Evening star., 1927-04-18
S,ODOAT SUNRISE
LISTEN TO WILBUR
Navy Secretary Pleads for
Unity at Temple Heights
Church Service.

A throng of more than 5000 per-
sons-gathered in reverence at sun
rise on Temple Heights yesterday 70
worship the Prince of Peace--heard
Secretary of the Navy Curtis ID. VIII
bur describe yesterdays services
throughout the country as the great
est peace gatherings in the Nation
history. and plead for world unity IN
order that the wish of Christ might
be fulfilled.
"Our PRAYER this morning must be
for a greater unity in China. Mica
ragua and in Russia" said Secretary
Wilbur. "The wish of the Savior
that all may be one is gradually being
realized as the years roll on,
The services on Temple Heights,
opened by Secretary Wilbur, were the
fourth annual Easter services held on
the heights under the auspices of the
Washington Federation of Churches
and presented a colorful spectacle as
an early morning sun shone through
the trees on the mighty throng IN
Easter attire gathered on the south
slope of the big hill.
Big Throng Gathers.
Beginning at about $50 the people
began to gather from all directions.
All were silent during the sounding OF
tet from the Marine Band at o'clock.
The multitude then joined in singing,
led by Percy S. Foster, after which
an invocation was delivered by Rev.
Frederick Brown Harris, president
of the Washington Federation of
Churches.
The singing of another hymn by
the assemblage followed after which
responsive reading, about the visit OF
MARY Magdalene and the other
Nary to the sepulcher on the first
Easter morning. was led by Rev. John
c. Palmer. "Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today" was then sung by the as
semblage.
The Easter message was delivered
by Bishop William T. Mcdowell, who
took as his text the last part of the
nineteenth verse of the fourteenth
chapter of st. John: Because l live,
We shall live Also Around the text
he built the thought that both an
event and principle are involved IN
the incarnation, atonement and resur-
rection. He brought out that in the
line quoted the event emphasized that
Christ lived and the principle was
that His followers shall live. Like
wise, he pointed out that the event in
the resurrection was the rising of
CHRIST, Wnll6 the pF1nClpIG - that I1Ac
followers also are to arise. or continue
life.
Marine Band Quartet.
Following the sermon by Bishop
Mcdowell the Marine Band Quartet
played four selections, first facing the
north, then the west. south and east,
to signify the worldwide celebration
OF Easter.
The services were attended by
persons of many denominations and
amplifiers were so arranged as to
enable all to hear without difficulty.
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis
were among those present.
The services were directed by the
committee on religious work of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
with DR.. w. l.. Darby, executive
secretary of the federation, in charge
of arrangements. Other committee
members are as follows:
Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, Rev.
E. NJ Brown, Rev. Godfrey Chobot,
Rev. John Weidley, Rev. III. B. Wood
ing, Ensign Rose of the Salvation
Army, John S. Bennett, Roscoe Brane,
Ishmael Burton, Rev. Homer j.
Councillor, Page NICK. Etchison, repre-
senting the Y. M. c. A.; w. W. War
wick. J. II. Wurdeman ana Earl
Taggart.