Evening star., 1941-12-30
Churches Plan
Special Rites
New Year Day
AneeIus Bells to
Ring at 5 PM. for
Silent Prayer

At pm. New Year Day angelus
bells will ring out from Washington
churches, calling to a moment o1
silent prayer every Washingtoniar
In answer to President Roosevelt's
proclamation of January l, 194l, a!
a day of prayer.
Earlier in the day washington
churches of all denominations ano
Hebrew congregations will have re-
sponded with special services to the
Presidents proclamation setting
aside the first day of the year as a
day of asking forgiveness for oul
shortcomings of the past, of con-
secration to the tasks of the pres
ent. of asking Gods help In days te
come"
Throughout the city, places Of
worship will extend their tradi'
tional New Year Eve watch services
into periods of prayer. Other
churches in the Capital plan spe'
cial services on January /, pray
ing. as the Presidents proclamation
said the year 1912 requires. "fol
the courage and the resolution OF
old and young to help win a worlc
struggle in order that we may pre-
serve all we hold dear"
The Most Rev. Michael j. Curley
Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington. has sent a message to al
Catholic churches, requesting thai
they ring the evening call to prayer
at 5 o'clock.
Prayer Service at Cathedral.
At the Washington Cathedral the
Right Rev. James E. Freeman
Bishop of Washington, announced
there will be a special service OF
PRAYER Wednesday night. in &C.
cordance with Mr.. Roosevelt's proc
lamation, starting at 11:45 pm. ano
continuing into the first day of the
new year.
The Washington Federation Of
Churches. through its acting sec
retary, DR.. Worth M. Tippy, has
suggested a program for observance
of the proclamation by both
churches and individuals. The fed
Grafton has urged that other houses
Of worship in the Capital follow the
example of Lutheran and Episco-
pal Churches by holding special
morning services between 10 O'Clock
and noon January |.
It is at the federation's sugges-
ton. also. that the Angelus bells
are being rung in the Districts
churches. The evening call to
moment of silent prayer is to be
broadcast by local radio stations,
according to DR.. Tippy.
DR.. John Rustin, pastor OF the
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
and vice president Of the federation,
will speak over Radio Station
WMAL at its broadcast OF the
angelus bells at pm.
Family Prayers Suggested.
The federation has suggested, too
that family gatherings dedicate a
portion of the moment to special
prayers at the breakfast table. In
the evening it is urged that 1amily
groups Join in prayer and dis
cussion of the world we want after
the war.
Among the church services sched-
uled for New Year Day morning
is a joint prayer and communion
service by the Francis Asbury
Methodist Church and the Colum-
bia Heights Christian Church. This
will be held at 7 o'clock at the
Francis Asbury Church. conducted
Jointly by DR.. A. P. Wilson, pastor
of the Columbia Heights Church
and DR.. Robin Gould. pastor OF the
Francis Asbury Church.
Hebrew congregations throughout
the District are responding to the
presidential proclamation setting
aside January as a day OF PRAYER.
Special services will be held at 7:3o
m. Thursday at the Adas Israel,
Agudath Achim. B'nei-Israel, Beth
Ell -Sholom, Izrath Israel,
Kesher Israel, Georgetown, Oheb-
Sholom, Tifereth Israel, Southwest
Talmud Torah and Southeast
Hebrew Congregations.
Meeting Set by Hebrews.
At 4:3O pm. New Year Day a
special prayer meeting will be held
at the Hebrew Home Congregation
on Spring road, the program lnclud-
ing musical numbers and short talks
bv Hebrew leaders. Rabbi j. T. Loeb
will speak on "The Duty OF the
Hour" Psalms and hymns, in both
Hebrew and English, will be present
ed by a male quartet, led by Louis
Fenick, choirmaster. jeremiah Weitz
will act as chairman, assisted by
Maurice Garfinkle and NJ r. Rabino-
WITT, vestrymen.
Catholic churches throughout
Washington will mark New Year
Day, as always, with special holy
day masses. At Immaculate Con-
ception Church the first mass will
be celebrated at 2 a IN. Later in the
morning they will be held at tbs
8:15. 9:15, 1915, II, 1875 am. and
1915 pm.
At st. Patrick's Church there viii
be masses at 6, 7, 8, 9. 10. II am
and noon, with special prayers a
each for the welfare of the Natior
and it's leaders. In most othel
Catholic churches masses will bt
celebrated at the same time as OF
Sundays.
Farewell by DR.. Abernethy.
The Rev. DR.. William S. Abernethy
retiring from the ministry after 2(
years as pastor Of Calvary Baptist
Church, will speak to his congrega-
ton for the last time on New Yeal
Eve. His subject, at the 1890 pm
service, will be THE Closing Of the
Book"
Holy communion will follow DR.
Abernethy's sermon.
There will be special New Year
Day services at Grace Lutheran
Church at 1890 am. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated and DR.
Gerhard Lenski, pastor, will speak
on the subject. 1--WE Greet the New
Year With Penitence."
At the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church the watch night program