Evening star., 1945-12-29

will be open house at pm. for
young people and service men and
women.
At the Church of the Epiphany
the choir will repeat much of the
Christmas music that was sung
Christmas eve at both the II am.
and 8 pm. services tomorrow. DR..
Charles w. Sheerin will preach at
IL am. on THE Aftermath of
Christmas" At 8 pm. there will be
a service of special carols with in
depreciation Of their meaning by
the rector.
The Christian Science lesson ser
mon tomorrow is Christian
Science" Services are held at II
am. and repeated at pm, except
Third Church, at pm, and Fifth
Church and Society, no evening serv-
ice.
Finnish Service.
The New Year sermon of the
Rev. L. Ralph Tabor at Luther Place
Memorial Church at II am. tomor-
row will be 1.-The Wonder of God"
A service in the Finnish language
will be held at 3 pm. with the
Rev. Leslie G. Lurvey of Spencer,
N. Y, as the preacher. At 7:30 pm.
Mrs. Marian Tate will show slides
of the persons associated with the
events of Christ's nativity. The
Rev. Paul E. Monroe, jr., assistant
pastor, will be in charge Of this
worship service.
Family services will be inaugu-
rated at st. Columba's Episcopal
Church on Sunday and every fifth
Sunday in months in which they
occur. Children are invited to at
tend the II am. morning prayers
with their parents For children too
young to attend the adult services
class will be held in the parish
hall. The Rev. c. Randolph Men
gers is rector.
At Miles Memorial c. NJ E. Church
the Rev. L. w. Jaxson, presiding
elder of the Washington district,
will speak at II am. Music by the
senior choir
Increase of His Government" will
be the subject of DR.. Stephen Gill
Spottswood, minister of the John
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, Sun
day at II m. in the fifth under his
series of Advent-Epiphany sermons.
At pm. chorus choir recital, di-
rected by Edward A. Williams.
Ordination Service.
DR.. Clarence W. Crawford, min
lister of Calvary Baptist Church, will
administer baptism tomorrow morn
ing. The ordination service for
Frank T. Hoadley will be held in
the evening. Mr.. Hoadley, who is a
native of Washington, has just COM
pleted his training at the Andover
Newton Theological Seminary, New.
ton Center, Mass. Those participat-
ing in the ordination service will be
the Rev. Karl Newell of Gathers
burg, Md, call to worship; the Rev.
Earle R. Ramsdell, Boston, Mass,
scripture; DR.. James j. Berkeley,
professor at Andover Newton, SER
mon: the Rev. E. O. Clark, Chevy,
Chase, charge to minister; the Rev.
DR.. Edward G. Latch, Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Church, the
charge to the people; DR.. William S.
Abernethy, minister emeritus, CAL
vary Baptist Church, the right hand
of fellowship; DR.. Clarence W. Gran
ford, ordination prayer; Frank T.
Hoadley, benediction,
The annual watch-night service
will be held from 9 to midnight with
a period of fellowship and entertain
ment preceding the communion and
worship service. The Carr Circle
will postpone its meeting to Janu-
ary 8.
The Petworth Baptist Church will
observe its annual student night to-
morrow when students, home for the
holidays, will participate. The ordi-
ance of Baptism will be administer
ed. The Rev. James P. Rodgers will
preach at II am. on "Unpossessed
Possessions.
The River Road United Presby-
terrain Church is having New Year
eve congregational fellowship and
Watch-night service from $50
o'clock to midnight. Fun and fell
lowship with a full feature sound
motion picture, The Courageous
Mr.. Penn"
DIR. Zigler to Speak.
DR.. M. R. zigler, member of the
Board of Directors, United Protes-
tant Relief Committee, will be guest
preacher at IL am. tomorrow at