The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-31
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.
Official figures Of the Episcopal Church
for 1910 are just published and show a
growth in membership for the year OF >
per cent. which is normal. The member
ship is now reported TO be 9i6152. with
contributions for all purposes last year
of SIS. So. 6O9. This is $3.50 per communi-
cant, the highest average u any reig-
ious body in the world. The figures in
clude members on the mission helds, who
give little. If only continental United
States be considered. the average IS
slightly more.
Sunday school conditions continue,
however. unsatisfactory, as they have
been Tor some years. The number Of
pupils in Episcopal Sunday schools Is
only 4j6.Z7J. and this number increased
BY only 80 last year. Compared with
communicates. it is among the lowest Of
any religious body, hardly half the pro-
portion of MethOdists, PTesbyterians, and
CongTegationalists. The number of sun
day school teachers is reported to have
decreased last year by $50. The number
Of clergymen increased by p. which is
small.
\ feature Of the report is the unusual
number of new bishops for the year.
These are no fewer than nine One Of
these. the diocese OF Erie. a new one.
was made by division of the diocese Of
Pittsburg, and another, the diocese of
Rhode Island, elects 10 fiji a vacancy
by death. The other seven represent ad-
vances on the mission fields, where new
men have been chosen. in most cases for
new districts OF these districts only
one is in a foreign held Emphasis dur
ing the year was laid upon advance at
home. California, Texas, oklahoma. Ari-
iona, and Nebraska getting new men,
Texas two new men, and No York a
suffra gan, the first 20 be cho- IN in the
church in the United States
The third recital OF the series now be
ing given by AR Edgar Priest will be
held in St Paurs Church. Twenty-third
street and Washington circle. Sunday
evening, January ], at o'clock. These
recitals have been drawing very large
congregations, and the new organ. which
is one of the largest in the city, is Civ
ing great satisfaction.
On Friday next the church viii cele-
brate as the festival sacred only to Eas-
ter the great festival of the Epiphany It
stands for the manifestation Of light TO
the world II took its rise in the East
en branch of the church. but soon
passed over TO the Western. As origi-
nally viewed in the Eastern church. the
Epiphany festival was "a cOmmemoration
which included that Of the nativity In
the Western church the Nativity always
appears 10 have been celebrated as a
separate festival while that of the
Epiphany dwells principally on the mani
festation to the magi.
The amount received by the treasurer
OF the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society from parish and individual offer
ings September l. 1910. to December !.
1910, in the diocese of Washington was
$S4l0 toward the amount--this year in
creased 10 l2.60O-apportioned to the do
cese for the year ending September I,
1911. Last year there was received for
the same period the sum of S720.06. This
amount. however, does not include con-
trihutions received from Sunday schools
and the Womans Auxiliary, which do
not apply upon the apportionment.
Among the parishes which have contrib
uted 10 this result are Ascension, Christ
Church (Georgetown). Epiphany Chapel,
St Adams, and Trinity.
In his FIRST apportionment let r for
the year 19l0-l9n the treasurer of the
board thanks the clergy for their con-
tinued interest and help. BY their CO.
operation last year the sum of $685.. 900
was received from parishes and individu-
ais. Eight years ago, the first year OF
the apportionment, the amount received
from this source was 1924, 900. and 62A per
cent OF the sum asked was given. Last
year $656.O00 was the apportionmeat and
50 per cent of ib was received. For the
present year $727 20 is the apportionment,
and the whole q it will be required,
In order to accomplish better mission
airy results the various dioceses have
been grouped into departments. Wash
ington's place is in the third department,
along With the dioceses of BethIe-
hem. Delaware. Easton Erie. Harris
burg, Maryland. Pennsylvania. Pittsburg.
Southern Virginia. Virginia, and West
Virginia The total apportionment in
these diOceses is SIX. 200.
In Epiphany parish eighty-eight men
uHueI look 10 become regular cOnulDu-
tors to the missionary work of the
church for the year 1910 AS the result
OF this 81. feO.3 had been received when
the rector Of Epiphany sent out his new
appeal for 1911.
The Rev. Patrick Murphy. vicar OF
Epiphany Chapel. has been elected chap
lain Of the Boys Brigade of the District
Of Columbia.
Many OF the clergy. following out a
plan begun when the late Bishop Satter-
lee was living. win take up offerings on
New Years Day for the House, of Mercy,
in X street This is one OF the deserving
institutions of the diocese.
The Rev. Willard C. Davenport, rector
of Anacostia, has been seriously ILL., A
week ago yesterday he was threatened
with bronchial pneumonia. Through
prompt and effective care he is now on
the way TO complete recovery, It was
the first Christmas season that the rec