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Evening star., 1939-04-08

life and death and eternal destiny.
There is a Divine spark in the heart
of the meanest person. At life's
crisis he instinctively turns to God.
Life is one riddle, and death is a
greater. 1t confronts everybody in
moments of sober thought. who
am I? What am I here for? Where
am I going?" These are questions
Of everybody's asking They underlie
all the other lesser problems of
health and bread and butter and
human relations. They are the basic
questions which challenge a mans
soul.
Indeed, life and death are inso-
luble riddles unless we can postu-
late a future life. I was shocked
recently by the frailty of friend, a
great scholar and Christian teacher,
who has passed the allotted span of
life. His brilliant brain has stored
in it mas sof priceless knowledge
I know no successor for him in his
special fields of original research.
Is all this treasure to become as
nothing, as if dumped into the sea.
when his eyes are tenderly closed
for the last time? I could not be
reconciled to the justice of his
eventual passing were I not conf
dent that in the larger life of eter-
nifty, where His servants shall serve
Him." my friend will carry on. with
unimpaired and increased powers,
the work he has been doing on earth
for God and man.
1t needs two worlds to explain this
one. Is death to bring utter frustra-
ton to all growth and achievement?
If man is to die as the dog dies.
he might as we'll live as the dog lives.
The truth of the resurrection be-
comes life here and now. That is
why the resurrection was the CEN
trail teaching of the apostles; the
corner stone of the Christian church.
The Oldest MysteE.
This earth's surface holds more
graves than living homes. There
are more persons dead than there
are alive. The world is vast
metropolis. I have seen the pyra-
mid tombs of Egypt; the great maui
soleum of Cyrus in Persia; the
countless grave mounds in China:
the beautiful graye-memorials of
Europe.
Death Is the Oldest mystery and
the greatest present grief. 1t touches
us on every side. To multitudes the
dead are greater part of life than
the living
Some speculative spirits have
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Bishop Will Lead
Festival Service
AfCathedra|
Lessons to Be Read
From New Lectern
For First Time

Bishop James E. Freeman will
preach at the festival service of holy
communion in Washington Cathe-
dral on Easter Day at II am. This
service. through the offertory an
them, will be amplified so that over
flow congregations in the Bethlehem
Chapel, the Chapel of st. Joseph
of Arimathea and the Chapel of the
Resurrection may participate. Holy
communion will be administered.
The Very Rev. Noble C. Powell,
dean of Washington. will deliver
the sermon at the festival evensong
service at o'clock. Special Easter
music will be sung by the Cathedral
choir.
Holy communion will be celebrated
IN the Great Choir and Sanctuary
at 7:30 am. and in the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Holy Nativity at
$50 am.
Lessons will be read for the first
time on Easter Day from the newly
installed lectern which has a stone
base and beautifully carved oak
figures. 1t was presented to Wash
ington Cathedral by the late Mrs.
Virginia Stuart Mackay-Smith in
memory of her husband, the Right
Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith,
Bishop of Pennsylvania and one
time rector of ST. Johns Church on
Lafayette square. The lectern which
supports the Bible for reading the
Scripture lessons has series of
carved figures on three sides, rep
resenting Bible characters. 1t stands
opposite the historic Canterbury
pulpit. On the south side are statues
of st. John, st. Paul and St. Peter,
representing the New Testament
other than the gospels. Those on
the west side are Moses. st. Luke
and Isaiah, portraying the Law, the
Gospel and the Prophets. The
carved figures of David, Solomon
and Samuel on the north side rep
resent the historic books of Wisdom,
Literature and Poetry of the Old
Testament The lectern is to be
dedicated later at a special service.
Chief among the groups of visitors
expected at the Cathedral tomorrow
are 300 pilgrims, led by Fayette w.
Van Zile of Caledonia, N Y, who
leads large Easter pilgrimage to
the Nations Capital each year. Ar
irving at the Cathedral Close in 30
buses at 2 pm, they will be escorted
by pilgrim aides and others on the
staff to points of religious devotion
and interest.
Pilgrimages will be held after the
morning and afternoon services.
The bishops garden will be open
from II noon to pm.
A recital on the great organ will
be given next Wednesday at $3.50
pm. by DR.. T. Tertius Noble, or
ganist and composer, of st. Thomas
Church in New York City. He will
play a special program including
several of his own compositions. The
public is invited.
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1akterian Players
Will Present Drama

Identical services will be held ~
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church tomorrow at $50 and II a m
The Rev. R. Paul Schearrer will
preach his last sermon in the Len
ten series on Our Common Chris
tian Faith" The subject will pc
The Life to Come" At 8 pm. an
Easter drama will be presented oy
the Takterian Players. The drama
is Simon, the Cyrenian," by Mar
garet Hummel. The cast consists of
Norman Gary, Hugh Ferry, Virginia
Ladd, Ernest Harmon and Wallace
Magathan. Hugh M. Smythe has
directed the cast and j. H. Vogel is
in charge of the stage setting and
lighting.
An Eastern dawn service will be
held at $50 o'clock on the Emma
Hall LIE Clerc terrace. weather per-
mitting. In the event of rain the
services will be held in the assembly
room. An Easter tableau will be the
feature.
The new junior choir will make its
first public appearance tomorrow at
$50 o'clock.
The annual congregational dinner
will be held Thursday. The new
members of the church will be guests
OF honor. Following the dinner, the
annual meetings of the church will
be held.
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Sunrise Pageant
In Ninth Street
Christian Church
Elaborate Euster
Program Is Planned
For Tomorrow

An elaborate program has been
planned tomorrow for the observ-
ance Of Easter, the anniversary of
our Lords resurrection, at the Ninth
Street Christian Church. "The
Dawning," a pageant, will be pre-
sented at sunrise, $40 am. Admis-
sion is by ticket only.
The Rev. Clifford H. Jope will
preach at 1880 am. on THE Face
OF Victory"
At IL am. the Junior Church
meets In the church house under the
leadership Of Andrew Shannon. The
theme will be "A Victorious Leader" i"
Those who have part on the pro-
gram are Alma Bradford, Carl Hill
man. jr and Jack O'Connor.
At $50 pm. there will be bap-
tismal service.
At 7:45 pm. there will be a NOV
ing picture, THE Life of Christ
and the Passion Play" with sound
music. The junior and senior choirs
will furnish special music.
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ALBRIGHT Memorial

The Sunday school session tomor-
row will be advanced to $50 am
The first service of worship will
begin at 10 o'clock with the second
at 11:l5 o'clock. Both services will
be identical with the exception OF
the reception of members and the
baptist of children at the ll:l5 serv-
ice. The subject will be THE Res
direction for Hate Struck World
At 7:45 pm. the Rev. Schnabel will
preach on IAN Easter Sunset"
On Monday night the quarterly
conference will convene with the
district superintendent. DR.. A. F.
Weaver of York, Pa. presiding. On
Tuesday night meeting of the
brotherhood will be held.
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Two Morning Services
Al PRESBYTERIAN Church

There will be two complete Easter
morning services at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. The
first service will be held at 9 o'clock.
1.-THE Latch of Life" will be the
topic of DR.. Peter Marshall's ad-
dress. At II o'clock he will speak
on THE Grave in the Garden -
Both services will include special
Easter music. At 8 pm DR..
Marshall will speak on Fable or
Fact?" Special music.
The Wednesday Morning Guild
will sponsor progressive luncheon
on Tuesday at 1890 pm. Colored
motion pictures of the Charleston
Is. c. Gardens will be shown. The
hostesses will be Mrs. William B.
Willard and Mrs. Lewis Breuninger
On Thursday evening Dr. Albert
Evans, associate minister, will con-
duct the service.
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Rhode Island Avenue
N. P. Church Services

"The Risen Christ" will be the
subject of the Rev. Raymond w
White, pastor of Rhode Island Ave-
nue. M. P. Church, Sunday morning
The two choirs will be combined
Fifty candidates will be received into
membership. Several children will
be baptized.
The Easter entertainment, given
by the Sunday school, will be at
$50 am. The program has been
prepared by Mrs. Grace Young and
will be directed by c. Oscar Berry,
general superintendent. The Easter
offering will be sent to Japan, China
and India in foreign fields and to
many points in the home field.
The young peoples choir will give
an Easter cantata at pm.
The Official Board will meet on
Tuesday night.
The annual membership meeting
OF the congregation will be Thurs
day night. Members will be elected
to the Official Board. A delegate
and an alternate will be elected to
attend the Maryland annual con-
ference in June at Western Mary
land College.
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He Is Risen Subject
OF Dr.. Rasmussen
Al Luther Place
Communion Service
Will Be Held at 7:45
AN. Tomorrow

Easter will be celebrated at Luther
Place Memorial Church tomorrow,
beginning at 7:45 am. with q holy
communion service, when DR.. Carl
c. Rasmussen will preach on He Is
Risen" At am. his subject will
be II Saw the Holy City" and at II
am. Behold. Am Alive for Ever
more" The Rev. Fred j. Eckert will
assist in the services. A group Of
new members will be received.
The Bible class will be the guests
of Mrs. Russell Sewers, 1904 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md, Monday
evening. Cars will leave the church
at 7:3O.
The Young Peoples Fellowship
will have a "coast-to-coast" party
Tuesday evening In the church
parlors.
The Sunday school teachers and
officers will meet for dinner in the
church Thursday at 5:45. The
Board of Directors will meet fol-
lowing the Old Testament study.
Mr.. Lawrence B. Petersen an
nounces the Brotherhood Fellowship
dinner for Saturday at $50 in the
church parlors.
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Christ Lutheran Church
Easter Schedule

Christ Lutheran Church will beei
its Easter commemoration with
communion service at 10 am. IT,
festive service will be held at ii
o'clock. Both junior and senior
choirs will take part in it. The
Rev. j. Frederic Wenchel will preach
on Christ Defeats the Enemies"
At 7 pm. the Sunday School will
have its Easter program.
On Monday at 10:3O am. the
primary department will have an
Easter party. Ralph Heitmuller has
invited the Junior League to his
his home for a social on Monday
evening. The Christ Church Eagles
will go on an all-day hike on We'd
nesday in Virginia. In the evening
there will be a meeting Of the vot-
ing members. The Walther League
will be addressed on next Sunday
evening by Representative w. ].
Boehne.
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Dawn Came al Last
Is Sermon Topic
Al Calvary Baptist
Identical Preaching
SERVICES Will Be Held
Tomorrow Mornina

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, min
lister at Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on Dawn
Came at Last" There will be two
Identical preaching services at $50
and II am. The Sunday school will
meet at II o'clock in order that its
personnel may attend the first
preaching service and make room
for the visitors at the second service
The subject at the evening service
will be Il Know" The minister will
be assisted by Miss Bernice CroWell
and DR.. John A. Swartwout at the
evening service. The ordinance OF
baptism will be administered ut
1915 and 8 pm.
The junior church service will De
merged with the main church serv-
ices tomorrow morning.
officers and teachers of the
primary department will meet Fri
day evening with Miss Ellen Ramsay.
5754 Colorado avenue NV.
Officers and teachers of the Junior
department will meet Friday eve
ming with the superintendent OF the
department, Mrs E. H. Cox, 1925
Western avenue NV.
The Sunday School Executive
Committee will meet at the home
Of Mr.. Frank M. Hoadley, % West
Kirke street, Chevy Chase, Nd, on
Monday evening.
The Florence M. Brown Glass holds
a business and social meeting at
the church on Tuesday evening.
The Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr.,
minister's assistant, will resume the
Bible study course for young people
on Thursday at pm. the Book of
Genesis being the subject for dis
cussion.
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House ChopIoin's Topic
The Message of Easter

DR.. James Shera Montgomery.
chaplain OF the United States House
OF Representatives. will be the guest
preacher at Eldebrook M. E. Church
tomorrow at II am. His subject is
The Message of Easter" The min
lister. DR.. Walter M. Michael, will
preside and receive a group OF new
members.
The religious Easter drama, RE
lease" will be repeated by the
young peoples dramatic club at
pm. under the direction Of Frank
lin L. Derrick. Those in the cast
are William Brewer, jr.; Ellen An
derson. Harry Smith. c. Leslie Wal
leigh, Ruthe Michael. Louis Voigt,
Jason Swinson and Albourne Long
The Epworth League will hold
supper and social at Eastwick Cot
tage, Kenwood Beach, Nd, at 7
pm. Wednesday. The group will
leave the church at Sis pm.
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St. PouI's, Washington

Easter day opens with the choir
boys in procession singing an Easter
greeting. This opens the parish
eucharist, which is held at 7 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock there is service of holy
communion. At II am. there is a
festival service. This service will
be sung by the Rev. George D.
Pierce. The sermon will be preached
by the rector, the Rev. Arlington A.
McCallum.
On Monday at pm. the men,
bers OF the Rector's Aid will provide
refreshments for the parish meet
ing. when the annual Easter elec-
tions of the parish will take place.
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Epworth N. {. Church
Glass 10 Be Received

The Rev. Clifton K. Ray, pastor
of EpWorth M. E. Church, South,
will receive a class into church
membership tomorrow at II am.
He will preach The Wonder of the
Resurrection" For the evening serv-
ice the three choirs will give pro-
gram of Easter music.
The young peoples department
and the Wesley Fellowship will meet
at pm
Delegates who will attend the dis
trict conference at the Hyattsville
M. E. Church, South, beginning
Thursday afternoon are: w. F..
Hummer, w. E. Monroe, R. ]. Mears;
alternates, c. r. Rush, w. c. FUR
and r. r. McConchie.
The young peoples department
will meet Wednesday at pm. and
60 for hay ride into Maryland.
Mrs. c. r. Rush has charge of
the representation of the church for
the annual linen shower for the
Sibley Hospital Guild to be held
during the afternoon and evening
of Friday of next week. Persons
desiring to join the guild or con-
tribute to the shower should see
Mr.. Bush.
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Smith, Mrs. T. w. Stanton, Miss
Florence Harries, Mrs. I. ]. Riley,
Mrs. Warren Ross, Mrs. Chesteen
Smith and Mrs. r. w. Nicely.
The Women's Bible Glass and the
Calvin Coolidge Mems Glass of First
Congregational Church are Coop
Grating in the parish dinner at the
church on Friday at $50 pm. The
Rev. William E. Mccormack of Au-
rora. ILL.,, will speak.
The program at the Vaughn Glass
of Calvary Baptist Church was con-
Quoted by sons of Vaughn Glass
members on March 26. This expert
ment worked so successfully that
it was decided to make this a per-
manent part of the class program
on the last Sunday of each month.
All the adult classes of Calvary
Church will meet tomorrow at II
am. due to the two church services
which will be held in the morning
Glass members are urged to attend
the $50 am. service.
The A. B. Pugh Bible Glass of
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
South meets tomorrow at II am
The class will have charge of the
meeting at the Volunteers of Amer
ica. All Pennsylvania avenue NV,
on Wednesday evening. c. G. john
son, chairman of the Evangelistic
Committee, will speak.
The Philathea Glass of Petworth
Baptist Church will hold election
of officers on Monday night. Mrs.
Henry J. Smith, the teacher, will
teach the lesson tomorrow morning
after long absence due to illness.
The Adult Bible Glass of Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church
entertained the Junior Bible Glass
last, Monday night. Morrell Mac
Kenzie is the teacher of the latter
class. Following a program of mo-
ton pictures, Henry T. Richards,
teacher of the adult class. led an
open forum on general church prob
lens.
The Brotherhood Glass of Ham,
line NJ. E. Church will have charge
of the evening service at the Gen.
tral Union Mission on Wednesday,
The Egbert Class of National Bap-
tist Memorial installed the follow
ing officers: Mrs. Joseph Beattie,
teacher: Miss Ada Walton, presl-
dent: Mrs. Mary McGinniss, Mrs.
Virginia Soderberg and Miss Ruth
Kelly, vice presidents; Mrs. Jennie
Kesselring. recording secretary; Miss
Emma Tyler, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Maude Carter, treasurer.
and Mrs. Dorothy Fisher, assistant
treasurer.
The Clyde Kelly Bible Glass of
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
will meet tomorrow at II o'clock in
stead of the usual hour. DR.. How
ard A. Dawson will lead the forum
discussion.
Tomorrow will be the closing day
in Join the Church Week." which
is being observed in the adult Bible
classes of the city under the di-
rection of the Organized Bible Glass
Association. George M. Gooch is
chairman of the Committee on
Evangelism, which has supervised
this work. Tomorrow great many
members from the adult classes will
be received into the fellowship of
local churches.
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Dr.. luccock to Preach
At Metropolitan

DR.. George N. Luccock. pastor
OF the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, from 1894 to 1904. will be
the guest speaker tomorrow. His
subject will be Easter and Be-
wildered World" Special Easter
music will be presented. New men,
bers will be received and there will
be baptism.
The Rev. DR.. j. L. Fendrick, ir.,
pastor. will preach at 7:45 pm. on
The Power of His Resurrection"
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and Mrs. Howard Peterson, his
torians; Audrey Jones. pianist, and
Henry Magnuson, chorister. Mr..
and Mrs C. E. Boles are the teach
ers. This is a class of married
couples and is unique in it's organiza-
ton. All offices are held by husband
and wife. All committee activities
are carried on in this same CO.
operative way. The class was named
for Adonirim Judson, the pioneer
missionary of the American Baptist
Missionary Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Watson,
co-chairmen of the 10th annual
banquet of the Organized Bible
Glass Association, announce that
the following musicians will appear
on the banquet program at Hotel
2400 on April 26: Wilfred Smith.
tenor soloist of Emory M. E. Church
South. accompanied by Gertrude
Dyer Parsons. organist of Emory
Church; Richard Cooley. violinist;
Allison Sanderford, pianist: William
r. Schmucker. song leader, and
Lucille Shannon Etchison. organist
of National Baptist Memorial
Church, as pianist.
The Ladies' Bible Glass of Wilson
Memorial NJ E. Church will meet
Wednesday night.
The Florence M. Brown Glass will
meet Tuesday evening. The class
will have charge of the service at
the Receiving Home for Children
tomorrow at pm.
The Harrison Bible Glass of Con-
gress Street M. P. Church will hear
the following guest speakers during
April Tomorrow, Representative
Milburn Cartwright of Oklahoma; :;
April 16, Senator NJ. M. Logan Of
Kentucky: April %, Senator Will
liam H. King of Utah; April 80,
Representative Clifford R. Hope of
Kansas.
The Box Bible Glass of Emory M.
E. Church South will be taught to-
morrow morning by the Rev. Will
liam H. Hantzmon A business
meeting will be held Wednesday
evening.
The Adult Bible Class of Chevy
Chase Baptist Church will hear an
address tomorrow morning by the
teacher, Attorney Charles V. INLAY.
Kenneth B. Forbes. president, will
preside. This class is composed OF
both men and women.
The Mizpah Glass of Hamline M
E. Church will hold a business and
social meeting Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Frank E. Reppert,
$500 Sixth street NV. The assist
ing hOSteSSeS will be. Mrs Frank
Evening star., 1939-04-08

"1lI CIIeH IlHlIlelISe vogue, are Il
new phenomenon. And I wonder If
some of them are not really form
OF sun-worship. In most of them
the vital Easter message of a life
beyond the grave is dominant; but
sponsors need to be watchful to
preserve this, the real purpose of
mass worship.
These Easter outpourings are
doubtless a revelation of a deep
movement Of popular feeling. q It
takes a strong motive to get myriads
Evening star., 1939-04-08

doubts about a life after death.
What Wordsworth called "Intima-
tions of Immortality" and all the
instructive expectations of contin-
ued existence which reside in the
human heart, make no appeal to
them. The one greatest obstacle
to disbelief in the resurrection
is the New Testament. So inter-
wrought with the teachings of that
book is the dictrine of the resurrec-
ton that the whole of the Christian
Scriptures must be chucked onto the
scrap heap if this truth is to be
rejected. The New Testament, and
the Christian religion, stand or fall
with the Gospel of the resurrection.
AS our lesson text has it. IF we
have only hoped in Christ in this
life, we are of all men most pitiable.
For as in Adam all die, so
also, in Christ shall all be made
alive"
When All Are Orthodox.
I once attended the funeral of
a famous editor, a liberal" Many
distinguished persons were present.
The words pronounced over the bier
were not eulogies of my friends
notable achievements, but the sub
lime affirmation of the resurrection.
1t came over me that we are all
orthodox at funeral. Unbelief has
no word of comfort for the grief
stricken. AS we stand beside the
grave we want the clear assurances
of Scripture that life is a road
which stretches on through eternity.
In two tender phrases the Scotch
are wont to describe the life here
after-"Our lang hame" and The
land O. the leal" They envisage all
that is best in our earthly homes,
with their loyal hearts. as purified,
perfected and perpetuated in the
land of many prepared abiding
places.
So death has no terror for the
friends of Christ. We all know per-
sons who are homesick for heaven;
they are lonely for their dear ones
gone before. and for the peace that
prevails permanently. The early
Christian martyrs went to their
death in the Roman arena with
smiles on their faces and songs on
their lips.
The Ground of Optimism.
In the every day affairs of every
one of us. the resurrection emerges
as the cure for all misunderstand-
ings and injustices. All of us suffer
wrongs that it needs eternity to
right. The story of Dives and Laz-
arus is picture of eternal justice at
work in the universe. All about us
we see ghastly wrongs being perpe-
trated; will just God ignore these?
If there is justice anywhere in the
universe, there must be compensa-
tions. Life is an insoluble riddle un-
less we postulate future wherein
God reigns. without hinderance by
sin or by mans errant will.
Easter is the happy reminder of
mans large hope. Death is not the
end, but only the beginning.
"The world cannot bury Christ!
The earth is not deep enough for His
tomb;
The clouds are not wide enough for
His winding sheet.
He ascends into the heavens.
But the heavens cannot contain him
He still lives-in the Church which
burns unconsumed with His
love:
In the truth that reflects His image;
In the hearts which burn as He talks
with them by the way"
The Sunday School Lesson for
April is an Easter Lesson: Paul
breaches the Risen Christ."-Acts
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St. Morgoret's EpiscopoI

A festival service OF holy COM
munion will be celebrated at 7
O'Clock. There will be a plain sery-
ice OF holy communion at $50 with.
out music. At the II o'clock service.
consisting OF holy communion and
sermon by the rector, DR.. Smiths
tneme Will be I'm Church, the Real
Proof OF the Resurrection.
AT 4:30 the church school will
have 1t Easter festival service. At
TINS service awards will be made.
the childrens Lenten Offering win
be presented and the rector vin
speak. VA"
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Mount Moriah (Colored)

The Rev. j. Harvey Randolph will
preach at II am. on Supreme
Values of the Resurrection" Christ
Our Passover" by Schilling, will be
sung by the choir; Mrs. Pearl
Fountain will render Consider the
Lilies" At 8 pm, the pastor will
speak on "The Cure of Unbelief";;
the song, Great and Marvellous, y
will be rendered by the choir.