Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-16
Its New Hall Dedicated Yesterday
With Appropriate Exercises.
INTEREST IN THE TREANURER'S REPORT.
Many Interesting Addresses Made
by Different Clergymen.
THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING.

OF the audience that filed the new auditor
ium in the building Of the Central Union
Mission. the Protestant churches of the city
were well represented at the meeting which
was held yesterday afternoon The occasion
was the dedication OF this fine new hall. but
IL was really a jubilee meeting over the
progress that had been made in advancing
the interests of this worthy enterprise.
Whether viewed from a financial standpoint
or from a point Of view that Is not quite so
material. the mission is proper subject for
congratulation. This was evident from what
was said and done at the meeting yesterday.
Those in immediate charge Of the work of
the mission thanked the pastors and the
churches for the support and the co-opera-
ton which the mission had received from
these organizations. while the pastors ex-
pressed appreciation that the work which
Is a part of the duty Of the churches was
being done so efficiently by the mission
The churches working through the mission
and the mission working in harmony with
the churches. that was the burden Of the
speeches yesterday. as well the meaning
of the coming together OF the representa-
tives of so many churches and denomlna-
tons
The Report of the Treasurer.
The report of the treasurer Mr.. T. A.
of interest. because everybody was interested
In knowing how the mission was carrying
the burden which was assumed when the
property was purchased. OF course. IL was
known that there was little cash on hand
when the mission went into the new build
ing scheme. The figures of the report
showed that $500 had been paid. or rather
agreed to be paid. for the property OF this
amount about $4,000 had been paid in cash.
leaving an Indebtedness Of $4,000. In order
to prepare the building for the use of the
mission some $1,000 had been expended in
improvements and of this sum 5000 had
been given by one persona lady. Rev. T.
ID. Bailey said that the donor did not wish
to have her name mentioned and II was only
known to few. In the course of his adj
dress Rev DR.. Hamlin referred TO this lady
as being a member of his congregation.
II was stated that the Indebtedness of the
mission was now represented in trust for
10000. at five per cent interest, and the bal
ance in $50 notes. which were held mainly
IN this city. Rev. Mr. Bailey said that it
was hoped that they would soon be able to
pay of the latter and they wanted sixty
four men to come forward and agree to take
up one of these notes each He said that he
knew that there were plenty of men in the
city who could do this with ease, but they
IN the mission had been looking up rather
than around. and they were better acquainted
with the Lord than they were with men in
this city who had means
With a practical looking forward to the
future as well as thankfulness for the sue
cess which had crowned the efforts put forth
IN behalf of the mission the dedication meet
ing was a joyful occasion. The new hall,
which is oblong in shape, with the longest
side in the width and deep galleries on the
three Sides was filed to overlooking. and
people were crowded along the walls, where
they stood during the entire exercises
From the platform the audience seemed to
be grouped in easy reach. and MIR. Bailey
In speaking of the place as being specially
adapted to the peculiar work of the mission
said that while it would seat about 1850 peo-
pie yet none of the seats were so far away
from the platform TO seem remote. In
other words. he said there would be no diff
fculty in good live speaker standing on
the platform and reaching any one in the
audience. The hall was not 50 large but
that audience could be warmed up, and
they were thankful for that among the
many other blessings which they could re-
count.
The Dedication Exercises.
The singing was under the leadership of
Mr. George w. Havell, the musical director
Of the mission. An organ and a special
orchestra supplied the instrumental music
The music had plenty of go about it. al
though there was the disadvantage of the
absence of the regular mission audience.
their places being taken by the church peo-
pie who have not learned to sing with the
vim :hatsis the feature of the meetings at
The mission However. there were some of
the mission people there and once in a while
Mr.. Hayen gave them a chance by swinging
into the stirring melody OF such SELECTION
as w hen the battle Is over We snail wear
the crown" Everybody was drawn in, and
the walls OF the new hall were baptized
with the dashins waves of the stIrrins
worship that goes up in song. y solo was
sung by MIR. =. >. Foster and also by Miss
Alice h>irnball. whose voice is dedicated to
the work of the mission She is the
daughter of Judge Ivory q. KimbalL who
Is the chairman of the building committee.
lie presided at the meeting, and after the
OPENING exercises, which were participated
In by Rev r. ID. Power, who read the
Scriptures. and DIR. Hugh johnson, who
made the prayer. the judge made a few re-
marks in which he expressed the thankful
ness OF all those who were interested in the
mission that they were at last i'm the nos
session of suitable building The PRAYER
OF dedication was made by Rev Dr. s. NJ
Newman, then followed addresses by the
different pastors of the city, who occup;ed
seats on the platform. Rev DR. HamIin
pastor of the Church OF the Covenant. and
Rev. DR.. Mckim, the rector of the Church
of Epiphany. made earnest. forcible adj
dresses. indorsing in the warmest manner
the character of the work done by the mis-
sion and it's importance in relation to the
churches.
Nr. Bai1ey's Address.
Then Mr.. Bailey made his address. ref
erence to which has been made above He
expressed the thanks of the mission to all
the friends who had contributed in money
or by their time and labor to the compile
ton Of the work Of getting the building
ready. He said that even common laborers
had worked cheerful'y day after day on the
building FOR only small compensation, the
difference being intended by them as a gift
10 the mission. He referred to the MANY
avenues Of work which We're opened before
the mission, and said that they were con-
fronted with problems. and that sometimes
the members of the board thought that they
had not sufficient wisdom to solve them
Just now they we're puzzled to know what
to do in the case of friendless women who
came to them for assistance. Then there
were men who were not tramps in any
sense of the word. but who were Temporal
rily out of work, and therefore in distress.
Something ought to be done for both these
classes and while the facilities of the mis-
sion were as Vet meager. stu they We're
trying 10 do their best in meeting the con-
ditiOns which We're presented He trusted
that they would have a way opened to
them. and that their friends would keep
them in their minds and in their hearts.
Mr. Moody Invited to Come Here.