Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-09
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GREAT CHRISTMAS FUR SPECALHAS JUST ARRIVEDl
ASKED OF CONGRESS
Legislation Wanted for the
Protection of the Home.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RALLY
Largely Attended Meeting Indorses
the Kenyon "Red Light Injunction"
Bill-0ther Gatherings.

Senator William S. Kenyon of Iowa.
author of the so-called ''red-light injunc-
ton" measure. presided at largely at
tended rally at the First Congregational
Church yesterday afternoon, held for the
purpose of creating sentiment for his bill
for the cleanup of Washington for the
inauguration. and addresses on the sub
ject were made by Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts,
Rev Donald C. Mcleod, Mrs. III. Z. Mon
roe and Rev. II. n. Pringle Of Maine.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth
that as the people of the District have
no vote. and so no direct representative
of the District in Congress, the meeting
appealed to senators and members of the
House as representatives of every pa
triotic interest of the nation. including its
| capital, where many of their families re-
side. to see to it that this city shall have
as good home protection laws as the most
favored cities, and as steps to that end
We hereby petition Congress to pass early
in this short session the following Dis
| trict bills:
First the Kenyon red light injunc
| ton law to clean up Washington for
| the inauguration.
Second, the Johnston Sunday rest law
| for the District.
/ creased restriction of the liquor traffic
| in this District
Fourth, we petition for the mainte-
nance of the divorce law, requiring scrip
tural grounds for remarriage in divorce
cases.
| 1t was resolved that as these laws
| can be passed only through the efforts in
Congress of the representatives and sena-
| tors of other commemorative. We appeal
| to all patriotic citizens to aid us in Sc
! curing these reasonable laws for:~the
| National Capital"
The appointment of morals police and
morals court was also favored.
When Christ Will Rule.
when the universal government OF
the world is established Jesus Christ
will be the ruler declared Evangelist
| Menta Sturgeon, before the Washington
Temple Congregation in the New Ma
sonic Temple yesterday afternoon.
He will be the only One upon whom
! all the world will agree" said the evan
gelist, land his reign will be marked by
| the love of man for his fellowman. 1t
will be vastly different from the life Of
today with gold as the king.
New Spirit in the Near East.
| Lecturing on 1.-THE New Life of the
! Near East last night at the Church of
+, the Covenant, William T. Ellis of Phila-
delphia declared that the Christian
schools and colleges in the Balkans have
had much to do with bringing about the
present war. Through the teachings Of
these many American schools. which now
have upward Of 10000 pupils. he said.
new spirit has grown up In the near
east" which demands before everything
the rights Of the masses, justice and lib
erty.
| THE Christians in the Balkan states
heard the same cry the Apostle Paul
heard,' Mr.. Ellis said, land this was
Come over into Macedonia and help u.s. :"
Discussion of Intemperance.
/ The medical, social and political as
poets of intemperance were discussed at
the regular weekly meeting of the Wash
ington Secular League at Pythian Tenn
pie yesterday by DR.. Thomas Williams.
| Prof. James G. Kent and H. w. Selah.
a general discussion of the subject was
participated in by the president of the
league, II. c. Kirk; Mr.. House, secretary
of the Social Science Club of Spokane,
Wash, and Samuel Saloman, A. w.
Thomas, Prof. E. c. Kenney and ]. l.
Pierce.
Mrs. Eddy's Character.
William r. Rathvon, who was secretary
to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the founder
of Christian Science, during the last years
of her life. told of her character yester-
day afternoon at the Columbia Theater.
under the auspices of the First Church Of
Christ Scientist of Washington. in a lee
ture which will be repeated tonight at
| s o'clock in the new Christian Science
Church. Mr. Rathvon was introduced by
Senator Moses E. Clapp. Mr.. Rathvon
| said, in part:
1T was my lot to know Mrs. Eddy in
| timately in the last few years of her
earthly activity. 1t was her desre-almost
daily expressed-that her followers should
disregard her personality and address
their thought to the things of God which
| she had disclosed TO them"
Speaking of the practice of Christian
Science, Mr.. Rathvon said:
Fear is the cause Of many of the affiic-
! tons of mortals, and love Is known to be
their remedy. If we would have less of
worry, anxiety. apprehension and the ills
| they invite. We must be more loving. That
is to say, the more of God, perfect love,
we bring into consciousness and make
manifest in our daily lives, the less of