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Evening star., 1928-12-01

4 FEW days after the English colo
nists disembarked from the ship
Susan Constant, on May 13. 1907, a
board was nailed between two trees. a
few crude benches were placed before it
and square of canvas supported from
the branches of the trees served as a
protection for the worshipers who lis
tened to the first Protestant services
ever held in America. The clergyman
was the Rev Robert Hunt. and the
service was htat of the Established
Church of England.
Some months later, on the return
from a trip of exploration up the
James River, Capt. John Smith caused
the erection of a more substantial
structure, "a homely thing" as he de-
scribed 1t, ''like barn set on crutcheS
and covered with RATS, sedge and earth
as were also the walls" But it was
the best that could be done at the time
and this ancient church was in use
until just after the death of its clergy
man.
Capt. Smith then ordered the erection
of new and more substantial house of
worship, and it was nearing completion
when he was forced to return to Eng
land for surgical treatment of wounds
received in the conflict with the ever
troublesome Indians. His departure was
the signal for unbridled rioting on the
part of the more lawless OF his follow
Evening star., 1928-12-01
B. Y. P. U. News

A large crowd represented the Bap-
fist Young People Thanksgiving morn
ing at the sunrise prayer service at
the National Baptist Memorial. DR..
James H. Taylor made very inspir-
ing address.
The executive board of the Columbia
Federation will meet Tuesday evening
at o'clock at the Central Union
Mission Building.
The member unions are to observe
Golden Rule Sunday tomorrow. A col
lection will be taken at the different
meetings or the individual members
will eat the orphans meal, donating
the difference between the regular meal
and the orphans meal to the Near
East Relief.
The Alpha Group of Bethany Union
No. /, Frances Dameron, captain, will
lead tomorrow night. The topic, Cain
ing Strength Through knowledge" At
the church service last Sunday night
the young people participated. Marga-
ret Miller presided Richard Kirkland
led in prayer. and Paul Dameron de-
1ivered the offertory prayer. The junior
president, Jack Pirge, and intermediate
president, Charles Shuttle, took the Of
fering.
Charles Yeatman of Grace Union will
have charge of the meeting tomorrow
night. An oyster supper will be served
Tuesday from to O'Clock. Proceeds
are to go to the convention fund.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
LIFE ADJUSTMENT
INSTITUTE TO OPEN
Series of Monday Night Lee
lures to Be Held at Con-
gregationaI Church.

The Washington Life Adjustment
Institute will open Monday night at 7
o'clock at Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, 1410 Columbia road. 1t
will be open free to the public each
Monday night for three months, under
the direction of the pastor, Rev. Moses
r. Lowell.
which Church Would Jesus Attend?"
will be the theme of the pastor at the
communion service tomorrow morning.
At o'clock Rev. Thomas v. Moore, pro-
fessor of psychology in the Catholic
University of America, will speak on
Mental Hygiene for Adults" Other
Sunday services will be those of the
Young Peoples Forum, who will discuss
world fellowship at pm. and the dis
will consider at $3.50 Sir Oliver Lodges
novel, Raymond"
Child Guidance Lecture.
A child guidance lecture will be given
Monday at 8 pm. The speaker will
be DR.. Ernest r. Groves, professor of
sociology of the University of North
Carolina. Thursday at 10 am. another
lecture in the course will be given by
Mrs. Marietta Johnson, whose subject
will be 1.-The School Child'S Leisure
Creative Work and Play"
A dinner and rally of the men of the
church will be held Tuesday evening
at 6:15 o'clock, under the auspices of
the Mems Club, of which G. Hayward
Marshall is president.
Address on Primitive Religions.
The late Winter series Of midweek
studies of comparative religions will
open Thursday evening, and Rev.
George S. Duncan, professor in the
American University Graduate School,
will make an address on Primitive Re-
ligions.'
The Women'S Guild, which meets
Wednesday at IL o'clock at the church,
will conduct a card party Friday at 2:30
at the Chestnut Farms Dairy Audito-
rum, for the benefit of the bi-weekly
motion picture services.
1.-THE Impertinepce of the Creature"
"Pierrots Mother" and "The Pot Boil
er" will be the three one-act plays
which the Young Peoples Forum will
present December IA to raise funds for
the forums regular Winter activities.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
D. C. SENDS rs BOYS
TO "Y" CONFERENCE
SQuest of the Best" Is Theme Of
Older Youths Annual Meeting
at Cumberland, Md.

Twenty-six Washington youths are
attending sessions of the sixth annual
Interstate older boys conference on
life work being held under auspices OF
national officers of the Young Mems
Christian Association at Cumberland
Nd, The conference will close tomor-
row evening.
The local delegation is under the
guidance of Page NICK. Etcllison, reli-
9ious work director of the local Y. M.
C. A. and James C. Ingram, d1rec-
tor of the boys department, who VIII
address the convention.
The conference theme Is The quest
of the Best" Addresses are scheduled
by DR.. Ray Freeman Jenney OF the
Christian Association Of the University
of Pennsylvania, and Rev. j. S. Ellen
wood of the New York State executive
committee of the Y. M. G. A.
The local delegation includes Homer
W. Wills, Dallas Shirley, Jack Perry,
Eugene L. Krauss, Roy G. Epperly,
Robert w. Keil, Clarence o. Cornelius,
Harry E. Schonrank, r. H. Copeland,
Roland A. Linger, Walter Hiley, Her
bert Pendleton, o. Pendleton, Grant w.
Van Denmark, j. Donald Thomas George
C. Sudduth, Agnew Myers, Miller Hunt,
Mark D. Woodward, Chester Jones,
Jack Belt, Richard Stretton. James
Kennedy Ireland, L. H. Kinard, Walter
Thompson and Alfred Richmond.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
NATIVITY CHAPEL
WILL CELEBRATE
TWenty-Fifth Anniversary of
Congregation to Be OBJ
served Tomorrow.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
congregation of the Chapel of the Ma
tivity will be observed tomorrow with
the first service at 7:3O am. Holy COM
munion for all communicates. The
church school meets at 9:15 am, with
children's service following at $50
o'clock, in the church. The senior
school will assemble at 10:15 o'clock
and later attend the church services. .
There will be second service of holy
communion at IL o'clock when Rev.
Enoch M. Thompson, vicar, and founder
of the chapel, will give historical
sketch of the growth of the congrega-
tion.
Plans have been made by the congre-
cation to erect parish house early
next year. A bazaar will be held in the
interest of the building fund December
4, and at Nativity Hail.
The Phillips Commission has under
consideration the erection of the new
Resurrection Chapel at Fifteenth and
Gales street northeast, which was desig-
mated by S. L. Phillips, before he died.
Rev. Mr. Thompson has given the en-
tire 80 years of his ministry in this
city, having been ordained by Bishop
Satterlee in 1898 at st. Marks Church.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
MEN
OBSERVE SERVICE
Will Take Part in Nation
Wide Corporate Communion
Tomorrow Morning.

A Nationwide corporate communion
service will be observed tomorrow
throughout all the Episcopal churches
for the men and boys of the church for
the spread of Christs kingdom through
prayer and service of laymen. Fully
$4,000 men and boys throughout the
Nation will commune at their own re-
spective churches as the result of an
extensive campaign to spread the spirit
Of evangelism from Advent to Easter.
This service at st. Paul's viii be held
at 8:45 am. by the rector, Rev. F. j.
Bohanan, assisted by Rev. William L.
Mayo. At the II o'clock service Rev. F.
J. Bohanan will preach and conduct
the service.
A play will be presented Tuesday
night by the choir.
Teachers of the church school will
meet Wednesday night. There will be
the presentation of a new banner and
election of officers.
The annual bazaar will be held
Thursday evening. Supper will be
served from to 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
Sunday School Lesson

of a much higher type. Porcius Festus
found his province "a l1otbed of bigotry,
faction and intrigue" He sought to
enforce justice. When he reached
Jerusalem, Paul's enemies requested
that the Apostle be brought to Jeru-
salem for trial, planning to kill him
on the way. He refused but promised
an early consideration of the case. He
took up the case the next day after
he returned to Caesarea. The old
charges were presented and denied by
Paul. The new governor in his de-
sire to be fair suggested that Paul con-
sent to q trial by the Sanhedrtn and
himself, since he was not familiar with
Jewish customs and practices. Paul
recalling his former experience took
the case out of the governors hands
by appealing to Caesar.
While Paul was waiting to be sent
to Rome, Herod Agrippa and his sister
Bernice made state visit to the new
governor. Festus sought the aid of
Agrippa in making his official report
of Paul'S case to the Emperor. This
resulted in Paul being brought before
the royal party. In his famous ora
ton before Agrippa the Apostle traced
his ancestry and his life preceding his
conversion. He showed how his life
had been changed by his heavenly
vision of the risen Christ and his obedi-
ence to Gods commission. He had
taught Gods word to both Jew and
Gentle calling upon them to repent.
He claimed that 1t was his preaching
the doctrine of the resurrection, that
caused his persecution by the Sanhe-
drin and his Imprisonment. He sought
to show that the Gospel was identified
with the law and the prophets.
Festus, evidently was moved by the
earneStnesS of Paul and the message
which was new to him. He suggested
to Paul that he was made do to his
studies. This the Apostle denied and
appealed to Agrippa to confirm the
statement that Paul had made concern
ing Christ Agrippa did not deny the
statements of Paul. This was tacit
Acknowledgement of their truth. Rec
ognizing that the Holy Spirit was at
work in the case of Agrippa, he made
an effort to help Agrippa to confess
Christ, by asking him If he believed
the prophets. The king hesitated to
answer in the Affirmative, because If
he had said eyes," there would have
been but one thing for Agrippa to do,
ito confess Christ" Paul saw by his
eye, face, or attitude that Agrippa be-
lieved and pressed home the kings
duty. He evaded his duty and sought
to put Paul off.
The Apostle showed his profound and
tender interest In the royal party in
speech that ranks among the worlds
great orations. Paul showed his deep
regard and hope by his courteous wish
that Agrippa might become an out and
out follower of the risen Christ, just
as Paul was without the chains. Paul
was dismissed but his innocency had
been established. His appeal compelled
that he be sent to Rome, where he
would win more victories for Christ.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
BUDGET MEETINGS
SETFOR NEXT WEEK
Rev. W. S. Abernethy viii
Preach at Calvary Bap-
tiSt Tomorrow.

Rev. w. S. Abernethy, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church, will preach at
IL o'clock tomorrow morning on the
subject, "All for God" The ordinance
Of the Lords Supper will be celebrated
at the close of the morning service.
The Christian Endeavor Societies Will
lold their anniversary service tomorrow
,vening in the church auditorium, the
pastor will speak on the topic: Tnen
and Now" Others taking part in the
service will be Miss Monette Hallam'
Othniel Pendleton, DR.. H. j. Councillor,
DR.. F. A. Swartwout, Miss Ruth san
derS, Miss Gene Doyle. Charles l. Hay
craft, Vernon Robbins, Mrs. Fred Kline
and Raymond Brown.
The church will hold its annual
budget week meetings each night next
week with the exception OF Saturday:
A short program will be given, br1et
talk by the pastor, a social fellowship
and at the close the signing OF the
cards for 1929. The meetings viii last
from to o'clock.
The Kinnear class of young men viii
celebrate its thirty seventh anniversary
at a banquet Friday evening at the
Y. w. G. A., Seventeenth and K streets
The executive board of the Columbia
Association will meet in the junior room
Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Evening Mission Club will hold
a birthday anniversary party Monday
evening at the home OF Miss Luc1e
Bernhard, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue,
at o'clock
The Circles of the Women's Mission
ary Socitey will meet Wednesday after
noon at o'clock Except Kendall
Circle in the following places: Baker,
with Mrs. H. E. Howe. 2702 Thirty
sixth street; Bristow, with Mrs. ]. r.
Hardesty, Ill Grafton street, Chevy
Chase, Md; Brown, with Mrs. Harvey
Hatch, 1906 Trinidad avenue north
east; Greene, with Mrs. F. A. Swart-
wout IL Iowa Circle; Hoeke, with Mrs.
E. c. Rice, 1882 Sixteenth street; Ken
dali, with Mrs. G. H. Curl, 1923 Mount
Pleasant street, at IL o'clock; Stickney,
with Mrs. Charles Wright, the Woodley,
1851 Columbia road Vaughn, with Mrs.
Philip Wright, 215 Rock Greek Church
road; White, with Mrs. A. l.. Van Horn,
3104 Twenty-fourth street northeast.
The Christian Endeavor Union will
hold rally in the church auditorium
Monday evening at o'clock. Secretary
Wilbur will be the guest speaker.
The Florence M. Brown class will
hold their annual dinner and bazaar
in the primary room Of til Sunday
school house Thursday at 5:c0 o'clock.
White Cross workers wi lave
meeting Monday at 2 o'clot in the
kindergarten room. Rev. j. w. O'Hara,
superintendent of the mountain schools
of the home mission board of the
Southern Baptist convention, viii be the
speaker.
The Burial class for young women,
will meet tomorrow at $3.50 am. in tn
Metropolitan Theater. Mrs. w.
Abernethy will teach the lesson.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
RECTOR ASSUMES
PULPIT TOMORROW
Rev. H. A. WooIfaII Will Be
Installed at st. Marks
by Bishop Freeman.

Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, will conduct the service
of Institution at st. Marks Church to-
morrow morning, Advent Sunday, at
IL o'clock, for the purpose of in
Stalling as rector Rev. Hubert A.
Woolfall, who has recently been called
to that parish. Bishop Freeman will
preach and the communion service will
follow.
Mr.. Woolfall will hold his first serv-
ice in the parish at an early celebra-
ton of communion at 7:30 am, and
will preach his first sermon at the
o'clock evening service.
Rev. Mr.. Woolfall, who is not yet
80, will be the youngest rector of any
Episcopal church in Washington. He
took charge of ST. Phillips, Laurel,
Md, in 1925, while still deacon, and
served there for approximately two
years and a half. He was graduated
in 1927 from the Virginia Theological
Seminary, near Alexandria.
He was born at Yonkers, N. Y, In
the parish in which Bishop James E.
Freeman of Washington was then
rector. After completing his studies
at a New York City preparatory school
he entered college, but before finishing
AAo COuASC A1dGA4CuidtSO dG tA6ulAd
Theological Seminary.
Prior to entering the theological SEM
mary he served as a lay reader in
charge of a mission chapel at Yonkers.
He is member of Phi Gamma Delta
Fraternity and is the first warden of
the Toe H to be appointed in this
country.
The rectors of this parish since the
organization of the diocese have been
Canon De Vries. now at the Washing
ton Cathedral; Dr. StetSon, rector of
w. H. Pettus of Everett, Mass. The
parish was founded in 1869, developing
as a mission from old Christ Church,
Navy Yard, and its first rector. Rev.
A. Floridus Steel, served until his
death, in 1892.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
STUDIES OF HOLY LAND
WILL BE INAUGURATED
Sermon-Lectures at Hamline Meth
odist Church to Be Illus
trated.

DIR. Chesteen Smith, pastor of Ham,
line Methodist Episcopal Church, Will
have for his subject tomorrow morning,
"The Higher Values of Devotion" In
the evening a series of studies of the
Holy Land will be inaugurated. These
sermon lectures will be illustrated by
pictures which were taken by DR.. Smith
during a recent visit to the Land OF
Palestine.
The ladies' all-day meeting will be
held at 10:30 am. At this time the
Woman's Home Missionary Society will
have as its speaker Mrs. F. G. Rey-
rlolds. At IL o'clock Mrs. F. c. Brinley
will review study book, Friends of
Africa" for the Woman,s Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Luncheon will be
served at o'clock and at pm. the
Ladies Aid Society will hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting.
The Washington Epworth League
Board will hold its regular meeting
Wednesday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
BISHOP WILL GIVE
READINGS OF BIBLE
Right Rev. P. M. RhineIander
to Be Heard December 5,
IL and 19.

Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander,
warden of the College of Preachers of
Washington Cathedral, will give three
readings of Holy Scripture in the Me-
mortal reading room of Washington Ca
thedral Library, December S, IL and 10
from to 5:45 pm, under the auspices
of the Society for the Home Study of
Holy Scriptures ard Church History, of
whose board of trustees he is presi-
dent. Rev. Joseph Fletcher, librarian
of Washington Cathedral, is its libra
rian and secretary.
The Society's valuable library is now
housed in the Cathedral Library Build
ing, in close connection with the valu-
able collection belonging to the Cathe-
dral library proper.
Founder of Society.
This society was founded by Miss
Sarah F. Smiley, a devoted church.
woman, who had experienced in her
own life the spiritual guidance and in
spiration derived from the study of
Holy Scripture and was destroys of help
ing others to share in the like expert
ence. In her purpose and effort Miss
Smiley was pioneer, and the work
which she initiated has no doubt had
its effect in pointing the way for SINH
lar undertakings In the broad field Of
religious education.
It is the desire of the trustees, 1t is
said, to make this society minister In
every way possible to the help of those
who may wish to carry on the study
of Holy Scriptures or of church history
in their homes, under competent guild
ance and direction, and that this COL
lection of books-numbering some SIX
or seven thousand-should be used fully
for this purpose. The collection is aug
mented from time to time by the pur-
chase of new books from the funds of
the society.
Readers Welcomed.
Readers are welcome at Washington
Cathedral Library at all times to con-
suit these books. Under certain con-
ditionS books from the Smiley collec-
ton, as we'll as books from the cathe-
dral library, may be withdrawn for use
at home. During the Advent season
special opportunity is given for Bible
students by the readings of Bishop
Rhinelander.
The trustees of the society wish to
cooperate with other church organiza-
tionS promoting Bible study in the
homes of the people, particularly of the
citv and diocese of Washington. Rep
resentatives of the Church Periodical
Society and of the department of re-
liciouS education of the diocese OF
Washington and of that of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the diocese are connected
with the board Of trustees.
Information may be obtained from
Rev. Joseph Fletcher, librarian OF
washington Cathedral.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
CHURCH LAUNCHES
'STEP-UP' CAMPAIGI
Congregational Members Thr
out Nation Are Asked to
Increase Donations.

A step up" plan to increase support {
for the work Of the Congregational
churches throughout the country will
be inaugurated this month. The plan
will be introduced in connection with
the annual Every Member Canvass,
which will be taken by most of the
churches December 8.
All members are asked to "step up,
to higher level of giving. Those now
giving 10 cents week are asked to in-i
crease to Is cents. those giving so cents
to IS, those giving 81 to S125 and thost
giving other amounts to make similar
increases.
The plan has been launched Nation.
wide by the denominations Commits
sion on Missions. The basic principlt
of the plan Is stated to be that tn
Christian church can be content witt
nothing less than "step up" each yea
in its work for human redemption.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
GUILD TO HOLD MEETING.
Rev. Clarence B. Parker Will Be
Speaker at Bethesda.

address the meeting of st. Johns Guild,
Bethesda, Wednesday, at $50 am.
Mrs. Richard Cunningham, president,
will preside at the business session of
the guild. Luncheon will be served at
~ o'clock.
Capt. L. H. Charles will be the host
% the every member canvass COM
mittee at dinner Tuesday evening at
$50 o'clock
There will be a celebration of holy
communion at 7:30 am. Sunday, and
morning prayer will be read by the
Tector, who will also preach at that
service, at ST. Johns Episcopal Church,
wisconsin avenue and Bradley Lane,
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
DR.. JOHN S. GERMAN
SPEAKS THURSDAY
Baltimorean Will Address Devo.'
tional Service-Young Peoples
Meetings Resumed.

Dr. John S. German Of the Goodwill
Industries, Baltimore, will be the i,
speaker in the devotional service Thurs
day at Calvary M. E. Church. -
The young peoples meetings will be
resumed this evening. with American ~
University students again in charge. -
Their last evening will be December 90
when there will be a tea and special :
musical program, beginning at o'clock.n
The sessions of the Church School"
will meet tomorrow morning, with DR..
Christie teaching the Mems Bible class. =
Rev. Depp will preach at the regular
church services, at IL and o'clock. Il
Evening star., 1928-12-01
CHURCH TURKEY DINNER.
Feast to Be Given at Metropolitan
Methodist Vestry.

At the Metropolitan Methodist Church'
tomorrow the pastor, DR.. James Shera
Montgomery. will conduct both services,
morning and evening. The subject Of
the morning sermon will be The Best
Loved Book in the World" IN the
evening at 8 o'clock he will deliver a.
sermon-lecture on the subject, The
Bystander at the Roadside"
Next Thursday evening in the veStry
the first turkey dinner will be given
under the auspices of the Ladies' ASSo-,
citation, Mrs. w. S. DewhirSt. president,
William Tyler Page will deliver the
address of the evening. Bishop Frank.
M. Bristol will be a special guest. DR..
Montgomery will preside.
Evening star., 1928-12-01
Bible Questions
Of the Day
PAUL'S ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
BY HarIosO r. Hoyt.

PAUL'S ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Questions.
/. What was the next plot against
the life of Paul?
2. How did the conspirators plan to
kill him?
8. How was Paul saved from this
fate?
4. What action did Claudius Lysias
decide upon?
S. How did he carry out his plan?
6. Where was CaeSarea?
z. Who was Felix?
8. Where was Paul confined?
9. How was he treated?
10. Why was he accorded consider
alton?
Answers.
/. Forty of his enemies banded to-
gether and Swore they would neither
eat nor sleep until they had killed Paul.
2. It was decided that Paul should
be Summoned before the sanhedrin. On
his way to the council chamber mob
was to seize and kill him.
8. A nephew Of Paul's learned OF the
plot and told the evangelist. In turn,
Claudius Lysias was notified.
4. Claudius LySiaS determined to
send Paul to Caesarea, where he would
be safe from his enemies.
5. Fearing an outbreak, ClaudluS
LysiaS detailed 200 soldiers, 200 spear
men and 10 horsemen to conduct Paul
from the city by night. At Antipatris
Paul was sent on with the horsemen to
Caesarea.
6. Caesarea, the Roman capital Of
Judea, was on the Mediterranean
coast northwest Of Jerusalem.
z. Felix was the Roman governor OF
Judea.
8. Paul was confined in a room Of
the palace built by Herod, now occupied
by Felix.
9. Paul was placed in room, not a
cell, and was well treated despite the
fact that Felix was noted for his cruelty
and despicable character.
10. Paul was Roman citizen. Felix
knew the rights to which his prisoner
was entitled through his citizenship,
and carefully observed them.
CT TouiS First PRESBYTERIAN Church
Evening star., 1928-12-01
CAR0LINIAN TO PREACH.
DR.. J. w. 0'Hara to Be Heard al
Fifth Baptist.

DR.. J. w. O'Hara of Asheville, N. c.,
superintendent of the mountain schools
of the Southern Baptist Convention, will
preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomor-
row morning.
DR.. John E. Briggs will preach at
night on 1.-THE Judgment" and describe
the famous Judgment Scene" carved
over door of the famous Rheims
Cathedral, France. The Great Judg-
ment Morning" will be sung.
December 9 will be observed as
night the Berea and Baraca Bible
classes will hold their business meet
ing, to be followed by an entertainment
and social with refreshments.