Evening star., 1936-09-20
CHURCH LOYALTY /
MEET|NGPLANNED.
Roper to Be Main Speaker
+ at Constitution Hall
y September 29.

Plans for the second annual mass
meeting in the interest of religion and
church loyalty, sponsored by the Com
mittee on Religious Life in the Ma
tion's Capital, were announced yes
terday.
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C..
Roper, representing the Government,
will be the principal speaker of the
occasion, scheduled for Constitution
Hall, Tuesday evening, September 20.
Other. addresses are to he delivered
by Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington; Rev. DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo. former pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, now minister of the Col
legiate Church of st. Nicholas, New
York City; Rev. Father John K.
Cartwright, pastor of the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception, and Rab-
bi Morris S. Lazaron, minister of the
Hebrew Congregation of Baltimore.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Duff.
The opening prayer will be offered
by Rev. Edward A. Duff, chief OF
Chaplains Division, United States
Navy, and the benediction will be
given by Rev. DR.. William F. Nc
Dowell, Bishop Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Washington district.
Rev. DR.. Edgar A. Love, president
of the Interdenominational Ministers
Alliance, has accepted the commit
tees invitation to read the scriptures.
The sacred musical program for
the meeting will include selections by
the United States Army Band, Capt
Robert Darcy conducting. and the
singing Of anthems by the choristers
Of Immaculate Conception School, the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Quartet, led by Lewis Atwater, and
the National Capital Choir Of ths
Universalist National MemoriaI
Church, directed by DR.. Albert w
Harmed. Miss Helen Howison, So
prano in the Covenant-Ffrst Presby.
terian Church choir, will be a solist
Bishop Freeman, as chairman of the
committee, will preside, and a brief
BJdlSInSH6 VI Vic p1dila
and purposes will be read by Rev. DR.
Anson Phelps Stokes, former secre-
tary of Yale University, now canon
reSidentiary at Washington Cathedral
in his capacity as secretary of the
committee. Other members on the
platform will be Rev. Albert j. Nc
Cartney, Rev. Russell ]. Clinchy, treas
n1L
As Ministers in Committee.
"The committee" DR.. Stokes ex-
planned last night, includes As minis
tiers of religion, representing % de-
nominations, united to promote church
attendance and the common cause OF
religion, apart from any particular
tenets or forms of worship. One of
the activities of the committee is to
send letters of greeting to new resi-
dents of the city, offering its services
in helping them to become acquainted
with the religious opportunities in
the. Capital and to become definitely
related to the local church of their
preference, a work in which they have
tne-e0-0peEatiols' Oh VdIiouS IofclA
ment Offices and private organiza-
tions."
Founded two years ago, the COM
mittee, DR.. Stokes said, "creates q
spirit of good will, mutual understand
ing and tolerance between various
religious groups, aiming at the realiz-
alton of the Kingdom of God-the rule
of peace, good will and justice among
men. There has been newspaper dis
cussion of our cooperation even as
far off as India"
Admission to the mass meeting will
be free to the public. The committee
maintains Offices at 1929 Connecti-
cut avenue, to which inquiries should
be sent.