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

Easter Day-the day when your non-
churchgoer likes to be seen at church.
Whether in the event II celebrates or in
the decoration of the churches, or what
ever il may be, he is apt to wend his way
to church on that day. In some of the
churches THE Palms will be sung. This
will be the case particularly at st. Steph-
ems, Fourteenth street and Columbia
Road, where Rev. Canon Dudley, by re-
quest, will himself sing The Palms"
At St Paul's Church. Twenty-third
street, palms will be blessed for distribu-
ton At st. James Church. Eighth
street near c street northeast, there will
be- as usual at St James, benediction,
distribution, and procession of palms.
The Rev. Father Field. S. S. ]. E., who
has been holding missions in Chicago and
its vicinity, and preaching at midday
in various parishes Of Chicago, Is to
preach at II a. m and at 7:45 p. m. This
church has free sittings, and as cor
dial invitation is extended to all, it is ex-
pected that not one will be vacant.
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, when
the services in all our churches are more
numerous than in any other week OF the
entire year. They all lead up in their
teaching to Good Friday, the one solemn
day of the S65 which all Christians OF
whatsoever name should feel to be most
holy.
The suggestion was made by the House
of Bishops that at the noon hour there
should be a pause as there is in civil af-
fairs among us when a great President
is buried, or in railroad affairs when a
railroad president is being laid to his
rest Some of the churches Will have the
''Three-hour Service" as it is called. for
it begins at IL and ends at 3. At the Beth
lehem chapel. Washington Cathedral, the
Bishop of Washington will conduct the
service. At st. Marks Capitol Hill. the
Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, rector of
Trinity Church, New York, will conduct
e. At st Thomas the Rev. George WILL
hanson Smith will be the conductor. DR..
Smith is peculiarly fitted for this work,
not only because he himself is the author
of a book of devotioRs and addresses for
the three hours. but because on the very
site of those solemn occurrences in Jeru-
salem itself he has critically and studi-
ousIy investigated all the questions which
naturally arise and has come to certain
independent conclusions as the result of
his studies. DR.. Smith will incorporate
these in his addresses, and the service
conducted by him is thus likely to prove
one of the most helpful services Of the
entire city.
At ST. Margaret's Church. Bancroft
place,
Smith, d. D., will himself conduct the
three-hour service.
At Epiphany Church the three-hour SER
vice will also be conducted by the rec
tor. the Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim.
Bishop Harding is to be at his old
church on Wednesday night next, st.
Paurs, Twenty-third street. where the
rector will have the privilege Of present
ing a class of fifty. This will be one OF
the largest classes presented in the city
There will no doubt be a large congrega-
ton of the friends and relatives of the
candidates. and particularly many friends
of the Bishop in his former charge. The
Bishop is to visit st. Margaret's Church
at II a. m. tomorrow for confirmation. At
night the sacred cantata, The Darkest
Hour" is to be sung by the choir of st.
Margarets.
The social service conference held q
very successful meeting Thursday even
ing last in st. Johns parish hall. Six
teenth street, near H, when brief ad-
dresses were made and reports presented
on the work done by several of our
churches. The Rev. DIR. W. L. DeVries
was in the chair and began the meeting
promptly at S o'clock. At that time the
hall was comfortably filed, and there
were few vacant seats but very soon aft
erward every seat was filled and some
were even standing. Those interested in
the conference must have been exceed
ingly encouraged by the manifest display
OF interest.
Among the speakers who were called
upon to make five-minute addresses were
several Of our clergy and two or three
women particularly interested in the
work.
The first to be called upon was Col
Hun. one of the vestry of Epiphany par
ish. who resigned his five minutes in ia
vor of the Rev. Mr.. Tillinghast, who told
of the good work that Epiphany Church
is doing. DR.. c. Ernest Smith, of St
Thomas. followed. and presented the
work done in connection with his church,
principally by the curate, Rev. c. Her.
bert Reese and the Girls Friendly and
Woman's Auxiliary organizations. Rev.
Edward s. Dunlap described the work
done by st. Johns, and told how St
Johns always stood ready to help every
good work. saying that during the twelve
parish he had never known a failure in
that respect.
The chairman then called on the Rev.
James Kirkpatrick, whom he introduced
not merely as an Irishman. but as an Ul-
sherman. Mr.. Kirkpatrick did not re-
spond to the suggestion, IL such it was,
to say q word about the church question
in ireland. for he proceeded promptly to
deal with the social service work done in
connection with his parish in Montgom-
cry County.
The next speaker to be introduced. the
Rev. Patrick Murphy. was also described
as an Irishman. Mr.. Murphy, in a |
speech punctured with wit. described how
he had lived nine years in Ulster, and
said that IL the people of this country |
knew as much of the Irish cslestion as
he did a good many would hold very diff |
ferent opinions on "The home rule uues-
tion." He told Of the good work done in |
the Church Of st. Michael and All |
Angels, but bewailed the lack of adequate |
means of doing II.
The Rev. F. I. A. Bennett and Rev.
c. W. Whitmore also described the |
work done under their immediate care
in avery telling and interesting way. |
Mrs. G. F. Rafter made a most ef- |
1ective address. She told OF the great |
work that has been done in what is
yet perhaps the day OF small things