The Washington herald., 1912-12-14

beginning with Sunday. December 2,
when q cantata- THE Story Of Bethle-
hem," by John z. West. will be rendered.
On Christmas Eve there will be mid
night celebration Of the Holy Communion.
Special cars will leave Mount St. Al
bans for the city at 1910 and LILO a. m.
On Wednesday. December 4. Canon
Bratenahl. secretary OF the third depart
ment, addressed a parish meeting of the
Congregation OF Washington Parish. Rev.
A. s. Johns, rector. on the general sub
Ject Of missions. He treated the topic
in an original and refreshing manner
without recourse to the usual tiresome
round OF statistics. He showed how, in
England, It was the church which fur
nished the influence that was the basis
of the ultimate fusion of Briton, Celt.
Saxon, and Norman, and how this infiu-
ence spread TO the Continent. to those
states now comprising the German En-
pire. A similar problem, more complex,
but capable of the same solution. he
declared, awaits the church in this coun-
try, in our opportunities for domestic
missions. These opportunities, he sug-
gcsted, are most obvious In the work
among the annual influx of a million
immigrants. in quiet and effective work
now done by the church among the In
dams without a cent OF government aid
in efforts among the mountain folk, and
! in the assistance along rational lines
! OF the negroes The foreign field, he
showed. can present no opportunity with
more Imaginative appeal than that Of
+ China, where our church is not confined
to a few Of the eighteen great provinces
but where IN cooperation with the Church
or England It covers the entire empire.
| The fact that so many Of tho leaders
Of the new Chinese republic are favor
ably disposed to our missionaries makes
our duty the moro pressing in this re-
gard. Canon Bratenahl concluded with
! a pithy account Of what IL being done
by our educational institutions In China
! particularly the work Of St Johns Col
| lege, Shanghai.
! After the address the ladies' Of the
/ Women's Auxiliary served refreshments.
As one result OF the canons visit, the
vestry, at the suggestion Of the rector at
its December meeting. authorized
thorough and complete every member
canvass to be undertaken after the
Christmas holidays.
An oyster supper was held in the
new St Matthews Hall, Half and NJ
Streets Southeast. December 10 1t is de-
clared to have been a gratifying success,
as an opportunity for a pleasant gather
ing of the people of the neghborhOod, as
well as for the material increase TO the
building fund for the new hall which
resulted thereby. The Rev. H Allen
Griffith is in charge Of this work. which
has been most efficiently conducted, and
which is rapidly broadening in scope.
Some Of the clergy met for worship
prayer. and meditation last Thursday in
St James Church. Capitol Hill. when the
Rev. W. A. McClenthen, OF Baltimore,
was in charge.
Under the will Of Mrs Frederick B.
Wilson. ST Marks parish. Capitol Hill.
is bequeathed the premises l31 Carroll
Street Southeast. It is good sign that.
more and more devout members Of
churches are remembering them in their
Wills. Never has the church had more
demands on her than she is having to-
day. Social service. philanthropy. evan
gelistic. and humanitarian work OF every
kind is making larger demands, and
rightly. But no one generation can meet
them fully. BY the will Of the late Mrs.
Mary Parker Cummings. OF Mauch
Chunk. Pa. $1,000 is left 20 the Clergy
mans Retiring Fund Society.
After many years OF faithful leadership.
Mr. n. r Harnish, director OF the broth
erhood in Anacostia- has taken his place
on the retired list At the last meeting,
by his own suggestion. Mr.. ]. E. Hagan
was elected director. Mr.. Harrish de
serves great credit for all that he has
done for the church in general and for
his chapter in particular. Many men
have been brought TO the services and
quite a number TO confirmation through
his efforts We are sure he will continue
his good work, though he declines longer
TO act as leader.
Emmanuel Chapter will celebrate its
twenty-fifth anniversary some time dur
ing the month OF July. 1913. To signalize
so important an event the men are plan
ming a strong effort toward a large class
of men for confirmation. The chapter
also proposes TO send some delegates TO
the next national convention, TO be held
in New York.
After about a years work. it seems
that Emmanuel Church's Junior Brother
hood Chapter has come to stay. The
meetings twice every month are well at
courage. and bid fair to make their intlu-
ence generally felt in the parish They
are studying church history and are fast
becoming strong and well-read church .
men. They. too. propose to see what they
can do toward assisting the rector in .
bringing large class 10 confirmation.
The Mems SOCIAL Club Of Congress |
Heights parish, Mr.. Milton J. FillIus. .
president. is entertained each month in i
the homes of its members. They recently |
held musical entertainment in Masonic |
Hall, Anacostia, which was quite a finan-
cial success. The enthusiastic applause
of the large audience attested appreca-
ton from beginning to end Sergt.
Charles T Stevens is especially to be
having charge Of the pro-
gramme and acting as interlOcutor. i'm
the leading role in his own
A missionary rally service will be held
in Esther Memorial Church, Congress
Heights parish, December o. at 7:SO p. m.
when several laymen earnestly working
in the missionary cause will participate.
A mems club has recently been organ
lied in St. Marks parish and gave a din
ner OF sixty covers in the parish hall on
evening, December T. At a very
enthusiastic meeting of men the other
evening the club elected as its officers
Mr.. David NJ. Lea for president and Mr..
Ralph Given for secretary and treasurer.
1t was hoped that the Bishop OF Wash ;
lngton might be present, but his absence
from the city on important business made
Il impossible, and the Rev. J. Henning
Neims was the guest OF the evening and
the members in his usual
happy style. There is every prospect
that the club will be a thriving organi-
zation. and 1t is hoped its membership will
number more than 100 in the very near
future. !,