The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-25
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Thursday next being Thanksgiving
Day, services will be held in all our
churches, which will be decorated for
the occasion by the offerings of fruits,
flowers, &c. AS a stimulus to greater
generosity and self-sacrifice. it may be
we'll to mention that II is almost, II not
quite, the invariable practice to send
these fruits, flowers, vegetables, &c. to
the hospitals and charitable institutions
after the services have been held. Of
ferings are asked on Thanksgiving Day
for the General Clergy Relief Fund.
At the meeting of the Washington
Glorious, which was held at the High
lands November 81, there was an I'M
usually large attendance in view of the
fact that a change in the constitution
was proposed. The change contemplated
was in the direction of charging the
membership, which at present is limited,
so as to render every clergyman in
canonical relation to the Diocese OF
Washington eligible for membership.
The result was that for the present, at
! least, the old rules stand.
Among our clergy who will have act
i've part in the six mems meetings to be
held tomorrow in six different centers
in connection with the Men and Re-
ligion Forward Movement are the Revs.
DR.. Randolph II. McKim and ]. ]. Di
mon. The Rev. DR.. Mckim Is the
speaker at Mount Vernon Place Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Ninth and K
streets northwest, and the Rev. Mr..
Dimon is the speaker at Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church,
First street and Rhode Island avenue
northwest Good music. as we'll as good
speaking. is assured, and there are to
be no offerings.
At ST. Thomas Church, near Dupont
Circle, the rector, DIR. c. Ernest Smith,
breaches his second sermon at the II
a. m. services on rs the church getting
a square deal from her menu" The I'M
usually large attendance OF men to hear
the first testifes to considerable interest
in the subject. In view OF the men and
Religion Forward Movement and the spe-
cial meetings now being held in our city
at different centers, these sermons are
regarded as very timely, and TO that fact
no doubt is due in part the interest mani
tested.
The Washington diocesan organization
OF the Girls Friendly Society will hold
fits annual sale and tea on December a
at the new parish hall Of Epiphany
Church. Contributions prior to Decem-
Der may be sent to the care Of Mrs.
Bolton, 1919 X street.
Tbe good people of st. Marks Church.
Capitol Hill, are looking forward to the
coming of their new rector, Rev. Caleb r.
Stetson, which Is scheduled for Decem-
Der l. On December z. at p. m, there
is to be a reception in the parish hall
in honor of the new rector.
Friends Of the Eye, Ear, and Throat
Hospital, in Fifteenth street, will rejoice
to know that the will of DR.. Edward
Palmer, a noted naturalist of the De-
partment OF Agriculture, has just been
sustained in the Probate Court DR.. Pal
mer left an estate of 5000, the bulk of
which goes to the hospital. They will
further rejoice that the hospital has just
been notified that under the will of Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Calvert, dated December Is.
1906, the hospital will receive $1,000 from
her estate.
The Cathedral of Washington and ST.
Johns Orphanage is each beneficiary
to the extent of 5000 under the will OF
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Calvert.
Mrs. Archibold Russell, Of New York
City, has been elected chairman of the new
committee Of Washington Cathedral in
ly was called to her rest.
The REGULAR monthly meeting Of the
Sunday School Institute was held in
Epiphany parish hall on Tuesday even
ing last. Rev. DR.. W. L. Devries de-
Iivered the principal address, taking for
his subject, The permanent religious
value Of the early chapters of Genesis"
The meeting was one of the best at
tended In the history OF the institute.
There was a large delegation from Rock
Vile, Nd, another from Anacostia, and
one delegate from a remote parish In
Prince George County. Among the clergy
present were Revs. G. S. Abbot, IT., w.
g. Davenport, z. s. Dunlap, T. d. Lewis, |
@. H. McGrew, @. F. Dudley, c. E. Buck, |
E. Thompson, o. Roome, and e. H Ingle.
Bishop Harding leaves for New York |
to-day In order to be present at an an
niversary service IN Calvary Church. To |
mark the anniversary. It is intended. |
with the gifts OF parishioners and other \
friends, to erect reredos In the church |
to the memory OF Bishop Satterlee. Be-
fore Bishop Satterlee's elevation to the |
Episcopate, he was for several years |
rector Of Calvary Church. where he did |
z work Of lasting good, particularly In