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In the Religious World
6y WILLIAM r. ELLIS.

SilaS and Timothy, our OLD rrlendS VINO
have been sharing Paul's adventures.
All of them had a keen and personal
interest in their friends In Thessa-
lonica. A year before these men had
been mobbed out Of the city. Now
there was, as a result of their trip, a
real church with all the marks of
Christian growth and permanence.
Would that all sensational preaching,
such as Paul did, and all revival cam
paigns left behind them a great ana
growing church.
Somebody to Love.
The personal and tender greetings
in the letter are suggestive. Paul had
been through great times at Thessa-
lonica He had stake in that city.
Therefore, his heart turned back to
the Thessalonian Christians. Every
man who was in the civil war looks
back upon those years as the greatest
experience Of his life. Not single vet
eran is sorry for the ordeals Of those
times that tried mems souls. The
war made its participants great, They
achieved life in its depth and In its
grandeur. The interest OF the old
soldier in his comrades and in the
places Of his war experiences Is like
that Of Paul's interest In the Thessar
lonians. -~
The mobs Of Thessalonica were
worth while to Paul. He had suffered
for a cause and thenceforth that
cause had his souls devotion. This
is the peculiar Joy Of work accom-.
plished. The pleasures remembered
do not satisfy; work remembered does.
1t Is great to stay ones soul with the
thought that the service we have rem.
dered abides though we pass; the
building stands though the builder
dies: life transmitted into service re.
mains. What comfort It was to Paul
in his dreary prison days.
.. Sublime Eaotlsm. g>a
There Is a pride that is petty and
mean and ignoble. There Is also 9
pride that Is great and honorable
Paul points to his work and life in
Thessalonica and to himself with real
pride He even reminds them, Eye be
came followers of u.s." In another
place he exhorts his converts to follow
his example.
That is the privilege or penalty OF
service. A man must be an example
of his message. A Sunday school
teacher has to illustrate his lesson by
his life preacher must practice, he
offers himself as Exhibit A" Of his
sermons. ..
So every church serves by being and
by doing. Every Christian and every
congregation is an advertisement o.
the gospel. Publicity is no new theme;
we are merely finding new names fol
it. What says Paul, concerning thu
way the Thessalonian church sounded
out the word Of the Lord throughout
! Macedonia and Greece? Work adver
tises the worker. 1t is essential tina
a church and Christians be such a.
will recommend the gospel.
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No. Going East Depart
13A-Chic.. Dubq. Quincy 100 a. m.
21A--Ar. from Des Moines 10;0 p. m.
6A-Chicago Limited 80. 1899 p. m
212B--Ft Mad. st. Louis. s:S5 p. m.
4A-Chic.. st. Louis. Ccy. 7:15 p. m.
2A-Chic., Peoria. R'kfd. ll:1s p m.
l7sR-Ottumwa. Burlington 1895 a. m.
1SB-Otta to Burlington $50 a. m.
10A-Atlantic Coast Linz. 1915 q. m.
Going West.
6A-Omaha and Nebr. 1:lS a. m
SA-Omaha Ore. Calf. 1887 a. m.
1A-Denver Express -. 1921 a. m
2sA-Des Moines local -. 500 a. m
218B-Ar. from Fl Mad. II: 80 a. n.
179B-Peoria to Creston.. 1855 D. m.
11B-Ar. from Burlington. $50 p. m
sA-Chicago to Denver %'53 p. m
1A-Denver ............. 12:21 a. m
A-Daily.
B-Except sunday.
J. Fl. Robinson. Agent
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The Personal Element.

The PERSONAL Element.
Three names begin the lesson and
the letter. Paul, and Sylvanus and
Timotheus." OF course Sylvanus and
Timotheus are but another form of
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DR.. 8. j. KING
SPECIAL

Piles, fistula, diseases Of women and
chronic diseases Painless treatmeat
with solicited carbon dioxide OF shin
diseases, tumor, ulcers, etc. "a
Of'ee, 112 South Court Street
Phone 1873 Black
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|CAMP MAIL WILL
GET ATTENTION
CONGRESSMAN RAMSEYER WIRES
MAYOR CARTER THAT SER.
VICE WILL BE IMPROVED.

Mayor F. H. Carter received wire
from Congressman Ramseyer Of the
sixth district today informing him that
them after OF poor mail service at
Camp Dodge will be improved.
A telegram was sent the congress
man by Mayor Carter upon hearing OF
the poor mail delivery service at the
guardsmen's camp and Mr.. Ramseyer
Immediately got in touch with the post
Office department at Washington. The
reply received by the mayor this morn
ing follows:
Mayor F. H. Carter, ...
Ottumwa, Iowa:
Postofflce department says 1t will
furnish any help or facilities to distrib,
ute mail at Camp odge II the post.
master at Des Moines will report he
has not means to make delivery. Get
that postmaster to make application
for aid.
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kEokUk 4 DEs MONIES RAILWAY

kEOkUk 4 DES MONIES RAILWAY
No. doing North Depart
47lB-Des Moines, Omaha. 6:15 p. m.
473B-Des Moines. east and . .
west .............. 10: 80 q. m.
475A-Des Moines. east. west
and north ......... S:1S 4. m.
477B-From Keokuk ....,.. $3.50 D. m
Going South.
470B-Eldon and K. G. 80. 1888 q. m.
472B-Keokuk and south :. 3:30p. m.
474A-E1don and X. c. 80. 10: so D. m
47sBIOttumwa, Keokuk -. g.: SO a. m.
A-Daily. -.. ."
B-Except Sunday. Nr
J. II. Robinson. Agent
All trains stop at freight house, at
foot Union street.
Evening star., 1916-12-31
High School Boys Leading.

/ Central High School is leading all other
clubs and teams in the District of Co.
| lumbia Rifle Association small-bore and
service rifle championship matches in gem
! eral averages. with leaders in all three
of the small-bore events and in one OF
the three service events. Walter r. Stokes
holds first place in the mid-position and
standing events of the small-bore course
/ and in the rapid-fi fire events of the service
, rifle events. w. C. Harrison is first in the
f, prone position events of the smau-pore
events
Stokes has again duplicated his Won
derful record of a perfect score In RAPID
fire on the service-rifle course He is tied
with NJ f. Weaver of the Interior De-
in the slow-fre events of the service
rifle course with score of 100 points.
The leaders in the small-bore course or
the matches being staged on the Poll
Prone position-W. c. Harrison. 1875
E A. Strachan. 1872; r. NJ. Morris. 1872 !;
F. J. Harbaugh. 1sS. and ]. c. Ruddi-
man. 1s7. -position.,aW. R. Stokes
113. and J. c. Ruddiman, no Standing
w. r. Stokes. 1872 F. J. Harbaugh, 166 !;
]. 3. Cooley, lSS: R. O. Stokes. 166, and
The leaders in the service rifle course
are:
Slow fire-M E. Weaver, Home Club
100; W. r. Stokes. Central High School,
100; R. V. Reynolds, forest service. 100;
r. c. Stokes. Central High School, 100,
and r. NJ. Morris. Central High School.
100. Rapid fire-W. r. Stokes, 100: r. v.
Reynolds. ss; NJ. E. Weaver, ss; A. Par
min, Home Club, sS. and o. c. Merrill
forest service. 81. Alternate flre-R. ".
Reynolds, Sc; r. T. J. Barber, Army and
Navy Union. Sc: M. E. Weaver, s5; A
Parnin, Sc, and W. Cobb. Army and Navy
Union. So.
R. n. Miller is leading the pistol match
being conducted in conjunction with the
rifle matches on the Poll Theater range
with score of ISL. A. Winter Is sec
ond. with 121 points.
More than 100 men shot the courses
during the past week. Riflemen are noti-
fed that the official week ends at 1890
O'Clock every Thursday night.
A lecture on the development of
civilian rifle practice by Maj. William
C. Harllee, U. S. NJ. c., founder Of the
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ACTIVITIES OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

ing, December %, and started out on
hike across the country for holly.
They hiked almost to the Maryland
Agricultural College and then down to
old Riggs mill. Scoutmaster Harries
took the boys through the mill and ex-
planned 1t to them.
THE building was extremely interest
ing. The old water wheel still is there.
and the wooden wheels in the mill all
are bound around with iron hoops. The
teeth on the gear wheels are made of
hard wooden pegs.
After going through the mill the
members of the troop lighted fires and
cooked lunch. following with a snow
ball battle. Later the boys hiked past
the old cemetery, and while passing
the edge of some woods walked upon a
flock of partridges feeding. Some of
the members Of the troop were tested
by tracking out 'possum and some
rabbits
"The boys got all the holly they
could carry. but very little crowsfoof,
The troop returned to Takoma Park
about o'clock in tha evening. having
covered over thirteen miles since 10
o'clock in the morning, In Addttio4 to
the other stunts Howard L. Har-
ries, Scribe.
Troop CIV. e. Harvey, SeeutnasteP.
Fred Farrar and Tom Riley. members
Of Troop SO. during the week helped
distribute the money boxes in the stores
for the benefit of the blinded French
soldiers. A tracking game with the
trail laid in streets near the scout
headquarters was held by the troop
Friday. The troop is planning to have
an overnight hike under the direction
of Assistant Scoutmasters Belt and
Riddle. Milton Barry, scribe.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

the pines and cedars of Maryland had
come TO market. as pungently green.
but a more peaceful mission than
those other trees of Burnam wood that
went TO Dunsinane-
Against the forest of green-black
shadows there was the flare of torches.
the glow of holly and red paper chains:
the spice Of dripping sap: the buzz Of
people and people, and
Then the woman. who, for very
particular reason. was hunting up the
Oldest and poorest and auntiest-looking
Of brown squatters, suddenly came face
20 face with the most splendid being
in all this world-a friend. II was just
q smile. a word and handgrip, but
II put a Christmas carol in the woman's
heart while she hunted up the oldest,
poorest and auntiest-looking of brown
squatters. And when she found her,
she bought a wreath for a grave.
The Christmas bundle came into its
own.
For fifty-one weeks in the year a
bundle is a pariah to be scorned of
fashionable women and lodged by the
best of men. But the spirit of Christ
mas cast enchantment over the parcel.
just as IL gave jests and jovial grins
to the crowds that packed the shops
from doors to counters and made them
Joyously responsive TO the printed plea
TO Take small packages with YOU
And every bundle was a sermon whose
text was peace and good will.
Evening star., 1916-12-31
Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Hope Council Thursday evening elect
ed the following officers: Councillor
Mrs. G. Osthaus; associate councillor
Mrs. Margaret Davies; vice councillor
Miss Clara Hauer; associate vice coun-
cilor. Mrs. Mary Hunter: guide, Miss
Jennie Wood; inside guard, Mrs. Alice
Lewis; outside guard, Mrs. Ethel
Thorpe; recording secretary. Mrs. F. J
Trunnell: associate recording secretary
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Prender: financial secretary
Mrs. Alice Willard; treasurer, Miss
Mary E. Prender; trustee. Mrs. V. E
Bessman; representative to state coun-
Gil, Mrs. v. z. Bessman: alternate rep
resentative, Mrs. Alice Alvey.
After the regular business Christ
mas celebration was held. A Christ
mas tree had been erected and Santa
Claus" provided a present for the mem
bers as we'll as for the little ones OF
their families. Music was furnished by
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Osthaus. and games
Evening star., 1916-12-31
WITH THE RIFLE CLUBS.

movement is to be delivered before a
! meeting of the Mems Club of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, 14th
street and Columbia road northwest al
s o'clock Monday evening, January s.
1t is to be illustrated with motion pic
lures taken at Winthrop. Md, during
the summer, at times when the District
rifiemen practiced and held matches there
There also will be shown films taken
during the naval small arms practice
at Guantanamo, Cuba, last February
and a reel of battleship target practice
No admission is to be charged, and all
interested in rifle work are invited.
The standing of those participating
in the turkey shoot of the Military
Service Legion for the past week was:
F. w. Holt, 95; r. l.. Pile. SO: H. E. Bur-
ton. So, and Capt Dennison. SO.
Alvin Colburn has qualified as a Ma
tional Rifle Association sharpshooter on
the Small-bore course with score of
|97 prone and 90 standing. James w.
Ouiggle has qualified as a markSman.
The annual meeting of the Army and
Navy Union Rife Club is to be held at
the Winter building. 143S U street
northwest, at O'Clock Saturday even
ing. officers for the coming year are
to be elected.
The Eastern market and Poll Theater
o'clock in the morning until 1890
o'clock in the evening. The National
Rife Association has ordered the
ranges open. in compliance with re-
quests of members of clubs who desire
an opportunity to practice for partici-
patton in the championship matches
now being carried on. and for the ma
tional indoor matches to come next
month.
The trophies won by the United
States Marine Corps rifle team in the
late national matches are on exhibition
at Berry & Whitmore's, and will be
shown for several days The marines
won by far the greatest number of tro-
phies at the matches. The biggest
honor was the winning of the Presi-
dents match by Capt William Gar
land Fay. who. in addition to the tro-
ply. received a personal letter of con-
graduation from President Wilson.
Sergt. john ]. Andrews. who is at
present connected with the Poll Thea
ter range here. won the Wimbledon
cup. another Of the big honors.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

The Washington scouts are to stage
big surprise" tomorrow. It is to be
one Of their regular New Year celebra-
| tions. The newly organized scout
band of over fifty pieces will make Its
first public appearance in the course of
! this surprise"
Deputy Commissioner Hugh L. Taylor
| is to return from his Christmas vaca-
| tion to his home in Newport. r. l.,
tomorrow.
Troop 80 has submitted the program
followed at its meetings. as follows:
Roll call and dues collected. report
Of courier. special announcements,
unfinished business, general announce
ment of good turns, new business and
adjourn business OF meeting. Then
Discussion, Instructions, questions on
tests. classes In first aid. indoor COM
petitive drill or war ame-scmetimes
there are first aid bees" weather per-
mitting. there Is an outdoor drfIl. drst
in squad and then in troop formation.
At various times there are talks by
men on special subjects. such as q doc
tor for first aid. One committeeman
gave talk on Canada OFTEN there Is
an army or naval officer to speak with
authority on subjects of interest to the
boys.
The Scoutmasters' Club is to meet
January instead of tomorrow even
ing, the regular day. There are to be
discussions on the work and appoint
ment of patrol leaders and on prizes
against appreciation for good turns"
The Washington scouts have placed
100 small banks for receiving contri-
buttons for French soldiers blinded in
! the war in the various department
stores Of the city. Should these banks
F,,l Z.
under the direction Of the local scout
headquarters.
Two troops were re-registered dur
ing the past week. Troop Il. P. E.
Shomette, scoutmaster. was entered on
: the rolls with six boys and two assist
ant scoutmasters Troop "a. Bernard
) Diedrich, scoutmaster. re-registered
with light boys and two assistant
scoutmasters. Troop 27, G. Z. Bfttner,
scoutmaster. of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church. received It's regis-
tration papers during the week.
Merit badges for personal health have
1: Bahman Irani. Troop 80, and Lubert
Scisco. Troop SO. Tn badge for pub
lie and personal health has been award
ed James Rice Of Troop 81.
An intertroop contest between Troops
43 and 55 is to be held in February.
In a recent inspection Of the two
Scisco. Troop 43 received 245 points
and Troop 56 received 115 points.
Local headquarters wishes to warn
all troops that entertainments for the
purpose of raising money should not
be given without first receiving off,
cial permission. The giving of such en-
tertainments or other benefits is con-
trary to the rules of the local organi-
zatton.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

elected ffth term); financial secretary.
Mrs. Harden (re-elected third term) .
treasurer. George w. Webber IRE
elected sixth term); guard. Mrs. Skin
ner; sentinel. Mrs. Neuman: trustee
Mrs. Schoenberger. The auditing COM
mittee was instructed to take charge
OF the books. At the next meeting an
initiation and installation OF officers
will take place. Orphanaga commit
tee. Mrs. Lewis. past district president.
Mrs. Burke. Mrs. Heater Of Carp No.
and Mrs. Lewis of Camp No. wcre
visitors.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

buvinss-,ooked like editions Of Santa
Claus in the matter of packs. The one
with a market basket heaped with
bundles and boxes had two chinS ana
a chuckle that glirnpsed gold toot1
on the side. The other, whose coro
bag showed flashes of tree tinsel, was
"A spry body whose shiny eyes were IN, ,
pudently defiant OF crows 1eet anu
gray hair. For just so long they
nudged each other as they listened. but
there are certain things no woman can
stand Ray struck their limit with the
statement that while he never enlightened
girls as to the deceit, seeing that girl
could only be a woman. at her pest
he always considered 1t his bounden
duty to inform a boy of the fact that
there is no such being as Santa Claus
"Say. mister, you either need a dose
of medicine or whaling-both would
do you good. What do you suppose
YOUR mother would say If she heard
you go on like that?
Ray smiled with the lofty amiability
that goes with his type, and explained,
as though to an inferior who knows
no better, and. therefore, must De treat
ed kindly:
MY mother died in my infancy. Had
she lived l presume she, TOO wonio
have done as other women-
why Of course, she would The
assurance came from the other wom-
an whose chuckle had sobered to genu-
inc sympathy. And you never had
in, nor surprise you with a tree all
lit up with toys all around and every
thing?"
THAT'S no excuse for his robbin'
other kids of the fun that belongs to
'em-
"Oh, shut up Liz. Can't you see the
Door younk man don't know no bet
ter? Just wait till he gifts little
grown family of his own
Ray recognized rocky soil and saved
his seed In about a half minute his
third fried had vanished and the wom-
en- had the table to themselves
A woman caught in the undertow of
q Christmas crowd-avenue, Saturday
evening-kept her handbag tight shut
and her ears wide open for passing
sentences like these:
SOAK your bones in cold water and
then lettem simmer over slow hre
until they boil down to jelly"
II never knew an unselfish man in
my lifer' (She was saying 1t to
man, IF it wasn't for their selfish
ness the women could stop the war
in no time
Don't be so universal Two mur-
derers have just given US the sublimest
examples of unselfshness in the history
of Christianity
weighs ten pounds and feels as
tender as a chicken"
who ever heard of tough turkeyr
81 pasted q Christmas card over the
address and after i had filed IL with
chocolates and tied IL with red ribbon
you couldn' tell it from new .
My goo nessi Aren't you afraid
she'll lift card to see? II would
be just like her.
Ben says I've got to send her some
thing on account OF her always re-
membering Gertie and Lou-so i guess
Ill fix up a couple of handkerchiefs
given me on my birthday II ! sent her
"A house she wouldn't be satisfied. You
know how cranky old maids are"
ne wi rxyrd do
had got what was coming to her-See
adage man about listeners, but praise
be. there are always compensations,
The crowd let her squirm out about
then. and she scudded across to where
Evening star., 1916-12-31
THE GIRL SCOUTS.
Troop 1. sunhower-Mrs. G. 8. Rafter
Captain.

Troop 1. SunAower-Mrs. G. 8. Rafter,
Captain.
Troop l probably will hold a hike
tomorrow in place Of the general scout
intended for Thursday. which was in
weather. Fifty-ive persons attended
the troops birthday party Tuesday
evening. when its third anniversary
was celebrated."-Ruth Colman, scribe.
Harlow, Captain.
Troop 4 gave a play Tuesday night
which was successful from all stand =
points. 1t was held in the gymnasium
Of the Noel House, which Miss Harlow,
Miss Brooks and Miss Blair. with some
Of the girls. had arranged for that
purpose. Davis. scribe.
Troop 1O-Mrs. r. p. Wilcox. Captain.
Troop 10 went on a splendid hike in
the country about Chevy Chase Satur-
day. December %. At one place where
girls were at first frightened when 1t
came time to cross. but some hunters
helped them. While hiking. the troop
divided into two parties. which al
trail for the other to follow. Later the
parties met and cooked supper over
an open fire. The girls also picked
holly and evergreen. The troop is
learning the semaphore code."-Julia
May Sommers, scribe.
Troop II, Daisy-Mrs. Norman Jones.
Captain.
Troop II held its Christmas party
at the home Of its captain the Friday
evening preceding Christmas day. There
was a program of entertainment and
folk 70
candy were distributed" - Florence
Demick, scribe.
Evening star., 1916-12-31
Troop II, Daisy-Mrs. Norman Jon
CAPTAIN.
REFUGEES COMING SOON.
Plans for Bringing 200 Americans in
Syria and Palestine Arranged.

Final plans for bringing home the 200
Americans interned for months in Syria
and Palestine. made by the State De-
partment and communicated to AM
bassador Elkus at Constantinople. pro-
vide for sending the cruiser Des Moines
from Alexandria, Egypt, to Beirut. as
soon as the refugees are brought from
JANA Turkish military authorities re-
fused to allow tho Americans to leave
from Jaffa, but have given permission
for use Of the Beirut route. Ambas-
sador Elkus has cabled 1t is feasible
but more expensive and will require
four or five extra days to use Beirut
Many refugees will be able to meet
their own expenses. The United COM
mittee in Palestine can bear the ex-
pense of more, and the deficit, II there
be one, will be met by the Jewish relief
committee in this country.
Evening star., 1916-12-31
AROUND THE CITY.

He looked as IL he had been drawn
by McCutcheon and named Ray. His
curly head had the roominess OF
brain garage, but the chin of him took
q toboggan slide to his Adams apple
that entirely accounted for his views
Concerning Christmas They were
given-no, let's be explicit-they were
intoned for the obvious criticism of a
couple of women at the. same table
with him and his companion-a colorless
chap, who conveyed the idea that Ray
was standing treat for the coffee and
three fried
''Childhood is founded on fraud. Parents
are responsible because in fooling him as
TO Santa Claus they teach the child to
deceive in turn.
The women-fat. commonplace and
as gay as kids over their Christmas
Evening star., 1916-12-31
Sales of Vessel Property Recorded.

Recent sales of vessel property en-
ployed in traffic on Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries were recorded in the
customhouse at Baltimore in the past
week as follows:
One-quater of schooner John Q.
Ferguson. 122 tons. from James NJ.
Sherman to X. Duke Wathen, IS.
Sloop Klondyke. seven tons, from
William Reilly to Daisy johnson, $5.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

Tent. which appointment was met with
hearty approval
public installation will take place
Tuesday evening. and all members, in
cluding both auxiliaries, Columbia Review
and Mount Vernon Review. are invited to
be present.
Speeches were made by Deputy Supreme
Commander Phillips, w. w. Anderson.
jr.; Messrs. Foster, Shambaugh, Jordan.
King and DIR. Griffith.
The death of the father of Mr.. Hennige
WAS reported.
Evening star., 1916-12-31
Daughters of America.

Fidelity Council. No. 4. Tuesday even-
ing received one application for men,
bership. National Deputy Mrs. Anna
Hill was present and spoke. Deputy
Mrs. E. Viola Thompson was reported
absent on account of sickness.
The council will have its installation
of officers Tuesday evening.