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Evening star., 1938-10-08
AUGUSTANA LUTHERANS
TO HEAR DR.. HELM

At the morning service of the ALL
gustana Lutheran Congregation tomor-
row at IL o'clock at 2400 Sixteenth
street NV, the pastor, DR.. Arthur o.
Helm, will preach on THE Lords Day
in Our Age"
A meeting Of the Junior Lutheran
League will be held Friday evening in
the chapel.
Plans are being made for the annual
fellowship dinner of the congregation
the latter part of this month. In con-
jnnction with this dinner special busi-
ness meeting of the church will be
held to act on the recommendations of
the Site Committee as to the location
Of the congregations proposed house
of worship.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
CALVARY BAPTIST
WEEKS OUTLINED
Rev. W. S. Abernethy to
Preach Twice at Rites
Tomorrow.

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, minister
at Calvary Baptist Church. will preach
tomorrow morning on ''Life's Compen-
sations' and in the evening on Friends
of God" He will be assisted at the lat
ter service by Miss Bernice Crowell and
Haley Scurlock.
The Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr.,
minister's assistant, will conduct the
junior church service tomorrow morn
ing. Stanford Pritchard will take part
in the service.
The Sunday School Executive Com
mittee will hold a business session
Monday, with Bert H. Wise presiding.
The Florence M. Brown Glass will
hold a business meeting Tuesday eve
ming and the Burial Glass on Wednes-
day.
The Junior department officers and
teachers will meet at the home of
Miss Helen Brigham, II Defense high
way, Bladensburg, Md, Friday eve
ming. Mrs. Edward H. Cox, associate
superintendent, will preside.
The Bell Glass will hold an ami
versary tea on Saturday from 2. to S
o'clock in Burial Hall. The teacher
Miss Viola Reece, and the class off,
GERS will be hostesses.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
CHURCH TO HOLD
SACRAMENT RITES
Dr.. Frederick B. Harris to
Preach on All Saints
in Morning.

Returning from East Aurora, N. r,
where he delivered three lectures to
the preachers Of the Genesee con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, DR.. Frederick Brown Harris
will administer the sacrament of the
Lords Supper at II am. tomorrow In
Foundry NJ E. Church and will preach
on "All the Saints" The evening
service will be preceded by an organ
recital, from 7:45 to o'clock, by
Vincent Slater, organist, and vocal
music will be rendered by a quartet
The evening sermon subject will be
THE Religion We Need"
In the program of the Foundry
Forge for Christian Living, sponsored
by the Young Peoples League from
5:45 to 7:50 pm, the devotional ad-
dress will be made by DR.. John e.
Bentley Of American University. His
subject will be What Is Reality"
The Hi-league will continue the study
Of the subject. Why We Are Here"
under the direction Of Ralph F. Park.
er and Miss Dorothy Brine will pre-
side.
On Thursday at IL o'clock the
opening meeting of the Foundry
Forum will be held. This will inau-
gurate the sixth semi-annual series
Of lectures by DR.. Wesley M. Gewehr,
professor Of history at American Uni
versity, on the general subject, THE
World Today" He will have for his
subject, "Europe's New Dilemma" At
pm. the pastor will conduct the
midweek service.
The annual student reception will
be held in the Let's Building Friday
evening. The program is being ar
ranged by the young people of the
church and students in local colleges
are invited.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

Thring, assistant teacher. DR.. r. M.
Charles, teacher of the class, presented
q plan of organization which was
unanimously adopted.
r. Deane Shure director of music at
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
South, will give the first talk in q
series on The Great Hymns of Our
Church" to morrow at $50 am. at a
joint meeting Of all the adult Bible
classes. The talk will be illustrated
by the quartet Of the church choir.
Judge Bolitha j. Laws returns to
teach the A. B. Pugh Glass at 10
am. tomorrow, speaking on Spiritual
Worship"
The Tower Mems Bible Class of
Gunton- Temple Presbyterian Church
held business and social meeting
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TALK TO BE GIVEN
BY DR.. MONTGOMERY

DR.. James shera Montgomery, chap
lain OF the House OF Representatives,
viii deliver an address in Union Meth.
odist Church at 8 pm. tomorrow on
THE Call of the Courageous" He will
draw lessons from his very recent visit
to the British Isles and Europe. Clif-
ford Bergman, cartoonist Of The Star.
will introduce DR.. Montgomery. The
service is being sponsored by the Mems
Brotherhood. The mems chorus will
sing.
The day is being observed as rally
day in all the services. The church
school, with S. H. Breidenbach as
superintendent, will conduct promo
tonal exercises at $50 am.
DR.. John r. Edwards. the pastor,
will preach at II am. on Love and
Loyalty"
Evening star., 1938-10-08
VISITOR TO PREACH

At st. Paul's Lutheran Church to-
morrow morning the sermon will be
preached by Dir. Henry J. Plum, jr.,
pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Buffalo,
N. Y, and president Of the Board Of
American Missions. At the evening
service the pastor, DR.. Henry w.
Snyder, will preach on Whose Are
You?"
The newly organized catechetical
class will meet during the Sunday
school session for instruction.
DR.. Snyder's theme Wednesday eve
ming will be Mission Fields" A meet
ing of the Church Council will follow.
The Louis Dale Leeds Class Is plan
ming to serve a dinner on October 20.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE
HOMECOMING SERVICE

There will be church membership
rally and a homecoming service at
Rhode Island Avenue P. M. Church
tomorrow at II o'clock A certificate
nf church membership will be pre-
scented to all members. The Rev. Ray
knond w. White will preach on THE
Christian Church" His subject for
the evening service will be Improving
Self-control."
The pastor will teach the Mems
Bible Glass at $50 am. The subject
will be Making Worship Spiritual and
Real" the second of series of u
discussions on The Ten Command
-n1ents and the Teachings of Jesus"
On Thursday at $50 there will be
q supper. followed by conference.
c Saturday at pm. there will be
. CHURCH membership meeting for the
children who are members of the
ehurch and under 10 years Of age
directed by the pastor.
The rally day services for the Sun
day school will be October 1e.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
GOLDEN JUBILEE
PLANS CONTINUED
Takoma Park Presbyterian to
Enter Second Week of
Services Tomorrow.

The golden jubilee anniversary of
the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
will enter its second week tomorrow,
with special services at IL and 8
o'clock. At the morning service the
Rev. r. Paul Schearrer will preach on
The Church Through Half a Gen.
tury." In the evening a Boy Scout
anniversary service will be held. The
pastor will speak on The Church and
the Troop"
The congregational dinner will be
held on Wednesday, with DR.. j. Ar
thur LIE Clerc serving as toastmaster.
DR.. John Van Ness, the first installed
pastor OF the church, will be the guest
OF honor and the principal speaker.
Brief addresses will be made by L. H,
Dennis, Homer A. A. Smith and ths
pastor. Mrs. Dorothy Skinner Walsh,
daughter of Frank E. Skinner. a
charter member of the church, will be
the soloist. Movies of the church
school will be shown.
The celebration will continue
through October 20. Next Wednesday
Will be community night, when fra
ternal greetings will be brought ty
pastors from neighboring churches.
The Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor
OF the Presbytery of Washington City,
Will speak in behalf Of Presbytery.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

these, notably IN China and Japan,
have seen as many as q thousand
idols Of gods and goddesses crowded
into one musty room. Often the idols
had offerings before them; when I
was first in Japan it was rather the
vogue to put fiimsy Western feminine
headgear on the stone images Of
Buddha-a spectacle that did not con-
duct to reverence.
Up to the time of the revelation to
the Jews, all peoples worshipped many
gods. In India today there are more
than million different deities.
Greece and Rome had their many
idols. Polytheism is the oldest fashion
in religion. 1t was distinct step up
Evening star., 1938-10-08
BIBLE SCHOOL DRIVE
CONDUCTED BY CHURCH

The Wallace Memorial United Pres
byterian Church has been conducting
an intensive drive during the last
week to build up the Bible school which
meets at $50 am. Sunday.
At II am. DR.. c. e. Hawthorne
will preach on "A Threefold Injunc-
ton" The sacrament Of infant bap-
tism will be administered At 8 pm.
special Bible study will nave as topic,
Five Pictures Of Christ in Leviticus." ]"
Miss Bessie Love, missionary on
furlough from Africa, will be the
guest speaker Tuesday at the Bethel
la Shaw Guild dinner meeting at the
Federation Of Churches. Pictures
of her work will be shown.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

VI ou1tANoIc. AHc IctWOICu odpLlSC
Quartet will sing. An invitation is
being extended to all the delegates
who attended the summer conference
and adult Bible class members inter-
ested in the work Of the association.
The Harrison Bible Glass of Con-
gress Street M. P. Church announced
the following speakers for October:
DR.. Henry w. Draper, supervising
principal Of public schools, October 8;
Judge Ernest H. Van Fossan, Federal
Board OF Tax Appeals, October Is;
DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser, dean, George
Washington University, October %;
the Rev. H. E. Metcalf. preaching po-
liceman," October 80. This class,
which is known as the friendly class
for men," was organized January %,
1925, under the leadership Of In
spector w. H. Harrison (retired Of
the Metropolitan Police Department.
He is president, Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent Of police, first
vice president: Battalion Chief Steph-
en- T. Porter of the Fire Department,
second vice president; William N.
Payne, jr., third vice president; j. G.
Stephenson, secretary: C. C. Staub,
treasurer, and DR.. Kayser, teacher
The membership Of the class includes
many members Of the Police and Fire
Departments. The outstanding prof.
ect during the past year was the erec-
ton Of a cabin at Camp Ernest W.
Brown-the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club camp.
William E. Eastman was elected
president of the Randall Bible Class
Of Potomac Heights Community
Evening star., 1938-10-08
HOLY COMMUNION

At the Church of the Epiphany
tomorrow there will be celetcation
Of the holy communion at 8 am.
The church school will have its open.
ing session at $50 am.
At the II O'Clock service of morning
prayer DR.. z. B. Phillips will deliver
the third sermon In his series cn THE
Opportunities of Life in Our Present.
Day Civilization" At 8 pm. the Rev.
Duncan Fraser will begin a series Of
sermons on The Creeds." His sub
ject tomorrow will be Il Believe in
God"
Evening star., 1938-10-08

ments, handed down on Sinai. Je-
hovah asserted His throne rights. He
alone is the Creator and Ruler OF the
universe; and He will not share His
sovereignty with the creations of mems
hands and minds. A sense OF the
greatness of God is the most uplifting
and stabilizing force that can come
into a human life. More effective
than all of our bewildering modern
schemes of social readjustment would
be widespread quickening of the con-
sciousness of the nature and authority
of the Supreme Being. A universal de-
votion to His will would make over
the world in a generation.
QUESTIONABLE About God.
Our days mood of mind-worship.
which makes man big and God lit
tie, has frequently undertaken to re-
appraise and recast the Decalogue. A
few years ago questionnaire was sub
mitted to some Columbia University
students, asking them to grade the
Ten Commandments according to their
own ideas.
Nearly all of these cocksure hedg-
lings put Thou shalt not kill into
first place: reflection Of the prevail
ing belief in safety first" And most
of them subordinated to lowest place,
or discarded the first four Command
ments having to do with mans atti-
tude toward God. A clearer example
of the shallow thinking OF our times
could scarcely be found. For the CEN
trail truth, which validates all the later
words is that there is God, Who
is supreme authority, and Who holds
man accountable for his actions. Take
God out of the Decalogue and 1t Is as
important as is the code of Hammurabi
today. The might and majesty and
mercy of God are the foundation and
the hope of civilization. Reverence to-
ward Him is an essential antecedent
of Righteousness. Our wandering world
Evening star., 1938-10-08
A Lesson for the Week
Sinai, Home of Monotheism,
Versus Some Idol Temples.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS.


household regards the Mountain the
a Incidentally,
southern the mountains like pulpit
whole
of Wady confirms
story, usual with Bible, geography.
that outdoor place of worship with the
all Orient
Evening star., 1938-10-08
GUEST PREACHER

The Rev. Howard r. Gold. president
OF the Board OF Education of the
United Lutheran Church in America.
now in convention in Baltimore. will
be the guest preacher at the II o'clock
service in Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. His subject is THE Church's
Work." under which topic he will pre-
sent the whole program Of the United
Lutheran Church. which includes ap-
proximately 100000 members in the
United States and Canada.
The pastor, the Rev. ]. Harold
Mumper, will preside at the evening
service at 7:45 on Humility in Serv.
ice,"
Evening star., 1938-10-08

Church last Wed
n e S d ay night.
OF er officers
elected were: H.
s. Townley, first
vice president;
Mrs. S. A. Steb-
bins, second vice
president: Mrs.
Charles T. Goude,
third vice presi-
dent; r. J. Wal
ter, fourth vice
president; j. F.
Hessenauer, treas
urer; A. D. Mac
klnnon, general
secretary. f. M.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

must return to Sinai If it is ever to
attain order and stability and good
conduct. The current strife between
Communism and Fascism and democ-
racy will be ended only when society
stands again at the foot of Mount
Sinai and Mount Calvary, and Gods
law Is operative in international re-
lations, in politics, in business, in in
dustry and in all social life. We are
getting hold of truth by the handle
when we accept, and live by, the utter
supremacy of God.
Some Lesser Goods.
Because our minds are small, we
easily turn from the general to the
particular. Every life is tempted to
put some dear thing ahead Of God.
1t may be a child, a wife or a hus-
band. 1t may be an ambition or a
possession; money. social position.
personal comfort or particular set
OF prejudices.
In the religious life Of today there
is a discernible tendency to exalt
forms of worship and ecclesiastical
organization into first place. Litur-
gies, orders, church ornaments and
usages occupy undue prominence.
There are many who unconsciously
put the Church of Christ ahead OF
the Christ of the Church.
These all belong to the company
OF Israelites who caused Aaron to
make golden calf that they could
see and touch in worship. Jehovah
and his servant Moses seemed too
remote amidst the thunder OF the
great Mount of the Laws. So they
elected the favorite Egyption idol,
the bull. to be their near-at-hand
deity. Visitors to Sakkara will re-
call the magnificence of the tribute
Of old Egypt to Aphis, the bull idol.
Slavery or Liberty.
Many have missed the vastness OF
our heritage, which is the truth that
God, the all-powerful, is, as Jesus
said. spirit, to be worshipped in
spirit and in truth. He is not a
petty tyrant, particular about non
essential practices. 1t surely mat
tiers little to him whether his chill
dren wear Quaker gray or the most
beautiful creations of the modiste:
whether they use hooks and eyes
or buttons; whether the preachers
collar buttons in the front or back
Augustine, long centres ago, hit off
this truth in a happy phrase-"Love
God. and do as you please"
When God is given his primary
place in a human life, and his will
is accepted as its unquestioned law
then that person escapes from the
tyranny of all lesser idolatries and
allegiances. He is free within the
whole compass OF the divine will
The fear that shows the lives OF
pagan idolatries disappears. His
service is perfect freedom" Then
spiritual peace, which is antecedent
to all social peace, comes to DOM
mate the heart. All that is good in
life may be anticipated by the one
who has no gods before Jehovah.
The Sunday school lesson for Octo-
Der 9 IS "Worship God Spirituality
Exodus xxiv,N; xxx.i,viii; John
" IL vv3v
Evening star., 1938-10-08
SERMON ANNOUNCED

What Do You Believer" is the SER
mon tomorrow morning in the Takoma
Lutheran Church by the Rev. ]. Adrian
Pfeif1er. At $50 pm. a newly formed
Luther League discussion hour will
be held with Vincent Gingerich lead
ing in the consideration of What Will
Keep Me Straight When Tempted?"
The Sunday school board Of teach
ers and officers will meet Wednesday
evening in the church rooms On
October le the congregation will hold
its annual harvest home festival serv-
hice. =
Evening star., 1938-10-08

ward in human
thinking for the
mind to conceive
OF the one Su-
preme Deity "A
step not easy for
the mob of ex-
slaves who made
up the ISraelite
n a ito n. Memo
ries Of Egypt, with
its countless gods,
were still strong
within them.
Therefore, the
pre-eminence CIV
en- to the first
fo,1r command-
Evening star., 1938-10-08
First Church Of Christ.

The Rev. J. E. Young viii be the
guest speaker at 1880. Baptizing by
the pastor. At $50 pm. the H. Y. P.
U. will meet. At 8 the pastor will have
for his theme "The Spirituality OF
God" Tuesday, prayer services. Fri.
day, preaching ut 3 pm. Elder VIII
liam II. Acty u pastor.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
Chinese Services.

The Chinese Community Church Of
Washington, D. c., will hold the third
anniversary celebration at Mount
Vernon Place M. e. Church South
next Wednesday and Friday at pm.
Mrs. c. G. Hung will direct the Mei-
ling class In . Chinese play. by the
Pearl River; there Will be Chinese
music. Ths pubNf y invited.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
Christian Science Lecture.

A free lecture on Christian Science:
The Revelation Of Truth Triumphant"
will be delivered tomorrow at $3.50
pm. in Constitution Hall by John
Randall Dunn, c. S. B., Of Boston,
Mass. Mr.. Dunn is member Of the
Board OF Lectureship Of the Mother
church, the First Church of Christ
Scientist, in Boston, Mass. He will
be introduced by DR.. Oliver Bowles.
This lecture is under the auspices Of
First, Second, Third and Fourth
Churches OF Christ Scientist Of this
Nty.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
ANNOUNCES TOPIC

"The Beauty of Christian Living"
will be the topic tomorrow morning
in the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church of the Rev. Walter Franklin
Atkinson. He also will give q message
to the juniors.
The Junior organization will resume
It's weekly meetings Friday In the
parsonage.
All Georgetown Methodists are In
vited to meet IN this church Thurs
day evening in union meeting.
The Offlcial Board will conduct an
oyster supper October 10.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
MISS STOCKTON TOLEAD
EVANGEL|STIC MEETINGS
Services Starting Tomorrow at
Fifth Baptist Will Continue
Two and Half Weeks,

The Stockton Gould evangelistic
meeting will start tomorrow at the
Fifth Baptist Church, DR.. John E.
Briggs, pastor, and continue 2ha weeks.
Miss Amy Lee Stockton is declared
to be one of the foremost preachers
in America and a Bible student of
Evening star., 1938-10-08

note. Miss Rita Gould is a song leader,
soloist and noted vibra- -harpist.
At II am. Miss Stockton will preach
on THE Challenge of a World Crisis"
At 7:45 pm. there will be a song
service with special music. Miss
Stockton will preach on THE Last
Conflict and the Last Conqueror"
Monday will be Banner night"
when the Sunday school classes will
attend: Tuesday, Highway night;
Wednesday, Musical night; Thurs
day, "Prophetical night" and Friday,
Rainbow Chorus night"
Evening star., 1938-10-08
Trinity Tabernacle,

Tomorrow, 8 PM, Evangelist Homer
Peterson of Cheltenham, Md, will open
special revival services and continue
two weeks every night, except Satur-
day. Special prayer meeting each
Friday at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1938-10-08
News of the Bible Classes
Activities of Interest to
Local ORGANIZATIONS.
BY PAGE Mex. ETCHISON,
PreSident Ora nixed Bible CIaax Aasos.f Att

Central Committee Of the Organized Bible Association
meeting"
Church Tuesday will
held Western College which
by Harold King meeting
leadership William
Greetings will be
poitan Church. after which brief
George Harris executive meeting
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Akashic Science.

"Color and Supply" is the subject
Sunday at Ii am. at the Little Thea.
ter, with the Rev. Bertine Powers on
cdAttng. A
Evening star., 1938-10-08
CONGREGATION TO MEET
New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church Session Thursday.

The Rev. DR.. Peter Marshall, min
ister of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, will have for his topic
tomorrow morning, Behind Closed
Doors," and at 8 pm. Are Christians
Spared?"
A meeting Of the Congregation will
be held on Thursday evening at s
o'clock in the lecture room.
Evening star., 1938-10-08

William E. Eastman was elected
president of the Randall Bible Class
Of Potomac Heights Community
Evening star., 1938-10-08

The Sunday school lesson for Octo-
ber 9 Is worship God Spirituality
Exodus xx.iv,vi; xxx.i,viii; John
iv.ix,xxiv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-30
Ruling Necessary On
 Park Boards Rights
Secretary of Commission Differs With Corporation
 Counsel on Authority to Handle Finances

Issue of whether the park board has the right to handle its finances independently, as has been the case for a number of years, or that the controllers office and the city treas urer should have this function came before the board of finance again last night at the regular meeting preceding the budget deliberations.
 Thomas F. Moore, attorney and secretary of the park board, sent a communication to the finance board outlining the legislative provisions which direct that the park board shall handle its finances, particu- larly in relation to bond funds. Cor poration Counsel Charles s. O'Con- nor, answering request of the fi- nance board, cited the city charter to show that the controller should handle disbursements of the park department except in the case of the Hamilton Park pavilion.
 Commissioner John H. GoSs said that apparently the corporation counsel had not gone into the stip- ulations regarding the use of park bond funds and the matter was re- ferred back for reconsideration Suggestion by Commissioner Major
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-30
RAILROADS REDUCE
 ROUND TRIP FARES
New Haven Road Joins Plan Effective During
 Coming Holidays

Substantial reductions in round trip coach fares ana round trip fares good in Pullman cars on the New Haven railroad will be made during the Christmas and New Year holiday season, it was announced to- day by A. H. Seaver, passenger traf- f1c manager.
 The reduced fare tickets will be on sale December 14 to January l, inclusive, and may be used going and returning within that period or for final return travel to reach original starting point not later than Jan- uary 10, 1899.
 The reduction in railroad fares during this period will apply throughout the New Haven railroad system and on all principal rail lines in New England and also to all -ta- tions in the United States as far west as Chicago and St. Louis and north of the Ohio and Potomac riv- CTS. Beyond those boundaries, through reduced round trip fares will apply to principal stations in the south, southwest, eas and Rocky mountains and eastern Canada.