The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

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gregationaI Churches will meet Tuesday
November 3, at the Associate Congre
gational Church, Baltimore. Each church
is entitled to send as representatives the
pastor, Sunday school superintendent
president Of the Woman's Missionary
Society, president Of the Christian En-
deavor Society, president of the Mems
Club and two additional delegates. This
is the sixty-sixth meeting Of the Wash.
ington association and will have as its
general topic, THE outlook in Christian
Work"
The annual convention of the Columbia
Baptist Association is announced to meet
at the Temple Baptist Church, Novem-
ber IS to 10
Members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety OF the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church made seventy-sevn garments for
Belgian children and other European war
orphans within a week The society ID
also collecting money, dolls, and toys for
the Christmas ship.
The Sunday school Of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church, with an enrolment Of
5TS, reports an average attendance dur
ing the past year OF 81. The school has
outgrown its present quarters and plans
are under consideration for an enlarge
ment Of its plant
Delta Class of the First Congregational
Sunday school and the Christian En-
deavor Society Of that church held a joint
social at Vacation Lodge. CEeTTydale, Va,
last Tuesday.
A peace centenary committee. repre-
senting all evangelical churches in the
United States, has secured action from
many church bodies recomm ending Feb
ruary Il, 1915, being that date nearest the
one hundreth anniversary Of the signing
of the treaty Of peace at the close Of the
Wr Of 1872. as Peace Sunday in cedebra-
tion of one hundred years Of uninter-
rupted peace with Great Britain.
Association Men, the journal of the
Young Mems Christian Association, emu
merates some of the prominent profess
sional ball players of the country, who
are out-and-out Christians. Christy Mat
thewson, Of the New York Giants the
most famous player in the country, is
''an earnest member of the Presbyterian
Church. His contract stipulates that he
will not play on Sunday David FNultz. of
New York, is a frequent and favoritc
speaker at church and Christian Associa-
tion services, and is powerful in direct
evangelistic appeal Miller Huggins. the
successful manager Of the st. Louis Ma
tionals is a Methodist as is also Charles
Herzog, the Cincinnati manager. Branch
Hickey, the manager Of the American
League team in st. Louis, belongs to
the church, as do Ray Collins, and Iris
Speaker, Of Boston.
Germany and America have Joined
hands in an effort to deliver Palestine
from the ravaEes OF malaria and trachO-
ma and make the Holy Land healthfuI
place This work was initiated two and
a half years ago by Nathan Straus. the
New York philanthropist. He established
a department Of health for Palestine,
with headquarters at Jerusalem, at the
same time opening non sectarian soup
kitchens to feed the hungry and small
industrial school to teach the young how
to earn a living, besides contributing to
the support Of an art school He also tooK
steps toward bringing about better SAM
ary conditions generally, and IN part-
cular toward improving the water cis-
terms. which used to be the main cause
of breeding malaria. The following year
he established in Jerusalem, in conjunc-
ton with the German organization, a
Pasteur institute for protection against
rabies. He also sent nurses to cooperate
with the health department in combating
the eye diseases that cause so much
blindness in Palestine. Later the Ham
burg Institute Tor Marine anu tropical
Diseases became interested in the work,
and an arrangement has been made with
Mr. Straus for participation in this work
by this institute and by the Society OF
Jewish Physicians and Scientists for Sani-
tary Interests in Palestine.
In the undeveloped men and women
of the country lies the greatest wealth OF
the nation" This statement was made
recently by Robert E. Speer, secreary
of the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions OF New York
The nation has begun to realize" he
said. that there is something far more
valuable than its mineral wealth or the
wealth Of its soil lumber. We are
beginning to know that far more val'la-
BILE than these are the life blood OF our
citizens and the well-being OF our men
and women. That is why legislation mas
been enacted for the betterment of work
ing conditions, hours and remuneration.
There is not a man, woman, boy or girl
who could not be doubled in ability -
contribute to the wealth of the nation
and the well-being Of the world. In every
one there is level after level, stratum