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airy 1t ceases it's slow westward mo-
ton among the stars and begins to move
eastward. The rings are now widely
opened out. and it is wonderful and
beautiful object when viewed with
moderately large telescope.
Toward the end of the month Venus
will be seen for nearly an hour after
sunset. low down in the southwestern
sky. AS the planet is now near the point
a Of its orbit figure p, it is a great dis
lance from the earth and appears as a
very small moon in the telescope. AS
the months go on it's change Of phase
forms a most interesting study even with
a very small telescope. When it reaches
c and becomes a beautiful narrow sill
very crescent it will be so much nearer
the earth than it is now that it will look
six times as large. When in this position
it is often seen that the boundary be-
tween day and night on the planet is not
an even line. The night side is sometimes
most remarkably and irregularly lighted
up by twilight, exactly as the earth is
sometimes lighted for long time by twi-
light after the sun has set. especially in
summer. This shows conclusively that
around Venus there is a very heavy at
moSphere.
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Week of Prayer.

vHE week of prayer will be OBJ
served by a number of the
churches of Mount Pleasant
with special services on the
evenings of January >. =. 4. >
and g, when the subject. THE Christian
Life. win be discussed. The dates,
places of meeting, subjects to be dis
cussed and pastors who will speak are
as follows:
Monday-At ST. Stephens Episcopal
Church, 18th street near Columbia road.
"Thc Inspiration: Mans Need and His
Religious Capacity" Rev. G.. T.. Dudley;
"Commuaion With God" Rev. c. III. But
Ter.
January ;;-At Fourth Presbyterian
Church. 18th and Fairmont streets. The
Motives: Love ia Man Rev. Joseph T.
Nelly: Love To God Rev. H. W. JEFF
fries.
January 4-At Emmanuel BAPTIST Church.
18th street and Columbia road. THE
fIindrances-: In the development of
Personal Character" Rev. III. $. Pink
ham: In the Performance of Religious
Duties. Rev. J.. T.. Purdum.
January AT Mount Pleasant consre-
-ationaI Church. Columbia road near 18th
street. The Expression Duty at Our
Door" Rev +. j. Goodwin: The Uni
versal Scope of the Gospel" Rev. l.. ID.
Clark.
January Cat Calvary Methodist Church.
Columbia road near 18th street. The Re-
wards: "Fullness of Life on Earth Rev.
Joseph Dawson; THE Crown OF Eternal
Life Rev. Walter +. Smith
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And these women led the heart of
Solomon away from God. He built for
them temples and affairs. and, not con-
tent with this. hG dared to bow down
and worship them. This worship was
connected VII: the vilest indulgences
that it is possible to imagine. Chemosh
and. Moloch. whose vile teachings had
SO often debauched and degraded the
children OF Israel-these he exalted and
paced upon an equal footing with the
religion of Jehovah.
Now. Rehoboams mother was Naamah.
a heather princess Of the kingdom of
Ammon. RehOboam was doubtless
reared in the harem, and was taught to
worship the gods of his mother. From
his birth the young king was surround
ed by every possible Splendor and In
dulged i'm all the Injuries Of the court.
There was an impossible gulf between
him and the toiling subjects, who were
being ground to powder by the merci-
less expressions of the king.
When such Il man as this aScendS the
throne it requires no prophetic spirit
to predict commissions and revolutions.
Men cannot forget their birthright.
For Il time they may submit to wrong.
they may wear the CALLING chains Of
slavery: but the time will come when
they will recognize the nobleness Of
their nature, they will crush the
tyrants throne and regain their long
lost rights. Rehoboam stood upon a
trembling crater, while beneath him
were tossing the fiery pillows of revolu-
ton.
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The Inherited Kingdom.

Solomon was in many respects the
greatest king that ever sat upon the
throne of Israel. AS warrior he was
not the equal of bis father David, but as
a diplomat, in his ability to make friends
of strange and alien tribes and to induce
them to aid in his enterprises. he is I'M
equaled by any king that either preceded
or followed him. Under him the terri
tory, which originally was only about
1900 square miles, was enlarged until 1t
comprised about 10000 square miles. This
territory was thickly populated. When
the ten tribes revolted RehOboam was
able to raise from the remaining two
tribes 10000 men Of war with which to
go forth to battle.
Solomon had done much for the COM
merce of the country. The Jews were
agriculturists and tradesmen. They had
had no experience as sailors; but beside
them were the Phoenicians, the most ad-
venturOus and expert seamen of the age.
These came readily to the aid of Solomon
and expeditions to different and distant
ports brought back gold and merchandise
that greatly enriched the king and made
possible the greater glory of his court.
Solomon was also a patron OF art. The
building Of the temple and the palaces
Of his wives. especially the one for the
daughter of Pharaoh, taxed to the utmost
his time The supplying of the city with
an abundance of pure water required a
knowledge of hydraulic engineering that
was most rare in that age. His brilliant
genius enabled him to set on foot thou
sand enterprises, all of which added to
his wealth. until in the city OF Jerusa-
lem "silver became as stones" And back
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First Presbyterian Services.

In the First Presbyterian Church the
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
administered at the morning service to-
morrow. Rev. DR.. Macleod, the pastor.
will deliver at the night service the third
in his series of sermons on The Con-
spicuous Virtues of Americans Today"
subject, Compassion" The choir will
render a special musical program at both
services.
Services will be conducted every even
ing during the week at ia. The follow
ing subjects will be discussed: Monday.
Gods New Year Message for You:
Tuesday. THE Divine Part in Personal
Salvation: Wednesday. THE Human
Part i'm Personal Salvation; Thursday,
Can We Know We Are Saved?' Fri
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comes very rapid. and ny July 1t has
mounted so high that 1t Is seen for more
that three hours after sunset. 1t attains
it's greatest brightness August 10. and soon
after this runs so rapidly toward the
sun again that by. September Is it passes
to the right Of this body and becomes
morning star. October % it attains its
greatest brilliancy in the morning sky.
In figure 2 the paths of Venus and
the earth about the sun are shown and
the positions OF the two planets in their
paths at these different dates. January I
the earth is at A. and Venus is almost in
line with the sun at A. July Q the earth
is at B and Venus at b, and finally, Sep
TENDER Is, Venus passes between the
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The Kingdom Divided.
l Kings, 1924.

<VY RITH the first Sunday OF the
New Year We begin the
M study Of the Old Testament
w history and doctrine. Let no
teacher or scholar imagine
that the subjects that shall engage our
attention will be less interesting than
those Of the past year.
Except the New Testament, the Old
Testament is the most important book
that has ever been written. The Old
Testament was the preparation for the
New; it was the soil out of which sprang
the New Testament, and without the Old
the New Testament would have been im-
possible.
Let us remember that the Old Testa-
ment is the Bible of the Jews. In the
time Of Christ and His apostles it COM
prised the whole of revelation. Its writ
ings were the Scriptures to which they
constantly referred. A careful study OIL
the Old Testament is indispensable to all
who would thoroughly comprehend the
teachings of the New. Let us then be
diligent students Of these Old Testament
lessons.
Our lesson begins with RehObeam, the
son of Solomon. We have first:
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Testing and Failure of the King.

RehobOam had inherited great wealth
and power and glory. But it is a law of
our nature that these bring with them
corresponding responsibilities. Was he
prepared to meet them? This, with us
all, is a momentous question. Opportunity
used is the stairway to glory; but oppor-
tunity neglected is the precursor Of shame
and ruin. Rehoboam was utterly un-
fitted for the position into which he had
been thrust. He was young probably not
more than twenty-one years of age He
was inexperienced. His training had not
been such as to prepare him for the grave
and perpleXing questions with which he
was now compelled to grapple. Some
! one has said that Solomon with his
thousand wives was the father of but one
son. and he was a fool
Indeed. the condition of Israel at that
time was such that it would have re-
quired a man of rare ability to steer the
ship of state safely through the breakers
so thickly strewn on every side. AS 1t
was she was drifting, and the rocks were
not far away.
For some time there had been going on
moral deterioration in the house Of
David. 1t began with David himself.
David was great. He possessed many
rare eXcellences: but his unrestrained
indulgences well-nigh wrecked the king
initiating his example, turned his home
into hostile camp, each plotting against
the others. The murder of Ammon and
the rebellion of Absalom filled his de-
clining days with sorrow. Feeble in body
and in mind. completely under the control
of Bath-Sheba, whose husband he had
| caused to be murdered the WORKOUT
hero abdicated and caused Solomon to
be proclaimed king.
The reign of Solomon was glorious,
but oppressive. He was a man Of I'M
! equaled genius and of keen and quick
intuition. He had the power to cap
tivate the hearts of men. And God
gave Solomon wisdom and understand
| ing exceeding much, and largeness of
heart, even as the sand that is on the
seashore. For he was wiser than all
| men. And his fame was in all nations
round about" q Kings, 4:29-31.)
The beginning OF Solomon's reign was
most suspicious. God entered into
| covenant with him. When God babe
| him ask what he would Solomon
was wise enough to ask for an under
standing heart with which to judge the
people. And God gave 1t, SO that
| ''There was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like
unto thee" Il Kings. 3:12.)
| While Solomon was yet young he
| built a temple. It's cost was all but
incalculable, and it's splendor was in
| conceivable 1t was the wonder and
glory of the earth. But Solomon was a
devOtee of pomp. He sought to out
| shine in barbaric splendOr all the things
of the earth. In imitation of his father s
example. he became the husband of
many wives.
These were strange women. Of different
nations and OF almost every religion.
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MORE STRANGE FRUITS.
Delicacies of Far East That Stay.at.
Homes Can't Enjoy.

From the New York sun.
The New Yorker who expressed sur
prise at the new fruits he had run across
in trip through the West Indies and
Central America only touched the firing.
of the subject on which he was expatiat-
ing. The fruits he cited, while delicious
and unfamiliar to Stay-at-homes, are not
in the true sense exotics.
1t is good bet that this returned trav-
eler never even heard, for instance. az
the Peruvian cherimoya. which those
lucky enough to have eaten il say sur
passes the strawberry, in that in add
ton to the strawberry flavor ii conveys.
to an imaginative mind. at all events.
the hint of the cream also. and this is
to the vivid palate a Peruvian compeh-
dunn of strawberries and cream:
The Malayan countries form the Car
den of Eden for queer and little known
fruits. Their very names sound az
though Lewis Carroll had invented them
as provender for his Jabberwock. How
many Americans have ever heard OF, e;
alone tasted the bilimbing. the lanGsat.
the LUNG. the mandaroit or the ranios.
which last grows In punches and reminds
although tx is not grape at all?
Then there is the jintawan. as large as
a big pear and with its flesh incased in
a thick india rubberish overcoat, the flesh
itself nrm and pleasantly ACID Also tne
tarippe, than which the breadfruit tree
has no finer variety. Then. too. the Bor-
neo fig which DIR. Beccari describes
bearing great punches of fine red fruit.
the only fig that is not sweet. but relies
on an enhancing tartness TO win its way
to favor.
In Borneo, too, is grown the Suan2n.
which has six or eight seeds embedded
I'm a sweet pulp" something like pome-
granate. 1t is fruit that, accordins ID
the doctor, ''all human beings like and
some think exquisite
King Of all the Malayan fruits is tie
durien, or duryan. the pulp of which has
an ineffable flavor, while the smell OF iis
rind is intoIerable to civilized nostiiis.
White men in countries where this fruit
grows form durien clubs, 50 that they
can feast on il and confine the smell TO
one roof
Queer fruits with queer names that
sound like jokes are not confined To t'ie
Malay archipelago. Something over sixty
wears ago the Explorer Chapman wrote
that i'm the territory beyond the great
KaIihari desert he had found tie bododo.
and he characterized ii as almost u"
luscious for a white palate Livingstone
told OF the maneko of Matabeieiand ana
described IL as full Of glutinous. WOODY
fiber and about the size OF a walnut
Really excellent eating" he wound up.
He also praised the marula or ZululaEd.
which Is like a greengage. with a large
stone and hardly any pulp, but with q
sweet liquid instead, simply delicious
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Organ Recital.

The third recital will be given upon the
new organ in St. Paul's Episcopal Church
tomorrow evening at o'clock by Edgar
Priest. These recitals have been draw
ing large congregations. and the organ
which was recently installed, has caused
much favorable comment among the
music lovers of the city. No cards of adj
mission are needed for these recitals, the
church being open to all.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST.
ANDREW.
Pledge Cards.

HE president of the senior local
assembly has undertaken the
distribution of the pledge cards
forwarded from the national
headquarters in the interests
of the forward movement. 1t is from this
fund through which the travelling secre-
taries of the organization are supported,
and it is through their efforts in large
measure that the organization is being
extended and strengthened throughout
the country The last report of the Ma
tional Council commented on the fact
that a. larger number Of chapters now
actually working, as compared with the
previous year, was most hopeful in
dication OF the increasing strength of the
organization.
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The Correct Time.
le Montreal Standard.

From the Montreal Standard
Prof. Turner had been spending the
Christmas vacation in Egypt to superNi-s
the erection OF telescope at Helous n.
Capt. Lyon, who was i'm charge OF I .
instrument said that he had found tha
at noon every day a gun was fired, au 1
was anxious to know how the system
worked. Accordingly, he interviewed the
gunner and asked how he knew Shen ID
give the signal.
"Oh. 1 look at my watch" said the
official.
And how do you correct your watch 20
asked the captain.
Il take it TO the maker I'm Cairo, and
he tells me tie error"
Forthwith Capt Lyons /. terri 80
matchmaker, aud as! "a him 30
checked the error of TIE as
II get the correct tr:lc = m T. = "
said that simple craftsman. IN. -
time was told In EgykI
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stead cont-aIto and the Rakemann String
Quartet At $50 O'Clock the following
program will he rendered: Anthem, Hear.
o Lord Watson; soprano. Come Unto
Him. (Messiah). Handel; anthem, 1.-The
Lord Is King" Marston; tenor. 1.-THE
Star Of Bethlehem" Adams. The fol-
lowing is the 7:3O program: Quartet.
Russian Romance, FrivOl; quartet.
Hearts Ease Moret: contralto.
Prayer Wagner: quartet, after Sun
set" Pryor; quartet. ''Serenade," Kor-
ganoff.
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Copyright. 1911, by Rev. T. 3. Linscott, D. D.,
z VERSE 1. Whose son was Reho-
beam and what was his gen.
" eral character"
What king had just passed
away and what had been the
nature Of his reign?
Verses %. Who was Jeroboam and
what part had he previously played in
Israel?
Why was Jeroboam in Egypt and who
called him home?
What request did Jeroboam make OF
Rehoboam?
How long should it take a man to de-
eide on a matter Of right and wrong?
What is indicated as to the character
of Rehoboam in taking three days te
give his answer whether he would do the
right thing?
Verses 81. What was the advice and
its moral quality which the old mer
gave Rehoboam?
Verses Sill. Is the advice Of old men
concerning matters of right and wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

wooden seat or top, used in restaurants
and cafes q decade ago. the list has in
creased, until now practically every art-
Gle used in the home. office or library
can be secured I'm absolutely freprooc
material Some exquisite furniture in
Louis XVI design is being constructed
of heavily gilded steel. 1t is covered with
elegant satin which has been chemically
treated, so as to be absolutely fmperyi-
Gus to fire. This furniture completely
overcomes the objection TO fireproof fur
niture on the ground that il is unattraS-
i've.
TOmOrrOw-NEW YEAR DAY.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Gorsuch,

The league OF Gorsuch New Year eve
will hold a social at the church. from IL
to IL o'clock, to be followed by the watch
night service OF the church this evening.
Tomorrow evening a mission study class
of the chapter will be organized, with
Miss Elizabeth Winter as teacher. Mrs.
e. E. Marshall district missionary vice
president. will be present and make an
address.
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To Open Passionate.

Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray will open his
Lastorate in Ifamine Methodist Episco-
pal Church tomorrow morning He comes
from the East Baltimore Methodist
Church and according to expectations a
large attendance will be out to hear him.
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Historical Sermon.

Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe will preach
his annual historical resume of the great
men and events of 1910 in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning.
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Dedication.

The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
VIII be dedicated next Sunday at
:: o'clock. The edifice is located at Chevy
chase Circle. Rev. DIR. Hubert Rex
Johnson, the pastor, will be in charge of
the exercises.
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Bishop Woodcock Coming.

Bishop Charles Woodcock of Kentucky
will hold a, parochial mission in st.
Marks Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill.
from February II to 10.
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9PASTWR AND PeQPEG /

day, How Others Know We Are
Saved" The pastor will speak every
evening except Wednesday. when he will
exchange pulpits with Rev. Henry f..
Brundage of the lexington Presbyterian
Church.
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"Who Laugh More, Washington
! Women or MenP"

washington Women and Men is the
subject of a new series of sermons to be
given by r. Hez Swem pastor of Capital
Baptist Church, worshiping in Typo
graphical Temple. 423 G street northwest.
The first will be delivered tomorrow
evening on "Who Laugh More, Wash
ington Men or Women
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Y. M. c. A. Meeting.

Dr. George l.. Robinson of Chicago will
anuress the \. Nj. c. \. meeting in the
New NATIONAL Theater tomorrow after
His Record Clean"
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Special Sermons at Foundry.

Beginning tomorrow evening the pastor.
Rev. w. r. Wedderspoon. will inaugurate
a series of doctrinal sermons on the fol-
lowing subjects: God 'Sin,' Saliva
ton and Everlasting Life" The pub
lie is invited. Music will be furnished
by quartet choir.
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Church of the Covenant.

At the Church Of the Covenant there
will be special music at the $3.50 service
tomorrow. led by the church quartet and
at the 1:3O service the music will be
by Mrs. Rowd Devonne Hemp
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duced horses from Egypt, and scattered
through the country at convenient bar
racks were 400 chariots and 1900
hOrsemen, who were always ready for
any emergency.
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Congregational Meeting.

y congregational meeting will be held
at the Central Presbyterian Church
Thursday evening, for the purpose of
electing additional elders and deacons.
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The greatest furniture exposition ever
known in the world will be held early in
the New Year at Grand Rapids, Mich.
In response to the invitation from the
Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturing
Association, manufacturers from all over
the country will send their goods for
display in the great buildings provided
for the exposition. A mighty army of
furniture buyers, not only from America,
but various other parts Of the world, will
be in attendance to make their selection
for the next six months trade.
Formerly Grand Rapids was known as
the home of the sectional bookcase.
Now it is developing into not only the
largest furniture manufacturing city of
the world, but the largest center Of any
one line of manufa cturing trade. With
the possible exception of the Kimberley
diamond mining plant there is no other
trade center on earth representing such
an enormous financial expenditure. 1t
is expected that the sales of the pros
pective exposition will Outrank those OF
any trade exposition ever held in the
world.
There are nearly three thousand furni-
ture manufacturers in Grand Rapids.
They produce everything in furniture
from the cheapest kitchen chair to the
costlest carved and upholstered salon
furnishings. But not one Of these local
manufacturers will have goods on eX-
the products of other manufacturers to
Grand Rapids in order to make it the
furniture trade center of the earth.
Buyers of the Grand Rapids product
must visit the factories to select their
goods.
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Board Of Control.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board OF control OF the District Epworth
League will be held next Wednesday
evening at Wesley Church.
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earth and sun at and becomes a morn
ing star.
AS Venus mounts up the western heav-
ems Saturn will be seen steadily sinking.
For q few months the two beautiful OBJ
jects will draw nearer to each other,
until. March .. Saturn will pass below
and to the west of Venus Soon after
ward the beautiful ringed planet will