Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06

other sections of the country. The assem-
blys western and eastern churches were
founded and furnished by the means and
membership OF the Fourth Church. During
the civil war the church building was Of
fered to the government for use as a
hospital for the sick and wounded soldiers
and was so occupied for eight months, Rev.
Dr.. Smith. the pastor, in his office as chap
lain, ministering consolation and help to the
soldiers in the place where he had SO long
preached the gospel.
During the past few years the congrega-
ton has seriously felt the encroachments
OF business upon its territory and the re-
moYal Of its members to distant parts of
the city. These have caused a heavy drain
! upon the energy and ability of the church.
but the work has been carried on with
Eigor and success Notwithstanding all hin
ORANGES. About two years since, however,
the organization determined to remove
from its present location and appointed a
committee to select a new site The recon-
mendation of the site at the northeast cor
ner OF 18th and Yale streets was adopted
by the congregation year since by a prac-
tcaiIy unanimous vote and the work of
building the Chape! which is to be opened
tomorrow was begun.
Radical Change.
The change of location is a radical one,
involving a removal of two miles to the
northward, but the occupancy of a rapidly
settling and resident neighborhood it is
believed, will perpetuate the usefulness and
increase the efficiency of the church, and
will, in addition, supply a want long felt
by the Presbyterian Church, which has no
representative upon Columbia Heights
AS the erection of the chapel has pro-
crossed and interest in the work has deep
ened, an increasing number of those who
at first felt they would not be able to fol-
low the church to its new field have re-
considered the matter, and it is now be-
heVed that the congregation will remove
10 the chapel with substantial unanimity
The outlook for the future is very bright
and the old Fourth Church. with Its new
ana modern equipment and in a new and
inviting field is prepared to perpetuate the
work IT has been enabled to do for the past
seventy years.
The present pastor Rev. Joseph T. Kelly,
is a native of this city, and was reared
in the church which he now serves He
was educated at the Emerson Institute, I'M
der Prof. Charles Il. Young, and is a gradu-
ate Of Princeton University and Seminary.
He was ordained and installed as associate
pastor May o. 1874, and has just closed the
tWenty-hfth year of his ministry there.
The officers Of the church are: Elders
Robert 5. Jordan, Daniel McFarlan, Thos
McChu, Joseph a. Sterling. Henry ] Hunt
Henry p. Niles. Frank L. Middleton Samuel
r. RyneX and Thomas G. Newton: deacons
Harry Blake William d. Cromwell James
A. MacElWee, Walter II. Stevens William
TuIloch and David p Wolhaupter, jr. trus-
tees, George W. Babcock Robert c. Boil
linger. David G. Dixon, John H. Holyday,
William Tuloch and Joseph B. William
son.
The superintendent of the Sunday school
is James A. MacElwee. The members of
the building committee are Rev. Joseph II.
Kelly, John H. Hollyday A. b. Kelly,
William Tulloch and Joseph b. William
son.