Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Bishop Holt Pictures
Unity Of Purpose as
Concern Of Churches
Speaks at Jubilee
Dinner in Honor
OF Methodist Home

The ultimate unity OF all
denominations and branches OF
Professionalism, as well as denom-
national unity, was pictured by
Bishop Ivan Lee Holt Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, OF
Dallas, Tex, last night as the chief
concern of all Protestants In order
to strengthen faith In the Christian
church. "a.
Bishop Holt spoke on "A New
Church and It's Mission" before
more than 500 persons gathered at
the golden jubilee dinner of the
Methodist Home Of the District OF
Columbia at the Willard Hotel. The
banquet was one Of series Of ami
versary functions sponsored by the
home to mark, not only its jubilee
year. but to celebrate liquidation OF
a $3.50 900 debt on the home at Con-
necticut avenue and Ellicott street
NV.
Following greetings by Mrs. Harry
Hoskinson, president Of the Board OF
Managers Of the home, who pre-
sided: the Rev. DR.. G. Ellis Williams,
Superintendent of the Washington
district, introduced Walter Bastian,
president of the Methodist Union.
associated with the Methodist Home,
and Harry Hoskinson, president Of
the Board Of Trustees of the home.
DR.. Williams also read letter from
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes Of WASH
ington, who was unable to attend.
Praises Mrs. H0skinson.
DR.. Williams paid high tribute to
the work of Mrs. Hoskinson. who, as
president of the board, participated
in the homes mortgage-burning
ceremonies at q mass meeting at
Foundry Church, March 5. Musical
selections were given by the Hamline
Quartette, composed of Ethel Stick
les, John Murphy. Mabel Flehr and
John Marville.
Bishop Holt told of his disillusion-
ment in the early slogan, The World
for Christ in This Generation" as he
saw a succession of wars lead not to
promised world peace. but to con-
tinued and to apparently unceasing
strife.
I'VE come to the realization" he
said, that Christianization is long,
long way in the future"
He said that the individual on the
European continent has lost his sense
of Importance, and the individual on
the American continent. while re-
tanning that feeling, has in many
cases turned away from Christianity
to other PHILOSOPHERS, Ito collec-
tivism, to naturalism and to hui
manism."
Sees Awareness of Failures.
1--WE have become more wildly
aware of the failures of the church."
ne declared, citing the virtual elimi-
nation of the Russian Orthodox
Church in Russia, and the apparent
helplessness Of the Roman Catholic
Church in Italy as soldiers attack
other countries
In Germany" he said. "the Prot
estant church Is fighting for its very
existence. where only eight years ago
the greatest youth crusade in the
world was foreseen."
Bishop Holt told of the National
Preaching Mission, which in 1896
helped to instill new energy In the
church and spoke Of a meeting at
oxford, England. in 1887 at which
400 men of divergent Christian be-
liefs voted to organize World Coun-
Gil Of Churches.
"Now," he declared. I'VE have a
new process a new zeal"
I'VE must forget the differences
of the past and look forward to a re-
lease of spiritual energy" he said.
"While we are primarily concerned
with the union of Methodism, we
also must be concerned with larger
unity-a unity Of Professionalism