The Washington herald., 1915-05-23
What Church People
Are Saying and Doing

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versity. The exercises will take plac
on the grounds of the university, Ne
braska avenue. At 1870 a. m. will b.
held the annual meeting of the trustees
At / o'clock the trustees luncheon vii
be served with Mrs. Earl Cranston a
hostess. Following the luncheon the pro
cession will be formed for the march t
the convention assembly. where Chan
cellor Hamilton will preside. Announce
ment of the work and plans of the grad
uate school will be made by the directo
of research, DIR. Frank W. Collier. Mrs
Anderson, of Washington, president o
the Woman's Guild of the American Uni
versity, will describe the nationwide
campaign which this organization is in
auguratinG. Bishop Earl Cranston viii
introduce the convocation orator. Chan
cellor Day. AT the close of the convoca
ton address announcement will be made
of the first assignment of the university
fellowships to candidates chosen from
different parts of the country.
The chair of Gen. William T. Sherman
used by the great soldier from 1869 to 1880
at headquarters. while commanding gen
eral of the United States army, and thu
armchair used by President Garfield a
the White House, have been added t.
the collection of historic furniture ir
the American University. The donor is
John La Monte Hurst. of Denver. son OF
the late Bishop Hurst. who maintains
undated his fathers interest in the edu-
cational enterprise at the Capital. The
collection includes the sofa of Abraham
Lincoln, the armchair OF President
Grant, the dining table and chairs OF
Senator Charles Sumner. the civil wal
desk of Secretary Stanton. the manu-.
70 ha N
the ancient rush seat of a Plymouth col
ony, elder, the oak seat carved from
beams of Wesley's City Road Chapel. the
standing work-desk and file case of Bish-
op Hurst which formerly was that OF
the encyclopaedia, McClintock, and the
cavernous work-desk of Chaplain Nc
Cabe. from which went out the thrilling
call "A million for Missions Other
pieces of furniture similarly associated
with creative men and women have been
promised for the university collection.
which is already becomi:S7 feature of
Washington.
The diocese of Washington has at the
instance of Rev. DR.. r. H. McKin. sug-
gested to the American church generally
the celebration of the 10oth anniversary
of the signing of Magma Charta, which
will fall on June Is. >
The following is the text of the resolu-
ton:
Whereas. The Tooth anniversary of the
signing of the Magyar a.harta occurs on
the 18th of June next: and,
Whereas, This occasion affords an
opportunity that ought to he embraced.
to remind the American people that the
Church of England. from whose Ioins we
are sprung, was not mission of the
hT1t h-d
probably a Gallo. origin, having been
established in the British Isles four or
five centuries before the landing Of the
Roman missionaries in Kent in the year
596: and that in the thirteenth century.
800 years before the Reformation. she
claimed and indicated her rights to be
free of the domination of the Pope by
the action of the Barons of Runnymede
headed by Stephen Langton, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury:
Therefore be 1t Resolved. That this
convention of the diocese of Washington
begs leave to suggest that this approach
ing anniversary should be celebrated by
the delivery of sermons on the Sunday
nearest the 18th of June all over the land
TO set forth the claim of the Protestant
Episcopal Church as the daughter and
heir of the Church of England. whose
rights and privileges and freedom were
SO strongly affirmed in that immortal in
strumenG and to emphasize the prom
inent instrumentalitv of the clergy and
laity of that church in extorting from
the tyrant King John that great charter
of Anglo-Saxon liberty
Z. L. Gregg has resigned the position
of headmaster of the National Cathed-
raj School for Boys, to take effect at the
end of the present scholastic year. DR..
Henry Hobart Lyon. headmas ter of Shat
tuck School. Faribault, Mimi. has been
appointed to the vacancy Mr. Gregg
will so into business in Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Mount Pleasant Congregational
News gives the four rules of Rev W. c.
Rhoades on how TO go TO church: 1.
Take part in all, singing the hymns,
thinking of their meaning and of the
meaning of the Scripture lessons and the
reason for their choice. .. Take pains
to remember something from the service
3. Taking notes on the sermon will help
YOU find and remember the message In
ii. 4. Go out from church with the serv-
ice In mind.
The third annual banquet of the PRO
Eressives." the young mems class of
Wesley Chapel NJ E. Sunday School.
was held in the Sunday school Room of
the church Tuesday evening. Spring
flowers and ferns were banked around
the rooms, while the tables were artis-
tically decorated in pink and white.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church, in
charge of Mrs. c. c. Helmick, served
the menu and refreshments.
G. Barre Giles. president, acting as
made a speech of welcome
and introduced the following speakers:
James L. Wilmeth. chief clerk of the
Treasury Department: W. T. Galliher.
Frank Woodward. Morris Woodward,
Rev. Howard F. Downs, and John o.
Schuckers. Solos were sung by Harring-
ton Barker and Herbert Moreton. Ar
thur Labbiy rendered a violin selection.
md Master Rudolph de Glantz displayed
MS skill as a pianist.
The guests present, In addition to the
speakers. were Harrington Barker.
Charles c. Helmick, John s. Barker.
rudolph de Glantz. DR.. ID. DIN Leech,
md DR.. B. r. Prendergast
The members present were G. Barre
Giles. president; James NJ. Locknanc.
ecretary: A. Lynn Mcdowell. treasurer:
Arthur Laibly, chaplain: John o. Shuck-
RS, teacher: Frank Jones. Herbert s.
Noreton, Clarence F. Pollock. Leslie ].
ravener. Harold d. Sparks, Jesse Thorn
Is. Edward Fowler. Josephus Z. Sands |
l. Push. Walter l. Miller.
Arthur II. Urban. Marion T. Pollock. !
,e Roy Mcdowell. Chas. G. Wells, Chas |
J. Lawrenson, and Paul Rollins
The annual May professions Of the |
hildren of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. |
Will take place on Sunday |