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pastors' federation

Rev DIR. Wood, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant. will address the Pastors
Federation meeting at the 7. NJ c. A.
Monday morning at II o'clock. He will
discuss his recent trip to South America
4 i
The eyangelistic services which were
closed at the Fifth Baptist Church last
Sunday by reason OF the opening of the
annual meeting of the Columbia Associa-
ton of Baptist Churches in the Second
Church may be resumed shortly. accord
ing to an announcement of Pastor John
E, Briggs. During the meetings there
were seventy-seven accessions to the
church. and a number Of these will be
baptized at the evening service tomor-
row.
In the afternoon a special meeting to
advance the men and religion forward
movement will be he'd. Rev. Earle VII
fIey. pastor of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church. will be the principal speaker
of the occasion.
xt
Mrs. Harriet F. Monroe of this city has
assumed the leadership of campaign
among the women of the University OF
Illinois at Champaign in the interest OF
social service.
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A Wonderful Find.

What is known in the religious world
as destructive scholarship has sought
so to discount the history in Ezra and
Nehemiah as to detract largely from its
face value. Monday morning. October .,
a paper was read before the Presby-
terrain Ministers Association here by Rev.
Dr. Flournoy, on ''The Lost Treasures
of EIephantine." Elephantine is an island
in the River Nile, up at the first cataract
In 1904 and 1907 papyri in a good state
of preservation We're unearthed there,
which have been deciphered. and which,
as shown by definite dates aud definitive
data therein. We're demonstraoly written
before the time when Ezra and Nehemiah
were leading the Jews back from the
captivity and rebuilding the walls of Je-
rusalem.' TWentysix persons, mentioned
in the Bible. who were cotempora ries
of Ezra and Nehemiah. are named. San
ballat nehemiah, 2:1o-19p is represented
in n papyrus by the sons of Sanbaiiat,
the governor of SamaTia.' and Johanan
(Nehemiah, 12:22, 23) Is appealed to as
thigh priest at Jerusalem which ap-
peal it appears. was not answered. may.
be because his brother Manasseh hau
been driven from Jerusalem by Nehe-
miah for having married the daughter
of Sanbailat CNehemiah, 1::2Sl. the enemy
of the Jews. Not only do these papyri
authenticate the traditionally aSSgned
dates and place of the books of Ezra
and Decentralization can. therefore, De
relied upon and taken without discount
but they completely negative other pro-
nouncenents of this scholarship.
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5urfessful Rehibal.
Rev. E. s. Sucker Meeting
With Much Success in Meet
ings in Bethany Baptist
Church.

~ Ev. EDWIN S. SUCKER, who
* is conducting series of special
~ services at Bethany Baptlst
Church. Is noted rs a chautauqua lee
turer, orator and Bible teacher, and Is
meeting with success. He commenced
his ministry as a chapel car evangelist
working throughout Texas and the south
west. During this period Mr.. sucker s
evangelistic gifts were used in starting a
large number of churches that have now
become prominent The successful work
of the chapel car Good Will attracted the
attention of his denomination and brought
to him the secretaryship OF the Publica-
ton Society, with headquarters in chi
cage.
The work of the passionate appealed SO
strongly to him that he accepted the cali
to the First Baptist Church OF South
in Owatanns, Mimi. While pastor In
Oakland, Cal, large number OF the
University of California students were
found among his congregation. He not
only stands high in his own denomination
but the constant demands made by the
chautauquas throughout the country
upon Bible topics and popular subjects
led him two years ago to give his entire
time to field work, since which time ne
has become one of the leading eVangel-
lists of his church.
He is giving i'm the Bible conferences
at pm. daily the lectures that he usu-
ally delivers at the chautauquas a. d BIZ
BILE conferences OIL the country. They are
said to be full of interest to Christians or
all faiths, and all are welcome. The even
ing services arc largely of an evangelistic
nature.
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Scriptive Chronology.

IT should be said at the outset that
there is no authoritative system OF Bipie
chronology, though many cbronologists-
Hales, Jackson, Usher, Bunsen, Poole ana
several others-have given us their
Chronological schemes; but Isners Is
mainly followed in the marginal notes OF
our Bibles IL will relieve d1mcultAes Al
many minds if Is accepted the sI,
ment of one of the very best plplicai
Beecher. In his Dated Events OF tne
(,d Testament: There is no blDncai
chronology for the times before Apra-
ham. The Abrahamic tables OF nufnoets
Genesis. > and l1:io-23) are ethnicai anu
not biogra phical Up 81
The birth of Abraham has peen rech-
oned at 3. c. 1895. and then follows the
migration from Cha1dea to and settie-
nent in Palestine. the so1ourn IN
Erypt and the exodus, which liz fixed
AT r. c. 1891 Then comes the period
of the Theorscy until the setting up
of the kingdom under Samuel the
prophet and the monarch Saui, % -
1895 After three reigns tSaui, DAVID
Solomon) of forty years each the
Kingdom was divided. Il. c. 975, the
ten northern tribes under Jeropoam
constituting the Kingdom OF Israel
and the two southern tribes juan
and Benjamin, becoming the hlngooHl
of Judea The northern kingdom AFTER
nineteen reigns and two interregnums
fell two hundred and fifty-four years
later under the ASA ults of Shataman-
eser. and the people were carried away
captive to Assyria, b. G. III; the
southern kingdom suffering a, like fate
one hundred and thirty-threc years
later the captivity in Babylonia begin
ming b C. SIS, though the subsection
began eighteen years carrier I'll hlnSs'
24:D, thus fulfilling Jeremiah's proph-
ecy The prophecied return from the
severity years exile tEz., I'D under
Prince Zerubbabel (studied Last month";
occurred 3. G. 5S6.
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pillage, he found his brother. Nehemiah,
enjoying the prosperity of his position in
the winter palace of Shushan, witt Ar
taxerxes. the king. Although Nehemiah
was brought into close contact with the
king, because 1t was his duty to taste the
wine to prove that it contained no poison
before he handed it to the king AMI
usher visitors into his majesty's presence,
Nehemiah did not hesitate to show S
interest in his countrymen's condi ion,
which was due largely to the sympathy
that the kings councillors had shown to
the enemies of the Jews. The rad.calism
Of Ezra did not suit their conservative
spirit Distressing facts forced the man
of God to his knees. The power Of any
movement is determined by p. aver, real
prayer. that pleads with God fol- Ii hit to
see the way, stamina to stand for Christ,
strength to do His will and thus help To
bring in the Kingdom of God among men.
Nehemiah, facing the facts of tie pros
ress of Ezra's reformation, realizing the
perils position and problems pressing for
solution among his people, found stl ength
for service in prayer
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Deare 5erbife

Rev. DIR. Benjamin r. Trueblood, secre-
tary Of the American Peace Society,
which has it's headquarters In this city,
is to speak in the Union Methodist Epis-
copal Church tomorrow morning on The
Prospects of Universal Arbitration" The
address is one of a number Of similar
ones which are to be delivered in Wash
ington and other cities throughout the
country tomorrow in an effort to innu-
ence members Of the Senate in ratlfAins
shortly the proposed arbitration treaties
between this country and Great Britain
and France.
Rev. Charles NJ Bart, pastor of st.
Teresas Catholic Church of Anacostia,
VIII conduct religious services at The
Government Hospital for the insane to-
morrow afternoon in place of Rev. hugh
T. Stevenson, pastor of Bethany Bapust
Church, who is to preside over the men
and religion forward movement service
at the Rhode Island Avenue Method ST
Protestant Church. Both Father Bart
and Rev. Mr.. Stevenson are chapIains OF
the asylum and thus found 1t conyen-
lent to exchange dates
Mr. George Ivan Chiu, Chinese mis-.
sionary, is to address the Sunday school
of Gunton- Temple Memorial Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow morning. In
the evening he will address the Youns
Peoples Society OF the Second Baptist
Church.
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Dr. 5tunts Dere

Rev. DIR. Homer G. stunt. who has
5ust returned to the east from a meeting
Of the General Methodist Episcopal Com
mittee on Foreign Missions. recently held
in Denver, will preach In Foundry Meth
odast Church tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The union Thanksgiving services of the
churches ON Capitol Hill will be held
Thanksgiving morning at 1870 O'clock In
the Ninth Street Christian Church, 9th
and D streets northeast The sermon will
be preached by Rev. w. w. Barnes Of the
Douglas Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church. These services during the Pa 4
years: have been very helpful and have
been attended by large congregations
There viii be a sunrise prayer meeting of
the young peoples societies at the same
church at O'Clock in the morning.
III ~: y = r.
at the Ninth Street Christian Church
tomorrow morning will be boys and girls
rally day for homo missions. The regu ar
Bible school session will. be held. from
p:8O to 1870 O'Clock. and the closing exer-
discs will be held in the main aud .torium,
where an excellent program will be given,
followed by communion service.
At the evening service of the church
nc pastor, Rev. George a. Miller. Will
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'Methodsm's Responsibility to America.
Scripture basis: Num-. 14:14; Psa., 33:13;
Pisa, 147:a0)
m \ the early part of the eighteenth
century, after the fires Of the
~ reformation and counter-refor1na-
ton had begun to burn low. and when
1t seemed as IL the lust of gold and
empire alone held sway in the minds and
hearts of men, MethoGlSm was born. 1t
was as movement and not as a church
that Methodism began; but this move
ment soon assumed proportions and ex-
erted an influence of such terrific mag
nitude that, from being handful Of poor
and pious members of the c urch OF
England, who longed for the glorious
light and liberty of gospel day, this
movement had become, not only great
church, but the strongest single force, in
the forefront of the war agains. the
hosts of sin. No longer byword, Metho-
dist had become the great synonym for
all ire men and forces that dared to
claim the fullness Of gospel power and
privilege; and 1t is not strange that too
often Methodism had to bear the odium
that sprang from the extravagances of
individual enthusiasts or fanatical fol-
lowers: thus sharing with the ar ostles
the groundless charge of being Beside
themselves. Still, In NUMBERS, power ana
rightec usness Met'rodism grew.
AS the strong tide of immigration turn
ed toward America, Methodism leaped the
sea. to spring up with vigorous branch
and abundant fruitage upon its new found
soil; and as the settlers, moving ever
westward, sought new homes and found
ed new states, beside the prairie schooner
that bore the germ of race and civiliZa-
ton In its noblest type there rose the
preacher Of this militant faith. to plant
A. L., - ~,
of the pioneer. This faith, whose songs
Of hope and cheer kert time with AK
and loom: whose mighty message Of re-
deeming grace 50 stirred the nations heart.
was American, patriotically American and
when the hour came that We must seal
forever with the choicest blood. the ma
tion's unity the immortal Lincoln could
say: "Methodism sem more soldiers into
the field and more nurses into the hos
pitalS than any other church." Divided
and subdivided, Methodism sang her song
Of gospel hope and c. eer till hillside,
hamlet and valley village through all
the length Of the new land Of hore had
felt the thrill of gospel fire and every
church that named the name OF Christ
was better for the message that she bore.
But MethodiSm was more than move
ment; Methodism was a movement with
a message A message that had its
fruitage in a nobler national life, palmer
putting Of the truth as truth; iercer
warning against sin: firmer stand for
what the Scriptures taug t. Mems hearts
were moved and gospel fires burned
bright.
But times have changed. America no
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Copyright, 1911, by Rev. T. s. Linscott, DID.
- ERSES 1-3-Who was Nehemiah?
Where was Shushan?

~ ERSES 1-3-Who was Nehemfah!
W Where was Shushan?
What had probably caused the
distress of these Jews who were then in
their own country?
BY whom and when had the wall of
Jerusalem been broken down?
Verse would you say Nehemiah did
the wisest thing to first give himself ny
to weeping, to fasting and to prayer
Give your reasons.
When the church Is in great need, or
the nation in calamity, or We have sore
family or business trouble, how much do
prayer and fasting avail?
Two good men OF equal ability and OPP
portunity, one Of them precedes every
new enterprise With days Of special
prayer, the other starts right at the work
and prays as he goes; which will likely
have the greater success and why?
Verses 5-6-Is 1t helpful or necessary in
private prayer to select choice language,
to tell God of His greatness and good-
ness, and to be as careful OF our oral
composition as IL 1t were to appear in
print? Give your reasons.
Is it probable that many devout people
stir their own hearts more, and give God
q clearer presentation Of their needs in
vocal prayer. in company with other de-
vout people, than by their private prayers,
and II 80 why is 1t?
What is the benefit Of sustained or re-
peated prayer, for the same thing3
Verse lin what particulars had these
Jews specially sinned?
Is it the duty OF all Of us to confess
national sins, and II so what Is the Dene-
mt?
What are our chief national sins which
we should confess to God. and should we
pray for them TO cease?
Verses S-9-Is II our duty, or In what
way is 1t helpful. TO! remind God OF His
promises?
When God brings calamity upon peo-
pie, or an individual for wrongdoing,, is
it meant by God as a bane or q blessing?
Why?
what would be the result II God re-
waroed US for wrongdoing?
When does God do away with or pre-
vent the natural consequences OF our
sins?
When God forgives us, on repentance,
what is included in such pardon?
Should those who have been saved
from their sins and have become the
loyal hi.dren of God, confess sins on gen.
eral principles, even il they are not con-
scious of having sinned?
Verse lois there reason to think that
a backslidden church is in precisely the
same relation to God as so many sinners
in the world?
Verse 11-what influence did this prayer
have upon Nehemiah's request to the
king?
What proof have you that prayers for
specific things are answered todaye
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next board of control meeting the largest
ever held within the Washington dis
trict circular letter will be prepared
and every effort will be made to impress
upon each chapter president the need
Of his attendance and cooperation.
X Ht5 +
The Dumbarton Chapter will give is
socials at the Potomac Bank Hall. be-
.ieving this is setting good preeedept
It's first social will be given DeceD-
Der /, and a good program has been ar
ranged. Prof. Frisby spoke at the service
last Sunday.
q " + T.
Bnghtwood Chapter Is busy assisting
its pastor, Rev. Charles s. Cole, in one
of the most successful rev!vals the church
has known. The result has been twenty
four converts so far. This league IL
active in the win one campaign.
u & y
The District president reports live
league at Iowa Avenue charge, and Is
very much pleased with the league spirit
shown by the church's pastor, Rev. c. E.
Wise.
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Situation at Jerusalem.

During the more than seventy-five
years exile that followed-the rebuild
ing of the temple accomplished. the
dedication occurring B. G. o15-the
restoration of the religious and civil
affairs being so unsatisfactory and the
condition becoming so deplorable, Ezra.
one OF the most important figures In
Jewish history. is appointed Governor
of Judea by King Artaxerxes. and he
goes up from Babylon. r. c. 4o7 las
studied last sunday and begins his
drastic reforming work with yigor
that makes certain modern big
stick" look Ikea willow wand.
But human nature was quite the
same then as now. The fight that fol-
lowed for twelve years-hostile politi-
cal trickery deriving yirulence from
a perverted religious zeal-was such
that if the details had been written
out from the hints recorded Ii would
have furnished pointers for liberal
education for even a Tammany brave.
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gubilee 5erhife
THOMAS HARRISON

~vANGELIST THOMAS HARRISON
is to conduct a jubilee service In
METROPOLITAN Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow evening at s
o'clock. The service will also be in the
nature of a farewell one, for Mr.. Harri-
son will leave Washington shortly to con-
tinue his eyangelistic services in churches
of the east. The recent meetings which
he has been conducting in metropolitan
Church have been especially SUCCESSFUL.
A large chorus choir will furnish the
music for the service tomorrow evening.
Prof A. c. Tasker win be In charge OF
the elaborate musical program Planned.
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for humanity and started movements that
have helped men and religion. This has
always been the story In the history OF
revivals that are born of God. Every person
who responds to Gods call gives the I'M
press of his personality to the work. Re-
ifeious reformation has found some OF Its
greatest champions among the iaymen,
who have been ordained Of God, but not
Of men, for the service. The founder OF
Christianity was not regularly ordained
This caused much opposition TO his WORK
from the ecclesiastical Authorities or Ills
day. In recent times We have seen the
Bible school, missionary and evangehstic
movements started by laymen. The IN
spiration may have come through some
pastor. but the promoter has been lay
man. Robert Raikes. who started what
he called his attempts at civilization by
teaching the rudiments of an education to
the boys of the city streets on Sunday;
William Fox, who established the Bible
school from which the modern Sunday
school has developed; William Carey,
who inaugurated the modern missionary
movement; George Williams, who was
the founder of the Y. NJ. c. A, and D. l..
Moody, who developed a new school OF
evangelism in the past century, We're all
laymen. The late John b. Sleman. Jr..
founder of the laymen's missionary move
ment, was like Harry w. Arnold the man
who caught the vision of the men and
religion movement" lay member of
one of Washingtons aggressive churches.
All of these movements have had their
pattern. program and possibilities OUT
lined in the Scriptures. Many of them
were born when the men were facing the
facts of the religious condition OF their
day. Amid the darkness. doubt and de-
spair God gave them vision that pene-
trated the clouds so that they saw that
the very things they dreaded were filled
with blessings. Our lessons for the next
four weeks will show that the men ana
religion movement" that contains the
greatest promise of any recent revival in
our churches, is modern application OF
the methods that made the work of Nehe-
miah successful.
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CHRISTIAN Gnneanor
Rotes

~T Calvary Baptist Church the con-
VI gregation's midweek prayer meet
~ ing will be combined next week
with the regular meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
Tuesday evening. Following this service
the society will hold a business session
for the election of officers to serve for
one year from January l.
Church Of the Covenant Society gave .
travel social last week in the chapel
Guides conducted the guests through
Greece, Honand China, Japan. and, hnsl-
~. the wild and woolly west Wn'cn
was depicted in an Indian camp Girls In
the costume of each country gave short
programs OF selections CHARACTERISTIC OF
the people.
The intermediate Society of ST. PauIs
Lutheran Church will give can party
next Tuesday evening at the church The
price of admission is a can OF fruit or
vegetables or the price Of a can. The
supplies thus obtained will be used iii
filling Thanksgiving baskets Tor poor ram
lilies The invitation 70 lows: Come to
our can party; come when you can; brinG
what you can; stay as long as you can.
The Society of First Presbyterian
Church will have talk on the Quiet
Hour" by Mr.. ID. G. Davis, Vice president
of the District Union, tomorrow evening.
Friday of .ast week the members of the
society Joined In the rendition OF the
"Deestrick Skule," one of the interesting
features of which was the contest as to
the most Appropriate lunch.
& = * *
The Thanksgiving morning service al
Emmanuel Baptist Churcn from & to
o'clock Thursday will be led by Mrs. III.
S. Pinkham and will have as one of it's
features a cello solo by Miss Florence
Weser. The Mount Peasant Congrega-
tional octet will sing and Mr.. Roy Il.
Carly OF that church will conduct the mu-
sic. So
An intermediate Society OF Christia
Endeavor was organized Sunday at East
ern Presbyterian Church.
y mH 81
Central Presbyterian Society has schosen
its new president, Mr.. L. G. Leech.
Mr.. Horace NJ. Gilman, president of the
Christian Endeavor Union, will lead the
meeting of the society of the North Car
olina Avenue Methodist Protestant Church
tomorrow evening.
The Brookland Baptist Society Sunday
elected Miss Amelia l. Etc president 10
fill the unexpired term of Mr.. Welter
Middlekauff who recently left the city.
Miss Etz has appointed a COMMITTEES
to formulate a pledge for the society Mr..
Paul Watson, Miss Lucy Lynch, Mis-
Maude jackson and Miss Aura MiddIs-
kaun.
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Secret Prayer.

Jesus taught His disciples to pray in
secret. The model prayer that He
taught His disciples contains the same
elements as the prayer of the religious
patriot that is the subject of our les
SON. The sorrows that caused Nehe-
miah to weep, fast and pray for nearly
four months from Chisleu tabout the
latter part of November and early por-
ton, Of December) until .Nisan,. when
Nehemiah's physical appearance, due to
sorrow. struggle and suffering, attract
ed King ArtaxerXes attention, and the
way was opened for the cupbearer to
answer his own prayers. The world
is perishing, the forces of Christ today
are retreating when our Great Com
mander is calling upon the grand army
of the redeemed to advance and cap
ture the citadel of sin and iniquity for
the kingdom OF. God and the church of
Christ. The men that retreat, falter
and fail all do so because they do not
pray. as they ought Nehemiah recog
nizes Jehovah as the God OF Heaven,
who controls the destiny Of mon. He
bases his plan for the people. in Jeru-
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continue his travel services on Bible
Lands his special subject being THE
Temple and Worship" These serml rs
are attracting large audiences.
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1.-THE Good Shepherd a Thanksgiving
missionary service. will be presented by
the Sunday school of the Gunton-Temple
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning.
Mr.. George Ivan Chiu, the Chinese mis-
sionary evangelist. will address the
school. and Miss Henry will sing The
Ninety and Nine" Mrs. John Newton
Culbertson, and Elders Johnson and
Dewey, are the Sunday school missionary
committee in charge OF the meeting.