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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
Combination Criticises Christ.

The banquet was given on a day when
the disciples OF John, who was still in
prison, were fasting The Pharisees new
err lost an opportunity to weaken Christ's
influence, so they stirred up Johns faith
full followers. until they came with them
to Jesus, to criticise His neglect to OBJ
serve properly the regular fast days,
which were Monday and Thursday. Jesus
changes His tone in His reply because ne
considered the disciples of John sincere.
He points out to them that since He was
the bridegroom, which John himself had
called Him. 1t would not be proper for
them to fast while He was present, hence
joy and feasting were proper.
when the bridegroom shall have been
lifted up away from them" these men
would fast. Jesus pointed to not only the
cross, when He would be temporarily sep
arated. but to His ascension, when He
would be lifted up away from the
His disciples would fast. In other words.
every religious service should express a
genuine spiritual worship. Religious life
must be real. Principles, not rules, must
govern our fasting and feasting. Until
there Is a reason for sadness there would
be no sense in fasting which was express
sive Of sorrow. Jesus defined the differ
ence between the old covenant and the
new gospel by His illustration of the wine
skins. His system was a new one, that
would be separated from the old because
1t would require different form of ex-
preston. Judaism could not stand the
strain of Christianity. The separation OF
sion of Christ. who came not to call the
righteous. but sinners and to win the
sinners of the world by the gospel OF
divine love, liberty and Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
Savior Seeking Sinners.

Probably the most surprised man In
Capernaum was Levi himself, who had
not even left his business to hear Christ
preach on the beach near his Office. There
can hardly be any question that he must
have known. by sight at least, the Lord.
He was probably acquainted with the
men whom Christ had enrolled to study
with Him to be fishers of men. From
their lips he may have heard something
of Christ, but he would have learned
more from their lives. TIE power OF
Christ to transform men would have been
seen by this grating politician as quick
as by any other man in -Capernaum- lie
had studied men, but the disciples OF
Jesus were different from all others in
the purity of their lives. No one could
come in contact with Christ and be the
same afterward.
Jesus knew the power that was being
wasted in the publican's life. He did not
hesitate TO trample all the traditions
of men beneath His feet and call Levi TO
quit writing tax receipts, so that IN the
apostolic college he might learn now 10
write gospel that would help build up
the kingdom of God among men. The
short, sudden call opened up an oppor-
tunty to Levi TO become an associate
with the prophet. whose messages had
already stirred his soul with the am
bition to be like Christ. The publican
was dissatisfied with his life and position
Corrupt practices had brought wealth
without peace. He did not hesitate to
embrace the chance to follow Christ.
He closed up his office. gave up his posi-
ton, prospects and possessions to I'M
mediately follow Christ.
The love of Jesus for lost men found
expression in two words" that trans
formed the shrewd. scheming. selfish.
greedy CRATER into the generous dis
ciple of Christ. Jesus has the power to
change the worst of men into the best.
He transformed Simon into Peter, Levi
into Matthew, Saul into Paul Today
He redeems and restores men, trans
forms the utterly lost into the COM
pletely saved. The effort TO bring Others
to Christ is the best evidence of being
a Christian. Matthew proposed to in
vite his old friends the publicans and
sinners to a banquet to meet Jesus. In
this effort to recruit men for Christ the
business sagacity that has marked the
entrance of the modern laymen S
crusade for Christ and the church.
using a banquet to promote religion.
has apostolic precedent. which in all
probability received the approval of
our Lord Matthew would not have
invited Jesus to attend feast, where
He would have to sit down with pub
licans and Sinners" unless he had
first received the announcement OF
Christ to invite the social outcasts to
a great feast upon fast day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

NJ Hh1SI mission cdll6u lot the con-
vi servation of mankind. Two planks
of His platform promised forgive
ness of sin and restoration of the sinner.
He proposed that the wealth of His king
dom should be acquired by saving the
waste, castaways and outcasts of society.
In last weeks lesson We saw Jesus heal
ing physical diseases after He had for
given sin, while in this lesson we see
Him restoring to the ranks of society
and the service Of religion a publican,
whose love of money led him to join the
oppressors of his people as the collector
of taxes. Levi selected the short cut to
wealth when he farmed out the customs
revenues of Capernaum. The Talmud
makes distinction between the collector
Of the regular taxes and the custom Of
ficials who used his position to extort
heavy tribute from the poor.
The custom house official has never
been popular. The revenue service has
been a source of graft in all ages and
nations The Roman government farmed
out their taxes. The publicans, who col
lected the same, were noted for their
greed and exactions. Within less than a
generation after the time of the lesson
Nero, whose prosecutions OF the Chris
tianS showed he was not a friend or
man, proposed to remove all taxation.
because the grafters. who could charge
without limit, had made the public bur-
den intolerable. A few Of the publicans
were commended for their service, but
Levi, the son of Alpheus, was despised
by the Romans because he was the son
Of Abraham. He was ostracised by his
countrymen because they considered him
a traitor. He was religious renegade
who was denied the privileges OF the
synagogue. The religious leaders taught
that his sin was objectionable and that
there was no repentance for his sin. The
Capernaum collector Of customs was a
social outcast. Jesus surprised the pune
tilious Pharisees by forgiving sins and
healing the paralytic. and almost imme-
diately afterward He shocked them by
summoning Levi, the despised publican.
to become one of His disciples.
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learn that earth changes, though heaven
does not"
On earth stood again just as the
evening shades were falling. But surely.
I thought, this is not the spot whence l
journeyed yet the angel said it was ere
he vanished. The walks were now grass
grown and unswept, the garden rank
with weeds. the plants and flowers faded
and whitening, the trees broken and dy-
ing and the once elegant dwelling I'M
cared for. decaying and crumbling away.
AS the shadows of night deepened
around me / seemed to hear voices of
awful soemnity. The winds sadly sighed
through the branches of the neighbOring
forest and waited to my ears the mourn
full boot of the owl, and in the distance
l could hear the fierce howl of the prowl-
ing wolf. Again l stood by the same
window. 1t was uncurtained now, and
the creeping vine. with it's Iuxuriant foil
age, was gone. | looked within. o God,
the change, The walls and floors were
bare. the hearth cold and cheerless, but
the occupants the same, Yet, oh, how diff
ferent. The man S once noble form was
now bowed and broken and the kindly
face bleared and bloated. The wife's
once graceful form was now bent and
faltering. Deep burrows of woe now
marked where the lines of beauty had
traced. And the child was ragged and
gaunt, with face unwashed and hair un-
combed.
i gazed upon this awful change in
speechless dismay. Hank! The fierce
growl of the wolf sounded louder and
nearer-again nearer-nearer still Mid
night of impenetrabie darkness without;
a frail pickering taper making light and
shadow Within. Louder and louder grew
the howl of the wolf. 1t seemed circling
round and round the dwelling, DRAWN g
|, nearer and nearer and nearer.
AT times its footsteps on the leaves and
twies We're distinctly heard. Then / saw
that the inmates heard the approach of
the ravenous beast. The mans haggard,
blOated face worked convulsiyely and the
blOodshot eyes cleaned with the light of
an awful frenzy. The woman crouched
| In mortal agony at the door, a nameless
despair ON her face, and holding tightly
to her breast the now frightened, horri-
| fled child.
The man was gazing toward the door.
l saw that the lock and latch were
broken. A low growl and the stealthy
tread of the wolf were heard at the
door. The man was powerless to move,
an awful tremor shook his frame and an
unearthly light burned in his eyes.
Slowly the door was pushed open and the
long, gaunt sorm of the wolf entered. It
advanced with grinning teeth and glazing
eyes.
AS it crouched for the fatal spring he
| uttered cry of horror-then the wife
sprang toward him with clasped hands
and imploring look. In his awful frenzy
he struck her deadly blow. l saw her
lying there with the look of unspeakable
agony on her face. Then he, STOPPING,
seized his child and hurled 1t into the open
jaws OF the ravenous beast. l heard the
crunching out Of the young life: Then
the yell OF maniac pierced my very
soul as the man bounded by me through
the window and disappeared in the dark
ness Of an impenetrable and eternal
night.
I awoke and knew that this was the
work OF rum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
Suggestive
Questions
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. T. S. Linscott for
the international Press Bible
Question Club.
DOWNRIGHT 1912 hv Rev Ttnscott n n
Copyright. 1912. by Rev. T. S. Linscott. DID.

~ ERSB 1s-Why is it not the duty
W of every Christian to be like
Jesus, who made the chief work
of his life the extension of the kingdom of
God?
If the masses will not come to the
church. is it or not, and why, the duty Of
the church to take the gospel to the
masses as Jesus did?
Verse 4-When is it the duty of q bust
ness man to follow the example OF Levi,
give up his business and devote himself
wholly to preaching the gospel?
If God calls any man to preach his
gospel and he refuses, can he remain the
reconciled son of God? Give your rea-
sons.
Verse 15-What good or harm is done
the cause of God by having banquets or
other festive gatherings in connection
with Christian work.
What in view of this incident, can you
say for or against ministers or other
earnest Christians freely mixing with
worldly men at social functions?
Verse 16-How would you chara cterize
the criticism of these Pharisees of Jesus
for mixing with publicans and sinners?
Verse ibid Jesus mean that he loved
the bad more than he did good people,
and what was his attitude to both
classes?
What was the real mission of Jesus
in the world.
In what sense is Jesus interested in a
very bad man more than in a very good
man?
Verses 1S-19-Why did the disciples Of
John fast and the disciples of Jesus not
fast?
What purposes were supposed to be
accomplished by fasting?
|. Why did Jesus fast when his disciples
did not?
Verse 20-Does this verse amount to a
command as well as prediction that
Christians should and would fast after
Jesus departure from the earth?
1t was the practice of the early church
to fast, especially before solemn appoint
ments. Why was it discontinued, and
would it be a good thing to recommeuce
the practice?
Verses 21-22-What Is the use Of forms
without, the spirit necessary for carrying
them out?
Why is it not possible for mere formal
ism to exist II the church Is enerGized
by the holy spirit?
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~ HE Baltimore conference of the
XII Southern Methodist Church is to
meet in Roanoke, Va, Tuesday
evening" while the Baltimore conferenc
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church is to
be called to order in the First Methodist
Church. at 23d and st. Paul streets, Bal
timore. on the following evening.
These two conferences of Methodism
with which are affiliated all of the local
churches of the respective branches are
arousing much interest among members
of the denomination here.
Bishop w. B. Murrah, who will preside
over the Roanoke conference. is in the
city, and will occupy the pulpit of Mount
Vernon Place Church tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

5outbern Hetbonists to @atber or Cues
Dap Gbening in Yirginia Citp, 0@bile
nortbern Bobp 0Mill 4leet Golloming
Gbening in the Alouumental Gitp-=pas=
tors 0Mells ann Desser Of Southern
Branrb to Be Assigt1en to Retn pas=
torates Bishop Murrab to 1presine
0ber @me Conferenre an6 Bisbop
Cranstom the Other.
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Sensational Social Supper.

The supper startled the scribes of the
Pharisees. The Sadducees might have
questioned the tact and judgment Of
Christ in associating with publicans and
sinners. The Pharisees. who were stick
lers for the traditions Of the rabbis. one
of which forbade a teacher to ''sit down
to eat with the common people," grum-
bled at Christ's action. They would not
allow even the fringe of their garments
to be touched by a sinner much less be-
come the guest of a social and religious
outcast at q banquet given to his friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

Bishop Earl Cranston is to be presiding
bishop of the Baltimore meeting in place
of Bishop Bashford, who is now on his
way to China.
Two of the Southern Methodist pastors
of the city-Rev. ]. Howard Wells of
Mount Vernon Place Church and Rev. C..
Nj. Hesser of Emery Chapel-will be as
signed to other churches. as they have
been stationed here for four successive
years, the limit allowed by the denomina-
ton in one pastorate.
Rev. DIR. John w. r. Sumwalt, district
superintendent of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, will head the delegation of
clergy of his branch of the denomination
here to the Baltimore meeting, and it is
understood there will be no changes in the
present list of pastorates. This branch
of Methodism allows pastor to stay any
number of years in given pastorate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

~ ERSE 13-Why IS 1T not the duty
N of every Christian to be like
l. IesuS who made the chief work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

1.-THE True American Citizen is the
subject Senator Works Of California will
discuss at the Y. ID. c. A. meeting in the
First Congregational Church tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06
Worlds Best Teams Almost Ready Final Teshe Worlds Series
FIRST GUN IN Big BOMBARDMENT FIRED TUESDAY

remaining job, depending upon
whether the opposing pitcher is a
highlander or southpaw, are
just barely above the average.
Giant lnfieId Strong.
In the infleld the all around mer-
its Of the rival components bear
about the same relation to each
other in inverse ratio. The Giant
quartet is more efficient both in
run building and run killing. Odd
ly enough, this fact seems to hold
true throughout the entire array
Where one man is superior to the
player of corresponding position on
the opposition in defense he also
bears the advantage in offense.
There is one spot in the inner
bulwarks that is better taken care
of for the Red Sox than for the
McGraw clan. This is shortstop,
where Heinie Wagner, StahPs field
lieutenant holds forth. Wagner is
cat in speed. He gets going in
the direction of a ball batted to-
''' MS tSAAllO1y " WHICH is no
small area, like a lightning fash.
wagner can cover moro ground
even than the brilliant Arthur
Fletcher, his rival, and Is quicker
to get rid Of the ball and make It
Whiz accurately toward the intend
ed target. He also is a more valu-
able man when his team has the
"lns," his noisy and peppery man
nerisms counting heavily in his ia
VOr.
At the other three stations New
York looks to be all to the merry.
although Larry Gardner can give
Charley Buck Herzog a hot scram-
BILE for third base supremacy Both
these fellows are good, game men,
with plenty Of real baseball brains
as well as mechanical ability. Her
zog, If anything. is a trife faster
and, therefore, gets the greater es-
TEEN by hair line.
Larry Doyle is Yerkes superior
in every task that confronts a sec
ond baseman. Ginger, hard hit
ting. rapidity of movement. alert
ness, throwing and anything else
YOU can name-in all these Lar
ripping Larry is better man than
81 Gotcha" Steve.
MerkIe Has Ii on StahI.
Jake Stahl. at first, though the
gallant leader of the victorious
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06

a train so Bill Phelon says, for IAN ex-
preston of your opinions on the great bat
tie before the nation" When he counted
up the slips, he found them just like this:
Taft 3, Wilson 1, Roosevelt 1, Giants 81,
Red SoX lis.
Which pitcher will McGraw start in the
worlds series? Well, if you were Nc
Graw, who would YOU start? There ISM
but one answer.
JEFF Tesreau receives but $500 in reg
ular salary for his seasons work with
the Giants However, he gets a bonus of
$1,000. which pulls it up a bit, but not
enough to make a respectable salary for
the man who made the pennant a posi-
bility for the Giants.
riot is looked for at New York when
the sold Out sign is hoSted at the
Polo grounds 1t is estimated that there
will be 100, 600 unsatisfed fans on the out
side, looking at the fences, when it hap
pens. After that?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06
Sox Must Win First With Wood
Or Giants VIII Cop--Doc White
By "Bud'' Fisher

Red Sox be put under a heavy
handicap SO far as the remainder
Of the games are concerned, but
their playing would be affected.
1t is all right to talk of game"
ball clubs. I think that the Red
Sox are one all right. I'm quite
certain that every man on that
team is a courageous ball player,
otherwise the Boston fellows would
not have won so easily in our
league.
Here is what I am getting at.
The Red Sox have unbounded faith
in Wood. He has been almost un-
beatable this season They are
convinced that he will have all the
better Of the Giants. Now, IL the
New Workers. succeed in overthrow
ing Wood, then the confidence Of
the Red Sox will be shattered and
they will find 1t difficult to play
with the same dash that they would
have shown had their idol won his
game.
Will Be No Runaway Race.
On the other hand, II Wood
should get away to a good start
and win not only will the Red Sox
have the advantage so far as actual
games are concerned, but the conf
dence which the fellows had in
Wood at the start will be increased
and heightened until they will be
unable to see how they can be
licked. They will play with greater
dash and confidence than ever be-
fore, and a team possessing the
playing strength Of the Red Sox
reinforced by confidence, forms
mighty tough combination to beat
That is my reason for saying that
it all depends upon Wood. II he
can win, fine for the Red Sox. II he
loses the opening battle, then It's
fine for the Giants, because, in my
opinion, the New Workers will be
well on their way toward the
worlds championship.
From which it may be gathered
that l am not among those who
think that the Red Sox are going
to run away with that worlds
championship flag. I wouldn't want
to predict the number of games
that 1t will go, but I don't mind
saying that think the Boston lads
will have their hands full, with
their big chance coming right at
the first day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06

Boston clan, has to bow to Fred
Merkle when it comes to a matter
or individual play. Jake is great,
old, grizZled veteran, but Merkle
can take his measure at first bas-
Ing. Both tan the hide off the ball.
but Stahl will get thrown out many
times on drives that for the faster
Merkle would be safe hits. Stahl
also is somewhat OF an impeachment
on the bases and likewise fails to
cover the ground around his posi-
ton quite as we'll as the Giant. He
may be somewhat surer on thrown
balls, but If so, that Is about the
only thing mentionable in his favor
aside possibly from experience and
headwork, and Merkle is not built
Of solid ivory in the dome by any
means, despite the frequent knocks
hurled in his direction because of
the one most historic Wooden-to
play ever turned.
The Giants catching department
is much more dependable as we'll
as more brilliant than that Of the
Hub horde. In our own humble
opinion, Arthur Wilson is at least
the equal of Chief Meyers, If not
more, and the New Workers. will not
suffer if the Indian is incapacitated
and olaf has to get behind the
swinging bludgeon. Both are eter-
nally hard hitters and average base
runners, despite their bulk, and
they also can execute the rough
and fine points of the catching art
in top o. tn mornin' style. Bill
Carrigan receives much credit from
Stahl for the Red Sox success, but
many find it hard to figure that
Carrigan is anything approaching a
star catcher. The same goes for
Forrest Cady. However, who knows
but what they may upset the dope
just as did Ira Thomas two years
ago, when he was figured the one
weak spot Of the Athletics against
the Cubs and then came to the fore
with eclat?
The utility men are certain to
figure largely in the series, and in
case of injuries or other troubles
both sides are well supplied with
capable reinforcements. Marty
Krug and Henricksen in the out
feld and Neal Ball and Clyde En-
gel for the infield are the Red Sox
substitutes, while Arthur Shafer
and Hank Groh for the first line of
defense and Burns for the garden,
together with Grover Hartley be-
hind the bat, form the Giant corps.
They compare about even.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06
By G. Harris (Doc) White.
White Sox Pitcher
ZOE WOOD and the first game of
| the series are the two big ifs

ZOE WOOD and the first game of
the series are the two big ifs
- that stand in the way of pro-
claiming the Red Sox the worlds
champions in advance Of the game
The advance wagering makes the
Red SoX the favorites. Not being
in the wagering business and hav-
ing no desire to make a wager, l
am not impressed by that. Wager
ing means nothing, except that the
majority of the people who want to
wager favor a certain ball club.
Since the majority of the people
are not going to play in the worlds
championship games I refuse to be
awed or refuse to believe that the
Red Sox are overwhelming favor
ties in the big series.
If Joe Wood wins the first game
! think the Red Sox should be the
favorites. If Wood pitches and the
Red Sox are defeated In that first
game. then | would not want to
have much Of my money strung on
them.
The first game of a worlds series
is always big factor in determin-
ing the winner 1t did not hold
good last year, but it has been the
general rule that the team that took
the first grabbed the bunting en-
blematic of the highest honors that
can be won on the diamond The
first game this year is going to be
of more Importance than ever be-
fore, in my opinion.
Opener in Big Battle Means Much.
If Wood can get the first game
the Red SoX will have the edge.
Wood is a strong fellow, a man
who can come back and if he can
start with a win he should be able
to duplicate and probably make it
three during the series. In nv
opinion he is the twirler that will
have to bear the brunt of the work.
If he gets away with a lose the
Red Sox will suffer a tremendous
handicap.
In fact, it is difficult to over
estimate the damage that would be
done the chances of the Red Sox
should Wood be beaten in the mi
tial contest Not only would the