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Evening star., 1939-09-16
Augustana Lutheran
Observes Tomorrow
.AsHome-Cominq
Church Cornerstone
To Be Luid at Rites
Beginning at 4 PM.

Home coming Sunday will be OBJ
served in the Augustana Lutheran
Church on v street NV, just of
Sixteenth street, tomorrow. There
will be special exercises in the Sum-
day School at 9:45, and at the morn
ing worship DR.. Arthur o. Helm,
pastor, will preach on "A Wise In
vestment."
Cornerstone laying exercises will
be held on the church grounds to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. The
old crnerstone of the church,
which the congregation recently
purchased from the st. Andrews
Episcopal parish, will be replaced at
this service with new stone bear
ing the inscription, "Augustana
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ammo
Domini 1889" DR.. Helm, pastor of
the congregation, will preside at the
service.
A feature of the cornerstone lay
ing exercises will be the presenta-
ton to officials of st. Andrews Epis-
copal parish of the box contained in
the old cornerstone and In which
mementoes from the time of the
erection of the church building have
been preserved. DR.. A. j. Wilder,
rector of st. Andrews, will receive
the box. which will be opened at
the service for the inspection of its
contents.
The church, which Is being thor
oughly renovated by the Augustana
congregation, with most of the work
being done by the men of the con-
gregation themselves, will be dedi-
Gated on Sunday, october %, when
the Rev. DR.. P. o. Bersell, president
of the Lutheran Augustana Synod OF
North America, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
School of Leadership
Will Be Conducted

The Interdenominational School
Of Leadership Training for Church
School Teachers, officers and lead
ers of young peoples societies will
be conducted late next month at
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
at Chevy Chase Circle, it was an
nounced by the Rev. Edward O.
Clark, dean of the school, who Is
pastor of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church.
Dates for the school are Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16,
II and 18, and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, October %, "a and Is.
The general chairman is Roland M.
Rice, superintendent Of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Bible School.
Registration chairman is Mrs. Ed
win A. Ross of st. Paul's Methodist
Church, Kensington, and publicity
chairman is the Rev. Virgil M. Co.'S
by of River Road United Pres
byterian Church.
Evening star., 1939-09-16

James wrote, Pure religion and
undefiled before God our Father is
this, to visit the fatherless and
widows in their affiction. and to
keep oneself unspotted from the
world"
We talk about social justice and
social service as if they were dis
coveries of our time. Whereas all
these Bible summaries of the good
life are attuned to the social note.
Getting right with God requires
getting right with man-doing JUS
tice, loving mercy; loving a neigh
Dor as ones self; caring for the
needy.
In other words, there is no real
religion without the practice OF JUS
tice and altruism. One may be
never so assiduous in public worship
and all the forms of ritual. but II
one is selfish, unjust, unkind, un-
neighborly, oppressive of others, and
needless of the suffering and un-
neighborly, then the Bibles specifi-
cations of real religion have not
been met.
There has arisen in our time a
professional lingo of technical terms
for social service. veritable shop
talk. Really, though, it all means
the same thing as the simpler,
palmer words of the Bible. We fool
ourselves into the belief that all
our modern concern for social JUS
tice, social security and social serv-
ice is new, whereas it is but the
application of the stern teachings
of the Old Testament prophets.
Justice First.
Not without reason did Micah put
justice first. Everything else is sec
ondary. AS Daniel Webster said,
Justice is the supreme concern of
heaven and earth" The prophet
penned powerful picture of the
rich and the rulers of his day who
withheld justice from the people.
They were the prototypes of the
exploiting class Of our time. Then
misdeeds smelt to high heaven and
made mockery of all their sacri-
fees and ceremonial observances.
God laughs in condemnatory scorn
at the man who underpays and
overworks his employees and then
gives an art gallery or library to
the public.
International affairs are hope
lessly askew today and great coun-
tries are engaged in ghastly war,
simply because justice has been
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Bible School to Observe
Homecoming Duy

Homecoming day will be observed
in the Bible school at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, Ninth and
D streets NE, Sunday at $50. DR.
Robert M. Hopkins, former North
American secretary of the World s
Sunday School Association and now
president of the United Christian
Missionary Society of the Disciples
OF Christ, will speak in various de-
partments of the Bible school and
at the morning worship and COM
munion service on The Church in
This Crisis
The four Christian Endeavor So
cieties will meet at $50 pm.
The moving picture, THE Unwel-
come Guest" will be shown at the
7:45 pm. service. The pastor will
preach.
Prayer meeting will be held in the
adult department Thursday at 7:30
pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
The Salvation Army

Temple Corps, 606 E street NV
At IL am, Adjt. and Mrs. Powell
will be in charge. At 8 pm, well
come meeting of Maj. and Mrs.
Frederick Fox. Adjt. Powell will
have charge, with Maj. Fox, speaker.
Colored Corps, 1901 Seventh street
N.W.-Both the II am. and pm.
meetings will be in connection with
rally day. Brig. James Roberts will
conduct.
Southeast Corps, 1873 Eighth street
SEAT II am, Rev. and Mrs. Pat
Serson will conduct. He will speak
on 1.-The God of Abundance" At
pm, farewell to Candidates Mar
garet Seymour and William Slant.
Maj. Charles H. Dodd will have
charge. Rev. Patterson will speak
on Three Greatest Questions"
Georgetown Corps, 1075 Jefferson
street N.W.-At II am, Capt. Ben
Jones will speak on Rally" At 8
pm. on "Unspeakable Glory"
Northeast Corps, 715 I street NE.
AT II am. Capt. Walter Swyers
will speak on "The Lord, Our Shep-
herd; at . on Redemption
Ground"
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Rev. 5. R. Allison Talks
AT Covenanf-First

The Rev. Samuel R. Allison will
preach at First Church
Sunday morning in the absence of
DR.. Mccartney. DR.. Mccartney,
who was to have returned this week,
has been delayed in London by the
cancellation of the sailing of the
Mauretania, on which he and his
family had booked passage. They
had motored through Europe during
July and August and were in Lon
don when war was declared.
The Sunday school will open
Sunday morning. Junior Christian
Endeavor will open for the fall SUM-
day at $50 pm.
The Covenant Fellowship Young
Peoples Society will meet Sunday
evening, with the Rev. Thomas
Coyle of the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church as the speaker.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
College Youth Sunday
At Chevy Chase Baptist

College youth Sunday will be OBJ
served tomorrow morning at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church, with
the pastor, Rev. Edward o. Clark,
speaking on True Wisdom"
Young peoples organizations will
meet at 7 pm.
The evening service will be re-
sumed at 8 pm, when the pastor
will speak on "The World Of To-
morrow The Womans Society will
meet Monday at 1890 pm. A series
of meetings on "Cultivating the De-
votional Life" will begin Thursday,
8 pm, led by the pastor. The
Board of Deacons will meet 9 pm.
Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
HamIine Methodist
To Hear War Sermon

The Churches in World of War"
will be the subject of DR.. H. w.
Burgan at Hamline Methodist
Church tomorrow at II. There will
be no o'clock service. The Epworth
League will meet at 7 pm. at the
home of Mr.. Frank Cleaver, 5317
Thirteenth street NV.
Miss Annabel Spangle, director of
religious education, and Lester l..
Fansher, church school Superintend-
ent, will attend the annual church
school superintendents' retreat at
Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md, over this week end.
The young people will have
party in the social hall Friday.
A covered dish dinner will be
given by the Church School Board
to the officers and teachers of the
school Tuesday evening, September
26.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Tokomo Park Baptist
Services Listed

The Rev William E. La Rue, pas
tor of the Takoma Park Baptist
Church, will preach Sunday morn
ing at IL am on THE Care of the
d, Soul" DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, execu-
tive secretary of the District of Co.
lumbia Baptist Convention, will
speak at 7:45 on The Life of Luther
Rice"
DR.. John E. Briggs, the pastor of
the church, continues to improve,
has left the hospital and is recuper-
ating.
Sunday school will meet at $50
am
Sunday at $50 pm. the opening
reception of the Baptist Training
Union will be held at the church.
At $50 pm. the Training Union will
meet.
Regular midweek prayer and
praise service will be Thursday at
8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Spiritual Campaign
Opened at Atonement

"A Visitor From Nazareth" will be
the subject of the Rev. James T.
Powers, assistant pastor of Atone
ment Lutheran Church, at the
morning service. In the evening
Rev. Howard E. Snyder will preach
on Christian Missions" The Senior
and Junior Luther Leagues will meet
at pm. in the parish hall.
Under leadership of Mrs. Martin
A. McGrory, the committee of 20
women of the church opened their
spiritual campaign with series of
instructive meetings the past week.
The spiritual campaign will cul-
inmate in rally day in both Sunday
school and church Sunday, October
l. Systematic visitation will begin
Monday, September 18, and will
continue until all members, active
and non-active, have been visited.
Services will be held on St.
Michaels and All Angels day, Sep
tember 20, at am.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Ready! For What!'
Will Be Subject
Of Dr.. Miller
Choir Will Resume
Its Port in Service
After Vacation

Ready! For What?" will be the
subject of DR.. Raphael H. Miller's
sermon tomorrow morning at Ma
tional City Christian Church,
Thomas Circle. The church choir.
under the direction of William E.
Braithwaite, will resume its part in
the morning worship after vaca-
tion period, singing the anthem,
God So Loved the World" by
Stainer. E. c. Livingston will sing
"The Lord Is Our Comfort" by
Herbert Francis.
The young people of the church
will hold their usual Sunday eve
ming tea and discussion at $50
o'clock in the social hall.
Tuesday evening the church
school teachers and officers will
have their fall dinner and business
meeting In the social hall. Plans
for the new school year will be pre-
sented and discussed, under the
leadership of Ivan H. Dugan, di-
rector of religious education, and
Benton G. Mister, chairman of the
Educational Committee.
The first annual baby show of the
church will be held in the social
hall Saturday afternoon, September
%, from 3 to 5 o'clock. Two age
levels will be featured, under 18
months and lS months to 4 years.
Evening star., 1939-09-16

reader who had been told that TO
be a Christian she must avoid the
movies and Sunday rides, and spe-
Gifted list of amusements. She
wants to do right, but is disturbed
by all these prescriptions which a
religious teached had laid upon her.
Myriads of sincere and earnest souls
are similarly perplexed.
Fortunately, from both the Old
and New Testaments, we have def
nitions of religion in capsule form,
easily understood by anybody; and
making clear that the letter killeth,
but the spirit giveth life Our
lesson today is a study of Micah,
who wrote the most familiar and
popular definition of Old Testament
religion: What doth the Lord re-
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Bishop Freeman
Talks Tomorrow
Al Eyensong
Gives First Message
Since Leoving City
For Vacation

The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will preach
tomorrow at the peoples evensong
In Washington Cathedral at 4
O'Clock. This will be his first mes
sage from the Cathedral pulpit since
he left Washington in June for a
vacation at his summer home in
Sorrento, Me.
Bishop Freeman will observe the
18th anniversary of his conservation
September %, the Feast of st. Mich
ael and All Angels.
At the service of morning prayer
at II o'clock tomorrow the preacher
will be the Very Rev. Noble c. Powell,
dean of Washington.
Other services in the Cathedral
will include the celebration Of the
holy communion in st. Mary's
Chapel at 7:30 am. and $50 am.
Music at the IL am. and afternoon
services will be given by the Cathe-
dral choir of men and boys under
the direction of Paul Galloway, new
ly appointed organist and choir
master.
Immediately after the services at
II am. and 4 pm. out-of- town wor-
shippers and new residents in WASH
ington may be conducted on pilgrim
ages through the Cathedral, led by
the Pilgrim Aides and members of
the Cathedral Brotherhood. The
bishops garden will be open to the
public tomorrow from noon to 2 pm.
A corporate communion service for
the members of the Pilgrim Aides
will take place Thursday, 1890 am,
in the Chapel of st. Joseph of
Arimathea.
The dedication of the Children's
Chapel, adjoining the Chapel of St.
John, took place yesterday at 2 pm.
There was special order of service,
with Bishop Freeman officiating
The Children's Chapel, one of the
few of its kind in the Christian
world, is the gift of Roland Les
lie Taylor and the late Mrs. Tay-
lor of Philadelphia, in memory Of
their son, who died in infancy. Ac-
companied by members of his family
and close frlendS, Mr.. Taylor attend
ed the service OF dedication yester-
day. He and Mrs. Taylor also gave
the pilgrim steps and their planting,
which form the impressive south
transept approach to the Cathedral.
Prayers for peace are offered at
every Cathedral service daily and
Sunday. Opportunity for private
intercessions by those who have rel
atives and friends in the war zones is
afforded in the Chapel of the Holy
Spirit on the main floor of the
Cathedral and the Chapel of the
Resurrection in the crypt. Both
chapels are open daily from am. to
$50 pm.
MONDAY intercessions are con-
Quoted each week day in the Chapel
Of st. Mary.
Evening star., 1939-09-16

September "a "On Treasure Island"
Rabbi Silverstone will open his
course of lectures on The Prophets
Of Israeli on October /.
The Woman's Bible Glass of st.
Pauls Methodist Church held it's
annual business meeting Wednes-
day. Miss Charlotte Seaton gave a
report on the Westminster Con-
ference which she attended as the
class delegate. Mrs. Walter Gran
ford will teach the lesson tomorrow
morning.
The Vaughn Glass of Calvary Bap-
tist Church will have charge of the
meeting at the Central Union Mis-
sion tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Thomas
D. Jones will preside. Clyde J. Crouch
will preside at the class session to-
morrow at $50 am. The lesson will
be presented by Linn c. Drake.
S. P. Beery, associate teacher of the
Box Bible Glass of Emory Methodist
Church, will speak to the class to-
morrow morning. President Howard
M. Stackhouse announces that "Our
Great Patriotic Poems" will be the
subject of the address to be given
by Maj. o. w. Coursey at the an
nual class banquet on September g.
Mrs. Henry j. Smith, teacher of the
Philathea Glass of Petworth Baptist
Cb,,rcb hoe roc,,rood ber J,,t;,e -,
teacher of the class and will speak
tomorrow morning.
The Mems Bible Glass Of Mount
Rainier Christian Church will hold an
Executive Committee meeting Tues
day at pm at the home of William
S. Egbert. 38l1 Thirty-first street,
Mount Rainier. President Oscar T.
Neal will preside tomorrow morning
and Carl Book will speak on Micah:
A Messenger of Social Justice"
The Florence M. Brown Glass of
Calvary Baptist Church will be
taught tomorrow morning by Miss
Elsie Green.
Mrs. H. Lee Smith will speak to the
Booster Glass of the Memorial United
Brethren Church tomorrow morning
and Mrs. Lille Moore will teach the
Friendship Glass.
Mrs. j. T. Owens will speak to the
Mems Bible Glass of Kenilworth
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn
ing and Mrs. Lille Moore will teach
the Friendship Glass.
J. T. Owens will speak to the Mems
Bible Glass of Kenilworth Presby-
terian Church tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Owens represented the class at
the summer conference of the Organ
lied Bible Glass Association A mem
Der of the class, David w. Gibson,
was elected vice president of the as
sociation.
Page NICK. Etchison. president of
the Organized Bible Glass Associa-
tion. will attend a meeting of the
annual Convention Committee of the
National Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses in New York City on Satur-
day, to consider the final plans for
the convention, October 1922.
Naomi Class of Ninth Street
Christian Church has elected the
following officers: Mrs. Sadie Kunt-
zelman, president; Mrs. Naomi Ram
sey, vide president; Mrs. Virginia
lowers, treasurer, and Mrs Martha
] Cornett, secretary.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
World Upsetters'
DR.. Abernethy's Topic
AtCa|vary Baptist
z Washington Ministers
leuve for Ohio to
Assume Pustorutes

The Rev. w. S. Abernethy, pastor
Of Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach at both services tomorrow.
Morning subject will be World
Upsetters," and the evening one
will be Knowing What Is Best"
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank E.
Johnston. jr., left Wednesday for
Middletown, Ohio, where Mr.. Johns
ton begins his work as pastor of the
First Baptist Church of that city.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert N, Zear-
foss left for Cleveland, Ohio, Friday.
Mr.. Zearfoss has been called to be
the assistant pastor of the Lakewood
Church there.
Woman's Missionary Society meets
Tuesday at IL am. After a brief
business meeting, including report
of Miss Ruth Clark's neighborhood
project, devotional period will be
led by Mrs. Ross w. Davidson, as
sisted by Mrs. A. G. johnson.
The board of trustees will meet
Wednesday, Frank r. Mitchell pre-
siding.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Dreams and Destinies'
Theme of DR.. Bird

At the II am. service in the
Church of the Pilgrims, Twenty
second and P streets NV, on the
Parkway, Dr. Andrew Reid Bird
will preach tomorrow on the theme
of "Our Dreams and Our Destinies." +"
He will speak at 7:45 pm. on the
topic, Times of Refreshing"
On Thursday at the 7;45 pm.
prayer service, DR.. Bird will begin
a series of sermons on the general
theme of Mans Experience With
Prayer"
The Young Peoples Society will
have the regular vesper service at
6:15 pm. tomorrow, at which a
light supper will be served. The
Fellowship Group will have its
meeting at 6:15 pm. and the Chris
tian Pioneers at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Sixth Presbyterian
Faces Busy Week

'The Child in the Midst" will be
the sermon subject Of Rev. j. Her.
bert Garner at Sixth Presbyterian
Church at II o'clock.
The intermediate, senior, young
peoples and adult departments OF
the Sunday church school will re-
sumo meeting at 9:45 am
Young people of senior high school
age meet at 7 pm. to reorganize for
senior high young people.
The Christian Endeavor Forum
meets at pm.
The Session will meet Monday at
7 pm. The officers and teachers of
the Sunday church school will meet
Tuesday at pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
DR.. Weaver Appointed
Chaplain Unit Head

DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, executive
secretary of the Baptist convention
of the District of Columbia, has
been appointed chairman of the
General Committee on Army and
Navy Chaplains, it was announced
in the current issue of the bulletin
of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America.
DR.. Weaver succeeds DR.. Joseph R.
Sizoo, who had been chairman of
the committee since 1884. DR..
Sizoo's resignation was said to be
due to his conviction that the Office
of chairman of the committee re-
quired more constant attention than
he was able to give when no longer
resident in Washington. DR.. Sizoo,
now of New York City, was formerly
pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church here.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
DR.. james H. Taylor
To Talk About Trip

At Central Presbyterian Church
Thursday night, the pastor, DR..
James H: Taylor, recently returned
fro ma visit to Brazil, will give an
account OF his journey with refer
ence not only to the religious needs
of the land, but also the educa-
tional and economic conditions OF
that country. He also will address
the Womans Auxiliary Tuesday
night on Our Mission Work in
Brazil"
Sunday he will preach in the
morning on christianity at the
Cross Roads" and in the evening
on Great Principles of the King
DOM"
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Rev. R. P. Scheurrer
Announces Sermon

The Rev. R. Paul Schearrer will
preach at II am. tomorrow at Ia
koma Park Presbyterian Church on
the subject, "Our Faltering Faith"
The Aokiya Glass, the Mother Cor
don Glass, the Welcome Glass and
the young peoples class will meet
at $50 am. tomorrow.
Young peoples service tomorrow
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
DR.. G.. B. Queen will address the
Brotherhood Club Tuesday evening.
The Woman's Society meets
Wednesday morning. The Young
Peoples C. E. Society will hold its
annual carnival Friday evening.
Evening star., 1939-09-16

of the Organized Bible Glass Associ-
alton Conference at the monthly
meeting of the Good Will Bible Glass
OF Eastern Presbyterian Church
Wednesday at 7:45 pm. Mrs. j. E.
Huddleston, president of the class,
will preside.
j. Homer Decker will be the guest
teacher at the Zwingli Bible Glass of
Grace Evangelical and Reformed
Church tomorrow morning. President
Charles E. Lohr will be in charge.
Frank E. Amick was elected presi-
dent of the A. B. Pugh Bible Glass
of Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Monday night, and E. H. Reed, vice
president. The Board of Directors
will meet tomorrow at $50 pm. to
complete the class organization for
the new class year. Justice Bolitha
j. Laws will teach the class tomor-
row at 10 am. The Evangelistic
Committee will have charge of the
service at the Central Union Mission
Tuesday at 8 pm. C. G. Johnson,
chairman of the committee, will be
in charge.
John Brayshaw has been re-
elected superintendent of the adult
department of the church school.
Mrs. Nellie Clark will speak to the
combined meeting of the adult
classes tomorrow at $50 am. on
Missions in the New Church"
Mrs. William S. Abernethy, teach
er OF the Burial Glass of Calvary
Baptist Church, will speak tomorrow
morning. The annual class picnic
Is being held this afternoon, begin
ming at 3 o'clock, at the Bliss Elec-
trical School. The Burial Glass is
the largest women's Bible class in
the city and one of the largest In
the country.
Porter day" will be observed at
the Harrison Bible Glass Of Con-
gress Street Methodist Church, to-
morrow morning, in honor of the
second vice president, Stephen T
Porter, chief engineer of the District
Fire Department. Chief Porter will
preside. His son, Robert Porter, will,
have charge of the lesson anc
Stephen o. Porter, another son, viii
speak.
The Comparative Religion Glass
of All Souls Church will resume ac-
tivities tomorrow at 10 am Judge
Charles S. Lobingier, president OF
the class, will discuss Religion at
the Two Worlds Fairs" which he
visited. Tomorrow his topic will be
"At the World Of Tomorrow" and
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Petworth M. (. Church
Topics Announced

DR.. Frank Steelman will preach
Sunday at II at Petworth Methodist
Church on THE Illusions of Life"
At the Sunday evening service, 7:30
o'clock, Lionel Fielder will lead. The
minister's subject will be "A Broken
World" The Epworth League cab
met holds a retreat this afternoon
and early evening in Rock Greek
Park
The Jonquil Circle will meet with
Mrs Frank Steelman, 80 Grant cir
Gle, Tuesday at /. The EpWorth
League will meet Tuesday at 8. The
Primrose Circle will meet with Mrs.
Frank Steelman at the parsonage
Wednesday at pm. The Sunday
School Board will meet Thursday
at 8. The Queen Esther Circle will
hold a bake sale in fellowship hall
Saturday from l to pm.
Evening star., 1939-09-16
Rev. Ofris Robinson
Returns to Pulpit

The Rev. Orris Gravenor Robin
son, minister of Calvary Methodist
Church, has returned from vaca-
ton and will preach at the two
services tomorrow morning at $50
and II o'clock. He will begin the
fall services with a sermon series
on Finding God"
Thursday, September %, the mid
week devotional service will be re-
sumed.
Miss Adele Archer, young peo-
pies devotional chairman, will be
hostess to the league at her home
on Ontario road tomorrow at $50.
The regular league service will be
resumed October /.