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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
Forgetting ann Keacbing
formarn.
a nem Bear Sermon.
BY Rev. Samuel w. GrafHin.

Phil. 3:I3, II: "But thing | do, forgetting the
things which behind and stretching forward to the
things which before press toward the goal unto
the prize OF the high calling OF God in Christ Jesus
~ H old year is dead Twelve months ago it sprang
W infant, from the of Time 1t has been what
we have made it. We fed starved It made its path
smooth or rough sweetened its cup made it hard to
drink AS stand for moment at Its tomb to smile with
fond remembrance the joys it shared with us or drop
the tears OF deep regret for friendships past or broken
over time wasted or worse wasted and hide faces
with shame the sins committed in It's presence voice
cries Il am here"
We turn and at our side there stands child, in
small detail the counterpart OF what this Dur1e ant
was one year ago In hand scroll whose blank page
he presents may write thereon each day just what
we will With the other hand he offers bag OF CONS
coins large coins small
These cries he ARE the days, the hours, the mo-
which are spend for pleasure tor proht as
Won please Turn write and spend waste the present
with regrets; the past Is gone ITO Siiel od
bring it back. Come write and spend.
learn two things confirmed by Holy Writ:
The first the folly OF regret Repentance
does not mean looking back Reopen ance Is the turn
ing TO r'g ear osnnot Chance the past The past writ
ten down Gods great scroll against the hour when
each must face his past
E se9 @s sa % yss sg'
Ssr nrs your 0 tears TO wash out
The past is dead. May God forg We its sins!
The second truth concerns the days to come. Inc
naoe that God presents is all white the days the hours
the moments are unspent What shall write? How
spend:
Il is gracious thing in God to give these new
wears and DAYS and hours See how He lures by the
stainless page each day to only write the best and
purest things and thoughts.
How each new-mnted moment cries, Spend me
Alright and VII purchase peace and plenty; what more
worth than hese:'
But oh ehv is God kind such time to set before us
such matchless life that OF His Dear Sen that We
beholdne how He spent the time and learning from HIS
lips the call follow Him. press with tear the
path He trod striving reach the goal to measure up to
where His challenge puts the mark OF Christian stature
And so we say "Goodbye. old life; thy failures. deep
Inferred within the vaults OF time poweress to mar
one of the priceless present hour Welcome to-
day tomorrow and your kin may He who calls us from
he futile past help us by grace Divine larger
Wis on clearer light and fuller service that when
come twevemonth hence to sing requiem no Earring
note NAV break the song OF praise life to Him who
YES both opportunity and grace
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" MUSICAL program has been pre-
VI pared for tomorrow evening at 10
O'Clock in the Keller Memorial
Lutheran C''urch, Maryland avenue and
9th street northeast. The Young People S
Choir will render a Christmas cantata en-
ii led THE First Christmas" CWilson),
under the direction of Mr. W. o. Little
"a Topsy-Turvy Christmas was the
title of a cantata given by the CHILDREN of
the Sunday schC oil of North Capitol Stree;
NJ. E. Church Wednesday evening" under
the direction of Miss Anna McCoach.
"Grandma's home where all the chil-
dren came to 81 end their Christmas. The
play was well rendered. Miss Mary
Phillips taking the character of grand
ma and Mr. Frank Davis that of Santa
Claus. Grandma's guests We're Leonora
VIII berger. Alice Tappan, Mary Symons
Kathryn McCoach, Stella Poynton. Grace
Jc hnsOn. Gladys Summers. Harold Bell
niger, Lyoneii Tuidier. Clifton Tyron,
John Defibaugh, Edgar Wheatley and
thirty others as grandma's helpers, fail
ries. cats and dolls. Miss Grace +. Jen-
kins presided at the piano. Tne church
was crowded to It's capacity.
Tomorrow at the Church of the Cove
nant DIR. Wood will preach. The $3.50
led by the double quartet and the pro-
gram will include the following: An
them, Before the Heavens Were Spread
Abroad" Horatio Parker: The Adora-
tion,' a Christmas cantata, by Geore e
Il. Nevin The 80 o'clock evenins
musical service will be led by the even
ing chorus choir. Otto j. Simon. director;
Lewis c. Atwater, organist. This pro-
gram will include choruses from The
Messiah (HandeD and "Chris'us
(Mendelssohn).
The Second Church will observe the
New Year seas tomorrow. spec al
program will /, endered in the Bible
school a. go ,ock, an announcement
of which has BIN sent to each memoer
of the school At the morning worsh
Rev. MIR. Hewlett viii! speak upon A
Resolution and at the evening worship
at 7:4o o'clock the theme will be An
other Resolution The ordinance OF
baptism VII be administered. At 1O3O
O'Clock there will be an ''Old Year-New
| Year Service" to which al! are invi ed
The Christmas season has been obserV-
| ed during the week with special ser
mon Sunday morning on THE Best
Gifts. At the evening service an en-
| larged choir rendered q special service OF
| song. there were addresses by ID. j.
| Can't, superintendent OF the Bible school
! D q. Nottingham, clerk OF the church
and the pastor. The ordinance Of bap-
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- knop 5om babe beliebro a1o ann persuaded that
Keb. CHARLES q. @arner to
Befomr Kfrtor Of ST. alban8
0ail 5ucreeo Reb. Dr. Bratenabl february /.

place, which he has occupied for some
time past, to the rectory at st. Adams.
The news that he is to succeed DR.. Brat
enahl comes as welcome news to many
Episcopalians who have watched his
career.
of the late Bishop Satterlee has innu-
enced many of the Episcopalians of the
city to have kindly interest in his wei
fare He took up the study for the min.
and was ordained only about a year
ago, subsequently being placed in charge
of the work of St. Columba's Church as
vicar
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Course of Prophecy Historically.

The prophets messages We're specifically
for their own time, for the then present
home consumption While hope of
good remained, they We're unwearied in
their efforts to arrest the nations down.
ward course. to suppress corruption and
to infuse new viGor into the powers OF
right. But when, at length they found
their efforts futile and that deeeneracy
was rapidly proceeding, they were COM
PEELED to despair. They could not but
ook to the future. They sensed ca
tastrophe of judgment approaching God
anointed their eyes and they saw indeed!
They prophesied judgment. which came
in the Assyrian and Babylonian captivi-
ties, and in other ways. They saw. at
first dimly, and then more clearly. the
good times farther and farther on. Mes
siah.
They had been Gods forthtellers; now
they became also his foretellers. Here
emer es the predictive cement of proph-
ecy, and it is just at this point-mark it
that prophecy began to be written. Some
wrote of the messianic times. others o.
both the mes -ianic times and person
Forthtelling and foretelling now became
matter of record.
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@ne GxempIar.

@CRING the last illness
~ of Adoniram hudson his
wife, thinking to amuse HIM,
read to him some newspaper
articles in which he was
compared to one or other OF
the apostles. He was great
ly distressed at them, and
said: Nor do | want to be
like them. do not want tC
be like Paul, nor Apollos, nor
Cephas, nor any mere man.
| want to be like Christ. We
have only one perfectly safe
Exemplar-only One, who,
tempted as we are in every
point, was yet without sin.
| want to follow Him only.
copy His teachings, drink in
His spirit, place my feet in
His footsteps and measure
my shortcomings by these
and these alone. Oh, to be
more like Christi
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" 5torp of the Dear

~EW YORK AVENUE CHURCH
~ presents two unusual services
W. for tomorrow In the morning
Dr. Radcliffe will preach his annual
story of the Year." which is COM
prehensive and discriminating tribute
to the distinguished dead of the year.
In the evening will be the New Year
vigil, from II until II o'clock. which
will be musical and responsive serV-
ice upon THE Midnight Bell in four
divisions, of The TOLL ''T Peal.
The Chime" and The Bell. spe-
ciaI choir numbers will be J rence's
Lord. Thou Hast Been Our yelling
Place; Gounod's Holy, Holy. Holy"
Reethoven's Lord. When / Cali Upon
Thee; Weber's GLORY to God in the
Highest and Gounod's Ring Out,
Wild Bells
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
children of Christ Episcopal Church. G
street southeast between 9th and 18th
streets will hold their carol service.
Among other carols will be sung See
Amid the Winters Snow with music
by Sir John Stainer. The offering will
be for the Episcopal Home for Chill
dren.
The Sunday school reports the for
nation of two new classes, the organi-
cation of a font roll and the prospec-
tive inauguration of home depart
ment. y campaign Will soon be un-
dertaken to raise the attendance OF
IN scaoo' from 157 TO 212. designated
AZ the boiling point" of interest and Ell
ficIency. rev A. ). Johns is rector OF
the parish. which was erected in 1894
and is, therefore one of the oldes,
churches Of the District.
The Bishop of Marquette. Michigan
Rev G. Mott Williams, is to preach &
sermon In ST. Thomas Church tomor'
row morning on The Philosopher:
Quest" and is TO begin a special course
Of sermons in same church, to b'
preached Sunday nights. beginning
January Z, on 'aith and Life.
Watch night services will be held a
the Zion Evangelica lutheran Church
9TH aud p streets northwest, Of which
Rev. c. F. Bergncr is pastor. tonior
TOW evening. beginning at 10 o'clock.
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Function of Bible Prophet.

Samuel (B. c. 1171-1O58) instituted the
prophetic order" and founded the
school of the prophets" the od-time
theological seminaries. The curriculum
was three-fold: One. the law of God; two,
the principles of religion as distinct
from the letter; three, the sacred art
of p almody and music.
From the outset of Jewish national
history through dynasty after dynasty
the function of the prophet was al
most entirely that of social or politi-
cal reformer. He preached politics"
but not of the party sort. His re-
formatory agencies were always moral
and religious. He sought to lead, and
If needful constrain, king and citizen
into the ways of civic ri hteousness
and obedience to the precepts and
principles of the law of God. Oh. for
that function today.
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REVIEW.

Golden Text: If We Con-
TESS Our Sins, He Is Faith
full and Just to Forgive Us
Our Sins, and to Cleanse Us
From All Unrighteousness.
| John, 10.
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The Young Peoples Society Of Rive,

The Young Peoples Society Of River
dale Presbyterian Church held committee
conferences in connection with the last
meeting Of it's executive committee at the
home of President C.. ]. Hicks. Each
committee adopted plans which 1t is be-
lieved will result in more effectual work
by the members during the coming year.
\ part of the evening was devoted to the
practice of new hymns and to social
hour, at which refreshments were served.
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at De is able keep that mbirb babe committed 9m
mbat IS 0Mortb Excepting?
Bp the Cburfbman.

1rHE end OF the year is good time give yourself
W sort of moral overhaung Just a careful house
keeper will go through closets from time
and throw away useless rubbish, all need
sion to throw away possessions that life is um
bered up with There multitudes of things in our
minds and hearts that not worth keeping. Throw
them away and start
A good memory is blessing. but a good forgettery
is equally as important have both, that's why speak
thusly There are things that isn't needful
member We should strive to forget the things that are
behind" when those memories weaken discourage
We do ourselves great injury when INSIST on holding
depressing images before the mind Throw out the
scrap heap has in making life better and
stronger.
1t is not worth while to retain hatrcds The
heaviest burden can carry is grudge 1t VII
break the strongest back time You yourself are the
one hurt when you cherish the thought of wrongs,
insults, injuries that has done YOU 1t is
pretty good plan forget these things we can
and 90 about our proper business with malice toward
none. with charity for ALL We shall live happier and
work better if refuse to keep enmities
1t is not worth while retain for our fail
ures 1t is important simply try to learn the lessons
they have teach We should strive to know what m
trinity training purpose practice responsible
for them and then to forget them No man need con-
denim himself because he made failure upon time,
go about forever with moral ball and chain about
his ankles. mistake may to rob OF all cour-
be like guide post on the way of life show
ing where 60 When have looked at the guide
post once leave behind There need Of carrying
the heavy thing with you.
Sorrows even should not forever be borne in mind If
we cannot forget them at least try to abandon
the bitterness of spirit with which they associated.
Like the psarnist. may remember our songs in the
night We should think the consultations possess,
The sympathy friends have bestowed the deep
and abiding values that Affections have revealed Eli
fort for some worthy better mark OF for
friend who has lett than go mourning all DAYS
If life is incumbered with lot of useless baggage,
Tighten before the new year begins Cling to what Is
worth whie-faith hope. lovethe great abiding spiritual
realities Let the go. You then fit for the
duties that shall confront you Your ship will sail better
when YOU have ettisoned of the cargo As Lanier
sings:
lfathor Hess
I am wi a
drawe
srnbn
needs hurry
And i'm me be
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N1nH have been studying during the
OVH past year the Old Testament
wv record Of Gods dealing Win

17nr have been studying during the
| nlvA past year the Old Testament
| wv record of Gods dealing with
| His chosen people We have studied the
cause of the division of the kingdom,
and followed the career of both Judah
and Israel until they disappeared from
the roll of nations because Of their de-
parture from the princir les, practices and
precepts of Jehovah. We have seen that
they were blessed with peace, prosperity
and power when they walked in the way
of the Lord. We saw in our studies now,
when they became self centered, sensual
and sinful rebeled against God, refused
to support the worship or obey the word
of Jehovah, they received the punish
ment for Il cir sin. They were divided.
defeated and driven from their native
land into exile. Their experience teaches
! a lesson for all times because history is
God teaching by e. t1nple.''
In our studies for the lasc four months
we have been learning the lessons that
| God would teach the Christian church
and country from the experiences of Ju-
! dab Our lessons for the period have
| covered nearly $50 years, extending from
! the fall Of Jerusalem through the period
] Of exile up to the return Of tie captlVes
! and the rebuilding and restoration OF
Jerusalem. We have not only seen judah
! scattered during the captivity. losing its
place among the nations. but we have
seen the map of the world changed fire.
quently througa the waning Of Egyptian
! rule, the rise and fall of Babylon, that
! passed away in the zenith OF its power
/ 20 be succeeded by the Modes and Per-
slams, whose European invasion was halt
ed by the Greeks. In the rapid changing
movements of the nations our thoughts
rn6 m.
| quered by the foreigner because Of per-
! sistent sin and refusal to heed the mes
! sage of the prophets who declared to
| them the divine purpose to save His
chosen pee pie from apostasy and destruc-
ton. They were taken captive into Baby
| len, where hey learned the lesson that
God has sought to teach by the temple.
/, His word and the prophets.
| Crushed by conquest and chastened by
their captivity, Judah learned the power
Of God.
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Power Proven.

The clustering fires Of the captivity
revealed the supremacy of Jevohah az
God Dan Ell and his companions tested
His power by their decisions to be loyal
to Jehovah in their palace schoo.. God
revealed HIS strength when He protected
the three ia thful Hebrews who refused
to worsh the pagan gods when they
were cast into the fiery furnace. He
watched over Daniel n the lions den. He
saved the nation from des -ruction
through the plea Of Esther. In every test
the captives learned the supremacy OF
Jehovah over the pagan gods The idol
airy that had marked their life showed
no trace of return. The power Of poly
thesm was broken; the Jews in the GEN.
tur:es that have since passed have been
monothe st, declaring The Lord Oh
God is one" to all nations. In the re-
turn to Jerusa EN- % each band of pill
grims in the r storation of the rel g Gus
worship and the rebu lding of the C ty
back of Zerubbabel, Ezra. and Nehemiah
was he power of jehovah, molding the
will Of the rulers, guiding the pilgrims,
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Droptets and
propbecp.
A Help for Tomorrow's
General Review of This
Quarters Sunday School
Lessons.
By Rev. DR.. William H. Bates.

I'm the thirteen lessons Of this last
quarter prophets have been most
important factors. not only in the
lessons taken from the prophetical
books of Ezekiel, Daniel and Malachi.
but in the historical books of Ezra and
Nehemiah-Haggai Zechariah and
Malachi rendering these rulers most
efficient aid
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The Prophet.

The popular conception of prophet
is simply one who foretelis future
events, but this is true only in part.
and in small part, too.
The derivation of the word from
pro- for. and 'phemi." to speak.
gives at once the clue to it's significa-
ton. y prophet, then, Is one who
speaks for another. A prophet of God
is one who speaks for God.
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Prophetic Books.


The prophetic books are SO placed in
the Bible as to make it almost impos-
sible for the ordinary reader to read them
intelligently Each one has a historical
setting, and it should be read back into
the times and circumstances to which 1t
Lelonss. Probably the best available help
for such rea ding is Geike's Hours Y .h
the Bible (Geikes Life OF Christ is
especially recommended for next years
lessons on the Gospels.)
These books also have chronological
order, which is not observed In their piac-
ing in the Billie: but it would. be a de-
cided help to know that order+after the
exodus from Egypt, the great event In
Jewish history is the exile. and the pro-
phetic writer's may be divided with re-
spect to it, into three classes: pre-exilic,
exile and post-eXilic. Their times, chron-
olo tally, have been given approximately
as follows:
Pre-exilic-232 years
1. Jonah. B: c: So
.. Joel, B. c. 800.
B. Amos, B. c. 1871.
4. Micah, B. c. 100.
>, Hosea, B. c. TAO
&. Nahum, b. &. 113.
Z. Isaiah, B. c. 69S.
s. Yep aniah, B. c. $50.
EXilic-92 years
8. Habakkuk, B. c. 626
10. jeremiah, B. c. 5SS.
II. Obadiah, B. c. ISL
L. Ezekiel, B. c. ga.
13 Daniel. B. c. 51.
Post-exlic-12! years
IA. Haggai. B. c. $50.
u. Zechariah B. c. so.
lG Malachi, B. c. 397
Prophets and Messianism.
Tho ,ronhets and their books NAV be
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protecting them and proving His power.
to make all things work together for
good to them that love Him.
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his book show, following last Sundays
regular lesson.
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The prophets and their books may be
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1.-The highest place offered to Washing
ton people," Is Rev. e. Hez Swem's sub
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Watch night services will be held at
the Zion Evang elical lutheran Church,
9TH and streets northwest, Of which
Rev. c. F. Bergncr is pastor, tonor-
row evening. beginning at 10 o'clock.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-21
BEWARE OF CONTINENTS FOR CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
 MERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physici ans, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly de- rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney X Co.,, Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi- monials free.
 Sold by Druggists Price 75c. per bot tie. Take Halls family Pills for constipation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-21
JOHN BARLEY CORN
 LOOKING FOR BILL

Ye reporter met John Barley corn the first of the week. but did not say much to him, at that time. but we were reliably in- formed that he was on the Scout" for Bill Booze, who so unmercifully walloped him and gave him a black eye and tore him up almost beyond repair. We received information that the scrap started over an argument about John wanted a chicken law. and Bill wanted a dog law passed. See if you can figure out who has the chickens and who is the owner of the dogs.
 John says that if he gets his Peppers" on Bill, Prescott, will think that a cyclone had struck town, and Bill won't have a chance to Skip by the Light of the Moon" as he did, and we fear for Bills safety, as John is armed to the teeth, and is a mighty mad man at this writing.
 Ye reporter heard that Bill was on easy street, and is nurs- ing his left eye for the present, but think he will be in town in a few days.
 We are very glad that they will meet next week, but serious business will detain ye reporter up the country for a few days.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-21

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 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-07-21
True Virtue.


 Virtue does not consist in doing right. but in choosing to do right. This is the great distinction between the animal and man.
 Tom J. Shell, of Jackson town ship, was a Prescott visitor the first of the week.
 J. M. Henry, of Bluff City, was in town Wednesday.
 J. w. Fincher's singing class is getting along nicely. MT. Fincher is one of our best in- structors along musical lines that we have in this section of the State.