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ment could not assent to the new
Berlin doctrine without abjurink
its neutrality. For q Government
cannot take action which tends to
change created and existing condi-
ticns Of q war in progress without
permitting an unfriendly act TO
one or the other Of the belfieerents
concerned.
This Government could not a.
sent TO q British doctrine promui-
gated today that submarine war.
fare was piracy without abjurng
it's neutrality and without commit
ting a hostile act against Germany.
Germany would be Justified In de-
claring war upon US for asssnting
to that new doctrine aimed at her.
There Is no difference, in prin-
ciple Or in effect, when Il comes
to asserting to the new Berlin doc
trine as to submarines and armed
merchsntmen. Just as in the one
case Germany would be justified,
30 In the other case the allies would
be justified in declaring war against
us for our breach Of neutrality, un-
friendly course, and hostile act.
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Judgment 10 discourse on the perils
Of the slums, because intelligent citi-
gems already know the conditions.
They know they are not nearly 90
bad AZ IN other cities; and they
know they are far worse than they
should be here.
Whether tho Legislation relative to
evacuation Of the alleys by human
habitations was altogether wise or
not the fact remains that such q
clearing Of the alleys 10 not going
to solve our housing problem. Trans
ferring . family from an alley TO q
street Is not going to make its mem
bers sanitary or teach them the laws
Of hygiene. Neither does the legis-
lation cover the pertinent problem Of
the added rent these families will
have TO pay.
The alleys ought to be cleared Of
dwellings. No far seeing citizen
argues against that. But, in so do
ing, another housing problem Ia ere
ated which will be just a. pressing
for some years to come.
Building Of the Ellen Wilson
homes may point the way to q pos
sible alienation. They win be well
coined a. a demonstration Of what
may be done to meet the situation
But they win be far from adequate
unless the plan IL widely adopted
The fact remains that most builders
are in business TO make q substan.
tial, and not q nominal, return on
their investments.
Forces in work in all cities which
send persons to new homes in out
lying sections, and leave the >oldsi
downtown residence blocks vacant
are In work in Washington. The
building Of apartment houses'is an,
other factor. These movements neeC
to be studied, and only by such study
can any intelligent housing program
be devised in which business mer
will cooperate.
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REV. II. l. HOWARD
ARRANGES SERMONS
First Of Series at Second Baptist
To Be Preached Tomorrow.

At the Second Baptist Church tomor-
row the pastor. the Rev. Howard l..
Stewart, win begin series OF Sunday
evening sermons on the general topic.
New Testament Tragedies"
The special subjects and dates will be
as follows; February 20. THE Tragedy
of a Lost Crown" February q. THE
Tragedy OF a Hearthstone;" March s,
"The Tragedy OF Two Strange Words
March IL, 1.-The Tragedy OF an Ill-fated
Ship" March 10. THE Tragedy OF an
Arrested Horseman;" March IS, THE
Tragedy or q Nameless Coward" April
.. The Tragedy Of a Trining Prince;'
April o 1.-THE Tragedy of a Queens Re
venge."
The topics for the series are familiar
New Testament pictures. decorated with
new frames. and will form the basis OF
evanRelistic services.
Tomorrow morning the theme win be
The City OF Big Things" followed BY
right hand OF Fellowship to new mem.
bers and the Lords Supper.
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SOME JOB AHEAD FoR the
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

The fitness Of man for the Presi-
dency Is one thing; his ability to be
elected is quite another. And the
appeal to the public that would win
out on election day presupposes q
fair measure of fitness.
The best and fittest man God Al
mighty ever sent into this world,
beaten at the polls, couldn't turn q
wheel. On the other hand, the man
Of less ideal capacity who wins on
election day has II in him, buttressed
by the House and Senate, and by the
strong men Of The Republican. party,
to be mighty useful man to this
country-mighty useful just now,
with this incompetent Democratic
Administration in control at WASH
ington.
Isn't it about time for Republicans
everywhere to get down to funda-
mentals and show little horse sense
Ito think more and talk more about
the men who would run best, and
think less and talk less about high
brow statesmen as candidates for
the Presidency. this year? Neither
is this a year for dark horses, or for
middleweight or lightweight cham
pions. The very strongest running
man at the command Of the Republi-
can party, whoever he is, will have
his work cut out for him good and
plenty. Those who think It will I've
an easy matter to win out (agairst
Wilson are pipe-dreamers.
Wilson is in the saddle, all thc
world is at war, or on the edge Of
war;, Wilson has kept US out Of war,
no matter at what sacrifice Of ma
tional dignity, national duty, and ma
tional self-respect. And this, to some
people, to a good, many people,
means more than anything else.
Business is bounding as never be-
fore, and riches are rolling up al
never before. Everybody is busy,
wages are mounting higher and
higher, and luxury is running riot in
the handsome combination for the
Republican candidate to get away
with. Make no mistake about this.
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CHILDREN or MARY
SODAL|TY TO ASSIST
To Receive Monthly Communion
at 8 O'clock at St. Patrick's
Church Tomorrow.

At ST. Patrick's Church tomorrow the
masses will be celebrated at Z. q, 9. 10
and II o'clock. At the 8 o'clock mass
members OF tho Children OF Mary So
dality win assist and receive their
monthly communion.
\ The Pew. NJ. r. =. Egan viii sing the
last mass. which will be solemn high,
and two priests affiliated with Catholic
University viii act as deacon and sub
deacon.
The sermon win be delivered by the
Row. John NJ. Mcnamara. and the Rev.
Thomas e. McGulgan will serve ss
master OF ceremonies.
AT 4 o'clock the Rev. james A. Smyth
will preside at the devotions for the
Children Of Mary. and at 7:S0 o'clock
there win be tho weekly meeting of
the League OF the Good Shepherd. With
Mgr. Russell Russell officiating,
Instead Of the regular sermon Mgr.
Russell will answer questions that have
been placed In the question box az the
entrance OF tho church. This will be
followed by the benediction Of the
Blessed Sacrament. during which the
Sanctuary choir viii render the hymns.
There has been r1artsed increase IN
attendance at evening prayer services
held ut p. N. These dovotions are
brief, consisting of evening prayers, eS:
position OF the Blessed Sacrament ana
hymns by the Sanctuary choir.
Friday afternoon devotions are lonE-
Hour az Adoration." on this day the
aerviceG begin az 4 30 O'Clock.
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Lay Cornerstone of
Church Tomorrow
Mt. Pleasant Congregation Il
Hold Services With Members
q. or Other Parishes.

The services In connection with the
laying Of the cornerstone for the new
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal
Church South. on sixteenth street. near
Lamont street, will be held Tuesday at
o'clock.
Members of the congregation and
Sunday school will assemble at the
hall. lllS Park road. for preliminary
exercises.
Then. preceded by the Rev. Forest J.
Prettyman. pastor. all will march to
the new structure. which wilf'be elabo-
rately decorated.
The sermon will be delivered by
Bishop Aipheus w. Wilson. of Balti-
more. The stone will be placed by DR..
Prettyman. surrounded by the menn-
bers of the church and Sunday school
and the members OF other congrega-
lions and clergymen.
In me stone VIII be placed church
papers and copies of the newspapers of
Washington. Blocks OF marble from
solomon's quarry at Jerusalem and
also be inclosed.
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a BRANDEls IMPROPERLY

It seems a manifest improperly,
as well as bad judgment, for
United States district attorney in
charge Of Federal proceedings
against a corporation to appear in
the United States Senate at the
Brandeis hearing as a cross-exam-
liner Of an official Of that corporation.
The president Of the United Shoe
Machinery Company was being ex-
amined by the Judiciary Committee
Of the Senate AZ to his previous rela-
tions with Brandeis both before and
after Brandeis was an officer Of, and
counsel for, that company. Winslow
was not under examination as to the
acts, legal or illegal, Of his company.
He was not under examination as to
his own conduct. within or without
the law, as president Of the COM
pany. Above all, he was not on trial
before the Senate committee in shoe
machinery matters, or anything else.
winSiow had. been called by the
Senate committee to testify about
Brandeis, especially the professional
conduct Of Brandeis as a legal adj
wiser Of tho United, Shoe Machinery
Company at one time and as a legal
antagonist Of the United Shoe Ma
chinery Company at another time.
But the United States district at
torney who Is prosecuting the shoe
machinery company at Boston for
violation Of the laws of the United
States was taken down to Washing
ton to examine-as q part Of the
Senate hearings as to the fitness Of
Brandeis to serve on the Supreme
Court-the president Of the company
against which he 10 directing court
proceedings in Boston.
II the United States district attor-
ney at Boston went without the
knowledge and consent of the De-
partment Of Justice to engage In
such business in the United States
Senate he ought to have been packeC
tout of the hearing by his superior
officers in mighty short order. Il
the Department Of Justice ordered
him to go down to that work Of try
ing to help Brandeis into the Su
lpreme Court, under such extraordi
nary circumstances as those we hav'
related, the Attorney General Of tn
United States ought to get a sharl
reminder from his superior officer
the President.
| Nobody ought to realize NOR
keenly than Mr.. Wilson the impro
priety Of course which appears h
the public, though nothing Of tn
kind may have been done or in
tended, to use the machinery and tn
power of the Department Of Justic
as an obstruction in the way Of any
body opposing Brandeis for the Su
preme Court.
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sIDEsTEPPINd SUFFRAGE

Neither suffragists nor "antis" are
the gamers by the action of the
House Judiciary Committee in side
stepping the suffrage issue. The
committee has sidetracked the suf-
frage amendment until next Decem-
Der. That will make the fight all
the more bitter when it does come.
Plenty of ardent suffragists be-
lieve that suffrage is a State issue,
and not a national question. The
wing Of the suffrage forces which in
sists upon making a national issue
out Of woman suffrage shows no dis
position to allay its activities. In
stead we may expect more suffrage
valentines" more parades, and
more delegations to Congressman.
All that has become tiresome, to
no one more so, probably, than to the
suffragists. They are within THEN
rights in asking that Congress face
the situation squarely. Any move.
ment that has millions behind it ID
entitled to consideration on iti
merits.
The time for suffrage propaganda
is almost past and gone. There Is Q
growing sentiment in favor of votel
for women. There still is doubt al
to how suffrage should come. THAI
is the point on which Congress IL
asked to decide, and which deserves
something more than sidestepping a
Congressmen's hands.
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Recital Sunday Evening
AT First Presbyterian

Sunday evenings at the First Presby-
terrain Church. beginning at :t5 o'clock.
a short recital Ia given by Mrs" Schutt
and Miss Elizabeth Lecltie.
Tomorrow evening Miss Leakie VII!
sing Henchel's Morning Hymn" and
the organ numbers win be "Reveric. :
by Baldwin. and ..Kammenoi Ostrow; "
by Rubinstein. The anthem will be
THE Landing of the Pilgrims." bv
Wagner. At the offertory Miss Locke
win sing THE Endless Day. oy john
Al the morning ofiertory Miss Leckie
will sing Jesus. Lover Of Ny SOUL bS
MacDouGal.
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LODGE ON THE SUBMARINE

There is no man on the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate
capable of better Judgment in deal
ing with our delicate affairs abroad
as Senator Lodge. In years there
has been no member of the Senate
who could have been more useful
to the country in its international
relations than Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge explained to the
Senate and the nation the impos-
sibility Of asserting 20 the Berlin
doctrine that submarines should
torpedo armed merchantmen with.
out notice.
It is true that the Administration
finally got back to the fundamental
principles never questioned by the
American Government before mis-
time, and never questioned by Mr.
Wilson himself until one year anC
a half after the opening Of the
war of Europe. Nevertheless, it II
well to lay emphasis on one poin
which Senator Lodge made in hi
speech; and it may not be amisI
TO remark that he had announce,
his intention of addressing the Sen
ate on this subject before the Ad
ministration changed fronts fac
which may have had a very consld
cradle influence in causing tina
change before this matter shonl'
come up in the Senate.
Senator Lodge las made IL an
mistakably clear thai this Govern
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Musical Programs for
All Souls Tomorrow

At All Souls Unitarian Church. the
following musical programs have been
arranged for the services tomorrow
with be Lewis Atwater at the organ
and Charles Trowbridge as the soloist'
Morning. vocal numbers. IAN Praise
20 God In Light Arrayed." WAGNER;
Come Unto Me-" Coenen: organ num-
bers. prelude. "Alla Marcia" ofrertory.
"I.ento:" postlude. Iento." all from
Stoughtons Persian Suite"
The evening program will be: Vocal.
"Tarry With Me- Morsell; Trust In
the Lord" Handel: organ prelude. Con
Mutt" ElRar; offertory. ..ElevRtion. "
Guilmant; postlude. Coronation March"
Meyerbeer,
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COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements = Schedule
for Tomorrow.

Exhibition, Society OF Washington Artist
Corcoran Gallery OF Art. gallery hours.
Dance. Home Club .. m.
Address The Minimum aS Nv veg a,s oe S CO;
t street northwest, p. m.
Address, THE Relation Of f1gurative Lam
GuaEe 20 Philosophy" EDWARD y. steele,
before Society for Philosophical Inquiry.
MessInS. Wilmington Auxiliary of the Mean
Misaion in France, At residence OF Mrs.
Macfariand. l2Os Eighteenth street north
Rehearsal. chorus of Calvary BAPTIST church.
Aadress. .srhe Teachers Study of virgil
Prof. Charles Knapp before washington
Classical club. Colonial School 1883
BANQUET, Corcoran Cadet Corps Veterans
dinner washington Chapter OF the American
banking Institute. New willard: : P; m,
Meeting. AQUARIUM society Oh washington
or FelioWs1tanton washington. No. /.
NauoSai Union-JOs. Henry Council. Census
Socialist Party--sociai SUPPER. Sunday School
Meet,ns. Mount Pleasant citizens' Associa-
tion, Brown Betty Inn. Sixteenth street and
Dinner. District Dental Society. New Ebbitt.
MeetinG washington Auxiliary McAll Mis-
sion OF France, 12os Eighteenth street north
Meeting. Good win commandery. United Or
der OF the Golden Cross, Pythian Temple.
Reception by Sarah Sinclair Chapter. ID. a.
r., New Ebbitt. TO II p. m, y
BANQUET twenty;yssr service ,opos 5sS o.
Reading for the Blind. by Miss Joanna Bu-
bier. Of Lynn, Mass. National Library for
the Blind. IT'D street. p. m.
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Workers Conference
At lexington Church

A personal workers conference" will
be held In lexington Presbyterian
Church beginning Wednesday, March /.
and continuing seven weeks, the con-
ference to be held each evening at 7:4E
o'clock.
The Rev. DR.. H. 4. Brundage, pastor
will conduct the conference.
The following subjects will be con-
sidered and studiedi PROBLEMS About
tho Bible" Evidences OF Bible Truths, =
Fundamental Christian Doctrines
ERRORS In Popular Fads In Religion
Methods In Dealing With People"
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Mission Club Holds
Its Monthly Meeting

The Mission Club of the First Con-
gregational Church met at the home OF
Miss A. s. Hughes. 4e6 Fourth street
northeast, in monthly session, with the
president, Miss ]. J. Brainerd presiding.
Following the transaction OF routine
business several talks were given on
the study book of the year. The Rising
Churches in Mont Christian Lands" By
Arthur j. Brown. Mrs. H. p. Gould
spoke of the author of the churches ana
their character. and the resultant char
acter OF the church.
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CHURCH ANNOUNCES
MUSICAL PROGRAMS
First Congregational to Hear
Splendid Selections Tomorrow.

The musical programs for the SER
vices tomorrow at the First Congre-
gational Church. as arranged by DR..
william stansneld. organist ana choir
master, will be as follows: Morning.
organ prelude. Invocation" Dubois;
anthem, Gloria" Haydn; anthem.
aForever with the Lord" Gounod:
offertory, soprano solo, MY Song
Shall Be OF Mercy" Marks; organ
postiude, "Piigrim's Chorus" Wagner.
For the evening. organ prelude. AT
Evening" Buck; anthem. saviour
When Night Involves the Sky" Shel-
ley: offertory quartet. Come Ye DIS
consulate" Schneider,
Following the evening program the
following numbers will be given:
''Magnihcat in ID Minor" LeEmaigre:
SIN the Morning." and ~Solvejg's
song" Grieg; overture. Der Frei-
achutx" Weber
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DR.. Clark to Preach on
Washington as Prophet

At the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow night the Rev. DR.. John Britain
Clark win speak on Washington. Gods
First Great Prophet to America"
Those who heard DR.. Clark at Conti-
mental Hall q year ago will be interested
to know that parts OF that address Will
evening. t43E 4aisTtls -. .f-sts.
Invitations have been extended to all
patriotic societies, including the Daugh-
ters OF ! the American Revolution.
and Sons of the American Revolution.
The music will be especially appro-
pirate.
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RooT AND RoosHvHLr

tribute TO the public services and
abilities Of Elihu Root; and tribute
not undeserved. He said;
Who In the United States q better
qualified. through knowledge OF
events. experience In public life ana
Root, for the great Chief Magistracy
OF one hundred millions Of people In
tho new relation which circumstances
has forced upon themf
Mr.. Barnes would probably say, II
he were called upon 10 analyze Mr..
Roots public services, that his great
est services were rendered as Secre-
tary Of War and Secretary Of State.
As Secretary Of War he created the
general staff system Of the army and
otherwise provided splendid ad-
ministration. AS Secretary Of State
he proved himself one Of the great
est diplomats in the world and one Of
the ablest foreign ministers this
country has had.
But it will hardly be claimed that
later, as q United States Senator, he
demonstrated quite the same COM
manding capacity. He was not the
dominating figure in the Senate that
he had been in administrative places.
He was a leader, strong man, a
useful one, in the Senate; but the
high point in his public service was
most decidedly touched In his Cabi-
net service.
Why was Mr.. Root at his apogee
when he sat in the Cabinet, and less
impressive as a Senator?
There is no uncertainty about the
answer. In the Cabinet, he was as
sociated with, guided by, Presi-
dent who possessed vision, magma
ton, initiative, and great construc-
tive ability. Theodore Roosevelt was
precisely the chief of state to make
the most OF Mr.. Roots splendid
capabilities. 4 y
Root as President, his own chief
might be. a very different figure
Last year he was head of the New
York constitutional convention, and
made one of the greatest efforts Of
his life. But his constitution was re
jected by more than half 4 million
votes by the people Of New York
The plain truth is that Mr.. Root wal
declining figure in the Senate
compared to his earlier eminences--
and that as constitution-maker h
failed.
There is, then, nothing in the Roo
career as a whole to insure that a
President, II he could be elected. h
would measure up to the standard h
fixed when he was a Cabinet mem
Der under Roosevelt. Furthermore
it is as certain az anything In ut
fairs ever can be, that he could no
be elected. To nominate him 70
President would be, not to insure hi
services to the nation, but to insur
, that he could not serve because h
would not be elected.
Root has been greatest as a min
lister under Roosevelt. The countr
! may see the day, and that befor
! very long, when 1t will need II
greatest diplomat at the foreign Of
fee. It has just one way to insur
that it can get him, and get his abili
t;ea Mus the inapination that invest
4 ed him when he worked with Roost
3 welt. That Is to make Roosevelt tn
: chief of state.
To elect Root is impossible. Eve
. If it were possible, he would not b
e 1.-THE same Root without the Rooseve
1 leadership. The conclusion is inc,
| liable, and it ought TO be aceepte
most readily by people most col
g WINGED that Root is needed by IL
: nation in it's present crisis.
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Hebrew Home Gives
Dinner to Committee

Officers of the Hebrew Home for the
Aged were the hosts at an informal
dinner last night to representatives of
the central Jewish relief Committee.
Toasts were responded to by RABBIT M.
s. Margolles. OF New York; Mrs. 8.
ElkeIes. chairman OF the women's proc-
sky, OF the board Of directors Of the
Home for the Aged. and RabSl Ben1a-
min T.. 0roBeman.
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States Woman Suffrage Conferences. New
Ebbitt, p. m.
Mass meeting for benent OF Serbian war sur
Oman meeting Social Club, Hebrew Home for
the Aged lis NJ street northwest. p. m. !.
Services In connsctlon WIN Ine opsn.hs o.
lecture, THE Romance OF the Salvation
Army Col Charles Miles. OF New York.
assembly hall. Y. NJ. c. A., iIss @ street.
MEETING Association Of Former High School
Cadets Perpetual Building, $3.50 p m.
Meeting. Secular League. Pythian Temple.
NESTING ED Juda p, benjamin. Law ciub. ssssA.
ern buildinG. : . =.
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Amusements.

Na,ional--"on Trial. ans ana sl6 p. m.
BelaSco-''Princess Pat" 800 and SEQ p. m.
Poii's-"old Heidelberg." 2;iS and s;l6 p. M
c;ayety-Burlesque, 2:l6 and S:l5 p, m.
Ioew's Columbia hotopiayB. II q. m. 70
IL b. m.
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Happenings OF Note
In Capital Churches
Events of Interest In Rcli gious Circles In the Past
and Coming Weeks--Sermon Topics
for Tomorrow

Colonel Jenkins. Of the Salvation
Army. OF New York. win preach IN the
First Baptist Church At the evening
service tomorrow. ts sttss5 ~ ~ lssf
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ths weshlngton Hebrew .Llterafy and
Bible Society OF the Adath Israel Con-
gregation.
The Washington times., 1916-02-19

A paper, on Jewish Current Topics"
was read by Henry Rabenowitz. at the
Monday meeting Of the Bible class OF
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A program OF songs and recitatione
was given at Petworth Methodist
Church "wednesday evening for the
beneft Of the new building under aus
pieces Of the Epworth League. ana d.
rected By Bari CarbauGh.
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A cnntata entitled "Penitence, Par
don. and Peace" will form q part OF
the evening service at lexington Pres.
byterian Church tomorrow evening AZ
7:b o'clock, Harry q. Kimban II or
Ranist and director,
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Tomorrsw win b Every Member
terrain Church. Forty persona have
volunteered for the service, and. syery
visited I'm the afternoon. Previous 70
the evening service a tea win be given.
when the cnnvassers will review their
experiences OF the afternoon.
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Social Brotherhood' will be the sub
ject OF an address by Louis +. Post.
Assistant Secretary Of Labor, at the
morrow morning at HIS o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-02-19

AZ the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
deliver the last Of his series OF lee.
lures on the Llfo Of Christi and VIII
deal with the time from the Kesurrec-
ton to the Ascension. The pastor, tne
Rev. Joseph Z. Kelly VIII preach ~
the morning service.
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Miss Marie c. Brehn. representing the
scientific temperance board OF the
Presbyterian Church, will lecture At
row at II o'clock