New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-21
TIE GARFIELD MEMORIAL CHURCH.
IT'S DEDICATION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIL
BUILDING.
fBY TELEGRAPH To The TRBUYE.I

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ley TELEGRAPH To The TRBUHEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The incident of in
terest here &DGay the dedication OF the Memorial
Christian Charoh which will be widely knbwn IA
the Garfield Memorial Church. The cornerstone was laid
on July p 1882 the first anniversary OF the assassination
OF the President. 1t pretty semi Gothic structure
OF red brick with facnf Of soft gray stone 1t Is not
large but IL capable Of seating 500 more PERSONS
and in the II has lecture or sun
day-school room thirty feet by sixty feet
The interior is light and graceful and the vents-
ton i, excellent The prevailing coors or the open or
vaIird ceiling and upper side walls blue and
with narrow bands OF Pompciian red. Above the pulpit
the walls are bue. with silver stars, and wanscoung
below " crimson. the carpet and cushions being also
crimson Narrow Gothic windows arc Oh the sides; III
the centre Of the front rose window and small gothic
vuCos pierce tie roof al OF stained glass. Tie wood
WORK : OF poplar finished in hard OIL and the
news are ash with walnut trimm!ngs There are three
entrances, the middle being under the tower and
above which Il the inscription the soft gray stone
Memorial CHRISTIAN Church 1852" The whole effect Is
unrretendnc, and marked by a simplicity in keeping
with Tire form OF service of the Christian or Disciple
Church
To-day there were POTS tropical plants about the pulpit
sent from the White House and basket OF beantulow
ers The President ard secretary Of state occupied seats
IN one OF the central pews AM every part o. IN cilrca
filed, inCludins tho Lecture room ana tie ooof"s
large numbers standing during the .Itre Sc me
Z
/ o Bethany Co 10 re- West Vir-i o who red wI.n
much iec NJ the ate Preside. ItrI Id whose pOul-
ineuce aud influence WorslippeT hAd he9h the great
incentive and aid In building the church, w1lc1
mas been built wholly vol 1ntaIY cOnnD Moons aad AZ
d CO OF about 100000.
The majority Of the contributed we're small. one
only being 81 OO0 and only three reaching thai sum-
one three beng the contribute on OF MIS- barlciI
T. NJ Bishop OF OIio hi-tDr.c address Begin
ming with tfe orgaDzIrn OF the Church and the nrs
services hed here private hous the nrst meeting
b@ng December. 1S43, at the mouse or Dr j. T. Bar
CLAW afterward missionary Jerusalem. Only two o.
the original seven members living and auIJng the
worshippcrs in the church, Ar. ana Mrs Robert
Moore.
moi the least interesting eaure OF the services was the
history Of sO Olt progress u Inc Chuieh aAu
the struggle tue te band f0T the first tWthty year
AT tn National Capital Ia the building or this edhcc
cofpparativcly little ld has from outside. The sun
dsy school contributed ~ .Ni0 and one class
presented ia addition the large chandelier which Ia sls
done In the way Of fairs AMI festivals or social
enerainmcnts-m frequently rrsOTtad TO, "a ald
in building churches There J, balance OF about $1,000
SUI Due aud request OF TIE pastor today iarr
uart oil h = amount was contributed ths morning after
lie esrDl an by members and visitor present.
The pastor tae REV. Mr. Power. IL RON hethany Coz
lecr where lie prof ss0r lie r. 0icDie speaker
delivering ms sermons exIempore and, win the charm %
sincerity, many hearers Ollf tHan members
M. energy and fIthiIlu--s Lave been m
valuable md TO him THIS church owes much 90
H. at prosperity The seats are free. ana the pew
ip lie Old chapel which too late frtsd' nj and lah-
sat IA. teeu placed IN OF the new cAuTvG IL
has never been occ pied since his death, aid VIII NOT DC
used In certain IL Il more o. ILcuoritl bti
ans window could be. The humble eAGpe iIO.n when u
- aen v a,yays be lated VITA hls Iio as Inc
new eeiICe all be a memorial o. his death