Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-28

during that period have, been Broadway,
Baltimore; Caroline Strkea Baltimore. and
Cumberland. Next he was presiding elder
for two years, at the end of that time be-
ing returned, by his own DESIRE to the
pastorate In 1883 s rs served McKen-
dree, Washington: IN 1a59-6 he was pas
'ss Of se from fir iss to
more district: in 1896 hs-was appointed
presiding elder of the East Baltimore dis
triet, and is likely. to 9apifitpue in. that po-
sition. should his health and inclination
permit. until 1901. Dr,.FSwards has been
member Of the general conferences which
met in 1885, 1892 and lS6soAt the general
conference of 1880 he was elected a men,
Der of the general missionary committee.
on which he served four year. Dr. Ed
wards was also deiegHfA. to the first
in London in 1891.
Rev. Mr.. Baldwin is q hgrsduate of Yale
College When youHS aaan he studied
law under two distinguished attorneys of
Baltimore, and subsequently, took a course
of theology in Yale. Seminary and in the
Union Theological School He was admit
ted into the Baltimore conference in 1856
His appointments have been Severn cir
cult, Ryland Church. Washington; Here
ford circuit. East Baltimore station: Ben
nett Memorial Baltimore; Patapsco cir
cult. Huntington Avenue, Baltimore; Cen
ter Street. Cumberland; Union Washing
ton and Wesley Chapel. Washington In
1890. when Bishop Hurst undertook the
he invited Mr.. Baldwin to assist him in
the work. After aiding the bishop for sew
eral years and having completed what he
regarded as HIS mission in the matter, he
requested Bishop Hurst . to release him
from further service and restore him to
the pastorate. Accordingly. when Rev l..
B. Wilson. then pastor OF Wesley Chapel
Of this city, was appointed presiding elder
of the Washington district, Mr. Baldwin
was reappointed pastor of that church In
1894 he was appointed to his present office
Rev. j. r. Wheeler Is one of the oldest
members of the conference, having been
admitted thereto in 1853, and consequent
ly has been in active ministry for forty
hye years. The first twelve years of his
itinerant life were spent lin the valley of
Virginia, during which time he was pas
tor of churches in Lexington Winchester.
staunton and other places. He was also
for three years stationed at Alexandria,
Va. He has served Wesley and Waugh
church es. Washington, and several of the
leading churches in Baltimore. He Is now
closing his sixth year. as presiding elder
of Frederick district. -
The Meeting Place.
Waugh Church is regarded as especially
well adapted a meeting place for the
conference. 1t is free from the noise and
hustle incident to other localities, and vet
is centrally located. The. church had it's
origin in a mission Sunday school which
was established by Wesley Chapel The
first meeting was held Sunday. March Ii,
1853, in small one-stOry house of two
rooms on Massachusetts avenue between
Sd and 4th streets northeast. There were
eight persons in attendance. The congre-
cation increased so rapidly that at no less
than four different times within the next
two years the mission had to seek larger
quarters. The site of the present church
was purchased in 1854 and the cornerstone
laid September 5 by Bishop Waugh The
basement was dedicated May IL: 1850 and
the upper room February 1. 1853, at which
time the church was given the name it at
present bears.
Extensive alterations and repairs were
made in 1866 and again ia 1874. In 1898
large pipe organ was added. During Its eX-
istence the church has had nineteen regu-
lar pastors. the first being. Rev. G. H Day
who was selected in MArchsr 1855 while its
present pastor is Rev. EdtOln Eldridge
There are about 700 mean s ,on the church
roll and there is a Sunday school of over
800. The officers of the church are as fol-
lows: Stewards-Messrs. James A Edgar
A. III. NARROW. ]. M. Black. c. J. Towner
Clarence Lewis. J. NJ. Leonard A B. Cas-
sidy. Mahlon Marsh. ~ Ct. Lots. A. W.
Chaplin. c. w. Ziegler. P. c. George and R.
l.. 8: Halpenny. TrusteeS-Samuel H Walk
err Joseph HARPER. A. 3. wilcox, J. H. En-
twisle l.. E. Freeman s. y. Houck. ]. H.
Plat. William S.DNichoason and r. ]. N
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