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The Washington herald., 1912-02-03
Christian Endeapor

Tomorrow, "Endeavor day the thirty
first anniversary OF the organization OF
the Christian Endeayor movement. finds
over 100000 young people striving to-
gether to promote its principles in 5000
societies with their weekly prayer meet
ings. -Christian Endeavor IDEALS" John.
xv:1-s, viii be presented and discussed
in to-morrow's meetings. At Eastern
Presbyterian Church, r. L. Holmes
win lead. and District Union President
Horace NJ. Gilman win speak. The
meeting OF the Young Peoples Society OF
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
will be IN charge Of Union Wee President
ID. c. Davis. and the ideals Of the follow
ing ffve committees viii be presented;
Lookout. prayer meeting. missionary. So
eiaL and philanthropic. The evening
church service VIII be given over to the
young people at First Presbyterian and
Gunton-Temple Presbyterian churches; at
the first named. President A. E. Mechem
will conduct the service and a programme
prepared by Rev. Willis L Gelston, Pres
byterian superintendent of young peoples
work viii be used; while at Gunton-
Temple the recent successful increase and
betterment campaign and the newer cam
paign for efficiency win be described.
First Congregational Society. Section A.
will have as leader. Percy T. Chadbourne
who was president of this society for
1911. President James o. Mac4Iiister, or
Takoma Park Presbyterian Young Peo-
pies Society. win talk to his EndeavoTers
on The presidents dream. or ideals for
our society and many invitations have
been extended for their special service.
At ST Paurs Lutheran Church, Miss
Agnes 2. Suman viii lead the meeting
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Unturraaliat

The Rev. DIR. NJ. ID. Shutter, pastor
of the Church OF the Redeemer. Min
neapolis. Sand president Of the Univer-
salist general convention. Is OF .the
opinion that .Universaiists. like other
bodies that have congregational gov
ernment. hre- tending toward centrali-
zation He thinks there is greater def
ference toward national leaders and
their Office, and a larger Willingness to
cooperate. along national lines. These
tendencies are, he believes. in the right
direction. as affordng greater efi-
cheney Last year when. the general
conyenuoS was held at Springfield.
Universalists made their hrst move to-
ward organized foreign Missions This
irst effort Is in Japan, where six or.
seven Universalists- are laying much
more stress than formerly upon hui
manitarian work. The president says
that while UnIversalfsts and Unitarians
are practically one in doctrine, there
is no active effort toward union OF the
two. chiefly because nobody in either
church takes hold OF the matter. He
thinks there is more democracy in his
church than in the other. The new
general convention of Universaligts
will be held in Chicago in 1913
The Rev John Van Schaick, jr.. OF this
city, pastor of the Church of Our Father,
supports DIR. Shutters statements. He
said last night. in commenting on them.
that the Universalist Church Is congre-
gational In its history, and that each
church has grown up rather independent
ly. and that with the UniversaIists. as
with the Congregationalists and Unitar-
ialls, there Is a tendency toward centralI-
zation because they feel that without II
they will be able TO accomplish little.
1t has this difficulty" he continued.
Churches of Congregational order are
made up Of Independents. and TO hitch in
dependents together is like hitching Es-
kimo dogs-you need a separate thong
for each dog. There is a movement
toward Capitalization in our church be-
cause 1t will lead to greater efficiency.
'As to the prospective union of the Uni
versalist and Unitarian churches, / be-
lieve that In time a great many unions
viii be accomplished. / am not sure
which churches will be first to Join forces
Personally, I should be glad to see our
church unite with the Unltarians. the
Congregationals, or the United Brethren"
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The Greatest Of Schools.

The International Sunday School Les
sons Committee. meeting recently in In
dianapois in which city was held its
first meeting forty years ago, mapped out
new Bible lessons for English-speaking
Sunday schools in this and other lands
that contain learners to the number of
.25.OoO,0OO. There is a British section. and
action is taken here only after consul
tation with it, but leadership in this vast
religious educational work is in America
and has been from its inception.
Lessons which these millions of children
study. and will study until 1917. are as
follows: This year the life Of Christ as
related by St. Mark but with citations
from some other of the evangelists; 1913,
the Old Testament from Genesis to
Joshua. or. to be more specific. from the
creation to the third settlement in
Canaan; 1914. the life OF Christ, concluded
from 1872; 1915, the Old Testament, be-
ginning with the Judges, taking both
books of the Kings and the greater
prophets; 1916, the New Testament, Acts,
Epistles and Revelations; 1917, first half
Of the year the gospel of st. John, and
last half, from the Book of the Kings to
and including the minor prophets.
The committee, the seventh since this
system was inaugUrated. selects the Bible
lessons, and the commentators, usually
some for each religious body using the
series, prepare and issue the helps for
use in classes. For many years these
helps were ungraded. but within the past
ten years they have extended until there
are now no fewer than thirty-six courses,
If the very small ones be included. There
are, however, four principal courses. IL
lustrations, better to help children to
comprehend the Bible truths. are taken
from nature, from the history of mis-
sions, and from the temperance plove-
ment. There have been objections to the
introduction Of these Illustrations from
without but they have been overruled
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LUTHERAN

The Norwegian bodies OF Lutherans.
most largely represented in numbers
in Wisconsin and Minnesota, have
combined in memberships of $4,000.
They have been apart for three dec
ades on doctrlnal differences, but COM
mittees have adjusted their respective
theologies. and at a joint meeting to
be held at Madison on February Il
next 1t is expected the two bodies will
become one. Throughout the North
numerous, many readJustments OF
churches and properties will take
place.
Those German Lutherans who, being
two or three generations here, speak
English exclusively, are undertaking
TO provide churches and church houses
near to colleges and universities. and
especially State universities OF the
Northwest. wisconsin is overwhelm-
ingly Lutheran, and at Madison, the
seat of the State university. there has
grown up a strong English-speaking
Lutheran church. under the pastorate
of the Rev. Howard r. Gold. with
the assistance Of Lutherans of the
State. this church secured, a few
months ago, the Rev. John F. Feeders.
a former Y. NJ. c. A. worker of Buffalo
ana SOCIAL Selliemenl ieauer OF Fnila-
delphia, TO take hold of student work.
A new church and church house are to
be built.
Among the older Lutherans there Is
reluctance to see young men and
young women give up their European
tongue. Whatever the argument against
1t, they give 1t up. and Lutheran
leaders OF farthest vision are argu-
ing, in connection with this work
among students at universities, that
English as a common tongue will unite
divided Lutherans as nothing else can.
They are saying they would see the
day when Lutherans cease to be Ger
mans. Swedes. and Danes, and are
known as an American church in the
degree that Presbyterians and Bap-
lists are known. Union OF synods and
work among young people will, they
believe. eventually bring these things
about.
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The Growth of the Churches.

DR.. Henry X. Carroll, secretary Of the
Ecumenieal Methodist conference, the
United States census enumerator of
churches in 1880. figures that Christians
increased in numbers, within continental
United States, $4,000 a year during the
ten years from 1900 to 1910 Since making
religious statistics officially, DR.. Carroll
has made them on his own account for
several years. These figures are his own
for the year 1911. During the decade
covered the population of continental
United States increased l.5y7.69I year.
The growth OF Christian churches, Cath
olic and Protestant, during 1911 was. ac-
cording- to DR.. Carroll. $4,000 members,
or somewhat below the average for the
previous decade. and 2,SoO churches, also
below that average. He finds that many
great bodies. like the Presbyterian and
his own, the Methodist. do not average
gains Of two members each a year.
During the last twenty-One years Cath
olics in America have doubled in num-
Der, according 10 DR.. Carroll, and Luth-
Grams and EpiscOpaIians have come with
in few thousands OF doing the same.
Lutherans displaced Presbyterians as
fourth in rank. Methodists and Baptists
increased by 100000 members each, and
Presbyterians by 10000 Catholic aiI-
thorities give their population for 1911 as
l4,6iS,0O0. while DR.. Carroll. by deducting
a percentage for children too young to be
confirmed, arrives at a communIcant
membership for this church OF I2.575. coo
He points out that Methodist and other
figures are on a somewhat different
basis from Catholics, and that comparison
of figures should take this fact into ac-
count
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Catholics IN America have received
word, through their archbishops. Of
the erection IN Rome. already . city
Of churches. OF still another one. to be
known as the Church Of Christ the
Eternal Victor Catholics here are
asked to take part both in the erec-
tion OF this new church and IN the
celebration OF the anniversary which
IL is to commemorate. II Is expected
that there will be such a response az
Is fitting from American Catholics.
1t was in sj2, exactly 1900 years
ago, that the .edict OF Milan was pnb-
lished. which recognized the liberty or
the church and allowed II to emerge
from the Roman catacombs after cen
turtles OF persecution. BY the edict
Constantine made his fame secure in
the peace OF Constantine. after he had
won the battle OF the Milvian Bridge,
just outside the walls OF Rome. II
was at this battle that Maxentius. the
leader OF the pagan army. fell, only to
have his body thrown into the yellow
Tiber. The new Church OF Christ the
Eternal. Victor. which Americans are
asked 10 help. Is 10 stand beside the
Milvian Bridge. about two miles from
the present Flaminian Gate OF Rome.
Next Sunday the League Of the Good
Shepherd will receive holy communion
In a body at the s o'clock mass Right
Rev. William T. Russell VIII preach.
He will also address the members OF
the league at their regular weekly
meeting in the evening at 7:30.
High mass will be celebrated at st.
Patriek's Church at II o'clock on Sum
day by the Rev James A. Smyth. Mgr.
Russell will preach the sermon. A spe-
cial musical programme will be rem
dered as follows: Asperges (Gregorianl
and introit (Andreas). sanctuary choir:
.kyrie and gloria CHummeD. mixed
choir; graduate and sllelula CVechius).
tract and Veni Creator Or. Mills Silby),
sanctuary choir; credo (HummeD.
mixed choir; ofrertory and offertory
motet. Ave Verum'' CMozart), sane
tuary choir: Sanctus. Benedlctus, and
Agnus Del CHummeD mixed choir :
communion Ggnatiusl. sanctuary choir:
organ postlude 9th, DuboiS). organ. Az
ter the mass she congregation will sing
Holy God" Mr.. r. Mills Silby win d.
rect the sanctuary choir. Miss Jennie
Glennan will have charge OF the mixed
choir. Vespers will be chanted I, in the
afternoon at o'clock. at which service
the mixed choir will assist.
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W.rt4nnist

The churches Of washington are feel
ing the effect already Of the Men AID
Religion Movement campaign, which IS
on In earnest this month. Men Of the
churches are much interested in the mat
ter Of advanced methods Of church work
and the rank and file are volunteering
for service. On Sunday evening at 5
o'clock, Rev. Joseph N. NJ. Gray, pastor
Of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach in that church, on the theme,
IAN Apostles Greed for modern men. .
The sermon will be especially interest,"
ing to men, and more so at this time.
as the Men and Religion Movement
swings through the churches and they
are striving to bring about in the church
life OF WASHINGTON higher plane OF
Christian living.
DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
speak at the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church Sunday morning on
The supreme necessities Of human
flfe.,' In the evening at O'Clock he Is
announced to speak on Helen Kellar,
the girl born blind, deaf, and dumb.
In the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Sunday evening. the pastor,
Rev W., r. wedderspoon. D. D., will
preach on the theme. The Power Of
Love- illustrated by Charles Dickens
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Cpiarnpaltatr

On Monday last, at S p. m, the regu.
lar winter meeting of the Churchman's
League was held at the Highlands
The speakers of the evening were Mr.
Frederick Cook Morehouse. editor OF
the Living Church. OF Milwaukee; Mr.
Thomas Nelson Page, of this city, and
Mr.. Roland S. Morris. of Philadelphia
The subject of the discussion was The
name OF the church"
Not for a long time has there been
so fun an attendance or such an in
terested audience as there was last
Monday, notwithstanding the in
clement weather and the wretched
condition of the streets. The interest
in the debate may be judged from the
fact that though Mr.. Morehouse took
forty-eight minutes. Mr.. Page sixty,
and Mr.. Morris .thirty-five for their
speeches, with practically no break be-
tween them. the closely packed audi
ence of clergy and laity sat on in
terested to the end.
Mr.. Morehouse took the affirmative
side, and his presentation OF It was
mastery. Even those who differed
from his views were greatly impressed
One-a distinguished cIergyman-an-
nounced that it had converted him.
Mr.. Roland S. Morris, a nephew of
the pioneer Bishop of Oregon, who
knew the West well, was. as one ex-
pressed it, a live wire" but there was,
perhaps, a little too much of the law
yer addressing a jury, which initiated
against the complete effectiveness of
his points.
1t was compliment to Mr.. More
house-doubtless quite an uninten-
tional one-that two speakers were
deemed necessary to cope with him.
both Mr.. Page and Mr.. Morris being
assigned the task of meeting his argu-
ments. vt was also unintentionaI that
Mr.. Moorehouse, who had to listen
TO ninety-five minutes of oratory d.
rected against his position, had no op-
portunity 10 reply-but this was be.
cause the flow OF oratory. had threat
ened to carry the meeting on to the
small hours of the morning, It being
well on toward o'clock before the de-
bate began.
All things considered the evening
was a very profitable and helpful one.
February S, az D. m, the annual
meeting of the Episcopal Home for
Children will be held at the bishops
residence, 1907 Massachusetts avenue.
Members OF the different parishes in
terested in the home are earnestly in
vlted TO be present.
The event of next week will be the
first annual convention OF the Sunday
schools OF the third missionary depart
ment IN Epiphany Parish Hall on Tues
day, at 1I:3O a. m. The third missionary
department includes in its territory the
twelve dioceses that are in Pennsylvania
Delaware, Maryland, Washington and
the District Of Columbia, Virginia, and
West Virginia In these dloceses there
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of the Young Peoples Society, and Eff
ficient endeayor," viii be the subject.
President C. c. Ref VIII conduct the
meeting at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. while at Luther Place Memorial
Luthern Church, the society's first prest-
dent, Mr.. George Callahan. will preside.
At lexington Presbyterian Church, Mr..
B. c. Getsinger will make the principal
talk at the Christian Endeavor service.
Emmanuel Baptist intermediate Society
win celebrate tomorrow its first anniver-
sary. with Miss Virginia L Raymond. Its
organizer and adviser, as leader. Starting
with sixteen members this socisty has
made a net gain Of 100 per cent and has
now an enrolment Of thirty-two. Miss
Alice NJ. Rideout, president, will have
charge Of the endeavor service at Berwyn
Presbyterian Church.
The District Christian Endeayor Union
will meet Monday evening at s O'Clock, IN
First Presbyterian Church IN John Mar
shall place 'Intermediate societies OF
Christian Endeavor," will be the subject
Of the evenings discussion. Mrs. W. E.
Buell.. adviser to the Mount Pleasant
congregational Intermediates, will give
brief address on How TO form an in
.termediete society" and Mrs. w. A.
Cummings. adviser TO the Intermediates
OF Keller Memorial Lutheran. Church.
viii talk on The Importance Of inter-
mediate work" Several one-minute talks
VIII be made by members of intermediate
SOD cites, and Miss Agnes Z. Suman. su-
perhftendent Of the intermediate depart
ment OF the District Union. VIII conduct .
hfteen-minute conference for the con-
sideration Of the problems that are pre-
sented. Rev. ]. T. Huddle VIII follow
with brief address on the intermediate
work.
Junior Christian Endeavor superinten.
dents and workers viii assemble at First
Presbyterian Church Monday evening at
T:so o'clock for half-hour conference
wifi Mrs G. ]. P. Barger. District su-
perfnteHdent OF junior WORK Up-to-dats
plans win be presented Ia this meeting
for the use Of those who are Interested
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MEN AND RELIGION
WORKERS ASK 5000
TO BIBLE CLASSES

Seek TO DOubIe Ordinary Attendance
of Men AND Boys in Sunday
schools TO-morrow--wH Hold
Rally I'm Calvary Church.
Tho Bible study committee Of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement plahs
TO bring to-morrow into the Sunday
schools Of the District 5000 men and
boys-a number about double the usual
masculine attendance in Washington
Bible classes
Statistics gathered by dhe Rev. H S
PiEkham. pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church, Indicate that on the average
Sunday about $500 men and boys attend
the various Sunday schools throughout
the city This number the Bible study
committee claims. represents only small
portion Of the number that ought actual
y TO be present, and Tomorrow is to be
set aside for the increasing OF attend
ance in Bible classes throughout the Dis
tr.ct,
In addition 10 the special effort made by
the Men and Religion Forward Movement
in cooperation with the churches TO get
men and boys 90 the MONDAY classes. q
Bible study rally will be held at $50 p.
m. In Calvary Baptist Church, at Eighth
and II streets northwest. The main ad-
dress a: the meeting will be delivered
by the Hon Dick Thompson Morgan,
member Of the House of Representatives
from the Second district of Oklahoma.
All the organized mems and boys
classes in the Washington Sunday
schools have been invited to attend the
rally, and the delegations from each
church will be seated together. Each
class has been requested to bring its
banners and TO make an EFFORT to pre-
sent its full enrolment in Calvary
Church. The service will be a short one,
and a large part of the time will be
given over TO a song service. at which
the music will be directed by Percy Fos-
ter
A general invitation is extended by the
Bible study committee to every man and
boy in the city to attend some Bible
class Sunday, and many special invita-
tions are being given by workers for
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment 1t is the aim Of the committee
to permit each man invited to choose
what class he shall attend, provided he
has any preference.
DR.. Pinkham and his assistants state
that they hope to increase permanently
the number Of men in the Bible classes
and intend 10 make a determined effort
TO induce men to attend the Bible Study
Institutes, to be conducted during the
eight-day campaign. February IL to Is
The Older Boys Crusade is taking an
active part in assisting the Bible study
committee in its plans for tomorrow
services. Last Sunday $50 boys were
sent Into the churches to make ive-rnin-
ute addresses to the Sunday schools, In
which they urged the men and boys
present to attend Sunday school to-mor- ,
row. and to bring as many Of their
friends as possible.
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CHURCH EVENTS
OF THE WEEK

SUNDAY.
Rally of the Bible classes OF
Washington in Calvary Church,
Eighth and II streets northwest,
under the auspices of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement,
at $3.50 p. m.
Bible class day iffSthe churches
of the District.
Special service in Trinity
Church at p. m. Men especially
invited.
MONDAY.
District Christian Endeavor
Union meets in First Presbyte-
rian Church ats p. m.
TUESDAY.
First annual convention OF the
Sunday schools OF the third mis-
: sionary department in Epiphany
parish. hall begins s11ss0 a. 10.
$ Address by Bishop Harding at 5
D. m.
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The Divinity of Jesus Christ.

The Rev. Julian X. Smyth, Of New
York City, concludes his strong appeals
il defense Of Christianity against mod
ern doubt and criticism with his lecture
tomorrow night at 7:3O o'clock at the
New Church, Sixteenth and Corcoran
streets, on The Divinity OF Jesus
Christ" The appeal is to the man Of to-
day and to his reason as well as to his
faith
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I nttgrPgattnral

Beginning next Sunday evening at
o'clock. the pastor. Rev. Frank ]. Good
win. will give a course Of sermons at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
on "old books in new bindings" The
topics will be:
To-morrow-The Book OF Job: THE
epic Of the inner life"
February 1t-Ecclesiastes: The ex-
periences OF a man Of the world"
February 1S-The Book Of Proverbs:
Common sense IN religion"
February 25-The Song Of Solomon and
the Book Of Lamentations: "A paean OF
love- and "A patriots dirge."
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PRESBYTERIAN.

NEW YORK AVE. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
n. Y. are. II and 18th stS-
Dr. waIlacs Hadcliie, pastor.
uoo a. m.-saGament II baptism: SrTmon.
T;G p. m--"The PUliticzl Mhrpiot'
Music led by quartet choir.
szo !. m.-Bible school.
si5 a. m.-Adult classes
c.I5 :. m.-Christian EndeAFur Society.
CHURCH or THE COVENANT.
Conn. ave. and 18th stk
Charles Wood. minister.
Bernard G.. Braskamp Minister'S assistant.
Hauy BarenOre ABsH. minister CT Peek Chapel
nDo a. m.-scTmoa b. the minister.
MuSical scrTiee led b double quartet frum I'D 10
O'Clock
40 p n.-sermou By the minister; uhjecl. The
Lie and TINES q sotomon: His
Glcry."
500 y m-semon By the minister; subject, Things
That Make foT FTuGrpss: Worship"
MEsieal Servire frum 10 to O'Clock. led b. the
Evening Chorus Choir Otto 7. Simon,
dirrctor; Harvey Murray. organiEt. The
order Of musical service viii include
choruSs frum Judas Maecahaeus." b.
Handel.
Sunday school at ss5 a m
Christian Endeayor meeting at s.l5 .. N
Thursday evening at g. midEeek service
FIRST. ''ths Strangers Sabhath Home" John Mar
shan place. between c and ID sts. NV. Donald q.
Macleod. minister. II a. m. sermon by the pas
ter; SIS n m. Y. p. 3 G. E; Ts5 d m, young
prorie's srTTice. Husrsors Of c. z All weicone
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OrrHhutrrtat

Sunday at the Church of the Covenant
DR.. Wood will preach. The $3.50 o'clock
musical service led by the double quar-
tet. will include an anthem. ssThou
Crownsst the Year Burdet): dust
Il Wi Magnify Thee" MARSH. Mrs
Reed and Mr.. Moore. and anthem. s.sThe
Souls OF the Righteous (AIyies FOSTER
The 7:sO o'clock musical seryiee, led by
the evening chorus choir OF seventy
voices, win include choruses from Judas
Maccabaeus' CHandeD, Lead On, Lead
On" Hail Judea, Happy Land ssFor
Zion Lamentatlon Make" and 1--WE
Come in Bright Array"
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Tale Of Two Cities" and the Dickens
centenary gives appropriateness to this
subject.
On Friday evening, February 3. in the
Sunday school room Of Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, the pastor. Rev.
w. R. wedderspoou. D. D., will deliver
his lecture-recital on "Shakespeare's
Hamlet" under auspices Of the Woman's
Guild Of the church.
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Otsrtplr

The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
II Street Christian Church last Tuesday
evening elected the following officers:
Miss Dora Reese, president: Mrs. Swift,
vice president: w. @. Avery. recording
secretary; Walter E Bright. treasurer.
and Miss Metha Beckstedt, chairman Of
social committee