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Scripture lesson is taken from Gen.. 41:14-
H. This is the time of the monthly con-
secration meeting.
Mr. f. +. Gates. now Christian En-
deayor field secretary for Illinois. has es-
tablished headquarters at Chicago. In a
recent great meeting of the Chicago
union in which Mr.. Gates participated,
the Christian citizenship department
urged the project of excusing post office
employees from duty on Sunday. and reso-
lutions to that effect were adopted
A Washington's birthday social Is being
planned by the social committee OF the
Alpha Society of the Ninth Street Chris
tan Church.
The new Emmanuel Baptist 1ntermedi-
ate Society will meet tonight Tor the
purpose of electing officers and trans
acting other business. Its prayer meet
ing tomorrow will be held at $40 O'Clock
in the Mizpah classroom, and Miss Ruth
Roberts will lead.
Several local societies have recently be-
come interested in the quiet hour" with
the result that number of Endeavorers
have enrolled as comrades.
At the mass meeting held in fremont
Temple. Boston. to commemorate the
thirtieth anniversary of the founding of
Christian E,ndeavor $4,000 was pledged
to erect an international Christian En-
deavor headquarters building in Boston.
Field Secretary Karl Lehman, who is on
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
MOVEMENTS.

TIE. Vermont Avenue Christian So
n ciety will hold it's February bust
~ ness meeting on Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. +. VIM
chester. The two mission study classes
of this society completed this week
courses in 1.-The Why and How of For
eign Missions and 1.-The Mission Station
at Bolenge, Africa"
lexington Presbyterian Endeavorers
had charge of the evening church serV-
ice last Sunday evening. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand on why l
Believe in Christian Endeayor," Mr.. Hor-
ace M. Gilman on What Christian En-
deaver Stands For and Miss Celestine
b. Hodges on "Eckington Christian En-
deavor" violin solo by Miss Judith
Clements and a vocal solo by Mrs. Arthur
Elliott furnished agreeable musical por-
tons of the program. The church was
tastefully decorated with Christian En-
deayor flags and the entire service was
full OF interest.
First Baptist Society will hear an adj
dress tomorrow evening on Comrades of
the Quiet Hour" by MI. II. II. ChoWn.
Wednesday evening the society enter
tanned its friends with happy rendition
Of 1.-THE Deestrict Skule at BlueDerry
Corners The committee in charge con-
sisted of Miss Crosland, Mrs. Montross
and Messrs w. A. Dayton. jr., Elgin
Smith and Ralph L. Warren.
Union President D. c. Davis will visit
Whitney Avenue Christian Society to-
morrow and p. +. Drury, superintendent
of the intermediate department. will go
to Congress Heights Baptist Church.
The young peoples and intermediate
societies of Washington Heights Presby-
terrain Church held a joint meeting en-
''Endeavor day. under the leadership of
Mr.. Kari Walker, vice president of the
former society.
The members of Beta Society Of Ninth
Street Christian Church turned out in
force Tuesday evening to give q birthday
surprise party to their former superin-
tendent, Miss Virginia L. Raymond. They
carried a large birthday cake, bearing
the c. E. monogram in red. During the
evening Mr.. Eugene Foster rendered sew
eral vocal solos.
The topic for the Endeavor prayer
meeting tomorrow is the second of a
series on lessons from great lives and the
character to be considered is Joseph. The
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Cause Of Contest.

The preservation Of the worship of
Jehovah and Of Israel were at ISSUE
Publicly they had worshiped Baal while
many secretly worshiped Jehovah. To
Elijah the time has come for the people
to decide who is God. The similarity of
ritual did not reveal the essential dis
tinctions, Kent says: 1.-THE religion OF
Baal gave the greatest license to its
devotees. Its system of morals was the
antithesis of that preached by the austere
prophets Of Jehovah. Gradually and al
most imperceptibly israel was again be-
coming politically, socially and religious
Nv like the nations about. consumma-
ton fatal to the performance of its
unique mission to the world
The preservation of Israel demanded the
overthrow Of Baal worship. The people
did not understand the crisis. They were
silent when the prophet condemned the
double spirit Of the age. Israefs peril Is
ours today-we cannot serve God and
Mammon. We must choose the god we
will serve. Israels hope was in the res
toration to spiritual worship. We, too.
must remember that God is a jealous God.
and that He Is a spirit: that the one who
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Clarence l. CuQen's New York Letter

proceedings, why, really, the women pres
ent We're fairly gasping for breath, they
were weeping so hard, and the nonde-
script throng of women outside were lust
DreaKi1g tnelr little hearts with sobbi-
ness 1t quite affected us. though We
hadn't the least desire to fall into line and
weep with 'em.
We are SO curious about this matter he
cause. at just plain. ordinary, everyday
weddings, not in the least internationaIly,
important. We have been noticing this
weeping phenomenon all of our life.
There stands the girl on the altar with
the man of her choice-the man who
mayhap, has been counting her for years
perfectly respectable, decent young fell
Ter, with no bad habits whatever, and a
nice little installment fiat all fixed UP fol-
the occupancy of himself and his wife
after they get back from Niagara Falls
or wherever the honeymoon going to be
passed. The old folks on both sides an.
prove the match. and everything's al
right. No dark. smeary secrets Turk any
where behind the lives of anybody con
cerned.
And yet, while the knot is being tied >
as we used always to write when we had
to attend weddings for the papers. and
particularly while the knotted pair are
emerging from the church, why-smif
sniff! the women folk are weeping large
liquid crystals of lachrymosity into their
mouchoirs, just as if. instead of starting
out upon life of glamour and joy, the
young bride We're on her way to the
block. like Lady Jane Grey.
Nor would it be so odd il only the wom-
en- relatives Of the bride participated in
this visible, moistisl sorrow. But the
women who don't know the bride at all,
much less the groom, weep just as heart
lily. just as joyously and enjoyably. as
those who have been acquainted with the
dear child from her infancy.
Ills more than passing strange There
riage is a trial. But, really, it doesn't
look like the fair thing for the women folE
present to indicate their belief by the
shedding of cop:ous. agonized tears that
the particular wedding which they are
attending is destined to prove a hash
and an all-around mistake. And wha,
other conclusion is to be drawn from
/ their weeping?
Often We've wondered what the bride
herself thought about it. But perhap.
the bride. being woman. understands
If she didn't understand. how could shs
! view and listen to all of that weepfulnes,
| at her wedding as being other than ont
| of those prophetic, president knocks?
. ECENTLY l had bit of a talk with
~ Elinor Glyn at the Ritz-Carlton
She had arrived there only little while
before, but already she was SURROUNDED
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American Athletics in China.

An American Y NJ. C. A. secretary in
China tells a remarkable story OF the In
PRODUCTION of athletics there. He writes:
Week before last / spent in Marking
assisting DIR. Exner in the management
of the first national athletic meet 1t
was wonderful time and most success
full in every way-really an epoch mark
ing event for China. over 10000 students
were watching the sport the first day.
The fact that the association und~r DIR.
Exner practically promoted and managed
the whole affair should be an opening
wedge for the association work in many
of the government schools. Today there
is as much interest and enthusiasm In
athletics in the colleges of China as at
home. Could you have seen the basket
ball game recently played between our
team and Soochow University, you would
have d fficuty in believing yourself in
China Foot ball. base ball and track
meets all core around in their season,
and last March DR. ESner gave a gym
nastic exhibition in one of the lar"er ma
tive theaters, attended by over LOO peo-
Pile.
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Church of the Covenant.

At the Church Of the Covenant there
will be special music at both the $3.50 and
1880 services tomorrow At the former
service, the following will be rendered, by
the church quartet: Anthem, 1.-THE Sun
Shall Be No More Thy Light" Wood
ward; bass, THE Good Shepherd" Barri;
contralto, Like as the Hart Desireth the
Waterbrook,' Allister; tenor and bass,
"Watchman. What of the Night" Sar-
jeant. Led by the Normal Training School
Chorus. Miss Bentley, directress, and as
sisted by NJ. Philip A Baer, tenor, the
program Of the 100 service will he:
Chorus, Largo Handel chorus. Cap
tam MY captain, Beethoven, lin MEM
Dry of Lincoln's birthday: tenor. .Thy
King Rodney; chorus, 'The Sabbath
Day Mendelssohn: chorus. "The Earth
Is the Lords Smith.
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! BROTHERHOOD OF ST.
) ANDREW.

hff OST energetic efforts are being
ShU made for large attendance OF
NV the members of the senior and
junior brotherhood chapters Of the do
cese at the joint meeting announced for
Monday evening In the Sunday schooi
room of the Church of the Ascension,
corner 10Th street and Massachusetts ave
nus northwest. Rev. Or. Frederick
Thompson, rector of St. Johns Sca"oi
fer Postulants. of Cniontown, Ky. VIII
deliver the address from the subject Inc
Call of the Ministry
The members of the brother.oou
throughout the city are much interested
In the mission of one week which begins
at St. Marks Church tomorrow and Is
to be conducted by the Ri Rev Charlss
E. Wcodcock, Bishop of Kentucky. Ihe
brotherhood chapter of st. Marks parish
has been actively engaged for seseral
weeks with the other organizations of the
parish in the preliminary arrangements.
Announcement has been made OF the
issuing Of charter to the recently OF
ganized senior brotherhood chapter OF
Christ Church, La Plata, Md.
Officers for the ensuing year Tor the
junior brotherhood chapter of st. Agnes
Chapel have been elected as follows: d.
rector; Rev Clarence w. Whitmore: vice
director John Easter; secretary, Ormund
Milton; trea surer, Wilbur l.. Padgett.
The senior brotherhood chapter of As
cension parish has elected the following
officers: Director. A. r. Bruen: vice dl
rector, ]. 8. Poynton: secretary and
treasurer, I. c. Blumer.
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book Is published that it is going to be
one Of those reg lar books.


VASM. I've seen the trousered woman
! on the street. I have indeed. I say
this because perhaps you've only seen her
in the picture papers But she doesn't
look trousered to any wonderful or excit-
ing extent. The trousers are like those
you've seen pictures of odaliSques wear
ing. / won't say positively that l appre-
bend just exactly what odalisque is,
except that, In combination with those ex-
cessvely wide, Happy trousers, she also
wears yashmak, that same being a cur
tain for the entire lower portion Of her
face.
The several women I've seen here wear
ing odalisque trousers didn't affect the
yashmak. I'll say that for them. The
trousers don't look much different from
skirt, they're that wide at the bottom,
you see. They button or pin or hook-and-
eye or something at 'the ankles, and 1T
needs an exceedingly powerful and dis
corning eye to discover that really they
are trousers. You become aware of 1t,
not when the wearer of them is coming
toward you, but when she is going away.
Then the trouseresque effect is increased
somewhat, but really not notably. l
should be disposed to call such trousers
just glorified bloomers-bloOmers that
fasten around the ankle rather than at
the place where regular boomers are sup
posed to fasten.
| will say additionally that these femi-
nine trousers that I've seen are not pref
ty. though the wearers OF them were
distinctly pretty.
Anyhow. it looks from here as if the era
OF the trousered woman really had set in.
The extremely ample, not to say foppy,
trousers that a few of EN- are wearing
now are just the beginning of the new
epoch, say the makers of the modes.
Presently, when the odalisque style of
these things has made it's way and
folks become used to EN-, why, the femi-
nine trousers will gradually be reefed,
SO to speak, and frightened up. and after
while. so positively declare the afoTe-
said dictators of fashion, they'll evolve
into just pantaloons.
Oh, we'll.
| CLARENCE l.. CULLEN.
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Almanac Makers.
the London Chronicle.

+ rom tHt LOHuOH 0HToUiCF.
Some eminent men have entered the
ranks of the almanac makers. John
Evelyn. for instance, was responsible for
the first Gardeners Almanac" publish
ed in 1864, and containing at Il asst one
sage counsel which Sir Walter Scott was
fond of quoting. to the effect that every
man for his health's sake should take a
country walk of mile every morning be-
fore breakfast. and If possible let ii be on
his own ground.
BENJAMIN Franklin too was the COM
piler of Poor Richards Almanac pub
lished in Philadelphia for over a quarter
of a century. In the little spaces that
occurred between the remarkable days in
the calendar Franklin inserted proverbs
and aphorisms of his own devising, in
culcating industry. prudence. frugality,
etc A selection OF these. published in
book form in 1857. had an immense cir
culation both in America and in England
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Who Was to Blame?

Elijah went and showed himself to
Ahab, not as a humble subject request
ing an audience with his king. but as the
representative OF God he demanded and
the king did not dare to refuse to meet
the prophet In this conference, arranged
by Obadiah. the secret servant of God,
Elijah denies the charge of troubling
Israel He pointed out the cause to be the
desire for gain and glory that led the king
to marry Jezebel. whose influence had
been against Jehovah. She instituted false
worship and prosecuted all the true fol-
lowers of Jehovah. The nation had ne
elected to worship God. The famine re-
suited. We. too. must remember that there
Is moral basis for our actions as q ma
ton. No question is settled unil it is set
tied right.
Ahab did not hesitate to obey the de-
mands Of the prophet He summoned all
Israel to Carmel together with the priests
of Baal for the enactment of the greatest
drama In history, with the priests of rival
religions as actors and the people as
spectators.
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METHOD|STS RAISE
MORTGAGE DEBT
Brightwood Park Congregation
to Observe Event Tomorrow.
Many Improvements Also
Made to Edifice.

OW that the final Sl...D on its mort
2H gage Indebtedness hag been raised
~ by the Brightwood Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, a celebration in honor
of the event has been arranged for tomor-
row. Besides raising the balance of the debt
the church has been extensively improved.
new electric lights have been installed
and the main auditorium. Sunday school
ard classrooms have been beautifully
painted nd decorated.
At morning service Rev. DR.. ". p.
Thrkit president of Howard Univer-
sity, w l. occupy the pulpit on the inv ia
ton Of the pastor, Rev. Charles S. Cole.
At this service the full Hamline SUNDAY
school orchestra will give "a number oi
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Campaign for Church Attendance.

The members of the First Presbyterian
Church responded enthusiastically to the
appeal of the campaign for church at
tendance" inaugurated last Sunday. Large
numbers pledged themselves to attend
the regular services of the church until
Easter Sunday, and to put forth an ear
nest endeavor to interest non-church
goers in the church, it's services and min
istry. The campaign will be inaugurated
in the Sunday school tomorrow. 1t is
hoped every member of the church and
Sunday school will become a home mis-
sionary for the ensuing two months.
Rev DR.. S. Hall Young of Alaska will
give an illustrated lecture on Alaska at
the midweek service, Thursday at 7:4j
pm.
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~ ERSES 1-2-How long had the
W. famine lasted in the land:
Did the Lord speak to Elijaf

Did the Lord speak to EIi1an
in any different manner from what He
speaks to those who serve Him today?
Why had God kept Elijah away from
Ahab for three years. or during the con-
tinuance of the famine?
Would the suffering caused Ahab by the
famine have put him into a better frame
of mind to realize his sin, and whether or
not does suffering as a RUE bring about
repentance?
Verses 17-2G-What law in sinful human
nature did Ahab demonstrate in the way
he accosted Elijah'
Why is it that sinners when they suffer
for their sins generally put the blame on
some one elseo
In what respects was it true that Ahat
and his house were the troublers OF
Israel?
Verse 21-What test did Elijah propose
20 Alab and the people?
Why did not Ahab STAY Elijah when he
vas in his power and seeing he had been
hunting him for that purpose?
Verse 21-Which Is the more harmful
condition. to be almost persuaded to be a
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We couldn't .espy a single circumstance,
present or potential, in connection with
the proceedings.
But the women folk. inside and outside.
just weep and Yep. We have attended
many notable funerals and seen far less
weepfuness- There wasn't anything re-
motely resembling a tear IN either OF the
eyes of the nice-looking bride-as, indeed,
why should there have beenc Everything
wen; on decorously. although the pomp
was extreme. When the bride, on the
arm OF Der spouse, trudged down the
aisle toward the exit at the finish of the
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5unnap 5rbool gessott.
BY Rev. Hugh +. Stevenson.
Elijah's Victory Over the Prophets
of Baal.
I Kings. 1912. 17-4O.

~ WO wears have passed since the
Ol< close Of last weeks lesson Israel
had suffered intensely for three
and a half years from the famine. 1t re-
quired courage for Elijah. who was be-
lieved to be a menace to Israel and the
cause of her sufferings. to obey God S
voice. He was not strengthened by Matt,
j:1O-12, yet he must have had the peace
and power that comes from realizing the
presence of God.
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ing chap, although he was we'll over twice
the age of the bride. He furnished the
impression that he knew how to behave
quite well. and that there wasn't chance
that he'd begin to pinch and tweak his
wife's arms while on the honeymoon, any
how. The bride wore extremely nice clothes,
naturally enough, seeing that she is
pretty mddling well TODD millionaire
bride. The father of the bride looked con-
tented, ard did the brides brothers.
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6RASTWR AND P@@PTg

secretary Of the American BAPTIST Home
Missionary Society, will preach in the
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morning.
DR.. Barnes has recently returned from a
thorough survey of missions in Mexico
He attended the recent meeting of the
executive committee of the Federal Coun-
ell of Churches of Christ, which met in
Washington several weeks ago.
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church rallies will be held and be in
charge of the Methodist Episcopal wom-
en-. Mrs. ]. F.. Gilbert. Miss Elizabeth
Pierce and Mrs. Samuel kookogey have
charge of the program. All the Method
list Episcopal church missionary societies
through their presidents and membership
are expected to participate in the roll
call of churches. The public is invited to
this meeting.
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Lincoln Day Observances.

Lincoln day will be observed In
number of the churches tomorrow. The
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
has particular reason. it Is pointed out, to
observe the day. as it was in this church
that the martyred President regularly at
tended divine worship and where his pew
is still retained in it's place. although since
he passed away the church has been re-
furnished. At the morning service DR..
Radcliffe will preach a sermon under the
title of The Lincoln Pew" In the even
ing he will continue his series on our
Bible" his special subject being A
Translated Bible-the Word of God
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The years of 1923 Mr.. Stevenson spent
in fraternal and philanthropic work
among the colleges of the country, es-
pecially on behalf of and with the young
men studying for the Baptist ministry in
the southland. as u representative of Col
gate Divinity School and a noted Baptist
philanthropist.
After serving the JOrdanville, n. Y.
Baptist Church as supply for some time
Mr. Stevenson accepted the pastorate Of
the recently organized Bethany Baptist
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Missionary Institute Planned.

A conference of individuals and Or
CARNATIONS interested in the missionary
education of young people will be held
Monday evening at o'clock in St
Paul's English Lutheran Church.
The purpose of the conference is to ar
range for the holding of a missionary In
stitute in Washington in March. Albert
E. Legg, eastern field secretary Of the
Young Peoples Missionary Movement,
with headquarters at New York. will pre-
sent the plan he has developed for bring
ing deputation of speakers and teach
ers to this city for the institute. All or
sanizations engaged in missionary work
are expected to cooperate by sending
representatives to Mondays meeting.
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Church of this city. During the past six
years this church, under his leadership.
has made phenomenal advancement. Only
one other Baptist church in the city has
surpassed it's gain in membership. Its
Bible school enjoys the record of having
as a rule more males than females in
attendance every Sunday.
Mr.. Stevenson's activity In civic, char
table and Christian service has won him
large circle of friends outside of his
own denomination.
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The Test.

From the Boston Transcript
Mother-What makes you think, dear,
that you love him?
observation-disclosures. mamma, all the
while was being fitted for my new gown
kept thinking Of him instead Of the
gown.
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Song Service.

Percy s. Foster will lead service Of
song in the Fifth Baptist Church tomor-
row evening. A large chorus choir will
sing. Rev. John E. Briggs, the pastor,
will make short talk on Church
Music"
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New Church Lecture.

The Sunday evening lecture in the New
Church. 10th and Corcoran streets north
west. will be given by Rev. George Lau-
renee Alibutt of Baltimore His subject
will be Degrees of Life in Nature
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Fly do women weep
at weddings?
Perhaps it was
Pythagoras who
first asked this
question. If he
didn't he probably
forgot to ask It: for
certes he must have
noticed the phe-
nomenon. For since
the first formal,
ceremonious mating
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tour in the interest of the building.
reports good interest and large subscrip--
tons from the states OF Kentucky ana
Kansas.