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THE TOPKKA DAILY STATE JOVim&C DECEMBER, 21, 1912
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The Christmas Task.
The International Sunday School Les
son for December 22 Is "A Christ
mas Lesson," Isaiah 9:1-7.
t BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.)
To write oi Christmas ;eaL'e may
seem incongruous amid the clans of
war and rumors of tvors war. Wher
ever we look we see marching armies.
On these days preceding i.nreiraa? a
great cloud overshadows the earth. Yet
we remember that the Prince of Peace
Himself said that He came to bring a
sword. His cause has trrrvelled over
bloody battlefields through long cen
turies; but however dreary the high
way, the goal is universal reace. Let
us "not confuse the incidental with the
eternal. The agonies of c earth which
we now witness are but the birth
throes of a new order. In which Christ
will be king, and peace will prevail.
This is the task of Christmas. It
seeks to make a new heaven on earth,,
w herein men may dwell in love and be
as brothers. A new mind is to be found
among men. and it is a mind of peace
rind of yearning for human welfare.
The Bethlehem music is heard more
widely today than a year ago. The angel
Ftory is being contemplated by tens of
thousands who gave it no thought in
1?1L .
War in the Manger I .and.
Even we ho are so near the event
may perceive the overruling providence
of peace in the troubled occurrences
of our own time. This Turkish war,
despite its staggering cost to nations
and to families, has served the Christ
mas mission. It has lifted aloft the
supremacy of the old ideals of justice
nd liberty and love. It has shown
the power of the Christion purpose to
break ancient oppressions. The land to
which the Prince of Peace came is now
oistrausht by the horrors of war, yet
every observer may see that the to
morrow of the people in the Ottoman
Kmpire is to be liker to the era of
peace and good will foreseen by the
prophet of old.
The universal hesitancy and grief
ith w hich the seeming necessity for
war has been viewed by mankind has
been a striking phenomenon of the
world's attitude toward present events
In Turkey. Never before was there
Fuch a widespread bending of the best
efforts to find a iath of honorable
vision, like unto that of the prophet, of
the place and prominence of peace in
the world's thought. The goal that was
lii jit glimpsed by the prophets w ho told
of Bethlehem is coming clearly into
Fight in our own time.
Tcace for the Plain People.
Back of the battle line of dread war,
we perceive the plight of the plain peo
ple. Humanity has resolved that not
only in that land where the Christmas
star has shone, but throughout the
whole earth, injurtices shall cease,
those injustices which are worse than
v. ar. We shall need better perspective
to enable us to apprehend clearly the
transformation in human rights arid
human welfare that is coming to pass
In Turkey today. As the prophet fore
told, the yoke is being lifted, the staff
is being raised, and the oppressor's rod
is being broken. We are on the way
to the fulfillment of the rest of the
prophecy, that all the paraphernalia of
war shall be but as fuel to the fires of
1'eaee.
A battlefield may be a strange place
to look for the Christmas motive, yet
we cannot forget that victorious Bul
garia came to her efficiency as a na
tion largely through the efforts of Rob
ert College, a Christian mission insti
tution. The ideals of Christ have made
Bulgaria a self-respecting, efficient na
tion, valiant to confront Christendom's
historic oppressor. The Christmas
l'-aven is similarly at work all over
the earth.
It is better to oe alive now than to
have lived in that uncomprehending
clay when Joseph and Mary made the
hard journey from Nazareth to Bethle
hem. Nevertheless, devout hearts still
cry, with Miss Proctor,
"Oh to have dwelt in Bethlehem,
When the star of the Lord shone bright!
To have sheltered the holy wanderers
On that blessed Christmas night:
To have kissed the tender, way-worn feet
Of the mother undefiled.
And with reverent wonder and deep de
light To have tended the Holy Child!"
Bring-fnjj Christmas Down to Date.
The modern notion of scientific sur
veys in all imaginable fields of effort,
but especially in social service, has
borne interesting fruit in unexpected
ways. Thus the ground has almost en
tirely been cut from under that type of
humanitarianlsm which depreciated the
Churchand exalted the social settle
ment. By calling the roll of social
workers, - we have learned that the
irreat majority of them are Christians:
that they got their impulse from the
church; that they go forth as represent
ing the church, and that the money for
their support and for the maintenance
of social service generally comes over
whelmingly from Christians. Back of
the royal tide of social passion of our
time is the motive of Christ w hich came
to the world at Christmas time.
A thoroughly modern and yet entirely
characteristic and evangelical interpre
tation of the Christmas spirit is that
penned by President William DeWitt
Hyde of Bowdoin College in The Con
gregationalism as he appealed for
"Christmas Gifts Through Christ's Dis
ciples to the World." He apostrophised
Crist in four of riis aspects:
Cliild of Bethlehem, Lover of Little
Children!
May the gladness of Thy Birthday
in our happy hearts and homes make
vs eager to give all children:
Immunity from taint of hereditary disease
and degeneracy.
Protection from injurious work, and guid
ance into congenial vocations.
Playgrounds, clubs and leaders fox exer
cise and recreation.
Schools that train together hand and
brain and heart and will.
"ourts and officers tactful to reclaim tr.e
delinquent.
Fathers and mothers who by- Christ-li"-e
sharing of their children's interests
earn the power to impart to uitw
Christian ideals.
Workman of Xazaretli. I-ientl of the
Working Man!
Kffay Gratitude for the blessings Thy
.Birthday brought make us just and
generous to give all working men:
Collective bargaining for wages in ioyaity
to one another.
Hours and conditions of labor consistent
with health and happiness.
Ilcguiar employment as tar as jH.ssil.lo
during efficiency and good behavioi.
Prompt and automatic compensation lor
Industrial accidents.
Provision for sickness and old age, anl
for family in caee of death.
A fairly divided s..are in the profits, and
a genuine devotion to the interests
of the corporations they serve.
Irophot of Jcru.saleni. Qoickener of
Our Consciences!
On the day of Thy Birth may there
be born anew in our souls a hate of the
things that Thou hatest:
Iritemrerance and profits wrung Irom the
"'egradation it entails.
Licentiousness and pleasure bought with
woman's ruin.
Divorce on trivial grounds and the break
down of the home.
Gambling and all money-making without
equivalent rendered.
Graft and political favors gained at the
expmse of the people.
Sin in ail its forms of mean indulgence of
self at cruel sacrifice of others.
Martyr of Calvary. Standard -Bcarr of
Our Sacrifice!
On the Day Thy Mother bore Thee
may we take up such share of Thy
Cross as we are able to bear:
Hospitals for the sick.
("raritk-s for the poor.
Social centers for the lonely and weary.
Reformation for the criminal.
Good government for the citizen. 1
The spread through the world of the
spirit of lo for the glory of God in
the highest and peace here on earth
anions God-pleasing men.
A Widespread Starlight.
Only a few Orientals knew of the
shining of the Christmas star nineteen
hundred years ago. The tale told by
the wondering shepherds was but a
neighborhood phenomenon. But a won.
d r of the ages is the way the glow
of that star has increasingly suffused
the earth. Nations and races have come
into its light and in that entrance have
been transformed to the very core of
their being.
Now. in this wonderful year of our
Lord our Lord's year as no other year
has ever been we see that the light of
the star is irradiating not only the
Turkish Kmpire. not only Europe and
America and the most of Africa, but
it is also shedding its glow upon the
remotest parts of Asia. The rapid
Christianization of China is itself a
Christmas theme sufficient to engross
the thought of the devout who would
be in the Christinas spirit at this time.
And. . true to type, w herever the
Christmas goes today, there spreads the
power of the little child.
"AH over this wide earth today
The little Christ-child leads the way
With tender feet that leave their print
On crusted snow and shard and flint:
And. while the dawn blooms like a ttjse.
Straight up to heaven's high gate He
gees.
His lovely hands, in blessings spread.
Drop largess on each bending head;
A clear light shines on every face
That paints again His passing grace;
His aureole of sun and dew
Lends all the air its glory, too.
Strange and bright birth, of skyey name,
'1. trough centuries ago it came.
Yet in each heart, or near or tar.
Where faith and love and pity are.
e Christ-cnild with His joyous sway
Is born again on Christmas Day."
Harriet Prescott Spofford.
The New Kinir of World.
Terse Comments for December 22,
'What the Coming of Christ Has
Done and Will Do For the World."
Luke 1:
(By William T. Ellis.)
To have lived in the days and
sphere of Alexander or Napoleon must
have been exciting, at least. The rise
of a world-conqueror is an event of
transcending importance. Recall the
sudden change made in the maps by
the advent of Mohammed. Now we
are scarcely ready for the statement
that in our own generation we are
witnessing a world transformation
greater than any effected by Napoleon,
Mohammed, Caesar or Alexander. Such
is the case. Scan the horizon care
fully, and it becomes clear that a new
spirit, a new mood, a new purpose
is dominating mankind. Some call this
the spirit of democracy, some see it as
socialism, some deem it mere insur
gency against the old autocracies,
while others dare to call it nothing
less than the Spirit of God. This
spirit caused the Balkan war. It has.
within a decade, put three constitu
tional governments in the stead of
anicent absolutisms. It has registered
itself in the votes of the other con
stitutional nations. Amid the peoples
of the east, including Russia, it has
created a deep spirit of unrest that
is certain to fulfil! itself in unexpected
ways ere long. All of this means that
there is a new world mind. And, it
may be said reverently, this mind is
the mind of Christ. The ideals which
are ascending the throne of sovereign
ty today are those which were born at
Bethlehem. The Christmas spirit is
becoming the world spirit. Despite its
bloody, battle-torn highway, the chari
ot of progress is the King's car of
peace. Every advance in brotherhood,
justice f iid human welfare is 'a tri
umph of Christine's.
Christ has given mankind a new
thought concerning the sanctity of
motherhood and childhood.
"When Mary sang to Him, I wonder if
His baby hand stole softly to her lips.
And, smiling down, she needs must stop
her song
To kiss and kiss again His finger tips?
I wonder if. His eyelids being shut.
And Mary bending mutely over Him,
She felt her eyes, as mothers -do today,
For verv depth of love grow wet and
dim?
Then did a sudden presage come to her
Of bitter looks and words and thorn
strewn street?
And did she catch her breath and hide
her face
And shower smothered kisses on his
feet?" ' . ,
Bertha Gerneaux W oods.
The workingmen. the Bethlehem
shepherds, were sharers in the(.Chrtst
mas event. Ever since then the King
who ruled from a carpenter's bench
has been lifting up the lot jof the
world's toilers.
All of good that the poets' have
dreamed and the prophets have fore
seen and all that the yearning heart
of humanity has longed Tor, will yet
be realized for the race as the King
enters more fully into His own.
Combine all the significance of
Christmas and they spell only this one
word love. We may accept it as a
truth that if the birthday of the King
brought us no fresh longings for, and
revealing of love, then ours was' a
barren Christmas.
The Son of man among the sons of
men; divinity cradled in earth's man
ger: the Perfect One; sharing the
burdens of our imperfect life. that
he might feel every bit of the pres
sure that weighs down upon mankind
that is one of the glorious truths
of the Christmas season.
"Dear God. I thank Thee for the Christ
Once cradled in a manger;
For Thou and I can hold sweet tryst
Linked by this lowly stranger.
I dread Thee, God. the Mighty One,
With every glory laden:
But I can love Thee in Thy Son,
Born of the mother-maiden.
I see Thee, God, in His dear face.
The Father condescending;
I thank Thee for Thy tender grace
And gift of worth unending.
Bom in my soul, would He might be.
Till I in Him inherit
All that Thou hast of good for me,
God, Father, Son and Spirit.
Nor seek I for myself alone.
Blest visions of the manger;
Make Thou the Christ to ail men known.
On earth no more a stranger."
Rev. Robert M- Offord.
The little things of today may be
the great things of tomorrow. A Beth
lehem khan was once large enough :
to hold all of Christianity. Thirty-
three years later the entire Church of
Christ could be gathered into one upper
room, Today that same church covers
the earth.
The nearness of the Son of God to
lowly ones of earth, to the poor and
overborne and toil-worn, is one of the
sweetest of Christmas thoughts. NO
more we labor and endure alone, for
Jesus in His tender and understand
ing sympathy, is with us to comfort
and cheer and bless.
Whatever heightens the joy of the
common people extends Christ's mis
sion. Every Christmas giver is himself a
Christmas gift.
Whoso eats his Christmas morsel
alone, misses having Christ for his
guest.
' Better dollars spent for toys and tip
All who sit at childhood's feet, draw . top times at borne than pennies for prison
nigh unto Bethlehem. I Postage and stationery-
I Better to have the confidence and af-
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS. , faction of your own family than to have
History has a nemesis for every sin!
Mommsen.
Faith is belief ventured upon. Dr.
Jowett.
We are coming to a harvest such as
earth has never known.
Out of every tdhgue and nation God
is gathering His own. H. L. More
house. The Bible is the experience of the
great travelers in the spiritual and
moral realms. Dr. W. F. P. Fauuce.
The true man thinks last of him
self. Schiller.
Each man's life
The outcome of his former living is,:
The by-gone wrongs bring forth sor
rows and woes
And by-gone right breeds bliss.
Edwin Arnold.
The enlargement of a man's pos
sessions is very often the contracting
of his heart. E. W. Robertson.
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
"UNTO rs A SOX IS GIVEN."
Isaiah ix, 1-7 Dec. 22.
"Unto us a Child is born: unto us a
Son is given." V. 6.
Today's study relates to a subiect
which has thrilled the civilized world
for centuries a subject which shall
fb all eternity be a theme of angels
and men. The birth of Jesus must
be considered from the standpoint of
a Gift of Love Divine. The world was
under sentence of death. God had pitied
humanity from the first, and had pur
posely arranged so that it would re
quire the death of a perfect man to
redeem Adam and the race which lost
life in him. God knew from the be
ginning that no such man could be
found, because all men were of
Adamic stock and had a share in im
perfection and condemnation. The
Divine Plan contemplated that the
Only Begotten of the Father, the ac
tive agent of Divinity in the work of
Creation, should be granted the great
privilege of being man's redeemer and
thereby securing a great reward
the Divine nature, through a resur
rection from the dead.
The First Step of Redemption.
The primary step in man's recov-
eJ7 ?-f ctssarily was the Logos
snouia be made flesh and dwell
amongst us and taste death, by the
gra e of God. for every man John 1.
14; Hebrews ii, 9.) It is this first step
that we celebrate at this season of the
year the birth of Jesus. "He who
was rich, for our sakes became poor,
that we through His poverty might
be" reclaimed.
Today's study points out that those
ocwo wuu were men supposed to be
in greatest darkness would see the
great Light of Divine Truth. a ren-
resented in Jesus and His ministrv.
This had a primary fulfilment in Gali
lee, where the major portion of the
mighty works of Jesus were per
formed. But its real fulfilment lies
in the future, when the great "Sun of
Righteousness shall arise with healing
in its beams." Before that glorious
Sun, sorrow and sighing will flee
away; ignorance and superstition will
vanish; sin and darkness will be no
more. Jesus is the great Center of
that Sun of Righteousness, but as He
points out, the Bride class. In process
of selection during this Age, is to sit
with Him in His Throne; they will
shine forth with the Bridegroom to
heal earth's sorrows and scatter
earth's night. (Matthew xii, 43.) All
this will come because "unto us a
Child is born, unto us a Son is Given;'
because "the government shall rest
upon His shoulders;" because "His
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, the Mighty, Mighty One.
the Everlasting Father, the Prince of
Peace."
The Fall of Babylon.
We are to understand verses 3 to 5
as referring, not to Nattiral Israel, but
to ""Spiritual Israel nominal. The holy
nation has phenomenally increased
without increasing the joy. There are
many false children in the nominal
family of God; there are many "tares"
in the wheat-field. But in the Harvest
time of this Age there will be a joy;
the faithful "will rejoice as they that
divide the spoil." The burdensome
yoke of the creedal superstitions will
be broken, and the rod -of the oppres
sor. Satan, will be broken. Verse 5 in
timates .the fall of Babylon, and the
breaking of the yoke and the rod in
the great "time of trouble."
First of all, our Lord's revelation to
the world will be as the Wonderful One.
He will be revealed to mankind "in
flaming fire" in the time of trouble,
and subsequently in the rescue work
of His Millennial Kingdom.
He will be the world's Counselor, to
give assistance, guidance, whereby they
may return through Restitution into
harmony with Jehovah. His title. The
Mighty God. or Mighty, Mighty One.
will be recognized then, on earth, as
well as in Heaven "that Him hath God
set forth to be a Prince and a Savior."
The title. The Everlasting Father,
will apply to Hi as the Life-giver of
the world. But Jesus is not the
Church's Everlasting Father. On the
contrary, as St. Peter declares, "The
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ hath begotten us again to a hope
of life."
His title, The Prince of Peace, will
not apply to Him at the beginning of
His reign, when He will be breaking
Li pieces as a potter's vessel every
wrong human s stem (Revelation ii,
27; Psalm ii, 9), but true peace shall
speedily be established, and He ' shall
be known as The Prince of Peace.
When His reign shall terminate, at the
close of the thousand years, it will be
because He will deliver the Kingdom
over to God, that He may be the Great
All in all. Messiah's Kingdom is styled
"the Throne of David." The name
David signifies Beloved, and Messiah
the Beloved of God, is the Antitype of
jjavia.
BIBLE STUDY.
To each member of my Bible class, i
would extend the usual Christmas greet
ing, knowing well as I say it, that you
make or mar your own Christmas pleas
ure make it great If you live the Chris
tian spirit: make it small if self fills all
the occasion.
For some helpful suggestions hls week
I would like to offer the following, from
Bishop Vincent:
A PAGE OF BETTERS.
Better die too early than to live too late.
Better to lose by buying than to save
by borrowing.
Better too much fun than too many
frowns in one's house.
Better to spend too much, money than
I to save too much.
, Better a home a bit too strict in gov.
t ernment than a home a bit too lax.
praise
Better too great freedom of speech at
ones own table than silence, stiffness
and restraint in the Interest of "pro
priety." Better one good book than two good
newspapers in a home. But better till
and better far, one good newspaper and
two good books
Better a boy's complaint about tho
rigidity of parental insistence up'n
church attendance than a man's censute
of home laxity during the habit-making
years of life.
Better to have in the hearts of others
grateful memories of your service and
self-sacrifice than to have your home
filled with masterpieces of art and liter
ature. Better the noise of a gang of jolly
youngsters at borne than the-silemv and
solicitude in which mother at midnignt
anxiously waits for the sound of foot
steps on the pavement.
MTU3. C. F. WENNINGER.
MAKING OTHERS GLAD.
Said old gentleman Gay, "On a Christ
mas Day,
If you want a good time, then give some
thing away." ,
So he sent a fat turkey to Shoemaker
Price.
And the shoemaker said. "What a b'g
bird how nice!
And since such a good dinner's before me,
To glve"widow Lee the small chicken 1
bouebt."
"This fine chicken, oh sec! said the good
Widow Lee.
"I would like to make some one as nappy
as I , .
I'll give washwoman Biddy my pumpkin
pie'"
"Just to look at Its yellow face gladden
niy eves
Now it's my turn," said Biddy, and a
sweet ginger cike
For the motherless FTinnigan children
Til bake."
Said the FHnnigan children. Rose, Denny
and Hugh. -
"It smells sweet of spice and well carry
To little lame Jake, who has nothing
that's nice."
"Oh I thank you. and thank you! said
little lame Jake;
"Oh what a bootiful. bootiful cake.
And oh. such a big slice! I will save all
the crumbs
And give them to each little sparrow that
ccmes." mm A.
And the sparrows twittered as If they
would say. . .
Like old gentleman Gay, "On a Christ
mas Day
If you want a good time, then give soras
thing away."
The Entertainer.
EVERYBODY'S BSBLE BOX.
O. "In that day shall there be an altar
to the Lord in the midst of the land of
Kgypt, and a pillar at the border thereof
to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign
and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts
in the land of Egypt." (Isaiah xix, 19. 30.)
What may we understand by this Scrip
ture? Answer. There is but one structure in
all the earth that could by any possibility
fulfill the requirements of the text, and
that is the Great Pyramid in Egypt. The
whole of northern Egypt forms a sector
ihaiuwl ntrr. the center of which is
marked by the tyramia. J o maioeiuw
tiMana anH scientists the center or a
sector is also at the border thereof, and
thus, as to location, the Pyramid is clear
ly indicated. It has always stood be
cause of its enormous dimensions, great
antiquity and marvelous exhibition of en
gineering skill. With its original casing
stones in position, all highly polished like
white marble, and so accurately joined
together that It was almost impossible to
distinguish the Joints, this immense struc
ture of solid .masonry, covering over thir
teen acres of ground and nearly five hun
dred feet in height, was truly a magnifi
cent spectacle as it glittered in the rays
of the dazzling Egyptian sunlight. To the
ancients it was known as "The Terrible
Crystal." Recent investigation of the
interior passage ways and chambers has
revealed the fact that these form a won
derful svstem of symbols in which the
entire plan of salvation as presented in
the Scriptures is outlined. Because it is
such a great "witness," In that it so
clearlv corroborates the teachings of the
Lord's Word, it is now becoming gen
erally known as "The Stone Bible."
Me'.ehisedec, "a Priest of the Most High
God," is reputed to have been the builder,
and the date of its construction has been
well established as being the year 2170
B. C. It is. therefore, the oldest building
on earth. .
Q. The Lord Jesus taught the Chris
tians to pray, "Thy kingdom come. Thy
Will Oe UOM? ' i I T ti in. I'ltit riwdu
that all Christian people should join to-1
gether and vote for the election of only I
Christian men to office In order that Ood' I
will might be done on the earth?
Answer. The true footstep followers of
the Lord Jesus are called to a "heavenly
calling." (Hebrews iii, 1), to the "high
calling of God" (Philippians iii, 13). They
are running for the office of joint heir
ship with Christ Jesus in his Kingdom.
The Apostle Paul was one of these run
ners. He realized that a man cannot well
run for two offices at the same time. He
said, "Do not be conformed to this
world." ( Romans xii. 2.) That is to say,
do not become entangled with the things
of this world. Again he said, "This one
thing I do, forgetting those things which
are behind and reaching forth unto those
things which are before, I press toward
the mark for the prize of the high celling
of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians iii,
13. 14; and in harmony with this Jesus
said. "Ye are not of this world;" and
again, "My kingdom is not of this world,"
meaning this present evil order of things;
therefore we come to the conclusion that
the chief duty of the Christian is to avoid
entangling alliance with worldly systems,
and to devote himself to preparins for
the kingdom of our Lord when he comes.
All good citizens should desire righteous
men in office, but a righteous government
cannot be established by imperfect men,
hence the hope of the Christian is in the
Bible teaching that Christ Jesus, the
great Messiah, will, in God's due time, set
up His Kingdom, and establish righteous
ness in the earth.
Q If Moses and Elijah were actually
dead, how could they appear on the Mount
of Transfiguration with our Lord Jesus?
(Matthew xvU, 1-3.)
Answer. While Moses and Elijah both
passed from the scene of earth's exper
iences under peculiar circumstances, yet
we are assured that both died. (Deuter
onomy xxxiv, 5; Hebrews xi, 13.) The
Scriptures everywhere represent the dead
as being in a condition of unconsciousness,
"asleep" in the tomb, the grave, "The
dead know not anything," "for there is
no wisdom, nor device, nor knowledge
in the grave whither thou goeth," (Eccles
iastes ix. 5, 10.) We must carefully ex
amine the text under consideration, for
j the true meaning, recognizing that all of
the expressions of the inspired Scriptures
are in complete harmony. The ninth verse
of this same chapter explains the matter,
where we note the words of the Master
"Tell the vision to no man." What the
Apostles saw therefore was merely
a "vision" of Moses and Elijah
with the Lord, just as St. John on the Isle
of Patmos saw visions of beasts, angels,
etc.. and not the actual things themselves.
Moses surely had not been resurrected
and made perfect at that time, for we are
informed that our Lord Jesus was the
first to rise from the dead and be glorified.
Note also the Apostle Paul's words in
Hebrews xi, 39, 40, where he sets forth
that Moses and the other ancient worthies
of the past have yet to be made perfect
by those of the Church class when glori
fied in the heavenly Kingdom of Christ.
CHURCH N0T1GES.
Second United Brethren church, cor
ner Fifth and Leland streets, M. L.
Robey, pastor. Sunday school 10 a.
m.. Arthur Harper, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor both morning
and evening. Subject, morning, "Where
to Place Our Affection." Toung Peo
ple's meeting at 6:30. subject, "Christ's
Coming." Regular service 7:30, sub
ject, "Religion Our Life." A Christmas
program will be rendered Tuesday ev
ening, a Christmas tree and treat for
the children. A welcome to all.
Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Euclid avenue and
Lane street- Preaching at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m., by the pastor. Dr. Edwin
Locke. Morning subject, "The Coming
of the Prince." Evening topic, "The
Unexpected Guest." Special Christ
mas music at both services by the
Choral society under the direction of
C. A. Sloan. At the evening service
a song service will precede the sermon
in which the choir and orchestra will
assist.
The Spiritualists will hold a meet
ing Sunday evening at Lincoln Post
hall. No. 118 East Sixth street. Ger
trude C. Aber will lecture and Rev. W.
W. Aber will follow with messages.
Evangelical Association, corner
Fourth and Monroe streets, J. K.
Young, pastor. Communion Sunday
Rev. C F. I wig. presiding elder, will
preach morning at 10:45 and evening
at 7:30. Communion during the morn
ing service. Sunday school at 9:30.
Edmond Linge, superintendent.
East Side Methodist Episcopal church.
Seventh and Lime streets. D. A. Shutt,
pastor. Church service 11 a m. ; ser
mon by the pastor; music by the choir,
7:30 p. m. Christmas concert by the
choir, directed by John Lungstrum.
The First English Lutheran church
at Fifth and Harrison streets will in
augurate this year a Bethlehem Christ
mas service from six to seven o'clock
Christmas morning. The church will
have special decoration and illumina
tion and the choir will render the
Christmas music and hymns. The pas
tor. Rev. M. F. Troxell," D. D., will
preach on "A Visit to Bethlehem.'1 The
exercises for the Sunday school of this
church will take place on Christmas
eve, Tuesday evening at 7:30, and the
school will render the fine exercise en
titled "Under His Star."
German Methodist church, corner
Tyler and West Fifth streets. John
Koehler pastor. Preaching at 10:45 a.
m..- subject: "The Laborers in the
Vineyard." Evening meet at 7:30. sub
ject: "Little Children in Our Midst."
Services will be held on Christmas day,
Wednesday, Dec. 25. Preaching at 10:30
a. m.. Sunday school entertainment at
7 p. m.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Epis
copal, corner of Laurent and Quincy
streets. North Topeka. The Rev. Al
bert P. Mack, minister In charge Ser
vices for Sunday: Morning prayer and
sermon at 11 o'clock; evening prayer
and sermon at 8 o'clock; Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. j
Third Presbyterian church, corner of
Fourth and Branner streets. Rev. Jay C.
Everett, pastor. Sabath school 9:45 a. m.:
C. E. Juniors meet 2:30 and Senior at 6:15
p. m. : morning worship 11 o'clock. Tne
pastor will speak on "The Influence of
Jesus." The congregation will join with
the Third Christian church In the evening.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, church located near
corner of Seward avenue and Norton
street. Preaching Sunday at 11 a. n.. by
the pastor. Edward Lucas. Theme: "The
Book of Mormon. What Is It?" Evening
service at S o'clock. Theme: "Angels;
Their Mission, Do They Speak to l"s
Now?" Sunday school at 9:43 a. m Re
ligions service at 830 p. m. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday 1p.m.
and Jefferson streets. Sunday services as
nmal StmHav school n. 1A Si m a-nrt
Christmas Bermon at 11 a. m. Rev. Mi.
Porter is erpectea to preach in the even-
children Wednesday evening. Everybody
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Lowman Memorial Methodist Episcooal
church, corner Eleventh street and Morris
avenue, services aina. m. ana 7:30 p. m.
Sermons by the pastor, George A. Marvel.
The eboip. under the leadership of Mrs.
Dr. Owens, will sing at both services- The
morning program will be: "While Shep
herds Watched," Ashford; "A Son Is
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