Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1935, Page 6

DR 1. G. B. PIERCE - SELECTS SUBJEC Church Federation Plans for the financial campaign, which is set for March 15 to 35, are developing. Two meetings were held this week, one for division leaders and captains, the other for the Special THE EVENING SERESOF TALKS T0 BE RESUMED “Face Value of Religion”|Gifts Committee. Members of the|pr A, J, McCartney to Con- Sermon Tomorrow for All Souls’ Unitarian Church. At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow "at All Souls’ Unitarian Church the minister, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, will preach on “The Face Value of Religion.” The organist, Corning Atwater, will piay the first in a series of Bach programs in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of that great composer at 5 pm. Dr. B. J. Lloyd will review “The Criminal and His Allies,” by Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, at 5:30. Bupper is served from 6 to 7 o'clock. At the Fireside Circle at 6:45 the speaker will be J. K. Knudson. “Love Time,” the story of the life of Franz Schubert, will be the feature at the motion picture hour in Pierce Hall at 7:30. Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard will continue her series of talks on cur- rent events Monday evening in Pierce Hall. In the afternoon the Women's Alliance will entertain its members and friends at a tea. Clarence Phil- lips will give an illustrated talk on “Glimpses of Europe.” The speaker at the monthly dinner meeting of the Washington Chapter, Unitarian Laymen's League, Thurs- day evening, will be Commissioner Robert E. Healy of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He will de- scribe the work of that important Government agency. At the meeting of the Women's Alliance Friday at 11 o'clock, Dr. Arthur Fleming, di- rector of the School of Public Affairs, American University, will discuss current governmental problems. The |§ feature at' the foreign language cinema presentation in Pierce Hall Saturday evening will be the German _musical picture, “Es War Einmal Ein Walzer,” with music by Franz Lehar. e DR R. G. STEINMEYER WILL 0CCUPY PULPIT Maryland University Professor Will Preach During Illness of Rev. G. E. Lenski. During the illness of the pastor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski, services at Grace Lutheran Church are being conducted by Dr. R. G. Steinmeyer, formerly pastor of the Takoma Lu- theran Church, now professor of in- ternational relations at Maryland University. Dr. Steinmeyer will preach Sunday at 11 a.m. He also will teach the pastor’s Bible Class in the Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The confirmation class will meet Sunday at 7 pm. at the same time in the church office. The church council will conduct a brief meeting. The young people will hold a devo- tional meeting at 6 pm. A stereop- * ticon address will be given by Law- rence Stutz, president. Supper will be served at 7 pm. The quarterly meeting of the voting members of the church will be held Monday at 8 pm. An address will be given by Dr. W. E. Schuette, president Eastern district, American Lutheran Church. Special services will be held during the Lenten season. Pastor Lenski is expected to conduct the first of these Ash Wednesday at 8 pm. In suc- ceeding weeks Lenten services will be held on Thursday evenings, with the following ministers co-operating: Rev. Edward Meuser of St. Matthew’s, Rev. Adrian Pfeiffer of the Takoma Lutheran Church and Rev. George Grewenow, Faith Lutheran Church, Clarendon. At Wednesday's service holy communion will be celebrated. = NATION-WIDE RELIGIOUS CONVENTION SUMMONED Meeting Is Called to Convene Here June 7—Open to All Creeds, Nationalities. The International Religious Bureau has issued a call for a nation-wide in- ‘ ternational religious convention, re- gardless of creed or nationality, to convene here June 7 at 10 a.m. at the Evangelican Christian auditorium, 708 O street. Delegates from churches, Sunday schools and other religious bodies are requested to send their names and ad- dresses to the International Religious + Bureau, 607 Indiana avenue. The committee in charge of the ar- « rangements consists of Rev. R. B. ' Robinson, Rev. Calvin P. Dixon, Rev. G. Oliver Wing, Rev. G. R. Newman, Elder W. M. M. Acty, Rev. Mrs. Mary S. Brown. R. R. Horner and Bruce Blackstone. : | Christian Endeavor | I . The annual conference of the Dis- )tr\ct C. E. Union will be May 2, 3 _8nd 4. Dr. Darrell C. Crain, presi- dent, announces National City Chris- “tian Church will be host. Dr. Vere W. Abbey, general secretary of Christian Endeavor in India, Burma and Cey- lon will be the main speaker. Each/ society will be assigned a quota for their registration. Members of the official family of the District union met Thursday with Rev. Robert Nance, field secretary for Kansas, and discussed the program for the International Christian En- deavor Convention at Philadelphia July 2 to 7. The intermediate and senior unions will join in a meeting March 15 at ‘Westminister Presbyterian Church to hear the experiences of Mr. Ham- brooke, a passehger in a plane that crashed in the Adirondacks during & blizzard. Effective today, the headquarters room of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union will be Room 500, 907 Fifteenth street. The Christian Endeavorers of the Wallace Memorial Church are con- ducting a mission study class, “Ori- entals in American Life,” each Sun- day at 6:15. Dr. Chan, head of one of the uni- versities in China, will speak on “East and West Meet in China” at the 7 o'clock meeting of United Brethren tomorrow. All Christian Endeavorers having anything for the rummage sale should communicate with Mrs. Darrell C. Crain or Mrs. Merritt L. Smith as soon as possible. Hillman Harris will speak at the National City Christian Rendezvous Society tomorrow evening. Prances Sangster will speak at Ninth Street Christian and J. Melvin _Towner, former president of the Baltimore €, E. Union, will speak at Sherwood. “fhe young people of the Westmin- mmmmnm Church will present jonary pageant at their church Mgrch 14, . ’ latter group will begin work at once, so as to have their activities well under way before the teams commence their solicitation. The goal is $13,000. It is expected about 100 workers will par- ticipate. The director is Maurice R. Hamm. Miss Etta Mai Russell was chosen as the new Juvenile Court worker at the meeting of the board of directors, Thursday. She will begin her duties at once, having an office on the first floor of the Juvenile Court Building. Miss Russell has had wide experience in both social and religious work and is a member of Mount Vernon Place Church. She succeeds Miss Anne Rogers, who resigned in January to accept another position. the proposal to establish a comunity church for the Chinese of Washington, following an informing address by Dr. Chan of Canton. The Central Committee for the ap- proaching Christian Youth Conference will meet tomorrow at 3:30 in Cal- vary Baptist Church to complete plans for that gathering, which is to be held March 8, 9 and 10. The Woman's Council is making progress in its campaign for $3,000, the budget voted for the new year, which opens April 1. The “ingather- ing” is to be March 29 in New York Avenue Church. The federation will celebrate its 15th birthday anniversary at the annual meeting April 10 in the old Vermont Avenue Christian Church. There will be a dinner at 6 o'ciock, with a busi- ness meeting and election of officers i following. Addresses will be given by Dr. W. Angie Smith and Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder. WooDwWARD O™II™F anp G Sneers ‘The board gave its indorsement to | tinue “Church of Living God” Theme. Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney will resume his series of sermons under the general theme, “The Church of the Living God.” The subject tomor- row at 11 o'clock at the Covenant- First Presbyterian Church will be, “The Reverential Mood.” Thursday evening prayer service will be s serv- ice in preparation for communion, which will be celebrated next Sunday morning. | The All-Comers’ Men's Bible Class will be addressed tomorrow at 9:45 by Capt. 4. L. Stromme on “Dealing With Hypocrisy.” Miss Thurston’s class will hold a | business meeting and dinner Wed- i nesday in the chapel. At 7:30 o'clock Miss Helen Lyon will give her fllus- | trated travelogue on “Rambling Through Russia.” The Business Women's Council | meets Tuesday. Capt. Rhoda Milli- ken of the House of Detention will | speak on “Our New Problems in De- | tention Work.” Dr. Pak Chue Chan { of the Canton, China, Mission will | speak at the devotional period at | 6:45. Supper from 5 until 6:15. | The Covenant Fellowship will be addressed tomorrow at 7 o'clock by | Carroll Propse on “My Two Years in China.” Tea will be served in the chapel from 6 to 7 o'clock. & LoTHROP Prone Distmicy 300 This dress is very SHEER— which is smart; and GRAY, which is smarter. Over a slip of slim gray, an extremely full skirt of gray flat chiffon drifts like a cloud—and the ruffled cape of gray net, tied with a bow of velvet ribbon, floats about one's shoulders—stir- ring with the slightest move- ment. One glorious cerise flower is poised at the waist. $39.75. From the collection of sheer, chic evening gowns for misses—$39.75 to $65. Misses' Walnut Room Third Floor STAR, WASHINGTO PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR NOVENA OF GRACE ‘The Novena of Grace will be held in St. Anthony’s Church from March 2 to March 12. Services will consist of daily masses at 6:15, 7, 8 and 9, and devotions in the evening at 5:30 and 7:45 o'clock. Veneration of the relic , D. C, SATURDAY, of St. Francis will take place each evening after benediction of the most blessed sacrament. There will be a short instruction after the 9 o'clock mass and during the evening devo- tions. Very Rev. Michael A. Mathis, co- founder and spiritual director-of the Society of Catholic Medical Mission- arjes, Catholic University of America, will conduct the Novena exercises. MARCH 2, 1935. Rev, Patrick E. Conroy, pastor of St. Anthony’s Church, has extended an invitation to non-Catholics to take | g¢ John's Church Sermon Tomor- | is part in the exercises. Ash Wednesday will be observed with elaborate exercises. Ashes will be blessed following the 6:15 o'clock mass | & and will be distributed throughout the day. DR. HART IS SPEAKER row on “The Gospel of Love.” Dr. Oliver J. Hart will speak at the 1 am. service at St. John's Church, Sixteenth and H streets, on Gospel of Love.” Right Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, Bishop of Western North Carolina, will preacher at the service Bund;:' “fl: ning at 7:45. Bishop Gribbin’s work mainly among the mountains of Western North Carolina. 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