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SERMON SEVENTH O ASTERSERES Preach on “‘Meaning of Jesus for Generation.” Rev. Moses R. Lovell, pastor of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, 1410 Columbia road, will give on Easter morning ‘the' seventh of a series of Lenten sermons on the general subject “The Meaning of Jesus for Our Gener- ation,” the particular topic being “Jesus and Life After Death.” The church school will have a pro- minent part in Easter Sunday. Begl ning at 9:30 am. with regular class. room periods, at 10:15 o'clock the en- tire school will join in a union worship service. The juniors will lead in the twenty-fourth psalm, the ushers will be from the intermediates and a senior, Gordon Livingston, will be in charge. An appropriate film will be shown. _ Miss Isabelle Stabler will address the Young People’s Forum Sunday after- noon at 5:30 o'clock on the topic “An Understanding of the Quaker Faith.” Dr. John O. Knott, who has just re- turned from a Mediterranean tour, will § speak at the mid-week service Thurs- day evening on “The Religions of Greece and Rome.” The juniors will entertain their parents Tuesday eve- ning with a program concerning African life and the influence of Christian edu- cators there. ‘The Woman's Guild is preparing boxes for home missionary families, and is asking for contributions of clothing, es- pecially for children. The next regular | meeting of the guild will be held Wed- nesday, at 11 o'clock at the church. ‘The Child Guidance lecture will be Friday at 10 am, ad of Thurs- day. and the speaker, Miss Anna E. Richardson, fleld worker in child de- velopment and parental education, American Home Economics Association, will have as her topic, “The Prepara- tion of Our Sons and Daughters for Home-building.” Miss Marjorie Stuart has been ap- pointed representative of the church school on the publicity committee. PASTOR TO FEATURE EASTER IN SERMON Dr. Samuel Judson Announces Sub- jects for Tomorrow—Baptism Services Planned. Special Easter services have bheen planned at the First Baptist Church. Dr. Samuel Judson Porter’s 'morning subject will be “The Rosiest Morn That Ever Dawned.” In the evening his theme will' be “Crowning ‘the Pillars With Lily Work.” At the evening service the nr'ginunce of baptism will be admin- Sunday school will be held at am. and young people's meeting at p.m. ‘The deacons will meet Monday eve- ning. at the home of T. Edgar Petty, 1726 M street. A meeting of the board of managers of the Baptist Home for Children will be held' in the church parlors Tuesday at 2 o'clock. The English class and the Young Men’s class will entertain the James class of the Fifth Baptist Church Wed- nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The’ pastor ¥ill give at the prayer meeting Thursday evening the first: of a series of studies on “Our Lord's Ap- pc;rnncses After )filslnesu{fiecuofl."" 3 Wi * Mission wi the hlifier %{dflum at 8 n'gqch; 5 day. evening,” ‘When Rev. Nels' Hedeen will preac] ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH, SERVICES OUTLINED Three Celebrations of Holy Com- munion Included in Program for Tomorrow. There will be three celebrations of holy comnmunion tomorrow at St. Mar- garet’s Church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place. The first service will be at 7 am. The second celebration will be &t9:30 am. This will be the shortest service of the day. At 11 am. the rector, Dr. Herbert Bcott Smith, will preach. Dr. Smith will be the celebrant at all three celebrations, assisted by the Rev. Robert Shores and two other priests, at 7 and 11 am., while at 9:30 a.m. there will be present in the sanc- tuary only the parish clergy. At 4:30 p.m. the children will have their Easter festival service. ‘There will be evening prayer today at 4:45 pm.-and administration of holy baptism at 5 p.m. RESURRECTION IS TOPIC. Easter services will be celebrated at Lincoin Congregational Temple tomor- row morning. Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak from the theme “The Meaning of the Resurrection.” The Christian Endeavor: Bociety will meet at 6:45 p.m. | We & 1 Sunday School Lesson By ; Dr. Hugh T. Stevenson THE FUTURE LIFE (EASTER —Matthew, xxv.31- 6-27; Luke, Xxis:1- -20; 50-58; I Thessalonians, 4:13-18; Revelations, 22:1-5. De- votional readings—Psalm 23:1.6. Golden Text-—Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee :th:o crown of - life—Revelations, Easter brings us cvery year its mes- sage of the future life. It sets aside the quarter’s review so that we may face the fundamental question of the ages. Ever since the “black camel of death” entered the race, men have asked the question, “If a man die, shall he live again?” During His ministry, Jesus demon- strated His power over death by sev- eral of His miracles. They proved that in Him the grave had met its master. ‘While our Lord by His messages and methods of service gave to men a higher conception .of the present life, so that every phase of modern socialism has its germ in His gospel, our Master faced death without fear, being con- fident that He would defeat man’s foe and prove beyond question the reality of the future life. In fact, He risked His life and hopes for the establish- ment of the Kingdom of God among men upon His power to conquer death and come forth from the tomb in triumph. Christianity has been ' established upon the Lord's victory over the grave. ould never have had a church of Christ, the New Testament or the ob- servance of the first day of the week as a day of Christian worship, if He had not risen. When His enemies had succeeded in crucifying Him on the cross, the courageous Joseph and Nicodemus demonstrated thelr faith in Him by securing His body, after His death had been established by the issue of blood and water, when His side was pierced by the sword. They proved their love for Him by giving His body burial in_a new-made grave in the garden. His enemies recognized the danger of His turning defeat into vic- tory by providing for the sealing of the tomb by the government and placing it under a double guard to prevent the apostles taking the form of their be- loved Master. ‘The disciples had no_ thought of His possible resurrection. Their hopes for the establishment of the kingdom had been crushed. They were discouraged at the outcome. They doubted the first news of His conquest of the tomb. They disbelieved the testimony of those who had seen Him after His resurrection. This helps confirm the statement of Strauss, a prominent German rational- ist who says, “There is more historic | evidence: of the ‘Tesurrection of Jesus Christ than of the life and death of Julius Caesar.” While men may con- tinue to differ about the future life, every student of philosophy and religion recognizes that it forms the background of at least three-fourths of all phifo- sophical speculation and of every great religion, Christianity’s Foundation. Christianity rests upon the founda- tion of a belief in the future life, dem- onstrated by the reality of Christ's resurrection and of His living presence and power in the lives of men. Our faith-is in a living Lord and not a dead Christ. The women who went out to the Master's tomb early on the morning of the first day of the week did not_dream of the Lord’s resurrec- tion. If they had expected Him to master death™ they would never have brought the spices with which to em- balm the body. Wli:en they arrived. a; “His “buria) p%e they were sul 4o find _l e stone, that ha?m:n rolled up close the Opening of the tomb and sésled by the Roman authori- ties, had béen, rolled away. God's power had preceded them, bréaking . the Roman seal by an earthquake. The sealed tomb was the evidence that men planned to prevent his resurrection, for his enemies recalled His prophecy of His reswrrection, The empty tomb pro- claimed the Master’s victory over death. Christianity ' bases the commencement of their faith upon the empty tomb that the women found and investigated. Luke tells us that these women were afraid when they saw the two messen- gers, wearing heaven's garments, who explained that Christ had risen. These angels ealled for them to remember our Lord’s prediction that He would arise from the dead the third day, when they were up in Galile. ~They recalled His words and started to inform the eleven apostles of His resurrection. The women, who had been true to Christ at the cross, were the first to learn of His resurrection and they became the first preachers of the gospel of His triumph, that became dynamic note of His gospel. ‘The apostles considered their words to be idle tales. Two of the number determined to investigate. John, who loved Him, and Peter, who had denied Him and to” whom, as we learn from another gospel, Jesus had sent a special message. John, being the younger, reached the tomb ahead of Peter, but he did not enter. Peter, when he ar- rived made note of the evidence that the tomb was empty. He saw that Jesus had mnot hastily removed His grave clothes, but had placed the linen cloths by themselvés. = John tells us that Peter went in and made a survey. His investigation confirmed the women's story, for no grave robber would have Dr. W. Knighton Bloom, secretary of the cmmrenmmnl Church extension board will speak at 8 p.m. ‘The Luther League of the District of Columbia will be the guest of the Luther League of -Baltimore and vicinity May 14. The Junior supper conference re- cently held at St. John's (Southwest) was presided over by Miss Monica Snyder, District Junior League secre- tary. Miss Brenda L. Melhouse, junior secretary of the Luther League of America,-was the speaker of the eve- ning. Juhlor Leagues are reported organized . at Atonement, St. John's (East Riyerdale), St, John’s (South- | Lord, west) and Bt. Stephen's Churches. ‘The March “news letter of the Luther of the District of Columbi ict Lea| ini‘ L. Koch. The April number will be published by Miss Gladys Broeker, cor- responding ry of the District e Incarnation Luther League is leading cy contest, with St. John's le) second. 3t she Luther Luague of the Die- retary- er & of - planning trict of Columbia, is 2 meet- for the Wi Intermediate !.e-g\u_l “to be ~ut - Incarnation a.unt er *Church, Nurummm and Galla- When Maryland State League Presi- District m‘lt“fixbert ;mglhnd appeared on the of both thie Intermedi- ite oung People’s meetings of lt'“lffr:e!l the title of & mwfiiupqugmmgqmpu e Yaple. ““The Words of Jesus About presented to- Life Unending,¥ will be n's e -evening_at Incarnation League been so careful in the arranging of them. Peter did not recall the words of Jesus or of the Psalmist (Psalms, xvig-11, 2-7). He was filled with won- der and doubt as they returned to John believed the Master was. risen.. ‘Peter came to accept the fact that Jesus was risen. This meant more than the ‘mere continuance of existence, It was destined to be the foundation of Christianity = with its gospel of a future: life. The Future Life. Jesus had sought to prepare the apostles for the trying times of dark- ness in the upper room, the night pre- ceding His crueifixion. The very foun- dations of their organization appeared to be crumbling with the desertion of Judas, who had gone out to betray the Jesus saw their need and sought to fill them with courage, confldence, and power to withstand the trials of His death by calling upon them to have faith in God, as the Father, and in Him, and in the certainty of a future life in the Father’s home, where there would be prepared a place for all who loved Him. He called upon them to trust Him at an hour when they felt that they could not trust one atipther. He assured them that ) h . they were parting, that there ‘would be a reunion. The fall of Jerusal the death of the apostles, the ment of His church and the deveclopment of His spiritual kingdom amoig men not exhausted the meaning of words, 1ts promises has helped: 2 heart in the dark hour whz: walked in the shadow of dea can count. on its assutances. . Christ is still the way f into the future life: with Him here. The ce: resurrection is a guarantee that we, too, will rise from the dead. Two thousand years since He rose finds faith in Jesus and His resurrection the foundation of the faith of the numbered millions in a future life. There in fellowship with Christ, we may expect to continue to serve our Lord and grow into His like- ness free from the handicap of a ma- terial body, knowing our loved ones, and coming to understand the mysteries of this life, as we see how God in His love had made all thing work to- gether for good and finally conquered death. It is our privilege to work with Him and for Him here and it will be our glory and honor to share the joys of the tuture life with Him who by His victory over the grave made it possible for us to share the future iife in glory with Him. Bible Questions Of the Day has By Harlow R. Hoyt. ON EASTER MORNING. Questions. 1. What was the date of Christ's resurrection? - 2. Where did it take place? 3. What version of the event is studied in the current lesson? 4. What women are named by Luke as visiting the tomb? 5. Why did they go there? 6. What did they discover upon their arrival? 7. What message was given them? 8. How did they receive it? 9. What occurred when the women made their report in Jerusalem? 10. What did Peter do? Answers. 1. Christ's resurrection occurred on the morning of Sunday, April 9, 30 A.D, 2. The resurrection took place in the garden of Joseph of Arimathaea, in whose new tomb the body had been placed. 8. The version of the resurrection in the current lesson is found in the Gos- pel according to Luke, 4. Mary Magdalene; Joanna, wife of the steward of Herod Antipas; Mary, the mother of James the Less, and other women. 5. The body of Christ had been hastily prepared for burial by Joseph of Arimathaea . and Nicodemus. The women came this morning with balms and incense to complete the task of embalming. 6. Tomb entrances were closed by a huge stone, Tesembling a millstone, which ran in a groove and was rolled to close the entrance. They found this stone moved aside and the tomb empty. 1. Looking in, the women beheld two angels in_the tomb. “He is ngt.here, but is risen,” was the ‘message the women ‘received. @ 8. The women remembered that Christ had foretold this during His min- istry in QGalilee. Accordingly, they hastened back into Jerusalem and re- ported what they had seen. 9. Many of the followers of Christ refused to believe the story of the women. - Many- had -believed that the kingdom ised was to' be & tem- poral one,-wherein Roman rule was over- thrown and the Jew came into: his own. They could not yet fully understand the meaning of Christ's message. 10. Peter ran to the tomb and con- vinced himself that the story of the women was true. Then he returned to Jerusalem to contribute his testimony to the narrative. = —_ BAPTISMS AT PETWORTH. Rev. Henry J. Smith, pastotof Pet- worth Baptist Church, announces that there will be 17 baptisms at both morn- ing and evening services tomorrow as the result of the decisions made on March 17, Decision day. The Easter sermon is entitled “Lost Contact.” In the evening the subject of the sermon is “Kingdom Commerce.” SPECIAL SERVICES SET. Special Easter programs will be offered tomorrow in Washington City Church of the Brethern, Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southeast, rh both the morning and evening serv- ces. At 11 am. the pastor, Dr. Earl McKinley Bowman,, will preach ‘a short sermon on the subject: “An Old Man's Easter Memories.” At 8 pm. he will each a short sermon “Why I elieve in Life After Death. OFFICERS ARE NAMED.. ‘The annual business meeting of the Young People’s Society, First Church of the Nazarene, was held March 24, at which time the following officérs were elected: Miss Christine Williams, presi- dent; Chester Willlams, vice president; Mrs. Elsie Jeffries, secretary, and Miss Mary Speake, treasurer, 3 ‘The president will lead tha service tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. and the topic to I'a; ’giuusud is “What Easter Means 0 gl The Cathedral, IN the year 1208, Arnolfo di Camblo was commissioned ‘“to ralse the loftiest, most sumptuous and magnifi- cent plle that human invention could devise or human labor execute.” And the present cathedral, one of the most beautiful architectural flowers to be found anywhere on earth, blossomed and came to maturity as a result of the ambitious orders to the great Florentine. ‘The glory of the structure is its won- derful "dome, designed and built by Brunellesci, which Michelangelo de- clared could never be surpassed in beauty. Pascarel sald of it, “A poem and a prayer in one, its marbles shining in the upper air, a thing so majestic in its strength, and yet so human in its tenderness, that nothing can assail and nothing equal it.” The outside of the cathedral is incrusted with rare and costly marbles, which have a most charming effect under the brilliant southern «ky. The external ornaments and tracery are wrought ‘with singular delicacy, and the porches represent the DR. JOHNSON'S TOPIC | FOR SUNDAY SERMON “While It Was Yet Dark” Listed | for Morning—Special Easter Service at 9:30 A M. “While It Was Yet Dark” will be the | subject of the Easter morning service conducted by the pastor, Dr. Gove G. Johnson, at the National Baptist Me- morial to Religious Liberty. There will be a baptismal service in the evening. A special Easter service will take place in the Bible school tomorrow morning at 9:30_o'clock. The Pinkham Bible school wili mert at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. in the classroom. Officers will be elected. The subject of the prayer and fel- lowship meeting Thursday evening will be “The New Covenant.” The Evening Mission Club will meet at the church Tuesday evening follow- ing supper at 6 o'clock. F. J. Lukens will give a travelogue of his recent trip to the Holy Land, at 8 o'clock. The Woman's Society will meet at the church Wednesday. Dr. Cochrane, recently returned from Burma, will ad- dress the society. Mrs. Frank Coburn will conduct the devotional period. In the afternoon the Evelyn Speiden Cir- cle will present’the pageant, “The Sur- prise Package.” The Senior W. W. G. will be enter- tained at the home of Mrs. J. H. Cox- head, 1758 Q street, for dinner Wed- nesday at 6 o'clock. EAS'FER SERMON TOPIC. Dr. -G. M. Diffenderfer, pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, an- nounces the first service Easter morn- ing at 7 o'clock, with & sermon on the theme “Weak Faith” At 9 o'clock, holy communion; at 9:45 o'clock the Bible school will render a special Easter service by the children. At 11 o'clock the- pastor will preach on the Easter theme, “Sealing the Stone.” Holy Communion of the Lord's Supper will be administered. At 6:45 p.m. the Christian Endeavor Societies will have a special Easter service. “THE MINIATURE OF LIFE.” At Fifteenth Street Christian Church, Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue southeast, the pastor, Rev. Harry M. Wilsen, will preach tomotrow at the 11 o'clock service on “The fature of Life.” Junior Church service at 11 a.m. under the supervision of L. R. Butler. At the 8 o'clock service pageant entitled “From Dawn to Sunset” will be staged in the lower auditorium ‘of the church under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Richards. Decision day will be observed in the Church school at 9:40 am. and the Easter offering will be devoted to the relief of aged ministers. | Diocesan Group’s Spring Meeting. |. the Diocesan in the Our Savior, 1616 Irving street norths | ti east, tomorrow at:8 pm.. It will be preceded by a demonstration pageant entitled “Quien -Quaeritis?” (Whom Florence, Italy. bc:t work of some of the most famous artists, An Evangelist, executed by Donatello, which stands above one of the arches, is said to roach mearer the antique than any o L en of medieval sculpture; and a mosai¢ of the Annun- clation' by Domenico Ghirlandajo, in one of the lunettcs, is the finest speci- men known of that kind of art. Ste. Maria del Plore, as the cathedral is known, in aflusion to the lily in the Florenting arms, derives a keen interest from the fact that within its walls was held in the fifteenth century the great Council of Florence, at which all the schismatic. churches of the Orient, through their accredited representatives, [urmallr’ recognizzd the supremacy of the Holy Apostalic’ See. ‘The Duomo, or eathedral, is bulit- on 8 spot which hs been used for worship for many centuries. Prior to the year 680 a church stood there dedicated to the Holy. Savior. This was replaced by a basilica under the invocation of St. Reparta, a virgin of Caesarea who suf- fered martyrdom at the age of 12 in the Decian persecution. B. P. U. News The Columbis Federation will hold its executive board meeting Tuesday erenén: at the Central Union Mission uilding. Miss ' Margaret Chapin of National Baptist Memorial Unjon was awarded the loving cup for winning the steward- ship oratorical contest. Seven young women and one man were the con- testants of the finals, held last Tues- day evening at National Baptist Me- morial Church. ‘The play, “Patty Saves the Day,” will be presented Wednesday evening. at 8 o'clock, by the juniors of East Washing- ton Heights Church, the benefits to go to the church building fund and toward buying hymn books and Bibles, The On-to-Detroit Club held its reg- ular monthly meeting last evening. Alpha group, under the leadership of E. G. Holt, will present a special Easter pageant tomorrow night, in the Senior B. Y. No. 1 of Bethany. First Baptist B. Y. P. U. will have a dramatized program presented to them at 6:45 o'clock, by groups 1 and 2. The Junior B. Y. P. U, of First Church meets at 11 am. and the Intermediate B. Y. P, U. at 6:45 p.m, the same time as the senior. This B. Y. P. U. has post- poned its regular monthly business meeting to April 10. * Miss Flora Lavinson of Bethany Union and Mrs. Fred Braugh of Temple Union were welcomed back from Porto Rico last week, where they have been since November with the American Red Cross. ——— SHILOH CHURCH SERVICE. Easter services will be held tomorrow at Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets, beginning at 5:30 am., with a prayer meeting led by Miss Sarah Whetts. At 6:30 a.m. the pastor, Dr. J. Milton Waldron; will baptize & number of converts. At 10:25 o'clock the Sunday school will render a special Easter program and at 11 am. Dr. ‘Waldron will preach on “The Resur- rection, the Realization of the Chris- tian's Supreme Hope.” Dr. Waldron will be assisted in the services by Revs. Randlph and Horton. The. Junior, Intermediate and Senior C. E. Socleties will render, special pro- grams. Easter Sunday Services. Easter Sunday will be observed at | Re the Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal), by holy communion at 7:30 am., holy communion and ser- mon at 11 o'clock, evening prayer and address at 8 o'clock, Church school at 9:30 am. Rev. J. J. Queally, rector, will officiate at all of the services. LR Young Ladies’ Class Elects. The Young-Ladies’ Bible class of the ‘Western. Presby Church met at the home of Mrs, Pear! Kennard and elected the following officers: Presi- dent, Miss 8. Jane Best; vice president, Miss Eona L. Burnett; recording secre- tary, Marguerite Rowley; corre- 8] secretary, Miss Gertrude Har- le Thomas. A Bess| Duffield is the teacher. Speaks on “Song Stories.” "Rev. E. Hez Swem will be assisted by members of the well known Brown ¢ity, at 8 o'clock tomor- row at the Centennial Baptist Church, Seventh and Eye streets northeast, and h on_ “Song Stories!” At three family of this Seeketh Thou?) tnder the direction of Mré. H. G. Torbeft. ; ASU “Life and Death” Lecture Tople.: e e ovohing B 8130 a lecture evel i d'clock at the United Lodge of: Theoso- _phists, 709 Hill Build g ith and I streets. Wed ¥ . at 8:15 o'clock_the study class will ‘con= sider the subject of “Psychic Laws.” l N EASTER MORNING | e will Al-g?x the'11 o'clock mln{ meeting the pas- tor preaches on !‘¥ielders!” PBESIWAN Gaclic Club’ Plans Mass. The.Gaelic American Club of Wash- m‘fll e m?o'lm it St, 7 at 7 a.m. at St, Alvnlul'fldlirehv for the Irish patriots, ‘who ‘died during the rebellion of Easter week, 1916, * Sunday School Lesson Luke 24:1-12; John 14:1-6 Religious DI Dr. S. Parkes Cadran. Q. Why is thete no record in the Bible of any of the'12 disciples having asked Christ about heaven after His resurrection? . Surély. they must have wanted to know of it. A. ‘The only answer that I can sug- gest about a subject upon which a gn- nounicément is manifestly fmpossib] that the disciples félt that where Jesus was heaven' became real, and that so long as they could commune with Him personally, they were not curious to know more about the many mansions reserved for all doers of righteousness. Moreover, our Lord’s in- tercourse did not encourage such in- quiries. He practiced a strict economy of reference the paradise beyond. It was enough for His followers that where He was they would also be, bot in this world and the next. Q. What was the righteousness Christ teferred to in St. Matthew, ili.16? A. The best translation of St. Mat- thew i11.15 is as follows: “This is how we should fulfill our duty to God.” Buch is the evangelist’s report of the important reason why the Master jour- neyed to the Jordan to be baptized by St. John. In their “Lives” of Jesus, Klausner and Middleton Murray insist that He submitted to the rite because of His consciousness of sin. ‘There is not the slightest snv&ofl for this assertion either in the Bible or in the experfence and tradition of the church. Our Lord regarded the cere- mony as one wherein He publicly dedi- cated Himsell to His divine mission. It affirmed before the throngs gathered | to St. John's ministry that a greater | than the Baptist was now manifested, who would usher in that reign of jus-| tice and holiness which surpassed all | existing ideals of righteousness. Jesus also included in His baptism’s | scope and meaning the motivation of the remarkable religious awakening of which the Baptist was the center, and by so doing linked the last of the prophets of the old dispensation with th | The process is explained in St. John’s SCUSSED BY the grace unto salvation of the new dispensation, Q. What is your construction of St. John's 1, vi44-652 A. 8t. John, vi44: “No man can come to Me except the Father which hath sent Me draw him.” 8t. John, vi65: “Therefore I said unto you, that no man can come unto Me, except it were given unto him of my_ Father.” The Greek word translated “to draw” is & very expressive one. In the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, Jeremiah xxxi.2, reads: “With loving kindness have I drawn thee.” Thh:nnge describes the gen- tle and gradual capture of the soul accomplis] by the gracious influence of God upon the inner life of man. Gospel, vi45, as a teaching by the spirit of God. “In the prophets it is written, ‘and they will be all instructed ! of God’; every one who has listened to the Pather and learned from Him comes to Me.” Verse 65 shows that we are enabled to accept Christ and to form adequate judgment of Him only as we surrender ourselves to the zuid-' ance of the spirit of God. Q. Which is the correct translation of our Lord's Prayer: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who | trespass against us,” or “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”? . In Lucan account of the Lord’s Prayer (8t. Luke, x1.2-4) the petition reads: “Forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one | that is indebted to us.” St. Matthew presents the petition in this form: “Forgive us our debts, as we have for- given our debtors.” The form “For- give us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,” is used | by the Anglican Book of Common St. Matthew’s version is the one upon which many scholars rely &s contalning the original words of Jesus, since this petition includes sins of omission as well as commission. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES ARRANGED Program to Begin at 9:30 A M. lt'; Church School, Massachusetts Ave- | nue and Thirty-Sixth Street. PR Easter Sunday will be especially ob- served at the Pirst Presbyterian Church. The services begin at 9:30 am, with a | program at the church school of both the old church and also the chapel, which is located at Massachusetts ave- | nue and Thirty-sixth street. The pro- | ram at the old PFirst Church will be Slrecud by Ml;s. t{l!:b:er‘t‘ G. Coml, lnu- perintendent of t! nners’ depart- ment, and the services at the chapel will be under the leadership of Mrs. J. H. Roby, superintendent of the chapel church school. The regular morning worship at 11 o'clock will include baptism of chil- dren, reception of members, a confirma- tion class and a sermon by the pastor, Dr. N. P. Patterson, on the subject of “The Risen Christ.” Holy communion service will be held‘ Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the chapel, Children will be baptized and | members will be received. This will be the first communion service to be held | in the chapel. The regular annual meeting of the church will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the old church. Officers of the church will be elected. BROADCAST SERVICES. £ | Easter will be celebrated ab services of the New York Avenue Presbyterian | Church. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will preach | at both services, which are held tempo- rarfly during repairs in the Masonic Temple Auditorfum. His theme in the morning will be “Jesus and the Tomb.” This service will be broadcast over WRC and WOL. In the evening at 8 o'clock Dr. Sizoo will preach upon the subject “Shall We | Live Again?” — TOPICS ARE ANNOUNCED. “The Living Christ” is the sermon topic for the 11 o'clock service at the Wisconsin Avenue _Baptist Church, Forty-second and Fessenden stree! There will be a baptismal service. In the 8 o'clock evening service the pastor, Senior and Intermediate B. Y. P. U. at 7'o'clock. Topic, “Ann Hasseltine Jud- son.” Midweek prayer meeting Wed- nesday, 8 p.m. —— 4 CHURCH OF THE ADVENT. In addition to the 7:30 and 11 am. services at the Church of the Advent tomorrow, the Church school service will be held at 9:30 am. At this time the children’s Lenten offering will be presented and the speaker will be James Kirkland, recently appointed one of the new assistant District at- g rector, Rev. J Williams, e rector, Rev. Joseph E. will be in charge, assisted by the su- g‘erlnundent of the Church school, J. . K. Plant. r- The regular annual union play will ! Christian Endeavor ‘The District of Columbia Christian En- deavor Union will have its union meet- ing at Keller Memorial Lutheran Church Monday. The winner of the Interme- | diate oratorical contest, Miss Mildred | Lindblom, will deliver her oration be- fore the Senior Union. The entertain- ment feature will be in charge of the Young People’s Soclety of Christian Endeavor of Columbia Heights Pres- | byterian Church. This part of the program will be in charge of Miss Anita Smith, president of the society. Warren Peterman of the New York | Avenue Presbyterian Christian En- | deavor Society will conduct the devo- | tion at this meeting. A debate will be held, that is open to one representative from each society, on | the question, “Resolved, That evangel- | ism is the most important work com- | mitted to Christian Endeavor.” The judges will be Miss M. Rebecca Long of Luther Place Memorial Lutheran Christian Endeavor Society, Aubrey T.! Minor of Vermont Avenue Christian | Endeavor Society and Robert Simmons | of Takoma Park Presbyterian Society. | The speaker who is judged the best will g:mawlrded & Christian Endeavor note be given in May. The Intermediate Christian Endeavor Union will sponsor a concert April 12 by Tech Glee Club at the Memorial | United Brethren Church, North Cap- | itol and R streets. The nominating committee for the | union, which will select the officers to be nominated at the annval meeting in June, consists of Jacob Replogle, chairman; Mrs. C. M. Sams, Miss| Janet Lovell, Edward Knouse, Miss Marion Keefer, Miss Jean Doyle, Mrs. | R. Y. Nicholson, Miss Dorothy French, Tech Sergt. Shearer, James Miller, Miss Jean Morrison, Miss M. E. Boland, Miss Florence Philpitt, Mrs. L. A. Fry, with other members to be added. Plans are under discussion with the Maryland Christian Endeavor Union for | a joint meeting of officers of the two unions over the week end some time in the late Spring or early Summer for lc‘v;n!ere'm:m along Christian Endeavor es. Tentative plans are being made for a joint meeting with the Baltimore City Christian Endeavor Union some time later in the year, as soon as ap- propriate plans for time and program can be worked out. The transportation committee of the union will hold a meeting following the unjon meeting for the purrw of ar- ranging for a meeting of all the dele- gates to the International Christian Endeavor Union at Kansas City in July. The president’s committee, headed by Miss Alice Letsch, will have 4 meeting at Keller Memorial Latheran Church Monday at 7:30 p.m., at which time a final decision will be reached as to whether or not an effort will be made to bring the next Interna- tional Christian Endeavor Convention to Washington in 1931. Third Baptist Sermon Topie. At the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q streets, Dr. George Bullock's topic tomorrow at 11 a.m. is “A Mes- sage from the Empty Tomb.” At 8 .m. an Easter m will be ren- red by the Missionary Circle. Sunday morning prayer meeting, 6:30 to 7 am.; Bible school, 9:15 am.; Junior Christian Endeavor Society, 4 pm.; Intermediate Christian Endeavor So- clety, 5 p.m.; Senior Christian Endeavor Society, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Tues- Easter Baptismal Service. At the Grace Baptist Church, Ninth street and South Carolina avenue south- ¢ast, & number of young will be baptized Sunday night. Evening topie, “What Mean Ye by This Service?” The morning subject will be “Believeth ‘Thou This?” R — Visitor to Fill Pulpit. Rev. Madison C. Allen, pastor.of the First Baptist Church, Va., at Vermont Avenue Baptist urch tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. By day, 8 to 10 p.m.; Young People’s prayer meeting Thursday, 8 to 9 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Special evangelistic meetings will be continued at the First Baptist Church Srigge, pastor of the- Pift; “Bapist r o D Church, will preach every night at 8 o'clock. Instead of the class in evan- gelism, which met last week at 7:15; p.am., J. T. Payne, superintendent of the prayer service of the church, will hold prayer service for the meetings evening. each Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott PASTORTO PREACH. ON “IMMORTALITY: Rev. W. S. Abernethy An< nounces Tepics for Sermons | on Easter Sunday. Rev. W. 8. Abernethy, pastor-of Cal- vary Baptist Church, will preach at both morning and evening services tomors row. The topic of the sermon at the 11 o'clock service will be “Immortality=s a Fancy or a Fact.” At the evening service at 7:45 o'clock he will preacht | the second sermon in the series on “Our Lord's After-Dinner Talks—Ond the Shore of Galilee.” i Rev. Homer J. Councilor will co: duct the junior church service tomors row morning at 11 o'clock. - Mrs. Abble Brooks will lead the meete ing of the Senjor Christian Endeavor Society at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Robert R: Cary will conduct the meeting Tuesday at 8 o'clock. “The Words of Jesus About Life Unending” will be discusscd at both meetings. £t ‘The Burrall class will hold its months ly business meeting at the church Weds nesday evening. Miss Olive Zepi, president, will preside. £ The quarterly business meeting of the Christian Endeavor Alumni Counc; will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday ev(j ning in the library. o Class No. 30 of the Sunday sehoog J. B. Kinnear, teacher, will hold i 2nnual banquet Friday at 6:30 o'clo. at the Y. W. C. A. Reservations ma be secured from the secretary, Mr) Hattie G. Ruppert, up to tomorrow ev: ning. The Vaughn class will meet in t auditorium tcmorrow morning with t] adult department and their teachery Rev. H. Councilor, will teach the whole department ihat essembles here, The Burrall cla hich meets in the Metropelitan Theater, will be taught by Mrs. W. . Abernethy. The junior des partment will return to its former quara ters tomorrow morning, the alterations having progressed sufficiently to permfy oceupancy. 5 SPECIAL PROGRAM TO FEATURE EASTER Rev. E. 0. Clark Will Preach To= morrow on Belief in Life Eternal. An Easter sermon, “I Believe in Life Eternal” will bs given at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church by the pastor, Rey. Edward O. Clark, tomorrow at 11 o'clock. This will be the fourth ser= mon on landmarks of the Christian faith. An Easter story for children will be given in the junior church which meets from 11 to 11:30 o'clock. Dr. Clark will give a brief address qfi 7:45 p.m. on “The Friend on the Road.” Special programs appropriate to ths day are planned in the church school at 9:45 am., and in the B. Y. P. U, at 6:45 p.m. o - A service of dedication for the new Sunday School building. recently com= pleted. will be held April 7, in conjunce tion with the regular morning session of the school. A special program is in preparation for th's occasion undes the direction of the superintendent, | George B. Praser. ROCK CREEK CHURCH - WILL HOLD FESTIVAL Children's Service I€ Planned £t St. Paul’s, Together With Communion. . s There will be two communion services tomorrow morning as well as a_chile dren’s festival service at St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek Parish. The first service will be at 7:30 a.m. and chi dren’s festival service at 9:30 am. Service and sermon with communion at 11 o'clock. In the evening there will be a special service with an address at 8 o'clock. Dr. F. J. Bohanan will pers form the services. . ‘The Young People’s Society will meef at 7 o'clock. Monday evening at 8 o'clock the annual parish meeting will be held in the church. Election of officers will take place. The Rectory Guild voted to have a focd sale April 13 at 10 o'clock. The teachers will hold their regular monthly meeting April 3 in the new parish house. The Girls’ Friendly Society candidates will meet Friday afterncon. Jeffers to Address Class. Representative Lamar Jeffers of Ala= bama will address the Harrison Bible Class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock. His subject will be “The Fu- ture Life. F. erwood will have charge of the lesson and give & short talk. New ;:thel Baptist Church. Rev. William D. Jarvis will preach ad New Bethel Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Resurrection Christ, a Potent Factor of the Gospel. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Christian Efke deavor, 6 p.m. 5 EPWORTH LEAGU The District Board of Epwort] League will meet at Dumbarton Avenie Church Wednesday- evening. Owing to the special meetings next Saturday the regular social at Metro- politan Chapter will be held tonight. Dr. Spillman of the Department of Agriculture will give an illustrated talk on Indians of the United States. There will also be games, music and refresh- ments. The District Epworth League will participate in the Easter sunrise servi at Temple Heights tomorrow mornini at 7 o'clock, in co-operation with other young people’s societies of the citg. All Epworth League chapters are asked to be represented. o The devotional topic for tomorrow is “Evidences that Christ Lived.” Bible references, Acts vil.59-60; Mat« thew xxv.34-40. Miss Miriam Byers will lead at Brookland Chapter, D. George Dou 1-:: x:um‘a ; Boss at Douglass, ray at. Dumbarton Avenue, Richard Scholl at Meh&ouun and. Guthrie. Boyd- stein at Woodside. las Cha will present a sere mon-drama, “Nason, the Blind Dis- :m. tomorrow at the evening chureh ice. Leonidas I. McDougle, jr. Metropoli= tan Chapter, will speak for the Epworth League of the Francis Asbury M. E. Church South, tomorrow evening. In connection with the Young Peo- ple‘s conferenc,e to be held at Hamline' Church next I%iday and Sat: o