The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
EPISCOPAL.

On Sunday evening. September g. the
eve OF the festival Of St. Michael and
All Angels. the third and last presenta-
tion service Of the united offering. in
this triennium. will occur.
The service will be held at st. Thomas
Church. Eighteenth Street near Dupont
Circle. The sermon will be preached by
the Rev. C. R. Stetson. rector Of st.
Marks Church, Capitol HILL
All parish collectors are urged to gath
er funds during the interim.
Our diocese has not yet reached the
sum that was given in 1910, but II those
parishes that are not yet represented
in this triennial thank offering OF the
women OF the church particularly those
who are prevented by circumstances from
active participation in missionary work.
will send their gifts. large or small 10
their parish collectors, there VIII De no
falling off in this great thank Offering,
in which "every church ana mission
should be represented. every girl and
woman a contributor"
This would be the ideal united onering.
What a pity 1t Is that We in Washing
ton do not have more legacies left 10 our
churches for their endowment or all
cities in the country Washington needs
them most. No city has such a large
number of transients, and it is safe
TO saw that most Of them do not realize
any responsibility towards the churches
here They come from other churches
and have their responsibilities there, and
they regard their duty done when they
have discharged those distant RESPONSE
biIities. The result here is that most Of
our churches are sadly handicapped for
funds and are forced TO beg'-we be-
lieve that Is the eSpression-for funds
with sucn persistency that it is a stand
ing complaint that one cannot 90 to
church without hearing begging. The
District principle OF half and half would
seem to be an appropriate one in church
matters. but the strangers let the local
churches pay everything.
For the well-being Of the church some
plan should be devised by which this
persistent appealing for funds should
be done away with: it injuries the cause;
IL turns people away. The only remedy
for it is to have endowed churches. The
principle Of endowment is now being
recognized far and wide. most Of all.
curiously enough. in the weather.
churches where its need is not quite SO
urgent. For example: by the will OF
the late Francis Way Smith. $4,000 in
bonds and mortgages. has just been given
to the Church of the Holy Trinity,
Philadelphia. to be added to the endow-
ment FUND, with provision III tHe VIII
which it would be~well to make In every
such will, requesting that his pew In
the church be kept open forever. Given
that sort of thing universally and we
might hope to have in miniature good
many Trinity Churches. New York, scat
tered over the country, ORGANIZATIONS DO
ing splendid work for man and God.
The Social Service Conference has de-
cided to establish a social center IN
Clicks Alley, where clubs and classes
will be conducted for men, women ana
children. This will be known as the
Satterlee House. Contributions Of money,
furniture, pictures. house linen, Kitchen
ware, medical supplies, &c, are solicited
Canon Dudley, rector of St. Stephens
Parish. leaves for his vacation Monday
next. He will spend part of it at Twi-
hight Park and part in the National
Guard Camp at Harper's Ferry. During
his absence the Rev. David Ransom
CoveIl will be in charge. Mr.. Covell was
re Gently ordained and became, on his
ordination. curate of st. Stephens