The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
BELIEVE HE WILL ACCEPT
HIS Former DecIIRatIOn Not TO AZ
feet Decision When He Looks over
work I'm This DIOcese-Lambeth
Conference Proceeding in London.
Titles of Clergy and Rural Dean.


the cts. as il IS fslJ that he viii surely
come here
Owing 10 the tine q the bishop-ele-t-s
visit. the early part o. August. there can
be nothing like the reception given him
which would assuredly greet him were
his coming any time after October J. He
viii Of course. be taken out 10 the Ca
thedrzl grounds and shown the magnii-
cent beginning there Of the National Ca
thedral. and IN many WAYS the great lDOs-
sibilities Of Washington diocese viii De
made plain 10 him.
II IS understood that the standing COM
mittee viii first OF all invite the bishop
to Washington. In the meantime Il viii
also make request OF the Clericus the
Churchman' League and the Brother
hood OF St Andrew that those 0rgsnizs-
tons take the matter Of Bishop Breuts
reception IN hand as soon as possible.
II IS said that the bishop-eiect viii
likely reach Vancouver about July 2. and
that he viii first go to Boston, coming
here from that city
The talk thar the bishop-elect had
closed the door OF acceptance by his
statement that God wiIied he should re-
main in the Philippines turns Qua. after
ALL to be wide Of the mark Bishop
Brent said nothing Of the kind. as his
letter recently published IA The Wash
ington Herald made abundsntly clear
What the bishop said was this.
God charges ne to-day-to-Inorrow
can take care OF i;seif-to continue my
witness 70 the high importance OF the
far Of missions OF the church
In other words, circumstances are
Gods providences Rightly. therefore
did the bishop. VINO frankly confessed
TO having been hurried IN his first answer
OF deciination bv the reception Of SO
many kilograms. regard a second election
as just such a circumstance which had
IN a moment. in the tyiakling OF an
eve. changed the whole situs cion. So
he IS coming here with an open mind TO
see conditions for himself Both by his
first action and by his second he has
strengthened himself immensely. The
second call Is now before HIN. as II he
had never heard OF the first
Epiphany Church. FOrestville. Prince
George County. Is one of the nearby
country parishes ot Washington. and IS
destined soon 70 belong 70 the suburban
class. Rev. William Charles Shears Is
the rector. Next Thursday the parish
ione-s are all going 70 Chesapeake Beach
FOR days outing They have been doing
this for several years this being the ninth
occasion OF the kind.
Rev. Henry c Parkman keeps things
moving IN his parish, which is in the
lower part OF Prince George County. His
parish church IS dedicated 70 81. Thomas.
and the chapel. 4 few miles away. Is
smed for the Atoneuent- At the Chapel
Of the Atonemeat they had a gathering
OF the psrishioners last Wednesday. when
the guild held a festival IN the church
grove
A recrorship of thirty years IS not an
ordinary occurrence There IS not in
fact. to-day single Episcopal clergy
man in the entire diocese OF Washington
able TO celebrate the thirfieth snniver-
sary- of rectorship IN his present parish.
or even his t~entx-fifth anniverssry-his
silver wedding A few days ago. how
ever. Rev. William VI Dame. y. D.
quietly celebrated his thirtieth snniver-
cary as rector OF Memorial Church. Bal
timore. he having been called TO that
parish 10 succeed the present Bishop OF
West Virginia. who. in Is7S. went from
the rectorship. to be IN charge OF the
West Virginia diocese
Before goinE 10 the Memorial Church.
Dr. Dame was IN Alexandra. Va. as
rector OF Christ Church
II Is interesting 70 note that during the
period OF his thirty years rectorship the
membership OF the church has increased
from go to nearly 1.eoo-
The Lambeth conference. which began
its sessions IN Canterbury Cathedral on
July with a glorious service followed
by 4 celebration OF Holy Communion. in
Westminster Abbey on July Z. IS 10 come
q an end August by a service in St.
Psuls Cathedral The sermon on that
occasion is to be preached by the Bishop
Of Missouri PRESSING bishop of the
United States
The conference meets daily in the
library OF Lambeth Palace, and tire pro-
eeedings are not open to the public. In
all. 81 archbishops and bishops are ex-
pected to attend
Statements have been made IN connec-
t'0n with the holding OF the Pan-Angiicsn
Congress and the Lambeth Conference.
which are or the greatest importance. and
may prove TO have a most ulOnentous in
huence upon the church in the future.
From these statements or announce
ulents. made by Bishop Montgomery It
appears that the Pan-Auglicsn Congress.
which even before Il began its sessions
was a demonstrated success. Is to be held
eecenniall5= in the same year as successive
Lambeth conferences
Il IS also intended OF a. least hoped TO
hold ouinquennially at Lambeth what
may be described as srchiepiscspsi or
primstial conferences-gather that Is.
attended only by priuatss. metropolitan
and presiding bishops from various parts
of she world, possibly with the addition
Of few deiesstes-tc plan A definite pro
gTamme for the Pan-Anglicsn meetings.
doubt confined 10 1873 but there can be
little doubt that were such an assembly
once held Il would be repeated.
Il IS further desired 10 bring the bishops
Of each continent in turn to consider the
special needs Of that contnent-sn under
taking along the lines followed out in
Washington three years ago. when the
bishops Of the western hemisphere met
to discuss purely American ecclesiastical
affairs.
Within the last few years the ancient
Office OF archdeae0n has been wen-nigh
universally revived. notwithstanding the
fact that it is not always easy to say
precisely what the duties OF an arch
deacon are other than to perform archi-
DIAGONAL functions SO that now. IN the
diocese OF Washington. there are three
os these venerable officers one in
Washington, Ven Richard P. Williams;
one in Prince George County as arch
deacon OF Prince George and Montgomery