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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
MISSIONARY SCHOOL
OPENS ON THURSDAY
INSTRUMENTATION Glasses Are
to Be Held Free of All
Charges to Pupils.

The thirteenth annual Free School
for Missionary instruction, under the
auspices OF the Women's Interdenomi-
national Missionary Federation, will
open Thursday at o'clock in the
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
South. Mrs. John Newton Culbertson,
president Of the federation, will pre-
side.
Eleven evangelical denominations are
represented on the program. The
major study class text book for Home
Missions, Between the Americas" will
be taught by Mrs l.. H. Russell of the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church and
the major text book for foreign missions,
India Looks to Her Future" will be
taught by Mrs. w. M. Seligihan of the
Baptist Church, Arlington County, Va.
Mrs. David w. Lum, former missionary
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
India, will give a map talk on India.
Mount Airy National Baptist Church
Summer Bible School will give dem
onstration Of its work. Other features
will be presented, the sessions being
open to all students of missions.
DR.. A. r. Bird of the Church of the
Pilgrims, Southern Presbyterian, will
close the sessions Friday afternoon with
prayer and benediction.
The committee chairmen arranging
for the school are as follows: Hostess,
Mrs. Charles j. Ziegler; Program, Mrs.
Mildred G. Shinn, Christian Church:
registrar general, Mrs. Hamilton E.
Clark; assistant registrar. Mrs. H. w. o.
Millington: Literature, Mrs. S. W. Cock
rell; Ushers, Mrs. j. B. Crawford, Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Risler and Mrs. Ephriam Corn
man.
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VISITORS PROGRAM
ARRANGED BY LEAGUE
Paul Smith Will Preside at Francis
Asbury Church
Gathering.

The sacrement Of the Lords supper
will be observed at Francis Asbury
M. e. Church South, Sixteenth street
near Lamont, tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. At the evening service the
pastor, DR.. j. j. Rives, will take as
his subject us There a Hereafter?"
visitors program will be given at
the devotional service of the Epworth
League at pm. Paul Smith, presi-
dent of the Washington City Union,
will preside and will be assisted by the
members Of his cabinet.
The regular monthly business and
social meeting of the Gamma Sigma
Sunday School class will be held Tues
day evening at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Cole, 1925 Park road. She will
be assisted by Miss Mignon Smith and
Miss Mary Simons.
The monthly meeting of the Board
of Stewards will be held in the church
on Wednesday at pm.
The Women'S Missionary Society will
hold a devotional meeting at Ii am.
Wednesday at the church. Luncheon
will be served at / pm. The business
meeting will start at pm, at which
time the annual election of officers
will be held.
DR.. Rives will continue his interest
ing discussions at the prayer meeting
Thursday at 8 pm.
Family day will be observed at
Francis Asbury next Sunday, Novem-
Der 9.
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CLASSES ORGANIZED

The Baptist Bible school has already
organized various classes and has es-
tablished its home in the Baptist head
quarters building, tbs Eighth street.
The program of classes was an
nounced as follows: Christian educa-
ton, with DR.. r. w. Weaver as teacher;
church administration, with Rev. c.
r. Ferguson as teacher; religious
philosophy, with DR.. E. E. Richardson
as teacher; New Testament exposition,
DR.. S. j. Porter, teacher: Christian
missions, Mrs. E. E. Richardson, teach
er; biblical introduction, Prof. w. B.
Johnson. Glasses in Christian music,
Christian history Old Testament expo
sition. biblical theology, Christian evan
gelism and public speaking are being
organized.
Glasses in Christian education and
New Testament exposition meet at
pm. Fridays Class in Christian
music and biblical theology meets at
8 pm. Fridays. Glasses in biblical in
PRODUCTION and Old Testament exposi-
ton meet at z pm. Mondays. Glasses
in Christian missions and Old Tesla
ment exposition meet at pm. Mon
days. Glasses in church administration
meet at pm. Tuesdays. Glasses in
public speaking and Christian evangel-
ism meet at pm. Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
PARTNERS WITH GOD
IS SERMON SUBJECT
!. Edward Tompkins Will Preach
at Two Services at Takoma
Park.

J. Edward Tompkins will speak at
both services tomorrow in the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church. At the IL
o'clock service his subject will be
partners With God" and at the 8
o'clock service Poverty and Riches"
The day will be known as Victory Sun
day, and will be the climax of the
Loyalty Crusade, which has been con-
Quoted for the past four weeks.
The G. z. Societies will meet at $3.50
the intermediates, speaking on Flash
Lights on the Pledge" What Chris
tan Endeavor Means to Me" is the
topic for the senior society. Miss Ethel
Payne and Robert M. Lyon, president
Of the D. G. Union Of c. E. Societies,
viii be the leaders.
The Sunday school and adult Bible
class will meet at the home of Elder
peter Remsen, 126 Chestnut avenue,
Monday evening at o'clock. The
Ladies' Aid Society will serve public
dinner Tuesday between S and z
o'clock. The Westminster Guild will
meet Tuesday evening at 7:45 at the
home Of Miss Helen Bennington, 265
Park avenue. ~
The pastor, REV. r. Paul Schearrer,
win conduct the mid-week services on
Thursday evening at O'Clock. The
light Bearers will meet Friday at
o'clock. The Boy Scouts, Troop 80,
win meet In the Scout Hall Friday
ct 7:30 o'clock A comedy, "Cornelia
Pickles" will be presented in the Com
munity Hall by the Willing Workers
Circle on Friday at 8 pm.
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PASTOR OBSERVING
10Th ANNIVERSARY
Or. Wilfley's Sermon Texts
in National Christian Church
Service Are Announced.

Tomorrow will mark the twentieth
anniversary of DR.. Earle wilfiey's pas
torate of the congregation of the Ma
tional City Christian Church. At the
morning service he will speak on
Eternal Realities" and in the evening
his topic will be What Think Ye of
Christi" The worship theme for the
junior church congregation will be
Can Jesus Count on Me-" and will be
led by Evelyn June Brumback.
Beta c. E. Society Program.
The Beta C. e. Society. composed of
boys and girls, has changed its name
to "Nonpareil." The meeting tomorrow
night will be led by Miss Margaret Bitt-
ner the topic being "Pasteurized Popu.
the meeting. All young people Of high
school age are invited to attend.
lie Rendezvous, composed of college
age young people, will be led by Alfred
Kline, chairman of the Program Com
mittee, at its meeting tomorrow night
at GAS o'clock.
Tuesday at IL am. the woman's
Council will meet, with Mrs. Fannie M.
Foster, president, presiding. An Exec
utive Board meeting will be held at 10
am. Thursday evening at BIS o'clock
ing the regular midweek prayer service.
Plans for Pension Crusade.
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. at the
old Vermont Avenue Church building,
representatives of the various Christian
churches of the District who are to
work on the pension fund crusade will
meet for supper and discuss plans for
the crusade with H. @. Armstrong Of
indianapolis, Ind. Guy Withers Is
local chairman.
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GUEST TO GIVE SERMON
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH

AS guest preacher tomorrow at II
am. the congregation Of Grace Luth-
eran Church will hear the Rev. John H.
Doermann, pastor of st. Johns Luth-
eran Church Of Long Beach, Calf. For
IS years the father of Rev. Doermann
served as the pastor of Grace Church
and his body lies buried in Prospect
Hill Cemetery. This visit of the son
to his fathers pulpit is an occasion
of great interest and rejoicing to the
many members and friends Of the
congregation.
At the evening service at 8 o'clock the
Rev. Gerhard z. Lenski, pastor, will
preach on the subject do You Under
stand the Apostles Creed?" Immedi-
ately following the sermon he will an
swer q number of questions which re-
late themselves to religion and the work
of the church. At this service the
new hymnal, 1.-THE Greatest Hymns, I"
will be used.
At pm. the young people viii hold
"the friendly hour" after which supper
will be served. The topic for the eve
Newton. 1t will be 1.-THE Augsburg
Confession" The meeting will be in
charge of Earl Haislip
The monthly meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society will be held Wednesday,
November 5. Mrs. August Moeller will
preside.
The services Of the Sunday school
will be conducted by John Umhau.
The pastor will teach the ladies' Bible
class, Mr.. Emch will teach the mems
class and Edwin Dybvig will be in
charge Of the Bluege Class for young
men.
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CHURCH HAS DANCES

The Rosicrucian Church at 2040 S
street, the first Rosicrucian Church in
Washington, has opened its doors to
the public.
One of the special features of the
service tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
Is what Rosicrucians call q rhythmic
prayer, a great number of the congre-
cation participating in certain rhythmic
dances, representing the four alchemical
elements of air, fire, water and earth.
It is claimed that through these prayer
full rhythmic movements very strong
healing vibration is created and those
participating claim to feel a great
spiritual upliftment together with added
physical strength. These dances are
arranged by Miss M. G. Patten, teacher
of Greek dancing.
The congregation is led by the Rt.
Rev. r. A. Berrenberg, known as Taro,
the Rosicrucian mystic. Tomorrow he
will start a series of six talks on Rosi-
crucian alchemy, the first lecture of
the series being on THE Philosophers
Stone" In the evening at o'clock the
Rosicrucians conduct a free prosperity
class,
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Fountain Abbey, EngLand

ternity, turning over to it his library
and other valuable property. Other do
nations came from many sources until
the lands and property around Skelldale
stretched distance of 80 miles.
Seventy years after the foundation
the humble wooden edifices were re-
placed by buildings of stone and during
the succeeding half century there grew
up on the banks of the Skell that WON
derful group of buildings majestic even
in their ruin. For ruin came to them.
Henry VIII, jealous and fearful of the
ever-growing power and wealth of the
churches, drove out the monks and
abbots and seized their enormous
estates. AS for Fountain Abbey, it was
practically stripped of everything, in
GLIDING even it's stained glass windows,
metal work, the tile floors and its stone,
the latter being, used for dwellings in
other parts of the land.
In 1854, however, Earl de Grey
caused the rubbish to be cleared from
the venerable ruins and since then the
remains of these once beautiful build
ings have been protected from any
further inroads Of time and human
vandalism ...... ....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
ASCENSION CHURCH
SUNDAY SERVICES
Observance Of Rev. T. w. Cookies
Ninth Anniversary as Rector
Is Special Feature Scheduled.

The wardens and vestrymen Of the
Church of the Ascension, Massachusetts
avenue and Twelfth street northwest.
plan to observe the beginning Of the
ninth years rectorate Of the Rev.
Thomas w. Cooke, tomorrow, COM
mencing with the celebration Of holy
communion at 8 am. followed by the
church school and Bible class for adults
at $50 am. At IL o'clock the ami
versary sermon will be preached by the
rector on the Diocesan Preaching Mis-
sion to be observed November 1919.
This will be q preparatory service for
the communicates Of the church look
ing forward to the mission.
The rector came to Ascension eight
years ago from Dayton, Ohio, where he
had served Is years of his ministry in
the building of churches and missions
for the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Ascension has grown and developed
under his leadership until 1t Is again
one of the strongholds of the Diocese of
Washington.
The Chinese Sunday school will con-
vene at 3 pm. under the direction Of
Robert B. Riley, jr., and the Young
Peoples Society will have services and
tea at 6 pm. "Men1of Achievement"
will be the topic for the Young Peoples
meeting. At o'clock the rector will
preach on the subject Of Looking For
ward"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
NATIVITY BUILDING
GETS UNDER WAY
Bishop Freeman to Lay Cor
ner Stone of Parish House
Tomorrow.

Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, will lay the corner
stone of the Nativity Chapel Parish
House tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
at Massachusetts, avenue and A street
southeast.
Tt was in November, 1908, that
ground was broken for the present
Nativity Chapel, after the congrega-
ton had worshiped at Seventeenth
and East Capitol streets in rented rooms
for five years. The late Bishop, Hard
ing dedicated the chapel. Since then
the congregation has grown to over
500 members and 300 Sunday school
children. Supt. Richard Hamilton of
the Sunday school selected the site for
the parish house.
This building will consist of two
floors, with dining room and play
room in the basement. On the main
floor will be an assembly room, guild
room and other special rooms. In adj
dition to the parish house two new
choir rooms are being added to the
church proper. The length of the
church is being increased by adding
a new sanctuary. A new pipe organ
Is to be installed Christmas day.
The Resurrection Chapel. at Fiji
tenth and Gales streets northeast, and
the Annunciation Chapel, in Randle
Highlands, have been carried on by the
Nativity workers and are counted
among the congregation. Rev. Enoch
M. Thompson started the work in 1908.
The twenty-seventh anniversary of
the church will be observed on Advent
Sunday and Christmas day. The Par
ish House Building Committee consists
of c. A. Davis, j. M. Mitchell and
Bernard Weaver. The architect is H.
w. Cotter. Rev. c. K. p. Cogswell is
the Wars assistant.
A debt of $4,000 or $4,000 will be
incurred to complete the improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
w. C. BARKER TO ADDRESS
FIFTH BAPTIST MEETING

TN a Prison Cell" is the subject
chosen by w. Carey Barker for a serv-
ice for men" tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock at the Fifth Baptist Church,
r street near Seventh street southwest.
It is expected the auditorium of the
church will be filled with men and boys
lover IL years of age) for this service.
Much interest has been manifested in
the services which have been under
way at the Fifth Baptist Church since
October 19 These special meetings will
be brought to a close with the services
tomorrow. The evangelist, W. Carey
Barker, layman, has proven an effec-
tive speaker. He has chosen for his
morning subject tomorrow "A Shrewd
Man" and the closing evening service
will find him speaking from the sub
ject, "Life's Greatest Gamble"
DR.. John E. Briggs, pastor of the
church, expects to have 1000 present
in Sunday School tomorrow morning
A great interest is being manifested in
this phase of the work
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WILL INSTALL OFFICERS

At the West Washington Heights
Baptist Church the pastor Rev. Glenn
B. Faucet will preach at the IL o'clock
service tomorrow on 1.-THE Dynamic
Christ"
The 8 pm. service will be conducted
by DR.. Henry w. q. Millington, execu-
tive secretary of the Columbia Baptist
Association. His subject viii be 1.-THE
Amounted Church" At this service all
the officers of the church, the Sunday
school and the B. Y. P. U. will be in
stalled
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BISHOP remington
WILL PREACH HERE
Oregon Churchman Is Among
NotabIes Coming to Do
cesar Mission.

Among the many notable preachers
coming to washington to conduct the
Diocesan Mission this month is Right
Rev. william P. Remington, D. D.,
Bishop Of Eastern Oregon, who will be
the missioner at Rock Greek parish CEN
ter. Bishop Remington received his B. s.
degree from the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He graduated from the Viz
ginia Theological Seminary In 1905, re-
ceiving the B. D. degree, and In 1918
the seminary conferred the D. D. degree
upon him. He began his career as a
teacher in the Delaney School, in Phila-
delphia.
Known as Athlete.
In athletics he has shown more than
ordinary ability, and was member OF
the American team at the Olympic
games in London and Paris in 1900.
Bishop Remington was ordained dea-
con in 1906, and made priest in 1906
In 1918 he was made Suffragan Bishop
of South Dakota and served among the
duty in the World War as chaplain of
Base Hospital No. 26, organized by the
Mayo Clinic and the University of
Minnesota. In 1922 he was made Bish-
OBJ of Eastern oregon.
viii Study Resurrection.
Holy communion will be celebrated
tomorrow at $3.50 am. and IL am. at
Rock Greek Church, with a special
corporate celebration Of the Senior
Chapter of the Girls Friendly Society
at $50 am. The Adults Bible Glass,
under the direction of the leadership
of the rector, meets at $3.50 am.
Under the direction of John Parson, the
Young Peoples Society will discuss the
question, What Is the Resurrection"
et 700 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
"JONAH AND JESUS"
is SERMON TOPIC

In his morning sermon tomorrow in
Fourth Presbyterian Church the min
lister, Rev. James H. Miers, will discuss
Jonah and Jesus" The sermon will
be broadcast by Station WJSV. At the
evening service at 8 o'clock DR.. Miers
will preach upon the incident told in
Marks Gospel Of the healing of a
paralytic brought to Jesus by four
friends.
Sunday school meets at $3.50 am. O.
Vernon Hill, superintendent of the
senior department, will speak to the
senior and intermediate departments.
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety meets at 4:30 o'clock in Kelly
Hall for prayer. Tea will be served at
6 o'clock, and at o'clock the regular
meeting will be held.
Mrs. Hugh Miller ST., will speak at
the meeting of the Junior Christian
EndeavorerS at o'clock. Mrs. Miller
Is missionary from Korea. She will
bring a number of interesting objects
gathered in the Sunrise Kingdom" to
illustrate her talk.
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock the
minister will conduct the class studying
New Testament Greek, and at $3.50
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held Wednes-
day, opening at IL o'clock. Mrs. I. H
Linten will be in charge of the program.
The topic Is THE Jew, the Minute
Hand Of Gods Prophetic Clock
Luncheon will be served at o'clock.
The officers Of Blake Chapter, West
minister Guild, and a number of the
session will meet for special prayer in
the primary room Thursday evening at
1880 o'clock. The regular prayer meet
ing at 8 o'clock will be led by DR.. Miers,
subject from the Book Of Exodus.
At o'clock Tuesday evening Blake
Chapter, Westminster Guild, will elect
officers and prepare plans for the Win
ter's work following dinner, to be served
in the dining room at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
WOMEN'S GROUP TO MEET
FOR PRAISE SERVICE

Rev. Frank S. Niles, pastor Of the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church, will
give the annual sermon at the praise
service of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the church. The
service will be held at the hour of the
regular Sunday morning service and
will be in the general charge of Mrs.
M. C. Wells, president of the society.
Mr.. Niles will tell of his experiences
as q missionary in China and will speak
on the topic Not to Destroy, But to
Fulfill" In the evening, at O'Clock,
Robert Hulburt will be the leader of
what promises to be an exciting forum
on THE Eighteenth Amendment"
Tuesday at noon Mrs. Douglas p. Biz.
ME will give an address on the Wal
denses to the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society and this will be fol-
lowed by lunch for the women of
the church. ~
Friday evening there will be q mar
ionette show, given under the auspices
of the Women's Guild. Tsq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
ACTIVITIES PICK UP
AT LUTHER PLACE
Large Class of Members Re.
ceived at Parsonage by
Or. Rasmussen.

At the II o'clock service at Luther
Place Memorial Church, at Thomas
circle, tomorrow DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen,
the pastor, will continue his series of
sermons on the church with INV
Church-Its Fellowship" as the morn
ing subject. At the 8 o'clock service
he will discuss THE Radiance of True
Religion"
The John G. Butler Bible Glass has
elected officers. Mr. Ewaldson was
made president of the class and is en-
gagged in working out an organization
for the recruiting of every man of the
church in its work The Monroe Bible
Glass met last night and elected DR..
and Mrs. Gould Mickey as its teachers.
Last Monday evening DR.. and Mrs.
Rasmussen received the group of 90
members who were received into mem
bership in July. 1t Is expected that
the group of "a who were received into
the fellowship of the church on October
will be invited to the parsonage
shortly. they in turn to be followed by
the large group who have expressed
their intention Of becoming members
Of Luther Place on November Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
MESSAGE SERVICES
AT TAKOMA CHURCH

In place of the regular sermon at the
IL O'Clock service at the Takoma Park
Baptist Church, members Of the board
Of deacons will bring brief messages
tomorrow morning. They are Harry G..
Heiges, Fred w. Pearce, E. e. Reynolds,
H. G. Leavitt, william Henderson and
r. S. Krout.
There will be an observance of the
Lords supper at that hour and re-
ception of new members. William
Allen Colcord, writer of children's
books, will give a sermonette to the
children.
The annual business meeting Of the
church will be held Monday evening at
$50 o'clock. Reports from all depart
ments will be considered and plans also
for the ensuing year. Dinner will be
served by the Ladies' Aid Society DR..
william j. Showalter of the staff of the
National Geographic Magazine will give
an address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
COMMUNION SERVICE
PLANNED BY PASTOR

"All Things" will be the subject Of a
brief communion meditation by the
pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomorrow
morning A junior sermon will be
given to the children
The union services at 8 o'clock in the
evening will be held in the Episcopal
Church with DR.. j. Hillman HOLSTER
as the preacher.
At the annual meeting of the church
held recently it was voted that the
church should become self supporting
with the ensuing fiscal year. The
clerk, Mr.. j. T. Allison, reported 36 new
members received during the past year,
IA of whom came by baptism. The
church ended its year with its financial
obligations met A budget for the
present year was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
DR.. J. R. OLIVER TO SPEAK
AT ST. THOMAS CHURCH
Churchman Is Publieist, Crimi-
nologist, Psychologist, Physi-
clan and Priest.

DR.. John Rathbone Oliver, eminent
publicist, criminologist, psychologist,
physician, professor and priest, will be
the missioner at the st. Thomas Prot
estant Episcopal Church during Novem-
Der.
DR.. Oliver does so many unusual
things that he is as well known beyond
church circles as in his own church.
He had an important part in establish
ing the Court Medical Service of Balti-
more, one Of the most important and
radical departures in legal history.
He is equally as well known as a
doctor of medicine and healer OF sick
minds as he Is as a healer of sin-sick
souls His books, such as Pear" and
Victim and Victor" have made DR..
Oliver widely known and bid fair to
elbow his Never Too Late to Mend
off the shelf as the most popular book
in prison libraries.
Last Sunday a committee Of 70
called on members of the parish and
asked their cooperation in making
Mission Preachers movement a success
and to aid in building up church
membership. Tomorrow the usual AL
Saints day memorial service will be
conducted at st. Thomas Church.