Evening star., 1895-05-25

Rev. JOmn NJ. E. Mckee.
Mr.. Hodges was in turn succeeded by Rev.
Joshua Morsell October 1, 1855, who held
the lectorship during the greater part of
the civil war, and resigned October Z, 1864.
His successor was the Rev. NJ L. Olds,
who was the only one of the parish rectors
who died in office.
During MIR. OId's rectorate Rev. W. A.
Harris was chosen assistant minister
April q, 1858. This was the first assistant
minister chosen in the parish since the
early appointment of Mr.. CAN'T to minister
at Georgetown. He was probably chosen
on account of the failing health of the
rector, who died in September following,
when Mr.. Harris at once resigned all claim
to the succession, and Rev. Charles H.
Shield was elected rector on September 25
1868. During Mr.. Shields term Rev. A. F.
Steele was chosen assistant minister, but
evidently with a view of setting him apart
Tor the contemplated new parish of ST.
Marks, which was authorized short time
after
Mr.. Shield held office not quite two years,
and on August 4, 1870. resigned and was
succeeded by Rev. William Mcclure. who
resigned June l, 1878, and ten days later
was succeeded by Rev. Charles D. Andrews
Mr.. Andrews served fourteen years, until
Easter 1887, when he resigned to take
charge of a church in St. Paul Minn
where he still remains.
His successor, Rev. Gilbert +. Williams,
assumed charge in June of that year, and
ms excellent work is fresh and continuing.
Il. q
mission at Half and NJ streets southeast
has been built, and is now in charge of its
own minister, Rev. j. NJ E. Mckee The
corner stone of this building was laid Sep
pleted during the following summer. 1t
furnishes a convenient and commodious
place or worship for a hitherto neglected
portion of the city
A history of the parish would he inoo,,
piete without some notice of. its burial
Srounu 1t seems that in the early part
oi tpe century certain residents of the east
M erh section OF the city had purchased
squdre lll3, which lies between 18th and
l9th and E and G streets southeast for a
private purial ground Square 1Oo6 in the
extreme northeastern section, had been
oougnt Tor a similar purpose. but proved
100 low and too wet. By remarkable CO.
incidence 1t happened that the purchasers
OF square .ll15 found their proposed enter
prise impracticable and they rendered the
square TO the parish. 1t was accepted and
d. d ueeu 10 the Vestry was delivered March
81, 1877, by Henry Ingle, the title holder
ana the name was given it of Washing gton
farish Burial Ground. By this name il was
known until May 3. 1919, when the vestry
changed 1t to Washington cemetery: vet
In popular nomenclature it is known as
Congressional cemetery
rms title can be traced back to its searIy
connectlon with the national legislature
April To- 1916, the vestry assigned one hun
dred sites for the interment of decea sed
members OF Congress. December IL 1So3
tnree hundred more sites were donated for
the same purpose Many Congressman and
Congress afterward bought more sites
erected cenotaphs, and made sundry ap-
propriations for improvements, and not
wlshlnS to remain silent partner began
70 add It's name to the cemetery's title in
its various acts
Ihe cemetery was gradually enlarged by
the purchase of other squares until it now
mas an area OF some thirty acres, and IS
~
itants
AS early as 1854 the vestry foresaw the
necessity of making some permanent pro-
vision for the care of the cemetery after it's
sites should all have been sold and its rev
enues ceased, and April 10 of that year took
appropriate action toward securing a trust
@ iund for the purpose, which was limited to
$4,000. This on March 81, 1895 amounted
to $46,,oo, and will. it is fully expected
reach $4,000 in another year, when the
cemetery Will have a revenue of from 50 500
to 5000 annually for all time to come.
The present vestry of the parish is COM
posed of Messrs. o. B. Hallam. E. N Wat
ers, S. J. McCathran, L. B. Taylor, A D.
Cobey. w. H. Spe:ser, J. T. Earnshaw and
c. w. Bland. The wardens are Messrs.
Shearman James and Edward Varela.
Church Home for Women.
Almost the crowning work of the waning
century of Christ Church parish was be-
gun st. Barnabas day, June II, 1894. This
DAY, whose meaning is consolation" was
at that time adopted as the chapter day.
of st. Agnes Chapter, Daughters of the
King.
After the service the rector, Rev. Gilbert
F. Williams, unfolded to the congregation
pr esent the desire Of many hearts that the
offering Of that day, to which would be
added the offerings of all future ami
versaries, should be the beginning of a
fund for the establishment of "a church
hcme for women," ever to be under the
sheltering care of this mother church.
eat the beginning of the life of this
parish" one of the founders of the home
said to a Star reporter today, 80 protected
was the life of woman that the mention
of a home other than that provided by
the father or husband would have had but
little meaning. But in the rapid rush of
our modern civilization more and more
are women and young girls, too, compelled
to leave the protection of the family and
become wage earnerS. For the establish
ment of "a home for such, to be complete
in all its appointments and attractive in
it's holy allurements, is the fund only just
begun sacredly consecrated. When once
established and the eye of faith, woman's
faith, sees it towering in beauty, with
not only for the daughters of the
church, but for any girl who may be home
less or away from home, alone, as she may
think in a vast city, to all such this
church home for women of this mother
church will extend loving sympathy and
careful protection
Wanted Him to Blow Away.