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Evening star., 1928-12-15
.EPWORTH METHODIST
SUBJECTS ANNOUNCED
DR.. John G. Copenhaver to Preach
on what Think Ye
of Christi"

DR.. John c. Copenhaver, pastor Of
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, Thirteenth street and North
Carolina avenue northeast, will preach
tomorrow at IL am, taking as his SUBJ
ject What Think Ye of Christi" For
the pm service he will preach also,
taking as his topic 1.-THE Story of the
Other Wise Man" He will give q
dramatic presentation of DR.. Henry Van
Dykes famous story of the same name.
The Epworth League chapter will
hold services in the church league room
o'clock. Miss Ida Fowler will be the
leader of the evening. The young peo-
pie of the Epworth League and the
church win have charge of the services
to be held in Central Union Mission
Tuesday evening. Monday evening al
o'clock the Womans Missionary So
ciety of the church will hold its regular
monthly meeting, in the church.
The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Sunday school will be held
Thursday evening in the Sunday school
rooms. December % at o'clock the
annual Christmas tree planted on the
lawn of the church will be lighted. The
various organizations of the church are
active in the work Of distributing and
filling the annual Christmas bags to be
given to the poor through the Central
Union Mission and the almshouse at
Blue Plains, D. G. Miss Grace Bush
has charge of the work and requests
contributions.
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LEAGUE WILL HOLD
HOSPITAL SERVICE
Pastor Will Preach Tive Ser
mons at Mount Vernon
Place Church.

The pastor DR.. w. A. Lambeth, will
preach at both services tomorrow at the
Mount Vernon Place Church. The SUBJ
ject of his sermon in the morning serv-
ice will be Spiritual Adventuring." In
the evening he will preach on Paul
Reached Rome" In the junior congre-
CATION, held in the Sunday school audi
torium at II o'clock, the junior preach
er. Rev. Haskell R. Deal, will preach on
"A Christmas Gift"
At 2:30 pm. the Senior Epworth
League will conduct service at the
tuberculosis Hospital, Fourteenth and
Upshur streets. Monday evening at Z
o'clock the Esthnaoruth Sunday school
class will meet at the Home for In
curableS, Wisconsin avenue and Van
Ness streets.
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock, in
room 10, there will be a general review
of the book Women and Kingdom" by
the women of the Missionary Society.
The regular day meeting of the Mis-
sionary Society will be held Tuesday at
IL o'clock, with a special Harvest day
program.
The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety, No. /, will meet in room 10, Tues
day evening at o'clock.
The board of lay activities will meet
Wednesday evening at o'clock, in the
pastors study.
At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in
room 10 the Workers Council of the
Sunday school will meet.
The prayer meeting service Thursday
at pm. will be conducted by Mr.. Deal
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|WAILING WALL HELD
MOSLEMS' PROPERTY
Ruling by Colonial Secretary Def
nitely Establishes Ownership
of Disputed Structure.

LONDON GR.-In answering COM
plants made to the British Govern
ment as an aftermath of the clash be-
tween MoslemS and Jews at the famous
Wailing Wall of Jerusalem on the
Jewish Day of Atonement, the colonial
secretary, L. S. Amery, has issued a
memorandum pointing out that the
wall is the absolute, legal property of
the Moslem community.
1.-THE western or Wailing WALL" it Is
stated, formed part Of the western
exterior of the ancient Jewish temple
and is holy to the Jewish community.
The wall is also part of the Haram-al-
Sharif and as such Is holy to Moslems.
erty of the MoSlem community.
ION September % complaint was
made by the Jews for the Day OF
Atonement service by the introduction
of dividing screen and other articles
The beadle told the deputy district
commissioner that the screen would be
removed, but next day it was still there
and the police removed it in spite OF
resistance from some Of the worship
ers."
The colonial secretary stated that the
British government intends to main
tain the Jewish right of access to the
pavement in front Of the wall for the
purpose of their devotions and also
their right to bring to the wall those
appurtenanceS that they were allowed
to take to the wall under Turkish
regime"
For the Jews, the Wailing Wall is
one of the most sacred spots in the
world, for on the Day of Atonement
they gather there and bewail the down.
fall of Jerusalem
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used the power of the pen and his
prayers to advance Christs work among
the churches when he was shut In by
prison discipline and permitted only to
preach to those who visited him there.
He did not ask for justice, but ap-
pealed, as a personal favor to himself,
that Philemon would accept OneSimuS
as a brother in Christ, because OF his
fellowship with the Lord Jesus and his
friendship with Paul, to whom ne was
child In the gospel and dear friend,
whose services he would miss. He
showed his sympathetic understanding
of Philemon's position and delicately
offered TO pay Philemon for any loss
he had sustained. In his pleading Tor
the inclusion of OnesinuS, the slave,
into their circle, Paul shows us the
power of friendship to remove the bar
riers that interfere with the progress
of our country, churches and modern
civilization. He sought to remove the
barriers In the restoration Of OneSimus
by mutual understanding that would
promote mutual respect and honor and
love for one another.
The same principles when applied
to our personal and national relations
with those of other races and nations
will show that the gospel of Jesus Christ,
through the regeneratlng OF the heart
of the individual believer, has lifted
men upward until, within the spiritual
friendship of the Christian brotherhood,
all causes of distrust and differences
will be removed so that we can unite
to help move onward and upward all
nations and peoples Of the earth. When
in the spirit of fraternity men and ma
tions act, as friends. towards one an
other, all forms of social injustice,
economic exploitation, excessive usury,
child marriages, traffic in narcotics and
alcoholic beverages will cease under
the power of friendship and brotherly
love for one another.
Evening star., 1928-12-15
Happy Home.

The cheerful home where love
abides, that never hears a tyrant'S
roar, where people sing and no one
hides in fear behind the kitchen door:
where there are often sounds of mirtl,
and never sounds of bitter strife-this
is the fairest spot on earth. the finest
thing in human life Before I Journey
home at night to bask for hours in
easy chairs, hunt up some dishonest
wight who's tried to sell me oil we'll
shares 1 scrap with some deluded
skate who bilked me in some recent
deals, or climb upon a candidate who
fooled me with his smooth appeals.
There's always some one who has
wrought such evil as may resent. and
assail his dome of thought and in
that organ make a dent. Thus I
work off in splendid style whatever
crouch 1 have acquired, and. reaching
home, I shed smile, though I am
jaded, weak and tired. My wife, she
meets me at the door, with honest
welcome in her eyes, my loving aunts
and nieces four are greeting me with
joyous cries. Then take off my shoes
and hat and seat me in padded
chair, and even James, the Maltese
cat, with sounds of welcome fills the
air. There is an atmosphere of peace,
a sense of love and kindly tact; there
is no need of the police or reading of
the riot act. We all have grouches
now and then, they are a part of
mortal lives; but they're the cheaper
sort of men who wear them out upon
their wives. When I feel bitter !
chastiSe some man who's sold me
phony stocks. and then go home with
shining eyes, conveying love, the stuff
that knocks. WALT MASON.
Coepyeasht. lO2S4
Evening star., 1928-12-15

Friendship is our greatest possession
1t is the tie that binds hearts. 1t re-
veals its power in the dark hours of
trial, for adversity reveals the true
friends. Friendship, born Of spiritual
service and sacrifice, SurpaSseS all other
forms. There are no limits to the ex-
tent that friendship will go to help a
friend. when the acid test of sickness,
sorrow and suffering tries our profess
sion of friendship. Paul found friends
essential to his life. If we should
search the secret of the success of any
great leader we would learn that he
had an unknown friend to whom he
opened up his soul and who had the
rare gift OF helping by his constructive
his best. Friendship guides with its
love. 1t cheers, comforts and calls
forth our courage and draws out our
undeveloped talents.
Paul was rich in his friendships. He
won them by his unselflsh, self-denial
and Sacrificial efforts to extend the
Kingdom of God. His great hearted
soul attracted men with characters, who
appreciated the spiritual life and labors
of Paul on their behalf and for others.
He had the gift of winning friends.
Wherever he went he attracted men
by his personality, preaching and pur-
pose. He could appreciate the worth
Of others and aympathiZe with their
deepest aspirations and ambitions. Al
though he had the capacity of making
friends. 1t is impossible to find in his
writings the usual word for friend"
by which title Abraham was known.
Ten persons were called beloved" by
him, Tychicus and Onesimus twice.
Timothy, Epaphroditus, Philemon,
Luke the beloved physician" Epenetus,
Amplias. stachys and Persis are the
other eight who were called beloved
by the Apostle. This shows in the
Greek that Paul had higher, more in
tellectual and spiritual foundation for
his friendship with mon than Luke
did who used the word friend in its
lower attachment Of friendship, when
he speaks of the gFathering or acts of
the friends of the Apostle.
A study of the concordance will show
that brother" which is a higher title
than friend, takes about two columns.
He mentions II fellow workers by name,
some of whom he also calls fellow
slaves" and fellow soldiers" He refers
to four as his fellow prisoners" two
OF WnOm were Ills kHlSIOlk, AnQrOnl-
Gus and Junia, whose conversion to
Christian before his may have helped
to develop the spiritual ferment in his
soul that preceded his conversion, and
the other two were Epaphroditus, who
risked death in his efforts to provide
Paul with the funds contributed by the
Philipian Church and his own labor,
and Aristarchus, the Macedonian, who
escaped death at the hands of the
Ephesian mob that sought Pauls life.
He proved his friendship by his loyalty
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Sunday School Lesson

and faithfulness during the journey
from Jerusalem to Rome and during
Paul's imprisonment.
Friends in Social Extremes.
Christianity usually makes its first
conquestS in heathen lands among the
the poor. In the apostolic age all
classes were reached. In the briefest
of Paul's epiStles, his letter to Phile-
mon, we see that the great-hearted
apostle had friendship with both master
and slave. Philemon evidently was a
man of wealth. position and a leader
in the Colossian Church, which met In
his home. He had probably been won
for Christ while in Ephesus, where he
came under the influence of the ministry
of Paul His home was the Christian
center Of the ColoSSian Church. Among
his slaves was Onesimus, who robbed
his master and finally drifted into
Rome, which was then the headquar-
ters for all forms of iniquity and vice,
attracting to the imperial capital all
those who did not find life in the old
home enjoyable. There the slave was
attracted to the preaching of the apos-
tie, who was prisoner He was brought
under the leadership of the Holy Spirit
to become a disciple of Christ Jesus.
He devoted his life to Paul and told
the apostle the story of his days at
Colosse. He recognized the injustice
and the wrong he did Philemon, whom
he found out was friend OF Paul'S, so
that when Paul proposed to send a
communication back to the old home
the fugitive slave requested that he be
allowed to return and square matters
up with the one whom he had wronged.
This was an evidence of the genuine
ness of his conversion.
Paul agreed to the return of OnesimuS,
whose services had endeared him to the
aged apostle, for he was unwilling TO
retain his friends slave without his ap-
proval. Among all friends OF Paul,
there is nothing stranger than the
friendship that developed between the
brilliant and intellectual genius, who
was the outstanding Christian OF his
day, and the runaway slave, VINO upon
his conversion acknowledged that he
was q robber and belonged to friend
whom Paul loved. They found in their
love for Christ tie that binds and
helps develop true friendship. Both
Paul and Onesimus recognized that the
latter was still the slave OF Philemon
and that Onesirnus ought to return to
his lawful owner In an effort to Sc
cure for Onesimus the treatment due
Christian, he placed in the hands OF
the penitent fugitive letter to Phile-
mon. 1t was intended to secure for
Onesimus from his owner both for
giveness as a slave and cordial re-
ception as Christian brother"
Pauls Friendly Letter.
In this matchless letter Of but few
lines. that are 80 full of grace and wit,
of earnest, trustful affection" that 1t
ranks among the richest treasures of
the New Testament, Paul proves his
friendship for Philemon, the master,
and Onesimus, the converted fugitive
slave. 1t was practical demonstration
of the persuasive power of friendship
based upon love for the Lord Jesus
Christ. Tt was a delicate problem to
move Philemon to act toward the fugi-
tive and robber as Christian brother.
Put the wav Pa,1l SDeakS shows how he
Evening star., 1928-12-15
TO PREACH
EvENSONG SERMON
DR.. Freeman to 0fficiate at
Bethlehem Chapel Serv-
ices Tomorrow.

Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, will preach the sermon
at the peoples evensong tomorrow at
o'clock. in Bethlehem Chapel of
Washington Cathedral. This service
will be broadcast by radio over WRC.
At the IL am. service of holy COM
munion and sermon, in the Bethlehem
Chapel, the special preacher will be DR..
Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of WASH
ington Cathedral
The full list of services tomorrow In
Bethlehem Chapel will be as follows:
7:30 am, holy communion; 10 am,
morning prayer and litany; IL am,
holy communion and sermon; pm,
peoples evensong and sermon.
A Christmas carol service will be held
December 80, at 4 pm, In Bethlehem
Chapel. This service will be broadcast
by radio over WRC.
There is a celebration of the holy
communion in Bethlehem Chapel at
7:30 am. every day.
Cathedral worshipers are asked to
note the additional service Of the holy
communion Thursdays, at $3.50 am.
in the Crypt Chapel Of the Resurrec-
tion in Washington Cathedral. This
special celebration has been provided
for the help of those who are unable
to come to the daily 1880 am. services
Evening star., 1928-12-15
Bible Questions
Of the Day
By Harloso r. Hoys.
PAUL GOES TO ROME.
Questions.

/. Who was Herod Agrippa II?
Q what occurred on his coming to
CaeSarea?
3. HOW did Paul start for Rome?
4. What happened when the ship
left Myra?
5. Where was the ship struck by the
storm?
6. What happened on the third day?
z. When did the storm end?
8 What action did the Roman SOL
diers decide upon, and why?
9. Who prevented it?
10. How was the shipwrecked crew
received upon landing?
Answers.
/. Herod Agrippa II, son OF Heroo1
Agrippa I, was great-grandson OF
Herod the Great and brother OF
Drllsilla. the unlawful wife of Felix.
2. When Herod Agrippa II arrived
in Caesarea, he joined Porcius Festus
in passing on Paul's case. Both men
decided there was no charge against
the evangelist, but, having appealed to
Rome, he must now go there.
8. With other prisoners, in charge OF
Julius a centurion, Paul was placed
aboard a ship bound for Asia Minor,
where it was hoped to find an Italian
bound ship. After a stop at Sidon, they
sailed to Myra, There they found a
ship bound for italy and took passage
upon it.
4. Held back by head winds, the
ship at least reached Fair Havens, IN
the Isle of Crete After a long wait
for a favorable wind, the ship set out
against the advice of Paul, who was an
experienced traveller.
S. AS the ship left Fair Havens the
wind changed. They were driven south
ward to the Isle of Cauda. There the
storm increased in violence until they
were obliged to tighten cargo and STRIP
the vessel to deck and hull.
6. On the third day. when the dan
ger was at its height, Paul stood forth
and proclaimed his trust in God and
Jesus Christ.
7. On the fourteenth night from
Fair Havens, after the ship had been
buffeted by wind and storm, the vessel
found shoal waters off the Isle OF Malta
8. At daybreak the Roman soldiers
decided to kill the prisoners. A Roman
officer was responsible for his prisoners
with his life; if they escaped, his life
was forfeit.
9. Julius, the centurion, refused to
allow the massacre.
10. Soldiers and prisoners succeeded
in reaching the shore, where they were
kindly treated.
Evening star., 1928-12-15
MOTHERS RELIGION
THEME OF SERMON
Dr.. Porter's Morning Text
Tomorrow at First Bap-
tiSt Church.

"A Mother Religion" will be the sub
ject of the sermon by DR.. Samuel
Judson Porter, at the First Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. In the
evening the theme will be How Love
Brings Back Its own" At $3.50 pm.
the Swedish Mission will meet in the
lower auditorium of the church. Rev.
Herman Litorin will preach at this
service. Rev. Herman Litorin will have
with him his wife, who was a charter
member of this mission. Rev. Nels
Hedeen, the pastor of the Swedish Mis-
sion, will lead the meeting Friday eve
ming at o'clock.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will meet at GAS pm. after brief social
service. The Junior B. Y. P. U. meets
at II o'clock tomorrow morning, under
the leadership of Miss Thelma Hicks.
The pastor will lead the prayer service
at pm. Thursday.
Students from the Columbia Bible
Training School will be the guests OF
the church at the evening service
tomorrow
The Euzelian Glass will finish pack
ing a box tomorrow morning to be sent
to the Ivacota Mission, containing
Christmas presents for the 30 girls now
there.
r. N. Miller was elected a life deacon
and Charles B. McInnis elected to NIL
out Mr.. Miller's unexpired term. j. T.
Moore was elected member OF the
finance committee.
Evening star., 1928-12-15
CALVARY METHODIST
TOPICS ANNOUNCED
"The Souls Desire" and False
Optimism" to Be Themes of
Pastors Sermons.

At the Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth
street, the minister will preach at both
services tomorrow. In the morning the
theme is. "The Souls Desire" and in
the evening at 8 o'clock, False Op-
timiSm."
The church school meets at $50 am,
with the young peoples department and
the mems Bible class assembling at 9:45
o'clock. DR.. Arthur c. Christie is the
teacher of this group of men. In the
evening at o'clock is the young peo-
pies meeting.
The midweek devotional meeting of
the church is held Thursday night at
8 o'clock and is conducted by the min
lister.
The Christmas party for the children
Of the beginners, primary and junior
departments will be given from to 8
O'Clock Friday night Brief pageants
will be presented by the children. The
parents are invited to the party.
Evening star., 1928-12-15
CATHEDRAL HOLDS
LAYMEN'S PARLEY
William C. SturgiS Leads
Week End Conference on
Living Religion"

Under the leadership of William C.
SturgiS, former executive secretary of
The department of religious education of
the National Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, a conference for lay
men is in progress on Mount st.
Alban under the auspices of the Col
lege of Preachers of Washington Ca
thedral. It began last evening with a
gathering in the cathedral library and
will continue through Sunday, with the
closing session also taking place in
the cathedral library.
Fifteen laymen from Washington,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia are in attendance. 1t
is the second of a series of week end
gatherings that will be held during the
coming months under the auspices OF
the College of Teachers. The general
theme of the series is "A Living Re-
igion."
According to Right Rev. Philip M.
Ehinelander, former Bishop of Penn
sylvania and warden of the College of
Preachers, the topic of the present con-
ference is Incentives to Activity in the
Church" Informal discussion of the
bases of the Christian faith and their
bearing upon practical Christian living
will occupy the great part of the con-
ference sessions, Bishop Rhinelander
said.
Accommodations for the conference
members are provided at an apartment
building near the cathedral which ,
being occupied by the Collegc Of
Preachers until that institutions build
ing, now in course of construction just
northeast of the cathedral apse. is
completed. The group gathers for meals
at st. Adams, the National Cathedral
School for Boys. and services are being
held in the Chapel of the Resurrection
and Bethlehem Chapel of Washington
Cathedral.
In attendance at the gathering are
the following laymen: Donald E. Gerow,
John H. Parsons, G.. B. Overman, Lie
wellyn Catlin. Herbert Costain of Wash
ington, Melville Prestwood of Dunmore,
Pa: Leon Mullen of Sharon, Pa;
Charles Scott, EaSton, Pa: Lorenzo
zeugner of Reading. Pa; F. Benore and
D. Christ of Scranton. Pa; Charles
Marbury of Upper Marlboro, Md;
Arthur e. Dunn of Wheeling, w. Va;
John B. McCaw, jr., and Lee jackson
Of Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1928-12-15
Temple Of Amen-Ra, Karnak, Egypt

the pylon and one of its pillars, and 1t
was left for his son, Seti 1, to accomplish
the great majority of the work, and for
Rameses II, his grandson, the Pharaoh
of the Oppression, to finish it.
The illustration shows only one small
part of the great temple, the largest
single chamber ever reared by Egyp-
tains. Opinions may differ as to its
artistic merit, but it is certainly one OF
the most imposing buildings in the
world 1t was one of the smallest OF
the three groups of buildings of which
the temple was composed, but 1t meas
ured ITO feet by 329, and it occupied
but one-seventh of the entire length
of the temple. Compared with this
temple, even the greatest of modern
religious edifices is Insignificant The
great cathedral of Notre Dame at Paris
could be put into it and there would
still be plenty of room to spare,
One may get another idea of its COL
lossal proportions when one notes the
size of the columns. They are 80
feet in height, with a circumference of
33 feet and with room on their tops for
the accommodation of over a hundred
standing men. And there are 1874 of
these enormous columns In this single
hall of the Temple Of Amen-Ra.
Evening star., 1928-12-15

THEBES, Karnak, Luxur three
ancient cities 800 miles south of
Cairo on the banks of the Nile-what
visions of Egyptian pomp and glory are
recalled by these former centers Of a
great civilization! Gigantic temples,
palaces, lofty obelisks. the houses of a
thriving populace and the myriad &C
tivities of a busy multitude were re-
flected in the blue waters of the Nile
for a period of many hundreds of years,
and thousands of years before Europe
emerged from its forests and its bar
baric savagry.
Though the Nile from Cairo to the
First Cataract was dotted throughout
its 500 miles with the architectural
monuments of the ancients, it was at
Thebes, at Karnak and at Luxur that
they reached their fiowery perfection:
and it was this region which received
greatest attention from the builders of
thirty centuries ago. And at Karnak
still stands one of the greatest temples
erected by them or by any human
agency since. It Is that dedicated to
Amen-Ra, and its construction was COM
menced 1,500 years before the birth of
Christ. The hypostyle hall pictured
above was commenced by Rameses I.
but he lived only long enough to finish