The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

Washington diocese, Protestant EPe@o
pal Church, returned yesterday TO Wasn-
ington from his summer home at hlsnop
stead. Haven. Me. Bishop Harding VIII
assist on Wednesday in the conservation
of Rev. DR.. Charles Fiske as oishop'
which ceremony will be performed IN
81. Michael and All Angels Cnurch.
Baltimore, Of which church pr. flshe
has been rector for many years.
n, Fiske has been elected bishop-co-
sdiI1tor of Central New York ana VIII
take over his new charge fnIneoia.eis
after the conservation ceremonies. nc
conservation will be performed by Bisnop
Ch.rIas T Olmstead. of Central New
york assisted by the Bishop of wash
inrton the Bishop of Maryland ana the
Risbon of Georgia The Bishop OF ron
du Lac will preach.
Rev. 7. J. Rives, pastor of ST Jonn
NJ E. Church. South, Baltimore mas ae
cepted a call from the SUNDAY , ScnoJ.
board of the Southern Methodist Cnuic
IN he field secretary of the BaiunoFe
conference Rev. Mr.. Rives Will sue
ceed al. Dietrich Of this city, who was
annointed a few months ago dlvislohai
field secretary of the general euiua'
school board, with headquarters at Meii-
phis, Tenn ,,, his
new duties October /. He Is a sraouAls
of George Washington University anu
has served as pastor of the cnurch u
his denomination at Clarendon, va.
Pew David S. Kennedy. D. D.. editor
1n-chief of the Presbyterian, fnllaoe
mia, tells in that paper OF ms .n,
visits to Washington Where ne -
occupied on two successive Sunoass III.
n,,Init of Rev DIR. Wallace Radchne, al
the New York Avenue fresoS'sah
Church. DR.. Kennedy says.
What quiet. at least those which may
t,a ,.is3ted. the Capitol is substantially
closed and the city in general takes
ON the reduced activity OF the summer
season. Nevertheless, washington ioi
80 most mart. is a beautiful city, and IL
bas MANY objects of interest "hlcn,
viewed from the outside, nave sIloiie
,ttractions There is high mortal tone
,-oonp the regular residents OF the city
an tbe,- are making every effort to ad-
vance its righteousness. clean away IN
,,i+,. and make the city worthy TO pe
tho CapitaI of this great nation. Inc
God reopie of Washington believe Win
all their heart that righteousness eA
,rtatb a nation but sin Is the reproach OIL
r,. peonle. For many years. some
rIar+ers located near the Capitol, nave
beeo the most disreputable IN the Guy.
Since the completion of the magniIiceii' IL,
Union Station. the inferior nuio'hss
oil that section between the station ana
tbo CanitoI have been torn down, ana
a heautiful park and plaza ere being oe-
,.aIoned In addition TO all this the
r,olice DEPARTMENT has received new
.,lIparintendent, in the person OF NaJ
Ravnond w. Pullman. most nonoraoie
citizen, who is using every means 10 uo
AWAY with every form OF uncleaiihess
which has for some time sustained nsei
under the very shadow of the CaPltol.
The authorities and the good people now
laya strong hone that Washington VIII
10 ono of the best governed capitals
,n5 ono of the most morally wholesome
cities in the world. as it is alreaoS' &c
cording to so high an autnorltH AZ MI
Rrvce- the most beautiful physically, OF
all national capitals
THE main purpose OF our Flsit was W
minister on Sabbath TO the congresation
of the New York Avenue emu f@i. "
tn ebsence of the pastor, Rev DR.. wal
Ia RadcIirfe who was taking his va
n.+ion II was our first meeting with
tbis rather famous church. wherein Is
still maintained the pew occupied pS
Abrsbam Lincoln During the dark Gays
of tho civil war. President Lincoln often
sIipped into the prayer-meetnS pt 'iii7
,b1Irch to receive consolation ana spir-
ItuaI refreshment. Many o'her men ~
prominent in the afalrs OF ',ie
mont of the United States have been
,,ost 1oyaI in their support and adher-
,,,co ~ this church Justice Harlan was
for roanv wears a teacher in the san
hath school, and an elder in the church'
IN 70 the time of his death. 1t was
5.Iipht to meet the splendid peopfe
or this congregation. WHO. Tor strehsln
of intellect. for profoundness OF coh'ic-
tion. LOYALTY to the evangehcal lalth' TO-
cether with their great cordiauts anu
warmth of heart. and their earnest ac-
,;,ity in an good causes, are not eX-
raIIed nv anv other church. In these
DAYS when some of our churches Seem
indifferent to the faith. cold in their
view of redemption and distracted by
many uncertain doctrines, this churcn
arnears as the house beautiful. and II
j. privilege and pleasure either to en-
ter or TO minister within her courts.
The n1id-year meeting of the board OF
missions OF the Southern Methodist
C,burch Baltimore conference, will be
held on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week at Cha rles Town. W. Va. Inc pre-
siding elders and the district lay leaders
will he the guests of the board and the
Charles Town church. The annual sermon
will he delivered by BlShOp A W. WIZ
SON and one of the principal addresses
win he given by DR. John NJ. Moore.
secretary of the home department. gen.
oral board Of missions On THURSDAY
evening missionary banquet Will be
held, with missionary toasts.
lexington Presbyterian Church Will en-
tortain the annual meeting of the haltl-
more synod of the Presbyterian church
on the evening of Tuesday, October %
Washington Endeavorers have received
the first number of The Dixie Endeav-
orer." of which paper former Field Secre-
tory Karl Lehman is editor. The paper
is published by the all-South extension
committee of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, of which committee Rev
Ira Landrith of Nashville. Tenn, is
chairman. One of the goals of the COM
mittee is the organization of loo new
Christian Endeavor societies in the South
during the next five years.
An al-South convention will be held
at Atlanta. Ga, in July. 1916. one of the
chief speakers for which Will be T. +.
Gates. a former Washington boy. now
Christian Endeavor secretary for Illinois.
Cash prizes to the amount OF ssoo are
offered by the board of church extension
of the southern Methodist Church Tor
the best church extension messages. in
the form Of sermons. addresses. expe-
riences stories, poems. etc. The pur-