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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
@estminster Cburrb election !

~ HE annual congregational meeting
VI OF the Westminster Church Ne
mortal, eth street near f south
west, was held in the chapel Thursday
evening. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Owen Owen.
president; Joseph w. McKercher sec
rotary. and Charles d. Church. treas
urer. II. E. Bittinger. C. W. Church and
b. F. Anderson were elected trustees for
a term of three years. Miss Aileen Miller
was made chairman OF a publicity COM
mittee.
Yearly reports were read and all the
organizations were reported in good
financial condition. A large number of
new members have joined the church
during the year. A vote of confidence
IN the pastor Rev. T. Elwood Davis, was
passed unanimously, and thanks extended
to him for his untiring efforts in behalf
OF the congregation. Votes of thanks
were extended to the treasurer and to
the several young peoples organizations
connected with the church, A vacation
OF two months was granted the pastor
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WILL HAVE BOY SCOUTS.
Switzerland Plans to Form an Or.
ganization.
,rcign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
GENEVA, April 8. 1912.
Switzerland is to have its Boy Scouts.
based on English lines. An influential
committee, consisting of several prefer
sors and the heads of various sporting
organizations. has been formed In &C.
neva to organize the corps, not only IN
this town, but all over Switzerland, with
branches in the chief cities. and the
Swill Alpine Club will also Cooperate.
Capt. Boleslas is at the head of the
movement, which, it is thought. will b.
a great success in Switzerland, where
every healthy boy must eventually be-
come soldier.
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Christian Gn0eahor
Rote8
HE twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
organization Of the Christian En-

~ HE twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
VI organization Of the Christian En-
deavor Society Of Gunton-Temple
Presbyterian Church will be appropriate
ly celebrated in May. A special business
meeting to make arrangements for the
occasion will be held tomorrow evening.
Until the election of a new president of
the society. May IA, Mr.. o. T. Wright, the
vice president. will serve.
. Tho spring social Of the Mount Pleasant
congregational Young Peoples Society
will be held Friday evening. April e., and
the social committee promises to make II
delightful occasion. This will conclude
the series OF socials Of the present season.
Rev. DR.. 8. HI. Greene, pastor, led the
Tuesday meeting Of the Calvary Baptist
Young Peoples Society. Preceding the
the church. After the meal an interest
ing debate on the subject. Resolved,
That Suffragists are q Menace to the
Public Good, was engaged in by Miss
Whett. Miss Nellie Hallam, Miss JoclKins
and Messrs. Getsinser Mortimer. Her
ring and Hughes.
Members Of the Society of Eclinxton
Presbyterian Church who have attended
and taken part in every meeting Of the
society since November / have been
awarded Christian Endeavor seal pins.
The record was kept by the lookout COM
mittee and the following contestants were
successful: Misses Jessie Rooms, Elsie
Moore. Annie Zepp and Messrs. Maurice
Bradley and Frank Mcchesney.
~ IS
Kendall Baptist Society will hold n bust
ness meeting Tuesday evening following
the regular meeting The society's execu-
tive committee will meet TOMORROW.
Tho tennis courts prepared last year nv
the FirSt Congregational Society section
A. are not available for use this year. ana
strenuous efforts are being made to find a
tertained last evening at the home OF
Miss Mabel Bradbury. 1S43 Lamont
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English Universities.
From the London Telegraph.

One Of the old English universities
might bedescribed as "a place-one of them
is Oxford. the most beautiful place in the
world-whcre young men go to live in
colleges for six months in the year in
order to have a good time. learn a little,
and take q degree, which is regarded as
a certificate Of gentility and entities them
to vote for two members of parliament
and to veto all Improvement in the meth
DDS and organization Of the university"
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Completing College.

Jesus prepared for this turning point Of
His ministry by spending tho night in
prayer. Tho next forward step in His
educational program required the selec-
ton Of twelve apostles. The Master
answer to the opposition that planned His
overthrow was this Messianic declaration
choosing the twelve-that He proposed
to establish New Israel. Jesus selected
from tho many disciples the number whom
He planned to be His constant compan-
ions, and thus to learn all about their
Master, His mission ana methods OF
service
with one exception. Judas or Kerioth.
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Appeal of Leopold's Daughters.

FeFei6n Oofrespondence Of The Star.
BRUSSELS. April 6. 1872
Princess Louise and Princess Stephanie
Of Belgium, daughters of King Leopold
III, have lodged an appeal against the
Judgment Of the court of the first in
stance Of Brussels. which declares. in
effect, that the king had no private for
tune outside relatively small sum re.
ceived from his father.
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Steadfast In Trial.

Inc HisheSt test or perseverance Is
when the hour Of trial and afiiction
comes. 1t is easy to persevere in n path
that is smooth and inviting. but when a
rugged ascent is reached where toll and
danger are found in every step there is
need OF resolution and courage to adj
vance. In LIES pathway Of duty many
fall In the time of trial and hardship: yet
1t Is only here that perseverance finds its
merit and its reward. The most notable
coos service, under accumulated sorrow
and disaster. is found in the life Of Job.
In one hour he was told that all his
oxen and assoc were taken away and the
servants with them slain; that fire had
fallen from heaven and burned up his
sheep and the servants; that his camels
had been carried away and the servants
ana that his sons and daughters all
they were eating and drinking.
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle,
and shaved his head and fell down upon
the ground, and worshiped. and said:
Naked came out Of my mothers womb,
and naked shall return thither: the
away; blessed be the name Of the Lord"
In all this Job sinned not. nor charged
God foolishly.'
We learn in this example that we are
to rejoice under the Cross and count
II all JOY when we fall into divers tempta-
our faith worketh patience" And further
James In his general epfstie says: ''Bless-
ed II the man that endureth temptation.
for when he 10 tried, he shall receive the
crown Of life, which the Lord has prom
ised to them that love Him"
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8i;kpa8tor and pRo)9lf&X'{

study Of this matter which 80 vitality az
fects the cfty's common life.
At the Church Of the Covenant tomor-
row at the $50 musical service the
double quartet will render the following:
Magnificat in C, Dudley Buck; male quar-
tet, 20 God, Thou Art My Cod" Leon:
hymn, wilt Thou Not Visit MeT'; Nunc
Dimittis in c, Dudley Buck.
The 7:3O o'clock musical service will be
led by the Fiske Jubilee Singers
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street. After a short business session the
members enjoyed social hour.
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A contribution to aid in the building of
new Sunday school house was made by
the intermediate Society Of River1ale
Presbyterian Church at its April business
meeting. One new member was received
into the society this week.
+ 4
Junior Christian Endeavorers OF the Dis
trfct with hold their annual rally May
at Calvary Baptist Church, when Mr..
Spencer q. Sisco, former president Of the
Maryland Christian Endeavor Union. will
talk to them. A new emblem will be
awarded ia the annual contest for attend
ance.
~
A mission study class to use the text
book. Korea in Transition, will be or
ganized Monday evening by members Of
four Christian Endeavor societies. Miss
Emma B. Hail viii lead the clasA
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Rewards Of Perseverance.

Constancy and persistence In well do
ing bring good not only TO ousely 5.
but others. We arc 20 bear ono an
others burdens and % fuahil the law Of
Christ" Perseverance, should not be eU-
ercised for purely. selfish endsS Such q
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Seaside Service.

The mixed motive Of the crowd cannot
be analysed. Jesus did not question why
they came, for He knew. Some came to
see, out Of curiosity, what the miracle
worker would do. Others, who had heard
his fearless philippe against the Phari-
sees. were attracted by His personality,
preaching and power. The sympathy of
Jesus attracted others who needed COM
fort The Master never missed an OPP
portunity to be OF practical service. so
He ministered to their needs by preach
ing from the boat that he improvised into
a gospel pulpit and means of retreat.
This was made necessary by tho crowd,
ness. desiring to touch tho Lord that
they might be healed. Men are more
concerned about their physical than their
spiritual needs. Christ healed those with
plaques, for power went out Of Him and
healed them all
The danger Of being crushed by the
crowd was nothing compared to the
subtle ono that was presented by the I'M
clean spirits who recognized His power
and personality. Those possessed by the
the Master, and the demons confessed
and declared that He was Christ, the
Son of God" He silenced the one that
acknowledged Him to be the Holy One
Of God" and rebuked others because their
testimony came not from the heart. The
demons were compelled to recognize His
power, but Jesus would not allow them to
testify. Our Lord was unwilling to build
UP His kingdom by the DEVILS testimony.
They believed and trembled because there
was no possibility Of pardon. The Mas
ter sought by his life. lessons and labor
to win men for His kingdom. He preached
to the crowds. but 1t il evident that Jesus
was not looking to the multitude Cor the
success OF His work, for He withdraws
from the many and concentrates His eff
forts upon the few. The marvellous part
of His ministry was that He trusted men,
weakened by sin. who would deny Him
and not grasp His message to build UP
His kingdom. Our lesson touches upon
one Of the most crucial events in history,
the completing Of the apostolic college.
Several had matriculated In Christ's col
lege. They had come to complete the
college roll.
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course deprives us Of the rewards Of our
labor. Striving for the welfare Of our
fellow beings Is what makes our accom-
plishments valuable to ourselves. II our
perseverance benefited no one but our
self. it would be barren indeed Of salts
faction and reward. In the illustrations
given Of Columbus. Goodyear and others
their perseverance brought blessing to the
world in general. and in that is found the
measure Of their triumph. So 1t Is also
in the spiritual life.
They who persevere in all good works
are the ones whom God calls the wise
that shall shine as the brightness Of the
Ornament. and they that turn many to
righteousness, Is the stars for ever and
ever"
Great things are promised to those who
overcome evil and we cannot overcome
1t without the exercise Of the Christian
virtue Of perseverance. 1t is. therefore,
one of the most essential requirements in
the Christian life.
HE that overcometh tho same shall DO
clothed in white raiment, and will not
blot out his name out Of the book Of
life, but I will confess his name before
my Father and before His angels" said
Christ in His message to the church in
Sardis.
with this glorious reward in view, wei
should be stimulated to persevere, and
earnestly contend for the faith which
was once delivered unto the saints
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EGtristian Gnneahor;
/ Bour ;
BY I
HARVEY 8. IRWIN
; I
TOPIC:
The Christian Virtues.
V-Perserverance.
Gal, GIG.
HARVEY 8. RRw IN.
Temporal Perseverance,

~ PERSEVERANCE cuts a wide swath
Y6 In LIES harvest field 1t opens
many ways which seem impass-
able. 1t is the key to all doors of
hindrance.
ITO try things oft, and never give over,
doeth wonders" said Bacon: land who
ever perseveres, will be crowned" said
Herder.
great things accomplished by persistence
against seeming insurmountable OBJ
stacles
Charles Goodyear was a man who. hay
ing undertaken a thing, could not give 1t
up. He reached success as the invenNr
Of vulcanized rubber, yet to do SO his
biography tells US that for five years he
struggled on-in debt, with a family, and
exposed to the derision and reproaches
Of his friends Several times he was in
the debtors prison. He sold his effects,
he pawned his trinkets, he borrowed from
his acquaintances, he reduced himself and
his family to the severest straits. When
he became unable to buy fuel to melt his
the fields and picked UP sticks for the
purpose. Always supposing himself to
be on the point of succeeding, he thought
the quickest way to get his family out
OF their misery was to stick to india
rubber: His perseverance was at last re-
warded.
The life Of Columbus affords another
example calculated to revive courage in
those who are disposed to faint under diff
cutler in the prosecution Of any great
and worthy undertaking. Eighteen weary
years elapsed after the time he conceived
his enterprise before he was enabled to
carry 1t into effect The greater part Of
that time was passed in almost hopeless
solicitation, amid poverty. neglect and
haunting ridicule. The prime Of his life
had wasted away in the struggle, and
he had nearly reached threescore years
OF life when his perseverance was finally
crowned with success. He found for US
the land wherein we today enjoy the
blessings OF the freest and best govern
ment ever instituted among men. His
great example of perseverance should en-
courage the enterprising never to despair
When Abraham Lincoln was asked what
he would do IN case the southern states
were not subdued after three or four
years Of effort, he replied. "Oh, there Is
no alternative but to keep 'pegging
away"
That is a honsly but a very complete
we must keep pegging away
In Smiles brief Biographies" we are
told that there was great curiosity re-
specting Disraelfs debut as an orator.
The gentlemen OF the house of commons
expected that Disraelf would make a fool
Of himself; and he did not disappoint
them. His first effort was a 1udcrous
failure, his maiden speech being received
with loud bursts Of laughter" writh-
ing under the shouts Of laughter which
had drowned so much of his studied elo-
quence, he exclaimed, II have begun sew
eral times many things, and have often
succeeded at last. shall sit down now,
but the time will come when YOU will
hear me"
All the world knows that the time did
come. Perseverance was the father OF
that great orator
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May I reach

That Pufest he1ven, Be TO Ot6er souls
The cup Of strength in some great agony,
Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love;
Be the sweet presence Of good didused,
And In diffusion ever more intense.
So shall ioin the choir invisible
Whose music is the siadness of the world.
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>Christian Perseverance.

In the illustrations given we have the
thought emphasized which is to bear
fruit In spiritual things as well as in
temporal concerns. There is no achieve
ment in Christian life without perser-
verance. We are not carried to the skies
on f1owery beds Of ease; we must fight
to win the prize. There are foes to face.
and this world is not friend to grace,
to help us on to God.
Christian life Is a warfare and there
can be no success in war without per-
severance. There must be q constant.
never-ceasing ''pegging away to gain
the victory.
Arm these. Thy soldiers mighty Lord
with shield Of faith and Spirits sword:
Forth to the battle may they 90,
And boldly fight against the TOE
With banner Of the cross unfurled
And by 1t overcome the world:
And so at last receive from Thee
The palm and crown Of victory.
Christian life is also race. and ma
race was ever won without the utmost
perseverance to the very end.
Wherefore seeing we are also conn.,
passed about with SO great a cloud Of
witnesses. let us lay aside every weight
and the sin which doth 50 easily heset
US and let US run with patience the race
that Is set before u.s.
Run the race with patience, for patdence
Is the essential quality in effective per
severance.
Awake. my soul. stretch every nerve
And press with vfgor on:
heavenly race demands thy zeal
And an immortal crown.
A cloud Of witnesses around
Hold thee In full survey;
Forget the steps already trod
And onward urge thy way.
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Re @u1oap @rbool lesso1l
>Bp &eb. .Rugt a. &tebtnson.

an unknown village Of judah, the twelve
CHOSEN were rom cosmopolitan Galilee:
The selections were not based upon
because OF their natural qualifications. No
better men could have been found. The
work would develop them, but Jesus sum-
moned them because they were capable
OF ,a,I being developed by Him so that He
heal all sickness and with power. to
drive out demons. Christ emphasized
their duty to preach as being their first
work but they were not to neglect the
physical. There Is q close connection be-
tween many physical diseases and spirit
ual sins.
Some Sf the chosen were not heard of
In history. The most efficient work is
frequently done in secret for the glory
OF God and not for the praise Of men.
The story Of each Of the twelve is filled
with interest. The record Of the college
register u given us In three separate
groups Of four each. It IL significant
that Peter. impulsive, influential and itii-
Christ, ends the list. There are diff
ferentes of arrangement. but Philip and
James. the less with Peter and Judas.
always occupy the same position In each
feel the throb Of life as we read the
story OF their college days with Jesus
We see their ambition. rivalry and per-
plexity. poverty and predictions.
strength. struggle and sin.
Christ has use for all kinds Of men, He
chose honest fishermen, @ grating poll
tician, who was formerly q religious
renegade, as well as a zealot. whose love
for Israel led him into. perhaps, evil
deeds, and thief. who would betray Him
Judas had marvellous executive ability.
and had he responded to the love Of
Christ and not allowed jealousy to en-
ter his heart the last might have been the
first We. too, are in the danger that
m 20 -,
stand the special service which God re-
Quireo Of each one Of U.S.
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The Appointment Of the Twelve.
Mark, 3:7-Io; Matt, 5:I3-I6.
Golden Text-Ye did not
choose me, but I chose you,
and appointed you that ye
should 60 and bear fruit
John 1916.

~ HRIST checked the organized oppo.
vi sition for time by retiring from
Capernaum to the seaside. The
motive Of His withdrawal was not be-
cause Of His personal safety, for there
was no possibility Of their overcoming
the Master until His time came to be
delivered mp. Jesus was q lover Of ma
ture. He received strength for His body.
that was taxed by His strenuous labor.
and suggestions for sermons from the
field, flower and fruit, because everything
spake to Him of His Father. He found
opportunity when alone, enjoying the
message Of nature. to pray.
The secret Of the solitary places could
not be kept from the multitude that
came from all sections to the Master.
The motley crowd that flocked to the
seaside came from the province Of Cali
lee. the center of His recent ministry
from the capital city Of Jerusalem and
Judea. the headquarters Of the priests,
Pharisees and politicians: from the dis
tant half-heathen country Of Idumaea.
the home of Herod; from Perea. beyond
Jordan, east of Samaria and Judea," and
even from the heather lands Of Tyre
and Sidon.
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~ PERSEVERANCE cuts a wide swath
YS In LIES harvest field 1t opens
many ways which seem impass-
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~ just happened, did Jesus with
draw Himself and His disciples to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

bring this about, Offering an opportunity
for fraternity. cooperation and protection
10 its members.
1--WE are on the eve Of great develop
ments in transit facilities in the three
bOroughs and a consequent increased ac-
tivity in all real estate lines. A few
years viii see the completion OF the dual
subway system recently contracted for
and many other rapid transit improve
ments will shortly be started I'm order to
accommodate the daily increase Of popu-
lation. one Of the most important being
the New York connecting railroad bridge
from Port Morris, in The Bronx, to AS
toria, l. l.. and tunnel proposed to con-
meet New York with Staten Island and
Brooklyn under New York Bay. The ac-
complishnicut OF the above work viii see
on all-rail route along the entire Allan
tic scaDOard.
zone can hardly realize what n stu
penuOus effect on real estate the proposed
improvements ia railroad and transit ia
cillties will have. There will be many OPP
pOrtunities for investment and spccula-
tiOns, nut the operator. investor and spec
ulator must look to the real estate broker
OF honesty and integrity 10 direct him In
his operations.
influence 10 keep the too daring indlyld-
uals from ovcrspeculatng with possible
disastrous results such as belell many an
operator soon after the completion OF our
first underground rapid transit
Brokers are more awake TO their re-
sponsibHitics to the community and the
future points to greater prosperity for the
business and "A cleaner method OF trans
acting n than ever before.
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JAM Es o. FOX.

Day on Saturday, October 26. at o'clock
on the premises, rain or shine.
The lots located on the waterfront
Hutchinson River and the East Chester
Ship Canal, which is a deep waterway
capable OF accommodating ships OF large
drafO present unusual opportunities Tor
those seeking waterfront facilities.
Extensive improvements are under way
and contemplated for this section OF The
Bronx The Boston Post Road is APP
nroacGing completion, and will be grad
ed macadamized, severed, sidewalked,
curbed and guttered. This road eventual
~ will be the main artery TO and from
the METROPOLITAN district and will be
canabIe of accommodating extensive traf-
AZ A trolley line is projected which VIII
connect this section with the centre OF
Manhattan and also the outlying dis
tricts of westminster. It is also pro-
posed TO run a trolley line through the
property itself. connecting with Pelham
Bay Parkway.
The advent Of the new Westchester q
Boston four-track electric express train
service is expected to revolutionize
values and stimulate building on a large
scale. Extensive plans are under way
for building up this desirable residential
locality.