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A—8 DR. ABBOT WL SPEAK AT SERVICES Smithsonian Secretary on Program at First Con- gregational. Dr. Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the | Smithsonian Institution, will be the guest speaker at both services of First Congregational Church, Tenth and G etreets, tomorrow. His spbject at the| 11 am. service will be “The Pearl of Great Price,” and hi: evening subject at 8 o'clock “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God.” . The church night supper at 6 o'clock | Yhursday will be followed by the regular ayer meeting. The meeting will be by one of the deacons. * All departments of the Sunday school meet Sunday at 9:45 am. The Senior Society of Christian En- deavor will meet Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in the Sunday school room. Miss Blanche Heacock will lead the meeting, and the topic for discussion will be “How Jesus Made Leaders of His Dis- ‘Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor will meet Sunday at 6:30 .m. in the east parlor. Miss Josephine g?a.mnn will lead the meeting, and the topic for discussion will be “Our Re- sponsibility to the ‘Other Half.’” FOUNDRY METHODIST SPEAKER ANNOUNCED | Dr. W. 7. Thompson of New York, Will Preach Morning and Evening Sermons. Dr. Wililam Joseph Thompson of New York City will occupy the pulpit of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow morning and evening. He ‘was ordained in the ministry in 1892, bis first appointment was to the old Fourth Street M. E. Church in this city 1892-93), then to Kensington, Md. 1893-94); later he filled pulpits in orcester and Newtonville, Mass.,, and klyn, N. Y. Since 1911 he has been professor of religious psychology Dedagogy in Drew eological inary, Madison, N. J. ‘The pastor of Foundry Church, Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, with Mrs. Harris and their daugbters Barbara Constance, sailed for a vacation England last Wednesday. [ Dr. Frank W. Collier of the American 'Unlveflwlg. teacher of the Bolgiano Class, ‘Thursday evenin conduct the midweek service CHURCHES TO UNITE IN VESPERS ON LAWN Rev. Edward 0. Clark to Preach at Baptist Morning Services on * “Jesus and Peter.” “Jesus and Peter” will be the subject of the sermon by Rev. Edward O. Clark, t the Chevy Chase Baptist tomorrow at 11 o'clock. A story-sermon will be given to the junior church. will be held for Union vesper services Ih:h first time this éehuon on the lawn Presbyterian Church. Rev. Henry élhr Cocke, of All Saints’ Episcopal urch, will be thesspeaker. The serv- 4ce begins at 7 o’c) The Community Vacation Church 1 begins its sessions Wednesday &t 9 am, in the Presbyterian Church. | The Protestant churches of the com- munity sponsor this union project in religious education. Registration for | the school will take place on Tuesday af n from 2 to 4 o'clock. YOUTH DAY PLANNED Dr. 8. B. Daugherty to Bring Mes- sage Especially for Graduates. ‘Youth day will be observed tomorrow morning at Memorial United Brethren | Church, North Capitol and R streets, with a meung: especially for the young | people who have graduated from the | Schools by the minister, Dr. S. B.| , on the theme “Alpine Achievements.” In the evening the church will have 88 its guests the members, their fam- {lles and friends of the Washington Centennial Lodge of Masons. Dr. Daugherty has selected for his theme “The Plumb Line.” The Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Socleties will Bave special features. PASTOR’S M6RNING TEXT Dr. Otto Braskamp Announces| “Supreme Need of Church.” Dr. Otto Braskamp, pastor of North- minster Presbyterian Chapel. Alaska avenue and Kalmia road, will preach tomorrow at 11 a.m. on “The Supreme eed of the Church.” Sunday School te at 9:40 a.m. A picnic will be held Priday at 2 Pm. by the congregation and Church SBchool. A bus will leave the chapel at 3 o'clock. Two delegates will be sent by the chapel to the Young People's Summer Conferexce which opens Sat- urday at Frederick, Md. Mrs. Bras- kamp is an instructor at the conference. Sunday School QUESTIONS Toll lyvooasnag DLAR, ‘Religious gk_lgstions Dr.S Q. How do you analyze the prevalence of a lack of a worshipful attitude in many of our churches today? A. Worshipfulness is primarily a mat- ter of the inward spirit in which bodily attitudes and outward forms play a subordinate part. Yet these attitudes and forms react upon the soul itself. The reverent heart is manifest in a rev- erent demeanor. and a reverent demea- nor in turn helps to produce the rev- erent heart. The condition to which you refer has its origin in a lack of Teverence. Much can be done by the officiating minister to remedy the situation. But he should not be charged with the | whole responsibility for a very real and sad defect. Too many people seem to be wholly lacking, in what may be called “church sense.” For them the church is simply a building and the service & | superior performance. Their misappre- hensions cannot be traced to any com- | mon factor, since there are other people who exhibit an entirely different bear- ing in worship. The question is largely one of early training, resulting in a clear perception of what the act of worship involves. | Architecture, music, seating, lighting and other accessories bear on the ques- tion. But they are merely external | aids. Some of the most inspiring re- | ligious services I have known were held | in*the modest churches of rural par- | ishes. People will bow in.silent awe and adoration when they are deeply conscious that they are in the imme- diate presence of God. Where there is | a sense of that presence the plalne.st{l Quaker meeting house is filled with the | glory which enveloped Israel's Temple | of old, so that even the priests could not minister. i | All worshipers should behave in of- fering their sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving as those who are unfit to offer any sacrifice except through the mercy of Him who receives it. Q. Is it not true that religion origi- nates in man's fear of the future and his inability to explain the present? What has Christianity done to solve this problem? A. There is no doubt that fear played a conspicuous part in primitive re- ligions. But it was not fear of the fu- ture so much as of malefic and mys- terious powers acting in the present. Yet fear was by no means the only ele- ment in even the earlest religions. ‘They were often expressions of joy over the fecundity of the earth and the | conquest of tribal enemies, Hence the introduction of the dance as part of their rites. For dancing was a pro- nounced ritual of piety before it became | a social habit.- In this connection read | . G. Fraser's “Golden Bough” and | Hopkin's “Origin and Evolution of Re- ligions.” It may be freely admitted that mod- ern religion has some basis in our in- ability to explain the present. And since science has now forfeited final | certitude, that inability is still more pronounced. Christianity enters the scene, however, as a working philosophy of life; a spiritual monism which uni- fies the diversified elements of nature and clvilization in the God whom Christ revealed. Your question implies that a DISCUSSED BY . Parkes Cadman. \ religion based on mystery is for that reason defective. But this does not necessarily follow. There are only two possible attitudes toward life’s ineffable mystery: We can accept it and do nothing, or we can try to solve it. Many solutions are offered to the world, and all have their merits and demerits. But I do not agree that the Christian solution s lacking either in intelligence or in reasonableness. Personally I believe that the supreme | truth of the whole issue is found in the ;r;vgutdion made by Jesus as the Christ of God. = Q. Why should a God who has plant- ed the reproductive instinct in us not provide proper means of expression? I personally would prefer to give this in- stinct its activity in lawful marriage rather than out of i, both for moral and esthetic reasons. But must T wait for an indefinite period—which may be very long, indeed—for the one girl to cross my path who will be intellec- tually alive and a mental companion? Is it not true that viewing marriage as the sequel of love is nothing more than & habit of mass thinking? A. T suspect your letter was dictated by a mood of disenchantment. Its impatience with the course of events is more natural .than helpful. The in- ternal conflict it registers has brought you to the verge of a moral breakdown. Under such circumstances, when your bodily desires and spiritual ideals col- lide, the lower being will triumph over the higher unless you fight with all your might to maintain your manhood. tellectually ‘alive and in every way com- petent as a companion of your mind. Very good. But do not forget that countless men of brains have been blessedly content with mates who were intellectually inferior to them, yet quite their equals in character. Beware of the merely mentally alert woman in- cased in frigid armor. The ideal you imagine and desire may be a kind of “Romola,” but I seriously doubt her suitability for you. Again, why blame God for the mis- carriage of modern marriage? Man as He made him, untouched by our conventionalisms, had no difficuity in match making. African savages do very well at it, and until they were corrupted by the whites the Zulus knew 'nntging of spinsterdom, bachelorism, divorce or veneral diseases. It would seem from this as though the calm for thwart- ing the reproducing instinct is on us, not on the Deity. Certainly you had better tarry for the Wwoman ordained for you rather than take a leap in the dark. Stop fuming against life’s laws and conditions. Rec- olect that under the present circum- stances you are not_entitled to chal- lenge all creation. Drop your antag- onim to its arrangements. Put on a cheerful courage and never allow the sensual in you to coerce the rational or the idealistic. You need first to change your entire attitude and then win the woman-you crave because you are worthy of her. At present that fv?{tmness is not conspicuous in your etter. Mass thinking on major issues is far more likely to be correct thinking than that of a somewhat soured observer. NEW SUPERINTENDENT AT BRIGHTWOOD PARK Rev. B. W. Meeks Will Be Guest Pastor—Church Mortgage Will Be Burned. Rev. Benjamin W. Meeks, who was| recently appointed superintendent of the | Washington district of the Methodist, Episcopal Church, will preach at the| Brightwood Park Methodist Church, | Jefferson and Eighth streets, tomorrow | at 11 o'clock. A feature of the service | will be the burning of the mortgage | upon the church property. Dr.' Howard F. Downs, a former pas-| tor, will be the speaker at the evening | service, which will begin at 8 o'clock. | All departments of the Bible school | will meet at 9:45 am. and the Ep- worth League at 6:45 p.m. The annual daily vacation Bible school will be; Monday and continue | until July 3, closing with a picnic. All| boys and girls between 4 and 12 years| of age are invited to attend. There will | be story-telling, a children's orchestra | and other activities. The sessions will | be from 9 to 11:30 am. Registration | will begin this afternvon at 1 o'clock. Miss Ethel Young will be the director. The annual picnic of the church and | Bible school will be held at Reservoir | Park, Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, | Wednesday afternoon. Autos for those desiring conveyance will start from the church. The weekly praver service will take place Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. GRAY TO MAKE ADDRESS Charles H. Gray, president of the| Methodist Union in the District of Co- | lumbia, will be the speaker at tomorros | night's services at the Central Union Mission, 613 C street. During the week groups from the fol- | lowing churches will conduct the serv- | ices: Monday night, the Christian En-l deavor of the United Brethren Church; Tuesday night, the B. Y. P. U. of the | First Baptist Church; Wednesday night, | the Epworth League of Epworth M. E. | Church South; Thursday night, the American Home Bible Institute; Friday | night, the Christian Endeavor of the | Church of the Pilgrims, and Saturday | night, the adult Bible class of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. PROGRAM ON THURSDAY Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor of West | Washington .Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “A| 1. Who were the first to visit the tomb @ Christ aftet the crucifixion? | 2. What did they see on approaching tomb? 3. What was the message from the #ngel at the door? 4. What was the messa Bo take to the disciples? 5. What did they do? 6. What happened en route? 7. What did the Pharisees attempt | when they discovered that Christ had | | ge they were | | |DR. J. R. Shining Saint,” and at 8 p.m. on “Who | Will Go to Heaven?” | There will be a special service Thurs- day evening in honor of 59 new mem- bers who have joined the church since last November.” Rev. Glenn B. Fau- e will be the speaker. Topic: ‘Building for the Future.” $1Z00 TO PREACH Dr. J. R. 8izoo will preach at both CHURCH WILL BEGIN SUMMER SCHEDULE Hours Albright Memorial Services Effective Tomorrow. No Evening Sermon. for The Summer schedule of services will be inauguarted tomorrow at Albright Memorial Evangelical Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse streets. The church school will begin at 10:15 am. The closing perlod of the school will be combined with the church worship serv- ice at 11 o'clock. This service will in- clude a children’s sermon and will be concluded at 11:45 a.m. This will make the combined church school and church service just a quarter of an hour longer than the present church school service. The sermon tomorrow morning by Rev. George E. Schnabel, the minister, will be on the subject “Build Yourself & House.” The evening service will be discontinued during the Summer. A Daily Vacation School will open Monday at 9 o'clock for all boys and girls from 4 to 1a years old. A force of teachers will instruct the boys and girls in worship, play, health habits, hand work and Bible. ‘The official board will meet Monday evening for the last session of the sea- son. Tuesday night the Men's Club will meet under the leadership of E. Jester, president, “WORK OF SPIRIT,” TOPIC OF DR. BRIGGS’ SERMON Following the 1900th anniversary of Pentecost, Dr. John E. Briggs will preach at Fifth Baptist Church to- morrow morning on “The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit in This Present Age.” At night he preaches on “Wise and Foolish Builders,” which is the first in a series of Sunday evening sermons on “The Wise and Foolish of Bible Times and Modern Times.” This is to be followed by, June 29, and Foolish Virgins”: July 6, “Wise and Foolish Kings": July 20, “The Wise E'l?% Foolish in Their Relationship to The Bible school will hold its an- nual excursion and picnic to Marshall Hall next Wednesday. Boats leave Seventh street wharf at 10 am. and 2:30 and 6:30 pm. There will be races, games, contests, etc. PROOF?JF FAITH IS TOPIC o'clock tomorrow on the subject “Sure Evidence of Faith.” His evening sub- Sunday school opens at 9:30 a. g C. E. meets at 7 p.m. A daily vacation Bible school con- ducted by the Sunday school and con- tinuing for three weeks will open June 123 at 9 am. You say you want a wife who is in- | “The Wise | Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the || First Brethren Church, Twelfth and|| | B streets southeast, will preach at 11 Ject will be “The Anchor of the Soul.” | DR.C. C. RASMUSSEN 10 BE INSTALLED Rites of Lutheran Liturgy Will Be Observed Tomorrow Morning. At the morning service tomorrow at Luther Place Memorial Church, Thomas Circle, Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen, who assumed the ministry of that pulpit on June 1, will be formally installed with | the solemn rites of the Lutheran liturgy. | Dr. Gould Wickey, former president | of Carthage College and now executive | secretary of the board of education of the United Lutheran Church in Amer- ica, will preside and deliver the charge to the pastor. Dr. Dennington Hayes, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, will deliver the charge to the congrega- tion and will represent the Maryland synod in the confirmation of the bonds between the minister and the congre- gation. At _the evening services, at 8 o'clock, Dr. Rasmussen will preach as usual, his | subject being “The Christian's Great Adventure.” ‘The board of education of the Unit- ed Lutheran Church in America will hold its semi-annual meeting next Tues- day in the church parlors. From the |time of the merger of the three branches of the Lutheran Church, ! which now constitute the United Lu- theran Church, 12 years ago, Washington has been the meeting place of this board. Last year, however, the board, realizing the growing importance of Washington as a national educational | center, decided to move its executive | offices to this city and to make the National Capital the headquarters of its {activities. { It thereupon called to the executive | secretaryship of the board Dr. Gould | Wickey, at that time president of Carthage College, Carthage, Ill, who took charge of the office and is just now rounding out his first year in the organization and direction of the policies of the board. Dr. Wickey is a graduate of Pennsylvania Colley and of the Lutheran Theological Semi- nary at Gettysburg. He took his master’s degree and his doctorate of philosophy at Harvard and did further graduate work at Oxford. ‘The board of education of the United Lutheran Church administers the re- lationships of the denomination with the colleges and seminaries organized thereunder and apportions the funds raised by the church for education | among the score of institutions fostered by it. e board's headquarters in ‘Washington are at 1415 K street. DR. LAMBETH'S TEXT FOR MORNING HOUR Pastor of Mount Vernon Place Church to Preach on “Beliefs That Matter.” At the Mount Vernon Place Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock the pastor, Dr. W. A. Lambeth, will preach on “Beliefs That Matter.” The evening sermon, at 8 o'clock, will be preached by Rev. H. R. Deal, junior preacher. Mr. Deal will speak to the junior congregation, in the Sunday school auditorium at 11 o'clock, on “Joy in Service.” The Senior Epworth League will meet at 7 o'clock in the Sunday school audi- torium; the Young People's Epworth League, at the same hour, in room 10. The monthly meeting of the Young People's Missionary Soclety, No. 2, will be held tomorrow, at 4 o'clock, at the h;:me of Miss Olive Dean, 2310 Ashmead place, There will be a called meeting of the board of stewards Monday evening. The Workers' Council of the Sunday school will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Deal will speak at the prayer meeting service Thursday evening. . LINCOLN ROAD CHURCH LISTS MASONIC SERVICE Members of King David Lodge, B. A. A. M, will be guests at a Masonic service tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Lincoln Road M. E. Church, Lin- coln road and U street northeast, when the minister, Rev. Walter F. Atkinson, will preach on *“The Power of the Mys- tic Word.” All Masons are invited. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. Hughes Evans is director; E. J. Oliver, secretary, and Lee Willlams, assistant. The pastor will preach at 11 a.m. on “Unrelated Ambitions.” Officers were recently elected hy the Hiller Class as follows: President, Mrs, G. A. Bonnet; vice president, Mrs. R. C. Carter; recording secretary, Mrs. Roy Clark; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. E. Earp, treasurer, Miss Phebe 3 visiting committee, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Linkins, Mrs. Cissel. { VY Laioaaavu L UaY, . G, DAL UUAL, Uiy 2i, 1ivol. MASONS SPONSOR OPEN-AIR SERVICES Series of Religious Meetings at Temple Heights Will Begin Tomorrow. Open-air religious services at Temple Heights will begin the ninth season to- morrow at 4 o'clock, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Masons, with Rev. John C. Palmer, grand chaplain, in charge, who will deliver the address, and J. Walter Humphrey, director in charge of the musical program. The programs for this Summer are said to be very interesting, several of the lead- ing ministers of the city having ac- cepted engagements to deliver addresses. ‘The special guests at this first serv- ice will the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Frank A. Birgfeld, grand tall cedar: John Q. Slye, senior deputy grand tall cedar; Thomas C. Havell, junior deputy grand tall cedar; Jobn Harvey, treas- urer; Fred R. Steffens, scribe, together with their membership and their fami- lies; also the officers and members of the following-named Blue Lodges, with their families: Lebanon Lodge, No. 7, R. W. Santelmann, master; Potomac, No, 5, William C. Dowden, master, and Hope Lodge, No. 20, Charles J. Dillers, | master. Also the officers and members of the following-named chapters of the | Order of the Eastern Star, with their families: Hope Chapter, No. 30, Mrs. Bertha M. Lynn, matron, Charles O. Millar, patron; Martha Chapter, No. 4, Mrs. Alice M. Dixon, matron, John D. McDuffle, patron, and Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 34, Mrs. Nina S. Taylor, matron, George Smith, patron. It also is expected that the grand master of Masons, James A. West, and the sgrand matron of the Eastern Star, Mrs. Kath- arine §. Meritt, and Grand Patron Dr. Charles C, Galloway will attend this service, N ‘These services on Temple Heights are intended to be deeply religious, but nuinely non-sectarian. They are open g all Masons, thelr familes and the public generally, and ample seating ac- commodations are provided. BIBLE CLASS GROUP LISTS PASSION PLAY Association to Present Frieburg Production First Staged in Ger- many Nearly 700 Years Ago. The Organized Bible Class Associa- tion of the District of Columbia has secured for the last week in October the Frieburg “Passion Play.” This company with Adolf Fassnacht as its leader is maki the first tour of America. Their home is in Frejburg, Baden, Germany, where the play was first presented in 1262, nearly 700 years ago The players have been in many of the principal cities of the United States. Tge play will be at the Washington Auditorium every night for a weck with possibly some matinees. A chorus of some 300 voices will be built up here in the city and a large orchestra will be used in addition to the organ. There will be some 200 persons the cast, and more if stage arrangements will accommodate a larger number. ‘The Organized Bible Class Associa- tion is composed of classes from churches throughout the District of Columbia. Dr. Homer J. Councilor of the Calvary Baptist’ Church is president of the association and with Page McK. | Etchison, executive secretary, will have charge of detalls in the presentation of the play. The players will arrive %about a week in advance to adapt the settings to the local stage. They carry several car loads of scenery and will attempt to present this wonderful religious drama to the very best possible advantage. The play is about three hours long and is given complete each performance. SECOND OF SERIES Rev. H. L. Collier Will Preach at Full Gospel Tabernacle. The seven Sunday night sermons on “God in His Universe,” or “The Mean- ing of Life—Past, Present and Future,” which began last Sunday evening at the Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capi- tol and K streets, by the minister, Rev. Harry L. Collier, attracted a large audi- ence at the first meeting. Tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. the second subject will be discussed, “Man, the Keystone of the Creative Arch.” At 11 am. he will speak on “Solo- mon, the Twice-Crowned King.” Di- vine healing service will be Tuesday at 7:45 pm. and Pentecostal service Wed- nesday at 7:45 p.m. The Kernan Bible Class will meet Thursday at 7:45 p.m. The enlarged Sunday school will meet at 9:30 am. and the Young People's Crusaders at 6:30 p. ' Sunday 1 ‘THE RISEN LORD AND THE | GREAT COMMISSION. — Mat- | | thew, xxvii.1-20. | Golden Text.—"Go ye, there- | fore, and make disciples of all | | the nations.”—Matthew, xxviii.19. Christ's crucifixion brought death to the aspirations and hopes of His fol-| lowers. Their ambitions were blasted. | | They were discouraged, filled with de- | | spair and disheartened. His resurrec- | tion was not expected by them and | { many of His followers doubted the news | | when they heard that He was risen. | His resurrection demonstrated the per- manent saving power of the cross. The | Lord's victory over the grave established | the truth of His prophecy, that His enemies recalled and His followers had forgotten, It settled the problem that has perplexed men concerning the fu ture life. Christ’s resurrection has be- come the pivotal truth of Christianity, the basic principle about which all the | other fundamental doctrines resolve. Jesus staked His Messiaship upon His resurrection. Upon this dymamic fact the truths of Christianity rise or fall. No event in all the annals of men has been confirmed by such a mass of eyi- dence as has the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Nineteen hundred years’ effort by hostile critics has failed to de- stroy the indisputable historical evidence of the Master’s victory over the grave, We could not explain the presence of the church in the world today, the ex- istence of the New Testament or the observance of the Lord's day if He had not risen from the dead. It would have been impossible for the apostles to have started a movement which eventually controlled the forces of history unless rection. The women, whose love and loyalty, caused them to be the last to leave the cross, were the first to approach His grave. They started before dawn upon the first day of the week to complete whom they loved and wished to prepare completely for His burial. There is a burial slace near Jerusalem, close to the road to Damascus, that gives us an excellent picture of the conditions that they faced. The door to tomb’s entrance is closed by rolling a huge round stone down in front of it. ‘The stone, that resembles a grind- ing stone, is rolled along a groove, cut for that purpose, when they desire to close the tomb or open it. No wonder the women, not dreaming about such a thing as a resurrection, wondered who would roll it away for them. An un- expected earthquake did not stop them on their journey of love. A heavenly- sent messenger came and rolled away the stone. ~The appearance of this angel filled the guards with fear, so the women approached the angel told the women not to fear, “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come and see.” He called for the women to investigate the empty tomb and then go forth, as preachers of the pel of a future life. They were filled with Joy, as they started back on their journey, and had their faith in the Master's resurrection confirmed by meeting Him. They worshiped the blessings to call His disciples to a great convocation in Galilee. The Galilee Meeting. they had been witnesses of His resur- | the embalming of the body of the one | that they acted like dead men. When | risen Lord, who sent them with His | School Lesson By Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. word, “therefore,” in the great commis- sion implies at least that the resurrec- tion had given a basis for claim that “all wer is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” The resurrection gave weight to His claims and added | force to His commands for ali of His followers to enter the missionary field to help win the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. The scope of the commis- slon revealed that Jesus had removed the limitation of racial and national boundaries. Christianity differs from all other religious movements by remov- ing these almost insurmountable bar- riers to a world-wide kingdom and brotherhood. If Jesus had not demon- strated that He was the Son of God by His triumph over death, the scope of His program would call for His being included among those personalities | whose character rises above that of | their fellows, like the lofty mountain | peaks rise above the plains. His pro- gram of a world-wide and universally satisfying religion is a testimony to the Deity of the Founder of the Christian's faith. If He had not risen from the dead, this commission would never have gripped His church and controlled the labors of men through the centuries. When Jesus ordered His followers to evangelize the world and enlist the newly made disciples by calling upon them to make a naturalization vow of their faith He required that they should be trained to observe H's teach- ings. Christianity does not commence and end with our being enrolled in the fellowship of the church of the Living God, for it calls for His disciples to live a life in loyal obedience to the prin- ciples, precepts and practices of the Lord Jesus. Only those who are trying to live a Christian life by the ald of the Holy Spirit are His followers. If God's grace has given them life from above through their repentance, faith and confession of Christ Jesus, then they must prove it by their life and labor. Through the centuries of Christian history the followers of the Risen Lord have found help through His presence with them. The unfinished task can only be done when all of the followers of Christ Jesus, realizing His unseen pres- ence, heed His commands that call for them individually to share in evangeliz- ing all nations, enlist all His followers this | and educate them to observe His teach- ings. Every problem pressing for solu- tion would disappear and be solved if men would lve in accordance with Christ's commands. There i3 not a | question between employers and em- | ployes, or between nations and races | that would not disappear when all men recognize God as their Father and prac- tice ~the principles of hrotherhood taught by the Lord Jesus. As long as there remains an unsaved soul we have an unfilled mission. We have a re- sponsibility to carry the gospel of the | Risen Lord to every creature. When the apostles sent ous word to! the scattered disciples that Jesus had risen and desired to meet them in Gali- lee we are not surprised that some doubted: but they came in small groups from the various places where the call had been received. Probably they made up the “more than five hundred breth- | ren” who were present at once that | Paul speaks about in his argument for the reasonableness of the faith in Christ’s resurrection. Among the num- ber without doubt were those to whom | | He had given power to walk, see, hear | | and speak. The number that assembled in Galilee, probably upon Hermon, was | made up of people who would under-| stand that they would be free from | being molested by the civil and religious forces in the section where Jesus had | done His mighty works. We_ are not told how Jesus rose or how He manifested Himself to the as-| sembled hosts upon “the mountain,” but | there can be no doubt that they were all thrilled, although some doubted, | | even while they worshiped the Lo When Jesus drew near to the assem-| bled multitude, He evidently spoke w‘i them in a conversational manner. No | doubt they asked Him many questions | | that we would have asked if we had been there, for they did not understand the “power of His resurrection.” We can well believe that “He unfolded to them, in a word, the nature of the gospel, the eternal purpose of God's grace, the scope of that grace and the coming glory.” They probably did not understand the full meaning of all that | He told them until the Holy Spirit came | upon them at Pentecost. The Great Commission. During their conference Jesus out- | lined His program to win the world. In | g1l probabllity, He told them of His | purpose to use every disciple in the work of extending His kingdom. The at BIG Discounts! Save your money. What you save on these cars will pay for that trip! You will be sorry if you do not get here while we have these cars. Do you believe in opportunity? Our used JUNE TOPIS ANNOUNGE BY ., . PORT Ordinance of Baptism Be Observed at First Baptist in Evening. “True to the Kindred Points Heaven and Home" will be Dr. Judson Porter's sermon theme tonfo at 11 o'clock in First Baptist Chi In the evening his subject will be “W| Shall We Do With Our Leisure.” ordinance of baptism will be obse: at the evening service. A program for creating interest building up the attendance in the 8 day evening services has been offi by the pastor and church officials, plan provides that different group organizations shall sponsor the serv] from evening to evening throughout Summer. Next Sunday evening Euzelian class and Young Men's cf will give assistance in the services, tending invitations, acting as ush taking up the collection, furnishing cial music, greeting, all \1aflor! otherwise helping the pastor make services attractive. June 29 the B, U. will. in the same way, spo the services, The Sunday school serve in similar capacity July 6. circles of the Woman’s Society will sist in the evening service July while the deacons of the church -ald June 20. The Euzelian class is composed| about 130 young women. The presid of this class is Miss Naomi Bales, John Ruthven is the teacher. Jame: Vassar is president of the Young M class, which is taught by Charles| McInnis. The Sunday school will meet at o'clock Sunday morning. The B. P. U. holds devotional meeting at @ .m. Prayer meeting will be conducted| n:; pastor at 8 o'clock Thursday ning. ¥ e a— THOMPSON TO SPEAK ‘Will Address Class at Peck Men rial Chapel Tomorrow. Huston Thompson will be the spe at the Cuthbert class meeting tomos t 9:45 am. at Peck Memorial Chaj All men are invited. Rev. Irving Ketchum will pre Sunday morning on the subject “ Is Enough.” At 7:45 p.m. he will sp on “The Way to Complete Healf The Highway class meets at 9:45 with Elzabeth F. Ketchum, speaker.| ‘The Ladies’ Ald Society will hold annual lawn party Thursday from 5 9 p.m. on the school grounds. White Calf, Beige Trim, 15.00 “Antioch” Shoes Have more than met our estimate of them. other shoe of today has such perfect fit for all parts of the foot—Arch, Instep, Waist, Toe, Heel—or is at once so comfortable and so sightly. White, white-and-tan, white-and-black, black, brown, in oxfords, straps, Wales ties. 11.00 to 15.00. In a wide range of sizes and widths. BURT'S 1343 F Caring for Feet is Better Than Curing Them No BURT'S SAL OF SUMMER SHOES Beautiful, smart, morning, afternoon, Summer Shoes for sport, spectator sport, travel in white, white with beauti- ful colored contrasts, light colors of kid— linens—heels high or low—in a wide range of sizes and widths. car stock is discounted even more. . | gervices” tomorvow in the New York : | Avenue Presbyterian Church. The sac- 8. Why did they attempt this? 1 | rament of the Lord's supper will be | for tiere did the disciples meet Jesus | qdministered at the 11 o'clock morning worship. His communion address will po o What was His final commission | BT Bl Commn : The answers to these questions will be | At ‘g;oz":{"‘!';lp;gglmgp;; S onok ‘u.xrn?l below. How many can you an- | Je'c't. “Is Religion Static.” 1. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the AT : '“Cz"-h%’:‘ -’lme!a saasigut] “Joy of Giving” Is Topic. B open door, a 53 i ing outwrrum within, an angel ?,HIOeTo?e d‘%ufl&&“&?&c -‘;.ut]heb"rh?rg 0 £38 the Romans sprawied on Ao | oS Miist Gljreh, Pt snd G siteai 3. “Ye seek Christ. * * * He is not | tomorrow at 11 a.m. At 8 p.m. his here, for He is risen as He sald.” topic will be “Testing God.” = Sunday 4. “Go quickly * * * tell His disciples. | INOrning_prayer meeting, 6:30 to 7:30 ® * * He goeth before you into Galilee | 0'clock; Bible school, 9:15 a. m.; Junior P * * there shall ye see Him.” C. E. Society, 4 8 m.; I C. E. Society, They hurried away to bring the |5 p.m.; Senior C. E. Soclety, 6 p.m.; me: e to friends of Jesus. prayer meeting, Tuesday, 8 to 10 p.m.; 6. They met Christ, who said, “Fear | ¥. P. praver meeting, Thursday, 8 to Dot; go tell my brethren that they de-|9 r m. Dr. Bullock will preach at the ;na' Galilee, and there shall they gd Alry Baptist Church Monday at . . m. 'I."',l?hey tried to bribe the Roman The Montana 1726 M St. N.W. rd to say that Christ’s body had been Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and nts stl;len during the night. 3 Pantry, $65.00 Per Month Rev. W. D. Jarvis to Preach. Rev. Willlam D. Jarvis will préach at New Bethel Church, Ninth and 8 streets, tomorrow at 11 a.m. on “The Prodigal's Return.” Bible school, 9:30 am.; O. E. meeting, 8 p.m. regular prices, 12 to 16.50 BURT’ 1345 F Come in and Learn Used Car Values Vacation Church School. The vacation- church school of the !/ Fifteenth Street Presbyterlan Church will open Monday for a five-week ses- sion, with Mrs. Dorothy Howard as principal and the same corps of | teachers as last year. —_— Joseph McReynolds, Inc. 1423 L St. N.W. Liberal Time Payments Arranged Will Address Helping Circle. At the night service tomorrow at Plymouth Congregational Church, Rev. W. H. Thomas of the A. M. E. Church will sggk o _the Helping Circl Buicks, Chryslers, Chevrolets, Studebakers, Packards, See Monday’s Dodges, Etc. Star Barber & Ross, Ine. 11th & G Sts. N.W. 8. They feared the effect of the news that Christ had actually arisen and mysteriously disappeared. 9. A mountain in Galilce. 10. “Go ye and make disciples of all Ahe nations.” Parle at Capital Garage at Our Expense Caring for Feet is Better Than Curing Them