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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
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TIT is told that Josiah Wedgewood was
on one occasion showing nobleman
of dissolute habits and atheistic be-
lief through his famous pottery, and ex-
planning the intricate and delicate process
beside young man who was giving the
finishing touches to copy of tie cele-
brated Portland vase. The nobleman rare
ly allowed an opportunity to speak dis
paragingly of religion to go by, and did
not this time The young man seemed
shocked at first. then listened with inter-
est and when the nobleman closed his re-
marks burst into a jeering laugh. Mr.
WedSewood made no comment, but talk
ing the vase from the hand of the work
man threw it to the pavement, shatter-
ing it into a thousand pieces. THAT was
objectionable carelessness," said the no.
bleman, angrily. Il wished to take that
vase home for my collection" Yet you
forget my lord" said Mr. Wedgewood
that the soul of that youth came pure
into the world; that his parents, friends,
all good Influences lave been at work to
make him a vessel lit for the Masters
use, and that you, with your impious
touch, have IRldone the work of Years.
No human hand can bind together again
what you have broken"
The first Christian Endeavor Society
was organized nearly generation ago in
order that the young people might be
fortified against just such Influences as
those of the visitor to the famous potter.
When DR.. Francis E. Clark banded the
young people of his church in Portland.
Me-, into a society whose members were
pledged to live and work for Christ and
the church, he did not dream of the i'm
portance of his act. But that first society
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problems which are awaiting us all in
the future" The bishop In a short visit
to the university was making careful
inspection of the various departments
when asked to speak at chapel service.
He was deeply impressed with the sing
ing at this service and paid d tribute to
the student body.
II thank YOU" he said, "for this privi-
lege of standing here and looking into
your faces and hearing your voices. your
singing-such singing, Why I have heard
nothing like it since two years ago. when
was in the city of London, and in the
Peoples Palace there some five or six
thousand or more people were gathered
chiefly for the purpose of giving greeting
to the great popular Bishop of London,
and those five or six thousand voices
united in song and l have never heard
anything like it since, though / have
heard the best choirs of New York CITY,
until / heard You sing this morning.
Come to New York. all of you. together
thousand or twelve hundred or how
ever many YOU may be. and YOU take
Carnegie Hall or the biggest hall in the
city, and We will have you sing, two or
three of your best people speak. and we
will sweep the city and the land in IL
great campaign of your race without
parallel in the past and with great prom
Use for the future
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on the subject of religion was un-
worthy, and that there is a proper way
and proper time to speak to others
on the subject of most Importance 10
the world.
There have been countless instances
among the society'S members Of those
who long shrank from what they felt
would be an impossible and unWelcome
approach to their friends, but who are
now ready to agree with the message
Of DIR. Chapman, the evangelist who
recently stirred Chicago to it's depths,
when he said:
Just a year ago I went up to have
the privilege of calling on high Off
Ger of Minnesota. He said: y heard you
preach last night, and l didn't believe
what you said about asking people to
come to Christ. l don't believe in that.
What do you think of man coming
down into this hothed of politics and
asking a man to come to CHRIST? I
said: L never told people to do that.
I have just been introduced by tho
most distinguished Presbyterian in st.
Paul, and one of the most distinguished
politicians. What if he should come
into your office and say, Il am Chris.
tian; not as good as / could wish, but
love Christ. | love you, and | would
give my right hand IL | could lead you
to my Savior" said, What would you
say to him. His lip was trembling, and
his eye moistened. He said, Il think !
should say, Thank you.
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not given She was only an obscure
resident of the wild country far from
the town. But she was one of the sort
of women of whom the author Of 1.-The
Children of Light once wrote:
Al rare times one may come upon
the path of a faithful and effective
toi1er for the Master, who has the happy
knach of working unseen of men. Us
uailE. perhaps. it is woman. One
seldom meets her. The world hears little
OF her. But there are those among the
poor, the sick. the troubled, who know
her cheering voice. and who learn to
listen 10 her almost stealthy footstep"
The widow shared, and she had album
dance. God saw to that. The best
way to have is to share. even to the las,
crust and the last dollar The best
way to have faith in God is to persuade
another to have faith in Him. The best
way to have lasting comfort is to COM
fort others through the comfort where
with we ourselves are comforted of
God. II Cor. L. The prescription
never fails.
us thy cruise of comfort failing?
Rise and share ii with another
And through all these years of famine
1t shall serve thee and thy brother.
Love divine will ill thy storehouse,
Or thy handful still renew
Scanty fare for one will often
Make royal feast for two
And all this time Ahab, the king. was
frantically searching for the man who
had declared that there should be n aitner
dew nor rain, but at his word. The king
had laughed at him. But he was not
laughing now. The matter was too
serious.
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PRAYER.

While the dawnlight slowly reddens. usherins in
And We look out to the future. glad and bright
and dear
Comes a voice adown the silence. at whose
word we bow.
As We hear the gently spoken Servant, where
art thou!
At the threshold as we Iinger, ana the pulse
Thinking Of 18th the unried rusu. where our lot
Let us kneei and make our answer to the Lord
Yielding ali to Him who calls US: master
In the radiance Of the morning al seems fair
BY and by the glare of MONDAY and the dreary
night
Find us dropping. shrinking. hiding. with for
And the Master. voice come. sadly: Servant.
where art thou7
II perehance. the task seem heavy. small. un-
To We long foT great achievement. bringing
praise-sh. then
Answering Him whose voice hath called US:
Master. here am l."
II tie wishes We have cherished must be laid
aside.
If within the radiant sunlish, We may not
Hars: how te.derly He ealieth. seeking each
now,
Reaching down His hand to bless us: Servant,
where art thou
so tbro' all our life work watching with uplifted
Listening for His word who loves US: Servant.
where art thou
Always ,nay He mud ready. glad TO make
In the sunshine the shadow: Master. here
am L. Jennie Harrison.
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~ALVARY NJ e h o d i s t Episcopal
O Church, on Columbia road, is to
have no regular pastor in sue
cession to Rev. DIR. Joseph Dawson, who
has gone to the East Baltimore Station
Church, until the Baltimore conference
meets in Douglas Memorial Church OF
this city March 90. During this month
Rev DIR. Thirkield. president OF Howard
University, and other clereymen will con-
duct the services. During March Rev.
DR. John w. r. Sumwalt. district super
intendent of the Washington Methodist
Episcopal churches. will be i'll charge.
Dr. Sumwalt is familiar with the work
in Calvary Church and will have but lit
tie difficulty, it Is declared. III arranging
for the annual report to be made by the
congregation to the conference. AS We,
no pastor of the conference has been men
toned in connection with the appointment
to Calvary.
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"I Hope,'' and II Know"

They are ready to speak up with the
negress of whom Moody used to tell In
his humorous way. Talking to DOUBT
ing Christian, she said:
81 had hern folks say, Hope ! has re-
ligion, but I doan know; but / never
hearn a man say, I hopes has money,
but / doan know Dat sorter ligion
dat yer hopes yes got. but doan know,
amt swine to do no mo- good dan der
money what yer hopes yes got, but
doan know"
Because they have some certainty
about what religion means to them.
Christian Endeavorers have been learn
ing to tell others what a good thing
it is to serve Christ, and have sue
ceeded in persuading multitudes of
others to serve Him with them. They
have found that the tfmidity which
kept them from approaching others
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NfnI drlfters. We have no plans in
NV life. We have cut loose from
our moorings and thrown chart and
compass overheard We are like the
fellow who said, Il don't know where
I'm going but I'm on the way" Or like
the dog that sat- lonely, in the railroad
station because he had chewed UP his
tag. 1t doesn't matter so much what
your occupation may be-whether it's in
the home, the school, the shop or the
store-your life will be immensely relieved
from anxiety and the petty worries If
you have some big ideal the striving
after which makes every little worry
seem like the pebbles on the highway to
the strong traveller who is journeyins
home. These are mere incidents in his
progress and he is unmindful of them be-
cause of the goal just beyond.
1t is dehnltenesS, then, which brings
calmneSs. The assurance that one is on
the way and not merely drifting brings
courage in times of storm. With not a
ship in sight and no land to be seen any
where, with nothing but q waste OF water
all about, the captain of the ocean steam
er is nevertheless calm and serene. His
course is worked out. He has COM
pass which directs him and a chart to
show him the way.
It's mighty good thing. once in
while. to stop and ask yourself, What
is the purpose of my life? Is there any
thing toward which l am working? Or
is life merely a succession of daily
jobs?'
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succeeded so well in fitting its members
for life that other societies followed, by
tens and hundreds and thousands. untli
today there are millions of members, not
only in America. but all over the world
and societies handed together under other
rames as well-all based. however, on the
original Christian Endeavor idea.
one of the best things about these
yo,nr neonle's societies - the fact that
they have been training their members
to know that they are really follow.
ers of Christ, so that they can count
on their religion as a possession as
really as the man VINO mas ,he ,i.ie
the property.
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land Streams dried up. There was no
pasturage for the cattle There was suf-
fering in the palace and in the homes of
humble subjects. BY withdrawing some
of his gifts God was reminding both king
and people of his existence. in the hope
that they might turn from the sins that
were threatening their happiness and
worship Him.
1T is strange that folks used to be re-
minded that it is God who gives the bless
ings of every day that they receive with
so little thought-the air. the sunshine,
the water and the food. They count these
things their right. But what right have
they to them? They are pensioners of
Gods bounty He has only to say the
word and instantly these blessings will
be taken away. He is so gracious that
he does not take them away, unless ii
Is only temporarily and for his own wise
reasons But what if he should see tit
To take them away altogether Would
they be missed? Then why not show
some appreciation of them while they are
given by returning thanks to the giver?
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Elijah's Startling Message.

But he paused not to answer curious
questions. He was on mission. So he
made his way directly to the palace
pushed into the presence of the surprised
king and announced:
LAS Jehovah, the God o: Israel, iveth
there shall not be dew nor rain these
years but according to my word
Then the mysterious messenger was
gone.
How the king and his courtiers must
have laughed at him. No dew and nc
rain. indeed, Why, who was this TO make
such an announcement? OF course there
would be dew and rain. precisely as dew
and rain had always come.
But the king learned his mistake The
dew ceased No rain fell. Weeks passed
then months, then years. For three years
there was not a bit of moisture in the
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In Many of the Churches Services Will Be Held in
Honor of the Event-Supt. Ge1ston of Presbyte-
rian Young Peoples Work to Speak in West
Street Church.

in the Presbyterian Church. and it is
expected that large attendance will be
out to hear him
At the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church the Endeavorers will hold their
meeting with the church at 40 o'clock.
when short talks will be made by several
members of the society.
4. T.. M,cnem, president OF the First
Presbyterian Society. will be IN charge Of
the meeting of that organization which
will he combined with the church meet
ing.
Representative NJ. A. Morrison of Indi-
ana will address the three societies of
St. Pauls Lutheran Church at the regular
church service at 1:@ O'Clock. His sub
iect will he Bible Study" Members of
the societies will also take part in the
service, and a special musical program
will be given.
The exercises at the First Conerega-
tional Church will. in addition to an OBJ
sarvance of the anniversary. consist OF
installation services for the newly elected
officers of the society.
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Gods Care of His Servant.

But Elijah was not forgotten. lie was
God s servant, and God took care of him.
He went to the brook Cherith, which was
fed in such a manner that water was to
be found in it's bed when other streams
were dry. There the prophet found food
for his simple needs And when at last
the orook did dry up, God told his servA
ant where he could find ID poor widow
who would take care of him. Elijah
found the widow and learned that she had
only a little store of provisions-so little
that fire made of two sticks would
suffice to prepare them for eating. Yet
she did not hesitate to set it before
Elijah Had not God given command, and
was rot His servant in need? Her act
was of the same kind as that of mod
ern widow, who one year made it a rule
to put daily coin in a little bank in
which she was saving for the Lord s
treasury. A day came when one coin was
all she had, and there was nothing but
dry bread in the house. But the one
coin was deposited Nor did she lack
anything.
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~ GNDREDS OF Catholics had their
III throatS blessed Friday in various
~ churches Of tho city in comment
GRAFTON of the feast of st. Blaze. WHO is
invoked in the church as the patron of
health and whose feast is celebrated each
year on the Sd of February with this re-
ligious ceremonial
The blessing, which consists in placing
the throat between two lighted candles,
which are crossed upon each other while
the priest who holds them says a brief
prayer to ward off infection from dis
ease, dates back to the earliest days of
Christianity and originated with a story
in connection with the life of the saint.
which represents him as saving the son
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large attendance is expected at each
meeting.
Bishop Woodcock, who succeeded the
late Ri. Rev. Thomas Underwood Dudley.
is regarded as a clergyman of unusual
directness and power. He will. 1T is aver
red, appeal most strongly to the reason,
the will and affections of his hearers, and
point out that the proper life for today is
the one which lies nearest to that of the
Master.
The purpose of the mission is to reach
those who are Indifferent to Christ and
the church and their religious duties. and
also to deepen and broaden religion in
those who already profess themselves
Christians.
Rev. DR.. De Vries, rector of ST Mark s
parish, has addressed the parishioners,
averring: We want our people to help
this mission in three ways. First, by
prayer for it's fruitfulness; second, by
making their own arrangements so that
they can attend all the services; third by
bringing the members of their families,
their friends and their neighbors, espe-
cially those who are not church-goers and
who are not interested in religion
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Blessing of Threats Observed in Washington Cath
Ole Churches-Feast of St. Blaze Celebrated =
An Old Time Custom Back to Life of
Pre1ate in Fourth Century.

of widow from choking 10 death on .
fish bone
st. Blaze or Rlasfus. as he Is often
called, lived in the early part Of the
fourth century and was Bishop of Sehaste
in Armenia. He is also regarded as the
patron of wool combers, and in European
countries Ills feast IS celebrated by mem
bers OF this trade. who believe that he
met his death as a martyr by being torn
with wool combs.
The blessing OF the throats took place
in all the Catholic churches imme-
diately after mass in tho morning and
again in the afternoon. when men. women
and children fiocked to the altar In tho
belief that the simple prayer and the
ceremony will protect them from sore
threats this winter.
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Doing Something elise.
By the Churchman.

~ HE
" situation is quality he coveted and cultivated
finally asked he had particular
lack
What do by that asked the presiding elder
get right off usually work and make other
We quote Eras,us justify his impaence n this instance
divine man
mang other the execution of
We all obstacles
SAYING, whats use; can; I'll
slide sometimes call business and find him walking
have learned closer intimacy with him that this is but mark of
other outlet hWarted or opposed or aght in thcket of ain
from another angle tries another expedient.
Indulgence which
the wise mother of simply denying it the indulgence
father he seriously his being
% sans a ] You like to hay mother game anne o
the concert This is not purely suppGsious case for
introducing of
which becoming harmful to him
who work together must respect ANOTHER and pay
as @ pnIe n to e fo srsh circles
of inertia positively
opposition But to matters by sheer force does
peraps in mnesntal details accomplish your part
view. principle that half loaf is
than bread who will do something else rather than
when things right home business in
in municipal life in ursh work cant VIE have wit
if it differs slightly from the ideal
something else" for since He had
dea1gs m fem mental @ plans can e not 5 m like
fashion relations with our felow-men?
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kingdom. Ii will be an object lesson
alike to unbelievers and to doubters.
If j could only gather together all
those who kindly read these We ky medi-
tations and show them pictures of what
has been done and is being done by
Christian Endeavor, it would do them
more good than any words of mine. But
tiGce cannot do this. | can only state
in simple fashion the rules which under
lie the life and purpose of these young
Heoplc. Trey are not written rujes for
with the exception of the simple pledge
to love God and read the Bible and work
in the church, there is no constitution
and there are no by avs in this, society
In fact, each society is independent in
its own life and work. But there are
certain principles which apply to all
Christians which these young people fol-
low and which it may help us all to con-
slider and then to question as to whether
we are living as we might, serving as we
should and loving Christ with that free.
happy faith and zeal which true Chris
0Rnity certainly calls for
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~ EE. DIR. FRANCIS CLARK
M founded the Christian Endeavor
Society in Maine thirty years ago.
and today, In all parts of TIE world, En-
deavorers will hold special services In
their respective churches commemorative
tho date when this pastor gathered in his
little church and started the work which
has encircled the globe.
Washington Endeavorers have arranged
for a number CT special meetings, and
plan to arouse much enthusiasm among
The members.
The superintendent of young peoples
work of the Presbyterian Church, Willis,
J.. Gelston. will deliver an address at the
meeting of the West Street Presbyterian
Church Society. and will afterward con-
duct a conference for Christian Endeavor
workers. The superintendent is regarded
as one of the notable younger workers
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Musical Program.

The recently organized choir of the
Rhode Island Avenue NJ P. Church will
give the first of series of evenings with
the choir this evening at 7:3O O'Clock Sc
lections will be given from Gabriers
pillar of Fire" the solo parts being
sustained by Mrs. Homer Hall and Miss
Ruth Sears sopranos; Miss Bertha South
hall and Miss Rose Meachen, altos
Charles Allen. tenor: c. NJ. Engel and
r. I. Ballard, bassos.
The Offertory solo, Dudley Bucks Fear
Ye Not, o Israel" will be sung by Miss
Laura Collision.
The choir is under the direction of p.
L. zimmerman. with Mrs. X. Wolf, Or
ganist