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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

Rev. Bernard Braskamp. pastor OF the
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church.
will begin a special series of sermons
tomorrow at the IL o'clock morning and
s O'Clock evening services. The gem
eral subject for the morning sermons
will be know Thyself' and VIII IN
clude: Tomorrow, Il Am the oo'
seriousness of Existence and Being
January 80, II Can't-the Consciousness
of Possession and Power" February s.,
Il Ought-the Consciousness OF Du.E
and Responsibility. February iS'
Must-the Consciousness OF Law anu Iu
Necessity February 20, "hi-'"e
uncomfortable Resolution.
The general subject for the evening
service will be Some Cotemporaneous
Questions" and will include tomorrow.
Question of Desire, John. 90; VII d tnou
ton of Allegiance" John. 6.6I, viii re
Also Go Away February s: "A CUES
ton of Authority" John. 10, 10 !,e IN.
Rulers Know That This Is the t pa1ief.
John. s. 40, "why Do Ye Not Believe Me-
February 20, "A Question OF Sacrlnce'
John, 133S. wilt Thou Lay Down Ihy
Life for My Sake" February a. q
Hast Thou Not Known Me-" March D.
"A Question of Discipleship, John, lS.o'
Art Not Thou Also One of HIS DIS.
ciples?" March II. "A Question OF
Irln1aCN. JONI, -i.iv, Lo'N7N ''N
More Than These"
male chorus has recently been or
ganzed under the leadership of w. b
Rraithwaite, and it will sing at the even
ing services The members of the chorus
are W. E. Braithwaite and r. NJ. Milans,
first tenors II. l. Houston. r. NJ. Will
helm and d. 7. Wolhaupter. second
tenors: H. r. Smith. w. l.. Lewis and
A. NJ Petersen. first basses W. NJ, Ter
rell. Alfred Higbie. c. o. Rowland ana
u I,jpehack second BASES.
The Fifteenth Street Christian Church
will have in attendance tomorrow
evening, at 7:45 o'clock. the Y. NJ. {. \.
gospel team composed of Homer +.
Councillor, speaker and Edward BOSS,
soloist
Mr.. Councillors subject will be 1.-THE
Man of Courage"
The Phi Mu Sigma National Sunday
School Fraternity installed Beta-Mu
Chapter of the fraternity at the Brook
land Methodist Episcopal Church during
the week The chapter is composed of the
young men in the Sunday school class OF
Henry A Leef. In addition to the teacher.
the following came in charter mem
bers: Clay c. Holmes. ]. Medford Allen
Perry B. Allen, Charles H. Allen. Harold
O. Clayton, Earle +. Turner, Robert T.
Gooch. Harvey r. Johnston. Herbert T.
Williams and E. B. Phillips. Samuel d.
Boss. d member of the official board of
the church, came In with the boys as
sustaining member.
by the supreme master of the fraternity,
assisted by Preston r. King. teacher of
the class composing Beta Chapter: r. A.
Thomas. president of Beta Chapter, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
The Spirit of Forgiveness.

IF we from your hearts forgive not"
was the language Jesus used to Peter.
indicating that the forgiveness must
he the sincere expression of the love
in the heart. There are many oues-
tions that perplex US in the matter OF
forgivin2 enemies. but when we apply
the test and the principle that Jesus
laid down here each problem is quickly
solved. Sometimes We NAV even do
things to heap Goals Of fire on the
enemys head for the purpose of get =
ting revenge by hurting some ones
feelings. but this is not forgiveness at
all.
The PRAYER Jesus gave the disciples
for a model, which We call the Lords
Prayer" contains the petition Forgive
US our debts as We have forgiven our
debtors" The significant word here is the
as" We can have no right or justifi
cation for asking for any greater measure
OF forgiveness than We have shown to
others: and how can we hope to secure
forgiveness for ourselves while there is
in our hearts hate or malice or i'll will
toward one of His children our brother
or sister? BE We therefore perfect.
even as your Father which Is in heaven
Is perfect
There's q Wilderness In Gods mercy
Like the Wilderness OF the sea.
There's a kindness in His Justice
Which Is than liberty
There is welcome for the sinner
And more 2races for the good
There Is mercy with the Savior.
There is healing In His blood
For the love OF God is broader
Than the measure Of mans mind
And the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
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&pmortb. league @istussion,|

new standard of mercy, Jesus then
told Peter the story of the man WHO
owed the king an enormous sum OF
money, and when he could not pay
was ordered sold into slavery, as was
the custom, but the man begged SO
hard for mercy that the king had
compa sion and released him. How
ever he no sooner secured his freedom
than finding one who owed him very
small sum he seized him and put him
in prison and refused to forgive him
or show any mercy at all. When this
was reported to the king he ordered
the man arrested and properly pun
ished. Then Jesus added. $50 likewise
shall my heavenly Father do also unto
you If we from your hearts forgive
not every one his brother their tres
passes" This at once makes us see
ourselves in the place of the debtor.
called before our Lord. owing more
than we can even hope to pay: we re-
member the quickness of his forgive
ness at our plea. and then think. with
shame, of the way in which we have
refused to forgive little sights or
wrongs that We have suffered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
The Principle.

I've have heard that 1t has been
aid. Thou shalt love thy neighbor and
,:ftc thine enemy But I say unto you,
owe YOUR enemies. bless them that
.,.rse YOU. do good 10 them that hate
ca and pray for them which despite
fully use you and prosecute you, that
ye may be the children of your Father.
which is in heaven, for He maketh MS
sun To- rise on the evil and on the good
9ud sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust Be we therefore,
perfect, even as your Father. Which is in
heaven. is perfect. +.
Christs sermon on the mount IS
found in the Gospel of Matthew, wh1ch
was written especially with the Jews
In view With the Jews, "neighoor
meant one of the Jewish race. ana all
others were considered enemies very
early in their history they had added
to the law Thou shalt love thy neigh
hor as thyself' the phrase and hate
thine enemy.
Beside this narrow, bitter, destructive
attitude Jesus laid down new prin-
cipie. Love your enemies Nowhere
can be found more clearly the contrast
between the old spirit of Judaism and
the new spirit of Christ.
The explanation OF this new principle
is as simple as natural. The purpose
is that We may be sons of your Father
Which is in Heaven" Whose property
is always to have mercy, and who.
therefore. cannot carry spirit of re-
yenge or hate. II we could but look
at men from Gods viewpoint. realiz-
ing that they are all His creatures and
that He loves each and every one OF
them. even though they are ignorant of
Him. or Indifferent to Him. or even
rebellious toward Him. We must realize
how He pities them and sends His sun
shine and rain on both good and bad,
just and unjust, saint and sinner. 1t
IS no credit To us to love those tina I
love us. for that is pure selhshness;
but. that We may be the children of
our Father. We must be perfect in our
love. said Jesus, even your Father
Which is ia Heaven is perfect" This
standard Of perfection was not set UP
as an unattainable ideal toward
which we are TO strive. but a simple
plan or principle for to work out
our lives on, just Christ did his.
True. We cannot do this in our own
strength, but only through the power
that God gives.
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The High Cost of Hate.

Forgiveness is the expression of love,
and, as love is the constructive force, so
is hate the destructive force in all life
in personal, commercial. social, political
national and racial life.
No high explosive is so terrible in its
destruction as hate. Great minds must
give themselves to the study of how
the world may cool its hate. Sons of
the same Father in Heaven have been
cast into the war-furnace of hate. heated
seven times hot: and unless one like
unto the Son of Man walks beside them
there is no hope that anything good can
come out of the furnace.
l Says DR. Smaller Mathews: Religious
orthodoxy. socialism prepared armies.
| have failed as completely as kultur
F., There remains only one court of appeal
| for the building up of real interna-
| tional spirit-the practice of the gospel
| of Jesus Christ. If being sons of the
same God will not make men brothers
! of each other il is time indeed to despair
| of the republic of God. If this be a
I dream, il is more sensible to plan for
ttopias than for hell.
! For years We have been imagining
| that the time was coming when the
nations should heat their bayonets into
/ scalpels and their cannon into automo-
| bile cylinders.
How feeble internationalism of the
| educated classes really was.
The surge of nationalism has swept
| away the dainty little ties of science
art and friendly after-dnner speeches.
We expected too much of interests that
| lacked moral passion. Fellowship in
! learning never bound men together
| Moral fellowship. LOYALTY to the same
| sacrfice-compelling cause. d hatred Of
! common evils. these the sources
upon which we can RELY for the build
| ing up of real international spirit
The practice of the religion of the
\ Lord Jesus is the only solution of the
| fearful problem of the high cost Of hate
| in the family life. in business and in
| world adjustments. With more acute
| attention than we study plans for new
| air and sea munitions. we need to study
| the plans of Jesus for forgiving
/
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
The Application.

In the eighteenth chapter of Matthew
We hnd Peter pondering over this new
law of forgiveness and asking Jesus
IL this meant that a brother should he
forgiven seven times. The old Jewish
law required that brother or member
Of family be forgiven three times
before being cast off: so Peter was set
ting the standard OF mercy far beyond
anything known in those DAYS
Christs answer, however, set the
standard for eternity-of universal APP
plicability. Il say not seven times but
seventy times seven" This meant. not
merely 40 times but that forgiveness
should be infinite, continuing for
countless times. This is the measure
of the forgiveness and mercy OF the
Father, which we must, as His chill
dren. make our own. BY way of ex-
PLANTATION of the application of this
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FORGIVING ENEMIES.
Matt, 5.43-4S: 21-35.
By Robert d. Burbank,
President of Washington District
Epworth League.


There is much confusion of thought
In regard to the Christ-given philoso-
ply of forgiving enemies. due to the
failure to clearly distinguish between
the necessary maintenance of moral
standards by protesting against sin
and the obligation of personal for
giveness. Clearly. forgiving our enc
mies-"our debtors" or those who
trespass against us'-does not imply
that we are passively to submit to evil
or to eviIdoers. as such; for was it not
the same Christ that drove the money
changers from the temple and scath-
ingiy rebuked the hypocrisy and for
rnalism and lawyers and priests
who prayed, even in his hour of agony.
Father. forgive them, for they know
rot what they do? An examination
OF the two passages cited as references
should enable US to clarity our thought
on this subject. for the first, an ex-
tract from the sermon on the mount
cnunciates the principle. and the sec
Dad. by illustration and parable, teaches
its application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

Frank Thomas. secretary of Beta Chap
ter. Beta Chapter furnished Lawrence :.
Blundon for initiation.
Zeta Chapter of the fraternity held an
interesting meeting in the fraternlty
lrooms Saturday night, at which tune -FOUR ,
candidates were put through the ihi'id.
ton. The exercises We're in charge VI
Alton c. Grinnell. teacher of the class
chapter.
Mu Chapter of the fraternity is actively
engaged in the revival services oeing con.
Quoted at its home church, waugh
Methodist Episcopal
| At meeting of the executive commit
tee of the fraternity January It was
voted to hold the second biennial COR
vention of the fraternity in this city
from June l to 4.
Souls Church, 18th and l. streets, Will
be addressed tomorrow evening at I
O'Clock by Leifur Magnusson. his subject
being Democracy and Efficiency.
At All Souls Church at O'Clock the
minister. DIR. Ulysses G. Is. Pierce. will
preach on The Power of tnltarlansm IN
Releasing and Directing the Will AZ
this service Herndon Tudor Morseii Will
sing Come Unto Me- by Coenen- and
Sanderson's Beyond the Dawn At the
morning service Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann will sing two arias from st. Paul.
"Oh. Lord, Have Mercy" and Il Praise
Thee
Justice to the Jew" is to be the topic
of special sermon by Rev James
Shera Montgomery in Metropolitan Me-
mortal NJ. E. Church tomorrow evening
At the Young Womens Christian AS
sociation Tuesday, at 4:45 nm. VIII
be held the fourth lecture in the Home
mission study course. given BY mrs
y. E. Wiber. Her topic will be The
Gospel of Love- All women are cor
daily invited to be present at this
class.
Tomorrow afternoon. at 4.SO o clock,
will be held the usual vesper service,
at which time Nine. Thoumaian of
Switzerland will be the speaker. Her
topic will be "A Christian Peace and
her presentation of her subject will be
fresh from the war countries of
Europe.
Mrs Emile Dougal Maroon and Miss
Vera Hambly will have charge of the
music.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
Mt. Vernon Place Church. has meet
ing each Tuesday from 2:30 to $3.50
o'clock.
On first and fourth Tuesdays a Bible
study is held: the second Tuesday there
days the regular monthly meeting of
the auxiliary is held. For it's Bible
study the class has taken up the study
of Revelations.
At all the masses tomorrow in st.
Paurs Roman Catholic Church Rev.
George B. Harrington, pastor OF the
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METROPOLITAN Methodist Church

Corner John Marshall place and St NV
James Shera Montgomery, Minister
Public worship at II O'Clock. with sermon by
the minister
"The Christian Who Failed"
In the evening at o'clock DIR. MONTGOMERY
will speak on
"Justice to the Jew"
Free seats to the people,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

John Grimm has been elected presi-
dent of the Holy Name Society of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic parish. Other
officers selected are: William Neuland.
sr, vice president: Adam A. Giebel.
secretary: John A. kunlo, treasurer:
Henry Nau. sacristan; Gregor Kramm.
delegate. and Rev. j. P. Roth. pastor
of the parish, spiritual director
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Temple Baptist Church ION q s4 hso
Calvary Baptist Church st.. 18th = =. =

Rev. SAMUEL II. GREENE. u. d Pastor.
Rev. A. +. ANDERSON. II. u Assistant.
Rev. A u. BRYANT. Minister to the Deaf.
SUNDAY school. a.;in a M y $. Faucet, sapt.
II m. sermon toy nr. Anderson
pm. brief song service. with sermon by
br. Anderson.
thursday. pm. prayer meeting: m.
dea'ons meeting. Bible club. Christian En-
d"af"r meetings. sunday. pm, Tuesday,
pm
All are cordially invited.
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SpIRITUALISTS.

SPIRIT MESS AGES NIGHTLY EXCEPT TT FS-
dny and saturday. AT : sharp. Twenty nvs
cents children with parents free. No sfai :
10 climb ZANtIt;S TEMPLE. 1iol Eye So.
NV sunday evening Prof Ianrigs subject
will he very interesting. tome early. This
will startlc Won.
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WHY GO TO CHURCH?
Mgr William RUSSELL Rector St Patrick Roman Catholic Church.

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* y X y;

The Berean Bible class of Ninth
Street Christian Church held its six
teenth annual banquet Tuesday night
Covers were laid for 200.
An informal reception was held pre-
ceding the banquet and all guests were
introduced to the members of the class
The Sunday school orchestra enter
tanned with several selections during
the evening.
Rev. George \. Miller. pastor of the
church and teacher of the class. was
toa stma ster and introduced Rev James
Shera Montgomery of Metropolitan NJ.
f. Church, who was the principal
speaker of the evening. His address
was on The Majesty of Strength"
Short addresses also were made by
Rev. A. f. Barrows of Eastern Presby-
terrain Church and Rev. F. T. Nicholas
of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church.
The report of G. G. Smith, secretary
of the class. showed the organiZa ton
to be in healthy condition. The aver
age attendance has been seventy-five
each Sunday during the past year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

Rev. +. G. Powers Will address the
abroad men at their 4 o'clock service
tomorrow afternoon at the Terminal
K. r. y. NJ. C. A.. at Union Station. Spe-
cial instrumental music will be rem
dered by G. L. Morgan.
These services are held especially for
railroad men away from home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

The holy hour service will be OBJ
served tomorrow night at O'Clock at
the Roman Catholic Church of the Ma
tivity. at Brightwood, Rev. r. X. Bis
choff. pastor.
Rev. Isnatius Smith. o. r. of the Col
lege of the Immaculate Conception,
Catholic University, will preach the
sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

IT has been only two years since Jews
took up seriausly work which for their
young men compares with the Young
Mems Christian associations. vet about
300 centers have been established and
there have come into existence in New
England, New York state, Pennsylva-
MIA, southern and middle Atlantic fed
erations. all bound together in a league.
In this league no fewer than 112 asso-
Citations are represented There is now
planned a national conference of ex-
pert Jewish workers among young men
and boys.
The plans of Jews to extend these
associations are different in some re-
spects from the Christians Their the
Dry is that it matters little who does
the work, only so it is done. and there
fore Talmud Torahs and even social
societies are urged to take up distinc-
tive association work in addition to
their own. There are no wfour secreta-
ries. called experts. who are visiting
various cities to extend the association
movement. In only few instances are
Jews in q city urged to erect Young
Mems Hebrew Association buildings
but rather to use existing buildings.
Athletics. religious work. publicity,
employment bureaus and night schools
form the chief lines of effort. The
movement is reported to be growing
rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

The Rt Rev. Paul Jones. u. D., Bishop
Of Utah. viii address the Women's Aux
HAIRY of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Lafayette square. at the parish nail.
on Monday morning at i o'clock.
Miss Wilkes, who is in charge. cordial
~ invites all members of the Woman 8
Auxiliaries of the District to be pres
ent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

| Foundry Epworth League will he ad-
| dressed tomorrow evening at $40 by
| Mrs A. f. Livingston. Mrs. Livingston
| is actively associated in church work
| rsong the young people and is a mem
| Der of Foundry chapter. The league
male quartet will render special music
At the devotional service last sunday
| the league scored a new record in at
tendance when approximately $50 peo-
| pie were present. The service was
! under the direction Of the Foxall class
of Young men, and more than thirty of
its members attended in a body. The
room was attractively decorated with
| class remnants and American flags
I \ meeting of the entire cabinet was
held Tuesday evening at the home or
| the Misses Cissel. when full reports
| from all departments were submitted
showing marked development in their
respective activities
Wednesday evening the chapter con-
| Quoted its regular monthly devotional
| service at the Gospel Mission. which
was featured by an address by Miss
Lillian Williamson. singing led by Mr..
| Galleher. orchestra music under the
direction of Mr.. Ernst and special mu-
| steal numbers by Miss Nellie Ernst and
| Carlton II. White.
| The evening of February 4. under the
auspices of the league. an illustrated
| lecture on Ben Hur' will be given
| in the Sunday school room of the
| church.
| The annual meetings of the First
| congregational Church and the First
CONGREGATIONAL Society were held Tues
day evening in the Sunday school room
| of the church. Reports were read by
the clerk and treasurer of the two
| bodies and by the secretaries of the
various societies connected with the
| church, such as the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. the Woman's Missionary Society
and the Mission Club. the Sunday
school, etc, all showing gratifying re-
l nd fin
| The following officers were elected:
Church clerk, w. L. Whiting; treasurer,
Miss Marian Smith: deacons. Messrs
Alfred Wood and F. w. Garden. and
members of the standing committee, w
l.. Marsh and Miss NJ. E. Pettis; society
president. c. G. Abbott; treasurer. Miss
Marian smith; clerk, w. L. Whiting;
| trustees, Messrs. Daniel Fraser. John
| TweedaIe and F. L. Fishback: auditors
Messrs. w f. Chamberlin and r. S.
| Gehr
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HOME OF TRUTH.

REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICE. II AN. MRS.
J.nness Miller will speak: subject. ''God in
Everyday Life Healing meeting. Friday.
pm. Students received from II am. to 4
pm. 2132 Wyomin. ave. Phone North 6SSi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

Bart pays high compliment to his
parishioners for the work they accom-
plished during the year and urges
them to continue during the present
year. endeavoring to make the showing
even better during 1916.
4 *
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Congress Heights Baptist Church
held a banquet recently at the church
The occasion was the celebration of
the victory of the men in a contest
which has extended over the past three
months.
The program opened with song APP
propriate to the occasion. and on be-
half of the young women Miss Edna
Wright. their leader. congratulated the
made by Arthur Hollows, leader of the
men.
Miss Elizabeth Richardson was toast
mistress and the following toasts were
H. S. Wright: The Boys and the Chris
tian Endeavor," Walter Ballard: The
Girls and the Christian Endeavor,"
Miss Estelle Brown: The Christian En-
deavor and the Church. DIR. f. f. Rich
ardson. pastor of the church, and "A
Backward and a Forward Look" Miss
Helen White. president of the society.
Songs relating to the recent contest
were sung by the young women. Mrs.
f. f. Richardson presented Christian
Ralph Talbert. who gained the highest
score for their respective sides. On be-
half of the society Mrs. Richardson
presented Christian Endeavor pin and
a subscription to the Christian En-
deavor World to the president, Miss
White.
4: * X *
Lincoln Road Epworth League Chap
ter has inaugurated new system of
visitation of which the individual Off
GERS in the cabinet are the visitors.
The lists of the membership which they
hold are changed from one Sunday to
the other. and in that manner GER
tain portion of the membership which
is represented by the individual lists
receives attention from separate
source each week. The results prob
ably will he good. since the attendance
at the last meeting was better than at
any meeting within six months past.
H. w. Belnap will address the devo-
tional meeting tomorrow on the topic
"Forgiving Enemies"
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First PRESBYTERIAN Church,

John Marshall place. one square from Pennsyl-
vania ave.-Morning service at IL O'Clock.
Evening service at s O'Clock. The minister.
- Rev. John Britain Clark, u. D., will preach.
Every body welcome.