Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 9

BLINDING FORCES DR. SIZ00'S TOPIC New York-Avenue Presbyte-‘ rian Pastor Announces Ser- | mon for Tomorrow. At New York Avenue Presbyterian | Church tomorrow, at 11 o'clock, Dr.| J. R. Sizoo will preach upon the theme, | “Blinding Forces.” Bishop William F. McDowell of the Methcdist Episcopal Church of the | Washington area will deliver the ser mon at 8 pm. Bishop McDowell is/ chairman of the committee of the Methodist Church appointed to meet a similar committee of the Presbyterian Church in the interest of organic unity | with these two religious bodies. | Dr. Sizoo will deliver the address at | ® mass meeting of the pre-assembly | conference of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, which meets in St. Paul, Minn., next week. | 1n recognition of the dedication of | the Lincoln memorial tower on the church and in memory of Abraham | Lincoln, to whom the dedication of the tower will be made, the congregation will lay @ wreath at the statue of Abra- ham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial next Saturday at 2 o'clock. A wreath will be placed on the grave of Dr. Phin- eas D, Curley at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. Cur- | Jey was minister of the church during the period that Abraham Lincoln wor- shiped there. “PENTECOST” IS TOPIC OF DR. GOVE G. JOHNSON Pastor Will Pre at National Baptist Memorial Church Tomorrow. At the National Baptict Memorial Church temorrow morning, the pastor. Dr. Gove G. Johnson, will preach on the subject “Pentecos! In the evening ! his subject will be “If We Sin Wil tuily- 2" which is another question sermon on current topics. At the Thursday evening service the subject “The Word of God,” Romens 9, will be discussed. The Young People's C. E. Society of the church will have its annual ban- quet at 6:30 o'clock Friday. The rincipal speaker will be Dr. Rufus W. Weaver of the Southern Baptist Con- vention, former president of Mercer, University. A program has been arranged. Troop No. 43, B. 5. A, will be th? gues's Friday evening with other iroops of Corby’s Bakery. OBSERVE PENTECOST. Bervices for St. Mdrgaret's Church | Tomorrow Are Announced. | Pentecost of Whit Sundey will be | observed tomorrow at St. Margaret's | Church, Connecticut avenue and Ban- | croft place, with two celebrations of holy communion—at 7:30 am. and at 11 am. The preacher at the 11 o'clock service will be the rector. Dr. Herbert Scott Smith. At 4:30 p.m. the service | will be evensong with sermon by Rev. | Robert Shores. Sunday school will convene at 9:30 am. Confirmation instruction will be given at 3:30 pm. Confirmation can- | didates will meet in the rector’s study in the parish house. There will be 8 celebration of holy communion Thurs- dav at 11 am. PLANS SERMON SERIES. Dr. N. P. Patterson Will Preach on | “True Worship.” Dr. N. P. Patterson, pestor of the | First Presbyterian Church. announces a | series of five sermons on the general | theme of “True Worship.” The sermon tomorrow morning will have this gen- eral theme for its subject, and wil largely introductory. Then for the fol- lowing four Sundays at 11 o'clock the other four will be given. The sermon subject at the chapel, Massachusetts avenue and Thirty-sixth street, tomor- | Constitution. | nation. A century previot 1 !: ' Sunday . JEREMIAH CALLS TO OBEDIENCE. Jeremiah, vii.1-26. | | Golden text—Harken unto my | voice, and I will bs your God, | and ye shall be my people.— Jeremiah, vii.23. Our lesson brings us face to face with one of the greatest events in his- wrf. Looking back over the centuries of intervening time, we find the patri- otic prophet, Jeremiah, appealing to Judah for obedience to God in almost the same spirit that moved President Toover a few weeks ago to appeal the members of the Assoclated Press to co-operate with him in arousing our Nation to respect law and obey the Our President has scen the peril we are facing as a natlon if we do not mend our ways doings. His epoch-making address h~s aroused the Nation to see its duty and it has sponded to his appeal. ‘We are all more or less familiar with the conditions that caused President | Hoover to speak and with the various causes assigned as an explanation of its cause. Probably the same cause that Jeremiah pointed cut to be_the source of Judah's danger is ours. It is some- what difficult to determine the exact| hour of Jeremiah's challenging appeal to Judah. In all probability it was the same as that of Jast week's lesson. It is evident from internal evidence that a great national crisis had arisen. The whole nation was moved to essemble in Jerusalem and seek the pro- tection of Jehovah and safety within the temple. It may have been the| period following the “death of Josiah, during the early days of the reign of Jeholakim. Some suggest that il was the hour when Judah faced the first invasion of the Chaldeans. It aroused the nation, for peopie from the country communities pressed with citizens of Jerusalem in an effort to enter the temnle. They possesssd a fanatical confidence that with the sacred in- closure of the temple they would be | certain of absolute protection. False Guarantees. Jeremiah stood alone in celling upon Judah to mend its ways. His message was a declaration of war against the prophets and priests, who as the na- tion's leaders were blind to the country's rapidly approaching lperll. The prophet was & member of the priesthood. Usually a bitter and intense antagonism existed between these two parties. In the formation of their religious life they had _disregarded the teachings of Tsracl's overthrow, for they had per- mitted the people to believe that the temple was a arantee for the se-| curity of the city and safety of the| ) . under the ministry of Isaiah, they had been caved in a most marvelous way. Jeremiah ~harged that these two classes of religious leaders had permitted and encouraged the people of Judah to believe that the formal observance of the temple's rit- ualistic requirements was an acceptable substitute for spiritual fellowship with God and pure living' in accordance with His law. Every religion faces the denger, and evidently can’t escape from it, when the observance of a formal worship may usurp the deep religious and spirit significance of its creed end ritual The peril of looking upon the outward appearance is ever present with men, especially when we forget that God looks upon the heart. Judah had reached that perilous hour when Jere- miah exposed their false guarantses and prociaimed that the nation was rapidly approaching a period of danger, disaster and doom. He sought to con- | vert the nation by pointing out ite misplaced confidence, trusting in the protection of ths temple and the se- curity of the formal observance of their religious life when their own life was impdre. The Targum suggesis the threefold repstition of the temple was made by Jeremiah because of three dif- ferent acts of worship—service, sacrifice and prayer. p G Jeremiah surprised the people by h's exposure of their spiritual failures. He | pointed out how they had violated the Ten Commandments. They had trod them under their feet. Their lives were stained by murder, theft. adultery, perjury and the worship of heathen idois, including Bazl. Formal religion had bred in them impure lives, and they had permitted the temple erected for Tow egnlng at 8 o'clock will be “The Ay Church school will be held at both | the old church and the chapel at §:30 | am. | BANKER T 0 MAKE TALK. | B. T. Scott to Address H Street Christian Church. B. T. Scott, a banker of Baltimore, will address the H Street Christian | Church, Sixth and H streets southwest, | tomorrow at 11 o'clock in connection with the 1899th birthday anniversary ' of the Christian Church. E. M. Kitchen, teacher of the men's Bibie cisss, will speak at 10 o'clock. The Bible school will meet at 9:45 a.m. and the pastor, Rev. H. C. Mayhew, will preach at § p.m. REPORT TO BE HEARD. Temple Baptist Church Pastor Will Tell of Convention. ‘The pastor of the Temple Baptist| Church, Dr. T. E. Boordi, will give a report in the morning service on the work done by the Southern Baptist Convention at Memphis, Tenn. held last week. The subject in the evening is “A Question From the Jail.” An in- teresting study by the B. Y. P. U. will | be held at 7 p.m. The Goldi Baley Circle of the W. M. | U. will meet Tuesday at the home of | Mrs. J. O. Jones, 1410 M street. | Celebrate Communion. | Holy Communion will be eclebrated in | the McKinley Memorial Baptist Church | tomorrow at 4 p.m., following covenant meeting and short sermon. Bible school, | 9:30 am. preaching, 11 am. and 8/ pm: B. Y. P. U. 7 pm. Prayee a1d | praise meeting Tuesday 8 o'clock, F.v.| 8. Geriah Lamiins, pastor. s sy Shiloh Baptist Church. Clinion Howard will deliver a sermon at Shiloh Baptist Institutional Church, Ninth and P streets, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. . Dr. Waldron, the pastor, will pre 11 am. using as his subject, “The Way of Salvation as Set Forth in the New Tostament,” : . Georgetown Lutheran Church. “The World Needs Christ-Desperately” will b2 the subject tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown Lutheran Church Rev. Harold E. Beatty, tian Endeavor, 7 p.m. Spirit. and Leadership.” Practical Thing in the World ihe subject at the 8 p.m. service. Brotherhood ; of St. Andrew. The Potomac Assembly of the Broth- erhood of St. Andrew. including mem- bers of chapters of the brotherhood in the Diocess of Washington and adjacent territor, will meet June 6, at 5:15 o'clock, at St. Stephen’s Church, 1515 Newton street. Dinner will be served to the members attending in the parish house of St. Stephen’s. Special Meeting. There will be a congrezational m g in St. Luke's Epiccopal Chureh Mo duy evening at 8 o'clock for the pur Poee of electing » vesiny, the worship of Jehovah to become a den of thieves. A greater prophet, and the one whom Jeremiah most nearly resembled, stood centuries later in an- ' other temple, erected upon the same historic spot, exhibited his wrath by quoting the words of Jeremiah, when He cleansed the temple that He claimed ad again been made a den of thieves. Jeremiah cited the historic example of Shiloh, where the ark rested, when it was central place for the nation's worship. It was then in ruins becauss they had depended upon the presence of the ark to save the nation when they fought with the Philistines. Its capture by the enemies and the ancient | ruins confirmed Jeremiah's claim that they had misplaced their confidence. He questioned the divine origin of the sacrificial services, He knew their value, but he considered that they had lost their value because of the nation’s sinfulness. Obedience Demanded. Against the dark background of ap-| proaching punishment for the nation's | | sin, Jeremiah offered a way of salva- | | tion ‘and safety for Judah. He called | ! upon the nation to amend t ways end doings. He urged them to seek God's favor with a repentant heart and determination to live a life of obedi- ence. H» assured them that if they would repent, quit their sinful way of living and going, they would have a future. He told them that Jehovah had said for him to say unto Judah, earken unto My voice, and T will be your God, and ve shall be My peop! It was a call for national obedience to law and order. A prominent attorney in the Na- tion’s Capiial stopped the writer the other day and pointed out the lerge number of laws, which hs cieimed were being daily broken and no effort was mede to enforce the same, It was this attitude toward God's laws that caused Dr. Hugh T. Stevenson. | until we repent and return to the Ged |attained greatness THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTOX, D. C. SATURDAY. MAY 18, 1929. School Lesson By civic righteousness. It is a great good- | citizenship document, containing an up- | to-the-minute message for our own Na- | tion. Our faflure to properly observe the statutory laws and observe the Constitution is a spiriiual one. Not | of our fathers, seek to glorify Him and do His will, can we ever expect to have the respect for civic law that we ought to_possess. ‘We have been deceived by our pros- perity and Emwin' power. America was born wi a divinely given mission that called for us to serve God and advance His kingdom. While Ameri- cans may differ concerning their va- rious ways of worshiping God. we all are one in our desire to serve Him and do His will, but we fail somotimes to | | w our daily life. Our first duty calls for us to be obedient to God and to do His will. Unless we do it we shall be | numbered among the nations who have | and disappeared from the sisterhood of nations through failure to be chedient to God in our dealing with one®another. Jeremiah learned in his loneliness | that God kept Kis promises. The | rophet was faithful to Jehovah and | He was true to Jeremiah, who had no family or home to encourage him in his dark hours. Although he lacked the shelter and protection of a_home, he found God was ever near. In last week's lesson, we saw how He saved the prophet, who faced the possible inflic- tion of a death penalty, just as Stephen did by speaking against the temple | and the city. Jeremiah found out the | value of true spiritual fellowship with God and the blessings that loyal obedi- | ence always brings to those who trust | 2nd obey. God calls us to live a life of | obedience to Him and His laws. 17 we | all did this, then the problem of law enforcement would be solved. Let us follow the example of the great prophet and do God's will and work in the | world today. Bible Questions Of the Day By Harlow R. Hoyt. JEREMIAH CALLS TO OBEDIENCE. Questlons. 1. When did Jeremiah begin his| prophecying. 2. When did Jehoiakim come to the | throne? 3. What scrt of a man was the new | ing? | 4. What call did Jeremish receive | at_this time? | 5. How did he respond? 6. What happened when he ad-| d{nssed the pzople in Solomon’s Tem- | ple? 7. What did the priests and false prophets do with Jeremiah? | 8. Who were the ‘princes” men- tioned in the lesson? | 9. What did this group afterwards | become? | 10. What was the verdict in Jere- | miah’s trial? | Answers. | 21. Jeremiah began prophecying about 3 | 2. Jehoiakim, following three months rule by his brother, Jehoahaz, suc- ceeded to the throne of his father, Josiah, in 607 B.C. 3. The new king, Jeholakim, belleved himself to be liberal minded. He did not protest against idolatry nor did he insist upon the pure worship of Jehovah. All the wickedness suppressed by | Josiah came to the surface in Jewish life. | 4. When Jeholakim ascended the throne, Jeremiah received a command from Jehovah to renew his efforts with added vigor. In the face of onposiflnn of rul ers and priests Jeremiah waged a re- lentless warfare against wickedness. G. At one of the feasts, when all the | cities of Judah were assembled in Solomon’s Temple, Jeremiah launched such a bitter attack that priests and false prophets scized him and placed him under arrest. 7. Jeremiah was dragged to court by his accusers, who brought him before the princes and people, declaring him guilty of blasphemy. 8. The princes were the heads of the clans of Judah. Times were troubled, and they had forsaken the country to take refuge in Jerusalem until peace came again. They were a council to the king. ) 9. In later years, these princes, by various degrees, changed into the body known as the.Sanhedrin, | 10. The princes were the judges. The people were the jury. The verdict: “This man is not worthv of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God. | MEN’S NIGHT PLANNED. Metropolitan Baptist Church Pro-| gram Announced. : Men's night will be observed M:lmm'-‘L row at the Metropolitan Baptist Church | when the Baraca Bible class of men will act as hosts to the men of the other Bible classes and of the congre- gation. The president of the class, Edward C. Steagall, and Emmanuel B. Shaver, class teacher, will assist Pastor John Compton Ball in the services. Dr. Ball will preach on “The Divine Man Hunt.” In the morning his theme will be “The Coming of the Comforter” or “The Second Greatest Lord’s Day in History.” | Mrs. Caralie F. Cook to Speak. i At the Lincoln Congregational Temple tomorrow morning and evening there will b: hald Woman's day exercises. At 11 am. Mre. Coralis Franklin Cook, formerly & membar of the District Sc¢hecol Board, will speak. At 8 pm Miss Hattie Jackson, teacher at 1 Jeremiah to obey Jehovah rather than men. His message is a great appeal for | { | | | | | | | | | So terrible was his val power declaved Minor Normal School, wiil be the speaker. | When Jehoiakim came to the throne, Jehovah urged Jeremiah to renew | his efforts and impress upon the people the cala them. On one occasion, the prophet went to the Temple of Solomon and addressed the residents of Judah who hatl assembled there. that priests and prophets, warni him gu - ¥ of~ blasphemy. Famous Churches of the World 1 )il The Cat N spite of the antiquity of the city| it was only in the year 1265, un- der the pontificate of Pope Urban II, that the preseni See of Cadiz came | into being. The cathedral built at/ that time was destroyed in 1596, when the city was sacked by Lord Essx, but it was replaced by a new one in the following year. The inferiority of the structure caused a new one, in a modified Renaissance style, to be commenced in 1720, according to the plans of Vicente Crero. The work of its construction was suspended in 1769 for lack of funds and not resumed | until 1820, when the bishop, Domingo de Silos Moreno, determined upon its completion and devoted a large por- tion of his revenues to that object. It was at last compleied in 1832, at_a total cost of $1,500.000. It is 340 feet long, 216 feet wide and 126 feet in height. The architecture of this vast edifice, especially in the intericr, is solld, grand and impressive. It is divided into threz ens> naves, supported by 150 tall sered Corin- thian columns, very rich and ornate. il i) | il h' Ty, iWiong liedral, Cadiz, Spain. a circular apse about 50 feet in di- 2meter. canopied by a lofty dome and | surrounded by small chapeis. In the | center of the apss stands a while | marble sltar_erected in 1835 at the | cxpense of Quesn Isabella II. | Behind the altar hangs a fine copy | by Clement de Torres, one of Murillo's | famous pictures of “Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.” The arches and columns are of pure | white marble from Malaga and the | bases of the columns of black Siena | marble with inlaid squares of red mar- | ble from Tortosa, in Catalonia. The stalls of the choir were brought from the Carthusian Convent to Nuestra Senora de las Cuevas in Seville. The entrance doors are remarkable for their massivencss and bencath the nave is an interesting crypt. Th> old sixteenth century crthedral 15 still in existence, though now used as n parish church, and so the Ca- thedral of the Holy Cross is common- ly_spoken of as the New Cathedral. In front of it is a statue of Bishop silos Moreno, who brought it to dom- pletion. STRCE FOR DA | Rev. W. S. Abernethy Will Preach Sermon Temorrow at Calvary Baptist. Rev. W. 8. Abernethy will preach to- morrow at Calvary Baptist Church at 11 o'clock on “The Love That Will Not Let Go," and at the evening service cn “I Have a Life to Live—What Shall I Do With It?” The junior church service in the lecture room at 11 o'clock will be con- ducted by Rev. H. J. Counctlor, Services for the deaf will b2 held at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in the lec- ture rcom. Rev. D. Bryant will conduct the meeting. The Chinese Sunday school. under the direction of-J. Barrett Carter, will hold its session in the junior room at | 6:30 p.m. Mrs, C. E. Howdershell will lead the meeting of the Tuesday evening Chris- tian Endeavor Society at 8 o'clock. The Benlor Christian Endeavor Society will be in charge of Mr. Carl Bogardus, at 6:45 o'clock. The officers’ council will meet in thz library Monday at 8:15 o'clock. The neighborhood wnug social will be held Friday. Groups 13 and 18 are invited to assemble at the home of Mrs. Carrie O. Alnutt, 1905 H street. Fred Kirby end G. N. Btevenson are the Jeaders of these two groups, comprising the section west of Seventcenth street, south of M, east of Twenty-ninth street. Miss Edith Aldridge and the other members of the social committee have arranged an enjoyable evening's en- tertainment. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock in the senior room of the church, with the White Circle as hostesses. All wom- en of the church and congregation are invited to attend. Mrs. John B. Abra- ham will give a devotional talk. Busi | ness of importance will be considersd | in the first reading of the new consti- ution. Reports by the society’s dele- tes to the annual meeting of the At-| antic district at Philadelphia and the | Southern Baptist convmt?on at Mem- | phis, will be given by Mrs. Gesrge A. | Ross and Mrs. H. M. Kendrick, re- spectively. HIGHLANDS CHURCH. Pastor Will“Pre-ch !l:wo Sermons | Tomorrow. The series of sermons on Mark's Gos- pel will ba continued at the Highlands Baptist Church tomorrow morning with 2 sermon on “How This World Is| Saved.” In the evening the sermon will be on “A Great Discovery.” ‘The Woman's Circle will hold the iast misslonary study mesting with Mrs. Clarke, 1314 Farragut street, Tues- day evening. The closing chapters of | the book on new Africa will be studied. JEREMIAH CALLS TO OBEDIENCE P} ities which threatened Fearing his “ - w @ spirit- ~ - | Epworth Lea DR, COPENHAVER TOOCCUPYPULPIT ‘Laymen to Conduct Evening | Service at Epworth M. E. Church. Dr. John C. Copenhaver wiil preach {in Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, tomorrow morning &t 11 o'clock on “The Man With One Idea Who ‘Arrived.”” The evening service at 8 o'clock will be the layman's service, conducted by !aymen. | W. C. Furr is in charge of lay activities |of the church. The Sunday school will | be open et 9:30 am. The Epworth League chapter will| hold services at 7 o'clock and the Hi-| League chapter at 6:30 o'clock. Nor- man DeNeale will be the leader of the e services. The Epworth League will in charge of the devo- tional services to be held at Central annual picnie of the Epworth League, to be held May 30. Miss Mazie Smith is in charge of arrangements. The ‘Woman's Missionary Soclety will meet | at 8 o'clock Monday evening. ‘The weekly prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening, and will be led by the pastor. He will continue his talks emphasizing the work of great Christian leaders, and for this service will speak on the life and work of ‘Williem Tyndale. Friday evening at 8 o'clock the home department of the| Sunday school will give a play. entitled | “The District Sckool of Blueberry Corners.” “SLEEPING DOGS” TOPIC FOR REV. MARK DEPP “The Birthday of the Church” Is Subject for Morning S:rvice at Calvary Methodist. “The Birthday of the Church” will be the theme of the sermon tomorrow morning at the Calvary Methodist Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street. At the evening service the min- ister, Rev. Mark Depp, again will preach on the theme, “Sleeping Dogs.” At the Young People's devotional service at 7 o'clack, Miss Ethelwyne Hine will lead in a discussion on “Why the Present Concern About War?” On the following Sunday, the weather per- mitting, the service will be held in Creek Park. The man'’s v Torsign Missiona | Society will give a special missionary tea Friday aft~rnoon at the parsonag®. Tha progrem begins at 2 o'clock, with | the ing guest speakers: Mrs. W. F. | services this week MoDewell, Mrs. E. L. T'ord and, Mrs. D. W. Lum, who will talk about the branch ! missionaries in Africa, China and India. Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. Q. Will you kindly state what are the fundamental doctrines of the Anglo- | Catholies of Great Britatn end suggest | | several authoritative books which ex- plain their position sympathetically? A. Anglo-Catholicism as a movement began with the Tractarians of Oxford 4"" the early nineteenth century. They serted the fundamental separateness |of church and state and emphatically repudiated the connecton established between them by King Henry VIII. In the famous tract “Number Ninety,” written by Cardinal John Henry New- man, he contended that the Thirty- nine Articles of Religion should be in- terpreted “in the sense of the Catholic Church” end not according to the then accepted mean'ngs or the intert of their authors. But Newman later felt that his argument was unsound, and in the interests of consistency he entered the Church of Rome, which he declared to be the only Catholic Church. His conversion was a staggering blow to the Tractagiens. but it did not justify the suspicion® of the opponents that the Oxford movement was a conspiracy in favor of the Holy See. The prayer book controversy in England shows how intense are the convictions of both sides. Advanced Anglo-Catholics teach bap- tismal regeneration, transubstantiation, the eucharistic sacrifice of the mass, the rights of sacerdotalism and the in- vocation of s2ints and fasting as in- dispensable doctrines for the valid and suthoritative worship and ministry of the church. Thesa issues are discussed at length in_ my book, “The Three Religious Leaders of Oxford and Their Move- ments.” “The Anglo-Catholic Faith,’ by Canon T. A. Lacey. is also a recent and available treatment of the entire auestion. If you cannot get it. read Dean Richard William Church on the | Oxford movement. It is a revercnt, de- vout and dispassionate survey by & mas- ter in Israel. . Is it not true that churches are poorly attended and anemic in their jnfluence because many of the preachers haven't full faith in Christionity? Why don't they get together in one church? A. Economic conditions, the uncon- trolled pursuit of pleasure, the religious indifference of people in times of pros- perity, useless sectarian boundaries and the meaningless controversies between theological extremists largely account for emall attendance at church services. T personally know numerous ministers of whom it cannot be truthfully said that they occupy their pulpits under false pretenses. It is by no means a necessary conclusion that because they do not use the plous phraseology of a former day. therefore they are without faith in the religion of Jesus. On the contrary, the very strength of their faith in that religion explains their ei | forts to adapt it to the modern view- point and to restate its permanent veri- ties in intelligible terms. Like the apostles, they do not interpret its varie- gated riches with mechanical uniform- ity nor emphasize the same themes with suspicious unanimity. Chrisianity is entirely too vital and versatile to be confined within the for- muletions of a single creed. Nor can it be restricted to certain traditional methods of testimony. The spiritual cxperiences of our forefathers con- cerning the divine -life Imgll’!&d by their Lord are also enjoyed by us, but present | & | with differences of emphasis and ex- pression. Changes in language and in | ropertion of siress do not necessarily imply a change of attitude toward the essentials of the New Testiment Gospei. The idea of a united church is en- thusiasticaily indorsed by the majority of churchmen and of non-church attend- ants, because of the effectiveness of much institutional religion. When the Protestant laity at large forego their prejudices and instead of retreating be- hind effete ghnul and practices frank- ly deal with the issues and difficulties confronting the church, in partnership with her pastors who are real leaders, there will be a revival of spiritual life, a quickening of the Christian con- | sclence and a renewal of the mind of | Christ and His disciples. Such an intellectual, ethical and re- | ligious awakening will go far to enrich ! the anemic condition you lament, Q. Your recent reply to the question, “What are the five greatest religicns of the world and their sacred literature?” did not include Judaism in that cate- ory. Surely, the religion of which Chris- tianity is en outgrowth has given much | toward civilization, and slthough its fol- | lowers are few in comparison with those of the other religions you named, I ::‘ll.nkdu is important enough to be men- ioned. For Judaism is still a vital faith, in ite of persecution. The Jews still be- Heve in its tenets and find their salva- tion therein as they did in the time of the prophets. Furtharmcre, the Bible itself is proof enough of how enduring Israel is. T hope you do not resent my sending you this leiter, and I shall be more than hgx y_if you will reply in your column., . Most assuredly Judaism is a world religion, and as such it furnishes the | historic background for Clristianity | and Isiam. The best exposition of its literature shows that the Old Testa-| ment is a record of the sublimest re- liglous experiences of a selected people, and also a spiritual interpretation of their marvelous history applied to the destinies of mankind. Although Judaism is not primarily a transmission of theological elements, it provides the materials for a first-rate | theology in its concept of God 2s the moral sovereign of the universe and of man as created to fulfill the righteous purpose of his Maker. The Old Testa- | ment is thus indispensable to the New | Testament, and, on the other hand, it is ! best understood in the light of the! Bible's later books. ) The two leading ideas of these Testa- ; ments are, respectively, creation and re- | demption. Both reveal a growing self- di sure by the otherw! unknown Deity and the evolution of the idea of God in the Hebrew Scriptures culmi- nates in the person an Jesus as recorded in the Gospel omission of the Hebrew religion in the | list to which you refer, was in no sense meant to discriminate against its moral strength or spiritual authority. I men- tioned the world faiths which have the largest number of adherents because I was asked to do so. Doubtless you have read “The Legacy of Israel” edited by Edwyn R. Bevan and Charles Singer, and published by the Oxford University Press. Those who desire enlightenment on the issue before us, and many who need it, though they meay not desire it, should procure this excellent book. | “LOYALTY DAY” SET AT BAPTIST CHURCH Tomorrow Will Be Devoted to the Financial Interest at Chevy Chase. At the Chevy Chass Baptist Church the pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, will preach tomorrow morning cn the theme “The Life of Devotion. The day will be observed as “Loyalty” day in the in- terest of the financial obligations of the church. “New-fashioned Hymns” will be his subject in the evening service at 8 o'clock: The Woman's Soclety will meet at the church Monday at 11 o'clock to en- gage in White Cross work. A luncheon will be held at 12:30 o'clock, followed by a business session and program. ‘The Sunday school in a recent busi- ness meeting voted to hold a picnic for | all students during next month. A com- mittee to make arrangements has been appointed. The sessions of the schaol begin every Sunday at 9:45'am. The Baptist Young People’s Union meets at 6:45 p.m. < dlafgion oo CHURGH WILL CONCLUDE FOUNDING OBSERVANCE | Clebration of Anniversary Will Be Ended Tomorrow With Special Services. ‘The celebration of the thirtieth anni- versary of the founding of Brightwood Park Methodist Episcopal hurch, which hes included several s will cl morrow’s program. Dr. W. L. McDowell of Philadelphia will preach at 11 a.m. New members will be received. The evening service, beginning at 8 o'clock, will be Layman's night. The speaker will be George W. Seabold, teacher of the Community Men's Bible Class et Glyndon, Md. Al Hopkins’' original Hill-Billies will give an entertainment Monday evening under the auspices of ths Cole Bible Class Club. —— Friendship Baptist Church. “Pure Religfon” will be the subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, Pirst and| H streets southwest, tomorrow, at 11 am. Holy communion, 3 pm.: Sun- day sch-ol, 9:30 a.m.; prayer and praise service Tussday, 8 p.m. Sunday School Lesson Jeremiah 7:1-26 geized and taken Formal eFore he Tinished his exhortation in the temple,the prophet was be! of princes with th charges of- blasphemy were placed against him. o eloquent’ was his defense and 8o sincere the warnin Jeremiah was declared to be the mouth piece of Jehova found innocent oF the charg: the council - BRETHREN SOCIETY IN SPRING RALLY 9 CURCH WILL HOLD WHITSUNDAY RITES Bible School of St. Paul’s Will Give Flag Day Program. At St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek parish, tomorrow, Whitsunday will be observed, when th2 church tchool will hold its Flag day exercises. The Boy Drum and Bugle Corps of Troop 49, un- der the leadership of John S. Cole, as- sisted by Sergt. Loveless. also Scout- master R. H. Rice., with Troop No. 30, and Ecoutmaster F. L. Swindell of the Keene School, will assemble at 9 o'clock in front of the parish house. A procession will begin at 9:20 o'clock, and St. Paul’s, together with Holy Com- forter, headed by the Scouts, will march to the rectory, then to Webster street and down to the church. The church call will be given by Bruce Moore, fol- lowed by the presentation of the cclox posting of the colors and (h= alleziance to the Fag with “Amcrica” Linn C. Drake, Scout ¢ ive, will lcad the allegiance to the Flag. In the chancel with rector Dr. F. J. Bohanan will be Rev. Jos>ph Fletcher, Rev. Calvert E. Buck and Rev. Willlam L. Mavo. Rev. Mr. Buck wiil deliver the address. At this service thers will be the annual birthday thank offering. Miss Mildred Facer will make this pres- entatlon before the eltar. At the 11 o'clock service there will be morning prayer and holy communion. Rev. Mr. Buck wli'l assist the rector end preach the sermen. At 8:30 am. there will be corporate communion. ‘There will be a meeting of the Wom- an's Auxiliary Wednesday at 2 o'ciock. Lunchzon will prec~de " th= Hostesses are Mrs. Char! James Albert Miller. . The dioces: will meet tomorrow evening a*, St. P Parish House. Lunchson will 21 6 p.m. after which the classes will assemble in their respective grades for instruction in the Christian Nurture series. The Girls’ Priendly Society can- didates will present the Peter Rabbit operetta and the “Uninvited Guest” pley at St. Paul's New Parish House, May 24, at 8 o'clock. DR. PIERCE TO SPEAK ON “THE GOOD DESIRE” en cozching clas! i's “The Little Shepherd of Ki Come” Will Feature Motion Picture Hcur. At All Sou's’ Church, Unitarian, Six- teenth and Harvard streets. the min ister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, will preach at the 11 o'clock service tomor- row on the subject, “The Good Desire. ™ ‘The feature at the motion picture hour in Plerce Hall at 7:45 p.m. will b2 “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come."” Dr. and Mrs. Plerce will attend the anniversary meetings of the Amorican Unitarfan Association in Boston next week. Among the other delegates from All Souls’ Church will be Miss Mabel White, Mrs. Stephen Olop, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence C. Staples and Mr. W. C. Lee. The final meeting of the Washington Chapter of the Laymen's League will take place Thursday evening. when Dr. E. V. Wilcox, who has recentiy returned frcm an extensive trip abroad. will speak on his impressions. particularly | regarding economic recovery and the pregress toward permanent poace. sdom Motion Picture Program Features “Easy Street” and “Little Church | ! Arcund the Corner.” | | The annual Spring rally of th | Brethren Young People’s Society of | { Maryland will be held in Washington City Church of the Brethren, Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southenst, beginning today at 8 pm., with a motion picture program, fea. turing “Easy Stret” and “The Little Church Around the Corner. Admis- sion is free. A special program will be offered for the young people tomorrow at 11 o'clock | with a ?achl sermon by Dr. Earl Mc- | Kinley Bowman, pastor of the church, | on the subject, “In the Beauty of the Lilles.” At 2 pm. a special address will be delivered by Dr. Homer J. Councilor, director of religious educa- tion at Calvary Baptist Church, to be | followed by a general discussion or forum conducted by Dr. Councilor. At 8 pm. two Bible plays, entitled “Barabbas” and “At the Gate Beauti- ml."1 will be produced by the young | pecple. AT PECK MEMORIAL. Rev. Irving Ketchum to Preach on “Resurrection of Sin.” “The Resurrection of Sin” is the subject uzun which Rev. Irving Ketchum will speak tomorrow at Peck Memorial Chapel. His subject at the night service will be “Does Jesus Forgive Sin?" Judge Em F. Norris will speak to ti men’s class. Elizabeth F. Ketchum wiil speak to the women's Bible class. The pastor was electzd a commis- sioner to the general assembly at the Spring meeting of Washington Presbytery and will leave early in the week for St. Paul, Minn., for the open- ing Thursday and to attend also t! pre-assembly conference on evangelism Wedncsday. Mount Zion M. E. Services. Rev. Roy Carter, a blind pastor, will preach tomorrow at 3 o'clock at the Mount Zion M. E. Church, Twenty- ninth street between Dumbarton avenus end O street. Services will aiso be held at 11 am.; church school, 9:30 am. Epworth League, 5:30 p.m.; brother- hood, 7 p.m.; evening service with ser- moen by the pastor, Rev. Julius 8. Car- roll, 8 o'clock. By) Harlowe R. Hoyt Walter Scott e people as @ jory. - Pd 4 he vttered, and was v 4 3 A sueds gvmoiare S Dr. F. W. Perkins Will Preach at Universalist Church, Dr. Frederic W. Perkins, pastor of the Universalist National Memorial Church, will take as the subject of his ermon tomorrow at the 11 o'clock morning service at the Ambassador Theater “Tongues of Fire,” the occasion bclrt:g the annual observance of Pente-~ <cost. The church school convenes immedi- wtely after morning service in the lounge of the theater. The devotional meeting of the Young People’s Chris- tian Union will be he!d at 7 pm. at 1317 New York avenue tn consider the topic, “The Negro in Africa,” led by Miss Alberta Williams. Theocsophical Lecture, “The Att of Living” is (ho subject cf a free lecturs tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. at the United Lodge of Tacosophists, 709 Hill Building, Saventeenth and I streets. The “Five Merssges From H. P. Biavatsky to the Americzn The- osophists” will bs considered in the study class Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. EPWORTH LEAGUE ‘The thirty-ninth annual convention of the Washirgton district Epworth League was held in McKendree Church Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Lois Dounell, Junior Leagu> perin= tendent of the District, was in charge of the junior rally program Monday evening. when more than 200 junior McKendres, Metropolitan, ale and Waugh funiors and inter- mediate comprised the progrem nume City | be! first general session ope: Tuesday evening with Miss Margaret Lentz, presiding. The first vice presi- dent led in a haif-hour devotional serv- ice, which was followed by the reports of the district officers and local chap- ters. Announcement was made that Warren Briggs. president of Metropoli- tan chapter, was the winner of the the District ‘second sident, Miss Ruth Griffith, Th= s read to the convention. Tha matter of fixing a permanent meeting place for the monthly board sessions bri=fly discussed and referred to the District cabinet for a report. Officers were re-elected as foilows: Miss Margaret Lentz, president: Miss Mildred Rogerson, recording secretary, and Miss Lois Donnell, Junior League superintendent. The new officers are ‘Theodore Robb, first vic: president Dumbarton Avenue Chapter; Miss Marion Nichols, second vice president Bowle Chapter; Miss Marie Gott, third vice president, Trinity Chapter; Albert Siseon, fourth vice president Metro- politan Chapter; Miss Mary Webb, cor- responding sscretary Douglas Chapter; Thomas L. Kidwell, treasurer, Waugh Chapter, end Miss Jessie Smith, assis- t Junjor League superintendent conven::on m a devotional service Wednesday evening. Rev. William Plerpont, pastor of the church, led in prayer. The district offi- cers presented sketches of their depart- ment’s activities. Dr. J. Phelps Hand then gave an address. D. Stewart Patterson and a group of conference officers installed the new cabinat. Charles A. Sutton of McKendree Chapter was appointed chairman of the committee on the revision of the consti- tution. Warren Briggs and Ralph Lindsey are members of the committee. Metropolitan Chapter will hold its regullr social tonight at the church and & business meeting and election of offi- cers will follow. The Baltimore Conference Board of Epworth League is holding a meeting tonight at Hagerstown. Tomorrow even- ing they wiil hold a scrvice at Frederick. A young people’s supper conference will b2 y _evening @iline Church at 6 o'clock. Epworihy officers are lavited,