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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1905
Page
27
The essay argues a garment’s quality rests on four elements fabric parts tailoring and style not on origin England or a famed mill. It rejects prejudice toward names and asserts only our standard matters with strict tests for colorfastness and dye durability including sun and rain exposure and chemical analysis.
Bishop Earl Cranston presided at Union Methodist Episcopal Church dedication of a new pipe organ. The service included a sermon on harmony with God and man, a twelve-voice chorus, and a $495 fundraising drive to complete the installation. The bishop urged a revival of old-time hymns over modern light music, linking music to spiritual harmony and moral uplift.
Elder Alonzo T. Jones of the Seventh day Adventists spoke at the Pythian Temple on religious education in public schools. He urged a middle ground: religion taught at home church and private schools funded privately, “fair, just, and safe,” avoiding state religion while acknowledging religion’s moral role. He revisited the topic in the evening.
The bishop stressed that the declaration of faith makes Christ the friend and solace to believers. Those to be confirmed were presented to the bishop by Rev. W. L. Devries with Rev. G. F. Peter and Rev. J. M. Prescott assisting.
Rev J J Tigert of Mashville Tenn says love of God in hearts is all religion needs not theology. He argues daily companionship with God gives courage and sweetness, shaping a life of virtue and right action. Monastic life is criticized as counterproductive to true religious life.
Rev Samuel H Greene preached last night on knowledge of self world and God as essential to usefulness. He urged young men to seek inner possibilities, understand law and freedom, and study the panorama of history to grasp the forces animating the world and the ultimate meaning behind it.
Evangelistic meetings at the Assembly's Church corner of Fifth and I streets will continue next week led by W R Pratt with Presbyterian pastors and elders preaching each evening and a special musical feature planned. Attendance for the two week series averaged about 50, as invitations are expanded to boost impact and fund-raising proceeds. The Washington Presbytery committee on consumption prevention reports multiple contributions from individuals and groups totaling several dollars toward the annual budget.
A meeting at Downey's Hall in Washington tonight promotes ticket sales for the Evening with Moore concert on Sunday May 7 at the Lafayette Theater. Proceeds aid Irish peasants suffering from crop failures amid the famine era, with the locality and event details emphasized by the notice.
Bishop Satterlee confirmed a class of fifty at St Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, with about 700 attendees. He preached on gin’s lawlessness and the era's fixation on nature, as the new members prepared to take their step. Southern Railway advertises low round trips to Havana and Nassau with sale dates in late March and a fifteen day limit.
Rev Dr W E Parson delivers a lecture at the Church of the Reformation arguing the yellow peril is a misnomer and praising Japan as brave and diligent in warfare while urging Christian civilization. He notes Japan may win and stresses religious liberty if victorious, contrasting Russia's brutality with Japan's conduct.
The Independent Order Sons of Jonadab plans branches in Brooklyn North Carolina and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. J T Farr reports to Grand Chief Daley about Brooklyn, while O W Brodt is sent to establish the Brooklyn unit. John W Richardson is named deputy for Philadelphia work. Hope Council No 1 held a large meeting at Pythian Temple with F B I Fearson presiding. forty new members joined in six months and officers will be elected next meeting.
A busy city bulletin lists groceries and household items with prices, from beans to cocoa and crackers. Advertisements promote Havenner's Cream Biscuits, Harris New-Blood Tonic, and various drugstore cures. Local incidents include a man struck with a brick at Eleventh and T Streets. suspect Jones fled. The page also notes new gas ranges and sewing/engraving services.
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