The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

There is to be a mission AZ Christ
Church, Georgetown, conducted by Arch
deacon Percy c. Webber, one of the most
successful missioners in the church Par
ishes in which Archdeacon Webber has
held missions are most enthusiastic in
MS praise. According to- some of them,
there never was such a missioner Ger
talnly from all accounts the rector of
Christ Church has been most fortunate
in having secured the archdeacon, who
comes to him at the very best time for
the purpose in all the year namely, on
Ash Wednesday. Bishop Harding will
ofhcially open the mission on Ash
Wednesday morning. After that the
archdeacon will be in charge. The mis-
sion will continue for eight days. and
there will be five services daily at these
hours: 1:S0, II, $3.50, 4:45, and s. The 7:3O
service is that of the holy communion
The $50 is a children's service.
The following have been secured as
special Lenten preachers for Christ
Church, Georgetown. at the Sunday
evening services, under the auspices of
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew: March
3. Archdeacon Webber; March u Rev.
Howard G. England; March 10. Rev.
Francis f. McManus; March Is Rev
William J. Williams, and April ,, Rev
]. ]. Dimon
Over 800 invitations have been sent out
to the men attached to Trinity parish to
attend a dinner to be held in Trinity par
ish hall next Tuesday at .. m. The
speakers of the evening will be the Bish-
op of Washington and Mr. George A.
hing, of Christ Church, Georgetown.
The offertory solo in Trinity Church,
Third and c streets northwest, to-mor-
row morning viii be sun by Master
Wilfrid Morrison, of Toronto, Canada,
who is boy soloist of All Saints Church
in that city. 1t is claimed for his voice
that it is one of quite unusual beauty.
At Epiphany Church midday Lenten
services will be held under the auspices
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew of the
diocese The services will begin prompt
ly at 1905 o'clock, closing at 1925 sharp,
and will be held each week day except
Saturday. The following speakers have
been secured: March 6, the Bishop of
Washington; March z, Rev. A. B. Kin
solving, d. D., st. PauPs Church, Balti-
more; March s, Right Rev Robert
Strange, d. D., Bishop of East Carolina;
March 9 and 10, Rev ]. Townsend Rus
sell, rector emeritus st. Thomas Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y; March 13 to II, inclu-
i've, Rev. r. H. McKirI d. D.; March %
to % inclusive, Rev. F. Ward Denys,
formerly rector ST. Mary's Church. Bal
timore; March % and "a, Rev. Charles
Fiske, ST. Michael and All Angels
Church, Baltimore; March q to 81, in
elusive, Rev. w. c. Richardson, d. D.,
st. James Church, Philadelphia; April
5 to 2. inclusive, Rev. Robert Johnston,
Church Of the Saviour, Philadelphia.
At the meeting of the cathedral council
held last Thursday the following five
gentlemen were elected lecturers of the
cathedral: Mr.. Marcus Benjamin and
Dunlap. G. FTeeland Peter, and ]. Town |
send Russell
At the same time the following rectors |
of parishes were elected honorary can |
ons: Revs Henning Nelms, Robert Tai
bot. DR.. George II. McGrew, Thomas !
Packard. Herbert Scott Smith, A s. |
Johns, ]. H. w. Blake, G. F. Dudley +. |
B. Howden, and DR.. C, Ernest Smith.
On March Right Rev. Bishop Strange. |
u. D., Bishop of East Carolina, will de- |
liver a lecture at ST. Johns Church, Six |
teenth and II streets. on Problems of |
the present hour" Bishop Strange was |
rector OF St. Paurs, Richmond, at The |
time of his elevation TO the episcopate. |
He is regarded as >ciear speaker and |
able thinker
A contract has been let for the laying |
OF the sanctuary floor of the Church of |
the Ascension. and It Is understood that J