The Washington herald., 1911-01-21

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| Of the university. expects to be in Wash
| ington very shortly. The university great
| IL needs financial assistance and Rev.
Mr. Claiborne's work is part of Il plan to
raise 100000 endowment whereby the
| institution can be put on satisfactory
| basis.
At the last meeting of the vestry of
| Epiphany parish the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. William p Titcomb was
| filled by the election of Admiral Morde-
| Cal T. Endlcott
The Rev. Frank h. Bissell, of Tyrone.
Schuyler County, n. Y, has succeeded
| the Rev Mr. Curtis as assistant minis
ter of St. Marks parish. Mr.. Bissel was
ordained to the priesthood by Bishop
| Nicholson, who was called to the epis
. copate from st. Marks. Philadelphia. 1t
! is somewhat Of coincidence that Mr..
| BisSell in his short ministerial career
| has been already connected as assistant
with two St. Marks churches namely,
at Mauch Chunk. Pa, and al Brookhead,
! Wis. and he now comes to third of
| that name.
| The Bishop Of Washington. apart from
his mastery address on Missions on
the occasion of his invitation to Advent
parish for confirmation recently. made
one Of the most helpful addresses to the
confirmation class oVar heard in the dio
cese. emphasizing in his most earnest
| and loving way. -Four essentials to
Christian duty: To pray daily. to read
a portion Of Scripture daily. 10 exer-
else the habit of self denial daily. and
| to do some real and practical act of
| Christ-like practice and example daily;
| then every day would add confirmation
| to the confirmation.
| The repreSe ladies "f Advent
parish on the board OF lady managers
| of the Eye. Ear. and Throat Hospital
gave dinner on Thursday last in the
parish hall for the benefit of that instl-
| tuition. on Thursday evening of next
week the Ladies' Guild will serve an
| oyster supper. II is hoped this will h"
as successful as the artistic bazaar Of
nations held by them in December.
The Rev. DR. Williamson Smith has
promised to preach at Advent Church on
| the third Sunday in Advend. on the sub
! jeCt of missions The beautiful and inter
| esting sermons he has already preached
\ at this church on the Christian faith and
| the Christian life will undoubtedly bring
| many besides the regular congregation
to listen to the eN-president of Trinity
College, of whom il may he truly said:
His eye is not dim, nor his natural
force abated."
The Offering of Epiphany parish for
foreign missions will be taken on Sun
| day week, January -. after a sermon by
the Right Rev LuCien kinSoiving ID. d..
| Bishop of Brazil. Epiphany has an envi-
able record for generous giving to the
missionary work of the churches. Last
year the church gave almost three times
the amount apportioned to ii. Its appOr-
tionment this year is $3.50. OF this amount
about half has already been given.
Company G of the Cadet Corps Of
Epiphany Chapel is arranging to give
an entertainment at the end of January
or early in February. The company did
so we'll last year that it is encouraged
to try again this year with a still higher
standard as its goal.
The various companies of the Boys
Brigade of the District have been re-
quested TO attend service at the chapel
on the fourth Sunday in January.
1t is customary to call the roll of the
teachers present at the monthly meeting
of the Sunday School Institute. Much
interest is manifested in the result-the
roll being called by schools. At the
meeting Tuesday last the roll call re-
suited as follows: Ascension. !: Anacostia
.: st. Matthew's. S; St Johns George
town. S: st. Andrews. 10; st Marks. p
st. Margaret's. 6: ST. Luke's. .: St PauTs.
Rock Creek, =; st. Paurs. Twenty-third
street. 3: st. Stephens. .: st. Thomas s:
st. Agnes. 6: Good Shepherd. ): Epiph-
any, 10 Nativity and the following
schools each had one teacher present: Ad-
vent. Christ Church. Georgetown: ST.
Johns. Fl and Sixteenth: Grace, South
Washington. Trinity and st. Andrews
College Park.
In addition the following clergy were
present: Revs Robert Talbot. George H.
McGrew, Howard G. England, w j. D.
Thomas. c. E. Buck. ]. J. Dimon,
Thomas j. Brown. c. W. Whitmore, and
G. Freeland Peter.
been in charge of ST. Philips Chapel,
Annapolis. in the Diocese of Maryland.
since 1905. and who was formerly rector
of Catoctin parish. Frederick County
Md, has accepted the position of assist
ant minister in St Johns parish. George
town. He will begin work on Ash We'd
nesday.
Copies of the forward movement"
number of the Spirit of Missions are just
beginning to come from the press, and
this comes to hand as a telegram from a
Chicago layman: Having read every
word of forward movement number
unqualifiedly commend it,
At the Church of the Ascension. at
Massachusetts avenue and Twelfth street.
the Womens Interdenominational Mis-
sionary Union will hold its 1871 meetings
from January to May. inclusive Yester- |
day there was an address on The Mosque
at Cordova by Mrs. Isaac Pearson and
prayer for the jubilee led by Mrs. J. f. |
Gilbert, chairman of committee on jubi- |
lee co-operators.
WITH THE METHODISTS. /