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Evening star., 1942-12-19
Dr.. Peter Marshall
Announces Subject oi
1omorrow's Sermon
Musical YuIe Pageant
Set for 5 PM. Sunday;
Young People PIon Teo

"One Star Was Not Neutral" will
be the topic Of the Rev. DR.. Peter
Marshall at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church Sunday at II
am. The choir will sing.
Members Of the church are par
ticularly requested to be present as
an announcement Of great impor-
tance to the future of the church
will be made.
At 5 O'Clock a musical Christmas
pageant will be presented. The Rev
George w. Burroughs, jr., assistant
minister, will direct the production
Following vesper service Sunday
night, the young people will meet
for tea. At the close Of the tea, Miss
Marjorie Webster will give a Christ
mas reading; Chester Smith, xylo-
phonist, will play, and Verona Fulton
Turner, alto, will sing. All young
people are invited.
On Thursday evening a Christmas
eve service will be held. DR.. Mar
shall will conduct the service.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Wallace Memorial Plans
White Gift Vesper Service

Wallace Memorial United Presby-
terian Church will hold the annual
white gift vesper service at 5 pm.
tomorrow. 1t will be a carol service,
the three choirs-the church quartet,
the young peoples choir and the
junior choir-of 10 voices, singing.
The Bible school superintendent,
Capt. Louis C. Evans, will be the
reader, giving the Scriptures Of the
incarnation story. The gifts will be
distributed by the Gospel Mission
among needy families.
At IL am. DR.. C. E. Hawthorne
will speak on THE Saviour Is Born"
Communion will be held and new
members will be received.
There will be service on Christ
mas eve and the young people will
go caroling among shut-ins. They
will not meet on Sunday evening.
The Kings Messengers and tha
DR.. Kyle Bible Glasses will be hosts
to the children from the Gospel
Mission in a party Tuesday evening.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Epworth Methodist

Christmas services will be held
tomorrow morning when DR.. Harry
Evaul will preach on They Came
to Worship" At $50 pm, the Youth
Fellowship will give a pageant, The
Promised One" under the direction
of Miss Lillian Day, pastors assist
ant.
At 750 pm. there will be candle
light and carol service in which the
three choirs will take part.
On Christmas Day at $50 am
DR.. Evaul will hold a communion
service. Because of the early
Christmas Day service there will be
no prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

dent: Miss Josephine Green, record
ing secretaryi Mrs. Bette Curry
assistant; Miss Eleanor McGinnis
corresponding secretary; Miss Helen
Smith, treasurer; Miss Matte Evans
assistant; Miss Emily Davis, libra
rian; Miss Lora Young, assistant
and Miss Sarah Taylor, broadcaster
The Vaughn Glass, Of Calvary
Baptist Church, will join the adult
department of the Sunday school
for the annual Christmas service.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford will speak.
Miss Jessie Smith will teach the
Fidelis Glass, of Brightwood Park
Methodist Church, tomorrow morn
ing.
DR.. George T. Warren will teach
the lesson at the session of the
Cleaners Glass, Of Columbia Heights
Christian Church, tomorrow morn
ing.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

Harry McMains will sing and
Daniel A. Dollarhide and T. A.
Simons will assist in the devotional
service. The Leadership Committee
will hold an organization meeting at
IL am. The Board of Directors will
meet at $50 pm.
The Fellowship Glass of Chevy
Chase Methodist Church has adopted
needy family for Christmas. Rev.
w. Harold Shape will speak tomor-
row morning on "The Christmas
Stories"
The Burial Glass of Calvary Bap-
tist Church, will be taught by Mrs.
William S. Abernethy tomorrow
morning. The devotional service
will be led by Miss Elizabeth Samp-
son. Miss Margaret Patterson will
be the program leader. The annual
Christmas At Home" will be held
from to 7 pm. Mrs. Abernethy
will tell a Christmas story and
Christmas cards will be distributed.
Mrs E. G. Alvord has resumed as
teacher of the Women's Bible Glass,
of First Congregational Church.
The theme of the lessons is Pro
phecy."
The Pinkham Bible Glass, of the
National Baptist Memorial Church,
will be taught tomorrow by N. w.
Morning. His subject will be The
Genealogy of Jesus Christ Will
liam A. Fender will preside and Mrs.
John F. Eastwood will be the pianist.
The Mems Bible Glass, OF Calvary
Methodist Church, will have as guest
teacher tomorrow morning, Judge
j. w. Thompson. Ralph Wolfe will
be in charge of the devotional serv-
ice and President c. E. Werback will
preside.
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurstons
Bible Glass of the Covenant-F First
Presbyterian Church. elected as Off
GERS, Miss Nora Bradford, president;
Mrs. w. Calhoun Sterling, vice presi-
Evening star., 1942-12-19

Our Lord and Leader Is no weak
Sovereign, set of in impotent re-
moteness. His forces are omni-
present, even though invisible.
Whenever clear right locks in COM
bat with clear wrong, there the
Saboth, the heavenly host, swing
into action to determine the ulti-
mate decision. When we pray to
the Lord God OF Hosts we are ap-
pealing to the Commander in Chief
Of the one irresistible and ever vic
torious army, with it's battle song Of
peace and good will. Christmas
brings us a clear reminder OF the
army of God.
Christmas at the Front.
Chiefly our thoughts turn this
Christmas to the men at the front.
Their present life seems the an
tithesis of Christmas. Instead of
experiencing peace, they are in the
midst OF the fiercest of wars. Yet
their thoughts are all of home and
of remembered Christmases. The
day, with all it signifies of family
ties of festivities, of gifts. of light
and music and of loves closest
bonds, is dearer to them than ever.
Deep in their hearts is the resolu-
ton to end this war before it mars
another Christmas.
The more thoughtful servicemen
and all OF them are doing more
serious thinking now than ever be-
fore in their lives-perceive that
they are fighting to establish more
Christmasy world. They recall Hit
ler's bitter words of scorn about the
Jesus who came to earth and created
Christmas: they know that our
pagan foes are trying to wipe out
Christianity, and all its brotherly
significance to free men in a free
world. We may easily interpret the
present struggle as a war in behalf
Of Christmas. Our men are fighting
to assure the reign of peace and of
good will, instead Of greed and hate
and oppression.
Mulling over the Christmas story,
We observe that the. participants
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Dr.. Brooks to Preach
At Christmas Service

At the Universalist National
Memorial Church Christmas service
of worship will be held at II m. to-
morrow. DR.. Seth r. Brooks will
preach on Unto You Is Born A
Saviour" The Adult and Junior
Choirs will offer the ministry OF
music. At 1890 pm. the church
school will have a Christmas lunch
con and program.
On Christmas eve at II o'clock
candlelight service will be held
Carol singing by the congregation
special music by the adult and
junior choirs and a short Christ
mas eve message, "It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" will be given
by DR.. Brooks. This service lasts
one hour and will be concluded with
the chimes marking midnight.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
EIdbrooke Methodist

The Rev. E. A. Lambert will
preach at IL am. on "A Great
Light Anthems to the season are
to be rendered by the choir. At q
pm. the subject Is Christmas
Signs" Special music has been
prepared.
On Wednesday at 7:30 pm. the
church is sponsoring a carol service
at the Home for Incurables. A group
Of children will give one group Of
carols and a group Of high school
youth another.
A Christmas service win be at II
pm. on Thursday, when q candle
light service will be held.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Park View Christian

The Christmas program will be
observed during the day.
The Bible school Christmas pro-
gram will begin at 9:45 am, with
Mrs. j. Mccullough in charge. This
will be a Christmas pageant, Be
nevolence of Christmas" At the
church service at II am. the pastor
will use as his subject "A War
Christmas" The choir will furnish
the Christmas music. The young
people, under the leadership of Mrs.
George M. Anderson, will present A
Christmas pageant, THE Story of
Christmas" at SPIN.
The annual church Christmas en-
tertainment will be held on Decem.
ber 20.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

MCtliUulSt SIluTCIl. oelSt. 1uy ..
Thomas, second vice president, will
preside; Leonard Porter will read
the lesson and the Rev. Dorsey K.
Sturgis will give a brief talk.
The o. w. L. Glass Of Covenant
First Presbyterian Church will be
taught tomorrow morning by
Charles c. Haig.
DR.. T. David Gates. superintend-
ent of the adult department Of
Hamline Methodist Sunday school,
announces joint session of the
adult classes tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Edward Stevens, teacher of
the Mizpah Glass, will teach the
lesson.
f'What! No Christmas?" will be
the subject of the discussion at the
Young Peoples Glass of Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church tomor-
row, with Ralph L. Lewis as leader.
DR.. Robert w. Handbook of the
United States Bureau of Education,
Evening star., 1942-12-19

were not only the angel and the
celestial soldiers, but also large
group OF common folk. First, we
note the shepherds. workingmen
fulfilling faithfully a dreary, diff
cult task in the open air. The Cos
pei came originally to plain, out-of-
doors men, and not to dignitaries
shut up in stuffy city.
These were men of action, who
did something about the news they
had heard. Like all social move
ments, this advent Of Christianity
came up from the bottom. The
best friends of the Christmas Child
have always been the common
people.
A mile or so distant from the
hilly fields where the heavenly vi
sion appeared was the center Of
the ancient town Of Bethlehem.
There. in rude inn-not even in
a guest room, but in corner of
the stable, alongside the patient
horses and donkeys-were Carpen-
ter Joseph and his peasant bride,
Mary, watching over their new
born Babe 1t Is one of the pro-
found truths OF our religion that
1.-THE Lord of love came down
from above,
To dwell with the men who
work."
Not to enthroned power and
wealth and wisdom, but to the low
liest of the low, came Gods supreme
gift to man. The Messiah was
born into the universal fellowship
of infancy and, in comradeship with
most human beings, was reared in
poverty and toll. His first friends
were the lowly men who made room
for Him in the inn and the shep-
herds who were earliest to worship
Him.
In the new day Of the plain people
that is daWning we cannot forget
that the only adequate leader in
sight Is the one who was born in q
manger, lived as workingman and
found His friends amidst the COM
mon people.
The Yearning Father.
Christmas belongs to the Babe
and primarily as an expression OF
the seeking, yearning, patient, for.
giving love of the Father for man.
kind. At Bethlehem and at Calvary
God went the limit to reveal how
much He cares for humanity.
Christmas is love day-no morta,
mind can conceive the extent of the
expressions Of love which Christina!
brings forth - but it loses its rea
significance unless it reveals how
greatly God loves the world. In Hi!
inconceivable role as Creator anc
Ruler of the universe the Almighty
expressed the ultimate of His nature
at Christmas, in sending His Son Il
be mans Savior.
Steadily the Christmas story ha!
been making over the world. De-
spite the roar of guns and bombs
the ear of faith hears the glad It'd.
ings, Christmas is coming"
| The goals of God for which oul
servicemen make war today against
goddess foes are but an amplifica-
ton of the Christmas message. Be-
fore the consecrated eyes of our
fighting men there arises the vision
of a new world of peace and good
will, wherein Righteousness reigns
This present crisis may well be the
turning point of humanity's long
hiStory-if we possess enough Of the
Christmas spirit to inaugurate a
new order of justice and freedom
and brotherliness and obedience to
the expressed will of the Living God
whose character as Father was best
expressed in the first Christmas.
THE Sunday school lesson for
December 20 Is "The Birth of
Jesus."-Luke 2:1-20.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Atonement Lutheran

The subject of the sermon at IL
an. by the pastor is I'VE Sing at
Christmas"
The primary and beginners Christ
mas service will be held in the
parish hall at 8 pm. Parents are
requested to come with the children.
The white Christmas service at
. pm. The nativity scene Will be
enacted In costume.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Eastern Presbyterian

1.-The Greatest Story Ever Told
will be the Rev. william Nesbit Vim
cents Christmas message at II am
tomorrow. There will be special
music by the choir.
The white gift service will be at 6
pm. and is planned for the whole
family. A film, THE Birth of a
Savior" will be shown. The young
people will participate in this serv-
Zee and the girls choir will sing.
The Christmas eve communion
service will be at 10 pm. on Thurs
day. There will be organ music,
and the senior choir and the girls
chorus will sing. New members will
be received.
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Fifth Buptist

DR.. John E. Briggs will preach at
II am. on IF Jesus Had Not Been
Born" The Rev. j. Herrick Hall
will preach Sunday night on They
worshipped Him" White Christ
mas service Sunday night, Brine
gifts to help fill the Christmas bas-
kets for the needy. There will be
special Christmas music.
On Wednesday Christmas peg-
cant will be held at 7:30 p.ms to
be followed by Christmas fellow
ship at $3.50 pm, to which the
public Is invited.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Missionary to Borneo
Will Speak Tonight

The speaker at the Christian youth
and servicemen's radio rally tonight
will be Robert williams, a missionary
to Borneo and one Of the last to
escape before the Jap invasion.
He will speak at the Almas Temple,
1915 K street NV, in connection
with the sixth rally on Saturday
nights to be held under the direction
Of Glenn Wagner.
Free suppers are served to the
servicemen each Saturday at $50
pm.
Jack Wyrtzen OF New. York City
will speak at young peoples meet
ing tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Luther Rice Church
Plans White Christmas

Luther Rice Memorial Baptist
Church will initiate its Christmas
program tomorrow with white
Christmas" in the Sunday school.
At II am. the Rev. Mike Elliott
will speak on "A Star at Midnight" ]"
The pastor will speak at 8 pm. on
"The Second Advent"
The annual Christmas party will
be held Monday evening, featuring
Santa Claus.
A watch night service will be held
December 81 beginning at 10 pm.
A social and movies will be featured
The New Year will be ushered in
with a conservation service led by
the Rev. Mr.. Elliott.
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Georgetown Lutheran

THE Morning Star" will be the
subject Sunday at II am. by the
Rev. Harold E. Beatty. There will
be the service of infant baptism.
This church will cooperate in a
community Christmas sing in the
Gordon Junior High School Wednes-
day at pm.
Christmas eve service Thursday
II pm. The Christmas program by
the Sunday school, directed by
Joseph C. WINNER, will be given
Christmas Day at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Bethel Tabernacle

The Rev. Harry v. Schaeffer will
speak at II am on THE Christ Of
Christmas" At 7:30 pm. the radio
choir will render a Christmas can
tata.
On Tuesday at 7:30 pm. the
Back Home Hour, presented by the
young people, will be heard over
station WINK direct from the tab
ernacle. The young peoples service
follows the broadcast. On Wednes-
day at 8 pm. the Christmas pro-
gram will be presented by the Sum-
day school, and the junior choir
will sing. On Thursday, l to pm,
fasting and prayer, followed with
Bible study.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Sherwood Presbyterion

The children will present a
pageant, THE Christmas Story" to-
morrow, at pm. The white gifts
will be presented for the Christmas
baskets. AS in other years, Sher-
wood Is taking over an entire alley
In the city, bringing some OF the
spirit of Christmas to some less for
tunate families dwelling there.
Members and friends are invited.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
A Lesson for the Week
Christmas and War Linked
By Present Conflicts Aims
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

1t took find the
Christmas story Like other
Of celestial beings the shepherds
angelic manifestation
heavenly
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Trinidad (COlOred) ,

At 1l:30 am. the Rev. Spencer D.
Franklin will preach on THE Great
est Surprise and the Greatest Bless
ing for all People At pm. the
Rev. r. E. Cabbell will preach.
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A. C. Frederick to Speak.

At the West Washington Park
Free Church Alma c. Frederick will
preach at II am. on Christ, the
Child of Hope" and at 7:45 pm. on
"The Seven Wonders of the Gospel" !"
There will be a prayer meeting
Wednesday at 7:45 pm. A Christ
mas program will be given Monday
at 7:45 pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Second (Colored) .

DR.. j. l.. Hslloman will preach at
II am. on THE Divine Timetable" :"
In the evening he will deliver the
annual sermon for the Grand Chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star. The
members of the Grand Chapter will
be special guests.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Rehoboth (Colored)

christmas in World at War;
Is the topic of the Rev Mr.. johnson
tomorrow morning. Christmas music
will be rendered by the choir. In
the afternoon the pastor viii deliver
an anniversary message ct the
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Lutheran
Mount Olivet (coJored)

MOUNT OuVet tCOlOTe01.
Concluding his series of Advent
sermons, the Rev. William Schiebel
will speak on "A Humble Hear"
at IL am.
At 6 pm. Christmas carols will be
featured throughout the service
with appropriate readings of his
torical settings Of these hymns Of
the church.
At 8 am. the pastor will conduct
a service for sailors in the Annapolis
USO. He will be assisted by Miss
Lenchen Coleman, soloist.
On Christmas eve at 7 o'clock a
service will be held In which the
Sunday school children will present
the Christmas story in recitation
and song. Distribution of gifts will
be made after the service. Carol
ing at II pm.
The Christmas Day service will be
held at 10:30 am. The choir will
sing Christmas music and Miss
Lenchen Coleman will sing a solo.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

who first cho-
rused.
GLORY to God
in the highest.
And on earth
peace, good will
toward men,"
With this dra-
matte trut h
comes the reas-
s u r a n c e, S O
Sorely needed
today, that God
has His armies,
an irresistible
company, I o +
the service of
WI L>1- sill
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Pilgrim (COIored). =.

Regeneration, the Work Of the
Holy Spirit" will be the subject of
the Rev. John S. Miller Sunday at
II am. The senior choir will sing.
At $50 pm. the Mount Bethel
Baptist Church will join with the
Pilgrim Baptist Church in a union
communion service. DR.. K. w. Roy
will preach and new members will
be received.
The Associated Chorus will sponsor
the program at pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Emory.

The Rev. E. c. Beery will preach
at II am. on THE Dawn of Hope"
There will be a service of carols at
8 pm.
The subject on Christmas Day at
Tam. will be THE Christmas Pres
ent Of the Ages" There will be
open house at $3.50 pm.
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Galbraith A. M. f. 4.

At 10:45 am, sermon by the Rev.
James l.. White on Christmas in q
War-Torn World" The senior choir
will sing. At 7:45 pm. the combined
choir will have a candlelight service.
The pastor will preach.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Ebenezer (Coloretl)

At II am, sermon by the Rev. j.
H. Peters on THE Prince of Peace"
Music by the Crusader Choir: 4:30
pm, Union Christmas candlelight
services at Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church; pm, worship.
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Berean tCOlOred).

The Rev. L. c. Collins will be the
guest minister at II am. Sunday.
His subject will be THE Prince Of
Peace" Special musical numbers
by the choir.
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Immaculate Conception

The Rev. John K. Cartwright viii
celebrate the 12:l5 O'Clock mass to-
morrow. The Rev. Joseph p. Bradley
will preach on THE Christians 3,
Higher Law" Music will be by this
Choristers.
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Aldersgate,

At II am. the Rev. F. l.. Morrison
will preach the Christmas sermon
At 8 pm. there will be a Christmas
play, the choir cooperating.
Evening star., 1942-12-19

service will be In the form of a
Christmas program given by the
church. school. 1t will be a white
gifts" service entitled I'VE Have
Seen His Star" at 5 pm. with
Christmas carols sung by a mixed
chorus to be followed by the play
under the direction of Mrs. Marion
Loomis.
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East Washington Heights.

Did Jesus Come Too Soon?" will
be the theme of the Rev. Glenn B.
Faucet at IL am. The brotherhood
will sponsor an alley carol service
at Twelfth and Thirteenth, G and I
streets Sc. at pm. Journey to
Jerusalem" sound picture dealing
with the youth of Jesus will be
shown 7:30 pm. The Christmas
story in dramatization, pictures,
scripture and song will be presented
Wednesday with the help of the
Girl Scouts.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Mckinley Memorial lCoIcrefll

DR.. S. Geriah Lamkin will preach
at IL anon God is Our Refuge and
Strength, a Very Present Help in
Trouble" Holy communion at pm
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Christion
Fifteenth Street.

Futo6ntn SLfeet.
Special Christmas services at II
am. Sermon by the Rev. Leslie l..
Bowers, ST.. on THE Star Keeps
Shining" Christmas music by the
senior and Junior choirs.
Presentations of Christmas pag-
cant, THE Newborn King" today
at 8:l5 pm. and Sunday at Sis and
8:15 pm. under the direction of
Mrs. Harold Snyder. This will mark
the 10th year Of the presentation OF
this pageant, which is one Of the
largest and successful Christmas
productions In the city.
Third.
Lords supper at IL am. with mes
sage by the minister on Unto Us a
Child Is Born" At 7:45 pm. a
pageant, Gifts for the King" with
special Christmas music by the
adult and youth choirs.
On Wednesday night the men,
bers Of the Bible school will meet
for their Christmas party.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Lincoln (CoIored) .


Christmas exercises will be cele-
brated Sunday morning. DR.. Robert
w. Brooks will speak on "Over-
crowded Lives" The vested chorus
choir, with Miss Otis Holley as So
loist, will render special Christmas
carols.
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
at 10:15 am. DR.. John Lowell, jr.,
professor of English, Howard Uni
versity, will continue his discussion
of the general theme This Business
of Living Together"
A special Christmas service viii be
presented at pm. Miss Mary Bur-
rill, teacher Of speech and ddamatics
ot Dunbar High School, will read
The Other Wise Man." by Henry
Van Dyke. She will be assisted by
the choir, with Miss Otis Holley as
soloist, with Christmas music.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
A Lesson for the Week
Activities Of Interest to
Local Organizations
BY PAGE NICK. ETCHIsON,

Dr. Charles Campbell charter member OF the
Class Association will give radio talk the Christmas
WINK o'clock tonight
Representative Johnson Democrat Oklahoma gues
teacher tomorrow morning the Harrison Bible Glass
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New Bethel lColoredl

The Rev. c. David Foster will de-
liver a Christmas message at the
morning worship. Music by the
senior choir. The pastor will preach
at the evening worship.
On Christmas eve at l1.4S pm
the junior choir and gospel choru.
will sponsor . carol sing.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
GOrsuch,

DR.. Lewis S. Rudasill will preach
at IL am. on Jesus Only" and at
8 pm. on Salvation for Every One"
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Unity (C0lored).

Sermon at l1;30 am. by the pas
tor on THE Unpleasant Side OF
Christian Service" At 8 pm. spe-
ciaI services will be held with the
pastor in charge. On Friday at $3.50
pm. special services.
Evening star., 1942-12-19
Plymouth (Colored) .

At the morning service special
Christmas music will be rendered
by the vested choir. The Youth
Circle Christmas vesper service will
be held at pm. At $50 am.
Christmas Day holy communion will
be celebrated.
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Dumbarton Avenue.

At II am. the Rev. Lloyd G..
Davis will have as his subject Be
hold Your King" pm. carol serv-
ice by the choir. The Rev. Mr..
Davis will talk on THE First
Christmas Carol"
Evening star., 1942-12-19
BrOadburn Memorial,

The Rev. j. S. Glascoe will speak
at 8 pm. on Near to the Heart of
God.' The choir will render a spe-
cial selection.