The Washington herald., 1909-06-12
MISSION FUND BLOW
Many Parishes Fail to Pay
Their AppOrtionment.
COMMISSION TAXES ACTION
Epiphany church's Annual Financial
Report shows n Total Collection
OF $45, for the Annual
Sunday school Excursion OF the
Epiphany Chapel Are oOmDIeted.

The amount received by the treasurer
CT the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society from parish and individual offer
ings in the diocese OF Washington TO May
l. 1903, from September l. 1905, was S. 1924
The amount apportioned TO The diocese
for the year ending September / 1903. is
$ll,5oo. so there is good deal 20 make up.
Last year the society received TO the same
date sS.s4s.4s. These churches or parishes
have paid their apportionment in full in
one or two cases going beyond the amount
apportioned: Epiphany, Washington; ST.
Paurs. Rock Creek; 81. David's Chapel.
St. Georges Chapel, ST. Johns, Washing
ton; st. Margaret's. Washington; Nstiv-
ity Chapel. All Saints. Chevy Chase;
Ascension. Gaithersburg; St. Peters.
Poolesville: ST. Matthews. Prince George
County; ST. Lukes, Biadensburg; Zion,
Prince George County: Christ Church,
Accokeek. and St Johns Chapel. Pomon-
key. Twenty-six parishes have paid
nothing as yet on their apportionment.
OF these. eight are in the city or District.
and eighteen are in the country.
The board OF missions has appointed a
commission OF seven. who viii urge the
fun paymen, OF all apportionments as a
memorial TO Mr.. George c. Thomas. Ex-
perience shows that every parish can pay
| II all the people in the peWs care about
e. When the people DO not care. Il is
because they do not understand. This Is
the committee: The Bishop OF New York.
chairman; Rev. Alexander Mann, D. D.:
Rev. Ernest NJ. Stires. d. D.: Burton
Mansfield. William R. Butler. William jay
Schieffelin, and George Wharton PeIer.
Epiphany Church's annual financial re-
port shows a total collection Of S4S4 AS ss,
which is probably the largest sum given
by any one church in the whole diocese
OF this sum S2.434s1 was disbursed FOR
general purposes. S2.oOol0 for purposes in
the diocese. and SSss9627 for parochlal
needs.
The annual excursion OF the Sunday
schools Of Epiphany parish VIII be held
az Glen Echo on Saturday. June 1s- Each
teacher and scholar viii be given a ticket
This ticket viii admit 70 the grounds
! and the coupon attached viii entitle the
holder 10 ice cream
The Epiphany Chapel congregation al
ways takes great interest in and looks
/ forward with pleasure 20 the annual
strawberry festival given by the Ladies
Aid II was held this year on the even
ings OF June s and 8.
The annual Sunday school excursion
Of the chapel viii be 20 Marshall Hall
this year on the steamer Charles Mac
aiester SATURDAY Jrrna es
The Gi-is' Friendly Society and the
sewing school OF The chapel. organiza-
tons conducted almost entirely by its
friends from up town. have closed FOR
the summer. A noble work is being done
by these two organizations In the devel-
opnent OF higher sense Of responsible
ity and usefulness among girls.
The commencement exercises OF the
Theological Seminary Of Virginia will be-
SIN on Wednesday. June IS at D. m.
with sermon before the Students Mis-
sionary Society by Rev. Philip n. Rhine
lander. Thursday. June Il, VIII be grad
uation and alumni day The exercises
will be as follows. 20 a. m, essays by
members OF graduating class and deliv-
cry OF diplomas; y noon, alumni meet
u
D. D., and i:30 p. m. alumni dinner. Fri
day. June IS. al II g. m. the usual Ordi-
nations viii be held. The sermon viii be
by Rev. Robert J. McBryde, D. D.
Omnibuses VIII leave Spring Park and
Union station for the seminary on Thurs
day and Friday at and 10 a. m, return
ing each day at 3, 4, and ?. n. The
seminary furnishes transportation for
alumni and visiting clergy.
The ordinations will be held IN the
chapel Of the seminary. William @. Nc
Dowen, jr, and Minor julius Peters. OF
Southern Virginia, win be ordained TO the
diaconate by Bishop Randolph John J.
Gravatt jr-. and Russell Bowie. OF VIr-
ginia. will be ordained 10 the priesthood
BY Bishop Gibson Thomas hewitt Law
renee. Of Southern Virginia, viii be or
oained to the priesthood by Bishop Ran
dolph.
The choice OF DR.. Lloyd to be Bishop
Coadiutor Of virginia-his native state
and native diOeese-must probably appeal
10 him even more than have any Of his
numerous elections 20 the episcopate that
have gone before. Il IS an election that
happy choice.
tons before - Mississippi. Kentucky.
Maryland. and Southern Virginia-that
good many Of his friends thought Il was
no use IN asking him 20 become Bishop
OF Virginia. but IN this they were agree
ably disappointed.
The third meeting Of the American
Church Union for the Maintenance and
Defense OF the Doctrins, Discipline. and
Worship Of the Church. to which several
OF the Washington elergy belong. was
held at the New York Church Club. SO
East Fifty-sixth street. New York City.
on June g. at o'clock in the evening.
The officers OF the union are: President.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff. 707 North
American Building. Philadelphia. vice
presidents, Right Rev Charles s. Ohm
sted. D. D., Denver, and Right Rev. r
H Weller. D. D., Fond du Lac, Wis; re-
cording secretary, Col E. A. Stevens.
Newark street, Hoboken. \. J.: CORE
| SDondiny secretary Rev Elliot White usn