Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-30
CITY AND DISTRICT.
SISTERS OF ST. MARGARET.
A House Of Famous Order to be Es
tablished in st. James Parish.

A House Of Famous Order to be Es.
tablished in st. James Parish.
The members of st. James Protestant Episco-
pal parish are much pleased at the prospect of
having in their parish, in connection with their
church on Sth street east, a house of the Sister
hood of st. Margaret. The ssterhood has &C
copied an invitation recently extended to
them to come and engage permanently in work
In the parish It is expected that as soon as
proper arrangements can be made, a house of
the order will be established in the parish. The
church will give lot of ground tor the erection
of a suitable house. Meanwhile the sisters who
are sent here will be provided for in a rented
house.
sIsTERHooDs IN THE ENGLISH CHURCH.
"There are in the English church," said q
member of st. James parish to whom STAR
reporter applied for Information, several very
prominent and influential sisterhoods, notably,
st. Margaret's, All Saints, ST. John, the Baptist,
mated in America. These various ststerhoods
nave houses in England, Scotland, Canada,
s0 snh Aeca the United states India and
OF the sisters and their influence is growing
daily throughout the church. The first English
sistefhoods met with many trials and discour-
agements on account of the bigotry of mem
bers OF the church, and many of their members
were publicly insulted in the streets OF London
tirely passed away, and now, in many diOceses
in which houses have not been established.
great eagerneSS is manifested to secure the
presence OF the sisters.
HOW THE sIsTERHooD WAS FOUNDED.
"The Sisterhood Of Saint Margaret invited to
st. James parish" continued the speaker, "was
founded by Rev. Dr. John Mason Neale, one of
the most learned and jealous Of the body of
English clergy who engaged about forty years
ago in the wonderful revival which has taken
place within the English church, and commonly
called at that time the Oxford movement DIR.
Neale was celebrate as an oriental scholar and
historian. He was at the same time with
keble, one of the principal poets of the English
church. Many of the hymns in present use by
the various denominations owe their origin to
his translatiOns from eastern sources. DIR.
ford movement, was subjected to a sort of
ecclesiastical ostracism. and, with all his talent
and ripe scholarship, was only rector of d small
English parish. One dreary fall afternoon, in
the midst of q pouring rain, as he sat looking
out OF his study window upon the dismal scene
before him, he felt the utter inadequacy of
the means at his command to deal with all the
wants OF the poor of his parish. When few
days afterward he spoke of this to lady. she
first sister He accepted her offer gladly and
from this small beginning the sisterhood OF ST
Margaret has grown to its present proportions.
The chief duty OF the sisters was the nursing of
the sick poor in their own homes, and in the
performance of such duties the sisters were con-
stantly exposed to danger, DIR. Neale DID not
less strengthened by the highest spiritual privi-
leges. The sisterhood, with its habit md disci-
pline. was therefore founded upon the lines laid
down by him. The sisters of st. Margaret, true
to the original character Of the order, still de-
vote themselves to nursing, and especially in
Gases OF contaslo1s diseases. they appeared at
city and several members of the order have
been detailed for work in Canada during the
prevalence of smallpox there. In addition to
such duties, however they conduct schools,
work upon church embroideries, and engage
in various charitable works in the parishes
where their houses are to be found. Their prin-
cipal house in America Is in Boston. and is con.
nected with the Church of the Advent"
THEIR HABIT AND DISCIPLINE.
The Sisters of st. Margaret wear q habit of
dark brown cloth, with black veil to drape
their heads. There are among the ladies of
Washington several associate members of the
sisterhOOd who are not under the discipline,
but enjoy certain of the privileges of the sister
hood. The members OF the sisterhood take
are under discipline very much like that of the
Sisters of Charity of the Roman Catholic church.
1T. THE beginning OF the sisterhood here" said
small way as that of the church itself. A small
house will be rented by the Sisters, such as
their means will justify, until a proper and con-
venient house can be erected in connection
with the various buildings Of the parish
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Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: -
John Gates to Leonard Gates, pit Aladdin; $3.50.
Aaron WentZ, attorney, to Sarah Fl. Cronin,
sub lot 3, So CPS; $4,000. ]. A. Plum!ey to
w. R. Seecm,an, sub lot 65, So 100; $500. +.
]. Roadway to Amelia " Holmes, sub lot IA,
SO. $50; $4,000. James McConna to Emma
T. McIntire, lot 81, So. 1O7; 500. G. Moore to
]. 8. Swormstead, pit. 7, SO. 4O4; SO, 700. Mary
H. Perry to F. r Sanner, pt 81, so. SIS: S525.
E. H. Thomas ct a trustees, to W. +. II.
Crews. pit so. SO. 400; 1900. r. Goldschmid
to J. r. Fitzpatrick, sub lot ia, so. 2I2: So
500: A. Fisher to c. II. Parker parts and Is,
to D. b. Croft, lots 80, SIS and SO, SO. 1908:
S42O.75, w. H. Ciagett to s. Taibert. sub lots
Al and AZ, SO. 237; SIS, 333. 8. Ta;bert to John
sherman, same property: S5.333. Phebe l..
Lord to Mary O. s. Carey, lots SO and 81. block
II, Cottage Hill; 81 900, &c. Mary A. S. Carey
to Lenton S. Cary, same property: s.. W
Pettibone to James Williams, lot II, so. 331:
81 GOO ]. A. Sunderland to Mary f. Jones
sub. lots 12S and 1913, so. 1855; $5,S1S.75.
Same to George II. Mc1.anahan, sub. lot 1877
so. 155; $2,S17.25. w. Mayse to w. H. Davis,
lot 46, so. 800; $1,000. H. l.. Johnson to M.
Virginia Minton, lot II, So. 237; s.. Sarah
road; $50. b. H. Warner 10 y. FL. Warder,
lot 19l, SO. IDA; y. J: y. Silick to And.
Mills, part ~, so. 263; $1,000 J. L.
Arms 70 Mary b. ChaSe, SUP. lot ~, SO.
334; SS,3oO. w; q ". Il. n. 20. 10 Henry
", BarDour, sup. iots . I'D ~, SO. 44O; $500.
L. Garoner 70 a. hapPsles, SUP lots lO1 10 1O5,
SO. sos; S4,55o: y. u. braoiey 10 James b.
futnan, Iots 10 ., SO. S1oi p. H. r: Dodge
CT a., trustees, 10 aarrle w eDster, part 2S2, SO.
~. Geofgetown; $1oo. best 10 d. =. Eergu-
son, Iot e. 50. So4; p. =. A. BEST 10 D. >. Fergu-
son ana +. Byrne, same property; -. L. A.