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Evening star., 1938-06-04
PENTECOST RITES
AT GRACE LUTHERAN
DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski Will Take
Men on Whom the Spirit
Came as Topic.

Pentecost or Whitsunday will be OBJ
served tomorrow at Grace Lutheran
Church. DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski will
preach at II am. on Men on Whom
the Spirit Came" Charter Heslep,
tenor, will be the special soloist.
The Senior Luther League meeting
scheduled for tomorrow will be post
poned until June IL, when an outdoor
meeting will be held in Rockville, Md.
Miss June Mathes will be hostess. The
annual children's day service will be
held June Il when the congregation
and Sunday school will unite. Special
awards will be presented for merit
work during the past months. Holy
communion is June 10. Junior and
senior Luther Leagues are uniting with
other leagues of American Lutheran
Churches in a sunset" service June
10. This service will be held at Christ
Church, Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
INCARNATION LUTHERAN
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY
Rites Will Mark Twentieth Year
Since Church's First
Communion.

The Incarnation Lutheran Church.
Rev. Henry Manken, jr, pastor, will
celebrate tomorrow, in connection
with the Whitsunday festival, the goth
anniversary of its first communion
At $50 am. the morning suffrages
with the holy communion will be in
charge of the pastor. At the II am.
service the pastor will be assisted by
DR.. l.. H. Waring, when new members
will be received and holy communion
again celebrated.
1t was just 20 years ago, on Whit
sunday. 1918, that the Rev. Mr..
Manken conducted the first COM
munion of this newly established Luth-
eran mission church in a private
home in the section of the city then
known as the Piney Branch Park.
The Senior and intermediate
Leagues meet at 7 pm.
The Women's Guild is conducting
lawn fete under the direction of
Mrs. Gertrude Clarkson, Mrs. Bertha
Fahrenbach. Mrs. Anna Hess, Mrs.
Helen Williams and Mrs. Arthur
Statter.
Evening star., 1938-06-04

harried Nazarene to feel that some
body really understood and really
cared-but He also publicly defended
1T as the highest use of money. All
true disciples of love are forever in
debted to Mary for providing the
occasion for these words of Jesus of
the superlative worth of love and all
OF loves offerings.
Audaciously Jesus promised immor-
tai fame to the deed of Mary. He
declared further that her wisdom
was greater than that Of all his drilled
disciples and of all the doctors of the
law. Her intuition had outrun their
reason. She saw what was hidden
from them, that Jesus was about to
die. Her sensitive heart had caught
the true importance of. His repeated
words to His uncomprehending dis
ciples. That was her way OF ad-
mlnistering comfort and expressing
loyalty.
The Time for Loves Offerings.
Later on, in due time, Mary would
bear spices to the tomb of her crucified
Lord. Now, however, while He was liv-
ing and while his heart was heavy with
the buI6en of the worlds woe and of
the relentless persecution of his enc
mics, and while He was shut apart by
a great loneliness, Mary would make
her timely offering to refresh His
weary spirit. No counsel is commoner
than this one that we should bear
flowers to the living rather than gifts
to the dead. Margaret Preston has put
1t into verse:
Had I but heard
One breath of applause, one cheering
word
One cry Of 'Couragel' amid the strife,
So weighted for me with death or life
How would it have nerved my soul to
strain
Thro' the whirl of the coming surge
again.
What use for the rope if it be not
flung
Till the swimmers grasp to the rock
has chung?
What worth is eulogy's blandest breath
When whispered in ears that are hush
ed in death?
No! No! If you have but word of
cheer,
Speak it while I am alive to hear"
Her sense of spiritual values made
Mary understand that love lives on
lavish offerings. The rose has one
value to the florists shop, but 1t has a
far greater value when it rests in the
hands of the woman to whom it speaks
of love and loyalty. In the eyes of
Judas the alabaster vessel of pure nard
was worth 800 pence. Streaming over
the person of the Anointed One, 1t had
a worth beyond all appraisal; 1t had
come to its highest use.
There is hard utilitarian spirit
which, in mistaken thrift, leaves life
barren Of the gracious gifts of love.
The Orient, with its imnemorial GUS
toms OF gift-giving, is wiser than we.
Surely no student of this beautiful
story will miss the meaning of the fact
that Jesus promised Immortality of
fame only to this one extravaganza
of loving devotion. Christ merits the
best; Christ honors the best; Christ re-
wards the best.
The Sunday School Lesson for June
is Serving by Personal Devotion to
Christ. xiv.3-11, 27-31.
Evening star., 1938-06-04

worth working mans wages for a
year-upon the feet and head of the
Master, who had restored her brother
to life. and who had been teacher and
friend to her family.
This was the very extravaganza of
devotion. The guests gasped at the
royal offering which filled with fra
GRANGE the house where they sat. The
annointing was a consummate token
Of lavish devotiorr-better understood
in the perfume-loving Orient than in
our Western land. Yet the fragrance
of that offering has for nineteen hun
dred years been sweetening this old
earth of ours.
The thrifty, practical and unsen-
timental guests were scandalized by
such extravaganza. They were dis
pleased that the Guest of Honor should
countenance such waste, and their dis
approval of Mary became instantly
clear to both her eyes and her ears.
Chief among these prudent and pro-
testing ones was that keeper of the
money bags, Judas Iscariot, who
thought only in terms Of lucre and
who straightway, with appraising eye
began to estimate the possible uses
of the money represented by the gift
Outwardly he talked of giving it to
the poor; really he wanted it where
his avaricious fingers could clutch it,
Poor Mary was shocked, embar-
rassed and hurt at the reception
which her act was accorded by the
other guests. A sensitive, spiritual
personality, she quailed before this
hostile criticism. Her one thought
had been of her Lord. She was of
those who do not weigh and calcu-
late consequences. To her it was
clear that the Master was worthy of
her best; and that the highest use
Of any possession of hers was to en-
ploy it in the service of love. She
knew instantly-and wondered why
the truth was not plain to everybody
that when great loyalties call moth
ing else matters.
A Gentleman to the Rescue.
True Gentleman that He ever was,
Jesus came promptly to the rescue
of Mary, bewildered by the carping
criticisms of these small-souled dis
ciples. Only for an instant was she
permitted to suffer the embarrass-
rlent of rebuke; then she became
covered with the embarrassment of
eulogy.
Jesus not only received her Offer
ing with gratitude-and nobody in
this world will ever know what a
comfort it was to the hunted and
Evening star., 1938-06-04
TAk0MA CHURCH
TOINDUCT MEMBERS
Session Will Meet on Monday,
Women's Group to Take Boat
Trip Down Potomac.

The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be celebrated in the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church tomorrow
at ii o'clock. The Rev. R. Paul
Schearrer will preach on "The Sacra-
ment-A Perpetual Pentecost." New
members will be received.
Walter H. McClenon will address
the Brotherhood Bible Glass on "The
Prophecy of Micah Jack yoeel.
Darlene Douglass, Newton Magness
Russell Macy and Miss Lois Judge
Will be in charge of the several group
meetings tomorrow evening.
The session will meet Monday eve
ming at the home of Elder John l..
Stinson, BOG Holly avenue. The Sew
enty-Niners will take boat trip down
the Potomac on Tuesday evening.
The Woman's Presbyterial Society
for Missions will meet in this church
on Friday. Mrs. James Dugend field
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions, will be the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
POWER OF HOLY GHOST
IS PENTECOSTAL TOPIC
Georgetown Lutheran Church
Lists It's Activities for
Coming Week.

In keeping with the Festival of
Pentecost, "The Power of the HOLY
Ghost" will be the subject at II am
Sunday in Georgetown Lutheran
Church by the Rev. Harold E. Beatty.
Miss Laura Zirat will direct the
young peoples meeting at 7 pm.
when they will have for their discus
sion I'm Search of Religious Liberty {"
The Church Council will meet at 8
pm. Tuesday at the home of Mrs
Mary Raines, 8o6 Fern place NV
j. Frank Bushong, George F. Sauber
and Mrs. M, E. Scrivener will serve as
judges Wednesday evening at the
Spring Festival.
Serving Other Races" will be the
topic Of the prayer service at 8 pm,
Thursday.
All Things Bright and Beautiful"
is the title of the Children's Day serv-
ices, June IL.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
TWO SERMONS PLANNED
BY REV. c. B. AUSTIN
Pastor of West Washington
Baptist Also Will Speak
Thursday Night.

The Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor of the
West Washington Baptist Church,
will preach tomorrow at II am. and
8 pm.
The pastor will speak Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Louis Lucas, president of Columbia
B. Y. P. U. Federation, installed the
new B. Y. P. U. officers last Sunday
evening, as follows: President, Clyde
Hospital; vice president, Thelma
Hodges; recording secretary, Bernar-
dine Haycock; corresponding secre-
tary, Marjorie Hanback,; treasurer,
Kathleen Moore; devotional life, Mar
garet Meats; stewardship, Paul
Hodges; fellowship, Florence Sabean;
service, Kathleen Moore; Daily Bible
Headers leader, Inez Lucas.
The Committee of Thirty met
Thursday to make plans to raise sev-
eral thousand dollars to redecorate
the church auditorium and to make
other needy repairs on church prop
erty.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED
BY ASBURY M. {. SOUTH
Rev. A. P. Shirley Will Preach
on The Satisfying Christi
Stewards Will Meet.

At II am. tomorrow the Rev. Albert
P. Shirley will preach on THE
Satisfying Christ" at Francis Asbury
M. E. Church South, followed by the
observance of the Lords supper. The
pastor will also speak at $50 to the
adult division on Missions" At the
evening service he will use as his
theme Where Are You Living?" The
communion will be held over for those
unable to be present at the morning
service.
The Board of Stewards will meet
Monday night.
The Gamma Sigma class will meet
Tuesday night at the home Of Mrs.
Irene Cochran, 1911 Wyoming avenue
NV.
The Young Peoples Department.
will meet at the church Wednesday
| night for games.
On Thursday evening at the prayer
service the pastor will use the subject
What Do You Believer"
Evening star., 1938-06-04
LUTHERANS PLAN
PENTECOST RITES
DR.. Snyder, st. Paul's Pastor
Will Speak on Spirit
Plenipotentiary.

In observance of the festival OF
Pentecost, the sermon at st. Paul's
Lutheran Church tomorrow morning
to be delivered by DR.. Henry w
Snyder, will deal with 1.-THE Spirit
Plenipotentiary." At the evening
service the theme will be Neutral or
in Gear"
The DR.. Samuel Domer Bible Glass
will be guests Monday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rodgers, 433 Oneida
place NV. The Church Council will
meet at the church Office Wednesday
evening.
There will be a lawn party Thurs
day at the church, sponsored by the
Ladies' Aid Society, supper being
served from to 7.
Children's Day will be observed
June IL. Holy communion will be
celebrated June II and 10.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
DR.. RAPHAEL H. MILLER
TO RETURN TO PULPIT
National City Christian Pastor
Has Concluded Speaking Tour
Through West.

DR.. Raphael Harwood Miller, pastor
of the National City Christian Church,
will return to his pulpit tomorrow
morning after a four-week absence
in the Middle West, where he has
been on speaking tour in behalf of
the church. His topic is Proving the
Unprovable Mrs. Henriette Bagger
Plum, mezzo- -contraltoist, will give the
solo number
At pm. the service will be held in
the social hall of the Vermont Avenue
Church. 1903 Vermont avenue NV.
The service will be in the form of
an informal panel discussion of the
theme, THE Jesus Way in Distorted,
Economic Order"
Evening star., 1938-06-04
CALVARY BAPTIST ]
TO HEAR STUDENT
Divinity School Scholar to
Preach at Evening Rite.
Other Services.

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, minis
ter at Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on PEN
tecosts, Old and New" The COM
munion service will be held at the
close of this service. Robert N. Zear-
foss, a student at Colgate Rochester
Divinity School, Rochester, N. Y,
will occupy the pulpit in the evening
hour. His topic will be Confirm
ing our Convictions" George Downes
and Miss Maurice Hecht will assist at
the latter service
The Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr.,
minister's assistant, will conduct the
last junior church session until the
fall season opens. He Will be assisted
by L. c. Greene.
A business meeting OF the Burial
Glass will be held Wednesday eve
ming, with Miss Margaret Reading
presiding.
The Happy Hour for the boys and
girls of the neighborhood adjacent
to the church has been changed from
Saturday to Friday at o'clock dur-
ing the summer.
The Kinnear Class of Men will have
as its special guests tomorrow moru-
ing the men from the Wonder Bakery,
who come on the invitation Of the
class president, Julian ]. Sanders.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
CAPITAL PASTOR
RECEIVES HONOR
Rev. H. S. Anderson to
Preach at Annual Meetinu
in Beloit, Wis.

The Rev. Howard Stone Anderson
minister Of First Congregations
Church, has been chosen as one OF
six ministers who will speak at the
morning worship sessions of the Gen.
eral Council of Congregational and
Christian Churches at the annual
meetings in Beloit, Wis, June 15-22
Tomorrow morning he will preach at
First Church on "The Menace of Re-
ligion, H."
The Thursday evening service, fol-
lowing the church night dinner, will
be given to a consideration of recon-
mendations regarding the church wor-
ship service which have been sug-
gested by two young peoples classes in
the senior department of the Sunday
school.
On Friday the church will tender
the vested choir of 60 voices banquet
as part of the closing ceremonies of
the choir season. Officers of the
church, trustees and Societys Com
mittee will attend, as well as alumni
OF past years in the choir. Miss
Dorothy E. Seaton, first soprano, is
chairman of arrangements for the
program. Retiring officers of the
choir are: Don A. Waite, president;
Dorothy E, Seaton, vice president;
Lillian Junkkarri, attendance secre-
tary; Bess B. Hough, corresponding
and recording secretary; Carl Free
man, treasurer; Stanley Covert,
librarian; Chloe Cottrell, assistant to
the vice president. Officers for the
1889 season to be installed Friday
are: Bess B. Hough, president; Mildred
Padgett, vice president; Barbara
Joseph. attendance secretary; Glenn
Miller, corresponding and recording
secretary; Carl Freeman, treasurer
and Stanley Covert. librarian.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
'CHRIST'S COMMANDS
Is THEME OF SERMON
Rev. Edward G. Goetz Will
Discuss Topic at Zion Lutheran

Church Tomorrow Morning.
"Christ's Three Great Commands
will be the subject of the sermon at
Zion Lutheran Church tomorrow
morning by the Rev. Edward C. Goetz
The Luther Leagues will join in the
annual meeting of the District Luther
League at pm. at the Lutheran
Church of the Atonement.
The Church Council will meet at the
chapel Monday night. The Ladies
Aid Society will visit the National
Lutheran Home for the Aged on Tues
day morning, meeting at the chapel at
am.
The Sunday school teachers and
officers will hold their meeting
Wednesday night at the home of Miss
Mary Leonberger, 511 Crittenden
street NV.
Children's day will be celebrated
June IL, at $3.50 am, with special
service dedicated to the Tressler Or
phans' Home at Loysville, Pa.
The annual Sunday school and con-
gregational picnic is June 18 in Rock
Creek Park.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
LORDS SUPPER RITES
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Services Tomorrow.

The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed at the IL O'Clock
service tomorrow in Georgetown Pres
byterian Church. Living Bread" is
the title of the communion meditation
by the Rev. Robert M. Skinner.
At $3.50 pm. the combined young
peoples groups will go by automobile
to the home of Miss Ester Scott in
Sandy Spring for an open-air meet
ing
On Tuesday at 1880 am. all the
women of the church are asked to
meet in Cissel Chapel. Members Of
the Woman's Society who have joined
during the past year will be the
special guests of the group. Mrs. j.
Clyde Smith is in charge of the
program, and preceding the meeting
the spiritual life group will meet at
the manse.
On Thursday at 7:3o pm. the pastor
will speak on Echoes Of the General
Assembly"
Evening star., 1938-06-04
ATONEMENT LUTHERAN
CLASS TO BE CONFIRMED
Reception for New Members to
Be Given Tuesday-Other
Activities Are Noted.

At the Atonement Lutheran Church
tomorrow the sacrament of the altar
Will be administered at the morning
and evening services on Pentecost Sum-
day There will be class of adults
confirmed at the morning service.
A reception to new members will be
given In the parish hall Tuesday
evening. The Rev. Harry Dunlap will
be the special speaker. There will be
entertainment and refreshments.
A committee of men from the
Brotherhood of the Maryland Synod
Will meet June 9 in Baltimore to
prepare for the biannual convention
OF the United Lutheran Church, be-
ginning October S. Martain A. Nc
Grory, president of the Synodical
Brotherhood, will preside.
The summer training school at
Hood College, Frederick, Md, begins
July 16.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
BIBLE SCHOOL RITES

The commencement exercises Of the
Baptist Bible School will be held June
10 at the Calvary Baptist Church. The
student banquet will be held at $50
pm, in the dining hall of the church.
The commencement exercises will be-
gin at 8 pm. There will be several
graduates. DR.. John ]. Wicker. pres
ident of Fork Union Baptist Military
Academy, will deliver the commence
ment address.
The public Is invited.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
CHURCH OF EPIPHANY
Primary Department Will Hold
It's Commencement.

At the Church of the Epiphany to-
morrow there will be celebration of
the holy communion at o'clock, and
at $50 the primary department of
the church school will hold its COM
mencement exercises, with an espe-
cially prepared program, at which the
rector, DR.. z. B. Phillips, viii present
the prizes and diplomas. At the II
o'clock service there will be celebra-
ton of the holy communion and a
special sermon, the theme of which
will be appropriate to the day. Whit
sunday" by DR.. Phillips.
The Young Peoples Fellowship will
meet at $50. At the evening service
at 8 o'clock the Rev.. Duncan Fraser
will be the preacher.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
WILL MARK FOUNDING
Albright Memorial Congregation
to Hold Services.

The religious services commemorate
ing the founding of Albright Me-
mortal Evangelical Church will begin
Sunday with holy communion at
II o'clock with the Rev. George Z.
Schnabel preaching on Together, In
One Place, With One Accord" At the
evening service at 7:45 o'clock the
subject will be "The Church Life of
the Family"
The prayer meeting theme on We'd
nesday night will be after Pente-
cost-What?" On Thursday night the
evening circle Of the guild will have a
birthday party celebration.
On Saturday the Albright Brother
hood is sponsoring an outing and
boat ride to Marshall Hall. This is
a community event with various groups
participating.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
A Lesson for the Week
One Woman's Immortality
Won by Loves Lavishness.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

is almost the this Book
problems the the woman oes
uon perpexng In such this
allotted for the study millions which
shining distncness chief qualification Of
her spiritual intuition She endowed
the life capacity variations Of
her ability penetrate to the Of all things involving spiritual
this relative WORTH which
Evening star., 1938-06-04
(. HAMLINE METHODIST
DR.. James s. Montgomery to Be
Guest Preacher,

DR.. James Shera Montgomery. chap
lain of the House of Representatives,
will be the guest preacher at Hamline
M. E. Church tomorrow at IL o'clock,
in the absence of the minister, DR.. H.
w. Burgan, who is attending the
Baltimore Annual Conference.
The Junior High League will meet
at pm. and the Epworth League at
GAS pm.
Harry A. Havens is the lay delegate
and Harry c. James reserve delegate
Of the conference.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
DR.. HARRIS TO RETURN
TO FOUNDRY PULPIT
Bread Plus Will Be His Topic
in Morning-Sacram to
Be Administered.

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris will re-
turn from the annual conference at
Hagerstown, Md, today and Will
preach in Foundry NJ E. Church to-
morrow at the II o'clock service on
Bread Plus" and will administer the
sacrament of the Lords supper.
The graduating class and faculty OF
the Washington College of Law will
come to Foundry for their baccalaure-
ate service at pm. The sermon by
DR.. Harris will be entitled Who Owns
the Future"
The annual picnic of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. Art Brown.
1918 North Military road, East Falls
Church, Tuesday at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
John Wesley A. M. E.

The Rev. Stephen Gill Spottswood
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
TO the graduating class of the Rob-
ert H. Terrell Law School at II am.
on Bursting Bonds" Special music
by the cathedral choir. Sermon by
the pastor at pm. on Adventurous
Religion"
Evening star., 1938-06-04
DR.. TAYLOR TO TALK.
Last Supper Sermon Theme at
Central Presbyterian.

At Central Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning DR.. James H. Tay-
lor will preach on THE Last Supper" !"
The communion of the Lords supper
will be observed, At night he will
preach a sermon especially for young
people.
Recent tests have been held on the
work done in the Young Peoples Fri
day Night Glass in the studies in
church history. The results of these
tests will be announced tomorrow.
The class has adjourned until October.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST

Observing Pentecost' to Be Theme.
New Members Service.
observing Pentecost" is the COM
munion meditation of the Rev. Ed
ward O. Clark. pastor of Chevy Chase
Baptist Church. tomorrow at II
o'clock. New members will be received
and the Lords supper will be OBJ
served In the evening service he will
speak on 1.-THE Christian Romance. >
The Sunday school will lead the
devotional service Thursday evening
The board of trustees will meet
Friday evening.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
LAST RETREAT DATED

League Announces Aid. G. Event
Week End of June 8, a, 5.
The Washington Retreat League
announces the last retreat for this
season for the week end of June 3,
4. 5. city-wide in scope, at the Wash
ington Retreat House, 1000 Harewood
road NE. The retreat master will be
the Rev. A. F. x. Devereaux, assistant
at Holy Trinity Parish, whose theme
for the conferences will be "The
Christian Philosophy of Life"
Miss Valerie Dunn is in charge of
arrangements and announces that all
accommodation at the Washington
Retreat House have been reserved.
Evening star., 1938-06-04
SEEKERS OF LIGHT
Presentation Will Symbolic Bible
Education Work.


Seekers Of the Light" will be the
subject of symbolic presentation of
the work of religious education at the
children's Sunday service in the
Universalist National Memorial Church
tomorrow at II o'clock. The church
school will attend in body. A chris
tening service will be held. DR.. Per-
kins will award promotion certifi-
Gates. At 6 o'clock the Universalist
Players will be hosts at the Sunday
evening fellowship supper, with Miss
Harriet Yates, director OF religious
education. as special guest. An in
formal organ recital by H. Jerome
Graham will follow at 7:30.
The Church School Association
meets Monday at 9 pm, and the board
Of management on Tuesday at 8 pm.