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Evening star., 1939-02-25
Bishop Will Start
Lenten Sermon
Series Tomorrow
Theme at Cathedral
Is 'Christ-Life's
Interpreter

Bishop James E. Freeman will
begin a series Of Lenten sermons on
the general theme "Christ-Life
Interpreter" tomorrow at pm. in
Washington Cathedral. He will dis
cuss the parallels in the New Testa-
ment from the viewpoint of their
being Christ's answers to lifes
problems.
At the holy communion service
at II a m. the preacher will be the
Very Rev. Noble C. Powell, dean of
Washington. Holy communion in
the Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy
Nativity is at 7:30 a m and $50 am.
Pilgrimages through the Cathedral
will begin at the close of the IL m.
and 4 pm. services. The public
portion of the bishops garden will
be open from II noon to pm.
Weekday Lenten services include:
Holy communion at 7:30 a m, noon
day intercessions at II O'Clock and
evensong at pm.
There will be a series of Lenten
addresses by the Cathedral clergy
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays at the evensong services.
On Tuesdays the Rev William M.
Bradner, canon precentor, will speak
on The Hymnal as an Aid to Devo-
tions." DR.. Powell will speak on the
first four Wednesdays in Lent on
The Beatitudes," this series to be
concluded by Canon Arson Phelps
Stokes on the three following
Wednesday afternoons. On Thurs
days Canon Edward S. Dunlap Will
take up the theme New Apprehen-
sions.'
A missionary service for the
diocese of Washington will be held
at the Cathedral March 5 at pm,
with the Rev. Vincent Herbert
Gowen, principal of st. James
School, Philippine Islands, as special
preacher.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Kinneor Class Proqrum

The Kinnear Glass of Young Men
OF Calvary Baptist Church will cele-
brate Teachers Day." in honor Of
their teacher, Mrs. j. Breckenridge
Kinnear, tomorrow at $50 am. This
Is an annual affair. Mrs. Kinnear,
who has been teaching the class
which bears her name for 48 years,
celebrated her birthday anniversary
yesterday and will teach the lesson
tomorrow. j. j. Sanders, president,
will have as his guests a group Of
fellow workers from the Continental
Baking Co. The class has set as it's
goal 100 men.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Choir to Be Featured
In st. PuuL's Service

The stress of Lent will be empha-
sized in all the services at st.
Pauls Church, on Twenty third
street, near Washington Circle. At
IL am. the choir of boys and men,
under the direction of Samuel A.
Leech, choirmaster, will march
about the church singing the litany.
The cantor will be Curtis Cooper.
Holy eucharist will be sung by the
Rev. George B. Kinkead. At 8 pm,
the Rev. Robert j. Gibson of Ac-
cokeek, Md. will begin his series
Of Lenten sermons, having as his
subject worship" The service
will be solemn evensong and bene-
diction, with Wales Jack as director
of the acolytes and taperers.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Communion to Be Held
At Auqustunu Church

Holy communion will be cele-
brated by the Augustana Lutheran
congregation tomorrow at II am.
at 2400 Sixteenth street NV. Adult
confirmation will also take place and
new members will be received.
DR.. Helm and N. G. Anderson will
leave for Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Monday
to represent the church at the an
nual convention of the Philadelphia
district of the Augustana Synod's
New York Conference. They will
return on Wednesday.
The Luther League will meet Fri
day evening at 8:l5 in the chapel
at 409 Fourth street NV. A feature
will be question box conducted by
DR.. Helm.
At the service March 5. the Rev
DR.. Evald B. Lawson. president of
Upsala College, East Orange. N. j.,
will be the guest preacher. DR..
Helm will be in charge of the
service.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
'Grindstones of God
Is DR.. MurshuII's Topic

DR.. Peter Marshall, minister OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will have for his topic to-
morrow at II am, The Grindstones
of God"
DR.. Albert Evans, associate min
lister, will preach at pm. on Gods
Saving Presence
The Lincoln Fellowship Forum will
meet for fellowship tea in the
parish hall at 6 pm, followed by a
worship service and forum discus
sion. The Young Peoples Depart
ment will meet at GAS o'clock. The
topic, What Can I Call Mine?" will
be led by Mrs. Willard Daughtry.
On Thursday evening DR.. Evans
will speak on "The Choice of Lead
ers." His topic will be based on the
book of Acts, chapter 6.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Greater Humility Topic
AtSt. PuuI's Lutheran

In one of a series of Lenten ser
mons on Greater Things" DR..
Henry w. Snyder will use as his
theme at st. Pauls Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning Greater HUI
tnility" At the evening service the
eopic will be Promise and Perform
'ance."
The community Lenten service
Thursday evening will be at Wesley
M. e. Church and will be addressed
oy Dr. George w. Nicely, Lutheran
clergyman from DR.. Snyder's former
cnarge at Johnstown, Pa.
Lenten day service for missions
VIII be at st. Marks Church Friday
at l::3O pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

buying or selling OF eccleSlaSt1cal'
preferment." For Simon Magus' in
fanny was that he tried to buy with
money the gift of the Holy Spirit,
that he might use it for his own
financial profit.
Fisherman Peter, who never lost
his gift for rough speaking, blasted
the charlatan with the familiar
words, Thy silver perish with thee,
because thou has thought to obtain
the gift of God with money. Thou
hast neither part nor lot in this
matter; for thy heart is not right
before God. Repent therefore of
this thy wickedness, and pray God,
If perhaps the thought of thine
heart may be forgiven thee. For I
perceive that thou art in the gall
OF bitterness, and in the bond of
lniquity"
Thus Peter thrusts before the
Evening star., 1939-02-25

OOIIlIlltlce OIL FTORTdlIlS.
The Clyde Kelly Bible Glass Of
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
will hear an address tomorrow
morning by Representative Willis
Benjamin Gibbs of Georgia. The
subject will be, What Are We
Thinking?"
The Roger Williams Glass for
Young Men has recently been or
ganized at the National Baptist
Memorial Church with Is charter
members. The Rev. Alvin Lincoln
Smith, assistant pastor, is the
teacher; William O. Bender, presi-
dent; Charles w. Howard, vice pres
ident, and Phillip A. Lyon, secretary
treasurer.
The A. B. Pugh Mems Bible Glass
of Mount Vernon Place M. E.
Church South will hold it's 33d an
nual banquet at the church on Mon
day at $50 pm. Senator Hattie
CaraWay of Arkansas will partici-
pate in the program. DR.. Rufus
Weaver, executive secretary Of the
District Of Columbia Association of
Baptist Churches, will speak on
Review of Present-day Youth
Movements in Spiritually Bank
rupt Nation" Justice Bolitha j.
Laws, teacher Of the class, will be
the POSTMASTER. The Rev. Adlai
Loudly Of johnson City. Tenn, Bible
student and lecturer, will speak at
the class session tomorrow morning
The Berean Bible Glass of ST.
Pauls Presbyterian Church, Cot
tage City, Nd, will present a COM
edy. The Old Maids Convention. 8"
under the auspices Of the Cottage
City school, on March % and %.
L, E. Warren of the Department
OF Agriculture will speak at 10 am.
tomorrow to the Comparative Re-
hglon Glass at the All Souls Uni
tartan Church on Magic in the
Old Testament"
The Mems Bible Glass of the
Mount Rainier Christian Church
will hold business and fellowship
meeting on Tuesday evening. A
chicken dinner will be given by the
class at the church on Friday.
The Ladies' Glass of the Potomac,
Md, M. E. Church South held a
business meeting February 9. 1t was
reported that every member present
had earned SO cents for the class
during the previous month. A busi-
ness meeting was also held by the
Mems Bible Glass the same night
and plans were made to hold a
service at the County Home for
the Aged
George E. Harris, executive sec
retary of the Organized Bible Glass
Evening star., 1939-02-25
DR.. Cartwright Arranges
Sunday Radio Sermons

DR.. John K. Cartwright, pastor
of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, has arranged series of
Sunday radio sermons, beginning
tomorrow at 1880 pm.
The topics are: February 26, "The
Temptation of Christ: March S
The TRANSPORTATION of Christ;
March u, Christ, the Teacher
March 19, Christ, the Comforter;
March 26. Christ, the Redeemer"
April 2, The Sacrifice of the Cross;
April 9, The Resurrection Of Our
Lord
Lenten sermons at 1915 are: Feb
ruary &c, "Christ's Human Nature;
March 5, "Christs Divine Nature:
March IL. christian Speech;
March 10. The Providence Of God =;
March 26, The Meaning OF the
Redemption"
A Novena of Grace will be held,
beginning March and continuing
daily through March 12. with masses
at 6:45, 7:30 and 1915 weekdays
and sermons at 7.45 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

Association, will address Joint
meeting of the Louise Shelton Bible
Glass, the Butler. Ladies' Bible Glass
and the Mems Bible Class of Trinity
M. E. Church tomorrow at 10 am.
The subject will be "Why the Or
ganized Bible Glass Associations"
This will be followed by an open
forum. The Lousie Shelton Bible
Glass will hold its business and
social meeting In the social rooms
on Tuesday at 8 pm. The members
of the Anna May Wood Class of
Waugh M. E. Church will be guests.
The Philathea Glass of PetWorth
Baptist Church is being taught
by Miss Thelma Fryer, assistant
teacher, during the illness of the
teacher, Mrs. Henry j. Smith. The
annual banquet of the Philathea
and Yaden Glasses has been sched-
uled for March %.
The Mems Tower Bible Glass of
Gunton Memorial Presbyterian
Church will install the following
officers tomorrow morning: Willard
S. Lines, president; Howard C.
Waldo, vice president; John G.
Green. secretary, and Ernest w.
Skinner, treasurer. Andrew M
Smith is teacher and George E.
Proudley, organist.
This Florence NJ. Brown Glass of
Calvary Baptist Church will hold
its 9th annual birthday anniversary
banquet next Friday at $50 pm.
The Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr.,
assistant pastor, will speak.
The L. F. o. Glass of Brookland
M. E. Church will hold a business
meeting Wednesday at pm.
The Adult Bible Glass of Fountain
Memorial Baptist Church elected
the following officers: George Cur
tbs, ST.. president; H. A. Elmore, Mrs
Hubert Bunyea, Willard Knight,
vice presidents; Mrs. Margaret
Freynlan, secretary treasurer. A. H
Blakeslee is the teacher.
The Everyman's Bible Glass of
PetWorth M. E. Church held an
interesting session last Sunday when
D. A. Spencer and j. T. Shade
told of plan for making Petwortt
a community free from liquor. April
81 was designated as the date OF
the annual class entertainment.
The Ladies' Bible Glass of First
Reformed Church elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. NJ. Sniffin
president; Mrs. G. E. Moore. vice
president; Mrs. H. Menke, secretary
and Mrs. j. NJ. Smith, treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Pastor Continues
Series on One
Sermon 10 Preach
Immortality Is Chosen
As Theme of Fourth
Discourse

Immortality" will be the theme
of the fourth sermon in his current
series on IF Had Only One Ser
mon to Preach" tomorrow at II am.
in the First Congregational Church
by the Rev. Howard Stone Ander-
son. His subject will be: What
Ideas Can We Form of the Ma
ture of Life After Death?" The
Tuxis Club meets at $50 o'clock.
A patriotic pageant. THE Parade
of the Nations" featuring cast Of
more than 100 actors and musicians,
will be presented at 7:45 pm.
The church dinner will be Thurs
day at 6 O'Clock, followed by a
preparatory service for the March
communion.
Mount Pleasant Circle is sponsor
ing a demonstration luncheon Fri
day at 1890 o'clock at the church.
The Board Of Deaconesses have
elected the following officers: Chair
man, DR.. Ella Leonard Barton; CO.
chairmen, Mrs. David T. Copen-
hafer, Mrs. Josiah C. Folsom, Miss
Mary E. Pond and Miss Hope Soule;
secretary treasurer, Mrs. Arthur L.
| Smith.
The young men of the Board of
Junior Deacons have elected Carl
Freeman as chairman.
The following we're confirmed and
elected by the church to constitute
the Board of Junior Deaconesses
| NHoyv Ecther Poiley Mary Iann
Benson, Jean Blanchard, Mildred
Craig, Mrs. Madeline Eckstein
Grace Louise Greenwood, Charlotte
Humrichouse, Muriel Hurd, Mrs.
Dorothy Lord, Mrs. Josephine Nc
Adams, Elaine Olmstead, Harriet
Parker, Mrs. Marion Radley, Jean
Smith, lone Stuckey, Mrs. Betty
Wells, Florence West and Dorothy
| Wilcox.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Lenten Services Set
At St. Murquret's

"a Tale of Three Cities will be
the subject of DR.. Herbert Scott
Smiths sermon at st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church tomorrow at II
o'clock.
During the week the special Lenten
services will be: Tuesday at 4:30,
evening prayer and an address by
the Rev. Charles Van Order Covell,
rector of st. Thomas Church,
Orange. Va: Wednesday afternoon.
litany and the rector will give the
first of his Lenten addresses on
Talks on the Parallels: on Thurs
day at II. holy communion: Friday
at 2:30, book review. sponsored by
st. Margaret's Rector's Aid.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Church of Our Sayior

Holy communion at 7::30 am.
Corporate communion for the junior
church at $50. Morning prayer and
sermon at II, when the Rev. Alvin
Lamar Wills will speak on What
Do We Mean by Finding God" The
Young Peoples Fellowship will meet
at $50 pm, with the Rev. T. C.
Wadell Of the College of Preachers
as their speaker. The speaker for
the round-table service at 8 pm. in
the parish hall will be DR.. A. c.
Christie and his subject will be
What Religion Means to Me-" The
Rev. Albert j. Dubois, rector of st.
Agnes Church, will be the speaker
at the Tuesday evening Lenten
service,
Evening star., 1939-02-25

and the rest of the lesson story. He
had witnessed the power of the
apostles in the bestowal of the
Holy Spirit, and he craved this same
power for himself, but from ignoble
motives.
Back of his sinister figure spreads
the real wealth of Christianity, the
possession which explains the sur
vival and growth of the church
throughout the ages. The promised
Paraclete-the mysterious and
mighty Third Person of the Trinity;
the Comforter" the Advocate" the
One who stood to the believers as
the representative of the risen
Christ-had not yet descended upon
all the scattered converts. These
were won by disciples, who had fled
Jerusalem because of the persecu-
tions that had followed Stephens
martyrdom. The apostles them
selves remained in Jerusalem, ex-
ercising oversight of the now wide
spread brotherhood. THE care Of
all the churches" was their concern.
Up into Samaria the leaders sent
Peter and John; for it is good rule
of salesmanship to send out repre-
sentatives two by two. These old
friends complemented each other;
gentle John curbing Peters impul-
sive disposition: Peter melting the
meditative John to action. Fellow
ship in service gives a WondrouS
training John and Peter, harnessed
together as a team, were more ef-
fective than the two could have been
separately. These two laid their
hands upon the new disciples, inn
parting to them the supernatural
enduement with the holy spirit,
who is indispensable to all Chris
tian life, growth and service. Here
we have the real riches and i'm
measurable power of the church.
Without the divine spirit of a Chris
tian congregation might as well be
a purely social organization. ITO
be spiritually-m minded is life"
Power for the Emergency.
Our world is in the midst of a
major emergency. AS has been re-
peatedly indicated in this column,
there are to be seen all around the
horizon signs of turning to religion
as last refuge and deliverance.
There is real danger that we may
be content with mere words of ap-
proval of vague religion on the
part of eminent persons. Security
and escape depend on something
deeper than pious phrases
An old minister once told me that
he had witnessed many death-bed
repentances; but in the cases where
the patients recovered there was
seldom fulfilment Of the pledges
made in the hour of fear. Society
is sacred today; but it needs a pro-
found repentance and a sincere
turning to the Almighty for deliver
ance. Only so may we expect the
power of an offended God to be dis
played. The world has sinned
shamelessly and spurned the law of
the Lord. Now, if the presence of
the Holy Spirit. who is all-powerful
to transform individual lives and
society as whole, is to be expected.
it cangbe only after men and women
have offered themselves in new sub
mission to our Savior and our God.
AT the devils booth are all things
sold,
Each ounce of dross costs it's ounce
of gold,
For cap and bells our lives we pay;
Bubbles we buy with a whole souls
tasking:
'Tis heaven alone that is given away,
'Tis only God may be had for the
asking"
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Emmanuel (COlored). .

Rev. F. D. Thornton will preach
on Il Am Church Member, Is Not
That Enough?" at 30 I'm. Sermon
by the Rev. Augustus Lewis, pastor
of the Jerusalem Baptist Church,
at 3 pm, and at $3.50 pm. the
pastor will preach on House
Cleaning"
Evening star., 1939-02-25

Ill d IL y ulllllOllS
who will study
this lesson one
of the greatest
heresies that has
C u + S e d n e
church through
out its history,
down to this
pre- S e n t day.
There are still
men in religious
WWk who are
there for what
there is in it,
financially, for
themselves. The
Siza of tho colar1,
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Fifteenth Sfrnof

At II o'clock, sermon by the Rev.
Leslie L. Bowers on Broken Plans"
At 8 pm, song service, Bible quiz
and sermon on The Man Who
Faced Both Ways"
The church officers will meet
Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Episcopal
TRANSPORTATION.

On Sunday the services will be
holy communion at 7:30 am. and
morning prayer at II o'clock. Con-
firmation classes will be held at
1870 pm. The Rev. j. j. Queally,
rector, will officiate at all services
and the Rev. DR.. G. Freeland Peter
will preach at II o'clock.
Every Wednesday in Lent holy
communion is to be held at II am.
and Lenten devotions at pm. Out
standing preachers will give special
Lenten sermons during Lent.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Remuneration Topic
Of DR.. Rasmussen

DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen. pastor at
Luther Place Memorial Church, an
nounces he will observe the begin
ming of Lent by preaching on What
Does Remuneration Do to Life?"
The service will begin at II am.
tomorrow.
The Mothers Club invites all
mothers of small children to a
Bring Friend. night Tuesday in
the church parlors. Mrs. Omar
Hartman will present "a Radio
Program"
Evening star., 1939-02-25
St, Dayid'S Chanel.

The sermon topic tomorrow is
'The Primacy of Bread" The serv-
ices by the Rev. William L. Mayo,
vicar, will be: 8 am, holy COM
munion; II am, morning prayer
and sermon; 8 pm, evening prayer.
At the lenten service Thursday at
8 pm. the preacher will be the Rev.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

theme, Gifts That May Be Ours y
His fourth and last in the series,
God Will Grant You Christ's Pres
ence.' The Mems Brotherhood at
10 am. will be led by Thomas S.
Kemp, department of adult educa-
ton, and discuss "a Sustained
Faith"
The Mus-Art Club will present at
4:30 o'clock the fourth culture
hour program. Charles S. Thomas,
president Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations, will speak.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
RehObOth (COlOred) .

The Rev. Mr.. Johnson's morning
message will be taken from Ezekiels
vision of the DRY Bones" His topic
will be Lessons From the Valley
OF Vision" At $3.50 a program of
music will be presented by Mrs.
Marie Lyon. Mrs. G. B. Washington
and William George, leaders in the
quarterly drive, will give brief ad-
dresses, assisted by the Rev. John
F. Blalock.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
PetWOrth.

The adult department of the Bible
school will attend the evening serv-
ice. The Rev. Henry j. Smith will
speak on Jesus, Gods Rosetta
Stone" Morning subject, Fulfilled
Destiny The cottage prayer meet
ings on Tuesday night will be the
last in preparation for the coming
of Rev. Earl L. Bradley of Whining
ton, N. c., who begins a Today serv-
ice next Sunday.
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Mt. Carmel (Colored) .

The Rev. w. H. Jernagin will
preach at IL am. on THE Perma-
nent Foundation" pm, Christian
Fellowship" On Wednesday at 8
pm, Prof. G. w. Hynes of Tennes-
see presents THE Life of Christ, and
the Progress Of the Denomination"
in moving pictures.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Ryland.


For This Jesus Died" is the sub
ject Of Lenten sermon series to be
begun tomorrow by the Rev. Karl
G. Newell at II am. The first of
the series is, THAT Living Might
Become High Adventure with God"
The same series will be given at the
8 pm. service in the church room,
1904 Branch avenue Sc.
The men Of the community and
the church are being called to-
gether at the parsonage on We'd
nesday evening to form an organi-
zation to assist in the establishment
of the new church in the commun-
ity. Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen,
whose church home was formerly
Ryland, will speak. Refreshments
will be served.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

St. Marks.
"And the Tempter Came" will be
the theme Of the Rev. j. Luther
Frantz at II am. On Wednesday,
8 pm, a Lenten service will be held.
The Rev. Edward Goetz will be the
guest speaker. The church council
will meet at the close of this service.
On Friday, 1870 pm, the Lenten
day of prayer for missions under
the auspices of Washington Mis-
sionary Union will be held in the
church. Mrs. Wickey will be the
speaker.
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Schedule Of Activities in Washington Churches

Peril of Intolerance" At pm. holy
communion will be observed, the
pastor talking for his communion
meditation "The Amounting in Beth
any" On March 4 the Deaconess
Board will hold its annual bake sale
at the church at noon.
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Zion Southwest (Colored).

The Rev. A. Joseph Edwards has
for his subject Sunday morning "The
Evening star., 1939-02-25

is a controlling factor. In some de-
noninational gatherings it is COM
mon to speak of preachers as "a
$4,000 man. or "a 5000 man" The
money standard is made the test of
fitness for appointments.
No fair-minded observer will deny
that the injection of financial con-
slderations into first place is entirely
incongruous with the whole spirit of
Christianity. Let us be frank enough
to admit that the modern tendency
to increase organizations, and the
number of salaried workers, has
really hindered the growth of the
church. Aside from pastors, who
should be paid, and paid adequately,
we nowadays have an incredible
number of secretaries and clerks
and specialized workers. There are
actually religious organization
which are chiefly devoted to raising
money for the salaries of their
officers. Even professional evan
gelists are not free from the taint
Of simony.
AS an extreme case of mastery
by the money motive, I could tell
of church where the new pastors
contract stipulated that his salary
was to be increased in proportion
to the increase of members and con-
trlbutions. This was preaching the
Gospel on commission basis; the
Wealthier the converts. the greater
the pastors emoluments That does
not sound much like the Apostolic
Church practice, does it?
We have to confess that the cry
Of the horse leechs daughters,
Give! Give!" is too often heard in
modern religion. If held steadfast
to their primary purpose, churches
will have all the money they need,
without the blight of mercenariness
or simony. The life of Christianity
must be made simpler, and more
of its work done by volunteers,
whose only incentive is love of God,
and whose reward comes from "the
Father who seeth in secret" Incl
dentally, this willgdeliver churches
from attaching undue prestige to
wealthy members.
Tha CLur,l,'. DooI
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Second (COIOred).

The Rev. Joseph Haskins. pastor
OF the Junior Church Of Asbury M.
E. Church will preach at II am.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell will give
an address at pm. Clinton
Rodgers will preach at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Good Will (Colored)

DR.. James L. Pinn will speak in
the morning on "A Man With His
Windows Open Toward Jerusalem
At 2 pm. he will conduct services at
the District Jail, In the evening his
subject will be THE Question of the
Jailer."
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Wisconsin Avenue.

The Rev. c. B. Austin, pastor of
the West Washington Baptist
Church, will preach at 8 pm. on
THE Greatest Question of Life"
The Rev. c. R. Ferguson, pastor of
the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist
Church, will preach at II am. on
60, Come and Send
Evening star., 1939-02-25

March II at pm. by DR.. George
S. Duncan Of American University.