The Washington herald., 1912-05-18
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A memorial chapel 70 be called the
Chapel OF the Resurrection. is to be built
In memory OF Mai Archibald Butt. U. 8.
A., by the churchmen Of Washington.
The project has the hearty approval
Of Bishop Harding. particularly because
II u intended TO benefit portion OF the
northeast section OF the. city, where
congregation Of poor and destitute people
are in great need OF house OF worship
and also because the Bishop believes q
chapel or church TO be the best sort Of
q memorial OF a loyal and devoted
ehurchman such as Maj. Archibald Butt
{. was
The pastor, Rev. Enoch NJ. Thompson.
or the Bishop himself. viii be glad 70
freceiye subscriptions for the work. II is
ed to build a suitable memorial. but this
amount would insure just such build
ing as Is needed. The congregation for
which this chapel would be built now
worships in a rented house at the corner
OF Fifteenth and Gale Streets Northeast
| The annual May rally OF the Sunday
schools Of the diocese viii be held to-
morrow at D. M. at the Church Of the
Epiphany The speaker viii be the Rev.
s. Harrington Littell. Of Hankow. China,
and the offering will be for the. Episcopal
Home for Children.
In reply to difficulties which some per-
sons have felt In attributing the saving
of some Of the THAMES passengers to
the power Of prayer. whereas, others who
also prayed were lost IN that fearful
disaster, DR.. c. Ernest Smith will preach
at St. Thomas Tomorrow morning on
The Unanswered Prayers OF the Lost
on the Titanic"
Rev. Willard Goss Davenport. who for
the past twenty-five years has been rec
tor OF Emmanuel Church, Anacostia, was
honored by a public reception and the
presentation. Of silver on Wednesday
evening by the congregation OF that
church and the congregation OF Esther
Memorial Church, Congress Heights,
which Mr.. Davenport had founded
The reception took place in the Parish
Hall. Unfortunately Bishop Harding was
unable TO be present through sickness
Addresses were delivered by Mr.. Ma
thaniel r. Harnish. senior warden Of
Emmanuel Church; Mr.. Milton J. F1lius,
OF Congress Heights Church, and others.
Mr.. A. B. Frtsbie. one Of the Oldest mem |
bers Of the parish, presided and was very
happy In his introducing the speakers.
Among the clergy present were Rev. J.
len Grifith. Rev. W. J. ID. Thomas, Rev. |
George F. Dudley. Rev. II. @. England. |
Rev C. S. Abbott, jr., Rev. C. F. Son. |
tag, and Rev. c. Ernest Smith.
At the Church Of the Ascension. !
Twelfth Street and Massachusetts, Ave
nue.. tomorrow evening at o'clock. the |
Rev. S. Harrington LttelI. Of Hankow. |
China. will deliver an address on the |
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China.
Speaking of Mr.. LittelI the Bishop of |
the diocese says that he has an in |
spring and illlminative message that |
all chwchmen should hear.
Rev. Canon AIlnutt. D. D.. D. c. L..
professor Of divinity in LennoxviIIe Uni |
Henning Nelms and Mrs. Nelms at the |
rectory Of Ascension Church, Twelfth /
Street and Massachusetts, Avenue. Canon
Allnutt breaches at the Bethlehem
Chapel next Sunday morning.
Last Tuesday, at p. m. Trinity par
ishoners and their friends were gathered
together in the church to witness and
take part In the dedication OF the organ
which is an instrument well worthy OF
the church. Mr.. Oscar Franklin Com
stock. the organists Of Trinity Church,
assisted by a chorus Of seventy voices, /
rendered a fine programme.
The annual meeting Of the congrega-
ton Of Trinity was held last night in
the spacious rooms of the parish house.
Every member Of Trinity and many OF
its former members and friends received
Invitations to come TO these annual re-
unions which do a great deal of good in
keeping up and extending interest in
the old church which has been for so
many years a tower Of strength TO that
part Of Washington.
The rector Of Trinity. Rev. George W.
Van Fossen and Mrs. Van Fossen re-
ceived the company.
The corner stone Of the new ST. Agnes
Chapel, to be built at the corner of
Q and First Streets Northwest was laid
by Bishop Harding on Sunday last. at
4 D. m. Following a brief address by
the Bishop, who said that the chapel
would be a marked addition to the
church life of the neighborhOod, the Rev.
George W. Van FOssen, rector OF Trinity
parish, in which the chapel will be built
also spoke and heartily congratulated
the congregation on the progress made.
Rev. c. w. Whitmore, vicar of ST.
Agnes, and the one to whom the good
Deing done owes muCn OF It's success, |
read a list of the articles placed in the
corner stone. They included various
church papers. list OF the founders and
to the chapel fund, a list
of the church officers, and a declaration
of the principles of which the chapel
will be exponent.
II is expected that the building will
be completed in August. In the mean
time q strong committee is busily en- ,
gagged collecting funds. This committee /
Is composed of Messrs. T. II. Watson.
W. L. Padgett, W. P. Foley, z. NJ. Ellis, ,
Bryan Nicholson. Lightner Ellis, Henry ,
Boddis, and NJ. W. Crouch.
The Bishop has sent out a circular
letter asking for contributions toward
the payment Of the debt on the Bethle- ,
hem Chapel Of the Nativity and desig- !
mates Sunday, May 20, for the purpose |
In his letter the Bishop says: {
AS stated in my convention address, a
resolution was adopted in the convention
Of 1902, authorizing the Bishop to desig-
nate one Sunday in the year to be known
as Cathedral Sunday, when offerings .