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to do for the glory of God in Cali

to do for the glory of God in Cali
fornia."
"Padre milo, If you should be
taken from us this night, which God
forbid, you have accomplished more
than seems humanity possible for
one man to do. You have per.
formed miracles, wonders"
The other groaned.
Nothing! Nothing! A few hands
full Of souls brought to salvation
when there are still thousands wan
dering in benighted darkness in this
California! 1t is not enough. Strong
er and stronger every day, every
hour, / hear the command to bring
in more souls. I seem to see whole
armies of dark unsaved spirits, their
arms lifted, begging, pleading, pray
ing for the Church to rescue them
from never-ending damnation!" He
raised his clasped hands toward
heaven, and gazed upward.
The Governor stared at the mis-
sionary, then averted his eyes as
though embarrassed.
"Ah, my son." the father contin-
ued, "you love California. Why do
you stand in the way of her further
development? Why do you impede
the progress of Mother Church?
Why, oh, why, do you not lend
your assistance, your influence to
the founding of that mission on the
Santa Barbara Channel which is so
dear to my hearth"
He took a step toward the Gov
ernor, with outhung hands; impas-
stoned, eloquent.
FACES avoided the miss1onary's
eyes, which met his only at mo-
ments like this, and which burned
with fanaticism unfathomable to the
soldiers understanding. He felt mis-
cradle, small; shrivele6 cringing
monster groveling in the path Of
flaming archangel.
He rolled his eyes helplessly for
another point on which to rest them
than upon the fervid missionary. A
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company of Catalonian soldiers fell,
one by one, prey to the scurvy. But
he could never quite tell whether the
lines that branched from the twin
Killing brown eyes came from squint-
ing against the blazing sun, or from
sudden rollicking laughter.
Now he realized he had never seen
quite this expression before. He felt
a little excitement communicated to
himself from FACES feverish eyes.
A little excitement, and quite lit
tie fear. This message-had tito do
with him? Were some of his cher
ished plans for ,furthering the
Church in California to be frustrat-
ed? He breathed heavily.
II dare not suppose. You will
have to tell me-"
FACES pushed back his chair and
began pacing back and forth down
the dirt floor of the long room.
II have been thinking, and / have
decided that it is not we'll for man
to live alone. That is natural, isn't
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REVEILLE

In one of the annals of California
history, there are these paragraphs:
"Turn now to the Northern coasts,
to the Bay of San Diego, whose ,Uaters
had lain for more than century and
half undisturbed by European keel,
whose shores had kn0Wn no tread OF
iron heel since Sebastian Vizcaino
,Uas there. The native inhabitants yet
preserved traditional remembrance
of Unite and bearded visitors, kept
alive perhaps by an occasional run1or
,Uafted overland from the southeast.
and by distant glimpses of the Unite
Winged galleon ,ohich year after year
bore its oriental treasure do,cn past
this port, which, so far as can be
kno,U1, ,Oas never entered. And noO
the aboriginal solitude is to be for
euer BROKEN.
g. On the goth day OF April, 1869,
the San Carlos, otherwise called the
Golden Fleece, comes in sight.
On board were Lieutenant
Pedro Fages,* Nth twenty-five Catalan
Pronounced Fah'hays.
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good, round soldiers oath would
have helped him. He hesitated to
mouth it, but whispered it to HIM
self, gaining strength from its pun
gency.
II can not promise you that mis-
sion," he replied shortly. '"There is
already a presidio established at
Santa Barbara, and more soldiers
can not be spared for a mission"
"And why not? Two soldiers out
of whole garrison! Only two, to
establish a mission! What could be
more Important"
FACES patience fed.
Good Father, you attend to your
affairs of the Church, and will at
tend to mine of the State! Only two
soldiers you say. I need every So
dier in the province, and more be-
sides to protect California"
The priest turned on his heel, and
walked into his house. The Cover
nor followed him firmly.
Pho, an Indian boy. was lighting
the candles.
"Begone," ordered the priest.
The boy cast frightened look at
the angry faces distorted by the
candlelight, and scuttled out. Priest
and soldier faced each other across
the table.
'You know well I am a good
churchman, continued the Cover
nor. II am not a pious man by ma
ture, but in my lenience with you
Franciscans in California have al
most overstepped my authority.
Why, in Mexico, they call me
frailero, a priest lover!"
''They do misjudge you," muir.
INJURED Sierra with touch Of sar-
casn.
'No more than you do. have
done what I could for the Church,
and for these worthless Indians,
who, in my mind, seem better off
in their native savagery than living
under the yoke Of slavery which the
Church has laid upon them"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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Pronounced Fah'hays.
CHAPTER l

It was autumn of the year 1888.
Senior Don Pedro FACES, Civil
Governor of the CALIFORNIA;, Upper
and Lower, drank a toast to his
Most Catholic Majesty, King Carlos
III of Spain, then filled his cup and
raised it to the priest in Franciscan
robe and cowl sitting opposite him
across the hand-hewn table.
'To your Reverence!" he said.
ITO Fray Junipero Sierra, pious
priest, intrepid missionary, tireless
traveller, and if I may, good sol
dier!" He drained the cup, and
wiped his short mustaches and
beard with a brown hand.
Junipero Sierra smiled slowly. IA
thousand thanks, Senior ell Goberna-
DOR" he began tremendously. But
FACES stopped him with twinkle
in his eye.
"No, no, Padre! None of that
when we are here alone. You and
/ have enjoyed too many privations
together, have gone thirsty and hun
cry, have eaten mule meat or
worse, too many times for us to
stand on ceremony when we are
by ourselves, even though you are
Padre Presidente of the Missions
in California, and >"
Governor of all the CALIFORNIA;, /"
finished the priest. "But I had be-
lieved that is, it had come to
my attention, that his Excellency
believed there were times when he
was not greeted with the proper re-
spect when he deigned to visit the
Mission San Carlos at Carmel"
FACES laughed. "Oh, that! That
complaint was simply necessary to
show some of these priests that
healthier respect for the Crown was
desirable trait in them. That
never applied to you, Padre"
1--WE are in country where we
are unable to demonstrate the rec.
ignition due your worthy person.
The King himself would understand
the lack of these ceremonies. He
would not be displeased, however,
but edited, believe, and he would
rejoice to witness that what is pos
sible to do is DONE"
FACES still smiled, though the 9TH
er's tone implied a rebuke.
"Scold me, Padre, if you will.
deserve it, I suppose. But I have
been thinking of something /. de-
Gliding something. And today have
sent messengers with the results Of
my decisions to the Viceroy in Mex
leo. And what do you suppose the
message is?"
The priest caught his breath and
moved his fingers uneasily toward
his beads. Although he seemed to
be studying corner of the brush
ceiling over the Governors head,
he was reading FACES, and FACES
knew it. Years of a wary COM
radeship had taught Sierra to read
every expression in the others face.
He had seen it light with a strange
inner fire when some vista of this
new California unrolled itself be-
fore FACES; seen it grow lean and
tense through long days of starva-
ton and burning heat, or gray and
drawn when the Governors small
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God grant that it may. And your
wife-she is not used to pioneer
ing?"
FACES frowned and began pluck
ing his beard.
''That's the rub. She isn't. But
I have written viceroy Mayorga,
and Felipe de Neve, to persuade her
to come. She can not Withstand
them. The Dona Eulalia, my wife,
is years younger than l, and when
we married in Barcelona, she was
a reigning belle. I never could UNI
derstand why she married rough
old soldier like / am. But she did,
and here she must come"
"Of course she must. And she
will. Wives, submit yourselves to
your husbands All, Senior ell Gober-
nador! How easily your plans go
forward. You have but to COM
mand, and 10, the deed you have
commanded is done, while I -"
The Governor took the priests
arm, and the two walked out into
the little garden in front Of the
priests quarters. There was great
activity all around the mission es-
adjustment. Indian neophytes were
going and coming on various err
rands. Up from the orchard came
troupe of children, los pajareros,
whose miniature bows and arrows
had kept the predatory birds from
the fruit. In the vegetable garden
a few stopping Indian girls still dug
weeds, while others, who had fin
ished their stints, ran to join the
hoop-and-dart game with their fel.
lows.
FACES drew deep breath as he
looked about him and remained quiz
ct. But the priests eyes were upon
him with an unspoken entreaty
which he could not ignore.
"What worries you now, my good
Father?" he asked affectionately.
The missionary folded his hands
in the sleeves of his robe, and began
speaking.
ut is this. The fall of the year
is upon us. What crops we have
will soon be gathered, the fruit will
be dried, the corn stored. And the
mountains shall drop down new
wine A busy happy time. But to
me, sad and thoughtful time. It
is autumn, and nature prepares for
sleep. And I am recalled to my
long sleep, and my body's NOR
tally. All, my poor old body!"
Don Pedro looked at him quickly.
"You are not we'll? How is your
ulcered leg?"
"That is nothing. Since the young
mule driver put some of the ONT
ment upon it that he uses on his
beasts 7 have not thought much
about it. But you must know do
not regret my miserable carcass
it's due infrmities. 1t is only that
| fear / shall be called to my I'M
deserved reward before have fin
ished the tasks / have set myself
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There Are Still thousands wan
dering in Benighted Darkness
i'm This California
it, Padre, and a teaching of the
Church? All, yes. So I have this
day sent word to the Viceroy that
I wish to have my wife join me
here"
Sierra also rose to his feet. He
remembered now that he had seen
before the expression that smol-
dered in the Governors eyes, but
in the eyes of other men.
"Ah!" he said softly. "Ah! Your
wife. l see. So you want her in
California with you. Naturally"
He walked to the low door and
stared thoughtfully at a group of
Indian children, playing some alb
sorbing game with hoop and a
dart while a circle of elders watched
them lazily in the afternoon sum
shine.
Strange, Pedro FACES. 1always
think of you as man among men;
a soldier, an explorer. A mans
man entirely. But Of course you
are married. 1t must be a long
time since you have seen your wife,
yes?"
IA long time" he answered in a
low voice. "A long, long time. Eight
years. l have a son, too, Padre.
And the last time / saw him he was
few days old.
"Now that / feel I am going to
stay here, somehow the need for
that son and his mother has become
more than I can bear. And need
ing them so must talk to you about
them. think they can be happy
here. 1 am. The living quarters at
the preside are not so bad. and
oh, Padre, what a garden / have
planted! Hundreds of peach trees,
and figs, and pears. And I have a
vineyard that is doing we'll in the
sandy soil around the presidio. Yes,
it is home to me, and must be to
Them"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
SERMONS LISTED.
BY DIR. JOHN RUST|N
Responsibility of Hearing"
Morning Theme at Mount
Vernon Place M. &.

DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor OF
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
South. will preach tomorrow morning
on THE Responsibility of Hearing"
and on THE Problem of Evil" in the
evening. The choir OF IS voices and
quartet will sing. La Vergne Sims
Fat-child will sing in the evening.
DR.. Rustin will speak on The Use
OF Prayer" at the adult division service
at $50 am. DR.. George S. Duncan,
professor of Egyptology and Assyriol-
oey Of American University. and dean
OF the School of Religion, Y. M. c. A.,
will address the A. B. Pugh Bible Glass
on The Origin and Growth of the
English Bible" Senior. Young Peo-
pies and Younger Adult Departments
will meet at pm
Mrs. Ashlan F. Harlin will speak on
Religious Drama" at a meeting Of
the Mount Vernon Players at the
church Tuesday. The class in music
appreciation. in the studio each Tues
day at S o'clock. will begin a series
OF studies Of symphonies and operas
with recordings. Lectures will be given
by Edward c. Potter and Deane Shure.
The board Of stewards will meet Wed
nesday at 8 pm. The Finance Comr
mittee will meet at 73o.
DR.. Rustin will conduct the prayer
meeting Thursday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
B. Y. P. u. News

Fifth will have a general assembly
Of four unions Sunday. 1t will be led
by Elizabeth Meyer. Topic. In Christ
There Is No East or West"
Metropolitan will have an Interme-
diate Union meeting between the in
termediate and the senior. Program
will be presented by the intermediates.
Following church service Seth Park
er meeting at the home of Dewitt
Thorne.
Calvary meeting in charge of the
Devotional Life Commission. They
will present play. Bible Exchange" ;"
Miss Louise McKibben is in charge of
the Judson group, Miss Louise Grant
IN charge Of the Livingston group. De-
votional Life Commission will hold a
prayer service at 6 80 Sunday evening.
On February they will have a banquet
at $50 in Wesley Hall The speaker
will be Representative Luther Patrick
of Alabama. The toastmaster will be
John Gordon Mein.
At Bethany Mrs. Margaret Thomp-
son and her Service Commission will
have charge of the devotional meet.
ing.
At First the Juniors will present the
program.
The Devotional Life Commission will
have charge of the program at West
Washington. The subject is The
Bible"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
DR.. J. H. HOLLISTER
ANNOUNCES SUBJECT
Seventeen and Seventy" Will Be
Topic at Chevy Chase
PRESBYTERIAN.

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning the Rev. j. Hillman
Hollister will preach on Seventeen
and Seventy" Young people will as
sist in the service and Austin Davis
will give brief talk on Youth Looks
at Life"
DR.. Lawrence Little of the School
OF Religious Education, Western Mary
land College, will be the guest of the
young people at 7:30 pm. His sub
Ject will be What Difference Does
Jesus Make" Young people of the
other Chevy Chase Protestant church,
es have been invited.
DR.. Paul j. Ewerhardt. psychiatrist
FOR the Child Guidance Clinic. will
speak on What Do Young People
Expect From Parents" in the Thurs
day evening study course, which he
Is conducting. DR.. Hollister will dis
cuSs Prophecy" in his Bible outline
course. The two groups meet simul-
taneously at 8 o'clock Thursday in
the church school building.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
HOUSING OFFICIAL
T0TALk AT HAMLINE
Mrs. H. D. Hoffman to Address
Epworth League-Dr. Burgan
to Sneak.

"The Disciples Query" will be the
subject Of DR.. H. w. Burgan at Ham,
line M. E. Church tomorrow at II
am. and'in the evening THE Unsur-
passed Christ" At GAS pm. tomor-
row Mrs. Helen D. Ho1 man. director
of the Washington Committee on
Housing, will address the Epworth
League on Housing and the Family"
The Junior High League will meet at
6 pm. Tuesday
DR.. A. B. Portof, head OF the De-
partment of Religion of the American
University, will give the second of
his addresses on Ancient Men With
Modern Messages" based upon the
Old Testament prophets and their
prophecies Thursday at pm.
The Boy Scout troop will give its an
nual father-and-son banquet Friday
at o'clock. A skit, "A Day in Camp"
will be given along with demonstra-
tions by the Sea Scout Patrol of Troop
80. The speakers will be David P.
Porterfield, former deputy Scout COM
missioner of Indians. and David H.
Davenport, first Scoutmaster Of Troop
50,
Evening star., 1938-01-29
SAYING OF MAHOMET
IS BASIS OF SERMON
All Souls Unitarian to Hear DR..
Ulysses G. B. Pierce on Com.
pass of the Faithful"

From the lips of Mahomet comes
the scripture upon which DR.. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, D. D.. minister OF ALI
Souls Unitarian Church. will base
his sermon on THE Compass of the
Faithful at the IL o'clock service to-
morrow. This is the last in a course
OF sermons on aspects Of religion pro-
claimed by great Oriental teachers,
including Zoroaster, Buddha and Con-
fucius.
At the comparative religion class
meeting at 10 o'clock Prof. Will
Hutchins Of American University will
continue the discussion Of "The Bible
in Architecture" dealing with the
Romanesque style. At the same time
Mrs. Philip Smith will address the
class in current problems on Soviet
Russia"
At S pm. Lewis Corning Atwater,
organist, will be assisted in a pro-
gram of English music by George
Irving Chandler, tenor. Dr.. Leo C.
Corbett will give an illustrated talk
on Impressions OF South America"
The feature at the motion picture
hour in Pierce Hall at 7::30 will be
Wee Willie Winkie."
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard con-
tmues her series of current events
talks on Monday evening, January 81.
at O'Clock. On Thursday. February
3, at the dinner meeting of the Wash
lngton Chapter, Unitarian Laymen's
League. Leland Olds. executive secre-
tary OF the Power Authority of the
State of New York, will speak on The
Government Power Policy" The
Czechoslovakian film. "Janosik." will
be the foreign language cinema fea-
ture in Pierce Hall Saturday evening.
II has subtitles in English. This eve
ming the feature is "Das Einma!eins
der Liebe"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
LOYALTY SERVICE
AT PETWORTH N. E,
Young People to Rally at Evening
Worship for Sermon
on Youth.

The young peoples loyalty service
will be held at Petworth NJ. E. Church
tomorrow evening. The Rev. r. L..
Wood will be assisted by Audrey New
man. who will read the scripture les
son: Edith Butler. who will lead in the
PRAYER, and Boyd Creath, who will
speak on Young People and Their
Church" The sermon subject will be
The Wanted Generation Music
will be furnished by the Girls Choir
and Boys Glee Club.
At ii am. the minister will preach
on The Reflected God" The Junior
Choir will sing. At pm. the Senior
and Intermediate Epworth Leagues
will meet.
The Philathea Bible Glass will meet
Monday, entertaining the Berean Bible
Glass from 4 to 6 o'clock at tea.
Miss Martha Stauffer. pastors as
slstant. will conduct the midweek serv-
ice Thursday evening. She will be as
sisted by w. w. Crawford, j. M. Fewell
Mrs. Thelma Pumphrey, Miss Ruby
Rohrman, Jean Shaffer, Kenneth
Holmes and Charles Watt.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
REV. S. CARROLL C0ALE
TO GIVE TWO SERMONS
HOW High Are Ny Ideals" Will
Be Theme Of Address in
Morning.

The Rev. s. Carroll Coale will de-
liver a sermon in preparation for the
annual Joash chest service at Bright
wood Park M. E. Church tomorrow
morning. The subject will be How
High Are My Ideals?" There will be
a special story for the children on
Lifting Him Up" In the evening
the Rev. w. Harold Shape will be the
speaker. At 6:45 pm. the Epworth
League will hold q devotional service,
conducted by institute delegates.
Throughout the following week
there will be complete visitation of the
entire membership in the interest of
the Joash chest day, February 6.
The young people will have charge
OF special service at the Central
Union Mission on Thursday evening.
DR.. Chesteen Smith will be the speak
er. Miss Dorothy Wellett will be the
soloist.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
FAMILY SUNDAY

Family Sunday service will be held
at st. David's Chapel tomorrow at II
am. This special service occurs four
times during the year and is to en-
courage the presence Of the whole
family from the youngest to the old
est in the household. There will be
no church school.
Other services. under the direction
OF the vicar. the Rev William L. Mayo,
are holy communion, 8 am, and eve
ming prayer and address at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
SERIES ON FEAR
TOBE CONTINUED
Rev. Howard S. Anderson to
Distribute Mimeographed
Synopses of Sermon.

Continuing his series of sermons on
The Conquest of Fear" the Rev.
Howard Stone Anderson breaches to-
morrow morning at the First Congre-
gational Church on "Conqyering the
Fear Of Disease and Pain" Mimeo-
graphed synopses of this sermon, a.
well as last Sundays, on "Unemploy-
ment." will be distributed.
Gaul's oratorio. THE Holy City"
will be sung at 7:45 o'clock by the
church choir Of so voices. under the
direction of Ruby Smith Stahl. This
work will constitute the evening serv-
ice. Paul De Long Gable. organist.
will accompany. and solo parts will
be taken by Dorothy Wilson Halbach,
contralto; Dale Hamilton. baritone
Milton Randalles and Don A. Waite,
tenors, and Dorothy Seaton, Mildred
Padgett and Ruth Snodgrass, So
pranos.
The faculty of the church school
will meet Monday at 7:30. The Rev.
Joseph 8. Loughran will speak at the
midweek meeting Thursday, following
the dinner at 6. The board of deacons
will meet at 8 pm. Thursday and at
the same time the women's Bible class
will have business meeting.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
REV A. P. Shirley
TOPICS ANNOUNCED
why Search for Christi" Theme
in Morning at Francis A..
bury Methodist.

The Rev Albert P. Shirley. pastor
Of Francis Asbury NJ E. Church
South. will preach tomorrow at II
O'Clock on Why Search for Christi"
and at 8 pm. on Habit in Religion. !"
At GAS pm. the young people will
be addressed by 1t. John Scott. di-
rector of Boys Clubs. metropolitan
police FORGE. on christian Ideals as
Applied to Everyday Life"
The Gamma Sigma class will meet
Tuesday at pm. at the home Of it's
teacher. Mrs. J. r. L. Beane, 1921
New Hampshire avenue NV.
The paryer service Thursday eve
ming will begin new type of service
for February. There will be 4 song
service.
From 5 to 7:30 Thursday the P.
W. Jeffries Bible class will serve a
turkey dinner for the benefit Of the
building fund.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CALVARY BAPTIST

A conference on race relations will
be held February IL under the aus
pices of the Washington Federation Of
Churches at Calvary Baptist Church.
There will be discussion periods ON
live subjects during both morning and
afternoon. At night the program calls
for public meeting. with addresses
by DR.. Roy Harlow of Smith College
and Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins Brown
of Palmer Memorial Institute, Sedalia,
N. c.
The sessions are open to all, the
registration fee being so cents. DR..
Ralph w. Kennard is chairman Of the
Program Committee and the Rev. r.
w. Brooks is chairman of the Com
mittee on Race Relations, arranging
the event.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
SPIRITUAL POWER"

DR.. James H. Taylor will preach at
Central Presbyterian Church tomor-
row morning on Spiritual Power"
and in the evening on The Prophet
and the People or Lessons From the
Life of Elijah
The young people are planning for
a recreation night to be observed every
two weeks. The social on Sunday
evenings will be on the alternate
weeks.
The Friday Night Glass for young
people will have as the topic for study
next Friday evening The Supremacy
OF the Church in the Roman World"
in the church history study, under the
direction of DR.. Taylor.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CHURCH OF EPIPHANY

At ii o'clock tomorrow morning at
the Church of the Epiphany. there
will be morning prayer and sermon by
the rector. DR.. T. B. Phillips. At the
o'clock service of evensong, the Rev.
Mr.. Cartmell will deliver the sermon.
The Rev. Mr.. Cartmell on February
at 4 pm. will begin his confirma-
ton lectures for children and young
people These lectures will be held
each Friday in the Willard room of
the parish house.