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neighbor stunned him. Yet he wasn't 10
be outdone in generosity. He looked at
Hackett
Squire" said he, that fence amt
going to be moved an inch. l don't want
the land. There wasn't nothing in the
fight anyway but the principle of the
thing"
The love that enables men to live &C
cording to the spirit of these principles
taught by Jesus must prompt them to in
clude not only friends, but enemies, IN
their efforts to be kindly and thoughtful.
giving blessing for cursing and interced-
ing with God for those who persecute
them. BY loving only friends and hating
enemies, they put themselves in the same
class as the pubicans and foreigners
whom IsraeIites despised. But by giving
place in their hearts to this love that en-
ables them to do as Christ asks, they be-
come sons of God.
And isn't that worth while? Think of
being a son of God and inheriting all the
riches He promises to His own!
comment on today's Sunday school lesson,
Some Laws OF the Kingdom. Matt, o:l1-2
gS-4S
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And then when he came to himself and
the vision had gone he understood. The
great lesson of life was learned.
This is strange!
My thoughts are all astray, and yet ms-thinks
A weight Is taken from my heart. Lo, 10!
There lieth at my feet, frail white and dead.
The sometime beggar. He is happy now:
There child; but he Is gone; and ne
Is also happy. / am glad to think
l am not bound to make the wrong go right
But only to discover. and to do
With cheerful heart. the work that God appoints.
With that he did compose. with reverent care
The dead continuing: 4 will trust in Him.
That He hold His own: and Will take
His will, above the work He sendeth me,
To be my chefest> good.
think this fits in SO we'll with our les
son today For the most stirring events
OF missionary history have always come
unexpectedly and by the direct will OF
God rather than by mans power or wis
dom. The missionaries have labored on,
patiently sometimes, sometimes impa-
tiently, like the minister in the poem,
thinking they must turn the world to
righteousness in moment and wipe
away all the foul stains from humanity;
forgetting that even the dear Christ,
who died, has been content to wait for
the growth Of the seed and the ripening
Of the gram. And then, suddenly as the
coming of the Spirit on Pentecost day.
there has appeared great awakening
and the tide of sin has been turned back
and Gods power revealed itself for d
moment as If to let men know that He
is loving and working all the time. and
ready, when He sees it best. to bring
peace and glory. We are so apt to ex-
aggerate our Importance, like an ambas-
sador who exceeds his instructions and
acts as if the country he represents We're
all his own: or like Moses, who smote
the rock and cried. Hear now. we rebels;
must we fetch you water out OF TINS
rock?" For alas! he forgot that 1t was
God not he, who was to work the mira
Gle 1t is ours to preach, to plant, to
urge to educate. always with a knowl-
edge of Gods unceasing love and care
for those with whom we are laboring.
always with JOY in the privilege of
toiling for Him, while we abide His time
for the coming Of the harvest.
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Y. NJ. C.. A. Activities


Four big meetings for men, to be adj
dressed by speakers of national reputa-
ton. will be held in the New National
Theater, under Y. NJ. c. A. auspices, Sun
day afternoons in February.
At the opening meeting, February 6.
the address will be delivered by Repre-
sentative Gerrit Diekema of Michigan, a
former member of the Spanish treaty
claims commission. Representative Dieke-
mas subject will he The Road to Happi-
ness" President George +. Reed of
Dickinson College. one of the most effect
i've platform speakers in the college
world is on the program for February 13,
to be followed February 20 by Senator
Theodore f. Burton of Ohio. At the last
meeting of the series, February q. Fred
B. Smith of New. York, Washington's
representative on the Y. NJ. C. A. inter-
national committee staff. will deliver the
address.
The social committee of the Central
Branch, Y. NJ. c. A.. has arranged to give
a summer party in the mems gymna-
SUM the evening of February 1. Warm
weather games will prevail. Tennis will
be played by four expert players. base
ball Dy TWO picked IedlIlS anu QdoilS os
everybody. Mitchell Wood will give an
exhibition of Juggling and Miss Irene
Bewley of Boston a reading Summer
costumes will prevail, straw hats, duck
trousers and lawn dresses, and summer
refreshments will be dispensed.
X X
The Strangers Tea, held each Sunday
afternoon following the mems meetings
in the Central Branch, is becoming
popular function. Representative Q. G.
Foelker of Brooklyn was the guest of
honor last Sunday. and there were men in
attendance from Denmark, England and
eleven different states.
The preliminary trials for the debating
team which will contest against team
from the Central Branch of Philadelphia
in March will be held in the east reading
room of the G street building the even
ing of Saturday. February ). The ques-
ton discussed will be Resolved, That the
policies of organized labor in recent years
have been detrimental to the interests
of the American people,
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States as an agent to urge the opening
of Japanese ports to American COM
merce, and, 10. God opened them to the
gospel. Or take a more recent event in
China, when. in 1899. the Boxer rebellion
occurred. whereby the seal of blood made
the Chinese sharers with the early mar
tyrs in the glory of the faith Few know
the story. though it is of our own time.
as well as they know the story of the
martyrs Of Rome. One hundred and
eighty-eight Protestant missionaries and
their children were slain, and about fifty
Roman Catholic missionaries and 5000
native Christians. not accepting deliver
ance because they loved Christ. From
that day China became the worlds glory.
and the strength of Chinese Christianity
became an inspiration to the Christian
world. Man had little to do with it all.
For years the missionaries had toiled and
taught. weary of heart. poor, derided by
the enemy at home. having haIf-hearted
support from the church. longing to
claim the great empire for goodness and
God but seeing no clear results. And
then the Almighty opened the gates of
heaven and welcomed to His glory 10000
people from China. and the modern mis-
sionary zeal was kpdled everywhere. So
it was in Burma In the Lone Star
mission, which was SO barren of results
that the church at home thought of
abandoning il. And then. July ;. 1878.
saw wonderful sight, when 2.o22 ma
tives. after a careful examination. were
baptized. American Christianity gasped
In amaZement; but the Lord spoke: do
not l love my people as well as you love
them? Work with me, and abide pa
tientfy my time" In that same Burma
Adoniram Judson was imprisoned for
seventeen months. his loyal wife minis
tering to him in the horrors of his con-
finement. But from that prison cell went
forth a cry which aroused the world and
called missionaries by the score to the
field. Not long after came the great
haystack meeting at Williams College,
and the modern crusade of foreign mis-
sions was born. 1t was Gods work No
man planned it: no man foresaw it. So
has John G. Patons glorious work in
the New Hebrides aroused the Christian
world to praise. but he labored and suf-
fered there for fifty years. and men did
not know him until the day came when
God crowned him. 'He, not we. not we,
10 the true lover of man." And He is
the King and Savior Of men with whom
and for whom we are privileged to work
patiently. joyfully, awaiting His day and
His coming.
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Mission Glass Meeting.

THE Negro in Slavery was the subject
discussed at the semi-monthly meeting of
the Home Mission Study Class of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church. held Wednes-
day at the home Of Mrs. Annie ]. Paine
in Cleveland Park. A paper was read by
Mrs. E. X Hooker on the subject. and
at the close of the reading Mrs. E. D.
Godfrey led a discussion OF the subject.
A musical program was also given.
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What Shall It Profit
BY sTOkELY $. F.S,JER.

The earth and water yea, aIt PRIMAL IRE,
Obey; shall not the air b., s'i,ject, too:
But. with franchise OF hesfen, what would We
do?
With heavier gain crush every high desire,
Upheapng huge costler funeral pyrc:
Our fathers, one divine IDEAL in view,
Though slow of foot, bNS strong Of heart and
true
Gods great men chjH,.en, they climbed ever
higher,
Now conquered earta fields to the victor's hand
But earth in trihyfe; have digged from vast
Tomb mounds u centuries old the ancient god:
And 10! the sphinx laughs from the whelmins
sand.
Crowned ghosts mock at us from the ruined
Past,
While tbrAA4e~z all the Eternals rod!
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Sound at the Core


agreement with him quickly: otherwise
the judge Of the court will deliver us to
the officer of the court and we will be
thrown into prison. That is, God, our
Judge. will give us to those who execute
His righteous judgments.
Then Jesus taught the lesson Of nom
resistance of evil which has led critics
to say that Christianity is not a practi-
cal religion: Resist not evil, but who
soever shall smite thee on the right
cheek. turn to him the left cheek also ="
What did Jesus mean? The answer can
be given only by one who follows the
example of Christ in dealing with men,
who seeks not his own but another,s
good. who bears all things for the sake
of Christ. Literal Interpretation of these
precepts would be as foolish as literal
Interpretation OF the law, but those who
are wise i've always according to their
spirit.
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I !

KEEN observer or nature mas
~ written: ION the mountain side
| saw a great proud tree fall
with crash, when the wind
was low. The wonder / could
not know till drew near. Then l saw a
secret decay that had, for years. been
fostering at its heart. While 1t slept in
security, the hidden disease had worked.
| saw a shrub. all glorious with rarest
flowers, wither and die on summers
day About the roots l digged. and found
that all summer it had secretaly fed
parasite While il smiled In its proud
beauty by sunlight and starlight. the
worm had Toasted and fattened on it's
heart"
There are people in the world whose
lives are just as deceptive as the tree
which appeared 50 fair while all the time
il was rotting at the core. Jesus had a
message for just such people. He pro-
posed that they should understand that
it is not enough to appear to be right
eous, they must lie, well as appear.
He wishes men who Ieel that 1t is all
right 10 commit sin provided they are not
found out TO understand that they are
wrong lie taught that the man who ac-
tually lifts his hand aga INST another and
takes his life IS not the only murderer in
Gods sight. that the one who hates his
neighbor and wishes he might Kill him is
i sharer III the murderer's guilt, and
shall receive q murderer's punishment,
unless lie repents.
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BY the Churchman.

4" II > acquired tHe Skipping
habit" remarked man in
my hearing recently con-
81 corning a third person
do you mean, l In
quired that he goes tripping down the
street as children now and then dance
ont TO their play?' Il mean that he has
learned to let some things go by" When
/ grasped the situation l said: Capital
idea: I'll pass it along
Now / am not going on TO make plea
for superficiality. We have too much OF
that in American life. Men skim when
they ought to dig. But the kind of skip
ping / would like to see more generally
INDUCED in is that which puts one side
certain things in the interests of certain
others.
Watch people read newspapers. Here
comes the daily with its rich freight OF
news, comment and miscellany. have
sat behind persons on railway trains
who spent a whole hour on single
page. and that page dealing with purely
ephemeral matters. l should not get
through my half a dozen newspapers
a day unless ! had learned to skip much
of the matter, and l will frankly say
that the pages / sometimes skip are the
sporting page, the theatrical page and
the columns dealing with scandals. elope-
ments and similar tragedies. Not that
| do not like to read now and then about
a good ball game just as l like occa-
sionally to attend one. Not that / eschew
altogether the theater, but these matters
DO not interest me as many others do.
But / look at things from a different
point of view. and / would not for a
moment intimate that my practice should
be necessarily that of everybody else.
Personally, ] am glad that with all the
multitude of interesting subjects pressing
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Two Epoch-Making Events


Here, gentlemen, is your opportunity
embrace it, The people on the shores of
Victoria lake call upon you. Listen to
them. You need not fear to spend money
upon this mission, as Mutasa is sole
ruler. and will repay its cost tenfold with
ivory. copper, otter skins of a very fine
quality, or even in cattle, for the wealth
of this country in these products IS i'm
mense."
1t was this appeal of a newspaper man
that was responsible for the beginning or
the great African missionary work that
has astonished the world. Today, on the
shores of Victoria lake are churches with
, members numbered by hundreds and
thousands.
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A Savage Kings Appeal.

And when the world read it was aston
ished Stanley was secular newspaper
correspondent, and he had written a mis-
sionary appeal This is what he said:
king Mutasa of Uganda has been
asking me about the white mans God
Although l had not expected turning a
missionary, for days l have been telling
this black king all the Bible stories
know So enthusiastic has he become that
already he has determined to observe the
Christian Sabbath as well as the MO-
hammedan Sabbath, and all his great
captains have consented to follow his eX-
ample. He has further caused the Ten
Commandments, as we'll as the Lord $
Prayer and the golden commandment OF
our Savior. Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as thyself.' to be written on ooards
for his daily reading.
"Oh, that some pious, practical mission
airy would come here! Mutasa would
give him anything that he desired
houses, lands. cattle. ivory and other
things. He could call a province his
own in one day. 1t Is not the mere
preac cher, however, that Is wanted here.
1t is the practical Christian, who can
teach people how to become Christians,
cure their diseases, build dwellings. teach
farming and turn his hand to anything
like a sailor-this is the man who is
wanted.
Such a one if he can be found, will be-
come the savior of Africa.
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Sunday and during the week. One of
her strong points was that there should
be but six pupils to one teacher. This,
she claimed, gave the teacher an oppo1-
tunty to visit each pupil an evening dur
ing the week.
Miss Van Derlip is the guest If Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Ii. Sherman ri l301
Madison street, Brightwood. She viii
leave next week for Chicago, wher. she
will resume her work in the inter est of
the Sunday school of the NJ. L. Church.
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Forgiveness Before Worship.

There is need. then. of correcting at
once any wrong thing in our lives. inter-
rupting the routine of daily life for this
most important duty, To illustrate His
meaning, Jesus pictured a man in the
temple Offering on the altar gift to God.
As he is about TO worship he remembers
that one of his acquaintance whom he
has not treated we'll. Dropping every
thing. the worshiper must so at once
from the temple. see the one who has
something against him and make every
thing right. Then he may return and
offer his gift and continue his worship.
IL the man who has been mistreated by
us goes 10 law; we are to come to an
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Discusses Sunday School Work.

An interesting talk on "A Real Sunday
School, was given by Miss Minnie Van
Derlip Of Chicago at the Brightwood NJ
E. South Church Wednesday night.
Miss Van Derlip told how the Sunday
schools were conducted in Chicago and
how a good plan had increased the num-
Der of attendance. She gave q COM
plete outline for the teachers work on
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under the auspices of the laymens mis-
sionary movement, will be continued. An
other four lectures will be given, from
February II to Is. His subject for this
week will be Japan" and his dates are
February IA. at st. Johns Church; Feb
ruary Is, at the Mount Pleasant Church;
February 16, at the New York Avenue
Church., and February 1S, at the North
Carolina Avenue Church.
He will discuss Korea" from March
to II at the churches In the ORDER
named The fourth set of lectures will
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KOREAN LASS

be on India" and will be given from
March % to April 1. No lectures are
given Thursday evenings.
The subjects are of particular importance
at this time on account of the great
interest being manifested in. missions, and
the beautiful lantern slides which Mr.
Johnson shows bring the scenes Of the
far east to the capital of America and
enable the church folk to see the people
to whom they are sending missionaries
to give them the messages of Christianity
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Epiphany Lutheran Choir.

The Lutheran Church of the Epiphany
has lately organized a chorus choir UNI
der the leadership of L. Russell Alden.
This choir is preparing a special program
of music to be rendered at both the morn
ing and evening services on the first Sun
day in February, on which date Rev. DR..
Charles F. Steck, who has accepted the
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Epworth League Choir.

The junior choir recently organized in
the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church
Epworth League now has a membership
Of nearly sixty. President Hieston of the
league is the director. and the interesting
programs being given have resulted in an
Increased attendance.
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Subject, Stirring Events of Foreign sNlssion-
airy History" Actsr 14:s-22. z = 5.s,sas.N
Prayer.
There are who give themselves to work for men,
To raise the lost to gather orphaned bapes
And teach them. plying OF their mean estate,
To feel for misery. and to look ON crime
With ruth, till they forget that they themselves
Are Of the race themselves among the crowd
Under the sentence and outside the gate.
And of the family and in the doom.
Gold Is the world: they feel how cold 1t Is,
And wish that they could warm it, Hard is LIE
For some. They would that they could soften II,
And, in the doing of their work. they sigh
AS if II was their choice and not their lot;
And in the raising Of their prayer TO God,
They crave His kindness for the world he made.
Till they, at last. forget that He, not they,
Is the true Lover OF man.
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meeting at Christ Episcopal Church
January %, at which it was decided to
hold monthly battalion drills and officers
schools. This battalion is in charge of
Maj. F. M. Kerby. and is composed of
Companies B, c. and Il.
Attention is again called to the brigade
| service. to be held at ST. Marks Church.
Sd and A streets southeast, at 1880 pm.
tomorrow.
There will be meeting of the division
council Saturday. February 5, at s.p.m..
to be held at Wesley Memorial Church.
The advisory board, commandments and
commissioned officers are required to at
tend. and each company may also send
one other representative, who may take
part in the discussions, but will not be
allowed to vote.
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A Stirring Event.

One of the most stirring events in mis-
sions was the opening of the gates of
japan fifty years ago; yet who dreamed
of any such event, least of all Admiral
Perry, who was sent by the United
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BOYS BRIGADE.

Company F of Christ Episcopal Church
southeast was installeksunday. Col ].
]. Butler officiating. in place of Gen.
Powers, who was unable to attend. Com
pany F is officered by Commandant F.
NJ. Kerby, Capt. A. E. Hutchinson. First
Lieut.. r. Hunter and Second Lieut.. r.
0. Kerby.
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Representative to Deliver Address

AT the Metropolitan Baptist Church this
evening at 100 o'clock Representative
Courtney Hamln of Missouri will deliver
an address on Practical Christianity.
The services will be under the auspices
of the Baraca class. of which Representa-
tive Hamlin is the regular teacher. The
pastor, Rev. John Compton Ball, will pre-
side.
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Pastors Federation to Meet.

The pastors federation will meet at the
Y. NJ. C. a. Monday morning at IL o'clock
to discuss the Sabbath observance bill
Rev. Charles E. Guthrie of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church will deliver
an address
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in the Central y. NJ G. 4. building at
80 o'clock this morning.
Although he has been in Washington
only a short time, Mr.. Haggerty has
made a reputation as an effective speaker,
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Epiphany pastorate. Will assume active
charge of the congregation.
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- NE November morning in 1870
the London newsboys reused to
great excitement the usually
staid citizens of the metropolis
by crying. as they offered their
extras for sale: --latest news from Stan
ley" Now. Stanley had not been hearo
from for long time. It was known that
he had disappeared in the heart of Africa
in search Of the lost missionary-explore',
Livingstone. What had become of him?
Now, the Londoners were to know.
Eagerly they read the letter from the
great traveller. To their establishment
they learned that it had left Stanley some
six months before. It had been giyen to
a Frenchman. a member Of the expedi-
ton, who was going home. On the way
he was attacked by savages and killed.
Later the body was discovered by Eng
lish soldiers. who found in one OF the
boots of the dead man the letter from
Stanley Taking it at once to their gen
eral, they were instrumental in saving IL
for the world to read.
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EV. WILLIAM A. HAGG
recently installed as pastor OF
the Petworth Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will he the
speaker at the meeting for men
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Church, Georgetown: Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church and North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church on
China" have proved of particular in
terest to hundreds of Washington folk
who heard him.
The lectures, which aye being given
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Monthly Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Episcopal Sunday School Institute will be
held February II. THE China Mission
will be presented by Rev. r. X. Massie,
theological seminary, and Geography of
the Holy Land by Rev. DR.. Mckim.
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A new company is being organized al
ST. Thomas Episcopal Church. under the
direction of Canon Austin and Maj. f.
X. Webster, L. S. A.
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Catholic Converts League.

The Catholic Converts League OF
Washington. which held its initial meet
ing last month at the Apostolic Mission
House, Will meet at 1 O'Clock this after
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been given by Cameron john
son, resident and traveller in
the far east. during the past