The Washington times., 1919-06-23
SAYS WORLD GROWS
MUCH MORE WICKED

'The world outside OF the church
is becoming more and more wicked, I"
said the Rev. Harry D. Mitchell in
his sermon on signs" at the Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal Church
yesterday. Strange doctrines and
theories arc springing up"
Referring to the Jewish question,
the minister said that il is rapidly
solving itself, "inasmuch as the Jew
ish race is coming into its own, and
viii soon be an important factor in
the world" No longer will it be the
subject of persecution and prosecu-
ton, he said.
The Rev. c. Ernest Smith, of St
Thomas Episcopal Church, made a
plea in his sermon yesterday for the
regulation and restriction of vivisec-
ton, characterizing the practice as
largely q product of German science
reehing with cruelty and heartless-
ness
Sermons On Thrift.
In churches of every denomina-
ton throughout the country yester-
day, pastors appealed to their congre-
cations to join the movement to per-
petuate the lessons Of thrift taught
/ by the war. Yesterday was Thrift
| Sunday, and through the co-opera-
ton OF the clergymen the savings
division of the Treasury Depart
ment presented a thrift message to
all church-goers as a feature of the
national thrift campaign. A special
message from Secretary OF the Treas
ury Glass was read at all the ser
vices
Preaching at the First Congrega-
tional Church on the subject of "The
Challenge of Freedom" the Rev. Dr.
J. Stanley Durkee, president of How
ard University, said: citizenship in
this country carries with it certain
solemn obligations. One is the
spreading of the truth and the idea of
liberty. Another is the recognition
Of the rights of others. We should
have United States of nations.
Then the might Of all would become
the right Of each, and the right of
each become the might of ALL
The formal opening to the spublic
Of the new 100000 Representative
Church of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, at Massachusetts, ave
nue. and Ninth streets northwest, drew
to the edifice congregations that
taxed its capacity at all services.
Overflow meetings to accommodate
the throng were held in the Sunday
school auditorium. The opening ser
mon was preached by Bishop War
rem A Gambler, chancellor of Emory
University, Atlanta, Ga. DR.. Stephen
S. Mckenzie, of Texas, addressed the |
overflow meeting. At the afternoon |
service local pastors gave five-min- |
ute fraternal greetings. Bishop W. F. |
Murray was unable to be present |
and DR.. George S. Sexton, Of Shreve- |
port, La, executive secretary Of the |
building committee, made the re-
Spouse. Bishop John c. Kilgo, Of Dur |
ham. n. c., delivered a sermon in the |
evening.
No Room for Pessfmism.
There need be no room for pes
simism in this country" said the Rev |
]. Harvey Durham, of Western Pres
byteriaD Church, in speaking on I
Thrift" yesterday. "If we heed the |
lesson of the cloud-and save There |
is in this small white cloud the spirit |
Of God, human progress, and all
needed reforms
The first Of the seasons Sunday
vesper services on the Ellipse was
bert NJ Hitchcock delivered the ad-
Dress, which was a spirited defense
of the League of Nations" The Rev /
DR.. Earle Wiley, of Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, and chairman of L
the committee on church co-opera- Il
ton of the War Camp Community II
Service, which arranged the meeting, II
presided. The Rev. DR.. Charles F. II
Steck, Of the Epiphany Lutheran II
gave the invocation, and II
Lieut. Hollis Edison Davenny led the
singing. The speaker argued that II
the adoption Of the league would
mean that the United States could
spend the whole Of its revenues in the
betterment Of its people instead of
spending at least a half Of it, as now,
for war or for preparation for war