Evening star., 1949-03-20
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To Join Appeal
For Aid Abroad
Offerings for Relief
To Be Made Across
Nation Next Sunday
By Cospor Names

Nation Next Sunday :
By Cospor Names
Washington churches of every
denomination will join with $4,000
other churches of the Nation next
Sunday in taking up a simulta-
neous offering for world relief.
The offering, which will strive
to raise $10,000,000 next Sunday as
it's national goal, will follow prec-
radio broadcast to
be heard from 10 to II pm. next
Saturday over the nationwide net
works of the Columbia Broadcast,
ing System, American Broadcast
ing Co. and the Mutual Broadcast
ing System.
The script for the broadcast.
written by Playwright Robert E.
Sherwood, will dramatize the
plight of the war-stricken people
in Europe and Asia. 1t will en-
phasize their need for food, med
icine and clothing and for rebuild
ing their spiritual life.
Stars to Participate.
Ingrid Bergman, Spencer Tracy
and Madeleine Carroll are among
the screen and radio stars who will
take part in the program.
At the II Am. and other worship
services next Sunday, identical
blue offering envelopes will be dis
tributed to congregations. Each
denomination will forward its Of
ferings to it's own headquarters.
where the funds for world relief
will be used either through Church
World Service or other channels.
The program was indorsed for
the District by the Washington
Ministerial Union. The Rev. Mil
ton B. Crist, pastor Of the
Potomac Heights Community
Church, has been named chair
man for the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches Interdenomlna-
tional Committee.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington, has asked
all Episcopal churches in the dio-
cese to use the following special
prayer next Sunday:
almighty Father, who dost call
us to do good to all men, and
especially to them that are OF
the household of faith, move us
and all Christian people Of this
land to give generously for the
relief of our stricken brethren in
other lands.
Special Sermons Planned.
"Open our eyes, we beseech
Thee, to the pitiful brokenness
of Thine earthwide family, our
ears to the unspoken cries of Thy
children. Save us from the sin
of futile sorrow (which only sees
but does not act, and stir up Our
wills to practice that brotherhood
by which alone the Kingdom Of
thy Christ can be wrought upon
the earth"
Episcopal, Baptist. Methodist
and Presbyterian pastors of Ken
sington. Md. announced they will
preach special sermons next Sun
day on the drive as we'll as use
the blue envelopes for the Offer
ing.
Presbyterian churches of the
Washington area are urging their
congregations each week during
Lent to serve one meal on Euro
pean basis and to donate the
amount of money saved to the
World Relief Fund.
At the National Presbyterian
Church and the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church miniature
barrels have been distributed to
the members to deposit their Of
ferings. At National Church the
collection will not be taken up
until Holy Thursday.
Film to Be Shown.
Lutheran churches are partici-
pating in the program by desig-
mating next Sunday as the offering
date for the 1949 Lutheran World
Action fund appeal for $4,000, 900.
A moving picture, Answer to
Ann" dealing with displaced per-
sons will be shown at the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation before
the evening service next Sunday.
Baptist churches are also par
ticipating in the world relief drive.
At the First Baptist Church, the
Rev. DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden.
pastor Of the church, said the
communion offering April 3 will
be set aside for program.
Catholic churches are cooper
ating with the campaign by desig-
mating next Sunday as the day
for special overseas relief collec-
tions in connection with the 1949
Bishops Fund for Victims Of
War" drive.
| jewish congregations WILL &C
knowledge the salute given to them
during the lone Great Hour"
broadcast by donations which will
go to the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee for work
among displaced persons and ref
ugees. Rabbi Norman Gerstenfelt.
spiritual leader of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation. will call at
tention to the, world relief broad
cast Saturday in his radio talk
Thursday night.
Mission Will Start Today !.
|Af Alexandra Church
A two-week mission will start