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EL PASO HERALD
Saturday, December 20, 1913 5 C
Churches Add Industrial
Plant To Educate Worker
Organization of Ghurches on Scientific Lines Will Be
One Feature of Work During Winter; Great Institu
tions Which Have Installed Industrial Plants
Are Following Lines Similar to Those of
.Large Manufacturing Concerns.
THK great feature of practical
church work of the early winter
Is the organization of individual
churches on scientific lines. Churches
In New York and Chicago, possibly Jn
some other cities, having means at
command, are imitating industrial
plants in calling In experts to teach
workers scientific methods. In man
ufacturing concerns. Taylor and Gantt
in what they Jerm works management,
are being followed. In the churches
no leaders comparable with these men
have yet appeared. Thue far individ
ual ministers are trying out plans. As
in industry, men competent to direct
the work of churches are scarce. The
ftw that are at work are both men and
viumen, the women well holding up
their end, are coming to be called
niithod masters." As a rule, they are
..:-ned, becoming members of the reg
ular staffs of the church. It is pre
1 .tt d that within a few years churches
in great numbers will have method
masters, and it is stated that here
opens a vast field for laymen and lay
women, at permanent work and lair
remuneration.
The scheme of these method masters
is the same as experts in scientific
v. orks management. It is the direction
of volunteer workers in a given church,
seeing to it that they do not vvaste
their energies, that they are provided
vnh definite plans ana muse 01 me
b. st Of course work Is under general
direction vf pastor or rector, and ap
pro ed b the governing board of the
church. Great lines of effort that are
t ing specialized are education, which
cuers not only the Sunday school, but
information or all of the people along
missionary and other lines; Bible class
and boy's and efficiency in women's
crs-imzations. Schools are projected
to "tram these method masters, and to
etuoy the whole subject of church, ad
ministration, including its head, the
mm'ster, and all volunteer workers
Thirty-four cities had vacation bible
schools for children this past year un
der direction of the National vacation
Bible School association. The new ones
this year were Montreal, Kansas City,
Lowell, Lynn. New Bedford, Utica, De
troit, Charleston. S. C Louisville and
Fittston, Pa. The number of teachers.
chiefly from colleges, has now passed
the 1060 mark, while the students to
taled 50,600. an increase of 12,96 over
the previous season. Six weeks train
ing is given and the expense this year
was less than $1 per scholar, which
sum included cost of administration
and promotion.
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WOILD PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS
FROM KNDOWStEirr IXC03IE
At the association annual meeting,
Just held, a plan to provide social ser
vice scholarships through Income from
endowment was started. In 1913, 60
friends gave scholarships, but an en
nwmont will nnt it on a more perma
nent basis. These scholarships are for
college students who now often go out
selling books andpeddle other articles
to pay their way. Thus the scholarships
will help the vacation schools and the
college students. An exhibit of work
bv boys and girls was made this year
at the annual meeting, in charge of the
women of the auxiliary to the associa
tion. These vacation schools fill three eco
nomic niches. They take children off
hot streets in summer, give them at
tractive places in which to play and
study, instruct them in some measure
in the bible and in useful handiwork.
They put in use churches and school
buildings that would otherwise be idle.
They give employment at teaching to
students who seek experience and mon
ey. Their cost per scholar is exceed
ingly small. Robert E. Speer, the Pres
byterian mission secretary and author,
is president of the National association.
Many schools are springing up not un
der the direction of this association.
The movement Is growing rapidly.
DR. CARROLL TO BE RESIDENT
AGENT AT WASHINGTON
The federal council of churches, and
the home missions council, the one rep
resenting all Protestant bodies in gen
eral administrative and reform work
and the other a cooperative body of all
home mission societies, have joined in
.the selection of Dr. H. K. Carroll as
resident agent in "Washington. Dr.
Carroll was a special agent of the cen
sus bureau in 1890, and as such made
the first government census of the
churches. He was also for many years
on the editorial staff of the "Indepen
dent," and later a secretary of the mis
sionary society of the Methodist church.
His new work in Washington will have
to do with the department of the in
terior, the Indian bureau and the bu
reau of labor, with which in adminis
trative ways churches. Catholic and
Protestant, are coming to have more
and mare active relations.
The federal council has named a
committee of 100, composed of minis
ters and Christian laymen, for a cam
paign of Christian activity during and
in connection with the Panama-Pacific
exposition, and fcr exhibits and con
gresses. Through this committee the
council announces its aim to do far
more than to hold evangelistic meet
ings It will endeavor to keep the ex
position free from commercialized vice,
and from its platform try to foster re
forms, such as one day rest in seven
for industrial workers, additions to the
number of army and navy chaplains,
and conferences on the problems of ru
ral communities, their- morals, religion
and recreation. The council executive
committee and the executive commis
sions of Presbyterian and other relig
ious bodies nlan an earlv Joint meeting.
probably to be held in Atlanta, and
a possible next pope if present poli
cies of the Vatican have endorsement
by action of the next conclave.
DOtJBT THAT POPE WILL
RENOUNCE TEMPORAL POWER
Catholics in America doubt the re
port from Rome that Pope Pius X. has
expressed a purpose formally to disa
vow further pretensions, to temporal
power, and acknowledge himself a sub
ject of the king of Italy. For politi
cal complications, he cannot become
subject of any qther civil ruler, and for
religious reasons it Is not believed In
America he will beconte subject of an
Italian ruler. A little: more than 50
years ago, when Italian troops inter
fered by investing Rome itself, the
Catholic church was preparing to pro
mulgate the doctrine of papal temporal
power as an article of faith, to be ac
cepted by Catholics throughout the
world. Pius X. is a conservative, he is
nearly 90 years of age, he has constant
ly put forward in the curia men of the
conservative type like cardinals De
Lai and Merry del VaL and he has
scrupulously observed the tradition
that he is a prisoner in the Vatican
and cannot step outside of it, even to
return to his beloved Venice.
That at his age, and without agita
tion in the Curia, he should now disa
vow what is almost an article of faith
of the church is not regarded as likely
here, either by Pius X. or even his suc
cessor, unless It happen that present
Vatican policies are reversed at every
point. Progressives like cardinal Maffi,
of Pisa, and cardinal Ferrata, of Milan,
and possibly the late cardinal Cape
celatro. have more and more an-
t proached the Italian royal family and
ine Italian government, ana yet have
more and more held the confidence of
the Vatican. These are the only straws,
so far as American Catholics are aware,
that could give color to present re
ports. They are, however, a long way
from repudiation of claims to temporal
power, acceptance of the $365,000 a
year from the Italian government for
the support of the Vatican, and the
pope becoming an Italian political sub
ject WANT LARGER NUMBER OP
ARMY AND NAVY CHAPLAINS
Most religious bodies, Protestant and
Catholic, through their respective gen
eral organizations, and the federal
council representing all Protestant
ones, are pushing for an increase In
the number of army and navy chap
lains. Their pleas have now been ap
proved by secretary Daniels, of the
navy, and appeals are going to presi
dent Wilson to back up all as far as he
can. The opinion obtains that congress
may not grant the increase this year,
but that soon it will do so. The new
est feature of the plea, also endorsed
by secretary Daniels, is for welfare sec
retaries on warships. These latter are
to be laymen. They are to be trained
for their work, and to be carefully ap
portioned between Protestants and
yauioiics. -rney are to assist chaplains.
If any aboard, and are to look to the
social and recreational life of enlisted
men. Some years ago most enlisted
men were foreign born, but today they
come almost whollv from small tnwns
and the country of the middle west
American in the best sense of the word,
and a far higher average of young men
than is commanded by the services of
any other nation.
This welfare secretary plan came
originally from the Young Men's Chris
tian association, which at its own cost
put men aboard warships when presi
dent Taft sent these ships to. gulf
ports during the early davs of the
Mexican difficulty. In the army they
came at the time of the Spanish-American
war, the suggestion of William B.
Miller and soon endorsed and helped
by the late Dwight L. Moody. There is
work for the chaplains, who administer
and who hold official rank, and there
is also work for the welfare secretary
who can do things the commissioned
and ordained chaplain cannot do, and
who can be discharged or changed
without official scandaL The new plan
Is carrying the parish house of the
average church aboard ship and into
the army camp. Christian people feel
certain the government will adopt the
plan within a very few years.
Tofto, Emerging From
Shinioism, Prepares
To Welcome Christians
Tokio, Japan, Dec 20. Toklo, the
meeting place of the great Inter
national Sunday School convention In
1916, is preparing in a farsighted way
lor the great gathering. Already pre
liminary arrangements are being made
so that every detail may be worked
out to ensure the success of the con
gress. Japanese business men and
financiers have come forward with the
promise of funds, and active workers
like count Okuma, baron Shibusawa,
mayor Sakatani and Dr. Soyeda are
energetically helping in getting the
convention machinery under way.
A meeting of Japanese and Ameri
cans was held recently at the home
of count Okuma, whdlls president of
the Japan Sunday School assiclation,
and it was proposed, among other
things, to erect a great hall fop- the
meeting of the convention." But the
question of accommodating several
thousand foreign delegates Is the most
difficult to solve. From 1500 to 2000
delegates are expected from the United
States, and owing to the scarcity of
hotels In Tokio the problem of lodging
the visitors is nenjlexine. It is sti.
mated that the existing foreign hotels
would take care of about a thousand,
but as. the convention meets in June
many oi xnese
GHR1STMAS TO BE
TIEIEIFSEIIDIS
Special Discourses and Mu"
sic to Be Given in
Ghurches.
.nrtnmTnnQtlrTe? -wtIH
have been taken by tourists. The sug-
steps have Just been taken looking to I residents of Tokio possessing foreign
a church world congress to be for the . atyle houses sboula help out the gen?
eral committee by placing one or two
rooms at its disposal for the use of
delegates.
Spanish King io Send
Sons to English School
Paris, France, Dec 20. According
to information received here from
England, the king of Spain has decided,
in due time, to send his son and heir
to Eton to receive the groundwork of
his education. That this news will be
denied goes without saying, but the
English source is confident of its cor
rectness. ,
The king was doubtless influenced as
much by the healthy life the boys lead
at Eton and the encouragement of
sport there, as he was by the school
ing his son will receive. His decirlon
will, nevertheless, meet with a lot of
opposition in.Spain, where the grandees
already think there Is too much Eng
lish influence at court.
WILL SELL SnS.TJOQ IN
BONDS FOR SCHOOLS.
Pres-ott, Ariz., Dec 20. Bonds In
the s'.m of $95,000, for the erection of
scho .1 houses in the Prescott district,
are In the hands of the county super
visors and are shortly to be sold. Of
tha: sum, $75,060 will be spent for a
new nigh school. Present plans are
thnt ground for the high school shall
bt broken early In April.
CHINA NAMES NEW MrVTKTi2
Pekln, China, Dec. 20. Shay Kai-Fu,
work of all Christian bodies what the
late Edinburgh conference was lor lor
eign missions.
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TOLLEGE OP CARDINALS IS
REDUCED TO 53 MEMBERS
The college of cardinals, the su
preme administrative and spiritual body
of the Catholic church, is now reduced
to 53 members. If the college had its
full number which It never does, it
would have 70 members, after the num
ber of Christ's disciples as chronicled
at one period in his ministry. The ven
erable cardinal Oreglia, just deceased,
was the cameriengo and .as such had
twice acted as pope, viz. "between the
deaths of Pius IX. and the election of
Leo XIII., and that pope and the elec
tion of Pius X. Of the 53. the Italians
number 31 and all others 22. An early
consistory will, it is said. Increase the
membership to 63 or 65. There are
German, Austrian and Spanish inter
ests, as well as two great religious
orders, demanding representation in
the college
While cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore,
is well in the senior rank of college
membership, both in age and date of
elevation, yet he is by no means old
est of all. nor does he stand the slight
est chance of being made dean of the
college and cameriengo. Cardinal Agli
ardi is two years his senior in age, and
cardinal Netto two years in elevation
to the college. The dean must be a
member of the curia, or central ad
ministratis body of the church, and as
such resident in Rome. As cameriengo
he immediately becomes acting pope
uron the a? th of the pontiff. More
over, from time immemorial, he has
ber an Italian. For all of these rea-
""'" It ' easily ;en that n non-res!- i who was Chinese consul at New York
-- n-"1 sii Am--ican c?nnnt Income j from 1904 to 19ns. was appointed todav
' 'v ii uhnrle n-w rl. an nd i minister hi Tl'jrhmrtnn : -,.,. :
li.us.0 is cardinal De Lai, h.mself j to Chang ling Tang,
Christmas will be the sermon theme
in a number of El Paso churches Sun
day and special Christmas music will
be given at both morning and evening
services.
At the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. C. L. Overstreet, the pastor, will
preach his annual Christmas sermon at
10:55 a. m.. and there will be special
music numbers as follows:
Anthem: "Light Flashing Into
Darkness," by Bristow; solo, "Babe of
Bethlehem," sung' by F. G. Billings.
At Trinity Methodist.
At Trinity Methodist church, on Bou
levard and Mesa, the pastor, Rev. C.
Wesley Webdell, will preach sermons
appropriate to the Christmas season at
both the morning and evening hours.
The services Sunday will be: Sunday
school. 9:30 a. m; Epworth League,
6:30 p. m.; preaching 10:45 a, m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning theme: Lessons
from "The Song of the Angels," a
Christmas sermon; evening hour: "The
Quest of the Magi." Texf "Where Is
He?" Special music; morning anthem,
"Sing O Heavens," (Clark); duet, "The
Angel of Light," (Coombs), Mrs. W. D.
Howe and Mrs. W. W. Evans; special
by quartet, "O Little Town of Bethle
hem." Evening, "He Shall Reign For
ever." (Sin.per), quartet; solo, "Holy
Night,' (Adam). W. T. Ravenhill. Spe
cial by quartet, "My Mother's Song,"
(Ramsey).
Highland Park Baptist.
At the Highland Park Baptist church.
Rev. A. E. Boyd, pastpr, the subject of
the morning sermon will be: "The
Prince of Peace" Music will be ren
dered appropriate to a Christmas ser
vice. The subject of the evening ser
mon will be: "Return, Return." Junior
union at 3 p. m.. Senior B. Y. P. U. at
6:30; preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Westminster Presbyterian.
At the Westminster Presbyterian
church, there-will be preaching by the
pastor. Rev. John E. Abbott, at 11 a.
m. and at 7:30 p. m. As Sunday marks
the close of a church attendance con
test among the Sunday school pupils,
the pastor will preach a sermon spec
ially adapted to children at the morn
ing service. His theme will be "Run
ning in a Race" Mrs. K. C. Copenhaver
win sing a solo, "Suffer Little" Chil
dren," by Abt In the evening the text
will be "He Maketh My Feet Like
Hinds' Feet" The special musical num
ber will be an anthem by the choir,
"Lord of -Our Life" by Adams. The
Sunday school will meet at 9:45 a. m.
Intermediate Christian Endeavor so
ciety at 3:30 p. m.. and Senior C. E. at
6:30 p. m. !
tAItura Presbyterian.
At the Altura Presbyterian church,
corner of Idalia and Russell streets,
Grandvlew. Rev. W. C. Baber. pastor,
there will be preaching services both at
11 am. m. and 7: 30 p. m. The morning
subject will be: "The Reasonableness
of. Revelation." Miss Virginia Burke
will sing. The evening subject will be:
"The Profit of Godliness." Mrs. J. K.
Dutcher will sing. Sunday school at
S:45 a. m., Leonard West, superintend
ent. East El Peso Methodist.
East El Paso Methodist church, cor
ner of Grama and Rivera streets. Rev.
fL. Pi, BonJ: Pastor, services Sunday,
Dec 21 and the week following will be
as follows: Sunday school, io a. m.,
Hugh T. Henry. superintendent;
preaching, 11 a. m. and 7-30 p. m by
the pastor; Epworth League 6:45 p.
m.. Miss Helen Youngker, president;
mid-week prayer and praise meeting.
Wednesday 7:30 p. m in charge of
the official board, Bible questions and
answers given. Take Park car to
Grama street, walk two blocks south to
church.
First Congregational.
&. ConSTegat!onai church, corner
pr Williams and Rio Grande take Bou
levard cars. Services Sunday will be:
10 a. m. Sunday school; 10 a. m. Bible
Discussion class, subject, "The Person
of Jesus;" 11 a. m, public worship:
preacher, Rev. Miles Hanson; subject,
the..?eeper. Meaning of the Stories
About Jesus," a Christmas sermon. Mrs.
Roberts will have charge of the music
St. Paul's Lutheran.
t Pauls Lutheran church, corner
Montana and Ange streets, Rev. Chas.
H. Armstrong, pastor, Sunday school
?' m-: Preaching at 11 a. m. and
id pi mC ,afrn'ng theme, "Significa
tion of Christmas to Humanity;" even-
atBrTnchei"niIy n ParaWe of Vine
. . ,, First Christian.
w.ALtn?Flrst Christian church, corner
21 ,re&on ald Franklin streets,
two blocks north of the Sheldon. Rev.
kf,J. J-JRlce- Pastor, services will be
?? ,undav as f"ws: Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m.; communion at 10:45 a. m
followed Immediately bv the regular
?Brvfh,nFse?-ce- Chri8"an Endeavor
l Lce ?l ,6:30 P" m" and Preaching
again at 7:30. The pastor will preach
both morning and evening. The series
of advent sermons will be continued,
ihe morning theme will be "Prophetic
Voices Around the Infant" The even-
wS.tn0"' Tnibei "?he Waiting World,
Hostile But Needy." The music both
St ?& d fi"118, wiU ln Key
ing with the Christmas season.
. . Austin Park Christian.
At the Austin Park Christian church,
corner of Cebada and Montani stree
the pastor. Rev. J. h. Allen, will preach
Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p m The
'lme,nat,,th,?JmorninS service will be
r v".?u llulnss. The evening ser-
Smw1? ?e evangelistic in nature.
ft 10-4S5ChOrhr1tM9:30xa",m- Communion
at 10.45. Christian Endeavor at 6.30 p.
Caleb Furnishes Object Lesson
Hero of Old Helps People to Realize That God Cares for the Inequalities
and Corrects Them.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
TWO side lights on our present
complex social problem shine
from the old story of how the
Jews divided up the Promised Land.
One affects the basic question of prop
erty and the other points to individual
efficiency as a solution of difficulties.
For here we find our old friend, Caleb,
he who wanted to go up and win
Canaan when 10 other spies were
craven of heart and brought back re
ports of fear. Now, 45 years later, an
old man past SO, he fulfills the ambi
tion of middle life and conquers the
hill country with its giants.
As today's slang would put the case,
it "took nerve" for these Israelites to
go to parcelling out the territory that
'was still in the possession of their ene
mies. They did not control the land,
yet they alloted it This was conquest
by anticipation, an evidence of faith.
Just so the Japanese made provision
for Russian prisoners and for the care
of their own wounded, before a single
gun had been fired. In the same way
that the Israelites made plans for the
Promised Land, having taken God at
his word, so some ripe saints speak of
heaven in the present tense, as If they
had already entered into possession.
Whatever God promises us is. as good
as ours already.
Problem of Property.
The Bible always faces the hard
facts of life. It does not shrink from
actual conditions on earth and in hu
man nature. And the end of the long
wandering in the wilderness presented
a problem of property, the old. old,
basic question of making a livelihood.
Some men would banish this from the
book, as an economic.question. But re
ligion cannot be divorced from social
problems. After even the most mys
tical, spiritual and ecstatic sermon is
ended, the hearers are obliged to go
home and eat. Every normal life must
be concerned with things mundane as
well as with things celestial. The com
plete gospel program includes a new
earth. Practical life and religion are
one, or neither is anything.
A wise word has been written on
this apportionment of the Promised
Land by Dr. Charles R. Brown, the
new moderator of the Congregation
National council: "How much it means
that the chosen people, in that rude
period of the world's history, did not
undertake to divide up the common
wealth by force, the strong taking the
best of it because they were strong,
leaving the fragments to the weak!
How much it means that they did not
divide it up solely by the power of
purchase, those who had the longest
purses taking the choicest sites, leav
ing to the poor the less desirable
tracts! They sincerely tried, as best
they knew, to ascertain the divine will
in the matter and to divide up the
land according -to that ascertained will.
It was a splendid ideal, however im
perfectly they may have worked It out
God Cares About the Inequalities.
"God cares about this distribution
of goods which goes on, equitably or
inequitably, under his great eye. God
cares about these inequalities of con
dition among his children, so glaring
oftentimes as to be cruel. God cares
that the weak are here and there thrust
aside by the shrewd and the strong,
and thus defeated in the dearest and
noblest desires of their disappointed
hearts. There is a will of God concern
ing all these questions as to wages and
hours, as to the appropriation of land
and of mines, as to the enjoyment of
luxury or the suffering of penury. And
our own commonwealth will never 1
measure up to its full moral dignity, it
will never attain that full degree of
stable prosperity, where each family
shall sit beneath its own vine and fig
tree, until, ln ways appropriate to our
day, wise and good men are equally In
tent utfon knowing the will of God
touching all these interests and of
obeying that will in the current distrl-
of Montana and Campbell streets. Rev.
Henry Easter, rector. Sunday services
will be: Holy communion, 7:30 oclock;
Sunday school, 9:30 oclock; morning
prayer, sermon and holy communion,
11 oclock: evening prayer and sermon,
7:30 oclock.
First Church Scientist.
First Church of Christ Scientist, cor
ner Stanton and Montana streets. First
reader, Mrs. MaryOJ. Gleason; services
every Sunday at 11 oclock a. m. Sub
ject "Is the Universe Including Man
Eveived by Automatic Force?" Sunday
school 9:30 a. m. Wednesday evening
testimonial meeting at 8 o'clock.
First Baptist.
At the First Baptist church, corner
Magoffin and Virginia streets. Rev J.
F. Williams, D. D., pastor. Take Park
or Myrtle-Boulevard cars and come one
square north. Preaching morning and
night by the pastor. B. Y. P. TJ. Sunday
evening at 6:30. Superintendent Sunday
school Prof. G. P. Putnam; Mrs. J.
F. Williams superintendent of Junior,
Miss Elizabeth Hall superintendent or
the Primary department The Sunday
school entertainment will be hold Wed
nesday evening at 7:3J in the audito
rium. A short program by the chil
dren will be rendered and sacred mov
ing pictures will then be exhibited.
Alter the exercises all present are ex
pected to make offerings for the bene-
l fit of the Orphans' Home at Dallas. .
First Methodist.
At the First Methodist Episcopal
church, on Myrtle avenue, three blocks
east of city hail.
Sunday will be the day of Christmas
celebration at the church. At the 11
oclock hour the pastor will pre.-ich a
short Christmas sermon. There will be
two quartet numbers, "Arise. Shine for
Thy Light Has Come." (Dudley Buck),
and "And There Were Shepherds,"
(Dil; solo, "Hallelujah. Christ is
Born," fiscoff), by Mrs. R. J. Wilson.
At the evening hour, T:30 oclock. the
choir will provide a full program of
Christmas song: quartet "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing," (Brewer); solo,
"Bethlehem," by E. E. Nold; quartet,
"No Poor Be Thy Chamber," (Guoned)
solo, "Message of the Angels," (Haw
ley), by Mrs. R. J. Wilson; quartet,
"Voices of the Sky." (Shelley).
IT DIDN'T MATTER TO HI3I.
Dick heard of Lou's engagement and
went around to congratulate him.
"Well, old boy." cried Dick, as he
grasped his friend's nand, "my con
gratulations! Is it true that you are
engaged to one of the nrettv Bobbins
"Yes," replied Lou heartily, "I am
happy to say it is so." I
"But" inquired Dick, "how do you
ever tell them apart?" j
"I don't try to," was the reply.
button of the goods of life."
Providing for Preachers.
The old echoes in the new today's
special interest in providing a living
wage and pensions for preachers seems
like a paraphrase of the repeated state
ments in this particular history, con
corning the portion of the Levities.
They, the priestly tribe, were not giv
en an allotment like the others, but
were to be the special care of all, for
their ministry was to the whole people
The narrative's reiteration of this point
is really impressive
There is a place, an indispensable
place, for the minister in society. We
need him more than we need any mer
chant For his business is to keep
alive that element of life which lifts
human society above the brute cre
ation. Any one who has studied the
history of the west is aware that
among all the pioneers no shaping
hand has left a deeper impress than
that of the preacher. The problem of
securing an adequate supply of the
right kind of ministers, and of main
taining them on a proper scale to the
end of their days, belongs to the realm
of good citizenship, as well as of re
ligion. The Old Hero's Plea.
While the distribution of the land
was under way, old Caleb, with the
privilege of long friendship, asked a
special favor of his comrade Joshua.
We may say he was exercising "pull."
But why? Did he want a fat slice of
Was Tie. aslrinc. in Ha 1a In nrt th !
ground floor? Not Caleb! He craved
as a sepcial boon, "Give me giants and
hill country to conquer."
We lift up our heads as we look at
the old hero. Our blood courses faster
and our nerves tingle. Here is this
brave cout of 45 years ago still true
to type. He was courageous then; he
is just as courageous now. The fire
of youth is in his eye; there is no "dead
line" except for deadened hearts.
The race is slandered by those who
say that everybody is looking for an
easy joo, a -sort snap." Far from It
There is that in the common heart
which responds to the call to hardship.
What war among freemen ever failed
of volunteers! The hardest mission
fields find it easiest to get recruits.
One reason that church work does not
prosper more is that it has been estab
lished too much upon a basis of indulg
ing and coddling Christians. If mem
bers were given harder tasks the re
sponse would be better. Phillips Brooks
knew the heart of man when he sound
ded the trumpet -call : "Do not pray for
easy lives: pray to be stronger men.
Do not pray for tasks equal to your
powers; pray for powers equal to your
tasks.
Early Case of "Recall."
An early instance of "recall" is in
this lesson story. Look back 45 years,
to Kadesh-Barnea. Do you see the
Israelites voting down Caleb and
Joshua and their report? They dis
credited these men utterly; in fact
tried to mob them. Now, where are j
those voters? And where the winning
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been recalled, the judgment reversed,
and Joshua and Caleb, comrades in
conquest are vindicated before the na
tion. As has been true countless times
since the minority was right and the
majority was wrong.
That is the fashion of history. The
martyr fires of yesterday are the bea
con lights of today. The real victors,
all down the centuries, have been those
who dared stand fast by truth and con
science. Tre Promised Land all prom.
ised lands may surely be won; let us
stand by that faith in God and man,
and never desert the eternal program
for the moment's advantage. It seems
a far cry from Israel in Egypt a horde
Canaan, but that is only typical of J
God's program for human life
UN FEAST
TO BEGIN TUESDAY
Is Children's Feast in Jew
ish Church; Special
Services.
Chanukkah. 'the Feast of Dedica
tion," one of the most Interesting half
holidays in the Jewish calendar begins
on Tuesday evening, December 33, and
lasts for eight days. Though not ob
served by special services in the syna
gog. It is eagrely looked forward to
by the children of the Jewish house
hold, for it has in large measure come
to be a children's festival.
The historical background of the cel
ebration is found in the fact that in
the year 1S5 B. C, Judas Maccabeus,
one of the few martial heroes in Jew
ish history, rededicated to the services
of the one God, the temple at Jerusa
lem after its pollution by Antiochus
Epiphanes, who had set up in place of
God's altar, a shrine to his heathen
god. Just three years after this pol
lution, on the 25th day of the month
of Kisley, the Temple was reclaimed
and rededicated to the service of God.
Around the festival cluster many
beautiful legends 'which have helped
to shape the character of the celebra
tionT One such legend is to the effect
that when the temple was rededicated
only a single cruse of oil was found
unpolluted, but through the miraculous
intervention of God, this oil proved to
be sufficient for eight successive nights
and until other oil fitted for the ser
vice might be prepared. For this
reason, (to this day, Jews light candles
in their homes in celebration of Chan
nkkah for eight successive nights, one
on the first night, two on the second,
and so on.
The "Feast of ChanHkkah" fc a time
for rejoicing not only on the part ot
the children, but as well on the part
of the poor, who are always liberally
1 emembered.
To Be Celebrated by Children.
In honor of this festival the children
of the Sabbath school of Temple Mt.
Sinai will hold a Chanukkah entertain
ment in the temple Sunday morning,
December 28th. at 10 a. m.
Special Sermon.
On Friday, December 2th, at 8 p.
m at the regular service Bakbi Martin
Zielonka will deliver a special Chan
nukkah sermon the subject being.
"Chanukkah and Christmas, a study
ln Contrasts."
OHEISTMAS SPIRIT
AT ALL CHTJECHES
(Continued from previous page)
Houston Square church will give the
beautiful Christmas cantata, "St Nlch-'
olas." assisted by the choir, on Friday
evening, December 26, at the church.
The Sunday school promotion day ex
ercises will take place December 28.
The church services on Sunday morn
ing. January 4, will be given to the ln
stalation of the teachers and officers
of the Sunday school, the' pastor
preaching the sermon.
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At
Highland Park Methodist.
the Highland Part ton,ji.
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nhi-tZtJU ""tji. nvans, pastor, a
an5 mJerVlce ,Wl11 be he'd Sunday
as foUows: S SCrVlCe ProSram will be
iFrmn y0, ',Tne Angels Song." Apos
Oes Creed, prayer. Responsive read
Gloria. New Testament lesson.
Announcements and offering
oym? 12.:c,',',Th& Christmas Song."
Quartpt "Silent Night" Mrs J Tf
- .- aiUMurtry.
Sermon: "Why Jesus Came."
Hymn 125. "The Triumphant Song"
Benediction.
At the evening service the program
will be:
Hymn 107. "Joy to the World."
Prayer, lesson, announcement and of
fering. Hymn 115, "The Shepherds' Vision."
?aU"r(i .Ansel's Song of Love,"
Mrs. J. R. Burton and C W. Bretz.
Sermon: "My Meditation of Him Shall I
no Cwnar
Hymn 110, "The Song of Old."
Benediction.
East Bl Pano Baptist.
At the East El Paso Baaptist church.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m., R. E. Harris
superintendent Preaching at 11 a m.
and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor, subject,
11 a. m "The Search for a Saviour,"
subject 7-30 p. m.. "The Toung Looking
Out Upon the Future." The orchestra
will play at the evening service ' The
Junior B. T. P. IT. 2:30 p. m. The
Toung People's meeting will be at 6:38
n. m. A Christinas tree will be .given
Wednesday night The program begins
at," oclock sharp. The young folks
will be entertained at the home of the
pastor on Friday evening from 7 to 10.
, German Lutheran.
At the German Lutheran church the
service at 1009 San' Antonio street will
be conducted in German and begin at
10:30 a. m. Subject of sermon: "Pre
paring for Christmas" Sundav school
commences at 9:45 oclock Paul G.
Firkmann. n-istnr.
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