Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1930, Page 10

. A—I0 ST. PAUL'S PASTOR SELECTS SUBJECTS Dr. Snyder Will Preach on “Little Things That Mar” in Morning. Dr. Henry W. Snyder, pastor of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, will ich tomorrow morning on “Little That Mar,” and in the evening, le Things That Make.” The two Sunday schools will meet at 9:30 at St. Paul's Church and %ny Chapel, resgecumy‘ At 7 o'cl the Senior and Intermediate Endeavor Socleties hold a combined meeting at St. Paul's under the leadership of D. Ro- land Potter. At the same hour the Lu- ther League will meet at Epiphany Chapel. Luther Snyder, president of the ae!mbur‘ College Y. M. C. A, will preside. ‘The Dr. Samuel Domer Bible class will meet tonight at the residence of Mrs. J. Harry Jones, 1133 Euclid street. ‘The monthly Aid Society will be held at Epiphany Chapel Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Prayer services will be held at Epiph- any Chapel Thursday at 8 o'clock. Dr. meeting of the Ladies’ | C] Q. You have frequently referred in your answers to the authority of the church. Since practically all churches differ in creeds and quarrel with each other, even within their own denomi- nations, I would like to know which church you regard as authoritative. . For Christian believers the au- thority of the Church consists in the fact that she is the most characteris- tic creation of their common faith. Her genesis and development stamp her as God’s elect institution for the world'’s salvation. Her history is a checkered one on its human side, but its divine elements have enabled her to produce historic councils, powerful states and progressive civilizations. Her chief glory consists, however, of regenerated souls who are the living stones bullt into her spiritual fabric. The differences that divide her various branches are not to be glossed over as useless impedimenta, but discussed in a fraternal temper and in the light of the totality of Christian experience and ‘hristian history. These relate her to Jerusalem, Alex- andria, Constantinople, Rome, Wit- tenberg, Geneva and Canterbury, as the case may be. But all her mem- | Snyder will continue his course of lec- tures on the Augsburg Confession, tak- up the third article, which deals with_the doctrine of Jesus as Christ, the Son of God. At a meeting of the Men’s Club Tues- day night the following officers were elected: President, Prof. Charles G. Eichlin; vice president, Dr. N. Sher- wood Ferris, and secretary-treasurer, L. G. Schmidt. A membership campaign was inaugurated under the direction of Roger S. Drissel, chairman of the mem- bership committee. A meeting of the young women of the egation was held at Kirklawn, St. Paul’'s parsonage, 5124 Chevy Chase parkway, Wednesday evening, at which time a Teen-Age Missionary Society was formed and the following officers elect- ed: President, Eleanor McRae: vice president, Emma Heckman; secre ise Johnson: statistical Bernice Drissel, and treasur- TO BE MISS VAN DYNE Society of Chevy Chase Presbyte- rian Church Arranges Meeting for Wednesday. ° The Woman's Missionary Society of ‘the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church " will meet Wednesday at 11 o'clock. Miss Esther Van Dyne will be the d T will be served at 12:30 o'clock. The ‘Woman's Guild meeting follows the ml;rslmry lunclhmrn.k e . Harris E. Kirk, pastor of FPranklin 't Presbyterian Church of “Baltimore, Md., will be the speaker at -the Midwineer church dinner Thursday at 6:30 o'clock. The junior and intermediate depart- ‘ments of the church school will begin a new program tomorrow. The junior department will meet at 9:30 in the church auditorium for a 20-minute to the . The inter- it will meet at 9:30 The Intermediate Christian Endeavorers Wwill have a special candlelight meeting in the church house tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Dr. Hollister will preach to- morTow morning on “Not Far From ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH PROGRAM IS ARRANGED Two Celebrations of Holy Com- munjon Will Be Held To- morrow Morning. avenue and Bancroft place. The first celebration will be at 7:30 a.m. and l‘l_filszvnd at 11 am. At 11 a.m. there & sermon the e v y 1 will convene 9:30 am. Confirmation ction .:lllus will meet at 3:30 p.m. juniors with 'éhhen rector, :dull.! with Rev. res. At 6 p.m. the Young People’ Society will meet. . o I Me=mbers of the Daughters of the Wwill meet in the parish house Wednesday at 8 pm. At 11 a.m. Thurs- day there will be a celebration of holy communion. MRS. DE HART HONORED. 25-Year Sunday School Attendance Rewarded by Class. Mrs. Paul De Hart has just completed 25 years' perfect attendance in Sunday #chool. She is a member of the Ruth class, taught by Mrs. C. Herold, in Keller Memorial Lutheran Sunday school and has attended a school either here or elsewhere every Sunday since 1905. In recognition of this record, Mrs. De Hart was presented with a Bible by the Keller Memorial school last Sunday morning. Her husband also has a long Tecord of perfect attendance, extending over a lod of 18 years. QUESTIONS About The Bible 1. What ent did e . punishme Pllate order 2. Why did he so order? 3. Why did he not condemn Christ to death? :., How was Pilate’s sentence carried out? .d:mm happened immediately after- ward? 6. Where was Christ taken after this torture? 7. Wxai was Pilate’s action on seeing Christ?” 8. What was his famous statement at the time? ?. Why did he go through this per- Jormance? 10. Where are these things recorded? ‘The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you enswer? 1. Scourging. 2. To appease the mob which de- manded punishment. 3. newue' mh:fl!‘mmk no cause for any sort of Jasd snd publely scourwet. o pul i 5. A crown of thorns was brutally his head. ering would arouse some ipathy in the hearts of the multi- 10, Bt. John, xix; St. Matthew, xxvil Scriptus ~ | warrant for this authority. Not one of recording | PTe: bers are one and indivisible in Christ their head, and correctly regarded they form an organic whole in the of His spirit. Some of them trace the authority of the church to the divine commission derived from "MW -mk “:.n fllhn ml:wpuc unbroken e ep! y. resort to the res as the them hesitates to confess as Lord of the visible and invisible Ecclesia by virtue of His redemption. Here then are the foundations of this new city of God on earth—the will of God as the source of a new moral cre- ation, the pre-eminence of Christ as the gavior of mankind through the church as. His alter ego: the transmission of divine grace by the sacraments and the aching of the evangel; the witness | of that evangel to the foregoing state- | ‘ments together with their ratification in human annals‘ and personal experi- ence and the elevating influences of the mission of the church universal. When all her constituent forces shall unite to attack evil and maintain rignt- eousness, her authority will receive a fresh demonstration. Q. I would like to know the Christ THE EVENING , Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr.S. Parkes Cadman. | version for English-speaking Roman Catholics of 1609. Then came the noblest of them all, the authorized ver- sion of 1611. b sorlneu o:f the bvell known modern ransiations are by Weymouth, Good- speed, Moffatt, Ballantine, J. M. Powis Smith, Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, together with other scholars who have given us the Old and the New Testa- | ments, or both, in English, freed from archaisms and nearer to the exact meanings of the text. The re- vised versions of Great Britain and America, respectively, are widely fa- miliar and greatly appreciated. For a full account of both old and new English translations and versions, read “The Romance of the English Bible,” by Laura H. Wild, published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. This authoress shows that we owe the 1611 version chiefly to Willlam Tyndale, a poor and | striving priest and reformer, who, | though driven and persecuted by the authorities of chuml‘:emd state, pro- duced his glorious work on the Conti- nent, where he suffered martyrdom for his matchless service. From that work t?e version in question is largely de- rived. Q. Is it not a fact that if primitive man had possessed complete faith in his religion no other beliefs would have arisen and we should still retain such aboriginal forms as sun worship, etc.? ‘Was not lack of faith thus the source of religious pr ? 1 A. Not dlrecE Changes in mmou| belief are traceable to man’s gradual development in knowledge and wisdom. Faiths which began with fear ended by enthroning love. The Bible is essen- tially a history of this transformation. It was no more possible for primitive man to impose his cultisms on his suc- cessors than it was for him to impose on them his rudimentary ideas of things in general. The life expressed in humanity has always had infinite potentialities, the realization of which creates progress and civilization. Our aboriginal ances- tors are to be esteemed for what they were and what they foreshadowed. At their lowest estate the divine fire was in them. Nor could it be quenched. ‘When their long and weary search for| God was crowned with success, its flame burst out anew. Still more to the point is the truth that God sought man, inspired his various ancient translations of the Bible and |spiritual activities and guided him into how the authorized version I esteem most came to be. Who was mainly responsible for the 1611 version, and is there any recent and readable book dealing with the early translations of the book? ‘Who are some of the modern authors who have made translations of the older texts into modern English? A. The version you name, which is the favorite still holding the field, was numerous translations. These included, among _others, the ‘Wyclif Bible of 1388, the Tyndale New Testament of 1525, the Tyndale Pen- tateuch of 1530, Coverdale's Bible of 1535, Matthew Roger’s Bible of 1539, the “Great” or Cranmer’s Bible of 1540, the Geneva Bible of 1560 and the Douay loftier ways of apprehension and prac- tice. Contrast the harsh discords of the voodoo drum with the music of the Christian cathedral. Here man's uni- versal language speaks in divers tones of the depths from which he has ::: d and the heights which he has Nor is the end in sight. “The larger Christ who is to be” has not yet ap- peared, but He is on the way. The greater contributions religion has to make to the racial spiritualities pre- dict a warless world dedicated to brotherhood. It may be truly said that we are still in the morning of faith and that, on the whole, it is a glad and confident morning, rich with the prom- ise of a glorious noontide. CHURCH IN TAKOMA TO HOLD SACRAMENT Rev. R. Paul Schearrer to Give Brief Meditation and Preach at Evening Service. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper will be celebrated tomorrow morning in the Takoma Park Presbyterian Ch\u‘:‘hh meditation en- At the 8 o'clock service he will speak on the theme ‘Cont in Prayer,” a supplementary address to the series “Plain Talks About Prayer.” All departments of the church school meet at 9:30, adult Bible classes at 9:45 Christian Endeavor Societies at will meet Monday eve- ning at the home of Elder Peter Rem- sen, 126 Chestnut avenue. The trus- tees will meet Wednesday evening at the church office. The last session of the Standard Teachers’ Training School will be held Thursday from 4:30 to 9:10 o'clock. Supper is served at 6:15 o'clock. The devouaull . period is from 7:50 to 8:20 o'clock. The Light Bearers will meet Friday | W at 4 pm. and the Boy 33, Friday at 7:30 o'clock. CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST TOPICS ARE ANNOUNCED Rev. Edward 0. Clark to Give Sec- | ond Sermon of Series. “The Hand of the Lord” will be the theme of Rev. Edward O. Clark at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 am. The ordinance of the p.m. will be given by Mr. Clark, entitled, “Saying Yes.” The church is planning to co-operate in the city-wide Kernahan visitation evangelism in March. its, Troop EVANGELISTS AIDING. “Charlie and Roy” Putting on! “Winning to Christ” Campaign. “Charlie and Roy,” evangelists, will | assist Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson, pas- tor of Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, in special “Winning to Christ” services every night except Saturday for two weeks, starting Monday and continuing through Pebruary 16, at 7:30 p.m. Roy will meet the boys and girls at_the church Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The pastor will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “Why the Death of Christ?" and at 8 p.m. on “The Power of Sin.” B. Y. P. U. Societies will meet at 7 p.m. and the Bible school at 9:45 a.m. To Celebrate C. E. Anniversary. The forty-ninth anniversary of the International Society of Christian En- deavor will be celebrated on February 7 by the Golden Rule Christian En- deavor Union at the Zion Bapist Church, F street between Third and Four-and-a-half streets southwest, at 8 pm. Rev. William Hiram Foulkes, first vice president of the Internation- al Soclety of Christian Endeavor, will speak. The Zion Baptist Christian Soclety will entertain the executive board of the Golden Rule Christian Endeavor Union at a dinner, given in honor of Rev. Foulkes, pi the meeting. The public is invited. A — Professor to Be Speaker. Douglas V. Seere, professor of philoso- phy in Haverford College, Blln‘re.rtnrd. Pa., will be the speaker at the Howard University religious service in Andrew Chapel tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Parish Party Is Planned. St. Paul's Ep! 1 Church is ar- party next Wed- CHURCH GELEBRATION PLANS ARE OUTLINED| Sesquicentennial of Methodism to Be Observed in 1934 at Baltimore. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 1.— With Bishop McDowell presiding a tentative program for the celebration of the sesquicentennial of Methodism in Balti- more to be observed in 1934 was out- | lined at a meeting here this week. ‘The plans are being laid well ahead of the anniversary date because the committes hopes to make the event one of international importance. The United Brethren and Evangelical Synod churches, of kindred faith with Methodists, will be asked to take part in the celebration, which will be backed by n“:tionll conventions of the denomina- ns. ‘The year is the same as that which marks the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of the colony of Mary- land, and to some extent the celebra- tions will be linked. ‘The chief event of the year to be commemorated was election of Francis Asbury as a bishop, he having been appointed to that rank by John esley. Asbury insisted he would not assume Episcopal powers until he had been indorsed by a vote of the clergy. DR.F. W. PERKINS?O TALK AT THEATER TOMORROW| “Critic or Helper” Is Sermon Sub- ject for Universalist Memorial Service at 11 A M. “Critic or Helper” is the sermon topic for Dr. F. W. Perkins of the Universal- ist National Memorial Church at the Ambassador Theater at 11 o'clock to- morrow. A business meeting of the Y. P. C. U. and the regular devotional meeting at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Clara Wiley leads the discussion on “Mothers’ Pensions” at the parish house, 1603 S street. The trustees will also meet in the parish house Thursday at 8 p.m. ‘The monthly meeting of the Optimist Club will be Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Perkins, 1661 Crescent place. Margarita Spaulding Gerry will read one’of her latest stories. | BIBLE WORK TO BE TOLD.! Mountaineer Work Is Missionary Society Program Subject. Free distribution of Bibles and testa- ments in the mountain schools and among mill workers of North Carolina will be the subject to be considered by the Woman’s Interdenominational Mis- sionary Federation next Friday at 2 p.m. in Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mrs. John Newton Culbertson, president of the Federation of the Church of the Pil- grims, will preside. Mrs. T. T. Moore of the First United Brethren Church will open the meeting with scrlrture reading and prayer and Miss Adele Greene of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, chairman of this department of home mission work, will read letters from the field. Wil- liam Richie, secretary of the Free Gift Bible Mission of Philadelphia, will speak. “THE PIONEER LIFE.” ‘finrrom‘ Theme at Eastern Presbyterian Church. Dr. A. E. Barrows, pastor of the East- ern Presbyterian Church, will speak on Dr. “The Ploneer Life” tomorrow morning, and in the evening on “Keep Cool.” A joint meeting of the -elders, trustees and deacons will be held Mon- dfignnml at the manse. The Ladies’ Aid will meet Wednesday evening. Dr. Bullock to Preach. Dr. George O. Bullock will preach a 1al wood, D. Ce tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. STAR, PIGTURES ARE USED {“Wolfe and Montcaim” WASHINGTON, BY DR. JASON PIERGE Is Title of Photoplay to Be Shown Tomorrow. will be the sermon topic tomorrow morning of Dr. Jason Noble Plerce a First Congregational Church. At 8 o'clock he will speak on “Where There’s a Will, There's a Way.” His address will be illustrated by the motion picture, “Wolfe and Montcalm.” The church night suj r and prayer meeting Thursday will followed by when Dr. Plerce will speak on “Sowing and Reaping.” His sermon will be il- lustrated by the motion picture, “The Scarlet Dare-Devil.” All departments of the Sunday school meet at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. The Senior Society of Christian En- deavor will have a tea at 5:50 o'clock in the Sunday school room tomorrow and their meeting at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Georgia Redway will lead the meeting, and the topic for discussion will be “How Many Endeavorers Crusade With Christ?” The Young. People’s Society of Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 .m. in the Sunday school room and will have as guest spéaker Rev. Lucy T. Ayres of New York. ‘The Women's Bible class will hold a birthday banquet in the Sunday school room at 6 o'clock Monday. SOCIETY TO OBSERVE ANNUAL PRAYER DAY “Don't Be Afraid of God” Is Dr.| Schnabel's Sermon | Topic. The Woman's Missionary Society of Albright Memorial Evangelical Church will observe its “Annual Day of Prayer for Missions” tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev. George E. Schnabel will use as his ser- mon subject, “The Light That Shines Farthest, Shines Brightest Nearest Home.” The Christian Endeavor Society ‘will entertain the young people of the church at tea. Following the tea a young people’s service will be conducted as a featuse of the evening service. Miss Mildred Lindbloom will speak for the young people. The sermon of the eve- ning will be %rnched by Rev. Mr. Schnabel on the subject—'"Don't Be Afraid of God. The church night service will be con- ducted on Thursday night in the inter- ests of the city-wide campaign of evan- gelism. At the annual meeting of the con- gregation Monday night the rollowxn§ officers were elected: Trustees, Russell Bortz, Ernest Pullman and Jules Ad- dor. Sunday school officers: Superin- tendent. George E. Schnabel; assistant | superintendents, Howard Belts and Mar- | vin Coleman: secretary, Emmete Jester; | financial secretary, Miss Esther Sham- | baugh; treasurer, Russell Bortz. i FULL GOSPEL SUNDAY SERVICES ANNOUNCED Memorial Service to Honor Man Who Died on Byrd Ex- pedition. The program of the Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol and S streets, tomorrow, will include: The pastor, Rev. Harry L. Collier will gl".ch at 11 am. | on “Meeting God in the Cloud,” which will be followed by a brief memorial service in honor of Thomas A. Hew- son, who was a member of the Byrd Polar Expedition, and who recently died and was buried at sea. He will speak at 7:30 pm. on “Noah, The Man Who Saved All". this being the fourth ser- mon of the series on “Portraits of Bible Characters.” Services for the week are: Monday, 8 p.m., player; Tuesday, 1 p.m.. prayer, and 7:45 p.m., divine healing; Wednes- day, 7 p.m., workers’ training class, and 7:45 p.m.. pentecostal; Thursday, 7:45 p.m., Bible study class; Friday, 6:30 p.m., junior crusaders, and 7:45 p.m, musical training class. The Sunday school meets tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. to launch a membership crusade under the superintendency of Ivan V. Gross, The pastor wil give the command to start the crusade in a short address. The young people's meeting is held at 6:30 p.m., under direction of Linwood P. Saf- ford. Plans are being completed for an evangelistic campaign by Evangelist Ben Hardin of Chicago. COMMUNION SERVICE. Temple Baptist Church Program Is | Announced. “The Kingdom of Kingdoms” will be the subject of the sermon tomorrow mo! and “Enter the Kingdom of Kingdoms” in the evening at the Tem- ple Baptist Church. Communion serv- ices will be observed at noon, con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. Thomas E. will be at 5 p.m., followed by supper | g, o rde. The Bible school holds its session at 9:30 am. the program of the B. Y. P. U. at 7 pm. BIBLE SCHOOL TO OPEN. Second Semester Will 7 P.M. Monday. ‘The Columbia Bible Training School, 1724 H street, announces the opening of the second semester Monday at 7 p.m. Miss Elsle Wade Stone is president of the school. Students may enroll for the second semester, which covers a pe- riod from February 3 to June 9. Rev. E. E. Richardson will open his second semester classes in philosophy of religion and Bible doctrine on Mon- day evening, Miss Stone in prophecy and the gospels, and Rev. William S. Seelye in biblical exposition using the Book of Job. There are classes Mon- day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and each Wednesday morning. DR. BRIGGS WILL PREACH. “Ministry of Hope” Chosen Morning Subject. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Ministry of Hope.” New members will be welcomed and the Lord’s supper observed. His subject at 7:40 pm. will be “How God Cares for His People.” Representative Arthur H. Greenwood of Indiana will teach the Darlington Berea Bible Class. DR. WESLEY TO SPEAK. Dean of History at Howard to Preach Sunday. The pulpit of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church will be occupied at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow by Dr. Charles H. Wesley, the dean of the department of history at Howard University. At _the evening service the minister, Dr. Willlam H. jomas, will preach on “The First Command of John to His Start at sermon at Zion Baptig) Church, Disciples.” Communion will be admin- “school both services. “What Shall We Do With 'I‘mf.h?"l services in_the auditorium at 8 o'clock. | D. C., SATURDAY, BISHOP FREEMAN SPEAKS TOMORROW Evensong Service at Bethle- hem Chapel to Be Broadcast. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will be the special preacher tomorrow at the people’s even- song in the Bethlehem Chapel of Wash- ington Cathedral at 4 o'clock. This service will be broadcast by radio over WRC. At the 11 a.m. celebration of the holy communion the preacher will be Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of Wash- |ington Cathedral. The other services in the Bethlehem Chapel tomorrow will include an early celebration of the holy communion at 7:30 am. and morning prayer and lit- any at 10. The holy communion is celebrated in the Bethlehem Chapel every weekday at 7:30 a.m. and evening prayer is said daily at 4. Thursdays at 9:30 am. the holy communion is celebrated in the Chapel of the Resurrection for the benefit of those who are unable to at- tend the earlier celebration. There will be two pilgrimages tomor- row through the crypt chapels of the cathedral, which are open to the public, starting from Bethlehem Chapel af 12:30 am. and 5:15 p.m. DINNER TO BISHOP TO BE FEBRUARY 25 Several Hundred Expected to At- tend Fourth Annual Fellow- ship Event. The fourth annual fellowship dinner in honor of the Bishop of Washington, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, will be held at the Hamilton Hotel February 25, at 6:30 p.m., according to plans an- nounced by Maj. F. G. Munson, chair- man of the interparochial dinner com- mittee. It is expected several hundred men, representing parishes in the dio- cess of Washington, and their friends will be present. Bishop Freeman will make an address and the other sgenker will be Right Rev. Charles Fiske, Bishop of the Diocese of Central New York. Associated with Maj. Munson, chair- man of the interparochial dinner com- mittee, are C. M. Potter, secretary, and N. W. Dorsey, treasurer. The following chairmen have been appointed to look after special committees: Arrange- ments, Harry D. Amiss; tickets, Hugh T. Nelson; guests, Admiral W. S. Wood; music, J. Harris Franklin; publicity, Arthur Anderton; printing, R. C. Henry, and parish representation, Busey H. Howard. » Tickets for the dinner may be ob- tained from any member of the com- mittee or through special parish rep- resentatives or through Mr. Nelson at 927 Fifteenth street, “CO-WORKERS WITH GOD” DR. REYNOLDS’ TOPIC Wesley Methodist Sermon to Be in Preparation for Kernahan Visitation Campaign. In preparation for the Kernahan vis- itation campaign, Dr. Fred C. Reynolds, pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church, will take as the topic for tomorrow morning “Co-workers With God.” A roup of new members will be received nto the church at the morning service. The third of a series of Sunday eve- ning studies in the life of Christ will be given by Dr. A. J. Jackson, professor of Bible at the American University, at the 7 o'clock service. ‘The monthly meeting of the Sunday school board will be held at the church Thursday at 8 o'clock. Dr. A. J. Jack- son will lead the discussion as to the best way of using the Bible in Sunday school work. SERMON TOPIC GIVEN. at Gunton-Temple Church. Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “The Ministry of Jesus.” At the 8 o'clock evening service his sermon will be on Job xxxviil.22: “Hast Thou En- tered Into the Treasures of the Lord?” The Harriett Boulter Missionary So- clety will meet at the chapel Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, when an address on China will be given by Dr. Otto | Braskamp. TO OBSERVE COMMUNION. Dr. N. P. Patterson to Speak on “Person of Christ.” The First Presbyterian Church will celebrate the sacrament of the holy communion of the Lord's Supper at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow. The pastor, gl‘. Pf P.‘dP;“erwn‘ mfl give the com- union ress on the subject * Person of thrl.s',_" i o The pastor’s subject for the sermon at the chapel Sunday evening at 8 o'clock will be “The Conquest of the Kingdom.” Sunday school meets at both the old church and the e the chapel at HIGHLANDS BAPTIST. Weaver to Occupy Pulpit. Communion in Morning. At the Highlands Baptist Church, Dr. Rufus W. Weaver will occupy the pul- pit tomorrow morning and evening. In :::v x;ornlnl communion will be ob- ed. The Workers’ Council will hold a din- ner meeting at the church Tuesday. The woman's class will be guests of the teachers and officers. There will be a debate between four of the teachers and an ress by "the superintendent of Bethany Baptist School. The fifth conference held for the strengthening of the church is to be held with Miss Keim, 1320 Longfellow street. Dr. Rev. F. W. Johnson t;) fruch. At Grace Baptist Church Rev. F. W. Johnson will preach tomorrow nforning on “Your Heavenly Father Knoweth.” | The Lord's supper will be observed and new members recelved. The evening ;’ul'))ecl, will be “Sclence—Man—Re- gion.” Rev. H. E. Beatty to Preach. “Is God Asleep?” will be the sub- ject tomorrow at 11 am. in - town Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E. Beatty. Christian Endeavor, 7 p.m. leader, Donald Clarke. Evening serv. ice, 8 o'clock, God Is Ful “When Thomas Missed Church.” Rev., Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow on the subject “When Thomas Missed Church” and 7:45 pm. “Wounded Love.” Sunday Christian En- Rev. Bernard Braskamp to Preach will subject, “The River of | the Mef Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. PUTTING GOD'S KINGDOM FIRST. Matthew vi1-34. Golden Text—"Seek ‘ye first His kingdom, and His righteous- ness, and all these things shall be added unto you."—Matthew vi.33. ‘We turn once more to the Sermon on the Mount for our lesson. In the sec- ond part of the Magna Charta of chmmmcy. we find that Jesus gave to the world a religion that was real, reasonable and righteous beyond that of His cynical critics. A comparison of His practical precepts with their re- ligious life revealed the hypocrisy of their position, principles and piety. He warned His disciples against trying to live a life of duplicity in accordance with the practice of His enemies of almsgiving, prayer and fasting for the purpose of securing the approval of men rather than God. Their formal observance of the rigid, religious ritual of the rabbinical rules destroyed a spiritual religion. Formality left no rcom for religion of the heart when the outward observance was to secure human publicity and approval. Jesus condemned any form of spec- tacular show in religious service be- cause the source of religious life was secret and spiritual. He condemned the observance of religious rules, rites and regulations for the purpose of securing the approval of men. The Master in- sisted that this type of religion was hypocritical, because it was not genuine and true. He condemned the grand- stand type of publicity by people, whose philanthropic endeavors were made for the purpose of seeking fame, favor and friendship of men. Almsgiving in the Lord’s day was synonymous with right- eousness. Jesus believed in social serv- ice. Most of the modern charitable and philanthropic work owes their origin directly or indirectly to His teachings. The person who gives for the purpose that he may enjoy for the ‘moment the glmour‘ glare and glory of the limelight, He taught, would re- ceive their reward from men, but such public parade of one's ving, Jesus held, was not entitled to recogni- tion from God. ‘When Christ comes into a man'’s life, he at once starts on a career of benevo- lent giving. Zacheus upon his conver- sion became a ploneer of Christian generosity. Something must have hap- pened in the case of the woman with the alabaster box. She started prob- ably to give Him some of the ointment, but she literally shivered it and be- came “the pioneer of the Christian habit of giving all for Jesus.” Neither one of these were moved by any selfish consideration. Their gifts were the outcoming of the new life which for development demanded personal prayer. We cannot, in our benevolence, let our “light so shine that men may see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven,” unless we keeg unbroken our spirftual fellowship with God through our closest communications. Fellowship of Prayer. Spiritual strength and Christiike social service depends upon our taking time for secret communion with God. In the rush of our modern life, we are a\;;rlookibnel hatlhe l:’eceultky m'o( taking e to ly and speal regularly with God. We need to shut the world out and enter more than we do into our regular places of prayer to commune with our Father. In the rush of mod- ern life we are apt to forget that we are called upon to “be still” to know G ‘We are in danger of conferring with men and neglecting our greatest privilege of communing with God. Seek- ing the praise of men allures us away from the source of spiritual power. ‘The neglect of prayer life is responsi- ble for the weakness and waywardness Sougut by rrmm! & practice to teach sought pt and prac c| His ahcuIPu the importance of their prayer . Jesus emphasized that it was not the posture and place but the pugole of prayer that makes it a spiritual value. He was the first founder of a religion to clearly enjoin secret and silent prayer. Our Lord criticized the practice of Baal's prophets, Persian mystics, Bud- dhist_worshippers and the practices of the Pharisees in using vain repetions. He outlined to His disciples a model prayer to serve as a guide for their devotions. While this is usually called the Lord’s prayer, it ought to be called His dis- ciples’ ‘prayer. Although it emphasized the thoroughly Jewish social principles of prayer, the fraternal spirit, that ought to exist between all who call God “Father,” it possesses such a universal ! scope that at the World Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago during the World Fair of 1893, it was the only prayer that men of all nationalities, races and religions could use together in their public worship. God’s Kingdom First. ‘This prayer reverses the common order of men’s prayers, for it puts first God and His Kingdom and then man. Usually men turn to the Lord and seek first of all their own needs. Our Lord gave us this prayer, not as a form, but as a suggestion for the substance and spirit, for at a later time He gave the spostles in almost the same words the model prayer. There are two to this prayer. The first, as Griffith has well said, teaches us to “pray for the Father's honor, dominion, service, and :::etx; for our preservatign, pardon, pro- ction.” Not only did Jesus emphasize the fact that God's Kingdom should be given first. place in prayer, but He also taught that it should be first in the investments of our finances. If we give His Kingdom primacy in prayer, we will give it first place in our life. Our hands, hearts and heads will all be thoroughly con- secrated to His service. We will recog- nize the fact that life is not given us to amass great fortunes, but “to lay up treasures in Heaven,” where no dis- turbance in Wall Street can destroy the value of our life's effort. If we have given our all to Him to be used in the work of His Kingdom, we have placed the investments of life where they can- not be lost. The forces of nature can- not destroy or the efforts of predatory men take from us the results of our life’s investments in the Kingdom of God. We must not permit money to come between us and serving God. Jesus insisted that we should seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. If we do that we need not worry about the outcome. If we are anxious about what we shall eat, drink or wear it is evident that we have not thoroughly consecrated ourselves to our Father and the work of His King- dom. Let us make no thought for the future, but prove our trust in the Mas- ter’s word by seeking first the reign of God in our life and work, as well as in He Wil ‘Supply ‘it ‘these. tpinge. "ot e supply a se. . © Our Father delml sincerity and reality in our fellowship and life. We prove the genuineness of our religion by taking Christ at His word that calls upon us to seek first the reign of God in all of our affairs, doing His will leaving the rewards and results with Him, knowing that He will supply all of our wants and needs. If we put God first in all of our seeking, then People, nd provisions will follow in right . Let us fear not and in all of our efforts put first in our thought, prayer and work the Kingdom of God and His teousness, then all the things we really need He wiil pro- vide for us according to His promise. DR. JOHN COPENHAVER ANNOUNCES SUBJECTS Sacrament of Lord's Supper to Be Observed at Epworth Metho- dist Church. The subject of the communion ad- g P Epworeh” Metnoa r o WO Mel it Episcopal Church South, tomorrow at 11 o’clock will be “The Blood on the Door Post.” The sacrament of the Lord's supper will be observed, He will preach for the 8 p.m. service also, and subject 1 be “The Man Who Almost Suc- ceeded.” The Sunday school will meet at 9:30 am. Representative J. A. Garber of Virginia will address the combined senior and young people’s departments of the Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock. The four Epworth League chapters of the church will hold a combined service at 7 o'clock Sunday evening in the League rooms. Donald Moore will be the leader and the subject will be “Can We Afford Time for Reading the Bible?” A business meeting and social of the Hummer Memorial Class will be held in the social rooms Tuesday at 8 0 The Sunshine Circle of the class will act as hostess. The monthly meeting of the official board will be held Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Dr. Copenhaver will continue his talks for the Thursday evening prayer ;e.r;l'::'yn “The Church and the World PASTOR TO TELL STORY. “Why a Poet Kept a Rope Ladder” Is Centennial Church Topie. “Why a Poet Kept & Rope Ladder!"” is & story which will be told by Rev. E. Hez Swem tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Centennial Baptist Church, followed by the baptisms of more of the new converts won in recent evangelistic en- deavors. The 11 o'clock morning ser- mon subject is “Two Men of Moment."” ‘The several societies of the Baptist Young People’s Union convene 7 p.m., and the Sunday school 9:30 a.m. ‘HOUSE OF REST’ IS TOPIC. Mrs. R. L. Livingston to Lead ‘Women's Association Meeting. Rev. George Farnham will preach to- morrow on the subject “The House of Rest” at the Cleveland Park Congreg: tional Church. Communion will be ol served. The evening service will be at 6:30 o'clock. The Women's Association will hold its bi-monthly meeting Wednesda: under the ledaership of Mrs. R. L. Livingston. —_— Theology Dean to Speak. “Why the Present Demoralization in Soclety?” is the topic Dr. B. G. Wil- kinson, dean of theology, Washington Missionary Col morrow at 8 p.m. at the L'Aiglon audi- torium, Eighteenth street and Colum- bia road. Minnesotan to Speak. Representative Paul J. Kvale of Min- nesota will address the congregation of tropolitan Presbyterian Church, Fourth and B streets southeast, tomor- French Services. Rev. Florian Vurpillot, of the French ition, which meets every Sunday afternoon at St. John’s Church, La Fayette Square, will preach tomorrow at 4 p.m. on “Jesus Christ, le Chemin.” . who will speak to- | j CHURCH OF COVENANT SUBJECT ANNOUNCED | Dr. Albert J. McCartney to Preach | Tomorrow on *“A Prophet's Vision of a Living God.” At the Church of the Covenant to- ] | morrow morning Dr. Albert Joseph Mec- Cartney will preach on the subject, “A Prophet’s Vision of a Living God.” Sunday school meets at am. ‘The young people will meet at 6:30 p.m. After tea is served Miss Jeannette Holt of the Neighborhood House will speak on work of this institution. The Covenant Evening Missionary Society will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. William R. Rhoades, and on Wednesday at 3 o’'clock the League of the Covenant will meet at the home of Mrs. Howard 8. Le Roy. Mrs. Robert Galt of Evanston, Ill., will speak on “The Religious Aspect of Soviet Russia as I Saw It.” ‘The congregation will tender a re- ception to Dr. and Mrs. McCartney next Wednesday evening. At the midweek service Thursday at 8 o’clock Dr. Mc~ Cartney will . The Christian Endeavor Society will present a three- act play, “Ninety Days' Grace,” at Pierce Hall Friday evening. DR. HOMER J. COUNCILOR LECTURES ON “BETHANY’. Dean of School of Religion Will Speak in Assembly Hall of Y. M. C. A. Tomorrow. Dr. Homer J. Councilor, dean of the School of Religion of the Y. M. C. A., will give an illustrated lecture on “Bet! |any” tomorrow at 4 o'clock in the as. sembly hall of the Central Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. This will be the final lecture of a serles on the Holy Land, given under lnlllmplceze:r n‘\& et S T{xe lectures are lustra wi oflgnn pictures ob- tained by Dr. Councllor during his re- cent journey to Palestine. Tomorrow's lecture will include descriptions of Jericho, the Dead Sea, the Hills of Moab, the River Jordan and the land :e‘flonbt t,h:olordln. o{l.;o addition, there wn & motion picture film, e cK. ,_religious work director of the Y. M. C. Amwlll pre- side. The public is invited. KETCHAM TO SPEAK. Michigan Representative on Harri- son Bible Class Program. sentative John C. Ketcham of llflbl c{‘ wllll ;ldreu the Harrison e Class of ngress Street Meth- odist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty- first street, tomorrow at 9:45 o'clock the auditorium of the church. His sub- ject will be “Putting First Thi O. R. Van Orman will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. ‘The pasto: First.” All men are welcome. Dr. H. A. Kester, will chi services at 11 on “Lord, Teach Us to Pray,” at the conclusion of which communion serivces will be held. At 8 p.m. “Na- thaniel Under the Fig Tree” will be his subject. - Mount Olivet Baptist Church. “Talking and Walking With God" will be the subject of a sermon tomor- row at 11 a.m. by Rev. A. E. Williams, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church. At 3:30 p.m. there will be a communion service. B. P, U, will conduct the service at 8 pm. and work, | the i | o 2228, PASTOR 10 PREAC SERNONS N SERES Dr. Earle Wilfley Announces Topics for Services to Be Held Tomorrow. Dr. Earle Wilfley will continue hig two serfes of sermons tomorrow, hig morning topic being “The New Emq phasis,” which will be the third sermog on the plea of the Disciples of Christy At the evening service he will give ag illustrated lecture-sermon on the sube Ject, “With Allenby on the Last Crue sade,” in a series on “A Pilgrimage te Bible Land.” The worship theme for ;;l: Junior church will be “Fishers of en.” The forty-ninth anniversary of the Christian Endeavor movement and the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Christian Endeavor in this chuych will be observed at 5:30 p.m. with & birthday party, to which all Endeave orers and friends are invited. Dr. Wil« fley will participate in the program. The regular meeting at 7 p.m. will be led by Merrit L. Smith, former presi- dent of the District C. E. Union. The Beta C. E. Society will meet with the Alpha Soclety. At the 7 o'clock meeting of Le Ren- dezvous, the expressional group of col- lege-age young people, Dr. Wilfley will lead a discussion on “Crises.” The Woman's Council _will meet Mrs. Emma Lat- the devotions, rogram hour, on Healing,” and Mrs. Daniel B. Lloyd will present a pageant on_“Medical Missions.” Followin| the midweek meeting Thursday the board of officers will meet, “VOICE OF THE KING” IS PASTOR'S TOPIC Dr. Miers Will Speak at Morning Service on “Christ Interprets the Sabbath.” At Fourth Presbyterian Church, Thir- teenth and Fairmont streets, the sub- ject of Rev. James H. Meirs at 11 o'clock tomorrow will be “Christ In- terprets the Sabbath.” At 9:30 am. there will be a discussion of the Book of Acts in Kelly Hall, led by Dr. Miers. Frank L. Middieton, Bible teacher, will speak before the adult class in the base- ment hall. Mrs. William R. Stewart and Mrs. John C. Keele will return from at- tendance as delegates from the school to the pre-Summer school con- ference at Chester, Pa., and report on plans for the coming Summer school which this church_will conduct next E iR Seripture.” At 8 p.m. Dr. Miers will continue the sermon series of studies in the Book of Revelation, speaking on “The Voice of e .” ‘The senior Christian En- deavor Society will be addressed at 7 pm. by Miss Elizabeth Willlamson on “Who Are the Salt of the Earth?" Blake Chapter, Westminster Guild, will meet Monday at the home of Miss Evelyn Webb, Fontanet Courts, at 8 p.m. ‘The session, the official governing board of the church, meets Tuesday in Kelly Hall at 8 o'clock. ‘There will be a_church history lec- ture Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and at 8:30 o'clock Dr. Miers will speak on Cvening prayer’ meeting subject 1a ~Tha eve prayer’ sul “The Eighteenth Psalm,” with an address by Dr. Miers. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN PLANNED BY CHURCH Drive Starting February 17 Will Continue Until Opening of Lenten Season. At Grace Lutheran Church the pastor, Rev. Gerhard E..Lenski, will preach tomorrow at 11 _a.m. on the subject, “The Prayer of Fear.” In the evening at 8 o'clock he will continue his sermon series dealing with “The Meaning of Church Membershij The speclal theme for Sunday tht will be “What the Church Can Do for Me." A new-member campaign will begin February 17 with a workers' meeting, which will be addressed by Rev. 8. C. Michelfelder of Pittsburgh, Pa. The two weeks preceding Lent will be de- voted to the soliciting of prospects. The six weeks of Lent will be used as the instruction period. A special class for prospective members will be conducted each Thursday night during this season. Palm Sunday new members will by formally received and the junior catechetical class will be confirmed. The committee on arrangements is composed of Dr. Lenski, William Leh- mann, Mrs. August Moeller, Mrs, H. McLin Bell and Ernest Holland. SERVICE FOR MISSIONS. Central Presbyterian Church Pro- gram Is Announced. ‘The annual praise service for foreign missions will be observed at the Central Presbyterian Church tomorrow night. Dr. James O. Reavis who has visited the mission stations in foreign lands and is one of the executive secretaries of the foreign mission work of the church will make the address. In connection with the morning service the communion of the Lord's Supper will be observed and Dr. Reavis will preach at this service. A special offering for the foreign mission work will be taken up. This service will conclude the week of prayer for foreijgn missions which is being ol throughout the entire South- ern Presbyterian Church. MEN’S CLUB IN CHARGE. Foundry Group - Sponsors Special Service Tomorrow Evening. Dr. Prederick Brown Harris, pastar of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow mo! on the theme “A Call to Surrender.’ ‘The evening service will be under the auspices of the Men's Clud and the pastor will preach on the theme the Game.” The topic 1s suggested by the pastor, displayed in ;.:le “wayside pulpit” on the church wh. Third Baptist Church. ©O. Bullock's topic at the Church tomorrow at 11 am. is “What Jesus Christ Was Sent Unique Service Planned. A candle htmvlu'lllhh’erl:lo-