The Washington herald., 1912-04-13
Gptarnpaltatr

The programme OF the festival SER
vices on the occasion OF the opening
OF the Bethlehem Chapel of the Ma
tiyity has just been issued. They begin
on May l, the feast of st. Philip and
st. James. There will be four services
at 1880. 9, and IL a. m and q. m.
The Bethlehem chapel is to be the do
cesar memorial OF Bishop satterlee.
At IL o'clock the preacher will be the
presiding bishop. that Is to say. the
Archbishop of the American Church,
Most Rev. Daniel S. futile. d. D.,
l. l. d. At p. m. DR.. William T
Manning. rector of Old Trinity. New
York, will be the special preacher.
During the octave there will be sew
eral services daily, with special
preachers at the IL a. m and evening
services. Among the out-of-town
preachers are the bishops OF Pittsburg.
Rhode Island, Maryland. Harrisburg.
Albany, and Kentucky. Dr. Alexander
Mann. rector OF Trinity Parish. Boston,
who declined to come TO Washington
as bishop of the diocese, will also be
one of the preachers.
The seventeenth annual convention
OF the church in this diocese will begin
It's session in ST. Adams Church. wis
Wednesday. May s.
The convention will as usual be
opened by divine services, which on
this occasion will be held in the new
Bethlehem Chapel OF the Nativity,
which will be the first completed part
of Washington Cathedral.
To mark the beginning Of regular
worship In the cathedral, the music
will be of festival character, and one
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in this country-if not the pioneer
Bishop Doane. of Albany, will preach
the convention sermon.
At p m. on the first day OF the
convention the annual diocesan mis-
sionary service and meeting will be
held In the Bethlehem chapel The
preacher at this service will be Bishop
woodcock, Of Kentucky
The many Washington friends of
Bishop Woodcock will deeply sympa-
thize with him in the death of his only
son, Stanhope Warner woodcock, a boy
of sixteen years, who was in perfect
health, apparently. on Palm Sunday,
attending confirmation services held by
his father. On Tuesday IN Holy Week
he died.
The Rev. DIR. oliver H. Murphy. OF
North East. Nd. called to All Saints.
Oakley. st. Mary County. has declined
HIS election.
Rev. T. A. II. Burke, of Tarrytown,
N. Y. who has been spending a few
weeks in Washington and conducting
services at Rockville, has received a
call TO be the rector of the church
there, which has been without rector
since DR.. Packard's death three months
ago.
Rev. Robert Talbot. rector OF st.
Paurs Church, Twenty-third Street,
leaves this morning for Charlottesville,
Va. where he is TO be the university
preacher on Sunday.
The April meeting OF the local as
sembly of the Brotherhood Of st. An
drew win be held In theparish house
Of St. Johns Church, sixteenth ana II
Streets, on Monday evening next at s
o'clock. Pursuant to the action Of the |
executive committee at its last meet
Ing, the resolution favoring the dis
of the tri-diocesan con-
introduced at the meeting of |
the assembly held September IS. 1sIl, |
and laid on the table, viii be brought |
up for action.
The address of the evening viii be |
given by Rev. DR.. william L. Devries !
The twelfth annual tri-diocesan con-
vention OF the Brotherhood of st
comprising ali the senior and |
Junior chapters o. the dioceses oil