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Blessed be the king that
cometh in the name of the
Lord" st. Luke, 1898.

~vOMORROW is called Palm Sun
day because the Christian world
commentaries the day when
the Lord Jesus Christ rode into
Jerusalem, and the multitude
which accompanied Him spread their
garments in the way, and others cut
Down branches from the trees and
strewed them in the way" The multitude
srled out: 'Hosanna to the Son of David
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of
The Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
''All the city was. moved. saying, Who is
his
They responded: This is Jesus, the
prophet of Nazareth of Galilee." This
was truly a triumphal day for Jesus
Christ on earth. lie was hailed as king.
lie rode up TO the temple, went in and
looked around In righteous indignation
He drove the money-changers from the
temple overthrow the tables, saying:
1t is written. My house shall be called
the house of prayer, but We have made
Il den of thieves 1t would seem to
be improper and irreverent to hold all
finds of entertainments for raising money
In consecrated church buildings where
persons are received into the Kingdom of
vows in confirmation and receive the
Holy Ghost, the body and blood of the
Lord. spiritually.
Jesus Christ organized kingdom in
this world and Is Its king. We are in
formed In the first chapter OF Acts that
after the Lord arose from the grave He
was earth forty days, giving COM
mairdments to His apostles, whom He
had chosen. Ito whom also He showed
Himself alive after His passion by many
infallible proofs being seen of them forty
days and speaking of the things per-
tanning TO the Kingdom of God. Jesus
Christ has q right to expect and demand
the homage of every heart in the world,
for He was the Goldman. Isaiah prophe
sled hundreds of years before His birth
that a virgin should bear a Son. The
four gospels and the epistles bear record
TO His miraculous birth, born of pure
virgin by the power of the Holy Ghost.
His advent into this world, heralded by
angels to shepherds watching their flocks
by night on the hills of Bethlehem. His
was an absolutely sinless life. He said:
(which of YOU convinceth Me of sin?'
lie manifested in His God-life the love
self, but how He could help.
Others, opening the eyes of the blind,
the ears Of the deaf, cleansing the lepers.
raising the dead. The mother of st. Pc
ter's wife was sick of a fever. He cured
her Immediately. She arose and admin
1stered unto those in the house. AS the
Lamb OF God. Offering himself as . sac
rifice for the sin Of the world. He would
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be met at once He might not be able
10 convince them, but he would, for q
time, silence them. They knew that the
instantaneous healing Of that sick man
would be as certainly the work of God
the truth Of the one there could be no
outward evidence; but Of the other all
could judge.
1t would seem that the sick man did
not Immediately arise. The scribes, as
they listened. may have thought it a
subterfuge upon the part OF Christ. 1t
with sheer 1t may be that they said
In their hearts: ut Is easy to say Thy
sins are forgiven! thee let Him say
Arise and walk then shall we as
cover HIS blasphemy." Jesus answers 3
their thoughts. His words are why =
is easier to say Thy sins are re. forsye q,
thee" than to say, Arise and walk
Jesus accepted their challenge; turning
to the sick man, He said: ARISE, TAKE !.
up thy bed and go unto thine own mouse.
And, Immediately in presence OF tnoH
all, the man obeyed Him.
We submit that this miracle proves tne
deity of Christ. It was performed LOT Ine
purpose There Is no evadfng the concu-
sion, II it be said that others, prophets
and apostles, wrought miracles. we re-
ply: True, and the miracles proved tneil
to be what they professed to be-pfophets
and apostles. When Christ works q MIR mr.
acle to prove His power to forgive sins
the evidence is conclusive. The argu-
ment is. God alone works the miracles.
He would not work them to prove lie.
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also teach us how to live. Palm Sun
day reminds us of the fickleness of
human nature. Tomorrow Christ is
hailed as King. On the following Fri
day the populace said: Cruelty Hin,
cruelty Him. Tomorrow we are IN
the shadow of the cross. Every time
you see a cross you should think Of the
love of God for you. 1t is the symbol
OF Gods love. st. John says OF Jesus
CHI list "In the beginning was the
word a~u the word was with God, and
the word was God. The same was II
the beginning with God" He said OF
himself: Before Abraham was I Am"
He claimed to be one with the Father.
He was either God or an impostor or
possibly self-deceived.
The Father bore witness to Him SOW
raj times: "This Isl my beloved Son. 10
whom l am well pleased" st. Paul
says Of Jesus Christ: by Him were
all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are on earth visible and IN
visible all things were Gre
ated by Him and for Him, and He Is
before all things, and by Him all things
consist"
On His head the crown Of creation.
Kneel before Him. Down at His feet,
We angels of heaven. Down, all ye
stars of light. Down, all continents
and nations! Repent and confess your
sins. all We men! Let no knee remain
unbent! Christ is King. THE Spirit
and the Bride say, Come, and let him
that heareth say, Come. And let him
that is athirst come. And whatsoever
will. let him take the water Of life
freely"
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Matthew Gives a Feast.

The Jewish name of Matthew is Levi,
and he is called by that name by both
Mark and Luke. 1t is characteristic OF
the modesty OF the writer that he should
simply say that Jesus sat at meat in
the house" But in the other gospels we
are told that Matthew made a great
feast in his own house, His guests
were. Of course, publicans and sinners
These had been his only companions
But what was the purpose Of the feast?
To honor Christ. Yes, and more. Most
commentators think that Matthew felt
80 honored by his call that he would
have his companions witness his exalta-
ton. To the writer Of this lesson there
seems to be a more plausible explanation.
To mo It seems to have been intended as
a clean break into the past. As though
he has said: Unless you, too. become
the followers of Christ, our lives will
be in different directions: we can have
no thing In common. This is farewell
to all my past nfe.. The scribes and
pharisees were not invited, but they came
To them 1t seemed proof positive that
Jesus was himself sinner, that He
should thus eat with publicans and sin
ners. The crushing reply Of our Lord
was alike His justification and the justi-
fication Of His followers in all ages
s"They that are whole need not a physi-
clan, but they that are sicd~
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new portable church build
ing OF the Lincoln Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church,
located on Lincoln avenue be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and
morrow. The church will be open for In
spection all day. The sermon at II am.
will be preached by the Rev. DR.. John w
r. Sumwalt. District superintendent OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches OF the
District Of Columbia. and at pm. Rev.
Or. Wilbur p Thirkeld, president OF
Howard University. will preach. At this
service church letters will be received.
At pm. the preacher will be the Rev.
DIR. William H. Wilder, president of Rust
Hall and superintendent of Sinley Hos
pital
The church membership Is growing very
rapidly and the prospects are bright for
a strong Methodist Episcopal consrega-
ton at this point. 1t Il expected that tina
church Will be dedicated entirely free OF
leaders In the work for the way In which
they have labored to provide themselves
with q suitable church home.
The pastor is the Rev. r. Blair Hanson,
who came here from Clarksburg. w. Va.
last fall to take charge Of the new work.
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Healing of the Paralytic.

The accounts of this incident by Mark
(2:2) and Luke Old are fuller than that
given by Matthew, and should be studied
In connection with it.
Jesus had returned to Capernaum. The
miracles that He had wrought there had
spread His fame through all the region
round about. Mark says: 1T was noised
that He was In the house. And straight
way many were gathered together, inso-
much that there was no room to receive
them, no. not so much as about the door,"
While He was preaching to them four
men came bearing, on his thin bed
man sick of the palsy. The story OF the
expedient by which they Overcame the
difficulties OF the situation and let the
sick man down through the roof into the
immediate presence of the Master is
known to ALL If Jesus had contented
Himself with healing the sick man the
healing would not have produced so pro-
found an impression. Already one case
of palsy had been healed $50. But here
was one whose sin had so obviously been
the cause of the disease that the work
would have been incomplete IL moral
cleansing had not gone hand in hand with
the physical healing.
No surprise was expressed by Christ
when the sick man was lowered into His
presence. One look told the Master all.
of disease, its hcpelessness. and the
springing up OF hope, which grew to
faith as he was told the story OF the
miracles wrought by this strange teach
er: all this was seen by Christ. He saw.
too, that the great desire of the man
and of the men who bore him. was not
only healing, but pardon. The story says:
Jesus seeing their faith said unto he
sick Of the palsy: Son. be Of good cheer,
thy sins be forgiven thee"
But here He had entered upon for
hidden ground. He had assumed the
prerogative Of God. Those wary scribes
were startled and indignant. And for
once they were right. If Jesus was a
mere man, though He be the highest
OK all created beings, He was guilty OF
blasphemy. Here Is point upon which
there can be no compromise. Jesus is
God or the entire fabric OF Christianity
falls to hopeless ruin.
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Rv Rev. Charles Stelzle.

~r AZ the recent Developments
., the labor movement is the
growing feeling of fnendli-
nesa among labor men toward
the church. This il particu-
,. +-,e Of the prominent leaders.
For many years. at conferences COM
nosed OF churchmeu one OF the lead
ing topics of discussion was the obvious
alienation Of the workingman from the
church. Today there is no class OF men
among whom the movement toward the
church is more conspicuous This does
not mean, Of course, that the church has
become all that is to be desired; but 1t
does indicate, first, that the church today
has a greater interest in the problems
which confront worlingmen than it has
ever had. and, second. workingmen have
come TO realize that the church Is far
more interested in their affairs than they
had supposed. They have also come to
helieve that there are some very I'M
nortant matters concerning which the
church and labor are at agreement, and
that it is quite possible to construct q
r,a+Aorm which would be large enough
for both to stand upon.
Orsnnized labor has come to a very cru
cial nertod in its history. It is face to
face with some Of the most perplexing
nrobleu1s that have ever confronted the
labor movement. Needless to say, no
.novement can long depend upon Its past
glory. The momentum OF It's former deeds
will not carry 1T very far along It must
constantly create new policies, cutting on
that which has outlived its usefulness
and taking on newer and larger con-
centions of it's mission and purpose.
Wnile 1t Is still imperative that organ
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Epworth League Notes.
s.st
Hauline.

An interesting meeting will be held to-
morrow evening at Hamline, under the
direction of Miss g. Annie Tichenor of the
second department. 1t will be resume
Of the missionary work in the neighbor-
hood by the missionary department of
the league. Easter evening there will be
an hour with the Choir Club at the Ham
line League, Miss Ida F. O'NeaI, director,
and Miss Sadie F. White. accompanist.
Hamline Chapter keeps It's members and
friends posted on activities In the league
by Issuing monthly the Hamline Ep-
WORKMAN, card. giving the leaders and
other information on the meetings.
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Blessing Of Church Bell.

Archbishop Falconio, papal delegate to
the United States, will bless the new bell
Of the Church OF Our Lady of Victory
tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock. He will
be assisted by Rev. Leo MCKINLEY. his
secretary. Rev. A. P. Doyle. rector OF
the Apostolic Mission House at Brook
land, will preach the sermon of the oc-
casion. Rev. Father nnging' who Is
with the street railway company to
run special cars over the F street route
from Lincoln Park to short distance
Of the. intersection Of the New Cut and
Conduit roads, where the new church Is
located
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

NE Of the recent Developments
In the labor movement is the
growing feeling Of fr1endh-
ness among labor men toward
tho church. This i5 particu-
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Vesper Services

During the week beginning tomorrow
there VIII be daily vesper services In All
Souls Church at AS O'Clock. With the
exception of that of Sunday, the services
will last one-half hour. There will be
music by the choir. In these services diff
ferent phases of the life immortal Will be
considered as presented by Dr. Pierce
III five notable religious poems; the dates
and subjects follow: Sunday, March 20,
saul" Browning: Monday. March FL.
Night" Blanco White: Tuesday March
-. 'Intimations of Immortality" Words
worth; Wednesday, March %, THE Two
Voices Tennyson; Thursday. March "a,
Rugby Chapel" Arnold: Friday, March
- a service of conservation.
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Avenue Methodist Protestant Church also
wants Rev. j. NJ. Gill returned as pastor
and at the annual meeting of the con-
gregation held recently the delegates to
the conference were instructed to ask
for his return. He has been returned to
the pastorate for nine successive times
and last year It was rumored that the
president of the conference, DR.. Sheridan,
was going to transfer him to another
church, but a delegation of the local
congregation went to Baltimore and sue
ceeded in having Rev. Mr.. Gill returned
here. He has built up the church to its
present proportions and it is earnestly de-
sired by the congregation that he be re-
turned to the >pastorate.
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Higher Ideals for Labor


lied labor fight for the necessities Of life.
the time has undoubtedly como when 1t
must take cognizance of the larger moral
and ethical issues involved. In other
words, the contention Of labor must be
upon a higher plane than has heretofore
been the case. Without minimizing its
efforts, SO far as the physical we'll being
Of the workers is concerned, it must
and ethical standards. And this. too. re-
CARELESS of what may be the attitude OF
those who are opposing the workingmen
In their endeavors to advance the con-
the church may be Of real service to or
ganized labor. It ID well. therefore. that
church and labor are coming closer to-
gether, because when once the time comes
that organized labor and the organized
church can agree upon program there
will be no opposing force which will be
strong enough to resist their combined
efforts.
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N view Of the approaching conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Protestant churches many
III of the congregations of both de-
nominations are holding meetings
and authorizing their representatives to
ask that the present pastors be returned
for another year. Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church is one Of the first Of
tina. denomination to select delegates. The
list includes DR.. Richard Kingsman, Jus
tice T. II. Anderson, G.. NJ. Forrest,
George F. Simms and L. l.. Derrick, who
have been instructed to request the re-
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Other Lessons.

The notes on this lesson would be I'M
perfect II we did not call attention to the
beautiful setting Of the picture
Here are four men bringing one man TO
Christ. Some one has called these f1ve
men the first Christian Endeavor So
ciety. 1t was a lend-a-hand band. 1t
was the Inauguration of the Christian
Workers Guild The world over, this Is
the lesson. Helpless men and women
must needs be brought to Christ. There
are multitudes of discouraged and des-
pairing ones who must be brought by
others or they will never come at all.
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turn of Rev. John W. r. Sumwalt as
district superintendent of the Washing
ton Methodist Churches and Rev. John
Reid Shannon as pastor of Metropolitan
Church. In line with this action of Met
ropolitan Church number OF the other
congregations Of the denomination are
expected to request DR.. Sumwalt's reten-
ton in his present position. He has
proved himself an able minister, so II Is
pointed out, and has guided the work OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches in this
district with much ability and success.
The congregation Of the Rhode Island
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How Christ Regards Such Efforts.

1t is peculiar fact that nothing in this
incident is said of the faith OF the sick
man, unless it is included i'm the prOnOun
their Doubtless he had faith as the
man battling with pillows may have faith
In floating sea weeds and straws. But.
we know that the four men had faith.
They met difficulties and overcame them.
They persisted until Christ and. the sick
man were brought into Immediate con-
tact and Jesus honOred their faith. "And
Jesus seeing their faith said The in
cident stands as q lesson to all pastors,
to all parents. to all teachers and to all
friends who would bring their lost ones
to Christ.
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Southern Divines Here.

ST. Paul NJ. F. Church South, at the
corner OF I'd and streets northwest, is
to have especially strong preachers to-
morrow.
The sermon in the morning Is to be
preached by Bishop James Atkins Of
North Caroline, who for several wears
was In charge Of the western conferences
of the Southern Methodist Church. and
is considered one OF the most scholarly
and able ministers of the south.
The preaching in the evening at TAX
O'Clock will be by the Rev. y. G. q.
Mann, pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Lexington. Ken, and also
editor OF the Central Methodist Advocate.
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In the Washington Churches


series of addresses on The Closing DAYS
OF Our Lords Life The special subjects
and dates follow: Monday, THE Day OF
tenor; Tuesday, THE Day of Teaching
(soloist Mrs. Annie Grant Fugitt, sopra-
MOI; Wednesday. THE Day of Seclusion''
lsoloist, Mrs. Hampstead. oontralto):
Thursday. The Day Of Trial {soloist.
Mrs. Hampstead, contralto): FRIDAY. ."rhe
Day OF Crucif1xion" (soloist, Mrs. Annie
Grant Fugitt, soprano).
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Call Of Matthew.

The call of Matthew, though apparently
unrelated to the preceding Incident is
really intimately connected with It. It
shows the work OF Christ In the forgive
ness of sin and the renewal Of the ma
ture In the image Of God.
At or near Capernaum there was a
receipt Of custom. Lying as the town
did at the nucleus of reads which d.
verged to Tyre, to Damascus, to Jerusa-
lem and to Sepphoris, it was g busy GEN.
ter Of merchandise, and therefore q nat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

The regular Sunday evening Epworth
League service was held In the Metro
politan Memorial M. e. Church, under
the leadership of Mrs. A. A. Maxim.
who conducted IL In a very entertaining
manner. The service was in charge OF
the mission study class, and phases OF
the topic discussed by members of the
class. Mr.. Drewett sang a solo In .
pleasing way,
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Church of the Reformation.

The society of the Church OF the
Reformation held It's regular monthly
business meeting and social recently. A
nIan for collecting funds for missionary
nurnoses was adopted and the practicable
NV NJ s,,pnorting a native worker in the
Teld was discussed, but no decision was
reached. New methods of conducting
PRAYER meeting and lookout committee
work were also adopted. After ADJOURN
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Easter Cantata.

The choir Of the Keller Memorial La
theran Church, Maryland avenue and 9th
street northeast, will render an Easter
cantata. entitled Light Out Of Dark
mesa" tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock.
under the leadership Of W. o. Little and
Miss Lillian Wines, organist. In addition
to the oantata there will be rendered
several choruses. duets and solos.
The members of the choir are Mrs. w
r. Bowdler. Misses Sinclare, Little, Bat
son. Larner, Chamberlain. Reilly, Martha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

The society of the Berwyn Presbyterian
Church has just rounded out very pros
porous fiscal year. All dues were paid In
advance, and after meeting all obliga-
lions the society turned over quite a
sum Of money to the Presbyterian Chris
tan Endeavor treasurer for such use az
may be desired to make Of It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19

Melville Lindsay - violin accompaniment
by Melville Lindsay; Tuesday. Mrs. Dana
Brockway; Wednesday, Rudisili Milburn:
Thursday. w. Frank Sunny: Friday,
Mrs. Sidney B. Williamson. and Daster
Sunday, Arthur Middleton. In connec-
ton with an address to be delivered by
the Rev. DIR. c. F. Winbigler tomorrow
evening there will be selections by a
ladies' quartet, composed Of Misses
Crenan, Darby, Osborn and Mrs. Sinclair:
also an Instrumental duet by DR.. Madert
and Clyde Palmer.
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Special Services.

Rev. Charles Neibel will preach In the
Eastern Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening the first Of series of sermons
on the Last Week of Christ's Life"
The choir will sing The Palms." by
Faure and Gounods There Is q Green
Hill Far Away" Both the sermon and
musical numbers will be illustrated by
stereopticon pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19
Ninth Street Christian.
tssSsstsstsSt.s5s 'tssts4f'tsst

The intermediate Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church held most en-
1oyable social at the home Of Miss Myrtle
Wrenn recently. e. P. Gates. vice presi-
dent Of the District Union, was present
and assisted in providing a good time for
the young people. A letter was read during
the evening from DR.. r. III. Crossheld OF
Lexington, KY, who recently held speciai
meetings In the church. DR.. Crossneio ~
varv much interested in the welfare Of
this society and wrote very interesting
and inspiring letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19
Sunday Evening Lecture.

Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones will deliver an
address in the Church OF Our Father, 18th
and L streets northwest. tomorrow even
Ing on Hampton Institute" The lecture
which is one OF a series which Rev. John
Van Setback, jr., the pastor, has inau-
gurated, will be illustrated with lantern
slides.
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At st. Paul's Episcopal Church.

The choir OF st. Paurs Church. 2sd
street, will give two interesting works
during holy week Monday evening
Maunder's "O1ivet to Calvary" wfll be
rendered, and Good Friday Stainer 8
"Crucinxion." There are no cards Of
admission issued for these renditions.
and on this account the church is al
ways filled. The choir. which is one Of
the noted ones south OF New York. Is
under the direction of Edgar Priest. Or
sanist Of the National Cathedral.
The Bishop Of Washington will mako
his Lenten visitation to this parish Wet
nesday evening. when a large class Of
adults and children will be confirmed. y