Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-26

..r PerNIoN.-A large congre-
- ,.,. present al both the morning
a.'l w.. VS.. services at the Baptist Churc1
q "ir, A, had been announced
'@.''a"s he services at II a. M: were
s.l'D'. ssnrs Of a reunion, and they
'-s .,-b instructive and edifying.
az D. which was very fine, was
I'D dane, with the programme pub
''s YIN saturdays Gazette. Rev. j.
~, sa. IL the pastor, opened the exer'
' Sr leading suitable selections from
* ob,. He .ollowed ir short but
o.j.. address. during which he spoke
.,, .' of the church and its
5,,'' r G.. Rodgers, clerk of the
. ~. then advanced and read an in
'....11 history Of the church and its
a:a'sa.5meu. in Alexandria. Among
'.' he said "Our church from
'-' ..is.- dav has not been ar idle
.b struggle upon struggle and
.. -a.' after difficulty have marked
- -,I from lis earliest day. Its
3.is show the wonderful achieve
.....i,. has wrought, through the help
-,-s Lord. in planting securely and
'- N time. in Alexandria and else
.bo a doctrines which we all
. -i and love. This church is not a
..s,4 church. but a heart church,
.3.. have scanned over the records
:. more have I oeen impressed with
.r-ryctue-s for they show that our
.,,,7 slwsys has had a heart for the
..,ot the Master, no matter in what
,,oas! !. may be called upon to labor.
r. church was constituted April %,
s upon letter of dismission
nm Baekijck Church, and next
N, vii. enter upon its Goth year.
Ia records show the difficulties met
/, the struggles made to meet the
i-b.einess Of erecting q church, it
r,tbe case that collection of some
,.rp..ons had to be enforced by
5,,. of law. Nor was this all, for
is- record shows, the church, as it
dresses il, through the evil influence
Ole William DOdd, was tempted to
ste lottery asa means for raising
1rry 10 nav oil this debt. but after
,slg an order TO use it 20 one could
found TO manage II, and hence it was
.5ioned and it was resolved that we
,- special collection each Lords
r Instead for this object. The church
wing been erected, galleries were
led aud repairs made in 1872
Ter Brother John Paradise" MIR.
igers then proceeded to depict
struggles Of the infant church,
additions aud alterations TO the
.diug which followed, the suhse-
IN, destruction of the church editice
Ire and its early rebuilding. While
church was being rebuilt the con-
CATION worshipped in the p Presby-
au Church and St. Paul's lecture
n which had been rendered them.
inung Mr.. Rodgers said "The
+. trustees were jeremiah Moor,
liam Sjmms, John Morgan and
.aer Turner. Its first treasurer and
X was William Frazier. Twenty
pastors have served the church as
W.: Elders Morgan, Wood, Moore,
Toler, Cooper, Smith, Para
Cone, Bryce, Rev. Samuel Corne-
Rev. Edward Kingsford, o. w
gs. II. H. Tucker, Samuel Shute,
!, c. c. Biting, ID. D., Rev. L J.
is, c. H. Ryland, d. D., w. ). Pc
d. D., o. F. Flippo, d. d., Rev.
!. Mercer and our present pastor,
J. H. Butler. The present off
of the church are Rev. J. h. But.
pastor; deacons, Adam Martin, NJ.
+ c. Joyce, J. E. Harrison
Il Yeatman, h. Hunter and J. X.
,urtiu: trustees, J. o. Adam, Alex
er Lyles, George Hayden, J. K
lsheld and c. a. Howard; treas
i, c. K Yates; clerk, F. G. Rogers.
sent membership, CTS"
liei and interesting addresses were
;equenty made by Senior Deacon
Marlin, superintendent of Sunday
DOL u F. Hobson. and Melvin Pitt,
he \ 2. U.
he reading of reports OF the differ
church societies follow ed.
lie services throughout were very
sres.ing and were listened to with
liked attention by the large congre-
ion