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12 LENT SPEAKERS NAMED FOR WEEK Rev. S. ). Porter to Open Monday at Keith’s Thea- ter Services. Dr. L. W the committee of Eervice Association Church in arge of the Jenten services at Keith's bas announced the speak coming week. Monday the speaker will be Rev. S, 3. Porter of the F Baptist Church. Rev. C. B. Austin will conduct the rervices and J. B. Bennett will pre wide. : Tuesday Dr. Howard A. Kelly, Balti- more surgeon, will make an addre for the second time this year. Rev. ¥. Bland Tucker, newly appointed rector of St. John's Church in George- town, will conduct the services and ¥rederick R. Barkhurst, manager of the Church Forum, will preside. Wednesday Rev. George M. Diffen- of the Luther Place Memorial Church, will be the speaker. Rev. Dr. Darby, executive secretary ©f the Washington Federation of Churches, will conduct the service and George R. Wales, clvil service com- missioner, will preside. Thursday Dr. Thomas E. Green of the American Red ¢ will address the meeting. Tev. Robert S. Barnes will_offer the invoeation and Page MeK. Etchison of the Washington Y. M. C. A. will preside. riday Senator Lawrence D. Tyson will make the address. Thomas E Rohertson, United States commission er of patents, will presideand Rev. ¥o. Hawthorne will conduct the service. The neoonday Lenten services are held daily in Keith’s Theater at 12:30 o'clack except turday and Sunday #nd Jast not more than 30 minutes, The public is invited and no collec- tion is taken. “A NEWSPAPER'S AFFRONT TO DECENCY,” IS THEME the National Baptist preach ervices eve. ‘A the of the 1 B noond: Theater for the At Tmmanuel to Religious Liber Johnson will and evening 1Tomorrow. subject of is sermon will be. in part, Newspaper's Affront to Decency.” "he every-member visitation will o place March 21, the deacons and deaconesses making the visits The prayer and fellowship meeting next Thursday evening at § o'cloc will be led by Deacon R. L. Tisley and Deaconess Kephart ORGANIZED B.IBLE éLASS BODY HOLDS CONFERENCE A midwinter conference the Organized Bible ( s Associ on at the Fourth Preshyterian hurch Tuesday night when 300 dele es assembled, representing Ault Bible classes. Homer J. Couneill of the association, pre nd William R. Schmucker led the singing. A hrief welcome was Elven Harvey Gram, president e men's class of the Fourth I \ Church, and the devotional sery conducted by Rev, .James the pastor voted was held + [ « ¥ " president sided 1 t 1 Mier 0 March Week o desiznate the week As Join the Church in the local classes. A resolu- tion was commending _Lieut Yan Winkle and the Women's Burean for the work they have been carryving nn. seeking to prevent indecent shows beinz presented in local theaters Tt wa announced that the fifth an nnal ganized Bible class conference pzain would be held at Hood College, Yrederick, Md., July 2 to 5, inclusive Priegates may enroll for this confer ence on and after April 1. Enroll yents will he taken up to 530, which §< the capac of the dining hall. Information mayv be secured at Room 217, Central Y. AL C. A. An invitation \vas extended to hold the next meet fng at the Brightwood Church, which was accepted. PROGRAM AT WESTERN. Rev, J..Harvey Dunham, pastor of tha Western Preshyterfan Church, H treet hetween Nineteenth and Twen- iath streets, will preach tomorrow at oth the morning and evening serv- His morning subject will be The Melting Pot” apd in the evening Non committal Chriftians.” Friday evening at § o'clock a “round pable”® will be held. All officers and [iembers who are interested in_the vorke of the church are urged to he resent. Rev. Dr, George G. Dorvey vill be present. Refreshments will be perved. passed Rews R. W. Brooks to Preach. At Lincoln Congregational fomorrow morning Rev. R. W. will speak from the subject, “How to faet Difficulties Successfuily.” The Yrogressive Bible class meets at 10 .m. The Christian Endeavor Society Il hold its regular meeting at 6:45 b m Temple Rrooks New Thought Lecture. Mrs. Mary E. T. Chapin, president ®f the International New Thought Alltance and leader of the New #'hought Church, New York City, will Jecture at the Playhouse, 1814 N street. Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock Fubject, “Dreams That Come True." #'he meating will close with a healing service, PARK VIEW CHRISTIAN. Rev. J. J. Kerrick will preach at the Park View Christlan Church fo prorrow morning on “Christian Leader Fhip and Evangelism.’ In the evening Rev will have as tion.” W his subject Smith “Conversa ‘Will Speak on Infidelity. Rev., W, D. Jarvi: *Infidality and Tts fomorrow at the New Bethel Baptist Church. The Lord's Supper will be ehserved at 3 pom. and there will be i e will preach on “aflure” at 11 a.m Will Discuss Book. At the West Washington Church tomorrow evening delock Rev. Dr. James il speak on RBruce B: *The Man Nobody Know: . Secular League Discussion. “Modern Psychology and Religion” $s the subject for discussion in the open forum of the Secular League, m's hook, Musicians’ Hall, 1006 ¥ street, tomor- | Yow afternoon ‘at 3 o'clock. V. F. “alverton _will be the _principal speaker. Thomas B. Eckloff will pre- side. The public is invited. i A it The government hoard of education in Greece has called upon woman Kcliool teachers to dress modestly 1hemselves, With a view tn checking the growing tendeney amane women and girls to short akirts and low-neck Glazebrook, chairman of men’s 100 { shy- Methodist | | i ind to use their influence | | Henry BY HUBERT C. HERRING, Noted Libpral Writer. Lecturer, Preacher. Boston. 1t is a cruel story from an age of ignorance. It pictures a God who prolongs the day in order to give Hi favorite soldiers a chance to kill their enemies. It throws light upon an age which knew nothing about astronomy. Its writer thought of an earth which stands still and of a sun which re. volves around the earth, Any schoolboy of today knows better. Galileo was stretched on the rack because he said that the ecarth did the turn ing. They convicted him by this text. He felt the bite of their machine and decided to change his mind. He re canted, but the legend reads that even as he denied his statement. that he whispered eppur si muove—‘never. theless it moves." Tragic around the use DR. HERRING. < in history gather of the Bible to block scientists in their search for truth Bigots in every have used the Bible for the confounding of humble and reverent students. They have quoted a text, and denied to men the right to seek Little wonder that many men have said, religion is cruel, religion is darkness. Jesus Christ stood for the open mind. Christianity can do no other. It must hail an idea no matter what damage is done to the idols. Let us not mince words This is a pagan story. It is bad science, but that is not the worst thing about it It depicts a bad God, a God who turns nature upside down in order to give a blood-thirsty army the chance fo kil off their enemies 1 do not helieve in that God. No one who read the prophets and the New Testament can believe in that God. If I am ordered the choice hetween that God and no God, I choose the latter. It is better to have no God than to have a bad God Jesus gave us another God told of a God whe is concerned for the world He even dared to use the word Father when he spoke about His God | The scientist adds another word | He tells us of a God of law, of a God who moves through the orderly ess of law This furnishes can believe in and who is law Galileo was right, the move. It moves on its on its moral and spirit move. Consciences sist upon using their he hearts, and hoth head el against cruel God Religion will he {begin to think for can trust men when they n God. He 1 hetter chole God who is We a love world does but also Ideas Men in nd their [ art re. hi and arh when men You And vital themselves, think. proc- | | sun THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, SATURDAY. Views of Opposing Religious Leaders on Bible Questions. TODAY’S TEXT: “And Nie sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until themselves upon their encmic the people had avenged BY JOHN ROACH ROACH STRATON, D. D. Pastor_Calvary Baptist Church, New York. President Fundamentalist League. Well, why not? There was a wise, haly and beneficent purpose behind this miracle, because ‘‘the people” were God's peovle, and through them God was work- ing out the coming of a Sa- viour to bring re- demption from sin, suffeving, and sorrow to all the children of men. As a father, T do every day things that are to all intents mira- cles to the limited experience and un- derstanding of my little children. I handle the know- ledge in the great books, and win for the children their daily bread, ave people and see their lives ¢ forted and transformed by the preach- ing of the gospel. Now shall our in- finite Heavenly Father be either less Kind or less resourceful than a finite earthly father A little’ while ago. a man zot into n aeroplane at dawn on the Atlantic coast and flew Westward with the and so landed at sunset the same day on the Pacific Coast. Thus, for him. it came to pass that “the sun hasted not-to go down about a whole day™ (Joshua 10:13). if a man can do that, then cannot Almighty God stay the sun to give His people complete victory, and thereby to work out righteousness on the earth? T do not seek to side step the miracle and explain this occurance by talking about light that may have been reflected or refracted from clouds, ete. This is pitiful and paltry substerfuge! No, God s God. and what He wills in His own Tt is refreshing and encou see that even some great modern scientists are at last beginning to wake np to the truth of the suprem acy of personality. to see that mira are possible and necessary, and the deepest truth of the mniverse is not blind force or dead law. Prof. Louis Trenchard More, professor of physics @) in the University of Cinci- natti. in his great new book “The Dog: of Evolution” () strikingly say DR. STRATON He can rid! ging to do a 0 say that natural law was in stituted by a power and to deny that natural law may be suspended or changed is to accept the greater mystery and to deny a less. 1f instituted the laws by which the s stem nloves then I see no reason, so far as physics is concerned, why the sun may not have stood still at the command of God through Joshua. To say that it would have deranged the solar system is an argument which should have no more weight than to say that a man who had ade a machine could not stop it and rt it again without deranging its mechanism.” When 1 am asked “Do you helieve Joshua made the sun stand still through God's powe I can honestly answer, “I do.” I believe in the miracles because 1 believe in the Bible and the living God who gave us the Bible. 1926.) LUTHER LEAGUE Ephiphany Lutheran Church, Six- teenth and 1 streets, was filled Tues- ¥ night when the life service pro- am of the Luther League of the | District of Columbia rendered. Rev. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor, | christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore, the principal speaker. Miss Olga Linsenmeyer, director Young Peoples’ work, Christ Lutheran Church, Ba timore, and missions secretar: of | the Maryland Synodical League, gave suggestions for lining up the young folks for definite life service. Life service pledzes were distributed b Miss Ethel Tussing. life service sec- retary of the Luther League of the District _of Columbia and of the ryland Synodical League. A re- { View of the progress of the Andhra | Christian_ Colleze campalgn was given by Miss Emma A. F. Holzer, missions secretary of the District Teague. Virgin W. Doub, president Maryland League, also spoke. A choir of Lutheran voung folks led the musie, and Paul L. Brindle, president of tha Luther League of the District of Columbia. presided. Plans are under way for the joint | fellowship meeting of the Luther TLeagua Central of Baltimore and the { Washingion District League, to he held in Washington April 16. The plans provide for the attendance of Rev. A. J. Travers, general secretary of the Luther League of America, as the guest of honor. Tentative plane have been made for the June quarterly meating of the Luther League of the District of Columbla when “Missions” will be the theme. (Clarence C. Dittmar, chairman of Andhra Christlan Col- leze administration building drive, will he invited to Washington from { New York City as the speaker on this { occasion, E A program of study and recreation has heen planned for the Gettysburg assembly this Summer, and will have an added attraction, Mrs. S. T. Peter- | son, secretary of the Luther League of America A program has heen arranged for the Maryland Synodical League con- vention, which will be held at Smith- burg July 21 and 22 PETWORTH BAPTIST. The communion service will be cele- brated tomorrow morning at Petworth Raptist Church. The pastor, Rev. J. Smith, announces the first of an intermittent. series of sermons on “The King's Business.” He will speak on “Investment.” In the evening the subject will be “On Guard.” Raptism at the conclu- sion of the evening service, Dr. Bullock to Preach. Dr. George O. Rullock’s topic at the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q streets, tomorrow at 11 _a.m. is, “The Devil's Part of Attack.” Bible school Is 9:30 a.m. The Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society will di: cuss at 6 p.m. “Persevere in What led by Freeman. Dr. Rullock’s topic at 8 p.m. is. “The Way of ¥ternal Life.” Prayer meeting Tues- day is from 8 to 10 p.m. Young Peo- ple’s prayer meeting is Thursday from $to9 pm. Bible Class to Meet. The men's bible class of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in the chapel, Fourteenth and Allison streets, tomorrow morning at o'clock The teacher, Dr. W Weir. will give a 30-minute addre: on “Philosophy and Jesus Christ. March 14 an effort will be made to double the atiendance at the class | | | | | April (Conyrizht., | CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR The following cahlegram has hesn recelved from Dr. Francis . Clark, president of the World’s Christian Unfon, who, with Mrs. ring Southeastern Europe in the interests of the seventh World's Christian Endeavor convention, to be held in London next July: “Athens, February 2l.—Good will towards the United States and appre- ciation for all that America has dona for the world were expressed in ad- dresses delivered at a meeting of more than 500 Christian Endeavorers here today.” The gathering was in honor of Dr. Clark. " He assured the audience of the friendship of America and re- minded them that there are now more than 4,000,000 members of hristian indeavor Societles, with societies in v on the globe. ian young people of the world,” he declared, “are our hest insurance against ' another world war.” Dr. Clark called attention that this meeting was being held on Mar: Hill, where St. Paul preached his famous sermon to the Athenians nearly 1,900 years ago. ‘“The world today needs ‘more than ever Paul's message that God ‘hath made of one blood all mations of men'" he said. “On this hill, named after the God of war, let us consecrate ourselves again 1o the Prince of Peace.” At the District of Columbia ing last Monday evening, at Metro politan Presbyterian Church, Miss Helen Lyon, missionary superintend ent of the union, gave an {llustrated, talk on “The Gospel under the South- ern Cross,” and a pageant entitled ‘South America’s Roll Call,” was presented. A set of dolls in native dress, made by the children in one of the mission schools, was on exhi- hition. The shield for hest percent- age of attendance was won again by the Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of the Brethren. The meeting of the Union will be held at First Congregational Church April 5, and_will be in the nature of “A Trip to London.” The Flying Squadron meets with the Georgetown Lutheran Christian Endeavor tomorrow evening. B HEADS BIBLE CLASS. 1. Morville Barker was elected presi- dent of the Men's Bible Class of Fast- ern Presbyterian Church at the an- nual meeting last Wednesday eve- 'k, is meet- elected include Earl T. Bush, first vice president; Frank J. Henning, second vice president: Allen M. Laster, secretary; Beverly M Leache, assistant secretary: Charles T. Wood, tr P. Hunnicutt, assistant’ tre and George H. Winslow, teacher. First Universalist Services. “Arid and Fruitful Liberalism" will be the theme of the sermon by Rev. Dr. John Van Schaick, jr., pastor emeritus, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock under the auspices of the Metropolitan Theater where that con- gregation now worships, pending the erection of a new church building. Free kindergarten at the same hour. The adult Bible classes of the church school will convene at 12 o'clock, the men’s class being led by Dr. F. W. Ballou. . Church axb Will Meet. | | A meeting of the Anglo-Catholic 9:30 | Club In the diocese of Washington will W. |he held in . Thomas' Parish House, 1772 Church street, Monday at 8§ p.m. Rev. Reginald J. Ripley. rector of St. Matthew's, Seat Pleasant, will speak on “The Chuzch i the AVesh Ladies.” THE TWO-WAY PULPIT | |MT.VERNON CHURGH PLANS DEDICATION Ceremony March 21—Pre- paratory Services Sched- uled Tomorrow. The Mount Vernon Methpdist Epis- copal Church Seuth will be dedicated March 21 with Bishop Warren A. ndler presiding. The church, which was built eight vears ago, finally has been cleared of deht. It was the first Southern Methodist church in the Capital. Starting with a_moderate-sized congregation it has grown under the successive pastorates of Rev. Dr. Clovis G. Chappell, under whose leadership the building _was erected, and Rev. Dr. W. A. Lambeth, the present pastol Two preparatory services will be held tomorrow with Dr. Lambeth preaching at both. At 11 o'clock he will take as his topic “The Supreme " and at 8 o'clock “Super- W. A. McKee, assi pestor, will preach at the Junjor church at 11 o'clock. The Senior League will meet at 6:45 o'clock with Miss Sadie Stanley as leader. The subject to be discussed will be “The Values and the Victories of Perseverence.' BISHOP INSPECTS NEW CHURCH SITE Evangelical Ministers Here in Connection With Manor Park Project. stant to the the service of Headed by Bishop M. T. Maze of Harrishurg, Pa., a delegation of minis- ters of the Evangelical Church were in the city this week in connection with the establishment of the First Evangelical Church at Fourth and Rittenhouse streets, Manor Park The delegaiion included Rev. B. R. Wiener of Naperville, 111, field secre. ary of the mis: v society of the ch: Rev. George k- ward Epp of Cleveland, executive sec retary-treasurer of tha soclet J. W. Thompsen of York, Pa., superintendent of the Church, and Rev. George E. Schnabel, of Svracuse. Rev. Schnabel has been pastor of an Evangelical church at Svracuse for the past nine years and will assume the pastorate of the church to he es- tablished here May 1. The site of the proposed church is being graded pre limivary to construction of the first umit. DR. DOWEY TO PREACH IN CHURCH OF COVENANT Dr. George G. Dowey will preach on “America’s atest Asset’” tomorrow morning in the Church of the Cove- nant. At a union meeting of the three societies of Christian Endeavor, to he held in the lecture room of the church at £:15 p.m., Dr. William H. Dohson, medical missionary from the Forman Hospital in Yeungkong. will speak on “Captured bv Chinese Pirates. At the evening service Dr. Wood, 1 cuss Things." Lenten clasges in mission study are held every Thursday in the lecture room of the church, studying Davs in Latin America.” The morn ing class 11 o'clock, is conducted by Mrs elden I’. Spencer, and the evening c . at 7:30, by Mrs. William A. Eisenberger. he midweek service for pfaver and conference will he held next Thursday evening at § o'clock. GIRLS’ CLUB TO MEET. All girls and women of the Senior Club of the Girls' Friendly Society of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Washington, or who have ever been affiliated with the club, are being urged by the committee in charge to assem- bly in Epiphany Parish Hall next Thursday eveninz for a get-to-gether meeting and rally The annual admission servies of niembers of the society of Epiphany Chapel will be held tomorrow at & p.m., Rev. Henry S. Miller, vicar of the chapel, officiating. Fifteen of the twenty members to he admitted are not yet 13 years old, several associates will “also be admitted to the soclety. The members of the society in the Diocese of Washington are attending the Lenten services heing conducted in Epiphany Church at 445 o'clock n Monday afternoons by Rev. Dr. B. Phillips, the rector. “REPENT YE,” IS SUBJECT Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Slzoo, minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, will preach tomorrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock on the subject, ““Re- pent Ye.” In the evening he will con- tinue his discussions on ersonal Problems in Religion,” and discuss the problem “Can We Believe the Miracles of Jesus? On each Thursday evening during March Dr. Sizoo has planned a series of Lenten meditations on the subject, “Jesus’ Way With Men.” — ¢ “THE ROYAL At Emory Methodist Episcopal Church South, Georgia avenue and Rittenhouse street, the pastor, Rev. D. 1. Snyder, will preach tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock on “The Royal Wagons” and at the evening service the subject will be *That Black Horse. The monthly meeting of the Wom- en’s Missionary Society will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. H. B. Langraf, 6101 Georgia avenue. TALK ON HOLY CITY. At the Chevy Chase Baptist Church Charles stor of the church, will dis. outh’s Visions of Invisible WAGONS.” { byterian tomorrow evening Dr. Edward O. Clark, the pastor, will begin a series of “Journeys to Jerusalem,” illustrated with lantern slides. The first one of the series will be on “The Holy City."” In the morning he will deliver a sermon on “Why Did Jesus Die?” and this will, be followed by the com- munion ser NEW PASTOR DUE EASTER. Rey, Dr. J. H. Hollister, new min- ister of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, is expected to assume his duties here Easter Sunday. Dr. Hol- lister is now minister of the First Pre Church of Mount Vernon, N. Y Rev. Dr. W. L. Darby. executive secre of the Washington Federa- tion of Churches, will preach tomorrow RIOILALE, $300,000 SOUGHT to Secure Operating and Benevolent Expenses. Tomorrow is budget day for Pres member canvass for securing a t hudget approximating $300,000 church nevolences. for 1s part of the Presbyterian denomina 0o, nevolent purposes and $42,000,000 fo local operating expenses, ing its world program. raised and expended within 10 yea One of the largest departments of its work is the overseas activiti where nearly 2,000 carry on work 16 different tries, among 67 nationalities. Hundreds of selected and “salesmen’ sands of friend: 1 er sl the churel Sunda tor coun Presbyterian homes e of the budget. Most o they come and at back with thei ts, amounts of subseribed. The New York Avenue Church wil make its eanvass one week later. March 14, thus taking an additiona week for thoreughgoing preparation. PASTOR WILL.CONTINUE money that have heer Rev. Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, recto; of St. Margaret's Church, will continu. his Lenten services on ““The Influenc: of the Bible on the Life of Men' Tue: days, Wednesdays and Fridays durin the remainder of Lent. Rev. Dr. ton. is expected 'to Mond: children of the parish and their par ents and friends, with an address b the assistant on “The Externals of th. Church. Rev. Dr. Smith o'clock tomorrow. celebrations of the holy communios at 7:30 am. and 11 o'clock. In th afternoon, instead of the ning sermon there will be a musi service. Confirmation instruction, th last official meeting of the senior an dunfor classes ill preach at 1 here will be tw of candidates befors in the study and in the library of th parish house nual visitation to the ehurch Mare 14 and will administer the apostoli rite of confirmation at 11 am. 1 the afternoon the preacher will h Robert s, Washington. ternoon, the speaker will hy H. Almon Abbott and St. Peter’s, Baliimore, at Epiphany. Rev. Dr. Z. B. Thillips, the Church of the Epiphany. cupy his pulpit at the 11 8 p.m. services tomorrow. latt fect “King Lear." ation of a on_“Classics will he a communion 1 rector m At th This i= a contin es of lecture-sermon: in Literature.” Ther celabration of the at & am. and again a The church schools meet at 9:3 am. and 3 pm. The weekly ing of the Young People’s Societ will he held at 6 o'cloc The special noonday week, heginning Monday, Dr. Wyatt Brown. rector Church of St. Michael and All Baltimore, Md. Dr. Brown wi preach Monday, Tuesday, Thursda and Friday. On Wednesday the pu pit will be occupied by Rev. Dr Thomas Green of the American Re Cross. the addres ices. exeept of th at the aft Wednesday, es cital. — Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will spea to the members of the Woman Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church { Ing to he held in St. Margaret's Paris| Hall, Connecticut She will give “Comparative what Talk," she which ca i missions thronghout title of this talk interested women tend. This meeting series which the world. Th s “Light." A are invited to a is the second has been of arranged by diocy auxiliary will attend a missionar; teachers of St. School. “YOUNG FOLKS' NIGHT.” R Margaret's Sunda young folks' night” will sylvania, avenue street, tomorrow at 7:45 p.m Selden P. Spencer, wife of the lat United States Senator from Missour will be the principal speaker. Th preside. Mr. Ketchum will morning subject “The test.” A new Intermed hall. B. Y. P. U. NEWS ing Herbart Reamy, vice was appointed chaiyman of the pieni. federation pienic in August. teenth and O streets, March ple’s Union for the program Mount Rainfer B. Y. P. mitted to membership. W. W. Clair, chalrman of th ing the best showing in the campal, Three hundred dollars will be delegates to various conventions an assemblies during the Summer. with East ond and First Union in third place. Chevy Chase Baptist Young People Union gave a play entitled “Th Downs and Ups of a B. Y. P. U BY PRESBYTERIANS Budget Day Tomorrow Is Set hyterlans, when they make the every. operating expenses and be- A few churches have already made their canvass, but most will be visited tomorrow and the ensuing week. This tion’s annual budget of about $57,000, $15,000,000 of which go for be. The Presbyterian Church is expand- ; vear by year, having more than doubled the money representatives 3 trained tomorrow will visit thou- and of the church to sell them a hes are preparing to serve evening dinner to the solici- the evening service announcement will he made as to the LENTEN SERMON SERIES An- son Phelps Stokes, canon of Washing Each Friday there is a service for tho gular eve. presentation, will ba held at 3:30 p.m Bishop Freeman will make his an Johnston, rector of On March 21, of Grace “KING LEAR” TO BE TOPIC. Rev. Dr. Z. B. Phillips to Preach of will oc- and service he will take for his sub- holy meet preacher next will be Rev Angels, The parish clergy will deliver noon serv when Mrs, Helen Crouch will give an organ re. |WILL ADDRESS AUXILIARY. the diocese of Washington at a_meet avenue and Ran- croft place, next Wednesday at 8 p.m. study of the distribution of Protestant Mrs. W. 1. Bowen, educational secre. tary of the Woman's Auxiliary in the In April the members of the play to be ziven hy the piplls and he held at Peek Memorial Chapel. Penn- and Twent-eighth Mrs. pastor, Rev. Irving K. Ketchum, will have for his “rimson Con- ate Christian Endeavor Society has heen organized and meets Sunday at 7 p.m. in parish At the recent executive hoard meet- president, committee to arrange for the annual The next federation meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church, Six- 18. ““Money Talks will be the sketch pro- vided by the First Baptist Young Peo- was ad- prize committee, made the report on prizes to be awarded the unions mak- is- tributed for the purpose of sending Beth- any Union is leading in the campaign, Washington Heights sec. MARCH 6, 1926. Sunday School Lesson JESUS WASHES HIS DIS- CIPLES’ FEET.—John, xiii.1-17. Golden Text.—The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give His life a ransom for many.—Mat- thew, xx.28. Disputing over personal precedence, position and power filled the apostles with a spirit of jealousy. Rivalry for pre-eminence among them had created discord and division among the twelve when they met to observe the passover in the large upper room that an un- known friend had furnished for their use. Their failure to remember the lessons concerning self-denial, sacri- fice. and surrender must felt by the Lord, who knew that his own death was only a day away. In the privacy and protection of the Beth- any home Jesus had heen given help from above to meet the supreme crisis of history. He had completed His public minist “The time had come for him to leave the worid and to go to the Father.” During the remaining hours of His life Christ sought to pre- pare those whom He loved for His departure and for thelr task Facing the twelve with the joy of returning to glory, the Savior's heart was saddened Ly the attitude of the disciples. John shows the depths of His love for the twelve and for the world that He loved unto the end in this and the concluding chapters of his gospel. Looking back over the years, he has glven us a vision of the heart of Jesus that proves His deity and demonstrates his abiding affection for His followers, who had failed to conform their life to His teachings and example. The atmosphere of the upper room was charged by the selfish differences that might develop into more than » passine mood which was disturhine thelr fellowship. He knew that Peter would betray Him. He nnderstond that Satan had filled the heart of Judas with a deep.seated spirit_of alienation. There was still n_opportunity for him to repent. Judas was given more than one chance by the Lord's grace of retreating from commlitting this overt act of disloy- alty. It was a trying time for the Master, who loved His own, even Judas, with His whole heart over- flowing with love to the uttermost. Christ Deity. John, ripened by the 60 years' com- munfon and service with Christ, looked hack to the experience in that upper chamber as the Holy of Hollies. The revelation of Christ’s personality, position, and power against the evenis of that dark hour showed the apostle i |and the other members of the college of Jesus their Master's oneness with the Father. The shadow of the cross had entered the upper room, but the aposties did not see it. Jesus must have felt His coming betraval by one He loved keenly. The desertion of many former followers had Him. He missed thelr presence and support. e was facing, as He knew, “the defenseless exposure to fierce, unjust, ruthless men, the nntried mis ery of death and dissolution, the crit ical trial of His cause and of all the labor of His life, these and anxieties that cannot be imagined were pouring in upon His spirit.” If ever there was an hour or a person who had a claim to be excused from the consideration of others, it was Jesns at that moment. His love, that John recognized was the key to Christ’s life, had intuitively noticed the apostle’s difficulties, dis- cord and danger. It inspired Him to act. His consclonsness of His un limitad power and deity called for serv- ice. Jesus, “knowing that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come from God, and was to return to God,” determined to rush the spirit of selfishness and self- seeking thaf filled the atmosphere of the upper room. John points out how A combination of several strong mo. tives were all marshaled and concen- trated in the Lord's mind, when He sought by personal exampke to teach them the highest and truest expres- sion of the Christian life. No stronger motives can he found than those He amed. They are, love, horror of evil, th, consciousness of power, ainty of His origin in God and of eternal life with the Father. combined to move Him in the dra matic service, He rendered to all th: apostles, as a manifestation of the! humility of love and the supremacy of service. Christ and the apostles had prob- ably entered the upper room with un- covered feet. They had left their san- dals at the door. 'Their bare feet showed that they had ‘heen soiled on the journey over the limestone roads and paths. Under: ordinary circum 1 = o i f r n 1 " e e v n o gl e h n o e 1 s e t 0 B n 5 1 d k ‘s n h a a o n t- a v = v o 1, o = Reo Motor Car d N der the direction of Miss Mary Forbag, leader of the 4Busy Xous' sroun t have been | touched | many | cer. | These | 1509-1611 14th Street By Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. stances, one of the 12 would have taken the jar of cool water and poured it over his colleagues’ feet, that they would have been clean before the aposties entered into divine fellow- ship. The ewer of water, basin, and towd that had been placed by the door. were neglected. In their con- tention for place, prestige and power, they had all forgotten the courtesy that they owed to the Master. Master's’ triumphant entrance upon the preceding Sunday had convinced them accept Christ. as King, and that the Messianic Kingdom was about to be established. Not one of them would assume the slave's place and wash his brethren's feet, lest their prestige would be weakened. The uncertainty of their position made them hesit to perform a menial act. Christ_knew His power. He had no such feelings. The Master had taught the value of humility. He had eriti- cized the Pharisee for the latter's neglect of courtesy, when he had failed to have the water poured over His feet. The glory of the Master's per- sonality filled the room, when with- out a word of criticism, He left the table and in a majestic silence, took off his outer robe, girded Himself with a long linen cloth, used as a towel or apron by slaves. He commenced to pour the water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of His apos- tolic band, and ““to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded.” He probably started with Judas. There was no protest from any one of the number until He reached Peter, al though all must have been condemned by His gracious ministry. When the Master reached Peter, Jesus was not surprised at the protest of the man, whose life and service had heen marked by contradictions. He always followed the Christ. The logue that followed the apostle’'s pro- test enabled the Lord to press home to the twalve the spirftual message of His act of service. The Master in replying 1o Peter's objection to His performing such a menial service pointed out the meed of_ falth and patience on the part of the apostolic college. He emphasized that the washing had no reference (o salvation. sanctification or any spiritual ble ing. He revealed the fact that one of their number was doomed to perdi tion. All the apostles except Judad responded to the dramatic lesson of loving humility. They recognized Christ’s lovdship and the spirit of fraternity was conpletely restored, es pecially after the withdrawal of Judas, 0 that Jesus could prepare them for their coming trials and tribulation. There was a misunderstanding at the time concerning the meaning of | this act of humility on the part of the great Teacher. Many have since | failed to grasp its spiritual and | bolical significance. Some think that He instituted an ordinance perpetu- ally binding upon His followers. By | their literal interpretation and oh- servance of the act of foot washing they are in danger of missing the spiritual message of His teaching. While not holding | a to it hing, one is compelled to admire the spirit of those who practice the | Christ | their desire to obey Our Lord pointed out that ali who called Him Lord and Master ought to follow His example of tr ing to serve others. Too many p fessed followers of our ior are seeking and expecting service he rendered to them rather than seek- | ing to humbly imitate the Christ in | spirit_and service on hehalf of our | fellow men. The call for service comes to from every quarter of the globe, demands the spirit of the martyr. Tt calls for sacrifice. Jesus taught the lesson of love and nobility hy serving others. We have learned that that humbleth himself shall he ex- alted. The one who follows Christ in the paths of service in onr homes | and “hospitals, in our schools and shops, in our stores and streets our slums and “shadowed thresholds.” in our courts and jails, in our homes for the aged and the orphans, wili prove by a life of sharing and servic the syvmbolical meaning of the M ter's message when He washed apostles’ feet. 1f wa love onr | and desire to do His will we shall | come to know the teaching of the Master through service and sacrifice. We will bring men hy such a practi- cal demonstration of Christian teach ings to the fountain of life, they can be hed in the blood of the Lamh and be made clean Son of Man came not to he tered unto, but to minister and to give His life a ransom for many.” Let us follow Him and do His will same in Jesus us it Lord minis- Company Joseph B. Trew, President, The | that the people were ready to | GALVARY CHAPEL FRE FOM DET Announcement Is Made at Meeting of Episcopal Mis- sion Department. | At the first meeting of the depart- falled af times. hut Peter's great heart | ment of missions of the executive council of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Washington. which held last Tuesday in the diocesan ' house, announcement was made of the yend of the debt on Calvary Chapel, | Eleventh and G strests northeast About vears afo the lats Rizht Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, who was then Bishop of Washington, arranged with the bhoard of missions of the diocese to send Rev. F. I. A. Benett into North east Washington to found a mission for colored people residing in that neighborhood. Mr. Bennett began to hold services fn 1902 in a shop at the corner of Thirteenth and H streets northeast 2 vears d to purchase the chapel stands and the building was completed in 1909. Three years later a rectory was built, payment on which was completed last vear. As sistance was obtalned from the diocese during the episcopate of Bishop Hard ing. who made a strong appeal to the an convention in behalf of Cal Chapel. Rut it was not until the beginning of this vear that the hoard of missions found ltself in a positian 10 lquidate the outstanding indehted- | ness. The day paid * the | | | was | later funds had heen 1ot on which on which the last hill was congregation of Calvary " | Chapel met and started a fund to com | plete the huilding. which has never | heen finished in its entirety. Resoln tlons were adepted hy the congrega tion expressing its deep appreciation and sineere gratitude to the heard of missions for its help. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES ANNOUNCED the Tenten wiil be The second series on the preached tomort | o'clock Rev. | Clark, the | Chureh he rmon _in cred Fire” w morning _at 11 Dr. John Brittan irst Preshyierian subject will he “The by at ym- | dramatie | establishing the ordinance of foot | he | in | the | where | the morning service The | Pillar of | At the twilight | Dr. Clark will speak on | They | The monthly Beneficent Society in_the church Immediately luncheon service at 4:30 p.m Where Are meeting of the Ladias will be held Wed pariors at 11 following the will he | nesday o'clock | husiness meeting served SERIES TO BEGIN. Rev. Bernard Broskamp to Talk on Pre-Easter Subject. rd Rroskamp. pastor of | the Gunton Temple Memorial Presby | terfan Church will begin a series of pre-Easter sermons tomorrow at 11 |a. m. on the general theme “Christi- anity's Priceless Possessions,” taking as his text for these sermons Luke 4:16 He entered. as His eustom was, nto the svnagogue on the S | dav, and stood 10 read.” special subject tomorrow will he “T Chureh.” March reh Rev. Rern up 14. ““The Play The Rible of Worship™: March 28, “The The subject of the pastor's the 20 o'clock twilight rvice tomorrow will he “The Great | Refusal.” Wednesday evening at 8 |o vek there will be a nten season | sacred concert PLANS SON.G SERVICE. | | M | Christ.” | sermon 1 | First Congregational Rites for To- morrow Announced. celistic ock at Church | 'There will he a singing eva | service tomorrow nizht at § o' | the irst ng tional | Tenth and G streets. Rev. Dr. Jason | Noble Pierce will speak on “Jesus as | a Leade Dr. Pierce will speak 3 at 11 wk on | “Lights and Shadows.” ‘here will be an inspirational lLen ten service at 4:45 o'clock. Judge Wil liam F. Norri Il address the men's Bible class at 93 m. on the theme, “St. Paul at » Reo Makes Tax Reduction Effective Today U NTIL March 29, when the Fed- eral Tax is officially reduced, Reo will absorb the extra two per cent government ex- cise. Reo buyers are protected now. There is no need to delay buying a REO. Lansing, Michigan THE TREW MOTOR CO. Main 4173-4174-4175