The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS.

The Bible which King Edward is giving
to old Bruton Parish Church at Williams
burg. Va. is 10 rest upon q lectern which
President Roosevelt will give. This lee
tern viii be one Of singular beauty. Ris-
ing from symbolic base is the angel Of
peace. a draped female form, whose up
raised hands and folded wings support its
desk. The figure stands on a globe with
one foot resting on Great Britain and the
other on the United States. The globe is
supported by the British lion and the
American eagle. Between these figures IS
the coat-of-arms Of the English Wash
ington family Each OF the three tablets
at the base Of the Iectern bears an IN
scription. on one are the words: ITO the
glory OF Cod" another, And com
memorative Of the three hundredth ami
versary OF the permanent establishment
of English civilization in America. 1907
1901" and on the third. Presented by
Theodore Roosevelt, President Of the
United States"
The lectern is the work Of J. Stewart
Barney. Of New York.
In addition 70 the large sums asked OF
the churches in the Diocese of Washing
ton for its own missionary work, almost
twice the amount is asked Of them for
the larger missionary work of the church
Thus, Epiphany Church is asked for 81, ,010;
81. Johns. II and Sixteenth streets, for
s., ,153, and ST. Thomas for $Sl4 Other
churches are urged 10 give in similar pro-
portion. Some Of them are able 10 do
so, and do Il gladly; but some. being bur
dened with parochial indebtedness, cannot
do ell they would
The money thus raised is sent 10 Mr..
George c. Thomas, treasurer Of the Do
nestle and Foreign Missionary Society.
and IS expended in advancing missionary
work in the United States and in many
places abroad. particularly our colonies,
For this purpose some $4,000 IS required
every month-the total amount asked for
being S9l6,G75 The fiscal year closes
August 81, and up to the end Of the last
quarter the splendid total Of S603, ,7S5 had
been contributed.
Upper Marlboro proved an ideal place
for holding a meeting. last Monday, Of
all the Washington chapters Of the Broth
erhood of St Andrew. They have a new
chapter Of the brotherhood there and so
the local assembly decided that the gath
ering intended TO rouse the spirit Of
brotherhood well all over the diocese with
regard 10 the coming convention. should
be held where Il would also stimulate and
strengthen local sentiment.
Chaplain Charles Q. Pierce, D. D, Of
the United States army, now on leave
from Cuba, was the appointed preacher,
and fully sustained his reputation as one
we'll able to hold and instruct his hearers.
With true Southern hospitality the ladies
had a supper prepared on the arrival OF
the special car attached to the Chesa-
peake Railroad train. which ali the dele
gates and visitors thoroughly enjoyed be-
fore the meeting began at s o'clock.
IN the church at Upper Marlboro is a
monument to ''Maryland's great Pres
byteT." who was Mt Meyer Levin, D. D.,
father OF Mr.. William Levin, prominent
Washington lawyer.
Il was a great surprise and regret to
many that when Bishop Pinkney died,
whose statue stands in Oak Hill Gene
tery, in Georgetown, that DR.. Levin was
not chosen as his successor. He seemed
TO be the most notable figure on our
church platform at that time HIS ability
was unquestioned, his energy boundless-
Rooseveltian II would be described to-
day-end his learning. particularly on
ecclesiastical subjects. was wonderful.
There IS a story going that once in
debate in convention on a question OF
canOns. DR.. Lewins opponent said:
Does Dr. Levin intend US TO believe be
knows all the canons Of all the dioceses
OF the American church?' "Yes, sir"
came the reply. I know every one OF
them!"
It speaks well for Marlboro, Prince