The Washington times., 1894-09-02

was named was as excellent musician as he
was a theologian. the Lutheran Church
should devote so much attention TO church
music. The Church of the Reformation is
famous on this score and pastor and people
have always cultivated it as a valuable and
delightful part of their service. At the festi-
val services some of the finest music that
can be heard in town is rendered at this
church. The able organist and director. Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayly, is very well known
in Washington, where her talent has won her
many admirers.
The choir, which has recently been selected
for the coming winter and which is under her
special direction, is as follows: Mrs. ". E.
Parson, wife Of the pastor leading soprano
in the Choral Society. soprano; Miss Emma
Brock. alto; Mr.. Charles Skerrett, tenor, and
Mr.. f. Z. Stevens. bass. The special music
committee consists of Messrs. l, c. Slater
4. X Wagner. and A. c. Black.
In the Sunday-school, no less than the
church. there is this same devotion to music
And ii is a fact worth chrOnicling both as
showing the prospective growth OF the church
and its excellent methods of developing an
interest in its work among the young by mus
ical service, that the Sunday-school with its
$50 or more scholars has. perhaps, q larger
attendance than the church itself W. D. Nc
Farland. well known as one of the finest
tenors in the city, is the enthusiastic director
| OF music for the school, and the exercises are
rendered doubly delightful by the piano, with
violin accompaniment, every Sunday.
The corps of workers in the Sunday school
is very efficiently organized under the able
! guidance of Mr.. Isaac G.. Slater as superin-
| tendent. Mr.. Edwin Ockert is the secretary,
and Mr.. A, c. Black the treasurer. The
| large circulating library is in charge of Mr..
! d. H. 1ount, librarian. and Edwin Hesse,
assistant librarian. Miss Hattie Babbitt acts
as pianist, and Mrs. J. A. Sutherland and
Miss Helen Slater are in charge of tho pri-
! mary department. A very valuable and de-
! liGhtful adjunct to this branch of the Sunday
! school work is the special primary school
room, only two years old. and one that the
congregation of the Church of the Reforma-
ton and especially those interested in its
Sunday school work are proud Of 1t is q
bright, sunny room, with open hearth fire.
place-an ideal spot for the valuable work
conducted there.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR MEMBERSHIP.
The Christian Endeavor is the general So
ciety which is represented at this church.
Its membership is large and constantly grow
ing. Its officers are: Miss c. Poggensee,
president; Miss NJ. Yount. treasurer, and
Miss Jennie Dodge. secretary. The Mission
Band is another active society whose growth
has been steady, owing to the unceasing ef-
forts of Mrs. J. A. Sutherland. the president,
and Miss Carrie Smith, treasurer. The La
dies Aid Society. whose functions are similar
to those of similar organizations in other
churches, has for its officers Mrs. William G.
Dodge, president; Mrs. A. B. Talcott, secre-
tary, and Mrs p. V. De Graw, treasurer.
A special feature at the Church of the Re-
formation is the ladies' flower committee.
which looks after the pulpit decorations on
Sundays AID for festivals 1t consists of
Mrs. 1, c.. Slater, Miss Clara Richter, and
Miss Jennie Dodge.
As sturdy supporters of the pastor in his
church work should, of course. be numbered
the elders and deacons constituting the coun-
ell. They are: Messrs. l. C. Slater. l.. w.
Slater, j. A. Sutherland, A. c. Black, A. P.
De Graw, A. X. Wagner, F. A, Brendel, and
J. w. Babbitt. The trustees are Mr. P. V.
De Graw; the well known newspaper man:
Mr.. John C. Hesse, and Mr.. Isaac C. Slater.
A word more should be said about the pas
tor, DR.. Parson. His almost uninterrupted
serviee-for he spent several years in Toxic,
Japan, as q professor in the university, for
which he received the order ofthe Rising Sun
from tina Japanese Emperor-qualifies him to
speak on the methods of building up a
church. In this work he is an earnest advo-
cate of good music, and takes an active, intelli-
gent interest in it, together with live Sun
day-school. Although a man of scholarly
tastes, who has travelled widely, he is practi-
cal and believes that the active participation
in local charities and local work is the most
useful and one of the most effective ways in
which to make o church accomplish its work
in the world