Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1928, Page 9

1928. O CHURCH ASSEMBLY SATURDAY, MAY 12, SUNDAY SCHOOL THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Famous Churches of the World WORKON PREACHER COLLEGE TO START Plans Announced for Laying of Corner Stone Next Thursday. ‘The corner stone of the College of Preachers will be laid at Washington Cathedral and the annual meeting of the National Cathedral Association will ‘h’e held at Mount St. Alban next Thurs- ay. presentatives of the 62 committees of the National Cathedral Association, which now has & membership of more than 6,000 persons, will be present from many cities, notably New York, Boston, Philadeiphia. Detroit, Dayton, Cleve- land and Indianapolis. i Members of the national” committee of Washington Cathedral, which is headed by Gen. John J. Pershing. have also been invited to be present, as well | as the national executive committee of the cathedral. Program Announced. The program for the day will be follows: Celebration of the holy com munion for the National Cathedral A: sociation in the Bethlehem Chapel at 10 am. At 11 am. the annual business meeting of the National Cathedral As- sociation will begin in Whitby Hall with an opening address by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash- ington. There will also be addresses by the Assistant Secretary of State, William R. Castle. jr.. and former Sena- tor George Wharton Pepper of Pennsy vania. who is chairman of the national | executive committee for Washington | Cathedral. Reports will be given by committees. after which a buffet luncheon will be served. if the weather permits. After| the luncheon a pilgrimage to the cn‘pli chapels of Washington Cathedral and the Bishop's garden will be conducted by Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington. The laying of the corner stone will take place at 3 pm. The site of the | college is located just north of the cathedral itself, near the cfl?flploled apse. The structure will be of colle- giate Gothic design, to harmonize with the general architectural scheme of the | cathedral. $250,000 Gift Received. Some time ago Bishop Freeman an- | nounced the gift from a layman of | $250,000 for the College of Preachers' | Building and an endowment yielding | $50,000 yearly inconfe from its mainte- | mnance. This makes possible its im- mediate erection and construction upon it will begin at once after laying of the corner stone. The donor has requested that his name be withheld from pub- lication. Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander is acting warden of the College of Preach- ers as well Cathedral and former Bishop of Penn- | gylvanfa. For the past three years | Bishop Rhinelander has been untiring in developing the idea of the College | of Preachers. Already there has been held a number of conferences to which | men have come from all parts of the country for intensive study and two successful Summer conferences for clergymen have been held under the auspices of the College of Preachers. When the College of Preachers is completed it is planned to afford, under the best auspices and ablest teachers, facilities for advanced study in the high art of preaching. The late Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee, first Bishop of Washington, foresaw such a “School of the Prophets” and his dream is now coming true in the College of Preach- ers, the first of its kind on this conti- nent, whose corner stone will be laid ‘Thursday. CHILDREN AT COMMUNION. A cluss of children will receive the first communion tomorrow at the 8:15 o'clock mass at St. Mary’s Church. In the afterncon at 4 o'clock the chil- dren will renew their baptismal vows and be invested in the scapular. The | services will conclude with benedietion of the most blessed sacrament. Novena devotions to St. Anthony will be hz): Tuesdgy at 7:30 p.m., and there 7'“1 mass at St. Anthony's shrine at am. The feast of the ascension of our Lord Thursday will embrace low masses 8t 6:15, 7718 8:15, 15 and 11:15 o'clock, and penediction after the 9:15 cch:xmm. The last mass will be at| pm. i 1 { as canon_of Washington | MEN. TO HOLD SERVICE. ‘The men’s Bible class of Peck Memo- rial Chapel will hold its annual Moth- | er's day service at 9:45 a.m. tomorrow. | Mrs. Irving W. Ketchum's class will| Join in this service Il‘vullhobei Representative Ralph N. Lozier of Missouri will make | the address. ‘The morning subject of the T, Rev. Irving W. Ketchum, will be “Life Pole Btar.” His evening subject “Mother—Vocation or Avocation?” Dr. Bullock’s Sermon Topic. At the Third Baptist Church, Pifth | i | champion and leader. { the verse from which we have our | the ass and her foal would probabiy | BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM. (Mark, xi.1-33.) Golden text: “Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is Just. and having salvation.— Zech, ariah; 1x.9, Jesus made no provision for a public declaration of His kingdom until after | He had reached the suburbs of Jerusa- |lem. Five days preceding His crucifix- ! jon, having been a guest at Bethany in { the home of Lazarus, whom the Master loved and had raised from the dead, the previous day He assumed the rights of a ! king by delegatng two of His apostles, | probably Peter and John, to obtain for | Hum a colt that had never been used for | any domestic or agricultural service. In | making this requisition the Lord ex- | hibited His Kingly authority without | making any public declaration of His | i rights as a ruler. He also revealed His | omniscience when He told the two apos- | tles where they could find the mother ss with her foal, unless He had made a secret arrangement with some un- named friend to provide Him with the | colt. Although He knew that the authori- ties had given orders that they should be informed “where He was,” so “that | they might take Him," Jesus made no | effort to conceal His plans or person. | Bethany was a suburb that was within | easy walking distance of the Temple, and He had during the six days that preceded His death a home there with Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha, where He lived openly and enjoyed the privacy and peace that His soul needed in the last moments of His life in the flesh. He deliberately set His face toward Jerusalem, where He had assured His apostles that He would meet dcath. He had foreseen all the events of that week and made His preparations with care and deliberation for His tri- umphant entry into Jerusalem. Preparing to Enter Jerusalem. When the hour came for Christ to assume the role and exercise the au- thority of a king, there was no danger of His creating a revolution. The peo- ple would have welcomed a fighting Whenever they had sought to force Him to accept such a position, Jesus had refused the crown that they desired to place upon His | head. His decision to ride into the | nation’s capital was a public announce- ment that He was the Messiah, for in | Golden Text, Zechariah had predicted it, saying: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: Behold thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; Lowly, and riding upon an ass, Even upon a colt the foal of an ass.” Perhaps the owner of the colt was a believer in Jesus and understood His request for the use of the colt was an evidence of the Master's Messiahship. The fact that the Lord had need of | have been sufficient reason for (he owner's permitting the aposties to take | the colt to the Christ for His use, espe- | cially in view of the fact ‘iat he had | promise that He would return the colt to hi ‘There was something about | Jesus that influehced men to do His will. He commenced to exercise His authority as a king and to prepare for His public proclamation of His right | by a courteous request for the loan of the colt that He might ride upon itz back in accordance with prophetic mes- sage that pointed out how He would enter Jerusalem. Not like a warrior. but as a peaceful potentate, accom- plishing His purpose not by force of arms, but by love and mercy. During the past week two organizations ceie- | brated their centenary—ie Red Cross | in Switzerland and the American Peace Soclety. Both of these organizatons | have achieved a notable work, pro- | gressive in character, because they have | been citablished upon the principles of the Prinée of Peace, the world’s great- est humdnitarian and physician, whose spirit has filled the world with the love of one's enemies. The service of these | tions have demonstrated the ty of the Gospel. “Vhen all the followers of Jesus act upon His | principles, like the apostles did and the | owner of the colt, we will teach men by our example to unloose their poe- | sesslons and give them to the Master for His use. ‘The Messiah’s Inavguration. Christ’s inaugural procession was | marked by simplicity, which was in har- | mony with His character and career. “He was born in a manger, of a peas ant maiden, the espoused wile of carpenter; He had been a mechanic,” | and worked as a bullder. He had been | | | | the friend of publicans and sinners. He had sympathized with the masses and | the humble and poor made up the | great crowd, who had enthusiastically proclaimed their conviction in His Mes- slazhip by their song of “Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed Is He That | Cometh in the Name of the Lord; Ho- | sanna in the Highest.” thusiasm they were giving Him honors | that belonged to the Messiah, as they well knew from the Scriptures. Luke supplies some detalls, omitted by the others, of that unigue march of | the Master toward Jerusalem, accom- | by an ever-growing crowd of panied enthusiastic followers, for he records | | how the sight of the city deeply moved | strect, the Christ. He wept over the city, that and by so doing pass judgment upon | themselves as being unworthy of eter- | nal life. In that hour, Jesus longed to Sunday School Lesson the fig tree, that had nothing but leaves, when it ought to have been cov- ered with paggims or “buttons,” which appear simultaneously with the leaves, He passed a judgment upon the tree, It was symbolical of His assuming the judgeship, which duty belonged to the Messtah, It impressed the 12, who had not caught its full significance. It meant doom for theé city and temple. He had looked for mercy, justice and prayer in vain within the temple while it was polluted with graft and corrup- tion under the name of religion. By the force of His character, He cleanses the temple a second time. His action had inflamed the authori- ties, who controlled the monopoly that -us)plled money-changing and sacri- ficial offerings for the temple, charging exhorbitant rates. He challenged their authority and they demanded to know His authority. He refused to acknowl- edge their authority. He replied with a counter question about the baptism of John. When the full significance of it dawned upon them, they gave an evasive reply. He had rebuked them and declined to explain to an insincere group his reasons. He refused to de- fine His authority, that in its nature was superior to that of His enemics, the priests. His kingship was demonstrated by His character, conduct and mission. Our lesson has indicated some of the ways in which He proved His Messiah- ship. His royal authority has been es- tablished by His mastery over the grave and all forms of life. fnauguration awaits Him in the New Jerusalem, when by the unanimous sufirage of redeemed humanity” He shall be crowned King of Kings. Shall we welcome His coming as King or fear His penalty for our failures as the Judge of eternity? Woe unto us if He then finds our lives to be nothing but leaves. PLAN SPRING FETE AT HOME FOR AGED . M. E. Institution's Board of Mana- gers Announces Chairmen for Event Wednesday. The board of managers of the Meth- odist Home for the Aged has completed plans for a Spring festival, to be held at the home, Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street, May 16, from 3 to 10 o'clock. The following chairmen are in charge of the various booths: Mrs. Ivan Riley, general chairman; Mrs. Archie T. Reid and Mrs. Warren Ross, aprons; John Wright and Mrs. G. F. Day, fancy articles; Mrs. Howell Bartle, candy: Mrs. H. W. Barger and Mrs. Richard Wolfe, homemade cakes; Miss Jennie Barker, decorations; Mrs. Leonard Til- den, outlying districts, and Miss Mary Tuthill, supplies. An interesting feature will be articles made by the old folk of the home. in charge of Mrs. Robert Marshall. Harry Hoskinson, president of the board of managers, will preside at the tea table. A program of music and read- ings by popular talent of the city will be given at 8 o'clock, under supervision of Mrs. Isaac Birch. The Methodist home supports and shelters the dependent aged of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the ‘Washington district. was erected about 18 months ago at a cost of $250,000. It still has an indebt edness of $100,000. MOTHER TAKEN AS TOPIC. Mother's day will be observed at both services of the Second 5.%2‘[[ v, | Church tomorrow. The pastor, Ellis C. Primm, will preach at the morning service on the subject, “The Law of Motherhood.” This service will be held at the church, Fourth street and Virginia avenue .southeast, at 11 o'clock. 3 “These Women” will be the subject at the night service, which will be held at the branch, Seventeenth and East Capitol streets, at 8 o'clock. A large mothers’ chorus will lead the singing. The B. Y. P. U. will meet at the branch at 6:45 o'clock. DR. H. S. SMITH TO PREACH| .The services at 8t. Margaret's Church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place, tomorrow will be.as follows: Holy com- munion, 7:30 a.m.; morning prayer with sermon by Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, rector, at 11 a.m.; evensong with sermon by the Rev. Robert Shores, 4:30 p.m. On Ascension day, Thursday, there will be a celebration of holy communion at 11 am. and in the evening the an- nual festival service of the Washington Gutld of Altar Servers and Lay Readers. The last meeting of the season of the Senior Brotherhood of St. Andrew was held Wednesday evening. Prof. Richard the next year. ; : “A HOME QUESTION.” Mothers' day will be observed at the | People’s Congregational Church, M streets, with a sermon by the pastor, | would reject the Master, crucify Him,| Rev. A. F, Elmes, in the morning, on “A Home Question.” At 6:30 pm. the Young People's Christian Endeavor will | discuss the subject, “Home Life, a Teet | and Q strests, Rev, Dr. George O. Bul- | save them, but in spite of their popular | of My Christianity.” ic at 11 a.m. is “Mother.” At e Root of David Lodge, G. U will hold its annual thank giving service. His tople will be “Run- ning With the Pootman,” Bible school will meet at 9:15 am. The I E y will meet at 6 pm Prayer meeting Tuesd; o 10 pm Young Peopi g Thurs- day. 8w o | Christian Endeavor FECIPRRANELIE The Maey mee Columina Chris will be neid st 3 terian Church May 28 of 4 and will lew Christian W8N Contest vor World contest has be winner U represent 1k Jambis. 1f tiu group of Buai i of which she_will b e, The Dis 1 2 enteriginne mente. A degror 15 be pemers Hermediste Chri of Mo Enncs The enth demonstration, the Master knew the sityation. He maintained his poise, The popular applause did not cany Him away. He did not allow 1t to hasten any action, He cntered the temple, that He loved, &5 an ordinary worshipper. He observed the lrreverent portering and heard the nolsy commer- cial transaction in the place of prayer. His silent gaze probably revealed 10 some of His aposties Hig resentment of the degradation of the place of worship. cturned to Bethany, where that may have decided upon the of “house of the cred Assumes the Judgeship, His heart filled with love for Jerusalem hungry for their e and | v when He turned to- ward the the next day. Passing was nd T The pastor will deliver a_ sermon at 8 pm., 1o several branches of the Order of the Household of Ruth, G. U. 0. O. F. AT ASCENSION CHURCH. Rev. Thomas W. Cooke, rector of As- cension Church, announces the follow- ing services tomorrow: 8 am., communion; 11 am, and sermon. _The rector will preach and the topic will be “Mother.” "7:30 pm., evening prayer and sermon, the subject betng “Every-Day Religlon " The chureh school will meet at 9:30 am., the Chinese school at 3 pm. and the Young People’s Soclety at 6 pm Ascension day, Thursday, there will |, be & celehration of holy communion and | address at 10 Am. {E ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM on his last vsit to Jerusalem, When they reached Mount Oliv he sent two of his disciples to the town an ass for hum to ride. Pethphage to brin They found acolt ti s na was brou cloak wa for a animal, and the which gre b les , Jes the il Ys chimb- y road af | | { et of doorway and toek it Another day of | Mrs. | | Mrs. | The new buflding | between Sixth and Seventh | holy | morning prayer | roves, and plucked hranch alms and olives, an WOMEN MAY JOIN IN CHURCH MEET Resolution to Allow Them an Official Part Adopted by Episcopal Council. For the first time in the history of the Episcopal Church women will take an official part in the General Conven- tion which will assemble here October 10, it the converftion approves a resolu- tion just adopted by the national coun- cil of the church. The resolution asks the General Conventlon “to give the | privileges of the floor at the time of the Joint sessions to the official representa- tives of the woman's auxiliary.” | Two of these joint sessions have been | requested by the council, on October |12 and 15, for the reception of depart- | mental reports and the discussion of fiscal matters. ‘While the woman's auxiliary, which has a combined membership of 500,000 in all parts of the world, holds its tri- ennial conclaves contemporaneously with the General Convention, the latter body is made up under the church con- stitution of the House of Bishops, and a | House of Deputies composed of presby- ters and laymen. Under the present church laws, therefore, it would be im- possible for a woman to occupy & seat in the general body. The council now proposes that the bars be let down to the extent which will permit official delegates to the auxiliary meeting to sit in the joint sessions and participate in the proceedings. However slight, this suggested move | is regarded as a step forward in the formal recognition of the services of women in the church. In several of the diocesan conventions of the church the right of women to sit as delegates with voting privileges is already recog- nized. Women also serve with full privileges as members of the various departments which act in an advisory capacity to the council. DR.W.A. LAMBETH TO FILL | MT. VERNON M. E. PULPIT| Dr. W. A Lambeth, pastor of Mount Vernon _Place Methodist Episcopal Church, has sufficiently recovered from his recent operation to preach at the morning service tomorrow. His subject will be “Mother o' Mine."” At the junior church meeting, in the Sunday school auditorium, the assistant to the pastor, W. Rustin, will speak on “A Faith.” Mr. Rustin also will preach at the regular evening service at 8 o'clock, using the subject, “Who | Is to Blame?” | The day meeting of the Woman's | Missionary Society will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock. Luncheon will be served in the church, followed by an afternoon session. | The Young People's Missionary So- | clety, No. 1, will meet in room 10 Tues- | day evening at 8 o'clock A supper will be served on Wednes- day evening at 6:30 o'clock for the members of the workers' council of the | Sunday school. Following the supper, | the monthly meeting of the council wili | be. held. Mr. Rustin will conduct the prayer | meeting service Thursday evening at 8 | | o'clock. | Mother's day will be observed Temple Baptigt Church. Special fea- tures of the day will begin in the Biblc school. The young men of the Berean Bible Class will furnish the opening exercises. Several children from the Baptist Home in Brookland will present some exercises under the care of Mrs. Fred B. Rhodes, a-member of the Board of Lady In the evening the service will under the charge of the Baptist Young People’s Union, Mrs. Fred Braugh, president, in chnr!u ‘The union not only furnishes all the pro- gram from the platform, including the sermon by Sergt. H. J. Appelman. but also will appoint a board of ushers. The pastor, Rev. Thomas E. Boorde, will preach In the morning. taking as a | subject “A Praying Mother.” in | | | MOTHER'S DAY PROGRAM. Mother's day will be observed at the | Western Presbyterian Church, H street | between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, tomorrow. The subject of the | sermon by the pastor will be “Standing By.” The subject of the sermon at 8 | o'clock will be “The Near East.” | The young ladles’' Bible class will hold | a “white clephant sale” May 15 at the home of Mrs. Longfellow, 13i9 G street at the regular business meeting of the soclety In thelr en- | garvey was elected brother director for | | | ‘The rector of St. Mary's Church, Twenty-third street between G and H and eral public Dr. Hutchins C. Bishop, rector of St. Philip's Church of New York City, tomorrow morning at the 11 o’'clock service. Dr. Bishop delivered addresses at St. Mary's about 10 years ago, when he conducted a mission here, The public ‘h invited to hear him preach. PETWORTH SERVICES. For the evening service of Petworth Baptist Church tomorrow Rev. Henry Smith, pastor, will have for his topic God's Great Adventure.” | merce of God's Kingdom.” Mission Society to Hold Tea. | The Women's Missionary Soclety of | First Presbyterian Chureh announces a |tea at the home of Mrs. Mattern, 11 We Irving street, Chevy Chase, Pri- day from 4 to 7 pm. | No Nerth American Holding Company. | In the morning his subject is “Com- streets, will present 1o the parishioners | % TR O 08 ST ot PN eld | be broadcast through WRC. The pas- | Church PROGRAM ON AIR WRC to Broadcast Sérvice at 6:30 0’Clock This Evening. The First Baptist Sunday school will broadcast through WRC the fourth of its series of Baturday programs this eve- ning at 6:30 o'clock. ‘The Sunday school will hold a spe- cial Mother's day service at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning in the church audi- torium, in which approximately 200 people will participate. This service will be broadcast by WRC. Dr. Samuel Judson Porter will preach & Mother's day sermon at 11 o'clock. His subject will be “Jewels in Mother- hood’s Crown.” The entire service will tor's subject for the evening “Resisting the Downward Drift." The Swedish Mission will meet at 3:30 pm._Rev. Nels Hedeen will preach. Circle No. 3 of the Woman's Society will meet Friday at 2 pm. at the home of Mrs. Guy Mauldin, 2602 Macomb street. ‘The Southern Baptist Convention will meet in Chattanooga, ‘Tenn., Wednes- day Dr. Samuel Judson Porter will leave Sunday night after the service, in order to be present Tuesday morning at a meeting of the executive commit- tee, of which he is the member for the District of Columbia. Dr. Porter has been requested to deliver the response to the address of welcome at the open- ing of the convention Wednesday morning. ‘Thomas R. Wilson will lead the prayer meeting next Thursday evening. LARGE CROWDS GATHER AT GOSPEL TABERNACLE ‘The services the past week at the Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol and K streets, conducted by Evangelist Wil- liam E. Booth-Clibborn, grandson of Gen, Willlam Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, have drawn large crowds. He will speak tomorrow at 11 am. on “Out of Season”; 3 p.m. on “My Grandfather, Gen. Willlam Booth,” and “The Lessons I Learned From Life,” and at 7:30 p.m. on “Your Appointment with God: or Twenty-four Reasons Why I Believe in the Judgment Day.” The sermons for the week will be: Monday, “When God Thrashes; or | the Miracle of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost”: Tuesday, “How I Received My Pentecost; or the Evangelist's Personal Testimony”; Wednesday. “Pay Your Debts; or a Widow Woman's Cry": Thursday, “A Honey Bath,” when the | sick will be prayed for; Friday, “Enter- | taining God's Elijah; or the Pente- costal Experience in the Old Testa- | ment”; Saturday at 2:30 p.m., children’s service, “Jack Duncan,” a story of the Civil War, and at 7:30 p.m., “The Com- ing Anti-Christ, the Gorilla-headed Monster and Kneeling Woman: or the Miracle That Startled and Stirred the cl‘l‘,;;vd of St. Paul, Minn.” All are in-| vited. il be DR. J. R. $IZ00 TO SPEAK.| Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will preach at both services tomorrow in the New York Avenue Presbyterfan Church. His theme for the 11 o'clock morning wor- ship will ‘be “Life's Horizons.” In the evening he will preach a special sermon in_keeping with Mother's day. The young people of the church will observe Mother's day with a special program at their Christian Endeavor service at 6:45 o'clock. ALL SOULS’ SERVICES. - Mother's day will be celebrated at All | Souls’ Unitarfan Church, Sixteenth and Harvard streets, both at the morning | service and at the motion picture hour in the evening. & At the 11 o'clock morning service the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, will preach on the subject “The Mother of Us AlL” The feature at the motion picture hour in Plerce Hall at 7:30 p.m. will be “Mother.” based on the novel of | the same name by Kathleen Norris. Luther League When the June quarterly meeting of | the Luther League of the District of | Columbia is held at the Church of the Reformation, Second and B streets southeast, June 5, the pastor, Dr. John Weldley, will conduct the brief- song service and the devotional service. In connection with the theme of this meet- ing, which will be “Missions,” Rev. Dr. Zimmermann will deliver an address and a pageant entitled “A Fortunate Misfortune” will be presented by the young people of the Reformation A mceeting of the executive committee last Saturday in the Sir George Wil- liams room of the Y. M. C. A. with/ Becond Vice President Herman J. Yag- | gle presiding. C. Bertram Gelston, Dis- | trict league treasurer, was announced chairman for the umpnT\ for sustain- ing memberships to the Luther League Lutheran Young of America. ‘The Washington People's organizations will conduct a hike, entertainment and treat at Blue Plains, May 22. 8t. Mark's Luther League observed Mother's day at thelr weekly meeting Wednesday, They also held a recep- tion for the newly confirmed members their church. A soclal followed the votional meeting. “Home Life, a Test of My Chris- tlanity,” is the topic which will be pre- sented tomorrow evening at 8t. Paul's League by Miss Lillian Linquist, at Luther Place by Mrs. F. C. Keefer, at Zlon's, by Miss Mary Leonberger and at Atonement by E. Gaardsmoe. Rob- ert Volland, first vice president and Iife service secretary .of the District St. Giles’ Church, Edinburgh. T. GILES' CHURCH, Edinburgh, where Field Marshal Haig lay in state, is held In reverence by Presby- terians the world over as a cradle of the faith as well as one of its most lmromm centers today. In it the Solemn League and Covenant, the basis of Presbyterlanism, was signed in 1634. John Knox often preached in St. Giles’ and a stone in the pavement in front of the church bearing his initials is supposed to mark the grave of this great Protestant leader. 8t. Giles' was begun in 1120, but the vicissitudes suffered during its long life have gmny altered its In 1385 the greater part of was destroyed by fire. The present Gothic structure was erected between 1385 and 1460.. During the reformation the interior was defaced and robbed of its_art treasures. At the same time rtitions were Eut up dividing it into four separate churches. In 1820 the exterior was restored, and between 1871 and 1883 through the generosity of Dr. Willlam Chambers, one of the fa- mous Scottish publishers, the interior was rebullt. The four massive Nor- man pillars which support the tower remain, however, as evidence of the great age of St. Giles'. Regent Murray, brother of Mary, Queen of Scots, is buried in.the crypt. The metal plate on the Murray tomb is one the finest monumental brasses in the Old World. Walter | Chepman, the first Scottish printer, ;Who died in 1532, is buried in one of the chapels. A pillar of the nave which carries the arms of James II and his wife, mrfi‘ol Cleves, is known as the King's Pillar. Another bears a plate to Dean Hanna, at whom Jenny threw her stool at the time when Charles I instituted an abortive attempt to re- establish the Scottish Episcopal Church and u;’ :‘.n ui g‘iil‘ens thehuthednl of the Bishopric of 3 In spite of the fmmt St. Giles' is only a parish church it is gener- ally thought of in Edinburgh as a cathedral. Used on occasions of public rejoicing and of public mourning such as the death of Field Marshal Haig, St. Giles’ fills many of the functions of a_cathedral. It occuples the same unofficial place as is planned for the National Presbyterian Church to be erected at Washington. Comparatively St. Giles is only a small edifice, with a nave 196 feet in length. The crown of its central lan- tern tower is seen from all parts of the city, a symbol of the place this anclent edifice holds in the religious life of the Scottish capital. DR. MORRIS TO PREACH AT EPIPHANY CHURCH Rev. Dr. James W. Morris, associate rector of the Church of the Epiphany, will occupy the pulpit at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow. The holy communion will be cele- brated at the 8 o'clock service. At 9:30 the church school will assemble, and at 6:15 p.m. the young people of the | parish will gather for their weekly meeting. Dr. Morris will deliver the lecture at 8 pm. in connection with the rector's Bible class. On Ascension day there will be cele- bration of the holy communion at 7:30 and 11 am. e CLUB MEETS MONDAY. The Anglo-Catholic Club of the Dio- cese of Washington will hold its annual meeting for the election of officers Mon- day, at 8 pm., in St. Thomas' parish hall, 1772 Church street. In addition to the ‘business meeting, there will be an address, “The Communion of Saints,” by Dr. George F. Dudley, rector of St. Stephen's Church. During the past Winter services have been held at St. Matthew’s, Seat Pleas- aut, t Church, Washington Parish, St. Paul's, St. James’ and St. Bl_;g‘;h;n". Lectures have been held in St. 1 parish hall the speakers ‘:}‘d preachers have been Right Rev. Philip Mercer Rhinelander, canon of Washing- ton, president of the College of Preach- ers and president of the club; Rev. R. J. y, rector of St. Mat- thew's and president of the club; Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector of St. Thomas', honorary canon of Washington and past president of the clul . Prank L. Ver- non, rector of St. Mark's, Philadelphia; | Sermon at the 11 o'clock service will be | | Dr. Shirley Hughson and Rev. Spence Burton. CLASS GIVES F ‘The members of the Wilbur class of Calvary Baptist Church Sunday school gave the flowers on the pulpit last Sun- LOWERS. day in memory of Dr. Charles A. Pfen-| der, Mrs. John B. Ourand and Mrs, Mary Bill. ‘The May meeting of the class was held ‘Tuesday evening at the Y. W. C. A. The early part of the evening was given over to business, and then the evening was turned over to a display of antiques. SESSIONS AT HOTEL. The National Presbyterian Church, acting under the auspices of the Gen- eral Assembly’s commission and the committee of the presbytery, will hold its Sunday school andeBible class to- l;;orr;)w morning at the Wardman Park otel. Dr. Charles Wood will speak to the class on “The Bible in the Life of To- day." Miss Merryman will teach the primary. Will Discuss Orient Situation. .~ “Will the situation in the Orient soon bring on Armageddon®* will be an- swered by Dr. B. G. Wilkinson. dean of theology at Washington Missionary College, Takoma Park, tomorrow eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock at the Arcade Au- dm;rmm. Fourteenth street and Park road. New Bethel Church Services. Rev. Willlam D. Jarvis will preach at League, presented the topic: “How to Choose a Life Work,” at Zion's League last Sunday evening, New Bethel Baptist Church, Ninth and 8 streets, tomorrow morning on “Mother in the Home, the Uncrowned Queen.™ Sunday School Lesson Mark 11:1-33 By “FIRE FROM GOD” TOPIC AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL “Pire From God,” or “The Political and Moral Crisis,” will be the subject of the sermon tomorrow morning at the National Baptist Memorial Church, the pastor, Rev. Dr. Gove G. Johnson, preaching. Mother’s day will be ob- served at the evening service, when the pastor will preach on “The Faith Which Dwelt First in Thy Mother.” At the Thursday evening prayer meeting, the subject will be “Prayer | for Baptists in Convention.” The | pastor, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Hunter and | Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Gaskill will be the | delegates at the convention of the | | Southern Baptists at Chattanooga next | week. | _The fifth annual banquet of the | Young People of the Church will be | held Friday evening. | Troop 43 will meet with Troop 70 of | the Fourth Presbyterian Church Priday | evening, at which time the latter troop will pass to Troop 43 the “Good Turr™ in which Troop 70 has been engaged for the past five years. A formal cere- mony will take place. CHURCH IS IMPROVED. For the past five months Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, 139;. m&e‘ns.%mgr.huh? | undergo! repairs provements. | Every room in the church has been re- { decorated; organ, pews and other fur- | | niture repainted and polished, a new ! lighting system installed and the kitchen refurnished in up-to-date fashion. The people will celebrate the com- pletion of the enterprise with appro- | priate special services tomorrow. The | by Dr. J. St. Clair Neale of Baltimore, Md.. and the preacher at the evening service will be Dr. Charles S. Pate, 8 former pastor. BIBLE CLASS ADDRESS. Representative John W. Summers of Washington will address the Harrison | Bible Class of Congress Street Methodist | Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first | street, tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock !in_the auditorium of the church. The | | Quitters.” Harry A. Gutchall will have charge | of the lesson and give a short talk on | 1t All men are welcome. | } REV. DR. LA RUE TO SPEAK. i SR O At the Takoma Park Baptist Church the tor, Rev. Willlam E. La Rue, will speak tomorrow morning on “The | Crown of Motherhood.” At the evening service Representative W. L. Nelson of Missouri will make an | address. | Tabor Presbyterian Services. | At Tabor Presbyterian Church. See- jond and S streets, Rev. R. A. Fairley will speak at the 11 o'clock service to- | morrow on “The In9uence of Mother." | Mother's night will be observed at pm. A special program has been ar- ranged by the Girl Reserves, with Mrs. | L. Z. Johnson as speaker. B Women Plan Special Service. ‘There will be a special Mother's day service in the woman's Bible class at | Metropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow | at 10 o'clock. Mrs. G. H. Loudenslager | will be the speaker. All women not at- tending any other class are invited, (Harlowe R. Hoyt (Walter Scott ht, d other trees w by the wayeide,. v e A < Soo made ther way e the s city and those whe Farwe cut 6 et Commion o ™ 9ihe be wed stbject of his discourse will be ”Thtl CONVENES MAY 1/ 68th General Session of Pres- byterians to Be Held in At- lanta Next Week. ATLANTA, Ga., May 12.—The sixty- eighth General Assembly of the Presby- | terian Church in the United States will convene here at the Central Presbyte- | rian Church at 11 a.m. May 17. The | opening sermon will be 'd by Dr. Robert F. Campbell, pastor of the First T mnd i urch, Asheville, N. | retiring moderator of the assembly. new moderator will be elected at 2:30 | pm. on the tgmlnl day. Dr. R. O. Flinn, pastor of the North | Avenue Presbyterian Church of At- | lanta, is chairman of the committ | that will arrange for the joint enter- | tainment of the assembly by all Pres- | byterians of this city. Dr. W. E. Da is pastor of the church where the sembly will hold its sessions. Tomorrow has been set aside as a day of special prayer by all members of the Presbyterlan Church in the United States for God’s guidance upon the sessions of the General Assembly. This meeting of the assembly will be | marked by the submission of the first report on the newly elected committee on_assembly’s work, which committes will make recommendations covering the correlated work of all the assembly’s agencies of the church. Reports will be made to the assembly by committees on foreign missions. home missions, Christian education and min- isterial relief, religious tion, stew- ardship, men’s work ‘women's work. ni commitises on Proves- from permanent on tes- | tant relief, Bible cause and judicial mat- | ters® ‘Trustees of the assembly and the Presbyterian Foundation, and the as- sembly’s training school will also Ad interim committees to be heard will include correspondence courses for ministers, closet relations with other Presbyterian bodles, recall of mission- aries and optional forms. ‘The Sunday evening meeting, May 20, will be in the interest of Christian stewardship, at which time an address will be delivered by Dr. Harvey Reeves to stewardship and able. Coincidental with the meeting of the | assembly in Atlanta will be the celebra- | tion of the centenntal of Columbia The. cen by Dr. J. Sprole Lyons ot this city. In connection with the fnauguration of Rev. W. C. Robin- son in the chair of church history. Dr. S. L. Morris, executive secretary of home missions, will deliver an address. “PORTRAITS OF MOTHER” IS SUBJECT OF SERMON “Portraits of Mother" will be the title of a Mother's day sermon by Rev. Edward O. Clark at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomorrow morning. The service convenes at 11 o'clock with the children attending the junier church for one-half hour. “Timothy's Quest.” based on the story by Kate Douglas Wiggin, is the title of the motion picture y to be gu- sented at the evening service at 7:45 o'clock. This service will have as guests the members of the Chevy Chase Ma- sonic. and their friends. The public is invited. A Mother's day exercise will be eon- ducted in -the church.school in the by the Adult Bible Class, led e Bap oung People’s Union meeting at 6:45 p.m. will also feature | a special program in honor of mother. t I’mnrnlnl 'DR. J. E. BRIGGS TO SPEAK. At Fifth Baptist Church Dr. John E. | Briggs will preach tomorrow | on “The True Mother.” At night there | will be a dramatization of home and childhood the aid of :‘h; | " "Tepresentative Aflard H. ‘outh Carolina will teach the Darling- ton Berea Bible class for adults. - . Mother's Day } At Lincoln Congregational Temple | tomorrow morning there will be special | Mother's day excreiscs. Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak from the subject “To- ms{m-»um" H communion w Exercises. The | “Home Life, a Test of My i e | Daughters of King to Meet. St. Alban's of the Daugh- ! ters of the King have its visitation | May 16 at 8 pm. in the parish hall. | E EPWORTH LEAGUE The annual convention of the Wash- ington District Epworth League met W and evening at Ernest A. Grant, presi- cssion, were k hold ‘mon! meetings at different churches. g.’ws Patterson, mt &t the ltmmo:l Oign‘!cnnm wor ague, present \eir pro- gram, which was approved. Following | dinner at 6 o'clock, the following dis- | trict_officers were elected: President, Margaret Lents, Petworth Chapter; first | vice president, Howard Phillips, Ham- 'line: second vice president, | Grifith, Metropalitan: third vice presi- | dent, Marman Nichols, Bowie: fourth vice president, William Benhoff. Ana- costia: recording secretary, Mudred Rogerson, _Brookland; corresponding secretary, Harriet Lipp, Hamline, treas- urer, Joseph Kauffman, Waugh. Dean Edward N. ted plans for the Mountain Lake mstitute, July 16 to 13. He also conducted the installa tion ot the new afficers. Dr. Chesteen Smith gave an inspiring address on “In- vestment of Life." Harry E_Heffner leads the devotional service at Forestville Chapter tomorrow, and Barney ins at Met The former chapter will hold their busi: The latter chapler held ness mee and election of officers last evening. Tonight the social at Met- ropolitan will be conducted by Ceorge Benson. Chapter_has elected the foi- officers: Preside John B, nt, [ : first vice president, C. Bruton: second vice % Phillips; third vice wn:l‘t. Ka M. Gross; fourth vice preaident. Mary E. Wobb; seoretary, Laura Williams: troasurer, Oreel ! L, Mara- |nlmmlx They vfl be installed Baltimore distriot recently elected Ov- barne Beall as mm"’m confer Church, New York. . SUNDAY MEETINGS. HALL MISSION 623 LA, AVE N.W. For the Promotion of Scriptural Holiness Sunday Survios, 9