New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20

With the arrival Of thu Rev, Harry
Herbert Lsspsr from London on Tues
day last TO conduct the Lenssn ser
vices, and with . class OF forty-fve 70
be confirmed tomorrow afternoon by
Bishop Frederick Burgess. Of the Do
cese Of Long Island, 81. Pauvs Amsri-
can Catholic Church. Clinton and Car
roll SITS. Brooklyn. has again begun its
Lenten season. for which It has be-
come well known insAmericsn Catholic
Church circles. For years it has been
the custom OF this church TO bring here
from England q we'll known priest Of
the highest cslibre TO officiste at the
Lenten services and to give q series
of sermons Of instructions leading up to
the mission, which lasts from March
"a to April 4.
Father Leeper comes here from St
Stephens Vicarage, Davenport. He
was born in India, of clerical stock,
was graduated from Trinity College,
Dublin, and was ordained at Ripon by
Bishop Boyd-Carpenter. He filled the
curacy at st. Thomas's, Leeds, for thir-
teen years and then was assistant
curste at St Peters, Plymouth. He
was later a professor at Kebls College.
Oxford. Since 1902 he has been vicar
of St. Stephens, Plymouth, formerly
St Stephens, Of Davenport.
Churches to Observe the ed.
Washington's Birthday will be kept
by q large number of religious organi-
cations. In Old Trinity Church, at the
head of Wall ST., there will be a noon
day patriotic service. The preacher
there all of next week is the Right
Rev. DR.. J. Dew. Perry, jr., Bishop Of
Rhode Island
At St Patricks Cathedral, at 1880
a. m, the Knights Of Columbus will
attend a memorial mass.
The Church Of the Holy Communion,
Sixth av. and Goth St, the Rev. Dr.
Henry Mottet, rector, will have al II
o'clock a patriotic service, with Pro-
fessor Charles A. Kent, of the Univer-
slty Of Virginia, as the speaker. DR..
Mottet said yesterday: washington
should be recognized as an evergrow-
ing spiritual force in the life Of this
nation, and the day set apart by
the state to commemorate his life and
service should be made TO turn the
thought of the people to the spiritual
side of his life and TO voice the graft
tude and the Thanksgiving due to God
for the blessing of that life"
At the Cathedral of ST, John the d.
vine and in Synod Hall, on the csthe-
drsl grounds, Brotherhood OF ST. An
drew assemblies Of New York will hold
service, followed by conferences and
public meetings. Bishop Greer will
preside at the conference. held at 2:3O
D. M, and the speakers will be Bishop
Matthews, of New Jersey. and Bishop
Rhinelander, Of Pennsylvania. The
Church and the Conflict" is the topic.
A laymen's house, the first of its
kind in any American city, Will be
opened in 25th ST., near Madison av.
Clergy have been invited for a meet
ing at II a. m, young men at p. m.
and at night there will be smoker
for both clergy and laymen. The house
is the headquarters of laymen's En-
cheney League, aiming TO suggest bet
ter business methods for Christian
work and to train and direct lawyers,
bank clerks and other laymen TO DO
volunteer work in church and civic al
fairs. The league co-operates with the
official agencies of the Episcopal
Church, but passes its suggestions and
help on to all.
On Fridays in Lent. IL to o'clock,
there are TO be conferences on Chris
tan and civil work by laymen, open to
all. Business and professional men
who are members Of general commit
tee of the league and interested in this
venture include Judge Grain, George
Gordon Battle, Senator Ogden l.. Mills,
l.. o. Morny, DR.. F. l.. Carnage, William
w. Niles, James i. Wells, Professor
George B. Hotchkiss, Charles r. Lamb,
Roland c. Sheldon, Herbert Barber,
Henry Greaves and George II. Corey.