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] ¢ oclock at 4 s of the church to raise $100,000. . “ GROUND-BREAKING | SERVICE PLANNED Lutheran Clergymen Are In-; vited to Attend St. Paul’s Site Exercises. Ground-breaking exercises for the new St. Pauls Englih Lutheran Church will be held tomorrow at 4:30 | the new site. Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street. All of the| Lutheran clergy and congregations of the city have been invited to attend ‘The principal address will be flell\m’edi by the pastor, Dr. Henry W. Snyder whose theme will be “Out of the! Ground.” Dr. Snyder has also written | & special hymn for the occasion. The honor of being the first to break| ground will be given to Alfred F. Fox,| president emeritus of the church coun- | cil. The next to break ground will be . Snyd who will be followed by, the church council, primary department | of the Sunday schcol and all organiza- tions of the church. Souvenir shovels have been provided so that all who de- sire to do so may have a part in the ground breaking The St. Paul's congregation is a merger of the former St. Paul's, at « Eleventh and H_ streets, and Epiphany | an Church, at Sixteenth and U which two_congregations com- 1926. They purchased the new site on Connecticut avenue and drew plans for a monumental church group in the fourteenth centu: othic | style of architecture to co: 0.000 A’ statue of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. the “fighting parson of the Revolution.” will ultimately bpe erected in the park fronting the church this park having been set apart for the purpose by Jjoint resolution of Con- gress. The first unit to be erected at this time will consist of the basement and chapel of the church. To defray the expenses of this construction a “loyalty crusade” is now being con- ducted among the members and friends It is expected that the first unit will be ready for occupancy by Christmas, and work may then be continued, if cir- cumstances permit, to compiete the entire church. The new St. Paul's will be one of the most imposing and beau- tiful churches in the city. At Metropolitan Theater tomorrow at 11 o'clock services preparing for ground | breaking will be held. Dr. Snyder will reach on “The Worth of the Church. here will be no evening service Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:30 ] o'clock two “get-together” dinners will be served complimentary to the mem- bers and interested friends of the con- gregation in the dining hall of Foundry Methodist Church, Sixteenth and Church streets, Tuesdav the women will serve the men, and Wednesday the men will return the compliment. The address on both occasions will be de- livered by Dr. A. C. Hageman of Rippey, Towa. His themes will be “Bags With Holes” and “The Alabaster Box,” re- spectively. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAM| Special Service Scheduled for To- morrow Morning—Pastor to Preach at 11 O'Clock. The Children’s day program of the Sunday school of Grace Lutheran Church will be given tomorrow at 9:30 | am. in the auditorium of the church, and an_address will be given by the stor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski. Henry hman, superintendent, will be charge. At 11 am. the pastor will preach on the subject “The Importance of Faith in God.’ The evening devotional meeting con- ducted by the young people will be omitted in order that the young peo- ple may attend the Luther League con- vention being held in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. At the session of the convention &t 3 pm. Dr. L. M. Zimmerman will speak. At 7:30 p.m. the speaker will be Rev. Sylvester C. Michelfelder of Pittsburgh, Pa. BIBLE CLASS SPEAKER James S. McCarthy, Deputy U. 8. Marshal, Scheduled. James S. McCarthy, deputy United States marshal, will address the Harri- son Bible Class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock in the auditorium of the church. His subject will be “The Risen Lord and the Great Commis- sion.” J. H. Croson will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome. Rev. Luther H. Kinnard, religious di- rector, Y. M. C. A, will preach at 11 am. in the absence of the pastor, Dr. H. A Kester, who is attending the Maryland Annual Conference at Cam- bridge, Md., and the Christian En- deavor Soclety will conduct the services &t 8 pm. i HOLD CHILDREN'S DAY ' Both Services at Kendall to Re- member Young Folks. Children’s day services will be held at Kendall Baptist Church at both services tomorrow. The primary department, under the direction of Mrs. McGill, will have charge of the morning service. Mrs. Kate S. Outwater and Mrs. H. H. Caul- ter will have charge of the evening service with the adult department. The public is invited. “ Sunday School QUESTIONS 1—At what place near Jerusalem was Christ crucified? 2 What does the name of this place signify? 3—Why was Christ given wine and ‘ gall before the crucifixion? 4—What inscription was placed above the cross in Greek, Hebrew and tin? = was the attitude toward Christ of the two cruicfled thieves? 6—What peculiar phenomenon took place during the crucifixion? 9—Where was the body of Christ taken? 8—To whom did this place belong? 9--What did the Pharisees demand of Pllate after the removal of Christ’s body? | 10-—-Why? The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you snswer? 1—At Golgotha, or Calvary. 2—Golgotha, the place of the skull; Calvary, from the Latin Calvaris, & skull, $—It was a merciful procedure de- signed to stupify Him before the ordeal. 4—This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. 5—One of them insulted Christ, the other asked that Christ intercede for him in Heaven. 6—The heavens were darkened, & vio- lent disturbance like an earth- quake shook the reglons about Jerusalem. 9—To a lonely tomb never before occu- | simply eli ,?CR > Q. Do you base your beliefs as a religious teacher on, any particular theology? If so, which? A. I regard theology as a growing science. How can it be reckoned other: wise? 1If it does not grow. it is dead. Nothing having vitality fails to expand, o take on new foims and cover fresh areas. The same is true of the physical sclences. The two doctrinal fund mentals T accept are (1) the rev tion of God's Being and Nature in Jes Christ, and (2) Christ's lordship in the church and in the world. Because 1 thus believe, I feel obli- gated to emphasize the love of the Father through service for all men and loyal obedience to Christ’s rule. position is as enduring as God and Christ are, and yet sufficiently flexible to mect the constantly changing con ditions of human life. Any theolog ancient or modern, which sustains it is to that extent my theology. I care not whether it be Hebrew, Catholic or Protestant. The ever basic question is: Does this particular method of interpreting religion confirm one in his determination to live for the well- being and ennoblement of his fellow men and women. It is perhaps need- less to add that an embracing attitude toward every servant of God enriches one’s concepts of Him and strengthens one's faith in His redemptive purpose & expressed in Jesus Christ. Q. Is it & corect interpretation of Christ’s life and work to say ihat He revealed God as Father and mede no claim for Himself? A. The centrality of Jesus as the Christ of God pervades the New Testa- ment and is its distinctive feature in comparison with the Old Testament. To be sure, He manifested Himself in the gospels with directness and urgency. You may recall that He ‘commissioned His disciples, and constantly stressed the fact that union with Himself gen- erated in them a spiritual authority which should overcome the world. Devotion to Christ, faith in His mes- sage and in the redemption which His death effected for mankind, are re- peatedly emphasized in solemn terms as the things needful for time and eternity. Do you suppose that if St. Peter, St. Paul and St. John reappeared on earth, they would change their attitude rd the Evangel which Christ thus authorized? I think not. orthodox or otherwise, who accepts the No minister, | THE EVENING ious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. New Testament as his guide, can say that the work of Jesus was confined to His revelation of the Father. He added to that glorious unveiling the remark- | able saving, “I am the Way, the Truth {and the Life” This statement Ws&s typical of many others dealing with His conception of Himself, and those | who wholeheartedly believe and act upon it are spiritually transformed by | its active application. S| @ Wny do Christian churches thrust their religion on the peoples of for- | elgn lands who already have religions { of thelr own? Should we not limit | missionary work to the backward sec- | tions of our own country and its pos- | sesslons? | A If we did there is ample room for home evangelism. Two-thirds ot the 3.000,000 mountaineers of the Ap- palachian range who represent the purest Anglo-Saxon stock on this con- finent are practically unreached by Te- | liglon and_education. | “Five million of the 11,000,000 Negroes |in the United States are unchurched. The Eskimos of Alaska need the civi- lizing benefits of the Gospel, and the Christians of the Panama Zone are making a gallant effort to establish churches there. Last and most signifi- | cant, 50 per cent of our white popula- | tion 'is efther indifferent to religion or | takes its claims very lightly. Truly the | domestic field is white for the harvest. But the American churches conspicu- | ous for their spiritual service abroad | do mest for this republic. Nor should they even consider the surrender of the universality of their mission to man- kind. Whatever good inheres in any religion should be pooled for the spirit- ual culture of the race as a whole. We | need not fear the outcome of this gen- erous policy. _Christianity redecmed our ancestors from barbarism. What it, did for them it can do for the na- tions which still sit in darkness and the shadow of death. As a supernational faith the New ‘Testament_evangel must be transmitted to those who need it most, whose souls’ hunger is of necessity not of choice. The Christian missionary is a_world servant. He recognizes neither geo- graphical boundaries nor social anc blood distinctions. The term *“foreign” is meaningless to his mind. In his es- | timate the earth is one, and the peace, joy and blessedness of God's brother- hood belong equally and alike to all its inhabitants. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH PROGRAM Pastor to Preach at Morning Hour Tomorrow on “Law of Compensation.” Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Cl‘-‘ vary Baptist Church, will preach to- morrow at 11 o'clock on “The Law of Compensation” and at 8 o'clock on “The Eyes of the Fool.” The junior church service will be held at 11 o'clock in Baker Hall, Rev. H. J. Councilor minister. The Woman's Missionary Society will meet at 11 o'clock Tuesday in Baker Hall. with the Hoeke Circle as hostess. Impressions from the Northern Bap- tist Convention will be brought by Mrs. W. P. Lambertson, Mrs. Willlam S. Abernethy and the pastor. —Mrs. in) Hugh Insley will give a devotional talk. Miss Amy Hoeke and Miss Anna Bell Fox also will contribute to the program. During the luncheon tributes of love and appreciation will be brought in honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Hoeke, in mem- ory of whom the Hoeke Circle was named. of the season. Russell B. Smith will conduct the meeting of the Christian Endeavor So- clety Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in Kendall Hall. ‘The deaf department will hold its monthly social meeting in Baker Hall Tuesday at 8 o'clock. The pastor will conduct the regular midweek service Thursday evening at 8 oo'oclock. Prior to this meeting the pastor and deacons will be in session for three-quarters of an hour to meet those presenting themselves for mem- bership. CHILDREN’S DAY SERVICE AT CALVARY M. E. CHURCH Pageant Presentation, in Which All Departments of Sunday School Will Participate. “The Church and Her Children” a pageant for Children’s day, will be pr sented tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Cal- vary Methodist Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street. Children of the various departments of the church school will.participate, and special parts will be taken by Miss Margaret Colison, Miss Katherine Hawley, Mrs. Paul Sapp, Mrs. John Edwards and Richard Pil- kinton. Dr._Homer J. Councilor of the Cal- vary Baptist Church will preach at the evening service. The Young People will hold their closing meeting in an out-of -door service, meeting at the church at 5 o'clock. In case of rain the supper will be served indoors and the meeting held at_the church, beginning at 6 o'clock. Miss Edna Jones, returned missionary from China, will be the speaker. “THE VACANT PEW.” Memory of Deceased Members Hon- ored at Congregational Temple. At Lincoln Congregational Temple tomorrow morning there will be special services and the unvelling of a memo- rial scroll with 141 names of deceased members of the church. The pastor, Rev. R. W. Brooks, will speak from the subject “The Vacant Pew.” ‘The Young People’s C. E. Society will present a program at 7 p.m. ject to be discussed is “How Leaders Served Their June 21 the Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at the Suburban Gardens: ‘The public is invited. EDISONS DISAGREE WEST ORANGE, N. J., June 14 (#).— There are indications that Thomas A. Edison and Mrs. Edison do not always see eye 1o eye when it comes to politics. ‘The aged inventor, arriving home from Florida yesterday, said he would vote for Representative Pranklin W. Fort in the Republican primary, be- cause “Fort is a dry.” Mrs. Edison is & member of the wom- en’s committee supporting Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, & rival of Fort and an advocate of prohibition repeal. LOVE LAUGHS AT FRIDAY CHICAGO, June 14 (/) —Love laughed at supersitition yesterday and 149 Chicago couples chose Priday the 13th as the day to get their marriage licenses. The number was about half as large pied. 8—Nicodemus, a secret disciple of Christ. 9 That he place & guard over the|da tomb of Christ and seal its doors. B6—They foared Ghrists friends would as the daily average for June, but it was quite large for such an unlucky y. Just to keep the hoodoo perfect, Judge Charles B..'Rdlma in Marriage Cfl.\'fl. performed exactly 13 ocere- | ‘This will be the last meeting | CHILDREN TO GIVE | PAGEANT AT CHURCH “The Child in the Midst” Title of Albright Memorial Evan- gelical Production. Sunday will be dedicated to child- hood at Albright Memorial Evangelical Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse streets. For weeks the children of the church school have been rehearsing for their pageant “The Child in the Midst.” Little Miss Joahn Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith of 214 Quackenbos street, will be crowned Queen of Childhood by Miss Olga Dryden who will take the part of Christianity. ‘The Children’s Day service will begin at 10:15 a.m. During the service there will be a baptism of children and a re- ception of church members. ‘The evening service will begin at 8 o'clock with the children’s choir featur- ing the program. The sermon by Rev. George Schnabel will be on the subject, “The Place of the Home in the Reli- glous Training of the Child.” The official board will meet Monday at 8 p.m. Thursday night, the last of the monthly workers' conferences and suppers for the season will be held. AIRPLANE TRIP TO DROP NOTE FATAL TO ONE Two Others Injured When Plane Crashes as Promised Love Message Floats Down. | By the Associated Press. CORNWALL, Ontario, June 14— ‘Three boys who went up in an airplane last night to drop a note to the sweet- heart of one, were injured, one fatally, in a crash of the piane. Morris Joseph | Verville of Massena, N. Y., died soon | after, and Everett Richards of Syracuse, N. Y., and Elzear Sidney Vaillancourt of Massena, were seriously injured. Miss Leona Lefave of Cornwall, to whom Vaillancourt had promised to drop a note, saw the plane crash as the note floated to earth. ‘The engine stalled and the plane went into a tail spin. Surgeons said Verville's right foot | would have to be amputated. Vaillan- | court suffered from shock and internal injuries. |GERMANS FORM SOCIETY T0 HONOR VON STEUBEN Relations U. 8 and Fatherland of Revolutionary Pa- triot Are to Be Furthered. By the Associated Pre | BERLIN, June 14—With this year's | 200th anniversary of Gen. Fred- erick von Steuben of the American Revolution, a “German Steuben So- clety” has been formed with the ob- ject’ of promoting cultural and eco- nomic_relations between the American general's German fatherland and the United States, which be helped to form. On the managing board are Gen. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Gen. Kuno von Steuben, descendant’of the revolution- ary Gen. Max Raabes, portrait painter professor, and’ Prof. Gilg, custodian of the Botanic Museum. The new society has concluded & working agreement with the American Steuben Society to insure closer co- operation. It will direct unveiling of the Von Steuben statue, given by Amer- ica at Constance this year, —— LUTHERAN TO PREACH “The Scientist and the Serpent” Subject of Rev. H. E. Beatty. “The Scientist and the Serpent” will be the subject tomorrow at 11 a.m. in | Georgetown Lutheran Church, by Rev. Harold E. Beatty, pastor. The Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. will study “Jesus on the Cross.” Christian Endeavor at 7 pm. Topic. “How Great Leaders Served Their Generation.” ILeader, Mrs. H. E. Beatty. The Junior Christian Endeavor, led by Mrs. Anna Reynolds, will have as its topic: “What Is Will Power and What Does It Do? At the 8 pm. service the subject will be, “I've Found a Friend.” Between PECK MEMORIAL CHURCH “Value of Prayer” Is Topic of Morning Sermon. “The Value of Prayer” is the subject of the sermon of Rev. Irving W. Ket- chum at Peck Memorial Chapel tomor- row morning. At the service at 7:45 p.m. he will speak on “Which?” ‘The Sunday school will meet at 9:45 am,. Elizabeth F. Ketchum will speak to the Class will Evans of iie Departuent | | | Highway Class. The be addressed .,,“&‘r‘“m o | Sixteenth and Allison streets, STAR. WASHINGTO HAMLINE T0 HOLD “CHILDREN'S DAY Church School to pensed With Services. will be Episcopal for observed at Church, Dr. Ches- at Children’s day Hamline Methodist minister, tomorrow teen Smith, 10:30 a.m. The regular church school session will be dispensed with, but all members | are requested to meel in their classes at 10:15 o'clock preparatory to joining in a processional of all members of the school, who will assemble in the church auditorium The program is under the direction of Miss Grace Simmering, chairman of the Children’s day exercises. A number of children will be baptized In the evening & recognition service will be held, at which time the follo ing persons will be honored as gra uates from various schools and colleges: Elizabeth Stanton, Dorothy Ruth, Jo- sephine Stanton, Howard _Sangston, Wade Brinley, Paul L. Joachin, Henry Coon, Louise E. Fenton, Virginia F. HawKins, Earl Kernahan, Virginia Ma- hurin, _ EInyr _Newcome, Mary Rose, Ralph Rose, June Smith, Donald E wards, Julian Edwards, Walter Fi Theodore Linton, Florence Lochnane, Jane K. Lybrand, Eleanor Mitchell, Francis Smith, Frances Patten, Hugh Vivian The annual church school picnic will be held June 21 on the American Uni- versity campus. Busses will be provided for members of the school to leave the church at 9:30 am A program of games has been provided to start at 10 o'clock. DR. EARLE WILFLEY’S SUBJECTS ANNOUNCED Will Preach at Tomorrow's Services on “Child in the Midst” and *Keeping Step.” At Vermont Avenue Christian Church the subject of Dr. Earle Wilfley’s ser- mon tomorrow morning will be “Child in the Midst,” and for the evening service “Keeping Step.” Circle No. 6 will meet at the home of Mrs. E. L. Phillips, 1443 Belmont street, Tuesday. The assisting hostesses are Mrs, J. I Parker, Mrs. J, Palmer and Mrs. C. M. Proctor. Circle No. 3, Mrs. Stover, leader, will hold its meeting Wednesday with Mrs. John D. Fall, 4 Sycamore avenue, Ta- koma Park. Box luncheon. A picnic for the Business Women's | Circle will be at Hains Point at 5:30 | p.m. on Saturday. The deaconesses will decorate the grave of Dr F, D. Power, former pastor of this church, tomorrow afternoon. The district quarterly meeting will be held Tuesday at Takoma Park Church. Box luncheon. Children's day and graduation exer- cises will be under the auspices of the chapel choirs Mrs. Helen Turley, direc- tor. ‘There will be presentation of diplomas to the graduates from the va- rious departments of the church school, Richard C. Marks, superintendent. Beginning at 3 o'clock Thursday a Sunday school picnic will be held at Rock Creek Park, the Reservoir. 5:30 o'clock supper will be served. Entertainment for all is scheduled. TEXT IS ANNOUNCED Church of Covenant Pastor to Preach Nature Sermon. In keeping with the season of the year, Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney will preach at the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) tomorrow, a nature ser- mon from the text, “Be still, and know that I am God.” The Sunday School of the Covenant has adjourned for the Summer and will reconvene in the early Autumn. SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Godfrey Chobot Announces Sermon Subject. At the Sixth Presbyterian Church to- morrow morning Rev. Godfrey Chobot will speak briefly before his sermon on the General Assembly. He will take for his text tomorrow morning, “Ye are the | light of the world,” and his subject will be “Refiectors of Christ.” ‘Thursday evening at 8 o'clock is the midweek service and the Sunday school lesson will be discussed. Be Dis-| At | 710 SERMON WILL TAKE FORM OF PAGEANT First Congregational Will Ob- serve Children’s Day Tomorrow. Children's day will be observed at the morning service- tomorrow at 11 o'clock at First Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets The service will children from the senior departments of the Sunday school. The sermon will be in_the form of a pageant entitled “The Chil- dren’s Hosanna,” in which children from all departments of the Sunday school will participate. Bibles will be presented to members of the Sunday school who united with the church dur- ing the preceding year. Dr. Bartlett B. James, teacher, writer and preacher, will be the guest speaker at the 8 o'clock service. His subject will be “Attaining What Is Out of Reach.” The Senior Society of Christian | Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Sunday school room. Paul Sedgwick will lead the meeting and the topic | for discussion will be “How Great |Leaders ~ Served ‘Their Generation.” | The Young People's Society of Chris- | tian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p.m. |in the east parlor. Miss Lillian Peters will lead the meeting and the topic for discussion will be “Shall Youth Make It's Own Standards?” A picnic will be held by all ments of the church and school June 21, at Great Falls. car leaves Rosslyn at 10 a.m. Vine of the members of First Church choir received rewards for perfect at- tendance, and one second prize for the | year 1930. Three received medals for the first time—Ethel Bailey, Basil Dulin and Jesse Nussear. The other six with perfect attendance for the second year had diamonds inserted in their old medals. ‘They were Marion Boston, Stanley Covert, Robert Hobbs, Lillian Peters, Imogene Sanborne and Don Waite, Claude Hanan received a ruby in his medal, having missed one GHEs DR. TAYLOR GIVES SERIES OF SERMONS Is be conducted by intermediate and depart- Sunday Special “Essentials of Christianity” General Topic of Pastor's Addresses. At the Central Presbyterian Church | the pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, is aching a series of sermons on the | “Essentials of Christianity.” These ser- {mons are designed to show the rea- sonableness of the great doctrines of Christianity and to offer a defense of | the Christian faith against the many subtle forms of modern unbelief. The theme tomorrow morning will be “The Superiority of Christianity.” Dr. Taylor has accepted an invittaion | to deliver a series of lectures at a con- ference to be held under the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian Church at_Montreat, N. C., July 1 to 6. This will be an educational conference com- posed of the leaders and teachers in many of the Southern educational in- stitutions. The vacation Bible school at this church will begin June 24 at 9:30 am. The school will be open to all the chil- | dren of the community. In connection with this school the large playground adjacent to the church will be operated and a superintendent of the playground will supervise the play. WILL ADDRESS CLASS Rev. A. E. Barrows Plans Bacca- laureate Service for High School. In the Eastern Presbyterian Church, Sixth street and Maryland_ avenue northeast, tomorrow morning, Dr. A. E. Barrows, the pastor, will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Eastern High School. In the evening Rev. Dr. Godfrey Chobot, pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian Church, will deliver the sermon. The Good Wil Bible Class will hold a business and social meeting in the primary room Wednesday evening. Rev. H. A. Kent Will Preach. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E streets southeast, will preach tomorrow morning on the subject, “Paul’s Five- Pointed Star.” ‘Tomorrow will be Children’s day in the church. The eve- ning service will be a children’s pro- gram. Sunday school meets . at 9:30 am. and Y. P. C. E. meets at 7 pm. Crowland Abbey, England. man who served in his youth in the army of Ethelred II, King of Marcia, but who at the age of 26, after having spent two years in a monastery, devoted himself to a life of ST. GUTHLAC was & Saxon noble- religious solitude. He passed over the salt marshes to the Island of Croyland, where he was visited several years later by St. Hedda, Bishop of Dorchester, who ordained him to the priesthood. St. Guthlac died the year 714, and upon the spot where the hermit had his cell King Ethelbald, two years later, founded s Benedictine monastery and granted to it the entire island and a portion of the adjoining fens. This original monastery was rebuilt in 851, and a great stone church was added to it. The Danes destroyed the entire structure 19 years later, and the bodies of the hermit Cissa and of Sts. Egbat, Tatwan, Bettelin and Etheldrath, which | had been preserved here for many yeais, were reduced to ashes. Not until the year 948 were the buildings reconstruct- ed with the assistance of Turketil, its abbot, and King Edred. A century and a haif later a disastrous fire ruined most of the stfuctures, but the edifice was again rebuilt in 1091, and the ab- continued to flourish from that time to its dissolution in the sixteenth cen- FA ‘The name Croyland signifies “a desert | fenny place,” and was peculiarly ap- propriate to the island and its sur- | roundings in its primitive state. The monks, with incredible industry, united the island to the continent of Britain and covered it with stupendous works which have been the admiration of later generations, The conventual buildings after the monks were expelled fell into decay, and in the seventeenth century were al- most destroyed during the Cromwellian wars. The remains are still highly in- teresting, but include little except some of the piers of the eastern portion of the monastery and part of the nave and aisles of the church. The south piers and arches of the church, and a portion of its clerestory still stand, and the north aisle of the nave has been re- stored for use as a parish church of the Protestant_establishment. Although consisting only of this small portion of the abbey church, the pres- ent church is spoken of as “a com- modious and very handsome edifice.” It has a low, massive tower, and its west front is highly enriched with orna- mental sculpture. Upon the front still remain several statues, including those | | SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1930. Sunday Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. “JESUS ON THE CROSS.” Matthew, xxvil.1-66. Golden Text — Looking _ into Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and hath sat down at the right hand at the throne of God.—Heb. xii.2. Christ’s crucifixion is the center of all history. Ancient annals looked for- ward to Golgotha, the place of the skull, where Jesus died upon the cross. Mod- ern history took its rise from that hour. No other death in all history has meant to the world what the dying of the Master means. It has transformed the lives of men and changed the character of civilization. Although it can truth- fully be said to be the world's greatest tragedy, it possesses the most sacred and tender interest for all who love the Lord Jesus, because they see in His suffering upon the cross the “power of God" redeeming the souls of men. The cross was the highest point in| His revelation to all the world. Draw- ing near the site where Christ was crucified one says, here the Father demonstrated His love for the salvation of men to such an extent “that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever | believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” Not only spirit of | love, but the rays of light and life are| reflected from the cross of Christ. One | sees the tremendous love of God for men with a reality which leaves no room for doubt either as to its sincerity or the depths of His desire to imp: His life to all who will accept the gift of His salvation. No one can stand and look_upon the scene of the Master's death without testing his own person- ality. Our emotions reveal that today | the same classes are found about the | cross that were attracted to it outside | the walls of Jerusalem when our Lord was crucified, for the indifferent, hos- tile and friendly are still present. Gethsemane to Calvary. When the Master's enemies arrested Him in the Garden of Gethsemane they fiad, in all probability, authority: from | Pilate to make the arrest. He was the | only one authorized to dispatch the | Roman troops. There could be only one basis for his issuing a warrant “that Jesus was dangerous to the peace of | the state and a menace to Roman au- | thority.” Moved by inherited prejudice, | the ecclesiastical leaders had deter- | mined_upon putting Jesus to death.| They had plotted with Judas concern- ing where they could arrest Him so as| not to excite the populace. Whea Judas saw the error of his action he repented | that he had betrayed his Lord out of covetousness. money to the officials to whom he had sold the information, confessing that | he had betrayed innocent blood. He | paid the penalty of his treachery by taking his own life, while the religious authorities used the blood money to purchase a field in which to bury the | poor and strangers. | ‘The effort made to shift the responsi- bility for Christ's dea‘h was due to the | fact that they recognized the ground- | lessness of their action. In studying the proceedings of the Lord's trial before | the high priests, the Sanhedrin and the Roman rulers we can see that Jesus did not receive justice from those who| should have ‘executed the law in the spirit of justice. We do not have to in- | terpret their actions by our standards. | but by those of that hour, to realize that | His trial was highly irregular and con. trary to their own law, and their de. cisions were not based upon the evi- dence submitted. Although the San- hedrin had voted that Jesus was guilty and, according to their law, should be punished with death, Pilate could find no fault in Him. Forced by the threats of the priests and cries of the rabble, he reluctantly gave his approval of Christ’s crucifixion. There was no de- | placed u | tributions of Jerusalem women.” He Treturned the blood | School Lesson lay in executing Pilate’s orders, al- though they protested against the su- perscription that he decreed should be n the cross in three lan- guages that represented religion, law and culture. Christ Crucified. We can trace again and again the way to the cross and the incidents connected with Christ’s crucifixion without grasp- ing its meaning and personal message. The Romans had introduced the death upon the cross from the East and used it only in the case of slaves and crimi- nals. Although they crucified our Lord upon the cross, He has transformed its significance and meaning until today it is a sacred symbol of the world's hope. Jesus refused the narcotic that was of- fered to Him and all others, who were crucified. “through the charitable (‘0]:\' who sought to remove as far as possible the horrors of death upon the cross. His intense suffering fulfilled the Scripture for the Psalmist told of His pain and prayers, His crying and tears, as well as the malice of the people. They crucified Him between two thieves, one of whom accepted Him and the other rejected the Lord. Looking down from the cross, Jesus witnessed the soldiers dividing His garments. They were their perquisites. When they came to the seamless robe that He wore and which may have been made by His own mother they determined whose it would be by casting lots for it. This remark- able fulfillment of prophecy testifies to the divinity of Christ's mission. The | am> soldiers placed the placard upon the cross above the Master's head b command of Pilate. The charge, “This Is Jesus, the King of the Jews." was placed there as a sneer and reproach to those who had forced Pilate against his own sense of justice to consent to Christ's crucifixion. While hanging there and awaiting death Jesus was mocked by the pas- sersby and the irresponsible mob that gathered about His cross. They fulfilled the words of the Psalmist in their re- vilings and taunts. The dignitaries of his own nation sneered at Him and challenged Him to demonstrate His Son- ship by coming down from the cross. In their taunts they spoke truths that time has demonstrated to be true, which it would not have done had He revealed His_power along the lines that they challenged Him to do. The Perfect Sacrifice. A Washington artist has recently placed on canvas a remarkable paint- ing, the story of the crisis, when Jesus in the darkness revealed the depths of His spiritual loneliness when He felt that God had deserted Him. His dis- ciples had forsaken Him when He was arrested. The words that He spoke from the cross are not all found in our lesson. The first was a prayer that forgiveness be granted those who had nailed Him to the cross. Once He showed that He was suffering physical agony, but none showed the depths of suffering so much as His cry, “My strength, my strength, thou hast forsaken me.” The darkness of those three hours concealed His mys- terious sufferings, but His last word was one of triumph. “It is finished.” In a spirit of victory he said, “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit.” After the forward march of His church through the centurtes, we see the one hope of transforming humanity, facing the same forces of intolerance, covetousness, politics, autocratic pow- ers, cynicism, mob rule and indifference that seeks to crucify the Lord today. We must take our stand with His ene- mies or His friends. We cannot assume a neutral position. Each one of us faces the question of the ages that forces us to decide what we shall do with Lord Jesus. Let us recognize Him as our Lord and coming king. Let us trust Him as our Savior who died for us upon Calvary's cross, and dedicate our all to Him and His service. Let us not be found among the number who are crucifying Christ today. CHILDREN WILL PRESENT PROGRAM AT BRIGHTWOOD “The Uplifted Head” Will Be Topic of Rev. W. M. Michael at Evening Service. Children's day will be observed at Brightwood Park M. E. Church tomor- row with a service at 11 o'clock. The program will be presented by the chil- dren of the cradle roll. beginners, pri- mary, junior and intermediate depar ments of the church school. The offer- ing will go to the students’ aid fund of | the denomination. “The Uplited Head” will be the topic at the evening service of Rev. Walter | M. Michael, who is now entering upon | ais fourth year. as pastor. A cradle roll party will be held Wed- nesday at 2 o'clock. Mothers of chil- | dren 3 years of age and under are in- | vited to bring the children. A guild | meeting of all the women of the church | and congregation will be held Wednes- | day at 8 pm. Newcomers in the com- | munity will receive a cordial welcome to | this meeting. Prayer service will be | held on Thursday evening. A Daily Vacation Bible School will| open June 23 and continue until July 3. All boys and girls of the community be- | tween 4 and 12 years of age are invited to attend. | WILL OPEN CONVENTION| Annual Sessions Will Be Held To- morrow at St. Matthew's Church Here, The annual convention of the United | Luther League of Baltimore, Washing- ton and vicinity will be held tomorrow at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Kentucky avenue at Fifteenth street southeast. Dr. L. W. Zimmerman, Lutheran pastor of Baltimore and Washington, | will address the afternoon session, which begins at 2:30 o'clock, on a topic of practical interest to young folks. His address will be followed by a busi- ness meeting. Rev. S. C. Michelfelder, superintendent of inner missions of Pittsburg, Pa., will preach the sermon at the evening service. CLOSING RITES ARE SET St. Mary's School Exercises to Be Held at Church Tuesday. A solemn public novena in honor of | the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, will begin at St. Mary’s Church June 19 and continue until June 27. Daily masses will be celebrated at 7 and 8 o'clock. Evening devotions, consisting of prayers, sermon and benediction will be held at 7:30. The closing exercises of St. Mary's School will be held in the church, after the & o'clock mass, on Tuesday. EXCHANGE PULPITS Rev. D. C. Gordon to Preach at Fif- teenth Street Christian. Rev. D. C. Gordon, pastor of the Mount Rainier Christian Church, will be the preacher at the morning serv- ices at the Fifteenth Street Christian Church, Fifteenth street and Kentucky avenue southeast. The pastor, Rev. S. Read McAlpin, will preach at Mount Rainier and re- turn to his own pulpit at night. The of Ethelbald, St. Guthlac and St. Bar- night subject will be “Three Bible|fin. REV. HARRY L. COLLIER PLANS SERMON SERIES | Topics for Addresses on Seven Con- secutive Sunday Nights Are Announced. Rev. Harry L. Collier, pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol | and K streets, will begin a series of special sermons tomorrow entitled “God | in His Universe,” to be given seven con- secutive Sunday nights. The topic commencing tomorrow evening at 7: will be:_“God in the Cosmic Creation, “Man—The Keystone of the Creative | Arch," “God in the New Creation,” “The | Passing of the Old World,” “The Glory | of the New Order,” “Christ—The Cor- ner Stone of the New_ Creation” and “The Unveiling of the Future.” These subjects will discuss the mystery of life— past, present and future. He will preach at 11 am. on “Life in the Sanctuary,” when communion will be administered. Divine healing service will be Tues- day at 7:45 p.m., and Pentecostal serv- ice Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Ker- nan's Bible study at 7:45_pm. and musical training class Friday at 7:45 pm. The Every Member's day of the Sun- day school membership crusade will be held tomorrow at 9:30 am. when the trophies will be awarded to the success- ful classes, consisting of a chain ref- erence Bible, class banner and victor's pin. _During this membership campaign the Sunday school has more than dou- bled in numbers, and a field day to celebrate the success will be held next month. -— DR. J. J. RIVES CHOOSES “LITTLE FOXES” AS TOPIC Francis Asbury M. E. Church South Program for Tomorrow Is Announced. Dr. J. J. Rives, pastor of Francis Asbury M. E. Church South, will preach tomorrow at the morning service on “Little Foxes” and at night on “The Triumphal Entry.” ‘The devotional services of the Ep- worth leagues will be held tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. The Epworth League is sponsoring a lawn fete for the benefit of the building fund June 18 {;om 7 to 10:30 p.m. on the church wn. Dr. Rives will give a talk at the prayer meeting service Thursday eve- ning. TRINITY SUNDAY RITES Three Morning Services Scheduled at Epiphany Chapel. Services in observance of Trinity Sun- day will be held tomorrow at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 am. at Epiphany Chapel, with the vicar, Rev. Francis Yarnall, in charge. His sermon subject will be “The Truth of the Trinity and Its Practical Application.” A lawn fete and sale will be held on the chapel grounds June 19 from 7 to 11 pm. The proceeds will be used to redecorate the chapel house. o . s “PENTECOST” SUBJECT At the Western Presbyterian Church, | on H street between Nineteenth and Twentieth, tomorrow at 11 o'clock the PROVISTT0 SPEAK AT CHEVY CHASE W. A. Wilbur Takes “Truth” for Sermon Subject. Dr. At the Chevy Chase Presbiferian Church, Dr. William A. Wilbur, ptovost of George Washington University, -will preach tomorrow marning on the theme, “The Truth Shall Make You Free.” The pastor, Dr. Hollister, is spending the week end at Williamstown, Mass.. at the commencement. of Williams College. Three sections of the Woman's Guild will meet next week as follows: Mon- day, at 1 o'clock, section 5, Mrs. D. Griesemer, leader, will meet eon with Mrs. §. M. Anderson, 11 Drum mond avenue, with Mrs. P. K. Thurston as_assistant hostess: Monday. at 5 o'clock, the evening n, Mrs. C. B Lingamfelter, leader, meet_in Rock Creek Park at the Miller cabin for a pic- nic dinner. In case of rain. it will meet at the leader's home, 3928 Livingston street. Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, section 11, Mrs. W. A. Shelfon, leader, will meet for luncheon at the home of Mrs. L. H. Woolsey, 7007 Brookeville road. Assis ant hostess, Mrs. W. H. Evans. At the final meeting of the Chevy Chase Circle officers were elacted as fol- lows: President and vice president, Mr and Mrs. Walter L. Miller; treasurer and secretary, Mr. and Mrs. Nevell Bucking- ham. The Daily Vacation Bible School will open at the church. Juns 25. Miss Bes- sie Swartz a graduate of the School of Religious Education of Boston Univer- sity, will be the principal and have charge of the junior department. Mrs, Rossel E. Mitchell will be supervisor of the primary department and Miss Wini- fred Simpson of the beginners. There will be offered a class for intermediates. The senior department of the church school will have an all-day picnic_June 19 at Kamp Kahlert on West River, Md. Cars will leave the church at 8:30 am. and will return in the early eve- ning. DR. PETER TO SPEAK AT EVENSONG SERVICE Capt. Evans to Preach at Morning Communion Celebration at Cathedral. Dr. G. Freeland Peter, canon and chancellor of Washington Cathedral, will be the special preacher at the peo- ple’s open-air evensong service tomorrow at 4 o'clock at the foot of the Peace Cross in_ Washington Cathedral Close. The service and sermon will be broadcast by radio over station WRC. An invitation is extended to visitors in the city as well as Washingtonians to attend this outdoor service, where seats are provided. Capt. Sydney K. Evans, chief chaplain of the United States Navy Department, will preach at the 11 a.m. celebration of the holy communion in the Bethle- hem Chapel. The other services in the Bethlehem Chapel tomorrow will include celebra- tion of the holy commonion at 7:30 am. and morning prayer and litany ‘to be _read at 10 o'clock. Pilgrimages will take place at 12:30 pm., immediately following the services in the Bethlehem Chapel, and another starting from the Peace Cross at 5:15 p.m., led by Rev. John W. Gummere of the cathedral staff of clergy. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH TO HOLD COMMUNION | Young People's Society to Make Annual Pilgrimage to Blue- mont June 21-22. St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek Parish, wiil hold two communion services tomor- row at 8:30 and 11 o'clock. The church school will have its sessions at 9:30 am., and the Young People's Society will meet at 7 p.m. ‘The Young People's Society will have its annual pilgrimage to Bluemont, Va., June 21 and 22. The members will form a caravan of several machines. The Rectory Guild will have a lawn | fete and supper Tuesday afternoon and evening. Supper will be served from 5 to 7 o'clock, and during this time there will be_fancy articles and vegetables for sale. The Dramatic Club will hold a special meeting June 27 at 8 p.m. “Traffic Signs,” Sermon Topie. At the People’s Congregational Church the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, will preach tomorrow morning, taking as his theme “Traffic Signs.” The young people’s service begins at 6:30 pm. Subject, “How Great Leaders Served Their Generation.” Midweek prayer service Thursday. A program will be rendered June 20 under the auspices of team No. 7. B. Y. P. U. News The Junior Federation will meet to- morrow at 3 o'clock at the Anacostia Baptist Church. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior federations will meet Tuesday evening in a combined meeting at the Brook- land Church, Sixteenth and Monroe streets northeast. The Juniors and In- termediates will be graduated. The following_ officers will be installed: ‘Thomas R. Wilson, president; Frank H. Spencer, vice president: Miss Blsie Seay, recording secretary; Miss Myrteen Sis- son, corresponding’ secretary: Clifford Jenkins, treasurer: John, Miller, devo- tional life director: Leroy Greer, fels i Miss Alice Speiden, publicity director; Mrs. Virginia Hodges, junior director; Miss Florence Cocker= ille, music_director, and E. C. Hodges, jr. program director. Awards will be presented to the winning unions in the efficiency campaign. The annual boat ride will be held Priday evening. The boat will leave the wharf at 6:30 o'clock. Andy Sauer will lead the B. Y. P. U. at Bethany No. 1 tomorrow evening. A cabinet meeting will be held Wednes= day evening at the home of the presi= dent, Miss Florence Cockerille, at 1323 Allison street, Miss Evelyn Kerr, assisted by the service commission, will have charge of the program tomorrow night at Beth- any No. 2. Calvary B. Y. P. U. will h of the services at the tour tomorrow from 5 to 5:30 o'clock. Miss Pearl Stephens and the stew- ardship commission will present the de= votional program tomorrow night at Chevy Chase. East Washington Heights will have & program presented tomorrow night by Miss Lols Talbert and Group No. 3. The devotional meeting tomorrow night at Fountain Memorial will be presented by Miss Theresa Bankstead and Group No. 3. Mr. McGill and Group No. 2 will present the devotional program tomor- row evening at Kendall. The B. Y. P. U. will have charge of the services at the Central Union Mission Monday eve- ning. It will hold special services at charge ' camp pastor, Rev. Dunham, will o'clock his theme will be “Religion.” ‘The monthly meeting of the Trilla B. Young Bible Class will be held Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. James Grif- The midweek prayer service will . night at 8 o'clocks the Florence Crittenton Home Thurs- day evening. The service commission of Temple, Miss Gladys Gibson director, will pre- sent the program tomorrow evening. A l:r:! fete will be given Wednesday night. ‘Wilson avenue will have a lawn party ngw evening. ‘s