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THE HOUSE INSIDE.
BY REV. SAMUEL W. GRAFFLIN.

BY REV. SAMUEL w. GRAFFL1N.
/ have house inside of me;
A house that people never see;
1t has a door through which none pass,
And windows, but they're not Of glass.
Where do you live?" ask folks meet.
And then I say ION such a street;
But still i know what's really me
Lives in a house folks never see.
Sometimes ] like to go inside,
And hide and hide and hide and hide;
And doctor up my wounded pride
When I've been treated rough" outside.
And sometimes, when I've been to blame,
20 indoors and blush for shame;
And get my mind in better frame,
And get my tongue and temper tame.
! meet my Heavenly Father there;
For He stoops down to hear my prayer.
To smooth my brow and cure my care
And make me brave to do and dare.
Then, after I have been made strong,
And have things right that were all wrong,
/ come outside, where belong,
To sing a new and happy song.
Then l can hear the people say.
You're bright and bonnie, good and
gay
And it's because feel that way:
But they don't know the price pay.
You have a house inside of you.
Where you may fight your battles, too,
And God will tell you what to do
And make your heart both kind and true.
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OF SERBIAN CHURCH
APPEALS FOR FUNDS FOR HIS PEOPLE
Rev. Sebastian Sabovitch Is Cooperating With
Metropolitan of Belgrade in Effort
of Relief.

the Metropolitan of Belgrade, Arch
bishop Dimitri, the head of the Serbian
Church, to relieve such as come under
the rule of the church, and who are not
relieved by the Red Cross agencies.
The Episcopal Church in this coun-
try, the Church of England in Eng
land = and the Serbian Church regard
themselves as closely allied, and hence
the Episcopal Church here is co-operat-
ing with Rev. Sebastian in this Serbian
Bishop Darlington Of Harrisburg. Pa.
as chairman of the Episcopal Church
committee, has Just renewed an ap-
peal, saying Serbia is again rising in
her soldiers. but that her children are
still starving. The bishops of Della
ware, Ohio, Pittsburgh, California and
Chicago are among those who are do
ing what they can to urge, the Episco-
pal Church to cooperate.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS HANDI-
CAPPED BY HEALTH RESTRICTIONS
Conductors Plan to Observe Strictly Conditions
Laid Down by Various Boards

able to leave the city. at least to get on
hot streets. The three factors are chill
dren of the very poor, halls belonging
to churches that but for these vacation
schools would remain unused. and stu
dents of colleges and theological semi
naries who seek summer work to help
them with expenses the balance of the
year. Putting all of these factors to-
gether costs little and helps much.
The vacation school idea started M
teen years ago in the mind of Baptist
minister the Rev. DR.. r. G. Bovllle, by
name 1t has grown steadily each year,
until now the schools are numbered by
hundreds. Differences between religious
bodies have played havoc in some cities.
impaired efficiency and duplicated ma
chinery for their promotion. But this
July at least 100000 children of very
deserving families will be in these
schools. and be taught some Bible
truths, some handiwork and good deal
of healthful amusement and how to
provide it for themselves.
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Purity.

Among ybur highest seekings. seek
the purity of life.
Bie't are the pure in heart. wouldst thou
He'll cleanse thy spotted soul. wouldst thou
ind rest?
Arouno thy tolls and cares He'll breathe a
calm
And to thy wounded spirit lay a balm;
From fear draw love. And teach thee where
TO seek
Lost strength and grandeur. with the bowed
and meek.
Who can see God?
The pure in heart.
Who are the pure in heart?
Those who through the Son do be
lieve in God. that raised Him up from
the dead and gave Him glory; that
your faith and hope might be in God;
seeing We have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the spirit
unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see
that ye love one another with pure
heart ferventiy."
The heart is purified BY obeying the
truth through the Spirit. and from this
obedience arises unfeigned love for God
and men. There is nothing 80 purify
ing as unfeigned love.
The pure in heart are not those who
never sin for there are none that
liveth and sinneth not), but those who
strive against sin and seek after right
eousness.
IF we say we have not sin, we de-
ceive ourselves and the truth Is not in
us II we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive US our
sins. and to cleanse US from all un-
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ment, where the class is at the present
time. In 1908 it received from the IN
ternational Sunday School Association
a certificate showing the class to be
the ninth in the District of Columbia
to become organized according to the
international standard.
The general policy of the class is to
direct it's attention in two ways-hrst
toward assisting it's own members and
toward assisting others.
The class funds are obtained from the
voluntary subscriptions of its members
and kept in two funds, one a re1ef
fund, the other a general fund. The re
lief fund is maintained in order to aid
members of the class needing financial
assistance. while the other fund is
used for general expenses and any
charitabl work that is called to the
attention of the class
The teacher, Mr.. kinnear, after
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program in their respective churches
for work for money for local main
tenance. for missionary education, for
the training of laymen as preachers
and evangelists and for service in be-
half of social problems. The entire
four years to 1920 are to keep in mind
a laymen's convention which shall be
held that year in connection with the
general conference.
AS far as possible, such conventions
are also to be held in connection with
annual conferences, with exhibits Of
work where practicable. Methodist
laymen say they wish to emphasize
partnership Of laymen with ministers
in all that goes to make a complete
church.
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NEW YORK. July 15.-The vacation
Bible schools, which have just opened
for six-week term. are interfered with
in a number of cities by infantile par
alysis and restrictions imposed by
boards of health. In many cities con-
ductors of the schools have given no
tice that they will observe strictly the
conditions laid down by the boards.
The schools have extended to south
ern cities this year. westward to Kan
sas city, and are far more numerous
than is indicated by the $4,000 pupils re,
ported in the schools of one national
association. The reason is that many
schools are maintained by churches IN
which they are held and have no con-
nection with the national body.
ine,ituyions. They are also for quite
poor children. Distinction is not made.
but children of well-to-d do families' are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-15
STIRRING UP METHODIST EPISCOPAL LAYMEN AND
PRESENTING TO THEM A PROGRAM OF ACTUAL WORK
General Conference Laymens Associations Reports Desire
Everywhere to Aid In fort

but quite as widely lack of all plans,
and especially a lack of lay leaders.
Officials of this new Methodist Lay
mems Association come from all of
the fifteen general conference districts.
The president is A. p. Nelson of
Grantsburg. Wis, and one of the sec
retaries is Frank L. Brown of the
World Sunday School Association.
Plans of work include agitation in
favor of laymen having membership
with ministers in annual conferences.
This question has been agitated for
some years. but it is said by Methodist
leaders that even yet the outlook for
such change is not favorable.
Efforts are to be put forward at once
to provide Methodist men with definite
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CHAS. W. FLORA,
Treasurer.

The Kinnear class of young men OF
Calvary Baptist Church is planning a
big celebration in the early fall. when
it will hold its twenty-fifth ami
versary. The class has an enrolment
of 125 members. representing prac-
ticany every state in the Union. The
class is strictly a young mans class.
the average age being twenty-five
years.
The founding of the class dates back
10 1891, at Takoma Park. Md. when
several bows from ten to twelve years
of age met under the present teacher
Mrs. j. B. Kinnear. After five years
at Takoma Park the class was moved
to the Junior department of calvary
Baptist Sunday school, and in 1901 it
was transferred to the adult depart
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Edwin r. Graham. the one layman
who is an agent of the Methodist book
concern. was recently elected secretary
of new General Conference Laymen's
Association. Doing the work of sec
rotary in connection with that of pub
fishing agent. he reports setting al
ready the machinery in motion to stir
up Methodist laymen of the country,
and get into their hands a program
for actual work by them that is far
in advance of anything ever attempted
by Methodists. Mr.. Graham reports
finding everywhere a desire to help,
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twenty-five years of personal service,
it is declared. has built up a class of
fine young men that Calvary. Church
and the city of Washington is justly
proud of. DR.. c. W. Needham is the
co-teacher of the organization.
The committee in charge of the pro-
posed anniversary are: Chairman, Ben
jamin i. Favorite, founder of the
class; T. K. Back and John w. Hardell.
sermon on Sunday morning by Rev.
Samuel H. Greene, with the class mem
bers as guests; a social evening and a
banquet to the members of the class
and their friends will make up part of
the program.
The present officers of the class are
as follows: S. J. Smallwood, president;
L. r. McReynolds. vice president;
Adolph Holm, second. vice president;
C. Fl. PanZer, secretary, and Charles
W. Flora, treasurer.
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GENERAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES.

terrain Church. using as his subject
Personal Responsibility
SIS y y
William Knowles Cooper. general
secretary, Y. NJ. C. A.. left Thursday
night for the Southern Y. NJ. c. A.
N. c.. where he will teach one of the
classes in association work for the
second term.
Rev. John Compton Ball will COM
plete thirteen years Of service as pas
tor of Metropolitan Baptist Church to-
morrow. and will speak on the sub
ject What Constitutes a Successful
Church." The church grows steadily,
it is declared. 40 new members hav-
ing been received during the last year
The returns from the voting by the
last Sunday evening revealed twenty
eight different hymns as favorttes,
with abide With Me- leading. This
hymn will be the subject for Sunday
evening.
Next week Pastor and Mrs Ball
leave on their vacation, which will be
spent in the Pocono mounta ms of
Pennsylvania. The pulpit supplies for
the summer are as follows: July 23
and 80, Rev. Henry W. Tiffany. pastor
first Church. Elkins, w. Va; August
and 13, Rev. George X. Warren. pas
tor Calvary Church. Syracuse, n. Y:
August 20. Rev. Quirof Harlan in the
morning, Deacon w. B. Johnson in the
evening. both of this city: August 81
and September 3, Rev. w. II. Holden of
Norfolk, Va.
y 81 II d
Rev. L. Curtis Talmage of Terre
Haute, Ind. is expected to conduct the
service tomorrow morning at Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church at IL
o'clock.
: The music will be an organ prelude.
"Adagio" tSpohr). offertory. soprano
solo. with Thee There Is Forgiveness
(Cowen). by Mrs. A. L. Haycock: organ
postlude. "Festal March" (Smith). Claude
Robson. organist.
Mrs. Ada Arundel Pillow, contralto of
the church quartet, is spending a por-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-15

Rev, Sebastian Dabovitch, Archi-
mandrite of the Serbian Church. says he
credits the reports that Serbian troops
have again gotten together, been equip
ped out of Serbian poverty and sacri-
fee, and are to go to Saloniki to enter
the war again.
He says, however, that all that Serbia
could spare for the war has been given
to equip the army. and that women and
children are, by the tens of thousands,
suffering as they have long done. The
archimandrite reports Russians in
America to be coming to Serbia.s
financial relief. but that such relief is
pitiable indeed when compared with
the needs.
Rev. Sebastian is cooperating with
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ton of her vacation with friends in
Pennsylvania.
During the summer absence of tho
pastor the weekly Thursday evening
prayer meetings will be led by active
workers of the congregation.
The congregation or the new Mount
Rainier Methodist Church has pur-
chased large tent, with a seating ca
pacity of about three hundred. to be
used for Sunday school work and pup-
lie worship. The tent will be pitched
in splendid location on Bunker Hill
road, near 35th street. Tomorrow the
Sunday school and congregation will
use the tent for the first time and the
enjoy the new place of worship. which.
1t is believed, will be especially inyit-
ing during the hot weather.
The Sunday school, of which j. T.
Hough is superintendent. now numbers
100. Rev. Clarence E Fowler will
preach at II o'clock am
The Mount Rainier church is connect
ed with the quarterly conference of -.
Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
During the remainder Of the month
of July the pulpit OF the New loiss
Avenue Presbyterian Church win ~. o.
cupied by Rev. David S. Kennedy. D D,
of Philadelphia. DR.. Kennedy is editor
garded as a leading figure in the life
OF the Presbyterian Church.
= y IS
In Foundry NJ e. Church tcncrro-y
evening Rev. DIR. Wedderspoon ioni Ii
The Joys of Life
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Facts, Facts, Facts.

ne rlotive influencing Daniel was
his desire TO escape defilement The
Darposc of his heart was for purity.
The way 20 secure il was through tenn
pegance by resisting the temptations to
appetite and strong drink. and the end
reached in his case, as II will be with
all who follow his example. was the
strength, vigor and power arising from
sfif-control.
The value of temperance IL not dis
CT. cred BY theories, but by facts. The
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erature is IN the
story of Daniel and
his three compan-
ions at the court of
NebuchadnezZer, a 8
recorded in the
Scripture selection
for this topic.
The whole book
of Daniel is pre-
e m n e n ~ the
young mans guide
book. Nowhere else
do we find so clear
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Come let us Join with one accord
In hymns around the throne.
This IN the day our rising Lord
Hath made and called HIS own.
This ts the dny which God hath best
= The brightest of the seven,
TYNE of that everlasting rest
The saints enjoy In heaven. ,
The wording Of the topic indicates
an individual and personal application
of the question of Sabbath Observance;
hut as this is a matter more or less
questionable, 1t seems wise first to I'M
derstand just what is meant by SAD
bath observance before attempting to
apply the personal test of use or abuse.
q r. Is y
Sabbath Observance.
The observance Of the saboath Is
both negative and positive. and the
command given to Moses by which Goa
established it is both prohibitive and
Affirmative.
Thou shalt not labor on the Sab
bath day was one part of the command
ment; remember the Sabbath day, 10
keep it holy was the other part.
Thus we see that observance OF the
SaDDath consists OIL ceSSdtIoh u WI -
Cor rest), and worship. This is fur
Their illustrated in the two passages
cited for reference in connection with
this topic In the 18th chapter
of~Nehemiah we read how the Jews
profaned the Sabbath by engaging IN
their usual trades and occupations,
and how Nehemiah brought them to
time. reminding them how their fathers
had been punished for the same tnlnS;
In the 5sth chapter of Isaiah we ma
the prophet saying: IF thou turn away
thy foot from tire Sabbath. from oo1ng
thy pleasure on my holy day and caii
the Sabbath delight. the holy OF the
Lord. honorable; and shalt honor Him,
not doing thine own ways. nor Hnoins
thine own pleasure. nor speaking thine
own words; then shalt thou delight
thyself in the Lord; and l viii cause
thee to ride upon the high places OF the
EARTH and feed thee with the heritage
of Jacob, thy father; for the mouth OF
the Lord hath spoken 1t.
Importance was attached to keeping
the Sabbath during the Babylonian cap
tivity, because it was the most prom1-
nent thing in which the people publicly
witnessed to their separation from
idoiatry and allegiance to Jehovah. and
observance Of 1t was the test by which
the faithful ones were known. Equal
Importance attaches to the keeping OF
the Sabbath In our day, and It is, as
much as ever It was. the searching test
by which the humble and faithful FOL
lowers Of God are revealed.
To the individual Sabbath observance
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||@pmortb. league Disfussion,,

is a test of his spiritual life and devel.
opment: to the community il is a test of
its progress in civic righteousness; to
the state and nation it is test of its
permanency and OF It's pol1tical EN-
cheney, and to the race and to the world
II is a test of progress in civilization.
The Individual needs to observe the
Sabbath to provide rest and recreation
for his body and his mind, and spiritual
refreshment and development for his
soul.
To the community, the state. the ma
ton. the race and the world, the keep
ing of day of rest and worship is a
civic, social and economic necessity.
Probably the most rigid observance
of the Sabbath was right here in Amer
lea, when what was called the Puritan
Sabbath existed, and probably the worst
Sabbath dissertation in Christianity is
what we call the continental Sunday
in Europe.
The Puritan Sabbath has passed
away. and it is no longer crime to
pick an apple from tree and eat It.
or read any book other than the Bible
on Sunday: and it is we'll that such a
conception of Sabbath observance is
gone. for Jesus would certainly have
the day one of gladness. He said. The
Sabbath was made for man. not man for
the Sabbath" But in avoiding the one
extreme I'VE need to use great care to
avoid the other also; indeed. we seem
now to be in imminent danger of haV-
ing the continental Sunday forced upon
us, and no greater calamity could be-
fall our country.
In the District of Columbia an ade-
quate Sunday rest law is being dis
cussed. and Senator Jones has one be-
fore the Senate now that is being urged.
The Endorsement should be forwarded
to him by every league. chapter in and
around Washington. There is also "a
good bill before both House and SEN
ate. introduced by Senator Works and
Representative Heating, which pro-
vides for closing the barber shops on
Sunday in the District
Holy Day VS.. Holiday.
Our physical need of one days rest
in seven is well tablished. Corpora
lions. considered soulless, are carefully
arranging the work of their employees
so that they may have this. not for
any religious or sentimental reasons
but because they have learned that it
pays-in dollars and cents. But 1t is
not merely that we need day of rest.
We, most of us, have our Sundays free
from obligation to work.
What the topic suggests is the use
Of the rest day we have-do we use it
as holy day or a holiday? Do we
honor Christ by our use of 1t. or do
we abuse 1t and dishonor ourselves?
The question of how Sunday should
really be spent puzzles many. and es-
pecially the question of what recrea-
lions are permissible. The topic sug-
gests a test by which these questions
may be answered. Do we honor Christ
in doing this or that on Sunday? II
we will put every question of recrea-
ton to this test, we will have no diff
Guilty in finding our answers Each
must do this for himself (and only for
himself, not for others).
If we regard and use Sunday as
holy day-a day of rest and worship
and not as merely a holiday day Of
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Let no: the Illusion Of thy senses
Betray thee to deadly onenses.
Be strong. Be good, Be pure,
H " Lougfeliow

The best illustration of purity. tenn
perance and strength given in all lit
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Christian Gn0rabor Dour'

TOPIC:
Purity, Temperance and Strength.-Dan I8 20
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righteousness" Without His cleansing
there cannot be real purity. Man by
nature is impure. Though all are sin
ners. purityof heart is accounted to
those who are conscious of their sins,
but who sincerely strive to purge
themselves by using the remedy God
has provided for taking away the sins
of the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-15
By Robert D. Burbank,
TOPIC:
DO HONOR CHRIST IN MY
USE OF SUNDAY?
Isa.. 5s1a; Neh.. 1918.
...,a.r, ., washington D.stric. Epworth League

Come let us join with one accord
In hymns around the throne!
This is the day onr rising Lord
Hath made and called His own.
This is the dny which God hath oiest.
The brightest of the seven,
Type Of that everlasting rest
The saints enjoy In heaven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-15

In Foundry NJ. f. Church tomorrow,
evening Rev. DIR. Wedderspoon ,;oni IL
ues his series of special sermons el
The Joys of Life"
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Popular Mechanic
Again On His Feet
The Many Friends Of YIN. F,
Baeeett Will Be Glad to
Hear of His Improve
ment In Health.

When it is required of n man
TO do n "Man sized days work"
it's a right serious departure
when that man is stricken with
rheumatism. Mr.. VIM. II. Bag
get residing ut l015 Lawson
Street, Richmond Va, said.
+" | was suffering from rheuma-
tism pains and still joints, the
pains being more intense in my
logs than elsewhere. When |
got up in the morning felt as
still and badly, simply filled
with pains all over, it was
about impossible to do any
thing before | gave myself a
viglrous rubbing down. read
IN the papers of many people
being helped by Tanlac and |
decided to give the new mcdi-
cine a trial. Before finishing
the first bottle began to feel
better and my wife commented
upon my Improvement. Now
after the second bottle has been
finished, all pains have disup-
peared, my appetite has improv.
ed, am feeling fine and nm
again able to do IA Mans sized
days work. | now recommend
Tanlac because | want other
sufferers to give this medicine
a trial. If they will only give
1t a fair trial ! am sure it will
help them as it has me-"
Tnnlac is now on sale at the
Nlutuai Drug Company. adv.
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East Stone
Gap Items

w. a. Stidham, Of this place,
is very i'll AT present.
u. Il. Bowlcs and wife, of
pooley, Va, were visiting rcln-
tives near this place last week.
Evelyn Qualls, Of Knoxville,
Tenn, was visiting friends in
Sig Stone Gap last week.
Dewey Wilson, of this place,
has just returned from Bristol.
Va, whcrc he had II piece of
dynamite cup removed from
his eye. He seems To be getting
along fine.
Jack Ashworth, of Powclls
Valley, is very i'll nj this time.
Allie Skccn, Lucy Powers,
Clarence Qnnlls and Harrison
Bowlos went kodnking last Fri
day afternoon.
Rev. George Sanders, of Scott
comfy, preached n fine sermon
nj the church in Crackers Neck
last Sunday.
Jesse GilIy is very i'll, hnt
the physicians pronounced him
better yesterday afternoon.
Henry Hamilton attended
church in Crackers Neck Sun
day
Rev. James NJ. Smith, of Big
stone Gap, preached an excel
lent sermon III the church al
Crackers Neck Sunday night.
y large crowd attended.
Monroe Gilly, has just under
gone an operation for appendi-
citis.