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R0Bs PREACHER; RETURNS IT

BKUWNWOOD, Tex. March 23.-
P)-After he had been given q lift
near Comanche, in an automobile,
driven BY the Rev g. Fl. L. Busby,
student in Howard Payne College
here. a 2~0-year-old youth robbed his
benefactor, of IS cents and then re-
turned IL when he learned his vic
tim was a minister.
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ITALIAN SHOT
AS EPRAYED
Second Staying In 30
Hours Stirs Chica-
60 Officers,

CHICAGO, March 2s.-tR@ohn
Tn~fontnna, kneeling nc his prayers,
was shot dead early todny-three
bullets in the back. He was the sec
ond Isalian To fall before assassinH'
bullets within 30 hours
"The Dimie," az they called Dia-
mond Joe opposite. siumpcd to the
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ALLISON WING

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 23.-(P-
Wilmer Allison, University Of Texas,
defeated Wray Brown, st. Louis, IN
the first match Of today's Davis cup
tennis test play, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-s,
Cd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23
MISSIONARY POISONED

C~APETOWN.-Rev. Albert Shard, a
missionary in Uganda, died from poi
son believed to have been admins
tered by a native servant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

First figures lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
e s a. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23

ONION GETS BOY IN BAD
CHLCAGO--George Martin, aged
IL, was suspended from school be-
cause he insisted on keeping an onion
on his desk.
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RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
MEMBERS DECREASE
Census Shows 95,134 on Rolls in
1926, in Comparison With
S9,681 in 1919.

The Department of Commerce an
nounces that, according to the returns
received there were In the United
States 1879 churches of the Russian
Orthodox Church in 1925 with 1914
members, as compared with 1es
churches and 99,681 members reported
in 1916. The total expenditures for
1925, as reported by 1876 churches.
amounted to 1888, 453. including $746.-
1876 for current expenses and improve
ments, $50, 1852 for bane yolences, mis-
sions, ETC., and Sal. 195 not classified.
The total expenditures reported by 1855
churches in 1916 were $549,T76.
The value of church edifices (irclud-
ing furniture and equipmentl, ~ re-
ported by 1S7 churches for 1926, was
81, 883.513, which may be compared with
$2,i37,7l3 reported by 169 churches IN
1916.
OF the 1919 churches reporting IN
1926. there were 146 located In urban
territory incorporated places Of 2,500
inhabitants or moTe) and So were in
rural areas. OF the total membership,
80.433 were In the urban churches and
14,70l IN the rural churches: and Of
the total expenditures. IA urban
churches reported S73O,l17 and 81 rural
churches, $108,3 1856 The value of church
property reported by 1873 urban churches
was $4.263, $50 and that reported by %
rural churches was $619,565.
Sunday schools were reported hy 90
churches Of this denomination In 1875.
with l52 officers and teachers and S.770
scholars. The number of officers and
teachers In the Sunday schools as re-
ported for 1916 was $50 and the num-
Der Of scholars S,739.
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SOCIAL BRETHREN
GROWTH IS SHOWN
1914 Members in United States
in 1925 Compared With $50
Reported in 1915.

According to returns received by the
Department of Commerce, there we're
in the United States % churches of
the Social Brethren in 1926, with 1874
members. as compared with 10 churches
and $50 members reported In 1916. All
OF these churches we're located in the
State Of Illinois, and 81, with 1850
members were in the rural territory.
The total expenditures for 1926. as
reported by Is churches. amounted to
$40l9. including $3,519 for current ex-
penses and improvements. and $500 for
benevolences. ETC.. and 5000 not CLASH
fed. The total expenditures reported
by 10 churches In 1915 was $8l7. The
value of church edifices tincluding fur
niture and equipment). as reported by
10 churches for 1926, was $24.500, which
may be compared with $4,000 reported
by Is churches In 1915
Sunday schools were reported in Z
churches of this denomination In 1926.
with az officers and teachers and AIS
scholars. The number of officers and
teachers In the Sunday schools as re-
ported for 1916 was 81 and the number
of scholars All.
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ZION CHURCH DATA
COMPILED FOR u. S.
Growth Indicated in African
NJ. {. Denomination in
1O-Year Period.

The African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church in 1925 had 2466 churches
with 456.8i3 members in the United
States, as compared with ATS churches
and 257. 1863 members in 1916, accord
ing to census returns announced by the
Department of Commerce
Seven churches in the District OF
Columbia in 1926 reported member
ship of 6,448, as compared with a men,
bership in 1916 of 2,732.
The difference in membership be-
tween 1926 and 1916 does not represent
an actual growth in this denomination
as the data for both periods was not
furnished on the same basis. At the
census of 1926 all members, including
all baptized persons, were reported, and
in 1916 a large number of pastors re-
ported only "dollar-money" members,
the department stated.
The total expenditures for 1926, as
reported by 2,464 churches, amounted
to $4,757,0 66, including $4,091 ,023 for
current expenses and improvements
1862 1893 for benevolences. missions, etc
and $3,050 not classified The total
expenditures reported by 2,641 churches
in 1916 we're 81 ,700,737. The value OF
church edit1ces Including furniture and
equipment), as reported by 2.370
churches for 1926. was $18.515, 1873
which may be compared with 1851 ,393
reported by FATS churches in 1916.
OF the 2,466 churches reporting In
1926 there were $50 located in urban
territory incorporated places of $500
inhabitants or more) and 1876 were in
rural areas. OF the total membership
1895 were in the urban churches and
262 1877 in the rural churches, and of
the total expenditures 649 urban
churches reported $2,576,570 and 1875
rural churches $2.180,496. The value of
church property reported by els urban
churches was $13,45l, 6l8 and that re-
ported by 1.755 rural churches was
SIS, 064, los.
Sunday schools we're reported by 2.429
churches of this denomination In 1926,
with 45,087 officers and teachers and
267.14 scholars. The number of off,
GERS and teachers in the Sunday schools
as reported for 1915 was 1892 and
the number of scholars 135,102.
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4,@7,57 MEMBERS
IN JEWISH FAITH
10000 Reported in D. c.
Property Is Valued at More
Than s100,000,ooo.

There were 2,948 congregations with
4,087 1857 members of the Jewish faith
In the United States In 1926. according
to census reports announced by the De-
partment Of Commerce. Because the
data for 1915 was not collected on the
same basis no comparable figures are
available.
In the District of Columbia five con-
gregations reported membership OF
$4,000, with the expenditures at $83,014
The total expenditures for 1925. as
reported by I235 congregations,
amounted to $l6,445, 235, including $l3,-
294,953 for current expenses and i'm
provements. $l.13l.7l9 for benevolences.
etc, and $2,0l8,563 not classified. The
value of synagogue buildings dncluding
furniture and equipmentl, as reported
by l,l3l congregations for 1926, was
500. 500. 500
Of the 2948 congregations reporting
In 1926 there we're 1855 located in ur-
ban territory incorporated places of
$500 inhabitants or more) and 80 were
in rural areas. Of the total number of
Jews living in the places having con-
gregationS. 4,071 ,889 were in urban ter
rltory and 5,468 in rural areas; and OF
the total expenditures 1902 urban con-
gregationS reported $16,334.2l4 and 33
rural congregations, $lll.021. The
value of synagogue buildings reported
by 100 urban congregations was $780,
BIT, l69 and that reported by 81 rural
congregations was $573,500.
Sabbath schools were reported by 554
congregations in 1926, with 4.247 officers
and teachers and 69,439 pupils; and 63l
congregations reported week day schools
with 2.l83 officers and teachers and
70,429 pupils.
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DR.. TYLER WILL PREACH
TO TRAINEES TOMORROW
Service at Fort Myer Camp at 8
Am. Later at
Epworth Church.

DR.. John Paul Tyler. pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Thirteenth street and North
Carolina avenue northeast. will preach
to the C. M. r. c. now In training at
Fort Myer, Va. tomorrow at Q am. At
II O'Clock he will preach In his pulpit,
taking as his topic THE Faith That
Holds"
At 7:30 pm the joint services OF the
church and Epworth League chapter
will be held and reports by the members
who have returned from the annual
Epworth League convention at Massa-
Meta. Va. will be made.
The Daily Vacation Bible School Of
the church will continue its classes at
9 O'Clock Monday morning, under the
direction of Mrs. H. r. Winn and Mrs.
Oliver Murray and helpers The school
has an enrolment of ITO and will con-
tinue until Friday, July 81, when 1t will
close with visitors day exercises.
The pastor will conduct the weekly
prayer service Thursday evening at 3
o'clock.
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LODGE PLANS RITES
FOR MASTERS DAY
0pen-Air Services at Temple
Heights Scheduled for
Tomorrow.

Royal and Select Masters day will be
observed at the Grand Lodge open-air
services at Temple Heights tomorrow
at o'clock when the Association OF
Illustrious Masters. together with the
officers and members of the councils Of
the District of Columbia, with their
families, are to be special guests.
The survives are under the direction
of DR.. John G. Palmer, grand chaplain;
J. Walter Humphrey, director in
charge of music: Harry G. Kimbaii, &C
companist; Frank M. Roller, in charge
of ushers The address will be deliv-
cred by Rev. George NJ. Diffenderfer,
pastor of the Luther Memorial Church.
Music will be furnished by the quartet
Of the Luther Memorial Church.
The officers and members of the fol-
lowing named lodges and their families
will be guests Dawson, No. Is, Paul
Anderson, master; Stansbury, No. "a.
Walter F. Studdiford. master: Column
bia, No. 8, Harlan Wood, master; to-
gether with the officers and members of
the following named chapters Of the
Order of the Eastern Star, with their
families: Bethlehem No. MRS. Ethel
d. Nelson, matron; James C.. Darnall,
patron Friendship, No. II tMrs. Eliza
3. Stanley matron: H. Frederick Mires,
patron Takoma, No. IL MRS. Mary N.
Kiefer, matron; Carl c. Kruger,
patron}.
All members of these fraternities and
their families are welcome.
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Bible Questions
Of the Day
PAUL'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
By Harloto r. Hoyt.

PAUL'S ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
Questions.
I. What time did Paul spend in
Arabia between his first and second
visits to Damascus?
2. Why did Paul go to Arabia?
3. Why were the Jews of Damascus
SO bitter against Paul?
4. What did the Jews of Damascus
plot against Paul?
5. How did Paul get word Of the
plot?
g. How did Paul escape from Da-
maScus?
Z. When was similar subterfuge
employed?
8, What did Paul do when he left
Damascus?
., How was he received in Jeru-
salem?
10. Who succeeded in establishing
Paul in Jerusalem?
Answers.
/. Three years.
2. Following his conversion, Paul
desired to study and mediate. Arabia
late his theology. He may have
whom he came in contact.
3. Paul came to Damascus to arrest
fugitive Christians and take them back
to Jerusalem for punishment. Those
whom he turned against could not COM
prehend his conversion.
4. They decided to kill him.
S. Many Jews Of Damascus were
embracing Christianity. Some of the
converts may have heard of the plot
and brought word to Paul.
6. Paul was placed in basket and
lowered over the city walls during the
night.
7. When Rahab lowered the spies
of Joshua over the walls of Jericho
g. He hastened to Jerusalem and
sought to join hands with the Christ
ianS.
8. Having been one Of the bitterest
prosecutors of the Christians. the
Christians of Jerusalem naturally feared
Paul.
10. Barnabas He knew of Paul'S
conversion and vouched for him.
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LUTHER LEAGUE

Under the supervision of Miss Frances
DySinger inner mission executive OF the
Washington Luther Churches. q Sunday
School, which will continue for a pe<iiotf
of nine weeks. was organized last Sunday
ut the tuberculosis Health Camp. Those
assisting Miss DySinger are Mrs. Smid
of St T.lSs Lutheran Church: Miss
Emma Holzer, missionary secretary Of
the Luther League OF the District OF
Columbia, Robert Volland, presidents
elect of the District League; o. Bertram
GelSton. District League treasurer:
Henry Whiting. intermediate secretary
Of the Atonement Luther League; Miss
Clara Schickler. vice president OF lions
League, District League Publicity Chair
man, Fred l.. Schlckler. Miss Ethel NJ.
TuSSing, former District League life
service Secretay. now field secretary al
the eastern District of the Luther
League OF America. conducted a class
At this camp last Sunday afternoon.
The. Luther League of st. Johns
Church, East Riverdale, Md. visited
the Ceildren's Hospital last Sunday
afternoon, accompanied hy Mrs.
Margaret Mcdonald. missionary Secre-
tary of lions Luther League: GLADYS
Broker, newly elected correspondents
and statistical secretary OF the District
League. and Dorothy Broker, litera.
ture and fruits were distributed 10 the
small patients by the st. Johns
LeaguerS.
Carl o. Rrudin presented the topic
Getting Thrill Out Of Our Christian
Living" at Zion'S League last SUNDAY
evening. The topic. Keeping Fit
Physically. Mentally, Spiritually" will
DC presented ct 1ionS League meeting.
Second and upshuF streets, tomorrow.
at 3 I'M, by Herbert Retehelt and at
Luther Place Church by Edward
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THE CATHEDRAL, WINCHESTER, ENGLAND.

are the Saxon Kings Cynegils. Ceimwold,
Egbert Edmond and Edrid, the Danish
Kings Canute and Hardicanute and the
Norman King Rufus. Queen Emma is
buried here. and Earl Goodwin. Cardinal
Beaufort and numerous other princes
ecclesiasticS, mobiles and persons of dis
tinction rest beneath the pavement OF
this ancient church.
Few places are richer in historical as
sociations. Here 1t was that Egbert
after being crowned King of Britain
decreed that the island should hence
forth be called England; here Alfred the
Great habitually worshiped; before the
high altar here hung for centuries the
crown of Canute; here Henry BeauclerC
married the Princess Maude and thus
bridged the gulf between Saxon and
Norman England: here Stephen of Blois
was crowned king, and here, too. in the
Lady Chapel is still preserved a velvet
chair, now faded and worn, in which
the heroic Queen Mary sat when she
was married in this edifice to King
Phillip of Spain In 1854
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
DR.. STOKES TO TALK
AT EvENSONG PERIOD
0pen-Air Services at Cathedral TO
Be Broadcast Over
WRC.

DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes. canon of
Washington Cathedral, will be the
special preacher at the Peoples Open
air Evensong at the foot of the Peace
Cross, Washington Cathedral. tomorrow
at pm. This service will be broad
cast by radio over wRC. Arrange
ments have been made for the accom-
mediation of a large congregation ut
this service and visitors to the city.
as well as Washingtonians. are invited
by the Cathedral authorities to attend
IL.
AT the IL am. service of holy COM
munfon and sermon in Bethlehem
Chapel of the Cathedral tomorrow the
preacher viii be Rev. Edward S. Dun
lap. canon of Washington Cathedral.
The fun list of services tomorrow In
Bethlehem Chapel is as follows:
1880 am, Holy Communion: 10 am.
morning prayer and litany: IL am.
holy communion and sermon.
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PHILOSOPHICAL BODY
STATISTICAL REPORT
Society Shows Increase in Lodges
and Membership in 1925 Over
1915 Record.

The American Theosophical Society
had 223 lodges with 7,448 members in
the United States in 1926. according to
census reports announced by the De-
partment of Commerce. as compared
with 157 lodges and 5,097 members
reported in 1916 tat which time the
denomination was known as The Theo-
sophical Society. American Section)
The total expenditures for 1926. as re-
ported by EOS lodges. amounted to
sl4O,205. including $7S,514 for current
expenses and improvements. $5S.09l for
benevolences, etc, and $500 not
classified
OF the 223 lodges reporting in 1926.
there were 2i5 located in urban territory
incorporated places of $500 inhabit-
ants or more) and eight were in rural
areas. OF the total membership $3.50
were In the urban lodges and l4l in the
rural lodges; and of the total expend-
lures. 1893 urban lodges reported $780,
l67, and seven rural lodges $1,038.
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CHURCH WILL MARK
ITS AID ANNIVERSARY
Mount Moriah Baptist Congrega'
ton Also Will Celebrate
Pastors Service.

The Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
Third and l. streets southwest will cele-
brate the forty-third anniversary of its
organization and the eighteenth year of
their present pastor, Rev. J. Harvey
Randolph, tomorrow.
The new church house which has
been recently erected is adapted to
community service and seats in the
main auditorium more than 1900.
The ii am. sermon will be preached
by DR. d c. Mack of Baltimore. Md.
The history of the church and pastor
will be given by the clerk.
At pm. Rev. j. S. Miller will preach
to the auxiliaries of the church.
Special music service and sermonette
by the pastor will be held at pm.
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LUTHERANS PUSH
PLAN FOR MERGER
Mission Board Makes Ad'
vances at Hagerstown
Meetings This Week.

HAGERSTOWN Md, July 2l.--At
meetings here Wednesday and Thurs
day the board of foreign missions of
the United Lutheran Church in Amer
lea took further steps to put into effect
its plan for complete reorganization.
Under the old plan. adopted 10 years
ago after the merger of three general
Lutheran bodies into the United Luth-
cram Church of America, the board of
foreign missions took over all three
former secretaries on basis of parity.
Under the plan for reorganization these
secretaryshipS will be abolished and an
executive secretary placed in full charge
of the extensive operations of the board.
Present personnel will be utilized III the
home base department, the foreign de-
partment. treasury department, etc,
and standing committees OF the board
will assume responsibility for specific
phases of its work.
A committee on personnel, headed by
Rev DR. Augustus Stellnie, pastor OF
the Church OF the Advent, New York
CITY, reporting on the executive Secre-
taryship under the new plan. announces
the election to thai position OF Rev. DR..
P. w. Roller, Mansfield, Ohio, president
OF the Ohio Synod Of the United I4uth-
eran Church. DR.. Keller has indicated
Ills AllklIl2l1SSS 10 RSSatASAA
and to assume charge about December
i. when it is hoped that the new organ
ization will become effective.
The board is maxim arrangements to
return four missionaries TO the China
field of the church this Fall, thereby
completing the normal quota OF that
mission. They will be assigned to sta
tions connected with the headquarters
station at Tsingtao and Tsimo. where
the United Lutheran Church cared for
scores of missionaries of other denomi-
nations who took refuge there upon
leaving the danger zone last year. These
Lutheran stations were likewise the
headquarters for much refugee relief
work conducted in northern China dur
ing the period Of the disturbance.
Officers of the board viii devote the
next few weeks to the preparation of
its report of two years work to the
convention at Erie, Pa. next October. OF
the United Lutheran Church in America
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Sunday School Lesson

! the appearance of new groups of be-
| levers
/ Antioch, which was at that time one
of the three leading centerS of trade,
became the home basis for the mis-
sionary expansion of Christianity due
| to the work of Hellenistic traders, who
carried the gospel to people outside OF
the synagogues In Antioch. Its reputed
success soon reached Jerusalem. The
conservative leaders delegated Barnabas
to visit Antioch and guide the new in
| terest.
| The apostle recognized the needs of
the Antioch brethren at once and his
mind went out to Tarsus. where Saul
was laboring. He went there and in
response TO his request for assistance
Saul commenced to preach and teach
at Antioch. Their work was so success
| ful that a new center was developed
free from the influence of the syna-
gogue and temple. 1t resulted in the
coinage of new name, for the disciples
were called Christians first at Antioch.
Modern Christianity is largely the prod
uct of that church. which under the
leadership of Barnabas and Saul. be
came one of ChriStendom's ecclesiaSti-
cal capitals and the venerable mother
of the Christianity of Europe" After
Saul and Barnahas had taught the
members of the new organization year
they were given the name that Sepa-
rated them from the Jerusalem concep-
tons. Under the apostles teachings
they had given up their idolatry. They
had never been Jews. They were
unique people The new name demon
strated their allegiance and character as
followers of the Lord Jesus.
While separated from the Jerusalem
church, the memba-s had responded to
the appeal of the apostles to assist the
mother church in caring for its poor
This generous gift proved that the An
tioch body, while new and different
were one in spirit and unity with the
Jerusalem church. Their independence
did not mean that they considered that
they were isolated or separated from
their duty to their brethren.
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DURING the latter part Of the Ro-
man occupation of Britain there
was church at Winchester dedicated
to st. Amphibalus This church was
destroyed by the Saxon invaders; but
after the baptism of Cynegils. King of
West Saxons. in 635. another was erect
ed at or near its site. Here Egbert was
crowned king in 827. About l40 years
later the religious community which
had grown up in connection with the
church was replaced by band of
monks brought from the great Abbey
of Abingdon by Bishop Aethelwold
The church was rebuilt In $50. Ed
ward the Confessor was crowned in 1t in
l042. In the year 1919 the Norman
bishop Walkelyn built the Oldest portion
Of the edifice now existing. and 1t was
in this church that Richard Occur de
Lion was crowned in ll94.
AS the early kings of England made
Winchester their home and the cathe-
dral their chapel, there are many royal
personages buried here. Among these