The Washington herald., 1907-10-12

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may wish to see the new building. at 1l47
Fifteenth street. to visit It on that day.
It should be remembered that the hospital
IS free to the poor Of all denominations
and color. DR.. Oracle X. Richards is
treasurer and DR.. William H. Fox secre-
tary Of the executive committee.
Christ Church Parish. Georgetown. Of
which Rev. J. II. w. Blake - rector, is
remodeling the house adjoining the
church and fixing it up very handsomely
as residence for the rector and his fam
lily. Unless there is some unexpected de-
lay. the house will be ready in two or
three weeks for occupation, when there
will be no more suitably located and ar
ranged rectoTy in the whole diocese.
After several years Of very faithful and
efficient service as bishops secretary, Mr..
Charles T. Warner has gone to the Theo-
logical Seminary at Alexandria, with a
view TO entering the ministry. He ought
to make particularly well qualified
clergyman. for he is well trained in busi-
ness methods, is a good stenographer and
typewriter, is a great worker, and IN
those higher ideals Of life and work
which the ministry demand he is not like
ly to fall behind the most gifted OF his
brethren. Rev. Mr.. Browning, OF the
Pro-Cathedral Church OF the Ascension,
is helping the bishop in place Of Mr.. War
ner
Rev. ". J. D. Thomas. diocesan mis-
sioner, is doing good work at Grace
Church. South Washington The church
Is heavily in debt, but in spite Of many
drawbacks such as lack Of well-to-do
people in the congregation or neighbor-
hood and Mr.. Thomas own serious III
ness of seven months, shelving every
thing IN the way Of growth for t;me'
the church Is growing in strength, and as
one evidence of this within the year II
has reduced one item Of its indebtedness
from $l.l00 to $500.
In that great offering at Richmond
which has been SPOKEN OF as the million
dollar Offering. but which was. in reality,
more than s.. .000000. being exactly Io00'-
213I2. the diocese of Washington occu-
pied quite an enviable position. Ninety
seven dioceses and missionary Jurisdic-
tlons contributed. and Washington was
fifteenth on the list. Pennsylvania headed
the givers, with $4,000; New York Iol-
lowed. with Se05, coo; then Massachusetts,.
with $1,000, Long Island, with $1,000;
Connecticut, $1,000; Harrisburg, $1,000;
Albany, $500, and so on, until Washing
ton answered for itself fifteenth on the
list. with S6,57S27 to its credit-thus leav-
ing behind many dioceses financially or
numerically much stronger than Itself.
This was all the more satisfactory. be-
cause that, with the Bishop Of Washing
ton fund and Cathedral building. the do
cese has had many urgent calls 10 do
great things at home. BY the way, the
offering at the cornerstone laying was
a little over s., 100.
On Bishop satterlee's return from the
general convention he viii begin Vtsi-
tation Of the Southern Maryland parishes.
Doubtless ne will then take effective
measures to help the vestries Of vacant
parishes. such as 81. Johns, Accotink,
Durham, and oxen Hill, to obtain rec
tors.
THE Little Church Around the Cor
ner." OF. to give it the title Of its con-
secration, the Church Of the Transhgura-
ton, OF New York City, which celebrated
its nfty-ninth anniversary last Sunday,
enjoys a unique position in popular es
TEEN among all the churches in the coun-
Try. and this Is the cause Of It: George
Holland. q friend of Joseph Jefferson,
died in 1876. and the widow, who was
a member Of DIT. Sabine's Presbyterian
Church. which stood at the corner OF
Madison avenue and Twenty-eighth
street, asked Jefferson 10 see TO the fu-
neral arrangements. The great actor
took along with him Hollands son, and
stated the nature Of his eTrand 10 the
pastor. All the details had been ar
ranged. when. as jefferson was leaving,
he said. casually: "Of course, you know
that my friend was an actor?'
But the Rev Dr. Sabine did not know
any such thing. and iuasmuCh as he Rad
been devotiug all his sermons that win
ter to a denunciation Of the stage and
actors IN general. TO bury one would be
altogether too sensational. He must de-
cline.
Then jefferson inquired if Or. Sabine
knew any clergyman who would conduct
the services.
why. yes" Or. Sabine replied. 7
am sure it can be arranged at a little
church around the corner
If you viii permit me- said Jefferson,
Il say all honor 70 the little church
around the corner.
So jefferson went 10 the rector Of the
church around the corner. stated his er~
rand, and impaired the information that
Holland was an actor.
And you have no objection TO burying
him because he is an actor@' Jefferson
asked
Hes not an actor now" remarked the
rector. Hes dead, and he is in need Of
Christian burial We can't 90 anything
else but give it to him. "
OF course, the incident became known,
and the church by acclamation, received
its new name and with it wealth of
love and devotion as church exemplify-
ing fully that charity which hopeth all
things and beleveth all things.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES.
Solemn Votiye Mass Of the Holy Ghost for the
opening Of all the schools Of Georgetown University
viii be celebrated at II O'Clock tomorrow in
Dahlgrsn Chapel Of the Sacred Heart, Georgetown
/ University
| TIE Rev. David Ifih0use Buel. 5. j.. president
Of the university, viii be cclebrant Of the mass.
/ The Rev Aloysius p. Brosnan, s. J.. professor
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