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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-05

the Lincoln Museum 1T is the only
house IN the block with such difficult
steps" said the observant citizen. THE
front door of each of the other old
houses on that side OF the street is
cached by a short, straight fight of
steps Then, the house into which Lin
coin was carried is not directly across
the street from the entrance to the old
Ford Theaser building, but is diagonalIy
So Why was lincoln carried into that
aouseT'
In 1865 several OF the residences on
the west side OF 10th street between h
and + streets had the same character
OF steps before them as those one sees
today before the Lincoln death house.
rhey also extended beyond the building
Inc limit. and in the correction OF the
Ines OF 10th street good many years
ago all the encroaching stairways were
removed excepting that IN front OF the
lincoln house. which was permitted TO
remain as 1t was IA 1866 for obvious SEN
timental reasons.
In carrying the mortally wounded Pres
ident from Ford's Theater into the house
IN which he died the men bearing him
were influenced by chance. \ light was
burning In that house. The neighboring
houses were dark. Another reason
was that street gas lamp which stood
William Petersen, a tailor. had his shop
in that house, lived there and rented
looms. Two of the dodgers whose names
have become familiar to students OF the
great tragedy were Henry s. Stafford and
William T. Clark About Stafford the
Rambler has learned very little, but
Clark was a soldier in Company d, 18th
Massachusetts, Infantry. detailed to the
quartermaster's department and was the
tenant OF the room into which Lincoln
was carried and in which he died.
On the wall of the death chamber and
near what was the foot of the bed hangs,
"a black frame, a letter from Stafford TO
Osborn III. Oldroyd. which throws a
strong light on how the wounded Presi-
Ient came to be carried into the house
then No. 45a but now No. SIC 10th
street. The letter follows:
Springfield. Mass. June Is. 1905.
Dear Sir: Complying with your request. in
90 my peetosrapa as appeared at the time of
Aatning bow be harpned to be taken into house
SO SIS 10th street.
Eat tnAt time was occupying rooms in that
ssase. had spent the evening reading In the
Toot room. when about 10 O'Clock hearing
iistuxbancs outside. i went to the window and
tswn. % the front door. and while standing on
me upper steps the President was brousht ont
4 The thester and into the street toward where
! stood- Suddenly those carrying him seemed
quickly seszing the cause Of their Sest. tom a.s
espsssisiiisy Of sryins ous: Bring h ao't s, sse
srn6 him herev which invitation was immed-
steiy accepted. and he WAS taken 10 the bedroom
the rear Of the pariors and placed bed.
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An Historical Tract.

TN the news pages of The Star it was
lately published that the government
had acquired for the National Industrial
School for Boys a large acreage Of land
adjoining on the north the present prop
erty Of that institution.
The tract acquired is part of the main
field on which was fought the battle Of
Bladensburg, August %, 1914. There are
many other interesting facts associated
with it. At about the time of the out
was part of a much larger tract called
Scotland, was owned by John Veitch. who
was born on the place in 1854 and died
there in 1851 About half mile east of
the Industrial School is the eitchBoyle
cemetery and on stone above the
grave of John Veitch you may read that
he was born August 20, lisa, and died
October 3, 1881. Next to that gravestone
Is one inscribed Caroline M, wife or
John Veitch, died April 81. 1862
John Veitcll was the owner Of the land
when the raw, unframed and hastily
gathered volunteers of the District or
Columbia. Maryland and Pennsylvania
and sundry bodies of American regulars
under Gen. Winder were beaten by the
veteran troops of Ross and Cockburn.
That John Veitch was the son OF John
Veitch who acquired this land and part or
an adjoining tract called baroaooes, py
marriage with a daughter OF the Kew
Hugh Conn, one of the early Presby-
terrain ministers of this vicinity.
There was good deal of Presbyteri-
anism before the American revolution
around what was to become the District
of Columbia. A Presbyterian congrega-
ton was established at Bladensburg in
1719, and Hugh Conn was the pastor. re-
manning in that capacity until his death
in l752 Conn at that time owned the
land Just bought by the government. and
il may be that he also owned the land on
which the. Industrial school buildings
stand, which land was acquired In the
early seventies from the estate OF Col.
William Hickey, one-time clerk of the
Supreme Court Of the United States, and
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The Parcel Post, and
How 1t Is Handled
Mail Order Houses
Which Send Out 49, 900
Pieces Per Day-How
a Farmer Got a PlOw
Point by Parcel Post
What 1t Costs to De-
liver the Packages
The Fourth-class Post
masters and the Civil
Service The Rural
Delivery and the Postal
Savings Banks-Uncle
SANS Biggest Business
and How 1t Is Man
aged.
Copyrighted. 1918, by Frank C. carpenter)
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M the poorest
man in the world
for a newspaper
story. My life
has not b g e n
pyrot e chnic. L
was not born in
the gutter, and l
have had no SEN
sational struggles
with poverty to
get an education,
and reach public
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= observant citi-
zen called the at
tention of the
Rambler TO the
curving fight of
brownstone steps
which lead to the
front door of the
h o u sc on 10th
street. In which
Abraham Lincoln
died. and which is
now occupied by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-05

On the northern slope of the ridge, a
few yards north Of the line to which
the late purchase of the government
extends, are two Veitch-Boyle homes,
one of which, the newer. is inhabited
by members of this family. There are
ancient barns and outbuildings, and
spring and springhouse shaded by a
great and venerable oak, which go
back to time long before the city of
Washington was thought of.
On the backbone OF the Fort Lincoln
ridge stands a lone frame house. 1t
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whose old home. a large red-brick house,
sheltered by big trees. stands south and
east of the industrial school.
Before the appearance of Hugh Conn
and during his life the great landhoiders
in this section were the Queens. and ii is
likely that Conn bought his land from a
member of this family Part of the
Bladensburg battlefield. north of the
Veitch line, was Queen land in 1914. and
the dueling ground where Decatur re-
ceived his death wound from Capt. Bar
ron, and where a number OF other men
fell under the rules of the code" was
owned by one of the Queens The duel
ground was part of a Queen farm called
Turkey Thicket."
The land just bought by the industrial
school is SCARED by the remains of Fort
Lincoln and lines of thanking and con-
Meeting infantry parapet. part of the
northern line Of the civil war defenses
of Washington. Fort Lincoln and its
auxiliary works on the ridge north OF the
industrial school commanded a broad
sector Of terrain. Their fire covered
network of roads centering at Bladens-
burg and those crossing the Eastern
branch, half a mile and mile below the
confluence of the Northwest branch and
Sligo branch, the union of which streams
forms the Eastern branch.
x *
Gen Barnard in his report on the de-
Of the northern line at Fort Lincoln was
one of the first points established and
fortified. 1t overlooked the most i'm
portant thoroughfares to the capital. On
the revision of the lines in the fall Of
1861 it was not deemed that this. the
right flank Of the northern line, was sllf
ficiently secured against turning by the
marginal space between the ridge and
the Anacostia river and hence, at the
northern extremity of the ridge, a power
full battery--Jameson-wa erected, and
with Lincoln by rifle trenches.
on spurs of the ridge to the eastward
and looking into the lOwlands bordering
the Eastern branch.
Fort Lincoln. roughly. was a narrow
$50 feet long north and south.
Seventeen hundred feet of infantry
Battery Jameson, which was 500 feet
long.
Down the hin from the crest to the
BIadensburg road and across it and the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks was a line of
rifle trench 1,200 yards long, punctuated
by four batteries. This line connected
Fort Lincoln with Fort Thayer.
After the close of the civil war this
n-Conn-Veitch land was bought by
the Rev. William X. Boyle who had mar
ried John Veitch's daughter, Elizabeth.
Mr.. Boyle was the pastor of Metho-
dist church in Hyattsville and of one III
Baltimore. and for a long time he was
the editor OF the Southern Methodist, a
religious periodical issued at Baltimore.
He sleeps In the little cemetery eastward
from the industrial school, and his tomb
Is inscribed REV. VIM. X. Boyle. born
July 10. 1910. died February 20. 1895"
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copyrighted. 1918, by Frank c. carpenter)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

wandered as people in the wilderness
instead of passing Immediately into the
possession of Canaan.
Trumbull in his kadish-Barnea has
given us a description of the headquar-
tiers of Israel during the thirtyseven
years of nomadic life that followed it's
failure to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity God had given to it that almost
makes the site of the camp to live in
our own thought
He tells US that it was a marvellous
sight. Out of the barren and desoiate
stretch of the burning desert waste we
had come with magical suddenness into
an oasis of verdure and beauty, unlocked
for and hardly conceivable in such u
region. y carpet of grass covered the
ground. Fig trees. laden with fruit
nearly ripe enough for eat ng. were along
the shelter of the southern hillside.
Shrubs and flowers showed themselves in
variety and profusion. Running water
eurgled under the waving grass. Standing
out from the earth-covered limestone hills
a the northeastern sweep of this pic
tureSque recess was to be seen a small
hill, of solid rock. From underneath
this ragged spur of the nOrtheasterly
mountain range issued the now abundant
stream
1t is not to be wondered at that Trum-
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Hickok, vice chairman of the ministerial
council. presiding; song service, conduct
ed by Rev. George A. Havell; prayer, Mr.
Jesse M. Patterson; solo. Miss Du Laney
testimony service, conducted by Mr.. N.
A. Robbins; brief addresses by Rev. H. L.
Hout, Rev. c. f. Granger, Rev. P. B.
Warrington, Rev. j. H. Huddle, Rev.
George A. Miller and others. The Lutz
family quintet will render musical selec-
tons.
Gospel wagon service, $50 p.m-Miss
Pauline Kern and Mr.. c. B. Williams will
speak.
Evening session, 7:30 o'clock, Rev. E.
e. Richardson, chairman Of the board OF
directors. presiding-Song service, con-
Quoted by Rev. G. A. Hayell, Scripture
reading, Luke. 14:16-24, Mr.. E. A. Ste
vens; prayer. Rev. j. A. Winner; singing
jubilee singers and chorus; superintend-
ent's report. Rev. T. ]. Lukens; testi-
mony service, Rev. W. H. Ramsey; ad-
dress, by Mr.. William Jennings Bryan
Secretary of State.
The Ninth Street Christian Church Or
chestra will contribute to the musical
program.
Admission to the service is by card until
o'clock.
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Goth annibersarp.
0Mfstminster presbyterian Gturfb Ale-
mortal to 0bserne Gbent at Gatberings
Tonlorrom ann Thursoap.

~ ERVICES in observance of the six
. tieth anniversary ot Westminster
Presbyterian Church Memorial are
to be held in the church tomorrow. i
meeting is also 20 be held Thursday.
Rev. T. f. Davis. the pastor. will be m
charge of the services tomorrow. they
being held at IL and o'clock.
At the first service the pastor Will take
as the subject for his sermon sixty
Years of Presbyterianism in Southwest
Washington"
In the evening a musical program will
be rendered by the choir, the selections
including Mendelssohn's Hear My
Prayer"
Pastor Davis short address of the occa-
sion will he on Music and Musicians in
Westminster Church for Sixty Years"
The session Thursday evening will be
tn the nature of social gathering with
refreshments number will give remi-
niscent talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

~ EMEMBER. to a great extent, life is
~ what you make il. Be happy.
x !: x
to the unknown" Don't start at the
wrong end
What can l learn from you? That is
the question.
Even the most complicated problem is
Don't try "a take in too much. You
cannot digest it.
Tell a person q little at time Give
your medicine in broken doses. 1t pro-
duceS results.
Every good piece of machinery has a
safety valve. Why not use one yourself?
Remember when You are studying, it S
the other fellow talking to you. Form a
mental picture.
Never take thing for granted: prove it.
x x X x
systematic your work. 1t saves time
in the end.
Always have method, because by the
process of elimination and substitution
you can perfect it.
Seeing is believing some say. Not
always. You cannot see the law of
gravitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

~ ARRANGEMENTS are being COM
VI pleted by Mrs. C. n. Chapman, vice
~ president for the holding Of the
special meetings concentrating tue
twenty-fifth anniversary of the Woman
Missionary Union Auxiliary to the South
ern Baptist convention in the First Bap-
list Church October "A.
Three meetings are to be held-the mrs., .,
q, II o'clock on the date in question the
second at 3 O'Clock and the last at
O'clock. A reception is to be held on the
evening following at which the oincers OF
the organization will be special guests:
they being: Miss Fannie u. 5. Heck o.
of This city. vice president; Mrs. w. u
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bear much fruit; so shall We be my dis
cipies.i
Bearing fruit is the test of discipleship--
and fruit is gathered from the tree OF
service.
How. then, are We to make this the
best year in our own and in our society S
history? BY bearing more fruit than in
any past year.
How can we bear more fruit? BY hav-
ing greater humility, in not thinking more
highly of ourselves than We ought 70
think; by greater faithfulnesS in the per-
formance of our vows and pledges, and
by greater diligence in fulfilling the de-
mands of Gods great commission.
Unless We do more for the cause of mis-
sions than before, this will not be our best
year.
God grant that this may be the year in
Which all Christian endeayorers will in d
still larger measure of faith and hope eX-
pect great things from and attempt great
things for God.
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Faithfulness in Gods service is the su-
preme source of successful achievement
10y atty to God. faithfulness to His word
and fidelity to each other is the only
ground to stand upon in order to make
this the best year in our society's his
tory The extent of our faithfulness will
be the measure Of our efficiency.
True hearted, whole-hearted, faithful
and Loyal to our pledges and vows of
service is the keynote of victory.
If we are more faithful than ever
before, in the duties of every day; more
faithful in the words we say and more
loyal in our allegiance to our King. this
will be our greatest year. There is no
other way Of reaching our best accom-
plishment.
I'VE e~laborers together with God"
and from Him comes the increase.
Whether we plant or cultivate the seeds
of truth and righteousness we are moth
ing. save through God. Paul said, ..
have planted, Apollos watered; but God
gave the increase. So then neither is
he that planteth anything. neither ne
that watereth; but God that giveth the
increase.
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SUNDAY School Kallp.

IN F God be for u.s. who can be against
% us?' is the motto for the annual
rally day at the Northminsteer Presbyte-
rian Sunday school at $3.50 o'clock tomor-
row.
There will be presentations and promo
tons from the junior and primary de-
partments, and exercises in connection
Herewith.
The Northminster Sunday school has
probably the largest Sunday school libra
ry in the District-over 1900 volumes; has
basket ball team, and is contemplating
the establishment of mems class.
The superintendent is Mr.. w. A. Coun-
tryman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

~ IGHT Protestant churches of Eek
vi ington are to begin tomorrow
union services, which il is expect
ed will go far toward bringing the men,
bers of the various denominations into
closer relationship.
The pastors and churches are as fol-
lows
Rev. Z. NJ. Mott. Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Advent; Rev. Henry E.
Brundage lexington Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Charles E. Fultz. Memorial
United Brethren Church,: Rev. Louis
Randall, Rhode Island Avenue Methodist
Protestant Church; Rev. w. p. Johnston,
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Baptist Church; Rev. l. %. Baker, Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of the Atone
ment,. and Rev. l.. NJ. Ferguson. Lincoln
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
at the morning services tomorrow the
pastors of all but two of the churches
in the LIST will exchange pulpits, these
two being Church of the Advent and
Church of the Atonement Where the
various pastors will preach is not to be
disclosed. il being pointed out that the
people should go to hear the gospel
preached instead of hearing an especial
preacher
For two weeks evening services are to
be held. no clergymen being mentioned
in connection with the services, but only
the topic. Afternoon conferences will be
held as well as Sunday afternoon meet
ings for both men and women.
The program follows:
Evening Services.
At the Memorial United Brethren
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Diligence.

To make this, year our best requires
hard work. The Christians experience
is very different from that of lying on
a flowery bed of ease.
Paul in his letter to Timothy empha-
sizes the thought that Christian service
demands much time and labor.
He is to be IAN example, in word, IN
conversation, in charity, in spirit. III
faith, in purity. Mediate upon
these things; give thyself wholly To
them
The Injunction of the Scripture is to
work with all diligence TO the end that
Virtue be added to faith: and to virtue
knowledge; and to knowledge temperance;
and to temperance patience; ana TO pa
thence godliness; and to goodness broth
erly kindness; and to brotheriy kindness
charity
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Rehibal 5erbifeS.

y Ev ROBERT DOWNING. the actor
~ revivalist will assist Rev. J. l.. Kib-
Ter, pastor. at Calvary NJ. E. Church
South, Q street between 3Oth and 31st
streets northwest, from tomorrow to No
vember 2, inclusive.
Meetings will be held Sundays at II
am. and 1880 pm, and each evening. eX-
cept Saturday, at 7:30 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend
all the services.
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OF the vesper service which will be held
- at the Young womens Christian AS
ISOLATION tomorrow the speaker will be
Mrs. A. c. Peck of Denver, Col. Her
topic will De Our Country-God's Coun-
try
Mrs. Peck. who has been in Washington
attending the annual meeting of the board
of managers of the Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, is president of the Colorado
conference and chairman of the deaconess
bureau.
While in the city Mrs Peck has been
the guest OF Miss Elisabeth Pierce
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20 aobress Alt.
Nleasant Doumq people

THE Sunday evening Service OF the
W Mount Pleasant congregational
Christian Endeavorers will be addressed
by former Representative Harvey s. Ir-
w.n. Mr.. ID. Wright Pierce will be in
charge of the meeting.
The social committee of this society has
announced a Halloween party to be held
he evening OF October "a.
* = x
Bishop William Burt of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will preach in Metro
,oiitan Memorial Methodist Church to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock.
Sacrifice Not Required by Jehovah" is
10 be the subject of Pastor Charles Il.
RUSSELL before the third October service
" the Washington Temple Congregation
n New Masonic Temple. tomorrow after
loon at 3 o'clock. Pastor Russell will
lrrive in Washington from New York to-
morrow morning.
X X
Gorsuch Chapter of the Epworth League
ield its monthly business meeting during
he past week, when twenty-five new
members were received, this being the
esult Of the efforts OF the campaign with
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20 Cell of ST. Anbrem
Cnuhentinn.

4T IMPRESSIONS of the Brotherhood OF
III ST. Andrew convention of 1913 will
~ be the topic on which Rev. c. H.
Reese will speak to the men Of st. Mark 8
parish tomorrow evening at o'clock
Rev. Mr.. Reese was a delegate from the
brotherhood of the diocese Of Washing
ton to the convention. and therefore had
an opportunity of taking part in the work
Of the convention.
The Mems Club Of st. Marks parish
and the men and boys of the senior and
junior chapters of the brotherhood have
been especially asked to attend the serv-
Ice. II is hoped that other men of the
neighborhood may be interested and may
care to hear what the churchmen of the
country are doing for the cause of the
spread of the gospel among men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

Mr. William Knowles Cooper, secretary
Y. NJ. c. A. Meetings for women. Octo'
Der &c. lexington Presbyterian Church
address by Miss Florence NJ Brown, sec
rotary Y. W. c. A, November 2, Bethany
Baptist CHURCH..
Afternoon Conferences.
October 20, 2:3O to $50 o'clock. Bethany
Baptist Church, Rhode Island avenue and
I'd street northwest, 1.-THE Personality OF
the Holy Spirit
October p, Evangelical Lutheran
Church of the Atonement, corner North
Capitol street. Rhode Island avenue and
U street northeast, Awakening the Soul.
October %, Church of the Advent. Prot
estant Episcopal, U and Cd streets north
west, 1.-THE Comforter
October %, st. Paufs M. z. Church
South, s and I'd streets northwest, I'M
parting Power"
October "a, at the Lincoln Avenue M.
E. Church. Lincoln road. and u street
northeast, Conservation of Power. =
Second Week-Christian Efficiency.
october q, at the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of the Atonemant, Personal Re-
ligion.'
October %. lexington Presbyterian
Church. North Capitol street and Florida
avenue, Family Religion
October %, at the Church of the Adj
vent, Protestant Episcopal, Prevailing
Prayer
October 20, at ST Pauls NJ. E. Church
South, Questions and Problems"
October 81, Lincoln avenue northeast,
Questions and Problems
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The Highest Motive.

The highest motive of all is to please
Him who pleased not himself but others
If our chief thought in the work we
undertake is to honor not ourselves or
our society, but Him to whom our pledge
of membership and service is made, there
can be no failure in doing good work.
The motive will be honored and wisdom
giyen-that wisdom that cometh from
above.
The ideal Christian will not rely on
mans wisdom for the best plans OF or
ganization for cooperative work, or for
any kind of Christian service.
Take no thought how or what We shall
speak; for 1t shall be given you in the
same hour what We shall speak. For
it is not We that speak. but the spirit
of your Father which speaketh In you.