The Washington herald., 1911-09-16

church, will also make the address. The
Rev. Edward s. Dunlop will have charge
OF the arrangements.
Omcers Of the auxiliary are most anx-
ious that all church women will make a
special EFFORT both to attend the service
and bring their gifts for the united offer
ing.
Thursday next, September p, is the
feast Of st. Matthew. apostle and evan
gelist. He was a custom-house officer
called by the Lord to be his apostle.
He is probably the same as Levi, the
| son of Alpheus, and was the writer of
the first gospel, that which bears his
name. He was faithful preacher Of the
gospel among his own countrymen, the
Jews. Services will very generally be
held in our churches.
The rector of st. Stephens Church
Fourteenth street, the Rev G. Fiske
Dudley, and Mrs Dudley are at Atlantic
City, where all their friends hope Mr.
| Dudley will be thoroughly recuperated
and have his full measure of health and
strength restored to him. He has had
quite siege of sickness.
Appeals are being made by the follow
up department OF the brotherhood on be-
schools and colleges this fall The inten-
ton is to insure continued church at
tendance on the part of these young men
by advising the brotherhood chapter or
rector Of the nearest parish of their
presence. This can only be done ef-
fectively with the cooperation of the rec
tors and brotherhood chapters themselves.
1t should be done by all.
st. Agnes Chapel, New York avenue
and Fourth street northwest, of which
Rev. c. w. Whitmore IS vicar, is re1oIc-
ing in the fact that it has completed It's
apportionment for general missions. This
Is all the more noteworthy and COM
mendable by reason of the fact that the
apportionment has been very much larger
this year than last. and the congrega-
ton is struggling at the same time for a
new and worthier building in which to
worship.
st. Columba's Church, Tenallytown. was
duly reopened last Sunday, after extern
sive repairs to the building.
Fifty-one bishops are expected to gather
in New York for the meeting of the
House of Bishops, to be held in that city
October 26. Their chief business will be
the election of new missionary bishops.
Rev. R. Heber Murphy, who is now
rector of st. Johns Church, Worthing-
ton Valley. has been obliged to go to the
church home and infirmary, in Broad
way. Baltimore, suffering from a run
down system. Mr.. Murphy was one of
the clergy of the old Diocese of Mary
land, as he is still. who had a part in
creating the Diocese of Washington.
The first autumn meeting of the fair
and bazaar committee of Trinity Church
will be held in the parish hall next
Thursday at s o'clock. At this meeting
full reports of the progress made during
the summer will be handed in.
Members of the Senior Assembly.
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew, are invited
to turn out in force for their annual
meeting. which is scheduled for Monday
next, in the parish hall of Trinity
Church.
Apropos of the amount of the fee given |
by Mr.. Astor to the officiating minister
at the multimillionaire's latest marriage,
which is stated to have been 81, ,OOO not |
a cent more. and which, considering the |
risks and the unpleasant nOtoriety, was
moderate enough, even for a poor man
to have rendered, the following incident
will be very interesting: After Mr.. H.
w Beecher had married Mr.. Coils P
Huntingdon. a railroad magnate Of his
day. he was sitting in a railway train
talking to an Episcopal clergyman. the
late Rev. DR.. BOdine, and as he chatted
pleasantly he cleared his pockets of sun
dry papers and letters and, tearing
them up. threw the fragments out of the
car window. Suddenly he uttered an |
exclamation of surprise Wei he might!
One of the envelopes he opened con-
tained a check for $4,000 from Mr. Hunt |
ingdon. his fee for Mr.. Beecher's serv- |
ices. But just fancy Mr.. Beecher not |
having even the curiosity to see what |
the envelope contained as soon as the |
marriage service was ended.