Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1929, Page 10

PULPIT EXCHANGE LIST ANNOUNCED Churches to Have Visiting Preachers at Services Tomorrow. ‘The annual exchange of pulpits arranged by the Federation of Churches will occur tomorrow. The exchange will be effective only for the morning service. ‘The complete list (subject to any further changes which emergency may necessitate) is follows: Baptist—Calvary, Rev. Jason Noble Pierce of First Congregational; Kendall, Rev. Robert B. Wierer of Bruen Metho~ { glist Episcopal; Takoma Park, Rev. D. L. Snyder of Emory Methodist Episcopal Church South; Second, Rev. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Fed- eration of Churches, and West Wash- ington, Rev. C. E. Hawthorne of Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian. Congregational—Cleveland Park, Rev. E. O. Clark of Chevy Chase Baptis First, Rev. W: S. Abernethy of Calvar; Baptist, and Mount Pleasant, Rev. U G. B. Pierce of All Souls’ Unitarian. Disciples—Fifteenth Street, Rev. F. R. Barnes of Langdon Methodist Episcopal; H Street; Rev. C. H. Corkran of Lincoln Road Methodist Episcopal, and Takoma Park, Rev. N. M. Simmonds of High- lands Baptist Brethren—Washington Cil ‘W. Tolson of Westminster Pres Episcopal—St. John's (Georgetown), Rev. F. C. Reynolds of Wesley Methodist Episcopal. Methodist Episcopal P. Ryland of Kendall Rev. J. H. Hollister Presbyterian; Douglas, Wooding of Eckington Presbyterian; Lincoln Road, Rev. H. C. Mayhew of H Street Disciples; McKendree, Rev. Bernard Braskamp of Gunton-Temple Presbyterian; Metropolitan, Rev. W. A" Lambeth of Mount Vernon Place Metho. dist Episcopal Church South, and Wesley, Rev. F. Bland Tucker of St. John's Episcopal (Georgetown). Methodist Protestani—Rhode Island Avenue, Rev. A. E, Barrows of Eastern Presbyterian. Methodist Episcopal South—Emory, Rev. W. E. La Rue of Takoma Park Baptist; Epworth, Rev. Frecley Rohrer of Metropolitan . Presbyterian, and Mount Vernon Place, Rev. J. S. Mont- gomery of Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal. Reformed — Grace, Rev. Charles Enders of Concordia Evangelical. Evangelical—Concordia, Rev. H. H. Ranck cf Grace Reformed. ' _ Presbyterian —Chevy Chase, Rev, Mark Depp of Calvary Methodist Epis- copal; Eastern, Rev. R. Y. Nicholson of Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Protestant; Eckington, Rev. A. H. Mc- Kinley of Douglas Memorial Methodist Episcopal; Gunton-Temple, Rev. Wil- liam Pierpont of McKendree Methodist Episcopal; Metropolitan, Rev. J. C. Copenhaver of Epworth Methodist Epis- copal South, and Westminster, Rev. E. M. Bowman of Washington City Church of the Brethren. United Presbyterian—Wallace Memo- rial, Rev. C. B. Austin of West Washing- ton Baptist, Unitarian—All Souls, Rev. Moses R. Lovell of Mount Pleasant Congre- gational. CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Special Service Will Be Held Under Auspices of Young People, With Forbes in Charge. ‘The Chevy Chase Baptist Church is co-operating in the exchange of pas- tors sponsored by the Federation of Churches. In accordance with this ‘arrangement Rev. George L. Farnham, pastor of the Cleveland Park Congre- gational Church, will be the guest Ppreacher tomorrow morning. At 7:45 pm. a special service will be held under the auspices of the Bap- -tist_Young People’s Union. Kenneth B. Forbes, president, will be in charge ©of this service, assisted by other mem- Jbers of the union. The Church school Mmeets at 9:45 a.m. with graded classes for children of all ages. Work has begun on the addition to the present building, which, when com- pleted will house the primary and ju- hior departments of the school. REV. SCHNABEL PREACHES Fifth Sermon of Series on Com- mandments Will Be Given. At Albright Memorial Evangelical Church tomorrow morning the minis- ter, Rev. G. E. Schnabel, will preach on “Which Will We Have, Religion or Christ>” At 7:45 p.m. the sermon will be the fifth in the series on the Ten + Commandments. “Thou Shalc Not Murder” will be discussed and the fol- Jowing questions will be answered: Who is the murderer? Does murder imply merely the taking of life? When the State electrocutes does she murder? Do wars come under the ban of this | cn'rxr‘\kl;nandmer;t? [ e annual congregational meeting of the church will be held Monday Xllght. LUTHER LEAG A meeting of the executive committee of the Luther League of the District of Columbia was held at the home of First Vice President Miss Selma A. Trede, 8205 Thirty-eighth street, last night. ‘When District League President Rob- ert J. Volland and Paul L. Brindle, chairman of the extension committee | of the Luther League of the District of Columbia and president of the Luther League of the Maryland Synod, ad- dressed the Georgetown ~Lutheran Young People’s Organization last Sun- day_evening, they were accompanied by Wilber Swanson, sccretary to Rep- ' resentative August H. Andresen, who rendered a special musical selection, St. Paul’s Christian Endeavor Society was the.guest of St. Paul's Luther League during a “fellowship hour” held last Sunday evening preceding the weekly devotional league meeting. ‘When Incarnation Luther League re- cently held its annual banquet, Mason Ott acted as toastmaster and presented the following speaker: Rev. Henry Manken, jr., pastor of the church; Ar- thur Krimelmeyer, former president of the Incarnation League, and Robert J. ‘Volland, president of the Luther League of the District of Columbia. “An Evening With Trees” was the ,subject of the third educational social held by the young people of Luther Place Memorial Church last Friday ev ning. The program included the story of trees told by moving pictu sterop- tized poems, songs and an address by a representative of the United States Forest Service. Miss Frances Dysinger, administra- tive officer of Lutheran Inner Mission ociety of Washington, and C. Bertram elston, treasurer of the Luther League of the District of Columbia, acc: anied members of Zion’s Luther eague on their monthly visit to Chil- dren’s Hospital last Sunday afternoon. “How Can We Best Serve the World ‘Through Oux Church” is the topic ‘which will be presented tomorrow eve- ning at St. Paul's Luther League by iss Eleanor Le and at Zion's League by Miss Mary Leonberge he Pros and Cons of Religious Education” was the subject of the lec- ture delive: t the Lutheran School of Religious Education, held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Second and B streets southe by Prof. Charles P. Wiles, editor “The Augsburg Sunday School Lcswu% + {plain of the lates {used according to the discretion of the | Q. Please explain the major differ- cnce between the proposed new prayer book of the Established Church of Eng- land and the one now in use in that church. I find abundant articles in the press regarding the controversy in the prayer book, but as yet I ha seen no clear exposition of the par- ticular points for which each of the parties to the dispute is contending. The submitted v of the Book of Common Prayer now refused the ratification of Pariiament contains permission for the reservation of the Eucharist in order that its consecrated clemer's may be administered to sick or infirm parishioners, This concession arouses opposition be- cause it is said to favor the Anglo- Catholic party. Many clergy of this party already rescrve the Eucharist for the "purpose of adoration, a reject. Hence the controversy you name; in" which some Anglo-Catholics com alterations of the revision as loudly as their brethren | object to it as a whole. Both versions of the book may be local clergyman and. his vestry. &er- tain prayers and collects have been in- troduced and’ others ¢ ed in fc in order to make the ritual more con plete and ‘comprehensive. It would seem to an outsider that the Church of England should be at liberty to do as she pleases on the issue But_her nt relation to the state | gives Parliament the power to inter- | vene. Q. My boy, 14 ars old, has recently asked me if I would study the Bible | with him. I believe studying ancient history in school has opened up a new angle of the Bible to him. grateful if you will name a book or | books which in your opinion would be helpful, as I feel I do not know how o _start on so large a subject. Please also suggest the order in which | the various parts of the Bible should be studied. A. I congratulate you on this oppor- tunity to read the Bible with your son. I would suggest “How to Enjoy the Bible,” by A. C. Deane: “The Back- ground of the Bible,” by Henry K. Booth, and “The Greatest Book in the World,” by T. H. Darlow. Begin with the Gospels and Acts, then take up the historical books of the Old Testament and, finally, read Proverbs, the Psalms, the Epistles of the New Testament and the Prophets. You also will find “The Living Bible.” edited by Bolton Hall, exceedingly helpful. - Q. Kindly refer me to a book con- taining what in your opinion is the best collection of prayers of the Protestant Churches. A. The “Anglican Beok of Common Prayer” and the “Book of Common ‘Worship,” published by the Presbyterian | Church, contain prayers drawn from the purest devotional sources of the Hebrew and Christian religions. Consult any standard book store for numerous other compilations of which the Anglican prayer book is admittedly the model. Q. Was Mary, the mother of Jesus, going on with respect to the changes |T practice | which Anglicans of the Protestant wing | | He 1 would be | 1 Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. descended from David, or is it merely by courtesy that Jesus is, referred to in the Bible as the son of David because of Joseph' scent from Dayid? A. Chr descent from 'the royal | house of Isracl is reflected in the New Testament his letter to the Romans born_of | Da natural descent. The | popular belief that the promised Mes siah would be of this lineage may have | influenced his conclusion that such was the case. But the Master Himself did not em- e the question of His human an- In St. Matthew, xxii4l, we d,” “Now while the Pharisees were athered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, What think ye of the Christ? Whose son is He? They say nto Him, The son of David. He saith {unto them, How then doth David in the spirit call Him Lord? s r d unto my Lord. Sit Thou on | my right hand till I put Thine enemies underneath Thy feet? If David then | called Him Lord, how is He His | Psalm, ex 5 The aspostle to the Gentiles declared in this second epistle to the Corinthians that he no longer knew Christ after the flesh (II Corinthians, v.16). For Him the divine crucified and risen Redeemer was_forever supreme agpart from any auestions conéerning His earthly origin, reigned in the spiritual reaim, where pride of blood and temporal rank and its honors were meaningless. Q. If, as we are told, the soul is im- mortal, without beginning or end, and will have existenee and consciousness r death, it must have consciousness e f so. why do we have m of that “pre-existent” ence. ‘True, some phi- losophers have argued that it does, but their reasoning is purely speculative! ‘The Christian and Jewish teaching is that the soul is God’s creation. Modern scien s s , but does not an- nul, this teaching asserting that the soul’s creation takes place in connection with the genesis of its pl al body. Neither does continuity of existence involve detailed momory. Think back on your own life, and while certain days stand out distinctly, the large majority of them are obscured in shadows or buried in oblivion. If some of us had to depend solely on our memory to establish the fact that we were on the earth on a given day 10 years ago, we should in many instances have to admit that, so far as 3 we were non-existent on that day. In brief, the evidence of recollection or lack of it does not itself necessarily de- termine the existence of past facts. Other sources of proof may have to be consulted to establish those facts. This applies to your question about the soul's pre-existent stage. It is not because of lack of memory, but for other reasons, that such pre-existence is discounted. Moreover, the destruc- tion of the brain at death may end given functions of man’s psychic life without destroying that life. “Depend- ence of thought on a material brain,” said John Stuart Mill, “1s an empiric fact, but this does not mean that it is a metaphysical necessity.” . (Covyright, 1929.) LESSON SERMON SLATED FOR REGULAR SERVICE Christian Science Parent Church Leader, Mrs. Annie C. Bill, % Will Speak. At the regular church service of the Christian Science Parent Church to- morrow, a lesson sermon on “Physician | and Metaphysician” will be heard. Mrs, Annie C. Bill, leader of the Parent Church, also will speak on the same | subject, dealing with the various steps | of growth and development essential to the welfare and life of mankind. In speaking on this subject, Mrs. Bill says: “The value of any hypoth- esis extends just so faf as it is veri- fiable in actual experience. This prac- tical statement by the eminent astrono- mer, Prof. Arthur S. Eddington, should be an inspiration to every conscientious endeavor in scientific unfoldment. The | basic theory herein presented is that of conscious spiritual evolution by di- rect intention, and in accordance with a universal design of life which impels periodic transformation.” FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Elders and Deacons Will Be Or- dained at Morning Service Tomorrow. At Fourth Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth and Fairmont streets, to- morrow morning, Rev. James H. Miers, pastor, will speak on “The True Measure of Success,” and in the eve- ning at 8 o'clock on “Some Unnoticed ‘Things in Which Jesus Christ Is Su- preme.” The Christian Endeavor Societies will meet at 7 o'clock. The senior so- ciety’s subject will be “The Humanity of Chi Harcld Swift will be the speaker. ‘The elders and deacons will be or- dained and installed tomorrow morn- ing. ‘The pastor’s study class on church history will meet Tuesday at 7 pm.; subject, “The Papacy at the Supremacy of Its Power Between 1073 and 1294 A. D.” Thursday at 8 oclock in Sunday services of this church are held at 11 am. in the assembly hall \)f‘! the Hotel La Fayette, Sixteenth and I| streets. Sunday school convenes at| the same hour at 20 Jackson place. Free public reading rooms also are lo- | cated at 20 Jackson place, to which the | general public is invited. CHANGE PULPITS. Rev. F. R. Barnes to Preach at Fifteenth St. Christian Church. Fifteenth Street Christian Church, Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue southeast, will observe annual pulpit ex- change Sunday at morning service, and | Rev. F. R. Barnes of Langdon M. E.| Church will preach. Intermediate and Senior Endeavor Socicties meet at 6:45 o'clock. At the evening cervice at 8 o'clock “The Community Chest” will be inter- estingly told of by Myron Whitney. The pastor, Rev. Harry M. Wilson, will occupy a pulpit in Northeast Wash- ington in exchange with a mmister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. DR. FENN WILL SPEAK. Howard University Religious Serv- ice Speaker Is Named. ‘The speaker for the Howard Univer- sity religous service at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be lliam Wallace Fenn of Harvard Universif Dr. Fenn has served as minister the Unity Chur Pittsfield, M: : minister of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago, and dean of the Divinity School of Harvard University. l'////////’/’///.///n: Hol ip that very room. F%Howm W‘lfien Christ sa¢ with his disciles for the Final time on the night of”the Last Supper, he to!d them Ghost would appear tothem his death, they were to re— turn to the place and await the event. Kelly Hall the spiritual barometer of the church will function. The subject will be, “At the Rainbow's' End.” Fri- day the devotional study to the “Epis- tle to the Hebrews” will be held in the study class at 7:30 pm. Tuesday at 2 o'clock the executive board of the Woman's Missionary Society will meet to consider the program for the meet- ing next Wednesday. “CAN WE HAVE PEACE?” Rev. A. F. Elmes Announces Sub- Jject for Sermon. Rev. A. F. Elms, pastor of the People's Congregational Church, M street be- tween Sixth and Seventh streets, will speak tomorrow morning o nthe subject “Can We Have Peace?” ‘The young people will meet at 6:30 pm. with theme for discussion “How Can We Serve the World Through Our Church?” PASTORS:;I'.D CHANGE. Takoma Park Baptist Church Pro- gram Is Announced. At the Takoma Park Baptist Church, Piney Branch road and Aspen street, tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev. D. L. Snyder, pastor of Emory Methodist Church South, will speak in exchange with the pastor. The pastor, Rev. William E. La Rue, |will give an address at 8 pm. on “Pha; of Religious Work in Hawaii,” illustrated with stereopticon views. New England Congregational Church, Chicago (all its charter members came from New England), is 75 years old. AT PENTECOST LI SN at the i i) The Cathedral, Siena, Italy. VWHEN Christianity replaced paganism as the religion of the Roman Empire the temple of Minerva at Sena Julia, now Siena, was transformed into a Christian church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. In the thirteenth century this was replaced by the present cathedral, the dome of which was completed in 1264. About the year 1317 its choir was prolonged to cover the Church of St. John, an ancient baptistry, which now forms a kind of crypt beneath it and is filled with some of the choicest gems of fifteenth century art. The work of erecting the cathedral was cut short by the terrible plague that devastated the city in 1350, and as the building now stands it is only the tran- sept of the collosal temple which had been planned. The ruin of the half- finished nave witnesses to the beauty of the design, which if carried out would have produced a structure unparalleled in majesty. Even in its present form the Cathedral of Siena is of vast size and is considered one of the most glori- ous buildings in the world. It is a unique example of the possibilities of the Ttalian Gothic style. ‘The lofty campanile, built of alternate courses of white and black marble, is exceedingly beautiful, but the great western front of the building draws forth a still more glowing admiration. It was built in 1270-1380 from the de- signs of Giovanni Pisano, and exhibits a happy combination of the pointed and the circular styles, Its sculptures are from the hands of different masters and the mosaics wers added as recently as 1878 by Mussini and Franchl. On each side of the entrance is a column sur- monted by a figure of a wolf, the emblem of the city of Siena. BROOKLYN PASTOR AT ST. STEPHEN'S Dr. Williams Will Be Heard at - Choral Evensong and Proces- sion Monday Night. Dr, Granville Mercer Williams, rector of St. Paul's Church, Brooklyn, will be the special preacher at a service of choral evensong ang Rrocession to be held Monday night in the new St. Stephen’s Church, at Sixteenth and Newton streets. This service will be under the aus- pices of the Anglo-Catholic Club in the Diocese of Washington. Dr. George Fiske Dudley, rector of St. Stephen’s, will sing the service. Rev. Calvert E Buck, president of the club and super- intendent of Episcopal Hospital, will pronounce the benediction. ‘The service will be preceded by a colorful procession of clergy, crucifers, altar servers and choir singers from various parishes. Priests of the Holy Qrthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church, commonly called the Greek Orthodox Church, will be vested and in procession as the guests of the club. Seats will be reserved for those in procession -and for those who present cards. The special- preacher, Father Wil- liams, is a member of the Society of Mission Priests of St. John the Evangel- ist, commonly known as the Cowley Fathers. This is an Anglican Teligious order, but th2 society in the Episcopal Church in the United States is now self-governing and independent of the English society. CHEVY CHASE PASTOR AT CALVARY METHODIST Dr. William Earl Clark Will Ad- dress Young People’s Round Table. The pastor of the Chevy Chase Pres- byterian Church, Rev. J. Hillman Hol- lister, will exchange pulpits with Dr. Mark Depp of the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow morning. Dr. William Earl Clark will speak on “Religion and Medicine” to_the mem- bers of the Young People’s Round Ta- ble tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock in the parish house. “Answers to Prayer” will be the sub- ject for discussion Sunday evening at the last of the series of meetings which have been conducted by Miss Mabel Thurston for high school young people during this month. The meeting will be held in the assembly room at 7 o'clock. The executive commitiee meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society will be held at the parish house January 30, at 1 o'clock. Luncheon will be served. Will Address Bible Class. Representative Albert Johnson of Washington will address the Harrison Bible Class of Congress Street Metho- dist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty- first street northwest, tomorrow morn- ing at 9:45 o'clock in the auditorium of the church. His subject will be “The World Population.” Milton D. Smith will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome, Bl e ascension of Chnist, the eleve: Judas, 3 suicide, was not among them. There they chose Matthias to con- plete tbe,twelvo. dismples came €o the room, - - DR. SMITH TO PREACH SERMON ON REVIVALS Hamline M. E. Church Program Includes Address by George W. Crabbe. “The Kind of a Revival Needed To- day” will be the subject of the evening sermon tomorrow at Hamline Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Sixteenth and Allison streets. The sermon will be preached by the pastor, Dr. Chesteen Smith. Previous to the sermon J. A. Winner and Dr. T. W. Stanton will give brief outlines of “Some Revivals I Have Known.” At the morning serviee the address will be delivered by George W. Crabbe, superintendent of Maryland Anti- Saloon League. The community chest will be brought to the attention of the congregation by Claud W. Owen. The new adventure of having a “family night” last Friday was report- ed a success. The reports which had been submitted to the fourth quarterly conference, held Wednesday night,, were read and the work for the pre-Easter season was outlined. At the fourth quarterly conference, held under the direction of Dr. Phelps Hand, district superintendent, Wednesday evening, the following were elected trustees of the church: Walter M. Bastian, Clyde H. Edwards, S. Rus- sell Bowen, Edward S. Brashears, Oscar M. Bryant, Harry C. James, John H. Muirhead, Dr. Timothy W. Stanton and Wilmer F. Stickle; trustee emeritus, Eliasaph D. Godfrey. TWO PASTORS EXCHANGE PULPITS FOR TOMORROW Rohrer and Dr. Announce Program for Sun- Dr. Copenhaver day Morning Services. For the 11 o'clock service tomorrow in Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, Thirteenth street and North Carolina_avenue northeast, Rey. Dr. Freeley Rohrer, pastor of the Metro- politan Presbyterian Church, will preach, he having exchanged pulpits with Rev. Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pas- tor of Epworth. J¥. Copenhaver will preach for the 8 o'clock service in Epworth Church on “Making the Unprofitable Profitable.” ‘The Sunday school will be open to- morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The Hummer Memorial Class will observe “Every Member day.” At 2:15 o'clock the members of the Epworth League Chapter of the church will leave the church for Blue Plains, D. C., where they will conduct devotional services. The Hi-League and Epworth League Chapters of the church will bold serv- ices at 6:30 and 7 o'clock p.m., respec- tively. i ‘The pastor will conduct the midweek prayer service at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. “A New Heart” Is Sermon Subject. “A New Heart” will be the subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, First and H streets southwest, tomorrow at 11 am. A special sermon to the Order of Fishermen will be delivered at 8 p.m. Sunday school meets at 9:30 am.; B. P. P. U, 6 pm.; prayer and praise serv- ice Tuesday, 8 p.m. Sunday School Lesson John 16.:7-11; Romans §:12-17, 26, 29 'T.r_e'n days after the ascension was celobra THE HOLY SPIRIT. Joel, 1i.28-29; Luke, {.9-13; 8; Xiv.16-17,26; Xv.26- 27; xvi.7-15; Acts, ii.1-2: Romans, vili. 1 Golden text--“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."—Ro- mans, viii.14. Next to the gift of salvation in Christ Jesus, the greatest blessing that God has bestowed upon men is found in His endowment of the Holy Spirit. Christ came that men might know through His revelation “the only true God” and ol s eternal life, through their faith in Him. Jesus pointed out to His disciples the night preceding His death that His coming separation from them would make possible the coming of the Holy Spirit, who would “glorify” the Master and through the disciples Christ known to men. apostles could not understand how. His death apparently was required before the prophecy of Joel and the promise of the Lord Jesus could be fulfilled. Al- though the Spirit of God had demon- strated His presence and power in the annals of the prophets and history of Tsrael and especiallv in the life ‘and labors of the Mastcr, the Holy Spirit had never come to reside permanently in the flesh. Our study brings us face to face with the question of the Trinity of God. ‘While the word inif>" is not found in the Bible, the “D.".ne Trinity” clearly expressed in the Holy Scripture: An eminent teacher has separated the | teachings into two doctrines, both closely related by suggesting as defini- tions: *“The Divine Trinity is God's threefold self-manifestation,” and “The Divine Trinity is God’s triune mode of existence.” No one would have thought of the triunity of God if there had not been a revelation of His triune mode of existence. The New Testa- ment writers were Jews, and in their conceptions of the. Trinity it is evi- dent that they had no desire to set aside the faith of their fathers in the unity of God. Beyond acknowledging these facts, space does not permit the writer to go further into the theological and philosophical problems concerning either the Divine Trinity or the Di- vine Trinity of God, truths that are found cnly in the teachings of Chris- tianity. The Spirit's Work. The revelation of the Master con- cerning His approaching death had filled the disciples with great sorrow. The fact that He had pointed out that His departure was to mark the com- mencement of their persecution made it difficult for them to grasp how it could be expedient for them that He should leave them to endure, without His presence and power to protect them in their hours of trial. In an effort to remove their burden and fill them with courage the Lord promised the coming of the Spirit of God. He made the coming endowment of the church tne heart of His farewell message, for He knew that the coming to dwell among men 41 the Spirit of Truth, the Com- forter,’ the Helper, would transform their apparent. defeat into a glorious triumph. In 50 days that promise was fulfilled, and the work of the Holv Spirit, commenced on that Pentecost, has continued with the followers of the Christ ever since. Men were obposing Christ because they did not accept His words and be- lieve in Him. Men today are refusing to follow the teachings of the Lord Jesus, although they have been con- vinced by the Holy Spirit’s efforts with them that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of men. The fact that the modern world is full of sin is due to their refusal to follow the urge of the Holy Spirit to obey Christ Jesus in all things. Whenever men seek to deny the realty of sin, of righteousness and of judgment, they hear the silent voice of the Holy Spirit within them con- victing them of their sin. He is con- victing men now, just as He dd then of their sin through their enmity against Christ Jesus. Lack of faith in Christ is sin. ‘The Honly, Spirit produces a conviction J.|of righteousness. The Lord's resurrec- tion and ascension were necessary to establish the righteousness of Christ. When men recall and think over the events connected with the Master’s cru- cifixion and His victory over the grave, they are convinced of His cParacter so that they say, “Truly this was a right- eous man.” They are still the basis of the Holy Spirit’s appeal to men that convinces them ‘that Jesus was indeed not only a righteous man but the Son of God. Jesus tried to make them see.that Satan would meet his defeat at.Cal- vary. He brought up all his satanic | forces in an effort to crush and com- plctegv destroy Christ at the cross, but the prince of this world met his doom then. Whenever the gospel of Jesus is preached under the power of the Holy Spirit, then Satan suffers further de- feat. The success of Pentecost has been repeated, when witnesses have testified under the power of the Holy Spirit's presence to the crucified, resurrected, and ascended Christ. The Holy Spirit was needed by the apostles for them to understand the meaning of the cross and their trials. Christian Victories. . In every twice-born soul there arises a conflict between the old life and the call to live like Christ Jesus. Without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit one would never undertake the Christian life. It is only through the fel- lowship of .this unseen Helper, who walks by the Christian’s side, that he trans- forms his old life from an antagonism to God to a loving obedience to the Christ. There is & continuous psycho- logical process; and the sudden change of feeling and devotion does not destroy the old man. Sometimes the change is not sudden in conversion, although there is a definite period when the new birth commences to manifest its power in our lives. The growth. as well as the birth, is due to the work of the Holy Spirit and our fellowship with Him "will be seen in a widening knowledge of Christ and a deepening spiritual life and out- look that will remove all fears and lead us on to victory and triumph. If we live after the pattern of men, or the flesh, we shall die spiritually and” be separated from God, but if we live in fellowship with the Holy Spirit and al- By; ted the feast of Penfecost. s low Him to guide our pathway and reveal Chri: will to us, then our life will be filled with one victory after an- other. If we are led by the spirit of God, we are the sons of God. One of the greatest results that fol- low our fellowship with the Holy Spirit is seen in our prayer life. The longing for intercession and communion deepens and our prayer life becomes a source of spiritual fellowship. Men who have left their mark upon the history of the world as champions of the cause of Christ have learned under the leader- ship of the Holy Spirit to keep their communications wih God open con- stantly by secret and public prayer life. Jesus was a man of prayer. Paul won his victories through agonizing pleading for help from above, Moses and Elijah both won their victories through inter- cession. Without the guidance of the Holy Spirit we would be apt to ask amiss, seeking for selfish blessings. On- der the leadership of the Holy Spirit we come to ask, seek and knock at the throne of grace’ for those things that would bring glory and honor to Christ Jesus. Through our fellowship with the Holy Spirit our prayer life becomes a source of spiritual power that gives us spiritual force and victory in the work for Christ and His Church. May w; under the influence of the Holy Spi obtain the power from above that will enable us to be led by His Spirit and to live as God’s sons. Bible Questions Of the Day By Harlow R. Hoyt. AT PE « Questions. 1. When was Christ's last discourse delivered to the disciples? 2. What did He charge them at that time? 3. What did the disciples do follow- ing the crucifixion? 4. What action did they take during their wait? 5. On what day was the promise of Christ fulfilled? 6. What occurred at that time? 7. What did the disciples do? 8. What answer did Peter make to the criticism? 9. What did the other disciples also do? 10. What was the significance of this occasion? Answers. 1. Christ’s last discourse to the dis- ciples was delivered Thursday, April 6, 30 A.D., on the night of the last supper. 2. He.told the disciples at this time that they were to return to this room, the coming of the Holy Ghost. 3. Following the resurrection the dis- ciples obeyed the various commands of Jesus until the ascension. Then they went to Jerusalem, as He had ordered. 4. During the wait the disciples elected_another to take the place of Judas Iscariot, who had committed sui- cide. Matthias was chosen to fill the vacancy. 5. Ten days after the ascension Pen- tecost was celebrated. On this day Christ’s promise was fulfilled. 6. Cloven tongues of fire appeared in the room and rested above the heads of the twelve. They were given the power of tongues and spoke in strange languages. 7. Because they were not safe from molestation, the disciples had remained in hiding after Christ's death. Now they boldly sallied forth and walked the street, preaching as they went. 8. Spectators declared the group to be dyunk on wine. Peter answered the criticism by various arguments and preached a powerful sermon of Christ and His teachings. = 9. The other disciples also preached as_openly as did Peter. 10. It marked the time when the twelve, who had been disciples, or fol- lowers, became apostles. or teachers, of the word of Christ. Henceforth they were known truly as the twelve apostles. CALVA;Y METHORISTS TO HEAR DR. HOLLISTER Chevy Chase Presbyterian Pastor ‘Will Be Guest Preacher Dur‘- ing Morning. Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street, in the exchange of pulpits tomorrow morn- ing will have Dr. J. Hiliman Hollister of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church as the guest preacher of the morning service. The minister, Dr. Mark Depp, will preach in the evening on the theme “The Success of Failure.” At the devotional meeting Thursday evening Dr. George McNeal, City Road Chapel, London, will give an illustrated lecture. Calvary is uniting with Brightwood. Hamline and Petworth Methodist | Churches in' a pre-Easter _program. Febyuary 10 will be membership roll call Sunday, when all people are re- | quested to be present in at least one of the worship ses SERIES TO CONTINUE. Dr. Waldron's Sermon Will Be on Gospel of Luke. Rev. Dr. Waldron has been preaching for several Sundays a series of sermons on the Gospel recorded by Luke; he will continue these sermons tomorrow night, at Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets. At 11 am. hs will unite with the churches of the various denominations in celebrating, “with the Christian En- deavor movement, what is known as “Denominaticnal Day,” and ‘will preach a special sermon on “Why I Am a Baptist, | Rev. Homer A. Kent's Topics. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will speak at both services tomorrow. At 11 am. his sub- ject will be *“The Wonderful Word," and 7:45 p.m. “Christ Crucified.” Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott s As the twelve s3t in the chamber, there came the sound of a great wind, The power of tondues throu Jesu Christ. - the stree€s of Jerusal = Cloven tongues of fire played about the heads of all.’ the twelve ond they passed aching the teachings - - was given t. efis, una?ra-’d. pre - -~ 4 of o ©1929 Egumiers Syuocare following His ascension, and to await| CHAPLAIN LEADER WILL BE SPEAKER Rev. C. H. Dickins Will Be Preacher at Patriotic Service. Rev. C. H. Dicki chief of chap- lains, United States Navy, will be the preacher at the patriotic service, under the auspices of the Society of Spon. of the United States Navy, to be in Bethlehem Chapel of Washin Cathedral tomorrow at 4 his p.m. service will be broadcast by radio over WRC. ‘The Society of Sponsors has re- ceived acceptances from 11 pa organizations which were to attend this service gations from these societies will be pres- ent. Among those which will send rep- resentatives are the National Society, Daughters of Founders and Patrio! District of Columbia Branch: trict Chapter of the Ameri Cross, the National Society of the Co- lonial Dames of America in the District of Columbia; Chapter 3, Colonial Dames of America: National So- ciety United States Daughters of 1812, District of Columbia Chapter American War Mothers., American Women's Le= | gion, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, National Soclety Dames of the Loyal Legion, American Legion _Auxiliary, Daughters of the Revolution, Wor Overseas League {and the Woman's Naval Service. Many of the organizations partici- pating will bring their colors with them. Those delegations with colors will as- semble in the south corridor of Beth- lehem Chapel and march in procession to their seats after the enirance of the Cathedral Choir and clergy at the opening of the patriotic service. At the 11 am. service tomorrow in Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Ca- thedral the sermon will be preached by Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of Washington Cathedral. The full list of services tomorrow in Bethlehem Chapel is as follows: At 7:30 am. holy communion; 10 am, morning prayer and litany; 11 am., hold_communion and sermon: 4 p.m., people’s evensong and patriotic service. ‘Beginning Monday, evening prayer in Bethlehem Chapel will be at 3:30 p.m. each day except Sunday, when it will be at 4 p.m. 5 Holy communion will be celebrated daily in Bethlehem Chapel at 7:30 am,, and on Thursday of each week holy communion will be, celebrated at an additional service in the Chapel of the Resurrection of Washington Cathedral at 9:30 am. 'FOREIGN MISSIONS PROGRAM PLANNED Week of Prayer and Self-Denial Will Be Conducted at Central Presbyterian Church. A week of prayer and self-denial for foreign missions will be observed from January 27 to February 3 at the Cen- tral Presbyterian Church. This time has been set apart by the General As- sembly ‘of the Southern Presbyterian Church, and is to be observed through- out the bounds of the entire church. During this period there will be mission study classes held Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and an address on the work will be made Thursday night by the pastor, Dr. James H. Tay- lor. During this week the prayer and self- denial gifts will be made to this cause in order to complete the amount need- ed before the end of March to take care of this work. At the close of this week a praise service will be held, at which time the gifts to the foreign missions will be brought in and a spe- cial address will be made. PROGRAM 1S ANNOUNCED. Young People in Charge of Service at Eckington Presbyterian. ‘The evening service at 8 o'clock at the Eckington Presbyterian Church will be under the auspices of the members of the young pecople of the church. The theme to be discussed is: “Know Your Church.” Howard Cole will pre- side. The following will take part: “Seripture,” Darrell s “Prayer,” Rev. Henry B. Woodin nomination,” Louise Church Court Church Boards,” Agnes Goodloc Office of the Elder,” Eleanor Hester; “The Office of the Decacon” Helen Wagner; “The Office of the Trustee. Lucile Crain; he Sunday Sch Eugene Hed) “The Church Mem- Ruth le: In the morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. A. H. McKinley, pastor of the Douglas Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, will exchange with the pastor. At the young people’s mecting at 6:45 o'clock Miss Mary Stecle will lead the service. -~ Pastor Returns to Pulpit. The pastor of the Petworth Baptist Church, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will be in his pulpit again on Sunday, after an ebsence of two weeks through ill- s. The morning ser e subject will Co-ordinate With God's World." The evening servi is the monthiy sermon to the young people. All the B. Y. P. U. organizations of the church are invited. Subject: “Target-Hangers of the Ages.” Special Sermon to Young People. Rev. William H. Thomas, pastor of tha Metropolitan M. E. Church, will deliver a special sermon to young people tomorrow at 11 a.m. THE MOST STARTLING DISCOVERY OF THE AGE! The Cosmic The Greatest Power in the World and Its Practi- cal Use in Daily Life 3 llustrated Eublic Lectures EUGENE FERSEN Former Baron Fersen of Russia ' Starting Tuesday, Feb. 5th 8:15 P.M. Masonic Temple Auditorium 13th St. and New York Ave. Free Admission sitver Colieetion Sunday Meetings "THE SECULAR LEAGUE- H-:lcllsn':.::;l: :IO:‘ L: Street “Faith in- Science.” Toblas D; -uu‘m Sunday