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12 SPECIAL SERVICES FOR PALIY SUNDAY & The soclety of New York Avenue = | Dr. Pierce Plans Two Ser-;f;;i;bg;;g;;"‘%\;;;hz;_":hh"e it mons fOI" Fil’St cflngl'e- | group of officers of the District of gational Church. | Columbia Union visited the Baltimore Christian Endeavor | Presbyterian Church will have its fifth annual banquet March 22. The toast- master will be Miss Agnes Goodloe, and | the principal speaker will be Rev. Frank i D. Getty of Philadelphia. | Union Jast Monday evening. The last meeting of the committee investigating the possibility of bringing the 1931 international convention to Washington will be held in connection Palm Sunday and Holy week will be | with the meeting of the union at Keller observed by special services at the First | Memorial Lutheran Church April 1. Congregational Church, Tenth and G A committee to select the officers to streets. The minister, Dr. Jason Noble | be nominated at the annual meering of Plerce, will preach at the 11 o'clock | the District Union in June will be ap- service tomorrow on “The Pathos and | pointed in April. This committee will Glory of Palm Sunday.” | be composed of one representative from At 8 o'clock Dr. Pierce will speak on!each denomination. “When Christ Enters,” and his sermon | will be illustrated by the motion picture | sented in May. “The Sky Pilot.” | Mrs. Donald L. Luxford will be the During Holy week. from Monday to|leader at the evening meeting of the Friday. inclusive, there will be services | First Congregational Society tomorrow |a service at St.' Elizabeth's Hosp"al_’.}’ 45 o'clock every evening, also Sat- evening. The topic will be *“Making at The | Jesus King.” urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. motion picture “King of Kings” will be | shown each night and on Saturday aft- | April union meeting a debate will be ernoon, and Dr. Pierce will speak briefly | held. with speakers from a number of at each service. The societ: of Takoma Park Presby terian Church will have its annual ban- and at 10 o'clock the | will be led by Mrs Frank N. Greele! women's Bible clas Frank E. Webner. school begins at 9:30 o'clock. the be- of Philadelphia will be the principal ginners' department at 10 o'clock. A speaker. A candle light service will kindergarten cares for small children | close the meeting. SUNDAY SERVICES meet at 6:30 o'clock and welcome all| young people. Mrs. Donald L. Lux-| {Rev. M. R. Lovell's Text Is ford leads the senior society on the topic “Making Christ King.” The, “Jesus and End of the World.” Young Peoples’ Society has the_topic | “The Influence of Christ on Men,” with | Edward C. Radue as leader. | The church is planning to have two ! morning preaching services Easter Sun- | day, at 9 and 11 o'clock. DR. SMITH TO CLOSE | SERIES OF SERMONS Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector of St.! The Senior Society of Eckington Thomas' Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow the Jast sermon of his course on “Our Modern Gods,” the subject being “Gold.” At night Dr. Willlam A. ' McClenthen. rector of Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, will preach on * of the Hard Sayings of Christ"—"Ex- cept ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood ye have no life in you.” Good Friday there will be four serv- ices, at 9, 10, 12 and 5 o'clock. At the 12 o'clock service, which lasts three hours, there will be seven addresses by dhe rector on “Soul's Degeneratiol “Soul's Awakening,” “Home Religion, * Agony—Spiritual,” “Agony—Physical,” “End of Journey” and “Peace.” PROGRAM ANNOUNCED | FOR EASTER SERVICES The sixth annual Easter sunrise serv- | fce, under auspices of the Federation of | Churches, will be held again this year on Temple Heights at 7 o'clock. | Huston Thompson, president of the | Jocal Y. M. C. A., will deliver the mes- . The detailed arrangements are in charge of the committee on public meetings of the federation, whose chair- man is Dr. F. C. Reynolds, pastor of | Wesley M. E. Church, in Chevy c‘hw,g The chairman of the meeting will be | President C. H. Marvin of George | ‘Washington University. REV. WILLIAM D. KING . - | ANNOUNCES SUBJECT| ‘The “Day _of Palms” will be used by ‘William D. King as the subject of his sermon at 11 am. in St. Paul's M. E. Church South, Thirteenth and Critten- den streets. At 7:45 p.m. the Epworth League will observe “Anniversary Day.” This serv- ice will take the place of the evening sermon. Holy week the Brightwood Park M. E. con tion will worship Thursday at St. Paul's M. E. Church South, Rev. ‘W. M. Michael preaching the sermon. Good Friday night the pastor of St. Paul's, with his congregation, will wor- ship at Brightwood Park, Rev. W. D. King preaching. TO DISTRIBUTE PALMS. Palm Sunday will be observed at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Sunday by a distribution of palms at the 11 o'clock service, when the minister, Dr. William H. Thomas, will preach. The subject ‘of his sermon will be “The First Palm Sunday.” At the evening service the minister will preach from the sub- ject “The Forgiveness of Sin.” There will be special services every night during Holy week. Thursday night a class of probationers will be admitted as full members and the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper will be administered. Good Friday night Rev. DeWitt Wilson will preach, followed by “Jesus and the End of the World"” will be the theme of Rev. Moses R. Lovell in the Mount Pleasant Congre- | gational Church, 1410 Columbia road, | tomorrow morning. The church school will be in charge of Miss Lois M. Kug- {ler in the absence of the superintendent, Maj. William O. Tufts, who is on a business trip to the Pacific Coast. At 5 p.m. the Young People’s Forum will | continue its discussion of the world's! ‘The League of Service, of which Mlssl Katharine Ronsaville is president and | Miss Alice G. Woodward secretary, will hold a dinner meeting Monday, begin- ning at 6 o'clock, followed by a business and a sewing meeting. Sewing will also be the object of the Woman's Guild meeting and lunchéon Wednesday at 10 o’clock. “The Busy Mother—Her Need for Spiritual Reserves” will be the subject discussed by Mrs. Frances J. Nickels of the Women’s Co-operative Alliance, Minneapolis, Thursday, at 10 o'clock in the course on “Modern Parenthood.” a part of the established child-guidance courses conducted at the church with the co-operation of most of the parent- | teacher bodies of the Heights. All par- ents gre especially invited to these Thursday morning lectures. The discussion group entertained last Sunday afternoon the L’'Allegro Club of All Souls’ Unitarian Church. “GOD IN CHRIST” IS TOPIC.| Dr. Earle Wilfley's subject at Vermont Avenue Christian Church will be “God in Chriet” tomorrow morning and in the evening he will speak on “Jesus and Modern Youth.” a special sermon for young people, the fourth in a series on “Jesus and Human Relations.” Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 pre-Easter services will be held, with Dr. Wilfley preaching. All women of the Christian Churches of the | District are uniting Friday at 1:30 p.m. in a prayer service which will be led by Mrs. Earle Wilfley at this churel As @ part of this service an Easter A “The Chalice and the Cup,” will be presented under the direction of Miss | Ardell Payne. . French Services. Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the | French Con; tion, which meets at | St. John's urch, Lafayette Square, | every Friday at 4:45 pm. and every| Sunday at 4 p.m., will preach tomorrow on “Enthousiasme Chretien.” B.-Y. P. U. News Six hundred were present at the monthly meeting of the Columbia Fed- eration last Tuesday evening at Grace Church. The pastors of East Washing- ton Heights, Centennial and Grace, Misses Alderton, Dorothy Thume and i THE EVENING STAR.” WASHINGTON. D. €. SATURDAY. MARCH 23, 11929. CATECHISM CLASS Junior Preacher to Direct Study at Mount Vernon Place Church. | | 1 “Palms, Sunday; Thorns, Friday” { will be the subject of Dr. W. A. Lam- beth's sermon at the Mount Vernon { Place Church tomorrow morning. The junior preacher, Rev. Mr. Deal, will preach to the junior congregation in the Sunday School auditorium at 11 o'clock, on “Christ and Youth.” At the The annual union play will be pre-|evening service Mr. Deal will preach | also, his subject being “Such As I Have." | At 3 o'clock the Jaynes class will hold Building B. Monday evening at {o'clock the Rainbow elass will hold a Instead of having a speaker at the | service at the Home for Aged Women, | | 1255 Wisconsin avenue. | Monday at 2 o'clock Mrs. A. B. Mc- | member societies, on the question, “Re- | Pherson, superintendent of supplies of | At 9:45 o'clock tomorrow morning the | solved. That evangelism is the most'the Woman's Missionary Society, will | men's Bible class will be led by Rev.|important work of Christian Endeavor. | be at the church to receive donations ! jof linens, school supplies, etc., to be sent to one of the mission schools. At The main Sunday | quet this evening. Rev. Frank D. Getty ' 3 o'clock the soclety will have an in- formal reception and the supplies will be on display. The pastor will conduct the prayer meeting service Thursday evening. Rev. Deal will conduct catechism classes Tuesday and Friday afternoons | this week in room 10 for the children i who are to be received into church | membership Easter Sunday. The class for those under 12 years of age will ! meet from 4 to 4:30 o'clock Tuesday | and Friday, and for those over 12 will meet from 4:30 to 5 o'clock. ILEAGUE WILL HOLD EVENTIDE SERVICES| ‘The third annual Easter Eventide services under auspices of the Com- | munity Bible Readers’ League will be iheld March 31 at the Sylvan Theater | from 5 to 6 o'clock. A special -meeting of the executiy board of the league was held yester-! | day, with Mrs. Louis Harding Earll pre- | siding, to make arrangements for the services. It was announced a feature of the program will be a Bible reading from a Brailie volume. There will also be the recitation of & hymn in the silent language with an interpreter. Representative Nelson of Wisconsin will preside. The invocation will be religions, considering Shintoism and | piven by {given by Dr. Wooding, pastor of the M"hflm"jeg:}‘l“;"‘mm_ “Warming Up,” | Eckinglon Presbyterian’ Church. The will be the feature of the bi-weekly mo- | Principal, speaker will be announced tion picture service at 7 p.m ety e, event W . nclement weather the services will be held on the Treasury portico. MINISTER WILL RESUME CHURCH WORK IN FALL! By the Associated Press. ‘COLUMBIA, S. C., March 23— believed unlikely Rev. Herman F. lgfm’f can, whose disappearance from Char- lotte created a widespread search for severd] days, will be able to take up his | work again before next Fall. This was the opinion expressed here yesterday by his father, l{evA ‘Watson B. Duncan, D. D, of Lake City, S. C., who, with his son, passed through Col- umbia en route home after an interview ;‘ttth Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon in Char- te. Rev. Mr. Duncan failed to appear for chureh services at the Duncan Memor- ial Church March 10, and was not dis- covered until several days later in At- lanta. According to Dr. Duncan, he and his son had “very satisfactory” in- terviews with Bishop Mouzon, and Rev. D. M. Litaker, presiding elder. . The young minister will remain at Lake City with his father, where he will recuperate from a nervous break- down due to overwork, his father said. An indefinite leave of absence has been granted by Bishop Mouzon. HOOVER'S DRY ATTITUDE EVANGELIST’S SUBJECT| “President Hoover and His Attitude ‘Toward Prohibition” will be discussed by Evangelist Charlie Taylor, at the Metropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 o'clock. This will be the closing day of the evangelistic meetings, held under the auspices of Dr. John Comp- ton Ball, pastor. The evangelist will also speak at 11 am. on “The Christ of the Empty ‘Tomb,” and at 7:45 p.m. on “Your Last Chance.” There will be a special lecture Mon- day evening in the form of an enter- tainment, at which Mr. Taylor will tell th;?:tnry’rolxhlu life. e aylor party, com d of Charles Taylor, sr.; Laurie Tm and Charles Taylor, have expressed their satisfaction of the way the people of | Washington have received them in this their second campaign within a year. ! Famous Churches of the World i | | | R I | - Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. "THE parish of Fairfax, in Virginia, is interesting and is closely assoclated was created in 1765, and a member | with the tobacco grown so_abundantly of the family of the great Sir Christo- | in its vicinity. Money being scarce at cathedral of St. Paul of London, was obliged to impose a tax of 31,000 pounds delegated to draw the plans for the|of tobacco on the parish, by the sale of church, which was to be erected in a| which the church was built. Choice wooded plot of some 500 acres at Alex- Orinoco tobacco paid the purchase price andria. The contract for its erection | for ground for the rectory and for the was let in 1767, the cost being about “glebe,” embracing some 500 acres; and $3.000, a huge sum in those days. Five years later, for some unknown in the same legal tender. Fines “for cause, the contractor failed to complete | killing deer out of season” and “for his work and Col. John Carlyle agreed hunting on the Sabbath” were turned to complete the structure for an addi- | into the church treasury to alleviate the tional thousand dollars. One year later condition of the poor, the lame and the it was handed over complete fo its ves- blind, as well as to bury them when trymen. On that same date George they shook off their mortal ills. Washington purchased for himself and) Though, with the exception of Mount his family a pew, paying almost one Vernon, no other building in America hundred dollars for it. He also pre- is so closely assoclated with the life of sented to the church the handsome | Gegrge Washington. Christ Church has brass chandelier that still hangs from other associations, too. In its register is the old ceiling. found the record of baptism of Gen. The completed church is a handsome | Robert E. Lee. During the American building in simple Colonial style. Built Civil War the Federal troops occupied of brick and shingled with juniper ' Alexandria and the church was held wood it still stands today, a historic by the military authorities. Many of landmark of Alexandria. Until 1812 it the most prominent communicants fled had neither chimney nor stove, foot | within the Federal lines and a large stoves furnishing the only warmth to mound in its churchyard marks the the undaunted worshipers of tkose resting place of some 34 Confederate early days. | soldiers who died in the Pederal hos- A study of the old church’s financing | pitals of Alexandria. SERVICES PLANNED |ANNIVERSARY DAY DULY OBSERVED | ATST. MARGARET'S pher Wren, builder of the wonderful | the time of its building, the vestry was| the clergyman’s salary was also paid EPIPHANY CLASS ¢ . TOBE CONFIRMED )} 2 Noves ot E 100 E: 1 % Bishop Freeman Officialesi‘i J: afitp r :: Tomorrow—Will Preach |7 m b4 Ed Later in Week. 5 ufi tr ; ¥ il bl For Next Saturday's i MUST BE RECEIVED firmation' to a_class of children and |+ adults presented by Dr‘B\:’l:x B. P]"rhllhpt. '+ 5 | rector of the church. op Freeman " will also be special noonday preacher at | At The Star k4 Epiphany next week, Monday to Thurs- | £ ¥ A BY WEDNESDAY % @ 7V il TRAMA OF PALMS, DR. PORTER'S TOPIC Swedish Service to Be Held at First Baptist Church at 3:30 0’Clock. | “A Love Maich” will be the fopic of | At the First Baptist Church tomor- {Rev. Irving W. Ketchum tomorrow | Tow morning, Dr. Samuel Judson Por- | night at Peck Memorial Chapel. The ter's subject will be “A Drama of the | morning service will be a Palm Sunday | paims.” At the evening service the | service. | theme will be “The Art of Worship,” | day, inclusive. | _ Dr. Phillips will lecture before his Bible class at the evening service tomor- | | row, taking a theme appropriate to the teachings of Palm Sunday. Other services during Holy week are | as_follows: Holy communion every | femieriosios | morning, except Friday, at 7:30 and 11 ram. In addition to these celebrations there will be the usual annual observ- ance of the institution of the Lord's supper on Maunday Thursday s c'clock, followed at 8 o'clock by an ! Easter communion preparation service | conducted by Dr. Phillips. Evensong and address every day at 4:45, witn holy baptism on Easter even. Services scheduled for Good Friday are: 10 am., Litany and address: 12 to 3 o'clock, the three hours’ devetion. led by the rector: 8 p.m., the cantata, “The Seven Last Words. |“LOVE MATCH” IS SUBJECT - Judge William F. Norris will be the | speaker at the Cuthbert class service which will be an introduction to a at 10 o'clock. Elizabeth F. Ketchum ! paim Sunday cantata. | will address the women in the parish| Swedish service will be held at 3:30 meet at 3 o'clock and Christian En- | | hall. The afternoon Sunday school will | o'clock, when Rev. Nels Hedeen w 1 Program for Holy Week and: Founding of Sherwood Pres- | holy communion. G e “ 7 THE HARVEST Is TOPIC' Melvina Owens made short talks on T T talking the life service pledge. Edwin At the National Baptist Memorial to | Phelps, general secretary of the Baptist Religious Liberty the pastor, Dr. Gove | Young People's Unions of America, was G. Johnson, will preach tomorrow |the principal speaker. The Federation morning on the subject, “The Harvest.” | Quartet, Miss Gladys Cockerille of Clinton N. Howard will preach in the evening on the theme, “Pearls of Para- ise.” ‘The Pinkham Bible Class for men will welcome tomorrow morning the teacher, Francis J. Lukens, on his re- turn_from an extended tour through the Holy Land. He will give an out- line of his experiences and impressions. AL R REVIVAL SERVICES HELD. Revival services are being held twice each week day and three times on Sun- day at Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets. Dr. J. Milton Waldron. pastor, is being as- sisted by Revs. Horton and Randolph. Special services will be held with the Junior Intermediate and Senior C. E. Societies tomorrow afternoon and eve- ning and with the Sunday school at the morning service. g SPECIAL NIGHT SERVICE. There will be a special Sunday night meeting. 8 o'clock, for Centennial Bap- tist Church members, friends and visitors. Rev. E. Hez Swem, pastor, will be assisted by Dr. Rufus Weaver, formerly president of Mercer University, North Carolina, who will preach the sermon. The 11 o'clock morning subject is “Pushed Person,” Dr. Swem preaching. TWO BAPTIST SERMONS. At Second Baptist Church, Third rtreet, between H and I streets, the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “Dis- | cerning_the Signs of the Times.” At 8 pm. Rev. A. W. Adkins, pastor, First Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va. will Preach. ‘The Bible School will meet at 9:30 am. and B. Y. P. U. at 6 pm. A. M. Harris to Speak. A. M. Harris, president of the North- ern Baptist Convention, will speak to Bethany, Mrs. Catherine Bently of First, Herbert Reamy of Fifth and Ray Sabean of West Washington, rendered selections. ZC Hodges, jr., first vice president of the federation, announced the following recent developments in the efficiency any No. 1 and Temple still have a strangle hold on the first three places First has led for the entire four months of the campaign, with the other two unions alternating between second and third places.. Kendall Union, which fin- ished the first half of the contest in twenty-second place, furnished the sur- D;‘L\" of the past month by taking fifth place. torical contest will be held at National Memorial Church Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Six seniors and feur~inter- mediates will try for the loving cup to be awarded to the union of the winner. Each speaker will be limited to five campaign: The unions from First, Beth- | ‘The finals of the stewardship ora-| PALM SERVICE LISTED. | At Lincoln Congregational Temple | Palm services will be celebrated. Rev. | R. W. Brooks wil} speak from the theme “The Sacrifice of Jesus.” At the end | | of the service palms will be given to |all. The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 6:45 p.m. i Dr. Samuel B. Coles, missionary from Angola, West Africa, will speak at 8 | p.m. Mr. Coles has just returned from Africa after five years' extensive study: The public is invited. | _The rector of Ascension Church, Rev. | Thomas W. Cooke, announces a list of | the services for Palm Sunday and Holy | week: Sunday at 8 a.m., celebration of the holy communion; 11 a.m., proces- ion of palms: holy communion and ‘mon; 8 p.m., evening prayer and sermon. ‘There will be services Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 am., 10 am. and 8 pm. Good Priday services at 7:30 am. 10 am., “Three | HOLY WEEK SERVICES. ! minutes, Miss Charlotte Speidon. stew- | Hour Service” from 12 noon fo 3 p.m. | ardship direction, announced at the last | On Good Friday night address by the | | feedration meeting. Tostor Riic GATitAtA: Herbert Reamy, second vice presi- aREanty dent and athletic director, announced the athletic banquet will be held April | 26, at 7 o'clock st Fifth Church, George it o Saurwein of/Chevy Chase Union will iR S have charge of the base ball this sea-| Samuel B. Coles, a missionary under son. The bowling tournament will start | the _American Board of Commissioners April 6 at Lucky Strike alleys. of Foreign Missions, located in Ga- The federation will give a garden | !anguage, Portuguese, West Africa, will party and carnival at East Washington | SPeak tomorrow morning at Plymouth Heights Church June 5 for the benefit | Congregational Church. Monday eve- of the convention fund. ning he will address a missionary mass Dorothy Surface will have charge of | Meeting at People’s Congregational the program at First Baptist Church|Church. B. Y. P. U. tomorrow night. A religious| , While in Chicago he was in con- ¢rama, “The Resurrection,” will be p"_‘rerrnee for two days with officlals of sented. Clarence Walker. radio artist. | the Field Museum because of the study Address Topics Are Announced. byterian Sunday School Elaborately Celebrated. The rector, Dr. Herbert Scott Smith. will be the preacher at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at St. Margaret’s Church, Connecticut avenue and Ban- |and Rhode Island avenue northeast, was croft place, his text being: “Blessed | celehrated last Sunday morning at 9:30 Is He that Cometh in the Name of the | o'clock. The history of the school, Lord.” 4 | written by Cap The first service tomorrow will be | of the early meml holy communion at 7:30 a.m. Other retary of the congregation, was read by meetings will be: Sunday school, 9:30 | Mrs. Edna Opperman. As the reading am.; Junior Brotherhood of St. An- | progressed it was interspersed by three drew, 10:30 a.m.; Young People’s So- | tableaux depicting the organization of clety, 6 p.m. the school, first the meeting of Conrad Holy week services are: Monday, | M. Chaney and.E. F. Niemeyer, who Tuesday and Wednesday, celebration of | conceived the idea of a school in the holy communion at 11 . and eve- | community, followed by the meeting of ning prayer with an address by the |the commitiee of organization, and con- ‘The twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Sherwood Presbyterian Herold"; Tuesday, | charter members present. O the 21 “Pilate”; Wednesday, “Judas. | persons present at the first meeting on Pnl}r'-und-y Thursday there will be two | February 7, 1909, 10 were present at celebrations of holy communion, at|the gervice. consisting of James M. 30 a.m. and at 8 p.m., the latter be- 'Rauch, E. F. Niemeyer, Mrs. James P. ing the only night service of the entire Benfer, Miss Rachel Benfer, Miss Mary vear. The celebrant at the service at|Benfer, Miss Ernestine Niemeyer, Mrs. 7:30 a.m. will be Rev. Robert Shores. | Amy Rauch Martin, John Seater, Con- At 8 pm. the celebrant will be the | rad M. Chaney and Irwin R. Linton.. tor, assisted by Rev. Mr. Shores, | “ Foe®%, Whan Griffth and Rev. George | Ex-Superintendents Present. ‘The former superintendents answered Dow | On Good Friday there will be morn- as follows: Monday, | to the call excepting Paul D. Cook, who ing prayer and ante-communion at | now resides in Denver, Colo., where he 10:30 a.m. ‘The three hours' devotion is superintendent of a M. E. Sunday will be held from noon until 3 p.m. |school. Those present were James M. the service being conducted by Dr.| Rauch, E. F. Niemeyer, John Duncan, Canon Freeland G. Peter of Washing- | Wilfred B. Putman, James F. Benfer ton Cathedral, assisted by the clergy | and Chester R. Smith, the incumbent. and choir of §t. Margaret's. | Remarks were made by the first three Easter evening there will be evening named and a letter was read from Mr. prayer at 4:45 o'clock, followed by bap- ‘E:!tlk. regretting his inability to be pres- tism at 5. { = A supplementary confirmation class| Since its organization the school has is now being formed for presentation produced seven young people who are to the Bishop of Washington for the |engaged actively in Christian service. laying on of hands at some time be- | These are: Miss Rachel Benfer, mis- tween Easter and June. This class will | sionary at Langdon Memorial School, consist of both juvenile and adult can- Mount Vernon, Kentucky; Miss Helen didates. Enrollment is now taking |S. Orth, missionary nurse, also in the place and instruction will begin on | Langdon Memorial School; Miss Ernes- Low Sunday, the Sunday after Easter. | tine Niemeyer, missionary teacher in — e - | Colombia, South America; Walter Wolf, i preparing for the ministry at the Me- Cormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Il.; Bruce Gannaway, also preparing FIRST- ERETHREN TOPIC. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will preach at 11 a.m. tomorrow on the subject “A Word of Triumph From the Cro At 7:45 p.m. his subject will be “The Forgiveness of Sins.” These will be precommunion sermens, Communion will be observed Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock Rev. J. H. Cassady gives ad- dresses preparatory to the communion. Sunday school meets tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga.; Merritt L. Smith, engaged in Christian Endeavor work in the Dis- trict, and Leslie Gibson, under the For- elgn Mission Boagd, now pursuing studies in Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. The Misses Benfer and Niemeyer are home this year on leave of absence and, | together with Merritt L. Smith, were present and each made short talks tell- ing of the help received while attending the school. Principal Address by I. R. Linton. | ‘The principal address was made by |Irwin R. Linton, crganizer and_for {many years superintendent of the Eck- | ington” Sunday school and who was | present at the first session and assisted the school in its organization. Dr. Harry L. Bowlby of New York. | secretary of the Lord's Day Alllance of ! | TWO TOPICS ANNOUNCED. ‘The sermon subjects of Rev. Thomas E. Boorde, at Temple Baptist Church, Tenth and N streets, wiil be “The Pur- chase, The Price, The Purpose,” in the morning, and “Small Change,” in the evening. Prayer service will be conducted in the church each evening next week e: cept Saturday. The Woman’s Mission- ary Society and the Ladies' Ald will ) William Damitz and Mrs. Harry J. | dress, ‘The primary department has been Mrs. Amy Rauch Martin, Mrs. Conrad | deavor at 7 p.m. ‘The pastor is arranaging a Good Friday service for Friday night at 8 o'clock, at which it is expected that Dr. Charles Wood, until recently pastor jof the Church of the Covenant and ,now chairman of the National Presby- terian Church committee, will preach the sermon. At the Easter communion service, Easter Sunday night, a large number will be received into church fellowship. The rite of infant baptism will also be administered. All who have not inter- | viewed the pastor for either of these | purposes are invited to meet him at ;m:_vh service previous to Easter Sunday night. DR. DEPP WILL PREACH ON “THE KING OF KINGS” “The King of Kin will be the theme of the sermon tomorrow morning at the Calvary Methodist Church, Co- lumbia road near Fifteenth street, by Dr. Mark Depp, At the evening serv- fce he will preach on the subject, “Moral Trifle ‘The young people’s devotional service will be held in Guild Hall at 7 o'clock. |“Bread and Roses,” a discussion of {some of the problems created by mod- ern industry, will be the subject pre- |sented this week. These special dis- { cussions will be discontinued for Easter | Sunday evening, giving place to an Easter devotional service. Holy communion will be observed | service. Dr. Harry E. Woolever will | conduct communion meditation. Friday | evening there will be a special service, t. Arthur W. Beer, one With Dr. Arthur Jennings Jackson of | : bers and the first sec- | American University delivering the ad- | when the reports will be read of the F. Pope and Miss Binnie Calvert. | dress. ‘CHRIST’S EMOTIO“:’ TEXT OF PASTOR’S DISCOURSE | Dr. N. P. Patterson will have for his rector at 4:45 p.m., his subjects being | cluding by the presentation of the ! subject tomorrow at the 11 o'clock serv- | Ed Lawless, |ice " at the old First Presbyterian | Church “Christ's Emotion.” At the evening service which is held at 8 o'clock at the chapel, Massachu {sotts avenue and Thirty-sixth street, i his subject will be “The Value of En- thusiasm.” Church school is held both at the old church and at the chapel at 9:30 each Sunday morning. . The Chapel Workers' Council will { meet tomorrow in the home of Mrs. | R. Van Fossen, 2711 Wisconsin avenue, jat 5 o'clock. | The session will meet in the pastor's | study at the old church Monday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. {«“MOSES IN WILDERNESS.” “Moses In Wilderness” is the sermon ! topic for the 8 o'clock service at the | Wisconsin Avenue _Baptist Church, Forty-second and Fessenden streets. During the 11 o'clock service the pastor, Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson, will speak J. . street northeast. preach. The quarterly meeting of the Baptist | Women_of the District of Columbia {church Monday at 10:30 o'clock. The Sunday school is making plans | for a special Easter program. T. Edgar Petty, superintendent, who is also chairman of the Sunday school com- mittee for the Columbia District As- | sociation. announced plans are about completed for a Sunday school confer- ence to be held at Calvary Church in | April. After many years of service, Mrs. J. W. Wimer has resigned as a mem- | ber of the board of ladv_managers of the Baptist Home for Children. and Mrs. George Reik has been elected by the church to succeed her. | prayer meeting service Thursday eve. | nings. The pastor will lead this meet i ing next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. "‘TRIUMPHA-L ENTRY” IS ECKINGTON TOPIC, “The Triimphal Entry” will be the| theme of Rev. Henry B. Wooding to- | morrow morning at 11 o'clock at the | | Eckington Presbyterian Church, North i Captiol street, corner Florida avenue. | In the evening at 8 o'clock the topic as announced is “The King's Business.” At the ald meeting the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Horace Conard: vice president, Mrs. Warren B. Hadley: second vice presi- dent, Mrs. James S. Jones; treasurer, Sunday school, Twenty-second street | Thursday evening in: the devotional | Mrs. James M. Nickles; secretary, Mrs. | Alma B. White. ‘The retiring presi- dent, Mrs. John Miller, was presented with a Juncheon set. ‘The annual congregational meeting | work accomplished during the past year {will be held Thursday evening in the | (Sunday schoolhouse. The election of be held. evening the sacrament supper will be admin- ( officers will also Good Pri of the Lor istered. The Christian Endeavor meeting to morrow at 6:45 p.m. will be led by 'SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY | TO BE HELD TOMORROW | The Spring rally of Keller Memorial i Lutheran Sunday school will be held | tomorrow morning at 9:30 in the build- ing at Maryland avenue and Ninth 1 There will be special | features. Dr. L. M. Zimmerman will | give a brief address. The pastor, Dr. | S. T. Nicholas, will make an address. A picture, presented by one of the classes, will be unveiled at this rally. lic is invited to attend. | ""A special offering will be taken in the | Sunday school Easter Sunday to help | pay the remaining debt on the en- }llrred church building. Easter exer- i cises will be held at 7:30 p.m. This ial service will be in addition to regular session at 9:30 a.m. e on 8t 330 a'm | SERVICE HOUR CHANGED. | | will be held in the lecture room of the A feature at the church is the ' ‘The pub- ! {on the topic, “The Living Disciple,” an | | illustrated story for the junior boys and | girls. The Bible school meets at 9:30 | Beginning Palm Sunday the congre- {a.m. The Senior and Intermediate B.| gation of Northminster Presbyterian { Y. P. U. Socleties meet at 7 o'clock. lchapel. Alaska avenue and Kalmia Topic, “Winning the Lost, One by One.” | road, will inaugurate a morning service the United States, also made an ad- | }xupermunded by Mrs. Charles Bodkin, ! M. Chaney, Mrs. W. B. Putman, Mrs. | Acts, vill.27-38. ! Midweek Bible study and prayer serv- i J. H. Pool will be the leader. 8 7 “TRIUMPHANT” IS THEME. “Triumphant” is the theme of the | sermon of Rev. Harry Wilson, at Fif- | teenth Stret Christian Church, tomor- j row morning. The junior church meets at 11 a.m, under the direction of L. R. Butler. Senior and Intermediate En- deavor and missionary training class i meet at 6:45 p.m. At the evening service the pastor will have for his theme “The Lost Church.” This is the fourth in a series of special | Sunday evening sermons. i AR QR L e 'DRAMA TO BE PRESENTED. | Rev. 8. E. Rose, pastor of the Pet- worth M. E. Church, will preach Palm Sunday at 11 o'clock on “The Day of | Triumph.” A sacred drama will be pre- sented in the evening. Holy week serv- ices are: Wednesday, motion picture of to displace the evening service now be- ing held. The service will begin at for the ministry at Emory University, | ice Wednesday evning at 8 o'clock. J.[11 o'clock with Rev. Mr. Curson offici- N | ating. | The Sunday school at 9:30 am. and | the Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30 p.m. will continue as usual. ;“ROYAL DIAD.EM” IS TOPIC.| | | ject tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Georgetown | Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E. | Beatty, pastor. |~ Confirmation service. Christian En- ideavor 7 p.m. topic: “Making Jesus King." | At the evening service at 8 o'clock the subject will be “Above Every Name." | Services_evéry night except Saturday ! during Holy weck. 16 TO BE CONFIRMED. At the First Reformed Church, the | | following young men and women will | be recelved into the full communion of | i the church by the rite of confirmation: “The Royal Diadem” will be the sub- | meet at the church Tuesday at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served by the Ruth Clark | | Circle. | PALM.SERVICE PLANNED. | At St, James’ Church, Eighth street, between B and C streets northeast, the blessing of the palms will take place just preceding the low mass at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. At the 11 o'clock serv- jce there will be a solemn procession about the church, through the parish Sherwood, incumbent. Chester R. Smith. presided at tlre exercise: PALM SUNDAY EXERCISES. At the Metropolitan Methodist Church Palm Sunday will be appro- priately celebrated. At the morning service Dr. James Shera Montgomery will deliver a sermon on the subject: “The Triumph of the Galllean” and in the evening he will give a lecture- superintendent, 's Sunday. “The Life of Christ”; Thursday eve- | Helen C. Hepp. Dorothea L. Loehl, Mary ning, holy communion and meditation | L. Lindsey, Herbert K. Purchase, Leon- by the pastor: Friday, address by Rev.|ard M. King, Paul G. Bihlman, Charles B. 1. McGowan of Baltimore, Md. D. Wenrich, Karl H. Nau, Emily M. L W VR SR Miller, Mary W. Rector, Marguerite A. SERVICES ARE ARRANGED. Rausch, -Dorethy L. Rausch. Sarah H. At the Sixth Presbyterian Church to- Regar, Gerda Bruckman, Elvenia P. | morrow morning the pastor, Rev. God- Brown, Thelma E. Nebel. frey Chobot, will preach a Palm Sunday | In the evening. the confirmation | classes of the past 60 years will hold a | sermon on’ the topic, “His Strange | Claims.” special reunion service.” Holy week serv- | Special services before Eastet will be | s {that he has made on tropical diseases will be the sololst and Miss Lena Parks | (2% B s Made of, 1ol RETREATS ANNOUNCED. Special observance of Holy Week at (the Y. W. C. A. will be made by daily retreats led daily by members of .the staff from 9 to 9:20 am. and by a serv- ice on Good Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. The Good Friday retreat is planned especially for those who are unable to attend the services held in the will give a reading. ‘The Junior B. Y. P. U, of East Wash- | ington Heights Church will gave a play April 3, at 8 o'clock, entitled “Patty Saves the Day,” the proceeds to go to the church building fund and toward buying hymn books and Bibles. James Stewart and Delta Group will lead the devotional meeting tomorrow night in B. Y. P. U, No. 1, of Bethany. Mrs. 1. Caskey will conduct the Bible quiz. The young people will have charge tomorrow of the evening church ( the Baptist Ministers’ Conference at Calvary Church Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The meeting will adjourn !intergroup contest with 140 points, in time for the meeting of the Ministe- rial Union. been in progress {wo weeks. service, Gamma Group is leading in the | churches from 12 to 3. ‘There will be opportunity for prayer and meditation. while Beta Was 138. The contest has The services will be led by Mrs. Irving Ketchum. sormon on “Goodness—Is It Unprofit- able?” Special Lenten services will also be conducted by the pastor Wednesday, Thursday and | o'clock. Thursday evening special holy | communion administered by the pastor. TAKOMA PARK SERMON. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pollock of Tli- | —_— nois are conducting revival services nt| At the Takoma Park Baptist Church Columbia Heights Christian Church, | iomorrow morning “The Withered 1435 Park road, every night except Sat- | Palms” will be the subject of the ser- urday at 7:45 o'clock. mon by the pastor, Rev. Willlam E. The pastor, Rev. Harvey Baker Smith. | La Rue. In the evening Dr. W. Sin- will preach tomerrow. ! clair Bowen will speak. hall and, if weather permits, around thechurch yard. Rev. Father Parker, one of the Holy Cross fathers from West Park, N. Y., { will conduct the three hours' devotion Good Friday. Coms HOLD REVIVAL. Friday evenings at 8 | jces at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and | | Priday. i held in the Chapel Wednesday evening for young people; Thursday evening a meeting for men and a general meeting | ' Good Priday night. FOR YOUTHS. Dr. B. H. Melton will preach to- morrow morning and evening at the Ninth Street Christian Church, 9th and D streets n.e. He will have for his morning subject, “The Church and Her Children.” This discourse is for the young geonle of the church. His evening subject will be “The Books @pened in Heven.” 'SERVICE SERIES PLANNED. | ‘The Gunton-Temple Memorial Pres- byterian Church will begin tomorrow a | series of Holy week services. Rev. Ber- nard Braskamp, pastor, will preach to- morrow morning on the subject, “Is Christ Our King?” On Tuesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock there will be special service in the church. with an address by the pastor and the cantata, “The Seven Last Words,” rendered by the chorus choir. EXPETS THRONES OF WORSHPERS Washington Cathedral Mak- ing Special Arrangements for Welcome. Special arrangements are being made at Washington Cathedral for the wel- come of thousands of worshipers and visitors on Palm Sunday and Faster Sunday as well as during Holy Week. | In recent years Easter and the Sunday preceding have become favorite times for pligrimages to the Gothic edifice rising on Mount St. Alban. Increased national interest in the building of the cathedral, resulting from country-wide campaign activities under the leadership of Gen. John J. | Pershing. was indicated on the Sunday | before the inaugural when some 6,000 {persons entered the Bethiehem Chapel. { | Prepares for Pilgrimages. ‘The Cathedral Guild of Ushers are | preparing to conduct small *groups of | pilgrims through the erypt chapels at regular intervals throughout the day on both Palm Sunday and Easter. The cathedral's staff of vergers also will assist visitors and explain the archi- tecture of the chapels. It is suggested by the cathedral authorities that persons who cannot arrange to attend the services plan their visits for hours when services are not in progress. The recommended periods are from 8 to 9:30 am.; from 1 to 3 pm., and from 5:15 p.m. until the clos- ing of the chapels at 6 p.m. Garden Will Not Be Open. In accordance with the cathedral's !policy of Sabbath observance, the | Bishop’s Garden will not be open. The {enrator's office also will be closed on | Palm Sunday and Easter as on all other | sabbaths. Other portions of the Cathedral Close will be open to the public, however. and a vista of the Nation’s Capital may be obtained from the Peace Cross, one of the hallowed monuments on Mount St. Alban hillside. An elevated plat- form at the western end of the cathe- dral foundations in front of the Na- tional Cathedral School for Girls will enable visitors to gain a comprehensive idea of the present cathedral construc- tion. The platform faces the cathedral and affords a view of the foundations, the crossing piers, and the choir. Dur- | ing the week this platform gives pil- grims the privilege of seeing just how the great edifice is being built. ! CALVARY BAPTIST CLASS HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET The fourth annual banquet of the Wilbur class of Calvary Baptist Sunday school was held Tuesday evening at the City Club. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington Uni- versity. used es the subject of his ad- dress “Educational Bases.” Dr. William S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, spoke on the topic, “Invest- ments.” Members and their friends were wel- comed by Miss Lucille F. Pope, presi- dent of the class. Dr. William Allan Wilbur, teacher of the class for the past 22 vears, acted as toastmaster. Vocal _sclections were rendered by Mrs. Pearl Windsor, accompanied by Mrs. Elsie Jones Douglas. Among the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Marvin, Dr. and Mrs. William 8. nethy, Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Kimball and Mrs. William Allan Wilbur, | The commities in charge was com- | posed of Mrs. Charles A. Pfender, chair- iman: Miss Priscilla Peet, Miss Lueiile | | WATCH SERVICE PLAN OF EPWORTH LEAGUE A morning watch service at 6:30 o'clock will be held m by the Epworth League of the Distriet t the Brightwood Park M. E. Church. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated. ‘The pastor, Rev. Walter M. Michaels. will preach at the morning church | service. A cantata will be presented at pm. The Sunday school board will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. and Rev. John C. Milliam. conference director of reli- gious education, will make an address. The church will unite Thursday even- ing in a Lenten service with St. Paul's M. E. Church South at the latter church, Thirteenth and Crittenden streets. Rev. Mr. Michael will preach. The two congregations will meet Priday evening at the Brightwood Church when Rev. W. D. King will preach. HIGHLANDS BAPTIST. At Highlands Baptist Church the pastor, Rev. N. M. Simmonds, will con- tinue the series of sermons on Mark's gospel tomorrow, preaching on “Desert | Hours.” In the evening the sermon will {be on “Life’s Greatest Question.” The i Ladies’ Social Circle will meet with Mrs. Ward Wednesday, and the Mission Study Group will meet with Mrs. Clarke | Tuesday evening. The church will hold evangelistic services, beginning April 14, under | R George Rittenhouse of Brooklyn. 3 Mr. Rittenhouse has been a {chaplain of the United States Army, { following pastorates in New York. For | some years he has been doing evangelis- | tic work. — HOLY WEEK SERVICES. | _Palm Sunday will be observed at the Church of the Transfiguration (Episco- | pal by holy communion at 7:30 am. {morning prayer and sermon 11 |o'clock and evening prayer and address | at 8 o'clock. Palms will be distributed at {the 11 o'clock service. Rev. J. Queally, rector, will officiate. The services during Holy week will be { daily at 7:30 a.m.. penetential office at K] Holy Thursday at 7:30 am., 10 am. and 8 pm. Good Friday, noon. | children’s service: evening. 8 p.m., ser- |mon on the passion, by the rector. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK. At the People’s Congregational Church, M street between Sixth and Seventh streets, the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, will preach tomorrow morning on “The Centurion's Story.” The Young People’s service begins 6:30 p.m. with the theme for discussion, “Making Jesus King." The Woman's Missionary Society bas arranged for an address by S. B. Coles, missionary from Angola, West Africa, Monday, at a public meeting. = A adiioans “Who Are Our Brothers?” “Who Are Our Brothers?” is the sub- ject of a lecture tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock at the United Lodge of Theosophists, 709 Hill Building, Seven- teenth and I streets. Wednesday. eve- ning at 8:15 o'clock the study class will consider the subject of “Differentiation of Specie Blind Evangelist Holds Revival. Rev. Roy Carter, blind evangelist. is conducting a revival at the Priendship The members of the church and congregation will assemble to celebrate the sacrame of the Lord's supper ‘Thursday evening. Pt Baptist Church. First and H streets southwest, which will close March 29. gll\luldren'l meetings from 4 to § p.m. y. 5