The Washington herald., 1912-06-15
EpiSc0paliam

Last Sunday the church kept the an
niversary OF the death OF st. Columbia,
one Of her missionary heroes, who died
June 9, 5s7, at the age OF seventy-six
years. He was Of the Irish race and of
kingly descent. At forty years Of age
he left Ireland for Scotland and built
himself a church and monastery at Iona.
whence for centuries a stream OF Gospel
truth issued forth for the evangelizatiOn
of Scotland. To this day Iona. in the Do
cese Of Argyle and the Isles, is holy
ground.
Rear Admiral Lamberton, who was
laid to his rest this week in Arlington,
was not only an officer Of whom the
navy was proud, but he was a church.
man Of a type which the church de-
lights TO honor. For some years he
was a vestryman in Ascension Church.
Earlier In life he was a successful Sun
day school superintendent. Always a
generous contributor to church work,
and loyal supporter Of his rector, he
was q fine example to the rising genera
ton. His only son, Mr. B. P. Lamber-
ton, jr., is like his father a Sunday
school superintendent, being at the head
of st. Thomas Sunday School In re-
cent years the admiral and his family
have been connected with st. Thomas
Church.
The Rev. DR.. R. H. McKim is urging
his parishioners to contribute toward a
larger endowment fund for the parish.
He asks that they add codicils 70 their
wills, doing so without delay.
Dr. McKim has been very successful
N securing the assistance Of his people
to this most important matter. Not only
does the parish owe its rector a debt
OF gratitude for this efficient leadership.
but the diocese as we'll for the fine ex-
ample that Epiphany parish has set all
the parishes. Every parish without eX-
ception should have its own endowment,
and until each parish sees the light and
gives itself no rest as long as it is a
mere dependent upon the more or less
spasmodic offerings-always far short OF
what necessity reQuires-it can never
have strength to arise and work to an
swer the overwhelming calls made upon
it.
The following figures showing what this
old and now downtown parish is doing
for others, while fully maintaining its
own parochial life, will be read with |
much interest:
For general purposes: Domestic Mis- |
sions, S1,44S.SO; foreign missions, &,S2S. a; |
other objects, S725.0S; aged and infirm
clergy, $3.50; work among Jews, SIS; |
work among colored people, $S5; boxes |
by Woman's Auxiliary, $453S1.
In the diocese: Convention Fund, 800; |
diocesan missions, 800; mission to col |
fund, $50; E. E. E. and T. Hospital, |
S727-Z7; Home for Incurables, S75.s1; Epis- |
copal Home for Children, $S5; mission |
boxes, $133; other objects, &55349.
Beside this for what one may call extra |
parochial, at any rate extraordinary ex-
penses, the parish has given for Epiphany |
Church Home, S5,O46ls: Epiphany Chapel, |
Parish House expenses, $,55323; The |
Kings Sons and Daughters Endowment |
Fund, s4s5; other objects, $+206.65.
The annual excursion Of Epiphany |
Sunday School will be held on Tuesday, |
June Is. The place selected is Marshall
Hall.
The flag raising on June Il at the
Episcopal Home for Children, Anacos-
tia, took place at 5 o'clock, as announced. |
and was a very pleasant affair. Many /
friends OF the home were present, most /
Of whom stayed for dinner, or had re-
freshments.
The Rev. Canon Nelms. rector Of As
cension Church, Twelfth Street and
Mrs. Nelms, went in Smithheld, Va, to
visit a brother OF Mr.. Nelms, who is
very I'll, and for whose recovery the
physicians hold out very little hope.
Canon Nelms is to receive the honor
ary degree Of D.. D. from st. Johns
College. Annapolis, Nd, on Wednesday
next, when the college holds its COM
nencement
Tomorrow evening at O'Clock, in
Ascension Church, the sacred cantata,
The Conversion OF st. Paul" will be
'ung by the choir. This cantata was
Jung in Ascension Church on st. PauTs
Day, in January last, under the direc-
ion of Mr.. Anton Kaspar, and those
Who then heard It were more than anx-
Gus to hear it again.
The Nativity Chapel is rejoicing that
me of the boys OF the Sunday Schobl
arried on some Of the honors at the
National Cathedral School for Boys.
Thomas L. Small was graduated on
Wednesday last with the 1872 class, hav-
ng taken an equivalent OF two years
york IN one year. On field day he re-
eived FIVE silver medals for first place
n that number OF events, and a gold
medal for the best batting average and
gold medal for the best athlete. And
Lis name Is to go on the two school cups !