The Washington herald., 1911-11-11

Bishop Harding and several OF the
clergy this week were in Baltimore
attending the sessions of the mission
airy council of the third department This
council represents about 10000 members
of the church living in the dioceses of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, and West Virginia.
One of the members of the council is
a Colored clergyman named ]. S. Russell,
who is the founder and president of St
Paul's Normal School, Lawrenceville, Va.
For several years Mr.. Russell was not
a mfmber of the Episcopal Church and
knew little or nothing about II. But 1t
so happened that one day he casually
picked up on the street a stray leaf from
the Book of Common Prayer and read
ii. Becoming interested, he bought a
copy Of the book to learn what else it
contained and as the result of reading it
he became a member and later on a
clergyman of the church.
Another interesting member of that
council was the Rt. Rev. Thomas ]. Gar
land, BishOp-SuffraGan of Pennsylvania.
1t is said that he was enjoying a very
large saIary-s25, ,OOO-when he forsook
business for the ministry.
Rev. DR. c. F Bratenahl, rector of St
Adams Church. presented to the council
the report of the immigration committee.
In his report DIR. Bratenahl said: In
the last year enough immigrants landed
in America TO populate ten cities in the
State of Nevada. and only a handful of
this multitude has been reached by the
Episcopal Church.
The opening service of the diocesan
branch of the Woman's Auxiliary was
held in St. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square, on Tuesday last, November I, at
II a. m. Bishop Harding was present
and delivered the address. Afterward a
business meeting was held in the parish
hall, which began its session at p. m.
The standing committee of the diocese
meets next Monday at noon in Epiphany
Church house for the transaction of rou-
tine business. DR.. McKim, rector of
Epiphany, is president of the committee,
and Rev. r. p. Williams secretary.
Friends of the Rev. DR.. Thomas ].
Packard, of Rockville, Md, are dis
tressed at his continued illness. They
had trusted that he would have been
restored long ago to health and strength.
The services at Christ Church. Rock
vile. are being cared for by neighbor-
ing clergy.
Wednesday last. November S, st. Agnes
Chapel of which the Rev. C. w. Whit
more is the faithful and energetic vicar,
celebrated the eighth anniversary of Its
organization. The rector of Trinity par
ish, Rev G. w. Van Fossen, was pres
ent and so was also the bishop of the
diocese, who, in an address, felicitated
the congregation and encouraged them
greatly. After the service social even
ing was spent in the chapel rooms.
The old Masonic Temple on Wednesday
and Thursday last was the gathering
place of many interested in the welfare
Of the Episcopal Home for Children at
Anacostia, d. c. On each of those two
days, luncheon was served to hundreds
OF people by the devoted women who
labor so industriously for the welfare
of the home. Several of the clergy were
G. F. Dudley, Walter W. Reid, Edward
NJ. Mott, c. S. Abbott, c.. e. Buck, H.
G. England, and J-W. Austin.
Epiphany Chapel, OF which the Rev.
Charles F. Edwards. is now vicar, sue
ceeding Rev. Patrick Murphy. who sail
ed for England October Il, has a free
dispensary, which is found to De great
boon to the people of the neighborhood
of go Twelfth street southwest. Thanks
to the devoted service Of DR.. Jeffries, the
dispensary continues TO minister to q