Evening star., 1929-12-14
PREACHING MISSION
|ND|OCESE PLANNED
DR.. Stokes Announces Pre-
Iiminary Program to Be Con-
Quoted Nov. Is to 23.

Preliminary plans for a preaching
mission to be conducted in representa-
tive Episcopal churches throughout
the Diocese of Washington from No
vember Is to %. 1880. were announced
today by the Diocesan Commission on
Evangelism, of which DR.. Anson Phelps
Stokes. canon of Washington Cathe-
dral is chairman.
Following a mass meeting in the new
Constitution Hall IS mission preachers
will hold daily services for week Ill
parishes in the District and neighbol =
ing counties of Maryland.
Obiectives of Program.
The main objective of the preach
ing mission. as set forth in memo
randum just distributed to rectors. Is
ito deepen the spiritual life and sense
of conservation of all communicates
and other persons affiliated with the
Episcopal Church, thereby increasing
their effectiveness from the standpoinC
of the work of the church and OF
Christian citizenship" 1t also is hoped
that the mission may reach many of
the unchurched of the diocese.
Preparations for the program will
begin early in January. The program
was approved at the last annual con-
Vention of the Diocese of Washington.
Of the missioners at least Is will
come here from other communities.
They will be clergymen, including some
six bishops who have demonstrated
unusual gifts as mission preachers.
They will be stationed at Different
parishes. These churches will become
''mission ccnters" for the parishes OF
their neighborhoods The visiting
clergymen will make their headquarters
at the College of Preachers of Wash
ington Cathedral.
Two meetings also will be held at
the College of Preachers in advance OF
the mission, enabling each missioner 10
meet with the clergy of his center.
Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander,
warden of the College of Preachers Is
cooperating with the commission on
evangelism in arranging for the mission.
Opening to Be Unusual.
The opening meeting will be unusual,
as ARRANGEMENTS have been made TO
transfer the regular eVenSong service
of Washington Cathedral on that GATE
to Constitution Hall. Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of washington,
will preside and there will be two ad-
dresses by representative churchmen.
THE music will be furnished by the
Washington Cathedral Choir OF men
ard bows, augmented by many cholrS
of other churches in the diocese. Tne
service will be broadcast.
The exact character of the mdlVldual
missions will be determined by the mis-
sioner in conference with the rector OF
the parish in which the mission center
will be situated, and the clergy OF
neighboring parishes, so as to adJusV
the services to local needs and condl-
tions. It is expected the most lmpoI-
tant preaching services Will be neIo
every evening and an early celebration
of the holy communion will be pro-
vided every morning where possible.
Snecial meetings for women, Tor chh-
dren and other groups also VIII De coli-
sidered as a phase of the daily pro-
gram. ..u,o. oro q,
charge of the following commission:
DIR, Stokes, chairman; Rev. Luther d.
Franck, Rev. Fraklin L. Metcalf, Me-
chanicsyille. Md; Rev. Millard r. MIN.
nick. Rockville Md; Rev. G. Freeiano
peter. Rev. j. J. Queally, Rev. Wlillan
w Shearer, Rev. F. Bland Tucker, Rev.
Thomas D. Windiate, Kensington, Mo.'
Rev. II. A. Woolfall, secretary; MIS-
Spencer Wood, president OF the Wom-
ans Auxiliary; DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen,
former president of the Laymens
Service Association; Busey Howard,
nresident of the Laymen's Service AS
sociation, and DR.. D. Wellington Cur
ran, executive secretary OF the oloceSs'