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! Dr. Mar1eoo Returns

Rev. DIR. Donald c. Macleod, pastor &c
the First Presbyterian Church. has re-
turned to Washington after visits in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania. He will &C
cupy his pulpit tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow evening Rev. John T. Briggs,
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, Will
deliver a stereopticon illustrated sermon
on Jerusalem and Vicinity" The Scrip
lures and hymns will also be thrown on
the curtain. At intervals Dore's beaufi-
fully colored paintings illustrativel OF
scenes in The life of Christ will be shown.
Mrs. holland viii sing The Holy City"
y
One of the churches Of the city which
does not adjourn any of it's regular sery-
ices during the summer months is the
Ninth Street Christian. 9Th and ID streets
northeast. The pastor. Rev. George \.
Miller having returned to the city, VIII
preach tomorrow both morning and even
ing. One week from Sunday the former
pa stor, Rev. Edward b. Bagley. will
preach. DIR. Bagley Is now In Baltimore.
He was for fifteen years pastor Of tho
local church, and his many friends i'm tho
city. 1t is declared. will be glad of this
opportunity to hear him. The morning
service on that day will he conducted by
Rev. Claud {. Jones of Jacksonville. Fla.
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Rest Dap

Today is rest day" at the Southern
Methodist camp meeting at Great Falls
and clergy and laity alike are resting
In anticipation OF the services tonor-
row. At o'clock this evening a
musical will be given I'm the big tent
under the direction of Mr., Page Zim-
norman. Misses Frazier Maxwell and
Edith Prettyman will assist.
The program for tomorrow follows:
am. experience meeting. conducted
by Rev., G. b. sutton: IL am, sermon
by Rev. j. a. Rice subject. "Vision and
Life: pm. sermon by Rev. c. NJ
Bishop; p.m., Young Peoples meeting.
led by Mr.. II. NJ Swami: pm, sermon
by Rev F. J. Prettyman.
x u
Rev. J. Macbryde Sterrett of All Souls
Episcopal Chapel has gone to Raquett..
Lake, N Y, with his son, Rev H. III. T.
Steyrett of Columbus, Ohio They Will
spend month there Reys. Patrick Mr.
ply and Thomas Duncan will have chare..
of the morning service at All Souls to-
morrow.
THE Peerless Personality win be the
subject of Rev. Bernard G.. Broshamps
sermon tomorrow morning at the Church
of the Covenant. The evening service.
commencing at T:3o O'Clock, will be held
i'm the tent, located at the corner OF
Mount Pleasant street and Park road.
The musical service will be led by Mr..
Hoover. director: Miss Holden. accom-
PIANIST; Miss Ada Arundel vocal solos
The subject of Mr. Broskamp's sermon
will be The Transforming Power
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III. The Place Of Temptation in the
Maturing Of Character

The topic for the whole month is The
Maturing of Character and that We
might see the divine plan concerning
mans conquest OF evil, as part of the
ripening process of his spiritual life, we
have read over and carefully scrutinized
the early life of the Master. We saw Him
stride forth TO accept His mission and as
sumo His task: we saw him driven Of the
Spirit into the wilderness. that He might
prove the power of God to keep from fall
ing those who wish to stand.
The first step toward all greatness in
spiritual things is the remuneration of self.
The second is knowledge of Gods Wcrd
of tru H. The third is faith in Him who
called us to His service. These give us
overcoming power. and under their inf1u-
ence life and character mature, until at
length We stand more than conquerOrs
through Him that hath loved u.s." Best of
all I'VE have not an High Priest which can
firmities, but was in all points tempted
like as we are. yet without sin,'' and We
may pray, with Montgomery:
In the hour OF trial Jesus. plead for me:
Lest by base denial depart from Thee.
When Thou seest me WAIVER, with a look recall,
Nor for fear or favor suffer TO fall.
With forbidden pleasures would this vain world
Or It's sorsiid treasures spread to work me harm;
Bring to my remembrance sad Gethsemane,
Or. in darker semblance, cross crowned Calvary.
should Thy mercy send me sorow. toll and woe
Grant that l may nevfr fail hy hand to see:
Grant that i may ever Cast my care ON Thee.
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The Continent Of Opportunity.

South America has been designated by
DIR. Clark as 1.-The continent of oppor-
tunity." In almost all lines of COM
mercial enterprise 1t presents wonderful
the opportunities for a rich and glorious
harvest In spiritual development. A
glance at the vastness and productions
OF this land and the character OF It's
population will indicate the oppor
tunities for both business and religious
cultivation.
The area OF South America is 6,4O1, 15S
square miles. 1t extends from north TO
south distance of over 5000 miles, with
an extreme width of 1900 miles In shape
ii Is nearly a right-angle triangle with
the longest side on the Pacific coast.
Its natural productions exceed that of
any other continent. and three-fourthS
OF the surface Is supplied with water in
tercourse for their transportation. This
marvellous continent has. from it's dis
covery to the present time. been he'd
back by the incapacity OF the Spanish
regime. Indians are the native inhab-
itants. who were preceded by the Incas,
a civilized people, who disappeared soon
after the Spanish conquest. The civilized
inhabitants are mostly of mixed blood
descendants of the Spaniards and the
aborisines. They speak the Spanish
tongue.
The people of Brazil are OF Portu-
guese descent and speak the Portuguese
language. The climate OF South America
Is mostly tropical. Some parts are sub
ject to extremes OF moisture and drought
The iowlands of Brazil and Guiana are
very moist hot and unhealthful
In Paraguay. Uruguay. Argentine and
the coast line of Chile. the climate lis
salubr!ous and heaithful The great
Amazon valley with breadth of nearly
1.G0O miles. has an area OF over two and
a quarter mil ion square miles. 1t is
said to be all habitabie in a high degree
and embraces one-eleventh of the habita-
bic globe.
Many statesmen of overcrowded coun-
tries have pointed to South America. as
a "harbor of refuge for their surplus
population, and have advocated colonial
ton for the temperate and healthful
parts OF that land. 1t is indeed CONT
nent OF opportunity" With natural prod
ucts superior to that of any other conti-
nent, the capital OF foreigners Is at
tracted, and ii is now being lavishiy
expended in Internal improvements.
The population In many portions liz In
such q condition VI ignorance and i'm
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- ETHODISTS Of Chevy Chase and
XIII vicinity have arranged the pur-
NV chase Of the Chevy Chase Bap-
fist Church on Shepherd street near Con-
necticut avenue and opposite to Chevy
Chase College, and Sunday afternoon.
September s. at o'clock, a Methodist
Episcopal congregation will be organized
Bishop Homer y. Stuntz, who was ele-
waited to til, episcopacy at the last gen
eral conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, win be in attendance. Rev.
Dr. Lucien Clark, who has been in charge
Of the effort Of gathering the proposed
congregation. will preside. Rev Dr. John
W. R. Sumwalt district superintendent OF
the Washington Methodist Episcopal
Churches, will also attend.
The opening prayer of the occasion will
be made by Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray.
pastor of Hamline Methodist Church,
after which the scriptural lesson will he
read by Rev. DIR. William r. Wedder-
spoon, pastor of Foundry Church. Dr.
Sumwalt will receive the members.
The address Of the occasion will be de-
livered by Bishop StuntZ, and following
this a general statement as to the pur-
chase of the church property and plans
for the work will be outlined. The date
for a subsequent meeting for the election
of a board Of trustees will be announced
and Rev. w. w. Barnes, pastor of Doug
las Memorial Church, will give the bene-
diction.
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at ST. 5tepten' 8

~ EV. WILLIAM OSCAR ROOME.
* assistant rector of St Stephens
~ Episcopal Church. viii occupy
the pulpit of that edifice tomorrow
morning. taking for the subject OF his
sermon. "The Atonement and How
Everyday Life Should Be Influenced
Thereby" Miss Viola Schippert of St
Paurs Episcopal choir will sing the
offertory.
The service of prayer at Camp Good
Will in Rock Creek Park tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock will be in
charge of the Christian Endeavtr So
cietv of Northminster Presbyterian
Church. William w. Gibson, president
of the society. will be the leader of the
service.
Rev. W. A. Melvin, pastor OF the First
Methodist Protestant Church Is conduct.
ing a two-week protracted meeting at
Lynchburg, va.
Rev. Valentine Schmitt. pastor of ST
Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. has
gone to Frostburg. Md, where he Will be
q guest Of honor at the homecoming
week services incident to the centennial
Of the founding of the town. Father
Schmitt was for nearly twenty Years
pastor in the Maryland town.
News has been received here that
Bishop Rowe of Alaska has declined cleo
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hills, was a center Of commerce, where
met men from all the nations of the
earth. It was also a rendezvous for the
priests, who gathered there to prepare
for their sacred service, and from there
they went in groups to the temple at
Jerusalem.
Our lesson ,centers about Nazareth, for
Jesus has returned to visit His old home.
It presents one of the difficulties in MAX
ing chronological outline Of the events
of Christ's life. If we follow Luke's
record we would have to place the events
Of our lesson Immediately after Christ's
experience in the wilderness with His
adversary. We know that other events
interviewed, but the scholars are divided
as to whether Christ was twice rejected
at Nazareth or only once. The English.
committee, that for the first time Sc
lected the cycle of lessons when it made
these selections for 1912-1317, favors
the latter date for this visit. 1t is one
of the saddest chapters in the life of our
Lord, for it tells the story Of how He
came unto His own and His own re-
ceived Him not. The moods of the Mas
ter. as He came to this village, about
whose homes and sights We're clustered
the tender memories Of His life. are not
recorded, but we can well imagine
Christs feelings as He drew near His old
home. In the lesson we see His attitude
toward the Sabbath. synagogue and
Scriptures.
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Sabbath, Synagogue, Scriptures.

Jesus observed the Sabbath Of his ma
ton and the seventh day Of the week
always found Him in the spirit of wor-
ship. On that day He always sought the
place of divine worship where through
prayer and praise He could do homage to
His Heavenly Father. So. in accord with
His custom, on the Sabbath He entered
as a great healer and teacher had gone
before Him. The story Of His miracles
had been a source Of wonder to the peo-
pie who had known Him from His early
boyhood days. The briiliance of His in
teIlect they had witnessed in their syna
gogue, where, in open discussions, He had
expounded His views concerning the
Scriptures. They had recognized this
growing power. but they never thought
Of Him as great rabbi for He had
never been student in any OF their great
schools or been ordained. They want
ed to hear Him because of His
growing reputation as preacher.
The democracy OF the Jewish syn
asogue permitted any reputable per-
son to read the Scripture lesson and to
make any exposition or any comment
that he wished Evidently the first les
son, the parashah, being selections from
the law, had been completed when Jesus,
either upon the invitation Of the chief of
the synagogue or the roSh hakkeneseth.
who was the leading elder or ruler, or
perhaps even upon His own offer. which
was evidently the Masters customary
practice. ascended the bema or pulpit,
to read the second lesson, the haptarah,
from the prophets. The ciiazzan, or min
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Storytelling in Verse.


The poet is a fellow who simply win
not be kept down. He refuses TO accept
the critics pronouncement that the
verse-form is no longer suitable for this
or that special purpose. He refuses to
listen 10 the business man in literature
who tells him that poetry. I'm nearly
every fern. cannot sell. Lack of COM
mercial success has not discouraged him.
for instance. from writing stage plays in
verse. The poetic drama hourishes to-
day I'm book form. That the dramatic
poet starves at his occupation does not
seem to enter into the problem. Au-
dacity is his motto. Far from being dis
couraged, he looks about him for new
worlds to conquer. In England, tho
poets have begun OF late to write novels
and short stories i'm verse. Ii was an
parently a hazardous speculation. it
was entering into competition in an
field and under n severe
handicap. But narrative in Verse, II
all the signs do not fail. Is 10 occupy the
poets for some time TO come. II Is now
more than an experiment, because in .ltv
present instance a'laacity has succeeded.
The yorag tnt1 MAO writing meirl.
caI fiction have actually made il pay.
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ed and the suggestion made that both
Chile and Argentine melt their great cam
non. and molten metal be poured together
and cast into the figure Of the Christ.
This was done and then Chileans and Ar
gentines United in placing this splendid
figure on the Andean crest. testifying of
their faith of eternal salvation in Him, and
calling on Him to hear their prayer. that
He would guide their destinies during
the years to come, and preserve them
from the horrors and desolations of war.
Now that imposing figure looks down
on both sides of that great Andean range,
and the Chilean and the Argentine during
the years which have interviewed have
never crossed through the passes leading
To the others country without seeing the
sunlight shining on that figure of Christ,
as a symbol that Chile and Argentine
will not war against each other again.
Would that other nations erect such a
symbol. Would that from the highest
point of Gibraltar. side by side with
the great rifle. Great Britain would plant
q majestic represen alton OF the worlds
Redeemer, as a sign and token to a l the
word that this great gun is silenced
by the Spirit of the Lowly Nazarene.'
Would that Germany erect on the
Aisatian border similar figure of the
Man. of Peace, telling to France that she
desires peace until the end Of time, and
that is Ia asked in His name.
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morality as to appeal strongly to the
missionary spirit of all our churches. The
cal Is being now more generally heard
and more active response made.
Christians everywhere are becoming
more and more inflamed with the zeal Of
Wesley who said, The world is my
parish and of Whitetield. who saw sin
every man a brother
The great obstacles in way of begin
ming new mission enterprises have, in
late years. been large overcome. The
great harvest of the heather world is
being more rapidly gathered, and the
hope is growing brighter that soon may
be heard the glad acclaim. 1.-The king
doms OF this world are become the king
doms OF our Lord and OF His Christ"
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Prophetic Inscription.

Over the portal Of a great mosque of
the Mohammedans in Damascus is the
prophetic inscription. craven by Christian
hands in the long years of the past. Thy
kingdom, oh. Christ, is an everlasting
kingdom. and Thy dominion endureth
throughout all generations" and this is
the message all our. faithful missionaries
are carrying to the heather savage in
far off South America.
Just away from this mosque. which
Mohammedan rule has taken from
Christian years ago, is the spot where
glorious Paul saw that light from
heaven which changed him from the
bigot to the saint. and 1t Is our earnest
hope that all our missionaries in their
work to the south of US will be able
to give to these simple children a
knowledge Of the true faith, and that
the God Abraham shall soon hear their
prayer of living faith and show unto
them the heavenly light which the
Christ of Paul is shedding for them.
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lister, drew aside the silk curtain Of the
painted ark which contained the scrolls
of sacred Scripture, and, taking the scroll
Of the prophecy Of Isaiah, gave it to
with the scroll. for He quickly turned to
the sixty-first chapter and reverently
read the first and part of the second
verse. He was allowed to read from
three to twenty-one verses, so there was
a reason for His stopping the. reading
before He read the stern expression. 1.-The
day Of vengeance of our God" He made
the words read the text for a sermon that
thrilled His audience because OF its
earnestness. He spoke with authority.
1t would be difficult to analyze His power
as a speaker. This sermon was q state
ment Of His principles. and in the words
of our own political day His platform,
which was practical and progressive.
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Anrerira as miS8iom fieln.
Start maoe on Botne 5nission Campaign
Chat IS to Gulminate Robember II
to a.

are also joined all OF the women nome
boards. The thing is pull aitosetnef
to put before the American people the
fact that America is a mission field as
well as a force. In putting before the
people this and related facts the most
comprehensive and al the same time the
most extensively prepared data Is fur
nished re adv for immediate use. 1t is
campaign of home mission education
along social and religious lines. the
former to be particularly well empha-
sized.
About $4,000 is to he expended on the
campaign Twenty-Five hundred towns
having populations of 900 or over are
being organized. and they in turn are
pledged to send men to villages around
them In this way il is hoped by these
|campaigners to cover the country.
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~HE home mission campaign began
(DI. this week. Upon their arrival from
vacation. not later than LABOR
day, ministers in all parts of America
will have in their hands q. program or
home mission week. November IL to "a,
together with some data sufficient TO
furnish them sermon material not alone
during the week in question, but much
of the year beside. Ministers will find In
this material, already mailed TO them. d.
rections for observing the week. with
liberty. of course. to make such improve
ments as local cond .tions demand.
In this home mission campaign are
ioined ALI Of the home mission boards.
except the Protestant Episcopal There
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in the lesson of to-
day, and before we
enter into it. let us
look back over the
way by which we
have come during
the month.
First, We saw the
worlds Redeemer
assume His life
task: saw the cul-
mination of His de-
cision: saw Him
count the cost and
u n d e + t a X e the
thankless task of
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A Hindrance to Missions.

Those who go from Christian lands on
a mission solely for gain ofttimes
prove a great hindrance to the work of
the Christian missionaries in South
America. and the same is true in all
the mission fields. BY their lives of
greed. and their INSCRIPTIONS tactics in
securing commercial advantages they
give to the natives a very bad impress
sion Of Christianity.
1t Is q sad blow to Christianity when
men from Christian lands display in
the midst OF non-Chrisitan people char
acteristics and conduct the very op-
posite of the teachings Of Christ.
But for this unhappy hindrance the
missionary progress in all lands would
have been far greater than the records
now show. How fearful must be the re-
sponsibility Of the purely worldly minded
whose attitude retards the progress OF
Christ's kingdom. both at home and
abroad.
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gogue, gave Him
an education that
developed not only
His mind, but also
the hand and the
soul. This train
ing, together with
that which He re-
ceived in Hi s
home, fitted and
prepared Him for
His life work. The
village. although
secluded by its
pOsitiOn among the
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or the Andean range
between Chile and the
Argentine Republic.
with his face lifted
toward the rising sun.
asking that the war
ring nations ( the
earth cease from
their strife.
After Chile and Ar
gentina had fought
and diplomacy had
utterly failed, then
the thought-blessed
Il .fA.-
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Up the Gburfbman.

WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND EAITHFt l.
SERVANT"
m Al | walk with him in that heayenl, place.
VV( And gaze once on his splendid face
To hear of the words his Master gave
When his feet first touched the celestial pave:
Hear him softly repeat the We'll done.
AS he smiles in that glorious
In the never-ending day.
How as he looks back this world OF strife
From his peaceful place in heavenly life.
May but repeat to those down here
Who always will hold his memory dear
That his fine voice with its velvet power
Is still like the soft leaf OF flower
In the never-ending day.
Not girded with his armor of man.
But still again with his Il will, cam
Lives the beloved follower of St. Paul
In that glorious celestial hall:
SO far from this old earth's sweetest sounds
And the worry that harries and hounds
In the never-ending day.
His golden spirit so like dove
Is most safe in his Masters love.
There is, he would have me say, no dread,
He stands as in the past erect his head;
And there near the great white pillared gate,
Where old St. Peter is wont to wait,
There beloved Father Doyle will always be
Giving his safe advice through all eternity.
In the never-ending day