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The evening services at Concoruia
Church will be devoted to an illustrated
talk by the pastor. Rev. Paul A. Men,
Eel. on 1.-THE Land and the Book"
1t is intended to have n series of
such talks the first Sunday evening of
the month during october. November.
December and possibly January.
After an absence of three months.
Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce. minister of
All Souls Church. has returned to the
city with his family.
DIR. Pierce was a delegate to the gen.
eral Unitarian conference in San Fran
cisco. Besides preaching at many
places on the Pacific coast between
Seattle and San Diego. DR.. Pierce and
family visited the Yellowstone Park.
Crater lake. and also revisited the
Grand canyon of the Colorado. Incl
dentally, it may be noted that DIR.
Pierce dedicated the first hotel built
on the rim of the Grand canyon. DR..
Pierce will occupy his own pulpit to-
morrow.
Mr.. Charles Trowbridge Tittman has
associated himself with All Souls
Church, where he will be soloist and
precentor. He will begin his work
tomorrow. singing Allitsens Like as
the Hart and Dvoraks The Lord Is
My Shepherd"
The new hymn and service book just
adopted by All Souls Church will be
used for the frst time on this occasion.
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A number of the Episcopal clergy of
Washington attended the conservation
of Bishop Charles Fiske in Baltimore.
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receipts of $9.271.27. besides the value
of $1,40233 in boxes sent to the mis-
sion fields. At cost of $4,000 they
last year erected and equipped a medf-
cal dispensary at Chirala, India.
The delegates in attendance at the
convention next week will represent
membership of over 5000 in the mis-
sionary societies of the churches of the
Maryland synod: they will be the guests
of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies of the Washington
General Synod Lutheran Churches. in
whose homes they will be entertained
while here.
The general public will be welcome
at all the sessions of the convention.
The meetings which have been con-
Quoted for the last three months in
the Gospel Tent, 18th and c southeast.
will close tomorrow night.
Prof. c. S. Longacre, national re-
ligious liberty and temperance lee
turer. will give his noted lecture on
Rum and Demonology," in character
sketches and illustrations. The pro-
gram will include special songs illus
trated and a unique rendition of The
Little Church in the Wildwood"
Success, 1t is pointed out. has crowned
the efforts of Evangelists Harter and
Horton. and new church for the dis
trict will soon be organized. with head
quarters at 4th street northeast,
where the District conference will also
be located.
A two-act comedy. entitled 1.-The
Wayside Station" was presented last
night before large audience in the
parish hall of the Trinity Episcopal
Church, Takoma Park. ~
The affair was given under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Guild of the church.
The play was produced under the stage
direction of the author, Mr.. Edward E.
Muth of this city. who took the princi-
pal part. The proceeds will be devoted
to paying the last Indebtedness on the
parish hall. At the conclusion of the
play refreshments were served and
dancing enjoyed.
Those who participated In the play
were Edward E. Muth, Miss Emily
Rowley, Mrs. Hervey S. Knight. Miss
Leslie Ferris. Mrs. Doran 8. Plat. Mas
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choir and orchestra will feature the
special music. with a number OF re-
sponses on the theme of "Seedtfme and
Harvest" A short address will also
be made. In order that the league
may have ample time to carry out the
proposed order of exercises the service
will begin promptly at 6:45 o'clock.
The young people of the league are
campfire social. for the latter part
of October.
The thirty-third annual convention of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Maryland will be
held in Luther Place Memorial Church
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Upward of 100 delegates will be in
attendance. representing the mission
airy societies of the Lutheran Churches
of WASHINGTON Baltimore and the state
of Maryland.
The officers of the convention are
president. Mrs. G. w. Baughman. Wood
bine. Md: secretary, Mrs. James r.
Reese, Lutherville, Md, and treasurer.
Mrs. $, F. ziegler. Baltimore. Md.
Sessions will be held morning. after
noon and evening. beginning Wednes-
day at 2:3O Pm. and closing at noon
Friday.
Miss Katherine Fahs. missionary Of
the society, on furlough from Gunter.
India, will be the speaker Wednesday
evening. Mrs. o. D. Baltzly. Phi. D..
Omaha, Neb., president of the National
Lutheran w. H. and F. Missionary So
cieties. and Mrs. Helen c. Beegle.
Springfield. Ohio, field secretary. will
make addresses Thursday evening.
The foreign fields in which these So
sieties are working are at Guntur and
Chirala, India, and Menrovia, Africa,
where they are supporting seventeen
missionaries.
I In the home field, thirty-five Lutheran
mission churches, from Connecticut to
California. are materially helped IN
carrying on their work.
The contributions of the societies dur
ing the period from November is. 1918,
to March 80, 1915. amounted to $685.
258.60.
At the convention Of the Maryland
Synod Societies held IN Waynesboro.
Pa. last year. the treasurer, reported
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days and tell some interesting facts
about Pastor Stewart and also extend
to him the right hand of fellowship.
Rev. Hinson v. Hewlett of the First
Baptist Church of Atlantic City. N. j.,
former pastor of the church. will be
present as guest of honor and deliver
an address
Pastor Stewart will conclude the ex-
diction will be pronounced by Rev. w.
s. Dunlop of the Kendall Baptist
Church. During the exercises the choir
will render suitable selections. A re-
ception to Rev. and Mrs Stewart Will
follow.
Eyangelistic services at Fifteenth
Street Christian Church will begin to-
morrow night and continue throughout
the month. President Frederick D.
Kershner of Texas Christian University
will be the speaker tomorrow. while
Rev. George A. Miller of Ninth Street
Christian Church. this city. will preach
Monday night.
The evangelist for the meeting, Rev.
John w Tyndall of Augusta, Ca. will
arrive Tuesday and will preach every
night. except Saturday, until the close
OF the meeting. Rev. Mr.. TyndaIl is
regarded as one of the ablest evan
eeiists among the disciples and a very
ers, the pastor. will be the soloist and
have charge of the music.
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At the Sixth Presbyterian Church. 9Th
and C streets southwest. rally day will
be observed tomorrow. The communion
will be administered and new members
received at the morning service.
The church will be opened in the
evening at o'clock For the present
Rev. Douglas Putnam Birnie VII
preach. On Tuesday evening a rally
social will be held. All members of
the congregation are invited.
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Foundry Epworth League has pre-
pared a very attractive program for
tomorrow evening in the nature of a
harvest festival service" The church
will be decorated with vegetables.
fruits and flowers. suggestive of the
harvest season. and the exercises will
be of an appropriate character. Solo.
duet and chorus music by the league
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Courage Checks Covetousness.

Politicians have frequently promoted
public projects by concealins their oe-
sire for personal profit under the claim
that il was for the welfare OF the peo-
ple. Ahab's offer to pay Naootn con-
ceaIed the coyetousness OF his neare
that prompted his offer Of compensa-
tion for possession OF the vineyard II
took courage for one to refuse an ori-
entail despot Naboth's courage was
an. to his desire to be loyal to Jehovah
and comply with the laws OF Goo IN
reference to estates in the holy Lana:
which are similar to those champloneo
by Henry George and his Followers
Saboth accepted the scriptural state
ment that he held the property as
trustee. He believed that he had no
right to sell the homestead that ne
loved. because IL belonged unto the
Lord. 49,.
father the site of Samaria for great
price. but insisted on the preservation
Of his family name in that OF the capi-
tai city. David had purchased the
threshing floor of Moriah from Arau-
nah, the heather Jebusite prince. Tor
ATTY shekels of silver. but Ahab found
that he could not persuade Naboth TO
dispose of his ancestral acres at any
price Naboth. moved by reverence ior
Jehovah. courageously declined the
kinp's offers There can be no doubt
but what Naboth well understood the
dangers of such refusal. but hlied
With LOYALTY 10 Gods law. that had fall
en- into disuse. and love for the old
family home he dared to say NO.
Standing up for his rights as man
Naboth made II as difficult for Ahab tt
obtain possession Of his vineyard az
the miller of Potsdam did centuries
later by declining to comply with this
request of Frederick the Great, wher
he tried TO obtain possession OF his
mill near the kaiser's palace of Sans
souct. The courts protected the miller
n his rights. Later when one OF his
children in the hour of his fnancta
need offered to sell the old mill TO the
crown. Frederick declined the oner In
,tead he sent check to relieve his
,ubject and neighbor's temporary needs
md proved his greatness by expressing
he desire that the great fans NIGH
.ontinue answering the breexes o.
reaven as symbol to the nation o.
he protection, peace and prosperit.
hat all enjoyed under the laws Of th'
mpire There was no court tIa
would protect Naboth against the by
f'rocrisy OF the courts criminal con
;piracy. 80
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Courts Criminal Conspiracy.

Returning to his palace Ahab showed
ais d!spleasure. disappointment and
dissatisfaction by refusing. to eat BY
his sulking conduct he revealed the
extent of his covetousness and opened
me way for Jezebel to plot against a
God-fearing subject who had dared to
stand up manfully for his rights. The
weakness of Ahab made him a pup
pet in the hands of his heather wife.
who tainted him with his lack Of pow =
er and offered to secure for him the
coveted estate. The evil genius OF the
queen quickly outlined n plan of ac-
ton by conspiring to commit crime
In tho name Of religion.
Using the seals of the king. which
gave his authority and sanction, to her
plans. the heather queen summoned the
'worshipers of Jehovah to q religious
nSesst for the purpose Of turning away
catamittss of aSgyeat sin.- When
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the purchase OF
Naboth's vineyard
summons Ell ] a h
once more to face
Israel's king with
message of a p
preaching doom
It was not the pro-
gram to make the
grounds of I h e
summer palace In
keeping with the dig
nifty of his position,
place and power. but
the principle involved
in the DrOpositiOn
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the church.
The regular Sunday preaching serv-
ice has been resumed, with Miss Beu-
lah Harper as so1oist at the morning
and Mr.. Walter Sorrell as precenter and
soloist at the evening service.
The pipe organ. which has been re.
Gently purchased from the Church OF
the Covenant, has been installed and is
played by Miss Alice Terrell The
music committee is planning to organ gan,
will assist in the evening service The
midweek prayer service is largely at.
tended and will soon pass the 1oe
mark. :. = 81
school teachers and officers. a number
of efficiency methods were introduced
which will be announced at the rally
day service. October 10.
The brotherhood Of the various com m.
mittees have outlined an attractive
program for men and this will be pre-
scented at the brotherhood banquet to
be held in October.
The Gurley Church has very large
number of young people In its mem
bership and the Christian Endeavor So,
ciety, which was especially successful
last year. will hold a rally tomorrow
evening at Z o'clock.
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The Young women's Christian As
ISOLATION will resume its. vesper serv-
ices tomorrow at 4:30 pm.
At this first service Miss Ruth
Keeney will be the sneaker. MISS
Keeney is a graduate of vassar College
and also Of the National Training
School of the Young Women.s Chris ;.
the new educational secretary Of the
The library of the association will
be open at $3.50 pm: After the vespeI
service there will be held the usual
, Int
served. All women are cordially m
vited to attend.
The Spiritua1ist Church of Washing
ton has arranged for a series of meet
ings at Pythian Temple commencing
tomorrow evening. with. Rev; Dell a
Church. Rochester, n. Y. as the
speaker and medium. These meetings
are expected to be OF much interest
and all are invited.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gentleman" lie
to he the topic for special sermon
by Rev. Henry H. Ranck in Grace Re-
formed Church tomorrow evening,
The sermon will be a companion one
for that Of last Sunday evening. when
Pastor Ranck spoke on Gen. U. 8
Grant, Gentleman"
During the winter months the
Woman's Missionary Society of Mt:
Church South has Bible study and
mission study classes besides the reg
ular monthly meeting. thus using the
hour from 2:30 to $3.50 o'clock every
Tuesday afternoon. The first of these
meetings for the winter will be held
Tuesday.
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DR.. B. Epstein. who comes to this
country from Cologne. Germany. on be-
half Of the Jewish national fund. and
who has been doing organization work
for the national fund especially in Rus
STA, where he has rendered excellent
service. will speak on that work tomorrow
event g at Adas Israel Temple at 3
o'clock
The disturbance of Zionist work in
Europe has induced the national fund
headquarters to transfer him to the
United States pending the war.
DR.. Epstein received rabbinical
training in Russia and is a graduate
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METROPOLITAN Methodist Church,

Corner of John Marshall place and 1t. NV.
James shera Montgomery. Minister.
Public worship Sunday morning at IL O'Clock,
sermon. BY DR. ORyIILE J. NAVE. CHAP. q.
A. r. In the evening at o'clock. DR.. MONT
GoMERY will speak on THE OBLIGATIONS
OF CITIZENSHIP"
Free ssats h ths pseQaA la.....lIIs..
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Great issues frequently turn upon APP
parently trivial transactions. Ahab's
plan to improve the executive grounds
about his summer palace at Jezreel by
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2burrnap School 1esson|
Alh Bp Ken. ,bugt a. @tebenscn.

Elijah in Naboth's Vineyard.-I Kings, Fl: 1-2o.
Golden Text-Be your sin will find you out
Num-, 32:23
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The Spiritualist Church of Washing
ton has arranged for a series Of meet
ings at Pythian Temple commencing
tomorrow evening. with Rev: Dell a
Herrick and wife. pastor OF Plymouth
Church, Rochester, N Y. as the
speaker and medium. These meeting'
are expected to be OF much interes
and ali are invited.
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The American University

DR.. Newell Dwight Hills OF IIymouth
Church, Brooklyn. will conduct the Washing
ton lectureslip of the American University. Dr.
tober $50 General subject: The Message
of Great Men Prophets Of New Era
The public IL invited with great cordially TO
share in the benefits Of this lectureship- Csrds
Of admission will be issued oE s. T9wnsena
Weaver. financial secretary. IN: HILLS viii
! appear under the auspices Of the American
University Club.
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Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gentleman" lie
by Rev Henry H. Ranck in Grace Re-
formed Church tomorrow evening,
The sermon will be a companion one
for that Of last Sunday evening, when
Pastor Ranck spoke on Gen. U. 8
Grant, Gentleman"
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During the winter months tn
Woman's Missionary Society of NJ
Vernon Place Methodist Episcops
Church South has Bible study an
mission study classes besides the reg
ular monthly meeting. thus using tn
hour from 2:30 to $3.50 o'clock ever
Tuesday afternoon. The first of thes
meetings for the winter will be hel
Tuesday.
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SPIRITUALI:M.

PYTHIAN TEMPLE lel2 9th ST. NV. FIRST
floor 7:30 pm. Sunday and each evening m
iii Oct g. Services hy Rev. Dell A. Herrick
and wife Of Rochester, y. Y. assisted by
George W. Hates. j. c. ]. Evans and church
choir. All invited.
MRS HENKLE HOLDS MEETINGS SUNDAY,
"wednesday and Friday evenings at o'clock.
II 4th st. sc. Everybody gets reading.
Advice. l to daily. Phone Line 204S.
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OTHER SERVICES.

REV. F. E. SHORT. FROM FALCON. y. O.,
will speak on ''orphanage Work. tomorrow at
Fnll Gospel Mission, 3llO 18th st. NV. Rev.
Earl W Clark, pastor.
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Israel C.. M. E. Church LIST & B

Rev. y. W. Clark. pastor.-9:30 am, Sunday
school: II an: sermon. subject, The Ba: tie
school: $780, Epworth League; 8 pm, sermon
You are welcome
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haven't the slightest idea what has
prompted all my friends to make this
alb this mistake"
Il thank you for leaving out the
word absurd Lieut.. Baker said.
and Marina blushed with charming
promptness. "Havent's you seen this ?"
he asked, handing her a sheet from
the daily paper.
"No!" she said softly. and con-
tinued to blush when she saw her
own and the young officers photo
graphs and the headline above. Il
haven't looked at the papers much.
this is rather-amusing.' she fall
tered, at which Baker laughed
heartily.
I'm very glad you're not angry
Capt Gordon's letter to me made me
more than anxious to meet you,' he
explained these papers make lot
of plumbers, but this is happy one
for me- I want you to meet my
mother and sisters. We will all have
a cup of tea"
And that was the odd beginning OF
an acquaintance which In time ripened
into something far more interesting.
Both the lieutenant and the little Red
Cross nurse returned to the fighting
line, but as man and wife. ..
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Lieut. Cyril Baker, too, was glad
to see London after being in the thick
Of the fighting for two long months.
Ee had won the Victoria Cross for
eallantry during the capture Of Hill
60 and had been brought home
wounded, with an arm that might
never handle another rife.
Neither Marina Wilson nor Lieut.
Elaker new that the other existed.
It was an amusing surprise then for
the young officer to see his own and
Miss Wilson's pictures bodily printed
in the middle section of the Mirror"
The heading connecting the two pho
tographs was Military Wedding" and
underneath was the usual information
that a marriage had been arranged
and would take place shortly between
Lieut.. Cyril Blaker Queen Victoria
Rifes) and Miss Marina Wilson.
The young officer was half annoyed
and half amused at the mistake made
in the newspaper office. In the same
page there appeared the photograph
of Lieut.. Cameron, awarded the Vic
toria Cross and at home in Kent re-
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WEST POINT

Ruby Bowman of Burlington was an
over Sunday guest at the AL Sheets
home. Mrs. Bowman and baby, who
have been visiting here, Will accom-
, pal,y him home today.
Miss Eernadine Jansen, who is
studying for trained nurse at Bur.
! lIngton, arrived this morning for
visit with her parents.
! Misses Ellen and Marie McEvOy re-
turned this morning from visit with
relatives at Fort Madison.
! Mrs. T. A. Stebbins and daughters,
! Dorothy and Kathryn, of Fort Madi-
son, Mrs j. w. Appleton and daugh-
ter, of Lexington, KY, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. e. Cantril were guests Sun
, day Of Miss Mary Stebbins at Bona
parte.
! Mrs. Marietta Armour returned to-
! day from a visit with relatives at
Fort Madison.
! Glenn Strothman, carrier No. l, Is
taking his vacation. AL Weimeke is
taking his place on the route.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Kafferstein of
Grand Mound, Iowa, formerly of West
| Point, are mourning the loss of their
four-yearold son, who died while on
visit at Alton, Mo. The family has
many friends in West Point who ex-
tend their sympathy.
Rev. Meinhardt of St. Ambrose col
hlege at Davenport was a visitor here
Monday, the guest Of Rev. Father
Jacoby.
| Mrs. Ben Schier and little daugh-
ter returned Friday from visit with
her sister, Miss Burwinkle at Fort
Madison.
Agnes Culligan is spending the
week with relatives at Fort Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Van Hyming and
son, Raymond, and Miss Helen De
Lashmutt are visiting at Milton, Ia.
Miss Fan Barnes of Bloomfield has
been in West Point several days CIV
ing the telephone operators lnstruc'
tions. West Point has excellent tele-
phone service. Misses Neva Foss and
Mayme Schroeder on the day force
and Miss Minnie Sheets at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Ellenberger en-.
tertained the members of the M. E.
church and the Ladies' Aid society DIT
their home Saturday evening me al
fair was in the nature OF surprise
for Rev Ward, pastor OF the church.
Rev. Ward has served this church FOR
three years and his many friends nope
he may return next year.
Misses Clara and Rcsalia Fecht or
Highland. Wis. are visiting at the
Mrs C. Vonderhaar home.
Adelaide and Rosaline Jansen nave
returned from a visit with relatives
at Keokuk.
Jake Miller of Barring, Mo-, arrived
last week for visit at the William
Weishaar home
Mary Vonderhaar and brother, Ber-
nard, and George Vonderhaar, OF
Quincy, ILL.,, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. George Manka and children OF
Fort Madison visited Thursday at the
home of her father, Frank Gang, west
Of town.
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ALBA.

The Gerard Stock Co. is visiting
Abba this week.
Miss Doris Kucker Of Abba, return
err Saturday evening from Davenport
where she has been visiting her sister.
Jack Wait of Ottumwa spent Sunday
with friends in Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown Of Abba
was visiting Oskaloosa friends Sunday.
Smith Pharis and family has return
ed from California.
Edd Arnold, which has been visiting
his brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Arnold of Abba, returned to his
home in Wyoming Monday evening.
Fred Callers motored to Des Moinss
Sunday.
Miss Ruby Wait Of Ottumws. spent
Sunday with Miss Joshephine Gallant
Of Abba.
Ida Ferrel Of Abba spent Sunday in
Lovilla with her parents.
A. J. Gatchell Of Abba, was in Bux-
ton Monday on business.
F. c. Hammond of Abba, was in
Buxton Monday on business.