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. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936. B—5 RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN WASHINGTON CHURCHES 1 Sermon By Bishop at Cathedral Canon Wolven to Give| Sermon at Holy Communion. ISHOP JAMES E. FREEMAN will deliver the sermon at the people's evensong service in the Great Choir of Washington Cathedral tomorrow at | ¢ o'clock. | Arriving in Chicago on Monday to attend the Pan-American Conference of Bishops, he will make an important address on “The Church and World Peace” on Thursday afternoon before this gathering. The preacher at the celebration of the holy communion will be Canon Raymond L. Wolven. Services for the day will begin with celebration of the holy communion in | the Chapel of St. Mary at 7:30 am. | Holy communion will be celebrated in the Chapel of the Resurrection every ‘Thursday at 9:30 o'clock until further notice. Paul Bachschmid, F. Granville ‘Munson, jr., and Rollie H. White, jr., have been appointed Cathedral cruci- fers. Other honors awarded in the boy choir include the Lane Johnston Medal | for long and faithful service to Eric | T. King, jr.. the Mount St. Alban Medal for excellence in singing to Brennon Hatley and the Jennet Rich- ards Gover Medal for character to John E. Hare. Members of the National Cathedral Association and others interested in the work of Washington Cathedral are invited to attend evensong on Fri- day afternoons, when special interces- sions are offered “for the relief of those who are unemployed and in trou- | ble, for the guidance of our rulers and leaders, for adequate funds for the support of this Cathedral and for the | help of our clergy, officers, staff and | friends.” SERMON SUBJECT IS “SHORT CUTS” Dr. Harris Also to Bap- tise Infants Tomorrow at Foundry M. E. Dr. F. B. Harris will preach at Foundry M. E. Church tomorrow, at the 11 o'clock service, on “Short Cuts.” He will administer the rite of baptism of infants and receive new members. Rev. Edward L. Latch, minister of the Chevy Chase M. E. Church, will preach at 8 p.m. The Bolgiano Class for men, taught in the afternoon by Dr. Frank W. Collier, will hold a memorial service in Rock Creek Cemetery, at the grave of Frank W. Bolgiano, who organized &nd taught this class until his death. The teachers of the church school ‘will receive the parents of the children in the school, and others, at an in- formal tea in the Letts Building, from 4 to 6 o'clock. In the Epworth League, at 7 p.m., the young people will continue a study of “The Modern Use of the Bible.” MISSIONARY UNIT PLANS INSTITUTE ‘The annual Missionery Institute, under the auspices of the Woman's Council of the Washington Federa- tion, will be held October 27, 28 and 29 in the First Congregational Church. ‘The meetings will begin daily at 1 o'clock, with luncheon at 12:35. Out-of-town speakers will be Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston, Mrs. E. H. Silverthorn of Philadelphia and Mrs. John P. White, a former mis- sionary in Egypt. A registration fee of $1 admits to all classes; $2 in- cludes luncheons, All women are in- vited. ‘The chairman of the missionary de- partment is Mrs. W. L. Darby. Mrs. E. V. Pugh is president of the council. ‘The study books are “A Preface to Racial Understanding” and *“Congo Crosses.” ‘There will be a mass meeting Oc- tober 25 at 3 o'clock. Miss Slattery will speak. Young people’s organiza- tions are especially invited to attend, as this service has been arranged be- cause so many of them cannot be pres- ent on week days. BISHOP TO SPEAK Rt. Rev. Edwin Holt Hughes to Preach. At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at the Woodside M. E. Episcopal Church, Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, resident bishop of the Washington area, will be the guest preacher. His address will inaugurate the campaign to raise funds to build a new church suditorium. ‘The Junior High School League Mmeets at 7 pm. with Miss Margaret Thomas as leader, and the Epworth League meets with Miss Lyda Sar- geant as leader, the subject for dis- cussion being “The Leaven.” Dr. Ralph Dela Smith will preach at 8 pm. on “Roger Willlams.” St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran. Holy communion will be observed at the 11 a.m. service, the meditation by Rev. Sam H. Kornmann being on the subject, “He Was Made Known Unto Them in the Breaking of the Bread.” Special Services DR JOHN C. BALL. Dr. Miller To Attend Convention National City Chris- tian Pastorto Leave After Services. R. RAPHAEL HARWOOD MIL- LER, pastor of the National City Christian Church, will occupy his pulpit at both services tomorrow, leaving after the evening service to attend the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ, convening at Kansas City, Mo. He will speak on “What Do You Stand For?” at the morning service. Dr. Wilmer Souder will teach the Bible lesson at the Thursday night church dinner in the absence of Dr. Miller. Dinner at 6 o'clock. Reser~ vations invited. ‘Those attending the Kansas City convention from the church are Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. ©O. E. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. At- wood, Mr. and Mrs. H E. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. David Edmonston, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sterns, Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Robinson, Maj. and Mrs. Guy ‘Withers, W. H. Pinkerton, Mrs. E. V. Pugh, Mrs. Fannie Foster, Mrs. E. L. Phillips, Mrs. A. E. Corning, Mrs. Lois Newell, Miss Mary Macrae and Paul Moore. TOPIC SELECTED FOR M. E. CHURCH| Rev. S. Carroll Coale to Speak at Brightwood Park. At Brightwood Park M. E. Church tomorrow morning, Rev. S. Carroll Coale will deliver a sermon on “The Looks of Silence.” The subject of the children’s story will be “Skee.” Merle Lank, a delegate to the world Sunday school convention, will address Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. Miss Valeria F. Martin will have charge of the Intermediate League. The young people will attend the preaching service at 8 p.m. in a body. The minister will speak upon “A Glowing Zeal.” A candle light service will be featured in which the mem- bers of the District Epworth League cabinet will install the officers of the Brightwood Park Chapter. The Downs Bible Class will hold a business meeting Tuesday evening. The Cole Class Club of which Mrs. Herbert Molineu has recently been made president, will meet in the social hall Wednesday evening. The Fidelis Class will have a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Francis Holly Goode, 117 Madison street, Thursday evening. | REV. E. 0. CLARK SELECTS THEME “If There Were No Church?” will be the sermon theme of Rev. Edward O. Clark tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church. A dramatic prelude portraying “The Story of Samuel” will be rendered by young people at 8 p.m., followed with the pastor’s sermon on “Giving God Our Best,”:the second in the series of Sunday evening sermons on “The Story of Samuel.” The annual Fall rally dinner will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Sunday School house. George B. Fraser, general superintendent of the Sunday school, will give high- lights of his recent European trip, during which he attended the World Sunday School Convention at Oslo, Norway. LUNCHEON GUEST Tadeo Kaneko Secretary of Group in Japan. Tadeo Kaneko, secretary of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Japan, will be the guest of honor at a lunch- eon at the University Club Thursday at 12:30 under the auspices of the Potomac Assembly of the brother- Other guests of honor include Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes of the Washing- ton Cathedral, Harper Sibley, presi- dent of the United States Chamber of Commerce; Clarence P. Dodge, president of the Community Chest of The Church Council will meet ‘Tuesday night in the church. Beulah Talbott will lead the Eck- ington Senior Society on the topic, “Passing the Buck.” Mary Adelaid Everett will lead the Chevy Chase Intermediates with the subject, “Building a Chrisitian World.” Mrs. Koch will talk to the Luther Place Memorials tomorrow on “Impor- tance of a Consecrated Home.” Georgetown will be led by Alfred Collins, Alvin Phaden will lead the Western Presbyterian Society at 7 o’clock. Wallace Memorial Seniors will meet tomorrow. Dr. M. B, Gissen will lead in a study of the Book of John, which Washington, and Coleman Jennings. Interested churchmen may obtain tickets from H. L. Choate, 925 Fif- teenth street. SESSION 152d Baltimore M. E. Confer- ence to Hear Bishop. The Baltimore Annual Conference is meeting in 152d session at the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, having been in conference since Thursday evening. It will close Monday at noon. At the 11 o'clock service tomorrow Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, in charge of this conference, of Charlotte, N. C., will deliver the address. At 3 o'clack the memorial service will be held and at 7:30-Bishop W. F. McDowell of the M. E. Church, will preach, to be followed" by a con= Dr.J.C.Ball To Conduct - Meetings Revival Services Are Planned at Metro- politan Baptist. EGINNING tomorrow morning and continuing through October 25, Dr. John Compton Ball, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, will conduct revival services, assisted by the evangelists, Misses Amy Lee Stockton and Rita Gould. ‘The meetings will be held every eve- ning except Saturdays, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Stockton will preach tomorrow morning on “God—Plus Me” and in the evening on “Christ in a Changing World.” ‘The evangelists will hold a declara- tion service Monday, when the Bible classes and other organizations will sit in groups and respond to a roll call. Tuesday evening the sermon theme will be “Westward Ho!” This will be “Round-up” night. Wednesday Miss Stockton will speak on “The Second Coming of Christ.” Thursday will be musical night, sermon subject: “Songs of the Night.” Friday will be “family night,” subject: “Things That Break the Family Circle.” CHURCH TO OPEN ENLISTING WEEK Fifth Baptist Congrega- tion to Hear Several Speakers. ‘The Fifth Baptist Church will open tomorrow a week of “enlistment.and promotion.” Dr. W. H. Baylor, pastor of Park View Baptist Church, Ports- mouth, Va., and former secretary of Maryland Baptists; Dr. F. A. Agar, efficiency secretary of the Northern Baptist Convention and former mis- sionary to Africa; Miss Blanche Syndor, secretary of women's work in Virginia, will speak. Dr. John E. Briggs will preach to- morrow morning on “The House of Obed-Edon.” Rev. Walter C. Scott, former pastor of Kendall Baptist Church, and pastor at Bloxom, Va., will preach in the evening on “The Doom of Corruption.” Dr. Briggs will teach the Darlington Berea Class at 9:30 am. Miss White will speak Tuesday at 7:45 pm, ‘There will be a meeting of the deacons, junior deacons, school, B. Y. P. U. and W. M. S. workers together with both the Finance and Mission Committees Wed- nesday at 7:45 p.m. Dr. Baylor will have the sermon ad- dress Thursday at 7:45 pm. He will speak on “The Larger Stewardship,” and Friday evening he will speak on “How to Develop a New Testament Church.” Dr. Agar will be with the church forces tomorrow following these meet- ings and will address the church. GUEST PREACHER SELECTS SERMON Dr. Randall to Speak at First Congregational Church. Dr. W. S. Randall of Mount Dora, Fla., guest preacher at the First Con- gregational Church, has announced for his topic tomorrow morning “The Hills That Are Calling Us.” ‘The Women’s Bible Class and Cal- vin Coolidge Men's Class, hold sessions at 9:45 am. The Young People’s So- ciety meets at 6:45 p.m. Right to Compromise?” “Should Principles Be Sacrificed for the Sake of Expediency?” “Can We Be Faith- ful to the Moral and Social Code?” These questions will be discussed un- der the leadership of Katherine Fow- ler. A worship service led by Tudor Whiton will precede the meeting. Supper will be served Thursday at 6. The regular service will follow., GUESTS TO TALK Rev. W. H. Ballengee Will Speak at Calvary M. E. Rev. W. H. Ballengee, a former pas- tor of Calvary M. E. Church, South, during whose pastorate the present church building was erected, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. At 7:15 the young people will meet. At 8 o'clock Rev. D, A. Beery, recent pas- tor, will preach. The church school will sponsor the prayer meeting Thursday evening. General Supt. P. B. Graeff wiil pre- side. The pastor, Rev. W. B. Keene, will talk on “Worship in the Church School.” ‘The Wilson Bible Class will conduct the service in the adult department. Mrs. W. H, Ballengee will teach the Ballengee Bible Class. RALLY DAY RITES Central Presbyterian to Mark Day Tomorrow. ‘The annual Rally day service will be held by the Sunday school of the Cen- tral Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning, when all departments will unite in a program. The Friday Night Class, which has for some years had an important part in the work of this church, plans to resume its work next Friday night. The class is under the leadership of the pastor, Dr. James H. Taylor, who teaches the lesson each week. SPEAKS ON “CHURCH” Rev. Richard Aselford Continues Series. Rev. Richard Aselford, rector of Grace Church, Woodside, Md., will preach at the morning service at 11 o'clock, taking as his topic “The Church.” This is one of a series. of preparatory sermons leading up to the confirmation service, which will | sacrament of baptism will be admin- Sunday | “Is It Ever | President TRENTON MEREDITH, HEADS CLASS Bethany Baptist Group Elects Trenton Meredith. Trenton Meredith was elected presi- dent of the Stevenson Bible Class of the Bethany Baptist Church. Other officers elected are: Vice president, Perry Stevenson; secretary, Oscar Bean; treasurer, Case Boss. The teacher is Senator M. M. Logan of Kentucky. Installation service will be held tomorrow evening. Page Etchi- son, religious director of the Y. M. C. A, will be the speaker. The church school will observe rally day tomorrow morning. The pastor’s subject is “Loyalty to My Church.” The junior church will be conducted by Mother Jaeger. The quarterly business meeting of the church will be held Thursday evening. RITES ARRANGED FOR RALLY DAY Etchison to Continue Series of Talks to Bible Class. Rally day will be observed in Eld- brooke M. E. Church tomorrow. In| the community men's Bible class| Page McK. Etchison will continue h.\.s] series of talks on “Practical Messages for Today From St. John.” Rally day programs will be rendered in the sev- eral departments of the church school Dr. A. B. Potorf of American Uni- versity will preach at 11 am. The| istered by the pastor. Rev. Walter M. | Michael. New members will be re- ceived. Junior High League will meet at 6:30 pm. directed by Miss Annabel Spangle. The Epworth League meets at 7 p.m. under direction of the presi- dent, Miss Margaret Boesch. Miss Dorothy Cross will be in charge of the devotional program. At the eve- ning service “A Vision That Chal- lenges” will be the subject of the pastor's sermon. The first quarterly confererice will be held Wednesday at 8 pm. with Dr. G. Ellis Williams, superintendent of the Washington district, presiding. A miniature minstrel show will be presented Friday at 8 pm. by the children of the primary department, directed by Mrs. W. R. Burgess. SERMON HERE BY KENTUCKIAN Rev. George D. Heaton, pastor of | the Pirst Baptist Church, Paducah, Ky., will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist Church tomorrow, speaking in the morning on “The Mission of the Church” and at the evening service on “The Good Shepherd.” The Lord's supper will be observed at the morn- ing service, The Swedish Mission will meet at the church at 3:30 with Dr. K, E. Carlson preaching. The devotional service Thursday evening will be led by Dr. H. W. O, Millington, acting pastor, with “The Basis of Christian Confidence” as the topic of discussion. A program will be given today at the children’s emergency home, Cen- tral Union, by members of the Euze- lian Class. TEACHER NAMED Rev. Henry Mauken, Jr., to Lead Adult Bible Class. The Incarnation Lutheran Adult Bible Class, for men and women, will study next quarter, under the leader- ship of Rev. Henry Manken, jr, & series of lessons on “The Spread of Christianity.” At the 11 o'clock church service tomorrow Pastor Man- ken will present a discussion of “The Character Fitness of All Church ‘Workers.” The Euther League will meet at 7 p.m., under the supervision of Ger- trude Kluge and Margaret Harris for the intermediates and Frank E. Woll- ner and William Woltz for the seniors. A daughters-mothers meeting will be held on Thursday at 8 pm. The Washington Lutheran Training School for Church Workers will open its tenth year of six Monday evenings at Luther Place Church, at 7:45 p.m. “Are Sin, Disease and Death Real?” is the subject of the lesson-sermon in all the Churches of Christ Scientist, tomorrow. The Golden Text is from James 4:7-8: “Resist the devil and he will flee from you, draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” Among the citations which comprise | 30s. ““Sincere But Not in Earnest” Dr. McCartney An- nounces Subject for « Sermon Tomorrow. "S]NCE‘RE, But Not in Earnest,” will be the subject of Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney’s sermon tomorrow at the 11 o'clock service at the Cove- nant-First Presbyterian Church. Miss Thurston's class for young women will discuss “How Does a Christian Differ From Other People?” at 9:45 am, For a number of succeeding Sun- days Dr. McCartney will address the All-Comers Men's Bible Class at 10 o'clock on the general theme, “The Spread of Christianity.” On Sunday, from 6 to 7, is a social and supper in the chapel for all young people, after which the Covenant Fel- lowship will be addresed by Rev. Sam- uel R. Allison on “Agtitndes Toward Evil” The Westminster group for college and high school ages will meet in the church house, at 7 o'clock, for a planned program. The intermediate group will be addressed by Miss Betty Prata on “Where Did We Get Our Sabbath?" The Thespian Society has entered the annual one-act play tournament sponsored by the Community Center. Their entry, “The Window,” by James Reach, is scheduled for October 17, at 8 pm, at Roosevelt High School. SERMON SERIES IS ANNOUNCED Rev. W. A. Keese to Open Talks Tomorrow. The first of a series of sermons on the Apostles’ Creed will be delivered tomorrow morning at the 11 o'clock service in Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church. The minister, Rev. Wil- liam Andrew Keese, will preach on “I Believe in God!" Fathers of the university students attending Dads’ day will attend the church service. Other topics in the series are: “Oc- tober 18, “I Believe in Jesus Christ”; October 25, “The Holy Ghost”; No- vember 1, “The Holy Catholic Church”; November 8, “The Forgive- ness of Sins,” and November 15, “And the Life Everlasting.” At 6 o'clock two discussion groups will meet, the college hour for all college students and another group for all young people in the 20s and The latter group will have tea and will be led in the discussion by Dr. A. B. Potorf on “Thinking Through Our Religion.” At 7:15 the Hi-League, for all high school students, will meet with the minister. BAPTIST SERMON TO BE ON CHRIST Rev. W. S. Abernethy to Preach at Calvary Church Tomorrow. Rev. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “Christ in the Heart” and “The Ministry of Disap- pointment” for the evening. Rev. Philip G. Murray will eonduct the junior church service tomcrrow morning for the boys and girls of the junior department. Topic, *“Building a Wall.” ¢ Promotion day in the Sunday School will be observed. The cradle roll department will hold its graduat- ing exercises the following week on rally day. The 45th anniversary of the Bell Class wil| be celebrated at a banquet at the church Tuesday at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Anna J. Bell is the founder and teacher of the class. The Florence M. Brown Class will hold a business and social meeting Tuesday evening. PASTOR TO TALK “Law of Sacrifice,” Topic of Rev. H. E. Beatty. “The Law of Sacrifice” will be the subject tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E. Beatty. Holy communion will be administered. The Men's Class, taught by J. Frank Butts, and the Ladies’ Class, taught by Mrs. H. E. Beatty, will dis- cuss the Scripture theme, “How to Be- come a Christian.” Jewish Mission Sunday will be ob- served in both church and Sunday School. Miss Margaret Snead will have charge of the Young People’s program at 7 p.m. Topic: “What, Me a Missionary!” “The Spoken and the Written Word” will be the subject of the prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. The service will be conducted by the pastor, TOPICS GIVEN Dr. C. E. Hawthorne Se- lects Sermon Subjects. At Wallace Memorial United Pres- byterian Church Dr. C. E. Hawthorne will preach tomorrow morning on “Grace for Folks Out of Place,” this being the first of three messages he will give on the Book of Esther. In the evening his theme will be “How Good Are You?” based on the story of “The Rich Young Ruler.” Inspirational night is Thursday, & period for prayer by representatives from all departments being held from 7:15 to 8 p.m., followed by an hour of Ppraise, prayer and Bible study in the the lesson-sermon is the following from the Bible: “Therefore the re- deemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.” (Isaiah 51:11) The lesson- sermon also includes the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health. with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “As mortals reach, through ‘Gospel of John. Christian Science Lecture. A lecture on “Christian Science: The Good News of the . Kingdom” will be delivered tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock in Constitution Hall by John Randall Dunn, C. S. B, of Bos- ton, Mass. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, the Pirst Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass. He introduced - by Dr. Oliver This is under the uspices of Pirst, Second, Third and Christ, Sciene < M. E. Church To Observe Loyalty Day Dr. Burgan to Speak Twice Tomorrow at Hamline. LOYALTY day will be observed tomorrow at Hamline M. E. Church. At 11 am. Dr. H. W, Bur- gan will use as his theme “The Church in a €hanging America.” “Not for Sale” will be the subject at 8 pm. A group of new members will be received at the morning service. Edwin A. Swingle will address the Brotherhood Bible Class at 9:45 am. on “The Foundation of Religious Dis- cussion.” This will be the first of a series of lessons on the Bible. At 7 pm. the Epworth League will be addressed by Harry Ellis on “College .:'ntemluas: Do They Help or Hin- er?” ‘The Brotherhood will meet Tues- day at 8 p.m. in the social hall. Rev. G. Ellis Williams, superintendent of the Washington district, will be the speaker. Election of officers will take place. Tracy L. Jeffords will deliver & lecture on “The Shores of the Medi- terranean” Thursday night. DR. DIRK LAY TO SPEAK HERE Georgetown Presbyter- ians to Hear Missions Board Member. Dr. Dirk Lay of the Board of Na- tional Missions, will speak at the 11 o’clock service tomorrow in Georgetown Presbyterian Church. The Senior Young People’s group will meet at 6:45 in Cissel Chapei, with Albert Collins as leader. Van | Dusen Rickert will lead a discussion | on “Spiritual Growth Through Chris- tion Fellowship.” The Fireside Group will meet at 7 p.m. in the manse with Miss Juliet Weitzel as leader. Dr. W. L. Darby will speak on “Character Sketches From the Old Testament,” and a discussion will follow. The women's association will give a luncheon Tuesday at the Fairfax Hotel, at 1:30 o'clock. At 6:30 p.m. | the Men's Club will hold supper meet- ing in Cissel Chapel. evening in Cissel Chapel, with Rev. Mr. Skinner speaking on “Transition | Times in the Church.” REV. J. H. GARNER| Topic—Deacons to Be Ordained. Rev. J. H. Garner will preach to- morrow morning in Sixth Presbyterian Church on “A Great Bible Doctrine.” The deacons, Paul F. Craun, Jack Day. LISTS SUBJECT} “A Great Bible Doctrine” | John Dunbar and Dudley Skinker, will be ordained. Prior to the service the | Board of Deacons and the deacons- elect will meet in the minister’s study at 10:30 am. | The Board of Trustees will meet in | the minister's study Monday at 8 pm. | Final canvass plans are to be drafted and Members,” chapter 1, will be con- ducted by the minister. ‘There will be a dinner Friday at 6:30 p.m. for members of the Canvass Committee, which consists of all mem- bers of the Church Council. Reserva- Mr. Baker or Mrs. Callan. CHURCH IS TOPIC Rev. Austin to Preach at West Washington. Rev. C. B, Austin, pastor of the ‘West Washington Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Conquering Church,” and at 8 p.m. on “Helping God at His Job.” ‘The pastor will preside at the serv- jce Thursday at 8 pm. Devotional: “Thy Kingdom Come.” Message: “The Place of the B. Y. P. U. in Building the Church,” by Louis F. Lucas, Federation. Sunday will mark the sixty-eighth anniversary of the dedication of the church’s first house of worship, at the corner of Gay and Congress streets, October 11, 1868. All members and invited. FALL MEETING Presbytery Session to Be Held Monday at Berwyn. ‘The Fall meeting of Washington City Presbytery will be held in the Berwyn Presbyterian Church, Berwyn, Md., opening Monday at 2 p.m. Business sessions will prevail during the after- noon, and Rev. Dirk Lay, missionary to the Pima Indians, will be heard at 3pm. Rev. Henry B. Wooding will preach & devotional sermon Tuesday. ‘Calls will be presented by two churches, the Sherwood Church asking for the services of Rev. Thomas Law Coyle of Milton, Pa., and the Darns- town Church calling Rev. William I. Campbell of Atlantic Highlands, N. J. The entertaining church will serve luncheon to the guests at noon. Dr. Herrick B. Young, professor and missionary at Albortz College, Teheran, Iran, will be guest speaker. The con- ference will close late Tuesday. PASTORS TO MEET Bishop Hughes to Ad- dress Lutheran Session. A meeting of. all the pastors and church school superintendents of Washington has been called for to- | and an open forum on “The Manual of | Presbyterian Law for Church Officers | tions are to be made through Mr. Lee, president of the Columbia B. Y. P. U. | former members who attended the | services of the Gay street house are | Evangelist REV. LEO POLMAN Of Fort Wayne, Ind., will open three weeks of revival meet- ings Monday at 7:45 o’clock at First Brethren Church. He will introduce his first message with a streopticon address on “My Ezxperiences in California | Earthquakes.” He will sing and preach each night except Saturday. | Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor, will preach at 11 o'clock to- morrow on “I Must Keep the Feast” This will be com- munion sermon. Holy com- munion will be observed at 7:30 p.m. NEW OFFICERS TO BE INSTITUTED | Dr. Bohanan to Preside| at Young People’s Fellowship Rites. Dr. F. J. Bohanan at the 11 o'clock | service tomorrow morning in Rock Creek Episcopal Church will institute | officers of the Young People’s Fellow- | ship. This will be at the morming| prayer service at which there will be | a sermon. | Other services will be holy com- | munion at 8:30 a.m,, and at 7 p.m. the Young People’s Fellowship, both sen- jors and juniors. A diocesan execu- Fellowship will be held Tuesday in the | the parish house. At the Parish Mission, Holy Com- forter Chapel, 5714 Georgia avenue, there will be holy communion at 7:30 | am., also at 11 am. with sermon. | Evening prayer and address at 8 p.m. | Rev. William L. Mayo, minister in charge, REV. J. H. MIERS SELECTS TOPIC ‘Nothing But Leaves’ Will Be Subject of Broad- cast Sermon. The subject of the morning sermon in Fourth Presbyterian Church will be “Nothing but Leaves.” Rev. James H. Miers will reveal the nature of fruitless Christianity. The sermon will be broadcast over WOL at 11:30 | o'clock. | At 8 pm. he will speak on “Is There a Millenium?” At 10 am,, in Kelly Hall, Dr. Miers | will speak on “The Abrahamic Cove- | nant.” The class meets Monday evening in | Kelly Hall to discuss the subject, “The Approaching End of the Age.” | This is in the course upon the “Sec- ond Advent Teachings of Jesus Christ,” and studeénts of the Bible are | welcomed. The minister will lead the Thurs- day evening service. = CATHOLIC CLUB'S SERVICE MONDAY The Anglo Catholic Club of the diocese of Washington, under the au- spices of the presidency of Rev. Dr. Walter Archibold of Aquasco, Md., will hold Monday at 8 pm, in St. Paul's Par- jsh. The celebrant at solemn even- song and benediction will be Rev. Calvert E. Buck, superintendent of the Episcopal Hospital. The preacher will be Right Rev. Robert E. Camp- bell, member of the Order of the Holy Cross and spmetime Bishop of Liberia. The service will be followed by a| social in the parish hall. The rector of St. Paul's, Rev. Ar- lington A. McCallum, begins a course of sermons Sunday morning entitled, “Some Varieties of Religious Experi- ence.” The first subject in the series being, “Some Men Having First-Hand Religious Experience.” Sunday eve- ning the Junior and Senior Young | People’s Fellowships will hold meet- ings. After the meeting there will be a service in the church at 8 o'clock, consisting of evensong and adoration. SERIES TO BEGIN Dr. Snyder to Preach First Sermon Tomorrow. At St. Paul's Lutheran Church to- morrow morning Dr. Henry W. Sny- der will preach on “Let’s Shop at the Church.” This will be the first in a series of addresses in the church loy- alty campaign, which will extend to November 8. At the evening serv- ice the Ladies’ Aid Society will at- tend in & body and Dr. Snyder will preach on “Work and Worship.” Following the Wednesday evening devotional service the Church Council will meet. —_— GUEST TO TALK Dr. Hesser Will Speak at Marvin M. E. Church. A ‘homecoming service will be held at Marvin M. E. Church at 11 o'clock, with Rev. Dr. Claude M. Hes- morrow at 3 p.m. at the Luther Place Memorial Church. This service is in the interest of & new educational pro- gram for & better wbservance of the Lord’s day. After a brief message by Dr. W. W. Davis of Baltimore, the address will be delivered by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes. ‘The meeting will be open to all who are interested. ser, pastor of West End Church, Roanoke, Va., and a former pastor of this church, as the guest preacher. There will be no evening service, as the congregation will attend the ordi- nation service of ministers by Bishops Mouzon and McDowell, at Mount Ver- non Place Church at 7:30 p.m. ‘The board of stewards will meet Thursday at 9:45 p.m. ' their monthly service | “Strength For God” Is Subject Dr. Blackwelder Will Preachat Reforma- tion Church. ‘T THE Church of the Reformation tomorrow morning Dr. Oscar F. Blackwelder will preach on “The Kingdom of God on Earth.” He has just returned from the National Preaching Mission, where he has taken part in the programs at Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Detroit, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Birmingham and Louisville. At the evening service he will use for his theme “Your Strength for Christ.” At the Luther League at 6:45 p.m, the theme will be “Luther League on Tour.” The attendance contest will begin. The cottage prayer meetings will be held Thursday evening in the follow- ing places: Mrs. Mary Deis, 115 B street southeast; Mrs. Alice Van Nest, 28i0 Twenty-eighth street; Mrs. G. Webster, 19 Fifteenth street south- | east; Mrs. William Beck, 1012 B strees southeast; Mrs. Louise Koehler, 401 Fourth street northeast, and church chapel, 212 East Capitol street. The leaders will be Sister Louise, John Nordberg, Roland Renkel, Miss Mary MacNair, Dr. Raymond J. Seeger and John Weidley. RALLY TO HEAR DR. J. G. MACHEN Leader of Orthodox Pres- byterian Group to Speak at Y. W.C. A, Dr. J. Gresham Machen, leader of the orthodox Presbyterian group in this country and moderator of the first General Assembly of the recently or- ganized Presbyterian Church of Amer- ica, will address a public ral t the Y. W. C. A. next Wednesday at 7:45 pm. The General Assembly of the United States of America Church in 1934 ordered Dr. Machen and the others to dissolve the independent board or | tive meeting of the Young People’s | S€VeT their connections with it. When they refused they were disciplined. | parish House at 8 p.n.; Wednesday at | The cases were finally finished at the | 8 pm. the Daughters of the King wiil | U- S. A. Assembly in Syracuse this Prayer service will be held Thursday | have a diocesan apnual visitation at Year. and Dr. Machen and others were ordered suspended from the ministry. Before sentence could be carried out, however, they left that church organi- zation and formed the Presbyterian Church of America. This took place in June, and Dr. Machen was elected moderator of the first Assembly. At the Knox Presbyterian Church, £ branch of the new church, tomorrow services will be held at the Bible Insti- tute, 1316 Vermont avenue. At 11 am. Rev. Mr. Sloat will preach on “God ,” and at 8 p.m. on “The PETWORTH M. E. SERVICE LISTED Rally Day Will be Observ- ed in Sunday School Tomorrow. Rally day will be observed in Pet- worth M. E. Church school tomore row at 9:30 am. Special recognition will be given to those who have united with the Sunday school during the Various classes and groups will at- tend in a body. The leadership service will be held at 8 pm., with the Sunday school teachers, officials of the church and officers of the various church organiza- tions attending in a group. Sunday school teachers and church officials will be installed in a consecration service. The sermon will be preached by the minister on “The Job." On Thursday evening the service will be held at 8 o'clock, with the minister in charge. A number of mem- bers of the church will assist in the service. all speaking on the theme “The Successful Christian Life.” RELIGION IS TOPIC Dr. Pierce to Continue Series of Sermons. Continuing a course of sermons on| “Appraising Religion,” Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister of All Souls’ Unitarian Church, will preach at the 11 o'clock service on “Religion as a Spiritual Adventure.” Before the adult class of the church school Mrs. L. A. Bauer will speak on “Recent Appraisals of Emerson.” The Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday. On Wednesday evening the Business and Professional Women's| Club will inaugurate a series of study, meetings on modern faiths. Dr. Pierce will speak on “Present-day Judaism.”! The workers of the church school will hold a dinner conference. 'SUBJECTS GIVEN “The Gospel of Jesus for the Mod- ern Jew” is the sermon topic tomorrow morning at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, by Rev. Howard E. Snyder. His evening topic is “The Great Commandment.” Promotion service will be held in the Sunday school in the morning. Washington Lutheran Training| School for Church Workers will begin its sessions Monday in Luther Place Church at 7:30 p.m. B. Y. P. U. News The Life Service banquet will be held at National Baptist Church Octo-| ber 23. Mrs, Willlam S. Abernethy will be the speaker. Next Monday evening at Second| Baptist Church the various B. Y.'s of| the District will have their try-out for| amateur night, which will be pre-| sented at the next federation meeting. Betnany Union—Following a tea at| 6 o'clock the Service Commission, un= der the direction of Miss Louise Winn,| will present a devotional program on Life Service. Calvary Union will meet next Sun« day at 6:45 with Miss Laura Hughes, and the Devotional Life Commission in charge. Talk by Rev. Phillip Mur-| ray. ‘