Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1897, Page 12

~— THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 380, 1897-16 PAGES. SENSATIONALISM ing such conditions an impossibility in this land. Workers Should Be Pai schools having home departments, 1; num- ber of visitors, 4; total enrollment in home department, 39. ent day as it was of past centuries. “The Bible has a distinct purpose. It re- veals the personality of our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It has led to a H. McKmew. |THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS Established 1862. ens “Then we could be of more service in| Methodist’ Protestant—Schoolsj 5; officers | greater knowledge of other religions, and aa the schools of the District if it were pos- nae teachers Sp lt idee ake Sere as we Deean to realize how, much good i i istri a * a + ere was Qt] ion: re 4 Come to Opening of the Convention of District | she o rep our eld workers under small | ith church rom school "numberof | (hatred my Page td her colton | Rete na ity streets, met comer pee te nme ret pay, at least, so that they might thus be | schcol having teachers’ meeting, 1; num: its pedestal, but tt was soon found that the And swear by the moon, swear by the stars, Association, able to devote more time to the organiza- | ber of schools having home department, 1; | heathens were groping after God in thee ties SE ey tion of new schools. There are sections of | Number of visitors, 2; total enrollment in| darkness, if haply they might find him. ‘That they can sell more goods in one day eadquarters aaa Boge deren the District where sciicols are sorely need- “We go to the Bible simply to learn ed; where people are ready to attend, but Than we can sell in thme. Christian—Schools, 3; offiéers dnd teach-| snout our Father and Hie Son, our Lord 1 i; Se Ss but — DON'T. They could if ae ae bat a ee — = ers, 91; scholars, 710; total enrollment, 803; | Jesus Christ.” ral "y would present attract equal to ours, tone down their prices to meet ours ai THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF OFFICERS iscs.20'staattancs sua thea | fms, 'B number wining wif cusnek trom oes ceca SARE LARS uate F hee wen be tone ether BORG or ——- is other work that ought to be done. You papel arly ee Z aeer At the Sie of ay seat remarks nopen = oe. and Surety point to VICTOR. tog ite? TEN PER CENT CLOTHING will be amazed no doubt when you hear having home: depa: a ent, 3; number of - = 0 as proper place to make purchases for tl lidays. some of the figures from the report of the secretary of the committeee on house-to- house visitation. The number of individ- uals and famliies with whom a copy of the Bible was not found is information which appeals to us as loudly as the call from any mission field can do. We need to go into the world, but we ought to re- member that a part of the world lives next door to us. “It has seemed to me that the suverin- tendents do not fully realize their respon- sibility and their Opportunity. The, mem- bers of a school are going no farther in the direction Statistical Showing Made by Field Worker Jerome Johnson. Presicent Bristow announced the following committees: Resolutions—William Redin Woodward, J. O'C. Roberts, Rev. Stanley Billheimer, Miss Sarah D. Baldwin and C. R. McBride. Nominations—Rev. J. E. Fout, Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, J. A. Scott, Maj. 8: H. Walker and Thomas Jarvis. Auditing committee—John B. Sleman and A. M. McBath. ‘The session closed with prayer and bene- diction by Rev. Dr. Domer. The convention will reassemble 2t 3 Underwear. If it is Underwear we have it We are headquarters for every kind of Men's, Women's and Children's Underwear garments on the market. We shew them all the round iu a foll range of the regu nes as well as the extra sizes for stout and thin people. Our absolute guarantee for quality and workmanship goes with every plece we sell visitors, 10; total enrgjiment in, home de- partment, 79. Reformed—Schools, 2; officersrand teach- ers, 45: scholars, 247; total-enrellment, 292; loss, 23; number uniting with church from school, 18; number of schools holding teachers’ meeting, 1. ° Independent Methodist—Schools,1; officers and teachers, 27; scholars, 177; total en- rollment, 204; loss, 55; number of schools holding teachers’ meeting, 1. United Brethren—Schools, 1; officers and teachers, 34; scholars, 176; total enroll- ment, 210; gain, 20; number uniting with $5.98 for a $10 Suit of Clothes Is not a bad investment. Four different lots. All sizes from 34 to 42. ALL WOOL. $7.50 for a $15 Astrakhan Overcoat May read like a romance, but it's a stern, stab born, sterling fact, nevertheless. Campbell’s Kersey Overcoats, THE PROGRAM FOR TODAY ye eee The annual convention of School Asseciation of the the Sunday trict of Co- 3 Sa of cnlarged wi h o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. C. Bowers We general District agents ea Loe ae Rew | superintendent. himself will go, If he ie | church from school, 15; number of schools | will conduct, devotional exercises. A nor- | Bite, Plage, Brown, Gray. Drab, Tan. Short, Gigtiam and, fll length, | Serge, Italian amd case for the entire Iine of the famous Dr. pork Avenue Jrresbyterian Church, Rev. | pehind in the onward march the school will | Dolding teachers’ meeting, 1. aT eenon. rhe Sunday School Program.” | tacks. ‘They are thoroughly reliable ta esto vane na reais alcove Mining. Glove and, full Jaeger Health Underwear for Men, Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor, and will con-| be. If he is on the advance line and is a| , Chinese Missions—Schools, 3; officers and | will be given by Mr. Marion Lawrence, Ohio} the money. Women a dren. It is the star- tinue until tomorrow afternoon. The large | 800d organizer. and leader the school will | teachers, 80 cholars, 109; total enrollment, | state secretary; Mrs. William Redin Wood- ward will make an address on “The Home Department,” and Mrs. Lawrence will con- duct a conference for workers. The bene+ diction will be pronouneed vy Rev. R. K. West. The program for this, evening ig: Song service, led by Prof. Percy S. Foster; pray- er, Rev. Dr. Bittinger; address, ‘The Com- ing Sunday Sehool,” Mr. Lawrence; hymn; address, “The Land Testifying ‘to the Book,” Rev. M. W. Hamma, D. D.; prayer and benediction, Rev. Dr. W. C. Alexande dard underwear of the world, and is onsidered by the best physi: seient! heres to be sly real byglenic underwear in stence. It ts an abwolute neces sity te those with poor health and a sure J against colds, pneu- rheumatism and eases for those of robust health. Get our cataiogue—free tor the asking—and tearn more about the Dr. Ja goods, 189; loss, 2. Baptist Brethren (Dunkers)—Schools, -1; officers and teachers, 11; scholars, 61; total enrollment, 72; gain, 72; number of schools holding teachers’ meeting, 1. The Brethren—Schools, 1; officers and teachers, 9; scolars, 30; total enrollment, 3s number uniting with church from school, 6. Orthodox Friends—Schools, 1; officers and teachers, 6; scholars, 33; total enrollment, Grand be where he plants the banner. If the superintendent believes that his whole duty lies in the direction of building up the work at home, and infuses that belief into the minds and hearts of his officers, teach- ers and scholars, self-advancement alone will constitute their whole ambition. If, on the other hand, the superintendent is 4 man who believes there is nothing that will build up his own school so rapidly as co-operation with other schools in advanc- ing the whole cause, then all the ™members will have in them the spirit of the com- auditorium was filled with an audience rep- 1esenting every part of the city. President P. H. Bristow presided. The proceedings were begun with a service of song by a male chorus, with Prof. Percy S. Foster as Girector, and Mr. Harry G. Kimball as or- ganist. After devotional exercises, which were conducted by Rev. Dr. George S. Duncan, pastor of Eckington Presbyterian Church. and the i ans and TEN DOLLARS. Fat Men Favored. | 1 All Men Delighted. CLAY WORSTED SUITS. The gen. and fat, but don't be discouraged, we can fit’ your form, and little short of the Tidi ALL-WOOL — BLAC SUITS, from 36 to 46. uine erticle, sacks and cutaways. All the attributes of goodness are centered im these Suite, and you can become the happy possessor of one 5 at a price kindred alous— CHEVIOT You may be short and stout, large total—Schools, 154; officers and a 1 he, singing of an appropriate hymn. | mand. “Go ye into all the world; thea | teachers, 3,770; scholars, 20,645; total en- ELECTRICITY AND THE FARM = . i = : Sb ett ea ae OLT tages ae eee Mr. John B. Wight of the board of District | the harvest will be richer and more gra-|Tollment, 33,425; gain as compared with = = ee | soe ae ee aS, Ae me : ihe ‘aniseed: auiseeas ta tleek Commissioners spoke words of greeting to| cious. I want also to appeal to superin-| last year, 1,135; number uniting with Surprising Result in Vegetable Growth Under Electric Influence. From the Scranton (Pa.) Tribune. Reports from the government agricultural experiment station at Amherst, Mass., in- dicate that electricity is soon to do for the farmer in a way as much as it has in late years done for the pampered urbanite. The idea that electric currents introduced beneath growing crops would materially tendents, and to teachers as well, to study advanced methods of work, and apply them where you find them of use. Make the conduct of your school and your class a part of your business here. The Lord puts a hundren things in your way dur- ing the week, that you stumble over, which were meant for you to pick up and use in teaching and in directing. The Committee of Fifteen. “Following your instructions at the last convention, as has already been stated, those present. BOYS’ OVERCOATS from Mr. Wight said he believed the convention would result in_ spiritual good, and he hoped also in municipal good. church from school, 1,05: number of schcols holding teachers’ meeting, ber-of schools having home departments, number of visftors, 147; total enroll- ment in home department, 1,465. Specially Encouraging Feature. While the foregoing figures show the rel- ative size, growth and condition of these schools, I cannot refrain from calling at- tention especially to one encouraging fea- ture. One year ago we reported that 16 see ---- $2.98 BOYS’ REEF Ovr Magnificent Stock of Men’s Furnishings draws like a powerful magnet. cellent grade of Shirts and show an e: ters-wool able shape and ‘em out. Quality seams —at hetter garments than onr $1 are shown in the country. Kiad we sold last season Ribbed Natural Woe garmen nt Lami ** Shirts and Drawers bh would sell under the new tariff at $-our price only E * $3 or Ladies. make of ers need me m. They the very eves and bi ms They are designed the place of the rsome chamois Jack- have them at 25 ne of Ladies’ Black silk and lisle, 50¢ in Ladies" Vests—with Eera pants to Db. White and Natural Wool Vests and Mr. Bristow. that the inter- will take place dur- ing the convention will result in great good a committee cf fifteen members was ap- pointed to devise plans and put them into execution, to make a house-to-house can- vass of the District in the interests of the Sunday schools. A limit of time was put upon the committee to do the work, bnt it was found, uncer all the circumstances, after the most careful consideration, that, in the judgment of the committee, the can- vass cught not to be made until some time in the autumn. With the consent of the executive committee, the matter was post- Foned until October 16, when the work Was undertaken, with such success as will appear in later reports. Without antici- pating anything of these reports I want to commend the undertaking with all my heart. Much of the great good that was accomplished may never be known to the public, because it came to scores of indi. viduals who are permanently shut away in their homes, and because, too, it was of vast benefit to those who did the work of going from house to house. But we be- Neve that the practical results will show that the effort was worth the time, the labor and the expense. “Since last we met Mr. William Reynolds, the international S. S. field worker, has been suddenly called away from the work here. It is a providence which we cannot understand. He was doing a great work, the benefits of which cannot be measured. schools had added a home department to their other departments of Sunday school work, and all but 2 of the 16 had been or- ganized within the previous 12 months. The 16 reported an enrollment of 750. We now report 24 with a total enrollment of 1,465. Simple in plan and in organization, this department has, perhaps, greater op- portunities before it for cheering and bless- ing its members than any other department of the school. Through this department the pastor may receive information of which he would never learn, were it not for the pathetic call of the home depart- ment visitor. The work of this department among us is in its infancy, but it has a record already, of members being moved by the spirit, through the regular reading of a portion of God's word, and the Chris- tian fellowship which should always be kept prominently before the visitors, of souls saved, family altars erected, church relations formed, and a number joining the Many can be found in all our main school. churches who are well fitted for this de- partment of Sunday school work who could not be induced nor expected to teach a class in the main school. interest of the Sunday school work in dif- ferent parts of the city and District: Since the convention one year ago the following meetings have been held in the hasten growth and improve quality. and quantity has been for some time a scientific belief; but only recently has there been de- vised in this country a practical means of putting this’ knowledge into use. An in- vention called the geomagnetifere, succes: fully tested at Amherst, has done the bus ness. It consists of a pole, fifty feet high, surmounted by a.crown of copper spikes. These spikes collect the electricity roaming around at random in the atmosphere, and it Is conducted by the pole into the ground, where wires buried to a depth of five or six feet distribute it throughout the area of the VW! It 923, 925, The Big Bargain Store Is Your Safeguard. CTOR E. ADLE OUTFITTER TO MEN AND BOYS, 927, 929 7th St. N. W. _ CORNER MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. IR farm. One pole suffices for several acres; and once installed, the plant entails no op- erating expense. A letter from Amherst says that a plot of ground at the experiment station there has been experimented with for several sez sons now, and by the use of the geomag- netifere the production has been just doubled. The electric light is also utilized for stimulating the growth of plants and the general effect has been to hasten the maturity of lettuce, spinach and similar products. Radishes have been produced eighteen inches long by means of electrict- ty, and five and six inches in diameter. Entire crops in the forcing plots of ground have been increased 50 and 60 per cent. Experiments upon flowers have been equa! eooseescee SOGS0C0769 S6es figures. Carpets made, |. i —no charge for waste in matching aid and lined free @ DON’T YOU NEED One conference of home department su- perintendents. Three institutes, and thirty-six, free illus- trated chart lectures by Rev. I. N. Earle ly satisfactor; Pansies were made to blossom in a week and roses in ten day: The colors and fragrance of the various flowers were greatly intensified. In short, The convention at another time will be asked to take suitable action in relation to Mr. Reynolds’ death. “We have secured for the work of this ols which are behind in their methods; that it is as necessary for Sunday schools to be conducted according to mod- We can get at $1.39 and $2 TI net be honght elsewhere in Ame: We own them exclusively. or Children. eeeeerenres 22 | Pull line of Infants’ Wrappers and * * * ** Plain-ribbed Underwear, in white * * * ee tural, at lowest prices “om * ¢ * * f patible with the highest qualities. ° ¢ * : Denton’s new Children's Slesp- °° * fing Suits, with feet. Keep the child * * © 2 ¢ warm whether the covering slips off °° © s+ or net. Every child should wear * * * ** them at night. Only see m. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Ave. POSS esos Strong, Rare, Fragrant . | The rarest “sweets of the most fra- le grant natural flowers and plants have been brought Into requisition to produce our st of Full oz. bottles White KR xtracts, with screw sprini ald be 0c. bot- te. A Xinas “7 Ie. bottle. OGRAIT’S, 15 9 Pa. Ave. be > . ight PASTRY. This - season. is distinctly the vis You're sure to have of company—and, of course, want the best bread, cake and tries to serve them. There's «+ iy one way for the housekeeper of —— Washingt be always sur of good results, and that ts by usizg ‘CERES” Flour in their baking. Lots of cooks ————— ould ax soon think of leaving the king powder cut of thelr bread, ern methods as it is for men of business to so conduct their affairs. Mr. Wight further said that much of the crime committed in Washington is by boys, and that it is quite rtain that these boys are not members of a Sunday school. He hoped the Sunday School Association would become an adjunct to the police depart- ment without pay. President Bristow’s Address. After singing by the choir, President Pierson H. Bristow delivered his annual address. as follows: “This is the opening session of the fourth annual convention, held under the auspices of the present orgenization of the Sunday School Union of the District of Columbia. As tne others were productive of much good, we hope this one will not fail behind them in this respect. “The executive committee feels that it had your indorsement of its efforts during the at the last convention, and continved along much the same lines in many respects, though hav- ing in some points enlarged the work under your direction. We will bring the result of 1 to you in this convention, feeling that may azain conscientiously ask your in- In detail it will appear in the orts and in the verbal reports of ‘sof the committee of fifteen, the appointment of which you authorized one year ugo, to underiake a house-to-house District in the interests of “Following the plan of work heretofore inaugurated, the executive committee pro- during the y for a number of in- s especially in the remote the District, all of which were w: tended, and proved helpful to those who in any way participated in them. “The field worker has been doing most e, and I regret to have to receipis of money during the nough to meet other current enses, have rot been enough to pay the ry of the field worker, as had been agreed upon. This fact did not hinder in the least, and Mr. Johnson is entitled to the thanks of this convention for what he las done in the field. The primary field worker has also ‘lone faith il service dur- ing the year, and ker eff Raave told for good wherever she has gone. Increase in Number of Schools. “The increase in the number of schools in the District has been four, and in the membership in all the schools it has been 1,03. Added interest is shown in the con- vention by an increase in the number of schools represented by delegates. Yet this increase is npt what it should be. The ex- ecutive committee regrets exceedingly that many of the schools do not recognize thé convention and its efforts by so much as sending delegates to attend its sessions. Their co-operation would be helpful to the association, and we most sincerely de- e it. We only regret that the schools which do not send delegates do nct see the neces- sity for it as we do. We would be glad if the pastors of all the churches would, as far as possible, and as may be consistent with tneir own work, indorse our efforts to get all the schools of the District into the association. This is not said by way ot criticism, but only out of a desire to ex- tend our help to every schocl. We could do more and better work if it were pos- sible to obtain more money. Our relation to the international convention is the same convention men and women of consecrated lives, of great and varied experience, and yet of such practical knowledge that I am sure they will bring rich things to us from the great storehouse. We ought to be bet- ter men and women ourselves; have a broader view of our own field and a more generous one of the world, and we ought to be more practical workers and better equipped for the work when this conven- tion closes. I trust that each one, speaker or singer or listener, shall both bring and take away a blessin: The Field Work. Next followed the reading by Mr. Jerome F. Johnson, field worker of the association, of his report for the past year, as fol- lows: “In submitting this report of the condi- tion and progress of our District Sunday school work to you it becomes us first of all to render thanksgiving to Almighty God for His very evident presence and blessing during the year that {s past, for the measure of success that has attended our Sunday school work, for the growing interest in le study and for the in- creasing number who find joy in this ser- vice for the Master. We come together to get a new inspiration, to strengthen each other’s hearts, to compare methods and take counsel with each other, hoping that better work, better workers and_ better ways of working may be developed. It is a well-known fact that the states that lead in the number of its conventions, in city, in county and in township, are the states that stand foremost in enthusiasm, in the quality of the work done, in the percentage of the population in the Sunday schools and in the increase in the number of schools. Said our lamented friend, Mr. William Reynolds, who was with us one year ago, ‘We are not seeking to remove the fences that divide us denominationally, but to remove the barbed wire from the top, so that we can reach over and take each other by the hand and cheer each oth- er on the -way. “As has been stated heretofore, it is no part of the the work of this association to establish or maintain Sunday schools, but to point out the vacant places in our Dis- trict where schools are needed, and to be of as much help to the Sunday school workers as possible through conventions, institutes and lectures, and thus to aid them, it may be, in taking a more ad- vanced step and making the most of a great opportunity to help in extending the kingdom of Christ and in upbuilding His church, “The object is set forth in one brief sen- tence of our constitution, and reads as follows: ‘To promote the efficiency of Sun- day schools in the District of Columbia.’ Statistical Showing. “You will understand that our statistical report properly covers only the white Protestant evangelical schools; in other words, those which are eligible to member- ship in our association. “One year ago this number was 150. We now report 154. The number, enrollment, ete., of these 154 schools, according to the statistics gathered, arranged denomini tionally, are as follows. Methodist Episcopal—Schools, 32; officers and teachers, 864; scholars, 6,612; total en- rollment, 7,476; loss, 12; number uniting with church from school, 282; number of schcols holding teachers’ meeting, 4; num- bgr of schools having home department, 2; number of visitors, 15. Presbyterian—Schools, officers and on “Bird’s-Eye View of Bible History,” “Life of Paul,” “Life of Christ, Eye View of the Bible.” an enroliment as follows: 1,579; Hamline M. E., 740; Eastern Presb: terian, 705; Congregational, 67! Waugh M. E., 574; Douglas M. E., 530; Metropolitan Presbyterian, 510; ley Chapel M. E., 462 It fs a matter of gratificati numberof schools new belongth association, or union, as it has been called hitherto, is 87; an increase of 5 since our convention one year ago. The rule wich applies, to. membership sets forth that “Any Evangelical Sunday school presenting a written applicatién for membership in the union, shall be admitted upon an affirmative vote of the executive committee at any regular meeting. A Good Example. Our District Sunday School Union is, per- haps, as good an example of successful in- terderominational co-operation as can be found. It has never been charged, I be- lieve, against it, norethe International As- sociation, which is its parent, that they favored or trenched upon any one church or denomination. It is the constant aim to Mr. Johnson. help all and hinder none, and to keep clear of any possibility of criticism in the direc- tion of showing favor or preference. Our police census taken this year gives the population of the District of Columbia. as 277,000. From the most reliable informa- tion so far obtainable the Sunday school advantages of our District may be sum- marized as follows: White Protestant schools, 154; colored Protestant schools, 92 Roman Catholic schools, 17; all others, grand total schools, 271; enrollment, white Protestant schools, 33,425; enrollment, col- ored Protestant schools, 17,035; énrollment, approximately, Roman Catholic schools, “Bird'’s- The first ten schools in order of size show Calvary Baptist, lecond Baptist, 500; Peck Presbyterian, 471; Wes- that the gz to this nature has by artifice of man been keyed up to double duty without apparent hurt to her vitality. But the most importagt single result was achieved with sugar beets. The saccharine yleld of these vegetables was increased from 18 to 30 per cent, and if the beet sugar industry shall ever become estab- Ushed in the United States this achiev ment alone will be worth millions. Alto- gether, unless somebody is prevaricating, a new era is dawping for the American farm- er; one worth far more than government warehouses, fiat money, the initiative and referendum, government ownership of rail- roads and all the other isms and visions of modern political agrarianism. —_—_-e-— Strange Military Notions. G. Bernard Shaw in the London Saturday Review. If a soldier or a sailor is a blackguard, the proper remedy is, not for his officers to outbleckguard him by torturing him, but simply to turn him out of the service. If he desires nothing better, then his dis- missal is a benefit both to himself and the service. If he does not desire it, then he will do his best to mend his ways so as to be allowed to stay in it. If an officer is a blackguard, a tyrant or an incom- petent nutsance, the proper remedy is for the soldier to refuse to serve under him. This means that the soldier should be as free to leave the army as I am to leave the staff of this journal. To retain a well- conducted soldier in the army against his OSOOOS SOS HOSS SSSSS09 SH OOOOOST9G8 A NEW CARPET? We are working night and day in our Carpet Depart- ment—shows—doesn’t it—that our prices and quali appreciated? Nobody else would think of N ies are OT charging you for the two or three yards that are wasted in matching figures. Nobody else knows how to fashioned accommodation as ours. give such good, old- Easy Payments Make the Buying Easy. Better let us send out to your house and measure the floors tomorrow—for we'll get busier every now until Christmas. DAY — from Maybe you need a stove or some fur- niture; we have a complete stock of the standard heating and cooking stoves—all sizes and prices. A fine large heat- ing stove for $4. GROGAN’ S sesware exenr rove, 817-819-821-823 Seventh St., Between H and I sts, CHO FOSS OSEY EC SDOTCOHGE” OSSOODVE HOOSNOOTSOTOHTHIESHNSOIODGO | will is to make a slave of a man who has done nothing to deserve it. Some day, when we get the better of our national cowardice, we shall give up the system of having our fighting done by slaves, and boldly make the soldier and sailor as free as the policeman. The lads who want to leave the fleet so badly that they will strike their officers and face flogging and im- prisonment.for the sake of dismissal will be provided with an honorable means of retreat. I look forward to the time when the army will be reformed by a powerful trade union of the rank and file, which shall drive incompetent officers out of the army as effectually as the cotton operatives of Lancashire drive incompetent employes out of the trade. I would have soldiers perfectly free to strike for higher pay or better conditions in time of war if they chose. For example, I would trust them vnhesitatingly with an undisputed legal right to receive an order to charge on the field of battle itself by striking then and there for another twopence a day, if that struck them as a favorable moment. I am perfectly aware that with every demand tnade and enforced on behalf of the men the standard of ability among officers would go up, and whole batches of stiff- necked dolts who now blunder their way along, making infinite trouble for the Rob- ertses and costing the country huge sums for “discipline,” would be retired as use- Jess. I am also aware that the army and navy under such circumstances would withdraw from civil activity a much higher class of men than they do at present, and that these would cost more money pe! man per day than mere “cannon fodder. But if a conflict arose between such an army and cannon fodder I know whose side I should feel most comfortable on. Water Our True Beverage. Mrs. Rorer in the Ladies’ Home Journal. Water is really our only true beverage. ee Excellent SHH eO SOP HeoeTHSSESE SESS TERERR RS Tailori ng can only be attained by ‘‘excel- lent’’ cutting--by ‘‘excellent’’ cloths-=by ‘‘excel- lent” finishings. 147 Winter Overcoats, made-to-measure, Blue or. Black Beaver Cloths —velvet collars—s.lk sleeve ln- ings. That’s the tailoring we do. Mertz and Mertz. “Rifraff” goods are worthless no matter how cheap. All the Clothes we make render a service to each wearer that inspires the belief of having received more in- trinsic value than the money paid us would bring elsewhere. All our Cloths are emphatically desirable and seasonable, and all assort- ments embrace the dressiest weaves. All garments are correctely fash- ioned and correct in fit. In these $14.97 Overcoats you will get $20.00 of actual value in wear and style. Mertz and llertz, teachers, 728; scholars, 5,849; total enroll- ment, 6,577; gain, 492; number uniting with church from school, 200; number of schools holding teachers’ meeting, 14; number of schools having home department, 2; num- ber of visitors, 37; total enrollment in home department, 383. . ptist—Schools, 16; officers and teachers, scholars, 5,110; total enrollment, 5,654 gain, 288; number uniting with church from school, number of schools holding teachers’ meeting, number of schools having home department, 5; number of vi itorss 47; total enrollment in home depart- ment, 469. * Protestant Episcopal—Schools, 33; officers and teachers, 617; scholars, 4,950; total en- rollment, 5,567; gain, 356; number uniting and pastry as to make them ————- — eur! Get : from your grocer— Take no sub- ers sell wholesalers, s that of the state, and our interest in the wacceaa in this larger field should be even more than {i is. Our subscription of $100 per year to the international work ought to be increased, and I believe it might be if all of the schools in the District more thoroughly understood all that is being Formirg, as it does, three-quarters of the weight of the human body it is of the next importance to the air we breathe. Milk is @ typical food, not a beverage, and should never be used as such. It is true that it contairs a large amount of water, but only sufficient for its digestion. “New Era” Tailors, In a very short time the non-water 906 F Street N. W. . uncomfortable. le poison matter that should be dissolv: by the free use of ” water, and carried off in the circulation and through the excretory organs, is held in the system; the body loses weight, the skin becomes dry and rough, losing its life and obrilliancy. Three-quarters of the 4,340; enrollment, all others, 600; total en- rollment, 56, The above figures show us that we now have a Sunday school for every 1,022 of our population, but that 20 per cent only of the population are enrolled in the Sun- day schools. Mr. Johnson’s report also reyiewed the “house-to-house canvass,” "a8 anticipated in The Star of last evening» “4 Bishop Satterlee’s ‘Address. . ‘The last address of the evening was made by Bishop Satterlee, who, in part, said it was a great pleasure to meet se. many per- sons who are interested in, wark ‘for God. Whatever is done for God and Christ is “Ceres Baj stil the death of Mr. Reynolds, there | 544 the fiefé. superintendent and’ three ers. The last three are now in the servi these are Mr. pete uatts - a rois, who is devoting his time largely Ist and Ind. Ave. the south and west, Mr. Hugh Cork of ‘s Minnesota, in the northwest, and Rev. L. oe se B. Maxwell of Georgia, among the colored prcntace at people of the south, especially. Mr. Rey- Greatest variety--- holds’ place as field superintendent fias not eee eh eke beh ehhh beeehbbehhbeehhi hhh shh ane n heheh hhh haw m. M. Galt & Co., ‘bole Retail Feed Dealers, Vholesale Flour Merebants, , thin your to cut the fuel bill “ have | with church from school, 150; number of s weight of the living body should be water. er to. 2 Newest styles--- Fe ee ee ance tise ta thig work | achuonla HakMng teuchareetanetine se sien eS eee ena ee A large quantity of this water is taken tn halt Uy ‘using One. tber’ feel eon oer 5 bf the international Sunday school conven- | Lutheran—Schools, 14; officers and teach-| i,” sald he, “so vas my in the form of green vegetables and fruits. y fo. many, good potnts at such “First” quality=-- tion, and through grest personal sacrifice | ers, 286; scholars, 2,033; total enrollment, A healthy person shoul ink at least a Price. me. “The question is often asked, Do we read in this the closing years of this century, as did those who lived at the beginning of it? Had I been asked this ten, fifteen or twen- teachers, 114; scholars, 1,164; total enroll-| ty years ago, I would have said no, but ment, 1,278; gain, 151; number of schools | Now I believe exactly the reverse. holding teachers’ meeting, 3; number of] “I well remember how my mother used. schools having home department, 2; num-| to teach me the Bible. Fifteen or twenty- ber of visitors, 30; total enroliment in home | five years ago a reading era began, and departfnent, 205. since then the demand for good reading has Methodist (South)--Schools, 6; officers and | Increased so much that when, a few years scholars, 997; total enroll- | 2&0. I was in England I was informed that ; gain, 51; num! uniting with | Of religious books the Bible headed the church from school, 50; number of schools | 18t of those for which there was a demand. holding teachers’ meeting, 2; number of the old love of the Bible that has schools having home department, 1; num- | Characterized these western pens: : has re- peels actaec the characte's of the Bivic as itving cher ‘The Undenominational. : “siti ike wee he ‘Bite eas aot Undenominational—Schools, 6; officers and| “ Ime when the le was re- teachers, 90; scholars, 832; total enroll-| S2Tded_as an inspired book ok pames: The Bitje has been more attack ment, 922; loss, 59; number of schools any oth and yet every assault holding teachers’ meéting, 1; number of | been ‘This is ae true of the pres- , cs have been extending the scope and influ- ence of Sunday schools. The reports of the work of these men in some of the des- titute parts of this country, in all sec- tuons of it, appeal with great force to the charity of Christian people. Yet, we give yearly for this cause less than an average of $1 for each school in the District. If you ceuld have all listened to Mr. Rey- nolds’ siories of the destitution he found and of the places, innumerable almost, where there are no Sunday school privi- leges, and where the preached word is never heard, I believe more of you would find it in your hearts to show a greater imterest in the international fleld. You need not flatter yourselves that this desti- tution is found alone in the west and northwest. Within a day’s ride of the city. of Washington there are children who never attend a Sunday school. for lack of the opportunity, and men ané women who do not hear a sermon from year to year. 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