Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
NEW LINES OF ENDEAv0R
New York Avenue Church Brother.
hood Dinner.
JUSTICE HARLAN POSTMASTER
Announcement Made of Plans of a
New Church Opera
ton for the Project Urged.

| Al the annual dinner of the Brotherhood
OF the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church last night the announcement was
made that before a very long time has
elapsed the New York Avenue Church
may be in a new church home. Com
| mlttees are now at work. it was stated
on the movement for new church edi-
flee, which will doubtless be located in
the residential section of the northwest
The work of the layman was discussed
IN many phases at the dinner. The list
of speakers included men high in the
ministry, the law religious work and edu-
| catlon-all gathered together to promote
spiritual development, fraternal relations.
denominational fealty and fellowship and
usefulness in Christian work among men,
The dinner was given In the Sunday
school room of the church.
Mr.. Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court
of the United States was the toastmas-
ter. Seated near him were Rev. DR.. Wal
| lace Radcliffe, pastor of the New York
| Avenue Church; District Commissioner
| Mcfarland, who is president of the Lay
| mems Federation of Washington: Presi-
dent W. O. Thompson of Ohio State Uni
versity; William Knowles Cooper. gen.
| eral secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A.: Myron
IT, Jones, president of the brot herhood
and Walter Collins Clephane, vice presi-
| ucnt or the brotherhood.
Work of the Laymen.
In introducing Commissioner Macfar-
land MI. Justice Harlan announced that
the Commissioner would not be asked to
discuss whether a one-man government
| for the District is better than three
man one, but THE Laymen's Federation
and Civic Righteousness The quotation
| Immediately below Commissioner Macfar-
| land name upon the program was WHO
masters best himself best serves the
| state
In opening. the Commissioner said that
ms early church life was spent in the
| New York Avenue Church. and it gave
him particular pleasure to again be with
| In the walls of the historic odifice. 1T
gives me pleasure he continued ito tell
of the work the laymen are accomplish
ing In this city. although the federation
is yet young. He then detailed the work
| OF the federation in carrying on the recent
| Gypsy Smith revival here and spoke of
the great good which resulted Fifty
churches of the city are represented in
| this great work., said Mr.. Macfarland
land all evangelical churches are urged
to join in the movement. There Is equal
| representation for all In closing he
declared that the work being accom-
piished is of the greatest benefit to the
constantly growing population of the
Capital city.
| Laymen and the Book.
President Thompson of the Ohio STATE
| University was next presented oy. the
ster who said that the brother
hood should feel greatly nonDrad in hay
| ing the representative of great stale
university address it. President Tholnp-
son spoke upon The Laymen and the
| Book. The state has no resources
| compared to the universities lie said
| There we find manhood and womnri!ocd
which make for the best that is in the
country" He declared that Christianity
| Is the religion with Book, the one Book
which lacks all myth and centrrs ;hout
the victim of Calvary's cross 1T is per
| fectly manifest" continued ~. Tnurlp-
son. that this great Book could not have
been written If 1t had not BEEN for in
spration. 1t can be truly said tina. we
! have a religion with a Book and with
| problems which are about eVery mans
heart. 1t has gone through trials" He
declared that this is d world for builders
and that every one must aid III the work
| You must work, he asserted. 70" :hc
Christianity which made you men what
you are. You must build. For the Man
| from which it sprung was the greatest
Builder the world ever saw"
Opportunities for Laymen.
| William Knowles Cooper of the Y NJ c.
A. spoke of the new opportunities offer
ed to the layman The quotatio under
his name upon the program was: THE
dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate
! for the stormy present. The occasion is
piled high with difficulty and we must
| rise with the occasion. AS our case is
new. we must think anew and act anew"
This is the age of the layman.' said
! Mr. Cooper The work today affords
many great opportunities to which man
may address himself
| He then declared that the age is ripe
| for the layman to take up the work for
| his fellow-man with great vigor. In many
| parts of the city. he said. there are men
who are waiting eagerly for Christian men
to come to them with the story of the
Nazarene. He urged the men of the
/ brotherhood to carry that word to them
/ by addressing classes which may be ar
| ranged for later.
Proposed Church Building.
| Walter c. Clephane. vice president of the
| brotherhood, aroused great interest with
the announcement that a new church
! building for the New York Avenue Church
in the residential portion of the northwest
| section of the city Is possibility of the
early future. He urged the members of
| the brotherhood to take up the work at
| once. Discuss church architecture" he
| said. $50 that after time we may he
| able to lend suggestions to those who are
| in charge of the work tor the new church
do not believe that in any other city
| can be found so many men who are
capable of discussing the architecture of
| the churches of other cities We must all
aid in the work for the new church
| building which is before us. and which
will be d credit to our great Capital
city
John B. Sleman, jr, spoke briefly upon
| foreign missions and urged that greater
| effort be put forth by the Iayman for the
amelioration of the peoples who need the
gospel.
In arising to introduce Rev DR.. Rad
cliffe for the closing address Justice Har-
| Ian said humorously that he judged from
the countenances of many of the men
who were present they We're married The |
troubled looks upon their countenances
made him believe that if the dinner did
not soon come to an end there would be |
trouble later.
Liberty in the Church.
above you tonight" said DR.. Rad |
cliffe in opening. referring to the banners |
on the walls, lis the old Scotch .>resbv |
terrain banner, with its ST. Andrews cross
and the words upon it Christ. Covenant. |
Kingdom, Crown Beside that banner is |
tho NJ hn