The Washington herald., 1912-02-03

i are So0 Sunday schools. which have ll,6l2
/ officers and teachers and Il3,i52 scholars.
| In 1911 the Lenten missionary offering
i from these schools amounted TO SO, go ~.
/ The morning session. which is preceded
by meeting OF the executive committee.
win be mainly a business one. At 12:o5
O'Clock the speaking will begin. Rev. Da-
Yid l. Ferris. OF Pittsburg. beiHg the
first speaker. on the topic, The value OF
sub3ect-graded instruction" Rev. DR..
DE Vries, OF Washington. will lead the
discussion on that subject. Rev. Lew
ellyn N. Galley and Rev. Stewart u.
Mitman. both OF Pennsylvania, will also
speak at the morning, session Luncheon
viii be served at I:S0 O'Clock. and at 3
O'Clock the discussions will be resumed.
the first speaker being Rev. William
Walter. Smith, of New York. There will
/ be a public meeting at s O'Clock, which
will be opened with devotional address
by Bishop Harding. Addresses on prac-
teal questions Of Sunday school work
will follow. one of the addresses being
given by a native Japanese clergyman
4 from Osaka, Japan. The last address
will be by the editor OF the Southern
Churehqan, Rev. William Meade Clark.
/ ID. D,
There. is TO be an organ recital in
st. Paul's Church. Twenty-third street:
tomorrow night at o'clock II is
matter Of qualification to many in
] Washington that the brother of the
rector of st. Paul's Church. the Right
Rev Bishop Talbot. who has recently
| undergone a severe and dangerous
operation. is recovering his health. and
all danger appears to be past.
Reginning Monday. February g. the
,.Fgu H.,
held at the CHURCH Of the Epiphany
each week day. except Saturday. under
the care Of the Brotherhood OF St An
drew.
Owing to recent bereavement the rec
tor Of St Thomas Church was not able
to entertain the Bishop Claggett Club
at its meeting on January .. as It had
been announced he would do. The club
met In consequence under the hospitable
roof OF Rev. Father Clark, rector of St
James Church. Eighth street northeast.
The Girls Friendly Society of the do
cese is to have the help and comfort
OF three Lenten conferences, which will
be conducted by Rev. C. r. Stetson. rec
tor OF St Marks Parish. In Ascension
Church. Twelfth street and Massachu-
setts avenue. on the three successive
Wednesday,: February s, March 6, and
March lS. In each case the conference
VIII begin at "a" p. m A cordial well
come is extended TO all to be present,
ciety.
The rector Of Trinity Church, c street
and Indiana avenue. has sent out a cor
dial and pressing Invitation 70 the peo-
pie living in the neighborhood of the
church to attend services at S u. m. to-
morrow. He Particularly asks the men
to come, though he will heartily well
come the women and girls also After
the service In the chcrch is over he de-
sires an opportunity TO greet all who
accept his invitation. and these he asks
TO meet him in the parish house.
Missionary boxes for the cbIIdren,s
united Easter offerings are reaching the
clergy and superintendents of our sunday
schools for use in Lent, sent by the Of
nee in New York. Last year the chill
dren OF the church gave through these
mite boxes" s155.sS2-2z.
At All Souls Mission. Connecticut ave-
nue. extended. service of benediction
was held this week at the presentation
OF a handsome memorial altar cross and
pair OF brass vases. presented by Mr..
and Mrs William c. worthington IN
memory OF an infant son.
netghborhood musicale was given a,
the chapel on February l. when a rine
programme was rendered. The Rev
William Holden, Of Long Island, N. Y,
IS expected to preach at the chapel after
noon services tomorrow.
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith lectures to-
mr. rom afr~hN c.
on The immigrant" one Of a course he
is delivering.
The Sunday school or the Church of
the Ascension IS rejoicing in the fact
that Mr.. Ernest H. Daniel has become /
It's superintendent. Mr.. Daniel will also
help in the children's Sunday afternoon
services. He has just been accepted bv
Bishop Harding as a pestulant for |
orders.
The usual Lenten lectures OF the
Churchman's League will be given this
year at Epiphany and VIII be on the
general subject, The church at work f"
The speakers are the following: Febru-
ary q. Right Rev. G. Mott Williams. 1,
D.. Of Marquette: March S, Right Rev
Franklin S. Spalding. D. D., Blshop OF
Utah; March u. Rev. Hugh BurIeson, OF
New York; March ls, Rev. John WI
kins.' Of New York, and March 3, Rev.
William T. Manning. D. D.. Of New York.
Right Rev. c. Mott williams, ID. d.,
win preach at s p. m. tomorrow at st.
Thomas on his course OF sermons,
Faith and life" The music at the serv-
Ice will be "Magnihcat' and 'sNunc
Dimittis," by c. vuliers Stanford, and
The Day Is Past and Over" ]. C.
Marks.
James E. Bagley. organist and choir
master OF St Paurs Episcopal Church.
rwenty-third street and Washington
Circle, wiz give his regular monthly or
gan recital Sunday. in connection with
he evening service. Mr.. Bagley will
play the celebrated "Marche Funebre
md Chant seraphique,' by Guilmant: al
Fantasia by Polleri: the "Gavotte"
rom ''MIgnon." by Thomas, and tbei
.Marche Militaire." by Gounod, Vocal
assistance viii be furnished by Master
Joseph Reiff soprano who VIII ,tn1