The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-27
Beautiful EdTice at Tenth
and " Streets TO Be Fozm-
ally Opened Ton1orrow
With Appropriate Erec-
cESeS.
Commissioner MacfariaEd TO
Preside at TIE Meeting, at
Winch hRe Relationship Of
Church TO City FVH Be
Discussed.

The new Temple Baptist Church, at
the corner OF Tenth and n Streets north
vest, viii be formally dedicated tomor-
row morning at Il o'clock. The services
tomorrow viii also inaugurate a Feast
OF Dedication, - lasting a week.
Eomorrow and OF Sunday. October 5.
which viii be the sixtieth anniversary
Of the church. there viii be morning.
afternoon. and evening services. Each
evening throughout the week special
service of some character will be held.
Addresses will be made BY prominent
divines and Iaymen of Washington and
other cities. and special music has been
arranged for each service
One Of the features Of the weeks
feast" will be a platform meeting at
S;S0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, in
which the relationship of the church
TO the city viii be discussed. Commits
sioner Mcfarland viii preside at this
meeting. On Monday evening denomi-
national and on Tuesday interdenomi-
national services viii be held
Name and Building New.
The Temple Baptist Church is the
successor OF the old E Street Baptist
Church, which was organized October 6.
1912 by members of the Second Baptist
Church, then known as the Navy Yard
Baptist Church. At first the E Street
Baptist Church was called the Third
BAPTIST, but the name was soon changed
The first pastor was Rev. George W
Samson, D. D, who afterwards became
the president Of Columbian College. now
Columbian University Succeeding him
IN the following order have been Revs
!. Spencer Kennard: s NJ Shute: E. II
Gray, D. D; D z. Jutten; J. Harvey
Appleton; John Fletcher; J ". Parker.
D D; 4. F. Mason: D. ". Faunce. D.
D, AID J J Muir, D. D., the present
pastor
The E Street Baptist Church. 10
which the Temple succeeds. WAS the
parent Of the Fourth. Fifth. and Cal
vary Eaptist churches. The E Street
site. from which the congregation moved
10 the Temple Church. was purchased
IN 1913. the congregation before that
having worshipped in hall The z
Street building was dedicated in 1874.
and for ffty-eight years was the home
Of the church
Romanesque Architecture.
II became evident that the encroach-
ments OF business would compel =
change Of location eventually, and in
1891 the site Of the Temple Church. /
Ice feet square, at Tenth and y Streets /
northwest. was purchased for So, 600 /
cash The cornerstone of the new build /
ing was not laid however, until Jan
uary q, 1902.
The new building has been finished for 1
several weeks The cost OF the build +
ing and furnishings, including the organ. /
is upward Of $4,000 The organ is being
eonpleted. and Is being tuned today for /
the services tomorrow
The building. whicS has a frontage Of /
seventy-fve feet en- y Street and 100 /
feec on Tenth, is constructed Of light /
brick with stone trimmings. The style
Of architecture Is Romanesque. The au- /
ditorium Of the church and the Sunday
school are on the same floor. and are
&c arranged that they may be thrown +
into one room Mr. Frank H. Jackson
IS the architect and Mr. Charles Werner
IS chairman OF the building.
The present pastor, Rev. J J Muir. D.
D, has been IN the continuous service
Of the church since November /. 1883.
he is Of scotch-English parantage and
was ordained il New Jersey. The hon
orary degree Of doctor Of divinity was +
given him fl 1888 by the Columbian Uni
versity.
Mr.. Nuir's principal pastorates before II
coming to Washington have been in New
York and Philadelphia He has held 4
various positions Of religious response
biIity. and has been a frequent con
frfbutor 10 the religious press He has II
been identified with many denomiua- Il
tionai activities, and during his resi-
denee in this city has given practical \
evidence OF his interest in the welfare II
Of the Capital City
Week Of Exercises.
The dedicatory sermon viii be preach Il
ed tomorrow by Rev. o. P Clifford. D. y.
pastor Of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. Buffalo. New York. Hon Il B.
F Mcfarland VIII preside at the plat !
form meeting in the Afternoon Address
es viii be made by Hessrs. 3 H Warn
er, s " Woodward. and Merrill f.
Gates. LII D, ex-president Of Amherst
College. At the Christian Endeavor
meeting al O clock il the afternoon NJ.
Andrew Wilson. OF Vermont Avenue
Christian Church VIII address the young
people. and the evening sermon will be
preached by Dr.. Clifford
Hon " s ShaIIenbergar. Second As
sisLaHt Postmaster General. VIII preside
al the UNCONVENTIONAL service tomorrow 1
evening. and there viii be addresses by
Rev z Hez Sven. pastor OF the Second
Baptist Church; Rev c. c. Meador. D. +
D. pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church;
Rev. G. s Williams, D D, pastor Ne