Evening star., 1918-01-25
CIergymen Visit Fuel Admins
traitors Office to Seek
Some Notifications.
DENOMINATIONS ADJUST
OWN SERVICES, THEY HEAR
Unanimity of Belief Among Pastors
That Places of Amusement Should
Also Make Sacrifices.

Clergymen, singly and in groups,
| went this morning to the Office Of John
l.. Weaver, fuel administrator for the
District, seeking explanations and modi-
| fcations of the order requiring two
| thirds of the churches Of Washington to
close for period of three weeks.
The elergymen told Mr.. Weaver that
while there was no disposition other
| than to comply absolutely with the or
der, some practical difficulties were pre-
| sented, hardships would be worked in
numerous cases, and that there was great
| unanimity of belief that if churches
| were required to close the theaters also
| should be.
| The details, Mr.. Weaver responded, were
| to be worked out by the churches them
selves and the hardships reduced to
| minimum. All the fuel administration
asked. he said, was that two-thirds of the
churches should be closed. The churches.
without regard to denomination, could
make whatever arrangements for union
|
| in the order to prevent congregations of
| different denominations uniting for serv-
| ice.
Mr.. Weaver was asked what should be
! done where there was in the city q de-
| nomination with single church. He re-
| piled that he looked to the churches them
selves to adjust such questions in a spirit
| of Christian fellowship.
Pressure to Close Theaters.
Pressure on the fuel administrator to
bring about the closing Of the theaters
, was strong today. but Mr.. Weaver has
not yet decided that such action Is
necessary. The fact that the federal
fuel administration has taken up the
case of the theaters and issued iaA pT-
der requiring them to be without heat
and lights one day week has raised
! the question whether the local admin
istrator has authority to impose any
further restrictions. ass yssels;
The fact that war tax is imposed
on each theater ticket and the theaters
are. therefore, a source OF considerable
consideration also by fuel administra-
tion officials. Belief is expressed. too.
by some high officials of the admins.
tration that in times like these the
people have need of the recreation the
theaters afford.
In the case of the churches. it is ex-
pected that the plans worked out will
be such that no one will be deprived
fact that the Billy Sunday Tabernacle
is not to be closed was pointed to as
further comfort to those who are to
have their church-going privileges
curtailed.
Churches Complete Plans.
r,.. .1,,,,bas +y,rorobovt tho n{S+r;ct
of Columbia are today arranging, or
completing arrangements for CO.
operating with the fuel administration
in the edict to close two-thirds of the
churches for three weeks. issued by the
fuel administrator for the District yes
terday.
The churches of the various denomi-
nations have arranged among them
selves for services. Rev. George A.
Miller, pastor of Ninth Street Christian
Church, president of the Federation of
Pastors of Christian Churches. who was
appointed TO supervise the organization
of all Protestant denominations, except
the Episcopal appointed lieutenant
for each denomination.
These lieutenants are: Lutheran. Rev.
Henry Anstadt; Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. John r. Edwards: Methodist Epis
copal South, Rev. II. NJ Canter; Presby-
terian South, Rev. Andrew r. Bird;
Baptist, Rev. T. w. Anderson: Congre-
ga ational Rev. Lewis Z. Purdum; Chris
tian. Rev. George A. Miller.
Tie Heutenants Immediately con-
ferred with the pastors of their denom-
nations to arrange a schedule for the
church services. The schedules follow:
Lutheran.
The services arranged for the Lu-
thersn churches Sunday are: .~+st.
nd N
WORSHIP at St Marks Church. The |
by Rev w. A. Wade. Sunday school
will be at 9:45 o'clock, evening service |
at 7:30 o'clock. The Lutheran young !
peoples meeting will be held Wednes- I,
day night at o'clock.
Luther Place Memorial, st. PauTs and |
Zion Churches will meet at Luther |
place Memorial Church. Rev. John T.
HuddIe is to preach at IL o'clock. The |
when Rev Richard Schmidt will |
preach. Sunday school is to be at 9:45 |
o'clock and Christian Endeavor meet |
ing in the evening at o'clock.
Keller Memorial. Reformation and |
St. Matthews churches will meet in
Keller Memorial Church. Morning serv- |
ice will be at II o'clock and evening |
service at 7:45 o'clock. Sunday school |
Peoples meeting at GAS o'clock.
Regular services will be held at st. /
Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
and Rev. John c. Twell will preach.
The services will be at IL o'clock in the
morning at o'clock in the evening,
with Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock. and
Young Peoples meeting in the evening /
at 7:15 o'clock:
Columbia Heights Church will hold
rerular services at the church. when
Rev Charles H. Butler will preach,
THE Lutheran Church of the Incarna-
t;nn will meet at 140o Ingraham street
and Rev George Slaybaugh will preachf
at the IL o'clock service.
Catholic.
Mgr. Thomas of st. Patrick's Catho-
lie church conferred with Mr.. Weaver
reearding the Catholic Church sched-
,,le Later he announced the schedule
for services Sunday, as follows: Those
n remain open are st. Patrick's, st,
St Aloysius, st. Dominic.s,
ST AIMS, Tenleytown: st. Paurs. st.
peters, st. Cyprian's, Holy Trinity and
ST Anthony's. These churches are to
have regular services, while the ordi-
nary services during the week may be
had. simplfded and shortened. The I
churches not mentioned must be closed
during the entire three weeks, with
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