The Washington herald., 1913-10-11
EPISCOPAL.

The General Clergy Relief Fund by It's
agent, the Rev. Alfred ]. p. Mcclure,
is making a request for one thousand
subscriptions OF $40 each to meet the an
nual need of the organization, which is
in reality the national Official organiza-
tion OF the church, for the pension and
relief of the clergy widows and orphans.
The trustees of the fund cannot
promptly make quarterly payments of
pension and relief to between five and
six hundred beneficiaries when funds are
lacking. And this has actually happened
twice within a year. About $4,000 each
quarter is required.
Failure to promptly make quarterly
payments means distress and hardship
of. all kinds. The organization has had
to postpone action on all new spplica-
tions. There is a waiting list This is
the Red Cross work of the church end
the fundamental obligation and PRIOR
claim, and ought pot to be crowded out
by any other considerations or appeals
One sick and disabled priest passed by
on the other side and left in poverty
and neglect by the church will retard
and discount the Gospel More than the
missionaries can advance it. II is to be
hoped that the General Convention now
sitting will see to 1t that this work of
the caring for the veterans Of the church
and those dependent upon them is lot
done any longer in the half interested
way in which II is done now.
The secretary OF the diocese, the Rev.
a. S. Johns. at the request of the
bishop. has notified the clergy of the
diocese that the Presbyterian Ministers
Association OF Washington most cordially
invites the clergymen OF the Protestant
Episcopal Churches of the city to meet
with them on Monday, October Goth, at
IL a. m. in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church to hear an address by
Dan Crawford, a noted missionary ex-
plorer from Central Africa.
In connection with social service II will
be an interesting fact for many OF our
church people that the Rev. c. S Abbot.
vicar of the church Of the Good Shep-
herd. has been appointed one Of the spe-
ctal preachers on social service at a Sc
ries Of services to be held in and about
New York during the convention. on this
subject. Mr.. Abbot has prepared and
presented the statistical exhibit sent
from this diocese on the same subject.
During the absence OF the Rev. Mr..
abbot, the Rev. Mr.. McClintock will
herd next Sunday at both services
Rarely does one hear a sermon on mu-
sic in churches. Considerig the part tina.
music plays in the church services this
is certainly very remarkable. However.
tomorrow at AIS at st. Thomas the Rev.
c. Herbert Reese will preach on that
subject He has been giving close and
thoughtful attention to the subject. and
il is expected that his sermon will be ex-
fFRrnplv infRragf1pD IN hn I'D
music as the handmade OF the church.
An item, which appeared in the press
Of few days ago, to the effect that the
very Rev. DR.. Henson. dean of Durham.
had caused a sensation at the Church
of England Congress recently, by a
speech, in which he openly approved d.
vorce, is very remarkable as betraying a
lack OF knowledge of the crux of the sit
uation connected with divorce. II is not
divorce that is so much objected to. II
two people cannot live together the best
thing they can do, perhaps, is to sepa-
rate, but II is the remarriage of people.
who have been divorced, that is con-
demned. So far as We know Dean Hen
son. who. by the way. has a facility for
swinging from one extreme to the other,
does not advocate remarriage. SO long as
the husband or wife is living. He has
been an extreme ritualist; also a low
but We believe his present
standpoint TO be broad. When here, some
three or four years ago as a vi itor to
the British Embassy. he preached at St !
Thomas Church at the II a. IL service |
So much stress has been laid upon what |
IS called The Washington plan for pro- |
portionate representation" that in view |
II il and the use ttat will probably be |
made Of the same at the general conven- |
lion in an effort TO change the present |
for anJther. the church |
papers are publishing a letter from DR.. I
:. Ernest Smith calling attention to the |
'ery slim majority by which the plan |
vas carried. That letter is as follows:
"As one of sixty-five members of the |
Convention who voted no on +,
he resolution to change the present.
method of representation. l desire to call |
Ittentton to the fact that that resolution
vas passed by majority of four votes
,nry. To read the constant references to
the Washington plan one would think it
lad gone through with flying colors, in
tead of being only not a wreck"
During the absence of the superinten-
lent of the St. Johns Sunday school,
and taking advantage of the
of the new year, the Rev.
" Imam ~ buSnDy, CuTdte Oh 81 JOnn 5,
5 fully organizing and grading the Sun
ay school This is a very necessary
hing at st. Johns, for we understand
hat that is practically the largest Sun
ay school in the city, and thorough busi-
ess-like methods with graded methods
ppear to be a necessity.
Mr.. Bushby is to have a Bible class |,
or men at 1o:15 o'clock. A plan sug-
ested by Mr.. Finney, travelling secre-
ary of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew,
ot to begin the work until twenty-five
len have enrolled their names, greatly Z
itself to Mr.. Bushby, and he
sked for that number of volunteers.
'hese being Forthcoming the class begins
omorrow morning. Considering how little
known of the Bible today there are
ever important subjects that can rightly
ngage the attention of the clergy, SUPER
ltendents and others than the spread of !
ne knowledge of the Bible.