Evening star., 1944-03-29
|0BCA Reports Gifts
|0f S1,115 10 Purchase
Services Testaments

A total Of 81 ,115 has been contrib
uted for the purchase of New Testa-
lments for service men and women
since October /, 1943, DR.. Page NICK.
Etchison, president OF the Organ
lied Bible Glass Association, an
nounced to more than $50 members
and guests of the OBCA at its 18th
annual banquet last snight at the
Petworth Methodist Church, Grant
Circle and New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV.
DR.. Etchison first announced that
$999 SO had been received. He then
revised his figure to $1,000 when
MRS. w. E. Mooney, teacher Of the
Mooney-Philathea Bible Class Of the
Fifth Baptist Church, brought 81
cents to the speakers table. Near
the close Of the dinner DR.. Etchison
said he received the money and ad-
vice from several Bible classes pres
ent which brought the total to
|$l,115. This will purchase approxi-
mately $500 New Testaments, he
ESTIMATED. The end of the annual
drive for the purchase OF Bibles for
servicemen comes on September 80,
1914, he said.
DR.. George G. Dilworth, district
secretary of the Atlantic Area of the
American Bible Society, told the
meeting I'VE can all leave some i'm
press on the concrete Of the age if
we do a little more than is required
OF us. One way this can be done is
through the Sunday school Bible
classes"
OBCA Officers Honored.
A booklet, "A Meditation on the
Lords Prayer" was presented to
OBCA officers by George E. Harris,
executive vice president of the as
ISOLATION. He also gave Mrs. Lucille
s. Etchison, wife Of the president.
bouquet of roses as an expression
of the esteem the association had
for her and DR.. Etchison.
Among the guests at the dinner
was Mrs. Elizabeth Granny" Page,
the Oldest Bible teacher present
Mrs. Page has been conducting the
Golden Page Glass" at the Ana
costa Methodist Church for more
than so years.
The invocation was given by DR..
Clifton P. Clark, president Of the
District Sunday School Association,
and the benediction was said by DR..
Frank Steelman, pastor Of the Pet
worth Methodist Church. William
r. Schmucker, treasurer of the
OBCA, led the group singing. DR..
William L. Darby, president of the
Washington City Bible Society,
brought greetings from his group.
Howard M. Stackhouse, vice presi-
dent of the OBCA, announced that
the third annual Easter sunrise
service of the association would be
held on the Heights OF Fort Lincoln
at $40 am. April 9.
DR.. Sweet breaches.
One Of the most difficult problems
Of the future concerns the religion
of Japan, the Very Rev. DR.. Sidney
E. Sweet, dean of Christ Church
Cathedral of st. Louis, yesterday
told monday lenten worshipers at
the Church Of the Epiphany, 1917 G
street NV. I'VE profess to believe
In freedom of religion but what
shall we say to a nation whose
| religious beliefs lead on to war in
tour world" he added.
4 Using another Of Christ's sayings
a8 his text, DR.. Sweet declared
\ t"Wheresoever you may be you are
not without God, even though you
may be alone. Raise the stone and
sfyou shall find him there" meant
not only that God is always with us
but is also an attack on the nation
alistic and tribal concepts Of Him
I'VE are fighting now against great
nations because they have thought
Of God in nationalistic terms" he
said.
The saying is also a wonderful mes
sage Of hope to the many lonely peo.
pie in the world, DR.. Sweet continued.
"The idea that God Is always pres
ent and that one is not alone is ex-
tremely important, for we are made
for friends and must ever have one
near. In moments of loneliness,
God then becomes our ever present
friend" he concluded.