Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15

the House Of Mercy, st. Anna's Home
and the Episcopal Children'S Home.
Another Of his responsibilities - the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital.
In the second place, he is the exec
utive director Of the great Cathedral
enterprise on Mount st. Alban. Those
working on the structure look TO him
for leadership.
principal Cathedral priest and preacher.
The record shows he delivered 122
sermons during 1880, many Of which
were broadcast. In the diocese he con.
Quoted, 81 confirmation services, ct
which 1,194 persons were received. No
account Is taken of the number Of
services at which he did not preach
but over which he presided or IN which
he participated.
Again Bishop Freeman Is constantly
being called upon for addresses and
and sociological bodies. These oc.
0Asions In 1890 totaled 81. It Is said
that ne perforce must decline more in
vitations of this kind than IT Is pos
sible for him to accept.
His work requires frequent Journeys
to other cities, and in 1890 he Is eSti-
mated to have Travelled at least 10000
miles. The calendar shows he was
203 days In washington, 40 IN New
York, 8 In Chicago, 2 each in CleVe.
land and Philadelphia and ! each IN
Detroit, Erie and Boston. He attend.
ed the Lambeth conference in England,
being absent from the United States
for So days, during which he preached
at London, Chester, Halifax and Liver
pool and delivered the sermon at the
celebration of the S00th anniversary
Of the founding Of the Norman Cattle
dral at Canterbury. From London he
addressed the English-speaking world
by wireless.
His correspondence Is prodigious IN
volume and variety. Men and women
whom he has never seen but who have
listened to his sermons over the radio
consider him their pastor and letters
come to his ONCE from the fartheSt ex-
tremes Of the land. No record Is kept
Of the Number OF letters he writes In
a year, but his secretaries are Kept
consistently busy.
Writes for Periodicals and Press.
Finally, Bishop Freeman has q large
CONGREGATION to which he ministers
through his books and through his writ
ings for the periodical and newspaper
press. This department Of his effort
like that Of the radio, brings him
vast correspondence.
No mention Is made In the journal
OF the total number of group meetings
and interviews which are part OF his
routine, but they are legion. An un-
ceasing procession Of committees anc
OF individuals passes through his once
In all his laborS Bishop Freeman
maintains a cheerful and helpful enthu-
Siasm, as well as a ready sympathy. He
has said that "only busy people ever
have time to get anything done" anc
he seems to apply the maxim to him.
self.
It is worthy Of mention that Bishop
Freeman had thorough business train
ing Before entering the ministry, he
was an executive oficer Of the Wander
bilt system of railroads. This expert
ence has stood him in excellent stead IN
his administrative work In the church
The Journal contains the record Of
each Of the parishes Of the diocese fol
the year, q complete clergy list, the
financial, educational and social service
reports Of the church, and the minutes
Of the convention. May 20 and 81. AL
together it Is an encyclopedia compila-
ton OF interesting evidence on the work
over which Bishop Freeman presides.