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and st. John in his picture of heaven
You may say, Air seeks to make
aviator fall But 1t is only half true.
Only learn to walk. march, swim, build
ships. aeroplanes, and then land,
water and air are your supporters and
your helpers. Learn their laws and be
"the servant and Interpreter of nature"
and you shall conquer.
So the forces of the spiritual
universe are our friends, If we learn
their secrets; If we wait on the Lord
For example, we lament the power of
habit How habits enchain and drag
US down. But good habits are our best
friends. We say, Temptation ensnares."
Yes, but why comes temptation"
why comes temptation but for man
to meet and master. and make crouch
beneath his feet and SO be pedestaled
in triumph"
See the men who have proved this
true. Moses, a spiritual aviator, scared
above the difficulties of life by the
power of God in him. David, often
falling. sometimes badly, dared to fly
again, and he holds the ancient record
for altitude" Isaiah is a daring and
skillful aviator, and SO is Hosea. ST.
Pauls flights are still more helpful to
US. He Is a great builder of airships.
His are the most spiritual prayers in
the Bible save those of our Lord,
Thousands have scared with him. He
shows US how. His epistles are cor
school of aviation!
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TOPIC:
Enthusiasm; Its Value; How Cultivate lisa, 1916
BY HARVEY S. IRWIN.

away in unbelief, indulging in some
besetting sim"
4 4 y y
Test and Zeal.
There can be little success in any
line of work in the absence of warmth
and earnestness.
Amy man who goes into business -
said Moody, "and does not throw his
heart into it does not succeed. Why
not go into the Lords work as earnest
ly as into athletics?"
Test and zeal should go together
Without relish. there can be little or
no enthusiasm. When food is relish
ed there is good digestion. When there
is appetite for religious work there
will be assimilation affording nutri-
ment for strength and enjoyment in
Christian service.
Intense eagerness to discover and
make known the truth of the gospel,
strenuous endeavor to accomplish no
BILE purposes is in line of the highest
service any life can render
Fervor. energy, heartiness. earnest
ness, enthusiasm when exerted in a
good cause represent virtue in a high
degree. but these same qualities. when
used without knowledge, even though
it be for God. become the promoters
of. sin and evil.
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In Dead Earnest.

The worNingmen. the merchants. the
professional mcu who are alive to the
slightest details Of their work and
eager 10 perform that work in an eff
cient manner. secure the best results
and obtain the confidence and respect
of all who know them. SO those who
are thoroughly versed in the duties Of
a Christian. and engage in their per-
formation with an enthusiastic mind
gain the confidence and respect which
enables them to accomplish great
things for the Masters cause.
II is those who are 'in dead earnest
who win victories in either the secular
or sacred lines of endeavor. The great
thing is to be '.in live earnest" This
does not mean being boisterous to at
tract attention. True enthusiasm is
manifested in the quiet. peaceful
demonstration of sincerity.
Deep waters run still"
The enthusiastic Christian Is the
opposite of the cold Christian: and a
cold Christian comes very near not
being a Christian at all.
IF you are q cold Christian" said
4 Cuyler, you are in the wrong attitude
| toward Christ. away from duty. away
from prayer. away IN worldliness'
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BY THE CHURCHMAN.

The lumberjack sky pilot of the
Minnesota woods is Big Jack Sorn-
berger. and from the stories which
come out of his parish" he certainly
knows how to deal with Interruptions
in his strenuous world.
Not so long ago. story has it. husky
Frenchman who disliked preachers de-
cided to have a bit of sport in Josh
ing" the clergyman during his meeting
in a clubhouse. where forty Or more
lumberjacks were gathered about
listening intently.
The Frenchman lay in an upper bunk.
several feet from where Sornberger
stood. with his legs dangling outside
the bunk The Frenchman was inter-
rupting the preaching by loud laughter
and "boos," evidently counting upon his
great physical strength 10 protect MIN
self from attack.
He did not know that Sornberger hao
been the middleweight champion pugl,
list of the northwest before ne settled
down to preaching the Gospel for a
munificent salary Of $500 a year. He
may have known that Sornberger had
been an outlaw in former years; II ne
did. he didn't care.
Sornberger warned the trenchman
several times.
Il am here on business. the mis-
sionary told the man in the punk. our
mates are interested in what l am say
ing By interfering with me you are
interfering with them. l give you falr
warning to stop 1t.
A series of "boos" and loud outlaws
from the Frenchman made known his
,elligerent attitude. Then Sornoerger
ct loose.
Selling the legs, of the PROSTATE
Frenchman, he pulled him from the up
per bunk. the man striking the moor
with jar that made his teeth cNck.
At the same moment Sornberger sprang
back, ready to resist at attack. but
none was forthcoming.
For the audience of forty lumberjacks
bounced upon the Frenchman. peaIlng
and kicking him, and finally hurled him
through the door into the snow. He
ran away into the night. and the camp
never heard of him again.
Sornberger fought saloonkeepers ana
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hind the noise fixes It's value. Hurrah-
ing may be a nuisance instead of
virtue. If rightly guided. 1t is an In
SEPARATION to self and to others, and II
not so guided. it is harmful to self and
an announcement to others. The true
test of our enthusiasm is in It's making
"a joyful noise unto God"
Christian zeal and enthusiasm should
be directed only in the interests Of
those things which are well pleasing in
Gods sight.
Hos arc we 10 know what those
things are
PAU. in his letter to Titus. says that
Christ gave Himself for us, that He
might redeem US from all iniquity and
purifs unto Himself a peculiar people,
Jealous of good works.
The enthusiasm of His people is to
be ccutercd on doing good works,
We can make no mistake about what
are good works in the light of God 3
revealed - ord. To do the work of God
lis the m total Of the good works re-
quired Of man. The Christian must be
intent about his Fathers business. and
that is what is meant by being Jealous
OF good works. Ne must know what
Cots work i.
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A fund of $4,000 has been raised.
chiefly by people OF urbana and Cham
paign, the seat of the University Of
Illinois, with which to purchase site
adjoining the university campus for
the creation of a Christian School of
Religion and Christian Social Center.
The plan is projected by the Methodists.
and Is a part of a general one that
hopes in time to provide such schools
and centers. with adequate equipments.
at great educational centers in Mime
sofa, Missouri. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michi-
gan, Washington and California. The
four Methodist conferences in Illinois
are behind the project at Urbana-
Champaign.
The site provided. it is proposed now
to secure 100000 with which, to erect
buildings The general project is in
charge Of what is known as the Wesley
Foundation, and a start Of $4,000 has
been made with the building fund.
Buildings are to consist of social CEN
ter. school of religion. library. church
and dormitories. 1t Is announced that
building. centrally located in relation
10 university buildings. are to cor
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Problems Of Washington.

The District League has made no sur
vey of the needs of Washington. but
other organizations have. and the most
efficient plan for meeting most of these
problems has been found to be to CO.
operate with other organizations in
their efforts to meet the various prob
lens in which the league is interested.
However, the league has also done
some work independently. as, for ex-
ample, by esta blishing a summer home
in the country, where some of the less
fortunate Of our older people were
given a respite from the city's heat.
While no survey has been made Of
Washington as a city by the league. a
few Of the problems may be suggest
ed which the league. either by chapter
or by district, may help to solve.
just at this season comes the prob
lem of caring for the health of moth
ers and babies and children unable to
get relief from the heat and dirt Of
the city. and this Is being met by the
Pleasant and the Baby Hospital camp
and other camps under various organi
cations. Here is where the Epworth
League may cooperate.
Every year hundreds of young men
and young women come to Washington
to enter the service of Uncle Sam; most
of them need help, in way, at least.
of establishing church and social con-
neclionS, ana IN Otner ways. the Ep-
worth League is admirably adapted for
meeting this problem.
similar problem is being met in
Chicago in a new and unique way
The Y. NJ c. A. has built a hotel in
the heart of the city, where young men
can secure all the accommodations
necessary at a minimum of cost There
are 1921 rooms. very small. of course.
which rent at from 80 to so cents per
night, including use of shower baths,
fac
cafeteria furnishes well cooked food a
the lowest rates possible. This gives
the young men coming into the city for
the first time, or passing through the
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LUMBER JACK SKY PILOT WORKS
IN STRENUOUS MISSIONARY FIELD
Shooting Up" Preachers Residence One of the
Dangers Encountered-Converts Ten
Gamblers With His Fists

gamblers to a standstill in that camp.
securing local option law which drove
the saloons out of business. 1t was in
the local option campaign that a
notorious gambler resolved to run the
sky pilot out of town" This fellow
began his intimidation one dark night
berger's wooden shack, endangering
the missionary's wife. who was Ill.
On the following day Sornberger in
terviewed the town constable and
bier. But the constable hesitated. He
feared to enter the gamblers saloon.
and volunteered the information that
Gambler Bill is good man to let
alone, particularly when he's drunk.
AS a matter of fact. Gambler Bill
was the terror of the community. When
intoxicated he would parade the main
street of the town. shouting and sing
ing, without Interference from any one,
as he had the reputation of being
dangerous gunman
You come with me-" iSornberger told
the constable, and I'll lay down the
law to him."
They found Gambler Bill presiding
at a roulette wheel. and the Presby-
terrain minister notified him. in the
presence Of his friends. that if any
more shots were fred into the par
sonage" Gambler BIZ would be held
responsible.
Moreover" said Sornberger. "if
ever near peep out OIL you, uTuHh VI
sober. on the streets of this town ! in
tend to break your head"
The gambler was so frightened that
he ran out of the back door of his
saloon to escape the irate missionary.
And although he was frequently in
toxicated thereafter, Gambler Bilf'
never shouted or sang on the public
highway
Sornberger had one more lively ex-
perience with gamblers before they
permitted him to continue his preach
ing in peace. Gambler BilI' steered
clear Of him. but he urged his friends
to drive this missionary, who was kill
ing business" out of town. Ten
habitues, OF the gambling denc. having
imbibed enough whisky to give them
the necessary amount of Dutch cour-
age" cornered Sornberger one after
noon in the town post office. The mis-
sionary confronted this crew with his
back against light wooden screen, be-
hind which the postmaster sat writing
at table.
The first gambler who touched Sorn-
berger received an upward blow under
the jaw from the missionary's elbow.
the shock being SO great that the man
went heading through the partition.
landing across the postmaster's table.
whereupon the postmaster dumped him
unceremoniously upon the floor. re-
marking: Send them in. one by one,
Jack: I'll pile them up for you"'~ = -
But the others, witnessing the tate OF
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Advance registration for the schools
is said to exceed that of last year. AS
formerly the attendance at the confer
ence will considerably exceed the CEN
California in gatherings Of it's kind.
A recent addition to the program is
Prof. X. Morimoto of the Imperial Uni
versity of Agriculture at Sappora,
Japan. He will give an illustrated lee
ture on Country Life in Japan" at s
pm. August =. He is an exchange pro-
fessor at Johns Hopkins University.
and is making special Investigations in
rural economies for the imperial Jap
anese government. He has lectured on
American chautauqua platforms over
300 times. His wife. who is CORE
spondent for Japanese papers. will &C
company him. both of them planning to
be present the entire sessions.
The sessions. it is announced, are open
to the public and visitors will be
heartily welcomed.
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They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint"

They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint
Glance for moment at the history Of
aviation. Daedalus, the ancients tabled,
fastened wings to his shoulders with
wax. He did very well until he flew too
high, too near the sun. Then the wax
melted; man fell, And they have all
fallen. The history is a series of falls
rather than flights. And we remember
Darius Green and his flying machine, -
and aviation was to us rather a joke
than anything else. And when we
heard of a man who persisted in flying
and falling, we thought him rather a
crank, a sort of mild mailman. And
when we heard of the Wright brothers
and their marvellous flights we scarce
believed it. But now we are converted.
We have seen it for ourselves. 1t Is no
longer hearsay. And 1T goes beyond all
we ever heard or dreamed.
What a parable of spiritual things.
How was it done?
The answer Is simple. By obeying the
laws of nature. Not only by academic
study in books and laboratories, but by
experiment in the field. These men had
faith, Imagination, perseverance, will
ingness to learn, courage. Whoever
said, Heavier than air cannot fly, did
not win. They have not defed the laws
of nature You may say, Earth seeks
to trip you up, to cause you to stumble
Ocean seeks to drown you.
The Jews thought of ocean Is terrible,
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clergy of Maryland and the District. He
is to address the ministers on The
Possibilities of Maryland Farms" Rev.
E. l.. Watson, a former District super
intendent of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. was chairman of the first con-
ference, and is to speak this year on
Rural Overchurching and It's Solu-
ton" Rev. T. F. Dixon is a Presbyterian
preacher and also an instructor in
sociology at Hoods College. He will
address the conference on The Allies
of the Country Minister"
Prof. Bomberger will conduct the
course in rural economics throughout
the school session. Rev. DR.. Glenn of
the Protestant Episcopal Church is to
present a plan for the thorough or
ganization to be acted upon by this
years gathering. Rev. Gather of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South is a
promoter of the new idea of central
lied churches and will present his
suggestions at the conference.
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MEXICAN CHRISTIANS TRUE
AMID TROUBLOUS TIMES
Faith mistaken by Five Years of Strife-Mission-
aries Withdrawn, Natives Garry On Work.
Strong Center in Saltillo

Miss Leila Roberts. for many years
principal of the Methodist Normal
School in Saltillo, Mexico. tells an in
teresting story. from recent observa-
ton, of the permanence and power Of
the Christian influences set in motion
there in years gone by. She says:
After an absence of three years
made necessary by civil war in Mexico.
1t was my privilege to return to Saltillo
the latter part of December. 1915. A
careful study of our evangelical forces
and the work they have accomplished
revealed undaunted faith, unity of eff
fort, strength of organization and fixed
purpose. Both school and church work
have been carried on uninterruptedly,
even when the arrow few by day and
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CHURCH NOTES.

Dr. Edgar Reckwith of Wilmington.
ILL.,. will speak on The Christians Pos
sessions at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church tonprrow at II o'clock. In the
evening he will conduct the eVangelis-
tic meeting In the tent. speaking on
The Greatest Sin" Rev. Hurd Allyn
Drake of Napoleon, Ohio. will arrive in
this city Friday. to take care Of the
service, at the Fourth Church during
the month Of August.
% 4 4 r.
The Supreme Council of the Phi Mu
Sigma National Sunday School Fraternity
has. announced. that charter has been
granted to the young men in the Gilbert
class Of the Fourth Presbyterian Church
for a chapter of the fraternity. Signers
Of the petition are Arthur r. Cowstll, g.
w. Harding. Chester A. Ferris. e: n.
Whorralh Joseph Webbing. Kares Reed
Julian Erslxine Raymond. William 81.
Wright. Kenneth NJ htvngstone. vii.
bert F. Thompson, Ethan %. LoweEy apdS
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The executive committee of the coun-
try life conference. composed of DR.. H
J. Patterson, president of the Maryland
Agricultural College and of the con-
ference; B. H. barrow. secretary of the
college Y. NJ. c. A. and of the confer
ence; Rev. E. L. Watson of Baltimore,
Rev. Thomas F. Dixon of Frederick.
Prof. F. B. Bomberger, dean of the eco
nomics department. and Revs. G..
W. Gather of Clarendon. Va. and
William L. Glenn of Emmorton, Md.
have all preparations made for the
reception and entertainment of the
visiting ministers at the school session
to begin Monday and the conference to
follow on August "a. A number of
District clergy expect to attend.
DR.. Patterson is responsible for the
inception of the country life work
which has been so we'll received by the
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pestilence~yalked in the darkness. The
testimonies to Gods marvellous protec-
ton and unerring guidance in every
time of trouble would make an inspir-
ing volume. To my great joy, / found
that after five years of civil strife the
following spiritual forces remain as re-
suits of our years of labor in Saltillo:
Il. A strong evangelical center un-
der the leadership of intelligent, well
trained native workers. Besides the
pastor, Rev. Julian Castro, and the
superintendent of the Sunday school.
Prof ]. r. Olivares. / found in the Sun
day school nine teachers who had been
trained in our Methodist Normal School.
Prof Olivares, assisted by seven Of our
graduates, is carrying on the educa-
tional work. The present enrolment is
about $50.
80. Christian teachers in the public
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Example of Enthusiasm.

I'VE want enthusiasm in Gods work."
said Moody. We find 1t in the world.
Men are desperately in earnest in busi-
ness circles. He'll is in earnest. Why
should not we be? :" One thing
admire about Garibaldi-his enthu-
siasm.
I'm 1867, when he was on his way to
Rome, he was told that If he got there
he would be Imprisoned. said he, If
nifty Garibaldfs are imprisoned. let
Rome be free And when the cause of
Christ is buried so deep in our hearts
that we do not think of ourselves. but
are willing to die. then we will reach
our fellow men,"
WHITEHEAD affords us a striking ex-
ample Of noble enthusiasm in his Mas
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Spanish, and often-fifteen years Of age
they have never seen book in any
tongue.
The Menaul School was first located
at Las Vegas. but in 1896 it was moved
to Albuquerque, to buildings vacated
because the government opened its
own schools for Indian children. II
was named after Rev James A. Menaul.
missionary, and is one of the schools
supported by the Women's Board of
Home Missions of the Presbyterian
Church.
Among its graduates have gone out
probationary of whom go back
to minister in their own communities
teachers, cooks-for at the school the
boys help to bake bread-carpenters.
farmers, miners. railroad men and
lawyers. The boy who has gone
through Menaul is an American in
language. habits and sentiments and
is accepted as such by his American
neighbors.
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Thomas T. MacEwan. The chapter will
be installed in the near future with APP
propriate ceremonies.
A charter was also granted last week
to the young men in the Sunday school
class of G. w. Clark. in the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday school. at Mont
rose, Col. Signers of the petition are
Arthur Monroe. Joseph H. Simpson, War
rem Leisy, Bryan Miles. Harold Monroe,
A. K. Cooper, r. G. J. Bryan. Denison
McCue. Hermann Schwitzenbug, Sanford
Blamcy. Horace o. Cooper. Henry A. Cox
and G. w. Clark. The charter was Sc
cured through Henry Aubrey Cox, for
merly a member of the A B. Pugh Sum
day school class at Mount Vernon Place
NJ. E. Church South. The chapter will be
installed by j. Ora Tolbert. member
of Alpha Chapter of this city. who is
spending his vacation in the west.
The Gunton- Temple Presbyterian
Church and the Fourth Presbyterian
Church have united their evening serv-
ices on Sundays and Thursdays during
the summer months, All meetings are
The last of the series of lectures on
the Bible by Rev DR.. John Henry Troy
of New York, will be delivered at the
Emmanuel Baptist Church on wednes-
day evening at o'clock. He will
speak on Christ"
Dr. Troy, it is declared. has been de-
livering an unusually strong series of
lectures. and his class has been grow
ing steadily.
Arrangements are now being made
to have him return and open a Bible
study conference and course in this
city in the early fall DIR. Troy comes
without pay, and all collections taken
at the meetings are turned over for the
enlargement of the national Bible
study work
q G IS sS
During the warm weather the OPEN
ing services of the Fourth Presoyte- p
rian Sunday school and the upper class
session will be held in the tent ad-
joining the church.
The young people of the Fourth
Church will conduct an
opep-atr meeting on the corner of 14th
and Kenyon streets this evening at
o'clock. Homer Edison will speak.
These young people will also have
charge Of the services at the jail TO-
morrow afternoon.
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that if these should hold their peace the
stones would Immediately cry out"
The power that could cause the stones
to sneak can reach the stony heart of
man.
1t is no time now for sleep. Save thy
self and forget not that for others there
is a world wide work to do.
Awake, my soul; stretch every nerve.
And. press with vigor on; --.-s
A heavenly race demands thy zeal
Aud an immortal c1eyn.
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CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF RELIGION
PLANNED FOR ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
People of Urbana and Champaign Raise $4,000 to
Purchase Site Opposite Institution Campus.
Plan Is Projected by Methodists-Build-
ing to Cost 100000.

respond with them in architecture and
material.
1000 young men and women who come
from, Methodist homes. or who prefer
association. with that religious body.
The plan is primarily to, look after re-
Hgtous and social welfare of Methe-
dists. but others are to be cared for as
may be. and all are to be trained on the
basis Of volunteer Christian workers
Especially will men be taught how.
upon their return to their home churchfs,
to, make of them community service
centers. -.a