The Washington herald., 1911-07-15
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

! WI 4 II IA LII IOSOI AL1ANOs
The summer vacation period Ii at hand
for most Of the clergy and choirs. Au-
gust is the most popular month for the
vacation period, but many Of the tired
workers are away now, Or are preparing
to go. OF course, church work goes on
in all the churches. Not one OF them is
closed. To be sure, services are cut down
to a minimum and. pastoral visiting is
4 reduced considerably, but connected with
all the churches throughout the year is
steady congregation, which must be
cared for and ministered unto, and there
fore at every church either the rector or
an assistant or a supply, sometimes
known as a locum tenens, is In charge
Apropos Of supply or substitute who
rejoiced in the Latin equivalent as his
title, this has come TO hand:
rs the rector homer a visitor in
| Quired one day at the rectory.
mo, SIR came the prompt reply, but
the local demon is"
Which seems to show that We would
better stick to the vernacular.
| Among the clergy away on vacation
from the city for several weeks are Revs.
J. Henntng Nelms, Randolph H. McKim,
r. Cotton Smith, Herbert Scott Smith,
and E. NJ. Mott. Rev. ]. J. Dimon, rector
OF St Andrews Church, Fourteenth and
Corcoran streets, has established himself
and family at Laurel for the summer, so
that he can be near his parish for serv-
fee at any time. st. Andrews Church,
by the way, was among those buildings
injured by lightning in the heavy thunder
storm Of a week ago. The damage how
ever, was not great. Rev. DR.. Pettis, Mr..
Dimon's honorary assistant has gone to
the Virginia Capes to recuperate after an
attack OF grip.
Rev. Thomas A. Johnstone, rector Of
St Philips, Laurel. Nd, and Mrs. john
stone, who spent the winter and spring
at Glover Leaf Inn, are now at St.
Philips rectory again, where they will
be for the summer. On July II the
Senior St. Andrew Brotherhood Assem-
bly, will hold its midsummer meeting in
st. Phillips Church.
Owing to the breakdown in health OF
Bishop Mackay-Smith, Bishop Of Penn
sylvania, on which account the bishop
tas resignsd his work in PENNSYLVANIA,
1. is most likely that Washington will
again have hlm end his family as resi-
dents Of the city at their handsome resi-
dence in Sixteenth street.
A beautiful brass cross, presented by
her daughters In memory of Charlotte
Templeman Naylor, was recently placed
in Trinity Church, Dorsey, Howard
County, Md.
Rev. J. NJ. E. Mckee, Of st. Thomas
Church, near Dupont Circle, is a patient
at the Garfield Hospital, where he has
undergone an operation, which was. hap-
PLY quite successful and he is improy-
ing rapidly
A movement is well under way to raise
a fund in the Maryland Diocese to erect
parish house at Locust Point as a
memorial to Bishop Paret, for so many
years rector Of Epiphany Church, this
city
Mr. Clifford v. Church, Of st. Johns
Church Brotherhood Chapter, has been
appointed by the president of the local
assembly chairman Of the committee TO
work up the delegation from the WASH
ington Senior Brotherhood chapters to
the next national convention, which meets
in Buffalo, N. Y, next October. These
annual conventions OF the Brotherhood
Of st. Andrew are a great power for
spiritual uplifting.
It Is very curious coincidence that at
the present moment there are actually
eight bishops bearing the name of Will
Jams in the Episcopal Church. A few
months ago there were nine, but with
the passing of Charming Moore williams, /
for many years Bishop of Shanghai, |
China, the number was reduced to eight |
These are Bishops Gershon Mott WILL |
Jams, OF Marquette, Mich; Arthur |
Llewellyn williams. of Nebraska: Charles |
D. Williams, of Michigan, in the United |
States: Walker H. Williams, of Bangor, |
Wales; David Williams, of Huron, Cam |
ada: Joseph watkin Williams, Of KAT |
fraria, Africa; Arthur A. Williams OF |
India, and William Leonard |
Williams. late Of Waiapu, New Zealand. |
As the name Williams, allied with |
David watlxin LIewellyn. suggests Welsh /
origin, II hardly looks as II the Episcopal |
Church was ALLEN In Wales"
A copy OF the constitution and canons
showing the amendments and additions
adopted at the annual conventions held
In the years 1908 1908, 1910. and 1911 has
Just been received by members OF the
Canon XIV shows It to be the duty Of
all reetors OF parishes and ministers of
to take an Offering on
f,,a lrsrfxrfnr Tlay or on aorae offer da1r |
for the general clergy relief fund.
This Is most important fund. 1t is
q pity. however. the excellent clergy re-
lief fund is not also similarly provided
for. Few Of the clergy and stin fewer
Of the laity know the working Of this
organization and the good II Is dong
Rev. Henry Antice. secretary Church
sEissions House. Fourth avenue, Nswl
York, ls always glad to answer questions
Making ana changing canons is not thel