The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
CAN HEAL The SICK
Or. Worcester to Tell of
''PSychO-therapy."
LECTURE HERE SUNDAY NIGHT
VIII Speak at st. Andrew's-Changes
in Duties OF CIergymen-Bev. Chas
j. Curtis Goes To Southern Mary
Iand-Rev. Howard G. England
Now Curator of Sc. PauPs.

Ever since Or. Elwood Worcester sue
ceeded the Rev. Leighton Parks at EN-
manuel Church, Boston, when the latter
in 1904, went to take Bishop Greer's place
at St Bartholomew's. New York, reports
Of wonderful doings In the way Of healing
the sick have been reaching church people
here.
Results have been attained which have
attracted attention throughout the entire
country. Accurately gauging local inter-
est in this matter, Rev. G. Calvert Car
ter some time ago invited Or. Worcester
to come to Washington and here tell the
story OF what he and his assistant clergy
have accomplished.
! In response to Mr.. Carter's invitation
| the Boston rector will on Monday even
| ing next speak in st. Andrews Church
| to as many as can crowd into that
| spacious building. his selected subject be-
/ ing: "'PsyChO-therapy; or. Healing OF
/ Nervous Troubles by Suggestion"
It is not claimed that the movement
originated in Boston. a similar move
ment having been inaugurated somewhat
/ earlier by the present Bishop of London
/ in his diocese and then wonderfully de-
]
/ London clergy who made the mastery aa-
! dress which captivated everybody at our
cathedral foundation stone laying Septem-
| Der last, But DR.. Worcester has the
unique honor Of being the first to try
/ the system here and TO show tho infinite
good IL can do.
/ On Tuesday in ST. Andrews Parish Hall
| DR.. Worcester will lecture on the same
subject TO the clergy and medical pro-
| fession only at $50 p. m. DR.. Barker OF
| the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore,
Will also give an address.
Quite a number Of changes Of one kind
or another have taken place among the
clergy
! The Rev. Nelson Falls has resigned his
position Of assistant minister in Brook
| land parish and the bishop has appointed
/ him 20 be one OF the missionaries Of the
diocese, his appointment dating from
January %
/ DR.. Roland Cotton Smith rector Of St
Johns, il and Sixteenth, has been ap-
/ pointed one Of the examining chaplalns
Of the diocese. an Office which now car
ries with It membership in the Cathedral
chapter.
The announcement that the Rev.
/ Charles J. Curtis has accepted his recent
/ election TO Accokeek parish takes another
Southern Maryland parish out Of the list
/ OF vacant parishes. or as Bishop Paret
| used to call them. silent churches" The
only one now left in that class is All
/ Saints, Oakley. ST. Mary County, o.
which the Rev. William L. Reany. whose
death occurred last Wednesday. was
| formerly rector. His funeral viii take
place this morning at II o'clock from the
/ Pro-C Cathedral Bishop Satterlee, assisted
! by Rev. W. Denizloe Thomas. will con-
/ duct the service. Revs. G. F. Dudley, Z.
S Dunlap. William J. Cox. G. Calvert
( Carter and J. r. BicIneH will be hon
OraTy pallbearers. The interment will be
at Rock Greek Cemetery.
The Rev Howard G. England, doctor of
/ philosophy formerly rector OF Berlin.
Nd. has become curate of St. Pauls
/ Church, Rock Creek. Rev George Barker
Stone has also become curate Of St
James Church, Eighth street northeast.
/ Rev. J. ". Clark, rector. Rev. II. H. d.
Sterrett. called from New Haven, Conn.
! to be rector Of Grace Church. George
town. has declined the call.
Rev. Dr. McKim will shortly leave ths
city on an extended tour Of Egypt and
Palestine.
The assistant missionary OF the Church
Mission 10 Deaf Mutes, Rev. George F.
Flick has resigned from February i to
accept clerical work in the diocese OF
Chicago.
BY those who have seen the beautiful
plans Of the Cathedral Of IS. Peter ana
Paul regret has been often expressed that
few Of the many thousands interested in
the cathedral have had any opportunity
to see them-works Of art as they are in
themselves. but above all, as the outward
and visible sign OF what Washington
Cathedral is tC be in its full nOontide
beauty. Happily. this regret will be in
larges part removed, as On February /
in one Of the rooms on the first floor OF
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art, for two
weeks, possibly for three, these plans
will be exhibited
Last Thursday pew No. 55 in st. Johns
Church. II and Sixteenth streets. was
offered for sale at public auction.
These sales of pews in churches by
public auction-paTts of the fabric OF the
church itself, and therefore parts Of our
Fathers house-whether In ST. John
Church or elsewhere, always cause an
unpleasant sensation among devout peo-
pie, without respect TO creed. In Justice.
however, to the churches affected, II must
he well understood that the churches
themselves gain nothing by the sale ex-
cept the severe criticisms which always
accompany the transaction. These sales
are Of proprietary pews In private hands.
the result in most cases Of conditions
under which the churches were built
The home department Of the Sunday
school, or home-study movement, to give
the name which more appropriately de-
scribes the organized efforts now being
made to bring about the systematic study
of the Scriptures in every Christian home,
commanded the attention Of 137 teachers /
representing thirty-four Sunday schools
at the meeting of the Sunday School In,
stitute on Tuesday. Rev. G. Freeland
Peter presented the subject, and in the
course of a most interesting address he
showed how general the movement had be-
come and how successful. too. Connected
with one Baptist school in New York City
there are 1900 names on the home-study
AOh III Ii4AS CITY IL CtepllSh CHuTCIts
through its Daughters Of the King, has
been following this plan for two years
now with most excellent results as also
st. Margarets Church with Ike encour-
agement.
Among various names suggested for a
successor TO Bishop Coleman in the Della
ware bishopric are those Of DR.. Floyd
Tompkins, rector OF Holy Trinity Church,
Philadelphia; Archdeacon Hall, of Will |
mington, Del, and. what is of much more
interest 20 US, that of our own archdea-
con Of Washington. and rector of Trinity
Church, Rev. Richard P Williams Mr..