The Washington herald., 1907-07-06
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS.

The Rev Mr. Baer, the new rector Of
ST. Paurs Parish. Prince George County,
has arrived and is az present the guest Of
Dr. Harry NJ Bowen, who is one Of the
wardens Of the parish, brother Of DR..
Sinclair Bowen, Of stoneleigh Court.
Mr.. Baer has come ahead OF his family,
who are 70 follow him presently His new
charge is in every respect the antipodes
Of his old one, as he phrased it, Direct
from Moscow, Idaho, where the State
University is and in which he had a
chair as lecturer on ethics and logic, Mr.
Baer may we'll see a great contrast In
this great rural parish, in the midst Of a
tobaccO-growing section, 10 his former
typical Western charge. All there is es-
sentially new; here all is old. very Old
The parish church was built Of bricks
brought from England, and on the west
wall is a sun dial made in Fleet street
London. and bearing the Latin motto,
''Sic transit gloria mundi." while on the
inside there Is font dating back long be-
fore Revolutionary times
Mr.. Baer holds his first service in St
Mary's Chapel, Woodville, his second
service being at the parish church in the
afternoon.
The interest felt in the approaching
general convention IS already manifest
ing Itself in various ways. This week the
Church Standard. Of Philadelphia. pub
fishes a complete list Of the deputies,
both clerical and lay Washlngtons
deputies are: Clerical. Alfred Harding.
d. D.; K. II. McKim. d. D., A. S. Johns.
and r. p Williams. Lay, Charles II.
Stanley, Of Laurel, Nd; Thomas Nelson
Page, Arthur IT. Browne. and William c.
Rives all Of Washington.
II the Episcopal Church does not know
an about its foreign missionary field. #
will not De its own fault. Several months
ago il commissioned the general secretary
Of its domestic and foreign missionary
board, in New York. TO go around the
world and learn first hand Of the difficult
ties. enc0ura gements, and the Ike which
attend the preaching Of the gospel abroad.
This Or. Lloyd has been doing. and most
interesting are the letters be has been
writing concerning the work But now
Bishop Mackay smith, OF Philadelphia,
formerly If St Johns Church, this city.
has Just left for q two months trip 70
China and Japan, where he viii act as the
special representative Of the board Of mis-
siOEs. With the bishop goes the Rev. Il
W, Wells, Of Wilmington, Del The Phil
ippines VIII likely be visited by the two
churchmen before they return 70 Amer
lea
Bishop Mackay Smith paid a similar
visit - Mexico some years ago, and il
was the good resulting from that earlier
visit which suggested this later one.
Washington Episcopalians are especially
interested just now in cathedral building
It viii, therefore, be good news to them
20 learn that on September q. five DAYS
only before the corner stone Of their own
cathedral IS 20 be laid, the splendid build
ing TO be known as Trinity Cathedral, in
the city OF Cleveland, Ohio, will be con-
secrated. The conservation services prom
ise 20 be Of an especially imposing char
acter. Invitations 20 be present have al
ready been issued TO all .hC American
bishops, 20 the bishops Of the Canadian
Diocese, as well as 20 those English
bishops who are expected 70 take part IN
the exercises connected with the LAYING
Of the corner stone II the Washington
Cathedral. especially the Bishops % Lon
don and ST. Adams and the Archbishop Of
the West Indies.
The presiding bishop Of the American
Episcopal Church. Right Rev. Daniel Syl-
vester Tuttle. ID. D., has accepted an in
yitati0n TO preach the conservation ser
mon.
In the cathedral close. nigh unto the
site Of the Washington cathedral. IS a
Young tree brought from Glastonbury
Abbey grounds IN England, and said 10
be a cutting from the famous thorn which
Joseph Of Arimathea planted, The future
"cathedra," the episcopal throne IN the
Cathedral Of IS. Peter and Paul. is form
cd OF stones originally part Of this an
cient abbey. in which for all time WASH
ington church people viii have a very
real interest and tangible memorial.
Peculiarly interesting, therefore. viii I'll
be % learn that the Glastonbury Abbey
estate Of thirty-six acres was sold by