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Rev. Charles George Smith pastor OF
tho Relleyil)e Baptist Church Of Ontario.
Canada, is to be the preacher at the First
Baptist Church at II o'clock tomorrow.
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Representative Heating of Colorado Is
to be the speaker at labor Sunday
service to be held in the Fifth Baptist
Church tomorrow evening.
Rev. John E. Briggs. the pastor. who
has been, with Mrs. Briggs, at Mountain
Lake Park during the summer. will be
IN charge of the service. Mrs. Briggs, it
is said, is much improved in health.
Another pastor who has returned from
his surrrner vacation is Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery of Netronolitan Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Tomorrow MORN
gorrerv will preach on Vacation OBJ
servations."
During his vacation DIR. Montgomery
made number of chautauqua addresses
at points in the west.
meeting Of Roman Catholics of Wash
jrpton I. tn he held in Carroll Hall 924
q street Tuesday evening at o'clock.
when ARRANGEMENTS for the part thew are
70 take IN the convention ~ the Fede~at-
ed Catholic Societies at Baltimore, begin
ming September 27 will be made.
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The first service Of the Centennial Ban
ttst CONGREGATION in Northeast Temple
Will he held tomorrow morning. Rev. F.
Hez Swem the pastor. will deliver the
sermon Of the OCCASION. Work on the
new church building at 7th and I streets
northeast is progressing.
-
Charles K Hoover. president Of Trinity
rnworth League VIII omen the year at
Trinity NJ F.. Church tomorrow evening
AZ O'Clock Mr. Hoover will sneak on
'Th. Positive and Negative Force Of
Goodness"
Trinity Is ono Of the largest and re-
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Plans are being completed for the BIZ
ennial convention Of the Luther League
Of America. to be held in Baltimore.
September %, % and "a. The opening
session will be held in St. Mark.
Lutheran Church and the second even
ing session and the grand rally will
be held In the Lyric Theater.
There are sixty-five Lutheran
churches in Baltimore. and some of the
large and more important general
boards having in charge the operation
Of church activities at home and
abroad are conferred there.
For this reason Baltimore was
chosen for this large gathering.
The theme of the convention Is
Doors Of the Word" based on the
twentieth article of the Augsburg con-
fession. The first session will open
with an anthem, Festival TIE Deum,"
by Buck. A chorus of 800 voices will
furnish special music. The keynote
address, The Church, the Cohesive
Force in Human Society,"" will be de-
livered by President William A. Gran
vile Of Pennsylvania College. At the
first session William c. Stoever. Lit
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Who May Pray.

The Scriptures not only teach US to
whom We shall prav. hut instructs u.
what we are authorized to nray for-onlv
for things agreeable to Gods will: and
the Scriptures reveal what the will Of
God is.
II not specifically. In all cases there are
principles laid down by which we may
discover His will.
And the Holy Spirit is present to In
terpret those principles.
The Bible clearly teaches who ARE au-
thorized to pray and what they can pray
for.
James tells us that the effectual prayer
of righteous man avai'eth much and
we know riehteous man Is one whose
heart is right toward God
great nner may pray and be an
swered. If he sincerely repents Of his
sins.
Repentance is the first step toward max
Ing the heart right before God 1t Is q
thing well Pleasing in HIS sight
There are spenific promises to different
kinds OF persons who can have their
pra ers answered
The sinner in the hour OF repentance
can pray for and receive pardon; and
the Christian who has long been In close
communion with God and has advanced
In the graces of the Spirit has promises
for special answers to his prayers Of en-
larged faith.
It is summed up in these words:
IF our heart condemn US not. we have
boldness toward God, and whatsoever we
ask we receive Of Him, because we keep
His commandments and do the things
that are pleasing in His sight"
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nous total of soos, 900, ooo. 600"
Referring to a current book, Pastor
Thompson continued: Among other
things the author shows that political
power and prosperity do not go togeth-
err: that the relations of trade are so
delicate that the conqueror in war
affiicts himself almost as much as the
conquered. and that possessing col
onies and receiving indemnity brings
no appreciable financial return. Only
the merest reference to his argument
can be given. Belgian 3 per cents are
sold at %; German. at 80: Norwegian
81 per cents. at 1902; Russian. at 81.
Alsace has brought no wealth to an
Individual German. Taxation goes back
to the conquered province. Swiss and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

Belgian merchants are driving English
from Canadian markets. Population Of
Switzerland, Holland. Belgium, Den
mark and Sweden are in every way
as prosperous as the citizens of Ger
many, Russia. Austria and France. The
is in excess of the trade per capita Of
the great DR.. Bertillon shows that
the middle-aged Hollander possesses
twice as much as the middle-aged Ger
man. Austria has received no benefit
Germany underwent financial depres-
sion after the war of 1870, while
France prospered. Bismarck. perplexed
and dismayed, moaned. Germany Is
slowly bleeding to DEATH"
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Improving Egypt.

rrt'm the chicago JOufnAl.
Egypt has drainage problems az well
as irrigation ones just at present, the
Egyptian government is pumping on,
I...Ee Ma-eotis. a sheet of shallow brack.
ish water in the extreme north Of the
delta, at the back door of Alexandria
About a million acres OF cult,vable land
will be reclaimed by this work, though
age projects of equal magnitude win be
taken up later.
Here. as in SO many other cases. the
Anglo-Egyp tian government Is followins
in the footsteps of the more enlightened
Pharaohs and Ptolemies Of ancient. DAYS
Lakes were drained in Egypt 5000 years
ago. Where old-time kings used the sha-
doof and the unpaid labor Of fellahin,
modern rulers employ steam and ma
chinery: but the end aimed at Ia the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

American foreign missionary societies
are agitating the project Of raising
funds in this country to maintain. during
the present war, work in foreign fields
that has heretofore been maintained by
Christian people of Germany France and
Belgium, and II need be to assist that
supported by people of England and Scot
land.
French and German foreign work. that
In China. India and elsewhere supported
from these countries. will assuredly go
to pieces unless assisted, it is said.
France Is the largest supporter of Cath
ole missions In the east, and American
Catholics are being asked to come in and
In some measure take the places of French
supporters.
Presbyterian foreign work. suffering
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@iu Amerifa Maintaln 4li5sion
0Mori of 0Qarring Ratinus
French and German Effort in China, India and Else
where Expected to Be Given Up

from a debt of 1922 600 and having in
hand a China campaign, Is merely trying
to hold its own.
The Japanese activity in the east is
alarming China work, and the board Is
urging Americans at home to maintain
strict neutrality from fear of injurfng
the boards work in India through favor
Of England.
spec al meeting Of the Presbyterian
executive commissions, which Is the
church itself in action between annual
general assemblies. has been called to
meet at Atlantic City September % and
mittees of all Pre- byterian societies.
Here s to be determined the policy for
the future.
Beside the s2a2 0aO foreign debt there
is one of $13s.0OO for the home board.
and good part of $4,000 for the China
campaign.
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Occasion for Prayer.

There is no occasion for prayer being
offered unless there Is consciousness
Of wanting something: and however much
we might desire a thing. it would be
folly to petition One In whose existence
or power We did not believe.
True prayer is ever the cry of helpless
ness to the source OF power. 1t is un-
worthiness seeking for purity. To quote
the words of another: 1T is corruption
painting for immortality. 1t Is the pris-
oner pleading for release 1t Is the mari
ner OF a dangerous sea, upon the reeiing
topmast, deserving the broad and quiet
haven OF repose. II Is the soul, oppressed
by earthly soar!ngs. escap ng 10 a broad
er and purer sphere and bathing its
plumes In the ethereal and eternal
Such spirit of prayer may exist n
the .soul when no words are uttered. and
by prayer holy and acceptable unto
God"
The souls quiet communion with God
Is the sweetest form of prayer. Spoken
words are not necessary that God may
know the hearts desires. Yet audible
prayer is a means of grace. 1t gives
concentration to our thoughts, and thus
may awaken the true spirit of prayer.
Prayer Is the simplest form Of speech
That infant lips can try;
Prayer the subfimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.
Prayer does not consist in eloquence Of
words. Some of the most effective pray
ers ever offered have fallen from STAN
merfng tongues, and some Of the most
beautifully worded and most eloquently
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Atcepts Call to pastorate of
Emmanuel Baptist Cburrt
Rev. Df. Cove G. johnson of New York to Take Up
Local Effort Early in November.

Rev. DR.. Cove Grifnth johnson. now
pastor of the Alexander Avenue Baptist
Church Of New York city. has been cali
ed to the passionate Of Emmanuel Baptist
Church of this city. He has accepted and
plans to take up his work here early In
November.
He succeeds the late Rev. Hermon
Spencer Pinkham. who died in Lowell.
Mass, in July, after having become pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church there.
DR.. Johnson has been pastor of the
Alexander Avenue Church for nearly five
years past, having before the beginning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
1em pastof Begins
effort at st 9ohn's
1ut|'fran Gturfb
Rev, Paul D. Ledden Comes From
Trinity Church at Herkimer,
N. z.

Rev. Paul D. Ledden. who has been
pastor Of Trinity Lutheran Church OF
Herkimer. N. T.. has accepted a call
to the pastorate Of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, 800 AZ street, and has ar
rived in the city to take up the work.
He plans to preach his first sermons
here tomorrow.
The morning service will be held at
II o'clock. while the evening sermon
will be delivered at o'clock. The
first service will be in German, while
the latter will be in English.
Sunday school will be held at 10
o'clock in the morning.
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Uakes dip 5ofial 5erbice
Gnneahor III 0lest Dirqi1ia
Walter Gillian Resigns Religious Work Director of
YIN. C. A. to Take Up Effort of First Presbyterian
Church of Charleston.

Mr.. Walter Gillian. who has been in
charge of the religious work of the
Young Mems Christian Association for
the past two years. went yesterday to
Charleston. W. Va. where he will have
charge Of the social service work Of the
First Presbyterian Church.
During the last four years while direc-
tor for the religious work of the Young
Mems Christian Association he has been
especially interested in the extension de-
partment. AS high as twenty-three meet
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After a two-month vacation spent in
Cold Spring Harbor. L. l., and Bethle-
hem, N. H.. Rev. c. Everest Granger
will return to Washington to Occupy
his pulpit in the Gunton- Temple Memo
rial Presbyterian Church. 18th and r
streets, Sunday morning. September 13.
He win return in about week.
Mrs. Granger and daughters will not
return to Washington until the follow
ing week.
The evening services at Gunton-Tem-
pie Church will not be resumed until
October.
Following his custom, DR.. Granger
has issued to each family In the church
and congregation a pastoral letter
sent from Bethlehem.
Rev. F. J. Lukens. superintendent Of
Central Union Mission. will occupy the
pulpit Of the church tomorrow morning
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ings per week have been held during the
season in engine houses and car barns
1t was through Mr.. Gillian, c. W. Gill,
president of the Firemen's Association,
and Otto c. Hauschild. president OF the
Policemen's Association, that scheme
was worked out through which an eff
fort will be made to present to the peo-
pie of the District the needs of these two
departments of the civic government
concerning an adequate pension fund.
This work will be carried on by Mr..
Kirk, who succeeds Mr.. Gillian as Sec
rotary for religious work.
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0Mestminister ann Sixth
Gburcbes CONSIDERING Qnion,
Pesbyteans of Southwest to Vote Shortly on Project
Reported Favorably by Official Boards OF Churches
and Ratified by Presbytery of Washington. q

The question OF uniting these two
churches of the southwest came up sew
eral years ago. and at that time ieads
ing Presbyterians OF the city urged thai
this action be taken. -
1t was however. not found advisable
to take this move at that tine, but II
is now believed that the move will be-
carried through successfully this time, Ia
view of the fact that both congregations
seem to be imbued with the Idea that y
is far better to have one strong church OF
the denomination in the section instead
of dividing the strength. =,
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Of the work there served At Ballston
Spa n. T.: Pittsfield. Mass. and Buffalo.
N. Y. His family consists OF his wife
and four children.
The new pastor was born in St Louis
in 1863. and was reared in Philadelphia.
where his father served az missionary
secretary of the American Baptist Pub
fishing Society.
Dr. johnson graduated at Colgate Uni-
versity. where he passed through acad-
envy, college and theological seminary .
He was awarded the degree of A. b.. a.
NJ, and later b. D. Colgate gave him the
degree of doctor OF divinity in 1910.
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TOPIC:
Twelve Great Verses, IX-The Prayer Verse
"And all things whatsoever shall ask in prayer be-
Iieyine We shall receve"-Matt, FL ~.

Ny God! In any hour sweet.
Prom blush OF morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to Thy feet
The hour of pr1yerf
Words cannot tell what blest relief
Here from my every want ! lind;
what strength for warfare. balm for grief;
What peace Of N nd
flushed is each Doubt. gone every fear;
NV snirft sc ms In heaven to stay;
And cen the penitential tear
Is wiped away.
Immediately preceding the verse select
ed for this weeks topic we have these
words: IF We shall say unto this noun
tain. Be thou removed and be cast thor
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lulO Tic sea- ~ oAA
be done.
We u n d e r 9 ( and
this as a proverbial
expression, teaching
that we are to be-
lieve that nothing
is impossible with
God and conse-
Quently that what
ever He has prom
Used is certain Of
fulfilment, no matter
how impossible 1t
may seem to us
1t was a uSlIa
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The proposed union Of Westminster and
Sixth Presbyterian churches. in the south
west, is to be voted upon shortly by the
respective congregations. The officia
boards Of both organizations having
agreed to unite and having received the
sanction Of the presbytery. the last step
is to have the congregation ratify the
action of the boards.
Rev. Titus E. Davis is pastor OF West
minister Presbyterian Church. while Sixth
Church has been without a pastor for
some months past
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in such a way as to impute to him
sinister motives similar to those Of his
sect, yet this Wow does not seem to
be In keeping with the Masters
answer.
Judging from our previous lessons.
it was the custom Of Christ to I'M
mask hypocrisy and to throw the
searchlight upon the shallow minded
who sought to entrap him. Here there
is no condemnation, His answer being
a simple statement Of fact. Again.
the question, What commandment Is
the first Of alp is on a much higher
plane than that, compounded by the
Pharisees and Herodians or the one
Of the Sadducees who showed their
utter lack Of comprehension concern
ing the Kingdom bv their question a.
to life after the resurrection. an Incl
dent occurring between the last les
son and this.
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It Is So with the
weeks lesson. We
turn from parallels
of severe condemns
ton and Judgment
to two refreshing
incidents in which
Christ commends q
man and q woman,
the one Tor seeking
the truth and the
other for her ex-
preston Of II. Al
though some critics
interpret the ques-
ton Of the scribe
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The Great Commandments.

We are apt to form hasty judgments
and to condemn particular classes or
groups, but the Divine One never fell
into such an error. The thought of
the Individual was uppermost in His
mind, and to each was accorded the
treatment his case deserved, whether
Pharisee or sadducee, Jew or Gentle,
Roman or Greek.
In view Of the events Just preceding
1t would have been only natural for the
Savior to have weighed the question,
to have looked for an Interior motive
before answering. But this IL only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05

It is pleasant to turn from scenes
Of war to scenes Of peace or from pow
erty to plenty. The one accentuates
the other.
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The Great Commandments-Lesson: Mark 1228-A
The Golden Text-Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy
strength and with all thy mind and thy neighbor myself
Luke, 1927
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General and Particular.

The "all things promised u in gen.
eral-the whatsoever" relates to paric-
ulars.
The generals include particulars. but
we often fail TO realize this
We may give assent to promises in
general, but falter when II comes to par
ticulars That We may not SO err, the
Master Joins the general and the spe-
cific promises in saying: AL things
whatsoever ye shall ask In prayer. be-
lieving. We shall receive"
In the words AL" and Whatsoever
there is no limitation to the power and
efficacy OF the prayer OF faith.
The limitation is with us In our lack
of faith and the spirit of prayer.
We must know what prayer is be-
fore We can pray Alright; and we can
not know what true prayer is unless
we are instructed by Gods word
We cannot believe in God until We
know Him, and we will not pray to
Him if We do not believe in Him.
How to Pray.
The initial and most important
prayer Of the Christian is: Lord.
teach us how to pray"
Prayer is a prominent theme through
by which Goa and man are brought
in relation to ea"h other, and 1t Is,
therefore. Of the greatest moment that
we do not fall into error as to the
true nature Of prayer
The Bible alone enlightens US on
what prayer is and the object 1t in
wolves Based upon the Bible teach.
ings on this subject. the following defi-
milton has been given:
Prayer Is an offering-up OF our de-
sires unto God for things agreeable to
His will. in the name Of Christ, with
confession OF our sins, and thankful
acknowledgment of His mercies''
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Posture In Prayer.
Much has been written By men con
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Near the Kingdom.

We are reminded Of the rich young
man whom Jesus loved as we read,
Christs commentator of the scribe
for his spiritual insight From the,
Scriptures 1t is very plain that the
great majority in that time were Lack
ing in sense of reug.ous proportion.
Ihey strained at gnaIs. and swallow
ed cameis, even as we are prone TO do.
The spirit Of love and penItencs-
which snould prompt whoie-DuInt Of
ferlngs aud sacrlnces had been lost
sIgnt OF, and the act WAS every lhing.
lney were materlallsts OF the Iankest,
order. No WONDER the heart Oh the
Master rejoiced as he pc. celved the
scrIDss grasp upon spiritual truths,
ana he usteI Gu tAe wor0s. Thou ART
not lar from the ninsuom or Gou.'
Both his past ana future are IN
known to u.s.. AS an actor upon the
worlds sage, We see nam only Tor Ar
few brIeI moments Whether he CHI.
tered the PROMISED Lanu, upon the
threshold OF which he was sIandins.
will not be revealed until the last day
Those who Today are near the KING
uom should ponder the words Of the
Master. tor they portray very clearly
the position OF many in Christian
churches and homes. How sau As the
picture that deplcls failure In ANY he'd.
But infinitely oaI ker wall ue the day,
that brings the tioinss Of those souls
" no though near un,O the n..euOm
have faiied 10 lake the nna. step. al
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A Concrete Example.

AS Christ turns away T. ON the court
OF the sentiLes TO the court Of The
women. where the treasury was, Hee
must nave felt refreshed. for II is GER,
tain that He preferred such incidents
10 those OF our lew previous lessons.
As He watches those ~Io give Of
their wealth and superiority. las eye.
notices a widow cas- Ing In Two mites,
the smallest amount that couAd be con-
tributed. Here is a concrete example
Of obedience to the Great Command.
ments, for she has cast in all that she
had. even all her living. In her con.
dition, most of US would say that she
had a reasonable excuse for not con.
tributing at all. But in cheerful ODE.
dience she makes her offering.
l say cheerfullys for her act would
not have won Christs commenda. Ion
unless IL had been a cheerful, free-wiu
offering. OF one thing we can be ass
sured. the Heavenly Father. VINO notes
even the fall OF sparrow, richly re.
aaGded this humble woman wAcse
bread cast UPON the waters must nave
been returned more than a thousands.
fo.d. '-f
such confidence in God is hard y sur.
gifts Of those who gave out of their
superiuity was not condemned, yet
the same conditions exist today. 1t ia.
generally the widow or the lowly soul
that gives the most In proportion. not
from a monetary standpoint, but from.
Gods standpoint To all such there is
the assurance that their reward is
eternal. that the keeping Of the Great
love toward God and
their fellowmen, will win for them at
the last day the commentator OF tho
Father: well done, thou good and
JOYS Of thy Lord"