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Evening star., 1937-10-30
METH0DISTS UNITE
FOR NIGHT SERVICE
DR.. G. Ellis Williams to Speak to
Georgetown Memberships at
DumbartOn NJ. E.

Union service of Georgetown Meth
odists will be held in Dumbarton
Avenue M E. Church tomorrow eve
ming. with DR.. G. Ellis williams, su-
perintendent of the Washington Dis
trict of the M E. Church, as preacher.
The Rev. Walter Franklin Atkinson
minister of the Dumbarton Avenue
Church, will preside. He will be as
sisted by the Rev w. D. Keene, CAL
vary M. E. Church South: the Rev
Kenneth Lyons of the Mount Tabor
M. P. Church and the Rev. H. A.
Kester of Congress Street M. P.
Church. A special musical program
has been prepared.
In the morning service the Rev.
Walter Franklin Atkinson will observe
World Temperance Day by preaching
a sermon on Temperance The
Junior sermon topic will be AN Hun
dred-Year-Old Picture and Its Les
sons"
Evening star., 1937-10-30
PRESBYTERY MARKS
MISSION FOUNDING
Centennial Will Be Cerebrated
With Special Services in
All Churches.

The churches of the Presbytery Of
Washington will celebrate tomorrow
the centennial Of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Presbyterian Church,
U. s. A.
In the morning. ministers of the
Presbytery, as well as those of the
Presbyterian Churches throughout the
world, will preach sermons dealing
with the progress Of foreign missions
during the past 100 years. A centen-
nial offering Of $l.000,000 is being
taken for the purpose of sending out
new missionaries, restoration Of cuts
in missionary salaries and for evange-
listic, educational and medical ex-
pansion during the coming years.
In the evening the celebration will
be climaxed by meeting of the con-
gregations of the Presbytery in the
New York Avenue Church. DR.. Robert
E. Speer, former senior secretary Of
the Board of Foreign Missions will
preach. The Rev B. Andrew Matzen,
moderator of the PreSbytery will take
part in the service by reading the
scripture lesson. The newly installed
pastor of the New York Avenue
Church, Rev. Md. Peter B. Marshall
will preside.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
Church TO HAVE
QUESTION Box
First Congregational Pastor
to Preach on "* u y Then
God" in Morning.

The Rev. Howard Stone Anderson,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church, has chosen "s Then God"
for the subject Of his sermon tomor-
row morning. Edwin G. Blanchard,
chairman Of the Every Member Pledge
Committee. will address the eongre-
cation on "Consecration."
Rev. Mr.. Anderson will conduct q
question box at pm. and speak on
"A Bit Of Madness" The questions
Mr.. Anderson will discuss are: wny
do Catholics and some Protestants
oppose cremation2 Are cosmetics,
short dresses, cigarettes and cocktails
to be judged by the clergy? How
sincere can Episcopalians be m pro-
posing union with Presbyterians ss
long as they hold their ideas Of priest
ly orders. the episcopacy, sacraments
and church memberships Why do
folks gamble in the stock market9
Is prayer anything more than auto
suggestion?
The Tuxis Club will be led by Ken
meth Wilcox at $50. The Young
Peoples Society meets at $50. The
Friendly Forum will have a dinner
meeting Monday at $50. On Tues
day. following the dinner at 6, Mrs.
Georgette Ross Howard will be the
guest speaker of the Young Womens
Club.
The weekly prayer meeting will fol-
low the supper Thursday at s. A
reception for the newly-appointed as
sistant minister and his wife will take
place Friday at 8 o'clock. It will take
the form of an old-fashioned social,
with program Of entertainment.
The Rev. Walter G.. Borchers, jr.,
came to his position as assistant min
lister here on October Is.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
REV. GEORGE SCHNABEL
WILL CONTINUE SERIES

The fourth sermon in a series on
the general subject Things That Cam
not Be Shaken" will be delivered at
Albright Memorial Church tomorrow
at IL am. by the Rev. George E.
Schnabel. The theme will be "On
a Hill Cross and Upton That Cross,
God'
At 7:45 pm. the congregation will
use The Farther With Christ Mission
Guide in discussion of the question
THE Meaning and Importance of
Church Membership"
The Brotherhood will meet at pm.
Tuesday. The prayer meeting on
Wednesday night will use Farther
With Christ Mission Guide" as dis
cussion guide. On Thursday and Fri
day the annual turkey dinner of the
Guild of Albright Church will be held.
Dinner will be served from $50 pm.
to pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
MINISTER WILL PREACH
ON "CHRIST FOREMOST"

"Christ Foremost" will be the topic
tomorrow morning at Sixth Presby-
terian Church of the Rev. j. II. Gar
ner when the church lInites with
others in the celebration Of the CEN
tennial of foreign missions.
The newly elected officers of the
college age group will assume office
at 7 pm, with Harold McCollun,
president, leading the meeting. Other
officers are: Margaret Kampmeier,
vice president and chairman of Pro-
gram Committee; Mildred Wilcox,
secretary; Jack Poole, treasurer;
Beatrice Skinker and Harold Staber,
co-chairmen Of the Social Committee.
Jeanne Belote will lead the high
school group ut pm. with the sub
ject of leadership" A business
meeting of this group will be held
at 8 pm. The Board OF Directors
will meet ct 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
CHOIR AND PASTOR
FEATURE SERVICE
Great Hymns and Their Stories"
to Be Theme at Petworth
M. E. Church.

At Petworth M. E. Church tomor-
row evening the Rev r. L. Wood
and the choir will conduct service
of Great Hymns and Their Stories. -
At ii am, the sermon is The Cheer
ing Crowd"
On Monday evening the Berean
Glass, taught by Mrs. J. T. Shade,
will meet at the home of Mrs. A. r.
Clarke, ALI Ninth street NV, 70
plan for participation in the Joesh
Chest Service ON November 7. The
official board will meet Tuesday at
7:30 to receive reports from the
building fund campaign and complete
plans for the District-wide Joash
Chest Sunday.
The junior department of the SUM-
day school will conduct its annual
fall festival and cafeteria supper on
Friday. Following the supper the 80
canvaSsers who have conducted the
campaign for the building fund will
make a report of the campaign.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
WOMEN PLAN ANNUAL
CORPORATE COMMUNION

The night branch of the Woman 3
Auxiliary Of the Church of the
Epiphany will hold its annual cor
porate communion service tomorrow
at pm, with DR.. 2. B. Phillips Of
f1ciating.
AT the II o'clock service Or. Phil
lips will be the preacher and at Bpm.
the Rev. Charles U. Harris will preach
There will be a celebration of the
holy communion Monday. All Saints
Day. at 7:3o, and a special memorial
communion service, with sermon bv
the rector, at IL O'Clock. At this
service the entire memorial list of
names will be read, with soecisI
prayers for all who have departed
during the past IL months. A pro-
gram Of special music is provided for
this service and all who are in snv
way connected with the Church of
the Epiphany are invited 10 be present
Evening star., 1937-10-30
DR.. ]. w. RUSTIN
SELECTS THEMES
Mount Vernon Place Pastor Will
Preach at Morning and
Evening Services.

Dr. John w. Rustin, pastor, Mount
Vernon Place M E. Church South.
will preach tomorrow morning on In
the Face of Adversely" and at s pm.
on Jesus Concern for Our Self
Respect"
The Mount Vernon Players will
meet in room 10 Tuesday at s pm.
The Finance Committee and Board
of Stewards will meet at the church
Wednesday evening. preceded by the
first quarterly conference meeting at
8 o'clock.
DR.. Rustin will conduct the prayer
meeting Thursday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
REV. A. P. Shirley
RETURNS TO PULPIT
Will Preach on Same Themes
Announced Prior to Sudden
Illness.

The Rev. Albert P. Shirley, pastor
of Francis Asbury M E. Church
South. will preach at both services
Sunday. Due to a sudden illness
that kept him from his pulpit last
Sunday. the topics announced for that
day were not preached upon. He will
preach on them this Sunday. The
subject at II o'clock is THE Awakened
Church" At pm. he will use as his
theme Greatness According to Jesus. ..
The morning service topic Will be the
beginning OF series of sermons on
the general theme "Christ's Message
TO His Church"
The young people will meet at s:45
pm. On Monday at pm. the Board
Of Stewards will meet at the church.
Prayer service will be in charge CT
Rev. Mr.. Shirley Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
LIFE TO BE TOPIC
OF DR.. STEELMAN
Calvary NJ. z. Pastor Will Preach
on "The indispensable Christ
in Evening.

"The Ways and Means Of Life" will
be the subject of the sermon at the
IL O'Clock service tomorrow at Calvary
M. E. Church DR. Frank Steelman
will preach. At the evening service
the topic Is The indispensable
Christ"
Finley Cheston will be the leader
at the Young Peoples League st Z
o'clock He will conduct a question
naire on interesting questions In the
Bible. The Thursday evening devo-
tional service will be held, with the
minister in charge
Edward B. Dumford, general coul-
sci of the Anti-Saloon League, will be
the guest speaker at the Calvary Mems
Class session tomorrow at Gas o'clock
On November 7 will be thirty
fifth anniversary Sunday in Calvary
Church, with q former pastor, DR..
John It. Ensor, preaching at IL am.
and charter members of the church
providing the program at pm An
anniversary reception will be rendered
to the congregation by the Mems Class
on November IL. On November IA
Joash chest day will be observed at
both services for the reduction of the
church debt.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
CHURCH WILL HOLD
HARVEST SERVICE
Everything Beautiful in Its
Time" to Be Pastors Theme
at National Baptist.

The annual harvest home service
will be observed at the National Bap-
tist Memorial Church tomorrow morn
ing. DR.. Cove Griffith Johnson will
preach on Everything Beautiful in Its
Time" The Rev. A. Lincoln Smith.
assistant pastor. will preach at 8 pm.
or Clean Before God" Also there
will be the ordinance of baptism.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will be addressed at IL m Wednesday
by Frank Connely of Tsiningchow,
Shantung, North China. The after
noon program. the subject of which is
"Dispel the Darkness" will be pre-
sented by Miss Emma Venable Of the
Prayer League. The midweek service
Is Thursday at pm.
The standing committee will meet
in the church psrlor at 1880 pm
Friday.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
Church Federation

November l3 is the date set for the
snousewarming" in our new build
ing. 1749-51 N street NV. Friends
are invited to come to see the new
quarters any time after o'clock.
AS that date is Saturday, many per-
sons will be free to make us visit.
A brief program of dedication will
be given early in the afternoon. De-
tails later.
The Committee on Public Meet
sngs will meet next Monday at
o'clock to determine plans for the
union service on Christmas morning.
On Tuesday at 1890 in the Meth
odist Building meeting will be held
TO work out a schedule for religious
services at Greenbelt on the Sundays
of November and December and to
discuss other phases of the develop
ment there, with special reference to
the religious responsibility of the
churches for the incoming people.
Tuesday afternoon representatives
Of the Sunday School Association. the
Y. M. c. A., the Y. w. C. A. and the
federation will meet to take counsel
regarding the proposal for teach
ing mission" or school in Christian
living" which may be held here In
February.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
REVIVAL TO OPEN
AT FIFTH BAPTIST
DR.. ]. E. Briggs to Preach, Aided
by Other Ministers-Meetings
to End November z.

A series of revival meetings will open
at the Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow
and continue until November 7. Music
will be directed by Radio Charlie
Clarke" DR.. John E. Briggs. pastor
will preach, assisted by other ministers
Services will be held at IL am. to-
morrow, with the pastor preaching on
Gods Recipe for Revival and at
7:45 pm. on Two Sides
Monday night will be known as old
time hymn" night. Women from the
Baptist Home will attend. Tuesday
night will be reserved for the Wom-
ems Missionary Society. DR.. j. T
Edwards of Culpeper, Va, will preach
Monday and Tuesday nights. Wednes-
day night will be young peoples
night" with the young people attend
ing the service and making a special
contribution. Edmund c. Tull will
preach.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
DR.. PRUDEN TALKS
TWICE TOMORROW
"a Generation at Play Subject
of Morning Sermon at First
Baptist Church.

"A Generation at Play" will be the
sermon subject of DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden at the First Baptist Church
tomorrow morning. In the evening he
will speak on ITO Those Who Would
Serve" Swedish services will be held
in the afternoon, with DR.. K. E. Carl
son preaching.
The Board of Descons will meet
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Elgin Smith, 45l1 Iowa ave-
nue. NV
The B. Y. P. u. will be in charge
Of the devotional service Thursday
evening, with John H. Shouse as the
speaker.
The Sunday school officers and
teachers will have dinner at the
church Thursday, followed by busi-
ness meeting.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
Federation SECRETARY
TO BE BAPTISTS' GUEST

Clinton N. Howard, executive Sec
retary of the International Reform
Federation, will be the guest speaker
at the Anacostia Baptist Church to-
morrow at 7:45 pm. in celebration Of
the Worlds Temperance Sunday. His
lecture God in the Constitution" will
be delivered.
In the morning the Rev. Thomas E.
Boorde will preach on Betrayed In
nocent Blood" On Thursday night
the Mission Study Group, comprised
If the East Washington Heights, Foun-
tain Memorial, Congressional Heights
and Anacostia Baptist Churches, will
meet with the Anacostia Church.
Among the instructors are DR.. Rufus
M. Weaver and DR.. Edwin Pruden. The
subject, "The Moslem World"
Evening star., 1937-10-30
D. c. GIRL SCOUTS
+ TO co TO SERVICE
Pilgrimage to Cathedral Is
Planned Tomorrow to Hear
Canon Stokes.

Several hundred District Girl Scouts
will be present at the choral evensong
service in the Great Choir of WASH
when Canon Anson Phelps Stokes will
deliver the sermon. This pilgrimage
will be under the direction of Mrs.
Frederick H. Brooke, president of the
National Girl Scout Organization.
The Very Rev. Noble C. Powell,
dean of the Cathedral, will deliver the
sermon at the celebration of the holy
communion at II am. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated at 730 am.
in the Bethlehem Chapel.
Special services in the Cathedral
in observance of the 10Th anniversary
of Armistice Day, November IL, will
include the annual commemoration
of President Woodrow Wilson to be
held at 3:15 pm. in the Bethlehem
Chapel. Floral tributes will be placed
on the tomb of the World War Presi-
dent by the Woodrow Wilson Armis-
tice Day Committee of Washington,
national officers of the American Le-
gion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, with
headquarters in New York City; the
George Washington Post of the Amer
lean Legion and other groups. Bishop
Freeman will deliver the commemora-
ton address and prayer will be offered
by DR.. James H. Taylor. pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church, where
President Wilson worshiped during
his two terms in the White House.
Immediately following this COM
memoration there will be another pub
lie Armistice Day service in the Great
Choir under the auspices of the Ma
tional Disabled Veterans of the World
War and in tribute Ito the nurses ano
other women workers who serve theiI
country in time of war"
DIR. John r. Mott, chairman of the
International Missionary Council ano
member of the Council of Washing
ton Cathedral, will be the speaker al
the afternoon service on November
il, which is to be observed as Lay.
mems Missionary Sunday" throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
DR.. C. E. RESSER GETS
SUNDAY SCHOOL JOB
District Association Elects G. Z.
Harris Treasurer and P. L.
Rogers Secretary.

DR.. Charles z. Resser was elected
president of the District of Columbia
Sunday School Association at its an
nual convention this week.
Other officers are: P. L. Rogers,
secretary; George E. Harris, treasurer,
and the following vice presidents: e.
F. Haycraft, adrninistra ton; Page
NICK. Etchison, adult work; John A.
Patterson. jr, young peoples work:
William S. Jones, junior. primary and
beginners; DR.. J. S. Noffsinger, lead
ership training: r. J. Sidell, home
department work.
Executive Committee, John L. Bate
man. w. H. Barringer, w. Bradford
BaylisS, DR.. C. P. Clark, Austin M.
Cooper, John E. Dawson. Z. H. De-
Groot, jr.;: Mrs. Gertrude M. Donovan,
William L. Evans. Robert T. Hollinger,
Irving L. Koch, Roy w. Prince, A. N.
Schroeder. c. Vinton Koons, Bert
Wise and Walter M. Hiley.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
EPW0RTH M. (. PASTOR
ANNOUNCES SUBJECT

what Are You Saying to Your
soul?" will be the sermon subject Of
DR.. G. G. Martin. pastor of Epworth
N E. Church South. tomorrow morn
ing and at 8 pm. "The Ananias
Club
DR.. Martin will conduct the mid
week prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming. Mrs. Charles Bush is in charge
of the Epworth unit of the Sibley
Hospital Guild and will take charge
Of any donations for the guild for
hospital night" to be observed Fri
day night.
Mrs. Arthur Fisher has been ap-
pointed Epworth agent for the mis-
sionary publication. the World Out
look. and win take subscriptions.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
Dwight |. MOODY
| SERVICE PLANNED
Rev. Russell J. CIinchy to
Speak on His Example.
Far East Crisis Topic.

"a Giant OF the Earth: The Cen
tenary of Dwight l.. Moody is the
subject of the Rev. Russell j. Clinchy,
minister of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, tomorrow morn
ing. In the adult forum at 10 o'clock
Mrs. Charlotte Hankin, Washington
attorney. will speak on Judicial Re-
view in England and France"
The young peoples forum and dis
cussion group will meet together at
o'clock for the second talk on the
causes of the Far Eastern conflict,
which will be given by Katsuro Milo
Of Hawaii, from the Japanese view
point.
The business and professional wom-
mems group will have DIR. Homer
Rainey Of the Youth Movement Coun-
Gil as its speaker Tuesday evening
following 6:15 dinner.
"Co-operatives in the District OF
Columbia" will be discussed by Mrs
Charles w. Putnam for the women
OF the guild on Wednesday at ii am
The church night suppers will open
Thursday at 6:15. with series of six
evenings devoted to THE Messages
of the Christian World Conferences. u
The Oxford conference will be dis
cussed on successive evenings in No
vember under the subjects THE
Church and the Economic Order,
1.-THE Church and the World of Ma
tions" and THE Church and Educa-
ton" In December the Edinburgh
conference message will be reviewed
by considering THE Nature of the
Church." THE Churches Faith and
Orders and The Unity of the
Church" DR.. Oliver j. Hart, Canon
Anson Phelps Stokes and DR.. Charles
w. Lowry of Alexandria Theological
Seminary have been invited to share
in the presentation of this series with
DR.. Clinchy.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
DR.. BALL TO PREACH
ON THE GREAT FEAR
New Members to Be Welcomed
at Close of Service-Rite of
BAPTISM in Evening.

DR.. John Crompton Ball. pastor OF
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on THE
Great Fear" A number of new men,
bers will be welcomed The subject
in the evening is How to Live For
ever" The ordinance of baptism will
be observed.
The B. A. U. meets at 6:45 pm,
with Lloyd Parker leading. The SUBJ
ject is Let Charity Begin at Home. y
The Through-the- Bible Glass meets
Tuesday evening. Mrs William Has
ker is teaching. The Philathea Bible
Glass will hold a business session
Tuesday evening, preceded by din
ner; Mrs. Charles Hall, president. will
be in charge. A meeting of the Fl
delis Bible Glass will be held Tues
day evening Mrs Cliftor Harper
president, will preside.
Evening star., 1937-10-30
REV. ]. H. MIERS SERMON
TO BE SENT OVER RADIO
"God in His Humiliation" to Be
Subject of Address at Fourth
Presbyterian.

The Rev. James H Miers will preach
tomorrow at ii am. in Fourth Presby-
ter1an Church on God In His Humil-
istion." The sermon will be broadcast
over Station VOL from 1870 to IL
O'Clock. At 7 pm. there will be talk
on IF God Predestinated All Things.
How Do We Account for Sin?" At
pm. the pastor will talk on Saying It
With Stones
On Monday, November l, at 7:45
o'clock, there will be a meeting in
Kelly Hall. The topic is "Russellism
and John I, verse l."
There will be an hour of testimony,
fellowship, prayer and singing on
Thursday at 8 o'clock. The subject
Is "The Confessed Heart of Paul's
Message"
Evening star., 1937-10-30
YOUNG PEOPLES
FELLOWSHIP.

The Executive Committee OF the
Province of Washington meets TODAY
and tomorrow at Rock Greek parish
hail. Charles F. Perkins of Baltimore.
president of the province, is chairman
OF the business sessions at which two
items of interest are being considered,
namely, the fixing of the permanent
location of the annual conference and
convention held In May at Shrine
Mont. Orkney Springs, Va, and the
proposed change m the political nom
mating system.
Delegates are here from five States
including Burton W. Lord OF Phila-
delphia, vice president: Mary Stuart
of Washington. recording secretary;
Mrs. Charles p. Perkins Of Baltimore,
corresponding secretary: william
Hendrix, thank-offering secretary. and
Frank Kaiser from Hampson-Sidney
College, treasurer.
The meeting convenes at pm,
supper at s pm, second session as Z
pm, dance at 10 pm. IN Trinity
parish hall, Takonna Park. sanday q
corporate communion will be held IN
the chapel of Joseph of Arimathea of
the Washington Cathedral ct $3.50
am. followed by group breakfast.
The final session rs from 10 am. 10
at Rock Creek.
Official representatives OF shs
Diocese OF Washington are Frances
Caul, Rodhsm T. Delk and Charles 8.
Hill, Sd; national representative for
the Province Of Washington Is George
Fogel.
Yesterday a Halloween party was
given for the children at st. Johns
Orphanage by members Of the Social
Service Committee.
During November and early De-
oember parallel studies Of war are
being conducted by st. Msrgaret's
Rock Greek and st. Johns Feliowships
in prepertion for forum-type of de-
bate. It will be given at meeting
of the entire diocese at st. Johns
parish hall, Sixteenth and H streets
NV, December IL, at pm. The
tentative subject Of the forum Ia
"Milftarism. Neutrality or PacihSm:
What Is the Christian Answsrs"
Evening star., 1937-10-30
EMORY M. E. CHURCH

AT Emory M. E. Church the Rev
Horace E. Cromer will preach at both
services tomorrow He has for his
morning subject The Footprints Of
a Master" and in the evening. "A
Double Standard"
On Monday evening a meeting of
the Board Of Stewards is at the church
once. On Thursday evening sessions
OF the First Quarterly Conference con-
vene.