The Washington herald., 1914-01-31
EPISCOPAL.

] 1t has been found advisable in connec-
ticn with the social service conference
OF the archdeaconry Of Washington 10
| have an evening session for the special
benefit OF those who are unable to at
| tend meetings in the day time. The so
| cial service conference will therefore
meet on Tuesday, February Q. at p. m,
instead of at 1880 a. m. However. on
February II, and until further notice,
| there will be 1870 a. m. session on the
| first and third Tuesdays in each month
These meetings. which are held In Epip-
hany Parish Hall. are open to all who
may wish to come.
This social service effort Is restricted
in its operations by the need of addi-
tional workers, which are loudly called
at Satterlee House. the diocesan social
| center q Clicks alley. Rev. w. L. De
Vries, Pm D., is chairman Of the confer
ence.
Another meeting on Tuesday, which IS
Of general interest to the various
| branches of the Woman's Auxiliary to
the board of missions throughout the
city Is that which will be held in st.
I Johns Parish Hall. Sixteenth and II
streets northwest, at go p. m. To this
| meeting the women. especially those in
| terested in the church's missionary work,
are invited. Mrs Frank Buell. Grimes
is corresponding secretary.
The normal class for primary depart
ment Sunday school teachers, which be-
gan January IL and WnS TO be continued
every Monday at p. m, except on
January l9, is continuing its work each
Monday in Epiphany Parish Hall. The
conductor Is Mrs. w. T. Hastings, of ST.
| Marks parish. The clas Is open to all
who may wish to come. including junior
lw-2w trT.n Nh..
kindergarten and infant class teachers.
For the last two or three years a
mission study class has been conducted
about this season Of the year by Mrs.
George II. McGrew. Mrs. McGrew will
again this year conduct the class. Her
subject will be The Emergency IN
China II will be held at Epiphany hall
for the members OF the Woman's Aux
iliary OF the diocese. The first session
will be held on Tuesday. February 3, at
I0:o p. m. There will be seven other
sessions. which will be held respectively
on February 4. ), s. 10. II, !: and u.
The Rev. Canon J. Henning Nelms. D.
D.. rector OF the Church OF the Ascen-
sion. Massachusetts avenue and Twelfth
street northwest. has announced as his
subject for the s O'Clock service tomor-
row evening THE Outside of the Cup"
The house warming given in the new
parish house of St Margarets parish
hall by the rector and vestry on Thurs
day last was very successful. The re-
ceiving party, with DR.. Herbert Scott
Smith at the head OF the line. received
in the .rectors spacious study. Much
surprise was expressed at the sight OF
the well-arranged rooms, and the hall
OF ample proportions for the larger
meetings. all beautifully furnished.
The lot on which the hall stands is
not in itself very large one. but going
through the rooms of this new building.
one would suppose that it was With
such a workshop. st. Margaret's may be
expected to do even better work than II
has done in the past. Its~record has
been a peculiarly creditable one, and
sheds much honor on the rector.
At the same time the reception was
going on at St Margarets parish hail.
an entertainment in connection with the
Girls Friendly Society. under the man
agement of Desconess Carroll. in which
some of the younger people of St Mar
garet's and ST. Thomas parishes had
Joined forces. was being given at st.
Thomas in their parish hall. The en-
tertainment was in the nature OF
play. The Ladies of Crawford" with a
Rose Drill" given by the candidates
of st. Margaret's branch. The cast of
characters in the three-act play was
made up OF the following young ladies':
Miss FilIebrown. Miss Chase, Miss Doro-
thy Smith, Miss Ruth Jones, Miss Bir-
ney, Miss lie Due. Miss Barbara Hoge
Miss Nancy Jones. Miss Roman, Miss
Fleming, Miss Cone. and Miss Cugle
A week from tomorrow Washington
churchmen will have the opportunity of
hearing one Of the most gifted orators
that We have in the church today. He
is the Right Rev. Frederick Courtney.
D. D., D.. c. l.. the present rector OF
st. James Church. New York City. for
merly Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia,
Canada. Bishop Courtney is master OF
a pure classical diction, which. together
with an unlimited knowledge of the Ian
guage of Scripture and clear logical
mind, would make him master OF as
semblies under any condition. When the
Canadian Church was looking around for
a man to represent il at certain great
gatherings in Australia. its choice fell
on Bishop Courtney. When the church
has wanted a man to deliver a message
at some of its great gatherings its choice
has more than once fell on Bishop Court
ney He will preach morning and even
ing at St Thomas Church, Eighteenth
street, near Dupont Circle. on February s.
On the Tuesdays of Lent it has been
the custom of the diocese for several
years past to have a course Of lectures
delivered by eminent men under the aus
pices of the Churchman'S League. This
year the course will be held as usual.
The place of meeting will be st. Johns
Church, near Lafayette Square. The lee
lures will be delivered as heretofore at
p. m. -,
The subjects that have been chosen will
be found to be unusually apropos TO the
present times. They are such burning
questions as The Church and the Segre-
cation of Vice in Our Cities" THE Suf-
frage Question" 'The Church and the
Psychical Novel," THE Church and the
Labor Union" The Church and the
Capitalists"
All Souls Church Parish, under the
case of its rector, Rev. DR.. ]. MacBride
Sterrett, Is doing fine work The $l2,oo
promised by the parish for the new
church has been paid; also pledge OF
1000 for the new organ has been received.
and the building of the new church Is
now proceeding. The lots, which cost
1880, have been almost half paid for.
On February I, $500 more will be paid.
which will actually reduce the debt by
more than half. BY Easter another 500
is to be paid. and by the summer II Is
hoped that the WHOLE debt will be paid,
and the church coysecrated.