Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

men stand for more than athletics
they do all kinds of serviceable work
! in connection with their church"
"Articulute Religion"
Epiphany stresses the importance
of young peoples work Every Sun
| day from $50 to 200 assemble for a
Sunday evening discussion Of some
vital question. DR.. Freeman calls
these :. discussions "articulate re-
1igion."
| While these young people have oc-
| casional social evenings. their major
! interest is the Sunday evening meet
ing. One Of DIR. Freemans staff. Rev.
| Raymond l.. Wolven. has the over
sight OF all the junior work OF the
| parish. The other clerical members.
! who constitute what the rector calls
| the associate clergy" of the church.
are Rev. Jabez Backus, who does
largely pastoral and teaching work.
and Rev. Arthur J. Torrey. who is
ard community house in South
Washington. Here in this latter work
an appeal is made to every element
| and interest-bow1inga alleys, gymna-
crowded nightly, where the compre-
hensive policy Of Epiphany is carried
| out.
Three Thousand Calls n Year.
Added to. the clergy staff-and a
| fifth clergyman is to be added to tt
are two deaconesses, who make to-
gether 5000 calls year; two parish
secretaries and accountants, a. gym"
, instructor. the rector's private secre-
tary, a second Stenographer and su-
perintende of the two large homes
that Epiphany maintains. together
with Its own supported foreign mis-
sionary in Kyoto, Japan-Miss Edith
L. Foote. In the latter matter a Sec
ond supported foreign missionary is
to go out from Epiphany within a
year.
Important Work.
The fine Epiphany home for elderly
women, on Massachusetts, avenue, and
, the Lenthau Home, at 18th and G
streets. are important parts of this
parish's work. The eighteen or more
organizations in Epiphany comprise
hundreds of members and their work
In volume each year is very great.
The rector's official body, the ves-
try. comprises the following:
Dr: A. r. Stands. senior warden:
Admiral N. T. Endicott. Junior war
sell. Charles F. Wilson. Richard w.
Hynson. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune.
2. 8. M. c.: w. c. johnson, DR.. w
Sinclair Bowen and NJ. o. Chance; w.
w. Scott, registrar.
The receipts Of the parish in 1922
from all sources were $4,000. Since
pew rents were abolished the income
has greatly increased. Seats to regu-
lar attendants are assigned upon a
philanthropic and other work outside
the parish church Epiphany con-
tributed upward of $4,000 last year
The interest the parish has in Its
young people is resulting in constant
accessions to the ministry. Today
Epiphany has three men studying
for holy orders. The extent and va
riety OF the work Of this great down
town parish touches in manifold ways
the social and philanthropic agencies
Of this entire city. The Sunday con-
gregations overtax the seating ca
pacity OF the large building and fire.
Quently overflow into the parish
house. Last year 268 new members
were added to the church register.
Only One End to Serve.
There is nothing unique or start
ling about this parish" Dr.. Freeman.
said. Epiphany stands for q living
faith In a living Savior. It believes
that among ali the changes and
chances OF this mortal life men stili
yearn for an unfailing Interpretation
OF Him who Is the same yesterday,
today and forever All the agencies
employed here have but one. great
end to serve-the betterment and en-
rtohment Of human life. That is a
fine line Of the Latin poet, Terrence:
I am q man. nothing that is human
II foreign to me-. That conception
Of human obligation finds Its loftisst
interpreter In Him who declared, Z
have made = man overy whit whole"