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The Washington times., 1916-02-05
TO MAKE
MISSION BIG SUCCESS
Of Several COngrega-
tiOns to Visit All Homes in
Their Parishes.

Rectors Of the Episcopal churches IN
East Washington are cooperating 10
make the Episcopal preaching mission
to be held in the diocese Of Washington
March IL to 20 a great success.
Members OF the congregations OF Trim
ity Church. st. Agnes Chapel, Church
Of tho Good Shepherd. Christ Church'
Chapel of the Nativity, st. Matthews
Chapel. and All Saints Chapel, Ben
ming, will visit every home in their
parishes and leave printed invitations
to the special services in connection with
the mission to be held at st. Marks
Church. Third and A streets southeast.
Of which the Rev. c. Il. stetson Is rec
tor. The missioner at this church will
he the Very Rev. Frank l.. Vernon.
dean of the cathedral at Portland. Me.
In addition, the ministers In charge
'of these churches announce that their
Sunday evening services will be omitted
on the dates announced for the preach
ing mission, and they will urge members
OF their congregations to attend the
services at ST. Marks.
A mixed choir composed OF members
OF the various churches will sing the
Old-fashoned popular hymns contained
In the special Episcopal mission hym-
nal, authorized several years ago by a
general convention OF the church. Four
thousand copies of paper-bound edl-
ton OF this book will be issued for use
during the mission In this city.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Big Revival Continues
At Colored Church

One OF the largest revivalS for col
ored people held in this city is that
which opened January and will con-
tinue until March at Cosmopolitan
Baptist Church. N street. between Ninth
and Tenth streets northwest, under au-
spices of the National Evangelistic AL
lance OF America, and conducted by Dr.
Simon F. W. Drew, assisted by the
singing eVanEelists. the Rev. Carter
Lewis the Rev Philip Hall. the Rev.
Ebenezer Williams, and the following
women workers: Mrs. Julia Palmer.
Mrs. Lizzie King. Mrs. Lottie Lee, Mrs
Effie Wilson. Mrs. Viola Howard. Mrs
Bertir Piuckett, Mrs. Martha Coleman.
Mrs. Mary TAYLOR. Among the laymen
are William Warren. Joseph Bell. Oscar
g. Nalle, James Bapnister, James Will
son. and Andrew Moten.
Since these meetings started more
than 1000 people. have attended. and
more than 800 have been converted and
given their names to Join the church.
Meetings are held daily at IN p. M.
with song and praise service and
preaching at $50 p. m. School ch;ldren's
and womPn's meetings are held at 4 p.
m, and on Sunday at IL a. nj. and $3.50
and p. m
Tomorrow At II a. m. Dr. Drew will
preach on Behold the Lamb of Cod
and at S o'clock on The Key TO He'll. a"
A women's meeting viii be held at $50
d. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
CHURCH SCHOOL OF
METHODS is ENDED
Successful Term Brought to Close
at Vermont Avenue
Christian.

The school of methods conducted dur
ing the week at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church was brought to a sue
cessful close last night with appropri-
ate graduating exercises and a recep-
tion for the faculty by the students of
the school.
More than 200 Sunday school workers
were enrolled Forty of these attended
twenty-five or more lectures and were
awarded the international certificate OF
the American Christian Missionary So
ciety. OF those in attendance. twenty
one came from Maryland. two from
Kentucky. New Jersey and Texas One
hundred and seventy-two pupils regis
tered from nineteen Disciples of Christ
churches, the balance OF the student
body coming from sixteen churches OF
other denominations. Miss ardelle
Payne and Mrs. A. G. Grinnell were in
charge OF the local arrangements, in
cluding the daily luncheon.
The Christian Endeavor Societies OF
the Virginia Avenue Christian Church
will have charge of the Sunday evening
service, the first day of Christian En-
deaYor week
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
THE INTERSTATE TIP

While the Wilson preparedness
party was in Des Moines, the Presi-
dents wife handed So tips to two
hotel maids, and the President gave
S and 10-cent tips to each of two
messenger boys. Now comes the
news that the President and his wife
will be lawbreakers if the recipients
of these gratuities shall spend the
money. If they don't spend it, there
will be no impropriety, under the
wonderful Iowa anti-tipping law.
SO says a ruling by the attorney
general of the State. The benefi-
ciaries of the Presidential largess
have been notified that they may
keep their tips as souvenirs, and it
will be all right; but if they spend
the money, then both they and the
Presidential personages become, ipso
facto, lawbreakers.
One wonders what would become
of the country's currency supply if
that ruling should be generally en-
forced. The withdrawal of the en-
tire volume of tipping change to the
function of souvenirs would mean a
dangerous contraction of the circu-
lation.
The case ought to be appealed.
Why, under the commerce clause of
the Constitution, should Iowa be al
lowed to interfere with interstate
commerce tips? A Federal tip, such
as the Presidents, ought not to be
the concern of State law, any more
than interstate and foreign COM
merce are to be regulated by State
statute.
Down with the provincialism that
would undertake to engulf us all in
the ruin that must follow general
application of such a rule! Iowa may
be able to struggle along without tip
ping itself; but the rest of us would
starve if we must needs wait for the
services of untipped walters. Our
situation is precarious enough, even
as matters stand now.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENCE

There seems determined purpose
to pass the Shields water power bill,
and to kill the. Ferris measure on the
same subject. The difference be-
tween the two can be easily and
simply stated.
The Ferris measure proposes,
when Government water power
privileges are disposed of, there
shall be bargain insuring tie pub
lie a good supply of electricity at
fair prices.
That has been the policy for a
decade in handling the water powers
within the Government domain.
Why not exact like terms when
water powers on Eastern rivers are
given away? The user of electric
ity wants reasonable rates and hon.
est protection, East as we'll as West.
Yet the Shields bill, by the little
detail of providing that only a ali
cense" shall be issued, and that by
the War Department, cuts out all
effective assurance of regulation.
All electricity looks pretty much
alike, when one buys it; but, SEEM
ingly, when the Government gives it
away, there are two kinds: Western
electricity, which is to be given
away on terms that protect the pub
lie; and Eastern electricity, which is
just merely to be given away.
The Shields bill ought to be killed,
or else amended to give the public a
fair chance.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Special Music For
Evening With Choir
Programs At First Congregational
Church Prepared BY DR..
William Stansfield.

At the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G. streets northwest, the fol-
lowing musical program will re given
tomorrow night by DR.. william Stans-
field. organist and choir director, Or
gan prelude. Andante in f minor,
Smart; anthem. Glorious Is the King
Of Israeli (third mass). Haydn; an
them. THE Sun Shall Be No More Thy
Light BY Day" Woodward: offertory.
soprano solo: organ prelude. Let Their
Celestial Concerts" (Samson). Handel
At s o'clock there will be an Evening
With the Choir" with the following
program: Organ prelude. Pastoral So
nata. Rheinberger: selections, from the
oratorio "St. Paul" Mehdelssohn-
Bartholdy. comprising chorus. Lord.
Thou Alone Art Cod: soprano aria.
Jerusalem. Thou That Killcst the
Prophets" contralto recitative, And
Saul Journeyed;" Rrioso. '"Put the
Lord Is Mindful Of His own" tenor and
bass recitative. And AS He Journeyed."
and chorus. 20 Great is the Depth"
offcrtory. bass solo. 10 GoI. Have
Mercy" chorus. How Lovely Are the
Messengers" organ postlude. War
March Of the Priests" Mendelssohn.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

Of whether the public, which con-
sumes the domestic sizes Of anthra-
cite, should be asked to pay, can af-
ford to pay, or will voluntarily pay
sixty cents a ton more for it's coal.
1t will not.
The operators say that a great
many of the mines now operated
couldn't take care of the sixty cents
ton labor cost, or six cents or six
mills-the language is our own
because that would mean that the
whole mine output, the domestic and
the steam together, would be pro.
duced at a loss. They say that all
put together the mines couldn't take
care of the added sixty cents a ton
OF labor cost or any considerable
part of it, because there isn't that
difference between the present pro-
ducing cost and the selling cost.
And if that is so, we say, if the
added labor cost of sixty cents a ton
must come out of the consumer. il
1t comes out of anybody, the people
will never pay it, on top of all the
other increases of price they have
had to pay since the wage award of
1902, provided there is any discov-
cradle means in their power to pre-
vent. And there surely will be the
means both for them to discover and
to exercise against an additional tax
OF sixty cents ton for anthracite,
by %homsoever imposed and in what
ever cause.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Banquet. Washington College Of Law,
Rauschers. D. IN.
Meeting, Federation OF Citizens Associations,
Chamber Of Commerce headquarters. 1850
y. m.
BANQUET. Class Of 1917 of Georgetown Uni
Nersity. Rauscher's, p. m.
Dance. Home club. s p. m.
Annual dinner. Scottish st. Andrews Society,
Willard 7 y. IN.
Election of officers, Menorah Society OF
George Washington University, Arts and
Sciences Ruilding, 1880 p.' m.
Readings, Mrs. James Parker. National Ii
brary for the Blind l729 IL street northwest,
23O p. IN.
Exhibition, portrait miniatures. by Allyn
Williams. CorCoran Gallery OF Art, oil day.
Exhibit, sw"ated work, etc. Consumers
League, 1915 Eighteenth street northwest,
a. m. TO p, IN.
odd Fellows-Canton- Washington. No. /,
Patriarchs Militant.
National UniOn-Government Printing Office
Council.
Socialist party-Social and supper
Meeting, Society for Philosophical Inquiry,
Public Library. 4:45 p. m.
Banquet. Massa chusetts Agricultural Club OF
Washington. New Ebbitt, 1880 p. m.
Banquet. employees of the engineer and ma
chine division OF Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, Winston Hotel 1880 p. m.
Meeting, Pennsylvania Society OF Washing
ton, ilOl f street northwest, p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
PLAN SUMMER CAMP
OF CHURCH WORKERS
MOntanaC Conferences for Lay
men in District From New
York to Washington.

Announcement is made OF a gift OF
$4,000 toward the founding on Green
wood Lake. lying partly in New Jer-
sey and partly in New York. of n
summer conference for Christian lay
men who work in churches in New
York, New Jersey. eastern Pennsyl-
vania. Baltimore. and Washington.
At least 100000 is to be expended
on the project. The place is to be
named Montanac and it is hoped to
dedicate II next summer. Details are
In the hands of the, Seabury Society
of New York, which is composed of
laymen in Episcopal churches. Dif-
ferent denominations will use the
place on different dates. and so put 1t
TO the largest possible use. ,.,
The movement is said to represent
something of the growth Of .ChristiB n
churches, never larger than last year,
and of the increase in the number
of laymen who give Sundays and the
week nights to unsalaried work The
Montanac conferences are to be for
the training of laymen in better meth
ods of Christian work. Its promoters
point to the fact that the American
people pay S410, 900. 900 a year to main
tain their churches, and say that with
better methods the same chu ches
can accomplish twice as much as they
uO OH lnS Oulldy.
In New York city last year 100
laymen were in classes studying for
personal volunteer work in churches
In one religious body alone.
1t is stated that in New York city
and the region south to Washington,
Including Wilmington. Easton, Beth
lehem, Allentown, and Reading.
churches have 5000. .00O, 900 invested in
parish houses. Montanac and similar
efforts aim to make these millions of
larger service to the people and to
the nation
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE CITY

Everyone of the 1000 or more Dis
trict of Columbia employees who have
no civil service protection will watch
with greatest interest the discussions
to come because of the introduction,
by Congressman Tinkham of Mas
sachusetts of a measure to place the
city's municipal employees under
civil service.
While every Government depart
ment has had the benefits Of civil
service, and in more than 200 of the
foremost cities in the country civil
service protection has been granted
municipal employees, in the District
of Columbia employees are without
any such bulwark. Here the situa-
tion has not been acute in recent
years because the District Commits
sioners always have resisted, to a
remarkable degree, the pressure of
politicians to dump political hench-
men in the District when depart
mental doors were closed to them.
Commissioner Newman, test;fying
before the hearing on the proposed
change in the school system, admit
ted that such pressure had been
brought to bear on the present
board, and previous Commissioners
have complained of the same thing.
Special attention was attracted to
this defect in our municipal govern
ment because of the fear of teachers
that politics would creep into the
schools, which are protected by the
strictest sort of a merit system,
lacking in other municipal depart
ments.
While the high caliber of the sue
cession Of District Commissioners
has kept the civil service issue in
allegiance, that is no excuse for not
facing it squarely now that it has
come before Congress. 1t is possible
that men less able, or less willing,
to resist this pressure might be ap-
pointed as Commissioners, then the
results would speak loudly for the
defect of the present arrangement.
There is an added reason why civil
service should prevail in the Dis
trict. Through the apportionment
among States of civil service posi-
tions in the departments District
young men and women are virtually
prevented from entering the service
of the Federal Government. It
would be only fair to throw open the
District governments positions to
District residents alone when they
could meet the demands, and only go
outside the District when they
could not. This feature does not
seem to have been considered by
Congressman Tinkham. 1t deserves
the attention of Congress.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
MISSIONARIES GIVE
EVANGELISTIC TALKS
Unusual Series of Meetings to
Be Given for Rest Of Week at
7 Fourth st. N. {.

An unusual series of evangelistic
meetings. which VIII continue rightly
during the remainder OF the winter he's
Teen In progress this week at the hall
at Z Fourth street northeast Under
leadership OF Evangelist X. T.. IIarter,
who will give the discourse tomorrow
night, a corps OF young men Mt the
Washington Missionary College,. the
majority of whom are under appoint
ment TO leave for foreign mission fcl6G
either during the present school term
or at its close, and dividing the other
nights OF the week.
Last night r. g. Shaffner preached on
THE Name" He will sail at Ahe close
of the school year for South America.
where he will 60 to teach among the
Inca Indians. S. q. jacques, who Is
under appointment to go to Japan as a
medical missionary. occupied tie pulpit
Thursday night. his subject being The
Destruction of jerusalem"
Others who Will preach during tie
present series OF meetings and whc are
slated to 60 to foreign cCuntri.s in
clude c. C.. Morris and his wife, who
will go to China: Albert Munson, who
returns to Malaysia, where his father
spent many years as an Adventist mis-
Sionary, and who Is q fluent sneaker
OF the MulaysiNn language; G. ConEer
and bis wife who will go to China. and
Ellie Howard. who will go to south
America.
All of these young men are complet-
ing their ministerial training Jndsr
direction of Prof II. II. Votaw, who
has srent ten years as superintendent
Of Adventist missionary operations in
Burma. Floyd Smith. member of the
class. has just lSft the institution ard
will sail for India on February %
Josef W. Hall. another student in the
school, left few DAYS ago for Seattle.
where he will stay until March Z, when
he Will sail for China.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Union M. E. Church to
Celebrate Communion

At Union NJ. e. Church. tomorrow at
IL o'clock. there will be the monthly
celebration of holy communion and a
short address by the pastor. the Rev.
John MacMurray. At the Epworth
League meeting at o'clock. Mrs. J. L.
mon in the Sunday night series on
Satan" the topic being Satan as a
Counselor"
Tuesday evening. in the Sunday school
room, there will be social gathering
OF the parents OF the scholars and mem
bers Of the home department at a~"get-
together" meeting. A church supper
under auspices of the Women's Guild
will take place Tuesday and Wednes-
Gay evenings, February Is and l6.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Communion for Members
Of Good Shepherd League

At st. Patrick's Church tomorrow at
the s o'clock mass members OF the
League of the Good Shepherd will re-
ceive the monthly communion Seats in
the main aisle will be reserved for them
during this mass. which will We Cele-
nrated by the Rt. Rev. MonsiCnor w. 7.
Russell, spiritual director of the So
ciety. At 7:3O D. m. MonsiGnor Russell
will preside when the league meets for
the usual recitation of its office. 4
sermon and benodiction of the Blessed
Sacrament will follow.
Solemn high mass. will lie sung at II
O. clock by the Rev. James A. Smythe.
who will be assisted by two priests OF
Holy Cross College, Catholic University,
and Monsignor Russell will preach.
There will be music by the two choirs
affiliated with St. Patrick's. and at the
conclusion of the devotons the con-
gregation will take part in the singing
of the HYMN, Holy God. We Praise
ThV Name"
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Happenings. of Note In
Washington Churches

tallsms in the Gospels" at the weekly
Bible conference.
At the Church Of the Epiphany sun
day night the Rev. Percy II. Hall will
preach on THE Value OF Soul"
Officers Of the local Christian En-
deavor Union will meet DR.. William
Shaw, LID, secretary of the United
Society Of Christian Endeavor, at din
ner Monday evening, after which he
will be escorted to the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church TO address the mass
meeting of Endeavorers at s o'clock.
The Rev. Frank T. Cady. of the
diocese OF Washington, has taken
Ascension, Kulpmont. and st. Georges.
Coal Run, Pa. His first services were
held last Sunday.
At the Petworth BAPTIST Church to-
morrow evening, the acting pastor, DR..
"The End of the World" In the morn
ing following a brief address. he viii
welcome alt new members and cOmmu-
nion serN ices will be held.
At the West Washington BAPTIST
Church tomorrow morning the hev. B.
u. Cav will have as his subjects THE
Challenge OF Great Task"
At the METROPOLITAN Baptist Churcn
tomorrow morning tho Castor. the Rev.
John Compton Ball. will have for mis-
Fubiect "Our Fathers Kingdom and
the Citizens Thereof" In the evening
his thenla will Re ''Th" Great Game
Every Man. Woman. and Child Must
Play"
Tuesday evening members OF the Pet
worth Baptist Church entertained the
congregations of the Methodist and
United Presbyterian churches in get
welcomed the visitors, and the Rev. O..
Ellis Williams. OF the Methodist Church.
responded. Refreshments were served
by the ladies OF the church.
At the Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow
morning the Rev. John +. Briggs will
preach on THE Cross of Christ His
subject for the evening service will be
',rhr Iron Did Swim"
The Rev. DR.. Clarence A. Vincent,
Tastor OF Mt Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL
Church. will Treach tomorrow morning
on tho topic. Called To Be-
The Rev. DR.. ]. Milton Waldron
will baptize a class at the Shiloh
baptist Church at the services to-
morrow morning and receive a score
or more OF members into the church
at the communion service I'm the after
noon. At night the pastor will preach
Il special sermon on The Way OF
Salvation illustrated in the Healing
of Naaman"
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Baltimore Gospel Trio
To Sing at Mission Here

TIE Central Union Mission will have
as one of it's features tomorrow afetr-
noon and evening the Gospel Trio of
Baltimore. composed OF Thomas II.
Gibson, Charles IL Smith, and Louis
II. Allen. all OF whom have been
preaching the gospel in song for many
years, Their repertoire is a varied
and extensive one. and their appear
ance in Washington is always the Sig
nal for enthusiastic meetings. The
meeting tomorrow afternoon will be-
gin at o'clock and the evening meet
ing at 1880 o'clock will be a prayer
song. and testimony service, and every
effort will be made to give all who
may wish to take part in the service
a chance to do So
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Revival at BrightWoOd
Attracts Large ThrOngS

The revival services in progress al
Brlghtwood Park NJ. f. Church. EightN
and Jefferson streets, being held every
evening except Saturday. are attracting
large audiences. The Rev. Charles y
Cole is being assisted by DR.. Adam
Gelbel. blind organist and choir leader
OF Philadelphia. Tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock. under auspices ot inc
ONO class a service for men VIII pS
held. at which the speaker w!!l pe Ino
Rev, DIR. w. r. Wedderspoon, OF Foun-
dry NJ. II. Church.
A special soloist for this meeting VIII
be Charles Evans. converted cabaret
singer, of New York. DR.. Geloel alsO
will be present
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Will Talk on "The Gutter"
To Presbyterian Class

At the monthly meeting OF the Mems
Bible Class OF the First Presbyterian
Sunday school in the church parlors
Monday evening. a special address en-
titled The Quitter," will Be delivered
by the Rev. Edward D. Stone, OF Balti-
more. .,
The annual election of class officers
VIII be one Of the features of the meet
Ing Monday and a musical program has
been arranged and a buffet luncheon
evenings exercises. The COMMITTEES in
charge is composed of f.. T. Good,
chairman, c. NJ. Ballard, F. A. Christ
man. DR.. Tyrus ChTistman, and A. A.
Chcnay,