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FILM ILLUSTRATES PASWSSERMON Dr. Pierce Will Speak Tomor row Morning on “Mending Beats Tearing.” At the First Congregational Church tomorrow morning Dr. Jason Noble Pierce will preach at 11 o'clock on “Mending Beau Tearing,” and at 8 o’clock on "Strong Men." The evening i aermon will be illustrated by the motion picture "Vincennes.” The church supper Thursday at 6; o'clock will be followed by a prayer i meeting conducted by the minister and at 8 o'clock in the church auditorium he will speak on "Love and Loyalty," which will be illustrated by the photo play, “Two Lovers.” All departments of the Sunday school meet at 9:45 am. Sunday. The Sun day School hour for children up to and including 12 years of age has been ex tended to last during the church hour in order that further opportunity may be had for religious education. The Senior Society or Christian En deavor will have a tea in the Sunday School room at 5:50 p.m. tomorrow, which will be followed by their regu lar meeting at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Mary Stevens will lead the meeting and the topic for discussion will be "Ways of Studying the Bible.” The Young Peo ple’s Society of Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p.m. In the east parlor of the church, when they will hold a debate on the subject "Should We Give the Philippine Islands Their Independ ence?” The Women’s Society of First Church Will meet at 11 o’clock Tuesday and will have as their guest speaker Miss Neva I. Llndgren, who will speak on the subject "Our Southern Highland ers.” PASTORTOCONTINUE SERIES OF SERMONS Jonah: A Sacred Work of Fiction” Is Dr. Pierce's Sabbath Topic. “Jonah: A Sacred Work of Fiction” te the subject upon which Dr. Ulysses O. B. Pierce, minister of All souls’ Church (Unitarian). Sixteenth and Harvard street*, will preach tomorrow at 11 o'clock. This is the second In a aeries of sermons on "Modem Aspects of Religion” which Dr. Pierce will give during February. Dr. Harold N. Fowler, a special con sultant at the Library of Congress, will be the speaker at the book chat at 5:30 O’clock. He will discuss Plutarch's "Morals.” The Fireside Circle for young people will meet, as usual, at 6:30 o’clock, with Woodson P. Houghton as speaker. At the motion picture hour, at 7:30 o'clock, the feature will be "The Awak- Wilng.” The board of trustees will meet Mon day evening. Dr. Christine Adamson Xssenberg of Damascus, Syria, will speak at the regular meeting of the Women's Alliance on Friday. The L'Allegro Club will hold its annual Valentine dance next Friday evening. TO START REVIVAL *■' A two-week revival service will begin tomorrow at Second Baptist Church. Beginning Monday, Dr. A. W. Brown, pastor of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., will be the spe cial preacher. Tomorrow at 11 a.m. the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, will preach on “Love Unfolding Itself in All-Abounding Life.” Communion serv- Ice will be held at 4 p.m. At the evening service the pastor will preach on “Jesus Only.” Bible school will meet at 9:30 a.m. and B. Y. P. U. at 6 p.m. B. Y. P. U. News At the executive board meeting Tuesday Miss Florence Cockerille was elected music director of the Columbia Federation. There will be a meeting of the stewardship directors tomorrow at Na tional Baptist Memorial Church at 4 o’clock. Plans will be made for the Interchurch stewardship debate. The junior federation will meet Feb ruary 16 at 3 o’clock at Centennial • Church. The program will be presented by the various Junior B. Y. P. U. Unions, and will be based on the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lin coln. The Senior Federation will meet Feb ruary 18 at Grace Church. The de votional life commissioners will have Charge of the program. The Intermediate Federation will have Its sixth birthday party at Fifth Church February 21. William Caskey and the Service Com mission will have charge of the services at Bethany No. 1 tomorrow. The B. Y. P. U. will conduct the services at Cen tral Union Mission Tuesday, with Henry Barringer as the speaker. An interna tional heart smashers’ convention will be held at the church Friday night. Mias Evelyn Kerr and the Service Commission will present the program at Bethany No. 2 tomorrow. The B. Y. P. U Federation will pre sent a comedy February 25 at Calvary Church. Miss Lena Parks of First B. Y. P. U. is directing the play. Vernon Robbin, assisted by his group, will present the program at Calvary tomorrow. Dr. Abemethy will con tinue his series of open fprums. and his talks will be on the preservation of the Bible. The Devotional Life Commission, George Fraser, jr„ director, will have charge of the devotional meeting to morrow at Chevy Chase. Edgar Smith and group 2 will lead the B. Y. P. U. meeting tomorrow at East Washington Heights. A valen tine social will be given Friday night. First B. Y. P. U. will have its so cial tomorrow at 6:15 o’clock. Group 2. under the leadership of Miss Catherine Hackney, will have charge of the meeting at Fountain Memorial tomorrow. Miss Loreen Murphy and group 3 will present a dramatised program at Grace tomorrow. Miss Elzie Rave 6anders and the De votional Life Commission will present the program at Highlands tomorrow. The B. Y. P. U. will conduct the serv ices at the prayer meeting Thursday. Miss Thelma Sanders and the Steward ship Commission will have charge of the program. Mrs. Alicata and group 4 will present the program tomorrow at Kendell. Mias Dorothy Smith and group 4 will have charge of the social tomorrow at National Baptist Memorial. The de votional meeting will be presented by Mrs. Catherine Schmidt and groun 2. The Tisitaw Club will meet Tuesday. Petworth B Y. P. U will have charge of the church aervioe tomorrow. On February 16 a lecture will be presented by Dr. Lowel Ragatz of George Wash ington University, under the leadership of the Service Commission. The B. Y. P. U. will present a play February I#. The B. Y. P. U. of Temple will con duct the services at the Home for Aged Ladles tomorrow at 3 o'clock, in charge of Eugene Cooper. Bernard Acher and the Fellowship Commission will have charge of the devotional meeting at the weekly B. Y. P. U. service at 7 o’clock. /Hiram Hodges and the Fellowship Commission will present the program at West Washington tomorrow. Louis Lucas will present the Bible quis. Jj| Sunday School Lesson Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. WARNINGS AND PROMISES. (Temperance lesson) Matthew’, vli.l-29. Golden Text: Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire—Matthew vii.l9. We conclude with this week’s lesson our studies in the fundamental teach | ings of the Lord Jesus, that He gave in I His "Sermon on the Mount.” If we ! consider it as a temperance lesson, we ! will miss its relation to the “mountain l message." but if we consider it in its I relation to the ideal life, the application of its principles to the modern temper ance question can easily be made by all. Let us follow this method. , Our Lord condemned the spirit of prejudice as a method of approach ©r j attitude toward any individual or ques -1 tion. He warns us against exercising a | consorous, cynical and critical spirit in , refertnee to any person or controversy. Ood is our judge. It is not man’s duty to judge. Men cannot consider an other’s faults fairly unless they have first made a self-examination of their own life and removed the log (beam) that was in their own eye before they attempt to take out the splinter (mote) from another’s eye. Jesus had no sym pathy with the censodlous criticism of the self-contented, self-pleased and self righteous. He does not approve of their character or conduct, for their judg ment of others is an index of their own character. Unless their characters are changed they will not fare well at the day of judgment, if God applies to them the same principles of Judgment that j they have used with others. Men will treat them as they treat others. They will reap what they sow’. The only way we jean deal with one another as we ought is through possess ing at all times spiritual pow’er from above. This fact calls for us to be per sistent in prayer. Our neglect of com munion W’ith God is responsible for much of our shortcomings and most of the failures in life. We need to ask. seek and knock daily at the throne of grace and divine favor. If we pray, our prayers will be answered, for we will receive, find and have opened unto us God’s storehouse of blessings. Selfish ness in prayer will obtain no answers. The Golden Rale. The golden rule is the climax of the "Sermon on the Mount.” In it our Lord has condensed into one sentence and stated the principle that should govern all the affairs of life. This golden rule of life is the quintessence of statesman ship. If used, it would settle every legal, labor or liquor question. If this princi ple of life were employed, it would put an end to all injustice and wrong. It is the yardstick needed to settle the problems that the representatives of the five leading naval powers are seeking to solve in London. Its complete appli cation by all people in all the affairs of life would bring the Kingdom of God among men. Some have stated that this golden rule of life could be found in the words of other teachers of morals and religion and also In the Old Testament. A study of these sayings will prove that In ever/ case they are inferior in form and com pleteness. In most cases they express negatively what Christ commands posi tively. Gelkie has pointed out that the law said, "Thou shalt love thy neigh bor as thyself.” and that "neighbor” meant to the ancient Jew either Hebrew or Jewish proselyte. Jesus enlarged the meaning of neighbor to take in all man kind. The world is Just commencing to realise that all men are neighbors, but we are slow in applying this principle of the golden rule to all the affairs of life. The Sermon's Epilogue. Religion was not only a spiritual reality, but a personal experience ac i cording ter the Master’s teaching. Hav j ing placed before them the Ideal life, Jesus in the concluding portion of His “Sermon on the Mount” pointed out the danger that His hearers faced then, just as we do today, from false prophets, who would misrepresent His instruc tions. He warned them against these hypocrites, who outwardly appeared to be His, but in their personal life and de sires were ravening wolves, whose pres ence among His flock would prove dis astrous. The spiritual test is the only true one. It is the only one worth while and. being of the heart, it reveals its condition by the character of our lives. TAKOMA PARK PASTOR ANNOUNCES SERMON Rev. R. Paul Schearrer to Preach on “Such as I Have” at Pres byterian Church. “Such as I Have" will be the sermon subject tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock in the T&koma Park Presbyterian Church by the pastor. Rev. R. Paul Schearrer. The church school will meet at 9:30 o’clock and the adult Bible classes at 9:45 o’clock. Lawrence Hoo ver and William Hutchison are sched uled to lead the intermediate C. E. So ciety. Miss Rachel Mattson will lead the senior meeting. A special service is announced tor to morrow at S o'clock, in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Boy Scouts of America. Troop 33, Boy Scouts, will attend the service in uniform. Linn O. Drake. Scout executive of the District Council, will present four scouts of the troop wtih Eagle medals. The ushers for the service will be graduate Eagle Scouts. Mr. Schearrer will give an address, en titled “Lincoln, a Star for Scouts to Shoot At.” The Westminster Guild will meet Monday at 8 o’clock in the home of Mrs. J. J. Skinner. 7317 Blair road. The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet Wed nesday at 2 o’clock. The midweek service will be In the nature of a symposium, in which sev eral laymen and the pastor will par ticipate. February 13 marks the first anniversary of Mr. Schearrer’s pastor ate in the Takoma Park Church. The Light Bearers will meet Friday at 4 o’clock, and the Boy Scouts Friday at 7 .30 o'clock. SERMoVoN PRAYER. The pastor of the Highlands Baptist Church, Rev. N. M. Simmonds, will preach another sermon on prayer to morrow morning, speaking on "Persist ence in Prayer,” and in the evening on "Knocking at the Gate.” The Golden Rule Class will meet with Miss Alice Rosa Proffitt, 5128 Eighth street, Tuesday evening. The Woman’s Circle meets the same day with Mrs. Clarke, 1314 Farragut street. DR. BARBOUR SPEAKER. Dr. Clarence A. Barbour, president of Brown University, Providence, R. l„ will be the speaker at the Howard Uni versity religious service in Andrew Ran kin Chapel tomorrow at 11 o'clock. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES. £ Evangelists Charlie and Roy will con duct services tomorrow at 11 a m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Avenue Bap tist Church, and every night next week, except Saturday. * The Bible school will toeet tomorrow at 8:46 a.m.; B. Y. P. U.. 6:80 pjn. THE FVEVTXH STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1930. The fruits reveal the species of the tree, and the fruits of a man's life prove his relationship to Christ. Unless we are rooted and grounded in Him we will lack the power to practice in our daily life the principle of the golden rule. Christianity is a practical religion. Jesus poUited that fact out in making His application of the outlines of the Ideal Christian life, that He gave to them not to be admired as a system of morality, but as precepts and principles they were to use in their dally living. He presented to His hearers the difficul ties that they faced in trying to live the Christian lire by “three pairs of con trasts; the two ways, the two classes of trees and the two kinds of houses.” Jesus taught that they ought as Chris tians to be different from the people of the world. We live in an age when some are seeking to obliterate the differences between the members of the church and the world. There are vital restrictions in connection with living between them. Christ made a sharp and distinct con trast between the broad and narrow way, whose entrances and destinations are totally different. The narrose way by its attitude of heart and personal ex perience in their conduct helps develop a Christlike character, while the broad develops an un -Christlike character. One leads upward and the other down ward. "Ye cannot aerve God and mam mon.” Meeting the Test. Christianity is demonstrated not by its profession but by Its possession. It is a question not of the lip but of the life. The product of our daily life, like that of the tree, proves beyond question the reality of our religion. We must all meet the judgment test of our works, which Jesus taught by His parable of the house builders. The foolish builder did not consider the uncertainties of the future. He erected his house in a dry valley, where the waters of the rainy season would wash it away be cause he had put no foundation under his building. The wise man looked ahead. He sought a place free from the dangers of floods. He selected a place of security and placed a founda tion under his house, so that it stood the test of the storms. Every person is r builder. We are constructing our own characters and determining our own destiny. If we fall to build upon Christ Jesus, when temptations and difficulties assail us we will fall and become human derelicts in character. If we build useless lives and face God with wasted careers, the penalty of His judgment will be "Depart from me, for I never knew you.” If we build our lives upon the rock of ages, by obeying Christ’s commands, we will be building characters that will stand the test of the struggles and storms of life. If we are faithful to our Lord In the development of our char acters and in the building of our lives we may face Him at the judgment and rightly expect that He will recognize us, welcome us into our Father’s heavenly home, and assign us a place of honor In the kingdom. The marvel of divine grace Is that He has a place In His work for men and women who have failed and been redeemed by His blood. In every crisis in the work of human uplift, the saving of men and women, the followers of Christ should be cham pioning that which will help establish the lives of men and women, so that, with the Lord’s help, they can master every difficulty and trial, weather every storm and win out in away that will glorify the Lord Jesus. When the Master concluded His greatest sermon, one that will never be surpassed, the people marveled at His message. They were astonished at the authority with which He spoke. Back of His appeal was no reference to any traditional truth, no quotation from the law or any distinguished teacher. He was the authority. The truths that He had spoken had a ring of sincerity and truth that appealed to the multitude. He warned them of the dangers of a false faith, false prophets and false foundations. We must test all things by their fruits. If the results do not come up to His standards, then they must be rejected and destroyed. If the followers of the Lord Jesus applied this test to every problem that is pressing for solu tion in the life of the community, church and country they would all be quickly settled, and settled right. Let us apply His test to every measure and proposal, and remember that “every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the lire.” Let us make it a guide in every personal and public problem that we face. DR. WILFLEY TO GIVE LAST OF 4 SERMONS “The Christ of God” Will Be Topic at Vermont Avenue Chrii tian Church. "The Christ of Ood” will be the topic of Dr. Earle Wilfley’s sermon at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church to morrow morning. This will be the fourth and last of a series on the plea of the disciples of Christ. At the eve ning service he will give an illustrated lecture-sermon in the series “A Pil grimage to Bible Lands," using as his special subject, “The Shepherd in the Holy Land." At the Junior church service, at 11* o'clock, the theme will be “The Child Jesus.” Under the leadership of Mrs. Richard C Marks and Miss Ida Mc- Millan, this group of boys and girls, from 7 to 12 years of age, meets every Sunday in annex 2 of the church. Circle No. 1 of the Woman’s Council will meet Tuesday at noon at the home of Mrs. Mary R. Orpen, 1325 Otis place, with Mrs. H. P. Miller assisting. Mrs. James G. Cross is the leader of this circle. “Le Rendezvous,” a group of college age young people, will have a valentine party Friday evening at the home of Claude A. Cook, Baltimore road. Wood side, Md. Miss Roberta Belle Galloway and Miss Mary Cramer are the commit tee on arrangements. QUESTIONS I About the Bible. 1. What did Pilate do with Christ after the scourging? 2. Why did he do this? 3. Did it accomplish the purpose? 4. How did the mob respond? 5. What did Pilate say? 6. With what act did he say this? 7. What was the answer of the mul i t tude? 8. Where was Christ then taken? 9. For what purpose? 10. Where are these things recorded? The answers to these questions will be found below. How many can you answer? 1. He exhibited Him to the assem > bled multitude. 2. To excite their pity and their sympathy for the bleeding man. 3. No. 4. They demanded that Christ be crucified. 5. “I am Innocent of the blood of this Just person: see ye to it." 6. He washed his hands in the basin held for him. 7. "His blood be on us and on our children." 8. The court before the seats of judgment. 9. To receive the sentence of death. 10. St. Matthew, chapter 27; St. John, chapter it. Famous Churches of the World _ ~ J 2-1 3SMcac;amcg3cs=aa=s==s====s= ' ' rsssissSS Cathedral , Rochester , England . of the most ancient cathedrals w In all England is that which stands today at Rochester, for It owes its foun dation to Ethelbert, King of Kent, who founded the Church of St. Andrew of Rochester In the year 600. And when we enter the church today by its north western door we are treading upon foundations of the apse of this ancient Saxon edifice. We hear but little of the history of this structure for nearly five centuries after its founding, but in 1077 William the Conqueror appointed the famed Gundulf to All the see of Rochester, and from that date the cathedral be came the scene of much architectural activity. Gundulf commenced the en largement of the cathedral a year after his appointment and was energetic in the work until his death. His suc cessor, Emulf, was even more ambitious, for it was he who added the chapter house, a chapel, five bays, the crypt and JUNIOR PREACHER TO TALK TOMORROW “Winning Men” Is Subject Given by Rev. H. R. Deal for Evening Sermon. At the Mount Vernon Place Church the ll o'clock aervlce tomorrow will be conducted by the pastor, Dr. W. A.; Lambeth. The subject of his sermon; will be "Increasing Responsibility.” The junior preacher, Rev. H. R. Deal will preach at the evening service, his sub ject being “Winning Men.” Mr. Deal will preach also to the junior congre gation in the Sunday school auditorium at 11 o’clock on "The Manhood of Jesus.” The pastor’s visiting committee will meet Monday at 8 o’clock in room 10. The mission study class of the Wom en’s Missionary Society will meet in room 10 Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for the discussion of the first chapter of “The Crowded Ways,” by Sears. The sewing circle of the Young Peo ple’s Missionary Society No. 1 will meet with Miss Olive Dean. 2310 Ashmead place, Wednesday evening. At the prayer meeting service Thurs day evening at 8 o’clock the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of "The Church and the World Parish” will be reviewed, as follows: "Missions in Spanish America,” by C. J. Painter; "The United 6tates as a Mission Field,” by Richard X. Thigpen, and "The Race Problem In America,” by Dr. A. M. Shannon. DR. CHARLESWOOD TO CONDUCT COURSE Conference on World Friendship to Continue Study of Book. The Conference on World Friendship will continue its sessions Thursday eve ning at 7 o’clock at Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. Charles Wood will conduct a three weeks’ study of the book "From Jerusalem to Jerusalem.” The two Boy Scout troops connected with this church will be special guests at the morning service, the occasion be ing the twenty-second anniversary of the beginning of Scout work In this country. The pastor, Dr. W. S. Aber nethy, will speak on "The Man Who Plucked Thistles and Planted Flowers.” At the evening service he will preach another in the series on “The Home," the topic being "Matrimonial Halter or Matrimonial Altar." The junior church members during their 11 o’clock service will hear again another of Dr. Homer J. Councilor's Illustrated lectures under the title of "Following the Footsteps of Jesus.” The Sunday school session begins at 8:30 a.m. SERMON TOPICS CHOSEN. "Static and Dynamic Christians” is the morning subject of Rev. Irving W. Ketchum at Peck Memorial Chapel. At 7:45 p.m. he will preach on “A Sermon In Three Words.” The morning Sunday school meets at 9:45 o'clock. The Cuthbert and High way classes of men and women also meet at this hour. The afternoon school meets at 3 o’clock. The Christian En deavor Society meets at 7:45 p.m. The pastor will conduct Wednesday night a preparatory service for the com munion Sunday night, February 16. At that time the pastor will meet with those who are Intending to unite with the church. ANNOUNCES. SUBJECT. The sermon of Rev. Thomas E. Boorde, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, tomorrow morning will be on "Beware of False Prophets,” and in the evening "Followers of God.” Prayer services will be held Thursday at 8 o’clock. Special services will begin February 16 with the gospel workers, “Charlie and Roy.” assisting the pastor. Visiting ministers will preach the sermons for the first week. —'■■■■ • ■— Third Baptist Church. At the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q streets, Dr. George O. Bullock's topic tomorrow, at ll a.m., is “The Leader Supported.” In the evening there will be a special program and rally. Prayer meeting. 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.: Bible school, 9:15 a.m.; Junior C. E. Brciety, 4 p.m.; I. C. E. Society, 5 p.m.: Senior C. E. Society, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Tuesday, 8 to 10 p!m.; Y. P. prayer meeting Thursday, 6Vo 9 pan. the walls of the choir, all of which exist today, eight centuries after their erec tion. The crypt is not only one of the finest and best preserved in England, but a specimen of early English groin ing as carefully worked as the super structure. The years 1130 and 1177 were disas trous for the building, for they mark the years of the two great flres that did much damage to the walls, the choir and the chapter house. Repairs were slow, for these were troublesome years of war, which sapped the financial strength of many another sea in the country, but reconstruction went on from the twelfth to the fourteenth century, and In 1343 the great tower was finished under Bishop Homo de Hythe, a great patron of architecture. In 1905 the thirteenth centenary of the foundation was celebrated, as was also the inauguration of the steeple, which was finished in that year. SYNOD PRESIDENT WILL FILL PULPIT Dr. Rasmussen of Pennsylva nia to Be Guest Preacher at Luther Place. The guest preacher tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Luther Place Memorial Church will be Dr. Carl C. Rasmussen, president of the East Pennsylvania Synod of the United Lutheran Church and pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Messiah of Harrisburg, Pa. Dr. Rasmussen has been called to the chair of religious education at Gettys burg College, but has been invited by the council of the Luther Place Memo rial Church to reconsider his resolution to enter the academic field and to con sider a call to that congregation to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. George M. Diffenderfer, who occupied that pastorate for a decade. Since the resignation of Dr. Diffen derfer the congregation at Luther Place has heard a number of guest preachers, and will continue to do so until the vacancy Is filled. Dr. Diffenderfer, while directing his energies toward the development of the national campaign for the Lutheran Women’s College at Wheaton, has given much of his time to his old congregation, isolating it in every way toward finding an outstand ing minister to succeed him In that pulpit. rev. gTeTlenski SELECTS SUBJECT “Why Mart E-ril Bet” Will Be Topic it Once Lutheran Ghnroh. At Grace Lutheran Church tomorrow morning Rev. G. X. Lenskl will have as his subject “Why Mutt Evil Be?” and in the evening "Six Things a Good Church Member Does.” The Young People’s Society will meet Monday evening in the hall of the church. Ernest Holland will preside. Final arrangements will be made lor the play soon to be presented by the society, under the direction of Mias Emma Newton. A committee composed of the officers of the church’s societies will inaugu rate a campaign for new members. The committee with workers will be ad dressed February 17 by Rev. S. C. Michelfelder of Pittsburgh, Pa., di rector of the Lutheran Inner Mission Society. The oommittee is composed of the following: Rev. Mr. Lenski, William Lehmann, Mrs. August Moeller, Mrs. H. McLln Bell, Ernest Holland. MEETING DATE FIXED. The department of religious educa tion, at a recent meeting, decided to hold the next meeting of the Sunday School Institute at Bt. John’s Church, Sixteenth and H streets, February 18 at 8 p.m. Rev. Albert H. Lucas, headmas ter of St. Albans, National Cathedral School for Boys, and Miss Mabel B. Turner, principal of the National Ca thedral School for Girls, will speak. The coaching class will meet at 6 o’clock February 16 at St. John’s Church, Georgetown. SERVICETO BE GIVEN. Dr. John F. Knapp of Cincinnati, Ohio, accompanied by Evangelist E. E. Patzch and Chalk Artist George Wood ward, will give a service at the Church of the Nazarene tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Knapp is repreaentlng the East ern Nazarene College of Boston, Mass. Mr. Woodward illustrates the songs as they are sung by Mr. Patzch. ,, . _ Bev. E. Hez Swem to Fretch. “A Month of Pleasure” is the subject of Rev. E. Hex Swem tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Centennial Baptist Church, followed by baptism of converts from recent revival meetings. The 11 o’clock morning sermon subject is “Self- Shepherds.” The societies of the Bap tist Young People’s Union meet at 7 p.m. and the Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Bev. H. E. Beatty’s Sermon Themes "Do the Departed Come Back to Earth?” will be the subject at 11 a.m. in Georgetown Lutheran Church by Rev. Howard E. Beatty, pastor. Chris tian Endeavor. 7 p.m. Topic, “Reading the Bible.” Evening service 8 o'clock. Subject, “How to Build up the Evening Services.” . , %eligious Questions DISCUSSED BY Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. Q What do you regard •* the pri mary interests of the Christian churches? Bhould not the principal de nominations have representation in the League of Nations? A. Their first and final Interest is the evangelization of the world. This car ries with it peace and good will to all men. Their mission is spiritual, fra ternal. supernational and necessitates freedom from entangling political alli ances of any kind. In some countries the state church still survives as a heri tage from the past. But experience does not commend the union of church and state unless that union is sanctioned by the practically unanimous consent of all parties affected thereby. No well disposed Christian or non- Christian can be indifferent to the peat moral issues embodied in the League, or in any other organization acting in behalf of brotherhood and for restraint of war. I regard it as essential that all who prize international peace and security should unite for the realisation of those great objectives. But they should do so as citizens, not as religionists. This limitation applies to their repre sentation in the League. It is involved in political, economic, financial, terri torial and technical matters which are best handled by statesmen, not by theo logians or advocates of religion. As it is. churchmen belonging to the constituent nations of the League are already represented therein by their appointed delegates. They are now in a position to contribute their moral support, give advice, if so desired, upon matters of principle and encourage their fellow citizens to energetically sustain the work of the League. But these efforts, as I see it, should mark the boundaries of their activity as churchmen. Q. I have recently been told that the existence of God is illogical and with out proof. As a layman and a believer in God I should appreciate your answer to this assertion. A. Theists agree In the main that the existence of God is not demonstrable. They take exception, however, to the statement that what cannot be demon strated is illogical. Life’s necessities repeatedly leap like a hunted deer be yond the bounds of logic. The indi vidual who undertakes to limit his be liefs and activities to what he can prove would no longer be a social being. To be concrete, the ordinary scien tific view lists man as a product of na ture. This implies that nature must be equal to producing man. But man surpasses anything found in nature. He is a moral being, having reasoning faculties and the vision of imagination, t He forms lofty ideals and judges him self in their light. His conscience acts | PASTOR TO START SERMON SERIES Dr. Miers to Use Paul’s Let ter to Galatians as Base for Talks. At the morning service tomorrow the gastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, ir. James H. Miers, wQI begin a series of sermon studies from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. His introductory sub ject is "Paul’s Intolerance in the Gos pel,” referring to the first chapter of the letter to the Galatians. At the eve ning service, at 8 o’clock, he will speak in the series of meditations upon the book of Revelations, on "The Two Wit nesses,” from the eleventh chapter. The Christian EndeaVor Societies will meet at 7 o’clock. The Bettie K. Newton Missionary League will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening for its annual banquet and election of officers. Mrs. Jerome S. Shear will preside. Mrs. Harry Blake will give an Illustrated talk on the Asheville Farm School, in North Caro lina, and of the Flag Pond, Tenn., schools and hospital for mountain whites. The church history lecture will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and at 8:30 o’clock the clasa in study of the epistle to the Hebrews will meet. Prayer meet ing will be led by the pastor Thursday evening. Frank L. Middleton, for many years teacher and leader of the adult class of Fourth Church Sunday school, presented his resignation last Sunday because of ill health. The clasa held a special meeting Wednesday night, at which the resignation was accepted. The Woman’s Aid Society will hold an all-day meeting Tuesday in the adult class rooms under leadership of Mrs. Harry Blake, president. The members will work under direction of Mrs. Wil liam G. Hlghfleld, making garments for poor children committed to Children’s Hospital and making surgical dressings to be sent to Flag Pond Hospital, a mis sion in Tennessee supported in part by this church. Mrs. Estelle Nelson, chairman of the committee on calling, will report at the luncheon on the work of caring for the sick and shut-in members of the church. SCOUT DAY OBSERVANCE AT ALBRIGHT MEMORIAL Boy Scout day will be observed at Al bright Memorial Church tomorrow. Troop 79. of which Edwin Mashmeyer is the scoutmaster, will attend the morning service at 11 o’clock in a body. Rev. George E. Schnabel, the minister, will use as his sermon subject “The Stuff a Boy Is Made Os.” At 7:30 o’clock there will be an Illustrated ser mon, with Ralph Conors' book, "The Sky Pilot,” aa the theme. The Men’s Club will have as their guest Tuesday night Dr. J. w. Thomp son of York, Pa. Following the club luncheon the quarterly conference will convene. The evening circle of the guild will meet Wednesday evening. An evening of Valentine fun has been arranged. Ths second In the series of prepara tion meetings for the Kemahan cam paign will be held Thursday at 7:30 o’clock. WILL RECEIVE MEMBERS. Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor of Eckington Presbyterian Church, will speak Sunday morning on the topic “A Message to Young People.” New mem bers will be received into the church. In the evening at 8 o'clock the theme will be “The Value of a Man.” The monthly meeting of the Mission ary Society will be held Wednesday at noon. The members of the Fidelity Bible Class will meet at the Sunday school house Wednesday at/ 8 o’clock. Thursday evening the pastor will give an address on the city church and its problems. PASTOR’S SERMON. Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church, will preach tomorrow morning on the subject of "Revealers of Char acter.” The Women's Missionary Society will meet in ghe church parlors Wednesday at 11 o’efcck. Miss Ruth MoOowan will *pgak Other impression* of Korea.- u though It were the attorney general of a higher power. How, then, can nature, which is merely a dead and Impersonal system, evolve such a being as man? Since personality alone can impart personal ity, whatever exists in man is ascribed by responsible thinkers to his Creator. He is the image of his Qod, or he could not be either rational or moral; and nature is the instrument of that ra tional and moral order which further reflects the presding mind of the uni verse. This is the argument which sur passes logic and, while too large in its scope for "demonstration" as we prac tice it, it is nevertheless wholly reason able and defensible, Q. What basis is there for the belief of immediate personal immortality when we die? Clearly St. Paul declares we are "dead" or “asleep" until the final Judgment. If we have immediate immortality at death why then is there to be a final judgment? In either case will there be a consciousness of individu ality after death, regardless of spiritual form? A. St. Paul's teaching on the future life should be read in the light of his argument contained in the fifteenth chapter of his first letter to the church at Corinth. There he soars like an eagle above the. plain and visualizes the blessedness of the dlscarnate who are no longer subject to the corruptions of the flesh. Undoubtedly, he anticipated an im mediate entrance into the life eternal, or why should he say in another let ter, “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain"; and again, "I am in a strait betwixt the two, having a de sire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better” (Phllippians i. 21-23). Consider the triumphant assurance of his words in his second letter to the Corinthians and the first verse of the fifth chapter, "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Here Immortality is no distant des tiny, separated from mortality by a long Nirvana and awaiting the final judg ment. It is as though the apostle and his fellow believers at once passed from the vestibule into the palace. It should be remembered that he and the Chris tians of his time looked for their Lord’s visible return while they were still on earth. They saw him coming In trailing clouds of glory to Judge the quick and dead and make a universal restoration of all things. This belief in a final judgment was part of the Jewish escha tology taken over into the New Testa ment gospel. Behind it and all other theories of the future assize is a solemn emphasis of our responsibility for deeds done in the body. Old and New Testa- I ment writers alike insist that we must answer to God for the conduct of our I personal life. CHURCH CAMPAIGN PROGRESS IS MADE General Committee for Pro posed Survey Plans for Financing Work. The general committee In charge of tha proposed directed survey and visita tion evangelism compaign of Washing ton, to be conducted under supervision of Dr. A. Earl Kemahan in March and early April, met Thursday at the First Congregational Church, with Rev. Jason Noble Pierce as chairman. The session received enthusiastic re ports from subchairmen in charge of details of organization for the religious census, in which a large proportion of Washington churches are taking part. The finance committee, with W. W. Everett as chairman, reported SI,OOO ralsad in special gifts throughout the city; the pastors pledged a substantial amount, and the Washington district of the Baltimore Conference of • the Methodist Episcopal Church has guar anteed its quota to the extent of $3,000, at the rate of 20 cents a member for 15,000 members. Other denominations are expected to take similar action in the near future. Arrangements are be ing made by all denominations to so finance the campaign that every church may come in on the same basis, irre spective of expense. Rev. J. R. Duffleld, chairman of the survey, gave a comprehensive review of the preliminary work of the 10 district chairmen, in completing plans for the city-wide survey, beginning Maroh 9. The work of assembling the 5.000 vol unteer workers Is proceeding under their personal direction In the various districts In the city, Maryland and Vir ginia. Dr. Joseph R. Blsoo, pastor of New York Avenue Church, spoke regarding the Kernahan campaign here. BROWNING TO ADDRESS M. E. BIBLE CLASS Representative Gordon Browning ot Tennessee will address the Harrison Bible class of Congress Street Method ist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty first street, tomorrow morning, 9:45 o’clock, In the auditorium of the church. His subject will be "Cutting Down the Corrupt Tree.” D. B. Thomas will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. All men are welcome. t - Dr. H. A. Kester, the pastor, will preach at the regular church services. The subject of his sermon at 11 a.m. will be "The Religious Life of Abra ham Lincoln," and at 8 p.m. his theme will be "Jesus the Light of the World.” USHERS TO HAVE DAY. Usher’s day will be observed tomorrow at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. At the 11 o’clock service the minister, Dr. William H. Thomas, will outline the duties and responsibilities of an usher in the Christian church. His subject will be “The King's Cup Bearer; or, A Layman’s Work for God.” At the evening service a special pro gram will be rendered. E. S. Hey wood is the president of the male ushers and Mrs. Cora Bhadd Is the president of the female ushers. BROOKHART TO SPEAK. Senator Brookhart of lowa will de liver an address to the McKendree Methodist Sunday school tomorrow at 10:15 o'clock, upon "Phases of the Pro hibition Amendment.” Rev. L. E. Tull of Rhodesia will oc cupy the pulpit of this church tomor row morning, speaking upon the work of the church In the Rhodesian mis sion field. Mr. Tull spent several years in that interesting, but difficult part of Africa. In the evening the pastor will preach on the subject, "That Thy Paith Pail Not.” ■ ■# Baptist Subject Announced. “The Unjust Steward” will be the i subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, to morrow at 11 a.m. Rev. O. W. Haw kins will speak at 8 p.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; B. Y. P. U., 6 p.m.; prayer and praise mfeting, Tuesday. . « p.m. /r . . BISHOP’S SERMON' TO BE BROADCAST Services to Be Held in Bethle hem Chapel of Washington Cathedral. . .. At the people's evensong tomorrow 'at 4 o'clock in the Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral the special preacher will be the Right Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop of Washington. _A portion of the service and the sermon will be broadcast over station WRC. The preacher at the ll am. celebra tion of the holy communion in the Bethlehem Chapel will be Dr. G. Free land Peter, canon and chancellor of Washington Cathedral. Other services in the Bethlehem Chapel tomorrow will be the celebra tion of the holy communion at 7:30 a.m. and morning prayer and litany at 10 o'clock. The Sunday pilgrimages through the crypt chapels of the Cathedral and to objects of religious interest and devo tion in the Cathedral Close will be con tinued tomorrow under the guidance of Rev. John W. Gummere of the Cathe ot cl «gy. The pilgrimages will begin in the Bethlehem Chapel at 12:30 p.m. and fi:ls p.m. Visitors in the city as well as local residents are invited to join tomorrow's pilgrimages. MIDYEAR SERVICES FORMALLY OUTLINED Institute of Epworth League and Church Schools Opens Tomorrow* at Asbhry Church. The midyear institute of the Epworth League and Church Bchoola of the Washington District of the Annual Con ference of the Colored Methodist Epis- ' rc iL7 lll conven * at the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. and continue through Febru ary 16. The members of the Institute staff are Mrs. Cora E. Doy, manager; Dtr. J. H. Jenkins, dean: Rev. Hodges, life service; Rev. John M, Mon roe, book steward and registrar; Mra. Blanche Smith, assistant registrar; Thomas A. Simms, assistant book stew ard; Mrs, S. E. Adelle, dean of women, and Mrs. P. D. Smallwood, Assistant dean of women. Members of the faculty—Rev. Robert F. Coates, watch hour, and R. w. -S Thomas, stewardship and home mis sions. . . Recreation and Junior League meth ods—J. s. Carroll, Methodism and Bible study; C. M. Hodges, life service and foreign mission; J. H. Jenkins, Chris tian citizenship, and Miss Edna Bowie, church achool methods. , General Epworth League methods— Mrs. W. T. PaTker, the Forum. There wUI be a service Os the local at 2:45 p.m. February 16. and at 3:30 p m. Dr. R. F. Coates, superintend ent pf the Washington district, will preach. Certificates will be presented. Offi cers of the Institute are Mrs. Doy. pres ident; Kenneth Barnes, secretary, and J. Arthur Brown, treasurer. YOUNG PEOPLE’S TOPIC ; ANNOUNCED BY PASTOR “Youth Speaks to Youth” Will B« Sermon Subject of Dr. F. W. Perkins Tomorrow. "Youth Speaks to Youth” is the topic the Young People's day sermon of Dr F. w. Perkins of the Univeralist National Memorial Church in the Am bassador Theater tomorow at 11 o'clock. The Y. P. c. U. at Its devotional meet -7 p.m. at the parish home. 1603 5 street, will discuss “Available Recre ation," led by MLsa Helen Keefe. At the parish house there will also be a meeting of the Ladles' Aid Aasocia- Uon on Tuesday, with luncheon at noon, followed by the business session. The monthly meeting of the Comrades is Thursday, with supper at 6 o'clock, fol lowed by a talk by Mrs. John S. Ben nett of the Central Union Mission „, A Valentine party for the W. E. D. O. Circle will be at the home of Miss Eliza beth Lewis, 3316 Mount Pleasant street, Tuesday at 8 p.m. The young people are to entertain the Baltimore Y. P. C U. at a. Valentine dance, February 15, at the home of Miss Keefe, 3607 Tenth street. Christian Endeavor The senior board met at the home of the superintendent of missionary ac tivities, Darrel Crain, February 1. The missionary chairman made arrange^ *> charge of the service* at Walter Reed Hospital and at Fbrt Myer the third Sunday in each month. Individual societies will also assume charge of the services at the Children’s Receiving Home on the third Sunday in each month. Ecklngton Presby terian Society will have charge of the service February 16 at 3 o’clock. James Miller presided over the meet ing at Ecklngton Presbyterian Church last Monday. The meeting was opened by the president, D. Roland Potter. Miss Louise Moore, president of the local society, gave an address of wel come and art invitation to the social after the meeting. Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor of the church, also gave a brief address. Bpecial music was given by the quartet of Luther Place Memorial Church. A brief talk about the District C. E. Alumni was given by the president of the aluimtf> Victor Russell. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries spoke on "Christian Citizenship.* The society of Congress Street Method ist Protestant Cburch received the shield for having the largest percentage of Its membership present at the meet ing. During the social a short sketch, entitled “The Operation,” was given by the Ecklngton Society. Those who took part in the sketch were Miss Louise Moqre, Darrell Crain and Howard Cole. The next meeting will be held at Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Prottt* tant Church March 3. The society of the United Brethren Church will hold a "Fellowship Ban? quet” February 25, at the church. The Christian Endeavor topic for discussion in the prayer meeting to morrow is "Ways of Studying the Bible.” Miss Catherine Hodge will lead the meeting at Ecklngton Presbyterian Church. The meeting at Luther Place Memorial Church will be in charge of Mrs. Frank C. Keefer. Mr. Potter will speak to the En deavorers of Peck Memorial Chapel to morrow at 7 o'clock. The society of Ninth Btreet Christian Church will present a three-act dram*. "A Manhattan Honeymoon,” Maroh i, at the church. The New York Avenue Presbyterian Society will present a re ligious play entitled, "Follow Thou Me,” March 4 and 5. The Sherwood Presbyterian Seniofr Society will have a Valentine social February 15. The executive committqfe meeting was held at the home of the president. Miss Aurelia Beck, Wedneji day evening. The prayer meeting of the Young People's Society of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church will be conducted ag a duet meeting on Sunday evening. The leaders will be Eleanor Froehlich and David Wurts. •; The L C. E. Society of Keller wS§. entertain the children at the Centric U&tfta Mission, February 1L •*. A-9