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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

What is the matter with us? Don't We
believe that this life is short and we
ni1y at least not its gains Of wealth. or
nosition. or pride? Do we doubt that God
Counts honesty, unselfshness. love. hu-
miiity and the like Of far greater value
than all these? Then why do We not
awake and go to work to prepare for
Whatever will make life richer toward
God, whatever will make US OF more use
IN the world. whatever will make our
hearts a more At dwelling place for
Christ, these are the things that are
worth while.
II is hard to make young people feel all
this: Life looks SO long and bright.
eternity so far away and small. Yet our
Scripture calls to the young. What q pic
ture the fifth verse gives US. one SON
working hard in the harvest field. the
other sleeping beneath tree. To whom
in the end will the harvest belong? The
one who slept or the one who worked7
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At McKendree Church.

The Official board of McKendree M.
E. Church has appointed a committee
of nine members to devise plans for
more aggressive work in that church.
The members are A. o. Latham, r. L.
Middleton. DIR. ]. H. Wesler. S. T. Co
vert, G. F. Johnson. F. 7. Israel, Capt
II. c. Brian, ]. H. Coburn and Archie
Davis The work is divided into three
parts-program. publicity and personal
work. with subcommittee for each
part. The committee ON program will
arrange for special music and social
features for the Sunday services. The
The choir, under the leadership of Prof:
Herndon Morsell, will render special
music tomorrow evening. The COM
mittee on publicity will seek ways to
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st. Stephens.

st. Stephens Church, 14th street north
west, of which Rev. G. F. Dudley is rec
tor. desires to possess a set Of tubular
chimes for the church tower To this end
the young people of the parish have orig
mated fund. Friday night they gave
an oyster supper to help on the good
work. About $1,000 will be needed.
Rev. Jesse Bfcknell, late curate of st.
Andrews Church. who received an APP
pointment as chaplain from the Isthn1ian
canal commission. sails today from New
York for Colon. His address will be
Ancon Hospital. Canal Zone. Panama.
Mr.. Bicknell will continue, for the pres
ent, at any rate, to be connected ecclesi
astically with the diocese of Washington.
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Thomas. do you dare to he
OF the great majority!
To be only as the rest,

Thomas do you dare to he
OF the great majority
To be only the rest
with Heavens common comforts blessed
To accept, In humble part.
Truth that shines on every heart'
Never to be set on high
Where the enyious curses ny;
Never name fame to ind,
Still outstrfpped In soul aud nina:
To he hid, unless to God.
As one grass blade In the sod.
IInderfoot with millions trod?
II you dare. come with us, be
Lost in loves great unity.
The worthwhile life is not an easy life.
mt Il is heroic. It Is not understood. but
81 does its work. 1t Is not unwounded.
,ut its spilled blood means future saints.
II is not sinless, but it's conscience Is kept
clean by sins forgiven. 1t has grasp OF
things behind and before. 1t knows the
PURPOSE of God and finds In It's own
career a part of that purpose. IL pieaos
with men. not to gain for itself. out ior
them It has its songs. put tney are
largely secret. sung only peiore tho
christ. It moves, and that in direct
S;ra toward a definite end. 1t has splendid
hines. but they lie largely In the lanu
.rhers lost things are found. 1t Is away
shnve the world, though In 1t. Its sight
O. an the horizon, but it neglects not the
th;nas near at hand. 1t speaks words or
ahaar echoed from the message 1t mas
:..eic receiyed from heaven. Though per-
nio.ad hv doubts and fears, since 1t ID
tp,.,s,au n vet knows where those doubts
"a fa.rs are met and conquered IL is
. natural life, normal. simple TO outward
annaaring. but it is supernatural wltHin
hecause God-given. God-consecrated' Hoo-
blessed.
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Reunue.

In the Eastern Church there were many
additions to the legends about the wise
men. They came to Jerusalem with
retinue of one thousand men, while an
army of seven thousand men were ieIt
behind on the farther bank of the Eu-
phrates.~ According to this legend. the
magt had been led to expect the appear
ance of Christ. having been so taught
not only by Jewish traditions. but ny
their own founder. zoroaster, VINO a NAG
also predicted that the coming king won!o
be identified by star. The writing ~
self which preserved this traditional pre-
diction, was called Seth. the name OF
the last-born son of Adam. They came
from the far east. Twelve OF Their honest
men were appointed for an unceasing
watch for the star. the number probably 2aaoS
referring to the twelve sons or JACOB:
from whom the star (the Messiah) shoala
come. At last, after many centuries OF
such vigilance. the star appeared. ana
divine voice babe the wise men go forth
on their quest. Their journey lasted two
years, during all of which time the 1000
they took with them was miracuiousiy
Increased, like the widows cruise OF OIL
and Elijah's food brought by ravens, SO
that they never were in want.
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idolaters, and their form Of religion,
common in the east was looked upon by
the Jews with more liberation than any
other Of Gentle origin, as Is shown by
one Of the Apocryphal books Wisdom.
12:6-O.> They were scholars, whose
study Of the stars embraced a crude as
kfohomy and astrology. in which there
was no intention Of misleading other
minds. They believed that the stars in
dicated the fortunes of individuals and
of nations, and the magi were fortune
tellers in this sense. They seem to have
been also weather prophets. And since
in most religions the functions Of
prophet. priest and public teacher are
combined, these wise men were probably
members of a sacred order or priesthood.
Some of the verses In the Psalms, speak
ing Of the homage to be paid by princes
to the Christ. are responsible Tor the
otherwise unwarrantable assumption that
the wise men were princes. .,
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CHRISTIAN
Gnnfahor
-Four.
PRAYER.

Lead me, yea, lead me deeper into life.
This suffering, human life wherein Thou Hv's
And breathest still. and hold'st Thy way divine
It's here. plying Christ where Thee seek
Here where the strife is fercest: where the SUI
Beats down upon the highway thronged with men
And In the raging mart. oh. deeper lead
My soul into the living world Of souls
Where Thou dost move.
But lead me, Man Divine.
Where'er Thou Whilst, only that ] may find
At the long journeys end Thy image there.
And grow more like to 1t. For art not Thou
The blessed shadow Of the Infinite Love
That made and fills the endless universe?
The very Word Of Him, the unseen, unknown
Eternal Good that rules the summer flower
And all the worlds that people starry space!
Richard Watson Glider.
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been synchronous. The magt IN Media,
Persia and Babylon were looked upon as
skilled in the Interpretation OF creams a,
and the wise men being warned IN
dream that they should not return 10
crafty Herod. departed to their own
country by another way.
Tradition also states that the oneIInss
brought by the wise men were the 1oenu-
cal gifts bestowed by Abraham upon the
sons of Keturah. which had found their
wav into the possession of the Queen OF
Sheba. who in turn bestowed them upon
solomon; and later. in some e., u intn tha
east to be returned to Palestine by the
wise men.
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@rgam
Kerital.

4 N organ recital will be held In
~ st. Paurs Episcopal Church. on
"a 23d street near Washington
Circle, this evening, at 8
o'clock, the occasion marking
the final completion Of the fine new
organ. Edgar Priest. organist Of the
Cathedral OF SIS. Peter and Paul. will
be the organist. The program follows:
l. Suite Gothique". I'll. Boellmann
(a) Observation-Disclosures.
CD Minuet Gothique.
Leon Boellman, born at Enoisheim.
Alsatia. September 25. 1862. died at
Paris. October II. 1897. was a pupil Of
Gigout. He left a number OF note.
worthy compositions. having been sue
cessful in nearly all styles.
The present work is in four move
ments. the third ("PrayerD and fourth
("Toccato'o being omitted.
2. "Cantique glamour. ......... Lemaro
Edwin H. Lemare, one Of the best
known living organists and composers,
was born on the Isle of Wight I'm 1865.
The "Cantique d'Amour' Is one OF his
choicest compositions. when the follow
ing solo stops are effectively used:
Oboe, voX, celeste, vox humana-
8. Variations and finale on hymn tune
Jerusalem the Golden"
William Spark, Mus. Doc.
4. Concert prelude and fugue in G.
William Faulkes
5. (a) Berceuse" GODDARD
Obi "Humoreske' .. .Dvorak
s. Sonata in D major. .Gutlmant
Allegro moderato-larghetto,
Allegro vivace.
Alexandra Guilmant, the distinguished
organist, late of La Trinfte. Paris. has
done good service to the cause of organ
music by his numerous compositions
for that instrument and by his eminent
executive skill.
The sonata in d major is one of his
most melodious works. consisting OF
three we'll contrasted movements. Open
ing with the allegro moderate. where
the diapason tone of the organ is heard
to advantage.
The, second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
exceedingly quaint and reposeful, and
the softer qualities Of the organ are
blended together.
The third and final movement-allegro
viyace-is written with great dash and
yigor, being based upon two well con-
trasted themes. the second of which 10
used in the coda. working up to the run
power. of the organ. producing highly
effective and brilliant termination.
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afterward became plethoric. The bodies
Of the wise men were found. although up
to that tine no one knew anything about
them save what is told by Matthew.
Somewhere In the far east preserved
bodies were brought to light and were
carried to the great church In CONSTANT
nople, whose name, st. Sophia, is a wit
ness to this traditional recovery and re-
burial of the bodies of the wise men.
Milan afterward demanded these sacred
relics and obtained them through the in
fluence Of Eustorgius. who, when conse-
Grated Bishop of Milan. received the gift
from the emperor. with whom he was a
favorite The fame of these relics in
creased, ind day was subsequently set
apart for the feast Of the three wise men.
When Frederick Barbarossa, in 1852, en-
tered Milan the Archbishop Of Cologne
obtained the transfer of the bodies to the
cathedral of the latter city. the Milanese.
in the absence Of the relics, comforting
themselves with an annual mystery" in
veneration of the wise men: and for six
centuries the cathedral has been the
shrine Of these reputed Gentiles who
earliest gave homage to the Christ.
The symbolic values of the mission and
gifts of the wise men are expressed in
Mr.. Hopkins well known song:
We three kings Of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain. moor and mountain,
Following yOnder star.
Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over all to reign.
Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Pray'r and praising all men raising,
Worship Him God on high.
Myrrh Is mine: its bitter perfume
Bresthes a life of gathering gloom:
Sorrnwing. signing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in His stone-cold tomb
Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice;
Heav'n sings Alleluia; Alleluia
The earth replies.
O Star Of Wonder. Star Of Light,
Star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading. stu proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
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SOCIAL UNION
PLANNED BY
PRESBYTE:R|ANS
Membership to Be Limit
ed to One Hundred-To
Have Waiting List.
Two Dinners Planned for
Winter-0ne Will Be for
Ladies - Successful
Prospective.

A PRESBYTERIAN Social Union
"a for Washington has been pro-
"A posed and in many quarters the
Il u idea has been highly commend
ed by both clergy and latty OF
the denomination. The similar successful
organizations of the Presbyterians in both
Philadelphia and Chicago are pointed to
and the assertion made that a social
union equally as successful as either of
these should be founded shortly in the
National Capital.
The Philadelphia Social Union member
ship is limited to 215. and during the
twenty years since it's organization there
has always been a large waiting list. AL
though the membership of the Presby-
terrain Church in the City of Brotherly
Love is greatly in excess of that III
Washington, still it is believed that q
splendid social union membership of 100
could be gathered and a waiting list es-
tablished out of the 10000 membership Of
the denomination in Washington
The work of the organization is to be
distinctly social and of the laity. although
the clergy is to be admitted to associate
membership 1t is planned that the eff
ort will in no way affect the work OF the
Presbyterian Alliance and will serve the
Dlendid purpose of bringing Presby
srians into close social intercourse.
1t is planned to hold at least two din
fers each winter, and at each a distin-
guished speaker will give an address
upon some timely subject. One Of these
dinners will be for ladies. and it Is ex-
pected that it will go far toward max
ing the organization one of the most sue
cessful of its kind
The idea originated in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, where a
number of the members. including Messrs.
Charles B. Bailey, Holcombe G. john
son and William NJ. Conrad. have planned
to interest churchmen of the denomina-
ton in all parts of the city.
In the Church of the Covenant men,
bership, Gen. John W. Foster. former
Secretary of State; former Commissioner
Henry B. F. Macfarland. Rev. Charles
Wood. pastor, and Rev. Stuart Bready.
assistant pastor, have been consulted rel
alive to the movement.
Since the idea was inaugurated, about
one week ago, 1t has made rapid prog
ress, and it is expected that within a
short time a permanent Organization will
be effected. One of the causes for the
hearty reception of the plan, 1t is de-
clared, is that Presbyterians in Wash
ington are anxious for just such an or
ganization, and that it will go far to-
ward adding great impetus to the advance
of the denomination here.
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John w. r. Sumwalt. district superin-
tendent of the Washington Methodist
Episcopal churches, will preach There
will be special music.
Monday evening services in celebration
Of the reopening will be continued and
each evening with the exception of Tues
day and Friday a sermon will be preach
ed Rev. c. H. Richardson Of Baltimore.
former pastor of Ryland Church, will
preach Monday evening, while Tuesday
evening g. fellowship service will be held
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with pastors Of neighboring churches par
ticipating. -.
Rev. II. s. France Of this city will
preach Wednesday evening and Thursday
Rev Dr. c. w. Baldwin of Baltimore
will occupy the pulpit. Friday evening
will be known as Social Home Coming
Night Rev. B. w. Meeks Is pastor OF
the church and issues cordial invitation
to all former members Of the church to
attend the services and especially the
observance next Friday evening
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the other day
the Hall of Fame came the pub
to be added to the Car
double Of good cheer 1t was as Well
as a delightful personalities of fierce
in souls as well as
faron Homeric are all hero wor-
shippers.
One is the lookout for
ovar the
or woman % on meda tor you or
J; Is soa s ss
n Tng unto Of mine
comrade from approaching ocomo
y even 5 BESIDES hs
the appreciation OF the pubic
ne Il o Ss syp
msn OF an woman file? What
@ sa tho
afs instinct for ns.d
characters embody his strange aneies
Sssu an put and his passien
ssr mako hst s Master s n4 1ss
vote worthy of place in our modern
brave attention and receive paudits or
Togd yS ppse on fe the peculiar
bit Of genius with indomitabe purpose always
alike o the when ;ares b snS my
temple shall reserve liberal space ior 'hee A "
no s so hey e%nn
thinker his work shows more STAYING
patient adty mor se unaoe'e'a0' 'oVe more
inches for the hav Sa %s and
blame Of he highest
tine Workers Of the minister school,
10th the mn wso
ahead who stands by b MS p our large Summation
the SCOPE and worth of mode heroism
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Is cold tonight In the courtyard
of Caiaphas. The soldiers must wait
awhile until the details of the traves-
Il ty be arranged.
Bring out the brazier, build a
fire OF Goals"
"Ah. This figure in Galilean fishers
coat, that creeps near. Is Simon Peter
hungry. cold. unstrung. robbed Of his
Lord. give him room.''
a few hours before. as the white light
Of truth beat upon the Christ-trained
consciences of the company In the upper
room; in answer to the Masters awful
word. One of you shall betray me-" they
had felt themselves incapable Of even
such infamy and each had cried In awe
struck whispers. Lord. is 1t I?''
Simon had soonest rallied from the self
revelation of that hour and. forgetful OF
the failures of the past. had pushed his
self assertion and self confidence to the
point where he could cry: Though all
men be offended because OF Thee, yet
will I never be offended"
Verify ! say unto thee that this night
before the cock crow thou shalt deny me
thrice" the Master turns and re-
peats and Peter replies.
Though / should die with Thee, vet
will l not deny Thee"
Then had come Gethsemane; and
Simons shameful slumber, with the rest;
but at the sound OF Roman arms and
flash of brandished lights. his courage
comes. With well meant but clumsy
stroke he robs the servant of the high
priest of his ear, and with the world
waiting for its redemption the Master
stops 10 heal the injury.
Too quickly for his amazed mind to
comprehend ii ALL he sees his Lord taken
to AnnaS. then Caiaphas, high priest, and
as the shivering throng of soldiers and
servants warm themselves at the fire,
Peter draws near. A damsel speaks:
Thou also vast with Jesus of Gaiilee.
Il know not what thou sayest."
diery. jeers. This fellow. also. was
with Jesus of Nazareth"
II do not know the man.
Surely thou art one Of them, for thy
speech DetTayeth thee, cries the throng
oh. race Of towards. ever since thy
fall. come near and hear your brother
curse and swear, and cry again Il do
not know the man.
: ma 10 heaI such language from a
companion of the Nazarene, the company
is sui.
Then upon the frosty morning air
breaks the shrill clarion of the waking
cock.
Chief among equals. chosen of Christ
ito strengthen his brethren" in those
lonely hours that follow the ascea sion,
the depth to which masterful manhood
may sink, through cowardice, is found in
Peters denial of his beloved Lord. 1t
marks the climax of his impetuosity. the
termination of his egotism.
The very fact that the Master gave SO
much attention TO the training of this
Peters value 20 the cause for which He
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Nationality.

Matthew'S expression, they returned
to their own country would seem to
show that the wise men were Of one ma
tionality and not from different coun-
tries, such as Egypt, India and Greece,
as various forms Of the legend assert.
What was "their own country" Va
rious guesses were made by the early
church writer's. It was Arabia. accord
ing to Justin Martyr. Tertullian, Epipha-
MUS and others; Mesopotamia, according
to Origen in his homilies on Matthew
and 7; Persia, according to Chrysos-
tom, Theophyiact and Calvin, and Par
thia, the most conspicuous eastern coun-
try, where the magi were recognized and
honored, has been suggested as the most
probable Of all. There is a questionable
tradition that Thomas, one Of the twelve
apostles, visited Parthia and there found
the wise men, whom he baptized into the
Christian faith, and they became Chris
tan evangelists.
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Visiting Clergyman.

Rev. F. s. Carroll Of the diocese of
Wyoming is in the city, a guest of Rev
]. Henning helms. Mr. Carroll, who is
of Maryland birth. was educated In Spain,
where he took his NJ. A. degree at BARGE
Iona, he having spent ten years in that
city. He was ordained to the diaconate
by the Bishop of Cuba after a two-year
course at the Virginia Theological Semi
nary. followed by another year at the
General Theological Seminary in New
York.
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PASTOR a1>o P@0PpG(

bring to the attention OF the nuhlic
everything of interest In the churrh.
special emphasis being laid on the use
of the newspapers in the CITY. The
committee on personal work has un-
dertaken to organize a Win One So
ciety of fifty members.
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Bishop in Maryland.

!: i: s: !: ::
hold combinations in that
southernmost parish Of this diocese
ST. Mary City is historically. perhaps.
the most interesting spot in Maryland,
for there 1t was that Leonard Calvert
and the original adventures landed
and made their treaty with the Indians.
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east, different writer's supplying names.
nationalities and other matters which
were often contradictory. Existing leg
ends about the wise men were more or
less unified by the establishment Of the
feast OF the wise men, and the consecra
ton Of a shrine to then, in the Cathedral
of Cologne In the twelfth century.
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Status.

The church has always agreed, despite
It's varying traditions about the wise
men, that they were the first Gentiles
to pay homage to Christ. They were not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

~ YLAND Methodist Episcopal
Church at 10th and D streets
southwest has been thorough
IN ly overhauled at an outlay Of
about $1,000 and will be formal
ly reopened at the II o'clock service to-
day, when Rev. DR.. p. H. Swift, pastor
of the Madison Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church Of Baltimore. will preach
the sermon. In the evening, Rev. DR..
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In Virginia.

Bishop Gibson. Bishop Of Virginia, is
of opinion that a bishop suffragan Is not
the kind Of bishop who will suit the
traditions Of Virginia He will not,
therefore. avail himself Of the new legis-
lation at the general convention Of the
church to ask for suffragan to fill Bish-
op Lloyd's place when the latter enters
upon his new. work as president of the
board of missions. :.
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Their Bodies.

The market for sacred relics created BY
st. Helena's quest for the true cross soon
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By DR.. James B. Clayton.

PHO were the wise men, and
\ where did they come from?
NM The only account in the New
Testament of the visit of the
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BIBLE LESSON .
STORY FOR TODAY :
peter's
Denial.
Golden Text.

Let him that thinketh he stand
eth take heed lest he fall. / Cor,
1912
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By the Churchman.

is cold tonight in tho courtyard
n of Caiaphas. The soldiers must wait
awhile until the details of the traves-
III ty be arranged.
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a PRESBYTERIAN Social Union
n for Washington has been pro-
posed and in many quarters the
idea has been highly commend
ed BY both clergy and laity of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

4 N organ recital will be held In
~ st. Paurs Episcopal Church. on
"a 23d street near Washington
Circle. this evening. at
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Short Cuts to Datltf.
By the Churchman.

IMoST the other day
delightful o personalities fierce