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PRESIDING ELDER TOOCEURYPULPT EX Dre J. H. Balthis to Preach at < Epworth M. E. Church " Tomorrow Morning. ‘The ipit of orth Methodist | 'plwop-‘;u pc’hurch uth, Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be occupied by Dr. Joseph H. Balthis, ng elder of the Washington dis- “trict, M. E. Church, South. He will take as the subject of his sermon “The Birthday of the Church.” Rev. 8. V. Hildebrand will preach at the evening service and his subject will be “Spiritual ‘Values.” Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pastor, is at present attending the qualrennial ses- sion of the general conference of the M, E. Churches South, in Dallas, Texas, ‘where h:h will I'"ehmlln until the latter part of the month. The Sunday schpol will meet at 9:30 am. and the Epworth League-at 7 p.m. The monthly mesting of the Epworth | League Council of the chapter will be held in the church at 8 o'clock Tues- day evening. The Woman's Missionary Society will.meet in the church at 8 o'clock Monday evening. The lar weekly prayer meeting will be held in the church at 8 o'clock Thursday w_err;‘l:u permanent _organization of the workers in the Kernahan evangelism campaign are working to form a class | for church membership to be taken ! into the church June 8, at which time | it is planned that the pastor will have returned to the city. BIBLE READERS PAY HONOR TO MRS. EARLL League Re-Elects Her President for ‘Another Term—Vioe Presidents Also. Chosen. | DI . Suppose & man had the power to W'lge oug all sin, corruption and misery and establish a heaven on earth, but refused to do so. Would he not be called a fiend? According to the clergy, God has that power, but does not exer- cise it. ‘Then, how can He be the be- neficent being you state he is? A. As a simple matter of fact, God does not have the power to do as you suggest. In a household of many chil- dren numerous events take place which are not ideal. They occur, not because the parents desire them, «but because the children are gradually learning the truths of life. As they are slow to learn and’ still slower to apply what they learn, occasionally the result is confu- sion and distress. Yet, since the father is the head of e house, why doés he not arbitrarily terfere_and compel obedience and peace? For the reason that the nature of human personality and also that of the moral order are both against him. Likewise, God has to be patient, and in suffering love teach His children, bear- ing with them and bringing them as best He may to the light. He is conducting the education of humanity on an infinitely greater scale than earthly parents and under condi- tions prescribed by the very nature of what He purposes to do. The choice is, therefore, between the world as it is or no world at all. Which would you prefer? 1 trust that this attempted solution of the problem may prove help- ful to you. Q. As a Jew I would appreciate your opinion on what you think is the duty of Christians toward non-Christian re- ligions? A. We should seek to complete them, not to crush them; to enlighten their darkness and increase their illuminat- power, to dispel their ignorance and share their knowledge. They are Chris- tianity’s allies, not its rivals. The good in all religions ought to be man's com- mon property, interactive in all churches and superior to thelr creedal barriers. Christians are convinced that Jesus has an irreducible spiritual value for every human being. His gospel is intended to lift the incubus from the mind of the race by its proclamation of God as the All Father, and the burden from the heart of the race by its gospel of X ‘Harding Earll was req president of the National Com- Bible Readers’ League at a joint of the executive board and aides last Monday at the City . Other officers elected are: Vice idents, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, J. Lukens, Alton B. Carty and religions. been | his fellow appointed a committee to arrange for the 1931 Easter eventide services. It is planned to hold a Summer Bible- contest, to begin about June 15 " and close September 15, with awards to be made in October. CLASS WILL RECEIVE THE- HOLY SACRAMENT Rev. Francis J. Hurney Will Off- ciate at Special Mass Tomor- row Morning. ‘The children of the Cori of Immaculate % TEACHER TRAINING eternal life for all men in Christ. Hence, we are impelled to preach that gospel to the world. But the exclusive temper which formerly characterized all religions, my own included, has con- siderably diminished during the last half century. The Jerusalem Missionary Con- ference held two years ago marked a new epoch in world evangelization and in the Christian attitude toward other Q. Why does St. Paul so often adopt a controversial tone in his letters? A. Do not lose sight of the fact that St. Paul was widely misunderstood, even in the Christian Church, that much of his te: was cordially disliked by lievers and that a certain group of them bitterly persecuted him. His reference to the Judaisers are ex- plained by this treatment. Again, in constructing his religious philosophy, he Dr. S. THE ‘EVENING - STAR; 'WASHINGTON, ‘D: C. ‘SATURDAY, MAY 17, - 1930. Religious Questions SCUSSED BY Parkes Cadman. was bound to recognize the surround- ifg paganism to which Christianity addressed itself. He laid- particular emphasis upon the life, death and resurrection of his Lord. You will recall how in his epistle to the polite Corinthians he declared: “For I determined not to know anything among you save Jesus Christ and Him cruci- fied.” It so happened that the apostle was a theologian and a teacher before he was a Christian. Indeed, while he was still a violent opponent of the Nazarene Sect, as the followers of Jesus were then called, he tried to destroy the very gospel he afterward spent his life to proclaim. His work as an in- dividual thinker and theologian must be estimated from the viewpoints I have indicated. First, its relation to Judaism; second, to paganism, and third, to those features of our Lord's life which he so magnificently em- phasized. But controversy is not the predomi- nant note of the Pauline Epistles, Note how often the apestle climbs his peak in Darien and looks out upon the in- finite expanses of God's love and re- demptive purpose. Passages of this nature could be quoted in abundance. ‘They reveal the almost womanly tender- ness combined with' the masculine strength of a powerful personality, which were so strangely blended in the greatest figure Christianity has pro- duced outside its Founder. Q. How do you account for the exal- tation which Christians give to Jesus> As a student of history it seems to me to be a remarkable phenomenon. A. There are three explanations of Christ and Christianity. The first is philosophical, the second is historical, the third is derived from faith in Him. Philosophers dispute about the adora- tion He receives. Historians cannot deny its actuality and beneficial effects, or the fact that He appeared among men. The religion related to that ap- pearance has played a significant part in the finest developments of humanity. ‘The faith which puzzles you is the dearest belief of millions of the best and most intelligent men and women. Its hold on them and on past gen- era has never faltered. It lives in the realm of the transcendental, or, if you prefer, that of the supernatural. Briefly stated, God .became man in Christ. He did not.achieve His own divinity as the perfect flower of the human race. That divinity was His from all eternity and was revealed in His person, teaching and works. ‘The name for this revelation is the incarnation. It presupposes the inabil- ity of man to be self-sufficient. He exists for help and guidance and cannot realize his destiny apart from them. ‘They become his by union with Christ, through faith in Him and obedience to His commands. Christians maintain that the uni- versal desire for aid other than the human race can supply is answered by God in Christ, reconciling the sin- ning, suffering, longing human family to Himself. Upon this belief they rest their case and center their worship. ‘Their actual experience supports them in so doing. SCHOOL TO BE HELD IDR. LAMBETH BACK FROM CONFERENCE City-Wide Classes to Be Condnctedi in Calvary Baptist Church From June 4 to 11. A city-wide teacher training school in conjunction with the work of the vacation church schools department of the Washington Federation of Churches will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 4 to 11 in Calvary Baptist Church. While the school is, in part, for the training of teachers and principals of vacation schools, ‘it is stated, it offers opportunity to ail Sunday school work- ers generally, and is open to all inte: ested in securing more adequate tral ing in Christian leadership. It is p posed to make the training school a standard one under the International Council of Religious Education, appli- cation for which is pending. In which case one unit credit toward a diploma ing be | worship, by Miss Mabel N. Thurston: be preached the pastor. REV. C. R. FERGUSON LISTS . SUNDAY SERMON TOPICS Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson of Wis- consin Avenue Baptist Church will preach on “Valley Shadows” tomorrow | at the 11 o'clock service. “The Mar- riage Supper of the Lamb” is the lesson study theme, in Revelation, for the 7 Pp.am. service. Bible school meets at 9:45 am. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior B. Y. PIU., Societies meet at 7 p.m. ‘The teachers and officers of the Bible achool meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The midweek Bible study and prayer service convenes at 8 p.m. Wednesday. PASTOR TO PREACH Dr. Lamkins .of McKinley Memo- rial Church Announces Topic. Special services will be held Sund in ‘the McKinley Memorial Baptisi Church. Dr. 8. Gerlah Lamkins, the wflm, will preach at 11 a.m. on “Faith ithout’ Works.” Revival service at 8 pm.; holy communion, 3:30 p.m.; Bible school, 5 am.: B. Y. P. pm. Uni e‘vlfin:‘l:‘t:e -emul; will open ‘Tuesday nig! a special sermon Dr. Davis. 4 FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH Rev. H. A. Kent to Preach at Morn- ing and Evening Services. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the Pirst Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will preach tomor- Tow morning on the subject, “Building the Walls of Zion.” 1In the entire brotherhood of Brethren Churches in the United States an offering will be lifted tomorrow for the completion of the Washington church. .. Rev. Kent will preach at 8 o'clock to- Amorrow evening on the subject, “The Valley of Dry Bones.” Sunday school ;!ull at 9:30 am. and Y. P. C. E. at pm. DR. SIZ00 RETURNS Dr. J. R. Sizoo has resumed his duties at the New York Avenue primary materials and methods, b Mrs. ;’auu E. Mitchell; junior m-tex Miss Bess C. schiool, by Rev. E. O. Clark. Carlson is dean of the school. " PROMISES SERIES i Rev. Newton Simmonds to Preach | ‘Sermons on Character. At. Highlands Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. Newton M. Simmonds, will begin a series of sermons on “Char- acters That Count,” tomorrow evening. ‘The sermon will be “A Sinner Who | Counted.” In the morning the ser- mon will be on Christ's cross. ‘The woman's circle will hold a spe- cial meeting Wednesday with Mrs. N. M. Simmonds, 1324 Gallatin street, af 2 o'clock, for the transaction of im. portant business. The annual banquet of the B. Y. P. U. will be held Saturday, with Dr. Homer Councillor as the speaker. PECK SERMON ANNOUNCED Rev. Irving Ketchum to Speak on “Man God Honors.” . “Th:u"'n God Hono;'l;uh t‘hrev‘lnn‘urw subject tomorrow of Rev. . lr(‘gtchum l? Peck Memorial Chapel. At 7:45 p.m. he will speak on “A Daring Venture of Life.” The morning Sunday school will meet at 9:45 o'clock. The Gillett Bible Class . meets at 3 pan. The Christian En- deavor meeting will be held at 7 p.m. PRENTICE TO SPEAK { Gospel Union Mission Head to Preach at Metropolitan Church. { At the Metropolitan Methodist Church | tomorrow evening the sl will be ! devoted to the Gospel Union Mission in commemoration of its anniversary. The pastor will deliver a brief address and the superintendent of the mission, H. V. Prentice, will 3 A review of the work that the mission is doing will be given. Dr. Montgomery will preach at the morning service on the subject: “The Values of Life.” “MORE THAN OTHERS” Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the theme, “More Than Others.”- In the evening his subject will be “The Greater Glory.” The annpal banquet of the Men's Club be Lieut. Walter Hinton, pilot of the NC-4. U. 8. N. R, “Slluti;n“ to he Subject. Presbyterian Church after an iliness in the ital for several weeks. will preach at services on Sunday. At the 11 o'clock service his topic wil] Rev, C. B. Austin, pastor of the West Washington Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow at 11 a.m. on “Salvation” and at 8 p.m. on “Your Sins.” He will will be May 23. The guest speaker will | on Mount Vernon Place Pastor Will Return to Pulpit for Sun- day’s Services. Dr. W. A. Lambeth, pastor of Mount Vernon Place M: E. Church, has re- turned from Dallas, Tex., where he at- tended the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and will preach tomorrow on “General Con- ference Impressions,” and in the eve- ning on “Face to Face with Jesus.” Rev. H. R. Deal, junior preacher, will speak to the junior congregation in the Sunday school auditorium at 11 o'clock on “God’s Goodness for AlL" ‘The Woman's Missionary Soclety will meet Tuesday at 11 o'clock. The pro- gram will be in charge of Circle Eight, of which Mrs. Anna T. Nelson is leader. At the afternoon session the Bible study class will be held. ‘The Young People’s Missionary Soci- ety No. 1 will meet Tuesday evening. ‘The workers’ council of the Sunday school will meet Thursday evening. Dr. Lambeth will speak at the prayer meeting Thursday evening. FATHER’S DAY SERVICE SCHEDULED TOMORROW “Father's day” will be observed to- morrow at the Metropolitan Baptist Church. In the morning Dr. John Compton Ball will predch of “Our Heavenly Father.” In the evening his topic will be “Our Earthly Pathers, God Bless Them!” At the evening service the pastor will be assisted by a number of fathers. Dr. D. D. Glover of Arkansas will offer prayer. Glen Jones will read the Scripture. Tributes to “father” in two- minute addresses will be paid by Miss Mildred Miller, Miss Lillilan Crawford and Mrs. Albert S. Brown. The ushers for the evening will all be fathers—C. O. Coakley, A. T. Cox, C. H. Freed, W. T. Falls, B. P. Hickox, C. . Rector, H. H. Harris, E. C. Stengall, A. A. Stager, L. I. Obergh, H. Kilby, J. T. Thomas and C. E. Warner. PASTOR TO PREACH TWICE Services at “Little ‘White Church on the Hill.” Rev. Glenn B. Faucett, pastor of East Washington Heights Baptist Church, known as “The Little White Church on the Hill” will preach to- morrow morning on “Peter, the Pente- cost Preacher,” and at 8 pm. on “Spiritual Spring Cleaning.” ‘The Sunday school will observe Tem- perance day at 9:45 am. The B. Y. P. Unions will meet at 7 p.m. A stereopti- cc;nhlecture will be presented Thursday night. Tomorrow SOCIETY PLANS RALLY Women's day pew rally, under the auspices of the Mount Bethel B. Y. P, U. Convention, will be held tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. at the Vermont Avenue Bap- :.slsL Church, of which Dr. C. T. Murray pastor. The principal address will be deliv- subject is “The Woman and the Light.” All unions and Sunday schools are re- quested to take part in the session, SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH At Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets, the pas- L. 8. Holloman, will preach .m. on “The Christian’s Blessed Privilege.” The ushers and ushers' auxiljary will conduct a special service at 3:30 p.m. In the evening the pastor will preach “Real Repentance.” Bible school, 9:30 am, and B. Y. P.U. 6 pm. B. Y. P. U. Meets Monday. The B. Y. P. U. Convention, auxiliary to the Baptist Convention of Washing- ington and Vicinity, will hold its first quarterly meeting in Bethleem Baptist Church, Anuontf-, D. C, iday eve- speak Thursday evening on the topic n;l?;'ne Great Things Christians Can ning at *8:15 o'clock, All g@stors and :‘;I:l People’s Soclety workers are in- ‘CHAINS OF CUSTOM SERVICE SUBJECT Rev. R. Paul Schearrer to Resume Series Tomor- row Evening. “The Chains of Custom” will be the subject of the sermon at the 11 am. service tomorrow in the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church by the pastor, Rev, R. Paul Schearrer. At the 8 p.m. service he will continue the series of sermons on the theme, “Can Faith Heal Us?” taking for his particular subject “The Answer of Coue.” ‘The church school will meet tomor- row at 9:30 am. and the adult Bible classes at 9:45 am. The Senior Chris- tian Endeavor Society will meet tomor- row evening with the young people of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Piney Branch road and Dahlia street. The Intermediate Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p.m. . The mothers’ class will hold its annual luncheon Monday at 1 p.m. in the dining room of the church. Th: Woman's Missionary Soclety will meet in the church Wednesday at 11 am. The Brotherhood Club will meet Wed- nesday evening at 8 o’clock. There will be election of officers and a fine pro- gram. The pastor will conduct the mid- week service Thursday evening. Light Bearers will meet Priday at 4 p.m. Troop 33, Boy Scouts, will meet in the Community Hall Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Mills Circle of the Ladies’ Ald Society will hold a strawberry festival on the church lawn Friday evening. In case the weather is inclement the festi- val will be held in the church basement. | The Senior Christian Endeavor will hold & business meeting in the church Friday evening. DR. SMITH GIVES TOMORROW’S TOPIC Fourth of Series of Sermons Will Be Presented at Hamline M. E. Church. Dr. Chesteen Smith, pastor of Ham- line Methodist Episcopal Church, will have as his sermon subject tomorrow morning the fourth of a series based on the Lord's Prayer, entitled “The Prayer for Forgiveness.” In the eve- ning the sermon subject will be “The Call of the Wild.” Miss Dorothea McDowell will have charge of the Epworth League at 7 o'clock and will conclude the series of four meetings she has been conducting. Prank Jordan of Indianapolis, Ind., will be the guest speaker in the adult department of the Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock, . CHURCH TO CELEBRATE ered by Mrs. Emma Lee Williams, Her | TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY Special Service Will Be Held at Ingram Memorial Congre- gational in Morning. The Ingram Memorial Congregational Church, Massachusetts avenue and Tenth street northeast, will celebrate its twentieth anniversary at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow. The pastor, Rev. Kyle Booth, will preach on the subject “The Ministering Church.” is one of the notable churches in American Congregationalism. ‘The corner stone was laid by Mr. Taft while he was President of the United States. The church was built as & memorial to C. H. Ingram of Eau Claire, Wis, by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, O. H. Ingram. The late Dr. John W. Frizzell was the first &uwr The service tomorrow is expected to bring u;‘gech‘:‘r many former members of the churc! DR. PIERCE TO PREACH ON “WAY OF THE SCIENTIST” “The Way of the Scientist” is the sub- ject of the sermon to be delivered by Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, minister of All Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets, tomorrow morning. ‘This is the third in a series of sermons on “Paths to the Heights: A Con- sideration of the Approaches to the Spiritual Life.” The service at the church school meeting at 9:45 a.m. will be on the subject of world brother- Dr. and Mrs. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, Mrs. John L. Hyde, Mrs. Grosvenor Dawe and Laurance C. Staples willebe delegates to the anniversary week meet. ings of the American Unitarian Asso. REV. HEZ SWEM TO SPEAK “Can Our Loved Ones and Others in Heaven Help Us Now on Eearth?” is the subject of Rev. E. Hez Swem to- morrow night at 8 o'clock at Centennial Baptist Churc] ‘The 11 o'clock ser- mon subject is “Men Made Into Boys.” ‘The various societies of the Baptist ‘Young Peoples’ Union meets Sunday at 7 p. and the Sunday school at 9:30 am. ‘The Hofkirche, or royal church, at Dresden, is a fine specimen of that later variation of the Renaissance style often. called baroque. It was designed by the Italian artist Chiavari, and built in the years between 1736 and | 1756. It is a beautiful structure, of im- mense size and very highly ornamented both within and withoyt. Nearly 70 statues of apostles and saints stand upon ts and around the en- the parape trances. Most of these were the work of Mattie#l, one of the greatest Italian sculptors of the eighteenth century. It has a fine tower, a little short of 300 feet in ‘height. The rich decora- tions of the mr:nm are dominated by the altar-piece, a great B the by Raphael Men, resent- Gension of our Lord. "1 the ‘The | ciation, to be held in Boston, May 19-23. | SPECIAL SERVICES AT GOSPEL MISSION | Organization to Observe Its 24th Ariniversary With Elaborate Exercises. ‘The Gospel Mission will observe its twenty-fourth anniversary tomorrow at 11 am. at the Church of the Pligrims, | Presbyterian, Twenty-second and P streets, and at 8 p.m. at the Metropoli- | tan Methodist Church, Cstreet at John | Marshall place. The day will be ob- | served also at the Mission Chapel, 216 John Marshail place at 2:30 p.m. Supt. Harvey V. Prentice announces that an anniversary reception will be given by the Mission May 21 at 328 C | street from 3 to 6 o'clock. Refresh- | ments will be served and the public .is invited. Demonstration by children in home and members of the mothers’ class. | The mission was organized in May, {1906, is at 214-16-18 John Marshall place. It's Children’s Home and many community activities are housed at 326~ 28-30 C street. A branch of the Mission streets. CATHEDRAL GROUNDS SCENE OF SERVICES Informal Meeting to Be Held Under Leadership of 12 Clergymen. An informal evangelistic service of personal witness will be held tomor- row at 5:15 o'clock at the flagpole in Washington Cathedral grounds on Wis- consin . avenue, just north of Massa- chusetts avenue intersection. The service has been authorized by Bishop James E. Freeman and will be led by a group of 12 clergy now in resi- dence ‘at_the_College of Preachers. Capt. B. Frank Mountford of the church army will lead the singing and take part in the service. Plans for the service were formulated by Bishop Philip M. Rhinelander, war- den of the College of Preachers, in consultation with the members of the conference now in session under the chairmanship of Bishop Irving P. John- son of Colorado. It will last only 30 minutes, be informal in character, and is open to all interested. DR. SAMUEL J. PORTER ANNOUNCES THEMES “Getting at Heart of Things” and “Reality, Security, Mastery” Sermon Subjects. At the First Baptist Church, Dr. Samuel Judson Porter’s Sunday morning of Thi His evening theme will be, “Reality, Security, Mastery.” Sunday school will be held at 9:30 am. B.'Y. P. U. will have its meeting at 6:45 pm. Prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The First Baptist Church was represented at the Southern Baptist convention in New Orleans by Mrs. S. J. Porter, E. Hilton Jackson and Rev. George W. Griffin. # i James Carey Petty has been chosen a member of the board of trustees of the Baptist Home for Ladies, ‘The Wigs and Queues will give “An Evening With James Whitcomb Riley” at the church next Friday evening at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Business Women's Council, “WHICH WAY AMERICA ” DR. PERKINS’ SUBJECT ‘The naval disarmament treaty now pending in the Senate has suggested Dr. Perkins' sermon on “Which Way America?” at the Universalist National Memorial Church, Sixteenth and S streets, tgmorréw at 11 o'clock. Church school meets at 10:15, except the adult department, which follows the church service. The Young People's Christian Union will hold its regular devotional service in the parish house at“7 p.m. The monthly meeting of the Mission Circle will be in the parish house Tues- day, with luncheon at 12 o'clock and business session following. A card party and entertainment by W. E. D. O. Circle is to be given in hall Thursday at 8 p.m. the W. E. the parish “SIN OF INGRATITUDE” Rev. F. F. Holsopple Will Preach on Theme Tomorrow Night. ‘The theme for the evening service to- morrow at the Washington City Church of the Brethren at Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southeast will be “Where Are Nine” or “The Sin of Ingratitude,” by Rev. F. F. Holsopple. This being the 1900th anniversary of Pentecost, the morning theme will be “The Holy. Spirit.” Plans are being completed to observe Children’s day June 8. On the same date will be held the service of breaking ground for the new church school | building. Famous Churches of the World crypt are the burial vaults of’ the royal family of Saxony. church is famous for its won- derful music. There is a magnificent choir and orchestra, and at high mass and vespers the lovely church vibrates with the sublimest masterpieces qf har- mony, most perfectly and skillfully ex- pressed in which human T8 have ever voiled their adoration. ‘The occasion of the erection of this church was the return of the myal family of Saxony to the ancient faith of Europe, in the person of the elector Augustus the Btrfln;ro (1694-1733). Saxony was not only a Protestant coun- try, but the very cradle of Lutheranism: for within the limits of this duchy is maintained at Thirtieth and M|by tw subject will be, “Getting at the Heart | JESUS TEACHING IN' THE TEMPLE. (Temperance Lesson.) Matthew xxii.1-23,39. Golden text: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”—Matthew, xxi1.37-39. Our lesson is taken from thedast public efforts that Jesus made as a teacher to win the nation that He loved to accept him as their King. The teach- ings of our lesson grew out of the bitter partisan conflict that developed rapidly after His public entrance into Jerusalem in a manner that proclaimed Him as the long expected Messianic King. In the opening part of our study is the last one of a group of parables that Jesus ad- dressed to the religious leaders of His people. He was warning the chief priests and the Pharisees, who had agreed that the Master was to be put to death, and Judas, who would betray Him ing friendship into cash. Jesus knew that the end of His public ministry was rapidly approaching when He spoke the messages of today's lessons, full of warning to His enemies of Christ's time and for all today. King’s Invitation Rejected. No race or religion of ancient times equals the Hebrews for their high ideals of home and the sacred relations of married life. In the parable of the marriage feast Jesus used the nation’s custom to warn them of their approach- ing danger. His enemies understood the meaning of the parable and saw in it His claims to be the King, whose invita- tion to accept Him they had repeatedly rejected. Jesus did not speak of an nvitation issued by an ordinary citizen; He spoke of the invitations being sent io them from the royal palace, for it was the feast given in honor of the mar- riage of the King's-son. Among the Hebrew people, who have always been scrupulous in the observance of mar- riage, investing it with much impor- tance and festivity, they would natural- ly be expected to give proper considera- tion to an invitation to attend a feast in connection with the marriage of the King’s son, but they treated the several invitations contemptuously. ‘The motives that prompted the ig- noring of the invitation are the same that prompt men today to ignore the cause of Christ and His kingdom. Their covetousness was seen in their placing their own business ahead of the king's invitation, for one went to his farm and the other put his business ahead of the King's request. Aroused by the repeated rejections of His invitation, the King turned away from the society folks, whom he had invited, and summoned to the feast a class who would welcome the invitation, for he sent his servants out into the highways to bid the others, gllledg:ntllu. so that his tables could be ed. One of the guests accepted the invi- tation to partake of the feast, but his host -observed that the guest had evi- dently refused to put on a wedding gar- ment. He had entered without comply- ing with the conditions, for he had ne- glected to put on the wedding garment that the King had provided for him to wear,. Only one person in the crowd that - had accepted the invitation en- tered without being properly prepared. It was his own fault and it resulted in his_exclusion. We must have on our wedding garment, when we are sum- moned to dine with the King of Kings when He shall return to judge us for our works.and set up His kingdom. A formal profession of real religion will not satisfy our Lord, when He comes, . Planning His Death. ‘The Master’s enemies recognized that He was warning them against going ahead with their plan that they formulated to destroy Him. H!lmm ways. * ing would alienate the tax-burdened Jews. The protest against it would bring upon Jesus the strong arm of the Roman government. They approached the Master and they tried to conceal their real purpose by praising the Lord's sincerity and truthfulness before asking the question, which they believed that, no matter as to how He should reply, He could not possibly avold being ensnared, when they asked Him, “Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” If He said yes, the Jews would question His patrio- tism. If he said no, the Master's enemies would at once report Him as a hypocritical attitude, asked for a coin, and, when it was handed to Him, de- manded whose mintage it was. They Teplied, “Caesar's.” Jesus answered, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’ ‘This answer surprised them. They were defeated by Christ's reply that Von Ranke has said was “the Master's most revolutionary utter- ance.” a temperance lesson. We have our duty to obey, not only the laws of the States wnd Nation, but those of . The doctrine of the separation of church and state is based upon these far- reaching words of the Lord Jesus. Two Other Problems. ‘The Sadducees, who thought that the idea of a resurrection was ridiculous, came and asked Jesus a question that they thought would completely puszle Him. “In the resurrection . . . whose wife shall she be of the seven, for they all had her?” Jesus met the issue by pofnting out that they were ignorant of the teachings of the Scriptures. He told them that there would be no mar- riages in Heaven. They had been think- ing of the earthly life, but in the spir- itual there’ would be a difference. He did not mean to teach us that love, which is immortal, would not continue to exist in the future life. It lasts and will help make the future life joyous and happy. The eternity of a loving Father implies the immortality of His loving children. When these folks retired in defeat, the Pharisees put forth a lawyer who tried to entrap Jesus with a question, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?” The question of the law- yer was one that was frequently asked. In His reply Jesus gave the usual reply of the rabbis, which condensed into a few words the essentials of human duty. It was a quotation from Deuteronomy and Levitigus. Jesus added that in such “love” is summed up all the law and the prophets. A study of the Master's teachings will show that He made love the test of Christian life. Paul showed in his poem on love how essential it was to Christianity. Jesus recognized the honesty of the scribe who had tried to ensnare Him when the lawyer replied to the Master’s questions. The attempts of the enemies of the Lord to ensnare Him had all failed, for “no man after that durst ask Him any questions.” If we fulfill the law’s requirements to love, we will not fail in our duty as citi- zens. The Master's t sorrow over Jerusalem, because of its citizens’ in- difference to Him, is repeated today, when the continuous indifference of men to His claims is seen in their putting other things before those of Christ and His church. MA). PINGER TO SPEAK AT WESLEY CHURCH Traveler Once a Captive of Chinese Bandits—Pastor to Preach at Morning Hour. At the 8 o'clock service Sunday eve- ning at the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, Connecticut avenue and Joce- 1yn street, an address will be given by Maj. R. W. Pinger. A few years ago Maj. Pinger and his family, while on a journey through China, were captured by the Chinese bandits. At _the 11 o'clock service the pastor, Dr. Fred C. Reynolds, will preach on the topic “Reconciliation.” ‘The Men’s Club will. have its an- nual business meeting and election of officers Monday evening. The mite box opening of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will be held at the church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. F. C. Reynolds, who is in charge of the work of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Meth- odist Church in Porto Rico and Santo Domingo, will be the speaker. RECTOR WILL PREACH Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, the rector, will preach tomorrow at 11 at St. Mar- garet’s Church. The first service of the day will be holy communion, when the organized workers of the parish and members of the Communicants’ League will participate in their corporate com- munion. At 9:30 a.m. the Sunday school will convene, At 11 o'clock the service will be morning prayer. Confirmation Luther himself was barn and brou ):: d_his ‘was & partisan | of - Protestant /recels the i candidates will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the study with Rev. Robert Shores. This class will be presented at the cathedral at 4 p.m., May 27, for the apostolic rite of confirmation. At 4:30 p.m. Sunday the service will be evensong and service by Rev. Mr. Shores. The Young Peo- ple's Soclety will meet at 6 p.m. The following have been elected offi- cers of the Young People’s Soclety: President, Darby Yauch; vice president, Helen Hayne; secretary, Atlee Welgman; treasurer, Joseph Nicholson. Members of the Rector's Aid Society will hold a lawn fete May 23 at 4 p.m. at 1687 Columbia road. VISITATION ANNOUNCED There will be a visitation of the Daughters of the King at Trinity Church, Takoma Park, next Monday at 8 B diocesan officers elected at the convention held in St. Alban’s Church, April 24, are as follows: Miss Mildred Martin, Christ Church, ‘Washington parish, corresponding secretary; Miss Thelma Courtney, c(l7lhul"’ch of ::i G}:g: , junior directress, . ili‘lehpe):fl:grnild, St. Alban’s parish, re- elected treasurer. “Conquering King” Pastor's Text. o T King” will be Dr. George 0. Botloeks topic at 11 am. tomorTow at the Third Baptist Church. At 8 p.m. is topic will be “The Way of Salva- Sunday morning prayer meeting 30 to 7:30 o'clock. Bible school at 9:15 a.m. The Junior Christian En- deavor Society will meet at'4 p.m. The Intermediate Christian Endeavor So- clety will meet at 5 pm. The Senior Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 6 pm. Prayer meeting 'n,udny st 8 to 10 pm. Young People’s prayer meeting Thursday at 8 to 9 pm. All are welcome. Holy communion and the of new members will follow services. {CHURCH PLANNING FOR FAMILY DAY | All;right ‘Memorial Pastor to Preach Fourth in Series of Pentecost Sermons. Sunday will be Family day at Al- bright Memorial Evangelical Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse streets. The fourth in the series of Pentecost ser- mons will be preached by Rev. George E. Schnabel. The subject tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock will be “Pente- cost and Home Religion.” Sunday eve- ning the sermon will be on the subject, “Pentesost and My Salvation.” ‘The Women's Missionary Society will play hosts Monday to the Baltimore Missionary Societies. The Baltimore women will arrive by bus.at 1 o'clock. After luncheon the washington So- clety will presenta missionary program. Mrs. H. S. Irwin will be the speaker. ‘There will be a meeting Tuesday evening of the Men’s Club under the direction of E. Jester. :d ‘The monthly workers’ conference and supper will be held Thursday at 6:15 o'clock. The various committees will meet following the supper. YOUNG PEOPLE ARRANGE TO CONDUCT SERVICES At Grace Lutheran Church the pas- tor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski, will preach tomorrow morning on the subject: “God’s Spirit Striving With Man’ Spirit.” In the evening, replacing the usual service with sermon, a devotional meeting will be conducted by members of the Young People's Society. Harry Crow will be in charge. In connection with this service a stereopticon address will be given, entitled “Far Lands.” A social evening, for the benefit of the members of the congregation and their friends, will be held in the hall of the church May 22. A program will be presented by the committee from the Ladies’ Aid Society which is in charge. Mrs. August Moeller is serv- ing as president. REV. GODFREY CHOBOT ANNOUNCES HIS TOPIC At the Sixth Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning Rev. Chobot will take for his theme “Things Working for the Best.” At the 5 o'clock vesper service his topic will be “The Spirit of Haste.” ‘The Christitn Endeavor has its so- cial at 6:15 o'clock, followed by its regular service. In the Sunday school a new Bible class for men and women has been organized and is taught by the pastor at 10 am. TWO SERMONS LISTED ‘The morning sermon tomorrow at Temple Baptist Church will be by the pastor, Dr. T. E. Boorde, on “They Made Light of It.” In the,evenirg Ulysses G. Salter will preach on “The Chief of Sinners.” Mr. Salter is a ministerial student of the Southern Baptist Seminary at Louisville, Ky. The B. Y. P. U, program will be given at 7 o'clock. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Thomas W. Beller was elected deacon at the session Thursday. 1t is the basis for making this | ,, SENATOR WHEELER T0 GIVE ADDRESS “Law Enforoement” Will Be Theme at Calvary Bap- "tist Church. Rev. W. 8. Calvary ‘Why Worship?”" being 1] evening meeting at 1:45 o'clock, Senator Burton K. Wheeler will give an address on “Law Enforce- ment” under the auspices of the Citi- zens’ Association for Law and Order. The junior church service will be held ;t 11 o'clock in Baker Hall. Rev, H. ncilor, mi 8 A party for children of the Missionary Herald and Jewel Bands and their mothers will be held at the church at 2:30 o'clock Saturday. A meeting of all officers and co-work- ers in children’s and youn, mple‘s missionary organizations will d at 4:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the church_parlor. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet at 11 o'clock Tuesday in Baker Hall with the White Circle as hostess. A report of the Atlantic district meet- ing will be given by Mrs. A. L. Van Horn and Mrs. O. E. Haines will talk on “A Vision of Reading.” Mrs. J. Q. Buzbee will lead the devotional period, assisted by Miss Sue Weeks. ‘The monthly meeting of the bosrd of trustees will be held on Wednesday eve- at 8 o'clock in the ?llfi“’l study. e officers’ council of the Sunday school will meet Monday evening. 30 OF BIBLE CLASS TO SEE PASSION PLAY Group Will Embark From New York on Leviathan for Tour of Europe. A party of 30 members of the Organ- ized "Bible Class Association of Wash- the Leviathan July 16 for a tour of Europe, during which they will attend the presentation of the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau, Ba: many. ‘The group, all of which are members of Washington Bible classes, will be under the leadership of Page McK. Etchison, religious work director of the ‘Washington Y. M. C. A,, and Dr. Homer J. Councilor, president of the Organized Bible Class Association. ‘They will travel in England, Holland, Germany, Belgium and France, return- ing to this country August 23 on the United States Lines steamer America. Reservations were made a year ago by the party in anticipation of the pres- entation this year of the Passion Play. COVENANT CHURCH TO HOLD COMMUNION Pastor to Present Sacramental Ad- dress—Men’s Society Announces Final Meeting of Season. , Ger- ‘The Men's Society of the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) will hear Miles Poindexter at its Jast meeting for the season, Monday night at 8 o'clock. ‘The service of the communion will be celebrated tomorrow morning. Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney, the pastor, will deliver the sacramental address. A confirmation class will be presented by the pastor and a large group received into the membership of the church. At the Christian Endeavor service to- morrow at 6:30 p.m. Miss Emily Davis, a writer, will speak on the book “A Woman of Andros.” All young are invited to this meeting and tea preceding. Entrance, 1229 Connecticut avenue. ‘The Society of the Covenant will meet Wednesday at 11 o'clock, Mrs. Elgin Sherk of Persia will be the speaker. DR. PATTERSON IS ILL Dr. J. R. Duffield Will Preach at First Presbyterian Churchy Dr. J. R. Duffield will preach tomor- row at 11 am. and 8 p.m. at the Pirst Presbyterian _ Church, Massachusetts avenue and Thirty-sixth street, during the absence of Dr. N. P. Patterson, the pastor, who was taken suddenly ill this HARRISON BIBLE CLASS Representative Arthur H. Greenwood of Indiana will address the Harrison Bible Class of Congress Street Meth- odist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty- first street, tomorrow at 9:45 o’clock in the auditorium of the church. Ris subject will be “Jesus Teaching in the Temple.” J. G. Stephenson will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. At the regular church service at 11 am. the pastor, Dr. H. A. Kester, will preach. His theme will be “I Will Build an Altar Unto God.” At 8 p.m. special services will be held by the Bible class and Representative John C. Kdeé.chnm of Michigan will deliver the address. Sunday School QUESTIONS 1. Who were the Herodians mentioned in_today’s lesson? > 2. Why did the Pharisees ask their coiopve;;:‘ton? the bitior . was ambit! H‘ &‘m’ = n of the s was the ambitic Pharisees? i g. wgfit was u;!e: common ambition? . What was basis of their k y ey t the spe- cific question: “Is it lawful . at was tribu they referred? i cingfl YWhy was this a rather tricky ques- 10. How did thig plot end? The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you m‘w'elsz the . They were the court party and powerful at the time. e 2. They had tremendous influence with certain of the ruling classes, ° 3. They desired the uQbuflunmt of Jewish kingdom under the Herodian dy:'"q%' . . They’were opposed to f Rome and were l‘t’roktn: xur"?l:“}-fil:h who would free them from Roman domination. 5. The ruin of Christ, 6. They hoped to involve Him trea- sonably in a controversial question. 7. It was one of the greatest ques- Lincoln Road Sermon. At the Lincoln Road M. E. Church tomorrow the minister, Dr. Walter Franklin Al , will ‘preach at 111 am. on “The Romance of Holy Living” and in the evening, “The Way of Eternal.” tions of the day, the answer to which might cause much trouble. 8. The poll tax levied by the Romans. 9. If Christ answered that it was I ful, the people would against Him. if He answered that it was not, He mll.ohtl:ae fla‘ed mm dhconl:flum of . It en His enemies; they marveled and left im and went a