Evening star., 1912-11-04
Review Of Balkan War.

Review Of Balkan War.
Rev. Arthur w. Spooner, pastor Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church. preached last
night on 1.-The Cross Against the. Cres-
cent taking the opportunity to review
| the Balkan-Turkish war, and predicting
| that the Balkan states would eventually
unite in a republic.
He said the war was a religious war.
for the betterment. Of humanity and the
curbing of the barbarious horrors that
have been perpetrated in the past by
| the Turk In the name Of his religion.
He thought the capture OF. CONSTANT
nople was inevitable and that in taking
/ the Turkish capital the Balkan states
would win victory for Christianity that
would be far-reaching in it's influences
toward the final suppression Of the tend
ency toward massacres Of Christians.
Preaching on 1.-THE Socialism Of Jesus"
Rev. James Shera Montgomery. pastor of
Metropolitan Methodist Church, last
night said:
''The people are holding power Of every
kind to rigorous account. Every new
day that dawns on the earth is bringing
the common man into better and higher
repute. The socialism of Jesus stands
for man in his entirety-mind, soul, body,
education, salvation and preservation.
The need of the hour is not more gold,
but more God. The supreme trouble is
strfngency, and revision upward in old
time religion would put many a beacon
light of promise in our national sky"
breaches Anniversary Sermon.
In the course of a special sermon in
celebration of his tenth anniversary as
rector Of st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith told Of the
material improvements to the church and
church property during his pastorate. He
also said, in part:
"Ten years ago there were 200 families,
with 800 communicates whereas there
are now 52S families and 915 communi
cants. During these ten years 24S persons
have been admitted by baptism into
Christ's holy Catholic church here, 436
have been confirmed in that church, IA
have been 14S burals. The Sunday school
has increased from 125 pupils, with %
teachers, to 235 pupils, with 35 teach
ers."
Eulogy Of James s. Sherman.
The late Vice President Sherman was
eulogized by Rev. DR.. Charles Wood yes
terday at the Church of the Covenant.
DR.. Wood spoke Of Mr.. Sherman as a
great statesman and great lover Of life
and his friends.
Under the auspices Of the International
Bible Students Association, H. Clay Rock
well delivered an address yesterday after
noon in the New Masonic Temple on
THE Industrial and Social Crisis in
which he predicted a class war between
capital and labor, which, he said was
prophesied in the figurative language of
the apostles. He said experiments to-
ward reaching nobler conditions in gov
ernment had all failed during the last
5000 years because selfishness has al
ways been the guiding motive OF man
kind
To-day greater degree Of unrest and
dissatisfaction prevails than ever BEFORE"
Mr.. Rockwell said. THE race is instinc-
lively expecting better conditions some
where in the future"
Variety Of Themes.
Dr. James o. Stevenson lectured yes-
| terday afternoon before the members of
the Secular League at their meeting in
Pythian Temple on the subject OF the
| origin Of life. tracing 1t from it's highest
forms to it's lowest. He said that the
ultimate function of all life is to assist
nature in the final destruction Of the
planet on which humanity lives.
mo divine alchemy transforms man at
delth," said DR.. w. w. Baker, before
the Capital City Lodge Of the Theo-
sophical Society yesterday afternoon.
He is the same being after the change
physical body and functions through a
finer vehicle-his astral BODY DR.. Baker
said disappointment awaited the man
who attempts to escape trouble by self
destruction, as he will have to suffer
upon the astral plane for a period equal
to that he would have normally inhabit-
ed his physical body
Telling of her work in the orient as a
missionary, Miss Alice Brethorst Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
told a meeting at the Young Womens
Christian Association that many women
of China were turning to the Christian re-
ligion. Miss Brethorst spent five years in
organizing day schools for Chinese girls
and women She told Of her return from
times to danger from wandering bands
| of plunderers and revolutionists, and how
she escaped any serious danger.
Former Commissioner Henry B. F. Mac
farland spoke yesterday at the vesper
meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. on social serv-
ice. declaring that 1t is the duty OF every
member Of the community to take an in
terest in civic matters. that obligation
being one that rests on the Christian
citizen in particular.
William knowles Cooper began the first
of a series of evangelical meetings for
men under the auspices OF the Y. M. G..
A. yesterday with the declaration that
said that fiat life meant the destruction Of
| the home, of society and Of the nation.
Rev. Edward s. Dunlap of st. Johns
| Church will give a stereopticon lecture
| this evening, free to the public, in the
chapel of the All Souls mission at Con-
| necticut avenue and Cathedral street
northwest
Ministers Exchange Pulpits.