Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-11
ST. MARY'S CHAPEL
1t Was Consecrated by Bishop Paret This
Morning.
Impressive Services and Fine Music
Under St. Johns Parish-GOOd
School Work Going On.

This morning at IL o'clock St. Mary's
Episcopal Chapel, on sd street between G
and III streets northwest, was consecrated
by Bishop Paret, bishop of the diocese of
Maryland.
| The church was erected in 1886 and has
been doing a mission work among the COL
ored people of that section ever since, be-
longing to and in the general charge of the
parish of st. Johns Church, but from the
fact that 1T has been under a heavy debt
until recently, it could not, according to the
laws of the Episcopal Church, be conse-
Grated before now. The church was well
filled with members and outsiders, when at
IL O'Clock the clergy entered the church,
headed by, Bishop Paret and Bishop Pc
hicks. Rev. DIR. Elliott rector of the Church
of the Ascension; Rev. DR.. Clark of St.
James Church, Rev. Dr. Crummell of st.
Lukes Church, and Rev. +. G. Bragg, rec
tor of st. Mary of the Virgin Church in
Baltimore, followed. while the choir boys
brought up the rear.
The thirty-fourth Psalm was read and
then Mr.. j. c. Bancroft Davis read the in
strument of donation and request for con-
secration. This was signed by the vestry
of st. Johns Church. DR.. Robert Reyburn,
]. c. B. Davis, Gen. j. H. Watmough, Judge
w. s. Cox, Gen. c. c. Angus. Gen. B. e.
Card, James LOwndeS and Henry h. Pei
lew. After this DR.. Alexander Mackay
Smith read the sentence of conservation,
signed by Bishop Paret, and by which the
chapel was placed in the bishops care. Fol-
lowing came the morning prayer. and w.
V. Tunnel, warden of King Hail. the col
ored divinity school of the city. preached
the sermon for the morning. 1t was an
earnest and eloquent discourse. After
this came a solo, the Ave Marie" by the
church soprano, Mrs. Brooks, with violin
obligato by Prof. Ebnier Holy communion
fed hV ha
ices lasting until after l O'Clock.
General Schools.
st. Mary's Chapel is under the rector Of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, DIR. Alexander
Mackay-Smith, but p. H. Birdsall, the as
sistant minister in charge, conducts the
services and has the direct superintendent
of the work going on. There is a day
school carried on in an adjoining hail.
which numbers about one hundred scholars
under Mrs. Mary c. Rugg as principal and
Miss Allen as assistant. A kindergarten is
also maintained in connection with the
work OH Shows row, an alley between oath
and 25th streets and | and X streets north
vest. This is Ia general charge also of Mrs
Rugg and is gathering in a great many
waits from that quarter
The music for the morning was in charge
of Albert X. Brodie the precentor, and was
rendered by the choir boys of the church.
The organist was Miss Cecil F. Mckee.
Among the visitors present from st. John s
| Church were j. G. Bancroft Davis General
Watmough and Henry E. Pellew. After the
services in the chapel were over the clergy
and number of invited guests partook of
a bountiful luncheon, prepared in the ad-
| joining hall by the young ladies of st.
Mary's Guild.
| The local committee in charge OF the work
at St. Mary's Chapel, who are appointed
| annually by the rector and to which much
credit for the good work done is due con-
sists of r. II. Gleaves. Jerome A. johnson.
| Charles r. Fisher J. c. Erwin, Albert X.
Brodie DIR. s. Rogers Watts, Leon Turner
and Arthur Brooks.