Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-30
DUitn Chapel, Falls Church.

Correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette. |
FALLS Church. Va, March 29.-Conter-
enc, brings its charges, and wti!o Rylaud
Chapel is disturbed almost into open rupuie
over the assignment If d.. Daale, Duln Charcl
at Falls Cbutch is we'll pleased by the assi,ae
ment thereto of Rev. p. B. Smith lis pastor Of
decade ego. Brother Smith cam, TO Falls
CtuIci ever ten ycara ego to fed LiI rcop.o
acuscless. worshlppiOg through c;ur::sy 10 tie
oil Falls Church. But bis people waited q
church OF Their cWu, and While every member
Of tho congregation a5orcd faithfully 10 tina.
eud, theTo was 90 more faithful devoted ADD
z,a,ous laborer than Brother Smi:h. M nih
hls torgus alone. tal;hcugh that wesged u1.
c,asloglg,) BAT with his ha.dJ also taking
hold Of tho work and assisting the mtchau:c:
a. their labor, and before cortercuca changed
his station, be bad the pleasure CT hav-
lcg built, paid for. and dedicAted the
chapel, and increased its membership by q
good y nunbcr. subsequently tn, cocgtcga-
tIco built u parsonage aDd stable and ia doi6g
50 coDtrsc:ed deb. Of Sl.4j0. which has fer
some years huog about tbeif cccks / ks O
burden. Among tho Others who hsvo siroa
held this charge, camo, centennial year, Rev.
Kumsey Smitts)o, transplant frJm Southern
Limos. who, Though coming among tn, people
@ stranger and remaining bat ono yonr, b? bis
ability, tact, courtesy, and practical wisdom
| fairly captured tho people and held the creates.
revival Duio Chapel has ever kooRu. For
some years tho church has been practically
| dormant, the members barely retaining signs Of
lille, Wills arbitrary sutCcralio 6ogmaIism, acd
rigid msrtlnollsm. uDtempered By charity lave
| chilled mary. CALLED M, and fcrc,d Others
lnto open resistatcI while BIO. Smithson as
Presiding + der OF the Moolflli District With
Bro. Smith as enc OF his pastors were building
Up 10 that highland country churches 10 every
s.ctiou. When Bro. Smith WAS ordered to this
station, Bro. Snithson decided TO come With
him on visit to their old charge, aud week
| of visiting among their oli friends fil4d Dulin
| Chsp last Sunday to its utmost. OH asSo
| Citations wiro renewed the past dtcade was re-
| viewed, the memory Of the ftieIGs Hho lad
gore before was tenderly aud sorroRiulIy re-
Vl7ed; end after dissertation upon tho parable
| OF tie urju,t stowa!d. Bro. SnittsoD oiled
up tho matter of tho debt du, for
the parsonage, III, continued exis-
ttnoe OF which he very much depIored, AID
| asked if th we're not willing to mako u1ite d
|
| BY this sudden ppd unexpected proposition the
congregation took long breath, and then as
| one alter another they rallied they cime 10
Dobly. some with hundred dollars, and less
amou0ts, twenty. five, and ten, and h7e, tc,,rd.
i,g 10 lh,ir means, Considerable of it from per.
sOns who had absened themselves fran the
church previcusy fer years, so tha! within The
hour Brothers Sniihson and Smith bad the
proud satisfaction of having secured good valid
| subscriptions 10 til, entire amount Of the debt
81. 452. 1t Was wonderful commentary upoD
the capacity of men and tho character of pss.
tors. Here we're people who, urdsr the tyrnupi.
cal sway Of petty tespot were resistant and un.
yielding, in the hands of others filed with the
love Of God and 81 irit Of broth erly love and
Ohristisn kindness we're as clay in the hands Of
the potter. No ono Was more surprised than
the very people themselves, and Brother Smith.
son can return to his mountain charge with the
satisfaction Of knowing thst his visit hss re-
bounded in great good to Dulin Chspe not only
il tho matter of the debt, hui in stirring Tito lifs
the enbers of the church that were giving signs
! OF decay, and giving Bro. Smith al elegsnt start
on the wsy of reviVng The interests of tie church
among the people.
In lecture delivered in Glasgow, at the
Naval and Marine Exhibition, Ar. William
Pesrce ststad some very remarkable facts re.
Gardirg the economy and speed secured in steam
navigation during the psst . years. The dgst
steamers OF the Cunsrd Company, established in
lol0, were under contract to 50 s. Knots per hour
indicating. no horse power, sud consuning
40 pound of coal per horse power. The Persia.
built 10 1853, had side lever engines indicating
8 6CO horse power rad consul ming ITO pounds
OF eoal per horse power. The Gallis, built il
1879. yas fitted with compound engines indicst-
Ing U.U morse power, and bad speed OF l5i
knots. The Persia was sble to carry only 25y
tons weigh: Of goods, or 500 ions measurement
of light goods The Gallia carried LOO tons
weight or 1900 tons measurement. The Persia
burned 81 tons of coal for every ton CT cargo she
carried, while the GaNis burned less tbsa hsls
ION and carried her cargo q knots an hour
faster. The Arizona, Indicating 6C01 horse
power, consumed II pounds ofcoal per indicsted
horse power, and carried 3 40 tons wsig b. OF
cargo at an average speed Of 1Gt Knots sn hour
She thus burned less thsn 400 weight OF cosl per
ton of cargo st speed across the Atlantic fsstsF
than any yet recorded.
Tissue YELLING in all shades, al 20 cents