The Washington herald., 1913-05-31
EPISCOPAL.

Tomorrow begins the commencement
week of the National Cathedral school,
when, as usual, there will be great 90
fngs. characterized by much enthusiasm
The week will begin with celebration
of -the-hoIy communion in the Bethle-
hem Chapel at o'clock in the morning.
At S o'clock in the evening IN the Beth-
lehem Chapel. the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by the Bishop Of Wash
ington. Monday, June >, there Will be
the usual flag. day exercises in the
Cathedral Close at $50 O'Clock, when the
speaker will be Bishop Charles H. Brent
Of the Philippine Islands Immediately
following the flag day exercises re
ception will be given to the friends OF
Bishop Brent by Mrs. Barbour Walker
In some extraordinary way it has been
announced in one or two of our papers
that Bishop Brent's address has been
already given. 1t is important that
wida publicity should be given to the
correction of this error. for there are
few bishops + the church or other of
her clergy that the people of Wash
ington would more gladly hear than
Bishop Brent. The reception to the
bishop will he given in the open air,
unless, indeed. there should he Tain,
when. of course. it would be indoors
Tuesday. June 3. the commencement will
be held in the Bethlehem Chapel at 1890
o'clock in the morning. with Bishop
Rhinelander. of the Diocese Of Pennsyl-
vania,, as speaker.
Thursday last the Cathedral School
picnic. which it has been customary to
hold annually for some years, took place
at Glen Echo. attended by the principal
teachers scholars. and invited friends
of the school Happily, the day was eN-
ceedingly pleasant neither too hot nor
too cOld-just an ideal day for picnic.
The open-air preacher tomorrow on
the Cathedral grounds will be Rev. Rob-
ert A Johnston. rector Of the Church OF
the Saviour. Philadelphia: Mr.. Johnston
has A voice which peculiarly carries in
the open air though now that the back
ground of the preacher is the Peace
Cross. practically any one With fairly
clear pronunciation can easily be heard.
The Nativity Hall, Fourteenth and a
Streets Southeast is nearly finished.
The assembly room is going to be very
useful to the members OF the Nativity
congregation for a long time to come.
The boiler room, the kitchen with dumb
waiter and a small supper room are IN
tine basement. which has a cement floor
and a fireprpof ceiling of cement con-
struction.
South of the assembly room is the
new vestry room. with attractive APP
pointments Over this is the general
reading room. a very bright and at
tractive place. The building Is planned
so as TO b. taken into the church when
il is necessary to enlarge II. a parish
house can be built on the lot.
There is great need Just now of
Sl7249S OF this the congregation can
borrow S425. without interest. 1t must,
therefore raise $500 by June l. or as
soon as possible. He who helps now
gives twice.
The rector of St. Stephens Church,
Columbia Heights. the Rev. Canon
George Fiske Dudley. has just finished
the twentieth year of his rectorship,
which began on June l, 1895.
He was practically the first rector Of
this parish and il was his first charge
as he was ordained to the priesthood
the last day of May of that year There
had been mission of Rock Creek par
ish at. this place since June of 1881.
: which was at first under the direction of
ARev Douglass Forrest. He was sue
ceeded by Rev. John B. Gray, both of
whom have now passed away. On
Christmas Day. 1855, the congregation
worshiped for the first time in the stone
chanel, which had been built largely by
donati from the people of the vicinity
interested in the establishment of the
church. Rev. Mr.. Gray remained as
minister in charge until June !, 1880.
when he was succeeded by the Rev.
Stuart Crockett. At the diocesan con-