Evening star., 1941-12-31
Churches
Will Usher in
1912 Tonight
Prayers for Help
In Task Facing
Nation Planned

will greet the new year tonight ane
tomorrow, as churches Of all denOmi'
nations and Hebrew congregation!
In the Capital hold special services
in accordance with the expressed
wish of President Roosevelt.
The President last week issued q
proclamation setting aside January
as a day of prayer, day of asking
forgiveness for our shortcomings o.
the past, of conservation to thu
tasks of the present. of asking God!
help in days to come"
Throughout the city churches art
extending their traditional New
Year eve watch services with periods
of prayer which will reach into the
new year. Tomorrow most of the
places Of worship in the Capital viii
hold special services to pray for "the
courage and the resolution Of the ole
and young to help win a worlc
struggle in order that We may pre-
serve all we hold dear" the courage
and resolution the Presidents proc.
lamation said the year 1912 requires
Services at Cathedral.
The first New Year eve service OF
prayer and sacred song to be held If
the IS years of the history Of the
Washington Cathedral will be con-
Quoted there at 11:l5 o'clock tonight
by the Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington. Other
services, in answer to the President:
call for day of prayer, will be helc
at the Cathedral tomorrow at 7:3(
and 10 am, noon and 4 pm
At the Calvary Baptist Church
the Rev. DR.. William S. Abernethy
will speak to his congregation fol
the last time at 1890 o'clock tonight
His sermon, The Closing of the
Book" marks his retirement from
the ministry after 20 years at Cal
vary. Holy communion will follow
DR.. Abernethy's final sermon.
New Year eve observance will start
at 9 o'clock tonight at the Augustans
Lutheran Church. with a lecture or
Hawaii, It's Country. Its People
and Its Culture" by DR.. William
Krause. Following a social hour
the last half hour of 1941 will be
given over to a devotional period, to
be conducted in the sanctuary by
the pastor, DR.. Arthur o, Helm.
Holy Day Masses.
The watch night program at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church will
feature a motion picture version of
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and
a social hour, to be followed by a
conservation service starting at II
pm. Like services are planned
throughout the city.
Tomorrow the churches in the
Capital, almost without exception.
plan special prayer services in
response to Mr.. Roosevelt's procla-
nation.
Catholic churches in Washington
will mark the first day of the new
year, as always. with special holy
day masses At st. Patrick's Church
these are to be celebrated at 6, 7, s,
9, 10 and II am. and noon, with
special prayers at each for the well
fare of the Nation and its leaders.
At Immaculate Conception Church
the first mass of the day of prayer
will be celebrated at 2 am, with
others to follow later in the morning
at tbs, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, II, 11:35
m and 1915 pm. In most of the
other Catholic churches masses are
to be celebrated tomorrow at the
same times as on Sundays.
Special Hebrew Services.
Hebrew congregations also are re-
spending to the Presidents procla-
nation setting aside the first day Of
the year for prayer and solemn re-
Election. There will be special serv-
ices tomorrow morning at 7:30
o'clock at the Adas Israel, Agudath
Achim, B'nai-Israel, Bethel. Beth
Sholom, Izrath Israel, Kesher Israel,
Oheb- -Sholom, Tifereth Israel, South
west Talmud Torah and Southeast
Hebrew Congregations.
There also is to be special prayer
meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
at the Hebrew Home Congregation.
The program includes psalms and
hymns, in both Hebrew and Eng
lish, to be presented by male quar-
tet, and a talk, The Duty of the
Hour" by Rabbi j. T. Loeb.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
the Angelus will be rung out by
church bells throughout the Capital,
calling all Washingtonians to mo-
ment of silent prayer for the Nation
in its dark hour The Most Rev.
Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of
Baltimore and Washington, has sent
message to all Catholic churches,
requesting that they ring the eve
ming call to prayer.
DIR. Rustin to Broadcast.
The Angelus, part of a program of
observance of the day in response to
the Presidents proclamation sug-
gested by the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches. also is to be broad
cast over local radio stations. DR..
John Rustin. pastor of the Mount
Vernon Methodist Church and vice
president of the federation, will
speak over Radio Station WMAL at
Its 5 o'clock broadcast of the call
to a moment of silent prayer.
The federation's suggested pro-
gram urges that the day of prayer
be made family, as we'll as a church
affair. 1t is suggested that family
gatherings dedicate a portion Of the
morning to special prayers at the
breakfast table In the evening it
is urged that family groups devote
some time to prayer and discussion
of the world we may build after the
war.
Among the many church services
scheduled for tomorrow morning is
a joint prayer and communion
service at the Francis Asbury
Church, by that church and the
Columbia Heights Christian Church.
This is to be conducted at 7 o'clock
by DR.. A. P Wilson, pastor of the
Columbia Heights church, and Dr.
Robin Gould, pastor of the Francis
Asbury Church.
Prayer Is Suggested.
There swill be special New Year
Day services at Grace Lutheran
Church at 1890 am. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated and the