Evening star., 1900-12-22
CHURCH DEDICATION
Building Owned by North Carolina
Avenue M. P. Congregation.
EXERCISES TO Be HELD JANUARY 6
List of Memorial Windows and
Description Of Edifice.
THE SEW Z r L p a STO RS

The new North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Protestant Church. Sth and b streets south
east, Rev. A Norman Ward, pastor. will,
unless something unforeseen occurs, be
dedicated Sunday, January 6, 1901. The
program as arranged is as follows:
Sermon at IL am. by Rev. VIM. s. Ham
mond, D. D.. pastor of the Broadway M. +.
Church Baltimore, Nd: Methodist Pro-
testant rally a pm, with addresses by
Rev. A. W. Mather of Sharptown, Md, a
former pastor of the church, and other
Methodist Protestant ministers; sermon at
T:3o pm. by Rev. Hugh Latimer Elderdlce,
A. NJ. d. D., president of the Westminster
Theological Seminary. A special choir VIII
be in charge of Prof Schofield, and Will fur
nish music for all the services.
The pastor Of the church. Rev. A n.
Ward is a MarylanGer by birth. having
been born in Hartford county about twenty
eight years ago. He received his primary
education in the public schools or tAat
county and graduated from the JarrettsVllie
High School. Later he took a course at the
MARYLAND State Normal School. Entering
Western Maryland College, he was grad
uated from that institution in lt':'. tils llEse
charge was Christ Church, Baltimore city
After ore years service there he was trans
ferved to the Mount Royal Avenue ChuFcs"
od;st Pro otestant Church, where he was sta
toned for three years, leaving that church
because Of the pressure brought to pear
urCu him to assume charge of the North
Carolina Avenue Church, this city. Since
coming to Washington Mr.. Ward has taken
q course at the Columbian University ana
received the degree of master OF arts at
the last commencement lie ls sun pufSu-
irg special studies in the graduate depart
meut of that institution
Memorial Windows.
The memorial windows which are fea-
lures of the edifce are the following;
The circular window back of the pulpit is
to the memory Of Mrs. Louisa G. Parr,
daughter of Rev. James r. Williams, one
of the founders of the Methodist Protestant
Church and was presented by her four
grandchildren. children of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
l.. Simpson of Washington, d. c.
The large window beneath the circle was
presented to the church by Mr.. Charles G.
Boyd of this city, as a memorial to his
father and mother. Rev. Reuben Tyler Boyd
and Elizabeth Moore Boyd. Rev. Reuben T.
Boyd was also one of the founders of the
Methodist Protestant Church. He was
strong and eloquent preacher Of the old
school, and has left many monuments of
his answering allegiance to the church
and his loyalty TO the cause of Christ.
The large double window to the left of the
pulpit is a memorial to two ministers of the
Maryland annual conference, both having
been pastor of the local church. One is to
the memory Of Rev. Samuel Guest Valiant,
and is presented by his widow, Mrs. Kate
Clements Valiant. Mr.. Valiant has been
dead for more than twenty years. The
other was presented by the children of Rev
David Wilson, NJ d, who Is still living. Dr.
Wilson is now residing in Denver, Col. He
has been for more than forty years hon
ored member of the conference. For num-
Der of years he was chaplain in the
United States army.
The window to the right of the pulpit was
presented TO the church by the family of
Mr.. Robert Swinele. and is Il memorial to
those who have died in the Swngle family.
The first double window under the north
gallery are memorials to Mrs. Sarah Ida
Gordon and James T. Crown. The memor-
ial to Mrs. Gordon was presented by her
husband. Mr.. Ira Gordon and the one to
James T. CroTn was given by his widow
The middle double windows are memorials
to John NJ. Mcfarland ana John 5. Slater.
Both Of these men We're long members of
the church. and intensely Interested in its
welfare. The memorials We're presented by
Mrs. Sarah J. Mcfarland widow of John
NJ. Mcfarland and sister of John s. Slater
The large semi-circular window In the
west end of the auditorium is a memorial
to Humphrey and Mary Martyn and was
presented by their daughter Mrs Elizabeth
Walsh The corresponding window on the
north side of the auditorium is a memorial
10 John I. Martyr Mr.. Martyr was for a
long time a teacher In the Sunday school
and took an intense interest In everything
relating to the welfare of the church For
more than twenty years preceding his death
in 1896 he cashier of the Adams Ex-
press Office in this city.
In the Sunday school there are two me-
mortal windows. One is in memory OF
William F. Walsh. son OF Mr. and Mrs j
J. Walsh, and was presented by his parents.
The son was child in the Sunday school
when death seized him This window is
back of the platform. The other window is
memorial 20 the adopted child of Mr. and
Mrs. C. f. Hooks, and was presented by
them.
Other windows were presented by primary
department Of the Sunday school, the G. f.
Society of the BuCkeystown VI. p. Church
- and by the Sunday school and c. E. Society y