Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-31

service, Mr. Rug, of the Moody Bibl,
institute, of Chicago, gave a short tan
on the work of the Institute. and urg
cd those present TO attend the meetins
OF the Institute, which will be held a
mountain Lake Park this August. Mr.
tug is an accomplished soloist and
sang several selections during the
course of the evening and also served
as choir leader.
Inc address of the evening was made
by Rev. 5. Carol CoaIe. of the Chats
worth NJ T. Church, and was extreme
iy interesting and edifying. Mr.. Coale
TOOK Character" for his main theme
ana illustrated his talk with the most
beautifully appropriate and descrip-
tive SMILES. Speaking on the subject
OF the day Preparedness said:
neal preparedness does not alone lie
III the possession OF mighty engines of
war. nor in the patriotism that ex-
piodes at the sight of the flag; it lies
not alone in our inexhaustible re-
sources, but real preparedness lies
rounded on true Christian character
Ihls country was hammered into
being on the anvil of freedom la the
sword of Christian character and every
Neal that we possess is likewise
rounded on ii. We cannot continue on
the upward rise of progress. nor can
we ever hold our own on the field of
martial strife unless the characters of
those who further our progress or
who may defend us on the battlefield
measure up to the standard of Christ.
ianity.
Any man. to be great, must possess
religion and also be great in charac-
ter. Napoleon was great in some ways
ne was meteor that flashed before
the eyes of the world. but he was a
failure when the acid test of Christian
character was applied. American his
tory is pregnant with examples OF
great men of great character. Nc
kinley, Lee and Lincoln are but few
of many"
Rev Coale continued by bringing
out the fact with the world today reek-
ing with infidelity and skepitcsm the
need for straightforward Christian
character that possessed the initiative
to night was never so apparent The
and the individuals composing
the church must face against the tide
and no matter how strong il may be.
nor what they may be subjected to,
they must struggle on to uphold the |
standards of Christianity.
In addition to this, Rev. Coale cited
then an incident of the hanging of
Marion Deems, with whom he was to
the last. He said that on the morning
that this man was hung he could not |
help but ask himself the question
the right man had paid the |
penalty. "Of course, Marion Deems, |
was the murderer of the poor /
name name only NIL the hand datdhiat that STUCK htk the
blow was not driven by the mind OF
Marion Deems, but by the power OF |
hell through its most active agent
whiskey.' | could not help but think |
as | stood on that scaffold, that the |
man who sold the whiskey to Marion
Deem was as much responsible for the
murder as he was. for they were both,
indirect murderers-one murdered the |
mind of Marion Deems and filled him
with the thirst for blood, and he. in
turn. under the influence 70 what the
first man Sold had carried the crime to
the end Yet, at the summing up, but
one man Marion Deems paid the price,
Did it seem fair?"
After the Rev. Goals finished his ad-
dress the meeting was dismissed by
the Rev. James l.. Smiley, assistant
rector of st. Anne's p. Z. Church.
The ladies of the Epworth League
deserve a great deal of credit for the
manner in which they received the
visitors here, and for the true South
ern hospitality they showed them.
A feature of the meetings was the
singing of the Epworth League choir
of the First NJ. Z. Church, which
brought forth many favorable com
ments. This choir is composed entire
ly of Epworth League members, ana
they have been untiring in their eff
forts to bring it to high plane.
Less than a year ago the choir of the
League was practically disbanded. but
by their efforts and by their constant
study. it now has membership OF
nearly twenty. and yesterday they sur
passed themselves in the music they
rendered and the entertainment they
afforded.
r. H. Z.