Evening star., 1942-03-19

Dr.. Joseph R. Sizoo
Scheduled for Two
Sermons Here Today
Lenten services in Washington
churches today and tonight listed
speakers discussing aspects of the
ever-old, ever-new story Of Christ
sacrificing His life to save humanity
The Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pas
tor of the Collegiate Church Of St.
Nicholas. New York, and formerly
pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church here. was to
continue noon services at the Church
Of the Epiphany. and will be guest
speaker at evening lenten services
at Foundry Methodist Church.
The Rev. DR.. Horace Lukens was
to speak at the Penn Theater at
noon.
A lenten devotional service will be
held at 8 pm. at Trinity Methodist
Church, with the Rev. DR.. Harold
Shape. superintendent of Goodwill
Industries, as speaker.
Fellowship Supper.
The third lenten fellowship sup
perSneeting will be held at Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
The Rev. Samuel E. Rose. pastor
of Waugh Methodist, will speak at 8
pm. services.
Chevy Chase community services
will be addressed by the Rev. DR..
Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor of the
Lutheran Church OF the Reforma-
ton, at 8 pm. at Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church. His subject will
be THE Mystery of the Cross"
The Rev. Edward E. Goetz, pastor
Of Zion Lutheran Church, will con-
tinue his evening sermon studies on
the Book Of Hosea under the theme
THE Love Of God"
A union lenten community service
will be held at the North Washing
ton Baptist Church, Stansbury Tenn
pie, with the Rev. Musser D. White
of the Lutheran Church of the In
carnation speaking on "Today's For
giveness."
Services will be held at Rhode Is
land Avenue Methodist Church at 8
pm. The Rev. DR.. E. A. Sexsmith Is
pastor.
Other Services Tonight.
Lenten prayer services will be held
at 8 pm. at Eastern Presbyterian
Church.
God Calling Yet" will be the sub
ject of the Rev. DR.. Charles B.
Foelsch, pastor at Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, at pm. services.
The Rev. DR.. Earle Cummings,
district superintendent Of the Eas-
ton district, Maryland, will be guest
speaker at evening lenten services
at Calvary Methodist Church. I,
= The fifth session Of the Lenten
Institute will be held, with the Rev.
Edward G. Latch Of Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Church, speak
ing at pm. Following a fellow
ship supper at 6:l5 O'Clock, the Rev.
Wilbur Wilson of Mount Vernon
Place Church, will discuss THE
Family and Leisure Time; DR..
Schilling will lead a discussion on
What Shall We Believe-About
Suffering?" and Miss Margaret
Thomas, director of Christian edu-
cation of Woodside Church, will in
struct a group of boys and girls in
Choosing Life Ideals"
Whatever else the war may or
may not mean to us. we are now
discovering what really happens to
the world when 1t separates itself
from God and disavows moral uni
verse;" DR.. Sizoo said yesterday at
Epiphany.
Evaluation Of Wrong.
"One of the most ominous and
APPALLING symptoms, he continued,
"of the last 40 years has been the
low evaluation of wrong. We have
turned to religion for advice on
everything except how to get rid OF
sin.
1.-The patron saint Of our genera
tion has been the Pharisee who
thought himself incapable Of i'm
provement because he was good
enough" DR.. Sizoo said.
I'VE thought nobody could touch
us and nothing dangerous could
reach us-then came Pearl Harbor
and we suddenly discovered that we
are not invincible or indestructible.
"One of the most damning and
subtle sins of our time has been
self-suff1ciency, which leads newt
ably to callousness and complacency
and then in the end brings life to
frustration," DR.. Sizoo said.
Using as his topic "Vicarious Sac
rifice," the Rev. Gerhard E. LensH
pastor of the Grace Lutheran
Church, said last night "Christ's sac.
rifice was vicarious in that 1t was
utterly unselfish. 1t was something
done for humanity's sake" without
thought of pay or praise.
Services Tomorrow.
Other lenten services tomorrow
include:
DR.. j. r. Rogers will be noon
speaker at the Penn Theater.
DR.. Blackwelder will hold noon
services at the Lutheran Church Of
the Reformation.
The Washington Missionary Union
lenten prayer service will be held at
/ 80 pm. at Zion Lutheran Church,
with st. Mark's-Incarnation Luth-
eran Church assisting. The Rev. Mr..
yIyI,i{a will epAok