Evening star., 1916-07-01
nds that the work which Berea Col

tends that the work which Berea Col
leee is doing for the mountain people
must be greatly EXTENDED Wltnout "a.
Law, and that one of the hrst ways ~
do this is by equipping the women Oh
this section to keep pace with the men.
Herea now has nearly twice as many
Young men as young women, chlen! p
cause the men can be sheltered IN tenn
porary quarters. .r+er
Based on an experience OF a
of a century DR.. Frost in the Berea
College Quarterly tells of hVe thins
which should happen to the stuaeh,s
receiving training in the founua' 'io,f ~
school. This school Is composed %
pupils above fifteen years d,as OF age of "no in i.
are still in the common branches OF IN
Here are DR.. Frost's first Ave neces-
sary developments in the career OF the
newcomer to Berea, as he states then'
I'm the first place. converslon-a con-
inc into conscious harmony with the
second. signing the Temperance
pledee-a definite resolve not TO TOY
with the enslaving passions. tho
Third. the purchase OF bioIe-.Is =
onening of the heart to the poetic ana
prophetic voices. -
"Fourth. the buying of dictionarS-
the birth of the ideas of research ac-
curacy and definition.
Fifth. the subscribing to a ne|sps ;,s.
per. which means sympathetlc 1elioM .
ship with the doings of the present
world
The service tomorrow morning d! II
o'clock at Mt: Pleasant oon 80 he
conducted by the pastor. Rev. Clarence
A. Vincent. y. D., prior to his summer
vacation. The music will be in charge
of Claude Robson. organlst' ana WI
be an organ prelude. "Adagio Canta-
NV offerfOrN,
.If God So Clothe the Grass tb1scnoH },
James s. Hicks: postlude, mlnuet' os
Faulkes Mrs A. L. Haycock, soprano:
and James S. Hicks. pass. mehpefs ~
assist in the singing during the month
of July Mrs. Ada Arundel-PlloW con-
tralto, and Charles D. Church. tenor,
will be on duty during August, thls
arrangement affordins summer Vaca-
tion for the quartet.
The union adult Bible class, which
meets at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
at Mount Pleasant Congregational sun :
dav school, will be addressed by Prol.
E c. Bingham of Lafayette College,
the subject being ''Heroism in the
Christian Conquest"
The service held last Sunday morn
ing at the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, when Miss Emma Webb
was given a missionary's commission,
was very impressive. The participants
were Mrs. y. NJ. harrington, represent
ing the missionary societies OF the
church; Walter P. Harman, superin-
tendent of the junior division OF the
Sunday school, in which Miss Webb
was a teacher for several years: Kew.
F. NJ Bliss, a former missionary to Tur-
key; Rev. w. E: De Reimer. FORMER
missionary to India; Rev. Clarence A.
Vincent pastor. who was delegated by
the American foreign missionary So
ciety to officially present the commits
sion, and Rev. Franklin Noble, MEM
Der of the church.
About the middle of July Miss Webb,
who is a granddaughter of Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota and
a former student at the University or
South Dakota, will leave Washington
on a visit to friends in Wisconsin. Col
orado and California, and August 10
will sail from Vancouver for India.
Upon her arrival art Madura. India, she
will be welded to A. A. Martin of Boul-
der. Col. who is identified with the
missionary work in India.
The first biennial convention of the
District of Columbia jurisdiction of the
Phi Mu Sigma National Sunday School
Fraternity was held at the fraternity
rooms, 931 G street northwest. Monday
the local body was completed, national
officers having been elected at the ma
tional convention recently held here. DR..
Clifton P. Clark. national supreme mas
ter presided, and the following grand
officers of the District of Columbia were
elected for term of two years, in ac-
cordance with the new constitution, re-
Gently adopted by the national conVen-
ton: Grand master, Bolitha Laws of
Alpha Chapter. located at Mount Vernon
Il -efav~
A. K Winner of Alpha Delta. located at
Rhode Island Avenue NJ. P. Church; :;
grand secretary. Lowry y. Coe of Sigma
Chapter. located at st. Paul M. E.
Church; grand assistant secretary. F. A.
Fahey of Chi Chapter, located at Con-
cordia German Lutheran Church; grand
treasurer, Robert Bosworth of Mu
Chapter. located at Waugh NJ. e.
Church: grand chaplain. Rev. G. S.
Abbott of the Church of the Good
Shepherd; grand historian. Ralph H.
Barnes of Mu Chapter. and grand
marshal, Charles F. Huntemann of Pi
Chapter. located at the Church of the
Advent.
The following permanent committee
on finance was appointed: r. II. Rath-
Won. chairman; r. Boswortl1. treasurer.
and Everett Parsley. secretary.
The local jurisdiction has about 500
active members and thirty-four chap
ters. located in churches of nearly
Washington. The national body has
jurisdiction over chapters in thirteen
states and territories and has about
1000 members.
Early in August the local Grand
Council is contemplating giving a
moonlight excursion on the river. Final
details Of this affair will be arranged by
the excursion committee. of which r.
Bosworth of Mu Chapter is chairman.
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The Church of the Advent has Just
been the recipient of a welcome gift. a
parish paper, or leaf1et. to be published
each week for the use of Sunday con-
gregations.
Messrs. ]. X. Munroe and Corbin
Birch and Mrs. Charles l.. Henry have
made the gift to the parish. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sacks. for long time resi-
dents of Bloomingdale and members Of
Advent parish, have also aided in the
effort.
The Ladies' Guild of the parish it is
said. has had year of gratifying
prosperity, with many successful fea-
lures. under the leadership of a capa BILE
corps of officers, who look forward to
very successful years work
The Sunday school recently had de-
lightful excursion. largely attended.
being fortunate in the date. which turn
ed out to be. in the midst of a most dis
appointing season. a day of perfect
summer weather. In the community
games and meets Advent Sunday school,
1t is declared. kept up it's fine reputation
as winners.