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and planning, that We might bring
some joy and comfort to the boys and
girls of this home.
I'VE learn from the Bible that it lis
more blessed to give than to receive
so while we are being richly blessed In
giving, we hope that the brightness Of
this gold coin may be reflected in ten
fold more happiness to the little ones
who will receive it,"
The signature appended was that of
Katherine Cissel, president.
Others following were Bernice Gauv-
reaux, vice president: Ozella Ballard,
secretary; Virginia Scott. treasurer,
and Margaret Scott, Ella O'Brien, Mar
Raret Gauges, Wilhelmina Kern, Rus.
sell Cissel and Virginia Siege.
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astonishing rapidity, and the future will
show fruitfulness that God alone can
measure.
These weekend retreats. which have
become SO popular throughout the country,
EPWORTH LEAGUE DISCUSSION.
By ROBERT D. BURBANK,
President of Washington District Epworth League

! life develops, and new experiences
| come. the choice of favorite chapter
Will change from one to another. al
| ways resting on that one which inter-
prets that souls life and experience.
There is also another basis on which
| the choice Of a favorfte chapter fire.
quently rests. The Bible not only con-
tains interpretations of all the expert
ences of the spiritual life, but also has
many messages from God to the soul.
and, in fact, taken as whole, is rev.
elation of God to man.
At one time He reveals Himself in the
history of His chosen nation. at another
time He employed the scathing de-
nunciations of prophet: at another
He chose the symbols of the sacrificial
| system; and at another time He en-
ployed the heart .longings and the ex-
periences Of the Hebrew poets and phi
losophers; and finally He gave Of His
own life. and by the incarnation of
His son made the message so plain that
none might miss it. AS one or another
of these revelations reaches and in
fiuences the individual it will naturally
become favorite with him.
X X x x
Paul's Choice.
Paul called Timothy his son in the
gospel because he had helped edu-
! cate him in the scriptures. and trained
him to carry on the work Of evan
gelizing the Gentiles and administer
ing the church after Paul himself was
| gone. In his second letter to Timothy
Paul says: But continue thou in the
| things which thou hast learned, and
hast been assured of, knowing of whom
! thou hast learned them, and that from
a child thou hast known the holy
| Scriptures, which are able to make thee
| wise until salvation through faith
which is in Jesus Christ. All Scripture
| is given by inspiration Of God, and Is
profitable for doctrine. for reproof. for
, correction, for instruction in righteous
! ness: that the man of God may be per-
] feet. thoroughly furnished unto all
good works" ,s...,
This passage shows the value Paul
| placed on the !. Scriptures, and In
directly indicates his cheice of favor
| lite passage. OF course, the Scripture
of PauPs time consisted of most OF
what we now have in the Old Testa-
| ment, together with. the Apocrypha
! But Paui's choice of favorite passage
| is indicated by his reference to the
| faith which is in Jesus Christ and in
the Bible in the form in which we now
! have 1t we would surely find Pauls
| favorite passages those: in which Jesus
| sought to impart faith to His follow
| ers. g
| There has recently been a tendency
on the part of some critics not to take
literally Paurs statement that AL
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Addressed ITO the Baptist Home,
From the BloomingdaIe Busy Bees" a
neatly wrapped little package came
during the week the officers of the
Baptist Home for Children at Brook
land. and when opened was found to
contain a ten-dollar gold piece as a
donation to the work. 1t was the gift
of a number of little girls of Bloom
ingdale4 Of various religious denomina-
ton, raised by them in various ways
The letter inclosed stated: LAS presi-
dent of the Bloomingdale Busy Bees.
wish to say that every one of the
members of our club enjoyed working
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FIRST DEPUTY CHAPLAIN GENERAL
CHOSEN FOR THE BRITISH ARMY
Bishop Gwynne of Khartum Selected for Post-ls
Sufragan Bishop of Jerusalem and Has Seen
Much of Life In the Sudan.

the Moslem world. it's education and
its missionary spirit. and hence the
doing of Christian work has been reck-
oned hazardous there. Very slow
progress was made for years, and it
was not until after the expiration OF
twenty-seven years that the English
cathedral was consecrated in Khar-
tum.
A year ago, when the war came on,
Bishop Gwynne was in England. He
at once went to the front in France,
and he has been there since. His ex-
perience with soldiers in the Sudan.
and later in France, brought him the
new duty now put upon him.
Until now the chaplains in the field
have been in charge of a chaplain To-
Gated in the war Office in London. Now
Bishop Gwynne becomes in effect a
bishop general in the field. The war
office chaplain general is Bishop Taylor
Smith,
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Y. NJ C. A. PLANS NEW LINES OF
:. COOPERATION WITH THE CHURCHES
DR.. John R. Mott Becomes General Secretary of the Or
International Committee Succeeding Richard
c. Morse, Who Is to Act in Consulting Capacity.

Young Mems Christian Associations
are putting forward new plans Of CO.
operations with churches. owing to the
fact that Dr. John r. Mott has accept
ed the general secretaryship of the in
transitional committee, succeeding in
that place the veteran Richard c.
Morse, who has been general secretary
for forty-six years. Associations have
long felt the need for closer co-opera-
tion with churches, and DR.. Mott is the
chairman; Of the continuation. committee
on foreign missions. a position which
he -retains. '~t -.
associations have grown from very
small bel gi1ningsi to 1900 organizations.
100000 members, and property worth
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500, 100000. The international COM
mittee, when Mr.. Morse began, had one
function. Now it has fourteen, the
smallest Of which is far larger than the
one at the time Mr.. Morse took hold
DR.. Mott started twenty-siX years ago,
developing in largest ways the student
volunteer work, and later coming to be
what is. in effect, the leader Of foreign
missions of the world.
TO readJust the association work Mr..
Morse becomes consulting secretary,
and Fletcher Brockman and Frederic
3. Shipp change their work in some
respects In order to relieve DIR. Mott:
Mr. Brockman returns from China ana
takes up both home and foreign work,
and Mr.. Shipp takes charge Of the
home work.
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does not toll with
his own hands he
e x pr e 8 Sc 8 his
physical being by
either exercising
& himself or enjoy
ing the exhibition
of physical prow-
ess by others.
The mental life
seeks expression
through the pub
lication of ones
original thoughts,
or through the eX-
preston given by
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My Favorite Bible Chapter,
and Why.
(II Timothy, 3:14-17.)
I

How shall the young secure their hearts
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rule imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
When once it enters to the mind,
1t spreads such light abroad,
The meaRest souls instruction find
And raise their thoughts to Cod
Tis like the sun. heavenly light,
That guides us all the day:
And. through the dangers OF the night,
lamp to light our way.
Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth,
And we'll support our age.
Isaac Watts.
Mans nature ever demands express
sion, either borrowed or original.
The physical life seeks expression
physical activity-and If maj
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How Make Friendsp

How are We to show ourselves friend
ly SO as to make friends and keep
them?
There are three ways-by looks, by
words and by actions.
Enemies are made by looks. A con-
temptuous look is chilling and dead
ly blast to kindly and generous i'm
pulses A sour, stern, peevish express
sion of the face not only drives away
friends. but creates enemies. The
countenance reveals the disposition.
Devoted. anxious. generous. void NJ guile,
And with her whole hearts welcome in her smile
1t is the sweet, cheerful smile that
ailures the reluctant. even the most
obdurate. heart. To look upon some
faces is benediction. The light shin
ing In the countenance Of true friend
has an irresistible charm. Who can
measure its influence?
The sour-visaged Christian does not
make converts, nor do proud and
naughty airs and disdainful looks In
vite esteem and confidence, which are
essential to the existence of true
friendship.
One of the excellent ways of making
and keeping friends is by putting on
and wearing. as we do a daily garment.
pleasant. agreeable and cheerful
lcountenance
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Social Environments,

SOC1dl environments.
We have great opportunities to make
friends in the social surroundings of
our life, in the church or religious or
ganizations with which we are con-
nected, in the business world in which
we move Ind in the broad arena OF the
universal brotherhood Of mankind, but
society does not open it's arms to those
who are ungracious and unfriendly
The church opens its doors to all,
but those who enter and have no
kindly word or look of recognition and
interest for those who sit IN the same
pew or engage in the same service can
not hope to gain personal friendship.
So it is in all the commercial and
political associations incident to citi-
zenship in the world. The boon Of
friendship is only attained by those
who show themselves friends.
There is no other way to secure
friends from among those of our own
blood or religion, or society.
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For the second time within few
years the Protestant Episcopal Church
will consecrate as bishop a clergy
man who, before taking up the church
as vocation. was a newspaper man.
He is Rev. Dr. Charles Fiske of Bal
timore. who on September 30 will be-
come Coadjutor Bishop of Central New
York. DIR. Ffske is now rector of the
Church of St. Michael and All Angels.
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Baltimore. and was a reporter on the
staffs of the Sun. Times and Evening
Post. all of New York, before taking
up the work of the clergy.
The other one-time newspaper man
in the Protestant Episcopal House Of
Bishops is the Rt. Rev. Charles S.
Burch. suffragan bishop of the diocese
of New York, who was editor and man.
ager of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Even
ing Press for twelve years before
studying for holy orders
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There is no such
thing as some
thing for nothing.
E v cry some
thing" has a val
ue. If we get any
thing for nothing.
then some one else
has paid its price.
Proper m e a n s
must be used to
secure blessings.
Our daily bread is
obtained by the
sweat of the brow,
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ing a knowledge of the contents of his

ing a knowledge of the contents of his
Bible.
Nor, indeed, can one attain to any de-
gree of culture without a familiarity
with the Scriptures, for the best lltera-
ture in the world is full of biblical ref
erences Volumes have been written
to show the influence of the Scriptures
on Shakespeare; and think of trying to
appreciate Milton. Bunyan, Tennyson,
Browning, Lorgfellow, Holmes and
host of other poets and authors without
any knowledge of the Bible! In public
life familiarity with the Bible is a nee
essary part of the equipment, for the
leaders of public thought ever speak
the language of the Bible, because they
are conscious Of it's universal appeal.
:: ): y !:
Some Favorite Chapters.
1t would be interesting to make a
study of the choice of individuals. both
great and small, of their faverite chap
ters The shepherd psalm has been the
favorite of millions, and the goth and
91st psalms are also popular choices.
Then there is the sermon on the
mount in the fifth chapter of Matthew:
the faith chapter. which is the 1lth of
Hebrews: the opening chapters of Luke,
telling of the birth of Jesus, and con-
tanning the Magnif1cat and the Nunc
Dimittis; and chapters in Isaiah, in
Corinthians, Romans and James. in
John and elsewhere throughout the
Bible have became favorites with many.
Berridge says, The Bible is a pre-
cious storehouse and the Magma Charta
of Christian. There he reads of his
Heavenly Fathers love and of his dy-
ing Savior's legacies. There he sees
map of His travels through the wilder
ness and a landscape, too. of Canaan"
Word Of the everlasting God,
Will of His glorious Sen:
Without Thee now could earth be troQ,
Or heaven itself be won?
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Hail. friendship: since the world began.
Heavens kindest. noblest boon for man;
All other Joys with meteor fire
Quench'd in the midst of time expire;
But thou. unhurt by fortunes blast
Shinest brightest. clearest at the last!
The dreary heart. unwarmed by thee,
Broods DER a sullen destiny:
Hraven's farest Rift would fail to bless
That cold and wintry haunt Of cheerless selfish
ness. Miss Hoiford.
Friendships do not come of them
selves.
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and salvation, the freeSt thing In the
world. is only obtained by faith in
Him who paid the price for 1t with His
atoning blood.
For all the good things Of life We
must do something or others must do
IT for us. There are some things that
others may secure for us. We may in
herit property that the labor of others
has accumulated. but there is never
something for nothing. An effort must
be put forth or price paid in some
way or other for every blessing.
Show Yourself Friendly.
There are some things that can omy
be gained by our own efforts. We must
do something ourselves if we would
have friends
Solomon tells us that "A man that
hath friends must show himself friend :
ly.''
We have an important part to do.
Others may aid us in securing friends
by introducing US to the right kind of
meet, but the gaining and retaining of
friends depends upon ourselves.
Friendship is no plant Of hasty growth
Though planted in s'tsens M, deep , aaea s0ii'
Must bring 1t to perfection.
BY showing. which means proving.
ourselves friendly. is the gradual cul-
ture of kind intercourse" that brings
friendship to perfection-such perfec-
tion as human limitations make pos
sible.
No one can have friends without
showing himself friendly. If we are
unfriendly to others it is inevitable
that others will be unfriendly to us.
1t is true that Christ shows Himself
friendly to those who are unfriendly
TO Him, but II they continue unfriendly
He will at the last be forced to say
II never knew you.'
"A man that hath friends must show
himself friendly"
are in the domestic. social, commercial
and political environments in which
our lives are placed.
Ties Of Blood.
There are special opportunities for
the joys of friendship with those who
are allied to US by the ties of blood
But to friends in the home we must
show ourselves friendly.
The ties of nature do not of them
selves bind the nearest of kin in the
bonds of friendship. We know that be
tween parents and children and be-
tween brothers and sisters in their re-
lation to each other or to their parents
there sometimes exists the bitterest
enmity.
He that hath friends among those OF
his own blood must show himself
friendly. Indifference and unconcerr
about comfort and pleasure of others
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speaker at the gospel service, to be
held Sunday sat the Fort Myer HeiHhts
Chapsl. These meetings. are cpnductea
under, the auspices Of. the vroliGiou0
work department Of the r. MIC,
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Kind Words.

Then kind looks should be accompa-
MED by kind words
1t is "a soft answer that turneth
away wrath" Angry words produce
anger, and anger is not the road to
friendship.
Even when there is just cause for
words of reproof. 1t Is seldom. II ever
that we are called upon to speak ali
our mind.
II we are sure that our friend has
done wrong, we are not justified in
making harsh and abusive criticisI,
None is perfect, and there is aiwa va
dan ger OF Just retaliation for any mn
kind words spoken.
Words of love and Kentleness, words
Of just praise and appreciation, words
OF sympathy and hope, words which
convey the friendship that is in the
heart. are grand ways Of making and
keeping friends
Looks and words are. the easiest and
cheapest formsiof expression in making
known friendly. disposition.
Yet how many there are deficient In
the joys Of friendship because thev
fall in kindly looks and gracious words.
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Kind Deeds.
The grand and certain way to make
friends and keep them. is ny loving
deeds. t- .t.
1t Is not enough to look pityinEly and
to, speak such words as BE ye warmed
and fiiedH and yet not give the things
ineedful for Warmth and comfort There
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TOPIC:
Friendships That Are Worth Forming: Making Them
Keeping Them-Prov., 27 5, E, g, 10, IA, ~ 1o.

in the home, as elsewhere, are barriers
not only to the joys Of friendship, but
to friendship itself
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Special Correspondence Of The, Star.
NEW YORK. September lit is now
said that not SO many new Methodist
bishops will be chosen at the forth
coming general conference as were
chosen three years ago: Then the
number was eight. but there may be
elected this time not more than I'VE.
possibly not more than three.
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Is a world of truth in the familiar say
words"
Our deeds. whether evil OF good. are
our prayers. -
The deed ye do is the prayer ye pray:
'Iead US into temptation, lord;
Withhold the bread from our babes this day,
To evil we turn Us, give eyil's reward"
Over today the tomorrow bends
With an anAver TO each ectcd prayer;
And woe to him who makes not friends
With the pale hereafter lowering there.
Are any hungry In mind or body?
We should feed them with food or
with sympathy and love.
Are any naked?
Clothe them.
Are any sick?
Visit them.
Above all things else it is by deeds Of
kindness that we show ourselves
friendly and thereby win to ourselves
friends. - -
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joys Of Friendship.

The friendships Of earth are very. pre-
cious. Without a friend life is, unbear-
able: but we have: no need to be friend
less. We have only to preve ourselves
friendly and we shall have friends. and
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ANOTHER NEWSPAPER MAN TO BE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP

Dr. Charles Fske Of Baltimore Former Reporter, Be
Consecrated Head of the Diocese of Central New York
Sept 3O-Bishop Burch Is Writer Who Precedes Him.
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SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC WOMEN OF
WASHINGTON CLOSED TODAY AT IMMACULATE SEMINARY

Sety6ve Retreatan Listened
and Attended Other Special Prayerful Exercises at
Gatherings Which Began Tuesday.
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At Lincoln Park tomorrow afternoon
Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Mccoy. pastor OF Waugh
M. E. Church, will be the speaker at
the open-air service.
These services are conducted Sunday
afternoons in Lincoln Park under the
auspices of the joint Y. NJ. c. A and
interchurch committee.
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Rev. Harry J. Goodwin, pastor o
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church, VIII
has been on vacation In Vlrginis
for a month. will resume his pulpi
mork tomorrow.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-19

previous season growth should have been left than is shown in Fig. 2, as there appears to be only 8 small amount of surface on which fruit can be produced the following season; but apparently tbe tree has been put in fairly good condition with regard to it's later usefulness.
 Heading in tree from year to year as suggested and pruning with view to producing an open, spreading, low top results not only in the develop ment of strong, stocky limbs well able to sustain heavy loads of fruit, but it brings a large proportion of the top near the ground, where much of the fruit can be harvested without the use of stepladders.
 Before an architect begins to draw the plans for building he must have mental picture of the completed structure, at least so far as the main features are concerned. He must know what details are necessary at every step, as he develops the plans, in order to produce the desired re- oullS. NOI uLllh6 lHlSs LuS Iudu WHO prunes fruit tree during it's first years must have a pretty clear con- ception of what the tree is to look like when it reaches maturity, and he needs to know from the beginning what is necessary each time it is pruned in order to develop the tree which forms his mental vision. Of course, such picture can develop fully only with experience and as one becomes familiar with the characteris- tics of growth, habit and behavior of the different varieties. At the same time well-formulated plan, based on a knowledge of the underlying pr;p- ciples of pruning, is essential if the operation is to be anything more than a haphazard removal of branches that appear to be in the way.
 The United States department of agriculture, Washington, D. O., will send interested fruit growers, free of charge, it's Farmers Bulletin (No. 632) on Growing Peaches" which gives in detail much information on the pruning of trees, renewal of tops, thinning, interplanted crops, and spe- cial practices.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-19

After peach tree reaches bearing age, the fundamental principles under lying pruning are based on the fact that the fruit is always borne on wood that grew the previous season. It is, therefore, essential so to manage the trees as to induce fairly liberal growth each season.
 As a general proposition, very | heavy pruning will induce a corre- spondingly large amount of new wood growth. It follows that the weaker growing varieties should be pruned more heavily, relatively, than the very strong-growing sorts.
 By the time peach trees reach three to four years old they should be bear ing good crops of fruit. After this, they will make a smaller annual growth under usual conditions than during the earlier years. Less head ing in is therefore required. In some seasons it may not be necessary to cut back the terminal growth, though to do so will tend, as rule, to de- velop the smaller secondary and side branches, which is desirable. Again, the extent of the heading back will be governed in some seasons by the abundance and condition of the fruit buds. If there has been winter injury or if the buds failed to form we'll the previous season, little or no reduction of the previous seasons growth will be needed On the other hand, if the trees made a strong growth, an abun- dant set of fruit buds developed, and they have suffered no injury, a core spending heavy cutting back of the previous seasons growth may be ad- visable, in order to thin the fruit as much as is possible by that means
 Some of the details of pruning ma ture peach trees are suggested in Figs. 1 and ?, which show a tree eight years old before and after it received the annual pruning to make it shape ly, remove superf1uous wood, and pro- vide for the development of new growth. While the tree illustrated is far from being ideal, as it had not been we'll handled in previous years, it shows certain important features The heading back of the main limbs will tend to prevent them from be- coming "leggy,' and it will induce good strong growth of new fruit-bear- ing wood well within the center of the tree. It may require some thin ming out at the next annual pruning to prevent the top from becoming too dense. Probably more wood of the