New-York tribune., 1917-06-02

trustee Of the Cathedral and chaplain oil ue
1st Artillery. y. G. y. 7.
The Rev. Stephen Trowbridge. former pas
tor of St Paul's Congregational OhuIeh'
Brooklyn. has recently completed t"O
months tour through the Soudan' ana' a
result of his trip. has outlined pans ioI Lne
worl, Of the Rev Ibrahm Girgis. who mas
been chosen By the Worlds sunday Senool
Association a. secretary for the Soud2n NE
Girgis is a native of the village OF Meir. ia
the Assiut Province. his father beng tne hIst
Derson in that village 10 unite with tne
Fvangelical Church For sixteen years this
church, together with day school, was heid
in some rooms in the Girgis home. In tnls
school Ibrahim began his education, later
being graduated from the Assiut College ana
Theological Seminary.
The report Of the Brick Presbyterian
Church for the year ended March 81 SHOWS
the number Of communicates has snrunk 70
q49 During the last year special efforts
were made TO induce those members OF the
church who living at distance, no Ionget
take any part in the work or worship OF the
church. 10 relate themselves 70 some cnureh
accessible The number Of dismissals i9r
the wear rose to IS. The number OF deaths
was "a. Against these losses have been 55
eccessions OF new members. The congrega-
tional contributions totalled Slt9,loS; glts
to miscellaneous causes, $l9O.oo3, ana gtlts
10 the boards of the church about s'V'oOo.
Bishop Rhneander. of the Episcopal
Church has sent 10 the clergy pamphlet
containing forms Of prayer to be used IN
services OF interccssiOn on behalf OF the
limited States in this time of war. IL m
cludes a collect. epistle and Gospel for the
Holy Eucharist; short htany. and num-
ber of prayers for nations at war lot those
from the parish who have gone INTO service,
for fruitful seasons. for the dying ana lot
the dead. The clergy are requested to use
these AT each service.
The Bishop has also sent a letter urging
the clergy 10 bring the Liberty Loan before
their congregations. He directs attention 10
the object Of the struggle, and the danger
this country is in If II does not RESPOND. n
refers TO conditions in Russia, and remlnds
the congregations that much depends upon
the action of the American people as 10 WHAT
will happen in that country.
Two hundred and fifty sailors from, the
navy yard who are IN training San aa',
given supper at O'Clock Suipay
evening by the newly organized heu
Cross Of Grace Methodist Church, West l04th
Street. between Columbus and Amsterdam
Avenues. DR.. Christian F. Resner' pastor;
Tbev viii come over under the leadership OF
Az Tisdale. secretary Of the Naval Brancn
of the Y. NJ c. 4. The sal lors VIII then
stav To the evening service. where tney VII
sing. A few of them will speak. ana Mr'
Tisdale will tell of his work among tne nun nun
dreds Of sailors AT the hroohgil h"FS - -.
The Rev. NJ. l.. Robinson, Ph. D., secretary
OF the City Mission Society. will also SPEAK
II is a distinction Of the Cathedral OF ~.
John tho Divine that il has seven Chapeh
az Tongues. Bishop Horatio Potter III MS
original conception Of the Cathedral put lnt9
language the hope that this structure Wouln
in time come 70 be a great cathedral OF tne
people. The Chapels Of Tongues represemht nv
an embodiment of that hope as conceived oy
Rishop Henry &. Potter. 49,
These chapes represent seven dnierent
rites and are grouped about the choir IN inc
following order: At the cast end. ~.
Saviour's (Oricntal rite) 4; thence LOOKING
,rcst,rard on the north side. -. COLUMBIA
British rite st. Bonface German rte
and st. Ansgarius scandinavian rltel.
Again looking westward from St Saviour $
hui on the south side. are ST. Martin tfrench
riteD. s.. Ambrose italian rite) ana 81
James (Spanish rite).
-Four months ago Bible class OF thirty
Young men in the Student Church. in Manila.
organized under the name of We Brothers
Of 90" a. that was the membership they
hoped 10 secure. On recent SUNDAY theTc thT
we're III present. making it the largest BLDG
class in the islands.