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GATHEDRAL PLANS GOMMUNION FEB. 23 Program Announced for Washington’s Birthday Rites at 8 A.M. The program for the third annual ‘Washington's birthday corporate com- munion for men and boys, to _be held at Washington Cathedral on February 23 at 8 a.m. under the auspices of the Potomac Assembly of the Brother- hood of St. Andrew was announced by Albert W. Atwood of St. Margaret's parish, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. Bishop James E. Free- man will be the celebrant at this com- munion service and will delfver a brief address from the chancel. Breakfast will be served to the senior members of the brotherhood and their guests in Satterlee Hall at 9:15 am. The conference which is to follow at 10 a.m. will open with greetings from the bishop and Rev. C. T. Warner. Five-minute informal talks on the general theme “Work Which Men Can Do for the Church and the Kingdom™ will be delivered by James V. Guthrie of St. Pau)'s parish, Washington circle. on “Increasing Church Membership”; T. W. Seay of St. Thomas' parish on “Greeting Strangers”; James Brannin of the Church of the Saviour, Brook- Jand, on “The Men's Club and Advent Communion”: Raymond K. Jones of Rock Creek Parish on “Special Men's Services” and Maj. Granville Munson of Panckney Memorial Church, Hyatts- ville, Md., on “Districting the Parish.” The closing address on “Every Lay man a Minister of Christ” will be de livered by Dr. Nobie C. Powell, rector- elect of Emmanuel parish, Baltimore and form i of the Univer sl The junior members of the hrother- hood will take breakfast in the refectory of the new College of Preachers build- ing, on Woodley road. Their conference will open with brief talks by the boys themselves on the general theme, “The ,Older Boys in the Life of the Church.” H. Lawrence Choate, national president of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews, will bring greetings to the young church- men, and the concluding address, “The Church's Challenge to Creative Adven- ture,”. will ‘be delivered by Rev. Hulbert Woolfall, rector of St. Mark's parish. “TRIUMPH THROUGH TRIBULATION” TOPIC | | | Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen to Talk on This Theme To- morrow. Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen, pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, will have for his sermon subject tomorrow morning “Triumph Through Tribula- tion.” At the 8 p.m. service, he will talk on “The Prayer That Counts.” ‘The class of those who are expecting to become members at Luther Place March 1 continues to grow, and it is expected that on that date the members who will have united with the congre- gation since last April 1 will approxi- mate 400. ‘The recruiting workers of the con- gregation was the subject of a study by the last meeting of “the Washington Ministerial Union, at which 8¢ Wash- imgton pastors were present. It will form the basis of the feature article for the Lutheran, the official organ of the United Lutheran Church of America, in its issue of February 19. About 40 workers have been taking a Sunday school census of the community contiguous to the church. The Builders Class of echool will present a play, Fiddler,” Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Senior Christian Endeavor So- ciety will hold a fellowship supper to- morrow at 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. George Eberly will give a benefit Juncheon for Circle No. 1 of the Ladies’ Aid Society at her home, 3007 South Dakota avenue northeast, February 19, from 12 to 1:30 o'clock. PETWORTH REVIVAL WILL END TOMORROW| Dr. Cooke to Conduct Morning, Afternoon and Evening Serv- ices at M. E. Church. e Sunday 'Paying the | The last three services which Dr. George W. Cooke and Rev. Harold H. Vigneulle, visiting clergymen, will con- duct in their three-week revival at the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church, Grant circle and New Hampshire ave- nue, will be held tomorrow, when Dr. Cooke preaches at the morning, after- noon and evening services. Dr. Cooke's sermon at the 11 o'clock NG Congress Street M. P. Church. The Harrison Bible class will meet tomorrow morning, 9:45 o'clock, in the auditorium of the church, 1238 Thirty- first street. Representative Edward M. Beers of Pennsylvania will speak on “Jesus the Friend of Sinners.” F. R. Cohill will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. The pastor, Dr. Hirl A. Kester, will preach at 11 am. on “The Prophets in the Pews” and at 8 p.m. on “The Rocking-ghair by the Fireside.” The Christian Endeavor Society will mect at 7 p.m. People’s Congregational. The rervices tomorrow will be de- voted to “Young People’s day” and the pastor, Rev. A. F. Elmes, will deliver a special sermon on “ Youth Faces East.” At 6:30 pm. there will be “Boys' and Girls’ night,” featuring a bench rally, with sermon by the pastor. Midweek prayer service Thursday. Second Baptist. and will continue for two weeks. The pastor, Rev. L. 8. Holloman, will preach at 11 am. on “The Law of Progress in the Kingdom of God.” and in the evening on “Abiding Founda- tions.” Bible school, 9:30 am.; B. Y. . U. 6 pm. Beginning Monday, Rev. C. H. D. Griffin, pastor of the First Babtist Church of Farmville, Va.. will be the guest preacher for the revival servi There will be a service at noon each day, and free luncheon will be served to the unemployed Mighlands Baptist. E. C. Burkham of Wheeling, W. Va,, will speak tomorrow evening as the representative of the Gideons. In the morning there will be a sermon in keep- ing with Washington's birthday, ‘“Heirs | to the Ages.” Revival services will begin tomorrow | the Church of the Ascension, Twelfth street and Massachusetts avenue, Ash Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, when clergy of the Diocese of Washington. All Souls’ Unitarian. At the 11 o'clock morning service to- morrow the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. | Pierce, will preach on the subject. | “Things That Change Not.” There will | be a meeting in memory of Susan B. Anthony at 5:30 pm. in Plerce Hall. iAt the 7:30 p.m. motion picture hour | the feature will be “Seven Days' Leave.” Bible Hall. Rev. Harry V. Schaeffer will preac tomorrow at 11 a.m. on and at 7:30 p.m. on “How Shall the Ark |of the Lord Come to Me?"” Sunday | school, 9:45 a.m.; services during week nights, Tuesday, message by pastor; Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m. prayer.hour: Thursday night, “old-time class and praise service.” Chapel of Epiphany. | take for his sermon_subject tomorrow | “Super Conquerors Through Supreme Leve” In the evening Rev. W. T. Snead on “The Coming of the Kingdom." Lenten Schedule. The Lenten James' Ledule- of services at C: olic Church, Thirty- L and Rhode Island avenue, nier, Md.,, begins Ash Mass at 7 am, when be blessed and distributed 3:30 p.m., and after bene- diction, 7:30 p.m Stations of cross every Sunday and Friday, 7:30 pm.: recitation of rosary. penediction and sermon, Tuesdays, 7:30 pm.: Sunday masses, 7 and 9 am.; high mass, 11 a.m.; week days, 7 a.m. Plymouth Congregational, Lee C. Phillips of Howard Univ ool of Beligion speak or row at 11 am. on “Qualifications oi Discipleship.” At 8 pm. the Young Men’s Immediate Relief Association will be special guests, and the tor, | Rev. Willlam Herbert King, will de- | liver its annual sermon on “Religion and Fraternalism.” ke ersity Centennial Baptist. “Washington Persons Who Talk to| Eastern Presbyterian, Supt. John 8. Eennett of the Central Union Mission Wil describe the mmis- Lwon's w to the cougregation tomor- row morning. Mrs. Bonnett will also describe the work of the Children'’s Emergency Home. At the evening service the program, postponed the first Sunday in the month, will be given. The women of the church will observe community sewing Wednesday from 10 am. 1o 4 pm. The officers and teachers of the.Sun- he will deliver a Lenten charge to| ““Obedience,” | The vicar, Rev. Prancis Yarnall, will | of the Diocese of Virginia will preach | Themselves” is the subject of Rev. E.| day school will hold their annual STAR, WASHINGTON, Ly 2, . A A N HE cathedral of Cordova is one of the most interesting edifices in Europe, and is the seal of the triumph of Christianity over the Mohammedan power which at | £ 3 Famous Churches of the World D. ,C., SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1931, Cathedral Tower—Cordova, Spain. until July 29, 1236, since which time it | has been the cathedral of the Catholfc | dic | themselves of it once more and held it | ocese of Cordova. In 1523 Bishop Alonzo Manrique built Hez Swem tomorrow night gt 8 o'clock. | The 11 o'clock morning sermon sub- ject s *‘A Thrilling Text!” The| societies of the Baptist Young People’s Union convene at 7 p.m. and the Sun- | day school at 9:30 am. dinner_Wednesday. Dr. Barrows will speak Thursday evening on “Jesus, the Bearer of Good Tidings.” The Junior Christian Endeavor will hold its month- ly meeting Friday evening. Third Baptist. one time threatened to engulf it. It oc- | & magnificent sanctuary and coro, or cupies an irregular space on the banks | choir inclosure, in the center of the of the Guadalquivir, where in the Ro- | edifice and a number of chapels around man times there stood a temple of Jan- | the sides. us. Not long after the Goths possessed | There are now no less than a dozen themselves of the country, in 572, they | altars, besides those in the 46 side turned the edifice into & Christian | chapels. Innumerable fine paintings church and consecrated it to St. George. | hang upon the walls, several of them by Grace Baptist. Harry L. Bond, president of the West Virginia Gideons. now holding their convention in this city, will be the speaker Sunday morning. In the eve- ning there will be a farewell service to Rev. R. L. Grainger, adjutant of the American _ Volunteers, who is being transferred. The pastor, Rev. F. N. Johnson, will preside. Dr. George O. Bullock’s toplc to- | morrow_at 11 am. is “The Reward of | the Suffering.” Holy communion and | the receiving of new members will fol- | low the morning service. At 3:30 p.m. Miss Lucy- Slowe, dean of women of Howard _ University, will speak on “What Price Freedom”; Bible school, S I GCE B4 pm.; L0, ; Sr.C.E. S, 6 pm; 8 i testimony in honor of 1, P farewel! pm. Dr. Bullock. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs will speak. Lincoln Congregational. At the services Sunday morning Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak from the sub- | iff..‘i.»i‘“n‘.’;‘v’?&g"éiogfe-%fi’ £ 0. 'SERMONS SELECTED 6:45 pm. The subject to be discussed | BY REV. G. E' LENSK' ciety will present a literary prigram at is, “What Is Implied in the Church as a Family?” | Liberty Baptist. L St Rev. Hampton T. Gaskins will | Christianity’s Greatest Virtue preach Sunday at 11 am. on “The| Wreck of Faith.” At 3 p.m. the Lord Will Be Topic at Service Supper will be celebrated. At 8 pm. | 6:45 p.m. special Negro history week service. | g | First Brethren. Charles A. Williams of Philadelphia, a representative of the Gideons, who are holding a convention in the city will speak tomorrow at 11 o'clock. At 7:45 p.m. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor, | will speak on “Samson in the Lap of Delilah.” Sunday school, 9:30 am.; Young People’s Christian Endeavor, | Metropolitan A. M. E. | Men's day will be observed tdmorrow. At the 11 o'clock service Rev. William Hebert King of the Plymouth Congre- gational Church will speak on “A Re; ligion for Men.” At the 8 o'clock strv- ice Herbert Jones, exalted ruler of Co- lumbia Lodge of Elks, will speak on “What Laymen Can Do for the Church.” | Church school, 9:30 am.; Christian En- deavor, 6:30 p.m. Ministerial Alliance | will meet in the church parlors Tues- | day at noon. | Subject of Missions.” in Morning. “Christianity’s Greatest Virtue” will be the subject of the sermon tcmorrow at 11 am. in Grace Lutheran Church by the pastor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski. At 8 p.m., he will continue his sermon series on the subject “How?” His spe- cial topic for Sunday night's service | will be “How to Think Straight on the Following th~ sermon, questicns related to religion nd the problems of the church will be answered. A “The Friendly Hour,” the young peo- ple’s meeting, will be held at 6 p.m. The devotional topic will be presented by Miss Inez Gravelles. Miss Emma Newton will conduct the meeting. Sup- per will be served at 7 o'clock. The beginning of Lent will be ob- served by a special service on Ash Wednesday, February 18, at 8 p.m. The litany will be rendered, there will be a | shert sermon and holy’ communion will Fort Myer Services. | be celebrated. Special Lenten services ‘The following program of services is| will be held throughout Lent each announced for tomorrow: 9 a.m., mass | Thursday at 8 p.m. During the ho by Chaplain Walter J. Donoghue. | preceding these services a special class U. S. A 10 am., Sunday school; 7:30 | is being conducted by the pastor for the Home Hour” service in Recrea- | benefit of adults desiring to unite with p.m. tion Building. Address &y Chaplain Ralph C. Deibert, post chaplain. Plans are being made for a series of Lenten services to be conducted each Sunday at 11 o'clock beginning Feb- ruary 22. Ministers to Meet, The Presbyterian Ministers’ Associa- tion will meet in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Mongay at 11:45 | am. to hear an address on Abraham Lincoln by Charles C. Tansill, professor worship will be on “The Upper Win- dow.” " At the “service for everybody” at 3 o'clock he will preach on “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” while at the gospel crusade service at | 7:45_p.m. his subject will be “How Old | Are You? | The Epworth Lefigue of the Petworth M. E. Church meets at 7 p.m. tomor- | row. The Intermediate League meets | at the same hour. The coming week will be a busy one on the calender of the church. The Epworth League will conduct its busi- ness and social meeting at 8 p.m. Tues- day. The W. P. M. S. will give a tea | and quilt showing in the church par-| lors from 2 to 5 p.m. Weanesday. | On Thursday the regular midweek | gorvice will be condiicted at 8 p.m. in the church. | The preparatory class for boys and | girls will meet every Sunday until/ Easter at 11 am. All members of the | class will attend the morning service | following Sunday schcol, remaining in the auditorium until just prior to the sermon. whén they will leave for spe- | cial instruction in the fundamentals of church membership, LENTEN SERIES PLANNED | Christ Church, Washington Parish, 820 G street southeast, will have a series of special preachers during the Lenten season on Thursdays at 8 p.m. begin- | ning Pebruary 19, as follows February 19, Rev. David L. Quinn, St Paul's - Church, Rock Creek Parish; February 26, Rev. Calvert E. Buck, su- perintendent of Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital: Mareh 5. Rev. Hulbert A Woolfall, rector of St. Mark's Church; March 12, Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector of St. John's Church; March 19, Rev. Henry H. D. Sterrett, rector of All Souls’, Church; March 26, Rev. F. Allen Par- sons, rector of the Ascension Church; April 2, Maundy Thursday, the rector. L SPECIAL SERVICES SET Special Lenten services will begin in the Lutheran Church of the Atonement Ash Wednesday at 8 p.m., and every Wednesday evening thereafter until Holy week. It is expected that Harry D Phillips of Baltimore will speak for the Gideons and their work tomorrow morning Orient Commandery, No. 5, Masonic Knights, will attefid vespers in a body at 8 pm. Pastor Snyder will speak on “Lessons From the Life of Abraham Lirfeoln.” Dr. W. J. Showalter will speak at & 7 of history in the American University. All ministers in Washington and vicin- ity and their friends are ecligible to attend. Peck Memorial. i “What Is Conversion?” is the subject of the evening service by the pastor, Rev. Irving W. Ketchum. He will speak at 11 am. on the request of the Creeks, “We Would See Jesus.” The morning Sunday school convenes at 9°45 am. Dr. Howard A. Edson will address the Cuthbert class. The High- way class mects in the Bibbins Library. Elizabeth F. Ketchum will talk on the on of the day. At 3 p.m. the Gillett s will hold its session in the church parlor. Transfiguration Church, Lenten services begin Ash Wednesday at 7.30 am. and 8 pm. The services tomorrow are at 7:30 a.m, 11 am. and 7:30 pm. Special Lenten sermon Sunday at 11 am. and a series of illustrated lectures during the Lenten season by Rev. J. J. Queally. | | Thanksgiving Service. Thanksgiving for the recovery of Dr. | George F. Dudley from a critical opera- | tion will be given at the combined serv- | ice of Christian healing and the St.| Stephen’s Prayer Circle Tuesday at 10:30 | am. at the Church of St. Stephen and the Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton streets. | | Tabor Presbyterian. Rev. J. W. Lee of Philadelphia, Pa., will speak tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 8 | p.m. These will be the last in a series | of meetings conducted by Dr. Lee. He| |15 field representative of the Board of | National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, Zion Baptist. . “What Is Implied in the Church as a Family?” wiil Christian Endeavor Society tomorrow at 6:45 pm. The meeting will be led by Mrs. Louise H. Pack. Miss Kitty Bruce of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church will be guest speaker. Mrs. S. T. Henson is president and Rev. W, L. Washington pastor. St. Columba's Episcopal. “Is Religion the Oplate of the Masses?” is the subject of a sermon by Rey. Emanuel A. Lemoni, rector, to- morrow at 11 o'clock. Bishop's Lenten Charge. | His subject will be be discussed by the | the church at Easter time. ‘The pastor will speak Thursday and | Priday at the Lutheran noonday Lenten services in Baltimore, returning to the city for Sunday's service. The | postponed lecture of Walter Clarence Gran will be given March 1 at 8 p.m. ‘My Experiences With God and Men. DR. RYAN WILL SPEAK Dr. John A. Ryan, director of the social action department of the Na- tional Catholic Welfare Conference and authority on the labor movement, will discuss “Catholic Principles in Rela- | tion to Unemployment” on the Wash- ington Catholic Radio hour tomorrow at 5 oclock. The Catholic hour is broadcast every Sunday from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, of which Rev. Francis J. Hurney is pastor Father Hurney will preside at the service and will be the celebrant at benediction. DR. SHVOWALfER TO SPEAK The Cleveland Park Congregational Church_will entertain the Congrega- tional Club of Washington on Tuesday evening. The speaker will be Dr. Wil- liam J. Showalter. The dinner will be supervised by Mrs. R. L. Livingston, president of the Woman's Association. The church will hold its Midwinter communion service tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The sermon will be preached | by the pastor, Rev. George Farnham, | on the subject “Love’s Labor Never Lost.” The evening service is at 6:30 o'clock. EDUCATOR TO PREACH Dr. N. J. Gould Wickey, secretary of the Lutheran Board of Education, will preach in Georgetown Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. tomorrow. At 9:30 a.m. the Sunday school, in charge Supt. J. Frank Butts, will study “Jesus, the Priend of Sinners.” “What Is Implied in the Church as a Family?” will be the topic of the Senior Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 p.m. Business meeting of | the Christian Endeavor Wednesday at 8 pm. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. | william A. Pettis, 3308 Reservoir road. | ““Can a Henpecked Husband Get to | Heaven?” will be the sermon subject at 8 p.m. of the pastor, Rev. H. E. Beatty. METROPOLITAN BAPTIST At the Metropolitan Baptist Church | tomorrow morning Pastor John Comp- ton Ball will preach on ‘“The Fifth Gospel” and in the evening Samuel R. | Boggs of Philadelphia, Pa., will spe: lon “The Bible From a Business Man's Peint of View."” ‘This service is in the interest of the convention of “Gideons—the Christian Commercial Travelers’ Association of America,” now being held in Washing- Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop Washington, will be the preacher at ton. Mr. Boggs is the national chaplai of the association, Dz, Ball- In 692 Cordova was captured by the Moors, and the church of St. George was used as a Mohammedan mosque. In 1234 Perdinand III, King of Cas- tile and Leon, wrested the city from the Moors, and the mosque was again con- secrated by the archbishop as a Chris- tian church. But the Moors possessed | Pablo de Cespedes, a seventeenth cen- | tury artist who is buried here. In the | chapels of the Kings is the mausoleum | of Alonzo XI, one of the most chivalrous | of Spanish sovereigns and heros. Below | the church is a crypt called the Pan- theon, richly decorated with fine mar- bles. LEADER OF GIDEONS 10 OCCUPY PULPIT E. I. Book Will Give Sermon at Epworth Methodist Epis- copal Church South. Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pastor of Epworth _Methodist Episcopal Church South, Thirteenth street and North Carolina avenue northeast, announces that the services tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock will be in charge of E. 1. Book of Harrisburg, Pa.. representative of the Gideons, the Christian Commer- cial Travelers' Association of America. At 8 p.m. the service will be in honor of the Boy Scout Troop, No. 20, of the church, and the pastor will make the address of the service, entitled “Oppor- tunity.” The Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Epworth League, 7 p.m. in charge of the Life Service Band of the Washing- ton City Union. The Woman’s Missionary Society will meet Tuesday at 8 oclock, instead of Monday evening. Members of the of- ficial board will attend the meeting of the joint quarterly conference to be held in Emory M. E. Church South, on Georgia avenue, at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening At the prayer meeting Thursday | evening a playlet, “What Happened to | George Goodman and His Wife,” writ- ten by Dr. Copenhaver, will be given by | church talent, in the interest of lhl‘.‘ Home of the Aged and Orphans at Gaithersburg, Md. FPriday from 6 to 9 .m. members of the Epworth League will attend the bimonthly meeting of the Epworth Leagues of the Washing- ton district, to be held in Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South. REV. R. P. SCHEARRER WILL PREACH TWICE “Some Needed Emphasis” and “Seasons of the Soul” Are Top- ics of Tomorrow's Sermons. Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “Some Needed Emphasis,” and at 8 p.m. “The Seasons of the Soul.” The Christian ST. THOMAS' RECTOR Dr. Smith Takes “Religion in 5 Changing World” as Theme | of Sermons. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector of St. Thomas' Church, near Dupont Circle, has announced as the subject of his serfes of sermons for this Lent Rabbi Silver's book, “Religion in a Changing | World.” He will deliver six sermons. the basis of which will be six chapters in the book which are as follows: Jan- uary 22, “The Role of Religion in a Changing World"; March 1, “Science and Religion”; March 8, “The Church and Social Justice”; March 15, “What Is Happening to the American Home": March 22, “Education and the Good : March 29, “How Shall We Meas- ure Life?"” The 8 p.m. services will be held during Lent, when the following clergy have accepted an invitation to preach: Feb- ruary 22, Rev. David L. Quin of Rock Creek Parish; March 1, Rev. J. J. Dimon, D. D, rector of St. Andrew Church; March 8, Rev. Robert S. Mas- terton, rector of Church of the Adven March 15, Rev. Clyde Brown, rector of Hyattsville, Md.; March 22, confirma- tion, Bishop Freeman preaches: March 29, Rev. John Temple, rector of Christ Church, Georgetown. . Weckday evening services will be held at 5 o'clock on Wednesdays and Fri- day On Wednesday, Rev. Roy B. Randolph of the Virginia Seminary will give the address and on Friday, Dr. Bishop, vicar of St. Thomas!, whose subject will be, “Scenes From the Life of St. Paul.” ‘The Rector's Aid Soclety of St. Thomas’ Parish will hold a card party at the Shoreham Hotel Monday. | REV. WALTER M. MICHAEL TO PREACH TWO SERMONS Rev. Walter M. Michael, pastor of | speak tomorrow at 11 o'clock on “The ‘Slvh’lg Name,” and in the evening, | “The Unfinished Building.” The Ep- | worth League will meet at 6:45 pm., | and the Oxford League at 7 p.m. The Loyal Temperance Legion, a tem- perance organization for children ages 6 | to 15, will be organized Thursday at ANNOUNGES SERIES Brightwood Park Methodist Church, will | ) friendship of the Master for the wid- | vealed His friendship for the sorrowing. Sunday lw‘. JESUS THE FRIEND OF SINNERS—Luke, vii.1-50, Golden Text: Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all ac- ceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I Timothy, 115, In the chapter assigned for our con- sideration this week we have a record that reveals the scope of our Lord's friendship and the breadth of His sym- | pathy. Reaching Capernaum after m; absence, the Master received a delega- tion made up of Jewish leaders, request- ing that He heal a slave of the Roman | centurion. This government official had | manifested a friendly spirit toward the Jews and erected for them, at his own cxpense, a synagogue, possibly the one in which our Lord had preached and performed zome of His miracles. The request of the Jewish leaders for the Master to exercise divine healing re- ceived favorable consideration from the Lord. While en route to the centurion's home the Roman military. leader re- vealed such a spirit of faith that it drew commendation from the Christ. who was surprised that a Gentile should have surpassed the Jews in their faith. Jesus healed the centurion’s servant, | who was the first “Roman beneficiary of His ministr; . Eriend of Sorrowing. Tuke alone records the restoration to life of the son of the widow of Nain. Luke recognized in this miracle the owed mother. As a physician he was impressed by‘ the ‘t’lct thn: our :;o‘r,d sto the funeral procession an 4 lefgm restored life to the dead lad. He records with the skill of a scient the record of the Lord's mighty wor The tender consideration for the wid- owed mother shown by the Master re-| It was probably about this time that the disciples came from John, report- ing that the Baptist had heard in pris- on of the Lord’s work. There were some things about Christ’s ministry that evi- dently perplexed John. ‘“Jesus in His ministry of love certainly did not seem a judge punishing sinners such as John had expected.” In other words, John wanted to be sure that Jesus was in reality the Messiah. Quoting from Isaiah a Messianic passage, Jesus point- ed to His miracles and preaching as proof that he was fulfilling the proph- ecy of the great prophet. Jesus ap- pealed to John to revise his expecta-) School Lesson Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. know where this dinner was served. In | all probability it was in Capernaum, where Christ’s ministry and healing had revealed a breadth of tol-rance and popularity. Although Simon had in- vited Jesus to be his guest, the Master fely his neglect to welcome Him “with courteous consideration. He roted Simon’s failure to welcome Him “with a kiss and anoint Him with oil and furnish Him with water to cleans> and cool His feet” as he should have donc in accordance with proper social usage. He was respectable, yet a sinner. Truc, Simon did not know it, but the Christ pointed it out in & mannes that made his host understand the evident social blunders were revelations of an inex- cusable Jack of hospitality. The Sinner's Friend. Dinners are not served behind closed doors in the Near East. When the news of the Master’s, arrival spread throughout the ecity, thére was one p°r- | son who determined to see Him. She knew how He had dined with publicans and sinners in the home of Matthew, Bruce sugg:sts that she may have been at that feast. She created a stir by walking into Simon’s dining room, going directly to the place where Jesus was reclining_at the table, where she stood behind Him w-cping. She had brought an alabaster box of ointment with her. She annointed the Lord with this precious and valuable ointment, and kept wiping His feet with her hair. She showed her affection for Him by kissing His feet. Simon said nothing, but his looks revealed his thoughts. No Pharisee would allow a woman of her character to embrace his feet. Evidently Jesus knew that she was a woman of the street, and in Simon’s thoughts the failure of the Master to stop her indi- cat=d that He was no piophet hiad revealed Himself as the Messi the woman &l th: well of Sychar, ani when they brought the woman who had been caught in the act of violating the commandment &gainst adultery, He commanded that the one who had com- mitted no sin should cast the first stone, for, according to the law, sh: was to be stoned to death. Christ commenced to write upon the forgetting sands their crimes—so she was not stoned. She may have been the woman to whom He said, “Go and sin no mors.” He had paid no aitention to her until He com- menced to defend her acts by a parable. Parable on Forgiveness. Christ quickly proved that He was a prophet. It made Simon wince as Jesus brought him into comparison with the sinful n, whom he would not [ tions in accordance with prophecy and | the Master's ministry. He revealed His permit to tBuch him because of his friendship for John by defending the hollow respectability, ‘The Mastor pic- Baptist and appealing to the multitude | tured his heartlessness against her to believe that the Baptist was more |grateful fellowship and appreciation. than a prophet, After He told the concis> parable about Divie the two debtors, Christ forced Simon to The al Friend, | admit the force of its teaching of grace, Our Lord was a popular guest at all | that provided salvation for sinners. Al- social functions in His day. Some of |though He made Simon feel the con- the choicest sayings of the Master were demnation of th: parable’s application, spoken around the table, when He was | it contained a promise of salvation for being entertained. During the hour the proud Pharisee in the forgiveness when the forces of hostility were com- | promised both if he would confess like mencing to unite against Him, Jesus|the sinful avoman who had acknowl- accepted an invitation to be a guest edged her mistakes and folly. at the house of Simon, a Pharisee.| Jesus then turned to the woman, and Christ welcomed it as an opportunity |his first word to her was an assurance to,win a member of the sect that had |that her sins were forgiven. The cynical their own ideas and ideals, and with |folk at the table were opposed to her whom He frequently clashed. They presence and the Master's attituds prided themselves upon their righteous- |ward her. They were offended at his, ness in upholding the law and the re-: claim of authority to forgive sins. While ; quirements of their orthodox faith. she had manifested love, Jesus told her | They were formal in their observance |to go, because her faith had saved her. of their national traditions and religion. This is the fundamental doctrine of Simon evidently was not as cold, crit- | Paul. It is the basis of our forgiveness. ical and cynical as the usual member If we repent our sins and trust the Lord of his sect, for they were noted for their spirit of separation and feeling of | superiority. X In accepting the invitation to dine with Simon and his friends, the Lord revealed His social spirit and friend- | ship for men of every class. We do not | to _save us, He will do it. Let us re- member that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. The condi- tion of salvation is the same as it was then: He offers forgiveness and psace to all who repent and have faith in Him as their Saviour. COMMUNION SERVICE AT ST. MARGARET’S Prayer and Address by Rector Scheduled Mondays and Tues- days During Lent. Members of the Communicants’ League and the organized workers of the parish of St. Margaret's Church, | Chureh, | PARABLE OF MUSTARD SEED WILL BE TOPIC, Sermon of Rev. James H. Miers to Be Broadcast Tomorrow Morning at 11. ‘The sermon subject of Rev. James H. Miers at the Fourth DPresbyterian Thirteenth and Fairmont Connecticut avenue and Bancroft | streets, tomorrow, at 11 a.m, will be place, will make their monthly cor- porate communion tomorrow at 7:30 am At 11 am. the service will be| morning prayer and address and at :30 p.m. evensong with sermo; | day school will convene at 9:30 a.m. and at 3:30 pm. both sections of the confirmation class will meet, the juniors with the rector and the seniors with Rev. Robert Shores. On Ash Wednesday ‘there will be a celebration of holy communion at 7:30 am. At 11 am. will be held morning prayer, litany and penitential office, with an address by Dr. Herbert Scott Smith, and at 4:45 p.m. evensong with address. During Lent there will be evening prayer and address by the rector on Mondays and Tuesdays a! E pm., the theme being.“Christian Steward- | ship”; litany and address by Rev. Rob- ert Shores on Wednesdays at 4:45 p.m., the theme being “Christ and the World Today”; Thursdays, holy communion at 11 am. with no afternoon service: Fridays, offices of instruction, with talk | to children by Rev. Robert Shores, the | theme being ‘“The Use of the Prayer| Representative Hamilton Fish, jr.,, of | New York will fGeliver a lecture on i Endeavor Socleties will meet at 6:30 3:13, under’ the ‘direction ‘of Miss Ella “The Menace of Communism- in the | o'clock. Willlam Linton will lead the intermediates, and Miss Catherine Austin the seniors. Church school, 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Schearrer will meet with the communicants’ class at 10 o'clock. The mother’s class will meet at the home of the president, Mrs, George Park, 213 Van Buren street, Monday evening. Mrs. A. W. Walker and Mrs. G. V. Pershing will assist in_enter- taining the class. Mrs. Victor B. Bon- ney and Mrs. Ernest L. Crandall will present_the program. A méeting of the Woman’s Mission- ary Society will be held in the church Wednesday at 11 o'clock. w. Rutledge will give a brief address on “The West Indies,” and Miss Ruth Mc- Gowan, recently returned from Korea, will speak on missionary work in that country. Mrs. C. C. Thomas will lead the devotions. During the Lenten season the mid- week services will have the character of migsionary. educational meetings. A six weeks’ study of India is Erojected, based on the book “India Looks to Her Future,” by Buck. The pastor will be in charge. The Light Bearers will meet Friday at 4 o'clock and the Boy Scouts Friday at 7:30 o'clock. DELEGATE TO BE HEARD E. M. Werner of Pennsylvania, dele- gate to the Gideon Quad-State conven- tion, will speak tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capltol and K streets, on the work of this national organization. Rev. Harry L. Collier, the pastor, will preside and will preach at the evangelistic service will preside, Bible study at_7:3 unday school members crusade will assemble at 2:30 a.m. under the superintendept, 1. V. Gross, and the Young Crusaders at 6:30.p.m. under the leader, L. P. Safford. \ Announcement will be made tomor- row concerning the Midwinter all-day tabernacle ~convention, February 23, when special speakers will be arranged. The_divine healing service is Tuesday at 7:45 pm., the praise and prayer service Wednesday at 7:45 pni. and the Thursday at-7:45 pm; - - Hayward, who has chargs of the Loyal Temperance Legion bands under the | North Star Union. It is for the chil- | dren of the community. Meetings will | in tha month at the church. | Prayer service at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. Priday at 4 and 7:30 o'clock, | Girl Scouts, | meeting. A’ comedy, “Chintz Cottage,” | will be presented this evening by the | Wigs and Queues Dramatic Club of the | First Baptist Church, at this church, | under the auspices of the Downs Bible class. 'REV. C. B. AUSTIN SPEAKS At West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. the sermon will be | by the pastor, Rev. Charles B. Austin. Topic, “The Day of Golden Opportu nity” At 8 p.m. a message will be given by Glenn A. Hoss, Altoona, Pa. B. Y. P. U. study course at 6 p.m. Sub- ject, At 7 p.m. the Intermediate B. Y. P. U. will answer the question, “Is the South | Christian?” Miss E. Hazel Ladson will be in charge of the Senior B. Y. P. U, | program tomorrow_evening. sex, Thelma Smith, James Cohee and | Mrs. Elsie Haycock. | . The Junior B. Y. P. U. will have a | valentine party Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Sunday school house. Senior B. Y. P. U. members will attend the | tederation at the First Baptist Church Tuesday evening. The Ladies' Ald_So- | ciety will meet at the home of Mrs. Prank 1. Greene, 4550 Conduit road, Wednesday at 8 o'clock. A fellowship meeting will be held Thursday evening in the Sunday sehool auditorium. The seventh birthday lnnlverll':? of the In- termediate B. Y. P. U. leration_will be held at the West Washington Bap- tist Church Friday evening. Friendship Bap! “Conformed and Transformed” will be the subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting t 11 am. Holy communion, 3 service, 8 p.m.; Sunday 10 am.; prayer - be held on the third Thursday afternoon | and at 7:30 Bey Scout| P .| She will | be assisted by Roma Wright. Mrs. Es- | |LUTHERANS WILL HOLD United States” February 20 in the| parish house, under the auspices of the Men's Forum of St. Margaret's. Mar- shall O. Leighton is president. Rev. Pather Edmund A. Walsh will be the speaker at the meeting in the| latter part of March and the name of | the speaker for the April meeting will be announced later. . JOINT LENTEN SERVICES ‘Trinity Lutheran and Christ Lutheran Churches will hold joint Lenten services on Thursday evenings in Trinity Church, Fourth and E streets. A series of ser- mons will be preached on “The Seven Words of Christ From the Cross.” Rev. J. Prederic Wenchel will speak on “The First Word From the Cross,” Thursday evening. This will be service of peni- tence and prayer. On February 27, Rev. Hugo Hennig will preach on “The Sec- ond Word From the. Cross.” Good Fri- day there will be a noonday service at | 12:10 to 12:50 o’clock. ¢ Christ Church is worshiping tempo- raffly in the Colony Theater, Georgia | avenue and Farragut street. Tomorrow | morning, Rev. J. Frederic Wenchel will continue his series of sermons on “Ad- monitions of the Lenten Epistie.” He will preach on ‘“Covet Earnestly the Best Gifts.” At Trinity Chuirch Rev. Hugo Hennig will speak on “Faith, Hope and Charity. 'GIDEONS IS TOPIC Rev. W. A, Lu Rue, pastor of the Ta- koma Park Baptist Church, will have for the subject of the sermonette for children tomorrow, “Modern Gideons.” The topic of the regular sermon is “The Mystery of Divine Providence.” Sun- and praise a dinncr Thursday, to School, 9:30 am.; B. Y. P. U, 7 P Harry L. Bond, a representative of the Gideons, will speak at 8 p.m. e Woman's Missionary. ty will have - ‘The. Parable of the Mustard Seed.” This sermon will be broadcast over station“WJSV. At 4:30 p.m. the Senior Christian Endeavor Society will meet. At 6 p.m. there will be a valentine tea held. The hostess is. Miss Grace Wooden. At 7 p.m. the regular Christian Endeavor meeting will be held in Kelly Hall. At :45 p.m. the Junior Christian En- deavor will meet, the leader being Mary Sterling. At 8 p.m. Dr. Miers will e‘rxercla an expository sermon on Mark .1-23. The class studying’ New Testament Greek will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. At 8:30 p.m. the class studying the book of Daniel will meet. The special prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening. The groups that are expected are the trustees and the Woman’s Aid Society executive of- ficers. At 8 p.m. the minister will con- tinue his series of talks in the book of Exodus. | DR. DEPP WILL PREACH AT CALVARY METHODIST ‘The Power of Truth” will be the sermon theme of ®r. Mark Depp tomor- row morning at the Cavary Methodist Church, on Columbia road near Fifteenth street. At the evening service the sub- ject of the address, the third in a series on the great hymns of the church, will be “Lead Kindly Light.” S. Edward Widdifield will lead in the evening prayer, and Dr. Ralph Teunis will read the Scripture. The young people will be led in their 7 o'clock meeting by Miss Margarita ‘Widdifield. Tea will be served in Guild Hall, beginning at 6:30 o'clock. The High School League will meet at 6:30 in the ladies’ parlor. ‘The special devotional services for the Lenten season will open Thursday eve- ning at 8 o'clock in Gulld Hall with a presentation of the dramatic sermon, “The Servant in the House,” by Charles Rann Kennedy, played by the Mont- gomery Players. There is no admission. ‘There will be special services every Thursday evening during Lent. WILL MARK: ORDINATION The thirty-fifth anniyersary of the ordination of Rev. James ‘A. Larcombe to Baptist ministry will be observed a: Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morn- ing. Mr. Larcombe is now doing Y. M. C. A. work at Perth Amboy, N. J. He will preach the anniversary sermon.. At night the English family will give an illustrated sermon. Next week a Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. training_school will be held from Monday to Friday. The in- structors are Dr. J. T. Watts and James R. Rowles of Baltimore d John Ruthven and ‘B ver of -Wash- ington. s i French Services. g Dr. n_Vurpillot tor French tion wt' orshi St Ji Church, Lafayette every Sunday and Priday, will pre the e h THINGS T0 QUARREL OVER IS SUBJECT Rev. W. S. Abernethy to Con- tinue Series at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pastor, will preach at Calvary Baptist Church to- morrow morning on “What of the j Church?” and at 8 o'clock the third sermon in the series “Around the Fire- side,” the subject of this one being “Good Things to Quarrel Over.” The board of trustees will meet at 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday in Shallen- berger Hall. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet in Woodward Hall Tuesday at 11 lo'clock. A portion of the time usually assigned to business will be given to Mrs. Elizabeth W. Murray, hospital worker ' under the Washington Pedera- tion of Churches. The main feature will be a chapel scene in “A Garden of' the Orient,” presented in costume by the girls of the Lucia Greene Chap- ter, W. W. G. Miss Mary M. Burnett will assist. The mothers and sponsors of the guild will serve as hostesses &t the luncheon at 1 o'clock. Dr. William Knowles Cooper will give the second of his lectures Thurs- day at 7 o'clock in Woodward Hall in connection with the School of Missions. “A Close-up of Cuba, Porto Rico and Haiti"" will be the subject. The book of the month for February is the prophecy of Daniel. This is used for discussion at the prayer meeting service Thursday evening. The Drake class will hold a business mleetm. in Waddell Hall Tuesday eve- ning. The Browne class will have a tea to- | morrow from 5 10 7 in the church par- tor. The monthly social of the deaf de- | partment will occur Tiesday evening in Baker Hall, Rev. A, D. Bryant, min- ister. i The primary department will hold a Valentine party in Kendall Hall Sat- urday from 2 to 4 o'clock Rev. H. J. Councilor will lead the meeting of the Christian Endeavor So- ciety Tuesday evening in Kendall Hall. ‘The junior church service held at 11 _o'clock tomorrow in Baker Hall, Rev. H. J. Councilor, minister. DR. S1Z00 TO PREACH ON ‘CHRIST AS POWER’ Series of Sermons on ‘“Belief” Starts Tomorrow Night at Pres- byterian Church. At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at the New York Avenue Pr Church, Dr. J. R. Sizoo will conclude his series of three sermons on the gen- eral theme, “What Christianity Can Do.” The subject for the morning sermon will be, “Christ as Power.” On Sunday evening he will continue his series of discussions that turn on the subject of “Belief.” The theme for the evening serm-n will be, “Why I Am a Protestant.” At the clcse of the ser- imon, Dr. Sizoo will answer questions submitted by the congregation. ‘The church fellowship dinner will be under the auspices of the Woman's So- clety for Missions, with Mrs. Walter Crow as chairman, Thursday. At 7 o'clock, C. E. Phelps, general agent of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, will speak on his travels in India. At the midweek prayer service, | Thursday evening, Dr. Sizco will begin |a series of studies on “The Christian Enterprise in Modern India.” discuss for several weeks such subjects as, “The Awakening of India,” “The Failure of Naticnal Religions,” “The Leadership of Great Britain,” “Ghandi” and “What Shall Be the Attitude to Christian Missions in India.” SERMON ON ROMAN' EMPIRE SCHEDULED Dr. Phillips to Continue Special Series on Christianity at Evening Meeting. Continuing his special Sunday eve- ning lecture-sermons on “The ; Development and Influence of Chris- tianity in the World,” Dr. Z. B, Phillips, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, will take for the subtopic of his address tomorrow evening “The Roman mm- and the Rise of the Papacy.” Dr. Phil- lips will also occupy his pulpit the 11 o'clock service, preaching on “Divine and Human Aspects of Friendship.” On Ash Wednesday the services will be as follows: 7:30 am., holy com- munion; 10:30 a. morning prayer, litany, penitential office, holy com- munion and address by the rector; 4:45 o'clock, evensong and address by Dr. James W. Morris. ‘The Lenten noonday services will commence Thursday at 12:05 noon, the special preacher being Dr. Churchill J. Gibson, rector St. James' Church, Rich: mond, Va. Dr. Gibson will also be spe- cial speaker Priday at ‘the same hour. On Thursday at 4:45 o'clock Rev. Ray- mond L. Wolven, canon of Washington and chaplain to the bishop, will preach. Priday afternoon the special young peo- ple’s service will be in charge of Harry L. Doll, undergraduate of the Virginia ‘Theological Seminary. FLORA SHELTON GROUP WILL MEET WEDNESDAY The Flora Shelton group of the Missionary Society of Columbia Heights Christian Church will be the guests Wednesday of Mrs. George Jenkins, 621 Princeton street. ‘The Disciples Home Asscciation will have a turkey dinner at the church Wednesday from 4:30 to 7 o'clock for the benefit of the home. Dr. George Warren, superintendent, will preside at the monthly dinner con- ference of the teachers and ers of the church school Thursday ‘at 6 o'clock at the church. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Pollock will sist the r in a three-week meet- ing, which wi il begin February 25. DR. BROWN TO PREACH Dr. J. Wilson Brown will preach at the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church, Forty-second and Fessenden streets, at, 11_o'clock tomorrow on “The Great Salvation.” and_at 7:30 p.m. on -the subject, “God’s Wondrous Grace.” At 3 p.m. there will be a baj 1 service at West Washington ptist Church, Thirty-first and N streets. Dr. Brown will preach on “The Believer's Baptism. Bible school, 9:45 a.m.; B. Y. P. U. Socleties, 6:45 p.m.; teachers’ and officers’ meeting at 7 p.m. Wi Every Bible school teacher and officer urged to be present. Bible study and prayer service at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The pastor would like to méet the con- verts at the church at 8 p.m. Monday even Just Think eof It— ‘The Star delivered to your door every al Sunday morning at 1%c per day and 5S¢ Sunday. Can you afford to be W at 4 pm. on "{‘A Peur de! te.” During Lent® he will every Prldl! o e “Fanile A without this service at this cost? ‘Telephone National 5000 and de- [Wyery will start at once.