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Evening star., 1938-03-26
YOUTH CHALLENGE
SCHEARRER TOPIC
Takoma Presbyterian Pastor Will
Speak at Two Services
Tomorrow.

The Rev. r. Paul schearrer, pastor
of the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, will preach at the IL o'clock
service tomorrow on The Man OF
Loneliness" and at 8 pm. on Christ
Challenges Youth" George Allen,
Eva Smythe and Betty Wood will
assist in the service. The Young
Peoples Choir will sing. under the
direction Of Frank Stevenson.
w. H. McClenon addresses the
Brotherhood Bible Glass at 9:45
o'clock on THE Message of Amos" at
the home Of E. c. Rowley, 4o6 Tulip
avenue Aileen Cary, Marion Peters,
Gloria Ourand. Grace Yates and LOIS
Judge will be in charge of the various
young peoples group meetings to-
morrow evening
The annual meeting of the church
school will be held on Tuesday eve
ming Coupled with this meeting will
be the third meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association The theme Of
discussion will be What Are We Do
ing in Our Church School and How
Are We Doing It?"
The Rev. Mr. Shearrer will speak
at the service Wednesday evening on
The Parable Of the Pounds" The
annual meeting Of the Takterian Play
ers will be held Thursday evening.
The tenth annual banquet Of the
Young Peoples c. E. Society will be
held at the church Saturday. The
guest speaker will be Dr.. Bradford
Bayliss, director Of Christian educa-
ton at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
CONFIRMATION LIST
IS ANNOUNCED
Bishop Freeman to Be Speaker
in St. Marks Episcopal
Church Tomorrow.

Bishop James E. Freeman will
preach in st. Marks Episcopal Church
tomorrow at IL o'clock. The service
will be special order and confirmation.
Twenty or more persons will be con-
firmed who have been attending q
course Of instruction led by the rector,
the Rev William r. Moody.
Among those who will be confirmed
are James j. Brown and his two
daughters, Mary Ann Brown and Vir-
ginia Lee Brown: Preston c. Wheeler,
Charles Stephenson, Dorothy Herbert,
Edith Jameson, Marion F. MacLean,
Mrs. Carl B. De Graw, Julia May
Frye, Jean Crawford, Charles Cecil
Cox, Robert Julian Sullivan, Vivienne
A. Hollidge, Margaret D. Morris.
Owen Evans Crump. Ralph Tennyson
Crump, Donald Arthur Oakes, Mrs.
Carl L. Vogt, Mrs. Robert Cole and
James Campbell
The rector will continue his series
OF sermons on THE Moral Law in the
Modern World" at the evening service.
The subject will be Gods Command
Against Lying"
The Rev. Hubert A. Woolfall. rector
of st. Peters Church, st. Louis, Mo,
and former rector Of st. Marks. will
be the preacher at the midweek Len
ten service Wednesday at pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
UNUSUAL PETS TOPIC
FOR JUNIOR CHURCH

The pastor Of the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church, the Rev. c. r. Muir
ray, will preach tomorrow at IL am.
ON Johns Impression of Jesus and
at 8 pm. on ''The Contagiousness OF
the Christian Religion"
At l1:O an. services will be held in
the junior church. The Rev. T.
Ewell Hopkins will deliver the mes
sage from the subject, Unusual
Pets"
At $3.50 pm. the pastor and congre-
cation will be guests Of the Deaconess
Board Of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. The Rev. Mr.. Murray will
preach on THE Woman Who Forgot
Her Water Pot" Choir No. 2 and the
Vermont Avenue Gospel Chorus will
render the music.
On Friday at $50 pm. will mark
the close of the bus financial cam
paign. There will be given an his
toric pageant featuring the four
Pastoral epochs in the life of the Ver-
mont Avenue Baptist Church-l866-
1884, the Rev. John H. Brooks; 1885,
1910, the Rev. George w. Lee; 1911
1928, the Rev. James Z. Willis, and
1929 to present, the Rev. Q. T. Mur-
fsy.A -.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
AT0NEMENT CHURCH
CHAPEL RENOVATED

After thorough renovation, install
lation Of new pews, enlargement of
chancel, modern lighting system, new
doors and other improvements, the
chapel Of Atonement Lutheran Church
will be rededicated the morning of
April 3.
The organ chimes, a gift of the solt
family and friends, will be formally
dedicated April "a.
The Rev. H. E. Snyder will preach
the fourth sermon on The Person
of Christ" Christ as Priest" tomor-
row morning. Subject in the evening
is Prayer
The largest class in the history of
the parish will be confirmed Palm
Sunday morning. A large class of
adults will be received Wednesday eve
ming of Holy Week.
Motion pictures Of the Hood College
Summer School will be shown next
Wednesday evening after the lenten
service. Children are invited.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
WORK AND RELIEF
ARE SERMON TOPICS
Rev. R. W. White Will Preach on
Subjects at Rhode Island
Avenue Church.

The Mind of Christ Concerning
Work" will be the subject of the Rev.
Raymond W. White. pastor of Rhode
Island Avenue NJ P. Church, Sunday
morning. His subject at night will be
The Cross and Relief"
At $40 am. the Mems Bible Glass
will discuss What Counts With God, "
led by the pastor.
At GAS pm. the Rev. Mr.. White
will lead the young people in the dis
cussion of What 1t Means to Be a
Christian This will be the third of
a series of four discussions on this
subject
On Thursday night the special Len
ten service will be held. The subject
will be "Christ's Fourth Cry From the
Cross: Loneliness"
The class which is being instructed
for church membership will meet Sat-
urday at 3 o'clock in the pastors
study. Members of this class will be
admitted to church membership Easter
morning.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
SERMON ANNOUNCED
BY REV. c. B. AUSTIN

The Rev. c. B. Austin, pastor of
the West Washington Baptist Church,
will preach tomorrow at II am. on
Il Am Ready" and at pm. on Life
on Top of the World" The young
people will assist in this service. There
will be sermonette to boys and girls
at the morning service, the topic
being Loyal to Christ in Play"
The pastor will speak at the mid
week service Thursday evening on
THE Life of Christ" He will preach
a series Of Sunday night sermons in
April as follows: April 3, What Is
God Doing to Keep Sinners Out OF
HELP" April 10, why Are You Not
a Christian?" April II, Precious
Promises Of Jesus; April "a. "A Ser
mon on Raised Window Shade"
Home visitation week will be OBJ
served next week. Special effort will
be made to get all the members and
friends of the church to attend the
services on Loyalty Sunday, April 3.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
ZION LUTHERAN PASTOR
TO CONTINUE SERIES

Continuing his Sunday Lenten SER
mon series, His Last Week." the Rev.
Edward G. Goetz, pastor Of Zion Luth-
eran Church, will speak tomorrow on
THE Day Of Farewell" The children's
sermon, at this service, will be Warn
inss." .,
The intermediate Luther League
will meet at 6 O'Clock with Frank Her
mann a. the leader. The topic Is Who
Is My Neighbour" The Senior Luther
League will meet at o'clock, with
Miss Emma Hid as the leader. The
topic is Log Cabins, Movie Houses,
Dance Halls, and Then-."
THE Word Of Pain" will be the
subject Of the sermon at the midweek
Lenten service Thursday at p m. the
fourth sermon in the series, His Last
Words"
Evening star., 1938-03-26
RETREAT TO BE HELD
AT ST. AGNES CHURCH

A quiet evening for men and older
boys is being arranged for next Thurs
day evening at St. Agnes Church.
The rector, the Rev. Albert J. Dubois,
will preach.
The retreat will open with devo-
tions and meditation at $50 pm.
in the, church and the closing devo-
tions will be at 9:15 pm. Supper will
be served to retreatants at $50 pm.
in the parish hall. An invitation has
been extended to all interested per-
sons to attend The subject of the
meditations will be THE Perils and
Joys of the Christian Life"
The rector will preach the fourth
Of series of Lenten sermons on
Conversion at II am. tomorrow
and will continue the course on
Prayer and Life" at pm. with a
sermon on Unanswered Prayers"
Evening star., 1938-03-26
CALVARY CHURCH
SERVICES LISTED
Rev. W. S. Abernethy to
Speak on Dynamic
of the Cross

The Rev W. S. Abernethy will give
the second in the series on THE
Cross of Christ" tomorrow morning
THE Dynamic of the Cross"
At the evening service DR.. Charles
w. Gilkey of the Rockefeller Memo
rial Chapel, University of Chicago.
will begin his series of Lenten services
Topic Sunday evening. Religion as
Refuge and Challenge" He will speak
Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day nights. DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris. pastor of Foundry M. e.
Church, will speak Wednesday night.
All of these services will be in CAL
vary Church.
The Junior Church will meet at
II o'clock in Vaughn Hall, with the
Rev. F. E. Johnston. jr, in charge.
The Stewardship Commission will
present a play. For He Had Great
Possessions" under the direction Of
Ruth Schlitzkus and Parke Peterson
at GAS tomorrow in Woodward Hall.
All are invited.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
BELIEF IN BIBLE
TO BE DISCUSSED
DR.. Pruden to Continue Series
on Frank Answers to Frank
Questions

What Do You Believe About the
Bible?" will be the subject of DR..
Edward Hughes Pruden at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow evening as
he continues his series of talks on
Frank Answers to Frequent Ques-
uons.' In the morning his theme
will be How Large Is Your Re-
ligion" On Thursday evening ne
will speak on Monetary Acclaim"
in his series of talks on Significant
Events of Passion Week" Swedish
services will be held at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow, DR.. K E. Carlson preaching.
The annual installation banquet Of
officers of the Euzelian Glass will be
held Friday evening at the Admiral
Club. The officers are Olive Whitaker,
president: Susie Smith. vice president;
Lillian Moore, assistant vice presi-
dent; Imajo Boulton, recording sec
retary; Helen Swenson, Beryle jack
son and Mary Metcalfe, assistants:
Rosa Price. corresponding secretary;
Helen Schwind and Bessie Carpenter,
assistants; Mary Carpenter, treasurer.
A group from this class will visit
Ivakota tomorrow and conduct serv-
ices. The class will have charge Of
the opening exercises at the Sunday
school tomorrow The church Execu-
tive Council will meet Monday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
DR.. G. G. MARTIN
PLANS 2 SERMONS
Greatest Adventure and Pay Day
and Penniless' Epworth
M. E. Subjects.

DR.. G. G. Martin announces his sub
ject in Epworth NJ E. Church South
tomorrow morning will be THE Great
est Adventure of the Ages" and at 8
pm. Pay Day and Penniless."
The Wesley Fellowship Group will
meet at 7 pm. Mrs. George Lumsden
will have charge of the services The
Young Peoples Department will also
meet at pm
Mrs. Sally Douglass and Mrs. c. r
Bush are accepting items for the an
nual Sibley Hospital Guild shower on
April l.
Dr. Martin will conduct the prayer
meeting Thursday evening. From now
on until Easter week the midweek
prayer meeting will be sponsored by
one or more of the various organiza-
tions of the church. The minister is
holding classes preparatory to induc-
ton into church membership for
Easter. Dates of the classes will be
announced from week to week.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
LENTEN SERVICES
T0BEC|N MONDAY
Dean Gi|key Will Speak
Twice Daily Through
Friday Night.

Y1he union Lenten services spon-
sorsd by the three downtown churches
. Calvary Baptist, First Congregational
and Mount Vernon Place M. E. South
begin Monday at 12:l5 o'clock in the
First Congregational Church and at
3 o'clock at night in the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, with Dean Charles w
Gilkey of the Rockefeller Memorial
Chapel Of the University of Chicago
As the featured speaker.
DR.. Gilkey will speak every day next
week through Friday at 1915 O'Clock
IN the First Congregational Church
and nights in the Calvary Baptist
Church.
DR.. Gilkey's noon subjects at the
First Congregational Church will be
Monday. Bethany and Jerusalem"
Tuesday, Learning From the Past;
Wednesday, Sharing the Load;
Thursday. Revising Our Expecta-
tions"; Friday, Trusting in God.
His night topics in the Calvary Bap.
tist Church are: Monday, Taking
Our Bearings; Tuesday, Lighter
But Stronger Faith; Wednesday
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor Of
Foundry M. E. Church; Thursday
When God Visited YOU; Friday
~Hopes Transcribed.
The union Lenten services will con.
yGnue until Easter. Bishop Paul B
Kern Of the M. E. Church South will
speak the week of April 4-8, with
noon addresses in the First Congre.
gational Church and night sermons
tn the Mount Vernon Place Church
The third and final week of service.
will be in Holy Week, April Ills
with President Albert w. Palmer Of
Chicago Theological Seminary speak.
Ing noon and night in the First Con.
gregational Church
DR.. William S. Abernethy, DR.. Johr
". Rustin and the Rev. Howard Stone
Anderson are the pastors of the co.
operating churches.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
SERVICES LISTED
Mount Olivet Lutheran Pastor to
Begin Series.

At Mount Olivet Colored Lutheran
Church "Old Portraits OF Jesus Our
Substitute" Is the title of series of
Lenten sermons for the IL O'Clock
service tomorrow, when the Rev. Mr..
Schiebel will preach on the subject
1.-THE Burnt Offering of the Israeli
ties"
On Wednesday evening the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. G. A. he will continue
his series on the question What
Shall I Do With Jesus?" The fifth
sermon will be on the subject Shall
I Mock or Honor Him?"
Following are the new officers elected
by the Ladies' Club: Mrs. B. Brown,
chairman; Mrs. c. Schiebel, vice
chairman; Mrs. J. Thalley, secretary,
and Mrs. r. Demouy, treasurer.
The Sunday school teachers class
meets Saturday evening with the pas
tor to prepare the Sunday lesson. The
beginners and primary departments
topic will be "The Disciple Who Loved
Money More Than Jesus" and the
other departments will study Jesus
on Trial Before the Church"
The Bible class at 10 o'clock will
be conducted by the pastor. The
children's religious instruction class
will meet Monday In the Phyllis
Wheetleg T.. y. q. A. ct $50.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
DR.. BURGAN TO CONTINUE
HIS SERIES OF SERMONS

DR.. H. w. Burgan will preach the
second of a series of sermons on
whats Right With the Church" at
II am. tomorrow in Hamline M. E.
Church. At pm. the subject will be
THE Power of Relationship"
The Junior High League will observe
activities night" at o'clock. At 6:45
pm. Miss Annabel Spangle, director Of
religious education, will address the
Epworth League on why Join the
Church,"
Prof Clarence o. Reynolds will speak
in the chapel in connection with Ham
lines teaching mission Thursday night
on "Some Moral Aspects of Recent
European Movements" The minister
will conduct the devotional period.
A mothers and daughters banquet
will be held at 6 pm. Friday in the
social hall. Capt. Rhoda Milliken Of
the Metropolitan Police Department
will speak.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
WHAT SEEK YE? TOPIC
OF REV. A. P. Shirley

The pastor of Francis Asbury M.
e Church South, the Rev. Albert p.
Shirley, tomorrow will close his Sc
ries Of questions asked by and of
Jesus, His subject at II am. is
What Seek YEP" and at 8 pm. How
Long Dost Thou Hold Us in Sus-
pense?"
At 6:45 pm. the young people will
Be addressed by Miss Elsie Wade
Stone. president of the Columbia COL
lege Of Christian Education. She will
give an illustrated lecture on Gods
Plan for the Jews"
On Thursday the School of Mis-
sions will close At 7:30 the Rev. Mr.
Shirley will complete instruction in
the text "Out Of Aldersgate" At 8:15
the services will be in charge of the
young women, who will present pro-
gram on Home Missions visualized. y
Evening star., 1938-03-26
CHOIR WILL SING
BACH PROGRAM
Choral Unit to Give Passion
of Our Lord at Cathedral
Monday Night.

AS a devotional feature of the Len
ten program in Washington Cathedral
this year. the Washington Choral So
ciety will give THE Passion Of Our
Lord, According to St. Matthew" with
music by Johann Sebastian Bach, in
the Cathedral next Monday at pm,
under the direction of Louis A. Potter,
F.. A. G. o. The members of the Cho-
raj Society will be assisted by the choir
of Washington Chapel, Latter Day
Saints Church; the choir of Calvary
M. E. Church and an instrumental
unit composed of members of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. It will
be free.
Bishop James f. Freeman will de-
liver his fourth sermon on the Lenten
theme Christ and the World Today"
at the choral evensong service in the
Cathedral tomorrow at 4 o'clock
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes will be the
preacher at the service Of morning
prayer at IL am, taking for his theme
Finding Ones True Self" Music
for both of these services will be fur
nished by the Cathedral choir OF men
and boys under the direction of Robert
G.. Barrow
The public officials and people of the
State Commonwealths of South Da-
kota and Tennessee will be remem-
bered in special prayers at the Ca
thedral altar tomorrow.
Special Lenten addresses following
the daily evensong service at o'clock
will be delivered next week as follows:
Tuesday. Canon Stokes, on Ways Of
Knowing God-Through Meditation
and Prayer; Wednesday, the Very
Rev. Noble c. Powell, dean of the Ca
thedral and warden of the College Of
Preachers, on Humility as Key to
Life; Thursday, Canon Everett H.
Jones, on Living the Christian Life
Christian Inspiration" and April /,
the Rev. Edward S. Dunlap, on THE
Eternal Cross in the Heart of God-on
Calvary"
MONDAY intercessions for members
OF the Cathedral Fellowship" are held
each weekday in the Chapel of St.
Mary at IL o'clock, under the direction
Of Canon Jones.
Group pilgrimages will be held i'm
mediately following the II am. and 4
pm. services tomorrow. A delegation
from the Church of Our Savior in
Brookland will make special Pilgrim
age at 2:30 pm. under the direction
of Miss Helen S. Griffith, to study
Christian symbolism in the Cathedral
Evening star., 1938-03-26
DEDICATION SERVICE
HELD AT ST. PAUL'S
Reredos and Tabernacle Given
in Memory of Mabel West
Tanning.

A service Of dedication was held
in st. Pauls Episcopal Church on the
Feast Of the Annunciation yesterday,
when q reredos and tabernacle for
the chapel altar were dedicated in
memory Of Mabel West Fanning,
who died on August 10. 1887 1t was
given by her friend. Edith Macculloch
Miller. The work was done under the
supervision Of the late Canon Rudd Of
Rockville, Nd. and consists OF carved
cedar, overlaid with gold leaf for
ornament. against the background of
Spanish blue and with posts of light
green.
The Rev. Arlington A. McCaIlum
will continue his series tomorrow at
ii am. with "The Beloved Physicians
Carefully Written Story for Guilt
waited People" At 8 pm. a service Of
solemn evensong and benediction will
be conducted by the Rev. Robert E.
Kell. The preacher will be the Rev.
w. Herbert Mayors. who is giving a
course Of sermons on The Holy
Spirit"
Evening star., 1938-03-26
LENTEN SERVICES
TO BE CONTINUED
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Program Is Announced
for Tomorrow.

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
tomorrow DR.. John Compton Ball will
continue his services on "Lenten
Stories for Longing Hearts" The
special topic tomorrow morning is
Following in the Footsteps OF Jesus ="
In the evening he will speak on The
Need of Fitness in Life Today"
The B. A. U. will meet at 645 pm
The program for discussion is "Whers
Evangelism Must Begin" c. K. Jen-
kins will lead.
The Woman's Bible Glass, with Mrs.
Leah Darnelle in charge, will hold
religious services at the Home for
Aged Ladies, 1855 Wisconsin avenue
NV. at o'clock.
The Through the Bible" Glass
meets Tuesday at 7 pm Mrs. Will
liam Hasker is the teacher. Miss
Clarice Wright, 403 B street NE. will
be the hostess at the business meeting
of the Eta Upsilon Bible Class Tues
day evening. The Teacher Training
Glass meets Thursday at o'clock
Prayer service. led by the pastor,
Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
DR.. PIERCE T0END
SERIES TOMORROW
Unitarian Pastor to Give
His Final Sermon on
Immortality.

In the last OF series on immortality,
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor Of All
Souls Unitarian Church, will preach
at III am. tomorrow on The Resur.
rection Of Jesus Christ: A Modern In.
depreciation"
The adult classes at 9:45 will listen
to a discussion of Early Christian
Music" by Mrs. Fannie A. Roberts,
president OF the Washington College of
Music, and a panel. comprised Of Mrs.
Laura Puffer Morgan, Mrs. M. J. Prof.
fit, Mrs. j. P. Srother, Gen. H. C,
Newcomer and Leifur Magnusson, on
Ways to Peace"
At noon the Lend-a- Hand Society
will meet. At 5 pm. Lewis Atwater,
organist, will close series of 20 re-
citals with request program in which
he will be assisted by George Irving
Chandler, tenor. This will be followed
at $50 by motion picture talk on
"Rumania," by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Howard Dellinger. The feature at the
motion picture hour in Pierce hall at
1880 will be the German musical pic
ture, Die Letzte Rose" based on the
opera Martha"
On Tuesday evening the pastor will
continue series of talks on "Unitari-
anism." A Scandinavian talking pic
ture, Pa Solsidan." will be shown on
Friday evening. This evening the last
in the foreign language series of the
season, Die Letzte Rose" will be the
feature.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
REV. Mr.. HARP PLANS
TALK ON CURE FOR CARE

The Rev. Reno S. Harp. jr., rector Of
Trinity Episcopal Church, will con-
tinue his series of Lenten sermons
tomorrow morning on THE Individual
and His Quest for Salvation" preach
ing on 1.-The Cure for Care. Holy
communion is at 8 am. The Young
Peoples Society meets at $50 pm.
On Wednesday at 8 pm, at the
special Lenten service, the guest
preacher will be DR.. Howard s. Will
kinson, rector of st. Thomas Church.
The Mission Study Glass meets each
Wednesday at 10 am. under the lead
ership Of Mrs. Lloyd B. Hayes. The
Thimble Club meets Thursday at l: 80
pm. at the home of Mrs. George B.
Sullivan, 6605 Sixteenth street NV.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Carl Hog
lupd and Mrs. Oliver Scott. I
Evening star., 1938-03-26
SAL LVATION' is SUBJECT
OF MINISTER'S SERMON

"Salvation-in Practical Terms" Is
the subject of the sermon by the Rev.
Robert NJ Skinner, at the II o'clock
service tomorrow, in Georgetown Pres
byterian Church The Young Peoples
groups will meet as follows-Juniors
$50; intermediates. 6:45, and the
seniors, 6:45 to discuss Travelling
Companions
Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, modera-
tor of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.. will
speak Monday at pm to joint
meeting of all Presbyterian Churches
Following his address the annual re-
ception for the moderator will be held
in Cissel Chapel.
On Thursday. at 7:30 pm, in Cissel
Chapel, preparatory service will be
held for the observance Of the Sacre-
ment of the Lords Supper Sunday
morning. Supper at Bethany" will
be the subject of brief talk by Mr..
Skinner.
Evening star., 1938-03-26
CHAPEL CORNERSTONE
WILL BE LAID TODAY

The cornerstone Of the Holy Com
forter Chapel of Rock Greek Parish
viii be laid today at $3.50 o'clock at
Seventh and Oglethorpe streets NV
by Bishop James E. Freeman. Dr.
r. j. Bohanan. rector Of the parish,
will be in charge of the services.
Clergy from all Episcopal churches
have been invited.
The chapel has been conducted ap-
proximately IS years, the first services
being held on Thirteenth street in
what was then known as Van Horns
81 Hall. Later chapel Was erected on
Georgia avenue, near Madison street
NV. 1t was recently sold The con-
gregation is now meeting in the
Sheridan Theater.