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THLDHODD'S PLEA TOPIC FOR SERMON . Rev. W.S. Abernethy’s Theme for Morning Hour—Calvary Baptist Services Outlined. Rev. W. 8. Abernethy will preach at Calvary Baptist Chuch tomorrow at 11 o'clock on “Chldhood's Plea” and at L gn on “He Didn’t Think.” Junior church service will be heid at 11 o'clock in Baker Hall, Rev. H. J. Councilor preaching. The Lucia oreene ch.pm of the World Wide Guild will meet Tuesday at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. W. 3010 Woodland drive. Girls interested in guild work are invited. ‘The White crou'orkdlywmbe held Tuesday at 10 o'clock. . P J. Altizer is chairman. Endeavor Alumni ry will celebrate Christian Endeavor week by holding its January meeting in connection with the Christian Endeavor meeting Tues- day evening. Charles I. Haycraft will Jead in the discussion of the topic: “What Is Our Church Planning Year?” The Sunday Evening Society of Christian Endeavor will observe *church night” tomorrow at 6:45 o'clock. A short play will be pre- lcnue Miss Florence Jennings will The following officers were elected at the annual business meeting of the church and congregation: Sunday achool superintendent, H. J. Councilor; clerk, J. 8t. Clair Hambly; treasurer, Arthur B. Butrick; board of deacons (three-year term) J. R. Mothershead, A. a. Johnson,. 0. Loudenslager, Ross, Dr. F. A, B. Robbins, lvuwwt.l LTol.mn C. 8. Con- two-year fem) George B. Bryan and Henry M. g e L al e o 1835 Lamont t, W. P. Crater and , and Groups 35, 36 ‘mDo'Pétolelllludthe Baptist Young People’s HWMGAS o'clock” in of the Sunday school have m elected as follows: Dr. Homer J. nl -uvenumndem Dr. . A ; Dr. Grant uurer, Minnie B. hle mper- fi‘ ldult ; young people s, G. .Yohn B. Abrah: ,|of the British Empire. | heal DR. RIVES CONTINUES 'SERMONS ON “LIFE” Pastor of Francis Asbury M. E. Church Will Discuss “Cure for Wowy" in Evening, F.C. e dr . 'Chy Routh tomorrow the “evening Dr. J. J. Rives, pastor of Prantis Asbury, will continue scries sermons on “Lite,” = discussing’ %% of “The Cure for At the Epworth League meeting at 7 . Mrs. Miriam Brock, wife of Sena~- E. of Ten) ' W. De‘e“”!k nessee, will speak on *a Pishing.” e Senior %!Lbequ: will meet at m. with Jack Beane leader. The be “Prayer in Soclal Circles,” n. Teague. -”‘m"é."‘m“u""'fi.f.&”‘ a) at the home of Mr. and ursy M. Nettleahip, 4511 Eim street. Chevy Chase, Md. Council members Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Mis- ty will give a silver tea for the benefit of the building fund at the home of Mrs. Jordan, 1703 Irving mm ‘Wednesday from 3 to 6 MINISTERS CONCLUDE SERIES OF SESSIONS | Addresses Heard at District Con- ference of Methodists at McKendree Church, ministers of the Was| phis, Pa. It consisted of six sessions, covering days, during which addresses ‘were made by Dr Ralph 8. Cushman of Rochester, Y. upon “Steward- Ptn by Dr. Gilbert S. “The Mes- and by lelphia, Pa., upon “Spiritusl Values in Town and Country and Home Missions and ‘World Service.” The whole series of addresses clus- around the task of evangelism, with special emphasis upon Pentecost, and will long be remembered by those ‘who present for their spiritual breadth -nd for the deep spiritual sig- nificance g _had_for the individual pu'm- lna the problem of evangelism faced by me ehurch ST. MARGARET’S TO HAVE 2 SERMONS TOMORROW Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, rector, will be the preacher at 11 o'clock tomorrow at St. Margaret's Church, Connecticut avenue and Bancroft place. Sevices will be: Holv communion, am.; Sunday lchool 9:30 am.; morni g:;nn\;, A1 am: wnflmlt‘ly‘l:hinstmc- p.m.; evensong sermon ? the Rev. Robert Shores at 4:30 p.m.; People’s Soclety at 6 p.m. Shores, superintendent of the Dunany school, announces the follow- ing appointments: Miss _Elizabeth Beal to be teacher of grade 4, class 2; lfl. Helen Virginia Clark er teacher will be s celebration of holy commu- nion at 11 a.m. Thursday. i !‘nnch Pastor to Prneh Florian urw of the hmeb % which meets ‘every Sunday at -?u" John's Yomorrow at 4 pm. on “Llextraordi- Mission locmy to leet ing | quired it to be ol THE. .EVENING . STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sunday School tesso Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. KINGDOM. Matthew, v.1-48. Golden text: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.—Matt., v.8. We are to study today in the Sermon on the Mount the constitution of the Kingdom of God. It is the background upon which the Naval Conference that was formally opened by King George V in a message that was heard around the world last Tuesday morning was convened. The success of the confer- ence for disarmament depends upon the extent that the statesmen of the five powers are able to incorporate the teachings of the Lord Jesus into their conference. It, in all probability, will g0 down in history as the most impor- tant international conference. Men’s hopes for the success of their delibera- tions are based upon the fact that the representatives of all the nations par- ticipating have publicly pledged them- selves to seek in advance the spirit of good will and peace.among all nations. When Christ was born ln‘lBe!hleheml manger the angels proclaimed that peace on earth to men of good will was assured by the birth of our Lord, whose message we study today. ‘While the statesmen of England are working with those of other nations in the interest of peace among all na- tions, Great Britain is facing in India one of its most difficult and perilous problems, because Mahatma Ghandi, the “foremost apostle of non-violence,” has succeeded in unifying the men of the Hindu, Mohammedan and various other faiths into a great nationalistic movement that proposes to test the principles of the Sermon on the Mour* in a way that threatens the integrity Ghandi has courageously dared champion and has succeeded in persuading men of the numerous faiths of India to respond to the teachings of Christ concerning the character of the Kingdom of God. No other movement in history has ever at- tempted it on so gigantic a scale. If the followers of Ghandi were made up tt individuals who had been born he world would witness the birt] a nation whoseé constif tummmdbeen tlven to the disciples of the Lord Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount. Christ’s- ministry in Galilee had been 80 popular ',hl', He was followed from place to ce by a rapldly increasing number of disciples, who were expecting that He was about to establish a tem- poral kingdom. They came from every commynity and at all hours. They were a m\lltlm le of restless souls with hearts hu‘nlerlnx for His teachings and many of them were afflicted with bodily dis- eues, who sought Jesus that He might them. Among the crowd that was pressing upon the Lord Jesus He saw the faces of some of His Jerusalem foes, who had determined to destroy the Master’s life. After lpenaing & night in pra: Jesus selected 12 from amon m ciples who had followed Him tgrouxhout the Galils ign and lppnlnted them lpom marked new epoch in the mlnhtry of the lord Jesus. In the former period Jesus had sought to make clear the difference between the physical and spiritual truths. He commenced now to teach them the tory, has been considered the most sacred possession that Christ has given to His church. Standards of Life. In that sermon, delivered when He set them apart as His -postlea, we find the camtltuunn of the kingdom; the practical principles that should govern the life of every Christian and deter- mine his conduct. In the first and last of the beatitudes, with which He opened His sermon on the mount we find presented the supreme reward of human faithfuless; The. promises between point out different aspects of happiness that the ideal Iollower of the Lord Jesus will obtain. They de- monstrate that the standards of Christ's kingdom contradict the modern stand- ards of men as much n they did those of the Lord's day. character that has for its root poverty of l t, lnd for its fruitage ition right- eousness sake, is as unwelcome now as it was then. And yet the beatitudes are simply the character and conduct of Jesus of Nagareth translated into human words for the instruction of members of His kingdom.” Recognizing ings, we ought to re- Master’s uflunnce that “they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled.” The lupremt happiness is promised to those are pure in heart, not like the|is Ph.flnu. ‘Who sought to be outwardly fair and ceremonially pure, but by being born again, washed in the blood of the lé.?lm‘: through repentance and faith in i The mission of Christians the world, He pointed out, was to help save the world, because He told them that “they were the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world.” Being through their spiritual lives the “salt of the earth” taught the disciples that they were to purify world and keep society from spoiling. Their lives were to exercise an antiseptic influence in the world that would keep humanity {rom becoming utterly corrupt. He wnrnld them that if they should turn it to be merely nominal Christians, theh' lives would be useless in developln! the kingdom. In fact, they would no be fit for membership in kingdom. hts they were to be the source of mon and spiritual illumination to men. ‘We can not shirk our task. We are not called upon to parade our virtues, but to brighten up the world and to inspire men through the ch-ncuer of our lives desire to be tians and help them find their “y to the Lord Jesus to be saved. Standards of Obedience. President Hoover has stressed the impos observance of all the Nation's laws. When the faithful Hebrew spoke of the law he referred to the first five books of the Bible. Evidently some of His critics had charged Jesus with being a lawbreaker, claiming that He was destroying the authority of the law by His attitude. He associated with publicans and sin- ners. He did not observe the Sabbath as the scribes taught that the law re- bserved. Jesus dmhd that He was gullty of these chat ‘holding that He sought to fulfillment of the law. He ig] uired by His enemies, for t His followers should keep their heart pure and their outward life clean. - Jesus reduced. all law to one, “Thou shalt love.” He enlarged upon the re- (uh’zmmu of the law,.insisting that love the power to transform the lives of men, stressing the motives of men rather than the evil deeds mt wrong. Jesus went beneath the act to the heart of the mwmcnu\ prevention and cure of crime are in 2‘!1‘!!!0“:1 with the leading psychologists y. L Our Lord made the love of one's enemies the test of Christianity. in accordance with His teachings and spirit that nations ‘are today seeking to _remove the spirit of enmlty. that generates war, tram the nations of the earth by seeking to settle all future controversies and differences not by force but in a spirit of justice and good will. When men love ir enemies all discord * will disappear, for love will destroy such peny spirit and the whole world will be united in a great brother- hood of nations, based upon love and a desire to practice the teachings of Jesus Christ in accordance with the constitu- tion of His kingdom, laid down in His “Sermon on the Mount.” If Harold Vivian had not grasped the broken wires of the Columbia Broadcasting !y-um last Tuesday and used his own to restore the broken circuit, all who listened in on that system would not have heard King oeorxu message. Unless we make personal efforts to help restore the connections broken by sin, so that men can come to hear and understand the message of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the aworld will not know Christ or the way of salvation. Let us help restore 'the broken circuit by living the gospel in our daily lives. TAKOMA CHURCH TO HEAR DR. COALE M. E. Pastor Exchanges Pul- pits With Rev. R. Paul Shearrer. Rev. 8. Carroll Coale, pastor of the Eldebrooke M. E. Church, will exchange pulpits with Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor of the Takoma Park Presbyte- rian Church, tomorrow morning. Dr. Coale's subject will be “Helping the Church to Win.” Dr. W. L. Darby will at the 8 o'clock service, which is under auspices of the Senior C. E. Soclety. His l\lb— Ject will be “Life, the Great Adventure.” The pastor will be assisted by Miss Vir- ginia Ladd, Miss Eleahor Normandy and President Homer G. Smith. The public is invited. ‘The Standard Teachers’ Traini School will meet Thursday from 4:30 to 9:10 o'clock. The follow] schedule will be observed by the school: 4:30 to 6 o'clock, Mrs. F. B, Croxton's class on “Sex Hygiene and Child Guidance”; 6:15 o'clock, supper; 7 to 7:50 o'clock, first class pe of the training school. Courses are offered in the following subjects: the principles of teaching, the teachings of Jesus, story-telling and training in worship. The session will meet at 9:15 aelack to receive candi- dates ‘for ehurch membe The Light Bearers will meet Fridsy -t 4 pm md the Boy Scouts, Troop 3, at 7:30 o'clocl ‘nu Benlar 0 E: Society will hold'a unfl at the manse Friday at l oclocl 88 Klnm-lno Serivener and will speak. All young peoplu are l.nvlhd. A | INSTITUTE TO STUDY" SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK |& Sesisons Monday and Tuesday at Chevy Chase Baptist "~ = Church. Dr. Adelaide T. Case of Columhu University will conduct two sessions or problems of the modern Sunday uhool next Monday lnd ’meudny at 17:30 o'clock in vy Chase Baptist Church, under us})lw of the locul Onmmumty cauncfl Religious Edu- Depunmenul conferences will be formed at 8:30 o'clock each evening of the lnamuue wms the tullomn( \nden 'ginners’ Jroup. iss Vir- ‘mh Bchl!er of the Wesley Methodist Epl-loflpll Chul’ch' primary Pup, Mrs. Mitchell of the Cl Prubmrhn Ohun:h Junior group, Mrs. Otto Brlsklmg the Northminster Presbyterian Church; senior and inter- mediate group, -Miss Edna the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Churc] Young People's group, Miss Lois Wen! ::lnn of the Wesley Methodist Episco- urch. The institute is of to Sunday uhoo! workers generally. The church located west of Chevy Chase Circle on Western avenue. HAMLINE PASTOR SPEAKS AT ECKINGTON CHURCH Rev. Dr, Chesteen Smith, pastor of the Hlmllne Methodist ‘piscopal Church, will be the speaker tomorrow at the Eckingtori Presbyterian Church, North Capitol street corner Florida avenue, at the 11 o'clock service. The theme as announced is “The Power of Christian Ideals.” In the evening at 8 o'clock the an- nual young people’s service will be held. Howard Cole will speak on the theme, “Christian Endeavor Throughout the ‘World”; Miss "Chl‘laflln Endeavor in Washington”; Miss Mar- (lret Day, “Christian mdenvor at ", Miss Eleanor Hester, “The Vllue of Christian Endeavor in Train- ing Youth.” Miss Louise More, presi- dent of the Eckington Young People: Soclety, will preside, The pastor, Rev. Henry B. Wooding, will continue the studies of the city church and its problems Thursday eve- ning in the Bu.ndny school house, LOZIER WILL SPEAK. Representative Ralph L. Logier of Missourb will address the Harrison Bible class of Con Street Methodist Prot- estant Church, 1238 Thirty-first, street, tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock in the auditorium of the church. His subject will be “A Christian According to Christ.” J. H. Croson will have charge | ai of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome. r, Dr. H. A. Kester, will vruch at the regular services at 11 am. and 8 p.m. Third Baptist Church, “Turning Stones to Bread” will be Dr. George O. Bullock's 'A)pnl: tomorrow at 11 am. at the Third Baptist Church. At 8 pm. his topic will be “What Righteousness Will Do.” The \uhm' board will be installed following the morning services. Bible school, 9:15 am.; Junlnrc E. Soclety, 4 pm.; In. BT RnS, A Sosow, Yoo Sesir . E . 6 pm.: prayer m ‘Tuesday, 8 b 10 p.m., and Y. P, prayer meeting, y, 8 to 9 pm. Plan Free Lecture, ‘There will be a free lecture tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. on “Life Amr Death” lt the United Lodge of Theosophists, HYI Bullding, Bcvenumlh and I ltl'elll The study c) 8:15 oclm:k will have “Reincarnation. Thursday wen lt Va, Famous Churches of the World The Cathedral—Ypres, Belgium. "THE town of Ypres was founded in the tenth century, and soon rose to very great importance on account of its vast cloth-making Interests. Its superb Cathedral of St. Martin was founded by Robert the P'rlesl-nder in 1083, but, as it now stands, chiefly "trom’ the thirteenth century. The corner stone of the great western tower was lald in uu by Anastasie D'Oulne, viscountess of Ypres, and was designed by Martin Uunhou of Mech- lin. It is & beautiful Gothic structure, ve\av light and elegant in its outlines, decorated with exquisite taste. The windows are adorned with delicate traceries, the same pattern never aj pearing twice. All chz buttresses are terminated in foliated plnnncles. which n;n ':’bove an elmnc parapet of con- s varying d The pt e IO transept is with statues of the Blessed Virgin and other saints, and is cele- brated for its richness and the beauty of its design. The_general effect of the interior is very fine, owing to the generous di- mensions of the nave and the beauty of the polygonal chancel, which is = SPIRITUAL MAN," DR. PIERCE'S TOPIC Minister of All Souls’ Church to Occupy Mount Pleas- ant Pulpit. At Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, 1410 Columbl. mnd wmm-m at 11 am. Dr. xue- minister of All Souls’ Unlhrlln ch\in:h, will preach on “The Spi Dr. Loren B. T. .mhnun p-v:hh will Jead a discussion on ‘“‘Mental Hy- lene in Relation psychology lite Youth” at the 5 o'clock series. “The Leatherneck” is the fea- ture of the motion picture service at 7:30 p.m. Prof. Adelaide T. Case, acting head of the religious education department of Columbia University, will be the ob- serving guest tomorrow, spending the entire day inspecting educational activ- itles, At 3:30 o'clock she will meet the entire teaching staff to discuss with them problems of concern to them in the conduct of the church school. Church school is at 0 Arthur Deerin Call will s) adult discussion group at 9: “The Interparliamentary Union.” senior department and members of the ‘Young People’s Forum have arranged a program for the Congregational Home. group will leave the church at 3 Rm and return in time for the Forum llowship Hour at 5 pm. Miss Mar- garet Irey is in charze of the program, ‘The Young le's Forum will be addressed at 5:30 o'clock on “My Ex- periences In Guam” by Miss ise ‘oung People’s Discussion Gm':fl will have & Current Event evening wil Elliott L. Thurston, chief of staff of the uhln"on bureau of the New York World, following the 6 o'clock Fellow- ship Hour. The sewing meeting of the gulld will | be held Wednudly at 10 am. The international night, January 30, at 8 o'clock will take the form of a stereopticon lectun Japanese,” by Gid editor of The !venlnl Star, who spent part of last year in the Orlent. PASTORS WILL EXCHANGE PULPITS SUNDAY MORNING At Brightwood Park Methodist Epis- 1 Church tomorrow morning Rev. WP iam E. LaRue of the Takoma Park Baptist Church will preach on “Widen- ing Horizons.” ‘The pastor of this church will preach at the Takoma Park Baptist Church at the same hour. At 8 pm. the wmr will preach on the sub) “What It Means to Be a Christian.” ‘The Senior Epworth League meets at 6:45 p.m. and the Intermediate League at 7 pm. Mrs. Walter M. Michael con- tinues the course in Bible study at this service. ‘The monthly meeting of the Sunday school Board will be held Tuesday at g‘he ‘weekly vnyer ll’ld pni.u service will b;' :ngound‘ rsday eveninw by Miss ‘oul attendance is Miss Ella mmrd Mn Lethia Miller and Mrs. Mazie Corbin, DR. BRIGGS SPEAKER. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 -m on “God's Ahldlnl Presence” and 40 p.m. - Compassion of Chrln » “The ordlnanu of baptism will at the evening service. cabinet meeting of the ible school will be held 3 will be an Queute:” Friday Tight under “Wigs and e8,"” nigl ler nu:l;.mn of the Berea mhi}; Dr. Phil]ipl to Preach. 'rhe rector of Epiphany Church, Dr. Phillips, will occupy the pulpit at t.lu u un! and 8 p.m. services tom one of the finest ift Belgium. The lat- ter contains some fine old frescoes, an the choir stalls are beautifully cnrved in Renaissance style, having been ma by Van Hoveke and Taillebert in 1598 e roof is supported by cylindrical plers, with octagonal bases and caps, carved in volutes in excellent taste. An elegant triforium runs entirely around the choir and is continu jong the nave and transepts. the intersection of the transept with the choir there are two gonal chapels, which project outward beneath the buttresses, and within are divided n;.l:m the adjoining aisles by graceful pillars. the wuth side is & large chapel, dedicated to most holy sacrament and divided from aisle & brass lle of the seventeenth century, mounted colored marbles and dec- orated with rich designs and statues of Among the many noble paintings which adorn the walls is one revre- senting the relief of the city by th French army after the picture o( Our Lady of the Palisade carried in procession prayers for that end. LUTHERAN SYNODS 2 WILL BE MERGED her Ohio, lowa and Buffalo Divi- sions Are to Be United. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 28.—It is_ annount offices of the Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio .here that 9 mfl'.l:fl-'l m:h"':h:en Bum; mer o body _wif lynnd of mm nd the Buffalo syfiod is sul Theé joint commission on merger in a session at Chicago unanimously re- solved to consummate the merger in August, 1930, at & ‘Toledo. ts of the three general bodies ve tentativel eed upon August 14 and 15 u the time of the merger meeting. The joint com- mission drew up a constitution, a set of by-laws, 8 code of rules and regula- tions for the boards and committees of the church, and a number of resolutions operation of the int convention in relative to smoo by 1,500 pastors lnd ordained’ profes- sors, thus taking thi among Lu- theran general bodies in the Unmd States and Canada. LEARNING OF JESUS IS PASTOR’S TOPIC Dr. Miers Will Speak at Evening Service on “Closing Days of This Age. At Fourth Presbyterian Church to- morrow morning the subject of the pas- Dr. James H. Miers, will be “Learn- in7 of Jesus.” At 7 p.m. both the Senior and Junior Cl wor Socletlea will meet. At the meeu%l:! Society in® Kelly Hall Ml\‘nleflte Russell will be er on “The Last Beatitudes.” At 8 p.m. a further study in the ninth chapter of Revelations. Sermon by Dr. Miers on *“The Closing Days of This Age.” The Women's Missic meets Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., concluding m study of the home and foreign missions subjects. Luncheon will be served. Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock a lecture on c!mrch history will be given lnd at 8:30 oclock class ltuuylng Epistle to brews meets. At 8 p.m. Thursda held in Kelly Hl" Seventee nl.h Pu]m Frank the He- Bucsec:nee iddleton will e ldull !Ible tllal at 9:30 am. Febru- ry 2. “"Ime Sunday school membership drive. Two , com- prhln: about 100 members of the Sun- 'hool and church, will take part. The ‘Blue”.team of older people, head- :g by Charles Drexilius, is opposed by e “Red’ people, ol whlch Hugh Miller Ilnglephl.n teams will canvass a territory of nbo\u 50 city tance of ‘The | DISCIPLES’ UNION TO MEET| o Dr. Walter Athern of Boston Uni- versity Will Deliver Address. ' Union of the 18 District will meet Tues- day at 145 pm. at the Columbia Heights Christian Church. Dr. Walter Athern of Boston University will be the spesler An old-fashioned church social will be held Friday evening. and friends will gather in Power Hall md lllneez the new members of the members Pastor Givu Subject. M the People’s Col M street between Sixtl streets, the itional Church, and Sevenr.h tor, Rav. A P L’: nornin‘u kly servioe dplbice S "u communion. Vh'ginh Pastor Here, Rev. A. B. :uu- Falls chureh tbl.i o'clock at mm'om.-" ':fl morrow a muflnn Church. Potomac Presbyterial to Meet. The executive m'Ti}!ue tof‘ g Potomac byterial A Central Presbyterian Ubul'fl?:lem ‘Wed- Lm.-fln at 10:30 o'clock for & business lg:m vm.hln easy wllkln: dis- hu SATURDAY, JANUARY “Religious %éstions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Q. I have just begun reading the Bible. I find some stories in it hard to believe, to say the least. Can you sug- gest any book that would help me to lllgdmnfl 1t; better and interpret it A No book has suffered so much mis- understanding as the Bible, and the formulation of the doctrine of its in- fallibility was a very unfortunate de- velopment. The al founders of Protestgntism did not hold that doc trine, but it lppelred In Protest. s;\t .;hglo‘flh?. an offset to the dogma o e ) Ohristian lchovrnpr:"h." been bur- dened _with this perversion for at least 300 tual pain and mis- direction for which it is rupomlble are as_deplorable as the less. evidence of them. Certain biblical episodes trouble you be- cause you do nof read them correctly. tached from their setting and from of their authors or com- 'y seem to serve no rational end. They can on! by pul considering the ol ‘which produced them and the conditions of the people to whom they were first Thus viewed they become a \1 of the unfolding process by which finding men and men were finding Ood The fact that some stories are not only non-theological, but non-moral does nof with 1 that my have the divine roval. Ne drunk, but surely none who accepts t! e teaching of Jesus about God believes that He sanctioned Noah's aab-ucher{ Nor does the account of David'’s adul tery and his murder of Uriah to cover his conduct signify that God upholds adultery and murder. The Bible is the record of man's ever-increasing under- standing_of the will of the Heavenly Father. That understanding came to its climax in the prophets of supremely in the Christ. many are shocked by not a few of its earlier phases because they live in the lllht ut th later reval-élon. Israel and Doubtless McConnell's the Scriptures thn Vl!' of the Old Clark’s “ Years Wlth the Blble." lnd the newly pub- ed and a ‘Abingdon Bible Commentary” for the help you need. Q. What is your conception or concerning the second coming of Christ? A.The New Testament contains more than one about this anticipated event. Inhhls earlier letters St. Paul ave expes munlenunnn of hu lard. accompanied by certain external and wonders. But as the ngonlel spiritual ' experi- ence widened he modified po- sition, and in his later letters he of the believing soul’s mystical union the Risen CI The author of the Fourth phasizes that spiritual oneness lnd claims that eternal life g-ellkm of the Christian, Aueordtn'! this gospel, the Master has never lei His people, but has always been wit them as their guide and consoler, lly own ooncesuon of His second coming is governed by the Johanine teaching. continuous enLr-neo of the life of ito human -flnn which makes fihem His purpose, seems far more ntlstylfll "vndern n Euelen s and reasonable than are apocal; teachings which some brethren in Lovers of concrete splendors may dn~ sire the reappearance of their victorious Lord as a spiritual emperor, before whose visible return earth lnd heaven . But this s tive concept of a former age. I prefer w belleve that all divine manifestations have their rcalm in the infinite and the \;hnseen:m Thrre u:gwofltlnlh‘ Ed ence they project -gracious ini ences into man's unfolding tence. Q. What do you think is the best| ”’Ae. ‘The one which dovetails with the actual conditions of those to whom you ‘The annual Christian Endeavor ban- quet of the District of Columbia Chris- n Endeavor Union will be Mon. day at 6:30 o'clock in the banquet hal of Calvary Baptist Church. D. Roland Pm T, president of the union, will be master. The entertainment !eltum will be 'Rt:ufnud by the vari- Hfih T, the meeting at Walter Reed tal wmmoncaw eve! ¢ the regular flying lq\lldron of union will have ci Mount Olivet tomorrow eve: mnnth!y meef of 1“”“: " al o'clock at tlu home of Darrell Crain, 2943 Tilden street. With Christ Commission of the D. C. Union held a meeting of the commission and all society repre- sentatives Friday evening at Christian Emll;eavor headquarters in the Y. M. -, 8. The first rehearsal for Unan service at the C. E. &ly will be held Thursday eve- e phy entitled “The Climbing " will be given the first week Denominational day will brated tomorrow I.n all the chrhtlln Endeavor Socleties in all countries of the world. This will be the beginning of Christian Endeavor mk‘ ‘The C. E. topic for discussion will be “What Our Church Planning This Year?” Ruth Harrison will present the topic to the Senlor Society of Columbia Heights Christian Church. Miss Elsle Fetter will lead a special meeting at New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church on Sunday Bhe 'lll present the topic cial missionary meet~ ing, lmder (-he ludlnhlp of Miss Karo- lina Hedler, will be presented to the ‘Young Pcopln Soclety of Keller Lu- urch. The subject for discus- u be ‘The Changing Church— 1910 to 1930.” The annual banquet of the Inter- mediate C. E. Union will be held Janu- ary 31 at 5:30 o'clock in Calvary Bap- Hlt Church. Irving L. Koch will be the er. Dr. W. 8. Abernethy will 'ln thy Ruth C lddrm of welcome. R. A. Vi will ].Ménn ‘The ey rgest percentage - esent ‘fi the banquet will at the . onur t..ble £, sit chul'ch Rev. Henry Snyder, of St. Paul's Lu'.herln Church, will ld- dress the junfors. A short pllylet en- titled “Miriam™ will be given by the j\lnlol'l of n Presb Church. The meetinl will be held under the supervision of Mrs. Hemn Bchmhz junior superintendent of trict Union. PASTOR WILL RETURN. Rev. Harry P. Baker, who was injured in an automobile accident near Gaith- ersburg, Md., November 16, when two men were kilied, will return to his pulpit at Calviry Methodist Episcopal Church m 3040 Q street, tomorrow and 't Bl.kcrmmttothllchurehb{ lhfllfldkt Church South, Place of Friends Is Topie. E. Pickett, executive secre- mn rrlma Servlcu Phllldelnhll will ‘tomorrow nkm at m. D l:eunl House, sul 2 the Christian fary ol clock fim' the Friends’ 8 o'c ll! M of Friends’ in ccepted rge Iater 1 Yet, ry - expel yéars. The bl needls Your question is & n" “um Det 3 the :lyxbolnwrpuud dar ] brain / 3 > addressed. Dbees the tic prep P | Walk daily with the t the imj tion carry »l;llel _~ 1 d 3 3 & ing ed 1t people’ ‘Th A, ed all the At D! ig Ve licity of 1 Francis on F. C. the L the by ent”; W. N. Six gril f advertise the in lish d admirable —-_ theory te theory A mbul:.dxm seems to cted an immediate - signs his first speaks with ‘hrist. Gospel is the presen d. W) ‘The the Risen Christ int the expression of . is i K the ced from the nd heaver it prim! the exist The prest of sermon to today? ly agr the th 'mm ‘America: e i1 be held Aone d hy ’ te: fon, wil ird place toast: 7% union. o squadron 3 tte: ning. harge of the ‘The the, board will hcm%nury » ‘The Crusade tor, [ A 1] hristian Endea e the Se; speaki in d lonary Society h is Mrs, the ins. Lovesin address the theran sion ! teams, hel 1s tory * | riseau, Soclety which | oo Parkes Cadman. each, On matters of remote interest g;mum. your own smoke. On those of vital mmomnce Fnum & messa steeped in the major_spiritual experi- ences recorded in l. and attested by your knnwlodn nl yourself and of your 1ellnwmen. The lu'.lun confronting every preacher today is one of challenge and lppnl w. lve in & new , which tensifies problems and = creates (relh om- ornnued Christianity is not number of reople‘ M hflflhu deplore it and' skeptics tack it. But their attitudes are negli ble, compared with the lassitude and difference manifest in the masses. et, as .eve rienced pastor, priest and rabbl knows, there is in countless souls what Dr. A. S. Peake finely terms “a homesickness for their " Certainly the long-labored or abs! discourse & thesis in itself is hnpeh.l{ outdated. Matters relevant to ife, viewed in the light of life here“ur are not easily mastered for the consumption of others. They demand careful study of competent luumrluel. the distillations o; your own lndd i!.I-Ale’uram batre:lrln of “your energies, undive y thousand and one things which have n thrust upon preacher as an ecclesiasf mechanic. Make your Termdmlxl tion :. I:CM trust g:d ts delivery a constant prepossession. % th the ood oF the prophets he preaching which Q. I am deeply interested in religion, but not in the cl urenn because they fail to consu tes. How s they expect increased Atundnnu to se religion so long as they are so hi bound in their method? I am passin, them up um.n they and hive a larger A. Whatever ma; more attractive rief be a diversity of re- ligious services is provided in ty ‘The encient ritual of mass, the elaborate worship of clthe- dr-l-nka ceremony, the warmth and of appeal. situation in whose very title was | po |DR. LAMBETH FILLS PULPIT AS GUEST Mt. Vernon Place M. E. South Pastor Will Preach at First Congregational. At the PFirst Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets, the preacher to- morrow morning at 11 _o'clock will be Dr. Willlam A. Lambeth, minister of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco- pal Church South, who preaches in ex- change with the pastor, Dr. Jason Noble - | Plerce, in the general exchange of pul- its. Dr. Lambeth's nrmon topic is “The Old Ri At the even! All have as his theme “Do ing Things Pirst” and his sermon will be illustrated by the motion pictures Daniel Boone” and “Conquest of the Coat " Following the church supper and prayer meeting on Thursday night, there will be a service in the aud)- torium, at which Dr. Plerce will on “The Acid Test,” and his address will be fllustrated by the motion pic- ture “Times Square.” The annual meetln' of the church and society will be held Tuesday at the church, beginning with the annual din- ner at 6 o'clock. Election of officers will take place. All departments of the Sunday school meet at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. ‘The Senior Soclety of Christian En- deavor meets at 6:30 p.m. in the l\ln- day school room. Roscoe E. Mague wi lead the mectlnl. and the topic for dll- cussion will be “What Is Qur Church Planning This Year?” The Young Peo- ple's Soclety of Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the east parlor of the church. Mrs. Camilo olln. wife of the resident commissioner of the Philippine Islands, will speak. | SERMONS SCHEDULED evangelical sanctuaries, mnll.l:nbdnmlono( the Friends and the ardent overtures of Salvation Army offer a wide cholce to the un- churched. A score or more of culu llno t lum thlrl ter siightly not your matter ly vr. enn" It a :fi was proloundly Inuruted in pouum. but re! 11 party ot candidate lnd pllyod gol should be voti ‘would you uh hl.m serio m?gn ‘u who profess soul spiritualities, the'y :’ lpcmma, h;t their fs U ul ap] sul r fancy. Unf mn make an_honesf 1t may sound to som cannot st Suren pride, expel their fond conceits, rntutionnouru is possible wrongs done to others and elunu nulr he‘n.l of hate and foul desire, religion can do little for them. Hidebound. sinners are & more serl- ous phase of this !gmblem than hide- AT PETWORTH CHURCH Pastor to Preach Morning and Eve- ning-—Activities Ooccupying At- tention of Congregation Outlined. faith ln flll preach ceflnmhmbuuutrl'fl hy not settle on | teams and Thomas The first of these is not in the thoughts of ‘The second is, if He there would be a drastic inter- terenco with their cunomny 'fiue' living. ‘The '.hlrd is that if hypocrisy to pl pouum vital mmvr as p-noml pzr.;o:n ME 't the indivi ‘who is alert to th?::clnltudn or"'"m ‘issues, bu genulne faith in his unfaith merely fll:mml.nnl tt;uh of ml.:' v:lho Lord . wi A patron r, motives. An xol:‘m the churches, Girls’ Friendly Society Members of Epiphany branch at- tended the tea January 19, given by the branch - president, National Center, 15653 New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Grace Berry, former branch president, presided at the tea table, and Mrs. Z. B. Phillips, wite of the rector of the Epiphany Church, Miss Julia J. Cunningham, diocesan presi~ dent of Maryland, and Vicomtesse de neu:hem. vice )mcldmt of the Girls' Friendly loelcty Belgium, were among the invif At the llnndny night’ moetl.n. an informal discussion was held to whether nr not residents of the mn.nu should be given the right to vote. Miss Helen M. Frye was unanimously elected branch secretary. The speakers for the next meeting are Mrs. George E. Pa- diocesan secretary, and two members of her branch—Miss Harriet Hald and Miss Mildred Bursley—also Miss Koerper of the Library of Con- Ol\lb met at the National avenue, e officers are: Einc secretary, treasurer, ‘The Center, 1533 N January 16 at I Presids znt. Mn. g!m Miss Ethel} Grimes of the Girls' Priendly Soctety | s8ges lives than in the | Lank, NIGHTLY SERVICES. ARE HELD AT CHURGH Lynchburg Pastor - Will Preach Sermon at Cintral Presbyterian Tomorrow. held at the Cen- urch Pres- ) VA, is unu H with Bible dnl is_continu! J the O)d 'l'al'arnem and he Winter and uny Miss Janie Woods M the m;‘emm'- s%rk o;'flul Presbyterian Church, and who tmner Was & member of this mmflon. ly Jjust made an church and mdn an address to congregation last meeting a Acts was Miss ?g.flrun Tll!llenn' Mrs, Moorefield, | iliary n Church, w'm liver the address. GNI'II s 'm “- Nativity members’ class recently held & short bunlm- mt'l:f.lollo'fld by & members are meeting at o( Miss Norma Gillchrest !nur months. A party was Prizes awarded to Helen Eliopulos and S e S e e ¥ chairman; oron uff vice chairm n.'u-mm 01 irman; 'hwh hn bun m:m dum the PULPITS EXCHANGED FOR SABBATH SERVICE At the Che: Ohlu ll tist Church tomorrow morvr{ln‘ w5 %!mu. first meeting of the year. pr Mrs. Louis Pate Emanuel Branch, Anacostia, next'huugyn'r 30 pm. St. .vohn‘ is nhpmiml f°l' .edp Two classes were under the direction of Miss Olga | 4, ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY St. Paul's p.uum Il l& Pllll‘ Tlnwll parish is making | n its sixty- Jlnmry 25, which empl ‘The preacher morning for the anniversary services is Rev. Calvert E. Buck. The members of the confirmation "zh;'n"“ and 1929 are ! classes of 1926, hol hich is — Plan Evangelistic Services. o Tl Fives, pastor of Francls As- Bouth. Wh at & week o! ev-n- at Oentral Methodist Church, !oulh. Bt. Elmo and Norfolk avenues, Bet ices will be held at Monday, to Pebrua ception of Saturda; mnnn- fl_ Sunday at 9:45 am. PROGRAM FOR CHAPEL. chlpel. 140 am. the hureh onnol 'ul meet. At 11 o'clock the morning service will be con- o Sis " Bescting Temptations.” . There will be teachers m enn for the children in the nmo ;u’mu the nwfl.nd lll -I- At o:n pm. the Intermediate So- clety of Endeavor will for: ¥ Feople's. Society” ol o oung P !ur the evening fr it §2dz