Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-25
DIPLOMATS TO Join
PEACE SERVICE HERE
Special Rites Marking Sign
inc of Treaty in Paris Begin
at a O'Clock Tomorrow.

D;,,,,,,at;r representatives Of the
,,,,,f,.,ce S,c,,;r,,, The mutlateral treaty
Monday in Paris have been invited as
e,,,.;., Guests 10 the service Of prayer
e,s fna,,Esrivinr for She signing Of tho
SEVERAL naCt for The rcDuncatlon OF
mar nj thc Peace Cross, Washington
cathedral. tomorrow al pm. AlIu-
sans ~ The treaty viii be made by pas
TOYS IN other churches NJ the CltY also
The sermon VIII oe p'e2Sheo hy tne
Re-. D~ William Foster Pierce. preSi-
Ss,,t If rI>nv2r College. Gambler. Ohio
r1-l,a service, viii b, conducted by the
vev mr. c. Fr2el3Dd Peter. reSidentiary
rsror, If WASHINGTON Cathedral. as
Sisto4 hv the Rev Raymond l.. Wolyen
~T,e,Ia;,, In Bishop Freeman and also
: rano;, q inc cathedral a special
DDS. IF service appropriate 10 the
occasion has been prepared by authority
Of In, Bishop q Washington. The
service wiz be broadcast over WRC.
Many Expected.
= IS expected that q congregation
numbering several thousands Will gather
tny tIle service. and ample accommoda-
t;>,7s exist ENr all who care to attend
this picturesque open-air service Of
fnarEsciv;uc Members Of Washington
examinations interested in the pact
have s.gri1ed their intention Of attend
,rr The service A cordial invitation
) extended by the cathedral authorities
rot only 10 WaShingtonianS but 70 Wis
,tnrs II the city 10 attend the thanks
siy.rc service.
Sacre.1~v Of State kellogg. before
sailing for France to sign the multi
lateral treaty on behalf Of the United
states. expressed his appreciation Tor
=, = - q
tau,oyrow's Thanksgiving service. Spe-
c5si PRAYERS Will be offered tomorrow
<0r President Coolidge. for the peace
makers. for the United states oi
America. for the nations and general
THANKSGIVING Tor the signing OF the
pact
Right Rev. James f. Freeman. D. D.
Bishop OF Washington. III his foreWoro
to the special order of service. declares
Of the pact. Not in human history
have sovereign nations entered INTO
such an agreement as this. ana now
ever imperfect in the eyes OF cTlJlcal
statesmen these treaties may be- they
certainly witness TO a new desire on ttle
nart of the nations TO settle their dis
outes By peaceful means rather than
By the arbitrament Of arms.
Third Such Service.
The Thanksgiving service tomorrow
vii be the third great service OF this
nature held at the Peace Cross Wash
ington Cathedral. The first one TOOK
place on october 23, 1898, when the
Peace Cross was raised TO commemo-
rate the close Of the war with Spain.
President Mckinley. his cabinet and
members Of the General Convention OF
the Episcopal Church, then in session
N Washington. attended this service.
The second peace service was held on
September 20. 1918. N Thanksgiving Tor
the close of the World War.
The Rev. Dr.. Peirce IS one Of the
foremost preachers in the Episcopal
Church Of today. He IS a New Eng
land man and renowned as q professor
OF psychology and ethics before he be-
came president of Kenyon College. For
several Summers he has preached at
the open-air eyensongs at the Peace
Cross. Washington Cathedral and
gained many followers not only IN the
visible congregations but among the
hundreds Of thousands OF unseen listen
ers who tune in for the cathedral even
song every Sunday afternoon.
The Federation Of Churches has no
tilted all its members Of the epoch
making event. with the suggestion that
pastors, IN accordance with the plan OF
the Federal Council of Churches Of
Christ in America, make it "a day Of
special prayer and Thanksgiving. In
q letter to pastors and churches, S.
ParkeS Cadman, president Of the Fed
eral Council states: This day is being
similarly observed By the churches Of
Great Britain