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hammedan peoples. even the peoples
of Adrianople, will go to Brusa. This
lis a prosperous and beautiful city ly-
ing on tableland at the foot Of the
Bithyhian Olympus mountains and
fronting a vast plain of Anatolia that
is a garden spot of the world. The
! Olympus range lies just south of the
Sea of Marmora.
Brusa was the first Turkish capital,
dating as such from 1926. Here were
made the plans of the campaign which
resulted in European victories. and here
lie buried in vast. and most of them
beautiful, tombs six sultans, beginning
with the greatest of all. Osman.
Brusa Is the seat of vast silk man
ufactures. of fruit preservatives. and
contains many schools, many mosques,
including the Green mosque and the
White mosque The sultan win have. it
would seem, a more peaceful place Of
residence than Constantinople abs been
lat least in recent years. Business Is
brisk and there are developments OF
transportation, of schools, of manufac-
lures, such as Americans seldom think
Of as possible in these Asiatic cities.
The population is $4,000. and increasing
In almost the ratio of a western Ameri-
can city. The near completion of the
Baedad railroad will help Brusa, al
, though the city is not on its direct
lime.
Adrianople, also the place Of burial
of Turkish sultans, Is a city Of 10000.
but It IL not growing ss 10 Brusa.
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IDesire a League.
Offensive and Defensive,
With Every Soldier Of Jesus Christ.
JOHN WESLEY.

tudes of those opposed to him as the
work progressed. When he came back
to Jerusalem Nehemiah found the lit
tie colony there in desperate straits
They had not repaired the ruins. and
failing to realize their joyous antici-
pations had sunk into encouragement.
apathy and sin.
Nehemiah saw the people needed to
be put to work, and the work most
needing to. be done was the building
of the city wall. that it might be a
dyke against the tide of evils flowing
into the city from the surrounding
tribes and peoples. So we see him
starting the work of building the
walls. while his enemies first attack
his motives and threaten revolution,
and then. falling in that, resort to
ridicule. But Nehemiah never faltered,
and as the work progressed his enc
mics against him then sought a COM
promise, with him. and finally, tried to
bluff him with an open attack, but all
to no avail.
Nehemiah's plan was simple one.
and 1t produced quick results. Every
family was called on to rebuild that
portion of the city wall that lay near
est home. In. these days the leaders in
the fight for temperance reform have
introduced the same idea by passing
local option measures. and then call
ing upon each community to clean
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With the departure of the sultan from
Constantinople 1t will decline unless
Christians enter it. This is thought
to be unlikely. because it offers no
special advantages of location. 1t was
at one time the Turkish capital.
Constantinople has. as most people
know. Christian colleges that are Of
immense advantage to the whole near
east The most famous of these is
Robert College, situated directly upon
the shores of the Bosporus, and on
the Asiatic side in what is locally
known as Scutari. Here also are mis-
sions of the American board, and the
headquarters of the Levant agency OF
the American Bible Society.
But the open port for Russian wheat,
the great railway line to Asia that Is
to use the Bagdad route. and the
change of Constantinople from an
Islam to a Christian city. all these are
of less interest, to many at least, than
the restoration Of st. Sophia to Chris
tian worship. after it's strange history
of more than three centuries and a
half. Agreement will surely be had as
to what religious body shall hold Its
control. The prediction has been made.
however. that 1t will be either England
or Russia, since to give it to any OF
the differing bodies that claim Con-
stantinople as see city might lead to
further trouble. Unity, what there ts
of it, many declare, is Christian viz
tue as yet.
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CENTENNIAL BApTISTS PLAN TO
- OCCUPY NEW CHURCH TOMORROW
First Services to Be Held In Structure 9TH and
Streets Northeast by Rev. E.
Hez Sven.

Centennial Baptist congregation. which
mas Rev. L. Hez Swem as pas
tor, will occupy its new church build
ing at 7th and streets northeast to-
morrow at both services. according to
announcement made by one of the lead
ers of the congregation this afternoon
The usual services of the day will be
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Sven.
The congregation has been worship
ing in the Northeast Temple and
though the new church structure is not
completed. the officers feel that they
desire to begin work In the new edifice
which it is expected will be finished
shortly. .....
The building. which is Of reinforced
concrete, Is one-story high. being
equally divided into church auditorium
and Sunday school rooms. BY opening
rhe various folding doors the entire
seating area can be converted into the
main auditorium.
The architects are Speitien & Speiden
and the building was erected under the
auspices OF a committee consisting of
Nessrs. W. II. Weber and a. Newton
Hare and Rev Mr.. Sven.
One of the main features OF the build
ing is that II has an entrance on eth
street which Is on level with the
pavement and the floor of the main
auditorium.
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Three young women who have entered
the present session Of the Salvation
Army Training Home at New York city
were members Of the Washington Sal
walton Army. Up to the time of enter
ing the training home these girls have
lived with their own people. supporting
themselves. Miss Elsie Haslem became
a Sa1vationist when but fourteen years
of age. She has held the position OF
bookkeeper for the past five years.
Miss Irene Mccain has held her posi-
tion of pension attorney clerk and typ
ist for three and half years. About a
year and half ago she was preparing
to enter a college with the view or
being trained as a foreign missionary
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ments of American ones, but even
Europe could hardly tolerate st. Sophia
as it will be when Christians again
come into possession of it.
The distinctive features of st. So
phia's interior as changed for Islam
worship. apart from the covering OF
the Christian paintings. are six great
circular disks or panels. cheap affairs
lat best and inartistic, about fifteen
feet across. bearing in gold Turkish let
ters six names.
These are in order Allah, Ma
homet and four caliphates. To take
down these six panels and do nothing
more would quite change the great
edifice back to it's original appearance.
The reports say that the sultan and
his government will fee into ASIA and
Rev. DIR. F. F. Herrick, for fifty-two
years resident in Turkey and now in
his country, veteran mis- ionary of
he American board. retired after many
years declares there will be no massa-
res of Christians. He says the Turks
will be so solicitous for their own
ives that they will not stop to take
h. lives of other people. He declares
hey will race across the Bosporus at
asst as they can.
The government and most of the Mo-
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but meeting with the Salvation Army
work. felt led to enter its ranks. It
Miss McCann still desires foreign serv-
ice. after a term in the United States.
the Salvation Army Is prepared to send
her to any of the forty-eight colonies
or countries where it's flag flies.
Miss Anna Tew became a junior SOL
der of the army at Kane, Pa. when
only eleven years old. She was mem
ber Of the graduating class of the Kane
High School in 1908. She came to
Washington several years ago on a
visit. and while here took the civil
service examination, and for two and a
half years has worked at the bureau of
engraving and printing.
After training, these young women
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house at home. And the results have
come in this case, too.
We can scarcely mention dykes with
out thinking of Holland, which has as
romantic a history any nation in
the world. 1t has been the scene of an
age-old struggle between the forces of
nature and the forces of man. Great
sections of the land have been reclaim
ed from the sea, and are held in bond
age to the support of human life by
huge dykes or walls, built to hold back
the tides.
A year ago 1t was announced that
Holland was about to reclaim another
,reat area from the sea by means of
new system of dykes. 1t is likely
that the European war has forced the
abandonment of this purpose for the
present, but undoubtedly it will be
carried out some day Then the world
determined people arising to sweep
back the sea and hold its might in
check.
Yet this is no more important an
event, either politically or economi-
cally, than that of one of the great
states of this country sweeping back
the legalized liquor traffic and raising
tho dyke of prohibition all around it.
Why talk about building dykes to-
day?
Is not the liquor tide going out?
How are we to build these dykes?
Poor dykes may prove more of a
menace than none at all. At least, they
will be cause of constant worry. we
must build on solid foundations. All
our temperance reform must be pre-
ceded and accompanied by careful edu-
Where are we to build these dykes?
You in your little corner and l IN
mine" Let US remember Nehemiah's
plan and build over against our own
houses. Let US see that our precinct IS
dry. If there is no law under winch IL
can be made dry, let US set about Sc
curing such law. Then let us clean out
our ward. From there we can move
out to the conquest of our city, our
country. our state, our nation. And II
all of us-just the Epworthians alone,
without taking into account the otnef
organizations at work-lf al OF US
could accomplish this a SaloonlesS ma
ton by 1920 would be an easy achieve
ment.
Eternal vigilance is the price that
Holland must pay for its security
Every Dutch child knows what would
happen should the dykes break; AND M
there is no tale of sacrifice in all this
history of the world more thrilling
than that which tells how the Dutch
cut their dykes and flooded their land
to drive out the Spanish in the days OF
oppression long ago.
built?
1t has only begun then. Mr.. William
Allen White said a very true thing
when he said that the states wnaen
of their fight before them. 1t taxes
constant vigilance to make sure vic
tory in a fight of this kind.
The Epworth League chapter situated
has been built may render its greatest
and most difficult service IN seeing tnat
no leaks appear.
Especially should this be remembered
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was intended to comply with the spirit
of the expressed wishes of the late Pope
Plus X. The pastor impressed upon the
boys the dignity associated with the duty
of singing the sacred music of the church
and made one of the most rigid rules of
the organization the obligation Of regular
attendance at all of the weekly services
at which the boys choir assisted.
The boys became thoroughly enthused
with their work and entered into it with
enthusiasm.
Under Prof Wells training the boys
have for some time been singing for all
the evening services at ST. Anthony's, i'll
Guiding the full vesper service and the
responses at the high mass every Sun
day. In cassock and surplice, with an
attractive cape, the boys present a pleas
ing appearance in the sanctuary.
The success of the youthful uhoristers
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claims of work. Many forms of sin
and evil are tempting to the desires
of the heart
II the appearance of sin was as hid
eous as it's results. there would be no
temptation to walk in forbidden paths
but the pleasures of the world appear
with smiling faces and attractive forms
that deceive the unWary.
Every call of the world from the
teachings and example of Christ is
test of the Christians loyalty and sta
bility of purpose. His greatest danger
is in succumbing to the little tests.
Satan seldom, if ever. comes to the
Christian with great temptations. or
with Il tempta tion to commit a great
sin. A familiar illustration of this
thought is in the bringing together a
green log and lighted candle. They
shavings are added and then a few
small sticks. it will not be long before
the green log is consumed.
That is the way it is with little sins.
One is startled with the idea of com
mitting a great sin, and SO the devil
presents a little temptation and leaves
, us to indulge that.
There is no great harm in this" we
say, no great peril in that" and so.
by these little chips, we are first easily
/ lighted up, and at last the green log is
burned-the great sin is committed.
All the tests of our religion that arise
from any form of worldly temptation
are to be met only in the strength of
Him who is able to overcome all temp
tation.
A sentinel posted on the walls. when
he sees a hostile party advancing, does
not attempt to repel the enemy him
self, but informs his commanding Off
Ger of the enemys approach, and leaves
him to take the proper measures
against the foe. So the Christian
should not attempt to fight temptation
in his own strength. His duty lies in
discovering the approach of temptation
and in telling the captain of his saliva
tion of it by prayer
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will come out as lieutenants, and will
be under orders to be sent anywhere in
the United States that their leaders
desire. They. as Salvationists, are pro-
hibited from taking part in any of the
so-called amusements. theaters, balls,
race courses, etc. They will, perhaps,
receive the sum of Sc per week. which
is not guaranteed. out of which they
must board and clothe themselves, pur-
chasing uniforms. etc.
The salary of a woman captain of the
army is 81 per week. while a captain
and wife receive SO per week If there
are children, they receive ST per week
for each child up to four. If there are
over four children. still only $4 can be
drawn per week. None of these sal
aries are guaranteed.
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BAPTISTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
BENEVOLENCES ON MARCH Ia
Many Pastors Have Planned to Fully Discuss
Existing Financial Conditions in Sermons
on Date In Question

Baptists of tho entire north are using
their denominational day Sunday.
March 14-to set forth the poor finan-
cial conditions obtaining in nearly all
of their benevolent societies.
The day in question was fixed last
year to teach young people the dis
tinctive differences Of Raptists from
other religious bodies and observed
with fair success.
This year the day will be kept by
much larger numbers. Many Baptist
pastors will. however. mako the chief
part of their sermons on the financial
situation. Only two weeks remain OF
the fiscal year Of these benevolences
The Baptist foreign board reports the
danger of a reduction of 100000 next
year It has already heavy debt, and
it is not permitted to appropriate next
year an amount of money in excess OF
that received this year
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prompted the pastor and Prof. Wells to
have them furnish the difficult chanting
| of holy week, and it is said that re-
| hearsals thus far have indicated that the
Iattempt will prove a triumph for the boys
as well as for the ideas of Pope Plus re-
garding the rendition of the church's
music.
, Following is the roster Of st. Anthony's
boy choir: Lewis Bond, Leo Bond, Ber-
Connolly, Joseph Cation, Mark Bean,
Francis Burton, Dudley Bowling, David
Bradshaw. Carol Fling, Charles Fling
John Horstkamp, William Hgden, Cod
frey Muckelbauer. Leo Moran. George Nc
Nally. Roland McNally, Richard Price,
Francis Price. Francis Ryan. Leo Stock
and Herbert Wallace Edward Judge is
organist and Prof. Wells director and in
Structor.
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BY THE CHURCHMAN.


.a- ~, - y. ~
' -
dues'ioH q
"ofio OF feisious aiidiiS. Aiol aoe"
tion relates to the Mosque OF st. Sophia
Il, that city. Everybody knows the
So, =, .h,. ,ras. f,trie,ian cathedral
' -,,,.aa So 10, - crnss
"aich was sufhouiiteo oS '"e
for SO many years. and in which SO
,..aay thousands worshiped God, and
We .o, res,,s Chris, Fvervbodv also
s. c,txIs 60,
kho"s tiIat "hen oo"e 'ei- ,liiop-1 -eiI
as Christian cies the catheorai was
changed into a Mohammedan mosque,
I'D has ,smained such for 3s2 wears.
r.-I.,a,
- SOPHIA Deiohss 10 'he H4si
government. and is administered by It.
rIe.e the sultan worships, his pew
ts;np = hi1h one no, unlike n Chris
,,.,, -rnta n,n. 90, s;,,,.,.a
''aii Do.p4'-
we'll in front. is surrounded by screen
when the Turkish government departs
-. .t.a g. ca,,ti.
" ~ .e ~ p-o'
as physical property. VIII change
lands just the same as the sublime
r,orte and the political administrative
.x.. ,.,, o. :.
oeho4nss "i'hiii anu ohh IL
AFTER al OF 'hese years 81 SOPHIA
-II again becorne a Christian church.
.,.-hans a cathedral. But the question
-. o"n
aat services WIN ps 'naihtalheo IN
IT 10 ca'heorai ohcs more,
%nat ehuIch win ~ os d I'd OF
mar & &Wlen,n
ihe Gnssn are ,eaohg IN tne attacH
Upon 1oAstah sinopie- WIN 81. Sophia
a1asa pecome ea,neolSI am El, OF 'he .hprGh & OF
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Denominational day will be used by
It's friends to portray the disasters that
will follow such cut Baptist women
say they must have 100000 IL they
would keep out of debt. and Baptist
publication interests report the neces-
sity of gain OF more than $20. 900
over last year. or the disaster OF a.
debt.
Baptist home work has issued An ad-
dress to Baptist pastors asking that
the day be used to point out tho forces
OF evil that strive for tho mastery in
America. According to these Baptist
leaders these forces were never moro
active. and the society never moro
handicapped for funds to hght.
The Judson Memorial Church, also
part OF the denominational day, 10 TO
be taken up April Is In New York. Tho
church is in that city-a memorial to
Rev. DR.. Adoniram Judson. II New
York does well Baptists OF other parts
of the country, south and north. are 70
complete an endowment fund. The sum
contemplated is 100000.
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Test of the Daily Life.

The supreme test Of ones Christianit-
is the daily life. Almost every day
there come opportunities Of CHOOSING
between a spirit of selfshness and a
spirit Of generosity. Occasions are con
stantly occurring that tend to rufYie
our tempers and make US unkind il,
speech and act
Moody said: .If religion has done
nothing for our temper. it has done
nothing for our life"
When we meet the despondent, the
wavering. the sorrowing. are we ready
with comforting word and helping
hand?
When we are tempted to forsake
principle for temporal gain. or on ac-
count of opposition. what will be our
response?
When we have an opportunity to
speak word to win soul to truth
righteousness, will we speak or remain
silent?
When there is hard work to be done
in our society or church that We are
ing from, will we also stand idly by?
The test of our Christianity Is in our
daily walk and conversation.
to which it is subjected. but our pro-
fession of Christia nifty often fails under
the tests it is called upon to face.
What Christianity has done Tor the
world is sufficient evidence of its value.
No one can deny the truth of the state-
ment made by David Lipscomb In an
swer to a question of an infidel with
whom he was conversing.
The infidel asked. Can you tell me
one good thing the Christian religion
has given to the world?'
Lipscomb replied. TT has given US
better hogs. and better horses. and bet
ter cattle, and better farms. and better
society, and better civilization No
country without the Bible has ever had
a mail system, a telegraph system. q
the Bible got there"
Under the sway of Christianity men
and nations shall become one in prtn-
ciple, one in policy, one in affection and
one in conduct, and the final attestatton
Of the supremacy Of Christianity will
be seen when the dominion and glory
of its founder shall "fll the whole
earth as the waters cover the sea"
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in some communities. where a prohibi-
tion movement has come as conse-
quence of some great religious awak-
ening. Men. in the first flush of spirit
But as the months pass the tingle Of
that experience is likely to wear on,
and then is the time when the dyke.
thus hastily thrown up. is In danger.
Violations of the law begin to appear.
Men point to these violations and ask
what good the law Is. And then. unless
the matter is faced and dealt with
courageously, the law is repealed.
Epworthlans are called for. therefore.
not only as dyke builders, but as dyke
keepers.
The Epworth Leagues of Washington
Continued on page Z. part a.
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of danger. OF de-
sertion and of per-
secution.
The world h a S
many allurements
At cry hand
temptations arise
to test the Chris
tian's firmness and
faith.
The enticing form
of pleasure stands
in the way of duty
The desire of east
interfereS with the
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F. E. Dodge. jr.; C. B. LaPlace. Capt.
William A Pennoyer. w. E. Love. c.
w. Doap- F. H. McConnon. George L.
Quinn, William E. Nichols, E j. Ell
wood, Norman NJ. Cronise, George A.
Geiger, H. Keys, DIR. Halliday. e. L..
Weber, Erwin Proudly, Adolph DAILY. G..
n. Lester, Albert Seiner, T. L. Purdle.
Alber Van Lock, Arnell Carpenter, Ell
mer Kirper and John Crabb.
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Kennamer. William M. McCurdy, E. W.
S. Kerper, Rev. George A. Miller, T. A.
Hostetler, Arthur Bishop, Joseph A.
Scott, ST.: Homer L. Stanford, w.
Everett Brockman, r. E. Halliday,
Milton Broome, A. H. Lester. j. S.
Soper. Thomas Quantrille, v. E. Grot-
lisch, Charles T. Krause, Frank Love,
w. P. Amos, William Gwinn. John b.
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Brockman. NJ. Steinhoeng. H. S. Welch,
Kefauver, C. L. Reiser. C. Mitchell, S.. A.
Montgomery. A. G. Bishop. F.. L. Wight.
Roger Sauder. Ernest Souder. W. R:dg-
way. c. A->Quantrille. W. W. Russell. c.
Sparks B. N. Quinn. Joseph H. Nicholson.
w. ]. Brockman, H. E. Markley,
Charles ]. Ayers, c. r. Wallace, Donald
Scott, A. L. Bowman. DR.. F. G. MUIR
ray, S. b. Deal, William c.. Heath,
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m7 CHRISTIAN enorabor' Rour 1n
Bp parbep 3. 3rmin =
TOPIC:
Tests OF My Christianity.-Matt, 1o:1o-3I.

a failure in their hopes and expecta-
tions of service that causes them TO
feel that they are mot fit to go homo
with anybody" and not even with
themselves Yet the Christian. above
all others. should triumph over sIcb
tests having the promise OF hi Lord
Il will never leave thee nor forsake
thee"
Test of Success.
A more dangerous test Of mans
Christianity Is the hour of great suc-
cess and prosperity. Sudden prosperity
has been the undoing of more people
than adversely has harmed. When a
man can stand firm in the observance
Of Christian principles and continue In
loving service and devotion to the
church after he has passed from OBJ
scurity and poverty to affiuence and
power there Is no probability of his
failing under any other test.
Success encourages the feeling OF a
false security 1t has the tendency to
cause trust to be placed upon what =
man has instead of upon what he is.
and whenever that is done success be-
comes failure.
Great prosperity in this worlds goods
nclines a man to saw to his soul, Soul.
thou hast much goods laid up for many
years: take thine ease. eat. dr. nix and be
merry"
Be prepared for the test of success
Let 1t not CAUSE thine heart to forget
its Author and Giver.
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BY ROBERT D. BURBANK.

These words of Isaiah. as translated
in the King James version. apply with
peculiar fitness to the conflict with the
legalized liquor traffic. which has been
a great flood flowing through the land,
but against which the Spirit of the
Lord has lifted up the standard Of pro-
hibition.
Nehemiah was a builder, and his
name makes one think OF walls and
masonry and toiling workers. The
verses provided as references give us
three glimpses Of his struggle to build
the walls of Jerusalem and the atti-
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Included in the above photo are the
following members of Timothy class
and their guests: Messrs. Frank A
Carpenter, Edward Anderson, J. S
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Test Of Temptation.

The test of Christianity is the Word
of God. The true character Of every
ones professed Christianity IS dis-
closed by situations Of temptation. OF