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- BANQUET 0 HONOR CONTEST WINNERS Euzelian Class of First Bap- | tist Church Will Entertain i Group of Girls. “Against the Pull of the Crowd" will be the subject of the sermon tomorrow morning by Dr. Samuel Judson Porter at the First Baptist Church. The eve- ning theme will be “What Ends I Aim At?” The celebration of the Lord’s Sup- per will be observed at the close of the morning service. At 11 o'clock the Junior B. Y. P. U. will meet under the leadership of Miss Thelma Hicks and a corps of helpers. The Intermediate and Senior Unions will meet at 6:45 p.m., with a brief so- cial period preceding the meeting. The Swedish Mission, of which Rev. Nels Hedeen is pastor, will meet at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. This mission also meets Friday at 8 o'clock. The Anne Jackson Bible Class will meet Monday at 8 p.m. Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Mis- sionary Union will meet with the leader, Mrs. E. A. Stuart, at the Northumber- land, Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock. Circles Nos. 3 and 4 will meet at the same time at the church for the purpose of organizing. The Euzelian Class will entertain Wednesday evening the girls of the winning group in a recent efficiency contest at a banquet. Plans have been made for a special speaker and special music. The class, with a membership of 88 girls, is taught by John Ruthven. The pastor will lead the prayer meet- %h’rhursdny at 8 p.m. e Intermediate B. Y. P. U. Fed- eration will hold its regular meeting Friday at 8 p.m. at the church. “BALM OF GILEAD” | T0 BE SERMON TOPIC Hekington Young People to Enter- tain Fourth Presbyterian Group in Evening. ‘The theme at the communion service 40 be held at the Eckington Presbyter- fan Church, North Capitol street and Florida avenue at 11 o'clock is “The Balm of Gilead.” In the evening at 8 o'clock the pastor, Rev. Henry B. ‘Wooding, will speak on the theme, “The 8in of Achan.” The Young People’s Society will en- tertain the young people of the Fourth Presbyterian Church at their meeting at 7 o'clock. Miss Marion Bates is the leader. ‘The monthly meeting of the Aid So- ciety will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Sunday School House. A special program has been arranged and business of importance will be transacted. ‘The baptismal service will be admin- istered at the morning service. “DOUBLE IMPERATIVE” IS PASTOR'S SUBJECT Mrs. Gerry Will Open Book Chats at All Souls’ Unitarian Church. At the 11 o'clock morning service at All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, will mch"on the subject, “The Double ve.” Mrs. Margarita Spalding Gerry will open a series of book chats at 5:30 o'clock, speaking on Lytton Strackey's new book, “Elizabeth and Essex.” The young people will hold their regular fireside cricle meeting at 7 o'clock, when the minister will begin a _series of informal conferences on SIN. Genesis, 1ii.1-24, vi.5-8; Mark, vii.14-23; Romans, i.18-32, 1ii.10- 18; I John, i.5, il.6. Golden text—"“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- selves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faith- ful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”—I John, 1.8-9. BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. Our Lord said nothing about the origin of sin. He recognized the ex- istence of its presence in the lives of men. History, experience and conscience demonstrates its existence today. Prob- ably there was no need for the Master to speak of the source of sin because of the valuable legacy that was con- tained in the record of Genesis. One has well said that “there is a hereditary element in the origin and propogation of soul-sickness.” ~ Paul refers to it when he said that “In Adam all die,” but that statement contains, as Mackay puts it, “a scientific truth which ‘reme- dialism’ in theology only emphasizes more strongly. At the. root of the malady of evil there lies a hereditary taint, a bias or disposition, without which the solicitation of temptation would have no power of appeal.” Medi- cine proves that physical discases, which have a close connection to the spiritual life, like intemperance, criminal sensu- ality and insanity, are strongly heredi- tary. This gives the scriptural teach- ing of the origin of sin evidently a strong scientific foundation. Our Lord did not define sin. He de- scribes it. From the New Testament description of the symptoms of sin we learn something about what sin is. Paul graphically illustrated it in his description of the Gentile world's idolatry, sensuality and immorality. ‘They had a knowledge of God from nature and their conscience. They re- fust.'d to worship God as the giver of all life’s blessings. They gave themselves up to idolatry, starting in worshiping a creature rather than the Creator. They then worshiped in a descending scale, human images, birds, beasts and finally reptiles. Their false views of lations to men resulted in their degrad: tion to the grossest sensuality and low- est forms of immorality. Character of Sin. Man's conception of God has an im- portant part to do with molding of his character. Last week we considered the highest revelation and conception of the Ever-living One ever given to man in our study of Him as our Father and the privilege of fellowship with Him as His sons. Sin breaks that fel- lowship with Jehovah, who is light, and cannot have intimate relationship with men whose life is full of darkness. By committing sin we become transgres- sors, passing over a boundary that was made for our guidance and good. By sin we leave the straight course and commence to follow in our inquity a zigzag course. We miss the mark, both ethically and religiously, going aside from the goal, which God desires us to reach, by our sin. Paul held that sin, or missing the mark, was unrighteous- ness due to a lack of conformity to God's will. He insisted that it was law- lessness because a sinner fails to live in accordance with divine law. ‘The person who indulges in sin does it of his own voluntary act. He exer- cises his right of choice, and there is the ever-present danger that by con- stant repetition it may become the per- manent state of his mind. While sin is antagonistic to God’s law, it reacts upon the sinner so that by sin he becomes a moral suicide. Man's disobedience of the divine law produces in the sinner’s own life a spirit of self-condemnation. He feels the rebuke of conscience. His reproach of himself may result in a gnawing remorse, which makes life it- self miserable. He realizes that he has promoted discord, disobedience and re- bellion against God in His universe. By living for his own pleasure and profif, bent on having his own will and the gratification of his own appetites, he has *The Pleasures of Life.” —_—. COMMANDMENTS TOPIC. Gev. George Schnabel to Answer Three Questions. The third and fourth command- ments will be discussed at Albright Me- morial Evangelical Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse streets, tomorrow night at 9:45 o'clock. Rev. George Schnabel will answer the questions: “When :does the church become bvrofane?” “What is profanity?” “Shall we cast Sunday upon the junk heap of a for- gotten past?” ; The sermon tomorrow night will be llustrated by M. Leone Brackers pic- tures, “The Hypocrite's Prayer,” and “A Sunday With the Bible at Home.” The Sunday morning sermon will be based on St. Paul's statement to King Aggripa: “Wherefore, O King Aggripa, T was not disobedient unto the heavenly wvision.” PLAN MISSION PROGRAM. YLadies’ Group of Miles Memorial Church in Charge. The ladies of the Missionary Society of Miles Memorial C. M. E. Church, Third street between L street and New York avenue, will present a program outlining missions to the public to- morrow at 8 p.m. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. L. C. Cleaves, will preach from the subject “Pentacostal Power.” ~Sunday school meets at 9:45 am.; B. J. Carroll, superintendent. BAPTIST TOPICS LISTED. Rev. J. L. S. Holloman to Contrast Jesus and Judas. At Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets, tomor- row, the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman will preach at 11 am. on “The Sur- ing Love of Jesus as Against the gl.nck ‘Treachery of Judas.” Communion service will be held at 4 p.m. At the evening service he will have for his subject “The Importance of Un- ceasing Prayer.” The Bible school will ‘meet at 9:30 aJ and B. Y. P. U. at 6 pm. MRS. BILL TO SPEAK. ‘Will Address Christian Science Parent Church. Mrs. Annie C. Bill, leader of the Christian Science Parent Church, will speak tomorrow at the regular Sunday services held in the assembly room of the Hotel Lafayette at 11 o'clock. ‘The subject of the lesson sermon will be “Scientific World Transformation.” This church maintains free public yeading rooms at 20 Jackson place. ‘Sunday school is held at 20 Jackson laleekevery Sunday morning at 11 'clock. “Fallen Walls” Is Subject. “Fallen Walls” will be the sermon theme of Rev. A. F. Elmes, pastor of the People’s Congregational Church, M street between Sixth and Seventh streets, tomorrow at 11 am. The theme for discussion at the young people’s hour is “Loving as Jesus Loved.” . £ Will Tell of Journeys. Dr. J. Phelps Hand will preach to- morrow at Petworth M. E. Church at 11 am. Dr. Howard F. Downs speaks at 8 pm. on his recent trip through Byria, Palestine and Egypty . destroyed his better self. His moral ruin is the result, through his lack of love for God. He had shown no grati- tude to the Father. He refused to recog- nize His will or heed His laws that He gave for our good. We may sin in our thought, word, action, omission and de- sire, but by our sin we influence the lives of others. God cannot nermit our sins to go on without impo:®1g a pen- alty to serve as moral sanitation, to prevent soul contagion of evil and stop spiritual relapses. Curing Spiritual Diseases. ‘While next Sunday’s lesson will center upon the Lord’s work as a Savior, our lesson texts call for us to consider the cure of sin. Against the dark back- ground of the results of sin, destroying man’s fellowship with God, John paint- ed a picture of the remedy that God had provided to cure sin and enable a saved sinner to walk worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. No one can delib- erately do the things that would dis- honor our Savior and Redeemer if he is trying by the aid of the Holy Spirit to follow Christ and do His will. John presents to his Christian friends a picture of the Lord and His salvation, which he hoped would keep them from sinning. A Christian is not free from the danger of sinning, but he demonstrates his Christian life by a sincere repentance when the fact of his sin is seen in the light of God's will. Christ, who is our example, as well as Savior, is the light. He is free from all darkness. He is the Truth, for light is a symbol of truth. He recalls to them that Jesus was the Light, Truth and Love, so that if their lives lacked these characteristics, they should cultivate them. He insists that their daily life was a revelation of their faith. Their fellowship with the Lord would be seen in their fellowship with those who had been saved. He knew that few lived up to the Christian’s high calling, and he assured them that confession of their mistakes, sins and errors would result in their cleansing and forgiveness. Christ has given us in the Holy | Spirit’s presence moral power by which | we can keep the thoughts, desires and sinful tendencies under control. We demonstrate that we have been with Jesus and learned of Him by the life of love we show in our daily labor for the glory of Christ and advancement of His kingdom. If we place our souls in His keeping, He will save us by His blood, shed as the Lamb of 'God on the @n,the day Foll o*/ ng 31’- his Followers, Joh ordan. At the command of ed Christ. THE EVENING Sunday School Lesson cross, and by sustaining us through the presence of the unseen presence and power of the Holy Spirit. We testify by our fidelity to His commandments and His word that He has given unto us the salvation that saves. Let us not forget that “if we say that we have no sin, we decieve ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” Let us thank Him, be- cause we have learned that “if we con- fess our sins. He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Let us acknowledge our failures and then try to follow Christ in every way we possibly can in our daily life, love and labor. Bible Questions Of the Day By Harlow R. Hoyt. JOHN THE BELOVED. Questions. 1. Who was John the Beloved Apos- 2 le? 2. How did he become a follower of Christ? 3. What happened to John at the crucifixion? 4, How did John accept this charge? 5. What writings are attributed to John? 6. Where was Revelations written? 7. How did John pass his life fol- lowing_the death of Christ? 8. When did John die? 9. Where did he live and preach many years? 10.What was his message in his later years? Answers. 1. John the Beloved Apostle, was the son of Zebedee and Salome, who were all of Bethsaida. His parents probably were well to do. 2. John was a follower of John the Baptist when that leader came from the wilderness to preach along the banks of the Jordan. . When Chridt came to the Baptist for baptism that leader commanded John and Andrew to fol- low Jesus, whom he recognized as the Messiah. 3. As Christ hung upon the cross He beheld Mary, His Mother, and John not far from Him. ‘‘Mother, be- hold thy son,” He said. “Son, behold thy mother.” 4. John took the charge as meaning he was to become the son of Mary. Ac- cordingly, he took her to his home and cared for her until her death. 5. John is accredited with the writ- ing of the gospel which bears his name; the Book of Revelation, and three epistles. , 6. Following the death of the apos- tle Paul John preached in Asia Minor. He was banished to Patmos, in ‘the Aegean Sea, where he wrote this book. 7. Following the death of Christ John resided with Mary. Following her death he took up missionary work and preached the gospel. He preached in Judea and Samaria, and, following his banishment, was released from Patmos by the Emperor Domitan. Thereafter he spent most of his time in Ephesus. 8. John died at the age of 91, heing the last of the apostles to pass away and the only one to die a natural death. A youth at the time of Christ's death, he died about 100 A. D. 9. For many years, during the latter fl:xrt of his life John lived and preached Ephesus. 10. In later years, when he was too feeble to preach, John continually re- peated the message, “Little children, love one another.” This, he said, em- bodied ‘the gist of Christ’s teachings. . ANGLO-CATHOLIC CLUB ARRANGING PROGRAM Dr. George Fisk Dudley to Sing Service to Be Held January 28. ‘The Anglo-Catholic Club in the Dio- cese of Washington has arranged for a special service to be held in the new St. Stephen and Incarnation Church, Sixteenth and Newton streets, at 8 p.m. January 28. Dr. .George Fisk Dudley, rector of the church, will sing the service. Dr. Granville Mercer Williams, member bf the Society of Mission Priests of St. John the Evangelist and rector of St. Paul's parish, Brooklyn, will be the special preacher. The benediction will be pronounced by the president of the Anglo-Catholic Club, Rev. Calvert E. Buck, superintendent of the Episcopal Hospital and member of the depart- ments of religious education and of so- cial welfare in the diocese. ‘There will be a procession of clergy drawn from the ranks of the member- ship and from those who are interested in the missionary work of the soclety. Parish priests of the Greek or Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church have been invited to attend and to take part in the procession. £ T e PROGRAM AT Y. M. C. A. WILL HONOR BUNYAN Page' McK. Etchison to Give Sec- ond of Illustrated Series on “Pilgrim’s Progress.” The second of the series of illustrated lectures on Bunyan's “Pilgrim’s Prog- ress,” commemorating the tercente- nary of the birth of John Bunyan, will be given by Page McK. Etchison, re- ligious work director of the Y. M. C. A, at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Central “Y” building. A song service will precede the lec- ture, which is open to both men and women. The religious work department of the Y. M. C. A. has just completed placing Gideon Bibles in all rooms of the in- stitution, 1736 G street, in co-opera- tion with the Gideons of America. Ploceas Five hundred students attended the recent convention in New York of Sal- vation Army Landsmen and Singers. JOHN THE BELOVED them, - WASHINGTON, D. C SATURDAY DR. JAMES H. MIERS ANNOUNCES TOPICS “Secret of True Greatness” Fourth Presbyterian Subject for Tomorrow Evening. Dr. James H. Miers will have for his subject tomorrow morning at Fourth Presbyterian Church “Sharp Contrasts —Life and Death.” In the evening at 8 o'clock the subject is “The Secret of True Greatness.” The Adult Bible Class will celebrate its entry into a new classroom Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock, when a silk flag will be presented by one of its members, R. H. Reinike. The class will also observe the birthday of Mrs. F. L. Middleton, the birthday secretary, as well as honor its teacher, Frank L. Middleton, who for 45 years has en- gaged in Christian work. The Betty K. Newion Missionary League will meet in the mothers’ class- room at 8 o'clock Monday evening to study the last chapter of the foreign book, “The New Africa.” Refreshments will be served. The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the Adult Bible classroom to study the home book, “What Next in Home Mis- sions?"” Mrs. W. B. Hutton, secretary of missionary education, will give the fi chapter; Mrs. Harvey B. Cram the se ond chapter, Mrs. E. Brooks the third chapter, Mrs. William Webb the fourth chapter and Mrs. J. R. V. Savage the last chapter. At noon the class will adjourn _for luncheon. Dr. Miers will hold the regular prayer service Thursday at 8 p.m. in Kelly Hall. Subject, “The Mystery of Iniquity.” Study classes by the pastor, church history lecture, Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock, and on Friday at the same hour on the Book of Hebrews. The regular meeting of the Woman's Aid Sociecty was held Tuesday in the church. Mrs. Harry Blake presided. The constitution was revised. Circles were designated, with the following women as chairmen: House commit- tee, Mrs. Charles Drexilius; luncheon committee, Mrs. R. E. Copes; committee, Mrs. L. G. Emmon: committee, Mrs. Harry Gilbert; s committee, Mrs. G. Highfield; hospital- ity committee, Mrs. Harvey B. Gram; flower committee, Mrs. Estelle Allen; secretary, Mrs. _Margaret Bissell; treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Copes. REVIVAL PROGRAM. Various Organizations Will Con- duct Services Next Week. Dr. Samuel T. Hawkins of Harris- burg, Pa., and his son have filled the pulpit nightly during the week at the revival services at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Fourteenth and Corcoran streets. Various organizations of the church have had charge of the services each night. The following organizations are to conduct the services next week: Mon- day, Varick Christian Endeavor Society; Tuesday, Sunday_school; Wednesday, class leaders; Thursday, ushers and board of financiers, and Friday, the presidents of all the organizations. VESTAL WILL SPEAK. Indiana Representative to Address Harrison Bible Class. Representative Albert H. Vestal of In- diana 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, His subject will be “The Responsibility of Citizenship.” Stephen T. Porter will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome. Three Sermons Announced. “My Father's Business” will be the subject tomorrow at 11 a.m. in George- town Lutheran Church, Rev. Harold E. Beatty pastor. Christian Endeavor, 7 pm.; topic, “Loving Like Jesus.” The subject at 8 pm. will be “The Church in Washington, D. C.” EPWORTH LEAGUE The annua! banquet of the Washing- ton District Epworth League will take place January 25 at Petworth Method- ist Episcopal Church. The speaker is Rev. E. N. Parrish, pastor of North Avenue Church, Baltimore, dean of the Mountain Lake Park Institute. D. Ste- wart, Patterson, Conference Epworth League president, will preside as toast- master. The annual Midwinter Institute is announced to begin February 5 at Met- ropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. It is to meet on five suc- cessive Fridays from 6:30 to 10:20 p.m. Rev. Ralph Smith will be the dean. Other members of the faculty are Dr. Arthur Jackson of American University, who will teach Bible; Rev. Walter Michael, Epworth League methods; Dr. Chesteen Smith, life service; Miss Bess Miles, hymnology; Miss Ruth Decker, pageantry. The dean will teach stewardship. Joe Rice, jr., is manager of the institute and Joe Kauffman is reglstrar. Members of the District cabinet will speak at various chapters tomorrow, promoting interest in the Midwinter In- stitute. Ralph Lindsey will speak at Belles Chapel, Marion Nichols at Brook- land, Margaret Lentz at Burtonsville, Spencer Miser at Congress Heights, George Boss at Dumbarton Avenue, Mildred Rogerson at Foundry, Harriet Lipp at Petworth, Joe Kauffman at Washington Grove and Ruth Griffith at_Waugh. Leaders for devotional services tomor- row are as follows: Dumbarton Avenue, R. J. Hoage; Forestville, Virginia Bal Metropolitan, Albert E. Sisson; Pel worth, Roberta Johnson; Rosedale, Mrs. Ruth Newell, and Woodside, Dr. F.' L. Murray. Dumbarton Chapter will hold a busis ness mecting Tuesday evening, Forest- ville Chapter will meet Friday evening, Petworth Chapter Tuesday evening, Rosedale Chapter, Wednesday evening and Woodside Chapter Tuesday evening. the baptism of Jesus, John the Baptist with two and Andrew, beheld Jesus on th the Baptist, the pair lefe him and Follow- When Christ chose the twelve to-serve Andrew were among 7 », \ b banks of the him, John and Mgl St COMMUNION SERVICE AT COVENANT CHURCH Christ's Faith in His Teaching Will Be Morning Subject of Rev. W. A. Eisenberger. The communion o fthe Lord's Sup- per will be observed at the Church of the Covenant tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Rey. William A. Eisenberger will conduct the service and preach on “Christ’s Faith in His Teaching.” At the 8 o'clock service his subject will be “Prayer Changes Things.” The Society of the Covenant will meet Wednesday at 11 am. and will be addressed by Dr. William P. Shriver of New York City, whose subject will be “Primitive America; Trails of the Southwest.” He will be the speaker at the Thursday night midweek service, when a series of four Thursday night study periods will open. Dr. Shriver will be followed, January 24, by Miss Rachel Benfer, a missionary among the mountaineers of Kentucky; January 31, by Lewis Meriam, technical director of the Survey of Indian Affairs, and Feb- ruary 7, by Dr. C. J. Galpin, economist in charge of farm population and rural life, Department of Agriculture. The Sunday school will be in session at 9:45 o'clock. Dr. Howard A. Edson of the U. S. Civil Service Commission will lead the All Comers Men's Bible class in a discussion o fthe international Sunday school lesson. The Christian Endeavor service at 7 o'clock will be in charge of the mis- sionary committee. Tea will be served at 6:30 o'clock. PASTOR WILL RESUME STUDIES IN RELIGION Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo to Take Up Sunday Evening Conference Discussions. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will preach at both services tomorrow of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The services during the alterations at the church are being held in the Masonic Auditorium, on Thirteenth street and New York avenue. In the morning at 11 o'clock he will preach on the sub- Jject, “The Unsatisfled Wish.” Sunday evening he will begin again the Sunday evening studies in religion which were discontinued during ‘he holidays. These studies are conferencss in a discussion of religious problems. After the address Dr. Sizoo observes a period for questionnaires when he will answer questions presented to him in writing dealing with these studies and problems in religion. He will discuss the question, “Has the Christian Three Gods?” tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. SPECIAL SERVICES SET. Laymen Conduct Observance in Epiphany Season. A campaign is being conducted by the laymen of St. Paul's Episcopal Rock Creek Church for the observance of a series of special services Sunday eve- nings throughout the Epiphany season. These services will begin at 8 o'clock. ‘The first will be tomorrow and the services will continue each Sunday until February 10. The general topic will be “What Christianity Means to Me.” The speaker tomorrow is Dr. William Earl Clark, a Washington physician. Other speakers for the re- spective Sundays are: Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen, W. T. Galliher, Senator Charles S. Deneen and Dr. F. J. Bohanan. Campaign for == Former Mercer University Presi- dent to Occupy Pulpit Here, Dr. R. W. Weaver will preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morn- ing. He was pastor in Baltimore some years ago. He was also president of Mercer University and secretary of the education board of the Southern Bap- tist Convention. A service will be held Sunday night in the interest of young people. The four B. Y. P. U.’s will attend in a body. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach on “The Story of Daniel.” He will teach the Darlington Berea Bible Class Sunday morning and Representative W. M. Whittington of Mississippi the Sunday following. The Berea Bible Class will g;ve its annual chicken dinner January “WHAT IS A.CHRISTIAN.” Sermon Subjects at Francis Asbury Methodist Church Announced. Rev. J. J. Rives, pastor of Francis Asbury Methodist Church, will preach tomorrow at 8 pm. on “What Is a Christian?”; January 20, “Would You Turn Your Cheek if Some One Hit You on the Other?”; January 27, “Is I Possible to Love Your Enemies?” He will have for his sermon topic Sunday at 11 a.m. “First Place.” “The Effect of Business on Personali- ty” will be discussed by the Francis Asbury Epworth League tomorrow eve- ning at 7 oclock. Fred Nettleship will present the subject. Men and women interested in Epworth League work are welcome. Meetings. ‘The pastor of Petworth Baptist Church, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will close the week of special prayer meet- ings with two special sermons tomor- row. The morning sermon is entitled “The Background of the Cross,” and in the evening, “The Divine Privilege and Progress.” I‘irs; Universalist Church. Dr. Frederic W. Perkins, pastor of the First Universalist Church, will preached tomorow morning on “The Whirlwind and the Voice.” The serv- ices are held in the Ambassador Thea- ter pending the completion of a new church. Kindergarten will be at the s me hour, with church school at 12:15 o'clock. Sunday School Lesson John 1:1-10 After he lefe John the B‘at;mst to become a follower of Chri erved hig ully that he was ANUARY 12, 1929 ' Famous Churches of the World PAS"]R PI_ANWNG Cathedral—Speyer, Germany THE city of Speyer, or Spires, became an episcopal see in the fourth cen- tury, but it was only in the eleventh that the present cathedral was begun by the Emperor Henry II, who designed that the bodies of himgelf and his suc- cessors should rest within it, near the altar upon which tise holy sacrifice of the new law was to be daily offered up for the living and the dead Catholic pontiff. His son, Henry III, who died in 1056, continued his work, and was laid in the choir by his side. His grandson, Henry IV, completed the work at the beginning of his reign, but as he had been excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII his body lay unburied for five years in the chapel of St. Afra, which he himself had erected on the north side of the building, before it was allowed a place among those of his predecessors. His son, Henry V, the last of the old Salic line, also lies here, as do the Emperors Philip of Suabia, Ru- dolph of Hapsburg, Adolph of Nassau and Albert I of Austria (d. 1306), and the imperial consorts of Conrad II, Henry 1V and Prederick Barbarossa. In 1450 this magnificent mausoleum of the heads of the Holy Roman Em- pire was greatly injured by fire, and in the seventeenth century it suffered at the hands of the French invaders, who destroyed or defaced all the imperial monuments. In 1794 the building was desecrated by the soldiers of the French revolutionary government and convert- ed into a powder magazine; and not until 1822 was it restored to the sacred purposes for which it was designed. It was then extensively repaired and em- bellished by order of Louis I, King of Bavaria, and at_his expense. He caused the interior to be beautifully decorated in 1845 and the western facade to be re-erected by Hubsch in 1854-8. This cathedral, which is built of red sandstone, is one of the noblest speci- mens of the Romanesque style now extant. “SILENT SACRIFICE” IS PASTOR’S THEME Dr. Farle Wilfley's Evening Ser- mon Will Be Based on “Tokens.” Dr. Earle Wilfley's subject tomorrow morning at Vermont Avenue Christian Church will be “The Silent Sacrifize,” and at the evening service he will speak on_“Tokens.” ‘The Junior Church, organized last Sunday by Miss Katharine Wilfley, as- sistant to the pastor, will meet at 11 am. in Annex 1 simultaneously with the morning worship service. All boys and girls from 7 to 14 years of age are invited to attend. ‘The quarterly meeting of the Chris- tian Missionary Society of the District will be held Tuesday at 10:30 am. An interesting program has been planned, a part of which is a missionary pla: “The Plea of the Mite Boxes.” H. B. Douglas, president, will presid A box luncheon will be ed. A missionary educational exhibit will be presented Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock under the auspices of the Chris- tion Misslonary Society. This will he the second of such exhibits, the first one having been given at the Columbia slelgh'.! Christian Church last Thurs- ay. . Will Talk on Southern Mountains. At the Takoma Park Baptist Church the pastor, Rev. William E. La Rue, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “Taking Time” and at 8 p.m. on “Life in the Southern Mountains,” & stereop- ticon lecture. Ira Champion Will Speak. Ira Champion, assistant legislative superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League. will speak in McKendree Meth- odist Church tomorrow morning at 11 t |o'clock on the subject “Taking Stock on Prohlbmo:\." B. Y. P. U. News The Columbia Federation will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'cleck at Na- tional Baptist Memorial Church, Six- teenth street and Columbia road. Na- tional Baptist Memorial, Chevy Chase and Berwyn Unions will be the hosts. Dr. Clinton N. Howard, lecturer and author, of Rochester, N. Y., wil be the speaker. Girls’ basket ball opened with suc- cess last Monday evening, under the direction of Miss Frances Cooper. They will continue to play three games each Monday evening at Wilson Normal School from 7 to 10 o'clock. Boys' basket ball has started, playing on both ‘Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Langley High School, under the direc- tion of Edward Newton. Temple Juniors will entertain the Junior Federation January 20 at 3 p.m. at their church, Tentn and N streets. The Intermédiates will meet Friday at First Church at 7:45 p.m. Myrteen Sisson and Beta group will present_the program tomorrow night in Senfor B. Y. P. U. No. 1 of Bethany. By) It has the further architectural dis- tinction of being the earliest Roman- esque basilica in which the mave, as| well as the side arcades, was vaulted from the first. It is nearly 450 feet long and 180 feet broad at the transepts, and its| western towers are 240 feet high. Over the central portal is a rose window con- taining, upon a gold background, a beau- tiful head of the Savior, crowned with thorns and surrounded by emblems of the four evangelists. The handsome ar- cade at the top of the facade runs en- tirely around the building. In the entrance hall, or Kaiserhalle, are a number of niches adorned with gilding and mosaic, in which are sand- stone statues of the emperors who are buried in the King's choir. These stat- ues are the work of the modern sculp- | tors Dietrich and Fernhorn and were | placed in position in 1858. In this hall are four beautiful reliefs by Pilz, representing the laying of the founda- tion of the cathedral by Conrad. and several scenes in the life of the devout Emperor Rudolph of Hapsburg. In the King's choir is a statue to the honor of Rudolph of Hapsburg, the founder of the imperial house of Aus- tria, in Tyrolean marble, by Schwan- thaler, and one of Adolph of Nassau (d. 1298), in sandstone, by Ohnmacht. Two ancient reliefs, formerly in the crypt, containing likenesses of four Em- perors, are built into the walls of this part of the church. On the outside of the church, at its northeast corner, is the famous Dom- napf, or great cathedral bowl, an an- cient vessel of sandstone, which marked the boundary between the episcopal and civic jurisdiction. When Speyer was & free imperial city each new bishop, af- ter binding himself ‘to respect the lib- erties of the town, used to fill the Dom- napf with wine, which was then drunk to his health by the townspeople. LECTURES WILL DEAL WITH BIBLE STUDY Rev. C. P. Sparling of Baltimore ‘Will Have Charge of Series Here. The department of religious education of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Washington announces a course of lectures on “The Bible, Book by Book,” to be given by Rev. C. P. Sparling of Baltimore under the auspices of the de- partment. The first lecture of the course will be delivered on Wednesday evening in St. John’s Church, Sixteenth and H streets, at 8 p.m. There will be lectures in St. John’s Parish Hall on Thursday and Friday, and every eve- ning the following week from Monday to Friday, inclusive. is course of lectures is ‘intended tion, but will be of value to all church people, all interested being invited to attend. Those taking the full course and a written text are eligible to re- ceive a certificate from the National Accredited Teachers Association. Each year it is the custom of the de- partment of religious education to offer to the Sunday School workers of the Episcopal Church one or two opportuni- ties for self-improvement. . Dr. Waldron to Pluch—on Luke. Dr. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets, will begin tomor- row night a series of sermons upon The Gospel of Luke, using as his sub- ject. “The Third Gospel; Its Author, Its Theme and Its Object.” At 11 am. he will continue his sermons on “The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit,” using as his subject, “What Christ Had to Say Concerning the Holy Ghost.” Blind Evangelist to Preach. Holy Communion will be celebrated | tomorrow at Rehoboth Baptist Church, First street between N and O streets southwest, at 3 o'clock, at which time the pastor, Rev. Elijah Coleman, will preach on the subject: “Power of the Resurrection.” Revival services will begin at 8 pm., conducted by the blind evangelist, Rev. Roy A. Carter, who will preach also each night next week. . A SERMON SERIES Evangelistic Services Sched- uled at Hamline M E, Church. Dr. Chesteen Smith, pastor ;f Ham- line Methodist Episcopal Chuch, six- teenth at Allison street, will ilugurate a series of Sunday evening evngelistic services tomorrow at 8 p.m. His ser- mon subject will be “The FunGmentals of Christian Belie! Sunday morning the sacTiment of holy communion Wwill be “d"xnisu'red. A brief message will be delered on ““The Loyalty of Christian Disipjes ” At 9:45 am. the Church Sool will meet in the various departmnts, A series of talks being given ' R, P, Green to the Men's Class. ere are 34 classes for all ages ths school under the direction of W. 1 Evans, general superintendent. The midweek service Will be held, inaugurating a change in the Lyal pro- gram, Thursday evening. The jrst half hour will be devotional service, nd from 8:30 on various conferences will be ander the direction of Christiar workers. The fourth quarterly Cnference which was to be held Januar 1§ has been postponed until January 3. This will make it necessary to Doshone the “family night” meeting from january 18 to January 25. . PROHIBITION GIVEN AS SERMON THEME Dr. Francis Scott McBrie Will Occupy Pulpit at Fourjry Church Tomorrow. The pulpit of Foundry Ifethodist Episcopal Church will be_0CCipjed to- morrow morning by Dr. Franys scott McBride, who will speak on th, gyhiact, “Taking Stock of Prohibitior» Tnig service will be broadcast by Wy, ‘rne pastor, Dr. Frederick Browr garris, will preach at the evening Siyice on the theme “Lord of AlL” The monthly meeting of tie Men's Club will be held Friday evening. Guest, speakers will be Harry i, Blee, director of airports, Departpent of Commerce, and Lieut. Walte. Hinton, U. S. N, pilot of the Airship NC.4. WOMAN WILL PICTURE LIFE AMONG ISLANDERS Wife of Missionary Will gpeak at Epiphany Church Pyrigh Hall. Mrs. William Wyllie, Wiga of Rev. William Wyllie, Archdeacen of the mission_of the Episcopal ‘Church in Santo Domingo, will be the ‘speaker at the annual joint meeting™ of the Woman'’s Auxiliary and Suliday School Institute of the Diocese of Washingtan, in the parish hall of Epiphany Church, 1317 G street, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. { Archdeacon Wyllie has two assistant ministers working with him in the Dominican republic. His wife, however, is his principal assistant in social work accomplished the missicm. During the influenza epidemic the |willies or- ganized a hospital in Santy Domingo city which is today a flourishing insti- tution. Their work in buildihg schools and churches also is exceptipnal. The missionaries not only adminikter to the spiritual needs of the large{ American population engaged in the sugar in- dustry, but devote considerable atten- tion to the native population living in the jungle. \ Under the title “Spreading] the King- dom in the Land of Columbus,” Mrs. Wyllie will tell of her life and work in the little-known interior of jthe Island of Santo Domingo among primitive native population to whom| her visits are the only contact with the outside civilization. SERMON OF BISHO WILL BE BROADCAST Right Rev. James E. F’;‘eemnn to Be Heard Tomorrow Eve- ning Over WRC. Right Rev. James E. Preeman, Bishop of Washington, will be the special preacher at the people’s evensong in Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Ca- thedral tomorrow at 4 p.m. This serv- ice will be broadcast over WRC. Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of Washington Cathedral, will preach at the 11 a.m. service tomorrow in Bethle- hem Chapel, at which time the holy communion will be celebrated. The full list of services tomorrow in Bethlehem Chapel is as follows: 7:30 am. holy communion; 10 am, morning prayer and litany; 11 am, holy communion and sermon; 4 p.m, people’s evensong and sermon. Friendship Baptist Church. “Our Neighbor” will be the subject of the Rev. B. H. Whiting, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, First and H streets southwest, tomorrow at 11 am. “The Barren Fig Tree” will be the subject at 8 p.m. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; B. Y. P. U, 6 pm.; prayer and praise service, Tuesday, 8 pm. ’ e Hospital Visitor Is Employed. At the meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Federation of Churches this week Mrs. E. W. Murray was em- ployed as the hospital visitor, repre- senting that organization. She will give her full time to this work. Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott COMMUNION SERVICE SET. Rev. Harry M. Wilson ;o Deliver Devotional Sermon. At Fifteenth Street Christan Church, Fifteenth and Kentucky avenue south- east, Rev. Harry M. Wilson, pastoz, will deliver a devotional sermon’ and com- munion service will be oserved to- morrow. Junior church meers at 11 o'clock also. the same hour of the adult worship. L. R. Butler, associate pastor, is in charge. Senior and Intermediatr Endeavor Societies meet at 6:45 pm. The cve- ning service will be at 8 o'cbck. Rev. W. D. Jarvis to Preach. Rev. Willlam D. Jarvis wll preach at New Bethel Baptist Churct, Ninth and S streets, tomorrow merning and evening. ~Sunday school, 9:30 am. Subject of sermon, 11 a.m. “the Dan- ger of Delay.” 6:30 p.m., ipecial pro- gram by C. E. Society. Rev. E. Hez Swem to Preach. “Washi n Women Vi Have new master so faith- f ; known as ‘the "Beloved Apostie” For many years,he | ived_8nd preached. at Ephesus. L&~ g - " oo D ingtos Backbone” is the subject of tev. E. Hez Swem tomorrow night at ¢ o'clock at Centennial Baptist Churct. The 11 gcloet morning sermon subect will be dn:r::“hflwnne;s Anew.” Tie afflicted, el are i y pet : g n speial Sunday Rev. Homer A. Kent o Talk. Rev. ‘Homer A. Kent, r of First Brethren Church, f P bl Twelfth aud E streets ." His evening subject will be “A ’ Vital Question.” Sunday sciool meets / 1 4 at 9:30 a.ml and Christian Eideavor at ’ 6:30 p.m. yor Broening leads caipaign for ,// $300,000 for new edifice '0':'. Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore Jobn | known in his name and l¢ was a¢ Eph ¢hat h u‘gwa phesus e wfotfi"‘ glpus les, which form par¢ of the New Mass. Ave.. by Appoini 1814 N StNW. R o Ty T . Auist 34. 7, 8="Virgo,” August » Sept. 3. [estament. John, the Belove tle, died about_ico A.D. 4% ,vépaog—,._vn-— L -