The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-11
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

CHURCH NOTES
The ceremonies connected with the
breaking OF ground for the new build
ings of the Episcopal Home for Chill
dren, Anacossia, D. c., on Saturday last,
were happily favored by bright sunshine.
Bishop Harding was In charge and others
OF the clergy present were Rsvs- A. s.
Johns. G. r Dudley, ]. Henning Nelms,
w. J. d. Thomas. James II. w. Blake,
and the rector, Rev. w G.. Davenport.
Ground was duly broken and addresses
were made by the bishop and clergy and
members of the building committee.
festival and lawn fete, given by the
board OF lady managers for the benefit Of
their fund. followed the religious ex-
ercises,
Work on the new homes VIII proceed
without interruption and it is hoped that
when the children return from their sum
mer home at Colonial Beach the new
buildings win be ready for occupancy.
The cost of this addition Will be about
$50. 900. The plan of the work calls. not
for a great building looking Ike an
asylum, as the rector said in his address, |
but for detached cottages.
The celebration of its centennial by |
Trinity .P. E. Church. Upper Marlboro. |
Prince George County, Md, took place |
Sunday and Monday Of this week. The |
Bishop Of Virginia preached Sunday at |
the II O'Clock service, and at o'clock 1
Rev. Charles F. Sontag. former rector. /
and Rev. c. Ernest Smith. D. D.. as !
former rector OF old St pauPs parish, |
the mother parish delivered addresses. /
Next day at II a. m. Bishop Harding de- |
Iivered a historical sermon. He also held /
a confirmation. Several of the neigh |
boring clergy were In the Chandeliers |
Henry Thomas. William ]. Williams, and /
James kirkpatrick. The rector, Rev. F.
+. McAlanus. by a happy coincidence.
completed the sixth year OF his rectorship
on the anniversary of the church's found
ing. An account OF the celebration, COM
piled by the rector, is 20 be published.
In the seventy-five or more conventions
held this past winter in connection with
the Iayman's missionary movement, the
thought has been constantly expressed
that the smallest Offering for foreign
missions that should be aimed at was "a
car fare week per COMMUNICATE The
apportionment asked from Washington
for the D and F. Missionary Society. In
stead of "a car fare a week" is less than
one and a half cents a week per COM
municant, and is not only for foreign
missions but includes domestic missions
as we'll
Up TO May !, washington has sent sS.sl2
toward the spporti0nment OF sll.500 This
amount was sent by 80 out Of 1913 congre-
cations. Last year there was sent So
from 50 congregations. For the whole Of
last year there were "a congregations that
completed their aportionment; II sent no
offering at all for this purpose. The total
received for the year was sl007 toward
the apportionment OF sn,500
The Girls Friendly Society In the do
cese OF Washington Is calling public at
ton 10 the subject OF the moving pic
ture theaters. and II is asking the CO.
operation OF its associates, members, and
all others interested in the youth Of the
/ city in trying to make them places OF
| harmless amusement. Careful investiga-
| ton by the social service committee OF
the Girls Friendly Society, which has
witnessed the presentation OF 250 films.
iproves that only out of go were educa-
tional or instructive. a few vulgarly
amusing and the vast majority objection
able and demoralizing.
/ Rev r. P. williams, rector OF Trinity
parish, this city. is 70 preach the sermon
at the final exercises Of the Episcopal
High School OF Virginia tomorrow night.
The rector OF Trinity makes the en-
| couraging announcement that the initial
subscription to the endowment fund OF
Trinity Church has been received. The
daughter OF a former rector OF Trinity
parish has begun the fund by the gifE OF
5000.
The infant son of Rev. C. W. Whit
more and Mrs. Whitmore IS to be hap
tized tomorrow. Bishop Harding will off,
ciate at the service. which viii be held
IN St Agnes Chapel. OF which Mr..
Whitmore Is vicar. New. York ave-
nue. and Fourth street northwest
Rev Frederick 3. Howden, rector OF
St Johns. Georgetown. suggested soma
time ago memorial window course for
ST. Johns. which has proved very pop
ulsr. It is based upon the chief events
In the life Of Christ or those connected
with It. -Four OF these windows have
been donated. These are the annuncia-
tiC7, visitation, crucifxiOn, and resurrec-
ton The visitation window is the last
10 be put In It is in memory OF William
Gibbons. late junior warden OF st. John s,
and Angelica Farber. Being in two
panels. this double commemoration has
been made quite possible The children
Of Mr.. Gibbons have put in the panel to
his memory, and Revs. T. 3 and Will
tam Howden have put in the panel 10
Mrs Farber, the neither Of Mr.. Howden
/ who died last winter
A brass pulpit lamp is to be put into
St. Johns Church In the near future
This also win be a memorial Designs
are now being submitted
st. Johns choir gave a concert Tues.
day last in aid OF the choir outing which
takes place July 10 16 on the Severn
River, about ten miles above Annapolis
, Rev. Joy Preston Stoner. who Is a grad
uate of Hobart College. Geneva, n. Y
and Berkeley Divinity School. enters upol
his duties tomorrow as assistant minis
2 ter of st. Johns, Georgetown. The mum
Der Of churches in the Maryland dioees
having vested choirs is rapidly incress
ing. During the past month three sucl
choirs were introduced-at ST. Thames
] Church, Hancock. Washington County
, at the Church Of the Epiphany. Govans
) and at Trinity Church. Towson. both il
/ Baltimore County.
, Rev. J. Henning Nelms. rector OF AS
! cension Church, Is preparing TO visit
Oberammergau and the Passion Play
The play, which was begun IN 1893. ha
; been continued ever since every te
years. Rev. w. Barr, Of New Orleans
viii have charge Of Ascension parish dur
ing part of the time that the rector i
away.
! The Rectors' Aid Society OF Ascension
l Church. Chapter A, held a strawberr
2 and ice cream sale on the lawn of 12l
i Twelfth street Tuesday evening. Jun