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would undoubtedly be preferred to the
cold, dry fodder.
| was treated to a sample bite of the
new emergency ration by Gen. Sharpe
and one bite. you must remember. is
equal in nutriment to one full course at
one of President Taft's state banquets.
Taking the generals advice to spoil my
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tiny can. ABOUT as hlS IS BtluSet sIaU oi
kitchen soap.
Such is the invention of Gen. Henry G
Sharpe. Commissiary general of our army
the busy officer. vino thrice daily feeds
the $500 hungry mouths of our soldier
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to make a shroud. They lay these on the
stone and think them blessed by the con-
tact. They will carry the cloth back
home and be buried IN it, believing that
such shrOud will be a sure passport to
heaven.
Near the stone of JUNCTION is the spot on
which it is said the Virgin Mary stood
while Christ was on the cross. 1t Is also
worn away by kissing. Going on into the
great rotunda and turning to the right
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80
grub a day for a
hard-worked SOL
der sweating in
the trenches.
Dinner, two and
two-thirds ounces,
after a forced
march. when he is
foot-sore and weary,
IT W Q mt v four
hours meals. all
packed snugly in a
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Fear HaIdane Has Sounded
Doom of British Guards

Special Correspondence Of The Star. ...-.-
LONDON November /. 1910.
DICHARD BURDON HALDANE, the
~ secretary of state for. war. Is :. un-
doubtedly the hest abused man in Eng
land at present: He has been thoroughly
unpopular with the .old-fashioned mil
itary element ever, since he took Office
with the present liberal government, be-
cause he set to work to uproot all the old
military abuses and abolish most of the
military sinecures. but on the whole So
ciety looked on him-with- a. kindly eye,
because he was favorite with the late
king; and, after all, who cared about
the common or garden soldiers. Toward
whose improvement his efforts were di-
rected? 80
Now he has committed the unforgivable
sin and society is down on him hard
that il will be interesting 10 see what
will happen. for even in these democratic
days in England drawing room influence
has lot to do with q mans success In
politics. Haldane has actually had the
temerity to order the guards to get to
work, and IL there is one thing English
society and the guards themselves think
that they are not Intended for. II Is work.
Haidane has ordered the Scots Guards to
the Coldstream Guards, which has been
there for couple OF years. To the out
slider IL would seem that this Is not
very dreadful thing. particularly as one
battalion Of guards relieves another, but
the Coldstreamers were sent to Egypt
to save them from disbandmcnt.' The
liberal party had severe flt of econ
omy just then. and ii was proposed TO cut
down the army. 4 number or useless
corps were disbanded, and the Cold
Streamers were slated to go, but social
influence was too strong for Haldane. In
stead Of disbanding them he sent them
to Egypt to get them out OF the way
and silence public criticism. but II was
understood clearly, by the guardsmen at
least, that when the fit of economy
to come home again. They are coming
home. Of course, but it never was con-
templated that another regiment OF
guards should take their place. Such
ordinary drudgery az garrison duty In
Egypt was surely work only fit for conn
magnificent guards.
Every one who has been to London
and who has seen the guards resplend-
ent In their bright metal breastplates
and tin helmets with waving plunes
ing the king when he goes abroad Will
understand their feeling. No one with
an ounce of proper feeling could think OF
asking such ornamental soldiers TO work
The oficers when not on duty adorn the
London dra awning rooms and the nursemaid
or cook who can secure a private OF the
guards to, walk out with her has at
tanned the summit OF her ambition.
And the guards really have griev-
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DINNER Two and Two
Il Thirds Ounces-Consists
of Dried Eggs, Powdered
Milk, Chocolate and Cocoa
Butter Pressed Into Hard
Stakeholder on the March
or in the Trenches Eats It
Dry or Boils 1t in Cup of
Water-Breakfast and Sup
per in Similar Form-Three
Meals Fit in Compact Tin
Box About Size of Cake Of
Soap - Aviators, Aeronauts
I'D Explorers Want to
dopt the Invention, Which
s the Creation of the Com
nissary General of Our
Army.
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Blue is believed to be color which
frightens the devil. These people think
that anything blue will ward of the evil
eye. and for this reason horses, donkeys
and camels have strings of blue beads
round their necks. Every horse and
donkey 1 have ridden since set
foot in the Holy Land has been decorated
with beads. and in a carriage trim
recently took across country. changing
my teams several times. every horse Of
the three we drove had a blue necklace
One was three-year-oli colt which was
lively and skittish He wore several
strands of blue beads each as big as the
nail Of my thumb. AS he jumped about
he broke the string and the beads fell off
and were lost. The driver wen: back to
look for them and hunted i'm vain. He
was troubled during the rest Of the day.
and, when toward evening the colt got a
stone in his foot and went lame he said
II was the evil eye, which might have
oeen kept OF had the beads remained on.
see many children here wearing blue
beads. and they have some beads which
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seventeen in width. II II entered through
door SO low that Won have to stoop 20
go in, and you finally come into q cham
Der six feet square and lighted only by
candles This is the alleged tomb OF
the Savior It is covered with q marble
slab over which glass has been spread to
keep the lips Of the pilgrims from wear
ing the stone. There are always priests
here. and those who come IN are
sprinkled with holy water. Every wor-
shipper brings rosaries. beads and holy
pictures and these are laid upon
the tomb to be blessed. saw
one old woman totter I'm with q half
bushel bag full of rosaries on her back.
and frowsy-headed. long bearded man
came behind. bearing all he could carry
These they spread out on the slab, and
then knelt, while the priest sprinkled
the beads and gave them his blessing.
Before leaving they dropped some coins
into his hand. They were Russians and
they will probably carry these rossries
back home to their friends.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
snce OF sorts. 1t has always been an
understood condition OF service for both
sent abroad except in cases of emergency
and it must be said for them that when
the emergencies have arisen the guards
have fought as well az any other Brit
ish soldiers. They are paid a good deal
more than ordinary soldiers and physi-
cally they are the flower Of the British
army. Their officers are all sprigs OF no.
biiity and the messroom or guards
regiment is lot harder TO enter than
the most exclusive club In London.
= Now both society and the old-fashioned
military officers fear that the quality OF
the guards, will deteriorate. If they must
do real hard soldering work they won't
attract the ornamental men. and then
what Will become OF the British armyg
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Chocolate liquor is the trade name of
seeds Of the cacao tree are ground.
half Of the natural contents of these seeds
is the vegetable fat known as cocoa
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Copyright. 1910. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
0pscial Correspondence of The Star.
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.coryrisii,. 1910. ~ John Alfreth Watkins
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and it is used at all other ceremonies con-
nected with children
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A Ball Players Surprise.

But the battle came later when
Joined the church and the newspapers
printed columns of comment | dreaded
to go to the grounds to practice for fear
of the laugh the boys would give me:
but. imagine my surprise, when | walked
in the first man to meet me was Mike
Kelly. Nike had a heart in him big
as a womans heart. He said: Bill. /
amt hong on religion. but if old kell
can help you. let me know. Up came
Cap Arson. Pfeffer, Williamson. Gore-in
fact. every man gave me the glad
hand. >
Jesus concluded his address to the peo-
pie by likening the man who heard his
words and did them to man who built
his house on solid rock foundation: no
storm could hurt it. But the man who
heard and did nothing he said is like the
fool who holds his house on shifting sand.
At the first great storm it crumbled and
fell. Just so will the life of the man
fall to pieces who thinks, Oh. ] guess
don't need to worry about these teachings.
but the man who makes up his mind that
there is nothing to do but 10 obey III
Gods strength will find that new life is
his-the life that shall endless be.
Comment today's international Sunday
school lesson: False and True Discipleship. 8
Matt. 1:l3-29.
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Priests Change arishes


the way of compensation. Father Mallon
was Instrumental also in starting the
churches at Great Falls and Glen Echo.
and has for some time past been in charge
of the new parish at Chevy Chase lie
will make a short visit to Westminster
early next week. when will be decided
definitely the date of his departure for
his new parish Father Mallon will be
succeeded at St. AIMS by Rev. L. G..
Smyth, at present acting pastor at St.
Stephens Church. Father Smyth is a
native of Baltimore and is the eldest of
four brothers. all members of the Catholic
clergy i'm the archdiocese of Baltimore
Rev. James A. Smyth being assistant at
st. Patrick's Church. this city: Rev. Car
roll Smyth. assistant at st. Martins
Church. Baltimore. and a younger brother
a seminarian at the Paulist College of St.
Thomas Aquinas, Catholic University.
Father Smyth took his college course at
ST. Charles College, Ellicott City, Md,
and his theological studies at st. Mary S
Seminary, Baltimore, where he was Or
daned i'm 1883 by Cardinal Gibbons. He
was first assigned assistant to Rev.
Father Cunningham of st. Thomas
Church, Baltimore, and after two years
there he came to St. Stephens, in this
city. During the past eight years at st.
Stephens he has organized fiourishing
Holy Name Society, has been especially
successful in Sunday school and sodality
work among the young people, and has
made hosts OF friends whose good wishes
follow him to his new field OF labor.
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vi course, the world is growing bet
Ter, they cry, for it is Gods world
not the devifs, and God can and will con-
quer- The leaven is here and is working
SLOWLY, Out surely. Since the blood of
Jesus fell upon the ground the earth is
sanctliled and must at last come to it's
own. Let Us go on praying and working
trusting and battling, living and infiuenc-
ing. and some glad day the triumph song
Will be heard and perfection will appear
poisoning. even as on spring day al
most To our surprise. because the winter
mas been so long and so cold; the flowers
appear and the birds begin to sing" II
/ cannot be doubted for a moment even nv
gloomy folk. but that these last have the
pest or the argument, both historicaIly
/ philosophically and religiously. And as a
matter OF fact, all our living orr reading
our conversation, our art. our loves prove
the truth OF the assertion 1t has been
we'll said that this Is the ONLY ground for
a man to take who intelligently reads his
tory and heartily believes that there is a
God.
But when We come to ask how we can
practically do our part in bringing the
glad day of freedom we are perpiexed.
Methods do not readily present them
selves We have to think them out. and
accept a revelation such as God makes
from time to time. 1t Is easier, however.
to take small part of the world and
plan for its advancement. just as it is
4 easier for each man to do right in his
| own life. So, IL we face our dear Amer
lea We can mark an open way of progress
in spite of all the difficulties. We know
that We can win our nation for Christ
and we know how We can do 1t. under
God and by His blessing In the first
place, we must study the conditions so
that we can act wisely. We have prob
lens here in the United States which con-
front no other nation on the earth.
There is our great prosperity. for in
stance. and the ease with which great
! fortunes are acquired There are our
( boundless resources. for our land is rich
from one end OF il to the other. and we
are constantly discovering new sources
OF wealth. There are the rapiditY OF
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What an Editor Learned.

Native Americans. too. are Fastening
the day when this shall be. in fact, as
we'll as in name. Christian land. This
fact was brought home to the editor 81
one of the most influential journals Of
New York city in a curious way.
He went one day into the hills of New
England. Night came while he was
still far from his destination. The snow
was deep He lost his way. lie Could
not tell which road to take. No ono was
on hand to guide him. he was helpless.
No house was in sight. At last lie de-
tected a light far in the distance and
drove toward it. He found that IL was
in a schoohouse, and that a little hand
full of people We're meeting there TO pray.
They were commanding their souls 10
God and His word. They had
tramped through the snow as best they
could and were there to make interces-'
sion. He asked them the direction he
should take. They gave II. lie drove
away and was safe
That little meeting the cold, snowy
night, made up OF people who had left
their warm homes that together they
might offer supplication TO God STAYED in
the editors memory When he reached
self to his mind. As he men giving
large checks for charity he thought 81 IL.
As be studied the many beautiful efforts
J made for human betterment he thought
of it.
One day he wrote an article for the
daily issue of his paper describing his
experience on that winter night, ana
concluded: II believe that such meet
ings as that which proved light and
safety to me are today the great power
in the world 10 bring light and safety
to thousands OF men"
Comment on today's topic Of Christian En-
deavor Christ Winning Our Nation Luke,
10:l-l1.
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REvMM;I. NcKENEY

erts, Beverly Waugh and William Tay-
Tor. In 1S49, during the pastorate of
Rev. Henry Slicer, the present building
was erected on Dumbarton avenue. 1t
was dedicated during the pastorate of
Rev. DIR. John Lanahan, June g. 1850.
The old church, on Montgomery street,
was sold 40 the town for public school.
During the civil war this church was
used by the government as a hospital.
President Lincoln made several visits to
the wounded and sick while the building
was thus used. In 1858 the building
was refitted for church purposes. 1t was
repaired again i'm 1852, being handsomely
,, frescoed and new cushions placed upon
the seats and new carpets on the floor.
In 1897, during the pastorate of Rev.
| DR.. Joseph B. Stitt, the building was
practically rebuilt and made into one of
| the finest church auditoriums in the city.
! This work was finished February q.
1898, and cost about $4,000 William ].
| Palmer of this city was the architect.
Bishop Luther B. Wilson was at that
time presiding elder of the Washington
district and participated in the reopening
exercises. Since the date of reopenfng
the debt has been gradually reduced, I'M
til last week, the final payment was
made, thus freeing the church from debt.
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Do Your Duty.

Let us remember one thing more. a
truth which is drawn from the saying OF
a great Englishman, but which lies at the
root of our form of government In the
United States, and comes as Gods call:
America expects every man to do his
duty" Change America" TO God and
you have the inspiring truth which sounds
in the Bible from the first page to the
last, which the history of the human race
sends ringing down the ages, and which
is spoken by Gods Holy Spirit to
each man and woman and child in the
land: God expects you to do your part
No matter who what or where you
are whether you are strong man or an
invalid woman or weak child, shut
in or an active worker, poor or rich,
learned ignorant, young or old, known
or unknown, there is a part for You to
Ill., a thing for you TO do. Do it. And
then the nation will go forward more
rapidly because you have done your part
toward the perfection Of Christian living.
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The Dumbarton Avenue congregation is
the oldest one of the Methodist denomi-
nation in the city. II has history dat
ing back over century. In 1I12 Rich
ard Williams, an Englshman, preached
the first sermon in Georgetown to "A
Methodist congregation. He had as a
companion William Waters. the first
native born American Methodist preacher.
He afterward became the preacher on
what was then known as Frederick Cir
cult, of which Georgetown was a part.
This circuit extended from Frederick to
Fairfax. Va. Bishop Francis Asbury
frequently preached in Georgetown to the
Methodist people. The first church
building was on Montgomery street, now
oSth street. 1t was a small building,
one and one-half stories high, about 30
by 40 feet This building was later en-
Iarged to 40 by GO feet. Some of the
strong men of the early Methodist Church
served here as pastors. Four of the early
pastors became bishops of the church
Bishops Enoch George, Robert X. ROD
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Consider Strength.

In the next place we need to consider
our sources of strength. These lie, first,
in a simple faith in Gpd and reliance
upon His help. If America is to be won
for Christ it must be that the winners
shall believe in Him absolutely. Follow
ing this must be high ideal of moral
living, which will never permit itself to
be lowered. and at which we will keep
looking ever. as the artist looks at his
model. However long and tedious the
way we must lift our eyes unto the hills
and know where the vision rests. And
then we must know how at heart men
are one, though their methods and their
customs are varied. and we must draw
more closely together. Not only as ma
tional principle, but as religious dogma.
we must cry the countersgn, in Unity
Is strength and hear the answer echoing
from all parts of our land-"out OF many,
one And finally our source of strength
lies in unfailing persistence and patience.
God works it seems to us, slowly. Let us
remember that He works surely and wise
ly. We cannot afford to be nervous and
anxious. as children who long so for to-
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Christ Winning America.
t.i5-55 j. Is 81 ~

Scriptures. he gladly translated for them
several specimen chapters and texts, and
told them the story OF Christs life.
The cook and the young student inter
ested others Of their nation in Rihle
study. hired an upper room and organ
lied a Gospel society. This resulted. IN
May. 1885. in the formation of the Jap
aneSe Presbyterian Church.
In San Francisco the Christian Jap
anese now own large building foi'
Young Mems Christian Association work
and support an outlying mission. hf
the hundreds who have from time fn
time joined themselves to this church
several have returned t. their native
land. bearing with them their Christian
character and testimony. one of them Is
the cooks friend. the man who found the
Bible in the barn.
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Two Great Americans
fs.es.5as.atsf5..sss~st.s.s

the soul to God, and second. the infinite
possibilities of human life brought into
subsection to Christ. How he loved to
preach. When he was asked once what
he would do II he should lose his voice
and could no longer deliver his mes
sage he replied: Il should whisper it,
Theodore T. Munger. who died in New
Haven. Conn.,. few weeks ago, was a
man of different type and did a diff
ferent but very noteworthy work. He
was an author as we'll a minister. /
know of no two volumes that are more
worth the attention of growing boys and
Lamps and Paths" But he helped
grown-up people. too. especially those
who. during these later years. have found
it difficult to adjust the faith they learned
at their mothers knees to the mass of
new information which science and learn
ing have brought. His Freedom of the
Faith" published more than a quarter
of century ago. was an epoch-making
book. Master of an exceptionally clear
and beautiful literary style and knowing
how to build up as we'll as tear down,
DR.. Munger in this and subsequent vol
umes stated what is known as the new
theology" with admirable definiteness
and convincing logic. Aware of what
land are teaching, he showed that the
real Christian faith endures from age
to age, takes on new meaning. and ad-
mits of new applications just in pro-
dS hHOWleuEc WlucuS III OtHcT
realms OF human thought. A multitude
of persons i'm various parts of the United
States. and not few in England-for
he was known and honored there-are in
debted to DR.. Munger for his safe and
strong guiding past the rocks that might
have shipwrecked them into the quiet
harbor OF serene and enlightened Chris
tan faith.
Behind the preaching and writings of
both Bishop Brooks and DR.. Munger
was something greater than anything
they said wrote. namely, their lives
which embodied, to a rare degree. the
virtues and sraces which they COM
mended to others. Holy men they were.
yet intensely human. Holy because they
lived i'm God and almost constantly re-
allied His presence. Human. because
they loved their fellow-men, pited the I'm
fortunate and erring, and devoted all
their regal powers to the uplifting of
others.
Why should We not judge Christianity
by its finest products. not by the de-
faulting Sunday school superintendent or
the other black sheep of the folds, but
by John r. Mott, Wilfred r. Grenfell.
Maud Ballington Booth, Phillips Brooks
and Theodore Munger?
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VI
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The Modern Endeavorer


do to show his love for Christ lie ought
TO be glad to do; the work Of that hymn
book committee is good work; il i A
work for Christ, and You can do IL and
do il well; If you want to do that work
for Him. come back next Sunday and do
it for Him, no matter what anybody may
say about you or TO YOU. think il over
pray over it, and if you make up your
mind that He wants you to do il. get
back to it; if He does not want YOU there
do not, and we will try to get some
other servant of His to do the work"
The appeal was successful The hoy
was in his place the next Sunday, the
strike was broken and all was we'll. TIE
boy was human and he had a will OF his
own but he had the spirit of the model !
Christian EndeayofeF just the same-he
was ready TO listen to reason, and he was
faithful to his tasks after he had been
convinced that he was in the wrong.
DIR. Robertson Nieoll. who was knighted
BY King Edward on the kings last birth
day. tells in the British Weekly of
young woman who possessed another
quality which the model Christian En-
deavorer must have.