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VARIED ACTIVITIES.

Mr., W. H. H. Smith is to deliver a
lecture on "The Temple" at North Caro-
lima Avenue NJ F. Church tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock
The annual vesper service OF the
Washington branch of the Holy Name
Society will take place Sunday, jan
uary ., 1916. in the Church OF the I'M
maculate Conception.
IT Is expected that the papal delegate
and his suite will occupy a throne
within the chancel, and that the entire
number of spiritual directors OF tine
various societies will also be present;
The sermon will be delivered oy the
Rev. Isnatius Smith of the Dominican
House of Studies.
Z II y \
benefit for the Methodist Home for
children will be given by the Epworth
League of Langdon NJ. E. Churcn tues,
day evening in the new Sunday sGnooi
room The price of admission VIII pc
one potato and one pouna or inof u
some article of food or clothing. Mrs.
Gum, third vice president or tne
league has the affair in charge.
The Sunday afternoon Bible class at
the Y w. c. A. will be held at the
usual hour, $50 o'clock. The teacher
is Mrs. Mary c. Stevens.
The class Is studying fnterna,lona
Sunday school lessons. taking up the
lesson of the coming Sunday. Ihus
tomorrow afternoon the lesson Will De
a review of the quarters lessons.
X 4 x
Rev. A. H. Zimmerman will preach a.
Dnmharton NJ, E. Church tomorrow a,
| II o'clock on Gods Method with Man
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that His revelation of God was to be
completed by the gift of peace to the
disciples, who were to be the lump of
leaven that ultimately should leaven
the whole earth.
The peace Christ taught by word and
by example is individual peace with
God, in the physical, mental and spir-
itual life. We are slowly learning
Gods laws governing our physical lives
the laws of nature-and unwillingly
do we, obey some of them: but physical
perfection cannot be attained except
by harmony with the laws of nature.
which is peace with God. So in mental
life, the attainment of knowledge de-
pends on conformity with Gods laws
governing the mind, and as we free
ourselves from fear and superstition
and other mental diseases do we secure
the mental harmony which is peace
with God. In spiritual life, too, we
must free our consciences of guilt and
conform to Gods laws of spiritual de-
velopment to obtain the peace which
passeth understanding"
As the Individual becomes possessed
of the peace of God, throughout the
nation and throughout the world, the
social questions that now seem SO i'm
possible of solution. the industrial
problems, SO perplexing and threaten
ing, and, finally, the civil problems, in
cludtng the relations of men and states
and nations. will all find the right
solutions, and with this perfection of
harmony the peace of God will indeed
be universal.
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CHURCH NOTES.

A mission will open at Holy Trinity
Church, Georgetown, Sunday, January
9. and will continue for nearly three
weeks. The priests. three in number,
who will conduct the mission. will be
selected from the missioner band of
the Society Of Jesus. but as yet Rev.
Father Corbett. s. J., has not been in
formed who they will be. The first
week will be given over to the women.
with strong purpose in view OF get
ting all the women of the parish to
join the Sodality of the Blessed Vir-
gin Mary. The second week will be
for the men, and their goal will be
membership in the Holy Name So
ciety.
At the West Washington Baptist
Church the annual congregation meet
ing will take the place of the usual
morning service tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock. At this meeting all church
officers and auxiliary societies of the
church will present reports covering
the years work. and, as the year has
been one of the best in the church's
history, it is expected that these re-
ports will be filled with interest for
the members. Plans for the coming
pastor, DR.. B. d. Cav, will deliver an
address.
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At the vesper service Sunday at 4:3O
pm. at the Young Woman's Christian
Association there will be a special pro-
gram for the Christmas season. The
music will be in charge of Mrs. Emile
DougallMarcon. Miss Jacobs will sing
Holy Night" Miss Roberta Allen and
Miss Beatrice Bulla will give violin
selections. Motion pictures will be
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shown and Christmas carols will be
thrown on the screen to be sung by
the audience.
A request will be made of those pres
ent to write personal note of invita-
tfon to some girl to be present at the
Young Women's Christian Association
Christmas party. to take place Christ
mas day, when the building will be
open from to pm. During this time
there will be games and music and 4
Christmas tree, and all young women
who have no other engagements for
the day will be cordially welcome.
At st. Aloysius Catholic Church-To-
morrow the closing sermons Of the ad-
vent course will be preached. At the
high mass at IL o'clock Rev. George E.
Kelly, S. j., will speak on THE Com
ing Of Christ to the Church" t"All flesh
shall see the salvation of God"). In the
evening at 7:30 o'clock, when vespers
will be solemnized, the last sermon of
the course will be delivered by Rev
Henry ]. Hagan, S. j.. his subject being
The Coming of Christ. the Consola-
shall be made straight, and the rough
ways plain").
Mrs. Louis F. Post will speak on The
Woman's Peace Party at the Peoples
morning.
Federal City Lodge. Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows. will attend a spe-
cial service tomorrow night at the
Centennial Baptist Church. The pastor.
Rev. E. Hez Swem, will preach the
sermon.
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JEWISH CONFERENCES FORMED
IN SIXTY CITIES OF COUNTRY
Forthcoming Congress of Race Leaders to Plan to
Aid IN Work of Commissioners Who Are Ex-
pected to Finally Adjust European War.

NEW YORK, December 1s.-In sixty
cities Jewish conferences have now
been formed, looking to active prepara-
lions for the Forthcoming Jewish con-
gress. This congress will try to see
how American Jews may help commits
sioners who finally adjust the war in
Europe to adjust also the great Jew
1sh problem of all time.
The American Jewish committee op-
posed for some time the calling OF this
congress. but has yielded in SO far as
that II shall be called only after 1t is
known the European war has come to
an end. The congress idea is growing
rapidly. and in Boston, Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Washington, Chicago. New
Orleans. St. Louis, Detroit. Pittsburgh
and other cities Jews are active In
preparation.
A decision has been reached to hold
In New York. within few weeks, a
preliminary congress to determine in
Formally some of the things that are
TO come before the main congress. and,
II possible. SO to adjust matters with
the Jewf1h committee as now to an
1ouncs plans and dates for the. great
0ssting. There 10 now no question Of
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLAIR
!: ENDON, VA. NEARING COMPLETION
When Finished Unique Edi6ce Will Have Cost in
Neigh borhood of $15,0O0.

this room is used for clubroom and
miniature gymnasium. The space on
the gallery floor is used for the junior
grades. Adjoining this space on the
main floor are two adult classrooms
accommodating fifty people each. These
rooms are separated by two ska foot
vertical rolling partitions, which al
low the space to be utilized as part
of the auditorium. The space on the
gallery floor is divided into four class
rooms for the intermediate grades.
The northwest section, main floor,
contains the women's parlors. 22x30 feet.
divided by rolling partition, forming
two classroomS and separated from the
auditorium by rolling partition. On
the gallery floor over this space there
are two adult classrooms. which ac-
commodate thirty-five people each The
basement under this section is the din
ing room, the kitchen and furnace
room adjoining under the c1assrooms
of the rear circle
The main auditorium has a ceiling
twenty-four feet high. in metal and is
decorated. There are two ventilators,
which automatically produce change
of air in the building every forty min
utes. The floor space in its smallest
division seats 225, in it's largest divi-
sion, including the gallery. of 700 The
plant is heated with steam and lighted
by electricity. Rev. H. L. Swain is the
pastor.
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"CHRIsT AT EMMAUs."


When Johannes "A. Oertel. painter of
Rock of Ages" died six years ago. his
great religious paintings were fairly
evenly distributed throughout the
churches and religious institutions of
the land. Washington has it's share.
ard over two dozen canvases and mu-
raj decorations from his brush adorn
the churches of this city.
hitherto unknown painting. dated
1889. has recently been found among
the effects of the artist, and this has
been presented by his family to the
Episcopal church of his home town,
Vienna, Va. where he resided for a
number of years and where he died.
The picture will be unveiled tomor-
row.
This canvas of the noted artist. who
was Bayarian by birth and who had
studied under the great religious paint
ers of his time in Europe. measures 5
by feet and represents the scene of
Cfrists manifestation of Himself to
two of His disciples at Emmaus, as de-
scribed in the twenty-fourth chapter
of the Gospel of st. Luke. 1t is re-
gsrded az beautiful work and the de-
piction of the giorifed Christ after His
resurrection gives the beholder an in
spring impression Of radiance ethereal
and spiritual surrounding the risen Sa-
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The First Baptist Church of Claren-
don, Va, which is nearing completion
and will be dedicaed within short
time. is regarded as one of the most
unique church buildings in this sec
tion.
The plant is constructed of tile and,
SO far, has cost $13,5O0. The exterior.
which is unfinished, is to be covered
with cement in gray, cut into blocks
one foot by two feet This, together
with the finish of the interior wood
work. will bring the cost of the build
Ing up to about $4,000.
The plan of this church building is
as an open fan. The handle repre-
sents the assembly rooms for the choir
and are entered by doors opening on
the porticoes. The platform is semi
circle, the radius of which is line
drawn between the innermost corners
OF the porticoeS. The northeast section
is 24x36 feet and is subdivided by
rolling partitions to make six class
rooms to accommodate the beginners
and primary grades of the Bible school.
This section is also separated from the
main auditorium by two vertical roll
ing partitions.
The space in the basement under
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THE CHRISTMAS SONG OF
WORLD PEACE.
Luke, $500.

1t came upon the midnight clear.
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their hafps of gold.
Peace on earth good will to men,.
From heavens ali-gracious King
The wcrld In solemn stiffness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world hath suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years Of wrong:
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring:
hush the noise. ye men of strife,
And hear the angels stngt
For 10! the days are fastening on
BY prophet bards foretold.
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.
Edmund H. Sears
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A Joyous Gospel.

The angels gospel is one of great
joy. 1t is not merely good tidings, but
joyous tidings; not barely Joyous. but
exceedingly SO.
The angelic Christmas preacher gave
his message alone, but as soon as he
had finished he was Joined by multi
tude of Christmas singers. We do not
know the tune, but the words of the
song are preserved. The music must
have been sweeter than any ever heard
on earth before or since. Human voices
could not reproduce the notes of an
angelic choir. But we have the words
which tell the meaning of the won-
drous birth-the glory of God and the
wellbeing of men.
The coming of Christ is Gods great
work. It is the evidence of His bound
less love for mankind.
For God 80 loved the world that He
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The First Peace Proclamation.

The song of the angels defined the
mission of Him whose coming they
announced. Isaiah had prophesied the
coming of the prince of Peace" and
throughout Christs ministry every
word and act has for its object the es-
tablishment of peace on earth" His
poise has been the wonder of the ages.
and men of all times have desired the
peace that He had and that He sought
to bring them. Neither history nor f1c-
tion. sacred or secular, has produced
character with the poise = the peace
which passeth understanding = that
characterized Christ. He taught men
to be reconciled with God. and by His
feet harmony, and by His death pro-
vided the way for them to obtain per-
feet peace.
1t was a new era that was heralded
by the angels song. Hitherto all prog
ress in civilization has been progress
dispute in the garden of Eden or Gains
murder of Abel the power to fight de-
veIoped with the race, progressing
from individual prowess to that of
families or tribes, villages, nations and
even of alliances of nations Physical
power was the ideal toward which
civilization advanced. The ideal of
peace was the very opposite; and it is
small wonder that even His disciples
believed up to the very last hours that
Jesus would establish a kingdom on
earth and conquer the world by force
OF arms. The angels proclaimed peace
on earth, and Jesus taught and lived
and died to establish it; and He did
establish 1t as the ideal toward which
the world has been progressing, and
which will be universal when every
man Is at peace with God
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the action of American Jews to help, II
possible, the distressed Jews of Europe.
Twenty-three Of the largest Jewish or
ganiZations in America are now off,
cially behind the plan.
Men in charge of arrangements for
the preliminary congress to be held in
New York soon include Louis D. Bran
deis of Boston; DIR. Louis s.. Rubisohn,
Philadelphia: Julius !. Peyser. Wash
ington; Nathan ID. Kap1an, Chicago:
Sanders and Dr. Stephen s. Wise, New
York
In about a dozen other cities prelimi-
nary conferences are to be held. These
cities include New. Orleans. Louisville,
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The main congress. when held, will
have not fewer than 1000 delegates.
and will be such democratic represen-
tatidp of American Judaism. religious
and Aivic, as has never yet been held.
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An Angel Preacher.

The burden Of the angels message
was the birth Of Savior. To arouse
greater attention to the advent. the
gospel was preached by an angel. It
showed that heaven was interested and
concerned in the affairs of earth. Since
then the preachers OF the gospel are
human. Christ commissioned not
angels, but men, as His apostles to
establish His kingdom on the earth.
Men when rightly qualified are the
most fitting preachers of the gospel
by reason Of their having the same ma
ture as their hearers and being sub
ject to like passions and needs and hav-
ing the same share In the gospel. AS
the angel brought good tidtngs of
great joy to those to whom he spoke.
so men who are chosen by Him who
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The Peace He Brought.

Peace 1 leave with you, My peace I
give unto you; not as the world giveth,
give I unto you. Let not your heart
be troubled. neither let it be afraid
These words. almost the last spoken
by the Master to the disciples on that
last night in the upper room, indicate
that this was the crux of His teaching;
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Christian GtlDfabor Dour'

chose the angel to preach are to pro-
claim good tidings of great joy to all
people.
Joy is a test of the gospel. as it is
test of character. morose and un-
happy Christian does little il anything
to advance the church. He helps to
confirm the popular view of the world
that godliness is gloomy. II any man
breaches doctrines which ere not fitted
to produce joy in the heart he is not
in harmony with and is hindering the
angels Christmas songs from being
realized
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EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE TO MEET TUESDAY,
Reports and Addresses on Work Of Various Orsani-
cations of Parishes in Diocese of Wash
ington to Be Heard.

School. will give report for the survey
of Sunday schools of the diocese.
The Problem of Teacher Training
will be the topic of AN address by Will
liam H. Church, head master of st.
Albans School. while the last address
of the evening will be on Our pio-
cesan Missions, Their Scope and Fruits"
by Stephen f. Kramer. superintendent
of ST stephens Sunday school,
Announcement is also made that the
usual Epiphanytide missionary rallies
will be held Sunday. January rs.
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Various lines of effort in Sunday
school work are to be DISCUSSED at
meeting of the Sunday School Insti-
tute of the Episcopal diocese of Wash
ington Tuesday evening in Epiphany
parish hall at I:30 o'clock.
T. Tench Marye of Christ Church,
Georgetown, will give a report of Sun
day school clearing house of the do
cese. while Commander C.. T. Jewell.
U. S. n. superintendent of st. Margar-
cts Protestant Episcopal Sunday
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Progress Of Peace.

The Christmas carol Of the angels set
a new ideal before the world-Peace!
But what a mockery. scoffers are say
ing, is the situation In the world today.
This is the worst war the world has
ever seen in many ways; we cannot
even imagine what 1t means as we read
of millions of men dead and millions
wounded or taken prisoners; statistics
become meaningless and we revolt
from the horrid details of the most ap-
palling conflict in history. In such a
world is there any room for this world
of peace, this saddest Of all Christ
ma ses? Has it any meaning in the
mingling of national hatreds? Is not
this a setback that will never be over
come in the progress toward this ideal?
Yet peace-the cessation Of hostili-
ties-must come: the money and the
guns cannot last forever. And IT, at
the end, peace be established on such
a basis as will forever preclude the
possibility of war. will this not be Q
long step forward in the progress OF
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The Prophecy Coming True.

The prophecy of the angels Christ
mas song Is fulfilled daily in the ex-
periences of millions who. through
Gods Christmas gift. have found In
their hearts the peace that passeth all
understanding; and through the preach
ing by word and life of those who have
received this peace in due time the
prophecy will come true to all tribes,
kindreds, peoples and nations that
When all who profess discipleship to
Christ are filed with zeal to bring
about the fulfllment of the angefs
prophecy 1t will not be long delayed.
For 10! the days are Fastening on
By prophet-bards foretold,
When with the ever-cfrciing years
Comes round the age Of gold;
When Peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing
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At the Second Baptist Church, 4th
and Virginia avenue southeast, the SER
mons tomorrow will have the Christ
mas spirit introduced and interwoven
hour will be 'sThe Passion Flower-A
Meditation" and IN the evening the
theme will be The Old Homestead"
Rev. Howard r. Stewart. 10 the pastor.
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peace? Nor is this beyond the reach
of possibility-many are praying for
such a consummation. and God moves
in mysterious way, His wonders to
perform"
Indeed. there is peace. even on the
battlefelds and in the trenches. the
hospitals. the homes and wherever else
found the peacef of the Unseen Pres
|ence. We read of testimony meetings
OF wonderful power being held in the
trenches and. in the lulls of battle.
even on the battlefields themselves. In
the homes bereft of loved ones, which
sacrifice, and sorrow, and suffering
have almost overwhelmed the presence
of Christ. enables the sufferers to
keep their poise and feel the peace
that can come from no other source
Away back at the beginning of the
era Paul looked down the ages. and
with inspired prophetic vision said:
For God hath made Of one blood all
nations of men that dwell upon the
face of the EARTH May we not. in this
day. attain to Paul's assurance and say.
universal faith, a coming racial broth
erhood. coming golden age, when
the din and tumult of war shall be
heard no more forever The earth is
ters of the tree of life are to furnish
abundance for all: the boughs OF the
tree are never to be split into spear
shafts. and the blossoms never again
All things are marching and march
ing upward and forward. away from
strife, toward peace and unity. 1t is
discord that has ruined cities. states
and empires. But unity can transform
g. pile of bricks into a house; turn
words into poems and dramas. broken
colors into a masterpiece; can turn en-
emies into friends and armed regt-
ments into peaceful workers in LIES
vineyards. Having the courage OF the
future, Paul foretells a happy era
when all shall love all. when all shall
serve all. when kings and generals shall
bind up wounds. when the peasants
shall sit on thrones of service"
Peace beginning to be
Deep as the sleep of the sea,
When the stars their faces glass
In its blue tranquility:
Hearts of men upon earth,
Never once still from their birth.
To rest as the wild waters rest
With the colors of heaven on their breAs0 a.
Love, which Is sunlight OF peace.
Age by aga to increase
TIL angers and hatreds are dead
And sorrow and death shall cease:
Peace on earth and good wfng'
Souls that are gentle and still
Hear the f1rst music Of thlo
Far of, tnanite blisst
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&puortb, 1eague 1nistussion,

Christmas has been attacked on the
ground that these chapters in Luke
gospel were written by one who was not
an eyewitness, long years after the oc-
currence of the events described. and that
| these three differ from the other chapters
| in the book, so much as to cast doubt
! on their genuineness. Luke. however.
certifies to the correctness of his story by
saying twice in these chapters. MARY
kept all these things, and pondered them
| in her heart" And none Of US, who have
feard our mothers tell incidents Of our
birth or babyhood. can doubt the author
| ity or the genuineneSs of the story Luke
| learned from the lips of Mary herself.
| In the King James version the angels
| song is translated 'On earth peace, good
will to men," and this has been broadly
peace-an unresisting and all-embracing
peace and good will toward all men,
whether good or bad. proud or humble,
loving or hating, repentant or defiant.
the inaccuracy of the translation. In the
| vulgate it is given "On earth peace among
men," "bonae voluntatis'' (men of good
wilD, and this translation gives the idea
that is in harmony with Christ's whole
life, His work and His teachings. Christ
did not himself proclaim peace to all
men, but only to such as believed in God
and accepted His Son, and were of good
will" His Galilean ministry consisted of
service to the suffering and teaching the
| ignorant. but His Judean ministry in
| cluded the denunciation of the Pharisees
| and scourging the money changers out Of
the temple.
! Christ offered no peace to evildoers ex-
cept on condition that they repent and be-
come men "in which He is well pleased"
| as the American version translates the
phrase His passion for His hurt and
suffering ones, for the repentant and
humble-hearted. became a flame of wrath
against the hard. self-content of those
who cause one of these little ones to Of
fend. The angels song was a proclama-
ton of Peace on earth.'' but not for all,
and not at any price, but on His terms
only who came to give peace mot as the
world giveth."
Evening star., 1915-12-18
By Harvey 8. Irwin.

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