The Washington herald., 1912-10-26

| church during his administration. and II
has also been considerably ENLARGED
Before going to Philadelphia, Mr.
| Bispham was equally successful a. rec
| tor Of st. Michael and All ANGELS
Church. this city He married a daugh-
ter Of Admiral and Mrs. Silas Casey,
VINO make their home here.
The rector Of Christ Church, Capitol
Hill. is steadily improving In health,
having been able to conduct the services
in his parish church all through this
month. During the week between Sun
days he has been spending the time at
Braddock Heights. but beginning with
November l he will resume his life at
the rectory in G Street. adjoining the
church.
On Monday evening last the Rev. DR..
Ianier gave lecture In the parish hall
Of the Church Of the Epiphany on
"Sacerdotalism and dAnti-Sacerdotalism :"
DR.. Lanier. who Is a profound scholar
and an excellent speaker, greatly inter
ested his audience
A meeting OF the Ladies' Guild Of
Emanuel Church was held October q In
the parish hall. with Mrs. Elizabeth
King presiding. Some time ago the
parish was to be the beneficiary legatee
OF a contest between two sides, known
rs the Reds and Blues. in which each
was to try and outdo the other in rails
ing money by the mile-of-pennIes meth
cd. The Reds were victors. and as a
auired to entertain the victorious Reds,
which they did right generously.
On Wednesday. October 2. the six
teenth annual convention Of the Sunday
School Institute Of the diocese Of WASH
ington was held at the Church of the
Epiphany. when the programme of the
convention was followed and q most
profitable time spent.
Trinity Church. Third and C Streets.
is endeavorins to provide Itself with an
endowment fund. 1t IL to be hoped
that its efforts In that direction will
meet with abundant success. Every
church should possess an endowment
fund. but some stand In more imme-
diate and urgent need of 1t than others.
Trinity is one OF them. Tomorrow the
annual offering on behalf Of this fund
will be taken at the services. The fund
remains intact until $4,000 In in hand.
The Union Trust Company is the trus-
tee OF the money.
A curious thing has Just become pub
lie in connection with st. Paurs Par
ish, Baltimore. and a panshoner's be-
quest. Sixteen years ago a Mrs. Sc
grave died leaving 5000 to the endow-
ment fund of the parish. and $1,000 to
be used in the erection in the church
itself Of a memorial window in MEM
ory OF her parents. This will has just
been discovered in the vaults Of a
Baltimore trust company. In the
meantime in the belief that Mrs. Sc
grave died intestate. the estate had been
The heirs have announced
that the legacies will be paid according
to the provisions OF the will
On Friday next. November 1, the rector
OF St. Thomas' Church. this city. Rev
DR.. c. Ernest Smith. will have complet-
ed ten years Of rectorship in the parish
He will observe the tenth anniversary
Of his Washington rectorship on the fol-
lowing Sunday. November I by special
services. 1t is hoped that the rectors
tenth anniversary will he marked byl
the payment of the 5000 balance still
existing Of the $T2.5 debt, which was
on the parish when he took charge. InI
addition to the raising Of this large
sum together with the interest due on |
the Indebtedness. some $4,000 has been 4
spent on improving the church This. I
In addition. OF course. to all current ex- !
penses and offerings for missions and |
charities