Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1930, Page 10

SURVEY LEADERS 70 MEET NONDAY 100 Churches Have Entered| Evangelism Campaign Next Month. ‘With 100 church congregations in the city officially entered in the Washington directed survey and visitation evangel- ism campaign, to be conducted March 9 to 21, under the personal leadership of Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, and still others coming into the movement, the general committee, of which Dr. Jason Noble Pierce is chairman, will hold a meeting Monday, at 12:30 o‘clock, in First Congregational Church, to which all District survey chairmen, other pas- tors and laymen are invited. At this meeting L. E. Ripley, who is to be survey field director, will speak on the survey phase of the work; an open forum to follow. Rev. Wesley Spencer of Dr. Kerna- han's staff and Mrs. Mabel Ripley, who will be office director of the District's survey, are both in the city. Another large group of churches is expected to join within the next few days. One of the recent additions to the list is the Ninth Street Church of the Disciples, which was inadvertently omitted from the last list of entrants. Rev. J. R. Duffield is in charge of the District survey advance plans. The visitation proper opens March 30 and continues to April 11. Subchair- men serving on the general committee include W. K. Cooper, civic committee; Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin, districting com- mittee; Rev. C. E. Hawthorne, devotions committee; W, W. Everett, finance; Henry Gilligan, literature; Rev. Earl ‘Taggart, minute men; Miss Bess Davis Schreiner, publicity; Rev. H. J. Coun- cilor, radio; P. McK. Etchison, schdeule; W. W. Millan, supper conference; Rev. J. R. Duffield, survey, and Merritt O. Chance, transportation. Other pastors serving on the general committee are W. S. Abernethy, J. H. Balthis, A. R. Bird. Bérnard Braskamp, J. D. Buhrer, S. B. Daugherty, L. W. De Gast, G. F. Dudley, Charles Enders, Sydney K. Evans, Bishop J. E. Freemman, J. P. Hand, F. B. Harris, H. D. Hayes, F. F. Holsapple, H. A. Kent, 1. W. Ketchum, W. A. Lambeth, A. J. Mc- Carney; Bishop W. F. McDowell, A. T. Murray, H. W. O. Millington, P. L. Mitchell, R. T. Nicholson, N. P. Patter- son, F. W. Perkins, D. A. Robertson, H. B. Smith, Earle Wilfley, H. B. ing, J. E. Yates. YOUNG FRIENDS HOLDING MIDWINTER CONFERENCE District of Columbia and Three Ad- * joining States Represented in Meetings Opening Tonight. The Young Friends of Baltimore meeting, comprising local groups Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, are hold- Friends’ Meeting House, 1811 I street, tonight and tomorrow. At the supper conference at 5:30 o'clock today, Fred- erick J. Libby will speak on “Yesterday and Tomorrow in the Peace Move- ment.” At 8 p.m., there will be a public meeting addressed by Francis Philip Prazier and Mrs. Prazier, two young Indians who are working in an Indian mission in Oklahoma. ‘The Sunday morning program at 9:45 o'clock for conference delegates in- discussion DR. H. C. SMITH TO PREACH Junior Section of St. Margaret's Confirmation Class to Meet. Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of Bt. Margaret's Church, Connecticut av- enue and Bancroft place, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. amd at 4:30 p.m. schedule of services will be: Holy communion at 7:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., morning prayer with ser~ mon at 11 am., confirmation instruc- tion at 3:30 p.m., evensong with sermon at 4:30 p.m., Young People’s Society at p.m. Membels of the junior section of the confirmation class will meet with the rector in the Sunday school library, ‘members of the senior or adult division with Rev. Robert Shores in the study. Holy communion will be celebrated Monday and Thursday at 11 a.m. ‘The Junior Brotherhood of St. An- drew will hereafter meet at 10 a.m. on Sundays. VISITOR TO SPEAK HERE. Rev. Paul Westfall, Philadelphia, at Peck Chapel Tomorrow. Rev. Paul Westfall of the terian Religious Education Department of Philadelphia, will .speak tomorrow morning to the Sunday School of Peck Memorial Chapel. He will also preach at the church service at 11 am. The pastor, Rev. Irving W. Ketchum, will At the evening service at 7:45 o'clock, Mr. Ketchum will have for his [ MisS sermon subject, “For the Love of It.” ‘The adult class of . EMzabeth F. the Cradle Roll Class the Beginners and the Intermediate Department will meet at 9:45 am. All other depart- ments will meet at 3 pm. ‘The speaker of the men’s class will be William Bond, jr., of the Bible In- stitute of Providence, R. I. PLAN FAMILY DAY. Christ Lutheran Church to Hold Tenth Annual Service. Christ Lutheran Church, which is now worshiping in Zion Church, Sixth and P streets, will hold its tenth an- nual family day service tomorrow morn- . The pastor, Rev. J. Frederic Wen- chel, will preach on “Joseph an Ideal Member of the Family.” At this serv- ice the families sit together as in the days of our forefathers. The Ladies' Aid Society will give a dinner Thursday. The Walther Leaguers of Washington will give a comedy at the Concord Club auditorium Friday evening, entitled “The Tea Toper's Inn." The proceeds will go toward mis- sion work. DR. SIZ00 TO PREACH. Subjects of S;;n’i Tomorrow Are Announced. ‘The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church will observe its usual services W morning and evening. At the morning service Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will preach on the subject “The Vindication of Religion.” Dr. Sizoo will have for the subject of his evening sermon “College and Suc- cess.” sermon Wwill be followed by the usual questionnajre period, after which the Glee Club will sing & closing number. A Dr. Johnsen to Preach. ‘a!zr. S. L. Johnson, evangelist, of Boy- Chuirch Va., will preach at New Bethel tonight and Sunday. He will speak to men and his wife, Mrs. John- will speak it | | a Q. As a Bible school teacher, I am continually asked the questions: What use is there in prayer; does God alter His plans because we ask Him to do 50; when He seems to alter them, what reasons have we for supposing that he did not intend to do what He does? purely subjective? A. It cannot be denied that prayer has an immense subjective significance. No person ever truly and sincerely prayed for anything worthy without being the better for the act. But fundamentally, prayer is the fellow- ship of man with his Maker. So to surrender it because some forms of ::\ver are unsatisfactory would be the ight of folly.~ True communion with the All Father is life’s deepest strength and joy. The prayer of petition becomes in- fon when we pray not for our- | selves alone, but for others, and for| causes dear to God and essential for humanity. Such prayer may avail, and again it may not. It is subject to a superior wisdom. Yet it would not be eficial for us or for others if we ceased to pray. Who shall say how much God can effect for good hhrm:(h our personal interest in other | ves? Consider the prayers of St. Paul, of St. Augustine, of St. Prancis, and those of other saints who proved that prayer is mighty to prevail in the hearts of their fellow creatures. Surely human wills are open to modifications, or how can we account for the trans- formations wrought by the supplica tions of faithful pastors and devout parents? What is more, the will can and does affect the course of human events in innumerable instances. Prof. A. S. Eddington, the eminent scientist, has shown that the careless dropping of a lighted match can start a forest fire which in turn would else- where precipitate a rainstorm. Again, the minerals extracted from the earth | can be shaped by us for the sword or the plowshare. When we are so linked with God that His will is our desire, who doubts that the sword will dis- appear? In other words, man, nature lndl God are so closely interrelated that | it is sheer tism to urge a man’s | prayers influence nobody and nothing | outside himself. Experience attests L'}:nt‘rsum of 'l!nny;on'.s line that “more are wrought by er than this world dream of.” i Q. Upon what acts or teachings of Jesus do you Christians base the Lord’s Supper? I feel it is an exaggerated rite and that in some churches it is | superstitiously observed. A. Jesus always closely identified His | ministry with refreshment of body and | soul. He cvidently regarded the feed- ing of the multitude as one of His most significant acts, a regard stimulated by the fact that among Oriental people nothing was more sacred than hospi- tality. Consequently their religious feasts, includiug those of the Jews, had & prominence and a meaning which g';udt-em nations do not readily appre- I The Passover was Israel's seal and sign of her covenanted relation with Jehovah. Her expectation of a coming Messiah was embellished by concep- tions of His temporal pomp and circum- stance, and of a great banquet to which all faithful Hebrews would be sum- moned. Here their destiny was to reach its height and their hopes as the chosen race would be realized. ‘The fourth Gospel, which is the noblest religious document extant, ex- presses the mind of Jesus on these mat- ters. THE EVENING Religious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. material bread He bestowed cherished material life, 50 He, the very “bread of God” out of heaven, imparted to recip- ient souls the life He shared with the Father, It is not surprising that this teach- ing sounds strange to you. Even His disciples “understood not about the loaves.” not concrete. there enter into the holy m: that unseen bread of which “if any man eat he shall live forever.” Indeed, after the lapse of nearly 2,000 years many professed Christians do not right- 1y appraise the spiritual values of the Eucharist. ‘The scene in the upper room enabled the Master's first disciples to recognize that he was more than a friend or an instrctor. He was also the lifegiver, the personal source of divinely recreat- ing strength and grace. Through that meal, so simple yet majestic, they se- cured a regeneration of soul, a fortitude of will, an energizing of their- whole na- ture, which made them sufficient for claims and duties of their high calling. Likewise in our earthly pilgrimage we participate in the Eucharistic feast and absorb its bengfits. Catholic and Prot- estant differ al its interpretation, but nearly all agree concerning its vitaliz- ing power. It is the supreme mystery of the New Testament faith, but one amply guaranteed by Christian exp: ence alone. If to you this is supe! tion, I can only suggest your consulling charist and its effect upon his or her innermost life and being. Their an- swers are my chief argument. Q. I personally believe that the Jesus history in the New Testament is merely copy of the mythological histories of the Hindu saviour Krishna and the saviour Buddha, with a mixture of the mythological borrowed from the Per- sians and other nations. I should be interested to have your views on the subject. A. It would require a bulky volume to reply adequately to your letter. It presents a view which has cropped out at various times during the last cen- tury and a half, usually after a period of strain and stress such as the late war inflicted. Indeed, it is a part of skepticism’s panoply which may be ex- pected to emerge again when faith is feeble and love is cold. Although advocated with fervor, it has never been able to secure much of a following. Scholars who know first century Palestine are well aware that the conditions requisite to produce such a myth were not there. This was made clear a score of years past when Thomas James Thorburn published his book on “The Mythical Interpretations of the Gospels.” "It was a crushing re- joinder to writers like Smith (Ameri- can), Robertson (English) and Drews (German), who had resuscitated your pet theory, Since then Brandes en- deavored to galvanize it into & sem- blance of life, and Weigall, in his vol+ ume, “The Paganism in common, as he alleges, to both systems. It should be added that Weigall does net question the historicity of Jesus. Klausner, Montefiore and Enelow, learned and able Jewish authors, like- wise accept that historicity. But why club a ghost? Did not a celebrated English author prove by similar argu- ments that Napoleon I never existed? See in this connection Bishop John F. Nuelsen’s work on “Some Recent Phases of German Theology.” The truth is there is far more re- liable evidence for the actual presence of Jesus on the earth than for that of numerous other famous historical char- p- | acters whose existence you have not dreamed of doubting. Pardon me for saying that the issue you raise is im- the ' material. Metropolitan Union during the past month led the 27 organizations of the Columbia Federation in the competitive efficiency campaign, it was announced at’ the federation's regular meeting ‘Tuesday evening. This union was five points in the lead of Bethany. The re- port indicated Metropolitan and Na- tional Baptist Memo: were tied for first honors for the three-month period. “Am I Intruding?” a three-act come- dy, will be presented by the federa- tion Tuesday, 8 o'clock, at Woodward Hall, Calvary Baptist Church. The Jolly Juniors of Pifth and the ‘West Washington Junior Union reach- the same percentage standard in the efficiency contest of the Junior Ped jon. ld Gaw, president at ived th%(zdzn- this month. The award will be given to the Jolly Juniors of Fifth on the first of March. ‘The B. Y. P. U. of Maryland Avenue Church was unanimously voted into the federation Tuesday evening. Bethany Union has charge of the eve- ning church service tomorrow. Calvary held an executive meeting February 13. Miss Dorothy Clore was lrpomted group captain to take the place of Ronald Betts, who resigned. A pageant will be given tomorrow eve- ning by the members of the B. Y. P. U. and Christian ideavor. “Crowded ‘Ways” is the title &nd is based on the study book. sion dy 3 Miss Virginia Sutton and the Fellow- ship Commission will present at Chevy grhlse tomorrow a pantomime, “Youth ays.” . Miss Jessle Keir and Group 4 will pre- sent a program at East Washington Heights tomorrow. Miss Gladys Schellin and Group 4 will present the devotional meeting at Foun- tain Memorial tomorrow. Grace Union will conduct the serv- ice at the Home for Aged Ladies to- morrow at 3 o’clock. Miss Thelma Sanders and the Stew- ardship Commission will have charge of the program to be presented tomorrow at_Highlands. Mr. McGill and Group 2 will present the program at Kendall tomorrow. Their business meeting is to be held ‘Tuesday evening. Mrs. Catherine Schmidt and Group 2 will have charge of the social hour at National Baptist Memorial tomorrow at 6 o'clock. Mr. Rosenberg will present | the devotional program at 7 o'clock. | At Petworth, Miss Winifred Whitney and the Stewardship Commission are to speak on “The Value of the Bible to Non-Christian Nations.” The union will have charge of the prayer meeting Thursday evening. ‘The Stewardship Commission at Ta- koma Park, directed by James Marshall, will lead the devotional meeting tomor- row. Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel and the Stewardship Commission will present the program at Temple tomorrow. The Devotional Life Commission, un- der the leadership of Miss Henrietta Hobson, will have charge of the devo- tional meeting at West Washington to- morrow. Louis Lucas will conduct the Bible quiz. BAPTISMAL SERVICES. Rev. E. Hez Swem Announces Cen- tennial Baptist Program. “The Returning Redeemer!” is the subject of Dr, E. Hez Swem tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Centennial Bap- tist Church, followed by the baptisms of many converts from the recent listic meetings. The 11 o'clock sermon gnum is “Head y.The several loe‘i’ium of the Baptist “You People’s Union meet pm., Mn&e Sunday school 9:30 am. - ‘The Christian Endeavor Societies of Gunton Temple Presbyterian and North- minster Fourth Presbyterian Churches will hold a joint fellowship supper and Christian Endeavor prayer meeting to- morrow in Gunton Temple Church. Memorial United Brethren Soclety will hold a fellowship banquet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. An entertainment feature in the form of a “Backward Social” will be given by the Society of Keller Lutheran Church next Tuesday evening, for all people who are 18 years of age and over. A brief business meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock. New York Avenue Presbyterian Society will have a George Wash- ington’s birthday celebration tomor- row at 6:45 o'clock. Dr. Marvin, presi- dent of George Washington University, will on “George Washington.” The Young People’s Society of Kelley ary meeting conducted as a radio broad- cast tomorrow evening. Miss Bessic Rinker will lead the discussion ofgthe topic, “The Value of the Bible in fa- Christian Lands.” Miss Elizabeth La Roche will lead the meeting of the Senior Soclety of Colum- bia Helghts Christian Church. A meeting of the Senior Union will be held March 3 at Rhode Island | Avenue Methodist Protestant Church. ‘The Keller Lutheran Church Society will have charge of the entertainment for the children in the Central Union Mission next Friday evening. ‘The topies for discussion in the vari- ous societies on Sunday are: Senior, “The Value of the Bible for No Christian Nations”; intermediate, “Whi the Bible Is Doing in the World junior, “Crusaders With Christ in China.” PASTOR LEAVES CITY. Dr. James Taylor Will Preach in & Sweet Briar. Dr. James H. Taylor, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, will preach tomorrow morning at Sweet Briar Col- lege, Sweet Briar, Va. At night he wiil speak at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg, Va: Di g his absence, the pulpit of his church will be supplied by Rev. Dr. W. W. Shaw of Baltimore. Dr. Shaw, formerly & member of Potomac Presbytery, has preached in the Central Presbyterian Church a number of times. ble class. under instruction of the pas- tor, continues its studies in the Old Testament history. The class is now studying the Book of Kings. All the young people of the church and congre- gation are invited to attend. Sermon Announced by Dr. Bullock. Dr. George Bullock’s topic at the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q streets, tomorrow at 11 am. is “The Compassionate Savior.” At 8 pm. he will preach the annual sermon to the health unit of the Elks of Columbia Lodge, No. 85. All other lodges and temples are invited to attend in a body. Bible school will meet at 9:15 am., Junior Christian Endeavor Soclety 4 pm., Intermediate Christian Endeavor Soclety 5 p.m., Senlor Christian En- deavor Soclety 6 pm. Prayer meeting ‘Tuesday, 8 to 10 p.m. Young People's prayer meeting Thursday, 8 to 9 p.m. Dr. Tansill to Lecture. “A Modern Estimate of George Wash- ington” is the subject of the lecture that will be delivered by Dr. Charles C. Tansill, professor of American history in the American University, before the rian Ministers’ Association of Wi gton and vicinity, February 24, at 11 o'clock, in the Nnfiork Avenue | Their_ideas were nothing if | They .did not then and | tery of | Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. One any Christian you know about the Fu- | Our Chris- | tianity,” has paralleled certain myths | Lutheran Church will have a mission- | pe The Young People’s Friday Night Bi- | “AGREAT PARABLE” S SERIES THEME Chevy Chase Preshyterians| Continue Devotional - Meetings. At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church the second of the series of three Dis- trict devotional meetings will be held meeting will be held in each of the seven districts of the parish. The theme for discussion of the evening is “A Great Parable.” The following are the places of meetings, with the leaders: Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wolfe, 6401 Maple avenue, Md., Edward Wichers, leader; Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Atherton, 9300 Con- necticut avenue, Mrs. G. W. Stone,| lesder; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fleming, 8 Drummond avenue, Md., J. H. Hollister, leader; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Larrimer, 3304 Rittenhouse street, J. R. Duffield, leader; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fouts, 3940 McKinley street, Edna E. Pyle, leader; Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Logan, 5437 Con- necticut avenue, A. P. Weckerly, leader; Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Hough, 3901 Con- necticut avenue, C. L. Carhart, leader. The Chevy Chase circle dinner and entertainment will be held Tuesday at 6:30 o'clock. ‘The following sections of the Guil will meet this week: Section 9, Mrs. La Roe, leader, Tuesday with Mrs. Ross | Fryer, 3903 Livingston street; luncheon |at 1 p.m,, Mrs. Guthrie, Mrs. Larrimer { and Mrs. Bates assistant hostesses; sec- | tion 12, Mrs, A. W. Starrett, leader, with Mr, Starrett, 419 Dorset avenue, Md., luncheon Tuesday, 1 p.m., Mrs. J. P. Farnham, Mrs. Lewis Judson and Mrs. J. E. Swigert, hostesses; section 8, Mrs. Ireland, leader, luncheon, Thursday, 1| pm., with Mrs. Robert Swope, 3748 | Huntington street, Mrs. Johnston Camp- bell, assistant hostesses. Senfor Christian Endeavor Society ]meets tomorrow at 7 p.m.: Mrs. Alton | G. Grinnell, leader of the Intermediate Christian Endeavor Soclety, together with the officers of the organization are giving a supper and a special program for the other members of the society to- morrow at 5:30 p.m. Section 1, Mrs. J. S. Biggs, leader, | will meet for tea Tuesday, at 2 p.m. | with Mrs. Gilbert Young, 5325 Thirty- | elghth street. Mrs, Frey, assistant hostess. e CHRIST HELD KEY T0 BIBLE PROPHECY | National Baptist Memorial Church to Hear New York Preacher. Dr. Thomas Chalmers of New York will speak tomorrow night at the Na- tional Baptist Memorial on the subject “Christ, the Key of hecy.” Pastor G. G. Johnson will speak in the morn- ing on “What the Bible Says About Backsliding.” ‘The men’s rally will be held Tuesday at 8 o'clock, preparatory to the annual every-member canvass, set for March 9. At the same hour the Mizpah Class will entertain the choir. ‘The Sunbeams and Crusaders meet at 11 am. and 7 p.m. respectively, on Sunday; the junior choir on Wednes- day at 3:30 pm.; the pastor's class on Thursday, from 7:10 to 7:50 p.m., and the Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts meet- ing, respectively, Friday at 7:15 pam. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ‘The Young People’s Choral Club will meet at 7 o'clock Thursday, after which will be the regular midweek meeting, at which the topic will be “The Sealing of the Spirit.” ‘Today the annual day of prayer is being observed. An address was made | by Irvin H. Linton, an attorney, of this | city. . BIBLE READING LEAGUE EXECUTIVE BODY MEETS Presentation of New Testament Booklets to Feature Annual Easter Service. ‘The executive board and regional Community Bible Readers’ League met at the City Club last Wednesday eve- ning with Mrs. Louise Harding Earll, the president, presiding. It was voted to hold the annual Eastertide services on Easter day. feature of this service will be the pres- entation of 30 sets of New Testament booklets to the contestants who shall have the highest ratings in a Lenten Bible reading course. The contest will open to any one. For information address the International Community Bible Readers’ League, P. O. Box 3075, U street station, .. OBSERVE CHURCH DAY. Special Service Scheduled for Al- bright Memorial Church. Church day will be observed tomorrow at . Albright Memorial Church. Rev. George Schnabel, the minister, will use as his theme in the morning “The Open Door to the Heart of God.” At this service the entire membership will take part in the ervice, when they bring their pledges for the current year togthe altar. The evening sermon, “Making of a Man,” will be illustrated by moving pictures. A workers’ conference and supper will be held Thursday at 6:30 pm. The cabinet of the church school meeting will follow. PASSION PLAY LECTURE. Page McK. Etchison to Repeat Pro- gram at Y. M.-C. A, Page McK. Etchison, religious work director of the Y. M. C. A., will repeat tomorrew at 4 p.m. at’the Central Y. M. C. A, an illustrated lecture on the Passion Play of Oberammergau, which he gave two weeks ago before a large audience. The lecture will be illus- trated with colored slides showing the last play as well as motion pictures ot scenes en route to the little Bavarian village, including Berlin, Munich and the Bavarian Alps, Men and women are invited to the lecture, which will be given in the | assembly hall of the Y. M. C. A. build~ | ing at 1736 G street. DR. BELL TO SPEAK. Missionary to Africa Will Preach at Capital Church. Dr. William Bell, head of the mis- sion at Angola, Africa, will be the speaker tomorrow at a special service at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Park Con- gregational Church. The morning service ‘will be con- ducted by the G Farnham, who will pre iect “A Salt Solution. ach on " the suse o Georg;tm Lutheran Church., “In What Do You Glory?" will be the subject tomorrow at 11 a.m. in George- town Lutheran Church by Rev. Har- old E. Beatty, tor. Christian Endeav- or, 7 pm.; , “The Value of the Bi- ble for Non-Christian Nations.” Eve- ning services at 8 &M: subject, “Jesus Christ and Youlh Today.” aldes of the National and International | (NN CHURCHES LISTED FOR JOINT SERVICE Episcopal Congregations to Honor Ideals of Gen. Washington. ‘The 198th anniversary of the birth of George Washington will be com- memorated in many Episcoal churches throughout the country tomorrow with services dedicated to the spiritual ideals of the first President. At the suggestion of the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washing- ton, parishes in virtually every State have made plans to unite in "an ob- servance known as “Washington Ca- thedral Sunday.” ‘Twenty-one or more parishes in the Diocese of Washington will participate. These include Nativity, Transfiguration, St. Margaret's, St. Thomas', Our Sav- jor, St. Monica’s, All Saints’, Emman- uel, St. Mark’s, St. John’s, town; Rock Creek, St. Andrew’s, Trinity, Ta- koma; St. John's, Mount Rainier; Christ Church, Georgetown; Ail Faiths’, Mechanicsville, Md.; Christ Church, Kensington; St. Peter's, Poolesville, Md.; St. Paul's, Aquasco, Md.; Port To- bacco, La Plata, Md.; Holy Trinity, Mitchellville, Md Free-will offerings will be made at this time toward the completion of ““~chington Cathedral. This practice _onsidered appropriate, as the com- pleted cathedral, wi will overlook the District of Columbia from the heights of Mount St. Alban, will fulfiill a dream of George Washington. Funds for the completion of the north and south transepts are now be- ing sought by committees headed by Gen. John J Pershing as national chairman. It is hoped that these units —the arms of the cross-shaped struc- ture—will be built by 1932, so that the cathedral may be the scene of a national service during the country- wide celebration of the George Wash- ington bicentenary. Assisting in this endeavor are former United States Senator ‘Whar- ton Pepper as executive chairman, Sec- retary of the Treasury Mellon as cam- paign treasurer, and committee mem- bfirxllnd important centers throughout the land. ‘SIN, WHAT ABOUT IT?* T0 BE SERMON TOPH | Evening Subjete of Dr. Copenhaver to Be, “The Man Who Kept His Promise With God.” Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pastor of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, th street and North Carolina avenue northeast, will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow on “Sin—What About It?” and at 8 o'clock on “The Man Who Kept His Promise With God.” Sunday school meets at 9:30 am. and Epworth League at 7 p.m. Members of the official board will meet with the boards of other churches of the denomination for a joint quar- terly conference Tuesday evening in the Francis Asbury M. E. Church South. The pastor will conduct the prayer meeting service Thursday evening. He will make the second address on the new book by Dr. E. Stanley Jones, “The Christ of Every Road.” Enlistments are now being made in tife church of members to work in the coming evan- gelistic canvass and campaign, under leadership of Dr. Earl Kernahan, g S S FOUNDER WILL SPEAK. Pr. Chalmers to Address Gospel Mission. Dr. Thomas M. Chalmers, founder of the New York Jewish lization Society, will speak at the 1 Mis- slon, 216 John Marshall place, tonight :;'I:SD o'clock. His topic will be * - en.” program for the comin, week as follows: Sunday night, th: Potomac Bible College; Monday, mis- slon officers and workers, leader, Mrs. William Buckingham; Tuesday, Luther er Mission Soclety; Wednesday, Sen- lor Christian Endeavor Soclety, First Congregational Church; Thursday, Epis- lian La; 's Service Assoclation; A. Garber; praise and testimony, with M. E. Miller peaker. Bible classes for converts at 7 o'clock each night. Thursday, foreign mothers’ class: Friday, 2 p. American mothers’ class. an girls’ clubs meet Friday at 7 p.m., at 326 C street. Sunday morning Bible breakfast class for unchurched hom less men at 9:30 o'cldck. LUTHER LEAGUE The quarterly meeting of the Luther League of the District of Columbia will be held at the Church of the Reforma- tion March 4 at 8 pm. The devotional service will be conducted by Rev. John Weidley, pastor of the Reformation Church, while the address of the eve- ning will be delivered by Rev. J. N. Gould Wickey, executive secre! of the Luth- tary board of education of the United eran Church in America. A busload Leaguers from Prederick and members of the executive committee of the Bal- timore District Luther e will par- ticipate in this meeting, theme of which will be "uue:‘a'nn." - ry of the Mary- State and Washington District Luther Leagues, respectively, the local Luther Leagues of the District of Co- lumbia will hold a joint missionary meeting at the Atonement Lutheran Church Sunday evening, March 16, when “Porto Rico,” the missionary ob- jective of the Luther of Amer- ica, will be the topic of an illustrated lecture. A meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Luther League of the Mary- land Synod will be held at the Luthesan Foreign Missions House, 18 East Mount Vernon place, Baltimore, February 28 at the call of the president, Paul L. Brindle. Announcement of the following de- partmental secretaries of the St. Mark’s Luther League has been made by Miss Selma A. Trede, president of the St. Mark’s organization; Mrs, Jerome K. Lyle, educational; Mrs. Barbara Trede, missionary, and Miss Marie Trede, life service, “The Value of the Bible in Non- Christian Nations” is the topic which will be presented tomorrow at St. Paul's devotional service by Miss Ruth Plumer. The topic which will be ted at Washington finigion " Disrict n monthly visit to last Sunday after- Niagara Falls this week end sec- retary e, paid their g‘h‘lfl‘nn'l Hospital noon. ‘While in L. Schickler, corr of the Luther League of ‘business 3 . meeting, ary 13, - i row on the theme “A M STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, FEB THE TWELVE SENT FORTH— Matthew, ix.35; x1.1. Golden Text: The harvest in- deed is plenteous, but the laborers wre few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send forth laborers into his harvest.— Matthew, 1x.37, 38. ‘Washington turned to God in prayer during the trying days that the Ameri- can Army passed thorugh in its Winter quarters at Valley Forge, when he saw “at-one time more than 1,000 soldlers had not a shoe fo their feet.” According to a historian one could “trace their march by the blood which their naked feet left on the ice.” He continued steadfast in his loyalty to the colonies and had faith in their ultimate success, born in the hours when he poured out his soul to God for the ragged, half-fed troops, He knew that the Lord was moved with tompassion when He saw the needy condition of the people in Galilee during His evangelistic campaign. Christ’s heart beat in sympathy with the condition of the people, who were frett , disturbed, and vexed because they fainted like sheep without a shepherd. The people’s condition called for action. Washing- ton believed that although the times appeared to be unfavorable to the American forces, they could expect the favor of Deity because their cause was just. Washington won his place in the hearts of the American people by his compassion and feeling for his country. Christ through His compassion for the masses won His place as a hero through His heart power. The Twelve Commissioned. He summoned His disciples and pointed out the condition that He had detected. He called upon them to pray for laborers to enter into the harvest felds and reap. Man’s hour of trial is the moment to start a campaign to turn their hearts to God. ClI more than that. He sent out the 12 to answer their own prayers. In commis- sioning the apstles, who had been trained by Him in_ His apostolic col- lege to “take men alive,” Jesus did not allow them to go forth without power. “He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.” He limited their min- istry to work among their own nation. He commissioned them to preach the same message that both He and John the Baptist had used to stir up the nation—*“the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He commanded them to use the power entrusted to them “to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons” without regard to any financial return. Their mission was to be one of faith, and He assured them that they would be su i ‘The power with which He had endowed them would certify that they were His personal representatives. He promised |them that although they faced peril the reception given them would be the same as given to Himself. In view of their danger, He divided the missionaries, that He was sepding out into six pairs, so that in the hours of trial, persecution, and peril - each would be sustained by the presence of the other apostle in sympathy, suj and strength. Moore has well said “looking to this end, tke contrasts in these companionships are very instruc- tive as sketched by various writers: Tmpetuous Peter is paired with cautious Andrew; ambitious James with spiritual John; slow-witted Philip with believing Matthew; practical James with doc- trinal Jude; enthusiastic Simon the Zealot with businesslike Judas Iscariot. Each man found a temperamental com- plement in his associate. Hence each pair would have sufficient conservatism to shield from mistakes and sufficient aggressiveness to insure the widest pos- sible usefulness.” ‘These first missionaries were all Gali- leans, with one exception. Judas cariot, who was from Kerioth, in Judah. They understood that part of Palestine i Sunday School Lesson Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. hrist did | to t, to which they had been appointed. be- cause they had been born in that sec- tion and been trained by the Lord in Galilee. They were all plebeians, filled with love for their fellow men in their struggles. They differed in their po- litical outlook, for Simon was a zealot, a radical revolutionist, and Matthew through his association as a publican, belonged to the Herodians. Under the inspiration and instruction of the Lord Jesus, they had been prepired to un- dertake and carry out their mission to & successful conclusion. Looking back through the centuries, we conside them as Christ's apostolic crusaders rather than as individuals, i Missionary Program. During their evangelistic campaigns throughout Galilee the 12 were trying out the principles of missionary en- deavor. They were not to make a busi- ness of their religion or to depend upon it for a means of support. In the East the hospitality is as wfil;l:m as_that in our Southland. they offered their services free, they were instructed to accept offers of hospitality, because the laborer is worthy of his hire. They were not to tarry unless the proper -ttl').‘ude was shown to them and their work. The results of their efforts brought large returns. While the quantity was | great, the quality may have been meager. This may have been due to the ilmitation of their knowledge con- cerning the kingdom, for the crowds were bitterly disappointed when they sought to make Jesus a temporal king a short time after they had completed their campaign. Their missionary en- deavor may have béen marked by the Ch.lrl:clerhtiel of all r!v:ll‘v;:h t‘::‘: Ifl; up the people by songs, discussions an public presentation of the truth. They change their form in different ages, just as “Visitation Evangelism” is today superseding the old tabernacle and | sawdust trails. Revivals are still the hope of the church and the Nation. In studying their work we can de- tect the three rnnclplel that are funda- mental in all missionary work, city, home or foreign. Every Christian is given an opportunity to become a wit- ness and missionary for the Lord Jesus. We should not neglect the opportunity presented to us to be co-workers with Christ in the development of the King- dom of God among men. is great commission symmons us today, just as much as His definite command sent the 12 forth to preach, heal and dem- onstrate beyond question their powe over the dead and diseased. In en- tering upon His service we have the greatest chance to make the most of our life. When we try to win the world for Him, we can count upon His pres- ence, protection and power. When we go forth as His ambassadors we may count upon the fact, He is encouraging us by saying to us individually that “He that receiveth you, receiveth Me,” and that “He that recelveth Me, re- ceiveth Him that sent Me.” ‘They did more than preach. They followed the Master's methods. In every successful missionary work, we will find some form of institutional or social service linked up with the preach- ing of the gospel of the kingdom. Christ warned them and He desires us thoroughly understand that while salvation is free, it costs to be a true follower .of our Saviour. Whenever we introduce new standards we must expect not only og:onlnon ‘but persecu- tion as we face the perils of doing His will. No one can try to imitate Christ without denying himself, taking up their cross and following Him who for the joy that was set before Him en- dured the cross and despised the shame. ‘We may count on His presence, protec- tion, peace and power if we are true and loyal to Christ's commands and try to do His will and work in the world. ‘We will find that all things will work providentially for our good and His glory. He has assured us that if we confess Him before men that He will confess us before Father, whe is in Heaven. “A MAN’S SHADOW” IS SERMON TOPIC Joint Meeting of C. E. Societies Will Be Held at Takoma. Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, will preach at the 11 lock urvlesehmmor- o school will meet at pd the adult Bible classes at o'clock. A joint meeting of the intermediate and senior Christian Endeavor Societies will be held at 6:30 o'clock. Robert Parsons will preside. The guest speaker will be Mauro Baradi. Alumni members of the senior society are especially in- vited. A social with light refreshments will follow the devotional meeting. An {llustrated lecture, “The Gateway of America,” will be given at the 8 p.m. service by Miss Lizzie Warman, under joint auspices of the -Woman's Mis- sionary Society and Senior Christian Endeavor Soclety. Mrs. Robert A. Ram- say, president of the Woman's Mission- ary Society, will presided, and Mrs. M. K. Campbell will givé a reading. Miss Catherine Austin and Williaih McKeand of the Senior Christian Endeavor So- ciety will also participate in the pro- ‘The public is invited. ‘The Standard Training School, under auspices of the Presbytery of Washing- ton City, will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in York Avenue Church. pas of the Acts of the Apostles at the mid- week service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ‘The Light Bearers will meet Friday at 4 pm. and the Boy Scouts Friday at 7:30 in the Community Hall. The new communicants’ class will be organ- ized on Friday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock in the church office. Young people con- templating church membership are invited to join the class. DRY LAW IS SUBJECT. Dr. F. F. Holsoople to Preach on Present Congressional Attack. Dr. F. F. Holsoople will discuss the eighteenth amendment and the at- tack now made upon it by its oppon- ents before the judiciary committee of Dv..nlfi:l tomorrow at 11 o'clock at gton City Church of the ren, ‘The women's organization will meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Dr, Resser will give his concluding lecture on Japan, “A Moden le,” at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening. PHILIP TOPIC CHOSEN. Baptismal Service Is Announced at ‘Wisconsin Avenue Church. ‘The momlnLurviee message theme tomorrow will be “Freed by the Son” at 'lsconsin Avenue Baptist Church, Forty-second and Fessenden streets, of | cross. Rev. Clarence R, Ferguson. At 8 o'clock on ‘I Preached will Christ.” ptismal service at the clos: evening PENTECOSTAL IDEA TO BE DEVELOPED Mount Vernon Place Church Pastor to Discuss Conse- quences. AT FORMER CHARGE Dr. G. EHis Williams to Re- turn to Petworth Church for-Sermon. Dr. G. Ellis Willlams, pastor of Cal- vary Methodist Episcopal Church, Pred- erick, Md., will preach tomorrow eve- ning at his former “charge, Petworlh Methodist Episcopal Church. ‘The morning sermon will be by the pastor, Rev. Samuel E. Rose, who has chosen as his subject “God's Nearness to Us.” The Intermediate and Epworlh Leagues will hold devotional services preceding the evening church service. ‘The campaign for the building fund began last evening with a supper for all the workers, and will continue ten days, during which ten teams of five members each will compete for th honor of obtaining the largest amount toward the $40,000 goal. Ed Morton Willis, director of the campaign, has established headquarters in the church office, where he will receive reporis from the canvassers and give generul supervision to the activities. Workers' suppers will be held Tuesday and Fri- day evenings and final reports will b: made at a victory supper March 3. The money raised will be used to builc & three-story Sunday school unit 1o care for the large increase in the num- ber of pupils and to make minor im- provements in the ehurch proper. ‘The executive committee conducting the campaign consists of Dr. Rose, the pastor; Harry A. Beck, chairman; A. B. Lank, Thomas Mears, W. R, King. L. T. Jones, Nies. A. B. Lank, Fred Young, Charles A. Buchanan, G, L. Jackson, D. H. Davenport and Mise Agnes Garner. Thomas Mears is colonel for the men’s teams and Mrs. A. N. Jones is | colonel for the women's teams, teams are as follows: No, 1, L T. Jones (captain), L. S. Johnson P. E. Howard, S. A. Mooers, E. R. Al- brecht and M. T. Dixon; No. 2, Mrs, G I Jackson (captain), Mrs. L. Blake, Mrs. F. J. Berchtold, Mrs, M. Adan and Mrs. W. S. Harrison; No. 3, A, B. Lank (captain), W. W. Crawford, Frud Young, G. C. McDonald and R. B Lank; No. 4, Mrs. G. C. McDonald (cap- tain), Mrs. May McCarthy, Mrs. L. M. Van Pelt, Mrs. Fred Young and Mrs, Chester Hammerly; No. 5, C. D. Har- baugh _(captain), W. R. King, H. O. Craver, D. H. Davenport, F. D. Pollard and W. Z. Willhide; No. 6, Mrs. C. W. Hurley (captain), Mrs. A. L. Moye, Mrs, W. L. Rickard, 'Mrs. A. L. Malionee, Mrs. E. F.'Hutchison and Mrs. J. S. Oliver; No. 10, Miss Margaret Hibble (captain), Miss Elma Lank, Miss Flora Robinson, Miss Leona Thomas and Mrs. Audrey Gibson; No. 7, O. J. Veley (captain), H. A. Beck, P. C. Phillips, W. H. Van Pelt and G. I. Jackson; No. 8, Mrs. R. B. Lank (captain), Mrs, Wil- liam King, Mrs. E. L. Dudley, Mrs. Earl Beek and Mrs. Helen M. Fant; No. 9, C. A. Buchanan (captain), Lowell Hert~ zell, Livingston Johnson, Stanley Han- kins, Bennie Stevens and Thomas ‘Taylor. CALVARY MEN’S CLASS TO CONDUCT SERVICE Tribute Will Be Paid Memory of George Washington at Church Tomoxrow Evening. ‘The men's Bible class of Calvary Methodist Church, Columbia road, will have charge of the evening service to- fce i commemoration. of Weshingions ice in commemoraf of 's birthday. The address will be delivered by P. Littlepage, Wi atterney. The men’s class will atf this service in a body, and men are es- pecially invited to be present. At the morning service the minister, Dr. Mark Depp, will preach on the theme: “Thunder or Angel?” ‘There will be no Y People’s 7 o'clock service this week. Young People will be the guests of the Eldbrooke Methodist Young People at a social and evening devotional service. The young people of the church will serve a supper in the Guild Hall of qul;cniy Church, Tuesday, from 5 to 7 o'c SERVICES ARE OUTLINED. Dr. B. H. Melton to Preach at Ninth Street Church. d “Pentecostal Consequences” will be the ‘subject of the sermon tomorrow morning at the Mount Vernon Place Church, by the pastor, Dr. W. A. Lam- beth. His evening sermon will be “As- surance of God's Presence.” Rev. H. R. Deal, junio. préacher, will speak to the Junior Congregation in the Sunday school auditorium at 11, on “Paul—Great Leadership.” ‘The Young People's Missionary So- clety, No. 2, will meet tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ida Rh Groover, the Burlington. ‘The Mission Study Class of the Wom- an’s Missionary Society will meet Tues- day at 10:30 o'clock for the discussion of chapter ? of “The Crowded Ways,” by Sears. A combined quarterly conference of all the Southern Methodist Churches in Washington will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m, in the Francis Asbury Church. he Workers’ Council of the Sun- day school will meet in roem 10 on Thursday at 7 p.m. At the prayer meeting service Thurs- day evening a church conference will be held. Dr. McALPIN TO SPEAK. At the PFifteenth ‘Btf:el Wn Church, Fifteenth street an en. tucky avenue southeast, the pastor, Dr. S. Reed McAlpin, will preach tomorrow morning on the subject of "Bhlfl.l'la Responsibility.” The night service be under the auspices of the_young people of the church. Mrs, Melvin Carver and Miss Katherine Willlams will deliver short addresses, and pastor will speak on “Conscience.” QUESTIONS About the Bible. 1. What took place immediately after judgment of death was pro- nounced on Christ? 2. What accident took place en mgg:lled to assist? t meet on the . What was the attitude of the crowd following the procession? 6. What did Christ say to the weep- '"5 ‘women? e Where was the place of execu- jon? . What does the name mean 9. Where were the disciples at time? . thing recorded? ‘The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you answer? 1. Christ and the two thieves were escorted outside the city gates. Christ fell beneath the heavy ? this They and jeered. 3 ‘I”Weem for Me, but weep for yourselves for i * 7. On Oolnm-.m | the | tomorrow at 11 a.m and 8 Dr. B. H. Melton, pastor-of the Ninth Street Christian Church, 9th and D streets northeast, will preach tomor- Tow morning and evening. ‘The iples Home Board will meet, at 1:30 o'clock Monday at the church. After the business session a special program has been pnmud. who are interested in the Disciples Hos District are invited. Bk B Y 2 ve a ‘Wednesday. o Ay FOUNDRY SERMON TOPIC: Dr. Frederick Brown Harris to Preach Tomorrow Morning. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the theme, “Wings of the Morn- ing"”; at the evening service his sub- Ject will be, “Why Washington Won,” suggested by the poster displayed on the ch_nlx{‘ch ll;n. e ‘oman’s Home Missionary Society will serve a turkey dinner Thursday from 6 to 7:30 o'clock. DEBATE IS SCHEDULED. At the services of Lincoln Congre- tional _Temple tomorrow moy v. R. W. Brooks will speak from the subject “The Worth of the Average Man.” The Young People's Christian Endeavor Soclety at 6:45 p.m. will hold a debal ‘Can the Eighteenth Amend- ment Be Established?” The affirmative will be upheld by William Blackman and three others. The negative will be defended by Miss L. Jean Murray and three. At 8 p.m. the J. A. M. Club will present a special program. Epworth Drama to Be Given. A drama entitled “The Gate Beau- tiful” will be presented by the Epworth mm Players of Douglass Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow at 8 p.m, at the church, Eleventh and H streets northeast. it Rev. H. A. Kent to Preach, Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will p: at 11 o'clock on Christ.” At 7 be “What Is . Dr. Wesley to Preach. Dr. Charles H. Wi will be in Chapel 8 1 Howard University tomorrow at o'clock. Dr. W head of Visitor Will Pregch. t A. Jones of Philadelphia will t the Baptist ;lmmaxmmm 1 ight mext week sxoepy Sunday school, 10 am.; PASTORTO PREACH me of,