Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09
also set apart and marked for several of
the states and larger cities.
First Board of Trustees.

the states and larger cities.
First Board of Trustees.
The original board Of trustees consisted of
Gen. U. s. Grant, Chief Justice s. P. Chase.
NJ. G. Emery. Samuel Norment, Samuel
Fowler, Francis A. Lutz DR.. F. Howard,
Thomas L. Tullock and David A. Burr.
When the church was dedicated there re-
manned a debt of $4,000. the structure
having cost in the neighhorhood of $500 coo.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars Of this in
debtedness comprised a floating debt, and
$4,000 We're represented by bonds, secured
upon the church property The floating in
debtedness was iquidatef during the ensu-
Ing three years, one of the instrumentail-
ties being national committee, Of which
Mrs. Grant, wife of Gen. Grant, was chair
man. This committee sent out an appeal
in the shape of an autograph letter by Mrs.
Grant, and secured upward of $1,000. :,
After further effort the debt was liquf-
dated and January %, 1884, the event was
celebrated. In the morning Bishop Simpson
preached and in the evening Bishop McCabe
officiated
When the church was dedicated 1t was
still incomplete, for it was without the
sp1re, and also without the iron railing.
Mrs. A. Ensign Newman, the wife of Dr.
Newman, secured contributions and dona-
lions to fully complete the structure. as
well as to furnish a fountain for the school
room Thanksgiving day, November ~,
1871, the spire, with the chime of bells, was
NSNASoNSu. L ue SplTe was HdHuCu ioi 1Ai .
Thomas Kelso of Baltimore, who gave
$1,000 for its erection. He had previously
given $1,000 for the erection Of the church.
The chimes were The gift Of several indi-
yiduals.
Stories Told by the Bells.
The inscriptions upon the bells are as
follows:
A. Ensign Newman, wife of Rev. j.. p.
Newman, DID,, first pastor of the Metro
TOW, rioJ NJ Cha hofh
done what she could."-Mark 1873.
Mrs. Clemence s. Lozier, MD, New York
city. Holiness unto the Lord"
Mrs. Drake Mills, Williamstown, Mass.
''The poor shall hear thereof and be glad
Mrs. John B. Cornell, New York city.
"Oh, come! Let us worship and bow down. 4"
Julia Dent Grant. wife of U. s. Grant,
President of the United States of America.
Nellie Wade Colfax, wife of Schuyler Col
fax, Vice President of the United States of
America.
Mrs. Governor Cooke, wife of H. D.
Cooke, first governor of the District of CO.
lumbia
Miss Amanda L. Grant daughter of Capt
A. Grant Remember now thy Creator in
the days of thy youth"
Mrs. Ellen Y. Daniel, Baltimore, Md. Il
was glad when they said unto me, let us go
into the house of the Lord
Infant class of the Metropolitan Memo
rial M. e. Church. "Of such is the king
dom of Heaven
The efforts of Mrs Newman were recog-
nized by the presentation to her by Mr..
Tullock, on behalf of the trustees of a bou-
quet of flowers, containing $3.50 in green
backs, which she reluctantly accepted, and
only with the understanding that it would
De donated to some good purpose. With it
she presented two bells for churches in
India and one in China, so that the notes
in the Ginning Of the Metropolitan bells
are heard afar in heather lands In the
evening of the same day DIR. and Mrs.
Newman held reception in the parlors of
the church, among the guests being the
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant and many dis
tinguished public officials
From the Metropolitan Church have gone
forth as missionaries to foreign fields Miss
Swaney to Mexico, Miss Christiancy to
South America, Miss EaSton to India and
Miss Ruth Sites TO China and from the
church have also gone forth as preachers
OF the gospel Frank H. Havenner Of the
baltimore conference, son of Thomas H.
iaVenner, one of the earliest and most
active workers in the movement for the
erection of the Metropolitan Church; Alex
ander Bleiasiu of the Baltimore conference
Henry Z. Weakley of the Ohio conference
James Thoburn of the Pittsburg conference
son or Bishop Thoburn; Edward S. Tasker
OF the New Hampshire conference son of
A. r. Tasker the first organist Of the
church; Lockwood Ensign of the New
YORK conference. nephew of Mrs. DIR. New
man, and Ruter W.. Springer Of the Balti-
more conference. son of William NJ
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