The morning times., 1895-08-04

Church OF Our Father, corner Thirteenth
and l. streets The basement will be util-
ICED for a Sunday school and lecture room,
class rooms and the pastors study. The
Last named VIII be attended to by the ladies
OF the congregation. and there is nothing
conducive to comfort and convenience that
viii not be put INFO this cosy little library,
not the least among the features being a
telephone and telegraph call-box.
The lecture-room is 10 be fitted up with
handsome opera chairs, that viii be quite
to the fancy of the most exactirg Ep-
WORKMAN.
IN The MAIN AUDITORIUM
In arranging the main audit orium, both
ornament and comfort have been kept
constantly In view. and il is safe to add
that when completed this part OF the
edifice Will fulfill all expectations. In
the corner stards the pulpit. while on
floor with a gradual fall OF about eighteen
inches the-pews are arranged i'll semi
circular rows.
The pastor and his people are particu-
larly pleased with the heating ard venti
lattng arrar gements. A large fan, pro-
PEELED by a gas engire, is constantly in
motion ard sends a stream of air through
the building. This air in winter VIII
first be passed over a mass of heated
steam pipes, and warm fresh air can be
thus obtained. without dargcr OF cold to
the members OF the congregation.
This feature has found favor with the
older EpworthianS Who find il impossible
to keep awake. except when their eloquent
pastor is preaching, aud they say that the
trouble all along has been that visiting
clergynlen preached on days when the
ventilatiug apparatus was out OF order.
FINISHED IN DECEMBER.
The lower part OF the church viii be
ready for occupancy in September and the
contract specifies that the entire edifice
be finished early in December. Epwort1's
new home will be undoubtedly the finest
Southern Methodist church in tie city, and
there will be few to equal it in the Balti-
more conference.
The successful termination of the rebuild
ing movement is Almost entirely due TO the
efforts of the pastor, Rev. j. o. Knott.
This minister came to Washington in
March. and in three months has started,
pushed, and is we'll on the way to see the
happy elimination of 4 great project.
1t is whispered that the presiding bishop
at the last conference sent him to Epworth
because he knew that the young minister
would never be satisfied until he had
fine church home.
THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH
Rev. J. O. Knott was born in Jeffer-
son county, Va, in 1859, and received
academic training at Shepherd College.
From 1877 to 1880 he taught school and
pursued his theological studies. After
ward he attended Vanderbilt University,
Nashville Tenn. Joining the Baltimore
conference in 1884, he soon attracted
attention and " as sent to some OF the
best appointments in the jurisdiction. He
has been a great traveller, and his articles
published in the great newspapers and
magazines Of the country met with highly
favorable criticism.
just before coming to this city be had
marshaled the forces at an appointment
in West Virginia, and secured in most
unpromising field a fine parsonage free
of expense for the minister The people
OF Epworth congratulate themselves on
having the Rev. Mr. Knott as their pas
tor, and hope that the bishop will not
have need for his services elsewhere for
years to come.