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TOPIC.

NV phase Of the missionary move
vi ments Of the world affords great
~ theme for meditation and review
.,d arouses the deep interest OF all true
haueyers To them it is not dry ano
aista steful subject. The great command
"r.o 10 into all the world and preach the
.osns, IN every creature" has binding
force unon all Christian hearts, and IN
.n,res responsive action by gift or deed.
In the program suggested by the Evan
ra,,c., Alliance for the annual universal
week of prayer 1t was enjoined Tor the
day on foreign missions tnat CHRISTIANS
Give ..praise for the gospel OF Christ as
the only and all-sufhcient saving sospe.
for man; for the remarkable waves VI
blessing passing over many parts Oh the
mission field, and the ingathering tnat Is
following; for the rapid rise OF native
church in many lands. and for the nope
that it will soon be great missionary
force; for the blessing of the world mis-
sionary conference, held in Edinburgh IN
1910. the influence of which is feit all
over the world"
I quote from this paper, as the condi-
tions and needs Of the foreign ,, mission ION
forth. 1t urges that prayers be mace
that every member Of Christ's body may
respond to Christ's need OF him, in order
that every creature may have the knowi-
edge and offer of Christ's great saliva
ton; the heather who is having his faith
shattered by western civilization may be
saved from western materialism and
agnosticism; that young men and young
women In the home lands may be moved
by the Holy Spirit to qualify for the ms
sion field; that the mission preacher, trans
lator, teacher, doctor. nurse and visitor
may have the Masters presence with them
in their work, and be filled with the spirit;
that the converts may have grace 70
break at once with their old heather HE.
and to commend Christ by their character
and testimony; that the native churcnes
may be trained for self-government. with
liberty for the free play OF race genius
under the guiding of the Holy spirit.
With such praises on our lips ana sucn
prayers in our hearts there would come
realization of the needs OF the neia
and an inspiration to contribute by every
talent We possess for the encouragement.
of the laborers and for the highest good
Of the heather in every land. There can
be no better schooling for the young
Christians than the teaching or sugges'
tons which bring to their hearts q
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tive was based upon the Jewish records
which were open and accessible to all in
his time. that Jesus was born in Bethle-
hem Of the royal line Of David. Herod
an alien usurper, ruled as king under
Roman authority upon the throne of Da-
vid. His family were Jewish converts
and he was familiar with prophecy con.
corning the coming Messiah. He was
sees, favored by Rome, yet distrusted by
his own family, friends and foes The
cruel, crafty crimes that had marked his
administration caused the palace to swim
in blood by the murder of his favorite
wife. his sons and relatives.
The aged king. stricken with disease
filled with remOrse, sensitive to his un-
popularity and imminent danger, was
the east. who. coming to the capital city
sought at the kings palace knowledge
of where the Messiah could be found
that they might worship Him.
The seekers after Christ have caused
much speculation as to who they were
and whence they come. Tradition says
they were three and assigns them the
names of Gaspar. Melchior and Balthasar.
Lew Wallace, in ''Ben-Hur, the Tale of
the Christ" has worked up this tradition
bringing the wise men from India, Egypt
and Greece. Arabia. Mesopotamia and
Persia have also been named as countries
from which they came. They were not
mere magicians, but scholars, students of
They were men upon whom the courts de-
pended for knowledge. Daniel in Babylon
was president Of the Scholars Society.
They represented the science, scholarship
and statesmen of their day. They were
men of wealth and social position, who
probably travelled with a large retinue of
servants. Their arrival created q sensa-
ton in the city.
These philosophers claimed that they
had seen a star in the east that pro-
claimed the birth of the King of the Jews.
This star has also been a problem for the
students of Scripture and science to solve.
Various suggestions have been made, but
the two that meet the case the best is
either the conjunction Of the planets Jupi-
ter and Saturn. that distinguished astrOn-
omers like Kepler. Encke and Pritchard
have calculated occurred about the time
Of the birth of, Christ or. the manifesto
ton Of a miraculous light in the heavens
that led them to the star predicted by
Balaam. They followed their knowledge
of the heavens and 1t finally brought them
to Jesus. Their inquiry was not prompt
ed by curiosity. but sincere desire to
worship Him. In Luke we saw how the
simple shepherds following revelations
from above came to worship the Babe
born in the manger of Bethlehem: here in
Matthew the representatives Of the heath
en- world following their light find Christ
God has given to all men sufficient knowl-
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~ LII Souls Church, 14th and L streets
VI northwest. is to have q course OF
~ three Sunday evening discourses
by its minister. Rev. DR.. Ulysses G. b.
Pierce. The subject Of the course is. The
Bible and Modern Life" The topics and
dates are as follows: Tomorrow "The
Bible: It's Purpose and Place." February
4. 1.-THE Bible and the Church." February
IL. THE Bible and Spiritual Culture"
Services are to be held at 8 o'clock There
will be music by the quartet choir Of All
Souls. The public In cordially invited.
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At the Temple Baptist Church the morn
ing service tomorrow will have special ref
erence to young people. DR.. Muir's sub
ject will be "A Child Called" At this
service several will be baptized. among
whom will be the pastors eldest grand
son. In the evening the pastors theme
Of discourse will be "A Man Called" On
February IS special services will be be-
gun, from which much good 10 expected.
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BROTHERHOOD Of
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~ WE'LL attended meeting Of the
VI Senior Local Assembly was held
~ in st. Johns parish hall Monday
evening. The speakers for the occasion
were Rev. J. j. Dimon. rector Of st. An
drew's Church. and Mr. Fred c. Croxton
Of Calvery NJ. e. Church.
Mr.. Croxton is the chairman Of the
committee on evangelism and personal
canvass Of the men and religion forward
movement. and spoke of the aims and
plans Of the campaign to be inaugurated
during the month of February.
Rev. Dimon emphasized the need of
more earnest and aggressive effort on
the part OF brotherhood men in reaching
and helping the men and boys who had
drifted away from the things pertaining
to religion: voicing a warning Of the ten
denotes toward becoming spiritually
elite" and too limited of vision and effort
for the needs Of this age Of unrest.
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A new chapter has been organized at
All Saints, Chevy Chase, with a mem
bership of seventeen. 1t is the 'baby"
chapter Of the diocese. and was reported
at the last meeting of the local assem-
bly,. Mr.. w. B. Everett. jr.. is director
and Mr.. A. B. Leavell, secretary.
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The advanced section of Trinity Junior
Chapter, in conjunction with the seniors.
is furthering a plan to build up larger
mems communion service. The first OF
these special services will be held tomor-
row morning at O'Clock. The music
for the service will be rendered by a
choir composed of the members Of the
chapters under the direction of the choir
master, Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock.
Personal invitations have been issued
to the men Of the parish to join with the
chapters in this service, land additional
efforts will be made to have a special
attendance OF men at all the services
during the day. in conformity with the
general plan OF the men and religion for
ward movement to have in attendance
at the churches Of the city during the
day 5000 men.
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pastors to Discuss @len and
Religion @o6eiment Uonorrom
Clerqpnen of 0Masbngton pulpits 0elill Cell Tbeir
Congregations of the @penoio effort Being 9laoe
ann Grqe Tbeir Cooperation.

program and the church's place in the
lives of the male portion of this world
population. Perhaps the fact that has
been cited about 1.-The 3.OG0,CcO more
women and girls in the churches than
men and boys" will he repeated. Maybe
the dearth of men will be explained
Certainly, 1t is declared, it is clear that
pastors of Washington Protestant
churches are dead in earnest about inter-
esting the men and boys. and unless All
signs fail. it is declared, the day will be
notable in the annals of the churches
here for the enlarged attendance of men
and boys ,at Sundays stated services:
York Avenue Churchs Rev. Randolph II.
McKim in the Church of the Epiphany,
Rev w. r. Wedderspoon in Foundry
Methodist Church. Rev. Hugh I. Stew
enson in Bethany Baptist Church and
Rev. A. H. Thompson of Waugh Meth
odist Church are expected to have some
thing to say in regard to the movement
at the services in their respective
churches.
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pastor @oirlg Abroa6


All departments of Fifth Baptist
Church are anxious to make the most
of the two remaining Sundays before the
pastor. Rev. John f. Briggs, leaves for
Palestine, to be absent for about three
months.
Tomorrow morning the church proposes
TO fall in line with the men and religion
forward movement In observing Church
Attendance Day" The adult classes want
record-breaking attendance at Sunday
school The order of the day will be for
al to remain for the preaching service.
In the evening the pastor viii preach on
Men and Religion" There will be spe-
cial music. Wednesday evening the con-
gregaticn will give banquet and enter
tainment to the boys Of the church. Sum
day school and congregation. The idea
is the conservation. of the boys of south
west Washington, for both church and
state, and the pastor and people propose
10 be on the job
Arrangements are being made for
meeting of unusual interest at the Cos
pei Mission. 214-216 ~ street John Mar
shall place., tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock, when B. III. Warner, the newly
elected member of the board Of manage
ment. will preside and Representative c..
&. Bowman OF Pennsylvania will speak.
A splendid program of music Is being
prepared and II Is expected that Mr.
George w. Havel will be present and
sing and Miss Grace Bealman will rem
der a sacred solo on the cornet. Other
soloists who will be heard are Mrs. Mad
1son Clark. Mrs. J. N. Armstrong, Mr.. W.
II. Evans and Mr.. II. ID. Gordon. At Z
o'clock the regular Sunday night sup
per service will be held. Supt. Kline pre-
siding
At the board meeting last Tuesday ar
rangements were initiated for the estab-
lishment Of a free dispensary at the
Gospel Mission. Three rear rooms on
work and these will be thoroughly reno
waited, and furnished under the direction
Of DIR. c. II. Bowker. dean of the dis
pensary staff.
might shelter for women and chill
dren'' was also established and two large
rooms dedicated for the of women
and children, who find themselves tenn
porarily without shelter or home.
The cost of fitting up the dispensary
and night shelter will be about 500 and
the MANAGEMENT appeals for financial aid.
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rs II Harder to Be Happy in Washing
ton Than Elsewherer' Is Rev. E. Hez
Swem's subject tomorrow night in Capital
Baptist Church. Typographical Temple.
423 q street northwest He breaches on
"Nextness TO Greatness" tomorrow morn
Ing. In Columbia Baptist Church. Wiscon-
sin avenue and Q street northwest.
Tomorrow at the Church OF the Cove
nant. the $50 o'clock musical service.
led by the double quartet. will include:
Anthem. ''Ye Shall Dwell In the Land. :,
Stainer: duet. bass and tenor. $50 Thou
Lftest Thy Divine Petition Stainer;
contralto solo, Fear Not Ye, o Israel.
Buck Mrs. Ried): anthem. The Souls OF
the Righteous" Myles Foster.
The 30 o'clock evening musical, led by
the evening chorus choir. will include
choruses from .'St. Paul., Mendelssohn.
TO God On High" ITO Thee. Lord.
'tOh, Be Gracious. Ye Immortals, How
Lovely Are the Messengers" Sleeper,
Wake Wee IL Calling"
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1aH NDER inspiration of the sugges-
III tion made by pastors and leaders
OF the men and religion forward
movement in Washington. tomorrow will
be a special day for church attendance
on the part of men and older boys
Many of the clergy have issued per-
sonal invitations TO their parishioners
TO aid in bringing the matter to the at
tention of men not in the habit of going
to church on Sunday. While Protestant
leaders are backing the movement which
is the occasion of this extra effort to
increase the number of men and boys in
attendance upon the services of the
churches. morning and evening, it Is ex-
pected that the general interest aroused
will lead to some results in other than
Protestant communions.
Presumably many preachers will take
advantage of the opportunity to speak
especially to men on Christlan1tys
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Catholic Gonbert
league

The annual meeting of the Catholic
Convert League will be held in the Aula
Maxima. Mcmahon Hall, Catholic Uni
yersity. Brookland. tomorrow at $3.50
o'clock.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
year will be the principal business of
the meeting. and a report Of the various
committees upon the work done in the
past year will be made. An address will
be delivered by Mr.. Jean-Baptiste
Edouard Sandstone, one Of the profess
sors Of French at Georgetown College.
his subject being Religious Controversy
in Europe"
A dinner for the members of the Broth
erh0od of the First United Presbyterian
Church and their friends was given by
the ladies Of the congregation in the
rooms of the church In Petworth last
evening. Forty covers were laid.
Following the dinner, addresses Were
Alvin Campbell pastor. and Mr.. William
Navarro Cromwell. C. F. Windham,
president Of the brotherhood, had charge
Of the program. Entertainment was af-
Mrs. c. F. Windham. reading by Mr..
c. III. Hanson and a recitation by Miss
Frances e. Gutelius.
The Young Peoples Society Of Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church, 10th
hold its monthly missionary meeting in
the west parlor OF the church at pm.
tomorrow. The speaker Of the evening
win be Mr.. Thomas L. Sloan. an Omaha
Indian and president of the Society OF
American Indians. Mr.. Sloan will tell OF
Indian life and conditions on the great
reservations. There will be special music.
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Rev. DR.. David G. Downey of New
York city. corresponding secretary of the
board OF Sunday schools Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, will preach at 3
o'clock tomorrow evening in Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church. pr. Dow
ney Is regarded as an impressive speaker.
He is very prominently in the minds OF
Methodists of the country as q very
strong candidate for the episcopacy at
the coming session of the general con-
ference of the church.
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:GbriStiair Gn1eabor,,
Rote8

- OMORROw'S meeting Of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society. section A.
~ of First Congregational Church,
will be led by Mr.. William A. Hyde on
the subject, Local Social Service Or
ganizations-What We Can d." Matt, %:
1915. Last Sundays meeting dealt with
the citizenship organizations. and was
conducted by Mr.. George M Potter.
chairman. Of the soeiety's citizenship
committee and superintendent Of the Dis
trict Unions citizenship department. Rev.
DIR. s. H. woodrow. who was formerly
president Of the District Anti-Saloon
League. described the difficulties encoun-
tered in local temperance work. Reports
were also received from representatives
of the W. C. T. u. and the Florence
Crittenton Home.
Al First Baptist Church Mr.. Newton
Wanger an honorary member, VIII nave
charge OF the C. e. service tomorrow.
Mrs E. w. Robinson. the society's new
pianist, Is receiving credit for the good
music rendered by the choir and Or
chestra.
Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Society
has on its program for tomorrow evening
a number Of five-minute talks on The
Foreign Missionary Whose Life Has Most
inspired Me- Miss Sophie Hanlein will
lead the mNting. AL members OF thus
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Suggestive
Questions
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. r. S. LiDsc0tt for
the international Press Bible
Question Club.
Copyright. 1912, by Rev. T. s. Linscott, ID.

~ ERSES 22-24-What was the law
" of Moses, in the matter OF puri-
II fication, for the mother OF
male child?
what practical purpose did all this
ceremony serve?
why would 1t not be good thing
if all children were formally presented
to the Lord in the church. In these
days?
Why would Jesus not have submitted
to all this form and ceremony. II He
had at this time been of mature judg-
ment?
Verse 25-Are there degrees OF holt
ness in truly good men. and II so. how
would you classify them?
OF which Of the real children of God
cannot 1t be said, land the Holy Ghost
was upon him.?
How would you describe the char
acter of Simeon?
Verse 26-Do any good people today
have revelations. or premonitfons. Sim
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leaflets, and at the February business
meeting Rev. c.. E. Granger, the pastor.
will conduct an oral examination on the
subjects covered.
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The Young Peoples Society of Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church has or
ganized in the church and society q
chorus OF fifty voices, to be led by the
church tenor, Mr.. William Conrad Mills.
The first rehearsal last Saturday even
ing was attended by forty singers. and II
was announced that regular rehearsals
would be held On Saturday at 5:30 o'clock.
The new organization il planning to give
q series OF concerts for the benefit Of the
church.
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ST. CECILIA MASS.

Music lovers are especially
invited to the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church to-
morrow evening, when the
quartet choir will render the
classic and popular St. Cecilia
Mass BY Gounod. There will
be a full rendering of "Kyrie
Eleison, "'Gloria in Excelcis
Deo," the "Credo," the
"Sanctus" and the "Agnus
Del"
Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, the pastor, will deliver
a brief address. A large at
tendance is expected.
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Ube Griennlp Gnenrp.
Up the Gturfbma1.

THE Apostle Paul said that he had learned glory
" in tbuation Also but very few OF the rest OF us
have reached that stage of moral courage Most of
dread and far possible avoid those troubles and
oppositions of which life is full We not enamored of
that experience called "a hard time 1t is for the pur
pose of finding good word to say for trouble that am
writing this article.
If should pretend that personally like being bat
tered twisted about and should undertake to COM
mend to you happiness attendant such proceed
ngs, you would set me down as cad and rightly en-
Joy and success at least as well as most men,
But that life may be full of ease, too placidly
unruhled for its good am witha firmly persuaded
A little opposition is not bad thing Tor man. nave
had plenty of it in my several decades An occasional
snag his pathway will not hurt him. But for the frc-
of its wheels the track the locomotive would stand
still. And many is practically at standstlll as
regards any effective work in the world because his way
has been polished too smooth
The fact is that we mortas are very often helped by
being hindered The dominant those that have
had to fight for it. The New Engander in almost per-
petual conflict with nature, wrests living from mig
gard soil and stormy The Paagonan recines un
der tree and pcks his food from its lowest branches
the Patagonan plays large part in the story OF the
march of civilization. Ten thousand lotus eaters IN as
manv wears would never build the Panama canal tun
mel the East river.
See what opposition has done for the leaders of mem
Consider how they have been hammered into moral form
as tool is fashioned an anvil! Gen. Washingtons
greatness developed not only by the assaults OF his
British foes but by the stupid oppositons OF the CONT,
mental Congress- Grants military genius shone to its
limit only under the superlave strategy OF his great
antagonist Lee Beecher never knew what an orator he
was till the Liverpool mob began to hiss him.
The reason you and I need to ponder these great
souls is because their experience duplicated in
Each one of us is pretty upon line OF oppo
sitions proporonate his strength If l. very plain
man, called upon to batter down the defenses OF
Vcksburg or silence bowling mob may at least have
to wrestle with punctured tire unreasonable boss
l meet an opposition commensurate with my powers
Whether the enemy be a man or a circumstance or
an unworthy habit it pretty certain that my moral
muscle is going be developed by contact with him:
One never quite surely his best and strongest self
as when he resoutey breasting current that sets the
other way. All the great promises Of Revelation are
vouchsafed the deserer, but to him that over
cometh'
Don't pity yourself then beyond measure when
the "sings and of outrageous fortune
imp YOUR way 1t may be that brickbas sometimes
better for YOU than bouquets They will make you alert
resourcefu energetic. They will evoke full powers
to such degree that you at least understand what
the apostle meant when he said that he could glory in
trbuations ALSO"
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Recall, Return, Residence.

The angel that sent Joseph quickly
out Of the country to protect the young
child from the snare of Herod ordered
that he stay in Egypt until the mes
senger of the Lord again brought him
word. When Joseph perceived the
child's danger he obeyed and awaited
in Egypt the recall. Jesus was COM
PEELED in early life to share the Egyp-
tian life until after the death OF Herod.
which occurred about April /, Be
This is one of the fixed dates by which
the time Of the birth Of Christ Is estab-
lished.
Kepler fixed the planets conjunction
about three years earlier, which would
come close to the time estimated by
Ramsay as to the time when Qu.nius
was first governor OF Syria, ana the
enrolment ordered by Caesar Angus
tus Here amid the surrounding OF the
religious Jewish exiles. unknown TO
them as their Messiah. Jesus lived until
in accordance with the prophecy or
Hosea, which declared that out OF
Egypt 1 have called my son. God
recalled Him to His native land as he
had israel of old Returning, Joseph
found Archelaus ruling in place OF
Herod.
Fear possessed him because he was
a worse man than his father. so he
was directed to return to Gallflee and
take up his residence in Nazareth.
which fulfilled the predictions that he
should be called a Nazarene." Matthew
leaves Jesus in the seclusion or Naza-
reth. the old home of Joseph and Mary.
where "the child grew, became strong
and wise, and the blessing of God was
upon him." until He came forth from
His residence to reveal God to men. We
need all look to Him for our salvation.
For Jesus, who received the worship
of the wise men, ought to receive ours.
He alone can say Look unto me and
be We saved, all the ends OF the earth:
for I am God and there is none else:
for He was the promised Messiah sent
of God to meh.
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The Wise Men Led by the Star
Matthew, Chapter 2.

Golden Text: Look unto
me and be We saved, all the
ends of the earth, for | am
God, and there is none else.
Isa., IS ~.