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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
ENDOWED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
OTHER CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES ARE NUMEROUS

jmass at II o'clock will be celebrated
by Rev. James A. Smyth. and the ser
mon preached by Mgr. William T.
Russell. Nespers Will be Chanted at
o'clock.
During the week evening prayers Will
he sung every afternoon at o'clock
by the sanctuary choir. ON trlda!
evening the devotion will begin at
4:30 o'clock and take the form OF the
holy hour of alteration.
The annual convention of the WASH
ington Branch of the Holy Name So
ciety. held this week in GonZaga Han.
was attended by the largest number OF
delegates ever recorded in the history
of the Washington branch. Every par
ish in Washington. together with those
of Alexandria. Va. and Hyattsviiie:
Md. was present. representing IN All
twenty-nine churches. the only alb
sentees being st. Patrick's and st.
Teresa's. The society in St Pauls
parish and Our Lady of Victory were
represented for the first time.
President John Hadley Doyle was.
through illness. unable to be present.
and the chair was occupied by Presl-
dent Michael \. Schaeffer of the do
cesar union
The reports from the various sec
tons, as read by the president of the
branches, showed the society to be
steadily advancing along all lines. and
each report was received with applause
by the delegates. The report of Presi-
dent Doyle was read DE NJ. u Manner
of Holy Trinity parish.
During the year the following par
ishes have affiliated with the Washing
ton section: St. Aloysius. Sacred
Heart. Fort AIyer. Holy Rosary. st.
Margarets, st. Matthias. Holy 1ncarna-
ton and St. Jerome of Hyattsville.
From membership of 3.5SS the So
ciety has now enrolled 10000 laymen
of Washington.
The following officers We're elected:
John Hadley Doyle. unanimously re-
elected president: Adam A. Weschler,
vice president: Frank A. Bresnahan.
secretary and Michael Driscoll, treas
urer.
The next meeting of the Washington
branch will be in April at the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart.
The Holy Name Society of the Church
of St Thomas the Apostle. recently or
ganized. has Il membership of seventy
acknowledgement adults and twenty
Junior members.
In st. AIMS Church the Sodality of
the Blessed Virgin will receive COM
munion at the 1:15 O'Clock mass to-
morrow morning.
The members of the Holy Name So
ciety are working for the success of
the theater benefit to be held at Polls
the affair is composed of John Poloni,
John Stadtler and James Calvin.
In St Augustine's Church the League
of the Sacred Heart will receive COM
munion tomorrow at the O'Clock
mass.
The Young people of the parish are
rehearsing for play which will be
produced early in March in the base
meut of the church.
Arrangements have been completed
for the dance, under the auspices of the
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Vic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

men in the kings company appreciated
his motive: they thought he had be-
come old and feeble. and lacked decis-
ion of character, and they could not
who had cursed him publicly. 1t cost
David much in their estimation to take
the stand he did, but he held true to his
ideal
Lowell says: The only conclusive
evidence of mans sincerity is that he
gives himself for a principle. Words,
money. all things else, are compare
lively easy to give away: but when a
man makes a gift Of his daily life and
practice. il is plain that the truth.
whatever it may be, has taken posses
sion of him.
We know of many illustrations of be-
ing true to an ideal at a great sacrifice.
by not only men and women. but states
ana nations. The United States set a
new standard for the world when Cuba
was given her independence, and Con-
eress is even now considering follow
ing that example in the Philippines
George Sand wrote: There are few
souls who are SO vigorously organized
as to be able to maintain themselves
in the calm of strong resolve; all
honest consciences are capable of the
generosity OF a day. but almost all
succumb the next morning under the
EFFORT of the sacrifice" 1t is this won
derful sustained faithfulness to ideals
that Jesus came especially to teach,
both by precept and example
Not many of US are called upon to
make the extreme sacrifices in being
true to our friends. to the trusts i'm
posed on US. and to our ideals-it is
rather the continued sacrifice of small
things that we have to make and in
view of the great examples of heroic
sacrifices we should find inspiration to
enable US to make whatever little sac
rifices are necessary in being true to
our friends. our trusts, our ideals and
our Lord.
Faith Of fathers. holy faith.
We win be true 10 thee TIL death,',
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tory Church. to be given in the parish
hall Wednesday evening. February Is
In st. Martins Church the children OF
the parish will receive communion at !;
special mass celebrated at O'Clock to-
| morrow.
| Exercises to st. Rita will he held
| Tuesday evening at $50 and Wednes-
! day the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
| will hold devotions at the same hour
| when Rev. NJ. Alexander Will officiate
| In st. Aloysius Church a lecture is to
| be given by T. A. Daily Wednesday
evening. February 3. in Gonzaga Hall
| The Aloysius Club has been reorgan
lied with 100 members already enrolled
and numbers are joining daily. Every
Saturday night has been declared ia
dies night" when there will be bowl
ing. gymnastics and dancing
Wednesday evening, February is. a
euchre and dance will be given in Con
zaga College Hall.
| Rev Francis P. Donnelly, s. j.. will
! deliver the sermon tomorrow at the
! II O'Clock mass, and at the vesper serv
! ice at 40 o'clock Rev. John Mulligan,
| S. j.. will preach.
solemnized tomorrow evening at 7:3O.
after which the rosary procession" in
honor of the Blessed Virgin will take
place-ail the children of the parish
benediction of the blessed sacrament.
when Very Rev. George l. Conlon o.
p. will officiate.
In St Paufs Church the sodality will
go TO communion in body at the !
o'clock mass. High mass at II o'clock
VIII be sung by Rev. Hugh Curley, and
Mgr. James F. Mackin will deliver the
sermon. The financial statement for the
year 1915 will be read at all the masses.
The sodality will meet Wednesday
evening, at 7:30, when Rev. William j.
Carroll will conduct the services, fol-
lowing which the Sanctuary Society
will have meeting in the school hall
The Junior Sodality will hold its cleo
ton of officers for 1916 in the Convent
of Perpetual Alteration tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock.
in st. Mary's Church the Sodality of
the Blessed Virgin will receive COM
munion at the o'clock mass. At the
officers were elected for 1916: Miss
Hannah Bauman. project: Miss Louise
Rupert. vice project: Miss Margaret
Neuland, treasurer: Miss Marie Men-
hardt, secretary: Misses Rose Nau.
Edith Miller and Clara Schaub. consult
ers. Rev. L. l.. Otterbein is director of
the sodality.
At the close of the annual retreat
which was held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Church
$50 new members were received into
the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin.
There was an average attendance of
more than 1000 women each evening
and an average of 700 at the morning
exercises.
Rev. Ignatius Smith. o. p, of the
Dominican College was in charge. The
officers are: Spiritual director. Rev.
Francis J. Hurney: project, Marie Bar
ker. assisted by Elizabeth Dodson and
Catherine Graham. secretary, Kath-
crime Conner; organist. Elizabeth b.
gan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
In Little Things.
Fidelity Is Force.

How great is the call to Christian
Endeavor to he faithful in obedience
and in service. that il may become a
mighty force of goodness. The call is
to faithfulness i'm whatsoever our
hands find 60 do. We may do but lit
tie. yet through consecrated fidelity Of
purpose the result may be immeasur-
ably great. Many a faithful dreamer
like Bunyan has dropped religious
thought, and many a nameless Chris
tan has dropped "A word of hope. from
which have grown mighty and glor-
iouS force. as suggested in the beauti-
full lines of Charles Mackay:
"A dreamer dropped random thought. twas
old and yet twas ncM:
simple fancy Of the brain. hui strong In
being true.
1t shcne upon genial mind. and TO. It's Light
became
4 laup OF life. beacon ray. u moniiory flame
The thought snail: its issue great: a watch
IRE the hill.
1t shed is radiance far adowp and cheers the
valley still.
nameless man. amid the crowd that thron-rd
the daily mart
Let fall a word OF hope and love unstudied,
from the heart:
A whisper on the tumult thrown-a transitory
breath
1t raised a brother from the dust; it saved q
soul from death.
o germ, d foupt. % word of love, % thought
at random cast.
Ye but little at the first, but mighty at
the last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
YOUNG MEN IN TRAINING FOR WORK
IN THE MISSION FIELD COOPER
ATING IN EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN

land of the rnikado by his wife, will go
as a medical missionary.
Others who will preach during the pres
ent series of meetings and who are slated
to go to foreign countries include Mr. and
Mrs. G. &. Morris. who go TO China: AL
bert Munson, who returns to Malaysia,
where his father spent many years as
an Adventist missionary, and who is d
fluent speaker of the Maaysian Ian
guage: G. Conger. who. with his wife.
will 60 to China. and Ellis Howard, who
goes to South America.
All Of these young men are completing
their ministerial training under the direc-
ton of Prof. II. II. Notaw. who himself
spent ten years as the superintendent Of
the Adventist missionary opera tions in
Burma. Since the meetings on 4th street
began these young men have been doing
missionary work preaching among resi-
dents in the surrounding neighborhoods
where the services are being held.
A member of the class. Floyd Smith.
has recently left the institution in order
to sail for India February -. Josef w.
Hall, another student at the school, left
Washington few days ago for his home
in Seattle. where he will spend the re-
mainder of the time with his parents be-
fore sailing for China March :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

President Washington District Epwcrth League.
These oft-quoted words o. Shakespeare
mean much or little. according to the
meaning of thine own self for it is only
that will prevent our being: false to any
other. and to be true TO our baser and
more selfish instincts and inclinations
might even lead us to be false 10 others
Being true when it costs is. in fact, the
acid test that proves the worth of charac-
ter-it is the criterion by which sincerity
Is establshed-and it constitutes the real
difference between achievement and de-
sire. To what. to whom. should we be
true? Shakespeare, " his lines. unques-
tionably meant our highest ideals. and
our highest Ideals are those taught and
exemplified by Jesus Christ--for these are
the highest ideals that have been given
to man. Loyalty to Christ and His ideals
al the cost of sacrifice is, therefore, the
primary test Of Christian character
To understand what this means il is
necessary TO anaHze these Christian
ideals. and we ind they include two kinds
OF ioyslty-to persons and to principles
The principles we find in Christ's teach
1nSs and the persons to VII ON we owe re-
spJnsibilities are those whom we have
the opportunity to love and serve-mem-
ances and all whom our influence may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

An unusual series of evangelistic meet
ings, which are To continue nightly during
the remainder of the winter, has been in
progress this week at the hall. 4th
street northeast. Under the leadership
of Evangelist r. Il. Harter, who has
planned to give the discourse tomorrow
night, corps of young men of the Wash
ington Missionary College. the ma jority
Of whom are under appointment to leave
for foreign mission fields either during
the present school term or at its close,
are dividing the other nights of the week
among themselves.
Friday night r. G. Shafner preached on
the subject, 1.-The Name" declaring that
only through belief in Christ and ODE
dence to Him can any one be saved. Mr..
Shaffner will sail at the close of the
school year for South America. where
he will go to teach among the Inca In
dams. S. G.. Jacques. who is under APP
pointment to go to Japan. occupied the
pulpit Thursday night. his subject be-
ing The Destruction of Jerusalem" Mr..
Jacques, who will be accompanied to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

The competitive examinations for the
Knights of Columbus graduate schol-
arships I'm the Catholic University OF
America this city. Will be held May
6. The applicants must be. preferably
Knights of Columbus or sons OF mem
bers and must have received the degree
Of bachelor of arts. sciences or laws or
an equivalent academic degree.
All applications must be made on a
form to be obtained from Very Rev.
Edward A. Pace of the university The
application must be accompanied by
three certificates-one from the grand
knight of the council to which the ap-
plicant belongs. attesting the right TO
compete: another from his pastor. at
testing the applicants moral qualifica-
ffons. and the third from the president
or secretary of his college. stating that
the applicant is student in good
standing and qualified to take up grad
Quate work.
Applicants who are elieib BILE will re-
ceiHe from the university circular OF
information explaining in detail the Sc
lection of subjects for the examina-
tion and defining the requirements in
each subject. The forms must be re-
turned to Dr. Pace not later than March
20.
These graduate scholarships. to the
number of fifty, were provided by the
knights of Columbus endowment fund
of $500, 600 given to the university two
years ago They provide board. lodG-
ing and tuition during the time pre-
scribed for the degree that the candl-
date desires to obtain. All other eX-
penses are TO be borne by the student
himself, who is required to pursue
courses of study for the masters or
doctors degree in philosophy, letters,
science or law.
These students are quartered in the
new Graduates Hall. of which Rev
James A. Geary is president.
In Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown.
the regular meeting of the Holy Name
Society. will take place Thursday, when
1872 new members, who made the recent
mission will be received. An address
will be delivered by Rev. Francis +.
Donnelly. 5. j.. rector of St. Aloysius
Church. his subject being The Holy
sodality of the Blessed Virgin will be
held Tuesday at $50 pm. when Rev.
=. J. Brennan, 5. j., will otficiate.
In St. Patricks' Church, the Leaf que of
the Good Shepherd will receive COM
munion in body at the o'clock mass.
which will be celebrated by Mgr. Will
liam T. Russell. The league will assem-
BILE again for devotions at I:30 pm,
when the office will be rscited, ser
mon preached and benediction of the
blessed sacrament given. The high
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Buddhist Priest Worshiping God.

I'm an old dilapidated building"
writes a missionary from India, II
found Buddhist priest about ninety
years of age praying to the true God.
He promised me that no longer would
he tell fortunes to deceive the public.
and he said that he had already burned
his books
'In one village where I hold services
there Is only one Christian woman.
She has been a devout Christian for
years, giving faithfully of her sub
stance and energy to enhance the
Lords work. She said to me, with
tears in her eyes, IF the village people
hear of single person who wants to
study the Christ religion they get a
sound beating from the village
brethren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Under the auspices of the ONO Bible
Class big service for men will be
held tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in Brightwood Park NJ. +. Church
Rev W. r. Wedderspoon, pastor of
Foundry Church, will speak: Charles
Evans. former cabaret singer of New
York. will sing, and DIR. Adam Geibel.
blind organist of Philadelphia, will
play and direct the music.
Services will be continued each night
during the week at o'clock.
Rev Paul ID. I.eddin, pastor of st
Johns Lutheran Church. who has been
month. will again occupy his pulpit at
both services tomorrow. Mr.. Leddin
spent the greater part of the time in
New York undergoing treatment for
injuries received in motor vehicle
proved successful. it is stated. and he
expects TO he able to resume all his
pastoral duties at an early date.
Rev John T. Briggs has returned
from New York and Will occupy the
pulpit at the Fifth Baptist Church both
tomorrow morning and evening. The
bi-monthly meeting of the Men
League of the church is scheduled for
Wednesday night.
The first of a series OF special ser
mons on the Apocalypse Will be given
tomorrow morning in Memorial United
Brethren Church. North Capitol and u
streets, by the pastor, Rev. Charles E.
Fultz.
The officers of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. 9th and A streets northeast,
promise two treats for the ensuing
week. Tomorrow evening following
the regular prayer service the pastor
Rev John Compton Ball. will address
the society at 7:45. at which service
special music by the endeavor orches-
ira and the church choir Will be rem
dcred Friday evening in the banquet
tertainment, will be the attraction.
Rev. J. Milton Weldron will baptize
a number of persons at the close of the
morning service tomorrow at Shiloh
Baptist Church, and receive a score or
more members into the church at the
communion service in the afternoon.
At night the pastor will preach a spe-
cial sermon on THE Way of Salvation
Illustrated in the Healing of Naaman."
* y
The conversion OF more than sixty
persons is announced as result of the
revival at Douglas Memorial NJ L.
Cnurcn, rev y. u MclIedH, pastor. Inc
Junior Epworth League. recently or
ganized, has a membership of eighty.
The eXteriors of both church and par
sonage have recently been repainted.
x
The First Spiritualist Church has re-
moved from Pythian Temple to the
Masonic Temple on Sth street north
east. The church aims to take up even
more active work and announces
meetings each Sunday evening. The
ladies of the church will hold a bazaar,
supper and entertainment in the 8th
street hall February IA. Is and 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Many conversions are announced as
the result of the revival which started
January at Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church. 10th and N streets northwest.
and which will continue until Sunday,
March 5. In charge is. REV S p. Vi.
Drew. pastor of Cosmopolitan Church,
assisted by the singing evangelist, Rev.
Carter Lewis; Rev. Philip Hall, and
Rev. Ebenezer Williams. The series of
meetings is held under the auspices of
the National Evangelistic Alliance 81
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

The Opening of the Seven Seals" as
described in the Book of Revelations was
the subject of last evenings lecture by
Miss Isabel Holbroca national lecture.
of the Theosophical Society. at Theo-
sophical Hall, 1916 II street A good
sized audience WIS present.
i The explanation which she gave is that
the symbols i'll connection with each of
the seven seals represent life on one
of the seven interpenetrating planes or
worlds in which man is living.
Friday at O'Clock Miss Holbrook will
lecture on THE Call of the Seven Trum-
pets Or the messages Of the seven
angels.
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PULPIT AND PEW.
Continued from Seventh Page.

course. The next will be given by DR..
Mitchell Carroll of George Washington
University February il, subject, Paul
at Athens
One of the three missionaries who
sailed recently to do work in the Con-
cepcion (Chile) Girls College, was Miss
Eleanor Dukehart of Martinsburg. w.
Va. who is graduate of the Normal
School of this city, and under appoint
ment as a kindergarten teacher. Rev.
Harry Famer and family expect to
leave Manila today, Ell route to the
United States on furiough. Their ad-
dress. after March Is. will be Washing
ton Grove Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
Being True to a Friend.

The hrst reference furnished in con-
nection with the topic takes US back
TO the story of Jonathan and David
that beautiful anecdote 30 rich with
inspiration. Jonathan. rhe' eldest son
of King Saul and captain OF the arch
-ers. loved David. the young leader of
the singers. who had become so pop
Nuiar by killing the Philistine giant, SO
much that he refused 10 share his
fathers jealousy of David, and was
loyal and true. and even to the extent
of Drawing the kings wrath for him.
David appreciated Jonathan's LOYALTY,
end in one of the Psalms says of him:
Thy. Thy ,o, *. to o.. NE "a. wonderful.
Whom II was no longer safe for David
TO stay at tho court because of King
Saul's jealousy. Jonathan arranged for
the safety of his friend. and took upon
himself the responsibility for his act
This loyalty almost cost Jonathan his
but Jonathan recognized in David's
friendship the most wonderful thing
that had come into his life. and he was
willing TO pay the full price of -ha,
friendship. whatever the cost.
somewhat similar story il found In
Greek history. of friendship that stood
the test of sacrifice. Damon was ac-
cused or treason. and immediately
friend Pythiss begged 10 be put in
prison in place of Damon, and held AT
hostage while the latter went home
to bid his wife and child farewell. Thi.
request was granted, and Damon, de
layed by an accident. returned barely
In time TO prevent the execution oi
Pythias, who. instead of cursing hi,
friend. was trying TO hasten the execu
tton and praying that Damon might b.
delayed long enough that he
Pythiss, could die in Damon's place
This loyalty convinced the king tina
De mon was innocent. and SO both were
saved.
Instances Of loyalty to friends ar,
not ha rd TO find. either in history or IL
the everyday life with which we ar,
more familiar. and no friendship ha
really been proven until IL has stoo,
the test OF loyalty. Christ laid dow
the supreme test when he said. Great
er love hath no man than this that h,
lay down his life for his friends" ant
then He illustrated His teaching b.
laying down His life for those whom
He called His friends. How does on
loyalty TO Him compare with the sacri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
IMPORTANT MEETING OF A ..e...-
LARGE SUNDAY SCHOOL GROUP

The annual election of officers. a
musical program and buffet luncheon
and an address by Rev. Edward ID.
Stone of Baltimore, who will speak on
the topic, The GUTTER are the fea-
lures announced for the meeting Mon
day evening of the Mems Bible Class
of the First Presbyterian Church. 1t
will be held in the church parlors, John
Marshall place northwest, at s O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Mr.. Stone. the principal speaker of the
evening. is a Sunday school worker Of
national repute.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment features of this important
gathering of one of the largest active
adult Sunday school organizations of
the National Capital consists of f. 7.
Good, chairman; F. A. Preston, c. NJ.
Ballard, DR.. Tyrus Christman and A. A.
Chenay.