The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
WITH THE EPISCOPALIANS.

WITH THE EPISCOPALLANS.
| A number of the clergy met together
last Tuesday, l p. m, at the residence
of Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, D.. d.
rector Of St Johns Church. Lafayette
square. for the purpose Of holding a
conference on the state of the church.
\ The particular subject of discussion in
connection with the state Of the church
was the necessity OF maintaining its
Protestant character and the assertion Of
the same in the formularies of the
church herself With a view to this IL
| was proposed to found an organization
bearing the name, Prayer Book Defense
Association. The matter was fully dis
cussed, speeches being made by DIR. Nc
Kim, Rev. Mr.. Johnstone, of Laurel; DR..
| Devries, DIR. Williamson Smith, Rev. Mr..
Nelms, and others. Eventually, however,
! the proposed name not meeting with
general acceptance, action was deferred
| for the present. In the meantime
president and secretary were elected.
! these being, respectively, Rev. Herbert
| Scott Smith, d. D., rector of ST. Mar
garets Church, and Rev. f. s. Dunlap,
assistant minister of st. Johns, Lafayette
square. At the next meeting, which Is
to be held in the fall, a suitable name for
the organization will doubtless be select
ed. Among clergy present were the host,
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, d. D., and
Revs. z. NJ. Mott. Thomas A. Johnstone.
T. 5. Childs, d. D., J. MacBride Sterrett,
d. D.. Oscar L. Mitchell, Herbert Scott
Smith. D. D., William L. Devries, ,Ph. D.,
+. S. Dunlap, F. Z. McManus, Henry
Thomas. William ]. Williams, ]. Henning
Nelms, Walter williams, ]. J. Dimon,
and G. Williamson Smith.
The Chapter Of Washington Cathedral
held a meeting last Wednesday in the
Riggs National Bank, at which 1t organ
lied the cathedral work and created the
cathedral staf on the foundation pro-
vided by the legacy OF Hon. John A.
Kasson, for the maintenance Of the
cathedral work, both before and after the
erection Of the cathedral building. 1t
was decided to appoint three residential
canons who shall have charge of the
worship, the preaching, and the spiritual
work of the cathedral in equal shares.
In addition. each will be assigned by
the bishop his own special sphere of work
in connection with the missionary, educa-
tional, and charitable work of the cathe-
dral.
It was determined at the same meet
ing that regular worship should begin
in the Bethlehem Chapel, when completed,
which 1t is hoped will be not later than
next All Saints Day, November 1. 1911.
The three canons appointed at the
meeting were Revs G. c. +. Bratenahl,
d. D.; w. l. Devries, Phi. D.. and r.
p williams. The two former have been
connected with the cathedral work since
Bishop Satterlee began it in 1898, and the
latter since lSO9A They will reside at
Mount ST. Alban, and will give their
thought and time to the development OF
the work connected with the cathedral
and will assist the bishop in procuring
funds for the building OF the fabric.
The chapter also appointed as organ
ist and choirmaster Mr.. Edgar Priest.
who has been for some years the sue
cessful choirmaster and organist OF ST.
Paurs Church, Twenty-third street Mr..
Priest studied under DR.. Pyne, organ
ist Of Manchester Cathedral, England.
Mr. Priest will, Of course, relinquish
his position at st. Paul's and give his
whole time to the cathedral and the
choir school.
Provision was also made for the se-
lection OF special preachers to deliver the
sermons at the Peace Cross and to pay
their expenses.
The northern and eastern part Of the
new parish house OF Epiphany Church,
embracing the Offices Of the clergy and
rooms for the various societies, kitchen,
gymnasium, and shower baths, Is now
nearly completed, and work viii soon
begin on the new lecture hall on the
west sids Of the lot. All the various
societies OF the church viii unite In a
big bazaar to be held next November.
The rector Of Epiphany. Rev. Randolph
n. McKim, D. D., on the direction Of
his physician, goes to Nauheim, Ger
He expects to sail on his return voyage
August 90
The standing committee Of the diocese
met at noon yesterday and passed on
the papers Of newiy-elected bishops.
Trinity Church's annual parish recep-
don was held last Monday. June u. /
when the various organizations submitted /
the past year. The parish guild had the
matter In charge.
Instead Of holding Sunday school pic
nic, Trinity parish this year at last
adopted instead the plan Of holding a
social evening In the parish han, which /
was held yesterday, beginning at 7:so
o'clock.
The children Of Epiphany Sunday
school go on their annual excursion to
Marshall Hall next Saturday. June "a
The Rev. Prof. KENNEDY, OF the vir-
zfnia Theological Seminary, who has
,harge OF the services at Epiphany
Chapel during the month Of June. Is to
have charge OF the services 1T Epiphany
Church during July. The Rev. Mr., Mayo.