The Washington herald., 1913-07-19
EPISCOPAL.

EflSSOfAL.
There was a most enthusiastic meeting
of the local assembly of the Senior and
Junior Brotherhoods of ST. Andrew at
Chevy Chase Monday evening last. The
meeting took place in All Saints Church.
the Rev. J. W. Austin. rector. Practically
all the brotherhood chapters of the city
were represented and also some of those
in the suburbs: in fact, the best dele
cation of all came from the parish at
Kensington. of which the Rev George
w. Atkinson is rector. There were two
addresses made. one to the Seniors by
the rector of the parish. and the other
TO the juniors by the Rev. David Ran
som Covell Curate of St. Stephens Par
ish. The Rev. Mr. Austin said in part:
That spiritual life must be nourished by
the proper use of the sacraments, and
not only so. but every man must him
self be a sacrament. an outward and
visible channel through which the grace
CT God may flow to his fellows. The
Rev. Mr.. Covelrs address was on serv-
ice. 1t was an. elaboration of the fol-
lowing points: Service for ones own
good; service for the good of ones neigh
Dor, and service mans duty to God. The
devotional exercises Were followed by
brief business meeting at which there
made by Mr. Clum, editor of a local
paper in Kensington; Mr.. w. B. Dent.
and others. Mr.. W. II. Singleton urged
a large delegation to the Brotherhood
convention at New York in October. stat
ing that reduced railroad fare could be
obtained. and the astonishingly low rate
of 30 cents a day at the Mills Hotel in
New York. so that the expense of the
trip should deter no one. After the meet
inc och f. -aI nf 10
rectory.
One of our country clergy. the Rev.
F. E. McManus, accompanied by Mrs.
McManus. left last week for a trip to
Europe on the North German Lloyd
steamer Maine. which sailed from Balti-
more. They will be gone two weeks. Mr..
McManus is the rector of Trinity Church.
Upper Marlboro, Prince George County.
1t is pity that more of our country
clergy do not have the opportunity of
on the part of some of their congrega-
tons to send them abroad for couple
of months now and then
1t is stated that one of the windows,
THE Light of the World" of the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine. New
York. has arrived in New York from
London where il was made. The cost
of the window was sl0.0o. and at the
present rate of duty, As per cent. this
would mean a tax on the cathedral
congregation of $500. The cathedral
authorities are anxious that Congress
should lose no time in getting the tariff
passed, as the new tariff, if passed as
it now stands would mean a saving of
s3Ooo. the new duty being only $500.
With the principle admitted practically
all over the world that church buildings
are non-taXable it does seem an extra
ordinary thing that window intended
to beautify a church should be subject
to duty. The present dean of Denver.
Colo, took a strong line some years ago
in showing the absurdity os the law: A
window came from Europe for his
cathedral and 4 large sum was assessed
upon i in the way of duty. The dean
fatty refused to pay it: whereupon the !
custon-housc authorities were left with |
a white elephant, metaphorically speak |
ing. on their hands They could do |
nothing but put it up for sale. and when |
knocked down to the highest bidder at /!
an Infinitely smaller sum than the duty !
asked upon 1t the highest bidder. it so
happened. was the dean himself. This /
Is in the Denver cathedral to- /
day, not only identifying the cathedral, \
but adjoining a tale and pointing a moral |
as to the ahsurdities of legislation.
Inc plan OF taxing WINDOWS means IN
maj 'i.e met 20 .a. '.t .ns
ger INFERIOR WINDOWS y. ~ mi.e . .ney In'sn,
"a. Nv $3.50 WI 49,, al
ne money gong iHto the mlnHoM pe
somes very dinerent affair when q
b per cent duty is put Upon IL. VI
course IL may De argued that there is
10 need 10 go abroad at all, put on
his point opinions VIII necessarily diHer,
The real point Is the aosurdlty OF taxing
! piece OF building when the whole is