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Church. Va. on Labor day. All EndSSEor-
ers are requested tn hold this date "pen
and not fail to attend
The Christian E.ndeayor Society OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
was host a, a social for soldiers at the
First Congregations Church Saturday
night. There We're about a hundred pres
ent. of whom at least sixty were men in
uniform. A college social was given. some
features OF which were "yclls, an aero
plane race. standing broad grin. an aquatic
event. whistling contest and songs
Those in charge of the evenings enter
tainment We're Miss Edith Simonson. chair
man OF the social committee: Victor Rus
sell. official starter. and Miss Elsie Moore.
president of the society. This is the sec
ond of series of socials being held for
the soldiers by different Christian En-
deavor societies of the downtown churches.
The third will be given tonight by the
society of the First Congregational Church.
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Floyd T. Holland evangelistic SUI
rerintendent Of the Christian Endeavor
Union, will conduct both morning and
evening services at the Fifteenth Street
Christian Church tomorrow. Miss Edna
Barber will be the soloist.
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The Emmanuel Baptist Christian En-
deavor Society will conduct the services
Wednesday evening at the Central Union
Mission.
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Rev Preston A Cave. pastor OF II Street
Christian Church. has returned from his
vacation. spent in Virginia, and will oc-
cupy his pulpit at both morning and even
ing hours tomorrow.
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Miss Jennie Smith. national evangelist
Of the w. c. T. T.. among railroad men
was given a surprise at her home, 31s
street northeast, August Is by group
of friends representing the w. c. T. U
of the District, the occasion being Miss
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THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH.
. Kings. 25.1-21.
Golden Tent: las I live. saith
the Lord Jehovah. | have no
pleasure in the death of the
wicked ''-F.Zek., 33.ll.
By Rev. H. T. Stevenson.

Josiah's efforts to purify the national
life and restore the worship of Jehovah
did not avert the fulfllment of HUI
dah's prophecy of a\national disaster.
After Josiah's death at the hands of
Pharaoh-necoh at Megiddo, a catastro-
phe which. in prophetic usage, fur
nished the name (Armaged-don) of the
great spiritual battlefield Grew, 1910.
the land fell under the power of
Egypt. Two vassal kings, Jehoahaz.
and Jehoiakim, ruled Judah during this
period, concerning whom it is recorded
that they "did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord" During the
latter part of the reign of Jehoikam
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. the King of Babylon.
became the dominant ruler and for
three years Jehoiakim paid tribute to
the mighty Babylonian ruler and then
rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. who
became Gods selected agent to punish
Judah for the sins cf Manasseh. which
the king. priests and people had by
their idolatry and iniquity perpetuated.
Jehoiachin, after a brief reign Of three
months. surrendered to the Babylonian
forces and with the choicest spirits of
the nation was deported to the world
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in spite of tho weakness Of tho army
through want of food. reveals the
strength. strategy and Stick-td-it-ive-
ness of the Jewish people. They pulled
down their own houses to strengthen
the walls that were weakened by the
battering rams that shook the walls
day and night. They tried to destroy
the effectiveness of the blows of the
engines of destruction by catching the
rams with chains. by which they wea (
en- their blows and sometimes sue
ceeded in overturning the ancient
tanks.
Geikie tells how difficult the defense
of the city was made by the archers.
who sent constant showers of arrow $
from the high wooden forts" Catapults
of all sizes hurled stones into the town
with a force deadly as that of mod l.
ern- bullets. and darts tipped with
fire kindled the roofs OF houses: mines
were dug under the walls and attempts
at eScalade were renewed at every ia
vorable opportunity.
Something had to give way The
first part of the wall to fall was the
long stretch on the east side of the
city. which helped form the temple
platform. jeremiah advised that the
king surrender. but his suggestion was
rejected. Not once during the siege, al
though the forces within the city were
gradually growing weaker through the
lack of food and nourishment and their
sick, did they propose to quit the de-
Tense of the capital city. They fought
on heroically. until one night the mid
die gate of the temple suddenly gave
way as a result of the ceaseless pound
ing OF the gigantic battering rams
The success of Nebuchadnezzor's per-
sistent fighters, whose efforts had made
him one of the worlds greatest mill
tary leaders, placed the city at his
mercy. The victorious troops never re-
allied that they were servants of Je-
hovah. and as such were instruments
of the most solemn act of judgment in
the history of the world till then. I'm
der the protection of the night the king
and his forces fled through the south
ern gates to the city down the valley
of the Kedron to the valley near Jeri-
cho (Arabah), where they were over
taken and compelled to give battle.
archy was decided upon the battle field
where Joshua had first triumphed.
Zedekiah was defeated and carried to
Klamath. where observation-disclosures had
established his headquarters. When the
migrate and traitor was brought before
the Babylouian conqueror. Nebuchad-
neZZar forced Zedekiah to witness the
witnessed-for he was blinded and car
ried to Babylon. where he died Thus
the prophecies of Ezekiel and jeremiah
were literally fulfilled. although they
appeared on the surface to be apparent
ly contradictory. as one predicted that
he would not see Babylon and the other
prophesied that he would die there.
because every king from the
days of Jehoiakim had betrayed Baby
lon In the ifty-second chapter of Jere-
miah. the prophet. who was witness OF
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the city's destruction, give a minute ac-
count of the drastic destruction done to
the city by Nebuzaradan. the captain of
the Babylonian forces. who supervised
and completely destroyed the palaces.
public buildings and Notifications of IN.
nations capital. lie carried all the peo-
pie. with the exception of the very poor,
into captivity. leaving Jerusale.n a DESC
; lation, literally fulfilling Micah's grim
pophecy SO that the city became heaps.
and the mountain of the house as high
places OF the forest"
Prof. McCurdy has pointed out that
only SO much destruction was wrought
as would make the repetition OF d!sor-
der impossible. a. For this end the
effacement of the national worship was
essential. The temple was therefore de-
stroyed by fire-a catastrophe wlisa
subverted at a single blow the traditions,
the symbols and the appliances alrTe OF
the religion Of Jehovah and OF the usu.p-
Ing cults that had aroused the wrath
of the reformers and prophets. 60 Be-
fore this or any other house In Je-u-
remove all valuable property. Tie
transported intact. But the larger ar
ticles of copper or bronze were broken
up and carried away 10 Baoylonian fou,t-
deries. 80 The city wall was broken
down. The temple and the wall were tn,
two essentials of ancient city, AMI
both We're of deep religious import. In
the one the Deity revealed His grace:
the other with its gates and fortresses
and battlenents was the seat of lis
power and the symbol of His rule. "a
Every great house was put to flames.
Thus We're obliterated all the monuments
of civic or personal pride and all that
gave value or disturbances to a resi-
dence in Jerusalem"
While the outward pressure of the
Babylonian forces was the means by
which Jerusalem was destroyed amt
fact that must impress every student OF
Scripture and history is that no great
ma tion has ever been destroyed from
without. The source of Judah's down
fal, and defeat was due to dangers that
existed within the nations life, which
called for the lo,ss-suffering God to
pronounce His judgment upon the sins
OF the nation who Knocked the messen-
gers of God, and despised His words.
and misused His prophets till
there was no remedy" The moral cor
ruption of the people caused them TO
deliberately disregard the national
danger signals and under incompetent
leaders drift downward to destruction.
Americas greatest danger today is
patriots, preachers and publicists can
no longer be Indifferent to the moral
cancer that today is sapping the life of
the nation. Modern society breeds
within its own life the seeds Of its de-
struction.
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Although Washington church leaders
are expecting Evangelist Billy Sunday
here early in January to begin a great
revival meeting, q number have during
the week been made aware OF an ad-
dress which he made recently at Hood
River. Orc. when he declared that he
IL now considering an invitation to
hold meetings for the soldiers In
France. If he adheres to this program.
Il Is thought more than possible that
he will not be able to conduct the meet
ings here. However. George Sunday. his
son. is expected in Washington early
in September and then the leaders may
get a final answer as to his fathers
plans.
The remarks which have caused some
question as to whether the local meet
angs will be held were made in Evan
9elist Sundays annual sermon to
friends and neighbors at the oregon To-
cation where he has a large ranch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-25

Rev. Quitman F. Beckley. o. p, has
been appointed by Secretary Daniels
chaplain in the United States Navy. with
the rank of first lieutenant, and. it is
pcinted out. he will be the only relig-
f6us priest in that branch of the serv-
ice. At the time of his appointment
Rev. Beckley was preparing himself by
Q course of studies at the Catholic Uni
versity for the chair of social science
in the new college to be opened in
Providence. r. l., to which post he had
recently been assigned by his provin-
cial, the Very Rev. ]. r Mcagher. o. p.
Chaplain Beckley is the son OF the late
Capt. s. j. Beciley Of the Maryland
National Guard. who lost his life in the
Spanish -American war. He was born
In Frederick. Md. and began his school
life at St Johns College there. His fam
fly removing to Washington when he was
nine years of age, he became associated
with ST. Patricks Church as an altar boy.
In this capacity he became known to the
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NATION FACES GREATEST DEMAND
IN ITS HISTORY FOR BIBLES

That the United States is now facing
the greatest demand for Bibles in its
history Is an assertion which Bible So
ciety leaders throughout the country
are now making. Twelve to eighteen
hours day is the time which the
presses of Bible publishing houses are
working, II is pointed out. in the eff
fort to supply the demand. and still the
concerns are far behind In filling their
orders.
Any one at the present time who pos
uesses a set of electrotype or stereotype
plates for the New Testament pocket
size, owRs something as valuable in its
way as ship in these days of high
freight rates
: Despite the rush for Bibles, the prices
have not advanced. Publishers attrio-
ute the present condition of the trade
20 the fact that churches throughout
the nation wish to present to the en-
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own and the fastest presses will run
them through. Even SO we are behind
1T is the biggest rush for Scriptures
we have ever known. but we are not
in need OF Hoover to regulate the
prices. The books that going TO
American boys are sold at as low n
price as possible. but they are we'll
made and will wear under almost any
kind of handling.
The American Bible Society is run
ming its presses eighteen hours a day
and is using every set of plates it owns
or can borrow. The Maryland. Massa :
chusetts. Pennsylvania and other Bible
societies are giving their maximum
output.
Pocket Testament leagues have been
formed throughout the country and
have started a campaign to obtain a
subscription of $3.50 from every 1oo.-
600 population to pay for the distrihu-
ton OF the books. 6ome societies are
asking that an extra fyleaf be inserted
in their orders. with spaces for the
name of the owner and his company end
regiment A few are also inserting
pledges that the owner of the Tesla
ment will read a chapter daily. For the
most part, however. the books are
given without pledge and without con-
ditiOD.
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WILL WASHINGTON REVIVAL BE HELD IN JANUARY IF
EVANGELIST BILLY SUNDAY GOES TO EUROPEAN TRENCHES?

One of the hardest things I have to
go up against" he declared, lis that OF
saying no 10 Invitations from com
manding officers of different canton
ments TO address our soldiers. One of
the members of the party of Gen Joff"e.
when the French commission was In
New York city, visited me and rendered
an invitation to go TO France and talk
TO the men. We have been thinking and
celebrating over it and we don't know
yet what we will do about it"
No Hood River church, it is pointed
out has ever been so crowded as was
the Asbury Methodist Church recent
Iy. when Rev. Mr.. Sunday arose to ad
dress an audience that filled pews and
aisles and overlooked into the streets.
Motor parties journeyed from neishbor-
ing mid Columbia towns. Parties of
automobile tourists from distant states.
hearing of the sermon. stopped to lis
ten to Billy sunday. Strings of vehicles
lined the streets for several blocks
Mr. Sunday was never in finer fettle.
il is said At times the big congregation
roared with laughter and a few minutes
later men and women We're seen wip-
ing away the tears. The sermon was
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punctuated with frequent applause.
What shall ]. then. do with Jesus?
the words of Pontius PLATE. as he faced
the Jerusalem multitude, was Mr.. sun
days text.
PLATE he referred to as 4 plastic. rat
hole, rurn-soaked. deceitful. pusillani-
NOUS cheap politician OF his day. And
Z there is anything this side of hell |
hate. declared Rev. Mr.. Sunday. it is
a ward politician who plays one fac
ton against another and slaps the face
of the people who have delegated him
their power.
Mr.. Sunday paid n glowing tribute to
the newspaper fraternity. y have often
wondered" he declared, what would have
been the history of the past nineteen hun
dred years had a strong press prevailed at
the time of Christ | think | know
newspaper men well. and am sure that
no class of men can scent fraud
quicker or further away than the news
paper boys. suppose Jerulasem had
had great daily. or there had then
been Lord Northcliffe. Jesus Christ
would have been recognized. He would
have been the great newspaper sensa-
ton OF His day
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR- HOUR.

himself thereby to be allied. to the de-
gree of his self-indulgence, with all
that is weak and low and unworthy In
human nature.
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Intemperance never rules over y
happy home. ~
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Intemperance means the enthrone-
ment of selfishness. The drunkard is
pre-eminently selfish. For a sensual
qualification he ignores the claims OF
his own manhood and the rights of his
fellows. Drunkenness is an example
of complete and unreasoning selfish
ness.
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The first service anybody can render
society is to present it with strong.
symmetrical and self-restrained IN
dividual member.
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There is a beautiful social ideal to-
ward which all dreamers look. 1t con-
ceives of a community wherein men
and women have subjected their lower
nature to the higher and live for the
great goals of mutual helpfulness and
self-improvement. Because brotherhood
is the standard of that perfect society
no man sins against himself; for ii is
impossible for one member of body
10 be hurt without loss and injury to
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GOSPEL Mission.

scented to Rev. Lewis j. O'Hern, c. S.
p. for the purchase of an outfit for a
chaplain. Mrs. A. Reynolds is presi-
dent and Mrs. c. Beck secretary of
the committee.
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In an eight-day series of lectures to
be given at Great Falls. Va, beginninS
tomorrow and ending the following
sunday. Rev. A. II. zimmerman will
talk on the subject. How to know and
How TO Use the Bible.
Bible efficiency. as applied to the
home the nation and nature, will be
the basis of the daily talks at and
pm. 1t is proposed to extend the course
TO include the principal points in Fair
fax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.
Il u Is s.
Rev. DR.. Benjamin ID. Cav, former
pastor of West Washington Baptist
Church and now pastor of First Bap-
fist Church of Durham. n. C., is in the
city for "a brief vacation and plans to
occupy the pulpit of Calvary Baptist
Church tomorrow morning at IL
o o'clock. DR.. Claws topic Will be Plain
DeVotedneSS to Duty"
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Topic:
THOU SHALT LOVE THY
NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF."
Gal, 5.13-26.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

New men alone can make a new
earth When men break away from
the dominion of all lusts. when they
become free in their self-restraint and
Temperance. when soul becomes King
over body, when men yield obedience
to higher reason and not to their pas
sions, then will the earth be trans
formed into the very likeness of heaven
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Self-indulgence (and all intemperance
A. self-indulgence) is innate weak
mess. 1t Is the mark of the child.
rather than of the man. 1t rules with
undisputed sway in the lower orders of
society. where men obey their own i'm
pulses as first law 1t is among such
rs hate more common than love. Sus-
picion more common than .franlSDesS
deceit more common than honest land
crime more common than unselfsh
helpfulness. The person whose chief
1nclination is to indulge self shows
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Smiths seventy-ffth birthday anni-'
versary "Reminiscences were INDUCED
in. congratulations extended and music
rendered.
The principal feature of the affair
was the presentation OF a substantial
purse to Miss Smith by lifelong
friend Mrs. Mills, in behalf of her
many friends in the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
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Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director of the Y. II. c. A, will occupy
the pulpit at the evening service of the
Mount Vernon NJ. T.. Church South to-
morrow.
The pulpit at the Congress Street NJ.
T. Church will be occupied at the morn
ing service tomorrow by c. Il. Miner of
the Y. NJ. c. A.
a fund of s250.oo0 for war camp min
istry to Methodist soldiers is being
asked of the Methodist Episcopal
Church through its board of home mis-
sions and church extension. A survey
of church conditions in the vicinity of
the cantonments and other camps
shows. il is pointed out, that while the
churches were able to minister to the
normal congregations many are en-
tirely inadequate for the needs of the
thousands of Methodist soldiers who
will be distributed through the differ
ent camps.
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Rev. DIR. A. w Rudisill will preach
at Douglas Memorial NJ. Z. Church, nth
and II streets northeast, tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. and on Sunday
morning. September 2. He will also
teach the Mems Bible class at 10 O'Clock
each Sunday.
DIR. Mclean. the pastor, is on his an
nuat vacation.
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Rev. c. w. Norman. who Is supply
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REV. OUITMAN F. BECKLEY, o. P,
BECOMES NAVY CHAPLAIN

late Dr. STAFFORD. who. during six years Of
his pastorate watched the boys prog
ress with much interest. and it was
with keen satisfaction that he learned
of his desire to study for the priest
hood. At the age of fifteen Rev. Beck
ley entered St Charles College. Cations
vile. and after six months there he de-
cided that his call was not TO the secular
priesthood. but to religious order
His choice being the Order of Preach
ers. he discontinued his studies at St
Charles College and entered the novi-
tiate of the Dominican Fathers at Som
erset, Ohio. where after one year he
returned to Washington to enter on his
theological studies at the Immaculate
Conception College. Brookland. and to
attend courses in the school of letters
at the Catholic University. He was or
dained June %. 1915. by Cardinal Glib
hons in the chapel of the Dominican
House of Studies at the Catholic Uni
versity. His first solemn mass was
sung in st Patrick's Church on the
Sunday following his ordination. when
the church was filed with many
friends
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listed and conscripted men pocket edi-
tions to take away with them to the
war.
Although there is a heavy demand
for the complete Bible. pocket edition
New Testaments are most sought after.
These are being published in khaki
cloth binding. with the American re
vised version text. So far the price has
been kept down to 90 cents a copy
There is also an edition in leather bind
ing which is selling for 20 cents
So universal is the request for Tesla
ments that several publishing houses
report that they have been unable to
fill orders for Douay version Tesla
ments, ordered by Catholics
Labor is scarce, some of our best
pressmen have gone to war. material
is high and it is vacation season., an
officer of a New York publishing con-
Germ said yesterday. But we are pro-
ducing the books and keeping the prices
within reason. That is, we are produc-
ing them as fast as all the plates we
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welcome addition to the list of Wash
ington clergy.
The bishop has been in residence at
Los Angeles. Cal. for the past twelve
years. being in charge of the coast dis
trict of the Church of the United
Brethren in Christ. He has now taken
charge of the east district. with the
supervision of his church in the
Atlantic and gulf states. he having
been given this assignment at the last
general conference of his church in
Wichita. Kan. in May.
In Washington the one church of
Bishop Bells denomination is the Me-
mortal Church. at North Capitol and Il
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1.-THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
BISHOP WILLIAM M. BELL OF CHURCH
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHOOSES
WASHINGTON AS HIS EPISCOPAL RESIDENCE

streets northwest, where. under the di-
rection of Rev. DIR. Charles f. Fultz. one
of the fiourishing congregations of the
city has been built up and handsome
church and Sunday school house erect
ed 1t is expected that the prelate
will officiate here often when in the
city. He plans his first service in the
church on Sunday, september :. at
IL am.
on the following date Bishop Bell
will leave for Bradford. Pa. where he
will preside over the Erie conference
OF his denomination. which will be the
first of a series of conferences to be
held by churches of his denomination
within the next two months.
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With the coming Of Bishop William
n Bell to Washington during the week
and the location of the Episcopal resi-
dence at 1850 Fairmont street. the
Church of the United Brethren in
Christ followed the example of the
Protestan: Episcopal. Methodist Epis-
copal and Roman Catholic denomina-
lions in placing q high prelate in per-
manent residence in the National Cap
1tal.
Bishop Bell, who has the degrees of
d. D. and LII D.. is regarded as one
Of the leading scholars of his denomi-
nation. and. 1t is pointed out. makes a