The Washington herald., 1911-11-04

toner's 20 be very punctual In their at.
tendance at the services to which the
bellNwill summon them.
The journal Of the convention for 1911
which is in part the official record of the
proceedings of the convention and in part
the record for the previous year OF
parochial activity, every parish's annual
report being included, has Just reached
the clergy. Enough copies are usually
printed for the clergy and vestrymen to
have copy each.
The cathedral has lost a great friend
by the death of Mrs. Street chairman OF
the New York committee Of the Wash
ington cathedral. The bishop will much
miss her loving and effective help.
The meeting Of the Archdeaconry of
Washington was held in ST. Johns Par
ish Hall Thursday last at 2 o'clock. There
was a very full attendance Of clergy and
lay delegates. The bishop, who was In
the chair. outlined the cathedral work
in very interesting address. The ap-
pointment Of Rev. R. P. Williams to be
Archdeacon of Washington was an
nounced to the archdeaconry, and the
archdeacon shortly afterward presented
his report of work done since the ap-
pointment had been made.
Rev. John E EwelI, who began his
work last month as associate rector of
the Church Of the Ascension, was almost
Immediately incapacitated from taking
mis- place in the chancel, due to a painful
afection Of the eyes. We are rejoiced
to know that he is now practically re-
covered.
Rev. Canon William Morgan-Jones, who
was formerly rector Of Brookland, D.
c.. Is in Washington visiting old scenes
and old friends. He and Mrs. Morgan
Jones have been spending a few days
with DIR. and Mrs. Rives, in Rhode
Island avenue. He is to preach at st.
Thomas Church at p. m. Sunday next
Other visitors to Washington, present
and recent, are Bishop G. Mott Williams.
Bishop of Marquette, Mich; Bishop and
Mrs. Kinsolving. and Bishop and Mrs.
Beckwith.
Bishop Van Buren, Bishop of Porto
Rico, will be in Washington November
u, and will on that occasion baptize the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Gibson Burton at All Saints Church.
CneNY CnaSe, the DlSlOp D6l0B a cousin
of the parents. Rev. ]. w. Austin and
Mrs. Austin are to be sponsors on the
occasion.
The clergy are asked to preach a tenn
rerance sermon on the Sunday next be-
fore Advent, which, on account Of the
number of sermons so preached through
out the whole country, has come to be
called Temperance Sunday" This year
the date is November rs. Most of the
bishops are members of the society and
and effective notice on the part of the
parochial clergy.
The House of Bishops, at its session
last week, transferred Bishop Rowe. of
Alaska, to South Dakota The bishops
purposely refrained from electing him,
because they we'll knew that So devoted
Is the bishop to his labors that he would
be sure to decline the election, though,
as is well known, his years of heroic
service there have made such great in
roads on even his strong constitution
that in the interests of the church a
man who has the missionary spirit to an
unusual degree must not be allowed TO
pass away prematurely.
At All Saints, Chevy Chase, Canon J.
w. Austin, rector, announces special
choral evensong at 8 o'clock, in which
the full chorus will be assisted by WILL
lam Taylor, organist, and Charles L.
Bailey, violinist.