Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-10

NA'iE~ED AMI An ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK fok
THE FUTURE PREDICTED.
st. Paurs Episcopal Church, on Esd street, is
pretty structure, open and cool. The finish
in wood is striking. This morning at 10 clock
as preliminary to the Episcopal convocation
OF Washington Bishop Faret conducted COM
muDion services in st. Paurs.
Immediately at the close of the service the
convocation, which includes parishes in Mont
gomery county, met in the adjoining chapel, a
bright, pretty little structure, fairly flooded
with pure sunshine. Bishop Paret occupied
the chair. and besides a number Of ladies who
occupied the rear Of the room and watched the
proceedings with the greatest interest there
were present as delegates and lay delegates the
following:
DELEGATES PRESENT.
Right Reverend VIM. Paret, Revs. Gilbert F.
Williams, dean Of the convocation; Thos. G.
Addison. ]. A. Bush, J. W. Chesley, j. W.
Clark, Stuart Crockett Vim. P. GrigRs, F. W.
H1ihard, ]. A. tombstone, VIM. H. Laird, ]. J.
rage. w. p. Painter, j. NJ. Poindexter, H. r.
fyne, L. j. Sothron, A. F. Steele, A. r. Stuart.
>. NJ Todd, Thos. D. Tongue, H. A. Windsor
and Revs. Snyder, Wood, Dudley and Childs.
As lay delegates @. F. Dawson, John W.
Warner, Richard H. Gleaves Col. NJ. L. Wood,
W. W. Danenhower, J. Holdsworth Gordon. B.
Bryan, x. j. Earnshaw, F. H. Bates and Thos.
H. Perrie
AN ADDRESS BY BISHOP pARIr.
The morning proceedings Of the convocation
were enlivened by a thorough and characteristic
address from Bishop Paret and by prediction
from Rev. DR.. Stuart Of this city. who elo-
9uenty foretold the time when Washington
snou,d De formed into separate diocese, With
Before Bishop Paret commenced his address
the roll was called. committee consisting of
Rev Drs. Addison, Buck, Steele and Messrs.
Ahert and Danenhower was appointed to draw
up certain memorials concerning the deaths of
Drs. Hutton and Phillips.
Bishop Paret then addressed the convocation,
| and IN conversational tone of voice made n
number Of home thrusts, especially in regard
10 the much-talked-of Anacostia parish.
HOPE FoR THE CHURCH.
The bishop described himself as being in a
state OF encouragement and hope In regard TO
the church at large as we'll as concerning the
diocese Of Washington. He begged that atteu-
ton should not be paid to the pessimists who con-
nnued to predict danger and shipwrecks to the
church. Naturally there were certain dangers
to the church which must be continually met
and overcome, but he asked bis hearers to look
back owe; the past Of the church and say II at
any time during its history it had SO few serious
Bishop Paret referred to the struggles
the church had gone through and thought
deserted It The prospects stretching out
into the future, ne claimed, were
himself may have spoken with . tinge Of dis
couragement, but even at the lowest state with
him hope had triumphed over discourage
mens Things, at times, had looked
darker with him. and Of late this had especially
been 30. but he did not believe the troubles had
Ga lint loes 10
and acquaintance with the troubles had merely
become greater. He had every reason to feel
encouraged FOR the diocese.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR WASHINGTON.
In regard to Washington the bishop spoke
brightly. Many things had lately happened to
afford the greatest encouragement in this
locality. Withia two months a lady had
given real estate on the Columbia road
valued at $4,000 for the purposes Of q new
church. Ono thousand dollars additional had
accompanied the gift. DR.. Buck had agreed
TO the new parish being established, and
at a recent meeting which he had called
$1,000 had beer pledged for the new church.
since then this sum had grown to nearly
$4,000 and when the latter sum was reached a
church building.
Bishop Paret referred to the fact that con-
siderable OF the above amount had been SUBJ
scribed by persons not members of the Episco-
pal church and drew attention especially to
two sums OF s5o0 subscribed by Roman
Catholics.
The speaker then referred to the new parish
to be established near Dupont Circle and ex-
pressed his gratitude that for this noble move
ment there was no lack OF money.
THE CATHEDRAL FUND.
Property valued at eco, 900, continued the
bishop. had been donated by q communicate
of st. Johns parish for the further
ing of a grand purpose-the establish
, ment Of cathedral In this city.
% no. ssa up for I'll. ns sam. sss
twenty years from the death of the donator,
the primary intention was found impos,
sible the money shoult be used for church
srsss Ssa ssa sst., So much in
that already he had received three or four
offers of free eligible sites for q cathedral as
we'll as intimations Of desire to coutribute
money. He looked forward hopefully to the
existence In Washington Of grand cathedral
Bishop Paret spent considerable time in
discussion OF the Anacostia Church and the
much-discusSed building loan fund. II anv
report should come in from the building loan
FUND committee he should feel very much like
opposing l~ admission. There was great danger
cost" Church matter. The church at Ana
costa had been ordered ont of its church
bnilding and left rooness. At q called
meeting he had expressed the earnest
needs Of the church at Anacostia and the me-
cessity of "a, 600 being raised to fnrnish new
church ut that point. Senator Edmunds al that
meeting had said that il the District Episco-
palians could not raise that sum for such a pur-
pose they should hang their heads with shame.
LOAN FUND FOB ASAcosrrA
The plan for loan fund was
then started, money to be loaned to
churches like the Anacostia and be
returned without interest. About q. 500
was subscribed to this fund at the time and
number Of prominent laymen promised earn
estiy to further the growth OF the fund by
personal effort and six months have
passed and the fund has not grown and
Anacostia remains without . roof. Another
complication comes in. The Anacostia church
IL offered . free gift Of d, 900 by lady, pro-
vided another $4,000 can be found for the
church without debt The only available
funds for the church are tied up In the Loan
fund and under the provisions Of the e5 600 gift
are not available under any circumstances.
He had therefore written to the subscriberp 70
the fund, asking practically, ..Do Won vish
your money under the circumstances TO be
given to Anacostta - . free GIFT or 10 remain
in the fundY
The fund, thought Bishop paret, In the future
might perform good work. but In the case Of
Anacostia IL was only hindrance and drag.
RBPoRTs SUBMITTED.
At the end Of Bishop Parsts remarks short
reports were received from Dean Williams
and Mr.. Seymour Tulloch, the treasurer. Sub
scriptions 70 all out the troasurv vara takau