The Washington herald., 1914-01-03
EPISCOPAL.

The vestry of St Matthews parish,
Hyattsville. has decided to dispose OF
the Pinckney Memorial Church edificc
located on Spencer street. near the Wash
ington-Baltimore boulevard. and erect a
handsome church building and parish hall
on the corner OF Wine avenue and Spen-
Ger street. The new church and hall will
cost about $4,000. Rev. Henry Thomas Is
the rector OF the parish.
l The next meetings of the Social Service
Conference OF the Archdeaconry Of Wash
ington are to be on Tuesdays. January
and 20. at 10 a. m, at Epiphany parish
hall, and thereafter on the first and third
Tuesdays in each month until further
notice. The meetings are open to all in
/ terested.
New work Is being planned for the pro-
lection OF the feeble-minded. for better
Sunday observance. for neighborhood and
| social center efforts in behalf of white
people. and other like social needs Of the
District Of Columbia, IN addition to the
existing work for coloredL people at Sat
terlee House, for the proper control of
public amusements, the survey and re-
generation OF degraded alleys. employ
ment problems, and cooperation in the
administration OF church charities and
relief.
The annual meeting Of the corpora
| tors Of the Episcopal Eye. Ear. and
Throat Hospital. IIE Fifteenth street. will
be held at Epiphany parish hall on
Thursday, January S. at S p. m.
Reading of annual reports and election
Of corporators will form a feature Of the
meeting.
Refreshments will be served.
St. Stephens parish has one OF the
! finest Sunday schools in the diocese. 1t
Is a well managed. splendidly organized
| and growing school. In actual attendance
there were ais present on one Of the Sum-
days in December.
The Christmas festival for the main
| school was held on December q at 7:3o.
On December % there Vas Sunday
school carol service, when the whole
school, preceded by the choir and the
crucifier carrying banners and singing
hymns. marched in procession around
the church.
On January Is il. and IL there is TO he
in St. stephens parish hall one of those
entertainments for which the Mems Club
and the Young Peoples Society of the
parish is famous. On this occasion the
performance will be in the nature OF
comedy. entitled THE Doctor" and Il
begins at Sis sharp. The president of
the Young Peoples Society is Mr.. Paul
DAILY. or the Mems Club. which Is one
Of the active organizations, Commodore
G. II. Peters is president.
Canon Dudley. rector of st. Stephens
Church. is to be the master of ceremonies
at the conservation of Mr.. Howden as
Bishop Of New Mexico.
Rev. G. p. Christian read a paper at
the last meeting OF the Bishop Claggett
Club. held December %. at = p. m, at go
Twenty-third street. the rectory OF the
Rev. Canon Talbot rector OF st. PauI's
Parish. Mr.. Christian. who is at present
assistant priest of st. Paurs Parish.
chose as his subject THE Prayer Book
Absolution." Rev. II. a. Allen Griffith
is the secretary of the organization.
At the last meeting of the clericus. a
similar organization existing among the
clergy, though having a larger member
ship Canon Talbot was elected president
for the ensuing year.
Rev. F. J. B. Allnatt d. D.. ID. c. l..
canon OF Quebec and professor of divinity
in Bishops University. LennoNville.
Province OF Quebec. is visitor at the
rectory of Rev. Canon and Mrs. Nelms,
Twelfth street, near Massachusetts ave-
nue.. Canon Allnatt very frequently pays
a visit to Washington to spend a few
days in the vacation period with his old
friends whom he knew in Lennoxville
Canon Allnstt is one OF the influential
men of the Canadian Church. He is She
author of a book entitled, The Witness
OF st. Matthew" He spent a part of his
ministry on the Labrador and was one
OF those who helped to make the scat
tered folk along these bleak shores the
devout and earnest Christians that they
are, long before DIR. Grenfell established
his trading post at st. Anthony.
At the great Masonic service held De-
cember S at St Marks Church. Rev.
c. r. Stetson. rector. Canon Nelms de-
livered fine sermon dealing with the
duties and privileges of Masonic member
ship. There was very large congrega-
tion indeed. Canon Nelms was unfor-
tunately not feeling very well on ac-
count of a cold, but it made no difference
in the delivery Of the sermon. though he
has since been Obliged to keep indoors
on account Of 1t. He hopes. however,
soon to be out again, and as the phrase
runs occupy his pulpit next Sunday"
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood will preach in
the Church Of the Covenant at the II
O'Clock morning service. At the $50 O'Clock
the Christmas cantata, "The Message of
the Star" which was given last Sun
day. Temporary and Eternal Dwelling
Places" will be the subject of the sermon. |
The evening chorus choir will repeat "The |
Holy Infant" the cantata which was |
sung at the o'clock service last Sunday.
DIR. Wood will preach OIL the subject of
Starting Right
Rev. Bernard Braskamp will preach at
the II o'clock morning service in the |
Gurley Memorial Church. Fourteenth and |
Meridian streets, 344e Fourteenth. ''on
Your Marks" will be the subject of his
New Years sermon. Mrs. Lawrence r.
service. The newly organized Sunday
morning at 9a5 o'clock with an enroll
ment of fifty.
Services of St. Barnabas Mission to the
Deaf are now held In the Chapel Of Trim /
ity Church, Third and C streets north
west, every Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
As a rule the Holy Communion Is cele-
brated on the first Sunday in each
month. The deaf of the city are cor
dially invited to these services, which
are open to all.
The Mission had its annual Christmas
in Trinity Parish Hall on the
evening of December q. The festival was /
quite successful, over 100 persons attend
ing. Rev. G. w. Van Fossen. rector of
Trinity Church: the Rev. o. ]. Whfldin.
missionary to the deaf In the
Southern Dioceses, and the Rev. I'll. c.
Merrill. assistant at the local mission,