Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1928, Page 12

[ 12 EVENSONG SERMON BY CHAPLAIN SCOTT Service at Bethlehem Chapel Tomorrow Afternoon Sched- | uled for Broadcast. Chaplain William Reese Scott will be the special preacher at the people’s evensong tomorrow at 4 pm. in Bethle- hem Chapel of Washington Cathedral. This service will be broadcast by WRC. Rev. Curtis H. Dickins, chief of chaplains, U. §. N. will preach the sermon at the service of holy com- munion and sermon tomorrow at 11 am. in Bethlehem Chapel. The full list of services tomorrow Bethlehem Chapel will be as fol- 7:3 v communion; 10 orning r and litany: 11 holy communion and sermon, and 4 pm., 's g | Right Rev reeman. Bishop | of Washingi ol - tomorrow in Christ Church. Greenwich. Conn. there he is the guest | G. Budlong. rector of | . who was recently a of Preachers’ Conference at Washington Cathedral. | Rev. Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon | of Washington Cathedral. will address the alumi of the Episcopal Theological | Seminary, Cambridge, Mass., in Boston, | next Wednesday, on behalf of the ca. thedral. Two canons of Washington Cathe. dral. Rev. A. S. Rudd and Rev. E. § unlap, are in Western Pennslyvania ing new_committees of the Na- al Cathedral Association and speak- ¢ on behalf of Washington Cathedral. 1 Rudd is speakmng mn Lancaste Y nd Canon Dunlap is dividing s time between Sharon, Franklin and ! 01l € Pa. | FREE METHODISTS SHOW MEMBER GAIN Total Congregations Decrease Over | 10-Year Period. However, Census Shows. There were 1375 churches of thej Pree Methodist Church of North Amer-| §ra in the United States in 1926, ac cording to census returns made to the Department of Comms Member- ship totaled 36.374. as compared with 1,598 churches and 35.291 members in 1916. Of the 1,375 churches reporting in 1926, there were 492 located in urban sritory (incorporated places of 2,500 inhabitants or_more) and 883 were in | rural areas. Of the total membership. 20915 were in the urban churches and | 15,459 in the rural churches. The value of church property reported by 435 urban churches was $3.382.005 and that 705 rural churches was s Tee. $1.539.755. Sunday schools were Teported by 1026 churches in 1926. 9458 officers and teachers and 69.549 scholars. The num- her of offie nd teachers in the Sun- g scho reported for 1916 w and the number of scholars. WILL TELL OF COLLEGE. | Pr. C. W. Stumph Chooses Monte- zuma School as Subject. “The Story of Montezuma C()um,"‘ by Dr. C. W. Stumph, is the subject | tomorrow morning at the First Baptist | Church, Sixteenth and O streets, by Dr. Samuel Judson Porter. It is the fourth of his addresses on “The Ten Commandments in Modern Soclety.” The lord’s Supper will be observed &t the close of the service. Swedish services will be held at 3:20 pm. in the Sunday school room by Rev Kaliman of New York Cit, WILL PREACH ON JONAH. Rev. In'h'lfl_‘W, Ketchum to Speak at Two Services Tomorrow. “The Btory of Jonzh” will be the morning topic 2t Peck Memorial Chapel” “In the Presence of God” will be the subject night. ‘The pastor Rev. Irving W. hum, will preach 2t both services. George H. Ward will address the men’s morning class at 19 o'clock. There will be a special convocation of the Bunday Echool scholars and teachers at the Sunday School-at 3 o'clack. | | WILL CONTINUE SERIES. French Vicar to Resume Friday Afternoon Bervices February 24. of the French orian Virpil- afternoon al | 10 Boua | frar of his text s Disci- 1 “oon services will be | 24 i BIBLE CLASS TO MEET. ' — | M. A H, Greenwood Will Enter-! tain Calvary Baptist Group, | ass of Calvary Baptist | wmr. and | Baptist i s of the An W tormes member ¢ peing made for \he annoal v 4t e Grace Dodge Ho- 1 Murci; 25 a4 7 pm . , Sermon on Lincoln a4 Washingon e Amer- be the theme of the morning st 11 ador Iheater, wran Types” LTIOR VADOITOw ook in tne Am Vighteenths streel and Columbia roan betore the congregstion of \he First Unjversglist Churen by Fev. Inm ¥ W Jerkine, tne pastor. ‘The churen school conivenss wt Uhe Vheater mmedistely af- ver morning werviees. Dr. ¥ W Irading the saull Bivie clase s ae wotionel m Lhe Young Feopie's Christien 1ol be held, the Feip Be A bo0y Welng o Bl ener wl a $raVernsl mecting as guests of Lne Balbmore Union Eecond Baptist Program Somnnn, pastor of e ) Churen, Thind styeet wnd 1 will preach v by A 3 vm e Comranion snd reception b new mmewiere AV B p the will deliver s wAgrese on T of Vi Begro Wity Week ‘The Hible ) eet BYH 30 em Bbua the BY W6 . Wil Spesk on Freedom T ¥ Eivey of New York City will Bpwak B Liowm Lonorrow s e Yink iswater o Fiecdom or e People V/unt” we s iepieoentstive of Ve Ine ternetionel Jinie Bludents’ Asvaistion i Bilvey & sisn sheduled 1o geliver & ehort decture over yedio telion y AHHE, bl ) ena 6y, Bhrests o 0 ¥ i b y | pastor EPWORTH LEAGUE Leaders are announced as follows for devotional services tomorrow: Eugene Scheele, Fort Mver; Warren Briggs, Metropolitan; Jean Leckie, Petworth; Alden Hoage, Union. Metropolitan | Chapter will continue the mission study | class at 5 o'clock. Anacostia Chapter will hold a busi- ness meeting and_Valentine party at {the church Tuesday, and Forestville Chapter will hold its business meet- j iIng Wednesday, A banquet will be given by the Camp Springs Chapter Wednesday evening. Douglas Chapter has announced its | banquet ta be held March 2. | Metropolitan Chapter met Thursday { evening for its monthly business meet- in7. Elma Carpenter, Florence J. Lit- | tlefield, Esther Quick, Helen Rarey and | Herman Sauer were clected to member- !ship. A Valentine party and box social {was announced for next Saturday eve- {ning, in charge of George Benson, | fourth vice president. Flans were made for classes to be held on Sunday eve- nings under the auspices of the first and third departments, A choir has been formed to furnish music for ceo- votional service, and the social func: tions of the chapter. BAPTIST GROUPS REPORT MEMBERS Duck River and Kindred As- | sociations Show Enroll- ment of 7,340. | According to the returns rc¥eived the Department of Commerce, th were in_the United States 98 chure of the Duck River and kindred associ: tions of Baptists (Baptist Church of | Christ) in 1926, h 7.330 members, as compared with 105 churches and 6.8 members reported in 1916. Of the churches reporting. 96, with 7,762 mem. bers, were located in rural territory. Sunday schools were reported by 14 churches of this denomination in 1 with 78 officers and teachers and 7 scholars. The number of officers and teachers in the Sunday schools as re- | ported for 1916 was 48 and the number of scholars 3! | There were 13 churches of the Inde- pendent Baptist Church of America in | 1926, with 222 members. Seven of the 13 churches were located in Minnesota. This denomination was not reported in 1916 and there are therefore no com- parative figures. There were 11 churches of the Free Magyar Reformed Church in America in 1926, with 3.992 members. The con- stituency of this denomination is made up. to a large degree, from that of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Ameri- ca, reported in the census of 1916 but not now in existence. KENWORTHY TO PREACH. Friends’ Pastor Will Occupy Bap- tist Pulpit. Rev. Murray 8. Kenworthy, pastor of the Friends Church. will preach at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church to- morrow morning at 11 o'clock. ‘The pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, will take for his theme at 8 pm. “The Soul of Lincoln.” The church school meets at 9:45 am. A program featuring Lincoln will be given at the conclusion of the school | session. The Baptist Young People's | Union meets at 6:45 pm. in a devo- | tional service. The father and son ban- quet to be held in the church Februa 24 will include members of the Boy i Scout Troop No. 54. A Bible study ses- sion featuring the life of Christ is con- ducted at the prayer meeting by the pastor every Thursday evening. —_— | DR. WILFLEY ON TRIP. Pulpit Tomorrow, Dr. Earle Wilfley, pastor of the Ver- mont- Avenue . Christian Church, has been called to Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif., where he will speak at dinner meetings and conferences to be held in the interest of the National City Christian Church crusade. Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church, will occupy Dr. Wilfley's pulpit tomor- row morning, while Rev. H. C. Mayhew, of the H Street Christ Church, will preach at the service, DR. BRIGGS GIVES TOPICS. | Fifth Baptist Subjects for Tomor- | row Announced, “The Perils of Our Young Women" fs | the sublect of Dr. John E. Briggs at gy, Filth Baptist Church tomorrow "t This 15 the Afth in the series of Bunday evening “Fireside Sermons on Family Life” The Intermediate Baptist Young People’s Unfon will at- tend in a body. Representative Willlam B. Bowling of Alabama will teach the Darlington Berea class tomorrow morning. “Union With Christ” 13 the morning subject of Dr Briggs. B. Y. P. U. NEWS ‘The Intermediate Baptist Young People’s Union Federation will cele- brate its fourth anniversary with a birthday meeting February 17 at Fifth Chureh, F street between Bixth and Beventh streets southwest, al 745 pm Miss Gersidine Baunders, Bethany Senior Unton and director of the in- termediate federation, announces Col Joseph M. Cudlipp of Baitimore will conduct a campfire after the meeting Al intermediates are requested 1o at- tend and an invitetion s also ended | | | | $3.124.444, including $2.434,507 for cur- THE EVENING STAR, WASHT} NAZARENE CHURCH SHOWS WIDE GAIN in' Cathedral (D Increase of 578 Edifices 10-Year Period Reported in Survey. ‘There was an increase of hurches of the Nazarene in the United | States, according to the 1926 census re- turns over 1916, according to a report of the Department of Commette. In 1926 there were 1444 churches with 63.598members, as against 866 churches and 32,259 members in 1916. Erm-tuus census the denomination was kn-=n as the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. The total expenditures for 1926, as re- ported by 1,340 churches, amounted to rent expenses and improvements, $633.- 263 for benevolences, misslons, etc., and 574 not classif The total ex- ling furniture and equipment). as |1 | territory (Incorporated places of 2,500 | inhabitants or more), and 804 were in s | churches of this denomination in 18 \DR. AND MRS. HOLLISTER EMrs. William Hollister, who have re- | | Mokpo, Korea, have arrived safely at | | Central Presbyterian Church is repre- {sented by four missionaries in | foreign mission work. | Bible class undef the instruction of Dr. { James H. Tavlor, pastor of the church, | has completed the study in the book | of the Acts. | than 100 on the roll. | ister of Hamline Methodist Episcopal | Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets, [The men's Bible class meets Rev. Bernard Braskamp to Occupy ' chapel, Page McK. Etchison, director | A, being the teacher. | Foundry M. E. Pastor Announces to wll seniors and others interested. | Bailou | { L Dangers | | | , ached ort stories illu ?jn first of thes e 1 Zn' mlry,“r m'nf:i. orth to plant grain, 7 he B6C of & sower doin | i PARABLE OF SOWER AND fellin, rin; A?\ | Bethesda Presbyterian Church to penditures reported by 712 churches in 1916 were $588,706. The ue of church edifices (includ- re- ported by 1,113 churches for 1926, was $7.323720, which may be compared with $1,719,822 reported by 607 churches in 1916, Of the 1444 churches reporting in 926, there were 640 located in urban rural areas. Of the total membership. were in the urban churches and 775 In the rural churches, and of the total expenditures, 599 urban churches reported $2.265.199 and 741 rural | churches, $8: The value church property reported by urban and the hideous ramshackle struc- churches was $5 77 and that re- tures of medievs ums. But the 591 rural churches was $1,- cathedral in Berlin, or Der Dom, as the | Germans call it, is fortunate in this 1c- v schools were reported by 1.233 | spect, for its nelghbors are us aricio- 6. | cratic architecturally as itself. with 13015 officers and teachers and | Situated on the beautiful 109,237 scholars. The number of offi- | River Spree, it overlooks the fam cers and teachers In the Sundav schoois | Lustgarten, the park at the foot s reported for 1916 was 6.029 and the | Unter den Linden, while en its number of scholars, 40,575, are the classic outlines of the Gallery of Art and the oid Kalser Wil- helm ‘Museum. On the left are the T is unfortunately true that many of the Old World churches are set in drab surroundings. architectural glorfes surrounded by dirt, squalor ported by 547,143 Sund Bt ety i of Sunday Sch | | REACH KOREA MISSION He Will Be Surgeon in Charge of Hospital For Natives at | Mokpo. ‘ News has been received that Dr. and | BY REV. HUGH T. STE JESUS PICTURES Tt DOM OF GOD. Mark, 114, 15: iv.1 Golden Text—Thy come. Thy will be done, as Heaven, so on ecarth.—Matthew, vi.10. cently gone as foreign missionaries to | their station. Dr. Hollister is a gradu- | ate of Johns Hopkins Medical School | and for the past year has practiced his profession in this city. For part of the time he was connected with one of the local hospitals. Dr. Hollister will be the surgeon in charge of the hospital at Mokpo. Korea, | Including Dr. and Mrs. Hollister, the | christ entered upon THis public min- istry in Galilee after the imprisonment of John the Bapt Herod. An el- fort had been made during the Mas- the | ter's Judean mjnistry to stir up jealonsy | between our Lord and His herald with- out success. The siogan of the Baptis. was adopted by Jesus, who tied up i ministry to that of His forerunner and attracted many of the followers of John to Himself, when He opened His Galilean campaign, “preaching the gospel of God and saving, fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is & hand: repent ve, and believe in the gos- pel’” Both the Baptist and the Chr had appealed to the people's hope for |a Messiah and linked thelr ministry with that of the prophets by their em- phasis upon the fact “the kingdom of | God is at hand.” Jesus had breathed into the anclent aspirations of His countrymen and the | teachings of John a new meaning, thit | had resulted in the falling nway of many disciples when the opposition of the nation’s religious and political leaders made clear the fact that the Lord was not seeking a temporal king- dom, but a spiritual realm, unlimited &= to time, country or race. The people who had “marveled at His words of | charm™ and been profoundly Impressed “by the authority of His teaching were commencing to desert Him. T had responded to the stralghtforward, simple and plain messages of the Lovd for they evidently hm‘l‘ come lll'hm) His . heart and had been delivered withou S ON “SURVIVAL.” any effort for effect. ® | It was probably at this period, when they commenced to realize the fact that Jesus demanded a change in their life through repentance and faith for thelr entrance into a spiritual kingdom. that He commenced to deliver His parables of the kingdom. He was a master in the use of fllustrations and figures of speech that characterize the speech of the Orfent, especinlly In the Near East, but the Master's use of the para- bles In His teachings was evidently surprise to His apostles. 1In the final period of Christ’s ministry, which was devoted largely to the training of the 12, our Lord apparently used more par- | ables than in all the other periods of His ministry, He expounded the mean- ing of these parables to His disclples in | secret, 80 that they knew their mean- ing, but the “spies listening to catch contradict and condemn” were not able to find in the parables the batis for o | single charge against the Master wher He spoke upon the exceedingly danger- ous subject of the kingdom of CGiod. His use of the parable protected the truth which it contained from the mockers of sinful men who had no sympathy | with Jesus, The Kingdom Planted. Jesus found in agriculture, that which Grant has aptly called the “groundwork | of civilization,” the fllustration that taught the fruth that the difference in men's understanding His message was | due to their spiritual attitude, Looking | from the boat which furnished Itm His pulpit a8 He preahed to the muiti | tude that flocked to hear Him, it i | quite probable that our Lord could see A farmer sowing seed upon his tn- fenced farm, The hard-tiodden path bare of frult, running through (he fields wlong the rocky hills | the .;‘hlfllnw sofl and its withered | growth: the patch filled with the clumpr Battery Park section |'6F thorn hushes choking out all othur Reyv. John L. Fairly of St. Andrew's | Jife, and beyond this the fertile ficld Preshyterian Church, Wilmington, N. | filled with a bountiful crop, provided €, will eonduct the services, the Master with matertal for & group SEED ‘The young people's Friday night The theme for the study has been the history of the early Chris- tian Church; and the class will take up the study of the New Testament epistles. The membership of the class has increased until there are more HAMLINE M. E. SERVICES. “Miseing Man' Is Subject of Eve- ning Sermon. Rev. Joseph Templeton Herson, min- will preach tomorrow morning on “The Wentabouters” and at 8 o'clock on “The Missing Man.” The church school meets at 9:45 a. in of religlous education of the Y. M. C. ‘The Epworth League meets at 7 o'clock. PREACHE Sermon Subjects. Rev, Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, | will preach tomorrow morning on | “Keeping Rank” and in the evening on “The Price of Survival.” An all-day meeting of the women's societies will be held Tuesd ‘The Men's Club will be addressed hy Repre- | sentative Frederick M. Davenport of New York Friday night. | | | OUTLINE OF SERVICES. Each of Two Pastors to Occupy Other's Pulpit. The pulpit of All Bouls’ Church (Uni- | tarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, will be occupled tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. Moses R, Lovell of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, At the evening service at 7:30 o'clock the minister, Rev. Ulysses G. B, Plerce, will continue the series of addresses on “Themes From the Talmud,” speaking on the subject “The Chain of Virtue.” VISITOR TO P REACH. Open Serfes of Bervices, A serles of services will begin in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church the eve- ning of February 21. ‘The church s locuted on the corner of Wilson lane and Clarendon road, in the Edgemoor- Some of the gruin full by tha 1 side and wae edten by birds. Some .5 on rocky ground and cuickly died ame wase tngfl with waeeds an, thistle wvh fell on good dround d d mul ,‘P”"g" 0 hath edrs to Hear, let bles -~ b fiflrum. r " d year of h? im hea riet wamed his listeners. Famous Churches (;}:;_h—é World | sure vietory to Hia enuse, because the | { nlanted | Lord Jesus to earry on His work A NG I, IENDS SOCIETY SHOSDECREASE ;"smhership Drops in 1926 From Figure Reported for 1916. 1928. ! | [ | | | om), Berlin. The Department of Commerce an- ounces, according to the ‘returns cived, there were in the United tales 714 churches of the Soclety of riends (orthodox) in 1926, with 91,253 mbers, as compared with 805 churches nd 92,379 members reported in 1916. the total expenditures for 1926, as re- | orted by 695 church amounted to 1,497,461, including $1,112.629 for cur- nt expenses and improvements, $366,- *11 for benevolences, missions, ete, and 13021 not classified. The total ex- “nditures reported by 757 churches in re $714,166. ue of church edifices (Includ- furniture and equipment), a5 re- rd by 665 churehes for 1 was which may be compared with reported by 718 churches in 1916, Of the 714 churches reporting in 1926 tere were 160 located in urban territ tinrorporated places of 2.500 inhabitant = more) and 554 were g rural areas “f the total membership, 35.278 were ‘n the urban churches and 55,975 in th rural churches; and of the total ex penditures, 157 urban churches , re- orted $328.347 and 538 rural churches, | 669,114, rty reported by 150 urban churches 155,540,200 and that reported by walk is ' rural churches was $2,473,207. | Sunday schools were reported by 628 churches of this denomination in 1926 h and teachers and 61,792 5. The number of officers ind teachers in the Sunday schools as reported for 1916 was 7.835 and the rumber of scholars 64,583, WEEK’S SER\;ICES NOTED FOR EPWORTH CHURCH lI‘\rlnr to Preach Tomorrow Morn- | ing and Evening — Epworth League Meetings Scheduled. “His Quick Understanding” will the topic of the sermon of Rev. Dr. John Paul Tyler, pastor of Epworth Metho Episcopal Church _ €outh, Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, tomorrow at 11 a.m. At the evening service he will conclude. his series of “Confidential Questions.” The evening topic will be “Inspected.” The Epworth TLeague Council will palace of the Kai Crown Prince and the House, while within a minuf ihe famous university. A hundred ancient wooden build were torn down o m: room for th Lutheran church in 1893 1t is built Renaissonce style of andstone is the material ff. its architect. It hest structures in Ber- | its dome rising 380 feet above the river bank A curious feature of th- ~hureh is that the main entrance is on the side. facing the park, while the matler door at the end has always been reserved for royalty. Lesson ught the nature of ool of parabics that the of G Socrates saw that the teacher's rea! work was the implanting of an idea, like a seed in the ground. Jesus be- licved in His message and His apostles w the result of His work develop- ng ghout the centuries, for the | tngdom of God was a spiritual organ- 1m, growing from the Divine seed that ated in the hearts and lives of He knew that the tested sed, the d of fruth.” the “incor- ruptible seed” by which souls were be- cotten to God, would produce spiritual iife that would live and abide forever. Ihe life was in the seed, not in the soil. All men were capable of receving life from above, although no one was capable of developing spiritual life out of himself. The reception of the Divine seed fs essential to our obtaining the spiritual life from above. The parable of the soil pictures man's attitude to the gos- pel. Unless we have been prepared by ihe Holy Spirit working upon our wills and intellects to “receive with meek- ness the ingrafted word which Is able | to save” our souls, we will not have the | attitude that will secure for us salva- tion. The wayside hearer, like the hard path of the farm, shuts out the spel. His worldliness, sensuality. and | «in absolutely prevent HIs acceptance of Ged's offer of salvation. Satan secks to keep men from hearing the zospel by hardening their hearts against the truth. No wonder Jesus warned men to take heed how they heard. have charge of the services at Central Union Mission Tuesdav evening. Dr. Tvler will be the speaker. The Young People’s Missionary Society will meet Tuesday evening in the church. The monthly business meeting of the Epworth League will be held in the The pastor will conduct service Thursday evening. udy of ‘New Tasks for New Times” will be started by the mission study class and ather organizations of the church, Representatives of the Epworth Teague of the church will at‘end the bi-monthly meeting of the leagues of the Washington district, to be held in Mount Vernon Place Church and which will begin with dinner at 6 o'clock, Friday. e SPEAKS ON CHINA. Dr. H. P. Ramsey Will Address Calvary M. E. Young People. “Challenges From China” will be the theme discussed by Dr. Herbert P. Ramsey at the devotional meeting of the young people’s department of Cal- | vary M. E. Church tomorrow at 17 The parable of the sofl divides the | o'clock world Into two classes, the fruitful anc | medical missionary in Soochow, China, the unfruttful, which proves that our | is now a practicing physician’ here. character determines our destiny. The | Rev. Mark Depp. the minister, will most gubtle foe that any Christian | preach at both services of the church fares fs the “deceitfulness of riches’ | tomorrow. At 11 o'clock the theme of which fools one to neglect the spiritual | the sermon will be “The Religion of life for pleasure, posttion and power | Jesus” and in the evening at 8 o'clock 11 one allows anything to take prece- | “February Heroes.” dence over seking first the kingdom of | God and His righteousness, he has ne ht to be called a Christian. Tf we ! allow anvthing to interfere with our putting first_our duty to Christ anc abedience to Him. we will fatl to fulfi] the functions of a true Christian, T 700 ground hearers heard with eage ness the word They apply with enery earnestness and efficiency all their tal ents to advance the Kinedom of Ginc | among men. Their attitude to the | message of Christ was the hope for the progress of the kingdom. God's blessing has supplied the in- crease, seen in the democracles of the world, that has developed from the | teachings of the Christian missionaries, medical and sclentific advancement The secret workings and develop | of Christtanity are not always realized, but our hope for the future civilization is based upon the influence excrted fi-:;vul‘\{ but surely, even if secretly, by | the Master'’s messa ong me e ge among men and Jesus was not discournged by would | smallness of the beginnings. {illustrated by the leavery It is the | most powerful ‘thing in the meal | There was little of it, but that does not matter. it is allve and works Life is a very little thing, but it is the only thing that counts. That is why the farmer can “sew his field and then sleep without thinking of the crop that RIOWS untii the harvest. In the grain of mustard seed. which is almost the smallest seed planted, Jesus had an | lustration of the persistency and pro- Bressive development of the kingdom of God. If it once gets lodged in a field, it can be completely eradicated | The advancement made tn the last 2,000 years s an index of what we may expect fn the coming years and days of certain victory, the This He The Kingdom's Progvess. The seed contatned life. Tt grow without favor if it was plante¢ tn sofl, for 1t would develop according to the laws of nature. It grows when it 15 planted becanse the earth 18 fit ted to make it 1t develops be canse of its pe n of life. The farm- er, having his seed, walts with faith and patienee for its growth Jesus could walt for eenturles for th sced of the religlon that He planted in men's minds was fitted to thefr sonls 11y ns the seed sowed by the farmer was fitted for the sofl in which it was The spiritual life, being th \ghest form of all life, takes the long- eit for development The frresistible trend of modern efv- iltzation, that has moved all nations toward higher and better conditfons. | had 1ta heginning i the small band of | hristians~ who _ere ‘trained by the of es- tablishing His kingdom Every civie movement that seeks to uplift human- iy his 1te germs in Christian teachinge The Pan-Ameriean Confer vann and the natlons nre the the spiritual influ ) mantfesting itself in the nternattonal aftafrs of men and nations. Wi Jesus taught (hit God was love 1t was W new conception to men, but taday 1t 18 necepled as an axtom by many | “Thy Kingdom come, Thy witl be done n earth, as it 15 i Heaven” This should encourage us to look forward to the day when Christ, whose soctal messige 18 the apring of modern philanthrophy, the basis of moders civtlization, the fountambend Ideas of brotherhood expressed in fratenral and political lfe of today [ shall come to estaglish the kinedom of God among men, when His gospel of JGod will bear frutt in the establish- ment of a real brotherhood amons men suftering. bantshed | and nations, free sorrow, and wars forey from shall atn, be Sunday School Lesson Mark 4.:26-34. ater when tha disciples questioned Ium,\‘ Nt e \chd‘;lw parables “T¢ (s he Word ghat s gown,” said he. *Some falle b the way and is devourea by Satan, The rocky ground termination, and the eh, ut among the \mnd. the be put intier a'boshel or continued, Da ha taught A N e Iy are ol ord nuflfip' Y les, leal with parablea. » ® ie s |6 The value of church prop- | {Dr. Lamheth and Dr. Aber- meet Monday at 8 pm. The league will / church Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. | the prayer | A Dr. Ramsey, for four years a ! ent | Our golden text calls for us to pray | those | By 18 ave those wha hqve no X X ‘1‘: and st o and not on 4 qmmih' he LUTHER LEAGUE e ] UMSEAL U NS mmittes of the Luther League of the trict of Columl will he held Mon- | Preshyterians Pushing Every Member Canvass Bud- e i triet of Colymbia to be held March at Atoncment Lutheran Church, North Capitol street and Rhode Island | avenue, will he completed. ‘The tenta- | tive plans for the life service meeting Inelude an inspirational address by the | nesday evening when the topic “What ' byterian Church in the United Etates Is It in Jesus That Attracts Young|in the every member canvass plan of ople?” was presented. At the close | education and finance is in progress of this devotional meeting St. Mark's in that denomination. This plan eon- Irague held a Valentine social, | templates that on March 11 enough Draconess Mabel, in charge of the money shall he pledged to ire a <oryjee tomnrrow evening, Zion's League | home missions, Christian educa concucted Iast Sunda 4 | ministerial relief, Sunday school 5 Mary Leonberger, the topic publication vork, training school, Bible mased upon the commandment, “Re- synod’s home missions, rember the Sabbath Day to Keep It home missions and the de ioly.” naiion’s educ: institutio v at 8 pm,, at the hame of the Dis- corresponding geeretary, Miss Biith get Plan. . Mr. Bicber of Minncapolis. Minn., St 2 a life sevvice pageant by Washing- Iutheran Home for the Aged, was the | budget of expenditures in bensvoient aker at Incarnation Luther Leagnue work of approximately £4,500,000 i . s the same time, on Mar A l sary budgets for Hy [ son, 1301 Massachuseits a hen a program for the life « ~eting of the Luther Ieague of the leagner; ATLANTA, Ga, February 11.—A Miss Catherine Gross was the leader | definite campaign looking toward en- at St. Mark’s Luther League last Wed- lisiment of every member of the Pres- 25t Sunday evening and will present| This is the amount that is 2diudzed the topic, “Positions Open to Young | necessary to adequat &omen in the Church,” at Zion's League | byterian foreign mi s, ous chur otal nearly church. In each sy ardship is di erenc: -2 pi T in practically 3591 churches seat the South and South Among those taking the leadersnip the various synods are: r. F. H ron of Charleston. W. Va.: Dr. A C. Bridgman, Newport News, Va.. Dr. E. {E. Gillesple, Greensboro, N. C. Dr. {H. W. Pratt, Columbia, 8. C.; Dr. J. | B. Ficklin, Decatur, Ga.; 3 | Love, De Funiak Springs, Fla 13 W. ‘Marshall, Mobile, Al { R. Graves, Sumner, M! | | Summey, New Orleans, | | 1 | Dr. W. M. Lambeth, pastor of the K Tenney. Dallas & Sh Durant, Okl . Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church . Columbia, Mo : Dr. E South, will preach at Cala: Bristol, Tenn.: Dr. E. D. MecDr 3 Church tomorrow morning 11 | Memphis, Tenn., and Rev. Thomas B. o'clock, using as his subject nethy Adopt Program Ar- ranged by Federation. Clark, founder of was conducted by Rev ton. In presenting the speaker J A. Brown. president of the union. an- nounced that Mr. Wa ton was the recently elected trusiee of the tional Society of stian Endeavor. Rev. 8. L. Johnson, evan: addres . the Golden Rule Union |row at 6 pm. at the Shiloh B. | Church. The monthly ton will be held February 20. at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. i TR A C. E. TO GIVE PLAY. Dr. W. S, Abernethy. pastor of Cal-' New York Avenue Presbyterian vary Baptist Church. will preach to the A\ t Vernon M. E. Church South con- morrow morning. His sub- All Mine.” Dr. Lambeth will preach at Calvary Baptist Church He will_preach at the evening service to the Mount Vernon congregation on Our Lord's Look at Peter” The Sentor Epworth League, at 6:43 will be conducted by members of | ndree Methodist Church At the praver meeting Thursday eve. ning the third and fourth chapters of | New Tasks for New Times™ will be re. s viewed by Col. A. R. Brindley and Miss | Siell, Muriel Keller, Edward He 3 Carrie A. Williams. The entire South. | Flste Fetter and Willard Gatchel. Pro- ern Methodist denomination is being ©teds will go to the missionary pledge wsked to read this book during this Of the Christian Endeaver Society. M period of missionary cultivation. 1 — — LECTURES CONTINUE. “Behold the Man™ Topie for Hishe lands Baptist Church. At the Highland Raptist Church the ated evening services ed tomorrow even be “Behold the Man ch will unite in the xchange of pulplts under the 1 of Churches. The preacher i of the morning will be Rev. J. Q. Batan, pastor of the Mount Twbor Methodist Protestant Church | The pastor of Highlands Church will {50 to the Westminster Presbyterian Chureh, " DR. MELTON RETURNS. | “The Call | Talbot, Lexington, Kv. | _Each of the 81 prachyteries o of the Cross” Dr. Abernethy will oc-| chyurcn has a v pulptt of Dr. Lambeth in the | who 45 directs arranged by the Federation | prechitery, assisted by |of Churches. The service Will be gt foreign missio T A il il glvel s st o | Soioatiote ey ! sernions: i, the tae¥ics wHICH it baers| 0. g0 Ad e filds a1l [ running for fthe past two months at 3 meceseary part of the pr 8 o'clock tomorrow evening. “The Bap-| campaign of the every member plan. ists™ will be the subiect of this sermon. | “Fvery Church Eniicted, E At the close of the prayer meeting por Canvassed’ is the Thursday evening the missionary €Om-| ghich the canvass plans are being mittee of the church will present a|promoted. Stewardship headquarters short sketch, entitled “All One.” Those | J {he whole church are located fn At- taking part will include Yetive Patton. pania” pr. J. R. McCain, Decatur, Polly Leake, Ellen Ramsay and Ruth|ga “is chafrman of the committee that Patterson. Plans for the Samuel H.|pad’ gversight of this work. Greene Memorial Sugdn_v School House gyt talp el will also be presented at this meeting b The Aeronauts, Arthur E. Cook< C, E, UNION CELEBRATES class in the senior department, will| give an entertainment Friday evening at 8 o'clock for the benefit of the organ | lTs 47TH ANN|VERSARY fund. | — The valentine spper meeting of the | Meoting With Banquet and Special Evening Mission Club will be held, o "8 Q e Monday evening at 6 o'clock, followed Program Held at Third Bap- by the mo: lv meeting at 7:45, which | .. h will be in_charge of Mrs. James C.| tist Church. Maddox. Reservations are in charge | - of Mrs. Carrie O. Allnutt. Ay e The Senior C. E. Society will meet Heavat was heidt recently at the Thind tomorrow at 645 pm. in the adult g . Church. under the auspices of room: leader. Crist L. Rhodes: SUb-|ihe Golden Rule Christian .Endeavor ect for discussion. “Ideals for Choos. | ;o * 5 "p "Gates, general secretary ing a Life Partner” Miss Conneal o"ipl pnternational Society of Chrise Gooch will lead the meeting of the | 0L thE Sotermationt orie o Young People's Soclety in the seDior|A banquet was tendered Mr. Gates by e Srther. wih | the union. - Addresses were given by s Y ear v v. G. O. Bulloch. J. R. Moss an: . 1:“(-')(“. meeting Tuesday evening at 8 Gates: vocal ‘0 . Mrs. Florence Butch- The Sunday Evening Christian En. ¢F; and a violin solo by Elleworth Hon- deavor Society will hold a valentine | SWF. €% © O N ot soctal at the church }‘Vr:{nesdn\- eve- | oy e ning at 8 o'clock, with Miss Frances - - Daugherty fn charge of arrangements | The Union Wesley A M e = won the Christian Endeavor shi BISHOP TO LECTURE [!he best work accompliched d - year. H. Lee Smith, vice p: | the District union. made the prese: Mothodist Prelate to Speak at Uni- versity of Ilinois. Bishop Willlam F. MacDowell of the | Mathodist Episcopal Church. will de- liver the Wilkin lectures this vear at the Wesley Foundation at the Univer- itv of Ilinois. The course will be for tour days, beginning February 12. The ries of lectures later will be pub- lished in book form The lectures were made possible by a gift from the late Rev_and Mrs M P. Wilkin of the Illinois Conference . 8 Pr. Abernethy Announces Topics | Performance Tuesday. ‘The New York Avenue Présbvterian Christian Endeavor Society will present i's annual play at Plerce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets, Tuesday and Wed. resday at 815 pm. The play entit! Eves of Love,” was written by L.iliy Mortimer. Dorotha Marie Hennessy. Dans Quarles and Elmer Hennessy have the sading roles. They are supported by Lulu Weber. Grace Goodpasture, Gerard n | PROGRESS IN HEALING. Rev. W. T. Reynolds Cures Effected at Mission. The healing misston being conducted by Rev. Witlam T, Revnolds at St Paul's pal - Church. Twenty- third street near Washington Cirele, being largely attended and & num | ber of cures have been reported | The clinte, which 13 both spivitual and healing in scope, be tran terved nto the church permanently to ght at 8 o'clock Announces { The Hig! general e Fede ; Harlowe R. H;)yt , | Walter Scott | Chyistian Church Pastor Preach Tomorrow. | Dr R R Melton. pastar of the Nmeh Street Christian Chuteh. has just ves o trom Florida, having held a 19 dav evangelistic meeting at West Palm | Beach, oMe wit and evening win Preach tmarrow mornimg Righteous Judge™ Is Topic. “The Righteous Judge” witl be sub- j et of Rev BOH Whiting, pastor of [ e Friendship Bapist Chureh, Fesh and Hostreels southwest, tomoarrow at [1Uam The & pm subieet i “Sowing fand Reapmg ® * Sunday Sohoal @ 30 am o Baptist Young Peoples Unton, at Gpm Hev, Rov Carter, the hiind pas- O WL speak At 3 pm. Praver and Praise services, Tuasday, from 8 ockwk 101080 pm Rev. Homer A Kent to Freach, Rev. Homer A Kent. pastor of jhe Pt Biothien Chureh, Twelithy and B stivels aoutheast, will preach at both services toamaiow. At 11 ovkek the serman will be “Christian (rowih” and Wil be especially applicalle to the new Twmembers of the chureh AL T.43 e sermon Wil be evangeliatiay amp o