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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Presbyterian Church
To Open Campaign
For $4,000
Tomorrow Designated as
Day Of RESPONSE by
Dr.. Marshall

The New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow will launch
4 campaign TO raise funds toward
clearing an indebtedness of more
than 1921 900 on its church prop
erty.
The debt. was incurred about 10
years ago through purchase Of Ger
tain properties and improvements
on the church edifice situated at
New York avenue, H and Thir-
tenth streets NV.
The church has a notable his
tory Of 1B years, in the heart of
the Nations Capital, and was the
pioneer Protestant church in this
city.
Tomorrow has been designated as
"a day of response" DR.. Peter Mar
shall, pastor, will preach at II am.
on AN Old Subscription List" All
members of the church have been
urged to attend the service and to
make subscriptions as an act of
worship.
Campaign workers will remain at
the church for luncheon tomorrow,
in order that calls on persons not
in attendance at the morning serv-
ice may be made tomorrow after
noon and next week.
During the last week more than 600
members met at informal fellowship
dinners at the church, luncheons
and meetings in the interest of the
campaign. with DR.. A. F. McGarrah
Of Pittsburgh as the guest speaker
He is director of the Church Service
Bureau, and has been assisted in
the local crusade plans by Miss
Ethlyn Field Johnston OF Passaic,
N. j., the associate director.
Col. Walter G. Clephane, presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees, is
chairman of the Special Gifts Com
mittee, assisted by William B. Will
lard, Frank e. Edgington, Judge I
M. Foster, Adam Weir. Charles A
Stott, Verne C. Bonesteel, Lewis T
Breuninger, Joseph B. Schaaff, New
ell Ellison, A. F. C. Lucas. Judge
J. Russell Leech, DR.. Cloyd Mar
vim, Mrs. William L. Darby, Mrs
w. M. Ritter, Mrs. Cabot Stevens
and Miss Marjorie Webster.
Harry Blake is chairman of the
District campaign workers, assisted
by the following team captains
Melville B. Grosvenor, Neal Hern-
don, Donald Clement, James E. Hen
messy, Gerald Cooley. Noah Good
ridge, Shirley Mayors. Lloyd l.
Smith. Ralph Burgess, Kennedy Ire
Ian, Clayton Corliss, Myers Hand
Cabot Stevens, James Gulick and
Walter e. Sias.
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First Baptist Pastor
Ends Two Years Of
Service in D. T..
Dr.. Edward H. Pruden
Will Mark Anniversary
At Special Service

Exercises celebrating completion
by DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden of
two years service as pastor of the
First Baptist Church, during which
time more than 400 new members
have been added to the church, will
be held tomorrow morning. DR.. Ru-
fus w. Weaver, executive secretary
of the Baptist Convention of the
District OF Columbia, and who served
for a time as pastor of the church,
preceding the calling of DR.. Pruden
to the charge. will extend greetings,
and special invitations have been
sent to all who joined the church
since the arrival of DR.. Pruden to be
present. DR.. Pruden will take as his
morning subject, Expression of
Gratitude"
In the evening a pageant, "The
Christmas Story in Song and
Drama" will be presented in the
church by the Volunteers of Amer
lea, with, Miss Esther Linkins d.
recting the production.
On Thursday evening, DR.. Pruden
who, with Mrs. Pruden, spent a year
in the mission field in China before
coming to Washington, will speak
on Christmas in China"
The B. Y. P. U. business meeting
wednesday evening will be preceded
by a dinner at the church at $50.
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Christian Church 10 Make
New Years Pledges

Volunteer day will be observed in
the Ninth Street Christian Church
tomorrow. when pledges for the new
year will be made. The sermon by
the Rev. Clifford H. Jope at II m
will be The Church In a Time OF
Crisis"
The Junior church, under the lead
ership of Andrew Shannon, will meet
at the same time in the church. DR.
Lawrence Smallwood, superintendent
Of the senior department, will de-
liver the sermon story. Others on
the program are Betty Lancaster
David Davis and Patricia Comm
gore. Clara O'Neil will be the leader
of the program. The theme will be
Living Christian Life"
The pastor will preach at 7:4s
pm. on THE Meaning of the Lord 1
Supper"
On Wednesday at 1890 am. the
Women's Council will be addressed
by DR.. o. F. Blackwelder, pastor Of
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton.
Moving pictures of India will be
shown at the prayer meeting Thurs
day at 7:30. Kenneth Potee, a mis-
sionary on furlough, who took the
pictures, will show them.
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Rev. R. W. White 10 Talk
On Power Of PRAYER

"The Power of Prayer" will be the
subject Of the Rev. Raymond w
White at Rhode Island Avenue NJ.
P. Church tomorrow morning Com
munion will be observed. Sunday
evening the pastor will continue his
series of subjects on Becoming and
Being Christian" The subject
will be The Meaning of Confess
sion" Special revival services are
being conducted each Sunday night
until Easter.
The Mems Bible Glass will be
taught by the pastor at $50 m. on
Modern Forms of Lying" On
Tuesday night the class will have a
meeting at the home of Thomas D.
Fields, Ala Oglethorpe street NV,
for election of officers.
On Thursday at $50 o'clock there
will be a fellowship dinner. The
pastor will speak on ways of Per-
sonal Work" This will be the first
of series of dinners preparing for
Miss Amy Lee Stockton of Califor-
mia, who will conduct two weeks
revival beginning March S.
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Rev. James H. Miers
Begins 14th Year
OF Pastorate Here
Fourth Presbyterian
Minister Succeeded
The Late Dr.. Kelly

Sunday morning next marks the
beginning of the 14th year of the
pastorate of the Rev. James H.
Miers, minister of Fourth Presby-
terrain Church. He succeeded the
late Rev. DR.. Joseph P. Kelly.
At the services tomorrow at II
O'Clock, DR.. Miers will preach on
The Church's Exalted Function"
The sermon and special music by the
chorus choir will be broadcast over
VOL. At 7 pm. he Will continue
his studio in the book of Genesis,
Living With Joseph in Egypt" At
pm. will be the annual thank
offering service of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society. Miss Merle Graham,
Presbyterial missionary to the Phil
ippines, will deliver the address.
On Monday at 7:45 pm. the class
studying God in human history will
consider the subject: Abraham and
the Kindom of God"
On Thursday at pm. will be the
microscopy prayer clinic, with
amounting for headings and special
requests. At pm. prayer meeting
will be held. There will be a short
sermon on "Paul's Immortal Hymn
to Divine Love-"
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is evil stories about contemporary
public men.
One distinctive phase of our re-
cent moral slump is the prevalent
tendency to tell evil and hear evil.
I was standing by the desk of
Washington's leading hotel one eve
ming when two formally dressed
young persons met beside me. We'll,
what's the latest dirt?" was the
young woman's greetings. I have
heard groups of Christian men tell
tales about public officials that
soiled their tongues and revealed
startling deterioration of character.
Village gossip is TRADITIONAL; but 1t
is outmatched these days in more
cultivated" circles.
How may this tide of evil speak
ing be stemmed? What force Is
strong enough to arrest this form
of moral decay? Is there any au-
thority able to challenge the preva-
lent habit of lying in all circles,
from street corner loafers and per-
jured witnesses. even up to the
heads of European states?
Well, know nothing more efflec-
tive than the explicit command
ment from Sinai, the law of the
eternal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbor." Here
at the very beginning of Gods reve-
lation of Himself to the chosen
people He registers His decree con-
corning the liar. And the indict-
ment grows sterner as we proceed
into the New Testament, which
closes with the solemn declaration
of the Seer of Patmos that there is
no room in heaven for every one
that loveth and maketh a lie" The
gates of the City Celestial are closed
against all liars. It seems as If the
Lord Almighty had done His utter
most to warn and punish the liar.
Those white Lies"
So insidious has been the growth
and prevalence of this hideous sin
of lying that it has become COM
monplace in society and business.
Secretaries seem to have no qualms
at reporting the boss mot in" to
unwelcome visitors. Servants are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Rev. \. ). Anderson
Will Preach on
America for Me-
Sermon Is Related TO
Fact Pastor Will Appear
Before Dies Group

America for Mel" is the sermon
subject of the Rev. Howard Stone
Anderson tomorrow at II am. in
the First Congregational Church.
The sermon is related to the fact
mat on next Tuesday Mr.. Ander-
son appears as witness before the
committee on American Activi-
Ties, chairmaned by Representative
Martin Dies. There will be special
Advent music by the choir and or
ganist.
"Showboat," slide and story
adaptation Of the motion picture
showing, among other things, the
evils OF gambling, will be the fea-
ture OF the service at 7:45 pm. Spe-
cial music.
The Tuxis Club meets at 6 pm.
to practice for the Christmas CAROL
ing and at $50 for its society
meeting.
The Friendly Forum meets for
dinner Monday at the church at 6
O'Clock. Installation of officers and
music will constitute the program.
The Rev. Mr.. Anderson will install
the following officers: Mrs. Ethel
James, president: Miss Otelia
Woodie. vice president; Miss Myrtle
Mechanics, secretary, and Frank
Leonard, treasurer.
The Young Women's Club meets
Tuesday at 6 pm. for dinner. Capt.
Richard Mansfield of the ninth pre-
clnct will speak. It will be mems
night.
The church night dinner and pro-
gram Is Thursday at 6 o'clock. Guest
speaker will be DR.. John w. Rustin,
pastor OF Mount Vernon Place M. E.
Church South, on Building a
Christian Economic Order"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Lords Supper Service
At Emory Methodist

The sacrament of the Lords SUE
per will be administered at Emory
Methodist Church tomorrow morn
ing. The Rev. Horace z. Cromer
will preach a communion media
ton. 1.-THE Road From Bethlehem. -
He Will preach on 1.-THE Wind and
the Sails" at pm.
At 7 pm. the intermediates will
discuss when Some One Has Mis-
treated You" Miss Corrine OVERLY
is the leader. Miss Dorothy Kuback
will lead the seniors on Brothers
ALL" Mrs. Brown Chism will lead
the young peoples group on How
Can We Have Better Meetings."
The Omcial Board will meet Mon
day at $50. This is a dinner meet
ing.
DR.. Cromer will discuss the teach
ings OF Jesus Concerning the
Church" Thursday evening.
The Mabel Galley Bible Glass win
sponsor q Christmas party at the
church the evening Of December Is.
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Epworth IA. (. Church
Theme Announced

DR.. Clifton X. Ray, pastor of Ep-
worth M. E. Church South. will
preach tomorrow at II am. on He
Went a Little Farther" The Lords
supper will be observed. For the
evening service he will preach on
"The Fragments"
Missionary Sunday will be OBJ
served by the church school. The
young peoples department and
young adult group will meet at
I pm.
A social and business meeting of
the Hummer Memorial Glass will be
held Tuesday evening. The official
board will meet Wednesday evening
A business meeting and social Of
the Joy Glass viii be held in the
home of Mrs. Irene McConchie, 24s
Eleventh street Sc, Wednesday eve
ming.
DR.. Ray will conduct the prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Communion Meditation
AT Francis Asbury

The pastor of Francis Asbury M. E
Church South. DR.. Robin Gould, will
preach tomorrow morning a COM
munion meditation and administer
the Lords supper. At 8 pm. his
topic is "a Neglected Law of Life
At 6:45 the young people will meet
with Miss Patsy Ridgeway as leader
Mrs. Batzell will speak on Our City
Slums and Delinquency" At $50
the intermediates will meet. The
leader is Miss Dorothy Cochrane
The subject is Sing the Lord S
Song" At 7 the Wesley Fellowship
meeting will be led by Miss Marjorie
Ravens. DR.. Gould will speak on
Missions"
On Monday at pm. the Board of
Stewards will meet at the church.
On Tuesday at pm. the first
quarterly conference will be held at
the church. Also at p m. the GAM
ma Sigma Glass will meet with Mrs
3. r. Holmes, 1857 Parkwood place
NV.
At 8 pm. on Wednesday the young
people will show a moving picture
on the people and Country of Korea
and Our Mission School, Holston In
stitute"
On Thursday at pm. DR.. Gould
will speak on THE Discipline OF
Life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
How Do Men Lose Faifh!'
Dr.. Rustin S Subject

DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor of
Mount Vernon Place NJ E. Church
South will preach tomorrow morn
ing on How Do Men Lose Faith?"
and In the evening on Brushing
Aside the Unessentials." Repre-
sentatives of the younger adult,
young peoples and senior depart
ments will assist the minister in the
order Of service.
Mrs. John W. Rustin will present
a study of the hymn, Faith of Our
Fathers" at the adult department
service at $50 am.
The Finance Committee meeting
and meeting of the Board Of Stew
ards will be held Wednesday eve
ming
DR.. Rustin will speak at the prayer
meeting Thursday at Bpm.
Parents, teachers and officers and
children of the primary department
will have Christmas party at the
church Friday at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Chevy Chase Baptist
Church Will Mark
18Th Anniversary
26 Original Members
Will Be Guests Of
Honor at Services

Chevy Chase Baptist Church,
It's anniversary In special services
tomorrow and Thursday evening
The 28 members. who met at the
home Of Mrs. William d. Henry on
December 8, 1923, to establish the
church, will be guests Of honor at
the services.
OF the original 80 charter men,
bers the following are still mem
bers: Mrs. William D. Henry, Mr..
and Mrs William Hughes, George
r. Gravatt, Mrs. Tourney Menefee,
Robert G. Menefee, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
H. Forbes, Miss Mary Forbes, Miss
Maude Forbes, Edward Forbes, Ken
meth B. Forbes, G.. B. Likens, Mr..
and Mrs. Adon Phillips, Mrs. Arthur
A. Smith, Mrs. Rufus Walters, Mr.
and Mrs. La Mont A. Williams.
For two years services were held
in the music hall of the Chevy
Chase Theater. The Rev. Edward
o. Clark. formerly chaplain OF the
74th Artillery, c. A. c.. and pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, Pit
man, N. j.. was called to the church
In June, 1924. The present church
edifice was built in 1925 and the
first service held Christmas morn
ing, December Is, 1925. The men,
bership is now 400. p
At the morning service tomorrow
the pastor will deliver a communion
mediation on Building for Eter.
nifty" Gratz E. Dunkum, former
moderator of the Columbia Baptis,
Convention, will speak at pm.
On Thursday evening special
service OF celebration will be held
La Mont A. Williams, one of the
founders. will speak. DR.. John E
Briggs will make the address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Marking Church Rector
To Speak Here

The Rev. John Gillespie Magee,
Yale, 1906. will speak at st. John S
Church tomorrow morning at both
the $3.50 and II o'clock services. He
has been In charge of the Episcopal
Church in Marking and will speak
of his recent experiences there. The
full choir Of men and boys under
the direction of Arthur Howes, or
ganist and choirmaser, will sing
There will be celebrations OF the
holy communion at am. and ii
am. The business and professional
woman's group will have a cor
porate communion at the 8 o'clock
celebration.
Evening prayer will be said at 8
o'clock with sermon by the Rev. VIII
liam Curtis White, curAte. The
subject will be Hidden Mamma and
the White Stone" which is the Sec
ond in q series Of Advent sermons
taken from the Revelation Of st.
John.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Beyond Victory Is Topic
OF Dr.. Albert Mccartney

Beyond Victory" is the sermon
topic tomorrow morning by DR.. Al
oert j. Mccartney, minister of
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
The midweek service at pm
On Thursday will be conducted by
the Rev. Samuel R. Allison. DR.
Mccartney will be attending the
biennial meeting of the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ in
America, which is being held at
Buffalo from December 6 through 8
j. Austin Latimer, special assist
ant to the Postmaster General, will
address the Westminster Club to-
morrow at pm. on Religion and
Government"
On December at 8 pm. Miss
Helen L. Lyon will show the mo-
ton pictures which she took dur
ing her attendance upon the World
Christian Endeavor Convention in
Australia. A silver offering will be
taken for the work of the Covenant
Fellowship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Briohtwood Methodist
Program Announced

P. r. Talley. recently elected
teacher Of the Mems Wesley Bible
Glass, will have Personality and
Suffering" as his topic tomorrow
morning at the church school ses-
sion of the Brightwood Park M. E
Church. At ii am. the Rev. S. Car
roll Coale will administer the holy
communion and preach on Express
Ing Love-" The subject of the chill
dren's story will be when Were
You Born?" At the evening sermon
there will be song service, featur-
ing hymns which received the largest
vote in ballot recently held at the
church to determine the popularity
OF hymns. The minister's topic will
be Some Evidence of Fidelity"
Miss Lillian Erickson will preside
over the young peoples devotional
service at 6:45 pm The program of
the Walkersville MD Youth Con-
ference will be discussed.
The Cole Glass Club will serve an
oyster and meat loaf dinner Tues
day. 5 to 7 o'clock. At s pm, meet
Ing Of the Ofilcial Board.
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Congress Heights N. {.
Retreat Opens Today

The fall retreat for Washing
ton district lay delegates opens to-
day at 2:30 o'clock at the Con-
gress Heights M. E. Church. There
will be communion service. Those
participating are Stanley Bell, Roy
I. Green, Harry w. Shall. the Rev.
G. L. Conner, the Rev. George w.
Bennett.
Following business session, ad-
dresses will be made as follows:
why the Retreat?" statement BY
District Chairman William z.
Springer; What Is the Message
Laymen Want to Hear Today?" S.
w. Mcintosh: what Is the Social
Significance of Evangelism" w. A.
Sherman; What Practical Meth
DDS Of Evangelism May Be Employed
Today?" o. o. Thomen; what
Evangelism Has Meant to Me-"
Charles H. Gray. and What Prac-
teal Program May We Offer TO
Evangelism on the District?" There
will be general discussion.
Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock
followed by a song service and ad-
dress by D. Stewart Patterson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03

trained to say that their mistresses
are not at home when they do
not want to see a caller. Such false
hoods are the small change of life,
as telling a bore that one has en-
joyed her visit. We call these white
lies;" but labelling black white does
not change its color.
This same moral and mental as
tigma tism Is conspicuous in current
advertising. When half a dozen
gasoline companies assert. allegedly
on scientific grounds, that each
product is the best, what is a reader
to believe?
Once a woman said to Mr.. Moody,
How can I get over my habit Of
exaggeration?"
Call it lying, Madam; call 1t
lying" responded the sturdy evan
gelist.
AS one result Of this lesson, which
so many millions will study, may we
not at least develop enough honesty
to call all our falsehoods and eva
sions by their right name of lying
sin against Gods law, a hurt to
our own soul and an injury to all
who believe US? If we accept the
Scriptures. then we know that the
devil is "the father of lies" and a
liar from the beginning. Let us at
least be sincere enough to admit
on whose side we are standing, on
whose rope we are pulling. He
that is Of God heareth the words OF
God" declared Jesus. in our lesson
text.
Deeper Than Lip-Lying.
With its habit of plunging beneath
the surface, the New Testament
gives profound reasons for the keep
ing OF the ninth commandment
Paul illustrated this when he wrote
to the Ephesian Christians and II
is to be remembered that the people
OF the Graeco- Roman cities of his
day were famous Putting
away falsei1ood. speak We the truth
each one with ms neighbor: for we
are members one of another" That
is to say, the very integrity of the
community, and of its every member
is dependent upon what the Bible
elsewhere calls truth in the inward
parts" No good fabric can be woven
OF bad threads; and no society can
be wholesome that is made up OF
liars. The recent crisis in Europe
found the victorious statesman
shamelessly lying in a public speech:
Is 1t any wonder that the world
wonders whether any of his pledges
will be kept?
Paul saw that lying is a gangre-
nous disease which eats away the
bone and muscles and flesh Of the
spiritual body. Without sincerity
there is nothing, And falsehood
a1ronts God, destroys the liar.
moral qualities and wounds tho lives
OF the innocent. The motto of even
the physical sciences is Truth, at
any COST" Some one has written
IN compact lines:
Learn the truth, live the truth,
Esteem the truth divine;
Grasp the truth, teach the truth.
And truth will thee refine"
The Sunday school lesson for De-
cember 4 is, THE Ninth Command
ment. the Sin Of Lying.'-Exodus
xx.16; Matthew, xv.19,2o; John
viii42-47: Ephesians, iv.25; Revela
ton, xxii.14,15.
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Dean at Cathedral
To Conduct Mission

The Very Rev. Noble G. Powell
dean Of Washington Cathedral, will
conduct a preaching mission in ST.
Marks Church next week. The
services will be held every night,
including Saturday. at o'clock
There will be congregational sing
ing of familiar hymns. All will be
welcome.
Tomorrow will be Homecoming
day." The service will take place
at II am. The preacher will be
the Rev. william M. Bradner, canon
precentor Of Washington Cathedral
who has recently come to Washing
ton as successor Of the late DR..
William l.. Dc Vries. who, before
going to the Cathedral, was for
Is years rector Of ct. Marks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Dr.. 0. F. B|ackweIder
To Conclude Series
On Oxford Group
Rev. Ralph W. Loew Will
Begin Mutin Sermons
At Lutheran Church

At the Lutheran Church of the
Reformation tomorrow at 8 pm,
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder will con-
clude his series of sermons on
themes suggested by the Oxford
Group Movement. He will use for
his subject, DO Spiritual Superior
ity Completes Promote Christian
Democracy" William Fred Pfeif-
fer begins his musical program at
7:45 o'clock.
The Rev. Ralph William Loew,
assistant pastor, will begin a series
OF matin sermons, using for his
theme, Understanding the Dark"
The other subjects in the series are
II, John. Bare Record" and En-
larging Life's Dimensions" The
matin choir will sing Praise the
Lord"
How the Kingdom Comes" is
the topic of DR.. Blackwelder for
the II am. service.
On Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day there will be neighborhood So
cial evenings in the parish hall.
Also on Monday evening the Sum-
day school class of Mrs. E. w.
Raab meets at her home, 1915
Massachusetts, avenue Sc, and DR..
Weidley's Sunday School Glass
meets at the home of Mrs. Annie
Schaeffer, 223 Ninth street Sc.
What the City Does to the
Church" is the topic for the Wom-
ems Missionary Society Evening
Circle on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
with the Rev. M. Loew the speaker.
The Thursday Evening School
meets at 7:30. The three courses
offered are Religion and Science, )"
by DR.. Raymond J. seeger; THE
Minor Prophets" by DR.. BLACKWELL
er; Leadership Training" by Rev.
Loew.
At 1890 am. Saturday the church
school meets.