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serve to teach men TO be free. They
are kinds of arches through which men
pass. if they choose. unto freedom.
Freedom is not gift; it has always
been bought at great price No man
is free unless he has learned self
control-unless he has learned how to
master prejudice-unless he has learned
how to look at the world and to see it
properly-and unless he has discovered
in some fashion some tool that is fitted
TO his hand. 1t is the purpose Of both
secular and religious instruction to
lead men to freedom.
1t is truth that makes men free.
In this age of intense industry and
intense competition no one is so help
less as one deprived of educational
facilities. To succeed he must have
training OF eye, voice. mind and hand
until he can understand the language of
his time and be able to use the tools of
his time.
To this end are the great schools of our
country, such as Chicago University
where John d. Rockefeller has devoted
many millions of dollars: and Yale and
Princeton, Harvard and PENNSYLVANIA
Carlisle. Kentucky, Michigan and hosts
OF similar institutions, together with the
great system Of our public schools. All
are contributing to mans elevation, and
the money spent for their maintenance
IS achieving a consecrated purpose.
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are ministers. physicians. college pro-
fessors and men of wide experience in
affairs. There are also millions of
men who are poorly educated. and I'M
fit to bear such burdens as are sure
to come upon them when the war shall
end. The association plan is to turn
the idlenesS of these men to account,
providing huts and equipment. and set
ting educated men at the task of in
structing all others. The association
claims. in it's appeals for American sup
port, that here is most effective peace
propaganda.
The association in this country has
just decided greatly to increase it's
foreign department work. and to ask
for 5000 with which to send 200
additional secretaries in fields in the
far east. and 100000 additional for
buildings. For the war work the as
ISOLATION announces its purpose to raise
100000. Already S2S0,000 of American
money has been spent by the associa-
ton in this work. Much of the new work
from now on will be in Russia.
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To Education.

The giving Of great sums of money to
the work of education Is an important
form Of consecrating 1t to the great effort
for the elevation OF ones brother. This
thought suggests the fact OF the old uni
versities about which beautiful tradi-
tons have gathered and which have add
ed 50 largely in the elevation OF the race.
There are universities the very names Of
which stir in the mind higher things
than academic traditions. deep emotions
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Bologna
far back there at the beginning: then the
torch passed on to Berlin and Paris and
Oxford and then crossing the seaa and
beginning on Massachusetts bay and
passing westward until now It is line
Of torches across the continent
Every one who knows remembers with
gratitude and delight what these older
institutions have done, arising among
races sophisticated in human experience,
rnnistering TO minds that had received
SO far and were eager to receive still
further the culture that had been &C.
cumulated.
We can see in our imagination that pro-
cession with the torches of learning flash
ing up the hill at Heidelberg and over
the world. hundreds and hundreds Of
years old. flashing across the night.
Multitudes have felt the spell OF the la st
enchantment Of the middle ages in the
gardens Of oxford. There are the ac-
cumulations of knowledge. There are
the laboratories in which science has
pushed forward into the great unknown
1t has taken and stiu is taking untold
millions of money for education of the
race; and in these lines are seen some of
the uses and blessings Of consecrated
money.
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Every mason in the quarry. every builder on the
shore,
Every chopper in the palm grove. every raftman
at the
Hewing wood and drawing water. splitting stones
and cleaning sod
All the dusty ranks of labor IN the regiments Of
God.
March together toward His triumph. do the
tasks His hands prepare;
Honest toll is holy service: faithful work Is
praise and prayer.
Henry Van Dyke.
Who are the one-talent people?
In the twenty-fifth chapter Of Mat
thew's gospel We find the familiar
parable from which the expression Is
derived On leaving for long Jour
ney a man left > talents with one serv-
ant, talents with another and L with
another, and when he returned the
first had gained more talents by
trading and the second two more. ana
these were commended and rewarded,
but the one-talent man was SO tlnid
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Some One-Talent Women.

In the first reference we have the ac-
and in the three characters mentioned
well Illustrated the five, two and one
talent people Christ was reaching
about. Moses himself was many-sid-
ed man, of extraordinary ability and
was given wonderful opportunities
ne was Il fivc-talent man His sister
Miriam, is here shown as Il help to her
mother (watching her baby brother)
but later she proved to be of great help
to Moses and Aaron, and led the cele-
bration of Israels escape from the
Egyptians. Jochebed, the mother of
Moses. does not appear to have done
anything great or conspicuous, but lit
tie is known of her except that she
brought up and trained her children
just as all mothers do She was a one
Ia lent woman, but see how important
was her task. and how splendidly ac-
conplished,
Helen Hunt Jackson said: "A woman
who creates and suStains home and
under whose hand children grow up to
be strong and pure men and women is
4 creator second only to God" The
mighty accomplishments of Moses
would never have been accomplished
by him but for the training his mother
gave him; nor could they have been
been faithfully and efficiently "minding
the baby" (Moses) when Pharaoh's
daughter came by.
In the passage cited In the Acts is
given the account of the death of Dor
cas- of Joppa, the pioneer of social
service, and of her being raised from
the dead. Her one talent was useful
ness, and yet through its development
she welded a powerful influence for
god. and the whole city mourned her
death. so many were led to believe in
her Christ when she was restored to
life.
In the first passage in Mark is the
account of the widow who gave two
mites-all she had-to the Lord. In
value. but Christ quickly pointed out
that her offering was far greater than
any Of the others. large or small. She
had one northumberland she
carried this to the limit Of heroic sacri.
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To Calls of Need.

Thousands upon thousands of noble
men and women have consecrated their
money in generous gifts to the varied
calls of human need. and the children
too. have done a noble part in the ag-
gregate of their offerings for benevo-
lent purposes. When we think of all
the hospitals in every CLINE for the
care. comfort and relief of suffering
humanity that have been erected; Of all
the mission stations that have been
equipped for service in the advance of
Christian civilization, of all the
churches that have been reared
throughout the world for the glory Of
God; of all the institutions of learning
that have been built in every country
for the spread of Acknowledgements it
not give glorious attestation to the
spirit Of generosity in the hearts of
men.
Yet in all this boundless expenditure
Of money and service only the from
tier of the worlds necessities has been
reached.
4 4 Il II
GIVING the Best.
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FILLING his responsibility unconsciously.
even while he is looking and longing
for the opportunity to do something
big or at least different In the parable
the one-talent man would not do the
ordinary. commonplace, sensible thing
Of putting the money intrusted to him
in the bank. perhaps because he
thought he ought to have the oppor-
tunity to speculate with a large
amount. How many Of US are just like
that?
Each one of US has his own peculiar
place and task in the world. which no
one else can do as well, and which may
never be done if he fails. ITO be what
we are, and to become what we are
capable of becoming, is the only end
of life," said Robert Louis Stevenson
And Lillian Whiting wrote: "Opportu-
mites correspond with almost mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy to the ability to use
them" Sometimes we say we are
creating opportunities, while. in truth.
We are but disclosing them to our
selves.
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BIBLE SCHOOL CORNER STONE
WILL BE LAID TUESDAY
Ninth Street Christian Organizatio Expend
$4,000 in New Building for Young
Peoples Work.

T. A. Hosteter, president of the Dis
trict Sunday School Association, is the
superintendent of the school
Rev. George A. Miller. pastor of the
church. will preside and the speakers
will be Rev. Peter Ainsle and Rev. f.
=. Bagby. both Of Baltimore, Md.
There will be orchestra music and
singing.
The committee in charge is made up
of F. A. Carpenter, chairman: Rev. G.. A.
Miller, G.. A. Scott. F. Morrison, H.
O'Donnell and w. r. Metz.
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The corner stone of the new Bible
school house of the Ninth Street Chris
tan Church, corner Of 9th and D
streets northeast, will be laid Tuesday
at pm.
This building, which will cost $4,000,
is being erected to accommodate the
large and growing attendance of the
school, which is regarded as the third
largest in the District, having had an
average attendance last year of 656
each Sunday.
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| Gpmortb. league Disrussion

he wrapped the 1 talent intrusted to
him in "A napkin and hid it away until
the masters return, when he gave back
his WickedneSs and sloth and dismissed
The one-ta1ent people, then, are
those to whom small power is intrust-
ed. Their range Of activity is limited
the scope of their ability to serve is
narrow and their range of opportunity
is restricted. They are not necessarily
failures; they have as good a chance
to succeed as the two-talent and five
talent people, and the work intrusted
TO them rs as necessary to the master
as the more notable trusts committed to
the others.
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81 s4 20 ss
One-Ta1ent Leaguers.

Most of us are willing to admit that
we belong to the one-talent class. and,
indeed, we are bound to admit it. How
many out of the hundred million in this
country do you think are in the five
talent class? Does your ability place
you in that class? Perhaps you are
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flee, and her story has been a lesson
to the ney-graspers ever since.
In the last passage cited is the ac-
count Of Mary breaking the cruise of
costly ointment and amounting Jesus
with it 1t was the one great act of
her life, perhaps, and 1t was the best
expression she could give to her love
and gratitude and reverence She had
but one talent, but she made the pages
of history sWeeter by its exercise.
Sc Sc As Sc
Responsibility Of Talent.
The responsibility of service is not
measured by the amount of wealth in
trusted to us. but only by our power
to serve, and the examples cited clearly
indicate the Importance and necessity
Of the one-talent service. We are
prone to long for opportunities to per-
form some great service, and do
something big" 1t is hard for us to
recognize in the simple things we see
about US every day the opportunities
of service for which we are RESPONSE
BILE. 1t may be only one-talent service.
or 1t may be five-talent service, but
our responsibility is the same in either
case.
Opportunity is not really an element
in this responsibility. for each indivId-
ual is surrounded by opportunities If
he will only recognize them as such.
He may be meeting them. too, and full
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Rev. Dennis 'Brien, .. S. p, formerly
of Washington, will be ordained to the
priesthood tomorrow morning at Belmont
Abbey Cathedral, Belmont y. C., by Ri.
Rev. Leo Haid. 0. S. b, ID. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03
By Robert D. Burbank,
iden, Of Washington District Epworth League.

THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ONE
TALENT PEOPLE.
fExoa.. 24-s; Acts, . 1863; Mark.
12.41-44: 1850
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To Cause Of Freedom.

The great lesson Of the gifts OF money
10 educational institutions lsk Thai iaeX
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Giving the Best.

The call for conservation Of money
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
TAKEN TO SUPREME
 COURT OF ERRORS
That Part of Corporation Tax Law Relating to Payments of Taxes
 by Miscellaneous Corporations.

Hartford, Jan. 26.-That part of the corporation tax law, relating to the payments of taxes by so-called miscellaneous corporations will be taken to the supreme court of errors to determine the points of law. The law was passed at the last general assembly. Attorney General George Fl. Hinman brought the suit in the superior court yesterday before Judge Futile, and the judge has been asked to request the supreme court for its opinion. About forty corporations concerned in the making of gas and electricity and the sale of water are involved. A test case has been made out against the United Electric Light Co. of Ansonia. Former Mayor Will liam F. Henney of this city, is counsel for the defendants.
 It is alleged that the companies in volved have refused to pay the full amount of the corporation tax, which was due last fall. The companies filed, some time ago, a special answer to the attorney generals first action. MT. Hinman cited the law which re- Clires the miscellaneous corpora tions'' to pay an annual tax upon the gross earnings from operations. The companies claimed that they were en- titled to certain reductions, as fol- lows: from incidental operations; pay n.ents out of the capital and a general deduction of all operating expenses.
 The attorney general filed a demur- Ter, and arguments on the case have been heard for several days. It was finally agreed to take the matter up to the highest tribunal in the state. It is said unofficially, that the amount which would be due the state, if the cc mpanies are required to pay the tax is in the neighbOrhood of $1O0,000 It is considered probable that the matter will reach the supreme court at it's March sitting.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
FINANCIAL NEWS
DECLINES RECORDED
 BY SPECIAL7IES
Closing of Market Weak-U. s.
 Steel Feature

New York, Jan. 26, Wall st., 1O:3O a. m.-U. s. Steel was the dominant feature of today's early trading on the Stock Exchange, as a result of its re- stored dividend and the statement of unprecedented earnings. SteeIs initial sale consisted of a block of 5000 shares at SC to S5 3-S, a maximum over night advance of 1 1-2. This was followed by numerous other transac- tions at slight recessions. Other ac- tive issues were stimulated to a more moderate degree, but some of the prominent specialties rose points or more Rails were in better demand, but advances in this group were llm- tied to fractions, except for Union Pa cific and New Haven, which improved a point or more. Profit taking caused general reactions before the end of the first half hour.
 CLOSE-Increased heaviness ill rails and further sharp declines in specialties marked the final hour. The closing was weak.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
ANOTHER CONFAB ON
 LUSITANIA DISASTER
Bernstorff Has Talk With Lansing Last German Proposals Unsat-
 isfactOry to U. s.

Washington Jan. 26.-Count Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador, had another conference today with Secretary Lansing over the Lusitania negotiations, the result of which was not divulged.
 The ambassador spent some time talking With the secretary and thers before leaving the state department building, spent some time dictating to one of the department stenogra- phers a document which he took with him to the German embassy.
 It was made known in official quar- ters before the conference took place that the last German proposals were unsatisfa ctory and that the United States was pressing for a full dis avowaI of the sinking of the liner with the loss of no American lives.
 Later it was learned that a copy of the document the ambassador dictat- ed was left with Secretary Lansing and another was forwarded to the Berlin foreign office.
 It was understood that such changes as the Unted States wants made in the proposed agreement were set out in the document the ambassador pre- pared today. It now awaits the ap- prOval of the German government.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
$5O,OOO DAMAGE SUIT.
Brought Against Bridgeport and Dan-
 bury Electric Railway Go.

Bridgeport, Jan. 26.-Alleging mis-
 mana cement on the part of the di- rectors of the Bridgeport and Dan bury Electric Railway Co.,, and con- sequent financial loss, John H. Hen shaw of New York, trustee for the George E. Pond estate has brought suit for $45O,O00 damages and has caused the arrest of Jhcn Saunders, president of the company, $. w. C. Jones, secretary and treasurer, and F. w. Sperry, a director. The ar rests occurred at Norwalk yesterday, but the action did not become gen. erally known until today.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
FOR LINCOLN DINNER.

At meeting of the Third Ward Republican club last night the fol- lowing committees were named to make arrangements for the coming Lincoln night dinner: Supper com nlittee, E. W. Irving, E. J Porter. IT.
 1. Erwin, W. CoWlishaw; speakers and invitation, G. w. KIett, A. T. sIoper, A. N. Abbe; tickets, Stanley Sheldon, B. w. Schultz, J. s. Bennett Ys5L. Ward, Eric Baude, w. c. Wall, Paul K Rogers c. L. Sheldon, E. E. goodwin, s. W. Parsons, I. A. Woos ter, William Cowlishaw,- A. J. Par sons, Charles Vessels, Douglass tfohnston, W. B. Rossberg, E. J. Por- ter, V. B. Chamberlain, E. L. Jenne. Louis Holt Edward Pratt, M. H. 'Pease.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
City Nen1s

Last week of our inventory sale Besse-L Leland Co.-aGvt.
 A special meeting of the common council will be held next Wednesday night for the purpose of taking up business laid on the table at the regu- lar meeting on January 19.
 Last week of our inventory safe. Besse-Leland Co.--advt.
 Arthur Berry of Boston was a visi- tor in this city today, renewing ac- quaintances with old friends
 Last week of our inventory sale. Besse-Leland Co.-advt.
 In the city court this afternoon Judge James T. Meskil1 heard the cases of Eisenberg and Levitt versus Jacob Klowic. Lawyer M. D. Sake appeared for the plaintiff and Law yer D. E. O'Keefe for the defendant Other cases heard this afternoon were Mansciglo vs. Salvatore and Eisenberg vs. Rosenberg. Tomorrow at o'clock the case of Gordon vs. Rosenberg is scheduled for a hear ing.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
OUIETNESS IS
 WATCHWORD NO
Little Trading and Few Chang
 on Stock Exchange

All is quiet along the Rialto al this same quietness likewise preyac the Hartford Stock exchange. Ind has been but little dealing in the Tod stocks today and there has also be but little change in the quotation the several stocks being on the boar at the following quotations: Bris' Brass, 67H -6S; American Brass, 26 267; Colts, S55-865; North & Juc 1o4-1O5; American Hardware, IF 125; Standard Screw, 270-275; Mile Bement-Pond, 18O-183; New Brita Machine, 80-S2; Union Manufactr ing, 80-S1; Landers, Frary & ClaI 62-63; Stanley Works, 73-73 1-2 N Departure, 177-1S0, and Scovill Ma ufacturing company, 467-475. 2.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
IAWLOR DECLINES.
Hartford's Mayor Will Not Accept R
 nomination, He Announces.

Hartford, Jan. 26.-Mayor Jose H. Lawlor announced this morni that under no circumstances would again be a candidate for mayoral honors in this city. The announc ment was made a few minutes prI to his departure for Pinehurst, N. for a ten days vacation.
 The chief executive said that felt proud of the honor that had be- bestowed on him, and he made t announcement at this time for u benefit of those who have interest," themselves in him. Tfc
 Mayor Lawlor plans on resting dE ing the coming summer and will r sEme his practice of law in the f2
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
TAG DAY TOMORROW.
Citizens Will be Asked to Contribute for the Aid of Suffering Hebrews.

Tomorrow being the day set aside by President Wilson TOT the national Jewish relief tag day, local Hebrew committees will ask the citizens to contribute towards the aid of the suffering Hebrews in the war zone.
 Young ladies will patrol the vari- ous streets about the city selling tags and a number of men will also be on the alert to go where the young ladies cannot in search of funds. The hours during which tags are to be be sold are from 10 Q. m. to D. m.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26

The national Lincoln memorial, now in construction in Washington, is being erected in Potomac park on the axis of the United States capitol and the Washington monument in accordance with plans prepared by Henry Bacon of New York city. Work on the construction of the mem orial was commenced on Lincolns birth day, Feb. 12, 1914. The foundation was completed and the cornerstone laid Feb. 12. 1915. Congress has ap- propriated $500, 900 toward the con- StructiOn, which is to cost $2,000,0O0
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
Addition of S1,OO0,oOO Brings Insur-
 ance Capital Up TO $G.0OO, 900.

Hartford, Jan. 26-At the annual meeting of inc Travellers Insurance company this morning it was voted to increase the capital stock by $1,OOO,- 900, bringing the capital up to SG,- 100000. The addition of 10000 shares is to be subscribed for by the stockholders at the ratio Of one for five.
 Following are the directors chosen for the next three years: William B. Clark, Auntin c. Durham. Charles l.. Spencer James G. Patterson and J. l.. Way. The auditors for the past twelve years, Charles F. Fuller and Martin Wells, were unanimously re- elected.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26

of gun and car S15O,0OO each. It is said that the coast line from Maine to Delaware could be covered by the first installation. Gunfire ashore is about eight time as accurate as gur- fire afloat ,and the Luellen-Dawson gun car is about fortieth the size of a battleship. Low cost rapidity and accuracy of fire, mobility. applicabii- ty and practibility are called the fea- lures of the system, but coast defense experts have not yet reported on it.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26

the memorial to be completed in four years from the commencement of the work. The foundation Of re-en- forced concrete, rises forty-five feet above the present grade and will be surrounded by a mound of earth 1000 feet in diameter. The exterior of the memorial proper is of white Colorado Yule marble and the inter- for of limestone. The only sculpture will be a colossal statue of Lincoln, being designed by Daniel Chester French, fanked by two bronze panels bearing Iincoln's Gettysburg and second inaugural addresses.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-26
ATTACKS DEER LAW,
Head of State Humane Society Says It Is Unjust, Inhumane and Wasteful." ]"

Hartford, Jan. 26.-In his report at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Humane society today President Will liam De Loss Love characterized the deer law passed by the last general assembly, allowing the killing of these animals by owners of land or their men as unjust, inhumane and waste tul." He intimated that efforts would be made for the repeal of the law at the next session. He said there was TO accurate record of the number of deer killed since August 1, but the number was probably in the thousands.
 The financial reports showed a capi- tai or fund of more than $90,000, re- ceipts of $15,710 for the year and dis bursements of $15,3S2.