Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1932, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, HEAD OF MISSION 10 OCCUPY PULPIT Dr. Robert E. Speer to Ad- dress Congregation at Cove- nant-First Church. Dr. Robert E. Speer, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Pres- byterian Church, will deliver the ad- moring at Covenant He will address the of the City of Washington irch at 3 pm. Dr. Frank S. the Georgetown Presbyterian will b in charge, fcCartney will begin a of addresscs Thursday eveniag, [ which will continue through Lent, on the intimate character of the Twelve | Disciples. Subject 'Thursday evening will be “The Great Companion.” Boy Scouts are especially invited to attend the church services, when Dr. McCartney make suitable recogni- tion of their ence. wall Bible Class Program. All Comers Men's Bible Class dressed by Page McK. Etchi- gious work director of the Y on “Jesus, the Citizen.” [e nt Fellowship, at its rrow at 6:30 pm.. will its subject for discussion, Spirituality.” Miss_Thelma s the leader. The Tip Top ¢ 5:30 p.m.. will discuss the sub- Ject, “How Our Society Meets Young People’s Needs.” Miss Martha Bishop will be the leader. Dr. McCartney will address the group i The Shakespeare Class will meet Feb iary 10 at 8 o'clock. Subject. “Mer- nt of Venice—the Ring Episodes.” Comedy to Be Staged. Covenant Fellowship will pre- three-act comedy, “Dulcy,” at bruary 8 and 9. e Committee of the So- venant will meet Febru- and adjourn 10 prayer meeting at Church at noon. zton Bicentennial ted from time to time On February 21 Dr. | speak on “The Ameri- ‘The eed or well The sent McCarty can Dream CONGREGATION PICKS TEXT FOR MINISTER| Tev. J. Frederic Wenchel to Preach on Subject Selected by THE SLAVERY OF SIN. (Temperance Lesson.) John, viii31-36. Golden uxt—“l’.;:ery one that cemmitteth sin the bond- servant of sin.”—John, vill.34. Christ's popular ministry in Galilee served to arouse the opposition of the | ecclesiastic leaders in Jerusalem. Like the multitude, who were convinced by His demonstrations of power, exercised |in healing the sick, ministering to the I needy and feeding the 5,000, that Jesus | was the man the nation was looking for | |to lead them out of their bondage to | the Roman Emperor and restore the | glories of the Kingdom of David, the | religious leaders in the capital city | would have welcomed Him as the Mes- siah if He had not insisted that His | kingdom was not a political one but a | spiritual realm. | He had a number of religious debates { with the representatives of the different sects and parties while He was teach- ing the multitude in the synagogue 1a Capernaum _following His feeding of {the 5,000 The effect of His insistencc | upon_ the spiritual character of His| | Messiahship and His claims concerning | | His relationship to God, as well as be- !ing the bread and water of life, pre- {sented great difficulties of understand- |ing to them because they had a ma- terialistic attitude toward™ the Master's | clai His restatement of the condi- | tions of discipleship resulted in many | of His former disciples openly separat- ing themselves from Him. Others were | secretly unfaithful. Meeting Opposition. There had been frequent clashes with |the Pharisees and the Master because of the liberal interpretations that He apparently gave to some of the teach- ings, which they considered vital to their religious faith and national hopes. Faith in Jesus was unpopular and at the opening of the Feast of Taber- nacles, “no man spoke openly of Him for fear” of the consequences. Jesus | evidently felt the opposition and did not appear as a public teacher of re- ligion in Jersualem until the feast had been going on for three days. The leaders marveled at His teaching be- cause He had never been a regular stu- dent in any one of their schools and evidently was speaking without any| human authority. When He met their | challenge by claiming that He had Di- | vine authority, the multitude was di- vided. Some thought Him mad. The clash became more acute, Jesus defeating His enemies, until they sent officers to arrest Him. Upon the last day of the feast He publicly promised to be the reservoir of spiritual power. His offer of living water resulted in a division of opinion concerning Him among the people. The officers failed to arrest Him, so we find a plot made to entangle Him. When Jesus appeared Church Members. c Wenchel, pastor of | Church, will preach | g on the favorite text v the congregation. Next Sun- will sy n the favorite chap- e Bible. Sunday evening there wship meeting at 6:45 h the public is invited. Il be preceded by a supper at 5:30 o'clock. H. Kempf will preside at the fellowship meeting. A. H. Kosch- 1 will give a talk on “Geology and We May Learn from I | Wednesday there will be a nce and prayer at 7:30 he following weeks of i ek services will be held day evenings at 8 o'clock. The | be “How Christ Dealt With Ash Wednesday the sermon | il be on “How He Dealt With the Penitent Peter”; February 18, “How He | 1t With the Treacherous Judas”; | v How He Dealt With the‘ Hypocritical Caiaphas”; March 3, “How He Dealt With the Sceptical Pilate”; How He Dealt With the | rod”; March 17, “How He the Emotional Women"; “How He Dealt With 1 good Friday night, Dealt With His Heavenly voting members | night. The meet at the the sday will THEMES ARE SELECTED BY REV. C. B. AUSTIN| pastor of the West | ton Baptist Church, will preach | tamorrow morning on “Going Deeper Wi God” and at 8 p.m. on “Our Heav- enly Record.” C. B. Austin circles will meet Tuesday 1 with Mrs. John P. Moore, | King Circle with Mrs. Ladson, 3009 Cambridge d Circle No. 2 in the Sunday ol 3109 N street MacKenzie will speak in | yurch at 8 o'clock. Juliette Mather Circle will mPl‘(l home of Mrs. Irving S. Craig, treet, Wednesday evening. Mid- by the pastor Thursday eve- | The Dedicated Life." 1. Greene Bible Class will meet B E. Stair, 5066 Sherrier v ey ng. Mrs. Stair and evening topic. F Mrs | Dallinger of the next day in the temple, the ma- lignity of the Scribes and Pharisees was manifest. It is a surprising scene, for they presented a woman, who had been arrested in the very act of adultery. and asked the Lord to try her. They were not thinking of purity, justice or righteousness. Christ wrote on the ground. This is the only reference to His writing that we have, but when He ordered that the one who was with- out sin should cast the first stone, not one dared to cast the stone, so one after another left. leaving the Master alone with the sinful woman. He did not acquit her. He gave her another | opportunity to live right. He sent her forth to live a new life. In this we note that Christ seeks the reformation of society through the saving of the | individual. Evidently He places some responsibility upon society for the sin that binds men in slavery. The spiritual crisis in Judea was r: idly approaching when Jesus poin ap- ted | forgst their own history ! Sunday School Lesson By Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. out that their hostility was due to their spiritual incapacity to understand His spiritual teachings. They were bond- servants to their own sin, which pre- vented their understanding Him. Thelr selfishness and sinfulness kept the, from seeing the light and understana- ing the truth of His teachings. While some had professed faith yet they did not possess faith. They would fail to prove that they were His by a life of loyalty, love and labor. They were mis- guided by their political aspirations. Men must prove their discipleship by & life of persistent devotion to Christ and His kingdom. The one who failed to live in accordance with his profession of faith was a slave of sin. Many think that they are Christians until they meet the acid test of living for Christ daily. The slave of sin is not| found in God's house. He may attend| church occasionally, but he will not| dwell in the Father's house forever un-| less he proves by his love, labor and loyalty that he is Christ's. Although Jesus brings real freedom to all, He taught that only those whose lives are lived in accordance with His teachings every day possess real free- dom He comes to enjoy under the leadership of the Holy Spirit genuine liberty. He is free from superstition, | from “care, from fear, from the tradi- tions of men, and from sin. We are free to enjoy the falsc life of sin and society, but our spiritual life finds on joy in’ that atmosphere, so it has no attraction for us. Any Christian is apt to face temptation and may fall. The difference between the sons of God and slaves of sin is found in the fact thht | the one who is saved immediately re- pents and seeks forgiveness after he fall. While the bondservant does not | have any spirlt of either repentance or a desire for forgiveness. 1f, therefore,| the Son of God makes you free, you| shall be free indecd. Chains of Slavery. The Jewish hearers objected to Christ calling them slaves, claiming that they were frec men and that their race had never been in slavery. They The lonely days in Babylon, the exile period in Assyria and their bondage in Egypt. They forgot that Rome was their mas- ter. Like many held in the chains of slavery they were unconscious of their | real condition. Although we fought the World War to save democracy for the world, we find that at this moment it i being | challenged by both Russia and Italy. | The weakness of China at the moment | is probably due to the fact that that| | great nation was not ready to exercise the functions of a republic when it | was established. The experience of | Prance was identical They had to | learn after the revolution how to govern | themselves. Our fathers were influ- | enced by the same theories that were | prominent in the French Revolution. | The Declaration of Independence re- veals the influence of the theories of | Rousceau. President Hadley of Yale has well said that no body of French- men of that period could have written | our Constitution. Our fathers had learned in a hard school, both in Eng- land and in Holland, that civil liberty is not freedom from restraint, but the “substitution of -control 'for ex- ternal compulsion.” Liberty is im- possible except under law. Freedom is a matter of the spi It develops out of intolerable condi- tions through repeated social and in- dustrial reforms. until the words. cf Jesus have molded the life of the nation. Individual liberty can only come through the emancipation of the Lord Jesus Christ from the bondage of sin. Jesus never speaks of sins, but | of sin. Our lesson has been elected as | A temperance one because, to quote | Fred Douglas, “the chains of intem- | perance are more degrading to a soul | "than physical bondage.” LAWMAKERS ASKED | 1,000 Men and Boys to Attend Fellowship Breakfast on February 22. 1 Members of Congress wWho are mem- bers of the Episcopal Church have been asked to participate in the cor- porate communion and fellowship breakfast of the Diocese of Washing- ton to be held February 22, at which approximately 1,000 men and boys, many of them “fathers and sons” are expected to be present | The corporate communion Wil be held at 8 am. at the Church of the Epiphany and its rector, Dr. Z. B Phillips, who is the chaplain of the Scnate, hes issuad a personal invitation to the members of that body to be present. Representative Prederick W. Massachusetts is chair man of a committee to secure the par ticipation of the members of Congress. The fellowship breakfast will follow at the Hotel Washington, with addresses by Bishop James E. Freeman and former Senator George Wharton Pep- per of Pennsylvania on the life of George Washington as a patriot and 1bert Van Hoose will entertain. e church will hold a Bicentennial gervice Sunday morning, February 21. | B. Y. P. U. News Geraldine Kirkland will speak meeting tomorrow night Raober n and her group, c2d Hyattsville'’s meeting to- | tion Devotionai Life Com- | meet_February 8 at 7:45 wany Church in conjunction nthly _intercommission lans for the “Win My aizn will be made at this | book “Ministry of Priendly | Il be used in the study h of Februry. will speak at Calvary | giving a resume of his service banquet e a devotional | v Miss Alba Bailey, | e devotional life_group. am at National Baptist will direction of William Trent Forbes will be the leader Chevy Chase, assisted by | bers of the devotional group. ] he union will_enter- | the Florence Critten- ! alentine party at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow > will be_under the di- icboca Perry. st Kendail will be p of Miss Marian Mec- | B. Y. P. U. will have Willi'm Haska, who has just re- returned from Brazil, speak to and relate some of her experi- Hold and the Stewardship Com- sion will have charge of the pro- at Betheny B. Y. P. U. No. 1 The study course will be Sunday eve- ning 30. Tuesday evening will be the regular monthly meeting at Cen- r Union Mission Fellowship Commission of M m gram the yest Washington 2. C. Hodges, jr.. lise Sulliven, Benita Harris, Regina 2embold, Clyde Hospital, Alton Darne &nd Terry Beach will speak. At Centennial tomorrow night the Fellowship Commission, under direction | ©of Harold Owen, a Baptist Bible School | student, will present the program. The monthly business meeting will be at| the home of Miss Elizabeth Langhyer. Morse strect northeast, Tuesda: The study course Will begin at 6 pm. and follow each Sunday evening through February. | Ball | ning. | Prayer and preise service will follow, | posed of 21 churchman H. Rozier Dulaney jr. is chairman of the committee in charge of ushering at the communion service. The next meeting of the general committee in charge of the communion and break- | fast will be at 8 p.m, February 10, at the Diocesan House. {METROPOLITAN BAPTIST WILL HEAR DR. J. C. BALL “Market of Souls” and “A Com- forting Religion” to Be Subjects. At the Metropolitan Baptist Church | tomorrow morning Dr. John Compton | will speak on “The Market of | Souls” and in the evening on “A Com- | fortingReligion.” The morning serv- ice will be followed by the administra- tion of the Lord's supper. The Bible school meets at 9:30. The wemen's Bible class will have as guest | teacher Miss Laura Lindley, teacher of the Anna Wood Bible class of the | Waugh Methodist Church. The te>cher training class will meet Mond: v ders i | | lowed by the mission study class, taught "by Mrs. E. S. Fakes The ninth annul banquet of th2 “Live Wire” Bible class will be held Tuesday. Rev. P. L. Mitchell of Claren- don, Va., will speak. Teachers' conference Thursday eve- Mrs. E. S. Fakes will instruct. when the pastor will talk on “The Wis- dom of Soul Winning." DR. BRIGGS TO PREACH Fifth Baptist Church Pastor An-| nounces Two Sermons. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach at the Pifth Baptist Church tomorrow a&l 11 am. on “Does God Still Spe: w} Men,” and at 7:40 pm. on “Things Above.” There will be communion. The annual banquet eof the Baraca class will be held at the church Wed- nesday, and the W. A. banquet and | pageant Thursday. | The Board of Deacons, which is com- men, on Monday night elect a like number of young men as junior deacons of the church. Of that number 15 will assist in observing the Lord's supper tomorrow gmmmx. REV. HENRY T. COCKE 'TO SHARE COMMUNION TO TALK ON SERVICE| Confirmation Lectures for Adults to Be Terminated at All } Saints' Tomorrow. Rev. Henry Teller Cocke, rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church, will have or the subject of his sermon Sunday |“The Gospel of Sacrifice and Service.” The early holy communion service will | be held, as usual, at 7:30 o'clock. | Sunday school is at 9:30 am. for the |children and for the adults at 9:45 |a.m., when there are classes for men |and women. The rector will give the last of his | confirmation lectures for adults at 4 |o'clock. The lectures for the children {are held during the Sunday school 1 eriod. Confirmation service will be eld February 14. The young people will meet at 6:15 o'clock for supper, to be followed by a meeting, at which Miss Betty Cocke | will preside. On Ash Wednesday there will be a | hely communion service at 7:30 a.m. and services again at 11 o'clock and at 8 o'clock, the rector to make an address at each service. The children’s choir will be heard at the evening service. On Friday evening there will be a half hour service, beginning at 5 o'clock. VISITOR WILL PICTURE CHINESE MISSION WORK Rev. J. J. Heeren, Shantung U. Teacher, to Speak at Gunton- Temple Memorial Presbyterian. Rev. J. J. Heeren, professor of history and political science at the Shantung Christian University, Tsnian, China, and student of international problems, will speak tomorrow morning at the Gun- ton - Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church on “On the Mission Front in China.” At_the evening service at 8 o'clock Dr. Braskamp will preach on “God's Three-fold Promise.” The Christian Endeavor Societies will meet at 6:45 o'clock. The Inter- mediate Christian Endeavor Society will be host to the Junior Intermediate Union in the parlor rooms of the chapel at 3:30 p.m. The Woman's Missionary Society will meet Wednesday at 11 am. and later hold a luncheon for the members in order to ecnable them to attend the meeting of the Women's Aid Society immediately following. SPONSORS OF U. S. NAVY PLAN MASSING OF COLORS The regular services will be held at the Church of the Epiphany tomorrow. At 8 am, holy communion; 9:30 a.m., church school: 11 a.m., holy communion and sermon by Dr. Rolfe P. Crum of San Antonio, Tex.. and 8 p.m., evening service and sermon by Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills. The subject of Mr. Wills' ser- mon will be “The Meaning of Lent.” The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy will hold its fourth annual massing of the colors service in the church tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Russell Langdon of East Orange, N. J., president of the society, will lead the procession of color bearers. The organ- ization, which was founded in 1908, is composed of women who have acted as sponsors at the christening of battle- ships, cruisers and other naval craft. The public is invited. The services on Ash-Wednesday are as follows: Holy communion, 7:30 am.; litany, penitential office, holy commun- fon and sermon by the rector at 10:30 am. | address. HE new Metropolitan Memorial National 1. E. Church, erected at Nebraska and New Mexico avenues, in Wesley Heights will be dedicated tomorrow with ex- Curtis will be the principal speaker. The exercises will open at the 11 o'clock services, when the sermon will be delivered by Bishop William F. Mc- Dowell. rew members. The music for the day will be rendered by the Metropolitan Choir, Mount Vernon Seminary Choir, Mrs. Carolyn Schoenthal, soprano; Har- lan Randall, baritone and director, and Mrs. James Shera Montgomery. Organ Recital in Aftermoon. There will be an organ recital at 3:30 o'clock, followed by the dedication ex- ercises, when Mr. Curtis will speak. At this service there will be presentation and dedication of memorials and gifts ‘The great west window of the Metro- politan Memorial Methodist Episcopal liam M. Hannay in memory of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Gault Emery. The new pipe organ was built by the Skinner Organ Co. of Boston. Mass.. and is the gift of Mrs. W. S. Washburn and the Misses Abbie and Jennie Graves of this city, in memory of the Graves and Washburn families The rose window above the reredos and the dossal cloth over the altar are the gifts of Mrs. Martin B. Madden and her daughter, Mrs. Paul Henderson, in memory of Martin B. Madden, for many years a member of Congress The three windows in the baptistry, “The Baptism of Jesus.” are given by the Metropolitan Ladies' Association as |a testimony of appreciation of Mrs | Elizabeth Somers, the founder of Mount Vernon Seminary Mrs. Somers was | for years a Bible teacher of Metropoli- t. | tan Church achool. Mrs. Huntley ves Chapel. The Meditation Chapel is the gift of Mrs. E. D. Huntley in memory of her husband, Rev. E. D. Huntley The Bible is the gift of Mr. and Mrs Arthur Seitz in memory of their daugh- ter. Helen Athenais The altar cross and altar vases are the gifts of Mrs. J. Edson Briggs in memory of her husband, J. Edson Briggs The pulpit is the gift of Bishop and Mrs. Frank M. Bristol and family The lectern is the gift of Rev. and Mrs. L. I. McDougle and family. The narthex is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dewhirst and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Harding. The reredos window to the right is the gift of Mr. and Ms. J. Q. Slye The landscaping is the gift of J. H Small & Sons. Additional gifts are the alter, the altar gates, the choir vest- ments, the Bible marker. Located in Triangle. The building is located on a triangle on which it is planned to construct a group of buildings of which there will be besides the church a massive memo- rial tower housing the carillon of bells and the educational and recreational unit. The present structure composes the nave only of the contemplated group, with recreational, social and | educational facilities placed in the ground floor. The present unit has an overall length of 135 feet and a maxi- mum width of 70 feet The plan is cruciform, following the traditional plan, with the western fa- cade containing the entrance porch and the eastern end containing the chancel The nave rises to a height of 70 feet from the curb and is surmounted by a fleche reminiscent of Ste. Chapelle, whose silver cross rises 135 feet above the street level The general character of the group is in keeping with the Gothic spirit, with a touch of the flamboyant in its traceried windows and detail, symbolical of the eternal flame. Although Gothic in spirit, a touch of the modern is freely of the spirit and idealism of the age in which the edifice is erected. The architects have recognized the fact that while Gothic is the supreme expression of the Christian spirit in architecture, yet a historic style that becomes only @ slavish copy of the past ceases to be significant of modern life. They also have realized that different materials and methods of construction necessitate an expression freed from an alien en- vironment. They have also felt that Gothic is not so much a stereotyped the church militant. Recognizing this fact and that American religious life must express itself anew in its own terms and in its own way, the historic style is used as an alphabet to phrase anew the eternal truths. A mixture of Foxcroft stone from Philadelphia and Butler stone from Baltimore was chosen ‘The western gabled facade flanked by octagonal pylons tied together with an arch which frames in the west win- dow is plerced by the entrance porch again hexagonal in plan. The pylons serve to terminate the flanking side aisle arches which express on the ex- terfor the interior structure and ar- rangement agein emphasizing unity of purpose. This hexagonal porch embla- matical of the six attributes of the Diety: Power, Wisdom, Majesty, Love, Mercy and Justice. The detail of the cresting with its flame line, interrupted by the bursting buds is gain symbolical “Ye must be born again.” Over the main entrance is an arch inclosing a simple pediment on which has been carved in relfef a shield with the sacred monogram Alpha and Omega interwoven with a cross. Carrying the tympanum 15 a simple carved lintel whose support- ing corbels bear the symbol of the de- scending dove and the Agnus Dei Carved Walnut Screen. Passing through this doorway one enters the narthex 12 by 208 feet, which is divided from the nave by a carved walnut screen, whose tracery is filled with antique leaded glass and whose 12 divisions carry shields of the 12 Apostles worked in lead silhouettes in repose. The side walls of the narthex are paneled in walnut. The simple barrel vault forming the ceiling is in an English textured plaster. Over the narthex is a balcony seating a hundred people reached from either side by stairways. The floor is formed of Ver- mont slate flagging with a quarry cleft surface. At either end of the narthex occurs the eide entrance vestibules, where stairs lead to the ground floor. These side entrances serving primar- fly the educational and recreational ercies at which Vice President Charles | There will be a reception to | Church is a memorial gift of Mrs. Wil- | style as an expression of the spirit of | of the power of the word and the words | New edifice, just completed in Wesley Heights at Nebraska and New Mexico | | avenues, which will be dedicated with special exercises $emorrow afternoon, when Vice President Charles Curtis, a member of the church, will make the principal section of the building have symbols connected with the spread of the word. The quatrefoil ornament over the arches is sympolical of the four vangelists and the four Gospels. On the central shield occurs the cross surrounded by symbols of St. Mark and St. Luke, St. Peter and St. Andrew, the last two called to be fishers of men. Here the tympanum over the doorw: carry a shield with the open book symbolical of the word and an inscription on the one “O. wor- ship the Lord in the beauty of holine: and on the other “Oh, come let us m a joyful noise unto the Lord.” The nave of the church is 37 feet wide and is divided into seven bays of which one bay is taken up by the narthex and at the other end two bays for the choir and altar. The nave 's 65 fect in height to the ridge of the ceiling beams. It is covered by an open timber roof. At the sides of the nave the side aisles carry through the piers clerestory windows which occur back of a triforium gallery. The roof has been decorated in colors of a pastel shade, the moldings being striped in color to bring out their character and to em- phasize the structural lines. The ceiling panels are filled with an acoustical tile to reduce reverberation. This has been painted a blue tone to! emphasize the height and is symbolical of the blue of the heavens. Seats for 450. ‘The nave with and choir seats 450 rates the nave from the altar. The whole treatment of the interior has sought to lead the eye of the worship- per up to the chancel. Here a simple limestone slab carries the cross, the emblem of the faith. A stone frame carries the dossal cloth and above the lintel of same the wall is pierced by a rose window filled with richly colored glass The pulpit has been rebuilt from the | wood of the pulpit in the old Metro- politan Church which for many years stood at John Marshall place and C street, and the olive wood cross has been inlaid in the paneling of same The clerestory windows are set with the glass from the old church, while the great west window is a memorial gift. Here is a window silvery in tone in the background, yet one which has been made to glow with vibrant color The theme of the three central panels is the transfiguration while the two supporting panels on either side are symbolical of the Christian virtues, Faith, Hope, Love and Justice. With supporting notes symbolical of the Ep- worth League. the Ladies’ Association, represented by Dorcas, Christian edu- cation and the Sunday school. The tracery is filled with glowing color, the central segments forming a great cross carry the symbols of the four evan- geliste, The nave is lighted by wrought iron lanterns suspended from the hammer beams of the trusses. Concealed Te- flectors floodlight the choir chancel arch and dossal and these are all in turn controlled by dimmers assuring a maximum of flexibility of control In the ground floor, a parish hall and stage with complete electrical equipment, including dimmers, border lights and footlights provide a place for the dramatic expression of the Sunday school. Departmental rooms provide for the educational work of the various groups. The architects were Thoralf M. Sundt and Bruce C. Wenner and Walter H. Thomas of Philadelphia with the Bu- reau of Architecture of the Methodist Episcopal Church as cosultants. Col. P. M. Anderson of Washington served as Washington representative of the architects The contractors were Stofflet & Til- iotson of Philadelphia. side aisles, chancel The choir sepa- DR. PERKINS’ SERMON | admitted and is replete with the best | Universalist Church School Service Work of Association. to Consider “The Ideal of Democracy—a Contrast and a Parallel” is the title of the ser- mon by Dr. F. W. Perkins at the Uni- versalist National Memorial Church to- morrow at 1 o'clock. At the service of the church school at 10:15 o'clock the work of the General Sunday School | Association at the Training School in | Suffolk, Va. and in Sunburst. N. C. | will be considered. In this connection | there will be a special program for the | primary department during the church {hour conducted by members of the | church school who have been doing | spectal friendship work during the past month. The meetings of the Y. P. C. U. will be under the supervision of Miss Eleanor Bonner during the month of | February, | The Ladies’ Aid Association will meet Tuesday for luncheon at noon and the business meeting following. Thurs- | day the monthly parish dinner will be served from 5 to 7 o'clock in Perkins Hall. At 7 o'clock at the meeting of | the Men's Club M. W. Lewis will give an illustrated talk on *National Im- provement Work.” At 7 o'clock the W. E. D. O. Circle will meet in the Ro- maine Van Schaick room. There will be a service in the chapel observing the world day of prayer Pri- day at 2 o'clock under the auspices of the Mission Circle. Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock the Boy Scout Troop will meet In Perkins Hall. $SCOUTS TO GET HONOR Recognitional Service a Feature at Church of Brethren. The theme of Dr. F. F. Holsopple, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, | tomorrow evening Is “On the Road to | Jericho.” | There will be a recognition service in the evening in honor of the Boy | Scouts of America. Troop No. 89 will | be the guests of the local troop, and | Dr. Holsopple will speak on “Let No |Man Despite Thy Youth.” Dr. Hol- | sopple is an adult member of the Boy Scouts of America. The Christian Endeavor Society will begin a series of special subjects in | honor of Prancis Clark, founder of the | organization. The theme for Sunday evening is “How Our Society Iy Meet- | ing Our Young People’s Needs." | | and over the aisles occur the| D. €, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932. A7 New Metropolitan M. E. Church I Activities in Local Chu French Services. Dr. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation which worships will preach tomorrow at 4 pm. on | “L'autorite de Jesus.” During Lent | he will preach every Friday at 4:45 p.m on “La Parabole de I'Enfant Prodigue.” | - | St. Andrew’s Episcopal. On_ Ash Wednesday holy communien | will be celebrated at 10:30 am. and | service and sermon at 8 p.m. Thursday, | holy communion, 10:30 am.; Friday, | childrens service with address by the | rector at 4:30 p.m. Rev. L. B. Rice to Preach. | At Potomac Heights Community Church tomorrow at 11:15 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. L. Barrett Rice, will preach on “We Know.” The Randall Bible Class at 10 o'clock wil lhave as its guest teacher Irving W. Hitchcock. ! The Christian Endeavor meeting at | 7 o'clock will be in charge of Miss | Helen Statts. Thk» Church Executive Committee will meet Tuesday evening. | Centennial Baptist. | «“A Story From Missouri!” will be re- lated by Rev. E. Hez Swem Sunday night at 8 o'clock. The 11 o'clock morning sermon subject is “My Faith Surprise!” The societies of the Bap- | tist’ Young People’s Union convene at 7 pm. and the Sunday School at § am Saint Mark’s Episcopal. | Rev. Hulbert A. Woolfall, rector, will preach tomorrow morning on “The Character of God,” and in the evening on “The Meaning of Lent.” The adult confirmation class will meet after the evening service. On Ash Wednesday at 7:30 am there will be a celebration of the holy communion and at 8 pm. evening prayer and sermon by the rector. Highlands Baptist. Communion will be observed to- morrow morning The pastor. Rev Newton M. Simmonds, will preach a short sermon In the evening the subject will be “Uninvested Religion.” The trustees will meet Wednesday evening. The Woman's Circle will | meet with Mrs. Alexander, 910 Rit- | tenhouse strect. Mrs. Alexander will | be hostess at the luncheon. There | will be White Cross sewing in the morning and business in the afternoon 1 Healing Service. | At the scrvice of Christian Healing Tuesday at 10:30 am. at St. Stephen and The Incarnation, Sixteenth and Newton streets. “The Master's Secret of Power,” by Rev. Van Renssalaer Gib- | som. will be revieyed by the librarian. | First Brethren. Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor, will preach at 11 o'clock tomorrow on “The Church With a Lost Love” and at 7:45 pm. on “Four Kinds of Hearts.” The men’s Bible class will have charge of the evening song service. Sunday | school, 9:30 am.: Young People’s C E. 6:45 pm. Thursday evening at 7:45 | pm. Rev. Willlam A. Mundy. mission- | ary from East Africa. will give a_lec- ! ture on his work, using eighty colored ! 1antern slides which he has had made | from his own photographs. | Volunteers of America. | “He Asked for Bread” will be the | subject of a sermon by Stafl Sergt. | Arthur E. Wise at the service at the Relief Mission, 471 Pennslyvania ave- nue, tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Lieut. Junia Ingram will conduct the music and group singing. Mrs. A. C. Bill to Speak. Mrs. Annie C. Bill of London,! England, and New York City, will give an address at the Sunday morning service of the Fellowship of the Uni- |versal Design of Life, Washington branch 1, at 11 o'clock at 2040 S street, on the subject, “Living Progress.” | Church of God. Rev. Fay C. Martin will have as his subject for the 11 am. preaching serv- ice “The Church Name.” At 7:30 p.m. will be family night. Sunday_school is at 9:45 am. The Young People’s meeting will be at 6:30 pm, with Wilbur Detweiler as leader. | Second Baptist. S. Holloman will preach to- morrow at 11 am. on “A Fountain of | Life Everlasting” At the evening | service there will be a debate on the | “Prohibition Question.” by Dr. Kelly {Miller and L. M. Hershaw. Bible ischool. 9:30 am.: B Y. P. U, 6 pm. Rev. J. L Howard University. | Dr. Irving S. Wood. formerly profes- | sor of biblical literature and history at | Smith College, Northampton, Mass. | will address students and friends of | Howard University at the 11 o'clock | | service Sunday in Andrew Rankin | Chapel. The university choir will| furnish music | Twelfth Street Christian. | Rev. J. F. Whitefield will use for his subject tomorrow, “Two Kinds of Investments.” Church school, 9:30 am.; communion, 12:30 p.m.; Senior Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p.m.. “Sacred Drama,” under auspices of Christian Endeavor, 8 pm.. prayer meeting, Wednesday ngiht. Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion. 11 am,. preaching by pastor, Rev. J. W. McCoy, on “The Handwriting on the Wall.” Galbraith A. M. E. Zion. “Preedom of Man's Will" is the ser- mon _topic of the pastor, Rev. William D. Battle, at the morning service, and 8 pm., "A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ.” At 3 p.m. the ushers will pre- sent a musical and literary program. Metropolitan A. M. E. The minister, Dr. William H. Thomas, will preach tomorrow at 11 o'clock on “The Stripping of Jesus,” followed by the holy communion. Rev. S. A. Pat- rick will preach at 8 pm. on “Faith and Her Victories.” Church school, | 9:30 am, when decision day will be observed: Allen Christian Endeavor, | 6:30 pm.; Ministerial Alliance Tues: day at noon. Free dinner to all un: employed Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. Dr. Wilkinson to Lecture. | “Japan’s Fury and Armageddon” will | be the subject of the lecture by Dr. B.| G. Wilkinson, dean of theology. Wash- ington Missionary College, tomorrow evening. A special feature of the eve- ning will be the musical program of the Washington Missionary College Glee Club from 7:30 to 8 p.m. First Baptist Church, West Washington. | Dr. Marcellus N. Newsome, pastor, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on ain’s Opportunity,” and 8 p.m. “The 1 Lily of the Valley”; communion service, 13 pm.:. Christian Endeavor. 6 pm.; preaching Wednesday night and prayer | service Friday night. Unity Meeting. Mrs. Margaret Nichols Feldt, guest speaker for the Unity Society of Wash- ington, 1326 I street, will speak on th topic. “From Servitude to Sonship,” Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. St. Helena Baptist. Rev. Joseph S. Heyward will preach Sunda& morning on “The Way to the | Heights.” Petworth Baptist. The pastor, Rev. Henry J. Smith, will begin a series of sermons tomor- row night on ‘“Battleflelds of Soul”; the first one, “Conflict Be- tween Memory and Vision." The series will be followed by two others on succeeding Sunday evenings. There | will be baptism in the evening. In the morning a large group is to be welcomed “4nto the fellowship of the at St, John's Church, Lafayette Square, | & | Church will celebrates | class will the | G« rches The morning subject and| “Jesus, God's Perfect In-| Senjor B. Y. P. U. is at| church. communion, strument.” :45 The senior department of the | Bible school has just closed a contest | between the boys and girls for new | members and the boys were the win- ners. A dinner will be given the winners in the near future. Friendship Baptist. “A House Upon a Rock” will be the subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting tomor- row at 11 am. Rev. Nathan Ross of Emory Grove, Md. will preach at 8| pm. Sunday school, 10 am; B. Y. P. U, 6 pm New Bethel Baptist. Rev. William D. Jarvis will preach tomorrow on “The Unchangeableness | of Jesus.” The Lord’s Supper will be observed. Bible school, 9:30 am. Dr. G. Garnett will preach each night next week. Good Will Baptist. Dr. James L. Pinn will preach to- morrow morning on “The Things | Which Endure”” In the afternoon, | after the morning service, candidates | will be baptized at the Metropolitan Baptist Church. The B. Y. P. U. will meet at 6 pm. Communion will be! served at the night service. * People’s Congrey. ..onal. Rev. A. F. Elmes will speak tomor- | row morning on “Thy Kingdom Come." Holy communion will be observed. The month of February will be devoted to young people’s interests. with the following special features: A joint ser- vice of the C. E. Society tomorrow at 6 pm.; February 11, young people’s “church night;” February 12, costume social; February 21, young people’s day: February 25, a pageant, “The Crusaders”; February 28, good cheer Sunday. The pastor, Rev. William Herbert | King, will speak at 11 am. At 8 p.m Mrs. Taylor of the Juvenile Court will speak. The Y. P. 5. C. E. will meet with the Y. P. 5. C. E. of People’s Church at 6 pm. Church school, | 9:30 am. Prayer meeting, Thursday, | 8 pm. CHURCHES TO HOLD HOME MISSION DAY Rev. Charles Enders to Preach at| Concordia on *‘Dangers of Spiritual Neglect.” Plymouth Congregational. | The churches of the Evangelical Synod of North America observe the first Sun- day in February as Home Missions| Sunday. Recognition will be taken of | home missions at Concordia Church in' both the German service at 10 am. and | the English service at 11:15 am. Rev. | Charles Enders will preach on “Dangers of Spiritual Neglect.” He is a member of the Board of Home Missions of the Eyangelical Synod of North America. At 8 pm. the pastor will begin a, series of sermons dealing with “The Passion of Christ in Art.” This series will deal with great paintings. The first will treat of “Christ'’s Entry Into Jerusalem,” by Plockhorst. This will be followed on succeeding Sunday evenings “The Lord’s Supper” (Da Vinci), | “Christ in Gethsemane” (Hofmann) | and “Christ Before Pilate” (Munkacsy). | Copies of the respective pictures will be distributed each Sunday evening to the congregation The Lenten services begin February 10, Every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock the service will be conducted in | English and every Thursday evening in | German. The pastor will preach a se- | ries of sermons dealing with the persen | of Christ. The first will be on “The Carpenter of Nazareth.” e SON/ | Pew at Central Presbyterian Church | to Be Draped With Flag Tomorrow. In accordance with the usual custom. pew that was occupied by President codrow Wilson at the Central Presby- terian Church will be draped Sunday with the American flag. Tomorrow will be the nearest anniversary to the date of the death of President Wilson, which occurred on February 3. 1924. Each year it is the custom in this church to observe, in a very quict manner, the fact of his death. The pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, will read the address made by President Wilson on the occa- sion of the laying of the corner stone of this church building. It was on De- cember 19, 1913, that President Wilson took part in the ceremony of the cor- ner stone laying and at this time made a brief address Dr. Taylor will preach tomorrow on “Christ Our Sacrifice” and the com- munion of the Lord's supper will be cbserved at this service The young people’s Friday night class, under the instruction of Dr. Taylor, has begun the study of the history of the carly Christian church. This class has been mest successful and well attended in past years and the young people of the church and community are invited to join the class. LOYALTY Ié OBSERVED Ninth Street Christians Arrange February Program. Rev. Clifford H. Jope. pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church, will dis- cuss “The Empty Seat” at the 11 oclock service. February is Loyalty month all through the church, and at the evening service the Christian En- deavor Society will promote the service Its orchestra will present a chort concert prior to the service, and special vocal numbers will be furnished by the society. Four five-minute speeches on “The Meaning of Christian Endeavor"” will be given by three young men and one young woman, and Rev. Mr. Jope will make a few closing remarks. The Timothy Class will have chargs of the service Thursday night. CLASS TO CELEBRATE ‘The Vaughn Class of Calvary Baptist its forty-third anniversary February 7. The class was founded by Comdr. Francis W. Vaughn a Civil War veteran, February 3, 1889, with a membership of 5. The pres- ent membership is 600. There will be a special program. The have as special guests the officers and members of Petworth Lodge, F. A. A. M. The executive di- rector of the Boy Scouts, Linn C. Drake, is teacher of the class and he will present the lesson. WILL HONOR BOY SCOUTS? The Cleveland Park Congregational Church will honor its Boy Scout Troop No. 15 in a special service at 11/ am tomorrow. Scoutmaster William | Seibert will lead the troop in some of its exercises, and the pastor, Rev. jeary Farnham, will preach a sermon on “David and Goliath.” Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in her | Episcopal | Rock Creek home at 3403 Macomb street. Mrs. Prancis Hawes wi'l hold a reception for the members and friends of the church. The deaconesses of the church will awist. » CATHEDRAL LA ENTEN LECTURE Clergymen to Give Series After Evensong Services at 4 P.#. A series of Lenten lectures, delivered by Cathedral clergy and by clergymen of the Diocese, will be held in the Beth- lehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral on Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays after the evensong service at 4 pm, it was announced by Bishop James E. Freeman On Ash Wednesday, ushering in Lent, | Bishop Freeman will preach on “The National Significance of Lent” over a Nation-wide radio network of the Col- umbia Broadcasting System at the morning prayer and penitential service at 11 o'clock in the morning. Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, warden of the College of Preachers, will deliver the Lenten lecture after the ensong service on Ash Wednes<dax. The other services on Ash Wedncsday at the Bethlechem Chapel are Holy com- munion at 7:30 am. and Litany at 10 am. i Canon Wolven to Speak. The lectures on Tuesdays during Lent. will be conducted by Rev. Raymond L Wolven, Cathedral canon and chaplain to the bishop, and will be on the subject of “New Questicns and Old Answers” On February 16, his theme wi We Know God;” February Church Necessa March 1, Bible Inspired:” March 15, “Does the Church Believe in Conversion” and March 22, “Do Standards of Right and Wrong Change.” The diocesan clergy who will give the lectures on each Wednesday are Rev. John Temple, rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, February 17; Rev. Calvert E, kl:!uc superintendent of the ve pital, February 24 Tucker, rector of St. Georgetown, March 2; Dr. F. J. Bo- nanan, rector of St. Paul's Church March 9; Rev. Henry T. of All Saints' CRurch, March 16, and Rev. H. John's Church, Cocke, Chevy rector Chase, | A. Woolfall, rector of St. Mark's Church, [ March 23 Rev. Arthur B. Rudd, cancn of the Cathedral, will deliver lectures on each Thursday on “The Six Laws of Haupi- ness as Taught by Our Blessed Lord the Beatitudes.” and the first three wsl be on the subject of “The Passive Atti- tude of the Soul.” and the latter ones on “The Active Duty of a Christian.” On each Friday there will be lectures, commencing February 12 with an ad- dress by Bishop Freeman. On February 19, Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of the Cathedral, will be the lecturer: February 26, Dr. W. L. DeVries, pre- centor of the Cathedral, March 4, Dr. G. Freeland Peter. Bishop Freeman will preach at the 3-hour passion service on Good Friday, March 25, which will be from noon to 3 pm. in the Bethlehem Chapel. Thi service will be broadcast over a Natic:- wide radio network REV. J. T. SPICKNALL WILL GIVE SERMON “Communion With God"” to Be Sub- ject of Discourse at Meth- odist Church. “Communion With God" will be the subject of communion meditation by the pastor of the Pirst Methodist Epis- copal Church of Chevy Chase, Rev. J. Turnbull Spicknall, Sunday morning. Church school is at 9:30 am. M. Rea Shafer, jr., and Marshall Guthrie will be hosts at a supper which precedes the young people’s meeting Sunday evening. The subject for dis- cussion will be “The Inwardness of Character.” the pastor leading The congregation will unite with the Chevy Chase Protestant churches in the Sunday evening service at Wesley M. E Church. Mrs. H. L. Curtis of 6316 Delaware street will be hostess to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at the mite box opening service Monday evening. The church school board will meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. Iona F. Kone, 206 East Underwood street The pastor's subject at the midweek meeting Thursday will be “The Spiritu- ality of Jensus.” TAKOMA PARK CHURCH WILL HOLD COMMUNION Rev. R. Paul Schearrer Will Give Discussion of the Lord's Supper. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated tomorrow morning in the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church The pastor. Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, will preach on “The Lord's Supper—a Com- parative Study” and in the evening on ‘Discipline and Culture,” a pre-Lenten meditation. The church_school is at 9:30 am The pastor’s Communicants’ class will meet at 10 o'clock. The members of the Senior C. E. Society are requested to meet at the church at 6:30 o'clock in order that they may go in a body to attend the meeting of the Gospel Mis- sion. The Intermediate C. E. Societ: will be led by Laura Mattoon at 7 o'clock. The Executive Committee of the church school will meet in the church office Tuesday evening. Luncheon will be served at the church Wednesday at 1 o'clock by the Carleton Circle of the Aid Society. A meeting of the Ladiex Aid Society will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday The final session of the Standard Training School will be held Thursday evening. Miss Mabel N. Thurston will speak during the devotional period. The Light Bearers will meet Friday at 4 o'clock, and the Boy Scouts, Troop 33, at 7:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor The pre-convention rally will be held Monday night at Eckington Presby- terian Church. The teachers who are to lead classes and conferences at the convention will be present. Dr. Niles of Georgetown Presbyterian Church will speak. After the introduction of the “faculty.” Dr. Hawthorne of Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian will speak briefly on “What the Convention Will Mean to District Endeavorers Merritt Smith will tell of the influence of former conventions in Washington Dr. Barnes, head of the music depart- ment of the public schools, will lead the music. After the meeting the host society will present a short program and refreshments will be served. The Junior-Intermediate Union meet- ing will be held tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock at Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church. Miss Terry from the Central Union Mission v:ill ‘speak. The society from Keller Memorial Lutheran Church will have a rally re- ception tomorrow at 7 o'clock for mem- bers and alumni in celebration of Christian Endeavor day. At 7:45 pm the meeting will be led by Henry Wert- man. Robert Lyon, former president of the Union, will speak. The society from Mount Rainier Christian has charge of the evening church service tomorrow night. Mer- ritt Smith will speak Mauro Baradi will talk on “Christian Endeavor in the Philippine Islands” tomorrow evening at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Soclety,