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Evening star., 1941-04-26
Special Night Service
Listed Tomorrow
Al Cathedral -
William r. CostIe viii c
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Speak; Days Other
Events Are Given st

A special Sunday night service will
be held in Washington Cathedral
tomorrow at o'clock in response
to a call from the Right Rev.
henry st. George Tucker, presiding
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church In the United States, for
specia! recognition of the church's
Forward in Service" movement.
DR. c. Leslie Glenn. rector cf st.
Johns Church, and diocesan chair
man of the forward movement, will
conduct the service The speaker
will be William r. Castle, former
Undersecretary Of State. Repre-.
sentatives from all parishes and
ington will attend This unusual
hour for a Cathedral service is
expected TO attract capacity con-
gregation.
Regular Sunday services of holy
communion will be held at 7:30
and $50 am. and morning prayer
at II am. The canon chancellor
will preach. The Very Rev. Noble
c. Powell, dean, will preach at
evensong service at 4 pm.
During May the Cathedral will
remain open to the public from
7:30 am. to pm daily. During
June, July and August aides will
be on duty until 8 pm.
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E|Gbrooke Church 10 Mark
IFS 101st Anniversary

Eldbrooke Methodist Church will
celebrate its l0lst anniversary. to-
morrow. DR.. William R. Barnhart,
executive secretary of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches, will
preach at II am. on Living Gre
atively." New members will be re-
ceived and the sacrament of bap-
tism observed. Special music will
be. presented by the Junior and
senior choirs.
The Junior and Senior Youth
Fellowship Groups will meet at Z
pm.
DIR. Walter M. Michael will preach
at 8 pm. on This Is the Victory
On Tuesday at 8 pm. the West
minister Theological Seminary Sing
ers will present a sacred concert.
A silver offering will be taken.
The Junior Youth Fellowship will
present a comedy in the social hall
Friday at 8:15 pm, entitled, "Thun-
der in the Air"
Evening star., 1941-04-26


of one heart and soul; and not one
of them said that aught of the
things he possessed was his own;
but they had all things In common" I"
Then Luke proceeds to narrate
the workings of the scheme amongst
the newly Spirit company of
the disciples of Jesus-including its
failures as in the case of AnaniaS
and Sapphira and the rift between
Hebrew and Grecian Christians.
Ere long, the New Testament re-
cords the fact that the church in
Jerusalem was so impoverished that
Paul's converts in Europe were TAX
ing up collections for the poor of
the mother church.
Communism failed amongst the
first Christians, as 1t has failed
always wherever it has been tried
since Those Jerusalem believers
Evening star., 1941-04-26
DR.. Busehmeyer Selects
Collectors as Topic

The Rev. DR.. Fred Sherman
Buschmeyer will preach on Col
lectors" tomorrow at II am. at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
At $50 pm. the High School
Forum will meet at the church and
then 60 to the Peoples Church,
where the Pilgrim Fellowship Group
will hear Mrs. E. E. McClintock OF
Chicago and Dean Miller of North
over, N. J.
The 20-40 Club will 60 to Camp
Chapcppawansic in Virginia after
the morning service. Transporta-
ton will be provided. The club
will collaborate with the Franklin
Noble Club of Rock Springs Church
to provide an evening of food and
entertainment next Saturday. Din
ner will be served at the church
A pay, Malcolm Knows" to be
given by the Franklin Noble Club,
will follow.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Dr.. Clifton K. Roy
Announces Services

DR.. Clifton K. Ray, pastor Of Ed.
worth Methodist Church will preach
on "Spiritualizing Church Finance"
at IL am. and on Jacob at Bethel"
at 8 pm.
The Womsn's Society Of Christian
Service will hold its annual Week
of Prayer" services and Mission
Study classes on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Matte
Hardison and special speakers for
each evening.
Announcement IL made OF the
organization of a new Sunday school
class in the adult department. The
class is made up Of young married
men and women under the leader
ship of Wade Holmes.
Arrangements are being made for
the annual dinner Of the Minot
class in the social rooms on May 13.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Walking With God
Is Pastors Theme

The Rev. Charles 3. Austin. pastor
OF the West Washington Baptist
Church. will preach tomorrow al IL
am. on Walking With God" and
at 8 pm. on Christ at the Door !"
The Woman's Missionary Society
Will hold its annual meeting Tues
day evening. Election of officers.
Y. w. AS will render the program.
The pastor will speak Thursday
evening on Making Our 18th An
| niversary a Banner Year in the
Progress of Our Church."
The 26th church visitors will make
a special effort next week to get
all the resident members of the
church to attend the communion
service, on May at IL am.
The T. E. L. Bible Glass elected
officers last Sunday as follows:
Teacher, Mrs. 8. L. Ginsburg: presi-
dent, Mrs. Estells Funk; first vice
president, Miss Mary Henry: sec
ond vice president. Mrs. Fannie
Westbrook; third vice president.
Mrs. Hattie C. Hassan; secretary,
Mrs. F. Greene; treasurer, Mrs.
z. c Hodges: corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Matte Sandys; pianist,
Mrs. A. L. Wheeler.
The church will hold its QUAR-.
terly conference May 8.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Evangelist to Continue
Crusade at Tabernacle

DR.. John r. Rice, evangelist and
radio speaker of Dallas, Tex, con-
tinues an evangeistic crusade at the
Non Sectarian Tabernacle, 644o
Piney Branch road NV. He will
speak at 8 o'clock tonight, tomorrow
at IL am. and pm and each eve
ming next week at pm.
DR.. John McNeill, minister, will be
assisted by DR.. Rice tomorrow on
THE Church of the Air" radio pro-
gram at 9 am. over station VOL
and the Chancel Steps radio broad
cast at 4:o5 pm. over station WINK.
Vocal, choral and instrumental Sc
lections will be featured at the serv-
ices by Mrs. Margaret M. Forcey,
Leslie Forcey, Mrs. Margaret Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Wood, Miss
Thelma Eaton, the Kings Messen-
gers Male Quartet. the Sunshine
Trio, F. Cleveland TAFT, Mrs. j. S.
Irwin, Mrs. Arthur Millison and
DR.. Mcneil.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Services Announced
At Waugh Methodist

The subject tomorrow morning at
Waugh Methodist Church is Max
ing Religion Real" The subject for
the night service is Stretch Forth
Thy Hand" The Rev. Clarkson r.
Banes, pastor, will preach The
choir will sing at both services. The
young people will meet at the
church at 4:3O pm. and will go to
the North Carolina Avenue Metho-
dist Church for tea and service
The Intermediate Epworth League
will meet at GAS pm.
The annual Waugh family din
ner will be held Tuesday at $50 p m.
Reservations must be made through
the committee, Mr.. w. w. Mar
low, chairman. A program will be
rendered at the close Of the din
ner. The Quest Club will give a
play, Rainbow Cottage" May 2 at
pnl
Evening star., 1941-04-26
St. Andrew Society
Members Will Be
Guests al Service
Part Of New York Avenue
Church Program Will
Be in Scottish DiuIect

Let Go and Let God" will be the
topic of the Rev. DR.. Peter Marshall,
minister of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at
IL am. The choir, under the direc-
ton of Charles Dana Beaschler,
will sing More Love to Thee, o
Christ" by Prentiss, end when
Thou Comest," by Rossini, with solo
by Miss Eleanor Bradburn.
DR.. Marshall will speak at pm.
on Lest We Forget" st. Andrews
(Scottish) Society members viii be
special guests. In their honor Scot
tish psalm tunes will be sung and
part of the service will be in the
Scottish language. All persons OF
Scottish descent are particularly in
vited.
At II am. the Junior Church will
meet in the parish hall, H street
entrance. The talk will be on Being
Trustworthy" All young people 8
to IA years of age are welcome.
At $50 pm. the young people will
meet for tea in the parish hall. The
Lincoln Fellowship Forum and
young peoples department will hold
a combined meeting at $50 pm
Robert w. Eaves, principal of the
Thompson School, will speak on
"Our Church and the Neighbor-
hood" All young people are invited
to q social to be given by the Lincoln
Fellowship Forum at the conclusion
of the worship service. There will
be music by string trio, community
singing, movies and refreshments.
On Thursday evening the Session
will give reception in honor of the
members received into the church
during the present pastorate.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Memorial United Brethren

DR.. Simpson B. Daugherty will
preach at 8:45 and II am. on rs
God Identified With the Struggle?"
He will also speak to the Fultz-
Crescent Bible Glass at 9:40 am.
The Junior Church will assemble
at IL am. At 7 pm. the youth
groups will meet. At pm the last
service in the series in union with
the lexington Presbyterian Church
will be held in this church with
DR.. H B. Wooding speaking The
chorus choir and quartet, under
the direction of Horatio Rench,
will present special music at all the
services.
The Board Of Trustees will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. and the Of1cial
Board on Thursday at 8 pm. The
summer crusade for increased at
tendance In all departments of the
church will open tomorrow, with
visitations, special attraction In the
church school and G. e. Societies
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Services Announced
At Christ Episcopal

Bishop James T.. Freeman will
visit Christ Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, Monday evening for
confirmation.
The services tomorrow will COM
mence with the Holy Communion
at 8 am. At II am there will be
Morning Prayer and sermon. Dr..
Peter will preach. At 4 pm. there
will be confirmation instruction.
On Tuesday evening the commit
tee having in charge the Forward In
Service Movement Is asking all who
have volunteered to help in this
work to meet in the parish hall 10
receive final instructions.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Solo Quartet to Sing
At Metropolitan

At the II o'clock service at the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
the solo quartet under the direction
Of William j. Weber, minister of
music, will sing The Morning Stars
Sang Together by Stevenson.
A special number, Protect Us
Through the Coming Night" by
Curschmann, will be given by the
Young Women's Choral Group. DR..
j. Lowrey Fendrich, jr.. will speak
on How to Handle Hate"
His subject at 7:45 pm. will be
cat One With God The solo
quartet will sing 20 Saviour, Pre-
cious Saviour" by Huerter.
DR.. Fendrich's study class meets
at 10 am The newly organized
Young Married Couples Glass will
meet at 10 am In the pastors study.
Young married couples are invited,
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Prayers 10 Preserve
Irish Neutrality
To Be Said at Mass
Service Will Be Held
.,
At Catholic University
Tomorrow Morning

Members of all the Irish organiza-
tions of Washington and vicinity
will assist at the celebration of SOL
ennn high mass In the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at Catholic University tomorrow
at IL O'Clock and offer their prayers
that Ireland may preserve It's neu-
trality and avoid becoming involved
in the European war.
Among the organizations which
will join in the devotion are the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, the
United Irish Club and Irish War
Veterans. the Association for the
Recognition of the Irish Republic
and other groups of Irish-Ameri-
cans
The mass will be sung before
the main altar in the northern crypt
of the shrine with the Right Rev
Thomas G. Smyth, pastor of the
Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, as
the celebrant. The Rev. T. N. Nc
Carthy of st. AIMS Catholic Church
will be the deacon and the Rev.
Timothy Hanlon, o. F. M. of the
Franciscan Monastery, will serve as
the sub-deacon. The master of cere-
monies will be the Rev. Walter j.
Schmitz, S. S., lecturer of religious
education on the university faculty.
The Most Rev. Michael Keyes, titu-
lar bishop of Aeropolis of the Marist
College, also will assist. The sermon
will be preached by the Rev. John
J. Reilly, director of the shrine.
The music will be sung by the
choir of the Augustinian College,
composed of 48 members, under the
direction of the Rev. Joseph Murray,
.. S. A.
Members of many of the neigh
boring religious orders associated
with Catholic University, as well
as those in the student body affiii-
ated with the Irish Society of the
university, also will assist at the
mass.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Eternal Gospel Series
To Beoin at Albright

At Albright Memorial Evangelical
Church, beginning tomorrow at IL
m, the minister, Rev. G. E. Selma
bel, will start a series of sermons
on "The Eternal Gospel" The sub
iects are: May 4, THE Eternal Cos
pei for the Family; May II, THE
Eternal Gospel for Courtship and
Marriage; May 1S, The Eternal
Gospel and Youth; May Is, The
Eternal Gospel and Our Physical
Well-Being."
Featuring the evening service at
7:45 o'clock will be the mems cho-
rus and Fred Fetter with his saxo-
phone. The sermon subject will be
The Christ We Need If America
Should Go to War;
The Christian Endeavor groups
will meet at 7 pm. On Monday
the Administrative Council will meet
at 7:30 pm. On Thursday night
the Friendship Circle of the Wom-
ems Council will hold its annual
mothers tea. On Friday night the
Fellowship Circle will meet.
Evening star., 1941-04-26

groups and divisions among his fol-
lowers, is reported to have said
"I am glad I am not Marxist!"
The recent splits and upheavals in
Russia, with ensuing "purges";; the
successive riffs in the American
wing of political Communism; and
the factions and rebellions that have
arisen in every one Of the countless
social experiments in Communism.
all point to the impracticability OF
the system. A noted group in Jeru-
salem tried the plan a generation
ago. on a Christian basis: after sue
cessive defections it Is now frankly
two leaders owning the profits.
When we seek for the reason for
this continuous record of failure of
Communism-nowh more COM
plete and ghastly than in modern
Russia-we find 1t in the Divine
plan for the apotheosis of person.
ality. Society is not saved by a
system, but by transformed indi-
viduai men and women, living up
to their best possibilities. God has
made man in His own image, with
the divine quality Of personal choice
and decision. He does not level men
down to a common denominator, but
lifts them up to ability to express
their highest and holiest individual
capacities. Gods fatherhood calls
man to sonship and brotherhood,
which Is a surer method of social
amelioration than any political sys-
tenn ever devised.
Blundering Definitions.
Doubtless I shall be criticized for
saying so, but I believe that many
moderns who call themselves Com
munists are in reality only socially
sensitive persons who have revolted
from the admitted evils of our pres
ent society and are seeking some
fairer. finer and more brotherly way
of life. If their knowledge were
sounder, they would utterly reject
the hate-f1lled, class conscious and
destructive thing now miscalled
Communism, and would seek their
ideal in Christian brotherhood,
which Is the only practical hope of
a remade world.
II ever we are to realize the ideal
Evening star., 1941-04-26
'Neurness of God
To Be Sermon Topic

At the Washington City Church
of the Brethren tomorrow DR.. War
rem D. Bowman will speak at II
am. on The Nearness of God.
The senior choir will sing Trust
in Him." with Don Waite as soloist.
The Junior choir also will sing.
The B. Y. P. D. will go to a
round table at Monrovia, Md.
The Intermediate B. Y. P. D. will
meet at pm.
The young adults recently or
ganized Forum Club, to meet at
Z pm. Sunday. Ray Everett of the
Washington Hygiene Society will
speak
At 8 pm. DR.. Bowman will speak
on The Margin of Goodness" Miss
Jane Laidlaw will sing Ave Maria. p"
The orchestra will furnish special
music.
The Homebuilders' Bible Glass
will have a social at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. E. r. Sappington
April 30. All young married couples
are invited.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Grace Reformed

The topic of the Rev. Calvin
Henry Wingert is "A Profitable
Prophet" 1T IL am. The Senior
and intermediate Christian En-
deavor Societies meet ut $50 pm.
The Ladies Aid Society and the
Woman's Missionary Society meet
Monday at Z pm. The World Fel-
lowship Missionary School meets
Wednesday at 8 pm. The Rev.
Charles Enders will speak On "The
Bible A. Q Nissl4nAFy Beck"
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Fifth Buptist

DR.. John E. Briggs will preach In
the morning on Heroes of Faith
The junior minister, the Rev. j.
Herrick Hall, will preach at night on
Testing Leadership and Disciple
ship" The ordinance of baptism
will be administered at the evening
service.
The Rev. Virgil M. Hobbs will
teach the. Darlington Beres Bible
Glass, George w. Bell, ST., the
Mooney Baraca Glass and Mrs. M.
M. Simpson the Philathea Glass for
Women. The junior choir, under
the direction of our minister Of
music, the Rev. J. Herrick Hall, Is
creating favorable comment. jun
iors, intermediates and adults who
are interested In sacred music and
voice culture are invited to have Z
personal interview With Mr.. Hall
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Salvation Army
Meetings tomorrow are:

meetings. tomorrow are.
Temple Corps, sos e street NV
Mai. F. F. Fox will speak at II a m.
on "A Precious Treasure Lost" and
at 8 pm. on "a Second Birth"
Southeast Corps. 1888 Eighth street
SEAT II am. Capt. Sven Ruth
strom will conduct the holiness
meeting. At 6:15 Corps Cadet Frank
Skiados will conduct the Young
Peoples Legion and at 8 pm. Maj.
Harold Gesner will conduct the
salvation meeting.
Georgetown Corps, LOTS Jefferson
street N.W-At 10 am. 1t. Basil
Wyatt will speak on salvation War
fare" At 8 pm. Capt. Ben Jones
will speak on Things That VIII
Happen When He Comes"
Northeast Corps, IT'S Eye street
sN.E.-Capt. Edgar Wilmer will speak
at IL am. on Let Us Have Faith" ;"
and at 8 pm. on Disciples"
Colored Corps, 1901 Seventh street
N.W.-Maj. and Mrs. Charles Dodd
and Capt. and Mrs. william Devote
will conduct the Sunday services.
Mai. Charles H. Dodd will speak ut
II am. and Capt. Devote at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Presbyterian. Audience
Will Hear Dr.. Smith

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church tomorrow DR.. Chesteen
Smith will occupy the pulpit at II
am. in the absence Of the pastor.
His subject will be "The Divine Ex-
pectation for Humanity" Under
the leadership Of Charles e. Steb-
bins, jr., the adult choir will sing
Thine Is the Kingdom" by Gaul,
and Let My Prayer Come Into
Thy Presence" by Purcell.
The Hearthstones will meet at
pm. and the Fireside Group and
the Collegians at 1880 pm. Lewis
Russell will be the guest of the Col
legians and will continue the series
of talks on the New Testament. The
Young Adult Group will meet at
7:45 pm. tomorrow.
The Home Board will meet at
the Presbyterian Home, 1918 Newton
street NV, Thursday at 10:S0 am.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
Union Methodist Church

"Christianizing the Church" is
the topic of DR.. John r. Edwards
tomorrow at II am At pm. he
will preach on "Lite's Underpass." !"
The anthem Peace I Leave With
You" will be sung by the choir.
Mrs. r. H. Hovis will sing the
morning offertory solo. The evening
offertory will be a duet sung by
Mrs. William B. Cafky and Harol
Lee. "The Lord Is My Shepherd" I"
by Koschat.
The young people of the church
school and Epworth League will
observe Sunday at $50 am. and Z
pm as q special time for prayer for
missionaries and missionary work in
the world.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
City Auxiliary Mission
To Lepers to Meet

The Washington City Auxiliary
Mission to Lepers will meet at 8
pm. Wednesday at the Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church. Mrs
S. M. Erickson, missionary in Ia
kamatsu, Japan, for IS years, will
be the speaker.
A one-act play, Mud Walls" will
be presenteds by a cast composed Of
Rachael Reid, Austin Brannen,
Martha Boyajian, Glover Chapman
Vance Hines and Harold Kennedy
Miss Mary Ring will play the violin
accompanied by Miss Phyllis Armen-
trout. Mrs. Anna Laura Stoy will
sing. Mrs. G. c. D. Townshend will
preside.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
St. Thomas Church
Services Announced

The usual services on Sunday will
be held tomorrow in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, with a sermon at
II O'Clock by the rector, the Rev.
DR.. Howard S. Wilkinson. The last
celebration of the holy communion
at 8 am. on Wednesday will be held
next week. while the II o'clock COM
munion on Thursdays will be con-
tinued.
At 11:45 am. Thursday there will
be joint meeting of the Rector's
Aid Society and the Wemar's Aux
iliary, followed by q luncheon at
o'clock for which reservations are
necessary. Mrs. John Edwin Hill,
Weman's Auxiliary representative
for the Washington province on the
National Executive Board, will be
the speaker.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
RyIund Methodist

DR.. A. S. Mowbray will preach at
II am. with the pastor, Rev. Karl
g. Newell, conducting the service.
At 8 pm. the pastor will speak on
Goals for Christian Devotion"
The annual congregational dinner
and open quarterly conference will
be held on Thursday at $50 pm.
One of the features of that dinner
will be the report of the Building
Committee in which 1t will outline
definite plans for proceeding with
the next step in the building enter
prise. Messrs. Kendrick and Haga
will present q scene from the odd
Time Minstrel" being presented by
the Mems Brotherhood of Ryland
in various Washington churches. Or
chestral music will be furnished.
The business session will be presided
over BY DR.. Edgar H. Beery, dis
trict superintendent.
Evening star., 1941-04-26
St. Matthews Lutheran

Jesus Speaks to Troubled Hearts"
will be the subject of the Rev.
Theodore P. Fricke tomorrow morn
ing. The Luther League will meet
at $50 pm.
The Brotherhood will meet Mon
day evening for a business and
social program. One hour will be
devoted to a round table discussion
of "A United Church." with Emil
Wenzel, Russell Sheaffer, James
Bopp and Fred Wildensteiner pre-
senting the topic.
The Ladies Aid Society will spon-
sor q chicken dinner for the con-
gregation and friends, Wednesday,
5 to Z pm.