Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31

With the coming of Palm Sunday
tomorrow, Washington and the world
enters into holy week and special
services Will be held in commemoration
of the triumphal entry of Christ into
Jerusalem, when the people strewed
palms in the pathway. 1t is in mem
DRY of this that the palms are blessed,
distributed to the faithful and carried
by them in solemn procession in the
Roman Catholic churches of the world
tomorrow. They hold them also in
their hands while the history OF the
passion is read out of the gospel, to
signify by that ceremony that they are
to partake of the triumph of Christ by
virtue of His death and passion. In
the beaediction of the palms are men
tioned the branches of the palm tree,
olive trees and other trees, which are
made use of in countries where these
trees grow; but in the northern coun-
tries any sort of green boughs, which
are called palms, are used, palm
branches being embiems of victory and
the olive branches of mercy.
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Rev. Julian Kennedy Smyth of New
York city is to be the special speaker at
the Church of the New Jerusalem, 10th
SIit { SNSAiiAAS
at S O'Clock. He Will address the audi
ence on the subject. The Human Nature
of God," giving the line of explanation of
the apparent dual personality of Christ,
as held in the New church The address,
II is announced. will not be argumentative
or technical. but AN affectionate presenta-
tioa of some fundamental principles, par
ticular attention being given to definite
statements in the word of God.
Following the address, the speaker will
answer questions, and one of the ques-
tions which some of those interested
have arranged to ask him is the one,
"Do the dead come back" which is rails
ed by the recent book, Raymond" by
the English writer. Sir Oliver Lodge. 1t
is known that the speaker has given Spe-
c!al study to this question. and that he
Will give a particularly suggestive answer
10 the question. Other questions are to
he answered. throwing light upon the po-
sitions Of the Church of the New Jeru-
salem on various religious problems.
Rev. DIR. Smyth is the official head of
the Church of the New Jerusalem in
America and regarded as a speaker of
rare force and charm. and the author of
many religious books which are well and
1avorably known
This address will be the last of a special
series given during the Lenten season on
the distinctive teachings of the Church of
the New Jerusalem. The preceding lee
lures have been given in the New Masonic
Temple auditorium on Sunday afternoons.
Like the other lectures. this one Sunday
evening viii be given without charge.
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Rev. Albert Zimmerman, founder of
the National Bible Scouts, is to deliver
an address this evening at the head
quarters of the organization, 1926 NJ
street northwest.
A special prayer for the President of
the United States in the present inter-
national situation, it is understood, is
TO be formulated.
DR.. Samuel ]. MacWatters will de-
liver three lectures next week on
Shakespeare at the American Univer-
sity. The first lecture will be given
Tuesday afternoon. the subject being
The Three Periods"
DIR. MacWatters divides the plays and
the poems of the Elizabethan age into
three distinct periods and seeks to
of the mind of the poet.
This fundamental idea is set forth in
the first lecture, and it is an integral
part of the following lectures.
The Ideal" is the subject of the Sec
ond lecture. which will be delivered
Wednesday,. The contention of the lee
turer is that each poem and play has q
definite IDEAL. and during the three
periods these ideals reveal a clear de-
velopment. eliminating in what might
be called S~hakespeare's supreme ideal
The closing lecture is to be Thursday
and the subject will be Love and
Friendship In this lecture DIR. Mac
Waters will endeayor to show that
these two subjects in their develop
ment follow the peculiar characteristic