The Washington times., 1894-09-09

Increasing membership. il is not remarkable
that il should be notable among tbs churches
OF Washington for what NAV be called lis
practical Christian usefulness
Consciously or UncOnsciously every church
drifts sooner or later into some natural field
OF development and work for which it is well
suited In the Foundry Church it has been
above all things, church work in its broadest
sense The whole congregation. young and
old. are organized for their various lines of
activity as a real living church ought TO be-
There are not the mere routine services OF
Sunday-school, church, and prayer-meeting
There form but the framework on which the
work is developed. There are besides
teachers .prayer-meetings church class meet
ings EpwOrth League meetings. and others
equally important. But in r church which
has had so interesting history. il is neces-
sary to look into its past before studying its
present. One year after the British left
Washington a heap Of ruins, Henry FoXhall.
q wealthy gun manufacturer, who had
Emassed considerable property for those
times out Of his foundry, gave the funds with
which the church site was purchased. Partly
because the money was the product OF In Q
foundry. and partly because John Wesley. the
founder Of Nethodism began his work in a
small foundry in an out-of-the-way corner Of
London the church was christened with this
historic name.
TIE MOTHER OF CHURCHES.
From the start it was prosperous. II out
grew its original ediflce and an enlargement
of it, and during the war the congregation set
out to build the present structure, which was
dedicated IN 1866 To-day the church prop
erty is estimated 10 be worth between $780,
600 and $500 O0O The fact has been COM
mented on above that the characteristic Of
the Foundry Church has been its activity.
What better proof Of this fact could be given
than that il has been the mother of five
Others. IN 1927 the Wesley Chapel was started
by It's assistance. And then as the work
ripened from time TO time, McKendree, Union
Chapel. Eyland Chapel, and the Fifteenth
Street Church came into existence through
its help and financial aid.
The TINES was influenced very largely in
selecting the Foundry Church as one of those
TO be discussed this Sunday, because its pres
ent much-beloved pastor. Rev. Oliver A.
Brown, has just celebrated the twenty-ifth
anniversary Of his church WORK He is a
graduate Of the Ohio Wesleyan University
and later Of Drew Theological Seminary. He
has had charge Of congregations among
other places. in Boston. Cincinnati. New
York. and Washington. In the carving on
OF the church work here DIR. Brown has asso-
clated with him as stewards MesSrs, L. p
AItschu. J.. T. Brooks, Seth +. Tracy, James
J.. Ewln, \. ID. Peck. i. F. Simpson, A. S.
Dunham, Frank J.. Wilson. and W. i. Wood
ward. The class leaders who are in charge of
the lay work OF the church among its own
members are Messrs. J. i. Clokey. NJ Gore.
i. i. simpson. r. \. Tilton. and Mrs. /. p.
Altschu. Mr.. James e. pugh is the e1horter
The music at the Foundry Church is ex-
eellent and one of the pleasant features Of
fits services is the congregational singing
under the direction Of Mr.. Frank J.. Wilson
as precentor. Mr.. William X. Cohen, one Of
the most talented musicians in town, is the
orCanist
IN its SUnday-school work the Foundry
Church is most active, under the leadership
OF its superintendent, Mr.. James i. Ewin.
To show how complete and systematic its
organization is the best way is to give a list
OF its officers and teachers. They are. besides
Mr.. Ewin, its superintendent: First assistant
superintendent. Louis p. Altschu: lady assist
ant superintendent, Mrs. DR.. Stowell; hon
orary assistant superintendent, Addison N.
Smith; secretary, Edward T. Simpson; assist
ant secretary, E. A. Short; assistant secretary
(acting), Miss Whaley; treasurer, DR.. NJ. D.
Peck: librarian, William H. Kerr; assistant
librarians, Frank q. Gore. Roscoe Washburn,
Donald Tracey, and Miss Mabel Brown.
Teachers. senior department-Rufus N Til
ton Mrs. Tilton, Miss Laws, James E. Pugh,
a1d George Ed. Tyler.
intermediate epartment-David T. Cissel,
BENJAMIN ii. Stinemetz, Miss Matte Duck
william b. Mathews, Gus Warleld Simpson
J. Richard Riggles. Frank J. Metcalf. Miss
Eta Williams. A. Charles True. Miss Lizzie
Brown, Miss Ella Stinemetz, Mrs. Annie E.
Boree Seth Tracy, Miss Watkins, Mrs. VIII
kins. Miss Carrie Porter, Mrs. Kate v. Ait
schu, Mrs. Donohue, Mrs. Annie Reed. Phi
mary esPaTtneat-4iss 1Tah % Townsend