Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1940, Page 15

CHU Bishop Selecman Will Preach Here Tomorrow Morning Bishop Hughes to Preach At Mount Vernon Place Church in Evening Bishop Charles C. Selecman, in charge of the Oklahoma area of the south central jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, will preach at 11 am. tomorrow at Mount Vernon Place Church. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes will speak at 8§ p.m. The ceremony of the cornerstone laying for the new Education Build- ing will be held on K street tomor- Tow at 4 pm. Dr. William S. Aber- nethy, minister of the Calvary Bap- tist Church; Dr. Edwin H. Pruden, minister of the First Baptist Church; Dr. Howard Stone Afderson, minis- ter of the First Congregational Church; former Secretary of Com- merce Daniel C. Roper, Judge Eu- gene Black, Col. A. R. Brindley, Dr. Clifton P. Clark, Henry G. Thomas, Arthur E. Martin and others will take part. The young people’s chorus will sing in the evening. Lauri Astola, secretary to the Fin- nish Legation, will speak on “The European Situation From the Fin- nish Standpoint™” at 7 p.m. The annual sacred choir festival, sponsored by the District of Colum- bia Federation of Music Clubs, will be held in this church Tuesday at 8:15 o'clock. Col. Brindley will speak on “The General Conference at Atlantic City” Thursday at 8 pm. A social will follow. Fifth Baptist Church— To Receive New Members Dr. John E. Briggs, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, will preach at 11 am. tomorrow on “The Ordi- hances of a New Testament Church.” There will be a reception of new members. The Lord's supper will be observed. Dr. Briggs will preach at 7:45 pm. on “Who Will Be Re- membered After Death?” The young people will take part in the service. At 9:30 am. Representative Jed | Johnson will teach the Darlington Berea Bible Class. Walter Price the Mooney Baraca Class and Deacon J. R. Tune the Philathea Class. There will be an executive meet- Ing of the Women's Missionary So- ciety at 6:45 p.m. The Rev. E. Elton Johnson of Bra- zil will be the guest at the Mission- Aary Society meeting Tuesday at 7:45 pm. The Rev. and Mrs. H. Herrick Hall and family will be present at the service Thursday evening. He has recently been called as assistant to Dr. Briggs and will be the min- ister of music. RCH NEWS. THE REV.J. RAY GARRETT. New Pastor to Preach At Second Baptist The Rev. J. Ray Garrett will as- sume the pastorate of the Second Baptist Church tomorrow, succeed- ing the late Dr. H. M. B. Jones. | The Rev. Mr. Garrett, with his | wife and two small sons, arrived | Thursday ffom Cocoa, Fla., where | he had been the pastor of the First Baptist Church. At the morning service tomorrow he will preach on *First Things | First,” and in the evening on “A Living Sacrifice.” Holy communion | will be observed at the morning service, The 130th Anniversary of the | church will be observed June 3. A public reception is being arranged for the new pastor and his family. White Cross. The church will hold prayer and healing services every Tuesday and Friday at 10 am. at 1810 Ontarin place N.W. The Rev. Jane B, Coates is pastor. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Mt. Pleasant Church Host to Conference Opening Monday Congregational and Christian Churches To Be Represented The Middle Atlantic Conference of Congregational and Christian Churches will meet in the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Opening with a conference fel- lowship dinner at 6:15 p.m. the eve- ning session at 8 o'clock will be ad- dressed by the Rev. Dr. Albert Buckner Coe of Oak Park, Ill. On Tuesday at 9:30 am. there will be & business session and an address by the Rev. Victor Obenhaus, prin- cipal of Pleasant Hill Academy, Pleasant Hill, Tenn. At the world fellowship luncheon at noon Dr. Camilo Osias, counselor to the commissioner to the Philip- pines, will speak and at 2 o’clock Dr. Hugh Vernon White of Boston will address the conference. After sem- inar and business sessions in the | afternoon the laymen’s dinner and the evening session will be held in the parish house of All Souls’ | Church (Unitarian). At the dinner | Miss Jessie La Salle, moderator of | the Washington Association of Con- | sregational Churches, will preside | Laymen See Religion in the Ameri- can Scene,” with Miss Katharine F. | Lenroot, David Cushman Covle, | Henry P. Chandler and Representa- | tive Bruce Barton, New York, par- | ticipating. At the 8:15 session in | Pierce Hall the Rev. Dr. Roswell | P. Barnes of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America will speak on “The Family of God in This World of Conflict.” On Wednesday morning the con- | ference will close with an address by | Dr. Patnakar Gaikwad of India. |over a symposium to the topic “As| Dr. John Cartwright Will Celebrate Mass A perpetual novena in honor of our sorrowful mother is held every Friday at 5:15 and 7:45 pm. at the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion. Daily masses are at 12:15. On Thursday masses are at 6:45, 7:30, 9 and 12:15. Dr. John K. Cartwright will cele- brate mass at 12:15 tomorrow with the sermon by the Rev. John T. Ellis. The Boy Choristers will sing. Episcopal Convention To Open Wednesday The Washington Episcopal Dio- cesan Convention will open in St. Thomas’ Church at 10 a.m. Wednes- day, with Bishop James E. Freeman presiding. Sessions will continue through Thursday. Bishop Freeman will holy communion at 8 a.m. day. Meals will be served to the cleri- cal and lay delegates morning, noon and at night Wednesday and at noon on Thursday, in the ‘parish house. On account of the session Thursday the usual communion service will be omitted. The Rev. Howard S. Wilkinson, rector, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Aftermath of the Ascension.” Holy communion will be celebrated at 8 a.m. celebrate Wednes- Non-Sectorion Ch;rch Founded in Southwest A new church, known as the Church Emmanuel, has been estab- lished in the old Ryland Methodist Church at Tenth and D streets S.W. It is non-sectarian. Dr. Charles A. Shreve, for many years a minister | | here, is the founder and pastor. | The building has been redecorated | and will be dedicated tomorrow at the 11 am. and 7:45 pm. serviccs.; The Bible school will be opened on May 12. * |ards will meet, e DR River Road United Church to Install Elders At the River Road United Presby- terian Church tomorrow at 11 am. the Rev. Virgil M. Cosby and the session will ordain and install five elders. They are James A. Miller, O. B. skinner, J. Webbert Coover, Floyd A. Williams and George N. Geanaros. They will take the ordin- ation vows and after being installed will join the session and assist in serving the Lord's supper. Dr. Gould Adminisfers Communion Tomorrow The pastor of Francis Asbury Methodist Church, Dr. Robin Gould, will administer holy communion at 11 am. and speak on “Communion of Interest’” His topic at 8 pm. is “The Last Beatitudes.” At 6:45 p.m. Mrs. H. M. Hicker- son will speak at the Wesley Fel- lowship on “The Goodwill Indus- tries.” She will show moving pic- tures of the Goodwill Industries at work. On Monday at 8 pm. the Walden- sian Society will hold & rally meet- ing. At 8 p.m. the Board of Stew- The young people will present Dr. Gould in the read- ing of Victor Hugo's classic, “Les Miserables,” on Friday night at 8| p.m. Mrs. W. Lloyd Horne and Mrs. | Gould will assist. ; Zion Lutheran The Rev. Edward G. Goetz will conclude a series of sermons on “The Church” by using as his theme “Her Master” at 11 am. At 7 pm.| SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940. Dean N. C. Powell To Be Preacher At Evensong Brief Organ Recital Will Be Given by Paul Callaway Very Rev. Nobel C. Powell, dean of Washington, will be the preacher at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the people’s evensong and sermon at Washington Cathedral. After the service a brief organ recital will be given by Paul Callaway, organist and choirmaster. The Rev. William M. Bradner, canon precentor, will preach at the 11 o'clock service. Other services tomorrow include the holy com- munion in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy Nativity at 7:30 am. and 9:30 am. Holy communion is celebrated every weekday gt 7:30 am. A pilgrimage “will follow the 11 o'clock service tomorrow, the after- noon pilgrimage not being held be- cause of the organ recital. The bishop’s garden will be open from noon to 2 p.m. tomorrow. God’s Favorites’ Topic Of Dr. B. I. Barnes “God's Favorites” 1, is the com- | munion meditation topic selected by the pastor, Dr. B. I. Barnes, for the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at the North Carolina Avenue Methodist Church. The young people will the intermediate and senior Luther | sponsor a tea at 5:45, which will Leagues will be the guests of the | have the Young People of Trinity Luther League of Luther ‘Place|and First Methodist churches as Memorial Church. | The Church Council will meet on | Monday night in the parsonage. i The Sunday school teachers and | officers will meet Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Harriet Stroad, | 4828 New Hampshire avenue N.W. | guests. ‘The annual membership meeting will be held Thursday. A short business meeting will be followed by A reception to the members received into the church during the last five years. CHURCH NEWS. THE REV. L. S. EVANS. Louisianan to Preach At Bethel Tabernacle The Rev. L. S. Evans, Baptist minister of Shreveport, La., will preach at the Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle tomorrow at 11 am. on | “Preparation for a Revival” There | will be a special offering for world missions and observance of holy | communion. At 7:30 p.m. he will deliver an evangelistic message and | will preach each evening at 7:45 o'clock, except Saturday. | On Monday evening he will be| guest speaker at the monthly min- | isterial conference, sponsored by | the Assembly of God Ministers of the city. The Bethel Orchestra will furnish special music, assisted by visiting musicians. There will be special solos with brief greetings from visiting ministers of nearby Maryland and Virginia. The Rev. Mr. Evans will conduct morning Bible study in homes in different sections of the city and a class for Christian workers at 7 p.m. | Baptist Brookland. “Sin or Not to Sin” will be the | topic of the Rev. M. C. Stith at 11 |am. There will be a guest speaker |at 8 pm. Special music by the 11 am. The Rev. M. A. Hunter will be the guest speaker at 8 p.m. | Mount Moriah (Colored). Dr. J. H. Randolph will preach | and administer the ordinance of | baptism. At 3:30 will be held the holy communion and the reception | young people’s choir. | Gomn oo N of new members. At 7:30 pm. the % : Rev. George i i ‘ The Lord's supper will be ob- | coresiiiamsmillipreach: |served at Bethany Baptist tomor- Firstv}C;)h‘nred). row morning. A brief communion meditation will be given by the pas- tor on “The Cost of Forgiveness. At the evening service the choir will render special music. | The junior church, under the lead- ership of Mrs. Watt, will meet at 11 am, Sunday ends the first half of the | one-half of the $1,000 financial obli- | gation will be reached. The Rev. | T. Ewell Hopkins will discuss “The Choice Between Martyrdom and Suicide.” At 3:30 p.m. holy com- munion will installation fellowship drive, when | be observed and at | Schedule of Activities i | institute will be under the direction of Miss Ida Mae Irvin of St. Louis, Mo,, and will be held both this week | and next. | Congregational Ingram Memorial. | The Rev, Frederick J. Bishop will | observe holy communion at 11 am. | tomorrow. Mr. Henry T. Richards | will address the Adult Bible Class | at 10 am. | Plymouth (Colored). | The Rev. Arthur D. Gray will | have as the subject of his sixth an- | niversary sermon, “The Issues of | Life.” Special music will be ren- | dered. | n Washington Churches The Rev. Edward B. Wilcox has as his topic at 8 p.m., “The Boom- erang of Intolerance.” The Ep- worth League has .been invited to attend a tea and service at North Carolina Avenue Church at 5:45 p.m. The Church Visitation Council Mr. Thomas of Brentwood will be the guest speaker. At 8 p.m. the Rev. Mrs. Cornelia Crummer will speak. Galbraith A. M. E. Z. Dr. William Delmar Battles of Co- lumbus Avenue A. M. E. Zion will hold their final meeting on‘Church. Boston, Mass., will be the Tuesday at 8 pm. On Wednesday | Buest speaker at 11 am. The chorus at 8 pm. the official board will meet, | Will sing. Congress Street. Metropolitan Wesley A. M. E. Z. The Harrison Bible class will meet | The Rev. H. E. Wilson of Winston- tomorrow at 9:45 am. Maj. E. W. | Salem, N. C,, will preach at 11 am. Brown. president, will preside. | - B. C. Beach will have charge of the |soloist. Holy communion will be lesson. Dr. Hirl A. Kester, pastor, | administered. Anather visiting min- will give a short talk. Dr. Elmer | ister from the general conference Louis Kayser, dean of George Wash- | Will preach at 8 pm On Thursday at 7:45 p.m. he will begin a series of three sermons‘on the theme, “Church of the Lord Jesus Christ—Yesterday, Today and | Tomorrow.” He will speak on “Yes- | terday” at this time. Other Services United Brethren. Dr. Simpson B. Daugherty will Foundry Methodist To Hear Accounts 0f Conference Six Ministers From lowa Will Take Part in Evening Service An unusual service is planned tomorrow evening in Foundry Methodist Church. Six Methodist ministers who have been in attend- ance at the Methodist General Con- ference at Atlantic City will give ac- counts of the session. They are active pastors in Iowa. They include the Rev. John D. Clinton of Fayette, the Rev. John E. De Long of First Church, Charles City; the Rev. George W. Turner of Cresco, the Rev. Lloyd A. Gus- tafson of Mount Vernon, the Rev. Clarence L. Oelfke of Randalia and the Rev. Howard C. Mercer of Jesup. Four of them will also form s quartet. Special invitations have been extended to all members of Congress from Iowa. The Iowa Society of Washington is co-operat- ing. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris will preach at 11 am. on “To New Fron- tiers.” The annual dinner of the Church School Board will be held Monday, with former superintendents and of- ficers of the school as guests of lonor. The weekly lecture on “The World Today,” by Dr. Wesley M. Gewehr of American University, will be held at 11 am. Thursday. Dr. Bertie Backus will be the guest speaker at the annual mother and | daughter banquet Friday. ' Dr. Miller Will Preach At Nafional City Church | Dr. Raphael Harwood Miller, pastor of the National City Chris~ tian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “The Christianity of All Christians.” Mrs. Pauline Hol- | comb will sing. | The young people will sing hymns tomorrow evening, with Florence | Green leading. Stories of hymns | will be told by Margaret Klaus, | Rachel Baird, Gail Hoback and | Garnet Daley. The Senior High Department will begin a series of discussions on the general theme “Finding My Own Vocation,” us- ing the subject “Discovering My= self.” Betty Jotdan will be leader. The theme of the Woman's Lt. | Mrs. Isabelle Majors will be guest | | preach at the two icentical morn- |Council meeting at 11 a.m. Tues- | ing services at 8:45 and 11 am. on (day will be “The Devotion of | “Unconscious Influence.” At 8 p.m.| Women to the Cause of Christ and the youth will present a special | the Church.” The meeting will be young people’s anniversary program, | in the nature of a memorial to | including a playlet, “This Man Is|Mrs. James B. Cunningham, former | My Brother.” There will be a sacred | President of the council. Devoe concert by the orchestra at 9:40 a.m. | tionals will be by Mrs. H. E. Davis= The junior church assembles at son and solo by Mrs. Vander V. | night the pastor will preach. The | | Ington University and_teacher of St. Paul A. M. E. Holcomb. Wisconsin Avenue. 'Calhédral Magnifiééni’ Is Sermon Topic The Rev. Horace E. Cromer, min- ister at Emory Methodist Church, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Cathedral Magnificent.” The sacrament of the Lord's supper will be observed. At 8 pm. he will preach on “Abraham’s Altar.” The choir will sing at both services. At 7 pm. Doris Volland will lead the Junior high on “The Ideals of Jesus.” The senior high will dis- cuss “Medicine in the Service of Humanity.” John Hutchinson will lead the young people. The official board will meet on Monday evening. The mothers of the Phi Tau Class will have a luncheon at the church on Wednesday. The minister will conduct the service Thursday eve- ning. The Rev. Andre Poilluin Will Preach Farewell Rev. Edward Stelling, a home mis- sionary in Kentucky, will preach at 8 pm. The Rev. C. R. Ferguson | will preach at 11 am. on “A Cove- nant of Blood.” The Lord's sup- per will be observed and new mem- bers received. Fountain Memorial. | The topic of the Rev. W. B. King | tomorrow at 11 am. is “The Days |of Pentecost.” Communion service | will be conducted. At 8 p.m. the topic is “God With Us.” | Vermont Avenue (Colored). At 11 am. Dr. C. T. Murray will preach on “Books Opened in | Heaven.” Services will be conducted in the junior department at 11:20 | |am. by the Rev. S. W. William: | At 3:30 pm. the Rev. B. H. Whit- | iing. pastor of the Friendship Bap- | tist Church, will preach in the in- terest of the Pastor’s Aid Club. “God’s Invitation to the Wicked” will be the pastor’s subject at 8 p.m. ! The Gospel Chorus will render a | musical program May 16 at 8:30 | pm. in the interest of the social | service department. “Au Revoir” will be the subjeet of | Florida Avenu:((?olored]. the farewell sermon of the Rev. Andre Poulain at the French serv- ices at St. John's Episcopal Church tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. The Rev. Mr. Poulain, who has been assisting * Dr. Marcel Brun of-the faculty of Swarthmore College and Dr. Florian Vurpillot, honorary pastor, in slp- plying the pulpit of the local French | congregation during the absence of | the pastor, the Rev. Andre F. Lio- tard, has been recalled to France by the military authorities and expects to sail soon. He has been in this country as an exchange scholar, taking advanced university courses. Dr. Brun will continue to preach for the French congregation for the rest of the current season, until the usual suspension of services for the summer. The Rev. Mr. Liotard is still with the French military mis- sion at Ankara, Turkey, and recent information indicates that he is likely to be detained abroad indefi- nitely. Metropolitan Methodist To Hear Guest Preacher At Metropolitan Memorial Meth- | odist Church tomorrow, in the ab- sence of the Rev. William Andrew Keese, who, with Mrs. Keese, is visiting the General Conference held at Atlantic City, the preacher | at the 11 o'clock service will be the Rev. W. Harold Snape, director of the Goodwill Industries of Wash- ington, whose topic will be “A Re- flection of the Mind of Jesus.” On Friday a banquet for the fa- thers and teachers and all boys of the Sunday school from the fourth grade through high school will be held in the vestry, under the auspi- ces of the parent-teacher associa- tion, of which Dr. Ernest Griffith is president. Church of Nazarene To Open Gospel Series The First Church of the Nazarine tomorrow will open its fourth con- secutive season of gospel meetings in Lincoln Park with a sermon by the Rev. C. E. Keys. Meetings are held in the east end of the park from 5 to 6 pm. They are expected to continue through September. Though speakers include both ministers and laymen, the meetings are conducted by the lay member- ship of the church, The band con- sists of 23 members. Speakers and subjects in May are: Tomorrow, the Rev. Mr. Keys, “The Magnetic ‘Touch”; May 12, the Rev. W. F. Farmer, “Salvation”; May 19, Eu- gene D. Owen, “To Seek and to . Save”; May 26, Fred W, H. Brnn% *Who, Then, Is This Jesus?” | The Rev. Robert L. Rollins will | have for his theme at 11 am., | “Stewardship”; music by the senior | choir. Sermon at 8 pm. by the pastor. The spring rally begins | Sunday and will continue through- | out May. Second (Colored). Dr. J. L. S. Holloman will preach {at 11 a.m. on “The Supreme Revela- [The ushers and ushers’ auxiliary |will conduct a special service at |3:30 pm. In the evening the pas- tor will preach on “The Penalty Sin and Its Necessity.” Good Will (Colored). ‘Dr. James L. Pinn will speak in |the morning on “Stephen, the | Martyr” and in the evening on “The |Hymn of the Passover.” Com- | munion will be served at this serv- ice. Zion (Colored). The church will observe Virginia Union University day tomorrow morning. Dr. William John Clark, | president of the university, will | preach on “Courage.” The Uni- versity Quartet will sing. At 3:30 pm. the Jewels of Praise Juvenile of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows will hold its 75th anniversary service. The Rev. A. Joseph Edwards will preach. At 8 pm. the District Grand Lodge and subordinate lodges, Na- tional Grand United Order of Chal- deans, will hold its annual memo- rial services. Solomon Alexander is district grand master. Friendship (Colored). “Spiritual Beauty’ will be the sub- ject of the Rev. B. H. Whiting at | tion of God Through Jesus Christ.” | | gospel chorus, lead by Edward | Chivis, will assist at each service. Mount Bethel (Colored). | At 11 am. Dr. K. W. Roy will | preach on “Simeon's Request Grant- ied." At 3 p.m. holy communion and reception of new members. Dr. Roy | will preach at 8 pm. Music by the Senior Choir. Third (Colored). | Woman's day will be observed to- | morrow. The guest speaker at 11 am. is Mrs. Arthur W. Mitchell, wife of Representative Arthur W. | Mitchell. Dr. Bullock will preach on “Woman's Great Love for Christ.” of God With Man." Mount Carmel (Colored). The Rev. W. H. Jernagin will preach at 11 a.m. on “Mountain Vi. |sions.” Music by the senior and | Junior choirs. At 4 p.m. musical | program by the junior church, as- sisted by talent from Howard Uni- | versity and other churches. At 8 p.m., sermon by the pastor. Capitol View (Colored). | preach on the subject, “The Reality of Religion,” at 11 am. Com- {munion will be held at 3:30 p.m. New members will be received. | Preaching service at 8 p.m. Mount Gilead (Colored). At 11 am., sermon by the Rev. W. L. Turley on “The Ascended | Christ”; 6 p.m., training union, Mrs. | Martha Brown, leader; 8 p.m.,ser- mon by the pastor on “Where Ad- | vertisement Doesn't Pay.” | Christian | Fifteenth Street. At 11 o'clock the Rev. Leslie L. Bowers, who is beginning his ninth vear of a second pastorate with this | church, will preach on “The Eternal | Voice.” At 8 p.m., sermon on “A Christian’s Feet.” This will be the fourth in a series of sermons on “The Identification Marks of a Christian * Luncheon and meeting of the Women’s Council Thursday at 11 {am. at the Fairfax Hotel. Mrs. | Lowdermilk will be the guest speaker. Third. “Called Christian” is the topic of the Rev. C. N. Williams at 11 a.m. The Lord’s supper will be observed. | Daniel Veihmeyer will sing “Love Divine” and the choir “The Radiant Morn,” Woodward. Park View. “The Charm of the Impossible” will be the subject of the Rev. J. Lloyd Black at 11 am. and at 8 pm. “Life’s Compromises.” A Lead- ership Training Institute for the churches of Disciples of Christ in the District of Columbia and vicinity will hold its first session in the church on Monday evening. The BIBLE FAVORITES " At 8 pm. his topic is “The Power | The Rev. J. Clark Griffin will | | Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. | The services tomorrow will be as | | follows: Holy communion at 8 am. | | At 11 am. there will be a spenali | festival service of holy communion nd sermon by Dr. Z. B. Phillips on | “Waiting for the Promise.” Evening | prayer and sermon by the Rev. Mr. | Fraser at € p.m. | All Saints’. The Rev. Henry Teller Cocke will | have “Accounted Worthy” as hi | | theme at 11 a.m. There will be holy | | communion at this service as weil as at 7:30 am. | Transfiguration, Holy communion wii! be celebrated | at both 7:30 and 11 am. The Rev. | |J. J. Queally will preach Prepata- | | tion classes for confirmation will be | | held at 7:30 p.m. | Church of Our Saviour. Holy communion at 7:30 am. At {11 am. holy communion and ser- | mon by the Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills. | | The subject will be “Dynamic View | of the Church.” St. Agnes. Three masses tomorrow at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 am. The May proces- sion is at the 9:30 mass. At 7:30| p.am., evensong and benediction of the blessed sacrament. The preach- er will be the Rev. Reginald Mallett, rector of Grace ana St. Peter's Church, Baltimore, Md. The young people of Grace ana St. Peter's Church will be the guests of the young people of St. Agnes at a sup- per preceding the evening service. Diocesan Auxiliary. The May diocesan meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of Washington will be held on Tuesday at Christ Church, Clinton, Md., beginning with a service of holy communion at 11 o'clock, with the Rev. James Valliant as celebrant and Dean Powell as speaker. A business meet- ing will follow the luncheon. St. Andrew’s. Members of this parish will not have services tomorrow at 4 o'clock at St. Thomas’ Church. Lutheran Mount Olivet (Colored). “I Believe — He Ascended Into Heaven” is the subject of the Rev. Mr. Schiebel tomorrow. There will be a brief confessional address in preparation for participation of holy communion on May 12. The ad- dress is “Faults Forgiven.” The Candace Club meets Thurs- day evening at the home of Mrs. Viola Brown, 1625 West Virginia avenue N.E. Methodist Trinity. ‘The sacrament of the Lord’s sup- per will be administered at 11 am. the class, will be the speaker. The | lesson theme is “Isaiah Gives God's Invitation.” All men are welcome. | Dr._Kester will preach at 11 am. | on “Seeing the Unseen.” Holy com- | munion will be observed. At 8 p.m. his theme will be “Convict No. 1.” | Lewis Memorial. At 11 am. the Rev. John A. Trader will preach on “What Do You Get From Life?” There will be holy communion. The official board will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. — | Rhode Island Avenue. | Holy communion will be adminis- | tered at 11 am. and Dr. Edgar has | as his theme, “The Christ of Every Road.” The choir will sing “Come Unto Me.” Tomorrow evening the | service will open with an old-fashion hymn sing, after which Dr. Sexsmith will speak on “The Loneliness or“ Sin.” Lincoln Road. Holy communion will be served at 11 am. by the Rev. Dr. R. H. Stone, assisted by the Rev. C. M. Wright. The communién medita- tion will be “The Effectiveness of the Atonement.” | First At 11 am. the Rev. J. M. Har- | | rison, jr., will preach and holy com- | munion will be celebrated. At 8 pm., sermon by the pastor and communion. The senior choir will sing at both services. Pilgrim A. M. E. The Rev. C. E. Walden will preach at both services and administer holy | communion. In the afternoon the pastor and congregation will wor- | ship with the congregation of the | Church, Fairmont | Baptist Heights, Md. Presbyterian Sherwood. The guest minister tomorrow will be the Rev. Richard M. Mussen of Mahoning Presbyterian Church, Danville, Pa. Knox Orthodox. ‘The quarterly communion service will be held following a sermon on “Highly Prized of God.” “Thou Art Weighed in the Balance and Art Found Wanting” is the title of the evening sermon. Services are held at 1316 Vermont avenue N.W. The youth coun- | cil will meet at 6:45 pm. Worship |at 8 pm. with the sermon by the Hermon. The Rev. Carl L. Bemies will | pastor. Brookland. The Rev. J. M. Gillum's topics on Sunday will be at 11 am. “The Changed Front of Foreign Missions” and in the evening, “The Unfailing Promise.” On Thursday the annual parish supper will be held and the budget for next year discussed. ‘Waugh. Holy communion will be admin- istered tomorrow morning. The sub- Ject for the evening service is “Cour- age of Conviction,” which is the third of a series of “Captivating Stories From the Bible.” The senior and young people’s choirs will sing. The Rev. Clarkson R. Banes is the pastor. The women's meetings will be held on Wednesday, having been post- poned from May 1. The Church School Board will meet May 8 at 8 pm. McKendree. The Rev. Samuel E. Rose will give & communion meditation at 11 am. on “The Wonted Place,” after which the sacraments of the Lord will be administered. Service will be held in the Masonic Hall at Rhode Island and Mills avenues N.E. In- formal song service at 8 p.m. and sermon by the Rev. Mr. Rose on “Trivial Troubles.” Contee A. M. E. Z. The Rev. Abraham C. Duffey will preach at 11 am. on “Mary Has Chosen the Good Part.” Holy com- munion will be served. At 3 p.m. the Local Preachers’ Union will have charge ol the services. The Rev. - N POOR WIDOW HURRIED TO THE T‘%wmmmmm | choir will sing. preach on “If the Iron Be Blunt” at 11 am. Sargent Memorial. At 11 am. the Lord’s'supper will be celebrated. The Rev. H. W. Campbell will deliver the com- munion meditation. The senior The church school will convene at 12:30. Westminster Memorial. ‘The Rev. Harry V. Porter will preach on “The Value of an Unper- turbed Mind.” Western. “The Eternal City” is the subject of Dr. J. H Dunham tomorrow morning. Metropolitan. Dr. J. Lowrey Fendrich, jr., will speak at 11 a.m. on “The Religion of Jesus.” At 6 p.m. he will continue his series of talks and speak on the sub- Ject, “Spiritual Healing.” Eckington. Morning service at 11 o'clock and evening service at 8 o'clock, with the Rev. Henry B. Wooding preaching. There will be a program of varied talent on Friday night conducted by the Fidelity Bible Class. Fifteenth Street (Colored). At 11 am, sermon on “Jesus—as Revealed by Us” by Dr. Halley B. ‘Taylor. Music will be rendered by the choir. Church of the Pilgrims. Dr. Andrew Reid Bird will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “The Fasci- nations of Growth,” and at 7:45 p.m. on “What Interests You and Why?” 11 am. | Church of the Brethren. | _At 9 and 11 am. Dr. Warren D. | Bowman will preach on “When God | |Forgets.” The junior choir will sing at the first service and the senior choir at the second. At 6 pm. | holy communion will be observed. | The Rev. S. C Cubbage will officiate |at this service. The Parents' Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Ben- | nett Miller, 3004 Adams street N.E., Tuesday evening. The pastor will | lead a discussion on “Pitfalls for Parents.” | Theosophical Society. John Smith Tassin, guest speaker at 1216 H street N.W., will conclude his series of lectures on “The Occult | Interpretation of the Apostles’ | Creed” at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Sub- ject, “I Believe in the Life Ever- | lasting.” At 6:30 p.m. the Chris- tian Mystic Class will study “The Structure of the Etheric Body of | | Vitality.” Tuesday, 2 pm. the | Troward Class will discuss “Passing the Pillars in the Porch of the Tem- ple.” Wednesday, 8 pm., followers of H. P. Blavatsky will hold the “White Lotus Day” commemorative service. These meetings are open to the public. Thursday and Friday, 8 pm., Prof. Josef Ranald will con- duct classes for the study of char- acter and destiny. The Liberation Class is called off. Saturday, 8 pm, New Age group. Christian Science. “Everlasting Punishment” is the subject of the lesson-sermon in all the Churches of Christ, Scientist, tomorrow at 11 am. and 8 p.m. Sunday school is at 11 am. Church services include the Wednesday meetings at 8 p.m. The golden text is from Proverbs Xx:29. “The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: But de- struction shall be to the workers of iniquity.” Among the citations which comprise the lesson-sermon is the following from the Bible: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked; For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians vi:7). Calvary Gospel. The Rev. John Nicolich, Califor- nia evangelist, will preach at both services on Sunday. Communion services at 11 am. Evangelistic service at 7:45 pm. The young peo- ple conduct a prison camp service at Great Falls prison camp at 3 p.m. Another group conducts Sun- day school at Columbia Park at the same time. Midweek service ‘Wednesday at 7:45 pm., and young people meet at 7:45 p.m. Friday. Open Door Church. The pastor will speak at 11 a.m., after which communion will be ob- served. At 7:30 pm. his subject is “In This Present Age.” The young people have for their topic at 6:45, “The Place of Missionary Work at Home.” The Magic Pot of Oil zSodaIitiyfl Union to Hold Demonstration at Shrine The Sodality Union of Washington will hold its semi-annual demonstra- tion in honor of Mary, mother of God, tomorrow at 5 pm. at the Na- tional Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. “Our New Paradise” will be the topic of the sermon by the Rev. Aloysius J. Burggraff, superior and professor of philosophy at St. Paul's College. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Smythe, pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, will preside. As- sisting priests will be the Rev. J. Lawrence Kilkenny, St. Joseph's Church; the Rev. R. Cotter Fitz- gerald, St. Frances de Sales Church; the Rev. Stephen J. Hogan, Church of the Nativity, and the Rev. Robert L. Keesler, St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The Sodality Union Choir will furnish the music. Miss Mary Mat- tingly is president of the union. [ Heffr;:to Be in Cfiarge |Of Park Meeting Edward J. Heffron, executive sec- retary of the National Council of Catholic Men, will have charge of the meeting of the Washington Catholic Evidence Guild in Franklin |Park from 3 to 5 pm. tomorrow. | Those speaking with him will be | Alvin Burggraff, Thomas McCor- | mack, Leo Travers and E. Hourihan. The Rev. John Carr will have charge of the meeting from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., when the Rev. Russell Jacke son will speak on “Christ the Worker.” Other speakers will be |the Rev. John O'Keefe, the Rev. Frank Bourns and Miss Helen Con- nolly. | The Rev. Walter Gouch will di- | rect the afternoon meeting in Mount Vernon Park. George Ingrisano, A. Gulligan and Edward McDonald also will speak. Hugh McKenna will preside at the evening meeting. Speakers will be the Rev. Robert Ramsay, the Rev. Charles Donovan and the Rev. Patrick Curtin, C. S, P, Meetings are held every Sunday in these parks, weather permitting. The public is invited. Family Month Opens At Albright Memorial May is the traditional family month at Albright Memorial Evan- gelical Church. There will be & family service tomorrow at 11 a.t., with special recognition to the largest family and family group and to the youngest and the oldest persons. The Rev. George E. Schnabel will ‘begin another series of his “Quiet Talk Sermons.” The general subject will be “The Chris- tian Family Faces a Hard World.” ‘| Sunday morning’s subject will be “That Curious Thing—the Christian Family.’ At 7:45 pm. the minister will preach on “Dare We Talk About the Love of God?” On Wednesday night the subject will l;e “The Stewardship of the Christ Lutheran Church The church will commemorate the ascension of Christ in a special serv-~ ice at 11 o'clock. The Rev. J. Fred- eric Wenchel will speak on “What Is Meant by the Ascension of Christ?” At 6 pm. the Walther League will have supper and elect officers. Dele- gates will also be selected to the convention of the eastern district to be held.in Philadelphia May.17 and 18. There will also be a panel discus- ) On Wednesday there will be held the quarterly meeting of the voting members. Del- egates will be elected to the south- eastern district of the synod in Bal- timore May 13 to 17,