Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-17
ST. PaUL'S JUBILEE.
An Imposing Celebration of a Church,.
Sem --t'cn.enatal

Fem .-trn.snaial.
As announced IN Sa u-.ay = STAR the frtIe;h
anniversary O; s. Paul's English Lutheran
Church was celebrated YESTERDAY.
The altar was heLu.i:Gllr decorated wf.h
ported palms and o:Eor laa.-. loosr flower.
running vines. Dc. -i'e arches were sl-uuC
al the wav across the church a. The nal
PAT. on me middle one q: rL.c. Uas
tie ute o. LutLess famous battle hyrnn.
KIN Festc E.rS lei Jn-eT Colt. uiaa- ,tu %
beauliu! yellow roses. and immediately back %
this was large picture o: the ,rsai -e.or,ncr
To the righs aLd l,ft q thu arch AID .us
penoed from two o: lie otlc-s we're the wear,
ls43-lsS3, suggesting the dates making np
this their seml-cccg-eaaiaL "A along ia.
aisles were great numbers ~ ported palrs and
other plants, beautiful running rag.s. a.a
loose flowers orraner:ed al he Windows
There was not a seal 10 he had IN the house and
many were oomrelled 20 stand
HE Aturc.cai services IN the morning we're
Conducted by the pastor. ..ev. :. Dosuc- d. D.
followed by the reading OF he scripture 10y tie
day from tic tensa caancer OF ~. gchu, .'eye,th
verse, by DIR. Morris. repre- seutiaC Jssas Christ
IN that beautiful o-Ece. II am tLo oud Sae,.-
herd. After :be singing o: hymn No. igl,
.'see wAata living stone" &c. Res. W. IL
Gotwaid OF St. Marks offered PRAYER
VENERABLE PREACHER
The sermon WAS preached By the venerable
and highly regarded Rev. ). G. Morris. ID. D..
LII. ID. OF baltimore, the patriarch Of the
Lutheran Church, who Is in his ninetie.h wear
His text was from st. Matthew. xxyii:2l ..Son
go work today in my vineyard" His discourse
was very eloquent. practical ard instructive
lesson.
After the singing of the HYMN .'wors. for the
Night is Coming" Dir. Domer gave a brief his
to-ical sketch OF the church IRON It's founda-
ton.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASNryERsaRY
At 5 pm. the anniversary OF the Sunday
school took place. consisting Of singing bv the
school and addresses by J. l. EnGerlv, ]. T.
Graef. A. s. Pratt, q. W. LiEksn., Thas. T.
all former superintendent of the school.
followed by an interesting talk from the pres
ent superintendent Mr.. J.. u. Alden.
Remarks were aiso made by Mr. q. W. Gala
han representing the afternoon school OF Memo
rial Church. Mr. W. II. Elncl.el the morning
school of same church. Mr. Nav OF Zou's and
Rev. W. ii. Gotws.d Of ST. Marks. Greetings
were received from DR.. Butler OF niemoriai
Church, who could not lie present az this
session, but al the morning ses son OF the
school. giving a very Interesting talk: from
Rev. Ernest DreyitZ OF Concoriia: Few. C. T.
Butler of Keller Memorials from tire .nterna-
tional committee. through Mr.. J. e. Wight
secretary OF the sunday School Union Of TIE Dis
trict; through Mr.. /. II. Bristow, fret vice
president and superintendent % Ca vary Bau-
list Sunday school. At The morning session OF
the school there were nearly 400 present and a
large collection Was takea.
TIE EVENING ExERcIsEs
At 7:3O p. IN. Platform exercises were held.
Dr.. Dcmer read the Forty-six;h Tsaln, Luz
theirs favorite After singing "Tutcnnan.
Tell Is of the Night" DIR. Domer read greet
ings from Dr. T. W. Co3rad o. Philadelphia,
too Ill to be in attendant: DIR. :. y. Barn.iz
western secretary of the home mission board;
Rev. Mr.. Cook. who for a short while served as
an assistant pastor, aid Rev. Ii. l.. Bolman the
fourth pastor, who was prevented from being
present on account of the illness Of his wife
and who sent very interesting history Of his
passionate.
Addresses were made by Reys. J. E Graef,
j. q. Butler and W. L. Parson.
Mr. Oraen talk was a very interesting one.
He told OF the affairs OF the congregation
during his pasto-ate. When he first came there
was debt on everything. he received little,
II any, salary, and often was compelled to
wait three days for letter, he had not the
cents to pay for postage.
DR.. Butler was given ten minutes for his
speech, but. as he said. he could net DO more
than make his bow in that time for Passionate
covering twenty-forr yeas lie EXPRESSED the
hope that St. Paul's would soon tear down the
old building and parsonage and erect q hand
some Lutheran church
DR.. Parson told of his experience AS associate
pastor of ST. Paul's. when be preached for DIR.
Dudcr ne used
all his sermons in that time and
compelled to return TO the seminary
at Gettysburg to learn how to make
more, but was soon returned TO
st. Paul's permanently an associate pastor.
He is now pastor of the Church of the Eeforma-
ton on Capitol Hill, with a large and flourish
ing congregation
Rev. W. II. Gotwald pronounced the bene-
diction, and thus closed this most interesting
celebration.