The Washington herald., 1911-07-08
WITH The EPISCOPALLANS.

The new rector OF Chevy Chase. Rev.
Canon ]. w. Austin, formally took
charge last Sunday, when he preached
and celebrated holy communion at the
IL O'clock service. Rev. DIR. Thomas S.
Childs, the former rector and now rec
tor emeritus. in a most kindly and low
ing way introduced the new rector to
his people, staying over the Sunday for
the purpose. His doing so was greatly
appreciated. The congregation natu-
rally was larger than usual. and the
number communicating was also very
large.
Owing to the fact that the clergyman
who is. to take charge OF Oxon Hill
parish. which Canon Austin has just
vacated, had telegraphed he could not
arrive till after Sunday. Canon Austin
did double duty, going out after tho
morning service in his new charge to
give his late parishioners one more
service.
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms, rector of
Ascension parish. leaves the city this
week for a rest in the hills of Penn
sylvania. His pulpit tomorrow will be
supplied by Rev. Howard Morse, rector
of Merchantville, n. J.
Mr.. Morse will be the preacher at the
afternoon service at Mount st. Adams.
When full work at Ascension Church
is renewed after the summer vacation it
will be with a rector and two efficient
assistant ministers, and host of enthusi-
astic lay workers in various branches.
DR.. c. Ernest Smith will conduct the
1890 service on Sunday at the Naval
Academy and will also preach the ser
mon to the new midshipmen-
The summer home at Colonial Beach
of the Episcopal Home for Children. in
Anacostia, will henceforth have the priv
ilege Of being within a parish which re-
joices in a new and very attractive con-
secrated church. Bishop Gibson having
recently visited the place and oonsecrated
the church, which has been built by the
energy and IiberalIty Of local church peo-
pie and some outside friends. The new
church is known as st. Mary's.
Two wills offered for probate this week
charity bear witness to the sense Of stew
ardship on the part Of the testators,
which 1t were well for all alike-testa-
tors and beneflciaries-were # far more
common than II is.
By the will Of Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Schenck, dated June 4, 1906, provision for
life is made by trust fund Of $4,000 for
q friend, on whose death the money goes
toward the erection OF the Cathedral of
Washington. Ten thousand dollars is set
aside In a similar way for another friend,
on whose death st. Paul's Church, Twen-
ty-third street, becomes the beneficiary.
Three separate sums OF 81 900 each are
given outright to Bishop Harding, Mrs.
Schenck's former rector; the Society for
the Relief of Widows and Orphans Of
the Protestant Episcopal Churches, and a
local society Of similar character in the
Diocese of Connecticut.
BY the will of Mr.. Ira w. Scott, st.
James Church, Eighth street northeast.
Rev james W. Clark, rector, and the
Church Of the Good Shepherd. Sixth and
streets northeast, Rev. Cornelius Alb
'bott, jr., rector, are each given 800.
Trinity Church, Third street and In
diana avenue. is beginning to fear that
it will be unable to place its organ in
proper condition this summer, as it had
confidently hoped to do. On thorough
inspection the firm which was to do the
work found that the cash in hand. 5000,
was not SUFFICIENT for the purpose. some
what over 5000 being necessary to put
the instrument into thorough repair. A
pledge OF 5000 from a devoted parish
ioner for a choir organ Cor third manuaD
has also been received. which win help
splendidly toward the enlargement OF the
present organ when rebuilt
For the present year the joint commission
appointed atthe last general convention for
revising the present hymnal win give its
entire attention to the consideration Of
the inquiry as to what hymns should be
omitted from the new hymnal- 1t is pro-
posed. however. to continue the work
over series OF years In such q manner
that the work may be thoroughly and
satisfactorily dcna A. soon a. the