Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-24
UNION OF TWO CHURCHES
Action of st. Pauls and Fifteenth Street
n. E. Congregations.
Joint Committee Holds a Meeting
Made known Wednesday.

A meeting of the joint committee Of ST.
Paurs and Fifteenth Street NJ. r.
churches. which has under consideration
the proposed union of the two churches.
as heretofore stated in The Star. was held
yesterday at the church last named. The
result of ITS deliberations will not be
known until after a meeting Wednesday
evening of the quarterly conference at the
Fifteenth Street Church. 1t is rumored
that St. Pauls congregation desires to
preserve its identity intact
The Fifteenth Street Church, concern
ing whose debt frequent reference has re-
Gently been made. has so far met all its
interest obligations on a debt of $4,000
1T still has," said one of the officers. ''suf-
ncient money pledged to meet these obli-
cations for several years to come and IL
all were realized il could maintain itself
Tor quite period. II is wise however to
look squareiy at the future and provide
for it,
Fifteenth Street Church.
1t was in 1874 that a small number of
members of the Methodist Church I'm the
northwest section thought the time had
come for the formation of a new society
and as Hamline was soon TO build new
edifice application was made for the old
building of this congregation for the new
society. Through the exertions of Edward
Owen and DIR. ]. NJ Green. aided by a
BOARD OF trustees, the frame building for
merry occupied by the congregation of
Ham line was secured and moved to the lot
on the corner of 18th and r streets 1t
was then frescoed, carpeted and painted
ana opened for services as Mount Zion NJ
f. church This name retained till
1887. when ii was changed and the church
mas since been knownsas Fifteenth Street
NJ. L. Church.
1t was about this time that a new edi-
that in the growing northwest section a
more snowy building on the outside and
a more conveniently arranged one on the
inside was a necessity and that a more
modern building would serve to attract to
It's meetings and its membership. For
eight Years the matter was discussed at
intervals, ana finally the project took tam
g!ble form during the pastorate of Rev
w. w. Van Arsdale. In 1885. when. after
| canvass and subscriptions to the amount
OF $4,000 had been made the new church
seemed assured
The early part of 1885 was devoted to
securing subscriptions and by the lst of
August enough had been pledged to war
rant active building operations. The last
services in the old frame church were
held August 49, and within a week the
| church was in ruins. Two weeks more and
a small company gathered to see the work
on the new structure begin. Another
month and the ceremonies of laying the
corner stone occurred. BY Christmas
time the building was under roof and the
first service was held in the lower ROOM
The upper room and the completed church
We're ready for dedication June Z, 1886
The cost of the church was $4,000 two
thirds of which was secured as a loan
Besides the debt on the church there is
due the sum of 81 800 on the parsonage
Installation of League Officers.
public installation of the officers of
the Epworth League of the church will
also take place Wednesday evening Mr.
w. n. Mrlter of the Y. NJ. C. A. makes
the installation address. A public recep-
ton will follow to the congregation and
its friends.
The following were the recently elected
officers of the Epworth League, Sunday
school and Ladies' Aid Society:
Epworth League-President, Anna Gran
dali: first vice president Lura j. WILL
second vice president Ruth Briscoe; third
vice president, Elizabeth Funk; fourth
vice president. Ruth Crandall: secretary
E. X. s. Croggan: treasurer. T.. c. Funk
Sunday Observation-Disclosures Rev. AL
bert Osborn: secretary. Joseph Ncssie
Ladies' Aid Society-President Mrs J. ]
Clearwater; secretary, Mrs. NJ. G. Robert
son; treasurer. Miss Kate Hawkins.