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grown up since his boyhood
Mr.. Domer's early education was pursued in
the common country schools. At sixteen
years of age he began to teach country
school. In the spring Of lS49 he entered Wit
tenberg Cole, ,. Springfield. Ohio, and was
graduated with the second honors of his class
in 1853. Afterward he entered the theological
seminary at Gettysburg, Pa, and there passed
his seminary career under the guidance and in
struction of those distinguished and eminent
professors Of theology in the seminary at that
time, the Rev. Drs. s. s. Schmucker and c. p.
krauth. DR.. Domer was licensed to preach by
the old Pittsburg synod at Canton, Ohio, in
June. 1855. ordained by the East Pennsylvania
synod in the autumn Of the same year. He
had served in three pastorates before coming
to Washington-Selins Grove, Reading and
Shsnokin. Pa.-including period of
nearly twenty years. He came to WASH
1874, and was most kindly received by
the church TO which he was called.
AT the annual commencement at Roanoke Col
lege. Va, in 1875 he delivered the baccalaureate
address. having been invited by President
Bittle for this purpose He received the
following year, 1876. Although he has confined
himself chiefly to his ministerial work, yet he
has frequently appeared before the public in
lectures and addresses. and has been chosen on
various occasions to deliver addresses before
literary societies of various colleges at their
annual commandments His published dis
course on Thanksgiving day In 1875 in Foundry
M.E Church of this city. the last Thanksgiving
day Of the first century of the republic, was re-
ceived with special favor and is well remem-
bered
DIR. Domer's ministry in this city has been
one of much toll and anxiety. and yet also OF
much prosperity and success. Many improve
ments Of church and parsonage have been
made. many additions have been made to the
congregation and great advance has marked
the history Of this congregation since he first
became its pastor. The Sunday school. with
l. d. Alden as superintendent, is one OF the
most energetic and active in he city and. on
cered by faithful men and women. the promise
| Of still greater progress is at hand. There is
very efficient Ladies' Aid Society, which has
| been doing excellent work for years: a
woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society. several bands OF KiGs's Daughters
and Young Peoples Society Of Christian Eu-
] deavor.
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the famous invasion OF DIR. PAR9ON.
Pennsylvania by tho confederate troops the
state guard were as much soldiers as any one,
and DIR. Parson saw considerable of the active
soldier life. During the years 1872-l879 DIR.
Parson served with distinction in the educational
department of the Japanese government He
resided at Toxic during this time and the i'm
preston which this able gentleman left behind
at Japan may be gathered from the fact that
after his return to this city in 70 the emperor
sent a:ter him the decoration OF the Rising Sum-
one OF the most important of the Japanese
decorations. Five other Americans have been
honored by this decoration.
Dr. Parson has served for several years as
professor OF Greek at Howard University. DR..
Parson is especially man of force and ad-
vanced ideas. His congregation is distin-
guished one and Mr.. Parson as minister has
the unique consolation of having under him in
his congregation several of the officers under
whom he served as a private during the war.
TIE EyAN9EIIcAI. LUTHERAN CHURCH.
jumping from Capitol Hill 20 Georgetown
another congregation belonging to the Mary
land synod Is found. The Evangelical Luth-
eran Church, located at the corner of 4th and
High streets-or, according to more recent des-
ignation. 32d and Q-had its origin in this way:
Col. Charles Beatty, one Of the original found
ers of the town, had in 1863 given the lot of
ground for the sole use AID benefit of the
Lutheran Church and caused the same to be 30
entered and designated on the plat of the town.
Soon afterward the lot was taken possession of
by the German Lutherans. inclosed and
school house erected thereon, and was
used by the members of the church
as burying ground for upward OF fifty years.
1t would seem that this old log building
went gradually into decay and was
removed and for a considerable time the
ground lay out commons. Some time in the
year 1862 a number of persons, mostly among
the German population, raised the means to aid
in putting up the present building under the
direction of Samuel Fine kle, who had long been
the pastor of the German church located on
the corner OF Goth and G streets in Washington
city. For time it was used as a school house
and place of worship. Rev. j. j. Sumcin was
elected pastor and regularly installed on the
21st day OF January, 1863. DIR. George Diehl
of Frederick Md, officiating on the occasion.
1t was found after some experience that the
plan Of using the building both for school and
as place of worship did not work we'll and
consequently, by the action of the trustees, the
school was discontinued. The Rev. J. J. Sum-
Gin, after having served the congregation for q
year or two found that he could not well do
justice to the interests of the congregation in
connection with the duties devolving upon him
in the service of the government at Washing
ton. and consequently the Rev. G. A. Nixdorff
received call to become pastor Of the church
and entered upon the duties OF his office as
pastor on the first Sabbath in April 1871. and
has up to the present time been serving the
congregation.
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ne dCCcpteu this anu AZ REV. W. Il. 0OTwAID.
the same time became principal OF the Clinton
Seminary. Thence he went, in 1873. to the
Lutheran church at Milton. Pa. For three
years he was president Of the susquehanna
Lutheran synod.
In 1886 DR.. Gotwald resigned his Milton
charge on account Of Ill health and went to
Florida, where he remained several years.
While there he filled the Presbyterian pulpit at
Ocaia. He organized Lutheran congregation
at Martin Fla, and also built q church there.
In May, 1889. DR.. Gotwald came to Washington
and accepted the pastorste of st. Marks. He
has done much literary work, being Q thought
ful, suggestive and graceful writer.
THE CoScoRDIA CHURCH.
The Oldest and one Of the most interesting Of
the Lutheran churches in this city is the Con-
cordia Church on Goth and G streets north
west. The building in which this fourishing
congregation worships under the ministration
of Rev. Tohn Mueller has become a landmark
for the western portion of the city. The old
structure. however, will shortly be torn down
and new church more fitted to the size and
character OF the congregation erected. The
Concordia Church has two dates either
one Of which may De claimed a. witnessing its
birth. The congregation in its present shape
was organized February l3, 1882, by Rev. Un-
gerrer. The church at this point can be carried
back to much anterior date, 1868. When the
church organized in 1882 thu first necessity was
| a site for church building, lust at this time
the congregation came across o curious docu-
ment which seemed to show that the church
was already in possession of q Site This was
an old deed issued by one Jacob Funk in 1768,
deciding to the German Lutheran Church the
lot at the corner of Goth and G Streets
A suit begun under this deed was successful
and the congregation obtained possessi On Of
the site at Goth and G.. At this time the congre-
cation numbered seventy male members. The
present church building was erected in 1888.
The pastors Of Concordia since the building
of the church have been as follows: l833-lS36
Rev. Ungerrer; 1S36-lS39, Rev. Mertens; 1889
1916, Rev. Borchers; lS46-1870, Rev. Samuel E.
Finckel 1903, Rev. Augustus Rietz: lS79-1S8
Rev. ID. Kraft; 1S82-1888, Rev. l.. H. Schneider;
1888, Rev. John Mueller. The present pastor
is connected with the NY. Synod, but nearly
all Of the former pastors have been members
of the Maryland Synod.
From Concordia Church have sprung all the
other local German Lutheran churches
The congregation Of Concordia is at present
extremely large and overfiows the old build
Ing. The new church will be built within a
year. the necessary money being raised very
rapidly. The building will cost gas, 600, and Of
this sum $4,000 has already been obtained.
The present pastor Of Concordia. Rev. John
Mueller, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. in
1855. He came to this country in 1875 and al
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is graduate Of Gettysburg College,
class rs, and seminary '7S. His first
charge was in Schenectady, NY. His
next charge Frostburg, Md. where, under
his administration new and coy church
building was erected In 1882 he was induced
by the Memorial Lutheran Church OF this city,
whose partial support was promised. to take
charge OF then weak, struggling and bank
rupt congregation in connection with the pres
bytery OF this city. There rested on the church
an encumbrance Of $500. with hardly any
membership and no parsonage. The indebted
ness has been cancelled, new parsonage has
been erected and self-support attained. There
are at present two Sunday schools maintained,
one in German and one in English, as well as
services in both languages.
CHURCH OF OUR REDEEMER.
The Maryland synod has also in the city one
cclored church, or rather mission. This is the
Church of Our Redeemer on 9Th street Just
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he preached in northern Ohio and served con-
gregations in West Virginia. Pennsylvania and
Frederick county, Md. The officers of the
church at present are as follows: Mr.. John H.
Neuhans, elder: DR.. John t. Reid deacon, and
Mr. c. II. Fischer, treasurer. DR.. John
l.. Reid is also the secretary Of the con-
gregation. The following are also the present
trustees Of the church. Mr.. Fl. G. Wagner,
DR.. Jehn l.. Reid and Mr.. Elsie Reid. The
Ladies' Aid Society organized some two years
since has rendered very efficient service in aid
ing the interests of the church. or this
society Miss A. Arney is the president, Mrs. Fl.
G. Wagner its treasurer and Otta H. Fischer its
secretary.
THE ZION CHURCH.
One of the most interesting Lutheran
Churches in WASHINGTON and one whera the
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measure the progress which has been made.
Mr.. Wisemsn was born in st Thomas, Danish
West Indies, and came to this country in 1871.
He has been aided in his education by the
Maryland synod. having graduated at Howard
University in 1884. DR.. Butler has been firm
believer in the success Of the mission and has
aided the young minister in every way pos
sible.
ct. MARK's LUTHERAN CHURCH.
South Washington, not 10 ee behind other
sections Of the city, 10 also fostering Luth-
eran congregation, which, at the coming con-
vention, will be admitted to membership in the
Maryland synod This is the st. Marks Luth-
eran church at 18th and streets southwest
The congregation was organized in Potomac
Hall. corner D aud 18th streets southwest. June
49, 1889. The membership of the church now
numbers thirty-three. Services were held
regularly last summer and fall in a tent and
during the past winter in the parlors of Mr.
William Wagner, AS Maryland avenue. new
church edifica has since been erected and is
now occupied by tn, congregation, though an
finished. The building is 75x5O feet with an in
FAINT Sunday school room in the rear The Sun
day schoolis groving rapidly.
Mr.. ]. II. Kuehling az Mr. John Holman are
the elected dele gates to the SYNOD
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greatest possible credit
should be given to the
energetic work and hard
struggle of the pastor
against obstacles which
it seemed impossible to
overcome, is the Zion
Lutheran Church at the
corner of 9th and p
streets northwest. This
is the only German
church in the city in
connection with the
general synod. The
church was erected in
1867 and has had a some
what varieSated history
The present pastor is
Rev. A. Homrighaus, a
a
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OF capitol University REV. Z. @. TREssEr,,
and at the end of that time received a recon-
mendation to ordination to the ministry and
also the title Am. He received call to be-
ccme missionary at Grace Mission, 18th and
Corcoran streets; was ordained in st. Peters
Church, Baltimore. Nd, August s, 1877, and
installed as pastor of the aforementioned
mission August 10, 1877, since which time he
has remained in charge at Grace Church,
being remarkably successful as preacher and
pastor.
ST. JOHANNES.
Another exceedingly interesting and ex-
tremely old German Evangelical church is St.
Johannes, ON AZ street southwest. This church
has in its list Of pastors many Of the famous
names in Luthern history in this section. The
church was organized in 1853 by Rev. Philip
Meister, and the present church WAS built in
1855. The following is the list of ministers
who have had charge since that time: Rev.
Schloegel, Kew. G. F. Diehl, Rev. Hennig-
hansen, the present president Of the Maryland
synod; Rev. Frey, Rev. Rietz, Rev. J. H. Tuen-
gest, Rev. KurtZ, Rev. Salinger, Rev. Leharet
and the present pastor. Rev. Fl. K. Mueller
DIR. Mueller was born at Schloss Ensign in
Russia, his parents. however, being Germans
removed to Wurtemburg while the future min
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most Immediately en-
tered the Lutheran The
illogical Seminary in
Philadelphia. He gradu-
ated in 1879 and was or
dained the same year.
Since then Mr.. Mueller
has done excellent work
in several cities. When
called here in 1888 he
was doing missionary
work in New York with
more than ordinary sue
cess.
Mr.. Mueller is of Ger
man parentage. but as
has been said, was born
in Russia. He naturally
takes great interest in
the persecution of Lu-
therans in Russia, AS this
was one of the main car
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Rev. s. Domer. DID,,
pastor of st. Paul's, is a
native Of Blair county.
Pa. He has been in
charge at st. Paul's for
sixteen years, having
accepted the call j II
1874. His ancestors
came from Germany.
and while the genealog-
ical record of the family
s somewhat meager.
tradition has il that the
name appeared with
some degree of promi-
nence in the clerical
roll OF Germany many
years ago. His father
was a native Of Mary
land, and one OF the
pioneer settlers in the
beautiful valley among
the mountains in which
the CITY OT Altoona baa
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above the Boundary
This church is some
thing of an experiment
and designed to do
missionary work among
the colored race. The
plan naturally works
slowly at first. but the
projectors are far from
discouraged and are
continuous in their
efforts. The church is
not AS yet seif.support-
. ng and aid is given by
the synod. The. corner
stone of the present
church was laid in Au-
gust, 1885, and the
church dedicated In
the spring OF 1856.
The church and the
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and E streets north
west. This church was
founded AID. 1851, to-
gether with others, by
three members who. on
account Of their Luther
anlsm, separated them
selves from the old Con-
cordia congregation,
which is composed OF
Lutherans a n d Re-
formers.
In the year 1856 Trim
ity congregation had
thlrty-seven voting
members. At the pres
ent time it consists of
ninety-three voting
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The pastor OF St.
Mark s, DIR. William H.
Gotwaid, was born at
Aaronsburg, Pa, Sept.
2, 1841. He entered the
Pennsylvania College al
Gettysburg. Pa, an d
from that time his life
b as been fruitful in
literary and Christian
work. Graduating q I
Gettysburg in 1866, he
was made principal OF
the Aaronsburg Acad-
envy, where he remained
from 1866 to 1853, when
he was ordained to the
gospel ministry and re-
ceived a call to tn Q
LosansviIle, Pa. charge.
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Rev Mr. NirdorH IL

Rev. Mr.. Ni1dorf is
q native of Frederick,
Nd, received his COL
legiate and theologi-
cal education at the
Lutheran institution
located at Gettysburg.
Pa. He was ordained
to the gospel ministry
at the meeting of the
synod of Maryland in
Martinsburg, Va. in
1S47, having in the
previous year been Ii
censed to preach by
the same synod dur
ing its annual conven-
ton at Emmit sburg,
Nd. Previous ( o his
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academy near by until
his seventeenth year,
after which he taught
in the public schools
for several years. He
entered Capitol Univer-
sity at Columbus, Ohio,
in 1870 and finished the
course in 1875, being
delayed one year by the
death of his father, dur.
ing which time he
taught school and
helped his mother care
for the farm. Mr.. Tres
sci received the degree
Of A. B. He then
studied two years in the
theological seminary
-.
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REV. b. K. MUELLER. arithmetic and music
at the Martin Luther College. Later he
received fattering call from the congregation
at East Green, Erie county, Pa, where he was
married. Since then DR.. Mueller has served as
minister with ability and success in Cleveland
and Pittsburg. He has been at st. Johannes
for over three years now.
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burg. A. h. Burk; Doubs, CIV. sechrist; Clear
spring, E. II. Jones; Uniontown. W. 8. Delk;
Manchester, C. NJ. Eipter: Hampstead, 8. ].
Derr; Silver Run, II. C. Fultz; Lewistown, J.
E. Zerger; Union Bridge. NJ. E. McLinn; En-
mittsburg, L E. Deyoe; Harper's Ferry, WA,
W. ID. Nicoll; Waynesboro, Pa, II. = Cook.
Washington is rich both in the number and
excellence OF her Lutheran churches In the
city limits are eleven fourishing congregations
belonging to this denomination. Six of these
churches are connected with the Maryland
synod, the others being Independent organiza-
tions, their ministers IN many cases keeping up
their connection with the synods Of other
states.
THE MEMORIAL CHURCH.
One Of the best known and most important
OF the local churches is the host at the coming
convention. This is the Memorial Church st
l4th street and Vermont avenue. The Memo
rial Church is well known both from its size
and importance and from the commanding in
huence Of DIR. Butler, its minister. The church
occupies most conspicuous site on 14th street
and is one Of the handsomest and most COM
modious church edifices in the city. 1t ia q
free church, supported wholly by voluntary
offerings. there being no rented pews, although
worshipers have regular sittings, as in pew
churches. Its pastor is one Of the extempore
nEA n0l.- a IL
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Hon. John w. G. Watson, native Of Alber-
marie county and an ex-member Of the iegis-
lature, died at Holly Springs, Miss., . few days
~. Frank Kennedy Of Clarke county lost
yeaSh and ali its contents by Ore.
Ele&ieut Gov. Massey was married wednes-
day to Miss Matte n. Creary Of Alabama. Mr..
Nancy L. nearly seventy years old and has
grandchildren Of age.
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o p" e@~ se4S AeseA - LAAAAA"
lister was still an infant.
Mr.. Mueller attended
school in Germany for
several years at the
Latin school and at the
Real Gymnasium. After
ward he attended the
Theological Seminary at
Waugh. After gradual
ing he was recon-
mended to the Rev. DIR.
Wolff at Buffalo, NY,
and came to this coun-
try. He acted as assist
an: at the Orphan
Asylum at 8 q | p b u Z
Springs, MY, for some
time, afterward receiv-
ing and accepting . call
az teacher Of German,
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In 1873 DR.. Butler re-
signed the pastorate of
st. Paul's and with about
fifty members organized
the Memorial. which has
grown to be one of the
most active churches in
Washington. Since 1884
the colossal bronze of
Martin Luther. a dupli-
cate of the central figure
in the celebrated Worms
group, has stood in front
OF the Memorial. Rev.
John George Butler, ID.
D., was born IN Cumber-
land. Md. in 1926. He
studied at the academy
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pastor are intermingled in the closest man
ner. Rev. ID. z. wiseman has been in charge
since the formation Of the church andto his
energy and perseverance 10 due IN large
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TRINITY EVANGELICAL.
The first church to branch off from the old
Concordia Church was Trinity (German) Evan
gelical Lutheran CONGREGATION, corner of 4th
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Dn LneHrHrLL
Has resumed bis practice and removed his once 70
his residence,
l41l ST. NV.
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CHANGES OF FASHION.
How Sensible Women Are Fixing
Their Wardrobes for Colder Days.
TALK ABOUTFURS AND ROBES

How Women should Dress for Winter.
for C0mfors and Ssyle-S0nse Coed
Advice % Walker o. City Pave
meuts.