The Washington herald., 1910-05-07
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

The annual diocesan missionary meet
ing will be held in St Marks Church.
Third and streets southeast. on
Wednesday at s p. m. The speakers and
topics are:
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page Of st. Johns
parish Washington. who will speak on
city work. Mr., Arthur S. Brown. Of
Rock Creek parish. who viii speak on
Suburban work. and Hon. Blair Lee. OF
Silver Spring parish. who viii address
the meeting on Country work"
Tomorrow the thirteenth annual rally
of all the Sunday schools of the diocese
will be held at the following centers:
At Epiphany Church. p. m. when
the Rev. c. otis Mead, Of Virginia. will
deliver the address.
At Christ Church. Georgetown. $50
a. m, when the Rev Harold Morse. OF
New Jersey. will be the speaker.
The offering on both occasions will be
for the Bell Home.
Miss Lillian Russell. teacher Of the
young ladies' Bible class at the Church
OF the Advent. has given this week two
comedies In the parish house OF the
church. which were exceedingly well re-
ceived The object Of the entertainment
was to provide funds for the work of the
Sunday school.
The people Of Calvary Church. Elev-
enth ana C streets northeast. have just
made a handsome addition TO the fur
nishings OF their church in the shape OF
an oak reredos, designed and built by
men Of the church under the direction
Of Charles r. Lane The reredos which
is "a feet high and Slz feet wide, practi-
cally completes the handsome altar
which was built under the same condi-
tions five years ago.
The archdeaconry meeting was held
Wednesday at Ascension Church. when
the holy communion was celebrated The
members OF the archdeaconry afterward
met in the parish hall About forty were
present. The bishop presided.
The Rev. Mr.. Nelms. as one Of the
committee on Sunday observance. gave a
resume Of what the committee had done
Rev. Mr. Howden read an interesting re-
port on the condition OF the District jail.
a resolution was offered by Archdeacon
Williams that the time was ripe for the
present archidiaconal arrangements TO be
changed in favor Of the creation or
archdeacon who should be entirely free
from parochlal cares and able. therefore.
10 devote his whole time to the work
Do,
porary work in connection with St Paurs
Chapel. one OF the chapels of Trinity
parish. New York.
Bishop Harding viii take charge Of the
services I'm the Pennsylvania parish of
the Rev. George Calvert Carter. who
lately resigned ST Andrews, Fourteenth
and Corcoran streets. The bishop will
speak about the Washington Cathedral.
The baccalaureate sermon at the Cen
eral Theological Seminary. New York
City will this year be delivered by
Bishop Harding. The exercises are set for
Monday next
Richard B. Laumer has been showing
his interest in the church work al Hy-
attsville by entertaining the members Of
the Brotherhood Of St Andrew and 9th
ers at his home. The rector Of the parish
Rev. Henry Thomas, was present. and in
a little speech declared that he had dis
covered among those who had contributed
TO the musical programme some additional
talent for his already well-balanCed choir.
The treasurer's report of the Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Socic-y for April
IS just TO hand and is most encouraging.
Bishop Lloyd, late general secretary Of
the society, and who. since his election
to the episcopate. has lived in Alexan-
dria has been elected 20 a place on the
board of missions and has been placed