Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-12
A CHURCH JUBILEE,
The Semi-Centennial Celebration at the
9TH street NJ. p. Church-Exercises
Held Yesterday Morning and After.
nOon-Dr. Mills Explains why the M.
p. Church Protests.

Yesterday, the semi-centennial of the Ninth
street Methodist Protestant Church-a sketch
of which was published in The STAR of We'd
nesday-was celebrated by appropriate services
In the morning and afternoon. The event was
also observed by the Sunday school in the
morning. In the rear Of the pulpit were sus-
pended garlands of evergreen and flowers and
the figures 1s35-1ss5. Flowers and plants
were also tastefully arranged in front of the
pulpit: The pulpit was occupied at the morn
Ing service by Rev L; Mills. DID,, the pastor
tered the ministry from this charge, where he
served as pastor In 1864 and 1865, and is now
president OF the Western Maryland College, at
pastor, now local minister In the copgrega-
ton were Rev. Oliver Cox, Rev. p. A. Crist, Of
the M E; church, Rev: A. Sitter, of the NJ. 2.
Davis, and others.
The choir was composed OF Miss Florence C.
sons, Miss Laura Parsons, Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
L. R.d Drane, alti M G h Franz9ni and MI E. B.
and A; J: Brown, bassi; Mrs. E. p. Grigg. leader:
Miss Edith Franzoni, oryanist. The singing
was of q high order.
from the choir and one Of the late Rev. DR..
Stockton AS hymns, Can Truth Divine Fulflll-
Tha 'assnns aev;P hall followed in prayer.
choir led in singing hymn. and az voluntarv
sang Jerusalem, the Golden"
DR. MILLS SERMON.
Rev. Dr. Mills the pastor. delivered the SER
mon, ms text being Leviticus, XIV, 10: "And
We shall hallow the fitch year and proclaim
liberty" &C. His theme was "The Protest of the
NJ. p. church." DR.. Mills, during the course of
his sermon, touched upon the differences be-
He referred to the agitation of the question Of
lay delegation, the advocacy of mutual rights
opaon r ana To- and sketehed the ex
B. Dorsey and of Messrs. W. G. Lipscomb' VIM.
King and Gideon Davis, of Georgetown. for dis.
eussing these Questions What else could they
of their choice than Join the Reformers. What
ever the N: r church does to-day it cannot be
but this blot on its escutcheon vet remained
and 1t mad never officially admitted that 1t had
done wrong: The claim Of the church then was
trine. The NJ. E. church considered then That
the were ERE divinsy appointed and
not take part In the counsels Of the church.
II was not until 1867 that there was q shadow
81 ac and tSs IN the other Methodist
nine years the only branch Of the Methodist
family IN which the laity had representation.
ss ANA had been
south denominations, but it was no such repre-
sentation IS that in the Methodist Protesfant
The Methodist Protestants protest against the
order OF bishops and the power given bishops.
W.
the ONCE OF presiding older was an intOiershie
wo hs the various
They also protested AGAINST sect,ona,,sm and
polntea Win pride to their record OF $4,000
men. 3ha United north and south, east and
day literature xc hsy Sad Se Su 70
see the day when the fundamental PRINCIPLES Of
me nee cnurcn nad been in part adopted by the
Prayer was offered by Rev. Oliver Cox. A
collection was taken for the theological semi
nOunced by Rev. DR.. Ward. ~
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
Al three O'Clock there was quite Q large con-
gregation present, including Mr. q. H.B.White,
cashier Of the National Metropolitan Bank, son
,a.e White, one Of the original mem-
originals present; Dr. Elodoartio Howard ior
many Year, class leader, nov Of the Metropolis
Mayse, samuel Emery, 81. q. tsrker nd
others The meeting which Wa Ia the nature