Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-24
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
COMING TO MISSION
22 Bishops and cIergymen
!. to Attend Preaching
Services.

Twenty-Five bishops and clergymer
OF prominence from all parts Of the
participate in the preaching mission
which will be held In Protestant Epis'
copal churches throughout the diocest
of Washington the week beginning No
vember is. This was announced las
evening by Dr.. Arson Phelps Stokes
canon of washington Cathedral, ane
chairman of the diocesan commission
on evangelism.
The clergymen secured are said to In
clude many of the most experienced arlc
inspiring preachers and mission leaders
In this country. It is their desire t.
make the preaching mission at the Ma.
TONS Capital an inspiration to thu
church at large. While i'm Washington
they will be the guests of the College Of
Preachers Of Washington Cathedral
Among those who have accepted the in
vitations to participate are: Right Rev
III. p. Abbott, Bishop of Lexington; Right
Rev. s. B. Booth, Bishop Of Vermont
DR.. Frederick &c. Budlong, Greenwich
bridge. Mass: DR.. Robert Chalmers
Baltimore, Md: DR.. Charles Clingman
Birmingham, Ala; Right Rev. Philip
Cook, Bishop Of Delaware; Right Rev
John T. Dallas, Bishop of New Hamp'
shire; Very Rev. Raimundo De OWES
dean of ST. Philips Cathedral, Atlanta
Ga: Right Rev. Thomas G, Darst, Bish.
op Of East Carolina.
Rev. Canon Ernest c. carp, Bryr
Mawr. Pa: Right Rev. Charles Fiske
Bishop Of Central New York: Rev. Johr
Wilmot Gateson, Bethlehem, Pa; DR.
F. D. Goodwin, Warsaw, Va; Father s
G. Hughson, o. II. c., West Park, N. Y.
Right Rev. Irving P. johnson, Bishop Of
Colorado; Very Rev. John Moore Nc.
Gam, Boston, Mass; Capt. B. Franz
Mountford, the Church Army, u. S. A.
New York City; Right Rev. Clinton S
Quin, Bishop Of Texas; Right Rev
William p. Remington, Bishop of Ore.
gon; Rev. George Craig Stewart, Evans.
ton; III; Right Rev. r. =. L. strider
Local clergymen, who will also take part
as missiopers, are Canon Peter and
Rev. Messrs. Branch, Cheethan, Cab.
ler, McCallum and Shearer.
IS Mission Centers.
Thirty-five strategically located
churches will serve as mission centerS,
each to be assigned one or more of the
special missioners for weeks series OF
services In which neighboring parishes
will participate. The mission is to be-
gin with great public service on Sun
day, November 16, In Constitution Hall
Washington, and DR.. George Craig
Stewart of Evanston, ILL.,, as the prin-
ctpal speakers.
Memoranda concerning the mission
were distributed to rectors In connection
with the annual convention of the local
diocese last week. The commission in
charge includes, In addition to DIR.
Stokes as chairman, Rev. j. j. Queally,
vice chairman; Rev. II. A. Woolfall,
secretary; Rev. ID. w. Curran, executive
secretary Of the diocese; Rev. Luther B.
Franck, Rev. Albert H. Lucas. head
master OF st. Adams School; Rev.
Md; Rev. Willard r. Minnick, Rock
vile, Md; Rev. q. Freeland Peter,
canon Of Washington Cathedral; Rev.
William w. Shearer, Rev. r. Bland
Tucker, Rev. Thomas Windiate, Ken
sington, Md; Mrs. Spencer Wood, presi-
dent Of the Woman's AUXILIARY; DIR. w.
Sinclair Bowen, former president of the
Laymen's Service Association; II. Law
renee Choate, president Of the Brother
hood Of st. Andrew; Busey Howard,
treasurer, president of the Laymen's
Service Association: Coleman Jennings
and Hugh T. Nelson, vice president OF
The purpose, as set forth by the COM
mittee. is Ito deepen the spiritual life
and sense of conservation Of all COM
naunicants and other persons afiiliated
with the Episcopal Church, thereby in
creasing their effectiveness from the
standpoint of the work of the church
and of Christian citizenship. 1t Is also
the earnest hope Of the commission
that through this preaching OF the Cos
pei of Christ In its simplicity and
purity many may be led to baptism and
be celebration of the holy communion
every morning during the Mission week
in the mission center, instruction OF
special groups In. the afternoon and a
simple preaching Service in the evening
Churches which have been selected
rs mission centers include: "a In
washington, Epiphany, st. Thomas, st
Adams, All Souls, ST. Luke's, St
Monica's, Calvary Chapel, st. Marks
Rock Greek, st. Stephens, st. Johns
(Georgetown), Emmanuel (Anacostia)
Epiphany Chapel, st. James Parish
Brookland Parish. Trinity Diocesan
(four days each), and (2) in the neigh.
boring parts Of Maryland, AL Saints
Chevy Chase; Christ Church, Kensing-
ton; st. Matthews, HyattsWlle; st. An
drew,s, College Park; Christ Church
Rockville; st. Johns, Olney; st. Peters
Poolesville; Trinity Church, Takoms
Park; st. Philips, Laurel: Chris
Church, La Plata, and Durham Parish
(four days each); All Faiths Parish
Charlotte Hall; AL Saints, Oakley, ant
Christ Church, Chaptico flour days
eaci); Trinity Church, st. Marys City
Trinity Church, Upper Marlboro; Chris
Head; st. Paul's, Aquasco, and Holy
Trinity. Collington.