Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
TRINITY VI. f.. CHURCH.

cation sermon of this last edfice being
preached by Bishop Beverly Waugh, who
was then the senior bishop of the Meth
Cdist Church. The name was changed
again from EbencZer TO that of East Wash
1.gton and from East Washington in 1870
at the suggestion of the then pastor, w.
T. d. GLENN. to that of Fourth Street, and
finally within the last year or two to Trim
ity NJ E. Cluroh.
Among the churches which directly owe
their origin to Trinity Church are those
of Anacostia, Twelfth Street and Tenth
Street. The pastors who have officiated at
Trinity are as follows: William Walters
John Potts. Seely Burn. John Watson
Josiah Wells. James Smith, James Saun-
ders. Beverly Waugh. Andrew Hemphill
John g. Watt Samuel Montgomery, Rich
ard Hunt, William Monroe. George Wells
John Mackelfresh. Yelverton r. Peyton
Henry Sliccr. Robert s. Vinton, Norval
Wilson, whose son is Bishop A. W. Will
son; William Ryland. John l.. Gibbons.
Ter. A. a. Eskridge. s. S. McMullen, Jacob
GrEber, B. n. Brown, r T Nixon, George
Hlldt, George G. Brooks, James Brown,
Albert Baker. Jack Jordan. E. P. Phelps.
Oliver Eye. William Prettyman. G. W
Israel, Thomas Myers, r. n, Lipseomb,
A. G. Chenoweth Ralph Pierce. F. II
hichcy, W. H. Chapman. W. NJ. D. Ryan,
J: Lanahan. T. II. W. Monroe, II. n. Sipes,
c. V. Leech, W. H. Holiday, W. T. D.
GLENN. c. Mackelfresh. A. ]. Gill, J. E
Amos. ]. W. Hedges, B. G. w. Reid, J.
France. NJ. F. B. Rice, W. NJ. Ferguson
W. F. Speak, W. J. Thompson and G. W.
Hobbs. the present pastor. Many of these
pastors have served more than one term
but Dr.. Hobbs. who was appointed last
March, is new here for the first time. Dr.
Hobbs was born in Howard county, Md,
ana has lived and preached in his natiy G
state all of his life.
Description of the Church.
The new church which is now being
erected on lot at the southwest corner
of 9th and c streets southeast will COM
bine strength and fitness of purpose with
beauty. At the corner there is to be a mas
sive tower. rising brusquely without base
out of the earth to a considerable height,
IN the lower half The upper part of the
tower will show receding panel faces, but
the fulness of square will be regained
under the belfry windows by corbellings
The tower is to be surmoupted above the
gallery by a small turret, terminating with
a pyramidon, the whole somewhat resem-
bling one of the towers of the Palaccio
Necch;o. .----.t-'
The main body of the structure will lie
indicated in its full height by the north
gable front, showing the basement, with
its assembly room floor and above the Sun
day school floor. On the west side there
Will be party wall. and it will probably
never be covered up from view by adjoin-
ing buildings. the architect will face it
with material like the front so that there
will be pleasing appearance on all sides.
The eastern facade of the church will bring
out the lines of the interior very clearly
The edifce, framed in by two stair towers
Will nave main entrance through arched
vestibules between the towers. and which
VIII be marked by projecting gables
Above this story will appear four windows
of the auditorium. with four corresponding
twin windows Of the gallery, terminating
In their upward movement by four gables
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north tower. Adjoining the south tower
viii be parsonage, a modest basement
and three-story brick. The material Of the
main edifice: although composed Of the To-
tons Of this material and also of red terra
Gotta, though a few features will be out
lined in stone. novel feature will be the
stairways which connect the four stories
with each other and with the exit yesti-
bules. They will serve instead of open-air
fire escapes. and will be placed between the
massive brick walls Of the tower, with CEN
ter cores OF brfckwork, and will be built of
granite cemented steps and platform, hav-
ing the appearance OF mottled stone.
Interior Arrangements.
The architect has used this device be-
fore in the Georgetown College building,
and lately in the African Swedanborglan
Church The church edfice proper has a
frontage of SO IL feet on C street and S3
feet on 9TH street, the parsonage front
being p feet. The basement story will con-
tain an assembly room for church fairs as
we'll as hat and cloak rooms and toilet
rooms for both sexes. Connected with the
assembly room there will be commodious
Kitchen and serving room for the prepara-
tlon OF church supperS. Space has also
been provided for library and reading
room, which viii also be used by the mem
bers OF the Epworth League as a meeting
room.
The south tower basement Is to contain
twin steam boilers. which will generate the
heat required in winter for both the church
and the parsonage, and the architect has
prepared scheme to supply cool air during
the summer by means of fan. The base
nent will be partly below ground, but the
Sunday school floor is four feet above the
sidewalk. This latter will consist of a main
hall and infant class room. which can be
divided off by numerous partitions into
seven separate class rooms.
The auditorium will be in the upper story.
and Will, with the addition Of gallery. seat
about 40 people. This auditorium is to
consist OF a main room, square In plan with
two transepts, but the seats, which are to
be placed in a semi-circular form. Will he
SO arranged and graded that the preacher
will bs in full and uninterrupted view from
every spot in the church.
About the Pulpit.
The pulpit and altar rail are to be placed
against the west wall, which is blank. so
far as windows are concerned, but which
will be decorated in an appropriate man.
ner. having an arcade of three large arches.
representing the Holy Trinity. The at
tributes of the Trinity will occupy the m.
per semt-circle of this arcade in decorative
painting. The modelling of these arches.
piers and springer courses are to be in ado.
mant plaster. and where the arches in
tersect there will be two angelic figures