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nary at Louisville, KY. about ten years
ago. Rev. Mr.. Wertheimer became pastor
OF the Ada Ohio Baptist Church, serv-
ing there until called to the work of the
Covenant Mission several years ago.
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Rev. Edward c. Gallaher. the new pas
tor of Ryland Methodist Episcopal
Church, will preach on the Recognition
Of Friends in Heaven" tomorrow morn
ing. In the evening at o'clock there
will be special music.
The quartet choir of Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church will render the follow
ing music at theservices tomorrow:
Morning, anthem. "Oh. Divine Redeem
err (Gounod); solo. Face to Face"
Dohnson). Miss Anna Brett.
Evening, anthems, Softly Now the
Light OF Day (Buck): "Oh, Come to MY
Heart, Lord Jesus (Ambrose), and Con
slider the Lilies"
Rev. DR.. ]. s. Montgomery will speak
in Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church tomorrow morning on the subject
1.-THE Altitude Of the Soul and In the
evening on "A Woman Out Of Place.
Ryland Methodist Episcopal Church was
the scene during the week Of a reception
rendered the new pastor, Rev E. c.
Galleher. The church was beautifully
decorated with palms. and a section Of
the Rebew Orchestra played during the
evening. Other numbers on the program
included vocal solos by Mrs. Milton l.
Fitzgerald and a violin solo by Mr.. Will
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pastor Briggs 0Mill
Keturn to Citp Rext @eek
after Tbree 4lontbs Spent in bolp Lamb ano europe
pastor of fifth Baptist Gbureb 6aps Re Is
Reaop again to Cake dip 06aork of Dis @uIpit.

~ Bv. JOHN e. BRIGGS. who has
IN been touring tho Holy Land.
Egypt and Europe for the past
three months. will return to the city next
week and will fill the pulpit OF Fifth Bap
fist Church at both services Sunday.
May r. He gives this Information in a
letter from London just received here.
In the morning the sermon subject will
be THE Land and tho Book" This Will
be q discussion OF the land OF Palestine
and the light that such q trip throws
upon the Bible, both by way OF illustra-
ton and corroboration.
In the evening the pastor will speak OF
the trip in general telling briefly OF his
impressions In visiting a dozen countries
and lands. mentioning the Turko-Italian
war. He will have something to say OF
tho sinking Of the Titanic. The subject
will be Three Months in Thirty Minutes"
Mr.. Briggs reports a most pleasant and
profitable trip. having seen Europe and
the orient under most favorable condi-
lions. The weather has been Ideal. he
says, there having been only two days
rain on land in three months.
Mrs Briggs accompanied her husband
on the trip and both are greatly improved
Rev. Mr. Briggs while abroad has
made a special study Of missions as they
are being conducted in the lands visited.
He attended great gatherings Of Baptists
IN their annual conventions. both in Rome
VWhile in Great Britain Mr.. Briggs had
numerous invitations to supply vacant
pulpits and hold missions, but he said the
work in washington called him back.
During his last week in London he took
part in the installation services OF DR..
len q. Broughton as pastor Of Christ
Church, in succession to DR.. F. b. Meyer
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@ap meeting.
Members of District Of Co.
1umbia Christian En-
deavor Unions to Arrange
for Annual Election of
Observation-Disclosures to Be
Heard.

~ IsTRICT CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
AjA UNION members will hold their
May meeting Monday evening at
o'clock at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church. President Horace NJ. Gill
man will announce nominating commit
tee Of two members from each denomina-
ton represented in the union which COM
mittee will present at the June meeting
nominations Of officers to serve for the
year from July /.
President Edgar T. Read of the Mary
land Christian Endeavor Union will out
line the features Of the second Christian
Endeavor summer institute to be held al
Pen Mar. Md, which, it il expected.
many local Endeavorers will attend.
The chief address Of the evening will
be by Mr.. W. H. II. Smith on Solomon
Temple" in which Mr.. Smith will illus
trate the temples peculiar construction
and will tell the significance OF its various
parts and furnishings. Preceding the
meeting, at Z o'clock, supertntendents OF
junior societies will hold q conference and
officers Of the Presbyterial Christian En-.
deavor Missionary Union will meet
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Nimftp=@eronn Contention Of
Cburrb of 4em Jerusalem.

/91 ARRANGEMENTS TOT the nlne1y-Sec-
VI ond annual convention of the
~ Church OF the New Jerusalem in
the United States of America, which is to
be held in the New Church from May II
to Is, are nearing completion. Rev. DR..
Frank Sewall, pastor of the local church,
is one of those prominent in the work.
It was hoped that the various meetings
might have the advantage Of the new
Sunday school building and parish house.
which Is in process Of erection adjoining
the church. but delay in the plans will
prevent its being used before the fall Of
the year. The plan was to dedicate this
addition during this meeting Of the con-
ventton, as the church building itself was
dedicated at the annual session Of the
convention held in 1896.
The Church Of the New Jerusalem is
better known by the general public as
the "swedenborgian' Church, because of
its use OF the theological writings Of
Emanuel Swedenborg. the Swedish seer
and theologian, as the basis Of interpre-
tation of the Bible. While the New
Church" people, as they prefer to be
called. accept the Bible as the divine
word Of God, most sacred OF all htera-
ture because given by absolute revelation,
yet they believe, 1t is declared, that, be-
cause thus given, It contains contin-
uous spiritual sense, between the lines,
or rather under the surface. as 1t were,
which treats Of the spiritual development
of human character. But understanding
the underlying principles by which the
word was written. one may ma In the
divine allegory instruction as to his spir-
itual character and duty.
This spiritual sense is what is
treated in the theologtcal writings OF
6wedenboeE and explained in detail.
There are other writings based upon this
spiritual sense Of the Scripture which
are written In more academic form, trac-
ing in detail and In application the great
fundamental principles of religion.
Everything Of the theological system, it
is averred Crews out of and depends
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! &pa8tor and pfoplf&}}{
Lodge 9nbiten.

e. Rev. 5A D. 49, ! :; MUIR s., WIN
Church tomorrow evening, when special
services to which the members OF Wash
ington Centennial Lodge of Masons have
been invited will be held.
Members of other fraternal bodies, to-
gether with the general public, will also
be welcomed to the service
At the morning service in Temple
Church tomorrow DR.. Muir will preach on
The MARRIED Nisage. AT this service the
ordinance of the Lords supper will be OBJ
served, and several who have recently
Joined the church will be given the right
hand Of fellowship"
At Emmanuel Baptist Church tomorrow
evening at 1:45 o'clock the patsor, Rev.
Hermon Spencer Pinkham, will deliver
an address on the bill introduced in Con-
gress by Senators Jones and Works, to
change the excise laws of the District.
looking to a reduction in the number of
saloons and better conditions surround
ing those to remain. Recently this
church went on record as being In favor
of legislation along this line. The pastor
and many of the members attended the
hearings at the Capitol had on the pend
ing bill.
:. Foster, will conduct a song service for
thirty minutes preceding the sermon.
The reports for the church year show
that during the past year the Central
Presbyterian Church has given 81 per
capita to the work of foreign missions.
This is the fourth consecutive year that
the church has come up to this standard.
This has been made possible, II is said,
by the active cooperation of the various
organizations Of the church.
Thursday evening. under the auspices
of Miss Wood. the Children's Missionary
Society gave q missionary entertainment,
in which about thirty children took part.
The program consisted Of recitations and
songs relating TO missions.
At the recent conservation congress Of
the men and religion movement. held in
New York city. this church was repre-
scented by Mr.. w. w. Warwick.
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Rev. Max Wertheimer, pastor of the
Covenant Baptist Mission OF Pittsburgh.
will occupy the pulpit Of the Fifth Bap-
tist Church at both morning and evening
services taI1o~r1v- 'o.npi.'ing the CON 50
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:Cbri8tialr Gnneahor:
: -Four !
By
HARVEY 8. IRWIN. !
TOPIC:
The Christian Virtues.
v. Unselfshness.
l John, 3:1o-18.
Examples in Sacred History.
ITO thine own self be true,
And 1t must follow, as the night the day.
Thou canst not then be false to any man. -


And 1t must follow, as the night the day.
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
~ HE precept OF the Pythagorians was
Ol. Most of all respect myself"
Self-neglecting Is as bad as self
ishnees. However much we praise and
laud the virtue Of unselfshness We should
remember that in this as In everything
else the virtue must begin at home Self
love Is the foundation of love and honor
to others. If there Is nothing in our
selves to love and respect, We are not
likely to find 1t in any one else. We will
make the most of others only when we
make the most Of ourselves. 1t is the
unselfishness that Is based on self-re-
spect, that gives the highest value to the
Christian virtue We are considering. We
have many examples of unselfish lives,
both in sacred and profane history.
Abraham furnishes us with a notable IL
lustration of the spirit which seeks to
avoid strife, bitterness and hatred. His
words to Lot were, Let there be no
strife, pray thee. between me and thee,
and between my herdman and thy herd
man: for we be brethren. Is not the
whole land before thee? Separate thy
SELF / pray thee, from me; If thou wilt
take the left hand, then I will go to the
right; or. II thou depart to the right
hand, then / will go to the left
The attitude Of Abraham in this pro-
posal was the very opposite Of selfish
ness. 1t was in the line Of a perfectly
square deal, and in all really square deals
the element Of selfshness Is entirely OBJ
liberated.
Abraham and Lot were both very rich
men and their riches were the occasion OF
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annual Rallp.
Junior Christian Endeavor
Societies to Meet Tomor-
row Afternoon at 3
O'Clock in st. Paul's Luz
therau Church.

~ HE annual rally Of Junior Chris
III, tan Endeavor societies, which will
be held tomorrow aftrnoon at 3
o'clock In st. Paurs English Lutheran
Church, 18th and III streets. will be. &C
cording to expectations, largely attended.
From the Berwyn, Nd. Presbyterian
Church seventy-fve girls and boys will
come in a special car. while the superin-
tendent of the society Of Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church has
secured automobiles to transport the
members Of that society to the place Of
meeting.
Eastern Presbyterian Juniors are to
come in a body to participate In the ex-
ercises. Mr. Spencer E. Sison Of Balti-
more will entertain and instruct the
young folks with chalk talk The ar
rangements for the meeting have been
made by the junior department OF the
District Union. led by Mrs. G. ]. p.
Barger superintendent.
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Rev. w. W. Barnes, pastor OF Douglass
Church.: Rev. L. Morgan Chambers. pas
tor of McKendree Church; F. NJ. Hilder-
brandt. superintendent OF the Sunday
school at Union Square Church, Balti-
more, Md: Mr. Wilbur Harvey, super
intendent Of Ryland Sunday school; Mr.:
Melvin C. Hazen, representing the board
of trustees, and Mr.. George r. Barber OF
An Interesting feature Of the evening
was the presentation of large bouquet
of roses to Mrs. Galleher by Miss Mary
Cathell Brewer on behalf Of the ladies
Of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Galleher is regarded as one
of the enterprising preachers Of the con-
ference and comes to Ryland after very
successful pastorate of five years at
Union s sauage Methodist Episcopal
On Sunday evenings in May Rev. DR..
Radcliffe will give a short series OF lee
lures under the general title of Bible
Pictures of the Sea- suggested by the
recent experiences OF modern life upon
the ocean, in New York Avenue Presby
terrain Church. The first lecture will be
given tomorrow evening upon the Pic
ture Of the Red Sea-" discussing the mir
acle of the path of dry land through the
sea- Special music has been arranged
for.
At the Church Of the Covenant the $50
O'Clock musical service tomorrow will be
led by the double quartet and will include
in the program. anthem. "Hearken Unto
Me-" Sir Arthur Sullivan; solo. He Max
eth Wars to Cease" Chadwick. Mr.. Rec
side anthem, II Heard the Voice Of Je-
sus Say" Gilchrist; anthem. In the Be-
ginning God Created the Heavens and
the Earth" Custance. The 7:3O o'clock
musical service will be led by the Central
High School Choir.
II II 4
The st. Aloysius chancel choir, under
the direction Of Mr.. Glenn w. Ashley.
will sing the high mass tomorrow morn
ing in Dalghren Chapel. Georgetown Uni
versity. in honor Of Bishop Carroll,
founder OF the university.
On several occasions the choir has sung
at Georgetown University and has been
highly commended for It's excellent work.
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Twelve Years Of Progress was the title
OF a lecture given last evening at 8
o'clock in the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church. I'D street and Rhode Island ave
t,t,z.. y - =. ant -
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@emortal SUNDAY School Bouse
Kenohate1 ann Kffurni8hfn
1u1Der Plare Gburrb Bble 5tubents to Boln Special
9erolfes Uonorrotn III Celebration of Completion
Of 9mprooements- 99tlusifal 39roQram in Gbeniuq.

I'm HE Sunday school Of the Luther
VI Place Memorial Church will move
into its renovated and refurnished
sunday school room on the second floor
OF the church chapel tomorrow, and the
event Will be observed at a special serv-
Ice at $50 O'Clock. The pastor. Rev.
Henry Anstadt: William II. Finckel and
other officers Of the congregation are ex-
pected to attend. Members and friends
Of the Sunday school are cordially In
vited to be present.
The event will also be observed at the
evening service in the church, when a
special musical program will be given at
o'clock.
The occasion will be known as IAN
evening with the choir tho participants
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and value of a self-denying life
1t is the Christ life, and that is the
only life that is worth living.
Example Of Examples.
In Christ alone is found the complete
and perfect exemplifcation OF unselfish-
ness. 1t Is written in Gods holy book
that when We were yet without strength,
in due time Christ died for the ungodly
For scarcely for a righteous man will
one die; yet peradventure for good man
some would even dare to die. But God
commendeth his love toward US; in that
while we We're yet sinners, Christ died
for U.S.
When We were without strength, un-
able to help ourselves and not only help
less but unworthy, Christ died for us.
humanity is glorified by untold in
stances Of unselfishness and self-deniaI
such as the mother, worn, weary and
fainting with incessant vigils by the
bedside of her child; the fireman, manned
Tor life In bravely rescuing the inmates
from a blazing house; the 300 Spartans
at Thermopylae; John Howard dying OF
fever caught in dungeons where he was
succoring the oppressed and the forgot.
ten; the Moravian missionaries who vol.
UNFAIRLY incarcerated themselves in ar
African leper house in order that thew
might preach the gospel to the Iepers-
all these and countless other glorious In
stances OF loving self-denial do but
dimly shadow forth the boundless love
of Him who laid aside divine glory and
humbled himself to the death OF the
cross.
To understand the virtue of unselfsh-
ness, we must first know Christ He
was its supreme exemplar. He sought
not his own. but others joy. Remember
that. Real joy comes not from ease.
not from riches, not from the applause
Of men, but from having done things that
were worth while. That was Christ s
Joy
Follow His example and some day all
will be we'll.
Some of these days all the skies will be brixhter.
Some OF these days all the burdens viii be
lighter;
Hearts will be happier, souls will be winter.
Some of these days!
Some Of these days in the deserts upsprinxfn9
Fountains shall fash while Joy bells are Hnginr:
And the world-with the sweetest of birds-shali
go singing,
Some of these days.
Some Of these days! Let us bear with our sor-
Faith in the future-its light we may borrow;
There will be JOY in the golden tomorrow
Some OF these days!
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Example Of Examples.

upon the acknowledgment and worship
Of the Lord Jesus Christ as the only God.
Swedenborg himself never founded a re-
ligious sect, it is pointed out, nor did he
say much about the spread Of his teach
read them and become convinced Of their
rational appeal and evident truth. This
has always been the attitude of New
Church people, and they have never been
attempted to spread the faith by revival
istic methods.
The sessions Of the convention here are
open to the public, and there will be var1-
Gus papers presented which will be or
general interest. Most OF the time. how
ever, will be given up to routine busi-
ness. A social evening has been arranged
for Monday, the 18th, and early that
week the convention will be received at
the White House by President Taft.
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Reception for 4astor.
Rev. E. d. Stone to Be spe-
cial Guest at Social Affair
to Be Given in Parlors of
Congress Street M. p.
Church May 8.

IN turned to the pastorate Of the
Congress Street Methodist Pro-
testant Church by the conference Of that
denomination. is to be accorded a recep-
ton In the parlors Of the church on the
evening Of May s.
For some days past special committee
OF the members has been conducting ar
rangements for the affair. and a. is ~
pected that large attendance of the
membership and friends of the pastor in
other denominations Will attend and give
MI stone an especially cordial recep
ton.
Besides a number of addresses thera
VIII be several musical numbers on the
program. and at the close refreshments
will be served
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being Miss Agnes Whelan. soprano: Miss
Carolyn Gof, contralto; Mr.. Frank Boyer
Tenor: Mr.. Roland Carter, bass, and Mr.
Donald Harris Freeze, organist
The program is as follows: Organ
concert overture by Hollins. Mr. Freeze
duet 50 Thou Liftest Thy Divine Petit.
tion," from The Crucifixion." Mr. Boyer
(hymnal. PIP. "A, 49,: Scripture, Psalm 66
solo, The Penitent' (Van De Wader)
Miss Whelan: prayer: solo. Song OF
thanksgiving" (Allitsen), Mr.. Carter; Of.
fering; organ, THE Lost Chord (Sulli
van), Mr.. Freeze; hymn No. 81; address
by the pastor: duet, ''Crucifx" Faure)
Miss Whelan and Miss Golf: solo, "The
Majesty OF the Divine Humiliation" from
The Crucifixion.'' Mr.. Boyer: solo. In
Thee, o Lord" CWooler), Miss Golf; or
gan. "Hallelujah Chorus" from 1.-THE
Messiah" Mr.. Freeze; benediction
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He also spoke to a great mems meeting.
The last Sunday in April he supplied the
pulpit of the Victoria Baptist Church in
London.
In view Of this prolonged absence from
his pulpit Pastor Briggs says he pro-
poses to remain in the vicinity OF Wash
ington all summer and preach at practi-
cally every service in the Fifth Church.
The minister took photographs and has
arranged for stereopticon slides of many
places, persons and things of interest and
proposes to use them at different times
and thereby give his congregation the
benefit of his travels.
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Reb. 3. 81. De 19ue Resigns
paStoratf at ArlinQtom, VA.

~ EV J. II. DE PUE has resigned as
N pastor OF the Arlington, Va, Pres
byterian Church, to take effect
May IL, and the Presbytery Of Washing
ton has assigned Rev. T. Nwood Davis,
stated clerk, as moderator Of the session
until q new pastor is chosen.
Mr.. Do Pue has recently taken up his
residence at Cleveland Park and proposes
within short time to establish Presby-
terrain mission in that suburb
When the pastor gives up the work at
Arlington, which is declared to be -four
ishing, Rev. DR.. Donald C. Macleod, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church, will
deliver the sermon declaring the pulpit
vacant.
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mfkennree Sacrifices.

The Sunday services at NICK endree
Methodist Church, Massachusetts ave-
nue. between 9th and 10th streets, will be
Of unusual interest. The pastor. Rev.
L. Morgan Chambers, will receive a class
into membership and will administer the
sacrament. The morning subject will
be 1.-The New Passover and the evening
subject, THE Crowds at the Cross" It
will be based on the text, And the peo-
Pile stood, beholding." There will be spe-
cial music at both services.
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~ Ev. DIR. WALLACE RADCLIFFE,
~ pastor of the New York Avenue
~ Presbyterian Church. and Rev. DR..
Robert A. Dawson. pastor of the Falls
Church Ua) Presbyterian Church, will
represent the Presbytery of Washington
at the hundredth anniversary celebration
of the Princeton Theological Seminary.
to be held at Princeton, y. j., May ), 6
and {.
The occasion promises to he a notable
one in the history of the seminary, and
will be marked by a gathering which will
include graduates from all parts of the
e9untry-
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Holy communion was celebrated at
7:3O o'clock. while the morning prayer
was observed at o'clock.
These meetings. which are part Of the
special octave of services which Is being
held to commemorate the opening OF the
chapel, were largely attended.
A childrens festival service will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, when the
Bishop of Pittsburgh. the Rt Rev. Cort-
landt Whitehead, will be the speaker of
the occasion.
Other prelates of the church, including
Bishops futile and Leonard. are taking
a deep interest in the services, which
will close Wednesday,.
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~ EV. ]. HENNING HELMS, rector
~ of the Church Of the Ascension
~ and honorary canon OF the
Cathedral Of IS. Peter and Paul, preach
ed at the service in the Bethlehem Chapel
of the Holy Nativity at II o'clock today.
At this service an elaborate musical
choir under the direction Of Edgar Priest
1t included: Anthem from the "Redemp-
ton; the communion service set to mu-
sic by Alfred Eyre: communion hymn by
Monk. and Nunc Dimittis. II. Round, In
Z fiat.
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T. Lloyd Of Missouri. The lecture was
given under the auspices Of the choir.
and during the evening q brief musical
program was rendered.