The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
EPISCOPAL.


| Tuesday. April q, at p. m. in Epiphany
Parish Hall, 1915 G street. when Misa
Mary A.(Wilbur, of the Netional Ca.
thedral School for Girls. will present a
paper. ''The Old Bible and the New
Child" a second paper to be read will
De on The Responsibility OF the
Teacher, Together With Lesson Teach
er Training" by Miss Jane Milli-
ken, superintendent of teacher training
in the diocese of Maryland. There will
be free discussion and opportunity for
questions will also be afforded.
At st. Stephens Church, in Columbia
road. a most successful Easter Day was
observed Tho debt was reduced by some
81. 200 and there were 73S communicates.
almost 100 communicates more than they
had the previous Easter.
The Rev. ID. r. Covell who is to take
up work presently in North Carolina.
where he will travel over two counties,
does not leave until June l.
At. St. Margaret's Church, Bancroft
place and Connecticut avenue there were
more than 600 communicates and the Of
fertory amounted to $500. This is to be
applied on the reduction Of the debt on
the parish hall. The coses~of the parish
hall was $500. and OF this sIO.5OO has
been paid, leaving a net balance owing
OF sI4,5OO.
The diocesan convention meets at st.
Margaret's on May next. the first time
the convention has met in the parish
The Rector's Aid Society will have gen.
eral charge. Committees, however, from
others of the fifteen organizations Of the
parish have been already appointed, and
very well-arranged and well-managed
convention. so far as the local church ar
rdnEementS fuIl
pected.
St Thomas Church. Dupont circle,
had the largest number OF communicates
which it has yet had on any Easter Day,
there being 154 in all. The offertory was |
$500. which included a large individual
gift for the 10000 pension fund OF the |
clergy Col c. \. Stedman was elected |
vestryman TO fill the place Of the late |
Mr.. Chief Justice Clabaugh. who had been |
a vestryman Of st. Thomas for many
years.
The Easter offering at Calvary Chapel |
Eleventh and q streets northeast, Rev |
+. J. A. Bennett in charge. was 500 |
which they hope 10 increase to $500 so as
to reduce by that amount the note of |
$1,000 held against the church and rec
tory. $500 being on former and 5000 on
they feel much encouraged that their
debt is no greater.
The results of what house to house /
visitation can do when parishioners take
II up in earnest were seen on Easter la,
at All Souls. Rev. DIR. Sterrett. rectu..
They needed $j.cOO to pay OF debt on
church lots. and 10. they got S4.OpO. the
sl,09 surplus coming in. however. very
well for finishing OF the basement of tie
chapel Just nineteen men took part in
this canvas
Mr.. w. +. Fanord will give an Illus
trated lecture at the chapel next Monday
NJ S:l5 p. m. There will be no admission
fee.
No less than llG communicates were at
All Souls on Easter Day.
St. Monica's League held its monthly
meeting at II a. m. Tuesday last, Mrs
Davis presiding. Reports were
read and routine business transacted
Among the clergy present We're Rev. F. /
|. A. Bennett. Rev. 6. w. Van Fosser
md Rev. Charles T. Warner. There we're
quite number OF visitors dropping into
he meeting with the idea that 1t was
gathering OF the Social Service Con-
erence. but this was an error due to
,onfusion of dates.
1t is the hope of the rector. vestry. and
people of st. Adams parish that on
iuEe L., 1914 sixty years to the day. when
n 1854 the corner stone of the original
81 Adams Church was laid. they will
De able to relay the corner stone OF the
stone casing for the church. !,
The purpose of the stone casing is to
reserve for future generations st,
Alban's Church by building a stone
tructure around the present building. I
n hen done the church will harmonize in
appearance with the guild hall and the
'athedral adjoining it. Toward the ex-
'ense OF 5000. which II is estimated the
work will cost. the Easter offering was
-,"-an Offering so generous as to show
learly how interested the parishioners
ire in the proposed work which will be I
the nature Of a memorial to those {
servants Of Christ in ST. Adams parish Z
Who rest from their labors. particularly
drs G. C F. Bratenahl. wife of the
ormer rector. Rev. DIR. Bratenah!
In connection with this recasing one {
ant but recall the history Of the church
Il Ongar. in Essex. England. built OF l
hestnut logs in the eleventh century, /
nd still standing. ,
On Tuesday night last Rev. c. Herbert
reese, curate Of ST. Thomas, started
'spth to look over the field at Victoria, ,
Tex. TO which he had been called several
weeks ago. Mr.. Reese has come to no {
on6usion. The rector and his many :
riends in st. Thomas expect to well {
ome him again after a four months 8
Lbsence to his work in St Thomas I
where he has been so successful. Rev. r
Thomas y. Johnstone will take Mr.. 3
Reese's place during his leave of alb \
ence. ,
DIR. Herbert Scott Smith. rector of ST.
largarets Church, left the city on Tues
lay morning for a few days rest at
Atlantic City.
The ladies in charge OF the annual ba =
aar for the benefit of the Episcopal
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital. to be held 4,
tuesday and Wednesday. April IS and q. =
t the Raleigh Hotel. are working very ,
ard to make II a brilliant success. A =
ansant will be a feature of the pro- !
ram on the two afternoons of the fair. I,
Rev. Frederick Towers, rector of old :
I. Paurs parish. Prince George County, {
last night denied a rumor pub y
shed last Saturday to the effect that he a
'as contemplating resignation Rev. Mr..
overs has been rector OF the parish for ~
he past five years and says he has no !.