The Washington herald., 1910-11-26


ton of the parishes in Southern Mary
land. returned to the city for Thanks
giving Day. Yesterday ne spent in old
st. Paul's parish, Prince George County.
Tomorrow he will be in La Plata, and
Monday at Christ Church, Wayslde, and
at ST. James Chapel. Indian Head. on
Wednesday (St Andrews Day.
Trinity parish, Charles County. is with
out a recto-. Rev. Joseph E. Williams.
of Blaekfoot Idaho, having declined the
call
Rev. William Watson. of Guadalaja
Jalisco, Mexico. win speak on mission
airy work In Mexico at the morning serv-
ice tomorrow in Trinity Church, and at
the evening service in Christ Church,
Georgetown.
Canon Austin and his family VIII move
to their new home. the Rectory. Oxon
Hill, Md. next Tuesday. They win be
missed by the rector and congregation of
ST. Thomas, among whom Canon Austin
has done exceedingly good work. The
canon is to preach at the 7:I5 choral serv-
ice I'm st. Thomas Church tomorrow.
when many of his friends wifi be pres
emit
Next Tuesday Is st. Andrews Day. St
Andrew was the first called of the Disci-
pies of Christ. but he is chiefly known
nowadays as the disciple who has given
his name to the great organization Of
men and boys which for over quarter
Of a century has been striving to do the
church's work In ST. Andrews own way.
He has thus seen the inspiration Of l5p00
men and boys now enrolled in the organ
iZatiOn.
Rev. J. J. Dennis will preach on the oc-
casion of the annual service OF the Junior
Brotherhood Assembly. which this year
win be held at Ascension Church on De-
cember g.
The Church of the Advent is TO have a
bazaar of nations on December T. Those
in charge of booths win be dressed as
citizens of France, or Italy, or Japan,
as the particular booth requires. The
proceeds viii be for the work OF the
Ladies' Guild.
The Church OF the Advent win be Wis
tied by Bishop Harding some time in the
Advent season, il being the desire OF the
rector. Rev. r. n. Mott. always to have
confirmation services in Advent. In honor
of the name day of the church.
The thirteenth triennial report of the
General Clergy Relief has just come to
hand. The report will appeal 10 the
thoughtful clergy and laity OF the church
in every diocese. because more and more
II is becoming the society OF the whole
church. Some sixty-six dioceses and mis-
sionary jurisdictions have either merged
with the general relief fund or appointed
committees TO that end. This has been
done so generally because IL has been
realized that the clergy are called 20 the
whole church. and that therefore. 10 is
right that a general pension should be
provided The national government does
not require that each State shall look
after the pensi0ning OF Us soldiers. The
Diocese OF Washington, fully recognize
ing that the church shall be true 10 the
principle of regarding the clergy as Off
GERS OF the church, and not of a par
ticular diocese, viii complete at the next
convention the legislation already begun
for merging all local funds into the gem
eral fund. The offerings taken up last
Thanksgiving Day FOR the local fund are
the last, in all probability, which viii be
so taken. There Is great need Of the
Diocese of Washington bestirTing itself
in this matter, for whereas its aged and
infirm clergy have received as much as
S7,51250 in the three years past, during
the same period lis own total e0ntrtbu-
tons only amounted TO S2.263.l5.
Another society looking TO the helping
Of the aged and indrm clergy is the Cler-
gyman's Retiring Fund Society, which
has also issued its report The report
shows that S29.579e5 was contributed last
YEAR. In addition 10 this a legacy OF
0Sll.36 was received under the will of
a late member of the society. Rev,
Thomas +. PattisOn, Of Baltimore,
Heretofore students OF the Virginia
Seminary have been in great request for
assistance in church. Sunday school, and
parochial work in many an overworked
rector's parish, or where the rector has
been for any reason in temporary need
OF an acceptable substitute. Alas. this
pleasant arrangement obtains no more.
II having been found by experience not
helpful to the young mems pursuit Of
knowledge. 1t interfered too much with
the special business which had brought
them TO the seminary.
Speaking of the seminary. Rev. Or.
Crawford, the dean, lost a valuable
horse on a recent visit to the city