Evening star., 1942-10-05
Two Churches Mark
Anniversaries With
Special Services
Temple Baptist Celebrates
Centennial ond Keller
Observes Fiftieth Year


Observes Fiftieth Year
Celebration Of the Tooth anniver-
sary Of Temple Baptist Church, the
50th anniversary Of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church and dedication OF
carlton at Foundry Methodist
Church featured an active Sunday
yesterday In Washington churches.
Protestant congregations through
out the city observed underworld
communion day.
At Temple Baptist Church father
and son, DR.. T. L. Holcomb Of Nash
vile, Tenn, and the Rev. j. Luther
Holconb, pastor Of the church, con-
Quoted services, at which message
from President Roosevelt was read.
my hearty greetings to you and
to the members Of your congrega-
tion," the President wrote. The
Temple Baptist Church attains the
centennial Of its founding IN . time
of grave crisis In national and world
affairs, when spiritual values are
being tested in the crucible Of fire.
Srour country and indeed the
world never had greater need Of
the strength which Is to be found
in guidance from on high. This is
q time when all OF us should renew
our faith in the everlasting realities
OF religion-in those eternal truths
which shall find support and COM
fort for all our needs"
Many other congratulatory tele-
grams were read. d
Members Of Congress Attend.
Among members Of Congress at
the centennial were Senator Lee OF
Oklahoma, Representatives NC
Gehee of Mississippi, Bryson OF
South Carolina, Wilmington OF Mis-
sissippi, Priest Of Tennessee and
Cartwright Of Oklahoma. Former
Representative Clyde L. Garrett OF
Texas also was in the congregation.
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
which has had only four pastors in
Its history, celebrated its semi
centennial with three Of these pas
tors participating. DR.. Samuel T.
Nicholas OF Upper Darby, Pa, who
was pastor from 1918 to 1877, spoke
at the morning service; DR.. Charles
P. Wiles Of Philadelphia, pastor from
1908 to 1918, spoke at the evening
service, and DR.. j. Harold Mumper,
present pastor, participated In both
services. .,t
Dedication of the carlton at
Foundry Methodist Church was
climaxed by an outdoor service in
the evening. A throng Of wor-
shippers from Foundry and several
neighboring churches overflowed
the sidewalks into Sixteenth street,
to participate in re-enactment OF
the finale of the motion picture
zone Foot in Heaven"
The new chimes rang out "The
Church's One Foundation" Glen
Carow was at the console and JUS
tin Lawrie, Foundry music director,
led the group in singing.
Chimes Are Presented.
Formal presentation of the chimes
was made at the morning service
by Lewis Breuninger. on behalf Of
his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis E. Breuninger, who had
been prominent in the church. The
bells were accepted by Harry o.
Hire for the board Of trustees. DR..
Frederick Brown Harris, pastor,
emphasized in his morning sermon
the spiritual significance Of sdedi-
eating the bells on World Com
munion Sunday.
Children of Mr.. and Mrs. Breunin-
ger attending the services were
Henry Breuninger, Mrs. Ruth B.
Sickle of Washington, Mrs. Robin M
Lukens of Swarthmore, Pa, and
Mrs. Esther L. Janney Of Hollis, Va.
Assisting DR.. Harris in the services
were the Rev. James H. Phillips,
associate minister; Bishop Herbert
WEIGH Of New York; DR.. James
Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the
House. and the Rev. Samuel Irwin.
Stress Meaning Of Day.
Significance of World Communion
Sunday was stressed in many
churches. particularly at the WASH
ington Cathedral, where Canon Mis-
sioner Charles w. F. Smith spoke to
one of the largest church gatherings
of the day.
Calling for humanity to emphasize
the mercies of God in the present
crisis, Canon Smith declared: Let
us beware Of interpreting the whole
OF life by the exigencies OF the pres
ent emergency"
At First Presbyterian
Church, Dr.. Albert Joseph McCart-
ney. pastor, who has just returned
from active duty with the Navy as a
chaplain, said the observance should
''lift the horizon Of our religious
thinking and proclaim the vastness
Of the Divine orbit and the tremen-
dous planetary of Gods Providence"
Opens Revival Campaign.
At Full Gospel Tabernacle, 915
Massachusetts, avenue NV, Ray
nond T. Richey, evangelist. Of Hous-
ton, Tex, yesterday launched a two
weeks revival campaign, commend
Ing President Roosevelt for calling a
day OF countrywide prayer.
The Boothby- -Mansell evanRelistic
group, which held a largely attended
meeting last night in Constitution
Hall, will continue its series tomor-
row night at Memorial Continental
Hall, where Evangelist Robert L.
Boothby will speak on What Were
the Keys God Gave to Peter Which
Would Bind and Unloose Souls for
Heaven?"
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pounds and caught on the coast of
Florida In 1912 is said to be the