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CHURGHESCONBI T0 HOLD SERVCES Five in Chevy Chase Offer Special Thursday Night Lenten Series. Five Chevy Chase churches have combined in arranging a series of Union Lenten mid-week services, which will bring to the community five prominent. preachers of America. The services will be held each Thursday evening, start- ing February 21 and concluding March 21. Guest cles en who will preach at these services are Dr. Hugh Black of Union Theological Seminary, New York, noted as an author as well as a preacher; Dr. Charles R. Brown, former dean of the Yale School of Di- vinity; Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, pastor of the Central Congregational Church ©of Brooklyn, and for many years head Federal Council of Churches of Dr. Merton 8. Rice, pastor of the Metropolitan Church of Detroit, and Dr. Hugh Birkenhead, pastor of Immanuel Episcopal Church of Balti- more. The Lenten services are to alternate between the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church and All Saints’ Episcopal Church, both of which are located on Chevy Chase Circle. The three other churches which have joined in sponsor- ing the services are Wesley Methodist Church, Cheyy Chase Baptist Church and Chevy Chase Methodist Church. In order that the attendance at the Lenten services may be as large and representative as possible, pastors of the five churches are acting as a committee to extend invitations not only to their respective perishioners, but to the entire community both of Chevy Chase, D. C., and of the adjoining residential section of Chevy Chase, Md. The order and place of service fol- lows: Februsry 21, Dr. Hugh Black, Chevy Chase Presbyterian; February 28, Dr. Charles R. Brown, All Saints’ Epis- copal; March 7, Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman, Chevy Chase Presbyterian; March 14, Dr. Merton 8. Rice, All Ssints’ Epis- and March 21, Dr. Hugh Birk- Chevy Chase Presbyterian. CHURCH PLANS DRIVE TO LIFT $10,000 DEBT “Thousand a Month” Campaign Is to Be Launclied in Near A Future. The Petworth Baptist Church will conduct a 10 months’ campaign to free the property from its remaining debt. ‘The plan is to secure pledges on a 10 months’ basis. The amount to be raised is $10,000. “A thousand a month” is the slogan . Committees are at work and hope to have the plan under way in another week. The church has been renovated throughout. ‘The pastor, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will speak Sunday morning on “Exclusions ‘That Include” and in the evening on “Word-Spoiled Expectations.” As a result of intensive drive for the return of the old members and for new members in the men’s class 40 men were present Sunday morning. Rev. Luther Kinard has undertaken the task of renewing the spirit of attend- lunoe. while the pastor presents the esson. STARTS SERMON SERIES. \ ] Five Characters of Book of Esther Will Be Subjects. ‘The pastor of the Highlands Baptist Church, Dr. N. M. Simmonds, will be- gin a series of sermons tomorrow eve- The subject tomorrow eve- ning will be “Ahasuerus, the King." In the morning the second sermon from Mark's gospel, “The Forgiveness of Sin,” will be preached. The Ladies’ Soclal Circle will meet with Mrs. Simmonds Tuesday evening to begin the year's missionary study. '!'ho‘ book to be studied is “Friends of Africa.” ‘The Golden Rule class is planning an evening's entertainment in March. Their next meeling will be their annual dinner. SERVICES FOR WEEK. Program for Ascension Church An- nounced by Pastor. ‘The rector of Ascension Church, Rev. ‘Thomas W. Cooke, announces & list of the services tomorrow and the follow- ing week: Sunday, 8 and 11 am., and 8 p.m., worship in music; Tuesday, 4:45 p.m., service; Wednesday, 8 p.m., litany and sermon; ursday, 10 a.m. Holy Communion, 4:45 p.m., service; Friday, 8 pm, confirmation instruction. The special preacher Wednesday night wil be Dr. Z. B. Phillips of Epiphany Church. The subject of discourse Sun- day morning at 11 o'clock will be “Our Lord’s Ministry.” Dr. &'ilkinlon ‘Will Lecture. “Mussolini and the Pope; Prophecy’s Last Hours' Begun” will the subject of the lecture by Dr. B. G. Wilkinson, dean of theology of the Washington Missionary College, at the Arcadia au- ditorium, Pourteenth street and Park road; tomorrow. At 7:15 p.m. there will be a medical demonstration en- titled “Sick Because of Food Values We Waste,” by an expert from the ‘Washington Sanitarium. 5 A Study Class Meets Wednesday. The all-day mission study class of the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church will meet Wednesday at 10:30 am. The study book will be “The New Africa.” Mrs. A. W. Cummings will have charge of the meeting and will direct the work of the day. The community is invited. VG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1929. Religious Questions Q. Our clergyman constantly em- phasizes the necessity of being “convert- ed.” Just what is conversion? A. Conversion makes & man face the way that Christ trod and walked in at any cost. It begins with a change of mind and ends in a change of heart, after which the interests of the Master | become those of the convert. | He enters into s divine fellowship which transforms his life within and without. The love and grace of the Redeemer flow into his scanty veins and enrich his whole being. Mem- ory, mind and will are placed at the disposal of the One who loved him and gave Himself for him. This is conversion, and it is always taking place somewhere. But its fre- quency does not dim the fact that it is the eclipse of miracle. Q. You are reported to have said that there is no hell. Is the report correct? A. Just as Heaven is the Father's house of many mansions, so hell is the realm of the unfilial and the unfra- mercy, discard the laws of truth and justice and degrade themselves by lv- ing selfishly and riotously. It is not possible to dogmatize on this subject, but the New Testament clearly states that there is a “certain fearful expec- tation of judgment” for those who sin willfully (Hebrews, x.27). This is mea- surably true now and here and there need be no doubt about it in the here- after. But the materialistic symbols of fire and burning, employed to portray this doom, have no application to a purely spiritual existence. Q. Why do you support institutional religion? Do you not realize that its power is about played out? A. Quite otherwise; it has scarcely tuned up for its opening overture. Dean Bennett of Chester, England, remarks that our age has suddenly passed into an extraordinarily new world, and that the incorporated wisdom of the past, which enabled us to make the passage, is now at a discount. This disturbs some and delights others. But both groups can moderate their emotions,. The recovery of in- stitutional religion is simply a matter of time. It will not vanish while man's social instinct remains. When it does come back, it will bring with it the drama, the radio and other trophies which hitherto have not been obviously religious, together with the richness and significance derived from a more united church, She has not gone far beyond her rudimentary beginnings as an earthly organization, and meanwhile her citizenship is in Heaven. Q. No educated person today believes the Adam and Eve story. The truth of the story, “however, is, in the opinion of some, vital to the theory that Christ died to save us from the results of Adam’s sin. Must not this theory, therefore, be also given up? A. St. Paul's conception of Adam as the head of the old race and of Jesus as the Christ, and, therefore, the head of a new race, hes in it some sug- gestive factors which your inquiry ig- nores. First, we have to ask if sin, perience;. and, secondly, is the claim valid that Jesus delivers man from the to surrender with you the Iiteral story of Genesis. Yet after this is done “the natural man,” as the apostle de- fines him, is far from being what he knows he should be, whereas the man who puts himself under the con- trol of Christ becomes by the testi. .’ In other words, you do not get rid of sin by repudiating the historiclty of an _ancient document. Nor do you abolish “the saving power” of Jesus by chal the phy of salvation as set forth in St. Paul's letter to the Romans. les vanish once their usefulness is ended, and because theology is a living growth it changes continually. But it never gets away from the central position of Chris- tianity that man needs to be rescued from his lower self, call this what you please and account for it how you may. Nor does it forsake the demonstrated verity that Jesus is able to save men, even to the uttermost. Q. I have always thought that temptations cAme from within us and that & man who consistently devoted himself to high ideals would be free from temptations. How do you interpret the temptation of Christ by Satan? How could such a thing happen to a spirit as pure as His, which had been schooled and trained for 30 years in absolute obe- obedience to God's law? A. Let us begin with a fact, not & theory. If we say that a good man gnnoe be. ipted. Nobody escapes temp- tation. Therefore, Jesus as the purest of our race, is represented in the gos- pels as undergoing an_actual ordeal. The assertion that He was immune to temptation may simplify speculation about Him, but it also places Him out- side the human category and reduces His trial to mere stage play. This s entirely too costly a price to pay for & mere hypothesis. Again, temptation is always relative to the character and moral qualities of the person tempted. The absolute holi- ness of Jesus and His complete devo- tion to the purposes of Heaven helped to create the possibility of His seduc- . He fell no response to gross “to the pure all things are pure.” But it was subtly conceived that He could be allured by the invitation to abuse His regnant power in order that He might establish & kingdom contrary to the will of God. Nor was the profixul that He should display His conscious endowments in ys of wonder without its appeal. H&m made into bread at His com- mand seemed to be a benevolent use of those endowments. By them He could also inaugurate in Israel a realm of material pomp and splendor, an achievement at the farthest distance from the cross of sacrifice. He had the ability to do these things and conse- quently they rose as possibilities before His spiritual vision, His very love for the Father, His en- thusiasm for humanity, His eagerness to accomplish His mission, gave such in- ternal who reject God's overtures of | DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. citements a uliar force. But His steadfast spirit knew that its supernal strength must not act otherwise than as that Father ordained. It was early borne in upon Him that if He would save the world He must die for it. ‘Therefore, these temptations glanced off the shining armor of dedicated being, and after they had spent their fury kindly messengers succored Him for His further work. Q. How do you interpret the state- ment in the Apostles’ Creed, “I belleve in the resurrection of the body”? I think of the body merely as the instru- ment of the real “self,” and I do not see why the next life would not be com- plete without it. A. The philosophical Greeks believed that the soul outlived the body, but they had no doctrine of resurrection, and, hence, regarded the future life as a vague, owy, unsatisfactory ex- istence. The Hebrews were late in de- veloping a doctrine of the future. This was partly because they felt the body was indispensable to life, and since death meant the decay of the body, they upposed that this meant the end of life itself. Led on by the failure of na- tional hopes, however, later Israel be- gan to look for a future life, but could make it intelligible only as it entailed the resurrection of the y. In the Christlan view the Hebrews were nearer the reality than the Greeks. The resurrection of Christ and 8t. Paul's teaching in I Corinthians, xv, support the view that future life will be a complete life in the sense that the spirit will be “clothed upon.” On the other hand, neither the resurrection of Christ nor St. Paul's teaching justifies the supposition that the identical body of our earthly life will be assumed again. “There are different kinds of bodies,” says St. Paul, and God will give us in the life to come “such a body as pleases Him.” Briefly, then, I take the clause in the Creed to mean that there will be a fu- ture life in which we shall know each other and be capable of a wide range of activities. We could not do this if we were “naked souls.” Hence, we shall be “embodied,” but what the exact nature of “the body of the heavenly glory” will be I do not pretend to say.- “SYMPHONY DAY” PLAN FOR HAMLINE CHURCH Rev. Chesteen Smith Preaches Twice Tomorrow in Continuance of Pre-Easter Services. Continuing the series of pre-Easter services, Hamline Methodist “Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets, will observe tomorrow as ‘“Symphony however explained, is man’s factual ex- M dominion of sin? I am quite prepared | Mr! mony of his own heart “a new crea- [ M day.” The pastor, Rev. Chesteen Smith, will preach at both services. His sub- Ject for the morning sermon will be “The Song of the Lord.” In the eve- ning the subject will be “The Unre- mfi"lfilmvm"; have been ollo persons wve named as chairmen and vice chairmen of the units recently formed for carry- ing on the work of Hamline in the various parts of the city: Chairmen, M. G. Curry, Mrs. E. R. Rochester, . W. Stewart, Mrs. V. B. Smit] . , Mrs. M. . L. L. Paul, Mrs. V. I. Davis, Reppert and Mrs. J. vi‘c:e chairmen, Mrs. M. Riley, Miss A y, Mrs, James, Mrs. W. E. Mothershead, C. L. Dasher, Mrs. J. R. Griffin and Miss F. S. Harries. A C. OBSERVE FOUNDERS’ DAY. Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Will Celebrate Anniversary Date. Sunday will be observed as Founders’ day at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, commemorating the one-hun- dred and sixty-ninth birthday of Rich- ard Allen, founder of the African Meth- odist Church. The minister, Dr. Wi H. Thomas, will preach the anniversary sermon at the 11 o'clock service. W. H. C. Brown also will speak on “Lessons From the Life of Richard Allen.” At the evening service the Busy Bee Club, of which Mrs. P. U. Clark is the president, will present the sacred drama entitled “The Prodigal Son.” REV. H. A. KENT’S TOPIC. Pastor to Preach on “Church With Only a Name.” Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning on the sub- ject “The Church With Only a Name,” The :venlnfuu ). inning at 17:45 o'clock, will be in charge of l‘e&l;:— sentatives of the Africa Inland - slon. A group of four missionaries under the leadership of Rev. George ‘Woodley will present a program. Sun- day school meets at 9:30 am. Chris tian Endeavor at 6:45 "PROGRAM ANNOUNCED. Rev. Harold E. Beatty to Preach at Georgetown Lutheran Church. ‘The Greatest Thing in the Bible,’ will be the subject tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E. Beatty. Christian Endeavor, 7 pm. BNummlmau. Star Gazers and Lunatics,” will be the subject at the 8 p.m. service. PO SR Rev. C. H. Matthews to Preach. Rev. C. H. Matthews, field secretary of the board of pensions and relief, will preach at Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, Twenty-ninth street, between Dumbarton avenue and O street, tomorrow at 11. am. Church school, 9:30 a.m.; Epworth League, 5:30 .m. At the 8 p.m. service the pastor, Bt. Julius S. Carroll, will preach THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN fistry, hrist epoke this parable. e Pharsee and ?wo men went up ints the tabernacle ¢o the other a publican. > | pray s the one - . Famous Churches of the World NN o TR : Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir-El-Bahari, Egypt 'HE latge temple of the “Queen Eliza- beth of Egypt.” built by her over 1,500 years before the birth of Christ, is the product of an age of great achieve- men and noted for its beautiful crea- tions. It is a temple of unusual size and form. Except for the sculptures on its walls the temple bears no resem- blance to other sacred buile Lying at the foot of hills that rise sheer up- ward for 400. feet, and constructed three terraces where the hills slope gradually to the plain, the slender col- onnades aj r to support the while weight of the cliffs overhead. Its col- umns are whitish, like mellowed ivory. The whole material of the temple limestone, yellowed witn age where the sun falls on it, still dazzling white in places of shade, and in either instance providing a_surface on which the rich pigments of an art, faded or vivid, are displayed in astonishing beauty. Queen Hatshepsut's temple is really a tomb-chapel in memory of the royal personages buried in the adjoining sepulchers: Thotmes (Tahutmes) T his daughter, the famous Hatshepsut; her brother and ‘Thotmes II, and her successor, Thotmes III. Thot~ mes I and Thotmes II really built by themselves, but Hatshepsut appropri- ated the entire edifice, allowing to the men of her family only the space strict- 1y necessary. She called her temple “most splendid of all” and made it her biographer. Everywhere on its walls she engraved and painted pictures il- lustrating in detail her principal acts. One inscription says truthfully, “Hat- shepsut, the divine consort, adjusted the affairs of the two lands by reason of her designs; Egypt was made to labor with bowed head for her.” Succeeding dynasties did little to change the 's temple at Deir-el- Bahari, aside from some slight mutila~ tions and - restorations. A landslide buried part of the site and up to 1890 about two-thirds of the great structure was still buried in the dust of the ages. The recovery of this structure is due to the labors of the Egyptian Exploration Fund and the genius of Edouard Naville and to Mariette, both of whom did much to remove the enormous mass ‘of debris which covered this gem of an- clent Egyptian art. 1t now stands clear of all rubbish— ramp, terraces and courts—and scat- tered storles have been set back in place. The famous historical reliefs are rroucm from further damage. The large platform of white limestone stands out nearly complete against the back- ground of the yellow cliff in which the tombs were excavated. DR. HARRIS’ SERMON WILL BE BROADCAST Pageant, “The Key,” and Mock Trial Are Scheduled for Week. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the t..2me, “The Other Side.” The service will be broadcast by WOL. In the eve- ning his subject will be “The Gates of Lent.” A ant, “The Key,” will be pre- sented by the junior department of the E.| Washington Federation of Churches, directed by Miss Helene Swarthout, . | Thursday evening, and Friday evening the Haywood class will present a mock trial. Representative Homer Hoch will be the presiding judge. Plans are being made to entertain the next session of the Baltimore Confer- ence in !wndx Church, April 3 to 8, Bishop Herbert Welsh of Pittsburgh presiding. From April 10 to 17 the twenty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of the present Foundry Church will be ob- served by a series of special events, in- cluding fiuofmmn(; April 14, by Dr. George tt, editor of the Methodist Review, Boston, Mass., who was & pastor of this church from 1887 to 1892. “SHEPHERD” IS TOPIC. Dr. Ferguson Also Will Preach on “Reasonable Service” Tomorrow. “The Chief Shepherd” is the message 8 o'clock service tomor- row evening at Wisconsin Avenue Baj tist Church, Forty-second and Fessen- den streets. At 11 a.m. service the pastor, Rev. Clarence R. Fe n, will preach on “Reasonable Service.” At the morning service the pastor will speak to the junior boys and girls on “Guides.” The teachers’ and officers’ training class will meet at 7:30 fi'n Monday to start the study of “Building a Stand- ard Sunday School.” The young peo- ple will present “Broken China” at the West Washington Baptist Church at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. Bible school meets by departments cach Sunday at 9:30 o'clock. Senior and Intermediate B.. Y. P. U. Socleties meet, at 7 o'clock Sunday eve- ning. Topic, “Baptists.”” Midweek de- votions Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Topie, “Vietory at AL” . Read Joshua vil9. PASTOR TO PREACH. Rev. F. L. Farnham’s Subject “The Becret Place of the Most High.” The pastor, Rey. F. L. Farnham, will preach at the 11 am. service at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church Bhh Every Fhiirsday evening at 'S 3 evening a o'clock during the Lenton season spe- clal prayer services will be held. The Sunday Evening Club will hold in the basement of o'clock. After the devotional meeting there will be a mov- ing picture, “When a Man's a Man.” Dr. W. L. Darby to Preach. Dr. W. L. Darby, cecretary of the Federation of Churches, will preach to- morrow morning in St. Stephen's Lu- theran Church. His theme will be “The .! Church in the City.” LEAGUE’S MEMBERS TO MAKE COMMUNION Rev. Clyde Armitage Will Deliver Address Tomorrow on Near East Relief. Members of the Communicants’ League and the organized workers of the parish will make their corporate communion tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. at St. Margaret's Church, Connecticut avenue and Ban- croft place. At 11 o'clock the service will be morning prayer, with an ad- dress by Rev. Clyde Armitage on Near East rellef. At 4:30 pm, evel , with sermon by Rev. C. E. Buck, 1 be observed. Sunday school will convene at 9:30 am., the Junior Brotherhood of St. Andrew at 10:30 a.m., confirmation in- struction at 3:30 p.m., the juniors with the rector. senfors with Rev. Robert Shores. The Young People's Society will meet at 6 p.m. ‘There will be evening prayer Monday at 4:45 pm, with an address by the rector on “Some Talks on the Para- bles.” Tuesday there will be evening gl:yer at 4:45, with address by Rev. bert Shores on “Christian Living Day by Day.” Wednesday the services will be litany and address by the rector at 4:45 pm. Thursday the services will be holy communion at 11 a.m. and lecture at 8 p.m. by Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander on “Some Obstacles to Faith and How to Overcome Them.” Friday at 4:45 p.m., evening prayer and penitential office. £ P DR. $I1Z00 TO PREACH. “Where We Live” and “Does God Forget?” Are Sermon Subjects. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo preaches at the services of the New York Avenue Pres- byterian Church tomorrow. These serv- ices are held in the Masonic Auditorium. At 11 o'clock Dr. Sizoo will preach on the subject, “Where We Live.” In the evening he will continue his discussions on religious problems and will have for his theme, “Does G Forgive?” “WORKING THE WORKS.” Morning Sermon Theme Announced by Rev. W. E. La Rue. At the Takoma Park Baptist Church, Rev. Willlam E. La Rue, pastor, will preach tomorrow at 11 o'clock on “Working the Works” and at 8 p.m. on “The Greatest Motive Mr, La Rue will conduct service at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at 3 p.m. Subject of the sermon, “When gx& Hand of Man Becomes the Hand of DR. HARE WILL PREACH. ‘War . Chaplain Will Deliver Two Sermons Tomorrow. Dr. J. Madison Hare, a major in the Chaplain Corps, United States Army, during the war, will preach at both services at the Second Baptist Church tomerrow. At the young ‘)eople‘l sermon at 7 p.m,, group O will have charge of the gmm This service is held at the ranch building at Seventeenth and East Oapitol streets. Sunday School Lesson Matt. 6:5-13; Luke 18.:9-14; I John 5:14, 15 The Phorisee prayed: as the rest of '-’»nc‘- ven as this publican. ut the Eubhcan»kn llymg: 0! “Ged, | thank ortioners, unjust, adul afar off-gmote hig bresst - d bemeroi ..‘i"‘&- thee th me-3 sinner: e Genesis, vxiii.23-33: xxxii.31-3: Nehemiah, i Daniel, vi.l Matthew, vi5-1 Luke, xviil.1-14; Luke, xvii.1-26; I“Tl;;lulonhnh v.17; I Johnm, v.14-15. Golden Text—If ye abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask | whatsoever ye will and it shall be done unto you.—John xv.7. Prayer is a natural and universal ele~ ment of religion, for all men pray. It is this fact that makes them “incurably religious.” Other faiths have their Tules, regulations and rituals that illus- trate the natural principles of prayer and that prompt all men in hours of trial to seek help from above. Chris- tians are guided in their communion with God by the precepts of the Lord Jesus and His practice of prayer. It is our highest privilege and duty to Histery proves that prayer is the great- est power in the world. was right when he said, “More things are by prayer than this world .” 1t is the foundation of every successtul life. The prayer of faith links up the soul with God’s om- nipotent power house and becomes the channel for divine communication. This enables one to find strength in prayer life when the closet door is shut so that God may impart to us His Holy Spirit. The Master's disciples were familiar with the Ionely, prolonged and humble prayer of Abraham when the friend of God pled with Jehovah to spare Sodom. While Abraham persevered, God drew near unto him and answered his peti- tions. Every one of them knew how Moses lost sight of himself when he pled with Jehovah to turn His flerce anger away from the people who had sinned. The prayer of the great law- giver was based uron the glory of God, the vindication of His holy name, the accomplishment of His oath made in His promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was a powerful plea and se- cured an answer. They were encour- aged to pray by the intercessory prayer of Nehemiah, the patriotic deliverer of his people, who sbandoned every per- sonal ambition when he learned of the desperate condition of his fellow coun- trymen in his desire to remedy their in- tolerable condition. Daniel's example in the face of danger of continuing to pray at the same time and in the same D{’ll:e, with his face toward Jerusalem, taught !.hem.ultdoe:us.mmvelflud\tll‘mz and place for prayer. They understood John's instructions to his desciples about prayer. They were witnesses of the Master's communion with the Father. They recognized that the pre-eminence, power and personality of the Lord Jesus 'IIG-I m‘ associated with His prayer life, extent that the only thing that they requested Him to teach them was how to pray. The Principles of Prayer. In His Sermon.on the Mount the Master emphasized the principles of prayer. When we make our prayers in accordance with the eternal principles that He taught, we will not be per- plexed by any problems concerning prayer or unanswered prayer. Another writer has said: “The failures which prayers experience are caused -by the same reasons that cause failures in other lines of human activities—lack of knowledge of, or obedience to, the law wflg: eondmm;;mp!{nyer power.” Insin- cerity places a u) wer. This was lustrated by the Typocries whose motives for public pra; ‘were false. Prayer should not be”r::dc to influence men, but God. “The secret of religion is religion in secret,” where we reverently speak to God and tell Him what is on our mind. The - mmrevng‘ m;“ wrong splrit indmthe publlican the true way of approaching God. Jesus condemned the heathen’s senseless worship of idols and endless repetition of their formal prayers, who expected their answers because of their numberless repetitions. Faith’s genuine desire is the essential basis. In the model prayer that the Master taught His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, and in answer to their re- quest to be taught how to pray, we do not find the same form, because Jesus did not seek to teach them a form of prayer, but a model for their .prayers. For brevity, simplicity, directness, com~ prehension and spirituality it has never been surpassed by the ritual of any re- ligion. Five of the eighteen prayers used in the Jewish synagogue worship are included in this suggestive pattern. The model prayer has two main. divi- sion. each with equal subdivisions. Jesus ence. irages us to pray by revealing God to uit as Our Father. The first element in prayer is contained in the two open- ing words of the model prayer. They contain & declaration of faith, which is the basis of prayer, and the right way of approach to God, because they re- veal His attitude toward His people and their true relation to Him. Another od | revelation of God is contained in the revelation of Him as a King. As such He is entitled to the honor, respect, confidence and esteem of His people. His name, which stands for His per- sonality, must be adored and hallowed. This calls for our giving Him the first place in our thought, life, speech and service, so that we may bring no dis- grace on God as our Father and King. When we pray for the establishment of His kingdom, we commit ourselves to the work of helping to establish God's will among men. This spiritual aspira- tion is prayer at its best. In the second division we find that the Master reversed the usual order by placing personal petitions last. One finds a threefold division concerning man’s life that considers his present, past and future. Daily bread, sufficient for the day’s needs, is a comprehensive petition that calls for the supply of the needs of the body, mind and spirit, so that we can have the strength needed to promote the kingdom of God on earth. Underneath the quest for the forgiveness of sins is the plea for the restoration of the fellowship that may have been broken by some personal sin. It is the easiest understood. but the hardest to pray, for it is based upon our possessing a forgiving spirit. One whose heart is not willing to for- give others cannot enjoy, much less re- ceive, God's forgiveness. The final re- quest izes human weakness. The suggestion of evil calls for one to per- By | Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott | sm not geor pray. | £ }::‘% Sunday School Lesson ¢4 sonally adjust his life so that at all points he will be free from anything that would hinder his spiritual devel- opment. The plea for divine leader- ship implies one's willl to follow the Holy Spirit in the path of service and duty, The Lord’s Prayer. ‘We turn from our study of the model that the Master gave His disciples to ald them in their prayer life to con- sider the Lord’s prayer. This 1s “the most precious ‘fragment of the past.” His prayer for His gilorification was absolutely free from all selfishness. He sought it so that He could give “eternal Hife” to His followers. H based his request on three reasons: “The hour” had arrived when the Lord was to show forth the real character of the Father in His approaching death upon the cross and resurrection. He sought the reinvestment of the lory that He had formerly possessed cause He knew that He had about completed His earthly career, for His approaching sacrifice as the world Re@eemer meant His end. He sought the glorification so that the disciples might have the seal of His finished preparatory work as their Savior. He then poured out His heart for His disclples, pleading that God would keep them, give them unity, sanctify them so that they could carry on His work by testifying to the truth. He then prays for His church throughout all time, that they may goluu a spiritual unity and finally that they may the heavenly home with Him. Christians will find in thelr study of the Master's prayer life “two princi- ples.” Zenos has pointed out that “the first is the earnest whole-souled realiza- tion of God’s love which results in im- portunity in His presence; and the second, that real prayer must always seek to know God's will and then adopt 1t as the subject to be sought before God.” According to John, “This gives us the boldness which we have toward Him, that, if we ask according to His will, he heareth us; and if we know that He heareth us, whatsogver we ask. we know that we h“;!m petition which we have asked of = Bible Questions Of the Day By Harlow R. Hoyt. The Pharisee and the Publican. What is a parable? . When and where was thesparable of the Pharisee and the publican spoken. . What was & Pharisee? What was a publican? . What does the parable teach? er spoken? . OFf what was it & part? What does it exemplify? written? . . Where did he write it? Answers. al events, real . Christ. near the close of his March, 30 A.D. had pendent upon forms and cere; in their rel spiritual and moral tenets. . A publican was a tax collector. Under the Roman rule, these were Jews who were hated by the legal amount “graft” for themselves. . The parable teaches that a who recognized his error and is will- ing to admit it is paving the way to forgiveness. . The Lord’s prayer was delivered by Christ on the Horns of Hattin, a small mount southwest of Caper- naum, in the Midsummer of the second year of his ministry, 28 A.D. . The prayer was a part of the Ser- mon on the Mount. . In giving this, Christ sought to ex- emplify that heartfelt prayer is both simple and secret. John's first epistle was written near the close of his life, between 85 and 95 AD. . The epistle was written in esus, where John had lived for many years, and where he died an aged man. Riverside (1ll.) Presbyterian Church Com has just dedicated a $100,000 - munity House. Del EUGENE FERSEN President of htbearers Tickets 50¢, 75¢ Is Washington Wet Is it a Bootleggers’ Para- dise? If Does -it- leak- Poison- il Rum? il ~ Whose fault is it? | How to stop it? Il The Facts Laid Bare il Three addresses by i Clinton N. Howar: Chmn. Natl. .United Com..for .Law. Ent “Mountain Peaks and I Death Valleys” ll Eastern ian Church, 3:30 I Md. Ave. and 6th St. N.E. (Mt. Pleasant Car Geing East-to Door.) ll 11 AM. Anacostia M. E. Church . 8 P.M. Trinity M. E. Church ® | morning prayer and litany share ing . When and where was the Lord's When was the first epistle of John | . The word parable denotes “a setting . It is a narrative of or fancied, to illustrate a point. A story is told and a con- clusion drawn. drawn. e spukdemt:u pmblznof the Pharisee an publican in Paraea ministry in e o Do Blarting with WS, a desire to observe the law, in Christ's day these become ‘a ‘sect de- monies rather than upon most of VS. BETHLEHEN CHAPEL PROCRAM 15 MADE | Bishop to Preach Evensong Sermon Tomorrow at 4 0’Clock. ‘The first Sunday in Lent will be ob- served tomorrow at Washington Cath dral with Bishop James E. Freeman as the preacher at the people’s evensong service at 4 o'clock in the Bethlehem Chapel. The dean of Washington, Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, will deliver the sermon at the celebration of the holy communion in the Bethlehem Chapel at 11 o'clock. The holy communion also will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. and il be read at 10 o'clock. The 4 o'clock service, as usual, will be broadcast over Station WRC. During the coming week Lenten lec- tures will be delivered by Bishop Free- man and three different representatives of Washington Cathedral. Bishop Free- man will deliver the initial lecture of & series entitied “The Supreme Appeal of Jesus Christ,” which are to be held every Tuesday evening during Lent at the Church of the Epiphany, G street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. These are sponsored jointly by the Churchmen’s League, the Brother- hood of St. Andrew and the Laymen’s Service Association. Bishop Preeman's subject will be “The Supreme Appeal of Jesus Christ to the Individual.” Dr. Henry Lubéck, honorary canon of Washington Cathedral, will present the first of his series of lectures on “The Teachings of Our Lord” Wednesday at 4 o'clock in the Bethlehem Chapel. Dr. ‘William C. Sturgis, formerly educational secretary of the nt of missions of the Ef‘m urch and now asso- ciated with the College of Preachers of ‘Washington Cathedral, who a Lenten lecture series Priday, will de- liver his second lecture Friday after- noon at 4 o'clock in the memorial wing of thé Washington Cathedral Library. Dr. Sturgis has taken for the subject of his lectures “Conference on Prayer as a Science and an Art.” Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, former Bishop of Pennsylvania and now canon of Washington and warden of the College of Preachers, is presenting a se- ries of lectures on “Some Obstacles to Faith and How to Meet Them” on Thurs: day evenings during Lent at St. M: garet’s Church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place. Bishop Rhinelander will deliver the second lecture in his | series next Thursday. | MEN TO OBSERVE DAY. | Petworth M. E. Bible Class Making Canvass for Attendants. “Men’s day” will be observed at Pet- worth M. E. Church tomorrow. The men’s Bible class is canvassing for men that they might attend the services. The pastor, Rey. S. E. Rose, speaks at 11 a.m. on “A Challenge to Men.” And at 8 p.m. he preaches on “Lincoln— the Great Heart.” These services are part of the pre- Faster program in which Calvary, Brightwood Park, Hamline and Pet- worth M. E. churches are co-operating. hiticacsite CHURCH GIVES PAGEANT. “Broken China” Will Be Presented Thursday Night. At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow, the pastor, Rev. C. B. Austin, will preac] ‘ Golden Eyes,” and at 8 p.m. on Record.” - o A pageant, “Broken China,” will be presented by the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, Thursday at 8 p.m. Continues Series of Talks. Dr. Ramsey will continue his talks on “The Souls in China” tomorrow at 7 pm. at PFrances Asbury Methodist c&:n:;h South, Sixteenth and Lamont s POTOMAC BIBLE COLLEGE P Semi; ormerly Seminary and Collesiate 1316 and 1338 Vermont Ave. The public is invited to the second free Lecture on Solomon's Temple which is being built up before your eyes by the great specialist on the subject, Dr. W. H. H. Smith. Time, Thursday, February 21, 10 a.m. As this lecture is wonderfully helpful to the Bible student, so are all the classes in this school. Stu- dents and Bible lovers welcome to all classes. Phone N. 7547. Hunday Mertings Musicians® Jiall, 1006 E St. N.W. 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