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Religious Questions
DISCUSSED BY
DR.. S. Parkes Cddmar.

| DR.. e. r. Scott says in his excellent
book on this epistle:
Religion is something different from
mere strenuous thinking on the great
religious questions Yet it still remains
true that faith and knowledge are in
separable, and hiatt both grow stronger
as they react on one another. More
often than we know, the failure of re-
ligion as moral power Is due to no
other cause than intellectual sloth."
DR.. Moffatt. in his commentary on
Hebrews. quotes the motto which
Cromwell Is said to have written in his
pocket Bible, "Qui cessat eSse melio
cessat esSe bonus" CHE who ceases to
be better ceases to be good'O. The
dead works" referred to In the second
verse are those occupations, Interests
and pleasures which lie within the
sphere OF moral death, because they
belong to the communicating sphere Of
the world.
BY the way, where do you get your
authority for assigning the authorship
Of this epistle to st. Paul? I suggest
you consult DR.. Peake's "One Volume
Commentary on the Bible, or the ex-
cellent commentary now issued by the
Abingdon Press, $50 Fifth avenue, New
York City, on this question of the iden-
tity Of the writer Of this great letter to
the Hebrews.
@. What is the meaning of Peter
Ill. 81, and Peter ~. 6?
A. DR.. Moffatt translates the first
passage you cite as follows: Baptism,
the counterpart of that saves you today
mot the mere washing of dirt from
the flesh. but the prayer for a clean
conscience before God)' by the resur-
~ fN,rs.k L. A..
right hand"
The apostle insists that baptism Is
not merely an external rite, but that
it involves an inward publication
which enables the recipient to have
fellowship with his Redeemer, and that
this publication and fellowship are
made possible by Christ's resurrec-
ton from the dead.
The second passage referred to reads:
For unto this end was the gospel
preached even to the dead, that they
might be judged according to men in
the flesh. but live according to God i'll
the spirit" Qv.6). Some scholars, in
Guiding DR.. Rendell Harris and Dr.
Moffatt, argue that this scripture refers
to a parallel passage in the Apocryphal
Book Of Enoch." which speaks of
Enoch'S interceSsion in behalf Of the
fallen angels.
Heavens mercy is magnified in both
quotations. But agree with DR.. Ar
thur S. Peakes Interpretation that in
the interval between His death and
resurrection our Lord visited Hades. the
abode Of the dead, and there proclaimed
His message of deliverance to the i'm
prisoned spirits of the dead who had
passed from this life before Christ
lived. Consult this eminent exegate's
"One Volume Commentary on the
Bible" for fuller information.
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DAUGHTERS OF KING.
WILL HOLD COUNCIL.
Thirty-third Annual Session
Scheduled for Thursday at
St. Stephens Church.

The thirty-third annual council OF
the Order of the Daughters of the King
] in the Diocese of Washington, will be
held in st. Stephens Church, st,
Stephens and Incarnation parish, Six
teenth and Newton streets, Thursday.
The quiet hour conducted by Rev
Calvert E. Buck, superintendent of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
will begin at 10 am.
At IL am. there will be celebration
of the holy communion. The celebrant
will be DR.. George F. Dudley, rector of
Thompson, vicar of Nativity; Rev. j.
Manly Cobb, rector of Trinity Takoma
Park, and Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector
of st. Johns, Georgetown.
At noon. there will be the prayer for
missions; at 1890 pm. the organization
of the council, prayer of the order, roll
call and appointment of committees.
Luncheon will be served at l pm. in
the new parish hall, followed by social.
A memorial service will be held at
2:l5 pm. for the members of the
order This will be followed by the
business session, when the officers will
be elected.
During the afternoon a historical
sketch of the order in the diocese of
Washington will be read by Mrs. A. K.
Anderson.
Mrs. A. A. Birney, past national presi-
dent of the order, will be persent, as
will visitors from the diocese of Mary
land and the diocese of Virginia.
Among these visitors are expected some
OF the national officers.
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The CathedraI-Tournai, Belgium.

been the growth of centuries, and 1t is
now most impressive. Some of its best
works of art are in the numerous chap
els that branch out from the cathedral
itself, notably a crucifixion by Jordaens,
who has been called a pantheist of the
brush. Among Flemish painters Of that
period Jordaens approaches closest to
Flemish everyday life. His best work,
THE Harvest" Is in the museum at
Brussels. Those strapping women with
punches of ripe grapes in their uplifted
hands, their laps full of fruit: those
stalwart young men bending under more
loads of fruit, are inimitable. Jordaens
was an involuntary apostle of the flesh.
penetrating itno the very workshops of
nature. He was also a humorist, pic
turing many scenes of Flemis., life with
irresistible drollery and satire.
Among the other objects of interest
in the cathedral are the beautiful
stained glass windows, a Gothic reli-
quarry OF st. Eleutherirb. the first bishop
of Journal (sixth century,, and Rubens'
Rescue of a Sou from Purgatory."
There Is also fint belfry with modern
spires mad nest musical chimes.
Parallel to the north nave aisle is
large chapel, said to have been built by
Henry VIII of England during VOL
sey's occupation of the see Of Journal.
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BAPT|STS TO HOLD
D. c. SESSION MAY 3
Returned Missionaries TO AG-
dress Columbia Association
Meeting in Capital.

The semi-annual meeting of the Co
lunlbia Association of Baptist Churches
May will be featured by addresses by
returned missionaries from the western
frontier, Africa and China, as well as
by men and women prominent in home
missions and extension work of the
Baptist denomination. 1t will be held
in the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
The Northern Convention will be rep
resented by A. F. Williams of Cleveland,
Ohio, who is giving six months of his
time to help increase the interest on the
part Of BaptistS in their great mission
airy enterprise. He is travelling ex-
tensively and addressing great audiences
and conducting missionary conferences
entirely at his own expense.
DIR. G. Clifford Cress, field representa-
tive of the Northern Convention, is a
native of Virginia, but received most Of
his education in Abilene, Kans. Upon
graduation from the college and theo-
logical seminary he was ordained and
Immediately went to Africa as a mis-
sionary After being there for a num-
Der of years, he was obliged by i'll health
to return to America. Since his return
TO the United States he has done mis-
sionary work in the Bear River Valley,
Wyoming and later ON coming To his
present position as a secretary OF the
northern Baptist convention. DR.. Cress
is the posseSSor Of the Carnegie hero
medal, which was awarded him in 1917,
with gift of 81 900, for saving little
girl from drowning, at the risk Of losing
his own life.
Dana Murphy Albaugh, another
speaker at the meeting, is missionary
in Vanga. Belgian Kongo. He has been
engaged largely in educational work in
connection with pastoral service, and
last year over 10000 pupils were enroll
ed In the village schools under his care.
His success as pastor is indicated in
the fact that $500 people were present
in a communion service on his station
Just before he left to return to America.
The Southern Convention will be rep
resented by DR.. Scion B. Cousins, for
many years pastor of the Second Bap-
list Church of Richmond, Va. DR..
Cousins is one of the most noted preach
ers of the South. He was recently in
yited to become the executive secretary
of the foreign mission board Of the
Southern Convention.
Rev. Charles @. Mcdaniel has had
many thrilling experiences during his
career as a missionary in Central China.
DR.. A. w. Ayers has been in charge
of medical missionary work in North
China. He himself is unique charac-
ter and his method of presenting his
work is strikingly interesting and con-
vincing.
The sessions will be held all day, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, with an afternoon
session at o'clock. The women of the
church will serve luncheon and dinner.
The dinner will be followed by a meet
ing at 8 o'clock, to be addressed by Dr.
G. Clifford Cress and DR.. Scion B.
Cousins.
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@. Kindly interpret that portion Of
the ninth chapter Of st. Luke's Gospel
in which a voice out Of the clouds spoke
saying: This is my beloved son, hear
himp
Does not this passage presupposs the
speech of the time and place?
A. No language employed In the
narration Of the baptism and trans
figuration of our Lord could do justice
to such sublime events, so that used Is
of necessity highly symbolical. st. Mat
thew reports the voice at the baptism
as declaring: This is my beloved son, .
and st. Luke supports st. Matthew.
But st. Mark, who wrote the earliest
OF the synoptic Gospels, informs us that
the voice said: Thou are my beloved
son." from which narration We may
infer that the Fathers communication
was intimate, rather than general, and
private, rather than public.
What is chiefly important is that in
both the baptism and the transfigura-
ton. Jesus was engaged in an exalted
communion with His Father. From
Him He received the assurance of His
protecting love and the transmission OF
that divine authority which enabled the
worlds Redeemer to accomplish His
task.
@. The Bible has two different hours
for the time of Christ's crucifixion.
How can the two accounts be har-
monized?
A. I think the hour given by the
Synoptics Is the correct one. The
author of the fourth Gospel Is so en-
tranced by the symbolic significance of
events in the life of Christ that he
makes His crucifixion synchronize with
the Staying of the paschal lamb. The
Lamb of God dies on the day and at
the hour when according to the law
the paschal lamb was slain. st. John
refers to this symbolic significance
again in Chapter xix. 1888. where he
states that in fulfillment Of the Scrip
ture no bone of ChriSt's body was
broken.
This authors dislike of Jewish ritual
is possibly expressed In the change Of
the dates, for he could not endure the
thought that Jesus had observed Juda-
ism's most sacred rite. He has also
changed the time of the occurrence of
the cleansing of the temple. He claims
the right to treat the divine record with
sovereign freedom, in order that 1t may
subserve spiritual interests. 1t is i'm
possible to reconcile the conflicting
statements in any other way.
O. What Is the doctrine of Christ.
referred to by st. Paul, in the second
verse of chapter vi of the Epistle to
the Hebrews?
A. In the opening verses of this
chapter the author is enjoining upon
the Hebrews the moral duty of think
ing out the full significance Of Jesus in
relation to faith and forgiveness. AS
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ROCK CREEK CHURCH
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Corporate Communion Will Be Held
at st. Paul's Tomorrow
at $50 AM.

At st. Psul's Rock Greek Church
tomorrow at $50 am. there will be a
corporate communion service, followed
by church school service at $3.50 am.
Rev. j. Manly Cobb, rector of the
Trinity Episcopal Church, Takoma, will
be the speaker.
At the IL am. service, in addition
to the morning prayer and sermon. there
will be an admission service for the
introduction of new members into the
Girls Friendly Society. Twenty new
members are expected to be admitted
into this society at this service DR.. F.
j. Bohanan, the rector, will conduct This
service. The Young Peoples Society will
meet at the usual hour, pm.
There will be a meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary April "a at 2 pm.
Luncheon will precede the meeting at
1890 o'clock. The third annual father
and son dinner will be held in the new
parish hall April 80 at $50 pm. The
dinner will be preceded by short re-
ception in honor of the rector from
to $50. DR.. Homer j. Councillor,
assistant pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, and James r. kirkland, assist
ant district attorney for the District Of
Columbia, will be the speakers.
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BALTIMORE EXPECTS
10000 AT MEETING
National Federation Of Mems Bible
Glasses Will Hold Conven-
ton in May.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 20.--More than
10000 delegates from all over the
United States are expected here May
4 and for the annual convention Of
the National Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses at the Fifth Regimen Armory.
A parade of delegates and other visi-
tors has been arranged for the opening
day.
Speakers will include Mayor Broen-
ing. c. NJ. thunderstorm. president Of
the Maryland Federation Of Bible
Glasses; DR.. Otto F. Bartholow Of Mount
Vernon. N. Y; Harry L. Slack Of
Staten Island, N. Y. former president
of the national body. and Joseph B.
Montgomery of Philadelphia, president
of the National Federation.
Because of the number Of guests q
banquet on May 4 will be extended to
four hotels.
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B. Y. p. u. News

DR.. A. Ray Petty of the Baptist Tenn
pie of Philadelphia was the speaker at
the federation meeting held Tuesday
evening at Calvary Baptist Church with
the Sunday School Institute.
First Vice President 2. C. Hodges, IT.,
announced that First B. Y. P. u. is
still leading in the efficiency contest.
which closes at the end of April.
Temple B. Y. p. U. Is second and Beth
any No. third.
The B. Y. P. us of the South are
planning meeting the latter part of
this year. Before this time each State
has held its own rally.
The athletic banquet will be held at
Fifth Church Friday at o'clock.
Prizes will be awarded.
The juniors will meet at First Church
tomorrow at o'clock in joint meet
ing with the Crusaders.
Miss Leila Hicks will have charge of
the program Sunday night at First
Baptist Church. Mrs. Dorothy Surface
will have charge of the Bible quiz.
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Bible Questions
OF the Day
BY Harlotc r. Hoyt.
Isaiah the Prophet.
OaAsAfnnx

ASaiah she GEUpHcts
Questions.
I. Who was Isaiah?
2. When did he live and prophesy?
3. About when did he die and In
what manner?
4. What was his station in life?
5. Did he have a family?
6. How was his wife regarded?
z. What two theories are held re-
garding the Book of Isaiah?
8. What does he teach in today's
lesson?
g. Where was this chapter written?
10. What dates are given It?
I. Among the great leaders of Judah,
were the prophets. religious patriots
who eXerted a tremendous influence
on their time. Foremost among them
was the Prophet Isaiah.
2. Isaiah prophesied during the
reigns Of Uzziah, lothian, Ahaz and
3. Isaiah is repofted to have died
in Jerusalem 679 BIC. Tradition has
it that he was Saw1 asunder by order
of King Manasseh.
4. Isaiah, son Of Amos, came of
high station in life. It is believed by
many authorities that he was related
to royalty.
s. Isaiah had q wife. Two children
are mentioned-sons to whom he gave
significant names fitting his prophecies.
6. Isaiahs wife was regarded as
prophecies.
Z. Two theories are held regarding
the Book of Isaiah. Conservative stu
dents of the Bible believe that it was
written In its entirety by Isaiah. More
radical students believe that the book
Is the work Of two-or even more-au-
thors. That would make the writing
of the latter portion of the book take
place some 200 years after the first por-
ton.
8. In today's lesson Isaiah teaches
pardon and happiness through the ex-
piation of sin: service and happiness in
preparing Gods way; confidence and
happiness in belief in Gods word; and
God and happiness in the final redemp-
ton. =
9. The chapter was written in Jeru-
salem or Babylonia, according to the
conservative and radical authorities.
10. II written by Isaiah himself in
Jerusalem. 1t was written about 700
BIC. II written by other hands. 1t was
translated in Babylonia between $50
and 500 BIC.
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CHURCH BOARD TO GREET
NEW MEMBERS FOR YEAR
Brightwood Park Methodist Epis-
copal Program Includes Play by
Dumbarton Young People. :

ITO Whom Shall We Coz" will be the
text of Rev. Walter M. Michael, pastor
of Brightwood Park Methodist Episcopal
Church. Eighth and Jefferson streets, to-
morrow at IL o'clock. At 8 pm, Com
missioned Men" will be the subject of
the address. Brightwood Commandery,
No. 6. Knights Templar, Of which the
pastor is member, will be the guests
of the church.
A play entitled. 1.-THE Path to the
Hill" will be presented by the young
people of Dumbarton Church Tuesday.
at pm, for the benefit of the Downs
Glass.
The official board will give a recep-
ton April Is at 3 pm. to the $50 new
members received during the past con-
ference year.
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DR. CHESTEEN SMITH
CONTINUES SERIES
"Hindrances to Church Union An
nounced as Subject for Ser
mon Tomorrow.

The series Of Sunday evening SER
mons being delivered by DR.. Chesteen
Smith, pastor Of Hamline Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and Allison
streets, are being continued. The sub
ject tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock will
be ''Hindrances to Church Union" The
morning sermon subject will be I'm the
Hands of the Almighty"
The District of Columbia Epworth
League will present its play. "It Hap
pened in June" in the social hall of the
church, Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings.
The Evening Missionary Society will
meet Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. w. L. Evans, 6402 Georgia avenue.
The minister will give the first of a
series Of studies on "Methodism." the
subject being THE Background of
Methodism," Thursday evening.
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SERVICES ANNOUNCED.
Organizations Named to Conduc
Mission Chapel Meetings.

Services have been announced for
next week at the Central Union Mis-
sion Chapel, 6l3 c street, opening with
the regular Sunday night service, con-
Quoted by the Missions superintendent
John S. Bennett. On each of the fol-
lowing nights an organization of one
of the churches the Mission represents
will have charge of the service.
Monday night, the Christian En-
deavor Of the United Brethren will
conduct the service; Tuesday night,
the B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist
Church; Wednesday night, the A. B.
Pugh Class of the Mt Vernon Place
M E. Church South; Thursday night.
the American Home Bible Institute:
Friday night, the Christian Endeavor
Society Of the Church of the Pilgrims,
and Saturday night the Adult Bible
, Glass of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church.
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DR.. SIZO0 breaches
TWICE TOMORROW
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Subjects Are simplicity of
Jesus" and LONELINESS"

DIR. J. r. Sizoo will preach tomorrow,
both morning and evening, at the serv-
ices of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. These services will con-
stitute the last to be held at the Ma
sonic Auditorium. The congregation
will return to the church proper April
%, in which interior alterations have
chen completed. Tomorrow morning DR..
Sizoo will have for his subject, 1.-The
Simplicity of Jesus" and in the eve
ming at o'clock he will discuss Lone
liness." which will be followed by a
QUESTIONABLE period.
He will deliver for the first time Fri
day evening his stereopticon lecture on
Egypt. His subject viii be "a Journey
Through Egypt-Ancient and Modern. !"
This lecture will be held in the Masonic
Auditorium under the auspices of the
Evening Missionary Society. Tickets
of admission may be secured from the
church Office or at the auditorium Fri
day evening, or from any member Of
the society. The lecture viii begin at
8:15r o'clock.
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OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.
Mrs. Roads President Of Bible
School Auxiliary.

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Columbia Bible Training School met
at the school, .2107 S street, Wednes-
day afternoon and elected officers as
follows: President, Mrs. Charles Roads
of Foundry M. e. Church: vice presi-
dent, Mrs. John Newton Culbertson OF
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church South;
second vice president. Mrs. Ralph H
Quinn of Wesley M. E. Church;
recording secretary. Mrs: Vera B
Presbyterian Church; assistant record
ing secretary, Mrs. Alice M. Weston OF
Metropolitan Baptist Church; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. A. B. Culver
of Clarendon M. E. Church; treasurer
Mrs. Joseph E. Angel Of All Saints
Episcopal Church.
Future meetings have been changed
to the third Friday of each month.
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COMMUNION SERVICE.
st. Margaret's Parish Workers to
Meet at 1880 am.

Members of the Communicates
League and the organized workers OF
the parish will, make their corporate
communion tomorrow at the 1880 am.
celebration of holy communion at st.
Margaret's Church, Connecticut avenue
and Bancroft place. At the II O'Clock
service there will be litany and morn
ing prayer, with sermon by DR.. Clar-
ence E. Rice Of Cambridge. Mass.
The service at 4:30 pm. will be even
song, with sermon by the rector, DR..
Herbert Scott Smith, d. D. Sunday school
firmation class viii meet with Rev.
Robert Shores in the rector's study at
$3.50 pm. The Young Peoples Society
win meet at 6 pm. and viii have sup
per at pm.
Holy communion viii be celebrated at
IL am. Thursday.
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SPEAKERS ARE LISTED.
Visitors to Be Heard at Lincoln
j Congregational Temple.

At the services Of Lincoln Congre-
kational Temple tomorrow morning, DR..
George N. White, secretary OF the
American Missionary Association. Chi
cago, H., win speak.
Clinton N. Howard Of Rochester,
N. ". viii speak at $50 pm. Prof.
Charles S. Morris of West Virginia
Institute viii speak at pm.
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Congregation Elects Officers.

At meeting of the congregation held
recently, officers of the Central Presby-
terrain Church were elected. as follows:
Elders, w. L. Fulton and DR.. Addison
Hogue; deacons, william Alexander, DR..
Harold B. Hartford, o. Leland Hunt, j.
Edwin Reid, Parker s. Rodeheaver and
A. c. Rose
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PLANS TWO SERMONS.
Epistle will Be Studied at Takoma
Park Church.

At Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
tomorrow at IL and 8 o'clock the pastor,
Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, will preach.
The morning sermon subject is 1.-THE
Open Window" and in the evening the
theme is THE City That Asked Jesus
to Get Out"
An intensive study of the Epistle of
James is the theme for the mid-week
services Thursday at o'clock. The
Takoma Players will present In the
Community Hall, under auspices Of the
Ladies Aid Society, Adam and Eva"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve
nings. The public is invited.
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BIBLE SERVICE.
Two-Week Session Will Open. To-
morrow Afternoon.

Beginning tomorrow, Shiloh Baptist
Institutional Church, Ninth and p
streets northwest. will hold two-week
gospel service, with DR.. Charles s. Nor
ris as the preacher and lecturer. He
will preach his first sermon tomorrow
at $3.50 pm. the subject ching Mod
ernists and Fundamentalists-
Are You?" At night his subject will be
What Think Ye of Christ-Your Eter-
nal Life or Eternal Death Depends Upon
Your Answer to This Question"
DR.. Waldron will preach at II am.
upon the subject, He That winneth
Souls Is Wise"
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Rev. A. F. Elmes to Preach.

Rev. A. F. Zines, pastor Of the Peo-
pies Congregational Church, NJ street
between Sixth and Seventh streets, will
preach tomorrow morning on THE Fur
niture Of the Mind. The Young Peo-
pies service begins at $50 pm, with
theme for discussion. THE Wonder e.
the Bible"
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Conscience Will Be Topic.

Conscience" will be the subject of
Rev. r. H. Whiting, pastor of the
Friendship Baptist Church, First and
H streets southwest, at IL am. Holy
communion, 9 PM; Sunday school, $3.50
am; prayer and praise service, Tues
day, pm.