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6ptfiaI 6frn1ons.

- Ev. JOHN E. BRIGGS. pastor of the
~ Fifth Baptist Church, announces
a series of sermons under the general
topic. ''Some Striking Sermon Subjects. .
to be delivered Sunday evenings as fol-
lows:
Tomorrow at 7:4J, "A Short Bed and
Narrow Cover; Sunday. March D, 7:45,
Hands Full of Honey; Sunday. March
SO. 1:45. Paying the Price; Sunday,
April O, 7:45. IAN Unhappy Marriage"
and Sunday, April 13. 7:45. Wonderful.
Wonderful
There will be special music at each
service and inspiring congregational
singing led by large chorus choir di-
rected by Mr.. William J. Palmer.
Rev. Mr.. Briggs has returned to Wash
ington from brief visit from the city
and expects to preach regularly at both
the morning and evening hours from now
on Tomorrow morning he will preach
on "Feasting Before Enemies"
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Dr. 5m itb to Bf at
3. M. q. q AleetinQ

THE third of the series of Sunday
~ afternoon theater meetings. held
throughout this month at the National
Theater. under the management OF the
Young Mems, Christian Association. will
be addressed by Dr. Arthur j. Smith of
New York city. The topic will be
Great
Dr. Smith is well known to Washington
audiences by reason of the fact that he
was one of the team which last year con-
Quoted the men and religion forward
movement in this city. At that time he
was entrusted with evangelistic and
community extension work of the move
ment. He also conducted one of the
large theater meetings held at that time
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association
The evangelist is the superintendent OF
the evangelistic committee of New York
city. non-sectarian, Observation-Disclosures
body which conducts car barn and tent
meetings as well as other forms Of re-
ligious extension work in the metropolis.
During the past seven years the commit
tee has conducted 1924 of these meet
ings in 800 centers. with an aggregate
attendance of 2531 O62
The music at tomorrow's meeting for
men Will be furnished by a section of
the Rebew Orchestra. Mr.. Earl Car
baugh. baritone. is the soloist The meet
ing, which begins at 3 clock, is open to
all men without charge
X X X
Samuel W.. Grafi1in, president of the
Washington Methodist Episcopal Minis
ters' Meeting, and pastor for the last
three years of the Anacostia M. p.
Church. will take a supernumerary rela-
ton at the coming Baltimore Methodist
Episcopal Conference, to be. held in Balti-
more beginning March %.
Mr. Graff1in. whose work along social
lines has made him, as is pointed out. a
factor in the social-religfous work of the
church, goes to New York for year at
least to take up distinct line OF welfare
work.
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RehihaI meetinQS.

a SERIES of evangelistic meetings, to
- continue two weeks, will begin tomor-
row in Grace Baptist Church. 9th and
d streets southeast. The pastor. Rev.
F. w. Johnson. will be assisted by the
Misses Berge of Philadelphia.
These singers. it IS declared. have made
quite reputation as gospel singers in
many states. Last summer they assisted
at the Ocean Grove. n. j.. camp meeting.
*
Palm Sunday services at the Metropol-
itan Memorial Methodist Church tornor-
row morning at IL o'clock will have SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. DR.. James s.
Montgomery, on the subject, .'The Tri-
umphal Entry
In the evening at 8 o'clock the CEN
tenary anniversary OF the birth of David
Livingstone will be observed, the subject
of DIR. Montgomery's sermon being, 1.-The
Romance of Livingstone
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st. Batrirk's Dap.

~ ONDAY, st. Patrick's day, the
JIs patronal feast day of st. Patricks
Roman Catholic Church, will be cele-
brated with mass at $780, Z. S:15. and
a solemn high mass at II o'clock.
Rev. j. r. Meagher, rector of st. Dom
inics Church, will be the celebrant, and
the sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Eugene de J.. Mcdonnell, rector of ST.
Aloysius Church.
The apostolic delegate. Archbishop
John Bonzano, will occupy throne in
the sanctuary. Mgr. Cerretti of the
papal legation, Mgr. Russell of St Pat
rick's and number of visiting clergy
men will also be seated in the sane
tudry.
The music will be rendered by both
choirs. As is the annual custom. the
Ancient Order of Hihernians, will attend
this service and occupy the pews in the
main aisle
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~ BOUT 100000 is paid by Christian
" people of America for palms to
have and to wear commonwealth
Sunday, which Is the Sunday before
Easter. so called because of the waving
of palms by the people on the occasion
Of Christ's entry into Jerusalem.
The sum is steadily increasing because
some Episcopal and Lutheran churches
are encouraging the use of palms on
Palm Sunday. as well as Roman Catholic
churches, and because each year more
and more benevolentiv minded and
thoughtful people buy palms, have them
made into crosses or passion flowers,
and send them into wards in hospitals.
The use of palms in symbolical shapes
for wearing on Palm Sunday and for a
day or two thereafter is growing. espe-
cially among workingmen whose duties
compel them to work on Sunday.
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5pefial meetil1g
of 9rfStpterp

~ SPECIAL. meeting of the Presbytery
- of Washington is to be held ~ the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Monday. March "a, at 10 o'clock. The
moderator, Rev. James t. Marshall, pas
tor of the West Street Presbyterian
Church. will preside. The item of business
for which the presbytery is assembling
is to dissolve the pastoral relations OF
, Rev. Thomas E. Thompson with the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mr.
Thompson has just been appointed a
chaplain in the navy.
* =
Mr. T. T. Wong of China, director of
the Chinese educational mission to this
country, is to- deliver an address on mis-
sions in Waugh NJ. E. Church tomorrow
evening. At the morning service the
pastor. Rev. A. III. Thompson, will preach
on "The Spiritual Significance of Holy
Meek
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IA OILY WEEK will be appropriately
p observed in Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church. Rev. Dr. James Shera
Montgomery. pastor. breaches as fol-
foss: Monday evening. THE Day of
Authority'-the cursing of the fig tree
and the cleansing Of the temple. Tues
day evening, THE Day. of Controversy
the challenge of Chr,sts authority and
the three warning parallels. Wednesday
evening" I'm Gethsemane.' Thursday
evening. administration of holy COM
munion and a brief address on THE
Highest Mission Good Friday at IL
O'Clock. The Sayings On the Cross; at
1870 pm. 1.-The Burial: devotional serv-
ices at o'clock. subject, THE Dead
Christi
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: y pasto' and pfopleX - -

j. F. M. Bowie, tenor and Mr.. J. Walter
Humphrey, bass, will be the soloists.
X * X *
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood will preach at
the IL o'clock morning service tomorrow
in the Church Of the Covenant. AT the
80 o'clock service the double sextet
will render part two from 1.-The Mes
sage From the Cross"
The City Over Which Christ Wept"
will be the subject of the afternoon SER
mon. At the evening service the chorus
choir will sing the second part of Stain
er's cantata. The Crucifixion.'
THE Excuses of the City will, be the
subject of the evening sermon.
Special services will be held at 4:30
o'clock every afternoon duri.ig the week
before Easter. except Saturday. There
will be an address by Mr.. Wood at each
service. The double seytet will sing Mac
ferland's cantata. THE Messag e From
the Cross"
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wisdom of man. The Sabbath would never
have been instituted by man.
Whether 1t is fact that one day in
seven should be devoted to religion and to
the exclusion of worldly busfness and
pleasures depends upon the will OF God.
It makes all the difference in the world
whether it was God or only Moses or
some other man that said, Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy
work. but the seventh day is the Sabbath
Of the Lord thy God; ="
Everything concerning the obligation
of the Sabbath hinges or whether or not
the, Bible 10 the word of God. IL there is
no divine Injunction for the observance
of such day it becomes a mere ques-
ton of expediency and not of re-
ligiOn.
Expediency.
1t is we'll to do things that are ex-
pedient in the promotion of any desirable
end; but the doctrine of expediency re-
lates to personal advantage Independent
of any acknowledgment OF obligations to
the will of God.
believe it is expedient for men to rest
one day in seven from the ordinary
labors of life, even IL it is done without
thought of praise to the Creator. Elk
perience has shown that such rest is
advantageous to. physical well being.
1t is thestestimony OF the medical pro-
fession that men who labor six days In
the week will be more healthy and live
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Church will hold it's annual meeting and
dinner Wednesday evening.
At the Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church, 18th and r streets
northwest, the pastor, Rev. c. Everett
Granger. will preach at the morning
service at II O'Clock tomorrow. on the
topic, 'Hosanna." Miss Grace Rails, So
Prano, will sing
At the evening service. at o'clock
Nine. Mountford will deliver a lecture on
| THE Ten Talents and the Thief on the
Cross
Good Friday night at s o'clock a spe-
cial crucifxion service will be held In the
auditorium, at which DR.. Granger will
preach on THE Nails and the Cross -
Miss Rails will sing and harp solos will
be rendered by Miss Margaret O'Toole.
The public is cordially invited to all
services.
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KehibaI.

MOMM ENCING Monday evening,
March a.. and continuing for two
weeks, Rev. DR.. Furman H. Martin of
Charlottesville. Va, will conduct special
services in the auditorium OF the church.
DR.. Martin. who Is regarded as a
preacher Of unusual power. will preach
each evening. Saturdays excepted. the
services beginning promptly at 1880
o'clock.
r. -
At the fourth quarterly conference of
Waugh M. e. Church. held recently, the
following church officers were elected:
Recording steward. Mr.. ]. H Entwisle.
treasurer, Mr.. A. W. Chaplin. District
steward. Mr.. F. w. Vivian.
Stewardship. Entwisle, Mr. C. ].
Towner, Mr. J. NJ. Black. Mr. Clarence
Lewis. Mr.. J. N. Leonard, Mr. Mahlon
Marsh. Mr.. c. C. Carroll, Mr. Robert III.
Parker. Mr.. A. w. Chaplin. Mr.. C. w.
Lieber. Mr.. F. w. Buckler. Mr.. 3. IT.
Ripley. Mr.. Frank Wickline. Mr.. ]. w.
Dick. Mr.. c. E. Fries. Mr.. Samuel
Scrivener. Mr.. f. W.. Vivian and Mr.. A.
A. Griest
Trustees-Mr. s. n. Walker. Mr.. r. g.
Ferguson, Mr.. H. C. Graves, Representa-
tive Addison T. Smith. Mr.. r. 3. Rare.
Mr.. Lloyd =. Weaver, Mr.. Court 81.
Wood Mr.. Charles A. Pike and Mr.. W.
w. Waller.
H.k
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ally. and upbraideth not. and 1t shall be
given him..
You want to know how to keep the
Sabbath holy or how to make every
Sabbath be the Lords day, then ask for
the knowledge. You can only get IT
through prayer. A prayerless man
ment.
The greatest part of the Lords work
Is done by prayer If You are doing the
Lords work on the Sabbath you may
be assured that you are making 1t in
Gods sight and in the experiences OF
your own heart the Lords day.
How to Remember.
In the light, as God makes us see the
light in answer to our prayer for guild
ance, let us walk. If on every Sab
bath and on every day we are striving
for purity in our own lives and for the
welfare OF our fellow-men we are in lit
tie danger of going far astray from the
right path.
We will not be likely at any time to
fail to Remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy and there will come the
inspiration of song and rejoicing:
Oh. day of rest and gladness.
Oh. day of joy and light,
Oh. balm OF care and sadness
Most beautiful most bright;
On thee the high and lowly.
Through ages Joined In tune,
Sing Holy, Holy. Holy.
To the great God Triune.
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BalnrS for Uomorroln
Cost about 500, 900
Gstimaten Chat Christians of the Qi1iteo
States 5penn Tbis Sum- annuallp.

The supply of palms comes exclusively
from Florida. and the cost OF them is al
most wholly transportation. handling ana
in some cases storage for a week or
fortnight until used, or until they change
wholly from green to a beautiful yellow
or pale green. corn color.
New York and vicinity leads in sums
expended. paying out about $4,000 each
year Chicago distributes TO wide area
and takes about the same number. Gin
cinnati, Boston, st. Louis. Baltimore and
Buffalo are the other largest distributing
centers. taking from 5000 to 5000 worth
each year. Not all are used In the cities
named. but go to supply tributary terri
tory. The price in most cities. delivered.
is 81 hundred heads. Not a few women
clever with their hands each year make
extra money constructing the crosses and
passion flowers for the hospitals. Most
dealers send surplus stocks to hospitals.
Not general florists. but usually one
dealer in a city, sometimes two, handle
all
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4aresbpterian 0Moman's Donre missionrp
5orietp to Boln Annual Aleetu1g Tuesnap
Hlrs S. u. 1uckett, Retiring as 4eresiont, 00ai Gutter
koreau 1ssion fieln-Dr paoen &rbenuen for Aborfss

At the sessions Rev. DR.. William Nj.
Paden of the Presbyterian home mis-
sionary board and Mr.. w. B. Adams,
missionary from Alaska, are expected to
make addresses.
Various officers of the organization Will
also submit reports of the progress OF the
effort.
AS Mrs. Luckett has been prominently
identified with the work of the society
for a number of years there has been
widespread regret among the members OF
the society that she has decided to give
I'D the effort and transfer her activities
to Korea.
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smallest and most
trihing temptations
can overcome a
man. But when
faith is sound and
true, then all 9TH
err t e m p t a t ions
must yield and be
overcome.
In our study this
week we turn to
one of the most
familiar passages
in the Bible, which
for profound pa
thos, for tragic
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revolution in the So
cial consciousness OF
the religious world
He found it selfish
and uncharitable: He
left it with a vision
of generous apprecia-
ton of the rights OF
men. He found il
hopelessly individual.
istic: He left it a
message of socia'
justice that has beer
unfolding ever since,
and that will unfold
until the first ques'
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IN RS S. d. LUCKETT, president Of
SVS the Womans Home Missionary So
ciety of the Presbvtery of Washington
will preside over that organization at the
meeting to be held in the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church Tuesday at
1890 o'clock.
The second session of the meeting will
be held at ] 80 o'clock Mrs. Lucketts
appearance at the gatherings will mark
the expiration of her term as president.
She will leave shortly for Korea. where
she is to take up the work of mission
school.
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I'll vi SAlS0
theologians OF the
same church have
widely differed about
Sabbath observance.
In the discussions
great learning and
research has been
displayed, but in
many instances the
result has been to
darken rather thar
illuminate.
It is not In Itself
an abstruse problem
- ~ -N1~~I h0y thf
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Dr. Gree at
first Baptist Gbureb

FAR. ARCH CREE. who has been visit
- ing Washington during the past
week in the interests OF the Home Mis-
sion Board of the Southern Convention,
viii lecture tomorrow evening in the
FIRST Baptist Church. in 10th street.
pr. Cree will take for his subject. THE
Missionary Opportunity of the Great
Southland" over 100 splendid stereop-
ticon views will be shown. illustrating
''The Winning Of the West" Digging
the Big Ditch" 1.-The Foreign Invasion.
Cuba and the Cubans." Among the
Mexicans," The Men Of the Mountains
and The Red Men of the Plains" The
The one hundred and tenth annual
meeting of the New York Avenue Church
was held Thursday evening, and was
large and enthusiastic. Mr.. Walter G..
clephane was called to the position Of
chairman, SO long held by the late jus
tice Harlan.
The reports showed an addition of
seventy-fonr members during the year
and financial statement Of $4,000 49,
The following officers were elected for
the class Of 1916: Trustees. Messrs. Wal
ter C. Clephane, C.. A. Joerrison. Charles
Il. Pearson and George w. White; treas
urer-deacons. Messrs. Holcombe @. john
son. Philip F. Larner, A. G. McChesney
and Isaac Pearson; elders, Messrs.
Charles H. Fishbaugh, Harvey S. Irwin
and Thomas K. keene.
Tomorrow evening DIR. Radcliffe will
continue his series upon "A Young Mans
Objections the subject being, I Am
AS Good as the Church Member.
There Will be services on successive
evenings of pacsion week, eliminating
Thursday evening with the celebration OF
khe original Lors's supper. which serv-
ices have becon;s sIch marked feature
I'm this church
Special Lenten services will be held at
Calvary NJ +. Church, Columbia road be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings of next
week. The subject Wednesday evening
will be Humility" The holy communion
will be celebrated Thursday evening. FRI
day evening Stainer's "C'rucidxion" will
DE sung by the choir Of forty voices. Mr..
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Balm SUNDAY.

~ AIM Sunday, the anniversary OF the
al date in the long ago when the
~ Redeemer of the World rode into
Jerusalem while the ycople strewed palms
in the way, is to be observed in the Ro-
man Catholic and Episcopal churches OF
the city tomorrow.
In many instances elaborate musicai
programs will besrendered, and palms will
be distributed to the worshipers.
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A Peculiar Day.

How 1t is to be observed we learn from
the teachings and example Of the One
who declared Himself to be the Lord
of the Sabbath From Him we learn that
the Sabbath was made for man and not
man for the Sabbath.
1t is therefore day of peculiar and
special value to man or God would not
have made 1t for him. We cannot con-
ceive of God doing anything that is not
essential to be done.
That it was not made for mere formal
Observance the example or Cnrist clearly
teaches. In most of the instances re-
corded of His actions on the Sabbath
day He appears as transgressor OF the
letter of the Sabbatical laws of the Jews,
and when there was no overt act his
teachings on the subject aroused the
fury and hate Of the Pharisees. VINO
claimed to know all about Sabbath OBJ
servance.
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The Pharisees.

They were a very queer class of men.
They had decided opinions about most
things. as well as about the Saboatn
day. When any one opposed their views
it went very hard with them.
They could not tolerate it. They
thought that they had reverence for the
Sabbath, but their reverence was in re-
atty only for their own opinions These
were inhe, tied. and for that reason were
more ssacred-they took them for the law
of GOD They were mistaken, Just as
many today are in taking their own con-
ceits as truths of the Almighty.
Christ who was Himself ,n dV,ns knew Few
Him to transgress any divine law. He
did not hesitate to pluck luck, the The ears ear, Of
the Sabbath day, though He was de-
nounced as a Sabbath desecrator. He
did not heed customs. traditions or prece-
dent IL they stood In way of mans
welfare.
His supreme desire and purpose was
to advance the highest interests Of mar.
IL that Is oE:.. I ~ = .'nf an 3 D.
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! Gpmortb league
) Topic
? BY
; REV. SAMUEL w. GHAFFLIN.
The Social Material-My
Neighbor. Luke, 1o:25-37;
Jas, 2:I4-I7; ROM, 1910.

- o little part of the work of Jesus
~ Christ. Son of God and Son of
W. Mary, Teacher, Friend and Savior
of mankind, was to work complete
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pastor @iles
qeabiluQ @asf)inuton

OMORROW morning at II o'clock
~ Rev. Charles P. Wiles will confirm
his last class Of catechumens as pastor of
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
Maryland avenue and, 9th street north
east. He leaves March 81 for Philadel-
phia to become editor of the Sunday
school literature of the General Synod of
the Lutheran Church
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n gTHER has well said that th the
81 trial of faith is the greatest anu
- heaviest of all trials For faith II
is which must conquer in all trials
Therefore, If faith gives way, then the
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force of description, has never been sur
passed." The simplicity, straightforward
ness Of the statements. that record the
splendor of Abraham's faith in the sever
est test ever put to any mans faith. stirs
our souls and fills us in the hour Of our
testing with faith that God will supply
our needs.
The brief graphic and pathetic tale OF
the test that demonstrated the perfection
of Abrahams faith came, after God had
been trying His friend in various ways
when Jehovah determined to subject him
to the severest possible test. Abraham
had been growing in faith through the
experiences of his life and he had come
to realize that God was all powerful. but
before he could come to understand the
depths of Jehovah's love for men He
must pass through a trial that would
shape all posterity by its power and
prove beyond doubt Abraham's faith in
the personality and power of God. While
the trial came unexpected the experience
through which he had passed prepared
him for the ordeal, for it was latter
these things that God tempted Abraham
by trial of his faith.
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Gbristian enoeabor Nour
= Bp Darbtp -. 3ripin +

longer, other things being equal, than
those who labor seven: and that they
Will do more work and better work
Ihat this is true has been established
by many actual tests
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False Interpretation.

When Christ in company with His dis
cin,es took walk on Sunday through
q cornfield and His disciples plucked
corn and. ate it, He did not rebuke them
though He as their teacher was held
responsible by the Pharisees for Sab
bath breaking He was not violating
Gods law-only violating a false in
depreciation of 1t.
He was not acting contrary 70 the
Scriptures. but interpreting them as re-
veaIing that the Sabbath was intended
to be q blessing and not q burden.
The Sabbath was made for man. The
Son of Man is Lord over it: and has
taught us that 1t Is lawful to do good on
the Sabbath.
II is principles and not strict rules that
govern its observance. The principles are
those of the Christ life. II the mans life
is holy land that can only be when sins
are purged by the blood of Calvary and
grace of the new birth implanted then
the Sabbath will be kept holy. No ar
bitrary rules for observance that apply
tons can be laid down.
Modes of Observance.
Christ did not say how much or how
little work could be done on Sunday; or
how much recreation; or how much Wis
iting; or how much reading; or how much
writing: or how much worshiping. If that
had been a necessary part of His mission
It would have been told; but these and
many other perplexing questions are an
swered In the Christian training school
Christ not only taught in Judea, but He
is the teacher in all the generations OF
men.
"Ef a-~ Of you lrcS wisdom let him