The morning times., 1895-10-14
PRETTY. SAINT MARGARET
Formal Opening Of the Chapel
With Communion Service.
RECTOR HOWELL'S SERMON
Within One Year the Congregation
Has Grown From IA Small Begin
ming to Its Present Proportions.
Dedication VIII Take Place on the
First sunday IN Advent.

st. Margaret, the beautiful little Epis-
| copal chapel on the corner or Connecticut
| avenue extended and Bancroft place, was
| formally opened yesterday morning with
communion service.
The sanctuary was profusely and taste
| fully decorated with eycrgrrens and roses
| and the spacious auditorium was cumfort-
ably filled with members OF The conercga-
.tion and their friends from other city
churches.
The service was conducted by the Rev.
Richard Lewis Howell, the pastor. Excel
lcntmusic was rendered by the newly organ
lied choir, under the direction OF Miss
Louise Martin. The leading voices of the
choir are: soprano, Mrs. ii. W. Wells;
alto, Mrs. X. Middleton; tenor, Dr. kenne-
dy, and bass, NIr. Chas. Harris.
Rev. DIR. Howell took his text from Ga
latianS, iv: 10, "Untn Christ be formed ID
you"
In applying the spirit of the text to the
occasion the speaker said tnat II was unnec-
sary 70 call thcaiteni ionuf t3c congregation
to the fact that as yet there was no COM
plete formation.
CONSPICUOUS BY ITS Absence.
What is anied need not be mentioned,
he said, for il is plainly 10 he noticed by its
absence. But it is glorious opportunity
to begin lie anew, as 1t Were, ana in wears
TO come 10 lee able Ia look back " it'll pleas
urc To the part they all i.sd IN building this
beautiful little temple Tor the glory OF
Christ
In conclusion he referred 10 the dedication
which would take place of The first Sunday
: in advent. He had assurances by that
lInic ali the furnishings OF HE auditorium
and cbanccl would he complete, and hoped
that all " nuld lac present TO begin the New
Year together, anG With renewed hopes of
building up Il new Christ within.
The afternoon service at 40 O'Clock
was also very largely attcnGed, in fact the
seating capacity was far too limited TO
accommodate the congregation and a great
many were compelled TO stand, while some
went away, not being able 10 gain ad-
mittance.
Wnnin the chancel rail with the Rev. DR..
Howell were kev CIarenc..> l. Bispnaui of
St Michacl's and An Angels. Rev Alexander
Mackay Smith, OF st. Johns. Rev. Alfred
Harding, of st. Paufs, Rev. J. Mcbride
Sterrett, ID. T., OF the { Colnnbian University;
Rev. J. \. Buch, oi ST. Paul'S, Rock Greek;
Rev. Andrew j. Graham, St Marks, and
Rev. Ii. +. Williams, Christ Church.
The music was by the choir of $ MichaelS
and All Angels twenty male voices under
the direction OF Mr.. Harry ]. Reed, organist.
The services We're opened with "a pro-
cessional hymn by the cnoir, followed with
prayer by Key. j. a. Buch, after which there
We're scripture readings. by Revs. Alfred
Harding and Alexander Macka y-Smith.
REV. DIR. HOWELL'S SERMON
The sermon was by Rev. Dr. Howell, pastor
OF the church, who spoke of the advisahilily
OF infant baptism. III this connection he
again referred to the many articles neces-
sary to complete the furnishings of the
church. a boyc all. he said. however, was
needed a baptisInai font, which he hoped
would receive the earliest cofIsidcra ton of
the congregation. There Were urgent de-
mands for one now, but until the church
could get one OF its own he would borrow
one from some other church.
Concluding, he again referred to the
dedication on the first Sunday of Advent
and hoped that the new bishop of the dio-
ceSc would be with them on that location.
st. Margarets is beautifully located on
the heights at the northwest intersection
of Bancroft place and Connecticut avenue
extended. 1t lays no claim TO special archi-
tectural design more than belongs TO com
fort and convenience. The material is red
brick, while the interior is highly finished
in hard pine.
The congregation is the youngest In the
city. but during its short life has grown
very rapidly in numbers 1t was organized
in the latter part of 1894, and during the
winter OF that year and the spring of S95
the members worshiped at the residence
OF Mr.. F. b. Sands, ON Columbia Heights.
"A t first they were but few in numbers,
but in the short space OF little more than
a year have grown to nearly 500.