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Evening star., 1914-08-23

How God condcscendS to meet up upon
our own terms. Men, in dealing with
their fellows, ask of them some conf1r-
nation of a binding promise. not be
cause it makes the promise of an hon
est man any surer, but because it tends
TO allay the fears and doubts of those
TO whom the promise is made. SO writes
W. T.. Wallace in the Philadelphla In
quirer.
Among men an oath is a solemn ap-
neal to God, as to an all-seeing witness,
that what they say is true, and an
almighty avenger if what we say be
false 1t is an appeal to some higher
mower to Judge concerning a promise
we have made.
In Genesis, 22:16, n messenger OF the
Lord called upon Abraham. after that
wonderful testing of his faith, and SAID.
.Rv Myself have | sworn, saith the
Lord. because thou hast done this
fling, Because He could swear by no
greater He swore by Himself Il am
the Truth" Truth binding itself, by It
self, just to meet mans preconcei.ed
ideas Thus we have a strong conSola- :
ton. who have fed for refuge to lay
hold upon the hope set before US, winch
hope we have as an anchor OF the soul,
both sure and steadfast. The anchor
has become symbol OF SolelhiiiS OF
some one upon whom we depend ~
Pauls journey to Rome, when he meets
with shipwreck. this significant verse
is found: Then fearing lest we should
have fallen upon rocks they cast four
anchors out of the stern and wished
for the day"
1t is a common custom in Syria to cut
"a reed and use it for a staff to lean on
when walking. AS one climbs q hill,
however, and bears more of his weight
NJ ia 4 1yIv
the reed cracks and is bruised All a
man can do then with his shattered
staff is to break it altogether and
throw 1t way as a worthless thing. DR..
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gomlp 5erhife.
Bp Reb. Dr. Glopn 0N Contains,
Holy Trinity Episcopal Philadelphia.

There is hardly anything more touch
ing and beautiful in all our dear Lords
life than the sce:-e when He washes His
disciples feet. 1t was not forced but
perfectly natural when We understand the
it becomes all the dearer because Christ
did something which any of the disciples
might have done, but which they were
too thoughtless or too proud to do.
Thoughtlessness and pride-how much
trouble they bring to us all and how
much good they keep US from doing!
In eastern countries they wear san
dals, a kind of slipper. instead of shoes.
and when they enter a house they leave
the sandals at the door. And then, be-
cause the roads are dusty. if there is a
servant in the house, water is poured
over the feet to cool and rest them. and
the servant wipes them with a towel
which. for convenience. he as pre-
yiously tied round his waist. When the
Master and His disciples came to the up
Der room on that Thursday night long
ago, no servant met them, and conse-
ouently there was no one to add to their
comfort by washing their feet. Christ
seems to have waited to give the disciples
an opportunity to perform this gracious
service and then. when not one of them
stirred. He did it Himself. tying the towel
about Him. and filling a basin with water
and going from one to another to bathe
and dry their tired feet. Only Peter re-
sisted. and even he did not offer to take
the Masters place. nor did any one OF
them do for Him what He did for them!
Oh. how We pass by our glorious oppor-
tunities. Think how it might have been
! a joy never to be forgotten for James or
John or Andrew to have leaped from the
couch on which he was reclining and
said: LET me do that, dear Master, and
| let me wash Thy feet, for Thou art weary
| as well as l." God help us to seize ouI
privileges when they come to US!
There are some Christians who still
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Tbf Aucbor Chat Dolns.

Jowett suggested that these poor reeds
are symbols of people Oh whom we
have leaned and who have failed US.
we trusted them and helped them IL,
some time of need in their lives, but
they did not prove loyal and true. We
showed them kindness when they were
in trouble and turned to us for help.
and they forgot the kindness. They
broke their word to us. If we counted
on them a. an anchor in time of storm
they did not hold. They are broken
reeds. What does the Anchor that
holds" says concerning them: Has He
depended upon us. and have we failed
Hin" "a bruised reed will He not
break"
The world is full of souls VINO are
like ships without anchor, adjusted
compass or chart. They have depended
upon men who in time Of need were
selfish. unfaithful and false. Men who
neither recognize nor acknowledge any
claims of brotherhood, and the disap-
pointed ones. like the DSalmiSt, have
cried out "All men are liars" But the
psalmist then remembers that he has
u sure anchor upon whom he may de-
pend, and because men have forgotten
him, he is in danger of himself forget
ting One who has never failed him:
then he sings, What Shall ] Render
Unto the Lord for All His Benefits To-
Ward Me-" Il Will pay my VOWS unto
tn Lord now in the presence of all His
people.
W cary workers, what does thlS sure
Anchor have for you? Are you look
ing forward to holidays and rest days?
Does your happiness depend upon the
Things you have, and are they the
things you can lose or have taken from
you? Listen TO one great promise that
thousands have found comfort in
Come unto me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and | Will give you
rest Take my yoke upon you and
learn of me and We shall find rest unto
nd
my burden is light This does not
mean a strike: it means q new spirit of
service. 1t does not mean a broken
reed, but a sure anchor.
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Rev Sebastian Dabovitch, who is at
the head of the Servian Orthodox
Church in this country, representing
here the Archbishop of Belgrade, re-
ports terrible suffering by women and
children throughout Servia.
Three wars in three years have dried
up benevolence. Orphanages founded
to care for children left from earlier
wars are declared by him to be with
out food supplies. These orphanages
include one founded by Princess
Helena and the wife of the Russian
ambassador at Belgrade. The children
of small tradespeople, parents gone to
war, are starving.
The Servian Church in Servia, and
congregations of it in the United
States, are organically Independent Of
the Russian Church, but closely allied
with it. Its form of service is the
same.
Servian congregations exist in New
York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Chicago.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

keep up the remembrance of this scene
by a yearly washing of each others feet
There is something, to me. very beauti-
ful i'll it. The apostolic spea!Ses of such
service in warm terms Il Timothy. 5:1U,
and the modern Interpretation is found
in doing all we can to make other people
happy and comfortable, no matter how
humble our position or how loWly the
service What a joy the true man or
woman counts it to serve any one who is
loved, especially il the service is meniai
one st. John the Baptist said he was
not worthy to loose the strings of Christs
sandals And I heard a young woman
once say how she wished she could pass
the food at the table when a good min
lister whom she trusted was coming to 4
meal. 1t is the wish of love to serve
always. for love is the desire to give
and the desire to bless. But we must
remember two truths in all such acts of
devotion: first, we must do them in His
Name'-that it, as if we We're doing
them to Him-and. second, we mist thus
serve not only or chiefly those who are
dear to us, but those who are not at
tractive or pleasing, even perhaps an
enemy.
Our lessons are many The first is that
of the blessedness Of service. 1t was a
joy to our Lord to wash the disciples
feet. He did not do it to rebuke or
shame them. but because He loved them.
OF course, He wanted to teach them the
great law OF tne tHfiSlldi Lie. put 1--WE
lay at the foundation of all His teach
ing, and that is why His words are SO
helpful even today, 1900 years after He
uttered them. To delight to do the very
humblest thing, to find in the lowliness
of the act it's attractiveness, to have no
use for the word duty or necessity.
but freely and impulsively to minister to
another's needs, this is the fine art of
Christian living l think We can always
tell when there is a willing. loving spirit
back Of the service. Sometimes l ask a
porter to carry my bag, when it is heavy.
at the station; one man takes it with
an air which says plainly. Here is a
chance for tip: but another man takes
it with smile and I know he is think
ing of me rather than of what ! will
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but the woman who sets my table or
cooks my food I call Ann or Jane"
Why. unless it be that I count cooking
and serving food a more lowly position
than that of using a typewriter? The
whole social and economic world is up
set by this false consideration. and It
sometimes enters into the church in
spite of St James warning James, ::
9. 81. Now, as a matter of fact. it is the
lowly service which is really the high
est. 1t has a closer relationship to the
personal life, it gains a familiarity
which need not breed contempt and II
touches the fundamental needs of ll,e
without which no other work would be
possible So our dear Lord fed the five
thousand. breaking the bread Himself
So. He prepared the little feast on the
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The peclliar excellence Of the wise is
that they turn many to righteousness.
Could there be any greater employment
than this?
When Nehemiah was engaged in re-
storing the temple at Jerusalem he said:
''I am doing Il great work But great as
that work was. il does not rank in i'm
portance with that Of turning many TO
righteousness. by which means the far
greater spiritual tenE'e Of God is being
erected.
We cannot measure the usefulness OF
may not be hOnored here they should
be.
1t is Of such that the Bible says: THE
world is not worthy Of them The world
does not appreciate their usefulness. but
God dpes. He testities that they shall
shine as the brightness OF the armament
and as the stars forever and ever
Their reward and glory is beyond the
powers OF human perception. All such
will be glorious. though differing in the
degrees of glory.
For as one star differeth from another
star in glory SO also is the resurrection
Of the dead.
From our Lords account of the day of
Judgment we learn that there differ
ent degrees of glory in the future state.
lie saws: For the Son of Man shall come
In the glory of His Father with His an
gels, and then He shall reward every man
according TO his works.
There is a marked distinction between
those who turn none and those who turn
few and those who turn many TO
righteousness.
The first shall shine not at all, the sec
Evening star., 1914-08-23

Rev. John MacMurray. pastor =,
Union Methodist Episcopal Church VIII
deliver a sermon upon the theme foi
We Be Brethren today at II ocioch'
when he will discuss The ohristiah
cure for war. cure which II reaiis
used would prevent all bloody ana oe
structive warfare and disastrous COM
petition NTH
He will urge that in accordaiice WIZ
the plea of President wilson We pl
serve not merely the letter put 'iie spnti
of neutrality. and that 'he
states enlightened, progressive ana
CHRISTIAN. be the big brother In the
f,ni1, Of nations, and since We cannot
keen the rest of the family from hght.
Ing at tile present time that on we see nossi .na.
there is fair fight, and as soon as posn rsra-
hle we separate the combatants ana pre-
mare TO keen the family peace herear yer:
In The evening at the Happy hour
Evening star., 1914-08-23

Clever Sashes That
Solve the Basque Ques-
ton With Loose Blouses
New Collars With
Hemstitching For Wear
With Tailored Suits
Pulled Waistcoats of
Organdie in the New
Victorian Styl e $
Sashes Edged With Fur
Are Barbaric But Smart
Boots and Gloves in
Fresh Fall Smartness of
Suggestion.
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: : TT=;kzoaatop - and pfoEplesDzE< ~ :

service from 4 80 TO $50, in the cool
and pleasant Sunday school room. there
will be the congregational singing OF
familiar Gospel songs with a travel tax
on Palestine by the pastor and entitled.
And We Must Needs Go Through Sa.
maria" This is one of series of travel
talks which the pastor has been giving
and proposes to give Sunday nights on
present-day conditions in Palestine.
Egypt. India, China. Japan and the Phil
ippines.
Rev. 5. Townsend Weaver will occupy
the pulpit of the Western Presbyterian
Church today at IL o'clock
x * X x
Rev. Clifford S Weaver of TeAarkana.
Tex. will occupy the pulpit of the Ninth
Street Christian Church today at both
morning and evening services.
Rev c. A. Miller. the pastor. vas in
WASHINGTON last Sunday. but has again
gone on a brief vacation to Boonsboro,
Nd.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

give him The joy of doing little things
is not confined to the one who serves.
but 1t makes glad the one who is served.
not with a sense of superiority, but win
look down upon the one who serves;
rather does he look up as to one who
knows how blest is he who ministers to
another's needs
Another lesson is found in the lowli-
ness of the service We are all ready to
do some great thing, but We shrink from
the deed which places US. as we think, IN
a humble position. Our poor human
class divisions further this feeling. Is
it not strange that We are so uncon-
sciously bound by these distinctions?
would not, if in an office. call my stem
oerapher familiarly by her first nams.
Evening star., 1914-08-23
5unbap 0Mill 5tart philadelphia
Campaign Jauuarp 3
Evangelist Declares He Will Fight All Forms OF Evil
for Nine Weeks.

Rev Billy Sunday has informed the
rhiladelphia committee that he expects
to begin work there Sunday, January
,, and will prosecute his strenuous
campaign against all forms Of evli Tor
nine week" Commenting upon the
coming of the temperance evangelist
the Methodist Times of that city says:
Dead churches will awake to a new
resurrection. Indifferent churches will
s1ouf-h off their callousness and take
on new life Weak churches viii be
Gene strong. Siackly attended PRAYER
meetings will be tranformed INTO
Evening star., 1914-08-23
Gauer for Gnuration.

1t is a significant fact that In Japan
95 per cent of children of school age
are in educational institutions, mod
ernized and adapted rapidly to make
the Japanese nation a reading people.
There is almost no other place on earth
Of which such a fact can be stated.
How Imperative. therefore, is the de-
mand to see that these boys and girls
and young men and women Of this
great people shall be persuaded to
search the Scriptures.
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plump woman these conspicuous cuffs
give an effect which is not smart, but
heavy and inartistic.
WaistcoatS there are galore and
dainty vestees to insert in surplice
bodices of silk with the fall tailleur.
The very newest vestee is of organdie.
puffed crosswise in what is called the
victorian" effect, for in the early Vic
torian period puffs were the craze.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

section has two rows of hemstitching all
around. Inside the hemstitching are
small, hand-embrodered dots. Another
collar. imported from Paris before the
war started. is a flare model, opening
rather low at the front in a Y.
From the turn back long, narrow
revers, which flare outward, over the
lapels of the coat. Collar. chemisette and
revers are of white organdie with an
Evening star., 1914-08-23

of the things that are and eternal IS clearly evident
all who wuy blind that the highest happiness Is III
purity and holiness of life.
who do that this lite but
and that the have to DC with the ne that
1t build other than a good
that he lay hold on eter-
nal life I Tim, o:Io)
audu
b cannot
he command to
Iodh VI all Thy
thy mind. to Iovethy neigh as thysef"
Evening star., 1914-08-23

ond shall shine as the lesser stars and the
third class shall shine like stars of the
first magnitude .....
In what class shall we stand?
Will it be among the wise and useful
or among .Se foolish and useless in Gods
great work of the worlds redemption?
Shall we not be wise and through God 8
grace turn many TO righteousness?
II is the way to infinite and fnenable
glory.
They that be wise shall shine as the
brightness of the armament; and they
that turn many to righteousness as the
stars forever and ever.
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places of power Preachers will speak
with new energy and people will re-
spond to the call of the pulpit.
"Methcdism. because of her superior
numbers and her evanEelistic method
and spirit, ought to be well TO the front
in this campaign. We must seize this
opportunity with both hands earnestly.
1t must be remembered that the nu-
merica1 and spiritual returns VIII be IN
proportion to the effort and energy in
vested in the campaign. The churches
which enter most zealously into the
work will reap the richest returns
Those who sit by critically viii reap
nothing.
Evening star., 1914-08-23
Wicker Tea Trays.

TT your tea tray is out of commission
you can do no better than to buy
one of wicker, in compact. smooth
weave tray of large size costs s3 but
one large enough for a tea service for
two can be had for Sis. This size
would do well for lemonade or punch
glasses.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

HE array of new
neckwear in the
shops is fairly be
wildering. and the
woman who sets
out to buy "A mod
est iifty-cent collar
to brighten up her
fall suit is very
likely to come
home with a two
dollar henstitchcd
collar matched by
Evening star., 1914-08-23

ed into narrow width and having
sharply pointed ends decorated with
the drawnwork
|, This bit of neckwear is entirely new
and is said to presage a return to high.
stock collar effects. But high stocks
are only in the air. so to speak. They
are not vet here and women will make
the most of the low V effects which
are so comfortable as long as she can.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

bow. Young women are wearing, with
their fall trotter frocks of dark serge
or worsted and mohair mixture. hem
stitched organdie collars with deep
cuffs to match. and the effect is eN-
ceedingly smart-if the accessories are
irreproa chably fresh and crisp. Only
tall. slender woman. however. should
wear the very deep cuffs of white
fabric on a dark costume. On a short,
Evening star., 1914-08-23

There are dozens-nay, hundreds-of
these V-opened collars, and most of
them rise at the back into flare
which forms background for the
head Usually the at the front is
adjusted by snap fasteners. so that the
opening may be made as high or as
low as desired.
Cuffs are reaching an enormous
height, some of them touching the ell
Evening star., 1914-08-23

inch-and-a- hem Of white handker-
chief linen, set on with hemstitching.
Still another imported collar of hand
kerchief linen is decorated with hem
stitching and drawnwork. This sur
'prising collar rises close and high
about the throat like the stock of sew
eral seasons ago Two drawnwork
flaps turn down over the collar. and
at the front is a tie of the linen pleat-
Evening star., 1914-08-23

world ONLY misses the mark that wisdom points
out-"the mark for the prize OF the high calling
of Cod
The first concern of wise man is to Sc
cure his own salvation. and his second aim is to
turn others to righteousness. lie does not under
value human learning, but strives for all useful
and practical knowledge and not for that which
IS merely curious speculative.
He places the greatest value on a knowledge
Evening star., 1914-08-23

The demand for the Scriptures in Korea
becomes more and more astonishing. In
single month $1,000 copies were sold.
more than twice as many as were sold
In the same month last year.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

More than half of the Japanese IN
America are located in California There
are $500 Japanese children of school age
in California and they are increasing at
the rate of 1900 annually.
Evening star., 1914-08-23

Some of these puffed waistcoats havs
little buttons of dark silk or velvet
down the front, but these are only for
ornament. the real closing being made
with snap fasteners underneath.
These puffed, organdie waistcoats are
charming with blouses or basque cos
tunes of striped pussy willow silk or
of satin. but the smartly tailored street
suit looks best with a more mannish
waistcoat of heavy SILK or of white
qique.
For the Waist Line.
ashes and girdles are as important
this season as cuffs and collars in the
completing of a modish costume
Bizarre. indeed. but oddly smart. was
a sash of pink ribbon edged with black
monkey fur. worn in one of the fash
onable restaurants the other night.
The fringe of black monkey fur was
the only dark touch in the costume.
which was of she'll pink pussy willow
silk. with a bodice of chiffon over lace.
The wide girdle Of pink satin ribbon
drew in the soft bodice in basque 'ef-
feet. above and below the waist line
the fringe of monkey fur falling over
the hip. Ribbons play an important
part in sasbdom this season. although
ones sees also many handsome girdles
and sashes of plain and plaided puss%
willow taffeta and of moire silk. Chif-
fon and mirror velvets are also made
into rich sashes for wear with after
noon frocks-velvet is not correct form
for morning wear. These velvet sashes
usually have but one end al the back.
hanging from a flat bow or q covered
buckle, and silk tassel weights the
sa sh enti.
Very clever is boned girdIe ten
inches wide. with pointed extension
below, which-donncd over = bodice of
the same color ana MATERIAL es the
effect of fitted basque. These girdles
come in black. navy. brown aud green
PUSSY willow taffeta, ami by their use
"A simple blouse of matching fabric is
turned into a very smart basque. The
girdle snap fastens AT the front. the
boning holding its Fuckers smoothly
over the figure above and below the
natural waist line. Below the Fuckers
fall the shaped. hcmmed basque sec
tions.
The woman who desires to look
smart aud correct at the seasons COM
mencememt is fastidioUs about her
gloves and boots. Gloves it'll rather
| wide stitching on the back are liked
just now. and white gloves should not
be worn before . o'clock in the after
noon. Ruttoned boots with curved
heels and tops of contrasting kid are
| fashions choice for town wear.
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girls and boys and asking them to
sign the little pledge which begins
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
for strength, ! promise Him to try to
do whatever He would like to have
me do" and so forth, which has since
become almost like a second Apostles
Greed.
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NEW GUIMPE FOR WEAR WITH FALL BLOUSE

with excee a
a
The
St
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ertapnnc
rthant the h
value ate
fIarki
r~tasM
o
IanIsl
lille wealth.
the and useful evidenced III '"o
particulars
He seeks the highest good himself and abors for the highest
Evening star., 1914-08-23

cuffs. one of the Irresistible puffed
waiStcoats. a fascinating sash of striped
ribbon and two or three other bits of
prettiness that proved too aluring to he
resisted when she arrived at the coun-
terS.
Time was when one department i'll
ing shop carried all the needed collars,
vests. crdles and small accessories of
this sort, but the vogue of these inds
peneahlc helps TO charming costume
has grown apace and now one finds col
lars al one counter waistcoats at an
other. sashes and girdles at still, another.
and pleated Srilings and ruchings have
a whole counter to themselves with four
or five busy salesgirls measuring off
the yards as rapidly as they can work,
all day long.
Hemstitching the Craze.
The doubled organdie collars fash
ionahc last spring have given place to
hemstitched models. and. naturally, hem
stitched accessories are a bit more eX-
pensive than the other sort in which two
pieces of fabric were scanned together
and turned over.
a very smart collar turns over in two
sections from a high neckband. and each
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SMALL HAT NEEDS TO BE TRINITY YELLED

freshve touch the
by fall One of
a s
small hat trimmed
withan nenormo
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@unoap @orning Talk.
Tbe 0Mise a1o lseful.
Bp Barnep s.. 9rmin.

"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness
the and they that turn many to righteousness
as the stars forever and ever.'-Dan. Il s.