Evening star., 1935-11-02
St. Thomas Episcopal to Mark
Rect0r's 33d Year With Paris1,
Record of achievement
Written Here by DR..
C.. Ernest Smith.
Financial and Spiritual
Welfare Sho,Un in
Progress Figures.

The thirty-third anniversary of DR..
c. Ernest Smith as rector of st.
Thomas Episcopal Parish will be OBJ
served tomorrow.
DR.. Smith was born in England and
educated there. He received his theo-
logical training at st. Augustine's
College, Canterbury, where he won q
first class in the oxford and Cam
bridg examinations for holy orders
one of his examiners being the famous
DR.. Westcott, afterward Bishop of Dur
ham. He graduated B. A., with hon.
ors, from University College in the
University of Durham. He is an
honorary M. A. and D. D. of St
Johns College, Annapolis, Md; also
D. D. of the University of the South,
and D. C. L. of the University OF
Bishops College, Quebec. He has
been deputy to five general conven-
tions, also commissary to the Lord
Bishops of British Honduras and ia
maica. DR.. Smith began his pas
toral work as curate of Harbor Grace,
Newfoundland, which position he held
Is months, leaving it to become rector
of Hearts Content.
In 1889 he became rector of ST.
Paul's Parish, Prince Georges County
Md: in 1892, rector of the Church
of st. Michael and All Angels. Balti-
more, Md, and on November /, 1902
he took charge Of st. Thomas Parish
being formally installed as rector on
Advent Sunday, November 80, by the
late Bishop Satterlee, the keys of the
church being delivered to him by the
late Brig. Gen. George A. Woodward
U. S. A., senior warden. Rev. j. A
Aspinwall preached the sermon. Foul
vestrymen of st. Michael and AL
Angels Parish were present officially
at the service Of institution.
Instructed Theological Glass.
During his residence in Baltimore
DR.. Smith was one Of the examining
chaplains of candidates for holy or.
ders, also one of the instructors o.
the Bishop Of Maryland's theological
class.
Among DR.. Smiths publications are
the following books: THE Old Church
in the New Land" (second editoon)
In the Household of Faith" Re
ligion Under the Barons of Balti.
more" second edition., Readings
and Prayers for a Communicates
Glass;" Call to Confirmation (nintf
edition., Testing Old Methods anc
New" Altar Devotions" eighth edi
tom and Under the Northern Cross.
Thirty-three years ago this parish
emerged from the mission class. It
church had been built in the rector.
ship OF Rev. j. A. Aspinwall. but
with the close of that rectorship 6
debt of S72.500 remained. Altogether
although it was day Of small things
its chief legacy was the beautiful
church which was to be an inspira.
tion to all who should be connected
with it to set forward Chirst's worl
in various ways.
In these 80 years there have beer
691 baptisms. 962 combinations. 48s
marriages, 629 burials. Its communi.
cants have risen in numbers from
| 300 to 625.
Within these walls distinguished
people have been worshippers. among
whom were three Ambassadors from
Great Britain, who with their fami.
the vesting of the altar and th'
Henry E. Pellew. who died as Wis.
count Exmouth in the peerage o.
Great Britain. At the altar, among
other prominent people who have
communicated, Lard Balfour, somt
time prime minister of England, may
be said to head the list. Interna.
tionally known men like the late Lore
Bishop Edgar Jacobs of st. Adams
England; Dr. Hensley Henson. nov
lord bishop of Durham, England, have