The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-22
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

The Easter offerings and number of
communicates at the various churches
in Washington this year were very en-
couraging. Among others these were
particularly to be noticed: Ascension
Communicates, COO: offertory, sl,2C0;
Christ Church, observation-disclosures
cants, 300; offering. $500; Epiphany-Com-
municants, 600; offerings, $500: St
Andrew 's-Communicants, 400; offerings,
Sl.57N the largest ever taken in st.
Andrews; st. Johns. Georgetown-Com-
Johns. Sixteenth street-Communicants
GO; offerings. close to $500 St. Mar
garet s-Communicants, 59i; offerings.
$1,000, the largest ever taken in st.
Margaret's; ST. Mark's-Communicant
SEQ; offerings. $1,000; st. Pauls. Twenty
third street-Communican 5A; offer
ing, 5000. the largest for many years;
ST. Thomas'-Communica GA; offer
ing, 1920.
Several of the city clergy have been
away this week resting after the siren
Uous labors of Lent and Easter.
Among them are the rector Of ST.
Johns, Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. D. D..
Who attended the conservation services
of the New York Cathedral; Rev. Her
bert Scott Smith, D. D.. who always
spends Easter week at Atlantic City.
and Rev. G. Freeland Peter, who will
be away from his parish work until next
week
bishop Harding has also been in New
York this week. After a strenuous day
he left Washington by the Wednesday
night train to be in time for the con-
sec-ation Of the cathedral
ST. Johns Georgetown, has bought the
organ Of St. Johns, Washington. This
organ, which is a fine Odell instrument,
will be entirely rebuilt and improved
with rheumatic action and in other
ways and installed before September l
by Messrs. Haskell, Of Philadelphia. It
will greatly add to the musical features
OF st. Johns services, which are already
OF 4 high character.
St. Johns. Washington, is to have a
new organ. the result of a 5000
memorial gift by Mrs. James Lown6es
The new organ will be built by the Messrs
Haskell.
Rev Dr. Allnutt. one of the professors
of the University of Bishops College
Lenncxville. Province of Quebec, has
been in the city over Good Friday and
Easter as the guest of Rev. and Mrs
J. Henning helms. DR.. AIlnutt was one
ter was preparing for the work OF the
ministry.
On Monday evening next the central
missionary committee, formed of repre-
sentatives-one each-of the several
parishes in the diocese of Washington,
is to hold an informal smoker in the
childrens hall OF the Church Of the AS
cension, 10 which have been invited the
rectors, wardens, and vestrymen of the
parishes in and about Washington. The
object of this meeting is to stimulate a
more general enthusiasm on the sub
tect of missions, both domestic and
foreign, and is in line with the move
ment to that end which is now being
adopted very generally by the church at
large under the direction OF the board
of missions.
At the meeting on Monday Bishop
Lloyd. president of the board of mis-
sions and Mr.. John w. Wood, secre-
tary Of the board. together with Admiral
c. H. Stockton and others prominent
among the laity, will make addresses.
The plan which the central commit
tee has in mind is to endeavor to or
ganize in each parish a local committee
which will attend to the details of the
work. The splendid work which the
board Of missions is dong is inspiring
general desire for its more liberal |!
support and both clergy and laity in this |
diocese are most enthusiastic in their
oesre TO cooperate. The acceptance of |
the invitations to the smoker have hsen
very general and large meeting is an
ticipated.
The children's choir idea is growing
For the first time 81. Andrews. AT the
afternoon service on Easter Sunday. had
q children's choir in the chancel
Bishop Harding, on information fur.
nished by the diocesan board of man
ayers. has prepared and sent out his an
nual letter concerning the missionary