Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13

overall evangelical constituency
of more than 10 million and 8
registered membership of over
million. The association aid.
; evangelical missions on Selec-
tive Service. immigration ano
State Department problems. II
also publishes the official maya
zine. United Evangelical Ac-
tion," twice a month.
Headquarters for the Meth
odists in their impressive five-
story Italian Renaissance build.
ing at 100 Maryland avenue NE
houses national, area and loca.
arms of the church. In having
these different levels under one
roof, the structure carries more
varied activities than any SIM
liar headquarters in the city.
When the building was put up
in 1928, the purpose was to house
the denominations Board of
Temperance. Now it has the Of
flee of the Methodist Bishop of
the Washington Area (which
consists of the District of CO.
lumbia. Maryland, Delaware and
Central Pennsylvania with its
1923 churches and 378,724 mem
bers); the Commissions on
Chaplains. Camp Activities, and
Public Relations of the national
church; the office of DR.. Philip
Edwards, executive secretary for
the board of missions and
church extension, Baltimore An
nual Conference: Offices for the
conferences Washington East
and West District superintend-
entS, and recently established
public relations headquarters for
the Metropolitan Area.
Bishop Oman Leader
Bishop G. Bromley Oman SUI
perviseS all area Methodist work,
including colleges. hospitals.
homes and institutions. On the
local level. two superintendent
aid the bishop in administering
to the ~ churches in the East
District and the Sc in the West
District.
The flve-story, broom Epis-
copal Washington Dioc esan
house at 1902 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV. reflects the atmos-
phere of gracious living its one
time owners. DR.. William Cabell
RlveS and Mary Frederic a
Rhinelander Rives, gave to the
building. The home was given to
the diocese by the Right Rev.
Philip NJ. Rhinelander, Bishop of
Pennsylvania. who later became
the first warden of the College of
Preachers at Washington Cathe-
dral. He was Mrs. RiveS brother.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington
has his Office here, supervising
church activities for 1000 bap-
tlzed members in 95 parishes
within the diocese are. decided.
The house was given to the
diocese in 1889, but the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, then
bishop of Washington. only used
1t occasionally. Bishop Dun in
1914 decided the house should
be used for the diocesan staff,
making more marked the sepa-
ration between them and the
Washington Cathedral staff.
Chancery Office
There are five departments in
the bullding-Christian educa-
ton, diocesan missions, social
relations, promition and finance.
The Catholic Washington
Archdiocesan House, known as
the chancery Office, at 17l9
Rhode Island avenue NV, is
almost directly across from the
Episcopal headquarters. The
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Catholic Archbishop of Wash
ington, does not use it for his
office. He lives and works at
st. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Tenth and G streets NV.
But the Auxiliary Bishop of
Washington, the Most Rev.
Philip M. Hannah, chancellor of
the archdiocese, has his Office
here. He is in charge Of the
administrative work of the arch
diocese, which has 81 parishes
and 245.303 pariShioners in the
District of Columbia, and the
Maryland counties of Mont
gomery, Prince Georges, Calvert,
Charles and st. MaryS.
The building also houses the
archdiocesan Society for the
Propagation of the Faith; the
Tribunal, which handles all
matrimonial cases presented for
church trial; the Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine, entrusted
with setting up religious instruc-
ton for children in non-paro-
chial schools and the training
of lay teachers for the religious
education of pupils in public
schools, and the Office of the di-
rector of Vacations for Men, in
charge of advising men prepar-
ing for the priesthood.
In addition to the four story,
12-room house, bought in 1949.
other archdiocesan offices are
at ITO N street NV, for Cath
olic Charities; I'LL N street
NV, for the Catholic Standard,
weekly newspaper, and Fifteenth
and v streets NV, for the De-
partment of Education.
AS an international link with
the Roman Catholic Church at
Rome, the city has the Apostolic
Delegation house at 1899 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. The Most
Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
mani. Apostolic Delegate, is the
Pope's representative to Catho-
lies in the United States.
New Office TO BE Created
The Washington City Presby-
terry headquarters has three
major functions. according 10
DR.. Ralph <. Merker. general