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MERCY.

20 God. he merciful to me a sinner
There's a wilderness In Gods mercy,
Like the Wilderness Of the sea-
q God be mercifuI to me.
Thy love 10 like the restless sea.
Whose depths no line can sound.
Whose shores no man hath found
Whose tides dow timeless In
Whose waves have ever been,
Cast Thou my sins in that vast sea.
O God be merciful TO me!
Give peace of mind md heart. . Lord,
A. when Genessaret's storm roared.
Give conscience bound release,
Give sorrow sweet sUrcease,
Give weeping eyes Thy face,
Give trembling hope q place.
Within. where troubled thoughts have roared,
Give peace Of mind ana heart Lord.
o God be merciful to me!
I've sinned against mankind and Thee,
Against the highest law,
Against the good I saw,
Against the better way,
Against the golden day,
Whose light now leads my soul to Thee;
o God be merciful to me!
j. B. Clayton. d. d.
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Faith Is at Home in a Storm.

LET it never be forgotten that when =
man is down he has grand opportunity
for trusting in God a false faith can
ONLY float in smooth water, but true faith,
like a liseboat is at home In storms.
If religion does not bear us up In time OF
trial. what is the use of 1t? II we can
not believe Gcd when circumstances ap-
per TO be against us, we do not neiieVe
Him at ALL We trust a thief as rar as
we can see him, shall we dare 10 tr 70
GU f.od IN that fashion? No, no. The
Lord is good, and He will yet APPEAR 70
His servants, and We shall praise MS
name.
Down among the dead men, No. no NOT
Down among the dead men: VIII not iie'
I'm among the hopeful will ascend,
In among the joyful sing without END
Comment on today's uniform topic or the
Christian Endeavor and other young people
societies Good Cheer in Dark Days. Acts.
% :20-36l
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cart Thou he That Come til p'

At last he could bear the uncertainty
no longer. He sent by two of his friends
who had remained faithful to him in the
day of his adversely asking Of Jesus,
art thou He that cometh, or look we
for another? Is it possible that I have
made mistake in declaring that the
Messiah was at hand? Tell me, and set
my anxiety at rest
AT first Jesus seemed to pay no heed to
the words of the messengers. Instead.
he turned to company OF those who
were sick and "cured many of disea ses
and plaques and evil spirits and on many
that were blind he bestowed sight" Hav-
Ing done this, he said to the messengers,
go and tell John the things which We
have seen and heard: the blind receive
their sight: the lame walk the Iepers
are cleansed, and the deaf hear: the dead
are raised up, the poe have good tidinxs
preached unto them"
There is no record of what John said
when he received the message, but his
faith must have been strengthened What
more could he ask? The miracles proved
that Jesus was the Messiah: that there
was no need to look for another.
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A Message From Prison


who had heard the message from John
should begin to think lightly of him be-
cause Of the threatened collapse Of his
faith. Jesus turned to them and impressed
on their minds the fact that they were
not to think Of John as a mere reed,
shaken by the wind. whose opinions had
no stability: no greater man than John
had ever lived. This was a surprising
statement. but a statement still more
surprising followed. Great as John was.
the least Of those who believe. in Christ
is greater than John.
The explanation is simple. He that is
least in the kingdom of heaven is greater
than John the Baptist, because his privi-
leses are greater. because 1.-The least Of
the greatest is greater than the greatest
of the least Why is the six-year- old
child in a Christian home greater than
King David on his throne? Because King
David did not know Jesus. while the child
has heard about Jesus and loved Him.
Christians rejoice that they have such
great privileges. But one must not for
get that increased privilege brings in
creased responsibility.
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New Memorial Windows.

- r. THOMAS EPISCOPAECHURC
is to have two new memorial
windows. One Is memorial Of
~ Rev. Douglas Forrest. formerly
connected with Trinity Church. II
IS given by Mrs. Forrest. who Is a par
ishioner of ST. Thomas. The window
represents st. AIban. the first British
martyr. who died near London. on the
present site OF the city OF St. Adams. in
Che early part OF the fourth century.
The other memorial window is given
by ]. y. Whitney in memory Of his wife.
who was prominent worker in the
church This window represents Queen
Bertha. the Christian wife of King Ethel
bert, the heather King Of Kent, whose
people and himself St Augustine. the
italian missionary to Britain in the clos
Ing years of the sixth century, had been
sent to convert and for whom Queen
Bertha procured a gracious hearing.
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our ears open from the conversation go
inc nm about us. The lesson Is often
one of warning I am not thinking now
Of the language used. 1t is possible to
frame faultless sentences and yet say
nothing of consequence. On the other
hand. one may take great liberties with
the Kings English, as the honored evan
selist. D. L. Moody, sometimes did. and
vet give voice to a thought that stabs
the conscience awake. and puts iron into
the will.
So it is rather of the staple than Of
the form Of daily talk that / speak.
being under the strong conviction that
the subjects treated are, as rule, of
a lower grade than should engage us.
The ether day 1 rode for an hour on a
train with a mother and grown-up
daughter who sat SO close to me that
could no. help hearing what they said.
And what did they say? One long string
of questions and answers concerning
what they had had to eat in the city they
had Just visited, what they had bought in
the shops and what they would have
purchased, if their purses had been long
err, what they wore at the dinners and
teas to which they had been invited. what
furnishings were in the houses of their
friends and relatives, what was going
on at the theaters. what Aunt Saran
said about Cousin Georges new motor
car and what fellows are paying atten-
ton to what girls.
And so on and SO on. Nothing objec-
tionable, nothing scandalous. but all rath-
err tedious for the man who could not
choose but hear.
Sample the average masculine CONVEX
sation as you meet group or men
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become too heavy. He may allow the
storms to meet and battle around us
until we cry with David: 'All Thy
waves and storms are gone over me" ::
but then comes the sunshine. and we
know how blessed 1t Is and can ap-
preciate 1t as they cannot who live
ever in the glazing light Of ease and
folly. Our manhood rises up and as
serts its strength. Our courage returns
and we are brave to endure. We cry
out in superb faith: Gods In His
heaven; all's right with the world:'
And the bigness Of living. the ffneness
Of victory and the richness Of sym
patty are revealed.
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How the Hindu Was Won.

Word was brought to the Christian pas
tor that Hindu was dead In the village
and that no one would bury the body.
The pastor, calling his people together,
gave the man a proper burial A few
days later a rich high-caste Hindu came
into the village, looking for his lost son.
He heard the story and learned that
Christians had helped when the Hindus
refused to touch the body OF a Hindu
He talked with the pastor. asked for a
Bible and other Christian books and left
the village The incident was forgotten
In the village. but after several weeks
the Hindu returned. bringing his family
Bible and had decided to become Chris
tians
Comment today's International Sunday
School lesson. The Question Of John the Bsp-
list" Matt, 1:l-0.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
By Rev. Charles Sickle.

- HIRKERS, jerkers and workers
that's the classification which
takes us all Inland every man
knows to which class he belongs.
There are no ''soft snaps" In this
world. Every man must carry his bur-
den. Sometimes some OF us are COM
uelled to help carry somebody else's bur
den. too, but the man who fails to lift on
the Job soon becomes incapable OF lifting.
and this realization becomes his real bur-
den.
The blows are bound to come on any
lob that's really worth while. No man
can live and move and have his being
without running amuck Of somebody else
who is also on the job, either for good or
for i'll. Sometimes the heaviest blows
come from the worker who should be. and
probably Is. his friend. These blows are
often the hardest to bear. When the
blows come from either friend or foe.
duck your head. IL you can, but raise 1t
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OF the greatest of men. "Will he stand
steadys" So the waiting world, often too
cowardly or too ignorant to lend q hand
or a word cries out. And the very heav-
ems seem to pause in silence to see
whether a son Of man can become son
Of God! Glorious times are these for us
humans! Times when we should sing,
and look to the mountain tops where the
vision Of our ideal lies, and be valiant.
Dark days are they. but the light of In
finite power is waiting to make them
days Of splendor. God IL trueEHe 10
ready to help! Be not afraid. but 60 for
ward, Christian soldier!
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nues, has begun his work in this city.
coming directly from Los Angeles. Cal.
where he has been pastor OF the First
United Presbyterian Church for the past
fourteen years. He believes the location
is a splendid one. and hopes soon to
greatly increase the congregation. He
studied at Monmouth College of Illinois
and later attended the Allegheny Theo-
logical Seminary Of Pennsylvania. 1t Is
more than possible that a portable church
will be erected by the congregation until
ARRANGEMENTS can be made for a more
substantial building.
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hta return his mates quizzed
him az TO the character of the or
eapixation which might elect him az It's
spiritual overseer. He did not seem par
ticularIy enthusiastic over the neio.
"well." he said. the fact is. fellows, l
wasn't drawn toward that church one
uttle bit. 1t has thirty women and just
three men," At which the wag OF the
crowd silly remarked. You don't ex-
meet to and a church with all women, do
you. Jones?"
Has Robinson any religion" asked a
man of his friend concerning third
party. We'll, he may have It." was the
reply but whatever he has guess 1t all
stands in his wife's name
These two Incidents point the way to
what / wish to emphasize concerning
the opportunity which present conditions
offer men to ally themselves with the
church Too long we have had churches
whose membership for all working pur-
poses have been confined to women. They
have paid the bills. taught In the Sunday
school, sung in the choir. run the prayer
meetings. and in some cases swept the
auditorium and rung the bell. Many
church would be crippled today II two or
three women withdrew from membership
and service. They not only prepondera,tt {.
outstrip them in fidelity and zeal.
At least this is the record up to date.
but because a thing has been 1t does
not necessarily follow that it will al
ways be. There's a new spirit abroad.
Hasn't your ear yet caught the sound
OF the tread Of masculine feet along the
highways of the kingdom? What mean
these mems clubs, brotherhoods. great
national congresses like that scheduled
next month for Chicago and which prom
| ises to surpass any previous occasion of
| the sort More men in different parts of
the country have sat down to missionary
banouets during the last six months thar
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For Those Troubled.

Before speaking of the good cheer
which. comes in dark days as well as
after them I wish to say a word to
those-and they are many-upon whom
at times a perfect avalanche of trouble
seems to fall. TROUBLES never come
singly," runs the old proverb. and there
are days when absolutely the whole
foundations OF life CULVER and tremble,
even as the earth is tossed by an earth,
quake. Everything seems gone; there
is nothing left to lean upon or. to hope
for. ALL all is swept away. and nature
herself looks as the inspired painter.
". Dyce, makes it appear in his won
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When the Days Are Dark


an apologize whisper. II thought YOU
wanted something. II do family OBJ
served Kipling: II want my heavenly
Father. He only can care for me now.
This was the experience OF Paul when
he was overtaken by the storm that was
so soon to wreck his vessel. While others
were in terror he was calm and confident
The day that was dark for others was
bright to him because God stood by him
and assured him Of His presence and
care
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startled the country
side. some six months
before the beginning
of the work Of Jesus,
when he preached his
strange message OF
, repentance and his
prophecy of One to
come after him who
should be the fulfill
ment of hopes, the
Savior of the world.
John was in the pris-
on at Machaerus,
where he had been
put by King Herod.
Herod was enraged
because John preach
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Christian Endeavor Hour
By Rev. Dr.. Floyd W. Tomkins.
.bect: Good Cheer in Dark Days" Acts. z7.ao-76
PRAYER.

PRAYER.
Cometh sunshine after rain.
After mourning Joy again:
After heavy, bitter grief
Dawneth surely sweet relief:
And my soul. who. from her height,
Sank 10 realms Of woe and nigh,
Wingeth now to heaven her flight.
He whom this world dares not face
Hath refreshed me With His grace.
And His mighty hand unbound
Chains Of hell about me wound;
Quicker, stronger leaps my blood.
Since His mercy. Ike Q hood.
Poured DER all my heart for good.
Bitter anguish have I borne.
Keen regret my heart hath torn,
Sorrow dimmed my weeping eyes.
Satan blinded me with lies;
Yet at last am / set free,
Help. protection. love, to me
Once more true companions be.
Ne'er was left a helpless prey.
Ne'er with shame was turned away
He who gave himself 10 God
And on Him had cast his load:
Who In God his hope hath placed
Shall not life in pain 0utwaste;
Fullest Joy he yet shall taste.
Paul Gerhard
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7VHERE are few men who have
not felt the stress OF trial. In
proportion to our advance In
knowledge and refinement ana
goodness trouble comes with
greater weight. and none suffer SO much
as the righteous. Whom the Lord low
eth He chasteneth." 1t 10 useless to
question why; the cause is simply beyond
our comprehension. We only know that
God loves us, and that He cares for US.
and that, therefore. there must be some
good which He intends should result from
ell evil. What that good Is we can only
surmise. and yet we know enough from
history and from experience to see how
such good is sure to come. The cold Of
winter ends I'm spring and the winters
deafness In necessary for the springs
life. Human nature reaches its best
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of Pennsylyania He takes the place of
Bishop Robinson Of Nevada, who has been
in charge of the work since Bishop
Mackay-Smith left this country for an ex-
tended trip abroad for the benefit OF his
health about two months ago. Bishop
Robinson sailed for Europe Thursday.
Meanwhile Bishop Mackay-Smith is Wis
iting in Athens. He is accompanied by
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through sorrow. and ths greatest saints
OF the earth have suffered the most.
Phiiosophy bids US calmly survey the
the facts in q reasonable manner. Re-
ilgion bids US rise higher. and to rejoice
IN tribulation. for we know that 'tribula-
ton worketh patience; and patience, ex-
perence; and experience. hope: and hope
God Is shed abroad in our hearts'' (Ro-
mans, $3.50.
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"I Want MY Heavenly Father

We learn from this lowly woman. and
we learn the same lesson OF trust from
one so we'll known as Rudyard kipins,
who. when lying Ill in New York city.
was seen by the nurse at his side TO be
moving his lips. She bent over him,
thinking he wished to say something to
her. and heard him murmur that old.
familiar prayer of childhood DAYS Now
I Law me down to sleep" 81 beg your
pardon, Mr.. hipling," the nurse said in
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letter from a WON =
an who had gone to
work in a factory
when she was thir-
teen years old.
After a few years
she was married.
Soon after her nus
b a n d contracted
consumption, a n d
the burden of the
family's support was
thrown on her. Be-
cause Of rheumatism
she had to work with
her right h a n d
bandaged. then with
both hands bandaged
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we have an excellent
insight into the work
ings of the Holy
Spirit.
In taking His fare
well of His disciples,
Christ said: Il will
pray the Father, and
He shall give you an
other Comforter, that
he may abide with
you forever, even the
spirit of truth" This
Comforter, the Holy
Spirit. is the inter
prefer spoken Of in
our lesson selection
from Pilgrim s Prog
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BOYS BRIGADE.
New Captain.

H. g. Chase has been selected as cap
tain OF Company b Of St. Marks Church
and has entered upon the duties OF tina,
office. Capt. Chase during hts high school
course was a major Of the High School
Cadets and is in other ways we'll fitted
for this work.
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st. Michael and All Angels.

For the brotherhood chapter of st.
Michael and All Angels Church the fol-
lowing officers have been elected: Dirso-
tor, F. H. WheeIock: vice director. Ham,
ilton s. Neale; secretary and treasurer.
T. B. Stothart.
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REBUKE was given to those who
complain because OF their hard
lot in life when, some time ago,
in the optimists' column in a
newspaper there was printed a
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WORK OF COMFORT.

uNYAN'S Pilgrim Progress is
a remarkable illustration Of the
experiences of the average
Christian as he Journeys through
life In our lesson of toda Y
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1T was probably while the twelve were
absent on their mission of preach
ing in the cities and towns of Galilee
that messengers came to Jesus from
John the Baptist. the man who had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17

EV. DR.. W. W. Logan. pastor OF
theNew United Presbyterian con-
gregation. which plans to soor
build a church edifice at New
Hampshiro and Georgia ave
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In the Washington Churches


Rev. Augustus ]. Duarte. g. J., has
been appointed father minister at st.
Aloysius Church, and will assist the rec
tor. Rev. Eugene Del Mcdonnell. q. T..
In the administration Of the temporal ar.
fairs OF the parish.
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MAY LEAVE EPIPHANY
Rev. e. Freeland Peter May
Accept Call to Frederick,
Nd, Church.
+ H.EF.f.tfs-f-f Tsf.fs-fFF

- Ev. G. FREELAND PETER, as
sistant rector Of the Church OF
IL the Epiphany, has been called
Il to the rectorate of All Saints
Episcopal Church OF Frederick
Md. He will not announce his decision
for several days. The call came recently
and the many friends of the young
clergyman. who has served for several
years as assistant to DR.. McKim at Epi-
phany. are anxiously awaiting his deci-
sion as to whether he is to remain in
Washington or go to Maryland He is
considered as one OF the strong young
ministers in Washington, and it is pointed
out that it will be source of much re-
greet to many prominent Episcopalians il
he finally decides to become q resident of
the Maryland city. For some days past
he has been in Atlantic City getting a
much needed rest.
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STUDENT

STUDENT in theological
seminary went to a country
town for a Sunday as a candi-
date for the local pulpit. On
II. ..Anr,, hia mates QlliZZoQ
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Pastor Improving.

Rev. T. p. O'Rourke, prior of st. Dom.
mics Church. who has been seriously III
at Providence Hospital, is reported to be
slowly improving. Rev. Frank Spencer
II In charge OF st. Dominics parish dur.
Ing Father O'Rourks's absence.
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Confirmation at Ascension

In the Church Of the Ascension one of
the largest classes Of the year will be
presented to Bishop Harding this morning
Tor confirmation by the rector, Rev ].
Henntng Nelms.
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and his many friends in
this city are rejoiced to- know that his
health is much improved. The bishop ex-
poets to return to Philadelphia next fall,
when his years leave of absence expires.
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By the Churchman.

- rITHOUT playing the caves
s: :: !: &: !; :: ::
learn a good deal. if we keep
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The Mark Of True Greatness.
Fearing, perhaps. lest some of those
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0HE Rt. Rev. Frederick J. Kins
man, Episcopal Bishop OF Della
ware. has consented to assist
Bishop Whitaker as acting CO.
adinfnr bishop of the diocese
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Seattle is going to have recall
election. The Public Welfare Lea
que of the city has secured the nee
essary number of signatures among
the qualified voters of the city to
a petition to the city council asking
that recall election be held in order
to give the people chance to saw
whether or not they wish to continue
Hiram Gill as Mayor. Who will be
nominated to run against Gill has
not been settled. It is charged that
Gill has permitted gambling to exist
in the city, and that his Chief Of
Police is of the CRATER variety.
The election will probably be held
early in the new year. The press of
that city is divided on the subject
OF the recall. The Post-Intelligencer
and an afternoon paper are in favor
OF throwing Gill out. The Times is
supporting the Gill administration
A committee of the city council
which investigated charges against
the administration reported against
the chief of police and recommended
MS removal from Office. The city
council adopted the report and the
mayor in reply virtually told the
council and the other investigators
TO go to-" as he intended to stand
Dy his chief Of police to the last
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takes this from Z
to 9 in the morn
ing. He usually
turns his voice
] COS e about 8
a. M. and by 6
O'clock he is so
b GA r Sc that he
sounds like an ex-
piring corn she'll
err. The Brahma
can be heard for
six miles on a
still day when IN
good voice. and
his conversation
becomes extreme
" monotonous.
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rawboned bird. with crop capacity Of
four full quarts, and is the only SUBJ
stitute for the Windmill on the farm.
The Brahma makes about as delicious
q dinner dish as stewed polecat.
The farmer who is too poor to buy 4
pair Of warm blankets for his team
with hogs 1t SO and milk at $50 .
hundred ought to try doing the chores
in a gauxe union suit and see how be
likes it. The man who will allow !
faithful team to stand for hours in the
teeth Of bitter wind while he hues
the grocery store stove and settles the
tarin question has disposition which
would make hyena turn green win
envy. We have seen men who hnd
plenty Of time In which to gable
about old Joe Cannon and the steel
schedule. but who were too busy Is
alp = couple q blankets on 1 shiyer.