ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEVOTIONAL PURPOSES

"Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ" (American Branch)

Members: Adult communicants, clerical and lay, of our communion, who concur in the following objects: (1) The Honor due to the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament of His Body and Blood. (2) Mutual and Special Intercession at the time of, and in union with, the Eucharistic Sacrifice. (3) To promote the observance of the Catholic and

Primitive practice of receiving the Holy Communion fasting.

Officers: Superior General, The Rt. Rev. Reginald H. Weller, D.D., Fond du Lac; Secretary General, the Rev. C. P. A. Burnett, 14 East 109th St., New York; Treasurer General, the Rev. John Henry Hopkins, D.D., 5550 Blackstone Ave., Chicago, Ill.

The Guild of All Souls

Founded March, A. D. 1873. Objects (1) Intercessory Prayer: i., for the dying; ii., for the Repose of the Souls of Deceased Members, and all the Faithful Departed. (2) To provide Furniture for burials, according to the use of the Catholic Church, so as to set forth the two great doctrines of the "Communion of Saints" and the "Resurrection of the Body." (3) The publication and distribution of literature pertaining to the objects of the Guild. The Council: the Very Rev. E. A. Larrabee, D.D., Superior; Rev. S. P. Delany, D.D., Warden; Mr. T. E. Smith, Secretary, Akron, Ohio. Rev. Messrs. L. C. Lewis, A. Parker Curtiss, J. W. Clark, C. R. D. Crittenton, F. W. Davis, C. N. Field, S.S.J.E., W. B. Hamilton, S. C. Hughson, O.H.C., F. L. Maryon, F. E. Mortimer, F. S. Penfold, D.D., H. B. St. George, D.D., Geo. C. Stewart, D.D., W. B. Stoskopf, C. F. Sweet, Chas. E. Taylor, J. H. Townsend, G. R. Underhill, W. H. van Allen, D.D., G. L. Wallis, C. B. B. Wright, Ph.D.

Guild of the Holy Cross

For invalids. Founder, the late Rev. James A. Bolles, D.D. Field, S.S.J.E. Warden, the Rev. Mother Elizabeth, O.S.A., St. Arlington Heights, Mass.

Chaplain, the Rev. Father John's House for Children,

OBJECT: The object of this Association is mutual comfort and useful employment for invalids; that they may not feel themselves cut off from active work in the Church Militant, but may rather use their leisure as given them of God for the duty of intercession, and for the benefit of others of His children who, like themselves, are suffering bodily pain and weariness. The Guild consists of invalids (also those not entirely invalids), who are called Members; and persons in health who are called Associates. The Guild has founded one work of mercy, viz, a Home for Crippled and Invalid Children, Holy Cross House, Cleveland, Ohio, in charge of the Community of the Transfiguration. The Journal of the Guild is published monthly at St. John's House for Children, Arlington Heights, Mass.

Guild of the Love of God

Is a Society of Catholics in the Anglican communion who seek by fellowship and love to strengthen their own devotion to the Catholic religion, and to lead and help others to a fuller knowledge and acceptance of it. It requires from its members an observance of the whole Catholic discipline, but seeks to spread the Faith by love rather than by controversy.

The Guild has branches in every part of the United Kingdom, and in India, Australia, South Africa, Canada, United States, etc.

Anyone wishing to have further particulars is invited to communicate with the Sub-Warden, Rev. C. T. Pfeiffer, Somerville, N. J.

Guild of S. Barnabas for Nurses

The object of the Guild is two-fold: 1, Religious. To assist its members in realizing the greatness of their calling, and in maintaining a high standard of Christian life and work. 2, Social. By associating nurses together and with them other women, as friends, to provide, under God's blessing, some of the comforts and power gained by such an association. The Guild is intended for all nurses, whether graduated or in course of training. There are branches in 26 cities, with an aggregate membership of about 2,000. Chaplain General, the Bishop of New York. For particulars apply to Mrs. E. Bowman Leaf, 2027 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

The Society of the Nazarene

Founded on the belief in our Lord's continued interest in the health of the body as well as the salvation of the soul; and for the purpose of bringing about a restoration of the gift of healing, universally practised in the early Church. It aims to deepen the spiritual life and impart strength and health to body and soul by prayer, laying on of hands, or anointing. The clergy who have faith in this Apostolic practice are requested to enroll.

Associate membership open to men and women. For intercession for the sick, or for further information regarding membership, address Rev. Henry B. Wilson, Director, St. John's Rectory, Boonton, N. J.

The Eucharistic League

OBJECT: To pray for the restoration of our Lord's own Service to its Scriptural and tra ditional place as the chief service of every Lord's Day. Its membership unrestricted by any definitions of Eucharistic doctrine or ceremonial. There are no dues and no parochial organizations. It is a league of prayer. Hon. President, the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, Vice-Presidents, The Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, D.D., LL.D., the Rt. Rev. Richard H. Nelson, D.D., the Rt. Rev. Rogers Israel, D.D., the Rt. Rev. Charles E. Woodcock, D.D., the Rt. Rev. Charles P. Anderson, D.D. Booklet sent upon request. Secretary General, Rev. Lucius Waterman, D.D., Tilton, N. H.

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Guild of S. Vincent

A national guild for acolytes. Council: Rev. Kenneth R. Forbes, Roxbury, Mass., Rev. Chas. E. McCoy, Kenosha, Wis., Rev. Wm. Harman van Allen, D.D., Boston, Rev. Harry Howe Bogert, Birdsboro, Pa.; also twelve lay members elected from the several provinces. Secretary-General Robert T. Walker, 55 Frost St., North Cambridge, Mass.

Church League of the Isolated

An association of Churchmen and Churchwomen who are isolated from Church privileges for mutual sympathy and promotion of the Church. President, Rev. T. J. E. Wilson, Hinckley, Minn.; Secretary, Miss Mary LaF. Robbins, Skyland, N. C.; Treasurer, Rev. M. Damer, Nampa, Ihado.

OTHER NATIONAL CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS

Church Congress in the United States

Hon. President, the Bishop of the Diocese in which any session may be held; Hon Vice-Presidents, 24 Bishops of the Church in the United States; General Chairman, Rev. C. L Slattery, D.D., 804 Broadway, New York; General Secretary, Rev. G. A. Carstensen, D.D., Ph.D., 455 Fort Washington Ave., New York; Treasurer, William Foulke, Esq., 6 Bible House, New York.

The Church Endowment Society

Officers and Board of Trustees: President, the Rt. Rev. W. F. Adams, D.D., D.C.L.; Vice-Presidents, the Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, D.D., the Rt. Rev. William G. Gray, D.D., and the Rt. Rev. Charles P. Anderson, D.D. All the Bishops of the American Church are Honorary Vice-Presidents. Secretary General, the Rev. E. W. Hunter of New Orleans. Treasurer, Mr. Thomas E. Baird of Philadelphia. The above Officers with the following persons constitute the Board of Trustees: The Rev. H. B. Bryan of Jersey City, N. J., Hon. Levi P. Morton of New York, Mr. Albert Delery of Clarksdale, Miss., Mr. H. Jones Saunders of San Francisco, Mr. E. Worthington of Cincinnati, and Mr. D. S. Clark of Mariana. Bankers, Messrs. J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. This Society exists to secure endowments for the Episcopate, Cathedrals, parish churches, asylums, hospitals, schools, religious orders, domestic and foreign missionary societies, and all enterprises of a religious, educational, or charitable character. It labors in any Diocese or Missionary Jurisdiction without expense to either. For particulars address: Rev. E. W. Hunter, Secretary General, rector of 8. Anna's Church, New Orleans, La.

Free and Open Church Association, 2353 E. Cumberland Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

President, R. Francis Wood, Philadelphia; General Secretary, Rev. J. A. Goodfellow, 2353 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia; Treasurer, George Hall, Franklin Bldg., Philadelphia.

League of Diocesan Secretaries and Treasurers

(Organized in Boston, Mass., October 13, 1904.) Meetings held triennially at General Convention. President, Rev. W. C. Prout (Sec. Diocese of Albany); First Vice-President, Mr. Chas. M. Clements (Sec. Diocese of Harrisburg); Second Vice-President, Mr. R. W. Hastings (Treas. Diocese of Oregon); Secretary, Rev. John D. Rice (Sec. Diocese of Oregon); Treasurer, Rev. Frances E. Webster (Sec. Diocese of Massachusetts).

RELIGIOUS ORDERS

FOR MEN

The Society of Mission Priests of St. John the Evangelist

(Founded at Cowley, in England, 1865. Established in this country in 1872. The American Province became autonomous in 1914.)

The Society has been formed for the cultivation of a life dedicated to God according to the principles of poverty, chastity, and obedience; and shall occupy itself in works missionary and educational, both at home and abroad, for the advancement of the kingdom of Christ, as God in His good providence may seem to call. Lay brothers are united with the priests in dedication of life and work. The Mission Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, Mass., is the centre of the Society's work in America. Among external works the fathers give themselves especially to the preaching of missions and the conducting of retreats. Superior, Rev. F. C. Powell, S.S.J.E. Address the Rev. Father Superior, 33 Bowdoin St., Boston, Mass.

"The Order of the Holy Cross"

(Founded 1881.) Á Religious Order for Priests and Laymen. Objects: The cultivation of the spiritual life of its members and the practice of good works, especially in the conducting of Missions, Conferences, and Retreats. The Order has charge of St. Andrew's School for mountain boys at Sewanee, Tenn., and Kent School for Boys at Kent, Conn. Publishes The Holy Cross Magazine (monthly), Holy Cross Tracts, and the Holy Cross Prayer Kalendar (annually). Applications and communications may be addressed to the Father Superior, O.H.C., West Park, N.Y.

THE SOCIETY OF THE OBLATES OF MOUNT CALVARY

An Asssociation of Clergy and Seminarians united with the Order of the Holy Cross in a life of devotion for the fulfilment of their priestly vocation. The members of the Society are pledged to live under a Rule suited to their condition of life; and they share with the Order in its spiritual works of mercy, and, in part, in its devotional observances.

The Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour

A Society of Priests and Candidates for Holy Orders, living under a Rule for the strengthening and development of their spiritual and sacerdotal life. Its work is mainly parochial. Retreats for Priests are held during the year. Master of the Congregation, Rev. F. D. Ward, 1606 Mifflin St., Philadelphia, Pa.

S. Barnabas' Brotherhood

Visitor, Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, D.D., LL.D.

(Founded 1913.) A Religious Order of Laymen. Object: The dedication of the lives of its members to the Glory of God and the Salvation of Souls in the life of Prayer, and in nursing and caring for men and boys of the sick poor in free homes and hospitals for convalescents, incurables, etc. The Order has charge of St. Barnabas' Free Home, Gibsonia, Pa. Communications may be addressed to the Brother Superior, S.B.B., St. Barnabas' Free Home, Gibsonia, Pa.

FOR WOMEN

The Community of S. Mary, Peekskill, N. Y.

(Founded 1865.) Visitors, the Bishops of New York, Tennesse, Milwaukee, Chicago, Iowa, and the Missionary District of the Philippine Islands. The Mother House of the Community is at Peekskill, N. Y., where is also the Novitiate of the Eastern Province. The Institutions of the Community of S. Mary are as follows:

There are three boarding and day schools for young ladies, viz.: S. Mary's School, Mount S. Gabriel, Peekskill, N. Y.; Kemper Hall, Kenosha, Wis.; and S. Katharine's Hall, Davenport, Iowa. The charitable institutions are: The House of Mercy for the reformation of fallen women, S. Agnes' House and S. Saviour's Sanitarium, 214th St. and Bolton Road, New York; S. Mary's Free Hospital for Children, 405-411 W. 34th St., New York, and in connection with this a convalescent summer house for children at Norwalk, Conn., and the Noyes Memorial Home, Peekskill, N. Y.; a summer seaside Home for poor children, at Great River, Long Island; S. Mary's Home for Children and Free Dispensary, 1251 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill., with a summer home at Kenosha, Wis.; S. Mary's Industrial School and Mission on the Mountain, Sewanee, Tenn.; S. Mary's Mission in the Cathedral parish, Chicago; S. Mary's House in the Mission of S. Mary the Virgin, Sagada, P. I.

Chaplain General: The Very Rev. Frank L. Vernon, D.D.

Chaplains Provincial: Eastern Province: The Rev. Shirley C. Hughson, O.H.C.; Western Province: The Very Rev. Edward A. Larrabee, D.D.

The Sisterhood of S. John Baptist, New York

(Founded at Clewer, England, in 1851, and affiliated as an independent branch in America in 1881.) Central office of the Community for business, Holy Cross House, 300 E. 4th St., New York. The Mother House and Novitiate are at the Convent S. John Baptist, Ralston, Morris Co., New Jersey; also (1) the Church Work Room for Ecclesiastical Embroidery. (2) S. Anna's (a wing of the Convent), a Home for wayward girls, 16 years old and upward. (3) S. John Baptist School, Ralston, Morris Co., New Jersey, a boarding and day school for young ladies. (4) S. Marguerite's, Ralston, Morris Co., New Jersey, an industrial school for orphans and other children (girls only). (5) Holy Cross House, 300 E. 4th St., New York City. Orders taken for ecclesiastical embroidery. Boarding house for working girls, Holy Cross Mission, for work among the poor on the East Side of New York. (6) S. Michael's Home, Mamaroneck, N. Y., a home for wayward girls. (7) S. Andrew's Hospital for Convalescent Women and Children, 237 E. 17th St., New York City, including S. Andrew's Rest (during the summer), Woodcliff Lake, Bergen Co., New Jersey. (8) The Sisters also have charge of S. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, a diocesan boarding and day school, including Academic, Elementary, and Kindergarten Departments. Warden, the Rev. W. K. Damuth. The All Saints' Sisters of the Poor, Orange Grove, Md., P. O. Ilchester

("The Home of the All Saints' Sisters of the Poor of Baltimore City.") This Sisterhood was founded in London, in 1851, by the Rev. W. Upton Richards, and established as an Affiliated House in America in 1890. Visitor, the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Milwaukee. Chaplain, the Rev. Father Allen of the Order of the Holy Cross. The Mother House of the Community is at Orange Grove, Md., P. O. Ilchester.

The works of the Community are Department for Altar Breads at the Convent. At Grange Grove S. Gabriel's Home for Convalescent children. In Baltimore-A Day School for Girls in the Parish of S. Stephen the Martyr; S. Barbara's Home for Girls, Warwick Ave., Walbrook; S. Mary's Home for Little Colored Boys, Gilmor and Presstman Sts.; S. Katharine's Home for Little Colored Girls, 2003 Druid Hill Ave.

Philadelphia S. Anna's Home for Aged Women, 2016-2018 Race St., Philadelphia. The Community also publishes the Church Prayer League Quarterly.

"The Sisterhood of S. Margaret," Boston, Mass.

(Incorporated.) An affiliated House of S. Margaret's, East Grinstead, Eng., founded in 1855 by the late Rev. Dr. J. M. Neale; established in Boston in 1873. The Mother House of the Community is at 17 Louisburg Square. The Sisters have in connection with the Mother House a workroom for Church Embroidery, Altar Bread and Incense Rooms. They work in connection with the Church of the Advent; S. Martin's and S. Augustine's Church for colored people; and they have a small hospital (S. Monica's) for colored folk in Roxbury.

They also have charge of S. Barnabas Hospital in Newark, N. J.; S. Katharine's Home, Jersey City, N. J.; S. Margaret's Home for Incurables, Montreal; S. John's Orphanage, Washington, D. C.; Trinity Mission House, New York City; S. Margaret's House, Philadelphia, from which they do parish work for S. Mark's, S. Clement's, and other churches; S. Michael's and All Angels Home for Colored Crippled. Children in West Philadelphia; S. Margaret's House, Utica, N. Y., where the Sisters have a small school and do parish work in connection with several churches; the House of Prayer and Grace Church at Newark, N. J. At South Duxbury, Mass., they have a Guest House, Camp for girls, and a holiday house for girls.

"The Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity"

Founded in 1882, by the Rev. C. C. Grafton, afterward Bishop of Fond du Lac. This Sisterhood is engaged principally in Parochial and Mission work. The Mother House and Novitiate are at Fond du Lac, Wis. In Wisconsin the sisters are working at the Cathedrals of Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, and have a House on the Oneida Reservation, where they established the lace industry among the Indian women. In the east they have five houses, one in Providence, R. I., where the Sisters work in S. Stephen's and Christ Churches; one in Portland, Me., with work at the Cathedral, one in Newport, R. I., where they work in S. John's parish; one in Baltimore, in connection with Mt. Calvary parish, and one at Bay Shore, Long Island. The house at Bay Shore is especially for women who wish to make a day's retreat, or desire a rest for a few days or longer. The Sisters are also working at the Church of S. Mary the Virgin, New York City, and in All Saints' parish, Orange, N. J. The Sisters visit parishes at the rector's request, remaining for some time, and giving temporary aid in parish work, viz.: the formation of guilds, gathering the unbaptized, preparing persons for Confirmation, etc. Where missions are being held, they often go to aid the missioner. The ecclesiastical embroidery rooms and the Altar Bread department are at the Convent, Fond du Lac, where there is also a picture department through which the Sisters try to do a missionary work by furnishing devotional cards for the Holy Eucharist, and cards for Christmas, Easter, and other occasions, conveying Church teaching. They have a free Lending Library, for sending out Church books by mail, with no expense to the borrower, except the return postage.

For information, address the Rev. Mother Superior, Convent of the Holy Nativity, Fond du Lac, Wis.

"The Sisterhood of S. John Evangelist of the Diocese of Long Island"

Chaplain, the Rev. Henry C. Swentzel, D.D.; Superior, Sister Mary, Mother House, 492 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. The works of the Sisterhood are in the Church Charity Foundation.

The Sisterhood of the Holy Child Jesus, 41 Elk St., Albany, N. Y.

Under the direction of the Bishop of Albany. At work in the Cathedral, Albany, and in charge of the Child's Hospital, Albany, and S. Christina Hospital, Saratoga Springs; and of S. Saviour's House and S. Christina School, Cooperstown, N. Y.

The Order of S. Anne

Founded in 1910. Composed of women living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. After a novitiate of from two to three years, vows are made annually for three years; when that period is ended, the vows are made for life.

The Order consists of two divisions: the First and the Second Order. The First Ordersome members of which are enclosed-has as its primary object perpetual intercession and the care of children. The aim of the Second Order, the members of which do not wear a conventional religious habit, is an active life in the world while still living by the rule of the Order.

Each convent of the Order is autonomous, all the Sisters having a vote in the election of the Mother.

For information address The Reverend Mother, O.S.A., St. John's House, Arlington Heights, Mass.; or The Reverend Mother, O.S.A., St. Augustine's Farm, Foxboro, Mass.; or the Reverend Mother, O.S.A., St. Anne's Convent, American Church Mission, Wuchang, China.

The Sisters of Bethany

Under the direction and pastoral care of the Bishop of Louisiana, and in charge of the Children's Home, 609 Jackson St., New Orleans. Rev. A. R. Edbrooke, Chaplain.