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Pageant
To Be Given
On Easter
Ninth Street Christian
Group to Repeat
“Dawning.”
U'T'HE DAWNING,” a pageant of
the resurrection, which was
presented last Easter by the Ninth
Street Christian Church, will be re
peated this year Easter Sunday at
•unrise, 5:51 a.m., at the Masonic
Temple Auditorium, Thirteenth street
•nd New York avenue. A cast of 65
people is necessary and the costuming
Is especially impressive.
Tickets are necessary for admission,
but they are free to any one as long
m the supply lasts at the Ninth Street
Chrisian Church office, Ninth and D
atreets northeast; at Pursell’s Book
Store. 819 G street, or the American
Automobile Association, Seventeenth
•treet and Pennsylvania avenue.
The pageant requires two and a
half hours and is featured by exce
llent music. In the cast are Mar
guerite Hayes, Charles Brooks, Herbert
Cooper. Lawrence Smallwood, Hub
bard Quantrille, Joseph A. Scott, Cal
vin Martin, Jack Bean, Cecil Redd,
Earl Palsgrove, Melvin Hoover, Joseph
O Harrison, Robert Madison. Donald
Eorney, Arnold Gladwin. Jack Bean,
M. H. Black. Ernest Payne, Melvin
Hoover. Kenneth Laws. Elmer Whit
ney, William Smith, Walter McCurdy,
Marvel Smallwood, Helen Harvey,
Von Zelle McCurdy, Mildred Cooper,
Mary Clarke. Julia Draper, Claire
Colsten, Bertha Jabin, Janelle Jones,
Esther Blouch. Wyant Scott. Eliza
beth Burke, Prances McDaniel, Ethel
Talhelm, Queen Brinton. Ruth
Brashears. Ada Leek and Jane Lane.
VESPERS REPLACE
EVENING SERVICE
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R«v. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor of
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, will preach at the 11 o'clock
service on “Enduring Enthusiasm.”
In place of the regular 8 o'clock serv
ice. a vesper service will be held at 4
o'clock.
Dr. D. N. Shoemaker will give the
Brotherhood Bible Class the first
address in a short series on “Isaiah.”
Joan Schearrer and Patricia Pierce
will be in charge of the young people’s
meetings tomorrow evening. The
Senior Group will omit its meeting to
attend a special service at the Takoma
Park Disciples of Christ Church.
The annual meeting of the Church
School will be held Tuesday evening.
Brief addresses will be made by Miss
Olwen Evans and Mr. Schearrer. The
annual meeting of the Takterian
Players will be Thursday evening.
A candlelight communion service
will be held Good Friday evening.
The members of the pastor's com
municants’ class will be received into
membership. All other meetings
scheduled regularly for Friday will be
omitted.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH
WILL BLESS PALMS
The blessing and distribution of the
ipalms Is a feature of the service at
St. Paul’s Church on Twenty-third
street near Washington Circle tomor
row. The procession of palms, with
the choir and clergy and attending
acolytes, leads into the ervice of the
holy eucharist, with a sermon by Rev.
Arlington A. McCallum on “What
Shall We Do With Him.” At » o.m.
evensong and benediction Rev. Calvert
E. Buck will continue his series of
sermon* on "Some Human Aspects of
Our Lord’s Life.”
The Good Friday services include
♦he singing of the reproaches by the
choir and the congregation.
Wednesday evening a service of
preparation for Easter communion and
on Maundy Thursday a watch will be
kept before the blessed sacrament in
which members of the parish will take
•hort periods of time.
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DECISION SERVICE
Group to Meet at 10:30 at
Calvary M. E. South.
At Calvary M. E South Rev. W
t>. Keene will preach tomorrow at 11
o'clock on “Our Master.” At 10:30
there will be a decision service in the
assembly room of the church school.
The young people will meet at 7:15.
At 8 p.m. the pastor will preach on “A
Study of Judas Iscariot."
Special services will be held by the
pastor Monday evening, "The Con
cern of the Master”: Tuesday evening, ;
•'Suffering With the Master”; Wednes- ;
day evening, “The Master's Joy”; ]
Thursday evening, “The Christian
Passover ” The sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper will be administered.
Friday evening, "Why They Crucified
Him.”
PLAN MEETING
Parish Women Will Hold
Evening of Recollection.
Women of St. Francis Xavier parish,
under the direction of Mrs. Joseph
Overend, will have an evening of
recollection at the Washington Re
treat House. 4000 Harewood road
northeast, Monday. Mrs. Overend has
the following lieutenants. Ladies of
the Sodality, to assist her: Miss Marie
Beaumont. Mrs. Frank Money, Miso
Mildred O’Connor. Mrs. John T.
Robey, Mrs. Clements Poiesz, Mrs.
Raymond O'Donnell and Miss Eliza
beth McGraw.
Those desiring transportation from
the church will meet at the rectory,
2800 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
at 5:15 p.m. Dinner, under the super
viaion of the Franciscan Sisters of the
Atonement, will be served at 6.
Rev. Charles O'Hara, pastor of Holy
Comforter Church, will be the retreat
master.
SERIES CONTINUES
Dr. Taylor Will Discuss
“Belief in Incarnation”
Dr. James H. Taylor will continue
the series at Central Presbyterian
Church on "Why I Believe, ’ and will
preach tomorrow morning on “Why I
Believe in the Incarnation.” At night
he will speak on “Trustees of the Gos
pel.”
The Westminster League will hold
•lection of officers at 5 p.m.
The Young People’s Friday Night
Class will continue the study on “The
Last Week of the Life of Christ.” The
class will meet for dinner at 6 o’clock.
Guest Preacher
DR. PRESTON A. CAVE.
THIRD CHRISTIAN
TO HEAR DR. CAVE
Former Pastor Is Known
as Leading Speaker
in Denomination.
"The Hour Has Come” will be the
subject of Dr. Preston A. Cave's ser
mon tomorrow at the 11 o'clock serv
ice at the Third Christian Church.
Dr. Cave was formerly pastor of the
congregation, and is known as one of
the most distinguished speakers of the
Disciples of Christ denomination.
The Lord's supper will be observed
at the morning service, with the pastor
of the church, Rev. C. N. Williams,
presiding.
During Holy week services will be
held Thursday and Friday evenings.
The service Thursday will be by can
dlelight and communion will be ob
served. Friday evening will be devoted
to prayer and praise.
DR. BALL LISTS
SERMON TOPICS
i At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
I the observance of Palm Sunday will
feature every service. Dr. John Comp
ton Ball, pastor, will speak in the
morning on "Under the Palms With
Jesus,” and in the evening on “Sitting
Down and Watching the World's
Greatest Tragedy.”
The Woman's Bible Class will con
duct religious services at the Home for
Aged Ladies, 1255 Wisconsin avenue,
1 at 3 o'clock.
The Through the Bible Class meets
Tuesday at ” o’clock. Mrs. William
! Hasker is teaching. The Alpha Sigma
Kappa will hold their annual banquet
Tuesday at 7 o'clock. The annual pre
: Easter communion service will be held
Thursday evening, led by Dr. Ball and
assisted by Miss Zoe Miller. Miss Pearl
Hildergoss, Ernest Cole, Wilbur Koons,
Walter Smith, Alfred Merkel and Ar
thur Morrisette.
dr. McDowell
TO SPEAK HERE
Dr. John McDowell, associate gen
eral director of the Board of Christ
ian Education of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, will
speak at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church tomorrow morning
on "The Foundation of Christianity,”
and at 8 pm. on "The World’s Only
Hope.”
The annual Easter communion
service will be observed Thursday
evening. It is the custom each year
to partake of this sacrament on the
night on which it was instituted.
At 12:15 Friday a Good Friday
service of meditation will be observed
In the Lincoln Chapel.
‘REVEALING CHRIST’
IS SERMON THEME
The triumphal entry of Jesus Into
the city of Jerusalem will be observed
at the Rhode Island Avenue M. P.
Church, Rev. Raymond W. White, pas
tor, Sunday morning. The pastor’s
subject will be. “The Repealing
Christ.” The evening aervioe will be
in charge of the young people and will
be Young People’s night. Oscar Berry,
general superintendent of the Sunday
school, will preside. The pastor's sub
ject will be, “Christ and Modern
Youth.”
The Men’s Class will be taugh by
Rev. Elmer Hassell, assistant pastor.
He will discuss the subject, "John’s
Picture of the Trial and Crucifixion.”
The institution of the Lord’s Supper
will be observed Thursday night.
Candidates for reception into church
membership on Easter will attend this
service.
Decision day in the Sunday school
will be Sunday. The pastor will make
brief talks.
SPECIAL SERVICE
Christ Lutheran Church
to Observe Palm Sunday.
The special service on Palm Sunday
at Christ Lutheran Church will be
combined with the rite of confirma
tion. Rev. J. Frederic Wenchel will
give an address on "Building Life on
a Divine Foundation.” At 8 p.m.
there will be a reunion and roll-call
service.
On Maundy Thursday there will be
a solemn celebration of the sacrament
of the altar at 8 o’clock. Rev. William
Schiebell will assist the pastor in this
service. On Good Friday evening the
closing Lenten service will be held.
The subject of the address will be
"Love and Self-Sacrifice.” On Easter
Sunday there will be communion
service at 10 o’clock, with the festival
service at 11 o’clock. The Sunday
school Easter program will be given
at 7 p.m.
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SERMON TOPICS
Services in West Wash
ington Baptist Church.
Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor of the
West Washington Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow at 11 a.m. on "The
Glory of the King,” and at 8 p.m. on
“The lord Hath Need of You.” He
will speak at the midweek service
Thursday evening on "The Savior's
Seven Sayings."
This church will Join with others in
the union Good Friday service at 8
p.m. in the Dumbarton Avenue M. S.
Church. Dr. H. A. Kester will be the
speaker. Topic, "Joseph of Arimathaea
Besought Pilate That He Might Take
Away the Body of Jesus.”
F oundry
Plans for
Week Told
Dr. Harris to Preach
at Two Services
Tomorrow.
AT FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH
tomorrow morning Dr. Frederick
Brown Harris will preach on “Who
Follows in His Train” and at 8 p.m.,
“Jesus in the Capital.” There will be
music.
At the Epworth League at 7 p.m.
Rev. Eddy L. Ford, director of reli
gious education, will speak on “The
Meaning of the Resurrection.”
Holy Week services include a dra
matic production, “The Rock,”
Wednesday at 8 p.m. by John Allen,
Margaret Ellison, Martin Haven,
Harry Horton, Francis Le Sourd, Don
Marrs, Helen Duey Neville, Charles
Parker, Hazel Purdy and Barbara
Smith. Thursday, at 8 p.m., the
pastor will conduct the devotional
service concluding with the admin
istration of the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper.
The annual “Service for the Three
Hours" will be held on Good Friday,
from noon to 3 o’clock, as arranged
by the District superintendent, Dr.
G. Ellis Williams. The addresses on the
"Seven Words From the Cross” will
be given by the following ministers:
Dr. William S. Abemethy of Calvary
Baptist Church, Dr. Russell J. Clinchy
of Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, Rev. J. Luther Neff of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr.
Jacob S. Payton, editor of the National
Methodist Press; Rev. Reno S. Harp,
jr., of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church; Dr. John W. Rustin of Mount
Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
South, and Dr. Frank Steelman of
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church.
Other ministers will participate in the
service.
ST. THOMAS RITES
Rector to Conduct 3-Hour
Service Friday.
There will be services Good Friday
at St. Thomas' Church, Eighteenth
and Church streets, at 8 a.m.—litany
and ante-communion. The three
hour service of the cross will be con
ducted by the rector, Dr. Howard S.
Wilkinson, from 12 to 3 o’clock. At
8 p.m. music by the choir and brief
address by Dr. Miller will be heard.
Dr. Briggs
To Speak
Tomorrow
“A Need Supplied”
Topic — Group to
Present Play.
JN KEEPING with the observance of
Palm Sunday, Dr. John E. Briggs,
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church,
will preach on "A Need Supplied” at
the 11 a.m. service. There will be a
baptismal service at 7:30 p.m.
Representative Jed Johnson will
teach the Darlington Berea Class at
9:30 a m. and George Bell the Mooney
Baraca Class.
Thursday from 6 until 9 p.m. will
be observed as the day of prayer for
home missions. At 8 p.m. a play,
written by one of the members of the
church. Miss Anne Darlington, will be
presented in the Sunday school audi
torium. The play is entitled "Begin
ning of Jerusalem” and will be pre
sented by Miss Anne Darlington, Mrs.
John E. Briggs, Miss Mary Embrey,
Mrs. Rlllie Bryant, Mrs. Marshall
Perkins, Mrs. J. W. Piercey, Mrs.
Robert Owens and Miss Bradley
Thompson During the service the
offering for home missions will be
received.
FRANCIS ASBURY M. E.
“I Thirst” and “It Is Fin
ished” to Be Themes.
The pastor of Francis Asbury M. E.
Church, South, Rev. Albert P. Shir key,
will speak tomorrow morning on "I
Thirst” and in the evening, "It la
Finished.” The young people’s meet
ing, 6:45.
Mr. Shirkey’s subject Thursday at
8 p.m. will be, "The Doctrine of the
j Cross.”
“A Decision”
Is Topic for
Rev. E. Goetz
Sermon at Zion One
of Series on “Look
ing to Jesus.”
AT THE 11 a.m. servioe tomorrow
at Zion Lutheran Church Rev.
Edward G. Goetz will continue his
series on “Looking Unto Jesus,"
speaking on “A Decision.” The sub
ject of the children’s sermon will be
"Bearing Our Burdens.”
The class to be confirmed at this
service includes George W. Bartlett,
Jr.; George W. Bean, Jr.; Prank J. E.
Hermann, Jean E. Holzbeierleln,
Katherine Krautwurst, Hilda E. Laue,
Dorothy K. Niedomanskl and Frank
W. Redinger.
The Intermediate Luther League will
meet at 6 o’clock. Lois Lettner will
be the leader. Topic, “Listening to
the Movies.” The Senior Luther
League will meet at 7 o'clock. Mrs.
Virginia Major will be the leader.
Topic, "Christ Crucified.”
Holy communion will be adminis
tered Holy Thursday at 8 p.m. The
pastor will conclude his series, "So
Great Salvation.” speaking on “Its
Postlude.” Good Friday service at
8 p.m.
Dr. Snyder
Ends Series
On‘Hosanna’
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Pastor to Receive
New Class. „
AT THE Palm Sunday service at |
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to
morrow morning Dr. Henry W. Snyder
will deliver the final sermon of his
Lenten series on the theme "Ho
sanna.” A class of conflrmants will
be received and there will be recep
tion of other members by transfer.
Special music. At the evening service,
which will be devoted to young people,
the sermon topic will be "Sin, Its First
Cost and Upkeep.”
There will be evening services dur
ing Holy Week, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The address
on Tuesday will be on “Silver or
Savior.” On Wednesday the topic
will be "Marred But Re-made” and
there will be a preparatory service.
Holy communion will be celebrated on
Thursday and Friday evenings, with
a sermon Friday on "Let the Water
and the Blood.”
St. Paul’s will participate with other
Lutheran churches in a union service
at the Church of the Reformation on
Good Friday from 12 to 3 p.m.
The Sunday school will present a
pageant on Eastern Sunday night en
titled "The Resurrection Truth,” writ
ten by Dr. Snyder.
Emory Methodist.
Dr. Horace E. Cromer announces
“The Set of His Face” and "Christ
Speaks From Calvary" as the special
sermons. The last of the series of
fellowship hours will be held after the
evening service.
Services will be held each night dur
ing Holy Week.
Activities in Local Churches
Congress Street M. P.
The Harrison Bible class will meet
tomorrow at 9:45 am. Chief S. T.
1 Porter, second vice president, will pre
! side. LJeut. W. H. Thomas will have
I charge of the lessons. Dr. Hirl A.
I Kester, the pastor, will give a short
' talk. Representative Braswell Deen
I of Georgia will be the guest speaker.
I The lesson theme is "John's Picture
of the Trial and Crucifixion.’’
Dr. Kester will preach at 11 a m. on
“Palm Sunday's Sacrifice,” and at 8
p.m. on "Our Tyrst With Him.” Holy
communion, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Church Federation.
: The Washington Federation of
Churches will hold its annual meeting
April 14, in Hamline Methodist
Church. Dinner will be served at 6
o’clock, the business session following
when the new board of directors will
be elected.
"Phe speaker will be Dr. Albert E.
Day of Baltimore. Entertainment.
Tickets will be available soon through
the office, room 610, McLachlen
Building.
Eckington Presbyterian.
Rev. Henry B. Wooding will speak
at the 11 o’clock service from the
text "Called Unto His Kingdom and
Glory” and at 8 p.m. on "Satan Hath
Desired to Have You.” The fellow
ship of silence will be observed at
the morning service. Good Friday
evening the sacrament of the Lord's
supper will be observed.
Bethany Baptist.
Rev. M. P. German will speak in
the morning on ‘‘King for a Day" and
at 8 p.m. on “The Emotional Christ."
The Stevenson Bible Class will hear
Senator M. M. Logan of Kentucky.
The subject for discussion is “Christ's
Cross and Mine.” A candlelight
communion service will be held Thurs
day evening.
Grace Episcopal.
Palms will be distributed tomorrow
at 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday
services at 8 p.m. Rev. Ralph E.
Sharpe, pastor of Marvin M. E.
Church, will preach Wednesday night.
Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde, rec
tor, will conduct holy communion
Maundy Thursday at 8 p.m.
At the three hours’ devotion, Thurs
day, 12 to 3 o’clock, Rev. Harry V.
Porter, Rev. L. F. Stevens, Rev. Karl
G. Newall, Rev. C. N. Williams, Rev.
Edwin A. Ross and Rev. R. E. Sharpe
will speak.
St. Luke’s Episcopal.
Daily observance of Holy Week will
start tomorrow with the pastor con
ducting the services. On Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.
a sacred drama will be presented by
the young people. Maundy Thursday
a service commemorating the Last
Supper will be celebrated with holy
communion at 7:45 p.m. On Good
Friday the three-hour devotional serv
ice from 12 to 3 and at 7:45 p.m.
Grace Reformed.
The rite of confirmation will be ad
ministered by Dr. Ranck at the morn
ing service. He will preach on “The
Meaning of Confirmation.”
Holy Week services, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. Annual
meeting of the Consistory Tuesday
evening. The Good Friday service is
preparatory to holy communion on
Easter Sunday.
Billy Blummenauer will lead the
young peoples meeting at 6:30 to
morrow. “The Way of the Cross”
will be presented in pictures.
Marvin Methodist.
At 11 a.m. Re”. Ralph Sharpe will
preach on “Praising and Living for
Christ.” Members will be received
at this service. At 8 p.m. lecture and
pictures on the Passion Play of
Oberammergau will be given. Serv
ices each evening during Holy Week.
Sliver Spring Baptist.
Palm Sunday will be opened with
four services. For the children at
9:45 a.m., followed by a sermon by
Rev. J. Wesley Loftls; at 11 o’clock
on "The White Battalion;” another
service will be conducted by the young
people at 7 o’clock, followed by the
evening service when the pastor will
speak and illustrate the Christ-like
life of “A Blind Singer.”
St Mark’s Lutheran.
"The King of Glory" will be the
theme of Rev. J. Luther Frantz at the
11 a.m. service. Special music. Miss
Jane Moberly will be the leader of
the Luther League and will discuss
the topic, "Christ Crucified.”
Holy Week aervioes will be held
Wednesday, preparatory service;
Thursday, holy communion, and Fri
day at 8 pm.
Open-Door Church.
“Mountains of the Bible” will be the •
theme Sunday morning and “The
Cross of Christ in Galatians” Sunday
night, both by the pastor. Service
of the young people at 7 p.m.
Westminster Memorial.
The pastor will preach tomorrow
morning on “Hosannas and Palm
Branches.” In the evening at 8
o’clock, “The Passion of Our Lord”
will be presented in colored slides.
Presbyterian Ministers.
The Presbyterian Ministers' Associa
tion of Washington and vicinity will
meet in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church Monday at 11 o’clock.
Clinton N. Howard, general superin
tendent of the International Reform
Federation will speak on “Three Calls
to Service.”
Ryland Methodist.
‘‘Jesus, Lord of Human Life” is
Rev. Newell's subject at the Palm
Sunday service at 11 am. At 7:30
p.m. he will speak on "Who Is Your
King?” This will be followed by a
fellowship featuring "The Palm Sun
day Alphabet.” The Epworth and
Intermediate Leagues will meet at 7
p.m. Junion League, Thursday, 3:15,
and at 8 p.m. the Lord's Supper will
be served.
Church of Two Worlds.
"Spiritual Gifts" will be the subject
of the address by Rev. H. Gordon
Burroughs at the Palm Sunday service
at the Hotel Continental at 8 p.m.
At the service Wednesday at 8 p.m.
the minister will give a lecture.
Cleveland Park Community.
"His Last Days on Earth” is the
topic tomorrow morning by Rev. J. S.
Loughran. The young people meet
at 7 p.m. Fellowship dinner Thurs
day at 6:30, followed by holy com
munion.
Kenilworth Presbyterian.
The theme for the morning service
will be “The Paths of Glory bead but
to the Grave.” The Fidelis Class will
give a pageant, "The Easter Vision,”
at 8 p.m. Ruth Shaw and Ruth Win
nie will lead the young people’s service
at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting will be
a communion service held at the
church on Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
The annual congregational meeting
will be held March 30.
Seat Pleasant Methodist.
Rev. Paul Bohi will speak at 11 a m.
oi "The Difference Jesus Makes To
day” and at 8 p.m. “Are We Becom
ing Jellyfish?” Sacred music Tues
day night, holy communion Thursday
night.
Kno:. Presbyterian.
Services will be held in the Bible
Institute Building, 1316 Vermont ave
nue, tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
In the morning Rev. Leslie W. Sloat
will preach on “The Coming of the
King” and in the evening on “Cleans
ing the Temple.” A special pre-Easter
communion service will be held Thurs
day evening.
Wisconsin Avenue Baptist.
Rev. Clarence Ray Ferguson will
preach tomorrow morning on “What
Doest Thou Here” At 8 p i. the
Senior B. Y. P. U. will present a pro
gram on “Stewardship.” Followed by
a short message by the pastor.
"An Adventure in Tithing” will be
presented by the Woman’s Missionary
Society Thursday evening.
Bible Prophecy.
"Will the United States be Under
a Dictatorship by 1938?” will be the
subject of the 3 o’clock prophetic dis
cussion tomorrow by Evangelist Dale
Crowley at 311 East Capitol street.
"The Seven Judgments” will be the
subject at 8 p.m. The public is in
vited.
Rehoboih Baptist. ,
Sunday will be observed as Palm
Sunday with special music. New of
ficers will be appointed for the church
school. The adult forum will be ad
dressed by Deacon William George.
The topic of the pastor’s morning
sermon will be “With Christ in the
Nation’s Capital,” and in the evening,
"Jesus and Pilate—Pilate and Jesus.”
Preaching Thursday and Friday, 8
p.m.
Highlands Baptist.
Palm Sunday will be observed with
a sermon on "Our Triumph.” In the
evening the sermon will be from the
current lesson of the church school,
"A Misunderstood Cross.” The women
will meet with Mrs. Simmonds, 1324
Gallatin street, Wednesday, A gen
erous package of bedding and cloth
ing has been sent to the flood sufferers.
St. Columbia's Episcopal.
Holy communion will be celebrated
tomorrow at 7:30 a m. and again on
Maundy Thursday at 7 and at 10 ajn.
Tomorrow at 11 o'clock, the rector
has taken as his topic, "The King
Enters Jerusalem."
Services will be held Tuesday and
Thursday at 8 p.m. Three-hour serv
ices on Friday are from 12 to 3 and
at 8 there will be devotion of sta
tions of the cross.
Jones Memorial M. E.
Women's Day will be observed to
morrow. At 11 a m., address by Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton; 3:30 p.m., ad
dress by Mrs. Lula Brown Miner. Dr.
Julius S. Carroll, minister. Distribu
tion of palms at each sendee.
McKinley Memorial Baptist.
Dr. S. Geriah Lamkins will preach
at 11 a.m. on "Watchman What of
the Night." Rev,. F. C. Bundy and
others will conduct the celebration of
holy communion at 3:30 p.m. Short
sermon and evangelistic services at 8
p.m. Prayer meeting Tuesday, 8 p.m. j
Healing Services.
The service of Christian healing J
at the church of St. Stephen and the
Incarnation will be held Tuesday eve
ning. Rev. Paul Wilbur, rector of
the parish, will have charge.
Transfiguration Episcopal.
Palms will be distributed at the 11
o'clock service. Dr. Thomas D. Win
diate will officiate at the 7:30 service
and preach at the 11 o'clock service.
Special music.
At 7:30 on Sunday evening con
firmation classes will be held at the
rectory.
Hyattsville Baptist.
The pastor will lead his congrega
tion Sunday at 11 a.m. in meditation
on "The Cry of the Human Heart for
a Spiritual Revival,” and at 8 p.m. he
will give an exposition of Acts xlii.48.
Miles Memorial M. E.
At the 11 o'clock service Rev. L. Q.
Brown will discuss “The Triumphant
Ride Into Jerusalem." Special music.
Epworth League, 6:30 p.m.; prayer
service, Wednesday. 8 p.m.
Trinity Methodist.
Dr. Dan L. Ennis will administer
holy baptism and speak on "Hail to :
the Conqueror” at 11 am. Special j
music at 8 pm.
Herbert H. McMurray will address !
the Bible classes at 9:45. The Ep- !
worth League will have a stereopticon |
lecture at 7 p.m. Holy Week services ■
will be held Wednesday, 8 p.m. "The
First Three Words from the Cross,”
Thursday, 8 p.m.; holy communion,
Friday, 8 p.m.; "The Last Three
Words from the Cross”; Wednesday, 4
p.m., children’s story.
Bethesda Presbyterian.
"His March Into the City” will be
the subject of Rev. John L. Parkes’
sermon Palm Sunday morning. In
the evening he will preach on
"Anointed With the Oil of Gladness.”
The Pioneers and young people meet
at 7 pm.
There will be a special Easter serv
ice for children at 10 a.m. Friday.
Rev. Parkes is offering three special
Easter week services on the themes
"His Thirst.” "His Travail” and “His
Trust.” These services will be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings at 8.
For the children and young people
who are interested in becoming
church members classes are being
held this and next Sunday at 10
o'clock.
St. Mary’s Episcopal.
Holy communion will be celebrated
7:30 a.m.; choral service, sermon and
distribution of palms, 11 a.m. The
rector will preach on "Modem Pagan
ism and the New Social Order.”
John Wesley A. M. E. Z.
At 11 a.m. tomorrow blessing and
distribution of the palms. Sermon,
"The Irony of the Palms,” by Rev.
Stephen GUI Spottswood. At 8 p.m.
the minister will speak on "The
Meaning of Communion.”
Services each night. Communion,
Thursday night. Good Friday night
the Excelsior Dramatic Club will pre
sent "Follow Thou Me,” by Mary
Hitchcock, under the direction of Mrs.
V. A. Charleston.
McKendree Mjthodist.
Palm service at 11 a.m., with mes
sage by Rev. S. E. Rose on “Palm Sun
day Plan.” Young People’s League, 7
p.m. He speaks at 8 p.m. on “The
Roman Centurion,” the sixth Lenten
message on "They Saw Calvary.”
On Holy Thursday at 8 p.m. holy
communion will be administered.
I
Concord-Cabin John M. E.
"Acclaiming the King” will be the \
subject of Rev Prank Edwards Sutch. 1
At Concord, River road above Wil- J
son, lane, Sunday school at 2:15 p.m.;
church service at 3 p.m.
At Cabin John, Sunday school at
10:15 am.; church service at 8 p.m.
French Services.
At the French service at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church to
morrow at 4 p.m., Rev. Andre Frank
Liotard, pastor of the French congre
gation, will speak on the subject, "Les
Larmes de Jesus."
On Good Friday at 4:45 pi t. Mr. ;
Liotard will conduct a special liturgic
service with appropriate scripture
readings and hymns.
Israel C. M. E.
The C. M. E. Churches of Washing
ton will present Dr. W. Y. Bell of How- I
ard University in a series of Holy Week
sermons at the church. He will preach 1
at the 11 o’clock service. Special mu
sic. At 3 p.m. Mrs. W. W. Ma thews,
wife of Bishop Matthews, will deliver
an address to the Missionary Society
on her missionary work in Africa. A
sacred drama, '‘The Challenge of the
Cross," will be rendered at the eve
ning service.
St. Andrew's Episcopal.
Palm Sunday services are: Holy
communion. 8 a.m.; service and ser
mon, 11 a.m. Children's church serv
ice, 9:30 a.m. I^v. A. J. Wilder will
preach.
Holy communion, Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.; i
Maundy Thursday, commemoration
service of the institution of the Lord's
Supper. 8 pm.; Good Friday, prayer
and meditative service, 2 to 3 p.m.
St. Paul M. E. Church, South.
Tomorrow at 11 am. Rev. William
F. Locke will preach on ‘ The Tri
umphal Entry" and at 8 p.m. on
"Why a Clean Heart.” The meeting
of the young people’s division at 7:15
p.m. will be led by Miss Evelyn
Fletcher.
Evangelistic services will be held
each evening of Passion Week, ex
cept Saturday, at 7:45 p.m. The pas
tor will preach.
Douglas Memorial M. E.
At the morning service Rev. Clar
ence H. Corkran will have as his
theme, "The Leader." Baptism will
be administered. The Woman's For
eign Missionary Society will have
charge of the evening service. Mrs.
E. Pearce Hayes of China will be the
guest speaker. Special music. Holy
Week services at 8 p.m. Monday;
Love Feast, Tuesday; Dr. A. B. To
trof of the American University,
Wednesday; Dr. Chesteen Smith,
Thursday, holy communion.
Potomac Heights Community.
Palm Sunday will be observed with
services appropriate to the conclusion
of the financial campaign for the erec
tion of a new church. Rev. O. J. Ran
dall will preach at 11 o’clock on "The
Triumphal Entry,” and at 8 pm.,
“After the Parade Was Over—What?”
The Executive Committee will meet
Wednesday evening.
Peck Memorial Chapel.
Palm Sunday will be observed. Rev.
Irving W. Ketchum will have for his
topic, "Every Man's King.” Palm
branches will be distributed. The
Young People’s Society at 7 p.m. will
be led by Miss Mary King.
The pastor will conduct a children’s
service Friday at 3 p.m., with pictures.
A Good Friday service will be observed
at 8 p.m., when scenes from the "Pas
sion Play” at Oberammergau will be
shown.
Metropolitan Presbyterian.
Dr. Freeley Rohrer dll preach Sun
day morning on "A Triumphal Entry.”
At the vesper service at 6 o’clock a
group of young people will give a tab
leau of the Bethany Feast. It will be
in charge of Mrs. J. C. Spivey. Earl
C. King will interpret the scene.
Western Presbyterian.
A special Palm Sunday service will
be held. Dr. Dunham will preach on
“The Challenge of the Colt.”
The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated
Thursday evening. New members will
be received.
Capital View Baptist.
Rev. Clarke Griffin will preach at
11 a.m. on “Take All the World, but
Give Me Jesus.” At 3:30 * the
Women’s Club will have a program.
Rev. Gibson, pastor of the Glendale
Baptist Church, will be the guest
speaker.- Prayer service Tuesday, •
to 9 p.m.
(See ACTIVITIES, Page B-7.)
Returned
REV. G. E. SCHNABEL.
LUTHERANS PLAN
TAKOMA SERVICES
Rev. Mr. Pfeiffer to Speak
on ‘Undivided Allegiance’
Tomorrow.
"Undivided Allegiance’’ will be the
title of the Palm Sunday sermon by
Rev. J. Adrian Pfeiffer, pastor of the
Takoma Lutheran Church, tomorrow
morning. Holy baptism will be cele
brated. In the evening the members
of this congregation will worship
with the Trinity Episcopal Church In
a community service.
Holy week services will be held Good
Friday night with the pastor speaking
on Jesus’ last word from the cross,
"Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend
My Spirit." Holy communion will
feature this service.
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DR. Z. T. PHILLIPS
WILL BE SPEAKER
Dr, Ze Barney T. Phillips, rector of
the Church of the Epiphany, will be
the special noonday preacher next
week from Monday through Thursday.
On Good Friday he will conduct the
Three Hours service from 12 to 3 p.m.
Other services during Holy Week will '
be the 8 p.m. communion service on
Maundy Thursday in commemora
tion of the institution of the Lord's
Supper. A service of litany and ad
dress by Rev. Cartmell at 10 a.m. on
Friday; evensong and sermon by Rev.
Harris at 4:45 on Friday, and at 8
p.m. Good Friday evening there will
be a rendition of the cantata, “The
Message From the Cross."
There will be a festival service to
morrow, Palm Sunday, at 11 am.
Dr. Phillips will preach at 8 p.m.
There will be a brief address and
special music.
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PRE-EASTER
SERVICE PLANS
At Ninth Street Christian Church
Rev. Clifford H. Jope will preach to
morrow at 11 o’clock on "Welcoming
the King.” The junior church, under
the leadership of Mrs. Howard
Thompson, will meet in the church
house at the same time. Mr. Jope wall
preach at 7:45 p m. on "The King
dom Not of This World. ’
Services leading up to Easter will
be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day as follows:
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m., music and brief
message by the pastor, “The Glory of
the Cross.”
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m., illustrated
service; sermon. “What Jesus Saw
From the Cross,”
Thursday, 7:45 p.m., communion
service only.
CATHOLIC *RADIO
HOUR TOMORROW
The Washington Catholic Radio
Hour will hold its broadcast service
tomorrow at 5 p.m. over WOL direct
from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception Dr. John K. Cartwright
will preside and Rev. Joseph E Gedra
will be the celebrant of benediction
and impart the individual blessing
with the relic of St. Bernadette
Soubrious at the close of the service.
The sermon, the last of the series on
“The Church of the Living,” will be
given on the special topic, “The
Church of the Saints," by Rev. Spear
Strahan.
The tenebrae service of Holy Week
will be sung Wednesday, Holy Thurs
day and Good Friday at 7:45 pm. by
the Friars of the Atonement. The
sermon Wednesday evening will be
given by Rev. L. Sheehan of St.
Patrick's. The sermon on Holy Thurs
day will be given by Rev. Robert White
of Catholic University. The sermon
Good Friday will be given by Dr. Cart
WTight.
Palms will be blessed before the
high mass and distributed during the
mass and again at the 5 o'clock serv
ice tomorrow.
AT ALL SAINTS’
“Palm Sunday Thoughts”
Is Rev. Cocke’s Topic.
‘Palm Sunday Thoughts” Is the
subject of Rev. Henry Teller Cocke
tomorrow at 11 o'clock in All Saints'
Episcopal Church. Holy communion,
7:30 p.m. The young people will meet
at 6 o'clock for supper, followed by a
service, with Fred Spann and Edward
White participating.
The women will have their annual
service of ingathering and thank of
fering at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, followed
by holy communion.
The rector has arranged Holy Week
services as follows: Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, at 4:30 p.m.; Thurs
day, holy communion at 7:30 a.m. and
8 p.m., and on Good Friday a service
at 10 a.m., followed by the three-hour
service beginning at noon.
Trinity Lutheran.
A class of 10 catechumens will be
received into communicant member
ship by the rite of confirmation to
morrow, 11 a m. They are Heinz
Bernhards, John Dietz, Walter Franlte,
Ilse Goldberg, Henry Heine, Emma
Lou Heine, Caroline Jeblick, Ernest
Krausmann, Franklin Sonnabend,
Elfrieda Trebus. The German service
will be dropped.
Maundy Thursday communion serv
ice, 8 p.m. Good Friday, German
service with holy communion, 10 a m.
Noonday service, 12:30 p.m. Rev. W.
C. Klahold, Baltimore, Md., will de
liver the sermon. English service,
8 p.m.
Pastor Back
At Albright
Twelfth Year
Rev. G. E. Schnabel
Returned to Evan
gelical Church.
AT THE session of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference of the Evan
gelical Church at Lewis town. Pa Rev.
George E. Schnabel was returned her#
to Albright Memorial Church for the
twelfth year. This Is the longest pas
torate In the history of the Evangelical
Church. He organized the Albright
congregation in 1926 and has con
tinued as pastor ever since.
Palm Sunday will usher in Holy
Week. The pastor will preach each
night. The Adult and Girls’ Choir*
will assist at each service. Thursday
night the sacrament of holy com
munion will be observed and Friday
night the congregation will gather at
the foot of the Old Rugged Cross,
this being a part of the Albright tra
dition.
At 6:45 o’clock there will be a serv
ice for young people. Church service
1s at 7:45 p.m. '
PALM SERMON
AT EPWORTH M. E.
The Palm Sunday sermon in Ep
worth M. E. Church South will b«
preached by Rev. John H. Blakemore,
jr., assistant minister, on “The Tri
umphant Entry." Dr. Harry M. Can
ter, pastor, will speak at 8 p.m.
A service will be held on Wednesday
evening which will correspond to the
usual midweek prayer meeting.
Thursday evening both pastors will
hold service and sacrament of th«
Lord's Supper will be held in the
church proper. During the period
from 2 to 3 o’clock on Friday the
church will be open for meditation
and worship. The evening service
Friday will be one in which a class
for church membership will be held,
conducted by Dr. Canter and Mr.
Blakemore.
The custom of memoralizing friends
and relatives will be held Easter Sun
day, by placing on the altar of the
church a lily for each person so me
morahzed. This service is in charge
of Miss Grace Bush and Marvin
Hummer.
A business meeting of the Minot
Bible Class will be held in the social
rooms Tuesday evening.
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‘SUFFERING’ TOPIC
OF DR. CLINCHY
Suffering Can Be Transformed
Into Power," the sixth sermon in the
Lenten series "Christian Affirma
tions,'' will be the subject of Dr. Rus
sell J. Clinchy, minister of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, to
morrow morning.
In the adult forum at 10 o'clock Dr.
Julius Lips, profesor of anthropology
at Howard University, will speak on
, "White Man, Whither Bound?"
The discussion group has as its
topic at 6 o'clock, “How to Divide Our
Time So As to Lead to a Balanced
I Life of Work and Play." Miss Ruth
Kizer will direct the discussion.
Tlie Maundy Thursday communion
service wil be held at 8 o'clock. The
church night supper will be omitted.
“PALMS AND CROSS”
WILL BE SUBJECT
At Fifteenth Street Christian
Church Palm Sunday service and holy
communion at 11 a.m. Sermon by
Rev. Leslie L. Bowers on "Palms and
a Cross.’’
Question box hour will be observed
at 8 p.m. Mr. Bowers will answer the
| following questions: 1—Does Lent
i really help Christians or is it just a
| season in the church calendar to be
observed because of custom and tradi
tion? 2—Doe, Hitler strengthen his
leadership by harassing the church
and the Jews" 3—Should both par
ties contemplating marriage, reveal
their past secrets to each other? 4—
Should one refuse to become a follower
of Christ because he cannot under
stand the atonement? 5—Should the
church be expected to keep the homes
and families of the ‘‘unemployed em
ployables" together after al other
agencies have cut them from their
rolls?
SUNDAY SERVICES
AT MOUNT RAINIER
Rev. E. Pieplow will deliver the con
j firmation service at Mount Rainier
j Lutheran tomorrow, speaking on "An
Unbroken Pledge With a Heavenly Re
ward," and will confirm the following:
Robert Behneman, Anna Grace
Figard, Betty Figard. Werner Pauls,
j Anita Purschwdtz, Joseph Wentz, Mar
j guerite Wentz. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wentz,
sr„ and Mrs. Noah Bradford.
All the conflrmands of Trinity Lu
theran Church will join in a ban
quet Sunday afternoon. The speakers
will include Representative William
Boehne of Indiana, Paul Hofmaster,
Carlton Heyser, Lawrence Schwiesow
and Miss Esther Zeckser.
At 8 p.m. the annual reunion service
will be held with the sermon on "An
swering Youth's Challenge in a Re
union Service.”
The church council meets Monday,
j 8 p.m. Services during holy week in
clude communion services Maunday
Thursday, 8 p.m, and Good Friday
services, 8 p.m.
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NATIONAL BAPTIST
MEMORIAL RITES
Dr. Gove G. Johnson, pastor of
the National Baptist Memorial, will
speak tomorrow morning on ‘‘Thy
King Cometh!” In the evening, spe
cial music.
The board of deaconesses meets in
the Pinkham class room at 7 p.m.
Thursday, and at 7:10 the Pastor’s
Class for Boys and girls meets in the
church parlor, and at 8 p.m. the mid
week service of the church will be
held, the subject being "The I^st
Night.”
PLAN UNION SERVICE
Members of the various churches in
Takoma Park have been invited to a
service in the new church of the
Trinity Episcopal parish. The
preacher will be Dr. G. Ellis Williams,
district superintendent of the Wash*
ington district of the M. E. Church.
In the morning there will be holy
communion at 8 o'clock and morning
prayer and sermon at II o'clock. Rev
Reno 8. Harp, Jr., has as his subject
"The Sin of Stupidity.”