The Washington herald., 1908-08-22

Formal notice has been sent 70 the cIsri-
csi and lay delegates o. the convention
/ OF the Diocese Of Washington for the re-
assembling of the thirteenth annual con
ventioH. on Thursday. October I. a. u
clock a. m. in 81 Thomas Church
Washington. The cIerzy are. rscuests5 ta
assemble in their vestmeats at g.45 O'Clock
in the parish house. adjoining. The h,sl-
ness OF the convention VIII De that OF
the selection of a bishop OF the diocese.
This week the journal OF the annual
convention has been distributed esre--
ally It IS unusually Interesting by rea-
son of the published correspondence be-
/ tween the bishop OF the Philippines and
{ the diocesan autEorl-Ies
/ The Church OF the Ascension. In a1assa-
I ea''Set;s avenue. is euphaticarlv in the
+ hands Cf v3rkmeu- The decorators are
I there IN force. so are the heating appara-
tls men The results of the interior
I decorative work wEI come as an uno-ry-
/ fed surprise 90 the people OF Ascension
Z parish who are out OF the city. The way
/ the arches show Up and the general -r-rf-
( lecture cf the building is rerla-l-aHrs-
I Tne rector. Rev. !. He-uinr NeIms VINO
has Ills study in che church. scarcely
needs O. point this out % the svuu4-
t-etc visitor who happens 20 drop IN
II The heat Of the sumner with ----v
of the bishops absent from their dfo-ezss
and from the co-utrv. the work of the
ca1reI has been going on quietly bat
faithfully.
This IS the time when the various
county parishes have their festivals a-5
other outdoor gatherings. by which il IS
sought 90 bring the people together and
. i-e.aaHtal'g 90 reuIerish the parish treas
ury. The clergyman in charge Of the
coiG-ei chapel -l s. Paurs parish.
AGglsco. organized one OF these affairs
last week with Erear success. From miles
around the people came 90 rhe ua~scraEa
~ this pastor Rev. T. II oxIav. where
all kinds Of entertainment We're provided
Two or three years ago -au endless
prayer chain appeared. claiming the au-
thorlty Of Bishop Lawrence. or Illinois
As there has never been any Bishop Law
renee. Cf Illinois the majority 90 whom
IL was sent entirely dis-egarEeI i.. think
ing it the work Of some one not in fun
possession % all needed gracss and fa-ul-
ties. Some however. thought Illinois must
De mistake for Massachusetts,. where
there IS Bishop Lawrence. who has been {
kept busy ever since denying raspo-si- I
bility- The chain at length reached Eng
land. the name Of Bishop Lawrence Civ
Ing place. however. % that OF the RfsHo1 7
of Rochester. who promptly wrote TO the I
papers saying his name had been subsri- I
tutea fer that OF Bishop Lawrence. and i
repudiatinE the authority claimed.
Most Of our Washington clerEyren are
stiL getting copies Of this same PRAYER
and are being consulted by anxious par-
ishioaers as TO the right way o. treat 4
the request Only few davs ago three \
copies were sent to one address The let
ters should be promptly put into the
waste paper basket and no other ro-f-r
taken Of them.
IN connection with the great church
meetings in London. a movement has
been initiated 20 acquire Nurfrlo-s paf0t-
ing Of Christ Healing the SICK in or
der that IL may be placed IN ST PauTs
Cathedral, in CommemoratiOn OF the Pan
Anglican Congress. Sir Robert Povrrer-
president OF the Royal Academy. has
written a letter cCrr05orating the au-
theEticity Of the picture as q ETuriIIo.
On its rediscOvsry a few. years .aCo. for
It was once lost. the picture was shown
TO the Queen AT Buckingham Palace. and
greatly admired by her.
The Milwaukee COMMITTEES OF the forth
coming convention of the brotherhood
reminds men Of the Brotherhood every
where that the convention will not only
be the twenty-tliird annual gathering. |
but that It viii be the occasion Of the
celebration Of its twenty-ffth anniver-
sary-
The provisional programme Of the con-
venuon unfoIds a remarkable series of
and addresses. Some OF the
most noted speakers who have been in
vited. all OF whom have not accepted.
are: The Right Rev c. Il. Brent.
Bishop OF the Philippine Islands and
Bishop-elect Of Washington: the Right
Rev p T Rowe. OF Alaska. and the Rev
3. p Bull Mirfeld. England Among
the other prominent speakers are: The
Right Rev c p. Anderson. Bishop OF
Chicago; Robert II. Gardiner. Gardiner.
Ne. president Of the Brotherhood Of s..
Andrew in the United States. Rev. 4 L.
Williams. Bishop OF Nebraska: Right1
Rev. W " Webb, Bishop Of Milwaukee
Hubert Carleton. Of Boston. general sec
retary Of the Brotherhood Of St Andrew.
Millard : Burns, Buffalo. y Y q
Frank Shelby. New York district score
tary, the Rev. T ". Powell Toronto
Canada H D ". English. Pittsburg.
first vice president. Brotherhood Of s.
Andrew. Alex NJ Hadden. New York
City; W A Haberstro. Buffalo. field sec
retary. Brotherhood Of St Andrew. W.
A. Cornelius. Pittsburg: Right Rev. R II.
Weller. Misrepresentation Fond du Lac.
Right Rev. G. r. WOodCock. Bishop. oil
Kentucky John ". Wood. corresponding !
Foreign and Domestic Mission Z
ary Society In addition 10 these there VIII
De others. whose names have not been :
made public II