Middletown transcript., 1916-10-07
St. ANNE'S CHURCH
Each Parish Shall Pay Into the
Church Pension Fund
THE PRAYER BOOK REVISION

HE PkAIEk BUN kEVlSIUN
Sunday, October 9Th. The Sixteenth
Sunday after Trinity.
Divine service: - 1890, Morning
Prayer & Sermon.
1l.45 Sunday School session.
7.SO Evening Prayer & Address.
(Oct. 28th.) The Festival OF S. S.
Simon and Jude. 'Jude, the servant
of Jesus Christ" st. Jude IL. ST. ST.
mon and St. Jude were both apostles.
The first is also called Simon Zelotes,
and the Canaanite, to distinguish him
from Simon Peter. He preached the
Gospel in Egypt and Africa, and after
ward in Britain, where some say, he
was crucifed. But others state that he
died in Persia, by the hands of idola-
trous priests, and that he was sawn
asunder. St Jude is reckoned among
the brethren of our Lord, being the son
of Joseph and brother of James; but in
his humility he calls himself only "the
servant of Jesus Christ" He is called
in Scripture Lebbeus, expressive of
prudence and understanding, and also
Thaddeus, to denote one jealous in
Gods praise. He preached in Judea
and Galilee, and has left one epistle.
1t is believed that he was put to death
in Persia by the Magi.
SERVICES DURING RECTOR's ABSENCE
During the Rector's absence in St.
Louis. Mo-, from October 9th, until No
vember 1st, the services in St. Anne's
will continue as usual; the hours being
1920. Morning Prayer & Sermon and
Sunday School, at 11.45. Mr.. V D.
Handy, in charge Oct. 18th, 22nd, and
Mr.. w. J. Fisher, in charge October
18th. 1t may be necessary to omit the
evening services on these sundays.
THE CHURCH PENSION FUND
Readers of these notes cannot be en-
tirely ignorant of the Church Pension
Fund. From time to time items con-
cerning its work and aspirations have
appeared for the benefit of our readers.
The pl. is, that each parish shall pay
nto the Church Pension Fund an as
sessment of seven per cent. on its Rec
tors salary. The Fund then will be
able to grant the clergyman, at the age
of sixty-eight, pension amounting to
half-pay. There will also be annuities
in case of disability at any age, and,
in case of death, to the widow and
minor children.
2-Before the Pension scheme can be
put into action, however, reserve fund
of five million dollars must be in hand
to take care of the accrued liabilities, "
that is, to provide for the older clergy
men who must be pensioned, and for
whom nothing has been paid into the
Fund. The raising of this reserve is
the largest single enterprise ever under
taken by the Episcopal Church. AL.
ready the sum of three million dollars
has been pledged. Every commupjeAnt
who believes that the Church should
take care of its servants in old age is
invited to make an offering.
Commenting this object to your care
full consideration, am
Faithfully your friend and Rector,
(Rev.) P. L. Donaghay.
Believe that there is lots of goodness
in every human being; believe that
there is some goodness in even the most
apparently evil; and believe that there
is goodness in yourself. Then try to
make the other mans goodness help
yours, and yours help the other mans.
THE PRAYER BOOK REVISION
The Committee on Prayer Book Re-
vision offer many suggestions. In q
sense an effort will be made to Amer
icanize the services departing in a
measure from the Anglican traditions.
The Committee has prepared separate
PRAYER for the President of the United
States and the Governor of the State,
and there will be presented for adop-
ton prayer for Congress, a petition
for the army and navy; intercessions fOl
"the Courts of Justice prayer for oul
Country, for the State Legislature,
and a prayer for Independence Day.
The Chairman of the Committee writes
''In the circumstances Of this Church
seeking to teach the cosmopolitan popu
lation of the United States, as also t.
attract American people by an Ameri
can service, it must needs be that An
glican tradition and usage be in certain
points set aside"