Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 4

4 OAKLAND TRIBUNE MTORPAY, DECEMBER 30, 1S33T VISITING CLERIC New Sermon ill Repeat PASTOR BELIEVES RELIGION LAGGING BEHIND SCIENCES 7ATCH NIGHT PROGRAMS TO ETE COMING OF NEW YEAR Elaborate Ctremonies to Mark Year's End in Metropolitan Oakland Churches Special programs. will mark the ceremony of watching the ild year outsend the new year in, tomorrow night, in many churches of Metropolitan Oakland. I A variety of entertainment will be provided, ranging from moving pictures and pageants to musical selections and recitations, climaxed by the final hour or half-hour devotional jsrvices. MISSIONARY TO TELL ADVENTURE AMONG BANDITS "How I Escaped from Chinese Bandits" will be the subject of a lecture at the Friendly Hand Rescue Mission, 23 Webster Street, Monday night by Miss Ruth Berntsen, returned missionary. Vocal numbers, both in Chinese and English will be presented.

Born in Kwangstl Province in 1910, Miss Berntsen grew up in China and was educated in English schools in Pekin. Her father. Rev. Bernt Berntsen. wits a missionary in China for 29 yean.

After his death in 1025. Miss Berntsen came to the United States and has made her home in Oakland for the past few months. It will be open house on New NAZARENE5 TO CONDUCT WATCH NIGHT SERVICE "fT I I -II Trim ir-l 11.11. At the First Unitarian Church tomorrow at Jl o'clock, Dr. Clarence Reed, minister, will take for his subject "Watchman Tell Us of the Night." He says: "One reasnn fur the maladjustments in the present political, economic, and social order is the lack of a modernized religion.

The American people have advanced rapidly in scientific research, mechanical inventions, and efficiency in business and industry but have made little progress in the discovery and expression of a vital religion. They may be described as supermen in material achievements, and as little children as far as religion is concerend." Mrs. L. R. Webster will address the Women'! Alliance at their monthly meeting and luncheon on Thursday at 12:30 noon.

Her subject will be "Tha Red Cross Today." Berkeley Unity Announces Theme "Help and Hindrances to Spiritual Consciousness" will be the subject of tha final discourse of the year by Dr. Donna H. Smythe, leader, at the meeting of Berkeley Unity tomor row morning at 11 o'clock at' the Berkeley Women's City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley. Samuel von Laidlg will be soloist, with Jean Gray Hargrovt at the piano. theme of Dr.

Harold Griffiths, pastor, at University Christian Church, Berkeley, tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Sunday School meets at 9:45 o'clock. CONGREGATIONAL Plymouth Church 3805 Piedmont Avenue REV. ROBERT INCUS Minister 11:60 s. m.

"TIME AND ETERNITY" 9:45 a.m., Church School BAPTIST New Year's Services it Lakeside Baptist Church Third Avenue st Esst 16th St. Sunday, December II, 11 a. m. "Cast-offs" 1:10 p. Watch Service Inspiration fellowship eommunlon Year's Day, the mission being open for inspection.

People of all races and creeds will attend the interdenominational fellowship meeting that night after which refreshments will ba served. Presiding will be the Rev. A. W. Carelli and Max Aaron Clark.

Pastor lo Speak Af Both Services Services for the last day of the year at the Mission Covenant Church are at 11 in the morning and 8 in the evening tomorrow. Pastor Edwin S. Johnson will speak tt both services. At the morning hour the subject is "What Have I Done for Thee this Year?" The evening service is at 8 o'clock, when the choir will sing under the leadership of Dr. C.

J. Haglund and the pastor will speak on "The Portals of the At 10:30 the annual watch night meeting will be held. Fellowshin snrl refreshments will mark the Intermission. The Bible School meets at 8:45 in the Spiritualist Church "Attainment in 1940" is announced as the subject on which Dr. Harold H.

U. Cross will speak tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. at the Spiritualist Church, 743 21st Street. Rev. Margaret Foley states that Dr.

Cross will emphasize the helpfulness of Inva aa the supreme power for satisfactory attainment, with faith and hop as essentials. Healing and message services will be conducted. At the 2:30 o'clock open forum, healing and messages wilt be the order, with Pastor Foley presiding. New Series Af Baptist In preparation for tht Kew Tsml the First Baptist Church, 21st BU and Teleeranh Avnu will KmIjI Condlelight communion service at ma r.w nour tomorrow. Thers) urU be candlelight processionals, special music and a message by the paste, Dr.

Georae rwhvshlr tfc. topic, 'IThinking It Through," and quiet time of consecration In thaj communion service. At the morning service the pastel will speak on the theme "He Joins the Church." This i nn of morning sermons to be preached Deiween Christmas and Easter, studying the important events in the life of Chripl under the general theme "From he Cradle to tha Crown." 'Contribution of Religion' Is Theme At thp First rhri(in morrow, Dr. W. Paul Reagor, pastor, will preach on the thema "In Retrospect." He will discuss the achievements and the contribution of tha forces of religion to society through- oui me past year.

anLlltrill BJ the choir, "The Shepherds' Story," by Dickinson, which peated by request, and a soprano solo, "How Beautiful Upon tha Mountains," by Harker, a by Mrs. Muriel Alstrom, guest soloist CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Dana, Durant. Channlns; Berkeley DR. VERB V. LOPER, Minister "Change: The One Certainty" "MEDITATIONS AT THE CLOSE OK THE YEAR" Rev.

a. Arthur Tassday FIRST CONGRECATIONAL Harrison Hnnlevnrd st Twenty-sixth Street Dr. Clarence Keldenblch, Minister 11:00 a. m. "A Prophetic Future" DEM I LLC'S IMMORTAL Emotional Drama of the Christ A most reverent, strikingly beautiful panorama of the tragedy of all the ages.

A Watch Night service has been planned at the First Church of the Nararene. 1420 Myrtle Street, be ginning at 7:30 tomorrow, with an address by Bertrand Bronson, youth counselor, under the auso ces of tne At 0 o'clock T. J. Hankammer will show the second series of the pictures of "The Life of unnsi. At WIS tnere will be a social time and at 11 the Mstor will lead a devotional service with the theme "A Witnessing Church in 1940." Special vocal and instru mental music will be featured.

The pastor's mornlns: theme will be "What Prospect-lB40?" 'Time and Eternity' Themt at Plymouth At Plymouth Confrseetlrmel Church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. Robert Inglis, will preach on the topic 'Time and Eternity." Musical numbers will be Dudley Buck's anthem The God of Abra. ham, Praise" sung- by the chorus choir, and Mendelssohn's duct from St Paul "We Are sung by Qwynfl Jones, tenor, and Arinur m. Ariett, baritone. Brooklyn Presbyterian The New Year will be ushered in with a watch night program at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, tomorrow evening at o'clock.

The serrioe will be sponsored by the Westminster fellowship and conducted by T. A. Wrigglesworth. 'Morning Watch' Personnel Given The Zaitbay Church Federation unounoes the followini sneakers will be heard on the Morning Watch aunng ine earning week: Monday-Rev. R.

H. Walsh, Santa Clara Methodist, Alameda. Tuesday-Rev. J. P.

Craine, Trinity Episcopal. Wednesday Rev. Qiit ri.i.nrf first Congregational, Alameda. Thursday Rev. W.

Paul Reagor, first Christian. rrlday-Rev. George Derbyshire, first Baptist. Saturday Rev. Monroe nw Fulton.

This half-hour service is held each weekday morning at o'clock, in the Chapel of the Chimes, and proaacat over KRI. LUTHERAN "i rnr a. sa. Holy Communion Lutheran' rev at Slstesnth FRANCIS A FRTO, M.D., raster BAPTIST Series Set Beginning tomorrow, Dr. Henry E.

Burke, pastor of Melrose Baptist Church, will begin a new series of i Sunday mornings sermons under the general theme, "The Old Prophets Speak to America." The theme for the morning will be "The Values of Life." According to the annual custom, the vested choir, directed by Woodrow Rood, will repert two numbers from Handel's Messiah. "And the Glories of the Lord" and "Glory to God." The church will have a special I watch night service in the evening, beginning with the regular evening service, when Dr. Burke will speak on the theme "Where Do We Go from Here." The vested choir will sing, "Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me" by Gould, and Woodrow Rood will sing a bass solo, A rassion ior Souls" by Fellers. 'He Restorefh My Soul' Unify Topic At Unity Wsyside Center, 537 Bond Street, tomorrow at 11 o'clock, Lynn Dana Gilmnre will take for his topic the theme "He Restoreth My Soul." Mrs. Elizabeth Barry will be the soloist.

Bible class and Sunday School convene at o'clock. 'Greatest Yuletide Gift' to Be Theme The closing sermon for 1939 at the Oakland Unity Truth Center will be "The Greatest Christmas Gift to Man" to be delivered by Mrs. Msy Andrews Wiggin at the Women's City Club Auditorium, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Tuesday night at o'clock in Ibell Auditorium, Mrs. Rose Imery will begin the 1940 series of lessons in practical Christianity with the sub ject "Making New Estimation." University Christian "Old Years for New" will be the 8APTIS1 FIRST BAPTIST Dsna end Hssle (Streets, Berkeley Ulyss 8atnford Mitchell, Minister 11:00 o'clock "THE ROAO AHEAD" :00 p.

m. to 12:00 Midnight Oolden Jubilee Wbtchnlaht Service Feasant, "FIFTT (iOLPEN TEAM" RUEilUE CHURCH REV, BUCKINGHAM SERVICES morning and evening a.m. p.m. Twentr-Sm Sneet NKVKN-THIKTY THROUGH' Quartet: "TOYK PIVIVE" 23rd Avenue Baptist Church Sllrd Avenue enrt- Kant 17th Streets REV. M.

D. MORRISON, Pastor CHRISTMAS MUSIC RKPKATKD AT BOTH BERVICEI 1 1 no n. in. 'THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW" 7:4 5 p. m.

"CHOOSING THE BEST" By niCV. BII.RTON r'AMPBELL Centennial Presbyterian Church Joins in Union Service 9:00 p.m. Sepnrale meeting's fnr Youns; People snd Adults. 10:00 p.m. Social Hour.

11:00 p.m. Wstrh Night Service. Yule Music. Selections from the Chriitmas cantata "The Star of the East," by Ferris, will be repeated by special request at both services at the Twenty-third Avenue Baptist Church tomorrow. At 7:45 o'clock the Centennial Presbyterian Church will join in a union service, and the pastor, Rev.

Elston Campbell, will preach on "Choosing the Best." The three B.Y.P.U.'s will meet at 9 o'clock instead of the usual time with a separate progrsm arranged for adults. This will be followed by a social hour, after which a walch- nlght service will be held in which both pastors will participate. At 11 o'clock Rev. M. D.

Morrison's sermon will be on 'The Old Year and the New." Hymns will be sung from the new hymnals made pos sible by the Women'a Mission Soci ety, Mrs. Esther Saunders, president 'Church Advance Crusade' Planned Elmhurst Baptists are planning a 10-weeks Church Advance Cru sade" to begin January 7 and close In March with special evangelistic services. January 7 will be observed as 32nd Anniversary Sunday, and former pastors of the church will conduct the services morning and evening. At 11 a.m. the speaker will be Rev.

T. I. Drexler of Mill Val- lfv. whn warn naatnp in 1Q13. anH at 7:30, Dr.

Norman Pendleton of the California Temperance Federation will present a drama of Americanism entitled "Mr. District Attorney." This will be a union service of sev eral Elmhurst churches. Christ Episcopal "The Promises of God" will be the subject of the sermon by Rev. Sumner Walters tomorrow at 11 o'clock at Christ Church. Holy rnmmnninn will Y0 IMtlftbrflted at 7:30.

A there will be the Church School service and classes at Ward Memorial and Christ f'hnrrh Chaneli and at the main church. Delta Kappa will attend the evening service at at nnsi Church Chapel, 8lxth and Lincoln, when the rector will preach on "Anniversaries" Sigma Alphe will meet at 8:45 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Holy Communion will be adminls- tprrl tomorrow morn in I at r.45 o'clock in the German service at Trinity Lutheran Church, 17th Avenue end East Fifteenth Street. Dr. W.

H. T. Dau will be guest speaker at 10:45 o'clock, preaching on the topic "An Old Folks' Christmas Celebration." A New Year's service will be held at I o'clock with sermon by Prof. A. Wessllng.

LUTHERAN CHURCHES Missouri gynnd Redeemer Lutheran flat Avenue and Brnnn Street TRinldnd 1M FRANK HAlilUlCKK, Pistor 1 1 :00 a. in. 'The Presentation" New Yepr'i Kve, V- ro "Tha Christian's Inventory," Prof. II. (Hock, Kpesktr January 1, 1140, II a.

"Jesus' Circuinrlslon" Vested Ohnlr National Lutheran Hour p. m. ZION LUTHERAN llth and Myrtle Streets REV. GEORGE MIKGBR, Paster German Service, .10:00 a. m.

Ens-llih Service. a. m. "Examine. Yourselves" I p.

New Tesr'sACve Service New Veer's Dev Services, 10 and 11:16 a. m. Dr. W. H.

T. Dsn, SpeaVer BETHLEHEM Ashby at Grove, Berkeley M. ENOKr raster 10:00 nvr Sunday School Services Sunday 11:00 a. m. Vesper Club New Yesr's pay 'Insllsh Service 11:00 a.

m. German fiervlue-r- :4.6 a. m. Watch Night Party 8:30 p.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN 1511 llth Avenue and Hopkins Rev.

Ceo. Jacobsen Sunday School 1:41 a. m. 11:00 a. m.

"A GT-OnTOUS EXCHANGE1' Monday, 10 A.m., "PEACE FOR TROUBLED HEARTS" TRINITY LUTHERAN 17th Ave. and East 15th St. REV. H. HASHRODT, Pastor Holy Communion.

.1:41 a. m. English 10:45 a.m. New Tear's Eve 1:00 p.m. New Tear's Day 10:10 a.

m. ST. PETER'S 14 Bros moor Roulevsrd an Ieandro Rev. H. Theles Public Worship 11:11 a.m.

"Ferpetuatlns; Christmas" 7:10 p. m. New Tear's Eve. Service: "Fear Not Little Flock." New Year's Day 11:1. Prof.

A. II. Wessllng-, Speaker. Siindny School 10 a.m. GRAND LDKE LuthcrLiQiurdi tUOIt at VAN lUREkMl sells IN vevisMb rwrmr- 11 a.m.

"PEACK AND SALVATION" 1 Prof n. A. Klfert 7 .20 p.m. "OOINO OUT WHITHER?" Ktw Year's Rve Bervlea VesUd Choir Both Houra For a thrilling New Year's Eve Attend I Established by the Metho- in the days of John a day of prayer wi. recede the New Year! Eve aratch night rites in each of 20,000 Methodist Churches in America.

Both of these observances were set by the Methodist Council -f Bishop et its recent meeting In The first Meffiodlst witch night tervice Is credited to the colliers at Ingswood, England, before whom v.ealey preached in the days of Methodism's beginning These men vr accustomed to spending Satur night at the ale-house, but after heir conversion they set apart that light for religious exercises in prep rstion for the Sabbath, i When Wesley learned of the cus om, ha urged that his followers everywhere adopt it and it has inre developed that Methodists ioM special service on the last light of the old year in preparation "or the new. At one time watch lijht programs were held 12 times esrijr, at tna close 01 eacn monm Change' Is Themt 3f Dr. V. V.Loper I For the last day of the eld year, -r. Vera V.

toper, pastor of the irt Congregational Church of srlcelsy, Dana Street and Durant wenue, will speak on "Change; the jne Certainty," Eev. O. Arthur Casaday, director religious education and student rtivities, will conduct the evening sdio service at 7:11 He win epean "Medltationi at the Close of the ar.M Allison Hudnut and Charles per Jr. will be guest soloists. iT.

PAUL'S TO A jc 7 EATURE SPECIAL mm rites On the last day ee 1M res, swr -rvices will be held In 8t. Paul's niscopsl Church, Bay" rlaee aa lonteclto Avenue, including a atch night ftrvice with holy a em-nunion at 11:90 New car Day, holy eonummloa will at 10 jn, i arents of church sehoel -f are invited to aocompany their niidren to the family eerviee at a.m. tomorrow. The Rev. wal.

Williams will preach en the "Can Yon Do Better?" At the 1 o'clock service, the senior ehoir ill sing the anthem, "Of the sther's Love Begotten by Thl inn, and the rector, the Rev, A. lonald Merrlx, will preach on the ubject "Startinf Alreah." i At the watch night aervlee at pm hymns will be sung, and he Hev. Walter Williams will -reach, his subject being "Un- hanaeable Things." Holy Bom- lunion will be celebrated also at a.m. tomorrow and at 10 am on Year's Day and on Wednesday, HAVENSCOURT Anaustana Synod 'H psvensenurt Blvdy near Bsok lUUI LOR1MER, B.T.M., Pastor I Itto a. M.

108 a New Year's gv Berries, Ins Grn4 Old Couple, Simeon I Anna," Snlolut, Mind Andersen Violin, Wil)lams Bros. 'w Yssr's Day Service, It a. m. CATHOLIC St Francis De Sales In the Heart of the CUT Corner Grove, Hobart and San Pablo Avenue Phone TK mplenar I0IT RT. REV.

MONHIQNOR JOBBPH OLEA80N, V.O., -V Becmr Sunday, 6:307:30, 9:00, 10:00 11:00, 12:15 fEFMON AND MtlSIC AT HIOM MASS, 11:00 a. m. Sunrfir Sventng Services, 1 with sermon of the day. JDtlly Uiun, 7:00 and as announced on Sunday, rectal end rVsnonnl Devntlons CHRISTIAN Fruitvale Christian frultvale Ave: end Rait ltth HIJQHK8, Minister 11:80 a. m.

"Brlnalng Out Our Treasure" Soloist, Hampton Benman p. m. "Biirnlna the Bridges" Youth croups, :80 p. m. Similar STCKH5TIAN Street One Block East of Broadway Hear Dr.

Reagor Preach IN RETROSPECT Anthem, ing, Heavens" (Tours), repeated by request Roberta Rutler Choir XMreetor Mother H. Jslte, Organist Turna; Croupe Rot. Cecil W. Johnson, re cently of Australia who will be visiting minister at Tenth A Baptist Church beginning January 7 Dr. Phillips Ends Ministry Dr.

George W. Phillips preaches both morning and evening tomorrow at the 10th Avenue Baptist Church, his final appearances as minister of the church. He retires from active ministry effective Janu ary 1, after a pastorate' of almost 22 years. "What Manner of Love!" will be the morning theme and at 7:30 o'clock in the evening his closing sermen topics will be "Exceeding Abundantly" and "Highlights of 1939." The watch night service beginning at 11 o'clock will be directed by the Rev. H.

Wallace Buckingham, associate pastor. Failing health, according to church officials, has caused Dr. Phillips to give up the heavy labors of the church. He will go to his childhood home, Jamaica, for three months. On his return he expects to give his energies to the Hour of Prsyer, a dally radio feature emanating from the church.

Besinning January 7, the Rev, Cecil W. Johnson, recently from South Australia, will be visiting minister. Elim TabnnocU "Obtaining a Good Report," will ba the morning: subject of Mrs. Helena Hubbard, associate bastor, at Blim Gospel Tabernacle, 1522 Eighth Avenue, tomorrow. The Rev.

John K. Hubbard, oastor will itmlr at the evanina "service and the watch night service win fOllOWr The Oakland Bible Trainln School will reonen following the Christmas vacation Tuesday at a.m. LUTHERAN ST. PAUL'S Grove at 10th Btrteta GILBERT T. MONSON, B.D., Pastor Sunday.

December II 10:41 a. m. 'Christ and the Pioneers' 1:45 p. m. "The Bvenlnpr Ooipel Hour" KRH 1:10 p.

m. in Midnight Watoh Night Service unday School Ml a. m. No Vespers FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Berkeley, Pnrm and Chinning Dr. Francis Hhnnk Downs, PuMor 11:00 a.

m. "From One Generation to Another" 7:30 p. in. 'The Art of Vonrettlnr" pedal Watch Night lervtres 11:00 to 12:00 a Happy God Terfecl C. MARSHALL DAVI8, Minister Mvost baptist Church HENRY BURKE.

PAST 0 II 47th Avenue, Corner of Bond 1 1 :00 1. m. "The Old Prophets Speak to America" Do We Co From Here?" CECIL B. "KING of sr To be followed by a Watch Night Service beginning at 10:00 p. m.

11 BAPTIST EAST DAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES mow 1 1:00 to 7.30 to 9:00 p. 10th Avenue snd East Hth Street OK WILLI OUR SUNDAY Brooklyn Presbyterian 12th A. and K. llth St. 11:00 a.

m. "The New Year" I p. m. Watch-Night Service Rev. Edward E.

Baird, Pastor KINGS! Pr, Phillips preaches both 11:00 "What Manner of Lov' 7:30 PARK BOULEVARD "Exceeding also, "Highlights of 1939" This helng Dr. Phillips' Isst service In Tenth Avenue fnr soma time, the friends of the congregation are Invited to a closing communion aerviee. 11:00 f. m. Watehnlght Service In charge of Mr.

Buckingham PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Park Blvd. and Hampcl Th Rev. Paul J. Goodwin, Minister Mornlni Worahlp at Eleven Subject: FIRST BAPTIST "The Gospel of Miss Ruth Repp, Sololet Telegraph Avenue el KVKMNl! AT "THINKING IT "The Prayer S. S.

9:45 Oakland Sunday Evening Club City Club Theatre, Hth and Alice Street I. 8:00 p.m. Sing the Songs of All Churches Under Dr. David Unruh Duo Pianos, Ruth Wyatt and Ruth Johnson, Soloists Inspirational Address "Irreparable Pasts Available Futures" Dr. Paul Goodwin II.

8:50 p.m. "King of Kings" Motion Picture with Organ Background III. 11:45 p.m. Tri Church Candlelight Communion, open to all believers in Christ, regardless of creed or church Auspices Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION PROCESSIONALS FEATURE EVENING SERVICE Se FIRST PRESBYTERIAN J) Bread way at Hth Btreat DR. RAW ALSO VERY SPECIAL MUSIC MORNING AT ELEVEN "HE JOINS THE CHURCH" Resolutions and Kf Revolutions" Anthem: "GEStI HAMIUXO" ftl DERBYSHIRE arvlcea Broadcaat en KLS AN Preaohea Both Sermons tt.