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remained by preference IN Babylonia and
Assyria. where they were prospecting.
In the year 4oS r. c.. after a lapse Of
seventy-eight years. Ezra receives from
Artaxerxes a commission as governor of
Judea and he leads back a contingent of
religious feryor, he carries strenuousy
on the work of restoring Jerusalem and
perfecting the temple and its services.
which had languished. and he instituted
drastic reforms. The book recounts the
story of Zerubbabers and his own times.
ton may be afforded by the following:
Analysis:
Part !.
Zerubba bel and His Times.
Chapters I-VI.
LIB. {. 536. Returning from captivity.
1. Decree of Cyrus for the restoration
OF the temple, chap. 1:14.
q Preparations for the return, IL.
H.--Those returning:
I. The people, H.
.. The priests, 1860.
3. The Levites, 2:4o-54.
4. Descendants of Solon1on's servants,
..- 2:JJ-6o
5. Priests whose pedigree was lost,
2:G1 SO:
6. The total number. 2:64-e5.
.. Their substance and gifts, 2:66-T0.
MI-Rebuilding:
I. The altar. ala. -
?. Worship esta bfished. 3:4-7--k
3. The temple foundations, 3:s-1S
IF!-The work hindered and stopped:
]. Samaritan alliance refused, fiji.
2. Complaints to Persian Kings. 4:5-16.
V.-The work resumed and finished,
5:1-2
1. Tatnais' complaint to King Darius,
5:3-1T.'
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9mstitute

The Sunday School Institute Of the
diocese of Washington will be held in
Epiphany Episcopal Church Thursday. 1t
will be opened at $50 O'Clock with the
celebration Of holy communion by Rev.
DR.. Randolps H. McKinl
THE Bearing of Faith on the Problems
OF Life" is the subject Canon De vries
will speak on at the morning session. AT
noon Canon Williams will report on the
convention of Sunday schools of the third
missionary district, held in PHILADELPHIA
October IL. Sunday School Teaching
It's Real Aim and Its Right Method" vii
be discussed at the afternoon session by
Rev. Charles Fiske of Baltimore and
Rev. J. j. Dimon of this city.
In the evening Rev. G. w. Atkinson of
st. PauPs parish will take as his subject
for an address. Method of Increa sing
Sunday School Attendance"
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~ HE brotherhood S twenty-sixth an
III, nual convention, which is also
to be a joint gathering of
the organization in the American
church and the church in Canada,
opens in Buffalo, N y, begin
ming with Junior day." next Wednes-
day. In the evening the quiet hour
service will be held, and will be conduct
ed by the Ri. Rev. James f. Sweeney,
Bishop of Toronto; the following morn
ing, at s o'clock, the Ri. Rev. William
d. Walker. Bishop of Western New York,
will deliver the opening address. at a
service of the holy communion. At 1880
o'clock the Rt. Rev Joseph II. Johnson,
Bishop of Los Angeles, will conduct the
meeting for prayer" the devotional adj
dress being on the Bible. similar serv-
ice will be held, with the same leader, and
from the same topic, each morning of the
convention.
At II o'clock the first business session
will be held, and at noon the Rt. Rev.
Charles p. Anderson, Bishop of Chicago,
will address tie public mass meeting,
taking as his subject Our Great Need -
From 3 to 80 o'clock will be devoted
to general and sectional conferences, and
at o'clock the second mass meeting will
be held, with Clayton A. Cooper, secretary
International Y. NJ. G. a, Bible study
department, and Bishop Anderson as the
, speakers.
Friday morning the convention opens
with business session at 10 o'clock, and
at IL o'clock "A general conference on
Ways to Win" will be presided over by
Alexander Madden of New York, which
VIII be followed by the MONDAY mass
meeting. the Rev. Wilson R. Stearly,
rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles.
Phliadeiphia, being the speaker taking
as his subject THE Personality That
Counts The afternoon will be given
over TO general and sectional conferences
conducted by the national officers of the
organization. In the evening a BANQUET
will be held at the Hotel Statler, with
Courtenay Barber of Chicago presiding.
Saturday morning the final business SEES
sion Will be held. followed by an address
from Hubert Carleton. the general secre-
tary OF the organization on Our Broth
erhood Problems-How Can We Solve
Them"
The afternoon will be devoted IN q
special trip to Niagara Falls. and in the
evening the service of preparation for the
annual corporate communion will he CON
Quoted by the Rt. Rev. J. y Richardson
bishop of Fredericton, " B. At :;f
O'Clock sunday morning. the last day OF
the convention, Will be held the annual
corporate communion. with the Rt. Rev
Daniel s. futile, presiding bishop of the
American church, as the celebrant Spe.
cial services in the Buffalo churches will
be held at !. O'Clock. Fred e. Smith
campaign leader of the men and religion
forward movement, and Bishop futile
Will be the speakers at the mass meetins
To be held at o'clock, the subject being
Men and Religion" ~-~
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. Complaint turned down and decree
of Cyrus confirmed. 6:1-12.
3. Temple finished and dedicated,
6:1S-1S.
T. The passover restored. 6:19-22.
B. c. SIS.
Note-The discourses of the prophets
Haggai and Zechariah in the books bear
ing their names. whatever of remote or
Messianic intention they may contain,
were delivered with immediate reference
to: the rebuilding of the temple and should
be read, historically, into the fifth and
sixth chapters of the Book of Ezra-the
times OF Zerubbabel. Between the sixt !
and seventh chapters of the book elapses
a period of fifty-eight years, which brings
us to
Ezra and His Times.
Chapters ViI-X.
Ezra leads an expedition from Baby
lonia to Jerusalem, lilo.
1L-His commission governor of
Judea from Artaxerxes Longimanus.
7:11-26. and his thanksgiving,
nI-Expedition equipped and journey
made:
1. Heads of houses, S:1-14
.. Levites sought and secured, S:1o-20
3. The PREF aratory fast, S:21-23.
4. Treasures appointed S:24-3o.
8. The journey and arrival, S:31-32.
9. Report and rendition made. S:33-36
IV.-Ezra assumes the goyernorship,
and is filled with shame and sorrow
as he sees the denominations which
need correcting, 9:14; hts prayer
and confession, 3:5-15.
Wills drastic reformatory measures:
l. Accepted by the leaders, 10:1-5
.. Proposed to the people. 10:6-11.
B. Vigorously enforced, 10:12-4.
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Suggestive
Questions
On the Sunday School Lesson by
. Rev. DR.. T. S. Linscott for
the International Press Bible
; Question Club.
Copyright, 1911, by Rev. T. S. Linscott, DID.
Copyrigbt, 1911, by Rev. 7. S. Linscott, DID.

~AeERSES 1-2-Who was King Cyrus
" and what were his character and
achievements?
Where were the Jews as people al
the opening of this lesson, and what
were the circumstances which took them
there?
How do, you account for 1t that cyrus
! Immediately when he began to reign
over Babylon. decided to release the Jew
ish captives and to rebuild the temple a
jerusalem.
What reason can you assign for King
not Jew. having such a direct message
from God?4
| If the religious history Of every nation
from the beginning of time could be
fully. known should we have IN essence
/ a repetition Of Bible history?
| Verses 3-4-What class of people do we
depend on chiefly to build churches and
support missionaries?
| What motive does Cyrus appeal to for
building the temple at Jerusalem?
: what good is accomplished by the vast
sums of money spent in building and sup
porting churches
If all people are obligated to give money !:
to support the cause OF reiigion what Is
the least they should give?
! Verses J-6-Are ministers today under
obligations to take the lead by precept
and example I'm religious enterprise with
out waiting for ans special spiritual lead
ing?
! When persons willingly help in God
| cause are they without exception them
whose spirit God had raised?
When We undertake. giving or doing
| for the cause of God why is 1T safe TO
conclude that God specially appointed
| US thereto?
| Verses 7-11-What in brief were the cir
cumstances which brought the gold and
silver vessels to Babylon from the first
| temple at Jerusalem?
| When man gives lavisllly of precious
| treasure to the cause of God Is that al
ways, or generally, a proof of his love
| for God?
Chapter .. verses 64-T0-What number
of people returned to Jerusalem and
what was the number originally carried
away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar:
(See III Kings, 24:14)
What were the religious and financial
conditions of the people when they were
originally deported and when they re-
| turned?
What general effect had their captivity
had upon them?
Which ministers more to the character
of the average man, prosperity or adver-
sity?
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5menisb 5erbices
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:


Rev. Andrew j. Enstam will hold serv-
ices tomorrow evening in Luther Place
Memorial Church Chapel for the Swed-
ish Lutherans of the District. The serv-
ices will be held at o'clock, and, in
view of the success already attained by
MIR. Enstam in the work of organizing
a Swedish Lutheran congregation here,
il is expected that a goodly audience will
be in attendance.
Tomorrow morning in Metropolitan
Methodist Church Rev DR. John Reid
Shannon will preach the first of a series
of sermons on THE Best Solution of
Life's Problems. and the Only Key TO
Destiny Beyond Death
* :;
At Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning Rev. DIR.
Lucien Clark, formerly n pastor of this
church. will preach on the theme: Jesus.
the Carpenter. Subsequent to his sery-
ice as pastor of Foundry Church DR..
Clark served as presiding elder of Wash
ington district. and as pastor of Ham
Tine NJ. f. Church, then transferred to
Columbus. Ohio. Recently he has retired
from active ministry. and taken UP per-
manent residence in Washington.
X x
The climax of rally week will occur
NJ Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow, when
will be combined? The program includes
fine music, with large classes rendering
selections; talks by leaders of depart
ments and sermon address by Pastor
John e Briggs; rally services in chapel
in the afternoon.
Rev. Enos Bacon of England, known as
the Yorkshire nightingale" will be at
the First Methodist Protestant Church.
Ath street near G. street southeast. to-
during the week. preaching and singing
at each service. He will conduct an
English pleasant afternoon" service for
men at 3 clock tomorrow.
= = < X
Mr. William Knowles Cooper. general
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, is the guest at luncheon to.
day of the national officers OF the Pres
byterian Brotherhood in Chicago. He
participated in the organization of q
observation-disclosures club in the Chi
cago Young Mems Christian Association
yesterday. r
He will participate in the fourth annual
conference of the Congregational Broth
erhood OF America which begins in Chi
csgo Monday. and VIII later go to Des
city he will attend the general convention
| OF the brotherhood of St. Andrew.
x = :: =
Harvest home services will be held In
the Zion Lutheran Church tomorrow
Both the morning and evening services
VIII be conducted by the pastor. Rev. {
r. Berner. In the afternoon. at
| O'CLOCK Rev. Z. V. Won HalYnanu of Bal
! timore will preach The deeora tons viii
be OF autumnal flowers and leaves
K =
The branch alliance of All Souls Uni.
tartan Church renewed its semi-monthly
meetings Friday morning at n o'cIock
with every indication of a year full OF
| endeavor. The meeting was an oper
discussion of the years work and the
completion Of the plans for the entertain
ment of delegates TO the convention OF
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the National Unitarian Association.
which meets in Washington October II
to -.
= : = !:
Rev. DR.. William III. Bates has accepted
an invitation TO read before the Presby-
terrain Ministers Associa ton Monday at
1870 am. paper on THE Bibles Doc
trine of It's Own Inspiration" The as
ISOLATION s meetings are held in the lee
ture room of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church.
= =
At Foundry Church tomorrow evening
DIR. Wedderspoon will deliver the NTH
sermon in the series on Brilliant Scenes
in the Art Gallery of God" the theme
being The Serpent of Brass
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Mrkennree SUNDAY 5rbool Rallp
Keh Dbl. M. 1eolmes to Deliber aboress on Cbe
Gpto-Date SUNDAY SCHOOL -5upt. 5tbnare
Ropes to Aaake the ensuing Bear Hlost 5urfess.
full iii 3bistorp of School

r. ]. Bell: Gloria Patri school: primary
department. exercises. consisting OF song
by primary school, solo by Miss Virginia
Craig. solo by Miss Dorothy Franklin.
and song by primary school: selection.
'-rraumerei' iSchumannl, orchestra; Of
.fering; address. THE Up-to-Date sunday
school," DIR. w. NJ. Holmes: selection 20
Sanctissima" Barnard. orchestra. re
marks. superintendent; song. Awake!
Awake No 1873. s. hool. assisted by or
chestra; bened!ction. Rev. L. T. Nov
bray; selection. Apple Blossoms" (Rob-
ertsD, orchestra.
This rally service will mark the formal
opening of what is hoped to be a most
successful year under the leadership OF
the Sunday schools new superintendent.
Lester L. Schnare who was elected To
that office last April Mr.. Schnare served
for two years as assistant under the ad-
ministration of former Supt Z. It. Is
rael. During that time he also was In
charge OF the social department OF the
Epworth League.
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Jnstallatioil.
Canon j. w. Austin to Be
Formally Installed as Rector
of All Saints Episcopal
Church, Chevy Chase, To-
morrow by the Bishop of
Washington.

~ ANON !. W. AUSTIN is to be
W formally indicted into the rector
ate of All Saints Episcopal Church
at Chevy Chase tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock, by the Bishop of Washington.
The choir and congregation will kneel
while the bishop will receive Canon Aus
tin within the rails of the altar and pre-
sent him with copies of the Bible, book
of common prayer and books of canons
of the general and diocesan conventions
of the Episcopal Church.
Previous to this the wardens of the
church will present the keys OF the edi-
flee to the clergyman through the senior
warden, and they will be received with
appropriate remarks.
On account of Canon Austins personal
popularity with many outside of the
Episcopal Church fold, it is expected that
the services will be especially largely at
tended.
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6kff ckENDREE Methodist Episcopal
NTt Sunday school viii observe its
-" fall rally amid festive surround
ings appropriate 10 the season, in the
auditorium OF the church, at 1880 to-
morrow morning. Rev. w. NJ. Holmes. for
merly of Christ Church. Pittsburgh. will
give the address of the morning. speaking
on 1.-The Up-to-Date Sunday School" The
Apollo Orchestra will render five selec-
tons. This will be the initial appear
ance of the orchestra for the fifth year
of its organization. Acting Director J. o.
Burnham will be in charge
The program of the morning is as fol-
lows: March, THE Winning Fight" (Holz-
mann), orchestra: song. Rally for Serv-
ice," No. 65. school, assisted by orches-
ira: prayer. Rev. L T. Mowbray: selec-
ton. Meditation" (Morrison). orchestra
responsive reading. Psalter, Asst Supt.
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fey. the pastor. will preach on THE
Central Union Mission: It's Object, Its
Work and Its Results
The second meeting will be held in
the afternoon at the mission building
At o'clock. with Rev. DR.. Donald C.
Macleod. pastor of the First Presby-
terrain Church, and chairman of the
ministerial council. presiding. Evan
gelist G. ". Havell will conduct the
song service. The balance of the
program follows: Scriptural reading
(35ti: chapter ISAIAH, Rev. III. l..
HoUr; prayer, Rev. {. p. Wiles: solo.
Mrs G E. Emig; testimony servi e.
conducted by Mr.. ". II. Ramsay; sing
ing. mission songs: brief addresses,
Revs. j. c. Bali. ]. E Briggs. II. V.
Hewlett, J. H. Taylor. P. r. Hickof, G.
A Miller and r. L. Fultz.
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the value Of their Scriptures During
this period the foundation was laid for
the synagogue system of religious con-
gregations that unified the Jewish teach
ings by developing a class of expositors
who preserved the Scriptures. the Sab
bath and spiritual worship. The absence
from the temple services fitted them to
receive the spiritual truths Of Ezekiel
so that they returned not as natl n, but
community of spiritual worshipers
who We're filled with love for Jehovah
and realized their obligations to Him for
the providential preparations for their
return.
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~ APTIST throughout the District
SDH are interested in the coming of
Rev. DR.. Fl. NJ. Wharton of Bal
tfmore to the West Washington Bap-
fist Church tomorrow. for a series of
evangelistic services to extend for two
weeks. Prof. P. W. Bush of New
Haven, Conn, will have charge of the
special choir OF seventy voices which
will sing at the services
Rev. BENJAMIN D. Cav. pastor Of the
church, will also assist the evangelist
and expects a most successful revival
Much progressive work is being done
under Mr.. Gaw's direction in the Sec
tion. A religious canvass has been taken
of Georgetown recently by members
of the church, acting under the. direc-
ton Of the pastor, and hundreds of
names have been secured OF persons
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Mr.. D. B. Brown, chairman of the
missions board of directors, will pre-
side at the meeting to be held in the
evening in the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South, while
Mr.. Percy 5. Foster will have charge
of the song service. Miss Bertha Min
nick will give solo, after which the
address of greeting will be delivered
by Rev. j. Howard Wells. pastor of the
church.
The program will also include: Report
of superintendent, Rev. f. J. Lukens
testimony service, conducted by Mr.. N
A. Robbins; offertory. address. Rev. E.
T. Mowbray, pastor of McKendree NJ.
f. Church: chorus, brief address, Rev.
w. Z. Miller.
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Christian Endeavor week" begins to-
morrow in the revival services now, in
progress at First Methodist Protestant
Church and Rev. Enos Bacon. the York
shire Nightingale" whose singing was a
feature of the Atlantic City Christian En-
deavor convention in July, will sing and
speak.
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Homeward Bound.

With songs Of rejoicing they departed
from Babylon. The motley multitude tina,
heard the call of Moses and went forth
from slavery to travel through the desert
surpassed in numbers those whose songs
filled the streets of Babylon. Those that
came forth from Egypt did so to estab-
fish nation. There was no poiitfcal
purpose in the hearts of the Jews who
followed Zerubbabel. They were enthu-
siastic to rebuild the temple, to restore
the worship of Jehovah and to preserve
the religion of their God until their mes
siah and deliverer should come. AS they
Journeyed from Babylon 4235O in num-
Der, besides 1887 servants, the spirit of
the returning pilgrims isyexpressed in the
psalms that We have come to know SO
WELL especially the first three verses of
the one hundred and twenty-sixth psalm.
The Lord had turned again the captivity
of Zion. They rejoiced and moved north
ward to avoid the desert. They were all
volunteers: They gladly left the COM
forts of civilization just as our mission
aries do today in answer to Gods call.
1t was no easy task to move $4,000 peo-
pie and sustain them on their journey,
which probably consumed seven months.
They carried with them on their journey
the religious destiny of the world. Their
success was assured from the beginning.
They We're putting the glory of their God
first. They gave up everything for their
faith. They did not have the vision of
God that We possess. for God has spoken
unto us by his Son. Jesus Christ. Through
his revelation We have come to know the
God of the returning pilgrims as our
Father. who in Holy Love creates, sus-
tains and orders ALL
The lesson of the return demonstrated
Gods power to keep his volunteers. They
, contributed for his new temple not less
than 100000. If the Christians who
have come to see the truth that Benjamin
Franklin declared he saw after his years
of observation, that God governs in the
affairs of men, would respond to the
call of Christ with the same spirit and
devotion as did the eXiles returning from
captivity we would soon see all nations
acknowledge our Lord. Their zeal in
spired others. God is still the same. "He
.retaineth not His anger forever. because
He delighteth in mercy
We need to remember that we are also
pilgrims who are honeward bound. The
pilgrims returned to build the second
temple. God has called us to help build
the spiritual temple by the proclamation
of the Gospel of Christ. for it is the
power of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth." Let us by our eff.
forts to hasten the return of Christ IN
spire others to help extend the knowledge
of His gospel and hasten, for His glory,
the hour when the temple not made with
hands shall be completed.
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The Return From the Captivity.
Ezra, 1:1-11, 2:S4-1O. Golden
Textile retaineth not His anger
forever, because He delighteth in
mercy. Micah, 7:1S.
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Providential Preparation.

Long before Jerusalem was destroyed
Jeremiah had prophesied, Eye shall serve
the King of Babylon seventy years and
after seventy years shall be accomplished
VIII visit you, and perform my good
works toward you, in causing you to re-
turn to this place" Isaiah declared that
God had selected Cyrus as the instrument
by which the exiles should be restored to
the Holy Land. He was the one who
would say to Jerusalem. Thou shall be
built; and to tina temple. Thy founda-
lions shall be laid"
The close of the seventy years of exile
finds Cyrus, the King of the Persians.
administration to hold the position of
power. Possibly he was the instrument
used of God that stirred up Cyrus in. the
first year after he had made Babylon the
Jews to return. The clay cylinders upon
which Cyrus caused his achievements to
be recorded, reveal him to have been a
great ruler who sought to Improve the
conditions of his subjects. He. inaugu-
rated policies that proves he was not a
mere politician, but wise. statesman
He was a polytheist of a, pronounced
type 1t was In accordance with his re-
,liglous policy to restore all the dethroned
deities of the many. captives HIS PRO
gram appears on a cylinder now In the
British Museum: :All of their peoples
L gathered together and restored to their
own dwelling places" The prophecy that
Daniel proba bly, called to his attention
may have led to this wise national policy
for all conquered nations as well as the
Jewish exiles.
There was strategic wisdom In re-
storing the Jews to Jerusalem. Palestine
has always been a buffer state. The &C.
cupationl of Jerusalem by loyal Jewish
colonists would protect the Persian en-
pire's frontier from the Egyptians. against
whom Cyrus was planning an attack