The Washington herald., 1908-02-15

the extent TO which a few dollars would
go. A child widow saved and Christian
ized at an expense of only SIS per an
num Miss Mckinney left Thursday for
Philadelphia.
A Bell Home meeting was held Thurs
day at 1870 a. m. at the Pro-Cathedral
for the purpose Of considering the cues
ton of Incorporating the home. Mrs.
Davenport. president Of the institution,
was In the chair. The papers relating TO
the Incorporation of the home were pre-
sented and everything was entirely sat
isfactory. There was. however a feeling
that In addition to the nine incorporators,
who were all Ilen. It would be well
10 have some ladies. To consider this,
another meeting is TO be held next Thurs
day. In the meantime. these gentlemen
have been unanimously chosen: Bishop
Satterlee. Rev. W. G. Davenport. Messrs.
c. ]. Bell. A. A. Birney J. Holdsworth
Gordon Lee Blair w. II. Singleton, John
Weaver, and Mr.. Harnish-
The first number Of the Royal Cross,
the organ Of the Daughters OF the King,
to make its appearance under the new
management is a very presentable affair.
The editor IS Mrs. Lillian II, R0ome, and
the business manager, Mrs. Charlotte M.
Pine, The paper viii be published in
Washington. II Will have four issues in
the year.
AS as illustration Of the growth OF
church work, twenty years ago Rev Mr..
Davenport went to Anacostia TO take
charge of a mission. To-day the mission
has become Emmanuel Parish In the
meantime. Mr. Davenport founded two
other missions. one for colored people,
now being cared for by Rev ". Y.
Tunnel, Of Howard University. and an
other at Congress Heights, now in charge
Of Rev. Mr.. Brayshaw. and soon to be
made into a parish. Last Thanksgiving
Day Mr.. Davenport started new work
at Twining City with five children as a
beginning ia a small rented room. To-
day over forty members are enrolled.
The customary distribution Of mite
boxes in our Sunday schools for the pur-
pose Of receiving the chlldren's Lenten
offerings for missions will now soon be-
gin. In view OF the increasing popularity
Of this method Of aiding the missionary
cause, and with view to still further
adding 70 its usefulness. the board Of
missions has put into the form OF a
pamphlet some suggestions" which II is
sending throughout the church, and which
It asks ali rectors, superintendents, and
teachers to make full use Of this year,
with a view Of thoroughly testing the
value OF the "suggestiOns
The clericus meets next Tuesday for
luncheon at o'clock at Bishop satterlee's
residence. 1407 Massachusetts avenue. Fol-
lowing the luncheon, the bishop Is sched-
uled TO give an address on a subject to
which Of late he has been dev0ting much
thought. Spiritual leadership: It's defini-
ton. and application to the clergy the
Oretically and practically"
Funeral services over the late Bishop of
Nebraska were held Tuesday last at the
Church Of the Incarnation, New York
City.
The bishops death took place last
month under sad circumstances. He had
been charged with the oversight OF Amer
lean congregations on the continent Of
Europe. and had just gone from Paris
to Nice. wnere he had preached a strong
sermon on missions. He had been IN Nice
only a day or two, when Mrs. Worth
ington became alarmed by reason Of his
not having returned home late In the
evening. On consulting the police. they
reported that a stranger had died sud
denly just as he was about 70 enter a
tram-car. II was Bishop Worthington.
Having no papers in his pocket. it had
been impossible to identity him.