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ity. The Mohammedan doctrine is we'll
exemplifed in the legend which tells of
Allah throwing handful of earth in the
air with the cry, This handful to heaven
and I care not" while as he throws an
other handful he cries, This to hell
and l care not
The great exception to this attitude to-
ward humanity taken by other religions
than ours is found in Judaism, which in
so many ways was the forerunner of
Christianity. Says the psalmist:
when I consider my heavens. the
work of thy fingers, the moon and the
stars, which thou hast ordained
What is man. that thou art mindful of
him. and the son of man, that thou visit
est him?
For thou hast made him little lower
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Miss Ranr1ie @ibson
TakeS Visitation Teil

IN ISS NANNuE GIBSON, daughter OF
Wv the late Capt. Samuel Gibson, u.
S. N, was received into the Visitation or
der last Monday, the feast of Epiphany,
the ceremony taking place at the con-
vent on Connecticut avenue. Mgr
Thomas Lee, rector of St. Matthew S
Church, officiated. and Rev. Father
Quirk S. j., of Georgetown University,
delivered an appropriate discourse. Rev.
Edward L. Buckley and Rev. John Coop
er assisted in the ceremonies. Miss Glib
son will be known in the religious life as
Sister Mary Magdaien. Miss Mamie Null
laly, who was in charge of the musical
part of the service. presided at the or
gan and solos were rendered by MISS
Margaret Aylmer, Miss Katharine Ayl-
mer and Miss Blanche Young.
X !; x x
The committee in charge of the Chinese
Christian Union Chapel. POI John Marshall
place. is planning to celebrate tomorrow
at the regular evening service, at
o'clock. the first anniversary of the open
ing Of the chapel. and. at the same time.
the Chinese Christians will observe with
year of the new republic of China. Invi-
tations in Chinese have been sent out to
all the Chinese in the city.
Rev. Donald c. Macleod, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, representing
the advisory board of the chapel, will
sneak. and Chinese will address their
countrymen The music Will be furnish
ed by the Sunday school of the Rhode
Island Methodist Protestant Church.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF the
lexington Presbyterian Church Will hoiu
its regular meeting Wednesday, January
u, at . pm. Mrs. Fred T. Dubois VIII
.'Mormonism.'' All interested are cor
daily invited to attend.
Rev. Dr. Charles Wood will preach IN
the Church Of the Covenant at the IL
o'clock service tomorrow morning. ne
$50 o'clock afternoon musical service WIZ
be led by the double sextet. Lie
Failures" the third special subject IN
Dr. Woods series of sermons on Lie
Contrasts will be the subject of the 3
o'clock evening sermon. The evening
chorus choir of 100 voices will assist In
the musical service.
over 100 men of the Pinkham Bible
class of Emmanuel Baptist Church
Eel of Health Tuesday evening, given
by Dr. Barker, President Taft's physi-
clan and physical director 1t is said that
DR. Barber has not known sick day in
ten years.
The talk was along the line of perfect
health by proper physical exercise and
was presented in such manner as to
be easily understood by the men. Re
freshments were served after the talk.
* x x x
The week of prayer was observed by
daily services in New York Avenue
Church every afternoon at 4:45 o'clock
during the week.
Tomorrow evening a Sunday clos
ing meeting will be held to protest
against the rigorous attempt being made
to repeal the congressional action of
last year. by which the United States
post ofhces were closed on Sundays. The
postal clerks and their friends are man
aging this meeting which will be adj
dressed by Rev DR.. Grannis of New
York, secretary of National Lords Day
Alliance, and others.
I; X
Sunday evening In Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, Bishop Wilson of
Foochow. China, will occupy the pulpit.
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The Devils Best Game.

Becoming a Christian is not one of the
things that can safely be deferred for
convenient season.
When Paul stood before Felix. the pro-
curator of Judea, and reasoned of right
eousness, temperance and judgment to
come. Felix trembled and answered, "Go
thy way for this time: when l have a
convenient season l will call for thee
But there is no record of his ever call
ing. The only certain and safe season
is now.
Procrastination is the devils winning
card in playing for lost souls.
Take heed of the warning in the many
examples of fatal delay.
Here is true story of what happened
in one life. and very similar have been
the experiences in multitudes of lives:
A bright boy heard and was deeply
impressed by the text. MY Son, Give Me
Thine Heart"
Satan whispered, Time enough yet,
and he put it off.
Ten years later a brilliant young co..
cumstances which seemed to make 1t the
time for his decision.
Again the tempter whispered. Time
enough yet"
mean renown listened to the same text
from an aged bishop, and felt 1t to be a
message to himself.
This time the tempter said. Visit
foreign countries before you give God
your heart.
traveller in Paris was stricken with
cholera His greatest suffering was
agony Of soul because he was not pre-
pared to die, and had now not time to
get ready. His last words were, TOO
late!"
The boy the collegian. the statesman
and the traveller were one.
1.-The road of BY and By leads to the
town of Never says the Spanish
proverb.
done so, become a Christian.
Why not?
And above all. why not just now?
Delay not delay not, sinner, draw near:
The waters Of life are now flowing Tor thee;
No price is demanded the Savior Is here
Redemption is purchased, salvation Is free.
Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse
The love and compassion Of Jesus. thy Iod!-
fountain is open'd how canst thou refuse
10 wash and be cieansed IN HIS paruonias
hlOOd1
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For or Against.

Elijah came unto all the people and
said, How long halt We between two
opinions? II the Lord be God, follow
Him: but if Baal, then follow him."
The hating or indecisioD is decision in
favor, of Baal, as made clear by Christ's
declaration. He that is not for me is
against me-"
In Christ's gospel only two classes are
recogniZed-thOse who are His friends
and those who are His enemies. The in
different and the careless are classed with
those who are against Him.
1T is not only wise thing but a manly
thing to choose Christ for friend He
came as "a Man of Sorrows and acquant-
ed with grief. that He might the better
relieve the sorrows and take away the
grief Of the children Of men.
He manifested divine love i'm all that
He said and did. -. His life among men
was the .personitcatiOn of love. He ex-
emplified not only the fact but the power
and triumph of love. Through Him we
know that God is good. for he revealed
| Him as the God of Love. His gospel is
summed up in the wonderful words of
His beloved disciple: God SO loved the
world that, He gave His. only begotten
Son that whatsoever believeth in Him
should not perish. but have everlasting
i life
| Through this wondrous love of God
| the Father, and of God the Son, came
+, the atonement for the sins OF men by
the sacrificial death on the cross.
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&unnap afternoon
lecture
ssT HE Desert Shall Rejoice and Bios
~ som as the Rose,

"T HE Desert Shall Rejoice and Bios
" som as the Rose"
This text over the entrance of the new
Union station is to be the subject of Pas
tor CHARLES I. Russell of the Washington
Temple Congregation non-sectarian). in
New Masonic Temple tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Judging from the large attendance at
the meeting held last Sunday afternoon.
when the big auditorium of New Masonic
Temple was taxed. it is expected that
Pastor Russell will find it necessary to
hold an overflow meeting tomorrow after
noon.
The text for tomorrow afternoon is
the second Of the three carved over the
door of the Union station. and Pastor
Russell declares that as they are power
iul witnesses for the Lord and His Word.
ne wishes to identify them with his min
istry in Washington.
Whenever you see that building and
read those texts" he says. washington
ians should have in mind the blessings of
God which they portray. and it is my de-
sire henceforth that Washingtonians may
associate the spiritual lessons of these
sermons with the railway station"
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Missionarp lectures

q EVEN missionary lectures by Rev
81 DIR. Isaac Taylor Headland. mis-
sionary to China, are announced by the
women of the Presbyterian churches OF
Washington. The first will be given IN
the New York Avenue presbyterian
Church Monday evening, January =" al
o'clock
DR. Headland's subjects will include:
Child Life in China" Chinese Women.
Americas Part in the Making OF emma,
Religion and Literature in China. BY
products of Missions and medicine IN
China
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Tbirn annibersarp

~ XERCISES celebrating the third an
nversary Of it's organization were
held by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of the Epiphany in it's chapel, at New
Hampshire avenue and L street north
west. Monday evening
After brief devotional service Mr.
George Fl. Slaybaugh congratulated the
congregation on it's remarkable growth
and the enthusiasm which had character
lied its efforts under the leadership of IT'S
pastor, Rev. DR.. Charles F. Sleek NJ,
Siaybaugh said the congregation had inst
cause to be proud of a church who's
membership had more than doubled dur-
ing the three years of it's existence. and
" ",oi naa peeh aoie to purchase it's site.
ana to build and dedicate its present
chapel within five months after the CON
ception Of the plan
WI. "A: T. Leach. jr. outlined the on
poItunitles presented by the future if past
efforts We're continued and nictnraa -.
time when the church proper wouId he
erected on the splendid site adioinin. tho
chapel tue
Or; Steck concluded the addresses
speaklng of both the past achievements
gregation. e WI
Appropriate music was rendered bv the
choir. ~ 'iio
biShop Lewis will speak at the Metro
politan Memorial Methodist Church to-
morrow morning. and in the evening Dr.
James s. Montgomery will give the sec
ond sermon in the series. IF 1 Had My
Life to Live Over; the special subject
being 'Society-Its Fads, Fancies and
Facts.
AT the Second Baptist Church. 4th
street and Virginia avenue southeast
the pastor, Rev. Hinson Vernon
Howlet, is preaching a series of
Sunday morning sermons on the general
subject: "A Man and His Religion" To-
morrow's sermon will be the second in
the series, upon the theme: Man in
Modern Affairs" The evening service
will have the usual informal order: A
bright song service, and a short sermon
on the theme: "A Little Further
X X X X
Mime. Lydia Won Finkelstein Mountford
will lecture tomorrow night in the First
Presbyterian Church on 1.-The Childhood
and Young Manhood of Jesus" and
Thursday night on THE Public Ministry
of Jesus"
The second in series of sermons:
New and Startling Sensations in Wash
ington." will be preached by Rev. E. Hez
Sven tomorrow night in Centennial
Baptist Church, Sth and l streets north
east. A large number of men always
attend the Sunday night services in Cen
tennial Church.
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School Of Christ.

In the hour of true repentance begins
the Christian life, and you enter the
school of Christ. Henceforth you have
divine tuition. The course of instruction
is IN one sense a brief one, for the
Master Teacher had only three years in
which to give instruction by example and
precept In the science of life's duties, yet
1t was ample, as the results of Chris
tianity in the world fully testify.
The mind of the Master was made
fully known. and the willing and earnest
pupil may become of like mind.
Is it not worth while to sit at the feet
Of One who spake as never man spake;
to attend to the instruction of One who
alone had the ability and power to teach
with absolute authority?
Then Is there any good reason why
you should not become a Christian?
Ask yourself the question and answer
to yourseif--no other one can answer for
you. The call is to decide one way or
the other and abide by the consequences.
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Who Is Christ?

Who are right-the men Of the world or
those who believe as did His immediate
disciples?
Who is Christ?
The answer is to be found only in the
Scriptures. for outside of them little is
2nowD of Him, whose name is now
claiming the attention, in one way or an
other. of all the earth.
Unless the Bible is accepted as the in
'allib.e revelation of God to men, the per-
.onality and mission of Christ is barren
and meaningless.
Now the fact that the life and work
Of Christ has not been barren or I'M
fruitful in it's ministry to the world is
proof of the authority and power of
he Scriptures. Taking them as our
guide ii is not difficult to answer the
question, Who is Christ?
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Cardinals Zap

mOMORROW is Cardinals day in the
" local Roman Catholic churches, Car
dinal Gibbons planning to hold his an
nuaf New Year reception in New Car
roll Hall after the mass in st. Patrick s
Church.
o'clock, Rev. DR.. George A. Dougherty,
vice rector of the Catholic University, will
be the celebrant, while the sermon of the
occasion will be delivered by Rev. Will
liam Martin of st. Patrick's Cathedral of
New York
Both choirs of the church will give the
musical program and at the close of the
reception, Mgr. Russell will entertain a
number of prominent Washingtonians at
dinner in honor of the cardinal.
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Echo of Angels Joy.

In India there is a tomb of wonderful
construction. Twenty thousand men were
twenty-five years in erecting it and the
buildings around it,
If You speak or sing while in that
tomb. it is declared, you will hear the
echo coming from height of 100 feet.
1t is different from other echoes. The
sound is drawn out in sweet prolongation
as though the angels of God were chant
ing on the wing.
This suggested to Talmase the thought:
How many souls now in the tomb of
sin will lift up the voice of penitence and
prayer?
IF they would cry unto God the echo
would drop from afar-not struck from
the marble cupola OF an earthly mauso-
leum. but sounding back from the warm
heart of angels. flying with the news:
Tor there is joy among the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.''
You cannot become Christian with
out repentance for sin. Why not repent?
1t is Christ's command. Obedience to It
brings you into fellowship with Him who
Is the life and light of men.
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on the simple fact of their obedience

upon the simple fact of their obedience
to His word.
Out of these mighty Scriptures there
comes. as naturally as light from the sun,
the topic of the day. Obedience. The
Open Door to Spiritual Certainty" and
there only remains for US to point out the
steps which lead to willing obedience.
which are:
1. TO SEEK TO KNOW THE WILL OF
GOD.
AS we read the history of the saints,
one fact recurs with almost monotonous
regularity: They were men who spent
much time with the Scriptures. and in
prayer" And why should men who felt
the burden of the worlds need to rest so
heavily upon them. that they must needs
leave all Ito bear the message of re-
deeming grace. to earths remotest
bounds spend so much precious time in
private devotons rather than in public
proclamation? The answer contains the
secret of their power with men and use
fulness to God Before they attempted
to do His will they sought to fully know
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the disciples personally He asks. Whom
say We that l am?''
The response to these questions shows
that men had different opinions then as
they have now concerning Christ Some
regarded Him as a prophet or great
teacher. while others believed that He
was more than that. Peter. speaking Tor
himself and the other disciples. declared,
Thou art the Christ. the Son of the
living God"
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Gbureb Reception

- EV. DIR. JOHN CARPENTER PALM
~ Err, the new pastor of the Wash
inton Heights Presbyterian Church, and
Mrs. Palmer We're given reception at
the church last evening. The decorations
were of palms and roses. the introduce
tons being made by Mr.. w. HI. Moran,
one of the officers Of the congregation.
Refreshments were served, and during
the evening Mrs. Palmer was presented
with a large bouquet of roses by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the church
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Conrorbia Congregation to
@bserhe SOtb amnibersarp
-four 5erbtces to Re DeIb to Commons
crate Ghent.

Il. By communion service Sunday.
January l.. II am.
-. BY "A social gathering. il charge ~
the Ladies' Society. bearing the character
OF "A BIRTHDAY party Fratcmal greet
nCS will bee delivered 10y the pastors OF
Zion Lutheran Church and of the First
Reformed Church.
-. BY special anniversary services
Sunday. January 10 The speaker nj the
German morning service viii be Rev. {.
w I.ocher of Baltimorc: at the English
evening service the Rev. T.. q. kunZler OF
Baltimore.
The evening service will take specially
note of .woman's work on the broad field
of deaconess service"
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College Mem AMI
Social 5erbire
International Y. M. C.. A. Has
Just Established a Division
for Them.

~ HE student department of the in
III. ternational committee, Y NJ. =.
A.. has just established a social
service division. This is declared by its
new secretaries to be definite enlarge
ment both of the message and the pro-
gram of the student associations
The secretaries of the new divisions
contemplate "A production of text books
for the study of social service, and espe-
cially of the questions of social justice
These will be adapted To college students.
There will be an increase in the number
of social service and social justice. adj
dresses to be given in educational insti-
tutes by leading social workers and
others under association direction.
The plan of forming community jnsti-
tutes on social problems will be carried
OUT an enlargement of voluntary social
service in connection with established
agencies In the colleges The main idea
is to bring, in an enlarged FORM the
trained collegian to work for social serv-
ice. The secretaries of the new division
are Messrs. Richard H. Edwards, A. NJ.
Trawick and NJ. J. EXner. the last named
coming from China to take up the work.
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meeting. elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Richard A.
Curtin: secretary. William d. Wilcoxen;
treasurer, Joseph NJ. Keller; sergeant-at-
arms John Sprecklemyer. The society
also voted to present the church with a
bookrack to be installed in the vestibule
for the Information of those in quest of
literature Of the Roman Catholic belief
The men and boys of the organization
will receive holy communion in a body
tomorrow at the early mass.
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! Xkpa8tor and pfopleMzB3}}

Church. 18th and o streets, will close his
services there Monday evening.
Mr.. Smith will preach tomorrow morn
ing. his subject being Crippled Chris
tians.' and in the evening on "A Dead
Young Man.
Monday evening at s o'clock Mr.. Smith
will deliver lecture, From Gypsy Tent
to Pulpit This is the story of the
gypsy race, their manners, habits, Gus
toms. their mode of fortune telling and
including the life Of his evangelist father.
There will be no charge of admission.
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J Jerusalem In trl-
umph, and He sends
two of His disciples
for the beast upon
which He is to ride.
The directions which
He gives are of a
character to tax the
credulity of almost
any one. But "T'hey
that were sent went
their way. and found
even as He had said
unto them This is
the secret of spiritual
finding. When we go
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ALI Invited.

Why should any hesitate to recognize
the claims of such a love service and
sacrifice?
Why not. my reader. become a Chris
tan?
There is surely abundant reason that
you should do so. and there is no lack
OF opportunity.
None is barred from bearing Christ's
name.
All are invited.
Behold I stand at the door and
knock: If any man hear My voice and
open the door I will come in to him. and
will sup with him, and he with Me-"
These are Christ's own gracious
words. and again He said: He that
cometh unto Me. l will in no wise cast
out" "And the Spirit and the bride
say come. And let him that heareth
say come. And let him, that is athirst
come. And whosoever will, let him take
the water OF life freely"
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That is easily an
swered by saying
that Christ is Chris
tianity: and that
brings to the front
the all important
question. Who Is
Christ?
This is the per-
tinent question. for
Christ Himself calls
for its answer.
Whom do men
say that l ann" He
asks of His dis
ciples; and then to
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strength. All Otnef
religions, save one.
subordinate the in
dividual to the mass.
PaganiSm t a u s h t
that a man was
merely a cog in the
machinery o. t h e
S t a t @. Buddhism
teaches that the
final goal of human
perfection is MIR
vana," a state of be-
ing which approx
mates eternal life
without individual
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IlIC Ia 49, .
unity of nature and
the gradual develop
ment of the world as
clearly as modern
science, that cor
roborates the histori-
cal record of Gene
sis that I'm the be-
ginning God created
the heavens and the
EARTH" The course
Of creation reveals
the progressive pro-
gram of the Creator.
who I'm hOlv love
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~N the 18th of January Concordia
DS Lutheran Church congregation
completes its eightieth organiza-
ton anniversary and Rev. Paul y. Men
gel. the pastor, and other leaders of the
organization plan several services to
commemorate the event, with due graft
tude to God for His mercies, lit is point
ed out in the invitation sent out.
All members and friends of the con-
gregation are invited to join in the
events. it being declared I'VE desire to
celebrate i'm the following manner:
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q Tmo=minute Ualk
to Doung Men.
By William Knowles Cooper,
GENERAL SECRETARY,
Washington Y. NJ. c. 4.
Christ and Democracy.

40 religion makes so much o. the
2H individual as does Christianity,
~ and, humanely speaking, this has
been one of the greatest factors in its
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Kebihal @eetings

EVANGELIST ALBANY r. SMITH,
DN son of Gypsy Smith, who has been
~ preaching to crowded houses each
evening this week in the First Baptist
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Believe and Follow.

Two things only are required in be-
coming a Christian: Believing and fol-
lowing. It ought not to be q difficult
thing to believe God.
Dwight l. Moody related that in one
Of his meetings man said to him: Il
cannot believe"
i"Whom?" asked Mr.. Moody.
The man stammered and repeated. 81
cannot believe"
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Gpmortb league
Topic
obedience. The Open
Door to Spiritual Certainty
John, ~: Acts, 5 81; Matt,
2:4o-5o; John, 4:34.
By
REV. SAMUEL w. GRAFFLIN.

~ HERE is a passage in the nine
III. teenth chapter of Luke which con-
tains the secret of certainty in
things spiritual Jesus is about to enter
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Man the Crown of Creation.
Cen, :z6-27; 2:4-25;
Psalm, 8.
Golden TeXt-GOd created
man in his own image.
Gen., I:27.

AnAhH f. continue in this lesson the
N(DH study of creation, commenced
wv last week, when we learheo
how that the earliest scripturai state