National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-13
THE EPIPHANY CHURCH.
Its Institutions OF Practical Christianity
bearing both Blossom and Fruit.

Its Institutions OF Practical Christianity
bearing both Blossom and Fruit.
Among the leading churches of the Protest
ant Episcopal in this city, the Church of tho
Epiphany may be named. With large con-
gregation, comprising among its members
many of the representative officials of the
United States government and citizens of the
district, may DO added two Sunday schools of
large growth. Attendant upon the workings
of this church are two institutions of popular
character, THE Epiphany Church Home and
the mission House." The former has often
been presented to the public, but of the latter
little has Leen said.
The mission house ia located at No. 1916
Maryland avenue in two-story brick build
ing with hardly sufficient room for its purpose.
Its cost was about $1,000. Rooms are fitted
up for the comfort of the members and COM
prise reading, reception, and library rooms,
and rooms set apart for the meetings of the
men and the young ladies' sewing society.
On tho night of Feb ., 1883. the mems
meeting was opened with an attendance of
fifteen, and at its close for the warm season,
May 20, the same year, there were 100 ON the
roll, with an average nightly attendance of
eighty. In tho fall it began with an
attendance of forty-four, increasing from
week to week until now it has membership
of 250, with a weekly average attendance of
eghtyei The receipts since October have
been Sl9s Monthly average of expenses, $50
mot including the purchase Of $50 organ)
A neat little chapel has been built on an
adjoining lot, at cost Of $1,000 The attend
ance at services varies from 100 to $50. A
Sunday school of 200 scholars is in flourish
ing condition. Every Tuesday evening liter
airy and musical entertainment is provided,
and lecture is delivered upon some popular
subject. There arc no rules for the house,
Il, ~, I'D nal ali ,rkV
are no temperance pledges, yet it has been
noted that many men coming there who for
years were addicted to drink, have by the
kindly influence shed around them and the
hospitality bestowed been restored to self
respecting manhood.
To many il has become home indeed The
ladies' sewing school under Mrs. Willard is
doing well. The ladies who have it in charge
are Mrs. NJ. A. Hodges, Misses L. S. Wade
and f. ellis, and to them is due much credit
for the success of the mission. This work
was inaugurated to reach the laboring classes
and so far it has demonstrated its useful
ness. The church of the Epiphany was en-
Jagged in 1875 at a cost Of $4,000, the debt,
on account of which, has been reduced to
$4,000, and on Easter day it is proposed to
wipe it out altogether. The following are
the officers of the church and its institutions
Rev. William Paret, d. d., rector; assist.
ants, Reys. Irving McElroy and Charles c.
Griffith wardens, Lewis J. Davis and Vim.
ID. Baldwin; vestrymen, j. H. G. Coffin, John
G.. Parke, Nathaniel Wilson, A. d. Hagner,
f. S. Hutchinson, NV. Beverage, Morrison
H. Waite, Calderon Carlisle treasurer Prof.
j. II. c. Coffin; superintendent of Sunday
school, VIM. d. Baldwin; superintendent of
afternoon school, f. S. Hutchinson; superin-
tendent of mission school, Lewis S. Davis.
Epiphany Church home, 1919 II street north
west-president, the rector; treasurer. Mr..
Lewis j. Davis; president of lady visitors,
Miss Margaret Washington. Epiphany, 1916
Maryland avenue.