The Washington herald., 1913-11-08

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Ascension Church next Sunday evening
for Washington Lodge No. Is. B. P. o.
Elks. The Elks VIII assemble at their
hall at 7:s0 and march In a body to the
church, Massachusetts Avenue and
Twelfth Street There will be q sermon
by the Rev. W. E. Calender. Mr.. Call
lender is himself one OF the Elks. and a
very large congregation is expected. The
rector. Rev. ]. Henning Nelms. has re-
Gently announced that he invited the
Elks TO the service In recognition of the
generous charity work Of the organiza-
ton in giving substantial aid to the poor
and needy without regard to color or
creed.
Two years ago prominent man in
Philadelphia, Anthony Drexel Biddle, a
| member Of Holy Trinity Church, of
which the Rev. DR.. Floyd Thompkins IL
rector. organized in the parish Bible
class for men and women. Bible classes
on sirAilar lines have been organized
since in various parishes. The latest or
ganization Of such Bible class. and the
nrst In Washington as far as is known
Is that which has just been organized In
Ascension Church. II began last Sunday
with twenty-eight members. taught by
the rector, the Rev. Canon J. Henning
Nelmz ID. d. 1t assemblies in the church
! and instruction is given between $50 and
lo:S0 a. m. The class is known as the
Anthony Drexel Biddle Class.
Last Monday an interesting reception
was held at the rectory Of Canon Nelms,
IN Twelfth Street. from s>to 10 D. m,
when members and friends OF the Church
Of the Ascension were cordially invited
by the rector and Mrs Henning Neims
to meet the Rev. and Mrs. w. e. Call
lender.
st. Stephens Sunday School, Four
teenth Street and Columbia Road Is rap
idly forging to the front as the largest
Sunday School OF the Episcopal Church
in Washington. It has $50 children in
regular attendance at Its sessions every
Sunday. The school has been graded on
the public school system, and Is under
the care of the curate. the Rev. David
Ransom Covell. who has two assistant
superintendents to help him.
This evening at the National Cathe-
dral School for Girls there will be a.
recital at o'clock. given by w. Dalton
Baker, and Anton Kaspar, violinist. with
Miss Josephine Williams as accompanist
Invitations to this recital have been sent
out by Miss Mcdonald and Miss Web
ster, the new heads of the school.
On An Saints Day three new windows
were dedicated in St Thomas Church.
These windows being part OF a course
illustrating the history OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church since its foundation in
Britain In the early years of the first
century. The windows just included in
the course are all memorials: one in
memory of boy-member of the Minis
tering Children's League, Arthur Mac
Arthur. the third; another in memory OF
Edward Kirby Webster, U. S. A, ana
the third Is a memorial 20 the Rev. J.
A. Aspinwall, formerly rector OF St
Thomas Church
These windows are probably the first
to come in Tor any Washington church
free OF duty under the new tariff.
November Sunday services at Epiphany |
Church will afford the congregation an |
opportunity OF hearing many OF the |
bishops of the church or other dis |
tinguished men, Tomorrow morning the |
Rev. William C. Brown, d. d. bishop !
elect Of Cuba, breaches at the II o. slock
service. On November 16. at the same
hour. the Rev. W. II. Grifith Thomas, |
d. D.. professor of Old Testament lit |
eratdre and exegesls. OF Wycliffe Col |
lege, Toronto, and formerly principal of |
Wycliffe Hall. Oxford, breaches.
On November % the Rt Rev. Lucius |
Kinsolving. d. D., Bishop of Brazil, |
breaches at night in Epiphany, and on |
the following Sunday also at s o'clock, |
the Rt Rev. L. R. Brewer, ID. D., Bishop |
of Montana. rounds out the Episcopal |
preachers by delivering the sermon.
The Rev. II. P. Corcor also is an
to give a missionary lecture on /
Tuesday evening in the Parish Hall of |
Epiphany Church The lecture will be ,
given at s O'Clock, and will be illustrated /
by the stereopticon. Mr.. .Corser is an
Alaskan missionary, stationed at wran-
gell.
Tomorrow night at o'clock the reg
ular fall meeting Of the Churchman'S \
League will be held at the Highlands, |
and California Avenues. An
address will be made by DR.. william
F. Jefferys on Medical Missions" The
Bishop of Washington, the Rt. Rev. Al
fred Harding, d. D., will address the
on the work of the House of
This event will be the first op-
that Washington churchmen
have had of knowing the history of the
SO far as the House of
Bishops is concerned, from one of its
members, and in view Of the fact that
the House of Deputies and the House
OF Bishops has each its own way OF
looking at things, the address OF Bishop
Harding should be peculiarly interesting.
The work OF the House OF Deputies
Of the General Convention will be re-
ported by the deputies themselves, who
were present. A report on the National
Conference of Church Clubs, held at
Boston last May, also will be presented
as part of the, proceedings tomorrow
night.
Tomorrow the Rev. DR.. C. Evest
Smith breaches at St Thomas Church
his second sermon on The Inside Of the
Cup"
One Of the Western missionaries of the
Episcopalian Church is now in the city,
the Rev. Zachary Vincent. Mr.. vincenT
Is stationed at Weiser. Idaho. He is
spending a few days with his wife's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william W. Frost,
of Friendship Heights. Md. Mr.. Vincent
Is a former member of St. Alban. and
he preached there Sunday for his long
lime friend, the present rector, the Rev.
Charles 7. Warner. Tomorrow, for an
other friend and college companion. the
Rev. c. Herbert Reese, he will preach
n st. Thomas Church, near Dupont
Circle, at the Ais o'clock service.
METHODIST.