The Washington herald., 1913-11-01
EPISCOPAL.

Today is All Saints Day. a day which
appeals 20 most Christians more than
any other saints day In the calendar.
Curlously enough its celebration did not
begin till the year 61o when the Pam
| theon, turned into Christian church,
was appropriately dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin ani all saints. Its great
idea. is the unity OF Christians Of all
ages. countries, and races in Christ, and
the perfection of that unity In the bliss
/ of heaven, but coming as II does at
(, the end OF the church year, the obvious
intention of those who placed 1t in the
calendar in that position was to empha-
size the fact that all those who had not
been mentioned previously were gathered
up into one comprehensive memorial SER
vice, SO that no one saint should be
omitted.
Ii is the church's Memorial Day.
Generally speaking. the services are
fuller and richer on this saints day than
on others. and the offerings of flowers
more beautiful
At Christ Church tonight, Georgetown,
the Rev. Canon ]. H. w. Blake, rector In
addition TO the morning service there
will be service this evening at o'clock,
when the Rev. Canon Talbot, rector Of
ST. Paul's Church. viii be the preacher.
At Ascension Church the Rev. Canon
Nelms, ID. D.. rector. It has been the
custom for some time on All Saints Day
TO have a corporste- communion for the
whole parish. The service is held at IL
o'clock, and It is the united intercessory
service, not only for the clergy and
workers, but Of all the parishioners, for
Gods blessing on the work OF the year.
which then has definitely begun. The
service will be held this year as usual.
the rector being the celebrant, assisted
by the Rev. w. L. Calender, assistant
minister.
The choir of Ascension Church Is prac-
ticing for a cantata to be given the FIRST
Sunday night IN December. 1t will be
GauIs Holy City.
At st. Thomas Church near Dupont
Circle, three new windows are expected
to be in today, to be dedicated by the
rector. These are memorial windows
which have Just been received from Lon
don. One of them is the gift OF Mrs. B.
II. McCalla in memory Of a grandson,
Arthur Macarthur; another has been
given by Mrs. f. X. Webster in memory
of her husband, Maj. Webster, q. s. A.
These windows are respectively the St
Columbia window and the st. Aidan
window. A third window commemorate
ing the life and labors OF the Venerable
Bede is the gift Of a few friends OF the
late DR.. Aspinwall. These three windows
are part OF a course illustrating the his
tory Of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
beginning with its traditional founding in
Britain by ST. Joseph of Arimathea, and
coming down through the centuries to
the conservation OF Bishop Thomas John
Claggett, d. D., the first bishop to be
consecrated in the United States Of
America
Tomorrow the rector of St Thomas
will preach a sermon at IL o'clock on
the The Inside OF the Cup" showing
its influence for evil. He will preach
second sermon on the following Sun
day on the same book, showing its in
fluence for good.
The -opening meeting OF the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Diocese OF Washington
will be held at ST. Johns Church, La
fayette Square, on Tuesday, November 4,
beginning with holy communion at 1880
q. m, the bishop OF the diocese being the
celebrant- .ae- -9------
The business meeting and election of
officers in St Johns Parish Hall at u:30
will be followed by luncheon at O'Clock.
At the afternoon session an address will
be given by Bishop Tucker, of Kyoto, at :
o'clock.
These meetings are open to all
Bishop Harding presided at the meet
ing of the Sunday School Institute which
was held in the Church Of tho Epiphany
and the Parish Hall last Wednesday.
The program as announced was followed
out, and at the close officers were elected
f,lIa nf
Washington: vice president. Canon De
Vries; second vice president. the Rev.
G. F. Peter: treasurer and secretary, Eu-
gene E. Thompson: executive committee,
the Rev. c. E. Buck, the Rev. G. II.
McGrew, the Rev. W. L De Vries, Eu-
gene Z. Thompson. the Rev. R p. Will
Jams, H. Allen Griffith. c. E.. Peter, c.
T. Warner, Z. d. Gregg. William s.
Hutchinson, Commander C. T. Jewell.
U. s. N; Miss Jessie Mcdonald. Miss
Emily Matthews, and Miss Ada B.
Voute.
The Rev. DIR. Sterrett has returned TO
his home feeling very much better for
his trip to Atlantic City, and expects TO
be in his place in church next Sun
day.
The money for the new chapel is all
in hand and the outlook is hourishing.
The parfshionerS OF All Soufs dououess
will be very much encouraged at the
prospect OF worshipping in substantial
building instead Of the temporary tab
ernacle in which they are now housed.
The Junior branches throughout the
city of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew
met in St Thomas Parish Hall last
Monday evening to hear the report OF
the chaplain of the brotherhood, the Rev.
c. Herbert Reese. who was the delegate
to the convention which met, IN New
York Just preceding the General Con-
vention. Mr.. Reese gave an excellent
resume of the work done, to which the
members present listened with great in
terest. At the conclusion OF the address
rising vote Of thanks was given to
the speaker.
Following the business meeting re-
freshments were served, and altogether
most enjoyable time was spent
Next Wednesday evening the Senior
and Junior Brotherhoods Of St Thomas
Parish will meet In the same place TO
hear an address from the rector on the
Panama Canal. The Rev. DR.. Ernest
Smith recenflv visited Panama and was