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Evening star., 1926-11-20
PASTORSARRANCE
PULPIT EXCHANGES
Plans Perfected for Church
Shifts to Take Place in
January.

Baptists will listen to the preaching
of Methodist ministers. Presbyterian
pulpits will be occupied by Congre-
sational preachers and u general in
terchange of Washington pastors
will take place the third Sunday in
January as result of the plans
perfected at the monthly meeting
OF the Washington Federation or
Churches. Rev. w. S .Abernethy
president OF the federation. presided.
Our purpose" said DIR. F. b. Har
ris. chairman Of the subcommittee
in charge of this exchange. lis to
get better acquainted and to exem
plify the cooperative spirit In which
our Washington churches are now
working"
Rev. Murray s. Kenworthy, pastor
OF the Friends Church. was selected
by the executive committee TO max"
a special study Of the hospitals for
the purpose OF initiating plans tina,
will result later in installing per
manent church worker in them.
Rev, w. l.. Darby, executive sec
retaly. announced that DIR. George
w. Hinman, chairman OF the com
mittee on oriental missions of the
Home Missions Council. will visit
Wa shington November IS to study
the Chinese Sunday school situation
in this city for the purpose 'of suE
gesting line of activity supple
menting the work of the Local
churches.
Four new member churches were
admitted to the federation. They
are: Calvary Methodist South: Mount
Rainier Methodist Church. University
Park Church of the Brethren and
Walkers Chapel Methodist Prot
estanO.
Endorsement was given to the Day
ton Westminster Choir concert To he
held In the Central High School
audit orium on December i
The president and executive sc"
retary of the federation were au
thorized to appoint a church music
COMMITTEES. The object Of this com
mittee will be to promote the cause
Of better church music i'll Washing
ton and to organize the members OF
church choirs and organists for the
purpose Of giving local muslcsi
pageants and concerts.
Rev. j. r. SiZoO. chairman or the
federation committee on internauona
good will. announced that a lunch
con will be given for delegates from
abroad attending the forthcoming
internationa conference on the cause
and cure of war
Evening star., 1926-11-20

The further we 60 in the Old Testa-
ment the higher is the conception OF
God. We hear the prophets preach
ing God who demands justice. We
pass over into the New Testament and
find the idea Of God reaching higher
and higher levels. We listen to Jesus
teaching of a God who Is a Father,
who loves the last and the least.
The definition of sin must change
as the conscience of the people
changes. 1t cannot be settled in a
word or q, sentence. If Abraham lived
today and insisted upon having numer-
Gus wives we would put him into At
lanta for life. In his own day he was
blameless. 1t is largely a matter IF
perspective.
Cannot we arrive at a more salts
factory definition Of Sin? Sin Is the
failure to live by the best standard
which we recognize. No two men can
be judged by the same standard. The
goodness or the badness OF a man will
depend upon his own loyalty to the
best which he knows.
YES" some one will argue, that
means that every one is FREQ to live as
he pleases. That is easy"
No, such a conception of ethical re-
sponsibility is not easy. 1t were
easier by far to have a fixed code to
which one must assent under penalty
of eternal torment. That is the simple
way out, and the usual orthodox
short cut to Righteousness. But Gods
world is not simple. He has endowed
us with free will and minds of our
own.
'If this be So" another will argue.
"there is not so much sin in the world
No. I would reply. never have there
been larger opportunities to under
stand the ethical obligations of the
world and never have the standards
Of living been higher. Never has it
been more difficult to live up to the
best which we know.
Is the world worse or better? Is
there more sin or less? I give up the
attempt to answer. Only God knows,
and there are a good many things
which He keeps from us. This il one
of them.
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RECTOR ACCEPTS
GEORGETOWN CALL
Rev. W. T. Reynolds to Hold
His First Service at Grace
Church Tomorrow.

Rev. William Thomas Reynolds has
accepted the call of the vestry of
Grace Episcopal Church parish
Georgetown, and will conduct his
hrst services as rector in that church
tomorrow
Mr.. Reynolds will fill vacancy
which has existed since Easter. when
Rev. Henry H. Durrant was trans
ferred TO the Pinkney Memorial
Church, ar Hyattsviile. Md.
He is native of Baltimore. Md.
and received his early education in
the Baltimore schools and al City
College. His theological training was
received az the Nashotah Theological
Seminary He was ordained to the
Episcopal priesthood on June 4. 1912.
Most OF his ministry since ordination
has been in Pennsylvania and Wis
eensin. In the forne" State Mr.. Rey-
nolds WAS archdeacon and executive
secretary to Bishop John G. Ward of
Erie, Pa.
The new rector has had much
training and experience in social
work, as we'll as in the revival of
spiritual healing In the church. hav-
ing served as a delegate to the gen
eral convention at Portland, Greg,
where he took an active part in the
study and discussions Of this branch
of the church's program.
Recently he has been associated
with Rev. d.. II. Almond Abbott Of
Baltimore in the Christian healing
work of that city.
Holy communion viii be celebrated
by Mr. REYNOLDS tomorrow at i:30
am. and following the II o'clock
service he will informally greet his
new parishioners. Sunday evening
services. which have been suspended
IN Grace Church during the absence
Of a rector, will be resumed, begin
ming tomorrow at s pm.
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LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND
GIRLS FRIENDLY SESSION
Washington Representatives in
Wilmin gton for Third Bien-
nial Conference

A number of Washington women
are in Wilmington, Del, today, at
tending the third biennial conference
of the Girls Friendly Society of the
Episcopal Church in the province of
Wa shington. There was a fellow
ship meeting last evening, and the
business meeting of the conference
lasts all day today. This evening
there will be supper. at which the
Delaware chapters of the society are
the hostesses. Special services will
be held in the Wilmington churches
tomorrow, including corporate COM
munion for the Girls Friendly Soci-
ETY. in Old Swedes' Church.
Those attending from Washington
are Mrs. e. Il. Meigs. diocesan presi-
dent of the society in Washington;
Mrs. Alice Rroadbent Norton, presi,
dent of the Senior Club Of Washing
ton; Miss Ethel Grimes. treasurer Of
the Washington society, who will
speak on the Washington national
center; Miss Elizabeth Keyser and
Miss Irene Harding ofs Epiphany
Chapel; Mrs. G. e. Buck and Miss
Oneida Williams of Washington par
ish. and Miss Ella May Edmonston
of Georgetown parish.
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tinues In the same appalling sins, per.
maps more refined and subtle, vet
equally ruinous as those which de-
stroyed the Roman Empire. just at
the time that the Christian light
began to shine in the world. Further
more, the violation of the marriage
VOWS as reflected in the divorce
courts, involving, as it does, insidious
dishonor. and the general glorifcation
OF the flesh over the spirit on stage
and screen, in the dance. in many Of
the magazines and in the best
sellers and in much of the socalled
literature Of the times. constitute in
themselves a terrible indictment of
the days in which we live.
Scripture says "He that knoweth to
do good and doeth il not, to him il is
sin. Not only are we guilty today
OF the most terrible transgressions
against light and righteousness, but
our sins Of omission smell to high
heaven. Judgment. therefore, sure and
thorough, must finally fall upon us
before the purging into righteousness
can come about.
The teaching of Gods Word, which
is confirmed by the whole course of
human history, proves that God is
merciful toward those Unborn weak.
nesses of our humanity which so
often overmaster our native impulses
for good, and lead to the sins of the
flesh. in various forms. Therefore.
Jesus Christ declared that He had
come into the world not to call the
righteous but sinners to repentance;
that the well needed not a physician,
but those who were sick. The COM
passion Of God ever goes out to those
who err in Ignorance and from the
natural weakness Of our poor hui
manity. But sins of diShonor and
treason and trickery, and the Shiny
sensualism. which follows it's own
lustful ways. in the face Of known
righteousness. and despite the light
which has been shed abroad in the
world, will bring about. as Jesus said.
d greater damnation."
There is no more searching truth in
Scripture than that In which the Mas.
ter said again: And that servant
which knew his lords will, and pre-
pared not himself. neither did accord
ing to his will. shall be beaten with
many stripes. But he that knew not,
and did commit things worthy Of
stripes. shall be beaten with a few
stripes. For unto whomsoever much
IS given. of him shall be much re-
quired; and to whom men have com
mitted much. of him they will ask the
more" luke, Xii.47-48)
(Convrisht 1903
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MISSIONARY TO CHINA
TO PREACH TOMORROW
Rev. John c. Hawk to Fill Pulpit
at Epworth M. E. Church
in Morning

Rev. John c. Hawk. for 20 years a
missionary to China. will preach to-
morrow at II am. in Epworth NJ. z.
Church. South. Thirteenth street and
North Carolina avenue northeast. He
and Rev. DR.. John Paul Tyler. pastor
Of Epwortil, and Rev. w. A. Lambert,
pastor of Mount Vernon NJ. f. Church,
were fellow students at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, Tenn. At S
pm. the pastor will preach on Secret
Enemies"
Bishop Collins Denny Of Richmond.
Va, and president of the Baltimore
Annual Conference, will spend Decem-
her IL with the church. on which day
the church will celebrate the fifth
anniversary of its formal opening De-
cember II. 1921.
In order to secure the $l3 900 vet
remaining due on the debt of the
church, the pastor has announced
that six groups, under the leadership
Of Mrs. f. II. Duke, Miss Mamie
Mann Miss I.otta Brooks. II. +. VIM.
W. Z. Furr and !. 4. Lehman, will
be formed and undertake to secure
81 1000 each.
The WomanS Missionary Society
Monday evening as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. II. +. Winn; vice presir
dent. Mrs. r.. u. Owens: correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. Sally Douglass;
recording secretary. Mrs. s. E. Moore:
treasurer, Mrs. w. r. Hummer; local
treasurer, Mrs. c. G. Bell; superintend-
ent young people. Miss Lillian Bow
man: superintendent Of children, Mrs.
W. c. Furr superintendent Of study.
Miss Hortense Cook: superintendent or
publicity, Mrs. Oliver Murray. super
fntendent, social service. Mrs. J. L..
Rrimer: superintendent. local work.
Mrs. w. II. Loving, superintendent
supplies, Mrs. c. K. Bush: Mission
ary Voice agent, Mrs. NJ G. Byrne;
church hostess. Mrs. L. {. Bleam;
pianist, Mrs. Cecil Clark.
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PLAN LUTHER PAGEANT.
Young People to Stage Production
Next Tuesday.

The Lutheran young people Of
Washington will present. under the
auspices Of the Luther League Of the
District Of Columbia. a pageant, "The
Story OF the Reformation" or "rhe
Life Of Luther" in the Washington
Auditorium next Tuesday at s pm.
More than 250 persons will participate
in the pageant, which Will closely
delineate other scenes leading up to
the Protestant Reformation.
Miss La Rue NJ. Chorpenning of
Clearfleld, Pa. is directing the pro-
duction. which has been presented in
the principal cities Of Eastern United
States. Paul NJ. Brindle is chairman
Of the general committee.
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"A WONDERFUL RELIGION
IS SUBJECT OF SERMON
Rev. e. o. Clark to Preach at Chevy
Chase Baptist Church
Tomorrow.

"A Wonderful Religion" is the title
Of the sermon by Rev. Edward O.
Clark at the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. The
junior sermon to children will be en-
titled, BE Ye Thankful"
THE Widows Drama is the title
of the evening sermon In the series by
the pastor on "Old Testament Par
ables." The Senior and intermediate
Young Peoples Societies meet at !,
pm. The church school meets al
9:45 am. A special Thanksgiving Tea
ture will be given next Sunday.
Thanksgiving day. community
service will be held In
the church. Other churches will par
ticipate and Rev. J. Turnbull Spick
nall, pastor of the First NJ. f.. Church
Of Chevy Chase, will preach the ser
NOM The service will convene at III
am.
November is being observed as Fiar
vest month. and already several hAv"
signified their intention OF uniting
with the church.
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DEAN MATHEWS HERE
FOR UNION SERVICE
University of Chicago Divinity
School Head to Speak at
Eighth Street Temple.

Dean Smaller Mathews of the Uni
versity of Chicago Divinity School
will he the speaker tomorrow at 4
o'clock at the union service in the
Eighth Street Temple, Eighth and
1 streets, under the auspices of the
Washington Federation of Churches
when he will preach on ''Contribu-
tons of Science to Religion" Rev.
Kyle Booth, pastor of Ingram Me.
mortal Congregational Church, will
preside.
Dean Mathews will preach again in
the Hebrew Temple at the evening
service Of the First Congregational
Church on the theme, Manufactured
Gods
At the morning service Of the Con-
gregational Church at Metropolitan
Theater. DR.. Pierce will preach on
Thanks Be to God" Sunday school
at 9:3O at the metropolitan Theater,
primary department at 10 o'clock at
81 Grant place.
Senior Society of Christian En-
deavor and Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor meet at $40 pm.
at the Eighth Street Temple and p
Grant place. respectively.
The Women's Society will hold its
annual bazaar November 20 and 80
at 1405 + street.
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Rev. Mr.: Primm Ill.

Owing 10 illness, Rev. Ellis G.
Primm, pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. will not be able to preach
tomorrow. but hopes to return to
the pulpit the following Sunday. In
his absence, Rev. !. J. Muir, chaplain
of the United States Senate, will oo-
cupy the pulpit at II am, and John
Ruthven. president of the District
of Columbia Federation of Baptist
Young Peoples Union. at 5 pm.
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DR.. WOOD WILL SPEAK
ON RUMANIA TOMORROW
Christian Endeavor Society of
Church of Covenant Plans
Thanksgiving Pageant.

"Rumania. the Brightest Spot, So.
called. in the Balkans" will be DR..
Charles Woods special sermon sub
ject tomorrow night at the Church of
the Covenant. His sermon subject
at II am. will be THAT the Ministry
Be Not Blamed"
Special Thanksgiving day services
will be held at IL am. Thursday, when
DIR. Wood will speak on "The Pres
ervation and Extension of American
Principles: The Privilege and Respon.
sibility.' Sunday school, with classes
for all, will have it's opening session
at $3.50 am. Kindergarten will care
for all children from to years old
during the morning service. The
Junior Endeavorers will meet at IL
am.
Thanksgiving Ann" a stewardship
pageant, will be presented 10 the
Senior Society Of Christian Endeavor
at >6:45 o'clock
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.
"Inquiring in His Temple" Nation
al Baptist Topic.

AT the National Baptist Memorial
Church tomorrow Rev. Cove 6. John
son will preach in the morning on
'Inquiring in His Temple" bearing on
the afternoon study course. At night
the sermon will be on 'Thanksgiv
ing
The course on Science and Re
ligion," taught, by the pastor each
Sunday at 5 o'clock, is being largely
attended. It is under auspices Of the
young people and is open to every one
The church will join in the union
Thanksgiving service at Calvary Bap-
list Church Thursday morning and
have a Thanksgiving prayer meeting
at pm.
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UNITE ON THANKSGIVING.
Episcopal Congregations to Have
Service at st. Marks.

AT st. Marks Church, Third and A
streets southeast, next Thursday at
II am. the congregations of the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, st;
James Church. Christ Church and
St. Marks Church, their Wears, rec
tors and choirs, will unite in union
Thanksgiving day service.
The form of service will be morning
prayer and sermon, including the
Form of Prayer and THANKSGIVING
to Almighty God. Rev. CalEert n.
Ruck rector of Christ Church,
washington parish. will be the
nreacher. Rev. William Fl. Pettus,
rector of st. Marks Church. will Of
ficiate and be assisted by Rev. Cor:
nelius S. Abbott. vicar Of the Chapel
Of the Good Shepherd, and Rev. George
". Atkinson. d. D., rector OF ST
lanes Church.
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SUNRISE PRAYER SERVICE.

Rev. B. II. Melton Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church will have as
his morning subject, Mint. Anise,
Cummin," and in the evening. THE
Cottage, School and Church this
being the annual sermon TO the
Daughters Of America.
The Alpha and Beta Christian En-
deavor Societies of the church will hold
their annual sunrise prayer service
Thanksgiving morning at 7:30 o'clock.
The Ladies' Ala Society Will hold
an annual bazaar December Z and s.
Evening star., 1926-11-20
TRAINING CLASS FORMED.
Young Women to Take Teaching
Course at Church.

The Webster Training Glass OF the
Church was organized last Monday
evening. This is a new group of
young women who plan to take spe-
cial instruction in the new West.
minister teacher training course.
The teacher will be Miss Marjorie
Webster. Any one not a member of
class elsewhere is invited to attend
the session of the class at 9:45 any
Sunday morning in the Sunday school
room.
The officers elected are: President.
Miss Gertrude Wiber; vice president.
Miss Ruth Finney; secretary, Miss
Ruth Whitney, and treasurer, Miss
Caroline Smell
Evening star., 1926-11-20
JOINT SERVICE THURSDAY.

The community Thanksgiving serv-
ice in which all the White Protestant
churches OF Georgetown unite. Will be
held Thanksgiving morning in the
T;eorsetoWn Presbyterian Church.
The sermon will be preached by Dr..
s. J. Porter. pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church An offering is made for
the Aged Womens Home of George
TOWN
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MISSION TO CLOSE.
Praise Service Tomorrow at Central
Presbyterian.

A missionary praise service will be
held tomorrow night at Central Pres.
bvterian Church, concluding the school
Of missions that has been in progress
for week Rev. j. A. Trostle, super
,intendent Of home missions of Poto-
mac Presbytery, will make the ad-
dress.
The pastor, DR.. James II. Taylor.
will preach in the morning on The
church Witnessing" He will con-
tinue the studies in the life OF Christ
FRIDAY evening for the young people
# the church.
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WILL SPEAK ON FRIENDS.
Rev. DR. Joseph Sizoo to Continue
Study Series.

Rev Dr. Joseph SiZoo will preach
tomorrow morning at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church on The
Wounds of Friendship" and in the
evening he will preach the second Of
q series of Sunday night studies on
Problems in Conduct and Character. y
His subject Will be Choosing
Friends"
Thursday the church will observe
the annual Thanksgiving day. There
will be a special morning worship at
II o'clock. DIR. SiZoo will have charge
Of this service. He will preach on
"The New Pilgrim.
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Third Baptist Revival.

Rev. DR. George o. Bullock will con-
duct the revival services at the Third
Baptist Church. Fifth and O streets,
tomorrow. DR.. s. l.. johnson OF Boyn-
ton. Va, will do the preaching. DR.
Bullock's topic in the morning is
"a Friend at the Throne" and at
night, "A Wise Choice Holy COM
will be served at pm. Bible
school will meet at 9:I5. The r. p.
c. f. Society Will meet at pm.
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understanding o (
many centuries Of
history.
What is sin? An
orthodox state
ment defines it as
personal hostility
to the will of
God" But what
is the will Of God
how are we to
know it? BY the
Bible? But in the
Bible we see the
progressive uncov-
ering, Of the will
of God. In the
earliest books we
find God condon-
ing polygamy and
wa nfnn murder.
Evening star., 1926-11-20
COMMUNION SERVICE.
Program for Church of Ascension
Announced

Rev. Thomas w. Cooke. rector of
the Church of the Ascension. will con-
duet holy communion tomorrow at s
IN. The mems Bible class will be
addressed at 10 am. by Rev. Thomas
l.. Josephs. the new curate. The rec
tor will have for his subject at II
am. Go Ye Where
The Chinese Sunday school will
meet at pm. Rev. William Ness will
preach at 1:S0 pm. Holy communion
will be observed. and there will be a
sermon Thursday at II am.
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SIDDONS WILL SPEAK.
Will Address Hamline Church al
Thanksgiving Service.

The subject OF Rev. DIR. J. 7. Her
sons sermon tomorrow morning e.
Hamline NJ. E. Church Is ''The Priest (
hood of Souls" being the second Sc
mon on this subject. and in the eve-
ming THE objectionable Sin"
Thanksgiving service will be held al
the church from11 to II o'clock. con
Quoted by DIR. Herson. The address
is to be delivered by Justice Frederick
Il. Siddons of the District Supreme
Court.
John S. Bennett. superintendent
Central Union Mission, will teach the
Mems Bible Glass tomorrow AZ $50
O clock.
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VISITATION is PLANNED.
Order of Daughters of the King
Going to Grace Church.

The biennial visitation of the Order
of the Daughters of the King to Grace
church, Ninth and ID streets soutn-
west. will be held Monday at pm:
There will be a regular meeting or
Grace Church Chapter, at which the
diocesan officers of the oroer ana
members Of the chapters all over the
diocese of Washington will be present.
The program Of visitations provldes
fo,. one such evening in each Of the
Episcopal churches Of Washington
every TWO wears.
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WILL HOLD VISITATION.
Men of Memorial United Brethren
Church to Canvass.

Every Member Visitation day will
be observed tomorrow at the Memorial
United Brethren Church, North Capt.
tol and r streets, between and 5
o'clock. The men of the church will
canvass the homes Of members.
Rev. DR.. S. e. Daugherty, the min
lister, will preach in. the morning on
The Way to a Crown" when the
men will be commissioned for their
task, and in the evening on Vision
and Service" after which there will
be two or three brief addresses by the
men who were visiting in the after.
noon.
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Roll Call to Be Held.

POLL Call Sunday" will he observed
tomorrow in the Gunton-Temple Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church. Rev.
bernard Braskamp. the pastor. will
take for his subject in the morning
"Nhy People Go to Church. and at
the 4:30 O'Clock twilight service the
subject "Who Shall Command Thy
Heart?"
There will be a special service Of
.rha nkssiying in the church Thursday
morning at 1880 o'clock, with an ad-
dress by the pastor.
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PRAYER IS THEME.
Pastor of First Reformed Church to
Preach Tomorrow.

"Would You Pray for Rain, Victory
or Death?' is the theme upon which
Rev. DIR. +. D. Buhrer will preach to-
morrow morning in the First Re
formed Church. This is the sixth of
his series of sermons on prayer. In
the evening there will be a special
service in the interest of fathers and
sons. The address will be made by
Rev. William A. Eisenberger. assist
ant pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
Of the Covenant.
The Mems Community Club will
meet in the parlor of the church We'd
nesday evening for debate on the
question whether movies theaters do
more good or harm in the community.
There will be a Thanksgiving serv-
ice Thursday at 1 o'clock-"Why Be
Thankful" Bible school for all de
partments meets Sunday at GAS.
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Ballou to Address Glass.

DR. Frank w. Ballon. super
intendent of schools, will address the
Harrison Bible Glass Of Congress
Street Methodist Protestant Church
tomorrow al 9:+S am. i'll the audi
torium OF the church His subject
viii be The F'atherhood of God and
the brotherhood of Man"
Evening star., 1926-11-20
TEACHERS TO MEET.
Coaching Course for Episcopal
Churches Gains Favor.

The monthly coaching classes for
teachers in the Sunday schools Of
the Episcopal Church in Washington
who are using the Christian Nurture
Series of lessons will meet in the
parish hall of st. Johns Church, at
Potomac and o streets, tomorrow
evening at $50 O'Clock. For the bene-
fit Of those attending the classes sup
per will be served at s o'clock.
AS the advantages Of the coaching
system become better known through
out the Sunday schools of the city
and suburbs, the attendance is fn-
creasing. The classes last month had
several teachers from st. Johns
Church, Broad Creek, Prince Georges
County, Md.