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Evening star., 1938-01-08
COMMUNION SUNDAY
WILL BE CELEBRATED

Concordia Lutheran Evanrelical
Church will observe tomorrow as Com
munion Sunday In both the German
service at 10 am. and in the English
service at HIS am. In the latter
service the Sunday school workers
will be reconsecrated. The newly
elected officers OF the Sunday school
will be installed. These are A. N.
Schroeder, superintendent; o. H. VOL
merhaus, assistant superintendent:
Miss Blanche Heyser. recording sec
retary; Mrs. Dorothy Parker, treas
urer; Harry Parker. financial secre-
tary; Mrs. Mildred King, correspond
ing secretary. The Rev. Charles
Enders will conduct the installation
and conservation service and deliver
the sermon.
Plans have been perfected for the
celebration Of the 1O5th anniversary
OF Concordia Church on January Is
and at a banquet on January II.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
DR.. SNYDER SELECTS
SUBJECT FOR EVENING

Holy communion will be admins
tered at St. Pauls Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning and evening. There
will be no sermon at the morning serv-
ice, but in the evening DR.. Henry w.
Snyder will preach on the topic "You
May Have Everything"
As the first service Of st. Pauls
Church was held January 8, 1843. the
ninety-fifth anniversary has been
reached. This event will be appropri-
ately observed in a series of special
services to culminate at Easter.
The Church Council will meet
Wednesday evening.
The annual congregational meeting
and election Of officers will be held
January 10. A proposed amendment
to the bylaws, to be acted on at this
meeting, will be read at the service to-
morrow morning.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
SOCIETY OF CHURCH
TO.INDUCT OFFICERS
Officers of Woman's Group at
Francis Asbury NJ. E.
to Take Posts.

At Francis Asbury M. E. Church
South the Rev. Albert P. Shirkey will
preach tomorrow at IL am. on What
Is In Nance" At this service the
officers of the Woman's Missionary
Society will be installed. At 8 pm.
his theme will be "On the Way"
The young people will meet at 6:45
pm. The Workers Council will meet
at the church on Monday. Dinner
will be served at $50 for all officers.
teachers and others interested in the
church school. Mr.. Shirley will speak
on THE Aldersgate Program and Ex-
perience."
The Board of Stewards will meet
Tuesday at pm. On Wednesday at
8 pm. the Jeifries Bible Glass will
meet
Mr.. Shirkey's subject for the PRAYER
service Thursday at pm. will be
Blessed Are the Pure In Heart"
Evening star., 1938-01-08
CHURCH COUNCIL
TO Be |NDUCTED
"Some Rules for Christian.
izing Self" Will Be Dr..
Lenski's Subject.

At Grace Lutheran Church tomor-
row at II am, DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski
will preach on the epistle lesson for
the first Epiphany Sunday and will
have for the theme of his sermon,
Some Rules for Christianizing Self"
At the II am. service the newly
elected church councill will be for
mally inducted into Office. Members
are: Leon Chatelain, jr., president;
Earl S. Haislip. vice president: Robert
Handwerk. secretary; Marvin Bum
garner. treasurer; LaF'our Raymond,
financial secretary; Frank Stutz,
church school superintendent; Henry
Althoff, Hugh v. Keiser, Gunnar
Anderson and John K Althaus. The
newly-installed church council will
meet for its first session Monday at
8 pm.
The Fidelity Club, with Mrs. Cath
crime Chatelain as president, will meet
in the church hall Wednesday, 8 pm.
The Senior Luther League will hold
its devotional meeting Sunday at 6
pm. Fred Winkelman will preside.
Supper will be served at 7:l5.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
ELDER
TO GIVE SERMON
Dr.. E. c. Beery to Preach in
Lieu of Dr.. Rustin at Mount
Vernon Place.

Or. John w. Rustin, pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place Church, is In
Georgia, t5 attend the annual Mis-
sionary Council of the Southern
Methodist Church in Savannah next
week. DR.. E. c. Beery, presiding elder
Of the Washington district, will preach
on THE Lordship Of Christ at the
morning service.
DR.. A. Stanley Trickett, instructor
in history and Biblical literature in
Brothers College, Drew Theological
Seminary, Madison, N j., will speak
on "Europe-A Continent Of Conflict"
at the evening service.
The Call to Worship" is the subject
of a talk to be made by Mrs. E. l..
Brien at the adult division service at
$50 am. Judge Eugene Black will
teach the A. B. Pugh Bible Glass,
speaking on Make Ready to Serve" I"
Adjt. Albert E. Baldwin, who is in
charge of the social and industrial
work OF the Salvation Army in this
city, will conduct the service Thursday
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
Meeting is LISTED
OF OFFICIAL BOARD
Rev, Raymond White to Talk on
Church Membership" at
Rhode Island M p.

Church Membership, will be the
subject of the Rev. Raymond w.
White, pastor of Rhode Island Avenue
M. P. Church, tomorrow morning. and
in the evening, The Ideal Life
The pastor will teach the Mems
Bible Class at $40 am. The class is
studying the gospel of ST. Mark. The
subject tomorrow morning will be
Preparing for Life of Service"
The official board will meet Tues
day night. An organization will be
effected to foster the Fellowship CRU
sade. demoninational program for
deepening the spiritual life of church
members. reaching the unsaved and
raising a fund to pay the indebted
ness Of the denomination
On Wednesday night the president
Of the Maryland Annual Conference,
DR.. E. A. Sexsmith, will conduct a
supper conference for the Washing
ton-Virginia district at pm DR..
Frank Stephenson, executive secretary
Of the Board of Christian Education,
will be guest speaker.
The pastor will lead the service
Thursday. After service he will give
brief meditation on Gods Sur
prises."
Evening star., 1938-01-08
N. N.Y.A,lEADER TALKS
TO CLASS OF MEN

Richard r. Brown, National Youth
Administration leader, will address a
special mems class at GAS am. to-
morrow in the Sixth Presbyterian
Church on 'The Problems Of Youth
Today"
The topic, at II am. of the Rev. j. H.
Garner is "The Reality of God"
The Junior High School Group will
meet with their sponsor, Miss Dorothy
Schultz, at pm.
The Senior High School Group will
have the first of series Of Bible
studies, under the leadership Of the
minister. The general theme of these
studies will be bible Messages for
Modern Young People" They will
meet at pm. The College Age Group
meets at pm.
The board of trustees will meet Mon
day at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
SENATOR WALSH
. WILL Be SPEAKER
Addresses Mass Meeting on
Religion Monday at Con-
Z Stitution Hall.

TIE third annual mass meeting Of
Religion in National Life" under the
auspices of the Committee on Re.
ligioS Life in the Nations Capital
will be held at Sis pm Monday in
Constitution Hall. The principal ad-
dress will be given by Senator David
I. Walsh of Massachusetts,
The program will open with music
by the United States Army Band
Capt. Thomas Darcy, leader. The
Rev. Robert T. Workman. chief of
Chaplains, United States Navy, will
offer prayer. DR.. Edgar Love, presi-
dent, International Ministers Alli-
ance, will preach the Scripture. DR.
Albert j. Mccartney. minister of
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church,
will give greetings. There will be re-
sponsive reading. conducted by DR..
James Shera Montgomery, chaplain
Of the House.
DR.. Edwin H. Hughes. bishop. Wash
ington area. NJ. E. Church will make
q brief address. Edwin Steffe of the
Washington Cathedral, will sing a
baritone solo. with Robert Barrow.
organist. as accompanist. Dr. Edward
L. Israel, rabbi of Har Sinai Congre-
cation, Baltimore. will make brief
address. Benediction will be pro-
nounced by Right Rev. James E
Freeman. Bishop of Washington
The Committee on Religious Life
was formally organized February 25,
1885, and is composed of ministers of
religion connected with Washington
churches of the following denomina-
tions: Baptist, Brethren. Christian,
Congregationalist. Episcopal. Friends,
Jewish, both Orthodox and Reformed
Latter-day Saints, Lutheran. Metho-
dist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal
South, Methodist Protestant, Pres
byterian, Reformed and Evangelical,
Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Seventh-day Adventist, Southern
Presbyterian, Swedenborgian. Uni
versalist and Unitarian.
It seeks. in part, to emphasize the
importance to the State, society and
individuals, of religion and church
attendance: to promote the spirit of
religious liberation and mutual under
standing and to aid all residents Of
the city in becoming related to some
local church of their own choosing.
It includes in its scope all races,
creeds. parties and groups. but as over
half of the 100000 people in the Dis
trict are mainly dependent upon gov
ernmental employment. for family
support. and as about one-fifth are
in Federal and District service. it
gives special attention to the needs
Of those related to the Government.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
CHURCH CELEBRATES
RITE OF COMMUNION

The celebration of the holy COM
munion and reception of new members
will take place at the Covenant-First
Church tomorrow morning. DR.. A..
j. Mccartney will deliver the sacra-
mental address, his subject being The
Fellowship of Believers"
Miss Thurston's Bible Glass for
women will celebrate the twentieth
anniversary Of its founding with a
special service at GAS am. All for
mer members are especially invited
The young peoples societies will
meet in the chapel from to o'clock
for supper and social, with the vari-
Gus meetings at their usual times and
places. The Covenant Fellowship
will be lead by Casper Seine and the
subject will be "Barnabas, Soldier of
the Kingdom"
Evening star., 1938-01-08
COMMUNION RITES
IN GEORGETOWN
MY Fathers Business" Will Be
Topic Of Lutheran Congre.
CATION Tomorrow.

"My Fathers Business" will be the
subject Sunday at II a m. in George
town Lutheran Church by the Rev
Harold E. Beatty. Holy communion
will be administered
Is Conscience Safe Guide?" will
be the young peoples topic at 7 pm.
Leader. Ann Knode.
The Inner Mission annual roll work
ers will be commissioned at q special
service Wednesday at pm, when the
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
Henry Manken, jr.
Prayer service Thursday at 8 pm,
conducted by the pastor.
At the recent congregational busi-
ness meeting the following church
councilmen were elected: Elder, A.
Lindberg: deacons. Mrs. NJ E. Scriven-
er and George F. Sauber: trustees,
Heber H. Snarr and j. Frank Bushong
church treasurer, Mrs Mary F. Raines
financial secretary, Mrs. Mary B. Pet
tbs; assistant financial secrete-y, Wat
son Lindberg; secretary. Mrs. Hilda
McCord; organist, Mrs. Helen Albert;
assistant organist, Mrs. Lillian Bieber
Evening star., 1938-01-08
REV. CLIFFORD JOPE
ANNOUNCES THEME
Accepting Gods Mind" to Be
Ninth Street Christian
Subject.

At the II o'clock communion service
tomorrow at the Ninth Street Chris.
tian Church, the Rev. Clifford H.
Jope will preach on Accepting Gods
Mind"
The Junior Church meets In the
church house for communion at the
same hour. The theme will be 'Liv-
ing for Jesus" Edward Comingore
Richard Bates, Gilbert Courtney and
Elaine Crump have parts in the serv-
ice.
At 7:45 pm. the pastor will preach
on 'The Need of Common Honesty"
The program of the church night
service next Thursday evening will
be in charge Of the men. The subject
is "Christ;s Call to Men" and the
theme song Faith of Our Fathers. :"
Don Forney will be in charge Of the
program. Robert Middleton, Elmer
Whitney and Paul schweitzer will give
talks. Supper served at $50. The
meeting Win follow ct 7:l5 o'elock.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
Y. M. c. A. NEWS

A class in '"The Gospel Of Service"
viii open at 1850 pm. Monday, under
auspices Of the School of Religion,
in the Central "Y" Building, 1876 G
street NV. The class will meet each
succeeding Monday evening.
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurston,
teacher of the Every Girls Glass of
the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church. will be the class leader. The
Book of St. Mark will be used as q
text. Miss Thurston. in addition to
being a well-known Bible teacher, Is
an author and lecturer.
While the class has been arranged
particularly for teachers and students
Of the Bible, the general public is in
vted. Each class session will be sepa-
rate and distinct, so that it will not
be necessary to attend every session
In order to follow the course Of studies,
Evening star., 1938-01-08
"HIGH COST OF BEST"
EPWORTH N. E. TOPIC
DR.. Martin to Preach at Morning.
DR.. Beery at Evening
Worship.

Dr. G. G. Martin. pastor Of Ep-
worth NJ E. Church South. announces
his sermon subject for the II o'clock
service tomorrow will be "The High
Cost Of the Best" At 8 pm. DR.. E. c.
Beery, presiding elder Of the Washing
ton District, M. E. Churches South,
will preach.
The Wesley Fellowship Group and
the Young Peoples Department will
meet at pm.
DR.. Martin will conduct the prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
The following have been elected to
office by the Missionary Society:
President, Mrs. Lillian M. Whitesel;
vice president, Miss Matte H. Con-
way; recording secretary, Mrs. L. r.
Tindal; corresponding secretary, Miss
Mildred Gillikin; treasurer, Mrs. An
drea Falls. Mrs. Sallie I. Douglas is
the retiring president.
Evening star., 1938-01-08

upon its material prosperity.
Thus the highbrows, with their
statistics, confirm the common-sense
verdict of the average thoughtful per-
son. that it takes good neighbors to
make a good neighborhood. The kind
of folk who dwell in our world deter
mines the kind of world it is to be-
What, then, makes the right kinu
Of folk? If our basic task is to con-
form human beings to the character
which alone can give us world fit
to live in, we ought to be busy about
strengthening the means that will
effect the desired result.
That quest lands us plump in the
field of religion, which has always
been the fundamentally formative
force in the shaping Of human char
acter. have before expressed the
matter thus: Without religion, we
cannot have morality; without mo-
rality, We cannot have social safety;
without social safety, We cannot have
civilization.
Back to First Causes.
Religion is mortals relation to the
Infinite. Here, simply set down, is
what the great mass of mankind, espe-
cially in this Western World. believes
in its deepest consciousness:
God is.
God rules.
God knows.
God cares.
God loves.
AS such a being. God was con-
strained by His own nature to make
Himself known to man. His highest
creation. That knowledge of God has
been impaired in many ways, but SUI
premely through the character and
utterances and mission of Jesus
Christ, Gods sent Son. All we need
to know about God We may learn
from Jesus Christ.
So the study of the life and teach
ings of Jesus becomes a paramount
concern of our times; and the most
practicable method of making over
this befuddled and burdened world
Of ours. There is surely Providential
significance in the fact that for the
ensuing six months, the worlds crisis
time. the many millions Of members
of the Sunday school. and an un-
counted collateral company, are to
give themselves to the consideration
OF the earliest and simplest life Of
Christ, that written by Mark.
At the Telescopes Ends.
Everybody is at present in more
or less of haze of confusion. be-
Evening star., 1938-01-08
REV. RALPH L0EW
WILL Be INSTALLED
Dr.. Rasmussen to Preach.
Two Church Officials to
Be in Attendance.

The Rev. Ralph William Loew will
be installed as assistant pastor OF the
Lutheran Church Of the Reformation
tomorrow at PM The sermon will
be preached by DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen.
president OF the Maryland Synod, using
as his theme II Am the Door" Greet
ings will be brought by DR.. William L.
Darby. executive secretary of the
Washington Federation Of Churches,
and the Rev. Edward G. Goetz, presi-
dent of the Eastern Conference of the
Maryland Synod. Holy communion
will be administered.
Communion services will be held to-
morrow at $50 and II am. At the
latter service DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder,
pastor, will use as his sermon theme
Realizing the Presence of God in
Ones Life"
The Luther Leagues will meet at 6 AS.
The Intermediate League will meet
with Miss Louise Hauser presiding
The Senior Luther League will hold
forum discussion on Should One De-
lay Choosing His Life Work Until After
Finishing High School?' Participating
will be Evelyn Detlefs, Mary Renkle.
Jean Lee, Dean Romig. Elmer Raba
and Bruce Hulett The Young Peoples
League will discuss My Responsibility
for Community Welfare" Miss Catha-
leen Scott is the leader and Miss Mar
garet Hysong is in charge of the devo-
tional period. At the Adult League the
Rev. Mr.. Loew will continue his pres
entation on How to Develop the Ca
pacity and Technique of Friendship"
The Bykota Sunday School Glass. of
which Mrs. Bert Nelson is teacher,
will hold a meeting at the home Of
Miss Blanche Aline Grubb on Wednes-
day at O'Clock.
The Sunday School Association will
hold dinner meeting January 13 at
$50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-01-08

cause of the amazing and contradic-
tory utterances OF contemporary SCI
ence and invention and philosophy.
1t is the fashion to minimize mans
place in the vast scheme of things.
AS one scientist said, "Astronomically
speaking, man is negligible" To
which Christian retorted, "Astron-
omically speaking, man is-the as
tronomer."
At the telescopes smaller end is
the greater wonder Many is more of
the greater wonder. Man is more of
marvel than all of the stars. He
alone can think and appraise, choose
and reject. In this power of choice,
he is, as the Psalmist said, "A little
lower than God" The character of
man is the chief concern of life. May
it not reverently be said that, as mans
first interest is God, so Gods first
interest is man?
1t was for mans sake, as we'll as for
Gods glory, that Jesus Christ came
to live the life and to show the way
that promises veritable reign of the
kingdom of God on earth.
As Mark Tells 1t.
In his compact yet dramatic biog-
raphy of Jesus, Mark starts with the
Masters public appearance. He omits
details of the birth and boyhood, al
ready known to his readers. For be
it rendered that this book was
written within a generation Of the
death Of its subject, and that the
preaching of those early years con-
sisted wholly in the telling OF the
story, repetition of the facts and
teachings of the life of Jesus Christ.
Would that there were more of the
same today.
In terse word phrases, Biographer
Mark first introduces the rugged and
romantic figure of the Herald of the
Coming One-John the Baptist, with
his stern messageof repentance which
drew the multtudes to the Jordan's
banks. Rough. realistic and rather
ruthless, was this bold messenger who
stripped the hearers hearts bare to
their hidden sins. Always sounded the
note of the One to Come, whose bap-
tism would be with the Holy Spirit
who transforms lives.
Suddenly, quietly, in amazing ma
turalness, Jesus appeared amongst
Johns hearers, seeking baptism for
Himself, that He might at the out
set identify Himself with the COM
mon lot Of humanity. Jesus was to
be the great Sharer and Servant, in
Producing the world to new order
Of life, which should be unselfish
ministry. He made plain the path
wherein God would have man walk
With humility and awe. we con-
template this phase of the prepara-
ton of the Servant-Savior. A voice
from the heavens attested His Son.
ship. We may hardly imagine the
solemnity of that scene by Jordan's
bank, as considered by Christ.
From this point of exaltation, He
turned aside for 40 days into the
loneliness OF the wilderness-to find
himself" We would say, in our COM
mon speech. There He wrestled with
temptation in all its forms (still the
sharer of the common lot of man,
and won through to victory and spir-
ttual consolation, prepared for the
long. hard road that was to lead to
Calvary within three short years.
The Sunday school lesson for jan
uary 9 is Preparing f6r a Life of
Service. Mark il-13.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
Christian Endeavor

Eastern Presbyterian will debate to-
morrow night. Resolved. That the
development Of science has harmful
effect on Christianity" Group 2 will
take the affirmative and Group 4 the
negative.
Sherwood Presbyterian Interme-
dates, with Bill Mccall leading, will
discuss Making Myself Good Com
pany." An expert class has been
started. Thelma Smith Is the in
structor.
Takoma Park Presbyterian will hold
. dance from to midnight Friday sA
Masonic Hall, TkkomA Park.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
A Lesson for the Week
In An Uncertain Time
There Is One Sure Leader.
Nv WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

NE could drive the that
politics. industry sociology
Authority has these specialists
fatty themselves
trust these another equally reputable utterly
Is there balm Must the patient deium
while with
what
gradually
Evening star., 1938-01-08
LADIES' AID Meeting
Augustana Lutheran Congrega-
ton Services Announced.

what Think Ye of Christi" will be
the theme of the sermon by DR.. Ar
thur o. Helm at the service of the
Augustana Lutheran congregation at
2400 Sixteenth street NV. tomorrow
at II o'clock
DR.. and Mrs. Helm will entertain
the Ladies Aid Of the congregation
next Wednesday evening at their home,
1920 Veazey street NV. This will be
the annual meeting, with election of
officers.
The Junior Luther League will meet
next Friday evening at 400 Fourth
street NV.
New members will be received into
the congregation at the holy COM
munion service of the congregation
jonxAEy 10.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
FRICKE SUBJECT

"Childhood Of Jesus" Topic at
st. Matthew's Lutheran.
"The Childhood Of Jesus" will be
the subject of Rev. Theodore p. Fricke
at St. Matthews Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning.
The Luther League will meet at 8
pm., Monday, with the newly-elected
president, Norman Gray, presiding.
The other officers are: Vice president,
Miss Anna Tanner; secretary, Miss
Dorothy Drew, and treasurer, Miss
Eleanor Fischer. The pastor will be
the speaker.
The New Year congregational supper
and business meeting will be held
Thursday at $50 pm. Election Of
vestrynaen viii be held.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
COMMUNION SERVICE
Lincoln Congregational Temple
Sermon Announced.

At Lincoln Congregational Temple
Sunday morning DR.. R. w. Brooks will
discuss Building a Christlike Life" +"
Holy communion will be celebrated.
The Mems Brotherhood, at 10 am,
will have as guest speaker Thomas E.
Hawkins, assistant dean of men, How
ard University. His theme is Tech
niques for Christian Living"
The forum will meet at 6 O'Clock.
H. A. Carter, graduate University of
Pennsylvania, will speak on What Are
We Living For?"
The Young Peoples Club will meet
at 6 pm. There will be presented q
program for high school and college
young men. Miss Mary Duncan, stu
dent at Miner Teachers College, will
lead the discussion. WHITTIER the
Youth Of This oenersnon7"
Evening star., 1938-01-08

factual findings,
after careful in
veStigatlon OF
more than 800
North American
communities, to
determine what
m a kes the m
good places to
live in. Their
conclusion Is that
SIS per cent Of
a towns desir-
ability depends
upon the charac-
ter of its popu-
lation; only IS
Evening star., 1938-01-08
SERVICE OF LIGHTS
Grace Episcopal Church to Mark
Epiphany Season,

The Epiphany season will be marked
at Grace Episcopal Church with
service OF lights Sunday at o'clock.
The church will be lighted entirely
by candles and each member of the
choir will carry one. At one part Of
the service all the candles will be
extinguished save one over the altar,
from which all the candles will be
relighted, symbolizing the spread OF
the gospel message from Christ, who
termed Himself "the Light Of the
World"
The preacher Of the occasion will
be the Rev. Edwin Stevens. at one
time rector of the Church Of Our
Savious at Brookland.
Evening star., 1938-01-08
SACRAMENT TO BE GIVEN
Atonement Lutheran Holds An
nual Meeting Tuesday.

At Atonement Lutheran Church to-
morrow the sacrament of the altar
will be administered at the morning
and evening services. Confessional
service preceded.
The annual meeting of the congre-
CATION will be held Tuesday evening
The annual roll call. Inner Mission
Society. will begin January % and
February 4.
A candlelight service will be held
January 30. when all officers elected
for the new year in the various organ
izations connected with the parish will
be installed.