The morning times., 1895-07-11
Lid THE CORNER Stone
lexington Presbyterian Sunday
Schools New Home Begun.
AFFAIRS NICELY MANAGED
Well-known ci9rgymen Assisted at
the Function-A ddresses Pointing
Schools In Bringing People Into the
Church-Children Sang.

Church-Chi1dren Sang.
The cornerstone OF home for the Eek.
ington Presbyterian Sunday school was
laid yesterday evening at the southeast
corner OF North Capitol and | streets.
The whole affair was admirably CON
Quoted ard several addresses dwelling on
the success achieved by the promoters OF
the project were made by prominent Pres
| bytcrian ministers of the city
1t was a pretty sight 10 witness the little
children, some of the boys with their sleeves
still rolled up fresh from a game of ball,
and little girls called from work on their
coll wardrobcs, sStandin- n-onthemprovised
floor OF the structure singing with childish
carnestness The Banner of the Cross"
which was the first hymn sung when the
school was organized five years ago
The exercises began at Clio o clock in
the evening and the first number on the
programme was scriptural reading by
Rev. Howard Wilson Ennis, pastor of the
Western p Presbyterian Church
DIR. SUNDERLAND'S INVOCATION.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D., OF tie
First Presbyterian Church, invoked the
Divine blessing on the enterprise, after
which the school sang several songs under
the direction OF Harry Kimball
The Rev. Charles B. Ramsder, d. D.,
Laid the cornerstone. In the box We're
placed copies Of the Washington papers, Il
historical sketch OF the Sunday school by
Irwin II. Linton, list OF the officers and
scholars, and some old coins. DR.. Sun
deFiand made brief address, in which
he expressed it as his opinion that the
great majority okthe people now outside OF
the pale OF the Church could be reached
only through institutions such as the one
whose Cornerstone was laid yesterday.
CHRISTIAN ACTIVITY.
Attention was called by the Rev. Ben
1amin F. Bittinger, in his address, to the
fact that it was TO Christianity that we
owe all the advances Of civilization, and
/ that infiJelity dedicates no churches,
founds or endows 80 universities, and
/ that civilization Is the product OF Chris
/ tianity
Rev. DR.. Ennis spoke at some length 10
! the children, aud the happy vein which he
/ pursued was especially pleasing and ef
! fective with both young aud old.
| REV. DR.. ALEXANDER IN CHARGE.
The exercises were III charge of the Rev.
/ DR.. W. G. Alexander, OF the West Street
! Presbyterian Church, aud he occupied the
position OF master of ceremonies by virtue
! of his holding tllo .chairma nship of the
public meetings Committee of the Pres
byterian Alba uCe
Among those seated on the platform were
! the Rcvs Charles r. RamSdel, Howard
J Wilbur Ennis, S. L. GIddings, Byron sun
| derland, W c. Alexander. Benjamin F.
! BittinGer, and Dr. Daniel Mcfarland, Judge
/ j II Gray. MessrS. Noble j. Larncr, Charles
| H. Carrington, Harry Kmball, and Irwin
| B. Linton.
/ The name Of the body was changed from
! the North Capitol to that of the lexington
! Sunday-School The Hon. J. W. Foster
/ was to have been present to assist in the
! exercises, but was unavodabiy detained.
In October, 1890. member OF the
! North Presbyterian Church suggested TO
| the session of that congregation the organ
! ization or an afternoon Sunday-school in
| that locality, and lie was authorized to
! proceed, on November 6 with the formation
! of the school. The first meetings We're
! held in the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! Solon c. KCmOn, No. 13 New York avenue
northwest The North Presbyterian Church
! gave its formal sanction to the enter
/ prise and took the ecclesiastical super
! vision of the schCcl. this being necessary
under the Presbyterian form Of govern
/ ment
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED.
On Sunday, Nov. 9, 1890, an orgauiza-
tion was perfected. with Mr.. Irwin B.
! Linton IS superintendent, Mr.. W. F Works
! as acting secretary, Miss Jaenie Taylor
! treasurer, Mrs. Soan c. KCmon organist,
Miss Jennie r. FURNACE and Miss Mary
! Kaiser as teachers of the primary depart
! ment, and Mrs. Irwin b. Linton, Miss May
! /. FURNACE Miss Anita l.. Latch, Miss
! Edith l.. Price and Miss Lily Ker teachers
i'll the intermediate department, and Judge
j. p. Jones as acting teacher of the normal
oradult Bible class
In January, 1891 the school removed
from the shelter of Mr.. KemUn'S home to
the front room of its present quarters,
which had just been vacated by n black
smith. Two additional frame structures
have been erected since chat time in order
toaccommndatet theErowings school. Through
the aid of the Presbyterian Alliance lot
was obtained and on il a house of worship
will be erected at a cost of $4,000.
OF this sum $4,000 is 10 be raised by the
Sunday school organizations $3.50 of
which has been subscribed, 1901 of that
amount having been paid in The other
$1,000 is to be raised by friends of the
Alliance. $1,275 of which amount has
been already subscribed leaving balance
| of $725 to be subscribed.
The present corps OF officers and teachers
of the Sunday hoOl are as follows
| irwin B. Linton. superintendent; Harry
q. kimball, assistant superintendent;
SOlon c. kemon, secretary; Mrs Scion c.
Kemon, organist; Miss Louise Kemon,
assistant organist; Edward Argell, libra
rian; Walter Kneessi assistant librarian;
irwin H. Linton, register; teachers, Mrs.
Irwin B. Linton, Mrs. John Patterson,
Miss Minnie schmid, Miss Mamie E. Ed
son, Mr. d. Smith, Miss Ellen War
rener, and Miss Bessie H. HobSon; Miss
Jennie r. FURNACE and Miss Mary Kaiser
in charge of the primary departments.