The Washington herald., 1912-04-20
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD


aster suggests, parucniarIy 20 those
who. like the rector Of st. Thomas, !,
have been many times over the identicai
place where the a1tanlc went ooWn ana
knows some or the condiuons wnicn
confront steamers IN tnat region.
Progress continues TO be made at All
Souls Mission. In Connecticut Avenue
On Easter Day the offerings amounted
to sSo5. It is hoped to add to this sum
enough to pay OF the total remaining
debt on the chapel $50.
A handsome embroidered white six
altar cloth was used for the first time
on Easter Day. That and lectern,
hanging TO match, we're the gift OF the
ladies' OF the Chanccl Guild.
BIshop Harding visits the chapel At
l:s0 o. m. on Sunday, April Is when the
rector, Rev. Dr. ]. Macbride Sterrett.
will present class for confirmation
The twelfth annual tridiocesan conven-
ton of the Brotherhood Of St. Andrew.
comprising all the senior and junior
chapters Of the diocese of Maryland,
Easton. and Washington, viii be held at
the Church OF the Ascension. Baltimore.
April q and 2s II Is earnestly hoped
that a large delegation will 80 from
Washington.
Rev DR.. wilkins. secretary OF the
8, 100000 pension fund Of the clergy, Is
in the city at 400 K Street He will
preach on behalf Of the fund At Epiphany
Church next Sunday.
The Rev. J. Henning Nelms. rector Of
the Church Of the Ascension. Twelfth
street and Massachusetts Avenue. de-
lIvered a lecture in ST. Johns Parish
Hail. Potomac and o Streets, on We'd
nesday, April IL for the benefit Of the
Chapel of the Redeemer, Glen Echo.
Nd, of which Mr. W. B. Dent, one OF
the active members OF Ascension. Is In
charge as lay reader. The subject OF the
lecture was "old Times in the South;
AS a Southerner Mr.. Nelms was able
to discuss the subject at first hand.
The twentieth annual conference Of the
churches throughout the United States
will be held April % and "a in Emmanuel
Churchhouse, Cathedral and Read
Streets. At this conference there will
be representatives OF the Episcopal
Church Club from almost every diocese
in the country. II is expected to be one
OF the largest and most important meet
ings Of laymen in the present year.
The Governor Of Maryland Is down for
an address on Some Work Church.
man Should Do in and Out Of the
Church
other distinguished men will speak, no
tably DR.. Howard A. Kelly.
In the evening a reception and dinner
will be given the visiting delegates by
the Maryland Churchman's Club at the
Baltimore Country Club.
For the benefit of ST. Agnes Chapel,
New York Avenue and Fourth Street
Northwest. of which Rev. c. W. Whit
more is vicar. there is to be an enter
taInment by Trinity Church choir in
Trinity Parish Hall. The entertainment
will be given on April S. This viii be
the second time this particular snter-
tainment, which is entitled AN Even
ing Of Fun" has been given by the
choir Of Trinity. Its marked success on
the first occasion resulted in a demand
for its repetition.
The woman's tional Mis-
sionary Union held its twelfth annual
meeting in the Church OF the Ascension
guild room yesterday afternoon. Among
the topics discussed were the white girls
training school, the white slave traffic,
and Sunday closing of theaters in Wash
ington. The speakers included the Rev.
Henry Austadt. Mrs Wilbur F. Crafts.
Rev. J. A. Campbell. and Mrs. Emma S.
Shelton.