Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1924, Page 19

A DEITY CLAD IN GOLD - IN'MORALITY PLAY Critics and Clergy Praise Presenta- tion of Cast Directed by Edith Craig. MAY BE GIVEN IN CHURCH ——— ’ Deep Reverence of Performance Wins Over Objectors. ated Press, . January 5.—A morality v In which the Deity is imperson- ated by an actor robed in gold and WeATINg & gorgeous crown was pre- sented last evening in St. Edwar Church, Holbeck, a suburb of Leeds, before an audience of clergymen and newspaper men, preparatory to its public production next weel The play n English version of Tugo von Hofmannstahl's *The Great World Theater,” the idea of which s taken from one of the Corpus Christi Plays of the Spanish dramatist Cal- deron, The production at Holbeck was un- the directios of Ellen Terry's ghter, Idith Craig. It was given with the approva) nd the blessing of the bishop of the d ese and other SlerEy und proved deepiy impressive. he proposal to present it in the hurch had been objected to in some quarters, but it s believed that the vercnt 1 profoundly religlous at- sphere of last evening’s perform- will remove all hostility, Opening in darkness, the gradual llumination of the altar reveals God standing there, and in a short pro- xfllngu« he invites the world, personi- fled by a gorzeously gowned woman, to arrange a play for him. The drama that follows forms a philo- sophic and symbol judgment of Jife, with @ commentary on the world :haos that followed the great war. The action is accompanied by solemn f.xuyh' and illuminated by many vari d lights, _This was the first occasion the play Was presented since was per- tornw}l in the church of the little Austrian town of Salzburg. but it is ):rm!ultd that in its present -trans- ..a,l‘un_ by Madge Pemberton it will be seen in many places in the future, CREDITORS’ HOPE LIES IN “SUCKER LIST” Bucketshop Failure Finds Little in Way of Assets Besides “Names." BY ROBERT T. SMALL. | Dispateis to The Star. ORK. January 5.—Is a “suc which cost a brokerage con- ern a cool $100,000 a legitimate as- et after the firm has been thrown to bankruptey? This question of bucket shop ethics 2 up for consideration before the federal commissioner in bank- city. There is no doubt lot of questionable concerns would pay well for the list. This would help out the poor “suckers"” who trusted their money to the fail- ed concern. But would it be fair to hand over the kers” on the $100,- 000 Tist to some new breed of wolves duiming connection with Wall street? | Lver since the cotton brokerage | bucketshop of Scott, Norris & C u closed, the “sucker 1i s been impounded among the other ssets” Possibly it has been the i asset—the only on= of tangible vajue. For when this con- vern failed it “failed all over.” It had reaped a ha hroughout the south, but the disappear- l [ roms | None can accuse MF. Wallace, Sec- retary of Agriculture, of neglecting the sclentific side of farming and plant Jife in general, yet he is a firm bellever in pop- ularising such movements 50 that the appeal Is made to all classes of people. He and Mrs. Wal- lace always have patronized ama- teur socleties the object of which is to make home surrounad- ings more attrac- tive and to in- crease the knowl- edge of making fdlowers and orna- nental plants ] d Brow. r many ears, Mrs. Wallace was president of the horticultural ~soclety of Des Moines and several times a year she found her work day far beyond the Jimit set by the unions. For the res- idents of Des Moines take universal pride in their home gardens, in their lawns and the general appearance of thelr streets and to supervise the ac- tivitlen sentering about all - these competitive displays entailed heavy The Secretary believes firmly in the happiness which comes from dili- gent labor, but he Is also convinced that a good, wholesome fad adds much to the spice of life, and amatuer gurden socleties are only well de- veloped fads. He would like to in- troduce this ideal into every com- munity, to study gardens, the rais- ing of small fruit and the cultivation of sturdy verdant grass, and he thinks that many national grievances would be lald low at one swoop. The citement of a little competition would go a long way toward increasing interest und bringing about the most desirable results. DR. HENRY VAN DYKE JOINS MODERNISTS Former Minister to Netherlands and Noted Educator Gives Up Pew in Episcopal Church. By ssociated Press. NEW YORK, January 5.-—Mod- ernists today welcomed to their ranks Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former United States minister to the Nether- lands, who yesterday definitely aligned himself with the liberals in their opposition to the stand of the general gssembly of the Presby- terian Church on the five specified fundamental points. Dr. Van Dyke, who on Thursday {announced he had given up his pew in the First Presbvterlap Church at Princeton, N. J., openly entered the jranks of the modernists when he signed the memorandum being circu- lated against the efforts of the gen- eral assembly to force all ministers to accept the five fundamental points. He also stoutly defended ranking modernists of his church. Rev. Dr. J. Gresham Machen, pas- tor of the church which Dr. Vam {Dyke deserted and whose sermons Dr. Van Dyke said had been factors in his resignation, refused to discuss e case today. Mea: B e nwhile he stands eclaring that the action of Bishop Moore of Dallas in_calling off the trial of the Rev. Lee W. Hea- ton of Fort Worth, Tex., for heresy, was “all that reasonably could have been expected.” Dr. Lelghton Parks, rector ' of St. Bartholomew's, cau- tioned Modernists that this was not a moment to assert the Fi - talists had been defeated, bt & tns o recognize their ow - sponsibility. i i Dr. Parks, who several wee! doffed the vestments of pricsthood o the pulpit of the fashionable Park Avenue Church and sald that he himself would welcome a trial, de- plored the action of certain Mod- ernists, in speaking “in a tone which ed. Only liabil e Regular “Biue Book.” Today the sucker list has been taken from the other assets and placed in a special accor It has not been rown away on remains problem uture must olve. The list naturally has no great value to any legitimate business. ~ But 1t contains the names of hetween 65,000 and 70,000 of t choleest ckers in he entire countr i sucker list was other sucke i called th All the unproductive suckers were dropped n its compilation. Only those who bitten once legitimate uded. mpiling this particular ss of $1 a name, and it y guarded by Scott, Nor- with the utmost care.” Only the most trusted employes were per- mitted to take it out of Its bed of iav hu-i r and old lace in the company’s | aults When a receiver took charge of firm's affairs It was found that the Turniture of the offices and the sucker list constituted a major portion of the assets, This has placed the receiver in an cthical dilemma. His duty to the creditors is to get all he can for them. A surreptitious sale of the list might casily net $50,000. But it probably won't be sold. It ought to he destroyed so as to make the work of future bucketeers more difficult. Evils Stlll Exists, The bucketshop evil is far from solved in this city. Apparently there f5 'no way of reaching these wildeat concerns until some poor, unsuspect- i investor is it and hit hard. The shops run aloug for a long time on the money that new suckers pour in from day to day. Some of the inno- cents are. even permitted to make small “profits” during the early pe- riods. The various stock exchanges can not fail to add to the bitter- ness of the present controvers: Present questions, he sald, must be settled not by controversy, but by exposition. “While Mr. Heaton may feel ag- grieved at the bishop's intimation that he might still be brought to trial, and that he has been dismissed under a ‘suspended senteifoe,’ " sald Dr. Parks, “nevertheless he should find satisfaction in the remembrance that his case has been decided by the supreme court of public opinion and that he is mo in the same po- sition as many of the lalty and of bishops. CHALLENGES GARY’S ANTI-LEAGUE STAN Clarke Declares Apology Due Nation. e Associated Press. W ' YORK, January 5.—Former Supreme Court Justice John H. Clarke, | president of the League of Nations dress at Town Hall last night chal- leuged & statement made on the same platform last November by Elbert H. Gary, in which the chairman of the board of the United States Steel Cor- poration advised against United States &ssert there is no plan by which they can be made responsible for the bucketeers. The various telegraph and ticker services, which have been hit in the 7ailures' from time to time, have adopted a new policy of dealing with the brokerage concerns that spring up from time to-time. They make them deposit $60,000 in cash to meet telegraphlc bills and other wire ex- penses. When this advance sum be- comes seriously impaired the service stops. D. C. NATIONAL GUARD TO STAGE 3-ACT PLAY Arrangements have been completed by the Dramatic Assoclation of Com- pany A, 121st Engineers, District Na- tional Guard, for the presentation of “Looking for Mary Jane,” a farce, in three acts, by Helen Bragg, to be pre- gented some time the latter part of January at the National Guard armory, 478 L street northwest. * The leading roles are carried by Ag- res Ferguson and Roy Keesee, suj by Franc Schreiner, Serphine lo Keesee, George Rothwell, Hector Donuld, Millard Rhodes and Alex- under Thill. " Miss Ferguson is one of the new members of the assoclation, and is wel) fitted for the leading femmle role. Roy Xeesce, who held the leading male rolo in the two plays presented by the same arganization last winter, is again play- ing the lead this year. ~AMlss. Franc Schreine of Business High Scho in “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary vhe spring play of 1920, and in *Such « Little Queen' the spring play of 1921, has an outstanding part in this play. Looking for Mary Jane” is a etory of much excitement and laughter. ————— ‘WILL TALK ON NEW YEAR. At the West Washington Church tomorrow, the entry into the league of nations. Judge Gary was not justified in making the statement he did with respect to the league,” Mr. Clarke sald, “and in my judgment he owes The challenged stateme: answer* o be answer'to a question s quoted by Mr. ‘I am glad that this count ot in a position where a mndrgrl‘:vnol other natlons could vote that we should send our boys abroad to bloody battles, where they would be likely to be slauglitered as they were in the Argonne; where some hundred-thou- sand men were lost in a few days. ;‘e:p?:lt{-ag:!b": to protect our own eing i - necemsarily sacrificed s 020y and vn r. Clarke, in his a the United States, as n merrar of the league, could never be voted into partcipation in a foreign war by the majority vote of other nations’ rep- resentatives. Ho cited varions league ocovenant clauses as authority for his contention and detailed the taken by the league assembly in di- recting the terms of a treaty of mu- tual assistance between member na- tions with the injunction that it must contain a provision that the obligation of any member to mssist 4 attacked country shall be lmited to " countrles situated in the same part of the globe. POPULAR BIBLE SERVICE. Every Sunday aft orelock, Rev. John T ank cond‘uctln_g nuo‘pulng Bibl services in I fble 1 Washington, 1315 Vermont avenor northwest. These meetin ta the public. ST S0 e A R WILL DEBATE VIVISECTION. “Is Vivisection Ne at Mobberly is e exposition exe | THE EVENING TONIGHT T WAS WITH THe SWEETEST GIRL T €UER MET. SUCH EYES, SUCK STAR, HAIR, SUCH LIPS. CHIGUITA 1S HER NAME. SweeT BLISS, SHE'S GONNA See ME AGAIN TOMORROW AIGHT LAYMEN BODY INVITED TO | CHEVY CHASE CHURCH Men’s Club of All Saints’ Parish Plans Meeting Next Wed- nesday Night. The Men's Club of All Saints' Epis- | copal Church, Chevy. Chase Circle, to- gether wlith the rector and vestry of Chevy Chase parish, huve Invited | the men of the Laymen's Service As- soclation of the Diocese of Washing- ton to hold their mld-winter meet- ing at All Saints’ Church. The meet- ing will be held next Wednesday evenlng at 8 o'clock. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, president of the asso- clatfon, will preside. The call for the meeting recently issued by the ex- ecutive committee states, “It is under- stood that the good people of Chevy Chase have arranged some music for our entertalnment. The well-known hos- pitality of All Saints' should bring out a large and representative gath- ering.” The business meeting will be largely devoted to a discussion of the effect on the life of the parish| of the diocesan activities of the as- sociation. There are now enrolled 175 of the leading laymen of the; Eplscopal church in Washington, not | including the members of the pur- ish branches not afiated with the central organization. At all meet- Ings of the association all men whether members or not are invited to be present and to enter into the discussions. Majority opinions are desired_and not the opinions of a selected few. PLANS CANDLE PROGRAM. Epworth Meeting to Be in Form of Consecration Service. Foundry Epworth League will in- troduce n candle service at the de- votional hour tomorrow evening, fol- lowing a fifteen-minute musical pro- gram by the league orchestra. The meeting will be in the nature of a consecration service featured by a membership processional ~with _the participants carrying lighted candles. This program is prompted by the suc- cess of a similar order of service which was introduced at the Epworth League Institute held at Mountain Take Park last summer in which about 800 young people participated. Gospel songs will be sung during the processional by Miss Stella Angela Fletcher. A special invitation is ex- tended to all league members and their friends. Paul E. Firestone, clergy ®und at last a certain number | burglar from taking an | Former Supreme Court Justice] sion. | bgen carefully placed on the flor. | Non-Partisan Assoclation, in an ad- | tenor, will be the solos The regular monthly meeting of the Jeague cabinet will be held Tues- day evening at the home of Miss Laura Engle, centenary secretary. DIMMED LAMPS AID THIEF John P. Perry’s Home Visited by Burglar—Nothing Missing. ‘Temporary shutting off of the elec- tric current at a station of the Poto- mac Electric Power Company’s plant this morning about 2 o'clock probably assisted a burglar in the house of John P. Perry, 142 R street north- east, to escape without being seen. Wearing apparel had been piled on the parlor floor preparatory to being taken from the house, but the quick exit made hecessary prevented the of the gar- ments from the premises. Mrs. Perry was awake. She hearda siight nolse on the lower floor, but pald no particular attention to it Several minutes later she left her bed to go to the lower floor for hot water, and almost the instant she switched on the ligth on the lower floor the current was shut off. It developed that the revolver in the Perry home was out of commis- Today some of the residents are arranging purchases of weapons. An examination of the premises sl ex. through a front window that had been left unfastened. A bunch of roses and fern at the window had owed that entrance had been gain- RITES FOR MAJ. BERND. Military funeral services for Maj. Leo H. Bernd, Medical Corps, U. 8. A,, world war Veteran, who died in Philadelphia Thursd: were held to- day at Arlington national cemetery. His death was due to an acute attack of heart disease. At _the opening of the world war Dr. Bernd entered the. Medical Corps and was assigned to the 6th En- ‘Ineaflns Corps as regimental sur- geon and was later attached to the 3rd Division. He was in six-o ftHe major battlés on the German.front. After the close of the war he return- ed to his practice in Philadelphia, where he gave much of. his time .in the interests of the wounded veter- ans. Maj. Bernd had many, frierds in official 1ifs, especially amorg the sur- geons and military men in this city. ——— BIBLE CLASS TO MEET. The Vaughn Class Club will hold its monthly club meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in ‘the Sunday school house, Calvary Baptist Church. Prof. W. H. H. Smith will speak on “The Bufld- ing and Dedication of Solomon’s Tem- ple,” illustrating and explaining the oourts, gates, furniture and buildings by eighty sections of a model, which he puts together in the course of hie talk. /P. C. Schlegel will introduce & musical novelty, playing old tunes on a new instrument. A buffet suj is to be smerved. and ‘the orchestra will provide music. EPIPHAKY ‘AT ASCENSION. Rev} Thomas W. Cooke, restor, O ring ~\wecvices . tomorcow, Dion "is Epiphany Sunda; 3 0 8 y: bration of - the ~holy eucharist, S b achool, $:40 a.mm.; choral euoharist and sermon, nese school, 2:30 p.m.; Young Peo- plo's Society, - 6:30 p.m.; -fellowship %ea, 7 p.m.; evensong and address, 8 p.m. NEW YEAR SERMON TOPIC. Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison will have as his subject tomorrow morning. in the Ballston Presbyterian Church, on Wilson boulevard, “The Clalleénge of the New Ye: RECTOR HOLDS RECEPTION. s o risnda sttended, 11 am.; Cht. WASHINGTON, D. SENOR JEFF, YOU SHOULD HAVe- U SEEN LIEUT. CHILI Col CARNE TONIGHT. He WAS LIKE A WILD MANS T SEEMS Some GRINGO HAY 'C., SATURDAY, | . (Copyright, 1923, by H. C. Fisher. Mark Reg. U. 8. Pac. OfT.) T TELL You HE WAS CRAZY WITH JEALOUSY! HE SweARs Hé Witk KiLlL THE GVY WHo HAD H\S SWEETIC Trade | wes | Church of the SOCIETY TO VISIT. King's Daughters Going to St. Paul’s Church. The bi-annual visitation of all the members of the Order of the Daugh- ters of the King in the Episcopal Church_in the diocese of Washing- torr to St. Paul's Church, on 23d street south of Pennsylvania avenue north- will be held next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Former visitations of the Daughters were made to every church having a branch of the order every vear, but the number of chapters has now | | l | | f | | increased to such size that'it' takes | two years to get around the city. Twelve visitations will be made during the present winter. At each visitation all the women in neighborhood of the church are in- vited to meet with the Daughters, whether members of the order or not. Those women who show an interest in the work may join the order after serving a probationary period of six months. The diocese of Washington is recognized as one of ‘the strong- holds of the order in the American church. ALUMNI HAVE LUNCH. Campaign for Dormitory and Pro-| fessorships Is About to Begin. The Washington alumni of the Eplseopal Theological Seminary, in Virginia, held their third luncheon meeting at the parish hall of the Ascension Thursday. The active public campaign for funds to bulld & new dormitory and endow two professorships at the seminary is about to begin. A substantial eum has already been contributed through private donations toward the $500,000 which is sought by the seminary —e ELECT CHURCH OFFICERS. Members of H Street Congregation Meet Thursday. Officers of the H Street Christia: Church are to be elected next Thurs- 7:45_o'clock the minister, Rev. . Dickins, will discuss “Our Country: Its Past, Present, Future: Perils, Conditions We Must Face Dur- ing 1924." The subject at the 11 a. service is “Keeping Tryst With Jesus. ————ee CHURCH TO INSTALL. Lord’s Supper Also Will Be Shiloh Baptist Feature. ‘The newly elected officers of Shiloh Baptlst Church and of various de- partments will be installed by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Waldron, at the 11 o'clock _service tomorrow, and the Lord's Supper and the reception of a large number of new members will take place at the night service. Rev. Dr. Waldron will preach in the morning on “God Searehing for & Faithful Partner,” and at night on “Repentence and Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.” WOMEN TO MEET. - Auxiliary of Episcopal Church to Hold Annual Session. The annual meeting of the Wom- an's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church in_the diocese of Washington will be held in St. John's Church, 16th and H streets northwest, Tuesday morning, beginning With the celebra- tion of holy communion at 11 am. at which the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, D. D, dean of Washing- ton, will be the celebrant and preacher. Lupcheon will. be served to the members of the auxiliary in the par- ish hall at 1 p.m., after which there will be a business meeting for read- ing of annual reports and the elec- tion of officers. PLANS BIBLE INSTITUTE. Mount Rainier Baptist Congrega- tion Service January 6 to 9. Under the, Institute of Washington a Bible con- tetence will be conducted from Jan- wary. 6 to 9.1in the First Baptist Church _of - Mount - Rajnier, -Md. . Dr. H. B. Woodward of Rnoxvillo, Teénn., will be-the ‘chief speaker. -His topic Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock wiil be.“The Holy Spirit and the. Beltever.” TdPICS ARE ANNOUNCED. Howard President to Preach at First Baptist’' Church. * Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, president of Howard University, has been invited to preach at th rst Baptist Church, 16t} and O streets, ugtil further notice. His subject for fomorrow at 11 a.m. is “The Christian's Weapon,” and at 8 p.m. “The Joy of Living: Prof. Ferry will given an organ recital from 7:45 to 8 p.m. B. Y. P. U. meets_at 6 p.m.. with a social and retreshments, and devotional services 2t 7 p.m. R ————— SUNDAY SPECIAL: DAY.. Baptist to Hold Roll Call ' . and Reunion. ' ‘will -be “Roll Call and Re- ufl% at Fifth Baptist Church, 'when every one is u: to be pres- ent to respond. to his name. Dr. John ¥ Brigws will announce the new yoar's verse and motto for 1924. The year's budget will be presented, new members - welcomed and the Lord's r observed. the _servicés evaogelistic, followed by a briet ‘after-meeting.” Qudstions from the “question box” will be answered. . PIERCE TO PREACH. “Why I Belleve -in Hvolutlon, be the subject of the sermon by Rev Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, minister o A5 B St P R P L L S son- o “hall Fifth suppe: At - night will { | the | | | | tematic study of the scri: ! strated to be true in the labratory | methods adopted by OUT TONIGHT JAND ME'LL Do \T, 100! His AGIRL- WHAT'S BY REV, HUGH T. STEVENSOA A Chosen Leader and a Chosen Land. Gen. 12,1:25, 10. Golden Text—In Thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12, 3. Another novel series of Sunday School lessons opens up with this|an altar and worshipped Jehovah as -u;‘ of Week's study. During the next tw6 years we will studv the Bible straight through from Genesis to Ravelation. The studies are divided Into three scotions. The first six months of this year will be devoted to a complete survey of Old Testament ‘history. It is a stupendous task. We will then the lifo of the Lord Jesus. The last nine months will find us studying the history of the early church as we {to approve of his magnanimous at- | tudy the acts of the Apostles and the epistles. This thorough and sys- res ought to be produotive of more good than any other ever before projeoted Genesis, the book of the beginnings. informs us in its opening chapters how matter, life and man came into belng through thereation by Jehovah Sclentists have never given anv solu- tion for the problem of the origin of matter, 1ife and man that is antag- onistic to the records of Genesis The early chapters of the Holy Bible were written to teach a religious message concerning Jehovah, whom Isreal rev- ered and worshipped. Although writ- ten centuries ago they have been found to harmonize with every dis- covery of science that can be demon- and the fleld. The Blble is not a sclentifio narrative or a history of humanity, although it contains sclence and historical material. It is distine- tively a Dbook of revealed religion and gives to men tha history of re- demption, recording the various Jehovah in his save humanity. Besides telling how “in the begin- ning God created the heavens and the earth.” every living thing that moveth in the waters and finally bringing to a conclusion His creative work by making man in His own image so that he became al iving soul. the opening chapters “explain the beginning of £in and death, of difficult labor, of art and Industries, of various race and languages.” They also tell us how the Lord tried, through the fam- ily of Adam, the followers of Seth and the descendante of Noah to es- tablish righteousnees among men hy purifying the world with the flood and His covenant with Noah. When tuese efforts failed, Jehovah adopted a new method of redemption. In selecting Abraham as the chosen leader for the introduction of a new method of gracc, God cast into the scrap heap the outer mechanical processes that depended upon changing conditions. In selecting Abraham, Je- hovah adopted a_spiritual method. The Lord’s choice did not fall upon a per- fect man. He was an Amorite, whose family were Idolators. In all probability Abraham had become disgusted with the pagan practices and had sought after the true God by prayer and medi- tation_until “the glory of Jehovah ap- peared unto him” when the Lord called him to leave Ur. Archaelogists have learned by their researches that Ur, the capital city of the Chaldees, worshipped their idol| gods with an elaborate ritual. Their Tites were not only magnificent but they worshipped their fancied deitles with lofty speech and expressions of noble sentiment. _Associated with all their beautiful and magnificent ritual were all the vile and flithy practices which apparently are the inevitable accom- paniments of idolatry, not to mention the human sacrifices, especially in con- nection with the offering of the first born, as & sacrifice for sins. In response to the Lord's call that he separate himself from his 'idolatrous neighbors, . Abraham went as far as Haran. He probably was the moving spirit that influenced his father, Terah, to break up the associations of a life- time and go forth as far as Haran. After the death of his father in Haran, Abraham _heard God's second call for him to depart to an unknown land, which he should receive for an inheri- tance. He obeyed the command of Jehovah. His obedlence. to that sum- efforts to { mous proved his faith. It made his mi- direction of the Bible:emigrants who crossed the Euphrates | I be | gration unlike the journey of other river. He was moved by a great spirit- ual motive-to make that. journey. He was encouraged by the sevenfold prom- iso of Jeliovah_to go forth to thie um- known land. His obedience to God's call mado Abraham famous, 1t cost Abfaham something to break with the associations he had formed in Haran. He took with him his own household and. all his moveable posses- sfons. It was no small thing for a man seventy-five to undeftake to become religious ploneer and conduct’ the caravan -of peopls &nd possessions over an unknown path. Hq was responsible for their protection and religious: life. He served as the priest, building his own altars’ and offering his own sacri- fices ‘as_they journeyed from place to place. Abraham préved his faith by his obedience to the Divine command. He could never have made the sacrifices which he made untess Jehovah had sus- tained him. It was during that journey without doubt that Abraham came to understand the friendship of God, who had called him to leave Haran to -be- come a ploneer missionary and teacher of a spiritual faith. . - 33 Abraham never dreamed, when he en- tered Palestine, that his appearance in that section of Asia was destined to become of such tremendous impor- tance. Over four thoysand years hs since the venerable ~Abraham ‘ntered the unknpwn land which God planned to give to him, nevertheless .the influence of that ml.!rhqlfli is lelt t “in the life of ine, ‘'wHich s considered by more than one half of tié world" to be “the Haly Land.” Its ocation gave. it -a world-wide {nfluence h'nr;m m‘r:u‘;} f o uresquefiguré wHom' the hree of the.world's. greatest evere and hono. today as Father adhetents 'of religions. Abra~ Looking batk over the centuries we *re apt. to .misjudge the .inorals of \braham, We are not to judge jim by wir standards. .We must’ test film by | he morals and fafth of his-day and | eneration. 1f we do that then we can ‘nderstand why God selected him- he ploneer who would mould " the' n: ons’of the earti by the contribution A a_ spiritual falth. Jehovah whoss character and Canaanites, |- ) There - will _be " northwest, Her NAMme! Sunday School Lesson have been a disturbing element to most men. Not so Abraham. Hlis faith in God's promises, program and power were unshaken. Jehovah appeared to him again and promised Abraham that He would give ‘the land not.to the pio- neer but to his seed. Although he was childless and the human probabilities of*his ever possessing any heirs of his own Dblood were not favorable, Abra- ham accepted God’'s promise. e bullt evidence that he took possession Palestine by faith. We can detect a lapse when, influenced by the sought the fertile and Egyptian country, where in falsehood and’ deceit, rebuked through Pharacl. We can- not condone his fajlures or condemn him severely hen we recall that was in the dawn of spiritual fellow- faith prosperous ne indulged {devote nine months to the study of|ship with God and that even today | we. see many men break down in thelr spiritual lives, bread. Is involved, We are compelled titude toward Lot when the quarrels of their employes threatened to dis- their fellowship. He dld not hesitate to risk All in an effort fo save Lot and his family. The selfish- spirlt reaped what Lot sowed when he lost &ll in the destruotion of Sodom. Abraham's loyalty to Je- hovah resulted in God entering into & _govenant with the ploneer of faith. We would condemn his folly and mistaken judgment .although it was correct occording to the standards at that time, when he listened to his wife's appeals and entered into that sad business relationship with Hagar. heir chlld proved to Abraham the 'nily of trying to force God. He was rinty-nine years of age when God again appeared and renewed His covenant with His *friend who be- lieved Jehovah and it was gounted to him for righteousness sake. His faith never wavered after the ful- ment of the prophecy, made by El-Shaddai, the wonder-working God. He met the sacrificial test of offering the only begotten =on up to Jehovah. When he met this fourth test at Moriah, there remained no doubt concerning Abraham’s faith. The descendants of Abraham are dispersed today among the nations. They are withot country, home, priest, king or genealogy, yet in spite of the persecution of centuries they remain today one of tha most im- portant and powerful races to be found in the world. There are in- dications that the anclent land, which s|Goa gave to the seed of Abraham, | may soon pass agsin into the hands of the chosen people. Gud's promise to the ploneer of spiritual life may be fulfilled in another source of blessing for all the families of the earth, when the law’shall again go forth’ from Jerusalem and the spir- | developsd by that law, | itual unity, shall bring In an era of brotherhood and fraternity. _— FOSTER TO LEAD SONGS. 'Will Direct Special Features at Tm- manuel Baptist. The spectal features of the Sunday services at Immanuel, the National Baptist Memorial Church, will be the New Year Communion in the morn- ing and the song service led by Percy S. Foster at 7:45 pah. Pastor Gove G. Johnson preaches at both services. The evening topic will be, “The Need of a Revival.” This is the beginning of the week of prayer. and meetings are to be held {n homes of the congregation on ! Wednesday and | Monday, Tuesday, Friday evenings. 'Thursday evening the meeting will ‘be at the church. Also, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, 19 Quincy street, meetings will be held every night of the week, and Dr. J. B. Clayton will | ive each evening an address on BIBLE BODY TO MEET. Local Workers Expected to Attend ' Sessions. Plans are being completed for a meeting of the Board of the World Associatfon, Dally Vacation Bible Schools, to be held January 24 in Philadéiphis. P. L. Vernon, executive vice president. in charge of the Washington office, reports a number of local people: will attend ‘the meet— iny, and that later a similar meeting will be held here. P MODERNISM, THEME. Rev. Earle: Willley Will Discuss Debated Subject. “Fundamentallsm ' Versus Modern- | fem” will be the subject of Rev. Dr. Earls Wilfley’s eermon tomorrow morning at: the Vermont Avenue Christian Churah. The senior, intermediate and junior departments’ of the Sunday school will attend the service and will sit in.a body. At the evening service a | special musical program will be given by the choir of the church, as- sisted by Dore Walten,- cellist. —_— ANNOUNCES TOPIC. Rev. Mr. Stauffer Will Observe An- : niversary of Pastorate. Rev. C. R. Stauffer will preach a sermen tomorrow: morning in com- memoration of the first anniversary 01 his r%uxth:thnthn‘Bnlr“t Chelef urch, In the evening at 7;46 his ‘sérmon subject will be “David’s Sin and Forgiveness.” Bible school at 9:30 and Christian. En- desvor at 6:45. £y . ‘The Woman's Missionary Soclety will meet Wednesday morning at 10:30, with lunch &t noon. . The Junior C. B, Soclety will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:16- o'clock. DR. 'W. L. DARBY TO TALK. At the maeetirig of the Men's Club of st. Mark's Dpiscopsl Chuch January 10" the speaiker will be' Dr. W. L. Darby, secretary bf the Federation of Churches, His, subject will be “The Demand for Christian Leadership.” “meeting. of the ‘Sontor - Bepthertiood Yof Bt Andrew. Coe Chattn o the” Asconsion 12ch strest snd _Massachusetis avenue which God | hen their daily | REVIVAL TO CONTINUE. |MISSION STUDY CLASS LR | ARRANGED BY WOMEN “The Love of God.” | | Episcopal Body to Hold Weekly | _Announcement was made today that | . the twenty-fifth annual revival meet- | Meetings in St. John's ings being conducted by Dr. William , Perry, under the auspices of the Na- | Parish Hall. tional Negro Ministers’ Alliance of | } America, Dr. Simon P. W. Drew, pres- The Woman's Auxiliary of the L ident; Rev. R. D. Botts, secretary,|copal Church in the diocese of W will be continued during next week [y oo ! at National Cosmopolitan Baptist In-|In&ton has arranged a mission et | stitutional Church, N street between |class, which will meet weekly during 9th and 10th northwest. jthe winter in St. John's Parish hail Dr. Perry will preach tomorrow at|on 16th street near H street north 11 a.m. on “The Love of God” and at at 10:30 a.m. on Mondavs, the first ‘meeting to be held January This class will be conducted Mrs George H. McGrew, diocesan secre tary of education in the Woman's 8 p on he Divinity of Chris: At 9 pm. the Lord's supper will Gcelebrated. A special church meeting is to be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. for the pur- | Auxiliary. The subject of the lectures ipose of electing trustees of the Two texts books | ative F i pan Handbook o sions. !vhurch erested persons especial PRAYER WEEK SERVICES. crested persons and « —_— whi Churches in Southwest Will Unite (o to Observe Period. The churches of southwest Wash- ington will observe the week of praver by holding a series of union services. A sermon will be deliv- ered by the speake of the evening and the service will be simple in speakers has not form. ‘The series of been definitely arrazged vet, but the me.tings will be held in the churches in the following order: Monday, Fifth Baptist; Tuesday, St. Mark’s Luth- eran; Wednesday, Gorsuch M. E Thursday, Marvin M. E. South, and Westminster Presbyterian. tings will begin promptly at Dr. Perry to Preach Tomorrow on be {will Japan” and * the Ep! Al {n | vited to attend this class. hoped will develop intc {full_and free discussion {hooks and a notebo | be necessary for | will "be supplied | meeting. at B. Y. P. U. Notes | | The first issue of the new Baptist- | Young Peoples’ Un magazine parks. will be published next weel land will be distributed to all unior January 13 Federation Friday evening at t {quarters in the Munsey buildin i Arrangements wcre made for the | annual trip to Baltimore Februar: 18 A committes was also ap i | JANUARY TO SPEAK. e to begin preparations for the enter | i1l Deliver ¢ Unity | tainme, delegatic ‘w S IR iz fromn Philadelphia cariy this spring. Auditorium. | A number of in sted member \ {met on New Year day to consid Garnett January will lecture in the gev ps in connection with Unity Auditorium, 1326 1 street north- | Baptist Young P | west, tomorrow at 8 p.m.. on “Self-Re- | tion convention at Denver ne: lience” Tuesday evening at § o'clock {4 post-convention trip to Yellowston Arthur P. Buck will lecture on “Ac-|Tari will be fe a triy cording to the Pattern.” 1o the Grand Ca » Colorads Thursday evening at 8 o'clock Wil-{j e Augeles ltam E. Johnson will lecture on “Fourth | “Poromac A: Dimensio —_— TOPICS ARE ANNOUNCED. Dr. Ranck Will Preach at Grace Reformed Church. “Arise, Shine!" is the subject of th Epiphany sermon Rev. Dr. Henry H. Ranck will preach in Grace Reformed Church tomorrow morning. “Are You Merciful?” will be his evening theme. The Ladies' Aid Society’s January rummage sale will be held January 7 to 9, in 2018 Georgia avenue northwest. WILL DISCUSS ROW. Dr. Hayes to Tell Lutheran Stand in Controversy. | | n executive board 1 Baptist b | i | Bev. Young Feo! of the matter federation will hold its Jar meeting «t the Petworth Bajp h and Randolph street Rev. C. P. Ryland Va., will speak. ptists Union, is in charge The {uary |tist northwest. Ciarendon, WILL BROADCAST SERVICE Sermon at Keith's Theater to Be Preached by Rev. Dr. Pierce. “Why I.Eelieve Evolution, | the subject upon Rev ! Ulysses G. Piere preach | the mornini All At St Mark's Lutheran Church|Church. to be the temorrow Rev. Dr. Hayes will dis-|Keith Theater to cuss, at both the morning and e Dr. Pierce b ning services, the controversy be-|minister and tween the fundamentalists and the|twenty-three vos modernists which is being discussedjcuss the so-called in many of the leading denomina- i fundamentalists and th tions, telling why the Lutheran|from the standpoint of his ch Church is unaffected by it, and sct- | The sermon will be introductive ting for the real arbiter in the dispute. & series of four sermons to begir [the following week, under the gen HEADS MEN’S SOCIETY. | eral title of “The Inevitable K Giuseppe Balducci Installed at ! justment of Religjous Thought.” Holy Rosary Church. | Tangements have been mads CAP to broadcast the services ¢ the morning of January 13. ELECTED SENATE CHAPLAIN. Gluseppe Balducct was 'installed| Rev. Franklin Lee Metcalf. rector last night as president of the Cath-| or Al Saints Church. at Mechanice olic Men's Boclety of Holy RoSary|yijle, Md., a member of tho Washi Church, 3rd and F' streets northwest, | ton diocese of the Episcopal Chur fo{) ;u. -;‘vel\thl c?nfle%uuvo tcen‘“' has been elected c\:aplmn of the ther officers installed wer: C. Vin- s w as- cf, vice presiden 'B. Balduccl, re- Maryland state senate. Ie will as cording secretary; M. J. Racioppi, fin- ancial scretary: M. Bello, treasurer; P. Caporalettl, assistant treasurer: M. sume his duties Monday. —_— Striazi, A. Manganaro and J. D'Arc- angelo, financial committee: C. Niosl, WOMEN’S AUXILIARY MEETS. L. Turce and V. Pepe. membership The Women's Auxiliary of the Chureh of the Ascension ' their committes; T. Giuffre and V. Colucci, | regular monthly meeting Wednesda marshals; G. C4f and S. Barbagallo, | at the home of Mrs. William C. Rives | flagbearers; A. Cannova and N. Nat-) Night meetings have recently bee: all, sergeants-at-arms; Rev. De | instituted for those women who ar Carlo, spiritual director, ex officio. busy or in office during the day and j unable to attend during the day whe: DR. PECK TO PREACH. | the regular meetings are held Baltimore, Pastor Will Occupy! Foundry Methodist Pulpit. Rev. Dr. George Clarke Peck of | | Baltimore, Md., will' occypy the pulpit of Foundry ~ Methodist Episcopal | urch tomorrow morning and eve- ning. At the morning service the sacrament of the Lord's- Supper will be administered and Dr. Peck will | preach on the theme, “The Exalted ; Emblem.” In the evening the thems | ywill be hining Through.” { Foundry quartet chotr will sing an- { thema at each service. e REV. J. C. BALL SPEAKS. | To Use as Topic “Our Church Motte for 1824.” At the Metropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow morning Rev. John Comp- ton Ball will speak on “Our Church { Motto for 1924 Two new deacons will be ordained and the Lord's su per administered. In the evening the {hem wiil be “The Threo Grestest ipecial Dellvery Messagse o 0 Men.” There will be baptism at the evening servic CHURCH MEETS BUDGET. By the application of business methods to the affairs of the parish, | Rev. Thomas Worthington Cooke, | rector of the Church of the Ascen- § sion, made it possible for the church to meet its budget of $13,000 for the | year 1923, so that no deficlt for the | year Just pust will be carried over | into 1924. During the past year the in which wiil D . uls 1a ¥ oroow ecn the Unitar r 1 this city and he wil di problems of the the modernists B, { | i Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Will Lecture Monday, Jan. 7th, 8:00 P.ML CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 8th and H Sts. N.W. Auspices School of Religious Education, Y. M. C. A. THE PUBLIC INVITED Enrollments in the School will be received after 7 p.m. Christian Endeavor Union MONTHLY MEETING Monday evening, Jan. 7, 1924 Luther Place Memorial Church Second of Series of Study Classes ON Personal Evangelism communicant list of Ascension has doubled. The number of men active in parish work has increased 400 per cent. — WOMEN . WILL MEET. The, Woman's Missi - Soglet Bible Study~ of Graon Bebtist Church will told the e Tegular monthly meeting Tuesday at] . = Emest 1an vor 4 patt. - Lafnoh will tio At DODIN "¢ . Classes sfart promiptly-at 8:15. v