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Evening star., 1941-03-22
McKendree Methodist

His Way of Certainty" is tho
third sermon at II am. in the
lenten series which the Rev. Samuel
E. Rose is preaching on "Christ's
Way of Life" Special music by the
vested choir. Mr.. Rose speaks at 8
pm, following an informal song
service on ''Barabbas-The Peoples
Choice" which is the fourth sermon
in the evening lenten series he Is
preaching on Actors in the Pas
sion Tragedy" Young peoples
groups meet at pm.
The Women's Society meets
Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Speaker. Miss
Katherine Thompson. missionary
from China. Special music Host
esSeS, Mrs. F. G. Ketcham, Mrs. G.
M. Lay and Mrs. Edyth L. Miller.
'Magicians' night" on Wednesday
at 8 pm. Two magicians and a
comedy juggler will perform. Pro-
ceeds will go to the organ fund.
Lenten meditation and service on
Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Jesus Despised' Is Theme
OF DR.. Helm Tomorrow

At the Augustana Lutheran
Church tomorrow at II am. DR..
Arthur o. Helm will continue his
series of special lenten sermons.
Jesus Despised" will be the theme.
Mrs. Helm, alto, will render He
Was DeSpised,' from Handel's Mes
siah," and the choir will sing
Tschaikowskys Forever Worthy Is
the Lamb"
This church will participate in the
Joint lenten service sponsored by the
Lutheran Ministerial Association
Monday evening in the st. Paul's
Lutheran Church. DR.. Helm will
preach the sermon.
The women and their friends will
be the guests next Thursday at l
o'clock at so M street NE.
Walter s. Ahlberg. financial secre-
tary, has been nominated by the
New Observation-Disclosures district as
delegate from the New York Con-
ference TO the annual convention of
the Lutheran AuguStana Synod OF
America in Minneapolis June 9-l5.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
HamIine Methodists
To Begin Celebration
OF 65th Anniversary
Bishop Adnu W. Leonard
To Preach Tomorrow
AT II AM. Service

Hamline Methodist Church begins
tomorrow at ii am. the celebration
of the 65th anniversary of the
dedication of its first frame building
and the 18th anniversary of the
dedication of its present edifice. The
ceremonies will be lnaugurated with
an anniversary sermon by Bishop
Adna w. Leonard of the Washing
ton area of the Methodist Church
Special music will be furnished by
the chorus choir.
At 5 pm. the choir will render
Horatio W. Parker's oratorio, "Hora
NoViSSima.'
The church was organized in Union
League Hall, 432 Ninth street NV,
July 2, 1865. The Rev. Elisha P.
Phelps, presiding elder of the Wash
ington district, was in charge of the
organization meeting A frame
building at Ninth and P streets NV.
was dedicated in 1866 and brick
building dedicated in 1873.
The church was merged with the
Iowa Avenue Church in 1924 and
new building erected at Sixteenth
and Allison streets NV. DR.. H. w.
Burgan is the pastor.
The Rev. Harry Evaul of Hagers-
town, Md, will be the preacher
March 30. A feature of this pro-
gram will be a recognition service
in honor of Harry c. James, chair
man of the Building Committee
DR. Chesteen Smith, former pastor,
will participate. In the evening the
young people will give a drama. The
Lost Church." by Dorothy Clarke
Wilson.
An anniversary banquet will be
given March 81.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Boston Choir to Sing
Tuesduy at Brook kIund

A concert by the Choral Art So
ciety of Boston University will be
given Tuesday at 8:15 pm. at the
Brookland Methodist Church. The
choirs of Brookland and McKendree
Methodist Churches will unite with
the visiting choir in singing Handel's
"Hallelujah Chorus" and Bach's
"Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring" Pre-
ceding the concert there will be a
supper conference when DR.. H. S.
Augustine Smith, the director, will
speak on Strength Through Song"
. At the II am. service tomorrow
DR.. S. Paul Shilling will preach on
Changing Your Mind" Thelma
Mills will sing 20 Lord Merciful." !"
by Bartlett. The topic at 8 pm. is
1--WE Are Christ's."
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Luther Leagues Hold
Annual Convention
Here Tomorrow
Potomac Federution's
Sessions to Be Held
At St. Matthews

The annual convention of the
Potomac Federation of Luther
Leagues, American Lutheran Church,
will be held at st. Matthew's Luth-
eran Church tomorrow. At 3 pm.
a business session will be conducted
by President Vincent Gingerich,
followed by discussion groups. Sup
per will be served at 6 pm.
Installation of officers will take
place in a candlelight service at
8 pm, with DR.. G.. E. Lenski, pas
tor of Grace Lutheran Church,
speaking. The Rev. G. E. GreWe-
now. pastor of Faith Lutheran
Church, Arlington, Va, will serve
as convention chaplain and direct
the choir of 40 voices.
Attending the convention will be
delegates from the Luther Leagues
of Takoma Park Lutheran Church,
Grace Lutheran Church, Christ
Lutheran Church of Bethesda, Md;
Faith Church of Arlington, St.
Luke's Church of Redlands, Md;
Advent Church of Alexandria, Va,
and st. Matthews Church.
Bread From Heaven" will be the
subject of the Rev. Theodore P.
Fricke tomorrow morning.
The brotherhood will hold a busi-
ness and social meeting Monday at
8 pm. The Church's Attitude
Toward the Unfortunate" will be the
subject of a discussion conducted
by R. w. Won Blon, G. c. Hollister,
R. Carder, M. A. May and E. Craver.
Lenten services will be continued
Wednesday at pm, with the Rev.
Mr.. Fricke speaking on Praying
Beneath the Cross of Jesus"
Evening star., 1941-03-22
West Washington
Baptist Rites Listed

The Rev. Charles B. Austin, pastor
of the West Washington Baptist
Church, will preach tomorrow at II
am. on With Wings as Eagles" and
at pm. on Nov, While You Are
Young"
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet Tuesday evening. The
Gayle Circle will give the program.
A benefit recital for the Baptist
Home for Children will be held We'd
nesday evening at Calvary Baptist
Church.
The service Thursday evening will
be conducted by the senior B. Y.
P. U.
The pastor will discuss the fol-
lowing forum questions Sunday:
why should there be a large
congregation at every preaching
service?"
How may the Sunday school
organization be used in securing the
regular attendance of the pupils
upon the services of Worship"
What can B. Y. P. us do to help
build a large attendance at every
preaching service?"
why should West Washington
Baptist Church have Sunday eve
ming preaching service?"
Evening star., 1941-03-22

Ten thousand times ten thousand
efforts have been made, by spoken
and written word, by song, by paint
er's brush, and by sculptor's hammer
to depict the significance of the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ. For two
thousand years, scholar and saint
and mystic and philosopher have
dwelt upon the theme. Yet the vast
ness and mystery of it still elude us,
and leave us only in dumb alteration
of a love that passes knowledge.
We have all heard speakers of
limited intellectual and spiritual
capacity rattle off glibly a theory of
the atonement, as if they were re-
citing the parts of an automobile,
or conjugating sentence in gram
mar. To them it is merely orthodoxy
by rote. No profound thought or
feeling or experience has gone into
it. They are speaking beyond their
real knowledge. Somehow, they fail
to impress us with the feeling that
in the presence of this sublime mys-
terry of eternity they have been lost
in wonder, love and praise" To
Evening star., 1941-03-22

uttermoSt the heroism of the British
people as they confront night after
night of bombing and possible death.
But what shall we say of the courage
of Jesus, who, long before the dread
actuality, set His face steadfastly
to go up to Jerusalem, and the in
evitable ignominy and death that
awaited Him there? In the glorious
fellowship of the brave. He stands
out as the foremost Hero.
Sensitive beyond all who have
worn our mortal frame, Jesus alone
fully understood the meaning of the
crucifixion. To the onlookers, He
was just one more condemned GRIM
inal, brutally executed in the routine
fulfillment of the Roman law. The
callous soldiers gambled for His
vestments, as their usual share of
the loot of an execution. OF the
crowds passing by, doubtless many
scarcely gave a second look at this
sunburned Figure hanging on the
cross beams. 1t was all part of life's
daily routine.
But every aspect of the ordeal
was crowded with significance for
this Victim, who was thereby to
become the worlds Victor. Beyond
the hatred of the Jewish ecclesias-
tics, beyond the spineless conduct Of
PLATE, beyond the coarse brutality
of the soldiers, the idle curiosity of
the spectators and the tragic atti-
tude of the few faithful friends
gathered about the cross, Jesus saw
the incomprehensible plan of a low
ing Father, who was willing to pay
this immeasurable price for the saw
ing of rebellious race. For the
great ends of salvation, Jesus could
endure even the temporary yelling
of the face of the God whose love
He embodied and expressed.
The Facts of the Story.
Every intelligent person knows the
facts of the story: How Jesus had
earned the hatred of the leading
Jews by His disregard Of their rigid
religion; how the grating temple
clique had been enraged by His in
Evening star., 1941-03-22
DR.. Glenn to Preach
At MONDAY Service

DR.. C. Leslie Glenn will preach
every day at the MONDAY services
at ST. Johns Episcopal Church. His
subject is the Gospel of st. John
and he is taking up the events in
order as they are written in this
gospel. There is congregational sing
ing of hymns and a few minutes of
each service is spent in quiet read
ing of the gospel, copy of which
is given to every member of the con-
gregation.
The Sunday services are: s am,
holy communion; $50 am. and IL
I'M, morning prayer, DR.. Glenn, and
6 pm, evensong, Mr.. Magee.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Rev. J. J. Reilly to Hold
Retreat Tomorrow

The Rev. John j. Reilly, director
OF the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception of Catholic University,
will conduct a retreat tomorrow for
the women of st. AIMS, st. Francis
Xavier and Mount Calvary Mission
of st. Francis Xavier's browns,
Md, under the auspices of the
Washington Retreat League, at the
Washington Retreat House, 1000
Hardwood road NE. He will speak
on Sin and Temptation"
Mrs. L. A. Martel of st. AIMS,
Mrs. Ludwig SeitZ of st. Francis
Xavier and Miss Virgie Brown of
Mount Calvary Mission have COM
mittees of their parishes assisting
them.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Rev. J. A. Pfeiffer 10 Talk
On Jesus Still Heals

Jesus Still Heals" is the theme
of the Rev. J. Adrian Pfeiffer. pastor
of the TakOma Lutheran Church
tomorrow at II am. On Wednes-
day evening he will present the fifth
lenten sermon in a series, Jesus
Meets Living Men in His Passion. -
The subject will be, Jesus Meets a
Hypocrite-A Man Who Had Let
Church Become a Habit"
The Junior and Senior Luther
Leagues will attend the annual con-
vention of the Potomac Federation
of Eastern District Lutheran Leagues
of the American Lutheran Church
tomorrow at the st. Matthew S
Lutheran Church. The seniors will
hold a meeting Friday evening.
The groups of the Women's Guild
will meet, three on Tuesday and
one on Wednesday afternoon.
Under the auspices of the Senior
Luther League, DR.. r. G.. Stein
meyer, professor of international
law at Maryland University, will
speak on The Present World Stu
alton. Friday night.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
DR.. Roy to Answer
Question on Youth

DR.. Clifton K. Ray, pastor of
Epworth Methodist Church, will an
sver the age-old question in his
sermon tomorrow morning in why
Youth Goes Wrong at II am. and
at 8 pm. he will preach on who
Are Christians?" The members of
the Sunday school will present to the
Sunday school at 1918 am. a pulpit
and chairs in memory of the late
William F. Hummer, who for so
years was superintendent of the
Sunday school. w. c. Fur, the
superintendent, will accept the gifts
from E. l. Loving, who will make the
presentation address.
The Young Peoples Department
will meet at pm.
The Rev. John Blakemore, who
served as assistant pastor several
years ago, and now serving in Alex
andria, Va, will conduct the meet
ing Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Seminary GIee Club
To Sing at Fifth Baptist

The Glee Club and Gospel Band
of the Eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary of Philadelphia composed
of 80 Baptist students will give a
sacred concert" interspersed with
gospel testimonies at the Fifth
Baptist Church tomorrow morning.
At 7:45 pm. the Rev. j. Herrick
Hall will preach on The Tears of
Jesus"
Dr.. John E. Briggs will teach the
Darlington-Berea Bible Glass, At
torney G. Clinton James the
Mooney-Baraca Class and Mrs. NJ.
M. Simpson the Philathea Glass to-
morrow morning.
On Tuesday at 10 a m. the Bap-
tist Woman's Missionary Society of
the District of Columbia will hold
its quarterly meeting and luncheon
at pm On Wednesday at l pm.
the White Cross workers will meet.
On Friday night the Eva Sanders
Missionary Circle will meet with
Mrs. Ida Sanford and the Susan
Anderson Circle with Mrs. A. w.
Cummings.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
DR.. Sizoo to Preach
At Epiphany Church

The special MONDAY preacher at
the Church of the Epiphany, Mon
day to Friday inclusive, will be the
Rev. DR., Joseph R. Sizoo, rector of
the Collegiate Church of st. Nicho-
las, New York City, and formerly
pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church of this city.
The services tomorrow are as fol-
lows: Holy communion, am:
Junior Bible Glass, $50 am; Adult
Bible Glass, 10 am. There will be
morning prayer and sermon by Dr.
2. B. Phillips at IL am. and the
choir will sing a new anthem, The
Prodigal Son" by Lawrence. The
Young Peoples Fellowship will meet
at $50 pm. DR.. Phillips will give
the fifth lecture-Sermon in the series
of The Great Religions of the
World at 8 pm. The subject will
be "Zoroaster and the zenda Vesta."
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Church of the Pilgrims
Services Are Listed

At the Church of the Pilgrims to-
morrow evening DR.. A. R. Bird will
preach the final sermon in the
series entitled "Sweethearts For
ever, or Christian Ideals for Friend
ship, Courtship, Marriage and the
Home We Dream Of" The theme
is Nothing Ever Separates Sweet
hearts Who Are in Love With
Christ"
At IL am. DR.. Bird will preach
on The Prayer of the Prayerless."
A service will be held Thursday
evening in the chapel. followed by
an address on What Do We Mean
to Each Other?"
Vesper services, following light
suppers, will be held by the Fellow
ship Group, the Young Peoples So
ciety and the Christian Pioneers in
the Church House Sunday at 6:15
pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Southeast Lenten Services

The Southeast noon lenten serv-
ices will be in charge of DR.. j.
Lowery Fendrich, jr., of the Metro
politafl Presbyterian Church and
DR.. Leslie Bowers of the Fifteenth
Street Christian Church next week.
Members of their respective choirs
will sing special selections each day,
excepting Saturday, at the Penn
Theater. $50 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, from noon to 1890 pm. These
services are under the auspices OF
the Southeast Interchurch Council
The speakers for the week will be
as follows: Monday. DR.. Grace l..
Patch; Tuesday, to be announced;
Wednesday, the Rev. Ralph Loew;
Thursday, DR.. Howard S. Wilkinson,
and Friday, Dr.. Peter Marshall.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Washington Brethren
Services Listed

At the Washington City Church
of the Brethren tomorrow at II a m.
DR.. Warren D. Bowman will preach
on "A Cross of Light" The senior
choir will sing "Halleluiah, Praise
Ye the Lord" and Don Waite of the
choir will sing as a solo THE Lord Is
MY Light" At 8 pm. DR.. Bowman
will speak on Choices That Deter
mine Destiny" The senior choir
will sing 10, God Is Here"
The B. Y. P. D. will meet at $50
pm. The intermediate B. Y. P. D.
will meet at 7 pm. The B. Y. P. D.
will meet at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Bowman at 8 pm. Tuesday.
On Wednesday evening the Women's
Council is sponsoring an oyster din
ner at the church from 4:30 to
1880 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
The Rev. H. E. Cromer
To Preach at Emory

The Rev. Horace E. Cromer will
preach at the Emory Methodist
Church tomorrow at IL am. on
Hast Thou Not Known Me?" and
at 8 pm. on Your Hand, Sir"
The Glass of Friendship will meet
Monday at 8 pm, with Mrs. w. B.
Mauger, president, presiding.
Circle No. l of the w. S. C. S. will
meet Wednesday at l pm. Circle
No. will meet at the home of Mrs
G. E. Ralph on Wednesday at 12:45
for 2 covered dish luncheon. Circle
No 3 is sponsoring an evening Red
Cross Unit for the church and COM
munity on March 26 at 7::30 pm.
The Red Cross Unit will meet
Thursday from 10 to 3 o'clock.
The minister will conduct the
service Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Trinity Methodist

At II am. the Rev. Daniel w.
Justice will preach on Built Up
From Within" The Young Peoples
League meets at $50 pm. At the
same time the Trinity Fellowship
Group will meet. Older young peo-
pie and young married couples are
especially invited. THE Path That
Was Plain" is the fourth sermon in
a series offered at pm, dealing
with THE Meaning of the Cross"
On Thursday evening the fifth
saying of Jesus from the cross will
be studied at 8 pm. The subject
will be Notwithstanding as q
Sacrament"
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Zion Lutheran

Continuing his series on the Lords
Prayer, After This Manner Pray
Ye," the Rev. Edward G.. Goetz will
speak on Thy Will Be Done" at II
am. A brief children's sermon will
also be included. At 6 pm. the
Senior Luther League will meet.
At the service on Thursday night
the pastor will speak on THE Mer-
ciful" This sermon is one of the
series on the Beatitudes, under the
general theme, Blessed Are Ye."
The Young Women's Missionary
Society will meet Friday night at
the National Lutheran Home for the
Aged.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Central Presbyterian

DR.. James H. Taylor will preach
in the morning on THE Need of
the Constructive Spirit" and in the
evening on Some Assurances OF
Truth"
The Westminster League will
meet at pm. after which there
will be fellowship for all young
people of the church. The Chris
tian Endeavor Society will meet at
Z pm.
The Friday night class for young
people, under the instruction of DR..
Taylor, will have as the topic for
the next meeting "The Last Pass
over"
Evening star., 1941-03-22
EIdbrooke Methodist

'Is God Ashamed of Us?" will be
the subject of DR.. Walter M Michael
at IL am. and in the evening TO
morrow's Religion"
The Junior and senior youth fell
lowship groups will meet at 7 pm.
On Wednesday the prayer service
will be held at the Home for In
curables at 7:30 pm, and on Thurs
day at $50 am. the Red Cross unit
will meet at the church.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Cleveland Park Community

The Rev. Paul w. Yinger will
preach at II am. on "The Prerequis-
lite of Forgiveness" the fourth in a
series of sermons on the Lords
Prayer. At 5 pm. the Rev. Fred
erick ]. Bishop of the Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational Church will
be the preacher.
The young people meet at $50
pm. The young people will meet
at the home of William Conant.
The Young Adult Fellowship will
meet at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22

reference with vested interests; how
His popularity with the masses, and
disregard of social lines, had aroused
the class consciousness of the Phari-
sees; how the bigness of His concep-
tion of God had rebuked their little
ness. There is modern parallel for
it all.
So the conspiring Jews arrested
this Radical, and put Him through
the mockery of trial. Since they
had not authority for capital pun
ishment, and nothing but the death
of Jesus would satisfy them, they
hailed Him before the Roman gov
ernor, Plate, with transparency
trumped-up charges. PLATE found
no fault in the Prisoner. Neither
did King Herod.
But when the Jews put political
pressure upon PLATE, threatening his
own standing with Rome, and when
the priest-inspired, throaty rabble
rent the air with cries of Cruelty
Him! Cruelty HIM" whatever man.
hood there was in PLATE succumbed
to the politician in him. He is the
most execrable of that class of
Office holders who sell their souls
for their jobs. Down through the
ages the name of PLATE has been
one of infamy, because, against his
sense of justice, against his oath of
office and against all the better in
stincts of manhood he sentenced
Jesus to the cross.
How DO You Garry On?
In blazing contrast to Pilates tim
idity and pertidy was the courage
and SteadfastneSs of the Man Of
Sorrows. Ribald coarseness spat
upon Him, taunted Him, scourged
Him, arrayed Him in robes of mock
cry and finally nailed Him to the
cursed cross. Silent, serene and
strong, Jesus carried Himself with
dignity, and with loyalty to His mis-
sion. Even the hardened Roman
centurion was constrained to cry
out in admiration. This was a Man.
The supreme ordeal was sublimely
met.
Dare We not say that all of the
millions who are now carrying on,
with calmneSs and courage, in the
face of unprecedented adversity. are
following in Christ's train. comrades
of the cross? We thrill to the reports
of the people of Britain, who not
only endure and strive magnifi-
Gently, but also, like Him. take
thought of others need in the midst
of their own tribulation?
Nobody knows of a certainty the
site of Calvary. 1t may have been
on or near the present situation of
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
1t may even have been on the
Mount of Olives. 1t matters little
to us; the geographical spot is neg
lgible alongside the spiritual sig
nificance. In truth. Calvary is near
to every seeking mortal who seeks
forgiveness and a new life in filial
relation with God.
Paradox of the cross is that there
sin met with love; and love con-
quered The worlds transgressions
were borne by the thorn crowned
Head. In some way, far beyond NOR
tai capacity to understand, a Holy
God and a sinful mankind were
reconciled on that little hill outside
the wall of old Jerusalem. There we
see loves suffering, surrender, sac
rifice and service.
He died that We might be for
giv'n.
He died to make us good"
The Sunday School Lesson
for March q is Jesus Con-
demned and Crucified." Luke
YYii &c
Evening star., 1941-03-22

sensitive spirits
a mechanical
presentation of
the cross is shud-
deringly unwel-
come.
Before ev e r
His cross was
laid upon His
back, or He was
torturingly up
borne upon 1t,
Jesus carried the
cross on His
heart. He saw it
from afar off
We admire and
. 49,
Evening star., 1941-03-22
ALesson for the Week
Injustices Of Life Typed
By Supreme Tragedy Of All
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

To the end Of time will the nexpress
ioethe wonder of the each other the
beauty a sunset a child; the
YOUTH the attempt
is inadequate; must keep making It, for
"A exceed his grasp,
Else what's heaven for?"
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Notice

Easter music in the
churches must be typed and
received by the Music Editor
not later than April 4, for
publication in The EUening
Star on April IL.
Evening star., 1941-03-22

The Sunday School Lesson
for March % is Jesus Con-
demned and Crucified." Luke
xxi: i:19-23:56,