The Washington herald., 1911-09-02

InaI SCnOOl COnQluOnS TOT the children
of the clergy are easier there than here
Whatever the conditions there may be.
| here they should be quite as favorable.
| There the clergy are as a body much
| better of financially than they are with
US. The clergy of the Church of England
| have an income from : church endow-
ment OF Sl5, 900, but they actually pay
| il come tax on three times that amount!
| No such conditions exist with US. Yet
| il is an undoubted fact that school privi-
| leges are enjoyed by the clergy there
which We know nothing about. Mr..
Murphy's reason for resigning is OF no
mere parochial interest: II is national in
character.
In view of his approaching removal
from the rectory OF Trinity Church, In
diana avenue and c street. Rev. R. P.
Williams is seeking Il house which will
be near enough to the cathedral to be
we'll situated for his work in connection
with 1t.
The annual conference Of the sixth mis-
sionary department is now in session
at Duluth. Il began yesterday and will
continue over tomorrow. The Arch
bishop Of Rupertslard and Primate OF
Canada breaches the conference sermon.
These departments should have
unique interest for the interested church.
man, as they are undoubtedly the fore
runners OF provinces in our church when
here too, as in Canada. England. and
elsewhere. there will be a grouping OF
contiguous dioCeses together into a prov
ince with metropolitan or archbishop
as its official head
Under such a system. which is bound
to come. the bishops OF such cities as
Washington. New York. Chicago. New
Orleans, and San Francisco would be the
logical choice for archbishops.
Under date OF August go Mr.. Robert
H. Gardiner as secretary OF the Worlds
Conference on Faith and Order, has sent
TO the clergy a report of the committee
on plan and scope of the preliminary
commission on the world conference, with
a request for the names and addresses
Of laymen and women to whom it can
also be sent.
This commission is the outcome Of the
work Of the last general convention. Its
object is Ito help TO prepare the way for
the outward and visible reunion of all
who confess our Lord Jesus Christ as
God and Saviour, and for the fUlhllment
OF our Lords prayer that they all may
be one
The Bishop OF Chicago Is president of
the commission. which numbers among
its lay members Mr.. Seth Low, Mr.. ].
Pierpont Morgan, Mr.. Francis L. Stetson,
and Mr.. George w. Pepper.
The committee of the Episcopal Church
will confer with committees appointed by
other churches. In Washington, Rev.
DR.. Prettyman and Rev. DR.. S. H Wood
row are on the committees Of their re-
speCtive churches.
Rev. G. F. Dudley is slowly recovering
from the effects of his recent sickness.
He expects to be in his church to con-
duct services on the second Sunday In
October. Tomorrow Rev. H. G. England
will Offciate for him.
The new st. Stephens Church is going
rapidly toward completion. The promise /,
is that IT will be finished by November l, |
except the tower, and that even before |
that date the congregation can worship |
in the enlarged building.
Rev. J. NJ. E. Mckee has returned to |
his duties. having entirely recovered |
from the operation he underwent.