Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1926, Page 13

" HARDING MEMORIAL Contribution to Be Presented in Cathedral at Special St. Paul’s Service. | The offering of the diocese of Wash- ington for *ne memorial to Bishop Harding =¢l be presented in Wash- | ington Cechedra: at a special service | on St. MAaul's day, January This | annou’sement w sterday in | a pastoral letter sent by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash- | ington, throughout the diocese. i The memorizl to the late Right Rev. Alfred Harding, second Bishop | of Washington, will be in the form | of the Chapel of the Resurrection in | the crypt of the South Transept of Washington Cathedral. In his letter Bishop Freeman calls this chapel “a | beautifully appropriate monument to | Rishop Harding’s devotional life.” ‘ Chapel Is Completed. | The memorial chapel, a Norman | @fucture believed to be the first of | type erected since the eleventh is completed, but the furnish- and mural paintings soon to set s walls ablaze with color are, for the most part, yet to be given by friends of the late churchman. Op portunity is nc ilable to Bishop Harding’s admirers and friends to of- | fer gifts for this purpose. Bishop Freeman says, in Nis letter: “In the faith that all of Bishop Harding’s friends here in his ewn diocese will value the privilege of giving for the building and furnish- iug of this chapel, the offering which > shall make on St. Paul's day will be devoted to that purpose. It is an offering which, like the gifts of the children of Isreal to the temple, will be given joyously—then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willing- ly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord.' Only in this ‘spirit could we really share in a memorial to one who with an amazing literalness gave all that he had to the poor, and who spent his strength and his love for all of us. Life Cannot Die. “% life like Bishop Harding's can- not die; his faith, his steadfastness and his gentleness still spread their influence in widening circles of en- couragement to those whose faith way falter or whose purposes may waver. Each of ug, then, must wish to have a part in the building and furnishing of this chapel which shall tell future generations that we were grateful to God for setting before us the -inspiration of a saintly life.” The Norman Chapel of the Resur- rection 'is structurally complete and is open to pilgrims visiting Mount Saint Alban. At the southwest cor- mer of the chancel arch of this chapel & vault has been prepared for the reception of the body of Bishop Hard- ing, which now rests temporarily in the Bethlehem Chapel, and that of Justine Prindle, his wife. Here will be placed a beautiful sarcophagus; designs for-which are now being pre. pared by W. D, Caroe, resident architect’ of' Canterbury Cathedral, England, who designied and executed the tomb of the late Rt. Rev. Henry Yalos Satterlee, first Bishop of Wash- ington, which stands in the ambula- tory of the Bethlehem Chapel. ‘THE WORD MADE FLESH’ IS THEME OF DR. HARRIS Bpecial Services Announced at Foundry Methodist Church During Next Week. In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, will reach on the theme “The Word ide Flesh.” In the evening his sub- Ject will be “'Twas the Night After Christmas.” Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the boys and girls of the church school will pre- sent a pageant, “The First Christ- mas,” under direction of Rev. John C. Million, director of religious educa- tion. The “watch-night” services will be held Friday evening beginning at 9:45 o'clock with “Kingdom Conquests’ presented in pictures; a social half hour beginning at 10:30 o'clock, and from 11 to 12 the pastor will conduct a devotional hour, assisted by Rev. Dr. Frank W. Collier, Harry E. Woolever, William A. Haggerty, Rev. John C. Million and Chaplain Milton O. Beebe. part, in SERVICE JANUARY 14. Women’s “nterdenominational Prayer {leeting Date Set. The regular intercessory prayer service of the Woman's Interdenomi- national Missionary Federation will be +held January 14, so as not to inter- fere with the observance of the week of prayer. At the December session held in Mount Vernon M. Church South officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Mrs. John Newton Culbertson of Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian Chureh; first vice president, Mrs, Ham- ilton E. Clark of Mount Vernon Place Church; second vice president, Mrs, John Paul Krechting of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation; third vice president, Mrs. Henry T. Cousins of the Anacostia Baptist Church; corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. Nathaniel K Gardner of Luther Place Memorial Church; recording secretary, Mrs. Da- vid H. Lewis of Kckington Presby. terian Church: treasurer, Mrs. Wash- ington Topham of the United Breth- ren Church SCROLL IS DEDICATED. | Large Gatheriug Sees Ceremony a: Hebrew Edifice. A large gathering present Sun- | day evening at the dedication of a | Sofor Torah (Scroll of Commandments) | donated to the Congregation Talmud | Torah B'nai Israel by Mrs. L. J. ( hen of 4900 Ninth street in memor: of her husband teaching staff and Rabbi Synagogue 1 , Which were followed by the ancient m of selling parts and parcels the Jewish alphabet, by | which a sum was realized for the up keep of the con 3ugic and re the entertainment. speeche: hments completed Bible Is Dr. Call:s Topic. the Bible One Masterpieces? 1f So, Why? If . Why Not?" This topic will be discussed before the men’s Bible class of the Mount Pleasant Congregation: Church, Fourteenth street and Colum- bia. road, tomorrow at 10 a.m. by Arthur Deerin Call, etary of American Peace Society, editor Advocate of Peace and executive retary of the American section of the Interparliamentary Union. . Secular League Discussion. “The is the subject to he d Hall, ¢ ic coular 1 open forum, at tomorrow noon The public is invitedy the 10! at street o'clocks |ing and a program of music. | men of the parish and their frienas Rabbi Levine of the | the World's | A meeting of the B. Y. P. |ation was Held at Bethany Baptist | Church December 21, with 350 pres- The Bethany Union furnished a play, adapted from “E called “Every B. Y. P. U | The application for membership in | the federation by. the Berwyn, Md., B. Y. P. U. was granted. This brings the total number of B. Y. P. U.’s now in_the federation to 22. The first round of the 7-round cham pionship fight was won on points by Temple B. Y. P. U. Temple made 90 points out of a possible 100. The Temple trainer. announces that Temple will win the December round by a knockout (100 points) and will repeat | enough to win the champfonship belt for 1926-27 and a trip to the national convention at Philadelphia for one of its members, All B. Y. P. U. members are urged to attend the Sunday school superin- tendents’ banquet, to be held January 24 at the City Club. WEEK OF PRAYER FOR METHODISTS I’edPrJ |the entertainment, which consisted of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D “Peace on Earth” Of the sta Carried they |Bishops Urge Churches to Co-operate in Boosting Religioys Drive. CHICAGO, 111, December 2! The spiritual miracle of the new birth oc- far too seldom withing the Meth- st Episcopal Church,” declares the board of bishops in an:appeal to the 5,000,000 members and 8,000,000 ad- herents of the church, made public by the world service commission, of which Bishop| Edwin Holt Hughes, Chicago, is president. The bishops recommend that the bishop of each area meet with the dis- trict superintendents before January 1 to discuss the spiritual life of the churches. Every pastor is requested to observe the first week in January as a week of prayer and to preach on the necessity of a new birth and Jesus Christ as the only adequate savior of men. The pastors are urged to organize men and women of the church for eftective personal evangel- ism; every church is exhorted to ar- range for a special period of two weeks' preaching preceding Palm Sun- day, and the pastor is urged to use Palm Sunday as a day of special in- gathering into the church of such as shall have been previously won to ac- cept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. The bishops’ appeal also urged all Methodists everywhere to observe Passion week as a week of special self-denial and to bring their sacrifi- cial thank offering on Easter Sunday, April 17, to the altars of the church as an additional redemptive offering for the carrying forward of world re- demption through world service enter- prise. The appeal is signed for the board of bishops by Bishops John L. Nuel- sen, Zurich, Switzerland; Theodore S. Henderson, Cincinmati, Ohio; Adna W. Leonard, Buffalo, N. Y.; Lauress J. Birney, Shanghal, China; Charles Wes- ley Burns, San Francisco, Calif.; H. Lester Smith, Helena, Mont.; Charles L. Mead, Denver, Colo., committee on evangelism. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL SEASON TO CONTINUE Special Services Tomorrow and During Week at New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church. The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church will continue the observance of the Christmas festival season with special services tomorrow and during the week. Rev. Dr. Joseph Sizoo will preach tomorrow morning on “Chang- ing and Unchanged.” At 8 o'clock he will have for his special theme “The Religious Significance of the Events of 1926." ung people’s service will be held at 6:45 o'clock. It is the candle-mass service. A special address will be de- livered upon *“The Meaning of the Lights.” Friday evening at 11 o'clock the an- nual watch night service will be ob- served. Dr. Sizoo will have charge and deliver the address. PARTY FOR PUPILS. Cottage City Presbyterian Sunday School Plans Event. The Cottage City Presbyterian Sun- day School will give a Christmas party to the pupils Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Reinoehl, 17 Spa street. Services tomorrow are: Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching by Dr. J. R. Duffield at 11 a.m. These services will also be held at the above residence. WRIGHT WILL SPEAK. Assistant Secretary to Men’s Club. Butler Wright, Assistant Secre- tary of State, will be the principal speaker at the monthly meeting of the Men's Club of St. Margaret's Par- ish, which will be held in the parish hall of Margaret’s Church, Con- necticut avenue and Bancroft place, Tuesday at 8 pm. The subject will be “What the Consular Service Does for Our Citizens.” There will be a short business meet- All the Address are invited to be present. SRR FAREWELL AS RECTOR. Rev. E. 8. Dunlap Soost to Assume Duties at Cathedral. . Dunlap, who has been arter of a century assistant of St. John’s Church, will ch his farewell sermon, prior to king over his new work as canon of Washington Cathedral, tomorrow at 11 am. Mr. Dunlap, during his service at | Sts John's Church, has become one of | the best known of the ministers in the | | eity. in the evening at 745 o'clock the service will consist of the singing | of carols. Third Baptist Services. | Rev. Dr. George O. Bullock will preach a Christmas sermon at the | Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q | streets, tomorrow. He will preach a special sermon to the Pastor’s Aid Club at 8 p.m. Bible school will meet at 9 am. The Y. P. C. E. Soclety ill gather at 6 p.m.; leader, Mrs. M. Earle. There will be watch meeting services Friday night. ] — | Rev. James Miers' Sermon Texts. “The First Coming of Christ” will Into the west the Wise Me Out of the east, they held their way; Bethlehem' Hurried they on, nor broke their stay nelt, all humble, and worshipped Him With reverenced mien and voi While the star o That Christmas m dt Christmastide Out of the east the Wise Men came. Tnto the west they held their way; Following slow the distant flame r, to the barn where the Infant lay. Many a gift they brought, withal n_homaj To Him who I That Christmas morning long ago. , meek and low n that rough hewn stall, rode. star in triumph glowed— es low, he distant sky hung dim ing long ago. Myrrh and incense brought the three, Sweetest of spice and eastern balms, Breathing of lands across the sea, With caravan tracks and distant palms; Sweet was the homage paid by all, After th ir wand'rings to and fro; Sweet as the gifts in that thrice blessed stall That Christmas morning | Presents, indeed, 1 Many the As,the Magi They came where the And the precepts taught + O0'er the mou g ago. e we made since then. e toda, d on that morning, when Mant Jesus lay; as He walked afar and by shining Galilee, Reflect today in the deeds that are, And the acts that we do in memory. ‘! “)D( —Ilarlowe R. Hoyt. N /,;:\,1,\\\\\\,7. W IN ST. COLUMBA’S New Church Is Rapidly Nearing Cdmpletinn at 42d and Albe- marle Streets. The new St. Columba's Episcopal Church, at Forty-second and Albemarle streets, is rapidly nearing completion. Practically all stone and steel con- struction and the slate roof are in place. The numerous windows, sev- eral of which have already arrived from Philadelphia, are made of im- ported glasses. The largest and most important win- dow set in the rear of the chancel was dedicated with brief ceremonies imme- diately following the Christmas eve services held in the temporary church building adjoining the new structure. The congregation marched in proces- sion into the new edifice at midnight and assembled about the window. Rev. William W. Shearer, rector, conducted the ceremeony. The window is approximately 18 feet high. The central figure of Christ en- throned in glory is large and majestic. The world is His footstool; about it are employ@l the symbols of the four evangelists, the winged man of St. Matthew, the winged ox of St. Luke, the winged lion of St. Mark and the eagle of St. John. Around these and flowing from the throne are streams of “the River of the Water of Life.” Held in the left hand of Christ is the Book of Life, while the right lifted in a majestic but benign gesture. The sun, moan and stars are shown in the corona, while a rainbow, the sym bol of a completed life, encircles His figure. On His right and left stand the two theophanies—Christ as St. Mi- chael with the spear-pierced dragon under His feet, and at His left hand Christ as Melchisedec, Prince of Salem, in the breastplate and jeweled robes of the high priest, holding the sacra- mental wafer. YULE STORY TO BE TOLD. Will Take Place of Sermon at Sec- ond Baptist. \ A special Christmas service will be held tomorrow night at the Second Baptist Church, Fourth street and Vir- ginia avenue southeast. Instead of & sermon the pastor, Rev. Ellis C. Primm will tell a Christmas stol At the morning service the sermon subject will be “A Little Child Shall Lead Them.” The annual Christmas entertainment of the school will be held Thursda e e Class Will Play Host. he Vaughn class of Calvary Bap- tist Church will be host to a delega tion of men from Judd & Detweiler tomorrow morning at 9:30 o’clock. The service will be held in the church auditorium, and George H. Judd, who is a class member, will preside. 'Rev. Homer J. Councilor will make an ad- dress. ¢ Rev. H. VJ. Sml;h to Preach. “The Challenge of Outside Inter- ests,” will be the subject of the eve- ning sermon tomorrow by Rev. H. Smith at _ the Petworth Baptis Church. The subject in the morning will be glow With Promise.” The Christmas entertainment of the Sunday school will be held next Wednesday evening. | be the subject of Rev. James Miers, pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, tomorrow morning and at the evening service he will discuss “The Second Coming of Christ," S 4 Dr. Muir to Preach. Rev. Dr. J. J. Muir, chaplain of the Senate, will preach tomorrow morning and evening at the Temple Baptist, Chuxch, b \ it THE TWO-WAY PULPIT Views of Opposing Religious Leaders on Bible Questions. TODAY’S TEXT: “Woe Unto You When All Men Shall Speak Well of You.” BY HUBI/RT C. HERRING, Noted Liberal Writer, Lecturer, Preacher, Bosto A unanimous jury proves neither mnocence nor guilt. Unanimity often suggests supineness, colorlessness, laziness. It requires an effort to dis- agree with the majority. The greatness of a man is attested by the friends he makes, also by the variety and qual- ity of his enemies. Jesus had great friends and sig- nificant enemies. The , professional religionists hated Him for His hon- esty. The exploit- ers of the widow and orphan’hated him for his out spoken condemna- tion of their wa The narrow na- . the Jews who saw no good nd their horders, hated Him be use of His sympathy and affection foreigners, The great men and women of the world are marked by a spiritual de tachment, an independence of what others may say or think. They are not standardized. They do not wish to dress, and to eat, and to think alike. The agents of conformity are nu- merous. The constant tendency is to produce a mnation in which all differ- ences shall be erased. There are or- thodoxies in dress, food, thinking, re- ligion, politics, which are constantly being pressed down upon us. The goat of some people would seem to be @ nation made up of people who use the same vocabulary, eat the same breakfast foods, say the same prayers drink the same drinks, repeat same political creeds. Education tends to produce a race of conformers. It tends to discourage the boy and girl of inquisitive mood and rebellious spirit. This is tragic. Education should encourage individu alism, for genius is not born of con- formity, and the world needs genius The Aristotles and St. Francises and Darwins of history have not been cast in any standardized mold. We must make the world safe for genius, Supremely is this true in religion. There should he room in America for every new cult, ho matter how fan- ¢ seem. Let people be- s they will about God and man and truth. Let them test their belief, or their misbelief. America will be the richer for it. “God and 1 are a majority.” Tt may be true, but I am skeptical about the people who know what the Al- ighty thinks and wishes with all exactness. \When men in the name of God dare to stifle the free mind and conscience of their fellows, it is time to_cry, Hold, Enough! We are called to have minds of our own, and to do our own thinking, and to resist the pressure of all mobs, political mobs, religious mobs. gl “Gift Service” Tomorrow. “The white gift service” will be held at the Western Presbyterian Church, H streat between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. The Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m., Junior Christian lndeavor at 4 pm. and Senior suciehy, at 7 pg DR. HERRING. tionali be 10 the BY JOHN ROACH STRATON, D. D. Pastor Calvary Baptist Church, New York. President Fundamentalist Zue. “Woe unto ye when all men shall speak well of you.” It is a warning against flattery and the ruinous ef- fects from the vanity which often flows from flatte This admonition is also designed to put us on our suard against any breaking down of the standards t divide evil from good. No man is pertect, and if all, therefore, speak good con- cerning you, it should _constitute a challenge and call that you be on your -~ guard ag: the flat- ter With pre found insight into deeper depths of the human heart, iah exclaimed, “Woe 1l evil good, and good for light, DR. STRATON, the prophet Is unto them that ¢ evil; that put dar light for darkness; sweet, and sweet 20.) There is a t in the land tod: “popular” preacher. It mean: he is “hail fellow well met everybody in town. He is popular with' the rottan politicians, the wine- bibbers, the worldlians, the covetous and the hard. He speaks at all the banquets of the clubs, the hors: racers' association and the dancer: convention, as well as at the church gatherings and mass meetings for civic betterment. But at heart, alas, he is often a false prophet, a time- server and a moral mollycoddle. “Everything goes” with him, and he has a wishbone instead of a_backbone. Woe unto him, for in the fullness of time the divine judgment will fall upon him, and then the praise of the worldly, the frivolous and the vain will avail him not a whit. On the other hand, there is the type { pro y, designated | of true man and the true prophet who is lovable, faithful and kind, and vet who will not trim the truth nor com. promise convictions nor swerve from the straight line of righteousness a hair's breath. The true and good will honor and love him in this world, and even the vik and unworthy, in their decpest hearts, will at last respect him more than the time-server and syco- phant who seeks the praise of man rather than the approval of God. Hannah_ More well said: “Hold! No adulation—'tis the death of virtue! Who flatters is of all man- kind the lowest save him who courts the flatter And t, with his penetrating in- sight, truly.says: “Nothing Is so great an instance. of il manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; if you flatter only one or two, you af- front all the rest." 1,000 See Church Tree. More than 1,000 persons attended the Metropolitan Baptist Church last Sunday evening to view the electri- cally lighted tree that occupies the pulpit platform. The tree will remain over tomorrow, and the pastor, Rev. John Compton Balk will preach on “hristmas Gifts’ il 0 C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, and “Sixes and | school, wi 1926. 13 ! DR SMITHADDED | (rmmmscnmsce= 1 [§1,000.000 CHURCH T0 CRUSHDE LS » Rector of St. Thomas’ Church Assigned to Florida in Bishops’ Campaign. Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector of St. Thomas' Church, this city. been added to the list of “crusadei £oing out from Washington to a in_ the bishops’ crusade. Dr. Smith will be assigned to the Diocese of outh Florida. The Diocese bf Wash- ington will contribute five clergymen to the crusade in addition to Bishop Freeman, who is a member of the commission on evangelism, which is organizing the crusade. Bishop Free man will preach in New York City during the period of the crusade The crusaders are receiving instruc- tions from the central office, which is located at the National Cathedral, con- cerning the object and plan of the crusade. The bishops’ crusade is not a drive either for money or for an in- creased membership in the Episcopal Church. The object of the crusade as defined by Bishop Brent, one of i leaders, is “to lift the whole level of church life to a higher plane. It is easy enough to stir people to ex- ceptional effort for a_period of a week or two weeks. That, however, is exactly want’ to avoid. Our desire i new pace that will be continued year in and year out We crusaders must avoid anything that will tend to merely momentary emotion and must place all that we do_upon a foundation, such as will endure the test of time and ex- perience. “Today there a great breach be- tween our professions as Christians and our practice.. Sunday religion is altogether too prominent in our re- ligious life. The Christian man must deliberately set himself to discover what is the Christian way of life. The citizen, in all_his relations with the nation, must bring to bear the teaching of Christ on his conception of his own nation and its relations to other nations. This is equally true relative to our domestic affair ) “Now, all this indicates that in our preparation there must be continually kept in mind the permanence of the place to which we are endeavoring to rise. Tt nmst be impressed on the clergy that they are setting a new pace for the flock, and that there may be no abatement after the days of the crusade lest our last state be worse than our first. Conventions must be disregarded, customs scrutinized, ditions reviewed. Anything that is discovered that may be contrary to the way of Jesus Christ must be sac- rificed and offered as a burnt offer- ing.” o LUTHERANS REDUCE DELEGATION TO FOUR Dr. W. H. Greever Named, Complet- ing Group to Attend Lausanne Conference. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, N. Y., December Reducing its repre to four delegates to the World Con- ference on Faith and Order to meet at Lausanne, Switzerland, next Summer, the executive board of the United Lutheran Church in America has elected Dr. W. H. Greever, editor of the American Lutheran Survey, Co- lumbia, S. C., as the fourth member of the delegation. The other three are Dr. John A. W. Haas, president of Muhienberg College, Allentown, Pa.; Holmes Dysinger 1 of the Western Theological Semi mont, Nebr., and Dr. M. G. secretary of the United Church in America, New York City. Dr. Charles D. Trexler, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been eiccted to member. ship on the board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. F. I. Fry of Rochester, N.°Y.. who becomes executive secretary at the first of the year of the new Board of American Missions. WILL HONOR ST. STEPHEN. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church to ' Observe Feast. The feast of St. Stephen, martyr, will be observed tomorrow with a celebration of holy communion at 7:30 .m.; Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., morn- ing prayer and sermon at 11 a.m. and evensong and sermon at 4:30 p.m., at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. The rector, Rev. Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, will' preach. Monday, St. John the Evangelist's day; Tuesday, Holly Innocents’ day, and Thursday there will be a celebra: tion of the holy communion at 11 a.m. Sibugel i “HIS STAR” IS TOPIC. Memorial United Brethren Church Plans Special Services. Special Christmas services will be held tomorrow in the Memorial United Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets. The minister, Rev. Dr. S. B. Daugherty, will preach in the morning at 11 on “His Star.” In the evening at 7:30 o'clock the annual old fashioned Christmas entertain- ment will held. . The title of the service is “The Star-lit Path.” The Sunday school will have a spe. cial program at 9:40 a.m. The offer- ing for the United Brethren Orphan- age and Home, at Quincy, Pa., will be received at all the services of the day. ALL SOULS’ CHURCH. Christmas Program ’I‘Aomurrow to Open at 9:45 A.M. The Christmas Sundhy prosw at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), - teenth and Harvard streets, will begin with the session of the church school at 9:45 o'clock. The Christmas serv- ice of the church will be held at 11 o'clock. The minister, Rev. U G. B. Pierce, will preach on the sub- Ject, “The Life That Was the Light.” The speaker at the book chat at :30 o'clock will be Dr. William L. ‘orbin, librarian of the Smithsonian Institution. His subject is ‘“What Shall We Read?’ George Arliss in “The Man Who Played God” is the feature to be presented at the motion picture hour in Pierce Hall at 7:30 p.m. b5 " CHRISTMAS SERMONS. Yuletide Topics Selected Covenant Church Tomorrow. Christmas sermons will be preached tomorrow, at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., by Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, at the Church of the Covenant. The morning sub- ject is “The Christ of Christmas His- tory and Personal Experience,” and in the evening. “An Unappropriated Christmas Gift. The midweek service will be Thurs- day at 8 p.m., when Dr. Wood -will speak on “‘The Joy Men Give God.” The New Year prayer meeting will be held Saturday at a.m. Sunday classes of all ages, con- 0 aun. for X ] A At a recent meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Luther League of the District of Columbia, plans were made for the annual banquet to be held January 25. Mrs. John W. Mar- tin_is chairman of the committes on arrangements. The December news letter of the Luther League of the District of Co- lumbia. was issued by Miss Selma A. Trede, first vice president. The Jan- uary ‘news letter will be edited by Robert G. Blocker, treasurer. piphany Luther League will pre- sent an entertainment in the hall at Epiphany Episcopal Church, 1317 G street, January 14 at 8 p.m. The pro- gram will include a minstrel act and s Pl Mark's League will hold its annual watch service December 31, beginning at 9:30 p.m.. when a de. votional Luther League Service will be followed by a social and the last minutes of the old year and the first minutes of the new year will be spent in prayer. “(0THER WISE MAN" DRIVE IS PLANNED Disciples of Christ Nationa Edifice Here to Be Pushed to Completion. At a conference this week at Louis, Mo., with the executive come mittee of the National Convention of the Disciples of Christ, it was deters mined that an immediate campaign should be inaugurated throughout the United States to raise funds for the $1,000,000 church building to be erects ed on the site purchased by the Vers mont Avenue congregation at the northwest corner of Thomas Circle, Massachusetts avenue and Fourteenth street. Those attending ~this from Washington were Rev. Farle Wilfley, H. P. Miller, G. IH. Hac worth, K. srumback and H. Schuy+ ler Shepherd of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, and Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, pastor of Columbia conferenca 10BE PRESENTED Luther Place Church Offers Story Three Evenings, Be- ginning Tomorrow. The presentation of Dr. Van Dyke's story of “The Other Wise Man,” in dramatic form with music, will be given at Luther Place Memorial Church tomorrow, Monday and Tues- day evenings, at 8:30 o'clock. Rev. John Weidley, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, will be The Voice in the final scene of the drama, which occu the time of the crucification, in Jerusa- lem, 33 years later than the opening scenes. Rev. George M. Diffenderfer of Luther Place Church will be again this year as the Hebrew rabbi, who shows Artaban, the other wise man, the way to Christ. Members of the church council will appear in_ prominent roles and 50 members of the Bible school and other church organizations will take part in the five scenes that make up the in- spiring story. The public is asked to note that entrance to the church for the presen- tations of “The Other Wise Man" will be at the Fourteenth and N streets door, which will be open at 7:30 p.m. “DIVINE PART OF GIVING” IS THEME OF DR. JOHNSON Morning Sermon Topic Announced at National Baptist Memorial Church. At the Church of the National Bap- tist Memorial to Religious Liberty, Rev. Dr. Gove G. Johnson, the pastor, will conduct the morning worship and preach on “The Divine Part of Giv ing.” 1In the evening the pastor will take for his theme “Simeon and the Christ-Child,” or “The Nune¢ Dimittis Friday evening, which will be preced- ed by a program engaged in by the members of Troop 43 of Boy Scouts, who thus will celebrate Parents’ night. The week of prayer will be observed fronm January 2 to 9, with services each night in the church. The Christmas entertainment of the Bible School will take place Tuesday. There will be a presentation of “The “|Birds' Christmas Carol,” by the boys and girls and the young people. The primary and beginners' department will have its entertalnment Monday afternoon. Judge Britt of North Carolina will address the Pinkham class for men tomorrow morning. OF LUTHERANS ACTIVE Church of Atonement Campaign to Close January 2—Teams Continue Work. The campaign to raise $150,000 for the new church edifice of the Lutheran Church of the Atonement, North Cap- itol street and Rhode Island avenue, is reported to be progressing. Half of the money was subscribed the first week of the campaign. The campaign, which will close January 2, is being conducted by teams composed of members of the church and their friends. It is planned to start erection of the new church next year. BAPTIST SERVICES. West Washington Church to Have Yule Sermons Tomorrow. At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow there will be two Christmas services. At 11 am. the pastor, Rev. C. B. Austin, will preach on “The First Christmas Pilgrims,” and at 8 p.m., “The Great White Gift Service.” Twenty societies and departments of the church will make gifts. CLASS SEEKS MEMBERS. A. B. Pugh Organization Has 525 as Minimum Members. The A. B. Pugh Men's Bible Class of Mount Vernon Place Church South has launched a six months’ class ex- tension campaign to increase its mem- bership to a minimum of A The class has been divided into the “Army” and the “Navy.” The “Gen- eral” ‘of the “Army” is Clarence R. Ahalt, and the ‘“Admiral” of the “Navy” is Chester S. Sheppard. The first engagement brought victory to the “Navy,” having brought in 10 new members to the “Army's” four last Sune . The campaign is under the direction of S. L. Thomas, former Y. M. C. A. secretary, who is now em- ployed by this class as alltime worker. WILL PREACH TWICE. Rev. Newton M. Simmonds Plans Two Sermons Tomorrow. Rev. Newton M. Simmonds, pastor of the Highlands Baptist Church, Fourteenth and Jefferson streets, will use as his morning topic, “The Bless- ings of Closing Year,” and in the evg- ning the theme of the discourse w be “Things New and Old.” B. Y. P. U. meets at 7 p.m. The Christmas entertainment of the Bible school will be held Monday eve- ning at 7:45 o'clock. e Will Give Pageant. The members of Columbia Heights Christian Church and the Sunday school, 1435 Park road, will give a pageant under the direction of Miss Heights Christian Church, represente ing the other Christian churches of this city. The holiday program of this church includes a Christmas cantata entitled “The Me Coming” tomorrow evening watch night service on Friday evening, conducted by the Christian Endeavarers. At the 11 'k service tomorrow morning Dr, Wilfley will preach on the subject “Beginnings teacher tover rl Taggart will teach the newly organized women's class. CAROLS THIS. MORNING CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS Epworth Church Has Appropriate Services in Commemoration of Savior's Birth. The Christmas tree, erected annu- ally on the lawn of Epworth Metho- dist Episcopal Church South, North Carolina avenue and Thirteenth street northeast, was lighted Christm; at 6 o'clock. At 6 a.m. today singers of the church met at the tree, from which point they wegt throughout the neighborhood singing Christmas s eve John Paul Tyler, pastor, will preach at 11 am. tomorrow, h subject being “Gifts for the King. At 8 p.m. there will be candlelight carol service, led by the choir, under the direction of Herbert Aldridge. At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening the Christmas party of the Sunday school will be held in the Sunday school rooms. Dr. E. V. Register, presiding elder, will hold the fourth quarterly conference Friday at 9 p.m., after which there will be a watch meeting and communion service at midnight. The revival services originally an- nounced for January 9 to 21 have been postponed until January 16 to Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, in charge of the European mission field of the Southern Methodist Church, will conduct the services. SPECIAL SERVICES JAN. 1. Signing of Emancipation Procla- mation to Be Celebrated. Special services will be held at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Third and L streets, January 1, at 1 p.m., in celebration of the signing of the eman- cipation proclamation by President Lincoln. Rev. Dr. W. W. Matthews, general secretary of foreign missions of the A. M. E. Zion Church, will deliver the principal address. He will be intro- duced byG nith Wormley, principal rdail Junior High School. ppearing upon the program W. L. Washington, pastor of the Zion Baptist Church; Rev. J. F. Tooner, pastor of the Israel C. M. E. Church: Rev. R. W. S. Thompson, pas- tor of the Ebenezer M. E. Church, and E . Broadn , pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Rev. J. Har- vey Randolph, chairman of the execu- tive committee of the Race Congres: will preside. g DR. MONTGOMERY BACK. Will Preach at Metropolitan Church at Both Services. Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery has returned from Scranton, Pa., where he delivered the annual address to the New England Society, and w occupy his pulpit tomorrow at Metro- politan M. E. Church. At the morn- ing service he will give a sermon ap- propriate to the last Sunday of the old year, on the subject, “The Tale of Our * In the evening he will speak on the article published as a part of his latest volume of “Dollars Only,” You." <hioned watch night serv- ice will be held Frid: beginning at 9 o'clock, with the young people in charge; from 10 to 11 o'clock E B from 11 to 12 o’'clock, Dr. Montgomery will conduct devotional service. RELIGIOUS CENSUS SERIES Gunton-Temple Pastor to Preach on Questions Asked. Rev. Bernard Rraskamp, pastor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial Presby- terian Church, will begin a series of sermons tomorrow on the questions that were asked in.the recent religious census. Tomorrow morning his be “Why I Believe in God and in Prayer.” His subject at the 4:30 o'clock twilight service will be *I'he Christmas Afterglow. ubject will PLANS FOR NEW YEAR. Methodist Episcopal Church Arranges Program. Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson will preach tomorrow morning at the Han line Methodist Episcopal Church. Siy teenth and Allison streets, his subject being “The Invisible and Revealed God.” A program has been arranged for New Year eve, beginning at 8:30 and continuing until midnight, with spe- clal address by the pastor at 11 o'clock. Hamline DR. BIRNIE TO PREACH. Georgetown Presbyterians Plan En- tertainment Wednesday. Rev. Dr. Douglas Putnam Birnie will preach the sermon tomorrow morning at the Georgetown Presby- terian Church. The Christmas entertainment of the | Sunday school will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m., when a play will be pre- sented under the direction of Miss Ruth E. Little. Mida Tucker torgorrow at 8 p.m. in_the church. The pastor, Rev. Harry Baker Smith, invites the gublic (o attead, ~ \ Entertainment Monday. The Kendall Baptist Church Sunday school will hold its annual Cl entertainment Monday night,