The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
WILL VISIT PARISHES
Bishop Harding to Go to
Laurel Tomorrow.
DR.. FUNSTEN A CALLER HERE
Bishop of Idaho Came Too Late for
Diocesan COnveRtiOn-CaIIs Upon
Sons at School in AIeXandria-In-
terest In Missionary Work a DOmI-
nant Feature of Recent Convention.

The fourteenth annual convention or
the Diocese OF Washington. which sat
Wednesday and Thursday. w6s marked
by more interest in missionary work, par
ticulaTly that within the diocese. than
had marked several OF the preceding
convenuors
Il was doubtless the fact that this was
Bishop Harding's first convention that
caused the delegates 10 so generally re-
spond 10 his appeal. for at least Ss,c0o
was contributed for the missionary work.
Canon Walpole, who addressed the con-
vention in a happy vein on Thursday,
is at present rector OF Lambeth Parish
Church, ip which parish is TIE London
home OF the Arch bishop OF Canterbury.
and VINO would. were he any ones pa
rishioner. Be Dr. WaIpole's. but Arch
bishops OF Canterbury are not under pa
rOchial jurisdiction.
DR.. WalpOle has had quite a cosmopoli-
tan experience he IS a graduate OF
Cambridge University. England. Follow
ing upon successful work az Truro Ca
the6-al. he went TO New Zealand. where
he was rector OF Auckland Cathedral.
From there he went 10 the General The
illogical Seminary. New York. where for
eight years he was professor OF system
attic divinity He resigned this appoint
ment to become president OF Bede Col
/ lege. Durham. England. from whencs
he went 20 Lambeth Parish Church.
Another visitor to the convention was
Rev. c. s Abbott. rector Of Belleville.
New York. AIr. Abbott is the father o.
d n - ~ frrrN- ~
{ Church OF the Good Shepherd. this city
Among other visitors this week is
/ Bishop Funsten. Of Idaho. although the
bishop was not in time 10 attend the
convention. The bishop has two sons at
the Episcopal High School in Virginia,
near Alexandria, and I, Is in part TO see
his sons that he IS in the city His OBJ
/ iect. however. in coming East was mainly
/ to assist in the conservation Of Bishop
/ Thomas. who was cOnsecrated Thursday
4 IN Philadelphia Bishop OF Wyoming
/ Now that the convention is over. Bishop
Harding will turn his attention to the
visitation OF the suburban and country
! marshes. Tomorrow he visits St Phil
/ ip's. Laurel. in the morning, and the
/ Church Of the Incarnation, this city. at
I T:30 ?. n.
! His appointments during the week are:
Tuesday. May II. 7:30 .. m, Church OF
/ Our Saviour. BrOOkland; Wednesday, May
", All Saints. Benning; Thursday, Nay
re go 2 m. All Saints, Chevy Chase,
and Friday, May Il. Esther Memorial
! Congress Heights
( The annual meeting Of the Churchman'
( Teazue Of the District Of Columbia was
held at St Johns parish hall. Sixteenth
and II streets northwest, Tuesday, May
/ ats N. The election of the follow
J Ing officers and executive committee FOR
/ the ensuing year took place: President
Admiral Alordecai T. Endicott; vice presi-
dent. Arthur S. Brown: secretary. John
] Lane Johns; treasurer, H. L Rust; execu-
tive committee. Revs. c. E. Buck, W. G.
/ Davenport Herbert Scott Smith. an6
{ Mr. Percy Meyers.
The regular May meeting Of ths Sun
day School Institute of the Dioc' sc vii
be held in the Church of the Epiphany
! Tuesday. May IS. at p m The usDa
May rallies take place on the Sunday
after Ascension
Mrs. ". N. Dove. of 1910 G street ha.
just distributed tickets among the clergy
and others for the annual lawn fete which
is held for the benefit Of the Episcopa
Eye. Ear, and Throat Hospital, on th'
grounds OF Col Truesdell Nineteentl
street and Columbia road This year th'
fete viii be held Wednesday and Thurs
DAY, Nay Is and 2, from to 10 o'clock
Oh these occasions there is always musi'
~,1- hoir7r~
sonable. only . cents. this annual fet'
is deservealy we'll attended.
The ninth tridiocesan convention Of th'
Brotherhood OF St Andrew. OF the diO
/ ceses Of Maryland. Washington. anC
Easton. will be held in s. PauTs Church
near Washington Circle. Saturday anC
Sunday, May Is and Is.
Last month the Domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society reported that the In
crease IN the receipts to March from
parishes and individuals toward the ap
portionment was si5.51s.75. The society
reports that 20 April l the contribution:
have not been quite so good. the increas'
ever a year ago from these sources be
ing only s.9sc12 The receipts from othei
sources, however. are better, so that tn,
kgross receipts applying on the appropris
ton 10 April I show an increase over las
year OF sz5s57.s4, which increase Is sbou
$50 larger than on March l. Two thou
sand and eigh1y-eight parishes had sen
offerings 10 April /. as compared Wit
1,sS0 fer tEe same period In 1865 II