Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-13
EPWORTH M. E., CHURCH
Dedication of Handsome New Edifce in
the Northeast.
History of u Thriving Organization
und It's Success in Building n
New House of Worship.

There have been number of interesting
incidents in the history Of the congregation
of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
South, but the browning event occurred yes
terday, when the dedicatory services of the
beautiful church erected at the corner of
9TH and A streets northeast were held. The
building has already been fully described in
The Star.
Although the pastor of the church was
present, the exercises at both the morning
and evening services were in charge of
Bishop Wilson of Baltimore. Members of
all the Southern Methodist churches in the
city were present, and the audience not only
filled every seat on the main floor and in
the galleries. but it was necessary to fill the
aisles with seats.
A duet. entitled "Only Remembered by
What We Have Done" was sung by the
Misses Beamer of the choir of the Mount
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South.
Dedication Sermon.
The sermon by Bishop Wilson was an elo-
quent effort. The text was from Hebrews
will, II. Bishop Wilson contrasted the
old economy of affairs under the Mosaic dis
pensation with that under New Testament
law, and he was attentively listened to
throughout his entire address. At the close
of the sermon the building committee-Rev.
]. w. Boteler, Messrs. j. H. Bell, w. F.
Hummer, S. H. Bowmen and Rev. ]. o.
knott, who had assembled in another part
of the building-walked up one of the ais!es
and formally presented the church to Bishop
Wilson in trust, Mr.. Boteler making a few
remarks, in which he said that the edif1ce
was set apart to the worship of God forever
The Trust Accepted.
Bishop Wilson accepted the trust, and
read those portions Of the ritual which
the discipline of the church prescribes to
be used on dedioatory occasions. Follow
ing this Mr.. Knott asked that $50 shares
in the church at $25 each be subscribed
for by those present in order to liquidate
all the Indebtedness of the church, and
the response was very liberal.
At night Bishop Wilson again preached,
ana again an immense audience was pres
ent. For both occasions the church was
decorated with palms and cut flowers, and
the music. which, with the exception of
the duet above mentioned, was congrega-
tional, was in charge of Rev. o. w. Boteler,
assisted by Miss Bessie Potter as organist.
Epworth Church was organized as Grace
Mission April 10, 1885, and the first service
was held April %, 1SS6,aat jBaum's Hall.
The Old frame church on the present site
was bought in same years The mission
was begun under the tasterate of Rev.
s. w. Haddaway. The FIRST regular pastor
of EpWorth Church was Rev. John c.
Jones. The name was changed to Ep-
worm IN 1853. me new Icflurch was begun
in July, 1895. The corner stone was laid
August ?; the first service. in the new
church occurred October 30, 1885, The cost
of the church and lot was about $4,000,
and the present membefshipeis something
in excess of 21O gtf -
The National Geographic Magazine.
The first number Of the National Geo.
graphic Magazine as a monthly publication
has made its appearance. AS is we'll known,
the magazine is published by the National
Geographic Society, and owing to the in
creasing membership of that organization
and its growing Importance 1t was deemed
best to have more frequent issues of the
organ Of the society than has heretofore
been the case. For this reason it was de-
cided to issue the magazine each month,
and the first publication under the new ar
rangement appears in handsome form. 1t
contains forty-eight pages, and is hand
somely illustrated, the frontispiece being a
finely colored reproduction of the map of
Russia in Europe. The purpose of the
magazine will be to become the exponent of
the geography, physical, political and COM
mercial, Of the continent with which it's
publication more particularly identifies it.
The honorary editor is John Hyde, and the
honorary associate editors are A. W. Gree
ly, w. ]. MCGEE, Eliza R. Scidmore.