The Washington herald., 1910-10-08

Of Missions were balanced on the LIST OF
September, at which time the fiscal year
closed. The result is extremely crafty
ing. All the deficit which will be reported
10 the convention amounts 10 S4,5S2. And
OF this sum ssg OO1 was brought over from
last year. The actual shortage, therefore.
Of the current year is about $4,000
The rector. Of four p our parishes are
now in attendance upon the sessions OF
the general convention. They are the
rectors of Epiphany. Trinity. Christ
Church navy yard, and st. Johns, La
fayette Square.
It is exactly seventy-hve years ago
that the general convention declared that
the whole church constituted the Mission
airy Society. It was that convention which
sent out Jackson Kemper as its first mis-
siouary bishop. AT that time the yearly
offerings for mission work were s25,52S
The stan at work in the field embraced
80 clergy women, and "a laymen. Now,
at the end OF seventy-five years. the
board of missions is reporting 10 the gen
eral convention that the offerings for the
past year were sl.121,o00. and that the
star is: Clergy. 1885, women. $50; lay
men. $780, total OF 2,4s0 workers,
Some OF our country parishes are now
| without rectors-Prince George parish.
Prince George County; Trinity parish.
Charles County, and William and Mary
parish. ST. Mary County. The latter par
4 ish is the oldest parish in Maryland.
/ In its church yard are grave stones that
belong TO the earliest periods of Mary
/ land history. The Rev. w r. B. Turner
was the last rector. He was also rector
ar the same time OF old ST. Andrews
/ Cbnrch. which includes Leonardtown In
It's parochial limits
| DR. Madely Richardson, formerly or
ganist of Southwark Cathedral. England,
viii play the great Moller organ at the
! services tomorrow in st. Thomas
Church. Or. Richardson Is also sched-
uled TO give a recital before the after
noon service, which IS now held IN place
OF the s p. m. service. The organ re-
cital. which viii last half an hour, be
gins at 1 p. m.
Thomas is from the same design and
by the same artist as the one in South
wark Cathedral.
| Under the auspices OF the senior and
Junior assemblies of the Brotherhood Of
OF ST. Andrew. a post convention meet
ing" that is. an old-fashioned echo meet
ing. of the recent inspiring Nashville
| convention Will be held Monday even
/ ing next IN Trinity Parish Hall. Third
street and Indiana avenue.
| Short interesting. and specially pre-
pared reports will be presented by local
/ seniors and juniors who attended the
gathering
The occasion will be The regular au-
tumn meeting of the junior assembly, for
which a short business session viii be
held.
Trinity parish this city, is planning a
big fair and bazaar, the proceeds 70 be
for the parish debt November l. ,, 3,
and are the dates for the double event
! The diocese has just lost the services
Of one OF its younger clergymen, Rev.
| F. C. F. Shears. who has resigned the
rectorship Of Prince George parish. Broad
Creek. TO go 10 Homestead. Baltimore.
| Last Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock
in ST, Johns chapel Thirty-third street
/ between o street and Volta place. the
( funeral service for Rev. ". 4. s Wright
was held. There was a celebration of the
holy communion.
Nh. Wright had been in charge of St.
Philips chapel. in Woodvine. Prince
George County, but sickness had COM
PEELED his resignation. He was formerly
OF the Island OF jamaica, British West
Indies.
Rev. William c. Butler, formerly rector
OF ST. Barnabas Church, Iceland. Prince
George County. and who has been an
! invalid during the past year, has been
lying critically Ill for several days past
at "Perrywood." the home OF his son-in-
law, Mr.. George W. Brooke, near Lee
land
Mr.. Butler has enjoyed the reputation
Of being one Of the most scholarly Of our
clergymen
Some years ago an interesting incident
occurred in connection with Rev Mr.
Butler. or rather with one OF his family.
one Of our city clergymen was travel
ing in England and had arrived AT Win
chester late in the evening. Anxious 10
sec the famous cathedral. the clergyman
and his travelling companions, after regis
tering, sailed forth to the Cathedral
On returning through the silent streets
they lost their way. Presently, seeing a
Solitary man standing under a street
lamp on the other side Of the street. the
clergyman Immediately left his companions
10 ask the way back 10 their hotel. Judge
OF his surprise when the stranger ad-
\ dressed him by name. "Oh, know you
very we'll" replied the stranger in an
swer ia a natural inquiry. II have often
heard you preach. You see, married a
daughter Of the Rev. Mr. Butler. and we
are now living here in Winchester
In reporting the illness OF Mrs. Paret.
wife Of Bishop William Paret, Of Mary
land, II was a pardonable error when one
of our papers referred 10 her and the
! bishop as we'll known IN Washington.
The bishop Is well known. for he was
rector Of Epiphany Church here. G. street
t between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, for
several years. but Mrs. Paret is not. She
was of New England before her brief
|, sojOurn in Baltimore. when she was mar
ried 10 the bishop, who was at that time
a widower.
The Rev. f. Mcqueen Gray. A. NJ.
t D. D., president Of the University of New
I Mexico and whose home is at Albu-
querque, n. Mex, is a candidate as
nonresident for admission into the Cos
; mos Club. DR. Gray is quite an accom-