The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-25
connection with the Galilee mission he
instituted.

connection with the Galilee mission he
instituted.
The congregation OF the Church OF the
Nativity will celebrate the eighth
anniversary of the organization Of
the mission on Sunday, December
3. For the past three years they
have been worshiping in the pres
ent building at Fourteenth and A streets
southeast. During the five years previ-
Gus they worshiped at the corner OF
Seventeenth and East Capitol streets. The
Rev. Enoch NJ. Thompson, while assis-
tant at St. Pauls Church. Thenty-third
street, began the work and has carried
il on ever since. Although within the
limits of Christ Church parish, the
authorities OF that parish freely gave
full consent to It's organization and en-
tire control to the then bishop, by whom
the new undertaking was numbered
among the cathedral missions.
Among the benefactors to the work of
the Chapel OF the Nativity, Mr.. Samuel
L. Phillips has a prominent place by
reason Of the fact that at no little sacri-
flee he enabled the congregation to secure
its present admirable location. Rock
Creek parish is another benefactor. hav-
ing advanced a loan of 5000 to help on
the building of the chapel. which amount
1t had also formally loaned in like manner
TO st. Margarets Church when II was
first establishing itself The building OF
a parish house is now under considera-
ton. About 1900 is already in hand.
but some 5000 will be needed. Generous
and conscientious givers could find no
better outlet for their generosity than
the aiding OF this work in Southeast
Washington.
At the anniversary services on Advent
Sunday Archdeacon Williams will preach
at II a. m. and Rev. c. Ernest Smith,
D. D., at s.
A growing work in connection with the
Chapel of the Nativity is that of the
Chapel Of the Resurrection, which is also
under the pastoral care OF the Rev.
Enoch NJ. Thompson. Founded in Lent.
1906. 1t has already become a power for
good.
At the Church of the Ascension, Mas
sachusetts avenue and Twelfth street,
there will be every Friday during Ad-
vent a short service and address, begin
ming at 80 and ending at p. m.
On December 10 there is to be gen.
eral meeting of the Brotherhood chap
when Spencer Franklin Edwards, of
Philadelphia, who led the reform move
ment in that city to victory. will be the
chief speaker. Mr.. Edwards is account
ed a speaker of remarkable power.
On Thursday and Friday of this week
the Ladies' Aid Society, under the
presidency of Mrs. Percy Hckling. held
two very successful dinners for mem
bers of the Congregation in the Chill
dren's Hall. The object of the dinners,
aside from the promotion of sociability
and good-fellowship. was the raising of
funds for parish needs.
The Bishop Paret Memorial at Locust
Point, Baltimore, is nearing completion
so rapidly that a date for its opening
has practically been determined upon.
The church reaches $50 families and IT
has 800 children in its Sunday school.
At the eighteenth meeting of the
Churchman's Club, held last week at
Providence, r. l., at which some 900
members and guests were present, the
topic OF the evening was The cathedral
system" Bishop Harding and DR..
Bratenahl were among the speakers, the
bishops special subject being THE ca
thedral system in an American commu-
nifty DR.. Bratenahl took as his topic
The Washington Cathedral"