Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27

the Foundry declared Wesley an indepen-
dent station after March l, 1893.
The Baltimore conference appointed to
Wesley Rev. George G. Goodman, whose
fame an orator and jealous worker had
preceded HIM. no say that he was a sue
cess Is putting it mildly, for the church
vas filled at every service, and large aces
sions Were made. He was elected chap
lain of the House of Representatives during
his term. He embarked for England after
the close of his service in 1910 on the i'll
fated steamer President, whose fate has
ever been a mystery.
When, during the pastorate of Mr.. Cook
man, the Sunday School Society proposed
the erection of a school house, it met with
the appreciation Of the official board. 1t
was not until 1910, however that the site
was bought. This the north half of
lot II adjoining, nearly - feet front by d
depth of over 90 feet, and the deed from
Gen. Van Ness conveyed it to Thos. Sewall,
Eroch Tucker, H. c. Slade, John Scrivener,
Wash. Lewis, c. w. Boteer and Thomas
HaVenner as trustees On this was erected
a one-storied brick building, a door near
the rear affording by a private alleyway
access to and from + street. in addition to
the main entrance on 9th street. This was
used by the Sunday school, the classes and
the Missionary Society. The latter was or
ganized in 1889 with DIR. Sewall as presi-
dent; MeSsrS. Havenner, Tucker and Slade
vice presidents: James LaurensOn secreta-
ry, and Thomas Purcell treasurer.
Revivals were frequent and some of them
remarkable, not only numerically, but as
regards subjects. The most extensive in
the early days was that under the pastor
ate of Rev. John Davis 1SiO-4D, conducted
by Rev. John Newland Maffitt, an evan
gelst, during which hundreds professel
conversion. So great were the crowds at
tending the services that hours before the
doors were opened people filled the streets
and the church was so packed, night after
| night, that the ministers Were compelled to
enter by ladder and through window to
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| to the congregation, for more than once the
| revival spirit pervaded the Sunday school
| The missionary spirit was early developed
| and, not content with raising funds for the
cause, the church and school have done
much missionary work, to say nothing of in
| dividual work. 1t was well equipped there
| for, having, in addition to the stationed
ministers, Messrs. Mitchell, Mcconnell
Samuel Norment John Riggles, Jere D. La
| than, c. C. Burr and others as loca
| preachers to aid in the work.
That the church authorities regarded the
! appointment an important one is evident
| from the standing of the ministers assigned
| its pulpit, those officiating in the '3Os being
| among the most prominent in the connec-
| ton Following the lamented Goodman
! came Rev. John Davis, afterward at the
Foundry; w. B. Edwards father of Rev
| DR. w. S. Edwards now of Baltimore; Nor.
| val Wilson, who served as presiding elder
! in both the NJ e. and NJ. E. South con.
| IeferCeS, 1atner OF BISHOP AlpheuS Wilson
Henry Slcer. who, as presiding elder. had
the oversight of the charge in its infancy
and was a chaplain of Congress more thar
! enc term; Littleton F. Morgan, for seyera
terms presiding elder; DR.. w. S. Edwards
/ son of a former pastor; S. S. Roszel. son OF
! Stephen G. Rosze1., who served in '2S and
IS; James H. Brown, r. L. Dashiel, VIM
krebs, Mr. Morgan, Dabney Ball. DR.. j
a. McCauley. several times presiding ell
| der, and president of Dickinson College
These We're in charge in the nte-belluu
days, the last-named in the exciting davs
of the beginning of the war. and after Rev
| b. Peyton Brown had served a year, from
| March, go, was again returned.
OTshoOts of Wesley.
On the organization of McKendree some
! of the Wesley people took their member
| ship there, and late in the 4Os an attemp
| was made to found church at % and
streets northeast under the name of Proyi
dence Chapel. which was afterward sold
| and finally the membership found a church
| home at North Capitol and K streets.
The organization Of Waugh NJ. E. Church