Evening star., 1942-09-07
District Bible Glasses
Plan Program Today
|For War Period
Dr.. HoroId TribbIe Speak:
Twice at Sessions
| At Westminster, Nd.
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD
Star Staff Correspondent.

WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. T.
The 21st conference of the Organ
lied Bible Glass Association of the
District of Columbia entered final
sessions at Western Maryland Col
lege here this morning with dele
gates discussing plans for the Or
ganization's work during the coming
year. ...-
The 352 delegates were divided
into small groups. Discussions GEN.
tered on the work of the associa-
ton in wartime.
Association leaders said the Or
ganization undoubtedly would di-
rect its years efforts toward aiding
the work of Sunday schools in a
time of stress. Aids for the men in
the armed forces will form a major
part of the associations activities.
The associations chief project for
the year will be to furnish head
quarters room in the YMCA annex
building now under construction at
Eighteenth and G. streets NV, in
Washington.
DIR. TribbIe to Speak.
The closing session of the con-
ference is to be held at o'clock
this afternoon, when DR.. Harold w.
Tribble, professor of theology at
Union Baptist Theological Seminary,
Louisville, KY, will deliver the final
address of a series on the general
theme, Christ and Crisis" DR..
Tribble's subject will be Christ and
Religion"
In two addresses delivered in the
colleges alumni hall yesterday on
Christ and Revelation" and on
Christ and Redemption" DR.. Trib-
BILE expanded the general theme OF
the conference.
Addressing delegates at the morn
ing worship service, he said the way
out of the crisis has been revealed
to men. The solution, he asserted,
is to follow Jesus.
The world is f1oundering in dark
ness which has crowded out of
mems lives the light of God, DR..
Tribble declared.
"An outstanding fact of history"
he continued, sis that light Of rev.
elation has come to men in all
periods of crisis. In our world
crisis today God has shown us the
way out. 1t is the light Of teachings
of Christ"
Power to Achieve Better Life.
Speaking last night, DR.. Tribble
said Christ not only reveals the
way out of the crisis, but creates in
us the power to overcome evil and
achieve a better way of life.
Christ came into the world" he
said, 'to establish way of life to
take the place of hatred, brutality
and war. When all men accept him,
then Christ's way will dominate the
world"
DR.. Tribble described the SYM
bolic picture of Christ, the lamb,
on the throne as a poetic prophesy
that redeeming love in all will con-
quer all evil.
At a Bible class hour yesterday
morning, DR.. Charles E. Resser of
GllC OullGilSOlAdll lllopitatioii, oAo-
cussed from the point of view of a
scientist "the alcohol problem past
and present" and advised Bible
classes to approach the problem in
a scientific way.
I'VE have solved many phases of
the problem, but large task still
confronts U.s." he told the class.
Christians first must understand
the causes of alcoholism and then
must make a conscious effort to
reduce the quantity of drinkers
and to rehabilitate the addicts.
Present Cap and Gown.
A note of comedy entered the
otherwise serious consideration of
religious topics yesterday when, at
dinner, Page NICK. Etchison, presi-
dent of the association, was pre-
sented a cap and gown in recogni-
ton of an honorary degree of doctor
of humanity, conferred on him re-
Gently by Salem College. In a
comedy skit prior to the actual
presentation DR.. George E. Harris,
executive secretary of the associa-
ton, and Harold s. King, a member.
gave laughing delegates their ver-