The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-24
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read as follows and which was unanimously
adnnfnd by q rising Nnfe.

| read as follows and which was unanimously
adopted by rising vote:
| "The congregation of the First Presby-
terian Church of Washington. D. C., being on
| sufficient grounds well satisfied OF the
ministerial qualifications OF you, the Rev.
| DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage. and having good
hopes from our knowledge of your past
eminent labors, that your ministrations in
the gospel Will be profitable TO our spiritual
! interests. do earnestly. unanimously, har-
moniously and heartily, not one voice dis
senting. call and desire you to undertake
the office OF CO pastor in said congregation.
| promising you in the discharge of your duty
| all proper ersupport, encourag gement and obedi-
| ence in the Lord.
| And that you may be freed from worldly
cares and avocstions, considering your well
and wide known ability and generosity, we
do not assume to specify any definite sum OF
| money for your recompense, but We do
hereby promise, pledge and oblige ourselves
| to pay to you such sums of money and at
such times as shall be mutually satisfac-
tory, during the time Of your being and re-
naming in the relation TO said church to
which we do hereby call you.
"In testimony whereof We have respec-
lively blT ll1S tds VI
September. in theyear of our Lord, 1895"
The Call is signed by Elders L. c. Wight,
T. b. Dalrymple. A. Lockhart, 7. F. Sargent,
DeaconS W..P. Donaldson, f. ID. Tracey.
Trustees w. NJ. Newell, E. n. Tolnian, C. S.
Dubois, W. IL. Fletcher. II. l.. Mann, T. G.
Coldren, William Janline and the folio wing
members of the congregation: j. l.. Norris,
George S. Fisher, J J. Pratt, A. E. Lcekey,
7. W. Lloyd and j 7. Low. -
MAY PREACH NEXT SUNDAY.
The call was mailed last night and 1t is
expected that an answer will be received
before Sunday. 1t is expected also that the
acceptance will be had and that probably
DR.. Talnage will preach his first sermon
under the call on next Sunday evening.
There is only one contingency against 1T
and that is that the Presbytery to which
DR.. Talmage is attached may object to his
accepting, but that contingency is very
remote.
The prosecution of the call before the
local and the New York Presbytery will be
conducted by correspondence. for which
purpose n committee was appointed last
night consisting of Messrs. L. C. Wight,
". b. DonaldsonGnd c. L. Dubois.
Inc KEY MT ailen uuTlfie iue meet uS
expressed his thanks for the confidence OF
The cong regation and the action they had
taken. He pledged them a renewal of his
efforts for the welfare of the church and,
if that were possible, more zeal and
affection. .-sI
DIR Sunderland also made few closing
remarks. in which he expressed The opinion
that all had been done by the will of God,
and lie trusted that it would be for the
general welfare OF The church.
Dr. Sunderland had an informal talk
with the trustees after the meeting on the
new condition of things which will arise
II is anticipated that it will be necessary
or advisable TO abolish the system of free
pews and voluntary contributions and TO
institute the pay system for pews.
There was also some discussion of The
centennial of the church, which will be
observed appropriately in November or
on q day 10 be fixed. The committee in
charge has already secured as orators for
the occasion the Rev. DR.. C. T. Thompson,
of New York; the famous DR.. Purvies, Of
Princeton. and Chancellor McCracken, of
the University of New York
The church organization was effected In
1795 in the old carpenter shop on the
White House grounds, and it is proposed TO
celebrate the first century of its existence
in becoming style.