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q @reeting to the 9nternational
Dihle 5tu1entS.

anarchy stares US in the face, and when
the best efforts of man to govern him.
self are exhausted in failure, then he
who stilled the sea will say, Peace oe
STILL to the fury of men. and begin his
reign of peace on earth and good will to
men.
So important is it to be always watch
ing that three of the evangelists record
our Lords parable of the master and his
servant. Matthew. g 2,4.: % o,, Marx, w H.
this parable Peter asked, "Speakest thou
this parable unto us or even to alp and
the reply noted by Mark, What l say
unto you. l say unto all watch, leaves
no doubt that the parable was intended
to encourage the entire household OF
faith to watchfulness. And as in the
para BILE the faithful servant was reward
ed, SO our Lord will reward each one
found watching for His beloved appear
ing. All power in heaven and earth Is
given to our Lord and with a true unset
fish love for His bride. the church, He
will endow her with all His goods. He
will share with us His nature and His
throne. Hence it follows that we shall
Judge the world and the angels Il Corin-
thians. 6:2-3). for all things which shall
be added to us Matthew, 6:3:). and we
are to be joint heirs with Him. heirs OF
the kingdom. IL SO be we love Him and
are rich III faith. DANES. 2:5)
Seeing then there is awaiting us glory
enough for each, and enough for all, and
enough forevermore, let US seek to edify
all the true children of the King, regard
less of Ehcre they may be found Nor
s.s~'.,' ..isume or admit that through
81 lie uf US, to the exclusion of all
.et..ers. Gods blessings will ilow to the
King is on the throne for who can say
that in the kingdom the greater honor
and authority may not be given to those
now the least known.
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er, utilized a fisherman's vessel. which
enabled him to see the great audience
assembled on the beach and be easily
seen by them. His effectiveness as a
preacher was increased by using the
boat as a seaside pulpit. because the
water aided His delivery. and enabled the
Master to speak with greater power.
The scene of the sea service with the
crowded beach filled with eager hearers
furnished illustrations for the sermon.
Behind the eager crowd was farmer
who was sowing seed on his unfenced
farm with it's hard-trodden path bare
Of fruit running through the fields along
the rocky hillside. revealing the shallow
soil and It's withered growth. the patch
filled with clumps Of thorn bushes
choking out all other life. and beyond
this the fertile field filled with a bountiful
crop, provided the Master with materials
for parabolic preaching.
\ + X
Parabolic Preaching.
Jesus changed His method Of preach
ing with this sermon. part Of which we
Evening star., 1912-07-13
Gospel III advertisement
China Inland Mission Placard-
ing Walls and Bowlders of
Interior China.

IN MEXICAN and British business en-
~ terprise is at this moment. il is
~ declared. placardins China, and es-
pecially along the great water highways
of the interior. with advertisements o.
soaps, guns, -four and almost every sort
of merchandise that IL is assumed cir zens
of new republic will buy. 1t is repor;el
that such a wholesale placarding Of a
nation was never witnessed before -
landscape, no religion, no historic wall
hardly the graves of ancestors. are held
sacred.
Immense sums Of American and British
money, it is said. are being expended In
the preparation of really artistic and
costly signs, certainly more costly il is
declared. than have even been posted IN
rural America or England There have
been some feeble protests on the part Of
Chinese, but thus far money paid out 10
owners of walls, powders, river fronts.
even graves has accomplished its purpose
modernized China is in the making in
this advertising respect, with no thought
of delay and little OF expense
The China Inland Mission. with six to
eight hundred missionaries in ChinaS in
terror, sent out chiefly by English effort,
but In part by that of the United States
and Canada, refuses to be outdone By
business. 1t is preparing and placing
Gospel placards that are artstically the
equal of any. Along with placards OF
American cigarettes American patent
medicines and American and English
ales, interior China Is seeing put up Bibls
passages and promises The mission
claims it is well backed financially for
this Bible posting work. and reports that
IL has secured. by being early at the task
some Of the most desirable of locations
for these gospel advertisements
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Parable Of the Soil.

The wayside hearer. like the hard trod.
den path running through the farm fields.
was not prepared to receive the seed The
wayside hearer shuts out the gospel mes
sage because his Uorldliness, Sensuality
and sin absolutely prevent him from TAX
ing it in. The spiritually stupid Is ignorant
Of the message because he has not the abil
ity to receive the tremendous Significance
of the word of God. He resists It's warn
ing. He refuses its invitation and by
his rejection shuts the word Of life out OF
his own life Is ii any wonder that Christ
urges US to take heed that We hear?
The devils great aim is to keep men from
believing the word by hardening their
hearts against the truth.
The most subtle foe that any Chris
tian faces is the "deceitfulness of riches.
which fools one to neglect the spiritual
life for pleasures, power and position.
The only cure for this hypocritical life
is a complete Christian conservation that
will seek first the kingdom of God and
His righteousness. The man who always
puts other things first has no right to be
called a Christian. If any one seeks
other things first he chokes the possible
development Of a Christian life. We must
never allow our avocatfon, by winch We
attain our living, to become superior In
thought to our vocation, by which We
fulfill the functions of our Christian life
The good ground hearers hear with
ea agerness the word. They apply their
whole life with energy. earnestness ana
efficiency to the spiritual service by pro-
noting the kingdom The Holy Spirit
honors such Christian endeavors with
abundant increase. Their life. rooted
deep in Christ produces the fruits or
righteousness, because they appreciate,
accept and apply the word to all the
problems of life. Obedience to the word
means fruit Neglect spells failure. But
above all we must first receive with
meekness the ingrafted word, which is
able to save" your souls, that will fit us
to do spiritual service.
The parable divides the world into two
classes, the fruitful and the unfruitful.
which proves our character and deter
mines our destiny. Each Of the three
gospels closes this parable with the SOL
emn words of Christ. who hath ears to
hear let him hear" revealing the fact
that the issues OF life and death de-
pend upon our reception OF Gods truth.
We each settle for ourselves the charac-
ter of our life by our decision about Gods
word.
Evening star., 1912-07-13
Cmo Derole Ilbes.
Former Confederate Officers
Son and Yale Athlete.
"Christ's Missionary in
Work for Alaskan Esqui-
mos.

~ HERE have just crossed the CONT
UI nent and been shipped from Scat
tie to Alaska the materials for a
Thornton Memorial Chapel. to be located
on Cape Prince OF Wales, the most west
ern bit Of land over which the stars ana
Stripes float Harrison r. Thornton was
the son OF a Confederate officer and
friend OF Gen Lee He was a teacher.
and volunteering to the American Ms
sionary Society soon after the civil war.
he was sent TO Cape Prince of Wales at
his own request 10 establish a school
for Eskimo children.
one day. withoct warning OF any kind
or provocation either. he was shot and
killed by an intoxicated Eskimo while
in the door Of his school. The slayer WAS
punished by the Eskimos themselves ana
every year since then over the grave OF
Thornton the Eskimos of Cape Prince
of Wales have placed their tribute. Tnis
tribute is not flowers. for they have none,
but skins, which are valuable
Now chapel and parish house, with
medical dispensary, are TO be provided
in Thornton's 3 memory. In charge now
Is DR.. Charles A. Thompson. n medical
missionary, and he has recently. il Is
said, saved the colony-United States en-
listed men included-from epidemic or
typhoid by discovering germs of polu-
ton in the drinking water and eNterml-
mating them.
A few years ago Rev. J. F. Cross. a
son of Ohio, a graduate of Western Re-
serve College and of Yale Divinity School
an athlete of note while at New Haven,
went TO Cape Prince OF Wales for the
same reason that Thornton did-beca ause
of the need and because the field is a
difficult one. Six foot and broad shout
dered, he broke down in health and
reached Ohio after three years of serv-
ice just in time 10 die in the home of
his boyhood. Crossing the continent
along with the Thornton Chapel Me
mortal ia bell to be hung in the chape!
belfry. in which are cast the words. in
memory OF Rev. j. i. Cross, Buckeye
boy. Yale athlete. Christ.s missionary"
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ing that Cleanliness is next to Godli-
ness" but 1t has always seemed to me
that the expression was a little irreverent
unless 1t had reference to the heart In
stead of the body
/ know that MANY a black and be-
smeared miner has gone straight to God
Yet bodily cleanliness, as far as environ
ments permit, is duty and to some ex-
tent a grace. That chemical compound
in common domestic use for washing and
cleansing, made by the union of certain
fatty acids with a salifiable base, called
soap, is very important factor In the
matter of personal appearance. How
much Christian should think about soap
l am unable specifically to say, but there
is no doubt that he should use 1t with
regularity. Even a heathen should dc
that. 1t is only the hobo that Is fright
ened and fees at the sight of soap.
Cleanliness has a great deal to do with
ones self-respect-and without self-re-
spect we cannot hope for the respect OF
others. A regard for personal neatness
is not only a Christian duty, but it is a
fundamental requirement of ordinary de-
cency.
It is by no means essential to Chris
tianity that woman should have the
finest dress and most exquisite bonnet OF
that man should have the costliest and
best fitting suit of clothes, but it is clear
ly right and proper that both may wear
apparel in harmony with the occasion and
their means. There Is no rule to govern
the dress one should wear The Chinese
have a style of raiment that is notable
for its simplicity and comfort, but it does
not appeal at all to the members OF
Washington society or to the taste OF
New York's four hundred
The aborigines of hot ATTITUDES are not
burdened with much clothing, and are
we'll satisfied with the adornment of a
ring in the nose or rings in the ears; and
all the civilized peoples Of the earth have
their own notions as to styles of dress
affecting their personal appearance Yet
to be properly and becomingly dressed is
not a matter of Indifference or insignifi-
canoe.
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@ibes dip Charge.
Rev. w. D. Moss Resigns as
Pastor of Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church
to Assume Pastorate at
Chapel Hill, N. G.

~ FTER a deep consideration of some
~ days Rev. William D. Moss. pastor
~ of the Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church, has announced his ac-
ceptance Of a call, to the pastorate of
the Chapel Hill, IN. c.. Presbyterian
Church. He will go to North Carolina
early in August to take up his new
work.
The call came to the clergyman some
weeks ago, and he at once took 1t under
consideration The work Of the Wash
ington Heights Church has been particu-
larly successful under his pastorate, but
after reflection he decided that the op-
portunity for service was larger IN the
new field offered to him and that he
should accept the call.
The University of North Carolina is 10
Gated at Chapel Hill, and the congre-
cation Of the Presbyterian Church there,
it is declared, is always augmented by a
large attendance from the student body.
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cannot give too much thought to seeing
that he or she is not only clothed but
armed for Ife's duties in the manner pre-
scribed by Paul
Put on the whole armor of God, that
We may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood but against principaiities,
against powers. against the rulers of the
darkness of this world. against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole
armor of God, that We may be able TO
withstand in the evil day. and having
done all to stand. Stand, therefore, hav-
ing your loins girt about with truth, and
having on the breast plate of righteous
ness: and your feet shod with the prepa-
ration of the gospel of peace; above all
taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye
shall be able to quench all the fiery darts
of the wicked. And take the helmet of
salvation and the sword of the Spirit
which is the word of God
Thus arrayed our personal appearance
will commend itself to the good opinion
of men, angels and God. Whatever we
may have lacked in beauty of raiment or
person here, we shall have that which is
far better. the beauty Of holiness
Evening star., 1912-07-13
. FEDERAL Counfil affairs.
; More Than One Thousand Cit
les and Towns in Correspond
ence Over Federated Work.
~ HE Federal Council OF Churches
of3otoly ranras apfine thirty-twG

~ HE Federal Council of Churches,
VI officially representing thirty-two
religious bodies, reports itself in
with more than thou-
sand main and auxiliary cities lately af-
fected by the men and religion forward
movement In an effort toward aggressive
and common Christian effort. 1t states
that this campaign put upon II a new and
large burden Of harvesting results To
this end it Is formulating plans, and ap-
pealing to the churches for larger sup
port to put them into operation.
The council will hold its quadrenntal
meeting at Chicago next December. Its
second, and by that time 1t hopes to De
able to report much of the work left by
the men and religion campaign well IN
hand. In connection with the Chicago
meeting 1t Is to have a social service
conference covering two days. Besides, II
is declared, it will endeavor to have all
cities in which men and religion conven-
tions were held represented by laymen, in
an effort further to co-relate and advance
common plans.
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~ EE. DR. WALLACE RADCLIFFE,
~ pastor of the New York Avenue
~ Presbyterian Church, who will
leave shortly for his summer vacation
on Lake Superior, today announced for
the church session the summer ap-
pointments for public worship in the
church as follows:
July 81 and 2s-Rev. G. L. Mackin-
tosh. d. D., president of Wabash Col
lege Charlottesville, Ind.
August and 11-Rev. ]. A. Hover
ton, D. D., LII. D., of Washington and
Lee University. Lexington, Va.
August IS and 25-Rev. W. Fl. Bates.
D. D.. Washington. d. G.
September Rev. S. a. Martin. d.
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Mfkenbree 5erhires

The outdoor services of McKendree
Methodist Episcopal Church, Massachu-
sets avenue near 9th street northwest
are attracting large audiences. 1t is esti-
mated that 1000 heard the music and lee
ture last night. The program consisted OF
vocal and cornet solos, congregational
singing and a lecture by the minister OF
Mckendree, Rev. L. Morgan Chambers
There will be an illustrated lecture to-
night on THE Passion Play" and pro.
vision is made for an audience Of 500
The music and illumination are leading
attractions. These services will continue
every evening until July 21
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Outdoor 5erbireS.

-HE second group of outdoor serv-
n ices of the season conducted by
~ the Epworth League of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, 9th and +
streets northwest. will be held tomorrow
evening at o'clock One of the services
viii he conducted on the lawn at Iowa
Circle. and the other will be held In front
cf No. I engine company house on n
etreet northwest between 9th and 10th
>treets. The services will be con1nued
through the months of July and August.
At the II o'clock service tomorrow
morning Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray, the
rastor will preach on Pharaoh, a Mod
crn Peril" The subject of the sermon at
the evening service. which commences at
: O'Clock, will be "Bewilderment and VS.
ion" Directly following the benediction
Aiss Edith Bateman Athey. the church
.reanist. will give brief organ recital
She will continue to present these short
musical programs at the evening services
during the remainder OF the month.
X
Rev. John F. Briggs. pastor of the Fifth
Rantist Church, will deliver the second
illustrated Sunday evening lecture to-
morrow night at o'clock. preceded by
"A gospel song service. The subject is
The Apostle Paul Shipwrecked at Malta .
or THE Dignity of the Commonplace
These stereopticon sermon lectures are at
1racting unusually large crowds, and are
proving, II is declared. to be good solu-
zion of the Sunday evening service during
she hot weather Electric fans have been
installed and comfortable church is
assured. There will be baptlsms at the
bcginning of the service.
At the IL o'clock service in the Church
Of the Covenant tomorrow, Rev. Bernard
q Braskamp will preach on the subject
of The Hidden Strength in Life The
evening service. commencing at 80
o'clock will be held in the tent located
at the corner of Mount Pleasant street
and Park Road terminus of the Mount
Pleasant cars. The musical prelude will
be led by Mr.. Hoover. director; Miss Hol-
den, accompanist; clarinet and cornet of
Marine Band; Mr.. William Conrad Mills,
tenor soloist. The subject of Mr.. Bras
kamps evening sermon VIII be ihe ferli
Of An Empty Soul.
Rev. Dr. Donald c. Macleod, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church. has gone
to his old home in Aberdeen. y. s., for
vacation. He Will return to Washing
ton late this month and again occupy his
pulpit.
Rev. John Walter Daily of Baltimore
has been selected by Cardinal GIBBONS as
assistant pastor of the Church of the
Holy Comforter The new assistant pas
tor was recently ordained at St Mary
Seminary near Baltimore
4 +
What a Washington Man Told Me
About Himself" Is the subject Rev. E.
Hez Sven is TO discuss in the Centennial
Baptist Church tomorrow night. HYMNS
written by the pastor will be sung at the
service.
a solepln novena in honor OF st. Ann
will begin Wednesday in st. AIMS
Roman Catholic Church, Teneytown. II
will close on the eve of the feast OF st
Ann, July 20.
Special prayers will be said at the mass
each morning, which takes place at
o'clock. Every evening during the noveps
At 7:30 O'Clock there will be short In
struction and benediction of the blessed
sacrament,
The pulpit Of the First Baptist Church
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q Comfort.

We read In the dear old chapters
In times when weary grown.
OF the love that never faileth
To find and bless its Own.
And sweet are the words OF comfort
As through the land l 60,
For what the Father has promised
He will make good, l know.
No matter what Ills hetide us
Hero IN the lower land
We TSay turn from the cares that vex us
And find the comforting hand
We can lean on the love unfailing
Like an arm that is strong and true
And feel II is sure and steadfast
The whole long journey through
Oh. love ~ like a fountain
The SUMMERS cannot dry
You fall on hearts grown weary
Like rain from plying sky
Refreshed by the gentle shGSer
All trustfully we say,
The love that has failed Us never
VIII follow us all the way.
-Eben f. Rexford. in Northwestern Christian
Advocate.
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ton TO God. and which liveth and abideth
forever. The life is in the seed not I'm the
SOIL Just as the thorough cultivation OF
the soil requires that It be broken up
to receive the seed, so our religious ma
ture must be fitted by the Holy Spirit
working upon our wills and intellects for
us To receive with meekness the in
grated word which is able to save our
souls All men are capable of receiving
the life from above. although no one
is capable of originating developing
spiritual life out Of himself The recep-
ton of the Divine seed is essential II
there is to be development in US of the
spiritual life which this prophetic pic
tire OF the kingdom treats as the parable
of the soil
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Summer appointments.
Glfrgpmen to @feupp Pulpit of netp Dork abenue
}aresbpterian Cburfb announfen = Ret. Dr.
dNilIiam g. Baes Nas pastoral Care of Con-
ureuation for 5uln1lfr

u. Shippensburg, Pa
September and 15-Rev. George B
Stewart, u. D., LII. D., president Au-
burn Theological Seminary. Auburn
y. Y.
The midweek service will, for the
most part be led by one of the visit
ing clergymen. In their absence Rev
DR. Bates will be in charge.
During the choir vacation the ar
rangements for music are:
Organist, Mrs J. Sherman Taylor "a
W street northwest, Sundays and mid
week service.
Precentor, Leroy Birch, 5000 Dent
place northwest, Sundays and midweek
service.
Bates.
Dr. Radcliffe plans to return to
Washington by September %.
Evening star., 1912-07-13

appearance. / do
not think that there
are any two Chris
tians in the world
who have precisely
the same views on
the subject. How
ever there are some
general observations
about cleanliness
and neatness in per-
sonal appearance
that merit consider
alton.
1t is a trite say
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ter's preaching TO
the masses, Christ
returned to t h e
seaside, where the
multitudes quickly
gathered from all
the densely popu-
lated towns and
cities that were
found along the
shores of the lake.
Jesus, whose min
! S try was pre-
eminently that of
an oman air proach-
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sponSiveness which
is the dover OF
every normal child
THE old man, meek
and mild,
The priest Of Israel
slept;
His watch the tenn
ple-child.
The little Levite
kept:
And what from Eli s
sense was sealed,
The Lord to Han
nah's son re-
yealed"
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Clothes.

Some say that merely looking at a neat
person is a means OF grace, but do not
so understand the source and meaning
of Gods grace In the hearts of men.
Looking at a neat person is a means of
esthetic pleasure, and that pleasure is a
heritage to the ungodly, as well as to the
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Gpmortb league
Uopic
REV. SAMUEL W. GRAFFLIN.
The Religious Possibilities
Of Childhood.
Luke, 2 :4o5I; l Sam, 3:I-Io.
REV. SAMUEL w. GRAF

40 sound the depths Of an immortal
IT soul one must know children. Men
~ and women hide the soul side of
heir natures, and often lose the rich re-
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is to be occupied tomorrow morning by
Rev. r. 8. Owens, pastor of the Waynes-
boro, Va. Baptist Church. The clergy
man Yas formerly pastor of the Mary
land Avenue Baptist Church of this city
Evening star., 1912-07-13

church If they are in good taste and
comport with the wearer's station.
In the matter of personal appearance,
soap is factor, for cleanliness Is a great
virtue and suitable and appropriate cloth
ing Is a necessity; but there is some
thing more needed.
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THE SEED IN FOUR
KINDS OF SOIL. Mark,
4:I-2O.
Golden text: Receive with
meekness the implanted
word, which is able to save
your souls. James, I:2I.
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TOPIC:
How Much Should a
Christian Think of Personal
Appearance? Ii Kings, o:3o-
IS; Ps., 45:7-I5.
Soap.

~O o be frank with my readers, 1 must
lD. say at the outstart that / do not
know Just how much or how little
+. Christian should think of his personal
Evening star., 1912-07-13
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MA Bp Reb. ,Rugb a. 5tebfnson

UR lesson opens series OF studies
fySy in the seaside ministry of Jesus.
Leaving the home, where the
nresence Of the crowd prevented the Mas