Evening star., 1907-08-24
fin Local Churches.

The open-air services on the site of the
.'athcdral of SS Peter and Paul at Mount
Il Albln continue to attract hundreds OF
people every Sunday afternoon. Mount ST.
(lban is one of the highest points in the
District rising some four hundred feet
hove the river and from the base of the
.'eace Cross, around which the services are
asld the city lies revealed like great park,
he thousands of trees which mark the
streets blending together and seemingly
forming one great mass of verdure. pierced
.iere and there by the spires of churches
md the less beautiful but conspicuous
.,partment buildings which abound In
Washington.
In the middle distance, but far below, the
white dome of the Capitol may be seen.
while beyond the setting sun is ref ected
rom the golden cupola of the Library of
Congress To the right. the granite shaft
Il the Monument rises like a sentinel, Its
metal cap for few f,eting moments each
lay glistening Ike some great jewel In the
sIanting rays of the sun. In the far dis
lance the green hills of Maryland and Vir-
,inia fade away as they are enveloped In
The mists of evening. the silver streak
If the river vending its way between.
The beautiful evensong of the Episcopal
iy delivered by Chaplain C. c. Pierce of
he army. He is an orthodox churchman,
out adapting his discourse TO the mixed
congregations which attend these services,
ne avoids all mooted questions which
;ects differ and Confin,s himself to a
turtherance of the brotherhood of man,
doctrine upon which all men can meet on
equal ground. AS he remarked on re-
sent occasion, he had besn urged that he
Eas losing excellent opportunity to i'm
press on the multitude of his hearers the
ioSmas of his church, and thus, perhaps,
add converts to her fold. He believed how
ever. that greater work could be &C
compished by leaving that opportunity to
others and bending his efforts to a broader
creed. the religion of salvation to all
Starting In 1888 without single dollar
20 its credit, the diocese of Washington
now owns the Cathedral Close, park of
more than forty acres, free of all incum-
orance. and. including the Cathedral School
.or Girls and Choir School for Boys, the
property is now valued at more than
million dollars.
The foundation stone of the cathedral
If SIS. Peter and Paul is to be laid on Sep
tember % of this year. At this time there
will be present the Bishop of Loldon, the
Archbishop Of the West Indies, the bishops
# every diocese in the United States, sew
aral from Canada and several hundred
church laymen and ministers. delegates to
the triennial convention. TO be he d in Rich
nond early in October. in addition TO the
5000 members of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew in convention in Washington.
The united vested choirs of the diocese
Of Washington will be in attendance and
the dediCatory service promises to at
tract an attendance equaltng that OF AS
censiun day. 1894, when 10000 people We're
gathered in the great open-alr amphlthea-
,er.
Beavans. assistant pastor of the Church
IF the Immaculate Conception, who has
been travelling in Europe for some weeks
will return to this city about the middle
of September.
Announcement has been made that the
feast of ST. Augustine will be observed in
The church of that name Sunday, Septem-
Der !. There Will be solemn high mass
sung at IL o'clock by Rev. w. T. Russell
of Baltimore, secretary to Cardinal Glib
cons.
Rev. B P Robertson of the First Baptist
Church, Arcadin, Fla, who has been sup
plying the Kendall Baptist pulpit, 9th
street southwest, car B street, for some
weeks. Will preach at that church tomor-
row morning Primary Motive in
Life" and in the evening on Discovering
ones Self
Rev Dr. John O. Knott formerly of this
city and now stationed at Covington, Va
viii tomorrow morning and evening occupy
the pulpit of Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church South, on Capitol Hin. DR.. Knott
S a former pastor of Epworth, having
served the full term of four years. Under
MS pastorate the present church editice
was built and the congregation greatly
strengthened. Since leaving here he has
served important charges at Baltimore
Salem Lexington and Covington. In addi-
ton to his active church duties he engaged
in special studies at johns Hopkins Univer-
Sity and took his degree last spring from
the University of Virginia.
Rev. John William Smith, the present
pastor of Epworth Church. is enjoying a
vacation in the valleys of Virginia, and Is
expected to resume his work the first Sun
day IN September. He appointed to
Epworth only last April, succeeding Rev
ID. l.. Blakemore.