Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-11
A NEW CHURCH BUILDING.
The Old Christ Church I'm Georgetown
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20 be Replaced by . AouOSO"e Struc.
ture.
The last services in the old church of Christ p.
f church, Georgetown, will be held Tomorrow
The old building will then be taken down aud
a new and more pretentious one, more in keep
ing with the prosperity and influence OF the
parish, will be erected In Its place. The plans
made for the new church provide for a building
which in architectural beauty will rank among
the most notable church structures OF the city
The church Is planned Win nave W. and side
frances into the body of the church-one at the
southern extremity of the east aisle. one in the
tower at the northeast corner OF the church. and
one at the north end of the west aisle.
Dividing the nave from the chancel will be a
lofty arch, and on each side smaller arches, di-
viding the aisles from the transepts, in each of
which openings are two steps. In the east
transept the choir and organist will be seated.
church by an arch Another arched onen ins
and step lead to the inner chancel-space de-
voted to the holy communion. The south wall
behind the communion table will be beauti-
fully ornamented with carved wood over
which a triple lancet window will be pierced
and which. it is hoped, will receive rich stained
glass. South of the east transept will he the
organ chamber, with lofty arches separating il
from the chancel and east transept South of
the west transept will be the vestry. The re-
mainder of the Site, the southern portion. will
be devoted to the chapel, % feet by "a feet g
inches, which is intended To be completed with
all dispatch, so that the church services may be
temporarily carried on therein, while the main
building is in progress From the chapel there
will be stairway leading up to the infants
west transept. There will be two openings filled
with tracery through which the little ones may
follow the service If they desire. The cellars
will be reached by stairways from chapel and
outside near organ chamber. The church lis
designed in the geometrical Gothic period 1t
will be mainly constructed of dark red brick
The arches. columns, shafts, capitals. etc. will
be formed of buff-colored sandstone There
Will be an open timbered roof to both church
and chapel. The church will be we'll lighted by
windows in the clear story and side aisles and
elsewhere; the windows will be filled with
tracery, and, 1t is hoped, with stained glass.
which price must be addedia considerable sum
representing the value of the material in the
present building, which becomes the property
of the builder.
Messrs. Cassel and Law are the architects, and
Mr. VIM. c. Morrison the builder. When the
sire and hope to do, the entire cost Of the
$4,000
The rector is to be congratulated on having
already obtained one half of this sum, and de-
serves and will doubtless receive the most gen.
eTous of support OF his many friends in his
EFFORTS to raise the other half.
THE OLD CHURCH AND ITS FOUNDERS.
Among the names of the founders of Christ
church is found that of Thomas Corcoran, the
father of Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, at whose resi-
dence the first meeting was held on November
10th, 1917, which inaugurated the parish. At
that meeting were Thomas Corcoran, Francis
5; Key. Clement Smith, VIM. Morton, John S.
Haw, John Myers, Ulysses Ward, James A. Ma
Most of the above-named gentlemen composed
the first yestry, with the addition of Judge Jas.
S. Morsell and John Abbott. Among the first
81 john Compton, Wm w. atER ssset anf Thomss
Hyde, VIM. Hagman, Thos. Platter, Am. Key,
James Getty, Joseph Brewer, Robert Read,
John Marbury, VIM. g. Ridgely, Ohio Nj. Lin
thicum, II. c. Matthews, and Others whose de-
scendants to the third and fourth generation
are sti represented in the parish and still
house OF their fathers. Subsequently appear
among its vestrymen Messrs. Evan Lyons, john
Philip T. Berry, DIR. snyder DIR. Grafton Tyler,
Judge Cox. and VIM. r. Abbott. The present
vestry is composed of the following well-known
$: Hartley, George I. Dunlop J. Holdsworth
Gordon. Maurice J. Adler. William b. Orme
Samuel E; Wheatley, DIR; w. Bowie Tyler; war
assistant wardens, VIM. Wheatley, Richard L.
Cropley.
On the roll of the present pew holders and
jealous supporters of this fiourishing parish
are the names of Mr.. VIM. Laird. jr., Hon. Jo-
sah Dent, Hon. John W. Mcpherson, Mr.. John
Mard bss Mr. Ss W pnp Mr. Ed
Snyder, DR.: c. II. Cragin, DIR. Thos LOCKER
sami Mckinney. Mrs Beverly Kennon.' Mrs Mr
Radtord, Nh. Vim. ACCORDION, Messrs. Ferdinand
DIE, hahuoipi Io!le, Joiih iatteh, george
Berry, Saml c. Palmer, X. b. Croplcy and
Others.
Among its different rectors Christ church
has numbered Revs. Ruel Kieth, its first
rector; Rev. c. p. McIlvaine. afterwards
bishop, who entered upon his brilliant
career as the minister in charge
Of this church; Rev. II. H. Grey,
Rev. John Thompson Brooke. Rev. Philip
slaughter. Rev. John F. Hoff, Rev Stephen q.
Gas>away, Rev. David Caldwell, Rev. William
Norwood, ID. d., Rev. j. II. c. Bonte, and Rev.
Walter Williams, ID. D., now rector of Christ
church, Baltimore. The present rector is Rev.
Albert K. Stuart, on whom the Columbian uni
versity at its recent commencement conferred
the degree of d. d.