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Evening star., 1922-02-04
Church News, Activities and Services
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spiritual blessings, then he ndu 10
comply with Gods requirements.
to obtain the double portion. He
proved his fitness by seeing the mar.
velouS translation OF his friend ana
master. The historian gives US the
record Of one Of the sublimest scenes
in the Old Testament in the simplest
took Elijah up In 4 whirlwind and a
storm into heaven. Elisha saw his de-
parting chief going UP. He recog.
nizes that his departure removed the
nations defense against dangers. The
men Of spiritual vision are the greatest
men who have left the greatest in
fuence upon the history Of the world
have been those OF great moral force.
The one hope for the RESTORATION OF
the world to normalcy Is in the spirit
ual leadership Of men ruled by the
teachings Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The vision Of the ascending prophet
reality of the future. The Jews ac-
cepted the translation OF Elijah as
testimony Of the immortality OF the
soul. 1t appears to point to US mes
sage concerning the future. when I'VE
which are alive and remain shall be
caught up with Christ" when the last
enemy, which is death, shall be de-
stroyed and we shall all be changed In
a moment. in the twinkling OF an
eye. at the last trump. No man can
do successful spiritual service among
men unless he is strengthened TO per-
severe blythe hope Of a future life.
The passing OF Elijah left vacant
great field Of usefulness for Elisha.
The ascending prophet let fail his
well known sheepskin mantle from
the opening heaven. as visible proof
Of his servants appointment to be
his successor. Elisha picked up the
symbol OF the prophets Office with
confidence in his power TO 1ulhll his
mission. He responded to Gods call
and depended upon Him for power TO
carry on the work left to him by
Elijah. When he sr1ote the waters
of the Jordan, he was trusting not IN
his own power or any miraculous
force Of Eiijah's mantle. but in that
of jehovah. The waters were divided
witnessing TO the sons Of the prophets
that Elisha possessed the power OF
Elijah.
The departure Of those who sudden
ly have been called hence give US an
opportunity TO take up the work Goa
calls us to do. so that the tasks they
have left unfinished may be eomplete ted
for His glory. Before engaging In the
Lords service. let US seek the gift Of
the holy spirit, so that we can make
our life tell for the welfare Of human
ity and the honor Of our Lord. He
calls for us TO be faithful unto
DEATH" assuring that He will give
US "a crown Of life" Let s,1.d US foliGW "
spiritual power. doing His will until
the end comes, SO that He may well
come ue. as We enter His presence, with
the merited commendation OF We'll
done. good and faithful servant, enter
thou into the joys Of thy Lord.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
CONGRESS is BLAMED
FOR POOR SERVICES
Contributor Points Out Miserably
Small and Poorly Paid City
Departments.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Bad engineering. coupled with cheap
and faulty construction. is given as the
reason for the collapse Of the roof OF
the Knickerbocker Theater last Satur-
day night. and from the columns OF The
Evening Star learn that Senator Cap
per Of Kansas a member of the Senate
District committee, has introduced a
resolution proposing q searching inves-
tigation.
To be truly searching, inquiry should
be made to ascertain whether provision
Ia at present made for \ sufficient num-
Der Of engineers 10 perform properly the
trict Of Columbia. and whether the sala-
ries paid are such as to attract and re.
tain competent engineers. IIfear that
investigation will disclose the conditions
we usually find in a District OF Column
bia municipal service-namely, q ferce
mtserably inadequate In point OF num-
bers, and stafve1jng as to salary. '
I recall that sone years ago. Lawson
Purdy, the New York expert upon tax
assessment and collection, after an ex-
animation into conditions in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, reported that q prop
or assessment OF property here for taxa.
four times as large as had been pro-
vided. Responsibility for the poor con-
dition Of numerous public services in the
city of Warrington today lies In large
measure at tho door of our common
council, the upper branch Of which Ia
the United States Senate.
GEORGE A. WARREN.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
FIRST CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH
IN UNITED STA 1ES WAS HELD IN 1879

the 2Sd, after the friendly Indians
had lacerated themselves to pay the
white man homage, Francis Fletcher,
the chaplain, records:
"Bloudie" Sacrifice.
"This bloudie sacrifice against our
wills) being thus performed. our
general, with his companie. in the
presence of those strangers, fell to
prayers, and by signes in lifting up
our eyes and hands to heaven. Sig
nified vnto them that that God whom
we did serue, and whom they ought to
worship. was abouc; beseechin God,
IL 1t were His. good pleasure, to open
by some meanes their blinded eyes.
that they might in due time be called
to the knowledge of Him, the true
and euer liuing God, and Of Jesus
Christ whom He hath sent, the saiu-
.tation Of the gentiles.
I'm the time OF which prayers,
singing Of psalmes and reading OF
certain chapters in the Bible. they
safe very attentiueay. and observing
the end Of euery pause. with one uoice
still cried. Oh. greatly reioycinE In
our exercises. Yea, they tooke such
pleasure in our singing of pgalmes,
that whensoeuer they resorted to VS.,
their first request was commonly this,
Gnaah. by which they intreated that
we would sing"
Drake tarried just a month. setting
sail on July %, after naming the
country New Albion. The year after
Goldan Hind dropped anchor again
at Plymouth he was elected mayor OF
tho city. and served $40 years ago.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
SPACIOUS BUILDING AND so HOUSES
FOR TURKISH WEDDING CELEBRATION

guests. The doors were HuRs wide open
and any person. known or unknown to
the groom and bride, was welcomed to
the ceremony, fed and housed for a
whole week. The wedding was heralded
throughout Stamboui with an announce
ment to "all good people to come and
share the happiness of the new couple. 7"
900 Musicians Play.
There were 200 automobiles and 400
carriages adorned with gorgeous ori.
entail cloths in the procession which
escorted the couple to their new home
and then returned to a specially rented
building where 300 musicians played
seven days and nights. Turkish news
papers in giving full details of the feast
declared that the amount of food and
fuel wasted at this unique wedding
party would easily have seen through
the winter at least 800 families Of needy
refugees.
When Agha was asked why he did
not have q simpler wedding for his son
so that he might have helped a thousand
suffereds. he replied:
1T is true that ! spent 81. 900 Turkish
pounds (normally about $500, ,000) on the
feast. but my daughter-in-law received
from the guests presents worth twice
THAT sum-"
Evening star., 1922-02-04
JACK LONDON CLUB WOULD
END TRICK ANIMAL SHOWS
Call Made to Washingtonians to
Protest Against Their
Exhibition.
To the Elitor Of The Star;

To the Editor Of The Star:
1 wonder if your attention has ever
been called to what is known as the
Jack London Club.
Jack London, who was no senti-
mentalsst. and who knew about all
Michael. Brother of Jerry" which
was meant to be the exposition of
the cruelties connected with the
trained-animal performances in cir
cuses, theaters and various summer
resorts. In this book Jack London
formance cruelty has blossomed into
its perfect flower" The results Of
humane societies in this country and
In England eoufirm London's testi-
mony.
three years old. already has a mem
bership Of 100000 people who have
taken the Jack London Club pledge
to leave. when present, all sucn
places as have been mentioned.
whenever an animal performance Is
against the cruelties Involved. not
necessarily In the exhibition Of these
animals, but in the training OF them
Simple tricks may. indeed, be taught
animals by kindness, but these are
not things that tho public cares 10
see.
In addition to all the cruelty in
volved in the training Of trick amt
mails, there is the wretched life they
lead confined in narrow quarters
shipped from one end OF the country
to the other. deprived OF the freedom
and action that nature Intended they
should have.
Against this whole business many
of the finest people in this country
and in England have protested, men
and women of literary fame and dis.
tinguished In various circles OF
In Massachusetts efforts are being
made to secure q law prohibiting
these exhibitions, and SO aroused
against it have the vaudeville ana
circus people been that at the near
ing they have sent their attorney on
from Chicago to oppose the measure
and have instituted a campaign Try,
ing to convince the public that all
this has been done by kindness.
AS a part Of that campaign, WsEa-
sine articles and stories are 5eins
In q favorable light. No one reading
them should be deceived.
In England q bill Is now In parlla-
ment to abolish trained-antmal per-
formances. sIseRS, hsaEtnks have neen
md and hnNch evidence has oeen
given Of the cruelty involved IN ans
mai training. II Is expected that some
hesitation will result. =
The animal lovers OF warrington
can do no better service for humane
ness than by protesting against the
exhibition OF trained animals.
JAMES P. BRIGGS :
Evening star., 1922-02-04
By the Associated PHss.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February <.-First church
services in English in what is now
the United States were held near
San Francisco in 1879 by Sir Francis
Drake on the first trip an Englishman
made around the world. according to
the Newberry Library here.
Drake returned to Plymouth his
home city and starting point, in Sep
tember of 1850, just forty years to
the month before the Pilgrim fathers
sailed from there. and fve years be-
fore Sir Walter Raleigh's first body
OF settlers put out.
Was Fighting Puritan.
Drake was a fighting Puritan. lead
ing the British fleet later in the
crucial hours against the Spanish
armada, and this frst American
church service in the English tongue
was directed by the Puritan chaplain
to the expedition.
After a terrific struggle to get
around the end Of South America
Drake had plundered the Spaniards
up the west coast unaware of dan
ger, and continuing north had passed
shores yet unknown to Spain. Turned
back by the cold as he began to ap-
proach Canada. he put into small
Of the Golden Gate before striking
out across the uncharted Pacific.
1t was on June II. 1870, that Drake
anchored on the California coast He
landed his men on the 21st, and on
Evening star., 1922-02-04
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Theme Of Rev. Charles Wood in
Addressing Normal Glass.

Responsibilities Of the teaching pro-
fession were emphasized by. Rev.
Charles Wood, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant, who delivered the
commencement address to the mid
year graduating class Of the Wilson
Normal School at exercises last night
In the auditorium Of the school, Di-
plomas were presented to the ave
graduates by Superintendent of
Schools Frank w. Ballou.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
H. bennington Hayes, followed by an
address OF the GLASS president. Miss
Miriam May Gordon. Mrs. Howard
L. Hodskins, acting president Of the
board Of education, presided.
The glee club Of the senior club Of
the school which was, trained BY Miss
Bernice Randall. gave. q number of
selections, the cfiidren's songs being
especially pleasing, An amusing
sketch entitled, Ar Imaginary Ball.
was presented by the senior class. A
dance in the gymnasium closed the
program.
The graduates were: Kinderssrten
course, Joan Marie Becker, Elizabeth
Eastburne Mattern, Jessie Ellen Lit
tie and Marie Louise Jacquette;
domestic science course. Miriam May
Gordon.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
PLEASING CONCERT GIVEN
Artistic Program for Benefit of
Confederate Memorial.

An artistically attractive concert
was given last night in tho crystal
room Of the Ebbitt. for the benefit Of
the Confederate Memorial Home in
this city.
The program had for its triple in
terest Nine. Alice Baroni. soprano,
recently Of the San Carlos Grand
Opera, who has achieved success
abroad and in this country, and who
Is q native OF Baltimore: Edith CYL
lenburg. pianist, who played with
fine technique and with q charming
range of expression; and Lillian Prin-
gle, cellist, an American girl, who
studied in Holland under the Dutch
master, Hekking, and had given con-
certs before royalty before the war
called her home. The entertainment
was enjoyable alike to critics and for
those music lovers who care. most for
simple melodies, and reflects credit
on the taste Of those who had the af-
fair in charge, the Stonewall jack
son Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The program will be repeated to-
night at s:15. -
Evening star., 1922-02-04
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
By Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News
Conyriaht 1922

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
COESTANTlNOPLE, Turkey, Feb
ruary AIN the old days a Turkish
wedding ceremony would last for weeks.
as it was the most important feature
Of tho life Of a genuine Mussulman.
Now. on account Of the hardships that
have fallen upon Turkey. a marriage is
usually a very simple affair. Reichd
Agha, who made a fortune through ex-
ports to tho United States, revived the
old Turkish tradition last week by
spending $4,000 on his sons wedding.
The old man, who had made two visits
TO the United States and told fascinat-
ing stories about the American mag
mates, came back WITH the ambition to
bufld at least 'une' skyfcrankr in Con-
staptinople. but decided first TO astonish
the city and foreigners with something
they had not seen In their own coun-
tries. by providing n really extravagant
wedding. -
He rented a spacious building for the
wedding ceremony and fifty houses in
the neighborhood for sheltering the
Evening star., 1922-02-04
WANAMAKER THEIR GUIDE.
Movie View OF Worlds S. S. AS
sociation Head Wins Followers.

NEW YORK, N. Y, February A
lspeciaD.-When the lantern slide Of
John Wanamaker, president Of the
Worlds Sunday School Association,
was shown at Sunday school con-
vention In Assault. Egypt, three of the
prominent lawyers Of that city pub
.licly promised to follow the steps OF
this world-known. Sunday school
leader. 1hese men arc members of
the Coptic Church and are now teach.
ers Of Sunday school classes in As
suit. One OF them was elected super
intendent Of all the Coptio schools
with more than 500 pupils, In that
city.
Until very recently the Bible in the
hands Of 4 young Copt was an un--
heard-of thing. The present Bible
school work in the Coptic Church
began when member Of that church
reid the Arabic TRANSLATION Of DR..
Marion Lawrance's How to Conduct
a Sunday School," While the picture
of Mr.. Wanamaker was on the screen
the story of his lifelong Sunday
school work was narrated.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
GETS 3.YEAR PRISON TERM
Clifton capshart's Penalty on Bad
Check Charge-other Sentences.

Justice Siddons, presiding in Criminal
Division Q, has sentenced Clifton Cape
hart to serve three years in the peni-
tentiary. Cayshart was recently eonr
victed with sQ others. now serving
terms of four YRS each, of passing q
worthless check A$le.S0,
Terms Of three Sars each were also
given Ernest Banks and James B. Ellis,
convicted Of assaults with dangerous
weapons. William Nelson will serve two
years on q charge Of robbing James F.
Dillon Of $50 and Q like sentence was
,iven John l.. Anderson. Elmer D. Mar
tin and Earl Fitzhugh, convicted of
aousebreaking. George r. Goets, charged
with embeySlepaent, was sentenced to
servo eighteen months IN tho peAitsu.
tiarN
Evening star., 1922-02-04
LECTURES ON HOLY. LAND.
Series Of Five Travel Pictures at
Central 2. n. C.. 4.

A series of FIVE Burton Holmes
travel pictures on the Holy Land will
be presented each Sunday afternoon at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Holmes
has recently returned from Palestine.
the travel picture will be Jerusalem,
the Holy City" The Prodigal Son."
a motion picture based on the parable
Of the Master. also will be shown. An
address will be given by Prof. S. L.
Joshi Of Baroda College, India. The
interpational committee of the Y. NJ.
c. A. reports that Prof. JOSH is one
of tho ablest Indian speakers who has
come to their notice. This meeting Is
open to the public and win be held in
the assembly hall.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
PREPARES PROGRAM.
DR.. Weatherford Arranges for Con-
ference at Blue Ridge.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February 4
(SpeciaD.--Dr. W. D. Weatherford of
this city. chairman of the southern
committee of the missionary educa-
tion movement. is preparing q pro-
gram for the annual conference of the
movement to be he'd at Blue Ridge,
n. c., June % to July 3, next.
The program will embrace a score
of classes in Bible. missions and nor
NAL methods, and certificates will be
given looking toward diplomas. In
addition, there will be a number OF
open parliaments and daily platform
addresses OF a high order on inspira-
tional topics. This conference. which
has been held annually in the south
for the last twenty years. is under the
auspices Of q number Of the leading
mission boards. '..
Evening star., 1922-02-04
TRIP IN, STOLEN CAR ENDS.
Policeman Halts Boys on Way, to
: More Pleasing Climate.

Julian Scott and Jolln Gore. sixteen
year-old boys, residing at 1910 Sth
street. firing Of the inclement weather,
started on m automobile trip in the
direction Of Florida Yesterday morning
Unfortunately for the boys, 1t is
charged, they made the start In an
automobile belonging 70 Charles Can
non. Ills 9th street. without Cannop's
consent, and Town SerEt,, Chichester
Of Fredericksburg, va.s Terminated thsir
trip when they reached there last night,
GIANTS eRa s0n%aaI aatomsSjIs squad: @ sas Cannon
knew nothing Of the theft Of his car
from hts garage until tbs detectives
notified him OF Its recovery.
Detective Jett and ths owner OF the
ear vent to Fredsrieksbups early this
meTasAS.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
YOUNG MEN ENTERTAIN.

The young mems class of Kendall
Baptist Sunday School entertained the
young ladies' class at the home of
their teacher. II. Howarth Coulter,
22e 9th street southwest. Tuesday
evening. 81
Among those present were Misses
Alice Sanborn, Cleo Back. Emma
Clark, yira Fulton, Bernice Lewis,
Helen Hollis. Agnes Cieary. Ger-
trude Schneider. Wolfe Monuoyt
Mrs Sickles, Mrs. II. II. Coulter and
E. Dixon, q. Holmes, S. S. Waters. y.
Hutt, Z. S. phillips. II. WILDER. jr, II.
Schneider. p. Talbot, G. Walsh. p.
Fisher, L. r. Charles. Warren Eaton,
Frank Jones. Roland Spence, II. il.
Cauitpr
Evening star., 1922-02-04
WILL HONOR WASHINGTON
Arrange Special Services
for Church Of Epiphany.

Annual services in coInmemoration
held each year under the auspices Of
the Sons Of the Revolution. are to
be held February 10 at 4 o'clock at
the Church of the Epiphany Rev.
Ernest NJ. Stires of St. Thomas
Church, New York city, will preach
the sermon. The order Of services,
which was prepared several years ago
by the late Rev. Randolph H McKim,
will be followed as usual this year.
Service will be conducted by Canon
William T. Snyder. chaplain Of the
Sons of the Revolution. He will be
assisted by Rev. q. C. f. Bratenahl,
dean Of the Washington Cathedral
Rev. Thomas E. Green OF the Sons OF
Epiphany.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
MEETING DATE CHANGED.
Baptist Young Peoples Unions Will
r.
Assemble Next Tuesday. g.

The Columbia Federation of Baptist
Young Peoples Unions has changed
its meeting of February II to next
Tuesday, to be held at the Centenniaf
Baptist Church, 7th and ! streets
northeast. .
Rev A c. Dixon of Metropolitan
Temple, London. England. is to deliver.
the principal address Several imporA
tant matters are to be brought before
the meeting.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
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Evening star., 1922-02-04
By REV. HUGH 7. STEVENSON.

ELIJAH TAKEN UP INTO
HEAVEN.-2 Kings, 2.l-18.
: Golden Text.-Be thou faith
full unto death, and l will give
thee the crown Of life.--Rev.
z.i0.
Evening star., 1922-02-04
FREE INSTRUCTION IN THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

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Hickory daily record., 1922-01-31
PGSTOFFICES AND SPOILS

correspondence Of the Boston Tran
scrip.
Ghe Boston postoffice may be tied
II illustration of conditions which
are said to prevail throughout the
country. In this case the charge is
aged, whether justly or not, against
2o posto ce inspectors. Postmaster
Roland Nj. Baker has recommended
20 less than 100 promotions of clerks
n the Boston office and SO FAR it
as been found impossible tc secure
"Ction upon any of these recommen-
ATTIC rs. Moreover, it is said to be
(. matter Of record that the inspectors
not only have been hesitant to aid in
the making of promotions but no
less than % Republican clerks actua1
lN have been recommended for demo-
tio,l.
If these conditions are duplicat-
Ell IN other large cities, as the politi-
clans declare they are, it is obvious
that when DR.. Hubert Work sue
ceeds POSTMASTER General Hays he
will tirl himself subject 90 much
for conditions ever which
he VII have little or no control The
Republican party will be praised or
blamed, as the case may be, for it's
administration or the civib service
regulation, G' executive order, ~
the examination of applicants
for postmastership. Under the
Buflescn regime and the executive
order of President Wilson, the man
standing at the top of the list was
opposed to be chosen, and usually
was. The Harding administration
modified the order by permitting the
selection to be made from among the
first three; and Postmastdr-General
Hays, who is something OF a poll
tlclan, having been chairman of the
Republican national committee, has
been accustomed to call in congress
men and ask their advice regarding
me appointment Of one candidate out
Of the first three at the tor of the
Isl.
This procedure no doubt is good
oo.itics, for an administration is new
er criticised at least by the poli-
tlclans supporting it, for taking care
OF it's own, but it may not appeal
1ulte so warmly to the advocates Of
.lvIl service reform.
Hickory daily record., 1922-01-31
MUCH INTEREST
IN HICKORY
ELECTION

Nominations for mayor of Hick-
ory are coming IN thick and fast
these days, bunch being brought
over with the mail this morning. ana
somebody is SIRE to get the $40 off
cred through the Record. J. A. Bowles
had some new nominations today
but as his name was suggested yes
terday those who enter him will not
receive any award. There is no OBJ
lection, however, TO suggesting his
name.
Mrs. w. 3. Ramsay was put ii!
the running at 5 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon by Mrs. Fred Horton, and
Roy Abernethy was placed before the
Record at o'clock this morning by
Charles Ba1ger. Mai Geo. L. Lyeriy
also got in the race at O'Clock to-
day. p. G. Abernethy Icing his
sponsor.
j A. Bowles was pl@ced in nomin-
alton late yesterday by Geo. +. Ivey
and Rev. c. S. Kirkpatrick
Some witty fellow, who DIDN'T in
dicate his name has suggested ,Jctn
Hefner as ''prohibition candidate for
mayor Of Hickory. Endorsed by
Hickory's le&,1ing prchibitionists and
church, members. This is our next
petition for hi, parole was signed
mayor" IIefner is serving a term en-
the roads fer dealing in liquor and
petition for his parole was signed
bv many Hickory people. GoVerno"
Morrison, hcWever. declined to look
with favor en- the petition.
Fred f. Murphy at o'clock this
afternoon nominated Josiah J. Will
ard On being questioned bv one Of
MY. Willard's friends, Mr. Murnhy
admitted that he had nothino against
this good citizen. and submitted that
he was the right man.
At | AS this afternoon the name e
A. A. Shuford was brought to the
Record office by DR. O. T. Hester.