National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-18
EPISCOPAL
Election Of Church vestrymsn.

In accordance with the usual custom the cen
gregations Of the respective Episcopal churches
throughout the city met in their houses Of worship
yesterday and elected vestrymen for the ensuing
year. Tho practice is to vote out four members Of
the body and then I'LL the vacancies. The same
persons voted out can be reelected, and in many
Instances this was done. Below VIII be found the
list Of officers chosen by the congregations Of the
different churches:
CHRIST CHURCH.
This church is located on q street between
Sixth and Seventh streets southeast, Rev. Chas.
ID. Andrews, rector, and is In a hourishing eondi-
tion. Last Sunday night thirty-threc candidates
were confirmed and received into the church mem
bership. The congregation met yesterday at
noon and elected the following vestrymen
Nessrs. W. E. Hutchinson, Peter p. Little, Jere-
miah Cross, Charles Venable, E p. Berry, w. E..
Roberts, NJ. D., and H. browning. The two first
named gentlemen were also chosen wardens.
TRINITY CHuRcH.
This old and prominent church, having large
and wealthy e9ngregati0n Is located st the corner
q. Addison, ID. d., rector. The vestrymen elected
were Nessrs. Thomas p. Moore, d. W. Middleton,
jr., Seaton Perry and DIR. WIN. p. Young. Those
holding over are Messrs. Nicholas Ackcr, Edward
Baldwin, VIM. A. Meloy and VIM. Coppinger. At
the last meeting Of the old vestry Mr.. William A.
the death OF Mr. c. E. Weaver; Mr. d. w Mid
Teton, senior warden, and DR.. J. F. Brodhead,
Junior warden.
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.
1nls new ana handsome edince, at the corner oil
Massachusetts avenue and Twelfth street, has n
very large congregation made up Of the best class
Of citizens. Rev. Bishop VIM. Pinckney is rector,
lowing Vcstrymen were ceeted w. W.
II. s. Davis. Joseph T. Stevens, N. w. Burchell,
Thomas L. Hume, u. s: Jackson, VIM; NJ Shuster
and X. w. Burgess. The wardens will be chosen
at the first meeting Of the vestry.
sT...JoHS's CHURCH.
Fog many years this church has enjoyed unin-
terrupted prosperity, and has numbered among
its parishioners many prominent residents Of the
western part Of the city. 1t is located at the
corner of Sixteenth and H streets northwest, Rev.
J. Vaughn Lewis rector and Rev. +. l.. Knight
tTymen enera eerSe m Ram wsFS CSSpe
Sitgreayes, George Z. Chapman, DR.. Robert Rey-
burn, Matthew Trimble, John Davis, DR.; Z. NJ;
Joseph Smith and George &. Chapman.
PARISH F,,THE::,SCARxAT1oN.
The election resulted follows: Vestrymen-
Z. Harris, J. w. Griffin, q. b. Towles, Geo. E.
Davis, II; CSlhnrn, NJ. D., Col. Trask, II. n. Bar
low and r; X. Perry. Wardens, II. Hartung and
J. Il. p. Gleeson. Geo. +. Davis, register; DR.. ].
h. L. GleesOn, treasurer.
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY.
The election resulted as follows: Wardens, L.
G. Davis and W. d. Baldwin. Vestrymen, Prof.
]. II. &. Coffin, Gen. J. X. Barnes. Geo b. Me-
Cartee, Richard Joseph, Gen. J. q. Parke. John
o. Evans, Alexander Ray and Nathaniel Wilson.
GRACE CHURCH, GEORGETOWN. a.,
The following gentlemen were elected vestry-
men at Grace church, Georgetown: John Spencer,
+. &. Wheeler, John A. Bremen George w.
Flather, elected; Frank Ash, ThOs. Petit, W. Z.
Gibbons, Randolph Birch. holding over; wardens,
BENZ. Gissel, w, II. Schutt,
ST. ALBAN's PARISH.
The old vestry reelected, viz: Jas. B. Nourse,
Charles Weaver. ;. L. Middleton, Dennis Mar
shall. Edward Brooke, Clement Brooke. christie
pher YcabOwer, Robert Weaver; John II. Chew,
rector
CHRIST CHURCH, GEoRCETowN.
The following were elected vestrymen: Philip
7. Berry, Walter :. Cox, DIR. Grafton Tyler John
Il. Davidson. Benz. Miller, sr.: Z. ID. Hartley. G.
NJ. Matthews. DR.. WIN. Marbury; wardcns, VIM.
Knowles, J. II. Gordon.
TIRE CHAPEL OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
is mission chapel Of ST. Johns parish, and gov
erned by the same.
ST. PAULs.
The election at st. Pauls. Twenty-thir street.
near Pennsylvania avenue, resulted as follows:
Nestry- J. u. Franklin. J. VI. McCalla, III. II.
Walk. W. s. Holiday, Edward McCauley, Jos. $.
Sessford, J. T. SOthern, J. Ii. Kerr; wardens, y.
X. Brown Harry Whiting; treasurer, W. s. H0l-
liday; register. Harry Walk.
ST. NARY:s CHURCH.
The following were elected at st. Nary's
Walker Lewis, John Ross Davis, wardens: Doug
lass Syphax, Richard II. Nugent, Basil Frazier
Wesley Howard Samuel &. Proctor, VIM. II. Lee,
J. Harry Smith, ycstrymen.