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Evening star., 1937-11-20
THEMES SELECTED
AT PETWORTH NJ. E.
Rev. R. L. Wood to Discuss What
Shall I Choose" in
Morning

The Rev. r. L. Wood will preach
tomorrow morning in Petworth M. E
Church on What Shall I Choose?" At
pm. the evening service of helpful
ness will be held, with the informal
song service led by the senior vested
choir. The sermon subject Will be
The Message of a Name
The Epworth League meets at pm.
with Doris McCarty leading the serv-
Ice and speaking on 'ThankSgIving
On Thursday at 1890 am. the
members will unite in the community
thanksgiving service at the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Henry J. Smith will deliver
the sermon, with the other ministers
assisting.
On November % at 8 pm. the an
nlal home service will be held, with
the minister in charge.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
POSITIVE CREED THEME
AT SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN

The Scripture. music and sermon of
the morning worship in the Sixth
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at II
am. will have the theme: "A Positive
Creed" The Rev. J. H. Garner will
preach.
Mary Worley will lead the Senior
High School Young People at 7 am.
Martha Ferrenz will lead the Junior
High School as they discuss How Can
We Be Thankful?' Mildred Wilcox
has The Presbyterian Church in
America as her theme for the college
group.
The session will meet Monday at the
home of the minister, 225 Baltimore
avenue, Takoma Park, at 7:3Op.m
The annual Thanksgiving Day serv-
ice will be held from 10 to II am.
The sermon will be I'm All Things
Give Thanks"
The Session will meet at the close of
service Sunday morning to receive
those planning to unite with the
church.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
NJ. .E.P[ANS
BIRTHDAY RITES
church to Observe Its 135th
Anniversary With Serv.
ices Tomorrow,

The 135th anniversary of Trinity NJ
T. Church Will be observed with serv-
ices starting tomorrow.
DR.. A. B. Potorf of American Uni
Verslty will speak at the II a m serv-
ices. The quartet and chorus choir
Will render special music. DR., G.
Ellis Williams, superintendent of
Washington district, will preach At
night. The Epworth League viii! meet
al pm, directed by Robert Byers.
An organ recital will be given Tues
Gay night by Charles Gauss. assisted
by Fred J. Eden, baritone and Erna
Enbrey, soprano.
Union Thanksgiving Day services
Will be held at 1890 am, with DIR
warren d. Bowman. pastor of the
washington Church of the Brethren
preaching.
ms church was started by few
families in 1875. A society was formed
IN 1902 and occupied building on
Greenleaf Point In 1907 it moved
10 warehouse on New Jersey ave-
nue., which they occupied until thew
erected two-story building on the
trout Farm, at what is now South
Calo4lha avenue and Fourth street
> E, IN 1910. This was the first
Methodist Church building in Wash
ihgton City. The building was en-
lareeo later and served the congrega-
Cloh until 1851 when the old Fourth
street church WAS erac.a5 7, 80,
Ihe congregation built the present
structure at Fifth street and pennsyI-
vanla avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
DR.. |. GEORCEPA
WILL Be SPEAKER
Dean Of College in China to
Preach to Georgetown
Presbyterians.

DR.. L. George Paik will preach at
II a m. tomorrow in Georgetown Pres
byterian Church. After receiving de-
grees at Park College, Princeton. Yale
and the Anglo Chinese College at
Tlentsin, China, he returned to his
own coutry where he is now dean of
the liberal arts department in Chosen
Christian College.
TIL juniors will meet at $50 pm. in
Clssel Chapel, Intermediates at 6:45 in
the balcony room and the seniors at
6:45 in the chapel.
The auxiliary will meet Tuesday
evening in Cissel Chapel.
The congregation will join with the
other churches of Georgetown in
union Thanksgiving service in Christ
Episcopal Church, Thursday at 1920.
DR.. Charles A. Richmond, former
president of Union College, will preach.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
GUEST T0PREACH
AT ST. THOMAS
Rector of Long Island
Church Speaks Tomorrow
at II O'Clock.

DR.. Jonathan Goodhue Sherman,
rector Of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, Farmingdale, Long Island,
and fellow at the College of Preach
ers, will be the guest speaker tomorrow
at the II o'clock services at St.
Thomas Church, Eighteenth street
near Dupont Circle NV
DR.. Sherman, who received B. A. de-
gree at Yale and S. T. B. degree from
the General Seminary, is the son of
the late rector Of St. Johns Church in
Bridgeport, who died last year. This
son declined to become his father
successor at that rectorship. The choir
Will have special program.
On Thanksgiving mornino at the II
o'clock service the rector, DR.. H. S.
Wilkinson, will preach. The choir
will sing special music.
Bishop Fiske will be the guest
preacher on December IL, when the
first anniversary OF the rectorship OF
DR.. Wilkinson will be observed.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
REV. RAYMOND w. WHITE
ANNOUNCES HIS TOPICS

Giving Thanks" Will be the sub
lect of the Rev. Raymond w. White,
pastor of Rhode Island Avenue M P,
Church. tomorrow morning. The
service will be an observance of
thanksgiving Day. In the evening
ms subject will be "Life's Burdens"
The pastor Will teach the mems
Bible class at $40 am. He will lead
discussion on Christian Workers"
The congregation Will Join the union
service at the United Brethren Church
on thanksgiving Day at 10 am. There
Will be no early morning service and
no Thursday night service.
On Tuesday night the mems Bible
class will be entertained by r. L. Pile,
1903 Veazey street NV. The busi-
ness meeting Will be conducted by
Samuel Barrow. after which an enter
talnment will be given.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
'SPO|LEDPERSON'
To Be DISCUSSED
In Evening DR.. BIackWeIder
Will Conclude Current
Sermon Series.

AT the Church of the Reformation
tomorrow at II o'clock by DR., Oscar F.
BlackWelder will use for his theme.
What Is Spoiled Persona" At 8
pm. he will conclude his series on
What Modern Man Can Believe"
using for his subject The Spirit of
Truth"
The intermediate Luther League
will meet for supper at o'clock. The
subject, out in Society,"" will be dis
cussed. John R. Zorb and Betty Jane
Davis are the host and hostess In
the Senior League "Thanksgiving" will
be the topic, discussed by Josephine
Mccall, Airline Detlefs, Jack Lynn and
John Nordberg The devotional leader
Will be Jean Lee. The Young Peoples
League will have for their guest
speaker DR.. Bertha Paulssen of the
University of Leipsig and director of
government welfare work at Hamburg.
Her subject will be Modern Ger
many" The Adult League will have
for their leader Miss Esther Swenson.
Robert E. Lee will give book review
on Point Counter Point" by Aldous
Huxley.
A meeting for instruction of all who
VIII take part in the annual Every
Member Visitation on December 5 will
be held Tuesday at o'clock in the
parish hall.
The Joint Thanksgiving service of
st, Marks, st. Johns and Reformation
Churches will be held in Reformation
Church Thursday at 10 o'clock. DR..
Harvey D. Hoover, professor of prac-
ucal theology in Gettysburg Seminary
VIII be the preacher. DR.. John Weidley,
the, Rev. j. Luther Frantz, the Rev,
George EVeler and DR.. Blackwelder
will share in the services.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
FURMAN FACULTY
MEMBER TO SPEAK
Dr.. Herbert Gezork to
Preach at National Bap-
tist Church.

DR.. Herbert Gezork of the faculty
of the Furman University, Greenville.
S. c., and formerly of the Baptist
Youth Movement in Germany, will
preach at the National Baptist Memo
rial Church tomorrow morning and
evening as the guest speaker of the
Baptist Student Union in the closing
sessions of its three-day convention
His theme in the morning will be
Lowest Thou Me-" and in the eve
ming Serving With Christ Today and
Tomorrow.
DR.. Frank Leavell Of Nashville,
Tenn. will address the student con-
vention as it meets with the Fidelis
Glass in the Mizpah classroom at GAS
am.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held at this church Thursday at
1890. with Dr. Edward H. Pruden of
the First Baptist Church preaching.
Prayer service will be held at pm,
with the subject Reasons for Thanks
giving"
The Mizpah Class for Women will
hold social and meeting at the home
Of Mrs. S. T. Hughes Tuesday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
HARVEST HOME SERVICE

The special topic of the sermon
Sunday morning by the Rev. J. Fred
eric Wenchel, pastor of Christ Luth-
eran Church, will be will There Be
Final General Judgment of All Men?"
The Sunday school will hold harvest
home service at 1890 o'clock. Food
stuffs and other articles which will be
brought by the school as a thank
Offering will be given to the Augsburg
Home for the Aged and Orphans.
At o'clock there will be business
and educational meeting. The newly
elected president, Miss Josephine Heit-
muller, will be inducted into Office.
The educational topic will be Crime
and Its Causes" Rudolph Vending
will lead the discussion.
Thanksgiving Day at IL o'clock
there will be a service with q sermon
by the pastor.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
BREAKFAST AT CHURCH
ON THANKSGIVING DAY

Inc Thanksgiving Day program at
the Church of the Pilgrims will begin
with breakfast given at 8 am. bv
the Young Peoples Society to the
Fellowship Group. Howard c. Cobbs.
managing editor of the Presbyterian
OF the South, and special student at
the Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Va. will address the Young
people on Presidents Thanksgiving
Proclamations. DR.. Andrew Reid
Bird. pastor, will preach at IL am.
on Ascending Grades of Gratitude e"
DR.. Bird will preach tomorrow at
IL am. on ITO Whom Shall We Go"
At the 8 pm. service, he will speak
on The Way of Prayer"
The Young Peoples Society will
have a vesper service and light sup
per at 6:15 pm. The Fellowship
Group will meet at pm. and the
Christian Pioneers at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
SERMON ANNOUNCED

DR.. c. E. Hawthorne, pastor of the
Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian
Church, will preach at the II o'clock
service on THE Yielded Heart"
At 8 pm, which is choir night,
chorus choir of more than 40 voices,
together with the quartet, will lead in
a service of praise suitable to this
Thanksgiving season. The minister
will give short message also.
On Thanksgiving a union service
will be held in Wallace Memorial
Church at 1890 o'clock. The Pet
worth Methodist Church and the Pet
worth Baptist Church participate.
The speaker will be DR.. Henry J.
Smith. pastor Of the Petworth Bap-
tiSt Church.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
CHURCH TO HOLD
THANKS SERVICE
Special Music to Mark Ninth
Street Christian Program
Tomorrow Morning.

The Sunday morning worship Serv-
ice at the Ninth Street Christian
Church Will be Thanksgiving obserV-
ance. The Rev. Clifford H. Jope will
preach on The Thankful Heart. ."
Miss Naomi Hewitt, former cello SOLO
ist of the Boston Women's Symphony,
will play two numbers This is the
third Sunday of loyalty month"
which the church is observing in No
vember
The high school department. Miss
Mildred Crump, superintendent, will
be specially recognized in the morning
worship service.
The Junior Church meets the same
hour in the church house under the
direction OF Mrs. Margaret Small
The Sabbath Day" will be the ser
mon subject by the pastor at 7:45 pm.
This is the fourth in the series on the
Ten Commandments.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held at Epworth NJ E Church
South Thursday at 1890. The Rev.
j. Harold Mumper. pastor of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church, Will be the
preacher. There will be no prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
CATHEDRAL READY
FOR THANKSGIVING
Plans Are Completed for
Official Service No.
Vember rs.

Bishop James E. Freeman will de-
liver the sermon at the peoples even
song service in Washington Cathedral
tomorrow at O'Clock. Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes of the Cathedral staff
will be the preacher at the celebration
of the holy communion at IL am.
Holy communion will be celebrated at
7:30 am. in the Bethlehem Chapel
An official Thanksgiving Day serv-
ice. sponsored by the Cathedral au-
thorities, the United States Constitu-
ton Sesqucentennial Commission and
the Grand Lodge of MaSons of the
District of Columbia, will be held in
the Cathedral November 25 at IL am.
The United States Government will
be represented by Vice President John
Nance Garner. members of the Presi-
dents cabinet and members of both
Houses of Congress. Special invita-
tions have been issued through Rep
resentative Sol Bloom. director general
of the SeSquicentennial Commission,
to members of the diplomatic corps
and officers of the various local Ma
sonic units. The sermon will be de-
livered by Bishop Freeman.
To accommodate an unusually large
audience. arrangements are being
made to ampllfy the service for an
overflow congregation in the OPEN
air amphitheater on Mount st. Alban
or, in the event of unfavorable weather,
in the crypt chapels and corridors of
the Cathedral
grand master of Mas6nS. and his as
soclates are cooperating with Director
General Bloom and the Cathedral staff
IN completing plans for welcoming one
OF the largest congregations that has
assembled in the Cathedral in recent
years.
Bishop Freeman announces the Rev.
Samuel M. Shoemaker. rector of Call
vary Church in New York City. will
be the special preacher at the service
OF morning prayer in the Cathedral
on Advent Sunday, November %. at
II am. This sermon, entitled The
Church Has the Answer" preached at
the Cathedral Of ST. John the Divine
in New York City recently, has at
tracted wide comment.
There will be a celebration of the
holy communion at $50 am. on the
second and fourth SUNDAYS in the
month, in addition to the 7:3O am
service, until further notice. The II
O'Clock service on the second and
fourth Sundays will take the form of
morning prayer and sermon.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
DR.. F. B. HARRIS
OPENS 14TH YEAR
Foundry N. E. to Hold Quar-
terIy Conference
Tuesday.

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris opens
the fourteenth year of his ministry
tomorrow in Foundry M. E. Church
He will preach at n am. on 1.-The
Chimes" and at 8 pm. on 1.-THE
Golden Stairs"
He will meet with members of the
Wesley Glass Of the church school
at its morning session, following up
schedule of visitation of the various
groups and classes in that body.
The First Quarterly Conference of
the church will be held Tuesday at
8 o'clock, with DR.. G. Ellis Williams
presiding.
The annual Thanksgiving service
will be held in this church Thanks
giving Day at IL am. DR.. Harris
will deliver the sermon on "A String
of Pearls and the Foundry Choir will
sing.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
HARVEST HOME
RITE is PLANNED
DR.. John c. Ball to Conduct An
nual Service at Metropolitan
Baptist.

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
DR.. John Compton Ball Will conduct
the annual harvest home service to-
morrow evening. He Will be assisted
by members of the Young Peoples
Union, and will deliver a message on
Sowing and Reaping." At the morn
ing service he will give a Thansksgiv-
ing sermon on Thinking and Thank
ing"
A special service Of praise will be
held Thursday at 7 am. Members
OF the Bible school will assist. The
last half of the hour will be devoted
to testimonies of thanksgiving.
Donations for the Baptist Home for
Ladies will be received Sunday and
also on Thanksgiving morning.
On Tuesday at pm. the Thru
the-Bible Glass meets with Mrs. Will
liam Hasker leading At O'Clock
the Woman's Bible Glass with Mrs.
c. F. Fagan, president. leading, will
hold business conference.
The Adult Union Will hold religious
services at the Northeast Gospel Mis-
sion Tuesday at pm.
Evening star., 1937-11-20

lngleSS. There is a new accent, in
ecclesiastical utteranceS and by pres
ent-day prophets, upon the indis-
pensabllity of personal loyalty to
Christ as the bedrock foundation of
religion and reform
In many denominations and In the
Christian Endeavor movement the
days watchWord is Back to Christ
or Forward With Christ" 1t seems
to be newly recognized that religion
is not hazy thing, of vague SEN
timentality, but that the essential
foundation of Christianity is Jesus
Christ. the Divine Savior of the
world AS Paul writes. in our lesson
text: For other foundation can no
man lay than that which is laid
which is Jesus Christ" Only as We
return to this basis may We hope to
see religion really flourish in the land
Merchandising Piety.
Once, IN Turkey, I met a young
missionary who was beWildered and
dlSllluSiOned because he was expected
to do full days drudgerv in
mission school He had thought that
being missionary was merely talk
ing plety! His previous experiences,
as coddled good" young man. had
led him to believe that nothing much
more was expected Of him Needless
to say, he has been returned to the
homeland as unfit for missionary work
Without seeming unkind or over
critical, may I not enter protest
against the vogue Of trying to turn
every outstanding young Christian
into full-time, salaried religious
worker? Too often this seems like
merchandising piety. Christianity to-
day has too many Salaried officers;
and not enough men and women who
can say, with William Carey. My
business is serving the Lord; l cob
bic shoes to pay expenses"
There is need for missionaries ia
pagan lands; there is greater need
for vital, effective disciples of Jesus
in every workshop, home, school and
office. Ages ago it was the usage for
piouS folk to retreat into monaster-
les and converts; today's call is for
equally devoted Christians to enter
heartily into the world affairs.
there to live sincerely religious life
and to do active service for the Mas
Evening star., 1937-11-20
VOL TO BROADCAST
DR.. MIERS' SERMON
Fourth Presbyterian Pastor to
Preach on "Salvation Is Gods
Recreation"

The Rev. James H. Miers will preach
Sunday at II am. on Salvation Is
GODS Recreation" This sermon
Will be broadcast over Station VOL
from 1l:30 to l2 At 7 O'Clock the
subject is ''Predestination and Moral
Responsibility" At 8 O'Clock the sub
ject is Jesus Makes the Blind to
See"
On Monday at 7:45 pm. there will
be a talk on "Jehovah's Witnesses
on Immortality. the Holy Spirit and
Retrlbution" This talk is a candid.
impartial view of this teaching COM
pared with the Scriptures.
Thursday at II o'clock the sermon
Will be broadcast over VOL from
ll:30 to II O'Clock. The subject is
Our Annual Thanksgiving. At 8
O'Clock there will be a talk, Speaking
Gods Wisdom in Mystery"
At $50 am, the James H. Miers
Bible Glass meets in Kelly Hall. At
10 O'Clock the minister will begin
short series Of studies on one of the
Old Testament's greatest chapters,
The Fifty-third of Isaiah"
Evening star., 1937-11-20
REV. ALBERT P. Shirley
TO GIVE THIRD IN SERIES

The Rev. Albert P. Shirley will
preach tomorrow at IL am. in Fran
els Asbury M. E. Church on The
Church and Creative Living" This
is the third Of a series of messages
on "Christ's Message to His Church."
The topic at pm. is The Road to
Understanding
The congregation will give its an
nual reception to the pastor and the
new members Tuesday.
Prayer services will be held Thurs
day at 8 pm. The pastor will con-
tinue his series Of talks on The Ser
mon on the Mount" with the sub
ject They That Mourn"
The Committee on Citizenship and
Community Service will conduct the
young peoples meeting at 6:45 pm.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
ROOTS OF REAL LIFE"
is ZION PASTORS TOPIC

The Roots Of Real Life" will be
the subject Of the sermon at Zion
Lutheran Church by the Rev. Edward
G.. Goetz
The intermediate Luther League
Will meet at o'clock with Charles
Gardner as the leader. Topic. Let
Us Give Thanks" The Senior Luther
League will meet at I O'Clock with
Fred Schickler as the leader. Topic,
'Minorities"
The Thanksgiving Day service will
be held Thursday at 10 am. The
pastor will speak on "A Chord of
Gratitude"
The annual every member vista
ton will be made the week OF Novem-
Der %. A cafeteria dinner will be
served by the Ladies Aid December /.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Church Federation

At a meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors this week the final report of
the Building Committee was received
DR.. G. Ellis Williams was confirmed
as chairman of the Committee on
Comfy and the Rev. Peter Marshall,
pastor Of the New York Avenue
Church, was added to the Committee
on Evangelism.
The Religious Education Committee
reported the tentative agreement that
the proposed school in Christian liv-
Ing. originally set for next February.
would be postponed to the latter part
Of November, 1885, The training
school for Sunday school workers
will be held in February, however.
The Hospital Committee has decided
to have training course for volunteer
visitors early next year. The Rev.
Robert M. Skinner is the chairman of
the subcommittee in charge of the
enterprise.
The Committee on Race Relations
is planning for a conference February
IL. DR.. r. M. Kennard is chairman of
the committee
The president, DR.. Horace E.
Cromer, was authorized to appoint
committee of five active pastors as
Jury to determine what Christian lay
man of the city is entitled to have the
award for conspicuous service to the
community during the past year. The
name of the man selected will be re-
ported at the January meeting and en-
graved on silver scroll as the first of
= list to be so honored annually.
The Christmas plans for distribu-
ton of candy and greeting cards in
the hospitals are under way. They are
g. in charge of Mrs. Murray. The ar
rangements for Christmas trees in
the alleys and visitation by church
groups are also progressing. These are
being directed by Miss Russell.
A peace class" sponsored by the
Woman's Council. will be held in
Foundry M. E. Church November 80
from 1890 to 2:3O.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
PREPARE FOR CANVASS

At Columbia Heights Christian
Church in preparation for the every
member canvass which will be begun
tomorrow the Rev. A. P. Wilson will
speak on "As God Hath Prospered
You"
In the evening the Bagby Christian
Endeavor Society will present the play
Living Flame" The cast includes
Shirley Egan, Maynard Eicher, Ethel
Whitlow, James Waldo, Donald Creech,
Earl Spiker, Cub Sixbey and George
Hall sr.
On Thursday evening the prayer
service will be resumed, when the
topic will be How to Pray" The
Board OF Education will meet Monday
at the church.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
"GIFTS OF GOD" TOPIC
FOR CALVARY M. E.
Young People Will Take Part
in the Program in Eve


"The Gifts of God" will be the sub
ject of the sermon tomorrow morning
at the Calvary M. E. Church by DR..
Frank Steelman. At the evening serv-
ice the young people will participate
as follows: Song leader, Finley Ches-
ton; prayer, Whitford Cheston; Scrip
ture reading, Miriam Moreland. The
young peoples and senior choirs will
combine in presentation of Maunder's
Song Of Thanksgiving" Louis A..
Potter will conduct and soloists will be
Mrs. Ruby Potter, soprano; Mrs Bertha
Morgan, contralto; Merle Gates, tenor:
George Stonebraker, baritone; Joseph
Wells, bass. Miss Catherine Whitlock
will assist in the accompaniment on
the piano, with Mr.. Potter at the
organ.
Miss Frances Boss will present q
program dealing with some phase of
local community service at the Young
Peoples League at pm The mid
week devotional service will give place
to a Thanksgiving service at 1920
o'clock Thursday morning. DR.. Steel
man will speak on Our Sure Defence" :"
An Offering will be taken for the Meth
odist Home for the Aged.