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peratures of Atlantic City and Wash
ington for last July and August, the
dog days" Then. next summer, II the
vacationist Is inclined to gloat over the
poor fellow at home in all that heat
let him be reminded of these figures and
confine his disparaging remarks to COM
ments on the poor facilities for ocean
bathing afforded by the capital.
On the 9Th of July last the heat at
Atlantic City scared in the nineties,
while Washington was but SO. On the
10Th. Atlantic City was 90, Washington
so, and in August, on the 18th day, At
lantic City was IS and Washington TO-
Jumping half way across the continent
to st. Louis, statistics show that on
August II its temperature was ss de-
grees, Washington 66.
ST. Paul. one of the northern cities. was
IS on the 18th of August. Whlle w ASH
ington was II, and the hgures on the
10th showed st. Paul 50 and washington
20
Cincinnati could look down from the
lofty heights of 50 August II and find
Washington only GO. On other DAYS
throughout the month there was no
ticeable difference. though not SO marx,
ed. On August Z, CINCINNATI was ~ alia
Washington 81: August Is. Cincinnati
81 and Washington ST. These are two
examples at the beginning and END or the
month, when washingtonians had oppor-
tunify for Recommendations.
Pittsburgh showed q much higher tenn
nerature August II than did Washington
II was 81 there and Il here: and on the
18th and 18th of the same month WASH
ngton was 10 and Pittsburgh "
So it was all over the country Ausus'
6 O. 1B. were threesdays when Washlhg-
ton might have been likened to the ira
ditional snail In comparison with chi
cago The score ran: Washington. ~.
Chicago. "a; Washington. 50; Chicago, %.
and Washington. "a; Chicago, VI.
COMPARISONS are proverbially odious-
10 the other fellow. Look at Kansas
CITY and see that only one day in that
unfortunate place was cooler than TINS
city in the entire month of August. on
he 18th, the climax showed: Kansas
city, 1o3, and Washington, &C.
Omaha was almost as unfortunate
Every day except three mad nisher
temnarature than here. On the 18th of
August the temperature OF Omaha was
~ to washington's Il, and on the s1n
was 1ol to - 49,
.Rut.', protests Mr. Citizen of the Capt
al city. who recalls the single Gay last
r,11y when he Wilted at least Six collars,
these cities are far away, and the neat
ives do not strike them and Washington
tha same time" This fact is unde-
.lably true, but temperature is tempera-
tire lust the same. and to prove that
Washington is no hotter than cities close
at hand, and in many cases really cooiei'
let II be compared with Richmond.
During July there were five days when
the Washington thermometer registered
lower. July :, Washington was ", Rich-
mond %: July 6, Washington ~, Rich-
mond 81: July II. Washington u, Ricn-
mond 81. and July IL, Washington 20,
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say nothing Of the Congressional Library
| and the countless beautiful parks.
| ''Washington is the mecca for people
all over the country. there is a con-
| tinual stream of them coming and going.
! It's hail or farewell all of the time. 1
can hardly see how any one would have
, teresting to think about the weather.
| Many people go away only because
their friends do. I, myself. go through
| life with my eyes closed to everything
! but the people meet: so long as have
| them it does not matter me whether
l am one place or another. l am deep
| ly interested in people. and Washington
! of all places affords exceptional oppor-
tunity for meeting the most diversified
| types.
with such facilities for occupation.
mentally and socially, I feel that this is
a delightful place in which to live at any
time of the year. 1t is a liberal education
to even be here. 1t Is q delightful city.
It's charms more than compensate the
discontinue any heat may cause But /
think we have no complaint whatsoever
to make even on that score"
Mrs. Duncan Fletcher, wife Of the SEN
ator from Florida. remained in Wash
ington all summer. She has very de-
cided views on keeping cool.
| II think" she said, when asked
= Wnetner Sne tnOuRnC the caVltaIS un-
complimentary reputation was deserved,
that people here would never have &C.
casion to find fault with the weather If
they would build porches on their houses.
porch is necessary for comfort In the
summer. AS l drive about the city and
see so few of the houses with livable
porches. l wonder how the people man
age to be comfortable. l can't quite get
used to It. You know, in Florida we
build the porch first and then put on the
house.
when we bought this house." Mrs.
Fletcher continued, lit was with the in
tention of building a porch on the side
to extend over the little garden there.
But we found afterward that building
line prevented our doing that, 80 We be-
gan to look about for place to put a
porch. We solved the problem with one
upstairs over the porte-cOchere Covered
with awnings and furnished with easy
chairs. it was delightfully."- cool, think,
as any place could have been.
"ln the south we never try to do much
! in the summer. We keep out of the sun
and make our houses as cool and bare
as possible I have applied these prin-
ciples to life in Washington and l really
feel that last summer here was as pleas
ant as l have ever spent anywhere.
There is only one criticism to make Of
Washington. That one regards its as
phalt streets If it were not for them
for they do hold the heat, you know.
long after the sun has gone down. am
sure there would be little suffering here.
On the whole I think that unless one
wishes to be near the ocean, a summer
| IN Washington is about as comfortable as
any
The members of Congress as well as
| their wives have been pleased, or rather
as Mrs Woodson Oglesby, wife of Rep
resentative OgIesby of New York states
it. "agreeably surprised with the sum-
], rner climate of Washington.
/ Il have heard tales of the extreme
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Gpisropalians to
,@ork for Aliens
Geueral Contention in 4em Dork tn
October @ill Consiner Dutp Of Cburcb
to foreign Born.

following bishops The 1T. Rev. Dr.
Ethelbert Talbot, Bishop of Bethlehem;
the Rt. Rev. DR.. James Dow Morrison.
Bishop of Duluth: the Rt. Rev. DAVID
H. Greer, Bishop of New York. and the
Rt. Rev. DR.. Edward Melville Parker,
Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire.
The commissioners from the house or
deputies were as follows:
Rev John E. Sulger of Terre Haute,
Ind, who introduced the resolution;
Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires of New York,
Rev Theodore Sedgwick .of st. Paul,
Mimi; Rev. Charles Mallory of Mil
waukee, Rev. Gardiner l.. Tucker OF
Houma, La; John II. Siness of Provi-
dence, D. B. Lyman oil La Grange, III.
Roland s. Morris of Philadelphia A. b
Gardiner of Brooklyn. and William '.
kellem OF Cohasset. Mass
1t will be noted that each one of the
members of this commission comes from
a diocese where there is a considerable
foreign born element and where. it Is
declared, the church has a grave problem
on hand in connection Herewith.
The commissioners have given close at
tention to the matter intrusted to them
and their report, 1t is said, Will be a
comprehensive one dealing with all
phases of the work and making q num-
Der Of recommendations looking toward
the improvement Of methods now in
vogue.
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4 Z

aggerated, to the extreme delectauon OF
those living elsewhere and to the
3inazement of those who should. no
doubt. sympathize with themselves and
bemoan the fate that settled them in
such a place
But these reports are erroneous, and
in the light Of Chronological facts from
the weather bureau can be proved I'M
true Also. prominent women. VII"
are we'll qualified through their ac-
quaintancc with cities in all parts Of
the country to make authoritative
comparisons. have unreservedly praised
Nc capital as a pleasant place in
which to live during the summer. In
deed. they have even advocated il as
an attractive resort.
So. Washingtonian,- YOU who have
, said when the mercury was seeking
the high places. IF could only man
age 10 get away from this town." stop
hear heed and-repent, Envy not
YOUR fellows in other ports, when you
are melting under scorching sun, for
they are. indeed. no better of.
There is Atlantic City. for example
Think OF It's sea breezes and the cooi
waves washing its shores. But con-
slider this fact also. Nr. Cltlzen OF tHt
Capital city. as you lose yourself in
"reminiscences of fairer days. the aver
age temperature for the month of
july last showed that at sunrise when
All is cool and dark. this same pre-
eminent Atlantic City was one degree
hotter than the reviled Washington.
Taking the highest temperatures ever
recorded for any July in all of tn,
cities aud comparing them with Wash
ington Will indicate from another
ang : how distorted and wild have been
thosd uncomplimentary rumors about
your city
Washingtou's highest July tempera-
ture ever recorded was lo3 degrees.
Omaha's was 107. st. Paul's 104, Kan
Sas City's loo and Jacksonville's tF1aD
lot Pittsburgh, Chicago and Phiia-
delphia each were 10S. the same as
Washington.
New York's figure was 30, but it is i'm
possible to Judge of the heat in New
York from the statistics furnished by its
official weather bureau. The thermome-
ter from which they are read is at the
bureau in the Whitehall building, where
# is placed Al feet above the street
The figures from New York, then rep
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Dr. Bifnermolf Chosen
for 9mportant post
Selected bp FEDERAL Counril Of Gburcbes
as Secretary Of Comm ittee on Gban.
QellSn1.

tons urging them to take stand on the
proposition for one days rest In seven
for all workmen.
The situation. which the council says
was serious. has improved within two
years by the passage of laws by New
York and Massachusetts, which promise
reform. and by bills in other legislatures
that are gaining in strength.
The federation of California has ar
ranged series of conferences for Oc
tober. looking to greater cooperation by
the churches of the coast The speaker
at all of them Is to be Rev. DIR. G. s.
mcfarland, the councils secretary, and
the meetings begin at Spokane and close
at Los Angeles
While in San Francisco the council
will consider the question of religious
work during the Panama exposition. II
is proposed to form a committee OF coast
divines and laymen, with Bishop Hughes
of the Methodist Church at its head. 70
have charge of such exposition work.
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OMETHING new this fall are
- preparatory schools for theo-
~ logical seminarieS. These are
announced in several cities and are
projected In all cases. so far as heard
from. by Individual ministers. These min
listers say they find an increasing num-
Der of young men, some still in the high
school, who want to do church work,
fair proportion of them being willing to
consider studying for the ministry. There
is q shortage in nearly all Protestant
bodies. the Methodists and Disciples OF
Christ possibly excepted, and these min
listers profess to believe that here may
prove to be a way to recruit many ne"
men. They also declare that cities are
not keeping pace with rural sections IN
supply of men furnished to the ministry.
To bring UP the cities to do their part, OF
at least more than they now DO, Is
further aim of these new schools.
Rev. John r. Gum. young soutnerh
Baptist minister. just entering New
York city passionate, announced sucn
schools with night classes. he gives
out his conviction that city-reared men
are better qualified to work in city pas
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Rev. r. s. Lawrenson, agent OF the
Washington City Bible Society, will
preach at IL o'clock today in the Park
Road NJ. p. Church, and Rev. Lester
Ballard of the Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church will preach
at o'clock.
4 &
The initial meeting Of the season OF
the Beall Bible class of Temple Baptist
Church was held Friday evening last In
the church parlors. when reports OF va
rious committees were taken up and work
for the coming season discussed.
The rapid growth Of membership and
energy displayed. it is declared, promise
good results After remarks by various
members and an address by the teacher.
Capt. Fred Beall, refreshments were
served
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heat in Washington in the summer and
looked forward with dread TO spending
any time here she said. but / think
1t could not be improved upon. Air.
Oglesby said. every time he came back
from his short trips over to New York,
that he felt as If he were coming TO a
summer resort. Washington's climate is
not to be mentioned in the same breath
with New York's. / certainly agree that
the tales are false
When Mrs. MARITIME, wife of Senator
MARITIME of New Jersey, was asked II she
thought Washington deserved it's reputa-
ton as an impossible place in which to
exist during the summer, she replied:
mo, / do not. and do you know that |
like this humidity that l hear every one
complaining about In Plainfield, where
we live, everything is SO scorched by
midsummer and SO dry that If lighted
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~ HE Federal Council OF Churches
III. has completed the organization OF
its committee on evangelism, and
has chosen as secretary Rev. DIR. Will
liam Z. Biederwolf, who was prominent
in the men and religion campaign two
years ago Many ministers known as
eyangelists. although some hold pastor
ates, are members of the committee.
The purpose Is to unite evangelistic eff
fort on the part of all Protestant
churches by co-ordinating the work of
the commissions appointed by several
different bodies. Bishop Berry Of the
Methodist Church has been made chair
man Of the new committee.
Through it's social service committee
the council is just now appealing to man
ufacturers and all commercial organiza-
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.Sa m N Ha 1HaG1 M

resent the temperature of the air at this
altitude. The thermometers in the streets
below tell an entirely different story. The
official thermometer at Washington is
sixty-two feet above street level; yet as
the temperatures of some of the hottest
July and August days are compared with
the same days in New York, Washington
again shows to advantage. even though
her street level atmosphere is matched
against air So feet higher.
July Is last one of our hottest days,
New York was So and Washington 10.
July New York was IS and Washington
IS: August IL and Is. New York, 81. and
Washington. 90 and during the entire
month New York registered one degree
warmer al sunrise.
On the 10Th of July last when Wash
ington's temperature was %, Omaha, St
Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Chi
cago registered from Gre 70 three degrees
hotter Philadelphia. which maintains
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could not have had a more enjoyable a
summer In any other place
lone evening we wanted to do some
thing novel, so we arranged n moving
picture party. We enjoyed IL so much that
we continued to go to the movies all
during the summer. That brought us
right in among the crowds, too, where IL
was as hot as could possibly be expected.
We also motored to the interesting places
in Virginia, and i really had an oppoi'
tunity to see more of the surrounding
country than I had ever had before
People say all sorts of uncompliment-
airy things about Washington-that II 10
expensive to live here. and that IL is op-
pressively hot in the summer, and 30
forth 1t is human nature to complain.
so / always consider such opinions the
expression of the individual and not So
ciety at large
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~ The false worship and its
Judgment. 1917.
CD New instructions. 10:S-15.
(3) The neglect of Eleazer and
Ithamar, 1O:16-O.
III. The Law Of Dietetics (Chapter
11) Concerning
/. Beasts on the earth, HIS.
2. Things in the water. 11:9-12.
3. Flying and creeping things
11:13-23
4. Deaiement with dead bodies
w. The Law of Publication. Chap
ters 1915.
l. Childbirth. Chapter II.
% The male child, 12:1-4.
80 The female child. 1873.
(3) The offerings. 1868.
g Leprosy. Chapters IS, II.
IN Leprosy in a person, 13:f46-
(2) The infected garment. 13:47-57.
(s) Cleansing of the garment,
1860.
ca The cleansing Of the leper,
14:1-32.
% The cleansing Of the infected
house. 14:33-54.
3. Issues. Chapter Is.
% OF a man. 15:1-1s.
Cd OF woman. 15:ls-ss.
Y. The Great Day of Atonement.
1. How Aaron was to enter the holy
place. 16:1-5.
2. The presentation of the offerings.
3. The blood carried into the Holy
of Holes. 16:11-19.
4. The scapegoat, 16:20-22.
s. Aaron's burnt-offering and that
for the people. 16:23-25.
6. The ceremony outside of the
camp, 16:2s2S.
:. Cleansed and resting, 16:29-34.
PART TWO.
Chapters 1921
r Laws concerning animal food.
Chapter II.
TT Laws concerning the relation of
the sexes Chapter Is.
TIT. Laws concerning idolatry and
various other crimes. Chapters
10 and 20.
w Laws concerning priests and Of
ferings Chapters q and %.
/. The person of the priest,
21.1-6.
9. The priests family, 21:7-9.
8. The high priest, 21:10-15.
4. Blemishes, 21:16-24.
g. Care to be exercised In holy
things, 22:1-16.
s. Care In the enforcement Of
the law of offerings, 22:17-33
Y. Laws establishing and regulating
six festivals or holy days Chap
tiers % and "a
L. The Sabbath, 23:1-3
2. The Passover. 23:4-1f
g. ePentecost, 23:15-22.
L. Feast of Trumpets, 23:3326.
3 Day of Atonement, e3:263S.
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Rem preparatory 5rbools.
Tbose for Psychological 5emtnaries Betng
Drojerteb bp gnnihioual flinisters Gre
anuounrr0 for 5ebfral Cities

torates, because from boylrood they have
known city conditions as country-trRined
men have not. Rev. Walter E. Bentley.
a Brooklyn Episcopal rector, also an
nounces a preparatory school. He Is .
one-time actor. playing Shakespearean
leading parts to well known stars. He
finds young men trying the stage ana
turning to the ministry as more to their
liking A half dozen young comedians
have been successfully made over into
ministers. and more are applying 70 Be-
so remade Chicago and Detroit pastors
are known, in two instances at least, -
be giving study to this subject OF set
ting up preparatory training schools for
would-be theoiogueS.
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have been forced through prolonged
tariff legislation to remain In Washing
ton all OF the summer If they wanted to
spend their time with Their husbands.
Several of them have expressed their
opinions concerning the asperisons on
Washngton's summer climate. They
have unanimously agreed that they have
never spent more comfortable summers
than the one just past here III the city.
Mrs Champ Clark has been III town all
Of the summer with the Speaker. except
ing a few weeks spent in short out-of-
town visits. Asked her oponion of Wash
ington as a place of summer residence.
she said:
Il am elusive in my praise of Wash
ington. Next to Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo-, there is no place ! like as
we'll on the entire globe. My summer
here has been most comfortable. There
is always the Capitol to go to If one is
lonesome and meditating on the heat to
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Tbougbts for the Dap.

Money. il is often said. is the smallest
thing O person can give to missions.
Time, thought actual service and one
real self-these are the gifts beyond ana
above all gold.
y x y *
II was the gift of a son that began mis-
sions: and only by the gift of sons and
daughters may they be continued.
X
Giving to missions Is giving for many
men and to God.
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attention that all the appointed means
may be utilized and the things that are
small may be made to enlarge album
dainty.
While not despising the day Of small
things, we should not be satisfied with
anything less than the largest possible
achievements in religious experience.
And this will be accomplished, not by
doing some mighty deed, but by per-
forming the plain and simple duties of
each passing day and hour.
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others. A comprehensive survey of tho
book of I.eviticus seems, therefore, to
be imperative.
II
Name Of the Book.
The Hebrews. according to their GUS
tom, named it after its first word, Va
yikra, which means, and he called"
The Septuagint translators of the book
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l sought to do some mighty act Of good
That might prove how well my soul had
striven.
waited, while days and hours passed by.
Yet bore no incense OF my deed TO heaven.
Sad, without hope. I watched the falling rain !;
One drop alone could not refresh the tree.
But drop on drop. till from Its deepest root
The giant oak drank life and liberty.
Refreshed like nature. l try
And do the duty which should nearest Hes
And I knew my work half begun
The noble deed sought in vain done.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sons from the third
book, Leviticus, be-
ing omitted. One OBJ
ject OF this Sunday
school study is to
acquire . knowledge
OF the whole penta-
teuchal period. and
so vitality interviewer
are all these five
books that the omis-
sion of any one
makes deficient an
understanding Of the
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Richmond o. In August the difference
inRton was So and Richmond So and on
the 4th Washington was So and Rich
mond 90.
How evident does 1t appear that the
dreadful" "unbearable" summers of
Washington are but phantoms of imagi-
native brains. There is heat, of course,
but other cities in all parts OF the coun-
try suffer just as much and oftentimes
more
Women of the congressional circles
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The people were IN Such great straits that
they thought their case helpless and that the tenn
pie could never be rebuilt and replenished. It
was their day of small things.
Those who were friendly to the rebuilding OF
Gods house were very weak, and those opposed
to it. the enemies round about were very strong
But the work was accomplished.
In Gods work the day OF small things is
never to be despised The day Of small things
precedes the day OF great things
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a mornimg praper.

Dear Dob, bom nisobenient 3 babe
been! 3 babe follomeo mp omn tnill.
3 babe been selfish ano ba0. But
Chou hast not left me. Ubon ntnst
seek me ano bast FOUND me, ano out
of MP shame Chou bast brought
courage ano out Of MP sflttsbness
Chou bast createn the spirit Of sarri=
fire. . bless Ubee for Ubp oflibfr=
auce. leah on, bear CHRIST, leao on,
arn 3 hill follom It Chou nilt help.
amen.
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Il think the only people VINO bother
about the heat are those who have moth
ing else to do but complain of IT Ii ono
is actually interested in his work I can
not understand how he could possibly let
anything else absorb his attention
I'VE are comfortably situated here IN
a hotel. and, with the social recreations
we planned for the evenings, fell that
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.sAa.,. ,.s..AlAM n. : s..->
about the same temperature as NaShInS-
ton was % degrees July ., while Wash
ington was 80.
These are but general figures that snow
cities to the north south and west, prac-
tically surrounding Washington. no better
Off and in most every case very much
worse off.
IL is interesting to compare the tenn
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Book of lebitirus
Gin JntronuttiolI ann
an analpsis.
Bv Rev. DR.. William H. Bates.

TX months of Sunday school les
~ sons in Genesis and three months
90 in Exodus being ended, with Oc-
tober begin five lessons in the fourth
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HE idea has long

HE idea has long
b G e n prevalent
that Washington
lis an almost un-
bearable place in
which TO live dur
ing the summer
months. Reports
of the heat here
during July and
A ug ust h a V e
been greatly and
persistently g y :