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TA—4 =% IMMORTAL RECORD 10 OGEUPY CHURCH Christians to Inscribe Names of Departed Loved Ones. in Book. Upon the pages of an illumined book ‘Which will ocupy a prominent corner of the new National City Christian Church in Washington. members and friends of the Christian Church have inscribed as imortal memorials the mnames of departed loved ones. The unique idea of perpetuating the names of friends or family members, at the same time contributing to the funds suporting the church, was first sug- gested by Mrs. E. 8. Siggers, a member of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. At the time of her husband's death Mrs. Siggers had a simple, but eloquent announcement placed in the local papers. “It was Mr. Siggres’ desire that those friends wishing to send flowers on the occasion of his funeral should deflect the flower money to the building fund of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.” From Mrs. Siggers’ idea of this mem- ory book there has grown a most orig- inal memorial to the departed dcad. Responses to the idea have been nu- merous, and the names of many notable gerwm have already been written upon he pages of the book. The last words written by Dr. Harvey ‘Washington Wiley, the Nation's famous food expert, are written and auto- hed upon the pages of the National hristlan Church memorial book. Tribute to Father. ‘The inscription reads: “In honor of my father, Preston Pritchard Wiley, for 62 years elder of the Christian Church of Kent, Ind., and of my be- loved mother, also a devoted member of the same church, Lucinda Weir Maxwell Wiley, born at Cane Ridge, Ky. in 1809, under the pastorate of Barton ‘Warren Stone of Cane Ridge.” HARVEY WASHINGTON WILEY. Dr. Earle Wilfley, the present pastor of the church, has written, “In remem- brance of the Prophet of God and tire- less pastor, Prederick Dunglison Power, by one who succeeded him in the min- istry at Washington, who loved and honored him, and was with him at the cle scene. Earle Wilfley.” At top of every page of the book there appears this stalement, “In memory of a dear one who has lald aside the flesh, or in honor of a living friend, I herewith cubscribe to the building fund of the National City bechfllm tian Church the sum pamed =y Biographical glimpses of those who, in t, played prominent parts in the early life of the American Chris- tian Church, are contained in several of the memorials. “Mrs. Sallie Beverley Vawter Pickett &% Washington has written in behalf of - sister, Mrs, Robert C. V. Milliken, ead herself. ¥ “In memory of our father and mother, Philemon and Martha Humphreys Vaw- ter. Philemon Vawter spent 40 years in the Christian ministry, and he was a lawyer for 10 years, practicing in court with Lincoln. He was a stu- dent and scholar and read the Greek and Latin classics in the original. Bev- erly Vawter, our grandfather, was a minister of the Christian Church and organized the first church of that faith in Indiana.” ‘Testimonial to Father. Mrs. E. C. Murphy, in a testimonial to her father, has written: “In memory of my father, Ira Joy Chase, the oniy minister of the gospel who ever served as Governor of the State of Indiana (1889-1892). He was a cotemporary of Prederick- D. Power. In memory of my mother, a Civil War nurse, Rhoda Castle Chase, who was a member with me during Dr. Earle Wil- fley's in Wabash, Ind. (Mrs. Horace G.) Eleta Chase Murphy. A 1 part of the book has been set for foreign missionaries. They are not expected to make any contribu- tion other than their signatures. Among those from foreign fields who have al- ready inscribed their names in the ‘book, are Dr. Royal John Dye of Africa, Mary Jeter Longfellow of India, Effie Keller Jamison of China, Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Crewdson of Japan, Mary Camp- bell of India and Andrew F. Hensey of Africa. Priends have written in honor of Mary Kelly of China, Ella Campbell Ewing of Africa and W. E. Macklin, ‘who was 5o long in China. It is hoped that every missionary who comes to Washington will write in this book. ‘There {1 a special fund provided to pay o8 honed that & great many signa- tures will be inscribed during the con- ventions. Any one who cannot come to Washington and wishes to make use of this book should write to Mrs. Ed- ward G. Siggers, the Argonne, Wash- ington, D. C. Checks may be made payable to the “treasurer of the Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church.” En- try will be made in the Memory Book and the gift properly acknowledged. FARMERS’ MARKET PROTEST IS FILED Commission ~Merchants Declare Space Used Unfairly by Men Not Producers. Alleging unfair competition in busi- ness methods by certain persons in the Farmers’ Market, south side of B street between Seventh and Thirteenth streets, ! commission merchants on the north side of B street between Ninth and ‘Tenth streets have entered a protest with the District Commissioners. “The south side of B street between Seventh and Thirtsenth streets has been designated as a Farmers' Market,” it was stated in & communication to the Commissioners by one of the merchants, “and we wish to advise you that it is everything but a Farmers' Market.” In the letter the belicf is expressed that 60 per cent of the space allotted to farmers is occupied by men who do not grow vegetables and who do not Tepresent any farmer. It further pointed out that these men pay no, rent or license and have no overhead and that produce handled by them changes hands several times before it reaches the consumer. The District Commissioners were in- formed in the letter that it is regarded unfair to permit these conditions to exist and suggested that the class of rsons complained of would not be in iness if they had to pay rents and licenses the same as commission mer- chants are required to do. One commission merchant today called attention to a big truckioad of spinach which, he said, was bought in Philadelphia and brought here to be disposed of in the Farmers' Mark He also called attention to the quants ties of onions which, he declared. came ' from Indiana and which, he said, were being offered for sale in the section known as Farmers' Market ‘The letter received by the Commis- sioners has been referred to George M Roberts, sealer of weights and meas- ures and superintendent of markets, for investigation. Germany Feels Several 7Q\ukes. FREIBURG, Germany. () —-8everal slight mz‘flég'rn & rrovine~ of Bagen At RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN. BISHOP WILIAM F. McDOWELL. CHURCH SESSION 10 CLOSE “BROKE” Christian Body Told by Offi-; cial $24 in Hand to Meet $10,000 Cost. With a bank balance of $24 and a prospect, of convention expenses of about $10,000, Graham Frank, of Dallas, Tex., general secretary of the international convention of the Disciples of Christ, told the Recommendations Committee | this morning that “when this conven- | tion is over this outfit is going to be broke.” Augmenting the depleted tremsury, however, will be the revenues from those registered, which is expected to amount to $5000. Mr. Frank revealed the financial condition of the international organization in reply to a question| whether the convention would assume | the obligations of a commission which | it was proposed should be abolished. Arswering in the negative, Frank said: “Just before I left Dallas, the treasurer told me there was less than $24-in the bank. We are going to need every | cent we can raise in Washington from any source. Borrowed Money Spent. Detalling convention expenses, Frank said the converition was being charged $6,300 rent by the Washington Audi- torium and Constitution Hall, and that $2,000 had been spent for publicity, programs and other printed matter. The money was borrowed, he sadd. Commenting on this expression, offi- | cials of the brotherhocd later said in- | formally that the members of the va- | rious churches always came to a con- | vention broke. Only in recent years | has it been suggested that the indi- | vidual churches include in their budget | contributions toward convention ex- | penses. The total cost usually is un- derwritten by the officers and any de cl‘td evnerienced is shouldered by indi- | vid Aid of Dallas Church. “This organization hasn’t enough | money to employ a half-time ste- | nographer,” Prank blunty told the com- minttee “and wouldn't have one except for the generosity of the First Chris- | tian Church of Dallas. \We have no headquarters except such as are fur- | \WOMAN, 86, IS ACTIVE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Dedicates Baptistry VISITORS DELIVER. GOOD WILL TALKS Bishop Deplores World-Wide Disobedience of Com- mandments. Fraternal messengers brought greet- ings to the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ yesterday aft- ernoon from other religious organiza- tions and from members of the brother- hood in foreign lands. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, was the first bearer of greetings from the Episcopal Church and Bishop Willlam F. McDowell of the Methodist Church addressed the assemblage on behalf of that denomi- nation. Greetings also were extended by Rev, C. Wallace Petty of the First Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce of the First Congregational Church, J. E. Thomas of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Rev. Walter M. White of Memphis, Tenn., one of the Disciples’ representatives to. the churches of Great Britain, and Rev. George A. Campbell of St. Louls, chairman of the Federal Relations Committee, Deplores Christian Disobedience. Bishop McDowell said that after 1900 years “it is regrettable to have to say that in my opinion there is not a single nation obeying Christ's commandments or thinking seriously of doing it, but much progress has been made in many ways.” As for unity, Bishop McDowell expressed the hope that the different churches would co- operate in such a way that presently they would find themselves without trying to get together. Mr. Thomas brought greetings from 350,000 Disciples in Australia and New Zealand. He said the Disciples from those countries here for the world con- vention, had just come through the Holy Land, Europe and Great Britain and brought with them greetings from prime ministers and premiers. Rev. Mr. White spoke of his recent visit to Eng- land as a representative of the Chris- tian Church and stressed the importance which he found the British churches laid upon the communion service. Predicts Transformation of World. Dr. Pierce said that while the Con- gregationalists was one of the smaller bodies, with fewer churches than last year, they nevertheless had a larger membership. He said he personally would rathr belong to a communion that had men that stood for things that in the long run would attract his ad- miration, than to one that merely counted numb:rs. Dr. Pierce prayed that the Disciples would not leave Washington without grasping some of the practical things that would lead to the transformation of the world. C. OF C. PROCURES 304 NEW MEMBERS Campaign to Close With Luncheon Tomorrow, but Work Will Continue. With tomorrow the closing day of | the Washington Chamber of Commerce | membership campaign, which is the initial step in the five-year expansion program of the body, the total members acquired at the conclusion of the first week yesterday stood at 304. Although active campaigning of the 24 teams formed for the drive will officially con- clude at the noon luncheon tomorrow, work will continue among the plural group, which is engaged in soliciting memberships of local business houses. The banner award for the highest total of new members reported was awarded at the luncheon meeting in the Washington Hotel yesterday to | team No. 18, captained by Eliot H.| Thomson of the Washington Loan & Trust Co. Charles W.' Darr, president of the | chamber, gave a talk to the team workers. % A radio address will be delivered over Station WMAL tonight by Rudolph Jose, chairman of the five-year expan- slon program, outlining the program and reporting progress in the member- | ship drive. IN DICIPLES’ MEETING Miss Kate P. Dungan Has Been Member of Vermont Avenue |nished by that church.” The increasing cost of housing and | entertaining as many as 10,000 persons | at an international convention has led leaders of the brotherhood to consider setting up a_permanent convention or- ganization, Frank disclosed. “I have hoped for several years,” he said, “that & group of business. men within the | membership would undertake to pro- vide a modest fund that would finance the conventions.” A registration fee of $1 is charged to each person who takes part in the deliberations, but it was explained that | hundreds of persons could attend the meetings regularly without registering. | HELP HOOVER JOBLESS | |AIMS, DEMOCRATS URGED | s 2 { By the Associated Press. ‘ DANVILLE, Ill, October 16.—The | | Democratic senatorial nominee, James | | Hamilton Le emanded last night that his party members solidly support | President” Hoover in any attempt he makes to relieve unemployment condi- | io | The President.” said Col. Lewis in | a campaign address, “must be supported by all in his work to aid the needy. Democrats of every faction must join | our Republican fellow citizens in co- operaticn with the President in any |plan he ha: to provide Government | work for the unemploy | " “Let all cur people infuse confidence in our depressed citizens. Let us Dem- | ocrats assure our poor and unfortunate | | that our President will never ict poli- |tics of any part or personal interest| on obstruct the fullest relief wungry and homeless that a just Government can give.” City and Year Declared Right for Inaugurating World Session, Now on Its Third Day. ington was selected 'CAPITAL PRAISED BY DISCIPLES ON SUCCESS OF CONVENTION Gratification that the City of Wash-| as the meeting | tol. for several years, for the reason that some of the officers questloned | Church for 59 Years. A member of tHe Vermont Avenue Christlan Church for 59 years, Miss Kate P. Dungan, who resides at the Valois Apartments, 1330 Massachusetts avenue, is an attendant at the Inter- national Convention of the Disciples of Christ, and at the age of 86 is taking an active part in the meetings. Miss Dungan’s father, Francis D. Dungan, was the minister of the First Christian Church in Baltimore, a church which was dedicated by Alex- ander Campbell as the Church of the Disciples, located at Parker and Lom- bard streets. Mr. Campbell, the founder of the church, was heard in its pulpit by Miss Dungan when she was 10 years old. The church later became the Harlem Avenue Christian Church and is now First Church, under leadership of Rev. M. Gottschall, In a descriptive sense, Miss Dungan's life span has seen the beginning and the lattcr-day climax of the develop- ment in this country of the brother- hood. The church of which she is a member, the Vermont avenue congre- gation, becomes the National City Church now, and its members move from the unpretentious structure fo the stately edifice at Thomas Circle which the brotherhood is dedicating at this convention. ‘Walker Gives $2,000 to Charity. NEW YORK, October 16 (#).—A $2,000 gift by Mayor Walker to Pederation Jewish Philanthropy is in line with a pledge last year to give to charity a $15,000 incr: in salary. There have been other gifts, but he says he is not giving as a publicity stunt and does not care to reveal them. Hesitant about meeting in Washing- | possibly know what October 16 el earthshocks were 'cost conventicn and for the inaugura- | ities and civic groups, have co- yre. brotherhod said officially today through|to v'sit the place for the international convention|yne” gacilities available for so large a was expressed gencrally by officers and | gathering, officials of the brotherhood members of the Brotherhod of the | said frankly today that the success of Disciples of Christ today as the inter- | the convention with regard to the con- national gathering entered upon the | venlence of meetings and the housing third day of its program. {of members had far exceeded expecta- |, The meeting marks the frst time | tions. Members of the church in Wash- members of the church have gatheted | ington and friends of members are in the Capital. “No one can doubt|entertaining the visiting church men any longer that Weshinglon was the | and women in their homes, and various plece and 1930 the year for our Pente- | organizations, including the public util- I'!rl;d in affording the visitors opportunitfes points of interest in the tlon of the world convention” the Wiamtan ares. D. C, THURSDAY, REV. GEORGE. W. KNEPPER, Akron, Ohio. STRONG DRY STAND Action cn Committee Report Expected Tomorrow—Mis- sions Emphasized. (Continued From First Page.) stitutlons today—while having grown out of an open-mindedness that was commendable—has developed an in- ertia which 15 deplorable, Ross con- tinued. “Our current philosophy is mechanistic almost to the exclusion of religion,” he said. “Our God is devoid of personality. Our religious observance (if we continue such) consists of spiritual setting-up exercises, and many are too tired from other pursuits to exercise.” The education leader stressed the ac- complishments of the brotherhood in education during the past two decades and, with other speakers, emphasized the church’s missionary work today. Responsibility of Church. “No faith can flourish in a country which delegates a responsibility for character building and religious nurture to the church, unless the church in turn arises to the exercise of her privi- lege and the fulfillment of her obliga- tion,” Mr. Ross pointed out. *“This con- viction is verified by the present state of soclety in a generation which has met great social, moral and political up- heavals without the background of their fathers in religlous training,” he added In two decades of local church edu- cational work, he remarked that the national system of leadership training has grown from & most rudimentary group to an organization embracing 15.000 persons. “Tomorrow there must come a great emphasis on the training of a local adequate church leadership,” he said. “A great program will be useless with- out an adequate leadership.” He also said there must be a renewed passion for church extension, declaring that the church in general has forgotten the great host of boys and girls not now touched by any Christian agency. | “Such a situation,” Mr. Ross de- clared, “constitutes a serious indict- ment of Protestantism.” Women's Work Discussed. Opportunities for women in the work of the church was the theme of an address this morning by Mrs. Alda R. Teachout of Indianapolis, who is head of the mission organization department of the United Christian Missfonary Society. “When our women missicnary socie- ties were formed, they aroused a storm of disapproval,” she said. “Critics were certain these women could not they were about and surely their husbands and homes would be neglected and their children suffer for lack of care. Because of this criticism,” she added, “the women of the missionary societies were 1:ther quiet and a little apologetic about what they were doing.” Interpolating the story of the little girl who watched her still smaller sis- ter fall in a mud puddie and then told her to hurry home and get on a clean dress, because “mother is orking for suffrage and we simply must not look neglected,” Mrs. Teachout told her audience that granting there was a time when women needed to be cn the defensive, the time has passed. Have More Leisure Now. “The leisure of our home-keeping women has so greally increased,” she sald, “that there are few indeed vho do not take part in sorae activity out- side their households.” One of the great "eeds of missionary work, she asserted, is a program tnat challenges the home-keeping women with ure time and ghe group of business and professional vomen who were not encountered in the earlier days, but who now exercise an increas- ing influence on community life. Among others who addressed the con- vention on the general topic of home missions were Willlam F. Rothenburger of Indianapolis, vice president and treasurer of the Association for the Promotion of Christian Unity, His topic was “A New Era in Christian Architecture.” Charles Aldridge, home mission worker in the coke region of Western Pennsylvania, gave a graphic account of the problems of the brother- hood among the men and youths in this industrial section. Dr. White Is Speaker. “Forward From Pentecost in Home Misslons” was the topic of an address by Dr. Charles L. White, former presi- dent of the Baptist National Home Mis- sion_Board. Addressing the convention on “Part- nership With God in a World Task,” Rev. Paul G. Preston, pastor of the Oek CUff Christian Church of Dallas. Tex., warned “that Christians cannot serve God and mammon.” Rev. Mr. Preston declared that a pagan’ civilization cannot be intrigued by the church to welcome Christ unless the church by its own practice ‘chal- lenges the whole scale of values by which the world now lives. “There is a vast difference between a church member animated by humane desire for general community better- ment with limited liabilities and a church member who has opened his life to the in-dwelling of the self-sacrificing spirit of Jesus,” he said. “The self- satisfied complacency of Christian wealth today is in strange contrast with the torn feet, charred bodies and cross of the first century.” Pressing Need Seen. “Thrift week has made a greater im- r ves of some than Mr. Preston de- . “The pressing need of the hour is not for promotion or missionary statesmanship, nor spiritual strategy for the outflanking of our entrenched resources, but it is repentance toward God #nd faith in the Jesus way of liv- ing.” he concluded. ‘The convention this afternoon is ap- pointing a_committee to visit Arlington National Cemetery and place on the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a wreath on behalf of the Disciples of Christ in America and throughout the world. Dinner Is Feature. One of the principal features this aft- ernoon is the dinner of the National City Christian Church at_the Wash- ington Hotel at 5 o'clock. Several hun- dred of tha {h~--ands of the Diseiples FAITH ESSENTIAL, CHURCHMEN TOLD Disciples of Christ Dedicate Baptistry, Hear Ohio Pastor. “God is no trailer; He is the captain,” Rev. George W. Knepper of Akron, Ohio, said today in his sermon at the dedication of the baptistry of the new National City Christian Church of the Disciples of Christ in Washington. “Our prayer should be for a revela- | tion of and a participation in the plan | of God,” Rev. Mr. Knepper added. “Here is the failure of the average church. It preaches salvation by char- acter, when all salvation is by Christ. It preaches social service as a grand means to an end, when it is just but the flowering of a Christian life. Cities Necessity of Faith, “Good works are valueless without faith. If our churches would cast out their man-inspired programs and wait on the Lord until He revealed His own, and then in divine power give them- selves without reserve to the working of that program, every hamlet in Amer- ica would feel the thrill,” he said. Referring directly to the baptistry and the great new church that has arisen within a stone's throw of the parent Disciples church in Washington, Mr. Knepper said: “How better can we dedi- cate this glorious building to the serv- ice of God than by here and now mak- ing full surrender of ourselves and our substance, changing defeat into tri- umph, worty into peace and impotency into power. Here we may put our- selves upon His altar and await the wonder-working power of God. He who gives beauty for ashes and who makes stars out of dust and lilies out of muck will take the remains of our sacrifice and transfigure them into a character of radiant beauty and tri- umphant power.” Chapman Presides. Charles C. Chapman of Fullerton, Calif., presided at the dedication service, the baptistry being the second part of the building thus dedicated during the international convention. Dr. Earle ‘Wilfley, pastor of the church, pro- nounced the prayer. S oA e CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Dinner, St. Mark’s Ald Soclety, Par- ish Hall, Third and A streets sout easf, 5 to 7 p.m. Card party, Washington Review, No. 4, W. B. A, 1750 Massachusetts avenue, 815 p.m. Minstrel and dance, the Towne Play- ers, Masonic Hall, Twelfth and Mon Toe street northeast, 8:30 p.m. Bowling party, Red Triangle Outing Club, King Pin Alleys No. 2, 810 E street, 7:30 p.m. Card party, Royal Neighbors of America, Fidells Camp, No. 6701, Thom- as Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts ave- nue, 8:36 p.m. Dinner, National Association of Gar- deners, Willard Hotel, small ball room, 7 pm. Meeting, Thirteen Club, Willard Ho- tel, cabinet room, 8 p.m. Meeting. American Clan Gregor So- ciety, Willard Hotel, gridiron room, all day. Meeting and buffet supper, Medical Society for Mental and Nervous Dic- Willard Hotel, rooms 127-128, 8 3 Card party, Ways and Means Com- mittee, Federal Chapter, No. 38, O. E. 908 M street, 8 p.m. Convention, Society of Industrial Engineers, ladies’ group, Mayflower Hotel, Pan-American room, all day. | Dinner, grand ball room, 6:45 p.m. Meeting, Arts ( 2017 I street, 7:30 p.m. Card party, $1,000 Club, Nativity Auditorium, 8:30 p.m. Bridge party, Woman's Benefit Asso- ciation club house, 1750 Massachusetts | avenue, 8:15 p.m. Meeting, Assoc | widows and_Orpl | All Wars, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines | Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.am. Study class, United Lodge of The- osophists, .-ill Building, Seventeenth and I streets, 8:15 p.m. Card party, Ladies Orienta Shrine, su-zu Court, No. 21, Winston Hotel, 8 pm. on for a Home for ns of Veterans of | FUTURE. Card party, H. H. Club of Triumph Counell, No. 8, Simpson's Auditorium, Seventh street between G and I streets | southeast, tomorrow, 8:30 p.m. Orchid Soclety show, Willard Hotel, large ball room, tomorrow, 2 p.m. College dinner, Drake University, | Des Moines, Towa, Willard Hotel, tomor- | row, 5:30 p.m. Meeting, American Clan Gregor So- | ciety, Willard Hotel, gridiron room, to- morrow, all day. Card party, Capital Bridge Club, Ar- lington Hotel, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Meeting, Cushing Auxiliary, Pythian Temple, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Meeting, Men’s Club, Foundry Meth- odist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth street near P street, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Card party, Temple and Endowment Committee, Ruth Chapter, No. 1, O. E. S., Winston Hotel, tomorrow, 8:30 p.m Meeting, Dames of Malta, Saturday | evening, same place Luncheon, Chrisuan Unity and Board of Temperance, Mayflower Hotel, grand ball room, tomorrow, 12:30 noon. Conventlon, Society of Industrial En- Mayflower Hotel, garden, to- 9:30 a.m. Meeting, American Engineering Coun- cil (administrative board), Mayflower Hotel, Pan-American room, tomorrow, 12:30 noon. morroy Buffet supper, Delta Sigma Fraternity, Mayflower Hotel, Jefferson room, to- morrow, 8 p.m. Boy Real First-Nighter. London's Children’s Theater boasts a boy first nighter. He is 9 years old, and has never missed a show in several years, according to Miss Joan Luxton, the manager. He always buys his tickets in advance—in 8-cent installments, nd purchases his programs ahead of i .e also. He insists on having seat No. 6 for every performance because it is near the pi who contributed to the erection of this National Church in Washington are attending. Robert A. Long of Kansas City, Mo. president of the convention and one of the leaders in the church campaign fund, was to speak, as were Dr. Earle wilfley, pastor of the church; Palmer Clarkson of St. Louis and Horry Rog- ers of Tulsa, Okla, members of the Administrative Committee of the building program. Sessions _were held today by the Thousand Dollar Club at the Raleigh Hotel, the woman’s missionary orgen- izations at the Mayflower and the church ife foundation at the Hamilton Hotel. The evening programs of the ‘nter- national convention will be broadcast over Station WJSV tohight and 1o- morrow. o OCTOBER _16, 1930 Program of Disciples of Christ Convention™ THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16. At the Auditorium. W. N. Briney, Vice President, Presiding. Clark Walker Cummings, Chaplain, Harrell Biard, Song Leader, Christ for the World We o ‘All Men Everywhere to Repent”..Acts, xvi.22-34 ‘The World Message .Clark Walker Cummings ‘The Convention Chorus and Miss of Christianity,” Dean Luther A. Weigle ..Washington Male Quartet 1l Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" Clark Walker Cummings At Constitution Hall. Mrs. Luella St. Clair, Moss, Joel Lee Jones, Chaplain Vice President, Presiding. W. E. Braithwaite, Song Leader. 7:30—] ‘All Men Everywhere to.Repent” 7:45—Address, “The World Mission o Societ; 8:15—Anthem. 8:30—Address, Christ for the World We sing” Acts, xvii.22-! .. oea.Joel Lee Jones ashington Male Quartet Christian Missionary . .Stephen J. Corey- ‘The Convention Chorus he World Today, harles T. Paul “All Hail the Power o& Jesus’ Name™ . Wi f the United FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17. Stephen J. Corey, Acting President, United Christian Misslonary Soclety, Presiding. ‘W. M. Norment, Chaplain. Charles H. Richards, Song Leader. ‘We've a Story to Tell to the Nation” Scripture Jesson, Hymn....... “Wh 9:15—Address, “Pentecostal Sharing 9:35—Hymn. 9:45—Addresse: “In “In “In “In “In . Introductions and sentence m 11:00—Solo. . . 11:05—Address, 11:30—Hymn. 11:35—Address. . 12:00—Benediction 12:30-2:30—Luncheons. Elementary Division Worl luncheon, Mayflower Hi Prayer Chapel Ground World Call, Washington PO, . eovaessonnnsens ‘Jesus Cirist and the World Today” Unto Every Man as He Has Need"..Acts, iv.23-37 ...W. M. Norment wded Ways of Life” «.F. M. Rogers ere Cross the Croy With the Needy".. "The Spirit of Pentecost"— ...Donald A. McGavran .Miss Chen Hsl Ren ....P. D. Snipes .Prof. Yokichi Hiral .Miss Elma Irelan ges from other fields. . Mrs. Harvey Baker Smith Alexander Paul Gov. Myers Y. Cooper ..W. M. Norment kers, Hamilton Hotel. Department of Benevolence, Raleigh Hotel. Christian Unity and Tempe rance and Social Welfare, joint otel. Prayer Chapel, Hamilton Hotel, followed by dedication of at National City Christian Church. Hotel. 12:30-1:15—Service in National City Christian Church. . sesssasesscs...Roger T. Nooe FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17. 1:45-2:50—Conferences General Conference on Work of the United Christian Mis- sionary Soclety, at the Auditorium. 3:00-5:00—Convention business session, Hymn. Prayer. American Bible Society representative. Report of the United Christian Missionary Soclety. Report of the Committee on Recommendations. Business session of the United Christian Missionary Soclety. 5:30-7:00—College banquets. Bethany Coliege, Raleigh Butler College, Hamilton Hotel. Hotel. California Christian College, Lee House. Drake University, Washington Hotel. Eureka College, Western H streets northwest. Presbyterian Church, Nineteenth and Lynchburg College, Lee House. Transylvania College, Arl! Rev. R. W. Burns Says Prob- lems Before Disciples Con- cern Young Mostly. President Cites Values of | World-Wide Fellowship in Convention Talk. Sessions of the Youth convention of the Disciples of Christ, which opened | late yesterday with deilberations on the | part of leaders among hundreds of young people in attendance, will con- tinue this afternoon at the Luther Place Memorial Church on Thomas Circle. Rev. Robert W. Burns of Atlanta, Ga., minister of the Peachtree Church, in his presidential address to the con- vention, the third of its kind, declared that it is impossible to place too much | emphasis on the fact that this is es- sentially a Christian youth convention. “While we are interested in the world as we find it now, for out of it we want to build the world as it ought to be, vet | we have no more compelling factor than the ideals of Jesus for us. Urges New Consciousness. “Our convention has a world out- look,” Mr. Burns said. “We meet in a great world capital. Delegates are here from many nations. We are to dis- | cuss themes with a world-wide impli- | cation. There will be days of living in a world atmosphere. Out of them ought to come a new consciousness of our relation to all the world.” Mr. Burns declared that the prob- lems before the convention are the | real problems of the youth of the land. | “A fine, high note of earnestness has always marked the discussions of our |GLORIA SWANSON sung FOR DIVORCE LIKELY Screen Star Said to Have Told| Hollywood Friends of Attitude | Toward Marquis. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 16.—The Examiner says Gloria Swanson, screen star, is preparing to file suit for divorce against the Marquis de la Falaise de la Coudraye on the ground of desertion. The actress, the newspaper said, con- | fided her plans to several friends, then left Hollywood for a short vacation. Announcement such action will be taken verifies rumors current in the film colony for some months. Last Au- | gust when the marquis returned from Europe he took a room in a hotel in- stead of going to the Swanson home in | Beverly Hills. The couple has been separated and reunited several times since their mar- riage in Paris in January, 1925. {MRS. MARKHAM DIES; LIVED HERE 90 YEARS ‘Widow of Former Washington Pas- tor Succumbs at Home. Mrs. Matilda Cammack Markham, 90 years old, widow of the Rev. George G. Markham, former Washington minister, died yesterday at her residence, 5118 Wisconsin avenue. Mrs. Markham was a lifelong resi- dent here. Rev. Mr. Markham served as pastor of the Douglas Memorial Church and the Foundry M. E. Church. Edward B. Markham, George Douglas | Markham and Mrs. George Brett, all of this city. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. s A3 purchases from the United chiefly of agricultural machinery, sewing machines, automo- biles, mineral olls, rubber manufactures and textiles. Missouri_colleges (Culver- lege. Drury Bible School), Lee House. Phillips University, Colonial Hotel. Stockton, William Woods, Bible Col- ington Hotel. NEW CONSCIOUSNESS URGED UPON CHRISTIAN YOUTH HERE ROBERT W. BURNS Of Atlanta, Ga. convention,” he sald. “In article 1 of our constitution we find this statement, “The Youth convention proposes to in- troduce the youth of our brotherhood to the major and far-reaching problems of the kingdom." With this great ordeal in mind, the youth of our brotherhood have gathered to make more real in their own lives the ideals of the king- dom. Four. Purposes of Convention. “Our constitution declares that the four purposes of our convention are fellowship, information, inspiration and vision. Each of these will be a co-op- erative enterprise. You will meet youth from nearly every section where our brotherhood lives. They will share their viewpoint with you and in re- turn they expect you to share your knowledge. Out of this joint partici- pation there will come an inspiration that will go back with you to your local church. No longer will you work as an individual, but you are now part of a world-wide fellowship of youth. AS it was in the days of the early church, when all assembled in one place and with one accord, so it shall be here. Even as then the vision came, so now there will come a new vision through our life together these days of the Kingdom of God. “The benefits of this convention will come only to those who share in its co-operative life.” DISCIPLES HEAR . - 'FOUR ADDRESSES Leaders Speak Before Large Audiences in Auditorium and Constitution Hall. Inspirational addresses by four of their leaders attracted thousands of Disciples of Christ to the Washington Auditorium and Constitution Hall last evening, where meetings were held in conjunction with the intern: tional convention of the brotherhood. Dr. Edgar De ‘Witt Jones of De- troit and Dr. Jesse M. Bader of India- napolis were the speakers at the Auditorjum, and H. C. Armstrong of Indianapolis and Charles Reign Scoville, the evan- gelist, addressed g‘:\. lalherlng‘“m Jones. stitution Hall. o £ The speakers ad- dressed two themes at the two meet- ings. Dr. Jones, who is the pastor of Central Woodward Christian Church, in Detroit, discussed the subject, “Chris= tian Unity After a Oentury,” and Dr. Bader, who is secretary of evangelism and home missions of the United Christian Missionary Society, delivered an address on “Pentecost, a Climax and a Beginning.” The subject of “Christian Unity” was the theme of Mr. Armstrong’s address at Constitution Hall, and at the same meeting Mr. Scoville, who is general evangelist of the brotherhood, discussed the meaning of Pentecost. .Mr. Arm- strong is secretary of the Association for the Promotion of Christian Unity, and Dr. Jones, who developed the sub- ject at the Auditorium meeting. is chairman of the Joint Committee which has been acting for the Brotherhood of the Disciples of Christ and the Northern Baptist Church in the various discussions of the matter of affiliating. Necessity for Unity Acknowledged. Dr. Jones told his audience that no x critic would dispute the St mnded N ieciples have to their against the hristian body originating in a passion and plea for a reunited church, the making of that ples basis and ever keeping it in the for . The mecessity for Christian unity is widely acknowledged tods he added. The Disciples will never be nuBflee with “merely denominational success,’ e said. o “There should be room enough among the Disciples,” he stated, “for the most stalwart defender of his conviction, be he of any particular wing, if only the desire to excommunicate put _to death and the spirit of partisanship spirit of Brotherhood is much the only C! therhood. :::m to talk gbout than to practice,’ he added. A Asserting that the only price too costly to pay for Christian unity is the price of liberty. Dr. Jones declared that “the greatest need of the hour is for more prophets of Christian unity within our own ranks.” Birthday of Church. Dr. Bader emphasized that Pentecost was not only a climax. but a beginning. “It was a holy spirit era in the church, the birthday of the church,” he said; adding that it marked the beginning of the era in missions, of Christian fellowship, of evangelism and of co- operation. The 1900th Pentecost, which e brotherhood observed en Bun::x. June 8 last was climax, Dr. Bader said, with certain definite results. “The Pentecost anniversary brongh't. a mew unity within our brotherhood, he said. “Thoss who have been asso- ciated closely with the life and leader< ship of our movement for the last 25 years can appreciate the changed situa- uon. etofore there have been un- Christian bitter things both said and written, party cries and shibboleths have been heard, and it has all been any- thing but a demonstration of the unity we have preached. But it is hard to quarrel in the atmosphere of Pentecost. ‘There is less division, ill feeling, dissen- sion and dissatisfaction now than for many years.” “One of the best things that have come out of the whole anniversary observance,” Dr. Bader emphasized, “has been the definiteness with which churches and religious bodies expect to' make Pentecost their climaxes each year from new on instead of Easter. To city churches, especially, the church calendar will bs lengthened for 50 days. Heretofore in many_ churches the cli- max has been on Easter. From now on the climax Js to be placed on Pente= cost by all the leading religious bodies.” Must Mean New Beginning. “Pentecost for us must mean the beginning of & new era,” Dr. Bader | said, “with new consecrations. new de- terminations and new loyalties. " We are in the first year of a new century of the church,” he said, “1800 years are past.” A large congregation heard Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Scoville in Con- stitution Hall. They were presented to the audience by Cleveland Kleihauser, vice president of the convention, who presided. Hampton Adams was chaplain of the meeting and Harrel Biard was the song leader. The theme of the meeting was suggested by the con- gregational singing of “The Church's One Foundation,” and the musical selections of the quartet of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. At the meeting in the Auditorium, Dr. R. A Long, president of the brotherhood and presiding officer of the convention, was in charge. Archie B. Bedford was chaplain and W. E. Braithwaite was the song leader. Build Yourself Into a Home in —rather than trying to “fit" into a ready- The advantages are many— In Kenwood there-is fixity of standard, which insures attractive environ- ment for the home which you will design and build to meet your requirements, subject only " to those regulations which protect and per- petuate Kenwood's development. made home. and important. 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