The Washington herald., 1913-04-26

Washington: treasurer diocesan mission
airy committee. Mr.. s. E. Kramer, IT'S
Kilbourne Place Northwest, Washington.
The following resolution will be pre-
scented for action:
Resolved, That the following change
In Article of the constitution be APP
proved by this convention, and that the
same to be transmitted to the several yes
tries of the parishes and separate con-
gregations in accordance with Article Il
of the constitution.
Resolved That paragraph III of Sec
ton be amended by adding the words
within this diocese so that Ii shall read
as follows:
III. Presidents. professors, tutors or
instructors In some college, academy, or
seminary of learning Incorporated by
law. within this diocese (See page 20
OF Journal 1917"
The last course of Reinicker lectures
for this session at the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary were delivered this week
by the Rev. /. ]. Lansing, d. D., ex-
pert lecturer on social Christianity for
the men and religion. DR.. Lansing gave
his lectures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, April %. q, and "a; on Tues
day and Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon, and on Thursday at Il
The Social Programme of the Lord 9
Prayer" Lecture THE Conservation
of Humanity" Lecture 3-"The Spirit
ual Value of Social Service" DR..
Lansing's lectures made a deep impress
sion on those who heard them.
The Rev. G. Freeland Peter has been
called to the rectorship of Norwood par
ish. Montgomery County, which has been
vacant since the resignation of the Rev.
Thomas d. Lewis. The parish has an
enrolment of seventy-nine communicates
distributed among ffty-five families II
Is not known whether Mr.. Peter will ac-
cept the parish or not.
To meet the wishes of several persons
who were prevented from coming to con-
firmation at the Bishops visit to All
Souls Mission in January, the Bishop
has appointedsa supplementary confirma-
ton at the Chapel next Sunday at 4:sO
p. m.
A junior choir of over a dozen girls
from twelve to sixteen years of age has
been organized TO sing at the Sunday
afternoon services.
Bishop EtheIbert Talbot of the DID,
cese of. Bethlehem. Pennsylvania, win
preach at st. Paurs Church, near WASH
ington Circle, on Ascension Day at II a.
m. The bishop breaches at o'clock in
the afternoon at the Cathedral, and at
night he breaches again at Trinity
Church to, the sir knights at their special
service. Bishop Talbot is himself q
thirty-third degree Mason of the Scottish
Rite. 1t is, therefore. peculiarly appro-
pirate that he should be the preacher on
the occasion of tehir annual service.
At ST. Thomas Church tomorrow the
rector, DIR. c. Ernest Smith, breaches in
the morning on "a Souls Transfigura-
tion." At night the Rev. c. Herbert
Reese. one of the assistant CLERGY.
breaches on Service and Rank" The
church at p. m. is always free and un-
appropriated.
st. Johns Church, Lafayette Square
and Avenue Of the Presidents, has loaned
its parish hall for a meeting of the
Washington Waldensian Society Tues
day morning, April e. at II o'clock. An
address will be made by Mrs Isaac
Pearson. president; subject. "A Ramble
from Sicily to the Cottian Alps"
At gathering of delegates of commit
tees interested in the Cathedral, which
took place on Monday, Bishop Harding
announced an anonymous gift of $4,000
toward the Cathedral foundation. Some
125 delegates attended the convention.
Wednesday of this week was. the festi-
val of St. George. the saint who dis
placed St Edward the Confessor. rs the
patron saint of England. Whether the
substitution Of st George for st. Ed
ward the Confessor implied any change
in national ideals or not It was, at any
rate, a substitution Of the almost un-
known for the well known. and OF the
legendary for the historic. st. Edward
stands out clear, definite. historic. cer-
tain in his actions and character, and
even personal appearance. while beyond
the fact of martyrdom, almost every
thing about st. George is uncertain.
The dragon, with which St. George Is
popularity associated, 10 not mentioned in
the acts Of the saint. and Ii nothing
more than q symbolical representation
of conquest over evil and unbelief
As chaplain and a member OF st.
Georges Society DR.. c. Ernest Smith at
tended by invitation as guest of the
society, the annual dinner In Baltimore
held at the Uniysrsity Club q Wednso-
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