Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
KERNAHAN SURVEY
COMMENCES TODAY
Volunteer Church Workers
to Visit Homes OF
200, 600 in D. C.

with three meetings for the 2,500
volunteer workers who will visit homes
IN washington and vicinity to obtain
information as to the church preference
of the 2oo, 900 or more persons here
who have no church affiliation, the
long-heralded religious survey will get
under way today.
The three meetings will be as follows:
1880 O'Clock at Ingram Memorial Coll
greeational Church, Tenth and MaSsa-
chusetts avenue northeast; $3.50 o'clock
at First Congregational Church, Tenth
and q streets, and at 4;30 o'clock at
the Church of the Pilgrims, Twenty
second and p streets.
Rev. Ripley Heads Meetings.
The meetings will be under the per-
eonal supervision of Rev. L. E. Ripley of
the staff Of Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, who
Is to conduct the survey here by more
than 125 local churches of various de-
nominations. They are scheduled an
will be able to attend all three meetingk
which are designed primarily for III
structions of the workers.
The survey proper will open tomorrow
morning at O'Clock, and at all of the
II district headquarters throughout the
city there will be devotional services
before the workers start out on their
task. The IL district leaders will be
assisted by q number of squad leaders,
who will be in direct charge Of the
workers and receive their reports.
There has not been a religious sur
Vey here for many years, and this pres
ent movement promises to prove Of
value from q civic and community view.
point as well IS a benefit to all church
denominations. those behind it point
out. Rev. Ripley has been associated
with DR.. Kernahan for several years
in assisting in conducting religious CAM
paigns In 6o6 churches In three yeafs.
Mrs, Mabel McCrory Ripley will assist
in the Washington survey as director
OF the headquarters force Of workers
in Calvary Baptist Church.
Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce Of the
First Congregational Church is general
chairman OF the religious survey and
visitation evangelism campaign.
DR.. KernAhan In Chicago.
DR.. Kernahan is at present in Chi
cago conducting similar campaign.
At its early conclusion he will come
to Washington.
Referring to the work about to start
here, DR.. Pierce said:
II look with enthusiasm upon this
whole project, not only because it needs
to be done, but because it is a CO.
operative affair in which all religious
denominations and organizations can
join. The survey returns will be sorted
and distributed according to the reli-
gious preference of the individuals re-
spending. On the basis of these returns
each church and congregation can then
approach the prospects in its own way.
Theological issues are noticeably absent.
The churches are free and the indivi-
duais are free. But in every city where
the Kernahan campaigns have been
tried thousands of people have been
brought into helpful relationship with
the churches"
Rev. E. G. Hawthorne, chairman of
devotional meetings for the survey and
campaign, said: "A spiritual revival
from God that will touch every home
ana every community in washington
Is our greatest need. This great cam
paign must be undergirded by believ-
ing prayer. We are calling on the
pastors and the people of Washington
to pray, day after day, for Gods power
ana blessing in this great campaign"
District No. 1.
The churches in the survey follow.
District No. Rev. Freeley Rohref.
chairman: Washington City Brethren.
st. Marks Episcopal, ST. Marks Luther
an, Reformation Lutheran, Gorsuch
Methodist, Trinity Methodist, Wilson
Megnorial Methodist, FIRST Methodist
Protestant, North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant, Marvin Methodist
Episcopal South, Metropolitan Presbyte-
rian, Westminster Presbyterian, st.
Matthew'S Lutheran, Nativity Episco-
pal.
District No. 2.
District No. Roscoe II. Brane,
chairman: New York Avenue Presbyte-
T1an, First Congregational, st. Pauls
Lutheran, Calvary Baptist, Mount YER
non Place Methodist Episcopal South,
McKendree Methodist, Luther Place
Memorial Lutheran, Vermont Avenue
byterian, Salvation Army, Zion Luther
an, rUniverSalist.
District No. 8.
District No. 3-Rev. Moses r. Lowell,
chairman: st. Andrews Episcopal.
National Baptist Memorial, Mount
Pleasant Congregational, Calvary Meth
Friends Church.
District NO.4.
District No. 4-Rev. G. M. Dudley,
chairman: St. Paul Methodist Episcopal
South, Petworth Baptist, Columbia
Evangelical, st. Paul's Rock Greek, St.
Stephens and Incarnation, Columbia
Heights Lutheran, First Reformed,
Brentwood Methodist Episcopal, Ham
line Methodist Episcopal, Petworth
Methodist Episcopal, Emery Methodist
Episcopal South, wallace Memorial U.
Presbyterian.
District No. S.
District No, 5-Rev Kyle Booth,
chairman: Waugh Methodist Episcopal,
Ingram Congregational, Epworth Meth
odist South, Ninth street. Disciple, Rose
dale Methodist, st. Matthew's Lutheran.
District No. 8.
District No. e-Rev. O.. o. Dietz,
chairman: Bethany Baptist, Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist, Protestant,
Memorial United Brethren, Lincoln
Road Methodist, Brookland Baptist,
Brookland Methodist, LAngdon Method
1st, st. Stephens Lutheran, Mount
Rainier Methodist Episcopal coutn.
District No. 7.
District No REV. p. G. Edwards,
Chairman: First Baptist. West Wash
sngton Baptist, Potomac Heights Com
munity. st. Johns Georgetown Epis-
copal. Georgetown Lutheran, Concoruia
Evangelical, Dumbarton Avenue Metho-
dist, oundry Methodist Episcopal,
Unit fethodist, University Heights
Met, {. Congress Street Methodist
Protestant. Mount Tabor Methodist
Protestant Calvary Methodist Episcopal
South, Covenant Presbyterian, First
Presbyterian, Georgetown Presbyterian,
Peck Chapel, Western Presbyterian,
Pilgrims Presbyterian South.
District No. 8.