Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-31
Defeating a Big Church.

De&ieatinS a Big Church.
A WEEKS SERVICE BEGUN AT THE METRO
POLITAS A. N. E CHURCH.
The dedication exercises of the large church
building on VI street, between 18th and 10th
streets. 10 be known as the Metropolitan A.
NJ. Z. church, were begun yesterday in accord
tncc with tine program published in Satur-
day SfAE. Many diViHeS and di.nitaries
81 both the A. NJ l. church and OF the NJ T.
church were present and the attendance ON all
OF the services of the day was large In the
morning Bi>hopPayne preached and AN original
dedlcttOry poem was read by Bishop W ard, A
collection, yielding $1,000, was taken up. In
the afternoon Bishop Jones and in the even
ing Bishop Campbell preached The services
Will be continued through tine week. The new
structure = the largest church edifce the
city, having a seating capacity of = 500 people.
Its total cost , LII, UOO and all OF this
amount has been pad excepting 100000
ROBBEEIES MISUNDERSTANDING the past
weeh thieves visited the unfinished houses of
= A. Ddden, near the corner of 9Th and ID
streets southwest, and carried of about 100
MOr!h OF shutters, locks and other Articles
W D. Chadwick, 1l12 NJ street northwest re-
ports that while making some purchases in a
store on the avenue there was stolen from on
top OF u showcase. where he had temporarily
laid IT, a $50 gold piece.-Gien. Hazen, Chief of
the signal service, reported to the police this
InOrnin. that there had been stolen from MS
house two monumental stones, one of AGATE and
the other lapGS laZuli.-Aliiton Pniliips I29
A street nortnes.t, reports the larceny Of sew
ersiI articles worth 20.
DECORATION DAY ExCURsIoxs-Tbis morn.
e.
chanics Leaf with over /, 100 excursionists by
TIE T. and l.. railroad Tor Pen-AIar. The WASH
inston Continentals and Nelson Division Uni
IOfmed Rank, hnl- hts OF Pythias, had with
them on their excursion 10 Richmond nearly
sou An excursion OF over 200 friends of the
l-CeTnacle congregation left this morning for
SsiTiIn spring.
MAN OVERHEARD, AND A Row.-Iast
night, about clock, when the steamer Mary
ashIn.to arrived al her wharf, an unknown
man IsIl u erDoard There wa, some de ,,v i'm
n tyEI
ls.iisH. anu tne crowd became excited. A rigbt
re@uiiSd, but Officers Hattou and Williams
s"oA put an end 10 IT, The latter struck by
one OF the crowd Alter three or tour min
Utes delay Capt. Randall turned the head ,vn1
dA4eT The wharf, and the man rescued. He
iS-1seu 10 slSe MS Name Daring the disturb
aLce OihceI Hatton arrested John Roche who
4oIielteu 90 eoiiatera! on a charge oI dIsorderly
conduct
WENT To SLEEP UNDER A TRAIN AND WAS
kILLED.-L-weil Price, an old coIored man
VINO made his living saving wood went 10
steep yesterday afternoon under a train of
empty irelsh ears stand ng ON u siding On Vir-
siiiia avenue. near Sd street. A little Iater n
shAl4ns engine MAS attached ~ the train and
moved IL Out ~ the NAM track. When tue last
Car htd passed OF the Siding the mangled
remains OF the ola Colored man were found and
taken To the nr.t precinct stsition-house John
Sriinan, the engineer, and Allen Farrell, the
u-enlan % the smiling engine, were put under
arrest, but subsequently, released, as the coro-
ners jury eAoners.ted lnem.
The CHURCH OF THE CoyENANr-AIthough
the chapel of this church was completed and
opened Tor service only eight months ago an
Tie slttIn.s have Tor some Time been rented I'm
view OF Tie continued demand for accumIn,,d;-
ton I. congregational meeting was held la,l
Thursday evening To lake into consideration
the feasibility vi proceeding once with the
erection Oh the Church, at wnicn meeting IL was
decided "a MAKE an effort 10 raise the REQUISITE
IuHds alter morning service the approaching
sabOatn. Accordingly, yesterday morning
a!ter an eloquent sermon by the pastor Rev
Az A4inIin, On the subject vi Help and sell
Help, Iuil and interesting statement was
Inl.ae on behalf oil the board OF trustees and
elders by Hon. Gardiner u. Hubbard, a menI-
Der Ga The FORMER board, Is To- the condition and
needs oi the enterprise Closing with the state
ment tnat, after careful examination and ill.,
curry, IL Lad been decided 10 DC practicable I'd
proceed at once 10 buiid the church ii subscriI-
Toms amounting 10 $4,000 could be obtained
leaving the remaining sum requisite w be got
Ten Oy mortgage ON the property, which, in
turn, could be gradually Ito undated from The
revenues vi the church. de followed by
Mr.. Justice iiiis.In Strong i'll an earnest appeal
That the response oi the congregation Nigh be
work, and eniorcin. his appeal by the hand
some subscription OF SlO,UOo, which, with
subscription $4,000. Three SUBSCRIPTIONS OF
$0,oOO each, Including one from MIR. Hubbard
anu making total from that gentleman OF
$1,000. were then made, followed by two oi
eZ,ooo each, which again were succeeded by
generous subscriptions from the congregation
generally, including $50 IRON the children OF
lie saDoath school, until the grand total OF
s3o.OoO VA. reached. As many oi the conyre-
Sat4oA Rad already left the city for the sum
Iler, and among them some OF the weaithiest
and most generous contribu tors the result was
Considered IIiost satisfactory by pastor anu pess
pae, anu the sum vi ISO, 0OO has been raised
among themselves they will now feel emDold-
eneo 10 SSk IOr some assistance in AN under
taxing vi such Importance to the city generally
and especially 10 Lhe northwest portion from
The wealthy and photographed residents not
members vi Inc congregation.
WATER SUPPLY FOE LANIER HEIGHTs-A
certificate Oh incorporation has been filed by the
LaDIer heights Water supply company, the
OBJECT being 10 supply with water Lanier
ECI.1ts, near Mount Pleasant The amount OF
capital 10 DC invested Is %, OoO, divided in loo
shares, a. par value vi HoO per share. Inc trus-
Ices for the nrst year are Messrs. u. Brown
GOOde, Frederick W. True, Frederick W Dewey
IAIIeton h Bean, b. Hayden and John b.
smith.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE as will be seen by
the advertisement else wLere, the entire stock o1
the Dry Goods De partment of Chas Baum will
he SOLD al auction, beginning "Wednesday at IL
O'Clock. The sale sal take place III the back
building up stalls Entrance on 9Th street.