Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-08
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The corner stone Of Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church was laid at $50 o'clock yes
tsrday evening. The ceremonies we're Of great
solemnity. The order Of exercises was consum-
mated % per program, and despite inclsment
weather there was . goodly number Of spscta-
tors. The flooring of the church was COM
pleted little prior to the beginning Of the ex-
srcises and there, inside the wallis were $50
people exclusive Of the clergy and choristers.
aud furnished vantage ground for others, and
the roadways and walks Of Fillmore and Wash
ington streets were fairly well occupied by car
riage loads and groups Of folks. The visiting
choirs and clergy assembled in the northwest
room Of the Washington Street School. where
church, greeted the new corners. Choir Mas
ter John E. Parker Of 81. Marks Church,
aligned the choir boys along the south
wall of the room. St. Marks choir was repre-
sented by Iran Johannes, George Earnshaw,
Frederick Bradford, Earl Goodwin, Gilbert
Rae, VIM. Hillyer, Albert z. Hamilton, C. b.
Samuels, James B. Gemmill, ]. p. Gaddis. St.
James choir was represented by r A. II. Clark,
Charles H. Miller, Harvey Phillips and George
W. Evans. George Dove, from the choir of St
Johns Chapel, was in line. There were present
the following members Of Emmanuel choir:
Barnabas Bryan, Frederick Bryan, Maurice
Arnold, Dano Davenport, Harry Kelly, Howard
Heating. Richard Heating. Percy Heating. War
rem Tolson, Bert Thornett. Michael Spaulding
Richard Bryan, James Hollister, Irving Lyles,
Edward Frisbie, Clark Frisbie Gordon Darling
and Julius Tolson. An eight-piece section Of the
Marine Band, under Mr.. Lavender, struck up
the professional hymn, 1.-The Church's One
Foundation" the choirs chimed in, and the
procession, with Bishop Paret and the priests
bringing up the rear, marched down Washing
ton street, through the base of the tower and
into the walls of the church.
The clergy took position near the corner
stone. They were Right Rev. William Paret.
bishop of Maryland; Rev Gilbert i. Williams,
dean Of Washington; Rev. DIR. Townsend, rec
A Buck, rector of Rock Creek parish; Rev. f.
Steele, rector Of st. Marks Church; Rev. C.
Ernest Smith of St. Paul's Church, Prince
Georges county, Nd; Rev. NJ. L. Poffenderger,
rector Of 1t. Johns Church, Prince Georges
county, Nd; Rev. William NJ Morrison of st.
Paurs, Reg L w. Clarke of st. James Rev. DIR.
A. Il. Stew3rt Of Christ Church, Georgetown,
Rev. H. Al en Griffith Of Silver Spring parish.
Rev. DIR. So G. Jeffords of st. Paufs Church,
Peoria, ILL.,. and Rev. W. G Davenport.
At the close Of the professional Bishop Paret
led in psalm cxxKii, DR.. Davenport offered the
Lords Prayer and the lesson followed. DIR.
Davenport read the notice Of deposits in the
stone. comprising u journal Of the convention
OF the diocese of Maryland for the year of our
Lord 1891, copies of the Maryland Church
man, Spirit Of Missions, The Church
1 cs for for C Sssass, 1881 1881 the ads
Cross, The EVENING STAR of October
6, 1891, the Washington Post of October G.
1891, Q list containing the names Of the rector
wardens and vestrymen OF Anacostia parish. q
list containing the names Of the building COM
mittee, the architect, the builder and the stone
mason, lists containing the names of the Of
6cers and teachers of the Sunday school and Of
the officers and members of the various pa
rochial organizations and set of United States
coins of 1891.
Stone Masons James Mcknight, John Bolger
and William H. Lewis lifted the brown corner
stone into its place and the bishop pronounced
the sentence of dedication and then addressed
the audience. The speaker occupied fifteen
minutes and was listened to with marked atten-
ton. He paid rich tribute to the mysterious
lady whose generosity contributed SO largely to
the building OF the church andwhose modesty
made one OF the conditions of her gift that her
identity should never be exposed. He also re-
ferred to those whose subscriptions were smaller,
blu: perhaps in proportion TO their ability to
subscribe greater, and drew his simile from
the story OF the widows mite. He spoke of the
corner stone being more OF y fiction than of a
fact and Of how it was the emblem OF Christ as
the corner stone OF truth. At the conclusion
of the address the hymn ''Chrlst Is Our Corner
Stone was sung, the bishop pronounced the
benediction. the occasional followed and the
ceremonies were at an end.
The beater Of the professional cross was Mr..
Clarke Of st. James choir.
NOTES.
DR.. W. ". Godding and family returned on
Tuesday from New England.
Officer W. 7. Anderson arrested VIM. Taylor
for cruelty to animals.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Whitlock, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Anderson,
returned yesterday to their home at Brandy
Station, Va. taking with them Master Wilbur
Anderson,