The morning times., 1896-10-12
NORTH CAPITOL CHURCH.
Its Twentieth Anniversary Was Fit
tingIy Celebrated Yesterday.

Yesterday was n red letter day in the
history of the North Capitol II. +. Church.
1t was the celebration or the twentieth
anniversary OF the organization OF the
church, and the fifth anniversary OF the
laying of the corner stone OF the com
modious brick structure occupied by the
congregation. Under the management OF
Rev. c. L. Pate, who has been the pastor
of the congregation since March, 1888,
exercises or various kinds Were held dur
ing the entire day, beginning with services
III the Sunda y-scnooi, at $50 in The morn
ing, conducted hy Supt. c. NJ. Austin. Many
or the children participated, as well as
the pastor and various Officers or the
school.
At IL O'Clock large congre cation
gathered TO hear the Rev. Dr. Johu Lana
han OF Baltimore preach the anniversary
sermon. The aged divine presented an
impressive figure upon the platform, as
with earnest gesture and powerful elo-
quence, he Charmed his hearers for an hour.
He chose his text from the ninth chapter of
the Acts of the Apostles, ami grapn:cally
described the conversion OF Saul OF Tarsus
closing with practical applications OF the
truths found in the Biblical narrative.
Special music was eXcellently rendered 10y
n choir under the diie .tiOn OF Prof O. Ii.
Young, consisting of an anthem entitled
"Jehoyah's Praise, and s1prano solo
aud chorus, The Holy City" The solo
part was beautifully reutlefed by Miss Ella
LawreusOn. The org.Inist was Miss c. NJ.
Minke, IA gratuate OF the Boston Conservatory
OF WHO VOL
untaries before and after each OF the
services of the day
At 3 O'Clock the anniversary services
proper took place in the well filled audi
forum OF the church. The pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Pate, in brief address reviewed
the history OF The church since as a
dimnutiye chapel, standing down where
the B. * o. Y Is lound now, II was started.
The work grew. and Just twenty wears
ago yesterday afternoon, modest frame
structure was completed for the use OF
site. Prosperity followed the church into
its new quarters, and five years ago IL
was decided to replace the old structure
by new and commodious brick building.
This determination was successfully car
ried out, though the congregation has
never been able TO liquidate Il debt of
ST. 1000, due on the original cost OF
erection, S23.o 400. The building is of red
brick, tastefully relieved by trimmings of
brown stone, two stories in height, sur
mounted by a lofty tower. On the first
the pastors study: above is the church
auditorium, lighted by memorial windows
OF beautiful Workmanship. After his re
view of the church history and description
of the attractions of the present structure.
Mr.. Pate introduced to the audience Rev.
Dr. Raymond W. Stricken, pastor of
Hamline NJ. E. Church.
After a few general remarks DIR. Stricken
spoke in part S follows:
.Thc true child of God lives the greater
portion of his time in the realm of the in
lnc TtdIlSt, We Idb
tie or no sympathy or patience with occur
rences outside of the limited scope of his
senses, and in truth does not one fact have
ofitself more value than thousand theories
But the Christian, however has power
beyond the scope of his senses which has Of
itself faculties, and it is in the exercise
of this distinctive faculty that the Christ
ian sees beyond the realms OF sense into
the the inrinities Of the Invisible If, then. the
Christians individuality depends upon this
spiritual contact with the invisible, his
duty is to use every means IN his power
to strengthen his spiritual welfare.
.'He must put himself in an atmosphere OF
continual spiritual development. If cater
pillar be taken from tie leaf on which it
feeds and he changed TO another Wnlch TO
food Qualities, it dies and S destroyed.
And so the Christian must use the skill of
the caterpillar and endeayor to keep him
self supplied with the material which will
aid his spiritual welfare and to be able
to choose that food which alone viii be
vital to his spiritual interests, and assure
close contact with the reaIitleS or the
spiritual life.
We are depending for our know ledge in
these times too much on external evidences,
1 have been desirous for Some time to get
together lecture en- buttons. This is an
age of buttons. Mankind must ornament
bImsslf With ahs insIglii OF mis- CrsrN IctInnS,
churches. societies, lodges. in fact every
thing under the sun is now possessed of its
button, and We wear our politics and our
religion on the lapels OF OR coat God help
ti.. man Who eau cnaugc hls puliJIcs or
religion every time he Loses or misplaces
his buttons There must be strength
of principle deeper than the mere external
evidences.
Il believe In making churches beautiful
and / love to have the organ grand, fol
people will come To hear the music. even
if the preacher he poor. In certain
m,iseum You can see mummy OF an
Egyptian beauty. and in her skeleton hand
| is grasped the mirror IN which she used
to admire her face and form. Her beauty
| has faded and in the years 70 come these
| windows will fade. this structure Will
| crumhle and fali. but forever and forever
will last the beauty of holiness. Have you
| ever Thought of the meaning in i belong
| to church, whether Meth odist, BAPTIST.
| PRESBYTERIAN. or whatever denomination il
| m ay be. This watch is mine, my will Is
| do with it as j choose, and so IL we
| belong to the church we are to stand ready
| To do what the church calls us to do. with
our whole might. with the strength oi
| righteousness"
marks. the pastor introduced Rev Dr.
Luther B. Wilson. presiding elder of the
Washington district. DR.. Wilson Con-
| graduated the church on its advancement
and urged more earnest effort in the
| the workings of the church to the mechan
| ism of a power-house, and drew inter
esting and instructive lessons from his
unique comparisons.
At $40 rommemoration exercises wer,
president. The services were conducted
by Mrs. Clara Roach OF Hamline Church
| At night Rev. L. T. Widerman, d. d.
! pastor of the First NJ. L. Church. Annap
oils. Nd, preached and conducted reviva