The Washington herald., 1910-02-05
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

Tomorrow is Quinquagesima Sunday
the Sunday. in round numbers. fifty days
before Easter. 1t is the day when those
cIergys, parishes, and congregations
which have not before taking up offerings
for the pension and relief funds for the
clergy are earnestly asked TO do so by
the whole church. and more especially by
the sixty-fve dioceses dependent alto
gether upon the general fund.
The general diocese meeting OF the
Womens' Auxiliary to the Board Of Mis-
sions, was held Tuesday, February l, at
p m, in ST. Johns parish hall, corner
of HI and Sixteenth streets.
Ii is customary for some Of the
churches to have special preachers on the
Sunday evenings in Lent This year the
rectors of St Johns, Georgetown ST.
PauTs. and St Marks. and others Will
follow this custom, and have been busy
filling out their cards Of Lenten
preachers.
The winter meeting of the archdeaconry
Of Washington was held Wednesday at
p. m. at the bishops house, 14l7 Massa-
chusetts avenue. The bishop opened the
meeting and presided for awhile, but he
was obliged to leave at 3 ?. m. for Miss
Chew's wedding. which he together with
Dr. Roland Cotton smith. was 20 perform
.-.-v,,r.rfrr.ac av,fas1infnH
to urge the passing Of the bill concerning
Sunday labor in the District Dr. Bra
tenahl, Mr. J. Henning Nelms. Mr.. Single
ton. and Mr.. Arthur S. Brown were ap-
pointed 10 serve on the committee.
A second committee was that ON social
service. TO consist of nine members, 10
be appointed by the archdeacon \ third
was on prisoners aid work.
BY courtesy Of the archdeaconTy the
Rev. s. F. Hotchkiss rector Of sub
urban Philadelphia parish. addressed the
meeting on the advisability of the par
ishes of the District preparing individual
histories Of the same for the information
Of the many strangers constantly so
iourning in Washington.
The Churchman's League Of the Dis
trict of Columbia held a meeting last
evening at o'clock at The Highlands. '
when an address was made by Rev.
Roger \. Walker, Of St. Johns College,
Tokyo, Japan. Nominations for member
ship were afterwaTd made and a supper
served. Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott
has been the active president of the
league and Mr.. John Lane Johns sec
rotary. II is under the auspices Of the
league that the lectures given annually
in Lent, generally in Epiphany Church,
as this year, have become so valuable
an auxiliary.
The attention Of the Sunday school
teachers and officials of same is espe-
cially called to the change OF day for
the next meeting. It will be held on
Thursday, February Il. At this meeting
Dr. r X. Massie, Of Virginia. will pre-
sent the China mission. and DR.. r. II.
NIcILim. of Epiphany Church. this city.
viii present the geography of the Holy
Land
Next Sunday al the peoples service in
Trinity parish Rev, DR.. Devries is to be
the special preacher.
The visitation schedule as proposed by
Bishop Harding calls for an Episcopal
visitation at p. m. next Wednesday of
Grace Church. Georgetown, and on the
following Sunday, at Il a. m. of the
Church Of Our Saviour.
Rev. Thomas Duncan. D. D, is IN at
his home in the sherman apartment
house. Fifteenth and L streets. DR.. Dun
can IS rector of Norwood parish, Eothes-
da. Md, and one Of our. senior cIergymen.