The times., 1901-06-17
a NEW CHURCH ORGANIZED.
Washington Heights Presbyteriaus
Form n Congregation.

Organizatfo services Of the new Pres
byterian church in Washington Heights
were held yesterday afternoon at the Par
ker Mann studio 2l20 Kalorama Avenue.
Quite a number braved the rain To at
tend the exercises. which marked the es-
tablishment Of church which is the out
growth Of a little afternoon Sunday school
established shortly more than d year ago.
Twenty-one persons entered the new
church, and several children were bap-
tized. The Rev. Byron Sunderland. senior
of the Presbyterian pastors Of Washing
ton, presided. Nathaniel c. Robbins.
William NJ. Someryille and w. b. Robson
We're elected elders. Charles a Douglass
and Thomas c. Noyes were chosen for the
position Of deacons.
The new church has not yet been named
The congregation aggregates more than a
hundred persons, including the families
OF those who are actually members of the
church The church has sprung from an
afternoon Sunday schoo which was es-
tablished in Washington Heights on Eas-
ter Day 1860 At first the Sunday school
was conducted every Sabbath afternoon
in the carriage house of George Truesdell.
When that building was sold services were
held In the Parker Mann studio through
the kindness OF MIS-. Noble, the present
owner. 1 ne Eu4lAug Etlllbl il4S Dt-lIA re-
markably successful under the administra-
ton Of the following officers, who founded
il: Superintendent, Mrs. Henry J. Finley
Treasurer, William N. SOmeryile; Lii
brariau Miss Louise White; Preceutor.
Mrs. Susaue Oldberg; pianist Miss Caro-
line North. The teachers are Mrs Ross
Thompson, Mrs. James NJ. North, Mrs. w.
II HOughton, and William NJ. SUmerVillc.
The first act Of the newly organized con-
gregation Will be to call minister. As
yet the schedule Of services has not been
announced. Services will. however. be
held each Sunday in the Parker Mann stu
dio, and local clergymen will be invited TO
preach. A fund viii shortly be started,
and the members Of the congregation hope
soon to be able to erect their own church
The studio was crowded to its full ca
pacity yesterday afternoon. DR.. SundeT-
land invoked the divine blessing. After
the singing of TWO hymns The Rev. Asa
Fiske of GuntOn Temple Memorial
Church. preached the sermon. Another
hymn was sung, and the Rev. =. +. Bit
finger read the action Of the Prcsbytery
Of the District OF Columbia, under the au-
spices of which the new church has been
founded.
Dr. Sunderland then called upon those
members who desired TO be received by
certificate or profession 20 step forward.
They did so, at the same time Joining
hands, whereupon DR.. Sunderland read
the customary ritual Ihey were Mrs.
Henry J. Finley. Miss Bruce Finley. Mrs.
Conrad Syme, DIR. Andrew y. FOrsythe,
Mr. and Mrs Nathaniel \. Robbins. Mr..
and Mrs Fred Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles \. Douglass, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam NJ Someryille. Mrs J. j. hampton,
Mrs Phelps, MIR. and Mrs Thomas G.
Moves. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eiker Mr.. ana
Mrs. W. T. Robson, Mr. Fred North.
The members Of the congregation sang a
verse of a familiar hymn
Dorothy y. DeuBett was the first child
to attend the Sunday school when il was
established on Easter sunday. 1900, and
was the first child 20 be baptized in the
new church when that cerf mony was per
formed by the Rev. =. Lawrence Hunt
Yesterday afternoon. Others baptized
were Richard r. bennett. Dorothy Hale.
4. L3mlton. Samuel Maverick Syme and
Fred North.
AT the conclusion Of the baptisma} exer-
cises the Rev. Lawrence Hunt offered
prayer. and an offering was taken. Mrs
Thomas G. N0yes rendered a solo in effec-
tive manner. Attention was then turned
10 the election of elders and deacous, at
the conclusion OF which the charge was
delivered 10 the former by the Rev. ID. +.
Blttinger and to the latter by the Rev.
Asa FisSe. After the charge 10 the people
had been delivered by DR. Sunderland. the
doKOloey was sung and the benecictlon
pronounced.