Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1931, Page 9

LUTHERANS PLAN DEDICATORY RITES New St. Paul's Church to Be Opened Formally Tomor- row Morning. “Tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock the first unit of the ncw St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Connecticut avenue and Everett street, will be f ly dedi- cated. The pastor of the chumn Dr. Henry W. Snyder, will preside, The clergy, church council, choir and congregation will form in procession outside the church, the clery and coun- cil bearing the Moly Bible and sacra- mental vessels, and will march to the main_entrance, Here the service will commence and the chairman of the Building Committee, Luther W. x.mklm.. will hand the keys to the ‘When the door is unlocked lheg cession wiil enter, the clergy proceedi to the chancel, where the Bible an sacred vessels will b2 placed and the Jiturgical service will be resumed in ac- cordance with the established order of the Lutheran Church. The dedicatory sermon eached by Dr. Paul W. Xoll!r ol[ altimore, executive secretary of the Lutheran Board of Foreign Missions. Dr. W. C. Waltemyer, professor of Re- ligious Education at Gettysburg Ooll a former pastor of St. Paul's, will in the service, as will Dr. J. T. Buddlc, pastor emsritus of St. Paul's. Sunday School fo Meet. The combined Sunday schools of the former St. Paul's Church, at Eleventh and H streets, and of !Dlvhlny Ohl?l at Sixteenth and U astree! in the new church at !n lm The mnew superintendent, Henry C. Brunner, will be in charge. At 7 the Christian Bndenvor Soclety and the Luth»r League will hold their first sessions in the new chureh. The Light Brigade will meet at 6:45. At 8 o'clock vesper service will be conducted by Dr. Snyder, with ad- dresses by Drs. Waltmyer and Koller. An elaborate program of events, run- ning through the week, had originally been planned. but on account of the re- cent death of Mrs. Henry W. Snyder, the pastor’s wife, these will be omitted. Only the tormll religious services are being retain ‘Thursday evenln( at 8 o'clock a serv- fce of public confession in preparation for the holy communion will be held and on the Sunday morning 1ollowln" at 11 o'clock, the dedication will reas its climax in the celebration of ‘h' blmd sacrament of the Lord's per. 'The baptism of cmldren will aln take place at this tim ‘The services of &dlcltlon will mark the completion of & movement in.lu.\l- rated in 1926, whu:‘ the lz.mu and Epiphany congregations vo ‘merge. ‘The old buildings have continued to be used for various purposes pending the erection of the new church, but with the completion of this first unit of the new group all of the congregational ac- tivities will be centered at Connecticut avenue and Everett street. $t. Paul’'s Old Church. ‘The entire bullding project on the new site, which covers nearly half block, consists of a monumental church edifice of Indiana limestone in English Gothic type of architecture, with orypt chapel and itorium the floor and & Sunday school and parish house adjoining. The ground-floor unit is the one now being occupied, but it is expected that further construction will be resumed in the near future. St. Paul's, at Eleventh and H streets, is one of the old, historic churches of the oity, ocoupied in 1845. Church ac- tivities also were held here umll the coming of Dr. Snyder, the presen it became unsafe to crowd them into the old building. The Metr n Theater, on P street near Tenth, was then secured and has been used for morning services every sundq until the present time. The Epiphany Chapel, on U atreet, was dedicated in 1911, fl‘ll church services being combined with St. Paul's soon after the of congregations in 1926. The various church organizations have been using both churcnes a:cmdl.n: to their needs. ILw BARKER WILL SPEAK AT MISSION TOMORROW Becretary to Representative Hull of Illinois Will Be Heard at Evening Bervice. J. W. Barker. secretary to Represent- ative Hull of Illinois, will be the speaker tomorrow night in the chapel of the Central Union Mission, 613 C street. The services during the coming week will be under the auspices of the follow- ing: Monday night, the Christian En- deavor of the United Brethren Church; Tuesday night, the B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist Church; Wednesday nl.m.. the Epworth League of Epworth M. Church, South; Thursday night, the American Home Bible Institute; Friday night, the Christian Endeavor of the Church of the Piigrims, and Saturday ., the Adult Bible Class of the Special music will be furnished by the quartet from Bethlny Bupfln Church. LEAVES FOR LONDON Rev. Dr. Pulnm J. Sheen, professor o( philosophy at the Catholic Univer- is en route to England, where he vn preach every Sunday in July at ‘estminster Cathedral, London. On July 25 Dr. Sheen will deliver & sermon for the Converts' Aid Bociety, in the Oratory Church of London. This is the fifth year that he has been invited %o preach at me Bummer conferences. BAPTISTS T0 0BSERVE Father's day will be observed at XKendall Baptist tomorrow morning at the regular service. Special music has| been arranged. Rev. M. P. Gernam, the pastor, will speak at 8 pm. on “Significant Voices.” The church school will hold its an- nual picnic Tuesday at Chdpel Point. The steamer City of Washing‘on will leave the Seventh street wharf at 8:43 am. Will Discuss Llfe [} Bnrdnu “What to Do With Life's Burdens” ‘will be the subject tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Georgetown Lutheran Church, Rev. Harold E. Beatty, tgnton ‘The annual Lutheran excursion to Marshall Hall will be held Tuesday. Visiting Pastor to Preach. Rev. P. P. Samuels of Philadelphia will preach at the Priendship Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 am. Holy DR. HENRY W. SNYDER. DR. J. C. COPENHAVER WILL PREACH TWICE| Epworth Pastor Leaves Tuesday With Wife and Daughter for Europe and Holy Land. Dr. John O. Copenhaver, pastor of Bpworth Methodist Episcopal Church Bouth, will 1prna:h wmotrow morning [ ¥ at the 11 o'c] About Doing Good.” At the 8 o'clock service his sermon topic will be “When God Clothed Himself with a Man. ‘The Sunday school services will be opened at 30 The Epworth League Chapter 7 pm. lwgld wfll be conducuu by Miss Lena 'Puudly morning the pastor, his wife and daughter will leave for New York to embark Wednesday for A two-month trip of Europe and the Holy Land. In honor of the occasion at the last meet- ing of the Sunday School Council held ‘Tuesday evening on Hains Point, Dr. Copenhaver was presented with a trav- eling bag by friends and officials of the church and Sunday -chool PASTOR AND WIFE TO GO TO CHURCH CONFERENCE Rev. F. F. Shoup, resident pastor, and wife are delegates to the Free Metho- dist General Conference at Greenville, TI. Among the committees appointed is one to draft a resolution commend- atory of President Hoover's attitude to- ward prohibition and the eighteenth amendment. The attitude of the Free Methodist Church has always been solidly for pro- | *5% the | hibition. It s thought that many minor changes will be made in the church’s| mw., fl[nipllm One question to be discussed is the music, as the denomination does not have instrumental music in its churches. Another matter to come uj is the time limit for pastors, the limit now being three years. There is quite & sentiment for extending the time to five mn DR. W. A. SHELTON PICKS “THREE GRACES” THEME Dr. W. A. Shelton will preach tomor- Tow morning at Mount Vernon Place Church on “Three Graces.” At the evening urvlce Rev. H. R. Deal will Ourselves.” lm. under the direction of ge! &umng Dr. C. P. Clark. thetr services at 7 p.m. The Workers' Oouneil of the church school will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday evening. The regu- lar prayer un‘lce 'fll be wndlwud by Rev. H R. l . ‘Thursday. the Mothers' mub of the nursery d partment Friday evening u 7:45. Dr. Paul J. mermrdt will be the speak SEASON’S LAST SERVICE S ‘The closing service of the season in All Souls’ Church, Unitarian, will take place tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. ‘The minister, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, will preach on “The Renewed Spirit.” Beginning June 28 there will be Union services with the Universalist National Memorial Church and the Mount Pleas- ant Congregational Church. These services will be held in the Mount Pleas- ant Church for the first four Sundays, E.|in the Universalist Church for four Sundays beginning July 26, and in All Souls’ Church from August 23 to Sep- tember 13. ——— Former Pastor to Be Heard. Annive: services will be held to- morrow at the West Washington Bap- tist Church at 9:45 am. Mrs. Ethel M. Gregory of Clarendon will address the T. E. L. Bible Class. Rev. George E. Truett, pastor of the church 52 years ago, will preach at 11 am. on “Ebeneser.” mmuuuon of the B. Y. P. U. officers b; B.Y.P U at 8 pm. Charles B Takes “Remember” as Topic. Rev. Thomas E. Boorde at 'l'cmph ‘B.pml Church will preach on “Remem- ber” tomorrow morning. Willlam Wol- uy will J:ruem the interests of the international convention at me mflee ‘The gum's topic for the ev‘ednlnlklfll be leryk! e The midwee! ayer serv held on ’nmngy evenin; Dr. Taylor to Talk on Christ. Dr. James H. Taylor, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, tomor- row morning will continue the discus- sions on the theme of “Christ in Our Modern Life” with thelrl articular @ongregational communion will be held at 3 p. service by the cholr at 8 p.m.; Sunday | achool at 10 am.; pnyer and praise servioe Tuseday at S pm. 0 oo '_Frlends Meeting Orthodox Jfll&m"h N.W. for Worship. . Pray - 1811 Eze 8t N.W. am—girst Day Scheol 21:00 8.m. ing tor w“. riends Meeting of Washington (8111 Tierids Avens Mg, o Wophip Birst, Bee (WUR: 'l ipteresisd are weicome. lock service on “Who Went | 1) 7 | Bell, INSUMMER SCHOOL six Downtown Denomina- tions to Co-operate in Four- Week Course. Beveral downtown churches will co- ir an interdenominational vaca chutch school, to be hiK In tln ot Chureh, - Bistaenth, streets, for four 'em fiou to July 3. churches |re Luther Place Me- Foundry Methodist New York Avenue Presbyterian, enant.] Presbyterian, ‘Swedenbor- glan and National City Christian. Mrs. Stokes I8 Direstor. Mrs. Mildred Shelton Stokes of the Mount Vernon Place Met it pal Church South will be the direc of the school. Mrs. Amy O. Ywnl [ mcher in the public schools and 1 _of the Ninth ar.rm cnmm.n Church will have charge of the beginner children, ‘Rosalie Melton, head of children’s division of the N-t'.hrul City Christian Chutch, Methodist will have charge of th! ment. Open fo All Children, The school 18 open to all children between the ages of 4 and 13 years. They will assemble at § o'clock ucn day of the week except nwrflu and Evet R lowlh glble lt\ldy. play and hand- ork. mn plans to take oity. been moud the Vacation Church lchul commit- tee of the Federation of Churches, Rev. J. R. Dumeld chatrman, PASTOR TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL GAINS Dr. @. G. Johnson at National Bap- tist Church to Discuss Prog- ress in Morning. Dr. G. G. Johnson, pastor of the National Baptist Memorial Church, will speak tomcrrow st 11 am. on “Real Progress in Education,” and st 8 p.m. on “The Challenge of Communism.” At 9:30 am. when the Bible school meets, those who have completed work in the several departments will be pro- moted. Monday at 9 a.m. the Summer Bible school will open and will be in session for three weeks, to Priday of each week, from 9 am. to 12 m. for boys and girls from 3 to 16 years of The deaconesses will meet at the church Wednesday at 8 pm. The topic for the midweek service at 8 p.m. rlhy will be “Christian Educa- tion.” Friday at 7:30 p.m. the Boy Scouts, ‘Troop 43, will meet at the church. —————— BIBLE READERS’ LEAGUE HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING ‘The monthly meeting of the National and Internationsl Community liblu Readers’ League, Inc., was held Monda. in_the offices at 1108 Vermont lvmue d ;.ynrnna mnp:'mttnn%e‘;:" enf B ident showed the total membership had increased to 1,666. Col. E. L. Mattice, vice president, re- ported as chiairman of the Program ttee on the meeting held re- untly in Wilson Normal Teachers’ Col- B‘E ‘Wwhen awards were made for record ! le reading. Winners in the 1931 contest were as follows: Two awi V. Prentice, Mrs. son; one award each, Mrs. Laura A . Dollie B. Res and Carrcll Linton Mallonee. The president announced that an- other program will be given in October, ‘when the winners of the 1931 Summer contest will receive awards. Any one desiring to enter this contest may do so, and should apply to the league, care of Box 3075 U street station, for further information. Sermon on Christianity Asked. At the nzrvlc- of Lincoln Congre. the Ywn. People’s C. E. Boehl I’ill cnnducE the mm: ‘The subject discussion will be “How Decide of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. Plans Two Sermonl. ‘Tomorrow will be Rally day at Sec- Congregational Mount Pleasant Columbia Rd. at 14th N.W. Rev. Russell J. Clinchy Minister 9:30 a.m.—Church School. 11:00 a.m.~Sermon: “Building With Imperishable Materials” FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Tenth and G Streets N.W. Allen A. Stockdale, D. D., Minister Sunday Sr.lmol, 9:45 AM.; Christian Endeavor, 6:30 P.M, 11 A, M—“PICTURES OF GOD.” 8 P. M.—“THE ABUSE OF DARKNESS.” Prayer Meeting Thursday, 7:45 P.M., led by Dr. Stockdale. Subject: “The Common Christianity.” EVERY ONE -CORDIALLY INVITED f l'llll.l here sta made immortal by s each, Harvey Rose C Krabill and Mrs. O. I. Jlmle-. WASHINGTON, D. . SATfiRD'AY ' 20, ‘ '1931 St. Giles’—Stoke Pogis N _South Ilnkin.hunlhlu. 3 miles to the north of nd, The numw tolls the knefl of parting m“llo'llieng herd winds slowly o'er e ‘The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, Andfilouvu the world to darkness and me. Amid the quiet of this country ceme- tery, Gray penned his “Elegy Written in & Country Church Yard.” And it is here that he lies buried beside his mother, while in Stoke Park, which adjoins the burying grounds, stands his monument. ‘Thomas Gray was born in 1716. Father and mother d, and he, the survivor of 12 chil , was educated at Eton. There he became intimate of Horace Walpole, Richard West and Thomas Ashton, students like himself, who gained the name of “The Quad- ruple Alllance.” He traveled through Europe and the Latin countries, and came back to London to find his mother retired to Stoke Pogls. There he visited her frequently. St. Qlles, the little country church of the Elegy, 1s & small quaint struc- ture, showing portions of Norman, early English and later-day _architecture. Within is a cf led tomb and brasses of the fourteenth and fifteenth cen- turies extolling the family of m lloleyn- A passage, or cloister, original stained giass windows, toward the anclent manor house. the south is Hastings Chapel. Always a student, Ony spent his days in Stoke with his mother on his trips down London. Then OPEN-AIR EVENSONG SPEAKER 1S NAMED === Dr. Ze Bamney Phillips Will Preach at Cathedral Service Tomorrow. ; LR 23 he became associated with Pembroke ing College and later with Cambridge Uni- versity, where he served at the time | of his death in 1771, West End cottage, during his country sojourns, still stands in Stoke Court, though in somewhat altered form. Burnham Beeches, & wooded tract of 375 acres 3 miles to the northwest, has now been given over to public It was a favorite Tetreat of Gray's, and he extolls it in n1lcmr to Hona ‘Walpole written in Smith and th The Manor House at Stoke Pogis| "ok, Wwhs memorialized by the poet in verse m known than his Elegy. It is “The :ewm«m 1931, Publishers Syndieate.) DR. W. S. ABERNETHY PLANS TWO SERMONS “He Restoreth My Soul” and “Miracle That Failed” Will Be Calvary Baptist Topics. Dr. W. 8. Abernethy will preach both the morning and evening sermons at Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow. “He Restoreth Soul,” s the subject of the moming sermon. M the 8 o'clock service Dr. Abernethy will preach on “The Miracle That Failed.” The usual Sunday un w\n be observed. At 6 ‘Tuesday the Primary dinner 'fll be )llld in Marshall Hall. ‘The Tuesday Evening Ohristian En- deavor soeh:y. under the lead of Miss Gene Doyle, will meet at 8 o'clock ‘Tuesday. The deacons and pastor of Calvary will meet those desiring to unite with the church at 7:30 p.m. Thurldly BIBLE CLASS OUTING ‘Through the ocourtesy of C. Clinton James and Fred Rhodes the James class n(mumudmmo(mmm Wl\ Church was invited to spend afternoon at the Woodberry Coun- H’y Olub of Maryland. The men's uuu Bible classes of Fifth Church entertained the man members of the James and Sisson classes at & banquet Wednesday night. Dr. J. Homer | | Councllor of Calvary Church was guest The ‘class has ed its trip Indnflnlfiely to the Wm Orphanage in Maryland CHEVY CHASE Chevy Chase Circle Minister. .—Ohurch School. ~The Ciyde Keily Bible OClass. —Morning worship. The METROPOLITAN Fourth and B Sireets S.E. Rev. FREELEY ROHRER, Minister. B Bt bet, 191D & 30tk Sta. N.W. Rev. J. Harvey Dunham, Paster. 11:00 AM. of Faith.” g 8:00 P “The Two Reporis.” Music by the Quartet. Wallace Memorial (U. P.) New Hamsshire Ave, & Randoish Dr. Harol P. Morgan, 11 n.l'l’ a.m.~Morning Worship. DR. S1Z00 TO SPEAK “Losing Perspective” and “Right Thinking” Sermon Themes. At the New York Avenue Presby- terian Ch J ject “Losing Pmpecuu p.m. service he will speak Thursday st 8 p.m. the preparatory service to the Lord's supper will be observed, after which those who de- sire to unite with the church by let- ter of transfer or uyon Pprofession of faith may meet with the session. The board of deacons will hold its final meeting Monday evening, June 20, at 8 ocbek at the home of nrry ‘Wurdeman, 3711 Morrison streef e ew Yo a Union Theclogical ry on the occasion of the pastors’ conference. Preshyterian CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN Southera Gemeral Assembly Intersection of 19th and 1sth and Rev. JAMES H. TAYLOR. \3:30 2.m —8unday School 1:00 rning worship. Church of the Pilgrims On the Parkway At 22d and P Sts. N.W. Rev. Andrew R. Bird Minister Sunday Worship 11 AM. and 7:45 PM. Conducted by the Minister Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital A Cordial Welcome to All EASTERN Md. Ave. and Sixth St. NE. l'vAltnll.llmm.D D, Paster THE WAYMARKS." "fl::. Service by Cherus COVENANT-FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURC Connecticut Ave. and N St. N.W. Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney Minister Morning Worship at 11 am. Subject: “Beside the Rivers of the Bible.” Dr. McCariney Preaching. ‘Thursda ing Service at 8 PM. Y. McOartney Preachine. New York - Avenue Church 13th & H & N. Y. Ave. Ministers Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, D. D. Rev. Andrew M. Brodie, 8. T. D. 11:00 A.M. “Losing Perspective” 8:00 P.M. “Right Living” GUNTON-TEMPLE Peck Mcmoriul Clnpol P e oy subj :|New Day.” At the evunln( m nn ‘Measuring HnDul' ill spesk on Spiritualist ELISABETH McDONALD M ll l‘ll aflnl’z'l' n ~*MRS, RIZPAH ELDON 1336 Mass. Ave. N.W. At Thomas Circle, over Péopies Drug Brore. tus essa .('.ll #—.fl‘ummn s, Vol S, ! THE WHITE CROSS %“Tii e Synodical Luther League, the presidents of the various districts and ‘Washington - LeAguers who will [ & il & e ———— Methodint Protestant R S s TRRR, Rhode Island Ave. First and Rhode Istand Ave. N.W, Rev. R. Y. Nicholson, Minister Sunday School at 9:40. 1 am—~— “Jesus and His First Appointment” “God Turns Adversity. Into Service” Christian Endeaver Societies, 7 P.M. Southern Methodism’s Representative Church Mass. Ave, NW. W. A. Shelton, D. D. Pastor 9:30 a.m.—Sunday School. 11:00 AM.— “An Old Religion for a New Day” Dr. B. P. Shuler. 8:00 P.M.— “MEASURING OURSELVES” Rev. H. B. Deal. WELCOME TO STRANGERS EPWORTH . Avemwe NE. Dr. Joha C. Copenhaver Pastor Himeelf With a Man.” Sermon by the Pastor pllethodist £ McKendree 921 Massachuseits Avenne N.W. WILLIAM PIERPOINT, Pastor. 11:00 AM. “That T May Knew Mim.” 8:00 PM. “Partakers of His Glory.” ‘The Chureh WHA the Lighted Cress. Penna. Ave. and Fitth Bt. S.8. DAN L. ENNIS, D. D, Minister. DUMBARTON AVENUE Dumbarten Ave. Near Wisconsin Rev. ROBERT 8. BARNES, Minister. 8:00 p.m.—Bvening Service. BRIGHTWOOD PARK Eighth 8¢. at Jefterson N.W. HAMLINE Sixteenth at Allison Street. Rev. HASRY WILSON BURGAN, D.D. ter 45 a.m.—Church School. Connectiont Ave. and Jocelyn 5t. CHEVY CNASE, D. C. J. Pheips Hand, 9:46 a.m.—Church Bohool. 11:00 8.m.—Sermon ! Dr. D. W. Moeks, ‘su- 8 Emzmpal mm W. llcfll. Distriet n.-nmn-n FOUNDRY Sixteenth St. near P St. Frederick BrownHarris, D.D., Minister. 9:30—0Ohureh Sehool. 11:00—"Means aad 5:30—Hi-League. 45—~Epworth Leagus 8:00—“From CGeneration to Genera- Calbary Columbia Road Near Fifteenth. Mark Depp, Minister. " At Bleven O'Clock “The Stubborness of Faith” At Eight O'Clock “The Tyranny of Trifles” The Minister Preaches Metropolitan Memorial (The Natienal Methodist Chureh) Cor. Mass. and Nebraska Aves. N.W. (Mount Vermen Semisary Chapel) James Shera Montgomery * Minister 9:30—8unda! School, Hurst Tialh, Mr." Leonidas Mo- i ua! t‘mr MT. VERNON PLACE] 13th Street and North Carolina || Christudel phitan Wflv I.l ul= '@ “ll‘l. Russian ussian 1814 Riggs Place Church of the Brethren 4th and Nerth Carelins Ave. S.E. Rev. . ¥. Holsopple, D. D., Pastor Smith Tassin Classes & Pridey Livrary fi-‘ Datly Thr;::..:l.ll '..H. June 28 B oy T Open Satarday 8 te 5 P.M. b and Bye Sts. N.W. w.n—.n—-nl-m— nghtbnnm Lod(c l. l-m. of l}dny 5. 05 ¥ B nw. _Lntheran Keller Memorial Maryland Ave. and Ninth 8¢, N.E. $. T. Nicholas, D.D., Pastor Sunday Scheol at 9:30 a.m. Meorning Service at 11:00 “Joy Over Repentance” Evening Scrvicc at 7:45 Y People’s at 6:45 pm. THE HOMELIKE CHURCH LE lflln—&m, School. Classes for n:oo-m.—ll-fly Teday,” sermon by the pastor. A _Cordial Welcome to All! % Memorial Church The Gothic Gom At Thomas Circle Rev. Carl C. Rasmussen, D. D., Pastor Rev. Frank H. Cluts, Asst. Paster At the 11 o'clock service to- using as his theme, 55prne:-blm s of the Atonement Korth Capitel & R. L Ave. Services. 11.A.M. and P)l 8. Sunt AM. ST. PAUL’S Conn. Ave. and Everett St. N.W. Rev. Heary W. Sayder, D.D., Pastor Service of Dedication Younr h-'lu luml-. 700 PIL Prearatery Sorgiggs Tharsder, Dr. Sayder Illl and speak “Our Ministering Angels” Missouri Synod 4th and E Sts. N.W.