Evening star., 1955-01-29
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New Government people who
have come to Washington with
the opening Of the e4th Congress
are invited to attend services at
Washington area churches to-
morrow.
The move is sponsored by the
Washington Federation Of
Churches as a special means, Of
acquainting the newcomers With |
District churches and church
people.
DR.. Albert r. Shirley, chair |
man Of the federation's Govern |
lnent personnel committee. said
the local churches are anxious |
ITO render q spiritual ministry to |
all those who come here FROM |
various parts Of our country TO |
serve their Nation"
A member Of Congress an
swered the invitation by saying.
I'VE definitely need the churches
and we ought to meet them at
least halfway in their desire to
be helpful to u.s."
As DR.. Frederick e. Reissig. |
executive secretary Of the feder-
@ation. said, "The church DOORS
sare open to all each Sunday but
we particularly urge all of our
newcomers to Washington to
make a special effort to attend
services tomorrow"
4 4 #A
- SO Years at Console.
A.. A retired. Government employe
who has made playing the organ |
q lifelong hobby will celebrate |
his 2lst anniversary as organist |
, at ST. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Rock Creek parish. tomorrow.
-. DR.. Henry Bake Steer, former
forest supervisor of the Interior
Department. began playing the |
instrument when he was IL
years old. This June he will |
observe his 50th anniversary Of |
playing the organ.
The Cornell University grad
uate and American University |
Phi. D. is a composer as well as |
player. During the past 10 years |
he has written the music for all |
the communion services held in |
the Rock Creek church.
3D.
Lutheran Yearbook.
~ Probably the most original
yearbook ever put out by de- |
nomination is the new Angus
tana Lutheran Church 1855 Year |
hook.
The volume has been dedi- |
Gated to the press, with the ap-
ropriate title, Lines o. Type"
The reports are written in |
newspaper style, with Los |
Angeles dateline and with news
paper-type headlines. The sto-
ries are also written in familiar |
+. press vernacular. easy to under !
stand and to read.
The dedication, first Of Its
kind, is Ito all editors and re-
yporters, who serve and witness
for the Lord and His church
:. through the ministry Of the
printed word"
DR.. s. e, Engstrom of Min
. neapolis is editor of the year.
book.
ntaia
10th Anniversary.
Two anniversaries, tied In /
with each other, were observed |
last week at Central Union Mis-
sion, 613 c street NV. One was |
the missions 10th anniversary |
I of its first public service. It was
held January rs, 1885, in a
room of a store at 909 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
The other observance was the
reaching by Maj. William F.
Ramsey, local attorney, of his
Goth birthday on January %.
Maj. Ramsey came to Washing
ton in 1887 to take a Government
job and one of the first things
he did was to attend a Central
i, Union Mission service. Since then
he has been active in the mis-
sion's affairs, and is now serving
as chairman of its board Of di-
rectors.
81 \ ~
81 "TOp Sacred"
i Here's a story q newspaper
man is passing on for what it
:. is worth:
1t seems that an Army chap
lain who was just discharged
from the service was still very
conscious Of having been sta
/. toned at a "hush-husl1" installa-
tion where security was para
mount.
/. A visitor to his office in the
!: church he now serves came in
! when the chaplain was out. The
man idly glanced around the
{ room and saw two filing cases.
Imagine his astonishment when |
| nA aoted the headings on them
| cHURcHEs