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determined to spend his whole time and
was frail, and 1t Is wonder that he was
able to endure the hardships and expo
sures of his chosen life, even as long as
he did. He built cabin in the depths
OF the forest to be near his Indians He
had to go fifteen miles to get all his
bread. and sometimes it would mold be-
be without food for days. He was far
from English settlers. yet of his hard
ships he writes: Il scarce think of them
or hardly observe that am not enter
and at another time he said that he
blessed God as much for his present cir
cumstances as If he had been king.
The needs Of the heather pressed heavily
bring in great numbers OF them to Jesus
Christ! I cannot but hope that 1 shall
see that glorious day" He had calls
from important churches and friends
and give UP the hardships of his mission.
but he would not be persuaded and God
honored his work by sending great re-
vival among the Indians. and many came
impressive. Five short years his work
lasted. and then his health broke and
he was called up higher. He was called
the friend of God and the friend of the
Indians"
Marcus Whitman. with enc companion
and guide, started In early winter ON a
journey Of 1900 miles across the
Rockies in snow time, passing tribes Of
warning Indians, swimming icy rivers, to
save Oregon for the United States and
for Christ. He communicated important
facts to the government. through much
encouragement won his point. and with
q thousand settlers returned to his Indian
parish to find them turned against him.
and about to rise up against the mission.
True and courageous even to the end, he
said quietly the night before he was kill
ed: my death may do as much good to
Oregon as my life can.
At time when Africa was. regarded
as the land from which no man re 'urned
Robert Moffat went to South Africa with
a burning desire to preach the gospel to
the heather there. He said: "Oh. that I
had a thousand lives and a thousand
bodies: all of them should be devoted to
no other employment but to preach Christ
to these degraded. desrised, and yet be-
loved mortals.'
providence seems to call me to regions
beyond. will 90, no matter who OPP
poses" wrote Livingstone at the begin
ming Of his explorations, and 1.-THE end ef
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ever before them. The sight of the ideal
caused them that holy suffering which
was a part of their heroic choice. There
was trace of sadness in it-not In them,
ness of great souls who have an under
standing Of truth and God and life. -.
reminded me of Arnold's picture of a
great human life:.
As the foamin: swath
OF torn up water. on the main,
ON either side the black deep furrOwed path
Cut by an onward iabortng vessels prore,
And never touches the ship-side again;
Even so we leave behind.
As. chartered by some unknown Powers,
We Stem across the Of life by night,
The joys which not for our use designed
The friends to whom we had no natural right,
The homes that were not destined TO DE ours
But there was also in these mission
aries q submile faith and love whicn
were like the emotions OF cnila erystai-
lized and made glorious through the ex-
perience of manhood. 1t was supreme
ly beautiful thing.
Then thought Of the many heroes and
heroines, many OF them UNKNOWN o.'
earth save by a few personal friends,
and / turned to a book and read some
of their names. Let me copy the items
here for our common inspiration; l am
! indebted to Mr.. Amos r. Wells Tor the
| list:
! Peter Parker of China was practically
| the founder of medical missions 1t was
| said of him that "he opened China to
the gospel at the point of his lancet"
George Dana Boardman went to Burma
when q young man to take the place OF
| a missionary who had died, and he him
| self after some heroic years. passed
| away at the age OF thirty. One OF the
/ last scenes Of his life was his being car
| ried on litter into the jungle to witness
| the final results of his labors, the baptism
| Of sixty native converts.
Mira 1brahim was one OF the early
| MosIem converts in Persia and was cruel
| Iy put to death. While his torturers were
| beating him he cried with delight: $50
was my Savior beaten"
Miss Annie r. Taylor is the heroic Eng
| lish woman who. nearly two decades ago
] made glorlously daring venture into
| Tibet claiming every foot OF the way foi
| Christ. Amid all the many periis she
wrote In her uiary: II am Gods little
| woman and He will take care Of me-"
] Raymond Lull, in the thirteenth cen.
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BIBLE LESSON
STORY FOR TODAY
Tbe
Mastfr'8
Urtal.
By the Churchman.


4 GAINST the background of his
a" tory there stands out in brutal
"a boldness one unspeakable deed.
Brutus has his champions, the
surcharged brain of a Booth or
a Czolgosz may give way under its bur-
den of fancied patriotism or imaginary
wrongs, but Judas left the companionship
of his Lord to bargain for His delivery.
The deed of His enemies was evil, that
of His friend infamous. And to seal his
sordid sin with kiss? Even the Master
is amazed, and half gasps that question,
'Betrayest thou the Son of Man with a
kiss?"
Hating for moment to heal the in
jured ear of Malchus the Eternal Victim
takes up again the task that is to turn
back the straying feet of men and lead
them past cross and through a sepul-
cher to share the throne of overcoming
faith.
They take Him first to Annas. the pow
err behind the throne of Sadducean poll
tics. and. having received their orders,
lear Him to Ca:phas, the high priest,
that naught may be wanting to make
their sin complete, for sin is never fin
ished until the representatives of right
eousneSs connive.
the bandying back and forth between the
vaciEating Roman prOcurator ana the
Idumean voluptuary. The trial is not
fair
Right forever on the scaffOld,
Wrong forever on the throne.
With the majesty of God, He ignores
the presence of Herod; with the tender
ness of Savior He makes plain to the
representative of power the true source
of power. "Knowest thou not that
have power? Thou hast no power except
it be given thee from above.
The entire gamut of injustice is sound
ed. from the cry of "Expediency," to eX-
pediency's echo. Cruelty Him."
Poor, wretched men; how ptiful thy
self-justificatiCn, how futile thy striving
after something to salve that truth
scourged conscience. Ask Him again
that, what is TRUTH" o Plate.
Lave those weak hands again, if 1T can
ease thy keen remorse. Hasten the ex-
ecution. o hierarchy. that We may eat
in quiet. If not in peace. the Passover.
Claim thy Barabbas o mob, and chant
thy strident dirge of Cruelty Him. for
we but do our deeds for us. Had we been
there our error had been not one whit
less far astray than thine. Injustice,
croak thy harsh sentence for us; had we
been there how little changed the scene.
will buy a burial place for nameless
dead And We. the prophets of the race,
who stand unchampioned before sins
shameless bar, and hear your harsh, I'M
merited sentence fall, take courage; the
way you take was worn by worthier feet,
the sentence that you hear is but the
echo of that far antiphonal. where cru
city and injustice cry truths everlasting
sentence. Cruelty, cruelty
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platform and pulpit. 1t is aver
red. Is sustained in the person
OF unique and forceful char
acter now the guest of the Fifth Baptist
Church. one who may be added to the
list of such celebrities Sam Jones' Sam
Small. Tom Watson. "Snollygoster'' Ham,
Charles Lane and the prohibition orators.
Judge Roddenbery. Judge Covington and
Seaborn Wright. He is William d. Up
shaw. who was long known as the POLL
Ing chair orator from Georgia." Since he
was enabled by the use of crutches to get
out or his rolling chair he has more re-
Gently been called the successor to Sam
jones' He is such a breezy speaker
that the newspapers have often referred
to him as 1.-The Georgia cyclone and the
Alexander Stephens OF the prohibition
PLATFORM The fact that this young
Georgia orator was in bed seven years as
the result Of a spinal injury received from
1all from wagon while working on the
farm, and has since triumphed over OBJ
stacies that would have crushed most
men, gives to his life and work, it is de-
cared complexion Of the heroic. And
the 1urther fact that although supported
by body brace and crutches, he gave
himself for several years without money
to the work of aiding half a hundred
ambitious girls through college has made
MIN, 1t Is said, one Of the most widely
loved men In Georgia. Nearly five years
ago he launched the Golden Age an un-
denonninational paper. IAN Inspirations,
weekly for the home and the citizen"
which has reached a wide circulation in
the south.
While Mr.. Upshaw believes in orthodox
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By Rev. DR.. Floyd ". Tomkins.

- HAVE had in my home lacey three
foreign mssionaries-one from Ara
bia, one from India and one from
Japan. II was delishtful to listen to
their descriptions OF the countries
where they are working and to hear their
experiences, narrated with simplicity, but
having beneath tragedy of struggle and
contest. But what struck me most as
talked with them was their glorious hope
fulness. There was no suggestion Of
despair nor any questioning as to the
value of their toll and the ultimate vic
tory; nor was there a complaint concern
Ing hardships and privations, lonelines SIS
and isolation. They We're earnest and
strong and full of a courage which was
all the more sublime because they were
SO utterly unconscious of it. / felt like
falling at their feet in great humility
my work and my life seemed SO small
and selfish compared with theirs. Yet
the wide, wide world with it's tribes
81 men. was brought near and narrowed
by a simple familiarity which almost
made visible the "chain of gold binding
the severed families OF earth together In
the Loving care of the Father Of them
all 1t seemed as natural to speak of
Arabia and "Ur of the Chaldees," where
Abraham sOjourned, as TO speak of Phila-
delphia or Chicago San Francisco.
1t was the heroism of these men and
If their many companions IN the mis-
sionary field that conquered all else; for
il was a heroism of faith and love and
10Y in Christ. l have been trying since
they left me to find out the secret OF
their spirit, what ii was that made them
SO strong and hopeful At times when
they were ting quietly there was look
a tinn in their faces
and their eyes seemed to see something
afar off. just as | think the face and eyes
Of the Master must have appeared when
He went before His disciples on the way
TO Jerusalem. and they following were
amazed and afraid. The realities of life
and of truth were before them, and their
view of the world was quite other than
that of the ordinary man who goes along
his way with a light fiippancy which
sees only the pleasures and incidents OF
local interest. The bigness OF existence
the tragedy of human history. the mean
ing of Christianity-all these things were
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Takoma Episcopal Club.

The Takoma Parish Mems Club met
wednesday evening last at the nome OF
Ira H. Johannes. SO Cedar street. Ia
koma Park, with large attendance. "A
feature of the meeting was the eiectioh
of officers, which resulted as 1oiio"s'
president. Prof. Milton Whitney: record
mo secr.tary Mai Jesse b. X. Lee; cor
responding secretary. Arthur Martin ana
treasurer, Homer Query. ,s,
A subcommittee on plans Tor parish
hall for Trinity Episcopal Church at Ia
koma' Park was appointed. as 1oi'o G"s
Prof. Whitney, w X. Hill ana L. .. ., 5u :.
dette. The next me citing will be held at
the residence of Maj. Lee on Eastern
avenue December II. 1,...
Among those present were Prof. whit
~ Hnmer Query. Maj. j. B. K. Lee,
James Taylor. Albert H: Johnson; G. c.
shreve. D: B; Johannes; Ira H. A 3nhan mes
Erederick w. Smith, E. NJ. Douglas, Mai.
George Brown. Will F. King. Prof. II. 6.
Gore and Arthur Martin.
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years ago last August The
Amazon empties more water intos the
ocean and opens up more miles of navi-
gable channels for comn)erce than all the
rivers of Asia. and the La Plata has q
longer and better channel for boats than
all the flowing waters of Africa. Brazil
alone is as large as the United States,
not including Alaska, and Venezuela is
about thirteen times as large as Pennsyl-
vania.
The school system is very poor. and
the people are. for the most part, Hitter
ate. In Caracas girls are not allowed to
go through the streets alone. and they
do not attend school after fifteen. Some
mission work is done here.
The board of foreign missions of the
Presbyterian Church sent out the Rev.
A. G. Simonton to Rio de Janeiro in 1852
and the first church was organized in
1862. The general plan of work was to
attempt to organize in the important
towns self-supporting churches. with a
native pastor.
have established missions here and there
The people are willing to know the truth,
and there are earnest calls for more
workers.
On his way to Africa David Living
stone once stopped in Rio de Janiero, and
said of it: 1T is certainly the finest place
ever saw; everything delighted me ex-
cept man. When will the rays of divine
light dispel the darkness of this beauti-
full empire!' In spite of the difficulties
the signs are encouraging. Advancement
is being made in secular education: many
native young men are preparing them
selves to become ministers, and number
of girls are studying with the hope of
becoming teachers. Even here God is
marching on"
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Y. N. G. A. Reception.

At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening
there will be an informal reception
and good-fellowship meeting for the 600
young men who have Joined the Young
Mems Christian Association during the
past few months. The reception will be
on the second floor of the association
building, 1876 G street northwest. At $50
guests and hosts. the latter being the ON
cials of the association and the older
members, will adjourn to the assembly
room on the third floor, whore General
Secretary William Knowles Cooper will
give a stereopticon lecture ON the work
of the association the world around. C..
A. Aspinwall of the board of directors
will preside.
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HE hard places of life are to b
met with on every side. Brave
men conquer them; weak men
are conquered by them. This
is ever one of the truest tests
of manhood-the manner in which mis-
fortune is met. Literature presents no
sadder story than that of the Master,
''despised and rejected of men, meeting
His fate in solitary greatness of char
acter. His friends 'forsook Him and
fed: His enemies tortured Him and
cruelty Knocked Him; yet He remained
the same, impassve. consistent, self-gov-
erned martyr, triumphing even when He
seemed most forsaken. when He was
reviled. He reviled not again: when He
suffered. He threatened not. but commit
ted Himself to Him that judgeth right
eously."
In this terrible situation, as elsewhere.
Christ sets us q noble example of splen-
did fortitude. With manly courage we
should learn to face whatever life has
in store for us. Tennyson Is right in de-
claring:
..selfreverenee. self,knowledge, self-contrel.
These three alone lead life to sovereign power"
son which is learned In the daily expert
ences which come to us. By mastering
the petty trials Of each day. by con-
quering the frequent Invitations Of tenn
per, Dy tdklnS less SERIOUSLY the many
vexations that are almost sure to come.
We gradually grow into well balanced
character, learning. to bear with manly
dignity the trials that overthrow the
weaklings about us. Let us remember
that: Not enjoyment, and not sorrow.
Is our destined end or way; that both
are sent to us for the development Of our
higher life. and while we rejoice over the
many blessings sent, let us also remem-
Der that the seeming evils may also be
blessings In disguise. In any event let
us learn to play the man in our mis-
fortunes. There is inspiration in the ex-
ample of the disciples, who went forth
rejoicing that they were counted worthy
to suffer Shame for His name ~
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At Central Church.

The mems Bible class of the Central
Presbyterian Church held business
meeting recently at the home of the pas
tor, Rev. ]. H. Taylor, and elected the
following officers: p. l. Loud, president;
H. D. King. vice president: ]. T. Sea-
brook. secretary, and Alexander Ramsay,
treasurer.
Last Wednesday night the pastor lee
tured on the mission work of DR.. Gren-
fell in Labrador at the Presbyterian
Church of Alexandria. During the week
he will give the lecture on Labrador at
Converse College. Spartanburg, s. c.
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Sermon by Former Washington Priest

This morning at Holy Trinity Church.
36th and streets. the sermon Of
the day will be preached by Father James
w. Collins. former parishioner Of the
church, and who for long time was con-
nected with the faculty Of Georgetown
University. Father Collins Is at present
in charge of st. Patrick's Church. at
Coronado Beach. Cal. the fashionable
resort of the Pacific coast. and Is con- |
sidered one of the best exhorters In the
dioceses Of Los Angeles. He Is visiting
his mother. Mrs. Joseph F. Collins. at
3Ol6 o street northwest He will leave
Tuesday for his California charge.
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BY Rev. Charles Stelzle,


has been o
The people scarcely been consd
narratives worlds development
u x background picture the the achieve
glimpse lives
While there civilization kind centuries
Christian brother
noted philosophers
world delights that
hired with
labor
with dishonoable labor
the SOUL did
whether a their
citizenship Whether by birth. through
because OF debt through by
all classed alikethey than
ability far superior to thet
earliest
situation with
bondage
countries and
his
condition workngman slave-the
burden and helpless victim his The
driven with LASH his pleasure
and mangled by wild beasts the he
strangled
sick killed accordance
advice Of Cato the morals and reforme
themselves
Kingdoms
founded the system of slavery went down ruins
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First M. P. Church Work.

There was general rejoicing and thanks
giving at the First Methodist Protestant
Church., 4th street between e and g
streets southeast. Tuesday night of last
week. The pastor, Rev. William A. Mel
win, about six weeks ago gave out some
small savings banks and Tuesday even
ing these banks were broken and about
$50 was realized therefrom. There had
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q 9rieno Of the people.
By the Churchman.

a CCEPTABIIITY distinct asset for
n aspirant political today This have always
~ especially noticeable now He who
believed side of the rank and file who will
champion against privilege and against in
places spirit of democracy
People will put with good deal IN
touch Of vanity
political should be ADVISED TO
simply machine; for democracy In this
tremendously potent iorce ana the WI"
might at first appear to be 40
the From en n time e
making profesons of good T 0 Simply 9e
climb on position Of emf
gen ey es are s sG
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and led by their ne gT SHARE ne N the
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3RASTWR a11o P@QPEG (

been also that day the balance Of $1,000
paid on the mortgage debt of the church.
which had been raised within the last six
months There were readings and recita-
tons by Miss Ethel Coleman Of Baltimore
and Miss Leila Eliason. Music was fur
nished BY J. G. Klein, the rector Of the
choir. Rev. DIR. J. M. Sheridan, president
of the Maryland annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, was pres
emit and gave words of congratulations
After the entertainment refreshments
were served.
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Forward Movement.

An active campaign is on foot among
the members of the brotherhood chapters
throughout the country in the interests
of the foreward movement fund of the
organization. 1t is planned to endeavor
to raise, during the two weeks allotted,
sufficient funds to run the organization
throughout the year, so that more active
efforts can be devoted. during the re-
naming portion of the brotherhood year
to developing and strengthening the or
ganization.
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Deroir
Mt88iot1arir8.
PRAYER.

vide. wide world, But a chain of gold
Winds about il and through Ii all:
AMI the Hand above keeps a sure strong hold,
Though we miss the links, and faith grows
cold.
And our sad tears bitterly fall.
4 wide. wide world.-with many ways.
And scarcely may choose own.
And they widen sadly gaze;
But tie Hand above holds the chain of days,
And No footsteps are ever lone.
4 wide. wide woodland its eager call
Bears away from voices dear;
And the broken strings from our iife-harps fall
Eut the Hand above feels the thrill of all.
ind will bind them more sweet and clear.
wide wide world. But our hearts are brave,
AstMc think OF the chain Of gold.
Though drop the bright links In many a grave,
We are of the Fathers hand TO save,
And to bind with its firm, strong hold
-Jeuui. Harrison
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST.
ANDREW.
F*V*<F<F<<FE
Senior Assembly Meeting.

Notices have been issued for the annual
service of the Washington Senior Local
Assembly of Brotherhood Chapters. which
is to be held at St. Andrews Church,
corner 14th and Corcoran streets north
west, Wednesday evening. The ami
versary sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. ]. Henning helms, rector of the
Church of the Ascension.
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DR.. Leech to Preach.

Rev. DR.. s. v. Leech of the West Vir-
ginia Methodist Episcopal conference will
preach this evening In the Lutheran
Church Of the Epiphany. Rev. DR.. Steck,
the pastor. is in Maryland and will not
return to Washington for several days.
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DR.. spooner's Services.

A sermon will be preached In the Sixth
Presbyterian Church this evening on
1.-THE Life Of Tolstoi." 1t will be IL
Illustrated with stereopticon views. Special
revival services will follow during the
week at the church. Rav D. A. Reed will
preach tomorrow evening; Rev. j. X,
Argo. Tuesday: Rev. w. L. Lynn, We'd
nesday; Rev. F. B. Thompson, Thursday.
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the brotherhood chapter of the parish. at
which the members of Emmanuel Chap
ter of the Daughters of the King are
also in attendance.
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st. Paul's.

For the ensuing year the brotherhood
chapter Of st. PauI's parish have elected
the following officers: Director, H. X.
Gibson: vice director, DIR. A. T. Gregory;
secretary-treasurer. II. Elmer Griffin; as
sistant secretary-treasurer. c. j. Ingles.
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"old-time religion and will speak on that
subject this morning. following up an
other phase of the same subject to a
mass meeting for parents at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon, it was not to be expected.
it is sad, that a man with his reputation
as prohibition campaigner could go very
far even in a revival campaign without
giving few touches on prohibition. Con-
sequently he announces that he will give
a twenty-minute prelude to the service at
7:30 tonight on Prohibition in Georgia."