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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17
Eagleport Grange

March "a: Roll call, an Irish
joke; better grange work, by Ralph
and Leah Eppley; songs, by Hiv-
nor family; coming events. by FL.
don and Mary Eppley; tap dancing,
Dorothy James; reading, Earle Ep'
pley; happy home suggestions, by
Cora Eve: solo, Mrs. James
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17
Church of Christ
(Seventh Street)

Bible study at $50 a. m. Morn
ing worship at 1920. Leader, Err
nest Price. Subject, "Unity." Ev-
ening service at 1880. Subject,
Teaching and Practice" Mid.
week meeting each Wednesday ev.
ening at 1880. Leader, Carl Glad
den. You are invited to- these SER
vices
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17
Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday, March 20: For children,
$3.50 a. M, junior worship; 1905,
classes for departmental work. For
adults, $3.50 a. M, classes; 1915,
worship service. 2 D. M, church
membership class. o. M, union
service and social hour with the
young people of the Main Street
Church of Christ. All young people
are invited.-Russell Hoy, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17

will be held in America in 1910.
The city has not yet been determin-
ed. The convention is held every
five years and this is the first time
that it has ever come to America.
This year marks the 3O0th anniver-
sary of the establishment of the
first Lutheran church in this coun-
try
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17

War economy is abolishing an an
cient custom dear to the heart of
the japanese. A small amount of
salt usually stands in the doorway
of Japanese public establishments
1t signifies purity and is believed to
prevent evil spirits from entering.
But salt is expensive. So, during
the war; authorities are discourag-
ing it's use
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17
TESu1n1d:ay TES1 /: lay
MESerV1ce
st. James Catholic Church

Masses on the 1st. 3rd, and 5th
Sundays, will be at $50 a. M; and
on End and 4th Sundays, at 1880 a.
mfr. w. l.. Thomas, pastor.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-03-17
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 10 a. m. H. D.
Young, superintendent Preaching
and worship at II a. m. Subject,
| Lord, Increase Our Faith" Luke
17:5. You are more than welcome
pastor.
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B. 7. P. U. News

F1fth-There will be a meeting
at the Old Ladies' Home at 8 pm,
with program presented by the
service Commission. led by Mar
garet Hughes on THE Christmas
spirit, The regular program will
be presented at $50 pm, led bv
the Devotional Life Commission.
under the direction Of Eva Long,
and will be a playlet, 1.-THE Best
Gilt, Christ and His Gospel"
Iakoma Park-The program will
be under the direction OF the De-
votional Life Commission, led by
Charles CARRIER. at $50 pm. The
discussion will be one Of a group on
the Sermon on the Mount"
Bethany-The Fellowship Com
mission. under the leadership Of
Mary Clark, director, will present
the devotional this evening. On
MONDAY joint commission meetings.
December 8, annual sock sew. Socks
to be given to the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches,
East Washington Heiehts-The
Devotional Life Commission will
present the program discussing
keeping Life's Windows Clean"
Grace-The program will be UNI
DER the direction of the Devotional
Life Commission, led by Emily Lille.
Following this meeting the young
people will conduct the church serv-
ice, led by Virginia Watson at 7:45,
and this is to be followed with q
Seth Parker meeting at the home
of Cecil and Morgan Harvey.
The monthly board meeting will
be held Tuesday at the Central
Union Mission at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Wallace Memorial
Theme Is Announced

I'm Many Tongues is the .topic
of the Rev. DR.. c. E. Hawthorne,
minister of the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church, tomor-
row at ii am. The pm. service
Will feature another gospel hymn
singing from lantern slides.
The Junior Missionary Society will
hold its annual in-gathering of
thanks offerings tomorrow at GAS
pm. A missionary play, "Daulate's
Victory will be presented. The
meeting is open to parents and
friends.
DR.. and Mrs Hawthorne will be
hosts to the members of the Board
OF Trustees and their wives on Mon
day evening in the manse.
The Session will meet on Wedne,-
day evening.
The Women's Missionary Society
Will sew "Wednesday for the Gospel
Mission.
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DR.. Harris Announces
Theme Of Sermon

At the II o'clock service tomor-
row, Listen to the Cross will be
the theme of DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris in Foundry M. E. Church.
Special music
The Lords Day Alliance Golden
Jubilee will be observed at 8 pm,
when the president. DR.. John H. Will
ley, will make the address. The
alliance was organized in Old Foun-
dry Church so years ago. DR.. Har-
ris will conduct the service, which
will be preceded with a 15-minute
organ recital by Vincent E. Slater,
organist.
DR.. Harris will address the Foun-
dry Forge on Reality in God" at
$50 pm. DR.. Eddy Lucius Ford,
director of religious education, will
address the Hi-League at 7 pm. on
Our Work in China"
Prayer service Thursday at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Alabama Cleric Gives
Course of Lectures

The Rev. Leon C. Palmer. rector
OF Grace Episcopal Church, Bir-
mingham, Ala. and director of re-
hglous education for the Diocese of
Alabama, is spending five days in
Washington giving a course of lee
lures at the College of Preachers,
Washington Cathedral, on Preach
ing as Teaching" Sixteen dioceses
of the Episcopal Church are repre-
sented by the clergy in attendance
at this conference.
He was for 10 years general Sec
rotary of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew. with headquarters in Phil
adelphia, and has recently become
executive secretary of the National
Parent Teacher Fellowship, of
which the Very Rev. Noble c. Pow
ell, dean Of Washington Cathedral,
is president, and the Most Rev. H.
st. George Tucker, presiding bishop
of the Episcopal Church, honorary
chairman.
The Rev. Mr.. Palmer will hold
conferences with leaders of this
movement while in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Test Of Dis(ip|eship
Is Theme Of Sermon

"The Test of Christian Disciple
ship is the subject of the Rev.
George A. Ackerly tomorrow morn
ing at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church.
The adult forum at 10 a m. will be
addressed by Frank Sakran. He will
discuss the situation in Palestine
from the standpoint of the Arab
The junior church will present the
evolution of worship in the Hebrew
and Christian tradition in a series
of dramatic sketches at S pm. at the
Cleveland Park Church. All parents
and friends are invited.
The young peoples forum at the
Cleveland Park Youth Center will
meet az $50 pm. Thompson r.
Fulton of the Juvenile Court will
discuss the court program.
The discussion group will consider
the topic, Should Mercy Killings Be
Legalized?" at its pm. meeting.
DR.. Dana Durand will be the guest
speaker at the 20-40 Club following
its $50 supper period.
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Christmas Programs
At Dumburton Church

Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church
plans three Christmas programs.
tomorrow evening there will be a
Christmas tree service. dramatized
by the young people. The ministers
sermon topic will be The True Mes
sage Of Christmas"
At the morning service the sermon
will be on The Greatest Bible Text -
New members will be received. The
sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered.
On the evening of December IL
CHRISTMAS carol candlelight service.
rendered by the three choirs. Ser
mon topic, If Christ Had Not
Come"
On December IS the senior vested
CHOIR will render Halls "Shep-
nero King cantata. Sermon top
&c, Gods Greatest Gift"
On December Z at 8 pm, meet
ing of the Official Board. On Thurs
day, prayer meeting. following which
meeting of the Sunday School
Board will be held.
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Stain Of the World
Is Topic Of Sermon
By DR.. Pierce
DR.. Taylor to Finish
Series of Discussions
Before Adult Class

At the II o'clock service at All
Souls Unitarian Church the Rev.
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce will preach
on THE Stain of the World
Before the Adult Glass in Current
Problems at 10 o'clock Dr. Carl
c. Taylor will conclude a series of
talks on THE Religious Principles
Underlying the Solution of Current
Problems, with question discus
sion period. At the same time Rabbi
Harry Silverstone will give another
talk on "The Prophets of Israel" on
the special subject Jonah"
A program of Karg-Elert music by
Lewis Corning Atwater, organist,
will be played at S o'clock. At $50
q travel chat, with special reference
to the Scandinavian countries, by
Mrs. George Zook Supper is served
from to Z O'Clock. Fireside Circle
meeting, GAS o'clock. At the mo-
ton picture hour at 7:3O o'clock the
feature will be yellow Jack"
DR.. Mitchell Dreese of George
Washington University will address
the Washington Chapter. Unitarian
Laymen's League, at their dinner
meeting Thursday on Us Democracy
Psychologically Possible?" The
Woman's Alliance will have as its
guest speaker on Friday morning
DR.. Homer Shantz, who will give an
illustrated talk on THE National
Forest: A Home for Wild Life"
The feature at the foreign language
cinema on December 10 will be a
German musical picture with Jan
kiepura, the Polish tenor I'm Son.
nenschein.' This evening French
him, "Merlusse," will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Jerusalem Baptist
Marks Anniversary

The 66th anniversary of Jerusalem
Colored Baptist Church and the
ninth anniversary of the Rev. Au-
gustus Lewis are being observed with
exercises which will continue
through December II.
At II am. tomorrow the pastor
will preach: $3.50, sermon by the Rev.
Robert Anderson, pastor, Mount
Pleasant Baptist Church; 8 pm,
sermon by the pastor.
Monday, 8 pm, sermon by the
Rev. j. L. Henry, Tenth Street Bap-
fist Church; Tuesday, sermon by the
Rev. j. E. Green, Mount Zion Bap-
fist Church, Arlington, Va; Wednes-
day, pm. musical program by the
senior choir; Thursday, pm, SER
mon by the Rev. j. D. Catlet, First
Baptist Church, Rosslyn, Va; Fri
day, Bpm. sermon by the Rev. K. w.
Roy, Mount Bethel Baptist Church;
Sunday, IL am, sermon by the pas
tor; $3.50 pm, sermon by the Rev.
E. c. Smith, Metropolitan Baptist
Church; pm, sermon by the pastor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Church of Brethren
Services Tomorrow

At the Church of the Brethren
tomorrow at II am. DR.. Warren D.
Bowman will speak on The Masters
MINORITY At 8 pm. he will give
the third of series of Sunday
evening addresses on THE Christian
Home His subject will be Guiding
the Personality DEVELOPMENT of
Children" After the service parents
will be invited to the social room
for fireside chat where they will
be given the opportunity to ask
questions and make contributions
to the discussion.
The B. Y. P. D. will serve tea at
5:45. At $50 the young people will
discuss independence in Judgment"
This will be the first of series of
programs on the ideals of Jesus"
under the leadership of Miss Wilma
Arnold. Prayer service Thursday at
8 pm, with the pastor as leader.
The Pre-school Child Study Group
will meet at the parsonage Wednes-
day at 8 pm, subject, Making
Christmas More Significant in the
Home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Dr.. CIemen to Speak

The Ideologies of Nazism, Fas-
cism, Communism and Democracy"
will be discussed by DR.. Rudolf A.
Clemen, formerly president of Whit
man College, Walla Walla. Wash.
now visiting professor at American
University, in the seventh of the
forum series on international rela-
lions being conducted by the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church.
The discussion will start at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning in the Romatne-
Van Setback room of the parish
house at Sixteenth and S streets
NV.
This is the last forum but one in
the series, which will be concluded
on the following Sunday. December
II, with a discussion Of "Interna-
tional Aspects of Mexico's Agrarian
Program" by Dt. Raul dEca of the
Pan-American Union.
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Funds Will Be Collected
To Aid Leper Patients

The Christmas ingathering of
leper funds will be held at Mt. Ver-
non Place NJ E. Church South De-
cember 8, 1890 am. to 3 pm.
Luncheon served at noon.
DR.. T. T. Stixrud, medical mis-
sionary of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church in charge of the leper
colony at Luebo, Belgian Congo,
Africa, will speak at II am.
Devotional services will be con-
Quoted at noon by the Rev. w. G.
Borchers. Southern Methodist mis-
sionary to Brazil. Mrs. John L.
Parkes of Bethesda Presbyterian
Church will sing. Mrs. Emory Ross,
recently returned from an eight
months trip to Africa, the Near
East and Europe, will tell of her
visitation among the leper colonies.
Mrs. G. c. D. Townshend, president
of the Washington City Auxiliary
Mission to Lepers, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Howard University

The all university religious serv-
Ice in Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel tomorrow, at IL o'clock, Will
begin the annual week of PRAYER.
William Herbert King will be the
speaker.
At 4 pm. there will be vesper sery-
ice. Marie Joe Browne will give
readings of religious poetry. on
Monday evening the Howard Plav-
ers will present one-act play,
Bread" Music will be furnished by
the Mems Glee Club.
At the weekly assembly, Tuesday
morning, William Herbert King will
be the guest speaker, and at 9
o'clock there will be a Mems Forum
in Clarke all.
On Wednesday at 7 pm. there
will be forum in Frazier Hall.
The week of prayer will close its
services Thursday at II am.
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Rev. J. HiIIman HoIIister
Announces Subject

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning the Rev.
j. Hillman HOLSTER will preach on
go Deeper" The sacrament OF
the Lords supper will be observed.
The Hearthstones will meet at
$50 pm. In the young peoples
room; 7:30, Alpha Omega Group
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
B. Stewart, 312 Elm street, Chevy
Chase, Md; Fireside Group, 7:3O, at
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Parkin-
son, 3707 Military road NV, to
discuss Our Thinking Machinery;
Collegians, 7:30, at home of DR.. and
Mrs. James M. Moser, 1851 Jenifer
street NV. DR.. Eugene N. Ander-
son, professor of history at Amer
lean University, will speak on 1.-The
German-Jewish Situation" at the
meeting of the Young Peoples So
ciety at 7:30 pm.
DR.. c. Ivar Helstrom, director of
religious education at the River
side Church, New York City, and
Miss Florence Norton of the Pres
byterian Board of Education will
be guest leaders at the Teachers
Institute on Monday and Tuesday.
The institute will open with din
ner. Monday at 6 o'clock. Workers
in neighboring churches are invited
Miss Dorothy Ellerton, supervisor
OF student activities at the Kirk
wood Memorial School, Ganado,
Ariz., will tell of her work among
the Navajo Indians at the Mission
airy Society Wednesday at IL am.
Men of the church have been
invited to be guests of the Session
Thursday evening. Rabbi Israel of
Baltimore will be the speaker. Re-
freshments will be served.
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Communion to Be Held
At Sixth Presbyterian

The sacrament of the holy COM
munion will be observed in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church tomor-
row morning. New members will
be received and the sacrament of
baptism administered. The subject
OF the Rev. J. H. Garner in observ-
ance of Universal Bible Sunday will
be, use Your Bible"
The Mems Glass meeting at 10
am. in the sanctuary.
Miss Emily Thomas will lead the
College Age Young People at pm
and James Latimer will lead the
Senior Hi Young Peoples Group at
the same hour.
The young married couples of
the church and the community will
hold an informal party in the social
rooms Monday evening.
The Board of Trustees will meet
Tuesday evening in the minister's
study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03

1okomu Park Church
Services Announced

The sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be celebrated In the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church at II
am. tomorrow. The Rev. r. Paul
Schearrer will preach on Victim or
Vicar?" New members will be re-
ceived.. At 8 pm. he will speak on
Tolerance" This will be the
monthly young peoples night. Mar
guerite Folsom, Dorothy Shepherd
and Keith Warner will assist in the
service.
Miss Adele Merriam, Juvenile Court
worker, will address the senior high
group at pm. Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
Bird, American Indians of the
Chickasaw and Seneca tribes, will
be the guests at a combined meeting
of the junior and young people S
groups at the same time.
The session will meet on Monday
evening at the home of Elder Homer
A. A. Smith, 800 Takoma avenue.
The "Seventy-niners" will hold a
covered dish supper Tuesday at the
church. A Christmas party will
follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
A Noble Incentive
Is Pastors Theme

DR.. John E. Briggs, pastor of the
Filth Baptist Church, will preach
tomorrow at II am. on "A Noble
incentive and at 7:45 pm. on
Salute No Man by the Wav"
Many new members will be re-
celved. The ordinance of the Lord s
supper will be administered.
The Baptist Training Union will
meet at $50 pm. On Tuesday
evening the Women's Missionary So
clety will meet at 7:45 pm. Miss
Elsie Kitlitz, a returned mission
airy from South China, will be the
guest speaker. Mrs. John E. Briggs
ana the Margie Shumate Circle will
De hostesses to a Chinese tea fol-
lowing the meeting.
prayer service conducted by the
pastor Thursday at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Abernethy 10 Preach
On Day Of Unrest

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy,> pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on "The
Day of Unrest" The communion
service will follow. At the evening
service young peoples night will
be observed, with Robert Sammons
speaking on "Inconclusive Think
ing" He will be assisted by Miss
Laura Hughes and Terry Coleman.
Robert 'Gasser will have a part in
the opening part of the meeting.
The Rev. F. E. Johnston, jr.. min
ister's assistant, will conduct the
Junior church service tomorrow
morning. L. c. Greene and junior
choir will assist.
The Wilbur Glass will hold a bust
ness and social meeting Tuesday
evening with Miss Jessie Coope as
guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Atonement Church

The subject of the sermon by
the Rev. H. E. Snyder will be The
Second Coming of Christ" at the
Lutheran Church of the Atonement
The Rev. w. j. Quicker will be the
preacher at pm. Pastor Snyder
will assist at the services of dedica-
ton of the New Christ Lutheran
Church at Bethesda.
Meeting of the church vestry We'd
nesday in the parish hail. at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
Christian Endeovor

The intermediate Union meeting
will be held December at the
westminster Presbyterian Church
at pm. Hillary T. Bowen of
Baltimore will be the speaker.
The meeting at Eastern Presbv-
terrain Church will be in charge of
the missionary committee, under the
direction of Miss Vivian Smelser.
India, Her Heritage and Handi-
caps will be the topic On Tuesday
at 8:l5. pm. this group will present
the play, Aaron Slick From Punkin
Crlck.' Parts will be taken by
Robert Crammer, Mary Willis. Bill
Ralston, Mae Gath, Bobby Gath,
Augusta kaufman and Virginia Lee
Mckinney.
The lexington Presbyterian group
Will hold a conservation service to-
morrow at pm. under the leader
ship of Miss Janet Webster.
The Eastern Presbyterian Alumni
Fellowship Group will meet at the
home of Mrs. John H. Collier, 1928
Window place NV, on Tuesday at
8 pm.
The Tuesday Evening Group of
Calvary Baptist Church have organ
lied an alumni council, which will
hold banquet December 9 at $50
pm. at the Federation of Churches
Building, l749 N street NV. Merritt
Smith will be the speaker and will
unveil the new alumni charter.
The Junior Society of Sherwood
Church will be organized January
8 under the leadership of Miss Irena
Poole and Miss Alice Bellinger.
Miss Rita LentZ will lead the mis-
sionary and conservation meeting
Of Wallace Memorial Senior tonor-
row at pm.
New society presidents include
Miss Betty Duncan, Lewis Memorial
M. p; Earle Young, Western Presby-
terrain; Donald Creech, Columbia
Heights. and Miss Eleanor Corbin,
Albright Memorial Church.
All missionary and social service
chairman of the various societies
are requested to meet at the Fedora
ton of Churches Building next
Tuesday at pm. The meeting will
Hatton, missionary superintendent
of the union.
All Junior superintendent will
meet December IA at the home of
r. P. Frederick.
All societies are urged to have
their membership attend the church
services December IL, as this is
designated as Go to Church Sum-
day"
The library committee, undSr Miss
Anna Widmyer will be at the Fed
Grafton of Churches Building each
Saturday from 2 pm. to pm. for
consultation on any matters.
The annual Christmas stocking
hlling and tree-lighting ceremony
will be held December 10, Z pm, at
1.-THE Federation of Churches Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-03
UniversuIist Memorial

overcoming the World will be
the subject of Dr.. Frederic w.
Perkins sermon at the service in
the Universalist National Memorial
Church tomorrow at II o'clock. 1t
is one of a group of Advent sermons
on Jesus in the Life of Today" At
the Adult Forum at 10 o'clock DR..
Rudolf A. Clemen, former president
of Whitman College. now visiting
professor at American University,
will speak on The !deologies of
Nazism, Fascism. Communism and
Democracy" in the series of discus
sions of international relations.
At the meeting of the Optimist
Club on Monday at 8:15 Miss SADIE
C. Styron, pianist. will give lee
ture-recital on The Sons Of John
Sebastian Bach" illustrated with
slides of old prints of the time.