The Washington herald., 1912-05-25

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Last year washington parish churches
ana ohapels gave ss.2lG7S to the General
ciergy Relief Fund. The appropriations
from that fund to Warrington amount
ed to S5s7S OF the nlnety-nine churches
in the diocese which might have been
expected TO contribute. offerings were
received from but forty-two.
Something should speedily be done on
more liberal scale 70 help both the
fund and the ls,ooo,ooo pension fund, %
ably represented BY DR.. J. ]. wilkins
Rev. J. J. wilkins, s. 7. D.. secretary
OF the general clergy pension fund COM
mission, who was suddenly called back
last week to his home IN St Louis BY
q daughters Illness. has been able to
return TO Washington for some further
work IN connection with the fund.
DR.. wilkins made an appeal At Epiph-
any Church before his hurried de-
parture, from which he received at that
time $3.50. probably more has since
been forwarded. II is 70 the credit Of
Epiphany that II generally sets a
worthy example In nobly responding 70
all such appeals as that made BY Dr.
wilkins Its example. indeed. In this
respect Is quite remarkable. No bet
ter argument against the tendency OF
churches 10 keep moving uptown IL re-
quired than can be seen in Epiphany'B
continuance IN good works on q scale
which shows no diminution.
At ST. Thomas Church the appeal Of
Dr. wilkins has added 400 10 the good
cause
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best friends OF the church no appeal
which is ever made from her pulpit has
greater need OF q patient hearing and
generous response than the appeal that
her aged and infirm clergy be placed be-
yond want and penVry in their age and
lnhrmity. Il Is to be hoped that DR.. VIII
kins viii be abundantly successful IN
arousing the careless and stimulating
them 10 what Is after all q matter Of
bounden duty.
The regular meeting OF the Sunday
School Institute was held May n IN
Epiphany Parish Hall The subject dis
cussed was The Resurrection" Rev.
DR.. De Vries was the chief speaker. Sew
eral volunteer speeches Of short length
were made
A model Of the Jewish Tabsrnaels was
exhibited by Mr.. John W. Herndon. su-
perintendent OF Christ Church Sunday
School, Alexandria. Va, and excited
much interest
The Washington CIericus met May n.
at p m. at the Highlands. After lunch
con the members listened TO q delightful
talk from Rev. Edward N. Mott, rector
OF the Church Of the Advent. Ls Droit
Park. on "Reminiscences Of q Trip
Abroad" Rev. J. J. DImon acted as
host on the occasion
Rev. J. Hsnning Nelms. rector Of the
Church Of the Ascension. delivers the
baccalaureate sermon for the Bristol
School IN St Margaret's Church to-mor-
row evening.
At Il a N. Sunday the Rev. Mr.. Nelms
VIII be the preacher at St Thomas
Church in place Of the rector. who
breaches the sermon tomorrow at the
University of Virginia.
The amount received by the treasur-
er OF the Domestic and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society from the Diocese Of
Washington for its various parishes.
Sunday schools and Women's offerings
from September l, 1911. to May /. 1912. |
was Sll,062.29. This was toward an
appropriation for the diocese of S21,-
$40. 1t falls far short Of the amount
asked, though IL Is q marked improve
ment on last years Offering for the |
same length Of time, that being Ss,- |
s42.7O.
Toward this amount st. Johns
Church, Lafayette Square, has made |
the largest contribution, viz: S3,1sI.50. |
Epiphany and St. Margarets parishes !
come next in order with honorable |
showings-that for Epiphany being !
S1.So5.50 with $3.50 additional for the !
previous years apportionment. and |
that for St. Margaret's being Sl,2TI.96. |
Ascension Church, Christ Church |
(Georgetown), St. Johns George |
town.. and st. PauTs Crock Creek), |
are also generous contributors.
The sum total from the various d. |
ceses received for the same period, viz: |
September l, 1911, to May !. 1872 |
from all sources was the princely sum /
OF S5s7,45762, which exceeds the 1
amount received for the same time and 1
from same sources last year by $780,
os7.24.
For the third time this year q Wash
ington clergyman has been bereaved of
his wife. On Sunday last, Mrs. C. |
Ernest Smith. wife Of the rector Of ST. |
Thomas, passed TO her rest A few
weeks later the Rev. Father Clark. rec
tor Of st. James Chur1h. was bereaved.
and this week Mrs G. c. +. Brstenahl
has been called away.
The funeral service for Mrs. Bra
tenahl was conducted yesterday at IL
q m. In st. Adams Church by the
bishop Of the diocese. and the rector Of
the parish, Rsvs DR.. Devries and Arch
deacon Williams assisting.
Among the clergy present were: Revs.
c. E Buck. @. W. Atkinson, J. II. W.
Blake. David Barr, Edward Douse. r. H
McNuir, william N. Morgan-Jones, c.
Ernest Smith, G. W. Smith, ]. Hsnnfng
Nelms, and W. ]. D. Thomas. Many Of
the laity influential in church circles
were also present, notably Gen. John n.
Wilson. c. J. Bell, Col Truesdell and
others
Last Sunday the Rev. DR.. Herbert,
Scott Smith, rector Of st. Margarets
Church. Connecticut Avenue, and the
Rev Charles Fiske, rector Of st.
Nichaers and All Angels. Baltimore, ex-
changed pulpits.
The annual distribution OF prizes to the
children OF st. Margarets Sunday school
will take place next Sunday, May Is. at
10 q. m, IN the church.
COMMERCE GROWING.