The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

the work is to be completed by next
Wednesday, being Ash Wednesday, or
the first day of Lent. The floor of the
sanctuary is to be laid in white Italian
marble mosaic, like that in the aisles,
only the stones will be especially selected
so that all will be as near white as pos
sible. The Mems Club of the parish by
unanimous vote has offered to pay the
expense, and so it will be a fitting testi-
monial of their love for the church and
interest in its progress.
Col. Loud is to deliver an illustrated
lecture next Tuesday night at o'clock
in st. Thomas parish hall. under the aus
pices of the Mems Club of st. Thomas
Church. The subject will be The Pana-
ma Canal a subject which ought to
draw quite an audience This is ladies'
night and many of the ladies of the con-
gregation will naturally be present.
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, rector
of St Johns Church. Lafayette square
and Sixteenth street, is chairman of the
committee on church cooperation Of
the Associated Charities. AS such he has
just sent out a circular letter to the pas
tors of Washington congregations asking
them to speak to their people on Febru-
airy 26 regarding the work of the Associ-
ated Charities and its value to the COM
munity.
There seems TO be some doubt as to
whether, after all, Rev Mr.. Coupland
will remain in Baltimore, as he was in
New Orleans last Sunday and preached
at Trinity Church. 1t rather looks as if
the good people OF Trinity were not going
to take no" for an answer. At any
rate, il is unusual for a clergyman to
decline a call and then a Sunday or two
afterward for him to spend the day in
the parish, meeting the parishioners,
holding services, and preaching.
An invitation from Ascension Church
was accepted at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the tri-diocesan assem-
bly,. held in Baltimore last Saturday. for
the eleventh annual convention of the
assembly to meet in this city Saturday
and Sunday. May % and 21. All the Sc
nIor and junior Brotherhood chapters of
the dioceses of Maryland, Washington,
and Easton compose the tri-diocesan as
sembly.
Yesterday at St Thomas Church.
Croome, Prince George County. the Rev.
Horace w. Stowel, of La Plata, con-
Quoted quiet day" The hours were:
Holy communion at a. m. holy COM
muniOn and first address at 10 a. m,
second address and devotions at II, and
third address and intercession at 12
o'clock. The Rev. Henry Parkman is
the rector of St Thomas
There was a very large attendance at
the cIericus Tuesday last, which was held
at the residence of Bishop Harding In
ADDITION to the members. there were sew
eral clergyman who were the guests of
the clericus-the Rev. DR. Lemon, Rev.
J. Townsend Russell, and others. Rev
q. F. Dudley's paper on THE priests
Lent" ELECTED universal commendation.
On Ash Wednesday, March J. and for
the next six weeks there will be multi
piled services in our church and in
creased church activity in many direc-
tiOns. One of the most interesting fea-
lures of all the Lenten season will be
the course of Instructions given to the
communicates of the diocese by Bishop
Harding. These instructions win be given
every Saturday at 4:45 in the Church of
the Ascension, Massachusetts avenue and
Twelfth street 1t is earnestly hoped that
large attendances will testify to the great
value of these instructions.
An operatta, entitled High Life" will
be sung in st. Paul's parish hall. Twen-
ty-third street. Washington Circle Mon
day evening, February q. at o'clock, by
several members of the choir.