The Washington herald., 1908-08-29
BISHOPS ARE ACTIVE
Settlement House Recently
Purchased in Philippines.
FILIPINO WOMEN FOR NURSES
The Rev. w. b. MACPHERSON, Head
OF College in Arkansas, Visiting
Friends in This DiOcese-StntfSti-
cal Report of the Various Parishes.
S29O, O,393.77 Expende.l for Church.

] D4sAyp EaEcL OF MAI itIQ. and MIS-
Paret are in Southern Maryland
The bishop is an enthusiastic fisherman.
though vel over eighty years OF age. and
before his arrival yesterday in Southern
Maryland he had engaged the services OF
a fisherman al the neighboring village OF
Benedict for four days fishing in the
I Patgxent River.
Mo- far from Benedict Is Old Field
Parish. OF Trinity, 70 give IL its own
! ecclesiastical title. Some twenty years
I ago Bishop Paret had an experience
which he used 20 be fond OF recountlng
I TO his friends. which We have not seen
in print The bishop had reached one OF
! the two churches in the parish on MS
/ first visitation after his conservation as
bishop IN Epiphany Church. this city He
was not then as well known as he IS
now. II so happened. therefore. that as
he had arrived some time before service
and was walking about IN the churchyard.
he was asked by another early arrival Il
he had seen anything Of their new Yankee
bisLop7
Yes" said the bishop. 7 an he"
Now look here. my friend was the
retort. Il want no fooIing. I am a vestry-
man Of this church and don't stand for
that sort % thing" So they parted.
Later. The bishop gave out during the
service that he would Ike 20 meet the
vesrrymen al the close Of the service and
would be glad II they would remain.
Seven vestryuea I'D 50. The eighth did
not He nad met the bishop earlier in
the day
The Rev. w 2. Macpherson. who is
one Of Bishop Browns archdeacons. and
head Of his college IN Arkansas. is on
a visit 20 friends and relatives IN this
diocese. cf which he was formerly one OF
the clergy He IS enthusiastic ab7.r
b!sGop hrgW1 as great missionary
leader who has been marvelously sue
cessfuL
Within the limits OF the District. on the
Murdock Hiu road. TenraIIvtovvn. stands
a little chapel dedicated 20 St COLUMBIA.
the great Irish-born missionary. who set
tied long centuries ago az Iona. on the
western coast OF Scotland. and there es-
taolished what has since become one o.
Britain.s sacred places THIS chapel Is
in St Adams parish. OF which Rev.
Canon BratenahI IS rector the v4-s- in
charge Of the chapel being the Rev. VIII
IAN r. Busaby. IL n. who fo- many
years was connected With S. Stephens
parish
ST Co!Umba's was built thI-ry-fvs years
ago. and many persons well known n the
District OF Columbia have wo-shioed with
in IT'S walls.
Attached 10 the chapel IS q large parish
hail, which IS arranged 10 do d..rv az a |
sunday school room and also as q -Ir5b
mouse. and which IS very generally uses
as such BY the people OF the whole ps--
lsA- Just az present the hail Is IN need ~
certain repairs and improvements. and
.or 1he purpose OF raising the necessary 4
l-llcS tIe AID ct that modern auxiliary 4
IN church work. a smoker pas efvs-
last wednesday, 20 be followed later bv
az entertainment and lawn fete NJ.
5lshoy has only Just entered upon the
work and he IS much ENCOURAGED
The archdeacon Of Charles and 8
Mary counties. Maryland. Ven. Geo
G Graham. who IS also rector OF Po--
Tobacco. the largest ot the parishes &.
Charles County. has been quite fl from
1verwork- One OF the vest-yne- of Arch
lescon Graharn's parish IS Gen Allison
y liner. prominent IN church and STATE
'i-cles IN Southern Maryland
The Rev Dr. WylIys Rede. dean OF
quincy Cathedral. Illinois. expects 10 be
4 Washington for several 6avs beginning
September g Dean Rede IS an author of
epute-
The statistical report Of the various
'arishes as given in the recently pub
-shed annual Journal OF the convention
s unusually interesting. The reporr con
aims on the one hand such data as IN.
lumber OF persons baptized. confirmed
married. and buried in each parish. To-
ether with the number Of couuu1icaurs
uncay school teachers. and Bible class
sachers. and on the other hand. the es-
mated value OF church property in every
arlsh and the amount received and. ex-
ended for the work Of the church AZ
1Ese' tHe nome diocese and the parish
b particular. !
From the report Il VIII be seen that '
he aggregate OF families connected with I
be various parish mission stations is p
log Trinity Parish Church. Ven 2 ]
= iliiaIlls, rector and archdeacon. stands 2
lslly nrst II contributing the largest
urnoer OF families 70 the grand diocesan / Z
'tal. numbering as Il does e1S families. I
'om which Il draws 1.1c2 communfcant q
iemoers- Next comes Epiphany Church.
ev- r. Il Mckim. D. D. rector. with .
; families on its rolls. Two churches
ave exactly 200 families TO their credit
T., St PauI's, Tweaty-third street. Rev.
anon Harding, Z d. rector. and the {
hurch OF the Good Shepherd. Rev. Cor ?
eIlus Abbott. 5r-. rector Other parishes Z
hich have over 800 families On their
3rochial registers are St. Johns George Z
WI, 50; St Thomas. SOS, and St
ark's, 10 c
During the year. LIS persons have been i
2ptized. SO confirmed. and 742 members 4
ave been lost by death: 1853 communi- s.
lnts are enrolled to-day as members Of q
.e Diocese Of Washington and OF the y
lurch, Of which the diocese is but a s
agment G.
Of the S29o-2ss-7 reported as expended
II church purposes, Sl6sS5 0I has bea-, s.
ven TO the general work Of the cbr.~cF- "
: -l51-sl expended on diocesan work. and Z
e remainder. amounting 10 S222. .Ig6. =. u
IS been spent on p2rochlal needs OF the y
irishes reporting y
II IS satisfactory to learn from the o.
'incipai Of the National Cathedral School
T Girls that during the last school year
- girls gave $3.50 IN charities. During q
e same period by voluntary subscrin- a
)ns from girls and teachers $780, was n
ven for church purposes Seven b15n d'
ed dollars Of this was given TO the q
shop Satteriee memorial fund. and $50 ci
as voted from the school funds for rbs "
ne purpose, making a total Of SI20i n
? The memorial fund and s., 800 for gen OF
al work &C