The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

Tomorrow is called Palm Sunday be-
cause Of the sIr"wng of palms before
Christ as he entered Jerusalem on that
day.
Tho Thursday following is often called
Maundy Thursday from 'maunc,' com
mand. The name is variously explained
as referring to the new commandment"
given by our Lord Ito love ono another
or to the custom "f washing the feet OF
THE poor. or as having reference to the
Holy Eucharist. which WAS instituted on
that day.
During Holy Week tho Brotherhood nf
st. Andrew will observe an Inter
brotherhood week Of prayer" beginning
April and ending April Il.
NJ Trinity Church, Third and & streets
northwest. Rev. Richard P. Williams.
rector. there VIII he special services un-
dor the auspices Of the junior chapter
Of the Brotherhood On Wednesday.
service and sermon hy Rev r Ward
pCnEs. At : 2. m. ON Thursday. h0ly
communion at 80 a. M; devotional and
determination service. with address
by Rev. r. p. Williams on Friday,
Staincr's "Crucifixion.' with sermon, at
s p. m.
There will he no three hours service
this year at Epiphany Church on Good
Friday. In its place there will hc serv-
ices and sermon at II o'clock and even
ing PRAYER and sermon at o'clock. This
is the first time for some years that the
evening service on Good Friday has been
held at Epiphany.
The Easter offering at Epiphany
Church this year will he devoted to A
fund for providing the church with a
new organ. The amount decided upon
as necessary is $1,000.
Last Good Friday. the three hours
service At Epiphany vas conducted by
Rev. Or. George Williamson Smith.
whose addresses on that occasion were
NOR" than ordinarily helpful and slim
ulating. All who heard them will re-
iOiCe to know that they have now been
published by Mr. Gorham, of New York,
and can be obtained in book form.
At St Johns Church, Sixteenth and
Fl streets. Mr.. G. Thompson Williams.
organst of St. Johns Church. West
Washington, gives recital at 4:i0 p m
to-day.
Last night at p. m. Ascension Church,
Twelfth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue.. was crowded to the doors to hear
the choir render Maunders sacred can
tata, "Olivet to Calvary"
Next Wednesday at 6 o'clock at As
cension. the caltata by Sir John Stainer.
The Crucifxion," will be sung by the
choir.
The general diocesan meeting Of the
wOmans auxil. lry was held in St Johns
Parish Hall. Sixteenth street. on Tues
day last at o'clock.
Rev. Dr. George Mcclellan Fiske. rec
tor of St. Stephens Church, Providence,
R l., delivered the closing Lcnten lee
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Church. His subject was The Chris
tian home"
Owing to the Rev. Robert Johnston. OF
the Church of Our Saviour. Philadelphia,
who was to have been monday preacher
this week at Epiphany. being sick, he
was unhappily unable to fill his engage
ment Several of the local clergy, how
ever. very kindly filled his place-the
Rev. f. Ward Denys, Rev. ]. ]. Dimon,
and others.
During Lent Rev Francis McManus,
rector of Trinity Church, Upper Marl-
bOro. Prince George County. has been
giving his people the opportunity of hear
ing some of our Washington preachers
Rev. James Blake. of Christ Church,
Georgetown, and Rev. DIR. McKim, of
Epiphany Church, have been among the
number; also Rev. DR.. McGrew, of Sill
yer Spring, Montgomery County.
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms has not yet
announced his decision with regard to
the call to St Marks, San Antonio 1t
is thought however, that he will de-
cline in accordance with the unanimous
wish of his congregation, who. know
ing they have an exceptionally gifted
leader. are minded to take no chances
of losing him. .
Chinese Famine Worse.