Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
Church South. corner 9th and K streets
northwest.

Unusual interest is being manifested
throughout the country In the application
of the "Old Home idea to church celebra-
tions to be made by st. Mary's Protestant
Episcopal Church of Brooklyn. ". T., on
its SEVENTEEN anniversary. the Sunday be-
fore Christmas This is due not only to the
novelty of the plan of exercises, but also
to the popular characteristics OF this
church. St Mary's has for a long time
been considered by many as pre-emfnently
the home church of Brooklyn.
The methods by which this community
feeling has been developed are themselves
of special interest. For example, not an
article of church furniture has been pur-
chased by the corporation in forty years.
Every object in the buflding-aitar, chan
eel fittings, organ, choir stalls, communion
vessels, windows, even the tiled foorfng-is
a memorial, a special gift to the church.
Adjacent to the church is the beautiful
Johnson Memorial Home-a gift from the
congregation as whole to the church as .
memorial to its former rector for thirty live
years, the Rev. D. ". M. Johnson. The
grounds In which the buildings stand, with
the carefully kept trees and lawns, are
among the most beautiful in the city, and
were converted from an unsightly tract to
a veritable garden spot by the generosity
Of one OF the members. The great stone
cross on the spire is a gift from the Sum
day school of many years ago, while It's
well-known bell hung originally In span"
ish convent.
Bishop Cortland Whitehead Of Pitts
burg recently came out with q statement
attitude Of Bishop Potter In reference to
the Subway Tavern, New York. brt that
he was In favor Of a similar AFFAIR for
Pittsburg He says he believes treating
causes most of the drunkenness.
The bishop suggests that Pfttsburg
capitalists combine and open drinking
places where there shall be no treating.
He says many men drink because they
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where they choose. Bishop Whitehead
says:
Nothing can be accomplished by such
as Carrie Nation 1 think one OF the
greatest mistakes ever made was doing
away with the canteen in the army"
The twentieth annual meeting Of the Uni
tartan conference of the middle states and
Canada, which was held last week in Bal
tfmore, was conducted at the First indie
pendent Christ's Church Thursday by
Alliance of Unitarian Women The
delegates were welcomed by Mrs. M. ~
Perry, president of the Baltimore organiza-
ton, and addresses were made by Miss
Emma c. Low of New York, president OF
the National Alliance, on THE Alliance
Spirit" by Mrs. Emma L. Boas, who pre-
sided during the session, the vice president
of the National Alliance for the Middle
States and Canada; on 1.-The Practical
Work OF the National Alliance" by Mrs.
Robert H. Davis, corresponding secretary
Of the National Alliance. and on The
Work and Duties Of Director" by Miss
Anna H. Howell, director for Pennsylvania
There were also informal talks by Mrs.
James L. Pennypacker OF Haddonf1eld. N.
T., and by Mrs. Charles Dali Of Washing
ton.
At the Roman Catholic archdiocesan
synod held last week In New YORK
Archbishop John NJ Farley positively for
babe euchre parties and picnics under
church auspices, and also discouraged
fairs and bazars. This does not neces-
sarily mean that Catholics are forbidden
to engage in euchre parties or in arrang-
ing them, but in so far as any connection
with the churches are concerned the ban
has been placed upon them The arch
bishop took strong stand against night
marriages. He wished to minimize them.