The Washington times., 1904-10-04
ESTABLISH
A CHURCH HERE
Masses Said in LangUage
Of Hellas.
.PRUSSIANOS HIGH PRIEST
Colony Of 500 Engaged in Various
STal Society Of PaIlas"
g-Tz aized-IndustEous People.

The Greek colony Of Washington.
which has been growing so rapidly with
in the past two years. is in a state of
delight over the establishment here or
the Greek Church. They have long want
ed 10 have place of worship of their
own, bu- until very recently they were
unable 90 make the necessary arrange
meuts.
The nearest Greek Church was in
Philadelphia and there they had 10 20
20 attend the services OF the orthodox
church or their native land Now, how
ever, they have established a place of
worship on tOur-aud-a-half Street. and
E1isl Priest theodore Frusslan0s comes
from tnladelpaia once % fortnight and
conducts their services g0r THEM
Inf HrSJ OF these servicesE- yves held
TWO weeks ago yesterday. ana was at
and number or Russians whose
church is the same. the Church OF the
tirezzl IA rIleE foIIlI aLlu the car OF all
EE1are.- EH5a-- Greeks and -tEs EslszL4s-.
were compelled 10 attend the Roman
Catholic churches, If they attended any,
% Rome are nearer Ike their own than
those OF any other church, After this
hey VIII attend church every other
sunday when they VIII near their oUu
High Priest Pmssianos.
High Priest pTusslauos. the drst Creek
priest who ever conducted the services
of his church In Washington, and who
came from Greece TO Philadelphia six
months ago. has taken charge o. the
work here, which Le VIII conduct with
the work in Philadelphia He is "a
young man, thirty-0ue years old. and a
native of Momocassia. In Western
Greece Already his influence is being
felt by the Greeks IN the City of Broth
erly LgNer ana warm welcome was
extended TO him when Ee celebrated
nigh mass in Washington two weeks
ago, and again yesterday.
The nigh priest was ordained by none
other than Patriarch Ikomeue. the head
Of the Greek Church. By many 10 is
thought that The Car Of all the Rus
slas Us the head OF the Greek Church.
but he is not. He is only the protector
or the church. and when he meets the
patriarch he has 20 do him honor Dy
stopping forty feet away and saluuug
him. The present patriarch while ne
has not attained the influence eEerLed
Jy Father john no died "a short thine
ago. IS. nevertheless. a great power. He
ST. AtnO Monastery, in Salouical by the
] uTkl~l government. but returned 20
S2esslfa LtllA2plg - l44tspensap!e, Clad
stone once Ep1t1e or hini as vitae star
or the East, on account of his beueI-
cent influence. AS AN author and linz
guist be ranks high in European esti-
Educated in Greece.
High Priest Prussiauas was educated
at Seminary HaIId. C0asrs.utfnoBla. ana
was ordained in that city. Later he was
sent Io Athens and finally BE- was decid-
ed that he should come to PhuadeiDhia
There are 600 Greeks fn pbuadsI1t.fs
and it was thought due them that a
Alsn pilsaL aA'-ld come from The old
1919 anu i''A aLlei thelr spiritual
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10 800 d o. san. tLtt lltey plat-
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