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MED his authority, bowed. as We shall all
be forced to do some day. after futile
contest, to the will Of God.
Moses, like all men who fight with God.
won his victory over the Pharaoh who
dared to oppose Jehovah. But he had
no sooner successfully conducted the ma
ton through the waters Of the Red sea
than he faced difficulties that would have
tried any SOU but even in these trials We
saw how God. who selected the stock or
Abraham because of their spiritual pos
sibiIties that were due to their heredity
Of faith and by His providential guidance.
made the most untoward events, even
their complaints. criticism and condemna-
ton of His servant, work out for the
service of the nation, so that they learned.
as another has put ii, that men live in
the last analysis. by the bounty of God
and that the best results are gained only
when the food supplies are so equitably
mintstered that each man gathers ac-
cording to. his eating, the strong so con-
serving their strength that they have
nothing to waste. and the weak so aided
I'm their feeble efforts that they have no
lack"
They also learned that the whole
struggle for Industrial, domestic, social
and political we'll being must be carried
on under the shadow of and in growing
harmony with a moral order. symbolized
by the stern presence of Sinai. yisibly and
audibly insistent upon the sacredness OF
lie anC purity, OF tIutn anu pTopcitys "
family ties and religious obligations. ana
finally they learned that there cannot
safely be set UP any symbol of brute
force or any gods of gold in the place OF
Him who is entitled to receive the sincere
devotion of our hearts"
The readings assigned from Nehemiah
and Acts review the lessons Of the last
three months from different viewpoints
one in the light of divine patience and
the other of His persistency: of purpose
In the Old Testament selection We see
the heart throbs of Jehovah because He
saw the affiiction of His people in Egypt:
showed His signs to Pharaoh SO that he
could lead then, out: divided the sea TO
furnish them a highway between the
waters; guided them by the pillar OF
cloud and fire in the wilderness: spoke
to them from the mount when ne gave
them the good law and finally did not
reject them because they had sinned.
Stephen covers the same period In his
defense, but centers ii around Moses. who
vas the servant of God in the deliverance
Of His people. He reviews the story OF
he birth and marvellous preservation or
he child Moses, of his education and OF
ais futile effort when he was forty years
IF age of his flight and the appearance
If God In the bush when He called him.
'orty years later, to the work OF ernanci-
patton In which he was the leader and
aw giver and of the judgment OF God
lpon them for the sin they committed
when they turned first to idolatry.
While the lessons have pointed out the
With Israel, they have encouraged Us
o live a life of faith and when we have
allied to remember that our God is ever
ready to pardon, gracious and full OF
slow to anger and plenteous
n mercy"
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and confidence in Him VINO SAT osel
against the treasury. she was more aoie
to give her all than many Of us are 90
give the minimum requirement OK teHth
of our income.
How to Give.
The scriptures also reveal the manner
in which our offerings are to be maue
How should we give?
Secretly. systematically and hberahy.
Secretly.
No matter how large the contribution
may be, II it is made to be seen OF men
1t is not scriptural giving; and though !.
may cause the praise and piaud.ts Oh
men, it has no reward from the Fatner
which is in heaven.
when thou doest aims, let not thy ieIt
hand know what thy right hand ooelh'
that thine aims may be in secret"
There must be no blowing of trumpets'
no ostentation about giving. The secrecy
enjoined is not to the fact of giving Men
know. and we know when we make giits.
Our good deeds are not to be hid. Ihey
are lights to draw men to glorify COO
Christians are to be lights in the world.
but 1t is the light that Is to be seen. not
the personality of him, through whom
the light of the divine One is rejected.
In giving, 1t is not our own glory. put
Gods glory that Is to be the motive De-
hind the gift.
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Darhest Donle 5erbife.

-HE congregation of st. Mark
M Lutheran Church. of which Rev.
William A. Wade is the pastor,
will hold its harvest home service To-
morrow morning at II o'clock.
The decorations win consist OF WHO
flowers. fruits, vegetables and grains.
The choir will render appropriate mu-
sic and the pastor will preach on Inc
Significance of Harvest Home observance
and the Duty OF Giving Thanks
special feature of the service will be
the singing bv the members Of the prl-
mary department of the Sunday school,
who will attend in a body. The older and
infirm members OF the conversation are
especially invited.
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Bisbop of @ Washington
Returns to Citp

THE Bishop of Washington has return
" ed to the city from his summer cot
tage at Haven. Me-. and plans to leave
shortly to attend the general convention
of the Episcopal Church in New York.
X X
Rev. Herbert Parrish, rector of ST
Luke's Episcopal Church of Baltimore, is
to be the preacher at the open-air service
at the cathedral close tomorrow after
noon at o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-27

~ HE sixteenth annual meeting OF
I'll. the Epworth League Union OF
Washington city and vicinity.
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
will convene at Epworth Church, 1th
and A streets northeast, October 3.
There will be afternoon and evening
sessions, the young women of Epworth
serving supper at o'clock. so that
delegates from suburban chapters and
those employed in office may attend
both sessions without Inconvenience:
Rev. ]. Marvin Culbreth. assistant gen.
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Annual Meeting of
Gpmortb qeague Qnion
5ixteentb Gathering 0Qill Be Helo
0ttober 3 in Gpnortb al. q. Cburrb
South.

eral secretary and. editor of the Epworth
Era Of Nashville. Tenn. will deliver
the principal address Of the evening
session; his subject being, THE Young
Peoples Hour of Decision"
officers for the ensuing year will be
chosen. A meeting of the committee on
program and publicity was held at the
residence of the president, Mr. r. 7.
Buckingham, during the week, the fol-
lowing members being present: Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Lugenbeel. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Mizell, Miss Carrie II. Riddle, Mr..
J. Ora Tolbert, Miss Margaret Knowles
and Mr. Sidney Knowles.
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Dumbartol1 Kallp.
Epworth Leagues Of George
town Church Plans Large
Meeting Tomorrow.
Ev. DIR. FRANKLIN HAMILTON.
chancellor of the American Meth

~ EV. DIR. FRANKLIN HAMILTON.
* chancellor of the American Meth
~ odist University and a brother
of Bishop Hamilton Of the Methodist
Church, Is to deliver the address on the
occasion at the big Epworth League
rally in Dumbarton Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow evening. to which 1900
invitations have been issued.
An elaborate musical program will be
given during the service. the senior choir
being under the direction of w. T..
Glover, while Miss Bessie Louise Haney
will direct the junior choir.
Autumnal flowers and green's will be
used in the decorations and the leaders
of Dumbarton Chapter expect one of the
largest fall rallies In the history Of the
organization.
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X X X X
Literally.

Our giving should always be in a spirit
or liberality. It is a precept of the scrip
lures and It is the law of nature. There is
nothing niggardly in all nature. She
ever gives bounteously and freely. Parsi-
mony, in man dries up the fountains of
life; but liberality is well of overflow
ing water In the soul
Let us learn. the lesson that nature SO
grandly teaches. Life is by giving.
The sun gives ever; SO the earth;
what II can give much It's worth:
The ocean gives in many ways
Gives paths, gives fishes, rivers, bays.
So too, the air. 1t gives us breath;
When 1t stops giving comes in death.
Give, give, be always giving;
VINO gives not is not living.
The more you give,
The more you live.
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Is llOI SCCl AAAiAiiC
diately but appeared
in the course of GEN.
turtles, said, 1--WE call
them great because
great things follow"
Judged by this
standard, we have
been studying during
the last three months
events that rank
among the greatest
in all history. In
fact we have been,
according to Bunsen,
at the fountainhead
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third essential, that
of giving.
We. have learned
that missionary In
formation precedes
all interest and in
SEPARATION for the
cause: that we
cannot be concern
ed about anything
that we have no
knowledge of.
So our attention
has been directed
to the sources of
fpfOrYna tim and the
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necessity of studying the abundant lit
erature afforded by missionary biog-
rsphy and by missionary magazines
that our minds may be quickened to
sympathy and understanding concern
ing the conditions and requirements of
the movement for the worlds evangel-
ization.
Next, our thought was directed to the
importance of prayer in our search for
missionary knowledge. All needs are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-27
Child, Culture, Call.

Not only did the different measures OF
oppression that grew out Of the Egyp-
tian's antegonism to the race and religion
of Israel fail to check their growth, for
.the people multiplied and became very
mighty" but the very measures adopted
for t,c destruction Of Israel by Pharsoh
BECAME the means Of their Gel.Ferance.
II he had not issued the order for tne
destruction of every Hebrew Coy at his
birth, Moses would not have Deen res
cued by Pharaoh's daughter from the
Nile and trained in the wisdom OF hEst -,
We have seer. natural causes "a work in
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Faiths Ability.
How much?

How much!
According to ability. No one is asked
to impoverish himself-only to give as he
is able. We have record of one who gave
all that she had. yet was not impover-
ished. On the contrary. was enriched by
the joy Of divine appreciation. In giving
all 1t was still only according to her abil-
ity. which came from her sublime faith in
the bounty OF Him to whom she gave.
The extent Of our faith In the promises
OF God has much to do in determining the
extent of our ability to give to religious
causes. In the magnitude of her trust
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Commencement Zap.

NJ COMMENCEMENT DAY will be OBJ
Y served in the Bible school OF the
Second Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing and diplomas will be presented to
those graduating from one department to
another. Promotions in the departments
will be announced
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5unoap School Kallp.

TOMORROW will be the fall rally day
" of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church Sunday School. Special efforts
are being made by the pastor Rev Earle
Whitley. and the three superintendent of
the. school-Messrs. L. A. Gongwer, e
W. Matthews and ]. r. Everett-to get
out big attendance.
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Baptist Meeting
5et for aobember "

THE annual meeting of the Columbia
" Association of Baptist Churches is to
be held in Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Avenue of the Presidents and Columbia
road, November II. The annual sermon
will be preached by Rev. Paul Berry
Wellington. pastor of the Maryland Ave
nue. Baptist Church.
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Gpmortb LEAGUE.

n COMMISSIONERS FREDERICK l. SID
~ DONS will address the Epworth
Leaguers of Washington district Monday
evening at 8 o'clock at McKendree Meth
odist. Episcopal Church. Massachusetts,
avenue near 9th street northwest, in open
ing the District Epworth League Institute,
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5ernife for 5tunents.

N SPECIAL students service VIII
~ be held at Hamline Methodist
Episcopal Church. 9th and streets
northwest, tomorrow evening at o'clock
An invitation is extended TO students OF
the church. Sunday school and neighbor-
hood to attend An appropriate address
will be delivered by Rev. Lucius Z.
Clark the new pastor.
For a number of years il has been
the custom of DR. Clark TO address the
students OF his congregation at the open
ing of the school year He has spent much
OF his time in close touch with students
and student life, and his message prom
ises 10 be of great interest and benefit.
The church auditorium will be decorated
with flags and pennants, and special
music will be, furnished by the Hamline
quartet.
Or. Fl. n. Pringle of the international
reform bureau is to give a sermon
address. illustrated with stereopticon
views. The Ideals of Citizenship
in the Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow
evening.
y r y
Evangelist, i. r Hoskins of New
York comes to Washington tomorrow
70 address the popular afternoon non
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~o6r EBSTER in his eloquent Grafton
nlnH. upon the landing of the PHI
wv grims on Plymouth ROCK,
speaking of incidents whose significance
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Dr. pierte Returns,

nEv. DIR. ULYSSES G. y. PIERCE,
N minister of All Souls Unitarian
Church. has returned to the city after an
extended visit to England and the con-
tinent, and will occupy his pulpit tomor-
row.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Disobedience. Reading Les
son. Nehemiah, 9 1921. (See
also Acts, 7:3o-44.)
Golden Text-Thou art a
God ready to pardon, gracious
and merciful, slow to anger
and abundant in lovingkind-
ness. Neh., 81.
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eN1NfE have heretofore considered
(vl(DH the missionary essentials OF
w information and prayer. and
now our thoughts are directed to q
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Rev. G. A Miller. pastor Of Ninth
Street Christian Church. leaves Monday
for Toronto. Canada, where he will be
the presiding officer of the international
convention of the American Christian
Society. Rev. Bruce Kersh-
ner of Manila, p. l., will occupy his
pulpit while Pastor Miller is away.
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CHRISTIAN etroeaborFD our
H. Bp Barbep q. 3rmitr Il

in themselves prayers If the heart Is
honest and sincere toward the source
of supply.
Prayer for knowledge. and prayer that
we be rightly guided in its use. is an
essential in all Christian endeavor. II
we have profited by our study of the re-
cent topics on information and prayer
we will be ready to understandingly take
up the present theme of giving as an
other essential in all missionary work.
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: 4;S5pastor aud pfople ~

|sectarian service in New Masonic Tenn
pie at o'clock. THE Better Resur-
rection" is the topic Mr. Hoskins will
discuss
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systematically.

Giving should be systematic. Many OBJ
1ect to having system in the distribu-
ton of the means they are able to devote
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the first essential gift in all missionary
work-the giving of ourselves.
1t Is with the giving of men that
missions are established. II there were
there would be no opening for money
giving to the mission cause. The great
call upon the church today is for it's
gift Of men to. occupy the rapidly open
Ing fields Of opportunity in mission
lands.
Hark! the voice Of Jesus calling.
''Who will go and work today?
Fields are white and haryests waiting,
Who will bear the sheaves away?"
Rich reward He offers free:
Who will answer gladly, saying.
Here am I, send me. send me-"
Gift Of Self.
Who, out of all the Christian Endeavor
sessions that take up this theme for dis
cussion and mediation, will receive the
grace to heed the Masters call. and
gladly answer, Here an, I; send me.
send me!'
For those who do. it will be a glorious
giving. It may represent much of sacri-
flee. and be counted Of little worth by the
world, but 1t hath promise of rich re-
ward.
1t is the gift the Master honors above
all others go preach my gospel to
every creature" Is the great commission.
life consecrated to this holy mission
embodies the highest and richest giving
that is possible in this life.
The gift of self to the service OF GOD
and humanity nay he made without be-
ing a missionary. either at home or
abroad, in the ordinary meaning OF the
word missionary. The home circle ana
the society in which you move are mis-
sion fields. Some have made the great
gift of service. who all their lifetime
were confined to sick ROOM
THE real gift Is the hearts desire to
give; what we give only conveys the
real gift"
How Much to Give.
This is the scriptural idea of CIV
ing, according to Paul Oh Cor, sd:
Every man according as he pur-
poseth in his heart, so let him give:
not grudgingly or Of necessity, for God
loveth a cheerful giver."
Concerning our gifts of money and
time the scriptures are faithful and
explicit in their instructions.
They tell us how much to give and
how to give 1t.
AS to the amount the Old Testament
tDeut.. 16:17) lays down this rule:
Every man shall give as he Is able.
thy God, which he hath given thee"
The New Testament records that the
first disciples put this rule In practice
(Acts. 11:29) when occasion arose for
rendering help to others:
1.-THE disciples. every man according to
his ability. determined to send relief .
which also they did"
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Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-con-
troll,
These three alone lead life to sovereign
power.-Tennyson.
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district secretary; Miss Caroline F
Smith, recording secretary, and Mrs.
w. S. Dewhirst, treasurer.
The following chairmen of local COM
mittees have been appointed: Hospi-
tally Mrs NJ E. Edwards; luncheon,
Mrs. ]. A. Winner; decorations. Mrs. j.
S. Montgomery, Mrs. NJ. M. Moffitt and
Mrs. c. NJ. Forrest, and pages, Miss
Elizabeth Ford.
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Intaking and notwithstanding good
and giving good-that lis our main busi-
ness.-C. G. Ames.
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He who will never do anything that
he Is not paid for will soon reach the
place where no one will pay for anything
that he does.-Christian Register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-27

Evangelist, /. f .Hoskins of New
York comes to Washington tomorrow
20 address the popular afternoon non
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-03

kneel during the entire time, as do all
who witness it, as it is held in great
reverence.
Clad in striped costumes of blue and
white satin of the time of Philip III.
and carrying white plumed hats, the
dancers make Philip III. dainty ap-
pearance. AS the orchestra begins the
quaint music, written early in the sew
enteenth century, played on ancient
instruments and held unpublished, the
boys kneel and offer a short prayer to
the Virgin, afterward singing in their
clear young voices the sweetest of
melodies. minor in key and plaintive
in style, then, donning their hats, the
dance commences.
This so-called dance is in reality
more of a stately walk and weaving
in and out of several graceful figures,
ending in single turn at the end of
each of the three parts. The castinets
are lightly played and sound charm
ngly At the close of the dance the
seises make their final obeisance and
ascend the steps of the altar, followed
by the archbishop, his long crimson
robe ripping over the steps from top
to bottom.
Never was more perfect and effec
tive picture than this: The glistening
silver, softly glowing wax lights and
the air filled with sweet harmony. The
climax is reached when the archbishop
turns, his train curving in graceful
folds about him and stretches out his
hand to bless his people. Just at this
moment all the bells of the Giralda
peal forth in joyous unison, the great
tones of the organ roll through the
cathedral and the orchestra joins in
the last refrain of the semi-religious
dance music, and this fascinating
fiesta is ended.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-03
SEVILLE CATHEDRAL
Most Majestic and Important OF
All in Spain.
In Size It Is Next to ST. Peters in
Rome-onIy Dance Allowed In
Any Christian Church Occurs
Here in December and June.

New York.-Of the 40 wonderful
cathedrals in Spain, the Cathedral of
Seville ranks as the most majestic
and important, and in size is next to
st. Peters in Rome.
1t is during the fiesta of the lmmacu-
late Conception in December and on
Corpus Christi in June that is present
ed in this noble church the only dance
allowed in any Christian church in the
world 1t is also occasionally given
during carnival time.
La DANA de los Seises" is rite
of remote origin supposed to represent
the dance OF the israelites before the
Ark Originally u boys participated
in the dance, to which fact it owes its
name-"The Dance of the Skies" as
they danced in pairs six on a side
in the seventeenth century opposi-
ton was raised to the dance by many
persons of affluence, but the people
rose en- masse in protest and petit
toned the pope to preserve this favo-
rite and charming feature of the fiesta.
At the request of the pope the Skies
were sent to Rome that he might
judge personally of its fitness. So
pleased was his holiness with its sim
plicity and dignity that he gave per-
mission for its continuance so long
as the costumes then worn should
last"-and he also decided that the
hats might be worn without any disre-
spect to the Virgin" AS no costume
is ever allowed TO fall in total disre-
pair, this elusive manner of eyading
the termination of this unique and at
tractive ceremony will result in its
surviving for an indefinite time.
For this great fete devoted to the
Virgin an altar 80 or 40 feet high is
erected of solid silver The back
ground is of crimson velvet, and ten
of the massive pillars which inclose
the altar and choir are also hung with
the same rich color, lending a
warmth of tone to the gray interior.
Blue being the color of the Virgin, all
coverings are of this pure color, as are
the magnificent gold embroidered vest
ments worn by the clergy.
The dance is given in the Capilla
Mayor at the foot of the high altar,
and as the Seises take their position
the archbishop and clergy enter and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-03
ANNAPOLIS NEWS
OYSTERMEN INDIGNANT.
Protest Against Leasing Bottom In
Severn River

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Annapolis
and vicinity are indignant over the
TACT that bottom in the Severn River,
between Horseshoe Bar and the bridge
OF the Maryland Electric Railways
Company has been leased for oyster
cultivation. The lessee is an owner of
an adjacent shore property and a prac-
teal FISHERMAN. The oystermen claim
that the portion so leased is natural
bed, though it is not included as such
IN the survey of the Shellfsh Commits
sion. AS there is no remedy for the
condition under the present law, the
oYstermen will probably appeal to the
Shellhsh Commission to refrain from
leasing any more bottom in this sec
ton. as they hope for the passage of
the law promised in the platform by
both parties, by which the commission
ers may declare additional bottom as
natural beds if the facts warrant it.
The oystermen have prepared state.
ment of the case, and it has been
signed by many oystermen of the
vicinity who claim that they have
made good catches of oysters on the
bottom, which is now made the subject
of lease.