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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
Sunday School Lesson

fiat stone that was heated by burn
ing embers that baked the unbolted,
freshly ground flour, which had been
mixed with water, until they were
brown and crisp. The preparation Of
the animal food indicates that Abra-
ham considered that his guests were
of q superior rank. The butter was
more like melted fat and the milk was
probably the curd of the camePs milk.
He showed his humility by waiting
upon them personally.
No one can serve God without be-
ing recompensed for such service. He
assured Abraham that he could look
for Him to return in about a year
after the birth of the promised child.
The doubling laugh Of Sarah. who
was listening to the conversation
from behind the curtain of the tent,
He reproved for laughing in her
doubt. by pointing out that nothing
was beyond Gods power.
The Friend Of God.
While they were moving toward
Sodom God revealed to Abraham the
dangers that awaited the wicked city.
He had journeyed with them until
they could see the city of Sodom.
when Jehovah impaired His secret 10
Ills lIlI1IIldlc IlS oCOA CT Va
the Lord Is with them that fear Him. "
Muffat translates it that Those who
revere the Eternal have His conf
dence" The remarkable interview be-
tween Abraham and the Lord reveals
some of the characteristics that mark
Gods dealings with men. When Abra-
hame faced the facts Of the sin OF
Sodom and it's doom he boldly APP
pealed for the doomed city. He based
his petition upon the character of
Gods judgments that they should be
righteous He appealed TO the mercy
of the Lord.
The ingenuity of Abraham's plea
is seen in his using the possible pres
ence of supposedly righteous men IN
the city as a reason for Jehovah ex-
tending mercy. There is a persistency
that marked Abraham's prayer. for
he kept pleading with God in an
effort to make the city safe If the
accepted number of saved men could
not be found within the city. AS he
sought to beat God down" to better
terms, Abraham became more and
more conscious Of his own unworthi-
ness. He showed his passion and un-
selfishness in pleading for the city's
salvation.
The basis of Abraham's prayer was
one of the cardinal doctrines in the
principles of Gods government of the
world. Abraham recognized the in
fiuence of good men in every COM
munity. The world does not realize
what 1t owes to the saving power OF
the men and women who walk with
God in a quiet and frequently un-
known manner in saving it. In two
weeks we will gather in thought
around the tomb of the Unknown Sol
der to recall what the world owes to
the unknown heroes of the World
War. We will not know until we
review the records Of eternity the
place and part that the unselfish
prayers and services of unknown fol-
lowers of the Lord Jesus have accom-
plished in saving the world. We need
more faith in the power of prayer to
save humanity. We need to exercise
the spirit of hospitality to the stran-
gers within our gates. BY SO doing
we. too, may entertain angels un-
awares. Let us by a life of service
seek to help save the world from the
ruin of sin.
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EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE
WILL MEET TUESDAY
Sunday School Organization Will
Hear Goucher Professor and
Have Social Hour.

The Sunday School Institute of the
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Washington will hold its May meeting
in St. Johns Church. Bradley lane
and Wisconsin avenue, next Tuesday
night at 8:15.
Rev. Dr. G.. Sturges Ball. professor
Of Biblical literature at Goucher Col
lege. will speak on Giving the Bible
"a Square Deal" Rev. DR.. W. l.. De
El'ies, chairman of the Department
Of Religious Education Of the Diocese
of Washington. will preside. The
Sunday School Institute is one of the
agencies Of this department.
The address will be followed by a
social. during which the members of
the institute will be the guests of the
people of Norwood Parish. Rev.
James Kirkpatrick, rector of ST.
Johns Church. gave the invitation
and made arrangements for enter.
tainment.
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DISTRICT SELECTED
FOR COLLEGE SITE
Lutheran Church Intends to
Open Women'S Institution
Next Year.

NEW YORK. May ia new
Lutheran women's college in the East
will open in September. 1927, in
Washington, d. c., 1t was announced
by the news bureau of the National
Lutheran Council following a confer
ence in Philadelphia of the Board of
the United Lutheran Church on Es-
Enlistment of Women's College.
The board, which has considered the
matter for several years, is composed
of representatives from 10 district
| synods, Allegheny, Central Susque-
hanna, East Pennsylvania, Maryland,
| New York, New York and New Eng
land, Pennsylvania Ministerium, West
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Nir-
ginia. A dozen locations in New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania were considered
and rejected, among them Scranton.
| Wilkes Barre, Harrisburg and other
| cities.
DIR. John f. Heindel of Jersey City,
| y. j., a member OF the board, discuss
| ing the decision, said
Our long investigation convinced
| us that the students of practically
| every church college are drawn large
| ly from a territory within so miles OF
! the institution, thus making each in
stitution more local than general in
it's appeal Our desire is to establish
| do novO a Womens college Of the
| highest possible merit that Will have
a strong national appeal, being able
| TO draw the best students from all sec
tons. After careful consideration Of
! the entire matter. the board decided
| by a very close vote that the National
Capital possesses these drawing
powers to a greater extent than any
other location which was considered.
| II is our expectation TO build not for
| the present, but for the future, and
| the ultimate investment will run into
millions of dollars
| II is expected that the site. which
| will likely be chosen within the next
| three months. will represent an in
| vestment of from $500, 1000 to $500, 900.
A tentative constitution for the new
| institution already has been approved
| by the 10 supporting synOds and all
| matters of choice of facility. securing
of property. erection Of buildings and
| the like win be decided, it is believed.
| in time for the opening Of the doors
to students by the Fall of 1927.
The officers of the Women's College
Board are: President, DIR. J. Henry
| Harms. Philadelphia. Pa; secretary.
Rev. William A. KumD, Chambers
burg, Pa; treasurer. DIR. f. Clarence
Miller, Philadelphia.
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EPISCOPAL CLUBS
TO CONVENE HERE
National Federation to Meet
Friday for First Time
Since 1917.

At the invitation OF the Church-
mems League of the District or 90,
lumbia, delegates from Episcopal
church clubs in various parts or tne
country will assemble in Washington
next Friday evening for meeting or
the National Federation Of Caurch
Clubs Of the United States. The last
conference Of the federation was held
in Cincinnati in 1917. The meetings
of the federation were interrupted by
the entry of America into the World
War, and for nine years the federa-
ton has been inactive.
1t is expected that delegates from
the church clubs of Boston, New York,
BROOKLYN, Pittsburgh and Springfield,
Ill. will be in attendance at the com
ing session of the federation, as Wen
as delegates from the Churchmen
League and from the Laymen's Serv-
fee Association of the diocese or
Washington. The first meeting OF the
delegates will be informal and VIII
take the form of a smoker at the resi-
dence Of Bishop Freeman, on Mount
St. Alban. The following morning
there will be a celebration of the holy
communion in st. Johns Church, SIN
teenth and II streets.
The business session Of the fedora
zion will he held in the Diocesan
% The delegates will be conveyed
in motors to the Cathedral Close and
at o'clock will have luncheon at ST.
Adams School, After luncheon the
party will he personally conducted
through the cathedral by Dean Bra
tenahl.
George A. King. president OF the
Churchman'S League. will preside at
a dinner to be given Saturday eve
ming DIR. William d. Stursis. secre-
tary of the department of missions OF
sthe National Council of the Episcopal
Church, and Rev. DIR. G. G. F.. Brate-
'nahl, dean of Washington Cathedral,
will make addresses.
There has been no election of Off
GERS of the National Federation or
Church Clubs since 1918. Since that
date Mr. Ide of Boston, the president:
has died. and Charles +. Chase OF
connecticut. first vice president, Will
be unable to attend. 1t is expected
Southland Hay of Pittsburgh, second
vice president. will preside at the
meeting in Washington.
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CHURCH WILL HOLD
BIRTHDAY SERVICE
Epworth N. {. South Started
in 1886 as Mission of Mount
Vernon Edifice.

Services marking the fortieth ami
versary OF the founding of Epworth
NJ. f. Church South will be held in
the church at Thirteenth street and
North Carolina avenue northeast to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock.
Part of the program will be a liv-
ing history of the church, presented
in classes of members, from 1885 to
date. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
musical service will be given.
Dinner to Men.
Tuesday evening at o'clock a din
ner to the men of the church is 10
be held in the social room, after
which the organization of the Ep-
worth Mems Social Club will take
place. Thursday evening at O'Clock
a reception to the entire membership
of the church will be given. at which
time messages from former pastors
will be read.
The church was started as mis-
sion of the Mount Vernon NJ. +:
Church South in 1856. OF the original
members of the church but two are
now living. The mission grew
rapidly and in 1887 it was named
Grace Mission and new quarters were
necessary. A regular pastor was
then appointed and IN 1897 the cor
ner stone of a new building at
Seventh and A streets northeast was
laid by Rev. J. Wesley Boteler, to
whom Is due the early success or the
church. In 1913 a pipe organ was
installed in the church.
Early in 1919 Rev. J. p. Tyler. at
nAatAe rho YNlajr nf the X2G
Division of the Army, still overseas,
was appointed pastor. Until he was
discharged in June the pulpit was
filled by Rev n. B. Harmon, who had
followed Rev. B. v. Switzer. On~De'
cember % of that year the church
was destroyed by fire and services
were held in the Carolina Motion Pic
ture Theater at Eleventh street and
North Carolina avenue southeast until
July 8, 1921. In the meantime the
lot at Thirteenth street and North
Carolina avenue had been bought
and on October Z. 1920, ground for a
new building was broken with ap-
propriate ceremonies, and the corner
stone was laid by Bishop E. r. Hen
dirk on Thanksgiving day OF the
same year.
First Service I'm 1921.
The first service was held in the
Sunday school July 10, 1921, and the
auditorium was formally opened by
Bishop L. V. w. Darlington on De-
cember II, 1921. In recognition of
the services of the building commit
tee bronze tablet has been placed
In the walls of the church. A tablet
to the memory of the early founders
of the church was unveiled about
two years ago.
During the Summer of 1924 an or
gan costing $4,000 was built into
the church under the direction of
Prof. l.. A. Potter, jr. 1t was for
mal!y dedicated by Bishop U. V. w.
Darlington on December II, 1924.
The church contributes largely to
the support Of Rev. DR.. j. T. Myers.
evangelistic missionary to Ashiya,
Hyogoken, Japan, and to. DIR. Her
bert p. Ramsey, medical missionary
to Soochow, China.
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NEW HALL AT CHURCH
WILL BE DEDICATED
Memorial to Late DIR. Power to Be
Opened With Rites Tomor-
row Night.

Power Hall will be dedicated at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church to.
morrow night with appropriate eXer.
cises.
The hall. which adjoins the church.
was officially named i'll honor of Rev.
DR.. Frederick D. Power. for 40 years
pastor of the church. Addresses will
be made by William p. Lipscomb, An
drew Wilson and other close friends of
DR.. Power. A life-size picture of DR..
Power will be unveiled.
DR.. j. NJ. Phillputt. preacher, lee
turer, author, world traveller, who has
recently returned from an extensive
visit to the Orient, will preach tomor-
row morning at the church on THE
Hope of God" Dr. Phillputt was for
merly pastor of the Union Avenue
Christian Church of ST. Louis. In the
evening DR.. Earle Whitley will preach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

POUNDS reason. 1t Is presumption to
think that we can ever answer 1t.
Truth reaches from star to star, from
the mind Of man to the secrets locked
in the eternal rocks. Truth encircles
the ends of the earth and the horizons
Of time. There are no time limits on
truth.
The seekers after truth are humble
In spirit, not boastful. The scientist
in his laboratory, the scholar in his
study-for these life is a question
mark, and they the eternal seekers.
There are others who boast, and
claim to possess the key which I'M
locks the secrets of the Almighty.
These are the dogmatists. Religion
suffers at their hands. They claim to
know all about God, all about Christ.
all about the Bible. They have iron.
clad formulate. They have text for
every exigency Of the human spirit.
With a tetx they will damn YOU; with
text they will redeem your soul.
These cruelty Christ afresh in every
age. They crowd their sterile certain
ties upon His brow. They do not ask
Him for what He may give; they force
Him to carry this new cross OF their
empty dogmatism.
The agnostics-the men who say II
do not know''-render yeoman service
to faith. They cry with Tennyson:
Behold. we know not anything;
can but trust that good SHAH fall
And every Winter change to Spring.
There lives more faith in honest doubt.
Believe me. than in half the creeds.
With minds stripped clear Of cant
and dogmatism, Of superstition and
fear, we are free to roam in world
whose every passing day yields new
I-l.< Gall 70
who do not presume. The richest
gold is hidden behind locked doors
which can be opened only from the
inside Keats was right:
Beauty is truth. truth beauty-that is all
Ye know on earth. and all ye need TO know
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DR., JOHNSON TO SPEAK
AT BAPTIST MEMORIAL
Evening Service to Be Devoted to
." Gospel, With Songs by
..
Furr's Sextet.

At the National Baptist Memorial to
Religious Liberty, the pastor. Rev
Cove G.. Johnson, will preach tomor'
row morning on The One Who Walks
Among the Lamp Stands" The eve
ming service will be devoted to the
Gospel, with songs by Furr's Sextet.
r. l.. Isley, for 20 years clerk OF
Emmanuel, was honored last THURSDAY
night by a service in recognition OF
his birthday and Of his faithful filing
of the office Last Friday evening the
young people had a banquet, at which
Rowland Wagner was the principal
speaker.
Troop 40, Boy Scouts, Of Emmanuel
had fits first supper meeting last FIJI
day evening at Reservoir Park picnic
grounds. Scout Rick Bamman was
rendered ere Office of senior patrol
leader, he having successfully passed
the requirements of a first-class Scout.
Scouts John Clagett and Gibson
,Hutchison were mustered in as tender
feet.
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PRAYER WEEK TO BEGIN.

The week beginning tomorrow has
been set aside by the National Coun-
Gil Of the Episcopal Church as an oc-
tave of prayer for the WOman's Aux
iliary throughout the Nation for spe-
ciai intercession for church unity.
Tomorrow the Rev. DIR. Il. b. PM.
lips, rector of Epiphany Church. VIII
introduce the intercessiens as part
of the regular IL o'clock service. Mon
day and the week days following there
will be short service Of intercession
for all the members of the Woman :
Auxiliary in the diocese of Washing
ton at IL o'clock noon each day. THESE
services will be conducted by various
clergymen of the Episcopal Church
and will last about Is minutes.
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CLUB WITHOUT DUES.
Cherrydale Methodist Church Elk.
periments With New Idea.

A mems club without members,
without dues or initiation fees and
without permanent officers was the
plan launched Wednesday night by
eight members of the Cherrydale
Methodist Church at the instance Of
Rev. Fred G.. Holloway, the new
pastor. The organization system is
patterned after similar club func-
tioning in Rev. Halloway's FORMER
pastorate in Baltimore.
Each person attending Il meeting
automatically becomes a member:
Under the plan the word arrears
would become obsolete. Expenses Of
each meeting are to be met pro rata
The aims and purposes OF the club,
while essentially social, will be built
up by vote of those attending the
various meetings. DIR. w. G. Monroe
was elected temporary president and
Floyd Montgomery temporary secre'
tary and treasurer. The next meet
ing is May %, and a campaign Is
being waged to procure members for
memberless club In and out of the
church.
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DR.. PHILLIPS IN PULPIT
AT EPIPHANY TOMORROW
Lecture on MARK Twain" An
nounced in Parish Hall for
Next Tuesday Evening.

! Rev DR.. L. B. Phillips. rector of the
Church of the Epiphany. will occupy
his pulpit tomorrow. the Sunday after
Ascension. AT evensong, at 8 o'clock,
the sermon will be preached by Rev.
j. H. A Bomberger.
There will be a celebration of the
holy communion at am. and at $3.50
m. and pm. the church schools
assemble. The weekly meeting Of the
Young Peoples Society will be held at
6 O'Clock.
Prof. Richard Burton of Englewood,
n. j., will deliver a lecture in Epiph.
any Parish Hall next Tuesday at S16
O'Clock on Mark Twain"
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"Y. w." OFFICIAL TO SPEAK
General Secretary to Talk on
DAUGHTERS at Concordia Lutheran.

Miss Hettie p. Anderson. general
secretary of the Young Women 5
Christian Association. will speak at
Concordia Lutheran Evangelical
Church. Twentieth and G. streets, on
1.-The Privileges and Obligations of
Daughters" tomorrow at pm. While
the general public is invited. it is par
ticularly desirable that girls and
young women should attend this ssrv-
ice.
In the morning services. German at
10 O'Clock and English at 11:15 O'Clock
the Rev. Charles Finders will preach
on Bearing Witness for Christ
At a joint meeting of the Concordia
Evangelical Brotherhood and the Con-
cordia Literary Guild next Tuesday at
Q pm. Rev. :. G. Andersen or the
Danish Lutheran Church will give an
illustrated travel lecture on Asia Mi
nor. Palestine and Egypt. The lee
ture will be preceded by the regular
business sessions of these orsaniza-
tions, in separate meetings. beginning
at S pm.
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Closing Sermon of Year.

The pastor, Rev. ii. I. Medford, will
deliver the closing sermons for the
conference year at John Wesley A. NJ.
+. Zion Church, Fourteenth and Cor
coran streets, tomorrow at 1915 am.
and 7:45 pm. DR.. Medford and the
delegate. w. r. Kennedy, will attend
and report to the Philadelphia and
Baltimore annual conference, which
convenes at the Galbraith Church in
this city next Tuesday. The church
has petitioned Presiding Bishop Cald-
well and the conference. to reappoint
DR.. Medford to the John Wesley
Church. Communion will be admin
istered Sunday night.
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MISSION GROUP TO MEET
Women's Society Of Calvary Bap-
tist Church Gathers Tuesday.

The Woman's Missionary Society of
Calvary Baptist Church will meet next
Tuesday at IL o'clock in the Sunday
school house. The devotional service
will be led by Mrs. A. l.. Van Horn.
The speaker will be Mrs. f. Hilton
Jackson. president OF the Board Of
Lady Managers of the Baptist Home
for Children, who will tell of the
home and its development. A group
Of children from the home will sing.
Reports will be brought from the an.
nual meeting of the Atlantic district
recently held in Williamsport, Pa, by
Mrs. j. X. Thomas and others.
Vaughn Circle members will be host
esses. Luncheon will follow the
morning session. Members of other
churches are invited.
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CLASS AT COMMUNION.
Members Confirmed Last Week t.
Participate First Time.

The class of Al members confirmed
last Sunday at the Church of the AS.
cension will make their first COM
munion tomorrow morning at the II
o'clock service, conducted by Rev. Dr.
Cooke. They will be welcomed by the
congregation. After the service hap.
tism will be held.
There will be a special service con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. Cooke at pm.
The Chinese Sunday school will meet
at pm.
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Universalist Services.

- The sermon tomorrow morning at
II o'clock at the Metropolitan The
ater services under the auspices of
the First Universalist Church will be
by Rev Frederick W. Perkins of
Lynn, Mass. Adult Bible classes will
convene at l. o'clock, the mems class
being led by DR.. F. W. Ballou. The
intermediate and primary depart
ments of the church school will meet
at GAS am. at the parish house, 1901
S street.
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SERIES is CONTINUED.

The pulpit at Calvary Baptist
Church will be occupied tomorrow
morning and evening by the pastor.
DR.. w. S. Abernethy. His subject for
the morning service is "By Their
Fruits Ye Shall Know Them This
is another sermon in THE Sermon. on
the Mount" series which the pastor
has been giving. In the evening he
will preach on What's Underneath. ="
The other services will be Sunday
School at $50 am, Chinese Sunday
School at $40 pm. Christian En-
deavor Societies at 6:45 and pm.
and the Church for the Deaf at pm.
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DR.. Weir to Address Glass.

DR.. w. w. Weir will speak to the
Mems Bible Glass of Hamline Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and Allison streets, tomorrow at $50
am. His subject will be Jesus the
Truth, the Light and the Life"
Under the auspices of the class,
series of entertainments Is being
given the proceeds of which will go
toward payment of the class pledge
to the church building fund.
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"Will q Man Rob God ?"

Rev. DIR. George o. Bullock's topic
at the Third Baptist Church at Fifth
and Q streets tomorrow at IL am.
is, Twill a Man Rob God?" Bible
school meets at $50 am; holy COM
munion at $3.50 pm; Y. P. c. E. So
ciety will discuss at pm. How to
Use the Bible; DIR. Bullock's topic
at pm. is Gods Love and How
Expressed; prayer meeting Tuesday
from to 10 PM: young peoples
prayer meeting Thursday. s to 8 DIN.
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PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR GOSPEL MISSION
Twenty-Frst Anniversary Will Be
Observed Tomorrow With Serv.
ices at Churches.

The twenty.first anniversary of the
Gospel Mission will be observed to-
morrow.
Services will be held at II am. at
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church, when Mrs. A. G. Monroe will
make an address.
At 2:30 o'clock there will be serv-
ice at the mission. 214 John Marshall
place, when Miss Title Nelson will be
the speaker.
At the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church a service will
be held at s o'clock, when Mrs. Mon
roe again will make an address.
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Western Presbyterian.

Spending Lite for Trinkets' will
be the subject of the sermon at the
Western Presbyterian Church topor-
row morning at II O'Clock by the
pastor. Rev. J. Harvey Durham. In
the evening at O'Clock will be the
meeting of the Christian Endeavor.
Subject for discussion, How to Use
the Bible At o'clock the pastor
will give the second of a series OF SER
mons, Sunsets"
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Highlands Baptist Church.

At the Highlands Baptist Church,
Fourteenth and Jefferson streets. the
pastor, Rev. Newton Mercer Sim
.monds will use as his Sunday morn
ing topic 1.-The Walk in the Spirit, "
and in the evening the theme will be
Saved to the Uttermost." Bible
School, $50; Junior B. Y. p. u, s
pm, and young peoples service,
pm.