Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27

Dallmann of New York city will speak In
the evening in the English tongue
A history of this church has been COM
piled by Rev. II. Schroeder, it's present
pastor.
OF the original founders of the church
but three members are stiIl living, Mr..
George Wilmer and wife, who are still
active members of the organization, ard
Mr.. Frederick StutZ, who is now a member
of English Grace Lutheran Church of this
city.
Before a regular pastor was secured Rev.
keyl of Baltimore came to Washington,
In addition to his Baltimore charge, and
preached. The first regular pastor was Rev.
NOrdmann, also from Baltimore, who was
appointed on November 2, 1851. Services
were then held in Temperance Hall. ON E
street between 9th and 10th streets. The
voting membership at that time was "a.
The membership at the present time IS 312
First Permanent Home.
The first permanent home of the church
was erected in 1862, when Mr. Wilmer
erected a double house on the site of the
present church. The house was so ar
ranged that the basement constituted a
meeting hall. The congregation Joined the
Missouri synod in the same year. In 1856
the present church structure was built, the
corner stone being laid October 81 Of that
year.
Rev. Nordmann was succeeded as pastor
of the church in 1858 by Rev. Ernst Moritz
Buerger of Buffalo, n. Y A cemetery site
was purchased during this year, consisting
of three acres of ground near Ivy City.
Although this cemetery is now not in use,
it still belongs to the church. In 1859 the
first conference of the Missouri synod was
held in the church in this CITY,
parochial school was established in
1854, with Mr.. Mattern teacher The
school has been kept up continually since
that time, and is now in charge of Mr..
John Faitz. The present school house was
built in 1869 adjoining the church on 4th
street.
Rev. P. Brand, who will preach Sunday,
was called pastor of the church in 1869
to succeed Rev. Buerger. In 1876 Rev.
Brand responded to call from Pittsburg,
and was succeeded here by Rev. W. c. II.
Luebkert, from Butler, Pa. He held the
pastorate until 1885, when he resigned. The
pastorate was not filed until the following
year, when Rev. George Koenig of Brook
lyn N. Y, was installed pastor on
Easter Sunday. He died after a stay here
Of nine months His successor was Rev.
H. Schroeder, the present pastor.
Present Membership.
Since the organization of the congrega-
tion 1914 christenings have been celebrated,
54S persons confirmed, 594 marriages FER
formed and GAS burials made.
The present officers of the church are
George Wilmer, F. Rohde, G. Fey and w.
Heider, jr., vestrymen; C. Graft, president
and treasurer, and H. Prinzhorn and M.
Brand, trustees; {. III. ReiSinger and G.
III. Aschenbach, school trustees; p. Kuhnel.
financial secretary; John FaitZ, correspond
ing secretary.
A celebration of the anniversary will be
held by the ladies' of the church by a lawn
party at the residence of Mrs. Mary Heine
on the Brightwood road, Monday evening.
Original.
From the Detroit Journal
AS the farmer entered the town a court
ly man drew near with view to swindlng
him.
you can't sell me gold brick!" said the
farmer. at once.
How original you are!' said the man.
YES" said the farmer, 1T am a mark, of
course, but I am no mere ditto mark ]
tell you those!
The man started violently at this. And
had it not been for the others pure. limpid
l Ill. y e.