Evening star., 1942-03-17
Noon and Evening
'Lenfen Services Held
In D. c. Churches
More Special Meetings
Set for Tomorrow by
All Denominations

Noon and evening lenten services
were being held today in Washing
ton churches.
DR.. Paul r. Douglass, president
OF American University. spoke ct
the Penn Theater ut noon.
The Rev. Or. n. sisoo, pastor Of
the Collegiate Church of st.
Nicholas, New York City. spoke
again at noon services at the Church
of the Epiphany.
The Very Rev. IsnAtius Smith.
o. r., win speak at Nativity Church
at 8 pm.
The Rt. Rev. Noble Cilly Powell,
Bishop CoAdjutor of the Diocese OF
Maryland, viii be the guest preacher
at 7;4s pm. services at the Church
of Our Savior.
DR.. si.oo Appeals for Faith.
This is the day to deepen faith
and hold more intensely your good
beliefs" the Rev. DR.. Sixoo said yes
terday at noon services at Epiphany.
The Twentieth Century," he con-
tinued. us strangely In parallel with
the First Century. Now we must
recover the gallantry OF Jesus TO
bring our country back to Him.
I'VE have played with democracy
and left 1t floating in the air" DR..
Sizoo continued. Some things are
crumbling because they should
crumble, but the things that are
Gods are abiding-they cannot
crumbie.
mo one can deny great testings
lie In the tomorrows OF our lives" he
said, land we must meet them with
God"
Speaking at noon services at the
Penn Theater yesterday the Rev.
Dr. Grace L. Patch, pa stor OF First
Divine Science Church, outlined four
thoughts in which ito acquire the
truth that shall constitute the open
door to freedom"
Equal Before Deity.
First DR.. Patch said, "there Is
one God, Father of us all. therefore
we are all brothers and no one fss
a right to dominate over others;
second, potential with us all lie the
powers and the qualities OF the
Father. therefore we can create and
so bless the world ourselves; third,
thoughts are the agents of creative
power. therefore by right thinking
We can produce right results; fourth,
each man of US Is bit of God in
human form and Is here to bear wit
ness to the truth. that freedom in
nate in all men can be brought
about as we carry out the divine
will To that degree" Or. Patch
added, we know the truths and use
them. and 10 that degree we shall
be free"
The Rev. DR.. Otto H. Bostrom. Of
New York. spoke at community
services at Grace Lutheran Church
last night. He called existing world
ills "the fruit of pagan philosophy"
False ideals, he said. have corrupted
international relations and also the
church.
Some OF these false ideals" the
Rev. DR.. Bostrom went on, ARE love
of ease, our trust In material wealth
and the undue exsltation oil the
rational process.
Even Church Needs Redemption.
Christ often finds 1t hard to be
at home In the church that bears
his name" DR.. Bostrom continued,
even the church needs to be re-
deemed. We need to push Chris
tianity with the same zeal men wage
q war. We need q strong base from
which to start-Christ and His
cross. we need TO maintain lines Of
supply-the inspiration OF the holy
word; we need air power-hands
uplifted in prayer and the guidance
of the holy spirit. A peaceful world
will only come when we have a
better world, and q better world
will only come when this world is
redeemed"
other lenten services tomorrow
will be as follows:
The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith will
speak again at pm. services at
Nativity.
The Rev. Joseph v. Buckley will
speak at 7:30 at Holy Comforter
Church.
Speaker at Sacred Heart Church
will be the Rev. OHM Carter Smyth,
c. s. p, at 7:30 pm.
Guest speaker at st. Pauls Epsco-
pal Church will be the Rev. John j.