The Washington herald., 1912-02-24

Bishop Harding's schedule of visitations
for March comprises practically his Visl-
tation of the principal parishes of the
city and diocese, as will be seen from
the following list of appointments:
Second Sunday in Lent. March 3-lI a. m.
St Johns. Georgetown; p. m, Trinity Church.
Wednesday, March 6-S p. m. Euiphany Chapel
Third Sunday in Lent March p-n a. m, 81
ATbau's Church: p m, All Saints Chapel. St
Matthews Chapel, Chapel Of the Good Shepherd
lat the Chapel Of the Good Shepherdl.
"Wednesday. March Is, p m--St Dukss Church.
Fourth sunday in Lent March r-n a. m.
Christ Church Georgetown: 80 D. n, All Saints
Church. Chevy Chase.
wednesday. March D-s p m. St. Mays
Chapel.
Friday, March rs p n ST. Mouica's Chapel
Fifth Sunday IN Lent March ALL a. m, st.
Johns Church, Washington p m. St. Thomas
Church
WEDNESDAY. March rs p. m, St Michael and
All Angels Church
Friday. March SIS n m St Matthews Chapel.
Palm Sunday. March Sill a. N. st. Marga-
Tsts Church; p. m. Epiphany Church.
With the coming in of Lent on We'd
nesday-Ash Wednesday, as the day is al
ways called-began the busiest time in
all the church's year. Everywhere extra
services and special preaching are the out
ward and visible signs Of the chruch's
spiritual activity.
Ash Wednesday acquired its name
from the custom of blowing the ashes
on that day made from burning the
palms distributed on the Palm Sunday
of the year preceding and signing the
cross with them on the heads of those
who knelt before the priest for that
particular purpose. while he uttered over
the kneeling worshiper the words: Re
member, man. that thou art dust, and
unto dust shalt thou return
For some years the Churchman'S
League has been arranging an annual
course of lectures, which is given week
ly during Lent. This year the course
will be on the general subject of THE
church at work and it will be given at
Epiphany Church each Tuesday evening
at O'Clock. The speakers, of whom
Right Rev. C. Mott Williams, D. D., is
the first, with their special subjects, are
as follows:
February THE worldwide responsibilities Of
churclImen. by Right Rcy. G. Mott Williams
u. u. Bishop cf Marquette.
March 5-"DOucstic missions. with especial refer
erCe 10 the work in the West By Right Rev.
franklin :. SraldinE, Il. d. Bishop Of Utah.
March l2-"FEeizn missiOns.' by Rev. Hugh
L. Bnrlcson. educational secretary Of the board Ct
missions.
March Ia-''The aged and infrm clergy fund
by Rev. J. ]. Wilkins. D. D.. general secretary
and financial representative Of the S50Go09 gen
crsl clergy relief pension fund
March 26-''The world Conference by Rev. Will
lam 7. Manning. d. D, rector Of Trinity parish,
New Nork.
These lectures are open to the public.
Dr. Herbert Scott Smith concludes to-
morrow at p. m. the course of ser
mons he has been preaching on the prob
lens of the church and the city.
The Rev. George F. Dudley, rector of
81. Stephens parish. who was out of the
city for a few days much needed rest,
prior to Ash Wednesday, returned to his
parish on that day and is now at work
again.
The Lcnten services at st. Johns
Church, Bethesda, are to be as follows:
Service and address each Wednesday at
p. m. by Rev. DR.. T. S. Childs: every
Friday evening al o'clock there will be
service and address by Rev. T. D. Levi
son Many Of the old parishioners of DIR.
Childs, who built up the work at Chevy
Chase. will be glad of the opportunity
10 hear message from him.
At ST. Thomas Church, near Dupont
circle, the following schedule for week
day services has been issued:
Monday p m.-Evensong and address.
Tuesday. p. m.-EEensOng = and address.
Wednesday, Il m.-Litany.
Wednesday. D. m-EveusOng and address.
Thursday, IL A. m.-HOly communion.
Thursday. u50 a. m.-DeTotional address.
Thursday, . p m--EEensong and address.
Friday Il m.-Litany.
Friday. 5 p m.-Brensong and address
Saturday, 40 y. m--0rgan recital
Saturday. p m--EFensong.
The rector Of St Thomas, DR.. c. Err
nest Smith, has left the city for a few
rTar-u FeI,0 wv /
preach at st. Thomas on Sunday and at
some of the daily services. The bishops
subjects on Sunday will be: "Besetting
sins and The call for fruitfulness."
At Ascension Church, on Wednesday
next. the first three Lenten conferences
TO be conducted by the Rev. c. R. Stet-
son. rector of st. Marks parish, viii be
held Two others will follow on We'd
nesdayt March 6, and Wednesday, March
IL They are in connection with the
Girls Friendly Society. and will begin
promptly at AS o'clock. Every >one is
welcome to attend.
Last Tuesday the Sunday School In
stitute of the Diocese of Washington held
its regular monthly meeting in Epiphany
parish hail. when the two appointed speak,
ers were Canon w. L. De Vries, who
spoke en- The life of Christ in rela-
tion to problems Of faith and Hfe," and
Rev. g. W. Van Fossen, rector of Trim
tty Church. VINO discussed Practical
methods of securing Sunday school at
tendance" The committee had appealed
for a specially large attendance from
each school and il was not disappointed,
the teachers turning out very well.
The next meeting of the league will
be on Thursday, March p, instead of
Tuesday, March Is; this change being
rendered necessary by the fact that on
Tuesday, March 10, Rev. DIR. ]. ]. VIII
kins general secretary of the 5000, 900
general clergy relief pension fund, will
deliver the fourth Churchman'S League
lecture.
Bishop Harding entertained the CIeri-
Gus at luncheon On Tuesday last at the
Episcopal residence. Afterward Rev. ].
w. Austin delivered a paper on 1.-THE
church and the people" or, as he pre-
ferred to state it. The church and the
race meaning the human race.
Rev. Joseph L. Williams, rector OF
Clinton, in the Diocese Of East Carolina |
preached last night at the Church of |
the Ascension. Twelfth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue.
The reception to Rev and Mrs Fred |
eFick B. Howden on the tenth anniver-
sary of Mr.. HOwden's rectorship was |
particularly successful affair. Some 900 |
to coo persons attended, including a large /