Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-21

DEDICATION OF A LurHRRAu SCHOOL
HOUsE-The ceremonies OF defeating the new
school building OF ths 0eruau Evangelical
Lutheran Congregation. on the corner OF 4th
accordance with previous advertisement IN this
paper.
belonging 70 and adjoining the CHURCH on atm
| own members, headed By COMMITTEE Of I've
| Of its most active working members. This
committee has been greatly assisted by Mr..
| George Seltz, the principal and superintendent
| Of the school. who has been laboring the past
| two or three years for the object now accom-.
plished, and in rearing mp successful school
years previous. This COMMITTEES consists of
George wilmer, chairman; g. NJ. Miller, sec.
| Rotary: John II. Schlosser, Z. Stutz and Geo.
Emmert. These gentlemen have for some time
| have now a very commodlous school honse,
creditable TO Themselves, the church and ali
concerned. The buildings OF brick two stones
| high and intended for four Glasses OF pupils,
4 two On each floor, with capacity of sealing
| seventy children in each room. The ceilings
| are high, with plenty Of ventilation and light
the windows being large and on three sides of
the rooms. Each room is plainly though neat.
1 ly furnished-the walls are wan scoted win
| yellow pine about three feet high, and over the
wsinssoiIng line OF ola. GIaHs boards DO extend
| in the Wallach and the Franklin School build
/ ings. The size of this building is twenty -four
by nifty feet, and It's cost si,ooV; MT: Seitz, the
| who will have charge Of the second GLASS. The
| pre,ept number Of pupils is eighty-fiye The
church, a. present hat no pastor. the late one
| having accepted call from Minnesota, but
| another is expected in few weeks.
| The schooi.rooms yesterday afternoon were
| decorated with evergreen wreaths, and on the
4 wall IN The rear of the desk were suspended
| the American and German flags, together with
| a scarlet banner, on which was painted a por.
trait of Martin Luther with the ins cription.
| The Great Reformer,' below it. About four
| O'Clock the schools, marshalled by their teach
| ers and followed by the C0ncordia Maenner
| choir, Of Baltimore, entered the school.room
| This musical organization is attached to the
Emanuel German Lutheyn Church, OF Balti.
| more, and is under the leadership of Prof. e.
| Stenger, who accompanied them here. The
| exercises commenced With vocal music by the
| entire choir of thirty male voices ITO the
praise of God" After the singing by the choir.
| the Rev. G. Stuereken, Of Baltimore, read
1 hymn which was sung by the schools PRAYER
| was then offered, followed by a sermon in the
| German language by the Rev Mr.. Stuerkeu
| Singing by the whole audience came next,
| during which time con uIbutlon was taken up
for the benefit Of the school. Prayer and sing
| ting then followed . short address in English
| by Frederick Schmidt, of this city, which was
listened to with much attention by all present,
| especially those VINO could not understand
me previous eSei The n conducted in the
| 1t was that the Luther0Us could not educate
| their children In our public schools. 1t was
not altogether as many suppose, because the
| but the Lutheran parent desires his
children to be educated Ia the church, to
inculcate early piety and religion in
powers of the heart as well as the intellect
| Education, without religious instruction in
the minds Of our youth. was compared to the
steamboat without rudder, powerful, run.
| ming at random, and dangerous to all coming
l in contact with it. The Roman Catholic for
| like reasons, avoids the public schools. The
| basis Of all benefcent institutions Of our land
is the church-without religious training Of
our youth and institutions must decay. After
| the conclusion Of this address, the schools sang
| again.
The exercises closed with a chorus by the
entire choir, in fine voice, after which all re-
paired to the basement Of the church, where a
substantial supper wa: prepared for the ben.
| eft of the new school. New patent school
furniture will be received In few days.
MARYLAND REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION
| The APPROACHING Campdi ~ IN Maryland differ.
| eaees o, OpiniOn-Hds the Republican Party in
Aaryldn iaWinss"Cr Notp-An ad journed meet.
| ing Of this Association was held last evening
| at Union League Hall, f. Collins Smith in the
Mr.. Mansfield, from the committee on consti-
tuition, asked for further time; granted. The
| committee from the various Departments to
| procure the names OF Republican Marylauders
| employ cd in the several branches Of the Gov.
| eminent, reported In plrt. On motion OF Mr.
j. b. Mansfield the following were appointed
| by the Chair TO submit names for officers OF a
Captain s. Long and L. ID. Huzzy. The Chair
read letter from Postmaster General Cross.
they were forming, and urging every Maryiand
| voter to be home on election day.
Mr. q. H. Po6enberger moved that Judge
association a, future meeting. He then paid
| glowing tribute TO Judge B., who he said
could explain all the differences in the party OF
the State. Judge Bond had been accused OF
/
knew that he could set things right Capt
Crounch objected to such talk as wings, the
party had NO such thing. Mr.. J. H. Thompson
hoped that the invitation would not be ex-
tended; Bonds presence might prove to be fire.
brand. He didn't want any men to address the
meeting, could get along without them The
was then laid on the table until after psrma-
nent organization. The committee to nominate
permanent officers here returned. and report
names Of persons nearly all from the Second
District, which were rejected, and after max.
ing another report which was not received, a
third was received and accepted as follows:
trict; Vice Presidents, John Goldsborough,
First District; Capt David Crounch, Third
District; y. +: Mattingly, Fonrth District; r.
Second bstIict: Trass1 SsSs lanes Pn ra%
Second District. There was some dissatisfac-
ton even then at the report, Mr.. PoffenbeI ger
clamorlng loudly for more representation for
the Fourth District. Mr.. l.. ID. HuZzey,
(excitedly).-s'Well now would like to know
| who Is from the Fourth District That's what
want to know" Mr.. Pofenberger said there
were men In the hall from the Fourth District.
The Chair, in thanking the meeting for the
honor conferred ON him stated that the pros
pect Of carrying the State was gloomy, but
with the dissensions now increasing in tue
Democratic party, he thought that they would
| At least Lave some Representatives in the LIE.
gislature. Capt. Dove moved the appointment
| OF one additional in each department OF the
committee, to procure names OF Republican
| members in Washington; carried, aud the
President named the following additional
members Treasury, Mr., Csoleini War. W; r.
Goodman; Interior, DIR. Arthur Rich; Post or.
Nee. John H. Thompson; Capitol, Charles H.
| Pofenberger; Government Printing Once,
John l., Sinni Navy Yard, ]. T. Smith. Ad-
| JouIned.
] YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN.-A
| literary meeting of this society was held last
/ night at their rooms In the new building CDR.
| ner 9th and ID streets; Francis H. Smith, Vice
| President, in the chair. The meeting was
/ opened by the choir singing might shades no
longer" A chapter In the Bible was then read,
and hymn was sung, which was followed BY
prayer by Rev. Ct. A. Hall, the Secretary of
| the Association. The regular business OF the
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