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heard Vrplfd be in a better position
than those which had heard and fail
ed to repent. This is no excuse for
the man who tries to evade the call
to preach the gospel to all creatures.
Jonah did not find it easy to refuse
to follow the commands Of Jehovah
Our orders are to go.
The apostles commenced Immediate
ly upon receiving power from on high
to preach the gospel of the risen Lord
Peter did not hesitate to tell his Jeru-
salem hearers Of their guilt and sum
mon them to repent because of their
treatment Of the Lord Jesus. Profound
sorrow, not madness. but heartfelt re-
morse so that the gospel could hnd
an entrance. filled their hearts. They
repentsd when they changed their
minds toward their own acts and at
titude toward God. Their repentance
resulted in a public profession Of faith
and discrimination to live a life Of
obedience to the Lord Jesus. Repent
ance is the one means Of help toward
salvation. Get right with God Ia a
modern way Of calling men to repent.
because repentance Is toward God. 1t
is an element of personal transaction
which awakens a mans will and emo
tions. The whole nature Is stirred to
its depths in repentance that causes
one to turn away from sin toward
God and seek personal relation with
Him in life dedicated to His glory
and the service Of humanity.
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LIFTS BIG MORTGAGE
St. Marks Episcopal Church to Be
Consecrated After Wait of
Fifty Years.

The conservation of St. Marks
Episcopal Church, Sd and a streets
southeast, is to take place June s.,
after wait of fifty years. as
mortgage of more than $4,000 has been
lifted
The exercises will be under the di-
rection and immediate supervision Of
the Bishop of Washington. The SER
mon will be preached at II o'clock
by Rev. DR.. William L. De Vries of
the Cathedral, formerly the rector of
ST. Marks Church. At night Rev. DR..
r H. McKim will preach.
Monday evening there will be "a
congregational meeting in the church.
at which Rev. G. Freeland Peters
CT st. James parish, Richmond, and
who was formerly of st. Marks par
ish, will speak, representing the
clergy of the church. Henry P. Blair
will give history of the building Of
the parish. Rev. c. r. Stetson is
rector of the church.
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tI1TILE8oRlEs
6rbEDTIr1E
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
Copyright, 1919. by T. ". Bursess)
The Matter of Dress.

Those cousins don't look much
alike. do they" remarked Jenny
Wren as she poked her head out OF
her house to gossip with Peter Rab-
bit. 49,.
What cousins?' demanded Peter,
staring all about very hard.
T. Those two sitting on the fence
bver there. Where are your eyes,
Peter?" replied Jenny rather sharply.
Peter stared harder than ever. On
one post sat winsome Bluebird. and
on another post sat Welcome Robin
Il don't see anybody but Winsome
and Welcome, and they aren't even
related" replied Peter with. puz-
zled frown.
Tut. tut, tut. tut. tut: Peter!" ex-
claimed Jenny Wren. Tut. tut, tut
sense as that? OF course. they are
related. They are cousins. I thought
everybody knew that They belong
to the same family as Brownie the
Thrush and all the other thrushes
That makes them all cousins
"What?" exclaimed Peter, looking
what Jenny Wren had said. Jenny
repeated what she had said. and still
Peter looked doubtful. Then Jenny
lost her temper. a thing she does
Very easily IF you don't believe
me go ask one Of them" she snapped
and disappeared inside her house
where Peter could hear her scolding
away to herself.
The more he thought it over the
more this struck Peter as good ad-
vice. So he hoped over to the foot
Of the fencepost on which Winsome
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ANSWERS TO THE SECOND
TWENTY-FIVE QUESTIONS

, that was Endorsed by Jesus Christ and
has become a part OF most marriage
ceremonies Of the present time. We're;
! Therefore shall man leave his IA
Their and his mother. and shall cleave
unto his wife, and they two shall be
one flesh Genesis, chapter 2, verse
24)
ss-The first craft that ever f1oated
upon the surface of the water was d)
made Of gopher wood; CD 1t had
rooms; go it had three decks or stories;
a. it was plastered within and with
out with pitch: (5) it had doors and a
! window; (e) it's length was 800 cubits.
or 547.2 feet: CO it's breadth was 80
cubits. or s1.2 feet: (s) its height was
80 cubits, or 54.72 feet following 1924
feet to a cubit). Genesis. chapter 8,
verses IA, Is and 16.)
39-In Adams time and for centu-
ries later only one language was
4o-Noah bowed before an altar in
| worship, but no words Of his are re-
corded that give glory to God Tor
! saving him and his family from de-
| struction. (See Genesis, chapters s, l.
s and 81
Alan olive leaf was brought back
by the dove the second time 1T re-
turned to the ark. Genesis. chapter g.
verse H.
42-Noah was 500 years Ola when
his sons Shem, Ham and japheth we're
born. Genesis chapter ). verse %.
43-Noah's sons were 100 years old
when. with their father and mother,
they entered the ark. Genesis, chap
ter 5. verse 80, and chapter Z, verses
s and Z.
Al we count from the beginning
of the flood. Noah lived $50 years
later. Genesis, chapter Z, verse 6. and
chapter 9, verse %.
45-God set a mark upon Cain that
he might not be slain. Genesis, chap
ter 4, verse Is.
46-Dukes are first mentioned among
the early descendants of Esau; kings
are named at a much earlier date.
tOrigin of the word kings may be
omitted. If desired.) Genesis, chapter
So, verses Is to 43, and chapter IA,
verses l to "a.
47-The first war on record was
fought to save young man. Genesis,
| chapter IA, verses IL to is.
48-The words Il will not take from
q thread even to a shoe latchet are
quoted from the conversation OF
Abram with the King of Sodom. Cen
esis, chapter IA. verse %.
49-Noah had a vineyard, and.
drinking too freely Of the wine. be-
came the first drunkard on record in
| history. Genesis, chapter 9. verses
20 and 81.
F.! 5O-The word Hebrew first appears
| in connection with Abram when he
responded to the inner call to go to
/ war to help save a young man. Gene
| sis, chapter IA. verse ID.
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PULPIT AND PEW.

curios from Japan, where he is a
missionary, Rev. James H. De Pue
will address the mems Bible class at
$3.50 am.
The Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe.
who has been in attendance upon the
Presbyterian General Assembly, has
returned and will give an account
of the assembly persons and acts In
tomorrow mornings sermon. In the
evening he will continue his series
upon Bible League of Nations
X X +
The Pastors Federation will meet
Monday at IL am. at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. John
z. White. Chicago, ILL.,, is to speak on
righteous Taxation"
\ X +
John 8. Bennett. superintendent of
Central Union Mission. was elected
Union of Gospel Missions at a meeting
this week in Philadelphia.
Representative w. D. Upshur OF
Georgia Is to conduct an evangelistic
service at Grace Baptist Church. 9Th
street and South Carolina avenue
southeast, beginning June l and con-
are to be held nightly at 8 o'clock.
A new record was established Sun
day evening for Kendall Baptist
Church, 9th and B streets southwest
when fourteen were received by bap-
tism. including the two young sons
of the minister, Rev. F. l.. Griffin
Four others have been received for
baptism tomorrow evening.
X X +
The Eastern Conference of the Lu-
theran Synod Of Maryland held its
spring meeting in the Lutheran Church
of the Holy Comforter. Baltimore. Md.
Rev. William A. Wade. pastor. on Mon
day, and DR.. John Weidley Of this city
was reelected president.
4 4 X
The Christian Fellowship Associa-
tiop Ia to meet tomorrow at $3.50 7. m.
at the Church of the Nazarene, 4th
and East Capitol streets.
\
Miss Kathryn Mckinley, the Irish
soprano, from Philadelphia, will sing
at both services At First Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow Rev ha
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Rev. John NJ. Hamilton. rector Of
| st. Paul's parish, Prince Georges
county, Md, has resigned to accept
| an election by the rector and vestry
of st. Thomas parish in this city to
be a member of the clerical staff Of
the parish. He began work in hrs
new field last Monday.
Mr.. Hamilton was made deacon by
Bishop Peterkin of West Virginia,
acting for Bishop Gibson of Virginia,
who. in the following year. 1904, or
dained him to the priesthood in the
Seminary, in which institution he
had received his theological training.
He had previously taken three
years special academic course in
Roanoke College, Salem, Va.
His First Work.
Mr.. Hamilton's first work was as
assistant to Rev. Harry Lee, Char
lottesvil1e, Va. Then he became as
which Rev. Reese F. Alsop was rec
tor. Feeling called to missionary
work. he resigned his curacy to help
Bishop johnson Of west Texas. Later
on he did work among the coal
miners Of West Virginia. Thence he
He had no sooner begun the erection
of a church there than the whole
town was flooded by the Wabash
river. a calamity which effectively
pletion Of the edifice. Finally. the
church being built, Mr.. Hamilton
felt free to accept a call to St. Paul's
parish, Prince Georges county. Md,
the parish Of which, some twenty
five years before DR.. c. Ernest
hod
been rector.
Other clergymen on the staff Of st.
Thomas are Rev. William NJ. Pettis,
D. D., Rev. Alan S. Hawksworth, F. R.
S. A.
St. Thomas parish has just COM
pleted one Of the most successful years
Of its history. Its Easter offerings
were sufficient to pay off all debts on
the parish, including a balance owing
on its new rectory. 1920 New Hamp-
shire avenue. which was begun in the
month the world war began-a fortu-
nate circumstance as it turned out,
for the parish considering the rise
since in the cost of labor and building
materials.
Many memorials have been recently
has Just been put in place. is a hand
some prize dieu for the baptistry. Be
fore they left Washington, Gen. and
Mrs. Clarence r. Edwards lost their
only daughter, Miss Bernie Porter Ed
wards. After her death sum of
money was found in her bank account,
and this was sent to the rector with
the request that he would use it for
ST. Thomas. With it he procured the
exquisite prize dieu, which is in per-
feet harmony with the other wood
work of the church. completing the
furnishings of the baptistry and per;
petuating Miss Edwards memory in
the parish she loved.
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(From the first twenty-five ques-
lions. adam was 100 years old when
his third son was born. Genesis, chapter
5, verse 3.
26-Besides all the luxuries that were
supplied in the garden of Eden there
were also valuable commercial products
gold, bedellium and the onyx stone
Genesis chapter 2. verse II.
2I-The first sin was treating God
word lightly and contradicting its We
racity. Genesis, chapter 8, verses 1
apd 4.
2s--The serpents penalty for lowering
the value of Gods word was: ~ That
he would be cursed above all cattle and
above every beast Of the field; (2) that
he must ever after crawl in the dust: (sl
and eat dust: % there would be hatred
between his posterity and the posterity
of the woman: 90 that the posterity Of
woman would finally bruise his head.
Genesis, chapter 3, verses IA and Is.
29-The penalty given to woman was
that a. in so or she T hsha n osa wod
rule over her. Genesis, chapter 3. verse
Is.
3o-Because Adam hearkened to the
voice of his wife as she Influenced him
against Gods word. his penalty was;
"a That even the ground was cursed
because of his sin; (2) in sorrow ne
was to eat of the produce of the ground;
(3) thorns and thistles were to grow;
"a his principal food would be herbs;
Isl his labors would become SO heavy
that his body would emit profuse per-
spiration; 90 and finally that his BODY
would return to the dust out OF which
he was made. Genesis, chapter 3. verses
II. IS and 10.
31-The words taken from the penalty
given to Adam that are part OF the
funeral services Of today are, Dust
thou are. and unto dust shalt thou re-
turn" Genesis, chapter 3. verse 49,
32-Lamech. an early descendant OF
Gains. was the second murderer. Gene
sis, chapter 4, verses % and "a.
33-Just before the flood the allotted
age Of man was 100 years. Genesis,
chapter s, verse 3.
3i-Naamah was the name OF the first
daughter child mentioned in history.
Genesis, chapter 4. verse %.
35-Adam recognized the existence
of God when he said: Il heard Thy
voice in the garden; but no word II
recorded in which Adam expressed
appreciation of the many wonderful
things God had done for him and his
wife. (See Genesis. chapters I, 2. 3,
~
36-Eve recognized Gods existence
and authority in her statement. yea
hath God said; she gave glory to
God when she recognized that her
children were gifts from God. (Gen-
esis, chapter 3, verse l, and chapter 4
verses / and 2o.)
37-The one thing that Adam said
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TO DEDICATE BUILDINGS.
First Town to Be Constructed by
Housing, Bureau for Negroes,

Dedication ceremonies for the first
town to be constructed by the hous-
ing corporation Of the Department of
Labor. exclusively for members Of the
negro race, win be held Sunday at
Truxton, Va.
Leroy X. Sherman. president Of the
housing corporation, and other Off
Gals Of the Labor Department, will
leave Washington tonight to attend
the celebration. The opening address
will be delivered by President. Sher-
man. Other members Of the party
from Washington wiz include Willard
Howe. operating mphager Of the cor
poration; Frank A Byron Of the col
ored branch Of the Washington homes
registration service and Karl F. Phil
lips Of the negro economic section.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged.
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EPISC0PALIANS PRAY
FOR FRUITFUL SEASONS
Four Days Preceding Ascension
Day to Be Observed as Period
Of Special Prayer.

Tomorrow, Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday, before Ascension day,
Thursday. are to be observed as days of
special prayer for fruitful seasons in the
Episcopal churches.
These days are approximately OBJ
served in these times. as.the world is
crying for more food to supply urgent
needs.
Ascension day. which celebrates the
ascension of Christ with human body
into heaven. is the last great festival
connected with the life of our Lord in
the Christian year. Forty days after
his resurrection Christ assembled into
heaven. that the holy ghost might be
given to abide with his church to the
end of time. The following Sunday
(Whitsunday), marked the coming of
ciples before they began their great
missionary enterprise in the world to
make it Christian.
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walther League day will be COM
memorated tomorrow morning at
Christ Lutheran Church. Rev. ]. Fred
eric wenchel viii preach a special
sermon.
Rev. George Mccullough Is to preach
tomorrow morning at Firth Baptlst
Church and Rev. Sandy S. Story is to
preach in the evening.
...H
THE Expedition of Clark and Lewis
sxsoss Our Continent" will be the sub
&c, Of the lecture which Rev DIT.
lines Shsra Montgomery Will give at
rhe Calvary Methodist Church tomor-
row evening.
At Temple Baptist Church a special
service will be held tomorrow morn
ing In the interest Of young people.
and under the auspices of the Euza-
liam and young mems Bible classes.
the pastor, DIR. j. J. Muir. preaching
the sermon. His subject will be Think
ing and Doing"
Chaplain T. P. O'keefe of the 9Th
Cavalry will preach the sermon at the
1880 mass at Fort Myer tomorrow
morning in the garrison chapel. The
post choir is to be augmented at the
same ceremony by Misses Cecilia
O'Dea and Mildred Garner, well known
in capital musical circles.
X II u
Rev. Harvey onicer begins the
children's mission at ST. Agnes
chapel IS Q street northwest, Mon
lay at pm. and ends the mission
thursday June 5. All children of
the city are invited to attend. Father
.,.flcer will also hold spiritual con-
"-rences each day except Sunday at
80 am. during the mission.
The choir, Shiloh Baptist Church
A. D. Gilmore. chorister, will render
n sacred song service at the church
tomorrow night. and DIR. Waldron
will preach the ninth sermon on the
book of the Acts of the Apostles; sub
ject. The Blessings That Come From
Giving to Gods Cause"
r n
Rev. James T. Meyers will deliver
the sermon at the morning service
tomorrow at Mt. Pleasant M. E
Church South. and at pm. will ad
dress the Epworth League. Illustrat-
ing his. subject With costumes and
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LUTHERANS TO INSTALL
NEW PASTOR TOMORROW

Rev DIR. G. M, Diffenderfer is. to be
formally installed as pastor of Luther
Place Memorial Lutheran Church to-
morrow morning at II o'clock.
The service will be in charge of Rev.
DR.. U. S. G. Rupp of Frederick. Md,
president of the Maryland Synod of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church. An
address will also be delivered by Rev.
DR.. Knubel of New York city. presi-
dent of the United Lutheran Church OF
America. At o'clock in the evening
DR.. Knubel will preach the sermon,
and all the Lutheran congregations of
the city have been invited to unite in
this service.
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LUTHERAN COMMISSION
GOES TO FRANCE IN JUNE

The National Council of the Luth-
eran Church in the United States is to
send a construction commission to
France next month to investigate &C.
clesiastical. conditions and to render
such financial assistance as may be
found necessary on account Of the de-
structive influence of the war on the
church Of that country.
The commission IL to sail June
and. after completing it's work in
France, may visit Finland and other
Baltic provinces and the Balkan
States.
The commission will be composed OF
Rev. DIR. John Morehead. president OF
Roanoke College, Salem, Va: S. G.
Youngert of Augustana, College. Rock
Island, ILL.,. and Rev. A. G. Fandrey OF
Chicago. Other members may be ap.
pointed later.
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Bluebird was sitting. Jenny Wren
says you and Welcome Robin are cou-
sins. She doesn't know what she is
talking about. does she?" said Peter.
winsome chuckled. 1t was. soft,
gentle. chuckle Yes" said he, nod
ding his head. we are. You can
trust that little busybody to know
what she Is t. bout every time.
about the aIfa.i, u otner people than
she does about her own. Welcome
Robin and may not look much alike,
but we are cousins just the same.
Don't you think Cousin Welcome is
looking unusually fine this SPRING."
SELF Winsome," replied Peter, po-
litely.. II just love that skyblue coat
Of yours. What is the reason Mrs.
Bluebird doesn't wear as bright a
coat as you do?'
Go ask Jenny Wren. chuckled
Winsome. and before Peter could say
another word flew away.
Peter scampered back to tell Jenny
Wren that. he was sorry he had
doubted her and that he never would
out and tell him why Mrs. Bluebird
was not as brightly dressed as Win
some. '-'01--
Mrs: Bluebird. like most good
mothers, is altogether too busy to
spend much time on fine clothes, and
piled Jenny Wren. sitting in her door
way and looking down at Peter. Be
sides. when ,Winsome is about he at
tracts all the attention and that is g.
very. great advantage" p
Peter shifted. II don't see any ad-
vantage in that" said he. :
DO you know where Winsome's
nest is?" asked Jenny, abruptly.
NO" replied Peter. but 1 guess 1
could find 1t If I wanted to. What's
haf mt IN ID vnrst hA -.
the way Mr.. and Mrs. Bluebird dress?''
"Only. that 1t makes 1t easier for
them to keep their nest secret" re-
torted Jenny Wren. 'Winsome's
beautiful bright coat draws every
ones attention to him, and Mrs Blue
bird slips In and out of her home
without being noticed at all. A plain
suit often is very great advantage.
Peter, especially when one doesn't
want to attract attention. I suspect
that Mrs. .Bluebird is mighty thank
full that Winsome is SO much better
dressed than she is. 1 would be il
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DAVID LAWRENCE SPEAKS.
Addresses Graduating Glass Of
Eleven at Friends School.

Eleven students were graduated last
night at the commencement. exercises
of the Friends School. ISL I street
northwest. David Lawrence, newspa-
per correspondent. spoke on "Ameri-
cas- Part in World Politics and Our
Individual Responsibilities" Several
musical numbers were given. includ-
ing The Marche Militaire" and POLO
naise," by Miss Gertrude McRae, and
songs, by the school chorus. Thomas
the following:
Julia Benton Hopkins. Mary Hunt
Roberts. Katherine Buckingham, Elsie
Palmer Brown, .Eleanore Dewitt Eby.
Helen Russell Gruver. Tsu Kwang
Kwan. Joseph Coburn Smith, Charles
Parker stone. Louise Carr Tayloe and
Evelyn Yates. -.,..'
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SERVICE AT VAUGHN GRAVE.

Memorial day Is to be observed by
the men Of the Vaughn class of CAL
vary Baptist Sunday school for Fran
els w. Vaughn, who was a civil war
veteran, the founder Of tho Vaughn
class and for twenty-four years it's
teacher.
The service is to be held at Mr.
Vaughn's grave in Rock Creek GENE
terry at o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Vaughn. who has recently re-
turned to Washington and resumed
her residence here after a sojourn in
the west, 10 to attend the service
Prof. Louis D. Bliss. teacher: W. L.
Ford. president Of the class. and DR.
Eugene c. Rice. one Of the original
membsrs. are also expected to at
tAnA
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Church Fund of $50, 1000 Raised.

The congregation Of the Metropoli-
tan M. E. Church has raised $4,000
toward the endowment fund for the
perpetuation of the church. The I'M
Outstanding was that this amount
would be credited to the centenary
fund, since the income is to be used
for missionary work in the center Of
the city. A campaign has been
launched in the interest Of the CEN
tenary with the hope of meeting tho
amount apportioned to the church.
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TO DISCUSS INTERCHURcH
WORLD MOVEMENT HERE
Conference Delegates to Meet Wed.
nesday in the New Bethel
Baptist Church.

A conference of the Interchurch
World Movement of North America is
to be held Wednesday in the New
Bethel Baptist Church. 9Th and S
streets. of which Rev. W. D. Parvis is
pastor.
The sessions are to be held daily at
10 o'clock. The conference covers the
territory of the District Of Columbia,
MARYLAND, Virginia and West Virginia.
Conferences are also to be held in
various other parts of the country. =.
Rev. j. Milton. Waldron is chairman
of the local committee
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FIFTH CONVOCAT|ONOF
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

The fifth annual convocation Of the
American University will be held
Wednesday, at 2:30 pm, in the Grove
Auditorium. in the University cam
pus.
Addresses will he given by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, at the planting
of the peace memorial tree, and BY
Chaplain Thomas Tiplady OF the Brit
in the world war. Rev. Howard F.
Downs, pastor Of Waugh Methodist
Episcopal Church, will act as chief
marshal.
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Fund Being Secured.

The diocesan drive for raising the
$4,000 debt on the Good Shepherd
Chapel is progressing.
Offerings will be taken in all the
churches on Sunday, June 1. The do
cesar convention authorized the pay
ing Of the debts on Calvary Chapel
and st. Agneo also II possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
Big Transaction in Cotton Fiber.

One Of the largest single transac-
tions in cotton ffber ever consum-
mated has been completed by the War
Department in the sale of about 70o,-
600 bales of cotton linters for 315,-
000,0
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were in her place. But. goodness
me, / can't sit here gossiping all the
morning"
Jenny Wren disappeared inside her
nome. and Peter was jeff to thih:,
over what he had learned