The Washington herald., 1913-12-13
With the Washington Churches
EPISCOPAL.

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The Most Rev. Daniel s. futile. D. D.,
LII. D.. presiding bishop OF the American
Church-he would be called archbishop In
! any other branch OF the Church catho-
lie, for that Is what he really Is. has taken
order for the conservation Of the Rev.
Frederick Bingham Howden. now rector
Of St. Johns Church, Georgetown. but
presently to be bishop OF the missionary
district Of New Mexico. The consecra-
ton is to be on January IA, In st. Johns
Church. Georgetown.
In accordance with the custom OF the
Catholic Church from the beginning. the
consecrating bishop will be assisted by
two other bishops; the three bishops in
I this case being the presiding bishop him
self. Bishop Boyd Vincent. Bishop OF
Southern Ohio, and Bishop Alfred Hard
ing, Bishop of Washington.
he prosecutors OF Mr.. Howden will be
the Rt Rev. @. Mott Williams. ID. D.,
Bishop OF Marquette, and lately in charge
OF churches on the continent OF Europe.
and Bishop p. NJ. Rkinelander. Bishop of
Pennsylvania, both of whom are well
known in washington. The conservation
sermon IL to be by the Rev. Peter
Trimbie Rowe. d. D., Bishop Of Alaska.
one OF the missionary hero bishops.
Canon Talbot, of this city. rector of
st. Paurs Church, this cityeaRd Rev. w.
George Read. of Brighton. Mass. viii be
the attending priests.
On Decembe- /. the presiding bishop
has arranged for the conservation of the
Very Rev. c. ID. Colmore. dean OF Ha-
vana, as Bishop of Porto Rico and Haiti.
Archdeacon Tyler. rector of St. Johns
hNNv-x a, a.. ~. n
to the missionary episcopate on January
6, in st. Johns Church, Hagerstown.
There IS to be a great service tomor-
row In the New National Theater. E
teenth, at $50 p. m. The Rev. DIR. Nc
Kim win be the preacher. DR.. McKim
had announced a sermon to be preachd
in his own church, the Church of the
Epiphany, on Sunday. December IA. at s
p. m. on te subject why Are We
ProtestantsT' but by special request this
arrangement has been changed SO that
the same sermon whic:- was to have been
preached In the Church of the Epiphany
at p. m. will be preached in the Ma
ii lal Theater in the afternoon Of the
same day. The Z II title of the sermon
as announced is. why Are We Prot
estants-Reasons for the Separation From
Rome" The service will be in charge Of
representative committee of ministers
OF the city. OF whom Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe, ID. D., Is chairman. He also will
be in charge Of the service 1t is de-
sired to make this service an occasion
for bearing decided testimony in IA
vor OF Protestant principles. II Is said
that recent occurrences In this city make
this an opportune time for the holding of
such a service.
St Thomas Church, nearDupont Circle,
oace a month. has a fully choral service
at p. m. This occurs on the second
Sunday In the month, and therefore to-
morrow this service will be rendered. The
weil-trained choir under the direction of
Mr.. L. b. Aldrich sings the service with
great smoothness and effect.
The Rev. c. Herbert Reese breaches AT
D. m. tomorrow on "The Steps of
Spiritual Decline
meeting Of the executive committee
of the tri-diocesan convention Of the
Brotherhood or st. Andrew will be held
today at the Central Y. N. c. A build
ing in Baltimore.
This committee represents the members
-SaSsASaHSOu VI 81 AnuTcW IN the
three dioceses Of Maryland, Easton, and
and Is composed of the fol-
lowing members: Ogle R. Singleton,
president: Commodore Will
lam H. Beehler. Maryland, vice presi-
dent; Edwin II. Brown, Easton, second
vice president: r. Earle Carson, Mary
land, secretary and treasurer; Arthur p.
Anderson. Thomas Donaldson, John Hold
ges, Walter B. Vessels, Of MARYLAND;
Col William H. Gibson, Dr. Brice Colds
borough, Of Easton; CoIley w. Bell,
Richard N. Mason, of Washington.
The Bishop of Wall Street" and Mrs.
Of New York, have been stay |
ing this week at the Willard. Mr.. VIII
kinson has been preaching at the l2:3oI
service in front of Epiphany Church. He |
Is peculiarly gifted as an outdoor speak |
er. The informal character of his ad-
dresses. filed. however. with good. sound !
,snse from end to end, lay hold on the /
nan in the street. Mr.. Wilkinson also /
preached at st. Marks Church and at i
All Souls Church, on Connecticut avenue.
lear Cathedral avenue.
DR.. Howard Kelly. the well-known sur
seon OF Johns Hopkins University, who
S gifted, not only as surgeon, but as
! student of the Bible. delivered a lecture
IN the Bible in the parish hall of
Epiphany on Wednesday evening last, at
o'clock.