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done: others had foiled him at his first
attempt: he drew another arrow from
the CULVER of his evil art-an arrow whose
point was keen. whose name was Pride
and launched the shaft with all his evil
power and skill.
Let us assume TO go with them. as
from the desert Businesses they wing
their fight over the fields ana noun
tains intervening: over the city. till at
length they rest upon the pinnacle OF the
temple-Herods temple-symbohc OK all
that pride and vanity and expediency in
things religious could possibly mean.
There they rest.
thronged with the more devout-the
Pharisee, whose very life is given up TO
Jewish law and precedent, the Sadducee,
who has made his creed a stepping stone
TO power and great mass of worship
ers looking and longing for the dawning
Of a better spiritual day.
IF thou be the Son of God. cast thy
self down: for 1t Is written, He shall give
His angels charge concerning thee, ana
In their hands they shall bear thee up
lest at any time thou dash they foot
against Il Stone?
1t is the same old sneer of questioning
doubt: If Thou be the Son Of God?'
Then follows the insidious suggestion.
must quote Scripture-''for II is written,
and here he brings In the wondrous
promise from the Ninety-first Psalm.
Satan had changed his method by quot
ing from the Book. and in His answer
Jesus does not change His. but still quot
ing. replies: 1T is written again, thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Fooled again, the arch tiend tries his final
shaft. of which. we shall hear next week.
There Is another lesson given us that
we may how futile is mere human
armament David the shepherd youth
from Bethlehem, had dared to fight Go
Hath, the giant champion Of the Philis-
tines. and Saul, the king. afraid to go
himself, has armed the shepherd with his
own coat OF mail. Il cannot go with
these, the shepherd cries, and choosing
five smooth stones from out the brook
he goes to meet his peoples enemy.
trusting In God. and armed with that to
which he has been used
As We behold the Savior OF mankind
facing temptation in the form of vanity
and pride; as we see David putting aside
the glittering armor OF cowardly king,
the emptiness of all this vanity and show
looms doubly clear What was the temp
tation which the adversary OF our souls
presented TO the Son of God? They stood
above a throng of Jewish worshpers
who gloried in display Of every kind.
They sought a sign from every one
who came to bring them truth. Miracles
were their delight. but holiness and truth
they could not bear. Jesus and Satan,
each was we'll aware of what could hap
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problem presented is not a question of
metaphysical possibility. but one of
fact.
The peculiar manner in which the
healing Of the woman and the raising
of Jarius' daughter are interviewer
with one another in the gospels clearly
proves that We. are dealing with facts.
For the only. reason that they tell
these two beautiful stories SO that
they are two in one is that is the way
the events happened. Miracles appear
natural when we study them in connec-
ton with the life of Christ. They form
an integral part of the Masters life and
we ought to study them for the light
they will give us Of His character and
attitude toward human needs In this
way each miracle has its own peculiar
and distinct lesson.
Last weeks study revealed TO us the
mastery OF Jesus over the natural world
and his supremacy in the spiritual world.
The lesson for today reveals the power
of the Master over death. which fact Is
taught by three different miracles re-
corded in the Scripture. All three of the
synoptic gospels give us the record of
who had just died. Luke tells us OF
the restoration of the widows only son.
who was being carried to the cemetery.
John tells us the story of the raising of
the only brother. who had been buried
several days
Our lesson sets forth the function OF
faith in both miracles and gives US Jesus
attitude toward women that has largely
nodded Christianity. The honor that all
followers of Jesus have bestowed upon
women has been due in no small degree
to the tender and appealing stories OF
todays lesson that present the high posi-
ton women were held in the Masters
thought and life. The treatment Christ
accorded to women has led Christianity
to crown women. We cannot study the
story of Jairus' daughter without read
ing and rejecting upon the attitude or
Jesus toward the woman who, touching
him in the crowd. was healed of her in
trinity. Matthew tells us that IL was at
q dinner given by the publican when
Jesus was discussing with pharisees and
Johns disciples the propriety of his eat
ing with publicans and sinners that the
Master received and responded to the
rulers request
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Sympathy.

How can We ksow men? BY initiating
the example OF Him who knew what
was IN man" lie went a5ous every
where doing good. Sympathy is the
foundation of tact. Doing deeds Of kind
ness begets- like deeds in return Those
whom We help We soon learn To love
and if we SO live TO INSPIRE others 10
render Kindness to us. they will love us
Through sympathy we become partners
in life's JOYS and soirows
~ friend shares my SORROW and
makes il bnt a moiety. but he swells my
Joy ard makes il double For SO two
channels divide the river and lessen il
into rivulets and make II fordable. and
apt To be drunk up by the first revels OF
iht Syrian star. but two torches do not
divide but increase the flame And
though my tears are the sooner dried up
when they run on my friends cheeks in
the burrows of compassion. Yet. when my
flame has kindled his lamp. We unite the
slories and make them radiant. like the
solden candiesticks that burn before the
throne of God. because they shine by
numbers. by light and joy.
IL is sympathy that distinguishes us
from tho brute creation. Animals have
feeling. but not feIlow-feeifng. The horse
will contentetly eat his corn when his
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Lord of Life.

The hired mourners and musicians were
already playing their mournful dirges
when Jesus arrived at the home or
Jairus. Even though their manner OF ex-
pressing grief differs widely from our
overcome with the calamity OF death
The Master is about to have a contest
with death. So to clear the atmosphere
OF what would be hindrance. he sends
away the scoffing hired mourners TAX
ing three disciples, Peter. James and
John-and this il the first recorded I'M
stance of any special preference of these
three over the other apostles-and the
family, Jesus entered the chamber where
approached the child. took her by the
hand and addressed her with the familiar
words, 'Talitha cumi.' meaning, as near
az We can translate il, Little lamb, say
unto thee. arise.
And the dead heard the command ana
straightway obeyed.
We can hardly picture the joy in that
home and the quick response upon the
part of the parents TO Christ's orders To
minister to the child's physical needs. And
how great would he our rejoicing If We
will only believe that our loved ones over
whom we grieve will be restored TO us
when, at the voice of the Lord Of life aif
OF the dead shall hear His voice and come
forth as did the rulers daughter The
last enemy that is TO be destroyed Is
death. Yet we can face death courage
ously. confident in the power of Jesus To
sustain US and give US the victory, so that
when we are called to go down into tie
valley and shadow OF death, We will fear
no evil, for we will feel His presence ami
remember His promise and believe that
He is the resurrection and tho lie.
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Christian Gm1eahor;
Rotes

THE Christian Endeavorers Of the
" Church of the Covenant are to hold
the regular prayer meetings of the
society Immediately after the Church
service on Sunday mornings. at 1918 pm
Miss Myrtle. L. Schofieid, superintendent
Of the missionary department of the
Christian Endeavor Union will address
this society tomorrow afternoon along
missionary lines.
MIR. P. f. Drury, formerly a local En-
deavor worker, but now an Endeavor of
ficer of Ohio, is spending the week in
Washington, to give assistance to the To-
cal union in its effort in behalf of the
Jones-Works excise bill. He will later
go to his home in Massachusetts for a
visit before returning to Oberlin College.
III ohio. where he Is preparing himself
along theological lines
The board of officers of the Christian
EMdeavor Union will meet Tuesday even
ing. August 20. at the home OF the SUI
perintendent of the junior work. Miss
Agnes L. Suman. 127 L street northwest.
the occasion being the regular business
meeting of the board.
:. :; = =
eNdIlSeliSllt OEeil-tlF services
be held tomorrow by the evangelical de-
partment of the Christian Endeavor
Union. Mr.. Francis X. MacNerhany SUI
perintendent of this department, will con-
duct the usual :; o'clock meeting on the
banks of the canal in Georgetown, on the
towpath. west of the intersection of 36th
street. Three Open-air services will be
held at s o'clock in the evening. one al
Washington Circle, in Georgetown an
other in Franklin Park, 14th and | streets
northwest, ard a third at Stanton Park
9th and = streets northeast. The leade,
of the Washington Circle service will he
Mr.. Robert q. Hale, president of the
Luther fiace Memorial Christian En-
deavor Society. and a member of the
evangelical department OF the local En-
deavor Union. Al Franklin Park Mr.
Francis *. MacNerhany will direct the
service. The sermon will be preached by
the Rev Zed H. Copp. Mr.. Lester Bal
lard will lead the song service at this
meeting. Mr.. William Preston, secretary
to Representative Stevens OF Nebraska.
will deliver the gospel message in Stanton
Park. The meeting here will be under
the direction of Mr.. Roy Carly OF the
music department of the Esnde.Lvor Union
In the last two meetings the stereopticon
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Il H. Tsp Barbep s.. 3rmin III

yokefellow lies dying by his stall. and
never turn an eye of pity on the sufferer.
The wounded deer sheds tears; but 1T Is
man only that ''weeps with them that
weep" and by sympathy divides anoth-
er's sorrows and doubles anothers joys
In speaking on the power of sympathy.
Henry Ward Beecher said: Happy is
the man who has that In his soul which
acts upon the detected as April airs on
violet roots. Gifts from the hand are
silver and gold. but the heart gives that
which neither silver nor gold can buy.
To be full of goodness. full of cheerful
ness full Of sympathy, full of helpful
hope. causes a man TO carry blessings of
which he is himself as unconscious as a
lamp of its own shining. Such one
moves on human life as stars move on
dark seas to bewildered mariners; as the
sun wheels, bringing all the seasons with
him from the south.
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~ RTHOTON QuakerS planned
NE/ decade ago a ffve-year meeting.
after getting on for a century
and a half with no national or general
body. This meeting is to be held In In
dianapolis in October, the third since its
inauguration Washington delegates will
attend. Propositions are now being made
to have the meeting assemble oftener. say
every two or three years, to elect officers
that may serve during the five-year
period. and 30 create a continuous or
permanent body. and to engage a secre-
tary who shall in effect be the head OF
Friends In America. representing them on
occasions when such spokesman may be
required.
These changes. coming when similar
bodies of former loose organization are
seeking similar coordination, are meet
ing with stout opposition from conserva-
tive Quakers, who deplore the wide de-
parture from old Quaker days. The
younger element is. however. pushing for
the improvements, and seems likely 10
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will be used to illustrate the sermons and
to throw the words OF the gospel songs
on the screen.
Z :; :.
Among the Endaavorers who have de-
voted considerable time during the past
week to the clerical work ct the Chris
ton Endeavor Union Headquarters IN
connection with the effort for the Jones'
Works excise bill have been a number OF
young women. among whom are the ioi-
lowing: Miss Esther fostering and MISS
Virginia l.. Raymond OF Emmanuel Bap-
fist Christian Endeavor Society. Miss Il.
Ruth De I.awder Of Ninth Street Christian.
Miss Sarah E. Dawson. Miss Hilda Ul-
riehson and Miss Esther Ilrichson of
First Congregational. Miss Grace Meier
and Miss Myrtle l. Schoheld OF North
Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestant.
These Endeavorers will continue their ac-
tivity at the Bond building headquarters
during the coming week.
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viting Of labor organization officers. and
the study in advance of labor conditions
In cities and communities for presenta ion
either In verbal or printed form. Where
possible IL is urged that the Central La
on literature and attendance upon the
demonstration in behalf of labor Finally,
preachers are asked to furnish newspa-
pers with abstracts of their sermons. 10
the end that the largest publicity may be
secured. Efforts are now making by the
Federal Councils committee to increase
the number of sermons on Labor Sunday
to 10000.
Rev. Charles Stelzle superintendent of
the department; Of church and labor of
the Presbyterian Church. is one Of the
leaders In the effort to get the churches
and labor closer, by the Labor Sunday
effort
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Rulers Request.

A synagogue, whose entire ground floor
has been exposed in the ruins of Tell
Hum, upon the northwest shore Of the
lake. may have been the meeting place
where Jairus was the elder or ruler
There he probably first saw Christ and
heard his eloquent presentation of the
gospel of the kingdom. The power OF
Jesus as a healer turned Jairus in his
hour Of need to Him. Trouble forces
many of us to the neglected mercy seat.
Difficulties keep US close to God. Many.
who would otherwise neglect their Mas
ter find their way to the throne or grace
when overcome by sorrow, sickness ana
suffering. The great periods of religious
REVEALS follow, as a rule seasons OF busi-
ness depression.
Men who can stand the strain Of losing
in business break down when their loved
ones are brought down into the shadow
Of death When the only child Of Jairus.
the wealthy and influential pharisee. was
near to death he demonstrated that ms
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Grienbs' 6ibe pear Meeting.
proposition to Aaake ct a Tbree pear
9fleeting anh to probibe Permanent
Secretary.

carry them through. The hNe-Near meet
ing has already \ secretary. and that
change Is simply The enlargement OF his
work. The outline 81 his duties IS not
unlike that of the outline proposed foi
the secretary of the National Council -
Congrega tiona.sts. that already !a
operation for the moderator of the Pres
byterian General Assembly.
Orthodox Qnakers now number nearly
100000 in membership. BY far their
greatest strength is in Indiana with con
siderable strength in Ohio. The oso
Quaker communities OF Pennsylvania and
MARYLAND have long since been passed by
the middle west. A proposition Is now
made that the fve-year meeting he
changed in name TO The Superior Meet
Ing of Friends In America, and II Is said
the name is likely TO he chosen. II -
regarded as accurate aud not assuming.
since Orthodox Friends il IS said. out
number Hicksitc five to one and are
really the only considerable body of
Ouakers in America. The change would
leave the meeting free to meet as often
as ii chooses without change OF It's
name
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! X|Ekpa8to1' and peoplfX}{{

who is spending month in Kansas City
Mo.
DIR. F'riZzell is occupying the pulpit of
the Westminster Congregational Church
in the Missouri city during his stay there
+ X :.
''The Bible" is the subject Judge w F.
Norris OF the Department of Justice will
preach on in the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow
morning. The pastor. Rev. y. 0. Gibson,
will preach in Newark, n J.
x x x
After a vacation trip to western states
Rev. George A. Miller will occupy the
pulpit of the Ninth Street Christian
Church tomorrow morning and evening
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~ Wt.NTY thousand preachers. in
III Guiding a number here. have thus
far signitied their intention to de-
liver labor and social service sermons on
Labor sunday. September L. These are
scattered in all parts of the country In
p few instances. owing TO people being alb
sent on vacation. later dates for these
sermons have been selected. A prominent
feature of each sermon will be a discus
SION of thu, wisdom of using one days rest
in seven. In many instances laymen have
been secured to give the addresses.
The Federal Council of Churches.
through its social service committee. sug-
eeSts 10 preachers and their lay helpers
the getting together of all organizations
devoted to the interests of labor, the in
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Faith Healing.

The sensitive Christ recognized imme-
diately that power had gone out from
him TO some secret sufferer. He stopped
at once and turned to the crowd that
pressed upon him with the question. Who
touched my garment" Jesus desired to
see not who had secretly sought help, but
her who had touched HIM lie wished
to extend further blessing 10 the one
whose extraordinary faith was mingled
with 1.-The Superstitious notion that
Chrfst's gifts Of healing were not con-
scious and loving actions. but mere
contagion of health. by which one might
profit unfelt and undiscovered"
The Master was not moved with the
spirit of many modern heaters. who seek
testimonials of cures. For twelve years
the woman had exhausted her money ana
strength I'm a futile effort to be healed.
and thus in her impoverished condition
she turns To Jesus for help. She was I'M
fl for all social life. and, being cers-
monially unclean. she was practically
social and religious outcast. She had
faith thai il she could only touch the
hem of his garment she would be cured.
II required great physical effort for such
a weak woman to push her way through
the crowd that she could get near
enough to touch him. This alone tesu-
fies 10 her rugged, simple faith. Jesus
wanted her to know the power of His
personality. so he turned to seek the
timid woman in the crowd. What les
son for US.
We are sometimes overwhelmed with
sorrow because We think there IS no one
to care for US. Yet are not lost in
the crowd. For the touch Of faith, pray
er. Will instantly bring US in contact WITH
the reservoir OF Gods love and healing
power We also see that God is no re-
specter of persons. for he stopped on his
way to the home of the rich and power
full TO minister unto this poor woman.
The God whose eye sees the sparrow
fall watches over US and is ever ready
to respond tn our call In fact. our
Father even calls to come unto Him
by the experiences of our lives. We fire.
uuently miss the richest of blessings be-
cause we do not draw near to him. The
woman who had suffered many things
of many physicians, was satisfied when
she was healed When in response To
the Masters call she came and fell down
before Him. the suffering and faith OF
the woman called forth from his guarded
lips the only epithets that Jesus ever
used in addressing women except the
formal ones. For. he said unto her
these words OF comfort and cheer. ''Cour-
age daughter, thy faith has saved thee.
The spiritual and physical blessings were
united because there was in her genuine
faith
Now. during this episode. the faith Or
Jairus was being tested. for We must re
member that his daughter was near unto
came with the message that unnerves the
strongest, Thy daughter is dead" Hope
fed only to be recalled at the words OF
the Master, Fear not, only believe. The
OF power that he had just
witnessed must have been a factor IN
buoying up his hope and giving him con-
fidence that Jesus was the Lord of life
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the demoniac and
commissioned him as
a missionary among
the citizens of De-
capolis, who had re-
jected the Lords
ministry. II con-
tains a record of
two miracles. one
being an episode in
the process of the
other. The miracles
of the Master have
been challenged by
modern thought. The
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Contact.

There can he no tact without dealings
and Intercourse with Others. IL is a tai
mt that the who abandons society
and lives alone could not use If he had
IL. il il an outgroWth OF human brother
hood. Without realizing that al yc are
brethren We cannot be helpful and
holpfulnesS i the end and aim OF tact
fuincss- Those who are naturally tact
fui only attain their highest excellence
by the process of years of heIpfuness
Love Ind sympathy are the great and
Ierrna neIt qualities of life Except We
love Ne do nothing, and We must
know men iu order to love them. KNEW
a&sc'f is the first requisite. for through
t9at know ledge comes understanding of
others. Without understanding men we
cannot be helpful To them. and If We
Il" not render service 70 others our lives
are failures
Whatsoever ye would that men should
Do ;o YOU do ye even so IL them; for this
is THE Jaw and the prophets" The es-
sence of tact is in the precept of the
golden rule Christ is the great exenlplar
az tact. as lie is Of every other virtue.
re is written Of Him that He needed
not that any should testify of man. for
lie knew what was in man" Just So far
as We know what is In man able
L. exercise Christian tact. Whatever con-
Germs man cannot he a matter of indiffer-
ence 10 lis. II measure mp to the
privileges and blessings of a trle life.
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smile or the nature of intelligent SYM
pathy. Some with long face and sancti-
nlonious manner give the impression that
religion is Of all things most undesirable.
and the young especially are deferred
from seeking such environments of sad
ness and gloom. Others are so tactless
as to always feel called upon to- make
a few remarks at prayer meeting serv-
ices. which are neither interesting or ap-
propriate. The prayer meeting killers are
numerous and difficult to suppress.
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riddles, the sur
IN uni er OF all
difficulties, the re-
mover of all OBJ
stacles." is the
definition given by
Scargill.
Tact is wisdom
applied. II is in
separa BILE from wis
dom. The unwise
are never tactful,
vet the wise may
through Incidence
or Indifference fail
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t. apply tact in their relations to
others. There are many who know
their duty and know how to perform il,
hut who do il not: who might be tact
III. but are only taciturn; who might
ee agreeable. but are only morose.
The use of tact displays the great
ST Of all the meptal faculties. Men
nd women Of the greatest mental cali
I@r in all other directions are failures
IN the absence of tact.
Taciturnity has no relationship TO tact
>.lrnce is sometimes golden. but when
Il is the result of habit and not design
il j. not tact. Tacit9rnity is matter of
disposition: silence a matter of condi-
ton. To be reticent or silent at the
ieht time and occasion shows the virtue
II tact much saying or doing the
iight thing at the right time and place.
Tact is never passive. We would not
know that tact existed at all. except it
IS shown by word. &C, or manner.