The Washington herald., 1911-10-28

Of Mercy and Rosemont Chapel in
Klingle road, on Tuesday last, was an
unqualified success. Tea was served
from to o'clock.
The home Is situated a short distance
from the terminal of the Mount Pleasant
car line Looking out over the pic
turesque grounds Of Rock Creek Park, It's
situation is ideal
On Tuesday, November I. there will be
given at the Ebbitt House a dinner un-
der the auspices OF the central missionary
committee of this diocese. Distinguished
speakers from out OF town, as we'll as
speakers from Washington itself, are ex-
pected to address the meeting on the
bearing and influence OF missionary work
upon parochial activity-to show the cor
relation OF the two.
Forty bishops and a great company cf
priests, many from beyond the limits
Of the Diocese Of Pennsylvania, are ex-
pected to attend the service of consecra-
tion Of Bishops Rhinelander and Garland
in the Church of the Advocate, Phila-
delphia, to-day. Bishop Harding will be
one Of those present
The large and handsome house in
South 1wenty-frst street. Philadelphia
the property OF Bishop and Mrs. Mackay.
Smith, and occupied by them during their
life in that city, will be given to the
Diocese OF Pennsylvania for the use
Of the bishop of the diocese as his resi-.
dence. Bishop and Mrs. Mackay-Smitt
are coming to Washington to live.
Last Sunday a new mission was begur
in st. Adams parish, at % Foxhall road
with Sunday school at p m. and even
ing prayer and sermon at D. m.
This newest mission Of ST Alban's
bears the appropriate name OF ST Pat,
riCk-apprOpriate because St Patrick wa!
saint OF the old British church, OF
Church of England, who was born no
far from Glasgow, Scotland, and event.
ually went over to Ireland as a mission
ary from the British church. his father
being one OF its clergy; appropriate also
because St Adams parish already has
mission called after other great early
Christian leaders of Britain-St. Colum
ba and st. David, representing the evan
gelization of Scotland and Wales.
There is TO be a meeting of the arch
deaconry OF Washington next Thursday
in St. Johns Parish Hall, in Sixteenth
street, near Lafayette square. Members
OF the same, clerical and lay, are asked
to attend.
To-day Is Hospital Saturday in thiI
city and diocese, and tomorrow is Hos
pital Sunday" Every one interested IL
the welfare OF the Eye. Ear. and Throa
Hospital at 1147 Fifteenth street knows
that on Hospital Saturday, also called
Donation Day, groceries and other sup
Ill F,,1T - - hne
pital, and that on Sunday generous offer
ings are invited from the faitl ul in thu
churches.
This year there is unusual need fo
assistance. There has been added a new
wing 10 the hospital. which, while adding
largely to its usefulness, is unendowed
and summer expenses have exceeded re
Ceipts by $500. Therefore, to wipe ou
the deficit and maintain the work, {
generous response is needed. The hos
pital is free to the poor Of all denomina
tions without respect to color.
The luncheon, fair, and bazaar season
will soon be upon us in good earnest
Trinity Church has announced and II
preparing extensively for a fair and
bazaar at the parish hall, November l
to II.
st. Thomas Church has a rummag,
sale in view, which will be held Novem
ber 13 to q. Rummage sales are saiC
TO accomplish three good things at once
A parishoner gets rid of much that Il
useless and in the way, the poor get th'
same at a nominal price, and are in tina
way benefited, and the church profits Il
the extent of the amount received.
The Sunday School Institute conven
ton, which was held this week a
Epiphany Parish Hall. was better at
tended, with the attendance more wtdel!
distributed among the parishes, thar
any previous convention. 1t was a grea
success from every point of view. Per
haps the speaker who attracted the mos
attention was the Rev. Charles Fiske
rector Of St Michael and All Angels
Baltimore, though many interesting
speeches were delivered, notably By
Revs. DR.. Devries, J j. Dimon, g. W
Atkinson, c. T. Warner, T. Hubert
Jones, and w. ]. D. Thomas.
1t was announced that the next Sun
day school convention will be held II
this city. probably In February.
Rev. w. L. Devries, Phi. D., canor
of the cathedral, conducted a Sunda!
school conference in st. Thomas Church
Groom, Prince George County, Md, las
week. The conference itself was helc
last Saturday, October q. at p. m.
to which the parents and children anc
the Sunday school teachers and visitor:
from other parishes had been invited
On the next day, DR.. Devries preachec
at the II a. m. service IN 81. Inollas