Evening star., 1893-07-28
FALLS CHURCH.
Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening star.
Falls Church, Va. July g. 1898.
The members of the Columbian Baptist
Church held interesting reunion services
during Wednesday, commencing in the
morning and continuing all day. At II a.
m Rev. w. S. o. Thomas of Georgetown,
D. c., former pastor Of the church.
preached. Among other prominent minis
ters of the denomination present were Rev.
G. c. Meador of the Fifth Church, Wash
ington. and Rev. Herbert Williams. pastor
of Fourth Street Baptist Church Of Rich
mond. At noon a collation. was served In
the basement of the church. In the after
noon roll CALI services were held and a
large number of present and former men,
bers of the church responded in feeling
manner. A number of letters from former
pastors and members were read. Mr.. Thos.
Hitler, clerk, read very interesting his
tory of the church from its organization:
1t appears that the church was organized
by DIR. Hill of Washington In the fall of
1856 in Groot's Hall now known as the old
Presbyterian church, with nine members.
viz: Caleb Read and wife. Dexter kingman
and wife, William kingnan and wife, Mrs.
Chappell, Mrs. John Read and Miss Mary
Read. A young lady Of Washington. Miss
Cornelia Orme interested herself in Secur-
ing the services Of Or. Hill to preach. which
resulted in the organizing of the church
In IT the spring OF the y year following so Rev; ";
meetings and revival, and as result
over one hundred persons were converted.
baptized and Joined the church. Steps were
at once taken to erect a church building, a
lot was purchased and the work COM
menced. 1t was inclosed and partially plas-
tered. When the war came on the members
became scattered and the work stopped.
During the war the building was used as a
hospital by the Union army. At the close
Of the war Rev. w; L. RAYMOND was Sc,
in securing $500 from the government for
it's use Of the building for a hospital. With
this amount the church was completed and,
under the several pastors since. has pros
pered and increased in members. While the
church was In an uncompleted condition II
was twice struck by lightning and twice set
on fire, once would have been destroyed but
for the active efforts and presence of mind
of Mr.. George B. Ives. one OF our old res
dents No seri99s damage ,S oceurred in
church has been entirely remodeled and is
now as attractive and handsome as any in
town. Rev J. T. Barber is the present pas
Lieut.. e. 2. Ellsworth of Brooklyn, NY,
who was In the twenty-second Connecticut
has been In town for several days visiting
his old camping grounds.
Rev. D. L. Rathbun and son Carl are Wis.,
iting In Westmoreland county.
o. s. Porter and wife of Palm Beach Fla,
are registered at the Eagle House.
Rev. r. A. Castleman, pastor of the Epis-
Green Of Loudoun, has been conducting
services during the week.
Mr.. NJ. E. Church has sold for Mr.. f. j.
Crump lot to Mr.. w. H. Stearnes of
Washington for $500.
A party of young people. chaperoned by
Mrs. F. E. Johnson of Washington, went to
the Great Falls yesterday. The party con-
sisted of Messrs. Walter Evans. Philip
Nourse. W. r. Eastman, Gilbert Bloss,
John Corson. Writ Kinsley and Misses Mag
gle Nourse. Hazel Henderson, Edna Birch,
Nellie Birch and Jennie MCGOWAN.
An agent of Mr.. w. F. Huntress, a mer-
chant of Washington, D. c., was before
Acting Mayor w. NJ Ellison on Thursday
for selling gasoline without a proper ped
dlers' license. The penalty for so doing is
a fine of not less than 800 nor more than
$500. Upon promise, however, to discontinue
the business sentence was suspended by
consent of the prosecution.