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Lutherans
To Install
New Pastor
Rev. Theodore Paul
Fricke Succeeds Rev.
Edwin H. Meuser.
'T'HE rite of installation will be read
1 for Rev. Theodore Paul Fricke,
new pastor of the St. Matthew’s Lu
theran Church, tomorrow at the 11
o'clock service. Rev. R. G. Stein
meyer will preach the installation
sermon and Rev. J. Adrian Pfeiffer,
pastor of the Takoma Lutheran
Church and representing the Amer
ican Lutheran Church, will conduct
the installation service.
Rev. Mr. Fricke, who comes to Wash
ington from St. Marys, Ohio, suc
ceeds Rev. Edwin H. Meuser, who
served the congregation for the past
12 years. Recently Rev. Meuser ac
cepted a position in, the administration
of the American Lutheran Church.
Mr. Fricke is a graduate of the
college and theological departments
of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio,
having matriculated from the arts
college in 1926 and from the sem
inary in 1929 with the degree of
bachelor of divinity. Thereupon he
became assistant pastor in the Faith
Lutheran Church in Detroit for two
years, after which he attended the
Princeton Theological Seminary,
where, in 1932, he received the degree
of master of theology. Since that
time he has been pastor of the Zion
Lutheran Church of St. Marys, Ohio.
Rev. and Mrs. Fricke will reside
at the parsonage, at 535 Kentucky
avenue southeast, Mrs. Fricke is a
graduate of the conservatory of music
at Capital University, Columbus.
Ohio. She was also a student of
the late Herbert Witherspoon of the
Chicago Conservatory of Music.
YOUNG PEOPLE
TO TAKE TRIP
Group From Unitarian
Church to Go to Down
ingtown, Pa.
A large delegation of young people
from All Souls’ Unitarian Church is
attending the meeting of the Joseph
Priestley Federation at Downingtown,
Pa., over the week end. The principal
speaker will be Dr. Jesse H. Holmes
of Swarthmore on "Our Misfit Civil
ization.”
At the 11 o'clock service at All
Souls’ tomorrow Dr. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce will preach on "The Mother
of Us All.” Speakers before the adult
classes of the church school will be
Gen. H. C. Newcomer and Dr. Prank
H. H. Roberts of the Smithsonian
Institution on "Early Man in Asia and
America.” A musical tea. under the
auspices of the Women's Alliance,
with Helen Williams Brodie. pianist,
of Montreal, Canada, will be held
Tuesday at 3 o'clock. The same eve
ning Rev. H. Gordon Burroughs of
the Church of Two Worlds will speak
before the Unitarian Thought Study
Group on “Spiritualism.”
There will be a sports festival in the
recreation center Friday evening.
This evening at 8 o’clock the German
film "Die Weisse Majestaet" will be
shown.
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BRIGHTWOOD PARK
TO OBSERVE DAY
At Brightwood Park M. E. Church
tomorrow Mother's day will be cele
brated. At the morning sermon Rev.
S. Carroll Coale will speak on “Queen
Mothers.” A Mother’s day story,
•‘Mary's Igloo.” will be given to the
children. At 8 p.m. the minister will
•peak on ‘‘The King's Portrait.”
Special programs will be presented
by the Intermediate and Epworth
Leagues at 6:45 o'clock. Mrs. Estelle
Dawson will address the young people
In their devotional service.
Dr. G. Ellis Williams. District super
intendent, will preside Monday eve
ning over the Fourth Quarterly Con
ference.
The Downs Bible Class will meet
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Myton, 827 Ingraham street.
The Cole Class Club will conduct Its
business and social program at the
church Wednesday evening.
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McKENDRIE M. E.
Each Mother to Be Given
Flowers Tomorrow.
Mother’s day service will be held at
McKendree M. E. Church at 11 a.m.
Each mother will be given a flower.
Rev. S. E. Rose will speak on “A
Great Mother.”
Young People's League meets at 7
p.m. At 8 p.m. the minister speaks
on ”A Good Man."
A program, “African Cruise,” will be
provided by the Woman’s Foreign
Missionary Society Monday at 8 p.m.
The Woman’s Guild holds a cov
ered dish luncheon Wednesday at
noon. Holiday plates will be pre
sented. Annual election of officers.
Midweek service with address by
Mr. Rose Thursday at 8 p.m.
"MOTHERS” THEME
Children to Take Part in
Takoma Baptist Rites.
In observance of Mother's day six
children will take part at the morning
service at Takoma Park Baptist
Church. “Four Wonderful Mothers”
will be the theme. Four of the chil
dren will in turn tell the story of
Jochebed, mother of Moses; Hannah,
mother of Samuel; Elizabeth, mother
of John the Baptist, and the
Syrophenlcian mother, whose name
U unknown.
At the evening service Rev. William
K. La Rue will speak on “The Outlook
lor Religion.”
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WILL SPEAK TWICE
Dr. John E. Briggs Gives
Subject of Sermons.
Dr. John E. Briggs, pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church, will preach at
both services tomorrow. All services
will be in keeping with Mother’s day.
At 11 a.m. he will preach on “Mothers
of Men." Miss Gloria Lochboeler and
Master Robert Farrell will each give a
recitation in honor of mother. Dr.
Briggs will preach at night on “When
Home Is Heaven,” following a short
play.
Vernon E. Lowery will teach the
Mooney Baraca Class and Represent
ative Clyde L. Garrett of Texas the
Darlington Berea Class tomorrow at
9:30 a.m.
> r.
New Pastor
REV. THEODORE P. FRICKE.
WORLD MISSION
HEAD TO SPEAK
Dr. Ziegler to Conduct
Service at United
Brethren Church.
At the Memorial United Brethren
Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. Dr. S. G.
Ziegler, secretary of the Board of
World Missions, will preach and later
conduct a ritualistic service of the
consecration of Miss Anna Schafer,
R. N., a member of this church, for
medical missionary work in Africa.
Miss Schafer will speak briefly on
"Why I Go to Africa." Dr. S. B.
Daugherty will have cliarge and assist
in the service of ordination. The
junior c-hurch group will worship with
the adults.
The youth groups will meet at 7
o'clock in a fireside sendee, and at
7:50 the minister wdll deliver the mes
sage appropriate to the day on "More
over Hts Mother."
A mother and daughter banquet
wdll be held in the social room Monday
at 6 p.m. The guest of honor wdll
be Miss Anna Schafer. Apron social,
conducted by the Reed Class, Tuesday
at 8 p.m. On Thursday at 8 p.m.
sendee of prayer and Bible study.
The pastor has been elected a dele
gate to the general conference and
will attend the sessions at Chambers
| burg, Pa., beginning Monday.
“UNCROWNED
QUEEN” IS THEME
Rev. Clifford Jope Will
Speak at Morning Serv
ice Tomorrow.
At the 11 o'clock communion service
j tomorrow at the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church, Rev. Clifford H. Jope
I will preach on “The Uncrowned
! Queen.” The junior church meets at
j the same time in the Junior depart
J ment room.
At 7:45 p.m. Rev. Mr. Jope will
preach on “Life's Hedges.”
j On Tuesday at 8 p.m. the Mothers’
Club of Boy Scout Troop 10 will meet
in the church house. Mrs. North
cross of the Homemakers’ Club will be
present. On Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.
the annual mothers’ and daughters’
banquet will be served in the church
dining room.
Prayer service will be conducted
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. by Mr. Jope,
who is giving a series of stewardship
studies.
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WALTHER LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Mother’s day will be celebrated to
morrow morning in Christ Lutheran
Church. Rev. J. Frederic Wenchel
will speak on “The Mother of Yester
day and Today.” Next Sunday Whit
sunday will be celebrated with holy
i communion. Wednesday evening the
I voting members will meet in the Sun
day school hall.
The Walther League at its last
meeting elected the following officers:
President, R. Walch; vice president,
L. Olsen; recording secretary, Miss
Ann Horn; corresponding secretary,
I Miss D. Meves.
This week end, May 8-9, the Wash
ington Walther League acts as h06t
to the eastern district of the Inter
national Walther League in its annual
convention. Sessions at the Conti
nental Hotel on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. Sight-seeing tour at 7:30
Sunday morning. Speakers at the
convention banquet will be Repre
sentative J. W. Boehne, District Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen and Inter
national Representative Rev. A.
Kretzmann of Chicago. On May 23
the league celebrates its birthday an
niversary, the Washington League
meeting at Trinity Church, Mount
Rainier.
TOPIC SELECTED
Dr. Brooks to Speak on
“Motherhood’s Claim.”
Mother's day exercises will be held
at Lincoln Congregational Temple to
morrow morning. Dr. R. W. Brooks
will speak on “Motherhood's Claim.”
Holy communion will be observed.
The Men’s Brotherhood at 10 a.m.
will be addressed by Attorney Edward
P. Lovett on “Causes and Cure of
Juvenile Delinquency.” Men and
women are invited.
The Forum will meet at 6 o’clock.
The guest speaker will be Dr. E. P.
Davis, dean of Liberal Arts College,
Howard University, who will discuss
“The Problem of the Pacifist.”
The Young People’s Club will meet
at 6 p.m.. ■ The subject for general
discussion, “What Does It Mean to
Honor Your Mother and Father?” led
by Ruth Whltted.
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THEME GIVEN
Rev. H. M. Hennig Will
Speak on ‘The Ascension.’
Rev. H. M. Hennig’s topic in the
German service in Trinity Lutheran
Church tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. will be
“The Ascension of Our Lord.” In
connection with the convention of the
Eastern district of the Walther
League, a young people’s organization
affiliated with the Missouri Synod, a
special young people’s service will be
held at 11 a.m., in which Rev. A. R.
Kirtzmann of Chicago will speak.
Two sessions will be held at the
Continental Hotel today and tomor
row at 2 p.m. Today at 7 p.m. a fel
lowship dinner will be given at the
hotel, with Representative William
Boehne as guest speaker.
A congregational meeting will be
held Monday night.
a
Church Casts
100 Members
In Pageant
Will Be Presented at
First Congregation
al Tomorrow.
TWO services at the First Congre
gational Church tomorrow will
honor mothers. At 11 o’clock Rev.
Howard Stone Anderson will preach
on "Who Is My Mother?” and at 8
o’clock a cast of 100 will present the
pageant, "The Mothers of America.”
In the cast of the pageant will be
Mrs. Ronald Briggs, Mrs. Nena P.
Carden, Mrs. James V. Craig, Mrs.
Jacob A. Duerksen, Mrs. Charles F.
Hughes, Mrs. John M. P. Metcalf,
Mrs. Max Tucker and Mrs. James A.
Winn.
Dr. Elmer Klein, psychiatrist In
charge of the Life Adjustment Cen
ter, will speak to the Young People's
Society at 6:30 p.m. on “Problems of
Marriage.”
A motion picture or the matting oi
furniture will be shown at the din
ner meeting of the Young Women’s
Club Tuesday at 6:15. Newly elected
officers of the club are Miss Mary
Esther Bailey, - president; Miss Har
riet Parker, first vice president; Mrs.
Louise Tillotson, second vice presi
dent; Miss Blanche Heacock, record
ing secretary; Miss Anne L. Ash, cor
responding secretary' and Miss Frances
Ooston, treasurer.
Reports of the Middle Atlantic
Conference of Congregational-Chris
tian Churches, held at Montclair, N.
J., on May 4 and 5, will be made at
the meeting Thursday, following the
supper at 6. A business meeting of
the church will also be held, to con
sider revision of a portion of the
church manual, which constitutes the
by-laws of the church.
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Mount Rainier Lutheran.
Rev. Edwin E. Pieplow will preach
Sunday morning on "A Language Ac
ceptable to the Ear of God.” A
Mother's day service will be held at 8
p.m. The pastor will again preach,
speaking on “A Christian's Tribute to
Mother.”
The Walther League meets Wed
nesday evening.
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AT ST. STEPHEN’S
Rev. Sam H. Kornmann
to Preach Special Sermon.
At St. Stephen’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church tomorrow morning
Rev. Sam H. Kornmann will deliver a
special Mother’s day sermon on “Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.”
The Luther League will meet at
6:30, the meeting being an open one
for general discussion.
At 7:30 p.m. the subject will be "An
Evidence Not Seen.”
A council meeting will be held Tues
day at 8 o’clock.
CATHOLICS RENEW
OUTDOOR FORUMS
Meeting of Evidence
Guild to Be Held in
Park Tomorrow.
The Washington Catholic Evidence
Guild has resumed its weekly out
door religious forums at Franklin
Park and Judiciary Square. At these
meetings some particular phase of
Catholic doctrine is discussed, after
which the audience is Invited to ask
questions.
The meeting tomorrow at Franklin
Park will be under the chairmanship
of Dr. John G. Bowen of Georgetown
University. Talks will be given by
Rev. Leon Aycock of New Orleans and
Frank Larkin.
At Judiciary Square Mrs. Agnes
Stewart, loo Wieland and Paul Ma
loney will be the speakers under the
chairmanship of Harry Kirk.
With the coming of warmer weather
evening sessions will be inaugurated
but until further notice, meetings will
be held in the two designated parks
every Sunday from 3 to 5 o'clock.
CONFERENCE SET
Dr. Taylor Arranges
Presbyterian Program.
At Central Presbyterian Church
Dr. James H. Taylor has arranged
a Bible conference beginning Sunday
and extending through Friday night.
Dr. F. Cro6sley Morgan will speak
twice each day. Dr. Morgan is the
son of Dr. G. Campbell Morgan of
London. Visitors will be welcome.
SUBJECT CHOSEN
Dr. Blackwelder Gives
Theme For Service.
“Mother’s Day and the Kingdom”
Is the theme of Dr. Oscar P. Black
welder at Lutheran Church of the
Reformation tomorrow at 11 o’clock.
At the 8 o’clock service he will con
tinue his series of sermons on "Get
ting Along in a Difficult World,”
speaking on “Is Life Worth Living?”
At 6:45 a Mother's day play, “What
Mother Means to Me,” will be pre
sented by a group of young people at
the Luther League meeting.
‘GOD’S MAN/ TOPIC
FOR REV. E. CLARK
Baptism Will Be Admin
istered in Evening at
Chevy Chase Baptist.
Mother’s day will be observed at the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomor
row, with Rev. Edward O. Clark speak
ing on "A Square Deal for Mother”
at the 11 o’clock service. ‘‘God's Man”
will be the sermon theme at 8 p.m.,
followed with the ordinance of bap
tism.
Tire pastor will lead the devotional
sendee Thursday evening.
The mother and daughter banquet
will be held next Saturday In the
Sunday school house at 6:30 p.m. Mrs.
Mabel H. Test Is chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements.
At the annual business meeting re
cently held the following officers were
elected: Deacon, G. N. Wheat; dea
conesses, Mrs. Robert P. Mancill, Mrs.
P. R. Wheater; church clerk. Miss
Pearl Stephens; financial secretary,
Charles D. Demarest, Jr.; treasurer,
current expenses, building fund and
benevolences, Frank H. Jackson: su
perintendent of the Sunday school,
George B. Fraser; trustees, William
Hughes, Sidney Pearce; Board of Lady
Managers, Baptist Home for Ladles,
Mrs. Donald Earll and Mrs. Ernest L.
Talbert; Board of Lady Managers,
Baptist Home for Children, Mrs. Adon
Phillips; members of Executive Board,
Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches, Mrs. H. M. Watkins, Charles
S. Muir and George B. Fraser; mem
bers of Executive Board. Federation
of Churches, Robert F. Mancill and
George B. Fraser.
New Dean
Will Speak
Tomorrow
Very Rev. Noble C.
Powell to Deliver
Sermon in Morning.
■yERY REV. Noble C. Powell, who
was installed as dean of Wash
ington Cathedral Thursday afternoon,
will deliver his first sermon from the
Cathedral pulpit at the celebration of
the holy communion at 11 o'clock
tomorrow. Bishop James E. Freeman
will be the preacher at the people's
evensong service at 4 o'clock.
Holy communion is In the chapel
of St. Mary at 7:30 a.m.
Public officials and all the people of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
will be remembered In special prayera
at all services In Washington Cathe
dral for one week, beginning tomorrow
under the “Union of States” plan,
which was suggested to the Cathe
dral authorities by George Wharton
Pepper, former United States Senator
from that State. The Pennsylvania
flag will be carried in the procession
at the choral evensong service at 4
o’clock, and members of Congress from
Pennsylvania are expected to be pres
ent.
A service of prayer and thanks
giving on the occasion of the corona
tion of King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth will be held in the Great
Choir of the Cathedral next Tuesday
at 10 a m. The British Ambassador
and the J'inisters of the British Do
minions with their entire staffs, other
members of the diplomatic corps and
officials of the United States Govern
ment have been invited to attend.
Bishop Freeman will conduct the serv
ice, which will be an adaptation of the
order recommended by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury for use in
churches throughout the British Em
pire.
The annual "massing of colors" will
be held In the Cathedral outdoor am
phitheater May 23 at 4 o’clock under
the auspices of the District of Colum
bia Chapter of the Military Order of
the World War. Very Rev. Noble C
Powell will preach the sermon, and
Representative Scott W. Lucas of Illi
nois will deliver an address.
Activities in Local Churches
Congress Street M. P.
The Harrison Bible Class will meet
tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. Maj. E. W.
Brown, first vice president, will pre
side. Thomas R. Harrison will have
charge of the lesson. Dr. Hirl A.
Kester, the pastor, will give a short
talk. Representative John Ridley
Mitchell of Tennessee, will be the
guest speaker. The lesson theme is
"Abraham, a Man of Prayer." All
men are welcome.
At 11 a.m., a new electric cross
will be dedicated, after which Dr.
Kester will preach on "Mother and
the Cross.” The services at 8 p.m.
will be designated as Police and
Firemen’s night.
Capital View Baptist.
Rev. J. C. Griffin will preach at
11 am. The B. Y. P. U. will meet
at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m., the choir will
present a special Mother’s day pro
gram. Prayer meeting, Tuesday, 8
p.m. On Wednesday at 8 p.m., a
lecture and exhibit on "Life in India
Today" will be given by Mrs. Sue
Bailey Thurman, recently returned
from India, Burma and Ceylon.
Church of the Pilgrims.
The District Chapter of the Alum
nae of the Assembly’s Training School
for Lay Workers in Richmond, Va.,
was entertained at dinner last week
by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Church of the Pilgrims. Rev. John
L. Parks of the Bethesda Presbyterian
Church was the guest speaker.
Divine Science.
Rev. Grace Llghtfoot Patch will
give the Divine Science interpreta
tion of “The Motherhood Principle"
in her lesson-sermon tomorrow at
11 a.m., at the Grafton Hotel. Wed
nesdays, at 8 p.m., she holds open
classes on “Divine Science and Heal
ing.'
Emory M. E. South.
Special Mother’s day services will be
held tomorrow morning. Rev. Horace
E. Cromer will preach on "Barren
Trees” and in the evening on “You
Cannot Change.” Special music.
Lincoln Road M. E.
Rev. Reginald Heber Stone will speak
on “Mothers of the Famous” at 11 a m.
The Baraca Philathea Class will pre
sent to every mother present a copy
of “Breaking Home Ties,” by Hoven
den as a memento of “Motherhood.”
At 6:45 Miss Mary Lou Sission will
lead the discussion group in the Ep
worth League. At 8 p.m. the pastor will
speak on “Young Women Who Have
Become Famous.” Special Mother’s
day music and anthems at both morn
ing and evening services.
Hyattsville Baptist.
The First Baptist Church will ob
serve Mother’s day at 11 a.m. The
pastor will preach an appropriate ser
mon. He will preach again at 8 p.m.
Installation of church officers will
take place at the morning worship.
Installation of the general B. Y. P. U.
officers will be at 6:45 p.m.
Christ Lutheran, Bethesda.
Rev. Henry J. Whiting will preach
tomorrow at 11 am. on "Parents of
Today.” The Senior Luther League
will attend a supper Sunday evening
to be given by the Incarnation Lu
theran Church. Preparations are
under way for a congregational fel
lowship supper in June at the Furh
man Inn. Club meetings will be held
May 19 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Forest Krumm, 6701 Forty-fourth
street.
Missionary Alliance.
Rev. R. P. Hyde, pastor evangelist,
will deliver a sermon on "Sermons In
Genesis” at 808 I street tomorrow
afternoon, and will preach on the
"Real Value of Personal Testimony”
in the evening service. Young peo
ple's hour at 6:45, Miss Ruth Horn
in charge. Tuesday evening, Bible
study, at 1931 Biltmore street. Thurs
day prayer meeting, 3738 Twenty
ninth street, Mount Rainier.
Cleveland Park Community.
The Mother’s day sermon topic of
Rev. Joseph S. Loughran is "Disin
terested Love.”
Women of the church and their
friends are Invited to a thimble party
at 8 o’clock May 14 at the home of
Mrs. Charles Woodbury. 1801 Hoban
road.
Church of the Epiphany.
At the 11 o'clock service of morning
prayer tomorrow there will be a ser
mon by the rector. Dr. Z. B. Phillips.
At. 8 p.m. Rev. Mr. SafTord will be
the preacher at the service of even
song.
Potomac Heights Community.
Mother's day will be observed to
morrow with a sermon by Rev. O. J.
Randall at 11 am. on "Motherhood,
the Crowning Glory of Womanhood.”
The New Idea Society will conduct the
service at 8 p.m., when Mrs. W. F.
Dement will present a stereopticon ad
dress on "Mothers of the Bible."
The Sunday school board will meet
Wednesday evening at the home of the
primary superintendent, Mrs. E. H.
Witzke. 5523 Sherrier place. On
Thursday evening the Christian En
deavor Society will give an entertain
ment for the building fund, featuring
a pageant, "The March of Time.”
Gunton Temple Memorial.
Dr. Bernard Braskamp will have as
his subject at 11 o’clock "Mother's
day.”
Wesley Methodist.
In observance of Mother's day Rev.
J. Luther Neff will preach at the
11 o’clock service on "Creative Moth
erhood.”
The young people, at 6 o’clock,
will have for their discussion theme
“A Parental Guidance.” Leader. John
Moore. Jhe parents of the young
people will be guests.
West Washington Baptist.
Rev. C. B. Austin will preach to
morrow, 11 a.m., on "A Mother's
Throne” and at 8 p.m. on "Home
Religion."
Salvation .Army.
Meetings tomorrow are:
Washington No. 1 Corps—606 E
street, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., Maj. W.
E. Graham.
Washington No. 2 Corps—1501 Sev
enth street, 11 a.m., Maj. James Rob
erts; 8 p.m., special Mother's day pro
gram.
Washington No. 3 Corps—733
Eighth street southeast, 11 a.m., Capt.
C. William Jaynes; 7:45 p.m., spe
cial Mother's day program.
Washington No. 4 Corps—1075 Jef
ferson street, 11 a m., Capt. Jackson
Martin; 8 p.m., Mrs. Brig. J. Asher,
chairman Mother's day play.
Washington No. 5 Corps—715 Eye
street northeast, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Adjt, and Mrs. Albert E. "aldwln.
Men’s Social Service Department—
526 First street, 11 a.m., Adjt. Walter
Needham.
Transfiguration Episcopal.
Rev. J. J. Queally will officiate and
preach at the 7:30 and 11 a.m. serv
ices on Sunday. Confirmation classes
are held at 7:30 every Sunday evening,
Chevy Chase M. E.
“The Testimony of Experience” Is
the subject of Rev. Edward G. Latch
for his 11 o’clock sermon. Members
of the young people's group will pre
sent flowers to the mothers in the con
gregation.
Rev. William A. Keese of Metropol
itan M. E. Church will be the speaker
at the Men's Fellowship dinner Mon
day at the church.
Trinity Methodist.
A Mother's day sermon on "The
Strength of the Nation” will be
preached tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Dr.
Dan L. Ennis. At 8 p.m. he will give
an Ascension day discourse on "The
Exalted Christ.” Herbert H. McMur
ray will address the adult Bible
classes at 10 a.m.
A chicken pie dinner will be served
Tuesday, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Prayer service Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Entertainment by the King’s Heralds
on Thursday.
Concord-Cabin John M. E.
Rev. Prank Edwards gutch will
speak on "Mothers and Mother's
Day.”
At Concord, River road above Wil
son lane, Sunday school at 2:15 p.m.;
church service at 3 p.m.
At Cabin John Sunday school at
10:15 a.m.; church service at 8 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal.
Special services and prayers for the
"Mothers of the Nation” at 11 a.m.
Rev. A. J. Wilder will preach. Holy
communion 8 am. Children’s serv
loa, |;U am.
Third Christian.
Rev. C. N. Williams will preach at
11 o'clock tomorrow on "The Trusted
Gospel." The Lord's Supper will be
observed.
Church of Two Worlds.
Rev. H. Gordon Burroughs will ad
dress the Unitarian Thought Study
Group of the Business and Profes
sional Women's Club at All Souls’
Unitarian Church Tuesday at 8 p.m.
His subject will be "Spiritualism." |
Tomorrow evening at the services
in the Hotel Continental he will speak
on “Can a Medium Predict the Fu
ture?"
Church of the Brethren.
Rev. Rufus D. Bowman will preach
at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Morning sub
ject, “Honor Thy Father and Thy
Mother.” Evening subject. "Utilizing
Your Reserve Powers.” The young
people will leave immediately after
the morning church sehvice and go
on a hike to Snowr’en Lonberger's
cabin in the mountains.
The mothers and daughters' ban
quet will be held May 12. 6:30 p.m.,
at Albright Church, Fourth and Rlt
tenhouse streets. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening.
St. Paul M. E. South.
At 11 a.m. tomorrow. Rev. Wil
liam F. Locke will preach on "A
Mother's influence." At 8 p.m., his
subject will be “Our Dally Bread.”
This is the third in a series of ser
mons on the Lord's Prayer. Howard
Cranford will lead the meeting of
the young people’s division at 7:15
p.m.
The Board of Stewards will meet
Thursday evening at the conclusion
of the prayer service.
Twelfth Street Christian.
The churches of Brooklyn, New
York, Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md.,
and the District of Columbia will
hold a one-day convention tomorrow.
Rev. J. F. Whitfield will conduct
the church program. Dr. M. F.
Robinson, Hagerstown, Md., will de
liver the sermon.
Open Door Church.
On Sunday morning, Dr. Robert
H. Glover, home director of the
China Inland Mission, will speak at
11, and in the evening at 8 there
will be a gospel message. The young
people have a Mother's day pro
gram at 7 p.m.
Highlands Baptist.
The series of sermons on "Homely
Matters'’ will be continued tomorrow
with a sermon on "Our Gifts.” In the
evening a Mother's day pageant will
be presented. The annual meeting
of the Workers’ Council will be held
Tuesday evening. The trustees will
meet Wednesday evening.
Midweek services will be held Wed
nesday at 8 p.m. There will be a
lecture by the minister, followred by
messages and spiritual healing.
Bethesda Baptist.
Regular morning service tomorrow
at 11 a m. At 7 pm. the B. Y. P. U.
will have a pageant, w-ith special
Mother's day exercises. Rev. Claude
A. Brubaker, pastor of Mount Zion
Baptist Church, will speak at 8 p.m.
Healing Mission.
The prayer circle of the St. Ste
phen's Healing Mission will meet Tues
day evening in the Church of St.
Stephen and the Incarnation. The
program will be a study in life ad
justment and prayers for the sick.
Mrs. Z. D. Blackistone will lead.
Kendall Baptist.
There will be an informal reception
next Thursday night for members who
have come into the church since Rev.
L. F. Stevens has been the pastor.
Knox Presbyterian.
Services will be held in the Bible
Institute, 1316 Vermont avenue, at 11
a.m. and 8 p.m. In the morning
Rev. Leslie W. Sloat will preach on
‘‘The Scripture Teaching Concerning
the End of the World.” In the eve
ning the subject will be “The Provi
dence of God in the Life of Joseph.”
All persons are invited.
Grace Reformed.
Dr. Ranck will preach tomorrow
morning on “Glorious Mothers.” Miss
Elizabeth Kornaromy will lead the
young people’s meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Merry Helpers' Club meeting Tuesday
night.
Wisconsin Avenue Baptist.
Rev. C. R. Ferguson will preach on
"Mother” at the 11 o’clock service.
The senior B. Y. P. U. will conduct a
devotional service at the Home of the
Incurables at 3 o’clock. Weaver Doyle
will lead the meeting. The pastor will
preach at 8 p.m. on "Rejoice in His
Salvation.”
Prayer as found in Isaiah will be
studied during the church prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
Metropolitan Presbyterian.
An evening communion of the Lord’s
Supper is emphasized once a year.
This event will occur tomorrow at
7:45 p.m. Dr. Freeley Rohrer will
officiate. New members will be re
ceived. At the morning service Dr.
Rohrer will speak on "The Changeless
Christ.”
St. Luke's Episcopal.
Rev. J. E. Elliott will officiate at 11
a.m , morning prayer and sermon
Holy communion at 7 a.m. Mother's
day services by the Sunday school at
4. Mother's day tea at the rectory,
5 to 7:30. Wednesday evening prayer
and meeting of Daughters of the
King at 8 :30.
Western Presbyterian.
“The First Love Story" will be the
subject of the sermon tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o’clock by Rev. J. Harvey
Dunham. This special sermon will
be in honor of "mother.” The Chinese
Sunday school meets at 6 p.m. Spe
cial service at 7 p.m.
Seat Pleasant M. E.
Young people will be in charge of
worship at 11 a.m. The program
will be in honor of all mothers. At
8 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Bohi will speak
on “We Cannot Get Along Without
Mothers.”
The Young People's Society will
meet at the church Wednesday night
for its annual election. The Official
Board will meet at the church Mon
day night.
Eckington Presbyterian.
The communion service will be ob
served at 11 o’clock. Baptismal serv
ice and the reception of new members
also at this service. At 8 p.m. a
special Mother's day service will be
held. Rev. Henry B. Wooding will
speak. A memento of Mother's day
will be given to those in attendance.
Christian Science.
“Adam and Fallen Man” is the sub
ject of the lesson-sermon in all the
Churches of Christ, Scientist, tomor
row. The golden text is from I Corin
thians, xv.49: "As we have borne
the image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the image of the heavenly.”
Among the citations which comprise
the lesson-sermon is the following
from the Bible: "As is the earthy,
such are they also that are earthy;
and as is the heavenly, such are they
also that are heavenly” (I Corin
thians, xv,48).
Wallace Memorial.
Dr. C. E. Hawthorne, pastor of the
Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian
Church, will preach at the 11 o'clock
service on Mother's day. The eve
ning service is at 8 o'clock.
Women to Meet.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Po
tomac Presbytery, Synod of Virginia,
wdll meet May 11 and 12 at 9 am. in
the Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
An Executive Board meeting will be
Monday at 7:45 pm.
Capitol Pulpit.
“God's Program for the Last Days
Revealed” will be the subject of a pro
phetic discussion from the book of
Revelation by Evangelist Dale Crowley
at 311 East Capitol street Sunday
night at 8 o’clock. The public is in
vited.
Ryland Methodist.
“The Christian Family” is Rev.
Neweli's theme at the morning service.
At 7:30 p.m. the young people will con
duct a service in honor of mother.
This will be followed by a fellowship
featuring poems and songs appropri
ate to Mother’s day.
Trinity Episcopal.
“The Eternal World” will be the
subject of the sermon by Rev. Reno
S. Harp, jr., at the 11 o’clock service.
There will be a service of the holy
communion at 8 am.
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| Guest Speaker
SENATOR JOSH LEE
Of Oklahoma will be the guest
speaker at the 11 o’clock
service tomorrow at the
Ingram Memorial Congrega
tional Church. He will speak
on “Mother.”
LUTHERANS TO
HONOR MOTHERS
Rev. Charles Enders to
Talk at Concordia
Evangelical Church.
Mothers will be honored tomorrow
at Concordia Lutheran Evangelical
Church in both the German service
at 10 am. and the English service at
11:15 am. The Young People’s
League will present carnations to all
mothers in both services. Rev.
Charles Enders will preach on “Our
Debt to Mothers ”
In the annual meeting of the
Church Council the following officers
w'ere elected: H. F. Dunkhorst, presi
dent: Dr. William P. Herbst, vice
presl • t; A. N. Schroeder, secretary;
Augur Berker. jr., treasurer, and
R. W. Stantelmann, financial secre
tary.
Rev. Mr. Enders and H. F. Dunk
horst will attend the annual confer
ence of the Atlantic district of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church at
Irvington, N. J., May 10-13.
The fortieth anniversary of the
Concordia Mission Society will be
celebrated May 14 at 8 p.m. in the
fellowship hall. Short addresses will
be delivered by Rev. and Mrs. David
Baker, former missionaries to Meso
potamia, and Mrs. Dr. Lang, former
missionary to India. The Young
People's League will give a presenta
tion of various phases of home mis
sions.
MOTHER’S DAY TOPIC
AT ZION LUTHERAN
“Mother’s Coronation" will be the
subject of the sermon at Zion Luther
an Church at 11 a.m. tomorrow by
Rew. Edward G. Goetz.
The Intermediate Luther League
will meet at 6 p.m., with Earl B.
Pruitt, jr., as the leader. The topic
is "Doing in the Home." At 7 p.m.
the Senior Luther League will have
a special Mother’s day meeting, with
Miss Margaret Herzog in charge. The
theme will be “Loving Mothers."
A cafeteria dinner will be served by j
the Ladles' Aid Society Wednesday j
from 5 to 7 p.m. in tire chapel. The
Sunday school teachers and officers |
will meet Wednesday night at the
home of Miss Mary Leonberger, 511
Crittenden street.
SEASON STRESSED
Ascensiontide Services at
St. Paul’s Church.
Ascensiontide sendees tomorrow at
St. Paul's Church on Twenty-third
street near Washington Circle will
stress the teaching of the season. Rev.
Gordon E. Brant of Minneapolis will
celebrate holy communion at 7:30 a.m.
Rev. Calvert E. Buck, superintendent
of the Episcopal Hospital, will be the
preacher at 11 o'clock. In the evening
at 8 o’clock there will be a sendee of
evensong and adoration, sponsored by
the Young People's Fellowship of the
parish.
The rector, Rev. Arlington A. Mc
Callum, is preaching in his former
parish, St. Elisabeth's Parish in Glen
coe. 111., and attending the convention j
of the Chaplains' Association of the
Army, of which he is the president.
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SERVICES PLANNED
Albright Church to Hold
Observance.
\ There will be a general observance
i of Mother's day at Albright Memorial
i Evangelical Church tomorrow. The
opening assemblies in the various de
partments of the Sunday school will
be built around the theme of "Mother."
At 11 o'clock Rev. George E. Schnabel
will preach the second sermon In the
series on "God at the Fireside.” The
Mother's day sermon subject will be
"Do Our Homes Need Christian
Mothers?"
The prayer meeting Friday Right
will be devoted to the study of the
bishops crusade, "Farther With
Christ.”
DR. BARROWS BACK.
Will Resume Pulpit at
Eastern Presbyterian.
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Barrows
have returned from a 10-day vacation
in Virginia and Maryland and Dr.
Barrows will be in his pulpit at the
Eastern Presbyterian Church tomor
row. The topic at the morning serv
ice will be "A Mother's Faith.” In
the evening at 7:45 the Senior Chris
tian Endeavor Society will have charge
of the service and present “Mother's
Day at Seth Parker’s.” Jack Stams
will Impersonate Seth Parker apd
Miss Mary Elizabeth Berry Mother
Parker. They will be assisted by
members of the society.
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JERUSALEM TOPIC
Rev. A. P. Wilson to
Preach Tomorrow.
At Columbia Heights Christian
Church tomorrow morning Mother's
day will be celebrated by a special
observance of recognition. The ser
mon topic of Rev. A. P. Wilson will be
‘‘Jerusalem, the Mother of Us All.”
At 8 p.m. the service will be in
chf-rge of the Gleaners’ Class, who
will present a Mother’s day pageant.
The Board of Education will meet
Thursday seanlng.
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Two Days’ |
Sessions I
Arranged
Diocesan Convention;
at St. Paul’s, in Rock
Creek Parish.
'J'HE 1937 Washington Diocesan Con
vention will be held next Wed
nesday and Thursday in St. Paul'«
Church, Rock Creek Parish.
Corporate communion for the clergy
and delegates will be held Wednesday
at 8 a m., with fellowship breakfast
following. The executive officers of
the several diocesan institutions will
make brief reports at 4 p.m. In the
evening in the parish house dinner will
be held. The Men's Club of Rock
Creek will have charge of dinner.
One of the most important matters
to be acted upon at the convention is
the election of deputies to the general
convention, four clerical and four lay.
Robert Spillman and Lois Viancour,
official delegates to the provincial con
ference, will give their report on the
theme of "Person Religion” at the
Young People’s Fellowship tomorrow
at the service. The Y. P F. will have
a dance next Saturday night.
The Candidates’ Class will give the
operetta "The Sleeping Beauty" at
the parish hall May 21 at 8 p.m.
Regular services will be conducted
by Dr. F. J. Bohanan at 8:30 a m.
and the morning prayer and sermon
at 11 a.m. and the Young People's
Fellowship at 7 p.m.
TOPIC SELECTED
BY DR. PERKINS
“Glory of the Familiar’'
Subject at Universalist
National Church.
“The Glory of the Familiar'' Is the
theme of the sermon, appropriate to
Ascension day, which Dr. Frederic W.
Perkins will preach tomorrow at the
Universalist National Memorial
Church at 11 o'clock.
A Mother's day observance is
planned for 5 o'clock, when the Sun
day evening group and the Univer
salist Players are having a program
of music and reading in the Romaine
Van Schaick room. A number of
children and mothers are to take part
and all the women of the parish ha'.'9
been invited to attend.
The Board of Management will meet
Monday at 8 o’clock instead of hold
ing its meeting Tuesday. This has
been arranged to allow more time be
fore the annual meeting of the church
Wednesday evening. There will be a
parish supper preceding the annual
meeting at 6 o'clock in Perkins Hall.
The supper conference of the
Church School Association will b«
held Thursday at 6 o'clock.
LUTHERAN SERMON ’
TO BE ON BIBLE
“Mother's Bible” will be the subject
Sunday at 11 a.m. in Georgetown
Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E.
Beatty, pastor.
Joseph C. Wimmer will conduct the
Bible study at 9:30 a.m. in the dis
cussion of the theme "Prayer.”
"Loving Mothers” will be the young
people's topic at 7 p.m. Helen Beatty
will be the leader. A playlet, “A Real
Mother's Day,” will be given.
"The Forbearance of Isaac” will be
the subject of the prayer service
Thursday at 8 p.m.
The delegates chosen to represent
this church at the 118th Convention
of the Maryland Synod, May 24-26
in Trinity Church, Baltimore, are An
drew Lindberg, Joseph C. Wimmer and
the pastor.
THEME SELECTED
Rev. H. J. Smith to Talk
Tomorrow Morning.
Rev. Henry J. Smith, pastor of Pet
worth Baptist Church, announces
Mother's day services with sermon
entitled ‘'Unneeded, Therefore Un
wanted.” In the evening the B. Y. P.
U. will have charge of the service,
with subject, "Derelict or Ship?”
Thursday evening, prayer service.
Installation services of the Yaden
Bible Class were held Wednesday eve
ning, with Rev. Dr. Johnston, assist
ant pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
as the installing officer. As an enter
taining feature of the evening a
drama on “Abraham and Isaac” was
presented.
Mother’s day will be observed, with
the president presiding. Anna Wat
kins. 92-year-old member of the
church, will be the guest of honor.
SERMON SUBJECT
“Christ’s Cosmic Rel
evance” Theme of Dr.
0. J. Hart.
"The Cosmic Relevance of Christ”
is the sermon subject of Dr. Oliver J.
Hart, rector of St. John’s Church, at
both the 9:30 and the 11 o'clock serv
ices on Sunday.
Services for Sunday are as follows:
Holy communion, 8 am.: morning
prayer and sermon by Dr. Hart at 9:30
a m., morning prayer and sermon by
Dr. Hart at 11 a.m. and evening prayer
and sermon by Mr. Madison at 8 p m.
The Business and Professional
Women's Group will meet in the par
ish house, 821 Sixteenth street, Mon
day evening. Dr. Otto Torney Simon
will give an address on "Charles Dick
ens and His Times.”
B. Y. P. U. News
Fifth will have a special Mother's
day program In the form of a playlet,
given by the stewardship commis
sion, Lucy Cooler In charge. May
18 federation meeting will be held
at Fifth. The Orioles from Balti
more will be present.
Petworth will be led by the serv
ice commission, with Ruth Miller in
charge. Topic, "Christian Vocations.”
May 12 and 14 a special three-act
play, "Dotty and DafTy,” will be pre
sented by the members from Fifth.
Takoma Park will have a special
Mother’s day tea at 5:30. The reg
ular meeting will be led by Bert An
drews at 6:30.
National will be led by Bill Trennt
Sunday evening. There will be a
meeting at the Children's Home Sun
day evening, led by a group from’
the B. Y. The annual installation
will be held Wednesday.
Calvary will discuss the subject of
"Prayer” at its meeting Sunday eve
ning. The devotional life comm is
aion will present the program.
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