The Washington herald., 1914-04-25

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vcntion.
! II is especially desired by the bishop
OF the diocese that there be a full at
tendance of clergy and lay delegates
| also that the clergy assemble at $50 a.
m. At p. m. the annual diocesan mis-
sionary service and meeting will be held
st. Matthews Chapel. NJ and Half
streets southeast. was reopened for wnr=
ship by a berediction and conservation
service conducted by Pishop Harding.
April q at p. m. The music was
rendered by the Cathedral Choir
The new ST. Matthews Hall and Up
lift House were open for inspection.
so far as finished-immediately after the
service in the church.
The work done reflects very great
credit on Rev. II. Allen Griffith. the
vicar who has done really great things
for the people who arc worshipping in
so satisfactory and beautiful a building.
The Archdcaconry Of Washington will
hold its regular annual meeting on FRI
day. May l. at 80 p m. in st. Johns
Parish Hall. Sixteenth street, near II
street In view of the fact that this
meeting precedcs the assembling of the
convention OF the diocese of only six
DAYS il is very much TO he desired that
full attendance of delegates and cleri-
cal members be present
On May 3 {. and 5. the Girls Friendly
Society will hold its eighteenth annual
meeting NJ the Washington diocesan or
ganization. The opening service will be
held in 81. Thomas Church when there
will be a corporate communion at a m
At p. m. the same day at ST. Margarets
Church the annual festival service will
be held with sermon by Rev. G. Free
land Peter. OF Epiphany Church.
The business meetings will begin on
in Epiphany Church. followed by the
convening OF the meeting in Epiphany
Parish Hail. II will continue in session |
all Monday and TUESDAY.
Two patriotic lectures are to he deliv- !
cred in the Pythian Temple. lOl2 Ninth |
street northwest. on Monday and Tues |
day next at p. m. by the Rev. Au-
Eustus f. Barnett, n. n. rector of the |
Church OF Our Redeemer. Philadelphia, |
Pa The subject OF the first evenings !
lecture will be .'AmerIca's Danger: Rome |
in Politics" and the subject OF the sec |
ond evenings lecture will be is the
Goddess Public School Responsible for |
Bad Citizenship
One of the Epiphany clergy, Rev. c. f. |
Edwards. vicar of Epiphany chapel. has
this week Joined the benedicts, having ,
married on Monday last Mss Mary Eliz-
abeth Faunce. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob r. Faunce. The rector Of the
parish. Rev. DIR. MdKim. married the !
young people. A friend OF Mr.. Edwards. !
not knowing that the wedding was so
near. asked for an appointment on We'd
neSday. to which Mr.. Edwards, replying.
said that he would be out Of town and
could not come-a new version Of ] have
married a wife and therefore cannot
come.
The priest in charge Of the Chapel of
the NATIVITY. Massachusetts, avenue,
Fourteenth and streets southeast. Rev.
Z. NJ. Thompson. who has accomplished
so much in the last ten years in the work
to him. has fully shown that
Ne can do things successfully. From a
small upper room beginning the COnsre-
,atiOn OF the Nativity is now worshippine
n very satisfactory building of its
lwn, maryellously complete in many
ways on Easter day there We're -
at the altar. Encouraged
~ this success Mr. Thompson. who some
ime ago. began the work Of building up
new congregation to worship in a
has bought a lot for 81. $50
IN which sl.0OO is still owing. This debt
lie is anxious to wipe out so as to begin /
the building of a chapel to
eat 800 people and costing 5000 TO $500.
Up to April the n. and F.
Missionary Society had received cOntri-
'utions as follows: From parishes. S3OO.-
Ol.s6: individuals. s27.497.3S: Sunday
schools. s6.3OSS2: the Woman's Auxiliary,
Al .sl2.s6: the Junior Auxiliary. S2,T442L
'otal. 1878, ,26496.
This is a decrease of s73,299.24 from
asst year. Towards the above total
4 sS79.26i.96 the following Washington
hurches have contributed 500 and up I
Yards. viz. Epiphany. $500: st. Mar
'aret's. $l,OsS.22: st. Thomas. $1,000. and
Il. Pauls. Rock Creek, 500. The total .
mount contributed by Washington to
late is s6,5SS.73, on an appOrtionment Of
2. Bon :
In the circular letter giving the new {
pportionment for Igl4-l5. which, by the {
'ay. is larger than last year. notwith-
the failure this year TO make
oOd. there is a curious error. The letter I
) addressed TO the Bishops and
'lergy." AS three of the apportionment I
Ommittee signing the letter are bishops $
themselves, it would be interesting to
earn why they don't regard themselves c
$ clergy-those called to sacred office I
nd rank themselves as laymen. The I
phraseology should have
aved them. There We pray for the bis '
ops and other clergy. a
The reports presented to the National .
athedral Association on Wednesday last :
Tere most encouraging. The proceedings
egan with festival service in the Beth |
hem Chapel at 10 O'Clock, with an ad 5
ress by Bishop Harding.
The business meeting followed at IL a
clock, when reports Of the various e
hapters We're read. That of the new a
'ork chapter contained, of course, the
scord of the half million dollar gift Of g
hich the whole country knows. The s
Washington chapter, besides recording S
fits aggregating 5000 from many Z
'urces. recorded one of $4,000 from one $
idividuai
At p. m. the association was enter I
lined at luncheon at the National L
athedral School for Girls. t