Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1932, Page 10

D. C., SATURDAY, JANU "A-10 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON 1 CALVARY SERMON SERIES 10 BEGIN Rev. W. S. Abernethy to Dis- cuss Messages of the Prophet Jeremiah. Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will begin & series of sermons tomorrow morning on messages from the Prophet Jeremiah the first one being “Too Young? Don' Say That.” The first in a series on the “After Dinner Talks of the Mas- ter” will be given at 8 o'clock—What Happened at Matthew’s Dinner Party” being the subject. The junior church will meet at 11 o'clock ‘in charge of Clyde J. Crouch and Andrew C. Wil- kins The board of trustees will meet Wed- nesday at 6 o'clock for dinner, followed by the business session. The annual meeting of the church and congregation will be Thursday evening The Evening Mission Club will meet Monday evening. Devotional leader. Miss Linda Lee Clift and speaker, Mrs. Julian C. Dowell. The circles of the Woman’s Mission- ary Society will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m as follows: Bristow with Miss Nellie W. Hallam, 1341 Fairmont street; Brown with Mrs. L. E. James, 1264 Owen_street northeast; Greene with Mrs. J. W. Witten, the Alabama, 1015 N street; Hoeke with Mrs. H. C. Mc- Neil, 1210 Decatur street; Kendall with Mrs. A. R. Walker, 1932 Pirst street northeast; Stickney with Miss Katherine Stickney, 1443 Chapin street: Vaughn with Mrs. A. G. Ander- son, 204 Webster street; White with Mrs. O. E. Haines, 2312 Woodridge northeast. _ Baker meets Wednesday with Mrs. R. H. McNeill, 3212 Garfield street. Services for the deaf will be in charge of Rev. A. D. Bryant. minister. The Florence M. Brown Class holds & business meeting Tuesday evening. FAMILIES AIDED BY CHURCH GROUP Mount Pleasant Congregational Relief Commission Headed by Miss Lenroot. The Mount Pleasant Congregational Church Relief Commission helped at Christmas a number of families by gifts of food, clothing and toys. Clothing also ‘was furnished to individuals at the office of the commission in the church build- ing. The commission, organized in No- vember, is under chairmanship of Miss Katherine Lenroot, assistant chief of the Children's Bureau. The church will have a joint session tomorrow evening, when they will discuss the question, “On What Should Charity Be Based?” and then hear a speaker rep- resenting the local Community Chest. At the meeting of the church Adult Forum at 10 o'clock tomorrow Capt. Guy M. Kinman of the United States Army, will speak of “Unusual American Places of Worship.” The staff and officers of the church school and the committee on education at a meeting next Tuesday evening will | consider plans for improvement in the currjculum and management. The sur- vey was made in co-operation with the Division of Research and the Institute of Social and Religious Research of New York. At the morning service tomorrow, the minister, Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, will ach on “Christianizing the Work of ‘World.” SPECIAL PAETY PLANNED FOR DINNER OF CHURCH Dr. H. H. Hollister to Preach on “An Eighth Century Story” Tomorrow Morning. At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning “An Eighth Century Story” will be the subject of Dr. H. H. Hollister’s sermon. The Fireside Discussion Group will meet, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J Earl Fouts, 3940 McKiniey street, at 7:30 pm. Dr. Hollister will Jead the discussion. The young people, above high. school age, will have an informal meeting in the church house at 7:3) pm. Mrs, Charles L. Carhart will be the guest. An “Olde Fashioned Partie” is plan- ned for the Chevy Chase Circle dinner Tussday at 6:30 o'clock. Arthur Deerin Call wil speak on “Rumania, Old and ew.” Dr. John Rathbone Oliver will give a Jecture on “Life Adjustments” Thursday evening. SERMON TO BE SECOND Rev. Ignatius Smith on Washing- ton Catholic Radio Hour. Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, Dominican preacher, will deliver the second of his series of five sermons on the Washing- ton Catholic radio hour. His subject is “Christ at Home.” It is broadcast every Sunday at 5 p.m. from the Churc of the Immaculate Concepticn, of which Father Francis J through station WOL. The blessing of the sick and the solemn Lourdes procession will take lace at the Grotto of Our Lady of urdes In the church as well as special novena prayers. | Christian Endeavor At the senior union meeiing Mon- day evening a report was made {rom the Convention Committee by Darrell Crain. The dates for the convention mre February 18, 19 and 20 at the Na- tional City Christian Church. Special prizes are being offered for the socie- tles, and also for individuals securing the largest number of registrations. fThe society from Kenilworth won the shield by having 80 per cent of their members present The senior held Monday evening at the headquar- ters, 221 Y. M. C. A. Building The intermediate board meeting will be held tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock at the home of the president, Josephine Davis, 313 Shepherd street The District union was represented by four Washington youths at the stu- dent volunteer movement convention held in Buffalo, N. Y. December 30 to January 3 The C. E. Players held a business and social meeting last night The rociety from New York Avenue Presbyterian Church is having a series of missionary meetings this month They are using the study book “God and the Census.” Dr. Brodie, the assistant pastor of that church, will speak. A fellowship tea at 6 o'clock precedes each meeting ‘The Christizn Endeavor topics to be discussed tomorrow evening in the dif- ferent societies are: Senior, “What Shall I Do With My Money inter- wediate, “How Can We Keep the Re- spect of Others?”; junior, “The Beau- ties of Winter.” Beginning tomorrow evening, speak- ers from the District union are visit- ing the C. E. societies advertising the C. E. convention. All speakers are re- quested to meet Sunday at 5:30 at Calvary Baptist Church for a short meeting. Miss Mable N. Thurston is giving a ies of three talks on “Presbyterian- " for the Eckington Presbyterian PERIUIE ’ Hurney is pastor, | Tomorrow evening, | ‘THE FIRST DISCIPLES. John, 1.19-51. Golden text: “Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world."—John, 1.29. Christianity grew out of & movement that preceded it and prepared the way for the Lord Jesus to enter upon His ministry. Prophets, priests and poten- tates had made their contributions and predicted His coming. When the full- ness of time had arrived there was one movement that stirred Judea—all pre- ceding prophecies and _preliminary preparations focused upon the ministry of John the Baptist. He gathered the crowds to which Jesus first preached. The forerunner had ‘“created the at- mosphere of expectation, the tense psychological situation which made the preaching of Jesus so effective at the outset.” John revealed his greatness by put- ting “Jesus first. In fact, he took his first opportunity, following the revela- tion of the personality of the unknown Galilean carpenter, whom he had bap- tizad. John had heard the voice of the Father acknowledging Jesus and he had seen the dove descend upon the One he had just baptized as He was | coming up out of the water. He knew then that the Messiah had appeared and that He had persuaded John to baptize Him. Over 40 days had passed | since the Lord had been revealed unto the preacher, during which Christ was tempted in the wilderness. When John saw Jesus appear he pointed Him out | to the multitude. None heeded his message, but the next day when Christ appeared again John suggested to two of his followers to become identified with Jesus by telling them to “Behold | the Lamb of God, that taketh away the | sin of the world.” Under the leader- ship of the Holy Spirit, the forerunner had seen in the Christ not only the but the { fulfiliment of Israel's hopes, Saviour of the world. Changing Leaders. Following the suggestion of John the Baptist, the two disciples with whom he was speaking when the Lord Jesus appeared left their leader and started to investigate the claims of Jesus. The Master detected their coming and chal- Jenged them to investigate His prin-| ciples by urging them to “Come and see.” John never forgot that day, and | the gracious welcome Christ extended | to Andrew and himself. In the con- versation that they held with the Master He outlined to them His pur- pose and program. When the two left the Lord’s quarters they had given their hearts to Him and pledged al-| legiance to His cause. They had united their lives with the Lord Jesus “with cords of faith and fellowship” that were | never broken. The challenge that was | given to the two followers of John is the one that Christ presents to every soul who will seek to learn by personal investigation the truths of His gospel. Both disciples left Jesus determined to bring others to Him. They proved their loyalty to Christ and love for their breathren by bringing them to the Christ. Andrew was the first one to win a soul for the Master. Filled with the joy of his faith and friendship, he persuaded his hot-headed, impetu- ous and unstable brother to accompany him to Jesus, by his confession “We have found the Messiah.” Andrew ap- pears to have had a desire to present every possible soul to Jesus. We know but little of him, although if he never did anything else than winning his brother for the Lord Jesus. it would have entitled him to recognition. Jesus | saw - in “the” wild, impulsiveness” of Simon the possibility of great power and firmness of character, so He as- sured the new disciple that under His instructions and inspiration the Mas- ter would transform him until he be- came a rocklike character. Following the winning of Peter, we find Jesus, and in all probability the recently enrolled followers, taking a journey to a fishing community in Galilee to find Philip, who was a resi- dent of Bethsaida, which was also the home of Andrew and Peter. It may have been what they told Jesus con- cerning their neighbor and friend that prompted the Master to make the journey and personally invite Philip to join their fellowship. There was an appeal in the terse and tender words | of the Lord Jesus that quickly won | Philip to His cause. Philip had not been a follower of Christ for a long time before he started out to win his| friend Nathanael for the Master. ) Nathanael Won. Philip won Nathanael by telling his friend about the discovery that he had made. He refers to the Master, whom he had found, as the One “of whom | Moses in the law and the prophets” did | write, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Philip was | surprised by the attitude of doubt | taken by Nathanael who questioned the possibility of anything good coming out of Nazareth. Nathanael was a na- tive of Cana, & nearby community, who | questioned the possibility of any good thing coming out of that village. Philip | did not try to argue with him, but he | |made an appeal that overcame the | prejudices of his friend by urging him to make & personal investigation. He would go and was evidently in his own | mind_preparing to prove to his friends who had joined the Master’s ranks the impossibility of a Messlah coming out of Nazareth, for he knew that it was ot the predicted birthplace of the Mes- | iah. He accepted the invitation and | went along to meet Jesus, expecting to ngage Him in an argument and prove | | that He was not the Messiah that they | | were expecting as followers of John the | Baptist John, evidently, considered that con- versation worth remembering and re- porting, for he gives us a verbatim rec- | ord of that interview. Jesus opened |the interview with Nathanael, whom He commended as an Israelite in | whom was no guile. Surprised by ! Christ's reference to him, Nathanael, | he asked the Master “Whence knowest | ithou me?” ~Jesus answered and said unto him, “Before Philip called thee, | when thou wast under the fig tree I, saw thee.” The evidence of the Mas- | ter's understanding of his personal [ ) character and knowledge of his experi- | ence under the fig tree, where he prob- | |ably had gone to pray, convinced Na- | | thanael, for he confessed his faith that | Jesus was not only “the Son of God” | BY REV. R. Y. ‘ Wanted—Men! By whom? By | | What kind of men? | | =ddition, of optimism. the cream.” cream of life at skim milk prices. poverty for another. |wW. Sunday School Lesson By Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. but also the “King of Israel,” the Mes- siah. The Master’s Promise. Jesus assured Nathanael that he would see as a result of his faith “greater things than these.” He prom- ised that he would see “the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascend- ing and descending upon the Son of Man.” The testimony of Jesus to Him- self as the Son of Man has more than a reference to His humanity. While it does signify the ideal true man, it is greater than that, for the Master took the title of “the Son of Man” from Danijel. It speaks of the Messiah who was one day tc appear in Divine glory, and to whom was to be given a uni- versal and eternal kingdom. The first disciples had the experience of seeing the heaven itself open and all the glories of the spiritual kingdom made clear to them, as day by day they enjoyed His fellowship. Many of us have had great spiritual blessings, that have made the places where we have been, real Bethels, but we are awaiting the return of our Lord to witness His glory and the gift to Him of a universal and eternal kingdom, which will be the fruitage of the Master's winning his first disciples through the testi- mony of John and of those who investi- gated His claims. He is still building up His following among men by the witnessing of His friends. May we all be loyal and true to Him in our testi- mony and hasten by our faith the rev- elation of His glory. If every Christian would follow the example of the first disciples, we would each win at least one for Christ and His church, during this year, and by supporting the mis- sionary efforts of our churches we would help Him save the world. SCHOOL WILL OPEN EVENTS AT CHURCH Program Tomorrow Includes Two Sermons by Pastor at Services. Services in Eldbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church will be held tomorrow as follows: Church school meets at 9:30 am., The pastor, Rev. Walter M. Michael, preaches at 11 am. on “The Sympathy of Jesus” and at 8 p.m. on “The Turning Point.” At the morning service a junior church and kinder- garten are conducted under the direc- tion of Miss Grace Gosnell. The Young People's Society will meet. at 7 pm. with Miss Jeannette Shoe- maker, presiding. Dr. Arthur Jennings Jackson of American University, will deliver an address. The Oxford League meets at 7 pm. and Miss Harrict Holmes will lead a discussion on “How Shall We Deal With Cliques and Gangs Among Young People?” At the midweek service Wednesday evening the pastor will give an address on “How We Got Our Bible.” A meet- ing of the official board will be held at 9 o'clock. The ladies’ organizations will hold a business meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. The Woman's Home Missionary Society will hold its session first, after which Juncheon will be served by the Michael Circle. The Woman's Foreign Mission- ary Society will hold its session at 1:30 p.m. and address will be given by Miss Myra McDade, a returned mis- sionary from Nanchang, China. The Ladies’ Guild will have its session at 2:30 p.m. The Young People's Society will hold a business meeting Thursday evening at the home of Miss Ada Volkman, 4345 ‘Wisconsin avenue. A roast pork and beef dinner will be held in the social hall Priday from 5 to 7 pm. by the Gingell and Dawson Circles. The Girl Scouts meet Friday at 3:30 o'clock with Miss Marjorie ~Alderfer, Scout captain. ‘The Boy Scouts meet at 7:30 pm. with W. L. Skirm, Scoutmaster. FAITH WILL BE TOPIC OF DR. JAMES TAYLOR Morning and Evening Sermons Announced by Central Pres- byterian Pastor. At the Central Presbyterian Church tomorrcw _morning _the pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, will preach on “The Abiding Power of Faith.” In the eve- ning the sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. S. W. Moore, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Bluefield, Va. The school of missions, which is to be held each Thursday night during January, was well attended at the first meeting, The classes are arranged for the various groups—a group for men, a group for women, a group for young people and a group for the inter- mediates. There is a devotional period from 7 to 7:15 o'clock and the classes convene in the separate class rooms for study until 8 o'clock. These meet- ings are held in the new Sunday school building adjacent to the church. VESPER SERVICE PLANNED nal Holy Name Society to Hold .* Observance. The annual vesper services of the Washington section of the Holy Neme Society will be t~morrow at 8 p.m. at St.' Matthew's Church, 1725 Rhode land avenue. Dr. George Johnson, | Ph. D., professor of education at the Catholic ~ University of America and director of the department of education of the National Catholic Welfare Coun- cil, will deliver the sermon. The parish unit of St. Matthew's has made preparations for the celebration. It is requested that men of the Holy Name attend. Spiritual directors are asked to make an announcement of above at all the masses on Sunday. board meeting will be | » o 1 WANTED: MEN! NICHOLSON. the labor world, the business world, the political world, the religious world Men of muscle, of brain, of character, end, in But the kind of optimism wanted is not like the | | kind the man had, who, in a cheap boarding house, said: “Please pass me There are far too many men Now who are expecting the | The kind of an optimist wanted in the business world today is the man who is dissatisfied with present business conditions, but is doing all he can to remove such conditions that make prosperity for one group and He is putting forth his best efforts to make pros- | | perity for every man who deserves prosperity. | The kind of an optimism wanted in the political world is the man | who sees, hanging upon the horizon of the State, the dark and foreboding clouds’ to pass away. same garden roses, and he becomes more_roses ‘The optimists wanted today are that this 1s God's world; that God clouds, but who is giving the best of his heart and mind to cause these The kind of an optimist wanted in the religious world is the man who sees growing, in the garden of the world, weeds, but sees in that a puller of weeds and a grower of the men and women who still believe is still in His world: that God still has a purpose and a plan for His world, and if the people who love God are willing to work with God the great end of life shall be realized. This kind of optimism is not the result of temperament, nor of cir- cumstances, but comes of a real, genuine, honest-to-God religion. the experience of the man who can really say— It is “I will not doubt, though all my ships at sea Come drifting home with broken masts and sails, 1 shall believe the Hand that never fails From seeming evil worketh good for m Special services in observance of the 19th birthday anniversary of the founding of the Parish of the Epi- phany, G street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, will be held at the church tomorrow, commencing with holy communion at 8 o'clock. At the festival service at 11 o'clock, there will be special music by Epiphany Chofr, under the direction of Adolf Torovsky, organist and and the sermon, which will be preached by the rector, Dr. Z. B. Phil- 1ips. The committee in charge of ar- rangements has made elaborate plans for the service, which will be partici- pated in by all the organizations of the parish, including the congregation Special services will be held at the Church of the Epiphany, G street be- tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, tomorrow. SPECIAL SERVICES WILL MARK FOUNDING OF EPIPHANY PARISH Elaborate Plans Made for Observance of Ninetieth Anni- versary—Special Music Arranged. choirmaster, | and Sunday school of the Chapel of the Epiphany in South Washington. | Preceding this service, there will be | a half hour recital of old familiar | hymns on the McKim memorial chimes. | The Parish of the Epiphany has a | historical background that is inter- esting to the people of Washington | generally. In the year 1841 there were only three Episcopal churches in the | city proper and on Sundays these were crowded to capacity and many families | were unable to get seats in any of | them. This condition naturally lead to a discussion looking to the creation | of & new parish. Pending the erection | of a church, prayer méetings were perlodically held at the residence of | a Mrs. James, who lived on Fourteenth | street near G northwest. On January | 6, 1842 (Feast of the Epiphany) a meeting was held that had to do with | the actual formation of the new parish | |and the name Church of the Epiphany | | was the logical selection made by the men and women present. At this meeting it was also decided to com- | mence immediately the holding of | | Sunday services and later arrange- | ments were made for the rental of | Apollo Hall on E street. Ground Offered to Vestry. A Miss Louisa Harrison offered a | piece of ground to the first vestry in | the Autumn of 1842. The ground is | the present site. Some members of the vestry felt that the site offered by Miss Harrison was “too far up- town.” They wanted the church erected on a site that was available for purchase at Twelfth and E streets However, Miss Harrison’s offer was finally accepted and steps were im- mediately taken for the building of a church. The new edifice was com- pleted and was used for the first time for divine service in July, 1844, Bishop {William Rollinson Whittingham of Maryland, under whose jurisdiction the affairs of the Episcopal Church in the City of Washington then came, preached the sermon. | The first rector was Dr. John W.| French, who, in 1841, was chaplain of | Congress and City Missionary. After | a long and distinguished rectorship, | Dr. French resigned to accept appoint- ment as chaplain of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The second rector was Dr. Charles Hall, who was called from a church “down South” in October, 1856, and preached his first sermon the Sunday after Christmas of that year. The first change in the physical appear- ance of Epiphany took place during his rectorship. The church was en- larged to twice the original size, tran-| septs were added and a high and graceful tower was erected. It was| shortly after these major alterations had been completed when Jefferson Davis, who was later to become “Presi- | dent of the Southern Confederacy,” applied to the church for a pew, which | was assigned to him. Name Plate Removed. At the outbreak of the Civil War, when Mr. Davis left Washington for Richmond, his wife requested that his name plate be nailed on the pew which they had occupied. Shortly afterward the keys to the church were stolen and the name plate removed from the pew. While the keys were later re- | turned, the plate has never been found. | During the early stages of the war some one told Dr. Hall that although he could not give him hy: reasons for | believing it, he was ccatdlent he pos- sessed enemies who had ‘nformed the Government that he was a Southern sympathizer. Springing to his feet, Dr. Hall exclaimed: “Excuse me for a few minutes. I must go to the War Department immediately.” He sent word to Mr. Stanton that he wanted to see him for “exactly two minutes.” Upon bein{ ddmitted, he said, “Mr. Stanton, I &m’ a Southern man. I am 4 Bouthern’ I’ymflt.hmr, 1£°5 were guided friends are being killed. T am | a Christlan and loyal to the Govern- ment that keeps a roof over my head. When I cannot be loyal I will ask you to put me in Fort Lafayette. Is that satisfactory?” Mr. Stanton’s answer was: “Dr. Hall, have you any pews to rent in your church? If you do have you may count on me as a parishioner as long as I live in Wash- ington.” On Trinity Sunday, 1862, the church was requisitioned by the Government for hospital purposes, but after six months’ occupancy it was turned back to the vestry. Dr. Hall resigned the rectorship of Eplphany in 1869 to as- sume charge of a church in Brooklyn, N. Y. His successor was Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Starkey, formerly a Metho- dist minister. His rectorship was ex- ceedingly brief, for in the Spring of 1872 he resigned because of ill health. Dr, Starkey's successor was Dr. Wilbur F. Watkins, who entered upon his duties in January, 1873. During his admin- istration, which was also of short dura- tion, many important changes were made in the physical and artistic ap- pearance of the church. The repairs and renovations cost approximately $50,000—a large sum for such purposes in those days. The work done, the church was reopened for divine service in November, 1874. Dr. Giesy Sixth Rector. Dr. Watkins resigned in 1876 and was succeeded by Dr. Willlam Paret, who took charge of the Parish in Octcber of that year. Later, upon his consecra- tion as Bishop of Maryland, in January, 1885, Dr. Paret resigned. The sixth rector was Dr. Samuel H Glesy, who entered upon his duties in the Spring of 1885. His administra- tion was brief, for in 1888 he. was stricken with pneumonia and shortly afterward passed away. Dr. Randolph Harrison McKim, who had served during the Civil War on the Southern side, was_called to succeed Dr. Glesy, and preached his first sermon the Sunday after Christmas, 1888. Many important and far-reaching changes were made by the new pastor, including the installation of handsome staincd glass windows (one a memorial to Dr. Giesy, given by the Sunday school chil- dren), a new vestibule, a new baptistry with its handsomely painted canopy. new and enlarged chancel, new puipit, new furnishings of ecclesiasucal art and the removal of the organ from the south gallery to the chancel. Dr. McKim made great efforts to| raise a suitable endowment fund. The wikdom of his foresight is apparent be- cause of the fact that Epiphany is now a “downtown church.” Epiphany helped other parishes in the city, and many families were transferred to them as the population of Washington moved north and west. Epiphany gave about one-fourth of the sum necessary to create the present Diocese of Washing- ton. The influence of Dr. McKim in this matter was very great, and the di- vision of the church property after the separation from the Diocese of Mary- land was amicably settled, due, in large measure, to his efforts. Dr. McKim's was the longest rectorship in the life of Epiphany parish. It was marked by great accomplishments, but brought to an end on July 15, 1920. Memorial Erected. On February 1, 1921, Dr. James Ed- ward Freeman, now Bishop of Wash- ington, assumed charge of Epiphany. His great gifts as an administrator and preacher filled the church every Sun- day. One of his first moves was te erect a suitable memorial to his prede- cessor. ‘This took the form of an en- largement of the back or south gallery, the beautification of the interior and exterior of the church, a decided change in the style of the tower and the in- stallation of a set of chimes of 15 bells which are played every day at noon and on Sundays before service. Dr. Free- man quickly won his way into the hearts of the people, especially the men, of Washington. He was in great de- mand to speak before clubs, schools, colleges, church groups of other de- nominations and synagogues. On May 1, 1923, he was elected Bishop of Wash-\ ington and was consecrated on Septem- ber 29 of that year in Epiphany Church. On May 12, 1924, Dr. Phillips was called from the Church of Our Saviour in Philadelphia. He preached his first Activities in Local Churches Volunteers of America. Lieut. Col. Frank H. Wise, regional commander, will preach the sermon at tomorrow afternoon’s services in_the Mission at 471 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Col. Wise has selected “Unto the Least of These” as his topic. Priest to Lecture. Father George A. Keith of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr., will present his “Sacred Love Story of the Mass” in St. Aloysius Church, North Capitol and Eye streets, Thursday at 8 p.m. for adults only. Twelfth Street Christian. Rev. J. F. Whitfleld will use for his subject tomorrow at 11 am. “Wrong and Right Attitudes Toward the Pro- pram of God.” Church school, 9:30 am.; communion, 12:30 p.m.; senior Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p.m.; preach- ing, 8 pm.; mid-weck prayer service Wednesday night. Full Gospel Tabernacle. Rey. Harry L. Collier, pastor, preach tomorrow at 11 am. on will An Apostle’s Prayer” and at 7:30 p.m. on | “The Returning Dominion.” Sunday school, 9:30 am.; Young Crusaders, 6:30 pm.; prayer services, Tuesday at 1 pm. and Friday at 7:45 pm. The mid-week pentecostal-healing service | will be Wednesday 7:45 p.m. The radio service will be held Wednesday from 10:30 am. to 11 am. WJISV. Good Will Baptist. The pastor, Dr. James L. Pinn, will preach tomqrrow morning on “The Gospel, a Radiogram,” and in the evening on “We Would See Jesus.” Special program by the B. Y, P. U. at 6 p.m. Metropolitan A. M. E. Sunday will mark the closing of the revival. Dr. A. D. Avery of Greens- boro, N. C., will preach at 11 o'clock on “They That Wait on the Lord,” and at the 8 o'clock service on “Religion, a Reality.” Church school, 9:30 am.; Christian_Endeavor, 6:30 pm.; a free dinner will be served Friday to all un- employed from 3 to 5 p.m. Dr. George O. Bullock's topic tomor- | “The Great Salva- | row at 11 am. is tion” and at 8 p.m. “The Cost of Fol- lowing Jesus.” Sunday prayer meeting, 6:30 to 7:30_a.m.; Bible school, 9:15 am.; Junior C. E. 8., 4 pm;L C.E. 8, 5 pm.; Senior C. E. S., 6 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 8 to 10 pm; Y. P. prayer meeting, Thursday, 8 to 9 p.m. First Baptist, West Washington. Rev. M. N. Newsome, who for the past week has been conducting special religious services, will preach tomor- row morning and evening. Special services will continue throughout the week. Bible school, 9:30 am.; Junior and Intermediate Endeavor, 6 p.m. People’s JLongregational, At the service tomorrow morning, | Rev. A. F. Elmes, pastor, will use as his sermon topic “A Layman's Mis- sion.” In connection with this service officers will be installed. Young Peo- ple’s service, 6 p.m., with a special pro- gram; midweek prayer service Thurs- day. Class Business Meeting. The men's Bible class of Eastern Presbyterian Church will hold its busi- ness-fellowship meeting Wednesday eve- ning. Messrs. Bryan and Kennedy, members of the class, will give some of their experiences in Palestine while serving in the English Army during the World War. Friendship Baptist. Rev. W. W. Fisher of Chicago, IIL, is conducting a revival. He is preaching Sunday at 11 am. and 8 pm., also a special sermon will be delivered by him to men only at 3:30 pm. The evan- gelist will deliver a special sermon to women only Thursday at 6 p.m. Galbraith A. M. E. Zion. Evangelistic _services will continue next week. The pastor, Rev. W. D. Batile, will preach tomorrow morning and evening. Sermon subjects: “Soul Saving and Its Reward” and “What Will You Do With Christ?” respec- tively. New Bethel Baptist. Rev. William D. Jarvis will preach tomorrow on “Jesus the Puture Hope of the World.” Bible school, 9:30 am.: Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p.m.; special services, 8 p.m. Plymouth Congregational. At 11 am. and 8 p.m. tomorrow the pastor, Rev. Willlam Herbert King, will speak. Holy communion, 11 am.; church school, 9:30 am.; Y. P. S. C. E,, 6:30 pm.; prayer meeting, Thursday, 8 pm. Centennial Baptist. “A Washington Woman Laughed Aloud in a Street Car!” is the story of Rev. E. Hez Swem tomorrow night at 8 oclock. The 11 o'clock morning cermon subject is “Jesus' Sayings.” The young people meet at 7 p.m. and the Sunday school at 9:30 am. Mount Zion A. M. E. Boys and Girls' day will be observed tomorrow. At 11 a.m. a sermon will be preached by Oliver Beason, a recent graduate of Gammon Theological Semi- nary, Atlanta, Ga. At 3:30 p.m. a spe- cial program, with the slogan “Build a Character,” will be presented by Miss Kathryn Hicks. At 8 pm. Prof. T. J. Anderson of Howard University will de- liver an address. These services are under the management of the young people, assisted by ‘Miss Martha E. Henson, director of religious education, and the pastor, Dr. Julius S. Carroll, Lincoln Congregational. Rev. R. W. Brooks will speak tomor- row morning from the subject “What Really Endures?” Holy communion will be observed at the morning service. The Young People’s C. E. Soclety will present a special program at 6:45 p.m. Second Baptist. The eighteenth anniversary of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will be ob- served tomorrow morning. The pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will deliver the annual sermon. He will have for his subject “The Stewardship of Privileged Men.” Communion service at 3:30 pam. At the evening service the pastor will preach on “The High Calling of a Christian.” Bible school at 9:30 am.; B.Y.P. U at 6 pm. First Brethren. Rev. Homer A. Kent will preach to- { morrow at 11 o'clock an “The Book of Ruth—the Sweetest Love Story of the Old Testament.” This is in continua- tion of a series of Sunday morning ser- mons on the Book of Ruth. At pm, his subject will be “The Wanderer Restored.” Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Young People’s C. E., 6:45 pm. The| annual business meeting of the church and the election of officers will take place Tuesday evening. French Services. Dr. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French congregation which worships at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, every Sunday afternoon, will preach to- morrow at 4 p.m. on “Les Petites Chos¢ Daughters of the King. sermon in July of that year. The rec- tor of Epiphany is also chaplain of the United States Senate. 3 Dr. Phillips has associated with him in the ministrations of Epiphany Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills and Rev. Francis Yarnall, The senior warden is Dr. Al- fred R. Shands and the junior warden 1 William C. Johnson, There will be a visitation of the Daughters of the King to Ascension Church, Twelfth street and Massachu- setts avenue, Wednesday at 8 pm. over station | Satan vs. the Praying Christ” and at 7:40 p.m. on “Victory in the End.” The : Berea and Baraca Bible classes begin attendance and new member contests Sunday which will last till Easter. Lincoln Road M. E. “Religious Motivations” is the ser- mon topic of Rev. Walter F. Atkinson | tomorrow morning and in the evening | “Human Assets.” Takoma Park Baptist. Rev. W. E. LaRue will preach a ser- monette to children tomorrow at 11 |am. on “Reckless Walking,” followed | by the regular sermon, “Does It Pay | | to Serve God.” He will deliver an illustrated lecture at 7:45 pm. on | “Christian Contacts With Orientals.” 'BLESSING OF WORSHIP SUBJECT OF SERMON |Dr. H. H. Harmon to Preach on “Strange Things About Jesus” at Evening Services. Dr. H. H. Harmon will speak tomor- row morning at the National City Christian Church on “The Blessings of Worship” and at the evening serv- ice on “Strange Things About Jesus.” ‘The church school will meet at 9:45 am. A special meeting of the Ex- ecutive Committee having in charge preparations for the annual banquet will take place at 5:30 pm. At 6:45 p.m. the Alpha, Le Rendezvous and the Nonpareil Christian Endeavor Socle- ties will hold a joint meeting in the Sunday sehool room of Vermont Avenue Church. Mrs. John S. Bennett of the Central Union Mission will speak. Other meetings during the week in- clude Circle No. 4 at noon Tuesday with Mrs. W. H. Magruder and Mrs. | M. B. Tisdale, 5330 Colorado avenue; | Circle No. 6 at 11 o'clock Tuesday with Mrs. John H. Grove, 204 Eleventh strect northeast, Mrs. Frank M. Hill and Mrs. H. E. Pywell assisting; Circle No. 2 at noon Wednesday with Mrs. Worthy P. Sterns, 1833 Lamont street, ‘wuh Miss Georgia Brockman and Mrs. | Katharine _Stilson assisting; Alpha | Christian Endeavor monthly business meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Mr. |and Mrs. H. C. Littlefleld, 943 Rock | Spring road, Jewell _Station, Va.: | Church night supper at 5:30 o'clock Thursday in Vermont Avenwe Church, | followed by & special program. during i | which Herbert L. Willett, jr. will | speak, and the midweek prayer service on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. |GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN | SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTS | | Rev. Harold E. Beatty Will Preach Tomorrow Morning on “My King’s Business.” “My King's Business” will be thel subject tomorrow at 11 a.m. i George- town Lutheran Church, Rev. Harold E. | Beatty pastor. Sunday school meets at 19:30 am. | At the recent annual business meet- ing of the Sunday School Workers the following officers wege elected: J. Prank Butts, superinten: ; Theodore Bieber, assistant superintendent: Mrs. J. Butts, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Raines, secretary; Joseph Stombock, assistant secretary; Miss Paulyne Hann, Mrs. J. | F. Bushong and Miss Virginia Byshong, | superintendents of the primary depart- ments; Mrs. William A. Pettis, superin- 'tendem of the home department and | the cradle roll; Mrs. Helen Albert, Mrs. | Edna Dove and Preston Stombock, | planists. The Woman's Missionary meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Willlam A. Pettis, 3308 Reser- | voir road. The ladies’ Bible class meets ‘ Priday at 8 p.m. | -— “BREAD” WILL BE SERMON 'TOPIC OF REV. F. S. NILES | There Also Will Be Story for Chil- dren at Georgetown Presby- | terian Church Tomorrow. | _ “Bread” will be the sermon topic of Rev. Prank S. Niles at the Georgetown | Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn- | ing. There will be a story-sermon for the children and the smallest children will be cared for during the hour of morning service in a nursery hour in the adjoining chapel. The evening service is in charge of the young people. The leader will be Miss Jane Hughes. Mrs. Frank E. Edington will give Monday evening the second of a series of five talks on “The Rural Billion.” The theme is “The World’s Hung:r.” Rev. Mr. Niles will give Thursday | evening an address on “The Responsi- thfllties and Dutles of an Elder in the ‘Presbyterhn Church.” | METROPOLITAN BAPTIST TO HAVE GUEST PASTORS Rev. R. E. White Will Preach in Morning and Rev. H. W. O. Millington in Evening. At the Metropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow, in the absence of th2 pastor, | Rev. John Compton Ball, Rev. R. E. | White will preach in the morning on “The Conquering Christ.” In the eve- ning, Rev. H. W. O. Millington will preach on “Believing and Acting.” The preaching service is at 9:30 o'clock. = The training service at 6:45, | when all Baptist Young People’s Unions and Christian Endeavor will meet. ‘The teacher training class meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. Bible school con- ference Thursday at 7 p.m. Subject, “Christ and Nicodemus.” E. B. Shaver, leader. Pralse and prayer service will follow. LENTEN RITES PLANNED BY CHURCH FEDERATION | Noonday Services, Starting Febru- ary 29, Will Continue for Three Weeks. ‘The Public Meetings Committee of the Federation of Churches announces the arrangements for the noomday Lenten services this year. They are to be held for four weeks commencing February 29 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, The speakers will be Dr. W. 8. Ab- ernethy of Calvary Baptist Church, Dr. J. Russell Bowie of Grace Episco- pal Church, New York City; Dr. J. R. Sizoo of New York Avenue Church and Dr. Allen A. Stockdale of Pirst Congregational Church. Each will give the addresses for five days. The music will be in charge of Nor- ton M. Little and Paul Fishbaugh. The services will begin at 12:20 and close by 1 o'clock. cr FORMER PASTOR CALLED Rev. C. P. Ryland to Renew Bap- IDR. SI200 TO OPEN - SERIES OF SERMONS ‘Aspects of God and Church Leaders in Colonies Provide Topics. At the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church tomorrow morning Dr. J. R. Siz00 will preach the first of sev- eral sermons on the general theme “Some Aspects of God.” His subject tomorrow will be “God’s Song.” At the evening service he will begin a series of sermons dealing with the religious leaders of Colonial days, The first ser- mon will be concerned with “Cotton Mather, His Life and Times.” The Christian Endeavor Soclety will hold a tea at 6 o'clock, with Mrs. Trainham as the hostess, to be followed by the worship service, which will be in charge of Miss Christine Hermann. Dr. Brodie will speak on “Early M sions in the United States.” At the worship service of the church Bible scAool Miss Clara McQuown will speak on “A New By-Produc The annual praise service of the Woman's Society for Missions will be held at the church Wednesday at 10:30 am. Mrs. Frank E. Edgington will lead the devotions. The Evening Missionary Soclety will meet Wednesday evening in the lec- ture room. Dr. Brodie will speak. Mrs. Janet Atkinson will lead the devotions. A social will follow. The first of a series of church fel- lowship dinners will be held Thursday at 6:15 o'clock in the parish hall. The dinner is sponsored by the Woman's Society for Missions. “LOST CROSS” TOPIC OF DR. H. W. BURGAN Hamline Minister to Preach To- merrow Morning and in Eve- ning on Joseph. “The Lost Cross” will be the sermon subject at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets northwest, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. At 7:45 p.m. the theme will be “Joseph, the Bough by the Well.” Both sermons will be delivered by the ster, Dr. H. W. Burgan. The minister will give the first of & series of special addresses Thursday night on “Protestantism of Colonial Days.” The subjects each week begin- ning next Thursday, will be* “Protestant Beginnings in the American Colonies,” “Church and State,” “Religlous Life in the Colonies,” “The Religious Customs Among the Colonial Protestants,” “Prot- estant Missions Among the Indians,” “Colonial Moral Life,” “Education Under Colonial Protestantism.” The series is designed to fit into the celebration of George Washington's 200th anniver- sary. The church school board will meet Tuesday night. SRR “FROZEN ASSETS” TOPIC Mount Vernon Place Sermon To- morrow by Dr. W. A. ’ helton. “Frozen Asscts” is to be the subject of a sermon tomorrow morning at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epis- copal Church South, Massachusetts avenue at Ninth street, by Dr. W. A. Shelton, the pastor. At the evenin service his subject will be “The of Missing Men.” The Sunday evening evangelistic prayer meeting, held at 7 o'clock in the church school auditorium, will be led by J. O. Jolliff, At the weekly prayer meeting Thursday evening Shelton will speak on “Why I Am Christian.” B. Y. P. U. News The program at Fountain Memorial will be presented by group No. 2, under the leadership of Bruce Kritzer. The cabinet will direct the program at National Baptist. Assisting Presi- dent Wolfrey will be Mrs. Ray Torpy, Alan Turnbull and Ray Torpy. The meeting will close at 7:15 o'clock for attendance at the School of Missions, held in the main church auditorium. William Trent is in charge of ‘the suj Commission is ay contest pper. The Stewlfd!hl? planning its annual pl d:{[i ing March and April. The contest be in charge of Willlam L. Rice, 4906 Third street. The winning play will be presented as the program at the federation meeting in May at Petworth Baptist Church. Second Baptist B. Y. is holding their outside meeting at the District Jail January 17 at 2:15 o'clock. The Devotional Life Commission of Grace Baptist, under the direction of Miss Dorothy Thume, will present the second dramatized program from “Pil- grims Progress.” Participating will be Vera Barnes, Olivia Johnson, Isabel Yagger, Mary Louise Hancock, Virginia Hinchie and Raymond Hancock. The Stewardship Commission will have charge of the program at Centen- nial B. Y. Sunday night and will be led by Richard Locke. Assisting will be Fred McCarpul, George Gallaher, Elizabeth Langyher, Blanche Locke and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ryan. The Bible study will be a written quiz, under the ~direction of Miss Inez English. The midyear business meeting will be held at the home of Tate Culbertson Tuesday evening. The Fellowship Commission at West Washington, under the leadership of Terry Beach, will present a dramatized progrem, entitled “What Jesus Says About Truthfulness. Those taking part will be Z. C. Hodges, jr.; Regina Rembold, Louise Sullivan, Clyde Hos- pital, Alton Darne, Benita Harris, Hen- rietta Hobson and Virginnia Hodges. Temple will conduct a meeting at the Baptist Ladies’ Home tomorrow at 3 o'clock. They will present the storv, “The Other Wise Man,” in slides. The Fellowship Commission, under Helen Lohr, has charge of the regular Sun- day night program. ‘Wisconsin Avenue B. Y. will conduct a meeting at the Home for the Incura- bles tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The federation play will be given the latter part of February under the di- rection of Mrs. Frank Caskey. Metropolitan B. Y. is attempting to form an orchestra, under the leader- ship of Wilson Reed of 2210 Minnesota avenue southeast. ~ It was voted at the executive board meeting Tuesday night to attend the federation meeting of the Oriole dis- trict of Baltimore B. Y. P. U. March 8.’ The Columbia Federation has been invited to attend the mass meeting at Calvary Baptist Church January 15, at which both the president of the North-_ ern Baptist Convention and the presi- dent of the Southern Baptist Conven-’ tion will speak. . . The joint commission meetings will be held at Bethany February 8 at 8 o’clock. ‘The January meeting of the Junlor Federation will be held at Temple Bap- tist Church at 3 o'clock January 17. The Intermediate Federation will meet at National Baptist January 15. A committee has been appointed by the Northern Baptist Convention to study the plan submitted by the B. Y. P. U. of A to absorb ail the young people’s organizations by a single new tist Pastorate at Manassas. Rev. C. P. Ryland, forme mfie’d{e;dntllll Baptist churc;r, :iw;e:x{ cal e pastorate of the Baptist Church at Manassas, Va. % Fifth Baptist. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach to- Anorrow st 11 am, on “The W He will begin his pastorate tomor- ;o;: preaching at 11 am. and 7:30 organization formed to carry on the present young people's work. Hyattsville meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. under the direction of A. L. Robertson. Mr. Dorr of the Fellowship Commis- sion leads Bethany, No. 1. Mr. Dent will be the speaker at the Central Union Mission Tuesday evening. topic will be “The Five Foolish.'