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York celebration of the society is to
be held in May and the 9TH of that
month is to be Bible Sunday throughout
all America AT the moment cities of
the southwest. including New Orleans,
Dallas and others. are holding Bible
celebrations. society secretaries being
present as speakers.
Reports of the society. just made
public. state that at the beginning of
1915 reductions had to be made in ap-
preparations owing to loss of income.
IN spite of that fact and heavy de-
creaSes in some agencies. there was a
net gain in Bible circulation in 1915 of
l19.349 volumes compared with 1914.
The total for the year was 1884,
900. and during the one hundred years
the Bible circulation has reached a
total of115,o0O,00O. The society an
nounces as a striking fact that under
Bibles were printed and issued from the
Bible headquarters in China last year
than from the Bible hoaxe inNew York.
Carrying out plans decided upon at
the last National Council. held at New
Haven in october. Congregational
Home Missionary, Church Building and
Sunday School societies are to come
together at once. with one board of
directors.
Rev. DR.. c. E. Burton. now general
secretary of the first named, will be
There will be retained department sec
retaries for the lines of work. but
these will be free from all financial
responsibility. In order further to in
troduce business methods and put all
work of the same kind under one head,
the American Missionary Association.
another UNCONVENTIONAL society. will
transfer to the home society it's edu
cational work among the white noun
taineers.
The Home Missionary Society named
handles about $275.000 a year, the
School has charge of the Congrega-
tionalist. said to be the oldest re-
ligious journal in the country. If con-
stituent state societies be included
with the Home just named the finan-
cial receipts run up toward 100000 a
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Time Conservation.

With personal conservation OF the
heart and life to Gods service, the
conservation of time necessarily fol-
lows. Withou. it men would not set
apart one day in seven or any day at
all for holy observance.
Sabbath observance is a fundamental
requirement of the Scriptures. Not only
as laid down in the fourth command
ment OF the Decalogue, but as pro-
claimed by the teachings and example
of the Master.
1t is not set apart simply as dag
of rest from secular employments, but
il is to be kept holy and observed as Il
day of worship.
who. then, is willing to consecrate
his service this day unto the Lord"
was the appeal of David to the con-
Sresation of Israel in behalf OF the
temple which solomon was engaged to
erect for the Lord of Hosts. For wor-
ship in His temple God has appointed
certain times and seasons and these
times and seasons are to be set apart
specialiy consecrated--to His service.
Let there be such conservation of
time as to use wisely and well our
earthly Sabbaths The Sabbath is a
day the Lord hath made. 1t is sa-
cred and divine institution made FOR
man Man was not mad" FOR the Sab
BATH for he was created before the
Sabbath was instituted. 1T was de-
signed for the benefit and privilege of
man and not as task or burden to be
borne Il is intended for the highest
advantage to both the body and soul of
man. Human experience has long
since demonstrated that one rest day
out of seven is essential to physical
we'll being and surely nothing could
contribute more to the souls well be-
Grated to service and communion with
Cod,
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In the Roman Catholic Church tomor-
row, the fourth Sunday of Lent, is
called from the first word of the IN
,ro;t. "I.aetare" (rejoice) Sunday. and
is one of the most solemn of the year
The church interrupts her Lenten
,-ournfulness: the chants of the mass
s.eak of nothing but joy and consola-
ti"a.
The Catholic Church's motive for IN
,~r'ucirE this expression of JOY in the
Gr;'s liturgy is to encourage the
f.,ithful to persevere to the end OF the
i..ly season of Lent. and she not only
permits. but even bids them rejoice.
This Sunday is called in several an
cient documents 1.-The Sunday of the
Five Loaves-suggested by the gospel
Of the day. which is taken from that
according to ST. John Och. S:l-lo) oil
the Catholic Bible. and reads as fol-
lows:
AT that time. Jesus went over the
Sea OF Ga!ilee. which is that Of Tibe-
= rs: and great multitude followed
Him. because they saw the miracles ne
aid on them that were diseased. Jesus
therefore went up into mountain, ana
there He sat with His disciples. Now
the Pasch the festival day of the Jews,
Was near at hand. When Jesus there
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Waste of Time

sl--n xuch as lounge through afternoons and eyes
And on thy dial write. Beware of thieves
D. lon Of minutes. never taught 10 1eei
The worth of treasures which tiny myers s'eai'
I..rs my left rocket Of its silver dime.
I:ut spare the ri2ht-it holds my golden time.
What would you think of man who
:'ter working hard all week wou!d
throw the half of the wage he received
into the fire: You would say the man
was crazy. What do YOU think of a
man who throws half of his time
away: Is he not mad. also:
There are more precious things in
the world than money. 1t is often said
that time is money and that IS true
in many instances: but time is more
than money 1t is more 'costly and
rore precious. You cannot measure
its value in gold. No amount o. mone,-
can buy il. God has measured out to
each one his portion of time; and as IT
* more precious than money, is the
ma,l who throws il away any wiser
ttan tue workman Who woIld tl.-oW
his wage into the fire? When We i.a:-
ize the value Of time We viii see ne
~ 20 lance % i-s conservation.
r Melon said: TO show Us the wo~.n
- tine. God most liberal OF y! Otiler
things. i exceedingly fru-9i in the
: sne1s.ng of time; 70" He never gives
US f%o moments togcthe". nor ::ants
MS a second. till lie : ts wit't!rn ~ the
first. stilI Eeepins ne ,nird in His WI
hands. 50 tina; We are in q perfect Nv
certaInt: whether VIII have I or
not. The t~uc manner Of preparing for
the last moment - - sEcud all tao
others well and cT % expect ;,a
we do:s upon this world rs If it were
teve- TO have an end: aud neglect
tsc next as !, 1T We nee: TO have a
beginning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Chrysalis of Eternity.

Take one Of YOUR ordinary days and
consider how YOU spend il II Won rise
a. in the iucre:Ts- AMI retir" .; ~
teen hoars What have yoI made of
IL" How much have y3u used to some
COOL purpose and how much have :ou
wasted
II six or seven hours Of :. day Ia
wasted. how great * tue loss III Tic
course OF a year mi how tr~neUdous
the loss i'll the curse OF Il lifetime, It
may well be asked 20 what purpose
IL this waste
What is wasted can ra-er be made
up. Every hour of every Gay - pre-
ci0us. Every hour Is an opportunity.
The immediate present IS AL one has
of life.
Richter said: Thou canst not delay
for u single moment the flight of time.
and thou complainest that time is a
continual overdropping Of moments.
-vhich fall down one upon the other.
and evaporate. Above hangs I'M
changed. the future. and underneath
crows the past, and becomes always
larger the farther it flies back. And
thou askest. What remains with me?
The present. ] answer: however much
time may fly away from you. the pres
crt is your eternity, and never aban-
Gons YOU. Time is the chr:salis of
eternity"
be redeemed is a lesson taught by the
philosophers of all ages. Cato held
that an account must be given not only
for our labor. but also for our leisure
Seneca said: Time is the only thing
that we can innocent1y be covetous Of
and yet there is nothing of which we
are more lavishly and profusely prodi-
gal
Another OF the old writer's said in
reference to time. We trife with that
Nhich il most precious. and throw
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Space to Repent.

This is times greatest importance
and significance to mankind: yet how
We trihe away our brief and uncertain
space TO repent" Though it is brief
and uncertain, the period allotted is
sufficient if we will use it, else God
would not have given it. Its brevity
and uncertainty is Gods appeal against
delay. Had the space to repent been
fixed and sure for long, definite
period would any give the matter Il
thought till near or at the last moment,
and the whole purpose of life thus be
defeated?
True repentance-turninS unto God
is the royal road to conservation of
time.
The most imperative of all demands
is the right utilization of time. for
when il liz past it cannot be recovered.
Wealth that is lost may be restored
by industry: health that is impaired
may be regained by care; knowledge
that is forgotten may be recovered by
study, friendships that have been sew
cred may be reunited by forbearance,
won back by virtuous living, but none
can recall the vanished hours or efface
the record of their misuse.
We are continually complaining that
life is short. and acting as though it
was to continue forever.
The hell strikes one--we take no note Of time
| but from its los.-to give it then u tongue
! is wise in man. As il an angel spoke.
/ feel the solemn sound: il heard Alright
II is the knell of my departed hours.
i But few take serious note of time
, from it's loss. They are reminded only
1 to complain of its brevity and live on
| as though it had no end.
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THREE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES BEGIN
RETREATS AT SERVICES TOMORROW
ST. Aoy5ius, Holy Visited
Ou-of- Town Clergy

Tomorrow will mark the opening of
three missions in Roman catholic
churches. to be given at ST. .Noysius
st. Marys and Holy Comforter.
The annual retreat for the women of
st. Augustus parish will open at $50
pm. and will be conducted by Rev.
George j. krim. s. j.. rector of Cant
sius College. Buffalo. y. y.
Masses during the week will be at
s, $50, and 8 am. nevotions in
the evening at 80 o'clock. consisting
of rosary, sermon and benediction OF
the blessed sacra nent.
Rev krim. who is regarded as one o!
the ablest speak ars in the Society OF
Jesus. is a native of Boston, Mass. and
studied at Boston College. He made his
preparatory studies as a Jesuit at Fred
erick, Nd. and higher studies as Il Jesuit
at Woodstock. Md. being ordained to
the priesthood by Cardinal Gibbons. He
has been professor of classical studies
at ST. Farncis \avier'S. New York city,
and Fordham University. minister OF
Fordham University. and labored as 4
missionary in the states which the
New York Maryland province covers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
LAETARE SUNDAY TO BE OBSERVED
TOMORROW BY ROMAN CATHOLICS
Is Dav on Which the Church Interrupts Her Lenten
Mournfulness to Rejoice

fore had lifted up His eyes and seen
that a very great multitude cometh 10
Him. He said to Philip: Whence sha |
we buy bread that these may eat ana
this He said to try him. for He HIM
self knew what He would do. Phllip
answered Him: 'Two-hundred penny
worth of bread is not sufficient TOT
them that every one may take NIUE.
one of His disciples. Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter. saith to Hlm
There is Il boy here that hath nNe
barley Ioaves and two fishes: but what
are they among so many: lnen Jesus
said: Make the men sit down No"
there was much grass in the place.
The men therefore sat down, in num-
her about 5000. And Jesus took the
joaves. and when He had given
thanks. He distributed to them that
we're sat down In like manner also OF
the fishes, as much as they would: ana
when they We're filled He said to His
disciples: Gather up the fragments that
remain lest they he lost. They gath
cred I'D. therefore. and filed twelve
baskets with the fragments of the hNe
barley loaves which remained over ana
above to them that had eaten. Now
these men. when they had seen what
a miracle Jesus had done said: This Is
of a truth the Prophet that is to come
into the world Jesus. therefore. when
He knew that they would come to take
Him by force and make Him king. fed
again into the mountain Himself
alone.
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Self-ConSecration.

The Christian has more than the
light of reason. he has the word of
revelation directing him to redeem the
time. because the days are evil.
The conservation of time is only pos
sble through conservation of the life.
Self-consecration to God alone redeems
the time. The heart that is cleanscd
will not fail to understand that every
day. every hour. every moment is d
talent of time. and that God requires
the improvement of it. Every God
given talent must be used or it will be
taken away. O'.e has no more right to
wrap up the talent of time iii a napkin
than any other talent. Talents are op-
portunities. and time is the opportunity
in which al opportunities are found
Time is allotted to man. but it does
not belong to him. II belongs TO God.
For that reason men should consecrate
il TO His service. All our times are in
His hands, The conservation of our
time is i'll its conservation to Him who
alone rsn so teach us to number our
days that We may apply our hearts unto
wisdom.
Some define time to he the measure
OF duration. others the succession of
ideas. pearls strung upon golden
thread: but Gods definition is that it is
a space to repent Rev. 2:21)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

Deep interest is being taken IN frot-
cstart Episcopal Church circles In Ems
city IN the recent formation in Phiia-
delrhia of the Church League. and al
ready two vestries--those of Epiphany
and MI Souls parishes-have gone on
record as being in entire accord with
the work in hand, that of engaging in
an educational campaign for the
maintenance of certain principles OF
the church in opposition to certain
medieval and HomanizinS tendencies
within our church which have been
distinctly repudiated by this church.
In the resolutions adopted by the
vestry of the Church of the Epiphany
upholding Rev. DIR. Randolph II. Nc
Kim the rector, in aiding in forming
the Church League. it was reclted.
The vestry of the Church of the
Epiphany of the diocese of Washington
records its deep interest in the recent
orcani.a ton of the Church League of
.he Protestant Episcopal Church, ef-
fected in the city of Philadelphia. bav-
ing for it's object the maintenance OF
tie Protestant character of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

Previous to his appointment presi
cent of raniSius college. Buffalo "
y. ne was rector Of 81. AIMS Church
in that city.
This will be the first time he has
conducted retreat in Washington.
In st. Mary's church the mission will
open at the solemn high mass at 1890
am. and will be conducted by Redemp-
toi.Si clergy from Annapolis. Md The
first weeks sermons will be preached
in German and the second in English.
, Masses viii be celebrated al $50. 4.
and am. with a mission sermon
after the frs; and last services. The
evening devotions. consisting OF the
, rosary. p short instruction. mission
sermon and benediction of the blessed
sacrament, will take place at 7:30
o'clock.
The mission of two weeks duration
will open in Holy Comforter Church
at the high mass at II am. 1t will
be conducted by Revs. Basil and
Joa chin OF the Passionist order.
The first week viii be for the women
and the second for the men. Mass the
first week at $50 and am: the sec
ond week. $40 and 1:2o am. q short
sermon following. Rosary. sermon and
benedction of the blessed sacrament
each evening at o'clock. A feature
; of the evening services will be congre-
lational singing.
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CHOSEN RELIGION is TRAGIC JOKE,
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY SAYS

Chosen may well be classed with
Athens as a land with many gods,'
says Missionary l.. T. Newland, of the
Southern Presbyterian Church.
"And the Chosenites, like the old
Athenians. ignorantly worship the I'M
known God, for they have dim
knowledge of supreme being who
created all things, who gives the rains
and the harvests. But. like the deists.
they claim He made all things and
then gave over the running of affairs
to various spirits, who must be wor-
SHIPPED and placated. Especially is
this true of the malign spirits who are
constantly interfering with and OPP
posing the work of the good spirits.
Therefore. the Chosenite argues
that the good ones will help anyway
because they are good, and that you
need only bride the various forms of
malgn devils to gain great victory.
AS a result, their worship consists In
the main of an entire neglect of the
one and many sacrifices to the others.
But 1 have found in the little time
that ] have been here that the
Chosenite las no deep-rooted religion
of any sort, but is as changeable as the
surface of the sea. If man worships
beneath a certain tree and then has d
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son born In his house. the whole viii
lage will flock to that spot until an
other villager finds that Il certain rock
is lavish with blessings. and then the
tree is deserted and the rock is the
popular idol for a season. Their wor-
shippers will not be put off with prom
Uses. To speak in the vernacular. the
spirit must deliver the goods, to be
popular. So it is not uncommon for
Il man to go the rounds of ancestor
worship. emperor worship. mountain
spirits, tree spirits, the elements devil
posts and Buddhism. to make sure of
his blessing. In fact, / do not believe
you can put your finger on any one
religion and say that is peculiar to
Chosen. The people mix them all UP
and give them all chance. They are
polytheists with a vengeance.
The truth is the Chosenite is of such
a happy-go-lucky disposition that he
does 10 wo:shiping of any sort eN
cept on stated occasions or in times
of need or danger. One man puts out
a dish of rice for the mountain spirit
and the next hungry man that comes
along eats it. They put small pieces
of money in straw manikins and these
are put along fields or in front of
the houses as gift to the spirits,
but when their backs are turned the
proverbial small boy slips up and
steals it. Their religion is such a
mixture and held with SO little seri-
BUSINESS as to be joke, were their
condition not so tragic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

1T views with profound satisfari ION
this organized effort upop the pat OF a
large and representative body OF the
clergy of our church 20 preserve the
ancient heritage which is ours. when
was reaffirmed and protested anew IN
the reformation. and which 1t Is now
sought to preserve and hand down ac.
cording to the doctrine and truth OF
rhe sospeI free from the errors and
faIIacies that were repudlated IN the
siNteeuth century. and from the 1nno-
yatious practices and doctrines Wnlcn
are without the warrant of the holS
Scriptures: all of which so seriously
disturb tine minds of the faithfrl ana
the peace of the church at this time.
The vestry believes that IN express.
ing its approval and ENDORSEMENT OF
this effort to preserve the character anu
purity of the church it reflects the tai,h
of the 1000 COMMITMENTS OF 1he
Church of the Epiphany. and the con-
sisteut history Of the organization.
THE vestry views with great SAT =
faction the active part taken by Inc
rector Of this church, the Rev. X IL:
Nckim. ID. in the organization or
the Church League. and pledges to MN
and the league its active and earheS.
support and sympathy i'll the great anu
righteous work before it.
The vestry of All Souls Church IN
adopting resolutions on the supJect
after hearing Rev. DR.. !, Macorlde
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INSTRUMENTATION EVANGELISTIC
MEETINGS TO BEGIN TOMORROW
Rev. Robert v Miller of North Carolina Will Be
Preacher at Gatherings to Be Held In
Fourth Presbyterian Church:

Rev. Robert V. Miller of Henderson,
vile. \. C.. regarded as one of the
leading Bible tea chcrs in the country,
is to conduct series of evanEelistic
meetings in the Fourth Presbyterian
Church beginning tomorrow at IL
O'Clock. The services will be interde-
nomina tional.
His subject for the morning service
tomorrow will he Steps Into Divine
Blessing while in the evening he will
discuss Seven Circles Around the
savior
The other dates and topics will be as
follows:
Monday. 2:30 pm.-"Gods Names in
the Old TESTAMENT NO. -. 80 pm
The Ministry of the Word-What 1t
Does
Tuesday. $50 pm.-"God's Names in
the Old Testament" tNo. -. 80 PIN
The Manifold Ministry of the Holy
Spirit tNo. -.
Wednesday. 80 m.-"God's Names
in the Old Testament (No 81 7:3O
p.m.-'The Manifold Ministry of the
Holy Spirit tNo. -.
Thursday, 2:3o p.in.-"The Prayer Life
of Christ" 100 p.m.-"rhe Benehcent
Ministry of Angels"
Friday. 80 p.m.-"hfectual Prayer"
$50 p.m.-'The Judicial Ministry of
Angels
A chorus choir of fifty voices will
sing before and during the services,
with James A. MacElWee. director. and
the BILLY" Sunday Song Book will be
used.
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VESTRIES OF EPIPHANY AND ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL
PARISHES INDORSE WORK OF CHURCH LEAGUE|
Deep Interest Efforts of Drs NcKm and Seet tor
Maintenance of Certain Principles of the Church..

Stcrrett, the rector. on the objects OF
the league. declared:
1T is the sense OF the ves:ry of All
Souls parish, upon the oral report of the
rector of the meeting. held in Philadel-
phia the list day of March, 19l6.at which
the Church Leagne of the Protestant
Episcopal Church was formed and Ger
tain resolutions adopted. that the yes
try approves the resolution as reported
in the Southern Churchman OF March
II, 1916. and the resolution read by the
rector and that the latter resolution
be spread upon the minutes. said reso-
luton having been also passed. but
omitted from the report in the
Southern Churchman. 1t was then
voted that the above resolution at the dis
erection of the rector be sent to the church
papers.
The resolut ION passed By the Church
League is a s follows: We. the members
OF the Church League of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, believing the funda-
mental principles of New Testament
Christianity, as expressed in the creeds
and prayer books and as req :1i-ned and
indicated by the English reformation. in
vite all churchmen to join with us in am
educational campaign for the. mainten-
ance of these principles and in opposition
to certain medieval and RomanizinG
tendencies within our church. which
have been distinctly repudiatcd by this
church.