The Washington times., 1895-07-01
impending Anniversary of the
Organization Of the Church.
ITS CELEBRATION BEGUN
All Day Services Held Yesterday.
Thomas Il. Roach's Ode Sung by the
Congregation-Hist Sermon
Preached In the Evening by Rev.
DR.. Todd-Ela borate Programme.

| TINS house OF worship Is sacred and holy
| in the eyes OF all its commandments.
| Some of the original members are living
| and Still attend the church, others have
! found fields of labor in other sections of
the city and country, but the majority
! have gone to their great reward,
! SPOKE OF DAYS GONE BY
Yesterday there was a gathering of the
Hanllinites, aud the main auditorium was
/ filled with those who were saved or re-
/ claimed at services held there Old, gray
I haired men and women grasped hands for
the first time in years and recalled the
I love feasts and prayer meetings OF century
I ago. 1t was pleasant day, and one which
will ever live in the memory OF those who
love old Hamiine.
A pleasing feature of the programme at
me morning s. srvices was the singing Of the
Ode To Hamline." written by Mr..
Tnomas f. Roach, one OF the original
members. The congregation sang in good
Old Methodist style ana made the church
resound with the refrain.
The hall iit never Vet been told,
What God hath wrought in thee
O, Hamtine, cherished Cf His fold,
To him the praise shall be.
The Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church
was dedicated 10 the memory of Bishop
Lesnidas Lent Hanline, who was born III
Burlington, Conn, May 10, 1897, and
died in Mount Pleasant. Iowa. February
%, 1915. The initial step toward tie
organization OF this church was taxed at
Unioa League Hall, No. 452 Ninth street
Northwest. July >. 1865, by Rev. Elisha
= Phelps. presiding elder.
The ioiIo Wig persons having taken
their certificates from MCKenGTee Church
up to September II, IS65, when the first
quarterly conference Met, united together
under rHp name OF the Ninth street Mctho-
tiIst Church. Henry gEee, SusanEIh
Augee, EawIn AUgpe, Walter r. Baker,
Sarah A. Baker, james Il. Bushby, Cath
crime BuSfiby, Iaa K. BusEby, George d.
BurCh, Belinda BurCh, Ma ggie BGrch,
Catherine Bushby Horace Bagley, Lucy E.
Bagiey, LAURA Bagiry, v iliam A. Cook,
Emma Z. Cook aGieI >. Chrlsty, Cor
npIid T. Christy. J. r Constable Margaret
Constable, Cha rIotte Cdmnack, KInsey
Dyer, nm Z. yer. TeXanua Dyer, Jose
pnnie Cummings William ). Fort. EEasaph
ID. Godfrey, Anthony lOTmdn, Addic V.
Dorman, Parthena Gordon, Rhoda i.
Cough, Elizabeth Vincent, Natilua Ian
0on, Thomas H Langley, Mary E Lang
ley, Elizabeth Aiarkwar,i. William Is. Nc
KeIdun, Mary a Mcaelton, William p.
McKeiaon, Margaret McKelIOn, Martha
I Philips, Sarah Phillips, Washington /.
Pond, v IilIdm ). Phelps. Mary W. ;.
Phelps. Rrbecca L. Poole, Thomas T..
Rrich, Cara l.. RoaCh, RebeCca Rabbit,
Cara QUnter, RebecCd SCOIIeld, Henry
Turner. Sdratl 4 Turner, John Taibert,
Joun Z. Wright Hanaah II. Wright
FOURTEEN AT THE OLD SHRINE.
Thara arr fourteen oil these VINO are stin
worshipilg at Haniine. This oTga nizdtion
continued 20 worship in Union League Hall
and afterwards III Columbia Institute on NJ
street. rear Tenth, northwest. until the cree
lIou of a lrsJ5ua building on the site ot the
present ,GiiiCe wGich was Dedicated July
!. 1866, b. Bishop jesse T Peck, as Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Church. ON the
23d OF November, - I3, the present ediflce
was dedicated by Bishop Edward q.
Andrews. It was enlarged and reopened
March l6, 1890, by Bishop Samuel G.
M'rril, and under the pastorSGte oI Rev.
Henry r. NaylOr, D.D
The following pastors have served the
Church froaI its organization Revs. John
f. Effingar, benjamin & Emory, John ".
Hoover. Luther T WIdernan, Greenieaf
G Baker, Robert w Black, William Nc
Mckinney, Samuel NJ Eartsoek, Job A
Price Henry r. NayloF, EIbcrt 5. Todd.
The eNrIr!>es opened yesterday morn
irg at g . with Unttay-schoOi sermon
The first pastor of tie school was Rev.
william =. Fort, who Is now no more, but
his successor, Mr. Daniel 5. Christy, was
present and made an address. The fol-
IowiBC have been sLPerintendents OF Ham
line Sun,t4y y-sChool. Rev. William ;. Frost,
pgnia = Christy. John H Beuton, Rev.
Luther I Wderman, Thomas Ii. Martin.
John D CroEsant, Jefferson ". Davis,
| Thomas B. Towner.
There are seventy-eight teachers and 760
scholars in the school and II is the largest
Methodist school in the city.
Elaborate musical exercises marked the
/ morning church services, several numbers
! byi-.g rendered by theCboir, ,thecongregatIon,
/ and d Quartet, composed of Misses Ida
! O'Neai, Emma WilliaTs, MessIs- j. Ar
( thur Rose and j Walter Humphrey. The
ScFpturaI frading was by the Rev. John
/ r. Wright, ID. D., who was the first pro-
/ bationcr OF Hanlire.
| DIR. COURTENAY'S SERMON
The sermon was by Rev. Austin VI Court
/ euay, d d, of Allegheny City, Pa. He
took as his text Tile Church of the Future -
/ aud drew vivid picture of what HamIine
| might be III TIE days of the present mem
I bers childreu's children. He closed with
an earnest plea for spirituality and s6ci-
ability in the rank and file of hiethodism.
/ An oIti-fasinoued love feast was held
in the afternoon by Rev. Luther B. Will
son. assisted by Rev Luther T Widerma1,
and Rev Samuel NJ HartSock.
A collection was taken up to raise suf-
ficient money TO send an old and iuflrm
NiPliliitI VI W - 81 N'BiS .
! Home.
The feature Of the evening service was Il
| historical sermon by the pastor, Rev. Il.
| S Tedd ID d. He traced the career OF
the church from its foundation 20 the
present time and presented some very III
teresting statistics.
There are now S40members, and the high
water mark of membership occurred last
year when there We're SS4 names on the
! roll. The total number of conversions is
| 556, baptisms, ,094 The amount or
money raised~on church property is $40
! TAT: for current expenses, $50 ,s9Z; Tor
minister's support, 500 40; missions,
! ST ,977 benevolent ella inns, So,
for various other objects SID $50, anu
grand total OF S197 1913.
The good effect OF Dr. Todd's sermon was
greatly increased by the sweet singing OF
Miss Ida ONeal
The anniversary Will be celebrated on
! Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Much or
the success achieved Ill the celebration yes
terday was due to the labors of Mr.. Edgar
| l Booream and his associates, Messrs. Sef-
ferson w. Davis, Hosea B. Moulton, John
II Benton, and Thomas f. oach.
DIRECTORY OF THE CHURCH.
The church directory is as follows:
Resident Bishop, Rev. John F. Hurst.
IL D.; presiding elder, Rev. Luther b.
wilson; pastor Rev Ebert S. Todd, ID. D.;
superannuated, Rev. William c. Mullen
Local preachers-John R. Wright, ID. ID !;
John Harries, Sidney P York, Philip A.
Christ, Robert E. Redding,
Exhorters-Hilman A. Hall, Edgar W.
Williams, John H Benton, George c. Hough,
Robert l.. Dutton.
Glass Ieaders-Daniel S. Christy, Thomas
II Martin John r. Wright, William H.
Proctor. John H Benton, Mrs Clara L.
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