Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1930, Page 8

* CHURCHMEN PLAN " ANNUAL PARLEY Executive Committee of Fed- eral Council Meets De- cember 2. \ Prominent church leaders from all parts of the country will attend the| annual meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Federal Council of Churches, to be held at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church December 2 and 3. Bishop Francis*J. McConnel of the New York area of the Methodist | Episcopal Church is president of lhei council, and the general secretaries are Dr. Charles S. Macfarland, Dr. Samuel M. Cavert and Dr. John M. Moore. Dr. Walter L. Lingle, president of Davidson College and chairman of the Executive Committee, will preside. Addresses of welcome will be made by Bishop Wil- liam F. McDowell and Dr J. R. Sizoo. uestions of church policy regarding such issues as world peace, race rela- tions, prohibition and unemployment will be discussed from the floor by the officially appointed representatives of the 27 denominations constituent to the council. : Col. Woods, chairman of President Hoover's Committee on Employment, is expected to address the Executive Com- mittee Wednesday morning. Considera- tion will then be given to the action to be taken by the churches in meeting the presént unemployment emergency. In speaking of this particular part of next week's program James Myers, in- dustrial secretary of the council’s Com- mission on the Church and Social Serv- ice, said: “The churches are interested, to be sure, in every proposal designed to give relief to the economic distress prevalent on all sides. But beyond this the churches are concerned with the task of findine a permanent solution to these pressing economic problems. We believe the conscience of the Nation should be focused on the necessity of adequate, constructive measures to elim- inate the evil of recurring unemploy- ment from our economic and industrial order. Dr. Sidney L. Gulick, secretary of the Commission _on International Justice and Good Will, said the Washington meeting would be asked to indicate what the attitude of the churches should be on such questions as American mem- bership in the World Court, the ratifi- cation of the Pan-American arbitration treaty, the ible negotiation of a multilateral consultative pact, by which the United States would agree to confer with other powers in the event of a threatened breach of the Kellogg pact, and the further reduction of arma- ments. Churches which will be officially rep- resented at the conference are Northern Baptist Convention, National Baptist Convention, Free Baptist Churches, Christian Church, Churches of God in North America (general _eldership), Congregational Churches, Disciples of Christ, Evangelical Church, Evangelical Synod of North America, Friends, Meth- odist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church South, African M. E. Church, African M. E. Zion Church, Colored M. E. Church in America, Methodist_Protestant Church, Moravian | Church, Presbyterian Church in thel United States of A erica, Presbyterian; Church in '.h:lcl'nl%fléhstaffis((south), Protestant Episcopal urc! co-oper- ating agency), Reformed Church in America, Reformed Church in the United States, Reformed Episcopal Church, Seventh-day Baptist Churches, United Brethren Church, United Pres- Church, and United Lutheran h (consultative body). e PASTOR WILL CLOSE SERIES OF SERMONS Dr. McCartney's Theme for Tomor- row Morning Is “Come Before Winter.” At the Covenant-First Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock Dr. Al- Bert Joseph McCartney will conclude a series of eight sermons, his subject be- ing “Come Before Winter.” At the Vesper Service from 5 to 6 o'clock Dr. N Preston Patterson will deliver a brief address on “The Promise to the Individual,” this being one of & series under the general topic “Christ—the Fulfillment of Promise.” Dr. H. W. Reherde, president of West- minster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, will address the All Comer Men's Class at 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Young people 14 to 20 years of age are invited to meet with the Tip Top Club in the Church House at 5:30 p.m. Murray Drysdale will be the speaker. The Covenant Fellowship invites young people over 20 to a social at 6:30 o'clock followed by a program on which Mrs. Irving Ketchum will give a talk on fellowship—“The Practice of the Pres- ence of Others.” The Covenant Eve- ning Missionary Society will meet in the church house at 8 o'clock pm., Monday. Miss Ruth McGowan will speak on “Korea.” The League of the Covenant will meet at 3 o'clock Wed- THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, Activities in Local Churches Harrison Bible Class. Representative Wright Patman of Texas will address the Harrison Bible class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow at 9:45 am. on “A Business Man Converted.” Donald Leatherwood will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. William N. Payne, jr., will preside. Dr. H. A. Kester, the pastor, will preach both morning and evening at the regular church services. Christian Endeavor Soclety will meet at 7 p.m. Daughters of the King. There will be a visitation at St. Margaret's Church next Wednesday at 8 pm. Mount Carmel Baptist. Rev. E. W. Perry of Oklahoma City. Okla., will preach tomorrow at 11 and 8 pm. Sunday school, 9:30 B. Y. P. U, 6:30 pm. Memorial United Brethren. The minister, Dr. S. B. Daugherty, will preach tomorrow morning on “The Conqueror,” a message of encourage- ment, and at 8 o'clock the final ser- mon in the series on “What Can We Believe?” The Sunday school and Christian Endeavor societies will intro- duce special features. The Ladies’ Ald Society will meet Tuesday at 8 o'clock and the Official Board will meet Thursday evening. Both meetings will be held in the Sunday school house. North Carolina Avenue. Dr. W. L. Darby, secretary of the Federation of Churcl will preach to- morrow morning on “The Church and the Community.” People’s Congregation: The second in a series of special sermons on the “Early Church” will be presented by the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, tomorrow at 11 o'clock, the theme being “Revival Fruits.” Mrs. Sadie Lowry will open the dis- cussion at the Young People’s service at 6:30 pm. Midwsek prayer service Thursday preparatory to communion. ‘The Flower Club will hold an indoor lawn social December 8 in the lower auditorium of the church, Lincoln Congregational. At the services tomorrow morning Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak from the subject “Keeping Up Courage in A Hard Place.” The Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society will present a program at 6:45 pm. The subject to be dis- cussed is “Our Responsibility in Spread- ing the Gospel.” The public is invited. Third Baptist. ‘The revival services will close Sunday night with a mass meeting. Dr. H. J. Harrison will preach at 11 a.m. At 8 .m. Dr. Bulloch will preach to the men ths Sunday school room, his topic will be “God's Call to Men.” Dr. Har- rison will preach to the women and girls, his topic will be “The Reward of the Faithful.” Sunday morning prayer meeting, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Bible school, 9:15; Junior C. E. Soclety, 4 g.m.: I C. E. Society, 5 p.m.; Senior C. E. Society, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Tues- day, 8 to 10 pm, and Young People’s prayer meeting Thursday, 6 to 9 p.m. Central Union Mission. Rev. R. E. White, evangelist, will be | the speaker tomorrow night in the | chapel, 613 C street. Nightly services during the coming week will be in charge of: Monday night, the Christian Ende of the Grace Reformed Church; Tussday night, the Rhode Island ' ‘Avenue Methodist Protestant Church; Wednesday night, the Chris- tian Endeavos of the Vermont “Avenue Christian Church; Thursday night, the Potomac Bible College; Friday night, the Pitager Bible Class of the Central Presbyterian Church, and Saturday night, the Temple Baptist Church. Jury Duty for Wemen. Miss M. Pearl McCall, assistant United States district attorney, will speak on “Jury Duty for Women” at an o] meeting of the Epworth League of Douglas Memorial Methodist Episco- pal Church tomorrow at 7 p.m. East Washington Baptist. Rev. Glenn B. Faucett will preach tomorrow 11 am. on “Jesus Attends a Wedding” and at 8 p.m. “The Chris- tian Hope.” Sunday school, 9:45 am.; Men’s Bible Class, 10 am., and B. Y. P, U, 7 pm. Takoma Park Baptist. Dr. Bruce Kinney, superintendent of Indian missions of the American Baptist Home Missions Soclety, will speak at 11 am. He will in addition to the regular sermon f’" a sermon- ette to the children about his experience with the Indians. At 8 p.m. Rev. W. E. La Rue, the pastor, will preach on “Authority in Religion.” First Brethren. Rev. Homer A. Kent will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow on the subject “Why Do the Ungodly Prosper and the Godly Suffer Adversity?” and at 7:45 p.m. on “Glorifying in the Cross.” Sun- day school. 9:30 am.; Young People’s Christian Endeavor, 6:45 p.m. Metropolitan Baptist. Dr. John Compton Ball, the pastor, will speak tomorrow morning oh “Three ‘Things God Cannot Do’ Maj. Gen. W. G. Everson comes from New York City specially for the evening urvg;e and will speak on “That Unspeakable nesdsy, in the home of Mrs. Albert J. | Gt McCartney, Apartment 700 F, man Park Hotel. Co-hostesses are M I W. Ketchum and Mrs. Patterson. Rev. Edward A. Odell, di- Tector of the West Indies Board of Na- tional Missions, will speak. WILMETH TO BE GUEST OF CHURCH BIBLE CLASS Former Director of Engraving Bu- reau to Address Columbia Heights Christian Congregation. James L. Wilmeth, former director of the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing, will be the guest tomorrow morning of the Wilmeth Bible class of Colum- | Hez Swem at 8 o'clocl bia Heights Christian Church and will ; followed by baj speak at the morning service of the |sermon subject church. | Miss Stella Clodfelter will entertain | !’he business women's group of the Mis- sionar; Terrace Apartments Monday evening. The Bessie will meet at the church Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs, Willard Haynie, 1023 Quebec lace, will entertain the Barger group g‘hufidly at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. C. E. n is the leader. official board will convene Wed- nesday evening at the church. J. H. Connaughton will preside. “The annual bazaar will be held Tues- day and Wednesday, Dinner will be served each evening. ‘The Disciple Home Assoclation will have a special Christmas meeting De- cember 2 at the Ninth Street Christian Church at 8 p.m. MEN’S CLUB IN CHARGE Washington Heights Church An- nounces Special Evening Service. Concluding the series of special serv- {ces during loyalty month at the Wash- ington Heights Presbyterian Church, the Men's Club will have charge of the service tomorrow. In the pul- pit Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, t of the club, will be W. P. ‘Ward- i Newton P.| Farrar Madsden group | i Second Baptist. Rev. J. L. 8. Holloman will preach ELomormw at 11 am. on “Finishing Life's { Pligrimage y ! evening on “The Rich Young Ruler.” Victoriously” and in the Bible school, 9:30 am.; B. Y. P. U, 6 p.m. French Services. Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French_ Congregation, Wwhich meets every Sunday afternoon at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, will preach tomorrow at 4 o'clock on “Le Christ a ‘Table.” Centennial Baptist. “If I Do What I Think Is Right, Am I All Right?” is the subject of Rev. E. 'k tomorrow night, r_fll‘lfll, ‘The 11 o'clock s “Desire! God Discloses We May Come Into Pull Possession!” The societies of the Baptist Young Peo- ple’s Union meet at 7 p.m. and Sunday v Society at her home in Clifton 'school at 9:30 a.m. Mount Zion M. E. Dr. John F. Wilson, superintendent of the Pacific Chinese Mission and for- merly a missionary to China, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. At the evening service “Night With the Church Or- ! ganizations” will be held, with an ad- dress by the pastor, Dr. Julius 8. Car- roll. il Friendship Baptist. day will be observed to- morrow. Mrs. Isabelle Bundy will at 11 am. and 8 pm. Sunday , 10 am.; B. Y. P. U, 6 p. prayer and praise meeting Tuesday, 8 p.m. Zion Baptist. Miss Joanna Houston, vice dean of women of Howard University, will be the principal sepaker at the mission service tomorrow at 4 p.m. Mrs. Vir- ginia Dews is president of the mission- ary circle. Rev. Leon S. Wormsley. the | pastor, will speak on “The Power of Re- ligion” at 11 am. He will also sepak at | 8 p.m. Church of the Ascension. University religious services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mount Olive Baptist. Rev. John Childs will preach at 11 am. tomorrow. Mrs. M. J. Williams will deliver a sermon to the Missionary Society at 3:30 pm. The pastor, Rev. A. E. Willlams, will preach at 8 p.m. on “The Rejected Christ.” B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p.m. Tabor Presbyterian. Rev. R. A. Fairley will speak tomor- row at 11 a.m. on “The Meaning of Re- pentance.” At 8 pm. Rev. Harvey A. Onque of Bloomfleld, N. J., will be the guest speaker. Church of the Pilgrims. “The One_ Altogether Lovely” is the subject of Dr. A. R. Bird tomorrow morning and in the evening ‘“Behold the Lamb of God Who Taketh Away the Sin of the World.” Metropolitan A. M. E. Rev. W. H. Thomas will preach to- morrow morning on “Religion With Reservations.” At 8 p.m. Dr. W. Y. De- laney, of Woodbury, N. J., will preach to the Minute Club on “The First Disciples.” Church School, 9 am.; Christian Endeavor, 6 p.m. Ministers to Meet. A meeting of the Ministers’ Alliance of Washington district will be held Tuesday at 4 pm. in the Campbell A. M. E. Church. Cleveland Park Congregational. At the morning services tomorrow Rev. George L. Farnham will have for his sermon “Coals From the Altar.” The evening meeting will be at 6:30 o'clock. Georgetown Lutheran. Rev. Melvin Baker of Taylorsville, Md., will preach tomorrow at 11 am.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; senior Chris- tian Endeavor Society, 7 _p.m. The pastor, Rev. Harold E. Beatty, will preach at 8 p.m. on “The Hard Work of Being a Christian.” Prayer meeting Thursday, 8 p.m. subject, “Stephen’s Noble Life.” Fifth Baptist. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach Sun- day morning on “Maintaining the Spir- itual Glow” and at night on "Th Characteristics and Doom of the Dev: The ordnance of “baptism will be ad- ministered _at night. Dr. Swan will teach the Baraca Bible Class for Men. Subject, “The Proper Relaticnship Be- tween Fathers and Sons.” Dr. E. R. Carswell of Georgia will teach the James and Philathea Bible classes and Dr. Briggs the Berea Class for Men and ‘Women. Zion Chapel. Dr. Scholtz, a Lutheran missionary from China, is visiting Washington.and will speak in English tomorrow at 11 am. and in German at 2:30 p.m. He is the guest of Dr. Richard Schmidt, pastor. Metropolitan Presbyterian. Randall L. Jones of Utah will give & lecture f{llustrated with stereopticon pictures on the “Canyon Country of the Colorful Southwest” tomorrow evening. In the moming Rev. Emerson O. | Houser, secretary of the Board of Chris- tian Education, will speak on “The Stewardship of Life.” Catholic Radio Hour. ‘The Washington Catholic radio hour is broadcast by WOL every Sunday at 5 o'clock from the Church of the Im- maculate Conception, of which Rev. Francis J. Hurney is pastor. Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, Dominican preacher. is delivering the November series of ser- mons. His fifth and concluding sermon tomorrow will deal with “Liberals, Re- ligious Indifference, Broadminded Cath- olics, Tolerance and Intolerance, Re- }l‘lm and Science, Progressive Amer- cans.” Lather Place Memorial. At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen, the pastor, will preach on “The Eternal Words of Life.” At the 8 o'clock service he will deliver a short message on the missionary en- deavors of the church. HAS PLAN FOR SPECIAL SERVICE IN EVENING Rev. K. L. Wood Announces “Home, 8weet Home,” Program at Petworth M. E. Church. Rev. Robert L. Wood will hold a “home, sweet home” service in Pet- worth Methodist Episcopal Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, having as his sermon subject “The Message of Home.” At 11 am. he will preach on “What Is Man?"” Sunday school classes will meet at 9:30 am, and at 7 pm. “Epworth Herald day” will be celebrated in the Epworth League service, with Lowell Hetzell leading. The Intermediate League also will meet at 7 o'clock. ‘The official board will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. ‘The Woman's Guild will meet Wed- nesday at 10:30 &.m. and, following luncheon at noon, the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies will meet, Midweek prayer service will be con- ducted by Mr. Wood Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The chairman for at- tendance at this service will be D. H. Davenport. The beginners’ and primary depart- ments of the Sunday school will present a play, entitled “Mother Goose Dreams,” Friday at & o'clock. Luther League The quarterly meeting of the Luther League of the District of Columbia will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Epiphany Chapel of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. ‘The devotionals will be conducted by Dr. Henry W. Snyder and an address will be delivered by Rev. Carl Caugh- man, missionary to India. Miss Emma A. F. Holzer, missionary secretary of the Luther League of the District of Columbia, will present the topic “Our Responsibility to Spread the Gospel” at Zion's Luther League to- morrow evening. A fellowship will be held by the Luther Place young people tomorrow evening, preceded by a devotional meet- ing. C. Bertram Gelston, treasurer of the Maryland Synodical ahd Washington Disgrict Luther Leagu conduct the devotional service the Lutheran Chureh of the Reformation at 7 p.m. tomorrow., District League Educational BSecretary Robert J. Volland will meet the y people ‘of Reformation Lu- theran Church tomorrow evening. ‘The Bible as Literature” is the sub- ject of a lecture to be delivered by Dr. W. 8. Waltemyer, professor of Bible, Gettysburg College, Pa., at the Lu- theran Training School for Church ‘Workers at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation Monday evening. The theme of “Our Responsibility to Spread the Gospel” will be presented to Incarnation Leaguers by Miss Mabel Freas at their 7 o'clock devotional ser ice tomorrow. : St. Mark's Luther League will use as subject “Why Did God Become Man?" Rev. C. C. Buck will preach at Advent services tomorrow at 11 a.m. of the King. ¥ the on for its devotional service Wednesday will conduct are ANNUAL LUTHERAN PULPIT OCCUPIED | | INSTITUTE T0 OPEN Head of Synod to Preach. Sessions Will Continue Through Wednesday. Lutheran Evangelical Church will open with special services tomorrow. At both German and English services in e morning, Dr. C. W. Locher will speak. Dr. Locher was pastor of Con- cordia Church from 1919 to 1924. He is now president of the Evangelical Sy- ters in St. Louis, Mo. s In the evening service, Rev. H. L. Streich of St. Louls, Mo. executive secretary of the Evangelical Brother- hcod, will speak. The Annual Brother- hood Communion service will be held in connection with the evening worship. Sessions of the institute will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, beginning with supper at 6 p.m. Monday, at 6:45 p.m., Dr. Locher will speak on' “The Evangelical Synod of North America.” Rev. G. A. Schmidt of Denver, Colo., chairman of the Board of Home Mis- slons of the Evangelical Synod of North America, will speak on “Making Amer- ica Christian,” Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday' at 6:45 pm., Rev. Theo. Braun of St. Louls, Mo., chairman of the church extension fund board of the Evangelical Synod, will speak on “Church Building.” Group conferences each evening will be conducted by the following: for men, Rev. H. L. Stieich; for women, Mrs, Edith M. Melick, former mission- ary to Honduras; and for young peo- ple, Rev. Frank W. Schaefer, pastor of United Evangelical Church, ‘Baltimore, ASBURY M. E. CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW Dr. J. J. Rives Will Speak on “The Kingdom of God” at Informal Evening Service. Dr. J. J. Rives, pastor of Francis Asbury M. E. Church South, anncunces that at the informal evening service tomorrow he will take as his sub- ject, “The Kingdom of God.” A missionary program in charge of Miss Anna Laura Sanford will be held at the devotional service of the Epworth League at 7 pm. The Hi-League will also have a devotional service in charge of the superintendent, Mrs. Elsie Hall Woolf. ‘The North Star Chapter, W. C. T. U, will be entertained at the church on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. The hostesses are Mrs, Jordan, Mrs. Townshend, Mrs. Cranford, Mrs. Jenney, Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Gustafson, Mrs, Portes and Mrs. Hurley. The meetings of the Woman's Mis- sionary Society have been postponed to December 10. ‘The Woman's Missionary Soclety will hold a bazaar at the Arcade Market, Fourteenth and Park road, December 6, for the benefit of the local fund. e BEGINNING OF ADVENT SEASON WILL BE NOTED Rev. Gerhard Lenski to Make “Plea for Spiritual Preparation” at Morning Service. Services marking the beginning of the Advent season, the beginning of the formal church year, will be held in Grace Lutheran Church tomorrow. The pastor, Rev. Gerhard Lenski, will preach at the 11 am. services on the epistle lesson for the day, taking as his s‘ubjccc; “A Plea for Spiritual Prepara- tion.” At 8 o'clock the pastor will have as his subject: “If All Men Were Truly Christians.” In connection with this service he will answer from the pulpit a number of questions relating them- selves to religion and the work of the church. At 6 pm. “The Friendly Hour” for young people will be held. William Lehmann will present the topic: “What Is Our Responsibility in the Work of Missions?” John Nordberg will preside. At 7 o'clock supper will be served. A turkey supper will be served De cember 4, by the members of the Ladie: Society. ‘The Annual Institute of Concordia | nod of North America with headquar- | BY R, LAWRENCE Secretary-Treasurer of Home Mission Board to Preach in Baptist Memorial Church. |, Dr. J. B. Lawrence, executive secre- tary-treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con- vention, will speak tomorrow morning at the National Baptist Memorial. In the evening the services will be directed by Percy S. Foster, and Dr. G. G. John~ son, pastor, will make a brief address. ‘The Young People’s Soclety will have |8 special program at 6:45 o'clock, with an address by Louis B. Nichols, asso- ciate director of religious education for the Y. M. C. A, “Ploneering in the Hobo” will be the | topic of an illustrated lecture by Miss Grace R. Johnson, the pastor's daugh- ter, and Miss Jeannette N. Speiden Tuesday at 8 o'clock at a meeting of the Young People's Society. The of- fering at the meeting will be devoted to the expenses of the National B. Y. ‘P. U. Convention, which will be held In this city next year. The Woman’s Soclety meets in the church at 11 o'clock Wednesday. An address will be given by Una R. Law- rence, & delegate to the Home Mission Congress. After the luncheon the Lucy Peabody Circle will present a Christmas message in the form of a pageant. The Evening Mission Club will meet Thursday at 6 o'clock at the church for supper, at which an address will be given by Mauro Baradi, attorney and secretary of the Resident Commission- er from the Philippines, on “The Prog- ress of Missions in the Philippines.” Prayer meeting will follow at 8 o'clock, being the covenant meeting, at which the topic will be “When All Thy Mercies.” ‘The Standing Committee meets Fri- day evening, and the Boy Scouts and the Junior World Wide Guild at 7:30. 'COMMUNITY CHURCH TO INSTALL MINISTER Rev. L. Barrett Rice, Pastor-elect, to Be Formally Placed in Pulpit Tuesday. Rev. L. Barrett Rice will be formally | installed Tuesday evening as pastor of Potomac Heights Community Church, Cathedral avenue and Conduit road. Mr. Rice has been serving as pastor- elect since September. Principal addresses will be delivered by Rev. Orvis F. Jordan, president of the Community Church Workers, U. 8. A., and Rev. Richard E. Shields, executive secretary of the same organization, both of Chicago. Dr. Arthur J. Jack- son, assistant professor of religion, American University; Rev. 8. Carroll Coale, pastor of Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church of this city, and D. Stewart Patterson, president of the Baltimore Conference Epworth League, will also participate, Mrs. S. Carroll Coale will sing and O. J. Randall will preside, The Potomac Heights Church is a community church of the independent (undenominational) type and was or- ganized about six years ago. It has a membership of about 150, a Sunday school averaging some 200, an active ‘Young People’s Society and a Woman's Society. DELEGATES TO MISSION CONGRESS SCHEDULED Dr. James H. Taylor, pastor, and Mrs. R. P. Clarke and Mrs. W. H. Pope of the Central Presbyterian Church have been appointed as delegates to the North American Home Mission Congress, which will convene in this city December 1 to 5. This congress will deal with many of the vital problems of home missions and the various religious problems con- fronting the Nation., The congress is made up of representatives of all de- nominations, each church being allowed a certain number of representatives on the basis of membership. In addition to the official delegates, there will be assoclate representatives at this meeting. A reception will be given at the church to the delegates representing the South- ern Presbyterian Church. It will be in charge of the Woman's Auxiliary. ‘The Federal Council of Churches of | Christ in America will hold a meeting of | its Executive Committee during the same week. Corresponding members of the council are invited to attend. Dr. | Taylor is a corresponding member of the council from the Southern Presby- terian Church. Famous Churches of the World RSN R AP g R e A Al Wl VW e s AT Ganesa Ratha, &_lahnvn"ipur, India, 8 stated here some weeks ago, the southeastern part of India, a few miles south of the present city of Madras, contains a serles of rock temples and caves, built by a people \Wwho lived here perhaps 1,400 years ago. Who these people were, from where they came, where they went after leaving so many temples incom- plete, are matters that bother many archeologists; but that they were a numerous people, one gifted with artistic and religious natures, is evi- denced by their sole heritage to the twentieth century—the temples still standing in the jungles mear the sea- shore on the eastern coast of India. This Rath of Ganesa, named after one of the heroes of the Mahabharata. that great Indian epic, is one of th temples most nearly finished, but it is not necessarily the oldest of the grou It is a small but elegant little struc- ture, carved out of a single granite block, 19 by 11 feet and 28 feet th. It is of threegstories, with beautil details and of a form common aft- erward in Dravidian architecture for or gateways. r0of is & e and was end by a trisula ornament. The ridge is ornamentede with nine Fhlnlcle.! in the form of vases. The building dimin- ishes upward in pyramidal form and is tereminatede by a roof pointed in- ternally and eexternally, somewhat of & departure from the generally accept- ed scheme of anclent Indian archi- tecture. On each side of the ornate entrance is & dwarpola, or porter, and on the back wall of the verandah is an in- scription dedicated to Siva and stating that the work was executed by King Jayarana Stamba. When he ruled is a matter of conjecture, but one can guess rather accurately from the form of the alphabet used in this inscrip- tion. Using this as a clue, the closest would place the year somewhere near 700 A. D. Viewing this beautiful temple in its majestic solitude among the jungle of India, one must regret that so little is known of its history, of the people Wh‘}flflmdmoflhzlrlnzlzlm 0 ago from ‘»ru we know of and_their ew\lwymnnu and su B8 scene of their i NOVEMBER 29, 1930. Sunday School Lesson By Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. ZACCHAEUS, THE PUBLICAN (A Business Man Converted.) Luke xix:1-10. Golden text—The Son of Man came to seek and to save that whieh was lost.—Luke xix:10. Jericho was moved when they learned that the distinguished rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth, was passing through their streets. His approach had been marked by the miraculous healing of blind Bar- timaeus. Immediately upon being cured the blind man commenced to follow the Lord and proclaim His praises. Among the number who sought to see the Mas- ter, was Zacchaeus, a wealthy publican. He had bought the privilege of impos- ing taxes in that section from the Roman authorities. He was considered to be a Tenegade by his fellow country- men, whose hatred of the Roman offi- cials had been intensified by the harsh and unjust methods practiged by the tax collectors. For them “to pay taxes and revenue to an abominable heathen government they felt to be & national and individual disgrace and religious defilement—a sort of reverencing of Caesar instead of Jehovah.” This re- sulted I every Jewish publican being ostracized. “He was deemed Incompe- tent to bear witness in their courts; no one was allowed to take alms from him; the disgrace extended to his family.” The rich publican found that it was impossible for him to see Jesus in the crowded streets of the city, because of his stature. Zacchaeus revealed the keen think- ing of a business man by turning his handicap into an asset. He knew the route the Master was taking as He was passing through Jericho to Jerusalem. Although he did not know that it was the last time that the Lord would visit Jericho, he acted with speed. 'He re- vealed his determination and conquer- ing spitit by running so that he could get ahead of the crowd and by climbing up into a sycamore tree, he saw Jesus approaching. He had a fine view of the Master, who evidently was seeking Zacchaeus, for He stopped right beneath him when He reached the tree. The Seeking Savior. Reaching the place where the rich publican had found a place in the limbs of the tree to review the crowd | that was passing with Jesus, the Lord surprised Zacchaeus by looking up and saying to him, “Make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. It is quite possible that the Master may have been attracted to the publican by some censorious .remark, that called His attention to Zacchaeus. Evidently when he looked up, the Mas- ter detected more than curiosity in the publican’s attitude. In all probability He detected a real anxious desire to know the way of life. The story of how Christ had called Matthew to follow Him and of how He ate with the publi- cans must have reached Zacchaeus, who had demonstrated his determination to see Jesus. The Master surprised the “multitude and Zacchaeus by His remarks, for no Jewish rabbi would think of lodging with a publican. Jesus revealed the courage of His convictions when He went with the despised tax collector to his home, where He lodged that night. The people did not like such dis- regard of their customs. There was not a beggar who would have accepted alms much less hospitality from one whom they considered to be a sinner. Christ “came to seek and save that which was lost.” He saw an opportunity of saving Zacchaeus, who full of joy at the honor of entertaining the Master, hastened with Him to his palatial home. The Business Man’s Conversion. In our lesson last week, we recall how Jesus pointed out to His disciples the difficulty of & rich man entering the kingdom, In this week's study we learn how a rich man was converted. Luke does not tell us as much as we would like to know about the conversation that the Master had with Zacchaeus either in the courtyard of the publi- can’s home or upon the roof of his palace, where the breeze of the palms would cool the heated atmosphere. We know that our Lord understood the art of modern salesmanship so well that in all probability the conversation, that re- sulted in the conversion of Zacchaeus, was carried on when they were alone. From the moment that the eyes of Jesus had aroused intense desire upon the part of the publican to be like the Master. whose genial words of com- mana had made nim hasten to comply with the Lord's orders and to try to give the unexpected guest a royal wel- come, the spirit of God had been work- ing mightily in the heart of Zacchaeus. Evidently, he felt keenly the charge that he had been an extortioner, who had taken from his countrymen more than he ought to have collected in taxes. He faced the issue when he ac- cepted Jesus as his Lord, for he proved his repentance by changing completely his business policies and practices. There could be no question of his con- version when he proposed to devote half of his wealth to the poor, “thereby proving himself to be more generous than the Pharisees, who prided them- selves upon doubling the tithe and giv- ing a fifth in alms.” He must have felt the necessity of rectifying, as far as was possible, any wrongs that he had committed, when he proposed to restore fourfold to any man if he had “wrongfully exacted aught” from any | person. In proposing a fourfold resto- | ration, the converted business man proposed to make “the highest restitu- | tion that the Romans demanded, While | the Jewish law ordinarily required oniy twofold.” Christ Confirms His Conversion. It was a joyful news that Jesus brought to Zacchaeus when He de- ‘come to this house.” The publican had proven his repentance and faith by his proposals. No matter what the com- munity thought about Zacchaeus, the Abraham.” Christ had seen in the changed attitude of his host the evi- dence that the business man, who had | sinned against his own countrymen, was entitled to be called “a son of Abra- ham,” not on account of his birth and descent, but because he had prove: be- yond doubt that he was a true believer. The foundation of the business man’s salvation, like that of every other per- son belng born again, is due to the Master's mission, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” Slowly but steadily through the cen- turies the gospel of the Lord Jesus has been demonstrating its power over the lives of business men. More and more the principles of the Master can be seen in changing the practices and policies of the commercial world, that is coming to recognize that the best way to make a success cf one’s business is to conduct it in accordance with the will and program of the Christ, Every advancement in the relation of business men to the world can be traced to the power of the gospel to transform the character of men and change the cur- rents of the world's business along the lines of the Master. The greatest pusi- ness of the world is the work of the church, that seeks to save individuals and society. When the business of the world is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Lord Jesus men will then enjoy the abundant life that Christ has brought to the world. REV. J.H. MIERS TOTALK ON JESUS Fourth Presbyterian Evening Service Will Be by Dr. Joseph T. Kelly. The subject of the sermon by Rev. James H. Miers, minister of Fourth Presbyterian Church, tomorrow morning will be “The Real Mother and Brethren of Jesus.” At the evening service Sunday at 8 o'clock Dr. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor emeritus, who has been out of the city for several months, will preach. Sunday school meets at 9:30 am. The Senior Christian Endeavor Society will meet at 4:30 o'clock in Kelly Hall. At 6 o'clock tea will be served and at 7 o'clock a praise meeting will take place. The Junior-Intermediate Christian En- deavor Soclety will meet at 6:45 p.m. The class studylng New Testament %‘fiek meets Tuesday evening in Kelly The Sunday School Council meets Wednesday evening in Kelly Hall to prepare for the Christmas services and for other important business. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the Adult Bible Class room and discuss the topic “The Earth Is the Lord's.” Lunch- eon will be served. The deacons and.officers of the Wom- an's Missionary Society will meet Thursday evening in the primary class room for special prayer. At 8 o'clock the regular church prayer meeting will be led by the minister. A _group of women of the church, :‘l::fl;d by Mrs. Hfihnfil..d‘ 4911 ‘1‘1)11:1011 e, are preparing bags of clothin and gifts for poor children of the clt;. Donations of clothing and money are requested to be sent to Mrs. Highfield. FOUNDRY M. E. SERVICE Visiting Minister From Oregon Will Preach Morning Sermon. Rev. L. L. Loofbourow, sperintendent Redwood-Shasta district 'of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Conference, will occupy the pulpit of Foundry M. E. Church tomorrow morning. The sub- Ject of his sermon will be “What Must America Do to Be Saved?” At the evening service Dr. Frederick Brown Harris will preach on the theme “The Time Draws Near. At the Epworth League Fellowship hour at 5:45 o'clock the young people . arris at an informi A in ‘the Parish House, DR. DANNER TO SPEAK New York Mission Leader at “In- terdenominational Meeting. Dr. William M. Danner, executive secretary of the American Mission to Lepers, New York City, will,be the prin- cipal speaker at the December meeting of the Woman's Interdenominationat Misslonary Federation-of the District of Columbia and vicinity, December 5, at 2 pam, in the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South. Uikich o the. Blgsmer resident ot urch of _ of the federation, will le. ‘This meeting be "g&-'—hmu"o!mmm. The dis- Mrs, Washington e BRI SRR 8 EPIPHANY CHURCH SERVICE PROGRAM Right Rev. Hugh L. Burleson of South Dakota to Preach Evening Sermon. ‘The special preacher at the Church of the Epiphany tomorrow evening will be Right Rev. Hugh L. Burleson, Mission- ary Bishop of South Dakota. ' This dis- tinguished prelate of the Episcopal Church has many friends in Epiphany congregation, as the Missionary Diocese of South Dakota has been “adopted” by the parish and provisions made for it in Epiphany’s annual budget in behalf of missions. Dr. Z. B. Phillips, the rector, will preach at the 11 o'clock service, taking a theme appropriate to the Advent season. There will be a celebration of the holy communion at 8 a.m., to which are Invited the men and boys of the parish. This is the annual corporate com- munion for men and boys of the Epis- copal Church, and at Epiphany the rec- tor will be celebrant, assisted by Dr. James W. Norris and Rev, Alvin Lamar Wills, associate clergy. At.9:30 Epiphany Sunday school will assemble and at 6:15 pm. the weekly meeting of the Young People's Society will be held. Novena at the Ursuline Convent, A special novena in honor of Our Blessed Mother will be held in the chapel of the Ursuline Convent, 519 Fourth street, beginning tomorrow eve- ning and closing the evening of De- cember 8, the feast of the immaculate conception. Prayers of the devotion and benedic- tion of the blessed sacrament, also ser- mon, will be given every evening by Rev. Herbert Kennédy of the Catholic University. The public is invited. Cash or Checques Post) by individuals and Mi: m China Sea. “Inasmuch as Yo have done it unt pv \|Unfinished Tasks.” clared unto him, “Today is salvation | Lord proclaimed him to be “a son of | SERMON ON TASKS Dr. Roy B. Guild at National City Christian Church To- morrow Morning. Dr. Roy B. Gulld of the Federal Council of Churches, Chicago, will preach tomorrow morning at the Na- tional City Christlan Church. His subject will be “The Challenge of Some At the evening service Rev. Grant K. Lewis, secretary of the home missions department of the United Christian Missionary So- clety, Indianapolis, Ind., will speak. A ‘youth week of evangelism will be observed by the young people's depart- ment and the Alpha C. E. Society. Visi- tation will be done the first part of the week, under direction of Brook L. Haines and Evan A. Wilder, and mass meetings will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church Building, when all young people interested are invited to come. Those having special parts on the program are Miss Lucretia Bond, Wiliam C. Bond, jr.; Fred I. Chase, Miss Eula Mae Emick, Finnel F. Estes, Brook L. Haines, Miss Maisle Ho- sick, Miss Janet Jackson, Miss Irene James, Miss Martha James, Miss Eliz- abeth La Roche, Robert M. Lyon, Rich- ard C. Marks, Miss Ida McMillan, Wal- ter 8. Pagan, jr.; Frank C. Summers and M. Elmore Turner. The _leadership training class wlil meet Wednesday evening in annex 2 of the church, when Irving L. Koch speak on “A Year's Program.” D. Ro- land Potter is director of this group, which is in the midst of a course on young people’s work. Among those ap- pearing on the course of lectures are D. Stewart Patterson, Merritt L. Smith, Louis B. Nichols and Dr. George J. Schulz of the University of Maryland. A meeting of the Woman's Council will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock. On Thursday, at 8:15 p.m., in annex 2, the Board of Officers will meet. At the Alpha C. E. meeting tomor- row night Mrs. Laura Moore will lead the discussion on “Our Responsibility to Spread the Gospel.” Miss Alleen Robbins will be hostess at_tea. The topic at the Nonpareil C. E. meeting will be “What Makes Men Great? with Robert Bolinger as leader and David McClelland host at the social hour at 6. At the tea given by Le Ren- dezvous Miss Hazelle Drake will be the | hostess. TO HEAR DR. DAWBER Rev. Mark Depp Will Preach on “The Margins of Life” at Evening Service. Dr. Mark Dawber, superintendent ot | rural work, Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist | Church, will preach the sermon at Cal- jvary Methodist Church tomorrow morning. The special evening service begins at 8 o'clock. The minister, Rev, Mark Depp, will preach. The subject of his address will be “The Margins of Life.” ‘The young people will be led in their 7 o'clock meeting by Wesley Parish. The subject is “The Unitarian Faith.” The High School League will meet at 6:15, in the ladles’ parlor. Hynson is in charge of the m:nihe evening. L s o e regular de nal meeting the church, held Thursday at 8 pm. in Guild Hall, will be resumed this Thursday, ‘The minister will be in charge. At 7 o'clock, Dr. H. M. Dudley will continue his lectures on “The Age of the Reformation.” Sunday School QUESTIONS 1. What similarity is there between 1. What similarity is there between the rich young man in today’s lesson and most of us? 4 2. What does Christ refer to when He mentions a camel going through & needle’s eye? 3. What good characteristic was pos- sessed by the rich young man? 4. What did he lack? 5. Why is it that a strictly moral man is the hardest one in the world to con- vert? 6. Was it an absolute necessity for the young man to give up his riches in order to achieve the kingdom? 7. Does Christ mean to convey the impression that riches are sinful? 9. What does He mean as regards possessions? 10. Will dispensation of riches in it- self bring reward? ‘The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you answer? 1. We are all reluctant to perform service when it entails sacrifice. 2. The needle's eye was a very small door within a larger one in city walls, too small to admit a camel. 3. He was a highly moral one in the accepted sense of that word. 4. He was the victim of a mechanical code rather than a disciple of a living master. 5. He joins the company of those who trust in themselves that they are righteous. 6. No. 7. To discover if his riches were his :ml,:l‘ possessions, if they were a snare o him, 8. No. 9. They should be used to benefit o”l‘fi“i‘l Christian Life Book Room 1824 H St. N.W. Bibles, Religious Books Christmas Greeting Cards With Scripture Text CHRISTIAN LANDS! “Ingathering” of Funds will be held Friday, December 5, 2 P.M.,, in the Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Church South SPEAKER y DR. WILLIAM M. DANNER Of the American Mission to Lepers Hear Mr. Danner May Be Sent to District Treasurer Mrs. Washington Topham, 43 You Street N.W. Packages of warm, soft underwear will be sent (Parcel ) ividu; ssionary Societi n in the Washington, D, (y Home on Tai Kum Island, South to our 21 Leper For particulars.gall up Mrs. Culbertson, President, Adams 4655 have done it unto one of the least of these..« CHICAGOAN TO GIVE ' -