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Evening star., 1937-12-25
TAKOMA PARK CHURCH
IN SEASONAL ACTIVITY
Christmas Events Scheduled.
Goods Fire" Is Sermon Sub
ject Tomorrow.

The Rev R. Paul Schearrer will
preach a Christmas sermon tomorrow
at the II o'clock service in the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church on Gods
Fire" At 8 pm. the Takterian Players
will present a Christmas drama in the
church hall. THE Exile" by Arthur
Doyle. The cast consists Of Roy c.
Harbin, Marjorie D. Vogel. Arthur
Gould and Hugh Perry. Hugh M.
Smythe is directing and j. H. Vogel is
stage manager. A devotional service
will precede the drama. The public is
invited.
w. H. McClenon will address the
Brotherhood Bible Glass at GAS
O'Clock on rs Religion Individual or
Social" Florence Porter. Louise VIM
field. Ann Albertson and Barbara Nc
Clenon will be in charge of the young
peoples group meetings at Z pm.
The junior department of the
church school will have its Christmas
party Monday evening. The children
of the primary department will enter
tain their mothers at Christmas
party Wednesday afternoon.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
CALVARY BAPTIST
GIVES SCHEDULE
Dr.. W. S. Abernethy Will
Talk on 1898 Challenges
the Church."

DR.. w. s. Abernethy. pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on 1888 Chal-
lenges the Church" Robert Zearfoss
OF the Colgate Rochester Divinity
School, Rochester. N. Y, will assist
in the service. At the evening hour a
Christmas play by Leslie r. Carey
will be given under the direction Of
Miss Ruth Schlitzkus. The cast will
include Misses LaVerne Guild and
Patty Lee and Leo Rerndt, Donald
Chase and William Peterson. Miss
Alvera Greer and MI. Eillman Harris
will assist the pastor in the worship
service.
The Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr.,
will be assisted by Misses Margaret
Det-ick and Marguerite Marlowe at
the junior church service tomorrow
morning.
Watch-night service will be held
Friday, beginning at pm. with an
entertainment feature in Woodward
Hall entitled, "A Day in the Church
Office" presented by the pastor and
his staff. A social will follow with
the Board Of Deaconesses acting as
hostesses, At II o'clock a worship
service will be held in the church
auditorium with the Rev. William A.
Reese of the Metropolitan M. E..
Church preaching. The church choir
will sing. The communion service
ends with the stroke of II.
The Rev. A. D. Bryant, minister to
the deaf. will conduct services tomor-
row evening in Baker IAll for the
Deaf Church.
The service on Friday night will
take the place of the Thursday prayer
meeting.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
AT0NEMENT LUTHERAN
OBSERVING CHRISTMAS
"Adoration Of the Shepherds"
Rev. H. E. Snyder's Subject
Tomorrow

At Atonement Lutheran Church to-
morrow morning the subject of the
sermon by the Rev. H. E. Snyder is
The Alteration Of the Shepherds"
At 3 pm. the beginners and the
primary church school will hold their
Christmas service in the parish hall.
At pm. in the parish hall the
church school will celebrate Christ
mas. Parents Of children are invited.
The annual Christmas party for
Lutheran pastors and their families
will be held in Reformation Church
Monday evening.
The annual meeting Of the congre-
cation will be held January II at
s pm.
Special class for instruction Of ON
GERS and teachers in modern methods
Of parish work will begin January II.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
ST. PAUL'S PLANS
TO COMBINE RITES
Church and Sunday School Serv.
ice Starts Tomorrow at
$50 AM.

At st. Paul's Lutheran Church there
will be q combined service Of church
and Sunday school tomorrow. begin
ming at $50 am. At 10 o'clock DR.
Henry W. Snyder will deliver SER
mon on christmas Aftermath" from
Station WJSV over a Nation wide
hcok-up sponsored by the Lutheran
Church OF the Air. This broadcast
will be heard at the church as a
part of the service and will include
music by quartet under Lynn Gill;
chrest, with Donald Heffley at the
organ. At 10:45 the Sunday school
lesson on Christian Consecration"
will be taught from the platform by
Henry w. Snyder. jr., q student at
Yale Divinity School.
Donald Heffley will present re-
cital from TAO to 8 pm. on an elec-
trio organ temporarily installed for
the occasion, and at 8 pm. q cantata
will be rendered by the choir.
There will be no services during
the week.
On January there will be a Ii.
censure service for the Rev. Harry p
Dunlap.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
1.-THE AFTER.GlOW"
DR.. RUSTIN'S TOPIC
Choir of Mount Vernon Place
Church to Repeat Special
Selections.

DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
South, will preach on The After
Glow" tomorrow morning. The choir
will repeat the singing of the Halle
luiah Chorus" from The Messiah" !"
by Handel. The quartet will also sing.
At pm. a carol service will be held
with candlelight professional DR..
Rustin will tell the story of the Lost
Word
The Jaynes Glass will conduct the
adult division service at $50 am.
Subject, THE Incarnation and Mis-
sions." Francis P. Heartsill will sing.
Bolitha j. Laws will address the A. B.
Pugh Bible Class on christmas Con-
secration"
A Watch Night service will be held
Friday at II o'clock. At 10 o'clock
there will be a social.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
SERVICES PLANNED
AT CHEVY CHASE
Rev Edward 0. Clark to Speak
on Poets Vision of God"
: Tomorrow.

At the Chevy Chase Baptist Church
the Rev Edward O. Clark will speak
on "A Poets Vision of God" at the
II o'clock service tomorrow DR. W.
NJ. GeNehr of American University
will be the speaker at the pm COM
munity service.
A Christmas party for the primary
and beginners departments will be
held Tuesday from to pm.
The Tinker" Christmas play by
Fred Eastman, will be presented by
the Sunday Evening Club. under the
direction of Mrs Dorothy Troth Muir,
Wednesday evening. A silver offering
will be taken.
A meeting of the Board of Deacons
will be held Friday evening.
A watchnight service will be held
Friday evening with program begin
ming at 8 O'Clock, followed with a So
cial. The young peoples organizations
will be in charge of the devotional
service at II pm. when the new motto
for 1898. which has been selected by
the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety, will be unveiled.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

which have visited. I wish there
were space to write about it, But a
taller figure than the world-conquer-
ing Alexander now looms above the
city's name, that of Paul the mis-
sionary; who once walked Philippi's
streets, prayed at its waterside, worked
at his tent-making trade in one of its
homes, preached in its synagogue and
sang in its Jail. His is the one great
name forever associated first with
Philippi in the public mind.
He left a part of his heart behind
him with the church he had estab-
lished in Philippi. And long years
afterward, when he was prisoner
in Rome, he wrote to the Philippian
Church a letter that might have been
penned yesterday for us Of today.
The Future Opens.
Out OF his turbulent experiences
old Paul draws counsels that are as
timely as If written for 1888 CAL
endar. First. he avows that the
things which had happened to him
and what heaped-up woes they we're!
had fallen out unto the furtherance
OF the Gospel. That is a sound NOR
sci for croakers and pessimists to
chew. Last year, and the whole two
decades since the World War, have
not been a total loss In the longer
view. we may see them as a plough
ing up Of the worlds mind for a new
day that is just ahead. ANY of us
could set down an impressive cata-
log OF benefits to humanity that have
been caused by the World War and its
consequences.
Like an avalanche that reveals a
gold reef. disasters often open up new
possibilities and powers. Paul AYERS
that all the mess Of things-persecu-
tons, prison, petty jealousies-had
only the more caused Christ to be
proclaimed. 1t reminds one of the
strange and unexpected ways in which
the mind OF Christ, and the leadership
OF Christ, have come to potency and
pre-eminence in our day. Our Lord
is riding many strange chariots.
"iAeA IcoOo US DdCk 10 NleTe We
began. Our new year opens with
strange STRINGS Of expectation and
purpose, definitely centered upon
Christ. More persons than ever are
turning from our battling times and
their inadequate remedies to inquire,
Lord, what wilt Thou have me to
do" In day Of pygmies, the only
really heroic figure on the worlds
horizon is that One who once bore
cross. His utter adequacy, as Lead
er, Lord and Redeemer, is emerging
to view more clearly every day.
In single phrase, Paul imparts
the secret of strong and serene living
He puts a profound motive back Of
even the lowliest task With the fresh
ness OF a great discovery, he says to
the weary wording, who has wax
ened up to the truth that he has
been walking in a vain show, and to
the hesitant, apprentice Christian.
For to me to live is Christ" Christ
first and Christ last. and Christ all
the way between-that is the one
hope and power for q year that may
be truly new.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
BISHOP E. H. HUGHES
TO TALK AT FOUNDRY
Pageant and New Year Eve Re.
ception Are Scheduled at
the Church,

At Foundry NJ. E. Church the theme
Of Christmas will be carried in both
services tomorrow. At the II o'clock
service Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes,
resident bishop Of the Washington
area of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will preach Christmas music
will be rendered by the choir.
The 8 pm. service will be in the
nature Of nativity pageant, with 10
members Of the church school par
ticipating in the various scenes. The
smaller children will appear in "The
Visit Of the Bethlehem Children to
the Christ Child" Mrs. Hester Beall
Brovenson will take the part of a
reader
A New Year eve reception will be
held in the church at pm, and
will be followed by a watch night
service at II pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
GROWING THEYEAR'
SUBJECT OF SERM0t!
Rev. Clifford H, Jope to Speak at
Ninth Street Christian
Church.

Growing the Year With Goodness"
will be the subject by the Rev. Clifford
H. Jope at the Ninth Street Christian
Church tomorrow at the II o'clock
communion service. The junior
church. under the leadership of Mrs.
Margaret Small. will assemble at the
same time in the church house.
The combined adult and junior
cholrs will sing a Christmas concert
at 7:45 pm.
Friday evening in the adult depart
ment the Women's Council will spon-
sor an all-church New Year eve party.
Devotions will be conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Jope at midnight. Refresh
ments will be served.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
CHEVY CHASE CHURCH
ANNOUNCES ITS PLANS
Presbyterian Congregation to
Have Busy Christmas
Week

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning the Rev. J. Hillman
Aollister will preach on Richer or
Poorer"
DR.. Howard A. Dawson will be the
guest leader Of the Fireside Group at
7:30 pm. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer s. dehres, 5420 Connecticut
avenue NV. The Collegians meet at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Walter L.
Cheney. $500 Mckinley street NV, at
7:30 pm. DR.. Hollister will be their
guest.
DR.. Nelson Vance Russell will read
Van Dykes THE Mansion" at the
meeting Of the Young Peoples Society
at 7:30 pm.
The Young Peoples Council Is spon-
soring q dance wednesday at the Be-
thesda WomAn's Club.
The Alpha Omega Group will hold
its Christmas dance Wednesday night
at the Chevy Chase Library.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

be moving, beneath the usual opera
ton of ecclesiastical processes.
We are turning the last leaves OF
the calendar Of 1887. It has been
a hinge year in history. None be-
fore it has ever been so full of un-
certainty and fear. On this continen;
the struggle between capital and labor
has grown to gravest proportions. War
abroad has revealed new possibilities
of horror and of bloodthirsty eff1ci-
ency. The contractual relations be-
tween nations, which spell interna-
tional civilization, have been worn
thin or been destroyed. Ancient sta
bilities of usage and standards are
more unstable than for long GEN.
tures past.
Nothing in all the world remains
certain in the minds of the masses.
Communism. Fascism, Nazi-ism have
made vast breaches in democracy and
left it shuddering with fear Not for
many centuries has religion had to
endure such onslaughts. Human life
Is held as cheap as in the days of
savagery. Crime has become an Or
ganized business.
All this in the mass. Within the
realm Of individual thinking there
has been a revolution approximating
chaos. Myriads of youth have dis
carded the tested old standards Of
living, reverting to jungle code.
Many teachers, in muddy-minded OBJ
fuscation, have abdicated all sense of
moral responsibility. They have
scpped the foundations OF morality,
religion and patriotism. Preachers,
by the thousands, have lost their
message. The prevalence of divorce
reveals how widely the historic do
mestic ideals Of the country have
disappeared.
Yes; 1887 has been q dark year,
with both radicalism and reaction
rampageous in all fields.
An Old Letters Pertinency.
1t is against such gloomy back
ground that We view the new forces
girding themselves for the perhaps
decisive struggle Of 1888. Our Inter-
national Lesson Committee. with un-
conscious prophetic foresight. has as
signed for study by the millions Of
the Sunday schools a topic that fits
the time, Christian Conservation
Before us. as text, stands the pic
ture OF old Philippi, named for Philip
OF Macedon and the home of his
mightier son, Alexander the Great.
CTheir city Is a picturesque ruin now,
Evening star., 1937-12-25
GOOD TIDINGS" THEME
OF REV. JAMES H. MIERS
Sermon at Fourth PRESBYTERIAN
Church Tomorrow Morning
Will Be Broadcast.

The Rev. James n Miers, pastor Of
Fourth Presbyterian Church, will
preach on Good Tdings Of Great
joy tomorrow at II o'clock. 1t will
be broadcast over Station VOL from
1880 to 1900, At pm the subject
will be "Predestination. and the
Christmas Story" At 8 pm. there
will be the usual church service. The
subject is. THE Glory of christs Sec
ond Advent"
There will be a talk Monday at 7:45
O'Clock on The Kingdom of Heaven
Is at Hand There will be a talk
Thursday at 8 pm. on What the
Spirit Has Revealed to U.s."
Evening star., 1937-12-25
THEME ANNOUNCED

DR.. Taylor to Talk on Supreme
Gift to the World"
DR.. James H. Taylor will preach
tomorrow morning in Central Presby-
terian Church on THE Supreme Gift
to the World" The evening service
will be especially for young people.
Musical numbers will be rendered by
Miss Halle Mae Reid and Donald
Prince. The Girls Chorus will be
under the supervision OF Mrs. R. W.
Prince. John Russell Mason will pre-
side at the organ.
There will be an open house from
$50 until 7:l5 pm. for the young
people of the church and congrega-
ton and especially for those who
have returned home for the holidays.
The Westminster League and the
Christian Endeavor Societies will ad-
journ their meetings in favor Of the
f1reside hour reception.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
DR.. NIXON TO SPEAK
TOMORROW MORNING
Topic Of Minister at Hamline M.
e. Church to Be "Have We
Given Christi"

DR.. John L. Nixon will occupy the
pulpit tomorrow at IL o'clock at Ham,
line M. e. Church, his sermon sub
ject being Have We Given Christ?'
At s pm. the Epworth League will
have a Fellowship and buffet supper.
Devotional service at 7:45 o'clock will
be an anniversary program in charge
Of Louise Floyd.
The Third Division Forum of the
Boy Scouts will be held Monday eve
ming in the social hall.
A Christmas party will be held at
the American University December
30, sponsored by the church school.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
DR.. BIRD TO PREACH
Church of the Pilgrims Pastor
Lists Tomorrow's Topic.

DR.. Andrew Reid Bird will preach
at II am. tomorrow at the Church
of the Pilgrims on Take It by the
Tail" At the 7:45 pm. service he will
conclude the series Of sermons on
Living in the Light and Warmth
and Power Of the Cross" by preach
ing on Christmas Always"
Thursday prayer service will not be
held. 1t will be replaced by a program
on Friday from II pm. to midnight.
DR.. Bird will speak on "Watchman,
What Of the Night?"
The Young Peoples Society will
have q vesper service tomorrow ut
6:15 pm. The Fellowship Group will
meet at 6 pm. and the Christian
Pioneers at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
DR.. RAPHAEL H. MILLER
PICKS SERMON THEME
"Returning From Bethlehem" Is
Topic Of National City Chris
tian Church Pastor.

Returning From Bethlehem will
be the subject of DR.. Raphael Harwood
Miller tomorrow morning at the Ma
tional City Christian Church.
In the evening Christmas CANDLE
light carol service will be presented by
the Senior and Chapel Choirs under
the direction Of William E. Braith-
waite. There will be a candlelieht
professional and Christmas hymns and
carols from different lands will be
sung. The guest artists will be Jean
Schroeder, violinist. and Gibbs Schroe-
der, cellist. These young people are
scholarship students 1t Peabody Con.
oogvatory. -
Evening star., 1937-12-25

public and per-
sonal questions Is
to be found in a
n e W manifesto
ton Of loyalty to
Christ and His
way that must
find practical ex-
preston.
1t does seem as
II the King Of Life
is rallying His le-
gions for some
new, large-scale,
overwhelming VIC
tory. In all
c h u r c es this
snirit, annearS tn
Evening star., 1937-12-25
REV. R. W. WHITE PICKS
SUBJECT FOR SERMON
"Christmas Every Day" Will Be
Theme at Rhode Island Ave-
nue. M p.

Christmas Every Day" will be the
subject Of the Rev. Raymond w.
White, pastor Of Rhode Island Avenue
NJ. P. Church tomorrow morning In
the evening the subject will be THE
Influence of the Manger." The Junior
choir, directed by Mrs. Margaret Gill
ligan Harris. will sing.
The pastor will teach the Mems
Bible Glass at Gas am. The subject
for discussion will be christian
Conservation
The primary department will give
Christmas party Wednesday at 2
o'clock. Mrs. Ella A. Snapp, the su-
perintendent, will have charge of the
party, assisted by the teachers.
The pastor will give the members
and the friends of the church a
Christmas party Thursday. It will
be from 8 pm. to $50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
THEME ANNOUNCED
Rev. A. P. Shirley 70 Talk on
"The Everything Christ"

The Rev. A. P. Shirkey's subject at
the II O'Clock service tomorrow in
Francis Asbury NJ E. Church South
will be THE Everything Christ" and
at 8 pm, Some Things I Know"
There will be special Christmas music
1T both services by the quartet and
chorus choir.
The young people meet at 645 pm.
The prayer service on Thursday eve
ming will be in charge of the pastor.
The Rev. Mr.. Shirley will continue his
series Of talks on The Beatitudes"
With the subject Blessed Are the
Aefciful."
Evening star., 1937-12-25
ELDBROOKE CHURCH
"The Christmas Afterglow" Is
Topic Of Pastor.

The Christmas theme will be con-
tinued in Eldbrooke M. E. Church
tomorrow. At II am the Rev. Walter
M. Michael will preach on 1.-THE
Christmas Afterglow." Special Christ
mas music will be rendered by the
choir. directed by Clara Young
Brown.
In the evening the Epworth League
will present the Christmas drama,
"Out Of Darkness" by Matte B.
Shannon. Franklin L. Derrick will di-
rect and prominent parts will be
taken by Ralph Hickman, Robert
Riley, Charles Edwards, Christine
Hurley, Mary Alice Michael. Margaret
Bosch and Marjorie Brumbaugh.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
DR.. YARNALL TO TALK
Will Speak at Evensong Service
of Church of Epiphany.

The services at the Church of the
Epiphany tomorrow are as follows:
8 am, holy communion: $50 am,
morning prayer and sermon by the
Rev. Mr.. Cartmell. At the service of
evensong at pm. the special preacher
will be the Rev. DR.. Yarnall, vicar of
Epiphany Chapel
Monday and Tuesday being the
Feasts of st. John and Holy Innocents,
there will be a celebration of the holy
communion each morning at II
o'clock
On January /, being the Feast OF
Circumcision of Christ, there will
be q celebration Of the holy COM
munion at IL am.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
"CHRISTMAS LIGHTS"
DR.. PRUDEN'S TOPIC
Program Of Yule Music to Be
Given by Choir of First
Baptist Tomorrow.

christmas Lights" will be the SER
mon subject Of DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden at the First Baptist Church
tomorrow morning. A program Of
Christmas music will be given by the
choir under the direction of Raymond
E. Rapp, organist, at the $50 vesper
service.
Swedish services will be held 1t $50
pm. with DR.. K. E. Carlson preach
ing On Friday evening . social and
watch night" service, starting at
$50 pm, will be held, with the B. Y.
p. U. in charge. The Thursday eve
ming devotional meeting will be
omitted.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
"THE SPY," SUBJECT

Rev. Peter Marshall Selects Ser
mon Themes.
At the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church tomorrow morning the
Rev. Peter Marshall will speak on
'The Spy" and at pm. he will dis.
cuss "The Passing Show Of 1887"
Prayer service will be observed
Thursday evening. The Rev. Mr.. Mar.
shall will speak.
On New Year eve, at II o'clock, the
annual watch night service will be
held. The Rev. Mr.. Marshall VIII
conduct the service.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Plan Union Service.

Union Watch Night services will
be held Friday at II pm. at the
lexington Presbyterian Church, with
Or. Jacob s. Payton as the speaker.
Other churches participating are
United Brethren, Lincoln Road M. e.
and Rhoh Island Avenue M. r.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
A Lesson for the Week
Old Year Stirred Deeps.
New Holds Rare Promise.
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS.

NE this
distant, Sunday
school lesson of which he
~ do something is
-
Although ong-tephone
little
pattern
printed
Evening star., 1937-12-25
WEST WASHINGTON
Baptists to Hear Rev. Charles B.
Austin Preach.

At the West Washington Baptist
Church tomorrow at II am, the ser
mon, by the Rev. Charles B. Austin,
will be on What If Every Day v.re
Christmas?" At pm. the young
people will have charge of the service.
There will be short talk by the pastor
on "Today's Youth Building a Chris
tian Tomorrow"
The Sunday school Christmas enter
tainment Is Wednesday evening.
The pastor will speak at the service
Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
STUDENTS IN CHARGE
Direct Programs in Four Baptist
Churches Tomorrow.

Choosing and Following Christ,
Regardless" will be the theme used
by college students tomorrow in four
Baptist churches here. Chevy Chase,
National Memorial, Silver Spring and
West Washington Baptist Churches
will turn their evening services over
to students in observance Of the an
nual student-night- Christmas.
A dozen more Baptist churches will
sponsor similar programs on the f1rst
two Sundays IN January.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
CAROLS TO BE SUNG
Universalist Church to Continue
Christmas Observance.

The observance Of Christmas will
be continued at the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church at II am.
tomorrow, when DR.. Frederic w. Per-
kins will preach on THE Christ of
the Afterglow." Old carols will be
sung
The annual Christmas party for old
and young will be held on Wednes-
day At 1880 pm. Tableaux illustrat-
ing familiar carols will be shown as
the carols are sung, under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Asa Mccain and Mrs.
John van Schaick.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
GRACE EPISCOPAL
Christmas Pageant Will Be Pre-
sented Tomorrow Night.


Under the direction Of the Rev.
Meade Bolton MacBryde Christmas
pageant will be presented in Grace
Episcopal Church tomorrow evening.
Nine scenes will be presented depict
ing New Testament history from the
Vision Of Zachairas in the Temple to
the arrival Of the Three Wise Men at
the Manger in Bethlehem. Music will
be furnished by hidden choir OF
mixed voices.
The cast includes Catherine Hart,
Royal Stedman, Bette Hall, Richard
Stedman, Lucille Hart, Francis Hart,
Wesley Hart, William Coakley, Rob-
ert Brodigen. Jack Dulin, Henry Dulin
and Edgar D. Hart, Or.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

The Sunday School lesson for De-
cember rs is Christian Conservation -
Phil. 1925.