Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16
IDEAL CITIZENSHIP URGED
Secretary Nagel Gives Advice to
Sunday School Class.
PASTOR FORMALLY INSTALLED
Rev. Charles T. Russell Discusses
Inscriptions Carved Over Union
Station Entrance.

Charles Nagel, Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. delivered an address to the
| Bible class of the Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday on the sub
ject of forgiveness" discussing the duty
Of forgiving enemies.
Mr.. Nagel declared that those who seek
forgiveness for their wrongs and errors
| should be ever ready to forgive those
who do them wrong. He took charge
| of the class at the solicitation of Rev.
| Joseph Dawson, pastor of the church.
| his role as teacher being a temporary
one. as he has no intention of taking
permanent position as Sunday school
teacher.
Rev. DR.. ]. J. Muir, pastor of Temple
Baptist Church, preached last night on
church membership. He said objection to
| joining churches was voiced now and
| then by those who declare there are
many hypocrites in the churches.
Judas Among the Twelve.
There was a Judas among the original
twelve" DR.. Muir declared. There are
still found those who use the livery Of
heaven to serve the devil in. But there
are far more hypocrites outside the
churches. Because counterfeit coin gets
into circulation no one refuses good
hypocrites in the churches should benevo-
lently incline these DIRECTORS to enter the
churches in order to improve the situa-
ton
Speaking of THE Man Who Claims His
Own" Rev. James Shera Montgomery,
pastor Of Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church, IN his sermon
last night said, in part:
I'VE are now in the foreglow OF the
Christmastide 1t is no time to hold on to
q
Christian ethics to think Of tho conven-
fence and the hardships Of others. Do
your Christmas shopping at your nrst
convenience and thus make lighter the
already crowded and overworked lives.
Do not be a bargain hunter. Do your
trading at home. You have the power
to shop in other cities but l douot inc
right"
Installation Of Pastor.
The Rev. DR.. John Carpenter Palmer
was formally installed yesterday as pas
tor Of Washington Heights presbyterian
Church, Kalorama and Columbia roads
DR.. Charles Wood charged the new pas
tor and the Rev. DR.. George Robinson,
u. s. A.. moderator of the session. pre-
sided. committee of the Washington
city presbytery was in charge OF the cere-
monies. Richard Lorleberg contributed
a cello solo and a solo from the oratorio
sermon was delivered by the Rev. j. w.
Douglas of Baltimore. Dr.. Palmer Tor
the last seventeen years has been In
charge Of Emmanuel Chapel, conducted
by the University Place presbyterian
Church. New York.
Union Station Supplies Texts.
Thou hast put all things under Him.
THE desert shall bloom an blossom
as the rose
THE truth shall make you free"
These three texts, chosen by DIR. Eliot.
president emeritus of Harvard Univer-
sity, and carved over the entrance OF
the Union station. have been selected
for addresses before the Washington
Temple congregation (non-sectarian) by
Pastor Charles T. Russell OF the Brook-
Ign and London Tabernacles, according
to announcement made at the cOngrega-
tion's service in New Masonic Temple
yesterday afternoon. Pastor Russell has
accepted the recent call Of the cOngre-
cation to become its pastor. He Will
aim to preach in Washington during the
year on an average of one Sunday to
each month, giving the remainder of his
time to the effort in Brooklyn and Lon
don, although the first three addresses
will be given on the first three Sundays
of the new year.
my thought" says Pastor Russell in
letter to the local committee. consist
ing Of Brig. Gen. w. p. Hall, j. I. u.
Pyles and Eliot Thomson. us to begin
the New Year with you and to give you
three Sundays in succession. because
desire to use In succession the three texts
which appear on the forefront of your
world-famous Union station.
1T seems remarkable to me that these
texts should be inscribed where they are.
They are powerful witnesses for the Lord
and His Word. and / desire to identify
them with my ministry in your midst
so that whenever you see that building
and read those texts you may have in
mind the blessings of God which they
portray"