Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1930, Page 10

CATHEDRAL PLANS SPECIAL SERVICES tHsi Bishap Freeman to Preach at| Fesgival Evensong «-Program. 8 1 services have been arranged for r at Washington Cathedral on Mount <'St. Alban. They will begin with cglebrations of the holy cor munion in the Bethlehem Chapel at 7:30 and 9:15 témorrow morning Motning prayer will be read in the Chapel of .St. Joseph of Arimathea at 10 o'clock. ‘The Easter festival service and cele- bration of the holy communion will be | held in the Bethiehem Chapel at 11 o'clock with the dean, Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, as preacher. At the same hour there will be morning prayer and sermon in the Chapel of the Resurrection with Canon Anson Phelps Stokes as preacher, and in the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea with Rev. John W. Gunmere as preacher, If the occasion arises for an addi tional overflow service, it will be held, weather permitting, in the outdoor am phitheater on the slope of Mount St. Alban toward the city, with Rev. Alfred J. Wilder officiating. The Bishop of Washington, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, will deliver the sermon at the festival evensong service in the Bethlehem Chapel at 4 o'clock, which will be broadcast over Station WRC. If occasion arises for overflow services at 4 o'clock, they will be held in the Chapel of the Resurrection, with and in the Chapel of St Arimathea, with Rev. Gunmere offi- n made by the cathe- welcome an _un- usually large number of people tomor- row. Twenty-four members of the Cathedral Guild of Ushers will be on duty at the various services, and the curator’s office at the entrance to the Bethlehem Chapel will be open for this Particular Sunday as an accommoda- tion to visitors. Following the regular and special gervices, members of the cathedral clergy staff will be available to escort pllgrims and worshipers through the t chapels and to other points of yeligious interest and devotion within the cathedral close. e DR. EARLE WILFLEY authorities DISCLOSES SUBJECT| “As It Began to Dawn” Will Be Topic of Morning Sermon for Easter Sunday. “As it Began to Dawn” will be the subject of Dr. Earle Wilfley's sermon tomorrow morning at Vermont Avenue Christian Church. The worship theme for the Junior Church, led by Miss gflsle Hosick, will be “Choosing Jesus' ay."” A sunrise prayer service, under the suspices of the Alpha C. E. Society, will be led at 6:30 am. by Miss Ida McMillan. Those participating in_the m are Aaron A. Stone, Mrs. ook L. Haines, Miss Virginia Turley, Miss Maisie Hosick, Earl Taggart, Miss Janet Jackson, Miss Martha James, Miss Katherine Wilfley, Richard C. Marks and Dr. Wilfley. = Following this service an Easter breakfast will be given by the Crusaders’ Class at the Lafayette Hotel. Mrs. Lawton G. Her- riman and Miss Alleen Robbins are in charge of arrangements. Circle No. 4 of the Women's Council will meet Tuesday at noon with Mrs. Neil McKillen, 1441 Monroe street, with Mrs. James E. Adams and Miss Katie ‘Wick assisting. Circle No. 2 will meet Thursday at noon with Mrs. Leo T. Tooley, 2308 Thirty-eighth street, in 'Glover Park. ‘The regular meeting of the Church Bchool Workers' Council will be held ‘Thursday at 7:30 p.m. SPECIAL SERVICES WILL BE FEATURED| “He Is Risen as He Said” Will Be Subject of Rev. Godfrey Chobot. Easter will be observed with special ams in the Sixth Presbyterian urch. At 9:30 a.m. exercises will be held in the Sunday school, under the direction of the superintendent, B. L. Dailey. The pastor, Rev. Godfrey Ch bot, will preach at the 11 o'clock serv- '!c:‘dqp the text “He Is Risen as He At the 5 o'clock vesper service the topic will be “Living Eternal Life.” ‘The Christian Endeavor Society will serve tea at 6:15 o'clock, followed by their regular service. SERVICES TO END Dr. Melton Will Conclude Evan- gelistic Series. Dr. B. H. Meltom, pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church, has been conducting evangelistic services sll week and will conclude them Sun- day evening. His Sunday morning sub- Ject will be “The Message of Easter,” and his evening topic will be “Our Lord's Second Coming.” ‘The Lydia class of the church school will present the play, Wednesday evening. The primary department of the school will hold their annual taffy pull Friday afternoon. BEHAVIOR IS THEME Rev. E. Hez Swem to Discuss Ques- tion *Tomorrow Evening. “Is It Harder for Washington Women or Men to Behave?” is the subject of Rev. E. Hez Swem tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Centennial Baptist Church. ‘There will be a sermon at 11 am. Preparations are being consummated for the pastor’s anniversary, soon to be celebrated. The various societies of the Baptist Young People’s Union .aeet Sunday, 7 pm, and the Sunday School at 9:30 am. 1 Canon Edward S. Dunlap officiating | Joseph of | “Pifty-Fifty,” | Q. God seems to me to be a terrible being whom man may dread. Christ, however, I can appreciate, for He has a marvelous understanding of life's prob- lems and difficulties. Is this distinction not justified? A" From the Christian viewpoint the very reason for the incarnation was that God might manifest through Christ His real character as the Father of all men. We are, therefore, not justified in contrasting God and Christ as though the one in some way pre- cluded the other. There are aspects of God's being which could not be fully revealed in a human life, such as His power, His majesty, His infinitude and His wisdom—attributes that are shown forth in His creative works. But as you rightly suggest, we need | higher qualities than these I have named in order to complete our con- ception of God. That conception must embrace grace, tenderness, holiness, compassion, love and sacrifice. These are the very qualities which character- ize Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Son. Hence, St. John said: “The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ . Hence, also, Jesus Himself could say: “He that hath understood me hath un- derstood the Father.” In other words, o get a satisfactory conception of God we must include in it the moral and spiritual qualities we see in Christ. I earnestly advise you to conceive God as Christ makes Him known. He will then cease to be a terrible being for you. In this connection read Bishop Fran- ohn McConnell's masterly volume he Christlig God.” Q. In Ephesians 11i.8 we read: “Unto me who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Chris Why did St. Paul call himself “the least of all saints” when today he is regarded by Christian scholars as one of the greatest? A. Because of his profound humility and his consciousness of personal un- worthiness. The manifold grace of God hi been abundantly bestowed upon him. He was translated into the Light Eternal and called to be an apostle of the church. These mercies subdued and awed him. His sentiments were intensified by the remembrance that he had been a bitter persecutor of the infant Christian church. Hence, the marvelous change wrought in his life filled him with overwhelming grati- tude. He was keenly aware of his shortcomings as & man when measured by the unfathomable goodness of his Redeemer and equally aware of his un- discharged indebtedness to Him. o on | | Religious Questions g DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. ‘The apostle’s estimate of himself was s mark of true spiritual greatness. The small soul is often given to self-com- placency and self-advertisement. But St. Paul was humbled to the dust in the presence of divine holiness and love. Yet his view was not one of undue self-depreciation or false mod- esty. It was one of genuine self-ap- praisal in comparison with the perfec- tion of his Lord. Such a view is quite consistent with the premier place given to the apostle by the whole of Christen- dom. Indeed, it is one of the chief reasons why St. Paul has been rightly reckoned the greatest personality Chris- tianity has produced outside its Founder. Q. There are many different faiths in the world. In view of this fact, how can God care what men believe about Him? If He were omnipotent, would there not be only one faith? A. You raise the perennial problem of the divine purpose and method in the spiritual education of the race. Many who write me are troubled about the slow growth of right conceptions and redemptive realities. They wonder why God did not equip humanity at the start with a sufficient stock of ready-made infallibilities. Would it not have been just as easy for Him to pro- duce a perfect form of life in the be- ginning as to take such interminable eons of time to evolve it? Yet human experience demonstrates that that is not the divine design. His ideals are painfully developed. Their cost is often reckoned in tears and blood. Their struggling emergence shows that the moral creation is not complete. The universe, including man, to be, and the Maker of all things is still the busy Master Workman whom Jesus described. Plainly, God seeks a goal wherein His children can find blessedness and sat- isfaction. Had He desired beings per- fect in all respects at the moment of their creation He could have willed thelr existence. But such things would fifn h-&e :::n men. Our nature, as we 3 no relation to the - ul:::ve creatures. SR you not think that God is inter- ested in the process as well as the goal and that He is leading us to the com- of life itself? If we learn all el trial and error, why not m!:sy. purity and love? Probably if you ceased to picture the Eternal Father in terms of absolute power, operating on insen- sate material, and recall that He is the All-Wise and All-Patient Experimenter, you would view His method differently. I. H. LINTON ELECTED HEAD OF COLLEGE BOARD Other Officers Named by Potomac Bible Institution—Study Course Adopted. I H. Linton, Washington lawyer, has been elected president of the board of the Potomac Bible College, 1316 Ver- mont avenue. The other members of the board serving with Mr. Linton are: Dr. M. E. Miller, vice president; Dr. A. R. . Kuldell, and president emeritus; Charles H. Troutman, hon- orary president; Rev. S. L. Brumbaugh, secretary trepsurer, and Rev. G. G. Kundahl. Dr. James H. Miers, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, is the newly elected dean of the faculty, with Rev. Clarence R. Perguson, pastor of Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, as associate dean. Other faculty members are: Dr. Walter P. Eagleson, Dr. A. R. Kuldell, Dr. M. E. Miller, Dr. K. B. Moomaw, Dr. pson B. Daugherty, Rev. D. Hobart Evans, Rev. B. M. good, Rev. G. G. Kundahl and Dr. S. C. Anderson. Members of the board and faculty have adopted the course of study for the next school year, which will open in September. AP S “JESUS LIVES” IS TOPIC Metropolitan Baptist Church Pro- grom Is Announced. At the Metropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow morning Dr. John Compton | Ball will preach on the topic, “Jesus Lives.” As a prelude to the sermon he | will repeat, by special request, “The | story of the lily that grew in the garden | of Joseph of Arimathea.” In the evening the pastor will de- liver an object sermon on_the topic, “A Basket of Easter Eggs—What Kind of an Egg are You?” Easter eggs will be used to illustrate this address. SELECTS SUBJECT Rev. H. A. Kent to Preach at First Brethren Church. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will preach 11 o'clock tomorrow on the subject, “Burn- ing Hearts, or the Walk to Emmaus.” At 7:45 pm. he will deliver an illus- trated lecture from pictures taken on his own trip to the Holy Land. The title of this lecture will be “Jerusalem.” Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. and Y. P. C. E. at 6:45 pm. ‘STAGGERING HYPOTHESIS’ Cleveland Program Is Announced. “The Staggering Hypothesis” will be the sermon subject tomorrow morning at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church, by Rev. George Farnham. Dr. B. B. James, president of the Washington Association of Gongrega- tional Ministers, will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning, April 27. Park Congregational Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Services at the Mount Moriah Bap- tist Church, Third and L streets south- west, Dr. J. H. Randolph, pastor, will preach tomorrow at 11 a.m. on “Prima Facie Evidence of the Resurrection.” At 8 p.m., Easter pageant. QUESTIONS About The Bible 1. What was the occasion of the last meeting of Christ with His disciples? 2. What was His last request? BISHOP HAMILTON WILL PREACH HERE Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church Program for Easter Is Announced. At the Metropolitan Methodist Epis- copal Church Easter Sunday will be celebrated appropriately both morning and evening. At the morning service, the sermon will be preached by Bishop John W. Hamilton. Bishop Frank M. Bristol and the pastor, Dr. James Shera Montgomery, will assist in the service. Bishop Hamilton was present when this historic church was dedi- cated, in 1869. Many of the friends and relatives of the former members will make the floral offerings, which will be the most elaborate that ever have adorned the chancel and the altar. In the evening at 8 o'clock the church school, under the direction of Miss Fannie Holmes, superintendent, will present an Easter pageant. This is the last Easter service that will be held in the church and the service will be in every way most impressive. - EASTER EXPERIENCE MINISTER’S THEME Rev. R. P. Schearrer to Conduct In- fant Baptism at Serviee in Morning. “The Easter Experience” will be the subject of the sermon at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow in the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church by the pastor, Rev. R. Paul Schearrer. - In conection | with this service there will be baptism | of ‘infants. At the 8 o'clock service there will be a cantata. The church school will assemble at 9:30 o'clock and the adult Bible classes at 9:45 o'clock. The Christian En- deavor Societies will meet at 6:30 o'clock. Dorothy Evans will lead the intermediates and Miss Helayne Walk- er the seniors. A social with light re- freshments will follow the devotions. The midweek service of prayer and Bible study will be conducted by the pastor Thursday at 8 pm. The Scouts will meet Priday at 7:30 o'clock. Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve- nings, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Societ; Players will present “The Brat” in the Community Hall. NATIVITY CHAPEL PROGRAM IS GIVEN Children’s Festival Service Will Be Held at 10 A.M., With Mite Box Offering. Nativity Chapel, Fourteenth and A streets southeast, will have Easter serv- ices by the vicar, Rev. E. N. Thompson, at 7:30 and 11 for holy commun- ion. The children's festival service will be at 10 am. with the presentation of slons. The vicar will preach at 11 am. and 8 pm. The Resurrection Chapel, at Fifteenth and G streets northeast, will be open for early communion tomorrow at 6 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. K. P. Cogs= The afternoon service will be at 4 o'clock, with Easter baptisms and the presentation of the Lenten box offer- gS. The Annunciation Chapel service will be at 6 a.m. at the chapel in Congres- sional Cemetery, by Rev. Enoch M. Thompson, vicar. “The Coming of the Woman to the Tomb of Christ at the Rising of the Sun” will be the subject of the address. Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. is in process of becoming what it ought | plete life through all the varied scenes | of the church, the Takoma | well, curate of the Nativity Chapel | Church of Santa Cruz—Queretaro, Mexico. IN the days immediately following the conquest there was a certain Otimite chief, Fernando de Tapio, who, being a most zealous convert to Christianity, desired, after the manner of converts, to make Christians of all the members of his tribe. He, therefore, recruited an army and with certain priests to baptize such as he might succeed in converting, he set out on his march across the mountains to the place known to us now as Queretaro and where was even then situated an Otimite town. Here he halted, and inviting the inhabitants to a conference, arranged that champions selected by the two sides should fight together, but only with fists and feet, that blood might not be shed; and that if his champions won, the people of the town should agree to renounce their gods and receive instruction in the Christian faith. The bargain was made and while the multitude shouted and beat drums the champions began their ht. says the chronicler of this legend, “while the fighting continued the light of the sun was lessened, and floating in the air above the combat- ants, plainly seen by all, was the blessed Santiago, and beside him a great ruddy cross.” Awed by this wonder the people with- drew their champions, ackowledged themselves conquered and begged to be instructed and baptized. The reputed miracle having occurred on the feast of Santiago, the Christian town then founded was called Santiago de Quere- taro, a name which it retains to the present day. The story of the founding of the Church of Santa Cruz is but the sequel to the story of the founding of the town, for it was upon the spot where the champions had fought that the con- verted Indians begged that there might be set up a stone cross similar to the one which had appeared to them in the heavens. This was forthwith done and about the cross was afterwards built a chapel. This chapel, known as the Church of Santa Cruz, has in the lapse of three and & half centuries been more than once rebuilt; but the ancient cross is there still, testifying to the child-like faith of those early converts to Christianity. PASTOR ANNOUNCES HIS SERMON TOPIC Dr. Copenhaver to Preach on “If a Man Die Shall He Live Again?” “If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?” will be the subject of the Easter sermon {of Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pastor of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, at 11 o'clock. At 10:30 o'clock the pastor will admin- ister the rite of baptism to new mem- bers, who will be received into church membership at the morning service. ‘The pastor will preach also for the 8 o'clock service, and use as his subject, “Life Through Death.” ‘The Epworth League has planned a | special service at 7 p.m. under the leadership of Miss Louise Bush. The ‘Woman's Missionary Society will meet at 8 o'clock, Monday evening, in the church. The Epworth League banquet has been postponed until May 27. The pastor will conduct the weekly meeting in the church, at 8 o'clock, | Thursday evening. His subject will be “Echoes of the Evangelistic Campaign.” ‘Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock, the pas- tor will meet with all of the church who worked in the recent Kernahan campaign of visitation evangelism. The | Woman's Missionary Society is receiv- ing donations of clothing for infants and children, Testaments, books and other reading matter, Arrangements have been made for recelving such things at church or at the home of Mrs. Mary L. Barnes, 1025 D street northeast. REV. HENRY T. COCKE ANNOUNCES PROGRAM All Saints’ Church, at Chevy Chase | Circle, Will Hold Com- munion Services. At All Saints’ Church, Chevy Chase Circle, there will be holy communion tomorrow at 7:30 and 9:30 am. The morning session of the Sunday school will be omitted. A full festival service with holy communion will be held at 11 am. The rector, Rev. Henry Teller Cocke, will preach on “The Resurrection of Christ.” ‘The children’s festival service will be held at 4 o'clock. when the Lenten mite box offering will be presented and donated to the missionary work of the church. At this service awards will be given 72 members of the Sunday school who have a record of perfect attendance since September 1929. There will be no night service. Monday night there will be evening prayer, followed by the annual meet- ing of the congregation for the pur- pose of electing the vestry. ‘The Rector's Aid Society will meet ‘Tuesday at 11 am. in Kingan Chapel. “CHRIST AROéE, AND WHY” Dr. Boorde Announces Easter Ser- mon Subject. “Christ Arose, and Why,” the sub- ject of the sermon tomorrow morning at Temple Baptist Church, will be by | the pastor, Dr. T. E. Boorde, and in their Lenten mite box offerings for mis- | the evening the subject is “Communism and Mr. Mellon's Three Million Church.” A sticker of the Young Communist League adorning the church announce- ment for the Passion Week services and an unmentionable act regarding the church property on Thursday night has provoked the topic for the night service. The church motto against all opposition is “The Gospel Only, and Only the Gospel, Can Save America.” Bible school, 9:30 am.; B. Y. P. U., 7 pm. The Young Men’s Bible Class will give a supper in the dining room of Ith(l*( church Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 o'clock. JOINT SERVICE PLANNED ALL SOULS’ CHURCH PROGRAM TOMORROW Dr. Pierce Announces Easter Ser- mon Topic—General Assembly Scheduled at 9:45 0'Clock A.M. At the Easter morning service at All Souls’ Church, Unitarian, Sixteenth and Harvard streets, the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, will preach on the subject, “If There Were No Easter.” ‘There will be a general assembly of all the departments of the church school for an Easter service at 9:45 o'clock. At the annual meeting of the church last Wednesday the following were elected to the board of trustees: Julia M. Green, Frederic A. Delano, Howard Hosmer. Miss Martha Blossom was re- elected secretary and Elmer Stewart elected treasurer. Reports of officials were given. The meeting was preceded by a dinner and a film record of the funeral of Willlam Howard Taft was shown. Sanford Bates, superintendent of Federal prisons, will be the speaker at the dinner meeting of the Washington Chapter of Unitarian Laymen's League, to be held Tuesday evening. He will take for his subject “Protective Pen- ology.” At the meeting of the Women's Al- liance next Friday, at 11 o'clock, Mrs. Fulton Lewis will speak on “Noah's Ark.” Representatives of the alliance branches in Richmond, Lynchburg, Highland Springs and Baltimore will | be guests of honor. These two meet- | ings will be the first held under the direction of the new officers, Mrs. John L. Hyde, president of the alliance, and Karl Hoffman, president of the Lay- men’s League. “THE HIDDEN CHRIST” 70 BE SERMON TOPIC Chesteen Smith Announces Program for Hamline M. E. Church. “The Hidden Christ” will be the sermon subject of Dr. Chesteen Smith, pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The evening service will be at 8 o'clock. The Epworth League at 7 o'clock will be under the direction of Mrs. Lester L. Fansher. | The Evening Missionary Society will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Harry A. Havens, 4508 Fifteenth street. The Washington District Epworth League will hold a missionary rally Wednesday evening in the social hall. The Thursday evening midweek service will be under the direction of Dr. Smith. DR. CULPEPP.ER TO END SPECIAL REVIVAL SERVICE Francis Asbury M. E. Church South Program Will Be Con- cluded Tomorrow. Dr. The special revival services being held at Francis Asbury Methodist Epis- copal Church South, Sixteenth street near Lamont street, will come to a con- clusion tomorrow. Dr. Burke Culpe&- per of Memphis, Southern Methodist | evangelist, will occupy the pulpit at both services. In the morning he | preach on “The Risen Lord,” while at the evening service his topic will be “Good-by, Francis Asbury.” ‘The Epworth League will meet at 7 o'clock, The guest speaker will be Mrs. Miriam Brock, wife of Senator Brock of Tennessee. The Hi-League will hold a special Easter program with Bur- (leigh Martin as the leader. Dr. Culpepper will address the meet- ing_at Central Union Mission tonight at 8 o'clock. under the auspices of the Epworth League. | 1 Special Services Planned. Sunday School Lesson y Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. JESUS TEACHING FORGIVENESS. Matthew, xviii.15-35. Golden Text—Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors—Matthew, vi.12. Easter Lesson—John, xx.1-16. Golden Text—He is not here; for he is risen.—Matthew, Xxviii.6. Christ's resurrection is a historical reality. This fundamental fact pro- duced the church, that testifies today by its presence and power in the world to the Lord’s resurrection. Jesus staked His Mission, Messiahship and Message upon His resurrection that He predicted would occur, as it did, upon the third day after His death upon the cross. He pointed to it as a demonstration of His deity. The observance of the first day of the week as the Lord's day is a weekly testimony of Christ's victory over death. The existence of the New ‘Testament, is a by-product of the resur- rection of Jesus. The power of the Lord’s day, the Lord’s word and the Lord's people all are due to His triumph over the grave. The church with its message of the risen Christ satisfies the religious longing of the human soul for an assurance that there is a future life beyond the grave. The gospel of the resurrection fills men with comfort, cheer and courage. It has made Chris- tianity the most vital faith in the his- tory of mankind through its molding and transforming power. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, as He promised, there would have been no forgiveness for the sinner. ciples gave up all hope and expectancy, when Jesus died upon Calvary's cross If Jesus had not risen, we would have no foundation for our faith, basis of forgiveness, or hope for the establish- ment of peace. Peter questioned the Ppracticability of the Lord’s methods of securing forgiveness. He evidently had by his own attitude toward others felt the reproof of the Master, who urged that one should go alone and seek the restoration of the proper relationship among His followers by visiting the one who had wronged him. If in that in- terview he could not persuade him, then was to take one or two mutual friends, and as a last resort he was to utilize the power of public opinion by appealing to the church. According to Christ Jesus we should not retaliate any injury, insult or injustice. We are not to nurse a grudge, but we have a re- sponsibility placed upon us by the wrongdoer that we cannot neglect, for we must make an effort to win the one who has wronged us without limiting the spirit of forgiveness. Unlimited Forgiveness. It is evident that Peter had not thought through the principles of for- giveness taught by the Master, although he 1n all probability was trying to solve the extent of forgiveness. The rabbis taught that a man should be entitled to forgiveness for three times, but not four. Peter had f‘fled to grasp Christ's doctrine of reconciliation between alien- ated brothers. Jesus had insisted that self-interest called for quarrels to be made up at once. He taught that love required that it should be on grounds independent of their attitude and relation toward one another. One has no right to expect forgiveness from the Heavenly Father for the sin he has committed. Peter’s question shows that he was considering the Master’s posi- tion as a personal problem. He was perplexed because Jesus was demanding that one should think only of the other person’s rights. He thought that the Master had no sympathy for the in- jured person. This furnished the Lord an oppertunity to expound the limits of forgiveness. The unlimited forgive- ness of offenses is a distant contribu- tion of Christ to the religious ideals of the world. His reply until “seventy times seven” made a complete division between ancient and modern morality. The former was based upon the false theory that “we have a right to resent The dis- | an injury; that in refraining from this | we are forbearing to exercise our right, and consequently that there is a limit beyond which we have no call to ex- ercise such forbearance,” which theory our Lord cleared away when He made the obligation universal and uncondi- tional to forgive whenever we find there exists real sorrow for sin. There is a need in every community, congregation and country today for the petition of Peter, that Luke records was | the apostle’s reply to Christ's promulga- tion of the law of unlimited forgiveness. “Lord, increase our faith"—that this great truth may not only be spiritually comprehended by our minds, but that we may have the disposition to prac- tice its precepts. Jesus established the Jjustice of the law of unlimited forgive- ness by a parable that illustrated the duties of neighbors, which is & prac- tical exposition of the Master's teach- ings concerning prayer. He taught His disciples to pray, “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Christ selected the imagery of the parable from the common customs of ancient times to furnish an {llustration that would make clear His law of forgive- ness. Law of Forgiveness. ‘The parable {llustrated the law of for- giveness, which teaches that if we ex- pect forgiveness, we must forgive. We all desire God to be merciful to us when we face Him at the hour of reckoning for the deeds we have committed against Him. Every sin of our life en- larges our debts to the Almighty. Not one of us can justify our failure to do His will and obey His commands, for we will be moral bankrupts at the Judg- ment, just as much as the defaulting servant, was, whose embezzlement of the King's treasure would total nearly 12 millions in the eyes of his sovereign. According to the ancient custom, which the parable condemns, the creditor could sell the debtor, his family and all that he possessed to pay his debts. He escaped through the mercy of his King, even as we have obtained a complete reconciliation to the Father and res- toration to divine fellowship '.hmugh the love of the Lord Jesus Christ, who died to save us. If any saved soul should exhibit to- ward his fellows anything like the con- temptible cruelty of the forgiven debtor to one of his inferior servants, who owed him about $17, we should expect that God would reverse his decision in our favor, because we had demonstrated that we were not worthy of His favor. When the King heard how his servant had treated another debtor, refusing any consideration, mercy or kindness, throwing him into the debtors’ prison until he should pay his bill in full, the King reversed his decision and placed his defaulting servant into the same prison where he had forced one who awed him a small amount to be placed. ‘What he demanded of others he re- ceived himself. ‘The searching parable clearly teaches the justice and duty of our forgiving without limit all personal injuries, in- sults and apparent injustice that we may suffer. Having been forgiven much, we are marally bound to be equally forgiving in our relations to others, Not to do this violates the Golden Rule, for it is to refuse to another what has already been done for us upon a much larger scale. Not to do so would violate the spirit of love, which we rightly associate with the act of forgiveness, and the spirit of justice | that is the basis of our claim that all men are equal before God. Our Lord revealed by this parable how searching is the law of justice and how broad is its application to our con- duct by the stern warning, “So shall also my Heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts” It is only as we seek to live the risen life with Christ that we can exhibit the love required to forgive all who in any way injure us. It is only through the life that comes to us from above through the resur- rection of our Lord that we can reveal His spirit of forgiveness to all men. CAN" LELIGHT SERVICE TO BE HELD AT CHURCH Dr. N. P. Patterson Selects ‘“Where to Look for Christ” as Morning Subject. The Easter morning service at First Presbyterian Church, on John Marshall place, will be held at 11 o'clock. The pastor, Dr. N. P. Patterson, will have for his theme, “Where to Look for Christ.” There will be a candlelight commu- nion service at the chapel, Massachu- setts avenue and Thirty-sixth street, at 8 pm. New members will be received into the church at this service. Church school will be held at 9:30 am. at both the old church and at the chapel. Special Easter services are being held at both of these schools. CROSS WILL SPEAK Texas Representative to Address Harrison Bible Class. Representative Oliver H. Cross of ‘Texas will address the Harrison Bible class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, tomorrow at 9:45 am. in the auditorium of the church on “The Resurrection & Reality.” M. R. Gore will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are wel- come. Dr. H. A. Kester, the pastor, will preach at 11 am. and receive a class of 32 men and women into full church membership. At 8 p.m. the women of the church will have charge and Rep- resentative Katherine Langley of Ken- tucky will deliver an address. - Dr. Holsopple to Speak. There will be a large group of mem- will | bers received into the Washington City Church of the Brethren at Fourth and | Kendall Baptist Church and Sun- special Easter services will be held at North Carolina avenue, Easter morn- ing at 11 o'clock. The pastor, Dr. Holsopple, will speak on the “Doctrine of Immorality.” At the evening service the subject is “Burning Hearts.” Mr. Backemyer, evangelist, will close his work at this church, where he has been directing services. Solemn High Mass. At St. Mary's Church, tomorrow, the first mass will be a solemn high mass at dawn, at 5:30 am. Rev. C. J. Jor- dan will be the celebrant, Rev. William SHEFFERMAN TO SPEAK AT PASSOVER SERVICE Son of Late Rabbi Will Officiate at the Sixth Street Synagogue Tomorrow Morning, Abraham Shefferman, son of the late rabbi of the Sixth Street Synagogue, will speak at Passover memorial serv- ices tomorrow morning at the Sixth Street Synagogue. Mr. Shefferman’s subject will be “The Birth of a Na- tion” and will have reference to the es- tablishment of a Jewish homeland in Psl{;stlr;;. lembers of the Adas Israel Congre- gtion, which occupies the Sixth Sgreel Synagogue, will meet Monday night to perfect the organization of a synagogue brotherhood. Edward Rosenblum heads 2 committee which has drawn up a charter and a program for the projected e mesting Mond le meeting Monday night will be addressed by Rabbi Solomon Merz of Washington = Heights Congregation, in New York, who is a candidate for the position of rabbi of the local synagogue. BANQUET IN PROGRAM Methodist Young People to Hold Conference April 26, ‘The Methodist young people of the Washington district Sunday sgnmu will hold their annual conference at Mount Vernon Place Church April 26, begin- ning at 2 p.m. Speakers and teachers have been secured, and there will be a fellowship banquet at 6 pm. Dr. J. J. st Episcopa; Chireh Sovthe Wil e ‘piscopa urch South, will give the evening address. Lok Others on the faculty include Dr. J. H. Balthis, presiding elder of the Wash- ington district; Rev. R. K. Nevitt, Rev. H. M. Wilson, Rev. C. C. Burruss, Mrs. H. M. Wilson, Mrs. M. Stephen, M:.ss Myrtle E. Moore and J. E. Weath- erly. Dr. Lamkin’s Easter Text. Dr. S. Geriah Lamkins, pastor of the McKinley Memorial Baptist Church, Fourth and L streets, will preach the Easter sermon at 11 am. “On_His Vesture and on His Thigh was a Name Written, ‘King of Kings and Lord of Sermon, 8 p.m. Bible school, 9:45 am. B. Y. P. U, 6:30 pm. Re- vival all the week. Preaching every night at 8:30 o'cloc] SUNRISE SERVICE 10 BE BROADCAST Col. Yates Will Speak at Pro- gram to Be Held at Walter Reed. Easter sunrise services will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning in_the garden amphitheater at Walter Reed Hospital. The Easter address will be given by Col. Julian E. Yates, chief of chaplains, U. S. Army. There will be a sacred concert by the U. S. Army Band, with individual and quartet numbers. Dr. George B. Dean, department of evangelism, board of missions, Methodist Episcopal Church, will give the prayer. Dr. 8. B. Daugh- erty, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will read the Scriptures, and Chaplain A. C. Oliver, jr,, U. 8. Army, will give the benediction. The “living cross,” an annual fea- ture of this service, is composed of 600 Red Cross workers, Army nurses and corps men, all in white. A feature of the program will be a tableau, “The Empty Tomb,” presented by the follow- ing nurses: Clara Hanson, Zenobia Baker, Julla Lane, Irene Evans, Stella Copley, Mary McKnight, Margaret Chase, Virginia Fouche, Daisy Boley, Ruth Stiles, Reba Turley, Mary Za- brick, Catherine Laison, Dorothy Mc- Carty, Nancy Sciortino, Ann Chreek and Matylle D. Gerson. Members of the double quartet; Florence Sindell, soprano; Emily Coville, soprano; Mabel Flohr, contralto; Ann Yago McGuffey, contralto; George Myers, tenor; Gran- ville Leef, tenor; Thomas Leef. bass; John H. Marville, bass and director. ‘The program will be broadcast by the National Broadcasting System throughout the United States and Canada. It is said this is the first time an Army program has been given such wide broadcast. If the weather is unfavorable the ;Ierv‘lces will be held in the Red Cross ouse, GUEST PREACHER WILL FILL PULPIT Rev. Wade C. Smith Will Give Sermon Series at Church of the Pilgrims, Rev. Wade Cothran Smith, extension secretary of the uenemm'uu Training School at Richmond, preach a series .of sermons as guest preacher at the Church of the Pilgrims, Presbyterian, Twenty-second and P streets, the first to be delivered at the regular services there tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Smith's subject tomorrow morning will be “Resurrection Power,” and tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock he will preach on “The World’s Best Short Story.” He will preach on succeeding eve- nings at 7:45 o'clock on subjects m]ll;“: londay, “The Sufficiency of Jesus”; Tuesday, “The Strangest Good News of All”; Wednesday, “The Greatest Game,” ;m{n Thursday evening, reds.” Rev. Smith is the author of a number of books for boys and is widely as the compiler of the edition New Testament known as “Pishers Men,” published in London. He cartoonist md""}‘ll fllustrate his ning sermons drawings, it is no;xlnced. B ev. Ang P. Bird, pastor of church, will receive into membership ;le:e c;‘mrch during the services & num. T of persons reached d the wide church survey hm% u“.z nounced. CHURCH FETE PLANNED AS EASTER OBSERVANCE | Grace Lutheran Church to Cele- brate Event by Special Services, Children to Take Part. At Grace Lutheran Church, Sixteenth and Varnum streets, festive services will be held Sunday to commemorate Easter. At 9:30 a.m, children from the Sunday school will give an Easter program |in the church auditorium. The primary program will be in charge of Miss Katherine Umhau. John Holland, as- sistant superintendent, will lead in the service for the intermediate and senior school. In connection with the 11 am. service holy communion will be cele- brated, and the pastor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski, will preach on the subject “The Fact of Easter.” At this service a memorial Bible will be used for the first time. This Bible is the gift of Mrs. Louis Darling in memory of her hus- band, the late Louis Darling. ‘The Young Ladies’ Society will meet next Tuesday at 8 p.m. fenry McLin Bell will preside. You Are Earnestly and Cordially Invited! Distinguished Author to Speak Easter Morning, 11 A.M. The Playhouse Auditorium 1814 N Street N.W. are welcome to hear his in- ternational soul-firing lecture ser- " “NAILS” “Dagmar,” ‘The Har- “giver of the Universe,” . deliver the lecture sermon, s All “are invited to bri witich Shati"be Binced "at " the airas In remembrance of your loved ones. my on'card with basker, " O (AT Sunday Evening, 8:15 Sharp “The 100-Year-Old Atom” KELTON ELI A. Maguire, deacon, and Rev. Norbert | PRAISE SUNRISE SERVICE The Easter services at the Metropol day School Have Program. | Lincon Congregational Temple. A 3. Of whom was it made Church to Have Easter Morning Observation at 6:30 0'Clock. A special memorial Easter service will be observed at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Sixth street between L and M streets northeast. “The Empty Tomb" will be the subject of a sermon by the pastor at 11 am. Sunrise prayer and praise service, 6:30 m.; B Y. P. U, €: 30 p.m., and closing Bible School Easter Service. At Petworth Baptist Church, the Bible school Easter exercises will be held at 9:30 a.m. with a special program of scholars and teachers. A group of the children will be baptised at the church service at 11 a.m., at which time the pastor, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will preach the Easter sermon, “The Oppor- tune Christ.” In the evening there will be baptisms also. Sermon by the pastor, “Divinely Tempted.” e? 4. Where then did Christ lead the dis- ciples? 5. What took place? 6. Who appeared to the disciples im- mediately after Christ was lost to view? 7. What question did these ask of the disctples? 8. What did they further say? 9. Where did this take place. 10. Where are these things recorded? ‘The answers to these questions wiil be found below. How many can you an- swer? ' 1. At an early morning meal on the shores of Lake Tiberias? 2. “Feed my sheep.” 3. Peter. 4. In the direction of Bethany. 5. He rose to Heaven. 6. Two messengers garbed in white. 7. “Why stand ye gazing up into Heaven?” 8. “This same Jesus shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven.” 9. On Mt. Olivet. *10. St. John, chapter 31; Acts of the Apostles, chapter 1. itan A. M. E. Church will begin with a sunrise prayer meeting. Bishop A. L. Gaines of Baltimore, Md., will preach the sermon at 11 o'clock. His subject will be “The Power of the Resurrection.” A short address will be given by the minister, Dr. William H. Thomas, at the evening service. Second Baptist Church. At Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets, the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “Jesus Christ, the Resurrection and the Life.” The Bible School will meet at 9:30 am and B. Y. P. U. at 6 pm. Rev. C. B. Austin to Speak. Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor of the West | Washington Baptist Church, will preach | tomorrow at 11 a.m. on ‘The Pull of the Resurrection Hope” and at 8 pm. “The Great Doctrine of Christianity.” Thurs- day evening topic, “Those Are In- terested” A joint service of the Sunday school and church will be held at Kendall Baptist Church tomorrow morning. A special program hes been arranged. ‘The primary department, under the direction of Mrs. L. McGill, will take part in the Sunday school. A short address will be given by the pastor. . “The Lure of Life.” Easter Sunday will be especially com- memorated tomorrow at _Calvary Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street. At the morning service the min- ister, Dr. Mark Depp, will preach on the theme, “The Lure of Life.” At the evening service the Easter story will be told. At the Thursday evening devotional meeting, the minister will give the last address in the series, “Christ'’s Great Sermon.” “Oh, Didn't It Rain!” will be pre- ented by the young people of Calvary day and Wednesday 0 am, the Scottish Rite Masons will hold their annual Easter service. Rev. | Charles Stewart will preach the sermon. At 11 am, Rev. R. W. Brooks wil speak from the subject, “The Impres- sion of Easter Through the Centuries.” At 6:45 pm,, the Young People’s C. E. Society will present a literary program. The subject to be is, “Why We Believe We Live Forever.” The dis- cussion will be led by Miss Carrie Sham- well, The public is invited. | Wisconsin Avenue Baptist. Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson, pastor of | Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, will preach on “Christ in Resurrection,” at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow. He | will continue with the study of Revela- | tions at the 8 p.m. service, “The Two Beasts of Revelation Thirteen.” Bible School opens at 9:45 a.m. The B. Y. P. U. Societies meet at 7 pm reachers and officers meet at 7 D Wednesday, for conference. Midweek Bible study and prayer service meets |at 8 pm., Wednesday. Miller, subdeacon. Father Maguire will preach the sermon. Low masses will be said at 7, 8:15, 9:30 and 11: Bene- diction will be given after the 9:30 mass. | A shrine of the holy sepulchre has been placed in St. Mary’s Church. Thé shrine represents the tomb of Christ, with a figure of the resurrection, at- tended by two angels. It will remain in the church during the Easter season. In honor of St. Anthony, novena d votions will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. There will be prayers, sermon and bene- diction. Rev. Cuthbert Dittmeier will preach the sermon. A relic of St. An- thony will be venerated after the serv- ices. Special Easter Program, Easter Sunday will be specially ob- served at Plymouth Congregational Church tomorrow. At the morning serv- ice, the sermon theme of the ter, .|Rev. S. S. Sevier, will be “The Im-| The evening | mortality of the Soul.” service at 8 o'clock will be by the day school. Sun- FREE LECTURES SWAMI AKHILANANDA oveghh Suthorized represcniatioe of Ramakriskna order of India mov erica was founded at the time of the 5 1805 b5 SWAMI VIVERANANDA, " o710 ® FAIr at Chicago HOTEL WASHINGTON Monday, April 21st, 8:00 P.M, Science and Religion Tuesday, April 22nd, 8:00 P.M. Philosophy of Reincarnation Wednesday, April 23rd, 8:00 P.M. Power of Concentration Thursday, April 24th, 8:00 Law of Compensation P.M.