The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
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A church building for st. Agnes
Chapel has become an immediate neces-
sity. The congregation has grown so
rapidly that its present quarters, in a
frame residence building, is entirely in
adequate. Many people have already
said they could not any longer put up
with the crowded accommodations Of
fered at the chapel. while others have
been kept away by the unchurchly ap-
pearance of the building. Attractive
plans have therefore been provided for
the building of a suitable church. Nego-
tiations are also under way for differ
ent and better site whereon to locate the
new church.
over 81, 200 is already on hand, but fully
5000 more will be needed within the
next three months. The undertaking,
therefore, needs the help of friends out
side the congregation. In addition to
asking gifts of money, the chapel is is
suing certificates Of Indebtedness in
denominations Of So or multiples there
of, bearing interest at 5 per cent, pay
able in ten years, or at the option of the
chapel on sixty days notice after two
years. The certificates, which will be
perfectly safe, are issued in such low de-
nominations to enable all to have a share
in the work. Bishop Harding warmly
commends the project.
Apropos Of the discussion which is now
going on with regard to funeral services
over the city's unknown dead who are
buried iH-the potter's field, so far as the
Episcopal Church is concerned, the prop
osition Is complicated by the rubric of
the church which forbids the regular
''Order for the Burial of the Dead to be
used for ''any unbaptized adults, any
who die excommunicate, or who have
laid violent hands upon themselves" OF
course there is nothing to prevent any
clergyman of the church using such
other prayers as he may desire.
Rev. George F. Dudley, rector of St
Stephens, has been quite sick, and still
is. He could not officiate last Sunday at
the services in his church, his place be-
ing taken by Rev. Archdeacon Hobbs. of
Kansas.
In the city, lawn fetes, rummage sales,
concerts, and the like are the popular
ways of adding to the churches funds;
in the country. just now at any rate.
tournaments are the order of the day.
Il
successful ever held In Southern Mary
land took place In Holy Trinity parish,
near Bowie. when some 800 or 1000 per-
sons were present from Washington, Hy-
Landover, Forestville Upper
and other places. The
was for the benefit of the
parish.
Mr.. w. B. Everett, jr., lay reader Of
the diocese, held service at st. Barna-
bas' Church, Iceland, last Sunday The
rector of st. Barnabas', Rev. w. ]. WILL
Jams. being the chaplain of the West
Virginia Brigade, was away from his
parish in order to hold service and
preach at the camp, which is held this
year near Wheeling, w. Va. Mr.. Will
lams has held this position for a number
Of years and is now filing his second
a very considerable compli-
ment to Mr.. Williams. seeing he is a
resident of Maryland, and has been SO
for some years, and not in West vir-
ginia.
The board of missions acknowledges
the receipt of a.1s2.1s on the general
and s1S5.5s special from
churches and individuals in the Diocese
Of washington for the month of July.
This is particularly good showing at