The Washington herald., 1906-12-01

The chapel OF the Evangelical Lutheran
Church Of the AtOnement, at North Capt.
toI and L streets, viii be dedicated to-
morrow with three special services. Rev.
l. O. Baker. pastor Of the church, will
conseCTate the building at the morning
service at Il o'clock, and Rev. J. A. w.
Haas, y. D., president of MuhIenberg Col
lege. Allentown. Pa. viii deliver the dedi-
catory sermon
Rev. DR.. Haas is one of the most ag-
gressive men in the Lutheran church. and
an educator, speaker. and lecturer Of
wide reputation Since assuming the pres
idency of Muhlenberg College he has
raised that institution to the first rank Of
the schools of its class, and greatly eX-
tended its influence and usefulness. As
an author, he has made many valuable
contributions 90 literature. serving as
joint editor with Dr. H. F. Jacobs. Of
Mount Airy Seminary, in the compilation
of the Lutheran Cyclopedia. The octet
of the church viii render special music
at the morning service.
FraternaI Meeting In Afternoon.
A fraternaI meeting has been arranged
for the afternoon. beginning at o'clock
y
gregations of the city have been invited
Brief addresses will be made by Rev. J.
G. Butler. D. D. of Luther Place Memo
rial Church; Senator Charles Dick, of
Ohio; Rev. c.. F. Bergner. Of Zion Lu-
theran Church; Rev. J. T. HUddle, of St
Pauls Lutheran Church, Rev. J. +.
Weidley, d. D.. of the Church of the
Reformation. and Rev J. Luther Frantz
rE Il
choir OF Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, assisted by "a part of the Rebew
Orchestra, will render the musical pro-
guamme
other Special Services.
Another special service will be held in
the evening at 7.31. The sermon at this
service Will be delivered by Rev. DIT. J. c.
Kunzmann, of Philadelphia, Pa. the mis-
siOnaTy superintendent of the General
Council. under whose direction the Church
of the At0nement was organized. A spe-
ciaI service viii be held Wednesday even
ing, December .. Rev. DIT. Theodore Z.
Schmauk, of Lebanon. Pa Will preach
DR.. Schmauk is president of the General
Council of the Lutheran Church. and is
recognized as che OF the best pulpit ora
tors in the country.
The Church OF the At0nement was or
ganized under the auspices Of the Board
Of English Home Missions of the Cen
eral Council. under the direction Of the
missionary superintendent, Rev. DR.. J. g
Kunzmann, who gave this work his per
sOnal attention until permanent pastor
was procured.
DIR. SeSyRII Announces Lecture Series.
Rev. Frank Sewan, d. D.. pastor Of
New Church, Sixteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest, has arranged a series
of Sunday evening lectures. under the
head of The Christianity Of To-day and
Its Needs" to be delivered by himself
during December. The schedule is as fol-
lows:
December 2-"Protestantism'' The heal
ing cults; the humauitarians; the church
goers; the theologian
December 9-'ROman Catholicism'-Po
litical changes; literary reaction; spirit
ual movement; reform from within; FO-
gazZaTO's III SantO"
December 16-"The Secularists and Ag-
nostics"-New solutions to old questions;
what is our most certain knowledge?
December 23-"The Word and the High
er Criticism. What fixes the canon Of
INSPIRED scripture, the inner garment Of
the word, woven without seam.
December 3Q-"Psychic Research''-
Spiritism and failure; hypnotism; thought
transference and suggestion the doc
trine OF two worlds and their discrete de-
gTses.
The national church lecture viii be con-
tinued, with the assistance Of the Revs
Julian X. Smyth, of New York; Thomas
A. King, of Cleveland. George : Wheeler
Of Providence; Paul Sperry. of Bath. Me.
Russell Eaton, Of Urbana. Ohio. and
others.