The Washington herald., 1913-09-13

that the lot at Fifty-siXth and G
Streets Northeast, which has been re-
Gently acquired by the church, has now
been paid for. and that the Improvement
of the same will at once be begun. This
will be a building to be known as the
Chapel of the Atonement, which Will be
conducted as a mission of Calvary
Church, of which Mr.. Bennett is the
successful rector. He has just returned
from his vacation, which included a
months fishing on the Shenandoah, and
will now be able to push the work on
the chapel.
The repairs on st. Johns Church.
Lafayette Square, have so far progressed
that services in the church were resumed
last Sunday. From now on the work OF
the parish will go on without Interrupt
ton.
The rector OF St Johns, the Rev
Roland Cotton Smith. D. D.. has returned
from abroad and is spending a few days
near Boston preparatory 10 resuming his
work as rector of the parish. The Rev.
Edward S. Dunlap Is at present in
charge.
| Epiphany Parish has been in charge of
| the Rev. Arthur L. Woodward during
| the summer. This church. too. has been
in the hands of the builder. but the re-
pairs have progressed to the point where
it is expected that services will be held
| in the church tomorrow. At the II
o'clock service the rector. the Rev. DR..
Randolph II. McKim, will preach. Dr.
| McKim has been spending the last few
weeks at his cottage at Blue Ridge Sum-
nit.
The resignation Of the Rev j. Hubert
Jones as first assistant minister of Trini-
ty Parish, became effective on September
1
Rev. G. Freeland Peter. was to have
entered upon his work. Mr.. Peter, how
ever, is not yet actually in the city.
though he is expected to arrive some time
before the third Sunday in the month.
The Rev. Edward NJ Mott. rector of
the Church of the Advent. who has spent
his vacation partly in Virginia, partly
in Southern Maryland, and partly in New
York, is back home again and has taken
charge of his parish. which has been
cared for during his absence by Mr..
Brayshaw, candidate for orders.
In view of the twenty-eighth annual
convention of the Brotherhood of St
Andrew, which convenes in New York
City on October l. coming Just before the
General Convention of the Church, the
local Brotherhood gatherings are of un-
usual lIllpOl ldlGe- II Is therefore 10 be
hoped that the Senior and Junior assem-
blies of the local Brotherhood, which are
to meet on Monday next in Emmanuel
Church, Anacostia, of which the Rev
William Oscar Roome is rector, will be
attended by all Brotherhood men who
have the welfare of the church and of
the brotherhood at heart
Word comes from far-off India that the
Rev. +. Ward Denys and family are the
honored guests of one OF the Indian
maharajshs on his houseboat the Diana,
moored on one of the great Indian rivers
in the province of Kssmir. Mr.. Denys,
who has no church in Washington, is,
however. connected with the Cathedral
as one of its minor canons. His home is
at 1888 l Street
The repairs on st. Margarets parish
hall are so well advanced that there
seems little doubt but that 1t will be
ready for use by the middle of November
In the meantime the parochial work is
going on vigorously under the care Of the
Rev. c. ]. Wingate.
Owing to the work on the parish hall.
however. the church itself is not in con-
dition to be used for services. On Sun
day, the 2lst. services will begin, when
..
home from his vacation. spent at Haven,
Me-, and preach at the II o'clock service.
Attention is called to the fact that the
Rev. Herbert Parrish, rector of st.
Luke's Church. Baltimore, is preaching a
course of sermons at the open-air serv-
ices on the Cathedral grounds. These
services Will close on October 5. when the
sermon Will be preached by Bishop VIM
chester to the knights Templar.
The Rev. George W. Van Fossen rector
of Trinity Church, returned from his VA
cation and took charge of the work last
Sunday.
Tomorrow the Sunday school will give
send-on of very pleasant nature to
Mr.. Sidney E. Wallace, who has been
conducting the services during the rec
tors absence. MIR. Wallace is a candi- |
date for orders, and on September Is goes
to the Berkeley Divinity School. Middle |
town, Conn, one of our best theological !
colleges. |
The Rev George W. Atki son is back
from his vacation, which lie spent in part
touring the Great Lakes and in part at
Eagles Mere, where for a month he was
chaplain, holding services and giving !
brief interesting sermons for the benefit |
of the many visitors who assembled at |
that delightful mountain resort.
Families al tlTee persons constitute 70 Der cent |
nf the total number and are the most numerous in /
England: families Of four make up Is per cent.
families Of i've u per cent. and fsmilics n sir 10
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