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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
MOVIES MAY BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
Does the Book of Discipline of Denomin atoms In.
clude Them IN Its Rule Relative
to Theaters?

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE movies
are likely to break into the next Meth
odist general conference.
Already they are well forward
in conference discussions concerning
preparation for the Saratoga meeting
in May.
1t should be explained that as long
ago as anybody can remember the
Book of Discipline has had rules about
Methodsts attending theaters. dances
and other amusements. Just now it is
rule go. Four years ago it was rule
PAS. Methodists are not expected, I'M
der their discipline, to go to theaters.
The question arises whether movies are
included
Several parties are said to exist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

America is to have its first great
Catholic congress in the city of New
York from August "a to 20, 1916. when
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies. the German Catholic Central
Nerein and the G. X. G. Staatsverba nd
of New York state will hold joint con-
ventions in that city. Hitherto the
various Roman Catholic organizations
have been holding separate conventions
in different cities at different times of
the year. circumstance which spon-
taneously suggested the advisability of
holding joint conventions as is the
practice among the Catholics OF Ger
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Every Mans Task.

You and I and every other man or
woman or boy or girl have each of us
great task to accomplish-the great
est task in the world No other con-
sideration is worth our while in COM
parfson with the accomplishment of
this task. Your task is not the same
as mine, nor mine the same as any
has given a task that to Him is the
most important thing on earth. Few of
us realize the greatness of our tasks
most of us are only dimly conscious of
the purpose and plan we are striving
to fulfiil and many. SO many. are utterly
unconscious of any definite aim or pur-
pose in life beyond gratifying selfish
desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

among Methodists in regard to this
discipline rule. one says the question
of private conduct should be left to
private judgment, general rules having
been laid down. The old-line Metho-
distS believe particular things like
theaters should be mentioned. Those
who oppose this latter plan ask if
movies are to be mentioned in the rule
when it is revised"
a new party has arisen. 1t has set
discussion gong by declaring that the
motion picture theaters have forced
upon Methodists and their general con-
ference the necessity of revising their
rule.
This party says movies have proven
their right to be reckoned worthy edu-
cational forces. So the discussion is
going on among Methodists. and is GER
tain to do so until it gets into the gen
eral conference. 1t is a new phase of
ali old controversy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

The young ladies' class of the First
Presbyterian Church. of which Mrs.
John Britain Clark is teacher, enter
tanned Dr. Clark S class at a leap year
fifty present
The next business meeting OF the
classes VIII be held Tuesday evening.
March 81.
An invitation is extended to all the
young people of the CITY not afilisted
with similar classes to come and visit
one of these classes, which meet on
Sunday mornings at 9:45 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Design or Object of the Epistle.

This is usually stated to be: To
prevent apostasy or relapse into Juda :
ism on the part of the Hebrew Chris
tians. Warnings hurtle forth like the
discharge from n park of artillery. But
a deeper study produces the conviction
that the writer had wider and more
far-reaching intent, which was to com
pass the whole scope of Jewish religi-
Gus thought. and capture the Jewish
mind and lead it to submission to
Christ.
To do this there must be shown the
insufficieency and failure of the old
covenant. and that the new is its Iogi-
cal. intended and sufficient successor:
and so he seizes upon everything in
the Levitical ritual that was significant
to the Old Testament worshiper and
shows how it had something CORES
ponding to ii. and of far higher sig
nificance. in the priesthood and sacri-
flee of Christ. The old, therefore, being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

Neglect Of Duty.

The same law obtains in cultivating
for the harvest of eternity as in agri-
cultural pursuits. There is a season
for blowing. planting and cultivating,
and duty requires the work to be done;
but If love of ease and comfort causes
the duty to be neglected. the harvest
fails. So it is in finding excuses for
not cultivating character in the sea
son provided for that purpose. The
whole of the earthly life is intended
as season for cultivation for the har-
vest in the life to come. Many find
this cultivation an inconvenient and
disagreeable duty, and make excuses
for it's neglect.
The conflict between duty and con-
venience is continually going on. Men
fail to realize that the season for re-
ligious decision does not wait upon
convenience. Now is the only accepted
time. To neglect or even to delay is to
disregard the existing opportunities.
Failure in the moral life comes to
those who place personal ease and com
fort before duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
THE URGENCY OF A GREAT
TASK.
(Neh., SO; Luke, 24s: s51; 1855
81: Matt, 16:22-23.)
By Robert D. Burbank,
President of Washington District Epworth
League.

Tasks are not universally popular
because they include two things-effort
and (which are distaste-
full to all who are either selfish or lazy.
Two weeks ago we discussed the "trag-
edy of indirerence"-that is. the mega
tive side of our attitude toward our
tasks; here we have the positive side
earnestness-whichi is the attitude I'M
piled by the urgency of our tasks.
Whether we like them or not, h1e Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Moral Failures.

Moral pauperism results from the
continued sacrifice of duty to conven
fence. as well as from open and inten-
tional disregard of duty. There are
those who deny that religion has any
claims upon them--deny the authority
OF the Scriptures and do not recognize
the duty of cultivatins the seed of
truth which God has revealed az the
means of making out Of life Its great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Christian Gn1eabor 9our'
TOPIC:
The Causes OF Failure in Life.-Prov Io1-32.
BY Harvey S. Irwin.

The causes of failures in life are very
generally known. The great dimculty
is that in the weakness and perversity
OF human nature many fail to apply
the evident and certain remedy of these
causes.
Satisfactory and permanent cures are
only effected by removing the cause OF
maladies of every kind. 1t IS with fall
ures in life as It 10 with diseases of the
body. except that tho causes of failures
are more readily located than those of
physical ailments. There are bodily
maladies which tho highest attachments
of medical science cannot determine
the cause; but what failures in life are
there where the causes are unknown?
Missed the Mark.
The failures IN life are more pitiable
than the worst forms of invalidism
There IL no scorn or contempt for the
phystcally disabled. but failures do not
even arouse sympathy. but instead pro-
voxe derision. This 10 true oven in the
noet material matters Of life. as sug-
rested in the lines Of N. F. Topper:
Once more in the matter Of wealth; n thsu
throw thine all on Q chance.
Men viii come around thee. and wait and watch
the turning Of the wheel;
And ~, in the lottery Of life. thou mast drawn
splendid prize.
What foresight hadst thou and sdn! Yea. what
enterprise and wisdom!
BIT II " fall out against thee ana thou fau II
thy perlous endeavor.
Behold. the simple SOW. and hath reAped me
right harvest Of his folly.
And the world will Be gladly accused. nsf WI
reach out his finger TO help;
For why should this speculative 6uQ2fd b &
whirlpool to all around himf
Go 20. let him sink by himself; We h1sw what
the end of il would Be:
For the man has missed his marx. and bis fel
lows look farther.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
A Definite Object

Paul said: Il press toward the mark. ''
Every one should have q definite
purpose IN life to gain some worthy
object The cause OF SO many failures
is that multitudes drift with the tide
of life. like one in q rudderless boat,
o.. TO change the figure. they saunter
along life's pathway like one strolls
through a meadow on a summers eve,
simless and purposeless.
How can they expect to reach sue
cess and usefulness with no definite
object before them?
Very little is accom- plished IN any
line or any direction without som
fixed purpose in mind. We must atm
At something. What Paddy shot at
nothine-anords neither amusement
no. profit.
General hopes. general desires, gen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Looking for Easy Jobs.

he beg in harvest and have nothing.
Looking for Easy Jobs.
How many there are who neglect
duty because 1t is disagreeable! They
are looking for the easy Job.
A housekeeper said to tramp. TIL
give you a good meal of victuals II
you will light tho fire in the stove for
me-"
"All right. lady" said he.
VERY well then" replied the house
keeper, here is a Ratchet Just chop
some Of that wood out there.
oh, see here. lady," said the tramp,
"I drought it was gas stove you
had. Good day"
How like this is to human nature In
some when the burden and responsi-
bilities of the work of the church fail
on them, They are ready to do only
the easy thing. 1t is one of the prev
aIent causes of failures In life: The
sIuggard who will not pillow In the
spring by reason of the cold viii have
nothing in the time of harvest.
The Christian. or rather the church
member, who is only looking for easy
jobs is making a failure of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
The Greatest Task Ever Accom-
plished.

Our great example of life wholly.
possessed by the Importance of It's
task is found in Jesus Christ. The pas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
The High Calling.

Those whose lives have a purpose
which relates to the future are the
wise ones The past is dead. tho pres
ent Is dying, but the future is i'm
mortal.
Mans aim should be not for the
things that arc lifeless or transient.
but for the things that arc living and
eternal. This is the object Paul fxed
as the end of endeavor-"the mark Of
the prize of the high calling of God"
Heaven Is the prize of the high call
ing. and heaven Is the transcendent
mark above all others. toward which
men should press. There is assured
success in aiming at a definite purpose.
Why not aim at heaven. the highest
possible good2
There is no reason for failure in the
Christian life. The only cause for
failure il unwillingness to accept the
gift of eternal life.
Another cause of failures in life is
that men are prone to sacrifice duty
to convenience. as expressed in the
proverb The sluggard will not plow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS.
By Rev. Dr.. William H. Bates.

ended by fulfillment and taken away
by the news displacement, the author
by irrefraSable argument and conclu-
sion that cannot be shaken. shuts up the
1sraelite to his only recourse, viz, TO GO
forward in acceptance Of and devo-
ton eVermore to, its mediator, the
Messiah-Jesus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
Failure in Success.

Besides the many whose lives are
purposeless, there are those whose pur-
pose is confined entirely to the things
of this world. They aim at knowledge,
riches. fame and power. Their object
Is worthy. and II they press earnestly
toward the mark selected, they will
surelyAn large measure attain 1t. This
Is the invariable law of specific pur-
pose and endeavor. The value. how
ever. of their achievement depends upon
the uses to which they devote the
knowledge. wealth and fame they have
gained The life that uses knowledge
and power for evil ends is the greatest
OF all failures.
Aim at something. but be sure that
the something Is important, and that
when It is gained 1t is used for noble
purposes.
The full complement Of life consists
in three conditions-hrst, being good /:
second. doing good, and, third, making
good. II the mind and heart are firmly
and persistently fixed on the first and
second conditions. the third Is certain
| to be realized. Those who are good and
who do good never fail to make good.
Aim at something! 1t is the way to
avoid failure II your aim is at that
which is the most worth while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

by reason of the cold therefore shall
he beg in harvest and have nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

eral purposes, general resolutions will
not suffice. We must Ak upon some dis
tinct object and move persistently to-
ward it.
This way only leads to success. But
success sometimes means failure. The
purpose, the object, the thing aimed
at must be worthy and valuable or it
will be worthless and may be injurious
when 1t is reached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
THE TABLE.

Meat Balls in Tomato Gravy-One
pound ground beef with a little fat,
one small cup soaked bread, one onion
chopped fine, two eggs, salt and pepper
TO taste, half teaspoon sage. Mix and
form into balls size of a walnut, drop
into a quart of boiling tomatoes sea-
soned with salt and pepper. Let sim
mer half hour. When done thicken
gravy with a little flour. Rest assured
that everyone will ask for a second
helping. Fine with mashed potatoes.
Serves four people.
Baked Hash - Leftover roast or
boiled beef, raw potatoes, onions, eel
cry, green pepper or whatever you
have. Put all through food chopper,
mixing as ground; season with salt,
pepper and a little Worcestershire
sauce. Put in baking dish, moisten
with leftover gravy, or water if no
gravy is at hand. Bake until well
done.
Surprise Snowballs (serves five)-
Peel five even-sixed apples after cor
ing with a corer. Put butter, sugar
and a little nutmeg Gf liked into the
opening. Place half cup of boiled rice
on a small pudding cloth, spread it,,
wrap the apples in it, tie and, when
the five are ready, drop into boiling
water and cook three-quarters of an
hour until the apple is cooked. Take
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
BUDELIER FAMILY REUNION,

Members of the Budelier family, de-
scendants of the late Frank and Cath
crime Budelier, to the number of SIS
gathered for family reunion Saturday
at Long View park. Members of the
family came from various points in Il
lfnois and Iowa and spent happy day
together as a united family. Baskets
filled with bounteous lunch were car
ried to the park and at noon an elabo-
rate dinner was spread on the lawn.
The younger people then INDUCED in
games and the older ones visited and
exchanged "reminiscences. Seven mem
bers OF the Budelier family were pres
emit: Gus Budelier, Mrs. Freda Cox,
Mrs. Lucy Park and Mrs. Mark Weltlin,
all of Rock Island Robert fnd Frank
Budelier of Wilton Junction, Iowa, and
Mrs. Emma Fritch of Viola. with their
children and grandchildren. Guests
from out of the city were entertained
in the homes of the various members
residing in the city and the occasion
was one that long will be remembered
by the participants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
SOCIAL EVENTS

club, since it is their numbers that
give the support. Miss Josephine COOK
is chairman of the membership COM
mfttee and TO her the active members
should report as soon as possible as
to the number of associate members
that have been secured for the coming
year. Every member of the club has
the org 4nization's interest at heart
and will work unfalteringly for its
success The public owes its support
to the club and one OF the best means
of showing this is by becoming an as
sociate member. In the years since
its organization the Rock Island Musi-
cal club has raised the standard or
music in the city in a measure done
by no other society. 1t has brought
each year to the city some artist or
the first rank and has provided excel
lent entertainment as well as muslcai
education in its regular meetings
throughout the years.
The club will this year bring to the
city Maude Powell, the most famous
woman viOlinist before the public to-
day, she to appear Nov. "a in recital
Previous to that time complimentary
recital will be given, the performer to
be announced shortly. The first meet
ing will be an evening one, when the
public will be admitted according to
the regulations of the club. This year
there will be added an auxiliary which
permits men to become members Of
the club, the constitution formerly
having barred men from membership.
The first program will be participated
in by men musicians of the COM
munity. The club will also have an
exchange program with the musical
club Of Monmouth, which is a new
feature and one which should be Of
mutual benefit.
Officers of the club hope that when
the public is approached and asked
for support that it will be gladly given
and that the associate membership
may be the largest ever enrolled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
CIVIC DEPARTMENT SESSION.

Regular meetings of the civic de-
partment of the Rock Island Woman
club will be resumed following the
holiday season, Friday, when a SEES
sion will be held in the parlors of the
Masonic temple called for 2:30 o'clock
instead of o'clock as last year. The
program will consist of a review of
the summer work with reports from
the street vigilance committee by Mrs
Z. B. Kreis; Fairgrounds, Mrs. j. Paul
Duffin, Mrs. Devore Simonson, Misses
Lillian Roth and Martha Foss and
finance committee, Mrs. c. E. Sharpe.
Election of membership nominating
committee will be an item of business,
the department last year having decid-
ed to select both a department nomin-
ating cOmmitte and membership nom
mating committee. The topic of the
day will be given by Mrs. G. H. Sher-
wood on Training in Citizenship and
Morals in Our Public Schools" Mrs.
Sherwood has given much time and
study to the subject and a paper of I'M
usual interest is assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Get Together club will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Knox, 1900 Twenty-ninth street.
The Highland Heath club will meet
with Mrs. c. LAM, 314 Fifth street, Mo-
line, Wednesday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Rock
Island County Humane society will
meet in special business session to-
morrow afternoon in the home of Mrs.
]. Doering, 204 Eighth street. Mem
bers are asked to make a special eff
fort to be present at the meeting as
matters of Importance will come up for
transaction.
Ladies' Aid society of the Second
Christian church will hold an all-day
picnic tomorrow at the church. They
have invited the men for noon lunch
and will spend the afternoon sewing.
Members and their friends are invited
TO participate in the affair.
The Busy Bee Sewing circle will be
entertained Thursday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Ed Stran, 1440 Four
teenth and half street. Friends are
welcome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

fuse to let him kiss you goodnight.
The right kind of a boy does not
think of asking to kiss girl before
they are engaged.
ca Act Indifferent and don't try
to regain his friendship. Aim higher.
60 Go to school at least until
you have a high school diploma. You
are too young to teach even If you
can get a school because OF your
certificate.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % The
other night a boy friend called on
me and suggested walking in the
moonlit garden back of our house. l
said / would, and when we got to the
farthest end my boy friend spoke of
the full moon above us, and naturally
l looked up. He took advantage Of
me and kissed me. 1 was very angry
and ran into the house. He is very
much ashamed of his unmanly con-
duct now and is eager to be friends
as before. l ignore him entirely. Is
it the right course to take? The boy
sounds sincere in his apologies, but 1
can hardly be expected to consider
him as a true friend after his atti-
tude toward me, can I?
90 This boy constantly calls me
up over the telephone and talks I'M
necessarily long. How can l close
without seeming rude?
ANXIOUS LASSIE.
% If the boy understands that he
is not to kiss you, and if he is the
kind Of boy whose word can be re-
spected, it will be perfectly reason
able to let him come to see you.
90 1 know a girl who closes her
conversations by simply saying
Bye" any time she happens to feel
like it and then she hangs up. Boys
think it is rather pert, but they seem
to like it. You might say: Bye,
must go now" There is something
stiff about Goodbye, l must go
now" 1t lacks snap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

off the cloths carefully, drop a spoon
full of currant jelly on each and serve
with sweetened cream. This makes a
most wholesome dessert for the whole
family.
Delicate Peach Pudding-One quart
peaches (or one can peaches) cut in
small pieces do not use juice if can
ned; two eggs, one-half cup sugar.
two cups scalded milk mot boiling)
two tablespoons cornstarch. Mix
sugar and cornstarch, add to milk and
cook. Take from fire, stir in butter
size of walnut and, when lukewarm
whip in beaten yolks. Put peaches in
pudding pan, pour over creamy mix
ture, bake ten minutes in quick oven.
Make meringue with the whites of
eggs, spread on top and brown deli
cately.
Orange Tapioca - Soak ~ cups
pearl tapioca over night Cor at least
two hours); put on the stove with
about two cups sugar; let cook until
transparent, then take off stove.
Squeeze juice out of about four or
anges and mix with tapioca while hot
Chocolate Pie, without eggs or milk
-One-fourth cup cocoa, one cup sugar
two cups boiling water, one teaspoon
vanilla, two tablespoons cornstarch
one-half teaspoon cinnamon. Mix
cocoa with little water Ito form a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
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HOME
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kTzS ELrzABkrH rLe1psoN

Dear Mrs. Thompson: % / am
16 years old, quite tall, have black
hair, dark eyes and heavy eyebrows,
and / am very white. What is good
treatment for bringing color to the
face?
CD I am considered very pretty by
my friends, but l cannot keep friends
very long. l am a good singer and
am considered very bright at school.
can play the piano and am a good
dancer My parents are very strict
with me. Does this have anything to
do with not being able to keep my
friends?
90 I attended a party a short time
ago and met boy whom l liked very
much He walked home with me and
before he left he asked If he might
kiss me goodnight. / told him that !
did not think it proper for young peo-
pie to be friendly in that way. He
seemed very much displeased, but l
could not alter my decision. l asked
him to come to my home sometime, but
he said that he did not favor boys and
girls being friendly in that way.
Was 1 right in, not letting him kiss
me goodnight?
"a How can I regain his friend
ship? Should / act Indifferent to
him when l meet him?
go Am 1 too young to teach in
the country? / have a one-year GER
tificate. Should 1 continue school
until 1 receive a diploma?
AN INTERESTED READER.
ID Exercise in the open air and
sleep with your windows wide open
even during the coolest nights in
winter. You can keep warm If you
cover up sufficiently. Also get up a
good circulation in your cheeks by
using a complexion brush every night
and morning.
(2) The strictness of your parents
does not keep you from having
| friends. You have told me only your
good points and none of your bad
ones, and so l cannot help you de-
eide why your friends do not like
you. They may think you are con-
ceited. Forget yourself in trying to
please them. l don't mean that you
should do things that might COM
promise you.
90 1t certainly was right to re-