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Evening star., 1940-01-06
DR.. Ulysses Pierce
Schedules Course
Of Gospel Sermons
Thomas Streit to Talk
On the Union Now
Movement

A course Of sermons on 1.-THE
Gospel for Healthy Mind" will be
given by DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce;
minister of All Souls Unitarian
Church. beginning tomorrow at II
am. The subjects are: January Z,
"The Signs of Spiritual Health:
January IA, "The Healthy Mind and
It's Inner Conflicts" January 81,
"The Healthy Mind and the Sense
of Inferiority";; January %, "Our
Faith and Our Phobias";; February
4, "The Healthy Mind and the Feel
ing of Isolation; February II, 1.-THE
Healthy Mind and It's Inhibitions"
February 18, 1.-THE Healthy Mind
Faces the Future"
In the Current Problems Class at
10 a In, Thomas K. Streit, associated
with his brother, Clarence Streit, in
the union now" movement, will
speak on the progress of this signifi-
cant plan. At the same time, Rabbi
Harry Silverstone will begin a new
course on "The Hebrew Apocrypha"
before the Comparative Religion
Class. The organist, Lewis Atwater,
will be assisted in a program Of
Bach music by Mrs H. T. Parrett at
S pm. At $50 George A. Warren
will speak on 'The Poetry of Sam
Walter Foss." Mrs. Ernest D.
Stevens will be hostess at the fel-
lowship tea from to 7. At $50
the minister will speak at the Fire
side Circle on If I Had to Do It
Again" The feature at the motion
picture hour at 7:30 will be "Juarez."
The Board of Trustees meets Mon
day at 7:30 Group meetings Of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club are scheduled for Monday and
Wednesday evenings.
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Dr.. Edward H. Pruden
Plans Sermon Series

"Journeying With Jesus" will be
the subject of the communion mes
sage by DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden
at the First Baptist Church tomor-
row morning. The senior choir will
sing John Morrison's "Twas on
That Night"
At 8 pm. DR.. Pruden win inaugu-
rate series Of sermons on the gen.
eral topic planning Marriages That
Last" and the subject of the first
message will be Wholesome Friend
ships" Other sermons will be
when Love Appears" Intelligent
Planning" Creating a Home" and
Erecting an Altar" The large
chorus choir, under the direction Of
Harwood Hall, will sing.
At the service Thursday DR..
Pruden will begin a series Of ad-
dresses on the book of Revelations.
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Dr.. Huwthorne's Topic
To Be Day by Day.

DR.. C. E. Hawthorne, minister of
the Wallace Memorial United Pres
byterian Church, will preach at II
am. tomorrow on DAY by Day."
and at 8 pm. on "The Unpardon-
able SIM
The Board Of Trustees will meet
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
H. G. Hayden. 9 East Thornapple
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
A series of three afternoon classes
in the home mission study book,
Homeland Harvest" will be con-
Quoted by the Women's Missionary
Society. The first will be at 1:3O
pm. Wednesday in the home of
Miss Annie Blair, 1903 Floral street
NV. The opening chapters will be
discussed by Mrs. L. L. Rhodes.
The Bethella Shaw Guild will
meet at the church Wednesday eve
ming for their program on the book
Along Indian Trails" to be pre-
sented by Miss Mollie Hofmann,
Mrs. Sudie Turner and Miss Mabel
Snyder.
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of one of the foothills of Mount
Hermon. Now Banias is a muddy
miserable village, built in part of
the fragments of the departed glory
of Rome. Magnificent marble sar-
cophagi are used for horse troughs:
lintels and door steps of the poor
houses are often pillars surviving
from days of glory.
AS our party lunched at the
spring, the villagers Hospitality
brought a table and chairs, while
the youngsters stood around await
ing their share of the feast, needless
OF the fact that the sandwiches were
OF pork, which no good Moslem
should eat. Boys sold us ancient
coins, and their fathers brought
animals for the stiff climb up the
mountain to the ruins of the mag
nif1cent Crusader castle, Nimrud.
The panorama seen from this height
is worth the cost; but I shall never
again attempt such a difficult
ascent.
On this height, spur of Mount
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ficers: j. M. FeWell, president; G. F..
Daugherty, vice president; S. j. Dod-
son treasurer; r. E. Dhein, secretary,
and B. C. Stevens, corresponding
secretary. j. Raymond Schmidt, gen.
eral superintendent, National Civic
League, will be the guest teacher to-
morrow morning.
Donald Creech, student at the Col
gate-Rochester Divinity School and
member of Columbia Heights Chris
tian Church, spoke to the Cleaners
Bible Class of the church last Sum-
day morning.
DR.. John Compton Ball, pastor of
Metropolitan Baptist Church, will in
stall officers of the Phi Gamma
Kappa Glass tomorrow morning. A
business meeting will be held Tues
day at pm. A musical program will
be given by the Virginians.
The Harrison Bible Glass of Con-
gress Street Methodist Church will
have the following guest teachers
during January: Tomorrow, Justice
Bolitha j. Laws; January IA, Thomas
Weber Wilson, United States Board
of Parole; January 81, Representa-
tive Will Doxey of Mississippi, and
January %. Representative Joe
Starnes of Alabama.
Linn c. Drake will speak to the
Vaughn Class of Calvary Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. Pledges
will be made for the annual budget.
A social and family party" will be
held Sunday from S to pm. for
class members and their friends.
Henry T. Richards completed his
10th year as teacher of the o. H. In
gram Bible Glass last Sunday at the
Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. Charles Jacobs expressed
the appreciation of the class men,
bers for the faithful and efficient
service rendered by MIR. Richards.
The Mizpah Glass of Hamline
Methodist Church will have charge
of the opening exercises in the adult
department tomorrow morning Miss
nellie Hawke will preside.
The Philathea Glass of Petworth
Baptist Church will hold business
meeting Monday night. Mrs. Henry
j. Smith will teach the lesson to-
morrow morning.
The Congressional Committee,
with Representative George Mahon
of Texas as chairman, will have
charge of the A. B. Pugh Bible Glass
session at 10 am. tomorrow at
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
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|Year-Round Plan
Of Christmas Rites
Being Urged Here
Miss Lily Anderson
Chorting Program to
Include All Churches

A year round celebration of the
birth of Christ in song or story In
different church Of the National
Capital each Sunday, Is being con-
sidered by several religious workers.
Miss Lily Anderson, who Is inter-
ested in church work here and pro-
moter of the idea, believes the
Christmas spirit should be carried
throughout the year. There are
hundreds Of Christmas anthems and
carols, which are never heard at
Christmas time. because only the
more prominent are sung in the
churches and as a result lovers of
these sacred numbers never hear
them," she said. "Also pageants, not
presented at Christmas, could be
offered.
my idea is that one of the
churches hold such a program at
either the morning, afternoon or
evening services. In a number of
churches the Holy Communion is
observed each Sunday and I don't
see why the birth of Christ could
not be celebrated each Sunday in
one of the churches, with special
program"
Several ministers this week ex-
pressed belief the idea was good
and said they would support such a
program.
THE Messiah" by Handel will be
repeated tomorrow night at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
and will also be rendered at the
First Congregational Church. At st.
Pauls, Rock Creek Episcopal
Church, "The Service of Lights"
will be presented. The cantata,
"The Star of Bethlehem" will be Of
fered at Grace Reformed Church to-
morrow morning.
Miss Anderson requests ministers
and choir directors who would care
to arrange such a program COM
municate with her at Box 43, Ben
jamin Franklin Post Office.
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ST. Thomas 10 Organize
Young People S Society

In addition to the usual services
tomorrow morning at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, an adult class for
the study of the Bible, the church
and the prayer book will meet in the
north transept at GAS am. and a
young peoples society will be organ
lied in the parish house at 7 pm.
The Altar Guild will meet Monday
In the parish hall at 1890 am.
The Mems Club will meet on
Wednesday at 8 pm. in the Army
and Navy Club Building, Seven
teenth and 1 streets NV. Robert
Lincoln O'Brien will speak on Our
Presidential Lottery" All interested
men are invited to attend, but ac-
ceptance must be made to the church
Office.
The rector and Mrs. Wilkinson
will entertain Episcopalians from the
faculty and student body of Fair
mont School at pm. Friday in the
rectory, 1920 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
The Rector's Aid Society an
nounces bridge party and tea at
the Shoreham Hotel at 2 pm. on
January 16. Tickets are on sale at
the church Office.
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St. Matthews Lutheran

Holy Communion will be held to-
morrow morning. The Rev. Theo-
dore P. Fricke will preach on "Our
Reasonable Service"
The Luther League will hold a
business and social meeting Mon
day, 8 pm. with its newly elected
president, Mary Won Blon, presiding.
Other new officers are Anna Herath,
vice president; Lila Tobiassen, Sec
retary; Eleanor Fischer, treasurer.
The annual congregational meet
ing is Thursday evening. President
John Kron will conduct the business
meeting which will include the elec-
ton Of officers. Plans for the con-
gregation's 10th anniversary services
viii b presented.
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St. Morquret's Episcopal

The II o'clock celebration of tho
holy communion will be by the Rev,
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith and the
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
William L. Mayo on From Cain
to Christ, l. e. From Sin to Saliva
tion." At 7:30 am. holy communion.
and the Young Peoples Fellowship
at Z pm. Holy communion every
Thursday at IL am.
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Lincoln (COlOred).

DR.. R. w. Brooks will speak on
"Life's Green Pastures" The vested
chorus choir, with Miss Cleota Col
Inns as soloist, will render music The
Mems Brotherhood meets at 10 am.
DR.. John Lowell, professor of English,
Howard University, and executive
secretary of the local branch of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, will
discuss 1.-The Negro's Soul as Ex-
pressed in His Music" Men and
women are invited to attend The
Young Peoples Fellowship Club will
meet at 6 pm.
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This declaration, which makes
Caesarea Philippi more of a pivotal
place on the worlds landscape than
any of the forums of Rome or phi
losopher's halls of Greece or univer-
sites of Europe, should have settled
once and for all. the identity of
Jesus of Nazareth. He accepted
Peters confession of faith, and de-
clared it revelation from God.
Yet today theologians and sophis-
ticates are wrangling over the deity
of Christ. The recent mood has
been to dethrone Him from the
place explicitly given Him by Scrip
ture. This, too, in the face of the
plain alternative that Jesus could
not have been the good man and
the ideal teacher that His critics
acclaim Him as being; for He Him
self unquestionably and repeatedly
declared that He was Gods Divine
Son, the expected Messiah, the
unique representative of the Father
and the only Saviour of Mankind.
No good man could have done this.
Either Jesus was what He said He
was ar else He was the worlds FORE
most imposter. The heart of this
lesson is the deity of Jesus Christ,
with all that this implies.
For the question above all other
current questions, the inexorable
query that confronts every man,
woman and child, is, What think
ye of Christi"
The Way of the Cross.
AS never before. Jesus had opened
His heart to the disciples. revealing
the cross that He ever carried there.
He had told them of His impending
sufferings. death and resurrection in
one of the rare condolences of a
strong man seeking sympathy. 1t
was blood dripping tragedy, from a
heart nigh to bursting.
Into the midst of this mood, Peter,
who few hours before had spoken
with illumination, burst into words
of protest: like multitudes of others
who would deter dear ones from
walking the sacrificial way. Is it
not the rule for fathers to try to
provide ease for their sons and
escape from the struggles which
have made them strong themselves?
1t is rare wife who inspires her
husband to strenuousness rather
than to comfort.
Thereupon Jesus expounded the
profoundest truth of life, that the
way Of discipleship to the Divine
program for mankind is the way of
the cross. If any man would come
after Me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow Me-"
Thus Christ cuts across our mod
ern mood of self-indulgence and
"self-expression." What would be-
come Of our tangled problems of
social readjustment, Of greed-ruled
economics, of selfish political and
personal ambitions, were all of us
to shoulder Christ's cross and seri-
ously begin to deny ourselves?
Always the cross suggests VIC
tim; but it also recalls the greatest
victory ever wrought in the life of
mankind. AS the hymn has it:
The way Of the cross leads home"
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in connection with the evenings
service.
The church will observe the Ma
tion-Wide week of prayer by entering
in an exchange of ministers among
the Trans-Eastern Ministerial Asso-
cation. The Rev. Bert King will
be in charge of the Thursday eve
ming service.
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Second (COlOred).

DR.. j. L. s. Holloman will preach
at II am. on "The Conquest of
Fear" and in the evening on I'm
the Masters Service"
A two weeks revival service will
begin January IA. The Rev. j. G.
Melton of Greensboro, N. c., will
be the guest preacher.
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Mount Oliyet (ColoreiN .

The Rev. Mr.. Schiebel will preach
at IL am. in commemoration of the
festival of Epiphany. The Teachers
Class meets Saturday evening at 814
Twelfth street NE. On Thursday
evening the Candace Club meets in
the home of Mrs. Viola Brown, 1855
West Virginia avenue NE.
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TakOma Park.

The Rev. William E. La Rue will
speak tomorrow morning on Chris
tian Idealism." Communion and re-
ception of new members. In the
evening the monthly songfest will
be held, an evening OF music given
t. the spirited singing of spiritual
hymns and songs, led by members
of the choir and chorus.
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Peoples (COlored).

At the morning service the Rev.
A. F. Elmes will preach on For
Better, for Worse in 1910" The
Youth Fellowships meet at $50 and
6 pm. The annual church meeting
will be held January II. The social
will be sponsored by the Women's
ORGANIZATION.
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Mount Bethel (Colored)

DIR. w. H. Hopkins of German
town, Pa, is conducting a revival.
He will preach at II am. Holy
communion and the reception to
new members at 3 pm. DR.. Hop
kins will also preach at 8 pm. The
revival continues through jan
uary II.
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Metropolitan Memorial.
McKendre.

The sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be administered at II am.
The Rev. Samuel E. Rose gives
communion meditation on "The New
Sacrament" Service will be held
in the Masonic Hall at Rhode Island
and Mills avenues NE. The Young
Peoples League meets at pm. In
formal song service at 8 pm. Ser
mon by the Rev. Mr.. Rose on New
Years Dream"
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Mckinley Memorial (Colored)

The Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins will
preach at II am. on Forgetting the
Things That Are Behind, We Press
Toward the Mark of the High Call
ing of God in Christ" The Rev.
E. M. Tyrie, pastor of the Unity
Baptist Church, will preach SER
mon to the Christian Union Club
at 3 pm. Evangelistic services at 8
pm.
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Methodist
CONGRESS Heights,


The sacrament of holy communion
will be observed at the morning
service. 'The Birth of the Sacra-
ment" will be the subject of the
Rev. George L. Conner.
The Epworth League meeting at
Z pm. and the church service at g.
The mems Bible class will meet in
q social Tuesday at 8 pm. at the
home of T. Frank Allen.
The Rev. Roy E. LIE Moine, minis
ter Of the Esther Memorial Prot
estant Episcopal Church, in an ex-
change Of ministers in observance
Of the national week of prayer move
ment, will be the speaker Thursday
evening.
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CONGRESS Street,

The Harrison Bible Glass will meet
tomorrow at GAS am. william H.
Harrison, president, will preside.
A. H. Struble will have charge of
the lesson. DR.. Hirl A. Kester, pas,
tor, will give q short talk. Judge
BoNtha ]. Laws viii be the guest
speaker. The lesson theme is "The
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All Saints.

The Rev. Henry Teller Cooke will
speak on Divine Magic" There
will be holy communion at this serv-
ice as well as at the early service at
7:30.
The young people viii meet at 6
pm. for tea, followed by q fellow
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Zion (COlOred).

The Howard Memorial Preaching
Mission ends tomorrow. The Rev. A.
Joseph Edwards has as his subject
in the morning 'The Golden Yes
terdays." Special music by choir.
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AlderSrafe.

At II am. the service for the in
stallation of stewards and trustees
will be held and the sacrament of
the Lords supper will be admins
tered. At 8 pm. the topic of the
Rev. F.. L. Morrison will be who
Maketh Thee to Differ?"
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Emmanuel (Colored) .

At 11:45 the Rev. F. D. Thornton
will preach on House Cleaning -
-Four churches are participating in a
revival with this church. It will con-
tinue until February Z. The dea-
con boards are leading the devo-
tionals from 7::3O to $3.50.
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Church Of the Ascension.

Services tomorrow morning are as
follows: 8 am, holy communion, and
II am, holy communion and SER
mon by the Rev. Raymond L. VOL
ven, minister in charge.
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st. Marks.

The Rev. j. Luther Frantz will ad-
minister holy communion at II am.
The annual congregational meeting
will be held Monday evening. A
dinner will be served at $50 pm.
On Wednesday at pm. meetings
of the Alpha Bible Glass and Broth
erhood will be held. A moving pic
ture, "A Trip Through Africa" will
be shown at the close of the business
sessions,
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- - 4 AL " ~ AllQ,
have been en-
acted the Trans
fguration: for it
is the nearest
peak to CaeSarea
Philippi. where
Jesus was in
conference with
His disciples.
Th ere W a S
S Oul IS Weating
drama in this
scene. First, like
a good teacher
drawing out his
pupils by ques-
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and women. L. S.
Depue is teacher.
Mrs. Roy Gil
bertSon. presi-
dent; Joseph F..
Irvine, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Karl
Hubner, secre-
tary, and Mrs. j
M. S a n d e r S,
treasurer.
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Park View.

"The Old and New" will be the
subject of the Rev. j. Lloyd Black
at II am, ana at 8 pm, Doing the
Possible" The Missionary Society
will meet Monday evening and the
off1cial board at $3.50 pm. on Friday.
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Liberty (COl0red) ,

DR.. Hampton T. Gaskins will
preach at II am. on Another
Chance" and at 8 pm. on Personal
Importance"
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Friendship (COlored) .

DR.. Ralph Mark Gilbert of New
York Is conducting q revival. He
will preach special sermons Sunday
at II am. and 8 pm. The Minor
Melody Chorus will sing in these
services each night next week.
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Mount Moriah (Colored). .

At II am. DR.. S. L. johnson Of
Boydton, Va, will preach. Baptismal
service will be conducted by the pas
tor. At 3 pm, communion service;
7:30 pm, the union evangelistic
service will begin at Pilgrim Baptist
Church and DR.. johnson will preach
each night during the series of q
days at both churches.
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East Washington Heights.

A new years message, "The Stew
ardship of Time" will be given at
II am. by the Rev. Glenn B. Fau-
cett. "The Sin Which Cannot Be
Forgiven" will be the theme ut 3
pm. There viii be . baptism service
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ALesson for the Week
Traveller to the Jordan
Recalls Historic Scene
BY WILLIAM e. ELLIS,

Places sometimes interpret events One such little
village subley situated called Banas corruption
Pan"which
Phlpp the OF the
been there before.
This spot the fahest the
main source OF the Jordan River the gushing
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st. Andrews Parish.

Members will worship in st.
Thomas Church at pm. Miss
Minnie Volkemann will sing the Of
fertory. The Rev. Alfred j. Wilder
will preach.
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Good Will (Colored). .

DR.. James L. Pinn will speak
in the morning on 'The Untraveled
Road" and in the evening on "The
Indwelling of Christ" Communion
at this service.
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Episcopal
Transformation.

The feast of Epiphany, holy COM
munion will be celebrated at both
the 7:30 and II am. services. The
Rev. j. J. Queally will ofhciate and
preach.
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Vermont Avenue (Colored)

At II am. the Rev. c. T. Murray
will preach on -Four Steps to
Religious Experience" At 1920 am.
services will be held in the Junior
department, the Rev. S. w. Williams.
director. At 8 pm. the pastor will
preach on Members in the Church
at Ephesus."
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sage for Today" The youth c. E.
groups meet at 6:45 pm. Evening
service at o'clock Message on
Until Now" Bible School Council
at pm. Thursday.
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BrOOkland.

The Rev. M. c. Stith will speak
at II am. on "Sojourning With
God" and at 8 pm. on "The Un-
changing Christ" The memorial of
the Lords supper will be observed
in connection with the II o'clock
service. The Training Union meets
at GAS pm.
On Thursday evening the annual
business meeting of the church will
be held. Officers will be elected.
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Bethany

"The Church at It's Best" will be
the pastors subject tomorrow morn
ing. In the evening a candlelight
communion service will be held.
Horace L. Stevenson will be the
teacher for the Mems Bible Class.
The junior church will meet at II
o'clock. The young peoples societies
meet at GAS. The officers and de-
partmental superintendent of the
church school meet Monday evening
at the home of I. D. Cockerille.
The Stevenson Bible Class will
conduct the service at Central Union
Mission Tuesday evening A business
meeting of the church will be held
Thursday evening.
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ship meeting at o'clock, and at 8
o'clock they will attend the candle
light service in the church, when
the rector will speak on Light"
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RehObOth (CoIoreN

The Moller pipe organ will be
dedicated on Thursday. The topic
of the Rev. Mr.. Johnson's first spe-
Gail morning message is "Watchman,
What of the Night?" and at 8 pm,
"The Potter and the Clay" This
sermon will be illustrated.
Third (Colored).
DR.. George o. Bullock's topic in
the morning is Perseverance in
the Christian Life" and in the eve.
ming, "A Happy Traveller"
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News Of the Bible Glasses
Activities of Interest to
Local Organizations
BY PAGE Nick. ETCHISON,

Mems Bible
ganzed Bible Glass certificate
The officers Alfred Bowers PRESIDENT w. G. Minor English
Clark presidents H. Leavit secretary
D. Rabun reporter and Clark delegate the association
Westminster
also joined the association. This
adult class Of Io,, 1r .;u ..- .u,
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Trinidad fCOIOred). .

At 1880 o'clock Rev. A. S. George
will preach on Christian Liberality." /"
At 4 pm. will be communion serv-
ice.
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Church of Our Savior.

Holy communion at 7:30 am. At
II am. there will be a second cele-
bration of the holy communion and
the Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills will
speak on Making the New Year
Happy"
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Congregational
Cleveland Park Community.

The Rev. Paul w. Yinger will
preach tomorrow at II am. on "The
Ageless Quest for God and Free
dom" The choir and Mrs. Pearl
Anderson, soloist, will sing.
David Barker's class of boys will
have charge of the church school at
9:45 am. At $3.50 the young people
will meet in the church parlor, un-
der the leadership of Robert Feath-
erstone.
On Monday the men will meet
for an informal luncheon at the Iron
Gate Inn at 1890.
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Pilgrim (COl0red).

"Sin and Its Remedy" will be the
subject of the Rev. John S. Miller
tomorrow at II am. The Pilgrim
and the Mount Moriah Baptist
Churches will join in a union COM
munion service at pm. At 8 pm.
the Mount Moriah and the Pilgrim
Baptist Churches will enter into q
two weeks union revival service, be-
ginning at 8 pm. the Pilgrim Baptist
Church. The national evangelist,
DR.. S. L. Johnson, will preach each
night.