The Washington times., 1894-11-05
FIFTH OF A CENTURY.
ST. Paurs English Lutheran Church Ceie'
brates the Twentieth Anniversary or
the Passionate Of Rey. DIR. Domer.

oI. Paul GnSl1Sn LutHeTaH CHuiSh ~Si~
brates the Twentieth Anniversary OF
the Passionate of Rev. DIR. Domer
Palms and chrysanthemums graced the
mammoth organ, the pulpit side rails, Win
dows. and interior walls OF st. Pauls EnSilsh
Lutheran Church Yesterday morning. A
scroll composed of eyergreens was consplcu-
ously displayed above the space occupied by
the choir bearing the words twentieth ami
yersary," and those who contributed the vol
ume of rich melody that interspersed the ex-
ercises were almost hidden from view by the
stately potted plants.
The occasion was in celebration OF the
twentieth annivery of the pastorate Of DR.. s.
Domer, and his discourse was brief rehearsal
of the history of the church since he took
charge, and impaired grateful acknowledge
ment OF the great good the church had been
enabled to accomplish in the years that are
gone, never TO be recalled.
He began bY saying that he would not
preach u regular sermon, referred gracefully
to the floral decorations, which he accepted
as voluntary expression of the love ana
cordiality and good will OF the congregation.
His theme WAS the increase of the power OF
the church by the "lengthening OF the cords
and strengthening OF tho stakes, aud spoke
OF the increased and increasing responsible
ties which they. he and his people. incurred
in common. He said the church is now fifty
one years OF age, and in that term it had had
but two regular pastors-Dr. j. G.. Butler,
| who served twenty-four years, and himself.
he and his congregation had been serving
together for twenty years, and so far as ne be-
lleved and knew there had never been hard
feeling engendered on either side. Many OF
those who were here when he first came to
the charge are here still. He was grateful,
he said, for the large measure OF Gods bless
| ings that had been bestowed upon him and
| his family and upon the people whom he so
! gladly served. He then made Il tender refer
ence to those who have passed away since he
! took charge, being the while vlsibly Affected
| by the memories awakened. Nearly 100 OF
| the church membership and congregation, he
announced, had gone before. and the recol-
! lection of them brought those present upon
| the common plane of sympathy. The con-
| gregation were then summoned TO prayer, TO
reYerently express 10 the Divine Master their
! thanks for the example set in the lives OF
those hitherto summoned TO rest. In the
| midst Of these exercises, a lady present, Miss
| Suman, fainted. though she quickly recov-
| cred, and no interruption was occasioned.
| Miss Suman was recently bereaved.
The prayer being concluded, the choir sang
an appropriate selection, and the pastor pro-
ceeded He named the many valuable auxil-
| iaries now aiding the church, which did not
exist when he took charge; showed the growth
of the organization by enumerating $50 acces-
| siOns ana 400 baDtisms; spoke Of the crafty
ing increase Of the Sunday school, the grad
ual augmentation of the fund contributed
each year TO the benevolent objects within the
care of the church. returned grateful ac.
acknowledgements to the Ladies' Aid Society
the Young Peoples Societies, and all other
auXiliaries whose valuable assistance tbs
church has, and closed with an invocation fol
the further happiness and prosperity OF all.
st. Marks Church Is an outgrowth OF st
| Paul's. a fact TO which the pastor referred.
The choir, which is composed of Miss Edna
Doe, soprano: Miss Blanche Yewel alto
Jacob Scharf, tenor, and W. A. Domer bass
with Prof. James Caul1eld as organist. rem
dered Hoden's 'Jubilate' at the opening
and as oiTertory Schnecker's "Te Deum."
The Young PEOPLES Junior Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor held Il meeting in continuation
OF the services at $3.50 p. m; the senior soci
ETY. meeting at $3.50. and at 1880 an anniyer
sarY conference and prayer meeting was held
The members Of the church will give re
ception at Armory Hail. on q street north
west. next Tuesday evening, to which ali ar
cordially invited. 1t will lie largely informa!
though addresses may be expected. Their
will be collation. at the close.