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Masters Ministry Misinterpreted.

Our education, environment and expert
ence mold our thought. 1t was so with
men in Christ's day. The friends, who
came from Christ's home not necessarily
His family. were convinced that Christ
had gone mad because with their worldly
spirit that they could not understand
spiritual service or sacrifices. When they
heard of how Jesus gave Himself without
periods for rest, refreshment or recrea-
ton to His work, they said He is in
sane" They came and sought to restrain
Christ, not because they disapproved OF
His work. but because they feared the
consequences of the continued strain
The world that applauds the hero OF the
battlefield who sacrifices his life for the
nations freedom seeks today to restrain
the servant of God who would heed his
Masters voice to give his life as a living
sacrifice, holy. acceptable unto God.
which Paul declared to be our rea sonable
service. The Master of millions who sap
His strength to secure money is approved
by our commercial age that condemns one
as fanatic who gives his life without
limit to save souls, for whom Christ died.
1t may console men to know that Jesus
was considered insane by his friends, who
failed to understand Him because they
misinterpreted the Master. They viewed
His work from what they thought was a
sympathetic standpoint. but in reality
their conception was selfish one with a
slight appreciation of the significance of
the Lords life among men. They judged
Christ by their own standards. They
claimed to be friends. but their actions
proved that they were foes. The bitterest
foes in modern political life were former
ly the closest friends. We should prize
and preserve our friendship by seeking
TO see not from our own but our
friends viewpoint. If we do not, we by
our own actions may become enemies of
those who love us sincerely.
The hostile scribes spread the SANDER
Gus suggestion that Jesus was in collu-
sion with Beelzebub. the prince of de-
mons. They thought that His whole ca
reer proved this. They considered and
charged that His power to order the de-
mons about proved 1t. This was a serious
accusation because of the character of the
scrlbes. whose statements the multitudes
had been accustomed to accept as final
and authoritative. Jesus recognized the
danger to His ministry, SO He faced the
foes who had dared to spread the SLAM
derous statement that He was in league
with Beelzebub. the fly god, who sent the
r.ble and filthy diseases among the peo-
pie. 1t would appear as If the danger
due to the ny plague was recognized in
Christ's time. but civilization waited for
modern methods to destroy their power
The serious accusation that the Master
came to deceive and destroy them was
due to their malignant unbelief. The per-
sonality and power of Christ are revealed
in His refutation of the scribes' SANDER.
In a dignified drastic defense that point
ed out the weakness of their charges and
warned them Of the danger of their pos
ton Christ conquered His critics.
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Savior's Spiritual Society.

While Jesus was engaged in His defense
with the scribes His mother and breth-
| rem came. Four of the brethren are
known-James, Joses Simon and Judas
but whether they were brothers, half
brothers or cousins is a subject of debate
among scholars 1t is not vital factor
TO our faith, although the lesson of their
presence and Christ's action in reference
TO the message that His kinsfolk nassed
along in the crowd is full of deep signif-
canoe. The motive of their coming is
apparently the same as that of tha
friends that came from home The fam
ily and friends did not desire to oppos.
the Masters work. They could only ex
pam pam MS enthusiastic endeavors on the
basis that he was insane They may
nave been frightened by the danger thai
Jesus raced, because of the opposition or
the scribes and pharisees, and came TO
protect Christ
IL must have been one of the Masters
heaviest burdens to be misunderstood Ia,
ms FAMILY, and above all by His mother.
Jesus must have understood the mission
OF love that prompted them to seek Him
~. no woro or censure for His family's
action passed His lips although His fail
ure 10 go out at once to His mother and
ms reception of her message may have
peen somewhat of gentle rebuke When
our GU. LORD set aside the mere earthly rela-
cietS, He did ii that He might prove that
tnere is relationship truer and more
intimate and dearer To Him than any
earthly bond. Jesus pointed out that His
nearest kin and most loved ones are those
VINO DO the Fathers Will. These He call
ca His brothers. sisters and mother
obedience to the Father proves that we
are the children of God and relatives of
christ This truth is part of Jesus de-
tense Tor His activity. He always sought
To OBEY the Fathers Will. He came to seek
and to save the lost souls, because the
Soul is of more value than the physical
body. Let US claim the privilege of being
members of the Savors spiritual society
by a life of faith and obedience and fol-
low the light Of the world, Christ Jesus.
To as many as received Him 10 them gave
He power to become the sons of God
Failure to accept this great privilege of
Gods grace is full OF personal peril, for
this is the condemnation that light is
come into the word. and men loved dark
ness rather than light because their deeds
were evil" In making our decisions let
us not forget when duty calls us that the
claims of God and His kingdom take
precedence over the ties of family, fra
ternity or finance.
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found this last will and, perceiving the
legacy of $500 in it for the clergyman,
without any scruple of conscience he put
it into the fire and took possession OF the
whole estate in consequence of his uncle
being supposed to die intestate The
clergyman soon afterward coming to in
quire concerning the circumstances of his
old friends death, asked if he had made
will before he died. On being answered
by the nephew in the negative, the cler-
gyman produced the former will, which
had been committed. in which was be-
queathed to him the whole of the de-
ceased's estate, amounting to many thou
sand pounds, excepting only legacy of
Zoo to his nephew.
1t was heavy penalty to pay for his
dishonesty and well merited one. All
dishonesty has a just penalty that must
be paid some time, somewhere.
There are many notable instances on
record of sterling honesty and its re-
wards which are far more pleasing to
contemplate.
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Honesty Of a Girl.

We are told of a gentleman who in
jumping from an omnibus in New York
lost his pocketbook. In a little while he
discovered his loss and returned, inquir-
ing of every one he met If a pocketbook
had been found. Meeting a little girl Of
ten years of age. he made the same in
curry She asked, What kind of pock-
etboOk?'
He described 1t.
Unfolding her apron. she handed it to
him.
He examined the papers.
1T is mine,'' he sad, land just as l
lost it, containing fifteen notes of a thou
sand dollars each. Take this note of a
thousand dollars as a reward for your
honesty
NO" said the little girl, Il cannot take
it. have been taught not to keep what
Is not mine. and my parents would think
l had stolen it.
Take me to your parents, then"
She took him to her humble home.
The gentleman not only bestowed the
gift. but provided employment for the
father.
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because of personal animosty. 1t was
this fact thar brought forth the Masters
declaration about an eternal sin. The ma
tLre of this blasphemy against the HOLY
Ghost, that shuts out forgiveness IS
clear from the context, which shows Us
that the most inexcusable sin is in
Sensibility to the presence of goodness,
the Inability to recognize it amounting
to a confusion of good with evil 10 d
practical notification of any distinction
between right and wrong. The bias
phemy against the Holy Ghost Involves
a public revolt, such as the scrbes We're
seeking to lead, against good, or, as Den
ny puts II. of ascribng good actions 10
bad motives, so as to avoid the appeal
they make TO our conscience. Many d
sincere Christian, through a morbid IN
trospection of his own personal failures,
has been filed with dread lest he has
committed this unpardona BILE sin. The
very fact that one has such a fear is d
positive proof that he has not committed
the unforgivabe offense. In all proha-
bility such depressed souls will be found
to be among the chosen ones in the Sa-
vior's spiritual society.
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Jerusalem to crush the power OF jesus
with the people. who assembled In great
crowds at every place to hear His mes
sage, demanding His whole time healing
their sick, and even raising the dead. The
radicalism of Christ had aroused the OPP
position of the scribes and Pharisees. who
resented the Masters attitude toward the
Sabbath, sinners and their religious ritual.
The demonstration of power that ought to
have converted the most skeptical failed
to convince them that the Carpenter OF
Nazareth was the Christ. which Matthew
tells us was the question the people asked
when they were amazed by the Masters
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Christ Conquers Critics.

He summoned the slanderous scribe:
that He might prove the absolute absurd
ity Of Their accusations. Christ met then
on their own ground and mastered them
with their own weapons, with the spill
that made Jesus the master in every con-
troversy. The Masters defense turns
into an aggressive attack, during which
He pronounces several sentences as sol
emn and as far reaching as any that ever
fell from His immortal lips.
The argument is so simple and strong
that it hardly needs comment. Chris,
first demonstrates the absurdity of their
accusations by the question OF How car
Satan cast out Satan?" The division OF
the devils dominion meant the dissolution
Of his power. Matthew's account is much
longer than Marks, and he adds severa
important features of the Masters de-
Tense, that ought to be noted in ones
study of the lesson
Jesus then presents the significance OF
His action which they either through
their moral turpitude could not compre-
bend or else because of their malignant
unbelef declined to acknowledge, that
the de.iverance of Satan's captivfties i'm
piled not an alliance, but a previous vic
tory over Satan. The Master here points
out the key of His success to be the spir-
it of God that enable Him to master Sa-
tan, the strong man. Jesus agreed with
the scribes concerning the personality of
evil spirits at WORK III Tue Woiiu. SHiist
in His refutation points out. as shown by
Matthew, that His work was the reverse
OF theirs, and that it was the scribes and
not He that was doing the works of
Beelzebub. The argument Of Jesus had
a wider application than that In our les
son. We are slowly coming to see that
like produces like. Christ conquered Sa-
tan, for the Son of God was manifest
that He might destroy the works Of the
devil. We must not seek revenge. but
cast out Satan by the strength of
Christ
The whole trend of the narrative indi-
Gates that these scribes knew perfectly
well that their slanderous statements
were false. The secret of their criticisms
was due to a refusal to accept the inevi-
- IL do hx aSt4
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~ HE Church of the Covenant has a
Ill ventilating arrangement especially
for the summer services which are
being held there during the warm weather.
The auditorium is automatically cooled
with air pumped through the basement
and coming up through the little shutters
IN front OF each pew occupant, and the
services to be held there Sunday morn
ines during the remainder OF the summer
by Rev. Bernard Braskamp. the assistant
pastor. promise to be especially largely
attended not only by members OF Cove
nant Church who remain in the city. but
by those of other churches and commu-
Mons whose pastors are temporarily out
of the city on their vacat tons
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First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City,
Okla, and formerly OF Virginia, are
speakers who will make addresses dur
ing the program. Clifford K. Bergman,
cartoonist of The Star, will also occupy
one evening during the meeting. he Civ
ing a chalk talk
Rev. j. T. Watts. secretary of the
Southern Baptist Sunday school board
with headquarters at Richmond, Va,
will preside at the encampment meet
ings and announces that the discus
sions of the church work Of the day
promises to be especially interesting.
He points out particularly that the ad-
dresses of Miss Annie L. Williams, ele.
mentary specialist, and Mr.. S. P. Leaveli
field secretary of the Southern Baptist
Sunday School board. should be heard
by all Sunday school workefs who
attend the meeting.
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IHfr ANY Baptists Of Washington are
StRl preparing to attend the encamp-
NV ment which members of that
denomination have planned to hold
ut Virginia beach. Va, from July
9 to Is. 1t is expected that the denom-
nation in all parts of the country will
be represented in the assemblage which
for ten days will have discussions from
leaders in the various lines of church
work as to the progress which is be-
ing made.
DIR. Lincoln Hulley, president of the
Stetson University Of Florida: Prof. Rob-
ertson of the Southern Baptist Theolog-
zeal Seminary at Louisville and Rev.
Dr. Carter Helm Jones. pastor of the
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No Unjust Hindrance.

/ need not emphasize that honesty for
bids us from unjustly hindering our
neighbours wealth or prosperity; that is
self-evident, but more is demanded. The
virtue of honesty requires us to do what
we can to help and advance the wealth
and prosperity both of ourselves and
others.
Simply to avoid taking anything un-
justly from ourselves or others Is COM
pliance with only small part Of the re-
quirements of the law of honesty We
must strive TO enrich ourselves and others
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Cool Cburrb pron,isen.
auditorium of Cbureb of the Gobenant Us to BE
automatically Cooled 0Nitb Cir bumped Gbrougb
Easement -Reb Bernard Braskamp assistant
Pastor, to @ttupp pulpit During Summer.

The pastor OF Covenant Church Rev.
DIR. Charles Wood, who f. on "A brief trip
Ia jamestown. II. l.. before sailing FOR
Europe to spend the summer in GERMANY
made the announcement that instead Of
having clergymen from outside OF tie
city occupy the pulpit during the sum-
mer Rev. Mr.. Braskamp would preach
each Sunday
Tomorrow Mr.. Braskamp's sermon Will
be on The Quest OF Certainty" willis
In the evening he will preach in Covenant
Tent at the corner of Mount Pleasant
street and Park road northwest. on The
New Principle Leading instrumental
and vocal soloists who may be available
during the summer will contribute To
the musical programs in the church and
tent. The musical prelude for tomorrow
evening Will be by the Criterion or
eheStra.
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fifty Cities to DE
Gntere1.
Series of Big Mission Conven-
tons Will Begin Next Fall.
Summer Conferences Now.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
,IF'TY principal cities. east. middle
x,-aek owl ,aac{ will ha aSkad re-

-NIFTY principal cities. east middle
west and coast, will be asked TO
~ hold missionary conventions be-
tween October and April next. The re-
quest is to come from the laymen's mis-
sionary movement. These conventions
will be like those held in the same cities
two or three years ago. and the series
will form another missionary campaign.
This time however. the campaign Will
be for home as well as foreign missions.
and the speakers will be of wider range
Preliminary to the campaign the move
ment plans two conferences this summer.
one at Lake Geneva July p TO ia and
the other at Mount Gretna- Pa, August
nS to September 8 The movement is
cooperating with the missionary educa-
ton movement. since it is, as matter
Of fact, such movements itself. Discus
sion of consolidation of the two move
ments Is being had The same men are
managing both, and the work is the
same.
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of the progressive
platform proclaimed
In His messianic
manifesto was not
understood by the
masses. The min
istry Of mercy with
its marvellous cures
moved men. The
Masters Sympa-
thetic services in
creased His popu-
larity with the null
titude and summon
ed the scribes from
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! pastor Briggs 0M ork

A series Of special Sunday evening serv-
ices Is to begin. in the Fifth Baptist
Church tomorrow evening. when the pas
tor. Rev. John e. Briggs. will conduct a
temperance and patriotic service. discuss
ing "Our Country. Its Prospects and
Peril" The pastors subject for July IA
will be The Apostle Paul Shipwrecked
at Malta. or the Dignity of the Common
place." and July n he will speak on The
Apostle Paul on Mars Hill at Athens. or
the Logomachy Of Giants In the Aerop-
agus"
All the sermons will be illustrated with
etereoptcon views. the meetings Begin
ming at 7:45 o'clock. Pastor Briggs Sc
cured the pictures to be shown while on
his recent Zip to Europe and the Holy
Land.
Rev. A. ]. Nasmith. who recently gave
UP the pastOrate OF the Hyattsville Bap-
list Church. will spend the summer in
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Dr. Raofliffe's pIans

Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, plans to occupy his pulpit for
two more Sundays. leaving thereafter tn
attend an important meeting OF the exec
utive commission of the Presbyterian
Church in Philadelphia.
At the conclusion of this meeting he
will go north to the Huron Mountain
Club. on Lake Superior. where he VIII
join Mrs. Radcliffe, who left the city yes
terday.
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! R4pa8tor and pfople4 ~

northern New York with his parents in
order to rest before entering the Chinese
missionary field next fall. He was given
farewell reception at Hyattsville Mon
day evening.
Mr.. F. E. Barclay has been elected
president Of the Senior Christian En-
deavor Society Of Bethany Baptist Church.
The other officers chosen at the election
held recently are Miss Emma L. Wilkins,
vice president; Miss Nellie Tinden, re-
cording secretary; Mr.. Z. L. Weber, cor
responding secretary; Miss Alice Manley.
treasurer. and Mr.. Sinclair Afillikin dele
gate to the Christian Endeavor Union of
the District.
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the song of the
angels at His
coming. to His
revela ton Of the
providence of our
Father in heaven.
Today we are to
go back and stand
with the shep-
herds and angels,
while the waiting
earth receives her
King. We are to
see the wise men
from the east" as
they present their
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honest our person
ality must stand
back Of all that we
say or do. Honesty
relates to thoughts,
as well as to words
and deeds. Many
think that II they
have not actually
committed a dishon-
est act they are
thoroughly honest.
Whitecross gives a
striking illustration
to show that hon
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A Boys Honesty.

Dean Stanley tells most touching
story of boys honesty. A gentleman on
the street in the city of Edinburgh one
very cold day was accosted by little
boy with a thin blue face. his feet bare
and red with cold, and with nothing to
cover him but bundle Of rags.
please. SIR" said the boy, buy some
Matches
mo, 1 don't want any, said the gen.
tleman.
please buy. They are only penny a
box. and / will give you two boxes for a
penny
To get rid of the importantly, the gen.
tleman took the matches, but found he
had no change, and told the boy he would
buy them on the morrow.
''Oh, do buy them tonight. / will run
and get you the change, for l am very
hungry"
So the man gave him the shilling and
waited for his return, but no boy came
Late in the evening a smaller boy
still more ragged and thin, If possible
called upon the gentleman and said:
Here's the change out Of the shilling for
the matches my brother sold you. He
could not come. He's very i'll. A cab
ran over him and knocked him down and
both his legs are broken, and the doctor
says he will die And then. putting the
change on the table, the poor child broke
DOWN IN STear SODS. Inc gentleman led
him and went with him to see his broth
er. He found that both father and moth
er of the little boys We're dead
The dying boy said to him: II got the
change. sir, and was coming back, and
then the horse knocked me down and
both my legs were broken. And oh, my
brother! I am sure I am dying, and who
will take care of your
The gentleman said he would always
take care of him, and with this assur-
ance the faithful. honest child closed
his eyes in death.
In such instances as these that l have
given We see the beauty and worth Of
honesty and appreciate the value OF that
great virtue more fully than by all the
homilies that could be written.
There is but one right way. and that
is to be honest with ourselves. our neigh
bors and our God in little things as we'll
as big things. relating to the transactions
of business or to the amenities and duties
Of life.
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NJ alignant Unbelief.
Mark, 3:2o-35.
Golden text: This is the
condemnation that light is
come into the world and
men loved darkness rather
than light, because their
deeds were evil. John, $40.
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downtown churches and beginning at &
o'clock and continuing until 0 o'clock in
the evening rallies will be held In hve
different sections Of the city. All Chrls-
tan Endeavor societies in the District or
Columbia will participate in these rallies.
Monday evening, July 81, the Endeavorers
will hold a conference and social with Mr.
Lehman as the guest of honor and pr1n-
cipal speaker. Mr.. Lehman is the held
secretary for Christian Endeavor and
known as an active and aggressive work
er throughout this country and in Can
ada.
Christian Endeayorers all over the
world are sympathiZing with Mr. William
Shaw, general secretary OF the United
Society, in the recent death of his wife.
Resolutions of coincidence are reaching
Mr.. Shaw from all parts Of the globe.
The Christian Endeavor Union and vari-
Gus societies in the District OF Columbia
are among those sending expressions OF
sorrow and sympathy.
twenty-five years ago. during the first
week of July. 1887, the sixth national
Christian Endeavor convention was held.
with two thousand persons estimated in
attendance. In enthusiasm and uplift 1t
was regarded as worthy forerunner of
the greater conventions to follow =
-
A number Of local Endeavorers expect
to be In attendance upon the annual insti-
tute and convention Of the Maryland
Christian Endeavor Union, which will be
held at Pen Mar. July 22-oS. inclusive.
Mr.. Edward Tarring, superintendent of
transportation of the District OF Columbia
Union. is in charge of the arrangements
for transporting the Washington Endeav-
orers to the convention
Mr.. Rexford L. Holmes. new president
of the District OF Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union. will speak tomorrow even
ing at the open-air meeting OF the Keller
Memorial Lutheran Society.
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cure Of the lone possessed with a devil
blind and dumb" The extent, energy and
enthusiasm which marked our Lord 5
ministry disturbed his family, friends and
foes. all of whom misinterpreted the Mas
ter's ministry.
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Christian Gubeabor:
Rote8

M LABoRATE preparations are being
vi made for the Karl Lehman sum-
mer campaign for Christian En-
deavor in the District of Columbia, which
will occur July %, 81 and 90. The CAM
paign opens Saturday evening, July 20,
with a Union workers supper and con-
ference. Sunday afternoon. July 81,
mass meeting is scheduled for one Of the