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Evening star., 1933-10-07
DR,VERNON n. RIDGELY
TO SPEAK ON CHRIST
Pastor at Calvary N. E. Church
Announces Schedule for Com.
ing Week.

1.-THE Christ Everybody Should
Know will be the theme at the morn
ing service at Calvary Methodist
Church. The minister, DR.. Vernon N.
Ridgely, will be in the pulpit and again
at the evening worship service when the
sermon subject will be: John, the Apos-
tie Of Love-"
The young people will meet at pm.
tomorrow in the Sunday school room.
Miss Frances Boss will lead in discus
sion on Everyday Beliefs" Last Sun
day evening So young people responded
to special visitation campaign.
The regular devotional service will
be held on Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, in the Guild Hall. The minister
will speak on one Of the Psalms.
The mems class will have charge Of
the service at Central Union Mission
Monday evening at o'clock. George F.
Stevens will be the speaker, and Mrs.
Edna Brown, Messrs. Gilroy and Tur-
ner will assist Henry Rhodes, who will
be In charge.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
FOUR GROUPS MEET
ON SUNDAY EVENINGS
Seniors and Juniors at Gunton.
Temple Memorial Church
Start Active Period.

At the Gunton- Temple Memorial
Presbyterian Church the pastor, Dr..
Bernard Braskamp, will preach tomor-
row morning on the subject Real
Assets"
The church school meeting on Sunday
morning has assumed its Fall program.
The school is in session at 9:45 with
classes for adults as well as children.
There are now four discussion groups
meeting on Sunday evenings. The
Young Peoples Society will meet Sun
day evenings at the pastors home, 1901
Park road, at Z o'clock. The Senior So
ciety, under the leadership Of Mrs.
Boulter as counselor; the intermediate
Society, with Miss Helen Smith as coun-
selor, and the Junior Society, with Miss
Vallin as counselor, will meet in the
Gurley Chapel Sunday evening at 6:45
o'clock.
The prayer meeting will be held at
the home Of DR.. Braskamp Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock the
Women's Missionary Society will meet
in the parlor rooms of the Gurley
Chapel. Luncheon will be served at
1880. This will be followed by meet
ting Of the Womens Aid Society. All
women Of the church and congregation
are cordially invited to attend these
meetings.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
CHURCH OF REFORMATION
CHANGES MEETING PLACE
Temporary Services Will Be Held
in Theater Pending Erection
> of New Building.

Services Of the Church Of the Refor-
fnation will be held temporarily, begin.
hing tomorrow, at the Avenue Grand
Theater, on Pennsylvania avenue south
east. pending construction OF new
church edifice. Sunday school exercises
will be followed by the morning service,
when Rev. L. NJ. Zimmerman will be
guest speaker on the subject The Old
Gospel for the New Day" Luther
League meetings will, for the present,
be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. w. Raab, 1915 Massachusetts, avenue
southeast.
The last activities in the old church
structure. which has been taken over by
the Government were marked by I'M
bressive ceremonies last Sunday, when,
Bitter the Sunday school rally day serv-
ices, the assembly filed outside and the
korner stone was removed to be used IN
the new building. ground for which Will
BOON be broken on East Capitol street,
opposite the Folger Library. A number
pf members were in attendance who had
been present at the laying in 1881.
Among the contents of the box, which
were removed for exhibit to the assem-
bly,. were copies of The Evening Star.
Rev. DR.. John Weidley, who has been
pastor Of Reformation for q years, will
preach his last Sermon October IS, be-
fore retiring to become pastor emeritus.
He will be succeeded by Rev. DR.. Oscar
r. Blackwelder who has for eight years
berved Christ Lutheran Church in Bal
timore, who will preach his first sermon
10 a Reformation congregation on Sun
day, October %.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
CHURCH TO OBSERVE
LUTHER ANNIVERSARY
Committee of Laymen Appointed
to Arrange Participation in
Celebration.

DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen and Rev. Paul
Raeser will be the celebrants in the
two services of the holy communion
at Luther Place Church on Thomas
Circle tomorrow morning at $3.50 and
at IL o'clock. In the latter Of these
services the thirtieth group Of new
members to be received in the last
three and one-half years will be well
coined into membership.
The pastor has made appointments
of Luther Place Church's representa-
tives on the City-wide Committee pre-
pairing for the celebration Of the 450th
anniversary Of the birth Of Martin
Luther, as follows: Arthur P. Black,
executive secretary of the laymen's
movement of the United Lutheran
Church; Herbert Bonnet; Irving L..
Koch of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Dr. William j. Showalter OF
the National Geographic Society and
Gould Wickey. executive secretary OF
the Board of Education of the United
Lutheran Church
The pastor will begin series OF ser
mons next Sunday on the following
topics: October Is, The World Co
ing to the Devil"; October %, 1.-THE
Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand; Oc-
tober 20, What Is the Old Time Re-
ligion";; November S. "Surrender"; No
vember IL, THE Victory of the Tenth
Legion"
Evening star., 1933-10-07
DEPRESSION SERMONS
START AT ALBRIGHT
Rev. George z. Schnabel An
nounces Topics for Three Spe-
cial Sunday Services.

A series Of three sermons will begin
at Albright Memorial Evangelical
Church tomorrow morning at the II
o'clock service on the general subject
Through the Depression to God"
Sunday mornings sermon will be on
the subject Easy Come-Easy Co."
The themes for the following two
Sundays will be Caught Short or q
Crisis in Character" and "God Himself
Appears" The preacher will be Rev.
George E. Schnabel, the minister OF
Albright Church.
Tomorrow at pm. the evening
service will begin. There will be q
brief address by the minister on "A
Warm hearted Church Prepares Her
self for Service" This will be followed
at $50 pm. by committee meetings for
the Rodeheaver evangelistic campaign.
The. chairmen Of the committees for
the Campaign are: Publicity. John
Lartz; prayer meetings, Emmette Jes-
ter: ushers, Edward Taylor; women's
work, Mrs. Milton Otterback; mems
work. Edward Turner; young peoples
work. Ekron Stover; General Commit
tee Of One Hundred, George E. Sch
mabel and Mrs. j. Allen Clark. More
than 200 members Of Albright Church
have been assigned to committees.
Friday evening the annual Fall con-
gregational dinner will be served. All
committees for the campaign will meet
following dinner.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
GREEN TO ADDRESS
. CATHEDRAL RALLY
4. F. of L. President Will
Head Speakers at Special
Service Tomorrow.

William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor. will be
HE speaker in the Great Choir CT
Washington Cathedral, at the special
6erWce arranged by the Right Rev,
Names E. Freeman, tomorrow afternoon
IT 4 o'clock for the general public and
6elegates to the annual convention OF
he labor organization. He will be one
hf a notable group Of spokesmen for the
american Federation of Labor to appear
the pulpits Of local churches tomor-
low.
Interested in Cathedral.
As members of the National Com
mittee for Washington Cathedral, OF
Which Gen. John H. Pershing is chair
kpan, Mr. Green has been interested in
the work of the enterprise on Mount
Saint Alban for several years. He de-
divered the address on Labor Sunday
several years ago at open air services
held at the Peace Cross.
A cordial invitation is extended to
telegates and members Of the American
Federation of Labor and others inter-
ksted to attend this service and hear
Mr. Green's address.
The service will begin with the pro-
tessional hymn, 20 God, Our Help in
Ages Past" followed by the singing Of
ePsalm 49," The Cathedral choir of men
and boys. under the direction of Edgar
Priest, will render the "Magniicat" and
e'Nunc Dimittis in D Flat" by John
Stainer. and the offertory anthem, 20
Brother Man! Fold to Thy Heart Thy
Brother" by Geoffrey Shaw.
Canon Stokes to Preach.
The hymns before and after Mr..
Green's address will be Christ for the
World We Sing" and God Bless Our
Native Land" to the tune of America "
Nhe choir and clergy will march out to
the recessional hymn. Through the
Night of Doubt and Sorrow, Onward
Goes the Pilgrim Band"
The sermon at the celebration Of the
holy communion in the Great Choir at
1890 am, will be delivered by Canon
Anson Phelps Stokes
There will be the usual early cerebra-
tion of the holy communion in the
Bethlehem Chapel at 7:30 am.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
ACTIVITIES AT CALVARY
Missionary Circles to Hold Rallies
This Week.

Rev. w. S. Abernethy, minister at
Calvary Baptist Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on the topic: Il Will
BE Loyal to My Church" This is the
second in the series on Our Loyalties.
This will be Homecoming day in the
church. The topic for the evening SER
mon will be MY Morning Paper and
What 1t Reveals of Life Today
The circles of the Woman's Mission
hry Society will hold Fall rallies in
their respective territories at the homes
of members as listed below:
Bristow, with Mrs. L. B. Gray, 1877
lamont street; Brown, with Mrs. G. H.
Loudenslager, at the Iowa; Hoeke, with
Mrs. William Shafenberg, 1905 Thir-
teenth street: Stickney, with Mrs. j.
p. Leake, 2733 Ontario road; all at 2
o'clock on Tuesday. Kendall, with
Miss Georgia Doran, 62l1 Thirty-first
street, luncheon at l o'clock; Vaughn,
with Mrs. J. st. Clair Hambly. 5713
Ninth street; White, with Miss Clarice
Cronie, 1925 Twenty-sixth street north
east at 1:3O; Greene, with Mrs. F. A:
Swartwout, II Logan Circle, at 1880
Tuesday evening. The Baker Circle
will meet with Mrs. j. Barrett Carter
1874 Mckinley street Wednesday at 2
o'clock
Evening star., 1933-10-07
YOUNG FOLKS TO RALLY
AT ELDBROOKE CHURCH
Special Program VIII Be Rendered
in School-Other Activities
Planned.

Rally day will be observed in Ed
brooke Methodist Episcopal Church to-
morrow A special program will be
rendered in each department Of the
church school. The entire school will
attend the worship service at IL am,
at which time the pastor will give an
address on go Forward"
The pastor breaches at the evangel-
istic service at pm. on THE Waning
Appeal" This service is held in the
social hall
Patience Circle will serve luncheon
in the social hall on Wednesday fol-
lowed by the monthly meetings Of the
Missionary Societies and the Guild.
Douglas Vandeventer will meet with
those who are interested in having
church orchestra at the social hall at z
pm. next Friday.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
DR.. J. c. BALL TO SPEAK
AT BIBLE SCHOOL RALLY
Pastor of Metropolitan Church An
nounces Program for
Special Meetings.

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
tomorrow morning the yearly Rally
day service of the Bible school will be
held. Each department Of the school
will have representative part on the
program. DR.. John Compton Ball,
pastor, will give a short address on the
value of the teaching service OF the
church.
The pastor will speak in the evening
on the subject For or Against" The
Virginians. a male quartet from the
Phi Gamma Kappa class, will sing.
Meetings are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, pm. Studies in the Old
Testament" will be taught by Miss
Saunders, the pastors assistant; 8
o'clock, the monthly meeting Of the
Phi Kappa Gamma class. A social hour
will follow.
Wednesday.-10:30 am. the day
meeting Of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety, Mrs. w. ]. Eckhardt leading.
Noon luncheon will be served.
Thursday-7 pm, meeting of the
teachers and officers of the Bible school.
Subject for discussion. Paul at Anti
och" Miss Bertha Peneseau will lead.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Subject of Lesson n-Sermon Is An
nounced for All Churches.

Subject OF LeSSon-Sermon 4s AL
nounced for All Churches.
"Are Sin, Disease and Death Real?"
is the subject Of the lesson-sermon to
be delivered In all the Christian Science
Churches tomorrow. The golden text Is
from Matthew, x.7,8, THE kingdom OF
heaven is at hand. Heal the sick.
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast
out devils; freely ye have received, free
ly give"
Among the citations which comprise
the lesson-sermon is the following from
the Bible: Bless the Lord, o my soul;
and all that IS within me. bless His
holy name Who forgiveth all thine in
EQUITIES; Who healeth all thy diseases:
Who redeemeth thy life from destruc-
ton: Who crowneth thee with loving
kindness and tender mercies." Psalms,
ciii.1,34)
The lesson-sermon also includes the
following passage from the Christian
Science text book, Science and Health
with key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy; IF sin, sickness and death
are as real as life, truth and love, then
they must all be from the same source;
God must be their author. Now Jesus
came to destroy sin. sickness and death;
yet the Scriptures aver. I am not come
to destroy. but to fulfill Is 1t possible,
then, to believe that the evils which
Jesus lived to destroy are real or the
offspring Of the divine will?" page
474.)
Evening star., 1933-10-07
JAMES S. MCCARTHY
TO GIVE BIBLE TALK
q. 8. Deputy Marshal Will Ad-
dress Harrison Glass at "Home-
coming" Session.

The Harrison Bible Glass at Congress
Street NJ P. Church will have Home
coming day for all members of the
class tomorrow at GAS am. Frank
Shomo will have charge of the lesson
and give short talk on 1t.
James S. Mccarthy, United States
deputy marshal and member Of the
class, will speak on Behold the Glorious
Works of God and the Unending Joys
That Radiate From His Holy Affairs"
DR.. Hirl A. Kester, the pastor, will
preach at IL am. on THE Book of
Wishes" and at pm. his theme will
be What Is the Cause Of This Con-
fusion In and About the Temple?"
Potomac Lodge, No. 5. F. A. A. NJ.
will attend this service in a body. All
Masons. their families and friends will
be welcome.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
FRENCH CONGREGATION
WILL HEAR new PASTOR
Frank Andre Liotard Takes Up
Duties at Reopening of
Services Tomorrow.

The French services at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, after the
annual Summer suspension, will be re-
sumed tomorrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
when Frank Andre Liotard will speak
on the subject 'Notre Raison d'Etre."
After spending the Summer in France,
Mr.. Lotard, in response to a call from
the French congregation Of Washing
ton, has returned to this city to take
up definitely the duties Of pastor of
this congregation, which meets at the
New York avenue church.
For the last two years Mr.. Liotard
has taken graduate courses in the
United States as an exchange scholar,
first at the University Of Chicago and
later at New York University Last Win
ter as part Of his theological studies
he conducted the local French services
as substitute for the former pastor, DR..
Eorian Vurpillot, who relinquished the
work on leaving for an extended stay
abroad
Although Mr.. iotard's ministry Is
mainly for the benefit of persons whose
native language is French, any Amer
leans and others interested in that
language and in the cultivation OF in
ternational good will are also welcomed
to the services.
Evening star., 1933-10-07

Dormitory secretary of the Central
Young Mems Christian Association, has
been appointed to succeed Rev. Harvey
Baker Smith as instructor in the course
in psychology for the Y. NJ c. A. School
of Religion, it was announced today by
Page NICK. Etchison, secretary OF the
school.
Dr. Smith, formerly pastor of the
Columbia Heights Christian Church.
has been transferred to an out-of-town
pastorate. He conducted the opening
classes Of the psychology course.
MIR Nichols has been a member OF
the Y. M. c.. A. secretarial staff for
several years, beginning his service as
associate religious work director. He Is
widely known in Bible class circles OF
the District Of Columbia and vicinity.
The psychology classes are held every
Monday night at 7:50 o'clock at the
Central Y M c. A. DR.. George S. Dun
can, professor of Egyptology at Ameri-
can University, is dean Of the school.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
LABOR LEADER GUEST
AT MOUNT PLEASANT
W. G.. Birthright to Speak at Spe-
cial Service of Congrega-
tional Church.

Mount Pleasant Congregational
church is cooperating in the invita-
ton to leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, now in session, to
speak in the pulpits of the city tomor-
row. James Myers. industrial secretary
of the Federal Council of Churches.
will conduct the II o'clock service, and
w. G. Birthright Of Indianapolis, Ind.
in charge of the Southern campaign OF
the American Federation Of Labor and
secretary of the Tennessee Federation,
will make the address.
Rev. Russell j. Clinchy Is preaching
at Elon College in North Carolina, one
of the Christian colleges which has now
been united with the Congregational
fellowship.
Miss Virginia Rand, recent gradu-
ate Of Syracuse University, was selected
dramatic director of Radio Echoes by
the All-organization Committee at its
meeting last Monday evening. This
unusual production was conceived by
Franklin Marsh and will be staged IN
Fishburn Hall on the evenings Of No
yen1ber and 8.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY VAUGHN CLASS
Teacher and Pastor to Pre-
side at Installation To-
morrow.

Newly elected officers of the Vaughn
class of Calvary Baptist Church will be
installed tomorrow morning at the reg
ular class session. This marks the
forty-fourth anniversary of the class
which was organized with five members
in February, 1889. It now has q mem
bership of 900 men, with an average at
tendance Of 300.
Cooke Made President.
e Linn c. Drake, teacher, and DR.. Will
liam S. Abernethy, pastor Of the church,
will install the officers. The new presi-
dent will be Charles H. Cooke, formerly
assistant superintendent Of the Sunday
school adult department.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows:
First vice president, Robert Davis;
gardus; secretary, Ralph c. Howard; +;
first assistant secretary, A. G. Davis;
second assistant secretary. Robert 8.
Ashford; treasurer, Edward L. Tolson;
chaplain, Rev. William P. Blake; press
secretary, George E. Harris; editor, T..
c. Crump; assistant editor. o. r. Rice.
Other Officers.
Ushers, chief, G. w. Lambert, Frank
Miller, Donald Bliss, Crawford Smith;
chorister, Earl B. Fuller; orchestra
leader, Chester c. Hutchinson; F. j.
Caulk, assistant; pianist, L. c. Greene;
Social Committee, Clarence Laudeman;
Relief Committee, j. Elmer Fox; Mem
bership Committee, w. Parks Crater;
Service Committee, r. Spencer Palmer;
Welcoming Committee, Hugh w. Insley:
Buddy Committee, Jack Fowler libra
rian, R. H. Talbot; assistant librarian,
Ralph Hoffman.
Advisory Committee.-H. D. Ormsby,
Arthur A. Greenwood. C. N. Fox,
DR.. E M Gustafson. John H. Davis,
Richard A. Sauer, Frank R. Mitchell,
John w. Smith, Charles Jackson,
Waring E. Evans. Jack w. Gates and
Judge James j. Britt.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
DR.. Rufus W. Weaver Again will
Occupy Pulpit.

''Will American Institutions Survive
the Present Crisis?" will be the theme
Of Rev. Dr. Rufus w. Weaver. who will
occupy the pulpit Of the First Baptist
Church again tomorrow in the absence
Of the pastor, DR.. Samuel Judson Por-
The Sin Of Short-sightedness.
The Business Woman's Circle has
elected the following officers: Mrs. r.
H. Chapman, president; Mrs. Grace
Carter, vice president; Miss Florence
Smith, treasurer; Miss Jennie Ham
mond, secretary; Miss Rosalie Knox.
social secretary.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
Church Federation

Delegates attending the national
convention of the American Federation
of Labor will speak in various churches
Tomorrow, either at one of the regular
services or at Bible class. These ar
rangements have been made through
our Social Service Committee.
: DR.. w. l.. Darby will preach tomor-
row morning in Epworth Methodist
Church South and at night in Mount
vernon Place Church. Both pastors are
absent attending the annual conference
at Roanoke, Va.
. The Committee on Public Meetings
will assemble one day next week to dis
cuss the annual Christmas service and
the Lenten services next Spring. DR..
r. Y. Nicholson of Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church is chair
man.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
MEMBERS TO BALLOT
ON SERMON SUBJECTS
DR.. r. L. Wood to Give Congrega-
ton a Voice in Selections
for Coming Year.

Church Rally Sunday. with appro-
PIRATE services during the entire day,
will be observed tomorrow at Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
minister, Rev. R. L. Wood. will preach
the II o'clock rally sermon on the
topic: "Set Up Those Banners!"
The annual roll call service will be
held at o'clock, with the minister
in charge. A list of suggested sermon
person will be asked to select subjects
for use during the coming year. The
ballot will also include series OF
hymns for dramatic hymn services.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
Lincoln Conversational Temple.

At the services Of Lincoln Congrega-
tional Temple tomorrow morning. DR..
r. w. Brooks will speak on THE Avail
ability Of Christ" The holy commun-
ion will be observed at the morning
service.
The second in the series Of prayer
meeting studies will be held Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock. The meditation
theme will be Man"
Evening star., 1933-10-07
VISITOR TO PREACH
DR.. Arthur jackson Presides at
Mount Vernon Place Church.

In the absence of the pastor. who Is
attending the Baltimore annual con-
ference at Roanoke. Va. DR.. Arthur
Jackson, head Of the Department OF
Religion at American University. will
preach tomorrow morning at Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church South:
The evening sermon will be preached
by DR.. w. L. Darby. secretary OF the
Washington Federation of Churches.
His text is Religion in the New Deal." :"
The mission study class will meet
at the church Monday afternoon at
1870 for the purpose Of discussing
christianity and Industry in America" :"
The ladies Of the church are urged to
attend.
There will be q special meeting Of
the Board of Stewards Wednesday night
at o'clock to organize for the new
conference year. October % has been
designated as Anniversary day. 1t will
mark the beginning Of the pastors Sec
ond year.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
St. Paul's Church.

The celebration of the holy COM
munion will mark both morning and
evening services tomorrow. There will
be no sermon in the morning. but at
the vesper service at 8 o'clock DR..
Henry W. Snyder will preach on the
subject THE Wrong Side of the Door." "
Evening star., 1933-10-07
PHYSICIAN TO SPEAK
DR., A. I. Brown Of Toronto to Ad
dress Bible School.

DR.. Arthur I. Brown of Toronto,
Canada, q physician, will sepak to the
Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church Bible
school, Forty-second and Fessenden
streets, at GAS am. tomorrow on
Wonders of Nature" During the II
o'clock morning worship service Deacon
Thales Bowen will lead in the responsive
reading of the twelfth chapter Of Ro-
mans. The pastor, Rev. Clarence Ray
Ferguson, will preach on "A Living
Sacrifice"
Next Wednesday evening at O'Clock
Deacon Hunter of the National Baptist
Memorial Church will be the leader.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
Israel c. M. E. Church.

Israel c. NJ. E. Church.
Sunday will be observed as Family
day" at the IL o'clock service, the
pastor. Rev. e. Franklyn Howard, will
preach from the subject, What Men
Live BY"
Evening star., 1933-10-07
@rt4nntat Brntratamt
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Psychic Science Church Of Christ
VIM Hold Services Sunday, Oct. 8, st pm.
DR.. FORTES', 1909 PARK ROAD
Lecture by
DR.. Klinefelter, Minister
Subject, MANS Covenant
Mesxsges by Assistant Ministers Agnes
Ha6erman. Gloria Marmion, Caroline Mister
and Emma Suit.
Music under direction Of Mrs. EstelIe Tuttls.