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Holy Cross Alumnae. Mrs. Howe Of st.
Cecelia's Alumnae, Miss Hortense Nc
Gowan of Notre Dame AIumnae, Miss
Margery Lucas of st. Patricks Alum
nae, Miss Mary Z. Mullaly of Immacu-
late Conception Alumnae, Mrs. Daniel
O'Donoghue of Washington Chapter of
ST. Joseph's College Alumnae. En-
mittsburg, Md: Miss Mary Harlow of
Washington Chapter, Mount st. Agnes
College Alumnae, Mount Washington.
Baltimore. Md; Miss Ella Lorraine
Dorsey, representing Trinity College.
and Mrs. Arthur w. Dunn. represent
ing Georgetown Visitation Convent.
Among those who have already ac-
cepted to serve on the reception com
mittee to welcome the delegates are
Mrs. Newton d. Baker. wife Of the
Secretary of War: Mrs. Charles Henry
Butler. Mrs. Marion Butler. Nine.
Calderon. Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife
of the Secretary of the Navy; Miss
Ella Lorraine Dorsey. MSs. Stephen B
Elkins, Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory,
wife of the Attorney General; Miss N.
Heath. Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, wife of the
chief of staff of the army, and Mrs.
Edward Douglass White, wife of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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RESIGNS AS PASTOR
HERE TO GO WEST
DR.. E. A. Sexsmith Leaves
Early in Week to Take
Charge Of First Presbyterian
Church Of Holdrege, Neb.

Rev. DR.. e. A. Sexsmith. pastor Of the
North Carolina Avenue Methodist Pro-
testant Church, has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Holdrege. Neb., and he plans
to take up his new work Sunday. August
90
Dr. Sexsmith has rendered his resig-
nation of the local pastorate and plans
tomorrow at morning and evening ser
mons in North Carolina Avenue Church
to preach farewell sermons.
He has been in Washington for the
past three years in charge Of the work at
the North Carolina Avenue Church, and
it is with feelings Of regret that the
membership of the LEGAL congregation has
accepted the pastors resignation. which
is caused by the impaired health OF Mrs.
Sexsmith 1t is expected she will be
greatly improved shortly by the change
of locations.
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! morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass are In
Washington for few days in confer
ence with the building committee.
Rev. Douglass was called last spring
by the congregation of the church and
has been received as a licentiate of the
Washington Presbytery. He will take
up the active pastoral work of the
church about the middle of September
in conjunction with Rev. Douglas Put
nam Birnie, moderator Of the Sixth
Church.
The unanimous consent of the Wash
ington Presbytery in granting the re-
moval of the church from 6th and c
streets southwest to the new location.
it is declared, records the passing of
the old church from the Island" to
its present location step in ad-
vance of it's usefulness and the perpet-
uation of it's religious influence in a
growing community of the city.
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CHURCH ACTIVITIES.

Rev. George N, Underwood of Endi-
cott, N. T.. will occupy the pulpit OF
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow morning and evening. The
Duty OF Consideration" and In the
evening THE frivolous Spirit"
On the last. two. Sundays in August
the pulpit, will be supplied by Rev
Harold Paul Sloan of Red Bank, N. ,.
,~.@5,- -f'! Q q A-A -eT
the topic Of Rev. Z. T. Edmonds OF
Lexington, Ky, tomorrow morning al
II o'clock in the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. In the evening he
will preach on Ghosts"
Elder Arthur c. Daniels. traveller
lecturer and missionary evangelist. will
give three free lectures on biblical top.
Park road next week. beginning tomor-
row night. His subject for the hrst
lecture will be Tho World War; Its
Meaning in the Light of Prophecy; 1ts
lustrated with stereopticon slides.
Monday night his subject will be The
Bibles Prediction Of the Fall Of Con-
stantinople and the Russian Invasion OF
Palestine Tuesday night his theme
christianity Failurer'
Elder Daniels IL special lecturer Of
the Washington Missionary College.
and president of the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist foreign mission board. and te
regarded as one Of the most travelled
ministers in, the world. During his last
tour among mission stations establish
ed by his church he lectured IN twelve
countries, these being the Hawaiian
Islands. Fiji, New Zealand. Tasmania,
Australia. Ceylon. India, Malaysia, the
Philippines, China, Japan. Chosen and
1ianchuria. Elder Daniels. 1t Is de-
clared. has in his possession a wealth
OF information concerning the social.
political religious and Industrial life
of these nations. and also has some un-
the people and the changes taking
place In these lands He will refer to
these changes In connection with his
lectures. He has. just returned from .
trip through the northwest whore he
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Plans for the proposed new Sixth
Presbyterian Church to be erected at
18th and Kennedy streets northwest
have been completed by Kendall &
.. Smith, architects, and work on the
building is to commence during the
latter part of this month.
The chapel of the proposed building
will be completed first at an estimated
cost of $25.ooo and it is expected that
It will be ready for occupancy in the
late fall. The estimated cost for the
finished church has been placed at
$S5,o
The pulpit of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church will be occupied by Rev. Earl
l. Douglass of McKeesport, Pa, to-
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In observance Of the thirty-frs an
niversary of the founding of the
Church Of Our Redeemer CLutheran).
Rev. D. e. Wiseman. the pastor. plans
two special services tomorrow. The
first will be at II o'clock and the sec
ond at 8 o'clock. In the evening there
will be a special musical program
given by the choir under the direction
Of Mrs. G. L. Pelham. organist.
Speaking of the work, Pastor Wise
man said today. 1T is wonderful
when we think Of what changes time
can bring about. This corner stone
of the Church Of the Redeemer, the
first co1ored Lutheran church in Wash
ington. has been laid thirty-one years.
The moving spirits at that function
were Rev. DR.. J. 9. Butler, Rev. Dr.
Samuel Domer. Rev. DR.. George A. Nix
dorf and Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson These
splendid preachers are all resting from
their labors. Washington and the coun-
try at large have been made better
by their lives and labors. The music
on this occasion was rendered by the
choir of the Luther Place Memorial
Church"
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METHODIST LEADERS CLASP HANDS
ON BULL RUN BATTLEFIELD
Bishop Hendrix of Southern Branch and Dr.. Goucher
of Northern Church Stand Before Peace Tablet
in Unique Observation-Disclosures Dis
cusses Together" as Topic.

ference IN the two branches Of the
church. according to DR.. Goucher. the
main difference existing only in gov
ernment.
Many visitors. Methodists and men,
bers Of other denominations were pres
ent from Washington, Maryland and
neighboring Virginia towns. Brief ad-
dresses were made by Capt. Osborn Fl.
ington, D. c.: Rev. T. d. D. Clark of
Manassas, a minister Of the Baptist
Church; Rev. John Smith of FauQuier
county and DR.. J. F. Heisse Of Balti-
more, editor of the Methodist, the Of
fetal organ Of the Baltimore Conference
Methodist Episcopal Churches.
Rev. c. K. Millican, the Sudley pastor,
made a cordial address Of welcome. The
jubilee prayer was offered by Rev.
George T. Tyler of Fairfax Court
House. Lieut.. Round was presented a
palm tree cane, which he used imme-
diately to demonstrate from Bishop
Hendrix's speech his knowledge gained
in the signal service of the Federal
Army. Bishop Hendrix was the donor
of the cane.
Lieut.. Round read a note of greeting
from a Massachusetts, veteran, John L.
Rice. a Springfield attorney. who. it is
declared. owes his life to the timely
ministrations of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
ley congregation, who came to his res
cue after the battle of Bull Run.
The musical program included the
concert singing of hymns of jubilee and
the Manassas anthem. United" led by
Rev. Mr.. Clark, assisted by Mrs. B. T. H.
Hodge, accompanist
The visitors made a tour of the his
toric Henry farm, where Gen. Bee lost
his life and where Gen. jackson re-
ceived the name of i'-Stonewall." An
old-fashioned picnic dinner. served in
the grove of Sudley Church, was en-
joyed by the large number of visitors.
The remainder of Bishop Hendrix's
stay in Manassas was spent in renew
DR.. Goucher. who is president emeritus
of Goucher College for Women, at Bal
timore. and DR.. Heisse motored from
Baltimore
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MINISTER'S STAYING LONGER AT
CHURCHES THAN FORMERLY
Presbyterians Report That During Past Year There
Were 100 Fewer Terminations of Pastorates
Than Six Years Ago, Which Increases
Average Stay of Clergy Two Years.

NEW YORK. August 12.-The report
shows that ministers are staying longer
than they used to do in pastorates
There were more than 100 fewer termi-
nations Of pastorates last year than
there were six years ago. which means
that the average stay of ministers in
one place is increased by nearly two
years.
There are now almost 10000 Presby-
terian ministers in the church north. an
Increase on the average Of about 200 a
year The membership increase last
wear was not quite as great as during
the preceding year. but excepting last
year it was the largest in the whole
history of Presbyterianism in America.
The total now stands at 1.660.000.
It cost to maintain all Presbyterian
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CELEBRATES FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
+, OF FOUNDING OF CHRIST CHURCH
DR.. F. B. Meyer Noted London Pastor, Also Oh
serves Second Year Of His Return to Pastorate
Lord Mayor of City Attends Service

Rev. DR.. F. B. Meyer. we'll known in
this country. just celebrated the fftieth
anniversary Of the founding of Christ
Church, London. and the second year of
his own return to It's pastorate.
The occasion was made notable by
the presence of the Lord Mayor of
London, who made an impassioned ap-
peal to relief for soldiers at the front.
Large numbers were present and>many
congratulations were given Rev. DR..
Meyer upon his being able again to
serve the famous church while Britain
is at war.
Christ Church was made famous, in
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Enduring Beauty.


In the features of spiritual beauty
are the beauty spots of faith. humility.
patience. gentleness. meekness and
love. 1t is a growing and an unfading
beauty. Physical beauty grows until
it reaches full bloom, then 1t begins
to fade: but the beauty Of the Lord
upon US grows forever and ever. 1t
is a beauty which the ravages Of time,
care. disease and death have no power
to mar. They cannot blight or impair
the fadeless bloom of this beauty.
Let the beauty of the Lord our God
be upon US" should be the unceaSing
prayer of our hearts. 80
Spiritual growth is the glory and
the beauty Of man. Growth in breadth
and in accuracy OF mind: in depth and
purity Of thought and feeling: in force
and loftiness Of purpose; in energy
and heavenliness of character. The
ers Of growth. 1t cannot be fitly rep
resented as a vessel. as is sometim es
done. into which something is poured:
nor as soil into which something
may be planted: nor as a block out OF
which something may be fashioned.
These representations of the soul are
misleading. There is nothing in ma
ture that answers for a perfect SYM
boil, but a seed affords a better illus
of.
The seed contains all that 1t ever
will contain; its maturity IL in the full
development of its latent powers. So
the beauty and perfection OF thu soul
10 In the complete development OF its
latent powers.
do not understand that religion ID
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, August 12.-Bfshop
Eugene R. Hendrix, senior bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
and Rev. DR.. John F. Goucher of Balti-
more. designated to represent Bishop
Earl Cranston of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, met in Manassas Tues
day and clasped hands in the shadow
of the peace tablet erected here as a
memorial to the first reunion of the
blue and gray. The meeting Of these
exponents Of Methodist unity is re-
sarded as a significant event in the
movement for a Reorganization Of the
churches.
A Methodist reunion and picnic was
held at Sudley Methodist Episcopal
Church South on the Bull Run battle
field, where wounded soldiers from both
armies received medical attention dur
ing the war, and where Gen. Jackson IL
said to have paused for prayer when
his troops marched by in 80.
Lieut.. George Carr Round. former
president of the United States Veteran
Signal Corps Association and associate
chairman of the committee in charge
Of the event, presided over the festivi-
ties at Sudley Church. He introduced
Bishop Hendrix, who was his fellow stu
dent at Wesleyan University. Middletown,
Conn.,. half a century ago.
Bishop Hendrix made an address
which was ski1lfully woven around
the word Together" advocating the
unification of Methodism for the great
er good of the church. Bishop Hendrix
prefaced his remarks with incidents
of his school life with Lieut.. Round.
Dr. Goucher, introduced by Bishop
Hendrix, presented a survey of the ad-
vantages of a reorganization Of the
churches. There is no fundamental Diff
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churches in this, the largest body of
the name, $20.101, 900. or more by $780,
600 than ever before. Total Presby-
terian gifts. including missions of all
kinds, amounted to $2S,120,0O0, which is
q trff1e more than $1S per member.
This is smaller than usual by about 81
per member.
The two mission boards, homo and
foreign, are among the largest In the
world in point of income. The home
amount, the largest in the history of
Presbyterian home missions, and the
foreign amounted to $1.73S,O00.
The number of persons presenting
to becoming Presbyterians was not
quite as large as during the preceding
year, but seems now permanently to
exceed 100000 year. In 1915 the num-
Der was 1l6.oo0. and last year 10000
AS late as 1911 the number was 7s,S0o.
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The Soul Growing.

There Is nothing moro beautiful than
a soul growing in truth, goodness ana
holiness. To this beauty is added
strength. HE shall cast forth his roots
a. Iebanon. His branches shall spread
and his beauty shall be as the olive
tree and his smell as Lebanon.
Az the majestic cedars Of Lebanon
strike their roots deep into the earth
8 othat they stand the storms Of cen
turtles, in like manner the growing soul
gets power to resist the storms OF trial
and is able to overcome the powers OF
sin.
Az the branches spread. SO the soul
expands in its views and sympathies
and gives forth fragrance nke tne
aroma ~. wafssS n,f. ey y Tie psaea wanns tha'
The prophet gives in the hgurative
language employed q charming picture
Of soul growth which eliminates IN
a life of beauty. strength. expansive
ness and fragrance. (Hosea. ll:o.7)
From which we learn that the
growth of true beauty is the dew OF
Heaven sent to the thirsty souls OF
men and that the soil on which 1t
grows Is truth and goodness.
Tins was beauty sent from heaven.
The lovely mistress Of Truth and GOOD
And beauty dwells in them. and they. in her.
,, With like participation. Wherefore. then.
son. Of earth yonid e d,ssoays astena ne , se'
q i.3sh .1Hss Ssseg PAINT.
where is the sanction Of eternal Truth
Or where the zeal. Of undsceitful good
10 ave Jour search from foilyi Wanting.
Ana AZ With he % siftssrine of a idisrs -
Did Fancy mock yeun voWA ss@sss
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After being in Washington in charge
of tho Salvation Army headquarters for
nearly seven years. Adjt. Louisa M.
Brazier,, together with her associates,
Adjt. Ida Hiatt and Capt. Carrie Mayers,
are planning to leave the city. Their
farewell service will be held at the army
headquarters at $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., tomorrow evening at 8 O'Clock.
Adjts. Brazier and Hiatt have been as
sociated together In the army work Tor
twenty-five years. and Capt. Mayors has
been with them for fifteen years.
They were in Baltimore for one year
before coming here. and prior to that
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part, by the pastorate of the late Rev.
DR.. Newman Hall. in part by the fact
that its spire 10 a memorial to Abra-
ham Lincoln and IN part to having a
gational.
Rev. DR.. Meyer solved his part OF
that problem by having built in the
chapel a baptistry. which he uses when
new members are Immersed. and per-
mitting tho assistant. . Congrega-
tionalist. to sprinkle In the ohufch
itself such As arc content TO unite in
that manner. Rev. DR.. Meyer has
given up few OF his outside activities.
on the great parish on Westminster
Bridge road a. vigorously As In time
past.
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siding. The opening address will be by
F. s. Brockman, associate general sec
retary Of the Young Mems Christian
Association OF New York city, on the
subject, America and the Far East"
Other notable addresses during the
following five days of the conference
will be as follows:
''The Man Of the Hour" by W. ID.
Doughty, educational secretary Of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement in the
United States and Canada; "A CONT
nent That Has Never Had a Chance;
What Brazil Needs Now" by Rev. II.
G: Tucker Of Rio de Janeiro: Brazil: !:
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy: Greetings from Asia" by Bish.
op w s. Lewis of Foochow, China;
"The Redemptive Principle in Demo.
cratic Society,"" by Raymond Robins OF
Chicago; The Layman's Job for the
Hour" by Bishop James Atkins. presi-
dent of the Southern Methodist assem-
bly,: Mexico by R; Mallen. secretary
Of the friendly relations committee OF
tho International Y. NJ. G. A: The
American for the New Hour" by VIII
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time were in Greenville. Pa, for nearly
four years.
Speaking today Of the change in pros
pect. Adjt. Brazier said that since she
and her associates have been in Wash
ington they have formed many friend
ships and seen many developments in
the work of the army here. Naturally
she pointed out she and her associates
tive as Washington. but this could
hardly be expected. in view Of the fact
that they have had an assignment here
which is far beyond that Of the average
length.
1t is expected that Adjt. Brazier and
her associates will be transferred to
some city of the Atlantic seaboard
states.
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IN DESPERATE NEED
OF REINFORCEMENT

Presbyterian Missionary Issues
Earnest Ca1l-opportunities
Increasing in Number and
Urgency-Force Wholly In
adequate to Do Them Jus
tice-"I Want to Be a
Christian, But Don't Know
How'-Surrounded by Hun
CRY Hearts.
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- 1890 90 "a -
I h e b e uty Of
IN e 2 X n e SIS. til e
beauty of friend
ship. the beauty of
z o o d n e s S. a n d
a b oY e all, the
beauty of holiness.
Beauty is the
greatest gift of
God to mankind.
as ugliness is the
least of conditions
to which mankind
can descend. The
heauty and the
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on His right hand, Come. ye blessed Of
my Father. inherit the kingdom pre-
pared for you from the foundation OF
the world: for / was an hungered and
ye gave me meat; / was thirsty and
ye gave me drink: I was a stranger
and ye took me in; naked and ye
clothed me; / was sick and ye visited
me; 1 was in prison and ye came unto
me. Then shall the righteous answer
him, saying. when saw we thee an
hungered and feed thee? or thirsty
and gave thee drink? When saw we
thee a stranger and took thee in? or
naked and clothed thee? or when saw
we thee sick or in prison and came
unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verify 1 say unto you. In
asmuch as ye have done 1t unto one
Of the least Of these. my brethren. ye
have done it unto me"
Thus we learn that their lives were
beautiful when they were all uncon-
scious Of 1t.
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Beauty Of the Lord.

In the goth Psalm (verse 17r we
have this expression: The beauty of
the Lord The beauty here referred
to Is not the beauty of God in Him
self. but His reflected beauty as seen
In the lives of the good and holy.
The beauty of the Lord our God
. upon u.s."
This beauty is seen in many varied
aspects It is the beauty Of faith as
portrayed in the life of Abraham and
in all those who are the children of
the father Of the faithful. 1t is the
beauty of purity as seen in the life of
Joseph and in all those who like him
are the children Of chastity: 1t is the
beauty Of meeknsss as seen in the life
Of Moses and in all others who like
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lectured in a number Of the large cities
on the subjects he will give here.
=
Rev. Benjamin L Grossman has Just
returned from Q trip through New York
and Pennsylvanfa and win resume
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EreltfSt PHYSICAL beauty and the
greatest physical ugliness constitute
the extremes OF physical life. so the
greatest moral beauty and the greatest
moral ugliness are the extremes Of
spiritual life.
Physical beauty is gift; spiritual
beauty is an attainment and is there
fore TO be more highly valued. Most
things gained by persistent efforts are
more valuable than those things which
come without effort
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charge Of the Adas Israel Biblical and
Society, the next meeting OF
which takes place Monday ut pm. In
the vestry rooms Of the Adas Israel
Synagogue. 9Th and I, streets northwest.
An elaborate literary and musicAl pro-
gram has been arranged. Harry o.
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Jewish Problems at Home and
Abroad; Albert Shenerman will rem
der . vocal solo, accompanied by Miss
Lillian Shappirio. and Miss Minnie
Tauber will ofhciate a. master of cere-
monies. assisted by Miss Rose Anna
Herschman. who 10 recording and nnan-
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OBSERVING 31ST
ANNIVERSARY

Rev. d. e. Wiseman, Pastor Of
Church Of Our Redeemer,
Planning Special Services
Tomorrow in Observance
Of Date Of Laying Of Cor
ner Stone.
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A thing OF beauty Is JOY forever:
Its loveiiness increases; IL will
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
bower quiet for Ms, and q sleep
Full OF sweet dreams. and health and quiet
eeathiHg- John Keats.
Beauty is beauty. II Is one and
tndivisinle. 1t is the same yesterday,
today and forever-eyer and always
the same Yet it has many forms of
expression There is the beauty of
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Beauty Of Childhood.

All forms of beauty are attractive.
The beauty of childhood is always at
tractive. Josephus tells US that 'the
babe. Moses. was so remarkable for
beauty that it happened frequently
that those that met him as he was
carried along the road were obliged
to turn again upon seeing the child;
that they left what they were about
and stood still for a great while to
look on him."
The beauty of childhood is the most
perfect symbol we have of spiritual
beauty.
whatsoever shall not receive the
Kingdom Of God as little child shall
in no wise enter therein"
The child is unconscious Of its beauty
and Of the admiration II excites in the
minds OF those who gaze upon IL. So
II is with those who possess spiritual
beauty. In 1t there Is no element of
vanity. The beauty that results from
salvation is an unconscious beauty.
There is consciousness of salvation,
but not Of its beauty In the sense OF
pride or vanity concerning It,
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Unconscious Beauty.

When Moses came down from the
mount of communion with God he
twist not that his face shown"
This is true of all upon whom the
beauty of the Lord shines. Matthew,
in his description Of the last Judgment,
reveals that among those assembled
there were on the one hand those who
ness. and on the other hand there were
those who were unconscious OF their
moral beauty.
Note the words:
Then shall the King say unto them
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something growing in the soul. but
that the soul is growing In all that Is
true and beautiful This spiritual
Srowth is connected with the highest
Beauty and glory of man.
The prophet Hosea declares that
"He shall grow as the lily"
How wondrously beautiful Is the
lily! Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like 1t.