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Help and Hindrance From Within

Help and Hindrance From Within.
Scripture basis: Timothy, 1:5: John. 3:2O21
Hebrews. 1214-15; Proverbs. 4:23
BY REV SAMUEL W. GRAFFLIN
Last week we had for our topic Help
and Hindrance from Without" This
week it is Help and Hindrance from
Within" We are very apt to think OF
ourselves as living in 1.-The great. big,
busy world but a moment Of serious
thought will convince us that this is
not 20.
We live in a little world. whose COM
pass is the sum of our individual hopes
and fears. passions and prejudices. Out
Of this walled city, the knight Grant
goes forth to right the wrongs of men.
From 1t the altruist issues to raise the
fallen race, the murderer to his dark
deeds, the lover to tell his mistress Of the
fire within his bosom, hidden until now,
and here the artist sees his masterpiece.
the poet sings his lay and the composer
hears the distant strains Of his "magnum
opus yet unborn.
Not only is this so. but the battle
RACES hottest in the chambers Of the
SOUL" and the Helps and Hindrances
in the overcoming Of self are the most vi
tai things in life.
Our first Scripture, Timothy. 1:5. tells
Of that help that has supported so
many Of the choicest spirits that have
blessed this weary old world, namely
love out of pure heart with a good
conscience and a faith unfeigned." How
helpful 1t is in the battle of life to enter
the conflict so equipped only those who
enjoy such peace and purity may know,
but the greatest help from within is
to know that we are right within.
The second Scripture. John. 3:2O21.
amplif1es and strengthens the first by en-
phasizing the value as help of an ap-
proving heart and conscience Conscious
that our motives are sincere and right
and believing that we have the Apr oval
of God, we can wait for or waive the ap-
probation of men.
The third, Hebrews, 12:14-16. suggests
one of the great "Hindrances from With
in" namely the spirit of bitterness which
so often sours the life and involves the
unhappy soul that permits 1t to tester in
terness that often. breaking out, engen-
ders strife and mars the whole of life.
The holy life should be happy life, flied
with sweetness and strength and light
The fourth and last Of the references.
Proverbs, 4:23, sums up the whole ques-
ton Of Help and Hindrance from With
in" for the heart is the pattern shop of
character, on whose uestle board are
drawn the great designs of life. and in
i, the diligent keeping of the heart" Is
found the secret Of holiness, happiness
and peace.
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WOULD FORCE OUT LIQUOR.
Georgetown W. G. q. Favors License
Increase to Support Inebriates.

The Georgetown Woman's Christian
Union at meeting presided over by the
president. Mrs. Zed H. Copp, in the par
lors Of the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church, yesterday afternoon, adopted
resolutions setting forth:
That the union advocates the early es-
tablishment of an inebriate hospital for
the District of Columbia by congressional
atcion. 1.-The same to be built and main
tanned wholly by q special tax levied
upon the licensees of intoxicating liquors
by increasing the cost Of their license
until prohibition by legislation shall have
been secured"
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Of the local committee on arrangement,
in tho chair. Each day there will be
three sesAona, morning. afternoon and
evening.
Tho committees In charge Of the con-
vention are as follows:
Local committee Of arrangements-B.
H. Warner. chairman: DR.. Donald c.
Macleod. first vice chairman; William
knowles Cooper, second vice chairman;
HI. d. Gordon. secretary: John b. Sle
man, r., treasurer.
Committee ON railroad transportation
H. A. Thrift. chairman. and district
passenger agents Of the various railroad
companies.
Committee on ffnance-B. H. Warner,
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Piqued Prophet.

Remorse nils the prophets soul. His
has changed the character Of the
city. In q day he has won a notable VIC
tory for God. The phenomenal success
brings displeasure. The narrow provin-
ctal spirit has reasserted itself, and cries
out for the destruction of Israers enemy.
Gods method is the reconstruction. not
the destruction of his enemies. It was
God:s love we to all men. seif-opinions s ed
people are inclined to sulk when they
cannot have their own way. In the
midst of his displeasure he calls for
death Many a man who was unfit for
death. The only death we should seek is
that of selfishness; eliminate 1t and peace
reigns. For nearly twenty centuries
Christ has been trying to get His church
The marvellous success Of the mission
airy demands more men and money for
the missionary work OF all denomina-
tons. The challenge Of the unfinished
near and rebnkes the disciple by les
son taught his own nature. The gourd
that was easily destroyed by the worm
was worth something to the prophet.
God taught him by 1t to see that the city
of 10000 souls was worth something to
Him. Jehovah reveals to Jonah his error
In believing Him to be q local god. We
must not fall into a similar error, for
God Is not for America alone. Jesus
Christ died for the world. He bids us go
and preach the gospel to every creature.
Gods purpose to save all that repent and
believe the gospel is still true. Punish
ment with God ends in the thought of our
Lord. when the penitent seeks divine par
don and mends his life. 1t is our duty
to heed the command OF God and go now,
as much as it was for Jonah to go to
Nineveh when God sent him. The COM
mission is individualistic and we must all
heed the command: Go We into all the
world and preach the gospel to all peo-
pie
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fourth amual Contention to Bring Uogetber 36aanp|
Of the 1eaoing Alission 0oaorkers of the Gour=
trp--presnrut AMI 5aars. Gait 0olill Kefeibe the
Delegates at the 0@bitr Douse.

NJ. e. Church: DR.. Woodrow. Congrega-
tional Church; DR.. Wiles. Lutheran
Church: DR.. Wells. M. e. Church South:
DR.. helms. Protestant Episcopal Church.
Committee on reporting proceedings Of
convsntion-Rev. F. B. Lukens, chair
man: c. b Deyo. Mrs. Madison Clark.
chairman; George A. HAveu. ". II.
Evans. Rev. h. 3. Angus. A. P. Tasker,
Miss Grace Beelman. AdjR. Louise NJ.
Braxier.
Committee on church ushers-A. D.
Sutherland. chairman: 8. M. Croft, J. G..
Muncaster, F. M. Dtclrey.
Committee ON badges ana church deo-
orations-W. H. Womersley. chairmans
M. g. Copeland. W. H. Houghton.
Committee on mission exhibits-H. w.
Kline, chairman.
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Second Summons Secures Service.

God does not hesitate to use men who
have failed Him. He furnishes us with
new opportunities SO that We may cor
rect the mistakes Of former days. Men
lack confidence in us when we have failed
them, but God forgives our sin and sends
us on new missions. We suffer for our
mistakes. but he never discharges us
because of our errors The second chance
is never as good as the first opportunity.
The message that God gave Jonah was
the same as at first. The failure OF the
modern preacher Is that he takes some
mans message when God gives a divine
message to every preacher. prophet and
poet. II we proclaim any other than the
divine message we are Improbable serr-
ants. The city must be warned. This
shows that God recognized that the Gen.
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First Foreign Missionary.

The strongest men. physically, mentally
and morally. are needed for the foreign
field The man whose moral fiber will
not break amid the isolation Of heathen-
ism Is the only one fit to represent the
church abroad. Many minister can sue
coed in friendly environment who would
be colossal failure in mission work. 1t
takes a heroic soul to stand the strain of
the first two years away from home,
learning the language under friendly
guidance so that it will be Of service in
winning men for Christ and the church.
But no board could think of sending out
missionary who was not thoroughly
prepared for the work to win men for the
Master. When God selected Jonah to be
the first foreign missionary the prophet
declined. AS long as his ministry was
along national lines he was willing to
listen and obey the Masters voice, but
when the call came to go to the foreign
a river reveals the character Of the soil
through which 1t flows-at the beginning
pure, it becomes colored with the sand.
sediment and soil in it's passage to the
Of the earth were to be blessed" had for
gotten its mission to foreign powers.
This is the danger that America faces.
God has placed us in the most strategic
center Of the world. He brings the for
eigner to lis. If immigration becomes a
menace to America it will be because we
have become Indifferent to our religious
duty to win those who know not Christ to
the standard Of the cross. sympathy is
the key that opens their receptive hearts
to the gospel message. In these days
when all of the world realizes the i'm
portance Of the open door for commerce
let us not fail to use every chance to
push the cause of Christ until all shall
know the love of God for men.
Many take their tasks today In the
church work as a personal pleasure, and
preference is the excuse which the modern
followers of jonah make when they dis
like the call God makes upon us. Bust
ness required Jonah's presence in Tar
shish. 1t is easy to manufacture false ex-
cuses when we run away from duty. The
sea received the wireless message Of the
wind, Gods detective Jonah is aroused
confesses his faults. offers to die to save
the heather sailors, yet he was making
the trip to avoid preaching to the heather.
Conviction brought courage. Though he
was q prophet, yet Jonah learned obedi-
ence through suffering. so that he was
ready to go when God called again.
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Bryce to Deliver Address.

Ambassador James Bryce Of England
will address the colored mems branch
of the Y. NJ. C. A. at the Howard Thea
ter tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
presence Of the ambassador at the meet
ing will be significant in that the first
Y. NJ C. A. was started in England in
1912 by George williams. The speaker
will be introduced by Henry B. F. Mac
farland, former District Commissioner.
Dr. Wilbur P. Thirkield. president OF
Howard University. will preside.
Lewis e. Johnson, secretary OF the
branch, reports that 2OO new members
were admitted at a recent meeting.
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Wilson Memorial Chapter has elected
the following new officers:
President. William E. Truman: vice
presidents. Miss Bessie Henley, Mrs Mary
A. Bopp. Mrs l.. v. Donaldson and Miss
Addie Wedding; secretary, Miss Eliza
beth Plender: treasurer, Miss Bertha
Henley; chorister, Mrs. James H. Allen;
organist, Miss Anna Finagin.
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chairman. Herald: Thomas c. Noyes.
Star; F. A. Walker. Times. and w. A.
Spurgeon. Post.
Committee on reception Of and housing
characterization X. Cooper. chairman;
Mrs. II. E Monroe. Mrs. F. B. Lukens.
Mrs. H. A. Thrift. Mrs. Graves. Miss
Florence e. Brown. Mrs. Freeman, Mrs.
Z Brooke, Mrs. 8. II. Hadley.
Committee on assigning delegates to
churches-Dr. Donald c. Macleod. chair
man; DR.. Miller, Christian Church: DR..
stevenson, Baptist Church: DR.. shannon,
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To Benefit Base Ball Team.

An entertainment was given Friday
night at the North Carolina Avenue NJ.
p. Church. corner Of Sth street and North
Carolina avenue southeast. for the benefit
Of the base ball team. An elaborate pro-
gram. consisting Of Walter Smith. cornet-
list Of the Marine Band: Prof. Feather.
stone. musical entertainer; Mrs. Frank
Byram, piano soloist; Mrs. Mary Miller
Scott and Miss Aileen Miller, vocal solo.
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Music at Church of Covenant.
Work on New Ediflce.

Work on the foundation for the new
edifce Of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, 9Th and A streets northeast, is
progressing rapidly. The old church
building and chapel have been removed
The congregation 10 worshiping in a
tent pitched on the lot Immediately OPP
posite the old site. and It. IL planned to
continue the tent meetings all summer.
The tent is comfortably hoored. is to be
lighted by electricity and will seat about
$50 people. The lights, however. are
not yet in place and should the delay ex-
tend over Sunday 1t will be necessary to
hold twilight service at $40 pm. instead
Of the regular pm. preaching service.
The Sunday school meets at $50 am.
and the morning preaching service will
be held at IL o'clock as usual. Notwith-
standing the cool weather, the tent was
thronged last Sunday. and the indications
are that with settled warm days large
congregations win be the order at the
open-air services. All departments OF
church life and activity will be main
tanned.
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Epworth League Notes,

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of control Of the District Epworth
League will be held Wednesday evening
at Wesley Church
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burns Into mems hearts. Forty days
and Nineveh will be destroyed The
strange figure marching through the city
streets would arouse attention by his
prophets dress Of long hair and, hanging
down over the shoulder. the rude dried
sheepskin mantle. The dialect was Pc
culiar. but the sermon was startling.
The evildoer is always aware that some
penalty is due him. yet as q rule he is a
The plain strong speech rang out so
clear that 1t aroused the city. Jonah's
experience confirmed his belief that God
would punish 1t. This he declares. But
the citizens and king clearly perceived
that the message Of warning was also
one that offered hope. A friendly God
sends warning. They repent. believe in
God and by the thorough character OF
their repentance and works succeed In
averting the Judgment. God is no re-
specter Of persons, and the one who re-
penis will receive of His unmerited favor.
His mercy is like the patience Of the sea
that continually covers the scars made
upon the beach.
The capacity Of the heather to receive
the gospel is being revealed today In
Korea, where the Presbyterians' mission
work Is receiving such marvellous growth.
The movements Of the masses toward
Christianity is seen in southern India IN
the work of the Baptists and in northern
India by that Of the Methodists.
The city turned like 6amaria did In one
day to accept Jesus. Underneath all SIN
is the power that God has planted In the
soul of men so that they can turn unto
Him If they will and have mercy and
grace and pardon today. There Is no
danger that It will go unnoticed, for
there is 10Y In the presence Of angels in
heaven over one soul that repenteth.
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Music at Bethany Church.

Music at Bethany Church.
A special musical program At Bethany
Baptist Church Sunday night win be
given by the choir. under tho direction OF
the leader. Mrs. Dayelle T. Wsloh. and
Miss Mabel Martyr Dill. the orsanist. a.
follows: Prelude. 'Serenade." NHxlsow-
ski: anthem. Gloria Twelfth Mass
Mozart: With verdure Clad" soprano
solo, Haydn: anthem. God Hath Ap-
pointed a Day." Tours: The Sun Shall
Be No More Thy Light by Day" Wood
ward: offertory. Demaigne; anthem, Tho
Lord is Exalted" West: postfude. ''sa-
lone"
Bethany Baptist gives large place to
music in its worship. and the choir,
under Mrs. WEIGHS leadership. has at
tanned high rank with the musical peo-
pie OF the city. Its quarterly special
musical services are always popular.
4
HamHne NJ. E. Church Meeting.
The official board of Hamline Methodist
Episcopal Church Is arranging. through
q committee. program to be presented
at q meeting next Wednesday evening in
the church parlors The entire member
ship with the friends of the church will
which will be rehearsed the work of the
year along spiritual social and financial
lines. The program will be interspersed
with music.
First Presbyterian Church.
In the First Presbyterian Church Rev.
w. D. Nose OF Washington Heights
Church will preach in exchange with the
pastor at the morning service. At the
evening service DR.. Macleod will give an
illustrated lecture on THE Sermon on tia
Mount. The choir will render a special
illustrated musical program. Mothers
day will be observed at the First Presby
terial Church Sunday. May IA. At the
morning service with appropriate exer-
cises. The Sunday school will also OBJ
serve the day In its services. Mothers
day has been observed at the First
Church for several years, with very graft
flying results.
Missionary Society Gives Supper.
There was a large attendance at the
missionary supper Of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society Of Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church last evening Over
200 tickets were Sold
~ q
Annual Meeting Of Mems Glass.
The mems class Of Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Sunday school held its an
nual meeting last Wednesday evening.
The regular work Of the class year closes
with the last Sunday in May and COM
mences again with the first Sunday In
October. The past season has been an
exceptionally successful one.
Of1cers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President and leader.
Rev. DR.. Edwin M. Bliss; vice president,
E. Warner Parker: secretary, Thomas r.
Maitland; treasurer. John c. Milford:
chairman outlook committee, John r.
Hinton: social committee, Charles W.
Burrows; music committee, Willard F..
Buell..
At the close Of the business meeting
the class Joined with the bowling team
Of the Sunday school. most OF the men,
bers Of which are members If the class,
in attending the presentation of the tra-
ply won by the team and Of other prizes
There was also a social entertainment.
including a play THE Dress Rehearsal"
performed by the young people of tho
church.
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lists: William Farden, whistler. and Mr..
Alfred Rodrick, elocutionist, was ar
ranged.
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Entertainment Planned.

entertainment Planned.
The official board of lIamline M. F.
Church is planning. through a commit
tee Of that body, for an entertainment to
consist Of addresses and music to be pre-
scented at a meeting OF the entire men,
bership and friends Of the church Wed
nesday evening, May 3, in the pariors OF
the church.
Benefit Concert by Mercer Class.
benefit concert was given by the
Mercer class Of the Calvary Baptist
Church last night. the proceeds Of which
are to be turned over to the treasurer of
the Childrens Home. at Alexandria. Va.
Those who participated in the program
were Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. Prof.
Arthur D. Mayo. Joseph F. Matthew. Miss
Mabel c. Latimer. Mrs. Hope Hopkins
Burroughs. Earl Carbaugh, Mrs Ralph P.
Barnard. Miss Lillian NJ. Koechiing, Ed
win Callow and Miss Louise II. Coburn.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, founder Of the
home for whose benefit the concsrt was
given, spoke Of the work Of the institu-
ton.
The following were patronesses: Mrs.
Samuel HI. Greene Mrs. Charles I. Corby.
ell, Mrs Louis E. Payson. Mrs. J. B.
Kinnear. Mrs, q. A. Ross, Mrs. William
A. Wilbur, Mrs. g. w. Woodward, Mrs.
Bertha NJ. Robbins. Mrs. G. c. Gould,
Mrs. q. w. Sifsby. Mrs. William II.
Hoeke. Mrs. William H. McKnew. Mrs.
Flournoy Menefee, Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs.
D. A. Chambers, Mrs. William II. Baker
Mrs. 8. ]. Masters. Mrs. william T. GILL.
Mrs. George Otis Smith. Mrs. William @.
Schafhirt, Mrs. p. H. Brfstow and Mrs
r. W. Vaughn.
IS
Will Entertain Superintendent.
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Entertainmsnt By Mems League.

Tho Mems League Of the First Meth
odist Protestant Church. 18th street south
esst, gave an entertainment last evening
In the lecture room Of the church. Aftss
prayer by the pastor. Rev. W. A. Melvin.
and an address Of. welcome b. WNliam
Thompson. q program Of mus1e end
recitations was given. These tA1Efng art
were william Weber. MA J. q 0san.
Miss Miriam Tairbanlrs. AC0 Nyytao 1ns.
rows, ]. g. Klein. Forrest q. 0x1meA VII
Ham G. Atherholt. Miss Letia Ullooou.
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Will Entertain Superintendent.

A dinner will be given under the aus
pices Of the Sunday School Association
Of the District to the superintendent
and assistant superintendents Friday
evening, May 3. at o'clock. at McKen-
dree NJ. f.. Church. A social hour from
9 to vii precede the featsing. W. w.
MILAN will be the toastmaster ana Rev.
q. T. Mowbray will make the address Of
welcome. Addresses will be delivered as
follows: Some Sunday School Prob
LENS P. H. Bristow: Tho Church and
A. Miller; 1.-THE Mems Movement in Re
lation to the Sunday School, Rev. Don
aid c. Macleod The COMMITTEES in
charge includes Frank T. Israel J. II.
Hammer and J. w. Reisner.
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Musical. Service to Be Omitted.

The usual monthly musical service In
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church will for the rest of the season be
omitted. and instead the service each
Sunday evening will be enriched with an
increase OF the musical numbers. Next
Sunday evening DR.. Radcliffe will con-
tinue his series upon II Go A-Ffshing,
the subject being THE Fish That Swal-
lowed Jonah
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-09
DR.. REILLY
gave BONDS

Langdon, N. D., Mar. S.-Dr. Reilly
was released Saturday on $1,000
bond. His preliminary hearing will
be held today. He is charged with
performing a criminal operation on
young woman by the name of Mrs.
VIM. Druary, which caused her death.
The coroner's jury impanelled to in.
quire into her death returned a YER
dict against the doctor.
He was arrested and taken to Lang
don: The doctor is quite wealthy and
States Attorney Crimson is very
thorough prosecuting attorney, so the
case will be a hard fought one.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-09
CORN As Il DRY farm
CROP

supplement the pastures of the sum-
mer and fall as soiling crop or in
the form of ensilage, and to form the
bulk of their winter ration; fourth,
to supply the sheep and hogs a cheap
fattening food for finishing them on
in the fall.
The first essential to corn culture
on the dry farms is live stock, for
without such there is no way of utillz'
ing the corn crop, but if live stock
are kept, feed must be had; the corn
crop can be converted into beef, pork,
mutton, wool, butter and eggs; COM
modities that can always be convert
ed into cash or it's equivalent. The
by-products of live stock (manure)
should 60 back onto the land to re-
plenish the diminishing supply OF hui
mus and fertilizing elements so essen
tial to large yields.
The second essential to corn culture
is a conviction that it will pay to
grow live stock on the corn crop pro-
duced and a determination to grow
corn as their chief feed in spite OF
adverse circumstances. In order to
be successful in growing corn on
dry farm the selection of the proper
variety is essential. In western
North Dakota and eastern Montana
Squaw, Gehu, Mercer, King Phillip
and Triumph will probably prove the
best flint varieties, while Golden Dent
and Northwestern Dent will probably
prove the best dent varieties. Good
seed is very important. 1t should al
ways terminate strong and IS per cent
or better.
The time to seed is from the 10th
to the 18th of May in a we'll prepared
seed bed, which has been MANFRED
and plowed the fall before, and which
has been narrowed at intervals from
the time the soil had thawed out in
the spring until the time of seeding.
Thorough cultivation is very impor-
tant, as it warns the soil, decreases
evaporation of soil water, and forces
the corn ahead very rapidly. On the
dry farms the corn should be cultivat-
ed after every rain as soon as posi-
BILE in order to bottle all water pos.
sible in the soil. AS soon as the corn
is cut the land should be disced light
ly, but it should not be plowed.
Should any heavy soaking rains come
after this in the fall, the land should
again be narrowed. In the spring
wheat should be sown as early as pos
sible, but very rarely should the corn
land be plowed before seeding wheat.