Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-11
PASTORS INSTALLATION,
Ceremony This Evening at All Souls
Church-Statfstical Report.


Church-Statfst1cal Report.
The Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce recently
called to the pastorate of All Souls Unita-
rian Church, 14th and l. Streets will be
formally installed as it's pastor this even
ing at 8 o'clock. An interesting program
has been arranged and very large attend
ance is expected. The order of the service
will be as follows: Organ voluntary, by
the church organist, Mr.. George w. Wal
ter; anthem by the choir, Mrs. Browning,
soprano; Mrs. Oyster, contralto; Mr.. Kali
ser, basso, and Mr.. Rench, tenor; invoca-
ton, Rev. Alexander Kent; reading of
Scriptures, Rev. D. w. Morehouse; hymn,
Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve"
read by Rev. Alexander Kent; sermon,
Rev. Samuel A. Eliot president of the
American Unitarian Association; prayer,
Rev. D. W. Morehouse; choir response;
charge to the pastor, Rev. John P. Forbes
right hand of fellowship, Rev. Rush R.
Shipper, formerly pastor of the church
solo, Mrs. Browning: address to the people.
prayer. Rev. William B. Geoghegan; hymn,
"One Holy Church of God Appears" read
by Rev John P. Forbes; benediction, by
the pastor.
At the recent meeting of the church held
to hear the annual reports Of it's various de-
partments it was stated that the local Uni
tartan Society has completed the twenty
third year of its existence under the title
Of All Souls Church, Washington, d. c.,
that title having been adopted June L. 1877.
when reorganiZed from the original First
Unitarian Church. Throughout this pc
Rod, according to the report of it's board
OF trustees, submitted by its chairman,
Mr.. Bernard G. Green, the church has sub
stantially increased and improved, especial
ly during the last few years, not only i'm its
main body, but in the organization and ac-
ttvity of its several branches or depart
ments Although without settled minis
ter during the past fifteen months, the at
tendance at the services, it was stated
has been quite equal to that of any pre-
viouS year, and the pew rentals confirmed
as numerous as ever.
1t was decided the 31st of last January
by unanimous vote to extend the call to
Mr.; Pierce who was at that time stationed
In Ithaca, N. Y, and he announced his ac-
ceptance the 18th of the following month.
He preached in the church as its pastor for
the first time last Sunday, and thus be-
came Its fourth pastor during the twenty
his predecessors being Rev. Clay MacCau-
ley. July l. 1877. to September IL 1880:
Rev. Rush r. Shipper, April IL, 1881, 10
October 81, 1895. and Rev. e. Bradford
LeaVitt, January /, 1897 to December n
1899.
The annual business meeting of the church
was held last evening, when it was shown
to be in most satisfactory financial con-
ulIioI, Tie SAME uel1S True Oh It's various
branches or departments, such as the Sum
day school, the Parish Union it's committee
on charity, the Twentieth Century Club,
the Woman's Alliance, the Lend-a-Hand So
ciety, the Young Peoples Religious Union
and the Unity Mission. The church,
through its charity committee. maintained
a district nurse, under the management of
the Instructive Visiting Nurses Society of
the District, rendering high and excellent
service to the poor, and the church will
continue it's nurse during the coming year.
At last evenings meeting Mr.. George A
King DIR. H. n. Stokes and Mr.. Zebna
Moses were elected trustees of the church
for term of three years each, the trus-
tees holding over being Prof. F. W. Clarke,
Dr. VIM. H. Dali, Prof. E. A. Fay. Mrs.
Thos. NJ. Gale, Mrs. David White and Mr..
Bernard R. Green. DR.. George N. French
was reelected treasurer and Mr.. VIM. c.
Keech, secretary.