The Washington herald., 1911-09-23
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At s p. m. next Friday. the Festival
of st. Michael and Ali Angels, will be
held the first annual presentation service
of the united Offering. in connection with
the womens auxiliary at the Church of
the Ascension. Twelfth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue. The idea of this serv-
ice has been adopted from the practice
of other diOceses and 1t is naturally
being regarded with a good deal of in
terest, and every effort is being made
to insure it being most successful. The
offertory will, of course, be for the
united Offering. Rev. Edward S. Dun
lap is in charge of all arrangements.
The rector of the Church of the Ascen-
sion. Rev. ]. Henning Nelms, will de-
liver an address.
The executive committee Of the lay
mems central missionary committee. Of
the Diocese of Washington, has issued
a call for a meeting of the fun COM
mittee on Friday evening next at the
children's hall of the parish of the AS
cension.
1t is expected that there will be plan
ned a scheme for missionary activity
during the coming winter. The various
parishes of the diocese have representa-
tives on the committee, which aims to
stimulate zeal for the missions of the
church.
Last Sunday. according to schedule, the
present Bishop of Maryland oficiated at
the breaking of ground for the new chan
eel of st. Thomas Church. Groom, Prince
will be built and be in use by next St
Thomas Day-December q.
Sunday was an ideal day in September.
A large congregation gathered to do honor
to the occasion. The proceedings begun
with the celebration of the holy com
munion by Bishop Murray, assisted by
Rev. Henry Converse Parkman, rector
of the parish. After the celebrat ton. the
clergy and people proceeded to the place
where ground was to be broken and there
in the open air Bishop Murray preached
the sermon, his text being taken from
Deut. xXxiii, the first lesson for the day,
and broke the ground for the new chancel.
The sermon was an interesting review
of Bishop Claggetts career.
A great calamity has befallen the
Church of the Nativity in the terrible
accident to the crucifer, Harry Paulus,
last Thursday evening when a playmate
accidentally shot him in the forehead
with a 22-caliber bullet. Harry, who IS
fourteen years of age. has been carrying
the cross at the Church of the Nativity
services ever since the boy choir was
first organized. He has also served at
the altar every other Sunday morning at
the early celebration. He is lying now
in a paralyzed condition with the bullet
in his brain.
The congregation of the Nativity and
the priest in charge are naturally asking
carry firearms at all. The accident oc-
CURED at Seventeenth and D streets
southeast. where population is by no
means scattered.
The pastor OF the Nativity has Just
sent out a card to his flock in which
there are Eve pertinent questions to be
answered 'as to the whereabouts of the
at the hour of early cele-
bration, the children on Sunday morn
ings, the adults at the appointed hours
of service. the offspring Gods people
should make. and then he asks whether
any success in worldly business would be
possible under similar conditions.
Rev G. F. Dudley is back from At
Iantic City. and is looking forward to
taking charge of the services Sunday
ne=:t at st. Stephens.
Rev. Reginald Heber Murphy, rector
of Western Run parish, Baltimore
County. whose illness at the Church
Home. Baltimore, was recently mem