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B-8 CHU Archbishop Curley To Sing Pontifical Mass at C. U. Shrine Rite Will Inaugurate Solemn Celebration Of ‘Week of St. Peter’ Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore and Washington will sing a .solemn pontifical mass in the Shrine of the Immaculate Concep- tion on the Catholic University campus tomorrow «t 11 am. to in- augurate the solemn celebration of the work of St. Peter for the edu- cation of native clergy in missionary countries. Assisting the Archbishop as as- sistant priest will be the Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas McDonnell, national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The Rev. Joseph Lynch, national secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, will preach the sermon and the Rev. Dr. Francis J. Kieda, superior of the Resurrection Schol- asticate, and the Rev. Dr. A. J. Burggraff. superior of St. Paul's College, will act as honorary first and second deacons, respectively. The Rev. John Spence will repre- sent the Baltimore Archdiocesan Propagation of the Faith leaders, acting as deacon of the mass and the Rev. Aubert A. Reilly, president of the Clerical Conference of Re- ligionus. will be subdeacon. All other honorary and minor officers of the mass will be chosen from the different religious communities in Washington so that as full a representation as possible may be had The ceremonies will be under the mastership of Father Schmidt of the Sulpician Seminary. YoungfiPe(;;')'Ié's Raliy At Chevy Chase Church Dr. J. H. Hollister will preach at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 11 am. on “For You Need It.” The A Cappella Choir will sing. A rally of young people’s groups of the Washington City Presbytery will be held from 3 to 5 pm. The program will include a pageant, “The Living Lantern.” presented by members of the Chevy Chase Pres- byterian senior high group, an ad- dress and seminar by Dr. S. Frank- lin Mack of the National Board of Christian Education and the Rev. Carey Young of the Maryland Fed- eration of Churches and members of the Youth Council of Baltimore. The Hearthstone junior high group will meet at 6:30 pm. The Colle- gians will have a supper meeting at 6 pm. The Circle-Semi-Circle dance will be held Tuesday. The subject of the supper meeting Thursday will be “Christian Im- perative.” The meeting will be un- der the leadership of Miss Martha Berry. with the Rev. Paul Kirby, Mrs. George Meleney and Mrs. O. M. Johnson on the panel. winter Lutheran Luymen To Honor Dr. A.R. Wentz ‘The Lutheran laymen of Washing- ton. under the leadership of Raiph U. Boyer. will sponsor a dinner at RCH NEWS. | News of the Bible Classes Activities of Interest to Local Organizations By PAGE McK. ETCHISON, President Organized Bible Class Assocation, H. G. Badger of the Bureau of Education will be the guest teacher of the Men's Bible Class of Eldbrooke Methodist Church tomorrow morn- ing. President Bousson D. Davison will preside. The annual banquet is February 6. George E. Harris, executive secretary, and Harold 8. King, vice presi- dent, Organized Bible Class Association, will present the Christian flag to the Ladies’ Bible Class of the First<- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Evangelical and Reformed Church tomorrow morning. The class won the flag in the recent attendance contest. The A. B. Pugh Bible Class of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church will be taught tomorrow | morning by Justice Bolitha J. Laws. | The class will hold a service at the Home for Incurables on Monday at 7:30 pm. The program will be in charge of the Entertainment Com- | mittee, with Representative Luther J. Patrick of Alabama as chairman. Dr. Arthur W. Hummel, who is in charge of Chinese collection, di- vision of orientalia, Library of Con- gress, will speak to the Clyde Kelly Class of Chevy Chase Presby- | terian Church tomorrow morn- ing on “Con- fucianism.” The Burrall Bible Class of Calvary Baptist Church will be taught tomor- row morning by Miss Annie Strickland. Miss Margaret Wagy of Group 1 will lead the devo- tional service. A class night supper | will be held Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. | This will be followed by meetings of the knitting club and the first- | aid group. | e | The Rev. E. G. Goetz, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church and teacher of the Men's Bible Class, will give Mr. Etchison. an exposition of the International | | Sunday School lesson on Radio Sta- tion WINX tonight at 8:15 o'clock. John H. Folger will be the guest teacher at the Men's Bible Class of Calvary Methodist Church tomor- row morning. The business meet- ing will be held at the home of A. S. Vipond on Wednesday at 8 pm. The Philathea Class of Petworth Baptist Church is sponsoring a Red Cross unit for the church, under the direction of Mrs. Mary E. teacher mm‘rrow morning at the Jjoint session ‘of the Louise Shelton and Men's Bible Classes of Trinity Methodist Church. Joseph B. Es- | cavaille will preside. | . | Dr. Lucille Dooley, formerly of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, will speak | to the Comparative Religion Class of All Souls’ Church tomorrow on “What Shall We Teach Children About Religion?” The Egbert Class of National Baptist Memorial Church will be | taught tomorrow by Miss Jessie ‘!‘ord. Mrs. Charles De Atley will | lead the devotional service. ! Sty Charles Carroll Haig® will teach the O. W. L. Class of Covenant- | First Presbyterian Church tomor- row morning, using as his topic | “The Many Versions of the Bible in | the 16th Century.” i The Vaughn Class will have Past President William E. Harward as guest teacher tomorrow morning. | Crawford J. Smith will preside, G. | Watson Lambert will read the les- son and George Landis lead in prayer. The class meets at 9:20 am. every Sunday in Vaughn Hall, Calvary Baptist Church. The Men’s Bible Class of Con- gress Heights Methodist Church elected as officers: John G. McGee, president; Paul McConahey, vice president; Guy P. Walker, secre- tary; T. F. Belfield corresponding secretary; T. Frank Allen, treas- urer; Frank Pinion, chaplain, and R. T. Thrift, chorister. The Young Men's Class of Na- tional Baptist Memorial Church will conduct the service at the Northeast Mission on Tuesday eve- ning. The L. F. O. Class of Brookland Methodist Church will be taught omorrow morning by Mrs. Eva ess. The following meetings will be held: Monday, 1:30 p.m., Execu- tive Committee at the home of Mrs. Clyde Liggett; Tuesday, p.m., igroup 1, home of Mrs. George Quinn; 8 pm, group 2, home of Mrs. Pauline Toomey; group 3, home Hutchison. Miss Cora Croft will teach the lesson tomorrow morn- ng. of Mrs. Louise Knaub, and group 4, home of Miss Julia Underwood. Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church ‘Services Listed Dr. John W. Rustin to. Preach ‘What to Do With Trouble’ Dr. John W. Rustin, pastor of | Mount Vernon Place Methodist | | Church, will preach at 9 and 11 |am. tomorrow on “What to Do With Trouble.” There will be spe- cial music. The Rev. Wilber H. Wilson, associate pastor, will preach | | on “Making Jewels” at the junior church service at 11 am. The| Chapel Choir will sing. | A ,candle-light song service wnl{ be held at 8 pm. Dr. Rustin will | preach on “What if God Quits Being | God?” | The Seniors, Young People’s and | | Young Adult’s Departments will | meet at 7 p.m. | Dr. Rustin will begin a six-week | study of “The Methodist Meeting | | House” by Dr. Paul Neff Garber, | | dean of the Divinity School of Duke | University, at 8 pm. Thursday. He | will discuss the first chapter, “The | Church and Its Sanctuary.” The | members of the Esthnaoruth Class | will serve refreshments after the | service. The Parent-Teacher Asso- | ciation will meet at 8 p.m. Friday. | The subject of the panel will be | “Children’s Problems and How to | Manage.” | The moving picture, “Forbidden Music,” will be shown at 8 pm. Friday. Dean Phillips o Preach , At Cathedral Tomorrow | ‘The Very Rev. Ze Barney T. | Phillips. dean, will preach at the |11 o'clock service tomorrow at | Washington Cathedral. The Ca- thedral choir of men and boys will sing. At the 4 o'clock evensong serv- ice, which will be attended to- morrow by the midyear graduating class of Woodrow Wilson High School, the Rev. Charles W. F. Smith, canon missioner of the Cathedral, will preach. The choir will sing. Daily services will be held next week at 7:30 am., noon and 4 pm. Bosioniseminary Sin_gers } At Eldbrooke Methodist | The Boston University School of Theology Seminary Singers, under the leadership of Dr. James R. D. | by the A Capella Choir. | | dinner Thursday. His address will be | | at 8 p.m. on “The Cross of Christ at | | the Crossroads of History.” | The George H. Winslow Men's Bible Class of Eastern Presbyterian Church will hold a dinner Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. for the benefit of the Ladies’ Aid Society. The Kinnear Class of Young Men of Calvary Baptist Church has pur- chased a $100 Defense bond. Mrs. J. B. Kinnear will teach the lesson tomorrow morning and President John G. Minor will preside. The Westminster Group of the Disciples of Christ denomination will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Feltwell on Friday eve- ning. The Women's Bible of Class | Houghton, will present a service of | music tomorrow at 11 am. at the‘ | Eldbrooke Methodist Church. e The junior high, senior high and 0n |nner Mlss'ons voung adult fellowship groups will | meet at 7 pm. The Rev. Dr. Wal- The cause of inner missions will ter M. Michael will preach at 8 be emphasized at Grace Lutheran p.m.on “Visible Evidences of Faith.” | Church at 11 am. Dr. Gerhard E. _ Prayer meeting will be conducted Lenski will preach on “If You Were | Wednesday at the Home for In- That Hungry Man” Gifts and| curables at 7:30 pm. The Red pledges for the work will be received. Cross unit will meet Thursday at The young people meet at 7 p.m. 10 am. | A social for newcomers will be held Wednesday at 8 pm. The Women's Guild will give a turkey dinner Thursday, 5-7 p.m. Friends are invited. Dr. 6. E. Lenski fo Talk R. I. Avenue Métho;ii‘st Dr. A. B. Potorf of American Uni- | | versity will be the guest minister | tomorrow morning. His theme will be “Lost and Found.” the Harrington Hotel on January 28 North Washington Baptist Church in honor of Dr. Abdel Ross Wentz, will hold a business and sqcial meet- president of the Lutheran Seminary ing Monday evening at the home at Gettysburg., Pa. Dr. Wentz, in addition to his educational work. is one of the outstanding speakers of the church. The committee arranging the din- ner, under the leadership of Ralph U. Boyer, consists of Fred Gast, Edward F. Stohlman. O. E. Nelson, Louis Dismer, F. W. Konemann, H. K. Menefee, Martin McGrory, W. P. Johnson, D. A. Heyser, George Tan- ner, L. E. Bolock, F. H. Bonnet, Robert Volland and John Umbhau. with the Rev. C. Frederic Wenchel of Christ Lutheran Church and the Rev. Howard E. Snyder of the Lu- theran Church of the Atonement as pastoral advisors. Week’s Celebration by Christian Endeavor Christian Endeavor Week will be opened Sunday at the Ninth Street Christian Church, and will continue throughout the week. The Rev. Carroll C. Roberts will preach tomorrow morning on “My Church,” which is the Christian Endeavor theme for the day. In the evening the five Christian En- deavor Societies will hold special rallies. The Alumni Chapter and Fellowship group will meet at 6:30: the Young Peoples, the Forum and Crusaders will meet at 6:45. There will be an orchestra con- cert at 7:45 pm. The pastor will use as his subject, “What Jesus Desires of Me.” The Christian Endeavorers will have charge of the service Thurs- day at 7:30 pm. and will hold a banquet Friday at 6:30 p.m. Augustana Lutheran “Christ’s Aid to Human Suffering” will be the theme of Dr. Arthur O | 1™ Bejievers in Christ.” John Gor- | E. Terrell, a graduste of the scho A fea- 401 Mein, president of the B. Y.|of religion at Howard University Hjelm tomorrow morning. of Mrs. Thomas Chisholm. Mrs. Florence Gianiny will preside. The class will be taught tomorrow by Mrs. Henry J. Smith. E. E. Le Roy. associate teacher, Shaver Bible Class of Metropolitan Baptist Church, will be the guest Tukom;: Park B;NsT | The Rev. William E. La Rue. will have for his theme at 11 am,, “For a Time Like This.” At 4 pm. a concert will be given by the Seminary Singers of Boston University, a male chorus of 48 voices composed mainly of men who are students for the ministry, Prof. James Russell Houghton will direct them. The public is invited. The services with the “Great Hymns of the Church” will be con- tinued. Tomorrow at 8 pm. will be an evening with the hymns of Charles Wesley. Dr. E. A. Sexsmith will speak on “Charles Wesley's Anniversary Hymn.” The Christian Endeavor Societies and the Youth Fellowship will meet at 7 pm. Special programs have been arranged. C., London Clergyman To Preach Sermon Here Tomorrow - First Congregational Church Will Hear Dr. Albert Peel Dr. Albert Peel of London, head of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, will speak at 8 pm. tomorrow in the First Con- gregational Church on “The British Churches in War Time.” Dr. Peel is visiting the United States to report on present condi- tions. Lord and Lady Halifax have been invited to attend the service as | guests of honor. Other members of | the British Embassy are expected to attend. “The Cult of the Seeing Eye” is| the topic of a sermon to be given by the Rev. Haward Stone Anderson at 11 am. The music will be provided The Scrooby Club meets at 6 p.m. and the Tuxis Club at 6:30 p.m. | Dr. Glenn Clark of Macalester | College, author of “The Soul's Sin- | cere Desire” and many other books | on prayer will speak following the | There will be a temperance re- vival meeting at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow under auspices of the United Dry Forces of the District. Mrs. D. Leigh | Colvin. national vice president of the | W. C. T. U, will speak. YounghPeopIe"s' Da; ; At Sixth Presbyterian | The Rev. J. Herbert Garner will preach tomorrow at 11 am. at Sixth Presbyterian Church on “A Seed, a Dream and a Child.” Young People’s Day will be ob- served at 7 pm. Among those who will participate are Mary Ann Brown, Betty Lou Donovan, Allene Willer, Norman Watkins, George Bodiger, Leon Atwood, Peggy and Hal Lowry, John Linthicum, Janet Richards and Cora Jean Shupe. The subject of the sermon will be “Chris- tian Youth, Its Challenge and Op- portunity in a World at War.” ‘The Sanctuary will be open every ‘Thursday from 7 to 7:30 pm. for a service of prayer and meditation. The community is invited The Board of Deacons will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the minister’s study. The session will meet at the close of worship Sunday to receive those who plan to unite with the church on communion Sunday, February 1. St. Munhéw’s Luth;rnn The church will observe the an- nual roll call of the Lutheran Inner Mission Society. Tomorrow morn- ing the Rev. Theodore P. Fricke will speak on ““A Sense of Indebted- ness.” The Luther Leagues will unite at 6:30 pm. Monday evening will be observed as “Ladies Night” by the brother- hood. The program will be pre- sented by the Boy Scouts of Troop 88. Mr. William Bischof, president, will be in charge of the event. The brotherhood will attend a testi- monial dinner Wednesday at the Harrington Hotel in honor of Dr. A. R. Wentz, Gettysburg. Pa. The Potomac Federation of Lu- ther Leagues will hold its annual “Stunt Night” at St. Matthew's on Friday evening. St. Dominic Catholic Solemn Rosary Novena will be conducted by the Rev. W. P. Doane beginning tomorrow and closing February 2. There will be daily serv- ices of high mass and sermon at 9 a.m. and evening services at 8 p.m. chedule of Activities in Washi Baptist ‘West Washington. The Rev. Charles B. Austin will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “folding Up the Torch” and at 8 pm. on “The Habits of Jesus.” The Woman's Missionary Society will meet at the Baptist Home for Women. 3248 N street N.W., Tues- day evening. The Sunbeams will render the program. The pastor will speak Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. on ‘“Jesus’ Problems.” Brookland. On the last Sunday in each month all pupils of the church school above the primary department, are urged to remain to the service at 11 am. The Rev. M. C. Smith will preach on “A Trinity of Triumphs.” The seven departments of the Baptist Training Union meet at 6:45 p.m. “The Great Emigration” will be the pastor’s topic at 7:45 pm. At the close of this service the ordinance of baptism will be observed. The Rev. John M. Ballbach. a sistant pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker at 11 am. Sunday. His subject will be “God. the Father of to men only at 4 pm. A special sermon to women only will be de- livered January 29 at 6 pm. A chorus of 100 voices will sing the closing week of the campaign. Rehoboth (Colored). The Rev. A. Harry Stewart John- son will preach on “Our Prayers and What We Get Out of Them.” Music will be furnished by the Senior Choir and the Hallelujah Chorus. | At 8 pm. Rehoboth and Pilgrim Churches will meet in a union serv- ice at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church. There will be gospel singing by the union chorus, First_(Colored). The Rev. T. Ewell Hopkins has for his subject at 11 am. “Freedcm | Through Discipline.” There will be 2 special service at 7:30 p.m. built ! around the theme: “Denominational Life.” The Volunteer Singing Group wiil lead the singing at both services. Christian Endeavor is at 6 p.m. Mount Horeb (Colored). At 11 am. sermon by the Rev. Charles H. Fox. Music by the senior choir; 3:30 p.m., holy communion. | | Berean (Colored). The gues¢ speaker tomorrow morning will be the Rev. Leonard f the school | ture will be the installation of the p 'y pederation of the District of | and at present minister at Hacken- newly elected deacons and trustees. They are: Deacons, Martin Fran- zen, Lloyd Lindberg, Kenyon Lilje- gren and Hugo Eskildson: trustees, Nils G. Anderson, Clifford Sandahl and Roger Fredericks: delegate to the New York Conference Conven- tion, Hugo Eskildson, with Gustaf Antonson as alternate; delegate to the New Jersey District Convention, Dr. Vernon Holm, with Miss Agnes | young peovle will meet at 6:45 p.m. | Malmberg as alternate: auditors, | The choir will sing at the mornln;; Mrs. Lloyd Peterson, Herman Con- way and Donald Johnson: Music Committee, Mrs. Harold Hegstrom, Thursdey evening, with the. Colum- | Miss Alma Otterstrom and Miss Agnes Malmberg: chief ushers, Lecnard Nelson and Roy Benson. Mrs. Vera Fredericks was elected clerk of the congregation for 1942 This church is participating in the annual roll call of the Luther Inner Mission. Western Presbyterian The guest preacher at 11 am. will be Dr. S. Franklin Mack. His subject will be “What Can I Do?” He will also speak to the assembly of the Sunday school at 10 am. Dr. Peter Marshall will conduct the services, taking for his subject “Gallery Christians,” on Wednes- day at 8 pm. This is a continuation of the inspirational Sunday and midweek services for January. «. | Gone Out,” Columbia, will comduct the 8 p.m. service. ' Bethany. The pastor’s subject tomorrow morning is “Not All the Lights Have and in the evening | “These Leading Lavmen.” Newly | elected church officers will be in- stalled at the evening service. The | service. 7 | The woman's society will meet i bian girls giving the program. | East Washington Heights. | “Following the Gleam” will be the | sermon of the Rev. Glenn B. Faucett at 11 am. “The Life of St. Paul” | of the all-dialogue sound pictures with the subject of the evening being | “Faith Triumphant.” The ordi- nance of baptism will also be ob- served. e Wisconsin Avenue. The Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson | will preach at 11 am. on “Tree in the Midst,” and at 8 pm. on “Salva- tion and Security.” ® Friendship (Colored). Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert of Savan- nzh, Ga., is conducting a revival. He will preach Sunday at 11 am. and 8 pm. Also a special sermon continues in the third of the series| | sack, N. J. | New Mount Zion (Colored). | At noon the Rev. O. E. Davis will preach; 4 p.m., the Rev. O. V. Hunter | will preach; 6:30 pm, B. T. U.} | meeting; 8:30 pm., the Holy City | Chorus of Baltimore, Md., will sing. Vermont Avenue (Colored). Dr. C. T. Murray will preach on | “Jesus Won.” At 8 p.m. there will be baptizing. | Mount Bethel (Colored). Dt. J. T. Smith will preach at 11 'am. and at 8 pm. Music by the | Junior Choir and Choir No. 2. Florida Avenue (Colored). | The Rev. Robert L. Rollins will | | have for his subject at 11 a.m. “Life’s | Greatest Objective.” Music fur- | | nished by the Young People’s Choir. | Service at 8 p.m,, with sermon by the pastor. ‘Third (Colored). | Dr. George O. Bullock will preach | at 11 am. on “The Abundant Life” and at 8 pm. on “Journeying With- out Christ.” The Junior C. E. So- ciety will meet at 4 pm, the Intermediates at 5 pm. and the Seniors at 6 pm. Zion (Colored). At 11 am. the Rev. A. Joseph Ed- wards will preach on “The Right to ' Be Generous.” Holy communion | Great for Us?” | The | meets at 5 pm. will follow this service. At 8 pm.! the Rev. Thomas C. Garneit will be the speaker. Trinidad (Colored). At 11 am. the R Spencer Franklin will preach on “Sanctifica- tion. At 8 p.m. the Rev. Henry H. W. Spriges will preach on “Christ's Mission to a Lost World.” Second (Colored). Dr. J. k. S. Halloman will preach at 11 am. on “The Vanity of Earthly Hopes.” and in the evening | on “The Parable of the 10 Virgins.” | Christian Park View. The Rev. William La Roche will speak at the morning service on | “The Christian and His Prayer” | and in the evening on “God’s | Gibralter Message.” The junior | church will meet at 11 a.m. Charles L. Jones will have as his subject “Win Them One by One.” Fifteenth Street. At 11 am. sermon by the Rev. Leslie L. Bowers, on “Is Christ Too | Youth fellowship | groups at 6:30 pm. The “Happy | Hour” service at 8 pm. Favorite hymns and choruses. Rev. Bowers | speaks on “Specializing in Minors” | Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m., youth‘ night. Social and recreational life | for the young people of the com- | munity. ‘ Congregational | People’s (Colored). | On Sunday morning the minister will preach on “All Power Is Given.” | Young People’s Fellowship | “The Message of the Books of the Bible” is being conducted as a spe-l cial discussion series each Thursday | | night by the minister. Plymouth (Colored). | The Rev. Arthur D. Gray will have for his subject, “What Irri- tates You?” On Tuesday at 8 pm.| the Inter-Denominational Ministers’ | Alliance will hold an installation | service for new officers. Blshop‘ Alexander P. Shaw will be the guest preacher, Lincoln (Colored). Dr. R. W. Brooks will speak on “On Being Spiritually Prepared for Any Emergency.” The vested chorus will render selected music. At 10:15 am. Dr. Edwin J. Watson will con- tinue his series of health lectures at the Men’s Brotherhood. He will the Kidneys.” The Junior Young Peoples’ Society will present & pro- gram at 5 pm. The Young Peoples’ Fellowship group will hold vesper services at 6:30 pm. 2 discuss “The Function and Care of | Jiams, THE REV. P. A. CAVE. Third Christians To Hear Former Pastor The Rev. P. A. Cave, former pastor of Third Christian Church, will oc- cupy the pulpit each Sunday morn- ing as pastor interim during the furlough of the Rev. C. N. Williams. For six years the Rev. Mr. was pastor. At 11 am. he will speak on “The Pauline Purpose.” Com- munion will be served. ‘The Lydia Class will have its Jan- uary meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Henrietta Neilson |at 8 pm. Episcopal Church of Our Saviour. At 7:30 am., holy communion. At 11 am, morning prayer and sermon by the Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills. At 6:30 p.m., the Young Pec- ple’s Fellowship will meet. On Tuesday evening Vernon Swartzfager, ‘field representative for St. Andrew’s Brotherhood, will give his second lecture to the men of the parish. On Wednesday from 10 am. to 3 p.m. the Red Cross unit | will meet. At 8 p.m. the Senior Fel- lowship will meet, with Mrs. George B. Bailey as leader. Christ, Georgetown. At 11 am., morning prayer and sermon by the Rev. Peyton R. Wil- Nativity-Resurrection. Term end parties for parents, teachers and pupils will feature the closing week of January in these s SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1942.. A Lesson for the Week War Brings Temptations To Patriots Facing Crises By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. ‘War brings great and subtle temptations. So it is timely that today’s lesson deals with the dramatic experience of Jesus, and with the whole large theme of temptation. In war, a nation is tempted to lose its poise, and to become ridden by panic, fear or hate or small selfishness or unwarranted boastfulness. Our national character and mission were never more obligatory upon us |than now, as Great Britain has®— shown. o Thus another name for tempta- | tion is opportunity. The war is our chance to prove our best selves, as well as a seduction to release our worst. As human jackals prowl over battlefields, intent on loot, so there range amidst our natures the baser impulses which, in time of peril, put personal gain, personal safety, per- sonal advantage ahead of the great principles of patriotism, heroism, steadfastness and service. Many of us will have our souls proved by the present war. Lying on the surface of our lesson is the truth that nobody is beyond the power of temptation. It came to the Son of God Himself; it comes to every one of us. Not only did temptation come, in all its perilous reality, to the sinless Saviour, making clear that the best of men are not be- yond its reach, but it also came hard on the heels of an ecstatic experi- ence. In a mood ofexaltation Jesus had been baptized in the Jordan by John. He had been at- tested by the Forerunner and by the Voice Mr. Ellis. from the clouds. This was the Master’s highest moment up to that time. Then it was that reaction came. Jesus was led—yes, led by the Spirit —into the wilderness, to confront a challenge to all that His baptism had made real. One version of the Scripture says that He underwent every kind of temptation; a truth expressed later by Paul in his familiar assertion that Jesus was “tempted in all points like as we are.” If Jesus could be tempted, then even the holiest men and women are not immune. Life at its highest is a road that skirts a deep abyss. Right here we perceive the lesson of the lesson. Jesus overcame temptation by no power that is not in the possession of the least of His friends. Because He won, we, | than the Japs in springing his sur- prise attacks. Shallow intellectuals, who of late | years have most effectively done some of his errands, repudiate all belief in the devil. But we cannot ignore the second actor in the great wilderness drama we are studying. He is explicitly in the Bible, here as elsewhere, and he is definitely at work in the world. Without his | prompting and assistance there | never could have been such diaboli- | cal deeds as the Japanese perpe- trated in Nanking, or as the Ger- | mans have done in Poland. Satan | has many aides, but he himself is | the master mind, loose in the world | for a season. | Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, a scholar | of distinction who has kept his head | amidst the vagaries of other intel- | lectuals, puts squarely up to us the inevitable choice between a real devil and a devilish human nature. He says, “There are sinister factors | mightier than himself with which a ‘ man must grapple . . . There are ma- lignant forces—call them ‘trends,’ | ‘lags,’ ‘urges,’ ‘obsessions,’ collective | movements or collective inertia, or call them plain devils—and they are | viler, more brutal, more dangerous | than we are at our worst. There is | a malignant control over our earth. ‘\ One can say many true things about earth's goodness and pleasantness, | but its dominant factor, ‘the prince | of this world,’ is neither good nor lovely. Not to recognize this is to spend our days in a fool’s paradise. Healthy religion has always insisted that our world is spiritually danger- ous. ‘Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation’. The Basic Tepmtation. Satan’s assault upon Jesus was an attempt to make Him doubt God. He proposed an easy way, instead of the hard way, for Christ to fulfill His mission. At the root of every temp- tation that comes to mortal is this assumption that God does not mean what He says. If we really believed God, do you suppose that the world would have carried on as it has done for a generation, or that the present war would be raging? First of Satan’s appeals to Jesus, the hungry roamer in a desolate| wilderness, was to turn stones into bread. In other words, put mete- rial satisfactions first. Jesus count- too, if Scripture-saturated, may also €red Wwith the sublime and uni- win. Defeat is not the designed Versal truth, exemplified in His own destiny of any disciple. For we have conduct, “Man shall not live by Cave | the promi<ed succor of the Saviour who has Himself known all of the temptations common to man. A Traveler Recalls. Every traveler to the Holy Land has at least glimpsed the great and desolate wilderness that lies south and east of Jerusalem. Few adven- ture into it. During one of my sojourns in Jerusalem two young men undertook to walk from the Dead Sea across this wilderness to Bethlehem. One died of thirst, heat and exhaustion, lying in a cave; his comrade barely got through to succor. Hermits used to hide them- selves in the caves of this desola- tion, and in the midst stands the ancient monastery of Mar Saba. ‘Wild beasts range the region and the hills and valleys are almost wholly void of vegetation. Throughout 40 long and burning days Jesus wandered over this region, wrestling with His soul, and with the vast problems of His mis- sion. During all'this time He fasted So He was in a state of physical exhaustion when the tempter ap- peared. The devil is more clever | parishes, with rewards for good attendance, Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Nativity and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Resurrection by the Rev. E. N. I’l’hompson. Church of the Ascension. | Services tomorrow will be: Holy | communon at 8 a.m., morning prayer |and sermon by Canon Raymond L. ‘Wolven at 11 am. The Young Peo- ple’s Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. A class in first aid has been or- ganized and meets in the parish | hall on Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 pm. Trinity. | At 8 am. holy communion and | 11 a.m. morning prayer and sermon | by the Rev. Reno €. Harp, jr. Transfiguration. On Sunday the services are at 8, 19:30 and 11 am. The Rev. J. J. | Queally will officiate and preach. j‘Lutheran Georgetown. “The Mount of Prayer” will be | the subject Sunday at 11 am., by the Rev. Harold E. Beatty, pastor. The young people in the Luther League met at 7 p.m. Midweek service Wednesday, 8 | pri. Subject, “The Call to Disciple- | ship.” | Inner Mission Society. The Lutheran Inner Mission So- ciety will hold services Sunday in the following institutions: The Bible Class in the tubercu< | losis wards of Gallinger Hospital will | be taught by Miss Frances Dysinger |and Mrs. F. G. Umhau. The Rev. Raymond Vogeley will speak at the Florence Crittenton Home. Miss Frances Dysinger will have | charge of the service at the District | Training School in Laurel. The Rev. Mr. George Bowers will conduct the vesper services in Unit B at the Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Glenn Dale. St. Stephen’s At 11 am. the sacrament of holy communion will be observed. The ‘Rev. George K. Bowers will preach |on “The Miracle of Transfigured Lives.” The Senior and Junior Luther Leagues meet at 7 p.m.. On Tuesday at 7:30 pm. is a meeting for the Sunday School As- sociation. Atonement. Special candle-light service will be held Sunday at 8 pm. Newly elected officers of the 11 organiza- tions connected with the parish will be installed. Spegial cere- monies and music will mark the induction of the candidates. Defense work is progressing sat- bread alone.” Then the devil tried something more subtle: He proposed that Jesus give a presumptuous exhibi- tion of God's care and of His own sonship. by casting Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple. “Prove the Scripture.” But again the Tempted Men wielded the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. before which Satan cannot stand: “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.” In the third temptation, Satan urged Jesus to a short cut, a com- promise, in coming to His kingdom “Make terms with me.” said the evil one, after showing Jesus the king- doms of the world, “and you can have it 2ll” Satan was the first appeaser. Again Jesus confounded the devil with the Scripture decla- ration of God's sovereignty. Then Satan fled. and in his stead came angels to comfort the Victor i in the combat. The Sunday School Lesson for January 25 is “The Temptation of v, iv.1-11; Mark, ngton Churches isfactorily. Meetings are held four nights each week and three morn- ings during the week. A special class for adults who in- tend becoming members will be held during February and March. The Rev. H. E. Snyder will preach at 11 am. St. Ansgar. Services will be conducted at 11 am. Sunday at 1509 Rhode Island avenue N.W.. by the Rev. S. Christian Andersen. The topic will be * crease Our Faith.” Methodist Congress Street. The Harrison Bible Class will meet tomorrow at 9:45 am. Maj. E. W. Brown, past president, will preside.. The Rev. Dorsey K. Sturgis | will give a short talk. Thomas A. | Padgett will have charge of the ilesson. Representative Sam Hobbs |of Alabama will be the guest speaker. | The Rev. Mr. Sturgis will preach |at 11 am. Union services with | Dumbarton Avenue Church at | Aldersgate Church at 8 pm. The Young People's Socety will meet at 7 pm. Wilson Memorial. The Rev. Chauncey C. Day will | preach on “God’s Grace” at 11 am. At 8 pm. he will have as his sermon | topic “The Spirit's Power.” Union. | Dr. Selwyn K. Cockrell will preach {ac 11 am. on “We Live in Groups” and at 8 pm. on “The Lord's Day.” Metropolitan A. M. E. At 11 am. preaching by the Rev. J. C. Beckett; 6:30 pm., A. C. E. League; 8 pm., preaching. Douglas Memorial. At 11 am. tomorrow the Rev. W. | Christ.” He will also preach at the 8 p.m. worship service, Youth meet- ings will be held at 7 pm. On | Wednesday night the Woman's So- | ciety of Christian Service will hold and the Men's Baraca Bible Class | will meet at the home of John E. | Gross. Gorsuch. The Rev. L. S. Rudasill will preach at both services tomorrow. Mon- day, 8 pm., Social Club; Friday, 8 p.m., Young People’s Soclety. Brightwood Park. The Rev. Robert K. Nevitt an- nounces as his sermon themes: 11 am., “The Church and World Con- quest”; 7:45 p.m., “A Shining Light.” Youth Fellowship supper is at 6 (See CHURCHES, Page B-9.) P. Wright will preach on “Servinl‘, | an executive meeting at the churml CHURCH NEWS. Registration Opens Tomorrow Evening For Inferesf Groups Church Fellowship To Begin New Seties For Young Adults The Young Adult Evening Fellow- ship of Mount Vernon Place Meth- odist Church will begin registration tomorrow evening for the second six-week series of interest groups to be offered by the feliowship, begin- ning February 1. They will meet at 5:3) p.m. for a meditation service followed at 6 pm. by the various classes and at 7 p.m. by a supper ‘lnd songs. . | The groups and their instructors | include “Everyday Problems on a | Biblical Background,” Dr. Paul F. | Douglass, president of American | University; “Dale Carnegie's Effec- |tive Speaking and Human Rela- | tions,” Frank A. Patterson, director Dale Carnegie course; “Personal Development and Understanding Ourselves,” Dr. Mitchell Dreese, George Washington University “Building Now the Post-War Peace, Harry Culbreth, Farm Security Ad- | ministration; “Things Newcomers Should Know About Washington." Miss Hazel Feagans, American Uni- | versity. Other groups and their instructors are: “Function of Music in Religious Education,” Dean Shure, Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church; “World Affairs,” Dr. Sidney B. Hall, George Washington University; “Courtship and Marriage,” Dr. Carl D. Wells, George Washington Uni- versity; “Latin American Relations.” Dr. Ludwig M. Homberger, Amer- ican University; “Local Church and Departmental Publications,” Irving A. Spalding, jr. American Univer- sity; “Friends in Foreign Places,” Mrs. Nell V. Smith, traveler and author. Attorney George Rivers, who is in charge of the program. announces he is prepared to register 500 members. ‘A Pobfilaf Hero' Tobic Of Rev. James P. Rodgers The Rev. James P. Rodgers, pastor of the Petworth Baptist Church will preach tomorrow morning on “Spe- | clalizing in the Impossible.” There will be special music. At 6:45 pm. the Baptist Training Union will meet. The pastor’s evening message will be “A Popular Hero.” The ordi- nance of baptism will be adminis- tered. On Tuesday, at 7:30, the Baptist Training Union will hold a business meeting with Miss Mary Belle Nor- ton, director,,in charge. The Sun- day school teachers and officers’ meeting will be held Thursday eve- ning. The pastor will continue his series of messages on “Great Visions.” On Friday from 8 to 10 pm. the church will hold an in- formal reception, with the new mem- bers who have joined curing the Rev. Mr. Rodgers’ pastorate as honor guests. The reception is sponsored by the Ladies’ Aid. On Saturday at 4 pm. a social for the Intermediate B. Y. P. U. will be held. Educa;ibnul Instih;te At Epiphany Church An educational institute, under the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary of the diocese of Washington. will be held Tuesday at the Church of the Epiphany. It is free to those interested. The program is: 10:30 am., “A Christian’s Attitude Toward the War,” the Rev. John Magee; 11 am., “How Our Church Is Organized"; 11:15 a.m., “The History and Organ- ization of the Woman's Auxiliary,” Mrs. Guy Reber; noon, “Pravers for Missions and for Peace”; 12:10 p.m., “Parliamentary Law—Better Mee\-~ ings,” Mrs. Thomas Robertson: 1 p.m., recess; 2 pm., “The Christian Imperative,” Mrs. J. J. Ambler; 2:30 pm. “The Christian Roots of Democracy in America,” Mrs. J. P, Mutchler; 3 pm. “The Christian Gospel in Our Troubled World,” the Rev. T. O. Wedel: 4 pm.. Evening prayer; 8 pm., brief resume of the morning sessions: 8:30 pm., “The Christian Gospel in Our Troubled World,” the Rev. T. O. Wedel. Trinity Methodist Events Scheduled “When Love's Alive” is the subject of the Rev. Daniel W. Justice at 11 am, at Trinity Methodist Church. A feature of the 8 p.m. service is the | “hymn sing.” Subject of the ser- mon will be “What God Wants of Us.” The Girls' Choir will sing. Methodist Youth Fellowship groups meet at 6:30 and 6:45 pm. At 8 pm. Monday the following committees will meet: Local Board | of Education and the Board of Mis- sions and Church Extension. At 10 am. Tuesday and Wednesday the ;Red Cross Sewing Unit meets and invites women of this community. | At 8 pm. Thursday the pastor will lead in a study of Psalm Ixxii “That Righteousness May Reign. Memorial United Brethren Dr. Ira Sankey Ernest will preach at 11 am. on “Seven Secrets of Christian Success” and at 8 p.m. on | “What Makes a Church Vital.” This | is the first of a series of sermons on | “Visits to Great Churches of the New Testament.” At 11 a.m. Junior Christian Endeavor and Church; at 7 pm., High School and Adult Christian Endeavor. Missionary Circle No. 1 will meet | at the home of Mrs. Vida Gogel on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Virginia Smith will be hostess to Mrs. Eva Eyler's Missionary Circle on Thurs- day evening. ‘The Christian Endeavor Society s | sponsoring a social Wednesday eve- ning in connection with the ob- servknnce of Christian Endeavor week. Francis Asbury Methodist Dr. Robin Gould will preach at 11 am. on “The Testimony of Con- science” and at 8 p.m. on “The Sec- ond Chance.” At 6:45 pm. the In- termediates, Young People and Young Adults will meet. The women will sew for the Red Cross on Monday from 1 to 8 pm. on Monday from 1 to 3 pm. On ‘Wednesday at 10:30 am. there will be a brief meeting of the Executive Committee of the W. 8. C. 8., and at 11 am. an auxiliary meeting. From 10 am. to 3 p.m. Friday the women will sew at the church for the Red Cross. 1 1-