Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-04
BISHOPS WILL AID
DIOCESAN MISSION
Movement Planned in Epis-
copaI Churches to Deepen
Religious Life.

Thirty-five missioners, including
prominent bishops of the Episcopal
Church, in 35 mission centers in the
National Capital and adjoining parts
Of Maryland will conduct the Wash
ington Diocesan Preaching Mission
from November 16 to %, it was an
nounced yesterday by DR.. Arson Phelps
Stokes, chairman of the Diocesan Com
mission on Evangelism, who has opened
headquarters for the preaching mission
in the College of Preachers, Washing
ton Cathedral Close.
The mission, movement designed
TO broaden the influence of the Chris
tan Church and to deepen Christian
faith and life, is the outgrowth of the
Bishops Crusade, the organization OF
the Seventy, group of clergymen un-
der the leadership of Right Rev. Irving
Feake johnson, Bishop of Colorado, who
are doing so much to spread the mis-
sion preaching idea in the church, and
the work of the College of Preachers,
Washington Cathedral. 1t was au-
thorized by the diocese by vote taken
at the diocesan convention May ID
1929. Since that time the Diocesan
Commission on Evangelism has been
working on plans to insure its spiritual
success.
Centers in Parishes.
The mission centers will be estab-
iished in 35 parish churches in Wash
ington and in Maryland. One half will
be in this city and the other half in
the country parishes of the diocese.
These centers as rule will be made up
Of from two to five parishes meeting in
some large and strategically located
church.
: THE missioners include Bishops Quinn
At Texas Abbott of Lexington, KY;
Remington of oregon, johnson OF Colo
RADIO. Cook of Delaware, Dallas of New
Hampshire, Strider of West Virginia
and Booth of Vermont. Among the
other preachers are Father Burton OF
the Society of st. John the Evangelist,
Father Hughson of the Order OF the
Holy Cross, Dean Gateson Of Lehigh
university. Capt. Mountford of the
Church Army and Dean de OWES OF
Atlanta, q. Among the. missioners
men from IN over the Nation will be
included md representative OF all
schools OF thought in the church. Ex-
cept for those assigned to centers in the
distant parts of Maryland the mis-.
sioners will live at the College OF
Preachers of Washington Cathedral,
going to and from their work every day.
Quiet Day Planned.
A quiet day for all the missioners
viii be held November Is at the COL
jeae of Preachers and will be conducted
bv Right Rev. John T. Dallas, D. D.,
Btghop of New Hampshire.
The washington Diocesan Preaching
Mission will be opened at service In
Constitution Hall November 16 at
I, M. when Right Rev. James E. Free
man will preside. The public Is mt
yited. s a..
sn,<sion. a meeting will be held in each
narish of the leading laymen and lay
women with the rectors to plan for an
pffective "follow-up." 1t has been sug-
rested by the field department OF the
diocese that the every member CAM
yass" be begun at the same time.
other special services after the close
of the mission will be special services
for holp baptism in parish churcnes,
November so, and special advent con-
irnation service, Bethlehem Chapel,
washington Cathedral. at 4 pm; De
cember l8, for Washington and the
northern archdeaconry. On December
10 a special confirmation service Is 10
he held at the Memorial Chapel, Char
5ctte Hall. at 2:3o pm. and at CHRIST
church.. La Plata, at 4:30 pm. OF the
came day for the southern arcndea-
conry.