The Washington herald., 1915-11-20
EPISCOPAL.

Because Of the success of the appeal
for zone days income" which was made
to communicates Of the Episcopal
churches during the recently ended mis-
sionary year, and which resulted in the
securing OF an emergency fund for mis-
sions in excess of s4Co.Ooc Bishop Harding
yesterday gave out special prayer OF
Thanksgiving which will be used in the
churches of the diocese OF Washington
during the coming week. The words OF
the petition are as follows:
| Lord of the harvest we toyfully thank
thee and glorify thy holy Name. for that
thos hast been pleased. in this time of
war and wide distress, to bestow upon
| our beloved country both peace, and also
abundant fruits OF our seeding and plant
Ing. and likewise TO stir up thy people
/ to give with large hearts and open
hands. for the help of the suffering, and
for the spread of thy kingdom in this
and other lands. More especially we
praise thee for the increase OF faith.
hope and love. and for their fruits In
generous giving to the missionary work
OF our own church, especially for the
completion of the emergency fund.
| Vouchsafe. We humbly beseech thee, TO
continue tiny blessings upon us in this
and all the years to come; give peace as
| well to thy church as TO our country,
and to the peoples at war. and bring US
all to serve thee more perfectly with
/ thankful hearts. loyal faith. and pure
: lives; through Jesds Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The male quartet of ST. Georges
Church. Fairlee, Va, will sing tomorrow
evening at Grace Church, Georgetown, at
special musical service, which Will be
held at 7:3o.
The corner stone OF the new Pinkney
Memorial Church. Hyattsville. Md.
will be laiC tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. by
Rt Rev. Alfred Harding. d. D.. bishop
of the Washington diocese. II is eN-
pected that a number of Episcopalians
from washington and Baltimore will
be present to show their appreciation
of the efforts of the parish which is
a part of the diocese OF Washington.
The principal address will be made by
Rev. c. Ernest Smith. d. D., rector of
st. Thomas Church. Washington. Other
clergymen will take part in the eXer-
cises.
The new church and parish hall will
suppIant the old church in Spencer
street near the Washington-Ba Baltimore
boulevard. The erection of this latter
church was started during the rector
ship of Rev. Theodore Reed. 1t proved
to be inadequate for the rapidly grow
ing congregation, and was badly To-
Gated for church services, being close
to the boulevard and to two railways.
The new church and parish buildings
are being erected on one of the best
sites in Hyattsville. The church will
be of half timber. old English style.
with a complete parish Building Of the
same style. It will be called Pinkney
Memorial. as was the old church. in
memory of the late Bishop William
Pinkney. the fifth bishop OF Maryland.
Bishop Pinkney was rector of St
Matthews parish for twenty-five years
The ground for the new church and
parish building was broken September
IL last with appropriate ceremonies.
and the actual construction of the edi-
fee started September 90. The archi-
tects are Hunter & Bell and Rich &
Fitz Simons. Burgess & Parsons are
the contractors. The building commit
tee is composed OF Mesdames j. B.
Burnside. Otway B. Zantzinger. and
Henry Thomas, and Messrs. George H.
Lanhardt, Franklin G. Tingley. and A.
W. Upper.