Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10

what divided on the church question; yet
were added to the church, and nearly 500
was collected for the, building fund. On
the evening Of July %. 1879. meeting
was called to empower the trustees to bor-
new building. The result Of the meeting
was that the trustees were authorized to
borrow $4,000.
Temperance Work.
Under this administration the first tenn
perance society Of the church was organ
ICED. while the Daughters Of Conference
were organized this year. with Eliza Am
bush as president. Rey. J. D. s. Hall was
appointed pastor March 8, 1880, and as
there was an earnest desire to complete the
church the corner stone was relaid May 10.
1880, by Worshipful Grand Lodge of r. A.
A. NJ. of the District. ana the work was
recommended July 6, 1880. On the night of
Sunday, July II. the old church caught fire
and was burned to the ground. only few
movable things being saved. This left the
&C aggregation In a depiorabIe state. as the
walls Of the new building were only nve
feet high. Through the kindness OF the
Good Samaritans, the use of their hall was
rendered the congregation and services were
held there until the following OCTOBER
Dissensions.
After the destruction Of the church by
fire, the members, dissatisfied on account
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meetings in private houses After an I'M
successful law suit against the church.
they organized into a separate body and
finally withdrew. Thus was organized by
Rev. Mr.. Morris Of the A. M. E. Church
Union Mission Of the same connection Sit
uated on street near 25th. Work was
pushed as rapidly as possible on the new
buildings, and the first services were held
in the lecture room of the church October
l, 1880. The floors were laid, but the build
tDC hn1r r<nf md ,1oo ho
ture room was completed, furnished and
dedicated by Bishop e. G. Andrews June
1857 In this year the membership In
creased to one hundred and fifteen, while
$l,SG'S1 were collected and paid on the
debt. Under Rev. Alexander Dennis the
church was wainscoted, plastered, frescoed.
windows and furnaces put in and $2.04s
paid on the Indebtedness The dedicatory
exercises were held Sunday, June 6, 1884,
Bishop E. G. Andrews preaching the SER
mon. On Easter Monday evening, in April,
1SsS. the organ was dedicated with an or
gan recital and grand concert.
Successful Year.
Rev. T. o. Carroll was appointed pastor
March II. 1882 This was the year Of great
spiritual awakening in the church Evan
gelical services were held nine weeks, and
one hundred and eighty-six members were
added to the church. Rev. Mr.. Carroll was
reappointed the next year, and as the
Churcn was Tree from all lnueptcuHcSS TIC
membership showed their appreciation
by having a grand jubilee. February 3.
1891. The history Of the church for the
past few years has been very prosperous
Mount Zion has undergone numerous diff
culties discussions, changes, lawsuits and
fires, yet in the midst Of all she Is one OF
the most prosperous churches III Washing
ton. She numbers seven hundred members.
with fifteen prOba TONERS. The chucch Is
free from debt and owns a large cemetery.
There is almost entire change in the
membership each decade, vet there are a
few living who have belonged to the church
for fifty years or over
The Oldest Member.
The oldest member Is Mrs. Nancy Simms,
who joined on probation August %. 1892.
Mrs. Harriet Hicks, IS next. who Joined
April "a, 1885, by certificate. Mr.. Clement
Beckett. now membetIof Ebenezer NJ. E.
Church, joined Mount Zion February q,
1882, and was appointed class leader in
1913. He is one Of the Oldest Methodists
living in the DISTRICT of color. The present
church edifice was constructed by colored
mechanics. under the supervision of Rev.
church at. present is as follows: Pastor.
Rev. E w. S. Peck: local preachers-Edgar
Murphy and J. T. Reed = leaders-Peter Fos-
sett. Joseph McPhearsarh Lorenzo Only,
Perry Barnes, Henry Bowles. Andrew Car
ter. Sandy Williams William Wheeler. Rob-
ert Holmes, WILLIAM Smith. John Berry.
Joseph n WILLIAMS, G, Hawkins and Jerry
Williams, s. Wiliiarnsst James Thomas.
James L. Turner, Charles Smith. Henry n.
Bowles, James Jefrries, Benson Locke. Den
mis- Wayman, Robert DeNeale: trustees
Alfred Pope Charles Matthews, John W.
Lee, David Hutchinson. Thomas Watkins.
Washington Boyd. George Minor. j. Town
send Beason. Henson Reeder Ralph S. Par
rott, superintendent Of Sunday school.
Committees In Charge.
The committees in charge are as follows:
Committee on anniversary-J. Townsend
Beason. chairman; Ralph s. PARROT, W.
]. Abrams, Mss Sadie Hall. ]. L. Turner,
secretary; G. T. Beason, H. N. Bowles, jr.,
T. Benson Locke, Miss H. H. Beason, Rev.
E. W. S. Peck, pastor; Rev. VIM. H.
Brooks, P. E., chairman ex-off1cio.
~Subcommittees-On church history, J. L.
Turner, chairman; G. T. Beason, Miss Sa-
die Hall, T. Benson Locke, Miss H. Fl.
Reason, secretary. On programs. j. T.
Beascn, chairman; Walter Abrams, Rev.
E. w. S. Peck H. N. Bowles, jr., r. S.
Parrot, secretary.
Reception committee-Mrs. Sarah Reeder,
chairman; Mrs. Gertrude Moore. Mrs. Mary
Banion, Mrs. Alice Harris, Mrs. Estelle
Harris, Mrs. Annie Barnes, Miss Lille
Smith, Miss Mary l.. Beason, Miss Lille
liams, Mr. Harrison Lyles, Mr.. William
Watts, Mrs. Margaret Lazenberry. Mrs.
Maggie Thomas, Mrs. Jennie Locke, Mrs.
Mary Lyles, Mr.. r. J. Holmes, Mr.. T. Is.
Locke Mr.. Daniel Richardson. Mr.. Henry
Bowles, Mr.. Peter Fossett. Mr.. Andrew
Garter, Mr.. Henson Reeder Mr.. Isaac
Cook.
Committee on decoration-Mr. John w.
Lee, chairman; Mrs. Annie Boyd, Mrs.
Rosa Letcher, Mrs. Susanna Jordan, Mrs.
Mary Wales, Miss Minnie Garner, Miss
Emma Williams, Mr.. David Wright, Mr..
Thornton Rhodes, Mr.. Leon Wheeler, Mr..
Charles Wolford. Mr.. John Bell, Mrs. E.liz-
abeth Fisher, Mrs. Caroline Herbert, Mrs.
Hollis Butler Miss Martha Thomas, Miss
Issia Burley, Miss Emma Reeder, Mr..
George Boyd. Mr. Joseph Fairfax. Mr.. Da-
vid ONLY, Mr.. Harry Bell, Mr.. Augustus
Boon, Mr.. Daniel Washington.
fredericksburg. Frank Garner, Hubert
Thompson, Fred Parker, julius Wheeler,
William Bell, Joseph Boyd, Louis Alexan-
der. James Smith. George T. Beason, Har-
ry Pope, Walter Bell, Charles Lee and
Walter Abrams.
The official program is as follows:
Sunday October lie am, sunrise
prayer meeting, Mr.. John Berry, leader;
$50 a. m, reunion exercises Of the Sunday
school, Mr.. Thomas Brown, presiding; de-
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