Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-25
ANACOsTIA's NEW CHURCH.
Sketch of the Organization-The Proposed
New Church.

new church..
The STAR yesterday gave an account Of th.
ceremonies attending the LAYING Of the corner
stone Of the Anacostia N. E. Church. The church
was organized as a society in 1874 by the Rev
U. Eye, pastor Of Ebenezer now Fourth Street
NJ E. Church The necessary ground was giver
and the chapel erected by James Dan
forth, sr. This building stands on what
was the River road and is now used
az dwelling. The society consisted OF Louii
Newman, James Danforth, sr., E. Dsnforth
James Dan orth ,jr., Francis Brown Susan Brown
and William Brown. The society Of seven has
become a church Of 200. The first leader was
Louis Newman and his successors were james
Crsndall and Samuel Skidmore. In
1860 the seat Of worship was transferred TO what
is now the corner of Jackson and Pierce streets.
/ There q new chapel, better adapted than the
older one to the growing needs Of the society
was built by Rev. DR.. VIM. NJ. d. Ryan, pastor
at Fourth Street Church. The building, In
honor to the builder. was known as Ryan Chapel.
| 1t was on land donated by Fox and Van Hook,
the stakers out Of the new town.
In 1869 Ryan Chapel became q church under
the pas crate of Rev. Arthur Foster. The list
OF pastors in the order Of their service is as fol-
lows: Rev. Francis G.. Kirby, Rev. James Nc
LaTen. Rev. o. G. Maryatt, now OF Unionville,
hid ; Rev. ]. II. Rylsnd, Rev. W. Hurst Reed,
now of Hanover Street Mission, Baltimore;
Rev. C. o. Cook, now Of North Capitol Street
Church, Washington; Rev. E. Richardson, now
of Savage, Nd; Rev. James McLaren (second
term).
Throughout all these changes the church has
never paused in its progress. Its growth in
membership and wealth mas been steady. The
estimated value of its real estate today is
s25, 900. The Sunday school numbers 25Opupils
and 20 teachers.
When completed the new church will front
sixty-one feet on Jackson street and nnety-six
on Pierce. The height to the ridge pole will be
forty feet The main tower will rise seventy
five feet from the northeast corner, and at the
southeast corner there is to be another tower of
forty feet.
There are to be five entrsnces-one on Jack
son street, three on Pierce and one at the
southwest corner. At the Jackson street front
is to De a window, by 16 feet, Of cathedral
glass There are to be twenty-one other windows
of like material and ten Of circular form near the
roof line. The style Of architecture will be
Gothic. Inc structure will be of select red
brick. sefsin black mortar, with trimmings Of
Connecticut brown stone. The roof will be of
slate. with metal gables.
The pulpit is designed to be at the Jackson
street end. The church proper occupies the
northern half and the chapel the southern half
Of the building.
The two will be separated BY Gliding doors or
consolidated as occasion warrants. The pas
tor study Is in the main tower, the secretary's
Office in the northwest corner Of the chapel and
the library in the southeast end.
Crossing the south end Of the chapel will be
gallery for the accommodation OF the infant
Sunday school class. The interior will be I'm
ished in natural woods. The roof will be braced
by two tiers of Georgia pine pillars and will be
grained.
The seating capacity will be LOO. The floor
will have pitch toward the pulpit Of three
feet. The architects, contractors and builders
are Fuss Harper of Anacostia. They arc the
same firm who built the Emmanuel Episcopal
Church. Mr.. Fuss was also the builder of the
Second Baptist Church Of Admission, Ala: