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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
11
The Rev Dr Weston Urmer of Fifth Baptist preached on fellowship from I John 1 3. He warned exclusiveness destroys church unity and urged the faithful to a fellowship of service, sharing, and mutual support, akin to the early Christians.
Rev Howard Wells of Mount Vernon Place M B Church urges daily preparation before God in a morning service. He says God breaks centuries of silence and speaks through the heart, urging believers to seek first the Bible idea and bring their pure hearts to the divine presence.
The Rev Dr John R Mackay of North Presbyterian Church New York preached at Washington's New York Avenue Presbyterian Church on a message drawn from Psalms asserting locality shapes conduct and character. He argued mountains radiate power and inspiration, linking God with hills and conveying cheer and hope to listeners.
After charges against former Building Inspector Snowden Ashford, E F Gibbs, manager of a patent fire escape company, appeals to President Roosevelt. Gibbs accuses commissioners of bias and delay, demands government change, cites hearings on May 4 and 6, and blames delays for not presenting Ashford to grand jury.
City bulletins list Chicago Jewel Gas Ranges as top choice with various grocery and can items from A Muddimar Co and J F Pyles stores. Advertises Beurich’s beer, Arlington Bottling, and a Columbia Photo Supply ad. Posts free want ads in The Post classifieds.
Veteran Welsh tenor Harry Davies received a special engagement offer from New York managers Milton and Sargent Aborn for the New National Theater season. He will arrive in Weekington this afternoon to rehearse with the local company, after a career including 92 operas and notable runs in The Bohemian Girl and The Chime of Normandy.
Former Consul General Simon Wolf and J Fraise discuss suffrage and a shift from a three headed or governor system to local self government in DC. They argue the people should elect the administration, oppose monarchy, and call suffrage the basic American principle. Four hours sail ad ends with Electric Line ticket offer.
The Washington Zoo endures a blistering heat wave. Elephants roar and threaten to abandon the grounds, lions and jaguars pace in heat, rattlesnakes melt their rattles, seals drown a sister in a sunlit pond, and keepers joke about Congress funding liquid air to cool July and August. The animals suffer. staff report reduced meals and altered routines.
A joint War Department and Bureau of Forestry board will arrange beneficial timber cutting while preserving remaining trees on military reservations. The War Department will keep control of the forested area and gain forestry bureau services for management. Bitten by dog near home, William Mooney, 7 years old, was treated at Emergency Hospital after a bull terrier attack near 1 AM.
The Rev J J Muir of Temple Baptist Church preached on incompleteness as a theme. He cited Moses on Nebo, unfinished deeds, and enduring faith, arguing life may be successful despite not reaching every goal. He asked if unfinished work precludes worth or blessing.
The Rev Charles E H Guthrie preached on "Cursing God, or the Collapse of Faith" from Job 1 9 The speech warned that inherited endowments and proper incentives lose value without faith and that belief in unseen ideals sustains personal worth and progress toward civilization.
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