Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1927, Page 12

12 - CHURCHES TOJON P THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON D. €. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 31. 141 ECIAL PROGRAMS TO MARK YEAR'S PASS ING IN CHURCHES lN S"JDY []l: BIBI.[EMany Watchfl S;vificcs Sched:xled Tonight. Three-Day Program Begins at Membefs Throughout COun-! | iry to Read Chapter Daily in | Januar; and February. observed with special programs tonight. congregations bers throughout the country will unite | hold social gatherings in the evenin | rel'rious exercises | | i Reginning tomorrow, church mem- | in reading a chapter a day in the Gos. | ar pel of Matthew during January and in the Gospel of John during Febru ary. It people will eng in_ thi which is sponsored by the Commi on Evangelism of the Federal Council and forms the first item in the 1923 pre-Easter evangelistic prosram denominational leaders pro- their con C. Mahy |da in the | Vi br. F. L Ationalist - of the | v | ve reading fon st America, the Cong Jesse M » Ej B s he D v of Christ the Methodist South, Dr. Georze Methodist ¥ opal Dean of e | Church North. ! op William M. Bell of the United |4/ the United 4t T30 pm. will review thren, Dr. Charles . Schaeffer of the Reformed Church States, Dr. R. A. Hutchinson of the United Presbyterian Church and Dr. C L. Goodell of the Federal 's Commission. the day, or a part it, will be read over several radio stations. Telegraphic reports from the society’s agencies indicate that the number of readers will be far in excess of last year. DR. WILLIAM A. LAMBETH ANNOUNCES SERMONS| in | ev pr wit nt Vernon Place Church Will" Have Special Services Tomorrow. Tk At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow the Mount Vernon Place Church | i A. Lambeth will preach. | ubject will be “The Old in the | At the same hour Rev. John | Rustin will preach in the Sunday | school auditorium to the junior con- gregation on “Taking Stock.” Mr. Rustin will_preach at the evening service on “What Is Man.” i In recognition of the universal week of prayer the Woman's Interdenomi- jonal Missionary Federation of the District of Columbia and vicinity wil hold a service in the Sunday school suditorium January 6, beginning at 2 o'cloc Members of the Woman's Missionary Societies of various Prot churches of the city will par. ticipate in the service of prayer and wil oS a; H. Balth presiding elder shington district, will con- a missionary institute beginning at 10 am. A e from the office of the Board The 1y Some nd The ativ The a three.day pel | two_servic { All-Day & ed into (hree watche charge of .1 pard, uth T ents nts." pa m many church later hold be the will to re e estimated at least 2,000,000 | churches. end of the v pr vernacle, N Watch-night [ from 9 to 12 o'clock, will be followed by and the Annual Mon- will be di- . the first in | L. Harvison of the church | arge of Miss oung Taher < Sunda New| The service th Kernan second of i | of the pastor, Rev, Harry | Communion will he given and a new group received into the church at 11 tomorrow. The pastor will he Lamb in under the The open with costal be held. At the Metropolitan Memorial Meth- odist Church this evening Di Shera Montgomer: | oid-fashioned watch service. |10 10 o'clock there will be a gospel song service, from 10 to 11 a social, refreshments; | n'clock Gospel service and at midnight the formation of the New Year circle. th at 10 pm Year Happiness.” pastor at 11 o be At 3 pm. preach tor 1 se.” At Church night {11 o'clock. Services will January | o'clock at repre- | Third street under the direction of Rev. Aid Club. the subject will be “The Y age, the The publ Chur Re on “Spared fo Rev. At Mount tonight from 11 o'clo Rev. Epworth M. E. Church teenth street and North ¢ | nue northeast. will conduct the watch tonight beginning at John Paul serviee Second Nashville, Tenn., will be | Holloman. | The annual watch nesday the Metropolitan M. Church. Mrs. Milton Bisley charge of the lunch. Mrs. Frank M. Bristol three chapters of “Ownership, Clemintina Butler. for the foreign m gionary group. Mrs. Bosley was ap. pointed chairman of the committee for entertainment of the Baltimore branch qua in March. The Home Missionary Society made plans to p sent to minister. at had | Br by | be the family of a The Ladies' Association, under the \Wednesday, kins pastor, Thursday, Rev. Henry J. Booker L. Washington, pastor These meetings | 0 o'clock. Jeadership of Mrs. Dewhirst, has spon sored the restoration of the windows of the church This task is almost completed, at a cost of nearly $3,500. The iast memorial window to be tuke: is in memory of Capt. and Mrs. War. ne The church calendar fund has 80 far netted the association $716 The next meeting will be January 25, with Mrs. J. Q. Siye as hostess. SERVICES IN THEATER. Paul's Me oo rodist Episcopal South will worship in the | fomorrow morning at 930 am. Th m D. King, will &t Church e use as his kubjert Year and the New The evening service will be held in the home of W. R. Stant, 26 8 stre Epworth League will meet at p.m. The pastor will preach at 8 p.m using as his subject “The Man Who Was Left The quarterly conference, presided over by the presiding elder, Rev, Dr J H lihie, will meet at the par- wonz sday at & p.an pr B ze T BRETHREN CHURCH TOPIC. ; Bowman, pasior Fourth avenue Rev. Earl McKinl of the Church of the Brethren, Frest rth Carolina mou heast preach a New Year sermon 1omor st 11 am. on the subject “Bullding a Brotherhood ir 1928 1n the even's o'clock the Gospel « zive Christmar cur #ho wi socompanied b sermon by the p Young Peoples’ organization meets at 7 4 the theme in “Being Reverent.” The Sunday school | 4 e n w4 The midweek ||, pueeting & Thursdsy st 8 pam HEFLIN ASKéD TO SPEAK. i a stor It i » oof M Vpiscopsl Chure 40 wircer, tomorrow Bix mub et he Bapiist and Jesus I Hettin Bisrop | Beietol Dr B Phitips | “haple Montgomery and n A " Fer others have beer 5 by ot the reurion the €er dar “HEAVEN'S INSURANCE." | ance Compar H. Whit i 1 1K aven's Insu i, $1,000 IN CHURCH GIFTS. | = Ye Jeew will of 1he . A Yraskamy Temple Mewmo The et tonnn o panio Fwi ) During ¢ ministers White € P sehon) The e the Bunday needy familics ve brought § foud and clothing Dr. Johnston to Speak on Book of John's sunre ek | He of 8 Hev D Johnston # e £ Vonelind epherd London ver to roc | “What Do You reviewed | Year? rendered by Sndeavor Socie! The membership of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church wiil conduct re- | et e held In this church | vival services, beginning with watch | continuing speakers for the Rev. George | Third { meeting anuary d box oy 3 to be first week are: Monday Ak Ty frantios | A. Parker: Tuesday, Rev. R. Douglass | Third Grymes, pustor Salem Baptist Church 1 | will be church, will pre: t Wat | charge. the gymnazium frexhments, at 11 a.m. “The Old | With a rel rervice by the Y months ers. Ebe h th R, W. & Thoma» Watchnight service will he held t Hamline Methodisi Episco Allisony o'clock and « treet, 10, The i m | Hersgn, The o m The ? Church sermon upon the () Year Vernon b. Ninth setts avenue, Rev. J. istant pastor, will conduct services Gospel Tabernacle. ing of the old year will be the churches of ! with short sermons by the pastor: tomorr services new year in ar will in wth Capit 1y onvocition tonight in ol the Y ! macle Crusaders, and the last in ck v 1. Collier. the Throne, the titl Y convoc ver at 11 a.m. will preach the foreword for pente- | praise and song service will or evening a lic is invited. will_conduct from 11 to Watch meeting will be held at | Zion_Baptist The pastor ley, will preach a_sermon, beginning he Source of New The subject of the clock service tomorrow ch, Dranwood, v. Leon S. w Another Ye; Llovd N. Young will a special sermon to the P ervice Pur- the & pm. Place M. W. until m Tyler. hegin® tonight at 9:30 | president Church, | committes. Baptist between H and 1 streets, L. ser will the | ugur: ram at the Full ¢ and K re tonight James From 9 the . Worm- nd_Massachu Rustin, the ices of Lin- affected the He will re as they o life of tod: hearse the outstanding incidents, speaking on the theme, “The Re liglous Significance of the Events of yenr 1007 veliglou There will be watch night serviee in the Church of the Epiphany this | evening, commencing at 11 o'clock and lending at midnight. From 10:40 to 11 o'clock, there will he a recital on the McKim memorial chimes. Rev. T | Z. R. Phillips, rector, will give an ad- ! dress at the watch night service, New Year day there will be cele- ations of the holy communion at § and 11 am. Dr. Phillips will c at the later service. The Rible class will convene at and the Church School will assemble in the parish hall at the same hot The weekly meeting of the ¥ People’s Society will he held a'clock, and at evensong, at § o'clock, Dr. Phillips will preach on the “Re W te | br se peak | ligion of Zoroaster, and | & Kociety of Vermont Avenue Christian Church will have | charge of a social and watchnizht 1 vice tonigh the church, Tomor. row morning 11 o'clock Rev. Earle | Wilfley, pastor of the church, will give [a New' Year sermon. which is to be | broadeast by station WRC { The Woman's Council of the church | will meet at 11 o'clock for its monthly The Alpha C. F At program and luncheon. A special watch service will be held at the Salvation Army auditorium at 110:30 tonight, continuing through un- til the mew y o dler, the chief secretary ern territory, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., will be the chief speaket. an Shiloh Raptist Church services will be held tonight from 9 o'clock to 12:15 a.m. The deacons will have charge of the service from 9 to 10:30 and will hold a testimony and | meeting service. From 10:30 to 12:30 o'clock will bhe religious exercises, | with a sermon by Rev. Dr. Waldron, | Looking Back and | the pastor. on The pastor will | Looking Forward.” { announce the atchword” of the | church for the vear. From 12 to o'clock the church will engage pecial praver. ' APPROVE UNION OFFICERS. At the last meeting of the Elemen- | tary Union the election of the follow- | iIng officers was approved: President, M Rossel ‘Edward Mitchell; vice | president, Mrs. Frank Thomas Israel secretary, Miss Isabelle Buckingham treasurer, Mrs. F. Seltzer. The ppointed as chairmen of Miss Pauline Hutchison, social, and Mre. A. B. Foster, mem- | bership. The union voted to pay a | dollar a vear dues, these dues to make | the member eligible to all the privi- leges of the union, including the E. ional Temple will be | ining School, without extra cost evening, beginning at 10:30 will There and pra will at se 1 a * A New tonight. 13. The Rev. v, W ptist Churel in each evening at 7 The watch service tonight will begin | at 10 o'clock. Dr. Brooks, pastor of the | h at 11 o'clock serv. | ice temorrcw morning. from the sub- | tewardship.” The church will | observe communion at § o'clock ch night Fourth this eve They en concly gious » will be hel astor ng service. Is, represe the 1 of paste nezer 1) streets southeast 1, be e dir nning ion hurch, 8 heginnin t 12.05 wacram X t the 11 o'c the will pre Yeur” church and th s ¥ will o 11 o'cloe er a who will conel Bizon will o theme "y with deliver a serv! 1t the Albright Memorial E: Church, streets, Rev, George K. W minister be service, R. .m., Rev. from and Hampton T. h and R ing. The hnabel, will tertainment ding at ervice, A 14 tomorrow ting each year, will speak of Fourth and 1 hold services ut 430 o'clock of the pastor, teenth at 1 at m it of holy communion | he administered 10morrow morn AL Joreph ch on, “What About | lock mervice. Itev meetn @t League ool vorth Cew York Avenue Presbyterisn Watch-nmight R, Slzoo ve k n ide st ” h 4 vrow at We Are reach a historie the events of v. J. dress and a general |, s A sele and ‘the | ™ gazines and brief sermon. the subject | Zxpect From the New | Year program will the Senior Christian at 6:45 p.m. Gas: | Liberty Baptist Church: | Er es will be held| anzelical | tenhouse pastor. be in will include games in nd re midnight candle | night at the regular evening A mammoth can- | dle will be on the pulpit, from which | will light | candles and in turn will light candles which will be furnished the worship- | The gifts and promises of the months, Rev, 945 | at 7 midnight New Year welock Pllgrims ny elementary ion of hook | for the use of the teacher were on display. a feature of future meetings. The union will shortly begin a | training school for the workers in the | elementary division of the church ! schools. Sample copies of m W DECISION DAY MARKED. Decision day will be observed to. morrow at Second Eaptist Church sireet between H _and The pa U folloman, will prex 11 am “The Christian’s Opportunity for Vi orious Achievement.” At & p.m. there will be special services for the new Boys’ Club of the church. The pastor will preach on “The Danger of An Aimless Life.” The Rible school will meet at am. and the B, Y U oat 6 pm. SERVICES AT FOUNDRY. in, to| i | 0 Rev, Frederiek Brown Ha tor of Foundry Methodist piscopal Church, will preach te AETOW Mmorn. Ing on the theme “New Men and New Years,” and minister the sacrament of the Lord's supper. At the evening wservice the director of religious education, Rev. John €. Millian, will preach on the themes lemembering Tomorrow.” Services at Theater. “Lifte's Pligrimag will them of the Year sermon morrow mornin at 11 o'clock In the Ambassade Thenter Eighteenth street and Columbla road, by Rev Dr. Frederic W. Perkins, pastor of the First Universalist Church Th church school convenes tmmedlately after the morning services. At 7 p.m aill be held the devotlonsl meeting of the Young pple's Christian Union 4t the parish house, 1601 8 stree toy consideration belng “New Year,” led by Miss Merle Adams, the | be the the un Service in Georgetown. “A White Stone and s New will be the wubject at the New wervice tomorrow at 11 am. in town Lutheran Church, conduct Rev. Harold K. Beatty, pastor. Chris n Endeavor will n at 7 pm Evening wervice will be at & o'clock with a sermon by the pastor. Year corge 1 by 5 % Bible CI;n to Elect. The quarterly business 1 the 0. M. Hoge Bible Class o M E. Church, south, will be held Tuesday evening #t the home of Mra 1de Thon W13 Florida ave 1ort b i Election of oMeers wer-| other dmportant husiness will the ' place the | ke THE BAPTISM OF JESUS as ose eth bi scure o rtha, villey " The topic will be Alfred Chan- | of the south- | prayer | It is planned to make this| Name' e CALVARY BAPTIST SERIES CONTINUES Dr. Abernethy Will Preach Tomorrow on “The Perpen- dicular Pronoun.” “Tha Perpendicular Pronoun” will the subject of the sermon which Abernethy will preach tomprrow | marning at 11 o'clock at Calvary Bap- | tist Church. series on “The World in Tsaiah's Da | Following this service the ordinance of the Lord's supper will be admin- istered. | At s o on the subject Chureh,” wh ! series on “Oun | The Christian F banquet will he p.m. in the Sunday school house, Mis« Lulu Mae Evans will lead the meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock of the Christian Endeavor Society. What Are the Val- ues of Daily Devotions Miss Julia Hiley will lead the foint meeting of the Intermediate Christian | Endeavor Society and the Calvary Young People’s Society tomorrow eve. ning at 6:45 o'clock’ in the senior room | The ment lock the pastor will speak “The Congregational h is the third in the Sister Denominations. indea instal held day at annual Christmas entertain and dinner of the Chinese de- | partment_will he held Monday at & pm. J. Barrett Carter, superintend- ent, is in charge of arrangements. | The Burrall cl will hold monthly husiness meeting Wednesday lat 745 p.m. The usual monthly husi- | ness and social meeting of the entire | aduit department has heen postponed Junior church will be held tomor- |row at 11 o'clock in the senior de. | partment room, Rev. H. J. Councilor in charge. ' SUNDAY RADIO PROGRAM WILL OPEN TOMORROW The first of a series of Sunday after noon radio programs sponsored by the | Washington Service Bureau of the In- ternationai Bible Students’ Associa- tion will he broadeast tomorrow by WRHF, the American Rroadeasting Co.’s station in the Annapolis Hotel | The initial program will include se- | lect_musical features, an address hy | A. R. Goux of New York on “The Kinzdom of God,” and dialogue. | The iation is now using the | facilities of 73 broadeasting stations | in various sections of the country Speakers from all parts of the world besides local talent will be heard over | WRHF. | “DIPLOMACY" IS THEME. Dr. Samuel Judson Porter, pastor of { the First Baptist Church, | and O streets, announces for his morn- |ing sermon tomorrow - “The New | Diplomacy,” and the evening topic “Comes the Moment to Decide." The federation board of the B. Y. {1, will be held at the Central Union Mission Tuesday at 8 pm The | January business meeting of the R. ¥ | P. U. will be held at the church Wed: nesday at 8 pm. A missionary car: van of the Northern Baptist Conven. tion is planned for January in this church, | MEET AT WAUGH CHURCH. i — The missionary societies of Methodist Episcopal Churches ot Washington will hold their quarterly meeting January 6 at Waugh Church The morning program will begin at 1030 o'clock and will he in charge of | the Forelgn Missionary Soctety. ~Mrs. Alma Holland of Raipur, India, wil. | speak. 1 the | | | | to- the | N 1603 Don Scbastlano Vizeayno salled into the bheautiful Hay of Monterey and landed with two priests fow followers to take formal moof the reglon In the name of the King of Spain. The place wax [ named after the viceroy of Mesico Bt it wax 166 years hefore the foot of | White man was again set here In 1768 Gasper da Portala Callfornia, came o n Dilego and planted | the By of Montere mide o attempt at a settlement, and Itowox n niil 1 that 1 Tunipero s the patriarch of Cali fornin arvived in the by The the King | md a | orsme Bovernoy Lnd 4 crons near hut he Vet it mission rd of Sunday School Lesson '3? Jes: azaret wae & carpenter a Christ (earned the trade. he plied his tagk of northern e o of G}Mee. - rom him ntil his thirti- in this ob- dlestine, .o Cladin nd for the i 7 ame| er, he Fore told : n th John the raised his v wild rnonfz udea and girded with leath @ coMing of Christ ched the baptism OF repentance veness of sins, o - Rontie oe in the hay This is the fifth in the| | Wheeland of Chi its Sixteenth | ; P! of Spain PARLEY 15 GALLED BY PRESBYTERIANS | Evangelism Session to Draw Delegates From Local Churches. BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON, Mark, 1.1-13. Golden Text.—He must in- erease, hut I must decrease.— John, iil.30. Our lessons for the coming year will be from the New Testament. We commence with this New Year's study | a series of lessons selected for mix| months from the Gospel of Mark, | that will be followed by six months' course In Acts and the Pauline Epis- tles. Mark's Gospel is the earliest of A conference on Evangelism with {each Preshyterian Church of Wash- | ington City Preshytery sending dele- | gates, will be held at the New York Avenue Preshyterian Church nes | week from Tueaday to Friday Inclu-| (% e, " Goupels, dustin Martyr calls Rev. Harvey Klaer and Rev. Wil | it “The Memoirs of Peter,” because m F. Klein of the division eof [in all probability he obtained from Evangelism of the Board of National | I’eter his knowledge of the life and Missions will be in attendance through.- | 1abor of Jesus. It is the shortest one | {out the entire conference. Rev, Clyde |0f the four and was probably used | :0, will address the | by the others in writing their gospels. | conference Thurs nd Friday | 1t was evidently written for Gentiles | The =essions each day will open at | t0 read to convince them by the rec- | | 4:3 p.m. and continue until 9 o'clock. | ©rd of the Master’s life, Jahor and les | Dinner will be served at the church, | %NS that He was the Son of God. In an Iach church is heing asked to send | ©Nergetic, graphic manner he presents | six delegates, representing. the Ses.|Jests as a doer of mighty deeds with | wion, Young People’s Work, Sunday |An authority and power that proved School, Women's' Missionary Society, | conclusively his theme that Jesus {and the men of the church “" [ Christ was divine. | The lncal commitie of Preshytery | Christianity developed from and com- | lis Rev. Henry R. Wanding, | Pleted a movement that preceded the | Rev. Rev. I. . $iz0n. | Ministry of ite Founder.Mark, with the | | Rev. Hollister, Fev. Bernard | 4°N<e of a historian, makes “the be Braskamp. Rev. Freeley Rohrer and | SINNINE of the gospel of Jesus Christ Rev. Godfrey Chobot, |to commence with the ministry of | PR iy John the Baptist. A great revival| | . aroused the whole nation as a result [SALVATION ARMY PLANS !of the preaching of the prophet, who. | in (fulfillment of prophecy, had sud- FOR NEW YEAR SERWCES“"’""‘ emerged from the desert m| | prepare his countrymen for the com- — —- |ing of the Messiah. He regived the | prophetic order, gathered up the! | teachings of the past, preached with | such sincerity and power that he brought conviction of sin to his hear- | ers by his demand for repentance and baptism. He required more than profession of a change of mind con- | have been arranged by the Salvation|cerning their sins, for he insisted that Army tomorrow as follows: they should quit their iniquity be- ! 10:30 am., united holiness meet.| for® he would baptize them ‘“in the River Jordan.” 1t will repay every ing, Salvation Army Citadel, Jefferson treet, near M, in Georgetown. [ANCEnE SR up (GENIGNGS & Eilie o'clnek, praise service. Salvation|#nd John, especialiy ‘the first two, : d what they have to say conc: rning ny Citadel, Seventh and P streets, | : a lvation: mestiag.. 8 ollock R :m- Baptist who entered upon his pub- |day night, at the Temple Corps, 606 H¢ reer as a road builder for the ¥ P | Lord, in response to the call of the E street, spirit of God. | " All of these meetings will | drewsed by Col. Chandier. ’ fdremell Ly Cl Crindinn (o o] The Preacher’s Personality. [vation Army officers, soldiers and . Phillips Brooks hax defined preach- workers of the District of Columhia :": ,'.‘ the |u:n-'_rlua!mn o€ Crafls Will take place in the tempie audi.| [ArOUSh personality.” It is the man Tt e A hufrer Timehoon | behind the sermon that gives a mes- | will be served, to be followed by a S1K° power. John the Baptist was a P e her sent from God. It ap. ot el > ared at an hour when the nation | — was filled with despair. The religious COMMUNION TOMORROW, | life: (hat centered in the temple, was * |divided. The bondage of Roman rule S filled them with sorrow. suffering and At St. Paul's Church, Rock dness as a people. Tt was in such | Ao NIV COlmWRIa n hour that the herald appeared and | will be at 8:45 a.m., church school at | €ticred the people with the hope of 9:30 a.m. and service and sermon by | the Messiah's coming. although he | e rector, Rev. Dr. F. 1. Bohanan, at | [-arlessly demanded repentance from 11 am. The Young People’s Society all. He preached judgment and in will meet at 7 pm. On Fri Janu- | tisted that they prove their spiri ary &, which is the day of Epiphany m the light of the world” —holy life by a social service. He revealed his insight into human nature, where communion will be celebrated at 10:30 am. selfishness is the root of sin. by de- manding a division or personal prop There will ha a meeting of the ieachers of the church school W erty, | The power of the Baptist as a nesday evening at § Officers will be elected at this ng. preacher is not easy to recognize, especially when one attempts to ana Thomas Pyle and E. L. Stock the | speakers for the evening. Schedule of Exercises Announced at Headquarters and in ! Branches. | Special services of the New Year be ad | | | Cre. service 10 B Iyze his' personality, which gave his message power. It wae not in his dress which recalled Elijah by its {4 <& camel’s hair. but if his earnest- ness of spirit. His life of righteous. nexs, integrity and poverty gave great strength to his ministry.” He had re spanded to a divina call that came to him, when he declined to take ths vow of the priesthood. which position was his by birth, and became a student of life's problems in the solitude of the {desert. Thers nature spoke its mes. saga (o him. le mastered the Old Testament, which had predicted his coming. Endowea with the hoiv spirit, John left the desert in response to the divine call to preach the message of 1dgment, repentance and forgiveness that aroused the nation Tt was an easy task to stir the emo- tlons and passions of the masses, but it was God's presence and power tha the prophet evangelist to pro duce conviction of personal sin a to make a public confession of it hefore John demonstrated his great. | ness by recognizing his limitations knowing that his unfinished task would be completed by another, whom he pointed out to the people to be mightier than himself, for he did not int himself fit to unlatch the sandal e coming Ons. It called for strength of character to wave aside at the zenith of Lis popularity as a preacher the applausa of the m tuda by pointing them to the C who had power to make men While John knew that the Messiah was to appear, the Baptist did not know Him personally until He was made known unto the prophet at the baptism of Jesus. The Baptism of Jesus. About six months after A nmmenced to preach his messuge of emission, repentance and confession { sins Jesus laid aside the carpenter’s tools that He had used in obtaining & ng for the members of the hom which for a quarter of a century had by ite influence, instruction and in spiration molded His lite, and bade them furewell e news of the grear revival along the Jordan had reached N reth and convinced Jesus that the haptism of John was not of men, | but of God. This moved Him to leave the home that He loved and His work as a carpenter and Narareth “to he bapti of John act s the ulminating one of the Baptist's min. fstry and marked the opening of the Master's pubiic service Matthew gives us the fullest details of the haptism of Jesus by John and Luke adds some important ftems in refel e Christ's identiffeation of Himself with sinners by demanding that His cousin John, baptize Him, which he did. In refusing to follow the exampls of the P*havi % and Soribes, who re coted the baptism of John, Jesus puts His stamp of approval upon the that John mad of “the haptism repentance unto the remission of I ddentifying Himselt with ovement which John had start s declared for the principles Third Baptist Services. Rev. Dr. George Bullock's topic the Third Baptist Church, Fifth a Q streets, tomorrow at 11 a.m. is * ‘orward.” His topic at 8 pm. is “Per- sistency in the Christian Life.” Rible school will meet at 915 am. The Junior €. E. Society will meet at p.m. The Senjor ¢ E. Society will meet at & p.m, Praver meeting Tues. dav, § to 10 pm. Y. P. prayer meeting Thursday, 8 to ® pm. at N disch s pre holsted amid th musketry and the fr 4 new mission mixson church was originally structure of great beauty and dis nity It had an unusual architectural pecullarity in that the whols nave wved dnward from the fonndation that, ween from above, I would U the form of a mountain The town of Mont which seon Sew up on the shore of the bay, was the eapltal of California until time after e annexation to the United Ntntes, and all the Spanish governors, o the number of Nfteen, are buried tn the misston chureh. 1t h remalng of Father Junip Who died here in 19\ wiis w lovate ot the v ed By Mark, 1:4-11, . Bl L I B ordan., of thee; .‘dm sawd at '.(hmt!am ? Ul rer it now, T..ugum-n : eeg to he baptize o Jesus,” And cang But Jesus nrl.cd thus it becometh us to & LAV LY Sunday School Lesso y Harlowe R. Hoyt ) Walter Scott was Jesus baptired. e h ned and a elovet 800 in n |(WOMENTOHOLD . « PRAYER SERVICE Missionary Federation Will Gather at Mount Vernon Place Church. practiced and programs of Hia herald and way maker. He aid more, for hy His baptism our Lord identified Himselt with sinners, whom He had come to save, It was an act of eon- secration performed by Jesus willing- Iy and sincerely, “not to be seen of men,” but in personal devotion to| the Father's revealed will “in the apirit_of praver.” An eminent Con- gregational preacher has pointed out that in baptism thers “wasx a aignifi- cant type of His own th and resurrection.” It symbolically pro- claimed the way He would fulfill all righteousness for sinners and how they could become spiritually united with Him and come into the enjoy ment of His lifs and salvation. The Master's devotion to duty re- sulted in the manifestation of the Holy Spirit's seal of approval and the public recognition of the Father, who acknowledged Him as His “beloved Son, in whom” He “was well pleased. While possibly John and the others standing near hy may have heard | the Father's words of approval, they served to confirm the Master's faith | in His mission. It gave Him courage and confidence when He entered the wilderness to determine upon the methods He would adopt In His pub- | Church South. will speak at Jic ministry. John's ministry and|on “Confession of Sin." whil message reached its culmination with |ere will the appearing of the One who could | sell. Presbvterian I baptize with the Spirit. The baptism | C. E. Hawthorne, of Jesus and the testimony of the|rian Church. At 2:30 o'clock Father to Him, Jinked up Christ's| will be offered hy Mrs. Lou ministry with that of John, who came | ing Earll, Bible Readers to make a wav for Him and it|Mrs. H. Moffa marked “the heginning of the good | Summer and news of Jesus Christ the Son of Flsie Wade Stone, God.” Training School. and e Angel, Protestant Episeopal Churer At 3 o'clock Miss Emma Lanter LECTURES PLANNED. man, evangelist to the Jews. wil pray followed by Mrs. F | Goetchius, Presbyterian A lecture course with four lectures | Mrs. M. C. Shinn, C on “How the New Testament Came 10 |and Mrs. T. T. Moore, United Bre Re Written” will be given by Prof. W. ren Church. Mrs. G. G. Wat:, € 0. Carver of the Louisville Theological | gregational Church, will eminary January 3 to 6 at 8 p.m.|3:30 p.m. and Mrs. at the National Raptist Memorial, | M. P. Church offer praver. T Sixteenth street and Columbia road. |closing praver, at 4 p.m.. will be gt The special subjects are as follows: by Mrs. John Paul Kretching, Lu- January 3, “The Literature Demanded | theran Church. by an Expanding January | b T et Nesdtt e Cov | BIRMOPINAL PRRAGY AT EVENSONG SERVICE ture Produced in a Developing The- Right Rev. J. E. Freeman to Oe- ology.” January 6, “The Literature Defending a Controverted Faith and! cupy Pulpit in Bethlehem Chapel ‘Tomorrow. Encouraging a Persecuted Peopl The pastor of the church, Dr. Gove | G. Johnson, will preach tomorrow | morning on “All Things New," which | Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bist op of Washington, will be the spae: preacher at the people’s evensong Bethlehem Chapel of Washington sermon will be followed by the| ordnance of the Lord’s supper. In| Cathedral tomorrow 4 pm. Thie be hroadcast over WRC. the evening Dr. Johnson will preach | on “Getting Rid of Hindrances.” BETHESDA COMMUNION. e F. H. Sill will be the preacher The rector of St. John's Episcopal | at the 11 am. service in Bethlehem Church, Bethesda, Rev. Clarenca Pren- | Chapel tice Parker, will be the celebrant at! The list of servi holy communion at the 11 o'elock | Chapel tomorrow is a service tomorrow. Church school con- | a.m.. holy communion: 10 am., marn- venes at 930 am. and the Young|ing praver and litany: 1f am. holy People’s Service League will meet at| communion and sermon; 4 p.m., pee- T pm. | ple’s evensonz The Guild of St. John's Church will meet Wednesday at 19 am. in St.| John's Hall. The Feast of the Circum-| cision, holy communion and sermon | by the rector will be observed Friday | with holy communion at 7:30 a.m. USE OF NEW YEAR. | installed, as follows: Dr. John E. Briggs will preach on | H. F. Winn; v “The New r and How to Spend | Douglass: sec: It” at the h Baptist Church to-| corresponding secre: morrow morning. The evening sub. | Tucker: treasurer, Miss ject is “Shall We Make New Year way Resolutions or Not*" b d Dr. Briggs will keep open house to the members of his church and con gregation and friends at the parsin. age. 623 F street southwest, Monday from 4 to § pm. AT CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST “Divine Discontent” will be the sub-. The pasto ject of a sermon by the Rev. Edward will preach ©. Clark at the Chevy Chase Baptist tomosrow Church tomorrow night at § o'clock. In the morning at 11 o'clock his theme will be “The Door of the New " Sevsral new members will be received at the communi serv ve “THE NEW GATE.” pastor Thursday ns. e JUsh ' NEW YEAR SERMON TEXTS. rorrow w In recognition of the universs | week of praver, the Women s o> inational Missionary Faderation a* { Distriet of Columbia and vicip | will nhmerve next Friday and heid & twn-hour service of eontiny cezsion and praise from | The meeting & {Mount Vernon ¥ South, Ninth street and Mas: enue. All women are in tend. Mrs. John N. Culbertson, presia of the federation, will preside du the first half of the program Mra. David W. Lum, vice pres4 the latter half. Mrs. Hamilton E. Clark, ted t M e SERVICE AT EPWORTH. Epworth Method: Church South tomerrow at 11 1 be he Martha pianist, Miss Mr 0. Gil young people, rerinten ver Taylor: Mrs. C. Jay v monthiy - | stewa The evening sermon at lands Baptist Church to be a New Year sermon on ‘“The New Gate.” In the morning com munion is to he ohserved and mem bers received by letter and haptism The Workers' Conference will mee: Tuesday with Mrs. Simmonds, 1324 Plans for the year sssed. . oms will he deliver- Rev. H. T. Med’ord, am _and T:48 sley A. M. E. Zion Fourteenth and Corvorsa ted. “The Storv of the Manger.” will be presented by the Christian Endeavor ety ton Rev. H. J. Smith to Preach. which will be followed b At Petworth Baptist Church tomor. | [EBU & row the pastor. Rev. Henry J. Smith, he senior will have a New Year sermon in the ben morning entitied “Possessed or Pos sessors.” Communion service will be celebrated. In the evening the pas tor's theme is “The Measure of Your | PASTOR RE URNSva CITY. Strength Bible Class to Resume. At the Central Presbyterian Church the Young People's Rible class will be vacat resumed January 6. D the | Richm Christmas holidays this class omitted |ices tomorrow its meetings in order to take part in the various Christmas exercises. The class has more than 100 on the roll ind meets every Friday night at & o'clock. The class is taught by the pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, and has | Reg! & Monday tor the theme of sty The EMIIY | hegin special Gosy Christian Church ® The Book of the | avening 4t tha he Acts 1s used as the hasis of study. - - | TEMPLE BAPTIST TOPIC. e roorde row Thing Man Careth The R Y service at T pm WA Am Praver day evening The Lad Misstanary meating st th | Pulten, 2%18 Thivt Aax. At 1 ecloek “MAKING NEW YEAR NEW. are to be disc A drama ent Monday Ch e mon Our onj the Yeaks hpect even ser ces Parish to Ho Mark's N of Nt . nor Clergyman. Parish under Mark's Ad Soclety hold a recep! n in honor of its cle ey Willlam Henrv Detty nd Rev, Daniel Webster sistant. next Wednesday S o'cloek in the parish i and A streets southeast, to w parishioners and Oriends of the ¢ and parish will be welcome The wew e chure Clasad D Lovdt's service PLANS ANNIVERSARY. West Washington Raptis oW he st Rev O colobiate his Bth \ear the chund Hve vears here Nave o the church and 4 pre At the Chureh tamor B Austin, wi [ as waator o Duting these l'\«\.» 180 aldtiors 30,386 M cuntv Black te Be Church Speaker Relesentative Busone Rlack Teaas will addvess (he Memders the Metropaiitan Preshvte: an Chunh Ien evening At Ta3 avleek, wa “Religon in Bvers day Lite™ spirit of Farm ol \ )