Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1924, Page 19

-+ RENTBOARDISSUE - STILL UNDECIDED President Has Under Advise- ment Proposed Extension of Commission Service. President Coolidge has not yet made up his mind regarding the proposed ex- tension of the rent commission for the District of Columbla, which, according to law, will go out of existence early next spring. In making the known in this matter, a spokesman for him said at the White House yester- day that following talks the President had with members or ihe rent com- mission some time ago, he though it was probubly desirable ‘to cxtend the commission's life, but since tl repre- sentations made to the President by others have caused him to feel that there is probably no great reason for prolonging the ife of this tribunal. President Recelves Figyres. The President has been advised that the supply of houser and upartments in the District during the past yvear has been such as to practically meet the demand for homes, aud that the time has come when rents will be regu- | lated by the law of supply and and |tireets northeast und extonded along yejicul Churches demand. The President has Leen furnished With figures indicating the number of houses built In Washington in the past year and of the number of houses and aPartments that are new vacant, &ll of which the President Is known to have ‘said would indicate offhand that there is no scarcity here and that the housing problem is a thing of the past. President, however, ng a conclusion in this matter, sk for more speclfic evidence regarding the building that has been done here und the number of vacan- | 5. 1 before | Held Temporary Expedient. making lknown the President's position it was explaincd that he looked upon the rent comm ion as # temporay expedient and was pro- vided solely for the purpose of han- the difficulties that occurred ring the war. The President also ! izes that, on the other hand, the | rament owes a peculfar duty to | rict of Columbia because of h many thousands of its employes who live here and whose interests it 1 anxious to protect. ! The President was reprosented as expressing himself to the eff because of this peculiar governmental interest that conditions in the Di trict of Columbia are, therefore, some- | wwhat different fromi those of other | citics. HEARERS CAPTIVATED BY SEIDEL’S PLAYING Violinist's Marvelous Technique and Tonal Excellence Fully Revealed in Concert Here. An unusually pleasing program was given last night at Central High Schoo! by Toscha Seidel, violinist, one of the serles of recitals of tho | *Students’ Concert Course.” Seidel is possessed of a marvelous techrique which gives the most diffi- oult passages the semblance of sim- plicity, and he draws from his instru- ment tones of richness and purity that leave little to be desired. Only once during his program did his tone seem to fall short, that being in the last movement of a “Suite” by Sind- ing. In attaining the gusto the move- ment requires he allowed his tone to hecome a bit hard and raucous, but | the memory of this faded before the ! excellence of his playing of the oth- | <rs of his numbers. He opened with the beautiful Mo- zart “Concerto in E Flat,” and fol- lowed with the Sinding “Suite.” The wlagio movement of the last was most pleasing, altliough the presto had a | whythm that stirred his auditors. i Tor a third group he opened with *“Arioso” of Bach, which containg one .ot the téo scarce melodic gems of this aster. The second number was arrapgement of Schumann’s Vog. s Prophet” which was Tletz with the beautiful calls of bird though the feathered inhabi.ant ? the woods were gathered in con- “Rondino™ of Beathoven, ar b Kreisler, followed, and its | Iting straing proved perhaps ; = most pleasing bit on the program, | in response to insistent calls | 5 the audien del repeated it. 1 fourth and last of this group was | r's arrangement of Besthoven' Turkish March,” which was filled | with the romance of the orfent. He ! responded to a demand for an encore, group, “Gypsy Airs,” of | < as deep in feeling as it ! ted. 1n particular, tho third, which seemed a dialogue be en two lovers, contained tha de- | ing cries of two who loved, but y. Portamento: beautifully done, rayed the sobbing of the unfor- tunate pair and the mournful strafn were often Lroken by a fiery passag 23 if in protest against thelr lot. Th. zroup, which was plaved without nause, ended with a4 gay, abandon dancel The avdience. loath to lease, alled again and aguin for Seidel un- 11l he responded, re ng the “Turk- ‘sh Mareh,” a s they etill re- ned applauding. he returned once ore and played the “Rondino” again, 1f the audience lacked somewhat in t more than made it up in en- as ged LETTERS ON RUSSIA REFUSED BY HUGHES l Senate Told Publication of Good-| rich Correspoudence Against Public Interests, Publication of letters on the Rus-' slan situation writteh to the State Department by former Gov. Goodrich of Indiana, would be incompatible with the publlc interest, Secretary Yughes says in a letter transmitted 1> the Senate by President Coolidge. The communication was in response 1o a resolution of inquiry by Chair- man Borah of the Russian {nvesti- =ating committee. Secretary Hughes informs the Sen- «te, however, that the letters will be made available to senators privately 2 they wish to examine them. ‘One 33 dated November . 1921, wther January 12, 19 S igie The Secretary states that no reports have been made to the State Depart- cuent within the past six years by William Boyce Thompson, Raymond Nobbins, Maj. Gen. Graves, Maj. Slaughter or Maj. Faymonville, all of whom, together with Mr. Goodrich are named in the Borah resolution. Gen. Graves and Maj. Slaughter did malke reports to the War Department, which were available to the State De- vartment, but Mr. Hughes suggests that If the Senate desires them It submit fts request to the War De- Rartment. - President’s position i { Temple 1 1A i sfon ' has been Instituted A Bit of the Past By Star’s Former Carriers. 1 ¥. 8. Hodgson, 3928 Illinols avenue northwest; was a “Star boy” during the first years of the civil war, and during the last G. A. R. convention here, in 1815, wrote a story giv- ing the war ex- periences of & newsboy, which was published 1n this newspaper. | Since the 80's Mr. Hodgson has been in the metal and heating business, although now he is retired from active work. George Schench, who has a chick- n farm at Land- F. 8 HODGSON. (T, ""wid.. ~ but who used to live at 1128 13th strect northwest, carried u route in north- west Washington forty-two years ago. Carolina avenue southeast. ¢ route years ago for the I te 3 A Foy, while James Ricks, 1512 Church street northwest, sold’ Stars from 1868 to 1871 and has been u gubscrib- cr_ever since, he stopped selling. “Many a tine did I give my teach- ers the exceuse that I had to get out early to get my papers and then, be- fore Star time. #lip into the old Globe Theater, located where the Post Of- fice Department now stands, e Al I Bucheler. manager of Schulz's restaurant, 607 G street northwest. Thirty-nine Years ago he carrled a Touts that bogan ut 15th and H o W. A Bladengburg road as far as the Nu- tional Trafning School. In 1869 and 1 A. W. Hudson, 1318 30th street northwest., was de- livering a route for the late Agent Cogsins in Georgetown, while J. G. Kirby, 422 “8th street southwest, writes from Fredericksburg, Va., that he carried two different routes in the outhwest for Agent Lockle {BRITISH FILMS CLICK TO ANIMAL THRILLS Elephants Thick as Ants, and Rhino Charge, in Geographic Society Showing. Motion slephan picture films of a lerd of which scemed us numerous {as ants about a hill, and close-ups of a deadly rhine during a charge, were two highlights of a set of British Bast Africa wild-animal life réels given their first American showing before members of the National Geo- graphic Socicty at the Nelv Masonte evening. Beginning with the “shiver-dane- Ing” of the natives near Nairobl, the lsclurer and photographer, William P. Harris, jr., worked his way inland to the land where guaint and curious animals abound. He showed the sec- rotary bird, so named for its feathers that look like pen quills; the reticu- lated giraffe, not generaily found in z00S, Whose neck. reaching to tree- tops, lacks vocal chords; the oryx the hartesbeest, i i " other as : the wart hog, ugliest animal and the typc of gazelle which Col. Roosevelt considered the most beau- Y ul o.( a‘lj \\'l’ld g€ame, and the mari- bou storks, in their siow v o low, stately Perhaps the moct amusing of the pictures was that of the giraffe at 4 Faterhole spreading his front legs apart until he looked like a c o a camera ‘he natives sign their na iy thumbprints, which is Just a8 weil the speaker noted, since some of their cognomens run high as fourtcen syllables. ~ He showed men in paint, far more generously applied than the American ‘flapper” would dare emulate, and wearing “summer furs” that made them look like drum majors. e SEES IMPROVEMENT IN ARMY TRAINING Maj. Gen. Hines Issues Order Out- lining Progress of Mili- tary Forces. According to a general order issued | by Maj. Gen. J. L. Hines, acting chiet of staff, the year just passed has wit- nessed a marked improvement in the training of all components of the {Army In all parts of the country. “In ce of many difficulties,” the regular establish a better conception o sald he, ment has gained T £ its role in the my of the Uniteg States and, with hat” improved understanding, has »me greater capacity not only for the accomplishment of its own train- ing, but for dirccting the training of the’ citizen components of the Arma-. With that Improvement, In training. there has been noted a steady im. provement in discipline and morale, Sound discipline and good morale are indispensable requisites to the at- tainment of the legitimate el &l te aims of “The Natfonal Guard has incr: its strength and organ izations, leni:'lsei?l advancing its efficiency for field sarve ice. The Organized Reserve Corps, by the developm of local units, jx rapidly perfecting a skeleton organ- Izatlon Which mayr be readily ex panded into a war force. In both the National Guard and Organized Reserves officers and non-commis. d officers of war experience are blishing practical standards in. aluable to the field efiiclency of thelr organizations. The training contern. plated by our natlonal defense policy and progre; ¥ Army of the United States, SUES FOR TAXICABS. Pennant Company Holds Twenty Scized Taken Illegally. The Pennant Taxica terday afternoon file Supreme Court motions for the re- turn of twenty taxicabs seized United States Marshal Snydrrbv.fn:i:: b Company yes- d In the Disiriet jwrit of replevin sued out by the Colo- nial Discount Company and 1 5 nant Financa S iheiren Cor ment poration of New The defendant company attack: sufficiency of the writ under wshslclfi deputy roarshals acted in taking the cabs. __Attorneys James A. O'Shea and John 1. Sacks, represent the taxicab compa; W. S. HILL SWORN IN. Takes Oath of Office, With Others, on Ship Board. Willlam S. Hill of Mitchell, S, D., was sworn in yesterday as the first farmer member of the Shipping Board. Bert E. Haney of Oregon and Freder- ick T. Thompson of Alabama, who were recently reappointed, were also sworn in. and the board was ready to function, for the first time as a whole since the resignation of Chair. man E. P. Farley of Chicago. e ey RAIL WORKERS INCREASE. Rallroads of class 1 carrled 1,899.545 employes on their pay rolls last No- vember, according to statistice com- piled by the Interstate Commerce Commission. This represented an in- crease of 79.082 over November, 1922, in the number of employes, and an increase of $399.311, or two-tenths of 1 peg conly in pay~roll disbursements . Roberts, 1366 South! Harry F. Rol L soati | writes | THE EVENING S8 RELIEF OF HUNGER INGERMANY URGED | Protestants Asked to Take Part in Movement to Aid Starving Children. Protestants In America are asked to take part in the appeal for relief of the children of Germany in a call sent today to 125,000 pastors by the committee on mercy and re- lief of “the Federal Councll of Churches. The document bears as its title “A Challenge to the Churches of America” and states that “millions of German children are now hungry.” The call says the work Is being undertaken as “a clear and direct testimony of Christian love.” Dintribution Exp) ed. In telling how relicf will be dis- tributed, the c Funds which come to the Federal Council without ary special deeigna- ition as to method of expenditure {will Dbe distributed through Prot- estaut sgencies in Germany In order to make as clear as possible the ldistinctive character of this relief ef- fort as a testimony of Christian love from ihe churches of America. In this distribution there will be com- iplete co-operation with the Central {Bureau for the Rellef of the Evan- of Europe, which serves us a clearing house for relief efforts for the European churches.” It is signed by the following rep- resentatives of the Federal Council of Churches: Dr. Robert E. Speer, president, Federal Council of the Churches of”Christ in America; Dr. John H. Finley, chalrman, commission on international justice’ and good will; Dr. Frederick H. Knubel, chatr- man, committec on mercy and relief; Dr. ‘Eruest Lyman Mille, director, emergency appeal for relief of chil- dreu_in Germany, and Dr. Chauncey W. Goodrich, American representa- tive for rellef of European churches. work, including the denominational public appeals of the American com- i Action by Federal Council. The Federal Couneil of Churches also agrees, if requestcd, to trans- mit funds without deductlon to uny of the agencles engaged in reliet agencies carrying on relfef work in Lurope; the American Friends' serv- ice committee, which is distributing gent for the funds raised by the mittee for the relief of German chil- dren, Gen. Henry T. Allen, chairman, and the student friendship fund, un- der the auspices of the World Stu- dent Christian Federation, which Is carrying on a special work for the rellef of German students. Rev. Dr. Ernest Lyman Mills is di- rector of the campaign and Rev. Dr. Chauncey W. Goodrich, pastor of the American Church in Paris during the ar, is associate director. The of- t 105 East 22d street, New LEAGUE HEADS TO MEET. | Session Will Be Held in Epiphany Parish Hall. t Saturday morning at 11 clock there will be a meeting in iphany Parish Hall of the leaders { the Church School Service League from all the Episcopal churches in Washington and vicinity. Plans will be discussed for organizing a class for workers in the league who will give instructions to the children dur- ing Lent. e e NEW MEMBERS SOUGHT. Crain Class Drive to Be Started Tuesday. A membership drive s to be Inaugu- jrated by the Crain class of the Doug- {lus Memorial M. T Church, with s, { dinner Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 o'clock.. The drive will be under the direction of George J. Chaillet, who organized jthe class last summer. Tt wil continue | jthrough February. W. M. Crain is |l-ach(*r of the class which meets Sun- i & days at 9:30 am. { CHURCH DAY OBSERVED. ‘Women of Columbia Heights Christian Hold Meetings. ! At Columbia Heights Christian i Church tomorrow morning Rev. Har- v Baker Smith will preach on the hurch at Work.” His evening sub- {ject will be “Jesus of Nazareth Pass- jeth E Friday afterncon and evening was {observed by the congregation as 1 “church da: A meeting of the | Women's Misslonary Society was held in the afterncon:; dinner was cerved at 6 o'clock, followed by re- iports of group leaders. | SONG SERVICE PLANNED. | 1 | i H | Rev. Gove G. Johnson to Preach at Immanuel. At Immanuel Church Baptist memorial to religious liberty. the national Rov. Gove G. Johnson breaches to: | morrow morning, with the Lord's supper following. At 7:45 p.m. Percy Foster leads a song service, the male chorus sings and the pastor preaches on “The Joys of Heaven." CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS Judge Dabney of Charlottesville ‘Will Enter Race. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 2.—The announcement {s made that Judge A. D. Dabney of the city of Charlottes- ville Is to make the race for the con- gressional nomination in the seventh district in opposition to Representa- i tive Thomas W. Harrison. Judge Dabney was here a few days ago and saw all the members of the legislature from that district. The announcement created considerable interest. So far this is the only in- stance In_ which the members of| Congress from Virginla are to have opposition for the nomination. JUSSERAND IN BALTIMORE. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., February 2.— Jean Jules Jusserand, French ambas- | sador to the United States, will be the 1 guest this- afternoon of Dr. Willlam i8. Thayer of Johns Hopkins U: versity, and later will attend a meet- ing of ‘the Arundell Club, where Dr. Thayer will make an address on Pasteur. The ambassador and his party will return immediately after- ward to Washington. LECTURE ON PSYCHOLOGY. “What Psychology Can Do for You” is the subject of an address by Miss Mabel Dill, writer and psychologist, tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Playhouse, 1814 N street northwest. The public linvited. SRR REV. C. B. AUSTIN TO PREACH. At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. C. B. Austin, will preach at both serv- ices. Evening subject, “Washirngton's Greatest Detective.” HOLD REVIVAL MEETINGS. Evangelists G. H. Pye and wife are holding a series of revival meetings at Church of God, 15th and D streets southeast. This serfes of meetings will continue every night next week 8t 2:30 a'glosks .. IDI’- Rice to Preach at Church of TAR “BEATITUDES,” SUBJECT. Rev. Mr. Stauffer Says WCAP Will Broadcast Part of Service. Rev. C. R. Stauffer, minister of th Ninth Street Christlan Church, will preach another sermon in the series on “The Beatitudes” tomorrow morn ing, on the subject *Blessed Are. the Pure in Heart.”” In the evening the sermon will be “Paul, & Chosen Vessel of God.” The orchestra will render a special concert at the evening service. Beginning at 10:45, station WCAP will broadcast two closing numbers of tho Ninth Street Orchestra in the Sunday school and will also broad- cast the morning service. FAMED WAR CHAPLAIN TO PREACH AT ST. JOHN’S Rev. J. A. Studdert-Eennedy Enown as “Woodbine Willie,” ‘Will Also Speak at Cathedral. The preacher at St. John's Church tomorrow morning will be Rev. J. A. Studdert-Kennedy, commonly known among the soldiers in the trenches as “Woodbine Willie.” Mr. Kennedy was probably the most distinguished chaplain during the war in the British forces. He wus decor- ated with the military cross as a re ward for gallantry on the field. He came out of the war with a burning messuge which has already found ex- pression In his books of verse entitied “Rough Rhymes of a Padre.” The change of emphasis on religion made by his war experiences Is very appar- ent in these strong versss. In his poem “The Sorrow of God" are con- tained expressions which have become commonplace in popular religlous life in England. Mr. Kennedy s lecturer in divinit at the Berkeley Divinity Sohool, Sacy necticut, and already his fame us a Ppreacher has gone all over the land. —_— LOCAL PASTOR MAKES SUNDAY EVENING TALKS Rev. Dr. Barrow-Neilson Discusses Lessons Learned in War and Christlan Doctrine. At the Ingram Congregational Church, 10th street_and_Massachusetts avenua northeast, Rev. Dr. Barrow-Nellson, the minister, ‘is conducting on Sunday ev nings two serles of taike. one on “Le sons We Have Learned From the War and the other on “A Restatement of the Christlan Doctrines in View of the Re cent Controversy in the Church.” To- morrow there will be a continuation of this, series dealing with the second ad- drosk, entitled “Was Jesus Christ the Son of Ged or Just a Mere Man.” This will be a defense made In favor of the divinity of Christ. The community eong service in the evening_will be led by a full vested cholr. The series on “Lessons We Have Learned from the War" are used alter- natively with the series on “A Restates ment of the Christian Doctrines. SERMON ON EVOLUTION. Dr. Pierce to Continue Series at Theater. Rev. Dr U. G. B. Pierce, pastor of All Souls’ Church, Is to preach another sermon tomorrow moruing in the se- ries he is giving at 11 o'clock at Keith’s Theater. Dr. Pierce will take up more defi- nitely tomorrow the phases of the question. “If One Is to Grant the ‘Truth of Evolution?" T0 THE YOUNG,” IS TOPIC. 1 “ Our Father. T« the Young” will be the &ub,\!cl’ of the . Dr. Clarence E. Rice at 4 of Our Father (Universelist), 13th and L streets northwest, tomorrow morning at 11 o'cloc At_7 p.m. devotional meeting al{ the Young People’s Christian Union topic, “Brotherhood in Japan”; leader, Marshall Goding. i Thursday, at 5 to 7 pm., a chicken | ple dinner ‘at the_church under the auspices of Mrs, Weishaupt's Circle of the Ladies' Aid. At _7:30 pan., meeting of the Optimist Club at the church; program, “A Dickens Lve- ning. MISSION STUDY CLASS. Dinner Friday Night Meeting at Central Church. The miselon study class for the young people of the Central Presby- terian Church is held every Friday night, at which time a dinner isi served to the young people, and the class is taught by Rev. Dr. James i. Taylor, pastor of the church. The theme of ctudy is the missionary work in Japan and the text-book used is “The White Fields of Japan' The class is open to all the Young people of the congregation. At a recent meeting of the Young People’s Soclety of Christian En- deavor _an address was made by Nubuo Watanabe, third assistant sec- retary of the Japanese legation. Mr. Watanabe brought with him many views of Japan and gave a very in- teresting _account of the mission work in his native country. T0 MEE_T MONDAY NIGHT. Vaughn Class Club Announces Its Program. The Vaughn Class Club will hold its monthly meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Sunday school house at Calvary Baptist Church. Col. Girard McEnteo will tell of his personal ex- perience in the Philippines, illustrat- ing his lecture with stereopticon views. The following men have joined during the past week: Lawrence Az- belle, Calvin W. Berry, Bernard M. Cahoon, Leonard A. Fentman, Robert D. Fones, Willlam R. Heath, D. J. Farrill, Raymond M. Isaacs, Lioyd H. Goode, David A. Hough, Willlam B. Jones and Paul Roth. The monthly meeting of the execu- tive committee was held at the homo of J. E. Fox for the purpose of re- celving reports from the committees, and made an appropriation of more than $1.000 for carrving on benevo- lent work of the class. CLERICUS MEETING SET. St. Thomas’ Church Scene of Gath- ering Tomorrow Afternoon. There will be_a special meeting of the Clericus of Washington, to which all Episcopal clergymen are invited, in St. Thomas’ Church, 13th and Church streets northwest, tomorrow at 1 p.m. Luncheon will be served, after which Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy of London. a chaplain to the King of England, will address the company. “NEW FREEDOM,” TOPIC. Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley’s Sermon Tomorrow Morning. 'he New Freedom™ ubject o‘l Rev. 'Dr.m Emln sermon _ tomorro Vermont Avenue Christian €hurch.' A special musical service will be given in the evening under the direction of W. E. Braithwaite. Dr. Wilfley will preach a brief sermon. NEW CHAPLAIN NAMED. Rev. Eugene A. Hannan, former gutor of St. Martl church, has een appointed chaplain of the Mon- astery of the Visitation at Bethesda, D U — { Features jthat cnabled them , WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ‘2, 1924. Sunday School Lesson BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. What JIsracl Learned at Sinal. Exodus 19.1—24.8; Leviti- cus 18; Deuteronomy 4.32-40. Golden Texts: Thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with’ all thy might.—Deu- eronomy 6.5. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.— Leviticus 24.18. On the march toward the promised land Israel reached Sinal three months after God had delivered them from the bondage of Egypt at the Red sea. Jehovah had fyeed them from Egypt, but before they could enjoy their freedom the nation had to enter a national training camp near the mountain where God had revealed Himself unto thelr leader. Moses had been fitted for his task by his experiences in the school of solitude, where the Lord appeared to him near the very mountain where he brought the tribes of Israel to be fitted for national independence and formed into a united natian by inten- slve preparation. Jehovah, who had brought them out of Egypt, had to get Egypt out of Israel before they could become an independent, self- governing nation. No greater school was ever assembled than the multitude who cncamped before the dark and frown- ing helights of Sinai. There they were taught the fundamental principles which ,when applied to the changing problems of men and nations, have insured national strength, security and success. The people,’ who had been in the habit of looking upon material possessions and external ex- perience as evidence of power, had to learn that spiritual fellowship with Jehovah and doing His will were the essential things in life and labor. The clash between family and tribal interests called for a revelation of God's purpose and program for them as a nation. Next to knowing the Lotd's love for FMs people and their duty to love Him and serve Him, they had to learn the superiority of a state bullt upon law over that of a pation based upon force. Tn- lightened countries are today filled with gelfishnes, barbarity, cruelty, op- pression and many other wrongs be- cause they still think that makes right.” Foree is mot the true way of life. A nation that will fol- Jow God's law, which was preserved by TIsracl, commended by the Lord Josus, wiil find that love is the one jaw that is the basis of every other moral and civil law required to pro- mote justice, mercy and truth. Revelation of God. Moses in the review of Israel's his- tory contained in his farewell address to the people about forty vears after they had encamped at Stnai, referred to God's revelation of Himself from Sinal to the nation. There, where He | had eeen Jehovah, the nation had a revelation of His holiness. They were given a spiritual revelation, not a corporal one, of God. Tt was a vision! of His greatnees, goodness and glory to enter into a covenant with Him, which made lsracl In a peculiar sense God's chosen natlon. i During the short stay at Sinai the descendants of Abraham were in- tructed concerning their relations to God by means of lessons which are influencing the life of the mwodern world. Jehovah revealed not only His personality to the nation, but He gave to them the laws that have been in corporated into our modern civiliza- tion. The germs of our sacred Scrip- tures were contained in the writings of the luw upon the tables of stonc, As a result of God's revelation of Himself and His will the people were organized fnto an independent and self-governing natlon. The faith of the three great world religions finds the source of their precepts and prin- ciples in the religlous organizations that were erected at the foot of the ountains with the view of keeping the people of Ierael loyal to Jehovah and independent from all other na- tions. Moses appealed to the ‘might | { manner. Fillal duty is considered a part of true plety among the orien- tals, so that many put this law calling for respect to parents in the first sec- tion. here it is lacking the rev- erence and obedience which heavenly father demands is apt to be wanting. ‘The sixth commandment exalts the value of human personality by for- bidding murder. The seventh scoks to protect the family from being de- stroyed by any violation of the mar- riage vow. The elghth sangtions and protects the rights of personi! prop- erty, when it is used for the glory of God and the advancement of hu- manity. The ninth classes “false witness, or scandal, with major sius, as a stealing of one's good name, more valuable than money.” The last points out the danger of the =pirit of erfvy and covetousness, which in sure to lead to actlve wrong-doing. Clhrlnl reduced them all to one. “Thou shalt love.” Let us prove our love by & life of obedience. AL PRESBYTERIAN ALLIANCE WILL HOLD RECEPTION Will Entertain at New York Ave- nue Church in Honor of Mod- erator, Dr. Wishart. The Prosbyterian Alliance will ten- der a reception touight in New York Avenue Church in honor of Rev. Dr. Charles F. Wishart, moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. Dr. Wishart 1s accompanied on his tour by President Stewart of Auburn Seminary and members of the gen- eral couneil. Dr. Wishart will speak at 8 o'clock on “The World Program of the Church,” while President Stew- art may give ome hint as to what the commission s planning for Washington. Miss Mabel Linton is arrangin musical program with Charles bridge Tittman and othere. o REVIVAL IS PLANNED. Grace Baptist Pastor Announces Topic for Tomorrow. Rev. F. W. Johnson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, 9th and South Carolina _ avenue southeast, will preach tomorrowing morning on “The tellgious Teache per will be observed. In the evening the subject will be “Christianity's Greatest Hindrance.” This church will soon begin revival meetings. Rev. Will H. Houghton, singer and preacher, will assist the pastor in a campaign of evangellsm CLASS HAS BANQUET. Greetings Are Brought by Ten Ministers of District. The annual banquet of the Berean class of men of the Ninth Street Christian Church wae held Tuesday cvening in the large dining room of the church. About 200 guests wero present. (ireetings were brought by ten minlsters from various churches. A number of presidents of other men's classes were present. Addresses were made by Represen- tative A. M. Barkley of Kentucky, Rev. C. R. Stauffer, the minister, and Represcntative J. M. Robelon, teacher of the clase. The Sunday school orchestra, rected Dby Joseph Harrison, Miss Helen Thomas, Mrs. W. 5. McCurdy, W €. Callihan and Durwood Bower- sox, furnished the musical program. Milton Hicks gave humorous sketches, J. L. Bateman, president of the clase, acted as toastmaster. The class is inaugurating a campaign to secure 150 new members by Easter Sunday. the Tow- DR. WOOD TO SPEAK. “Who Wrote the Bible?" Sermon Subject. “Who Wrote the Bible™ is the sub- ject of the evening sermon to be to Be study of [preached by Rev. Charles Wood in comparative religions, « subject that{the Church of the Covenant tomor- has only recently won its place in the {row at § p.m. The musical program curricula of modern theological in-iwill be given by the evening cholr stitutions, to prove that no other peo- plo ever had a greater demonstration of the personality, power and pur- pose of God. It is well in these hours of testing to remember that Chris- tianity can welcome the critical acid test as to the authority of the Scrip- tures. No other book of religion equals the Bible. Tt has survived every storm of criticism and con- quered its opponents. Men's inter- pretations of God's word have been found faulty, but the book of books remains with its message confirmed by every truth that can be demon strated to be true in‘laboratory and field. We are Indebted to Israel, who learned the lesson of constitutional government at Sinal. Moses pointed out that God had not dealt with any other natlon as He had with Israel. History confirms his claim. The Hebrews are unique 45 a nation. Their influence commenced with the revelation that Jehovah gave them at Sinai concerning constitu- tional government. Persecutions and privations, sufferings znd sorrow, trial and tribulation have marked their history, but they have survived tho centuries and preserved among all other races the peculiarities which they possessed as a nation. The secret of their life has been due to the covenant which they made at Sinal with Jehovah. The agreement that they made with God is the one Paul called the first covenant, They heard through Moses the terms of the covenant and promised to do all that the Lord demanded and be obedient to Him. They recognized their failures and rejoiced in divine grace. The altar represented Jeho- vah and the twelve pillars represent- ed the twelve tribes in the making of the covenant, which called for them to live in accordance with God's law. The people made an uncondilonal surrender to the Lord in the burnt offering, which recognized that recon- cillation had been established through_the propitiating blood. The peace offering, which was eaten and drunk in the presence of God by the priests, who represented God and the people, signified that they recngnized that peace had been established through divine grace. After the sol- emn recognition of the covenant, Je- hovah gave to the chosen representa- tives of the people of Himself, which taught them that thelr sscurity de- pended upon God and thelr loyaity to His law, which was the toundation and commencement of constitutional government. The Law. Among the most valuable discover- les made by archeological research was the finding of the laws of Ham- murabi among the ruins of the acrop- olis at Susa. Thelr discovery proves that the engraving of (he ten com- mandments upon stone was according to anclent Semitic custom, that had been practiced thousands of vears before the days of Moses. In those days every person who could read was his own.lawyer. The laws of the anclent Babylonian Kking num- bered 282 while those of Mos2s con- tained only ten. Some of them are similar and, in fact, a few of them are nearly word for word. This fact does not take from the Mosaic iaw anything of its authorlty. Its sub- lime monotheism alone Justifies its high rank as being supersor to all other codes. Nothing can bo added to its principles nor anytiing taken from the Decalogue, which has sur- passed all other codes in Influcncing e religious and ethical lifs of men. 'The usual divisions of the law are two. The first section covering men's religious duties and the second sec- tion his social responsibility. The first commandment enjoined a pure religious faith in one God in an age, when religion was corrupt and poly- theism was almost universal, The second condemned a natural human tendency to embody spiritual truths in a visible form. The third de- mands reverence of the human soul toward God. The fourth expresses the universal requirements of one day’e in saven, to bo Uagd In & spiritual } i l | | | and Herman Fakler. Preceding this service, at 6:45 o'clock in the lecture room of the church, Judge Willlam F. Norris is to address the Christian Soclety on “America.” PLANS INDIAN LECTURE. Assistant Commissioner to Speak at Metropolitan M. E. An Indian lecture with moving pic- | tures will be given by Assistant Com- inissioner of Indian Affairs Meritt Tuesday at § p.m. at Metropolitan Me- morfal M. E. Church. The commi sioner will be assisted by an Ind girl soloist, Miss Charlotte Bell; by Miss Ruth Halnes, who will sing In- dian songs, and by Miss Mary Mar- garet Allen, who will tell Indian leg- ends. The public is invited. VESPER SERVICE PLANS. Special Music Tomorrow Afternoon at Local Church. A vesper service 1s to be held at| the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, Columbia road near 14th street, at 4:45 p.m. tomorrow. *“Why I Voted for the Plan” will be discussed by Jackson H. Ralston; “Why I Voted Against the Plan” will ‘bo discussed by Arthur Deerin Call. A special program of music will be given by the combined quartets of the Church of the Covenant and the Mount Pleasant Church. Open forum for questions. The public is,in- vited. e CARD PARTY AS BENEFIT. Aid Society, Silver Spring Mission, Announces Program. A card party will be given by the Rector's Aid Society, Silver Spring Mission, Friday night at the armory at 8:30 o'clock, The mission is under the conduct of Rev. J. Henning Nelms, formerly of Ascension Church, Washington, and now rector of Grace Church, Wood- side, Md. It is practically self-sup- porting, doing a special work with and for the children. Dr. Nelms, as far as available funds permit, is hav- ing the children trained in music, and the general coaching they are recefv- ing under his guidance will go far toward making of t§ese children men and women of which the Silver Spring community may well be proud. The proceeds of the card party will go to the mission. 5 TO LECTURE ON MIRACLES. W. H. H. Smith will give an fllus- trated lecture at the Y. M. C. A. to- morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, us- ing as his subject “Jesus' Great Mir- acles This lscture will cover the eriod in Christ's ministry from heal- ing of the blind mai to the mission of the seventy. The audience will Join in singing songs from the screen during the meeting, with Mrs. Page McK. Etchison at the plano. PASTOR’S SERMON TOPICS. Rev. George O. Bullock is to have for his subject tomorrow morning at Third Baptist Church “The Invisible rn and at 8 pm. “A Happy JANUARY WILL SPEAK. Unity Soclety, 1326 T street morth- west, will be addressed by Garnett January tomorrow at 8 p.m., on “Falth and Adventure. Tuesday afternoon’ at 3 o'clock, Viva M. Jan- uary, will conduct the lessons ia truth CLAB o ettt the | The Lord's sup- Endeavor | * 1 - FEDERATION IS PLANNED. Episcopal Young People’s Societies to Meet February 9. There will be & meeting in Lpiph- any parish hall of representatives of the Eplscopal voung people’s socle- ties from churches in Delaware, Penn- | sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbla next Saturday at 10 a.m. This meet- ing has been called by the Provincial for the purposes of discussing the problems of young people's work and for organizing the many separate groups into a federation. Rev. C. P. Sparling of Baltimore will preside, while the diocese of Washington 'will be represented by Rev. E. P. Wroth of Laurel, Md., and Albert Sperry, president of the ipis- copul Young People’s Society of the Diocese of Washington. REPRESENTATIVE LANHAM TO ADDRESS BIBLE CLASS Fifth of Series of Meetings to Be Held at Eastern Presby- terian Church. The Men's Bible Class of Fastern Presbyterian Church, 6th street and Maryland avenuc northeast, will con- duct the fifth of the geries of meet- ings planned for the winter in the chureh at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow eve- ning. The epeaker will be Representative Fritz Lanham of Texas. The male chorus will displace the regular church choir. Class President J. Mor- ville Baker will preside. The public is Invited. Next Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock the annual banquet of this 'lass will be held. The Ladies’ Ald ciety will serve a turkey dinner. Edward J. Henning, assistant Secre- tary of Labor, will be the principal speaker. MITCHELL TO PREACH. Metropolitan Memorial Minister Announces Subjects. Rev. Dr. Harry D. Mitchell, minfs- iter of Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church, will preach tomorrow morn- ing on “The Right of Humanity to Redemption,” and at night on “A Bad Break in An Eventful Career. Tuesday at $ p.m. Lidgar Meritt, assistant commissioner of Indian ffairs, will give a lecture, using motion pictures to illustrate the life among “The American Indians.” Thursday night the minister will give an illustrated lecture on “Children in All Land The one on Tuesday evening will be under the zuspices of the Queen Esther circle, and Thursday_evening will be in charge of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soelety. ROLL CALL TO BE HELD. Peck Memorial Chapel to Start Service Sunday Evening. A roll call service will be held at Peck Memorial Chapel tomorrow night and continue every Sunday night until names of all who have ever been members of the chapel are called. The pastor, Rev. Irving W. Ketchum, will préach a short sermon. Following the service the congrega- tion will be invited to remaln for greetings, and light refreshments will be_served. Monday at § p.m. Mrs. Dr. Charles Wood will show one Lundred colored slides of scenes from Cooling to to Hongkong, China, and also lecture on the trip. The lecture is free. RUSSIANS WILL SING. First CongregT!ional Will Present Exceptional Feature. Congregational G strests north- west, Jason Noble Pierce will ‘spealk 11 am. tomorrow on “The Power of Christ." The address for the 8 p.m. service will be on *“Music Hath Charms,” and will be {llustrated by the Rus- slan cathedral singers. s SEEKS NEW MEMBERS. Missionary Society to Four-Day Drive. The Woman's Misslonary Soclety of the Park View Christian Church is arranging a membership drive to be held February 18 to 22. The Christian Endeavor Society Is to present a play, “The District iSchool at Blueberry Corners,” Wed- at ¥ pm. Brasse of the Sunday school is arranging a “flight around the world” membership contest to begin February 10 and continue to May 23. e BISHOP TO OFFICIATE. Will Administer Confirmation at Chapel February 10. Bishop Treeman is to administer confirmation February 10 at § p.m. at Transfiguration Chapel. A turkey dinner i to be served at the church hall next Thursday from: 15 to 7 pm. SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET. Church of Covenant Body Elects New Officers. The annual meeting of the Sunday schools of the Church of the Cove- nant and Peck Chapel was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Wood January 30. The following officers were elected: Church of the Covenant: Ernest H. Van Fossan, superintendent; Harry C. Davis, Albert L. Kley, Mrs. San- ford N. Whitwell and Maj. George V. Triplett, jr., assistant superintend- ents; H. L. Saunders, treasurer; Miss Frances H. Brady, secretary. Peck Chapel: Charles C. Haig, su- perintendent; Mrs. William C. Pol- lock, assistant superintendent; Miss Mary L. Childs, treasurer; Willlam Sutter, eecrctary; Mrs. Charles C. Halg, assistant sccretary. TO PRESENT 3-ACT PLAY. The Young People's Society of Pet- worth Baptist Church will have a three-act play Wednesday evening in the Sunday school auditorium. The title of the play is “Dodging an Helress, or His Unclg's Choice.” MEMBERS TO BE GREETED. A number of new members who have been received into Shiloh Bap- tist Church during the 3 inx days will receive the hand of fellow- ship tomorrow afternoon, at which time the Lord's supper will be admin- istered and additional pledges will be taken for the new church home at 9th and P streets northwest. At the morning service Rev. Dr. Waldron, the pastor, will preach on “Troubles, What to Do with Them,” and at night the subject of his sermon will bo “The Lost Sheep and the Lost Sinner.” CLARENDON M. E. SERVICE. The gospel team of the Church of the Covenant will conduct the serv- ice at the Clarendon M. E. Chu South tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Karl Kettler will speak, and there will be special music. SERMON ON “CALLED OLIVET.” +Called_Olivet” will be the theme of Rev. Dr. George Clarke Peck in Foundry Methodist Bpiscopal Churct tomorrow morning. “Angelic Minis- try” will be the theme of Lthe evening & Commission on Religlous Bducation | Conduct | CHINESE PRIEST TO TALK AT CHRIST CHURCH HERE King’s Daughters to Hold Semi- Aunual Presentation Meet- ing Tonight. mi-annual presentation Self-Denial Offering of Huron st G streon 6th a $5utheust, the speaker Wil be Rev: b n, a Chin fes 5 Eplscopal chiwrch. PR TR sen_graduated from Boono university, Wuchang, China, in 1208. He studled for the ministry and was grdained by Biehop Koois of the Eviscopal mission in China in_ 1906 He became headmaster of St. James high school at Wuhu, and 1 rector of True Light church, Betfore coming to America Mr. served as general Board of Missions Chinese church. At the servico of the the Daughters ing at Christ CI secretary of the ons of the mative e is now a epecial student in the Virginia Th'.olggi'u Seminary at Alexandria. His address will be of particular interest to the Daughters of the King because the sclf-denial offering of the order {s used for the support of mission workers in China and he is particularly famillar with the work being accomplished. CHURCH BODY NAMES OFFICERS FOR YEAR First Reformed Congregation Elects Leaders at Meeting in Church This Week. The annual congregational meet {ng of the First Reformed Churen Was held January 30 at the church. 13th and Monros streets northwest 8t which the following officers wers elected for the ensuing year: Trustees—D. E. Kleps, Thomas I Jarrell, Chris’ Rammling and Louics R. Stambaugh, secretar Consictory—Dr. James Buhrer, Chris Rammling, George Baker Raiph 1T smith, Faye E. Palegro McGarity, Henry C. Nau, E. W. Saun- ders, Frank A Loeffer, Richard Herberger, Robert Schumann, Charle. G. Wenrich and Chapman Thompson Finance committee—D. E. Klep. Thomas E. Jarrell, Chris Rammli ‘lmullso fg S(Jamba.ugh. Mrs. Cath ne Loefficr, Julius Egloff and I H._ McGarl & g Sunday school association—Robert S. Regar, superintendent. Missionary committee—Mrs. Thom E. Jarrell, chairman. Ladlos Aid Society—Mrs. Catherine Loeffler, president. Mr. Jarrell spoke of the advisabil - ity of liquidating the church debt during the coming vear, und at suggestion, a committee was appoi ed to work out a plan. e PLAN CHICKEN DINNER. Bible Classes of Temple Baptist Will Serve on Thursday. Rey. Dr. J. J. Muir, pastor of Ter e Baptist Church, is to preach or he Shepherd's Voice” at 11 a.m_ to- morrow z2nd on “The Great Ideal” at & p.m. The Euzelean class will be ad dressed by Fred Rhodes at 9:30 am. Arrangements have been made by the young ladice’ Bible class and th men’s Bible class for a chicken din to be served next Thursday from &-ui to 7 p.m. WILL INSTITUTE CHAPTER. of St. Andrew Order Formed Here. Members of the newly formed As- censfon chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will be formal stituted by Rev. Thomas W. Cooke. rector of the Church of the Ascension at the early celebration of the holy eucharist at § am. tomorrow. Thers are mmore than ten thousand members in the United States. The rule of the brotherhood is simple “To pray dsily for the spread of Christ's kingdom among men,” and “to_make at least one earnest effort each week to lead some man nearer to Christ through His church.” e SECOND IN SERIES. Rev. Dr. Abernethy’s Sermon o Branch Home Associations. s Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will deliver the second of his series of sermon: centering around the thought of home and fireside tomorrow night. The (subject for the evening will be {“Courtship Before Marriage.” As a {scquel to the sermon of tomorrow inight he will speak the ovening of February 10 on “Couptship After Marriage.” A special program of music ha: jbeen prepared for this service b iLouis A. Potter, jr, organist and {choir director. ’ In the mornirg Dr. Abernethy will preach the third of a series of ser mons on “The Seven Churches of jAeia and Their Modern Counterparts i Laodic Fabulous Rich | i But. Y. W. HEAD TO SPEAK. Mrs. Rising to Explain Focket Testament League. Mrs. L. Elaine Rising, religious work director of the Y. W. C. A will describe’ the plan and purpose of the Pocket Testament League at the meeting of the missionary de- partment of the Woman's Soclety of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church next Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the church. Mrs. L. W. Salsbury will preside and will pre- sent the general topic, “The Gospe! Applied at Home.” After a luncheon, served by thu autumn-united circle’ of the Woman Soclety, the work department will hold a business session at which Mrs. J. I Parker will preside. An address on “Our National Parks’ will be given by A E. Demaray, editor, National Park Service, Interior Department. e C. E. SOCIETY IN CHARGE. The Christian Endeavor Society of the Northminster Presbyterian Church will have charge of the church serv- ice tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock. W. E. Van Norman, president of the society, will lead the meeting. T principal address will be made Miss Mabel Nelson Thurston, organ- izer and teacher of the “Everyeirl® class of the Church of the Covenant. VISITOR IN LOCAL PULPIT. Rev. John W. Parker of Slatington Baptist Church, Slatington, Pa., will be. the speaker at the morning and evening services of Petworth Baptict - Church. Communion service will held at 11 o'clock. DICKINSON TO SPEAK. Representative L. J. Dickinson of Towa will speak on law enforcement at the Ninth Street Christian Church, corner of 9th and D streets north- east, Thursday evening at § o'clock, under the auspices of the Capitol Hill Union of the Women's Christian Tem- perance Union of the District of Co- lumbia, of which Mrs. William H. Ramsey is president. He will be in troduced by Mrs. Emma Sanford She ton, president of the Women's Chri tian Temperance Union of the Dis trict. COACHING CLASS TO MEET. The next meeting of the coaching class for Sunday school teachers of the Episcopal Church will be held in St. John's Church, Georgetown, Feb- ruary 10 at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock for those teachers desiring it. Classes will be h all the courses of the Christiun nur- ture serics,