Evening star., 1926-12-18
BISHOPS CRUSADE
WILL OPEN JAN.23
Visiting CIergymen to Con-
duct Missions in Four Epis-
oopal Churches Here.

Arrangements are being completed
xoP the bishops crusade in this city.
The plans are in the hands Of the field
department Of the executive councli
Of the Episcopal Church. with the
Rev. DR.. George F. Dudley, rector
Of st. Stephens parish. as chairman.
The crusade has been arranged by
the national commission on evan
gelisrn Of the Episcopal Church. Dur
Iing seven weeks, beginning with
January 9, teams Of crusaders. each
team consisting Of a bishop t0getne,T'
with presbyters and lay people, Will
visit every one of the large centers
of population in the United States
TO awaken church people to a new
eense Of conservation and dedication.
In the diocese OF Washington the
crusade will begin January % and
will continue six days. Missions Will
be held in four city churches in diff
eerent parts Of the District.
Churches Are Designated.
The churches are, Epiphany, 1917
C. street: st. Marks. Third and A
streets southeast; ST. Margarets 8,
Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
place, and Christ Church, Thirty-first
and o streets. During the period OF
the crusade holy communion will he
celebrated daily, not only in the
churches named, but also in other
Episcopal churches in different parts
Of the city.
The following are members Of the
team of crusaders who will preach
in Washington: Right Rev. Thomas
c. Darst, Bishop of East Carolina and
head of the bishops crusade; Right
Rev. James E. Freeman. Bishop OF
Washington, who, in addition to be
ing a crusader in New York, Will
preach at Epiphany Church here
January "a and 25; Rev. DR.. Fred G.
Rudiong Of the diocese Of Pittsburgh,
at present serving at Greenwich,
Conn. with additional duties at Rose
mary School for Girls; Rev. DR.. Fred
erick L. Flinchbaugh Of Wilkes Barre.
Pa; Rev. DR.. r. X. Massie, dean Of
Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington,
Ky. In addition to the foregoing, who
will preach during the crusade. Rev.
c. e. Knickle OF Mount Joy, Pa, and
Leon c. Palmer, executive secretary
of the bishops crusade, win conduct
conferences in Washington IN connec'
ton with the crusade.
Details of the Washington meetings
will be announced later. In each Of
the four mission churches there will
be intercessions at noon and after.
noon conferences every day. In the
evenings the crusaders will preach.
Sermons in Various Churches.
On the morning of January % the
crusaders will preach in other OF the
city churches. During the three Sun
days preceding the crusade the rec
tors Of the various Episcopal Churches
ip the city will preach on subjects
connected with the crusade and in
aou +hnNn will hQ Chnrt qd-
dresses by laymen. One interesting
proposed feature will be 'pilgrimages"
from the country parishes to the
churches where the crusade is being
preached. The crusade will be fol-
lowed by extensive preaching by mis-
sioners sent out from the city to the
rural parts OF the diocese.
At the mission service the singing
will be congregational. led by a pre-
centor. and the mission hymnal will
be used in addition to the church
hymnal.
From the diocese Of Washington
a number of crusaders will go out to
neighboring dioceses. Heading this
list is Bishop Freeman, who will
preach In New York January and
for the following week. The assign
ment Of other Washington clergy
men has been made as follows: Rev.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes. to the
diocese OF West Virginia: Rev. DR..
George r. Dudley, to the diocese of
Long Island; Rev. DIR. z. b. Phillips,
to the diocese OF Atlanta; Rev. DIR.
Robert Johnston and Rev. DIR. c..
Ernest Smith. not assigned. Laymen
of Washington taking part in the
crusade include DR.. L. w. Glaze
brook, to the diocese OF Virginia: DIR.
W. Sinclair Bowen, to the diocese of
Delaware; Ogle r. Singleton, to the
diocese OF North Carolina. and Law
renee Choate. unassigned. The dates
during which these crusaders will
hold missions and conferences depend
upon the arrangements made in the
dioceses which they will visit.