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an 6 Fiftieth Anniversary of Woman's Work for Foreign Missions to Be Notable Celebration. Arrangements for the woman's National Foreign Missionary jubilee, which takes place in this city Thursday and Friday of next week, are rapidly nearing completion, and are awakening widespread interest in all the churches of the District. The list of speakers Includes one or more prominent Christian workers or missionaries from almost every evangelical denomination. Mrs. Henry W.

Peabody, with whom the idea of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of woman's work for foreign missions originated, and who is the president of the central committee on united mission study, will arrive next Wednesday. and will be at the Hamilton. Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, who will be the principal speaker at many of the meetings, is probably the best known church and club woman in the country today. She was graduated from and is a member of the board of trustees of Wellesley College.

At one time she was president of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs, a member of Sorosls. and actively identified with many other organizations of women. For ten years she was a member of the board education in her home city, Rochester, sind a leader in civic betterment movements. She is widely known as a lecturer and writer. She is the author of the mission text book for the present year.

Western Women in Eastern Lands, and the editor, with Mrs. Peabody, of Every land, the interdenominational juvenile publication. Dr. Mary Riggs Noble, missionary of tiie Presbyterian board, is another bril1-ant woman who be a speaker during the Jubilee. She is a graduate of the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia I and Is at the head of a large hospital for women at Sudhiana.

India. As a young women of wealth and position fill-: ir.g her life with the pleasures that natur- came to her, one day she at-) tended a missionary meeting where ondition of the East Indian women was painted in vivid terms by a traveler from 1 the far east. It sounded a call in her cars which time not down, and a few months later she entered the Woman's Medical College at Philadelphia to fit for her life's work. After taking her degree in medicine she went to India as a self-supporting medical missionary, and for a number of years has been at the head of the largest Presby- terlan hospital for women in that country. Miss Jennie V.

Hughes, who is to be present also, is an evangelistic missionary from China of the Methodist board. Among other missionaries who will be here are 'Mrs. Etta Doane Marden of Constantinople, Congregatlonalist; Miss Margaret 8uman, Philippine Islands, Baptist; Mrs. J. P.

Campbell, in Korea many years, Methodist Episcopal South; Mrs. R. W. Andrews, Japan, Protestant Episcopal; Miss M. E.

Johnson, Saharanpur, India. Mrs. Rockwell Smith, Brazil, Presbyterian South. The different mission boards will be represented fully. Miss Belle Bennet, president of the woman's hoard of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and Mrs.

Charles Hay, president of the woman's Lutheran board, are to be the; PROGRAM. Thursday, February 2. 11 a.m. Consecration service. New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, led bv Mrs.

Wilbur P. Thirkield: keynote, "Gratitude," "Loyalty," "Dove." Several missionaries be present. a.m.?Drawing room meetings (by invitation) at the resilience of Mrs. John Hay and at tlie Congressional Club. p.m.

Workers' conference. First Congregational Church, Mrs. Wiliiam Allen Wilbur presiding. Speakers: Miss Belle H. Bennett, Miss Margaret Suman, P.

Mrs. E. Boyd. Weitzel, Mrs. K.

B. Shaffer, Ph. Miss Florence Miller and Mrs. Henry W. Peabody.

p.m.?Students' meeting. New Masonic Temple. Miss Florence M. Brown presiding. Speakers: Dr.

Mary Riggs Noble. India; Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery and Miss Harriet Ellis. p.m.?Five o'clock meeting for busy First Congregational Church, Dr. Mary Riggs presiding.

Speakers: Mrs. Etta Poane Maiden. Constantinople: Miss Jennie V. Hughes, China, and Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery.

p.m.?Mass meeting for colored women. Metropolitan A. M. E. Church.

Miss Nannie Burroughs presiding. Speakers: Mrs. Henry Peabody. Miss Jennie V. Hughes, China: Miss Margaret Suman, Africa; Dr.

William Wanless. India, and Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery. Friday, February 3. to 12:00 church rallies: Baptist.

Calvary Church; Disciples of Christ, Vermont Avenue Church: Congregational, First Congregational Church: Episcopal. Church.of the Epiphany: Dutlieran. St. Paul's "Lutheran Church; Methodist Episcopal. Metropolitan M.

E. Church; Methodist Protestant. Georgetown M. P. Chureii; Methodist Episcopal, South.

Mt. Vernon Place Church; Presbyterian, New York Avenue Church. 1:00 p.m.?Luncheon?The New Willard, Mrs. Wallace liffe, presiding: speakers. Dr.

Mary Riggs Noble, Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, Mrs. Henry W. Peabody. p.m.?Nurses' the residence of Mrs.

Charles W. Richaitlson, Dr. Ada R. Thomas, presiding; speakers, Miss Anna L. Forrest, Dr.

Mary Riggs Noble, Dr. William J. Wanless. 4:00 p.m.?The Children's Story York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mrs.

Claude Keiper, presiding. Stories by missionaries. p.m.?Reception to Mrs. Henry W. Peabody and Mrs.

Helen Barrett the residence of Mrs. John R. McLean (byinvitation). 8:00 p.m.?Closing jubilee Hall, Mrs. Wallace RadclifTe presiding.

Music led by the Rubinstein Club, Mrs. A. M. Blair, director. Speakers Mrs.

Henry W. Peabody. Miss Jennie V. Hughes, China; Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery.

following secretaries: Miss Florence Mil-i ler, secretary- of the woman's board of the Discfrdes of Christ: Mrs. E. Boyd Weitzel, secretary of the Presbyterian board. Philadelphia; Miss K. G.

Lampson. secretary of the American board, Congregational; Miss Julia C. Emery, secretary of the woman's auxiliary Protestant Episcopal board of missions; Miss Harriet S. Ellis, secretary of the Baptist board: Miss A. L.

Forrest, secretary of the Methodist Protestant board, and Miss K. B. Shaffer of the Lutheran board. The Washington officers and committees ure: Mrs. Wallace RadclifTe; first vice chairman.

Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce: second vice chairman, Mrs. Samuel H. Woodrow; third vice BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

THE executive committee of the junior brotherhood assembly met at the residence of the president of the assembly Thursday evening. at which plans were formulated for the next regular meeting of the assembly, and for the work of the organization during the spring. That the claims of the "foreward movement" of the brotherhood might be better understood, a very lucid article appears in the last annual report of the council which speaks of the forming of the organization in 1883; the rapid spreacf. and then came the period when the first enthusiasm had passed away. In 1902 the "foreward movement" sprang into existence, primarily -to place in the field trained and experienced secretaries who should go from place to place to strengthen and encourage existing chapters, revive those which had become dormant and organize new chapters, thus bringing the brotherhood spirit to the various parishes throughout the country.

The organization now maintains five field secretaries supported entirely from the "foreward movement" fund, and that some idea may be gained from the jrrowth of brotherhood chapters since the inauguration of the movement the report states that in 1902 there were senior and 303 junior chapters, while at the close of the fiscal year in 1910 the total number of senior chapters was MU and junior chapters, making a total of 1,389 chapters of both departments, as against in 1902. Officers for the senior brotherhood chapter of St. Mark's parish have been elected as follows: Director. Rev. Dr.

William De Vries: secretary. G. A. Emmons: treasurer, C. Mercier.

The joint meeting of the executive committee of the senior assembly and the brotherhood chapter of Grace Church southwest, held last week, was one of the most successful meetings of its character held, for some time. Enthusiastic addresses were made by the members of the chanter and of the executive committee on the work of the organization in Grace parish. Church of the Covenant Services. Tomorrow at the Church of the Covenant there will be special music at both the 3:30 and 7:30 services. In the afternoon church quartet will render the following: Anthem.

"Softly Now the Tvight of Day," Tlsley; duet, soprano and contralto. "Holy Father Guide Our Footsteps, Wallace; soprano. "WHyj Art Thou Cast Down?" Spicker; anthem. "Hadst Thou Not Known." Plueger. The 7:30 service will be led by Mr.

Macfnrlane Brockett, tenor, assisted by Mr. Felice Iula. harpist: Mr. Herman Rakemann. violinist, and Mr.

Richard violoncellist. The following program has been arranged: Strings, harp and organ. "Serenade," Barthelemv: strings, harp and organ. "The Prophet Tsins." Camp: tenor Where'er You Walk," Handel, (b), "Evening Hymn," Somerset: strings, harp and organ, "Adagio," Beethoven. chairman, Mrs.

G. H. McGrew; recording secretary. Mrs. Joseph S.

Van Arsdale; corresponding secretary. Miss Ruth Crandail: treasurer, Mrs. Wallace McK. Stowell. Mrs.

W. H. Baker; places of meeting Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly: program. Mrs.

D. E. Wiber; finance. Mrs. Frank P.

literature, Mrs. Frank J. Goodwin; luncheon and hospitality. Mrs. Frank G.

Wilkins; young women, Miss Florence M. Brown. Sunday StIjooI fipaamt for Slamorroui With the of today ami next Saturday the series which the late Rev. Dr. Joseph Edmund Smith, secretary of the American Society of Religious Education, has been writing for The Star will come to a close.

i Jehoshaphat's Good Reign in Judah. II Chronicles, EH08HAPHAT was the son of Asa, whose good reign we have so reI cently studied. Without discussing I the moot question concerning the possibility of transferring moral qualities, one thing may be unhesitatingly claimed: children are prone to be imitators of their parents. Statistics show that the men and women that constitute the church are, for the most part, the children of pious parents. When we consider the susceptibility of childhood to its environments, any other result would be inexplicable.

We study today Jehosliaphat, the good king. Jehoshaphat the JIan. The distinguishing characteristic of Jehoshaphat was his piety. The history is brief, but emphatic. "He walked in the first ways of his father David." "He sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in His commandments." Brief as these sentences are, they contain the secret of godliness.

David was his ideal; but it was not the later David, but David in the freshness of his piety and in the singleness of his devotion. David, when he was indeed a man after God's own heart. His first and greatest ambition was to know God. The phrase, "He s'-iM-ht to the Lord God of his father" is quaint, but expressive. When we consider barren tne world was at that time of literature, we may get some idea of the meaning of those words.

Supposing that the five books of Moses were then written, and that they were all in his possession, how little do they contain. And yet to a heart open, as was the heart of Jehoshaphat to receive the truth, how much might be learned from these of God: of God's dealings with Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob, with Moses. and with the children of Israel. He would learn that Israel was God's ehosenf people, that to them He had made revelations of himself. He had them His laws; and He had commanm them u'inr and holy people.

Such were some, at least, of the studies of what he learned was emphasized by the life of his father. It was an evil generation. Idolatry was around them on every hand; but Jehoshaphat was kept by the divine power. This is all sufficient, at all times, and for all people. Jehoshaphat, the Wise Xing.

The life of Jehoshaphat demonstrates the fact that there need be no conflict between piety and worldly wisdom. Jehoshaphat trusted in God. In time of peril he realized that all victory must come from God. And yet lie knew that God works through human instrumentalities. Hia borders were exposed.

"He placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of EJphraim, which Asa his father had taken." JehoBhaphat desired peace, but he well knew that a thorough preparation for war was the firsf condition of peace. The nation was put upon a war footing. Five hundred and eighty thousand men were prepared for war. The consequence was peace. "The fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver, and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats." (Verse 10-11.) It was a time of national prosperity. The people were not oppressed. They were confident, heroic, patriotic, and the nations them realized that they were dangerous as enemies and harmless at friends. And so the land had rest. Prosperity and peace, the greatest blessings that can heal a nation, were the rei suits of human effort and the divine beneI diction.

And thus is It ever. The truth lontained in this lesson is this: There is an intimate and an inseparable connection between piety and prosperity. From the of the world 1 no man has ever known a sincere. Godfearing people that did not prosper. Piety has in it all the elements of industry, temperance, frugality.

And to these is the blessing of God. How this blessing given wc may possibly never know, but in a thousand ways He will lift them from littleness to greatness. He will clothe them with power and He will adorn them with beauty. Tn an important sense God alliesT himself with such a people They are His. He would show them to the world as the product of obedience to His laws.

The very honor of God is involved in the outcome. He will? show to the world that "righteousness exaltetli a nation. while sin is a reproach to any people" The whole story of the book of Kings is the story of a people whom God war training for himself. He sought to show what He could do with a pebple who trusted and obeyed Him. 9 The Reformer.

Jehoshaphat was convinced that righteousness was not only a personal but a national affair. He knew, too, that on all moral questions compromise is only another word for surrender. His father had been a reformer, but here and he had compromised with "the prejudices and the weaknesses of his people. The reforming of a nation fe a great and difficult work. It is what Abraham Lincoln would call "a big job." Jehoshaphat endeavored to make it thorough.

First, he took away the high places and groves out of Judah, 3:0. These were of they were groves on hills, and near a town. They contained an idol, and they were popular resorts of ail the people. As has been said in a previous lesson, thesr were of two kinds. Those that were given up to heathen worship were debased by shameless indulgences, and the influence of these upon- the purer worship of the Jews was corrupting.

It was a ceaseless and resistless tide. It a cancer that must be cut out by the roots. And even then, when the treatment was so heroic, such Is the depravity of human nature there was a constant tendency to revert. Twice we are tqld that the high places were not taken away (II I Kings, and the reason given is that the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. The reformer had outrun his people.

The consequence was a partial return to their former ways. "But Jehoshaphat did not depend upon mere formal mandates. He began a system of education. sent princes, and with them he sent Levites. and with thenj priests, and they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and about through all the cities of Judah, and taught the people This is a most instructive statement.

It shows the importance of instruction in every work of reform. The men to whom this work was committed were the highest and most authoritative of the land. Princes, Invites and priests? here was a comb'nation of the secular and the religious. They bore with them the authority to which the people were accustomed to bow. And, most important of all, they carried with them the book of the law of the Lord.

This was an equipment worthy of the hour. They went not upon the warfare at their own charges. Their purpose was to turn men into the ways of righteousness, and for this purpose there can be nothing like the book i of the law of the The fact that it was taught. Ly both princes and priests gave it a weight that it could not otherwise have had. The result whs a genuine revival.

It swept through the nation. It brought, new thoughts, new aspirations and yearnings, it was a demonstration of the fact that in a nation purity and power go hand in hand. And here, as everywhere, its influence was not bounded by the nation. "The fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat." Religious teachers are better than armies. To magnify God is to take care of the nation.

The lesson taught by this story is one that every nation of earth should lay toheart. In our country we boast of a complete separation of church and state. Men say: "Let state attend to the commercial and the political affairs of the nation, and let the church attend to its religion." must the state take no stand upon great questions of morality? Should it not be interested in the circulation of the Bible? And what of the observance of the Sabbath? of divorce? In short, of every commiind of the decalogue? We should never forget that it is written: "The nation that will not serve Thee shall perish." (Isaiah, 60:12.) Jehoshaphat, the Missionary. Jehoshaphat was not content with sending through the nation these itinerant bands of teachers and evangelists. Turning to the liHh chapter, verse 4, we read: "And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to Mount Ephralm, and brought them back to the Lord God of their fathers'' In other words, king though he was, he did not hesitate to go through his kingdoms as a preacher of righteousness.

So convinced was he that righteousness is the only solid basis of prosperity to a nation that he lent all his influence as a king to the great work of evangelizing the people. Jehoshaphat was the first royal missionary that the world ever knew; the first to use all his power as a king for the advancement of the kingdom of God. And his kingdom during his reign is an illustration of the wisdom of his course. Peace duilng the greater part of his reign. Prosperity.

the respect and homage of the nations round about them. Years before the writer of the Proverbs had said: "If any man serve me, him will my Father honor." It was so with Jehoshaphat, and It will be true of every man and woman and of every boy and girl until the end of time. The Great Victory. The account of this victory is contained in the twentieth chapter. This battle was fought near the close of the life of the king.

It Is not the purpose of God to save us from all danger. It is a- much greater glory to save us in danger. A vast multitude was gathered against him. Jehoshaphat was not a man of war. "He feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS On the Sunday School Lesson by Rev.

Dr. T. S. Linscott for the International Newspaper Bible Study Club. A Jehoshaphat Good Reign in Judah.

2 Golden ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. 6:33. fCon.vritrlit. 1911. tiy Rev.

T. 8. I.inwctt, P.I V2RSES advantage was it to Jehoshaphat in being: the son of a good father and the successor of a good king? Does a good predecessor in any position lessen or increase the of his successor? Why? What, did Jebonhaphat do to protect his kingdom and how did it show wisdom? What should we do to protect ourselves from our spiritual enemies? What king or kings reigned in Israel while Jehoshaphat reigned in Judah? Why was God so good to Jehoshaphat? If a man is true, all round, to God, does that alone guarantee his success? Which gives us the greater influence, and why, great ability or thorougli goodness? What are the qualities in us which tend most to make people love and be kind to us? Is It possible for everybody to have his heart "lifted up in the ways of the Lord," and what are its advantages? Will love and loyalty to God guarantee us against the seduction of riches and every other temptation, also against every other real loss? Verses is the chief guarantee of the permanent success of this country? What are the three public institutions upon which we most depend for our true prosperity? What analogy is there between the methods of Jehoshaphat and that of our public schools and adult Bible classes? Verse tt? In view of the moral grandeur of the Bible, what can you say for or against the state making its teaching compulsory in the public schools? Why ought not all adults, whether professed Christians or not, attend and take part in some adult Bible class? Verses the world as it is. which is the stronger influence, a great nation like this can exert among the nations and against invasion, a powerful navy or loving righteousness? What had been the general relationship between the nations here mentioned and the former kings of Judah, and what had wrought the great change for the better? Verses would have been the difference in the success of Jehoshaphat Judah." He prayed, he the honor of the divine name. The battle was fought at Tekoa, ten miles south of Jerusalem.

The army of Jehoshaphat went forth with singing. They praised the beauty of holiness. Before the battle was joined their enemies became engaged against each other. The carnage was fearful. Of the enemy many were slain, the remainder escaped, while to the army of Judah was left a vast spoil.

Returning home, they gathered in the valley of Berachah for thanksgiving. Theirs was a bloodless victory and a glorious harvest. if he had the same ability, was not a God-fearing man? What is the chief element of greatnesl in a nation? Why should an individual, like a na? tion. lay up storo for the future? What is the Influence of true ity upon business enterprise? May "mighty men of war" equally distinguished In the arts of peace! Rev. Gilbert Reid Here.

Rev. Gilbert Reld of Shanghai and Peking. China, will speak tomorrow lug at the First Presbyterian Church, subject being "Tps and of In China." Rev. Mr. Feld is at the head of the International Institute In China, an interdenominational work among th? higher classes of Chinese.

Evangelistic Services at Temple Church. The evangelistic services which Rsv, Benjamin D. Gaw, pastor of the WeM Washington Baptist Church, has been con. ducting at the Temple Baptist Churclj each evening during the past week hav? been largely attended. Dr.

Mulr, pastor, has assisted, and the singing been one of the special features of th4 meetings, which will continue for anothef week. T. M. C. A.

Meeting. "Shorn Samsons" Is the subject Rev. Eari Wllfley, co-pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, will discuss It a lecture at the T. M. C.

A. afternoon meeting In the New National Theatei tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Anniversary of Mission Work. Special. services at the Gospel Mission, 1230 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, tomorrow evening will mark the sixth anniversary of the opening of work in Washington.

George Wheeler, Mrs. J. H. Hitchcock, W. R.

Green and others will make addresses. AH persons who are interested in rescue work are invited to attend. Social for Street Car Employes. The car barn committee of the T. -If.

A. religious work department last even, ing gave a social at the association ing for street' car employes. Prof. Bailey of the Department of Agriculture gave a demonstration of glass blowing, which was especially interesting. Churchmen's League Meeting.

The Churchmen's league will meet Monday evening at the Highlands, at 9 o'clock. The Bishop of Washington and Bishop Kinsolving of Brazil will be the speakers of the occasion. With "Sister Prue" at the Costume Ball Tomorrow the fourth of the beautifully colored cut-out dolls will be issued free with The Sunday Star. Prue" at the Costume Ball, the fashion doll for tomorrow, has a pretty Spanish costume, beautifully colored. She will be escorted by a boy, whose costume, that of a Spanish cavalier, is made to match her own.

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