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"~ CURIACARDINALS . | - MAY GET INCREASE Princes of Catholic Ohurch Will Get $3,000 a Year -Boost in Salaries. By the Associated Press VATICAN CITY, June 15.—The car- dinals of Curia, those 30 or more princes o fthe Catholic Church residing permanently in Rome, are soon to have their modest stipends of about $1,000 a year raised to approximately $4,000. In the process of reorganizing the Papal Court and the Vatican services generally, it came to light that those wearers of the red hat obliged by their duties to reside in the Eternal City were being paid less than some of the most modest lay functionaries. Moreover, Vatican tradition required that they employ at least one secretary and one servant, and it was desired that each should have his horse-drawn carriage. ©On a meager thousand a year, such a style of living could hardly be ex-| 1 economy, some of the Curla cardinals have actually been able to keep up! with it. Many Have Private Means. To be sure, a goodly number of these prelates have had ecclesiastical per- quisites of various sorts, or private means which enabled them to maintain their rank without undue counting of pennies. But even for them, the cost of living in twentieth century Rome, above all after the forced stabilization of the Italian lira at 19 to the dollar, presented serious obstacles. But those who had to content themselves with the mere $1,000 might well have envied the lot of many parish priests in the United States. 4 The expense of accepting a call “to the purple,” with implied residence in Rome, has deterred many an ecclesi- astical diplomat, assigned as papal nuncio abroad, from returning to the ‘mother city of Christendom and receiv- ing the highest reward within the Pope's gift. The tradition has it that when a papal envoy has reached the | summit of his career he shall be ad- mitted to the Sacred College, and leave his diplomatic functions to a younger man. But the difference between the $15,000 & year, reputed to be the salary and expense allowance of a nuncio in a major post, such as Madrid, Paris or Berlin, has caused several envoys to use all their diplomatic skill to fore- stall the descent of the papal pleasure upon them before they had saved enough to provide for their old days. Are Averse to Accepting Aid. "There are always wealthy Catholic laymen, of all nationalities, ready to make any deficit in a newly created urdln:Fn budget; but that very alacrity makes those princes of the ohurch averse to accepting such aid. Some- times the problem has been solved by a rich nobleman’s requesting the new cardinal to officiate at the wedding of a son or daughter. The fee discreetly slipped into the hands of the secretary has often enabled the prelate to con- tinue his duties in Rome with compara- tive comfort, without offending his sus- ceptibilities. Pope Pius XI, born in extremely mod- est circumstances, having lived for years on the meager emoluments of an ‘ecclesiastical librarian, and having held only two fairly remunerative posts. those of Nuncio to Poland and Archbishop of Milan—and those for only short pe- riods—is determined that his present or future collaborators shall not suffer want because of being summoned to serve close to his throne. 1 ! i Dr. J. H. Straughn Declares Church Must “Provide Conscience for World. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 15—"Political ns” were defended by Rev. Dr. J. H. Straughn of Washington in a speech before the opening session of the Mary- land Annual Conference of the Meth-| odist Protestant Church here this week. More than 500 members of the clergy and laity from many parts of Mary- 1and and the District of Columbla and from several sections of Delaware, Vir- ginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania were in attendance. ; “The church,” Dr. Straughn said. “frequently has been charged with the| Tesponsibility of the legislation that brought about the prohibition amend- ment and assailed for participation in matters that are said to be none of its business. That it provided for many vears the agitation, inspiration and a isrge part of the personnel and leader- ship that finally culminated in the de- struction, legally, of the pernicious busi- ness known as the liquor traffic, is a correct statement. ‘There are no apolo- gles for such participation. “In_this country the separation of ehurch and state is a concluded matter and never the twain shall meet. And | yet the only way of making great pub- iie questions finally effective is through legislation. The church might preach temperance until doom'’s day, but with- out_ supporting legislation prohibition ould never become an established fact.” He declared that the church con- sidered it its mission “to provide & con- acence for the world.” “It must seek to impose & conscience on society at large,” he said, “the same sort of consclence it is supposed to urge on_its individual members.” Dr. Straughn attacked citizens who, ) Sund [} JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE. 1T Kings, xxv.1-21. Golden text — “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a re- proach to any people.’—Proverbs, xiv.34. Judah failed to learn from Israel's history her peril. Our lesson opens with the. closing days of the reign of Zedekiah, who had been placed upon the throne by Nebuchadnezzar. He succeeded Jehoachin, another son of Josiah, following a successful siege of Jerusalem. When the Babylonian con- queror placed him on the throne of Judah he bound him by the most holy vows to be loval to Babylon. He changed his name to that of Zedekiah at that time. Jeremiah was the outstanding per- sonality during the last 50 years of Judah's history. If the Kings had fol lowed the advice of this prophet. pa- triot and statesman this tragedy fidelity to the nation and loyalty to God the path for the kingdom to fol- low upon national and international problems that demanded solution. If the King had heeded Jeremiah's advice and carried out the policles suggested by the prophet the story of Zedekiah's end would have been different. He was a young man when he was placed upon the throne of Judah. Zedekiah was flattered by & visit from the representatives of the Kings of Moab, Edom, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon, who appealed to him to join in a coali- tion against Babylon. False prophets predicted an early release from the yoke of the Chaldeans, Jeremiah con- demned them and pointed out their error. It was the telling influence of Jeremiah that saved Zedekiah when he was summoned to Babylon to give an demonstration of his loyalty to Nebu- chadnezzar. When Zedekiah was in- fluenced to form an alliance with Egypt's new King. Hophra, one of the first things that he did was to deciine to pay tribute to Babylon. Nebuchad- nezzar immediately took the field to crush the new alliance and put a curb upon Egypt's rising power, that had reached out and formed an _alliance with the buffer states of Palestine. This placed upon these small states the task of being the first line of defense of Egypt, acting as a protection against the mighty Chaldeans. Nebuchadnezzar stopped at one of the forks of the trans-Jordan territory, where “he used divination—he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked into the liver,” as to whether he should attack Rabbah or Jerusalem first. Following the magical formulas of’ the sheep's liver, he de- cided to strike first at Judah and Je- rusalem, The capital appeared to be impregnable, so he sent a mighty army against Jerusalem., There was only one way to conquer that city, so it was completely surrounded in a determined effort to cut off all supplies of food and water for the capital of Judah. Siege of Jerusalem. Disloyalty to God and man had brought the Babylonian forces to the city walls. Nebuchadnezzar set about starving the city into submission. Once during the siege the Chaldeans were drawn away to meet the Egyptian king, who sent his forces to help relieve Jerusalem'’s peril. When the Egyptian forces retired, the army of Nebuchad- nezzar took up their position about the city and prevented any further he'p reaching Zadckiah, Jeremich had pre- dicted fhe'r return. He warned the king and people 2gainst expecting a complete departure of the Chaldean army. He pointed out the possibility of escaping further punishment by sur- render. Zedekiah was too proud to comply with the prophet’s advice. He 15131 l';xts opportunity to save himself and e city. Bread failed first. They could obtain water from wells and springs within the city. The people feared the con- sequences of surrender, altl h pos- sibly some may have followed the pro- phet's advice and escaped suffering. Jeremiah has described the horrors of that time, while lying in prison almost at the point of starvation. Imagina- tion cannot picture the suffering of those months. Children cried in vain to their parents for food, and fell faint- ing and dying upon every street. Re- fined ladies wandered about the city, seeking in vain for food. “They were even to be seen lying on dung-heaps, scratching and picking for a morsel from the filth of the city.” The faces were turned black and purple by the pestilence that followed the famine. Strong men . became mere skeletons. Pitiful mothers, crazed by the horrors they experienced, in many cases either killed or bolled their children for food. Finally, the city, weakened by lack of food, was forced to surrender. Zedekiah's Fate. When the forces of the Babylonian army finally made a break in the north wall that permitted the entrance of the troops of Nebuchadnezzar's army. Zedekiah attempted to escape. He was overtaken in his efforts to reach Gilead, where he planned to set up the king- dom's eapital. Although the Chaldeans had not anticipated such an effort on the part of Zedekiah, it did not take them long to learn from informers where he had gone. They overtook him and carried Zedekiah and his family to Nebuchadnezzar, who was directing his campaign against Judah from his headquarters at Riblah. Zedekiah had no ground to expect mercy. He had broken a sacred treaty. as well as his vows of allegiance, and rebelled against the monarch, who had placed him upon the throne of Judah. The decree of Nebuchadnezzar was quickly carried out. Zedekiah witnessed “for the sake of personal indulgen violate the law of the land” and ¥ he continued, “if a minister Jifts voice against it he becomes a political parson.” | “GOD DOES CARE,” TOPIC| H. E. Beatty Will Morning Sermon Rev. Preach | “God Does Care” will be the subject { tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown | Lutheran Church, Rev. Harold E.| Beatty, pastor. Christian Endeavor. 7 | topic, “Voluntary Christian | 8 pm. service the subject!| will be “At Eventide.” BIBLE MESSAGES TOPIC. Cll;liu;r'nb',;! to Preach| at Temple Tomorrow. “A Nation's Warning to Nations” is the subject tomorrow morni at Tem- le by the pastor, Rev. omas E. rde. In the evening the subject is “Bible Messages Needed Today.” This subject will be treated by members of the Berean Bible class of young men. “The subject will be treated under differ- ent subheads by different speakers. ‘The B. Y. P. U. is planning for social activities during the Summer months, At the last business meeting Wilbur Bunch was elected delegate to the national convention of the B. Y. P. U, meeting in Detroit, July 10 to 14. Berean XKendall Baptist Church Program. | stroy Jerusalem and the murder of his sons and then had his eyes put out. Usually the decision of a court-martial trial would have called for the immediate death of a traitor, but with the horrible memory | of seeing his sons killed, he was carried | with the other prisoners to Babylon. Two apparently contradictory prophecies were fulfilled in Zedekiah's fate. Ezek- | 1al had predicted that he would never | ses Babylon and Jeremiah had prophe- sled that he would be carried there. Jerusalem's Fall. Although 73 of the leading citizens of Jerusalem, who had sympathized with Zedekiah in his desire to cast off the yoke of Babylon and favored the alliance with Egypt, had been de- ported with the King, Nebuchadnezzar evidently determined to completely de- prevent their ever attempting to oppose him. ~About & month after the city had fallen Nebu- caradan, who had charge of the mili- | tary expedition assigned to the task of completely _destroying Jerusalem, ar- rived and made a thorough job of it. He battered down the walls. He lssued orders that resulted in systematic plun- dering and destruction of everything valuable, from the bronze in the homes to the sacred vessels of the temple. The two pHisrs, Jachin and Boaz, that Solo- mon had placed in the temple, were transported Lo Babylon, They applied the torch to the city’s residences and everything Lthat fire could destroy was burned up. He took about 25,000 per- sons with him into captivity. He left some of the very poor in the land to tiil the soil and act as a preventative 1o any further uprisings. Jeremiah was saved. His fairness nd protest against. Zedekiah's acting 8s A traitor were rewarded by the Babylonians, who trested him with mercy. Although his prophecies were Children’s_day will be observed to- morrow at the Kendall Baptist Church. Mrs. M. McGill, superintendent of the primary departmeni, will have charge of the morning services and Mrs. Kate § Outwater will have charge of the evening service. fulfilled, Jeremiah was not cast down by the ‘complete overthrow of Jerusa- lem. He saw the return of a nation repared by trial to serve God. Th heries of God's fulfilled. The nation nation has, where wi ‘were 11, as every th has accumu- in | x- | the drama of Judah would at least have | pected: yet, by dint of the most rigid {been postponed. He pointed out with | explanation of their visit and a further | THE EVENING ay School Lesson Dr. Hugh T. Stevenson. lated and men decayed. Back of their economic acts of, injustice can be found moral failures, These degeracies, caused by wealth in the hands of the mon- archs, who did not consider the wel- | fare of the poor, ought to warn us nglinnv. the peril of our great wealth. If the Kings had listened to the prophets, who spoke to the leaders on the vital questions of the day, Judah could have been saved. The applic: tional problems by the professed fol- lowers of the Lord Jesus will enabie | America to fulfill its mission. If we | fail, then our experience will be similar to that of Judah and Jerusalem. “Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”. Let us follow after God’s way and help save the nations. of the earth, as well as our own. | | Bible Questions Of the Day | By Harlow R. Hoyt. | | THE FALL OF JUDAH. Questions. 1. Why had Zedekiah submitted to the rule of Nebuchadnezsar? 2.-What_caused him to revolt? 3.In what year was this revolt put into. effect? 4. What was the result? 5 What happened following the first onsiaught of Nebuchadnezzar? 6. Continue the movements of the siege, ; 7. When did Jerusalem fall? ., What followed.the capture of the city?- 9. What was the fate of Zedekiah? 10. What was the fate of Jerusalem? | Answers. 1. Nebuchadnezzar had gained con- 'trol of Judah. He held it as a trib- | utary and Zedekiah was made Ki | because the Babylonian ruler decide to appoint him to that position. 2. Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Zidon formed an alliance to revolt against Nebuchadnezzar. They count- ed on Egypt for aid. Believing that he could free Judah, Zedekidh consented to_join them. 3. In the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah. 4. Nebuchadnezzar marched upon Jerusalem and laid siege to it. 5. The Egyptians marched to the aid of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar left the city ‘and went to meet them. He de- feated the Egyptian forces and returned to lay siege to Jerusalem. 6. For two years the siege of Jeru- salem continued. Supplies were ex- hausted. Inhabitants died. Those who survived were in a piteous condition. ‘The warriors were weakened by lack of food and water. Sanitary condi- tions became unbearable, and many died ‘from the conditions under which they were forced to exist. 7. The City of Jerusalem fell before the forces of Nebuchadnezzar 586 B.C. 8. A breach was made in the walls at midnight and the enemy entered the city. Zedekiah and his warriors fled from the opposite side of the city and sought to escape across the Plains of Jericho. They were pursued and cap- tured by the Babylonians. 9. Zedekiah was captured. Hjs sons were killed before his eyes. n he was blinded. After this he was‘placed in chains and taken back to grace the triumphant entry of his conqueror. 10. A year following the capture of Jerusalem Nebuchadnezzar sent a de- tachment under Neburaradan. —The | city was burned. the walls razed and Jerusalem was destroyed. DR. MORRIS TO FILL DR. PHILLIPS’ PULPIT ‘Aqting Reetor of the Church of the Epiphnay Will Conduct Morn- ing Prayer Service. Dr. James W. Morris, acting rector of the Church of the Epiphany in the absence of Dr. Phillips, who is in Italy, will conduet morning prayer and de- liver the sermon at 11 o'clock tomor- row. At evensong the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. Lewis C. Webster, newly ordained deacon in the Epis- copal Church. There will be a cele- bration of the holy communion at 8 am. Services will be held in the im- provised chapel, to the left of the church, during repairs and decorations to the latter. At 9:30 a.m. the first session of the Summer term of Epiphany Church school will meet in the Willard room, under the superintendency of Rev. C. Harold Douglas. Announcement made that prizes awarded in the school Jast Sunday were as follows: First prize, known as the Willlam D. Bald- win Annual Prize, went to Katherine Stein. Second prize was won by Ade- laide Beard. Honorable mention was awarded to Dorothy Young, Mary Wiles, Sarah Lloyd and Louise Mayo. PREACHERS’ COLLEGE CONFERENCE ENDS | Fifth Annual Summer Meeting Closed Today at the Cathedral. » A ‘The fifth annual Summer conference | of the College of Preachers of Washing- | ton Cathedral closed today with a serv- {ice of prayer and benediction and the three-score Episcopal clergymen who were in attendance are en route to their | homes in 17 different States. < The conference opened Monday eve- ning with a fellowship gathering in the cathedral library. Each dt pro- m began with morning prayer at 7 |o'clock followed by & celebration of | holy communion an dended with com- pline at 10 o'clock in the evening. Thus | 1t was possible to hold a total of some 70 hours of mestings and to cover an extensive field of discussion. The_principal lecturers were: John Rathbone Oliver, M. D., Ph. D,, of Johns Hopkins University, who spoke on “What. a Priest Needs to Know of | Mental Disorders”; Rev. Leonard Hodg- | son, M. A.. of the General Theological Seminary, New York City, whose subject was, “Preaching Our Sacramental Faith,” and Dr. John Fort Newton of Overbrook, Pa., who had “Sermon Pat- terns"” for his theme. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washingion, welcomed the ' visitors and lectured on the importance of pas- toral work in the life of a preacher. Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, for- mer_bishop of Pensylvania and now warden of the college, presided. St. Margaret's Church. At _St. Margaret’s Church the rector, Dr. H. 8. Smith, will preach at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow and will also be the celebrant at the 7:30 service, when there will be an administration of holy communion for the organized workers of the parish and for the Com- municants’ League. —_———— Mission Societies Meet Tuesday. The quarterly meeting of the District Missionary Societies will eonvene at the Columbia” Heights Christias next Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. be served at noon, n A luncheon was designed by urch ! architect of the Escurial, and STAR, WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE SYNOD T0MEET JUNE 248 Washington Clergymen Will Be Among Speakers at Frederick Gathering. | The Bynod of Baltimore, including the Presbyteries of Washington City. Baltimore and New Castle, will meet June 24 to 28 at Hood Collegs, Fred- erick, Md., in conjunction with the ‘Women's Synodical. ‘The opening meeting will be held June 24 at 8 p.m., with an address by Dr. William Hiram Foulkes of Newark, N. J., on “Listening In to the World.” Other prominent speakers on the program will be Dr. Silas Evans, presi- dent of Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.; Dr. William P. Schell of the Board of For- elgn Missions, New York; Miss Ann Elizabeth _Taylor, secretary of _the Board of National Misslons, New York: Miss Mary Moore, secretary for young Mo‘)le'& work, New York, and Rev. | william Chalmers_Covert, secretary of Ithe Board of Christian Education, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. J. Harvey Dunham, pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church of Washington, will preach the sermon. as retiring moderator June 26. Hold Business Sessions. Business will be transacted June 36, 27 and 28. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pas- tor of the New York Avenue Presbyte- rian Church, will make the report for the committee on Christian education. Dr. A. E. Barrows, pastor of the East- ern Presbyterian Church, will report for the committee on program and field activities. Dr. D. M. Benham will re- port_for foreign missions. Dr. Charles H. Bohner of Wilmington will report for the committee on natjonal missions, including .the progress of national mis- sions in Washington. Rev. J. R. Duf- fleld, fleld representative, will speak on the “Educational Outldok of Synod." Beginning Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock classes will be conducted in “The OCrowded Ways,” by Miss Elizabeth Taylor; “Promoting the Ed- ucational am in the Church,” by Rev. Robert vids, and “The Coun- try Chureh Going Forward,” by Rev. U. L. Mackey. Dr. Silas Evans will be the speaker at the evening vesper services. He will open the Tuesday morning session” with an address on "Oye’nl.nl the Day With the Open Bible.” Washington Delegates. Among those attending from Wash- ington will be Rev. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Barrows, Rev. Freeley Rohrer, Rev. H. B. Wood- ing, Rev. I. L. Steenson, Dr. 8izoo, Rev. J. R. Duffield, Rev. J. Harvey Dunham, Mrs. Harvey 8. Irwin, Mrs. W. L. Dar- by, Mrs. Maud L. Girts, Mrs. Prank C. O. Good % . Elsenberger, . J. Claude Keiper, Mrs. John W. Reynolds, Mrs. Elizabeth D. McElwee, Mrs. Willlam A. Boulter, Mrs. Nathan Hazep, Miss Fanny G. Childs, Mrs. Harry Blake, Mrs. Edith Mish and Mrs. Garrett Johnson, ‘ELOQUENCE OF SILENCE’ IS DR. HARRIS SUBJECT Sermon at Foundry Methodist Church Will Be Broadcast To- morrow by Station WOL. Dr. Frederick Bréwn Hargls. pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Chureh, | will_preach tomorrow morning on_the theme “The Eloguence of Silence.” This service will be broadcast by WOL. At the evening service his subject will be “The Golden Age Ahead.” At the mid-week prayer service Thursday evening the topic of Dr. Harris’ meditation will be “The Text, of an English Statesman—John Bright.” SERIES TO BE CONTINUED. “Errors in Worship” Topic of Dr. Patterson’s Sermon. Dr. N. P. Patterson, pastor of the Pirst Presbyterian Church, will continue the series of sermons-on “Worship” at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at the old church. His theme for tomorrow morning will be “Errors in Worship.” The evening service will be held at the chapel, Massachusetis avenue and Thirty-sixth street, at 8 o'clock, and Dr. Patterson will preach the sermon. Church school will be held at both the old church and the chapel at 9:30 am. TH! old Moorish city of Belad-Waled, or Valladolid, was for some time the capital of Castile and afterward of united Spain. It fell into Christian hands very early in its history and one of the first bulidings afterward erected in it was a church, which is now known as Santa Maria 'Antigua and is com- monly spoken of simply as the Old Church. 1t was originally bullt at the close of style, but was renovated in a pure Gothic spirit in the succeeding centu- ries. One of the oldest portions is the fine, tall steeple, which is covered with many-colored tiles. On the north are the old cloisters, and the whole exterior is beautiful and majestic. The roof is richly groined and the retable of the high altar is & vast and wonderfully elaborate piece of sculpture made by Juan de Juni in 1556, ‘There are many other important and beautiful ecclesiastical edifices in Valla- dolid, though all of later date. The cathedral Herrera, the has some- thing of the somber grandeur of that prodigious pile. ture, | on the triangle boun ‘and_praise [ the twelfth century in the transitional |in CHURCHES 70 OPEN VACATION SCHOOLS General Conference of Super- visors and Teachers Is Scheduled for Friday. Shortly after the close of the public | schools numerous echurches will open | their vacation church wschools as in | former years. Many of these schools | will begin the week of June 24; other schools will open the first week in July. The curriculum includes Bible in- | struction, memory work in hymns and | Bible passages, habit talks, patriotic | exercises and craftwork of various kinds. The term of the schools is usually four weeks, meeting during the morning hours every weekday, except Saturday. Last year there were 36 of these schools conducted in Washington and vicinity. The Washington Federa- tion of Churches, through its vacation church school department, is engaged in promoting these schools and giving :lve]e assistance to churches needing elp. A general conference for supervisors and teachers of vacation church schools will be held on Priday, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. An open discussion of methods will be held. Rev. E. O. Clark will have charge. GRANT CONSIDERS ' Pan-American Union May Be Given Present Site. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, now has under consider- ation the cost of moving the central heating plant for the group of buildin, in the area bounded.by Eighteent Nineteenth and B street and Virginia avenue, on which it is proposed to erect the $1,000,000 Pan-American Union g?uxm&ng'i ‘This pul;: will have to reloca Congress gives that area to_the Pan-American Union. ‘While some $5,000 will be made avai able July 1 for the razing of the tem- porary building occ?ltd by the Army led by Enghteenth, Nineteenth and C streets and Virginia avenue, it now appears that this will not have to be used at present. The Fine Arts Commissidn has recommended that instead of using the area between Virginia avenue and C street the Fed- eral Government contribute land just to the south for the erection of the building' on" B street, which is to be the great montmental and ceremonial ave- nue in the Capital. ‘The Senaté has passed s joint reso- lution authorizing the Pan-American Undon to front its new office bullding on House it encountered the difficulty of being referred to the public bui'dings |and grounds committee. which is not organized ot the spec'al session. Ac- cordingly. the project is now marking | time i the House, and while it is pos- sible that Chairman Elliott may call up the measure under the unanimous consent rule, this course is considered duplous. The indications now are that project will go over until the in December. sidered probable that the corporation will contribute further sums, just as Andrew Carnegie, during his Ilife gave Was] n Union Building and the ernment donated the land. ‘The new office structure of the Pan- American Union will be the first step in filling up the gap between the Pan- American Union and the National Acad- Bliaings teenth street in that area. This is part REMOVAL OF PLANTI: I , -such as those along Seven- D. C, SATURDAY JUNE 15 1929.° Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Q." You have recently referred to. a) Ge! universal religious conference to be held in 1930. Where will it meet and what are its objects? Take care that it does not wind up in a theological row. I ask as a lover of religious peace who distrusts’ creeds and creedmakers during August, 1928. Dean Shailer Matthews of Chicago presided at this preliminary assembly, and prominent Tepresentatives of the various world re- ligions participated in its proceedings. Dr. Atkinson, secretary of the Peace Union, and the officers of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America united with the members of the continustion committee of the Stockholm Conference and other dele- gates to arrange for the calling of & universal conference in 1930 of the 11 major religious groups of the world. Efghty representatives of the worls religions present at the Genevan as- sembly gave character and catholicity to the discussions. The opening address of Dr. Hertz, chief rabbi of the British Empire, was a model of its kind, and if you had heard it I think your fears about & Donnybrook Fair of disputing doctors would have vanished. The Universal Conference of 1930 will dace the problem of building up a civ- ilized public opinion on war and peace. Its program, as provisionally outlined, is as follows: 1. To state the highest teachings of :ch religion on peace and the causes war; r | william Parkes Cadman. rmany the Scriptures were printed in 1466 and 17 times ited before Luther began his -Jr.t work, yet no English printer had attempted during that period to put the familiar English Bible into fl‘x.l.‘. , to whom is due more than any other scholar the character- istic shape and quality of the Bible in our own tongue. Because there was no safety for him in his native land, he took refuge in Hamburg and probably went from that free city to Wittenburg, ‘where he may have been encouraged in his enterprise by Martin Luther. His edition of the New Testament, pub- lished under great difficulties, was so severely repressed that of the quarto size volumes only a single fragment re- mains in the British Museum. Of the octavo edition only one perfect copy is extant, with the title page missing, owned by the Baptist College at Bristol, England, and one imperfect copy con- tained in the library at St. Paul's Ca- thedral, London. This translation, to- gether with parts of the Old Testa- ment, was made by Tyndale between 1526 and 1535. It is a scholarly work, couched in simple, moving and popular language. Miles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter from 1531 to 1553, translated the Bible his name in tem] ven?:'n‘n and, like his, probably mad outside of England, where persecution then reigned. Coverdale disavowed any 2. To record the efforts of religious bodies in furtherance of peace, and 3. To devise means by which men of all religious faiths may work together Temove existing obstacles to peace; peace; tice and increase good , bring about a fuller realization of the brotherhood of all men. A committee of 16 was appointed to select 70 members to act as the execu- tive committee of the Universal Confer- ence. This committee, in turn, will des- ignate 1,000 representatives of the 11 religions to attend the claim to independence and acknowl- his indebtedness to the German scholars of the period. His version omitted the Apocrypha, which hitherto had been included in the sacred canons. The Great Bible appeared in 1539, and its object is shown by a well known letter from Archbish Cranmer to lation, which also bears the title of “The Breeches Bible” from its render- i, 7, dates this era. Its immense circulation between 1560 and 1664 attests the demand for the lifegiving word. ‘The Rheims and Douai version was lated by sees, 25, with 90 addftional miscellane- ous members jointly selected. The designation of the place of meet- ing was left to the executive commit- tee to determine, and as yet no choice has been made. Q. Kindly state when the various translations of the English Bible were made and their correct names. Can zne ;eeure coples of these oldest ver- ons! A, The first of these early versions in and Holland possessed the Bible in the vernacular _be the accession Henry the Eighth of England, and in it is a rendition of the Vulgate, or DR. JAMES TAYLOR 0 ATTEND PARLEY Is Delegate to Quadrennia’ Meeting of Council of Alli- ance of Reformed Churches ‘The jal meeting of the General Council of the Alliance of Re- formed Churches throughout the world holding the Presbyterian system wil ble held in Boston, June 19-27, inclu- sive. ‘The Southern' Presbyterian Church, & member of the council, will send 18 delegates, 11 ministers and 8 laymen. Dr.. James H. Taylor, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, has been appointed one of the delegates and will attend the meeting. Four years ago the council met in Cardiff, Wales, to which meeting Dr, Taylor was also a delegate. Dr. R. C. Gillle, for many years pastor of the Marylebone Presbyterian Church, London, will be one of the "~ | speakers at the council. Dr. Gillle will come to Washi and preach in the Central Presbyterian Church, June 30. ‘The Young People’s Friday Night Bible Class has been having written tests in the course of church history, and another test will be given Sunday afternoon at 4 o’'clock. The = vacation Bible school of the Central Presbyterian Church will open about June 25. The large playground adjacent to the church will be opened for use under special supervision, and new equipment will be supplied for the playground. A DR. PORTER RETURNS TO FIRST BAPTIST m Pastor Will Use ‘“Discoveri Personality” as Morning Sermon Subject. Dr. Samuel Judson Potter, pastor of Pirst” Baptist Church, will to- morrow morning at 11 o’c! on “Dis- in Personality” and at 8 p.m. on “] Your Own Average.” He returned week from Wadesboro, N. C., where he preached at the Pirst Baptist Church. He also attended a meeting of the foreign mission board Latin version, which was the medieval | in Bible. ‘The Authorized Version of 1611 (King James version) is doubtless familiar to and, unless you are an incurable with large financial means, I think you will have to be content with Revised - Version 7, 1881, and is now it English = CHURCH TO OBSERVE CHILDREN'S DAY Hamline M. E. Services To- -morrow Will Include Sun- day School Program. Famline Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets, Dr. Chesteen Smith, minister, will observe Children’s day at all services tomorrow. At 9:45 o'clock the Sunday School will render & pfom entitled “The Red Velvet Pocket Dog.” At 11 o'clock the sacrament of baptism will be administered. This will be followed by the, presentation of Bibles to the fol- lo ‘who have been graduated : Kinkead Young, 2 Dorothy gton approach lington Memorial Bridge and the Lin-| Ke coln Memorial. Nebraska produced milk valued at $50,000,000. last year Churcoj Santa Maria, Valladolid Spain The -uferh facade of the Monastic OChurch of San Pablo (8t. Paul) exhib- its an extraordinary variation of the Gothic style, It is ofie mass of stat- ues, fol sculptured tracery and heraldic , but is inclosed, like a picture in a frame, between two oc 1 towers entirely devoid of or- namentation. H are to be ;o‘..rkl of "mlmfi masters, such as rny, Junl Hernandez, Montanes, Berrugete and Villaderilla, most of Wwhom were natives of this part of Spain and practiced thejr art in the immedi- ate vieinity. This city .afl ceptional o) the world can works of this kind, pos- sessing such rare merit, be founa. viinwen: | OBSERVE FLOWER SUNDAY Marion Woodward and Frances tendent, charge of ith on “The At 8 p.m. the young people will com- bine their service with that of the reg- ular service. The retiring president of the Epworth League, Hugh 8. Wertse, will give & resume of the work of the past year. Dr. J. Phel trict superintendent, deliver the sermon. This will be followed by the installation of the newly elected Ep- worth League cabinet as follows: Presi- dent, Lester L. Fansher; first vice presi- dent, Harriet Lipp; second vice president, Frances Zebley, Vice ‘The Lipp Sunday school class will give & lawn fete on the church lawn Tuesday evening. i FLOWER SALE TO RAISE PALESTINE LAND FUNDS ‘The annual Jewish National FPund Flower day will be observed hout tomorrow. Money will be raised by the sale of flowers for the re- demption of land in Palestine. The Wi ed in ashington groups engag canvassing the: eity for contributions include the Junior Poale Zion Society, the Young Judea and the Junior Hadas- sah. The Jewish National Pund is one of the oldest agencies engaged in the Zion- ist endeavor. All of the money raised is devoted exclusively to the purchase of land in Palestine in the name of the Jewish people. RETURNS FROM REUNION. . Henry J. Smith, pastor of Pet- ptist Ohurch, will speak to- been at- vening, *Qualita ! e." "‘l’ Smif as tative Life. ith h: tendimg the at Hamilton, N. Y. Mrs, Eilzabeth Whitefore Murray, tal worker of the Washington Federsion of Churches, will address the Sumday school tomorrow. Rev. Peck Me ing on “ night his sabject will be “Is It Ever too Late to 2" Judge , F. Norris will to the men's at 10 o'clock. th ¥. Ketchum class will meet at the same hour. ‘W. Ketchum will preach at tomorrow rial Chapel Hand, dis- | 30%, reunion of his college class | the REV. M. R. LOVELL Service Tomorrow Will Be Last Before Leaving for Summer in New England. Rev. Moses R. Lovell will speak on the subject “Dynamic Definitions of Life” at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, 1410 Columbia road. ‘The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated, new members will be received into the church fellowship and the rite of infant baptism will be administered. This is Mr. Lovel last service be- fore leaving for his Summer vacation in New England. During the days in June Mr. Lovell will be at Sil- ver Bay, N. Y., where he is to give a course at the annual conference of col- lege students of New York and the New England States, held under the au- spices of the Y. W. C. A. ‘The church school meets at 9:30 a.m. The church school council is a: for outdoor services for the church school from June 30 through July. The annual church school held at Jolly Acres this Mrs. on “My Sum- Might It Mean to ‘Tufts is in charge of the ;| Huge Birthday Cake Helps €lass Enjoy Boy’s Celebration All First Grade Students Share as He Becomes Hero to Fellow Pupils. For one day_ at least—and that the proverbially ucky nth of the month—a small, blue-eyed boy outdis- tanced all the heroes of fact and fiction in the esteem of his mates in the first grade of the Chevy Chase, Md., Public School. Forgotten were the stirring ad- ventures of Peter Rabbit in Farmer Brown’s meadow. Babe Ruth and his home runs, King Arthur and his valorous knights and even the Boy Who Climbed the Glass Mountain were slightly out of foccus under the first graders’ limelight on this t’:!h'hem;dny. ‘The wonder of wonders was magician gone and all the fairy godmothers one better was Johp Weidman Springer, son of Mr. and Mrs. 18 West Lenox street, Chevy . Md. John reached his seventh Mnhd-{ one day before the closing of school. His mother obtalned permission from e r, Miss Burns, for John to hold his annual celebration with the boys and girls so soon to scatter for the Summer. Then arose problems of mul- tiplication and division that couldn’t be solved' by John’s mother in the first- grade_curriculum, at any rate. There were 31 children to divide the birthday cake, and how to multiply the averaged- sized sufficiently to make it prop- calculations morn- t's Way for America.” At|all how many feet of luraber one or a doszen trees will cut, Jo ees john's mof obtained a large size milk pan. This was filled to Elu brim with a light and a dark mix- re, ‘cake. will be observed by o pm. Rev. G of the Covenant graders. John has two sisters, Margaret, Im 12 years, and Lucille, 9, but 6: le‘;lfl “The was strict- TOSTART VACATIOK 1 picnic will be | R. Simmons University of Texas, at the commencement exercises June 4, con- ferred the degree of doctor of literature upon Dr. Porter. Sunday school will meet tomorrow at 9:30 o'clock and B. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p.m. AR R CHURCH OF COVENANT 5% | GETS SUMMER PASTOR Rev. John D, Gregory Will Preach Tomorrow Morning on “God’s Fellow Workers.” The pulpit of the Church of the Cove- nt will be o~cupfed temorrow morn= ing by Rev, John D. Gregory, who wiil | serve as stated supply during the Sum- mer months. Mr. Gregory is a graduate of Hamilton College, New York, and also of- Princeton logical Seminary. studies at Edinburgh year traveled He pursued special and has for the past tensively in Mr. . Gregory’s journing for the Summer. Awards will E‘ made for memory competi- ‘The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 7 o'clock to consider the topic, “The Meaning of . ‘Today for Young People,” under the leader- of Mrs. J. J. O'Donnell. Tea and social at 6:30 o'clock. “WHICH ROAD?” C. B. Ferguson Announe._i Sunday Sermon Subject. “Which Road?” is the sermon tomorrow. The pastor, Rey. . Ferguson will also o'clock service on “Tested By ‘Three B. Y. P, U. societies meet Sunday Robert | evening at 7 o’clock. Bible study and prayer service on Wednesdsy at 8 o'clock. Bible school workers will meet at 7 o'clock Wednes- Surhmer ' vacation Bible conducted for two weeks, ‘This school is for boys and girls 4 to 16 years of age. e RN S GIVEN FAREWELL PICNIC. Congregation Has Outing for Rev. Harry Wilson and Family, Rev. W. H. Pinkerton, formerly pastor of King’s Highway Christian Church, 8t. Louis, who, with his wife, is now making his home in Chevy Chase, Md., will occupy the pulpit to- morrow _morning and evening at Fif- teenth Street Christian Church, Ken- tucky avenue and Fifteenth street southeast. This congregation tendered & fare- ‘well picnic and special program ih honor of its , Rev. Harry M. , who, with his family, left this city last Monday for D&Mlt Ky, to assume the pastorate of the the result being a luscious marble | Elmes, Seven undlu' and a thick frost- | taking acquire and completed | Life.” dered at 8 o'clock. Christian ‘Church in that city. Many ts were presented them by their riends at the church. WOMEN PLAN SERVICE. °|Circle Will End Year's Mission Work Tomorrow Evening, ‘The Woman's Circle will have ch":: of the evening service at the Highlan Church tomorrow. It will Baptist close its year's mission l!hufi-n.dm lect on lington s -0 church, will preach. The pastor will be. t at a Brown University anni- versary. ‘The mission study of the Golden Rule class will be held Tuesday evening with Mrs. Simonds. The teachers of the ‘Vacation Bible School will meet Wed- nesday evening. ‘HUNGER FOR LIFE’ THEME Rev. A. ¥. Elmes Will Preach at People’s Congregational Church. At the 3 tional el M sireet. betwoen Boih pastor, Rev. A. F. tomorrow morning, as theme “The Hunger for A biblical pageant will be ren- Seventh streets, the will The 30 p.m., Price ly a school affair, with. no members of Service,” and meeting. the family present.