Evening star., 1942-07-20
1000 Attend Service
Honoring Our Lady
OF Mount Carmel
Mass in Traditional lotin
Marks Ceremonies ot
Naval Medical Center


Carmel at the National Shrine O
the Immaculate Conception.
The services began with process
sion around the Catholic Universit,
campus with the statue of tn,
Blessed Mother borne on the should
ers of a Dominican friar, Fran
ciscan, an Augustinian and a Carme
lite student.
Participating in the procession
were students enrolled during the
summer session, nuns reciting tn,
rosary. seminarians and members o
the Carmelite Order wearing white
cloaks over their brown habits, wht
chanted the litanies of Our Lady.
The Rev. John Nutrell celebrated
solemn high mass in the shrine
while the sermon was delivered by
the Rev. John Schultz of the
preachers institute of the university
Mass in Traditional Latin.
Services at the Naval Medica
Center in Bethesda were marked by
the celebration of the mass in ira.
ditional Latin by the Rev Robert J
White. Catholic chaplain of the cen.
ter. while fellow priest explained
It's meaning in English.
AS Father White conducted the
mass, the Rev. John Jepson of the
Sulpician Seminary, Catholic Uni.
versity, described the significance o1
the ritual Father White resigned a.
dean of Catholic Universitys law
school two months ago to assume
his present post.
Two sailors served as acolytes al
the mass. They were Ansel Smith
Of the laboratory technicians' schoo
and c. T. Niegowski of the photo
graphic laboratory at the hospital
High Flight" the poem written
by Sergt. Pilot John Magee. son OF
a Washington clergyman. who was
killed in action recently, served as
the sermon theme of the Rev Ed
ward o. Clark. pastor of the Chevy
Chase Baptist Church.
Meaning Of Experience.
The meaning of the flyers expert
ence. Mr.. Clark said. was vibrant
and true faith in God because it
came out of his experience as he
scared the ethereal blue"
In his sermon introduction. Mr.
Clark said the Rev, John G. Magee,
father of the flyer and assistant
minister of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, was unable to attend the
services. Mr.. Magee sent letter OF
regret, however which Mr.. Clark
read to the congregation.
Services at the Augustana Lutheran
Church yesterday marked the third
anniversary of the occupancy of the
church building at New Hampshire
avenue and v street NV.
The Rev. Arthur o. HELM, pastor,
led dedication rites. for the Chris
tian, American and service flags.
As the names of the church's %
men in the armed forces were read,
relatives or friends of the men
pinned stars on the service flag.
The congregation took over its
present building in 1899 from St.
Andrews Episcopal parish. Previ-
ously, members of the church had
held their services at 24OO Six
teenth street NV.
Outdoor Services Held.
At outdoor services held on the
lawn of the Washington Grove
Md Methodist Church. the Rev
Henry K. Pasma, pastor of the
Rockville Presbyterian Church, who
acted as guest preacher, told the
'worshipers that the church is the
custodian of the truth"
THE church is not an abstrac.
tion," he asserted. I'm Norway, ir
the Netherlands. in Germany: itself
a courageous church continues 1t!
testimony to the truth"
Preaching at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church, the Rev
Paul w. Yinger emphasized tina
every one of us makes footprint!
on the sands of life which som'
one-our children, our friends o.
our associates-must follow"
There are two roads along which
the footprints of strong leaders
take humanity, Mr. Yinger said
One road leads to the betrayal of lif
while the other leads to the abun
dant life, he explained
Rev. w. H. Pinkerton Speaks
Speaking in a similar vein, tn
Rev. William H. Pinkerton interim
pastor of National City Christian
Church, told his congregation tina
there are two modes of life.
One, he said. is motivated by tn
desires of the flesh," while tn
other is determined by the prompt
ings of the spirit.
The vast majority of the peopl
on EARTH" he declared, have beel
living under the domination of tn
flesh, the result being carnality
which has gone to seed and ripene,
into monstrosity like Hitler"
Mr. Pinkerton temporarily has re
placed DR.. Raphael H. Miller. VIII
resigned as pastor of the church las
october. A permanent successor /
DR.. Miller is expected TO be name
shortly.
Services in Lincoln Park.
Several churches held outdoo
services yesterday. Perhaps the larg
est of these was that sponsored b
the Y. M. C. A. and % participatin
churches in Lincoln Park, Thir
teenth and East Capitol streets. TIL
Rev Elmer A. Wilcher, pastor c
the North Carolina Avenue Meth
odist Church, was the gues
preacher.
Citizens of Tacoma Park attende
community services on town prop
ertv located on Columbia avenu
with A. Y. Acher. superintendent c
the Tacoma Park Baptist Sunda
School. presiding.
Members of five Chevy Chas
churches gathered on the lawn c
All Saints Episcopal Church. wit
the Rev Henry Teller Cooke. paste
Of the church, as the principe
speaker,
Not everybody with a dollar
spare can shoot gun straight
hut everybody can shoot straigf
to the bank and buy a War bon,
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