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14 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, TEBRUARY 19, 1927. BIRTHDAY HONOR | FOR WASHINGTON Sons of Revolution Will Hold | Service Tomorrow at | Cathedral. In commemoration of the birth of George Washington, a special service will be held in Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral tomorrow at 4 pan. under the auspices of the Sons | of the Revolution in the District of Columbia, when the members of that nization will attend the choral song in a body. Features of this | annual service will include the troop- ing of the colors before the altar of | ethlechem Chapel the beginning the evenson the recit Commemoration Dr. amin, president the Revolution. nd by of of the Sor Dr. Green to Serve. The service will be conducted by Dr. Thow dward Green, chaplain of the ns of the Revolution in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and general chap- | lain of the Gene y Famous Churches of the World The Church of St. Mark at Venice 1 official of the ireen will be ry R shington m L. DeVr of Washin, " | "THERE is an ancient legend which F. Bratenahl. relates that St. Mark, being called athedral: Rev. | to Rome by st. Peter, first went in a Cethedral: | small boat to the marshes of what ix | L. Wolven, chaplain | now Venice. A storm came up, th of Washington and | hoat was ¢ i oF \Iwashinston | and | boat was anchored in a marshy ¥ N iand St. Mark. smatched into it | eestasy, heard the voice of < ¥ RIght | say: “Peace be to thee, Mark; - shall thy body rest.” Venetians are fond of that_pre. - | whether true or not. for, dolph H. SR NicKim, former chaplain of the Sons; of fact, the salnt's hody was HoUEH former. chaplain of the to Venice, in the the Revolution of the District of | 1o hyrch that now bears his name olumbia. but the | At that time the church Members of Committee. chapel of the ducal palace, but, ov 1dward F. Looker, bursar of Wash- | | quisition of the body, it greatly | tngton Cathedral, is chairman of the | enlarged and invested with splendor | committee in charge, and its members | and Mark was s made the include Thomas W. Lockwood, jr.: | Verice. The building v Dr. Larkin W. Glazebrook, Albion K. Dr. Wil chancellc Ltight Rev. some time Bishop of Penn order which will be followed wa yared by the late Rev. ¥ service the legend, |t | the center, period of nearly consecrated on Octobe St. Mark’s is unique amor buildings of the world in respect of its unpa »d richness of material and decoration. At one time wi W requiring every ling to the East and bring back some_ material for the adornment of the fane, and it is now a ver museum of sculpture of the mo ried kind, nearly every century from the fourth down to the latest itenais- sance being represented, St. Mark’s is'a Greck cross red by a dome in in_diameter, and by a dome over each of the arms. Th plan is derived from the Church of the Holy Apostles at Constantinople. s today find interest in the atron saint | vast number of pigeons which swarm | jestroyed |around the church and in St. Mark's | Square. by fire in 976, being rebuilt over a ! Parri Capt. Conway W. Cooke, Ji Dr. Marcus Benjamin, ex-officio, presi- dent, and Dr. Green. pt. Cooke will be marshal for "’l(“ gervice, The aisle committee will | have Dr. Glazebrook as its l‘hllll"l‘fl‘l“,‘l and Maj. Edward F. Riggs, William | 1. Sterretr, George P. Van Wyck, | John W. Childress, G. Beale Bloomer, | Comdr. Frederick G. Pyne, Dr. S. Tirown Muncaster and Ralph W. Lee, | Cleveland, July 3r., will serve on the committee with | «Cleveland Club, Dr. Glazebrook. Extracts from the farewell address i ik Soing of George Washington will be read as “ at Vermont Avenue Christian C hurch. | an exhortation {o the congregation | Miss Ruth Wertman wa elected sec- | and a special collection for the pa- ; o e | triotic societies will be part of the | TEtry-treasurer | as to transportation, costs and hotel } service. r o | reservations were discussed. | The District of Columbia delegation MONASTERY?ARCHABBOT ! will join with the Maryland and Dela- WILL CELEBRATE MASS | ware detegations in chartering a spe- cial train, which will leave Washing- | | ton July 1 at 10 p.m. and arrive ln; Right Rev. Raphael Walzer of Cleveland July 2 at 1 p.m. in time for | | the first session of the convention. Beuron, Germany, to Conduct | 1he official hotel there will be. the Hol- i ) | 1enden, which also is the headquarters | S ST | hotel for the United Society officers, | The Archabbot of the Benedictine | and is near th]? lrmfl}il?;ium where the | Monastery at Beuron, Germany, Right | convention will be held. g Rev. Raphael Walzer, who is visiting | A. 'x;.n?lmnrm\:ac.; appointed chair- | this country to introduce to the Amer- | man of the mo ravan transy ican public examples of the Beuronese ! tion committee and Miss Edith Wagon. School of Art, will be the celebrant at | seller chairman of costume a?n 1p 2 @ pontifical high mass at St. Mary's | rade committee. Ben Dixon is cam Church, tomorrow at 9:15 o’clock. paign m‘unagor for the District for the The archpriest of the mass will be | convention. Very r;p\- ‘knph:nfl M. Huhar n¢ St |Bial was held and refreshments served Bonaventure's College, Brookland, | by_the Vermont Avenue C. ok e D. C. The deacon will be Rev. Suit- The outstanding social event of zhe, bert Kraemer, traveling companion ' Vermont Avenue C. E. year IS the of Right Rev. Archabbot, and the sub. | twenty-second annual banquet to be deacon will be Rev. Dr. Thomas Ver. | held February 22 at Hotel Roosevelt | ron Moore of St. Anseim's Priovy,)at 6:30 p.m. Brookland. E 1 - = The master of ceremonies will be WASHINGTON SERVICES. | Rev. Clement J. Jordan of St. Mary's | Church, assisted by conventual stu- | | Program for Metropolitan Baptist Church Announced. dents from St. Bonaventure's College. At the Metropolitan Methodist FIFTH BAPTIST SERVICES. | e Church tomorrow morning, Rev Pastor Will Administer Ordinance | ) ™"y, 0" Shera Montgomery !Ee‘ | minister, will deliver a sermon on the BEWE it | subject “The Vision of a New Earth.” Dr. John E. Briggs will administer | In the evening at 8 o'clock appro- | the ordinance of baptism tomorrow | priate services will be held in memory | evening at Fifth Baptist Church and | of George Washington. Representa- | preach on “Death and the Judgment,” | tive John Clark Ketcham of Michigan | which is the last in the Sunday eve- | will deliver the address. | ning series. William Tyler Page, clerk of the Revival meetings begin tomorrow | House of Representatives, will de- | and will continue two weeks. Dr.|liver “The American’s Creed.” Dr. Norman W. Cox of Savannah, Ga., | Montgomery will conduct the intro: will join Dr. Briggs Monday and wili | ductory services. preach daily for two weeks and three times on Sunda: “SPIRIT FILLED MEN.” Sunday Morning Text Announced by Rev. Dr. Lambeth. Rev. Dr. W. H. Lambeth, pastor of Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, will preach tomorrow morning on “Spirit Filled Men,” and in the evening on “What Are You Worth?" Rev. Mr. McKee, the istant min- ister, will preach at the junior church meeting or “My Body. Rev. Thurston B. Price, one of the general evangelists of the Methodist Zenomination, will begin a revival |, miceting April 24, to continue through three Sundays. “Flower Sermon” Announced. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of riloh Baptist Institutional Church inth and P streets, will preach “A Flower tomorrow night, using as his text the following words from the of Solomon: “I am the and the lily of the v At 11 o'clock his sermon wi “Our Indebtedness to God Almighty The C. E. Soclety will hold a special service at 6 o'clock. Rev. E. Hez Swem’s Sermon Texts. Christian Endeavor More than 22 Endeavorers have reg- stered for the thirty-first Interna- tional C. E. Convention, to be held in | to 7, and formed a | which held its sec- | | | | | BISHOP WILL PREACH. John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church to Hear Prelate. Bishop E. D. W. Jones of the dio- cese of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, A. M. E. Zion denomination, will preach tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. and at 7:45 p.m. at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth and Cor- coran streets. The holy communion will be administered at the morning service. Sunday school will be held at 9:30 am. C.E. Soclety meets at 6:30 p.m. Secular League Forum. “The Menace of Materialism” is the ! subject of an address by Victor Rus- sell tomorrow afternoon, 3 o'clock, at the Secular League, 1006 E street. An open forury discussion of the paper will follow the lecture. The public is invited. Rev. Bfifle Class Speaker. Representatjve Gordon Browning of Tennessee wit address the Harrlson Bible Class o: Congress Street Metho- dist Protestant Church tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock in the aud torium of the church. James H. Cro- son will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. ond meeting last Wednesday evening |, After the meeting a so- | UTHER LEAGUE The Witness,” a life eant, will be presented at the quarter- y meeting of the Luther League of the District of Columbia at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Eighth and B streets southwest, March 1. On the me evening Rev. Ross H. Stover, pastor of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, will lecture “The Spirit That Wins” and Irving Koch, life service secretary of the Dis- trict League, will present the life service shield. A spes meeting of the delegates of all local Luther Leagues of Wash- ington and vicinity has been set-for March 11. At this meeting plans will be discussed and adopted for attend- ance at the annual convention of the Luther League of America, which will be held at Salisbury, N. C. Members of Atonement Luther League were the gue: at a valentine social given by Zion's League last Wednesday. A delegation of 20 mem- bers of Zion's League will escort their president, Herman J. Yaggie, to his home in Niagara Falls over the week end. BIBLE CLASS BANQUET. D. C. Association to Observe Wash- ington’s Birth Anniversary. The Organized Bible Class of the District of Columbla will observe Washington’s birthday by giving a banquet in the baliroom of the City Club Monday at 6:30 p.m. The guest of honor and speaker will be Dr. “larence True Wilson, general secre- tary of the Methodist Board of Tem- perance and Public Morals, subject will be “What Washington's Birthday Means for Human Better- ment."” The sponsors of the banquet are; W. W. Everett, Rossel Edward Mitchell, W. E. Mooney, Merritt O. Chance, Judge J. W. Thompson, Dr. Arthur C. Christle, Representative John C. Box and Representative Arthur H. Greenwood. Homer J. Councilor, pres- ident of the association, will act as toastmaster. John L. Bateman s chairman of the dinner committee. service pag- SPECIAL SERVICE. B. H. Hunnicut, Recently From Brazil, to Address Local Church. In connection with the special mis- sionary services each Thursday night during the month of February B. H. Hunnicut, a layman, who is in charge of the agricultural work of the South- ern Presbyterian Mission in Brazil, will speak at the Central Presbyterian Church next Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Willlam Cumming of Balti- more, who has been preaching each night during the past week, will preach tomorrow night in continuation of these services. The young people’s Bible class Fri- day nights, under the instruction of Dr. James H. Taylor, will continue its study of the life of Christ. The at- tendance of this class has grown until the membeship now is more than 100. The young people of the church and community are invited to attend this class. Dr. Mann to Address Men's Club, Dr. W. R. Mann, director of the Washington Zoological Park, will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of St. Margaret'’s Men's Club Wed- nesday at 8 p.m. His subject will be his experiences in Africa under the Mann-Chrysler Expedition and he will illustrate his talk with Pathe films taken in Africa. The meeting will be held in the parish house adjoining the church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place. Joke ez a Medical Student!” is @ story to lep related by Rev. E. Hez Swem, tomorrow night at § o'clock at Centennial Baptist Church. Special prayers tomorrow morning and night for the healing of the sick, for the sorrcwing, the troubled, the un- employed ynd the unsaved. The 31 o'clock morning sermon subject iy “The Savior's Storage.” | e 3 Nazanme Society to Meet. The monthly meeting of the Society of the Nazarene of the Kpiscopal Church in the Diocesc of Washington will be held in St. Mark’ Church, Third and A streets southeast, m‘xl‘; Wednesday. There will be a celebra- | tion of the holy communion at 11 a.m., with intercessions for the sick. AU 8 p.m. tzere will be the usual serv. ice of healig with laylng on of hands. “Bobbed Hair” to Be Topic. ‘ By special request, Rev. Dr. Wal- dron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, will preach at Zion Baptist Church, Sheriff road and Forty-third street, Deanwood, at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow on “Bobbed Hair and Short Skirts.” 3 / “Gv_eneric Man” Topic. | gf%m:t gt Mrs. Annie C. Bill will speak on the | ound hopein subject “Generic Man and Spiritual I zggenslon. Iivolution” tomorrow ac the Christian Ncies Parent Church, held at 11 wclock at the Hotel La Fayeiley, 1y DRAMATIC EVENTS IN BIBLE HISTORY istians 18 resurredion and, there | I ¢ merchant | on| whose | METHODISTSPAY ~ CHURCH MEETING $3,390,000 Given Annually Committees Appointed to Ar to 3,284 Ministers, 4,031 Widows, 898 Orphans. CHICAGO, IlI, Februa The Methodist Episcopal Church paid §$3,320,000 as pensions, accorfing | to the report of Dr. Joseph B. Hinge- ley, Chic: | of the board of pensions & the Methodist Fpis 1 the annual meeting of here. Pensions preacher: ers and isters, a | Waterman, go, corresponding se Church, at the b were paid 4,031 widows orphan child total of Dolton, TIL. dent, presided. Robe; Chic presented the { report. Rev. Thomas Staff ed actuary and statistician Rev. Charles R. Oaten, busin ager, made his repo n Plan Submitted. Dr. Hingeley reported the funda- mentals of the pension plan, which will be submitted for action to the ! weneral conferen He ex- ned that the plan is substantially adopted and in by the opal Church pension fund, the vterian and all the newer pen- funds of the churches R which pensions minis their widows and dependent orpl {on a reserve fund and not on downment fu tribute 2% each chur contribute: of Campbell, o, urers Pen: States their sa the minister 10 per cent of the nd contributions of to ministe pension accounts. Thes rcoumu- 5, plus compound interest, pre i sure old-age pension at 65 | years of age, and will maintain an exact balance between pension re- cent of will be operated pension syste erve. The ministers |a fund in r | reserve pension fund is connectional | or denominational, and not localized lin an annual conference. The fund | will be administered by the connec- tional board of pensions and relief, created and controlled by the gener | conference, under actuarial supervi- | sion and control. Death, disability, widows' orphans’ benefits are provided the contributions made by the I men through the pastoral charges Ministers incres and from ve Longer. The 1 length of life of { ministers more difficult every, | “The pension age, |ley, “is 67, and the ge per | period is cars. The extension of lite by one year would inc | pension period one year more | twelfth the total amount of the pen- sion period. This necessitates s funded reserve and greatly incr the pension period of the min | Because of increase of life and be- ause preachers particularly are liv ling longer, it takes more reserve money_for pensions.” Dr. Hingeley also reported that the Methodist Episcopal Church had for the first time a plan for pensioning its 3.000 supply pastors, who charge of churches and do | pastoral work, but who are not offi- cial members of the annual confer- ences. The plan is called the Em- bury Supply Pastors. The same prin- ples that are used in pensioning the regular preachers will to give the supply pastors their pen- sions. This fund alone will need reserve of $2,000,000, contributed by supply pastors and from the church that is served by the supply pastor. In consequence of the supply pastor: recelving less salary and therefore yes Dr. Hinge- old age, this fund is very neces RALLY WILL BE HELD. Meeting to Aid Educational Drive Is Set for Tomorrow. observed tomorrow at Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets. The pastor, J. L. Holloman, Righteousness.” will be a sp the Unlon University and Hartshorn | College campaign. At 8 p.m. the Men's | Club of the church will give a special literary and musical program. EVANGELIST TO PREACH. Second Baptist Church. Evangelistic services will start to- morrow at the Second Baptist Church, Fourth street and Virginia avenue southwest. Joe J. Payne, known as the *“cowboy evangellst,” will conduct the revival, preaching morning and evening. Services will be held each night next week, with song service commencing at 7:45 o'clock. POEM WILL BE TOPIC. Amy Lowell's “Patterns” to Be Subject at All Souls’. “Patterns,” a poem by Amy Lowell, will form the subject of the address at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Six- teenth and Harvard sureets, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. This is the third In a serles by Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce on the general subject, “The Religious Messages of Four Recent American Poems,” which have been very pop- ular. At the morning service Dr. Plerce will preach on “The Promises of Re- liglon.” in | Strawbridge Annuity Fund for | Joe J. Payne to Begin Services at | | annual meeting of the feder | set for April 6 | Abernethy, | W, rhe ministers con- | Launn. sources and pension obligations. The | | i | sion | be employed | | | will preach at 11 a.m. on “The Sun of | op gr. At 330 pm. there |t Tresent ne al service and rally for | o}\iliven: | | | range Details of Federa- tion’s Session. At the meeting of the executive committee of the Washington Federa tion of Churches last Thursday, the Dr. W. the fed: it 8 pam. president i tees for the meeting: Nominating committee—Rev. John Paul Tyler, chairman; Rev. C. B. Austin, Rev. A. R. Bird, Mrs. E. C. Dinwiddie, Rev. J. R. Duffield, Henry Gilligan, Rev. M. R. Lowell, Mrs. icorge Ro Short, W. J Smith and ji Prog chairms ugherty, sture /S T thorne, Mrs. H. M. Kendrick and Mrs R. Met Revision mittee—Rev Rev. Bernar Diffende 3 ve, Mrs. . Trwin and Mrs. W. F. McDowel ingements were perfected for ¢ Henry Lunn at a be given under the the Church Fede 12:30 o'clock. Sir Henry one of the of the Church Union Movement in England and for many years editor of the magazine Review of the Churches, at present on a tour of the United States, Percy §. Foster was elected chair- of the committee on church Dr. W. L. Darby announced arrangements had been com- pleted for holding the Easter sunrise service at Temple Heights resignation of B. H. Van en as chairman of the committee on law and legislation was accepted. Daniel C. Roper will act as chairman until the annual meeting of the federa- ton in_April. Rev. M. S. Kenworthy reported that 1is work as hospital visitor was beinz vell received and that calls were in reasing. The following special com- mittee was appointed to make a fur ther study of the social service work of the federation: Rev. M. S. Ken- worthy, chairman; Rev. H. B. Smith, Rev. H. H. Ranck, David . and Chester R. Smith. of the Constitution lunche auspiic March 3 o t makes the psnion problem ‘WHC WlLfBéOADv(:As'T ST. MARGARET’S SERMON “In the School of Chumist” to Be Subject at Morning Service Tomorrow. The sermon by Rev. Dr. Herbert mith, rector of St. Margaret’ opal Church, Connecticut ave- nd Bancroft place, tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be broadcast by WRC. His subject will be “In the School of Christ.” In o'clock will be the afternoon at 3:30 the preacher at evensong Rev. E. W. Mellichampe, Otey Parish, Universit Sewanee, Tenn., and slons. His text will be One Be Subject Unto Powers, There will be a celebration of the holy communion at 7:30 a.m. This will be the occasion of the monthly corporate communion of the Com- municants’ League and all organized workers of the parish. Both sections of the confirmatjion class will meet at 3:30 p.m. the juniors with the rector in the Sunday school library and the seniors with the assistant minister in the rector’s study. All interested persons are invited to attend these instructions. sociate mis- Let Every the Higher PAGEANT IS PLANNED. A Christian education day will boiwill Be Presented by St. Marga- ret’s Service League. The Church School Service League Margaret's parish is preparing <t Friday at 8 p.m. a missionary pageant, en- titled “How Christmas Cape to Idaho.” The pageant has been written by Comdr. C. T. Jewell, superintendent of the Sunday school, who is directing the performance. The principal parts will be taken by Miss Lucille Terry and Miss Penelope Graham. Other parts will be per- formed by various members of the Sunday school, ranging in age from 8 to 18. All interested persons are in- vited to attend. An offering will be taken for the work of the missionary at Alberene, Va. REV. DR. PERKINS”.THEME. Will Preach Tomorrow Morning on “Religion of Democracy.” “The Religion of Democracy” will be the sermon topic of Rev. Dr. Frederic W. Perkins, pastor of the First Uni- versalist Church, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, at the Ambassador The- ater, Eighteenth street and Columbia road, where the congregation of that church now worships pending the erection of a new building. Miss Vir- ginia Fourier conducts kindergarten at the same hour, thus enabling parents with small children to attend the preaching service. the little ones being cared for in the kindergarten. Church school convenes at 12:15 p.m., Rev. Dorls A. Swett, superintendent. The evening devotional meeting of the Young People's Christian Union at 7 o'clock at the parish house, 1601 S street, will consider the topic ““The Vanishing American,” with Miss Clara Beaty as leader. n, appointed the following commit- | | com | Earle Wilfley, chairman; | tion, | rector of | of the South, | IN AND THROUGH THE CHURCH, Matt., v.13-1 ] Golden Text fellow-workers.— SERVIN | Christianity It builds up character and promotes | Christlike conduet. Jvery Christian | s saved to serve. Our Lord depend | upon those who have t | to carry on the work of the Kingdom K nd help save the world. More | ted of a disciple of the Christ s demanded by any other faith s adherents, The moment one re the benefita and blessings of salvation He has secured for all wccepted Him as their pe he is expected to pass ‘rs. We prove the value which we place upon our faith by the eagerness with which we seek to im- part it to others. | If 1o had not established Tiis Church to carry out His program, His | followers would have formed | own assembly “to marshal the moral | forces capable of breaking what must | be broken and of building what must be built." One of the results of Christ's ing Into the world was ition of the Church of the Living God. Its existence is a proof | that the Master lived and i sist- fs a | demonstratior is in the midst of her P presence of the Holy Spirit, who came at Pente- | cost to dwell in that society which Jesus had established. “We are God's fellow-workers,” and “to each one’ has been assigned “his work™” as a member of the body of Christ. Paul insisted that the work of the church required the ance of every mem- | ber, just as the body called for every { member of it to function. It is im- ble for one to do the work that | the Lord Jesus expects us to perform, unless we are seeking to serve Him | in and through His Church. The ‘“scriptural idea of each indi- vidual life in its personal relation to Christ and his fellow men is in ac- cord with the modern view of the so- value of personality. Modern psychology traces our very selfhood | to what others have contributed to us nd done for us. If personality is ognized as a social product, as well as a social force, then a religion of ght relationships” to our fellow men | and our Heavenly Father is the only | one we can live by and help lift up hu- manity to the standards of God. | Saving the World. | us outlined in Fis matchless | “Sermon on the Mount' that spiritual acter that every Christian should in the Beatitudes. He empha- 2 act that the spiritual body had been organized for social service | by pointing out, that they were the | conservers of the world. He pointed | out that his disciples were more than ! mere individuals, who had enrolled in | His school. They were the salt of the I'world. In the Master’s day and in | Palestine “salt” was absolutely indis- | pensable in preserving food and hu- nan life. They did not possess the | modern methods of refrigeration that preserves food from dec: | rapid in a warm climate. The persons | who possessed the spiritual life were the preservers of the community com- monwealth and civilization. = They | unified a community, keeping it from | falling apart by factional differences | that destroys the life of any commu- nity, | Salt gave food its taste. The Chris- n, through the qualities of his love for men, renders the world a service that makes life enjoyable. Thougn Palestine salt quickly deteriorates when exposed to the elements and is useless, Christian power pad to be maintained, so it was necessary to keep their life free from the contam- ination of the world. His disciples “represent His cause, they stand for Him in the world; His honor, reputa- tion, success are in their hands.” If the world is saved, it must be by the Christians who are His representa- tives to “leaven society” with the Mas- ter's ideas, ideals and motives. If any Church member has become adul- terated with the spirit of the world, he has lost his position as a spokes- man of the Lord Jesus. His connec- tion with the world has weakened the influence of the church and is injuri- ous to the work of establishing Christ's Kingdom among men. Such a person faces exclusion from God's favor and His Kingdom's work. | Tlluminating the World. Those of us, who crossed the At- "mmir- during the World War realized the dangers of darkness upon the sea, when lights were prohibited from shin- ing either from the ships or light- houses. There was something fear- some about the streets in England and France during that period when the houses and shops were black with shadows, but it was not as much as we found walking the narrow streets of Nazareth without a guide at night from our hotel to the well, where Jesus and His mother went frequently to obtain water The light of a small olive ofl lamp, such as they used in the Master's day, would have been welcome. To a world in darkness be- cause of thefr sin, the Lord revealed Himself as the Light of the world. If we should remove from the modern civilization the results of the service of the Savior and His followers we would discover the gross darkness, discouragement and despair of hu- manity. ,Christ appointed His church to be the light of the world, so that through them He could illuminate, as well as save, the world. Although His fol- lowers “are but broken lights of” the Lord Jesus, they shine as lights in the world, reflecting to men the glory of their Redeemer. The light reveals, warns and guides men to the way of salvation and service that the Master has provided for men. The life, labor and love of a true Christlan has an unextinguishable influence in moving sinners to believe in the reality of the goodness and grace of God. The church was not established with the view of giving more light to the mem- bers of the household of faith. Through the missionary work of every Chris- tian and church, men in all parts of ceivy : the | By Harlowe R. ) oibe Sunday School Lesson n born again | - | wer their | which is | the world, through thelir soclal ser\h[ | | | Ice, revealing the spiritual life of mml the faithful Chri and loyal chureh, {come to glorify God. Th is no bet- | ter way to send the light than b | practical demonstration of the g <pet A Working Church. 1 Our second reference, chosen from | Acts, gives us a picture of the mother | church in Jerusalem immediately fol llowing the outpouring of the holy | {spirit at Pentecost. The advent of the | { promised Paraclete transformed the | | disciples of the risen Lord into a cour | ageous witnessing church, that wel | comed into its fellowship that same | after Peter’s sermon and the per. | onal work of the other members, | about three thousand souls. Although their conversion was sudden they | steadfast “in the instruction of | | the aposties and the common life, the | | breaking of the bread and the stated | prayers.” The new community ac cepted the leadership of the apostles, | observed the ordinances of baptism land the “breaking of bread,” just as! | Christ had commanded them to do “in | | remembrance” of Him, sharing with iuna another their property. The apostles unfolded to the new members the reasons why they be | lieved that Jesus fulfilled the Old Tes tament teachings concerning the Mes sfah, for they were Jews, who con tinued faithful to the wor temple and the observance of yTegular Jewish feasts. In their teach- ings they explained the Master's in terpretations of the kingdom of God | that He had taught them before and | after His resurrection, especially His | interpretation of the prophets.” The WFtings of the apostles would in |cate that they emphasized the im- portance of the “way” that the fol 3 suld live. United that made them one in Christ Jesus, they were taught |that they had to live not only a {spiritual "life, but an ethical one, |marked by loving service for others |and clean morals. The presence of & many members, who had spent thelr all in Jerusalem and who had tarrled there to be in structed in the “way,” developed a problem that was met by the estab- lishment of a relief fund to meet the needs of the destitute and widowed members. They recognized their stewardship of their goods and not one “said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own,” for they sold their possessions and divided the proceeds from the community fund among those that had need. Their socialism differed from the radi- cal socialistic teachings of our d that is, “communistic; it annihilates property, it compels men to labor for a common, not for a private, gain; it equalizes 'incomes and, of course, abolishes both wealth and poverty” by |the force of law. The church at Jerusalem did no such thing. It dld | not_abolish property, it produced no artficlal equality, it imposed no con- straint. It developed a spirit of fr: | ternity that moved men by the reali- zation that they loved one anothes to share with one another. The result was inevitable. People | respected them and ‘“wonders and | | signs” of God's presence with them | caused multitudes to accept the gospel | jand walk in the “way” of the risen All who really know the Lord Christ. them to surrender all for Him and His cause. Just as men in the early church risked, dared, lived, lost and {died in an effort to obey the Savior, |80 we ought to do likewise. Christian service calls for our serving the Lord Jesus In and through His church in an effort to save the world by scatter- ing the message of His love, life and light among all men. If we are united through faith and love with Him we will prove it by iiving a life of love and labor with the church He estab- lished and co-operate with the other church members by the gift of our time, talent and money in the develop- |ment of the kingdom of God among men. From Kingdom.” the Gunton-Temple Memorial Presb: terian Church, who concluded his series of sermons on “Religious Cen- posteript to the series by taking as his | subject the question of Pilate: “What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?” H At the 4:30 o'clock twilight service his subject wil be “The Man Who Was Not Far From the Kingdom.” Thurs- | day evening at the close of the prayer | meeting there will be a special meet- | ing of those who are to take part in the annual every-member canvass. MARVIN CHURCH STERVICE. Winner in Oratory Contest to De- liver Address. The winner of the oratorical contest in the Baltimore Conference will de- liver the address, “Know Your Meth- odist Teaching,” at Marvin M. E. Church South tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Briggs delivered this ad- dress at Winchester, Va., February 11. He was one of flve contestants from the Baltimore Conferenc: February 22 he will go to Charlottes- ville, Va., to compete in the regional contest, which consists of three con- ferences. After the reglonal contests are held, the semi-finals are held in Spartanburg, S. C., and the final con- test is held in St. Louls, Mo, Mr. Briggs is a member of the Ep- worth League Chapter of Marvin Churck and is a student at George ‘Washington University, CHURCH TO REOPEN. After being closed for nearly three months on account of the lllness of the pastor, Rev. Dr. H. D. Hayes, the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church tomor- row at 7:45 p.m. will resume vesper services. Dr. Hayes will give a merie biblical lectures at these services ;ru‘:xf now till Easter on “Character Fruits.” TI):g topic tomorrow evening will be “Love. Hoyt and Walter Scott | be GUNTON-TEMPLE TOPICS. ( | Pastor to Tell of “Man Not !t‘ar; Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of | sus Questions' last Sunday, will preach | a sermon tomorrow which wil be a | ”“0000“’00'0““0000“0000000‘0.00000“0“0000 CHURGH T0 REOPER AFTER RENOVATION Westminster Presbyterian Memorial Plans Evening Service of Music. The opening ser eled church and ng of the Westminster wirch Memorial streets southwest morrow morning I tor, Rev. Henr conduct the se the opening the subject of the House of God.” evening service will consist entire music. ‘The remodelir building has been in progress past six months. The congrega subscribed $25,000 for the wor Pipe Organ Changed. In the ch litorium provement been made in t changing of the pipe organ from the ry to a specially constructed arch ind the pulpit. The inf, of the nd Sunday school room has been rebuilt, having been changed from a onestory to a two-story build ingz. The first floor s taken up with large assembly room with & mode kitchen at one end and an adequa stage for entertainment at the other The upper story consists of class rooms and church office: private room to nearly ever the Sunday school. New Entrances Built. New entrances on either side of tha y school building. with wide and asy stalrways, have been bullt, giy ing two beautiful rooms above then to be used by the adult Bible clasaes of young men and women of the Sun- day school. The entire buiiding has been re. decorated, the walls in deep ecru and the ceiling in cream. There will be a home-coming gath- ering for the members, former mem bers and friends next Wednesday eve. ning. Westminster Church Memorial is the only Presbyterian Church fi Southwest Washington, and one of the oldest churches in the city. will wd W. Tolson, w ices and will preach sermon at 11 ch chapel “FIRST RADIO HEALING.” Garnett January to Talk on Topic at Unity Auditorium. Garnett January will lecture in the Unity Auditorium, 1 street, on “The First Radio Healing” tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Sunday School and Bible Class meet 9:45, and at a.m. is a class in by Mary A. V a class in “Talks on Truth thur P. Buck, and at 645 p.m. Jesus find in Him that which l‘ompé‘lN{Goml Words Club. PREI\_(}HE—S ONwE(AYER. lnev, Dr. Joseph T. Herson An- nounces Topics at Hamline Church. At Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets, Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Herson will preach tomorrow morning on “Is Prayer ‘Worth While?” and at 8 p.m. he will continue his serles of evangelistic ser- mons, the subject being “God's Will and Man's Want."” < ‘The church school meets at 9:30 a.m. and the Epworth League at 7 p.m. The Religion of Music | 'ELLA MAY POWELL, Speaker| i EVERY SUNDAY_AFTERNOON 3:30 0'CLOCK 1704 SIXTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST ALL WELCOME OPEN FORUM i‘ % | Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church 1410 Columbia Rd. N.W. Sunday, Feb. 20, 5 P.M. “The Race Problem” Speaker: Dr, Kelly Miller Professor of Sociology, Howard University Author and Nation-wide Lecturer Question Period Follows Address. Collection Only POP000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 FOUR-SQUARE GOSPEL. _ The Twenty-Year Old Evangelist of Canada MISS BEULA ARGUE Recently In Campalgn at Mrs. McPherson's famous ANGELUS TEMPLE Conducts Meetings at FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY 930 Pa. Ave. N.W. The Four-Square Gospel Harry, 1, Collter Nightly ‘;7.05 ) ang 7:4b_p.m. Special Meeting. at 300 Section of the McPherson Volunteer Choir and Orchestra fn Musical Program. Keep Revival Fire Burni "HALL MISSIO! 23 LA. AVE. NW. For the Promotion of Scriptural Holiness Service. 2:30 pJm. S e Py 1O wchel, N g ¢