Evening star., 1942-11-09
Washington Churches
Dedicate Services
To Fighting Men
.Armistiee Sunday Sermons
Pay Tribute to U. S.
Armed Forces

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Armed Forces
Solemn devotion and prayers for
American fighting men of this and
the last war dominated religious
observances for throngs of wor-
shippers who attended Armistice
Sunday services in the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
Several churches also marked an
niversaries, and programs were
highlighted by the dedication of
service flags.
A large gathering attended the
sixth annual District Organized
Bible Glass Association services at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Page NICK. Etchison laid a wreath
for the Worlds Sunday School As
sociation, while wreaths were also
laid for the National Federation of
Mems Bible Glasses by John ].
Brown and for the District of
Columbia Organized Bible Glass As
sociation by George E. Harris.
Colors were presented by class
representatives. Elton H. Brown of
Mount Rainier Christian Church.
vice president of the association,
presided, and the Rev. c. H. Frick,
chaplain, of the United States Army,
retired, and pastor of Mount Rainier
Christian Church, gave the invoca-
ton. 49,.
Golden Jubilee Marked.
Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 1718 Minnesota avenue Sc,
climaxed its golden jubilee celebra-
ton. Three OF the churchs charter
members, Miss Jane Davidson, Mrs.
Carrie Goldensmith and Mrs. A..
B. Garden, attended the jubilee. The
Rev. Phillip Goertz, pastor, delivered
a special anniversary message.
Fortieth anniversary of its found
Ing was observed by Calvary Meth
odist Church, 1885 Columbia road
NV. Bishop Adna Wright Leonard,
Methodist resident prelate, spoke at
the morning service and John r,
Edwards, superintendent of West
washington Methodist district,
preached last night. The Rev. Orris
G. Robinson, pastor, presided.
The Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church began the observance OF its
10th birthday and the 18th ami
versary of DR.. c. T. Murray's pas
torate Continuing its anniversary
through November Is, the church
will hear the Rev. R. D. Grimes,
pastor of Salem Baptist Church,
today; the Rev. Robert Anderson of
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, to-
morrow; the Rev. B. H. Whiting OF
Friendship Baptist Church, Wednes-
day; the Rev. r. w. Roy of Bethel
Baptist Church, Thursday, and the
Rev. w. H. Jernigan of Mount Car
mel Baptist Church. Services will
begin at pm.
The Rev. M. Chandler Stith, pas
tor of the Brookland Baptist Church,
Sixteenth and Monroe streets NE,
was honored upon. his, fifth year
as pastor. Albright Memorial Evan
gelical Church marked the 18th an
niversary of the dedication of its
first building.
Brigadier General Speaks.
A move toward the goal of 10000
Testaments for servicemen this fall
and winter was made by Washing
tons Bible classmen, who were re-
ported to have contributed gen.
erously toward the mark set by the
Washington City Bible Society.
Cautioning that "our Nation is
only as strong as its weakest part,
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
istrator of veterans affairs, appealed
for the unity that he said is essen
tial to winning the war and the
peace that follows. His Armistice
Sunday message was delivered at
st. Thomas Episcopal Church. DR.
Howard S. Wilkinson, rector of the
church, introduced the speaker.
DR.. Howard Stone Anderson, pas
tor of the First Congregational
Church, maintained that Ten Men
Can Save City" in his morning
sermon. He pointed out that a
handful OF key men, If they are
righteous, could lead their fellow
men to see true religious concepts
In action.
Flags Are Presented.
Representatives of the Canadian
Legation presented Albright Evan
gelical Church with Canadian flag
on behalf of the Evangelical church
In Canada. Earlier. the Washington
church had presented an American
flag to the Zion church of Kitch-
ener, Ontario. The Rev. George E
Schnabel was the principal speaker
A stirring imaginary conversation
with the Unknown Soldier at Ar.
lington constituted the armistict
Sunday message of DR.. Albert j
Mccartney at Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church.
Churches dedicating service flags
included Congress Street Methods,
Church, 1896 Thirty-First street
NV: Concordia Evangelical Lu'
theran Church. Twentieth and c
streets NV; Atonement Lutheran
CIluTCll, IVllUCC lSldllu dSCAlAC diaN
North Capitol street; metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets
NE, and Albright Memoria
Church.
Comdr. Ralph Hickox, of the
Truxton, which was lost at sea
February 18, 1912. was honored witt
a gold star among the Ill star!
in the service flag unveiled at Met
ropolitan Baptist Church.
In keeping with the worldwide
day of prayer, Washington will hole
all-day services on Armistice Day
The annual memorial service viii
be held at 3:15 pm. Wednesday a
the tomb of Woodrow Wilson II
the Bethlehem Chapel of the Ca
thedral.
Woman Ren0rted missinu