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day is found not i'm the works of Chris
tiahity in the power that makes possi-
BILE it's victories. jesus Was sensitive 10
the Baptist's danger. hence He points ont
the danger OF stumbling over himself.
Christ still remains the rock upon which
the church has been established Chris
tianity differs from all other faiths in
that it rises or falls with the character
of its founder.
The last word was an appeal to John,
for his own good. To revise his expecta-
it was the general view. and accept the
fact which Isaiah had predicted of the
Messiah being a stone OF stumbling and
rock Of offense. The difficulty of John 3
expectation was largely "A question OF
methods. which still cause divisions
among Gods people. John took only the
men who could come clean. Jesus sought
to gather those who needed to be made
clean The credentials to which Christ
pointed was the harmony between Ills
message, method and ministry and the
Scripture. lie does not critcise John he
cause the reason of his perplexity was
due to the fact that the kingdom of
heaven was a matter of revelat on which
no one could be expected to understand
until ii was established. Instead of criti-
cising or condemning John. the Master
praises the prophet procIaims him To be
the greatest man of the world and points
out the elements of his greatness in
words full of appropriate appreciation.
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most impregnable fortress. The period
of inaction and reaction is dangerous to
spiritual life. 1t would not be strange if
the prophet of the wilderness. schooled in
the open. should grow despondent in the
loneliness of the prison that prevented the
intense soul from crying out the demand
for righteousness. I'm this demand both
Jesus and John agreed Neither en-
phasiZed in their messages the genealogies
of David as the proof of Messiahship.
Both insisted that goodness was the test.
The prophets intensity of spirit was
seen in his .'impatience Of all delay and
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summer offering at this season for the
outfit and travelling expenses of new
missionary. Miss Stockton, a trained
nurse, daughter of Rev. DIR. J. V. Stock
ton, who leaves shortly for missionary
work in Canton, China.
In making the announcement to the So
cieties Mrs. Amy c. Travis synodical
president, and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
Presbyterial president, say:
After three years in college in Cali
fornia Miss Stockton took the full course
in the Massachusetts General Hospital
Training School for Nurses. The testi-
monials as to her Christian character.
temperament and ability, the sef-sacri-
flee shown in her preparation. are all un-
usual
1--WE divide this privilege always with
our sister presbyteries of Baltimore and
Newcastle. All money over and above
our assessment will go to the salary of
our beloved Mary baltimore, called home
by the death of her sister and on sick
leave for six months. This summer offer
ing is regular work of an especially ap-
pealing nature, and brings us each year
some new tie and calls for an Offering
OF praise and prayer as really as for
money"
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Be Joyful.

We may not only look pleasant and be
pleasant-not only be cheerful and
shsd sunshine around US, but We may
live life of joy and gladness.
The Psalmist says: 'Serve the Lord
with gladness. come before His pres
ence with singing. Know ye that the
Lord He is good; it is He that hath
made us. and not We ourselves; we are
His people and the sheep of His pasture
Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving
and into His courts with praise; be
thankful unto Him and bless His name.
For the Lord is good, His mercy is ever
| lasting. and His truth endureth to all
generations.
Our God is a God of gladness, and His
message is: Let the righteous be glad.
let them rejoice before God; yea, let them
exceedingly rejoice
God gave to man an exquisite sensitive
ness to pleasure, and appeals to that SEN
sibility in all of His entreaties and loving
promises. He commands us to enjoy as
much as He commands us to obey. --le
command to obey is given in order that
we may enjoy. 1t is obedience to Cod S
law that enlarges the happiness of men.
God is with us in our work and play
The duty of being pleasant ought to be
| easiest of all the duties required of us.
Many look upon the commandments OF
God as grievous and hurdensome, and yet
He commands US to be happy. 1t is a
Christians should be pleasant, cheerful
and joyous. There is mo mirth SO hearty
no exhilaration SO stimulating, no amLse-
ment so pleasurable as that which re-
ligion allows and commands" The purest
and subhmest joy that can come to the
human heart arises from doing good-in
diffusing blessings to all around us. and
we cannot do that unless We are pleas
ant.
The reason that the duty We are censid-
ering is SO imperative is on account OF
our release, If we are Christians. from
the penalties of sin.
| The other day / received a. letter from a
young friend of seventeen in which were
these words: Il am a Christian now, and
it makes a great deal of difference to me-
for i do not have that frightened feeling
I had as a sinner"
The joy of salvation brings pleasant
ness to the life. and should manifest it.
self in shedding brightness and sun
shine to all about us.
story is told of an artisan in the
service of a rich eastern master, who by
some imprudence got into an immense
debt with an unmerciful creditor, who
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gave: Thy Father which seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly. And what
is the reward which He bestows but
strength and courage to stand ont be-
fore the world honest and unafraidR
Virtue is never cowardiy, and con-
scious innocence has never feared the
light The unbelieving foes of God and
right fear nothing half SO much as the
prayer-sharpened weapons of the good.
May not the church of God, in this our
day. learn from her heroes Of the ages
past the lesson Of true courage born or
prayer And may not we who stand for
what is best in church and state, stano
boldly forth against the evils of our
age and clothed with heaven-sent in
trepidity. throw down the stronsholds or
presumptuouS sin.
Soldiers of Christ. arise
And put your armor on.
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Through His eternal son.
Strong In the Lord Of Hosts.
And in His mighty power.
Who in the strength Of Jeslis trusts
Is more than conaueror.
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Dr. CLARK Here

Rev. DR.. Walling Clark of Rome, Italy.
will speak in Metropolitan Memorial
Church tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
In the evening at o'clock Rev. DIR.
James Shera Montgomery will speak on
THE Higher Manhood
The Mount Pleasant Southern Methodist
Sunday school children's day exercises
will be held in the Post Office Hall, 141J
Park road northwest, tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. Special music, including
solos and recitations,, will be rendered by
the children.
The officers of the school are: Superin-
tendent, James ID. Carpenter: secretary.
James Camp: treasurer, DIR. j. +. Trent:
teachers, DR.. Il. Wolfe. DIR. J. f. Trent,
Charles n. West. r. ID. Jones. G.. T..
Jones, Mrs. Pauline Jones' Mrs w T..
Tomlinson, Miss Villa. Francis, Miss
Jean Hotchkiss and Miss Elizabeth Ben
nett; superintendent of primary depart
ment, Miss Grace Jeffries: assistant. Miss
Annie Waesche. superintendent OF the
home department. Miss Adde Trent;
pianist. Miss Pauline Jones.
Short twilight services held each
Sunday evening, commencing at T:3n
o o'clock. a number taking part at each
service
Do Washington folks believe In luck?
is To. be answered by Rev. r. Hez SVEN
tomorrow night in Centennia. Baptist
Church. Sth and j streets northeast The
morning sermon is on Christian limo
cence." A number of original songs,
both words and music by Pastor Swern.
will be sung at the evening service and
Mrs. John Lloyd will sing several solos.
- -
At II o'clock tomorrow DIR. Wood will
preach in the Church of the Covenant,
and at pm. in the Covenant tent The
musical service at the tent will be led by
Mr.. Hoover, directory Miss Holden. ac-
companist.
| The Girls Mission Band of Central
Presbyterian Church held its annual pub
lie meeting Thursday evening. \ very
appreciative audience enjoyed the pro-
gram of music and recitations.
This hand Is composed Of girls under
| fourteen years of age. and during the
past year. ii is said, has done splendid
work under the leadership of Miss En-
derie. holding a regular mission study
| class and contributing regularly to mis-
Eions. An interesting feature of thu
work is the sewing class. which has beer
| a substantial aid in making clothing fol
the children AT tho Presbyterian Orphan
/ age. at Lynchburg, Va.
1 A special series of sixty-minute service:
| of .'song. sermon and sociability'' is t.
| be inaugurated in Metropolitan Baptis
| Church tomorrow evening by the pastor
Rev. John Compton Ball,
\
In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Churcl
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Byron Sunderland. Rev. Dr. j Van
Vranken Holmes aud Rev Dr. 7 lie Wit
Talmage.
Dr Sunderland, who WAS pastor far
nearly half century, was chaplain -
the Senate. lie oiiciated at ~" mar
riage of President and Mrs. cleNeland
at the White House.
The congregation today. IL ts d.
clared. has the largest membership IN
its history. and hopes, az br. Macleod
says. to continue witnessing T. jesus
Christ and doing His service IN rs
downtown location through the tw~n-
tieth century as liz has done through
the nineteenth century"
The First Church is the mother 0f
Presbyterianism in Washington aud
hopes to have many OF her children
and children's children felioitatc with
her upon the coming occasions.
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kinq' s Daugbters fleet

~ HE District branch of King $
O Daughters held its annual meet
ing during the week IN the
Western Presbyterian Church. Reports
were read by the delegates OF the
work done during the past year by the
various circles in the District.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Branch president,
Mrs. Frank Kemon; vice president. Mrs.
NJ Young; recording secretary, Miss
lucy Mckim: treasurer, Mrs. Mary T.
Hdzen.
ARRANGEMENTS were made To secure
the attendance al branch meeting in
November Of Mrs. Isabella Davis OF
New York. vice president of the Inter
national Order of Kings Daughters.
She will address the order for the pur-
pose OF securing the interest OF its
member in the children's welfare
work in which she is largely engaged
in New York. During her presence in
the city she Will also organize Junior
Kiv~'s Daughters circles in the Dis
trict.
The branch meeting closed with musi-
.al selections by Miss Emma Y. Branden-
burg and Miss Charlotte Kline.
= \
Fifth Baptist Church. f. street near 7th
southwest. Will have charge of the regu-
ar services in that church. The subject
will be The Young Man Away From
Home.
The dates and subjects are as follows:
Tomorrow evening, The Comfort Of
Christianity and the Songs That Cheer !,
June -. christianity "A Brotherhood and
Songs 7 nat Help; June 30. christianity
Warfare and Songs That Inspire. July
7, The Future OF Christianity and Songs
of Promise; July H. The Foundation
Of Christianity and Songs Around the
cross.
Chldren's day exercises are 10 he held
n Temple Baptist SUNDAY school 10th
ing AT the time of the usual preaching
service. They Will be OF special interest.
i j. declared. and the public is cordially
invited 10 attend.
: -
A. the evening service in Temple Church
.he pastor, Rev. Or. Muir. viii preach on
Gods Noblemen." service OF song
Eill precede the preaching.
Rev. W. J. II. Thomas rector of the
Church of Our Savior. has gone to the
,f June. Rev William Oscar Roome,
lr., assistant rector of ST Stephen !
parish. win hil the pulpit during his
absence at the II o'clock service on
Sundays.
At the Sunday morning service i'm the
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church ths
Preach on The Advantages. Possibilities
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about hhe face.
whether comely or
homely, If behind II
is the cheerful soul.
"A merry heart
maketh a cheerful
countenance."
In the mornings
we throw open the
shutters of our
houses to let bright
ness and cheer into
the rooms, SO every
day we should open
the windows of the
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cled the progress OF
Christ who entered
Galilee preaching
the gospel of God
after EIerod had I'M
prisoned the proph-
ct. The dark, damp
and dismal cell
probably did not
hinder John seeing
from the towering
heights the scenes
Of his past life, ali
of which We're visi-
BILE from this al
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Appropriate Appreciation.


The departure of the messengers who
would have championed John presented an
opportunity for the Master to pay debt
of love to the one who had first publicly
proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah
The people We're evidently thinking that
adversely had broken the prophets spirit
and that the man whose faith had once
given him the courage of a lion had be-
come a coward in his adversely. John
did not need for his comfort, courage or
conviction to hear the words which were
almost a eulogy upon his life and labor.
which were drawing rapidly to a close.
Yet this good news may have reached him
to cheer and comfort him in his last
hours
He had been Christs champion and the
Master did not hesitate to quickly make
the people realize that John was no dema-
gogue who bent his policy, program or
preaching to every popular breeze He
was not CRATER, who sought to please
the rich and mighty by saying the soft
words like those who occupied positions at
the kings court. lie had swept the coun-
try by his eloquence and made the court
recognize his influence because he was a
prophet, who declared Gods message
This was Johns place in the heart of his
countrymen. Even if he appeared to fai-
ter in sending the deputaton, justice de-
manded that the people remember why he
was now in prison and alive. He was the
greatest OF the prophets because he led
the Inaugural procession at the com
mencement of the kings reign. He closed
the old and opened the new dispensation.
Besides being the prophet who repre-
sented Elijah in spirit and service, he
was the only Elijah that would appear If
they would believe il. Here the Master
publicly proclaimed his Messiahship, and
reveals the unbelief of the people who
rejected the message both of Christ and
John who was the greatest man OF all
history. Greatness with God is not meas
ured by mems standards. John surpassed
all by his loyalty, yet the smallest. weak
est and wickedest, even the child that
entered the new kingdom. had the power
would accept the message of John and
take Christ as the Messiah.
The revival started BY John has con-
tinued until today. Vet the same spirit
that caused the rejection of Christ and
John is present today among men. They
rejected John because he was austere and
Jesus because he was social. The pet
ulant, peevish practice of men the Mas
ter likened TO children who refuse tn
play unless one does things their way.
who if one plays funeral want a
change comes want something different.
The carping critic was condemned by
Christ The courageous champion who
condemned evil and offered the cure in
the kingdom of God He pronounced tn b.
the greatest of men because of the con
structive work for Christ and the king
dom of God.
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cost, and daring to
accept the present
failure or success
only as incidents in
the strife, faces the
foe with an unfal-
tering faith that
stays itself on God.
There are two
kinds of strength.
One is the strength
felt by a great ma
j orit I V, W h i C h,
whether right or
wrong, may have
it's way. This is
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Christ's Witness to John
the Baptist. Matt. II :2-Io.
Golden text: Among them
that are born of women there
is none greater than John;
vet he that is but little in the
Kingdom of God is greater
than he. Luke, 7 7:28.
Evening star., 1912-06-15
~ EV. RICHARD SCHMIDT, who has
~ just resigned the pastorate of st.
Nv potor'S lutheran CburCh Of Syra-

YN TtSISIeu IHt HdStoldt VI
~ Peters Lutheran Church of Syra-
ouse, y. Y. to become pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church of this city, has arrived
and will occupy his new pulpit at the
morning service tomorrow. Special ar
rangements are being made for the serv-
fees. and it is expected that large num-
Der OF Lutherans from other churches OF
the city will augment the congregation
and assist in giving the pastor an especial
" cordial welcome TO the Capital city.
the Installation service will not be held
until later in the month.
A feature of interest in the life of the
new pastor is that he was ordained to
the ministry of the Lutheran Church in
the Luther Place Memorial Church,
Thomas Circle, in 1890. after he had been
examined and licensed to preach by the
Lutheran synod of Maryland in session
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# : CHRISTIAN Gnoeabor Dour {71l
VII+ Bp Barbep s.. 9rpia It IM


against the Lnpleasantness OF the world.
Be Cheerful.
We are to cultivate this grace. On this
subject Sir Arthur Helps gave some clea
and practical suggestions to young meI
and young women.
BE cheerful" he said. mo matter What
reverses obstruct your pathway or wha
plaques follow in your trail to ammo,
YOU ASK yourself what is. to be gainet
by looking or feeling sad when trouble.
throng around YOU or how your condition
is to be alleviated by abandoning your
self to dependency.
If YOU are a young man. nature de-
signed you to be of good cheer ant
should You find your road to fortune
fame or respectability, or any other boor
to which your young heart aspireS. a lit
tie thorny, consider it all for the hes
and that these impedimentS are onl,
| thrown in your way to induce create
efforts and more patient endurance OF
your part.
Far better spend whole life in dill
gent, aye. cheerful and unremitting toll
though you never attain the pinnacle o.
your ambitious desires. than TO turn bacl
at the frst appearance of misfortune anG
| allow despair to unnerye your energie.
or sour Your naturally sweet and cheer
| full disposition. If you are of the softer
| fairer portion of humanity, be cheerful
though we know full well that most af
| fiIctionS are sweet to you when com
| pared with disappointment and neglect
| Yet let hope Danish despair and i'll fore
| bodings. Be cheerful; do not brood ove
| fond hopes unrealized until a chain, linl
| after link. is fastened on each though
! and wound around the heart. Nature in
| tended you to be the fountain-spring o.
| cheerfulness and social life, and not tn,
| travelling monument of despair and mel
| ancholy.'
II cheerfulness. which is the expression
| of a pleasant state Of mind is SO es
| sential in the right conduct of secular
| life, where the triumphs are temporal
we may justly argue that it has a higf
,Splace in the spiritual life, where the re
wards are eternal. and the vicissitude
and tribulations of life should be NOR.
cheerfully borne in view of the grea
recompense after life's fitful fever /:
ended.
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: Topie
REV. SAMUEL w. GRAFFLIN.
THE OPENNESS OF
STRENGTH"
Dan, 6:Io-Acts, 4:I3-2o.

~ HERE are two forms of courage.
VI One draws its strength from mob
excitement, or the feeling Of brute
power: the other. having counted all the
Evening star., 1912-06-15

. HE strong prison fortress OF Ma
chaerus kept John the Baptist a
~ prisoner Loyal disciples were al
,,,,ad 20 hr;po him ressa ges that chroni-
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NH Bp &fb. !Rugb G:l @tebenson.

Indifference of all imperfection. Tic
foretold of the Messiah coming with his
winnowing fan lin his hand" ready fol
the immediate renovation of the nation
John looked for the day Of Elijah on
Carmel to be repeated by the sudden con
version of the nation and the drastic
punishment of the unbelieyer. The Mes
sah's intolerance of imperfection would
be seen by his separation of the wheat
from the tares: "fIe shall throughly
purge His floor. and gather His wheat
into the garner, but He will burn up the
chaff with unquenchahle fire. The
methods of Christ for John recognized
that the works of Jesus was that of the
Messiah, brought the prophet perplexity.
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TOPIC:
The Duty Of Being Pleasant,
rs, 1878.
A Merry Heart.

~ OOK pleasant. please,
~ The photograph I wish to take
now is not of faces. but of phases
of life'S EXPRESSION 1t does not matter
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and Outlook of Maryland Avenue
church. In the evening the subject will
be Youth; It's Hopes and Ambitions
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special series of sixty minute services
of song sermon and sociability' is to
be inaugurated in Metropolitan Baptist
Church tomorrow evening by the pastor,
Rev. John Compton Ball
In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
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Rev. W. J. n. Thomas. rector OF the
Church of Our Savior. has gone to the
Satskiils for the remainder Of the month
,f june. Rev. William Oscar Roome
r., assistant rector of St Stephens
parish. win NIL tho pulpit during his
absence at the IL o'clock service on
Sundays
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At the Sunday morning service i'm the
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church the
pastor. Rev. Paul II. Watlington, will
Preach ON The Advantages, Possibilities
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A. the evening service ia Temple Church
.he pastor, Rev. Or. Muir. will preach on
Gods Noblemen.' \ service OF song
kill precede the preaching.
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Children,s day exercises arc 10 he held
N Temple Baptist SUNDAY school 10th
and y streets northwest. tomorrow morn
ing AT the time of the usual preaching
service. They VIII be Of special interest.
i j. declared and the public is cordially
invited 10 attend.
Evening star., 1912-06-15

~ ERSE What had John done to
W be in prison?
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
HilleS To Be Chief
If Taft Wins

WASHINGTON, May 81 When It
became known today that the inter
ests Of President Taft at the meet
ing of the national committee would
be in the hands Of C. D, Hines, secre-
tary to Mr.. Taft. It was taken by po-
litical leaders here to mean that Hilles
is the presidents choice for chairman
of the Republican national committee
in case he IS renomlnated Secretary
Hiues would not discuss the report.
His friends said. however. that this
choice was practically a certainty
1t is not the presidents plan to have
MI HiIes supersede former Senator
Charles Dick Of Ohio before the com
mlttee n tho matter q contests Meth
err viii be interfere viva any work that
may be done in Chicago by Director
Mckinley OF the Taft bureau
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
ACTING WITH 7. {.
FRETS BRANTLEY.

VIII Representative William G.
Brantley. of the Eleventh district, GO
"a Raltjnora as a daIegate-at-larre 10
t,l..l1 tla.,,-.,,.a,;, ao.,,.,tte,, &c
tte ia 'io'ldi 'o'III00i d'iN INV eii 'ioIi q
an associate OF Ihomas Il. watson
TO direct inquiry regarding that
question Mr. Brantley SO far has made
,o r.,Iy
,,,,, ,ca,ost no hoe como ia ea,,ine
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
7. R. SURE To ruin
SAYS ". ]. BRYAN

LINCOLN. NEBR.. May 31.-That
Theodore Roosevelt will be presiden-
tial candidate. either nominated by the
regular Republican convention or by a
trump" convention, Is the prediction
made by William Jennings Bryan in
The Commoner today The editorial
says
We have now approached near
enough to the Republican national con
vention to forecast the action Of that
body Ex- President Roosevelt viii
probably have majority Of Northern
states, while President Taft seems to
have majority of the convention. in
Guiding the Southern delegates. who
represent merely patronage and Doodle.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been careful to
arrange for contesting delegates from
the South. This was the first indica
ton of his Intention TO bolt With a
majority Of Northern delegates. he is
in a position 70 have a convention Of
his own in case his contesting dele
gates are refused admission
The conclusion therefore. is that Mr.
Roosevelt will be the nominee OF the
regular convention or the nominee Of a
boiling convention
Get ready for his candidacy he IS
quite sure to run
"Can Roosevelt be defeated2 Yes
by any good progressive. progress
sive viii hold the Democratic vote and
The Republicans who oppose "a third
term win do the rest MI Clark and
Mr. Wilson are the leading progressive
candidates either one Of them can de
feat Roosevelt; the country win never
d. a.,