Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1921, Page 6

BY ISABEL OSTRANDER. Author of “The Island of Intrigue,” “Suspense,” “Ashes to Ashes,” etc. H opyright, 1921, ty Robert M. McEride & Co. (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) “What were those seven words?” demanded McCarty. “1 accept. Expect me half-past 127" Hill quoted slowly. “I didn’t know the writing and there wasn't even an initial signed to the answer, but I stuck it in my pocket quick. I'd heard him tell Rollins and Sarah that they could clear out until next day and T thought that mcant that 1 was to serve the supper, and my time had come at last! He said he expected a gentleman guest for supper and ordered me to wait at the house and arrange the table and take the stuff from the caterer's men, and then bring a freshly pressed Tuxedo to . the club at 11 o'clock. I did, think- . ing. of course, that I was to return, and I could have cursed him to his face when he told me 1 needn’t show up until the next day. “I went home to the little flat where Ilsa was hiding and we talked it over. “The note that I'd kept was enough If it was handled right to make him clear lisa’s name by bluffing his wife and giving out that the Jewels were found even if he couldn't Produce them, but if 1 knew who the man was that was coming 1'd have Creveling so he couldn’t even squirm. He had put through more than one shady business transaction at those little miduight suppers of his before, and T knew this must be nearer blac mail than the others, if he wouldn't have one of us there even to serve the supper. It meant I'd be dis- charged if he caught me in the house when he'd told me to stay away, but 1 de up my mind at last to go back and risk Tt was almost 3 o'clock, but usually those conferences were all:night affairs and 1 hoped to get just one look at his guest with- out being seen. “The house was all lighted up, but I didn’t think anything of that, and let myself in with my own key at the | tradesmen’s entrance. I kept as quiet as I could for fear Mr. Creveling should discover me and it was well for me that 1 did, for I heard heavy footsteps and men’s voices in the kitchen and I had barely time to dodge into the scullery when they came out and started down to the cel- lar; a policeman that I recognized as the one on night duty around that b and two men in plain clothes. 1 turned cola, for it came to me right away that somt*hing had hap- pened to Mr. Creveling, and the letter T'd found might be of no use in free- ing Ilsa, after all! As soon as they had gone down the cellar steps I hur- ried around to the main hall and looked into the breakfast room and then the study. There lay Mr. Creve- ling, dead!" Hill"—MecCarty interrupted the story —*did_tha beside him belong to Mr. Creveling? The valet shook his head. “l never saw it before, sir, and I didn’t notice ‘it particularly then. I was staring down at the place where his face had been, and I almost went crazy for a moment thinking of Ilsa and that her last chance had gone!™ “What did you do then?’ McCarty asked. “Think carefully, Hill. Did you touch anything in the room? Did You sce any playing cards or any- thing lying around “I don't have to think!” the other responded. “I'll never forget that scene as long as I live! T didn't see any playing cards or anything except body and I just Mr. Creveling's wouldn't have soiled my hands by touching it for the world! 1 don't know how long I stood there with my brain whirling. but it couldn’t have been more than a minute or two, and then 1 began to think fast. I saw I had two strings left to my bow, after all. One was to find the man that had been tnere and shot Creveling and *hold what 1 knew over his head to make him help me, as he could have if he knew Mrs. Creveling and had any influence with her: the other was to get Mrs. Creveling and her uncle there together as quick as I could and ‘offer to hush things up if they'd set Tisa free. 1 knew that she'd stopped caring for her husband long ago— hated him. in fact—and I thought she would want to prevent scandal and notoriety before anything else, just as Mr. Alexander would. He would be glad cnough that Creveling was out of the way so he could handle the es- tate to suit himself.” “You didn’t stop to think that it might have been suicide?” Hill laughed shortly. “Not knowing Mr. Creveling the way I did! He wouldn't have had the —the guts to do it, sir! It takes long to tell it, but I just thought it all out in a flash. I could only find out who had been there that night by tracing the writing at the bottom of that note and I knew Mr. Creveling kept a lot of private letters in tLat secret drawer in his desk. Of course T'd been through it often enough be- fore, having watched when he didn't know it to see how he worked the spring. but some of the letters were from gentlemen whose names were strange to me and I hadn’'t taken notice of the writing. “Then I remembered that there would be a thorough search made for clues all over the house, and it came to me—what if Mrs. Jarvie had left a stray letter or memorandum or something in_her desk that would show where Ilsa was hiding? She was an old lady. and though close- mouthed, was given to scribbling notes and diaries and such. I sup- posed. of course, that the policeman and the other two were the only liv- ing men in the house besides myself, and I started upstairs, when all of a sudden you and the inspector came out of Mr. Creveling’s room. I sprang back quick or you would have seen me. When you had gone on to the next floor I slipped into Mr. Creve- ling’s room, put on a_pair of his gloves so that my finger marks ‘wouldn't show, ard, opening the little drawer, I took out the letters. “I hoped against hope that T could sneak into the housekeeper's room before you got around to it in your search, but you nearly caught me on the stairs a second time. and I had to wait until you had gone down again. 1 knew that she used to hide the spare key to her desk behind a loose brick up in the fireplace and chanced that she had forgotten and_left it there, which she had done. Her old ‘household account books were in the desk, together with a stack of loose papers, and T had to take the lot, for I had no timeyo sort them out. I don’t know howVl ever got out of the house without being seen, but I heard you all talking in the room where Mr. Creveling’s body was lying and I slipped out and made for home, where Tisa was. “She looked over the housekeeper's books and papers, and sure enough there were the receipts for some of the furniture of our little flat, that Td given Mrs. Jarvie the money to y for, with the address scribbled on t to where the stuff was .to be de- livered. so Ilsa burned the lot. I read over the notes I had taken from Mr. Creveling’s desk and compared them with those seven words written at the bottom of his letter. None of them were in the same hand, but I kept two or three for Mrs. Creveling to buy Ilsa's freedom with; they showed plain that Mr. Creveling had been threatening people to make them pay up card debts or lend him money, and if they ever got in the newspapers| ldn't have been able to hold :‘;eh::uhead again. It seems rotten to fight a woman like that. maybe, sir. but sha hadn’t spared Ilsa. “&hen I'd destroyed the letters that dldn't mean anything to me I put the rest in my pncket. together with that one I had taken from Mr. Creveling’ clothes in the morning. and went to the corner drug_store and called up Mr. Alexander. I altered my voice so he wouldn’t recognize it. and you know what I told him. Then I went gtraight back to the Creveling house and hid those letters. I heard Mr. Alexanden come in and then I knocked on the door of the breakfast room.™ ! “Who _telephoned out to Broad mead? It was your wife, wasn’t it? " asked McCarty. “Yes. I told her to give the mes- sage to a servant and to pretend that she was the Crevelings’ cook. You know the rest, sir. You tould have knocked me down with a feather vhen I saw the way Mrs. Creveling IPLANCORNERSTONE | LAYING TOMORROW Members of the Columbia Heights Christian Church Announce Program. The Columbia Heights Christian took the news and how possessed she was to find out who had shot her hysband, but 1 might have known she would be that way, she was so set on punishing Ilsa. I haven't found out yet who the man was that had supper with Mr. Creveling and then killed him, but I've still those letters to hold over Mrs. Creveling's head, Life’s Darkest Moment. Tum,BOBBIE AN GET 0O IKKLE TooF €5 BRusHED' Tum o™ 60 BAD Boy ! [ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, -C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1921—PART 1. —BY WEBSTER. A only now it won't be any use.” “Nor any need, I hope.” remarked. letters, HIll?" ‘The valet hesitated for a fraction of a second and then threw out his hands in a gesture of surrender. “In_a niche in the upper hall near Mr. Creveling’s door there's a teak- wood stand with one of those queer, Chinese vases on it that he was al ways so crazy about. the stan der_that. “Well,” McCarty rose. jnspector will see that we'll do all we can to have her trial put off. ise. HIIL dig up some evidence that will kill that indictment.” bow. “If you wish to see Mrs. Creveling. be disturbed. that worthy announced with dignity. authorities, sir." ““That’s all right. see hel |flly1y: “Surprised you, didn't it, Rol- n; police does, sir.”” Rollins remarked. “From the way this case 'as been 'an- Sarah dled, it wouldn’t amaze me or me was to be took up next McCarty chuckled. “Then you don’t think that Hill No more do I. Is Mr. Alex- shot Mr. Creveling? sut orders are orders! ander here?" “Not yet, sir.” trifle. *’E telephoned that ‘e would be ’ere in an hour, and ‘e must con- sult with Mrs. Creveling: take.'no’ for an answer- The butler hesitated somewhat un- certainly and McCarty asked: “Did he say what he wanted to See her about. Rollins?" “Well, sir, ‘e did mention something about that other gentleman that was called in. Mr. Terhune. 'E was so excited that I couldn't rightly make out what ‘e meant, but 'is languaee to me was most unusual: shocking. I'd call i, in a man of "is years! 1 gathered that ‘e didn’t regard Mr. Terhune very ‘ighly and wanted 'im off the case.” McCarty nodded appreciatively. “I_shouldn't wonder. I'll wait here for Mr. Alexander.” He seated him- self in the nearest chair and ostenta- tiously pulling a newspaper from his coat pocket he spread its ample pages before him. Then as the butler still lingered he added: “Don’t let me be keeping you from your work, Rol- lins.” The other opened his lips to speak, but thought better of it and with a nod retired to the pantry. McCarty waited for a few moments, then tossed his paper aside and crossing the hall with noiseless tread he gently closed the door through which Rollins had passed, and, turning, crept up the main stairway. There in the hall by Creveling's door, upon its stand of carved black wood, stood a squat, bulging vase lupon’ which a grotesque dragon in dull red and gold appeared to be end- lessly chasing his own tail. From behind the closed door leading to Mrs. Creveling’s apartments across the hall came_the murmur of feminine voices and McCarty wasted no time in ad- miration of the specimen of ancient art. Unceremoniously lifting the vase off the stand, he placed it on the rug | and examined the small eircular inset | of pinkish marble upon which it had ! rested. It moved slightly beneath his } fingers, and pulling out his penknife | he pried up one edge. There in a | shallow recess beneath lay a _thir packet of letters held together by = rubber band. Two minutes later the vase w: ! back in its accustomed place and 3i>- Carty, with an expression upon his countendnce not unlike that supposed to have been worn by the celebrated cat that ate the canary, was letting himself silently out the front door. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) THE WEEK Epitome of Events Up te August 20, 1921. s FOREIGN. Moorish tribesmen increase attacks on Spanish. Japanese change attl- tude in Siberia to one of concilla- tion. American oilmen to confer with Mexican government omfllls‘“on‘ ofl chiefs of Philippines oDl mited States soverelgniy. *a a directs evacuation of Coto Fatiter Panaman government op- territory. T American appointment of boun- dary commissioners for Coto terri- Irish peace reply is flat refusal tory. of Fritish offer. NATIONAL. Navy Department orders reduction in officers in naval reserve force. employes voice opposition fi"gfi'é’m. Miss Grace Abbott named iof of the children's bureau. United S ets warns Panama against hostili- ties in Coto territory. Railroad fund- ing bill passed. Vocational posts to be established in various parts of the country. House tax bill lifts burden to extent of, $818,000,000. Farm_exports bill passed by House. United States marines dispatched to Panama to enforce White award of Coto territory. Shipping Board 'ac- cepts bid for sale 205 wooden ships. Giant airship ZR-2, built for United States in England, exploded with loss of sixteen Americans. United States-Colombia_treaty presented to senate of latter country. Secretary Davis urges control of immigration jat source.’' Treasury Department i withholds medicinal _beer rules. Workers in Mingo territory organize federal _troops asked to preserve or- dor. United _States-German peace treaty is signed. Congress enters upon thirty-day recess without passing anti- beer bill. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Ball rent act extension bill passed by House. Maj. Gessford urges erec- jon of a central police station. Local detective force recelves shake- up. District of Columbia budget may. be $25,000,000 for 1923. Red Cross hasistant treasurer charged with em- | bezzlement. War Department will ask $300,000 for reclaiming Anacostia river flats. ‘Among those yho died were: Wil- |1lam Berens, Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, Cornelius T. Belt, Mrs. 5. B. Atkin- son, John 8, McGraw, Rudolph Faust iand Alexander Elliott. 33 COAST GUARD TRANSFER. In the interests of economy, | | | | | the coast guard service from the Treasul Department, to the naval establishment, by executive order. ‘without awaiting congressional action on the proposition. During the world war the coast guard was under naval command, and was returned to the Treasury gbout a year ago. . McCarty ““Where did you hide those Lift off the vase, sir, and you'll see that the litv tle marble slab that set in the top of is loose; the letters are un- 'm going to see about getting you out of here and over to headquarters where your wife is waiting to see you. We'll have to hold her—you understand that, of course, for she wouldn't be admitted to bail again even if it should drop from the skies a second time, but the things are made as easy as possible for her and I won't go back on my prom- I'm going to do my best to An hour later he presented himself at the Creveling house. and his eves twinkled at the austerity of Rollins’ sir, the doctor says that she is not to! even by the police.” I“'E says 'e’ll be responsible to the I didn’t come to " McCarty responded, adding that arrest we made yesterday?" “I'm not surprised at anything the Rollins unbent a ‘wouldn't the President has been urged to transfer Church is to lay the corner stone of the new house of worship at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at 1437 Park road. The new church building is to be modern in every detall, and 18 to cost $100,000. The building will cover more than 7.500 square fdet of space. At the laying of the corner stone, Dr. George A. Miller will make the address. Rov. Edward B. Bagby, pastor_of the church, assisted by James L. Wilmeth, director of the bureau of engraving and printing, will lay the corner stone, The congregation of the church 1s scarcely five years old, having started with a handful of communicants in a private home. The congregation now numbers nearly 600 members. Mombers attribute the large growth of the Columbia Heights Christian Church to the untiring efforts of r. Bagby, who has been its pastor from the beginning. 5 The general public is cordially wel- comed to attend the services tomor- row afternoon. —_— WOULD SPEND $2,000,000. Southern Methodists Plan for Ex- tension of Work. Recommendation of an appropriation of $1.000,000 each by the board of church extension and the mission board for the erection of church buildings in educational centers un- der state control and other similar locations was made .in a resolution adopted here at the meeting of the joint committee on_church buildings of the Methodist Episcopal Church South . Secretaries of the boards of mission and church extension were requested to formulate a plan to carry out the co-operative proposal. The commit- tee’s action will be presented to the mission board and the church exten- sion board for ratification. ITTLE CTORIES IJGBflgm??r: Old Mr. Toad Gets a Drink. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. My ways of doing things may seem A trile queer to you; But just as gdd and queer to me Seem mauy things you do. —Old Mr. Toad. For a while after Peter Rabbit saw old Mr. Toad swallow his old suit Peter kept away from the garden of Farmer Brown's Boy. There were other places to visic 4nd other people to call on. But he often thought of 0Old Mr. Toad and his funny way of getting ria of his ola suit, whaich was, 4s you know, his old skin. He had expiained to Peter that he did this four times a year, now that he was tully grown, tuough as a young- ster he uscd, Lo oulgrow his suits so tas. tnat ne’ had to have a new one every few weeks. "My, I'm glad I don't have to change my cuai ha. way,’ said Peter, as he told little Mrs. Peter all about it. A long period of noi, dry weather set in and everybody was most un- comfortable. The grass grew brown and dry. The leaves hung limply from the trées and were covered with dust. Even the corn in Farmer Brown's cornfield began to look sickly. How everybuay dia wish for rain! It was about this time that Peter ag: sited the garden of Farmer Lrown's Boy. The fact is, he hoped to find some green things there tnat were not wilted. He entered by the shady corner in which was the board under which Old Mr. Toad had once made his home. Near this board Peter noticed a flower pot saucer filled with water. Farmer Brown's Boy had put it there and every day filled it with water for the birds. Not far from where the tomato plants grew in a long row Peter met Old Mr. Toad. Old Mr. Toad did not look himself at all. He seemed thin and he looked dusty and anything but happy. He was hopping along in quite a decided manner as if he were going to som® far-away place. Hoppity- hop-hop, _hop-hop-hippity-hop, went Old Mr. Toad. “Hello!” exclaimed Peter. “Where are you bound, Mr. Toad “Down to the Smiling Pool, unless T can find a wet place somewhere nearer.” panted Old Mr. Toad. { “But the Smiling Pool is a long way | from here for such a slow traveler as you,” said Peter. “What are you going down there for?” “To get a drink,” panted Old Mr. Toad. “I've stood it as long as I can. 1 shall die if I don’t get a drink pretty scon.” Peter looked surprised. He was surprised. “I didn't know you ever drank,” said he. “But if that is all you want, why don’'t you go up by that old board in the shady corner where you used to live. There Is —— “HELLO!” EXCLAIMED PETER; WHERE _ARE YOU BOUND, MR. TOAD?” / I saw it only a few ned. | ‘water there. minutes ago.” Mr. Toad's golden eyes brighte: “You don’t say so!” he exclaimed. “I haven't been over there since Mr. Blacksnake's visit. There wasn't any water there when I used to live there.” He headed for the shady cor- ner, and off he went, hoppity-hop-hop, faster than before. Peter followed. “Where is that water?” panted Old ‘Mr. Toad, as they reached the shady cornert “In that dish,” replied Peter, paint- ing to_it. Old Mr. Toad hopped up to it, put his-hands on the edge 80 as to look in, and then what do you think he did? Why, he crawled right over the edge and simply sprawled out flat in {the water. Peter watched. Not once did Mr. Toad take a drop of water into his mouth. “I thought you were thirsty; why don't you drink?" he asked, after a few minutes. “I am drinking. U'm drinking just as fast and as much as I can,” re- plied Old Mr. Toad, “and I feel like a new Toad already.” ‘But you haven't nken\a single swallow,” protested Peter. “I don’t allow it.” replied Old Mr. Toad. “Why_ should I swallow it when I can soak it in through my skin? This is the way to get a réeal drink. My, how good it is!” (Copyright, 1921, by T. W. Burgess.) ORDERED T0 ANNAPOLIS. Lieut. Alexander R. Early, com- manding the U. 8. S. Dallas, has been ordered to Annapolis for'duty at the Naval Academy. ) REV. W. H. STORCK CHOSEN! Appointed Head Master of G. U. Preparatory School, Garret Patk. . —— . .\ S————— REV. WILLIAM H. STORCK. BALTIMORE, _August 27.—Rev. Father William H. Storck, who was born in this city, and a graduate of | there is much in the narrative to in- Loyola College, has been appointed headmaster of the Georgetown Uni- versity Preparatory School at Gar- rett Park, Md. The school will be opened for the first time at the new location next month. Father Storck has peen stationed at St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, and while there became known as the pro- ducer of the Passion Play at the Met- ropolitan Opera House in that city. While at Loyola College as a student, Father Storck made a reputation as an amateur actor ang, orator. U. S. METHODISTS LISTED FOR LONDON GATHERING Bishop Hamilton Is Chairman of Western Section, Business Com- mittee Ecumenical Conference. Bishop John W. Hamilton, chan- cellor of the American University here, is chairman of the western sec- tion of the business committee of the Ecumenical Methodist Conference to be held September 6 to 16 in London. Bishop Hamilton and other Ameri- can delegates already are in London, where all the sessions of the confer- ence except the first will be held in Central Hall, Westminster. The first session for the opening sermon will aese‘!mble in Wesley's Chapel, on City road. g A dinner is to be given the overseas delegates September 13. The British Methodists plan to entertain Ameri- can delegates in private Bouses. —_————— BIBLE READ IN SCHOOLS. (Customary in Half of United States, Inquiry Discloses. Reading of the Bible in the public schools is permitted and is the custom in nearly half the states, it has been determined by a survey just con- cluded by Dr. W. S. Holt, assoclate sec- etary of the Presbyterian board of ministerial relief and sustentation. In five states the Bible is required to he read. These states are Massa- chusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ten- nessee and Pennsylyania. Most of the states that permit Bible reading also make provision that no sectarianism may be introduced. or indicate that the Scriptures shall be read:without comment, it is stated. SALVAGE WAR MATERIAL. During - the fiscal _year 1921 the Quartermaster Corps of the . Army. salvaged and turned over to the De- partment of Agriculture used road equipment having an ‘estimated sale value of $500,000. -That equipment is being used In the maintenance and building of state highways in various parts of the United States. — Miss Olga Nethersole, well remem- bered to the American stage, recently made her first appearance as a juror in a London court. | FROM ASIA TO EUROPE. Acts, 16.6-18. Golden Text—And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.—Acts, 16.31. BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. Ramsay says that “this is in many respects the most remarkable para- lgraph in Acts” Three times within ! four verses there is the record of the { guidance of God being manifested in ithree distinct ways leading up to the { door being opened up by the provi- dential direction for the “first proc- lamation of the gospel in Europe” by Sunday School Lesson two days to make the 140-mile trip from the edge of Asia to Europe. It is doubtful, as Lightfoot has pointed out, that Luke considered that the passage from Troas to Phillipi was from continent to continent. Such z distinction was not then made by the inhabitants of Macedonia and Asia, as they considered them to be twi Roman provincest closely united by common language and character, con- nected with each other by the path- | way of the sea. Having crossed the Hellespont, Paul reached Neapolis, modern Kavalia, the seaport of Phillipi (that has felt the bitterness of the Balkan wars and as again placed on the map of the {world by the heroic efforts of the British fleet at the mouth of the Dar- danelles during the world war), the apostle following his plan of seeking to win the strategic centers of popu- |Paul and his associates. The divine|lation for the "Lora proceeded to 5 p 5 _{Phillipi, where he commenced to guidance changed the apostle’s pro-| ), n¢"Gristianity in Europe. This gram first by the Holy Spirit's for- | bidding Paul to preach the gospel in |Asia, which was the name of the Roman province in the western part of Asia Minor, bordering along the sea coast. When the door was closed for him to preach in Ephesus the apostle, moved by his passion for the souls of men, planned to win Bithy- nia, but the Spirit of Jesus prevented him from carrying out his plans to win that province. The providential restraints that kept Paul from trying to win a province guided him to Troas, where he learned through a vision that God wished him to win a continent for Christ. ‘While Eusebius tells us that Luke, the beloved physician, was a native of Antioch and a Gentile by birth, {and one of the apostle’s converts, yet dicate that the man of Macedonia was none other than the writer of. the Acts. He became a member of Paul's \party in Troas. We do not know how they met, but evidently it was unfor- seen, and the suggestion that Luke was summoned to minister unto Paul because he was again ill with an acute attack of the same {llness which he had suffered in Galatia 18 worthy of consideration. The more important thing' is that the servant of God won his medical attendant for the Lord Jesus and through his decision to become a member of the missionary band, 50 as to bq able at all times to minister to the much-suffering and trail body of the Apostle, Paul's at- tention was called to the opportunity presented in the neighboring conti- nent for service. The appeal and call of this Macedonian was a moving one, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.” meditated One night, while Paul upon the providential leadership that had brought him to the busy Roman was without doubt the home of Luke, as is proven by his references to his native city. Citizens of Phillipi, alone, at that time claimed for it the rank of the first city of the district, which by common consent Avas ac- corded to Amphipolis. Luke has suc- cedded in hiding himself,-but in this reference he betrays, as students of Greek people quickly recognize, his loyalty to his native city, which at that time was rapidly growing and lin time was destined to become the first city of Macedonia, After waiting until the Sabbath in the new world, Paul started the work of planting Christianity in Europe by attending a women's prayer meet- ing. The Jews of th» city were not numerous and were without a syna- gogue, vet they had made proselytes among the better classes and had a place of prayer by the river side. There in_their open-air place of wor- ship Paul talked with the few women, who assembled to worship Jehovah. As he spoke one of the number, who | was a proselyte and was eager to do the will of God, opened her heart un- der the leadership of the Holy Spirit, so_that she not only grasped men- ‘tally the apostle’s message concern- { ing Christ but she was born again as a result of her faith. woman of wealth and influence in the city. Although she may have once been a slave, her success as a seller 1 of purple dves had given her.a home land a household: " After Lydia, wio was the first one to accept Chrisu and be baptized in Europe, she {onened her home, which had become | thoroughly Christianized by the con- version. of every member of her household, to the apostle. Her home formed the nucleus of the first Chris- tian churchyin Europe. The com- mencement Was small, but a few years later Paul called that organi- zation of believers his joy and crown. Although the beginning was small, the apostle was not discouraged. He la colony of Troas, where Alexandgr the had not considered his work to be Great stayed to indulge his drexn of that of the .molder of empires and rivaling his ancestor Achilles the | the pioneer of Christian civilization apostle learned through the vision of |and democracy. yet such is his rank need for the gospel in Macedonia, [in hiptory. He obeyed the call for which was just across the Hellespont, | service, just as every follower of Wwhy God had deflected his mission. | Christ ought to respond to the call of Pierson has pointed out how “Living- | human need today_ for help. The ston assayed to go to China, but God | work of conquering Europe for Christ suffered him not, and sent him into[is still summoning meri and women. Africa to be its missionary general,|'The world war revealed the lack of statesman, explorer. Carey planned | Christianity among those who bro- to go to the Great Polynesia in thelfessed faith in the doctrines of the South Sea, but God guided him 'to|Master but refused to practice His India to lay the foundations for giv- |teachings, so that the world has ing a vernacular Bible -to one-sixth | pagsed through the valley of the of the population of the world. Jud-!|shadow of death. “In people and gov- o did go to India, but was given to{ernment cruel, grasping, selfish ideals, Burma avnere he bullt up an apos-|that have little in common with His olic church for all the age.” Paul's|teachings, are still a dominant force. program, if carried out, might have |They have made the winning of the changed the destiny of several Prov-|peace more difficult than the winning inces, but his obedience to the call of | 0¢°the war. The need of Europe calls duty changed the civilization of thetoday for preaching of the gospel as world and obtained for him a crown.|much as China and Japan require it Icldwu clear to Paul that the pagan{if we are to promote peace end pre- oA nay R T ] serve the civilization that Paul intro- acedonian cry reached|quced into Europe. The Macedonian him for help. That request was a confession that Greek culture. art, | fripias hoco e, the cry of the world Mterature, science und philosophy (a | " yhen Baui ateioes in Phill ppi_he culture. the world has never 'Sur-|nad no ldea of making an attack upon o acknowledgment that Borrn was|the social abuses of the city. He was Bortey . S yemin et Roman & bent upon doing. spiritual work, but and pride of human citizenship (in | the evidences of one’s spirituality is ” ha D frequently apparent in their practic- some respects man’smodel today) was | [LeTIERTY, SRPATERt In thelr practic; not ‘sufficient to satisfy the human | In8 the teactings of Christ proclaimed Bk gone a8 far a0 1t could wo.In lis | waited e LImeThetorajihe iwas aroused e attempts of Satan to own strength and along the pathway interfere with the pi of the of its own genius that longed for that gospel through the public testimony deliverance, that redemption, that the | EpsDel LiPqueT, tho publle testimony e 3:7'2";:; jons cfy:',“-pf,‘,‘,':; for | aivination made; her profitable to her salvation be found. owners. Being unwilling that his The vessel that carried Paul to Eu- | ministry should be assoclated- with rope differed from that of Xerxes,|800thsaying and being Indignat that who set sail from near the very place dy money lenders should make cap- where the apostle embarked the next | ital out of the poor girl's pitiful con- day for the west in response to the | dition, Paul in the name of the Lord call of God that had been revealed | commanded the demon to leave her. in_the cry of the Macedonian for|The unfortunate creature was rescued help, The sudden change from the|immediately, for the demons obeyed third personal pronoun to, the first|the same hour. By the first miracle in | ! as tl S record , | Europe Paul “struck the first blow of "v”ha“- "'-:'&.- ot‘thgn'm:r. 'w’::’ {Z{.‘{:, the chureh for the emancipation of the Macedonian physician who shared | women,” breaking the shackles that :-‘onu!oflh' tiha tr;ll‘.ll of P::ll'l hml lonary work, as s perso) pl ,cian and helper. It to? them ¢ , ¥ kept the poor soul in bondage to men who had prostituted her powers for -Is?it their private gain. He proved by his PULPIT AND PEW Rev. Thomas T. MacEwen is to preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing at the Eastern Presbyterian Church on “Lying Lips” At the 7:45 o'clock service he will talk on “Open Eyes.” Immediately preceding the evening service there will be a song service, directed by C. W. Guest, * k k % A special executive meeting of the presidents of the various unions of the Columbia Federation of Baptist Young People’s Union is to be beld on the evening of September 6 at the United Cafeteria. The first fall meeting of the federa- tion is to be held on the night of Sep- tember 20 at the Immanuel Baptist Chureh, 16th street and Columbia road. * k¥ % *“The Christ Healing of Toda: " to be the subject discussed at 8 o’clock tomorrow night at the Church of Life and Joy, 1814 N street northwest, by Mrs. Melva J. Merrill, executive sec- retary of 'the International New Thought Alliance. At 11 a. m. a heal- ing service is to be conducted by stu- dents of the College of Divine Meta- physics. Soloists are to be Miss Leo- nore Gerlach, soprano, and John Many, violinist. * * k% Rev. Henry W. Tiffany of Louis« ville, Ky.. is to close his ministry with the Temple Baptist Church next Sunday, using as his themes, “The Light of Life” and “Gospel Gossips.” Dr. Weston Brumer is to preach at the Fifth Baptist Church, E_street near 7th street southwest, at 11 a.m. and 7:45 pm. Sunday school is to be held at 9:30 a.m., and a meeting of the Baptist Young People’s Union at 6:30 pm. Dr. J. E. Briggs is to preach at both services next Sunday. * % % % Rev. S. Harrington Littell of Han- chow, China, is to preach at the Na- tivity Chapel at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. He is to describe the political situation in the far east and tell what contribution the Chinese Holy Cath- olic Church (which is the name of the Episcopal Church in China) is mak- ing toward the solving of the prob- lem. The Chinese church is said to be growing rapidly, having eleven dio- ceses, with as many hops, and moré than 2,000 native workers. * x % ¥ The vicar of the Nativity, Rev. Enoch M. Thompson. has written a special prayer for “disarmament and peace” for daily use, sanctioned by the Bishop of Washington. The prayer asks blessings upon the forthcoming disarmament conference, a that “peace and @apine: justice, religion and piety may be promoted and established everywhere for all generations.” * % x ¥ Rev. G. T. Hewitt of Baltimore is to preach at the 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. services tomorrow at the Centennial Baptist Church, 7th and I streets northeast. Dr. Angell of the same city is scheduled to preach Septem- ber 4. * %k k% Fred B. Smith of the Federal Coun- cil of Churches will deliver two ad- dresses at the First Congregational Church_tomorrow. His morning sub- ject will be “Fruits of Religion,” and at night_he will speak on “America at the Cross Road.” Mr. Smith re- cently returned from a trip to Eng- land, France, Germany and Belgium. * % % x At the regular community motion pictures to be shown on the lawn of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, 13th and _Fairmont streets, Tuesday “Heads Win" is to be featured. This picture shows how a young man who is having difficulties with his job_is made to become successful in his work by the inspiration of his wife. * % * % The pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church__has returned from a vacation at Virginia towns, having resumed his ministerial work Thursday. He visited Charlottes- ville, Rockfish and Covesville in the Blue Ridge county. % %% Children from twenty-seven Sun- ay schools are to co-operate in an open-air service tomorrow afternoon at Lincoln Park. Delegations will «ing_their favorite hymes, and the Boy Scout Band will play. * % % x Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, has 1 from his trip to Hamilton, Ohio, and to Slate Mills and Luray, Va. At Slate Mills he conducted a series of evangelistic meetings. He will oc- cupy_ his pulpit at both morning and evening services tomorrow. * ¥ X X Rev. R. P. Rixey of Hamilton, Va., is to conclude his sermons at Pet- worth Baptist Church, 7th and Ran- dolph streets, tomorrow. His subject for the morning sermon will be “The Word Behind Thee.” In the evening the service is to be held in the United Presbyterian Church, where Dr. Rixey will preach on “Second Coming: of Christ.” * % % ¥ Rev. M. R. Japhet, pastor of Ten- leytown Baptist Church, Wisconsin avenue and Chesapeake street, is to preach tomorrow at 11 a.m.. on “The Secret of Happiness,” and at 8 p.m., on “The Key to the Scriptures.” JOHN WANAMAKER SEES : 'HEART TRAINING NEED Head of World’s Sunday Schdol As- sociation Sends Message to Europe. Need of training the hearts as well as minds of young people is pointed out in a message of John Wanamaker, president of the ‘World's Sunday School Association, introducing mem- bers of the Sunday school mission to Europe to leaders abroad. Mr. Wana- maker says: “As the president of the world's Sun- day schoo! organization, in which all the nations of the earth are in union to promote a knowledge of the truth as recorded in the Hody Bible, that the young people as well as the old, may learn that the Maker of the World has revealed His plans for the guidance, happiness and peaceful government of the universe, this let- |ter is written. 5 “These brethren are not only highly esteemed as citizens of the United | States of America, but they have been upholders and leaders of Christian work for a lifetime. They have founded and builded the Sunday school and adult Bible class work un- til it is now grown and growing to mighty and potential proportions. “It is widely believed to be rgore than_ ever of the utmost importance and to be considered in high places in laying the foundations of the future safe government of the people, to train the hearts as well as the minds of the young people early in life, for acitizenship based upon the word o the Living God, that they may know the truth and begin with the right- eousness of right living. “The value of the present improved and improving work of the Sunday schools of the United States as now constituted, the urgency of Kkeeping the Sabbath day, the co-operation of the daily newspapers in printing the Sunday lessons, the excellence of bookmaking for teacher training and the splendid lesson papers, all war- rant the belief that the estimate of the standing and usefulness of the Sunday school work will continue to rise in value and influence. “Please be assured that your brcth- ren ovér in America are ever praying that the blessing of the Father of us all may abide upon His people in full- est measure the world around.” —_— Mrs. John Edger, who was appoint- ed jailer of Woodford county, K after her husband had been depo: from the office by the governor, per- formed her duties so satisfactorily that she has now received the regu- lar democratic nomination . for . the “mu term. rescue of this woman not only his high ideals for all women but the power of rned ! Mrs. Viva M. Januvary is to speak on “Work and Play” at & o'clock to- morrow night, at the Unity Audi- torium, 200 Homer building. * % * % Rev. J. Henning Nelms, rector sof Silver Spring parish, will begin a series of community mission services (in the armory at Silver Spring at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. The xervices will last less than one hour. There will be in addition to congregational singing special numbers by the children of the community, by some celebrated soloist, and also by the injured sol~ diers from the Silver Spring training * % * % Dr. James Shera Montgomery is 1o preach on the subject “Dives in Hades —What About Him?" at the Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow morning There is to be no evening service at this church. school. * * % x Dr. Thornton Whaling. formerly of Columbia Theological Seminary, but now professor-elect of theology in the Presbyterian Seminary of Kentueky. is to preach at 11 am and 8 p.m. to- morrow at the Central Presbyterian Church. Dr. Taylor, pastor of the Central Church, is to return from va- cation next week. - * * % *x {_Rev. William L. Mudge. pastor of | Falling Springs Presbytcrian Church, i Chamb, burg, Pa, is to preach at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow morn- {ing at the New York Avenue Pres- { byterian Church. Bible school is 1o { be held at 16 o'cloc Rev. Reginald room at 10 am. Christian Endeavor vesper service takes place at 7 pm. There is to be no evening servi * % k%, Reyv. Eugene B. Jackson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Alex- andria, Va. i to preach tomorrow morning _and_evenin the First | Baptist Church, 16th {the absence of the pa Allen Tupper. 1d O streetk, in tor, Dr. Henry * % x x At the Ninth Street Chri 19th and D streets northe morning there will be a “Go Away to j College” service at which those mem- ibers of the church who are to leave ;for_college this fall will take part. 0. T. Sherwood is to speak on “Why I Am Going to College.” and Floyd H. Crews on “The Benefits I Have Re- ceived in College.” Rev. George A. Miller will preach on “The Open Door. At the night service the sermon will tian Church, t. tomorrow be on “Divine Balustrades.” * * k% Dr. J. Lewis Hartsock of New York city is to preach at Foundry Church the theme at 11 am. tomorrow “Larger Lives” and in th 8 o'clock on the subject, ploitation of Christ.” * ¥ * * The Central Y. M. C. A., through its department of religious work, pro- vided speakers for sixty-three relix ious services in the var. s churches of Washington and vicinity during the month. City Postmaster M. O. Chance is chairman of the committee. * * ¥ x Miles Memorial M. E. Church, Rev M. L. Breeding, minister. is to have services tomorrow as follows. 9:30 i.mk Sugda%‘ school; 11 a.m., sermo v Rev. S. T. Craig:'S p.m., sermon b, Rev. H. H. Hank ’ Ea on g W. Davenport, bishop of the diocese of Easton, Md.. is to preach tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the cathedral, Mount St. Albans, and at S o'clock tomorrow night at the Church of the Emmanuel. Anacostia. He is the son of the I Dr. George W. Davenport, rector of the Chuzch of the Emmanuc] for many years. Bishop Davenport is visiting for a few days his mother at 1303 Mapl. | View place, A * * *x % Dr. Earle Wilfley has returned to the city and will occupy his pulpit in the Vermont Avenue Christian Church tomorrow, preaching at both morning and evening services. The Vermont Avenue Church will send the following delegates to the International Convention of the Dis- ciples of Christ. which will hold fts sessions at Winona Lake, Ind.. from August 30 to September 4: Dr. Earl Wilfley, Mrs. Wilfiey, Miss Wilfley. James M. Pickens. Rev. B. H. Melton Mrs. Emma Sanford Sheiton, Judg James 1. Parker. Mrs. Parker. W. T. Eddingfield. Prof. Bmerson W. Mat- thews, Guy Withers. J. C. Reynold Capt._Alton G. Grinnell. Mrs. Grin- nell, William E. Braithwaite, Paul G Ledig, Benjamin A. Lineback. Willard S. Haynie, Mrs. Haynie, Miss El Hoge, Miss Ida McMillan, Dr. Wilm. Souder. M; Soudor, Miss Maisie Ho- sick. Miss Uvalena Poston, Miss Mabe! Mansfield, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs Lois Newell. Mrs. Eula Bradford and Dr. Robert C. McCullough. The party has chartered a privite car, which will be attached to tne train leaving Washington at 6:40 p.m. on Monday Dr. Wilfley will preach the convention sermon September 4. * % ¥ ¥ Rev. T. Clagett Skinner of Colum- bia. S. C., is to preach tomorrow at both morning and evening services at the Immanual Baptist Church, 16th street and Columbia road northwest. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES FIRST ON JAPANESE SOIL Services Conducted Five Years Aft- er Commodore Perry Opened Orient’s Door. American church missionaries per- formed the first Christian service on Japanese soil, the publicity depart- ment of the Protestant Episcopal Church recalls. In this centennial year of the Episcopal Missionary So- ciety the disarmament conferenge takes place. “Commodore Perry, |Japan to the world. dropped anchor {in Yedo bay July 8, 1833, it is stated. Perry himself was a church man, and a religious service was read from the book of common prayer on the deck of his flagship before he went ashore, though it was not until fi years later that the first service was conducted on shore. Eight months after his arrival the first American treaty with Japan was concluded, un- lder which two ports were opencd to American trade. Then, in 1858, Towns- end Harris of New York, first Ameri- can minister to Japan, took up the work of negotiating a more compre- hensive pact. “Up to this time Christianity was under the ban in the kingdom. July 29, 1858, Harris concluded a ‘second treaty with the Japanese government under which_the ports of Hakodate, Yokahama, Nagasaki, Kobe, Osaka and Nugata were opened up for Amerfean trade and the Americans Were guaranteed protection in the practice of their religious beliefs. Then it was that the first Christian service was held on Japanese soil. The service was conduvted in the home of Minister .Harris in Nagasaki—a house which had formerly been a Buddhist temple. Heathen images still decked the walls of the interior, and idols of the Buddha stood out- side. The service was condueted by Rev. Henry Wood, chaplain of the warship Powhatan of Commodore Perry's fleet.” CHILDREN NEGLECTED. In the south, as » whole, there are reported .to be 14,251,873 children neglected in regard to proper religious instruction. ‘accordiag to a foreword, by Wilson Gee to a bulletin issued by the University of South Carolina on “The Rural Sunday School” Competent authorities, he says. place the number of children in South Carolina who are receiving no re- liglous instruction at 668.340. The bulletin is by C. E. Kepley for his master of arts thesis in the depart- ment of rural social science. “The basic importance of instruc- tion in religion is peculiarly true with the rural population because it takes who * opened the gospel to save unto the uttermost | the sting out of isolation,” the author those who belleved. = \: Sk faas St 3 Sxba by RS Bnd St S b states.