The Washington herald., 1913-01-25

produced January 81 and February l. at
S D. m, in the parish house of Trinity
parish.
Most beautiful costumes and exquisite
music are promised in the plays which
will be given, in which seventy-five per-
sons will participate.
On January IS there will he the annual
meeting OF the Episcopal Home for Chill
dren at the residence of the Bishop, 1907
Massa chusetts Avenue. at S p. m. All
interested in the welfare of the home
are invited The following day at p.
M. there will be a meeting at the same
place Of the cathedral parochial COM
mittees OF the Diocese of Washington.
Rev. Canon Dudley. rector of St.
Stephens Church. Fourteenth Street and
Columbia Road. is much encouraged by
| the steady growth of his parishiOners
and the gradual increase in the number
of the congregation now worshiping
within the walls of his much enlarged
church. Next week the young people
OF the church are going to give quite
an elaborate play. 1t will be given on
three nights next week viz: Thursday,
! Friday, and Saturday.
A leafet on Holy Week AS a Week
of Prayer for Men and Boys" March 16-
o. has just been issued by the Brother
hood of St Andrew and is being placed
| in the hands of thousands Of men and
\ boys throughout the world.
The president of the brotherhood, Mr..
Edward H. Bonsal. and the secretary,
Mr.. Herbert Carleton, in connection with
this leafiet and the observance of the
week of prayer, have sent the following
circular letter to the clergy:
I'VE inclose a leafiet with suggestions
for prayers and prayer topics for use
during Holy Week.
The use of the leaflets which have been
distributed for number of years past
has resulted in deepening the devotional
life Of the men any boys of the church.
And this call to definite prayer during
the week when the church bids US to
follow our Lord in His approach to the
Cross, we believe enables them the better
to enter into the spirit of the church's
services for Holy Week.
I'VE trust that in arranging for the
Lenten season you will include a pro-
vision for special services for the men
and boys OF your parish along the lines
suggested.
IF they enter into these services in the
spirit of the suggestions, they ought not
to interfere with but rather to aid your
usual services"
A few weeks ago the wife OF the Rev.
Thomas Duncan, D. D., one of our old
est clergy, living at the Sherman, L and
Fifteenth Streets, fell and broke her
hip She has been confined to her home
ever since. Now comes the sad news
that DR.. Duncan himself. being in the
country Thursday, near Bethesda, also
fell and broke his hip. He was brought
home Friday. Much sympathy will
naturally be felt for DR.. and Mrs. Dun
can, fellow-sufferers. under such an
extraordinary combination Of circum-
stances.
Mrs Mackay- Smith having presented
new chancel furniture to st. Johns, the
old furniture, Bishops chair included,
was given by the rector and vestry to
All Souls and used for the first time
last Sunday.
Bishop Harding will administer the
rite of confirmation tomorrow at IL
o'clock a. m,. in st. Luke's Church.
Fifteenth and Church Streets North
west.
The Nativity and the Resurrection
Sunday schools have been using the du-
plex envelope during the past three
months and feel satisfied ii is the best
thing they have yet undertaken to help
on with the work of church extension.
In addition to the regular amount con-
tributed by the scholars for Sunday