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SERES ONSINNES | T0 BE CONTRED Dr. John C. Copenhaver to Talk on Jesus’ Treatment: of Lawless Woman. PAUL IN ROME. Acts, xxxv.1-12; xxviil.16-31. Golden text—"I can do all things in Him that strengtheneth 'me.”—Philipians, iv.13. Dr. John C. Copenhaver, pastor of| washington has welcomed during the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church|past’ week Forelgn Minister Dino South, Thirteenth street and North|Grandi of Italy. When Paul expressed Carolina_avenue northeast, Wil preach | nis desire to visit Rome that city tomorrow morning on “What Happened i ield the position which Washington to the Man With a Grateful Heart”| holds today, as the world's capital. and at 8 p.m. the second of & series of | payl's passion to reach Rome was due to the fact that there he believed he four, “How Jesus Treated Great Sm-!‘ ners,” the subject of which will be * Jesus Treated the Lawless Woman.” Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Miss Mapha O'Flaherty will conduct the Ep- worth League at 7 o'clock, the subject being “Thanksgiving’ The Epworth League will conauct the services in the Central Union Mission Wednesday eve- ning. The Epworth League business meeting ow Ep will be held in the church Tues- day evening. This church will be the host to the congregations of six of the churches on’ Capitol Hill in the joint annual Thanks- giving service Thursday at 10:30 e.m The churches taking part will be East- ern Presbyterian, Epworth M. E. South, Douglas M. E., Ingram Memorial Con- tional Church, Kellar Memorial eran and the Ninth Street Chris-, tian Church. The sermon will be preach- r?by Rev. Prederick V. Fisher, pastor of the Ingram Memorial Congregational Church. There will be no Thursday evening prayer meeting. The church is engaged in a “friendly visitation” of ‘'members of the congre- gation, in which all families of the con- gregation are being visited by a team of two persons. W. C. Purr, who has could influence the Roman Empire to | accept the gospel, which has slowly ( but surely becn changing the character of men and the destiny of nations , throughout the centuries. If they had accepted and adopted the principles | of Paul the world would have been | sa the trials of recent and other | years, because they have not given | Christianity a complete chance to guide {the affairs of men and nations. | Paul never planned to reach Rome | at the expense of the empire, &s a | prisoner, but following the plot of his | foes to murder the apostle he had| been sent to Caesarea to insure his safety. His enemies had tried in vain | to persuade the Roman officials to turn | his case over to them while he was held a prisoner in that city. Although | he probably enjoyed a great deal of | liberty and was permitted to meet his | friends, we know of nothing being ac- complished by Paul for about two years, | except that he faced illcgal trials that would have resulted in his freedom, if he had not used his right as a Roman citizen to appeal to Caesar. His ap- pearance before the kings and court while in Caesarea gave him an op- charge of the visitation with the pastor, | portunity to reveal his courage and has announced that there are 45 teams | passion to win souls for Christ Jesus. at work and that the work will be com- | During his journey to Rome Paul was pleted by the last of the month. | extended every possible courtesy by the The Sewing 'Circle has announced | Roman officials who had charge of the that, owing to the demand for increased ! prisoners, so that he enjoyed the privi- activities, the present equipment is not lege of meeting the disciples at a num- | tial ranks in the city. sufficient. Mrs. Mary L. Barnes, 1025 D street northeast, is requesting the | donation of one or more sewing machines in order that its facilities may be suf- fielent for the tasks. R S PASTOR FROM INDIA T0 GIVE SERMONl Dr. Earl Rugg Will Tell Experi- ence at Brightwood Park Meth- odist Tomorrow Morning. 1 Dr. Earl Rugg of India will be the preacher tomorrow morning in Bright- | ‘wood Park Methodist Episcopal Church, ' Bighth and Jefferson streets. The | pastor, Rev. 8, Carroll Coale, will par-' ticipate. “God's Arithmetic” will be the title of the children's story. Provisions | of all kinds will be recéived at this| service for the Methodist Home for the | The_Epworth League meets at 6:45 | pm. W. Edward 1 will conduct the second of a series of discussions on the | = for Jesus.” The Oxford | League will meet at the same time. A service in the interest of the young people of the community will be at flj pm. The minister’s theme will be “Heart Ventures.” The Men’s Bible Class will hold = business and social meeting at Social even! ing. be a Thanksgiving day y at 10:30 am. The h on “The Soul of annusl eollection for the Methodist Home for the Aged will be_received at this service. '!'h: Girl Scouts, Miss Helen Leach, brw &’ 7 pm. ‘There Wi tmaster, at UNION M. E. PASTOR ANNOUNCES THEMES Rev. Herman McKay Will Preach on “Reading the 8igns of the Eternal” in Morning. “Reading the Signs of the Eternal” is the theme tomorrow morning in Union Methodist Episcopal Church, ‘Twentieth street near Pennsylvania by Rev. Herman McKay, minister. | The Young People's social, at 5:45 o'clock, will be followed by the Epworth Leagus mee! . Carroll 8mith will be the leader, and the topic will be “Faith in a World of Science.” This topic is to be developed further by the pastor at 8 o'clock in his sermon “At the Cen- u:):f %:kaii‘v‘ersc i nl ving day the congrega- tion will unite with that of the !Vrvegu- ern Presbyterian Church in its new church home for a service at 11 o'clock. Rev. James Harvey Dunham of the ‘Western Presbyterian Church, will preach. SERMON ONE OF SERIES Rev. Homer A. Kent to Preach on 4Greatest Romance of Age.” Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the First Brethren Church, will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow on the subjact, “The Greatest Romance of the Ages.” ‘This will be in continuation of a series of Sunday morning scrmons on the Book of Ephesians. At 7:45 pm, his subject will be, f Jesus Came to Your Home. What? Beginning Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock and continuing for three weeks, the church will engage in an evan- gelistic meeting, with Evangelist Paul Miller of Berne, Ind, and secre- tary of the Home Mission Board of the Brethren denomination, as the His Tuesday night sermon The Curse That Is On T. L. JEFFORDS TO SPEAK Attorney Will Address Men's Class at Fraucis Asbury. “The Conquest of Rome by Christi- anity” will be the subject of an address delivered by Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords to the men's Bible class of Francis As- bury Methodist Episcopal Church Sotith, Sixteenth near Lamont street, at B:45 am At its annual business meeting the following officers were elected: Presi- dent, T. 8. Settle; vice president, W. T. Roberts; secretary, Harry N. Watts, and treasurer, John B. Cross. J. W. Qull- edge was appointed chairman of the Religious Committee and R. Frederick Hateher, chairman of the Soctal Com- mittee 'PLANS TWO SERMONS Rey. J. H. Dunbam to Preach at . Western Presbyterian, Ab the Western Presbyterian Church the pastor, Rev. J. H. Dunham, will preach on “The Most Beautiful Com- mandment” at the morning service. ‘The pastor's evening sermon will be on_“The Threefold Appeal.” ‘The first Thanksgiving day service will be held in the new Western Church ‘Thanksgiving day, at 11 o'clock. The Unfon Methodist Church will join in this service, and the pastor, Rev. H. Mc- . will preside. The sermon will be hed by Rev. Mr. Dunham. | Unitarian Association Official Also | ber of places en route. The story of his journey is one of the most thrill- ing portions of Acts and of Paul's life. Luke's narrative of that voyage has been tried by every test known to mod- ern historians and its accuracy has been clearly established. Reaching Rome. Paul's personality and power was fre- quently demonstrated during that thrill- ing voyage and the months they watted | for transportation upon the Island of | Melita, that has been identified as| Malta. This explains the attitude of | Julius, who allowed Paul to spend a| week with the Christians, who wel- | comed the apostle when he arrived | at Puteoli, the principal port Southern Italy. This gave them an op- portunity to notify the church in Rome of Paul's coming, for they sent a dele- gation to welcome the apostle at the market of Appius, which was 40 miles away from Rome. Another delegation met Paul at the Three Taverns, which was 10 miles nearer. These disciples were not his converts. although they knew of his work and worth. Their words filled the apostle with gratitude 80 thet he thanked God and took courage. He marched along the Ap- pian Way and entered Rome more like a conqueror than a isoner. The members of the church Rome, made up largely of gentiles, were more con- siderate of his needs than the leaders | in Jerusalem had’ been. Entering the world's capital of his| day, the apostle was permitted to hire a house, where he was kept a prisoner while waiting for his trial. This home was probably located near the prae- torian barracks, which was localed “on the east of the city, near the Viminal Gate,” so that the soldlers who were chained to the apostle could be relieved about every four hours. Paul used this dicap as an avenue to gruch the gospel, and so great was his success that he wrote to the Philipplans that his imprisonment had “turned out to the furtherance of the goods news.” Paul arranged at the earliest possible of | back to’his owner, Philemon, in Colosse. THE EVENING Sunday School Lesson y Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. moment for & conference with the lead- ing members of the Jewish colony. This gave him an opportunity to explain to them the circumstances and conditions that had combined to make him a pris- oner in Rome. It gave them the priv- tlege of meeting a man whose scholar- ship, spirituality and service proved be- yond any question that he was a master of the Scriptures and an original inter- preter of their teachings. At their re- quest another meeting was held. This was largely attended and he spoke unto them from morning until night con- cerning his experience, “testifying about the Kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the l&w of Moses and from the prophets. An eminent scholar has pointed out that in view of the warning with which he closed, Paul may have failed to win many in this conference, which was his first effort to secure in Rome new dis- ciples for the Lord Jesus. Prison Ministry. @ Duri the time that Paul was a pris- oner i‘:‘Rome he used his lodgings or home as & meeting place, where he taught all who came day and night the truths of Christfanity. Ramsay, who is in all probability one of the greatest students, if not the leading -authority, on all matters toncerning the life and labors of Paul, claims that this impris- onment could not have been more than two years. At the end of that time, he would be free unless there was some per- son present to press a charge against him, and prove the same. He took advan- tage of every opportunity to present the Gospel to every possible person. He won converts among the soldlers as- signed to be chained to him. His group of followers was expanded by the co- operative efforts of the members of the church in Jerusalem. He had no part in its foundation, but during his two years there as a prisoner he was suc- cessful in adding many to their number including some from the most influen- We learned something of his work during this period from the four prison letters that he went to the churches at this time—Ephesians, Philippians, Co- lossians and Philemon. He recognized that the limitations placed upon him by his imprisonment had increased his in- fluence for the Master. There was a general recognition of his innocence of any crime, and that his imprisonment was due to his faith. He was conscious that God was filling him with His Spirit and this made him courageous in speaking ‘This fact Influ- enced others to be aggressive for Christ Jesus and His church. While we are certain of the wide influence he exerted during his prison ministry, the name of only one person that Paul won at| this perlod has come to us. Onesimus, a slave, was won for Christ and sent Paul was aided in his ministry by a roup of former helpers. Aquila and riscilla were among the number there | with whom he had close and intimate fellowship. Luke and Aristarchus had accompanied him from Caesarea. When he sent his letter to the Philippians and to the Colossians, Timothy and Mark were with him. Epaphroditus, the min- ister of the Philipplan Church, had | brought Paul material assistance from | that church, and Anesiphorus, who was a member of the Ephesian Church, proved of considerable IY to the apos- tle at this time, but Paul did not say anything that would aid us in deter- mining whether it was of a spiritual or material nature. i After his release from prison, he probably took a missionary journey that carried him into Spain. His second imprisonment did not result as favor- ably. A great cathedral marks the spot where he died as a martyr for the faith. A damp prison cell is shown to_tourists today as the one where he suffered in his old age because of his loyalty to| Christ and love of the Lord Jesus. Up to the very end of his days, Paul was an alert winner of souls. Probably Luke wrote his gospel and the Acts in con- nection with Paul's defense during his first imprisonment that teaches us to say with him: “I can do all things in | Him that strengtheneth me.” EDUCATION DIRECTOR WILL BE AT SERVICE ‘Will Be Guest at Tea for Church Parents. Rev. Edwin Fairley, associate director | of the department of religious educa- | tion, American Unitarian Assosciation, will be present at the Thanksgiving | service of All Souls' Church School in | Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets, tomorrow at 9:45 o'clock. Mr. | Pairley will also be the guest of honor | at a tea for church school parents and teachers at 4 o'clock. He will speak at the book ehat at 5:30 o'clock, and also | address the Young People’s Fireside | Circle, which will meet for the first time this season at 6:30 o'clock. There will be a dinner meeting of the teach- | ers and officers of the school Monday at which Mr. Fairley will be the speaker. At the 11 o'clock morning_services, the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, cn_ “Giving Thanks— | Nevertheless.” The union Thanks- | PASTOR PICKS THEME OF MORNING SERMON Dramatic Club at All Saints’' Epis- copal Church in Chevy Chase Plans Christmas Play. “Life Viewed and Reviewed” will be Rev. Henry Teller Cocke’s sermon | theme at the 11 o'clock service Sunday | in All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Chevy Chase circle. There will be holy communion at 7:30 o'clock and at 30 the Sunday school classes for the i younger children, The men's Bible | class, in charge of Judge Ralph Given, will meet at 9:45 o'gock, and at the | same hour the women's Bible class, | under the leadership of Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, | The young people will meet at 6:15 | p.m. in the parish hall for_supper and a service following. Miss Betty Cocke will preside. | At 4 o'clock there will be a baptismal | | service for the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Poland and on Thanksgiv- ing day for the child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Eisenman, | The Rector's Ald, of which Mrs George W. Harris is chairman, will | meet Tuesday morning, when plans giving service with neighboring churches will be held Thursday morning at the Universalist National Memorial Church. | Among other meetings _scheduled | during the week will be a meeting of | the Women's Alliance, Friday, at 11 | o'clock. Mrs. Ulysses G. B. Plerce will | speak. DR. BARRETT IS SPEAKER IN CATHOLIC RADIO HOUR Will Deliver Second and Conclud- ing Sermon in Series, Discuss- ing “Catholic Education.” ‘The Washington Catholic Radio Hour will be broadcast tomorrow, at § o'clock, from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, through Station WOL. ‘These weekly services, which are under the direction of Father Hurney, include the special Lourdes devotions at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, in the church. Father Hurney will be assisted at the blessing of the sick by Rev. J. &elly Reese and Rev. Stanley A. Czyz. Dr. John 1. Barrett, superintendent of archdiocesan schools, will deliver his second and concluding sermon at thi. service. His subject Is “Catholic Edu cation.” Dr. Barrett, before his appointment as an official of the archdiocese, was con- nected with St. Patrick’s Church here in the city as assistant rector. Rev. Matthew J Helmig, of the Fathers of tne Precious Blood, will preach the novena in honor of the Im- maculate Conception from November clally from Cartagena, Ohio, for this ‘novena. Dr. John Keating Cartwright is scheduled for the entire month of January. PLAN UNION SERVICES Baptist Churches to Join Thursday in Thanksgiving Program. The Thanksgiving service, with Baptist churches of the District partici- {)aung, will be held in Calvary Bap- st Church Thursday at 10 o'clock. Rev. C. R. Ferguson of Wisconsin Avenue Church will preach the sermon. 30 to December 8. He is coming espe- | i Benene the will be made for the annual bazaar, | December 2. The rector will preach a special Thanksgiving day sermon Thursday at 11_o'clock. The Senior Dramatic Club, of which Harold Dotterer is the leader, met | | Wednesday evening at the rectory. The | club is planning to give a play during | Christmas week. i ' NEW SERIES TO START | Dr. Z. B. Pu ture Sermons at Epiphany. | At the Church of the Epiphany Sun- | day evening Dr. z. B. Phillips will | inaugurate a series of lecture-sermons, | continuing for several months on the | | general theme “The Development of | the Doctrine of God and Immortality as Revealed in the Great Religions of | the World.” Owing to the many ques- tions arising in the present day in | regard to a belief in God and immor-~ | tality. it has ben deemed wise to estab- | lish first the historical background for | such belief and second, in view of the | remarkable progress in comparatively | | recent years of modern science, to give illips Announces Lec- S | some reasons for the faith this is in us.| days, but it was the center of secular | ~Hence, this course of lecture-serxons |is designed to “strengthen the e jand lengthen the cords” of fait] ot |only in God but man's eternal d y {in a world of confusion | The subject Sunday night will be in the nature of an introduction to the general theme. The services will close at 9 o'clock. TO SPEAK Dr. Harris E. Starr to Be at Cleve- | SUBSTITUTE land Park Congregational. Dr. Harris E. Starr will preach to- morrow at the Cleveland Park Con- regational Church in the absence of , Rev, George Farpham. His lll?fiel is ;”l'lu Judgment.” will 5] Thanksgiving service be_held Thursday at 10:50 am. Edward Carvin has been named gen- eral chairman of the every member enlistment campaign, which® will take ' place Novembes to December 6. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY. Practicing Church Co-operation BY REV. W. L. DARBY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, FEDERATION OF CHURCHES. N 40 major American cities there are federations or councils of churches with employed secretaries and a staff- of workers. About as many more have useful organizations with volunteer leadership. Each is independent and self-governing. Appropriate committees devolp and carry forward a program for united effort adapted to local conditions and to changing situations. In most cities particular congregations join individually, but in some places denominations enter as a whole. This movement is now 20 years old and has amply proved its usefulness—more, its vital importance—to the religious life of our courtry. ‘Washington is fairly typical. Here we have & @rong federation, operating this year under the presidency of Bishop Willlam F. McDowell. In general charge is an Executive Committee comprising members of the 20 denominations having co-operating churches —65 persons in all, among them leading ministers, laymen and laywomen. Fourteen committees, with a total membership of over 300 people, are responsible for seeing that the many activities agreed upon are followed through successfully. The Woman's Council, whose membership ex- ceeds 2,000, is an important factor, binding together women from the various communions in a most effective way. From the funds it raises the Juvenile Court worker is supported, a third of the salary of the hospital worker is paid, and numerous other valuable things nredl;nder&kuenbé!nmtllycelch fi)l/-ec:r, o As a city needs a mber of Commerce, WOSWSLIORY. Poarasor Tné’e, for business and a Council of Social Agencies for welfare work, so does it require such an agency as the federation through which the Protestant churches may actually practice the spirit of Christlan co-operation in worship, planning and service. The 115 churches in its fellowship are able to do in concert what no congregation or denomination could possibly accomplish alone. The familiar phrase “in union there is strength” certainly applies here in a very practical Through the 12 years of its history the local organization has proved itself to be a going concern and has won an established place in our RESOURCES THENE BAPTSTS 10 HERR SERMONS BY TW NOVEMBER 21, Rev. Russel J. Clinchy, minister, will gmch tomorrow morning in the Mount | 'leasant Congregation: Church on | “Far-reaching Resources.” Economic conditions in Russia will be' described by Dr. Mordecal Ezekiel, a| member of the staff of the Federal Farm Board, at the session of the Adult Forum at 10 o'clock tomorrow | morniny ‘The subject of Dr. Ezekiel's | talk An Economist's Impression of | Russls The young people’s organizations will meet tomorrow evening. Members of the Young People’s Forum will hear an illustrated talk on_ “Ramblings Through Palestine,” by Miss Eleanor | Bonner, director of Religious Education | at the National Memorial Universalist Church. A program will be presented to the members of the Young People's | Discussion Group. Dr. Loren Johnson will address the officers and teaching staff of the church school Tuesday evening on “The Prob- | lems of Children.” | lembers of the church will unite | with six other churches in a Thanks- | glving service Thursday morning at the National Memorial Universalist Church. Rev. Mr. Clinchy will preach on “Thankfulness Which Crusades.” REV. EARL M. RUGG | WILL GIVE SERMON Minister From India to Preach at Foundry Methodist Church Tomorrow. Rev. Earl M. Rugg of Lahore, India, will preach tomorrow night at Foundry | Methodist Episcopal Church. His sub- Ject is “The Future of India.” Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, the pastor, will preach at the morning service on | “Pralse God From Whom All Bleulngs! Flow.” Union Thanksgiving service of Met- ropolitan and Foundry Methodist Epis- copal Churches will be held in Foun- | dry Church Thursday at 11 am.| Blshug William Praser McDowell will preach the sermon and Dr. James | Shera Montgomery and Dr. Harris will | participate in the services. | This service in Foundry this year will Include the service heretofore held by Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church when located at John Marshall place and C street, usually attended by Vice President Curtis and other high officials of the Government, who have been invited to this service. | The special collection will be devoted | to the Methodist Home for the Aged. TAKEN BY PASTR Rev: R. J. Clinchy to Deliver Sermon to Mount Pleas- ant Congregation. Rev. Speak on “What Shall | Render Unto the Lord.” Rev. W. 8. Abernethy, pastor, will preach at Calvary Baptist Church to- morrow morning on “What Shall I Render Unto the Lord?” At 8 o'clock Rev. J. Woodman Babbit, associate :ninister of the Church of the Cove- nant, will preach on “Where Do We Go From Here?” ‘The Youths' Missionary programs will follow the assembly and worship period in Junior Church tomorrow morning, in accordance with the fourth Sunday schedule. ‘White Cross work day will be held Tuesday at 10 am. in the Sunday school library. The mid-week prayer meeting will be held Tuesday evening in wm- tion with the Tuesday evening - tian_Endeavor Soclety on account of the Thanksgiving holiday. ‘The Baptist Young Peoples’ Union will hold a tea in Burrall Hall tomor- row at 5:30 o'clock. The monthly meeting of the Adult Department will be held Tuesday at 7 o'clock in the church parlor. ‘The Young Pfll){llu' Department will hold a party in Kendall Hall Saturday evening. HDMELAND.IS THEME AT CALVARY CHURCH Dr. Mark Depp to Deliver Two Sermons Tomorrow to Meth- odist Congregation. “The Homeland” will be the theme of the scrmon at the Sunday morning service at Calvary Methodist Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street. Dr. Mark Deep will also preach at the evening service, when the subject of his address will be: “When Jesus Repels.” Members of the men's class will par- ticipate. ‘The young people will be entertained by the Eldbrooke young people at Eld- brooke M. E. Church, Wisconsin avenue and River road. They will leave Cal- vary Church at 5:30 p.m. Fellowship hour will be from 6 to 7 o'clock, fol- lowed by the devotional meeting. The Thanksgiving service will be held at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Dr. Dr. , secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, will preach at the morning service November 29 and at the evening service Senator Simeon D. Pess, Ohio, will deliver the address. 1931. Activities in Local Churches The emnual flfih’. win ann dey services be held st hnyA. M. E. Zion h tomorrow. Dr. Spurgeon Davis at 11 am. and 8 pm. Rev. McCoy is the pastor. tist Church, New Jersey avenue and Q street, November 26, commencing at noon, Congress Sireet Methodist Protestant. ‘The Harrison Bible class will meet K on “Paul in Rome.” R. F. Leather wood have charge of the and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome. Thanksgiving services will be ob- o ven by the young people of Cheflyd.ll:‘l‘eth:{lm Protes- testant Church at 8 p.m. Prayer meet- ing Thursday. It is Ladies’ Aid night. New Bethel Baptist. Special services will be held tomor- row, when Rev. 8. P. Thompson of Massachusetts will preach at 11 a.m Bible School, 9:30 a.m.; Christian En: deavor, 6:30 p.m.; preaching, 8 p.m. Good Will Baptist. ‘The topics of Dr. James L. Pinn for Sunday are: Morning, “The Great Urge In Personality; “The Unity Christ Wants in His urch.” Ministers to Meet. The Presbyterian Ministers’ tion of Washington and vicinity meet Monday at 11 o'clock at the New York Presbyterian Church. Dr, Wil- liam A. Reld, trade adviser of the Pan- American Union, will speak on ‘‘The Organization and Activities of the Pan- American Union.” Ministers of the city, regardless of denominational af- filiation, are invited to attend. Second Baptist. ‘The pastor, Rev. J. L. 8. Holloman, will preach tomorrow 11 a.m. on “The Unlimited Possibilities of Spiritual Power” and in the evening on “Abiding in God.” Bible school, 9:30 am.; B. Y. P. U, 6 pm. Healing Mission. ‘The next service of the St. 's Healing Mission will be ."hd.v’e- ning at 8 o'clock at the Church of St. Stephen and the Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton streets. evening, Lincoln Congregational. At the services Sunday morning Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak from the sub- ject, “Why Shouild I Be Thankful?” At 6:45 p.m. the Young People’s Chris- tian Endeavor Society will present a program. At 8 p.m. the United Order of Tents of J. R. G. and J. U. will hold its annual meeting. Dr. Brooks will preach the annual sermon. Howard University. Dr. William Lloyd Imes, minister of the St. James' Presbyterian Church, | New York City, will speak at the re- liglous services at 11 o'clock Sunday morning in Andrew Rankin chapel. | There will be no service November 29 on accountwf the Thanksgiving holiday. Volunteers of America. Lieut. Col. Frank H. Wise, regional commander, will on “Hidden Blessings” at the mission, 471 Pennsyl- vania avenue, tomorrow at 3 o'clock. A special Thanksgiving program will be conducted by Staff Lieut. Junia Ingram. French Services. Dr. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation, which worships .| by the holy communion. will | talk _tomorrow on at St. John's Church, Lafayette square, every , will preach to- y afternoon, morTow at 4 o'clock on “L’homme et le Sabbat.” Metropolitan A. M. E. Dr. Willam H. Thomas will preach Sunday on “The Why of Un- belief.” the 8 o'clock service Dr. F. R. G. Snelson, superintendent of missions in the West Indies, will preach on “The New Challenge of Chris- tianity.” Church school, 9:30 am.; Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. terial Alliance, Tuesday noon. Thanksgiving _services Thursday, 11 a.m.; sermon by Dr. followed Epiphany Chapel. Rev. Francis Yarnall will have for his subject tomorrow morning, “Why ‘We Make Such a Mess of Things.” The evening subject is, “The Keynote of the Lord's Prayer.” Visitation Services. There will be a visitation of the Daughters of the King to Grace Church, Ninth and D streets southwest, Mon- day, at 8 pm. Third Baptist. Dr. George O. Bullock's topie tomor- row is, “The Church at Ephesus.” Sun- day morning prayer meeting, 6:30 to 7:30 o'clock; Bible school, 9:15 am Junior C. E. 8, 4 pm; 1. C. E. 8, pm.; Senjor C. E. 8, 6 pm.; prayer meeting Tuesday, 8 to 10 pm.; Y. P. prayer meeting Thursday, 8 to 9 pm. St. Columba’s Episcopal. Rev. E. A. LeMoine, the rector, will Bhould Knq 'l'hlnk"l:l Ch\{‘r.c will oul ow."” Ly be celebrated by communion at 8 a.m. and a special service at 10:30 am. Friendship Baptist. “Hannah and Samuel” will be the subject of a special sermon to the Sun- day school by Rev. B. H. Whiting to- morrow at 11 am. A special sermon will be dellvered to the Willing Work- ing Club at 8 pm. The Thanksgiving day services will be as follows: Prayer and praise meeting at 6 am. A union nksgiving service between the Providence Baptist Church and the TFrien Baptist Church at the lat- ter churct ;t 11 mA A Thanksgiving dinner af .m. special program rendered at Y. W. C. A. Services. Rev. A. L. Stevenson of Salem, Va, will conduct a special program with a talk on “Hymnology” n;;ymmlne to Tha iving day at the Young Wom- en’s Christian Association, Seventeenth and K streets, tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Fifth Baptist. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach to- morrow morning on “Our Task” and will be assisted in a practical demon- stration of the “Mission of the Church” Christmas Bazaar. The Ladies’ Guild of the Church of the Incarnation, Fourteenth and Gal- latin streets, will hold its annual Christmas D ber 2 from 3 to 10 p.m. per will be served. St. Andrew’s Services. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will ig_service Thursday parish has materially increased. PLAN “HOMECOMING” AT BETHESDA CHURCH Norwood Parish to Welcome For- mer Members Thanksgiv- ing Day. Norwood Parish of Bethesda, Md., will celebrate on Thanksgiving day on “Old Home Coming.” 8t. John's, the parish church, is located at the junc- tiorr of Bradley lane and Wisconsin avenue. Its history dates back to 1836, when it was carved out of the old Rock Creek parish so ntly identified with the early history of the Protestant Episcopal Church in North America. It is the plan to invite all those who have at any attended St. John's Church in the parish to return on Thanksgiving day at a service to be held at 10:30 a.m. Several of the for- mer rectors of the parish have been in- vited and some have signified their intention to attend this anniversary service. Famous Churches of the World | |METROPOLITAN T0 HEAR St. Paul’s Cathedral, London OST famous, perhaps. of Lon- don's nistoric buildings—and | one of the places visited by | every conscientious traveler— is historic St. Paul's Cathedral. was 1L the center of Lon- life in medieval M Not onl; don's _ecclesiastical life as well. .In vhe northeast corner of its churchyard, at the spot marked by St. Paul's cross, the citizenry gathered when the aiarum bell was rung. ‘Through its spacious grounds and walks the gentry strollzd in the afternoon sun and displayed their rich dress and jewels to envious sightseers. It was, indeed, a show place of show places. tion has it that the Temple:of Disna stood upon this site during the days of the Roman invasion. It is pos- sible that it may have been the spot where was built a Roman Christian church, But the first authentic infor- mation dates tu the time of Ethelbert, King of Kent, who built a cathedral for Mellitus, the first bishop of London, created by Augustine, first archbishop of Canterbury, 604 A. D. Cl inity was not at all unwfily entrenched then and Mellitus was obliged to flee for his e. Came the time when the Saxons wer converted. Then the Danes brough: unrest and razed the place. King Al- fred rebuilt it the latter part of the ninth century, anc in 962 it was burned and rebuilt the same year. In the eleventh century the Danes were Chris- tianized. Ethelred and Edward Atheling both were buried here. But the modern church begins in 1087, when the bullding was burned. Rebuilt, it was destroyed in the great fire of 1136. The rebullding took 200 years and it stood until 1666. Then the present «ditice was begun in 1 and finished in 1710. Sir Christopher ‘Wren was the architect, and the struc- ture stands as a single building—a somewhat unique condition for a ca- thedral of such 1ame and extent. Many famous people are buried here. | 8ir Joshua Reynolds, portrait painter; Turner, landscape painter; Dr. Samuel Johnson, Lord Coinwallis, Gen. Gordon and the architect, Sir Christopher Wren himself, are among the better known. Among the monuments are those to Wellington and Nelson. ‘The story is told that when the fa- mous dome was planned criticism was made that Wren had not placed suf- cient pillars to support it. Against his desires, he added extra pillars to insure a safe support. Years later, when re- pairs were necessary, it was discovered that none of these extra pillars reached within a foot of the dome. Sir Christopher Wren had satisfled the critics—visually at least—but he had proven the intrinsic worth of his own theories. (Copyright, 1931, Publishers' Syndicate.) PASTOR IN SERMON Memorial M. E. Church Will Con- tinue Services at Mount Vernon Chapel. “Biter-sweet—the Materials Shaping Character” is the subject of the ser- mon by Dr. James Shera Montgomery at the Me litan Memorial Metho- ing at 11 o'clock. Services tinue to be held in the chapel of Mount Vernon Seminary until the dedication of the new church. This date has been set January 10, The Metropolitan Epworth League will meet for devotions in Simpson Chapel at 7 pm. The speaker is Charles Hoover. The Sunday School Board will meet in Simpson Chapel Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Metropolitan ~ Church col ation will unite with the Foundry Church congregation in a Thanksgi service Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. s i BALTIMOREAN TO GIVE SERMON TOMORROW Rev. J. W. Musson to Preach at West Washington Church. Bake Sale Planned. At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 am. the ser- mon will be by Rev. J. W. Musson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Bal- timore, Md. The pastor, Rev. C. B. Austin, will preach at the evening service. The church will observe harvest home celebration by bringing donations of vegetables and fruit for the Children’s Home and the Baptist Home for Women. The Ladies’ Aid Soclety will hold a bake sale Tuesday at 1228 Wisconsin avenue, ‘The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Tuesday evening in the Sunday school house. ‘Thanksgiving service, led by the pas- tor, will be Thursday evening. g PLAN MEMORI .L. SERVICE Special plans are being made by a W Everets, funeral magager of Wood- 3 manager o - ward & for a general 2 wide memorial service for the late Dr. incilor. Definite for will be announced tions are going out to all fraternal, civic and religlous organi- zations in the city. be held December 2 TOPIC ANNOUNCED . A9 - BRODIE TO PREACH IN SIZ00'S PLACE Assistant New York Avenue Presbyterian Pastor to Occupy Pulpit. At the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning Dr. o M. Brodie, the associate minister, will have for his subject “The Faculty That Finds God.” Dr. J. R. Sizoo will preach at Princeton University tomorrow morn- ing and will return in time for the evening service here, when he will con- tinue his discussion of last Sunday eve- in[A:n‘Hn;ce.k i ocloc! e young people are invited to the fellowship nt:l. with Miss Constance Adams as hostess. Following the tea, at 6:45 o'clock, the Christian Endeavor Socety will meet, with Ernest Hanle as the leader. The topic for dis- cussion will be “God's Gifis and My Obligations.” day service o The annual Thanksgiving day will be held Thursday at 11 o'clock. special Thanksgiving day offering 'lfi be set aside for the poor and unem- ployed. Because of the special Thanks- giving service the usual Thursday mid- week service in the evening will be omitted. S ELDBROOKE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEBATE Rev. W. M. Michael Will Preach Morning and Evening Ser- mons Tomorrow. ‘The pastor, Rev. W. M. will preach in Eldbrooke M wop‘l T&ih\n";:h tomorrow at both ices. “The Uncompromising Christ™ will be the morning subject and “Hine drances” will be the evening subject. ‘The church school meets at 9:30 a.m. mdot.&o le’s and “Resolved, That instrumental in in the affairs of business mq in the church Monday 8 pm. ‘ghe midweek service will be held CHURCH FEDERATION WILL PRESENT DRAMA “Bethlehem,” by Laurence House- man, to Be Given Here During Pre-Christmas Season. FOR THANKSGIVING | Si=ch Dr. Rives to Preach on “Gratitude and Life” at Francis Asbury M. E. Church. Dr. J. J. Rives, pastor of Francis Asbury M. E. Church South, Sixteenth | street Dbetween Irving and Lamont streets, announces a Thanksgiving Col topic for Sunday morning, “Gratitude and Life” At the evening service he will preach on “Being Reasonable.” The Epworth League will meet at 7 pm. the Sunday school will have charge of the program and it will offer a very special Thanksgiving topic, with Rev. Hedley Clews as the speaker. ‘This church will join with other neighborhood churches in iving d;nfifl sw Ly af :30 am. in th Universalist Church, Sixteenth and Se ;l.lr:eu‘t nev‘n):r. cn:lchéhor Mo:l;lg asant Congregation: urch preach the sermon. BAPTIST MODERATOR The service 8t Calvary Beptist Church. WILL SPEAK HERE W. W. Everett of Columbia Asso- ciation to Address Ta- koma Audience. W. W. Everett, moderator of the Co- lumbia Association of Baptist Churches, will deliver an address tomorrow morn- ing at the Takoma Park Baptist Church. Rev. W. E. LaRue, the g:lhor, will give the sermonette, “Pass the Spinach,” at 111;..:1. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. the annual union Thanksgiving service, to be held at the Presbyterian Church | Fai November 26, at 10:30 am. “Thanks- giving Under Difficulties” will be subject. At 7:15 p.m. tomorrow the B. Y. P, U., Miss Julia Neff, leader, will meet. Topic, “God's Gifts and My Obligations.” This meeting merges with the evening church service at 7:45 p.m., when the pastor will preach a sermon on “Marriage and Divorce.” The pastor will conduct a question box the night of Novmeber 29. STUART REE.D TO SPEAK Former Representative to Give Ad- dress at Central Union Mission. Former Representative Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia will be the speak- e Chapel ‘of ‘the. Gentral e pel of the Union Mis- l\o;e, 6113 C !tr!e‘et.t.h' . Tvices each night during the com- ing week will be under the auspices of: Monday night, the Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren Church; Tues- day night, the 3. Y. P, U. of the First Baptist Church; Wednesday night, the lgwonn League of Epworth M. E. Church South; Thursday night, the American Home Bibie Institute; Friday night, the Church of the Pilgrims Christian Endeavor, and Saturday night, the adult Bible class of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. Rev. R. A. Fairley to Preach. The Gamma Sigma Class of { Mrs. D. v 9595 “CHRISTIAN OF TODAY” IS BRASKAMP TOPIC Pastor to Deliver Sermon at Gun- ton-Temple Tomorrow Morning. At _the 11 o'clock at Gunton-Temple mnmmm'. Bernard terian Church Dr. “The Christian preach on There wil! be a spec will Today.” Mrs, D. The midweek evening prayer meeting xll{}n :: merged with the Thanksgiving The Christian Endeavor Socleties will meet in the Gucley Memorial Chapel tomorrow at 6:45 p.m. The topic is “Faith or ”; the Senior topic, “ ess’ the CHEVY CHASE BAPTISTS TO HOLD FAMILY DAY All Members Requested to Attend Service in Groups To- morrow. Family day wlllul:e observed in | Chevy Chase raw morning. ht at 7:45 o'clock, in | gi o'clock. ‘The church unites union evenlng service at 8 o'clock the Chevy Chase Methodist Church, ' annecficul avenue and Shepherd | street. - PLAN SPECIAL SERVICE Baptist Church to Hold Thanks) giving Bervice. b A special it rvice of . Biers of America will ‘56 conduoica the | Daughters of Americ: tennial Baj Thanksgiving service will be held day at 11 am. in tional Church, Union ‘Thurs- People’s Congrega- ‘The 1. m_l'u sermon subject is “Jesus’ Say- ‘The members of the Baptists’ Young . People’s Union are assisting in the Sun- day night service. The Sunday schoal has the first morning hour, 9:30 c'clock, -