The Washington herald., 1911-01-07
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.
| The annual meeting of the board OF
corporators of the Episcopal Eye. Ear.
and Throat Hospital will be held in
! Trinity parish Hall on Thursday next. at
S p. m. when the election of eight COVER
norS to serve for three years will take
place and other business transacted. Re
| freshments will be served a; the close
| of the business.
! The Prisoners Aid Society meeting an
! nounced for Thursday next will he post
poned until the Thursday following. jan
! lEary 10. This change has been rendered
necessary by the holding of the hospital
annual meeting on January l..
DIR. Mckim will devote his morning
sermon at the Church of the Epiphany
! ncXt Sunday to the subject, .'Fallacies
of Christian Science"
| Bishop Francis. Bishop of Indiana, is
to be in Washington over Sunday. He
! will OCCUPY the pulpit at ST. Thomas.
near Dupont Circle. at the II a. m. Serv
! ice.
| Bishop Francis is coming to Washing
! ton on behalf of the missionary work of
! the church. especially the foreign work,
| on which he is particularly well quail
| fed TO speak. for he was for some years
connected with the Divinity School at
Tokyo. first as one of the professors and
afterward as sub0eacon.
Bishop Harding has gone to Providence
10 assist at the conservation of the new
Bishop OF Rhode Island.
! One of the most popular of church en-
tertainrents which has taken place this
season WIS the dinner rendered by Rev.
iJ. Henning Helms. rector of Ascension
Church. TO the men of mis- congregation.
The dinner was given in the new room
| built for the work among the children
by an anonymous donor. Every seat at
the tables was filled and a great many
were standing. MIR Nelms was toastmas-
ter. and he filled that role to perfection.
He first called upon Dr. w. c. Rives to
read Mr.. Dooley on the Tariff" Then
Rev. DR.. C. Ernest Smith, under whom
Mr.. Nelms went into the ministry, de-
livered eulosistic address on the work
of the rector since he came to Ascen-
sion parish. There were other addresses,
and good social time also, when the
men chatted and smoked.
The ladies of the choir. with some as
sistance from others, waited on the
tables.
Rev J. Hennins Nelms. rector of AS
cersion Church. has gone to Quebec,
Canada. to spend few days and get
a much-needed rest. His headquarters
while away will be Bishops College,
Lennoxville. P. O., where he received
his theological training and where he
has some warm friends in his former
teachers, notably Rev. Dr. Allnutt, who
has on several occasions visited DR..
Nelms in his Washington home.
A beautiful inscription around the
chancel arch in St. AIban's Church, which
will be permanent in character, has re-
placed the temporary one which has done
duty for some years past. This new one
was designed by Frederick Kendall
and is gift from the Ladies' Guild
The words on it arc, of course. peculiarly
appropriate to the present church season.
but they are suitable for every season.
They are: GLORY to God in the Highest
and on Earth Peace. Good Will to Men,"
The members of the St Adams branch
Of the Girls Friendly Society gave their
Christmas dance on Wednesday Of last
week in their parish house.
The Rev. William ]. Cox, vicar Of
Grace Chapel. Philadelphia. accompanied
by Mrs. Cox, is a guest at the home of
the Misses Cox in Twenty-first street
northwest. Mr.. Cox will preach at the
afternoon service in St Thomas Church,
Of which he was formerly one of the as
sistant ministers.
The Rev. Frederick Thompson, rector
o. St Johns School for Postuiants,
Uniontown, KY. Is shortly to be in WASH
fvpOf frr x.yith ut
to his presenting the needs Of the church
as regards the clergy for her pulpts and
altars.
One Of the institutions for which Bishop
Harding is appealing for funds is the
Hotse of Mercy, in K street The object
Of those interested in this house is the
cesar institution. having four teachers.
and an endowment Of $1,000. from
which the modest income Of $50 per an
mum is obtained. It's last report showed
that it had twenty-six girls in training
for better life. On New Years Day a
few Of the churches asked for offerings
in behalf Of this rescue work.
With q view to Increasing the interest
in their parish Of the men Of Trinity
Church. committee consisting entirely
Of men. the vestry and the Brotherhood
Chapter Of the Mems Club. held Q meet
ing last Thursday. January s. when plans
were formulated for launching move
ment through which It b hoped to enlist
the men In the work Of developing Trim
ity's undeveloped opportunities. This
committee meeting will be followed BY
. larger gathering. practically represen-
tative. It y hoped. Of the entire parish.
Trinity College 10 In need Of . larger
organ. and the rector makes the sugges-