The Washington herald., 1911-09-09
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opened Tor diV1ne services tomorrow
morning. The services will be at II al
m. and 7:3O p. m. The morning service
will be morning prayer and holy COM
the 1880 service, the preacher will be the
Rev. DR.. G. c. F. Bratenahl, rector OF
st. Adams parish.
Trinity parish proposes to give its re-
firing rector, the Rev. r. P. Williams,
whose resignation takes effect October
| l. on his acceptance of a position in con-
nection with cathedral work. a farewell
reception. No date has yet been set,
but IL will probably take place in the
latter part of the present month.
1 The reception will afford the many
| friends, parishioners and others, OF the
Rev. Mr.. Williams, an opportunity OF
meeting the retiring rector and of eX-
pressing their great regrets at his leaving
Trinity. Mr.. Eugene Thompson and Mr..
Bert T. Amos have the matter in charge.
Regarding Mr. Williams successor it
is reported that two clergymen have been
approached to know IL they would con-
slider a call. the Rev. Caleb r. Stetson,
vicar of Trinity Church, New York, and
Paurs Church, New Orleans, but that
neither was willing to leave his present
work. Both NJ. Stetson and Mr.. La
Mothe are favorably known in Washing
/ ton, where they have done good service,
Mr.. Stetson as vicar of the Good Shepherd
and Mr.. La Mothe as assistant minister
at Epiphany Church.
| Mr.. Stetson's position as vicar of
Americas premier parish church is an
unusually honorable and distinguished
one.
Rev Edward S. Hale, assistant min
lister of the Church of the Ascension.
is to preach his first sermon in Ascen-
sion Church tomorrow morning. The
occasion. being quite interesting. should
have the sympathetic interest and at
| tendance of the parishioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale have taken apart
ments at the Revere, NJ and Twelfth
streets.
Rev. John E. Ewell, associate rector
of the Church of the Ascension, does
not arrive to begin his work until Oc-
tober l.
Rev. ]. H. w. Blake, rector of Christ
Church, Georgetown. oficiated in his
parish church Sunday last, but re-
turned for the week to Mountain Lake
Park, where his family have been spend
ing the summer. Mr.. Blake will be in
his church Tomorrow.
The rector of old st. Johns, George
town, Rev Frederick B. Howden. will
be home for two weeks. Rev. Walter
". Williams is to oficiate for him to-
morrow.
Rev. DR.. Pettis. who has spent the
summer at Norfolk Beach and White
Sulphur Springs, is home again and
much benefited by the summer rest
and change, but he has not fully re-
gained the ground lost by sickness last
winter and spring
The new and enlarged St. Stephens
Church will be all ready for Novem-
Der l. probably earlier. Dedicatory
services will not. however, be held till
about Thanksgiving Day.
1t is satisfactory to know that not
withstanding the work of the mechan-
les on the church building, services
have gone on without interruption.
Rev. George F. Dudley, rector of st.
Stephens, is making arrangements for
a clergyman to assist him in the work
of this thriving and growing parish. A
new organist, Mr.. Lefevre, arrives next
week.
On Monday Rev. Mr.. Dudley and Mrs.
Dudley expect to go to Atlantic City
for few days to give Mr.. Dudley a
chance to recuperate after his sickness.
Prospects for the new St Agnes Chapel
are good, so reports the vicar, Rev c.
w. Whitmore. Money is coming in and
enthusiasm is growing. Mr.. Whitmore
will deserve all the success, which is
coming to him. There will soon be a
stately church as the result of his ef-
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St. Johns Church, Lafayette square,
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, D. D., rector,
is closed at present on account of the
building being in the hands Of organ
builders. The rector is at Ipswich, Mass
Rev. E. S. Dunlap is in charge of the
parish. and as soon as possible will be-
ing services.
On Labor Day the Ladies' Aid Society
Of Epiphany Church, Forestville, Prince
George County. organized a supper and
tournament for the benefit of Epfphany
Church. The rector of Epiphany Church.
Rev. W. c. Shears, is as usual keeping
all things moving along satisfactorily,
Miss Shears has returned to the rectory
from her visit to Concord, n. H, much
improved in health.
The annual meeting Of the brotherhood
of ST. Andrew will be held in Trinity
parish hall on the 18th of September.
President Dent will preside, and various
addresses will be made. The meeting
will be called to order at D. m. All
men will be cordially invited The annual
service will be held as usual on the eve
of st. Andrews day.
It is hard to keep clergy in some of our
Southern Maryland parishes. The long
distances and scattered fiocks appear to
some to constitute serious obstacles to
effective work, especially II they have
been used to very different conditions
Hence Trinity parish. Charles County,
after recently securing a rector, is about
to lose him by resignation.
A copy of the bylaws of the Panama
Mission, Canal Zone, Isthrnus of Panama.
has reached Washington Among those
who were q committee TO draw up the
bylaws are two clergymen well known
in Washington. the Rev H A. Brown.
chaplain United States army, and the
Rev. Jesse r. Bicl1nell, late curate of
st. Andrews Church and now Just elected
curate Of st. Paurs. Baltimore. Nd.
Preparations for the joint convention Of
the Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew for the
United States and Canada, which meets
at Buffalo, N, Y. October ls-z2 Indicate
an exceptionally large gathering. The
provisional programme, which has re-
Gently been published, Is an unusually
names, as speakers and leaders OF the
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