Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-21
DR.. HARDING IS GUEST
Reviews Diocesan History at
Brotherhood Banquet.
URGES WORK AND PRAYER
Farewell to Rector on Completion of
Duties at st. Paul's Church.
MIR. MCFARLAND IS SPEAKER
Clergy of the Episcopal Church and
st. Andrews Officials Gather
in Parish Hall.
URGES WORK AND PRAYER
MIR. MCFARLAND IS SPEAKER

| Let US build first cathedral of human
souls. and then upon that firm foundation
| let us erect a cathedral of material mat
| ter, massive and ma jestic, the results of
our untiring labor and our unceasins
prayers. a tribute to our God and church.
Great things have been accomplished
In the thirteen years of this diocese
| noble things, things Of which we may all
| feel proud. But there is yet other. work
to be done. So, my friends, rise to the
opportunity and let us work, work. work.
And in the performance Of our Chris
| tian labors here. should things for the
time being go amiss. do not let us be-
come discouraged. But let us still work
-always-and pray"
So spoke Rev. DR.. Alfred Harding, soon
to be consecrated as bishop of the Wash
ington diocese Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. he concluded short talk last
night to the members of the ST. Andrews
Brotherhood at dinner in the parish hall
of st. Pauls Church. 23d street, near
nominal1y one of the brotherhood was
given as a sort of farewell to DR.. Hard
ing on completing his labors at ST Paurs
where he has been rector for the past
twenty-five years.
Number of Speakers.
There were number of speakers. in
Guiding Commissioner II. 3. T.. Macfar-
land. Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith of ST.
Thomas Church, and Rev. DR.. w. l..
Devries of st. Marks Church, H. G.
Turnbull of Baltimore, j. III. Gordon, f.
G. Munson. G. r. Shelby and Rev. G..
Freeland Peter assistant rector of Epiph-
any Church, officers of the brotherhood
Rev. Or. r. II. McKim, who was
sions, was unable to be present because
Of a severe cold. His subject was re-
Sponded to by Rev. Mr. Peter
Members of the brotherhood from all
the churches of the diocese. including
many rectors, were present to the number
of about go They were seated at seven
large tables in the large hall of the
parish building At the north end OF the
room was Il small table reserved for the
speakers of the evening, at which were
w. b. Dent. POSTMASTER: Rev. DR. Hard
ing. Rev. DIR. Smith, Rev. DR. Devries
and others. The decorations were i'm red
each diner present wearing a red carna-
ton.
The dinner began promptly at g O'Clock
The mattresses We're ladies from St
Pau's parish. assisted by "A number of
others from different parishes of the city.
Diocesan History.
DIR. Harding spoke upon the subject Of
THE Diocese He recited a general his
tory of the organization of the diocese
from the time of its separation from the
Maryland diocese in 1895. In the nego-
tiations for the actual formation of the
new diocese DIR. Harding said that prac-
tlcally all of the work to raise money
needed to eaualize matters between Mary
land and Washington was accomplished
by himself and DR.. McKim.
There We're others on the committee
f~,- ~.
there wasn't much work done by them.
because they didn't believe the separation
could be accomplished. DR.. McKim and
thought otherwise. With the strength Of
our convictions strong within us we went
to work and succeeded.
Had we failed at that time it would
have meant disaster. as the separation
question would not have been agitated
again for many years to come"
DR.. Harding paid tribute to DR.. McKim
for his work in behalf of the permanent
establishment of the diocese
1T is DR.. Mckim most of all the people
Of Washington should thank for the do
cese as 1t now stands he said.
DR.. Harding presented statistics to
show the growth in the thirteen years of
its existence. The expansion was beyond
the expectations of the most sanguine of
those interested in the progress of the
diocese since its organization.
Subjects of Speakers.
Other subjects and those who responded
to them were: The Man and the
Church. Fl. B. F. mcfarland: Go Ye
Into All the World Rev Mr. Peter for
DR.. Mckinley; Our Neighbors," H. c.
Turnbull of Baltimore; Prayer" Rev.
DIR. D. f. Smith; Service ]. II. Gordon:
The Assembly, Rev. Mr. Peter; The
Juniors G. G. Munson: The Brother
hood Man and His Rector" Rev DR..
w. l.. Devries, and The Brotherhood"
G. F. Shelby.
Among the guests present were: Rev
Canon Austin. rector of the cathedral at
Kingston, Jamaica: Rev. II. Allen griffith,
Rev DIR. Packard of Rockville, Md. Rev
William Bradshaw. Rev. Nelson Falls, H.
l.. Rust, ]. w. kenna, Rev. Mr. Ball, b.
T. Amos. j. l.. Gibbs, W. II. Strieter, d.
S. Ebaugh, d. S. Bright, DR. j. A. Wash
ington, Rev. c. K. P. Cogswel j. H.
Garner, Capt f. A. Kriedler, c. E.
Bracey, c. r. Van Horn, ]. H. Carr, Rev
c. b. Parkman, H. H. Lazrell, G. w.
Salter, c. j. Hedrck, E F.. LOCKER S. II.
Martin. Dr. T. f. Ridgeway, A. Y. Gray,
c. V. Church, c. l.. MERCER, ]. B. Baker,
w A. Storm. Rev. E. Ruffin Jones. A X
Paris, jr., E. l.. Brown, H. K Gibson.
William Valley. o. r. Singleton, E. NJ
Weeks, Rev. w. V. Tunnel. w. p Foley,
E. c. Temple. Rev. w. j. d. Thomas,
Rev. F. A. Bennett, w. NJ. Brown, T. II.
Watson, Rev F.. s. Dunlap. D. B. Perry,
DR.. Charles Diedel. A. NJ. Poynton. w. B.
Mott. w. r. Bedell ]. H. Gibbons, G. S.
Whitmore, J. l.. Johns, w r. Myers.
Rev A s. Johns, Rev. George Calvert
Carter, Rev J. Fl. Buck, ]. II. Armstrong,
Rev Henry Thomas and G. J. Fillow.