Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, October l4th. The l9t
Sunday after Trinity.
Services:- 1890, Sermon and Morn
ing Prayer.
11.45, Sunday School session,
730, Evening Prayer and Address.
Luke, the beloved physician Col
IV:4.
St. Luke was bora in Antioch, a city
famous for learning and wealth, but
more honored for the fact that here the
disciples of Jesus were first called Chris.
tians. ST. Luke's profession was thai
of physician, but it is said that he was
also skilful in painting, and it is
claimed there are pictures still in exis-
tence that were painted by him. He
was probably converted by the Apos tie
Paul, during his abode at Antioch; for
his conversion, he became st. Pauls in
separable campanion, sharing all his
labors and all his dangers, even when
others forsook him, and never leaving
him till his death He wrote the Cos
pei which bears his name curing his
travels with St. Paul in Acnia, and his
story of the Acts of the Apostles during
St. Paul's two years of imp plisonment
1t is not certainly known where he died
though some historians affirm that he
preached the Gospel successfully in
Egypt and Greece, until party "of
infelds, getting him into their power,
hanged him upon an olive tree. His
symbol is a calf or OK, for Jesus was
sacrifice, and his Gospel sets forth our
Lord most plainly as both Priest and
Victim.
THE FIVE MILLION FUND FOR RETIRED
CLERGY is OvERsUBSCRIBED
The total subscriptions to the Five
Million Pension Fund for the support of
retire Episcopal Clergymen amount to
SO, 712, 900, of which SIS, 164, ,555 already
has been paid in. A large part of the
credit is due to the Diocese of Pennsy-
lvania, and esp 'cially Philadelphia. The
former subscribed 81, $40, 1895 or near
ly 18 per cent of the total. New York
with $2,131, ,592. The largest contri-
button was made by the Carnegie Cor
poration, being, 1924, ,744. Two persons
gave $3.50, 900 each. Nine gave $1OO, 900
each, twelve $4,000 each. twenty-nine
$25, 900 each, -fifty-four $4,000 each,
two hundred twenty-one $1,000 each
and seven hundred sixty-four subscrib-
ed $1,000 each.
The Memorial brass pulpit rest and
lamp has been received, but will not
be placed until the first week in Novem-
ber, when it will be unveiled and bless
ed at the service on All Saints Day,
November 1st. 1t is very beautiful
piece of ecclesiastical furniture from the
Studio of R. Geissler, Inc, New York
City. and bears the following inscription:
In loving memory of
Richard W. Cochran, and Katherine
F. Cochran, and is the gift of their
children and grandchildren.
The Rev. William M. Nj. Thomas,
Dean of the Brazilian Episcopal Church
School for Boys at Porto Algegre, last
Sunday and gave very interesting ac-
count of his work in that far distant
field. And very good description of
his work illustrated with a number of
views is contained in the October num-
Der of the Spirit of Missions. In the |
afternoon, Mr.. Thomas spoke in Trinity |
Church, Clayton, and in the evening at |
st. Peters Church, Smyrna, Del.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW |
CONVENTION
The topic uEpermost in the minds of |
Churchmen is the National Convention
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, an |
for the spread of Christ's
Kingdom among Men, which meets this |
week in Philadelphia, Oct. 10th to 18th.
The meetings will be held at the Hotel
Adelphia The Churchman'S dinner
on Wednesday promises to be we'll at
tended Many prominent speakers will
be present and each parish is requested
TO send delegation.
A Missionary just returned from Syria
reports that no grapes are expected in
The town of ,Aleih this year because the
children have eaten the shoots and leaves
IN the vines The mulberry orchards
we're planted ith wheat, but in many
Eases the children plucked the wheat
o eat the grain buried in the soil.
OUR BOYS IN THE TRAINING CAMPS
Please remember the boys who have
eft our Parish to serve their country,
hey will be glad to hear from you.
W rite them letters and send them papers
md magazines. They are, Merritt
lockwood aud and Jesse R. Willis, ad-
lress, ut Mye,s, Va, Sidney D. Pew
.rly, Ft. Slccum, N. Y. and Mastin
hallcross, Camp Meade, Maryland.