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12 NEW COLLEGE HEAD HERE TO TAKE POST Prof. Hamilton . Succeeds Prof. Morrison at Adventist Institution, Takoma Park. Prof. M. H. Hamilton of Ooltewah Tenn., has arrived in Takoma Park as successor to Prof. H. A. Morrison, who has resigned the presidency of Washington Misslonary College. He had been president of the South- ern Junior College, located at Oolte- wah, for a year and a half, when Rev. J. L. McElhaney, president of the North American Divi Con- ference Seventh-day Adventi tended an invitation from the V ington College official board to come to the local institution. He im. mediately accepted, and his wife will join him next week. Prof. Hamilton has been a leader In Seventh-day Adventist educational institutions for more than 20 years. Before going to Ooltewah, he spent three years as principal of the West ern Washington Academy in Auburn Wash.; four vears as a teacher in the Walla Walla, Wash.,, College and 12 years with the Southwestern Ju nior College, in Keene, 2 The Seventh-day Adventist Church Takoma Park contributed § lagt vear for the support of the gospel at home and abroad, according to Rev. Dr. B. F. Bryan, the pastor. Through the Sabbath school alone the offerings totaled $7,245.97, he stated. Dr. Bryan also reports that there were 86 additions to the membership of the church, 22 by baptis; 6 y letter from other churches in the de- nomination and 3 by profession of on THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. DRAMATIC EVENTS IN BIBLE HISTORY %l lO\'an E;s val an f.uarrr"te iljzmes We: fiegi ho. for i L, whi lf‘ i evil tempted days the ahyoue Jesus rep! —The Temptation of Jesus. By Harlowe R. devil showed Jesus A ept answered."Him only shalt e kin £ty over oU Serve” Hoyt and Walter Scott e CHURCH MISSION TO LAST B DAYS Rev. E. B. Jermin of New York to Hold Services at Our Saviour. Rev. Edward Brown Jermin of New York will hold an eight-day [\re;}ching faith. FOREIGN MISSION WORK SUBJECT OF MEETINGS Prayer Services During February to Be Devoted to Subject at Central Presbyterian. During the month of February the prayer services every Thursday night at the Central Presbyterian Church will be set apart in the interests of for- eign misslon work. The General As- sembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church has requested that a week -of prayer for foreign missions be ob- sorved. At these meetings special addresses will be made, and it is expected that B. H. Hunmeut, who Is in charge of the agricultural work of the Brazilian mission of the Southern Presbyterian Church, will give an address on mis- sion conditions in Brazf. Rev. Dr. William Cumming of Baltimore will speak at one of the meetings on “The Response of the Church to the Mis- sion Appeal.” The pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, will also speak at one of these meetings, and it is expected that one of the missionaries of this church will be present for the remaining meeting. To these services the pub- Hc s invited. The young people’s Bible class, con- ducted every Friday night by the pas- tor, is now engaged in the study of the life of Christ, and the attendance is between 75 and 100. The young people of the congregation and their friends are invited to join this class. T SERMON TOMORROW BY BISHOP FREEMAN Program at Cathedral Chapel at 4 0'Clock Will Be Broad- i cast. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will preach the sermon at the choral evensong in the Bethiehem Chapel of Washington Ca- thedral tomorrow st 4 p.m. This ser- mon will be broadcast by radio. Rev. Anson Phelps §tokes, canon of ‘Washingon Cathedral, will be the cele- brant' at the 7:30 aum., holy com- munion service and will read the morning prayer and the litany in Bethlehem Chapel at 10 a.m. on Sun day. At the 11 a.m. holy communion and s~rmon service in the same chapel Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington, will be the celebrant, and Rev. Dr. Willlam L. De Vries, chan cellor of the cathedral, will be the preacher. At the -choral evensong in Bethle- hem Chapel at 4 p.m. Rev. Raymond Wolven, chaplain to Bishop Freeman, will conduct the services, except the sermon, which will be given by Bishop Freeman. Ll e WILL TALK AT DINNER. Mrs. Van Winkle and Miss Ander- son Listed for Tonight. Mrs. Mina C. Van Winkle, chief of the Women's Bureau of the Police De- partment, and Miss Hettie P. Ander- | son, general secretary of the Young Women's Christlan Association, will deliver addresses at a Ladies’ night dinner under the auspices of the ‘Washington Round Table in the Uni- versity Club tonight at 7 o'clock. A program of music will be ren- dered by the Columbia Male Quartet, Miss Esther Cutchin, planist, and by Miss Florence Sindell st, accom- panied at the piano by Thomas Moss, organist Ivary Baptist Church. Dr. E. M. Ellicon, president of the lo- cal Round Table, will be toastmaster. WOMEN BACK MISSIONARY. Partial Support of Miss Eva Massey Announced. M Society Church _South, The Woman's of Epworth M 3. Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, has assumed the partial support of Miss Y, n missionary of the M South in Mexico. The pastor, Rev Tyler, will preach at both services to- morrow, 11 am. and 8 pm. The monthly meeting of the Sunday school council will be held Tuesday at 8§ p.m. The sewing cir Mission: v Socie’ will meet W day at 1030 in the church. Those at- tending are requested to bring luncheon. Dr. John Paul Continue Crusade Tomorrow. The bishops' crusade will be con tinued tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Church of the Ascension, Massachu retts avenue and Twelfth street, when the congregation will be called upon to renew allegiance to the cross and veaffirm its baptismal igations. The rector, Rev. Thomas W. Cooke, will preach on “The Cross and Its ing Power.” ' Church Society Plans Tableau. A tableau, “Moslem Women,” will be presented by membe of the m dnes. | mission in the Church of Our vior, 1t Thirteenth and [rving streets north cast, beginning tomorrow and contin- ning through February €, with a spe- ial service and sermon at 8 o'clock. The complete program of the mis- sion is as follows: Sundays—$ a.m., 10ly communion; 11 a.m., holy com: nunion and sermon; 8 p.m., Song ervice, with insruction and sermon. Week days—7 a.m., holy communion; 3 p.m., song service, with instruction and sermon. At the evening song ‘ervices the Men’s Club will join the ‘ested choir in leading the congrega- lonal singing. There will be a question box every | night and the missioner will attempt o answer the questions. Rev. Mr. Jermin was a theological itudent at Nashotah Seminary, in Wisconsin, and at the General Theo- logical Seminary, in New York. Much of his ministry has been spent in Michigan. He is now rector at St. Peter's Church, Dansville, N. Y. EPISCOPAL AUXILIARY WOMEN MEET TUESDAY Schedule of Other Gatherings for Year Being Prepared by Committee. ‘The monthly meeting of the Wom- an’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Washington will be held in the parish hall of St. An- drew's Episcopal Church, New Hamp- shire avenue and V streets, Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Mrs. William D. Hurd, diocesan president, will preside. The schedule of meetings for 1927 is now being prepared by a committee, of which Mrs. W. R. Bushby is chair- man. The annual pledges made by the di- cesan organization of the Woman's Auxiliary for the support of various missionary works, at home and abroad will soon be reported after consideration by & committee consist- ing of Miss Emily C. Matthews, Mrs. J. J. T. Graham and Mrs. James Kirkpatrick. It has been anounced hat a pledge will be made toward the support of Rev. Claude L. Pickens and Mrs. Pickens, now in China. Rev. Pickens was a candidate for holy orders from this diocese and at- tended the Virginia Theological Semi- nary in Alexandria. After ordination he was in charge of the Chapel of the Holy Comforter, in Rock Creek parish, and last Spring, with his wife, he proceeded to China, where he is now stationed at Nanking in the mission- ary district of -Shanghai. A special committee of the Wom- an’s Auxiliary, with Mrs. David Carll as chairman, has recently been ap- pointed to organize and assist groups of young women interested in the mis- sionary work of the Episcopal Church. Such groups when affiliated with the Woman's Auxiliary are known as B branches. . BANNER TO BE GIVEN, Golden Rule Christian Endeavor Union to Celebrate. The Golden Rule Christian En- deavor Union of the District of Col- umbia will hold its annual Endeavor night, celebrating the forty-sixth an- niversary of Christian Endeavor, at the Zion Baptist Church, F street be- tween Third and Four-and-a-Half streets southwest, next Friday eve- ning. Among the many features of the program " will be a_contest of songs and yells between the societies of the Union. Reports of work accomplished y the socleties during the past year will_also be presented. The C. E. shield will be awarded to the society that has accomplished the best work An attendance banner will be pre. sented to the society having the, greatest percentage of its member. shin present. Thaddeus H. e, {president of the Union, will present ,the awards. An indoor parade fea- {turing the Army and Navy division the Union will be held. Rev. W. L. Washington will welcome the Union on behalf of the Zion Baptist Society. Rev. A. F. Elms will make the re. sponse. Miss Eliza B. Wheeler of Bladensburg will preside. : FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY, Pastor to Speak on “The Fullness of Christ.” At the services at the Full Gospel Assembly, 930 Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow at 3 p.m., the pasior, Rev. H. L. Collier, wi 2k on “The Full- ness of Christ,” and at 7:45 p.m. on “In the Time of the Latter Rain." Sunday school at 1:45 p.m. Mrs, M. Kernan canducts Bible study class Tuesda 7 pm. Heal- ing service is conducted by the pastor Tuesday at 8 p.m. Pentecostal meet- ing Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. The Young people’s evangelistic service tonight at HAMLINE M. E. SERVICES. Morning and Evening Sermons by Dr. Herson Announced. Dr. Joseph T. Herson will tomorrow at Hamline Meth- Rev. preach Woman's Missionary Soclety of the Yourth Presbyterian Church Wednes- day at 11 o'clock. Mrs. W. G. Jam #on, retired missionary, will give an nddress on China. luncheon will fol low the meeting. odist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth at Allison street, at 11 am., on “The | Unity of Christ's Kingdom"” and in the evening on “A Great Confidence.” The church school meets at 9:30 m.; the Epworth League at 7 p.m, TODAY'’S BY HUBERT C. HERRING. Noted Liberal Writer. Lecturer and Preacher. Roston. Christians could abolish war. But I do not predict that they will It would take a good many Christians and a good deal of Christianity per Christian to ac- complish this re- sult, for which all of mankind hopes. JThe Christian réligion is distinct- ly a pacifist re- ligion. Its Found- ‘er was the great est of all pacifists. Peace was con- .antly on His lips 'nd in His ser- mons. There was ibout Him a people that was anxious and will- ing to rise in armed revolt against its oppres- pgr. HERRING. ors, but He did not encourage such revolt. Even when_they offered Him the crown of the Kingdom which they wished to cstablish upon the ruins of the Ro- man oppression, He refused it. When one of His closest friends offered to save his Master’s life by the use of the sword, He rebuked him. Peter, in his hot-headed enthusiasm, drew his sword and made a pass at one of the servants of the high priest and cut off one of the poor fellow’s ears. Christ told him to put his sword back into the scabbard, and one chronicle says that He put the ear back on and healed the damage that had been done. Throughout His ministry on earth, Jesus taught the desirability of peace. Never did he bless any guns or swords or generals, so far as the record shows. Whenever Christians become Chris- tians enough to practice the major features of the doctrine preached by their Master, they will abolish war with very little trouble. But that will not be in our time, nor in the future that we can at this time foresee. (Copyright. 1927.) SELF-DENIAL OFFERING OF DAUGHTERS OF KING Annual Service to Be Held at St. Andrew’s Church Wed- nesday Evening. The annual service for the presenta- tion of the self-denial offering of the Order of the Daughters of the King of the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Washington will be held in St. An- drew’'s Church, New Hampshire ave nue and V streets, next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The sermon will be preached by Rev. J. J. Queally, rector of the Church of the Transfiguration. The Daughters of the King are for- bidden by the rules of the order from soliciting funds for any purpose. The order is an organization for glving personal service, especially in the re- spective parishes of the members and largely in social service. Personal of- ferings are made by the members of the order from their own funds, and these offerings are placed together under the name of the self-denial offering. The self-denfal offerings of all the dioceses are presented every three yearsat the time of the general convention of the Episcopal Church, and are used for the support of cer- tain missionary woman workers, both American and Chinese, for work among the women of China. The num- ber of women so employed by the order is increased from time to time as the amount of the offering permits. “THE MARKS OF JESUS.” Theme of Sermon at Chevy Chase Baptist Church. The theme of the sermon at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomor- row morning will be “The Marks of Jesus,” by the pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark. At 8 p.m. Mr. Clark will base his sermon upon the recent re- ligious questionnaire taken in Wash- ington, the title of his discourse being “The Religious Censut The church school meets at 9:45 a.m.-with George B. Fraser as super- intendent. Young men who attend no other school are invited to join Grant M. Hudson’s class. The young peo- ple under the leadership of Herman Pritchard have a special program planned for tomorrow at 7 p.m. WILL CONCLUDE SERIES. Rev. Dr. U. G. B. Pierce to Preach on “What Religion Does to Man.” Concluding his course of sermons on “What Every Man Should Know About Religion,” Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce will speak at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock on the subjct, “What Re- ligion Does for Every Man. At the morning service Dr. will preach upon the subject, Eyes of the Heart.” Plerce “The Petworth Baptist Church is prepar- ing for special meetings, and the pas- tor, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will speak tomorrow morning on ‘“Forgotten Gods” and in the evening “Sin's Solvent.” Secular League Lecture Topic. “The Origin of Life” will be dis- cussed by John Strobel of Baltimore tomorrow afternoon , 3 o'clock, at the Secular League, 1006 E street. Pub- Yo invited. o THE TWO-WAY PULPIT | Views of Opposing Religious Leaders on Bible Questions. SUBJECT Can the Christian Religion Abolish War? BY JOHN ROACH STRATON, D. D. Pastor_( ary Baptist Church, New York. President Fundamentalist League The Christian religion will never ,abolish war, but Christ, the Founder of the Christian religion, will abolish war and relgn as Prince of Peace when He returns again to earth. There i8 nothing more foolish and tutile today than the efforts of the religlous modern- ists, with their great conventions and their resolu- tions, introduced with' grandilo quent ' preambles, all designed, as it is expressed to ‘abolish war” or “outlaw war.” These men need to wake up to the fundamental fact of regeneration as the prime requisite of a peace- ful and orderly society. “Out of the heart are the issues of life”—not out of the head; and until the hearts of men are changed, peace is impossible upon this planet. You cannot build a good society out of bad men any more than you can build a good house out of rotten boards. Therefore, Jesus Christ said: “Ye must_be born again,” and ‘“except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” He cannot even see it, much less enter into it. He cannot apprehend its tremendous spiritual forces, because ‘“spiritual things are spiritually discerned.” The great need of the age is the preaching of the profound truths of the Christlan religion—the Gospel of Jesus Christ—for it alone is ‘t'he power of God unto salvation, to all who belleve.” Therefore, instead of rushing about so frantically in their effort to “abolish war,” the religious modernists need to devote their time, strength and enthusiasm of the God-given task of abolishing sin! Every Christian heart bleeds with sympathy and sorrow over the hor- rible injustice, suffering and shame of war, and all true followers of God will do all in their power to play the happy part of the peace maker, both as between individuals and between the nations of the earth. But let us not entertain any vain or foolish hope of an earth-torn, man-made relgn of righteousness because the tares are to grow with the wheat until the end of the age. Jesus him- self has told us that one of the signs of the closing of this dispensation and the opening of another and more blessed era of world history would be “war and rumors of war,” and He himself has said plainly that “nations shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.” REV. DR. WOOD TO PREACH Will Conduct Both Services at Church of Coveaant. Rev. Dr. Charles Wood wil preach at both services at the Church of the Covenant = tomorrow. s subjects will be, at 11 am. ‘Unconscious Christianity,” and at 8 p.m., “Gallio and His Modern Imitators.”” The Sunday School, with classes for all ages, will begin its sessions at 9:30 a.m. Kindergarten ‘and Junior C. E. have thelr sessions during the morn- ing service. Senior C. E. will meet at 6:156 o'clock for tea and fellowship, and at 6:45 o'clock for the devotional seryice. Leader, Burwell Powell. Subject, “How Show Our Loyalty to Our Church.” The League of the Covenant will meet Wednesday at 83 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank K. Green, 2934 Newark street. Miss Jean Cole, su- perintendent of the Florence Critten- ton JHome, will be the speaker. Mid- week service for prayer and confer- ence, Thursday, 8 p.m. . ‘ALL LUTHERAN BANQUET.’ Affair to Be Held Monday at Hotel Roosevelt. Members of the Washington Luther- an congregations belonging to the lifferent synods will hold an “all- Lutheran social banquet” at the Ho- tel Roosevelt Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Richard Schmidt, new- Iv_elected president of the Lutheran Alliance, will offer grace. A social hour will take place between 6 and 7 o'clock. The program will begin at 8 o'clock. Rev. Dr. P. Pfatteicher, presi- dent of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, will give the principal address, and Dr. William J. Showalter of the National Geographic editorial staff will preside. DR. STRATON. Pastor to Occupy Pulpit. The pastor, Rev. H. T. Medford, will preach at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth and Cor- coran streets, at both services tomor- row. At the morning service he will use for his subject “The Prodigal Son” and at the evening service his subject will be “The Prodigal Son’s Brother.” The Taylor Council, No. 150, Order of St. Luke, will be guests of the church at the evening service. Pastor to Preach. At the Highlands Baptist Church, Fourteenth and Jefferson streets, the pastor, Rev. Newton M.,Simmonds, will preach tomorrow morning on “Lending Your Life to God,” and in the evening will use as his subject, “Great _Conversions—A Politician."” B. Y. P. U. at 7 pm. Prayer and ice, Thursday evening, RECEPTION IS HELD FOR REV. DR. CLARK Retiring Pastor of First Presbyte- rian Church to Leave Tues- day for Tryon, N. C. Rev. cently Dr. J. Brittan Clark, who re- resigned as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church to become pastor of the Congregational Church at Tryon, N. C., with Mrs. Clark were tendered a reception by the members of the church last Thurgday night. Dr. Clark will leave here next Tues- day. More than 300 members of the church were in attendance and pre- sented Dr. and Mrs. Clark with a Per- slan Orlental rug. T. F. Sergeant, senior elder of the church, read a set of resolutions of regret from the con- gregation and Rev. Dr. Barrows of the Fastern Presbyterian Church offered prayer. Rev. Dr. Tolson, retiring moderator of the Washington City Presbytery, delivered an address on behalf of the presbyter: Arrangements have been made for Rev. Dr. Darby, executive secretary of the Washington Federation of Churches, to preach during February, following which Rev. Dr. Douglas Putnam Birnie, who is now in Europe, will supply the church until a new pastor is selected. by PASSION PLAY LECTURE AT CENTRAL Y. M. C. A. First of Series of Illustrated Talks to Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon. “The Passion Play of Oberammer- gau” wil! be given in the form of an {llustrated lecture at the Central Y. M. A. tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. ‘The lecture will be illus- trated with colored slides which were made from pictures of the 1922 pro- duction of this famous event. This will be the first of a series of ilustrated lectures which will be given at the Y. M. C. A. each Sunday after- nocn. Following the sbove a series of six lectures will be given on “Bibla History In Plctures,” giving in pic- tures ‘a glimpse of the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. In connection with these proframs Sunday afternoon, illustrated hymns will be used, under the leadership of Willlam R. Schmucker. The lectures will be given by Page McK. Etchison, religious work director of the Y. M. C. A. The public is invited. PRESBYTERIANS TO MEET NEW YORK LEADERS Conference to Be Held Thursday at Franklin Square Hotel. The pastor and representative Iny- men from each of the Presbyterian churches will meet for a lancheon at the Franklin Square Hotel Thursday in conference with church leader: trom New York City. The following representatives from New York are expected: Dr. A. B. Mc- Cormick, representing the general council; Rev. Dr. Frederick Stockwell of the board of «Christian_education; Rev. Dr. John McDowell of the board of national missions, and Rev. George H. Trull of the board of foreign mis- slons. The arrangements have been made through the chairman of synod’s com- mittee on program and fleld activities, Dr. Alfred E. Barrows. PASTOR CHOOSES TOPIC. Rev. Dr. Frederic W. Perkins to Speak in Theater. Rev. Dr. Frederic W. Perkins will have for his topic.tomorrow, at 11 am., “The Man Who Dares,” at the Ambassador Theater, Eighteenth street and Columbia road, where the congregation of the First Universalist Church is meeting pending the com- pletion of the new church. ‘Kinder- garten will be at the same hour. Classes of the church school will convene at the theater after the morn- ing service, the men's Bible class be- ing led by Dr. Frank W. Ballou. The Young People’s Christian Union con- tinues to hold its 7 o'clock evening meetings at the temporary parish house, 1601 § street, its theme tomor- row being “What Is Prayer?” led by Miss Gr: Bradnack. e METROPOLITAN SERVICES. Methodist Church Pastor to Give Sermon-Lecture. At the Metropolitan Methodist Church_tomorrow evening Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, the pastor. will deliver a sermon-lecture on the subject, “Wandering Stars.” At the morning service he will deliver a sermon on “The Art of Giving En- couragement. The adult Bible class, of which Dr. Montgomery is the teacher, will hold its annual banquet Wednesday eve ning at the church. Two hundred guests are planned for. Members of the House and Senate will deliver address Rev. Dr. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets, will preach to- morrow at 11 o'clock on “Keeping Step With the Master,” and at 8 o'clock “Seedtme and Harvest." The C. E. Soclety will meet at 6 o'clock and render an extra program. The day will be known as “Foreign Mis- <fon day” and an extra effort will be made to raise the salary of the mis- sionary that Shiloh Church is sup- o porting @ Africa. / THE CHRISTIAN OVERCOMING TEMPTATION iv.1-13; 1 Corinthians, x.12, 13. Golden Text: In that he Him- self hath suffered being tempt- «d, He is able to succor them that are tempted.—Hebrews, i1.18. Luke, Every Christian is called upon to | master the temptations that tries his soul and tests his religion. Every pe- riod of life has its own peculiar temp- tations, that the Christian is called upon to overcome. They may have their source in one's personal temper- ment or the circumstances of life, or both may contribute to the danger that the spiritual life faces by some sudden temptation. If the inner life has suffered any form of spiritual paralysis or decay, then one may fall and find that through their failure to overcome the temptation of the mo- ment they have become inefficient and are unfit for the Masters' service. It is this peril which requires every Christian to be alert to keep from their life any malignant germs that would weaken and destroy by their entrance their spiritual strength and service. Our Lord’s temptations, which fol- lowed closely upon His baptism, were of a representative nature that teach us how we should face and master the temptations of our own life. The tes- timony to the divine sonship of Jesus called for Him to meet satan alone The Master selected the battlefield and challenged satan to battle. When a boy He had felt that He “must” be about His father’s business, so He felt that He “must” needs go through : He “must” be lifted up; He “‘mus be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be killed; so He felt that He “must” master satan. The leading of God’s spirit is always with the consent of those who are led, though often times, as in the Lord’s experience, with an irresistible @nergy. From the moment that He was filled with the power of the holy spirit it was inevitable that Christ had to meet satan and master him. During the 40 days in the wilderness of a mountain near Jericho, Jesus met the prince of this world and overcame him. Throughout His whole ministry our Lord met the tempter and overcame him with the aid of the holy spirit. We can overcome the evil one every time he seeks to entice us to wrong- doing. Freedom, Force, Fanacticism. He appealed to Jesus along the | lines of appetite, ambition and the ab- breviation of His ministry. Alone in the wilderness Jesus faced the prob- lem of establishing the kingdom. One path was with the slogan of the present hour, freedom, that belonged to Him as the Son of God. The loaf- shaped fossils that the geologists call separia must have made the 40 days' fasting difficult by intensifying the hunger pangs. It would have been |easy for the Master to satisfy his hunger by turning these siliceous accretions into bread. He is doing that today, developing the seed of the grain through the deterioration of the stones into the chemical elements that build up the grain, which the miller turns into- flour. Modern Americans in their cry for freedom desire to set aside all forms of restraint, seeking to remove the abridgements of tradition and cus- tom, as well as the social restrictions of the State and the Scriptur Our Lord faced that temptation when He was hungry, but He refused to yield to the pangs of hunger. *“He found His liberty in limitation, His re- lease in restraint.” Dreams of empire have filled the world with blood through the exer- cise of force. Men's love of power and thelr ambition to dominate others has filled the world with bitter trials, tears and trouble. Jesus came to es- tablish a spiritual kingdom that would not be destroved by the am- bitions of men through the exercise of the power of force. The second temptation called for Him to exer- cise force by its subtle suggestion that He could gain the immediate control of the nations by worship- ing Satan. This has been the temp- tation to ride by force of arms into power that has swayed the am- bitious rulers of the world. Bishop McConnell claims that *“leaders of the Christian church have been yleld- ing to the same temptation for 1,500 years.' Jesus realized the peril of using force to advance his kingdom, so He declined to take the “short cut” method of the world. Many a Christian has to face that same temp- tation today when the easy way to success, power, and authority is pre- sented. It usually is faced at the commencement of a career. The sac- rifice of principles for power may bring a temporary success, but follow- ing the longer way of seeking the highest value is the only road to permanent peace, power and pos- sessions. atan in his third appeal to the Master was as insidious as in the two others by proposing a spectacular Jump from some height to win the vorld by answering its desires for a 'sign.”” This, it was suggested, would force God to protect Him and would de the world that He was the iah. It suggested that He trust God in accordance with the Scripture, which was misquoted, in taking this method of appealing to the world's fanacticism by an act of presumption. Faith can be easily developed into fanaticism. It is a modern danger of ‘religion and can be controlled and checked by recalling Christ's quota- tion from Deuteronomy, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.” Christian’s Overcoming Temptation. Christ by conquering the tempter has pointed out for us the way to Shiloh Pastor’s Sermon Textu_. I:)\'ercnme the temptations of our life. cars ago the writer's father penned his autograph album the proverb, “My son, when sinners entice thee, consent thou not”; that has helped him in many a crucial moment. The Lord had learned from His Father's writings sayings of the Scripture tha: He used im an appropriate way tc resist the insidious suggestions of Satan. Thisiwas the exclusive method that Jesus:used in conquering the evil, He dted three short, pointed, periinent passages from God's word thdk resulted in his reeing from the % Sunday School Lesson Master for a season. He never leaves any of us for a long period. Paul warns us against the perils that Christians face from the tempt tions that test our religion. ile per- sonally felt the danger of falling into temptations which would impair his fitness for preaching the gospel. No Christian is immune from temptations If Christ found them alone in the wilderness we will be forced to meet them in the intense age of today in unexpected places. Let us not live under the delusion that we can't be tempted, or expect that we have mastered it, if we run from it. This is a sign of weakness. Face it, armed with a mastery of the Scriptures and endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit. It is no sin to be tempted. We need to watch and pray, so that when we are tempted we can con- quer through the help tha sus will supply.© We can conguer, for no temptation will he greater than we are able to mast Therefore we should face every testing time with confidence in our power to overcome through the ald our Master will supply. n every temptation the Lord con- sidered the Father's will. Whenever we bring a temptation up to the standard of His word, work and will the path of rejection will be clearly seen. The joy that comes from taking a stand in accordance with the Lord's law will fill us with added strength that will enable us to meet the next temptation with a greater confldence in Christ'’s sustalning power. The greatest trial, the hardest temptation to conquer, is not difficult for our Lord. If we considered our own weakness we would fail, but when we ‘put our trust in His grace, power and presence it will enable us to meet every temptation with a spirit of con- fidence that will enable us to over- come the temptation and receive new strength for our Lord's service. Our Lord did not prayer that was a part of lasts week's lesson to seek to avoid temptation that brings us renewed power. He taught us to pray for the help of His grace that we should not be un- expectedly brought mto a tempta- tion in such a way that we cannot conquer and overcome through Divine help and aid. This will enable us to return from every conflict with the manifold temptations of life with “renewed and increased strength to’ perform the work assigned us, as Christians, to do for the glory of our Lord and Savior BRETHREN TO DEDICATE | NEW CHURCH TOMORROW Three Services Announced for First Day in 12th and E Sts. S.E. Edifice. The First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will dedicate its new church tomorrow There will be three ser: s during the day, all led by Dr. Louis S. Bau- man of Long Beach, Calif. At the morning services Dr. Bauman will preach from the subject “Giving That Costs.” In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the dedicatory sermon will be preach- ed and the services of dedication will take place. In the evening at sermon will be “The Second Coming of Christ.” During the day the debt of the church will be lifted. There will be held next week a se- ries of evangelistic services by Dr. Bauman. 2 BAPTISTS HOLD BANQUET. Sunday School Superintendents Gather at City Club. A banquet was held under the auspices of the Baptist Sunday School Superintendents’ Association of the District at the City Club last Monday night. Addresses were made by Rev. Johh W. Many, moderator of the Columb Association of Baptist Churches; John Ruthven, president of ‘the Columbia B. Y. P. U. Federation; Rev. Homer J. Councllor of Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. John Ball of Metropolitan Baptist Church and Re Dr. John R. Sampey, lecturer of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi- nary. The invocation was given by Rev. Dr. G. G. Johnson, pastor of the National Bapist Memorial, and the benediction by Rev. Dr. J. J. Muir Percy S. Foster led the singing. Musi- cal numbers were given by - bert A. Clark, Mrs. George W. - er, Miss Helen Belt and Mrs. Ella Craig Robins: Pastor Wanted to Be Actor. “How I Was Kept From Going on the Stage!” will be told tomorrow night at 8 o'clock by Rev. E. Hez Swem, who greatly desired to be a comedian, at the Centennial Baptist Church. The 11 o'clock morning ser- mon subject is “The Joy-Job of To- day.” Mrs. Bill to Speak. Mrs. Annie C. Bill will speak on the subject, “Mind’s Government, and its relation to the common con- sent, tomorrow at the Christian Sci- ence Parent Church of the New Gen- eration, at 11 o'clock, at the Hotel La Fayette. R Deaths Reported. The following deaths have be tho Healdt? Depar(ment i the wint 54 o’ l".". oA arkson, 78, 647 Massachu- Jfl{lyn R:}}(br(‘mxh. rz-'l.Gfl'Al‘"P!d Hosnit 2thur Newton. 5. Geo Willian Arthur Storm: 54+ 117 FicP Al Maud Estell Carver. 54. 1419 Eve st e. AHN-F‘l Al(‘(;}l,\"‘@ 50. Providence Hospi: war o artield Hos ¥ W IHI’\"‘! Clayton Webb, "14. .'.!41 SK.)HA avy William E. Butler. 37, Garfield Hosnita' Ferbert B, Hanger. 45. 2900 Conneetiout ave, Viola McKnight, 4 m ot M & onths, Walter Reed aleniine Cooser i St. El ’ oY len nberry. 76, St. Elizabeth’s Elizn ‘A. North. 69, 1525 34th st, Andrew Ferguson, 63, Freedmen's Hospi. 45, Freedmen's H e e teach us in the | EPISCOPAL DIOGESE - QUOTA EXCEEDED Washington District’s Part in National Work Is Over- subscribed. Rev. Dr. D. Wellington Curran. executive secretary of the Councl! of the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Washington, has announced that the contributions from the parishes of the diocese for the support of the work of the Episcopal Church fn fts national scope and for the diocesan budget have exceeded the quota as- | stgned to this diocese. This anncunce- ment Is made with considerable satls- taction, because in December the dio- se faced a disquieting deflcit The diocese of Washington is ex pected to pay annually to the national council the sum of $61,200 for the work of the church in foreign and domestic missionary flelds, for the support of the national headquarters and for educational and soclal work undertaken under the direction of the national ¢ouncil. In addition, the sum of $25,000 1s asked for the missionary work of the dlocese, which wcludes stipends pald to the rural lergy and certain matters of up keep. To cover this quota of $86.200 pledges made by the parishes in 1926 | totaled $85,024.24 } If all pledges were paid in full there | would s small deficit. As | matter of fact, during the year most | of the parishes paid the total amount pledged and a large number ex ceeded that amount. For instance, | James' Chapel, at Indian Head, Md., contributed 316 per cent of its quota. Among the larger churches | Christ Chufch in Georgetown pald 169 per cent of its quota, and there are many other examples of overpayment. As a result the diocese contributed | during 1926 the sum of $88,056.78. edges for 1927 so far received in- Pledges for 1927 f: ived i dicate that the quota for the diocese will again be met during the current year. MOVIE FOR MATURE MINDS SUGGESTED Economics Professor Tells Better Film Conference Next Step to Be Taken. tce By the Associated Pr NEW YORK, January 29.—Movies for the intelligent theater-goer as well as for the average movie fan are the next step in the motion pic- ture industry, Francis D. Tyson, pro- fessor of ecomomics in the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, said here. His ad- dress was made at the opening of the third annual better films conference of the national board of review. Dr. Tyson said a prominent mo- tion picture producer’s estimate that the mental age of the average movie- goer is only 14 years is an over- estimate by at least two years. “Artistic achievement is imposei- ble when the appeal has to be made to the usual 12-year-old mentality,” he said. “Publicists of the motion picture industry make a fallacious plea when they claim that the appeal of the screen should be to all, child and adult, primitive and modern man. “There is only one way out, a change in the general quality of more of the pictures so that they will depict real life values while still pre- serving their emotional appeal.” SPANISH PRINCE SAILS FOR U. S. WITH PARTY Bluebloods to Ar- range American Concert for International Cousin of ex-Kaiser. By the Associated Press. BREMEN, Germany, January 29 Prince Louis Alfonso de Bourbon, Spanish grandee, left for the Unit States Thursday on the liner P dent Harding, with an internatio; party of bluebloods, to arrange for th | American concert tour of Prince Joachim Albrecht of Hohenzollern, cousin of the ex-Kaiser. The party includes the Marquis de Byron of ance, Baron Lemheny of Hungary and Count Adolf von Arnim of Ger many. Commenting on the trip, Prince Joachim's secretary said: *The idea of Joachim Albrecht’s American tour | was first suggested by Prince Louis. { who s going to the United States with full powers to act for &is | triena.” Joachim Albrecht, who is 51 coming to the United States to con | duct a’ dozen symphony concerts. He | made his debut as a conductor at | Badgastein, Salsburg, in August, 11925, directing twd of his own com- positions with success. Besides some | pretentious works, the prince has | written much in a lighter vein, not ably ballet dances. . TAKE SHIP TO WED. Americans Fulfill Wish to Marry Under Own Flag. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, January 20 (#).—Wishing to be married under the laws of their native country, a couple from the United States, teme porarily residing in Uruguay, had their wedding ceremony performed aboard a steamer flying the United States flag yesterday. Pearl Evans and Maurice Raymond went aboard the steamer American Legion, en route from Buenos Aires to New York, and when the boat was outside the three-mile limit they were married by the steamer’s captain After the ceremony the wedding party boarded a tug and returned to Montc video. Hersey to Address Men’s Club. Representative Ira G. Hersey ol Maine will deliver the principal ad- dress at the monthly dinner of the Men’s Club of the Sixth Presbyterian Church next Monday evening. His subject will be “Evolution.” Births Reported. The following births have been re] the Health Department in the past 24 George A. and Mary Reed. girl George and Elsie Hoffman, boy. Emmett L. and Lucille M. Sheehan, @irl. L. Murphy. boy. (wdohn P Tand “Addle A Bramiich. boys. James and Elizabeth Reel. boy. George and Ethel Richardson, Crispolo_and Frances Donato. Charles R. and Agnes Fadele: Philip C._and Sy, Winfred W. and Henry J. and Bertha Schneide: Bernard and Ruth Miller. bo; rted to hours Algie B. and Rose Arthur F. and Sadie Cannon. boy. Randolph and Margaret Livingston, Charles C. and Eva Tinker. girl Walter and Annie Pitt_ by ' Willlam J. and Lilllan Raymond' L. and Olive V. Ciapner. bo Eugeno and Nannie_Aikens. lq. oy, Cliaton and Alberta Searighi, bo¥s [