Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1929, Page 8

THE EVENIN DR. COPENHAVER ~ PREACHER SELECTS TOMORROW TOPICS | DR LAIR T0 FILL Religious Questions COVENANT PULPIT Religious Educator to Speak on “Message of Silence” Tomorrow Morning. At the Church of the Covenant to- morrow morning the sermon will be preached by Dr. Howell P. Lair of Shan- tung Christian University, Tsinan, China, who this year holds the chair of religious education at Princeton The- ological Seminary. His subject will be “The Message of Silence.” Monday evening at 8 o'clock he will address the meeting of the Men's Society of the Covenant. All departments of the Sunday school, including Bible classes, are in session tomorrow at 9:45 am. and at 11 o'clock wne kindergarten takes charge of small cnudren, so that parents may avtend the morning service. At the Christian Endeavor meeting, at 7 o'clock, Burwell Powell will lead | the discussion on “What Young People | Have to Give.” Tea and social around the open fire preceding the meeting, at 6:30 o'clock. ‘The monthly meeting of the Society of the Covenant will be held at 11 a.m. ‘Wednesday. Miss Mabel N. Thurston will lead the devoiional exercises and the program will be under the direction of Mrs. Charles Brand, chairman of for- eign missions, and Mrs. William H. ‘Wagner, leader of Circle No. 10. Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell, who has lately re- turned from China, will speak on con- ditions there. At the midweek prayer service, as 8 o'clock Thursday, Rev. John D. Gregory will speak on “Good Tidings.” VINCENTIANS’ WORK | LAUDED BY SPEAKER Quarterly Meeting of Council Pays! Tribute to Joseph Colton Upon His Retirement. | The quarterly meeting of the Par- ticular Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Washington was held Sunday at St. Martin’s Church, North Capitol and T streets. The exercises opened with mass at 8 o'clock, with Rev. Father Murphy presiding, which was followed by a breakfast in the school assembly room. The meeting, in charge of George Cleary, president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, with Maurice Moore as secretary, was attended by delegates from 27 parishes of the city, who sub- mitted reports in detail of the charity work dispensed by each conference among the destitute people of the city. Speeches in praise of the work of the society were made by Representative Edwin Irwin of Illinois. Sir Knight ‘William F. Montavon, who told of the | detail work of the society; John G. Bowen of the St. Gerard Conference of St. Vincent de Paul of San Antonio, ‘Tex.; John Hadley Doyle and Father Cavanaugh of St. Martin's Parish also made brief addresses. The final work of the meeting was a farewell tendered Joseph Colton, who for 30 years has carried on the duties | of caring for visiting the jail, Lawton, Occoquan and other institutions of the District of Columbia. Mr. Colton will | leave shortly for New Orleans to reside. Sir Knight P. J. Haltigan, President John McCarron of the Holy Name So- ciety, John Pellen, former head of the | St. Vincent de Paul Society, and Joseph Berberich spoke of Mr. Colton’s work. ! Mr. Colton_responded. Arthur Farquhar of Holy Trinity called attention to the death of Father ‘Tondorf of Georgetown University as one of the most noted Vincentians of the city. Resolutions of sympathy were passed for Father Riordan, pastor of St. Martin’s, over the recent deuth of his sister. TOPICS ANNOUNCED BY DR. G. G. JOHNSON | At the National Baptist Memorial Church, appropriate to the Christmas season, Dr. G. G. Johnson has announced as his subject for tomorrow morning “The Christmas Preparation” and for the evening, as part of the general subject of the second coming of Christ, “The Night Watch.” The midweek service of the church “Christian Warfare” is a continuation of the study in Ephesians, the topic being in Ephesians 6. ‘The annual Christmas entertainment for the church and the Bible school will be held Friday evening in the Sun- day scheol auditorium. The same eve- ning the Boy Scouts meet. ¥ Various missionary circles meet next Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the homes of Mrs. William Jorg, 5913 Sixteenth street; Mrs. Daniel Hunter, 1537 Monroe street; the Misses Venable, 1508 Co- lumbia road, and Mrs. Cundiff, 1368 Columbia road. ELMES GIVES PROGRAM. At the services of the People’s Con- gregational Church tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, will speak on the subject “The Reality of the Spiritual.” The Young People’s service will be at 6:30 p.m., with the theme for discussion, “What Have Young People to Give?” Miss Iola Watson will lead the meeting. Under the auspices of the Men's Club, assisted by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, tea will be given from 6 to 10 p.m. at 1911 Second street. Midweek prayer services | are held every Thursday. PASTOR SELECTS TOPICS. At Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets, tomor- row the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will preach at 11 am. on “Keeping | Open the Windows of the Soul.” At the evening service he will preach on “The Essence of Religion.” The Bible school will meet at 9:30 am. and B. Y. 5 Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. ‘THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT IN INDUSTRY.—Exodus 1.8-14; Xx. Deuteronomy, xxiv.14, 15; v.6-15; Zachariah, viii. Matthew, xx.1-16; Mark, ; Luke, iii.14; Ephesians, vi5-9: I Timothy, vi.17-19 Golden Text.—As ye would that men should do to you, do yxes.:]fio to them likewise.—Luke, vi6-31. Jesus left the carpenter shop in Nazareth to become the founder of a faith that was destined to change the | character of men and the destiny of | empires. An eminent teacher of the social sciences has pointed out that ‘when Jesus was born, a secret labor | organization ran throughout the Roman Empire. It was the brotherhood of tollers, whose great ideal was the or- ganization of the world of work on |l the basis of the family, with common | ownership and mutal service. This un- | derground organization became, later. a | channel for the spread of Christianity. Its complete suppression by imperial edict is intermingled with the persecu- tion of the Christians. So complete was the suppression that among the features of Roman civilization, which was carried over into Western Europe, there is not a trace of its labor or- ganization.” If the religion of the Master appealed so strongly to the toilers of His day, when every worker could live apart from his fellow workers in that period of industrial independence, it should appeal with greater force to modern toilers and industrial leaders. The in- | troduction of steam engines, the de- velopment of electric power and the | harnessing of waterfalls has trans- | formed industry and civilization. Power | has become centralized. It has built great centers of population where there existed a demand for workers. In- dustry has been organized. Power has ceased to be individualized. It no longer depends upon muscular force. Christ’'s Social Program. We are facing conditions that call for a new application of the teachings of the Lord to modern life. The prin- ciples are the same, but the changes in industrial relations are such that all men should remember that we are all “laborers together with God.” The only solution for the problems that our “in- dustrial civilization” is compelled to face | is found in the introduction of not only | Dr. James H. Miers. the pastor, at 8 the “Christian spirit” but also the prac- | tical ideals of our Lord Jesus into in- dustry. If we are to help the social re- | adjustments of our age by introducing | “Christian_spirit” into industry to help aid in making the necessary social and economic changes we must under- stand the Master’s social program, or of God. There is a general agreement con- cerning the fact that J:sus came to seck and to save the lost. There ought not to be so much dif- ference concerning His program to save society. Too many see only the salva- His gospel of the Kingdom of God without learning anything about His message of hope for lost sinners. Flint has pointed out that the germs of all modern socialism can be found in the Master’s teachings. Attempts have be:n made, as in the case of the Soviet's program in Russia, that have neglected the basis of His plans to save ual. Jesus is seeking to save society to- day by the redemption of individual m:n. In changing the character of in- dividuals, He is planning to transform society. He expects that every saved soul will carry, through his redeemed life and Christian efforts, the Christian spirit, not only into industry, but into every form of man’s activities. The Law and the Prophets. Jesus used the law and the prophets as the source books of His teachings. ‘When we turn to the law and consider the portions selected for our study this week, we find in the first passage deal- ing with labor the sad story of the suffering of the Jews, as slaves under their Egyptian taskmasters. Pharaoh’s plan to prevent the development of the Jewish race called for the humble He- brew midwives to commit murder. They refused to carry out the atrocity that the Egyptian ruler commanded. Je- hovah rewarded them for their love of humanity that they demonstrated by their refusal to destroy every male born child at their birth. Upon every life born into the world the law teaches us that God has placed a value that religion and industry must consider in their programs. When_these Hebrew slaves become free we find.Moses, the founder of their commonwealth, pro- vided protection for the wage earners by law. Both Jew and Gentile work- ers had to be free from oppression and because of their needs, as poor people, the employer had to pay them every night the wages due for that day. Amos, the shepherd prophet, fearless- ly condemned the northern kingdom of Israel and predicted its doom. He pointed out that the strength of the nation was being sapped by the iniquity of the rich and the hard lot of the poor. He was a champion of the down- trodden and oppressed working people. He sought a higher standard of living for all and demanded in the name of justice that the workingman be given a square deal. He prophesied the judg- ment of God would be poured out upon all who oppressed and dealt dis- honestly with the ill-to-do. Zechariah in the chapter of his prophecy that pictured the coming golden age pointed out the essential conditions for prosper- ity. He insisted that the people had something to do. He called for all to live lives of truth and justice, ceasing | from perjury and thoughts of evil| against each other. He: insisted that | one must do an honest day's work if they expected to receive square treat- ment in return for their labor. In his vision of the golden age he saw men living to a good old age and children playing safely in the city streets. ‘The Gospels and the Epistles, We are asked to consider two para- | bles in the Gospels and a saying of John the Baptist. Jesus has expressed His program concerning life and in- dustry in one word, Love. If men de- P. U. at 6 pm. LUTHER LEAGU “The Second Coming of Christ” is the topic which was presented Wednesday evening at St. Mark's Luther League by Miss Daisy Pridley. It will be presented tomorrow evening at St. Paul's Luther League by John R. Hagenbuch and at Zion's League by Miss Ruth Schmidt. A comedy-drama, entitled “A Run for Her Money,” was presented by the Luther League of the Church of the Atwonement Thursday evening in the new parish hall, which was_dedicated Jast Sunday. Atonement League is formulating plans providing for a fel- Jowship hour, during which supper will be served, immediately preceding their devotional meetings each Sunday eve- ning. A special Christmas service will be fxfld by this league December 22 at % .m. %wn‘s Intermediate and Senior Luth- er Leagues will combine in g special Christmas celebration Decerliber 22, when Miss Helen Pischer of the Inter- mediate Le: will preside. Miss Elner Lustig was the leader of the Zion Inter- | mediates last Sunday evening. “‘Ace | High,” a play, was presented at Zion’s chapel Wednesday evening. A business meeting of the Zion Seniors was held last night at the chapel, New Hamp- shire avenue and Buchanan street. The monthly visit El Children's Hospital will be made by members of Zion's League tomorrow, at which time litera- ture and fruits will the small 3 be distributed together . oud sire to carry His spirit into the fields of business, commerce and industry they will practice the Golden Rule. Nash and others have tested this practical application of the Christian spirit into their business. They found that it worked. They had no failures, strikes or_business reverses. In the Masts parable of “The Vine- yard Laborers,” He taught us that we should make the most of our opportu- nities to serve. The laborers held the householder to his contract and he kept | it, paying what he had promised. Jesus taught us that God is always doing what an exceptional employer of labor frequently does at this season of the year—gives to his employes, whom he knows are in need, a present, while to others there is given in recognition of their efforts a bonus. If we are faith- {ful, we will not lose our reward. In the parable of the “Wicked Husband- men” Jesus warned us against betray- ing the Divine trust that has been given to us. It has been suggested that we consider it as a “Stewardship Indus- trial Parable.’ John the Baptist urged his followers to be content with their wages, or, in other words, not to seek to increase their pay by graft or gambling. The law called upon the masters to deal fairly with their employes, while Paul in his letter to the Epheslans called upon the servants, really slaves, to per- form faithfully their duty. His mes- sage is a clarion call today for both employes and employers to recognize that they are joint laborers with God [ e . Sunday School Lesson His_messages concerning the kingdom |at 8 o'clock. tion of souls and many have studied | committees include: Stage settings and society by the salvation of the individ- | Wooden, Mrs. Higgins, Mr. Keele; mu- among men by our fidelity to Him and | to one another. We ought to be moved at all times to labor, as captains of in- dustry or humble toilers, out of love for | the Savior and for one another. Paul suggested some live sermon | topics to Timothy in his message to, the pastor at Ephesus. He calls upon him to warn the “supercilious,” “arro- gant,” idle wealthy members of his con- gregation to quit trusting in their riches and put their faith in God. The love of money is the root of all evil. | Many men prove their faith by putting the Christian spirit into their industry and business. A noted packer refused, so it is reported on good authority, to enter the beef trust because his wife said God was against it. He won out because he was true to his faith. In every industry and business there are men secking to help their brothers in Christ by giving them employment that to tiem the Master's spirit. | When we recognize the value of every life and their right to enjoy the better things of life, we seek by our industry to help them to advance for the glory of the Lord Jesus whether we are em- ployes or employers. We carry the “Christian spirit” into our industry when we exhibit love to all and labor for the glory of our Lord and the ad- vancement of His Church and Kingdom among men. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IS PLANNED BY CLASS | Pastor Emeritus of Fourth Presby-| terian Church Will Address Bible Group Tomorrow. Dr. Joscph T. Kelly, pastor emeritus of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, will address the adult Bible class tomorrow o'clock on “Abraham, Isaac and Frank L. Middleton, class leader, will speak on “The Personnel of the Group on the Mount of Transfigu- ration.” This class has recently completed fur- nishing its meeting hall in the base- ment of the new church and is plan- ning a membership drive in January. Dr. Kelly will preach at 11 am. and pm. His topic is “The Greatest Prayer Meecting in the World.” Christian En- deavor will be at 7 pm. John Hardee will lead the seniors and the subject will be “The Parable of the Ten Talents.” There will be a lecture by Dr. Miers on church history Wednesday night. He will conduct prayer meeting Thursday The church will celebrate Christmes December 23, at 8 o'clock, with a pag- eant, tableaux and reception of while | gifts from the Sunday school and con- gregation to be distributed to the needy. A committee is preparing the program, headed by Mrs. Jerome S. Shear. The decorations, Miss Margaret Tuckey, Mrs, Willlam R. Stewart, George Jackson, Arthur Claxton; costumes, Mrs. Archer, Miss Florence Basim, Miss Elizabeth Sherler, Mrs. Bogan and Mrs. Sauer: characters, Miss Eleanor White, Mrs. Russell, Mrs, E. G. Russell, Mr. Patton, Miss Maude Berklin; lighting, William Jackson, Carroll Highfield, Evelyn sic, Hugh Miller, Mrs. Marguerite Mil- ler, Mrs. Marjoric Ward; white gifts, Mrs. Margaret H. Worrell, Mrs. June Sudduth, Miss Pauline Deathridge, James Sherier, Charles Drexilius; pub- licity, C. Vernon Hill, E. Brevard Rus- sell and Miss Betty Basim. REV. S. E. RdSE TO TALK ON “STANDARDS OF LIFE” “Standards of Life” will be the ser- mon subject of Rev. Samuel E. Rose at Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The evening service will also be conducted by the pastor, at which time his subject will be “Asking Gets Answers.” ‘The Christmas fireside service will be | held Thursday evening. he meeting | room will be arranged to suggest a home, with a fireplace and other cheer- ful Yuletide decorations. / Plans for building a mnew modern Sunday School Unit and remodeling the church auditorium are about completed. Committees representing the various de- partments of the church have been co- ordinated to carry out the financial and publicity campaign planned for the early part of the new year. The building committee is holding meetings to ar-| range for the campaign. | DR. MELTON TO PREACH. Dr. B. H. Melton, pastor of the Ninth | Street Christian Church, Ninth and D | streets northeast, will preach tomorrow morning and evining. e Alpha Christian Endeavor So- clety of the church will entertain Tues- | day evening the children of the Gospel | Mission with a Christmas party at the church. ‘There will be a program fur- nished by the children and the Chris- tian Endeavor will have a Christmas tree, and Santa Claus will appear and give each child a bag of Christmas gifts and then will serve them with re- Ireshments after the entertainment, BOYS WILL ENTERTAIN, | The pastor, Rev. George Farnham, of Cleveland Park Congregational Church il preach tomorrow morning on “How 4l iese Things Be?” T} SCX;’Ice is at 6:30 o'clock. neteveing roop No. 14 of the Boy Scouts America will entertain the fathers. ot a dinner today at 6:30 o'clock. Maj. F.' T. Norcross is the scoutmaster and Phil Herrick, tho assistant. Dr. Harry oore is chairman of th v Lt c tmop com: The'church will dedicate its new pipe organ December 22 at a special service, at which Dr. Edward Dwight Eaton wili preach. QUESTIONS | About the Bible. 1. How was the news of Christ’s con- viction carried to His friends. 2. Where had these friends been dur- ing the trial? 3. How did Peter show the anguish within him? 4. What other reason than that of Christ's conviction caused Peter’s tears? 5. What took place the morning after | the trial? | 6. For what purpose was this done? | 7. What was the decision of this council? 8. What did this seem to indicate? 9. Who, strangely enough, was deep- ly affected by this action? 10. Where are these things recorded? ‘The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you answer? 1. By Peter. 2. Many of them in the streets near the court; others in the caves of the Valley of Hinnon. 3. By his convulsive sobbing and his tear: 4, His recollection that he had de- nied Christ three times that evening. 5. There was a meeting of the priesis and scribes. | CONTINUES SERIES Fourth of Sermons on “Home Ideals” Will Be Preached Sunday Night. “The subject of the sermon of Dr. Methodist Episcopal Church South, Thirteenth street and Nerth Carolina avenue northeast, tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be “Things That Control and Mold Us.” He will preach at 8 p.m. on “A Real Home.” This will be the fourth of a series of sermons on “Home Ideals” that has gripped the in- terest of unusual congregations. ‘The Sunday school will conduct serv- ices at 9:30 am. The Epworth League chapter will have as guests and speak- ers tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock mem- bers of the Baltimore Conference Ep- worth League executive committee and conference committee, which commit- tees are in session in this city this week. Among them will be: Nellie Buckley, president; Maude O'Flaherty, secretary; Mrs. Mary Collins of Front Royal, Va., Epworth Era agent, and Della Dunn of Martinsburg, Va., the Winchester, Va., deputy Epworth Hall commissioner. Ths subject of the evening meeting will be “The Ministry of the Church and Other Ministries.” Tuesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock the Epworth League will have charge of the devotional services to be conducted in the Central Union Mission. The Woman's Missionary Society will meet on Monday at 8 o'clock. The so- ciety is collecting canned goods and other delicacies for the Home for Aged and Orphans at Gaithersburg, Md. Mrs. i Ruby Owens has charge of this work. Prayer meeting_will be held Thursday evening and will be conducted by the pastor. Wednesday evening the third department of the Missionary Society will fill Christmas bags for the Central Union Mission. All contributions for this work should be brought to the church by that time. BISHOP M’DOWELL 70 TALK AT CALVARY Methodist Young People to Pre- sent Pageant of Peace, “The Way.” Bishop William Praser McDowell will be the %roachrr at Calvary Methodist Church tomorrow morning. At the evening service the minister of the church, Dr. Mark Depp, will preach on the subject, “Second-Rate Choices.” The young people’s meeting, which begins at 7 o'clock, in Guild Hall, will consider the last of the SHESECLS in the text, “What May I Believe. Dr. Arthur Jackson of the American University will give the last of his series of lectures in the Gospel of John Thursday at 7:30 pm. The devotional meeting is at 8:15 o'clock, with the minister in charge. At 8 pm. tomorrow the young peo- ple's department of the church, with assistants, will present a ._Chl'lstmls pageant of peace, “The Way. BAPTIST BUILDING PLANS T0 BE TOLD TOMORROW «wThe Story of the Diamond Dipper, or Kindness to the Little Ones” will be Dr. Samuel Judson. Porter's subject at First Baptist Church tomorrow morn- ing. This will be followed by the pres- entation of the building project for the Baptist Home for Children by R. N. Miller, Mrs. Julian C. Dowell, who is chairman of the board of lady man- agers, and E. Hilton Jackson, chairman of the board of trustees. ¥ Dr. Porter’s evening theme is “The Aristocracy of Character.” The Emily Yorke Circle, Mrs. Charles Elliott, chairman, will meet with Mrs. F. E. Altemus Monday at 2:30 p.m. at 3232 Ellicott street. The Ann Hasseltine Judson Circle will meet with the chairman, Mrs. E. A. Stuart, at the Northumberland Wed- nesday at 2 p.m. At the B. Y. P. U. meeting tomorrow evening there will be a program giving illustrations of how Christmas is ob- served in different countries. SERVICES> A.NNOUNCED. At the Memorial United Brethren Church, North Captol and R streets, to- morrow the minister, Dr. S. B. Daugh- erty. will preach in the morning on “Jesus the Wonderful” a sermon ap- propriate to the advent season, and in the evening he will preach on “The Victory of the Cross,” illustrated by Rubens’ painting, “The Descent From the Cross.” The Sunday ] Endeavor Socleties will features. school and Christian have special PLANNING CONVENTION. Plans are being formulated for the cighth annual convention of the Na- tional Federation of Men's Bible Classes next June 7 and 8. At a recent meeting of the committees at Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South the state- ment was made that at least 25,000 men would attend the convention. Joseph B. Montgomery of Philadel- R. Spencer Palmer of this city is vice president in charge of local arrange- ments. BISHOP TO PREACH. Bishop James E. Freeman will preach at Trinity Church, Third and C streets, tomorrow at 11 o'clock. There will be celebration of the holy communion, un- der the direction of Rev. Jackson L. Cole, vicar of the parish. The chil- dren’s service and church school meet at 9:30 am. Other services will be at 7:30 am. and at 8 in the evening, when the sermon will be by the vicar. Beginning _tomorrow afternoon and during the following week the annual every member canvass of the parish will 'be conducted by the members of the executive committee. “The Fullness of Time” will be the sermon subject tomorrow morning of Dr. A. E. Barrows, pastor of the East- ern Presbyterian Church. ning’s subject will be, “Why Did Christ Come?"” The Sunday school will hold its Christmas exercises, including the “White Gifts,” in the auditorium of the | church December 22 at 6:30 p.m. | The Good Will Bible class will hold a business and social meeting in the pri- mary room next Wednesday evening. FOUNDRY METHODIST. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the theme “Bells of Bethlehem.” At the evening service his subject will be ““Are 6. For the purpose of confirming the conviction of Christ. and servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. It teaches us that we are all working belp develop the Kingdom of to advance Christ’s Church God 7. That Christ be sent to Pilate. 8. That Christ would be exccuted. 9. Judas, 10. St, Luke, chapter xxii, You Ready?” the fourth in the series | suggested by the poster displayed on the church lawn, ‘The Men’s Club will meet next Friday evening. Th= guest speaker will be Ad- miral F. C. Billard. John C. Copenhaver, pastor of Epworth | phia is president of the federation and | DR.BARROWS TALKS TWICE| This eve- | “NO ROOM?” TOPIG Rev. R. P. Schearrer to Give Last Address in Series at Evening Service. “No Room?” will be the subject of the sermon tomorrow morning at 11 oclock in the Takoma Park Presby- terian Church by the pastor. Rev. R. Paul Schearrer. At the 8 o'clock serv- ice he will give the last address in the series entitled “Plain Talks Abou: Jesus.” The particular subject of to- morrow evening's address will be “His | Passion.” The other appointments for the dov are as follows: Church school, 9:30 oclock: adult Bible classes, o'clock: pastor’s communicants’ 10 o'clock, and the Christian Endeavor Socicties, 6:30 o'clock. Margarel Bal- lenger will lead the Intermediates and Miss Helen C. Willlams the Seniors. The Mothers’ Bible Class will meet at the home of Mrs. G. A. Cook, 22 Der.- wood avenue, Monday at 8 p.m. The brotherhood will meet in the church parlors Wednesday at 8 p.m debate on the eubject, “Resolved, that modern styles of men’s clothing should be made more rational, economical and attractive.” All men of the congrega- tion are mvited. The closing session of the School of Missions will be held Thursday at 7:30 o'clock. The Light Bearers will meet Friday at 4 o'clock and the Boy Scouts Friday at 7:30 o'clock. {DR.SWEETS PREACHES AT CENTRAL CHURCH Secretary of Presbyterian Relief Committee Will Speak Here Monday Night Also. Dr. Henry H. Sweets, secretary of Christian education and ministerial re- lief for the Southern Presbyterian Church, will preach at the Central { Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn- ing. He will also make an address Monday night, when a special gift will be made to the cause of Christian edu- cation and ministerial relief. Dr. Sweets is in charge of what is known as the ministers’ annuity fund, which is designed to provide an ade- quate pension for retired and disabled ministers, as well as the families of de- ceased ministers. A reception will be given to Dr. Swects at the manse of the Central Presbyterian Church Monday from 4 to 6 o'clock. ‘The Young People’s Friday night Bible class continues its studies in the Old Testament under the instruction of Dr. James H. Taylor. The book of Deuteronomy will be taken up at the next meeting. “ME” SERMON IS LISTED FOR ALBRIGHT CHURCH At Albright Memorial Evangelical Church tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. will be the sessions of the graded Sunday school and adult Bible classes. At 11 o'clock am. George E. Schnabel, the minister, will preach on “Me and My Surplus. What Is It?” This is the fourth in the series of sermons which Mr. Schnabel has been preaching on “Me.” At 8 p.m. service will begui and the subject of the sermonic de- bate will be: “Resolved, That we sub- stitute the best in modern literature for the old Bible.” ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Monday evening in the ladies’ parlor of the church, with Mrs. R. Bortz in charge of the program. The annual election of officers will be held. ‘The Men’s Club will meet Tuesday at 8 o'clock to consider plans for the third annual minstrel show. The monthly workers’ conference and supper will be held Thursday at 6:15 o'clock. “DIVINITY OF MAN” TO BE SERMON TOPIC “The Divinity of Man” will be the sermon topic for Dr. Frederic W. Per- kins, at the service of the Universalist National Memorial Church in the Am- bassador Theater, Eighteenth street and Columbia road, tomorrow at 11 o'clock. At 7 o'clock, the Young People's Christian Union will hold its devotional meeting at the parish house, 1603 S street. Miss Helen Bond will be the leader, speaking on “Worship.” Miss Mary Slaughter, field secretary of the General Sunday School Associa- tion, will speak at a special meeting of the Church School Association Mon- day, at 8 o'clock at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Perkins, 1661 Crescent place. BIBLE CLASS‘ES TO VISIT. The Kelly Bible Class of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will pay & frater- nal visit to the Harrison Bible Class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, tomor- row at 9:45 o'clock. Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania will deliver an address on “The Chris- tian Spirit in Industry.” Willlam N. Payne, jr., will have charge of the les- son and give a short talk. All men are welcome. The pastor, Dr. H. A. Kester, will preach at the services at 11 am. and 8 pm. | 1 | CHRISTMAS PROGRAWM. There will be a Christmas program under_the auspices of the students of the Columbia Bible Training School, 1724 H street, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss S. Jane Best, chairman of the social committee of the student body, will preside. Dr. John E. Briggs, pastor of Fifth Baptist Church, will open the program with Scripture reading and prayer. Dr. George Fisk Dudley, pastor of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, will be the speaker of the evening. There will be a Christmas tree and refreshments. Priends are invited. Epworth League Epworth Herald Sunday will Be ob- served tomorrow in many of the chap- ters, Miss Mary Bair will lead the service at Brookland chapter, and Robert Byers at Trinity chapter. The service tomorrow at Dumbarton Avenue chapter will be conducted by James Valentine, The monthly busi- ness mecting will take place Wednes- day. .{ stereopticon lecture on “Indian of the Southwest” will be given at Forest- ville chapter tomorrow evening. The business and social meeting will be held Friday night. Melyropomsn chapter concluded a series of Win-My-Chum services Thursday evening, under the leader- ship of Rev. Harold Eaton. ‘The week- ly social wfllnlie‘edheld tonight. Leaguers are invl 3 Agugospel team from Rust Hall in charge of Miss Louise Taylor will lead the servic: tomorrow night at Petworth chapter. T‘l’u- annual banquet of the Washing- ton District Epworth League will take place January 31 at the Lee House. The feature of the program will be a | All | oy ] Q. Is it not a reasonable explana- tion of Christ to say that He was simply a great philosopher who estab- lished a dogma to guide our mode ot life, and then strengthened his position by the assertion that He was the Son of God? A. The theory breaks on the fact jthat Jesus is mowhere represented m the synoptic Gospels as specifically calling Himself the Son of God. He does indeed speak of God as His Father, but He told other men that God was their Father also. Jesus called Him- self the Son of Man. His closest ob- servers called him the Son of God. There are one or two exceptions to_this in the Fourth Gospel, which is a later interpretation of Jesus rather than a simple historical record, such as the first three Gospels are. This fact is significent. Men did not believe in the Divinity of Christ sim- ply because He clamed it. On the contrary, they heard His teaching, saw what he did, marked what manner of man He was, noted what happenea when He was accepted, and then them-~ selves entered into a totally new lite and_experience because of their faith in Him. From these revolutionizing changes they made the greatest ana most momentous deduction drawn by the mind of man—that “God was in ‘hrist, reconciling the world unto Him- self. That deduction is either true or false. If it is false, Christ still has to be explained, because He is a historical reality whom we cannot escape. If it is true, as I believe it to be, He is mucn more than “simply a great philosopher,” and nothing less than “God manifest in the fiesh.” . Will you kindly discuss briefly the points of similarity and difference between mysticism and Christianity, and also why you prefer the latter? I have friends, intelligent and wide- ly read, who believe in the former, and contend that, since they_do not actually know there is a Supreme Being, there can be only the reality of their own personalities. They say that, since no God came to their aid or comfort in time of trouble, there, therefore, can be no such God, or he would have answered their prayers ana fulfilled the promise, “Ask and ye shall receive.” I am quite troubled by the problems they raise. A. Do these friends really under- stand either mysticism or Christianity? If you outline their attitude correctly, it seems to be a species of theosophi- !cal cultism that begins and ends no- where, and_chiefly consists of an auto- hypnosis which makes man the center of the cosmic scheme. I recommend to them and you A. S. Eddington's masterly volume “The Nature of the Physical World,” spe- cially its last chapter on “Science and Mysticism.” He shows how baseless the assumptions are on which they rest their case. Surely God is not to be conceived as a referee existing for man's par- ticular convenience. Nowhere in_the Scriptures are we taught to believe that prayer is answered regardless of the personal equation. “Ask and ye shall receive,” is an encouraging prom- ise, but it is condiiioned by the con- text which you omit. Permit me to quote it: “If ye abide in me and my works abide in you.” Then, continues the Master in ‘effect, your supplica- cations shall be answered. Even at that the Divine Father is not bound to fulfill the errant wishes of His children. His answers apply to what they need, not what they crave. it is unreasonable to ignore the con- ditions of successful prayer and yet demand a favorable experience. Mysticism is a word of many mean- ings. Its Cheistian form is well de- fined as “the life which is hid with Christ in God.” The Christian mystic dwells in that life. He is absorbed its plenitude and purposes, and en- joys the profound harmony it bestows through his unbroken fellowship with his Lord. This type of mysticism is found in the Fourth Gospel and the Epistle to the Hebrew. Read these two great religious documents for guidance and for the solution of your difficulties. Follow up with “The Mystics of the Church,” by Evelyn Underhill, and “New Studies in Mystical Religion,” by Rufus M. Jones. Q. In the “International Bible” each chapter is interpreted at its head ‘in ia few short, italicized sentences. I often find it difficult to reconcile the :nwrprctn!inns with the text that fol- lows: For example, Chapter II of the Song of Solomon, which looks to me like a beautiful, but somewhat extravagant love poem, is interpreted as follows: 1. Mutual love of Christ and His Church. 8. Her hope, 10. and calling 14. Christ’s care of her. 16. Her pro- fession, faith and hope. I am unable to find anything in the text to justify this interpretation, but hesitate to condemn it before learn- ing the translator’s reason for draw- ing such a meaning from the text. ‘Will you enlighten me? A. This interpretation of the Song of Songs belongs to the allegorical school of exposition which dates from Alex- andrian days and is still popular in some homiletical circles. It begins by assuming that the Old Testament writ- | ings refer directly to Jesus as the Christ, and goes on to make little or no dis- tinction between history and poetry. The ruling principle of sound exegesis that the original meaning of any pas- sage must first be ascertained is lost in a maze of forced analogies and imagi- rary types which frequently have no re- lation whatever to what is written. ‘The Song of Sonhgs clearly celebrates the fidelity of two young lovers ex- pressed in the characteristic style of Oriental rhapsody. This fact once ac- cepted it is quite permissible to use the glowing imageries of the poem in pulpit discourse for proper purposes. St. Be: nard so used it in his memorable ser- mons on this lyric, although he did not recognize its original motif. The devotional use of certain biblical books has wrought considerable con- fusion, however, among those who take them literally. They spiritualize every- thing without regard to its historical setting or the specific viewpoints of the 1 authors. It is here as elsewhere that the mod- ern learning so wrongfully condemned has rendered religion a timely service. It helps us to understand what the writers of Holy Scripture meant and how to read their compositions for moral and spiritual edification without thrusting into them ideas which are en- Q. What is your interpretation of St. Paul's meaning in I Corinthians, xiid1-2? A. The passage is as follows: “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove moun- ;'x:ln’.?, and have not charity, I am noth- St. Paul here begins his noble hymn to the supremacy of love by contrasting it with certain extraordinary achieve- ments of the spiritually endued man. In the previous chapter he mentions the offices and gifts of the Apostolic Church, in which were prophets, teachers and workers of miracles. Not all believers enjoyed those offices and gifts, but all were obligated to covet them earnestly. Suppose they were generally bestowed, however, and that the Gospel could be Ppreached by its converts in every known ngue, even as an angel might proclaim Suppose, again, that a prophetic wisdom which illuminated every divine and human mystery were vouchsafed to these Corinthians, and that their faith was superior to every mountainous ob- stacle gonfronting them. What then? . St. Paul asserts that he showed them ‘a more excellent way” which every one tirely allen to their scope and purpose. | ‘venes every Saturday from 6 to 8 pm., DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. could pursue to larger ends than such marvelous gifts embrace. For without sacrificial love they are useless, and those who possess them are ‘“nothing” from the essentially Christian view- int. polt is, indeed, a thrilling experience to move others by inspirational eloquence founded upon accurate knowledge. Vis- jons and ecstasies, signs and wonders have their functions in religious culture. But they sink into insignificance when compared with the love that flames forth from self-forgetting souls and ex- ercises its countless ministries in human life. The apostle’s words and those of th> thirteenth chapter, which they in- troduce, should be graven on the hearts of Jew and Christian alike. They remind us of another and a more authoritative saying of Jesus in His sermon on the mount: “Many will say to me in that day: Have we not prophesied in Thy name and in Thy name cast out devils, and in Thy name done many wonderful works? Then I will confess to them, I never knew you, depart from me, ye workers of iniquity” (St. Matthew, vii.21-23). Truly, love is the hate of ill, as it is the height of good, and those who would find God have but to make its selfless devotion the rule of their lives. DR. SNYDER TO TALK ON GIFTS OF SERVICE | St. Paul's Pastor Will Also Preach Especially for Younger People. Dr. Henry W. Snyder, pastor of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, Elev- enth and H streets, will preach tomor- row at 11 o'clock «n “Gift of Service.' This is the second of a series of ser- mons on_ “Gifts,” which will culminate in the white gift service of the church and Sunday school Sunday evening, De- cember 22, at which time new members will be received into the congregation. At the 8 o'clock vesper service tomor- row he will preach on “The Wrong De- cision.” This will be especially for young people. The St. Paul's branch of the Sunday school will meet at the church at 9:30 am. The Epiphany branch will meet at the chapel at Sixteenth and U streets at the same hour. The topic for study is “The Christian Spirit in Industry.” ‘The Christian Endeavor Society of the Luther League will meet at 7 o'clock at St. Paul's Church and Epiphany Chapel, respectively. They will discuss “The Second Coming of Christ.” Dr. and Mrs. Snyder will entertain ‘Wednesday evening the members of the Church Council and their wives at the new parsonage, 5124 Chevy Chase parkway. .At this time the parsonage will be formally dedicated with appro- priate ceremonies and the regular monthly meeting of the council will be held. On New Year day a general re- ception for the entire congregation and friends will be held at the parsonage, when Mrs. Snyder will be assisted by the women of the council. “IF” IS TOPIC OF SERMON AT BRIGHTWOOD CHURCH At Brightwood Park Methodist Epis- copal Church, Rev. Walter M. Michael, pastor, will preach tomorrow at 11 a.m., using as his subject “If.” At this service the children from Swartzell Home, un- der the direction of Miss Ella M. Hay- ward, will present a program. Sunday school will meet at 9:45 a.m. The Senior Epworth League will meet at 6:45 p.m. and the Intermediate League at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m. the pastor will preach on “Awaiting a King. The Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs, A. Norris, 700 Gallatin street. The pastor will speak at the midweek service Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, on some “High Spots in Our Church Discipline.” The Wesley Men's Bible Class will have a social Friday at 8 o'clock. A weekly paper is published within the parish and is edited by J. D. Steele. PLANS TWO SERMONS. ——— ‘The sermon by the pastor, Dr. N. P. Patterson, of the First Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock will be on “St. John Three-Sixteen,” At the chapel, Thirty-sixth strect at Massachusetts avenue, at 8 p.m. his theme will be “The Mire of Sin.” The Bible schools will meet at the church and the chapel. The congre- gational meeting is called by the board of trustees to meet at the old church Monday evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of instructing the trustees in the matter of the payments of certain obligations and the handling of the proceeds of the sale of the old church property. VESPER SERVICE PLANNED The woman students of Howard Uni- versity will conduct their eighth annual Christmas vesper service and candle light procession in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. The feature of this service is the reading of Henry Van Dyke's “The Other Wise Man,” by Mary Burrill, dra- matic reader and teacher of dramatic art. Mount Olive Baptist Church. “Getting In Touch With Jesus” will be the subject of a sermon at 11 am. tomorrow by the pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Sixth street between L and M streets northeast. Rev. John Childs will preach at 8 p.m. Special service by the B. Y. P. U, at 6:30 p.m. Lane's C. M. E. Church. “Tried By God” will be the subject of a sermon by the Rev. A. E. Williams, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, at the Lane’s C. M. E. Church, Four- teenth and C streets northeast, tomor- row at 3:30 p.m. = Clergy Convene to Pray. ‘The clergymen’s prayer meeting con- {at the Mount Airy Baptist Church, L near North Capitol streets, and is open to all ministers of the gospel. The special object of this service is to pray for the ministers of Washington and their serv- ices on the coming Lord’s da McKinley Memorial Baptist. AT BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. W. S. Abernethy of Cal- vary Announces Two Ser- mon Subjects. Rev. W. S. Abeérnethy will preach at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Calvary Baptist Church on “Is It Nothing to You?" and in the evening on “Tomorrow.” The junior church service, at 11 1o'clock, will be led by Rev. H. J. Coun- cilor in Baker Hall. The Sunday evening Christian En- deavor Society will be held in Wood- ward Hall at 6:45 o'clock. Lantern slide pictures of Palestine will be shown by Rev. H. J. Councilor. Prior to this meeting an_“at home” will be held in Kendall Hall, beginning at 5 o’clock. ‘The senior department will hold s Christmas party in Shallenberger Hall Friday at 8 o'clock. ‘White Cross work day will be held Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the church library. Mrs. P. J. Altizer will be in charge. ‘The Girl Scout team will meet Friday at 3:30 oclock in the library. Miss Elizabeth Hoeke, captain, will be in charge. Mrs. H. E. McGhee will conduct the meeting of the Christian Endeavor So- ciety Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Topic, “What Have Young People to Give?” .. CLERGYMEN ATTEND ST. ALBAN SESSION |Maryland Parishes Represented at Conference on Preaching and Parochial Problems. ! Clergymen from Maryland parishes of the diocese of Washington attended a conference this week at the College of Preachers of Washington Cathedral, on Mount St. Alban. These sessions, which began Monday and continued through Friday, were devoted to dis- cussions of preaching and parochial problems. The speakers included Right. Rev. James E. PFreeman, Bishop of Wash- ington; Right Rev. Philip M. Rhine- lander, warden of the College of Preachers; Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of the Washington Cathedral, and Dr. Willilam C. Sturgis, former ed- ucational secretary of the department of missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Among the clergymen in attendance were: Rev. Alfred Cheetham of Silver Spring, Rev. Fred A. Cook of Oakley, Rev. Guy H. Crook of Poolesville, Rev. Charles E. Crusoe of Aquasco, Rev. Philip Dales of Olney, Rev. Morris Derr of Bladensburg, Rev. Joseph P. Gibson of Chaptico, Rev. Aubrey C. Gilmore of Marlboro, Rev. F. L. Metcalf of Mechan- icsville, Rev. F. Alan Parsons of Mitch- ellville, Rev. J. L. Showell of Hughes- ville and Rev. Thomas D. Windiate of Kensington. PANTOMIME TO FEATURE HAMLINE M. E. SERVICE The evening service tomorrow at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church will feature a pantomime entitled “The Increasing Light.” It was written by George Jordan, a member of the church school faculty. The following will 3 : Misses Orrell Belle Claflin, Laura Corbley, Winifred Beers, Elizabeth Brown and Virginia Schmuck- er and Masters Mitchell Erickson, Earl Kernahan, Wade Brinley, Frank Beiser, Dr. Chesteen Smith and Miss Edith B. Athey. A brief sermon by Dr. Smith will precede this pantomime. Subject, “The Vision of Hope.” The morning sermon subject will be “A Revealing Vision of Christ,” to be delivered by Dr. Smith. A study of the gospel of Luke will be given Thursday evening, under the direction of the pastor. . Dinner Meeting Is Planned. ‘The Columbia Association of Baptist Churches will hold a dinner meeting next Wednesday in Shallenberger Hall of the Calvary Baptist Church. Repre- sentatives of the executive boards, dea- cons, trustees, Sunday school superin- tendents, presidents of women’s socie- ties and members of the missionary committees will attend. Dr. H. W. O. Mflli'-l;gwn is in charge of the arrange- ments. Christian Endeavor ‘The monthly meeting of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union was held Monday night at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Mr. Poi- ter presided. H. Lee Smith led the song service and Miss Carolyn Snell, president of the society, conducted the devotional service. Rev. Paul Schearrer of Takoma Park Presbyterian Church gave an address on “Do the Young Peo- ple Understand Their Minister?™ program of entertainment was given by members of the Takoma Park Presby- terian Society and New York Avenue Society. The Washington Church of the Brethren won the shield for having the largest percentage of its members present. A brief meeting of the union board was held after the union meeting. Tvo new members of the Crusade With Christ Commission were installed by Mr. Potter—Evelyn Bixler of Keller Lutheran as general secretary to the commission and Preston Campbell of First Church of the Brethren as asso- ciate evangelistic chairman. The board voted to accept the invitation extended by radio station WJSV to take charge of the daily devotional services to be broadcast from the Mount Vernon Hills studio of that station. This will be the carly devotional services to be broad- cast at 8 a.m., continuing for 15 min- utes. The services will be inaugurated Christmas morning. The union will also have charge of distributing Christ- mas stockings and singing carols on Christmas morning at six hospitals. ‘The Senior Society of Sherwocd Presbyterian Church held its first executive board meeting Thursday night. Miss Kenzel will lead the C. E. meeting tomorrow evening. ‘The Crusade With Christ Commission alsstl.!leclil by t}:le New York Avenue So- ciety, has charge of the m at the Children’s Receiving H\E:noe'r:omu row at 3:30 o'clock. The District Union will have charge of the services every Sunday afternoon at the home. Mr. Potter will take a special flying fl dron to Fort Myer tomorrow eve- ning. The regular flying squadron, un- der the leadership of Bob Lyom, will have charge of the meeting at St. Paul's The last holy communion of the year and sermon will be held tomorrow at 3:30 pm. by Rev. K. W. Roy in the McKinley Memorial Baptist Church, Fourth and L streets. Bible school, 9:45 am.; preaching, 11 am. and 8 p.m, French Services at 4. Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation, which meets every Sunday afternoon at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, will preach tomor- row at 4 p.m. on “Jesus Cl t, le meme, hier et aujourdhul.” R N SRR Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Bena H. Whiting, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, will speak at 11 am. tomorrow. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; holy communion, 3:30 p.m. Y. P. U, 6 pm. Prayer and praise service Tuesday from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Lutheran Church tomorrow evening. A special meeting of the District C. E. Alumni Association was held at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday night. Vietor Russell, president of the association, ntermediate C. E. Union will hold a board meeting tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock at the home of the district su- perintendent, Mrs. L. C. Greene, Sherwood Presbyterian Intermediate Society has elected the follos s0- e president, Louise Smith; secretary, !llngeth Castell; treasurer, Oordo)n Selvers. The first business meeting o1 the society was held Wednesday evening at the homsoc; of Louise Smith. ‘The ty of St. Paul's Lutheran Church held its business l’::l social at the church Friday evening. New York Avenue Presbyterian C. E. will hold a bazaar December 18 and 19 at the chi