Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1924, Page 11

ENGINEER OFFICERS LED BY OEHMANN 121st Regiment Forms Asso- ciation to Promote Organi- zation’s Welfare, the birthday anni- ziment of En- Guard of the DI on February ned by the ineers Officers’ Association, which d @ a anquet at the Club last night, when the perma- fon was effected. : Oehmann, building in- r of the District of Columbia manding officer of the reg . was elected ch. it ; Lieut. R. regimental adjutant, se » and Maj. Joe R. McKey, com- the 1st Battalion, treasurer. meeting was called as a tem- zation by Lieut. Col dman, executive officer. short address outlining the of the organization, Col. was placed {n nomination, | usly elected chairman. | Valuable Work Possible, 5, being pla urposes )ehmann ani < ANNOUNCES SERMONS FOR SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Earle Wilfley to Preach at Vermont Avenue Christian on “The Peace of God.” “The Peace of God" will be the sub- {ject of Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfiey's ser- mon tomorrow morning at the Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church. At the evening service he will speak on the topic, “Brands From the Burning.” | Special music for both services is in charge of Willlam E. Braithwaite, di- rector. Christmas dinner for 800 children and old people in the national homes of the United Christian Misslonary oclety will be provided by the Church. Rev. Jesse Guy Smith, director of |religious education, will lead In a round table discussion at the opening exerclses tomorrow morning of the adult division of the church school. The Crusader Class of young women, of which Miss Lois Ballard is president, is sending Christmas gifts to an orphan girl in the St. Louis home of the United Christian Missionary Society. The Junior Women's Circle met last Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. W. P. Stearns and elected the following officers: Mrs. G. H. Hack- worth, leader; Mrs. H. C. Littlefleld, assistant leader; Mrs. T. C. Copeland, ecretary, and Mrs. T. H. Naylor, treasurer. The meeting was an open epting the chairmanship, Col. | expressed his thanks, and | pointed out the valuable work ! ich an organization could ting the affairs of the reg > plan octul | s, but also the | enlisted men, that | 1ch | . Ochmann then suggested that best things the new ass do was to plan for a r of some kind on Febru-| anniversary of the recog- | of the 121st Regiment of En- rs by the War Department, and Sted also that the date be| emorated each year, cut. Col. Gladman told Col. Oeh- | that all the officers would be | d him in anything he did ! . Oehmann named Col. Gladman | of the committes to ar-| for the February 5 celebration. | eT members of the committee | o named later, Col. Oehmann | unced. | purpose of the new organiza- | laid down in its by-laws is promotion of the welfare of | st gineer Regiment, | rd of the District of C ubia, for the s lation of a cor- 1 relationship its offic the pro of compin which be mutual sneficial to all members of the 121st ! nsineers. | BODY OF NAVY AVIATOR | BROUGHT TO ARLINGTON | Lieut. Johnston, Former | Commander of Anacostia | Air Station. The body of Lieut Younger Johnston, U the ehairman range he ot 12 Comdr. Comdr. Cecil | g who died | aval Hospital at Norfolk, Va.,| lay, as a result of ained in an airplane hile flying near Norfolk, reached | today. Funeral services were| ted at Arlington Cemetery this | rnoon, Chaplain W. R. Scott offi- | ident | Comdr. Johnston was se- burned when his plane struck tree in taking off. His mechanic also was severely burned, but will re- cover. He had served in the Navy more han 17 years and was a graduate of N Academy. At the time of ent he was attached to the S. S. Wright, stationed temporarily . Hampton Roads, Va. He formerly commanding officer of the naval air station here. Lieut. Comdr. Johnston is survived by his mother, Mrs. J. R. Johnston, nd three sisters, Mrs. Oliver Stigall nd Mrs. Andrew Plerson of Kansas City and Miss Elizabeth Johnston, and brother, R. H. Johnston of the Sup- ¥ Corps, U. 8. N. DEMURRER OVERRULED. Plea Rejected in Matter of Indict- ment for Fraud Conspiracy. Justice Hitz of the District Su- preme Court yesterday overruled a. «lemurrer of Everly M. Davis of New York to an {ndictment charging him wnd Ernest C. Morse of Cleveland, Ohlo, former director of sales of the War Department, with conspiracy to defraud the United States in connec- tion with the sals of the Old Hickory Powder plant at Jacksonville, Tenn. The sale was made to the Nashville ndustrial Corporation, organized by Davis, and Alexander W. Phillips, since deceased. The company paid the Government $3,500,000 for the yroperty, which it is claimed should have brought $4,500,000, Davls, through Attorney Frank J. ifogan, demurred to the indictment claiming that its terms were 80 vague ind Indefinite as not to advise the dafendants of what they were charged. it aiso was claimed no conspiracy vas shown. Justice Hits, in over- ruling the demurrer, makes it neces- sary for the defendants to go to trial on the indictment. BOYS START PAPER. Sheet Will Recount Doings of Ca- thedral Choir. The cholr of the National Cathedral hias started a little news sheet of its own, called the Cathedral Chorister, published each Thursday under the direction of an editorial staff from the boys of the choir. Wilson Shugerman is editor-in- fef; Hdward Crouch and Willlam pp, associate editors. Among the news items in the cur- rent issue is one reporting that a crowd had gathered about a home in Baltimore to hear the Sunday after- noon service from National Cathe- dral as received over a powerful ra- dio set. accld —— DRIVEN OUT BY FIRE. Five Aroused by Smoke From Blaze Below. Five occupants of the upper floors of 1709 Pennsylvania avenue, wall- paper establishment of J. W. Schae- fer, were driven from their rooms this morning about 6 o'clock by .moke from a fire on the first floor. Noise of the cracking of glass roused Schaefer, who wakened his leeping brothers and sisters. All were able to don wearing apparel vefore descending the stairs, through the dense smoke, to the street. The fire originated in the store and tLurned through the ceiling. Damage to building and stock probably mounted to more than $1,500. Speaks on “Coming Event. At the Western Presbyterian Church tomerrow morning the pastor, Jtev. James Harvey Dunham, will preach at 11 am. on “The Coming Event” lat | ana onc to which husbands were invited. The program included an address by Rev. Dr rle Wilfley; musical num- bers, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barkley and Miss Celindine, and readings, by Miss Eertholf. DRIVER FAILS TO STOP. Police Given Maryland Number After Collision. of a Maryland collided with the car of George E. Pickett, F sda, Md., at Woodley road and Wisconsin avenue vesterday afternoon, failed to stop. The license number on the car was obtalned, however, and police ex- pect to arrest the driver. Pickett's car was slightly damaged. A collision ~ between a taxicab driven by Alexander Corbett, Claren- don. Va., and the automobile of G. H. torey, 1420 R street, occurred on st Executive avenue near the White House about 2:45 o'clock this morning. The Story car was over- turned and damaged, but its occupant escaped severe (njury. Louis Lonfi, 5515 Illinols avenue. stopped his automobile at Georgia avenue and Ingraham street yester- day afternoon and rendered first ald to William L. Sturgis, 45, 5307 Thir- teenth street, who had been knocked down his automobile. t Walter Reed Hospital ies to his scalp. S. S. PROGRAM FRIDAY. Christmas Pageant Presentation at Temple Baptist Church. A Christmas pageant, “The Light That Ne'er Shall Fail,” will be pre- sented by the Sunday School of for in Temple Baptist Church next Friday under the direction o Ruth Horner. T. O. Jones is to have for his “The | | { | 7:40 p.m., Mrs. Rev. subject tomorrow Message of the evening n Angels, “Christ Withi ning and in the MEMORIAL BRIDGE URGED. | Gov. Trinkle Sees Boon to South in Arlington Project. Support for the Arlington Memo- rial Bridge project was vsiced yes- | terday in a letter to Senator Bert M Fernald of Maine, chairman of the Senate public bulldings and grounds committee, from Gov. Lee Trinkle of Virginia. Gov. Trinkle believes that the con- struction of the $14,000,000 bridge from the Lincoln Memorial to the Virginia shore near Arlington will be a boon to the entire South. His letter asks that Senator Fernald give his active and energetic sup- port to the project. Not only the people of Virginia, but- the entire South, he points out, will be benefit- ed if the bill providing for the bridge passes Congress. ENGINEERS TO MEET. Society Sends Out Call to Member Bodies. The American Engineering Society today sent out a call to its member societies for a national meeting to convene in . Washington January 1§ and 17, when the annual business sesslons of the council will be held. Appointments as delegates to the assembly include Secretary Hoover, first president of the council, and rep- resentatives of local and national so- cieties throughout the country. Among the subjects to be discussed are reorganization of the Department of the Interior, a national plan of re. forestation, reform in the Patent Of- fice, Federal waterpower, a proposal to call a world congress of engineers and international co-operation among engineers. Christmas Service. A speclal Christmas day service is to be held at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopai Church South Christmas morning at 7 o'clock. Rev. Dr. W. A. Lambeth, pastor, will preach on “The Bells of Bethlehem.” Peck Memorial Chapel Services. “The Story of the Other Wise Man will be told at Peck Memorial Chapel tomorrow night by the pastor, Rev. Irving W. Ketchum. In the morning he will speak on “Another Christ- At 7 p.m. Mrs. E. F. Ketchum lead the Christian Endeavor service on the subject, “The Christ- mas Story in Poetry and Song.” s Pastor’s Christmas Sermon. Rev. Henry J. Smith announces a Christmas sermon at Petworth Bap- tist Church, Seventh and Randolph streets northwest, the subject being “The Father's Misread Signals” In the evening there will be the fourth sermon on the characteristics of God, entitled “The Courage of God in Dealings With Men." Mrs. Croccia Re-Elected. Mrs. M. C. Croccia was re-elected for a sixth term president of the L‘jlon Hf Catholic Women of the Church of the Holy Rosary, at a special meeting of the organization Thursday evening at the rectory. Other officers also re-elected at this meeting were Mrs. M. Fratantuono, vice president; Mrs. D. Zanier, secre- tary; Mrs. T. Marascio, assistant secrotary; Mrs. T. Circeo, treasurer; Mrs. S. La Scola, assistant treasurer; Mrs. C. Facchina, Mrs. C. Rotundo Mrs. S. Scalia, membership committee. ek il g . Resignation Accepted. The President has accepted the resignation_of Capt. Adolphe St, A. Fairbanks, United States Coast Artil- lery Corps, recently stationed at Fort Monroe, Va Sturgiss | THE EVENING STAR, W ASHINGTON D. C SATURDAY, DE CHURCHTOPRESENT Sunday * School Lesson YULETIDE PAGEANT First Congregational Pro- gram Scheduled for Three Evenings. The Yuletide play-pageant, “When Christ Was Born,” will be presented at First Congregational Church, 10th and G streets, tomorrow at 8 p.m. It will be repeated Monday and Tues- day nights. It is under the direction of Estelle Wentworth and Albert Parr. It has been arranged from the Bible, with music by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce. Miss Wentworth and Mr. Parr lead a large cast engaged in enacting the various characters. Divided Into Episodes. The play-pageant is divided into seven episodes, each of which is in- troduced by scriptural epflogues. The first episode portrays the annunica- tlon to Zacharias that his wife Eliz beth would bear a child to be the forerunner of the Christ, and the an- nunciation to Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus. The second epi- sode is “The Magnificat,” the scene of which s lald in the home of Zacha- rias and Ellzabeth. In episode 3 is enacted the arrival by Joseph and at the inn at Bethlehem the before Christ was born, and in following episode the portrayed spending the mnight in stable of the inn because the hostelry was overcrowded. Arrival at Herod’s Palace. In episode § is depicted the arrival at Herod's palace, on Christmas day, of the Three Wise Men from the East bearing costly gifts for the Chrlst Child and Inquiring where the babe was born. Eplsode € is captioned “The Shepherds and the Angel Son” and portrays the shepherds receiving the news of the birth of Christ as they tend their flocks. The closing episode is entitled “The Adoration” and represents the people coming into the stable to adore the Christ Child on Christmas night. At 4:45 p.m. there will be a devo- tional-musical vesper service, at which the vested chorus cholr will render a Christmas cantata, Dudley Buck’s “The Coming of the King." Dr. Jason Noble Pierce will give a Christmas sermon at 11 a.m. and the chorus choir will render special Christma (Continued from Tenth Page.) | door to door will be carried out by St. John's choir. of the holy communion will be held at St. Mark’s Chapel, Fairland, at 9:30 am., and at St. John's Churc Beltsville, at 11 am. teenth street northwest, Christm: day, the music wiH be: Hymns, ; introit, immanuel” (Ma: munion ervice in A Fl “Sanctus” (Gounod), anthem o World in Sorrow Sleeping’ ). The soloists are Dr. G tenor, and George G. baritone. F. Dudle: Stonebraker, At the Church of the Transfigura tion, the musical service tomorrow under direction of Dr. James Dick- inson, organist and choirmaster, will include: 1lam.—Processional, “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” (Gotha “Venite” (Woodward), Te Deum, “A: | glican Chants” (Laws and Cooke); “Benedictus” (Turle), sermon hymn {“Thou Art Coming, O My Savior" | (Monk); anthem, *Turn Thy Face" (Atwood); incidential solo, by Master Charles E. Eckert; recessional, “On Jordan's Bank” (Hambourg). Eve- | ning prayer, 7:30 p.m. (Junlor cholr)— | Processional, “Come, Thou Long Ex- pected Josus Magnifica (Smart); “Nunc Dimittis” (Barnby) sermon_hymn, “Jesus, Lover of M Soul” (Dykes): offertory, “One Sweetly Solen Thought” (Ambrose); solo, by Master Charles E. Eckert; vesper hymn, “Softly Now the Light of Day"” (Weber); recesslonal, “Thy Kingdo Come, O God” (Hayne). The Christmas music at the Church of the Transfiguration will be: Christmas eve: Midnight, holy com- munion; processional, “Adeste " (Cantus Diversi); introit, * i (Smart (Paxton): hymn, the Herald Sing” (Mendelssohn); an- “Lo! How a Rose” (Praetor- fus); “Sanctus in G" (Hammond); “Agnus_Dei”; carol, “Holy Night, Silent Night' (Gruber); “Gloria in Excelsis in E Flat” (Smart); reces- sional, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (Willls). Christmas day, 11 a.m., holy com- munion; processional, “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” (Mendelssohn): introit, “The Sleep of the Child Jesus” (Gavaert); “Kyrle in E Flat” (Smart); “Glorla in E Flat” (Smart sermon hymn, “Christians, Awake (Wainwright); offertory, “Come Unto Him” (“Messiah") (Handel); solo by Master Charles E. Eckert; “Sanctus in E Flat,” “Agnus Dei in E Flat,” “Gloria in Excelsis in E Flat" and recessional, “Angels From the Realms of Glory” (Smart). At the Church of the Good Shep- herd, Sixth street between H and I northeast, the music at the 11 a.m. service Christmas day will be sung by a vested choir of men and boy It will include: Processional hym “Angels From the Realms of Glory (Smart “Communion Service 1 E Flal (Eyre); “Kyries,” “Glorla, “Sanctus,” “Agnus Del"” and “Gloria in Excelsis”; hymn before the sermon, “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (trad! tional); offertory anthem, “Nazareth' (Gounod), bass solo and chorus; re- cessfonal, “O Little Town of Bethle- hem” (Redner). The music tomorrow at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, will be as follows: Morning prayer, 11 a.m. “Benedicite in F" (Stokofski); offe tory, “Hearken Unto Me, My People” (Sullivan), soloist, Gedrge F. D. Roll- ings; choral evensong, 8 o'clock, Ma nificat, Parisian tone; offertory, “Be Thou Contented and Rest Quiet” (from Anna Magdalena Bach's “No- tenbuch” 1725) (Bach), soloist, John L. Mitchell; T. Guy Lucas, organist and choirmaster. There will be a carol service Sun- day, the 28, at 8 p.m. instead of the usual choral evensong. sermon Angels them, At Grace Eplscopal Church the music Christmas day will be: 11 a.m.—Proces- 1 hymn, “O Come, All Ye Faith- stival Venite,” *“Te Deum,” ubilate” (Hopkins) hymn, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” “Festival Communion Service,” se: mon hymn, “O Little Town of Bethl. hem"; offertory anthem, “Sing, Sing This Blessed Morn” (Gounod recessional hymn, “Angels From the Realm of Glory.” The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde is rector and Mi: C. C. Judeon is organist. St. John's Church, Georgetown par- ish—Music on Christmas day will be: Morning prayer and holy communion, 11 am.:° Organ prelude, “Venite Adoremus” (arranged by Whitting- ham); progessional hymn 72 (Wade), “Venite in C" (Crotch), “Te Deum in G" (Shepherd), “Benedictus in F" (Hopkins), introit hyma 71 (Tansur),. travelers | | the power and On Christmas day the celebration ! At St. Stephen's Church, 3017 Four- | b | college of His apostles | Twenty-third By Rev. Hugh G. Stevenson. THE CONVERSION OF ZACCHEUS. (Luke, xix.1-28.) Golden Text.—For the Son of Man is come for to seek and to save that which was lost.— Luke, xIxx.10. CHRISTMAS LESSON. GOD'S GIFT TO THE WORLD. (John, i.14-18; 111.16-21.) Golden Text—For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever belleveth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.—John, iiL18, Christmas should recall to men God's greatness, generosity and grace in the gift of His only begotten Son. It calls for our considering the great- est event in human history—the en- trance of God into the life of men. The incarnation is the central truth of Christianity. The joyful note of the heavenly host has been carried down through the ages in the songs of the followers of Christ, who, look- Ing back, have seen in the birth of Jesus In Bethlehem's manger the source of their peace, joy and vic: tory; for all the blessings of a Chris- tian life can be traced to the birth of Christ. If He had not been born in Bethlehem there never would have been the revelation of God given to men and redemption secured for them. Without His crib in the stable there never would have been the cros: Although throughout the turles the followers of Christ have stated their view of what John tells us about the Word becoming flesh in the teach- ing that Jesus “was incarnated b: the Holy Ghost.of the Virgin Mar; we do well to remember in these hours the criticlsm of the doctrine of the incarnation that In the com- mencement of His public career the disciples followed the Master as the leader of a new movement. His per- sonality constituted the foundation of His authority. The facts divine origin were unknown to His relatives, for Mary had kept them hidden in her heart. They were not publicly known in Nazareth, where He grew up and lived a normal life, growing iIn the fourfold lines of the body, mind, soclally two years. The Jews were mono- theistic and the conception was for- efgn to their thought and relizious ideals. The early church could find no other satisfactory explanation of personality of Jesus manifested in His labor, life and les- sons except that the glory they be- held In Him was of God and that He was the Son of The miracu- lous transformation wrought by Him in the conversion of such persons as accheus all pointed to His incarna- tion Christ's attitude toward men in seeking to save them was seen in His to Jericho, whers he healed a nd beggar and became a guest of rich renegade Jew, who was a r to his natlon and a robber of countrymen as the head of controlling the collecting of It was sald of him that, like the heads of some modern corrupt organizations, he was rich without £ how he obtained his ric , the social outcast, had a sire to see Jesus, who had elevated Matthew, a former publican, to the rank of Intimate fellowship in the He had the courage of his convictions, for he climbed 2 sycamore tree in an effort to overcome the handicap of his stature. Christ saw him, noticed him, and In an effort to save him decided to approach him in a personal way by becoming the guest of Zaccheus. Christ was condemned by the mul- “Kyrle in E Flat” (Eyre), “Gloria Tibi in A" (Monk), hymn 78 (Willis), offertory anthem, “The Three Kings" (Corneliu: presentation of alms (“0ld Hundred"), “Sanctus in F” (Garrett), communion hymn 83 (Ma thews), “Gloria in Excelsis” (old chant), “Nunc Dimittis” (Gregorian), recessional hymn 78 (Redner), organ postlude, “Thanks Be to God” (Men- delssohn), Paul's Eplscopal Church, street near Washing- Circle, the musical program for the Christmas services, as prepared by Samuel A. Leech, organist and choirmaster, will include: Christmas eve service (starting 11:15 o'clock)—Organ prelude, “Eve- ning Bells and Cradle Song” (Mac- Farland) and Christmas carols played on the chimes; echo choir, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (Willls) processional, “O Come All Ye Faithtul. “Adeste Fidelis” ; introit, “Shepherds’ Christmas Song” (Relmann); shorter Kyrie (Hall); “Office of the Holy Communion in D Major” (Molr); of- fertory anthem, “There Were Shep- herds” (Marks); “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (Redner); carol, “Silent Night, Holy Night” (Gruber); reces- sional, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” (Mendelssohn), and postlude, Grand Choeur” (Faulkes). Christmas day, 11 a.m.—The mu- sical selections will be: Organ prelude, “Andantino” (Lemare) and carols on the chimes; processional, “0, Come All Ye Faithful,” “Adeste Fidelis; Introit, “Sing, O Heavens" (Gaul); shorter Kyrie (Hall); “Office of the Holy Communion in D. Major” (Moir); “O, Little Town of Bethle- hem” (Redner); offertory anthem, “Rejoice in the Lord All Ye Right- eous” (Hollins); “Nunc Dimittis” (Vincent); recessional, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” (Mendelssohn), and postlude, “Hosanna” (Wachs). The solo parts at both services will be suStained by Harry M. For- ker, baritone; Robert A. Jonscher, tenor; Masters Carl Bachschmid and Eugene Barnes, sopranos, and Master Joseph Summers, alto. At St ton t Sunday after Christmas, at the 8 p.m. service, the choir will sing several old traditional Christmas carols, during which time the lights in the church will be extingulshed, thus displaying the beauties of the altar in the candle light. All Souls' Memorial Church, Conneeti- cut and Cathedral avenues northwest. Tomorrow the Christmas music will be: Processional, “O Come, All Ye Falthtul mite” (Smart); “Te Deum in B Minor” (Buck); “Jubilate” (Elvey); Introit, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”; hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”: offertory an them, “Sing O Heavens" (Tours ‘Communion Service” (Stainer); “Gloria in Excelsis,” old chant; re- cessional, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.” The sololsts will be: Mrs. C. C. Mc- Donnel, Mrs. L. B. Fuller and Frances C. Harrison is organist and director. Clara Young Brown, soprano, will sing Yon's “Jesu Bambino” and Neid- linger’s “The Birthday of a King” at the morning service tomorrow at the Eldbrooke M. E. Church. The old Falls Church has been un- dergoing redecoration of the interlor, walls and woodwork have been re- painted, and the first service will be the holy communion Christmas eve at midnight. At this service the special music will be: “There were Shepherds" | (Vincent), “Gloria in Excelsis (Mo- zart), “Hallelujah Chorus” (Handel). At'the 11 o'clock service Christmas day the choir will sing “Te Deum"” (Barnby), “Sing O Heavens” (Tours) and “Gloria in Excelsis (Moszart). The Christmas picnic of the old Falls Church will be held Tuesday at the parish house at 10 any, of His| and spiritually. | | His disciples never suspected it until |atter they had followed Him for about the | . | vey of titude for assoclating with a publi- can and a sinner llke Zaccheus. Christ had come to seek and save the lost. It was His mission and He decided to win His man. There {s no indication of the conversation that passed between them, but it is evident that Jesus by His courageous decision to dwell with Zaccheus in the old priestly city of Jericho had won the friendship of the publican. No seeker after Christ can entertain Jesus with- out having his life changed by con- tact with the Lord. The genuineness of Zaccheus' conversion was proven by his public confession of his sin and by repaying all whom he had wronged. His conversion was real because Jesus had made God real to him by His conversations. The Mas- ter satisfied that unrest, which charac- terizes the race today without a knowledge of God, which filled the rich publican with dissatisfaction Our Lord had solved for Zaccheus, as He has for us, the oldest question of humanity, yet its latest, most tor- menting and most welcome problem. Augustine has well said that “God made us for Himself and our hearts are unqulet until they rest in Him In the conversion of Zaccheus, Jesus, who came to reveal God to men and to bring men to God, exhibited the evi- dence of His incarnation. Evidence of His Incarnation. It was no growth of centuries that could be considered legendary, as with many pagan falths whose delfication of {llustrious teachers and leaders are the matter of centurles, for within 30 years of His death men spoke of | His self emptying Himself of His slory. It was his persomal act to lay aside His prenatal glory to assume | the flesh. They found that “in on so supernatural, virgin birth was nat- | |ural,” for it harmonized with His | | character, which was untainted by sin. In this the Son of Man made & break with a sinful heredity. His personality revealed the grace of God, whose love for the world caused Him to give His only begotten Son. In this manifestation of God's grace is | seen the greatness of His love that stoops to reveal Himself unto men | and to bring men unto Himself so that they might possess peace, Joy, | salvation with the freedom, growth | and power of a Christian life. | God's greatness made possible the | incarnation of the Christ, who came to reveal God to men and save them from their sins. While men may look upon themselves as insignificant in view of the greatness of the physical world in which we dwell, the fact of our being made in the llkeness of Jehovah is our greatness. In this | kinship to the eternal rests man's | greatness end the possibilities of his being saved by the Lord Jesus, whose { birth filled the world with song. In | | His life was expressed without any | | vagueness the love of God. Apart | from Him they would not know God | | ana His love.” The spirit of Christ- | mas fills the world with men of good | will, who have been redeemed, con- | | 1uering sin through the merits of the | | Christ. They owe their change of heart and new outlook upon life to | the Master's incarnation The one great need of men toda is to know the power of Jesus Chri to take away their sins. God proved | | His love by giving of His only be- | who became our substi- | tute, redeemer, through entering the world as & babe in Bethlehem'’s man- | ger. When we approach the fact of | | His incarnation from a historical sur- | rist's life and character the | problem vf His personality and of the | incarnation are brought within our | | reach and understanding. We must | | elther accept the truth of the incar- | ination and obey Christ's command for | |us to follow Him, or else accept a | series of hypotheses about God that | will not satisty the heart's hunger for | |a knowledge of Him, meet the de- | mands of reason or have power to save us from sin. By following Him we wlll come to know its saving truth and transforming power. SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GIVE “WHITE CHRISTMAS” Columbia Heights Christian Pupils to Present Pageant at Even- ing Service. Under the direction of Mrs. Harvey Baker Smith, the Columbia Heights Christian Church school will take charge of the evening service tomor- row and give “The White Christmas,” presenting in pageant form the story of the White King and the gifts which were brought to him. With costumes and setting elaborately | worked out, this pageant Is sald to be the best that has ever been pre- sented in the church. The other services of the church | will be at their usual hour, except| the Chbristian Endeavor, which will meet at 6:30 instcad of 7 p.m. The annual Christmas music program will {be given by the cholr of the church at the evening services on the 23th, one week from tomorrow. | The adult department of the Bible | school has secured Judge W. F. Nor- | ris to present the Christmas lesson to the entire department tomorrow morning. —— | VISITORIN PULPIT. Rev. Dr. Barras to Preach at First Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Harry W. Barras, con- nected with the American Baptist Publication Soclety, Philadelphia, is to preach at 11 am. tomorrow at First Baptist Church. This church has been without a regular minister since the resigna- tion of Rev. Dr. Henry Allen Tupper and plins now are under way to secure a prominent Southern pastor for the post. —_— DR. REGESTER TO PREACH. Will Preside Tomorrow at George- town Church. Dr. E. V. Regester, presiding elder of Washington district, will preach at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Calvary M. 1. Church South, Georgetown. At 8 p.m. the pastor, Rev. Willlam Aubrey Lynch, will have for his subject “Christ Crowded Out” The men's Bible class will sing Christmas carols at this service. Full Gospel Assembly. Two services will be held at the Full Gospel Assembly, 930 Pennsylva- nia avenue northwest, tomorrow, with special Christmas music. The pastor, Rev. H. L. Collier, will preach at 3 p.m., on “The Highest Shall Over- shadow Thee,” and at 7:45 p.m. on “A Light to Lighten the Gentiles.” The midweek prayer service will be held CEMBER 20, 1924 BIBLE SCHOOL TO CLOSE FIRST SEMESTER DEC. 27 Christmas Celebration Planned at Vermont Avenue Headquarters. Prayer Services Announced. The Bible Institute of Washington, 1316 Vermont avenue, closes its first semester of the schop] year next Sat- urday at 7:30 o'clock with a Christ- mas celebration. ‘The school is trying to bring Rev. Dr. R. A. Torry to Washington to take the leadership of the institute. Prayer meeting is held every day at 1 o'clock, and Sunday at 2 o'clock. The last threc evenings of the year, December 29, 30 and 31, will be de- voted to prayer. FRANCISCANS TO HOLD CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE Solemn High Mass Will Be Cele- brated at Midnight at Monas- tery in Brookland. Christmas services at the Fran- ciscan Monastery, Brookland, D. C., will begin: at 11 p.m. Christmas eve, with the divine office—matins and lauds. At midnight there will be a solemn high mass and holy com- munfon. After the mass there will be a procession to th grotto of Bethlehem, where services will be held as in Bethlehem on this holy night, after which low masses will be celebrated in the grotto at the altar of the Nativity Chris there s will be am., low with there solemn benediction Sunday, January 11, at will be held a solemn proces the grotto of Bethlehem. ANCIENT CHRISTMAS PLAY | Children of St. Paul's Episcopal Congregation to Be Actors. Celebration of Christmas at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Twenty-third street near Washington Circle, will begin with a Sunday school children's festival at 6:30 o'clock Christmas eve. The chil- dren of the kindergarten and primary classes will sing. There will follow a ¥ by members of the junior A group of children will depict | song | fashion that was | the Christmas mystery by story, and costume, in th common in the thirteenth century persons garbed in whe! Par- ents and friends of the children are in- vited. The midnight eervice, which will be a choral celebration of the holy com munion, will begin promptly at Christmas day thers will be tions of the holy communion at and 9:30, and choral celebrations holy communion and sermon at 11 o'clock. — PLAN CHRISTMAS RITES. Grace Lutheran Church to Hold Service at 6:30 A.M. Religious Christmas day will De, at 6:30 a.m inth street northwest, ran Church, Rev. G. held Lenski The will be man School 5 pm, entertainment Henry Leh- superintendent, presiding, at time bars and pins for the perfect attendance will be en out, follows: Mrs. George ch (formerly Miss Mabel Stut 24 years; J. H. W. Schmidt, 9 years: Miss Margaret Steel, 8 years; Mrs. Elizabeth Steel, Willlam T. Schlosser, § years; Mrs. Ernestine Watson, 2 vears; George H. Emch, 1 year; James L. Adams, 1 year; Her- bert Brandes, 1 year; Miss Ruth Miles, 1 year; Miss Dorothea Hilda 1 vear; Miss Adelaide Tucker, Final of Advent Sermon Series. At Paul's Episcopal Church Twenty-third street, near Washington Circle, tomorrow at the 11 o'clock service, the rector, Rev. Arlington A McCallum, will conclude his series of Advent sermone, explaining _ the growth and development of God' purpose in the Old and New Testa- ments, with a discourse, having as its subject, “Man's Discovery of God in the Infant Jesus” There will be choral celebration of the holy com- munion at thls service, Other services at St. Paul's tomor- row will be holy communion at 7:30 a.m., instruction to children of the Sunday school at 10 a.m., young peo- Dple’s meeting at 6 p.m., and evensong and sermon at S pm. H munton is celebrated at every week day at 7:30 am. ‘Will Preach Christmas Sermon. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach to- | morrow morning on “The Gladne the Sadness, and the Madness o Christmas,” at Fifth Baptist Chur, At night the augmented choir w give a Christmas cantata and pa- geant under the direction of William J. Palmer. AJl who wish are re quested to bring their offerings for the Christmas baskets for the needy. Monday night the annual Christmas tree entertainment will be held and the Sunday school pupils and teach- ers will bring “White Gifts to the King.” Plans Christmas Pageant. The Men's Club and Girls' Friendly Society of the Chapel of the Nativity are planning a celebration for Christmas. The girls are to present a pageant, while the chapel is being decorated by the club members. A service will be held at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday ANTI-CHRIST SOON TO APPEAR? Tuesday evening, and a special Christ- mas service for the children of the Sunday school and church Friday evening. A watch night service wiil be held the last night of the year, and an all-day meeting New Year day. Rev. Dr. Mitchell’s Sermon Theme. “Are Weo Justified in Expecting Uni- versal peace?” wiil be the theme of Rev. Dr. Harry D. Mitchell tomorrow morning in the Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church. The intermediate de- partment will have charge of the Christmas exercises in the Sunday school, and at night the adult depart- ment will render a Christmas pageant. Thers will be an early morning serv- ico Christmas day. B. G. WILKINSON, PH, D. “Ts Anti-Christ Soon to Appear’’ will be the subject of the lecture by Dr. B. G. Wilkinson, Dean of Theology, Washington Missionary Col lege, Sunday, Dec. 2 at_the Capitol Memortal Chirch, 5 W. FREE. usical program, A Lecture from the Great Bible Prophecies by DR. B. G. WILELI;S&%“ Theology, Wash. Missionary ge. Deon O GTAL FROGIAM, 1:30 B.M CAPITOL-MEMORIAL CHURCH, STH AND ¥ STREETE N.W. Lecture, 8 P.M. Sunddy—FREE—Dec. 21, - the traditional cos- | | tumes represented the holy night. 11:15 | in Joppa | B. Y. P. U. NEWS ‘The December meeting of the Colum- bla B. Y. P. U. Federation was held Tuesday evening at the Bethany Baptist Church. Interest is belng shown in the six-month interunion contest between the local unions of the federation. Cen- tennial B. Y. P. U. is lending for the rr.xonlh of November, with Clarendon, Va., as a chose second. Thomas R. Wil- 6on, vice president of the federation, gave a brief account of a trip he re- cently made to Richmond, Va., where he attended one of the meetings of the Richmond City B. Y. P. U. and extended to them an Invitation to visit Washing- ton and the Columbia Federation. Elgin Smith gave a report on the recent meet- ing of the executive committee and the board of managers of the B. Y. P. U. of America, which was held in Chicago. Members of the Bethany B. Y. P. U. presented a play entitled “The Three | Visitors.”” Among those taking part were | Beatrice Allen, Paul Demeron, Elwyn Caskey, Martha Lavisson, Charles M. Brewington, Horace Stevenson, Robert | Kirkland and Gladys Cockerille. A cello | solo was rendered by Vance Caskey, ac- companied by Elwyn Caskey. Bethany B. Y. P. U. conducted a de- votional service at the Central Union Mission Wednesday evening. John Dent, the epeaker, used as his subject “The Two Anchors.” BAPTIST MINISTERS; MEET IN CONFERENCE Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins of McKin- ley Church Preaches Sermon at Opening Monday. TABLEAU T0 TYPIFY NATIVITY STORY - § Song and Prophecy Embodied in Proposed Presentation at Luther Place Church. Song and prophecy of the nativi story will be presented in pageant and tableau form at Luther Placs Memorial Church, Thomas Circle, next Monday and T nights at 8:15 o'clock. This pageant-service is cal Volces of Prophecy,” and is ar- ranged from the Bible Bess Dav Schreiner, who produced “The Word and the Way” for three successive seasons, the first time at Luther Pla, In 1921, and for the past two yea at Central High School This year an entirely new pageant is being produced by M reiner, under the supervision of Rev. Geor; M. Diffenderfer, pastor of the churc with Mrs. Laura J. Bogue as dramat director, Marie Moore F a nt master. Miss Kath- harpist, has arranged nd will direct th ssisted by Miss Anne An Ervine J Stenson. Serlex of Scenes Depicted. “Voices | sertes of scen | acies and 1 n ti | mus and Pri ound scrir; 1 t of the Jeremiah and Ma ed by the a; tivity sce the “temy | | The Baptist of Washington Monday at the Metropol Church, of which Rev. M. W. D srman is pastor. A specil sermon | was preached by Rev. Geriah | | Lamkins, ‘pastor of the McKinley Baptist Church. Prayer was offercd by Rev. Dr. W. P. Howard, pastor of the Zion Baptist Church. Dr. Lamkins made a presentation of & fountain pen to Dr. Walter H.| Brooks, pastor of the Ninsteenth Street Baptist Church, In honor of his forty-second anniversary, on be- Ralf of a number of the pastors. The conference voted to entertain Conference with a 1 GIVING YULE PLAY. | “The Shepherd’s Son” at North-| minster Presbyterian. “The Shepherd's Son,” a Ch tmas pageant, will Le presented by the | Sunday 'school of the Northminster Presbyterian Church In the audi-| orium tomorrow night. The | 2lpal parts will be played | Freedman, Ruth Turn { Woos*er, Robert ‘Wooster, | Chamberlain, Joseph Houghton, H Gorman, Wesley Miltner, Raymond ¢. | Reinoehl, John Cress and Buehla John {son. The pageant will be in two under the direction of Miss Re | Morse. Mra. Clough is chairman of the | costumes committee and Miss Thibadeau {hea the scenery co: nittee. | | Third Baptist Church Service. Rev. Dr. George O. w { preach a Christmas the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q stree orthwest, tomorrow at 11 | a.m. 30 p.m., holy communior He preach a special sermo d At S p.m. program v language Minister: PrODLS and Conferer vicinity > based the on tha Sanctus” of , used throughout t birth of Christ ng prepared under the n_of Mrs. N. K Gardner, assisted by Miss Ruth Car bell, and a commiitee, the costumes and colors carrying out th ism of the various charac story, | membe: | rial Conn . s the Angel; | Madonna, and Judy Voice in the Wilderness Lighting n Symbolic Form. The lghting of * ecy” will be will_be M r Januar: ial The servic Church tomor cial character Chr Baptist spe e Sun iterest wil Bullock of sermon at At € will artet will musical n principa will be a p. led “The Sear stuged by members of Rev. A. R. Bird Is Back. After several weeks absence, Rev. | Andrew R. Bird, pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims, Is again in his pul-' pit. He will preach tomorrow morn- | ing on “Unwrapping God's B Gire,” and in the evenin | We Must Not M! tomi for the King, the Sunday s tion_of M. by Mrs. Frank artwout n CENTRAL UNION MISSION. T e Helen Bu M Mrs Pen art, assisted H. B. i | K b | —Unless YOU Help Make Them Come True A basket for the family costs only $3 Will You Furnish One? Other Chances to Give $200 $200 $120 $50 $8.15 $4.20 Small Contributions Appreciated Indorsed by the Charities Indorsement Committee CENTRAL UNION MISSION 622 Louisiana Ave. N.W. To furnish boys’ sitting and reading room in Children’s Home....... To furnish Bible class and prayer meet- ing room . To furnish complete a béddroom in Children’s Emergency Home.... To furnish complete equipment for one child in dormitory..ceccececcoascccccsa To supply a family with one-half ton of coal .. To supply a family with one-fourth ton fiE o R R RS L AT