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Washington telegraph., 1912-07-12
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Annual Conference Delegates APP
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At the meeting of the Prescott
District Conference, at Hope last
week, the following lay delegates
and alternates were selected to
attend the Annual Conference,
which meets at Hot Springs on
November 26:
Delegates
M. D. Sigler, W. L. Ellis, 10.
A. Bush and j. L. Ward.
AlternateS
Steve Carrigan, Sr., and } q.
Hughes.
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UUWH IIUIII OZttII y OoUN- NtNU,Y IOI GO
visit to friends and relatives.
Mr.. w. E. Holt and wife, ac-
companied by their daughter,
Miss Kathleen, Of Mena, are
visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. W. Holt.
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Ube Vision anh the Triunnpb
of the Cburrb.
From the episcopal address read at the Gen
eral Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church In Minneapolis at tho recent meeting

I'm HI need of the world is the of task Had we
~ been speaking to body less devoted, women
inexperienced in spiritual warfare, might have been
tempted the by which children encouraged to
duty But militant Mhodsm does send children her
weakngs her chief council Here veterans of MANY
victorious field Behind and supporting great host
and loyal marshaed Of God for the very campaign which we
this day called The sword Of the Lord Gideon is in
hand and it Gdeons God the who called John Yves
ley spiritual daring who calls fear but
to certain victory May the spirit of Joshua Elijah David
look again conquering sign
heavensthe which to them far off, but us so
that its glory blinds foes and conuses their counse
against God and His anonted Is God plainly bidding His
Church to her word-consciousness
momentary home check lift eyes behold how
He answering faith all around the world quicken
missionary zeal and bid America that Christ NAV
the speedily triumph everywhere The Lord equip
with the courage and expectation belonging world
sion, without which neither
understand Gods way with
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~ RIGHTEOUSNESS. says Matthew
* Arnold, is the master word OF the
~ Old Testament. Jesus followed IN
His Sermon on the Mount" His COM
parative studies Of the precepts or Ills
critics by a presentation OF their reh-
gious life that revealed the hypocrisy OF
their position. principles and piety.
Practical application furnishes the best
proof Of the power OF religious prfnci-
pies. The three great religious practices
of Christ's time were almsgiving, prayer
and fasting. Jesus takes up these three
typical forms OF Righteousness to prove
the hypocrisy Of the religious teachers
whose religion was Of theatrical type.
Jesus warns His Disciples not to live a
religious life for show. style or society
to be gazed at by men. This was the
cause of the Jewish teachers failure
folly and faulty life. Their system forced
the outward observance Of q rigid reli-
gious ritual in accordance with rabbincal
rules that destroyed the spiritual life.
Formally left no room for the religion
Of the heart
The motive Of every act determines. ac-
cording to moral philosophers. its value
The Master traced events to their sources
and revealed motives in His discussions
of Righteousness which He treated under
three divisions of religious services, re-
lating to man, God and self. With the
exception Of prayer. Jesus treats each
Of these three elements in almost ex-
actly parallel language. Christ taught
that religion is fundamentally spiritual.
He condemned spectacular show In reii-
gtous services and insisted upon secret
spiritual service to secure the approval,
not OF men, but Of ''the Father which
seeth in secret" Spectacular righteous
ness will not secure spiritual rewards
Conformity to religious rules. rites and
regulations to secure approval OF men is
nothing moro than pretense to piety
Such a religion Is framed up. fake and
false. Against this hypocrisy Christ rails
ed His voice of condemnation. Jesus be-
lieved in social service as an expression
of spiritual life, Influenced by the thought
Of God. He condemned grandstand pub
lie philanthropy.
Public Philanthropy.
Almsgiving is not considered reli-
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HARVEY s. IRWIN,
Former representative,
Congressional.

we commonly say. and at the same time
be effective.
The second lesson is from the first
epistle of ST Peter. and while the whole
OF the second chapter could, with profit.
he read by us all, the verses chosen form
one Of the most effective exhortations to
be found in the Scriptures. Here the
apostle emphasizes the transiency Of our
earthly pilgrimage, exhorts us to lab
stain from fieshly desires, which war
against the SOUL and points to the fact
that the strongest test mony that we can
possibly present to the power Of Christ
to save lies in honest conversation and
good works.
The loftiest poems ever penned, the
sweetest music ever sung, the rarest in
ventions conceived and the greatest bat
ties fought have been the work OF men
who hungered while they wrought. The
artist who starves beside the easel, the
saint who faints before his congregation,
these have been they who have most
clearly seen those hts and hues of nat
ural beauty and moral grandeur hidden
from the gross vision of the overfed.
Man should not live to eat, but eat to
live" 1t is our luxuries and not our
needs that cost us dear. The great found
ers and leaders Of Gods advancing army
Of truth have been men of fasting and
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Koman Catholic Tbeaters.
Tbe Drama to DE GmpIopen to Cearb Religion,
Cburcb Bistorp ann Hlorals.

changed. The lessons that would be taught
by Catholics relate. In America, to the
sanct.ty OF the home. the proper training
of children. the fair treatment OF working
men and workingwomen, and the regular
attendance upon the sacraments and con
fessionai OF the church. Efforts are not
to be made to realize financial profits.
Roman Catholic Church history is to be
drawn upon In the preparation OF plays
to be presented. Especially VIII the Cath
Ollie saints be written about, and often
will they be reproduced IN mimic form.
Their virtues viii be shown. and thus. IL
is argued, tremendous educational and
religious forces will be set at work
Some small progress has been made along
the same line by Episcopal Church clergy.
one result being that fully score OF for
mer actors on the professional stage are
either now in the Episcopal ministry or
In seminaries studying TO enter. Early
next fall the question OF the first Cath
Ollie theater. it's name and it's play will
be presented TO Catholic authorities. and
IL approved by them the initial theater of
this sort. II IS said. will open IN New
York In October.
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obligations to Deity. Faithfulness is a
prerequisite to His favor and blessing.
The fidelity of God should be a great in
centive to our fidelity in His service. He
is full of loving kindness. All his prom
Uses are faithful and gracious. Accord
ing as His divine power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto life and
gor''ness. through the knowledge OF Him
tn; hath called us to glory and virtue;
great and precious promises; that by these
We might be partakers Of the divine ma
ture, having escaped the corruption that
Is in the world through lust"
We are called upon to render service
only in those things which are for our
own highest good. We are to give all
diligence in cultivating the graces Of
patience, godliness. brotherly kindness
and love. For II these things abound In
us we shall neither be barren nor un-
fruitful. And the things we do In tho
line Of these graces are immortal.
Charles Dickens said: There Is moth
ing, no. nothing. innocent or good that
dies and is forgotten; let us hold that
faith or none. An infant. a prattlng
child, dying in its cradle, Will live again
in the better thoughts Of those who loved
1t, and plays its part. through them, IN
the redeeming actions OF the world.
though its body be burned to ashes. or
drowned in the deepest sea- There Is not
an angel added to the host OF heaven but
does its blessed work on earth In those
that loved 1t here. Forgotten; oh. If the
good deeds Of human creatures could be
traced to their source, how beautiful
would even death appear! for how much
charity, mercy and purified affection
would be seen to have growth In dusty
graves"
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retire from university presidencies, the
latter from Howard of this city. BiShop
STUNT gives UP foreign missionary sec
retaryship and Bishop Cooke ceases to
be book editor. the last-named one OF
the most important positions In Ameri-
can Methodism.
A surprise of the recent elections.
among several, was the failure to elect
the Rev DR.. David G. Downey, who,
next to Secretary Stuntz, was generally
regarded as certain of promotion. 1t is
said however. that success In his pres
emit Sunday school work led Methodists
to believe he should be kept in that work
The agitation in favor Of districting
bishops, put forward by laymen, made
small Roadway in the recent general con-
ference, chiefly because 1t lacked leader
it is said A foremost champion of exist
ing general control was Bishop Medley.
who published several articles on the sub
ject within the year.
The agitation will continue. the laymen
declare, until at least bishops are as
signed for the four years between gen.
eral conferences to particular fields.
The pastoral time limit, for which not
a few clamored, was left as 1t has been
since 1900, and the amusement rule
stands as it has done for generations
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Gpmortb league
Topic
REV. SAMUEL W. GRAFFLIN.
Abstinence, the Glory of
Manhood.
Danl., SIG; l. Peter,
2:II-I2.

~ HE theme for the month OF June is
vi The Glory Of Virtue" and the
basal texts are taken from the
Book Of Daniel. What wonderful book
this is: how It challenges the faith OF
those who read it's stirring narrative OF
daring virtue and sealed prophecy. We
read the five Books Of Moses for history
ana law. Joshua for courage. Job and the
Psalms for comfort and "Rapt Isaiah"
for poetry and Messianic hope: but when
we enter the Book OF Daniel we are face
TO face with a masterful manhood virtu-
Gus and abstemious. with the courage OF
a lion and tho faith of a little child.
But we are cor 7idering "the glory OF
virtue" and abstinence the glory Of
manhood" is our special theme: hence 1t
may not be Inappropriate for us to con-
slider for q moment the nature OF virtue
Virtue, like faith, is a positive quality;
there Is no negative virtue. 1t is not
temptation evaded. but temptation over
come, that makes for virtue, and In this
connection the whimsical lines by John
G. SAKE seem not inappropriate:
.If virtue be measured by what we resist.
Then against inclination we strive:
You and are. we may fairly Insist,
The most virtuous mortals alive.
Now virtue, we know. is the brightest OF
pearls,
But as pleasure Is hard Of evasion.
Should we envy, or pity. those stoical
churls
Who never have known a temptation?'
Thus virtue becomes the pure metal
Of the soul, pure because fire tested.
and strong because tempered by adverse
circumstances overcome. Those who have
never been in danger do not know wheth-
err they are brave or cowardly. for it Is
the exigency that reveals true character.
In like manner the only virtue that Is
worthy Of the name is proven virtue.
virtue that has conquered appetite van
quished vice and resisted temptation.
Two Scriptures are given us. The first
is that story from the book Of Daniel.
in which four captive yohths refuse to
eat the flesh or drink the wine furnished
them by their heather captor; not be-
cause they were vegetarians. or that the
fresh wine. probably nothing more than
our modern grape juice, was likely to In
toxicate them. but because these dainties
from the kings table had been blessed
before an idol, and their law forbade
idolatry. This is temperance and virtue
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5uggestibe
Questions :
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. T. S. LiDscott for
the international Press Biblo
Question Club.
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Copyright. 1912. By Rev. 7. s. nnscott. DID.

~ ERsEs LIS it or not. and why,
W always wrong to let people know
Il the fact and the amount OF our
givings to benevolence2
II we give to the cause OF God gladly
and to the extent Of our ability. should
we seek to hide the fact or be willing
to have It known, and why?
II we give more to q good cause when
our givings are made public than when
they are not, are we or not, and why,
necessarily hypocritical?
II We give secretly or otherwise with
the expectation Of being rewarded by
God, is our motive noble or ignoble, and
why?
Verses SELF a person prays in public
for the sake OF being heard, what sort
Of man Is he?
II person prays longer and with more
fervor in public than he does in private.
what sort Of q man Is he?
II Jesus here does not condemn praying
In public what does he condemn?
What are the benefits OF private
prayer?
q Christian who does not have private
communion with God?
Verses 7-S-What benefit 10 q form Of
words in prayer, even II appropriate, IL
the heart and mind are not in the prayer?
How do you reconcile the fact that
Jesus prayed all night long with the In
structions he here gives concerning
prayer?
II the Heavenly Father knows what We
have need Of before We ask Him. what Is
the need or benefit of praying?
Verse 9-Does Jesus give what We call
the Lords Prayer as an example OF
brev.ty or as form to be used, or both?
Verses 9-13-What and how many Pc
titions does the Lords Prayer include?
What things are We to pray for and In
what order Of Importance according to
this model prayer
Verses .14-16-May we take II as liter
ally true and without exception that II
we forgive all those who have injured US
God forgives VI? Give your reasons.
II we do not forgive others. but pray
earnestly to God to forgive US, what VIII
be the RESULT
Verses l6-1S-Why 10 II that fasting L
very rarely taught In these daysf
what 10 the benefit Of fasting?
Is fasting In the way Jesus here directs
obligatory upon Chrtstians2
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~ HE efforts OF Roman Catholic laity,
vi and particularly of Catholic wom-
en-. TO provide theaters in princi-
pal American cities that shall be known
as being under management of Catholics
are meeting with some measure OF success.
1t Is not planned to have such theaters
called by the name OF the church. nor is
the patronage restricted to Catholics.
The aims are to utilize the drama as both
recreative and educational forces. and so
to surround it that theaters may assur
edly be educational in the right way.
Cardinal Farley OF New York gave his
approval some weeks ago, and now arch
and bishops OF other cities are
approving.
Principal capitals OF Europe have thea
tiers Of the character sought to be estab
lished in this country. Neither there nor
here are buildings always owned. but ex-
listing theaters are leased and the types
OF the plays presented in them are
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~HE Methodist General Conference.
Hi just adjourned at Minneapolis. left
in tile effective list of Methodist
bishops fifteen and added eight by cleo
ton, making a board Of bishops contain
ing twenty-three men. the largest num-
Der that American Methodsm ever had
ar one time This number Is exclusive or
the missionary bishops, and are those
who are assigned to residences In cities
in this country and who take conference
appointments at home.
The effective bishops holding over are
Bishops Cranston, Hamilton, Berry, Nc
Dower Bashford Burt, Wilson, Ander-
son. Nuelson, Quayle, Smith, Lewis,
Hughes, Mcintyre and Bristol. OF the
new men four come from the pastorate,
an unusually large proportion in Meth
odist elections. These are Bishops Luc-
cock, who leaves "A passionate In Kansas
city: Leete, who leaves one In Detroit;
Shepard of Chicago and Henderson, who
quits the largest Methodist Church in
Brooklyn.
Bishop Mcconnell and Bishop Thirkield
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:Gbristialr Gn0eahor,
Rotes

~ HE annual social of the District
VI Christian Endeavor Union win be
held Monday evening at 8 o'clock
IN Temple Baptist Church, corner 10th and
N streets northwest. A committee OF ten
is working on the arrangements for the
evenings entertainment, and the program
Is expected to be q model for similar
events in individual societies. Preceding
the social brief business meeting will be
held to select the officers Of the Union for
the year from July L
An outing At Great Falls was enjoyed
Thursday by the Young Peoples Society
OF st. Paul's English Lutheran Church.
together with the Stewart class of the
Sunday school.
Bro0kfand Baptist Society did not this
year discontinue It's meetings for the sum-
mer with the month Of May. but will hold
its Sunday evening meeting at tho usual
hour tomorrow.
Emmanuel Baptist Endeavorers were In
charge Of IN open-a1r service on the street
near Central Union Mission Wednesday
evening. Special musical numbers were
gfven by the young people. ana MI.
Charles q Gates led the service
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the Lord has promised to them that love
Him."
In another passage It is stated "Ye shall
receive a crown Of glory that fadeth mot
away" And Paul, who had exemplified
80 grandly the Christian virtue Of fidel-
ity. was enabled to say. as his life neared
its end:
am now ready to be offered, and the
Iime OF my departure is at hand. nave
Fought good fight, I have finished my
course. l have kept the faith: henceforth
there Is laid up for me a crown of right
eousness. which the Lord, the righteous
Judge. shall give me at that day; and
not TO me only, but unto all them also
that love His appearing"
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prayer. But chiefly In these modern
times, when youth is being lured to taste
the sweets Of sin. and what should be
our recreations too often smack of evil
thinly clad, should those who have the
grace and power. through faith and trust
in Jesus Christ, to do without these I'M
moral IL not immoral things, do so. It is
the glory Of true manhood to stand back
in the hour Of peril that the weak may
have the chance to live. It is no whit
less brave or noble to abstain from those
amusements or pleasures which might de-
stroy the weak or careless children of our
God.
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49, TMBERS OF the Woman's Home
AHu and Foreign Missionary societies
wv OF the Presbytery OF Washington
}dky arc to gather In the Chevy Chase
PRESBYTERIAN Church Friday at 1890 a. m,
Tor an aIl-day meeting.
The home society meeting will be held
b INA morning. with the president. Mrs
b D. Iuckett, presiding, while the work
hf tia foreign society will be discussed in
ehe afternoon, with Mrs. Wallace Rad
Nina president, in the chair.
Speakers In close touch with the home
Ind foreign mission field will be in at
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presbpterian @on1en to
Gatber at Cbehp Chase frt6ap

tendance at both services and deliver adj
dresses. Reports will also be heard from
the meeting Of the woman's missionary
board, held In Louisville from May Id
to %.
One Of the special features OF the day
will be the box luncheon which will be
served at 1890 o'clock, Immediately after
the close of the home society meeting.
The women OF Chevy Chase Church
have organized a special hospitality COM
mittee to see that the visiting women
from the various churches of the denomi-
nation in the presbytery thoroughly en-
Joy the summer gathering in their
church
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SENATOR HEPBURN,
Mount Olivet.

of that higher sort advocated by ST
Paul when he declared that while he
knew that there was nothing in idolatry
to injure the meats blessed before the
idol, yet, for the sake of the weak con-
science Of others. he could say: Where
fore, IL meat make my brother to offend,
will eat no flesh while the world stand
eth lest make my brother to offend"
How God blessed their abstinence and
gave them mental grasp and splendid
presence is part of the story: but the
glory of the whole lesson lies in the fact
that they were able Ito do without" as
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! apastor and pfupleG}{

Hall, Wednesday at IL o'clock The pro-
cession will move at 1880 o'clock from
Divinity Hall. The rector, Nigh. Shahan,
will preside and will confer the degrees
in the name of Cardinal Gibbons. chancel-
Tor of the university. Over 100 degrees
will be conferred in the faculties of the
ology, law, letters, philosophy and the
sciences.
The Alumni Association OF the univer-
sity will hold its annual meeting at
Rauscher's. Tuesday afternoon. June 4.
The banquet will take place at $50 pm