The Washington herald., 1908-04-04

The full list OF confirmation appoint
ments for April includes several principal
city churches and number Of suburban
and county churches.
Bishop g. NJ Williams. d. D.. OF Mar
quette Mich. is the officiating bishop. lie
was met at the depot yesterday morning
by Archdeaeon Williams. and escorted TO
the Arlington Hotel
His headquarters, however. viii be the
Guysboro 1903 Seventeenth street.
These are the appointments:
April oil a. m. ST. Margarets; p.
m.. st. Thomas.
April 1870 p. m. Grace southwest
April l2-u a. m, Christ Church,
Georgetown: p. m, Epiphany Church.
April I3-S D. m, ST. Marys Chapel
April 15-7:S0 p. m, Rock Creek.
April $3.50 p m, Calvary Chapel
April 17-7;30 p. m, Anacostia.
April 1911 a m. Grace Church, Silver
Spring; 7:30 p. m, Good Shepherd
April 23-s D. m. St. George's Chapel.
April 24-7:SO p. m. 81. Marks.
April 2s-ll a m, Incarnation; ! p. m.
81. Johns Chapel; p. m, 81 Johns.
Georgetown.
April 27-7:sO p. M. Trinity Church, Ia
koma.
April 2s-7:so p. m. Laurel
April 29-7.3O p m. St Matthews
Church
April so-7:sO p. m. HyattsyIlle.
Bishop Gravatt. during the month past,
has confirmed at Advent, st. Agnes.
Nativity. Epiphany Chapel ST. Andrews.
ST. Luke's. Brookland; Washington Par
ish. and Trinity.
On the last visitation ffty-fouT persons
We're confirmed. the largest number yet
confirmed in any OF our parishes this
spring In addition 70 these Bishop Mel
son confirmed forty at 81. Pauis. besides
combinations Al St James and 81.
Stephens.
The Rev S. Il. Bishop. Of New YPrk,
is here. representing the American
Church Institute for Negroes. an or
ganization created by the Board OF Mis-
sions for the doing Of more effective work
among the negroes OF The South Mr.
Bishop is here to confer with Rev. Or.
McGrew and others interested. concern
inE matters affecting the future OF King
Hall. II is proposed 10 open King Hail
again as a seminary for the training Of
colored clergymen in connection with
Howard University \ financial guaran-
tee for at least three years comes from
a Philadelphia Churchman.
At the meeting OF the standing com |
mittee Of the diocese, held in Trinity
parish hall. last Monday. the Rev Canon !
Harding resigned his position Of presi- T.
dent OF the committee 10 Dr. Mckin, I
whose absence necess!tated Canon Hard /
ing's election pro tenn 10 that ONCE. I
r.f- q aa.l
secretary. and DR. Harding resumed his I
old position as secretary.
The committee afterward proceeded 10 I
elect as delegates 10 the great missionary /
conference TO meet in London next June. /
the Rev Roland Cotton Smith D. D., /
rector Of St. Johns Church. snd Rev. 1
William Brayshaw. OF Congress Heights. /
The fun number Of delegates from
washington is now complete The other /
members are Rev. William J. d. Thomas. I
diocesan missionary; Archdeacon Will /
Jams. DIT. G. Ernest Smith, and Rev. Fred /
erick b. Howden.
Writing. in his parish paper. on the sub /
ject OF his ninth anniversary as rector OF
St Margarets Church. DIR. Herbert Scott
Smith said to his people:
As l look back on these years, 7 can I
a 1
goodIy heritage, and that my lines /
have fallen unto me in pleasant places. /
Those years have been years OF almost i
unceasing work on your part and on /
mine They have been years Of splendid /
returns. The seed sOwn has not abided 4
alone and has, therefore. brought forth /
much fruit
In three years the church debt OF S., ,ooo
has been cut down Just one-haH.
At their home. l7u Twentieth street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thropp have in I
vited the Sigma Circle of the Rector's /
Ala Society Of St. Thomas Church, OF /
which Mrs. Thropp is A member. 10 hear 4
a lecture on Newfoundland and Labra-
DOR by the rector Of St. Thomas /
Church, with music afterward by a tai
ented artist.
The committee on colored work. OF
which Archdeacon Williams IS chairman.
has appealed 20 the clergy OF the diocese /
for financial aid. The committee sug-
gest that the Good Friday offerings be
placed at their disposal
The amount received toward the Bishop \
satterlee memorial fund is now over
sS5.oO0. The largest Offering toward the
fund came from Epiphany Parish. and |
was nearly $500 largely given. however.
by two donors.
The Brotherhood OF St. Andrew will \
hold its next national convention October /
li-1s. Of this year. at Milwaukee. Wis
The Milwaukee Diocesan Council will .
meet the same week as the brotherhood T.
convention, its meetings preceding those
of the convention.
The Busy Peoples short Lenten services
at Epiphany are well attended. Dr. I
Gabriel Johnston has made the singing
congregational. Chaplain Pierce was to
speak on the three last days. but he was
only able to give the address on Wed
nesday. His place on Thursday and Fri
day was supplied by Rev. Dr. McKim.
rector OF Epiphany Next week the Rev. \
w. C. Richardson. .. D.. rector Of st. |
James, Philadelphia, gives the addresses,
with the exception of Fridays address,
which is given by Rev. G. Freeland Peter.
chaplain of the brotherhood.
At the Crosby Stuart Noyes memorial 4
meeting tomorrow, DR.. c. Ernest Smith, |
rector Of st. Thomas, viii give the bene-
dictiOn.
The last Churchman'S League lecture
OF the present course will be delivered /
April :, by Bishop W. A Guerry, Bishop
Coadjutor OF South Carolina His sub
ject. at o'clock Tuesday, is The sacra-
mental system"
The board OF managers OF Diocesan Mis-
sions mte last Monday at p. m. in
Trinity Parish Hall. The committee found
the deficit had been reduced somewhat.