb body was
trying to rob the soldiers, rob the War
Department, and he said he was really
ashamed of the times in which he lived.
When Jefferson was President OF the
United States It was thought that the
whole country was SoiiS " pc gwen
over to French infidelity. When jack
son was President people thought the
country ruined, because of his action IN
regard to the United States Bank. And
we know how in Folks time the Mexi-
can war was an era of rascality and dis
honesty that appalled, the whole coun-
try.
IL is a mistake to look back a genera
ton or two and say, The good old days
were better than these. In the address
already referred to. Mr.. Van Norden con-
tinued: only thirty years ago, on my
first visit to California, | went with a
friend to the mining district in the ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
Music at Jail.

The choir of Douglas NJ. L. Church, cor
ner 11th and II streets northeast, fur
nished the music at the jail last Sunday
afternoon for the prisoners and visitors
Miss Elsie Harvey, organist Of Douglas
Church. accompanied the choir The So
loists were Miss Ella Laurenson, soprano:
Mrs. Joseph Rudy. contralto; Mr. Howell.
baritone, and DR.. Trevitt, tenor. The
choir is well trained and led by Wilson
Harvey.
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northwest. The services will be in charge
of DR.. Bythelle Northington Of Boston.
DR. Northington has been engaged in
New Thought work in Boston and New
York.
THE New Thought creeds i'm nouise
conflict with those of the orthodox
churches" said DIR. Northington, today.
I'VE teach the manifestation of God
through human individuals in their daily
life.
DIR. Northington will remain in Wash
ington permanently as the head Of the
New Thought Church here.
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Glorious Meeting.

The Episcopal Glorious held a meeting
Tuesday at the residence OF Kew. III
Randolph McKim on h street NORTHWEST.
IL was resolved during the session That
il is the sense OF this meeting that a
group of men from each parish be gath
cred together within the next ten days
10 guarantee that our appovtionment for
this wear for domestic and foreign mis-
sions be increased from $1,000 20 $23OU.
This resolution was based the report
of the laymen's meeting held at the bish-
cp's house recently and upon the sugSes-
lion of the bishop
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w. C.. T. u. Mass Meeting.

The Womans Christian Temperance
Union OF the District will hold a general
mass meeting at Wesley NJ. f. Church.
corner 5th and r streets northwest. this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. at which time
Mrs. NJ. G. Hull. president of the North
west Auxiliary. and Mrs. J. {. Ferrald.
president of the Mothers Club. will give
Echoes of the National Convention" re-
Gently held in Omaha.