Evening star., 1937-07-04
SCOUTS T0ATTEND
RELIGIOUS RITES
Grand National ConvoCation
Will Be Held at 7 O'Clock
Tonight.

| 1outiliul Voices OF I0,UUD boy
Scouts will be lifted in songs Of praise
to their Maker when the grand ma
! tlonal conyocation OF the jamboree Is
held at the Washington Monument
at o'clock tonight
All faiths, creeds and sects will Join
in this mass outpouring OF allegiance
to the higher power which every
good Scout recognizes as the basis OF
his loyalty to his flag, his parents.
his leaders and to the international
brotherhood of boyhood which his
order represents.
The convocation promises to be one
OF the most impressive religious spec.
tacles the Capital has ever seen.
| MaSsed about the Monument. tho
boys from every State in the Union.
from distant island possessions and
from nearly a score Of foreign ma
tions will sing America the Beau
tiful,' Hail, Hail, Scouting Spirit"
My Country IT'S Of Thee" and the
Kipling "Recessional" The Marine
Band will start the great outdoor
service with The Stars and Stripes
Forever" and close it with The Star
Spangled Banner"
| The convocation is under direction
Of the National Council. Boy Scouts
Of America, and its purpose is:
To objectify our allegiance to the
| religious principles which undergrad
our national life. 1t is not union
| service of worship. 1t is our united
expression of loyal support of the
| spiritual forces which have contrib
uted so much to the progress and
well-oslng Of our people from the
foundation of this republic"
Marine Band Concert.
The Marine Band will give a con-
cert from 6 to O'Clock After the
opening hymn. America" the army
of boyhood will hear tributes 10 the
religious policies of the Boy Scout
movement by national leaders of ma
| jor religious faiths"
These tributes will be voiced for the
Jewish Committee On Scouting by
Rev. Dr.. Israel Goldstein. D. H. L.,
rabbi OF the congregation of BNai
Jeshurun, New York City, for the
Catholic Committee on Scouting by
the Most Rev. Joseph F. Rummel.
| D. D., Archbishop of New Orleans;
Tor the Latter Day Saints by Presi-
dent j. Reuben Clark. jr., Salt Lake
City, and for the Protestant Commit
tee on Scouting by Rev. DR.. William
c. Covert, D. D.. chairman.
The invocation will be pronounced
| by Right Rev. Phillip Cook, D. D.
president of the National Council OF
| the Protestant Episcopal Church and
Bishop OF the Diocese of Delaware
Walter w. Head, president of the
| Boy Scouts Of America. will speak on
Our Debt to Religion"
The singing will be led by Isnnv
Ross and Oscar Kirkham. The Most
Rev. Francis L. Beckman. D, D,
Archbishop Of Dubuque. will pro-
nounce the benediction, followed by
the sounding of Taps" by q group
Of buglers.
There will be other religious sery-
ices during the day TO impress on
the Scouts the significance of their
only Sunday in camp
Field Mass at 10 AM.
The Catholic boys will attend a
solemn pontihcal field mass at 10
am. IN the lamboree arena. Arch
oishop Rummel will pontifcate at the
| throne, and Archbishop Beckman will
preach the sermon. Holy mass is eel
eorated daily in the various sections
OF the camp where Catholic Scouts are
| located
Protestant denominations will ioin
IN sponsoring morning services from
| TO 10 O'Clock in six sections of the
tent city. These services are under
the direction of DR. Covert.
Scout bands, group singing. flag
ceremonies and responsive readings
Will mark the Protestant services
Ihey were arranged by DR.. w. l..
Darby, secretary of the Washington
Feoeratlon OF Churches, and partici-
patmg ministers are DR.. Covert Rev
Allen A. Stockdale. D d renre
senting the Congregational Church:
Rev. Oscar F.. Blackwelder, D d,
Church OF the Reformation. IIth-
eran' Rev. A. P. Wilson, Columbia
Helents Christian; Rev. William 6
Aoernethy, D. D. Calvary Baptist.
Kew. Albert P. Shirley, Methodist
Episcopal South: Rev. A. J Mozart
ney, D. D., Covenant-First prrsbv.
terrain; Rev, G. Ellis Williams, D. D..
Methodist Episcopal; Rev Edward ".
Pruden, Phi. D., First Baptist. and DR..
Rufus W. Weaver, Association Of
Baptist Churches.
Ihe same order OF service Will he
observed at each of the Protestant
services to which the bows will ha
summoned by church call on tn.
bugles.
Patriotic Significance.
Since this Sunday is Independ.nce
day. the religious significance of ma.
trlotlsm will be emphasized in SER
mons.
The four churches of Christ. Scien-
list, OF Washington, will hold a serv.
Ice IN the auditorium tent at &c r.
O., near the Washington Monument
at 8 am. today.
Apostle Melvin J. Ballard of the
''''Ni Noy odiltc SIluTCl invites NOVE
OF that faith to attend a service in
the chapel at Sixteenth street and
Columola road at 10 am. Bus trans
portatlon from camp will be provided
services for Jewish Scouts were held
at O'Clock Friday night and at 10 :
o'clock yesterday morning, in the au-
Quorum tent. The sermons were
preached by Rabbi Phillip D. Book
staoer OF Harrisburg, Pa Rabbi Jesse
y. Flnkle is Jewish chaplain of the
Jamboree. under appointment of DR..
cyrus Adler. chairman of the Ma
tlonal Jewish Committee on Scouting.
A reception for visiting Jewish
Scouts was held yesterday afternoon
IN the auditorium. Morris Stein was
chairman of the local Reception Com
mittee.
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