The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Go 10 the woods and hills No tears
Dim the sweet look that Nature wears
-Longfelow.
Contrary to his usual custom. the Rev.
John Van Schaick, jr., pastor Of the
Church Of Our Father. is staying in town
this summer, and occupying his own pull
pit every Sunday. He has been acting
chairman Of the executive committee OF
the summer outings committee. in the
absence Of John JOY Edison and George
s Wilson. and this has been one reason
10 keep him here. Mr.. Van Schaick be-
lieves in vacation OF camping swim
ming. riding. tramping, and mountain
climbing. He rests best in the wilderness
He viii take short trips out OF Washing
ton a few days at a time. He says that
Washington people do not know how near
the wilderness Is to their own city or they
would be up the river. or in the woods, OF
on the hills near by Possibly In Septem-
ber he will go TO Maine or Northern New
York on a camping trip, but that is not
yet determined Rather than have his
church closed a single Sunday OF the
year he would never 90 away, as he is
happy. he says. in Washington in July OF
December But that is not necessary. as
he has seven ministers in his congrega-
ton. who are always able and willing tC
supply
Dr. Donald c. Macleod, Of the First
Presbyterian Church, Is spending his sum
mer in the city, and breaches every Sun
day. He Is not going on his usual outing
in view Of the fact that later he and
Mrs Macleod intend TO take an ocean
voyage. They expect to sail on the White
Star liner Arabic on February 8. The
steamer has been especially chartered FOR
this trip. which goes under the inviting
name Of Bible Students Oriental
Cruise" and Il promises 10 be one Of ex-
ceptional pleasure and profit, as the itin.
erary Is most attractive
Rev. DR.. Joseph Edmund Smith. re-
Gently appointed by Bishop Mcdowell as
sistant secretary of the American Society
OF Religious Education. leaves within q
few days for the refreshing breezes oi
the mountains of Virginia. where his va
cation will be spent Dr. Smith, after
rounding out a ministry OF fifty years, the
last six Of which were spent as pastor oi
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church II
this city. retired last spring from the ac-
tive pastoral service. He has, however
no thought of laying work aside, and ha:
entered enthusiastically into this new
field Of labor, for which his schOlarl!
tastes particularly fit him. DR.. Smith
during his long pastorate. filed many oI
the most important charges in Method
ism. His friends viii still have the pleas
ure Of hearing him preach. from time e
time. as he intends 20 make this his per
manent home.
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector Of st
Margaret's Church, who is son Of DR.
Joseph Edmund Smith. has been taking
a course of special study at Cambridge
Mass. and will follow it with a trip Z
the mountains of Virginia, joining hi.
father there. Rev. Mr.. Wingate will lool
after the interests OF the church until tn,
return of the rector.
Dr.. Frederick D. Power. the genial pas
tor of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. left the city last Monday FOL
Bethany Beach. on the Delaware coast
where he has a cottage. Here, amid de
lightful surroundings, he will take a res
OF two weeks. There is a branch Chau
tauqua at he beach, before which DR.
Power has promised to deliver lecture
Mrs. Power viii accompany him.
The Rev. John M. Schick. pastor Of tn,
Grace Reformed Church, left last Thurs
day. with Mrs. Sehck, for a vacation o
a month or more. They go from here I,
Pittsburg, where DIR. Schick has a boar,
meeting to attend; from there to Hunt
ingdon County, Pa. to visit relatives
and then to Ocean Grove, \. j.. wher
the greater part OF the vacation viii b.
/ spent