The Washington herald., 1910-11-19
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES.

When the ONCE of Bishop OF Washing
ton was vacant one OF the names men
toned as suitable for election was that OF
the Arehdeacon Of Richmond. in the Do
cese-we had almost written archdiocese
Of New York. Rev DIR. Charles S. Burch
The archdeacon has now been elected as
a suffragan bishop for New York, this
being the first election OF the kind held in
the country. New York is thus the first
diocese to take advantage OF the new pro-
vision for suffragan bishops. The election
was almost unanimous on the first ballot
and was made unanimous by a rising
vote, AS in the event OF the election of
any other bishop, the election must be
confirmed by the standing committees and
the bishops of the church.
The Rev. Paul F. Hoffman, lately in
charge Of Grace Church, Baltimore, dur
ing the absence OF DR.. Powell, the rector.
has become assistant at ST. Paurs
Church. Baltimore, Rev. DR.. Kinsolving.
rector.
Tomorrow being the Sunday next be-
fore Advent, sermons viii be preached in
OF the Church Temperance Society. The
work of the society is necessarily long
and arduous one Habits. prejudices.
and social customs are all as so many
intrenched fOrresses, and il is earnestly
desired 70 enlist the active cooperation
of every patriotic citizen In the organ
lied campaign now being carried on by
this society. Practically all the, bishops
have given their names as approving
the work and wishing 1t success in their
several dioceses.
Whenever the new Memorial Guild
Hall of St. Adams parish is built-and
its erection and completion are expected
at no distant day-the rector, Rev. DIR.
BratenahL has been given a promise
OF all the chairs which may be needed
and piano besides This proposed guild
hall is to be very beautiful one. The
design was prepared by MIR. Frederick
A. Kendall and Mr. Arthur B. Heaton.
II viii be built Of Potomac and In
diana limestone and VIII cost, furnished
and completely equipped. 10000. The
main hall will be so feet long by IS feet
wide, giving ample space for the Sun
day school, for lectures, and for social
gatherings for the people of the neighbor-
hood In addition, provision is made
for the choir, for the various societies.
an ONCE for the administration work of
the parish, and a kitchen.
The guild hail will be in memory OF
several parishioners who have entered
into rest, chief among them being Miss
Mary Nourse and Miss Rosa Nourse.
whose legacies to St Adams parish en-
abled the work o be begun.
Thursday last Bishop Harding was In
Christ's Church parish. Chaptico. whose
rector, Rev Mr.. Wright, was for short
while assistant minister OF St. Johns.
Georgetown. but who soon heard the
call of the country congregation 10 come
back to them and be their rector again
Tomorrow the bishop viii be in ST.
Mary County. He viii ofieiate at II
a. m. in All Faith Church, Mechanics
vile, and al 4:S0 p. m. viii be In Dent
Memorial Chapel. at Charlotte Hall. one
of the handsomest church edihces in the
country parts OF this diocese
The bishop OF the diocese has asked
the clergy 20 send 10 him the names of the
vestrymen Of the parishes and ten other
representative laymen. that he may place
them on his mailing list
The Incarnation Church bazaar opens
Thursday, December I, at II a. m and
closes Friday. December 2, at p. m.
Immediately following the closing OF the
bazaar at National Rifles Armory a
Passion Play lecture win begin at 5