Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-24
THE LAST SERVICES.
Epworth NJ. e. OhArch To Be Torn
Down.


The demolition ofo old Epworth M. +.
Church South, corner of Tth and streets
northeast of which congregation Rev. J.
0. Knott is pastor, began today, in order
to make room for tneinew church, which
is to be erected on. the same site, and
which has already bean fully described IN
The Star.
The farewell service,ewas held in the OLD
building, which has been by some christen-
ed the mother of clnIrches," last night IN
the presence of very large audience ana
was of great interest After devotional ex-
ercises Rev. ]. Wesiey Botele:, VINO pre-
sided, gave a brief history OF the inception
of the Epworth congregation. 1t was. ne
said, organized in 1856, with twenty-seven
members, and the number has gradually
increased until the number Is how some
thing IN excess of 30.
MIR. w. NJ. Deck. a former Superintendent
of the Sunday school, also made some re-
marks, as did Mr.. T. l.. Clark. one OF those
who earliest bscame interested in the new
enterpris%
Principal Address.
The principal address was by Rev. ]. c.
Jones, q former pastor, now in charge CT
Trinity NJ. z. Church South. Roanoke, Va.
who gave "reminiscences of his eight years
pastorate of Epworth, and, in part, said:
THE distinguishing characteristic Of retro
spect Is that the unpleasant is forgotten,
while the agreeable is remembered. During
eight years pastorate unquestionabiy many
unpleasant Incidents occurred, but look
back upon this after brief interval, only the
pleasant remains in memory" Continuing,
Mr.. Jones said that in trip to Europe lie
mad mad many vexatious delays and many
rainy aid unfavorable days, and he often
thought, during his sojourn in foreign
land, he had endured about all the disagree
able features incident to a trip of that
Kind, but in looking over the lapse of time
he found that he remembered only that
which entered into the agreeable Of life.
He remembered that during his passionate
OF Epworth there We're some people who
thought that the pews in the old church
were the most uncomfortable they had
ever sat upon; hat others thought the
building was the hottest IN summer and
the coolest in winter they had ever known;
that the Growing of roosters in the adjoin-
ing yard and the barking dogs, ETC., were
nuisances to the congregation. Some
thought the music too slow and the preach
ing too prosy, but all these things have
gone into the makeup of very pleasant
past. and only the agreeable remains in
memory.
wing said this in retrospect, Mr.. Jones
urged, as q prospective thought, that not
the contractor and congregation by them
serves are 10 build the new church, and to
remember that except the Lord build the
church they labor in vain who build it.
Letters Received.
Rev. ]. Q. Knott, the pastor, read a letter
from Rev. Dr. S. x. Cox, now pastor Of
the NJ. E. Church South. From. Royal, Va,
giving some facts not previously known by
the congregation in reference to The early
history of the church, and he made a short
speech, in which he referred to the enthus-
1asm feli by all interested in the erection
or the new building, and the satisfaction
felt by him al the manner in which every
thing proposed by him for the benefit of the
chinch was seconded by the members of
the congregation; Rev. DIR. Arnold of North
Carolina also spoke in an encouraging man
her of the proposed new church.
The corner stone of the new structure
will be-laid in few weeks