Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04
TO BE DEDICATED,
The Gunton Temple Memorial to Be
Opened Tomorrow.
THE CHURCH And CONGREGATION.
A Handsome Building Erected by
Mrs. Temples Munificence.
TOMoRRow'S EXERCIs Es:
ToMoRRow's EXERCISES:


Will be thrown wide open and dedicatory
services. in which many prominent clergy
men from this city and elsewhere are going
to take part. will be held in the auditorium
| OF the new edifce at the corner OF 18th
and r streets northwest. And 90 another
Presbyterian church will be added to the
already long list OF handsome sanctuarieo
| In this city-a church which, without Ques-
ton. will take a high place architecturally,
artistically and Intellectually among fts
neighbors.
The services tomorrow will be unusually
interesting. especially the music. which will
De under the direction OF the organist.
Charles s. Eliot, and the precentor. Geo.
A Provost. The male quartet Of the First
Presbyterian Church, Messrs. William ID.
Mcfarland, first tenor: H. o. Simons, sec
ond tenor; Gabriel F. johnson. baritone
and director; @. b. Grifith. basso, and the
organist. c. @. Woodward. will be there
and render a number Of selections. The
exercises OF course will be in charge OF the
pastor OF the church, Rev. G. B. Patch,
ID. D., and are as follows: l. Organ pre-
Jude. Mr.. Elliot. 2. Anthem, Now Open
Wide the Temple Door," Southland. First
Presbyterian Church choir. g. Invocation,
Rev. Chas. B. Ramsdell. 4 Solo, In This
Celestial Dwelling" Mozart. Mr.. Grifath.
s. Reading Of the Scriptures. Rev. Teunis
s. Hamlin. d. d. G. Anthem, "Oh, Godi
Thou Art Ny God" s. Howe. Jr.. First Pres
byterian Church choir. z. Delivery OF the
keys. s. Statement. Rev. W. A. Bartlett
ID. D.; Offering, Bring an Offering ana
Come Into HIS Courts" Ps96a 8 Solo
Jerusalem" Henry Parker. Mr.. Provost. 10
First Presbyterian Church. Wilmington,
| Del. IL. Anthem. Il Cannot Always Trac0
the Way" Dow. First Presbyterian Church
Sunderland. ID. d. Is. Dedicatory hymn,
by the congregation. IL Benediction Rev,
j. 9. Craighead. ID. ID.
IT. The sermon by the Rev. J. R. Millieaa
Will Occupy but thirty minutes The pastor
OF the church, DR.. Patch, who composed
| the hymn for the laying OF the corner stone
| about year ago. has also written the one
| which viii be sung in tomorrow's exercises.
The Congregation. -
The history OF the congregation which
will dedicate their handsome church to.
morrow is an interesting one. About
twelve years ago the organization was un.
dertaken by Maj Joseph T. Power, VINO
invited Rev. G. B. Patch to take charge oe
the work. Maj. Power. while he lived,
supported the new church with his IN
fuence and money. and other friends II.
came interested and gave assistance Thus
aided. Rev. Mr.. Patch engaged Clabaugh
Hall. on 18th street between Corcoran and
r streets northwest and held the first scr.
vices September l. 1881. at which e1mo
twenty-eight persons Were present. AZ
O'Clock Of the same day DIR. Patch or
gained Sunday school. al which time i've
persons presented themselves as scholara
and six as teachers. This was the beGih-
ming, and the work advanced till March IL
lSs2. when an organization was formed
under the name OF the United PresbyteD-
| ian Church, with a membership OF nifty.
1t was then that DR.. Patch was formally
called to the pastorate OF the church. Q
lot was purchased on the corner OF 18th and
r streets. and a chapel erected. which was
occupied in 1854 The entire cost of the
chapel and lot amounted to about $4,000,
but so good was the support received, and
so great the outside aid. that In 1880 the
entire debt was paid on, and q new
the hands OF a committee. but the difficul-
ties seemed almost insurmountable. when
aid was received from an unexpected quar-.
ter. which made the present beautaf0
church a reality.
The Musical Directors.
Mrs. Mary Gunton Temple. who for
years had been quietly helping worthy
churches. had been looking about her. and
in reward for the patient struggle and the
devoted zeal OF the Unity Church, offered
to build them, entirely at her own expense.
q new edifice. At that time. 1892 the mem-
bership OF the church was about 800 per
sons. and So, 1874 had been contributed.
raised and expended. The name OF thu
church at the time OF the acceptance OF
Mrs. Temples munifcent gift was chang
ed to the Gunton Temple Memorial in re-
membrance Of her father and husband
Here the past history of the church practi.
cally ends, and tomorrow q new era VIII
commence in its growth and development.
The new church building is In style OF
architecture a mixture between the Gothic
and Romanesque. 1t is built OF Pennsyl-
| ,to en- ffn ~ my NJ
lime stone. This gives II a beautiful eject
of green and white On the northwest cor
ner is a square and massive tower. the req
thing on the roof Of which may be seen
one of its four sides and near the top are
three open windows.
Two big round windows. one at the 'front.'
the other at the back of the church. have
an ornamental effect From the front
which is on l4th street. three wide doors
with an inviting appearance open into q
the church directly, the auditorium OF
which is on the ground floor. The interior
Is simple in its adcrhments. but the color2
are most harmoniously arranged. The ms
ishing OF the pews. pulpit. gallery. organ
loft and other woodwork is In a dark olive
green. The walls are rough plastered ana
painted in a yellowish hue. Large arches
stand out from the blue-tinted ceiling. up
holding the roof above. Around the choir
loft lust over the pulpit in the rear OF the
church and the organ on the left the
space Is covered WITH al dTlSuC lrS8CO
and a border likewise runs around the
auditorium where the wall and gabled roof
meet Over the vestibule at the front en-.
trance is a gallery lighted by a round win
dow six or seven feet In diameter. while .
like window opens out from the choir loft
at the rear of the church. The stained
glass In all the windows was made by
Tiffany Company of New York.
The organ is considered a great feature
Of the church. 1t was furnished at q cost
of 5000 and contains features the builder
got from Europe and which, IL IL said, are
possessed by no other instruments In this
city.
The work OF building was begun not
more than a year ago and has gone on
uninterruptedly. The architects are Horn
blower & Marshall Of this city.
The church now numbers 3S members
and has a Sunday school OF $50 persons.
The Sunday school will still be held In the
old chapel across the way, under the super
intendent George A. Provost. The music OF
the church is to consist in congregational
singing in charge OF Charles s. Elliot the
organist, and George G. Provost, the pre-
centor.
The elders of the church are: ]. N.
Thompson, b. F. Brcckett, w. II. II.
Warner, Samuel Snow and J. s. Sworm-
stedt. The deacons are Vernon +. Hodges
and Grant Leet, and the trustees. A. q.
NJ Provost, George II. Brown, A b. Clax-
ton, August Peterson and W. H. Heron.
1t is understood that Mrs. Temple and her
daughter will be regular worshipers at tho
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