The Washington herald., 1914-03-21
EPISCOPAL.


scribes the Lord as spreading table In
the wilderness for those who had fcl-
lowed him far from their homes.
Wednesday next is the Festival of the
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
That day will be interesting particularly
to many In Washington by reason OF the
fact that eighteen years ago Bishop Sat
terlee. then rector OF Calvary Church, |
New York, was consecrated In his parish |
church as bishop Of Washington. He
died February %. 1905
There will be, of course, special serv-
ices announced in the various churches.
At IL O'Clock on that day there will be
the annual meeting Of the Bishops Guild.
The bishop himself will be at o'clock
In the evening at Emmanuel Church.
Anacostia, OF which Rev. William Oscar
Roome is rector.
On Friday next Bishop Harding is tol
be at ST. Monica's Chapel for his annual
visitation.
Sunday a week, being the NTH Sunday
in Lent his visitations are II a. m, st.
Johns Church, Washington: s p. m, st.
Thomas Church.
The bishop is announced to conduct the
passion service of three hours In the
Bethlehem Chapel !
rector CT st. Johns Church, Georgetown.
has made a good beginning in his work.
Unfortunately, at this busy time Of the
year he Is all alone. having no assistant
Some of his clerical brethren have been
preaching for him on Wednesdays.
Among them Rev. ]. w. Austin, of Chevy
Chase. and Rev. w. l. De vries. Phi. d.
Rev. Charles A. Hensel, OF Baltimore, is
also due to preach to his people on
April l.
Friends OF Rev. DIR. Childs, rector
emeritus Of All Saints. Chevy Chase. will
deeply regret TO know that the venerable
doctor is i'll of pneumonia. He is better
than he was. He has on his side the
advantage of a remarkably strong consti-
tuition. and all wish him a speedy re-
covery.
Rev. David W. Howard, rector of ST
Luke's Church. Norfolk. is to be the next
speaker in the Lenten course of lectures
which is being given under the auspices
of the Churchman'S League at ST. Johns ,
Church. Lafayette square. Mr.. Howard
Is rector of the largest church in Nor
folk, and Is fully sustaining the reputa-
tion OF the parish as an active organiza-
ton for good in the Sea City of the
diocese of Southern Virginia. His sub
jcct will be Henry VIII and the Refor-
nation So many myths and fables have
grown Up around Henry VIII In connec-
ton with the church which was planted
in Britain some l.5oO years before Henry
VIII was heard OF. that churchmen well
come all such teaching as tends to show
the truth The church was not founded
by Henry VIII. but found by him.
The Rev. Father Hughson, o. H. c.,
VIII give an address in the interest of
81. Andrews School for Mountain Boys,
Sewanee. and about the work among the
mountain people OF Tennessee. in St
James Church. Sunday evening. March
-, at 7:I5 o'clock.
All Tennesseans and all others espe-
cially interested are cordially invited to
attend this service.
ST. James Church is on Eighth street.
near street northeast. and may be
reached by the Mt. Pleasant and Thir-
teenth and d streets northeast car line. |
and by the Florida avenue line Of the |
Capital Traction Company.
At the Bethlehem chapel OF the Holy
Nativity. Washington Cathedral, the
eighteenth organ recital VIII be given
Sunday. March %, at 5 o'clock by Edgar
Priest, A. r. NJ. c. NJ, Cathedral or
ganist. assisted by Master Ross Farrer. |
The program will include:
Prelude, MedItation-Elegie, from Suite.
Felix Borowski: Vorspiel, "Lohengrin,"
Richard Wagner; soprano solo, A Yes |
per Hymn. Charles Gounod. Master Ross |
Farrer: funeral march. from the Piano |
forte Sonata, Opus 35. Chopin: Berceuse |
Edwin Lemare.
The bishop of the diocese will visit All !
Souls Church tomorrow at p. m. and |
will administer at that time the rite OF
confirmation.
Congressman Martin b. Madden will !!
deliver an illustrated lecture on the
Panama Canal for the benefit OF the
church lot fund. 1t will be given in the |
ballroom OF the Hotel Raleigh on Satur- |
day, March IS, at p. m.
The Passion service by A. R. Gaul.
will be sung BY Trinity Church choir at
the Sunday evening service tomorrow.
The Rev. Mr.. Kirkpatrick, OF Bethesda.
Md, is giving a series Of addresses at
the noon-day service every Tuesday dur
ing Lent. The Rev. c. W. Whitmore Is
also giving a series on Wednesday and
Friday The rector speaks on Monday
and Thursday.
Trinity Sunday school has been award
ed the banner for the sunday schooi
turning In the largest Advent Offering.
This award was made by the committee
appointed by the bishop. Mr.. George
whitmore, Of that committee, presented
the banner last Sunday.
Trinity Sunday school was so far IN
advance of all the other Sunday schoois
of the diocese as to be in class by
itself The amount turned in was 100.
which was nearly double the amount Oh
the sunday school coming next
An interesting lecture will be gwen on
behalf of church work at the residence
of Mrs. John c. Davidson, 1900 T street.
bv Mrs. S. X. Lamb, March .. at p. m:
The subject will be "Madonnas In ART
and IL will be illustrated in color.
Another lecture. also in connection with
the church. but in this instance having
also the church as its subject, Dr. Z.
Ernest Smith, rector of st. Thomas, Is
advertised to give illustrated by stere-
opticon. on the church's history from
Jerusalem to jamestown. This lecture
was recently delivered, with the aid OF /
sixty-eight slides in the Parish Hall OF
st. Thomass Church, and some OF those
who heard it requested It again, for many
of the facts brought out were new TO
those who heard them. On this occasion
IL will be given in the Parish Hall,
Church and Eighteenth streets.
A Sermon on "Agnosticism' VIII be
preached by the rector of st. Thomas
as the fourth in his Lenten course tomor-
Tbia sarrnon is Intended |