The Washington herald., 1908-02-01

Everything is in readiness for the mis-
Isionary mass meeting % be held to-m0r-
row at Continental Hall az 4 2. m.
DR.. Harding. rector of St PauTs. who is
chairman Of the committee Of arrange
ments, has secured as speakers the bishop
of the diocese. the Bishop Of the Phil
! ippine Islands. Bishop C.. II. Brent, D. D..
and Chaplain Pierce u. ID.
Bishop Brent has been bishop Of the
Philippines since 1901. and he has proved
himself "a wise master builder With the
exception OK "a year spent in Buffalo. all
his ministry was exercised iu Boston. in
connection with St. john the Evangelist
and St Stephens churches. He was con-
seCTated on December Iq, 1901, Bishop Of
the Philippine Islands, 10y Bishop Doane,
of Albany, assisted by seven other bishops
of whom one was the present primate Of
Canada. Archbishop Sweatmau. Also
under his ecclesiastical care are the ISL
3nds of Guam and Wake. lie has eleven
clergy and several lay readers in his
island diocese. The spacious platform OF
Continental Hall viii be reserved for the
clergy and for large choir OF Sunday
school children who have been invited
from ali the Sunday-schO0ls Of the city
A quartet of the Marine Band viii also
be on the platform
Ever since the general convention pass
ed the new amendment 10 canon IS.
"of persons not ministers in this church
officiating in any congregation thereof" d"
the bishops have been kept busy telling
what the canon does not mean Bishop
Paret has just sent out on a pastoral let
ter his Interpretation Of it. AS usual, the
bishop is most clear and explicit After
saying that the expression 'open pulpit"
is absolutely without authority" he
says:
Three thorough examinations on sub
| jects carefully prescribed are required of
the candidate before he can be ordained
/ priest and these are TO test and assure
his holding and teaching sound doctrine,
AS a bishop 1 have promised in nay
/ ordination vows 10 Danish and drive away
/ from the church all erroneous and strange
doctrines. How can 1 do this with those
who do not acknowledge my authority
Bishop Paret was once appropriately
called by Bishop Brooks the sheet anchor
OF the American eplscopate.
At st. Marks Church, Capitol Hill.
which was formerly the Pro-Cathedral,
there is TO be "a double ordination to-
morrow at Il a. m. Mr.. Wallace n.
Pierson, Of the Virginia Theological
Seminary. Is to be ordained deacon. and
the Rev. James c. Van Loo, now in
charge of st. Monica's Chapel, south
west, is TO be ordained priest Mr. Pier
son is assigned 20 serve as assistant at
the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Dr.
G. Williamson Smith. formerly president
OF Trinity College, Hartford, will be the
preacher.
4 good piece Of news comes from
Calvary Chapel, Thirteenth and II street
northeast, in charge Of Rev. T. A. j.
Bennett Eighteen months ago Calvary
Mission, which is one of the Cathedral
missions, bought a lot which, with in
| terest and other expenses. has cost So, ,452
| This money has all been raised, 81 40 of
it by the congregation, which has also
maintained its own work without any
outside aid. The next step is to secure
funds for a chapel building, which is
most urgently needed.
At Mrs. William y. Mobiles residence.
1861 n street, the central committee on
social service questions met last night to
perfect its organization and plan for fu-
ture work. A committee is to be formed
in each parish TO cooperate with this
central committee
Rev. DR.. Harding, rector of St Pauls
Church, as chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, in connection with the Sun
day rest movement, called his committee
together yesterday at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church instead Of Epiphany
Church, a change necessitated by DR.. Nc